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• Locations: News By John Colson Published Feb. 6, 2019

  Our Town: John Ackerman

  

  The Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before – a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week, we caught up with John Ackerman, who recently became a massage therapist after more than 30 years working… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Feb. 6, 2019

  Carbondale department’s old gear is another’s treasure

  

  The Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District has once again arranged to donate gear to a fire department in Puerto Arista, Chiapas, Mexico with help from local Mike Carter.

  Expired “bunker gear” — including jackets, pants, boots, flashlights and helmets — had been piling up in… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Feb. 6, 2019

  Carbondale board ready for adjustment

  

  The all-new member Carbondale Board of Adjustment (BoA) met for the first time on Jan. 30. The members may be new to the BoA, but all bring some level of expertise from having served on other Town boards.

  The Carbondale Board of Trustees recently appointed seven BoA members;… read more →

• Locations: News By Debbie Bruell Published Feb. 6, 2019

  Talking with your kids about sexual abuse

  

  “That could never happen to my kids,” is precisely the attitude that makes children more vulnerable to sexual abuse, according to Meghan Hurley, the Mental Health Coordinator of River Bridge, a regional child advocacy center located in Glenwood Springs.

  As Hurley told about 50 parents at a presentation… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Jan. 30, 2019

  A charitable coffee shop by any name

  

  You may have heard of “that coffee shop in the Third Street Center” but could never quite remember the name.

  Founder and roaster Lance Norton heard the message loud and clear, so he’s rebranded from Cilundu — meaning ‘mountain’ in Tonga — to Blue Spruce… read more →

• Locations: News By Jon Nicolodi Published Jan. 30, 2019

  Carbondale native races internationally

  

  Evelina Sutro has just returned from Finland after competing in the 2019 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships on the U23 U.S. National Team. Currently a sophomore at the University of Vermont, Evelina traces her roots back to Carbondale, where she grew up.

  “I love skiing… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Jan. 30, 2019

  Celebrating 27 years of community sisu

  

  Praise Ullr — Spring Gulch is boasting “conditions… about as good as they can possibly be,” according to Michael Shook of the Mount Sopris Nordic Council.

  That’s particularly exciting this time of year, when organizers are feverishly soliciting donations and generally raising the stoke for the… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Jan. 30, 2019

  Big box not the storage solution for Carbondale, P&Z tells GarCo

  

  The Planning and Zoning Commission heard proposals for two separate self storage facilities during its Jan. 24 meeting — but only to submit comments to Garfield County, not to make any decisions on the applications, Planning Director Janet Buck clarified.

  “These are referral items from Garfield… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jan. 30, 2019

  Giving thanks for Jim Calaway’s life and legacy

  

  Jim Calaway never took no for an answer and never failed to say thank you.

  It’s an approach that elevated him into the top of Texas business and politics in his youth, helped him inspire a new era of philanthropy in the Roaring Fork Valley and… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Jan. 30, 2019

  In search of Bonedale's best burger

  

  In a ranching town, hamburgers are serious business.

  Pretty much every restaurant takes particular pride in their patty, which more often than not comes from a cow that could have been driven through town last year. Diners debate the merits of each — the meat,… read more →