Remembering a small town
Memorial Day, as I write this, is a day to think back to people and things we miss. My father served in the Navy in WWII and Korea on aircraft carriers. I found a history of the ship he served aboard during the crucial naval…
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Illène Pevec
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Jun. 1, 2022
Letters - June 2, 2022
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May. 18, 2022
What can we do? We can plant trees!
What can we do?
By Illène Pevec
Special to The Sopris Sun
In Colorado and around the world, devastating fires have burned, are burning, will burn. Droughts dry, high-speed winds blow. Sea levels rise around the globe, threatening entire island nations and our own coasts! What can we do… read more →
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Español
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May. 4, 2022
Cada árbol es un ecosistema en miniatura
Traducción por Dolores Duarte
Este 29 de abril, en el Día del Árbol, los amantes de los árboles tuvieron una buena razón y amplias oportunidades para celebrarlo.
La historia del Día del Árbol en Estados Unidos data de la década de 1870. Julius Sterling Morton, editor del Nebraska City News,… read more →
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Apr. 27, 2022
Every tree is a mini-ecosystem
This Arbor Day, April 29, tree enthusiasts have good reason and ample opportunities to celebrate.
The history of Arbor Day in the United States reaches back to the 1870s. Julius Sterling Morton, editor of the Nebraska City News, was an avid proponent of planting trees and often wrote on that… read more →
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Dec. 1, 2021
Gratitude to the Native Americans who helped our ancestors
We learned in grade school about the Native Americans sharing seeds and agricultural knowledge with the Pilgrims. Just imagine, a Pilgrim had never seen corn, squash or beans, the “three sisters” plants cultivated and adapted by our continent’s first peoples. Later events, the broken land treaties, Trail of Tears… read more →
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Sep. 15, 2021
Letters - Sept. 16, 2021
RFSD board election
This letter is in support of Kenny Teitler for Roaring Fork School District School Board District A.
Being a former teacher, Kenny knows what it takes to keep quality teachers in the classroom. He knows that teachers need time with students and time to create… read more →