Glenwood Caverns The morning of Oct. 28, a body was discovered in a women’s restroom at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. After an initial investigation it was relayed to the public that the deceased was armed with a semi automatic rifle and handgun, as well as improvised explosive devices on his person and in an […]
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Thoughts on Janeway and Wild and Scenic designation
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Guest Opinion by David Johnson Editor’s note, David Johnson is the owner of Crystal Fly Shop. I’m writing to express my belief that a Crystal River augmentation project with a $1.5 million budget at Janeway would be detrimental to the Crystal River, to the Janeway ecosystem and contradictory to a long-term goal of Wild and […]
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The Post Office is overwhelmed
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Opinion by Natascha Hildebrandt Special to The Sopris Sun You’re repairing something. Ace and the COOP don’t have the part. It’s cheaper to order it on Amazon than to spend the gas and time to drive to Lowe’s in Glenwood Springs to see if they have what you need. It arrives in a day or […]
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Origins of El Día de los Muertos in Mexico
Mari Plaza-Munet Garfield County Libraries El Día de los Muertos is an important holiday in Mexico and many countries of Latin America and the world. This is an important holiday where families unite to honor their ancestors or those who passed. While this important celebration happens at different times of the year in other countries, […]
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Works in Progress – Nov. 2, 2023
A peace march in Florence By Illene Pevec Carbondale I participated in a candlelight peace march on Monday, Oct. 23 in Florence, Italy. The Catholic priest at San Miniato, a church built in 1018 on one of the highest hills in Florence, organized the march in collaboration with a Rabbi, an Imam, Florence’s mayor and […]
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Letters – Nov. 2, 2023
Thanks Sopris Sun Thanks for making “GHOSTS, GOBLINS, AND GHOULS” available for the Roaring Fork Valley children on the Works in Progress page of The Sopris Sun on Oct. 26. I hope lots of them danced to it in costume this Halloween. It may even get a few of them interested in making music. Clay […]
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Chisme del Pueblo- 26 de octubre, 2023
Chisme del Pueblo Traducción por Dolores Duarte Liderazgo RFSD La junta educativa del distrito escolar de Roaring Fork se reunió el 25 de octubre a las 5 p.m., poco después de nuestra hora de cierre de la edición, para discutir, entre otras cosas, un acuerdo de renuncia con el superintendente Dr. Jesús Rodríguez. Según un […]
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Propuesta II: Colorado podría quedarse con todos los ingresos fiscales generados por el tabaco y la nicotina para pagar por la educación preescolar
Por Sandra Fish The Colorado Sun Traducción por Dolores Duarte Los electores de Colorado aprobaron una medida en los comicios de 2020 que incrementaba los impuestos sobre los productos del tabaco y la nicotina y permitía al estado utilizar los ingresos para financiar un programa preescolar universal. Pero el aumento de los impuestos generó más […]
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Works in Progress – Oct. 26, 2023
‘Ghost of Cattle Creek’ Shoutout The Quint family was the first to inform The Sopris Sun of their sighting of the Ghost of Cattle Creek, featured as a contest on last week’s Works in Progress page. Congratulations, Quints, and thank you for participating — and sharing another photo. Have a happy Halloween! As the moon […]
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Letters – Oct. 26, 2023
Doing our part What about this fantastic fall weather? Carbondale’s high was 71 degrees Monday, 8 degrees above our historic average. But then, if you have been following the news, the world’s average temperature has been the highest in human history. Actually, it is kind of hard living in such ideal circumstances, to know that […]