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Potato Days volunteersBe a part of history by helping pull off the 117th annual Carbondale Potato Days, the longest-running tradition unique to the town. Volunteers are needed the day of the main event, Saturday, Oct. 3, in Sopris Park for Peace Patrol, Green Team, bartending, breakdown and more. To sign up to lend a hand, […]

Election accuracyThe Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s Office completed “logic and accuracy testing” (LAT) at the Garfield County Courthouse on Sept. 14 and 15 to ensure the accuracy of ballot scanning and counting. Forty-seven ballot styles were filled out and run through Clear Ballot tabulation equipment. The results were compared to the results of election […]

Colorado Grand in BonedaleLIFT-UP was selected as the nonprofit in Carbondale to host the 37th annual Colorado Grand vintage sports car rally when it comes through town this Thursday morning, Sept. 17, between 8:30 and 10:30am on 4th Street. The annual event raises over $800,000 each year for nonprofits and scholarships along the 1,000-mile route […]

Wild and Scenic reportA subcommittee chartered by the Crystal Steering Committee, chaired by Pitkin and Gunnison counties and the Town of Marble, released a report detailing why Wild and Scenic designation of the Crystal River is the most promising path to protect “the outstanding value of the river,” news which Carbondale-based nonprofit Wilderness Workshop, a […]

Snow on Sopris?The verdict is still out for the first snow on Sopris. The Sopris Sun received a postulation of a “very light dusting” on Aug. 30, but it was hard to say for sure. The SNOTEL site on McClure Pass detected 0” of snowfall so far this season, as of Sept. 1. Send your […]

Sunflower deadlineThe Deadline for the Tallest Sunflower contest is closing in! Submissions, including  a photo and measurement, are due by email to news@soprissun.com by the end of the day on Aug. 31.  ASC internshipThe Aspen Science Center is offering the second year of its Community STEM Leaders Internship program, a paid opportunity offered to 10th, […]

Drought and bearsColorado’s drought has prompted a record number of bear sightings this year as natural food sources dwindle, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW). CPW urges residents to “be especially vigilant about securing trash and other food sources.” The agency saw nearly twice as many bear reports and conflicts between Jan. 1 and […]

First snow? It’s hard to believe, considering the heat and near-unbearable drought, but it’s time to submit your guesstimates of when the first snow, dustings counted, will hit Mt. Sopris. Send your best guess of a date when you believe snow will first grace Mother Mountain this year to news@soprissun.com And don’t forget to send entries, […]