By Victoria Eakins and Yesenia Benavides Youth Correspondents The Buddy Program is turning 50 this year! And they’re also expanding to Glenwood Springs. The Buddy Program is a youth-mentoring nonprofit that focuses on empowering youth with one-on-one and group mentoring programs throughout the Valley. The Buddy Program offers four primary programs, including one-on-one mentoring between […]
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Wick Moses, Jan. 22, 1947 – Feb. 23, 2023
It is with heavy hearts that the community bids adieu to Wick Moses, a fun-loving man who played a great role in the shaping of Carbondale’s culture. Wick came to the Roaring Fork Valley in 1963 as a student at Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS). He came by train from Springfield, Massachusetts, with a head […]
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Work in Progress – March 2, 2023
HOME By Melissa Sidelinger When I first met you, love, It was like being reacquainted With a very dear friend As if in another lifetime We had promised to find each other Here in this one Before I met you I was afraid to grow old I wished for life to be fleeting To burn […]
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Work in Progress – Feb. 23, 2023
The Crows By Nancy McAtavey Carbondale The last January rays, too weak to reach the forest floor, set the treetops on fire. Since early morning, this murder of crows has circled my house…first to the back yard, then to the bare maples that line the street. They sit silently, still. Then one caw, another and […]
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Ten pounds of development in a five-pound bag
Guest Opinion by Patrick Hunter I was thinking about Carbondale’s growing traffic problems. Seems like the situation is getting exponentially worse. I’m reminded of the phrase of putting 10 pounds of something in a five-pound bag. Now, a lot of towns are surrounded by empty space, like on the Front Range. They just keep expanding […]
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John Nieslanik March 15, 1932 – February 9, 2023
John Nieslanik passed away on Feb. 9 at 7:50pm, while listening to the rosary with his loving wife at his home on his ranch in Carbondale. In his final days, he was surrounded by his loving family. John was born to John Sr. and Mary Nieslanik on March 15, 1932 at home in Spring Valley, […]
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Ross students flex their art muscles
By Sopris Sun Youth Reporters Ross Montessori hosted an all-ages art show on Wednesday, Feb. 1. The Sopris Sun sent its youth correspondents to snap some photos and interview participants. “I am proud of all of these children, who create all the fun, wonderful art,” said organizer Mitzi Brasier (mother of one of our youth […]
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Mature Content: Over the hill and out to lunch? Not really!
By Ron Kokish I’ve always believed that deeds define us and respect must be earned. As a lad, I didn’t understand why I was expected to defer to older people. At age 82, the shoe is on the other foot, and I’m still puzzled. By 70, we’ve taken nearly 588 million breaths and experienced over […]
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Works in Progress – Feb. 16, 2023
Song for the Times By Kitty Riley When you hear the news How more people have died And you think there are clues To what could have been tried To stop the hand of anger Cool the fire of hate That puts us all in danger And can’t separate Politics from humanity. And all the […]
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Work in Progress – Feb. 9, 2023
Long Story Short By Sofie Koski Carbondale Clarissa‘s heart pounded. She scrolled with a certain propensity through the articles and blogs; her eyes searching. Her hack program ran listlessly on the split screen. She tugged nervously on her camisole, her face the sole illuminated surface in the obscurely screen-lit room. The news articles displayed carefully […]