To kick off the Monday, Feb. 5 Garfield County commissioner meeting, Dan Guggenheim and Jeff Parrington of GarCo Premier Hangars, along with Evan Radler, who plans to purchase two of the new hangars at the Rifle Garfield County Airport, expressed some efficiency concerns. “I’ve had the unique privilege of watching this project evolve since 2021, […]
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Works in Progress
Snowmass Falls RanchBy Charlotte PerryGlenwood Springs It was the year 1918That Robert Perry Burst on scene . Oh he started out a city kid from DenverYou all might remember With his gun , horse , rope, hat and boots He knew the city would not be his rootsHis family lived not far from a girl so pretty, […]
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Ps & Qs: This one’s for you, Brad
When I was in college, my sister and I went skydiving with one of my roommates. We drove out to a field near Longmont where a Vietnam veteran gave us a quick four-hour session on the dos and don’ts of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane. We avoided going tandem on our very first […]
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Odd ConnectionBy Deborah Holt WilliamsGlenwood Springs This poem is based on an actual event. One fine day in Monterey Baythe aquarium workers said “Whoa!”The giant Pacific octopusate lunch and then needed to go. Now animals vary in how they excrete.Wombat poop is a cube!But octopi roll with a tiny hole in their siphon, their mantle’s short […]
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Letters to the Editor – Jan. 25, 2024
Bienvenidos, recién llegadosI’ve been a proud Carbondalian since I moved here some nine years ago. Never have I been more proud than I have recently, observing the way my town has treated the 100-plus, mostly-Venezuelan newcomers that have come here. The migrants came to Carbondale because they heard in Denver there were jobs to be […]
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School district seeks input on various topics
If you’re keen on understanding the importance of parent involvement in Roaring Fork School matters, there are various avenues for you to explore. After the October resignation of former Superintendent Dr. Jesús Rodríguez, a superintendent search hopes to have final candidates announced by March 18. A July 1 start date is slated for the new […]
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Sun Signs: The astrology of 2024
2024 will not be a year you remember in singular fashion. In astrological terms, it nestles in between the fierce vicissitudes of the COVID years and the remainder of the decade that hosts decidedly dramatic astrology. This is not to say that this year will be calm or boring, but that in hindsight it will […]
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Tree PoemBy Frosty MerriottArkansas Have you heard them singing in the spring with the breeze? Have you seen them resting providing all with shade? Have you marveled in their splendor as they welcome us to our home? Have you seen them standing dormant dreaming yet of spring? Have you heard them screaming in the night […]
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Basalt Report: Council keeps seat empty until general election
The Basalt Town Council convened for its first meeting of the year to discuss some lighting issues on the Spur, as well as the upcoming general election this April and the temporary position left open by Councillor Glenn Drummond’s resignation last fall. Many citizens from the condominiums at 100 and 104 Midland Avenue came to […]
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GarCo Report: Updates, funding, more Manga and the 2020 election
Silt resident John Lepkowski and his Garfield County Libraries complaints are becoming fixtures during the open public comment period at Garfield County Commissioners (BOCC) meetings. This week, he disseminated information that he said he got from Daniel Kail. Kail, the director of Trailhead Christian Counseling in Glenwood Springs, is registered in Colorado as a licensed […]