Mount Sopris Music Festival
The 12th Annual Mount Sopris Music Festival will take place this Saturday and Sunday (June 28th & 29th) at Steve’s Guitars here in downtown Carbondale. Solutions client, Breton M, will be putting on a solo performance Saturday at 12:30pm outside the Village Smithy. Come by and show some support! Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator Jaywalker U
Fellowship on Expedition
While expedition is a unique opportunity to explore new activities and challenge yourself physically, I have found that the fellowship gained during the down time is just as rewarding. On our recent expedition to Twin Lakes, the wind and rain tested our resolve as a group, yet each night we gathered around the campfire and […]
Summer in Paradise
Inventive chefs and artists lend flair to a low-key ranching town that mirrors Aspen’s good looks – without the sticker shock.” Kelly Bastone, Sunset Magazine Those of us who have spent any time in the beautiful mountain town of Carbondale know that we definitely live in a special place. Thanks to a two-page spread in […]
Mobile Classroom
Colorado Mountain College made their classroom mobile. CMC’s Emergency Medical Services Program recently turned an ambulance into a mobile classroom. The ambulance was donated by the Colorado River Fire Rescue organization and is an invaluable asset for CMC. For more information on Colorado Mountain Colleges Emergency Medical Service program click here. For more on the […]
Association of Recovery in Higher Education
June 3rd-6th I attended the 5th Annual Association of Recovery in Higher Education in Minneapolis, hosted by Augsburg’s StepUp Program. I was blessed to be among colleagues whose mission in life is the same as mine–helping young men and women in recovery who want to be sober college students. With the high rates of drinking […]
It Makes a Difference
“It makes a difference to this one,” said the young man as he returned a beached starfish to the sea. We of Solutions made a small difference as well after spending 5 days in the La Sal Mountains working with the Grand Canyon Trust to preserve wilderness environments. A wetland fouled by free range cattle, […]
Dave K Celebrates 3 Years
HE DID IT!!!!! HE ACTUALLY DID IT!!!!! Dave Krimstock has managed to not drink or use drugs for 3 years… What makes this accomplishment all the more impressive is that Dave arrived in our community three years ago as a scraggly refugee of Boulder’s Bohemian mountain lifestyle. No one ever thought a bearded man from […]
Jaywalker Softball
Softball season has begun! Come out and show your support for the two Jaywalker alumni softball teams Tuesday nights from 7pm-9pm at The North Face field in Carbondale, CO. Donnie Hagenbart Program Coordinator Jaywalker U
79 Years of Gratitude
Today, June 10th 2014, Alcoholics Anonymous celebrates the 79th anniversary since its founding in Akron, Ohio. On June 10th 1935, Bill Wilson and his friend Dr. Robert Smith set out to find the best way to reform alcoholics, and Alcoholics Anonymous was born. Bill W. learned early on that the best way to stay sober […]
Issues of Substance
Dr. Kevin McCauley’s work strives to foster the acceptance of people in recovery as full and valued members of society and paves the way to help our valley reduce the substance abuse issues we face today.” Mark your calendars and spread the word, Dr. Kevin McCauley, a nationally recognized leader in the field of substance […]
