Civic serviceFor over the last 11 and a half years, I have served the town of Carbondale in one capacity or another. First, as a member of the Parks and Recreation Commission for four plus years, then as a town trustee for over seven and a half years. It has been both an honor and […]
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Letters – Jan. 4, 2024
Last chance for say on property taxThe Carbondale Fire District Board of Directors will adopt their property tax mill levy on Jan. 10 at 11am. This is your last chance to provide input on their share of your property taxes. At the December budget hearing, citizens asked the board to reduce their mill levy to […]
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El Sol del Valle, a magical newspaper
I remember when el Sol del Valle was just an idea. Before we were co-workers, Raleigh Burleigh was already a great friend. We had arranged to meet at Spring Gulch for Nordic skiing in early 2021. After a tough and isolated pandemic, I longed to be able to connect with friends in the great outdoors. […]
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Spruce Up The Sun 2023
“World Peace,” that’s what we challenged local kids to draw in our 2023 Spruce Up The Sun cover contest, and we think CMS seventh grader Penelope Mathis really captured the theme in her piece “Rice and Milk.” The kids of Carbondale and beyond really responded to this year’s theme of World Peace (La Paz Mundial). […]
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Rams Report: Basketball teams conclude pre-holiday slate
Playing up in competition against 4A and 5A teams to close out the pre-holiday schedule, the Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) boys and girls basketball teams now have their eyes on the 3A Western Slope League slate come the new year. The Rams girls are off to a 3-2 start, scoring a win over Basalt, […]
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Works in Progress – Dec. 21, 2023
Winter SolsticeBy Kitty Riley As dark shadows dayAnd sun yields and waitsWe gather by candles And behold the flames. We sing and we talkAnd savor the mealsWith spices and drinksOur best foods displayed. We join in laughterCry tears for those lostShout winter wishesOf holiday cheer. And we watch for dayTo grow longer soonAnd strengthen its glowAnd […]
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Works in Progress – Dec. 7, 2023
Approaching Avalon, Part 2By Amy Hadden Marsh, Carbondale Charlie and Maddie were long gone and I was once again cast adrift in the night on strange English roadways, panic stricken and distracted by headlights coming at me from the wrong side of the road, refracting off a rain-smeared windshield. Every time a bus or truck […]
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It takes a village, and what a village!
Editor’s note: Clarke is the co-chair of The Sopris Sun’s board of directors. There are so many great reasons to be proud of the publication you are holding in your hands. Less than six weeks after our local newspaper of 34 years was scrapped by corporate owners, a group of Carbondale citizens quickly gathered together […]
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Scuttlebutt and Calendar – Nov. 30, 2023
Forest Service buildingAccording to a press release, work to redevelop the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District compound in Carbondale will begin next week with staff moving to a temporary office on Weant Boulevard. The existing location will be temporarily closed to the public Dec. 6-8, reopened Dec. 11-15 and then closed permanently on Dec. 18. The new […]
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Basalt Report: Councilor Drummond resigns, opening temporary seat
This week, Basalt’s town council discussed an upcoming two-day closure on Midland Avenue as well as this year’s budget. This meeting also marked the last for councilor Glenn Drummond, who officially resigned on Nov. 30. Elected to a four-year term in April 2020, Drummond initially had planned to serve until the term ended in April […]