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Carbondalian for life

Tom Mercer has lived in the Roaring Fork Valley for long enough to be considered a local by anyone’s measure, and contributed enough to boot. In recent years he regularly contributed articles to The Sopris Sun and while we’re sad to see him go, we’re comforted knowing he’s not quite done with us. Recently, Mercer […]

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All's Fair

Exemplary of the joyous and supportive vibe that predominated the 50th Annual Carbondale Mountain Fair, limbo co-winner Ben Armstrong (who ended up in crutches) is hoisted into the air by co-winner David Vasquez.  Contest winners Limbo 2. Anna Jasmine 3. Grace Brown Cake 1. Lisa Mattson 2. Sara Kokish 3. Beth Johnson Cupcake 1. Emily […]

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Community, meet the police

The first-ever Carbondale Police Department (CPD) Citizen Academy was quickly renamed the “Community Academy” so as not to deter folks without U.S. citizenship from participating. That change-up was the result of input given by the first members of the academy — and was one of many suggestions taken to heart by the department. Citizen academies […]

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Workers needed near and far

It’s no secret, there is a deficiency in the labor pool. It is a nation-wide trend and the Roaring Fork Valley is no exception. Walking down Main Street in Carbondale, it’s hard not to notice the “help wanted” signs taped to the windows of popular restaurants. Some businesses, such as the newly-opened Ming’s restaurant next […]

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Instalación solar sí, redistribución de distritos no

Traducción por Dolores Duarte Los comisionados iniciaron su reunión del 12 de julio discutiendo la redistribución del Distrito 57 de la Cámara de Colorado (HD-57). El representante del HD-57, Perry Will, estuvo presente para hablar sobre el tema. El comisionado Tom Jankovsky inició la conversación dejando claras sus preocupaciones. Los mapas preliminares de redistribución “toman” […]

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Collaborate and dance

In Carbondale, as of late, there’s been a trend of dancing in the street — well, at least outdoors — with the recent production of SHOES outside SAW studios and, coming up on July 17, a New York dance company called Konverjdans will perform outside The Contemporary in Willits. While The Contemporary structure is not […]

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Accountability counts

By James Steindler In last week’s print edition of The Sopris Sun, I misquoted Mayor Dan Richardson in a News Analysis regarding the town’s response to the Christmas Eve incident and, more specifically, the community forum which took place on Tuesday, June 29.    During the forum Richardson offered to explain why a formal apology […]

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