Students of Basalt High School, Basalt Middle School (BMS), Roaring Fork High School and Carbondale Middle School will perform the hit musical “Mamma Mia!” on April 13-15 at 7pm and April 16 at 2pm. With over 27 actors and various backstage crew bringing the show to life, those involved are excited to tell the timeless […]
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Elected officials gather to oppose Uinta Basin Railway
The north bank of the Colorado River at the Grizzly Creek Rest Area was the setting for a press conference Friday, April 7, about the dangers of the proposed Uinta Basin Railway (UBR) to Coloradans and the entire Colorado River Basin. Organized by U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet’s office, speakers included the Senator plus U.S. Rep. […]
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Connecting virtually
As with technology in general, social media is adapting and digital-interfacing is getting closer and closer to home. A plethora of available platforms cater to everything from world-wide communication and discovery to serving microcosms of society as immediate as a localized friend group. Today, people can get to know who their neighbors are without even […]
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Looking back: KDNK’s 16th birthday sure was sweet
The old Valley Journal reported in its April 22, 1999 issue that everyone “pretty much agreed” KDNK’s 16th birthday party was the best one ever. Held at the Days Inn community room, “The food was good and the beer didn’t run out until everyone was pretty much ready to leave (around 9:30 p.m.)” The article […]
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Painting the scene, Hollywood-style
If you’ve been anywhere within the Roaring Fork Valley arts scene, you’ve run into Brian Colley — it seems he’s everywhere. On May 12, if you’re at Carbondale’s Crystal Theatre, you will see him in the movie “Paint.” Let me clarify that… three of Colley’s paintings star alongside actor Owen Wilson who plays Carl Nargle. […]
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Rams pip Oysters in overtime
As the whistle blew at the end of the second half in Saturday afternoon’s girls varsity soccer match between Roaring Fork High School and Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS), most folks in the crowd cheered and began to file out of the stadium after a 1-1 draw between the two teams. “Hold on, everyone,” came […]
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New treatment at Valley View gives men new hope
It was a terrific opportunity he really couldn’t pass up. Todd Chamberlin had been invited to fill a last-minute spot on an eight-day raft trip in June 2022 through Grand Canyon National Park. Yet, The Sopris Sun’s executive director hesitated. For several years, he had been suffering from urinary issues. “The doctor thought I had […]
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Students get an aerial perspective on western water
High above the ground, three six-seater Cessna 210 airplanes are flying in formation. Below them stretches the arid landscape that dominates much of the Colorado River watershed. Inside the planes are college students from around Colorado hoping to get a new perspective on the drought crisis in the Colorado River basin. The eight college students […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – April 13, 2023
Silo reopening After a winter hiatus, Silo announced on social media that the restaurant will soon reopen. Servers and chefs are being hired. For more info, email eat@silofood.com Back Back Back Ellie Barber, formerly of Carbondale’s beloved “Pearl & Wood” band, released her first album as a solo artist on April 7. “Back Back Back” […]
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Under the Big Top (kinda)
The Circus was in town last Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, as the Community Hall at the Third Street Center transformed for “Cirque d’Sopris: Gods and Goddesses.” The show was billed as “a show of youth design, daring and dance,” but more specifically it was a show of fun, fashion, flying (aerials), dance and martial […]