Huts for Vets (HFV) is preparing for its 10th season of operation in the Roaring Fork Valley. The Carbondale-based nonprofit’s first of six four-day, all-expenses-paid retreats for military veterans to backcountry huts will depart June 18. HFV is the brainchild of longtime local journalist, author and environmentalist Paul Andersen. It provides a “unique wilderness therapy […]
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Basalt honors its own
By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff Some people move mountains, others like Lieutenant Colonel Richard Merritt, move people to the mountains for healing. For this and other accomplishments, Merritt at a recent town council meeting received the Basalt Outstanding Community Service Award. As noted by Basalt Mayor Bill Kane, “We acknowledge those who have been […]