The oldest tradition The 117th annual Potato Days went off on Saturday, Oct. 3, with plenty of steaming spuds, unearthed corn, marinated meats and a downtown full of smiling Carbondale community members enjoying the fall sunshine. Flags waved down Carbondale’s thoroughfare as residents lined the sides of Main Street to watch the Potato Days parade, […]
Potato Days
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Novedades: Elecciones generales, foro de candidatos, defile de moda y más
Elecciones Generales El condado de Garfield comenzará a enviar por correo las boletas electorales de las Elecciones Generales el martes 6 de octubre a los votantes registrados. Las cajas para depositar las boletas estarán disponibles a partir del día siguiente, 7 de octubre, y permanecerán abiertas hasta las 7 p.m. del 3 de noviembre, el […]
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Filling up on Root 66
It’s that time again! Carbondale’s 117th annual Potato Days — themed “Get your Kicks on Root 66,” an ode to the 100th anniversary of the classic roadway, along with a potato pun, of course — runs through the weekend. The festivities kick off with a screening of “Thelma and Louise,” a cult-classic based on two […]
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Ps & Qs: Let’s teach AI to grow potatoes
Potato Days is this weekend. “Get your kicks on Root 66” is the theme, and when I think about my own roots in this town I start to get all wispy and sentimental. My great grandfather bought the Mount Sopris Ranch from Eugene Grubb in 1923. Mr. Grubb introduced Carbondale to the potato; he even […]
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Apples and beer and root vegetables, oh my!
With the holiday weekend past, collective thoughts turn to autumn. While valley floors grow greener thanks to late monsoon showers, higher elevations have begun turning orange and gold. Aspen trees, willows and scrub oaks show the first dapples of fall color, and hungry bears have been venturing closer to humans, attempting, the best they can, […]
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Potato Days unearths support for RFV farmers
The 116th annual Potato Days has arrived with a plethora of community activations in store over the weekend on par with the theme: “The Grate Spudsby” — an homage to the 100th anniversary of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, “The Great Gatsby.” This year’s Potato Days is particularly special in that it honors the life of […]
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The Perfect Foil By Larry Day We peel the cloak of aluminum To reveal our roasted potateeyum The Trees Say It’s Fall … Photo and text by Jane Bachrach The trees at RVR are showing us fall has arrived and is in full swing. Yet, the weather disagrees, giving us more summer vibes with temperatures […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Potato DaysWell folks, it’s no secret, Carbondale’s 115th Annual Potato Day kicks off this Thursday, Oct. 3, with a viewing of “Red Stallion in the Rockies” — filmed locally 75 years ago — at the Carbondale Library at 7pm. Carbondale Parks and Rec put together a fabulous brochure with event details, volunteer opportunities (including potato […]
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Sweet Jessup to feature new CD at Potato Day – Oct. 5 at Sopris Park
As the opening act at July’s Mountain Fair, Sweet Jessup and the Dirty Buckets got folks up and moving around early on. Fair-goers later moved themselves from the stage to the merch booth and started grabbing the band’s inaugural CD, titled “Dirty Buckets.” By Sunday afternoon, the CDs at the park were sold out. Sweet […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar
Potato DaysCarbondale’s longest-standing community celebration, Potato Days, is just around the corner, with the parade and lunch on Saturday, Oct. 5. And you can help make it all happen! Sign on as a sponsor by emailing esavard@carbondaleco.net, or to reserve a space for a float in the parade, email tkallassy@gcpld.org. It takes a village to […]