GraffitiWhy would people graffiti our beautiful Rio Grande Trail? This was spotted north of the Carbondale bus stop — behind the restaurant and trailer park on Highway 133, toward the river and bridge. Hoping someone knows who did this and reports it to the police.Jalene BermudezCarbondale Mountain Gazette searchI am on something of a wild […]
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Letters – June 5, 2025
MVDS gratitudeMany thanks to the generous members of our community who supported Mountain Valley Developmental Services (MVDS) at our Greenhouse Open House & Picnic on May 17. We had the best first day of sales since the Mountain Valley Greenhouse opened in 1984 as a year-round commercial greenhouse selling annual and perennial bedding plants, house […]
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Letters – Sept. 5, 2024
Marble MuseumIf it’s been years since you’ve visited the Marble Museum, come on up. You might be in for a surprise.The museum features several professionally produced displays, including one of the Lincoln Memorial (made with marble from Marble) and one of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (quarried in the early 1930s). A map of […]
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Mountain Valley Developmental Services empowers personal growth
Mountain Valley Developmental Services (MVDS), now in its 51st year, began in 1973 when a group of mothers of children with disabilities wanted to help their children acquire additional skills before entering public schools. As they started enlisting therapists to work with the children and a coordinator who secured grant funding, they formally organized the […]