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• Locations: News Published Jan. 19, 2022

  Scuttlebutt & Calendar - Jan. 20, 2022

  Jan. 20 is National Disc Jockey Day! KDNK’s Art Ackerman, the 96-year-old host of “Swing, Swing, Swing,” may just be the oldest disc jockey in the Western Hemisphere. Ray Cordeiro, who holds the Guinness world record for “world’s longest-working DJ” retired in June at the age of 96. Photo by Paula Mayer

  Got papers? 
  The Sopris Sun needs your help! After recently moving offices, a complete set of 2019 papers meant for preservation were lost. We’re hoping to round up three copies of each issue to be bound and archived for historical preservation. It’s a matter of historical record and… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jan. 19, 2022

  Salon Series returns with courage and strength

  Samantha Altenau is one of five women performing at the upcoming Salon on Jan. 23. Courtesy photo

  “At its linguistic root, the word ‘courage’ comes from the word ‘heart’ — an invitation to meet what is most difficult in our lives with our hearts flung wide and willing to risk. And ‘strength,’ in my experience, can be a paradox. The more vulnerable I am, the more… read more →

• Locations: News Published Jan. 19, 2022

  From roadside to table: Colorado Parks & Wildlife permit turns roadkill into meals

  Sopris Sun contributor Geneviève Villamizar is among the list of local residents taking advantage of CPW permits to make the most of game killed by random accident. A cow elk harvested by Villamizar last year became the bounty of many meals among family and friends, plus an opportunity for deeper acquaintance with the process of butchering meat. Courtesy photo

  By Danielle Davis

  “After I relocated to the Roaring Fork Valley, it was curious to me that the animals [along the side of the road] were left to scavengers, given my prior experience in Alaska,” says Missouri Heights resident Mike Fleagle, who moved here in 2018.

  Fleagle is an Alaska… read more →

• Locations: News By Will Sardinsky Published Jan. 19, 2022

  Getting into good trouble

  Seventh grade teacher Samara Doll teaches students about the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork. Photo by Will Sardinsky

  While most schools in the Roaring Fork Valley, and the country, had Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork was in session.

  “Today we are choosing to intentionally hold school, because we wanted to bring all of our students, community and teachers… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Jan. 19, 2022

  GarCo report: The highs and lows of Garfield County governance

  Visual of the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park's proposed roller coaster included in the applicant's packet to BOCC.

  The Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) took six and a half hours to address the Jan. 17 agenda. For the recording of the entire meeting, visit: www.garfield-county.com 

  COVID update

  The county’s newly-appointed director of public health, Josh Williams, appeared for his first Board of… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Jan. 19, 2022

  Two Rivers Community School to join Roaring Fork School District

  "TRCS students are our children," stated RFSD Superintendent Rob Stein. Courtesy photo.

  On Jan. 12, the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the Two Rivers Community School’s (TRCS) application for district authorization, moving them one step closer to becoming an RFSD-member school.

  TRCS opened in 2014 in Glenwood Springs as a K-8 charter school… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jan. 19, 2022

  Carbondale report: Trustees narrow in on STR regs

  Public Works Director Kevin Schorzman brings Lauren Gister, Carbondale’s new town manager, up to speed during her first public meeting in the role. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

  Carbondale trustees made considerable progress during a work session on Jan. 18 toward a solution to limit the proliferation of short-term rentals (STR) within town limits, while taking into account primary residents that rely on income generated by the model. Close to 90 attendees joined the meeting, both online… read more →

• Locations: News Published Jan. 19, 2022

  Jean Alberico tallies up the years

  

  By David Rummel

  Jean Alberico is the longtime Garfield County Clerk, and she’s going to miss the job. 

  “I’ve loved this job from the get-go because there is so much interaction with the public,” she says. 

  But, after 40 years… read more →

• Locations: News By Dyana Furmansky Published Jan. 12, 2022

  Basalt Town Council signs off on new micro bus service

  

  In its first regular meeting of 2022, Basalt Town Council approved a resolution to ratify, continue and declare a local disaster emergency due to COVID-19. “Here we go again,” said Town Manager Ryan Mahoney.

  Tuesday night’s passage of the measure was unanimous and, for public health reasons, required that meetings… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jan. 12, 2022

  Trustees dive into new pool prospects

  The inaugural swim meet at the John M. Fleet Pool in 1986. Valley Journal file photo

  The first regular meeting of the Board of Town Trustees (BOTT) in the new year saw the full board in attendance, masked and in-person.

  With the exception of one item, the consent agenda was approved with little discussion. This included accounts payable with approved community grants, authorization for the town… read more →