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Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Mar. 15, 2023

Carbondale Report: One year in, Trustees begin to refine STR regs

A long-standing tradition, students of the month are honored with certificates at the first regular meeting of each month. Congratulations to (left to right) Juniper Mullett, Juliet Irigoyeh, William Pinkham IV, Adrian Barraza and Israel Castillon! Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

Tuesday’s meeting saw all trustees in attendance for a standard agenda capped with a lengthy executive session “for a conference with the Town Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions.” Presumably, this pertains to a mediation which took place on March 9 between… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Dec. 28, 2022

2022 in review

Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2022. Photo by Sue Rollyson

Another year has come and gone with hardship and success. We at The Sopris Sun offer this brief look back at just a few of the headline happenings.

January
At the beginning of the year, a surge of Omicron, the prevailing COVID-19 variant, had local… read more →

Locations: Español By Amy Hadden Marsh Published Dec. 14, 2022

Uinta Basin Railway encuentra oposición en Glenwood

Foto de Raleigh Burleigh

Traducción por Dolores Duarte

Los productores de petróleo quieren cuadruplicar la cantidad de crudo ceroso de fracturación hidráulica que sale de la cuenca Uinta de Utah. Actualmente se transportan en camión entre 80,000 y 90,000 barriles diarios a las refinerías de Salt Lake City, pero su producción está limitada por… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh

Alpine Bank and Larry Day color 2023

Larry Day’s sketch of the Carbondale page before ink and color, courtesy of the artist

If you hadn’t yet noticed, Alpine Bank’s newest annual calendar is especially lively as the bank, founded in Carbondale in January 1973, approaches its 50th anniversary.

Sopris Sun readers will instantly recognize the whimsical imaginings of artist Larry Day gracing the calendar’s 12 pages with playful… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Nov. 30, 2022

Our Town: Arthur Franklin follows the flow

Arthur Franklin also founded a charitable foundation, Wellness for Humanity Foundation, that helps people struggling with Lyme disease and is launching a new program focused on releasing trauma. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

As part of an ongoing, get-to-know-your-neighbors series, The Sopris Sun interviews folks in and around Carbondale that may not otherwise appear in the paper. We welcome guest features of this sort emailed to news@soprissun.com

This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Trustees take momentous action

The Roaring Fork Drawing Club sat in on the municipal meeting, sketching the crowd. Art by Brian Colley

All trustees were present during their regular meeting on Nov. 22. Several actions garnered hearty applause from public attendees. Mayor Ben Bohmfalk called it “a community lovefest” on KDNK the next morning.

To begin, trustees approved a consent agenda including a resolution reversing the Planning and… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Aug. 10, 2022

Carbondale Report: Trustees adapt with the times

CLEER Executive Director Alice Laird writes ideas from a group brainstorm at the Third Street Center on Aug. 27. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

Early in the trustees’ regular meeting on Tuesday, Town Manager Lauren Gister took the opportunity to announce four new hires, as well as new vacancies on town staff.

The new planning director is Jared Barnes, who previously worked for Eagle County managing ECO Transit system. Tom Karrel, who… read more →

Locations: Español By Crystal Mariscal Published Jul. 20, 2022

La nueva cara del Sol

Vanessa Porras traerá sus talentos artísticos al nuevo rol como editora contribuyente del Sol del Valle. Foto de Joe Van Wyk

Al igual que la luna tiene temporadas, el Sol también — solo que menos visibles. En este caso, esperamos que sea visible la nueva cara del Sol pero para bien, ya que es con gran emoción que anunciamos ¡un nuevo amanecer llega este viernes para el Sol de Valle!

Mi… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Apr. 27, 2022

Carbondale Report: Changing of the guard

Carbondale’s newly sworn-in trustees (from left to right): Erica Sparhawk (re-elected), Colin Laird and Chris Hassig. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

It can be a bittersweet moment in a healthy representative democracy. Elected officials of yesteryear humbly step down as the newly-chosen leaders assume their responsibilities. Tuesday’s Board of Town Trustees meeting was such a moment. The audience included family and friends and the session’s entirety focused on this ceremony,… read more →

Locations: News By Raleigh Burleigh Published Apr. 13, 2022

Aspen Dance Connection hosts "Mr. Tap"

Dance Aspen Connection hosted John “Mr. Tap” Williams (bottom left) for a weekend of events. The fun began with a performance at Sopris Lodge on April 8, together with Karen Kent (top left) of Aspen Dance Connection and Bailey Barnum and Jameson Osborne of Legacy Dance Company.