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• Locations: News By James Steindler Published Aug. 11, 2021

  Public informs wolf restoration policy

  Tagged wolf F1084 is a known breeding wolf recently spotted in Colorado with six pups. Courtesy photo.

  Wolves are predators and so are humans. Therefore, respecting each other’s space, experts say, is key to avoiding conflict between the two. According to the International Wolf Center’s website (wolf.org), “The injuries that have occurred [to humans] were caused by a few wolves that became fearless of humans… read more →

• Locations: News Published Aug. 11, 2021

  Scuttlebutt / Community Calendar

  The Concert Truck pulled onto the back lawn of the Carbondale Library on Aug. 10 as part of Aspen Music Festival and School’s “Music on the Go” series. Nick Luby and Susan Zhang dazzled the intimate crowd with their four hands to one piano. The Concert Truck will continue with pop-up shows every day until Sunday, Aug. 15. For times and locations visit theconcerttruck.org Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

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  Bustang returns

  The Bustang, which shuttles passengers between Denver and Grand Junction, resumed picking folks up in Glenwood Springs following the I-70 closure in the Glenwood Canyon. Prior to the canyon closure, the trip between Denver and Grand Junction took approximately five hours, 40 minutes.…

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• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Aug. 11, 2021

  FVP offers support for parents

  Family Visitor Programs Executive Director Andrew Romanoff. Photo By Kathryn Scott.

  The tagline on the Family Visitor Programs (FVP) website reads: “Because babies don’t come with care instructions.” As most new parents would attest, that statement is accurate, and those first few years of raising a child can feel rocky. One question that continuously looms large for many… read more →

• Locations: News By Myki Jones Published Aug. 11, 2021

  10x10 keeps secrets at The Art Base

  "10x10 Name Unseen" incorporates the work of many artists with signatures hidden on the back of each canvas. All of the work is available to purchase with a fundraiser auction, also online. Photos by Olivia Emmer.

  The Art Base in Basalt opened their annual fundraiser, “10×10 Name Unseen,” with events on Aug. 6 and Aug. 7. The silent auction continues through Aug. 21 and will be followed by a grand opening celebration for The Art Base’s new location in Basalt. The Art Base opened… read more →

• Locations: News By Ken Pletcher Published Aug. 11, 2021

  Letter from Michigan

  Extent of shoreline destruction along Lake Michigan in Harbert, Michigan; March 2020. Although the stairs down to the end of the railings survived, everything else up to that point was destroyed, including the stairs in the left background. Photo by Beth Dahl.

  Greetings, Bonedalers and valley folk, from (near) the shore of Lake Michigan! For almost two months (with a week-long break for Mountain Fair), my wife Bonnie and I have been at a little cottage in the woods about 10 miles north of the Indiana border. We have been… read more →

• Locations: News By Jeanne Souldern Published Aug. 11, 2021

  Memorializing the public space

  Doris Salcedo and Naima Keith discuss the significance of monuments at a recent panel hosted by the Aspen Art Museum. Courtesy photo.

  The question about the appropriateness of certain monuments and statues has been simmering for decades. It finally bubbled over in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. As civil unrest spread across the country, many statues and monuments were vandalized, destroyed or removed.… read more →

• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Aug. 11, 2021

  Wildfire and mudslides and drought, oh my!

  According to Jason Kean, research hydrologist with the USGS, scientists prefer the term “debris flow” over “mudslide.” Debris flow more accurately characterizes both the way the material in water moves, as well as its content. Photo courtesy of CDOT.

  Intense rainfall over the last several weeks led to numerous mudslides throughout the region. The most notable events occurred in Glenwood Canyon, a direct result of last year’s Grizzly Creek wildfire, though unburned areas also experienced slides, such as Highway 133 near Redstone. 

  “The debris… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Aug. 11, 2021

  Youth Journalism Program now receiving applications

  Cartoon by Larry Day.

  The Sopris Sun is proud to present the Future of Journalism Youth Incubation Program, free to all local high schoolers with interest in the industry. From ethics, to interviewing, to photography, cartooning and more.

  The course will run on Wednesdays in Carbondale from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. from Sept.… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Aug. 4, 2021

  School’s back (and so are masks)

  Kindergarten students wear masks at Carbondale Community School in January, 2021. RFSD students will continue to wear masks through the upcoming fall semester. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

  Correction, Aug . 9: The Roaring Fork School District will not decidedly be practicing serial testing as an additional precautionary COVID measure at the beginning of the upcoming school year. In accordance with a new program announced by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, this option is… read more →

• Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Aug. 4, 2021

  Lift-Up emerges stronger

  Lift-Up volunteers (foreground left to right) Kathy Sgambati, Glee Doyle and Liz Caris with Fabian Lujan, who was picking up groceries for Stepping Stones. Photo by James Steindler.

  “Lift-Up is a treasure,” said Interim Executive Director John Dougherty in a recent interview. “It has been one of the most robust and rapid evolutions of an organization that has really been about hearing what the community needs, engaging with our partners and figuring out the best strategy… read more →