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Volume 8 Number 10
Finishing touches Redstone's historic coke ovens restoration project is nearly complete See page 27
Radio Redstone page 5
Art show recap page 10
Marble Times pull-out section pages 13-16
Masons from Building Restorations Specialties, above, are almost finished rebuilding Redstone’s coke ovens to their 1903 original dress during a recent fall day. Except for final landscaping work, the restoration project is almost done. Photo by Alyssa Ohnmacht
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MISSION STATEMENT: To provide a voice for Crystal Valleyites; to bring attention to the individuals and local businesses that are the fabric of the Crystal Valley region; to contribute to the vitality of our small town life. Publisher Alyssa Ohnmacht Editor Carrie Click Staff Writer Sue McEvoy
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The Echo (finally) gets a website: echonewspapers.com Teenage web designers at WebEntity help the Echo join the 21st century By Carrie Click, Echo editor
When you – “you” being an adult who is old enough to remember life before computers – have a question about the web and computers and how to do something on either one of them, whom do you go to? If you’re savvy, you’re likely to ask someone who’s grown up around technology – ideally, someone still in high school. And most of the time, you’ll probably get the answer to your question. In the case of The Crystal Valley Echo’s new website, at echonewspapers.com, publisher Alyssa Ohnmacht decided to do just that. Through a business-to-business event hosted by the Carbondale chamber, Alyssa learned about YouthEntity, a Carbondalebased nonprofit that is teaching kids about the workplace, and utilizing their energies and talents. Working with web designer Blake Lockard, a Glenwood Springs High School senior, Alyssa now has a website for The Crystal Valley Echo and its sister paper, The Grand Valley Echo, and Blake has some valuable hands-on work experience. Real-world web design YouthEntity began in 2001 as Computers 4 Kids, an organization that took donated computers, refur-
bished them, and distributed them to schools. Today, that initial premise has morphed into a center that offers diverse career opportunities for local children and teenagers. The kids also learn how to manage and budget their money, and how to get a job and hang onto it. At the helm is Kirsten Petre McDaniel, YouthEntity’s executive director who has an MBA from DePaul University, and who worked for Dow Chemical and BASF prior to her leadership Blake Lockard was the lead designer on The Crystal Valley Echo’s site. He is a senior at Glenwood High School. role with YouthEntity. Photo courtesy of Kirsten Petre McDaniel “Our mission is to provide real-world learning experiences to youth that devel- chooses a design, the student builds the site and coorop financial knowledge, cultivate dinates the review session and approval before the business experience and build tech- site goes live. nological skills,” said Kirsten. The lessons and experience gained at WebEntity Under the technological skills are already having an effect on seniors Blake and umbrella of YouthEntity is Elizabeth. Blake is working with a Carbondale firm, WebEntity, the organization’s and the future is bright for both web designers. web design service. “Blake secured an internship at Blue Tent Marketing Kirsten explained that this summer and he is continuing his work there, and WebEntity started designing at WebEntity, during his senior year,” said Kirsten. websites and serving clients in “Both plan on attending college to study design. Blake the spring of 2010. They charge a will study web design, and I think Elizabeth may fee of $495 for a five-page site. study either architecture or illustration.” Besides building the sites, WebEntity also offers Intuit provides hosting services for $4.99 a month for a five-page site. Additional pages are $100 per maintenance packages for the sites they design. And page and Intuit may charge additional monthly fees for each client is provided with a one-hour training session hosting if extra space is needed or if they client wants to on how to make basic changes to their sites themselves. link to Paypal to accept credit card purchases online. For Alyssa and the Echoes, working with Blake and WebEntity has been a great experience. The future is bright “It’s been fun and easy,” said Alyssa. “Blake and the Currently the organization has three designers – all rest of the staff made the process of getting a site up high school students. Besides Blake, Elizabeth Ritchie on the web less daunting than my attempts to do it on attends Roaring Fork High, and David Wood goes to my own.” Basalt High. Each student participates in the design WebEntity is part of YouthEntity, which is locatprocess for all projects, and each client is provided ed at 455 S. Third St., Carbondale, 963-4055, with at least three design options. Once the client youthentity.org, webentity.org.
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“Who We Are” is a Q&A about a Crystal Valley resident or visitor. Our objective is to give community members better connections and familiarity with each other. Name: Alan Pilkington Age: North of 60, south of 70 Where do you live? In a nice log home in Redstone. Birthplace: A small country town in southeast Australia. When did you move to the Crystal Valley and why? About 10 years ago, seeking post-divorce solitude and a quiet place to write the great American novel. What three things would you like people to know about you? 1) It wasn't the great American novel, but many people enjoyed it. 2) There's another life after retirement if you look for it.
3) No matter what your achievements, there is no success greater than being part of a happy family, especially one with lots of dogs!
Which living person do you most admire? There's not an artist, writer, sportsman or political leader who gets even close to either of my two daughters Emma and Amy or my wife Martha.
What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given? From my father: Be respectful to women, have a firm handshake, and look a man in the eye when talking to him.
What is your favorite thing to do in the Crystal Valley? A toss-up between hiking the Avalanche Creek trail in summer, enjoying the wildlife that wanders through our property, and grilling on my deck.
Who are you? Would you like others to know who you are and what you’re about? Or do you know someone who lives and/or works in the Crystal Valley who would make an interesting Who We Are subject? Let us know by contacting the Echo at cve@crystalvalleyecho.com, or call 963-2373.
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C A L E N D A R Your calendar for goings on in and around the Crystal River Valley
Help the Echo’s calendar grow; let us know. Send event items to echo@crystalvalleyecho.com by the 15th of the preceding month. Be sure to include the five Ws (who, what, when, why and where); contact info, cost and anything else you think readers need to know.
• Oct. 20: 7 p.m. “A Literary Evening of Poetry and Prose” with Jennifer Catto, Kristen Carlson, and Wendy Videlock in the Round Room at Third Street Center, Carbondale. 963-1680, carbondalearts.org.
• Oct. 1: 1-4 p.m. A reception for Kurt Isgreen: New Watercolors is at the Redstone Art Center, on the Boulevard, Redstone, 963-3790.
• Oct. 21: Rock ‘n’ Roast, barbecue and live music, to benefit Carbondale preschools tuition assistance programs, at the Performing Arts Center at the Third Street Center (PAC3) in Carbondale. For tickets and prices, contact 925-1663, pac3carbondale.com.
• Oct. 1: 7:30 p.m. Thunder River Theatre Company presents “The House of Blue Leaves,” at the Thunder River Theatre, 67 Promenade, Carbondale. Performances also on Oct. 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15. 963-8200, thunderrivertheatre.com.
• Oct. 3: Last day to register to vote in the mail-in Nov. 2 election; registertovote.org.
• Oct. 5: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The last Carbondale Farmers’ Market of the season is at Fourth and Main from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 704-4190, carbondalefarmersmarket.com.
• Oct. 5: 2-5 p.m. Flu shots offered at The Marble Hub, sponsored by Roaring Fork Family Physicians of Carbondale. $25/person. 704-9482.
• Oct. 6: 1-3 p.m. Time to recycle in Redstone. In front of the Church at Redstone, Redstone Boulevard.
• Oct. 23: 9:30-11:30 a.m. Olivia Savard presents Pancakes for Parkinson’s, a breakfast fundraiser for Team Fox, to raise money for Parkinson’s disease research, at The Gathering Center at the Church at Carbondale. Donations appreciated. 963-2373, 963-9616.
• The School of Textile Arts is a new collaboration of Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Studio Ten and the Carbondale Sew-Op. Classes offered now and on an ongoing basis. Look through class offerings at carbondalearts.org.
• Oct. 25: 7:30 p.m. “The Hidden Side of Peacemaking,” with mediator and therapist Barbe Chambliss, a 90-minute presentation, in the Calaway Room of the Third Street Center in Carbondale. 963-1680, carbondalearts.com.
• Roaring Fork Combat Veterans Support Group, a safe place for veterans who have served in combat operations to share, meets every Monday at 8 p.m. at the Circle Club, 123 Main St., Carbondale. Contact Adam McCabe, 309-613-6-91, bigmac309@gmail.com.
• Oct. 7: 6-8 p.m. First Friday is a tradition in Carbondale, and includes all types of retail businesses, galleries, restaurants, free shuttles, rickshaw rides, maps, and performers along the Highway 133 corridor, Third Street Center, and of course, downtown. carbondalearts.com.
• Oct. 29: 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. An African-inspired drumming workshop is at the Carbondale Community School. Contact Laurie Loeb at 963-2798 for more information. • Oct. 29: Halloween Party with Eufoquestra at the Performing Arts Center at the Third Street Center (PAC3) in Carbondale. Costumes encouraged. Doors open at 7 p.m. For tickets and prices, contact 925-1663, pac3carbondale.com. • Oct. 31: Halloween. Boo.
• Oct. 8: 1-4 p.m. Make Your Own (body mannequin) Double, presented by the School of Textile Arts at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Third Street Center, Carbondale. carbondalearts.com, 963-1680.
• Oct. 31: Halloween Party and Costume Contest at the Redstone Inn. Call the inn for details, 963-2526.
• Oct. 10: 10 a.m. Redstone Community Association meets at the Redstone Inn. Learn about upcoming Redstone events, and help plan for them. redstonecolorado.com.
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• Oct. 13: Singer/songwriter Marc Black is at Steve’s Guitars, 19 N. Fourth, Carbondale. For prices, time and more info contact 963-3304, stevesguitars.net.
• Oct. 14: 8 p.m. Vermont singer/songwriter Anais Mitchell is at the Performing Arts Center at the Third Street Center (PAC3) in Carbondale. Doors open at 7 p.m. For tickets and prices, contact 925-1663, pac3carbondale.com.
• Oct. 14: Folk rockers Blue Mountain is at Steve’s Guitars, 19 N. Fourth, Carbondale. For prices, time and more info contact 963-3304, stevesguitars.net.
• Oct. 15: Singer/songwriters Alice Peacock and Danny Myrick are at Steve’s Guitars, 19 N. Fourth, Carbondale. For prices, time and more info contact 963-3304, stevesguitars.net.
• Oct. 18: 2-5 p.m. Flu shots offered at The Marble Hub, sponsored by Roaring Fork Family Physicians of Carbondale. $25/person. 704-9482.
• Oct. 19: 7 p.m. Carlotta Walls LaNier, author Colorado Mountain College’s Common Reader selection, “A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School,” is at Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley location. coloradomtn.edu/commonreader.
• Oct. 20: 1-3 p.m. Time to recycle in Redstone. In front of the Church at Redstone, Redstone Boulevard.
• Take a horse-drawn carriage ride around Redstone. $25/person. 963-2526, redstoneinn.com.
• Oct. 21: Folk musicians The Refugees are at Steve’s Guitars, 19 N. Fourth, Carbondale. For prices, time and more info contact 963-3304, stevesguitars.net.
• Oct. 27: Anders Osborne at the Performing Arts Center at the Third Street Center (PAC3) in Carbondale. Doors open at 7 p.m. For tickets and prices, contact 925-1663, pac3carbondale.com.
• Oct. 12: Last day to comment on the environmental assessment regarding the Mystic Eagle Mine up Avalanche Ranch. 625-6864, ssieber@fs.fed.us.
• Mill Site tours are available by appointment at The Marble Hub on Main Street in Marble. $5/person. Call 704-9482.
• Resuming Oct. 6, Pilates in Redstone is on Monday and Thursday mornings; 8-9 a.m. is advanced; 9:30-10:30 a.m. is beginner; and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. – all levels, everyone welcome, at the Redstone Inn. $10 fee, punch passes available. Dress comfortably and bring a mat. 704-1843.
• Oct. 6: 7 p.m. The Marble Board of Trustees meeting is at Fellowship Hall at the Marble Community Church.
• Oct. 7-8: Celtic Fest and Octoberfest, sponsored by the Town of Carbondale and Steve’s Guitars, is at the Fourth Street Plaza in downtown Carbondale; 963-3304, stevesguitars.net.
• Historic walking tours of Marble are available by appointment at The Marble Hub on Main Street in Marble. Donations accepted. Call 704-9482.
• Haunted Hayrides with Redstone Stables in October on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays before and on Halloween – Oct. 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29, 30, and 31. $25/person; contact the Redstone Inn for children ticket prices. Rides at 6, 7, 8 and 9 p.m. The 6 p.m. ride is for parents and kids 5 and under. Tickets available at the Redstone Inn, 963-2526. • In October, Thunder River Theatre Company presents “The House of Blue Leaves,” at the Thunder River Theatre, 67 Promenade, Carbondale, on Oct. 1, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15. 7:30 p.m. except for 2 p.m. Sunday matinee. 963-8200, thunderrivertheatre.com. • October is SWAN month, which is Support Women’s Arts Now with more than 14 events in 21 days presented by the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities; 963-1680, carbondalearts.com. • Starting Oct. 1, the Redstone Inn is collecting firewood from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. for the Grand Illumination bonfire on Nov. 25. Check in at front desk before unloading. Call the inn at 9632526 regarding approved burning materials. • Guided tours of the historic Redstone Castle during October are Fridays through Mondays at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are available at The Crystal Club Café, Tiffany of Redstone, and the Redstone General Store. $15/adults, $10/seniors/children, free for kids under 5 years. More info on group tours: 963-9656 or redstonecastle.us. • October is College Application Month. College In Colorado encourages students to prepare for their college applications by logging onto the site for a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship or $500 gift card. Go to collegeincolorado.org for more info.
• Total Body Fitness schedule in Redstone is Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30-10:30 a.m., at the Church at Redstone on the Boulevard. Have a two-hour body experience: Sculpt your figure with low impact to burn body fat, weight-bearing exercises to strengthen and breathing and mindful stretching for flexibility and body/mind awareness. Free to the community. All abilities welcome. Since 1995. Personal training available. Instructor: Lisa Wagner, 963-8240. • HEARTBEAT – support for survivors after suicide – meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 824 Cooper St. (the Bethel Chapel entrance), Glenwood. Call Pam Szedelyi, 945-1398, or pamsz@sopris.net. • Want to be "In Stitches"? Every first, third and sometimes fifth Wednesday, bring the stitches (knit, crochet, needlepoint etc.) of your choice to the Redstone Inn Library Room from 4-6 p.m. Beginner to advanced. Call Kay Bell, 963-9811 or Mary Dorais, 963-3862. • Recycling in Redstone is on the first and third Thursday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Bring your cardboard, glass, plastic, newspapers, magazines, aluminum, steel cans and office paper to the Pitkin County bin parked adjacent to the Church at Redstone, Redstone Boulevard.• Carbondale Recreation offers classes and programs for a range of activities for kids and adults. 704-4190, carbondalerec.com. • Redstone and Marble locals can get a Locals Card for discounts at the Redstone Inn at Happy Hours and more. Stop by the inn. 963-2526. • Get help: Crystal Valley residents living in Pitkin County (that’s you, Redstonians), are encouraged by the Aspen Counseling Center to pick up the phone if you are in an emotional crisis and need to talk to a trained professional. Don’t wait. Call 920-5555.
UPCOMING • Nov. 1: Mail-in ballots due (except for Marble mayoral recall). • Nov. 10: 7 p.m. Crystal River Caucus annual meeting is at the Church at Redstone on Redstone Boulevard; crcaucus@gmail.com, 963-2143. • Nov. 15: Ballots due for Town of Marble’s special mail-in mayoral recall ballot election. Marble Town Clerk Karen Mulhall, 274-6105. • Nov. 25: Redstone’s Grand Illumination with Santa. Save the date.
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Radio Redstone rock ‘n’ rolls Part-time Redstonian loves sharing his music collection with anyone who’d like to listen
The Fourth of July It all started this past Fourth of July. John loaded a number of John Phillip Sousa’s military marches into the iPod function on his iPhone, along with By Alyssa Ohnmacht, Echo publisher Whitney Houston’s rendition of “The Star Spangled Banner” and several other It’s not a real radio station that you can tune in on patriotic pieces. Next, he put a speaker your radio dial. In fact, Radio Redstone is not a radio system together on his front porch. As station at all. Instead, it’s a full-blast music experience Redstone’s annual Fourth of July parade created by part-time Redstonian John Hook that marched by his home, the parade particmakes John’s front porch in Redstone come alive with ipants found the beat of the music. Even the sound of music. the kids started peddling their bicycles in Some of the time, John lives in Florida when he’s synch with the tunes. And when “The not at his Redstone home, which sits on the north end Star Spangled Banner” began to play, of Redstone Boulevard. And no matter where he is, everyone stopped and placed their right he’s always had a love of music. hands over their hearts. “The first album my dad gave me had Fats “The music inspired extraordinary Domino’s ‘Blueberry Hill’ on it,” said John. “I caught behavior, which further instilled a the end of the ‘50s, and was around in the ‘60s for the greater sense of community and nationdawning of the Age of Aquarius.” al pride,” John said. Whether it’s the Cambridge King’s College Choir After the parade and the patriotic or George Strait, John has a wide range of musical music, John broadcasted five and a half tastes. About the only genres he doesn’t delve into are hours of tunes that spanned seven John Hook broadcasts from his front porch at his house on Redstone hip-hop, rap, and extreme dance. decades of music history. People danced Boulevard. Bottom, Radio Redstone prompts spontaneous dancing, like this newly-wed couple who happened by John’s house during a recent ses“I think to do that justice you would have to have in John’s front yard, and some danced in sion. Photos courtesy of John Hook bigger speakers than I possess,” he said. the street. John said many people told Rock You ‘Til You’re Red.” him it was the best Fourth they’d ever This summer, whenever John had. Before the day aired his “radio” show, crowds was over, several continued to form. people asked if John Radio Redstone’s John Hook: Top picks “I had somewhere between would be playing “It’s hard to pick my top 10 of all time,” said John Hook as he 150 and 200 visitors whom I had music like that thought about listing his favorite tunes. So he didn’t. Instead, he never met before sitting on my again – maybe even picked some top artists and songs, then ran down some of his porch, tapping their feet to the basis. on a regular favorite artists: beat, talking about their favorite Top tunes: concerts and all sorts of musical Music for the 1. Devil with the Blue Dress – Mitch Ryder and the Detrolt trivia, and having what some of people Wheels them described as an incredibly John decided to 2. Whiter Shade of Pale – Procal Harum good time,” he said. give it a try. He 3. She’s Not There – The Zombies The Berrys are part-time started broadcasting 4. I Feel Free – Eric Clapton in Cream Redstone neighbors of John’s, music a couple of 5. May This Be Love – Jimi Hendrix (and Emmy Lou Harris, who and love his musical contributimes a week from covered it later) tions to the Boulevard. his front porch. He “Radio Redstone means felt listeners wanted Some favorite artists (in addition to the above and in no order everything to us,” said Sharon, speaking for her husmore, so soon he started providbut alphabetical): Lynn Anderson, Bee Gees, Jeff Beck, Michael band Roger and son William. “We enjoy the music ing a little commentary about Bloomfield, Patsy Cline, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Joseph Haydn, Al drifting through the mountains. We like the way visieach song and/or artist. Kooper, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Michael Nesbitt, Roy Orbison, tors to our little mountain town interact with locals As time went on, John Elvis Presley, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Carlos Santana, Mavis Staples, and John during his broadcast.” watched people walking by, and Josh Stone, George Strait, The Supremes, Temptations, Stevie Ray John imagines his music selections help enhance he could tell some of them didn’t Vaughn, Hank Williams. get it. That’s when he created the visitors’ Redstone experience, and may have even slogan “Radio Redstone - We’ll Continued on page 27
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US Forest Service begins wildlife vegetation treatments, Coal Creek restoration By Mark Lacy, Crystal River Caucus board member
Filoha Meadows for a total of 400 additional acres. Jim will notify affected landowners about when the burns will be conducted and about smoke management. For more information, contact Jim Genung at jgenung@fs.fed.us or 963-2266. There was a presentation by Mike Mechau, Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association; Mark Lacy, White River National Forest; and Sharon Clarke, Roaring Fork Conservancy regarding ongoing work and future restoration plans in Coal Creek. Work is ongoing to stabilize the landslide just downstream of the Braderich trailhead and is expected to be completed in this month. The purpose of the project is to stabilize the landslide to improve water quality in Coal Creek and protect the road. Also in October, the USFS and Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety will stabilize some areas in upper Dutch Creek using boulders, compost, and vegetation. For additional information regarding Coal Basin restoration, go to the Pitkin County website at aspenpitkin.com, and search the Crystal River Caucus to view the PowerPoint presentation, or contact Mark Lacy at mlacy@fs.fed.us or 963-2266.
At September’s Crystal River Caucus meeting, Jim Genung from the U.S. Forest Service’s (USFS) Carbondale office outlined the vegetation management work that’s beginning in the Crystal Valley. The two areas targeted for this fall are Avalanche Creek and Filoha Meadows. The purpose of the work is to improve forage for big game in Avalanche Creek by mowing the oak brush, and opening up the juniper habitat on Pitkin County Open Space lands in Filoha Meadows for bighorn sheep. At Avalanche Creek workers are treating approximately 119 acres of oak brush using a hydro axe, which is basically a front-end loader with a mowing head on it. The purpose of the mowing is to stimulate the oak to re-sprout with tender shoots which are more palatable for big game. The purpose of treating the juniper habitat in Filoha Meadows is to improve forage and open up the meadow so that bighorn sheep will be less susceptible to predation in the thick juniper. Bighorn sheep rely on their good eyesight to evade predators. Work in Filoha Meadows conUpcoming caucus meeting agenda sists of mechanically treating approxiThe next Crystal River Caucus meeting mately 30 acres with hand crews using is on Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Church at chainsaws and a chipper to open up the Redstone on Redstone Boulevard. This is Stabilization work is being done on a landslide near the Braderich trailhead in Coal canopy. Creek. Photo courtesy of Crystal River Caucus the annual meeting. If you are interested In the spring of 2012, to promote plant in serving on the Crystal River Caucus vigor for wildlife and to reduce fuel loads, the USFS plans to follow up this work board, contact Peter Martin or Bob Dupre, or the Crystal River Caucus. Contact with approximately 200 acres of controlled burning in both Avalanche Creek and information for the Crystal River Caucus is crcaucus@gmail.com, 963-2143.
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What’s up with Pitkin County? PITKIN COUNTY GOVERNMENT Now streaming Board of County Commissioner meetings on the internet! Go to www.aspenpitkin.com
Also on the Pitkin County website: County Commissioner Agendas Vehicle and Title Registration Property Tax Information Maps
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Referendum 1A – Healthy Community Fund: A vote for citizens’ health and safety By George Newman, Pitkin County District 5 commissioner Referendum 1A on this fall’s mail-in ballot concerns the Referendum 1A Healthy Community Fund. It is a dedicated property tax that prosupports the Healthy vides a stable source of critical funding to local health and human Community Fund services and community nonprofit agencies working to keep citizens independent, healthy and safe. This is a mail-in ballot only This fund sunsets in December 2012 and as the need in our community continues to increase, the Pitkin County Board of If you have not voted County Commissioners (BOCC) has authorized a ballot issue to in the last general eleccontinue this property tax starting in 2013 for six years. We are tion, or you have a asking voters to approve a marginal increase of the fund by change of address, please $446,000 to raise the current level of funding from $1,480,000 to update your current $1,944,000. This equates to an additional property tax of only address by going online $1.31 per $100,000 of assessed property value. to pitkinvotes.org or by For the past nine years, the Healthy Community Fund has calling the county clerk’s provided millions of dollars to promote the social, emotional, office at 429-2713. physical and economic well being of our children, families and Ballots must be received seniors. It is estimated that each year, the fund assists agencies by 7 p.m. on Election Day that reach more than 10,000 people throughout the Roaring Fork (not simply postmarked) Valley. A volunteer citizen grant review committee evaluates all in order to be counted. grant requests based on a grant criteria, and their recommendations are then approved by the BOCC. Last year, the fund contributed more than $1,560,000 to 61 organizations, but for the first time had to utilize some of its reserves to do so. Sixty-three percent of those dollars went to health and human service programs that support family and youth issues, mental health, substance abuse and legal services. Twenty-four percent went to programs that support the well being of our senior citizens, and 13 percent went to community nonprofits that address community problems and enhance our quality of life from cultural, recreational, and educational programs to environmental concerns. As funding from federal and state agencies faces cutbacks, our priority these next several years will be to support those agencies that provide basic health and human needs. The Healthy Community Fund supplements fundraising efforts by these community nonprofits, providing approximately six percent of their total funding. These critical dollars go directly towards: • Protective and supportive services for children • Connecting at-risk youth to community programs and activities to help them succeed and keep them safe • Assisting victims of domestic violence and sexual assault • Caring for the terminally ill and their families • Mental health and substance abuse counseling and preventative services • A variety of physical, social, and educational activities for seniors, including support for those who need one-on-one help to deal with the challenges of everyday life • Preventative health services for low-income citizens (immunizations and teen pregnancy counseling) to avoid higher costs later • Working with developmentally disabled citizens and their families to enhance their ability to live independent lives • Programs that protect the quality of our natural resources Where else can we as individuals contribute so little to help so many? Please vote yes on Referendum 1A to continue to support the health and well being of our citizens.
In this column, District 5 Pitkin County Commissioner George Newman offers his take on current matters. You can reach him at george.newman@co.pitkin.co.us. Pitkin County commissioners hold weekly work sessions on Tuesdays and bi-monthly public hearings on Wednesdays in the Plaza One building next to the Pitkin County Courthouse on Main Street in Aspen. Agendas are available at aspenpitkin.com. Both meetings are televised live and repeated on locater CG12 TV. They are also streamed live and available on Pitkin County’s website, at aspenpitkin.com.
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Marble Board of Trustees By Bettie Lou Gilbert, Echo contributor On Sept. 8, the Marble Board of Trustees approved a building permit for the Barnards/Whites. In other business, according to Marble Town Clerk Karen Mulhall, a property located at 5590 County Road 3 has been foreclosed on, and Citibank holds title to the property. The board is concerned about the health, safety and welfare of the town’s citizens since the roof is falling down on the building located on the property. It’s also a fire hazard, rodents are on the property, and mold is in the building, which is migrating to adjacent properties. The trustees agreed to have attorney Sherry Caloia write a letter to Citibank regarding health and safety issues, so that Citibank can rectify these problems. The trustees voted to make a monthly donation to the Marble Community Church for the use of Fellowship Hall at the church for town meetings and work sessions. A mail-in recall election for Marble Mayor Tony Petrocco is being held with ballots due Nov. 15. According to Karen, the recall process gives citizens an avenue to recall an official with whom those citizens are dissatisfied. The meeting concluded with an executive session concerning legal issues. The next meeting is at the Marble Community Church’s Fellowship Hall on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.
Government briefs More on Redstone’s Elk Park In the August Echo, we reported that Redstone’s Elk Park was approved for a Colorado Scenic Byways grant for $156,000. Since August, Gary Tennenbaum, the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails (OST) manager has informed us of how the grant works. “A hundred and fifty six thousand dollars is the full grant,” Gary said. “[Pitkin] county is matching [the grant] with $31,000, and Colorado Scenic Byways is funding $125,000. “We have conceptual designs [for Elk Park] and will be starting the final design planning with the original planning committee this fall so we can have a final design approved and built in 2012.” Redstone’s Elk Park is a wide-open field and parking lot between the Crystal River and Highway 133 at the entrance to Redstone. With this funding, the park is one step closer to being renovated into a useable parcel of community open space. To access the park’s conceptual designs, go to aspenpitkin.com/openspace, then “Properties,” then “Redstone Parks and Open Space Management Plan.”
Mine operations up Avalanche Creek under review The US Forest Service is reviewing a proposal for year-round operations at a gypsum and alabaster mine located up the Avalanche Creek Road, about six miles north of Redstone. Formerly known as the White Banks Mine, the operation’s permit expired in April 2010. Under a new name, the Mystic Eagle Mine, operators are proposing year-round operations, including underground mining 24 hours a day. The Crystal River Caucus, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association, Pitkin County, and the Colorado Division of Wildlife (now Colorado Parks and Wildlife) have come out in opposition to winter operations at the mine. Presently, the road leading to the mine, which is officially named Forest Service Road 310, is closed from Nov. 15-April 30, in part to protect bighorn sheep habitat. The forest service has created an environmental assessment report regarding the mine. Aspen-Sopris District Ranger Scott Snelson has indicated that while the forest service cannot restrict access to the mine’s mineral holdings, the agency can set parameters on mine operations. The mine’s environmental assessment public comment period runs through Oct. 12. The assessment is available online at www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project=34869. Ranger Snelson will make the final decision regarding mining operations at the site. Contact forest service spokeswoman Skye Sieber at 625-6864, ssieber@fs.fed.us for more information. – Carrie Click
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Fire district asking voters to continue funding at current levels By Allyn Harvey, Special to the Echo
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Carbondale’s firefighters are asking voters and residents in the Crystal Valley and greater Carbondale area for money and time to adjust to new economic realities. Specifically, a question on this November’s mail in ballot asks voters living in the fire district to authorize a mill levy override for the next two years that will allow the district to continue collecting property taxes at their current level. After two years, the override expires and tax rates return to original levels. If voters agree, the property taxes homeowners pay to the district, which represent a small percentage of the overall property tax bill, will remain approximately the same as they currently are. “With the decrease in property value, the fire district portion of property taxes will go down $70 on a $500,000 house,” said Ron Leach, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District’s fire chief. “We’re asking them to continue paying that $70 for two years, while we put together a master plan that is in line with the economy.” That will allow the district to collect $775,000 during the next two years, and keep its budgeting at current levels. The money, if approved, will be used to maintain existing levels of employment and service, which ranges from fighting fires and paramedic services to community education and a remote defibrillator program that puts the lifesaving device in key spots around the district. The override will also allow the district to continue its training programs, which keep employees and volunteers up to date on the latest techniques for fighting property and wild land fires, and mountain and swift-water rescue. The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District serves a 320-square-mile area that includes the Crystal Valley, Marble, Redstone and Carbondale. The department employs 20 fulltime employees who support 75 volunteer firefighters. A portion of the paid staff includes paramedics who are able to respond to calls 24 hours a day. In 2010, the department responded to 1,100 emergency calls. Its equipment includes 12 fire trucks and four advanced life support ambulances. “This two year mill levy override buys us a little time to see what the economy is going to do, and make an appropriate master plan for the fire district that looks at both capital and operating needs and is responsive to the economic realities we face going forward,” Ron said. The chief said cuts will be necessary if the voters don’t OK the mill levy override. “If this question doesn’t pass, we’re not going to close the doors — we’ll still respond to and put out fires,” Ron said. But the organization will contract, response times will lengthen, equipment will get older and replacement schedules lengthened out, training will get cut, and maintenance will be delayed. Jeff Wadley, a volunteer firefighter of 27 years and the chair of the department’s campaign awareness committee, hopes voters allow the district the time it needs to work out a plan that fits the community’s needs and the economy. “As a resident, volunteer firefighter and businessman, I believe we need to support and maintain our essential emergency services,” he said.
Government brief Election time is nearing Throughout this issue of the Echo, we have several stories and letters about various ballot issues concerning voters in the Crystal Valley. Among the issues voters will decide on this fall are: – Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District $775,000 mill levy override – Marble mayoral recall election – Roaring Fork School District Re-1 3E $4.8 million mill levy override
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ELECTION SEASON DATES: Oct. 3: Last day to register to vote in the Nov. 1 election. Oct. 11: Ballots mailed out to registered voters (except the Marble mayoral recall election ballots) Oct. 24: Marble mayoral receall election ballots mailed out this week Nov. 1: Election day (all ballots received by designated facility, except for Marble mayoral recall) Nov. 15: All Marble mayoral recall mail-in ballots received by Whitsett and Gross, PC, 320 Main St., Suite 200, Carbondale, by mail or in person. (Since there is no secure Marble location to receive ballots, the Colorado Secretary of State has approved this location.)
Voters are also being asked to vote for board members in Roaring Fork School District Re-1, and in Colorado Mountain College’s six-county district. And, Proposition 103, a statewide mill levy override ballot question that would add $536 million to state funding for both K-12 and higher education, is a question being asked of all Colorado voters.
Crystal Valley election contacts Garfield County portion: 945-2377, ext. 1770, garfieldcounty.com; under “Departments,” click on “Clerk and Recorder” Pitkin County portion: 920-5180, pitkinvotes.org Gunnison County portion: 970-641-7638, gunnisoncounty.org/elections Register to vote: registertovote.org/forms/colorado. – Carrie Click
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Sue in India: An oil massage and a Bollywood extravaganza By Sue McEvoy, Echo staff writer Editor’s note: By now, Echo readers have come to expect Sue’s stories about her trips to India to volunteer with Global Dental Relief, a Denver-based medical organization that provides dental care to children. As of press time, Sue was still in India where she’d spent the month. We wanted to share some of her Bollywood adventure in Delhi when she first arrived in India, before she headed to Ladakh and the clinic. Sept. 3 I got to Delhi, after 30plus hours on the flight, without any fanfare. I had a massage scheduled for 12:30 that afternoon and the taxi driver actually found the masseuse’s address (though it took a try or two). I picked the hour and a half, full-body, oildripping-on-head package for 2,000 rupees (about $40). It was quite amazing, and I left fully recovered from my flight – and with some really moisturized hair. I rested a while and set out on my next goal – a Bollywood film. When I asked how one went about that, with a full page of newspaper listings in my hand, the guy at the hotel desk asked if I was interested in “live Bollywood” or “screen”?
“What is live?” I queried. He pulled up a website called kingdomofdreams.in, and printed it out for me. It took me quite a while and several phone attempts before I got a ticket to “Zangoora” at 8 p.m. and I had the desk get me a taxi, since the show was about an hour away. “Zangoora” ended up to be a two and a half hour Bollywood production with 30' x 60' stage. Different images splashed up on the theater’s side walls and behind the stage, while the audience was treated to an amazing sound system and headphone sets for English (in case you don't speak Hindi). I counted up to 75 dancers during the 20-plus numbers, all in constantly different costumes, while the sets changed around them every three to five minutes. Actors dropped and rose from wires above the back wings to the top of the stage. It was your modern day Wheeler Opera House crossed with Broadway in India. The whole show was incredible to me. They performed “Jai Ho,” the song made famous by the film “Slumdog Millionaire.” Like every other female in the audience, I am actually now in love with Zangoora’s male star (whatever his name is!). On the hour-plus way back, my taxi driver got lost and backed up three times (on roads going one way). I figured out he could speak some English, but couldn’t read it at all. No one died or got their cars bent. We (meaning me) eventually found my hotel. I was definitely the backseat driver, but it got me home. Left, the poster advertising the oil-dripping -on-head
massage package. Above, Sue and masseuse post massage and pre-Bollywood show.
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Labor Day art show organizers pleased with turnout, fundraising By Carrie Click, Echo editor At the Redstone Art Foundation’s art show wrap-up meeting on Sept. 22, the 16th annual Labor Day Weekend Art Show was deemed a success, garnering a round of applause for Chuck Logan, this year’s art show chairman. “The art show seemed to take a huge leap in professionalism, quality and diversity this year,” said Betty Bradley, Redstone Art Foundation (RAF) president. “There are artists and volunteers already saying they want to help next year.” RAF organizers report a profit of more than $3,000. Money raised from the show helps to fund the Jack Roberts Scholarship offered to graduating seniors from Carbondale’s Roaring Fork High School who are continuing their education Local sculptor Greg Tonozzi and RAF in the field of art. board member Becky Trembley at Held from Sept. 2-5 under large white tents on the grounds opening night of the Labor Day of the Redstone Inn, Betty estimated that at least 600 to 800 Weekend Art Show on Sept. 2. people attended the event. The annual show attracts art lovers Photo courtesy of RAF to Redstone to view work, watch artists demonstrate various techniques, and participate in one of the short, free workshops offered throughout the weekend. RAF board member Connie Hendrix reported that the show’s opening night event was well received, with live music by Michael Farrell and lots of attendees enjoying themselves. RAF board member Patti Cappa noted that the clay demonstration she did with children went well, and that she would like to see more kids’ art opportunities in the future. Additionally, powering the lights at the show needs to be addressed, either through a quiet generator or by running power through the Redstone Inn or a power line. Lighting options will be researched in the coming year. “The progressive painting, hands-on art for kids and artist demonstrations were added features that everyone enjoyed,” Betty added. “To me that means it was a success.”
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L E T T E R S
Write us a letter! The Echo welcomes your input, opinions, thanks and whatever else you’d like to share with your fellow readers, provided it’s written in a respectful, civil way. (Please, no unsubstantiated attacks, etc.) Please shoot for 500 words or less. The Echo reserves the right to edit and proofread letters. Send your words to The Crystal Valley Echo, echo@crystalvalleyecho.com, or 274 Redstone Blvd., Redstone, CO 81623. Thanks.
Thanks for participating in Redstone’s farmers’ markets Dear Echo: Many thanks to Dava Parr of Fresh & Wyld, and Alesia Riehl from Bottoms Up Pork & Pesto for making our Fresh Fridays farmers’ market such a wonderful Redstone event. We are grateful for all their hard work and we look forward to seeing them next summer. The last market for us was during the Labor Day weekend. We look forward to seeing everyone again on July 4, 2012. Thanks so much! Deb McCormick Redstone Company Store Redstone
Marble Charter School: ‘an amazing labor of love’ Dear Echo: This letter was originally addressed to “Marble Charter School community members (past and present students, parents, staff, volunteers and donors.)” It was with great delight that I attended the September open house at Marble Charter School to celebrate the completion of the new school building and playground. What an amazing labor of love it was to accomplish this feat! Thanks go out to everyone who contributed to this project, and that is certainly a very long list. The children of the upper Crystal River Valley now have a beautiful facility and playground to enjoy. I was honored to be part of this process, and truly appreciate the dedication of the marble sundial! Thanks to all. Sincerely, Wendy Boland Marble
Register to vote in Marble’s mayoral recall election Dear Echo: Marble's mayoral recall election is a necessary correction. A special local election is scheduled for Nov. 15. It will be held by mail-in ballots. Marble citizens will decide whether to retain Mayor Tony Petrocco. If they decide not to, they will elect a new mayor to finish Petrocco's term. I would urge all Marble dwellers to register to vote: registertovote.org/forms/colorado. It is quick and easy. So is voting. –Larry Good Marble
Redstone Art Show ‘a huge success’ Dear Echo: Once again, the Redstone Art Foundation is indebted to the wonderful volunteers who help make our annual Redstone Labor Day Weekend Art Show a huge success. From the hours of planning, to the opening night gala, right on to the tearing down and storing the supplies, we rely solely on the good people of Redstone, Marble and the surrounding area to make it happen. I counted more than 80 different people giving more than 400 hours of their time this year. Thank you one and all. You are truly appreciated. We had 38 artists and craftspeople displaying and sharing their talents. The demonstration area, hands-on area and progressive art panel were fun additions that all ages enjoyed. We are also indebted to our sponsors: American National Bank, Colorado Stone Quarries, the Nick DeWolf Foundation, Gallegos Corp., Bethel Party Rentals and the Redstone Inn. Regards, Betty Bradley, President, Redstone Art Foundation Redstone
A better future for Marble
Thank you from The Marble Hub
Thanks for the music
Dear Echo: Speaking for myself and the Marble mayor recall petition committee, we are ready to help Marble move forward in positive directions. At this time, I don't want to revisit all the details of the situations that have led to the upcoming Nov. 15 mail-in ballot, special election for the citizens of Marble. I'll summarize by saying that there is no room for anything less than open, honest, democratic and cooperative government in our small community. It is the goal that a vote for new, open and honest leadership will make this happen sooner than later. The recall petition has the required 25 percent of Marble citizens’ signatures who voted in the last election. We believe Marble citizens want to vote for their mayor rather than have their mayor appointed, which was the case during the last election when the current mayor ran unopposed. It's time to put the best interests of the town-at -large first. There are many good things that could and should be done to serve everyone. The petition committee has paved the way for new, open and honest leadership. We now put our trust in the people to make the right choice for a better future. If you would like to discuss this recall with me further, you may contact me at jimjaarts@gmail.com. Jim Aarts Marble Board of Trustee member Marble
Dear Echo: The Marble Hub, the newest nonprofit economic co-op to the community of Marble, has concluded its first 90 days of business with wonderful success. This new community center, visitor information, and WiFi hot spot in the historic Marble City State Bank building, has been a bright new star upvalley for locals, travelers and guests from all over the world. This success would not be possible without the enthusiastic “buy-in” from community volunteers and supporters that has kept The Marble Hub doors open to serve seven days a week throughout the summer! Our deepest thanks for the generous support from the following businesses and organizations: Connie Hendrix Studios, Crystal River Computers, The Crystal Valley Echo, Defiant Bean Roasters, Redstone General Store, Pinnacle Water of Carbondale, Crystal Dreams Bed & Breakfast, R.J. Paddywacks of Basalt (for our “Hub” doggie park), White River National Forest Service – Carbondale, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, Slow Groovin’ BBQ, Marble Charter School commercial bakery, Chair Mountain Ranch, Beaver Lake Lodge, Inn at Raspberry Ridge, Crystal River Jeep Tours, OutWest Guides, RPS ATV Rentals, Gunnison County Commissioners, Gunnison County Department of Public Works, and Town of Marble. Huge appreciation goes to The Laura Jane Musser Fund Rural Initiative for their seed-funding grant to the Crystal River Civic Commission (CRCC), a grassroots initiative formed by these Marble nonprofits to operate The Marble Hub: Crystal Valley Preschool, Marble Charter School, Marble Community Church, Crystal River Heritage Association, and Marble Crystal River Chamber. These nonprofits recently received dividends from their first 90 days of business (yes, unheard of!) to further their own organizations’ goals this winter. The biggest accolades and honor go to all Hub volunteers who have made The Marble Hub the happiest, most fun new place to volunteer and come to in Marble. Their sense of pride, ownership, and responsibility ‘above and beyond’ to capture seven-day-a-week summer revenues to share is why The Marble Hub is now set to go into “winter mode,” focusing more on service to locals and their desires for Hub resources. Thanks to such rich volunteerism from folks in Marble, Redstone, all up and down the Crystal and Roaring Fork valleys, The Marble Hub will be a warm beacon of light in the dark of winter. Magic happens every day in The Hub! Come check it out. To volunteer, call 704-0567 or e-mail themarblehub@yahoo.com.
Dear Echo: This year we rocked Redstone at the 10th anniversary of the Magical Moments Summer Concert Series. We had a great turnout for each and every concert this summer. We were very fortunate to have as our headliner Peter Karp and Sue Foley. I wanted to thank Bighorn Toyota for their years of major sponsorship and making this another successful year of music. Plus thank you to American National Bank, Alpine Bank, Redstone Art Foundation, The Crystal Valley Echo and Marble Times, Avalanche Ranch Cabins, Antiques and Hot Springs, Mason Morse Real Estate, Redstone Community Association, the Redstone Inn and the Crystal Club Café. I am looking forward to another magical moment of music in 2012. If anyone is interested in performing or becoming a sponsor of this event, please call me at 963-8240. See you next year! Lisa Wagner Redstone
Recover $4.8 million for Re-1 Dear Echo: As an educator and a parent with children at Crystal River Elementary School, I urge everyone to vote “YES on 3E” for Roaring Fork School District Re-1. Due to cuts required by the State of Colorado, our district funding has been cut by $5.1 million. If 3E passes, we can recover $4.8 million of these cuts. Before taking time away from the classroom to care for my young children, I worked for two years as the math coach for Crystal River Elementary School. For many years prior to that, I was a fifth grade teacher also in the Re-1 district. Since my time in the classroom, funding pressures have increased and it has become more difficult for the district to fund coaching and mentoring positions within our local schools. After years of carefully nipping at the budget, trying to maintain teacher positions in order to keep class sizes small, Re-1 was forced to cut 15 teacher positions last year. As a result, teacher/student ratios have increased. In addition, classroom budgets for art teachers and other specialists have been greatly reduced. Next year will see this abysmal trend continue if we don’t vote “YES on 3E.” We have thoughtful and skilled teachers in our schools. By passing 3E, we have the opportunity to demonstrate our collective support for these people. Teachers deserve salary increases and kids deserve to have small classes as well as funded art, music and PE programs. By passing 3E, we can ensure that class sizes stay manageable, that field trips continue to occur, that kids get PE, art and music, and that teachers get the salary increases that they deserve. By adopting 3E, we are showing teachers that we value them and the work that they do for our children every day. Vote for our schools! Vote “YES on 3E”! Sacha Hart Carbondale
Sincerely, Charlotte Graham Executive Director Crystal River Civic Commission d.b.a. The Marble Hub (501(c)(3) pending) Marble
Thank you for A Bite of Redstone donations Dear Echo: I wanted to say how much I appreciated the donation of recipes and art work for the creation of the recipe cards, A Bite of Redstone. The cards were a beautiful display of the array of talent of artists and cooks here in our valley. A big thank you to the Redstone Art Foundation for allowing me to be able to sell and display these recipe cards at the Friday night reception of the Labor Day Weekend Art Show. If anyone who participated in this project and has not seen the collection of recipe cards please either call me at 963-8240 or stop by at Crystal Dreams Bed & Breakfast. Lisa Wagner Redstone
In support of 3E
Dear Echo: If our local economy and jobs are something you think about these days, then consider that great schools are a major component in attracting and retaining businesses and employees. In order to be perceived as a healthy community with solid schools to support our business base, we need outstanding and adequate numbers of teachers, updated technology and learning materials, and maintained facilities that are top notch as we have always had in the past. Investing in education is absolutely and inherently part of supporting community and keeping business strong. That’s why I am voting yes on 3E this fall and hope you will too. For more specific information about the ballot question, go to voteforourkids.org. Jacque Carpenter Whitsitt Basalt Town Council Basalt
Thank you from Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork
Dear Echo: Our local Habitat for Humanity affiliate wants to thank the amazingly large number of people who have once again rallied in support of others by participating in “Golfing for Habitat!,” our recent sixth Habitat for Humanity fundraising golf event at the Roaring Fork Club in Basalt. These people are helping us to execute our mission of giving a hand up (not handout) to families in need of safer and affordable homes. It is remarkable how many people are involved in staging a fundraising event of this size. In addition to the 180 golfers who came to play at the Roaring Fork Club, there were another 190 people involved in putting on the event, from the amazing team at the Roaring Fork Club (management, golf course maintenance, pro shop and the food and beverage people) to the 48 sponsors, to the 53 silent auction donors, to the onsite volunteers, to Habitat’s volunteer board and staff. It was a mass of humanity taking action to help families in need. We were able to generate substantial resources for our building and land fund. We would like to extend an additional thank you to our key sponsors: Bighorn Toyota and Timbers Resorts for their continued support. Also, thank you to the many individual players, businesses, and volunteers who contributed to make this a memorable event. We live in such a supportive community where so many people repeatedly rally together for others in need in our valley. Sincerely, Scott Gilbert President Habitat Roaring Fork Valley
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Obituary
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Jacqueline Susmark 1950 – 2011 Jacqueline Susmark of Lakewood, Colo., passed away peacefully on Sept. 12 at home after a brief illness. She was 61. Jacqueline was the founder of Inner Harmony, a nutritional and alternative therapy practice where, for 20 years, she advised and aided countless individuals. She enjoyed travel and many outdoor activities, but most cherished the long weekends at her cabin in Marble with Katie, her golden retriever. Jacqueline was preceded in death by her parents Herman and Patricia Smith, and sister Dr. Linda Crnic. She is survived by her daughter Christine (Daniel) Murray, son Thomas (Julie) Murphy, brother Brent (Debra) Smith, sister Janine Bisbee, several grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and Katie. Services are on Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. at the Crown Hill Pavilion, 7777 W. 29th Ave., Wheat Ridge, Colo. 80033.
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SPECIAL PULL-OUT SECTION - OCTOBER 2011
T HE M ARBLE T IMES A L O O K AT L I F E AT T H E M A R B L E C H A R T E R S C H O O L
Lots of learning at Lily Lake
Marble Charter students camped at Lily Lake, above Marble, during their annual school fall trip, doing everything from studying bear tracks and ant homes, to learning about diversity and team Photos by Jennifer Dockery, KD, Justice and Carley building.
IMPORTANT OCTOBER DATES:
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1: Read-A-Thon begins 3: Math-A-Thon begins 13 & 14: NO SCHOOL - Fall Break 20: School Photos 20: 4:30 MCS Board Meeting 27: Read-A-Thon Sleepover
HELP US COLLECT BOX TOPS: Oct. 12: Last day to turn in Box Tops for the classroom competition ends - please send in boxtops with a student you know, or drop at The Redstone General Store!
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Excitement at Lily Lake By KD
The students at Marble Charter School (MCS) went to Lily Lake for our fall education trip. We went camping for two nights but ended up staying at the school for the first night because of the rain. The second night we stayed in a big field at the privately owned Lily Lake The kindergarten-2nd grade rode the bus and started exploring at Lily Lake while the 3-8 grade hiked up to Lily Lake. On the hike they looked for animal tracks, animal homes, and animals. They found bear tracks, ant homes, and live deer and salamanders. When they got to the lake it was beautiful, and the kids loved having fun team-building activities on diversity. The third day we had to sadly say goodbye to the amazing sights we saw those couple days. We would like to thank Makela and Craig Barnes for letting us stay on their beautiful prop-
Open House At Marble Charter School By Justice Students, parents, Marble Charter School (MCS) staff, and others had a great time at our open house on Sept. 1, not only enjoying great potluck food but also seeing the new and improved classrooms. The event started at 4 p.m. and lasted until 7:30 p.m. Everybody got reacquainted in that time. Children showed their portfolios to their parents so the parents could be more acquainted with the children’s work. There was also a dedication ceremony for Wendy Boland during the open house. Wendy, who was the director of the school for nine years, was honored with a marble sundial. A sundial was chosen because it will be a continuous learning tool, and Wendy has a great love of learning and teaching.
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Students presenting their diversity posters at Lily Lake.
erty at Lily Lake. Thank you also goes to DezaRae O’Flannery for helping to coordinate this trip, and also Jennifer Dockery, Alicia Benesh, and Jason Rusby and to ALL the volunteers and MCS staff for bringing food and extra equipment – we couldn’t have done it without you! Thanks!
A brief look into the classrooms… News from K-2 • Gina Cousino, teacher
News from 6-8 • Debby Macek, teacher
Last month was a great time of getting to know each other and our school. We had a wonderful time on our fall trip to Lily Lake. We learned about how diverse organisms live in nature. We also enjoyed our yearly trip to the river to do nature sculptures and enjoy the first day of fall. This month, we will continue to celebrate the fall and all of the wonderful changes that are happening. We are learning new songs, how fun rhyming is, and how we treat one another kindly. We will be learning about how different people around the world live focusing on folktales and music.
This month we've been working on the theme of Diversity, as well as learning what kind of learners we want to be this year. Our class name is the E Team, and I'm very proud that the E stands for Effort, my favorite word. My favorite classroom rule is: No one can say, "I can't." You can say, "I can't do that YET." Next month we'll be working on learning about Asia, mastering skills in data analysis and statistics, and examining the themes of loyalty and respect and what shapes who we are as we read, write and work on language skills in Language Arts. Here are a few quotations that exemplify our classroom theme:
News from 3-5 • Dan Poll, teacher What a beautiful time of year to be in the mountains of Colorado. The aspens are turning, the air has a crispness to it, and the students are all getting into the swing of things. Here in the 3rd-5th grade classroom we have been busy getting the school year started off right. Our fall theme has been centered on diversity. On our fall trip the students not only explored diversity among ourselves but also with the environment around us. Students have also been exploring with data. They have been collecting data using charts and displaying their data with graphic organizers. Students were then asked to analyze and formulate a conclusion based on the data they collected. Another main focus this month has been on the construction of student’s portfolios. The portfolios will be used to display the student work so that students will be able to easily see the progress they have been making throughout the school year.
Marble Charter School phone numbers: 970-963-9550 970-963-1009
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. ~Thomas Jefferson I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end. ~Larry Bird The difference between try and triumph is a little umph. ~Author Unknow Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. ~Thomas Edison
News from Science • Amy Rusby, teacher At MCS we have been doing some really great things in Science! We kicked off the school year by learning about bio diversity and how all living organisms are different. One great thing about going to school in Marble is that the students have great opportunities in exploring this beautiful place and connecting it back to the things they are learning in science class. We will be collecting specimens from various ecosystems, studying them under microscopes, and then discussing and learning how each one of us can be a steward in protecting our environment.
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October is Read More Month at Marble Charter School MCS Director Debra Winston was asked several questions about Read More Month happening during October. Please explain what Read More Month is. Read More Month (RMM) is a wonderful Marble Charter School tradition that usually follows the national calendar; nationally RMM takes place in February. It is a month to progressivlely read more and turn off electronic devices...especially the TV and computer...until the final week of the month when we ask everyone to TURN OFF everything and READ READ READ! Why did MCS move Read More Month to October this year? After several parents told us that it really kicked their students into high reading gear, they asked if we could move it up to earlier in the school year. We said "SURE" and decided that October would be our best bet. Will there be a school sleepover this year? What inspired you to have the sleep over as part of last year's Read More Month? Yes, we'll do it again! An all-night read-a-thon is something that sounded like fun and a great challenge to our donors who might donate even more to our Pennies for Pages pledges if we read all night. And it worked! So of course we will
Introducing Maximus:
have to do it again! This time, our all-school sleepover is on Oct. 27, and as we did before, we will begin with a 9 a.m. all-school read on the 27th and we will try very, very hard to have at least SOMEONE in the school reading for a full 24 hours. After a pancake breakfast on the 28th we will celebrate 9 a.m. (and 24 hours of reading) by gathering up our sleeping gear, packing up lunches and going to the Glenwood Springs Library. After a short presentation by the librarian, we will go to the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool for lunch and an afternoon of swimming. We'll do a reverse bus run and send our students home clean, refreshed and well read!
Is there anything else you’d like the readers of The Marble Times to know about Read More Month? This month we are going to have several guest readers who will trade hot lunch for a couple of hours of reading to students. We have some wonderful authors and artists in our community and we'd like to have them join us as often as they can to read throughout the month. We'd like the community to join us by having a One Book, One Town approach. Maybe the readers of The Marble Times would like to suggest a book we could all read. Then we could have a discussion about it on Oct. 27 after dinner. That would be a great way to involve the community more in our school.
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Name: Maximus Cerf Where did you used to live? Deerfield, Florida
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How old are you? 10 years old
What is you favorite subject in school? I like math.
If you have a used, but still functioning digital camera or laptop computer, please consider donating it to our class. The students love having a camera checked out to them for the week or month so that they can be a staff photographer and we can have many wonderful student-taken photographs to run in The Marble Times. It is our goal to have one or two laptop computers that we can use for writing our stories in our Marble Times office. We only need to be able to run Word on this computer… so nothing too fancy is needed. THANK YOU!
Who would you like to meet? Clint Eastwood
Attention community members: We need you!
Who is your hero? My dad because he is loyal and teaches me to be honest and to do better at school and he gives me confidence.
We are doing two different events in October that we need sponsors for. Our Read-AThon is a reading challenge that we use to get kids reading more, use electronics less, and raise money for MCS. The Math-A-Thon is a math challenge that raises money for St. Jude’s Hospital for Cancer Research for Children. If you would like to be a sponsor, please call MCS at 9639550 and we will set you up with a kid who needs a sponsor. Thank you!
What do you like about your classroom and your teacher? All the group work where we help our younger kids and how nice Dan is and how he helps us know how to respect others. What do you like about this school? The numbers of kids and everybody knows everyone.
What is your favorite sport? My favorite sport is football. What is your favorite book? My favorite book is “Redwall.”
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STUDENT GALLERY Found Poetry – Creating poetry from words and phrases taken from other documents. MCS students in grades 3 – 8 used words from a descriptive list they created at Lily Lake during solitary time at our Outdoor Education Fall Trip. Students sat for a while in a natural spot and described their surroundings. Back at school, they turned their descriptions into poetry. Here are some outstanding examples!
Plant Personality By Julia
At the beginning of the year, each student in the 3-8 grades at MCS made portfolio covers telling a little bit about themselves. Inside their portfolios will be a record of their progress and performance, and will be kept throughout the year.
Tall cream stalks of grass Crowned in white, dangling tiaras of seeds Sway gracefully, dancing in the cool, gentle breeze. The pink-orange Paintbrush Lifts its head to the sky and joins in. High above it all, Propped up by their tall, leaning posts, The aspen leaves quiver and shiver In their gold-dusted cloaks. The green-as-grass moss Sits and watches as it calmly sticks to its spot Perfectly content with its rock and the promise of rain The clouds on the horizon bring. By Easton A fallen tree surrounded by sky blue Indian Paintbrush in a field, Where there is sticky, icky mud and sandstone. The fallen tree is a dead aspen tree It looks like a mossy rock It has a field mouse living on it The furry, brown mouse hunts for little sticks in the brush.
K-2 students at MCS collected apples from the apple tree. They did watercolor still lifes and wrote descriptive sentences about the apples.
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As part of the diversity studies at MCS, students did an interesting project where they did “Me” and “Opposite Me” drawings.
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Help Olivia celebrate her 15th birthday when she hosts
Echo-Logic By Ellie Kershow
A wild night in Redstone
Who:
YOU are invited
What:
Delicious pancakes AND raising money for a good cause! Where: The Gathering Center at Church of Carbondale 100 Snowmass Drive, Carbondale
When: Sunday, October 23 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Why:
Olivia wants to help raise money for Team Fox and help raise awareness of Parkinson’s Disease
More information: Contact Olivia at olivia@crystalvalleyecho.com
100% of all profits will be donated to Team Fox. We are seeking donations of ingedients, paper goods, etc. to offset the cost of this event. If you would like to donate, but are unable to attend, please go to Olivia’s Team Fox web page and make a donation on her behalf. (Instructions: 1. Go to www.teamfox.org. 2. Click "Support a member". 3. In the "Find a member" form please fill in the following: First name: Olivia, Last name: Savard, City: Redstone, State: CO 4. Click on the name "Savard." 5. Click on "Contribute." 6. Please fill in the blanks with your information.)
•• Team Fox was created by The Michael J. Fox Foundation, for Parkinson's research, and gives people like Olivia a way to help those with Parkinson's Disease.
On Aug. 28, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) held its annual meeting in the Osgood Room at the Redstone Inn. The association started decades ago and fought the proposed ski area in Marble in the ’70s. It’s still going strong today. If you missed the meeting, here’s a synopsis of the night. The group convened on the back porch of the inn with the waning light on Chair Mountain. We chatted about environmental issues going on the valley and made introductions and greetings. After cocktail hour, we moved inside to the dining room where we enjoyed a great meal. After dinner, the meeting resumed discussing association business, current environmental issues, and projects that have been and will be supported by CVEPA. Then it was time for John Groves, the guest speaker from the Colorado Division of Wildlife, Department of Natural Resources, who came to talk to the association about the state of wildlife in the Crystal River Valley. His PowerPoint presentation was full of great pictures and valuable information. First John talked about the small animals living in the valley such as birds, squirrels, and chipmunks. He explained how they are an integral part of the wildlife community and the migratory nature of some of the avian community. Then he described the mega-fauna of the valley, such as deer, elk, bighorn sheep, and black bear. The Crystal Valley has big game animals as well as smaller animals such as mountain lions, lynx, and fox. Next he talked about the decline in the population levels of deer and bighorn sheep in the valley. Deer levels have been dropping recently, though an ongoing concern is the decline of the Avalanche Creek bighorn sheep herd, which has been declining for quite a while. The culprit is the continual proliferation of a lung infection that is being genetically transmitted to sheep’s offspring. The origination of the lung disease comes from domestic sheep and is crossing over to wild sheep. Keeping sheep separated and making sure domestics don’t stray when herded is one way to slow the spread of the disease, but for some reason the wild sheep are drawn to the domestic sheep and vice versa. Elk populations have been steady or actually growing in the valley. And to determine bear population densities, a new non-invasive technique is being used. Hair is collected from fences and then estimations are made regarding numbers and geographical locations of bears. In the Crystal Valley, John said there isn’t a bear behind every tree, but almost. The consensus for now is that, in general, bears are thriving in the valley. In conclusion, the information on wildlife in the area was intriguing. For more information of Crystal Valley wildlife or other questions, contact John Groves, the district wildlife manager for the Crystal Valley, at 947-2920 in Glenwood Springs. The CVEPA supports many important efforts in preservation and protection of the Crystal Valley’s natural resources and intrinsic beauty. Its continued success is instrumental in maintaining the valley’s environmental quality that we have grown accustomed to, as well as restoring sites that have been impacted in the past.
Ellie Kershow lives in the Crystal River Valley where she writes about botany and environmental science. She has a master's degree in environmental science policy.
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As I See It A MONTHLY COLUMN BY BRUCE GLEDHILL
Refined by fire Through the summer it’s been fascinating to watch the restoration of the Redstone coke ovens. For me, at least, it has stirred thoughts about what life might have been like here 100 years ago. In those days, life here revolved around the railroad, the mine, and the coke ovens. I’ve found that most visitors who come here have no idea of the original purpose for those beehive-shaped structures. Even when you say they are coke ovens, most people don’t know what coke is. In short, coke is coal that has been transformed into almost pure carbon by being heated to an intensely hot temperature. Back in that era, it was a vital material because coke was used to produce almost all of our nation's iron and steel. Coke and iron ore were mixed at the foundry and heated in a furnace. As the coke burned, it pulled oxygen from the iron ore leaving pure iron. Coke also has a role – a very unexpected one – in our modern world of space exploration. Quite by accident, scientists discovered that when combined with other materials, coke creates some of the very best heat-shielding substances. It’s amazing, isn’t it…a material that’s essentially a fuel (similar to charcoal) also can serve to protect from heat! Coke was used in the heat shields for the Apollo space program and also on the more recent Mars Pathfinder spacecraft. The work associated with the coke ovens was dirty, hot, and strenuous. A lot of the work was done by human power rather than machinery. Although we think of the cokers as blue collar workers, their job required a very high level of skill and knowledge. After the coal was loaded into the oven, it was critical to regulate just the right amount of air to sustain combustion but not enough to allow much of the coal to burn. The temperatures in the ovens could climb to more than 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Each oven had to be tended for about 72 hours before the impurities such as water, coal tar, oil and natural gas were baked out. You’ve probably heard the phrase “refined by fire” applied to our human experience. In many cases, it’s going through the “fire” of suffering or loss that helps us identify and get rid of some impurities in our own lives. The man Job, an example of enduring through suffering, said, “When God has refined me, I will come out as pure as gold.” Seeing the coke ovens is a good reminder that all of us are still in that process of being refined by fire. Bruce Gledhill is the pastor at the Church at Redstone.
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Local F l av o r By melissa Sidelinger
One door closes, another one opens This is the final Local Flavor column that I will ever write. This may seem a bit abrupt, since up until now I have not hinted that I intend to end my two-and-a-half year long presence in The Crystal Valley Echo. But after many months of consideration and uncertainty, I have concluded that it is time for me to move on to other writing projects. My work has changed its course during the last year and I need to focus my time and energy on the endeavors that are most meaningful to me. Looking back over the past years, I realize that nutrition was never truly a passion of mine. In all honesty, I couldn’t care less about the vitamin and mineral content of lettuce or the antioxidants contained in grapefruits! Nutrition was an area of study I felt obligated to pursue due to pressures from the media – in the form of books, magazines, movies, television, pop culture, the diet and fitness industries, advertisements, etc. – and from various people in my life whose approval I was desperately seeking. Messages such as “be skinny at all costs,” “count every calorie, or else” and “food is a danger and a sin” became imbedded in my mind, driving me to concentrate on an academic discipline that robbed me of the pleasures of eating and cooking. There’s just no room in life for joyful foods like home-baked cookies and birthday cake when you’re fixated on the ratio of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins in the batter! Everything you put on your plate is suddenly transformed into a chemical equation that must be properly calculated in order to obtain maximum health benefits. Talk about taking the enjoyment out of life. My genuine interests in food have nothing to do with nutritional studies. Personally, I am passionate about cooking, baking, vegetarianism, organic gardening, home food preservation, community-supported agriculture, food cooperatives, and farmers’ markets. With regards to the diet and nutrition industries, I think we’d all live healthier and more satisfying lives if we stopped obsessing over calories and started actually enjoying the foods that we eat. We all have a right to find pleasure in eating, and it is harmful to claim that food is simply fuel or that being fat is a moral fault. As for my future writing projects, I have finally decided to pursue the topics that spark the most excitement in my heart. Personally, I have always wanted to write both fiction and nonfiction for children. I am also interested in writing cookbooks, craft books, gardening books, and other types of non-fiction books for adults. I currently have several projects in the works, and I plan on self-publishing them and then marketing them at farmers’ markets, arts-and-crafts fairs, local shops, and any other avenues that present themselves. The choice to accept myself and embrace my true passions has been difficult but ultimately fulfilling. I hope that my readers are not too disappointed in my decision to end the Local Flavor column, and that they will look upon my new writing endeavors as being better than the old ones. I am grateful to everyone who has read my articles over the past years. Please keep an eye out for my upcoming works, and feel free to e-mail me at melissasidelinger@hughes.net. Have a blessed rest of the year, and many wonderful new beginnings in 2012. Cheers! Melissa Sidelinger lives in Marble. We at the Echo thank her for her contributions over the years, and wish her much happiness as she pursues her new path.
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F U N D R A I S I N G
Still searching for a cure Redstone teen plans second annual pancake fundraiser for Parkinson’s research By Carrie Click, Echo editor Editor’s note: For disclosure sake, Olivia Savard is the eldest daughter of Alyssa Ohnmacht, publisher of The Crystal Valley Echo. Last October, Redstone’s Olivia Savard celebrated her birthday by throwing a pancake-breakfast fundraiser for Parkinson’s disease research. Since then, Olivia’s step grandfather, Bob Olander of Denver, passed away as a result of the disease. So what’s in store for Olivia this year, as she turns 15? Another Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraiser. “Losing your grandfather is hard,” said Olivia, “and losing your grandfather to a disease like Parkinson’s or cancer or anything like that makes you want to do something about it. And thinking about all the other people who suffer from Parkinson’s makes me want to do what I can to fight for a cure.” Now a freshman at Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale, Olivia is planning her second annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s. The pancake breakfast, complete with coffee, orange juice and all the fixings, runs from 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Oct. 23, at The Gathering Center, which is located at the Church at Carbondale in Carbondale. “I like helping people and I feel like there is no better way to celebrate my birthday than trying to make a difference in the world and in somebody's life,” Olivia said. “Pancakes for Parkinson's was so much fun last year, I am really looking forward to doing it again this year!” Parkinson’s disease, or PD, is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that causes tremors, balance problems and irregular movement by those who suffer from it.
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Pancakes for Parkinson’s is one of many fundraising projects created by Team Fox, a national nonprofit fundraising organization founded in 2006 that provides a structure for people to organize events to raise money for Parkinson’s research. It’s a part of the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which is dedicated to finding a cure for Parkinson’s. Actor Michael J. Fox has the disorder. Besides last year’s pancake fundraiser, which raised $1,800, Olivia organized another event this past summer – this time enlisting the help of her uncle, John Ohnmacht of the Johnny O. Band. Olivia’s concert and silent auction at The Crystal Club Café in Redstone raised another $2,600 for PD research. She’s hoping to continue her fundraising streak with this October’s pancake breakfast. A hundred percent of the profits from Olivia’s Pancakes for Parkinson’s will go to Team Fox. Olivia is currently accepting donations of pancake ingredients and paper goods. To make a donation or for more information, see box, above.
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Marble’s Lake Kids Loop a winner for kids – and Marble Charter School
Sports & Outdoors
By Larry Good, Echo contributor
After a week of rain and chilly fall weather, the day of the eighth annual Lead King Loop Charity Races dawned clear and beautiful. A record number of runners came from all over the state of Colorado, and a few from further, as hundreds gathered at the Beaver Lake Lodge in Marble early on Sept. 18. Hikers were off at 7 a.m., and the Lead King Loop 25k race began at 8:30 a.m. with a trumpet note blown by Marblite Ralph Good. More than 120 people participated in the loop. At the same time, another 50 people began the ascent on the sixth annual Quarry Trail Climb 12.5k race. Under brilliant blue skies, most racers had completed their races when the fifth annual Lake Kids Loop 2.5k race set off at a record pace around Beaver Lake (see story, left). All course records were blown away this year. In the Lead King Loop, the top three men and top two women all beat previously set marks. This year, the loop was the US Association of Track & Field (USATF) 25k state championship. Aside from prize money, raffle prizes was given away to participants including a $150 dinner in Aspen, a round of golf for two at the Roaring Fork Club, and a free trip to Crystal by Crystal River Jeep Tours, to name a few of over 60 prizes. Even the kids had their own separate raffle of prizes for free pizzas and other gifts. Racers enjoyed a huge lunch spread after their races thanks to Marble Charter School and Crystal Valley Preschool parents and staff, as well as barbecue from Slow Groovin’ BBQ. “This race has the best views, the best lunch, the best T-shirt, and the best prizes of any race I’ve ever been in!” said one racer. There you have it. Join us next year on the same September weekend for more fun in beautiful Marble, and help us raise lots of money for our local schools!
A Marble tradition went into its eighth year on Sept. 18. The Lead King Loop is a set of three running races held in the high alpine beauty of Lead King Basin, the colorful aspen leaf sanctuaries up Yule Creek and, for the kids, a relatively flat mile and a quarter around Beaver Lake. The Lead King Loop races are directed by local educators Craig and Debbie Macek (see story, right) with the assistance of many Marble Charter School parents. The event attracts runners of all ages from across the west to compete in the upper Crystal River high country, and it’s the largest annual fundraiser for the Marble Charter School. Although the 25k Lead King Loop is the centerpiece of the event, many Marble Charter School students run the Lake Kids Loop every year. The competition is increasing as more out-of-town children from running families find their way onto the course. The Lake Kids Loop starts in front of the Beaver Lake Lodge, turns south at the Beaver Lake parking lot, and trails around Beaver Lake. Some dips and hops await the kids at the farthest side of the lake before they merge uphill. This is the hardest stretch of the mile-and-a-quarter kids’ loop – until the end. Before the race at this year’s event, I fell into conversation with Joslyn Blair, a 9-year-old runner from Eagle. “Have you run this race before?” I asked. “Yes,” she answered, politely. “How’d you do?” “I came in first,” she said softly. I was surprised at her choice of words, her matter-of-fact tone, the simple fact of her victory merely implied. There was no “I won it all,” no “I creamed everybody,” “took home the gold,” or “I own this race.” She is a confident child, a successful athlete at 9, who doesn’t need to trumpet her achievements to bolster her confidence. Obviously, Joslyn embodies an important lesson for young athletes to learn: Don’t talk about how good you are. If you are good, the other athletes will talk about how good you are. Before the Kids Lake Loop, I tracked down some local kids warming up for the race. They already knew Joslyn was there, and had recognized her from her victory as an 8-year-old the year before. Obviously, the ‘no talk’ rule was working for Joslyn, as these other young runners were strategizing on how, or if, Joslyn could be beaten. Lucas Bensch, the top boys finisher in 2010, had a strategy: “If I’m with [Joslyn] again, go slower, then attack at the end,” he said. Lucas’ goal was “to get the foot” – a marble statuette of a foot – just like the one he was awarded the year before. Joslyn’s strategy was to stay in second place, then kick into the lead at the end. Her goal: an almost apologetic “I’m going for first.” As it turned out, the two young runners’ strategies played out the same way as they did in 2010. Joslyn finished first, her younger sister Samantha was second, and Lucas and his younger brother Tomas came in third and fourth, respectively. Lucas again won “the foot” as the fastest boy, and now has a matching pair for his desk at home. “Somehow [the race] paced a little faster,” Lucas said afterwards. “I couldn’t keep up with [Joslyn].” Lucas’s brother Tomas fought off Benjamin Oakes for fourth place, in a painful finish for both runners. “The race felt good, but it hurt at the end,” Tomas admitted. “I let Lucas go ahead, then I kept my eye on Ralphie.” My son Ralph Good finished seventh. His strategy was to stay with the Bensch boys. His goal was to beat his good friend Lucas for the first time, and lower his personal best time. “I couldn’t keep up with them” he explained, “but I got my best time.” Race directors Craig and Debby Macek put up a strong familial showing in the Lake Kids Loop race. Their daughter and son, Maia and Mason, finished ninth and 10th, respectively. “It was a hard race,” Maia said. Six-year-old Mason gutted through a late race stomach cramp that had him howling in pain at the finish line. Other Macek clan top-10 finishers were second cousin Benjamin Oakes, who came in fifth, and niece Caitlin Wells, who came in eighth. Team Blair had a great day, as Joslyn and Samantha’s parents both added strong finishes in their races. Team Bensch could be proud with third place for Lucas and fourth place for Tomas. And the Marble Charter School had the best day of all, raising thousands of dollars, with 19 students finishing the race. An additional triumph was Matt Engelstad’s finish, at 36th. His pre-race goal: “To run!” Matt is only 3 years old. Sally Rusby, 75, won a Vintage People award – a bottle of wine – as the most elderly woman to finish the Quarry Climb race. Seventy years ago, Sally attended kindergarten in the original Marble Charter School building that is still in use today.
Lead King Loop provides fast times and fun for all By Craig Macek, Lead King Loop director
Lead King Loop 25k
Top finishes – Men Alex Nichols – Colorado Springs 1:51:06 Peter Maksimow – Manitou Springs 1:51:14 Adam Rich – Colorado Springs 1:53:27 Bernie Boettcher (master’s) – Silt 1:59:47 Women Stevie Kremer – Crested Butte 2:11:19 Myriah Blair – Glenwood Springs 2:13:12 Rachel Viele – Vail 2:14:11 Cindy O’Neill (master’s) – 2:32:07 – Justin Mock For more information, go to runcolo.com/members/jmock/
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Clockwise from top left: Joslyn Blair, Lucas and Tomas Benesch in yellow and other Lake Kids Loop runners; center, two young athletes run together; Bernie Boettcher of Silt won the men’s master’s division; the start of the 25k race; the start of the Lake Kids Loop race. Photos courtesy of Jennifer Dockery and Larry Good
Picture of Health What is life coaching? By Carolyn McCulloch Burdick, certified life and career coach Life coaching is a professional partnership that helps people produce extraordinary results in their personal lives, relationships, careers, businesses or organizations. Through the coaching process, clients can deepen and broaden their learning, heighten their self-awareness, improve their performance and enhance their quality of life. Coaching accelerates progress by providing focus and awareness. It concentrates on where you are now and what you are willing to do to get where you want to be, recognizing that results are a matter of their intentions, choices and actions. The bottom line is a great coach helps you get what you want, and get it more rapidly than doing it alone. Why hire a life coach? A life coach can help you get in touch with your purpose and passion, your dreams and hopes, and overcome your fears and doubts. And most importantly, your coach gives you ongoing support in taking the necessary steps, week by week, day by day, for getting what you want. What is involved in the coaching process? In each session, the coach listens and contributes observations, insights and questions to create clarity to move the client into action. A coach also helps you dream big and makes sure you do the things you say you will do in order to have the important things you say you want. With a coach, you will be challenged, stretched and empowered. Your coach will give you homework to help you learn how to build new skills, working within your integrity core as a compass for finding solutions to problems. The results are feelings of grounding, fulfillment, joy and contentment. You get back in the driver’s seat in your journey through life.
How do I select a coach? 1. Educate yourself about coaching. Hundreds of articles and books have been written about it, particularly within the last five years. 2. Know your objectives for working with a coach. 3. Interview coaches and experience a coaching session before making a decision. What are some of the benefits of life coaching? People who benefit from life coaching have a real desire for change in their lives and are willing to make a commitment to do so. Clients have reported the following outcomes as a result of working with a coach:
• Increased self-awareness • A more balanced life • Higher self-confidence • Enhanced communication skills • Improved health • Increased energy • More income • More free time • Started new business • Joy and contentment • Clearer goals
• Lower stress levels • Improvement in your quality of life • Project completion • Better relationships • More fun • Change in career • Increased profitability of business • Business turn around • Change of residence
Carolyn Burdick is a certified life and career coach at In Touch Healing Center in Redstone, and can be reached at 963-9064, carolynsintouch@yahoo.com, intouchhealingcenter.biz
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THE ECHO CLASSIFIED ADS FOR SALE: FOR SALE: 14K WG Chocolate diamond solitaire ring. 1.15 chocolate diamond and .15 white diamonds. Size 5. Recently serviced by jeweler. 312-399-0782. Beautiful! ninafultz@yahoo.com $2000 or best offer. pd1x SERVICES: SERVICES: DEPENDABLE CHILDCARE – Experienced local with great references! Available on a regular basis or as needed. I have transportation and will come to your home. Also can do meal preparation and light cleaning as needed. Call Susan at 963-3734 or 987-4492. SERVICES: Notary Public: Closing and Sales, documents, Wills Contracts and more. Call Lisa Wagner 963-8240. FOR RENT: FOR RENT - BATTLEMENT MESA: 3 BD/2 BA condo, washer and dryer, AC, 1-car garage, lots of storage. Rec center dues included. First month rent ($1,200) and security ($1,200) due upon signing. NS, pets considered. Call 704-0373. HELP WANTED: HELP WANTED: The Town of Marble is looking for an independent contractor to plow snow in the Town of Marble for the 2011-2012 winter season. For details, please contact Karen Mulhall at (970) 274-6105 or the town's website – townofmarble.org.
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Echo briefs Thunder River Theatre Company opens 2011-12 season with “Blue Leaves” Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) has opened its 2011-2012 season with John Gurae's, irreverent and quirky love story, "The House of Blue Leaves." It won the Drama Desk Award and Obie Award for Best American Play in 1971, and in 1986, the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. It just closed yet another revival this past summer with Ben Stiller and Edie Falco. “The House of Blue Leaves” is part of the long-standing genre known as dark comedy, and contains adult themes. Under the direction of TRTC artistic director Lon Winston, "The House of Blue Leaves" brings this time-tested humor to the stage without losing the balance between comedy and pathos in what distinguishes a black comedy from more traditional comedies. TRTC has assembled a cast that features Lee Sullivan, Valerie Haugen and Jennifer Michaud, supported by Richard Lyon, Sean Warnecke, and Logan Carter, with Sharon Brady, Myra Ramirez, Alta Millard, Brad Moore and Nicolas Liuzzi. The play opened on Sept. 30, and continues Oct. 1, 7-9, and 1315. Tickets and further information are available online at thunderrivertheatre.com or by calling 963-8200. Season tickets are also available online. All show times are at 7:30 p.m., except the Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. The theatre is located in downtown Carbondale at 67 Promenade. – Lon Winston, Thunder River Theatre Company
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CMC’s fifth annual Common Reader explores injustice, education This fall, the Common Reader program at Colorado Mountain College (CMC) invites all community members to explore the topics of challenging injustice and improving access to education by reading the book “A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School.” The memoir was written by Carlotta Walls LaNier, the youngest member of the Little Rock Nine, the nine black teenagers from Arkansas who were some of the first to attend all-white segregated public schools in the southern U.S. in 1957. Community members are encouraged to read “A Mighty Long Way.” Copies are available at local bookstores and libraries. Also, Carlotta, who is a Denver resident, will visit CMC at Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs at 7 p.m. on Oct. 19. Through the Common Reader program, the college is sponsoring an art and creative writing contest titled Challenging Injustice. All entries inspired by the book or the October author’s talks are due Nov. 18. The contest is open to students and community members. More information is available at coloradomtn.edu/commonreader. – Colorado Mountain College
Health care expanded to more veterans Honorably discharged veterans who served in the Korean demilitarized zone from April 1968 to August 1971 are now eligible for enrollment into Veterans Administration-provided health care. Previously, only veterans with boots on the ground in Vietnam and certain surrounding countries were eligible under the Agent Orange Exposure Program. This includes brown water Navy veterans. Veterans who believe they are eligible may request an enrollment form from the Grand Junction VA Medical Center. The VA has 15 conditions that are automatically service-connected for relation to Agent Orange exposure. The three most common are type II diabetes, ischemic heart disease, and prostate cancer. Requests for the enrollment form can be made by calling 970-2635019. Veterans can also ask questions on the Grand Junction VA Medical Center's Facebook page at facebook.com/VAGrandJunction. Please do not post personally identifiable medical information. – Joseph Kuper Grand Junction VA Medical CenterBrief
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Grand Illumination Friday, Nov. 25. Mark your calendar! Santa will be at the Redstone Museum at Redstone Park, and luminaries will line the Boulevard. More information next month.
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Cathy Montgomery: Vice President Harry Reemers: Treasurer Jacob Robbins Secretary
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Leaf Peeper Package The Redstone Inn is offering a Leaf Peepers Package through Oct. 15. Come enjoy Redstone during our changing of the leaves!
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Echo-Travels… Thanks to all who share their travels! Take The Crystal Valley Echo along on your next travel adventure. Send your photo and info to echo@crystalvalleyecho.com.
Echo staff writer Sue McEvoy spent this September in India volunteering with Global Dental Relief. Here she shares the Echo with children lined up at the dental clinic in Leh, Ladakh, India. "They really liked the picture of the monkey in the hot springs on the hot tub ad!” Sue wrote. For more on Sue’s adventures in India, see page 10.
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Right, Lisa Wagner and Rob Hunker of Redstone put on their mad hats and headed over to Paonia's Mountain Harvest Festival in late September. While they were there, they won the showmanship award at the festival's grape stomping championship. Photo courtesy of Lisa Wagner
Harry Knipe of Grand Junction, an Echo reader and stepdad of Echo publisher Alyssa Ohnmacht, recently visited Aptos, Calif. with his copy of the Echo. Here he is at Valentia Creek Farms, home of the award-winning Olio delle Colline olive oil.
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H I S T O RY Redstone Coke Ovens Update
The Redstone Coke Ovens restoration project is nearly complete By Ron Sorter, Redstone Historical Society Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of monthly updates about the construction at the Redstone coke ovens. The coke ovens preservation project is coming to a close. The contractor expects to have all the masonry done by Oct. 2 in time for an Oct. 4 walk through. Although the mortar will not have had time to completely cure by then on all the ovens on the north side, it should be close. We expect to be able to sign off on all the south side work on that day. The masons are working extra days to make sure they're done on schedule. The entire project is expected to be done by Oct. 24, and Oct. 31 at the very latest. I think we can all be glad it has run so smoothly. It's a tribute to our engineer, Dan Cooke, who decided that a request for quotation (RFQ) be held prior to bidding to prequalify all bidders as experienced in historic restoration. Knock on wood, there've been no severed water lines or fiber-optic cables, no confusioncausing (expensive) demolitions and redos, no arguments, no ovens destroyed by out-of-control machinery – just smooth operations and lots of fascinated visitors – like the reporter who called me for some background about the project for the article he's writing for The New York Times. Eventually the new bricks will weather, the grass and weeds will grow between the ovens and they will regain that "ruined" look we all like. Even though we had to comply with the Secretary of the Interior's restoration standards to get our grant money, and even though the original oven brickwork was all covered, Pitkin County agreed that parging (the mortar covering the exterior) wasn't necessary on the current work except where it'd be covered by grass, so the bricks will remain exposed to the weather. One question I get is how it was determined how many or how few ovens to preserve. At the community meetings we held in September 2009, we discussed that idea at length. The challenge was to figure out if the community wanted to allow the remaining ovens to further disintegrate or to preserve them. The back row was obviously too far gone, the cinderblock-faced ovens were no longer "historic,” and the existing ruined look had some supporters. But the winning argument was that they'd slowly disintegrate if we did nothing, that we owed them a future, and that any money and friends interested in helping us wouldn't come along again anytime soon. So it was decided to go for it and let any grant monies we'd get determine how many ovens we would preserve. Lucky for us we were awarded a nice collection of grants and the winning bid came in lower than expected so we were able to preserve all the ovens which weren't already too far gone. Every time I go over to the site, I look at that back row of ovens that are slowly disappearing under the assault of tree roots, bushes and vegetation. It's hard to tell some of them are even there anymore. I'm convinced our grandkids will approve of what we've done. The last domino is the landscaping we'll need to do, to help the site look even more ruined. We're presently getting pre-bids to determine the amount of grant
It’s taken a lot of volunteers, community leaders, historians, public employees, skilled workers – and even a dog or two – to see the Redstone coke ovens project to the finish line. Photo courtesy of Ron Sorter
dollars to ask for, and to determine the amount of county dollars needed as matching funds for those grants. Given the current economic maelstrom, the competition for all dollars at the county is intense. Bluegreen, our landscaping designer, is helping us plan any phasing we might need to do if we can't get all the grant money we need to finish the landscaping next summer. Fortunately, we have a bunch of things working in our favor. Grantors like to work with successful applicants. All of us associated with the project can point to lists of successful projects we've done together here in Redstone, most recently the $150,000 grant needed to implement Redstone's master plan at Elk Park across the highway from the ovens, which is scheduled to break ground in 2012. They also like to fund projects that include volunteers. Not only do we have Redstonians ready to fill that role, but the Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers also want to work on the project. Plus, this design has already won a state award and is now on the radar of the American Society of Landscape Architects to win a national award (if the project is finished as designed and as Redstone has approved). For the record, the county wants the removal of the existing fence to be the first priority on the first phase we're able to do. So we're going to keep driving this project down the road as fast as it will go. Together, we've come a long way with this since 1995. The finish line is up ahead, just beyond the landscaping. Then we can put this project to bed for another century and we'll all have some champagne, big time. As always, if you have any questions call Melissa Sever, the project manager, at 920-5390 or me, Ron Sorter, at 963-1787.
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Radio Redstone built some good will for the village. “Through music and without cost to listeners,” he said, “[I want Radio Redstone to] put a little joy in their hearts, if even only for the length of their favorite song.” That seemed to be the case during the Labor Day weekend when a newly-married couple – the bride and groom still in their full wedding garb – stopped by for a dance in John’s front yard. The Berrys were in attendance as well. “Our favorite memory of the summer broadcasts was the Labor Day weekend party,” Sharon said of the unplanned wedding dance. “Where else can you do this? It will be a lifetime memory for that couple.” Thousands of songs John has around 5,000 pieces of music in his archives. He tries to play moods, not genres. John said it isn’t unusual for him to play something by Rachmaninoff followed by something from BB King. Like an impromptu disc jockey, he has to decide what song will follow the previous one in a smooth, logical manner. Even
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though it’s challenging, John likes the spontaneity of his shows. “I never know exactly where the [musical] trail is going,” he said. “I have no idea where we’re really going to go. It is a lot of fun.” John realizes that Radio Redstone causes some controversy. Pitkin County Sheriff deputies have visited him on two occasions because of noise complaints, and he makes no jokes about that. “I think the issue is that some people want a little more life and fun, and others prefer the quiet and like to hear the hummingbirds,” he said. “I don’t like the noise from motorcycles, but we have motorcycle events [in Redstone] and I support that. I believe you have to have a give and take in any community.” As much fun as John is having, he has no plans to expand his music sharing beyond his porch, but he would like to play his music for the public again next summer. “It’s just fine the way it is,” he says. “I’ve already accomplished producing those smiles and have taken people away from their worries.”
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