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• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Pitch event invests millions in rural Colorado

  Capital partners and the winning founders embrace at the conclusion of the 2021 Greater Colorado Pitch Event ahead of their joint endeavors. Courtesy photo

  The Greater Colorado Pitch Series (GCPS) is still accepting applications, but prospective businesses have no time to delay because the deadline to apply is June 10.
  Kiki Hooton is the event coordinator for GCPS. “I”m here to pull off the logistics of the event,” she told The Sopris Sun.… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Journeying beyond the threshold

  Thompson and Colleen Bishop of Alchemy of Prana are based in the Crystal River Valley, where they host wilderness rites of passages for individuals seeking to connect deeply with nature. Courtesy photo

  My family and I first connected with Colleen and Thompson Bishop, co-founders of Alchemy of Prana (AOP), in the fall of 2018. It was a brisk morning, but they greeted us warmly, emanating assurance and serenity. Situating ourselves in a grassy opening enclosed by conifers, we let the sounds and… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Scuttlebutt & Calendar - June 2, 2022

  Ron Reed (center) proudly carried the American Legion flag during the Memorial Day procession and artillery salute from the Veterans Memorial Bridge. More than 20 veterans took part as a crowd respectfully observed in silence. Reed served in the military from 1972 to 1976. He’s been in Carbondale on and off for more than 40 years and has participated in this annual tradition more than 10 times. Photo by James Steindler

  CommUnity Grant
  The Carbondale Creative District invites artists living in a zip code that begins with “816” to apply to create work funded by the new $5,000 CommUnity Artist Grant. All art forms will be considered, including performance, installation and experiential works. The selected project will be publicly displayed… read more →

• Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Get ready, get set, know when you 'gotta go'

  Carbondale Fire's fleet. Courtesy photo.

  The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District (CRFPD) has a burning desire to come to your house before there is a wildfire. Onsite assessments can identify many simple measures that increase a home’s chances of being spared in the event of a wildfire. Scheduling a CRFPD visit was one of… read more →

• Locations: Columns, Opinion By Jeannie Perry Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Ps & Qs: The tyranny of weapons

  

  I don’t have the words for what just happened in Texas; what is happening in this country. Over 300 school shootings in the last 24 years and we do nothing but scream and cry and pray. What kind of society doesn’t protect its own children? And should that kind of… read more →

• Locations: Letters Published Jun. 1, 2022

  Letters - June 2, 2022

  Remembering a small town
  Memorial Day, as I write this, is a day to think back to people and things we miss. My father served in the Navy in WWII and Korea on aircraft carriers. I found a history of the ship he served aboard during the crucial naval… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published May. 26, 2022

  May there be pumpkins over the Rainbow Bridge

  Daisy, the late Yorkshire pig, spent her life enjoying blissful sunny days at Happy Day Ranch with owner Alizabeth Koster. Courtesy Photo

  Capturing the hearts of families around the Roaring Fork Valley, Daisy, the Yorkshire pig of Happy Day Ranch (HDR) in Emma, passed away on May 2 surrounded by the farmers who loved her. She was eight years old and weighed 500-600 pounds.

  Alizabeth Koster, Daisy’s owner, said that Daisy “put… read more →

• Locations: Fiction Published May. 26, 2022

  Work in Progress - May 26, 2022

  Art by Leonardo Occhipinti

  Kwait 
  By Leonardo Occhipinti

  Kwait is a farmer that lives on the outskirts

  of the great city with his cat, Singapur.

  He dedicates his life to agriculture.

  Today he went out early with his pouch

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• Locations: Español By Raleigh Burleigh Published May. 25, 2022

  Chisme del Pueblo - 26 de mayo, 2022

  "Un día bajé a mis hijos y ya nunca los volví a cargar. Los cargué cuando se habían lastimado. Los cargué cuando estaban emocionados. Los cargué cuando estaban cansados. Los cargué cuando aún eran demasiado pequeños para ver lo que yo podía ver. Y de pronto un día los bajé y ya no los volví a cargar. Un día, sin darme cuenta, ellos se hicieron grandes. Demasiado grandes para caber en mis brazos. Demasiado grandes para colgarse de mis piernas. Demasiado grandes para descansar en mi pecho. Un día los bajé y ya no los volví a cargar. Un día, sin darme cuenta ellos se hicieron fuertes. Lo suficientemente fuertes para seguir adelante aunque estuvieran cansados; lo suficientemente fuertes para calmar su propio dolor. Lo suficientemente fuertes para enfrentar sus más profundos miedos. ¡Un día los bajé y ya no los volví a cargar! Un día sin darme cuenta, ellos ya podían ver lo que yo podía ver y más. Ellos podían ver la belleza del mundo, ellos podían ver a aquellos que la sociedad ignora, ellos podían ver soluciones donde otros veían problemas, ellos triunfan y caen sin que yo esté ahí. Y aunque físicamente ya no los cargue, siempre estaré ahí para aplacar sus miedos, para escucharlos cuando lo necesiten, para dar un aplauso por sus logros, para dar un consejo en tiempos de dudas o simplemente para abrazar sin necesidad de palabra alguna".- Palabras de Norma a sus hijos que ya son graduados universitarios. 

  Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro

  Yo Importo

  Colorado Youth tiene planificado un acceso extendido de seis sesiones gratis de salud mental con un proveedor licenciado por medio de los fondos de American Rescue Plan Act hasta el 30 de junio del 2023 y, posiblemente, hasta el 2024.… read more →

• Locations: News By Vanessa Porras Published May. 25, 2022

  R2 Gallery: Capturing moments in time

  "Summer Lunch" painted by Hannah Stoll

  Ever feel like time is relentlessly rushing us by? On June 3, Carbondale Art’s R2 Gallery will host an opening reception for two solo shows allowing us to pause and reflect. The shows are by local artists: Hannah Stoll and Esther Macy Nooner. 

  Stoll is… read more →