Lynn Burton

The first paragraph in a 1990 Valley Journal newspaper article no doubt got most folks' attention. It quoted Dean Harding asking Carbondale's Board of Town Trustees: “Do you want your kids to have to watch me take a leak?”

You say your friends were looking forward to hearing you play “Life’s Been Good to Me So Far” on your ukulele at an upcoming party? You know the song by

The headline in an upvalley newspaper caught my eye. It said, “Students, now's the time to secure a summer job.” Great idea, and here is a great summer job for teens: washing dishes in local restaurants. Dishwashing is a quickly learned skill that can follow teens for a lifetime if they need a job fast.

The Fourth Annual Marble Gem and Mineral Show returns to town with 15 vendors, free entertainment and more June 7 to 9. “When you step into the Marble Gem

The Colorado Mountain College (CMC) board of trustees held its first budget hearing for the 2024-2025 fiscal year at the Spring Valley campus on May 21.

Before the Cowen Center on Highway 133 there was Gracie Cowen. And a few cows, dogs, cats and junk cars — one of which was a Model T Ford that can still

Garfield County Public Library District trustees met in Carbondale on June 6. It was mentioned that the citzen's oversight committee held its first meeting of the year via Zoom on May 6.

Editor's note: The author of this article is a docent at the museum. The Colorado Yule Marble Company’s mill once ran for 1,400 feet along the Crystal

The Colorado Mountain College (CMC) board of trustees approved a $94.3 million budget for the fiscal year 2024-25 at their June 25 meeting in

As the opening act at July's Mountain Fair, Sweet Jessup and the Dirty Buckets got folks up and moving around early on. Fair-goers later moved themselves from the stage to the merch booth and started grabbing the band's inaugural CD, titled “Dirty Buckets.” By Sunday afternoon, the CDs at the park were sold out. Sweet Jessup fans have another chance to snag a CD ($10 for eight songs) when the band returns to Sopris Park for Potato Day on Oct. 5.