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Purg serves as firefighter HQ, plans limited weekend opening by Tracy Chamberlin
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6 Retooned
Wet and wild
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Not even low flows can put a damper on Animas River Days action photos by Jennaye Derge
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16 Flash in the Pan
North Main adds weekly Animas City Farmers Market to offerings by Joy Martin
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Making nut milk at home is easy and cheap (minus the cost of the Vitamix) by Ari LeVaux
21 Free Will Astrology
20 Ask Rachel
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On the cover Animas River Days paraders show that a little fire doesn’t dampen the Colorado spirit./ Photo by Jennaye Derge
Pagosa Folk kicks off week of Pink Talking Fish and Flobots by Ari LeVaux
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A deal for the Peel
The Vail juggernaut keeps steamrolling through ski country, this week snatching up longtime GDI resort, Crested Butte. Vail Resorts announced plans this week to buy up CB’s parent company, Triple Peaks, from the Mueller family, for $82 million. In addition to CB, the Muellers also own Okemo Mountain in Vermont and Mount Sunapee in New Hampshire, which are also part of the deal. Vail also pledged $35 million in improvements over the next few years at the resorts.
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As can be imagined, news of the sale was met with mixed reactions in Crested Butte, with some hopeful the sale could lead to more skier traffic while other worried over the Vail-ization of Crested Butte, which prides itself on its extreme terrain and down home appeal. “Get ready for $30 parking and $150 lift tickets,” bemoaned one local on the Crested Butte News Facebook page. “Good for economy and capital improvements, bad for crowds and culture,” summed up another. Since its opening in 1961, Crested Butte has passed through three families, including the Muellers, who bought it in 2004. The addition of Crested Butte brings Vail’s holdings in Colorado to five. In addition to its namesake resort, Vail also owns Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone. In a separate deal, Vail also announced Monday that it plans to buy Stevens Pass Resort in Washington for $67 million from Ski Resort Holdings. "Together, the acquisitions of Okemo, Mount Sunapee, Crested Butte and Stevens Pass will significantly enhance the Vail Resorts' network of resort experiences, adding even more variety and choice for all of our pass holders and guests," Rob Katz, chairman and CEO of Vail Resorts, said in a statement. The addition of CB may be enough to sweeten the deal for local skiers who’ve been toying with the idea of an Epic Pass. Earlier this year, Vail lured away Telluride, which had been part of the Mountain Collective pass. The cheapest Epic product, the four-day pass, which offers four free days at all Vail resorts, is currently going for $439. The Epic Pass covers 19 “world class” resorts throughout the country and British Columbia, including Fernie, Kicking Horse, Kirkwood and Park City. June 7, 2018 n
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LaVidaLocal Up schist creek There comes a moment in every kids’ life when it’s time to graduate from the kiddy pool. You know, run with the big dogs, take off the training wheels, graduate from JV. (Yes, I know you don’t technically “graduate” from JV, but I never played high school team sports, so what do I know?) And it’s our job, as parents, to safely guide them in this coming-of-age experience. We must ensure it’s a positive one that won’t irreparably scar them for life or drive them back into their dark kid caves. You know, setting a good example just like our parents did for us – or would have, had they not been busy smoking cigarettes, drinking martinis and Tab (not together, mind you), and driving around without seatbelts. But we are much smarter these days – we wear helmets. And seatbelts. So, I decided it was time for my daughter, at the ripe age of 12½, to step it up from the “kiddy pool” of the San Juan and Animas rivers to the fabled rapids of Westwater Canyon on the Colorado. Now before you go calling social services, allow me to explain. Yes, springtime flows on the Colorado often reach ludicrous levels. But this year, thanks to the drought (which I never thought I’d say), instead of hitting the “terrible teens,” peak runoff languished in the 7000s. A respectable, friendly level; still spicy, but not ruinyour-boardies spicy. And rest assured, it was not I who piloted her through. I played the “shoulder injury” card and conscripted a good friend, who is more capable than I in the large-craft whitewater arts, to row my 16-footer. When in doubt, it’s always good to put your child’s life in someone else’s hands. Said no one ever who wasn’t me. (For those who have never dislocated their shoulder, I highly recommend it. Sure it kind of hurts at first, but it’s a fabulous excuse to wuss out of all manner of potentially dangerous situations.) The plan was for Scarlett and I to paddle assist up front on what we had christened the “Princess Boat.” This was in honor of its all-female crew, as well as the 4inch Barbie pink Paco pad (aka the “maxi pad”) tied atop the cooler and the newest member of the royal family, whose nuptials were taking place that weekend. As crew, we would also perform the valuable duty of scouting for keeper holes, sleeper wrap rocks, killer sharks and of course, the all-important vishnu schist. This is because, in addition to being the “basement rock” of the world and providing a valuable geography lesson, a huge slash in the schist wall on river right signaled the crux move on the run. Yes, I am talking about Skull Rapid. (*Which is best said in a menacing, deep Vincent Price voice. Sure some crusty old Westwater experts may say Sock it to Me is the crux move, as its massive hole is harder to sneak. But, overrated or not, nothing fills a boater with the urgent need to evacuate his or her innards quite like the rumbling of Skull.) There, where the rock wall splits and the river makes a sharp turn, carved out by eons of churning whitewater is a circular, sheer-walled, bubbling black cauldron from hell, aptly named the Room of Doom. As the name would suggest, it is not a place where one wants to spend any time. River lore is full of tales of bloated cow carcasses terminally recircing in the Room, as well as river runners, un-
able to break the eddy fence of “Shock Rock,” abandoning ship and making the hairball scramble out of there. Of course, I didn’t mention this to my young protégé. Mostly because, in my dozens of times running Skull, I had always managed to steer clear of the Room. Plus, for kayakers and skilled oarspeople, there is a river-left sneak that safely skirts the Room as well as the massive riverwide hole next to it. Which I also did not mention. But my silence on this topic was not because I had never had the grave misfortune of hitting that, either. Au contraire, I had seen that yawning, Mack-truck-eating chasm enough times that it haunted my dreams. “You don’t need to scout. The move is just left of center,” some carnivorous friends, smelling my rookie fear, advised me on my first Westwater trip. “You got it,” they said, as I white-knuckled my brand new paddle. “Piece of cake.” And then they quickly scurried away to score a front-row seat for the carn. Which, I hear, was quite spectacular – only to be surpassed by my subsequent trip through Skull, in which I managed to somehow flip above the hole and go in upside down. Miraculously enough, I emerged from both instances relatively unscathed, even pulling off a roll the second time around. Needless to say, since then, I have done everything in my power to stay as far away from the clutches of that monstrous pit of despair as possible. But, if there was one piece of river wisdom I wanted to impart on my offspring (other than to always bring more beer than you think you’ll need) it was this: respect the river or get b-slapped. (Yes, I know that term is not P.C., but the river means business, people.) And with that, I fastened a helmet on her head – which she immediately protested. We were bickering over the importance of helmets in not getting b-slapped, as the shiny black split wall loomed. The deep roar of Skull – and a sharp rebuke from our Captain – snapped us to attention. We silently floated through the slack green water above that all-too familiar horizon line, setting up for our move left. We dropped into the fray, and one of the oars hit a rock. And in that split second, we went from our must-make moment to an oh-shit one, and the river got the upper hand, ready to slap us down. With no momentum, the lateral separating us from safety bounced the Princess dead center, right down the tongue and into the mouth of the beast. And that’s when I imparted another piece of motherly, time-honored river wisdom: when all else fails, square up and paddle like a mofo. What ensued was a melee of gutteral grunts, hysterical screams, frantic air paddling, heroic high-siding and colorful profanity more befitting “The Deadliest Catch” or the sinking of the Titanic than this family publication. And then … cheers. The Princess emerged shiny side up, albeit tiara slightly askew. As we celebrated, I wondered if Scarlett understood the feat we had just pulled off: a successful run through the meat of the fabled Skull hole. “That was awful,” she said, her face plastered with wet hair and looking like she’d taken a ride in a Maytag. But her huge, soggy grin told a different story. And that’s when I knew, she understood perfectly.
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This Week’s Sign of the Downfall:
An entertaining and well-attended Animas River Days offering a brief distraction from the fire, despite low flows and less than ideal conditions
Gov. Hickenlooper's surprise veto of the cannabis tasting rooms bill this week, which would have provided places for people to legally imbibe in public
Purgatory Resort stepping up and hosting fire fighters and serving as a base for fire operations
This week’s garbled Supreme Court ruling in favor of the anti-gay cake baker, saying he was bullied by the Colorado Civil Rights Commission
A new weekly farmers market option on North Main, with the Animas City Farmers Market kicking off next Wednesday
Oblivious smokers who continue to throw their lit butts out on streets and sidewalks despite the extreme fire danger
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The Cali-ban
California just banned state-funded travel to Oklahoma, and in a way, it makes more sense than that other, more famous travel ban. Oklahoma recently passed a law that allows adoption agencies to discriminate against prospective parents based on religious beliefs, which is obviously aimed at gay parents. So, California said, “screw it,” and issued a travel ban to Oklahoma. The best part? Oklahoma is only the latest addition to California’s travel ban, right alongside Alabama, South Dakota, Kentucky, North Carolina, Kansas, Mississippi and Texas… seems legit.
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SoapBox The price of coming up to speed To the editor, Allison Aichele is campaigning on her experience as La Plata County Treasurer, a position that she has held since January 2015. But that experience is costing us, the taxpayers, $24,000 a year for the next two years. Why the extra cost to the county? Because an audit two years into her tenure showed that the treasurer’s office was out of compliance with multiple state statutes, which puts it into a higher risk category and requires a more intense follow up audit for two additional years. That’s an extra $48,000 that her office is costing the county, above and beyond normal costs. At the Long Term Finance Committee meeting on April 13, 2017, the County Finance Director was asked if it was typical that it takes someone this long to get up to speed. The answer was “I have never seen someone take so long to get up to speed.” This is why I plan to vote for Tim Walsworth for County Treasurer. He has 10 years’ experience as the president and CEO of United Way of Southwest Colorado, and as executive director of Durango Business Improvement District for the past five years. Tim Walsworth has the skills, integrity and character to do this job and to serve our community well. – Beth Jones, Durango
SW Colorado needs climate action To the editor. It is unthinkable to me that we still have leaders in office who actively deny climate change. Beyond the politics, the real-world impacts are horrifying. Here in Southwest Colorado, seven counties have been labeled Primary Natural Disaster Areas by the USDA and another
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10 have been deemed eligible for disaster relief. That includes La Plata County. In Southwest Colorado, snowpack is at just 3 percent of historical averages. The economic impacts are far-reaching – crippling the agriculture economy, the outdoor recreation economy and everything in-between. We need to elect leaders who are willing to tackle climate change before it’s too late. Here in the Third Congressional District that choice is obvious – Democrat Karl Hanlon. Our current representative, Scott Tipton, refuses to take any action on climate change and supports the Trump administration’s misguided EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, who is intent on rolling back the hardfought victories achieved by the Obama Administration. Karl Hanlon surpasses his opponents in the Democratic primary because he is the only candidate in the race with a detailed plan to combat the issue. I urge you to review this for yourself at www.karlhanlon.com/climate. If you care about our environment, I hope you’ll join me in supporting Hanlon in the Democratic Primary on June 26. We need someone in Congress with a real plan. – Jer Agnew, Durango
Sign on dotted line with silver tool To the editor, Scott Pruitt ,the EPA chief, just raped the American public and the citizens of Colorado for 10 ink pens at a cost of $1,560. That’s right folks, the GOP voted for Donald Trump, who appointed this idiot to run the EPA. Yeah, he also spent $130 of your GOP taxpayers’ money on each of these ink pens ... and the Donald thinks it’s OK. If you think this is OK, call Scott Tipton, your GOP rep, at 259-1490 and go look at the big, great, super, superior and great silver pens he bought with your
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money. And then call Cory Gardner at 259-1231 and have a look. This is so bad it’s bad … your tax money at work. To the kids in Durango, look what a silver $130 pen can do for you. Anyone on the Dem or GOP who agrees with this is, I would say, dilly dilly dumb. So call today and go see the pen that will be given to the lobbyist who rents a $50/a day townhouse in D.C. for Scott (the spender) in chief of your tax moneys. Please call, you may get a $130 pen from Pruitt, Tipton or Gardner. Heck, you might even get a free note pad. – Bob Battani, Durango
The poison merry-go-round To the editor, I am a resident of Three Springs. On its website, Three Springs states that it is “designed to create a healthy, livable and sustainable community with enhanced quality of life for present and future generations.” Well, those present and future generations will be exposed to a known carcinogen and neurotoxin in the form of the pesticide Aqua Perm 30-30. Furthermore, many community members will be exposed without their knowledge or consent, which is why I am turning to a public forum. Mosquito spraying will take place weekly from June to September in Three Springs. Property owners were notified via email on May 4 and simply told the product, Aqua Perm 30-30, “is EPA approved.” Using the language 4
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“EPA approved” gives residents a false sense of safety regarding this product, when in fact, simply reading this product’s Material Safety Data Sheet reveals that it is both a carcinogen and a neurotoxin. In addition to the health risks to humans, the MSDS states that the product is extremely toxic to fish, aquatic invertebrates and bees. This is not my opinion; these are facts. Three Springs supposedly prides itself on traditional neighborhood development and community connections, but when it comes to taking responsibility for acting as a collective, that sense of community evaporates. When I approached the community manager with my concerns, I was told to go to the City. When I went to the City, they said go to the Florida Mosquito Control District. When I went to the FMCD, I was told to go to the homeowners’ association. When I went to the Board of the homeowners association I was told this is not a Board issue because it is “politically divisive” (Really? This is a health issue NOT a political issue). So I went back to the Community Manager and FMCD. Then I was told try the Southern Ute Growth Fund, who develops the land. And, oh by the way, Mercy approved the spraying, so go to them too. When I tried Mercy they said go to the Southern Ute Growth Fund. And when I tried the Southern Ute Growth Fund, I was told they hold no authority with the FMCD. Does this seem like a commitment to “community” to you? Do these actions seem like those of the ecological, sustainable, environmentally conscious community Three Springs claims to be on its website? It feels more like a pass-the-buck merry-go-round, and the claims appear to be nothing more than meaningless platitudes tantamount to a green-washed sales pitch. Currently, over 50 neighbors share these concerns about the health and environmental threats posed by this product. And I believe that if more stakeholders actually knew about the spraying and chose to read the Safety Data Sheet, that number would only increase. But apparently this supposed emphasis on the importance of com-
munity does not include any mechanism to notify all members of the community, which, in addition to property owners, should include renters, employees and those visiting for both business purposes, i.e. the Farmers Market, and recreational purposes. I am not denying the reality of vector-borne illness or suggesting no type of mitigation is warranted. But this spraying is IN ADDITION to all of the standing water in Three Springs already having been treated with larvicide, which lasts for 180 days. The CDC states that spraying pesticides intended to kill adult mosquitoes is the least efficient mosquito control technique. If you are a stakeholder, if you rent, work, vend or recreate in Three Springs, I encourage you to read the Safety Data Sheet for Aqua Perm 30-30. I encourage you to think for yourself: consider all of the factors mentioned above, as well as the fact that the CDC website shows the risk of mosquito-borne illness in the state of Colorado is less than one in 100,000, while cancer rates are one in three. Then decide if it is worth the risk to expose ourselves, our children, our pets and our environment to this poison. And if you decide it is not worth the risk, please add your name to the 50+ stakeholders by signing the online petition at https://bit.ly/2HVNXmd – Laurie Gambacorta, Durango
Hanlon vs. Tipton: a clear-cut choice To the editor, Are you as concerned as I am about how dry it is? Field grasses crunch, even at 8000 feet. Evergreens look sickly. Beetles are attacking and killing more trees. It’s now drier than it was in 2002, and we know how that turned out. Our communities and economy are in danger. Rep. Scott Tipton has been promising for years to help with wildfire mitigation, but the latest proposal he’s backing, the “Resilient Forests Act,” would not thin near towns and homes but rather off in untouched forests. It increases the size of clear cuts in virgin forest up to 50 square miles.
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If money were entrusted to local Forest Service offices and local wildfire mitigation nonprofits and crews instead, I’d feel a lot better. We’d get more mitigation done with each dollar. As it is, I wonder who Tipton is trying to help? It’s time for a change in Congress and a more responsive representative for the Western Slope. We need someone who understands the critical needs of our communities, such as funds for on-going wildfire mitigation. Please vote in the June primary for Karl Hanlon who better understands and represents our needs. He will work hard to bring resources to protect our people, our property and our valuable natural resources that drive our economy. – Paulette Church, Durango
New rule is affront to democracy To the editor, At the May 1, 2018, City Council meeting, Mayor Marbury announced with “a new mayor in town, there are new procedures we’re implementing tonight.” These procedures significantly impact a citizen’s right to address issues with officials we elected to hear our concerns. Citizens cannot request a consent agenda item be reviewed; only a council member can do so. Citizen comments are limited to three minutes during public participation and hearings. Neither a formal vote nor an explanation preceded these changes. In a less autocratic way, the council could have shared the new rules, provided sound reasoning, taken public input and voted. In city budget documents, the organizational chart shows the council reporting and accountable to citizens. Reducing citizen input time by 40 percent and not providing a rationale sends a clear message regarding the council’s relationship to citizens. We did not elect councilors to take away our voice, rather councilors, once elected, have a moral duty to listen to and use citizen input to craft decisions. On some contentious issues, meetings
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SoapBox from p. 7 will be long because many citizens need time to share views. Democracy is not just about efficiency; it’s about maximizing citizen participation. Perhaps some councilors should become more efficient in their remarks (three minutes) if long meeting times are so difficult for them. Maximizing citizen voice is important when critical issues arise. The council, in the past, frequently ignored or minimized citizen input to its detriment: successful citizen referendum to rescind the plastic bag ordinance, rescinding their original decision regarding vacation rentals and marijuana in mixed use neighborhoods, and the failed airport improvement initiative. Garnering public support requires listening and utilization of citizen input. Listening promotes public trust and cooperation. As the Washington Post’s masthead reads, “Democracy Dies in Darkness.” In Durango, we have gone from daylight to darkness when the City Council limits public input. – Mike Todt, Durango
Walsworth has financial expertise To the editor, I first met Tim Walsworth in January 2003. In the aftermath of the devastating 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire, an ad hoc committee composed of nearly all caring organizations in the Durango area convened to receive and allocate donated funds, thereby addressing many pressing needs in the community over the next year. Tim, new to town and also new to United Way, immediately became acquainted with many new colleagues. A baptism by fire, so to speak. After heading United Way for 10 years, Tim has for five years served as executive director of Durango’s Business Improvement District (BID), including writing a weekly column for the Herald. He has put together a truly outstanding record of dedication to public service.
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week./Photo by Jennaye Derge Tim is an excellent collaborator and a boss much appreciated by his loyal, hard-working employees. He has valid concerns for the integrity of the office of County Treasurer and his solid financial expertise is backed up by 15 years of audits with never a major finding.
Colorado’s primary election is June 26; ballots go out June 4. Tim is an excellent and well-qualified candidate we can trust. Please cast your primary ballot for Tim Walsworth for La Plata County Treasurer. – Marilyn McCord, Vallecito
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CARBONDALE – For all the extravagant wealth and luxury of Aspen the Roaring Fork Valley, there’s another side to the valley that is parsimonious, even stingy. In the modern era it became evident when a Cambridge-trained physicist named Amory Lovins arrived and built a house near Old Snowmass, about 15 miles from Aspen, and promptly began growing bananas using little more than the native sunshine coupled with good building designs and materials. Since then, Lovins had shown a steady procession of visitors to his banana crop. The take away is that profligate burning of fossil fuels is unnecessary to stay warm or, for that matter, grow bananas at 7,000 feet. The lesson has been slow to take hold. Buildings remain perhaps the most significant challenge in tackling greenhouse gas emissions. Ed Mazria, a Santa Fe-based architect, recently told a conference in Carbondale that buildings are responsible for 40 percent of global energy use. Of that energy, 75 percent is provided by fossil fuels. The symposium was organized by two groups from the Roaring Fork Valley with overlapping missions of nudging along the energy transition. At the end of the day, a panel of speakers consisting primarily of elected officials said it was time to accelerate action. “I realize we are just kind of chipping away at the edge, and we need to be much more aggressive about what we’re doing. I think the political will is there, citizen advocacy is there,” Aspen City Councilwoman Ann Mullins said. She added that she believes in pushing net-zero building codes, particularly for new construction. Energy use across the developed world has flattened in recent years, and in Aspen it has flattened despite continued building. “The fact that our energy consumption is flat is very significant,” Stephen Kanipe, Aspen’s chief building official, said. Aspen, he explained, has probably doubled its building stock o and maximized use of existing buildings, with a rapid growth of economic activity. “For the last seven years we have averaged $250 million to $300 million of construction valuation annually,” he said. “We inspect about $1 million of construction a day.” Mazria has been campaigning for better buildings for most of his adult life. His 1979 book, The Passive Solar Energy Book, made the case for better architectural practices to reduce the need for artificial heating or cooling. In 2005, recognizing the immensity of the challenge of climate change, he formed Architecture 2030. The premise of the group’s advocacy is that the United States and other developed countries must reform while helping the rest of the world develop more sensibly. Architecture 2030 focuses on cities, where the world’s population growth will be concentrated. New buildings must be designed to effectively eliminate all greenhouse gas emissions. Building codes commonly adopted by local jurisdictions have become significantly more rigorous in the last 15 years, but Mazria’s group envisions deeper cuts yet. “We need a zero-net carbon national and international building code that is easy to adopt,” he said. The code must apply to new buildings and also for major renovations. His group recently issued a proposed net-zero code. California is adopting a similar code.
Kanye & crew take Jackson by storm JACKSON, Wyo. – The rapper Kanye West released his newest album, “Ye,” last Thursday night at a private “listening” party at a ranch about 45 miles north of Jackson. West made sure the event was well chronicled, flying in music journalists and assorted others from New York City on a private jet. Chris Rock was there, making jokes about moose and using words that the New York Times could only hint at. And there were digs at Wyoming’s reputation for conservatism. “Hope you enjoy the bonfire tonight because tomorrow night it’ll be a cross-burning,” said Rock Kim Kardashian West was by her husband’s side, and as horses grazed in the distance, cameras all around videocast the event to those who wanted to partake vicariously. The Jackson Hole News&Guide said that rumors had spread through the winter and spring that West and collaborators had been flying in
for sessions. Among those in the valley for recording sessions were Chance The Rapper, Pusha-T, Kid Cudi, Nas and Travs Scott. Isa Jones, the paper’s entertainment editor, who was not invited to the big party, says she’s unsure what attracted the rapper to Jackson Hole. However, there’s precedent, she noted, as West spent about two years in Hawaii in other sessions. With his superstar status, anything faintly controversial that West says is news. He’s been saying a lot. He announced he admires Donald Trump, something of a heresy in the black community. He also said that submitting to slavery was a choice. “This is what he represents to us now all at once: a symbol of unparalleled wealth and power who is still somehow provocative on issues of race and class and gender,” wrote a scribe for the website Pitchfork after flying across the continent to divine further meaning of Kanye. But the writer’s best lines may have been his description of Jackson Hole. “It is certainly a moneyed place, a fancy ski resort with cowboy stores as well as shops advertising Swarovski crystals. It seems like the kind of place where you go to spend a lot of money to feel rustic without having to be rustic.” That description doesn’t square with how residents see their community. As Jones points out, 30 percent of the town is Hispanic, just one of many ways that the New York writer didn’t get below the surface. One of the local icons is the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, located on the town square in Jackson. Jones describes it as the first stop for tourists and the last stop of the night for locals. After a bonfire, the rappers returned to Jackson to party at the iconic bar. West had tried to rent the bar at the last minute, but it was too late. The band had been booked to play. And that’s what the reporter for the New York Times saw as the entourage from the bonfire of West’s vanities arrived. “A bluegrass band was playing for a few dedicated dancers and after a little scene-sniffing – with both locals and visitors looking on warily – dozens of Mr. West’s friends burst onto the dance floor,” the Times recounted. The situation was “surreal and also deeply unremarkable, this intermingling of crowds,” said the Times. “On this night, in this room, America looked like it might be something great after all.”
Lake Tahoe gets Stoke designation INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – At Diamond Peak Ski Resort, overlooking Lake Tahoe, customers this winter saw more drinking fountains and also had the opportunity to buy reusable water pouches. You can still buy single-use plastic water bottles, but the alternatives seem to have paid off. The resort reports a 34 percent reduction in water bottle sales. That’s one of the initiatives that enabled the community-owned ski area to get certified by the new Stoke standard. It’s the second to be so certified, following Oregon’s Mount Ashland. The Lake Tahoe News explains that Stoke is the world’s first sustainability certification body with standards built specifically for surface and ski tourism operations. Diamond Peak scored 78 out of a possible 100 across four categories of sustainability performance.
Pick up the pace on proliferating plastic WHISTLER, B.C. – There’s talk, but nothing more at this point, about taking stronger action against proliferating plastic bags and other plastic in Whistler. In 2014, the resort’s major retailers announced a voluntary program. Merchants began assessing a 5-cent cost for every plastic bag given out. In two years, that succeeded in bringing down the number of bags distributed by 47 percent. Pique Newsmagazine expresses some impatience with the pace. “If Vancouver can do it, why can’t we?” the newspaper asks of action against plastic straws. The newspaper cites bans now enacted in Malibu, Calif., as well as Taiwan, Scotland and the U.K. Vancouver is banning plastic straws from food-service facilities as part of a wider strategy to address plastic waste. Also targeted at eateries are Styrofoam cups and take-out containers and plastic bags. Merchants who continue to distribute them must now charge a fee.
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Pitched at Purg Crew battling 416 Fire sets up camp at Purgatory Resort
by Tracy Chamberlin
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here kids and newcomers For general fire info: once took their first turns 403-5326 on skis and snowboards, hundreds of firefighters have pitched Anyone out of work due to their tents. The crew battling the 416 the fire can get job help Fire north of Durango has grown to (or other questions answered): more than 600 – and all of them are 385-8700 calling Purgatory Resort home. The 416 wildfire started around For the latest updates: 10 a.m. on Fri., June 1, and quickly www.facebook.com/416fire spread in the Mitchell Lakes area west of Highway 550. That afterAccording to McBeath, the renoon, evacuations were already sort’s mountain activities – like bikunder way and Purgatory was closed. ing and hiking trails and the alpine The next day the cavalry arrived. slide – won’t be open. They are called the Rocky Moun“The U.S. Forest Service antain Incident Management Blue nounced yesterday that Forest Team, and they travel all over the Service land within Purgatory’s percountry to tackle emergency situamitted area is presently closed to all tions, including wildfires, hurriactivities due to the 416 Fire,” he excanes, floods and even riots. plained. “This closure will remain in The team’s commander, Jay Eseffect through July 9 or until the cloperance, has been working with insure is rescinded.” cident teams for decades and was As of press time, the 416 Fire was even part of the management team more than 4,000 acres in size and at Ground Zero in September 2001. The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Blue Team set up its base of operations at Purgatory just 10 percent contained. EvacuaAt a community meeting on Tuesday Resort. The lower gravel parking lots, pictured above, house logistical and command tents while tion orders were still in place along night, Esperance said his current the Columbine beginner ski area is home to the firefighters’ tent city./Photo by Scott Wachob the 550 corridor from Electra Lake team was in San Miguel County Road to Baker’s Bridge. Pre-evacuaworking to put out the Horse Park Fire (which is now 90 per- closely with everyone involved with the 416 Fire – the Blue tion orders, which extend from the San Juan County line in cent contained) when they were re-assigned to the 416 Fire Team, U.S. Forest Service, local law enforcement, county of- the north to Mead Lane in the south, were expanded Tuesday ficials, the Colorado Department of Transportation and othon Saturday. evening to include additional neighborhoods in Hermosa on The team arrived and set up camp in the Columbine be- ers – to monitor conditions. However, it is ultimately up to the east side of Highway 550. ginner area and the lower gravel parking lots at Purgatory. It’s the resort whether or not to re-open. “One of the things we want people to know – this is a full“Although safety is always our first priority, we also have like a mobile city, complete with lodging, food, bathrooms suppression fire,” Bawden said. a commitment to our 250 employees,” McBeath said. “We and meeting areas. At times forest managers will use wildfires as a tool for forShawn Bawden, spokesman for the Rocky Mountain Blue would obviously like to see them working at the earliest op- est health. This is not one of those times. portunity.” Team, called everyone at Purgatory gracious hosts. The rocky and steep terrain in the Hermosa Creek With that in mind, Purg plans to re-open for business this “Purgatory is proud to host the Rocky Mountain Blue drainage is difficult to access; weather conditions in the Team,” Colin McBeath, general manager for Purgatory Resort, Fri., June 8, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. But, just for the weekend. Southwest are hot; the forest is flush with dry fuel; and the McBeath also said operations at the resort could be sussaid in an email. “We have made our facilities available and entire county is suffering from an exceptional drought. are committed to supporting them with whatever they may pended at any time. “Right now those factors aren’t in our favor,” Bawden exThe resort will offer limited activities at the base area, inneed.” plained. McBeath said the resort will receive some compensation cluding the zipline, climbing wall, ropes course and bungee Firefighters will be stationed at Purgatory until the fire is for providing the Blue Team space and facilities, although he trampoline, as well as shops and restaurants. Twilight Lake completely out. And unfortunately, no one knows just how and Buck’s Livery on the east side of Highway 550 will also couldn’t say exactly how much. long that will take. n Purgatory’s management team, he explained, is working be open.
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The southern edge of the 416 Fire lights up the night sky, as seen from CR 203 Tuesday at dusk.
From the frontlines of the 416 photos by Steve Eginoire
4Why aren’t they using the red slurry?
Making a slurry run during the first few days of the fire.
In the early days of the 416 Fire, planes carrying fire retardant, aka red slurry, were seen in the skies overhead. In recent days, though, those planes aren’t making any runs. Officials said fire retardant works only to temporarily suppress flames, giving firefighters a chance to come in and finish the fire off. Since the 416 is now burning in steep, rocky terrain that’s difficult to access, firefighters would not be able to go in after the slurry is dropped. The fire would just burn through it and move on.
4Why is it called the 416 Fire?
The 416 Fire got its name because that’s the incident number it received when it was first called in to the San Juan National Forest’s Columbine Ranger District. The 358 Fire began on the afternoon of Fri., May 25. Exactly one week later, the 416 Fire ignited. This means officials received 58 fire-related calls in just seven days.
4When will it be out?
According to fire behavior experts with the incident management team, in about a week conditions will be much like they were when the Missionary Ridge Fire began June 9, 2002. That fire burned for most of the summer. It’s unknown just how long the 416 Fire will last, but officials with the incident team, county and others are all talking long term.
The fire erupts soon after starting June 1.
– Tracy Chamberlin
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Animas City Farmers Market sets down roots on North Main by Joy Martin
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n 1880, the developers of the Denver & Rio Grande Railway approached a 4-year-old town along the banks of the Animas River called Animas City. The D&RG wanted to build a depot here, so, in exchange, Animas City demanded a dowry. Instead of purchasing stock or land for Animas City, the railroad opted to start a new city 2 miles down the road. They called it Durango. The farmers, ranchers, miners and other Animas City townsfolk slowly shifted their business operations from their once healthy trade center to the bustling hive of Durango. The lines blurred over time, and Animas City was annexed to Durango in 1948. But AC pride still echoes off the flanks of Animas Mountain: “Animas City: Looking down on Durango since 1876” reads a $10 coffee mug for sale at the Animas Museum. This year, the City of Durango has put great effort into polishing up the ole north side of Durango, which they classify as the area between 14th Street to the south and Animas View Drive to the north. A recent poll determined that the district would be called North Main.
Justthefacts What: Animas City Farmers Market When: 3 - 7 p.m., Wednesdays, June 13 - Oct. 17 Where: 2977 N. Main Ave. North Main citizens are adjusting well to their official identity, and energy is high to boost business and inspire community as much as possible. The hope is that North Main neighbors can hang out together and introduce non-North Main dwellers to the coolness that is the former Animas City. And so it has come to pass nearly 150 years after it was founded that Animas City’s trade center spirit will revive once again in the form of the Animas City Farmers Market. On Wed., June 13, the Animas City Farmers Market will make its debut at the corner of Main Avenue and 30th Street. Thanks to the generosity of Tim Turner, owner of Zia Taqueria, the ACFM has a home in the parking lot of Turner’s recently acquired property at 2977 Main Ave. “Zia is honored to help create some positive energy for the North Main neighborhoods,” Turner says. “Our ultimate goal is to create a mixed-use project, so having the Farmers Market on this property feels like a natural beginning.” Though largely a mystery yet to be revealed, Turner’s vision for the property includes an outside dining space replete with a sculpture garden and other artfully inspired concepts. With the ACFM, Turner can keep his dream alive to provide farmers and artists with opportunities to share their work with the community. In turn, the North Main district will finally have a wildly entertaining, hoi polloi, cultural outlet. The ACFM will run every Wednesday from 3 – 7 p.m., June 13 – Oct. 17. Besides locally grown produce,
Right: Founders of the Animas City Farmers Market, from left, Taylor and Sage Anderson (with son Asher) of 81301 Coffee fame; Joy Martin (in one of many proverbial hats), and Trevor Lytle./ Photo by Jennaye Derge the Market will also feature art, live music, a kids creative space, Cream Bean Berry Ice Cream, food trucks, handmade soaps and – wait for it – beer, wine and cocktails starting July 4. Created for the community by the community, this organically inspired Wednesday night market is designed to offer a weekday complement to the flourishing Saturday morning Durango Farmers Market and other farmers markets in the region. Beyond providing a gathering space for farmers and artisans to sell their wares, the ACFM strives to incorporate collaborations from across the city (read: there’s no looking down on Durango from this Animas City endeavor). As with growing anything great in life, the success of the ACFM will take a village. Whether you’re a farmer, artisan or musician, or know someone who produces
something locally, get in touch by emailing contact@ animascityfm.com for an application. Sponsorship opportunities abound as well, so don’t hesitate to get your name behind this community effort. The ACFM is a 501-c3. For more information, check out animascityfm.com. n
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The second stringers ‘A Perfect Shot’ shows why midlisters can be a slam dunk by Jeffrey Mannix
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o author would like to hear it, and publishers are loathe to admit it, but the book-selling business is held aloft by midlist titles from journeymen authors. Never the bestsellers raking in the millions, midlist books keep the office rent paid, editors employed and reputations elevated with potential to snag or luck into the next prize winner and franchise player. Everybody is gambling; everybody is guessing. Hope is the currency keeping the competition alive for us the readers to bring in the win or kill off the bet. “Murder Ink” has had a remarkable history of picking the meteoric mysteries – the advance reader copies sent to book reviewers months before publication – but most of the good reading comes from the midlist novels in-
between. These are the bench players, with all the skills to make the big leagues, and the go-to position players who hold the team together and, on occasion, show a talent worthy of celebrity. Robin Yocum is such a midlist author of very finely crafted crime fiction for Seventh Street Books in Amherst, N.Y., one of the top crime fiction publishers with perhaps the best midlist in the business. Yocum’s A Brilliant Death was an Edgar Award finalist in 2017, and he has a host of notable mentions from various publications and organizations in his native Ohio. There he was a crime and investigative reporter for the Columbus Dispatch for a decade before opening his own public relations firm in his hometown of Westerville, Ohio. He’s not schmoozing the literati crowd in New York or working the
cadre of literary agents for better position and bigger advances. He’s home in Ohio working a day job and writing at night and on the weekends, and apologizing for being a part-time husband and father. But he’s producing excellent work, and A Perfect Shot is yet another gem of a story well told. After some 20 years, Nicholas “Duke” Ducheski is still the most celebrated man in the eastern Ohio steel town of Mingo Junction. His winning shot, made in a tie basketball game with five seconds on the clock in the 1971 high school state championships when he was 18, still outranks anything anyone has accomplished in this Ohio River Valley community. Now age 40 and working in the steel mills, The Duke of Mingo Junction wants more from life than a dismal marriage and a miserable job and a moldy reputation for throwing a ball up in the air. Duke opens Duke’s Place, “a real restaurant with a nice menu and cloth napkins.” And that draws in his brother-in-law, Tony DeMarco, an enforcer for Salvatore Antonelli who controls the drugs, prostitution, numbers and loansharking in a large swath of southern
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Ohio and northwest West Virginia. Tony wants Duke to handle betting slips and to make Duke’s Place a front for his move to take over from Antonelli. And to prove that he’s sincere and is not to be simply taken as his wife’s unexplainably rich brother, he brutalizes Duke’s manager and oldest friend, Moonie, and leaves him to be found by Duke the next day in unspeakably dead condition. The good guys always win, don’t they? Just barely most of the time, but The Duke of Mingo Junction is the best of the good guys. And just like that jump shot from the corner back in Columbus in 1971, Ducheski sees the play he has to make and hears the hush before he edges toward the corner for a shot more unlikely than his jumper in 1971. A Perfect Shot is a trade paperback, and with Maria’s 15 percent discount for “Murder Ink” books, it’ll will cost you less than lunch at Olde Tymer’s Café. Brownbag a sandwich this week and buy this delicious story that may just be the 2018 Edgar Award winner. If this isn’t one of the better books you’ll read this year, I’ll buy lunch. n
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Going on a blender bender by Ari LeVaux
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n preparation for summer, I purchased a high-speed blender. Green smoothies was the stated goal, and soon enough, the summer will bring multitudes of harvest goodness that my blender will help me sip through a straw. But now, at the start of the growing season, that machine seems like overkill. The greens of spring are tender. Even curly kale, which can usually double as a greenish steel wool, crunches delicately. But my Vitamix is hardly gathering dust. It’s grinding nuts. And water. And spices, thanks to nut milk rampage that has been all kinds of niceness. There’s currently heated debate over whether plantbased beverages like soy or almond milk can be advertised as “milk,” which is legally defined by the FDA as material from the glands of lactating mammals. The dairy industry wants the FDA to enforce that definition, hoping it will help its fortunes. But whatever term is ultimately applied, these plant-based beverages do a lot of what milk does, and are growing in popularity for a variety of reasons. Homemade nut milks are spectacular. Properly made, they are superior to store bought on every metric, including flavor, texture, all around milkiness, and even cost. And they don’t take long to prepare. The blender doesn’t have to be a Vitamix like mine. But it must be a high-speed unit. The Blendtec does a good job. The Ninja does too, though it’s harder to clean. I really like the speed control of the Vitamix, being a dial rather than buttons. It’s akin to the difference between driving stick vs. automatic, or cooking on gas vs. electric. But the point is: a regular blender won’t cut it. Which is all my way of saying: a good blender is worth the investment. The other thing you need is a food-grade cloth strainer. I have an official nut milk bag which was made for this pur-
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pose and purchased at the local hippy food store. It’s for straining out the skins and fibers and other grainy interruptions to the milky experience. And of course you need nuts. Raw and unsalted. My four favorites are almonds, hazelnuts, coconut and cashew, which isn’t technically a nut. Each of these nut milks has its strengths. If you can find almonds that haven’t been steamed or irradiated, you can get them to sprout before making the almond milk, which is fun. Fresh, sprouted almond milk has the most aromatic flavor of any nut milk except perhaps coconut. Hazelnut milks are creamy with a slightly bitter flavor that blends well with chocolate. Cashew milk is the silkiest, while coconut milk has actual fat that you can skim. Something else to consider is waste. Both almonds and coconut milk involve filtering out of a lot of material, while cashew and hazelnuts produce almost none. To make a batch of nut milk, soak a cup of nuts in a quart of water. Almonds can soak for a few days to sprout them (changing the water every six hours), while other nuts can soak for about four hours to overnight. Put the soaked nuts in a high-speed blender with about six ice cubes and 3-6 cups of water, depending on how thick or thin you want it to be. Start on low speed, and raise the speed incrementally until it’s going full blast. Let it go on high for about 30 seconds, and turn off. Pour it into your nut milk bag or whatever system you have, and filter out the solids. That’s it. You can lightly season with sweetener, a pinch of salt, a drop of vanilla. Start light, and explore the possibilities. My own explorations led me into the fragrant arms of golden milk, an Ayurvedic (ancient Indian) beverage that is having a moment, riding a wave of popularity around the internet and groovy cafes near you. A milk-based drink with turmeric, ginger, black pepper
and other spices, the flavor is a bit reminiscent of chai tea, and each cook will have a different formulation. It can be served hot or cold, mild or spicy, raspy or smooth. My approach to golden milk is an attempt to recreate the golden milk that I had at Kissed By The Sun, a juice bar in Hilo, Hawaii. It was cashew-based, served cold, was not rip-your-face-off spicy but smooth and buttery, like an afternoon nap in the shade. They wouldn’t tell me how they make it, and I don’t blame them. But I think I’ve come pretty close. Golden Cashew Milk 1 cup raw cashews, soaked 1 cubic inch of fresh turmeric, peeled and sliced 1 cubic inch of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon salt Nine small pitted dates; about 1/4 cup To taste: cayenne powder or thin-skinned red chile Optional: Pinch or more of powdered turmeric for color (NOTE: the turmeric, ginger, black pepper and chile pepper can be halved for a much milder, yet still very aromatic experience) Process: Add the dates, turmeric, ginger & spices to the blender, along with six ice cubes. Drain the cashews & pour on top with some fresh water. Grind, filter. Serve chilled. The spices and dates can be blended by themselves, without ice cubes, water or cashews, and kept as a sweet spicy paste that can be added to milk, or used as a chutney. The filtered golden milk is magnificent as is; a lush and spicy eggnog. It can also be combined with more ingredients to go even different places. Blending with avocado adds a stupendous body to the golden milk, such that a spoon may be required. Golden milk is great with coffee, too, but I wouldn’t go adding it to your morning coffee. As a general rule, plant milks fall short when it comes to doctoring coffee, but a shot or two of strong coffee in your golden milk fits in really well. As for doctoring up that morning coffee, I’m gonna have to stick with bovine mammary secretions. n
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Return to Reservoir Hill, Flobots and Pink Fish their popular workshop on band arrangement takes place at 11 a.m. Saturday. Two old-timers from the Durango Meltdown Board estival season is upon us! The 13th annual Pagosa Folk’n of Directors, Elwin Johnston and Dan Peha, will again emcee the Bluegrass Festival runs Friday through Sunday on ReserWorkshop Stage, where a lot of the festival’s most intimate magic voir Hill in Pagosa Springs. This time around, 15 bands and happens. I’ve sat front and center at FY5’s band arrangement artists from the folk, bluegrass and Americana worlds pack the workshop several times, and it’s a crash course in how a tune is three-day bill. As always, born, from Finnders’ origithere are longtime crowd nal words to solo demo favorites as well as newrecording to the application comers. of different instrument The artist I’m most parts to final recording seslooking forward to seeing sions, mixing and, ultiis Australian guitar legend mately, live performances. Tommy Emmanuel (7 Tribute acts seem to be p.m. Saturday). Best all the rage lately. So if known for his work in you’re going to pay homage new age and jazz, Emto one of your musical hemanuel was one of five roes, why not three? Pink guitarists bestowed the Talking Fish plays the honor of Certified Guitar Animas City Theatre at 9 Player (CGP) by the late, p.m. Wednesday. This crack great Chet Atkins in 1999. quartet of jam band veterIn fact, you could consider ans (Richard James on keyEmmanuel as Atkins’ priboards, Zack Burwick on mary disciple. He also cardrums, Dave Brunyak on ries the torch of another guitar and Eric Gould on of Chet’s CGPs, the Guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel performs at the Pagosa Folk’n Blue- bass) decided to tackle the equally late, great Jerry respective catalogs of Pink grass Festival at 7 p.m. Saturday. Reed. Like Emmanuel, guiFloyd, Talking Heads and tarist Trey Hensley incorporates heavy doses of Jerry Reed into Phish, mashing them up into an endless series of inventive comhis picking. Since Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley play immediately binations. Think “YEM>On the Run>YEM” or “Mike’s Song>Have before Emmanuel at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, one can only assume a Cigar>Once in a Lifetime>Weekapaug Groove” and you get the these two string-bending aces will cut heads at some point. point. In the past five years, they’ve developed a huge following Another headliner that I’m stoked about is Michael Cleveland through constant touring and festival appearances. Weminuche & Flamekeeper (6 p.m. Sunday). Cleveland is one of the world’s opens. top fiddlers and has the IBMA hardware to show. For fans of true The ACT also presents Flobots, Astralogic and DIRTVeNT high & lonesome bluegrass, Flamekeeper ranks among the best. Rap Battle League at 9 p.m. Saturday. Flobots are a popular hipOthers who return to Reservoir Hill include the Luke Bulla Trio, hop/indie rock band from Denver that has released four albums Tallgrass, the Giving Tree Band, Coral Creek and, of course, FY5. and a pair of EPs since forming in 2005. I had the pleasure of hosting FY5 – the quartet formerly known The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering hosts its fourth as Finnders & Youngberg – on the KSUT’s Monday Afternoon Blend annual barn dance and picnic in the park fundraiser from 5-8 earlier this week for a live performance and chat. These guys (and p.m. Sunday at Rotary Park. The Tim Sullivan Band will headline, gal) are regulars on the regional festival scene, having appeared at with special guest cowboy poet Lindy Simmons. Angus burgers numerous Durango Bluegrass Meltdowns, the Four Corners Folk and brats, side dishes, Cream Bean Berry ice cream, wine, beer Festival and even last fall’s Meltdown on the Mesa. They’ve also beand soft drinks will be for sale, or bring your own picnic, along come the unofficial house band of Pagosa Folk’n Bluegrass, having with blankets or lawn chairs. appeared on the bill seven of the last eight years while teaching at Black Velvet has a busy week, performing as a trio at the Dethe festival’s jam camp eight years in a row. railed Pour House at 7 p.m. Friday, as a duo at Seven Rivers Steak“It does kind of seem that way,” guitarist/vocalist/songwriter house at the Sky Ute Casino Resort at 6 p.m. Saturday, as a trio at Mike Finnders said of the house band analogy. “We do feel really the Balcony Bar & Grill at 4 p.m. Sunday and as a duo at the Anifortunate to be involved with (festival promoters) Dan Appenmas River Beer Garden at the DoubleTree Hotel at 5 p.m. Wedneszeller and Crista Munro and all the gang that throws this big fesday. tival … all the folks that work that festival for years and years – The best thing I’ve heard this week is “Del McCoury Still the stage manager and the grounds crew and all that. It does kind Sings Bluegrass,” the latest offering from the Del McCoury of feel like coming back and the official kickoff of the summer. Band. Now 79 years old, Del still has it … while the band is as We look forward to it every year.” ripping as ever. The opening cut, “Hot Wired,” is the latest gem Teaching adults and children of all ages and abilities at the from the pen of Shawn Camp. It also features the third generaJam Camp is something FY5 truly cherishes, not just for the tion of McCoury’s grandson Heaven McCoury on electric guitar. friendships born and the opportunity to pass along their love of It has a little bit of everything you’d expect from Del … a murder acoustic music, but to see what truly goes on behind the scenes ballad (“Deep Dark Hollow Road”), a lover’s lament (“Bottom in putting on a festival. Dollar”) and, of course, a train song (“That Ol’ Train”). Chances “We kind of get to watch the whole festival be built up to see the Del McCoury Band are fewer and further between these around us while we’re teaching,” singer/bassist Erin Youngberg days; fortunately, they’ll be at Telluride Bluegrass on June 21, said. “We’re part of that energy that builds to the weekend. It’s likely premiering many of these new songs to legions of thirsty super fun.” Delheads. Del yeah! FY5 will be done with their work shortly after the gates open. She might hotwire your Chevy? Email me at chrisa@gobrain Their lone main stage appearance is at 5:45 p.m. Friday, while storm.net. n
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Thursday07 Yoga Flow, 8 a.m., Pine River Library. Women’s Drop-in Tennis, 9 a.m., Durango High School courts. www.durangotennis.com. Baby Meetup, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Columbine House at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 419 San Juan Dr. Little Readers Storytime, 10 a.m., Pine River Library. Qi Gong/Tai Chi with Tyler VanGemert, 10-11 a.m., garden at White Rabbit Books & Curiosities, 128 W. 14th St. 259-2213. Toddler Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m., Durango Public Library. Buds and Bees Pollen Nation Celebration, noon-6 p.m., Venus Moon Ranch in Hesperus. info@venusmoon ranch.com.
Submit “On the Town” items by Monday at noon to: calendar@durangotelegraph.com
Teen Time: Guitar Pick Crafts, 1-2 p.m., Durango Public Library. Less Jargon, More eBooks & Audiobooks, 1-5 p.m., Ignacio Community Library. 563-9287. Drop-in Tennis, all ages welcome, 4 p.m., Durango High School courts. www.durangotennis.com. “Doc Swords,” PTSD Social Club for Veterans, 4-6 p.m., VFW, 1550 Main Ave. Ska-B-Q featuring live music, 5-8 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St. Sitting Meditation, 5:30-6:15 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave. 764-8070 or durangodharmacenter.org.
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Durango Farmers Market, featuring live music from Nathan Schmidt, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, 259 W. 9th St. www.durangofarmersmarket.com.
Durango Early Bird Toastmasters, 7-8:30 a.m., LPEA headquarters, 45 Stewart St. 769-7615. Free yoga, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Lively Boutique, 809 Main.
Drop-in Tennis, all ages welcome, 9 a.m., Durango High School courts. www.durangotennis.com.
BID Coffee & Conversation, 8:30-9:30 a.m., First National Bank, 259 W. 9th St.
Community Prayer for all involved with 416 Fire, 9:30 a.m., Rotary Park Gazebo. 759-9287.
Free Mulch Giveaway, hosted by City of Durango and loader on site to assist, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., event also runs June 9, city snow dump site at the top of Tech Center Drive. 375-4839.
Henry Stoy performs, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre Café, 601 Main Ave. 570-650-5982.
Zumba Gold, 9:30-10:15 a.m., La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.
550-160 Median Project community art workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Durango Public Library. VFW Indoor Flea Market, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., 1550 Main Ave. 247-0384.
Caregiver Cafe, 10 a.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. 884-2222.
Men Who Grill, fundraiser for Women’s Resource Center, Kirk James Blues Band performs, 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Buckley Park.
Open Art Studio, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Ignacio Community Library. 563-9287. Preschool Storytime, 10:30-11 a.m., Durango Public Library.
Picker’s Circle, all skills levels welcome, 3-5 p.m., White Rabbit Books & Curiosities, 128 W. 14th St. 2592213.
LEGO Club, 1-2 p.m., Durango Public Library. 3753380.
Kirk James Blues Band performs for grand opening, 4 p.m., Rusty Shovel Café, Vallecito.
Kid’s Screen-Free Playtime, 3-5 p.m., White Rabbit Books & Curiosities, 128 W. 14th St. 259-2213.
Jeff Haspel and Jason Thies perform, 5:30 p.m., Digs Restaurant in Three Springs. 259-2344.
Magic Battle Time! 3:30 p.m., snacks served, Pine River Library in Bayfield.
The Black Velvet Duo performs, 6-10 p.m., Seven Rivers Steakhouse at Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio.
Free Legal Clinic, 4-5 p.m., Ignacio Community Library. 563-9287.
Light Show Public Skate, 6:30-9 p.m., Chapman Hill Skate Rink. www.durangogov.org.
Disco Night, 6:30-9 p.m., Chapman Hill Skate Rink. www.durangogov.org.
The Durango Barbershopper’s 50th anniversary concert featuring Blue Steele, 7:01 p.m., Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. www.durangoconcerts.com
Democratic Primary Candidate Forum for La Plata County Treasurer, hosted by League of Women Voters, 5:30-7 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds Extension Building. www.lwvlaplata.org.
“Mesa Verde and the Cultivation of Resilience” with Jim Enote, a member of the Zuni tribe, 7 p.m., Visitor and Research Center at Mesa Verde National Park. www.mesaverde.org.
Lacey Black performs, 6-8 p.m., Swing Restaurant at Dalton Ranch, Highway 550 North.
Open Mic Night, 7-11 p.m., Steaming Bean, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200.
Powerhouse Pub Trivia, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. www.powsci.org.
The Black Velvet Trio performs, 7-11 p.m., Derailed Pour House, 725 Main Ave.
Flobots perform with special guest Astralogic and DIRTVeNT Rap Battle League, 9 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Dr. www.animascitytheatre.com.
Karaoke and dance with Mr. Soul, 8 p.m.-midnight, Blondies in Cortez.
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Community Music Jam, all levels and ages, 7 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield.
Comedy Cocktail open mic stand up, 8 p.m., Eno Wine Bar, 723 E. 2nd Ave. DJ Noonz, 8 p.m.-close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.
Henry Stoy performs, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jean-Pierre Café, 601 Main Ave. 570-650-5982.
DJ Noonz, 8 p.m.-close, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.
“Deej,” documentary film screening followed by a presentation from DJ Savarese, 7 p.m., Sunflower Theatre in Cortez. www.sunflowertheatre.org.
“Jumanji” screening, free movie under the stars, showing begins at dusk, 8:30 p.m., Three Springs Plaza.
Adult Coloring & Afternoon Tea, 3-5 p.m., White Rabbit Books & Curiosities, 128 W. 14th St. 259-2213.
Open Mic & Stand-Up Comedy, 8 p.m., El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave.
Rob Webster performs, 8:30 p.m., The Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village.
Karaoke with Crazy Charlie, 8 p.m.-close, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave.
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4th annual Barn Dance & Picnic, fundraiser for Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering, featuring food, drinks, music from the Tim Sullivan Band and performances by cowboy poet Lindy Simmons, 5-8 p.m., Rotary Park. 512517-5619 or www.durangocowboygathering.com.
Thursday Night Funk Jam, 9 p.m.-midnight, Moe’s, 937 Main Ave.
13th annual Pagosa Folk ‘N Bluegrass Festival, Tommy Emmanuel headlines, June 8-10, Pagosa Springs. www.folkwest.com.
Blue Moon Ramblers, 7 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. 4
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Monday11 Yogalates, 9 a.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. PRL Play, open play days for caregivers and children, 10 a.m., also Wed., Pine River Library in Bayfield. Gentle Yoga, 1 p.m., Durango Senior Center. La Plata County Thrive! Living Wage Coalition Meeting and Potluck Dinner, 5:30 p.m., The Commons Building, 701 Camino Del Rio. www.ThriveLaPlata.org or 335-8114. Sitting Meditation and Talk, 5:30-7 p.m., Durango Dharma Center, 1800 E. 3rd Ave. 764-8070 or durangodharmacenter.org. Classic Movie Monday, featuring “The Man Who Never Was,” 7 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. Learn to Square Dance, with Wild West Squares, 78:30 p.m., Florida Grange, 656 Hwy 172. 903-6478.
Tuesday12 Yoga for All, 9 a.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. Zumba Gold, 9:30-10:15 a.m., La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Little Readers Storytime, 10 a.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. Storytime, 10 a.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. Free Children’s Performances, featuring magic from Erica Sodos, 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., Durango Public Library. 375-3380. Storytime, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Mancos Public Library. 533-7600. ICL Knitters, 1-3 p.m., Ignacio Community Library. 5639287. Baby Storytime, 2-2:30 p.m., Durango Public Library. Drop-in Tennis, all ages welcome, 4 p.m., Durango High School courts. www.durangotennis.com.
Grilling up a good time at Buckley Park What: Women’s Resource Center’s Men Who Grill When: 11 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Sat., June 9 Where: Buckley Park Buckley Park will be smoking this weekend – but in a good way. The 15th annual Men Who Grill returns this Sat., June 9. The family friendly event features allyou-can-eat grilled creations, live music from the Kirk James Blues Band and beer from Steamworks Brewing. During this annual fundraiser for the WRC, amateur grilling teams will dish up their best creations for the crowd and compete for bragging rights as well as the coveted People’s Choice Award. Food will be judged by a panel of local judges in several areas. And since is it Durango, costumes for grillers are encouraged, with a Best Theme/Décor award to the team that wears it best. Tickets for Men Who Grill are $20 in advance and lic Library. 375-3380.
Tequila’s in Bayfield.
Folk Jam, 6-8 p.m., Steaming Bean, 900 Main Ave. 4031200.
Free Trauma Conscious Yoga for Veterans and Families, noon-1 p.m., Elks Lodge, 901 E. 2nd Ave.
Salsa Classes and Social Dance Night, salsa classes begin, 6:30 p.m., free Salsa Night begins, 8 p.m., Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave., Suite C. salsadancedurango@gmail.com.
Kids Ukulele Club, for ages 9-12, 1-2 p.m., Durango Public Library. Register at 375-3380.
DJ Crazy Charlie hosts karaoke, 6:30-10:30 p.m., Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village. Open Mic Night, 7 p.m., Blondies in Cortez.
“Know Your Dough” Guest Bartender Event, fundraiser for “Know Your Dough,” a children’s financial literacy nonprofit, 5-7 p.m., The Red Snapper, 144 E. 9th St. www.know-your-dough.org.
Trivia Night, 7-10 p.m., Durango Brewing Co., 3000 Main Ave.
Terry Rickard performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.
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Rotary Club of Durango, 6 p.m., Strater Hotel. 3857899. The Seasonal Apothecary: Summer Shrubs, 6 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. Knit or Crochet with Kathy Graf, 6-7 p.m., Mancos Public Library. 533-7600. Adult Board Game Night, 6-7:30 p.m., Durango Pub-
$25 at the gate. Children 5 – 12 years old are $10 and children under 5 are free. Tickets are available at Bank of Colorado, Maria’s Bookshop, Backcountry Experience and the Women’s Resource Center. They can also be purchased at www.wrcdu rango.org. Founded in 1987, the Women’s Resource Center advocates for the personal empowerment and economic self-sufficiency of women and girls in La Plata County. Since its start, the organization has grown from helping 200 women that first year to expanding the scope of services and programs to assist more than 1,600 women and girls annually. WRC receives no state or federal funding and is supported through memberships, charitable donations and grant underwriting. For more information, call 970-247-1242, or go to www.wrcdu rango.org.
Open Mic Night, 8 p.m.-close, Moe’s Lounge, 937 Main.
Morning Meditation, 8:30 a.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. 884-2222.
Open Knitting Group, 1-3 p.m., Smiley Café, 1309 E. 3rd Ave. “Women in the Southwest” Summer Lecture Series, presentation on “O’Keefe’s Odyssey to the West” with Judith Reynolds, 1:30 p.m., Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, Lyceum Room. 247-7456. BookMarks Book Discussion, featuring Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore, 2 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield. Animas City Farmer’s Market, 3-7 p.m., Wednesdays through Oct. 17, 2977 Main Ave. Beer 101, 3 p.m., Durango Brewing Co., 3000 Main.
StoryTime, 10-11 a.m., Ignacio Community Library. 563-9287.
Floor Barre Class, 3-4 p.m., Absolute Physical Therapy, 277 E. 8th Ave. 764-4094.
Fired Up Stories, for preschool children and families, hosted by Durango Fire and Rescue, 10:30-11:15 a.m., Durango Public Library.
Health Care and Wellness Member Meet-Up, hosted by Local First, 5 p.m., Henry Strater Hotel, Pullman Room, 699 Main Ave. Register at director@local-first.org.
Pine River Valley Centennial Rotary Club, noon,
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AskRachel Interesting fact: The man who brought hashtags to Twitter in the first place says, “Used sparingly, respectfully and in appropriate measure, I think that the value generated from the use of hashtags is substantial enough to warrant their continued use.” #blessed Dear Rachel, OMG, I flipped my lid over a huge mess today. In my fridge, in my cabinets, in my shower, in the garage - in everywhere various liquid products are in containers designed with the lid at the base. In other words, the lid, usually a flip style lid is upside down, or maybe it’s right side up; I don’t *&$%^@# know. Bottom line, the liquid leaks out of the lid and onto the shelves. Who the hell designed this? Some of these products, like the shampoo, are expensive! Do you deal with this problem? Do you have any suggestions? – Flipped up and flipped out! Dear Bust a Cap, I have to say … I don’t have this problem. Sure, some of my liquid products have the lids you describe – such as my mayonnaise squeeze bottle and other classy purchases – but they don’t leak everywhere. I think it’s because I close the lid the entire way. Maybe you could try doing that from now on? – Blow my top, Rachel Dear Rachel, Please help settle an important family dispute over who is better: SpongeBob or Bart Simpson. I
OntheTown from p. 19 The Black Velvet Duo performs, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Beer Garden at the Doubletree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Greg Ryder performs, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave. Thank the Veterans! potluck, Peter Neds and Glenn Keefe perform, 5:30-8:30 p.m., VFW, 1550 Main Ave. 8287777. Adult Game Night, 6 p.m., Durango Brewing Co., 3000 Main Ave. Heartbeat Durango, support group for individuals affected by suicide, 6-8 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, look for the Heartbeat sign. 749-1673.
say SpongeBob, no contest. But the Gen Z-ers in the house think Bart is better. They also have the same initials, but reversed. Could it be that they’re really the same being in parallel networks? They’re both yellow, they both talk in that high-pitched nasal-y voice and they’re both pranksters. Coincidence? Or some kind of subliminal plot for total mind control? – Living in a Pineapple Under the Sea Dear Underwater Mortgage, “Better” is such a relative term. Do you want your cartoon characters to ride a skateboard, or to mop up your kitchen spills? But I think the more pressing questions are ones of anatomy. Is that Bart’s hair, or is it his head? And where do SpongeBob’s internal organs go? They certainly can’t all fit in the sliver of sponge below his mouth. These are the answers America needs. – Cowabunga, Rachel Dear Rachel, So lately, I’ve noticed this “blessed” trend on T-shirts, sweatshirts and other athleisure wear worn by a certain well-to-do segment of society. There is also the “#blessed” thing making the rounds on social media. So, what are these people trying to say and who have they been “blessed” by? The Pope? The Lizard King? And what are they trying to tell the rest of us? That although they are blessed and perfect, it’s too bad we aren’t? Seems a little bragadocious and pompous to say the least. – #pretentious Pink Talking Fish perform with Weminuche, 9 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Dr. www.animasc itytheatre.com. Karaoke, 8 p.m., Blondies in Cortez.
Silverton hosts the “Raven Narratives,” 7:30 p.m., June 14, Grand Imperial Hotel.
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Teen Game Night, 7-10 p.m., June 15, Mancos Public Library. 533-7600.
Mariah Kaminsky oil portrait series, thru June 10, Animas Chocolate Co., 920 Main Ave. 317-5761.
“The Art of Trompe L’oeil,” thru June 30, Durango Arts Center upstairs gallery, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durango arts.org.
Bar D Chuckwagon nightly, 5:30 p.m., The Bar D Chuckwagon, 8080 County Road 250.
True West Rodeo, featuring bareback, barrel racing, bull riding and more, 6:30-9 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds. www.facebook.com/TrueWestRodeo.
Live music, 5:30 p.m., daily, Diamond Belle, 699 Main Ave.
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Concerts @ The Park, a free summer concert series, Nashville’s Michaela Anne performs, 5:30-7:30 p.m., June 14, Buckley Park. www.durangoconcerts.com.
Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 8:30 p.m., BREW Pub & Kitchen, 117 W. College Dr. 259-5959.
Bluegrass Jam, 6-9 p.m., Steaming Bean, 900 Main Ave. 403-1200.
Yoga en Español, 7:30-8:30 p.m., YogaDurango, 1140 Main Ave.
33846 Highway 550 North. 676-1023.
La Plata Quilters Guild meets, 6 p.m., June 14, La Plata County Fairgrounds. 799-1632.
The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo performs, 6-9 p.m., Cyprus Café, 725 E. 2nd Ave.
Solar Barn Raising Informational Meeting, 7 p.m., Pine River Library in Bayfield.
Dear #cursed, The REAL problem here is the use of hashtags on actual physical objects. I mean, hashtags are part of effective use of social media platforms. My water bottle does not need to say #hydrate any more than my dog needs to say #woof. Be blessed! I don’t care. But why do you need to be #blessed? Unless it’s by the Lizard King. Then I’m all over it. – #secondworldproblems, Rachel
Karaoke with Crazy Charlie, 8 p.m.-close, Wild Horse Saloon, 601 E. 2nd Ave.
42nd annual Juried Art Exhibit, exhibit runs thru June 30, Durango Arts Center, 802 E. 2nd Ave. www.durangoarts.org.
Terry Rickard performs, 7 p.m., The Office, 699 Main Ave.
Email Rachel at telegraph@durangotelegraph.com
Live music, 7 p.m., daily, The Office, 699 Main Ave. Karaoke, 8 p.m., Thur-Sun, 8th Ave. Tavern, 509 E 8th Ave.
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Comedienne Paula Poundstone performs, 7:30 p.m., June 15, Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. www.durangoconcerts.com. Farmington Hill performs, 6-9 p.m., June 16, Fenceline Cidery in Mancos. Joan Osborne performs, Henry Strater Theatre, June 17, henrystratertheatre.com Veterans Breakfast, 9-11 a.m., June 17, Elks Club, 901 E. 2nd Ave. 946-4831.
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FreeWillAstrology by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you would be wise to ruffle and revise your relationship with time. It would be healthy for you to gain more freedom from its relentless demands; to declare at least some independence from its oppressive hold on you; to elude its push to impinge on every move you make. Here’s a ritual you could do to spur your imagination: Smash a timepiece. I mean that literally. Go to the store and invest $20 in a hammer and alarm clock. Take them home and vociferously apply the hammer to the clock in a holy gesture of pure, righteous chastisement. Who knows? This bold protest might trigger some novel ideas about how to slip free from the imperatives of time for a few stolen hours each week. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Promise me that you won’t disrespect, demean or neglect your precious body in the coming weeks. Promise me that you will treat it with tender compassion and thoughtful nurturing. Give it deep breaths, pure water, healthy and delicious food, sweet sleep, enjoyable exercise, and reverential sex. Such veneration is always recommended, of course – but it’s especially crucial for you to attend to this noble work during the next four weeks. It’s time to renew and revitalize your commitment to your soft warm animal self. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Between 1967-73, NASA used a series of Saturn V rockets to deliver six groups of American astronauts to the moon. Each massive vehicle weighed about 6.5 million pounds. The initial thrust required to launch it was tremendous. Gas mileage was 7 inches per gallon. Only later, after the rocket flew farther from the grip of Earth’s gravity, did the fuel economy improve. I’m guessing that in your own life, you may be experiencing something like that 7-inches-per-gallon feeling right now. But I guarantee you won’t have to push this hard for long. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mars, the planet that rules animal vitality and instinctual enthusiasm, will cruise through your astrological House of Synergy for much of the next five months. That’s why I’ve concluded that between now and mid-November, your experience of togetherness can and should reach peak expression. Do you want intimacy to be robust and intense, sometimes bordering on rambunctious? It will be if you want it to be. Adventures in collaboration will invite you to wander out to the frontiers of your understanding about how relationships work best.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Which astrological sign laughs hardest and longest and most frequently? I’m inclined to speculate that Sagittarius deserves the crown, with Leo and Gemini fighting it out for second place. But having said that, I suspect that in the coming weeks you Leos could rocket to the top of the chart, vaulting past Sagittarians. Not only are you likely to find everything funnier than usual; I bet you will also encounter more than the usual number of authentically humorous and amusing experiences. (P.S.: I hope you won’t cling too fiercely to your dignity, because that would interfere with your full enjoyment of the cathartic cosmic gift.)
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): As I sat down to meditate on your horoscope, a hummingbird flew in my open window. Scrambling to herd it safely back outside, I knocked my iPad on the floor, which somehow caused it to open a link to a Youtube video of an episode of the TV game show “Wheel of Fortune,” where the hostess, Vanna White, garbed in a long red gown, revealed that the word puzzle solution was USE IT OR LOSE IT. So what does this omen mean? Maybe this: You’ll be surprised by a more-or-less delightful interruption that compels you to realize that you had better start taking greater advantage of a gift or blessing that you’ve been lazy or slow to capitalize on.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): According to my analysis of the astrological omens, a little extra egotism might be healthy for you right now. A surge of super-confidence would boost your competence; it would also fine-tune your physical well-being and attract an opportunity that might not otherwise find its way to you. So, for example, consider the possibility of renting a billboard on which you put a giant photo of yourself with a tally of your accomplishments and a list of your demands. The cosmos and I won’t have any problem with you bragging more than usual or asking for more goodies than you’re usually content with.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’re in a phase when you’ll be smart to bring more light and liveliness into the work you do. To spur your efforts, I offer the following provocations. 1. “When I work, I relax. Doing nothing makes me tired.” – Pablo Picasso. 2. “Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognize them.” – Ann Landers. 3. “Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.” – Aristotle. 4. “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” – Scott Adams. 5. “Working hard and working smart can sometimes be two different things.” – Byron Dorgan. 6. “Don’t stay in bed unless you can make money in bed.” – George Burns. 7. “Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.” – Mark Twain.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The coming weeks will be a favorable time for happy endings to sad stories, and for the emergence of efficient solutions to convoluted riddles. I bet it will also be a phase when you can perform some seemingly clumsy magic that dispatches a batch of awkward karma. Hooray! Hallelujah! Praise Goo! But now listen to my admonition, Libra: The coming weeks won’t be a good time to toss and turn in your bed all night long thinking about what you might have done differently in the month of May. Honor the past by letting it go. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Dear Dr. Astrology: In the past four weeks, I have washed all 18 of my underpants four times. Without exception, every single time, each item has been inside-out at the end of the wash cycle. This is despite the fact that most of them were not inside-out when I threw them in the machine. Does this weird anomaly have some astrological explanation? – UpsideDown Scorpio.” Dear Scorpio: Yes. Lately your planetary omens have been rife with reversals, inversions, flip-flops and switchovers. Your underpants situation is a symptom of the bigger forces at work. Don’t worry about those bigger forces, though. Ultimately, I think you’ll be glad for the renewal that will emerge from the various turnabouts.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “There isn’t enough of anything as long as we live,” poet and short-story writer Raymond Carver said. “But at intervals a sweetness appears and, given a chance, prevails.” My reading of the astrological omens suggests that the current phase of your cycle is one of those intervals, Aquarius. In light of this grace period, I have some advice for you, courtesy of author Anne Lamott: “You weren’t born a person of cringe and contraction. You were born as energy, as life, made of the same stuff as stars, blossoms, breezes. You learned contraction to survive, but that was then.” Surrender to the sweetness, dear Aquarius. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Between you and your potential new power spot is an imaginary 10-foot-high, electrified fence. It’s composed of your least charitable thoughts about yourself and your rigid beliefs about what’s impossible for you to accomplish. Is there anything you can do to deal with this inconvenient illusion? I recommend that you call on Mickey Rat, the cartoon superhero in your dreams who knows the difference between destructive destruction and creative destruction. Maybe as he demonstrates how enjoyable it could be to tear down the fence, you’ll be inspired to join in the fun.
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Announcements White Dragon Loose Leaf Tea Now available at There’s No Place Like Home, 822 Main Ave. The Perfect Gift for your favorite dirtbag. Literature from Durango’s own Benighted Publications. The Climbing Zine, The Great American Dirtbags, American Climber, Climbing Out of Bed and Graduating From College Me are available at: Maria’s Bookshop, Pine Needle Mountaineering, the Sky Store, or on the interweb at www.climbingzine.com.
Pets Love Your Dog! At the Durango Dog Wash behind Liquor World in the Albertson’s parking lot. Open every day!
Wanted Turn Vehicles, Copper, Alum, Etc. Into Cash! at RJ Metal Recycle, also free appliance and other metal drop off. 970-259-3494. Old Indian Items Wanted Buying Indian blankets, rugs, pottery, baskets, and other old Indian items $$ Cash Paid $$ americanindianart@gmail.com 740-525-2807.
HelpWanted CO Teacher for At-Risk Students $1000 sign-on bonus. Must have SPED within 1 yr of hire. Open interview/tour at DeNier Youth Services.
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Tuesdays 10:00 am or 5:30 pm, Thursdays 3:00 pm or 5:30 pm. Email resume Karen.Doyle@rop.com or apply at 720 Turner Dr, Durango. Interested in Psych, Human Services, Corrections Careers or Cooking? $1000 sign-on bonus. Work with atrisk students in a secure detention facility. - Cook, PT - Detention Specialist/Coach Counselor (FT, PT, days, nights) Open interview/tour at DeNier Youth Services, Tuesdays 10:00 am or 5:30 pm, Thursdays 3:00 pm or 5:30 pm. Must be 21 yo and pass drug/background tests incl THC. Email resume Karen.Doyle@ROP.com or apply at 720 Turner Dr, Durango.
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Classes/Workshops 6 wk Mindfulness: Chaos to Peace 6 Tuesdays starting 7/10/2018. 5:307:30pm, Smiley Building, #205 sliding scale fee: $200-350 Contact Myoung Lee, Certified Mindfulness Teacher: Myahmindfulness@gmail.com or 970946-5379. Yoga Outside with Lily with live music! @ the Smiley Building backyard. June 6, 13, 20, 27; July 11, 18, 25. 5:45-7pm, $10 drop in. 847-8192039. Mommy and Me Dance Class Come join the fun! Now registering for classes. Call 970-749-6456. mom myandmedance.com.
Services Botanical Hi-Altitude Skin Care A drug free approach to metabolic, hormonal signs of aging, and environmental damage. Private and personal. Monie Schlarb lic. esthetician. 970-7644261, leave message. Harmony Organizing and Cleaning Services Create harmony in your space this year by organizing and cleaning your home, vacation home or office. Martee 970-403-6192.
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BodyWork Massage by Meg Bush, LMT 30, 60 & 90 min. 970-759-0199. Edward Coons - Massage Therapy Advanced bodywork for athletes and people of all walks and ages for 15 years. 512-731-1836. massageintervention.life 25 years experience. Couples, sauna, cupping. Reviews on FB + Yelp. 970-9032984. Massage with Kathryn 20+ years experience offering a fusion of esalen style, deep tissue massage with therapeutic stretching & Acutonics. New clients receive $5 off first session. To schedule appt. call 970-201-3373.
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YardSales Making Yard Sales Great Again! 2904 Cedar Avenue. Sat. 8 am. Yuge selection of all the best things. Everyone says our stuff is tremendous! Believe me.
ForSale All Season Tires For Sale Uniroyal Tiger Paw M/S 205/55R16. Used on an Impreza for two seasons. Tread is in very good shape. $200. 970749-0604. Maria’s Bookshop Thriving indie bookstore in the heart of Durango Colorado. General bookstore with 34 year history as a community hub for SW region of Colorado. 1800 square feet of very busy retail space in a 3100 square foot historic building. Long term lease or option to purchase real estate. Current owners for past 20 years are ready to find the next community minded Maria’s Bookshop leader. More info at www.mariasbookshop.com Inquiries accepted by email to opportunity@mariasbookshop.com Best Premium Organic Topsoil in Town Environmentally proper herbicide free! Not lead-contaminated silt from the Valley – real topsoil! Full line of gravel products & soils. Durango Gravel 2593995. Geneva Sound System on pedestal, model L $400. 769-1022. Sweet Tiny House Shell Tiny house shell on a new custom 24’ trailer. Engineer certified. We’ve done the hard part now you can customize it however you wish! 970-317-9698. Tristan’s Stained Glass Specializing in repairs, custom orders. Sheet glass and art glass supplies. 970403-2011.
Inflatable Kayak Fleet! Like new 50% off - $499+ only used 1-2 times. GravityPlay.com - 970-403-5320. Hot Tub – New 6HP pump, 50 jets. Cost $8,000. Sell $3,650. 505-270-3104. Reruns Home Furnishings We’ve got you covered for patio season with tables, chairs, bistros, umbrellas, patio rug, lanterns, garden pots, tablecloths & yard art. Cool indoor furniture, too - retro record cabinet, dressers & kitchenware. 572 E. 6th Ave. 385-7336.
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development opportunity for teachers in the Four Corners. Participants receive a $100 per day stipend and have the opportunity to earn continuing education units. All Four Corners-area educators who service grades 3-8 (including special area teachers) are encouraged to apply. The scheduled training dates are: 3rd-4th Grade: Aug. 2-3; 5th-6th Grade: Aug. 6-7; 7th-8th Grade: Aug. 9-10. To register or get more info, contact Crow Canyon educator Cara McCain at cmccain@crowcanyon.org, or call 970-564-4387. Kars for Kids A car that has lost its worth still has value to early education in Ignacio. Any model and age car can be donated to make a lasting gift to Kars for Kids, a program to fundraise for The Friends of Ignacio Head Start. The donation supports building a new facility for families in the community. Donating is easy and your vehicle will be picked up, free title services will be provided, and a receipt will be mailed for tax purposes. Donate your car now by calling 1-866-628 -2277. Find more info about Kars for Kids at www.SUCAP.org.
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Himalayan Kitchen 992 Main Ave., 970-259-0956 www.himkitchen.com Bringing you a taste of Nepal, Tibet & India. Try our all-you-can-eat lunch buffet. The dinner menu offers a variety of tempting choices, including yak, lamb, chicken, beef & seafood; extensive veggies; freshly baked bread. Full bar. Get your lunch punch card – 10th lunch free. Hours: Lunch, 11am-2:30 pm & dinner, Sun. - Thurs., 5-9:30 p.m., Fri. & Sat. ‘til 10 p.m. Closed 2:30 to 5 daily $$ Crossroads Coffee 1099 Main Ave., 970-903-9051 Crossroads coffee proudly serves locally roasted Fahrenheit coffee and delicious baked goods. Menu includes gluten-free items along with bullet-proof coffee, or bullet-proof chai! Come in for friendly service and the perfect buzz! Hours: Mon.- Fri., 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. $
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11th Street Station 1101 Main Ave., 970-422-8482 www.11thstreetstation.com A culinary collective in the heart of Durango that offers five food trucks, a coffee shop, and a bar. Our food vendors offer everything from sushi to pizza. Come on down - there’s a little something for everyone! Hours: Daily, 6 a.m. – 12 a.m. $$
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