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2 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
Garfield County Libraries is hosting a series of upcoming events celebrating libraries and more. Let the community know you support the Garfield County Libraries with one of their new yard signs. Join other readers in your neighborhood by displaying your yard sign and show your love for reading, books, library events and the literary community. Pick up a free yard sign at any of our six library branches during normal open hours while supplies last. Visit http://www.gcpld.org for more information.
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3 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
The future of federal funding for libraries across the country is uncertain after the entire staff of the Institute of Museum and Library Services was recently placed on administrative leave. The IMLS, a small federal agency with around 70 employees, was reportedly notified by an email that they would be put on paid administrative leave for up to 90 days.
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3 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
Two Garfield County libraries are next in line for remodels, and library staff are asking for community input before final plans are made. The Rifle and Silt branch libraries are scheduled for upgrades in the next couple years, following recent renovations already underway at the Parachute and New Castle branches. The Glenwood Springs and Carbondale libraries will follow Rifle and Silt in the rotation.
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3 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
Wild Coffee Roasters is celebrating their 10 year anniversary next Friday, April 12 at their Silt location. Originally called Misty’s Coffee, the name was changed to incorporate their supplying partner, where they get their coffee from. The Silt location now has a coffee roaster in house, making sure the scent of coffee will permeate the entire room and perhaps the building it’s in.
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3 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
Garfield County Libraries is hosting a series of upcoming events celebrating local art and artists. The Glenwood Springs Branch Library will feature “An Artful Market Day,” an exhibit of 50 works by members of the Glenwood Springs Art Guild, on display from March 31 through May 16. Visitors can vote for their favorite pieces, and the Art Guild will present awards after the exhibit concludes.
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4 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
A letter to state Sen. Marc Catlin and state Rep. Elizabeth Velasco has been prepared by the city staff of Rifle regarding the diversion of Local Government Severance Tax Funds to address budget shortfalls at the state government level. The Local Government Severance Tax Fund was originally created to help support communities impacted by resource extraction activities, like oil and gas, which sometimes leads to a “boom and bust” economy of those communities.
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4 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
Rifle city council met March 19 for their regular meeting for a variety of actions concerning grants, purchases and appointments. The first consideration for city council was a code change about grading and erosion of soil for residential, industrial and commercial developments. Street projects or other construction can lead to dust or mud being tracked onto roadways, or washed into the waterways.
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4 weeks ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
The Roaring Fork Valley doesn’t seem like such a spooky place to most people, but to Patrick Kitson, he writes it as a chasm of nightmarish fiends, strange events and local heroes. Short stories aren’t hard to come by, but Kitson makes it a point to write them about places in the Roaring Fork Valley, like Iron Mountain Hot Springs, the Redstone Inn or Carbondale, or as he affectionately calls it, “Bonedale.” Kitson was born in 1983, the same year Nintendo released the original “Super Mario” game.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
La Junta Escolar de Garfield Re-2 ha estado celebrando sus reuniones regulares en todas las escuelas del distrito durante el último año escolar para obtener información actualizada sobre el desempeño de dichas escuelas. El miércoles 12 de marzo fue el turno de la Escuela Primaria Elk Creek. El director Ryan Fideldy compartió datos sobre las puntuaciones generales de la escuela en las CMAS del año escolar 2021-24.
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1 month ago | 
postindependent.com | Katherine Tomanek
Caring for the elderly can be emotionally difficult at times, but Tami Sours knows there’s so much life and joy working with older people. As director of the Senior and Events Center in Rifle, Sours’ job is to make sure the events held for the Senior Center go smoothly and to come up with ideas for the elderly population in Rifle who might not have a lot of family around or live alone.
