June 25, 1938 – August 25, 2025 Mary was born June 25, 1938, in Princeton, New Jersey, to the late Rev. John C. Crocker Sr. and Mary Hallowell Crocker. She was the youngest of six children. At the age of 2, Mary’s family moved to Groton, Massachusetts, when her father became the headmaster of Groton […]
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Volunteer at TRTCCarbondale’s Thunder River Theatre Company is celebrating 30 years of offering award-winning theatre to the community. Opening the season is Sam Shepard’s “True West,” which runs through Sept. 14. The late Lon Winston, TRTC’s founder, directed the play in 1995 as part of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities (now Carbondale Arts). […]
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Rams volleyball grabs first win of season in home opener
Home, sweet, home: That’s what it took for the Roaring Fork High School girls volleyball team to finally earn their first win of the season. That, and some solid play Tuesday night, Sept. 2, against the visiting Gore Rangers of Vail Mountain School. After dropping the first six matches of the season, including a 3-1 […]
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Carbondale Treasure Hunt
The treasure vault awaits the clever mind, who reads the clues and seeks to find. Before each First Friday’s celebration starts, this treasure will be hidden in Carbondale’s heart. Through Main Street’s charm and gallery halls, past murals bright on building walls. The treasure waits where artists gather, where community bonds grow ever stronger. So, […]
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Letters – Sept. 4, 2025
Correction: The Sopris Sun mistakenly noted that the anonymous source for the Aug. 21 article, “Is recess enough?”, did not respond for additional comment. The source did follow up, but their correspondence went unnoticed ahead of press time. Reelin in the yearsIt has been two years since Bob and Kathy Ezra first told me they […]
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Letters – Aug. 28, 2025
Corrections: Watch Duty has a staff of 20, plus 280 volunteers across the globe. The 25th Amendment provides the power to discharge the president when they are sick or incapacitated. Disability platesNext time you buy a new car or annually renew your existing plates, please consider the new black specialty plate, which supports people with […]
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Scuttlebutt & Calendar – Aug. 28, 2025
Potato Day paradeThe 116th Annual Potato Days is just around the corner, Oct. 3 to 5. One of its most beloved traditions is the parade, to be held on Oct. 4 this year at 10:30am. Parade floats must register in advance. The fee is $40 for commercial floats, but is free for nonprofits and youth […]
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RFTA Report: Zero Fare fall pilot poised to launch Oct. 1
During the August meeting, Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) Director of Finance Paul Hamilton and Budget Manager David Carle presented preliminary considerations for 2026 budget planning. Efforts in progress include drafting operating budgets for each RFTA department, considering future transit service costs and accounting for potential state and federal revenue impacts on RFTA finances. Hamilton […]
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Carbondale Report: Town ups commitment for mobile home parks to $1.1 million
The Carbondale trustees meeting was short and sweet this week. After approving the consent agenda, which included a special event permit for Carbondale Education Foundation’s upcoming Oktoberfest and John Williams’ reappointment to the Historic Preservation Commission, the board moved onto public comment, but no members of the public were present. Considering the hubbub on the […]
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Glenwood Report: Cavern Springs residents issue plea to help save mobile home park
Several residents of the Cavern Springs Mobile Home Park, situated between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, appeared before Glenwood City Council for the regular Aug. 21 meeting seeking help to fund a possible resident-organized purchase of the park. All seven council members were present in person for the meeting, which invited members of the public to […]