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Carbondale Report: Trustees reconsider park amenities and Cavern Springs support

Tuesday’s meeting, Nov. 25, was over in well under an hour. All trustees were in attendance sans Christina Montemayor. Much of the meeting consisted of public comments. To begin, Judith Alvarez, known locally as director of La Clínica del Pueblo and the Safe Abundant Nutrition Alliance, was the first of three Cavern Springs Mobile Home […]

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The Court Report

The Town of Carbondale and Roaring Fork Pickleball Association (RFPA) have both received a guilty verdict! They’re guilty of not giving pickleball and tennis players access to the Darien courts for approximately 10 days. What makes this even worse is it could be several more days before players are allowed access. However… a guilty plea […]

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Weather … or not

PHOTOS & TEXT BY JANE BACHRACH Despite some angry weather conditions, the Roaring Fork Pickleball Associations’ tournament last weekend was a success. In addition to the battles taking place on the courts, the battles with mother nature made it even more exciting. Each day, from Thursday through Sunday, players and onlookers braved the elements from […]

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Pickleball: A social phenomenon

Over the past few years, pickleball has been on the rise across the country with more people learning, playing and talking about the sport. According to Trevor Cannon, the president of the Roaring Fork Pickleball Association (RFPA) — a local group that has seen a 500% growth in membership since 2014 — Carbondale is no […]

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Carbondale Report: Pickleball association secures new courts, other action

All trustees were present during the regular meeting on Jan. 23, with Luis Yllanes joining by Zoom. The meeting began with swift approval of the consent agenda, which included appointment of Allison Cryns to the Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission; an annual scope of work for the bikeshare program with the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, […]

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