By Denise Moss Special to The Sopris Sun Angelique Pretorius is starting a new life, one free of the helplessness she suffered during her entire childhood in South Africa. At 25 years old, she has made her way to America and started her college education. That’s step one. But step two, the ability to stay […]
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Sopris from above: New perspectives on water solutions
Opinion by Stephanie Dungan Snowpack on top of Colorado’s Mt. Sopris shines bright white in the morning sunshine. Often, I have admired her grandeur from the ground, but I’ve never seen her from above. Looking down on this peak from a Cessna 210, it is clear to see that this mountain — as well as […]
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Evelyn Ellsworth Condit Aug. 28, 1956 – March 20, 2023
Evelyn (Evvie, Ev) was born in the city of Passaic, New Jersey. She passed away peacefully on March 20 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Evvie spent her childhood in New Jersey and moved to the mountains of Colorado in the late 1970s. She raised her three children in Carbondale and spent many years loving […]
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The Kindness Empire connects Portrait Pals
Sopris Elementary School in Glenwood Springs participated in Portrait Pals, a creative program from The Kindness Empire. Students were matched with peers at Hallett Academy in Denver to trade portraits — painted with only blue, red, yellow and white — based on photos. Participants also respond to prompts like, “What’s your best advice for someone […]
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Monk J. Burkmier May 28, 1944 – April 30, 2023
Monk J. Burkmier, “Monk” to his friends, was born in the Bay Area of California on May 28, 1944, the “year of the bad penny” as he liked to say. He grew up primarily in foster homes and an orphanage in Los Angeles called the Lark Ellen School for Boys. He learned early how to […]
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Works in Progress – June 1, 2023
An Appeal to My Neighbors By Katie Styles I don’t mean the neighbors who share my rental apartment wall The ones who also wonder, “Can I buy anything at all?” I mean YOU The neighbors The homeowners And property-tax payers You’d like to “sell to someone local” A family like your own Have them celebrate […]
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Works in Progress – May 25, 2023
Stopping a season in its tracks By Chris Hassig Carbondale Have you wished to stop a season in its tracks? To curl up in its ephemeral corner To be engaged, one by one, to all its wonders To stop time, I guess It’s coming on to lilac season When my folly reaches full bloom Winter […]
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Managing with less water, western producers feel the heat
Guest Opinion By Ava Gilbert The Colorado River has been getting attention like never before due to reservoir levels dropping in a decades-long drought. When assessing major water usage, people are quick to point a finger at farmers. Farmers are under immense pressure, feeding much of the U.S. while embedded in a large system, culture […]
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Lamont bids adieu to CMS
By Kayla Kaufman Youth Correspondent After 25 years at Carbondale Middle School (CMS), Jennifer Lamont will retire as its principal at the end of this school year. Lamont has had a highly successful career, and is adored by the CMS and Carbondale communities. Lamont’s enthusiasm for education and dedication to the middle school have provided […]
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Obituary: Alan Dean Joyner
Alan Dean Joyner, 63, of Grand Junction, passed away May 8 at Saint Mary’s hospital with his family by his side. Alan was born on Feb. 9, 1960 in Rangely to Bill and Shirley (Nightingale) Joyner. He spent his childhood in Northglenn, and his high school years in Carbondale. He was a graduate from Roaring Fork […]