When disaster strikes, people want information. That was certainly true in the wake of the dramatic Lake Christine Fire that necessitated mandatory evacuations of about 500 homes in the midvalley. Public officials did their best to disseminate updates to the media, which turned around and posted to readers. The evacuation center at Roaring Fork High […]
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‘Bachelor’ contestant brings nonprofit to Carbondale
Sarah Herron described herself as “just a girl trying to find love on TV” when she went on the popular ABC series “The Bachelor.” But she was also the show’s first contestant with a physical disability — and that, it turned out, was a much bigger deal. “When the show aired, I instantly had just […]
RFTA, trustees get down to transportation tax
The Roaring Fork Transit Authority is nearing a decision on a fall tax question, if their presentation at the July 10 Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting is any guide. “My hope is that the board can land on a number on Thursday,” consultant Ralph Trapani said, referring to the 8:30 a.m. July 12 RFTA meeting, […]
Talk out the trash
Do you support recycling and waste reduction? Fewer trucks on the street? Affordable trash pickup? Like having a choice of hauler? Want to protect the bears? Well, you probably can’t have it all. The Carbondale Trustees have been struggling with contradicting priorities for years. They could throw choice to the wind and put out a […]
If they can't stand the heat, keep the pup inside
Carbondale Animal Hospital veterinarian Benjamin Mackin says he works with dogs suffering from negative effects of the heat on a regular basis. He sees cases from mild to sever and says it’s almost always avoidable. The dogs suffer from being left in vehicles too long to having their paws burn against hot asphalt. “I always […]
Pages of the Past: It never rains but it pours
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal July 13, 1978 A cloudburst in the midvalley accompanied by severe lightning left almost an inch of water in the streets of Carbondale in less than three minutes as a torrential downpour hit the area. Some minor flooding in town was reported. The incident resulted in […]
Our post office
Dear Editor: It’s not the Pony Express anymore at the Carbondale PO but there is a Wild Horse Race behind the counter. Whoa! it is actually a copy of a mural done by Redstone Artist Frank Mechau, a native of Glenwood commissioned by the WPA for public buildings. The original is at the American Museum […]
Fire diary from a startled artist
Dear Editor: (Editor’s note: This statement was written the day the Lake Christine fire turned very threatening to the communities of Basalt and El Jebel.) The Fire is a (expletive) beast. Just huge and totally out of control. Watched it yesterday move away from Basalt and toward the El Jebel area. Figured no problem for […]
Seeking Higher Ground: The kindness of strangers
On July 4, I stood beside Twin Lakes weeping. Mourning for our verdant Roaring Fork Valley, for friends, for the future of coming generations. The smoke signals pouring over Independence Pass were a harbinger of global warming, of the desertification of the American West. From the Whitestar campground (40 miles away as the DC-10s fly), […]
Bits & Pieces: Welcome to 40
More than I care to admit I find myself thinking, “Ugh, kids these day!” And I sound like my parents when I hear myself asking a dozen times a day, “Who left all these lights on? Don’t you boys know we have to pay for electricity?” A bigger sign I might not be such a […]
