Traducción por Dolores Duarte Podías sentirlo en el aire esta semana – el marcador hizo clic en “otoño”. Con eso, viene la emoción de la temporada deportiva de otoño de los Rams de la Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). Los nuevos lanzamientos en RFHS incluyen una nueva directora deportiva, Crista Barlow. Ella es conocida por […]
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Novedades de Carbondale, 24 de agosto
Traducción por Dolores Duarte Toda la acción durante la última reunión en persona de la junta administrativa de Carbondale, se desarrolló en el ayuntamiento. Todos los miembros de la junta estuvieron presentes excepto Heather Henry. Ben Bohmfalk reveló durante las actualizaciones de la junta administrativa que, contrariamente a lo que se le dijo a los […]
Habitat and working ranch conserved near Carbondale
On Tuesday, Aug. 31, a handful of giddy Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT) staff members gathered at the Coffman Ranch, 1.5 miles east of downtown Carbondale. They were there to celebrate the organization’s purchase of the verdant property from longtime owners Rex and JoAnn Coffman. The Coffmans purchased the property in the 1950s from the […]
Bill Morrow’s sculptures find home
“I have absolutely no fear of dying.” Bill Morrow, 75 years old, stepped inside from working on a 2002 Buick Rendezvous to join The Sopris Sun by phone. “I’m actually looking forward to the opportunity. But I can’t do it until this sculpture is gone.” Morrow refers to more than a dozen sculptures, spanning subjects, […]
Halting the machines of war
When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be? Will I be pretty? Will I be rich? Here’s what she said to me… You will flee your home and country just to survive. You will miss spending holidays with your friends and family because you will be living in […]
Sex ed 2.0: student-led
When high schoolers feel they’re only scratching the surface of a subject, it’s not every day that they’ll fill the void themselves and take their education into their own hands. Three recent graduates from the valley decided to advocate for their peers and create a more comprehensive sex education and healthy relationships curriculum. This semester, […]
CVEPA shares perspective
On Aug. 29, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) board conducted their annual public meeting at Propaganda Pie in Redstone. Longtime Western State University professor of history Dr. Duane Vandenbusche was the keynote speaker and focused on the importance of water conservation in the West. CVEPA formed in 1972 in opposition to a proposed […]
Parting shots: Rocky Mountain Open
Nacho and Delfina Figuera raised $60,000 for Aspen Valley Hospital Foundation (AVHF) by auctioning a private tour of their home and architecturally renowned stables in Argentina. “Despite all of the challenges that this year presented in the planning of the event,” said AVHF President and CEO Deborah Breen, “we will exceed our expectations by reaching […]
