THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15 LIBRARIES CLOSUREAll branches of the Garfield County Public Library District are closed today for staff training. The libraries will reopen tomorrow. TRUE NATURETrue Nature hosts “Care for Caregivers” from 5:30 to 7pm, including light movement and breathwork with Taryn Giroux. Details at truenaturehealingarts.com CLAY CENTERThe Carbondale Clay Center hosts an intro to […]
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Carbondale mountaineer releases ‘Fourteener Snow,’ a guidebook and love letter to Colorado’s high-alpine routes
Colorado backcountry enthusiasts have been turning to the guidance of Carbondale-based Lou Dawson for over 40 years, ever since his first book, “Colorado High Routes,” was released. Dawson, a Colorado native, spent the first two decades of adulthood working in outdoor education and carpentry, while climbing and skiing mountains in his free time. That latter […]
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Rams Report: Girls softball takes over league lead, boys soccer rises to No. 3 state ranking
The Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team continued its winning ways Tuesday night at Rams Field, earning a 4-1 victory over the reigning 2A state champions, Crested Butte, to improve to 8-2 overall on the season. It was the first time in three years that the 3A Rams have managed to defeat Crested Butte. […]
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The enduring legacy of the Roaring Forge, Carbondale’s blacksmithing cooperative
Author’s note: I was raised at the Roaring Forge, my imagination wandering among countless metal statues and functional ornaments decorating every shelf and wall. As a teenager, I helped my father, Joe Burleigh, with installations in and around Aspen. This report is informed from a deep sense of reverence for the place and its people. […]
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GarCo Report: Commissioners hear updates on election, water, AI and budget
The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) tackled some big issues in four hours on Monday for the first meeting of October, including election logistics, water conservation, AI use by government employees and more. All 38,000 ballots for the Nov. 3 general election went out to Garfield County voters on Tuesday, Oct. 6. And, […]
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Show me the money, part 2
2027 budget discussions were at the heart of October’s brief and convivial meeting of the Town of Marble’s Board of Trustees, serving up an abundance of good news for residents and visitors alike. Presenting the Treasurer’s Report, Amy Rusby announced that, as of the end of the third quarter, town revenues stood at 97% of […]
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Glenwood Report: Grant for affordable housing land buy discussed; 2027 city budget presented
Editor’s note: The name “Lori Chase” was misspelled and has been corrected to “Laurie Chase.” A proposal involving another unique way of using Glenwood Springs’ dedicated workforce housing funds went before City Council at its Thursday, Oct. 1, meeting. Tanner Crawley, the principal and founder of Trellis Housing Partners LLC, spoke on behalf of his […]
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Early voting, a ‘reliable option’
Editor’s note: Tune into Everything Under The Sun on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 4pm on KDNK Radio (kdnk.org) for a recording of a mini-forum with Garfield County Commissioner District 1 candidates Eric Rudd (Republican) and Jonathan Godes (Democrat). Ballots have been mailed to all active registered voters in Garfield County; the Clerk and Recorder’s Office […]
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Crystal Steering Committee releases report evaluating Wild and Scenic feasibility
Last month, the Crystal River Wild and Scenic subcommittee released a report after spending years evaluating how a congressional Wild and Scenic River designation could protect the Crystal River as one of Colorado’s last remaining free-flowing rivers. While the Crystal’s waters help support many local agricultural endeavors, the river has never been dammed or otherwise […]
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Sunsense reborn
On Oct. 1, Sunsense Solar officially transferred ownership and management from Scott Ely to the newly established Sunsense Limited Cooperative Association (LCA). The Carbondale-based company thus became an employee-owned cooperative. As this process unfolded, Ely conversed with The Sopris Sun (via email) about the company he had founded and run since 1990 and about this […]