The Sopris Sun’s “Our Town” series introduces folks from the community to its readers. For this feature, correspondent Kate Phillips caught up with Calder Morrision, owner and operator of Gaijin Ramen House. Let’s dive in! Where are you from? I was born in Louisville, Colorado, but really grew up here in the Roaring Fork Valley […]
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Turn on Your Love Light
Light the Night with Love brought a magnificent display of artistry and light to the Rio Grande Trail.Observers followed a path through a wonder of sight and sound that started with fire dance performances and aerial acrobats performing in rainbow lit clothes. The sound of drums lured people to the rhythm and color changing hues […]
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RFSD plans to lift face mask mandate
In a Feb. 11 memo to families and students, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Superintendent Rob Stein announced the lifting of the universal face mask mandate for district schools. “We are moving into a new phase of the pandemic. On top of changes to public health orders in Pitkin County, decided yesterday [Feb. 10], we […]
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Redstone to McClure Pass Trail: Not a simple yes or no
White River National Forest (WRNF) officials are taking public comment on the Redstone to McClure Pass Trail, a seven-mile segment of the proposed 83-mile Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail (CCBT). Pitkin County Commissioners approved the CCBT plan in 2018. Five miles of the seven-mile segment would be built through federal land, which means the USFS […]
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RFSD levantará mandato de tapabocas
Traducción por Dolores Duarte En un memorando del 11 de febrero a familias y estudiantes, el superintendente del distrito escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD), Rob Stein, anunció el levantamiento del mandato universal de tapabocas para las escuelas del distrito. “Estamos entrando en una nueva fase de la pandemia. Además de los cambios en las órdenes […]
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Mercado local de MANA Foods hace cambios
Traducción por Dolores Duarte La palabra polinesia “mana” evoca “poderes de la naturaleza materializados”. En otras palabras, “sobrenatural”, como proclama el letrero que da la bienvenida a los compradores de comestibles al nuevo local de MANA Foods en Carbondale. Independientemente, la palabra también tiene raíces bíblicas que significan “alimento de Dios”. El objetivo de MANA […]
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Rams define team spirit
As the Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Rams’ boys varsity basketball game against the Coal Ridge Titans was about to start the evening of Saturday, Feb. 12, fans were filing in. Loud cheering, particularly from the RFHS student section, who were stomping their feet, commenced. As Rams head coach Jason Krieling said, “I have had […]
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Spreading awareness and love
The Love Notes project kicked off this past weekend at Carbondale’s Light the Night with Love event. The project is intended to show community support through art for local LGBTQIA+ youth. Love Notes was started by Brijetta Waller, the lead artist for the project, after receiving a grant from Colorado Creative Industries. Funding and support […]