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• Locations: News By Justin Patrick Published Mar. 13, 2019

  Carbondale athlete seeks uphill record in mental health awareness effort

  

  Carbondale’s Sean Van Horn will attempt to break the North American record for most feet uphilled on skis in a 24-hour period. The record stands at 61,200 feet, which equates to between 39 and 40 laps at Buttermilk. The event, “24 Hours Of Vert For Aspen Strong,” will begin… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Mar. 13, 2019

  The ups and downs of decreased grazing fees

  

  For the third consecutive year, the federal grazing fee for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest Service has been lowered — this time, from $1.41 per animal unit month (AUM) to the legal basement price, $1.35 per AUM.

  The fee, which… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Grandbois Published Mar. 13, 2019

  Municipal buildings on track for 100 percent renewable power

  

  What seemed like an unreachable green goal a decade ago was treated as a simple stop-gap on the road to greater sustainability at the March 12 Board of Trustees meeting.

  According to Town Manager Jay Harrington, an entirely different set of trustees opted out of Holy Cross’s out-of-state… read more →

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

  The start of a new season, even if it doesn’t look like it

  

  Spring sports are like the time they fill — unpredictable but full of promise.

  With basketball officially over following playoff losses March 1 and 2, the Roaring Fork High School auxiliary gym now hosts a wide array of outdoor sports practicing inside because of snow. Games are scheduled… read more →

• Locations: News By Justin Patrick Published Mar. 6, 2019

  Avalanche pros emphasize safety following heavy snowfall

  

  With great snow comes great responsibility.

  The Colorado Rockies have enjoyed an above average snowpack this season, which means locals and visitors alike have been recreating abundantly in the mountains. But the heavy snowfall has increased the risk of avalanche danger statewide, as well as caused transportation woes… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Mar. 6, 2019

  Susie Strode’s legacy echoes beyond the airwaves

  

  It’s difficult to pin Susie Strode down, even posthumously. But that would likely make the music and travel lover smile.

  Whether DJing as Madame Gumbo on KDNK or hosting one of the myriad performances she curated in the lower Roaring Fork Valley via Music Gumbo Productions… read more →

• Locations: News By Megan Tackett Published Mar. 6, 2019

  Webber weaves together print and radio

  

  Megan Webber was of course thrilled to meet journalism icon Bob Woodward, but she admits that probably nobody at the Denver Athletic Club that night was more excited to meet her hero than Webber’s grandmother.

  “I brought her up to meet him, and she was speechless. The… read more →

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

  Yllanes pleads to careless driving, speeding

  

  A Carbondale Trustee who was originally cited for driving under the influence of alcohol pleaded guilty to lesser offenses as part of a deal reached on Feb. 28.

  Luis Yllanes, 44, was stopped for speeding near the corner of Second Street and Snowmass Ave. just after midnight on… read more →

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

  Terri Ritchie finishes stitching together The Sun

  

  is Sun, chances are Terri Ritchie was the one who took all the stories and pictures and pieced them together into a beautiful whole. Now, even as she begins a new role, she’s sewing The Sun in a more literal sense.

  But let’s not get… read more →

• Locations: News By Christi Couch Published Mar. 6, 2019

  Water wheel encounters lead to Tall Tale

  

  One of my latest historic interests is wooden water wheels.

  It started when I signed up for an outing with Museums of Western Colorado to the Escalante Canyon. It piqued my curiosity because it included a hike to “the only surviving water wheel on the Gunnison… read more →