The Sopris Sun is publishing responses to questions posed to candidates running for the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education. This is our final installment of candidate questionnaires. Moving forward, The Sun will be covering candidate forums. Phillip Bogart and Lindsay DeFrates are candidates in District C, which encompasses the south and east […]
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School board candidates, District C: Phillip Bogart
The Sopris Sun is publishing responses to questions posed to candidates running for the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education. This is our final installment of candidate questionnaires. Moving forward, The Sun will be covering candidate forums. Phillip Bogart and Lindsay DeFrates are candidates in District C, which encompasses the south and east […]
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GarCo Report: Disagreement builds over potential development
At this week’s Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, a series of funding actions in the morning was followed by a contentious public hearing regarding a potential development at Flying M Ranch. The meeting opened with a reading of Governor Polis’ proclamation that 4-H week has begun nationwide. First on a tall list of […]
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Skin cancer prevention event promotes being sun-safe
Valley View, a nonprofit health system based in Glenwood Springs, is taking a proactive approach to ensure the residents of the sun-drenched Roaring Fork Valley keep their skin cancer-free. On Oct. 11, from 5:30 to 7pm, it will host a “Girls Night Out” skin cancer prevention event at Roaring Fork Family Practice, 978 Euclid Ave. […]
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Guest Column: Wheels on the bus
During the past few years, Roaring Fork School District children have circled the Valley on ever-lengthening bus routes. After years of the pandemic-inspired “mommy bus,” I recently returned to the school bus system. I was shocked to discover that a seven-minute car ride can take up to two hours on the bus. I imagined my […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Oct. 5, 2023
Big potato contest Attention farmers and gardeners — the Carbondale Historical Society is seeking this year’s largest, locally-grown potato. Bring your biggest spud to the historical society’s booth at Potato Day, Oct. 7 in Sopris Park, anytime between 9am and 2pm. The winner will receive a special certificate (and bragging rights). Always in fashion The […]
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The last time I saw Rob Lowe
When I was a kid, my sisters and I would ride our bikes endlessly around Sopris Village in El Jebel. Our dad lived there, and it was like sci-fi Nancy Drew because it was this suburban “village” surrounded by miles and miles of empty fields: no City Market shopping center, no Movieland, nothing to do […]
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El Rincón del Sargento: Saltando a lo desconocido
Hay momentos en la vida en los que sentimos un llamado interno a explorar más allá de lo familiar. Yo viví uno de esos momentos recientemente al dejar mi puesto como sargento en el Departamento de Policía de Rifle, una posición que amé y desempeñé con pasión durante 12 inolvidables años. En los días posteriores […]