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• Locations: Obituaries Published Mar. 4, 2020

  Obituary: Bob Wedemeyer

  

  Bob Wedemeyer, 72, passed away Feb. 28 while doing what he loved: skiing at Snowmass on a perfect bluebird day along with his wife, Betsy, and their good friend, Rebecca Wallace. There was no sign he was ill in advance before he keeled over coming down Upper Green Cabin.… read more →

• Locations: Columns By Jeannie Perry Published Mar. 4, 2020

  Ps&Qs: Trump makes me want to pursue dual citizenship

  

  My maternal grandmother was Canadian and lately I find myself contemplating about the bureaucratic process to obtain dual citizenship, along with the cost of gear needed to survive a Canadian winter.

  If it really comes down to fight or flight, I may just flee. Because I… read more →

• Locations: News By Roberta McGowan Published Feb. 26, 2020

  Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club gears up for Junior Nationals

  

  The Cross Country (XC) Skiing Junior National Competition begins March 9 in Truckee, CA, and the Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club (AVSC) Nordic team is ready and raring to go.

  Of the 11 skiers representing AVSC at the event, five hail from Carbondale: Kate Oldham… read more →

• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published Feb. 26, 2020

  Marty Stouffer — Mr. ‘Wild America,’ valley resident

  

  It was nearly two years ago, and my wife and I were trying to figure out how to get a heavy sofa sleeper out of our son’s pickup and into our house. A vehicle pulled up, a fellow hopped out and offered to lend a hand. Moments later, mission… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Feb. 26, 2020

  Valley-wide 'America’s Chamber of Commerce' assuages fears but needs more resources to flourish

  

  Have you heard the business buzz? There is a new regional chamber of commerce with a goal to lift business persons’ interests regardless of their national origin.

  Registered in August 2019, America’s Chamber of Commerce (ACC) is meant for any Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valley… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Feb. 26, 2020

  Finding your sacred places and defending them

  

  It is no secret that our public lands are the crown jewel of the Roaring Fork Valley. To walk outside and witness nature at its finest is a gift many of us enjoy after a long work week; from alpine skiing to whitewater rafting, there is no limit of… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Feb. 26, 2020

  ‘Hope for the Flowers’ has deep, sustainable roots

  

  A parable for the ages

  When Stage of Life Theatre Director Jennifer Johnson set out to adapt “Hope for the Flowers,” she wasn’t sure she’d be able to get permission from author Trina Paulus. After all, the 88-year-old had written just the one book back in the 70s,… read more →

• Locations: Opinion By Roberta McGowan Published Feb. 26, 2020

  Review: Love and obsession in ‘View from the Bridge’

  

  It’s tough enough being immigrants in the 1950s in New York City, much less an Italian immigrant family fighting for the good life. Add in complicated and troubling romantic entanglements and you have a recipe for disaster — and tragedy — in this latest Thunder River Theatre Company… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Feb. 26, 2020

  Trustees dig down the rabbit hole

  Courtesy of Ervinpospisil / Wikimedia Commons

  Rabbits are not chickens — and that’s about the only consensus reached on the subject at the Feb. 25 town council meeting.

  The board was asked to reconsider the Town’s rabbit policy by rabbit farmer Matt Kennedy last year, and Trustee Erica Sparhawk accepted the task of drafting… read more →

• Locations: Obituaries Published Feb. 26, 2020

  Obituary: Mary L. Davis

  

  Mary Lou Hammond Rimbach Davis died gracefully at her home on the Crystal River with her husband by her side.

  She was born in Phoenix, Arizona to James Henry and Mary Louise Manshreck Hammond. Her older brother James Franklin Hammond also predeceased her.

  Mary… read more →