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• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Mar. 9, 2022

  RFSD begins superintendent hiring process

  At a recent ceremonial signing, RFHS senior Sienna Pargiter Walker (left) accepted a scholarship to Kansas State University (a D1 school) for rowing. Meanwhile, RFHS senior Macey Peery (right) will attend California Lutheran College on a soccer scholarship. Photo by Sue Rollyson

  By the end of last week, Glenn “Max” McGee, president of Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates (HYA), and Valerie Pitts, HYA associate, had held 29 meetings in the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD), making good progress on completing the community engagement phase of the search for a new… read more →

• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published Mar. 9, 2022

  Garfield Clean Energy looks back and ahead

  Active Energies technicians installing solar panels on a ground array in September 2021. It was one of only two such installations built during the Solarize Garfield project, the rest being rooftop arrays. Photo by Paula Mayer

  In early March 2021, Garfield Clean Energy (GCE) launched the Solarize Garfield County (Solarize) initiative, aimed at increasing the number of homes and businesses in the county with photovoltaic power arrays. One year later, GCE announced a new campaign, ReEnergize Garfield County (ReEnergize), whose purpose is to improve the… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Mar. 9, 2022

  Scuttlebutt / Calendar - March 10, 2021

  What do fragments of DNA recovered from a tooth in Siberia have in common with a broken knife found below the surface of a muddy pond in Florida and the footprints of children left thousands of years ago on the banks of an ancient lake in New Mexico? They are all important to piecing together the puzzle of the origins of the First Peoples of the Americas, as found in the New York Times bestseller “Origin: A genetic history of the Americas.” If you want to know more, tune into KDNK’s public affairs program For Land’s Sake on Monday, March 14, at 4 p.m. Host Bill Kight will interview author Jennifer Raff (pictured). Photo courtesy of Devin Clarke

  Search and rescue

  Garfield County’s Search and Rescue Team is now recruiting volunteers to help “find the lost, rescue the stranded and injured, recover the deceased and educate the public on wilderness and mountain safety,” writes the sheriff’s office. At no cost, the average team member will receive over 400… read more →

• Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published Mar. 9, 2022

  Food for thought: Your 2022 CSA Guide

  Gabriela Mejia of Toadstool Traditions with a sample of edible mushrooms offered through a CSA. Photo by Will Sardinsky

  There are few greater food experiences than opening your front door on a warm summer morning to a bright and colorful box of locally grown or sourced food items. Now, with the arrival of spring, this delight can be yours. The 2022/23 community-supported agriculture (CSA) cycle is beginning and we’ve… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Mar. 3, 2022

  Snow day, schmo day!

  Inclement weather on Feb. 23 caused the school board meeting, originally scheduled to be held in person at RFSD's Carbondale offices, to be pushed back into the Zoomverse — a location many of us would just as soon leave behind. Illustration by youth journalist Sofie Koski

  While Feb. 23 was a snow day for Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) students, the business of the Board of Education went forward. Their regularly-scheduled meeting, originally slated to be in-person at the district’s offices in Carbondale was, due to weather, held instead via Zoom.
  The board’s work session,… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Mar. 2, 2022

  Meet the trustee candidates

  Photo by Brent Moss

  On April 5, Carbondale residents will have elected three candidates to serve four-year terms on the Board of Town Trustees. Additionally, current trustee Ben Bohmfalk is running unopposed for the mayoral seat. Materials submitted by the nine candidates have been edited for length. Learn more about each one at the… read more →

• Locations: News By Paula Mayer Published Mar. 2, 2022

  On your mark, get set, puzzle!

  

  On Sunday Feb. 27, 23 four-person teams gathered on the indoor basketball court at the Carbondale Rec Center to compete in the first-ever Puzzle & Pie Night. First Place was taken by a team called, incidentally, Best Team Ever, completing their puzzle in one hour, 16 minutes and 57 seconds.… read more →

• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Mar. 2, 2022

  US secretary boards RFTA

  U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, along with Colorado’s U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper, visited Glenwood Springs on Friday, Feb. Feb. 25. The gentlemen were here to assess the progress and work that still needs to be done on I-70 in the Glenwood Canyon. They also got the chance to jump on an eco-friendly RFTA bus and speak with local Latino representatives including Alex Sanchez of Voces Unidas and director of Protegete for Conservation Colorado, Beatriz Soto. “Latinos must be an integral part in elevating local transportation issues and helping craft solutions and identifying opportunities,” Soto told The Sopris Sun. As Soto explained to Secretary Buttigieg, “We need transportation solutions where housing and economic growth are at the center to achieve a just society that will not only have a smaller carbon footprint, but will uplift the working class of our community.” Photo of Alex Sanchez and Secretary Buttigieg by James Steindler

  The city of Glenwood Springs and the Roaring Fork Valley welcomed a member of the U.S. presidential cabinet on Friday, Feb. 25. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg got the chance to hop on a Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) bus at its maintenance facility near Glenwood Meadows and… read more →

• Locations: News By Sofie Koski Published Mar. 2, 2022

  Learning lessons and having fun with SoL

  Auditions for "Little Women" attracted many young actors and actresses to SoL's office space. Photo by youth journalist Jaris Elliott

  “Little Women” is a beloved coming of age book written by Louisa May Alcott about family, pain and new beginnings. It follows the March family in Civil War-era New England, and the adventures of sisters Beth, Jo, Amy and Meg, as they grow up. They endure hardships and… read more →

• Locations: News By Amy Hadden Marsh Published Mar. 2, 2022

  Our Town: Mountain Maes, a fifth-generation Carbondalian

  Mountain Maes is a familiar face at KDNK and other places where music is shared around Carbondale. Photo by Amy Hadden Marsh

  You may have heard the dulcet tones of 16-year old Mountain Maes spinning some jazz sides on KDNK last Saturday night. Or perhaps you’ve heard his stories, public affairs shows and music sets on the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (AZYEP) for almost a decade. Mountain’s dream, to be… read more →