From the archives of the Valley Journal and Sopris Sun
March 4, 1982
Voting was open for sorority Zeta Epsilon’s woman of the year, with eight nominees. Valley native Betty deBeque was a Cub Scout den mother, president of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and had planned the memorial service… read more →
Feb. 18, 1982
Though they hadn’t been through two years of intermittent social distancing, folks still got cabin fever — so the Journal sought advice from Glenwood Springs psychologist Jerry Weinstock. He noted that the phenomenon was particularly prevalent in rural areas (which Carbondale certainly still was), since cities provide… read more →
From the archives of The Valley Journal and Sopris Sun
Jan. 21, 1982
Carbondale Trustees approved a $3.5 million Industrial Revenue Bond (IRB) to support the construction of a strip mall at the southwest corner of Main Street and Highway 133. The so-called “Mall at Roaring… read more →
From the archives of the Valley Journal, Sopris Sun and Roaring Fork Rampage
Dec. 3, 1981
The Aspen Center for the Visual Arts was hosting the first major display of the late Frank Mechau’s work in the Valley — where he spent his boyhood and… read more →
From the archives of The Valley Journal and The Sopris Sun
Nov. 25, 1981
The USDA Forest Service was considering allowing gas exploration in two parcels of the Maroon Bells Snowmass Wilderness Area — one at the base of Sopris and one near Placita Creek — as well as some… read more →
