With no public comments, no elected official reports and a short consent agenda, the Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) got to the heart of Monday’s meeting right out of the gate. They listened to updates from local nonprofits that receive county funding. YouthZone (YZ) provides services to improve everyday life for youth who have […]
Larry Day
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From cartoons to canvas: Larry Day brings his landscape paintings to Redstone
Dione Holt, Redstone GalleryPress Release Editor’s note:The author, Dione Holt, is the assistant of the Redstone Gallery. If you pick up The Sopris Sun most weeks, you’ve seen Larry Day’s work. His cartoons have run in these pages since after he and his wife moved to Carbondale in 2019. What you may not know is that […]
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Dream Well: Why you don’t remember your dreams
Natalia Snider is a certified dream practitioner living in Carbondale. She works with people’s dreams and imaginations to facilitate self-healing. Every month, she will analyze someone’s dream in The Sopris Sun. Anyone can submit a dream for personal analysis or inclusion in this column by visiting: www.dreamhealings.com The number one, most-asked question I get as […]
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Curated Calendar – March 19 to March 31
THURSDAY, MARCH 19 THIRD THURSDAY BOOK CLUBThe Carbondale Library’s Third Thursday Book Club discusses “The Book of Lost Names” by Kristin Harmel from 2 to 3:30pm. ARTISTS IN RESIDENCEAnderson Ranch Arts Center welcomes 15 new artists to its residency program with a slide night for them to share their artwork from 4 to 5pm. Attend […]
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Scuttlebutt
Spring GulchAn afternoon of rain and fog at Spring Gulch on Feb. 12 diminished the thin base of snow, prompting a cautionary closure. If the next storm brings sufficient snowpack, the course will reopen. “In the meantime: go to the car wash, sleep with a spoon under your pillow and make a few sacrifices to […]
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Dream Well: The walk of a lifetime
Natalia Snider is a certified dream practitioner living in Carbondale. She works with people’s dreams and imaginations to facilitate self-healing. Every month, she will analyze someone’s dream in The Sopris Sun. Anyone can submit a dream for personal analysis or inclusion in this column by visiting: www.dreamhealings.com DreamI had a dream my dad came to […]
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Lepkowski returns, Feds urged to pay state disaster relief, county fair revenues up
Silt resident John Lepkowski is at it again with a new complaint about books in the Silt Library. The books are a series of graphic novels titled “The Boys” by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the same books that a woman complained about last week. Lepkowski told the Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) Monday that he […]
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The Arctic Hoarder returns to Colorado
The North American wolverine (Gulo gulo luscus) is a survivor. It is called the Arctic Hoarder for good reason. This small mammal, a member of the weasel family, lives at high elevations where it’s cold and snowy. Wolverines scavenge for food in the summer and cache it away for winter. And they are returning to […]
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GarCo Report: Book complaint, weeds and waivers
Kristi Gill of New Castle started off Monday’s Garfield Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) meeting with comments about certain books on Garfield County Library shelves. In a similar vein as previous complaints about library materials, Gill talked about a series of graphic novels titled “The Boys” by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, which she said […]
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Year in Review 2025
For many, 2025 was a challenging year. Institutions, identities, entire industries were foundationally rocked. Notably, the list of obituaries was exceptionally long and included many community staples. For months, there were protests nearly every week. From outer instability, we were challenged to draw on inner strength and the Roaring Fork Valley rose to the occasion. […]