For February, Black History Month, Sopris Sun illustrator Larry Day will highlight an influential African American each week, accompanied by an illustration. It was Oct. 16, 1968, in Mexico City. Before a crowd of 50,000 United States runner Tommie Smith stood on the Olympic podium accepting the gold medal for the 200-meter dash, setting a […]
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Carbondale’s Carrie Vickers inducted into Colorado Running Hall of Fame
They became known as the “Steeple Chicks,” a self-branded title of a group of post-collegiate female runners who became the pioneers of the women’s steeplechase event in track and field back in the mid-2000s.For her part, Carrie Messner-Vickers of Carbondale, a four-time All-American cross country and track athlete at the University of Colorado Boulder, would […]
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Pages of the past: Carbondale carries the torch
Feb. 18, 1982 Though they hadn’t been through two years of intermittent social distancing, folks still got cabin fever — so the Journal sought advice from Glenwood Springs psychologist Jerry Weinstock. He noted that the phenomenon was particularly prevalent in rural areas (which Carbondale certainly still was), since cities provide plenty of year-round diversion. He […]