Small town, big talentThunder River Theatre Company (TRTC), in our little mountain town of Carbondale, has once again been recognized as having some of the best theatrical talent in the State of Colorado.OnStage Colorado just awarded three first-place prizes and one fourth place prize for TRTC’s 2023 production of “You Can’t Take It With You.” […]
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Letters to the Editor – Feb. 1, 2024
Traffic at 27thConcerning Glenwood’s 27th Street construction traffic snarls, I think I’ve figured out why up-valley and down-valley traffic is often reduced to one lane — meaning right-lane motorists must “zipper” their way into the left lane. Here is what I think happens.Every morning, the construction supervisor comes out to 27th Street and makes one […]
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Letters to the Editor – Jan. 25, 2024
Bienvenidos, recién llegadosI’ve been a proud Carbondalian since I moved here some nine years ago. Never have I been more proud than I have recently, observing the way my town has treated the 100-plus, mostly-Venezuelan newcomers that have come here. The migrants came to Carbondale because they heard in Denver there were jobs to be […]
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Letters – Jan. 18, 2024
Big thanks, from our birdsRoaring Fork Audubon (RFA) extends a big thanks to RJ Paddywacks for supporting RFA with its annual bird seed fundraiser. Locally-owned Paddywacks donated a portion of its sales towards this important fundraiser, helping our all-volunteer board bring awareness to local conservation issues facing our native animals — especially the birds. Our […]
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Letters – Jan. 11, 2024
Civic serviceFor over the last 11 and a half years, I have served the town of Carbondale in one capacity or another. First, as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission for four plus years, then as a town trustee for over seven and a half years. It has been both an honor and […]
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Letters – Jan. 4, 2024
Last chance for say on property taxThe Carbondale Fire District Board of Directors will adopt their property tax mill levy on Jan. 10 at 11am. This is your last chance to provide input on their share of your property taxes. At the December budget hearing, citizens asked the board to reduce their mill levy to […]
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Letters – Dec. 28, 2023
Third Street updateDear Town Trustees and Carbondale Community Members, On behalf of the Third Street Center Board of Directors, I extend our gratitude for your unwavering support in providing winter shelter to Venezuelan immigrants, who, until early November, found refuge under the main bridge leading into our town. The urgency of this situation required immediate […]
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Letters – Dec. 21, 2023
Dear Santa,I am writing to say thanks for my experience this past Saturday at MANA Foods. They hosted your look-alike elf, Roop, for pictures. Everyone brought their own cameras. MANA Foods had a Santa room decorated with lights, wrapped presents, golden reindeer and candy canes hanging from the lights. The backdrop picture was in front […]
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Letters – Dec. 14, 2023
Champion the Enemy’s Needby Kim Stafford, former poet Laureate of OregonAsk about your enemy’s wounds and scars/Seek his hidden cause of trouble.Feed your enemy’s children.Learn their word for home.Repair their well.Learn their sorrow’s history.Trace their lineage of the good.Ask them for a song.Make tea. Break bread.Illène PevecCarbondale Shared responsibilityDear Carbondale friends, neighbors, business owners and […]
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Letters to the Editor – Dec. 7, 2023
Gracias RFTA I drove a bus for RFTA for a little over a year, starting in November 2021. I am writing to express my gratitude towards the management of RFTA, as well as its passengers and the majority of RFTA employees for making the experience a pleasant one. RFTA trains drivers to be safe and […]