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May 08 - May 15, 2008
Pick up a copy of The Valley Journal's annual Mother's Day Edition, on newstands around Carbondale and the mid-valley area Thursday, May 8. (Photos by Trina Ortega/cover design by Kristen DeMay)
Breaking news
VJ columnist Maggert killed in plane crash
BLACK HAWK — Carbondale businessman, former town council candidate and Valley Journal columnist Barry Maggert died Thursday when his single-engine pl...
News
Crystal Valley Trail moving forward
Town, counties expect CDOT to approve plans for 5.3-mile bike path segment on Crystal River By Jeremy Heiman The Valley Journal Pitkin County an...
Barn lost in Stark Mesa fire, house spared
By Julie Albrecht Special to the Valley Journal “I looked out the window and saw a huge wall of fire coming right at me.” That’s how Jen Boland d...
Eller, Goodwin re-elected to Carbondale fire district board
Louis Eller and Robert Goodwin easily won re-election to the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District board of directors in one of several special...
DRIVE-UP WINDOW?
Well, not exactly, as emergency workers assess the damage to the Mr. C’s Liquor Store in the Carbondale Plaza shopping center after a minivan driven b...
Features
Steve’s lineup: Funny, lively stage performers
Using his trademark multimedia approach to comedy and monologue, Aspen Times columnist Barry Smith examines his relationship with all his stuff in hi...
Clay Center opened dialogue for resident artist
Compiled By Trina Ortega The Valley Journal Carbondale Clay Center resident technician Ben Stout, who viewed his residency as “an opportunity to in...
Dandelion Day to be a golden honoring of pesticide-free earth
It’s a golden display of just how beautiful a town can be without pesticides and herbicides. Carbondale’s own celebration of the earth, Dandelion Day...
5Point Film panel discusses guiding principles
On the surface it’s an obvious reference to the world of rock climbing, but in its name lies a deeper meaning that speaks to how adventure seekers li...
History
From the pages of The Valley Journal … 25 Years Ago (May 12, 1983) • A pyrotechnic display by the rock band The Innocents at the newly named Peg...
Blind climber to introduce film at Crystal
Submitted report The feature film Blindsight will be introduced by mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer at the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale, on Sunday...
Opinions
Ashamed to say it, but slavery does still exist
It’s so easy to forget or to be completely unaware of everything going on outside my tiny little sphere of life. Preoccupied with gas prices, shopp...
Town staffer cultivates growth for neighbors
Carbondale often reminds me of Sesame Street. Just as Sesame Street had the friendly familiar faces of Maria and Luis of the Fix-It Shop, and Mr. Hoo...
Community
Community Calendar
(Community Calendar is intended for announcements of free or not-for-profit community events, benefits, special religious services, recreation offerin...
Flicks, Pics & Hot Licks
(The deadline to submit arts and entertainment listings for The Valley Journal is 5 p.m. on Mondays. E-mail your items to news@valley-journal.com, or ...
Across the Fence
ARTS ADDITION. The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities welcomes new staff member Holly Gressett, a fifth-generation native of the Valley (throug...
Obituaries
Dennis “Denny” Egan
1947 - 2008 Arthur Dennis Egan, formerly of Carbondale, passed away on Monday, April 21, at Wesley Gardens Nursing Home in Rochester, N.Y. He was 61...
Sports
More RF hoops coach shuffling
Staff report Roaring Fork High School gained one basketball coach this week, but also lost another following the recent conclusion of the 2007-08 h...
Thompson tops at All Valley meet
Roaring Fork junior Tyler Thompson swept the long and triple jumps at last Saturday’s 10-team All Valley Track & Field Meet, hosted by Basalt, Aspen ...
Basalt booted in playoff opener
The fifth-seeded and favored Basalt girls soccer team was ousted in the first round of the Class 3A state playoffs for the second time in three years...
TENNIS: Flores, Comings third at regionals
GRAND JUNCTION — The Roaring Fork No. 1 doubles team of Maria Flores and Celeste Comings started with a 4-0 record this season and entered Thursday's ...

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