Election results
As of Wednesday, Nov. 5, Tammy Nimmo and Kathryn Kuhlenberg had clear victories in the Re-1 Board of Directors race, earning 69.95% and 72% of the vote, respectively. Ballot Issue 7A, establishing a special taxing district with a .25% sales tax to help bolster child care in Garfield, Pitkin and southwestern Eagle counties, passed with 60.2% of the vote. Both of the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District issues also passed, entailing a new 1.5% sales tax and allowing the issuance of a $30 million bond. Colorado Mountain College’s measure, allowing the college to set its mill levy above the state property tax limit, as it had previous to 2024, passed with 72% of the vote. Basalt Library’s measure, renewing a mill levy, passed with 77.8%, and the Town of Basalt’s proposal to increase lodging taxes to help fund affordable housing passed with 68.3%. All Aspen and Pitkin County ballot items also passed.
Food drive
On behalf of Lift-Up, Carbondale Beer Works is organizing a food and household necessities drive, accepting donations of gift cards and cash as well, on Nov. 8 from 11am to 2pm. Phat Thai and Downtown Liquors will also be receiving donations.
‘Heads and Tails’
Steve’s Guitars celebrated Day of the Deadheads on Nov. 2 with “Heads and Tales,” an evening of live music with local band Dead Reckoning and stories from audience members all about the Grateful Dead. Find the archive here: www.bit.ly/Dead-Stories
Valley Visual Art Show
The 47th annual Valley Visual Art Show is accepting entries from local artists. Anyone living within an “816” area code is welcome to submit two pieces created within the past year for consideration. Find details at www.bit.ly/VVAS2026
Photography contest
Roaring Fork Conservancy’s 2025 Photo Contest is underway with amateur and professional divisions for two categories: major rivers and tributary streams, both within the Roaring Fork Watershed. Entries are due by Nov. 17; find details at www.bit.ly/2025RFV
Congrats!
Carbondale resident Ron Baar was recently inducted into Western Colorado University’s Mountaineer Sports Hall of Fame along with his team which finished second in the 1966 NCAA National Ski Championships — the highest finish by any Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team in any sport in Western Colorado University history. “The induction ceremony and banquet was really nice,” Barr told The Sopris Sun. “I felt honored to be a part of it.”
GWS Community Survey
The City of Glenwood Springs is inviting residents to share their feedback on local issues, city services and priorities. All responses are confidential and the deadline is Nov. 1. Find the survey in English and Spanish at gwsco.info/NCS
Leaf drop
The final day for Carbondale residents to drop off leaves and yard waste at 4th and Colorado is Friday, Nov. 7, from 9am to noon.
WE-cycle
WE-cycle services have concluded in Aspen and Snowmass Village for the winter season. The Carbondale system remains open year-round and the midvalley system continues through November. For the first time in WE-cycle history, trips in one year have surpassed 300,000!
They say it’s your birthday!
Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Beth Broome, Murry Daniels and Greg Watts (Nov. 6); Lee Beck, Brett Nelson and Noreen Steiner (Nov. 7); Rick Carlson and Mira Winograd (Nov. 8); Wolfy Draper and Stephen Molloy (Nov. 9); Tim Ireland and Nuni Zee (Nov. 10); Jacquelinne Castro and Nicolette Toussaint (Nov. 11); Alex Achterhoff, Kelsey Freeman, Estefania Montoya and Lance Quint (Nov. 12).