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Pay de Guayaba Estilo Pueblo Azul
Un pay cremoso, dulce y lleno de sabor a guayaba, con base de galleta María, queso crema, nuez y una decoración fresca de guayaba. Ideal para compartir en familia. Ingredientes Para la base • 1½ paquetes de galletas Marías • mantequilla derretida una barra Para el relleno • dos…
Community activists help restore riparian landscapes
Joy and grit were in abundance during a recent Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) field day, as nearly 50 volunteers navigated mud, rain and a bit of hail to help restore and support the Roaring Fork Watershed’s best engineers: the beavers. With generous funding from the…
‘Quantum Feelings’ brings focus to the anxiety of activism
Betina Moreira Infante, a local entrepreneur as well as the board president of Aspen Valley Land Trust, led an in-depth conversation with Robin Johnson, the author of “Quantum Feelings, Inc.,” on Friday, Sept. 25 at the Crystal Theatre. Moreira and Johnson have worked and…
Rams Report: Soccer picks up league win for homecoming
Editor’s note: John Stroud is a Roaring Fork High School track and field coach. The Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) boys soccer team made the most of their big homecoming game against Aspen in front of a charged-up fan base on Sept. 24 at Rams Field, topping the Skiers 5-1. It…
Novedades: Elecciones generales, foro de candidatos, defile de moda y más
Elecciones Generales El condado de Garfield comenzará a enviar por correo las boletas electorales de las Elecciones Generales el martes 6 de octubre a los votantes registrados. Las cajas para depositar las boletas estarán disponibles a partir del día siguiente, 7 de octubre, y…
RFTA lanza una encuesta comunitaria como parte de su proyecto de Plan Maestro
¿Con qué frecuencia utilizas RFTA? ¿Sueles viajar entre pueblos o dentro de ellos? ¿Cuál es la parada de autobús que utilizas con mayor frecuencia? Estas son solo algunas de las preguntas que la Autoridad de Transporte de Roaring Fork (RFTA, por sus siglas en inglés) está…
Filling up on Root 66
It’s that time again! Carbondale’s 117th annual Potato Days — themed “Get your Kicks on Root 66,” an ode to the 100th anniversary of the classic roadway, along with a potato pun, of course — runs through the weekend. The festivities kick off with a screening of “Thelma and…
Garfield County commissioner candidates go head to head
Editor’s note: The date of the forum discussed in this article has been corrected to Monday, Sept. 28, rather than Tuesday, Sept. 28, as originally misstated. One thing is for sure: the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) will see some new blood come November.…
CPW weighs in on the GAME Act
A Sept. 3, 2026 letter to Representative Jeff Hurd from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Director Laura Clellan provides agency comments on the draft Greater Access for Multiple-use Experiences (GAME) Act. The Act, which Hurd has yet to introduce in Congress, would create a land…
Picking up the pieces at 711 Main Street
Main Street in Carbondale has surely changed over the years, from a dirt road to a cemented street and refurbished, or entirely new, buildings masking the old spunk with fresh flair. The building at 711 Main Street is a good example of meshing history with the modern age, and can…
Scuttlebutt – Sept. 30, 2026
Potato Days volunteersBe a part of history by helping pull off the 117th annual Carbondale Potato Days, the longest-running tradition unique to the town. Volunteers are needed the day of the main event, Saturday, Oct. 3, in Sopris Park for Peace Patrol, Green Team, bartending,…
Ps & Qs: Let’s teach AI to grow potatoes
Potato Days is this weekend. “Get your kicks on Root 66” is the theme, and when I think about my own roots in this town I start to get all wispy and sentimental. My great grandfather bought the Mount Sopris Ranch from Eugene Grubb in 1923. Mr. Grubb introduced Carbondale to the…