Bridging Bionics birthdayOn Oct. 15, the Bridging Bionics Foundation celebrated 10 years of helping people walk again who’d lost the ability due to neurological impairments. Within that decade, according to The Aspen Times, the organization has gifted more than 23,300 physical therapy sessions and continues to offer 300 monthly. It serves an average of 77 […]
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Glenwood Report: City Council hears historical society update, discusses 2026 budget
Glenwood Springs City Council had a relatively light agenda for the first regular meeting of the month on Thursday, Oct. 2, and a short roster of attendees with Mayor Marco Dehm and Councilor Mitchell Weimer absent. A late afternoon work session covered topics ranging from an update on the South Canyon coal seam fire suppression […]
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Glenwood Springs Historical Society’s Ghost Walk returns for its 25th year
Next month, for three consecutive weekends beginning Oct. 3, the Linwood Cemetery above Glenwood Springs will again bring history to life for the Glenwood Springs Historical Society’s 25th anniversary of its Ghost Walk tradition. For the second year in a row, there will be a one-night showcase at the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue as well, Oct. […]
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Glenwood Springs Historical Society hires executive director
After conducting a national search, the nonprofit Glenwood Springs Historical Society is pleased to announce the hiring of Mark Jensen as its executive director. The candidate pool, which included several local applicants, was extraordinarily strong. However, the Society’s board believes it has found the right match of experience and skills to lead the organization in […]
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Libraries Report: District pays for archivist
The Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) is providing funding to hire an archivist at the Glenwood Springs Historical Society and Frontier Museum. “We believe that this falls well within the mission of the library,” GCPLD Executive Director Jamie LaRue told The Sopris Sun in an email. “It also encourages collaboration among ‘memory’ institutions in […]
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Phase one of Cardiff coke ovens project commences
Just in time for the outset of Historic Preservation Month, on Wednesday, May 24, stakeholders gathered for a ribbon cutting to mark the launch of phase one of the Cardiff Coke Ovens Stabilization Project. The Cardiff Coke Ovens south of Glenwood Springs were built in the 1880s, but it wasn’t simply an operation where workers […]
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Tunnel busters: Stones yet unturned
Produced in collaboration with correspondent Myki Jones Something recently has resurfaced in the community’s attention: hushed whispers of tunnel systems underneath the city of Glenwood Springs. So, naturally, The Sopris Sun team went underground to bring you this story, tattered with mystery at every twist and turn. There are some who are sure the tunnels […]