From the archives of the Roaring Fork Review, Valley Journal andThe Sopris Sun; in collaboration with the Carbondale Historical Society and Carbondale Branch Library Aug. 8, 1974 Gubernatorial candidate Dick Lamm held a fundraising luncheon at 10th Mountain Veteran John Tripp’s home and sat down for an interview while he was in town. He took […]
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Pages of the Past: Gordon Cooper touches down at the library
From the archives of the Roaring Fork Review, Valley Journal and The Sopris Sun; in collaboration with the Carbondale Historical Society and Carbondale Branch Library. June 6, 1974 Former astronaut Gordon Cooper was on hand as Carbondale’s library was officially christened after him. The fact that his mother, Hattie, lived locally was part of the […]
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Pages of the Past: Celebrating 50 years of Carbondale newspapers
This look back at this month in history is drawn from the newspaper archive at the Carbondale Branch Library. Digitization efforts are underway, with 1975 through 1982 expected to be available at www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org this summer. Contact tkallassy@gcpld.org if you’re interested in supporting the project. Meanwhile, The Sun is in the process of binding issues from […]