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Locations: News By James Steindler Published Dec. 14, 2022
Scuttlebutt & Community Calendar - Dec. 15, 2022
The Carbondale Police Department, with the help of the Roaring Fork girls’ lacrosse team, raised $1,380 for “Shop with a Cop” during the Photos with Santa event on Friday, Dec. 9 at the Launchpad. Photo courtesy of Katie J Photography

Clayful
The Community Art Center Clay Studio in Glenwood Springs has launched a membership program for experienced potters in the Valley. Full-shelf memberships cost $150 per month and half-shelf memberships are $90 per month, plus $60 for a one-time studio orientation. For more information about memberships, workshops… read more →
Redstone's Grand Illumination
By 1blankuser Published Nov. 25, 2022

Join us the Friday after Thanksgiving as we kick off the holiday season here in Redstone, Colorado!
Santa will begin the night’s festivities at Propaganda Pie at 5pm. Follow Santa down the Boulevard as he lights the tree by the Park and continues to the Redstone Inn’s lower parking…
Locations: News Published Oct. 19, 2022
Scuttlebutt/Community Calendar - Oct. 20, 2022
On Monday, Oct. 17, the Eagle County commissioners held another meeting to address Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute’s (CRMPI) application for a special use land permit. The commissioners did not reach a final decision and continued the hearing to Nov. 30. Jerome Osentowski, CRMPI’s founder and director, told The Sopris Sun that he believes the commissioners are open to approval and the hearing on Nov. 30 should address what conditions need to be met before coming to an agreement. Photo courtesy of CRMPI

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Ballots out
It’s voting time! Check your mailbox for an official ballot in the coming days. Remember that your ballot must be returned to an official drop box by Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. Additionally, it is possible to vote in-person on that day. Visit… read more →
Buddy Program Happy Hour
By 1blankuser Published Oct. 18, 2022

Join us for a casual evening of mingling with mentors, including sips & bites!

Learn about youth mentoring opportunities in your local community
and the benefits of becoming a Big Buddy.

Join us at Capitol Creek Brewing on 10/18 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm…
Locations: News Published Oct. 12, 2022
Scuttlebutt/Community Calendar - Oct. 13, 2022
Farm Fest is this weekend! Carbondale celebrates the harvest season with a weekend filled with events, including local farm tours, a nighttime farmers’ market, a farm-to-table lunch and more. Visit www.carbondale.com/farm-fest for tickets and specific event details. Art by Youth Correspondent Sofie Koski

Camp Hale
President Joe Biden visited Colorado on Wednesday, Oct. 12 — after flying into the Eagle County Regional Airport — to designate Camp Hale as a National Monument. Camp Hale was used as a training site for the U.S. Army’s Tenth Mountain Division during World War… read more →
Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jul. 27, 2022
Scuttlebutt & Community Calendar - July 28, 2022
Aspen Tree Service continues along their 40th anniversary mission — to donate 40 tree plantings as a demonstration of gratitude to the community. On July 18, they contributed two cherry and two plum trees to Mountain Valley Developmental Services in Glenwood Springs. Roughly a dozen youth with developmental challenges joined in the planting and were rewarded with Aspen Tree merch. Courtesy photo

Social justice

On the fifth Sunday of each month, the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist congregation hosts a speaker on the topic of social justice. This Sunday, July 31, the guest will be Jorge Montiel, lead organizer of the Mountain Voices Project. The service will be held at 10 a.m. in-person… read more →
Locations: News Published Jul. 20, 2022
Scuttlebutt & Community Calendar - July 21, 2022
Four generations enjoy Tough Enough to Wear Pink night at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo: Ginny Parker with her son, Dave Parker, granddaughter, Elizabeth Koster, and great grands, Willow and Wally, on July 14. The rodeo continues every Thursday through Aug. 18 — gates open at 5:30 p.m. and grand entry is at 7:30 p.m. Courtesy photo

Film buffs anonymous
Last year, Aspen Film received nearly 3,000 short film submissions for Aspen Shortsfest. This year, even more submissions are expected! You can help narrow down the selection (and earn a full festival pass) by volunteering as a pre-screener. This involves watching between 10 and 25… read more →
Locations: News Published Apr. 13, 2022
Scuttlebutt/Community Calendar - April 14, 2022
In conjunction with Autism Awareness Month, Ascendigo unveiled a collaborative art piece and several other works curated by behavioral therapist Katie Alderson at The Launchpad on Sunday, April 10. “Art is a spectrum, community is a spectrum,” said Alderson. Because blue is a color that represents autism, the show was replete with blue hues. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

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Avian Flu
Nearly an entire flock of chickens (35 out of 36) died on a ranch in Pitkin County. The lone survivor was later euthanized. While there are reports the infected flock was in the Crystal Valley, Pitkin County would not confirm a general location with…
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Locations: News Published Feb. 16, 2022
Scuttlebutt / Calendar - Feb. 17, 2022
Gray wolf pup 2202, as labeled by Colorado Parks and Wildlife, is the first, at least in recent history, to be born and collared in Colorado. The female wolf is one of six cubs born in North Park to two adult parents, which means there are eight wolves in the area. Photo courtesy of CPW/Eric Odell

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Congregate meals

Garfield County will begin serving seniors congregate meals in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale beginning Feb. 22. Meals will be served in Glenwood Springs on Tuesdays and Fridays at two locations: Sunnyside Retirement Center and Colorado Mountain College on Blake Avenue. Carbondale area participants will…
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Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Jan. 12, 2022
Scuttlebutt and Calendar - Jan. 13, 2022
A “Phone of the Winds” appeared at the Delaney Nature Park in Carbondale. According to the laminated placard, “physically connected to nowhere, it is a portal where you can speak privately to whomever you wish, alive or deceased.” The installation was inspired by similar phones across the world, originating in Otsuchi, Japan. Thanks to an anonymous reader for letting us know. Courtesy photo

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Cannabis gives

LivWell Enlightened Health, a cannabis manufacturing company, donated $60,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Colorado toward its affordable housing construction efforts. The funding came from LivWell’s customers who participated in the business’s “Round Up” campaign. Since Colorado’s stay-at-home order went into effect, LivWell has offered…
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