Roaring Fork Valley

  • Locations: Columns, Opinion Published

    Críticas: Hometown hate

    Críticas: Hometown hate thumbnail Hector Salas-Gallegos

    “Sometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives I’m not living.” –Jonathan Safran Foer

    There used to be a time when I was ashamed of being from the Roaring Fork Valley.

    It seemed to me that everyone growing… read more →

  • Locations: News Published

    Local group addresses wildlife collisions

    Local group addresses wildlife collisions thumbnail Tristan Mead captured this photo of a bull elk which was printed in the Oct. 6 edition of The Sopris Sun. Reporter James Steindler hit a bull elk in the same vicinity several weeks later. Was he one in the same? We’ll never know for sure.

    Often while commuting up and down the Roaring Fork Valley, motorists see what we’ve become accustomed to referring to as “roadkill” on the side of the highway. These animals are the victims of vehicle collisions. 

    On a personal note, this reporter recently took the life, inadvertently, of… read more →

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    VOICES highlights queer voices at TACAW

    VOICES highlights queer voices at TACAW thumbnail Photo courtesy of Susannah McLeod, McLeod9 Creative

    VOICES theater company premiers “A Green Bird on Orange Trees,” at The Arts Campus at Willits (better known as TACAW) on  Oct. 21 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. This production brings stories from seven local queer artists to the stage with… read more →

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    Boogying mindfully with Lipbone Redding

    Boogying mindfully with Lipbone Redding thumbnail Photo courtesy of Margaret Reid

    Lipbone Redding looks forward to his humble return to the Roaring Fork Valley and is ready to make shoes groove and minds soothe. He has a list of shows and meditation sessions lined up between Basalt and Carbondale, beginning Aug. 19 at True Nature, as part of its Peace… read more →

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    Scuttlebutt and Community Calendar - Aug. 11, 2022

    Scuttlebutt and Community Calendar – Aug. 11, 2022 thumbnail Tom Whiston of Ohio holds a photo album which belonged to his grandmother, Ethel Schaeffer Whiston, given to her by her aunt, Hattie Thompson Holland. The photos were taken during a family outing up the Crystal Valley to Marble, circa 1900. In late July, Tom made a special trip to the Thompson House Museum in Carbondale after attending a business convention in Denver. The Thompson House Museum is open for tours by appointment, call 970-618-1849 for more info. Photo by Sue Gray

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    Safety tip
    If you have to evacuate, you may not be with your family; so, know how to contact each other if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar. Consider your family’s specifics — including children, those with functional needs and pets.…

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    Housing insecurity takes a toll on health

    Housing insecurity takes a toll on health thumbnail Melanie Test is one of many Valley locals hustling to afford the essentials. She lives with the stress that a single incident could challenge her ability to house herself and her son locally. Photo by Elizabeth Key

    Melanie Test is a web and graphic designer living with her 13-year-old son in the Crystal River Valley. After moving nine times in as many years, Test is still seeking to provide a stable environment for her son.

    As a single mother, she has experienced significant… read more →

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    Scuttlebutt & Community Calendar - July 21, 2022

    Scuttlebutt & Community Calendar – July 21, 2022 thumbnail Four generations enjoy Tough Enough to Wear Pink night at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo: Ginny Parker with her son, Dave Parker, granddaughter, Elizabeth Koster, and great grands, Willow and Wally, on July 14. The rodeo continues every Thursday through Aug. 18 — gates open at 5:30 p.m. and grand entry is at 7:30 p.m. Courtesy photo

    Film buffs anonymous
    Last year, Aspen Film received nearly 3,000 short film submissions for Aspen Shortsfest. This year, even more submissions are expected! You can help narrow down the selection (and earn a full festival pass) by volunteering as a pre-screener. This involves watching between 10 and 25… read more →

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    Scuttlebutt/Community Calendar - April 14, 2022

    Scuttlebutt/Community Calendar – April 14, 2022 thumbnail In conjunction with Autism Awareness Month, Ascendigo unveiled a collaborative art piece and several other works curated by behavioral therapist Katie Alderson at The Launchpad on Sunday, April 10. “Art is a spectrum, community is a spectrum,” said Alderson. Because blue is a color that represents autism, the show was replete with blue hues. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

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    Avian Flu
    Nearly an entire flock of chickens (35 out of 36) died on a ranch in Pitkin County. The lone survivor was later euthanized. While there are reports the infected flock was in the Crystal Valley, Pitkin County would not confirm a general location with…

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  • Red Hill User Survey – Participants Needed thumbnail

    Red Hill User Survey - Participants Needed

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    The 2022 Red Hill User Survey is available on our website: Redhillcouncil.org

    Please take the time to give us your feedback. It is very important to help us care for these much loved public lands. All input is anonymous. Survey closing date is April 16, 2022. Thank you.

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  • Locations: News Published

    Spreading awareness and love

    Spreading awareness and love thumbnail A Love Notes box. Photo by Marlo Bowman

    The Love Notes project kicked off this past weekend at Carbondale’s Light the Night with Love event. The project is intended to show community support through art for local LGBTQIA+ youth. 

    Love Notes was started by Brijetta Waller, the lead artist for the project, after… read more →