Glenwood Springs

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    Uinta Basin Railway meets opposition in Glenwood Springs

    Uinta Basin Railway meets opposition in Glenwood Springs thumbnail Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

    Oil producers want to quadruple the amount of fracked waxy crude that comes out of Utah’s Uinta Basin. Between 80,000 and 90,000 barrels per day are currently trucked to refineries in Salt Lake City, but refinery production there is capped due to air pollution on the Wasatch Front.… read more →

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    Uinta Basin Railway encuentra oposición en Glenwood

    Uinta Basin Railway encuentra oposición en Glenwood thumbnail Foto de Raleigh Burleigh

    Traducción por Dolores Duarte

    Los productores de petróleo quieren cuadruplicar la cantidad de crudo ceroso de fracturación hidráulica que sale de la cuenca Uinta de Utah. Actualmente se transportan en camión entre 80,000 y 90,000 barriles diarios a las refinerías de Salt Lake City, pero su producción está limitada por… read more →

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    Scuttlebutt & Calendar - Nov. 24, 2022

    Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Nov. 24, 2022 thumbnail White River Books and Crystal River Elementary School (CRES) are teaming up to grow student book collections. Through the first week of December, a “Giving Tree” stands inside White River Books, as well as outside the library at CRES. Both trees have tagged ornaments describing a particular student’s interests. Any community member can buy as many books as they’d like for one or more children. Trevor Clapper, for instance, is pictured here after purchasing a couple of Pokémon reads — a popular choice these days — to support the cause. Call White River Books at 970-340-4503 for more information, or just mosey in at 65B North Second Street in Carbondale. Photo by James Steindler

    Give it Forward
    FirstBank is encouraging Coloradans to donate to nonprofits on Colorado Gives Day, Dec. 6, in part by giving away $30,000 in gas to unsuspecting commuters in Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder, Greeley and Frisco. The “Give it Forward” campaign has taken different forms since it… read more →

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    Connecting disability advocates and community

    Connecting disability advocates and community thumbnail Hollis Vanderlinden and David Hayes, with Mountain Valley Greenhouse, assisted people in planting a geranium to take home during the disability pride event. Photo by James Steindler

    This is a summer of firsts for Glenwood Springs, at least when it comes to putting on Pride events. Most recently, the city celebrated disability pride at Two Rivers Park on July 26.

    The event marked the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, signed into law on July… read more →

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    Celebremos al aire libre

    Celebremos al aire libre thumbnail Foto cortesía de Joe Van Wyk

    Por Omar Sarabia

    Director de Defiende Nuestra Tierra

    El día Sábado, 23 de Julio, Defiende Nuestra Tierra junto con el Aspen Institute y el Servicio Forestal del White River, unieron esfuerzos para celebrar la Semana de la Conservación Latina en un evento llamado «Celebremos al Aire Libre».

    Foto de… read more →

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    Glenwood Garden Club gathers greenthumbs

    Glenwood Garden Club gathers greenthumbs thumbnail Michelle Diamond (left) and Judy O'Donnell in Diamond's vibrant garden. Photo by James Steindler

    Since 1931, the Glenwood Garden Club has provided a space “to stimulate knowledge and love of gardening and aid in the protection of mature trees, plants and birds and encourage specific plantings,” according to its original mission. Today, its purpose remains much the same, Ann English, a former… read more →

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    Water Warriors: Honoring ordinary heroes

    Water Warriors: Honoring ordinary heroes thumbnail On top of other challenges, Glenwood Springs replaced water filtration equipment in 2021. Courtesy photo

    By J.P. Frale

    Special to The Sopris Sun

    Considering the significant challenges we have faced as a nation, as a state and as a community in 2020 and 2021, the following real life story — about a group of dedicated individuals thrust into uncharted territory — inspires admiration. Our heroes… read more →

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    Strawberry Days makes a comeback

    Strawberry Days makes a comeback thumbnail "Let's get some shut-eye, Strawberry Days is right around the corner."

    Glenwood Springs’ 125th Strawberry Days festival is upon us. After a two-year respite, due to the pandemic, the fun returns June 17-19 at Two Rivers Park. 

    The historic celebration got its start on June 18, 1898. It was initially organized by the Tri-County Farmers Union to promote some of… read more →

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    Tag a Topek

    Tag a Topek thumbnail Your art here! The Glenwood Springs Arts and Culture Board will choose 10 artists to paint mini-murals on the sides of these mobile meeting and eating pods. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

    What the heck is a Topek?

    “The design and intent is inspired by the Inuit Topek house,” explains Blackhound Design Company. “It is a place that encourages gathering and community between people.”

    As dining stretched outside to allow for social distancing in 2020, the… read more →

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    Cazadores de túneles: Piedras aún sin remover

    Cazadores de túneles: Piedras aún sin remover thumbnail James Steindler, investigador principal para The Sopris Sun en la búsqueda de túneles bajo Glenwood Springs. Foto de Paula Mayer

    Por James Steindler y Myki Jones

    Traducción por Dolores Duarte

    Algo recientemente ha resurgido en la atención de la comunidad: susurros silenciosos de sistemas de túneles bajo la ciudad de Glenwood Springs. Así que, naturalmente, el equipo de The Sopris Sun se adentró en el subsuelo para traerles esta historia,… read more →