Rodeo etiquette
Once again, Carbondale’s rodeo season is off to a great start with great weather and great crowds! As always, the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo Association (CWWRA) board is happy to see so many families and friends having a great time and enjoying the sport of rodeo. However, with… read more →
I assumed it was a sobriety check and downshifted. My truck was packed for camping and a bluegrass festival; I would drive through the night. Emergency lights split the darkness, spinning and flashing on a scene so horrific I gasped at the sight. A cow elk — her eyes wide,… read more →
Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro
Nido del tordo charlatán
El tordo charlatán, una especie de aves dependiente de pastizales en severa disminución (la demográfica mundial bajó un 59% desde 1970 hasta el 2014), ha sido visto anidando en Glassier Open Space. Open Space and Trails del condado de Pitkin contactó al… read more →
Mientras que la menor de mis hijas y yo disfrutamos una deliciosa comida en un restaurante de Glenwood, tomábamos el tiempo de conversar sobre su próxima nueva vida como universitaria, entre emociones encontradas me di cuenta que es un tema que poco a poco es más frecuente entre familias latinas.… read more →
Seis personas sin vida y al menos dos docenas de heridos es el saldo reportado hasta el 5 de julio, por el tiroteo que sucediera en Chicago, durante el desfile de la celebración de la Independencia de Estados Unidos que se conmemora el 4 de julio.
El presunto atacante de… read more →
Traducción por Dolores Duarte
La corresponsal de Sopris Sun, Olivia Emmer, entrevistó al reportero de agua y medio ambiente de KUNC que cubre la cuenca del río Colorado, Alex Hager, sobre la reciente demanda de la Oficina de Reclamación a los usuarios del agua del río Colorado. La entrevista ha… read more →
By Dave Reed
CLEER communications director
Representatives of five counties gathered June 24 for an all-day conference in Rifle to compare notes and discuss strategies for preparing for an expected surge in utility-scale solar development.
The roster of other participants at “Harnessing Solar Benefits for Western Colorado” — including staffers… read more →
The current housing crisis in the Roaring Fork Valley is putting many working-class locals on the brink of homelessness. Wages are falling far short of the Valley’s cost of living; long-term locals are having their housing sold out from under them; and unique communities are being washed out as a… read more →
By Stella Guy Warren
Special to The Sopris Sun
In elementary school, my mom and I would take weekly trips to Garcia’s Market and La Fogata, on the hunt for platanos fritos con crema —a traditional Central American dish with fried plantains. Sweaty palmed, I would approach the counter… read more →
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and four other Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valley chambers (Aspen, Basalt, Colorado River Valley and Glenwood Springs) have joined the Mountain Chamber Alliance (MCA) to strengthen partnerships across the central Rockies region.
Existing MCA member chambers include: Buena Vista, Crested Butte/Mt. Crested Butte, Grand… read more →
