Nothing gets one in the mood to gobble gobble like a good old fashioned foot race, as evidenced by 470 registrations for this year’s Turkey Trot hosted by Carbondale Parks and Recreation. Jeff Colt and Kara Lapoint took the cake for overall fastest times, completing the 5k in 17 minutes, 12 seconds and 20 minutes, […]
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Work in Progress – Dec. 1, 2022
December First Nancy McAtavey Carbondale Continued from “The House at #45” on the Nov. 24 Work in Progress page December 1. This is the day that I have been waiting for. Today, after school Aunt Kitty and I will finish the nativity scene and light the window candles for the first time. But, this is […]
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Acceso a agua limpia
Por Beatriz Soto y Alex Sánchez Voces Unidas de las Montañas Es evidente el hecho de que el agua de Colorado se enfrenta a una crisis sin precedentes. En medio de la peor mega-sequía de los últimos 1,200 años, estamos viviendo condiciones climáticas más cálidas y secas que han alimentado más frecuentes y devastadores incendios […]
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The past is prologue
By Kate Collins Special to The Sopris Sun Martin Luther King Jr. received the Nobel Peace Prize; America grieved President Kennedy’s assassination; Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. It was the last year of the Baby Boom and the first year of my life: 1964. Exactly one century earlier, my great great grandmother, Matilda […]
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Calling a snow day
By Dominic Furer Youth Correspondent Every once in a while, Roaring Fork Valley children wake up to the blissful news of a snow day. School is canceled, they get to sleep in and don’t have to concern themselves with whatever it was they were supposed to do in class that day. All kids adore snow […]
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Senior Rams score big
By Diana Diaz Youth Correspondent It’s no secret that Roaring Fork High School’s (RFHS) boys soccer team has been making local fans proud. Last season, the team won the 2021 state championship — a historical moment for this small town and one it’s safe to say will not soon be forgotten. This year, the boy’s […]
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Work in Progress – Nov. 24, 2022
The House at #45 Nancy McAtavey Carbondale I loved the bigness of the house at number 45; the kitchen with its cast iron stove, the dining room where I built forts under the claw foot table, the front parlor with the upright piano that no one ever played. At the top of the front staircase […]
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Posada y tala del arbolitos de Navidad en el Thompson Divide
Por Omar Sarabia Como director del programa Defiende Nuestra Tierra en Wilderness Workshop, tengo el honor de trabajar para proteger las tierras públicas y conectar a la comunidad Latin/a/e/x de nuestra región en estos lugares espectaculares Una de mis formas favoritas de hacer esto es trabajar con socios y colaboradores para organizar eventos que tienen […]
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Honoring veterans, at home and abroad
Guest submission by American Battle Monuments Commission Glenwood Springs native Jason Bordelon has been serving as the superintendent of the American Battle Monuments Commission’s Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, Netherlands for more than a year. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the cemetery, including the pristine upkeep of the grounds and memorials, but most importantly the […]
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Work in Progress – Nov. 17, 2022
The Beautiful Sandwich Shelly Bergerhouse Merriam February 19, 2021 Glenwood Springs She could always make the most beautiful sandwich. A loving memory of her Emporia, Kansas college years and lunch with her Alpha Sigma sisters. A block of cheddar cheese shredded on her mother’s tin grater bent from decades of use, As was her finger […]