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2 days ago | 
postindependent.com | Julianna O'Clair
For the first time in 25 years, Glenwood Springs-based EnviroTextiles is opening its doors to the public and offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at the sustainable textile company in celebration of Earth Day. The hemp-focused company produces natural fiber fabrics, finished products, yarns and non-woven textiles using sustainable materials including hemp, coconut fiber, and agave cactus.
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2 days ago | 
postindependent.com | Julianna O'Clair
Jazz will flow through the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue on Thursday as the Art Council’s 2025 International Jazz Day celebration honors the soul of the genre and the legacy of the late Mark Johnson. “Everything was set up for the International Jazz Day (performance) to be with him,” jazz vocalist Josefina Méndez said.
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2 days ago | 
postindependent.com | Julianna O'Clair
Like many projects born out of passion, “Champions of the Golden Valley” — a feature film screening at this year’s 5Point Film Festival — transformed into something far more powerful and complex than director Ben Sturgulewski ever anticipated. In 2019, the seasoned adventure film director traveled to Afghanistan to witness the Afghan Ski Challenge, an annual backcountry ski race organized by the Bamyan Ski Club and Alishah Farhang, who nearly became Afghanistan’s first Olympic skier.
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4 days ago | 
postindependent.com | Peter Baumann
El heroísmo no significa competir con quienes te rodean, sino servirles de maneras grandes y pequeñas. Puede significar actuar con rapidez para proteger la vida de quienes te rodean ante un sospechoso armado o estabilizar a un paciente en el lugar de un accidente. Pero también puede ser tan simple como hacer tareas de jardinería para un residente mayor que ya no puede hacerlo por sí mismo.
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4 days ago | 
postindependent.com | Julianna O'Clair
Los comisionados del condado de Garfield aprobaron el lunes por unanimidad una resolución que se opone firmemente a un proyecto de ley de control de armas de Colorado recientemente firmado, el cual impone restricciones a muchas armas de fuego semiautomáticas.
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4 days ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
El Ayuntamiento de Glenwood Springs dio inicio a una nueva era el jueves por la noche con el nombramiento de Marco Dehm como alcalde y la toma de posesión de tres concejales recién elegidos. Esta transición se produce tras la salida de Ingrid Wussow, quien se desempeñó recientemente como alcaldesa, y del exalcalde Jonathan Godes, quien ocupó el cargo entre el 2019 y el 2023. Dehm, quien representa al Distrito 1, se desempeñó como alcalde pro tempore desde el 2023. Fue nombrado concejal en el 2022.
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6 days ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
The Glenwood Springs City Council ushered in a new era Thursday night as Marco Dehm was appointed mayor and three newly elected council members took their seats. The transition follows the departure of Ingrid Wussow, who most recently served as mayor, and former mayor Jonathan Godes, who held the position from 2019-2023. Dehm, who represents Ward 1, had served as mayor pro tem since 2023. He was appointed to council in 2022 and elected the following year.
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1 week ago | 
postindependent.com | Julianna O'Clair
In southwest Montana, just outside of Yellowstone National Park, range rider and rancher Hilary Zaranek faces predators more formidable than wolves. “Between 2005 and 2015, grizzlies really came onto the scene on the ranch in a way that none of us were prepared for or even knew was possible,” Zaranek told a small gathering of local leaders, ranchers and environmental activists gathered at the Glenwood Springs Library on Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
postindependent.com | Taylor Cramer
With housing costs soaring and renters struggling to keep up, the City of Glenwood Springs is hosting a free housing symposium on Thursday, April 24, aimed at giving residents the tools they need to find relief, take the next step toward homeownership or support their employees. The event is part of National Fair Housing Month and focuses on real, actionable solutions.
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1 week ago | 
postindependent.com | Julianna O'Clair
About a month after her graduation from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts in 2019, budding director Soraya Simi received a Facebook message that would alter the course of her career — and profoundly change her life. It was from Paralympian rower and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Angela Madsen, who asked Simi to “make a little video” about her upcoming expedition: a 2,400 mile solo ocean row across the Pacific.