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Garfield County School District 16 serves Parachute and Battlement Mesa, where some students struggle to read and write. It's getting more than $400,000 in federal grant funding to bolster those areas....
An intersection near Basalt Elementary and Middle schools is getting an upgrade to make it safer for pedestrians. A local Girl Scout troop helped design the changes, including a rainbow crosswalk and revamped pedestrian bridge....
John William is one of the most celebrated film composers of all time, having spent more than 60 years reaching audiences through his music. Now, Aspen Film and the Aspen Music Festival and School are presenting a special screening of “Music by John Williams” at 6:30 p.m. July 28...
– April 10, 2026 Cheryl Catharyne Haltom Alfini, 79, formerly of Rifle, Colorado, died peacefully in her sleep in Colorado Springs on April 10, 2026. Born in Santa Rosa, California, she worked 20+ years with special needs students in Rifle’s Garfield RE-2 School District, and was...
After several appearances in the Roaring Fork Valley, comedian Sammy Anzer returns to Basalt for his first local headlining show at 8 p.m. Aug. 14 at The Arts Campus at Willits. He’ll be joined by Edward Bell and Gerald Delisser. Anzer previously opened for Kevin Nealon at TACAW,...
September 23, 1929 – June 25, 2026 Heidi was born in Niederuzwil Switzerland to Josef DalMaso and Philomena Kunzle. Heidi was the second of 7 children (3 brothers and 3 sisters). She spent summers on her grandparents’ farm and completed High School followed by earning her diploma...
I am a 35-year veteran of sports car racing, high-performance driving events and racing schools. I have driven, instructed and competed at dozens of racetracks, including Lime Rock Park, Monticello Motor Club, Virginia International Raceway and Circuit Mont-Tremblant. A few thoug...
The Art Base is celebrating 30 years of creativity and art education with its biggest fundraiser yet. “As we celebrate 30 years of the Art Base, we are not only honoring our history; we’re celebrating with the incredible artists, educators, volunteers and supporters who continue ...
Working with children in Aspen, I am no stranger to epic playrooms. Children here are surrounded by educational toys, motorized cars, iPads and gear for every mountain sport imaginable. But while sitting on a solo surf trip in the Mentawai Islands — a remote archipelago off the c...
Students will be able to charge Chromebooks with renewable energy
Aspen High School rising juniors Maya Khan-Farooqi and Ines Cantineaux discuss their Eco-charge project in May.
The solar panel on Aspen High School’s science wing is pictured here. AHS rising juniors Maya Khan-Farooqi and Ines Cantineaux are finalizing a project to harness solar energy with the panel to power some outlets at the high school....
Green outlet covers indicate what outlets at Aspen High School are powered using solar energy.
The 2026 Aspen Opera Theater and VocalARTS program has added its youngest member this summer — Tiara Abraham, a 20-year-old soprano prodigy. Abraham’s path to Aspen has been a swift ascent. A California native, she began college-level coursework at age 7 and finished high school ...
Hurd creates field reports to raise river health awareness
The Aspen School District has reported a successful test bore dug into the ground beneath the football field that reached 1,000 feet into the earth, nearly double what the industry norm is and one of the deepest ground source geothermal installations in Colorado history. The geot...
Katherine Riesberg, a graduate of Middle Park High School in Grand County, has been skiing since the age of two. Riesberg said her love for outdoor recreation is a big part of what led her to pursue a Masters of Science and Ecology at Western Colorado University, where her the...
Ken Yanagisawa, seen here conducting at the Aspen Music Festival and School in 2025, is leading the Aspen Festival Orchestra on Saturday at the Michael Klein Music Tent in a presentation of iconic film tracks in “Soaring Film Scores.”...
As someone who has been to the Middle East almost 700 times, Dennis Ross has seen firsthand how Middle Eastern conflict has shaped into what it is today. On July 15, at Vail Mountain School, he shared his insights alongside his longtime friend, Eagle County local and Emmy-win...
The Roaring Fork School District announced Wednesday that Jessica Piwko will serve as its new chief academic officer, beginning Aug. 24, according to a district news release. The position became available following the departure of former Chief Academic Officer and Assistant S...
When Karla Robledo met Steve and Amy Coyer, she was a senior in high school, uncertain about the future ahead of her. She was a first-generation student and immigrant, with many unanswered questions, so she applied for a local scholarship that might pave a way, and stood in front...
Un juez rechazó la moción del Distrito Escolar Garfield Re-2 de desestimar una demanda presentada por Two Rivers Community School y varios padres, permitiendo que continúe el caso sobre las prácticas de transporte de la escuela autónoma. La demanda se centra en si Two Rivers, ...
A story in Saturday’s Aspen Daily News incorrectly described the Aspen School District’s geothermal system. The system will not...
5 RFV students awarded Art Tank grants
Jacqueline Northrup, far left, is a recipient of a TACAW Art Tank grant. In April, she appeared in Basalt Middle and High school’s production of “Six: The Musical Teen Edition” alongside Lela Wiltgen, London Northrup, Nyala Honey, Lily Hubbard and…...
Coal Ridge High School is getting a taste of professional soccer this week as FC Juárez Femenil holds its preseason training camp in New Castle. The Liga MX Femenil club, known as Las Bravas, is using the school’s facilities for a weeklong stay before opening its 2026-27 seaso...
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone at Aspen Skiing Company who made an unforgettable day possible for more than 155 students attending Summit 54/Summer Advantage this summer at Basalt Elementary School. Thanks to the generosity of Aspen SkiCo, our student...
Four years ago, when Garfield Re-2 asked students, families, staff and community members what every graduate should know beyond reading, writing and math, the answers were consistent. The community wanted graduates who could communicate effectively, solve problems, work well w...
Leadville ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter secured her fourth Hardrock 100 title on Saturday with another magical stroll through the San Juan Mountains. The 41-year-old — who was a collegiate Nordic skier and worked as a high school science teacher in Denver before emerging as a lo...
Mark Gladwin is a heart, vascular and lung physician-scientist and dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He spoke at Aspen Center for Environmental Studies on July 2 on climate medicine — an emerging field of health related…...
Summer goes on as planned, including at an Aspen Music Festival student performance June 27 in Aspen under several weeks of smoky skies.
Andrew Teller — The recent decision to bring whole and 2% milk back to school lunches is a step backward for school nutrition...
Summit54 is celebrating its 15th anniversary of providing the free Summer Advantage academic and life-enrichment program to children throughout the Roaring Fork School District — including Basalt, El Jebel, Carbondale, Redstone, Glenwood Springs and New Castle. Together, the p...
A PanTerra Energy crew attaches pipes for drilling at the Aspen School District campus on Wednesday. The crew is performing tests for the district’s geothermal energy network project....
Once upon a time, oligarchy was a bad dream. A big word shared in high school social studies classes. A “this doesn’t tend to be...
The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) celebrated its 4th annual gala on June 25 with an energizing evening of music, dance and community generosity, marking the organization’s most successful fundraiser to date. The night opened with a stacked lineup of performances. Comedian Tig...
A judge has declined Garfield Re-2 School District’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Two Rivers Community School and several parents, allowing the case over the charter school’s transportation practices to continue. The lawsuit centers on whether Two Rivers, a charter sch...
Summit54 is celebrating 15 years of summer learning in the Roaring Fork Valley, where the nonprofit says it has helped more than 12,000 students avoid summer learning loss while providing working families with a safe, enriching place for their children during summer break. Fou...
Colorado Mountain College announced Tuesday that it has launched a new guaranteed-admission pathway with Colorado School of Mines, giving high-achieving pre-engineering students a clearer and more affordable route to one of the nation’s leading engineering and applied science uni...
A singer-songwriter with a mission to connect, Andrew Duhon returns to Basalt with his trio to perform at 8 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, at The Arts Campus at Willits, located at 400 Robinson St. Duhon is bringing a heartfelt blend of blues, country, folk and Americana to the R...
The Aspen Music Festival and School will continue its popular “Free Fridays for 35 and Under program,” which takes place Fridays at 5:30 p.m. from July 3-Aug. 14 at the Klein Music Tent, 960 N. Third St. The program is aimed at ages 19 to 35, offering free concert tickets to ...
Scott Poupore has spent more than three decades in the optical business, from trade school in northern Minnesota to Oakley and, eventually, to leading Eye Pieces across Colorado’s mountain towns. Bryan Welker sat down with the Eye Pieces CEO to talk about staff retention, loc...
Every musical begins with a single note, and Aspen Music Festival and School’s collaboration with Theatre Aspen for “Guys and Dolls in Concert” is bringing a full orchestra to the stage for Broadway brilliance at 7:30 p.m. July 13 and 14 in the Michael Klein Music Tent, 960 N. 3r...
The cast of “Guys and Dolls,” from left: Michael James Scott, Ryan Vasquez, Julie Benko, Christopher Sieber and Bonnie Milligan. Theatre Aspen’s production, in partnership with the Aspen Music Festival and School, will be held July 13-14 in the Klein…...
Aspen Public Radio is partnering with the Aspen Music Festival and School for the fourth year to broadcast the 4 p.m. Sunday Aspen Festival Orchestra concerts live each week throughout the greater Roaring Fork Valley. Broadcasts begin Sunday, July 5. “This iconic Festival i...
Looking forward to BANDALOOP on the Wheeler! It was climbed by Mountain Troop soldiers from Camp Hale as a climbing and rescue demonstration in the late 1950s. My late husband, Charles Paterson, Aspen ski school and hotel pioneer of The Boomerang Lodge, served in the mounta...
Two Garfield County criminal cases moved forward Tuesday on different tracks, with former Glenwood Springs school resource officer Sean Tatro receiving a new trial date after a May mistrial and Craig Robbins remaining in custody while awaiting medical clearance for competency res...
A program to breed, recover and restore populations of the endangered boreal toad hit a new milestone last month through a partnership between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance. In June, a group of volunteers and students joined staff from b...
The city of Aspen has announced that Aspen 360° — a free community education program designed to give residents, employees and community members an inside look at how local government works — will return for 2026. The program also offers insight into the essential services tha...
When Albert Schweitzer visited Aspen in 1949, he made such an impact that his purpose is still being honored in 2026, as the second annual “Albert Schweitzer Days Celebration” graces The Arts Campus at Willits in Basalt on June 30 and Aspen on July 1. The events are aimed at ...
It is never too early to start laying out a path to higher education, but for some, compiling essays, transcripts, letters of recommendation and extracurriculars can feel like navigating space. Carbonale resident Robin Colt first realized the complex nature of the college app...
As part of the Aspen Ideas festivals, which run through July 1, the Aspen Meadows Campus showcases several temporary art installations. While people need a pass to attend the Ideas’ sessions and activities, all but two of the temporary art installations stand outdoors, so the pu...
The 2026 Salida Aspen Concerts series will celebrate 50 years of music, community and summer traditions with six Saturday evening performances at 7 p.m. July 11 through Aug. 15 at Salida High School Auditorium. The world-class musical acts are presented in a partnership with ...
Six Eagle County athletes competed at Nike Outdoor Nationals in Eugene, Oregon from June 18-22. Hayward Field played host to the USATF U20 championships alongside Nike Outdoor Nationals, which annually attracts hundreds of the top middle and high school track athletes. Participan...
Dr. Mark Gladwin, the dean of University of Maryland School of Medicine and the vice president of Medical Affairs, is slated to speak with Aspen Center for Environmental Studies from 6 to 7 p.m. July 2 on the worsening health impacts in the face of human-driven climate change. ...
Eugene, Oregon, has long been one of the country’s landmark running destinations, from the evolution of the modern running shoe to hosting the Olympic track and field qualifiers. In June, two Garfield County athletes got their chance to compete on that same stage. Recent Ri...
Aspen Snowmass announced the launch of the 2026/27 Community and Discount Pass programs Wednesday, offering discounted season passes to Roaring Fork Valley Chamber member businesses, local teachers, eligible active-duty military members and area students and youth organizations i...
Aspen community members are invited to a drop-in public safety event, “Community Safety Conversations: Pedals, Paws and Preparedness,” from 1-3 p.m. July 2 on Galena Plaza and in the Dunaway Room at the Pitkin County Library. The event will feature a variety of educational bo...
