El proyecto de ley HB22-1155 que pretende eliminar varias barreras que impedían que miles de estudiantes indocumentados calificaran para tarifas de matrícula estatal, ya es ley en el estado. Colorado Mountain College (CMC) recibió al gobernador Jared Polis, hace unas semanas, donde se realizó la firma que convertía el proyecto en ley. Se le preguntó […]
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Carta a la Editora
Queridos padres, Como adolscente que vive en una ciudad turística, me gustaría hablarles de los retos a los que nos enfrentamos los adolescentes. Sin embargo, antes de comenzar, quiero decirles que les tengo mucho aprecio. No puedo ni imaginarme todo lo que hacen “detrás del escenario” para que nuestras necesidades sean cubiertas. Falta de atención, […]
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Elk Range makes mountain music
A local bluegrass favorite, the acoustic quartet known as Elk Range, will be performing at this year’s Mountain Fair on Saturday, July 30. The band says that they are excited to play in their hometown for friends and fans, while bringing their music to a more eclectic audience. Through July and August of this year, […]
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Tragedia en Uvalde y las noticias
El pasado 24 de mayo ocurrió una terrible tragedia en Uvalde, Texas. Una vez más, un joven armado con un arma de alto calibre entró a la escuela primaria Robb y cobardemente asesinó a estudiantes y facultad. Durante la brutal y caótica escena, la policía local, con ayuda de agentes federales, evacuaron la escuela como […]
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Red Hill survey results are in!
Carbondale’s much-loved trail system on Red Hill is now seeing more than 70,000 visits a year. That’s according to Davis Farrar, a member of the volunteer group, the Red Hill Council. While most of the Red Hill trail system is Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, the council exists to help steward the popular trails. […]
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Ute history returns to Redstone
Before they were marched out of Western Colorado in the 1880s, the Utes had spent some 10,000 summers in the Crystal River Valley, home to the Redstone Historical Society (RHS) since 2001. RHS invited C. J. Brafford, director of the Ute Indian Museum in Montrose, to talk about the present, as well as the past, […]
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TRTC rebrands at 25
Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an open house gala and cabaret at their building on Saturday, June 25. The event will feature food trucks, including Mama’s Pierogi, and a bar for adult attendees courtesy of Marble Distilling. The action will take place outdoors on the lot surrounding the theater, […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – June 23, 2022
Firewall Remember the six P’s in case of an evacuation: (1) people and pets; (2) papers, phone numbers and important documents; (3) prescriptions, vitamins and eyeglasses; (4) pictures and irreplaceable memorabilia; (5) personal computer hard drive and disks; (6) “plastic” (credit cards, ATM cards) and cash. River reckoning On June 14, nearly 100 years after […]
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CRMS invites you to be an osprey host
If you’ve been along Highway 82 by El Jebel and Basalt, or driven 133 through Carbondale, you’ve probably seen these majestic beauty perched in massive nests atop a lamppost, power pole, bridge or other tall structures. Though not social with humans, ospreys certainly take advantage of our infrastructure. They have a striking white head and […]
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Letters – June 23, 2022
What can we do? Plastic? In the 1940s, when I was growing up, there were very few plastics and we lived without them. Now, they make life easier, but we do pay a price. Plastics show up in our waterways and are found in sea life throughout the world. Plastic began as a convenience that […]