The Western Slope Veterans Coalition (WSVC) is pressing forward with an ambitious project to construct a tiny home community for homeless veterans in Silt.WSVC board members Jeremie Oates, president; John Pettit, treasurer; and John Beckius, marketing committee member, welcomed The Sopris Sun to share their insights on the tiny house project. The project strives to […]
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Ralph Roger Clarke
May 31, 1945 – June 2, 2024 Ralph Clarke passed peacefully June 2 in Redding, California at age 79. He was born in Glendale, California to Ethel and Roger Clarke. He grew up in the La Crescenta and San Fernando valleys and earned his associate in arts degree at Pierce College. He worked at his […]
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Letters – May 30, 2024
Litter notMy name is Yonden Sherpa. I play sports and go to Carbondale Middle School. I am in fifth grade and I currently live in Carbondale. I wanted to let you know that there is some littering that I have been noticing and I am here to influence our Carbondale community because I have noticed […]
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Letters – June 30, 2022
Calling all veterans On the Fourth of July, as we Americans celebrate our country’s independence and freedoms, we should remember the men and women who serve and have served in our military. They, some at great cost, served to protect us and defend the freedoms we enjoy. Our U.S. veterans will be honored at several […]
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Vets heal trauma through music
The late songwriter and guitar virtuoso Michael Hedges once said, “I play guitar because it helps me dream out loud.” Challenge America, a national nonprofit based in Basalt, is hoping to give veterans the chance to dream out loud by participating in Challenge America’s Guitars for Vets donation program and music therapy retreats. Challenge America’s […]