Roaring Fork Valley trail running enthusiasts will have an alternative to the Aspen Backcountry Marathon that was canceled this summer. They’ll just have to wait another two months and trek over to the other side of the Elk Mountains to do it. Delta County School District’s outdoor education and equity program, The Nature Connection, is […]
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30 años después de Storm King
Cada incendio forestal es una nueva aula en donde mejorar la gestión de incendios y la educación sobre seguridad Por John Stroud Post Independent Traducción por Edgar Barrantes El número de muertes entre los bomberos forestales desde un trágico incendio en Storm King Mountain en las afueras de Glenwood Springs cobrara la vida de 14 […]
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Rams baseball bows out in 3A regionals
Two Roaring Fork High School spring sports programs were in action one final time before the end of the school year last weekend. The Rams baseball team advanced to the 3A Regionals as the 27th seed in the 32-team tournament, falling to regional host No. 6 Colorado Academy in Denver on Saturday, May 18 by […]
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Rams ladies soccer, lacrosse pick up key wins
April showers (and snow squalls) have brought some wins for the Roaring Fork High School ladies soccer and lacrosse teams over the last week.Playing at Basalt on Tuesday, the Lady Rams soccer team scored a 6-1 win to improve to 4-1-1 overall on the season and 1-0-1 in the 3A Western Slope League.Roaring Fork got […]
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Carbondale’s chocolate chip cookies compared
We already know that White House Pizza’s chocolate chipper is one of the finest desserts Carbondale has to offer — but how does it stack up for takeout? To answer that question, The Sopris Sun once again assembled a panel of five judges for a blind taste test (we previously tackled burgers, tacos, soup and […]
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Red Hill steward earns accolades from public lands agency
Chris Brandt first started mountain biking the rugged single-track trails on Carbondale’s Red Hill in 2009 and immediately noticed something both aesthetically beautiful and ecologically fragile about it.“I was blown away by how awesome it was, and how it encompassed everything I loved about mountain biking, with its natural challenges and the scenery,” Brandt said.At […]
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Coalition compares Summit County successes with local affordable housing efforts
Breckenridge’s long history of creating a vibrant affordable housing program could prove to be a valuable model as the new West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition looks to up its game in the Roaring Fork Valley and Garfield County.A big difference, though, is the nearly two dozen deed-restricted housing projects and a successful buy-down program in […]
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Rams Report: Basketball teams conclude pre-holiday slate
Playing up in competition against 4A and 5A teams to close out the pre-holiday schedule, the Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) boys and girls basketball teams now have their eyes on the 3A Western Slope League slate come the new year. The Rams girls are off to a 3-2 start, scoring a win over Basalt, […]
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Brenda Patch Tournament kicks off season for Rams basketball
The new-look Roaring Fork High School boys and girls basketball teams open the season with their home Brenda Patch Tournament this weekend. Girls coach steps downRight off the bat, the girls team is adjusting to a coaching change following the unexpected resignation this week of new head coach Albert Blanc. Blanc, a 1966 Glenwood Springs […]
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La escuela primaria Glenwood lidera el distrito en el cambio de desempeño post pandemia
Post Independent Traducción por Edgar Barrantes Los esfuerzos en el Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork para volver a encarrilar el rendimiento estudiantil luego de una caída en el desempeño resultante de los años de la pandemia parecen estar funcionando, puntuados por un gran cambio en solo un año en la Escuela Primaria Glenwood Springs. En […]