Re: Bruno KirchenwitzTo address vehement hatred in woke folks Bruno spoke of, I’ll focus on ICE; however, there are many aspects of the Trump administration that are cause for alarm. Congress worked out bipartisan immigration reform in 2024. Trump called senators to block this reform so that it could be a primary campaign topic. Trump […]
American Legion Post 100
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Memorial Day 2025
American Legion Post 100 carried out its annual 21 gun salute starting at the White Hill Cemetery bright and early on Memorial Day, honoring the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for every American’s right to freedom. From there, they went on to Evergreen Cemetery on 8th Street and then to the Veterans […]
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Michael Robert VanNess
July 29, 1937 – March 22, 2024 Michael Robert VanNess, age 86, of Colorado and Indiana passed away on March 22 at Mason Health and Rehabilitation Center in Warsaw, Indiana. He was born July 29, 1937 to Elmer Gilbert and Leila (Scott) VanNess in Burbank, California. Michael grew up in California and lived an incredibly […]
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Post 100 celebrates Fourth of July and puts a call out for new members
The American Legion Post 100 is celebrating the Fourth of July starting with the Redstone Parade, which includes a 21-gun salute, then hosts a party open to the public.Post 100 was first chartered on Oct. 1, 1920. The Post we know today is located in the old train depot building, which, in 1969, was picked […]
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Memorial Day 2024
People throughout the Valley especially enjoyed their freedom on Monday, while in the name of soldiers who fought but never made it home, the American Legion Post 100 organized the annual 21-gun salute, first at White Hill Cemetery and then at Veterans Memorial Bridge, on Memorial Day. Commander David Jackson’s grandson had the honor of […]
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Pages of the Past: ‘The People’s Republic of Carbondale’
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Review, Valley Journal and Sopris Sun in collaboration with the Carbondale Historical Society and Carbondale Branch Library. May 30, 1974Regular services returned to the Episcopal Church at Marble for the first time since the 1950s. The church had been transported from Aspen by mule wagons in 1908 with […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – March 30, 2023
Wet spring Snowpack in the Roaring Fork Watershed was recorded at 144% of normal for this time of year on March 23. According to the Roaring Fork Convervancy’s weekly report, “The watershed has not seen cumulative [snow water equivalent] levels this high since 2011!” Uinta Basin Railway U.S. Senator Michael Bennet is calling on the […]
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Chisme del Pueblo – 18 de noviembre, 2021
Traducción Jacqueline Castro Premios de Buddy Program El Buddy Program anunció sus ganadores anuales la semana pasada. El premio campeón se lo llevó Conchita Ramirez, enlace familiar en Basalt Middle School, ¡por su dedicación a la comunidad! Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers fue reconocido con el premio Golden Carabiner por ir más allá para fomentar el liderazgo. […]