Coat drive Good-hearted locals are collecting winter coats and warm clothing to deliver to asylum-seeking families at the U.S.-Mexico border. Donations will be distributed by Border Servant Corps, a U.S.-based shelter that provides food, clothing, travel assistance, medical care and temporary shelter to some 200 asylum-seekers per day, 40% of whom are children. Coats can […]
Jane Bachrach
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Carbondale gets a cozy chocolate lounge and café
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 the aptly-named Cocoa Club. This […]
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Feelin’ the heat
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. According to Training Division Captain […]
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Hats and helmets… for a good cause
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 Fork High School athletes. (Xanax […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Aug. 18, 2022
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 alternatives for access improvements at Penny […]
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Sheepdogs compete at Strang Ranch
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 at Strang’s in September 2023, and […]
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Gripe aviar pone en alerta a la ladera occidental
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 enfermedad procede de gansos, patos […]
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Avian flu puts Western Slope on high alert
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 from migrating geese, ducks and other fowl that pass […]
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‘The Show Must Go On’
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! Fortunately, Carrie Messner, Alyson Marchand […]