When I was 13, I kissed a girl. Many times. I was feeling pretty good about it until I overheard my mother, a head nurse at the Veterans Administration hospital, mention something to a colleague over the phone about the treatment of venereal disease. When you wanted to learn about something in those days, long […]
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GCPLD embraces SB 24-216
Garfield County Public Library District trustees met in Carbondale on June 6. It was mentioned that the citzen’s oversight committee held its first meeting of the year via Zoom on May 6.In attendance at the May 6 meeting were: Ksana Oglesby (volunteer member), Michelle Foster (board treasurer), Jamie LaRue (executive director) and Kevin Hettler (CFO). […]
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Peaceful protest draws attention to library board trustee interviews
Protesters met at noon Tuesday across the street from the Garfield County Administration building in Glenwood Springs. Against a backdrop of blooming trees, they carried signs with slogans such as “close the book on our commission,” “a restricted library is like a book without a page” and “let freedom read.” They chanted and cheered when […]
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Uniting cultures
Colorado River Valley Team, in collaboration with the Garfield County Public Library District, organized the Valley’s first Children’s Day event on April 27. Esmeralda Zúñiga, founder of Colorado River Valley Team, a nonprofit organization, shared that the idea for the event arose from a desire to share Latino traditions. Zúñiga commented, “We want to share […]
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Unexpected stuff to check out at the Library
You say your friends were looking forward to hearing you play “Life’s Been Good to Me So Far” on your ukulele at an upcoming party? You know the song by Joe Walsh, with lyrics that go, “My Maserati does 185. I lost my license, now I don’t drive?” But, you loaned your ukulele to a […]
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New Facebook page wants to raise awareness about threats to local libraries
The goal of Protect Our Garfield County Libraries (POGCL), a new, private Facebook page, is to convince the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) to ease up on the Garfield County Public Library District. New Castle resident Carole O’Brien is the spokesperson for the group and met with The Sopris Sun on Saturday, April 20 at, appropriately […]
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GarCo Report: Voces Unidas, county updates and questions about the library trustee meeting
“Your non-sanctuary county resolution does not align with the values of our communities,” declared Alan Muñoz Valenciano, regional organizing manager for Voces Unidas de las Montañas, during the open public comment portion of Monday’s Garfield County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting. “Referring, in that resolution, to immigrants arriving in Garfield County as a significant public health risk […]
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GarCo Report: No new cars for sheriff, library malcontent more content
Silt resident and library malcontent John Lepkowski was the first to speak at Monday’s Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting, as has been his practice for months. But this time he was full of praise for the BOCC’s recent decisions, including last week’s resolution that Garfield County is not a sanctuary county. “I just picked […]
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GarCo Report: Commissioners intend to take control of library board appointments
The Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) was the topic of the open public comment period at Monday’s commissioner meeting. Library board president Adrian Rippy-Sheehy presented the commissioners (BOCC) with several updates, including an overview of the recent library-sponsored housing forum at the Ute Theater in Rifle, which the BOCC did not attend. Rippy-Sheehy said […]
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Local thespians bring ‘guerilla’ theater to the Valley
The Roaring Fork Repertory Theatre presents “One-Acts in the Stacks” at the Carbondale Library on Saturday, March 2 at 7pm. The performance is directed by local seasoned thespian William “Willie” Moseley and premiered in August at Explore Booksellers in Aspen. The cast is composed of locals (Hattison Rensberry, Scott Elmore, Joshua Adamson and Bostyn Elswick) […]