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• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Jul. 27, 2022

  Carbondale is water secure, but the West is not

  Around 8 a.m. on July 27, the Crystal River at the Carbondale Fish Hatchery gage was reading approximately 73 cubic feet per second — about 28% of the historical average flow for this date. Photo by Olivia Emmer

  On Tuesday, July 19, the town of Carbondale trustees held a work session on water. Mayor Ben Bohmfalk wanted to know whether the town has enough water to service growth, particularly in light of the desire to add housing. He also asked if the town should be doing more to… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jul. 27, 2022

  Carbondale report: Trustees pursue STR tax, table lodging tax

  The Carbondale Police Department saw three promotions ahead of Mountain Fair. Sergeant Bill Kirkland was promoted to lieutenant, while Ciara Chacon and Jerry Chacon were promoted to patrol sergeant. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

  All Carbondale trustees were present at their regular meeting on July 27.

  During opening comments, trustee Lani Kitching talked about a gradual release of contracted water at the Ruedi Reservoir to help fish populations by cooling the Roaring Fork River. Carbondale, Basalt and Glenwood Springs participated.

  Trustee… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Jul. 27, 2022

  Park jumps into academic excellence role at RFSD

  "I tell the teachers and leaders, your kids can tell if you like them or not; you don't even have to say anything, and that makes a difference in how they feel about themselves and what they believe about themselves," said Stacey Park, chief academic officer for Roaring Fork Schools. Courtesy photo

  This month, Stacey Park began her position as the Roaring Fork School District’s chief academic officer (CAO); a job that, when it came open, she “just jumped in.”

  Park said, “I read about the district’s focus on prioritizing students’ social-emotional well-being in service of academic learning, and that’s in line… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Buzzerd Published Jul. 27, 2022

  Shaping the future of wellness in Garfield County

  

  On Monday afternoon, in a Third Street Center board room, Carbondale citizens were given the rare opportunity to directly voice the concerns of their community to Garfield County’s department of public health (GCPH). This was organized as the fifth in a series of six focus groups, each held across the… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jul. 27, 2022

  Scuttlebutt & Community Calendar - July 28, 2022

  Aspen Tree Service continues along their 40th anniversary mission — to donate 40 tree plantings as a demonstration of gratitude to the community. On July 18, they contributed two cherry and two plum trees to Mountain Valley Developmental Services in Glenwood Springs. Roughly a dozen youth with developmental challenges joined in the planting and were rewarded with Aspen Tree merch. Courtesy photo

  Social justice

  On the fifth Sunday of each month, the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist congregation hosts a speaker on the topic of social justice. This Sunday, July 31, the guest will be Jorge Montiel, lead organizer of the Mountain Voices Project. The service will be held at 10 a.m. in-person… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Jul. 27, 2022

  Help Wanted: A sign of the times

  Village Smithy staff stay busy to keep up with the demand. Photo by Paula Mayer

  Seemingly everywhere you look in the Roaring Fork Valley, a permanent “Help Wanted” sign greets customers at the entrance of many beloved restaurants.

  While the constant employee turnover brings uncertainty and inevitable stress for Carbondale restaurant owners, they are adapting to the times and continuing to deliver high-quality culinary experiences… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Jul. 27, 2022

  A new moon rises over Mountain Fair

  Deb Colley, Aly Sanguily, Alta Otto and James Gorman will be filling the big shoes of Amy Kimberly and Mark Taylor as Mountain Fair's top organizers. Photo by James Steindler

  The wildly wonderful and whimsical Amy Kimberly, along with stellar superstar Mark Taylor,  prepare to pass along the marvelous responsibility of managing Carbondale’s Mountain Fair — to a squad of apprentices who likewise shimmer with magical mountain fairy dust. 

  Kimberly has been director of the fair for nearly… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Jul. 20, 2022

  Human-Nature Garden to land on Rio Grande

  Nancy Peterson awaits the birds and the bees at the planned site of the Human-Nature Garden along the Rio Grande Trail. Photo by James Steindler

  The Rio Grande Trail only gets more marvelous with age — much like Carbondale residents — and new installments along the ARTway continue its beautification. The Carbondale Age Friendly Community Initiative (CAFCI) is proud to announce its upcoming contribution to the pedestrian pathway. 

  The Human-Nature Garden… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jul. 20, 2022

  'A Decent Home' screens in Carbondale

  In a scene from “A Decent Home”, U.S. Senator (and then-presidential candidate) Elizabeth Warren sits with a group of park residents in Iowa. Mobile home park residents across that state have fought against Havenpark Capital, a Utah private equity firm that is buying up mobile home parks in the Midwest and raising monthly lot rents, sometimes more than 50 or 60 percent. Image courtesy of Mobile Movies

  Director Sara Terry spent over six years making “A Decent Home”, her third documentary. Coming from a background in journalism, Terry told The Sopris Sun that filmmaking is “the biggest kind of conversation of any journalism I know or have participated in” with the most potential for impact.… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Jul. 20, 2022

  Little room for compromise

  Photos by James Steindler

  In the early evening of Wednesday, July 13, scores of people lined the east side of Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs at Sayre Park to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, a judicial precedent which protected womens’ right to choose for the past 50 years.… read more →