November 6, 1958 – December 20, 2025 Tragically, Gregory Neal Watts of Carbondale, Colorado passed away Saturday Dec. 20, 2025 of acute lung failure at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He was 67 years old. He was born Nov. 6, 1958, in Los Angeles, California, to parents Noralee and Neal M. Watts. He […]
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Celebrating birthday magic with the big 50
It usually shows up in the dark. By morning, it’s impossible to miss: a pair of giant wooden numbers — just over seven feet tall — propped up in the front lawn, leaning against a deck or tucked into the bushes. Waking up to that scene means only one thing: It’s somebody’s 50th birthday. In […]
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Larry Alan Woolley
April 1943 – December 27, 2025 Our beloved Larry Woolley, who loved life in Meredith, Colorado, Apache Junction, Arizona and Fruita, Colorado, passed away on Dec. 27, 2025, at the age of 82.Larry was born in April 1943 in Longmont, Colorado to John Morgan Woolley and Helen Jorgensen Woolley. He attended Basalt Elementary and High […]
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Curated Calendar – Jan. 8 to Jan. 18
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8 NONFICTION BOOK CLUBThe Carbondale Library’s Nonfiction Book Club meets from 2 to 3:30pm, discussing diverse titles on the theme of “assassinations.” CODING CLUBThe Aspen Science Center teaches coding for young teens at the Carbondale Library from 3:45 to 4:45pm. SIGN, READ, LEARNBasalt Library hosts storytime with sign language for children ages 3 […]
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Sopris Sun partyThe Sopris Sun is celebrating its 17th anniversary on Feb. 19 at the Old Thompson Barn in River Valley Ranch and needs your help to pull it off. Just like this newspaper, it takes a community to throw a party. We’re humbly requesting local restaurateurs to contribute bites and drinks, help from volunteer […]
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Local time capsules preserve Valley histories
… Time, flowing like a river Time, beckoning me Who knows when We shall meet again, if ever But time keeps flowing Like a river to the sea … ‘Til it’s gone forever … Unless, of course, it’s properly preserved, to counter that line from the 1980 Alan Parsons Project song, “Time.” Indeed, time does […]
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Curated Calendar – Jan. 1 to Jan. 10
THURSDAY, JANUARY 1 NEW YEAR’S CLOSURESAll six Garfield County library branches will be closed New Year’s Day, along with Carbondale and Basalt municipal offices. Garfield County administrative offices will be closed Jan. 1 and 2. Happy New Year! NEW YEAR RITUALAspen Shakti welcomes the new year with elixirs, yoga, meditation and more from 2 to […]
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Drought reliefThe new snow stake at Sunlight Mountain Resort reported six inches on Sunday morning, Dec. 28. The Mt Sopris Nordic Council said this could restore some access to Finlandia at Spring Gulch. The Marion lot remains open, but grooming has halted, snowpack is thin and many hazards are present. “Rock skis only,” recommended a […]
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Year in Review 2025
For many, 2025 was a challenging year. Institutions, identities, entire industries were foundationally rocked. Notably, the list of obituaries was exceptionally long and included many community staples. For months, there were protests nearly every week. From outer instability, we were challenged to draw on inner strength and the Roaring Fork Valley rose to the occasion. […]
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Raging Grannies impart the power of peaceful protest
This article comes by way of The Sopris Stars, a monthly youth publication powered by The Sopris Sun. Editor’s note: Illene Pevec is Anna Sophia’s grandmother. “It’s not about having a singing voice, it’s about having a voice that wants to sing out,” said Illene Pevec, the woman who formed a local chorus group. The Raging […]