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• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jun. 15, 2022

  The not-so-secret Garden Music Series

  MinTze Wu performing outside the historic Thompson House. Photo by Sarah Overbeck

  It’s summertime in the Roaring Fork Valley. This means festivals galore, monsoonal rains (we hope) and a new tradition — the Garden Music Series. The collaboration between Carbondale Arts and MinTze Wu was born from a necessity, a “collective craving for being together and just listening to music,”… read more →

• Locations: News Published Jun. 15, 2022

  Water Warriors part two: Debris flow disasters in Glenwood Canyon

  The state of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon was not a pretty sight on July 30, 2021. Courtesy photo

  By J.P. Frale
  Special to The Sopris Sun

  Part one of this two-part story can be found online at SoprisSun.com 

  Learning to use new filtration equipment at Glenwood Springs’ Red Mountain Water Treatment Plant (RMWTP) and the Wastewater Treatment Facility was challenging… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Grovestock festival plants magic at Sunlight

  After Grovestock, artist Nico Heins said "Lucy with Diamonds" will have a home at 13 Moons Ranch, located south of Carbondale. Courtesy photo

  Three years in the making, a partnership between Echo-Terra, LLC and Sunlight Mountain Resort has sprouted into Grovestock, a three-day music and arts festival at Sunlight from June 10-12. 

  Echo-Terra, a Roaring Fork Valley-based event planning and production company, was formed in late 2019 by three… read more →

• Locations: News By Sue Rollyson Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Zoology 101

  Carly Martinez Govea cleans the bones of a mountain horned lizard.

  One of the most unique classes at Roaring Fork High School is Zoology, taught by Rachel Cooper. The final project involves working in a small group to completely dissect a dead animal down to its bones and then reassemble the skeleton. 

  First, the students weigh and measure their animals… read more →

• Locations: News Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Colorado Rocky Mountain School graduates carry forth tradition

  Faculty speaker Mark Clark, photo by Renee Range

  On Saturday, June 4, 43 seniors at Colorado Rocky Mountain School embarked on the next chapter of their lives. Excitement rose as students received flower crowns and boutonnieres. The graduation processional, led by Jeff Leahy, wove its way from the art complex to the graduation lawn where families, friends and… read more →

• Locations: News By Elizabeth Key Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Picking fresh figs on Basalt Mountain

  Jerome Osentowki grafts varieties of apple trees together by slicing and taping them, then nourishing them with mist. Once the energy transfers to heal the graft, a multi-branch tree emerges, proffering different types of apples from around the world. Photo by Elizabeth Key

  The slice of the Roaring Fork Valley population that inhabits a small portion of Eagle County often finds its boundaries baffling, inefficient and frustrating. The State Legislature evidently didn’t consider the watershed or topography when they drew Eagle County’s borders back in 1883. Jerome Osentowski, in turn, probably… read more →

• Locations: News Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Water Warriors: Honoring ordinary heroes

  On top of other challenges, Glenwood Springs replaced water filtration equipment in 2021. Courtesy photo

  By J.P. Frale

  Special to The Sopris Sun

  Considering the significant challenges we have faced as a nation, as a state and as a community in 2020 and 2021, the following real life story — about a group of dedicated individuals thrust into uncharted territory — inspires admiration. Our heroes… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Get to know your gubernatorial candidates

  

  Election season is heating up! The Sopris Sun is bringing you interviews from candidates in contested races ahead of the June 28 primary. This week, we focus on Colorado’s gubernatorial race. To begin, incumbent Governor Jared Polis, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary, reflects on his first term… read more →

• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Huts for Vets set to kick off 10th season

  Huts for Vets was founded in 2013 provide wilderness therapy for veterans. The program has since served more than 200 people. Courtesy photo

  Huts for Vets (HFV) is preparing for its 10th season of operation in the Roaring Fork Valley. The Carbondale-based nonprofit’s first of six four-day, all-expenses-paid retreats for military veterans to backcountry huts will depart June 18.

  HFV is the brainchild of longtime local journalist, author and environmentalist Paul Andersen. It… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Ski exchange elevates adaptive sports

  Reaching new heights! Challenge Aspen’s professional ski instructors bring ingenuity and creativity to the adaptive community through the Aspen Sister Cities international volunteer exchange program. Courtesy photo

  It’s never too early to think about the ski season, and for two Challenge Aspen (CA) professional ski instructors, the next season cannot start soon enough.

  In a partnership with the Aspen Sister Cities (ASC) adaptive ski exchange program, CA will be sending locals Cami Aumoite and John Klonowski to… read more →