In 2019, Carbondale’s master of many trades, Mark Burrows, began his chocolate-making career with Pollinator Chocolate. Since then, Pollinator has become the go-to for high-quality, single-source, small-batch chocolate bars, truffles and bonbons in the Roaring Fork Valley.
Burrows is now dipping into a highly-anticipated business venture with the opening of… read more →
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… read more →
Eleven students and trainees in Colorado Mountain College’s Firefighter 1 program completed the practical skills portion of their firefighting classes on Saturday, Nov. 12. This was the first training class held at the recently completed training center located in Carbondale next to the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District building.… read more →
It was party time in Carbondale last weekend as two events were held to raise money for good causes.
On Friday evening, Cowboy Up held their annual barbecue and dance in downtown Carbondale on the Fourth Street Plaza. This year’s beneficiary was the Roaring Fork Sports Foundation which supports Roaring… read more →
Safety tip
When building your go-kit, think about if there are any special items you may need such as prescription medication, infant diapers and formula or pet supplies. Other items to think about can be found at www.ready.gov/build-a-kit
Penny Hot Springs
Pitkin County is requesting public input on two… read more →
Over 100 handlers and their dogs from around the U.S. and Canada descended upon Strang Ranch last week to compete in the annual sheepdog trials. The trials, which were held April 28 through May 2, were a fundraiser for the 2022 National Sheepdog Finals, which will also take place… read more →
Traducción por Dolores Duarte
El Departamento de Agricultura de Colorado (CDA) continúa monitoreando el creciente alcance de la nociva gripe aviar H5N1. Para aves domésticas, la enfermedad conlleva una tasa de mortalidad del 90-100%. Hasta ahora se han confirmado casos en los condados de Pitkin, Montrose y La Plata.
La… read more →
The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) continues to monitor the expanding reach of the detrimental Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. For domestic flocks, the disease carries a 90-100% mortality rate. Thus far, cases have been confirmed in Pitkin, Montrose and La Plata counties.
The disease comes… read more →
The dress rehearsal for Cirque du Sopris was held last Thursday, April 7, without the show’s director.
Jennifer Johnson couldn’t be there due to a concussion she suffered the day before, when one of the stage clamps knocked her on the head as she was putting the stage together. Ouch!… read more →
Mount Sopris loomed in the background as over 115 pickleball players took to the new Young-Calaway Pickleball courts in Carbondale last weekend to compete in The Great Sopris Showdown.
The tournament kicked off on Saturday morning with players of all ages competing in both men’s and… read more →
