Roaring Fork Weekly Journal

Serving the Communities of Basalt, El Jebel, Willits & the mid-Roaring Fork Valley.

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The upcoming election has seen some small complications. https://t.co/H9xhUn2TUn

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“We closed both tasting rooms in Aspen and Carbondale, but we wanted to keep our team together so we asked them to join the bottling line. We started making hand sanitizer, and it just blew up,” said Connie Baker, co-owner of Marble Distillery. https://t.co/1gMHNOFNbB

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Despite the negative impacts that COVID-19 has had on our way of life, we are taking a moment to look at a small silver lining. https://t.co/S8t2iY3fP9

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The Roaring Fork Weekly Journal will be suspending publishing starting next week. Please read this message from our publisher to learn more. https://t.co/xKljXsDQ2P

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Joy of Music, which normally includes student ensembles, dinner, a live auction and silent auctions to raise money, was canceled due to the coronavirus. Plans are in the works to possibly hold the silent auction either online or at the spring band concert https://t.co/frAiZN7zgy

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"I hope to understand what the opportunities are and continue these and other projects. We also want to ensure that all the systems are in place so that people know what to expect as we support 52 employees." https://t.co/hyVTk6KenA

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This will be a huge boost to the effort to provide the valley with a top-notch BMX park. https://t.co/pl6OBzG7dL

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“As much as possible, if people can continue to remember the good work that nonprofit organizations are doing to support people through challenging times right now, their support is more important now than ever.” https://t.co/AEKqYQGcd8

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Many local businesses are trying to stay positive during these trying times. https://t.co/4Ep0P0ToFD

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Congrats to these talented athletes! https://t.co/vkatgwacV2

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Water has been seeping out of Lake Christine for a while, and folks are wondering just what will become of it. https://t.co/3FqF9XmpqW

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“We’re all a little bummed about it, but I realize I’m at a place with so much privilege and so many resources,” Garcia-Machuca said. “I feel very blessed and excited to go back home and finish the semester.” https://t.co/fETeU0Ga37

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We've got all the latest on the coronavirus in the mid-valley. https://t.co/41Dki8jfk0

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Current town limits exclude a large population of Basalt from counting when it comes to their vote. That group also happens to be largely Latino. https://t.co/N1XW0v5eQ2

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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's ... an elk? https://t.co/5XqckJxRFi

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The players have had some tough games recently but are getting right back into it. https://t.co/H6gqHEjlCo

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"We all fought in foreign countries to protect our country, and now we’re coming back here and we’re fighting to protect our public lands, so we can heal in the wilderness for generations to come.” https://t.co/Pur1vmtFMh

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“These programs have a profound and direct impact on our neighbors in need with residual effects that can arguable carry through generations.” https://t.co/FxTsjBzcKL

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Local candidates were given one more chance to speak publicly before the April 7 election. https://t.co/WJvykqpxe4

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Candidates include incumbent Bonnie Scott, former mayors Rick Stevens and Leroy Duroux, former town councilman Bernie Grauer, local business owner Denise Latousek, tennis coach Diana Elliott, architectural project manager Eric Aanonsen and Steven Loomis. https://t.co/LVkg0JQJBY