In 1893, then-President Grover Cleveland signed the homestead patent for what Crystal Valley residents now know as Sunfire Ranch. It hangs, framed, in the Sewell family’s house on the property.
Today, 126 years later, Jason Sewell finds himself faced with a sort of pioneering opportunity —… read more →
Despite the development of the Internet, satellites and the like, amateur radio is not only surviving, it’s thriving.
The local Ski Country Amateur Radio Club boasts more than 100 members and consistently sees at least a dozen of them at 8 a.m. meetings every Tuesday at… read more →
There are myriad reasons people don’t successfully obtain treatment for substance abuse and addiction, according to the 2016 Garfield County Community Needs Assessment. Chief among them are lack of access and cost prohibitions.
The Meeting Place at 981 Cowen Dr. seeks to ease those burdens. Just… read more →
Who knew hay fever would steer Dr. Chad Roeber, DVM to a career in veterinary medicine? But after a 33-year career as a veterinarian, he is leaving Alpine Animal Hospital.
Roeber grew up on a cattle ranch in Paonia, one that has been in his family since 1889.… read more →
Carbonale’s new single-hauler trash service doesn’t begin until October, but customers would be well served to pay attention now.
“The Town wants to be really thoughtful about rolling it out and making sure people are set up for success,” explained Bryana Starbuck, one of several folks brought in… read more →
It would be easy to think the aptly named “Tribes” is a play about the deaf community.
The lead character is deaf, after all, and much of the set is dominated by screens that host projected surtitles. But to limit the show’s scope to one… read more →
Local residential and commercial organics collector EverGreen ZeroWaste was presented this week with the 2019 Recycler of the Year award at an annual summit for statewide organization Recycle Colorado.
EverGreen was founded by wife-and-husband duo Alyssa and David Reindel in 2011 and has grown steadily… read more →
Nobody who helped organize the June 5 panel discussion about the healing powers of grief expected people to leave the True Nature kiva feeling inspired, but that’s exactly what happened.
“I couldn’t believe it, it’s such a counterintuitive response to something like grief,” True Nature Events… read more →
Less than a year after raising the tobacco age in town, Carbondale trustees are considering additional measures.
Following a presentation by Pitkin County Tobacco Specialist Risa Turetsky on June 11, Mayor Dan Richardson took an informal poll and found support for at least considering a… read more →
As of Monday, June 10, the Carbondale Board of Adjustment is down a member. Meredith Bullock resigned, effective immediately, in order to remain in the room during a public hearing from which she’d recused herself.
Board of Adjustment member Mark Chain, who’d also recused himself from… read more →
