Jessi Rochel is a runner with a cause. For nearly four years, the Carbondale local and executive director of the Chris Klug Foundation (CKF) has been quietly chipping away at the elusive Six Star Medal presented by Abbott World Marathon Majors all while raising critical funds and awareness for organ, eye and tissue donation. “Running […]
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Puzzle and Pie Night: How fast can you go? Or how long can you last?
Headlamp, all charged up. Spatula. Baking sheet. Those in the throng arriving early to Sunday’s annual Puzzle and Pie Night clasped the items under their arms. None of which I’d used, despite duly bringing them, last year, but still I arrived thus armed for the fifth annual Puzzle and Pie Night at the Carbondale Recreation […]
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Letters to the Editor
Re: Sexual assaultThis is in response to Jeanne Souldern’s letter last week: “Sexual Assault.” I totally agree with her opinions and questions. Three weeks ago, someone tried to get in my front door after dark. Since the assault on Nov. 2, 2024, I have locked my storm door and deadbolted my front door. I called […]
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Summit for Life gets set
Time to dust off your uphill gear because the Chris Klug Foundation’s (CKF) highly anticipated Summit for Life race is happening on Dec. 7.Under the moonlight, athletes will test their early season fitness by either skinning, snowshoeing or hiking up Aspen Mountain. The daunting course features a 3,267-vertical-foot gain over 2.5 miles, but finishers will […]
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Letters – Aug. 8, 2024
Three-legged stoolMany a time I have listened to people lament, “Where is the ‘none of the above’ on a political ballot?” So many voters are worn out by the two-party non-choice. A choice for this presidential election has emerged and fully experienced with both people, governments and corporations. Forty years ago, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. […]
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Día de la Patata: una tradición antigua
Traducción por Raleigh Burleigh El Día de la Patata fue celebrado por primera vez en 1909 y la celebración de su 100 aniversario fue el mismo año en que The Sopris Sun se publicó por primera vez. El día 2 de octubre, Carbondale reconoce el 112 año del Día de la Patata. La significancia de […]
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Old traditions make for new memories
Potato Day is the longest standing locals’ tradition in Carbondale. The event kicked off in 1909, and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in the same year that The Sopris Sun printed its first issue. On Oct. 2, the Town celebrates the 112th annual Potato Day. The significance of the potato for this town is often lost […]