The Sopris Sun – Carbondale, CO News

Photo by Jane Bachrach

Lani Malmberg led this band of bovids up County Road 112 on the afternoon of May 20, bound for the Sutey Ranch where the “The Goats” were booked to perform.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

After performing in the Carbondale area for a few weeks, the 1,100-member ensemble will move over to the Lake Christine Fire scar.

Photo by Mark Burrows

It was a beautiful Memorial Day to play taps and honor the fallen that are entered at the White Hill and Evergreen cemetaries

Photo by Mark Burrows

Fireman Paul Luttrell was given the honor of wrappping up the American Legion's ceremony by dropping the wreath from Veterans Memorial Bridge.

Locations: Breaking News By Will Grandbois Published May. 27, 2020
Town offers outdoor space to restaurants

A block of Main Street will be subject to one-way traffic and weekly full closures after Carbondale trustees empowered staff to hammer out a specific plan for dining deeper in the right of way.

The idea is to use the margins of Main for extra seating… read more →

Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published May. 27, 2020
Gavin Dahl changes the dial

Gavin Dahl, KDNK station manager, has been a familiar voice for listeners across the western slope for over four years, but on June 30, he will be signing off KDNK radio to shift the dial towards fatherhood.

“My wife and I are moving to Montrose,” Dahl… read more →

Locations: News By Roberta McGowan Published May. 27, 2020
Why the allure of fly fishing?

It’s spring in the Roaring Fork Valley. For people who love to fish, that means gearing up for the sport, while waiting for snowmelt runoffs to move from being fast and furious — and muddy — to easy running, clear rivers.
But, what… read more →

Locations: Opinion By Kate Phillips Published May. 27, 2020
Let’s race towards each other

A few weeks ago I asked to take a step back from COVID-19 writing.

As I’m sure you can imagine, every article that I’ve written since the start of March has had an element of the pandemic woven into it — understandably so. For months, COVID-19… read more →

Locations: Columns By Stan Badgett Published May. 27, 2020
Just Mutt: Tiny — a big-hearted woman

DEAR HEART. TINY YOUNG.

She pastored the Pentecostal Holiness Church right here in Carbondale. It was a simple concrete block structure painted white with an A-frame roof. No elegance or grandeur; nothing formidable about it. Actually, it was a welcoming place with an old-fashioned black-letter sign… read more →

Locations: Opinion By Laurel Smith Published May. 21, 2020
To the class of 2020: I hope we are not forgotten

After four years, last Friday I graduated from Colorado Mountain College with my A.A.S. in professional photography. It has been a long journey starting with taking night classes while still teaching elementary school fulltime and ending with one final Zoom critique at my kitchen table.

I… read more →

Locations: News By Kate Phillips Published May. 20, 2020
Expect the unexpected with Bonedale Tattoo

Perfectly placed within an underground hillside, it is easy to be swept away from the outside world at Bonedale Tattoo’s new studio space located at 818 Industry Pl.

Flanked by massive boulders and encircled with an impressive steel culvert, the studio’s entrance gives off the impression… read more →

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Sopris SunRT @GovofCO: Following our local news is more important than ever. Journalists across the state are working hard to put out facts, not fear…

Sopris Sun#socialdistancing our Mother's Day shoot has been an interesting challenge, but we think we came up with a good sol… https://t.co/TP0g1a0grV

Sopris SunIf trustees approve the pick, he'll have from June through September to ease into the job. https://t.co/kuemvywXjC

Sopris SunThe Easter Bunny made a trip through town in style this morning. https://t.co/7WZddx4Ijc

Sopris SunRT @CDPHE: ALERT: Do not use chloroquine phosphate, or anything a health care provider does not prescribe, as a COVID-19 remedy. It could k…

Sopris SunRT @COPublicSafety: Grocery stores will remain open. Please do not make a run on grocery stores to hoard supplies. Other essential travel w…

Sopris SunWe won't be offended if you have to use The Sun as toilet paper because you couldn't find any at the grocery store.

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