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Mar. 20, 2019
GarCo opts for site visit of proposed storage facilities
Even at 1 p.m. on a Monday afternoon, Suite 100 at 108 Eighth Street in Glenwood Springs was standing room only. About 65 people crammed into the Board of Garfield County Commissioners public hearings about two proposed self-storage facilities, Blue Mountain Mini Storage and GO Self Storage. … read more →
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Mar. 20, 2019
Local ties bring top pianist for Castle concert benefit
Robin Sutherland believes in tackling things like they matter, so when he performs a benefit concert for The Sopris Sun on Aug. 12 at The Redstone Castle, you can be pretty sure he means it.
“This is going to be all about fun, but also all… read more →
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Mar. 20, 2019
Soup maker becomes anti-trafficking activist
The first thing one notices about Gina Stryker is her bubbling energy. She is the founder of a successful prepared-foods startup enterprise, Gina Cucina, and is the mother of two sets of twins—all of which keeps her quite busy.
She is also a person of… read more →
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Mar. 20, 2019
Carbondale selects its new single hauler
The Carbondale Board of Trustees followed staff’s lead in awarding the Town’s residential hauling contract to Mountain Waste and Recycling.
Public Works Director Kevin Schorzman estimated that Mountain Waste’s bid represented a 6 or 7 percent savings over Waste Management, the main competitor — at… read more →
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Mar. 13, 2019
Knifemaker creates perfection from imperfection
Kay Foye is an alchemist, although she denies it.
But how else would one describe a woman who can make a gleaming knife out of an old, rusted farrier’s rasp? Foye’s knives are personal. Her clients (or friends) send meaningful items out of which she makes a blade… read more →
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Mar. 13, 2019
Real birds found, sculptural birds lost in Carbondale
Laurel and Hardy, newly named and homed parakeets at Skyline Ranch, seem to be enjoying their new nest and finch friends. But how they got there was almost no laughing matter.
Barbara Dills first heard about one of the colorful birds during KDNK’s lost pet report.
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Mar. 13, 2019
Carbondale athlete seeks uphill record in mental health awareness effort
Carbondale’s Sean Van Horn will attempt to break the North American record for most feet uphilled on skis in a 24-hour period. The record stands at 61,200 feet, which equates to between 39 and 40 laps at Buttermilk. The event, “24 Hours Of Vert For Aspen Strong,” will begin… read more →
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Mar. 13, 2019
The ups and downs of decreased grazing fees
For the third consecutive year, the federal grazing fee for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and National Forest Service has been lowered — this time, from $1.41 per animal unit month (AUM) to the legal basement price, $1.35 per AUM.
The fee, which… read more →
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Mar. 13, 2019
Municipal buildings on track for 100 percent renewable power
What seemed like an unreachable green goal a decade ago was treated as a simple stop-gap on the road to greater sustainability at the March 12 Board of Trustees meeting.
According to Town Manager Jay Harrington, an entirely different set of trustees opted out of Holy Cross’s out-of-state… read more →
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Mar. 6, 2019
The start of a new season, even if it doesn’t look like it
Spring sports are like the time they fill — unpredictable but full of promise.
With basketball officially over following playoff losses March 1 and 2, the Roaring Fork High School auxiliary gym now hosts a wide array of outdoor sports practicing inside because of snow. Games are scheduled… read more →
