In what was billed as Thunder River Theatre Company’s (TRTC) final celebration of 2023, with performances on Dec. 29-30, “House of Venus” was like stepping through a portal into another time and place — maybe it was a spirited cabaret in 1930s New Orleans — like we had entered the divine goddess’ residence. Before the […]
Will Grandbois
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Digging the dark
Sometimes it takes friends to get you out of your comfort zone. It takes even better ones to get you to cross that proverbial boundary while at your side every step of the way. So, with a little help from my friends, for 2022 I tried something new: caving. Jan. 2, was an especially brisk […]
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Pages of the past: You’ve gotta have a website
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 final years. Many of the pieces were on loan by […]
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Pages of the Past: Unified for the Thompson Divide
From the archives of the Valley Journal and The Sopris Sun Oct. 8, 1981 Carbondale mourned the loss of old-timer Joe Corthell, who spent most of his 79 years gardening and tending hives on what was then the outskirts of town. As Editor Pat Noel affectionately described him, “he had a crooked nose from his […]
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Welcoming a new dawn
The months since I announced my departure from the paper remind me of graduating high school, with everyone asking what’s next. It’s gratifying that so many people assumed that only something bigger and better could drag me away from The Sun. But it’s really more like a gap year. I understand now why so many […]
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Having enough is the new ‘having it all’
Recently, my friend Jessi Hempel, a nationally-known journalist, asked Facebook friends how they felt about “having it all” in this time of COVID-19. Cosmo editor Helen Gurley Brown used that phrase to title her 1982 memoire, and at the height of my career, it seemed something to strive for. But even then, my girlfriends had […]
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A new Mr. Black teaches woodshop in a pandemic
You may not be able to tell under the mask, but there’s an almost-familiar face in the woodshop at Roaring Fork High School (RFHS). New to teaching himself, Michael Black grew up watching his father, Larry, fill the role for more than 30 years. “It isn’t something I advertise out to all my students but […]
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Health alliance brings new insurance option
By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Before your insurance plan auto renews at the end of the month, it’s worth taking a look at some new options. Rocky Mountain Health Plans (RMHP), is now offering coverage to compete with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. It’s a development Valley Health Alliance (VHA) — a collaboration of […]