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• Locations: News By Geneviève Villamizar Published Sep. 22, 2021

  ACES redefines farm apprenticeships

  Shannon Hourigan, livestock and land apprentice, speaks during the recent farmer panel at Rock Bottom Ranch. Photo courtesy of the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies.

  The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) at Rock Bottom Ranch (RBR) recently hosted a panel discussion, “So You Think You Want to Be a Farmer?” At a time when the world recognizes agriculture as the greatest contributor to the climate crisis, change in farming is critical. This… read more →

• Locations: Letters Published Sep. 22, 2021

  Letters - Sept. 23, 2021

  Downtown North — a rezone

  Here’s a thought. The area just north of the Rio Grande Trail that is currently zoned General Industrial, instead of rezoning it to a Willits-type of urban form with commercial on the ground floor and up to three stories of apartments… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Sep. 22, 2021

  Elderberry’s Farm invites you to relax

  Mount Lamborn overlooks the sage meadows near Elderberry's Farm in Paonia. Courtesy photo.

  As the year 2021 rounds into its fourth quarter, many people have exceeded their threshold for stress — and who knows what could happen next? Never fear, nature’s got a cure, and Elderberry’s Farm, located beneath Mount Lamborn in Paonia, invites anyone and everyone to enjoy an autumn… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Sep. 15, 2021

  Garcia’s Market: a community anchor

  Miriam prepares a hand-made pupusa, a popular food in her native El Salvador, at the Garcia’s Market restaurant in Carbondale. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

  Editor’s note: By popular demand, this feature that debuted in el Sol del Valle (Sept. 9) has been translated into English for The Sopris Sun.

  One could say that Carbondale’s restaurant-store Garcia’s Market is a community anchor. Every day, they welcome customers from all throughout the Valley… read more →

• Locations: Español By James Steindler Published Sep. 15, 2021

  El potencial limitado de Cottonwood Pass

  En camino a Cottonwood Pass. Foto por Will Sardinsky.

  Traducción por Dolores Duarte

  Con el aumento de los cierres de la I-70, la gente que viaja entre Gypsum y Glenwood Springs se debate sobre a dónde girar cuando no puede tomar la vía principal a través del cañón. Residentes de ambos lados recurrieron a atravesar el Cottonwood Pass, pero… read more →

• Locations: Español By Jeanne Souldern Published Sep. 15, 2021

  Resultados de pruebas exigen análisis

  Los resultados de las pruebas del año escolar de 2021 fueron notablemente impactados por el aprendizaje interrumpido. Foto por Laurel Smith.

  Traducción por Dolores Duarte

  El 1 de septiembre, el Departamento de Educación de Colorado (CDE) publicó los resultados de las evaluaciones estatales de 2021 de escuelas y distritos, incluyendo las Medidas de Éxito Académico de Colorado (CMAS) en evaluaciones de literatura y matemáticas. El CDE también publicó los resultados del… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Sep. 15, 2021

  Every migrant, wherever they are, matters

  Sopris Sun reporter James Steindler interviews Ali Noorani during EIA's Summer Benefit on Sept. 7 at the Aspen Art Museum. Photo by Klaus Kocher.

  In this Valley, it’s likely that everyone knows or is acquainted with someone who was not born in the U.S. and does not have legal residency status. As author Francisco Cantú puts it, “The border reaches into every community.” 

  For its annual fundraising benefit on… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Sep. 15, 2021

  Youth project makes zine-scene

  Courtesy image.

  According to Wikipedia, a zine (pronounced ZEEN) is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced via a copy machine.

  Carbondale Arts (CA) Education Director Michael Stout hopes the Creative Apprentice Program: Zine Project, being offered to students ages 14 to… read more →

• Locations: Español By James Steindler Published Sep. 15, 2021

  Cada inmigrante importa

  Autor Ali Noorani presentó para un evento de English in Action. Foto por Klaus Kocher.

  Traducción por Jacqueline Castro

  En este valle, es muy probable que todos conozcan o estén familiarizados con alguna persona que no haya nacido en los EE.UU. y que no tenga un estatus de residencia legal. Como el autor Francisco Cantú dice, “la frontera alcanza a todas las comunidades”.
  Para… read more →

• Locations: Español By Raleigh Burleigh Published Sep. 15, 2021

  Chisme del Pueblo - 16 de septiembre, 2021

  Dibujo por Larry Day.

  Traducción por Jacqueline Castro

  Detonación de rocas
  Mitigación de desprendimiento de rocas continuará en la carretera 133 el 17 de septiembre entre las 11 a.m. y la 1 p.m., espere alrededor de una hora de retraso en ambos carriles debido a las detonaciones en MM 48 al sur de… read more →