Residents and friends of Crystal Meadows Senior Housing gathered on April 18 to honor the memory of John Nieslanik, a founding father of the affordable living complex made possible thanks to a land donation by Doc Hendrick in 1987.

Valley Meals and More volunteers Steve Schumacher & Bartlett at Crystal Meadows Senior Housing in Carbondale. More than 50 residents participate in the program.

As COVID-19 vaccinations ramp up throughout Colorado, Crystal Meadows Senior Housing manager Jerilyn Nieslanik is heeding doctors’ advice and will continue to follow Garfield County public health officials’ guidance.

The Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before – a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week we caught up with Jerilyn Nieslanik, the Manager at Crystal Meadows Carbondale Housing Authority and local rancher.

Carbondale’s elected leaders signed on the dotted line in their support for local, affordable senior housing this week, formally accepting the task of financial oversight of roughly $1 million in repairs, improvements and upgrades to the buildings and facilities of the Crystal Meadows senior housing complex on Hendrick Drive at the south end of town.

When it was suggested to Grace Sparhawk that she relocate from Rochester, N.Y. to the Roaring Fork Valley to be closer to her daughter, it wasn’t a hard decision, except for the prospect of finding affordable housing.