The Durango Telegraph, Aug. 11, 2022

Don’t eat the red ones THE ORIGINAL INDIE WEEKLY LINE ON DURANGO & BEYOND sidein elegraph All about that bassp10Talking with High Country Hustle’s multi-talented Chuck Hank Making the rounds Shuttle confused? Have no fear, Tube Dude is here A real life-saver Remembering Durango search & rescue pioneer Leo Lloyd

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– Local old-timer remarking on his mushroom foraging knowledge You must be trippin’ Fans of the more psychedelic side of life, rejoice. An initiative to legalize hallucinogenic mushrooms in the state of Colorado will be on this November’s ballot after receiving enough signatures from residents.

Ear to the ground: “I know enough to leave them alone.”

“We put a lot of work into designing a measure with thoughtful guardrails that has the potential to help bring relief to so many people who are struggling with depression, anxiety, PTSD and other challenges,”  Kevin Matthews, of the NMHA campaign, told Westword It’s true, the health benefits of psychedelic mushrooms are increasingly becoming mainstream, with more and more people “microdosing” – using small amounts of psilocybin to help with mental health issues without the hallucinogenic high. It’s also seen as a possible alternative to prescription drugs. Though, it must be said, the benefits have not been scientifically proven and studies are ongoing. On top of that, proponents say shrooms should not be regulated as a hard drug and have all kinds of benefits. I mean, look at Green Bay Packers QB and local State Farm rep Aaron Rodgers, who went public that he is a fan of magic mushrooms all while winning back-toback MVPs (though no Super Bowls since 2011; suck it Cheeseheads!) At the same time, a separate petition – Initiative 61 – that would have decriminalized, instead of legalized, magic mushrooms failed to receive enough signatures to qualify for the November election. Proponents of Initiative 61 said it was too soon to outright legalize mushrooms with the jury still out on health impacts.  The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, however, said this week Initiative 61 received just 5,001 signatures, far below the required 124,632 needed to be placed on the ballot.

So it looks like Coloradans are faced with an all or nothing choice: legalize our fungi friends, or keep the status quo. As for us, we’re already buying our Laser Floyd tickets.  The Durango Telegraph publishes every Thursday, come hell, high water, beckoning singletrack or monster powder days. We are wholly owned and operated independently by the Durango Telegraph LLC and distributed in the finest and most discerning locations throughout the greater Durango area. We’re only human. If, by chance, we defame someone’s good name or that of their family, neighbor, best friend or dog, we will accept full responsibility in a public flogging in the following week’s issue. Although “free but not easy,” we can be plied with schwag, booze and flattery.

The “Natural Medicine Health Act” would legalize the possession, growth and exchange of mushrooms with psilocybin and psilocin (the compounds that make you feel like you’re melting into the Earth while listening to the Grateful Dead for far too long). It would not, however, legalize retail sales.

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Instead, NMHA would allow for “healing centers” where mushrooms could be given out by licensed facilitators. As a result, if the act passes, the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies would have to create a training and licensing system so employees in these facilities would be permitted to administer mushrooms (not to be confused with spiritual guides). The act would only apply to people 21 and older.

Catarina Pérez, of Misantla, Mexico, passed away at 99 years old last year, and when she did, her family honored her dying wish: to erect a six-foot-tall, 600lb penis on her grave.

Oftentimes the history of nation-states doesn’t contain much history. Myth-making is prioritized, and that only serves to reinforce the prevailing order of white supremacy, giving way to crude fantasies about cowboys and Indians and “how the West was won.”

It’s Canadian rock band The Weakerthans playing “One Great City!” – it’s one of the band’s most beloved songs and one that I’ll probably never master on the guitar. The track is a frustrated love letter to the band’s hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

I felt disenchanted going into the new year. At that point, friends of mine were moving, and I also contemplated doing the same. But my stubborn heart insists on putting love into the most hopeless moments. I chose to stay. Because even though the settler community tries to push me away with both hands, the mountains are my relatives; they remind me this land is part of me. They also remind me this city is my city. On the last verse of “One Great City!” the narration shifts. It depicts a member of the business class loudly exclaiming love for the city. Yet, he has a wrecking ball aimed at the poor part of town, ready to induce more gentrification. His actions belie that statement (or perhaps he only loves a specific sector: the white, wealthy area). What I love about the song is its honesty. Even though it’s easier for working class folks to vocalize anger toward their hometown, they wake up every day and put time and energy into the city’s daily life. Perhaps it happens begrudgingly or out of survival, but in any case, they’re putting heart into their community. This is in stark contrast to the hollow platitudes offered by the ruling class. The only time they lift a finger is when it’s time to bulldoze a neighborhood, razing and supplanting the culture and history that once existed there.

conspirator Jamie Wanzek and I were dreaming out loud about being independent journalists, giving voice to the stories in the shadows of Durango. For a while, we’ve been following the story of Westside Mobile Home Park residents buying their property as a co-op. While doing research, we were pulled into a local group seeking to document the rich BIPOC communities that once thrived in Durango but had been tragically erased by the expansion of highways and parks.

An incredibly tough week for Durango Fire & Rescue and the community after the sudden and tragic deaths of two team members, Leo Lloyd and Scott Gallagher.

In a 1963 speech, James Baldwin said, “Part of the dilemma of this country is that it has managed to believe the myths it has created about its past, which is another way of saying that it has entirely denied its past.” Speaking of denial, Jamie and I have been continually amazed and shocked by the diverse history tethered to Durango that isn’t recognized enough in the collective narrative. As outraged as I’ve felt doing this research, I’ve also felt empowered. Bearing witness to the city’s ghosts has made me feel full of life. Perhaps that stems from knowing I have ancestors and BIPOC relatives who have helped cultivate the landscape of this region. They have a remembered presence here, and we have been working on honoring those stories. It was out of this fevered storm of empathy and a passion for journalism that the Whole Histories Project was born: a multimedia storytelling initiative, seeking to give voice to BIPOC communities hidden in the shadows. When the Durango Creative District was accepting grant proposals, funded by the Lodger’s Tax, Jamie and I submitted an application. It’s an understatement to say our dreams came true when they approved funding for the project. When “One Great City!” ends, the finger-picking slows. You can hear the smile on singer John Samson’s face as he croons, “I hate Winnipeg.” At that point you know those who care for a place are those who show up for each other.

In each verse, the narrator portrays various working class residents making it through another humdrum day. But, whether it’s due to a car breaking down or rising gas prices, the sting of injustice pushes them to a point where they mutter to themselves the song’s refrain, “I hate Winnipeg.”

I’ll never truly understand the important moments in my life, but in early 2022, my stubborn heart resisted the desire to leave. And then one day my friend and co-

In December 2021, I found myself feeling like a character in that song. More than that, I found myself wanting to leave Durango –to erase myself, since it felt like that’s what the city was telling me and other Indigenous folks. That December, the Durango Arts Center abruptly cancelled a panel discussion on racist mascots. It was later revealed that the Toh-Atin Gallery, infamous for its own racist statue, pressured the creative district to make that move. In a leaked e-mail from Toh-Atin, they referred to the people involved in the event as “not representative of good Native people.” I was set to be a part of that discussion, and I guess that makes me one of those “bad natives.”

– Kirbie Bennett

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Álvaro Limòn, Catarina’s grandson, said his grandmother was fascinated with penises throughout her life, and that she called all her family members “vergas,” which translates loosely into “cocks.” Álvaro also said that most townspeople loved the statue, but the local conservatives hated it, because they aren’t used to seeing big penises, which could be true for the overly conservative everywhere.

We saw parallels between Westside and these older neighborhoods, and there are even Westside residents who are exiles of these displaced communities. More and more, it felt like these threads of history were waiting for us to embrace them. More and more, Jamie and I couldn’t stop researching and conducting interviews.

Finding stories in the shadows

News that rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth because of the presence of “forever chemicals,” a class of man-made chemicals that don’t break down. One hell of a resume-builder for mankind. If you thought spelling Albuquerque was hard, you’re not alone: the N.M. Department of Transportation recently put up a traffic sign that misspelled the name, leaving out the “R” and baffling drivers.

The thrum of thunder surrounds me on a rainy day, and golden lights warm the living room. From the stereo, there’s frantic, melodic finger-picking on an acoustic guitar.

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Hey, gas prices have fallen below $4 a gallon, and the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.5%, returning to prepandemic levels, and inflation seems to be slowing. Oh, and something happened with the FBI at a crappy Asresort.part of the Inflation Reduction Act, about $4 billion will be dedicated to water conservation to help come up with solutions to drought in the West. La Plata County committing more than $331,000 in American Rescue Plan Act money to the opioid crisis, creating a risk reduction program to curb drug use and overdose incidents.

For me, the song’s end coincides with a radiant sunset colliding with the mountains. When you love a place with honesty, you recognize its darkness and complexity. Without that raw recognition, the map of Durango is incomplete. At its core, that is what the Whole Histories Project aims to do: fulfill the map by sharing these vibrant stories from the shadows.

Wyatt “The summer of COVID. I couldn’t go where.”any-

“I went to Mexico, and on day two I got sunburn on the bottom of my foot and couldn’t walk anywhere.”

Jessica “At a roadsidesketchyhotel, I was locked in a bathroom for 20 minutes.” Ava “When I was in first grade, we went on a boat on the Florida Keys; I got seasick and barfed in my snorkel.”

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Noah “In Mexico a storm flooded the hotel we were staying at.”

Justin Q With many people taking their last trip of the summer, The Telegraph asked: “What was your worst summer vacation?”

High and dry Drought in the Western U.S. has been accelerating for 20 years, and the water supplied by the Colorado River to two major reservoirs has decreased to near record-low levels.

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The question is: If Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s wife or daughter was raped, would he force them to have the baby?

About 40 million people in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California and Nevada rely on this water supply. Next year, significant cuts will have to be made to the water supplied to these states.  Climate change has worsened drought conditions in the Western U.S. Average temperatures have increased 2 to 3 degrees Fahrenheit in recent years. In Phoenix, the hottest city in the U.S., the average summer temperature has increased 3.8 degrees since 1970. Phoenix is trying to lessen the heat impact by planting tree canopies, expanding the light-rail system and painting roadways white.

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Sex on the mind

A combination of actions is necessary to lessen the impact of the drought, including a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, increased use of renewable energy sources, and conservation and rationing of water. Studies should be conducted to evaluate the feasibility of transporting water from the oceans and major rivers by pipeline and constructing more desalination plants.     – Donald Moskowitz, Londonderry N.H.

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It appears GOP states have sex on their minds. The entire Republican platform is centered on sex and controlling women. Stop a woman from making her own choice to have a baby. Ban birth control, condoms and IUDs. Even women who have been raped and are the victims of incest must have the child. These states are also attacking doctors who assist women who need an abortion.

More will be needed to meet the U.S. pledge to cut emissions in half by 2030, but for now, let’s celebrate the passage of this historic legislation, which brings hope that we and future generations can live in a hospitable climate. The best time to do something about climate change was 20 years ago. The next best time is now, and that’s finally happening.–Madeleine Para, Executive Director of Citizens’ Climate Lobby. and Susan Atkinson, volunteer with the local Durango chapter

The significance of this legislative victory cannot be overstated. For decades, scientists warned of the dire consequences we face for failing to bring down the heat-trapping emissions that are warming our world. For far too long, those warnings were ignored. With these policies in place, the U.S. will embark on a transformational journey to wean ourselves off the fossil fuels driving climate change.

Meaningful steps to fight climate change come not a moment too soon. Extreme weather-related disasters made worse by rising temperatures, like flooding this summer that killed dozens in Missouri and Kentucky, are becoming more frequent and could soon outpace our ability to adapt and recover. In Colorado, the impact of an altered climate is being felt with increased severity and frequency of wildfires, drought and heat waves that reduce crop yields.

A time to celebrate Those hoping to preserve a livable world for ourselves, our children and our grandchildren can find much to celebrate in the climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act recently passed in the U.S. Senate. The bill, now awaiting passage in the House, contains a huge investment – $369 billion – in low-carbon technologies and is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% below 2005 levels by 2030.

The Inflation Reduction Act will speed this transition by providing tax credits over the next 10 years to develop and deploy clean energy like wind and solar. Money will also be used to help households become more energy efficient and to replace gas appliances with ones powered by electricity, like heat pumps and induction stoves. Middle- and low-income Americans will also be eligible for tax credits to help them buy electric vehicles, thereby reducing the carbon emissions and unhealthy air pollution from gasoline-powered cars and trucks. Theincentives in this legislation will provide economic opportunity here in Colorado by increasing the demand for jobs in the solar, wind and energy efficiency Anotherindustries.important provision in the Inflation Reduction Act addresses the leakage of methane, a greenhouse gas many times more potent than carbon dioxide. It’s a big contributor to global warming, and to reduce those emissions, this legislation imposes a fee that rises over time. The principle is simple: Discourage bad behavior by making it more expensive. It worked well in reducing the number of people who smoke cigarettes. This long-sought breakthrough on climate legislation was made possible by grassroots support. Over the past year, climate advocacy groups have generated hundreds of thousands of letters and calls to our members of Congress urging passage of a reconciliation bill that contains strong climate provisions. This victory was won by concerned citizens who made their voices heard by decision-makers in Washington.

Freedom fighters?

Moral certitude doesn’t leave room for issues like 10year-old rape victims or life-threatening pregnancy complications. Exceptions for rape, incest or threats to the life of the mother can be iffy at best, if they are available at all.

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Moral certitude opens the way for Big Brother digital surveillance, since privacy isn’t a constitutional right, and cancellation of fundamental rights like freedom of travel and freedom of speech is part of keeping women from ending unwanted pregnancies. Once established, that repression can be turned to other areas. So much for Republicans as the protectors of freedom.  – Carole McWilliams,Bayfield

Back in 2009 when Democrats were working toward what became the Affordable Care Act, the GOP claimed falsely that this would have the government making your health care choices, especially if it included a public option. There were bogus claims that death panels would decide which patients would be allowed to live or die.

Now, it’s states controlled by the GOP where the government is making health-care choices for females of reproductive age. And doctor fears of being criminalized for treating women with life-threatening pregnancy complications mean women will probably die. How life-threatening does a situation have to be before a woman can be treated without criminal risk?

All this is thanks to the right-wing anti-democracy super majority on the Supreme Court, nominated by Republican presidents and approved by Republican senators. In overturning Roe v. Wade, they took it upon themselves to decide what constitutes “liberty” as mentioned in the 14th Amendment. They said it doesn’t include a right to privacy, a basis for Roe As that decision was pending, a 10-year-old rape victim was spirited out of Ohio, one of those GOP states where abortion is banned, to receive a medicinal abortion in Indiana. Now the GOP has banned abortion there as well.

Throughout the global community, the U.S. has been viewed as a laggard on climate change. This legislation will help restore U.S. climate leadership. Greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced in every country around the world, and our example will inspire and motivate other nations to increase their climate ambition.   We’re grateful that Sen. John Hickenlooper and Sen. Michael Bennet responded to the call for climate action by voting in favor of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Durango’s knight in shining spectacles

“I’m moving head-first, going Mach 2 down this couloir. I thought, ‘This is it,’” Lloyd said, recalling his efforts to stay above the snow, hitting rocks as the monster force roared 800 feet down the mountainside. When the chaos finally ceased, Lloyd was wedged from the waist down in a pile

Leo Lloyd, a search and rescue pioneer, dies at age 60

Leo Lloyd, master ropes man among other things, on one of his many rescue missions. Lloyd, a paramedic and volunteer with La Plata County Search & Rescue for more than 30 years, died suddenly last week from heart complications while on a bike ride./ Courtesy photo

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On Oct. 31, 1982, as his peers donned costumes and took to the pubs of downtown Durango, Lloyd and his buddy, Jack, headed for the lofty heights of Snowdon Peak, one of many alluring 13,000-foot summits in the San Juans. For most, the approach is a straightforward day hike in the summer. But summer had passed, and the first squalls of fall had left half a foot of snow at the “Withouttrailhead.knowing anything, we went straight up the Naked Lady Couloir,” Lloyd said. “Right off the bat, we were up to our thighs in snow, and it was nothing but a slab sitting on facets right down to the rocks.“Somehow, we made it up that thing. It was late in the day, so we decided to not go back down the Naked Lady. Instead, we headed southwest across the top of the peak to another couloir that’s shorter but steeper than the Naked Lady. We dropped into that.”As Lloyd blazed the trail, the duo plucked their way down the spicy chute. Then whumpf! The slab broke free and, like a sheet of ice on a slope of ball bearings, an avalanche sucked Lloyd into the ride of his life. He didn’t even have time to yell.

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by Joy Martin Editor’s note: The following story about longtime Durango resident, EMT and La Plata County Search and Rescue member Leo Lloyd first appeared in MTN Town Magazine in 2016. Lloyd died Thurs., Aug. 4, from heart problems while biking in Twin Buttes. Not all ski town heroes are the ones cliff-hucking or tagging first ascents. They’re not always sponsored by GoPro or attending charity galas in Aspen for the preservation of the endangered Icelandic snow owl. Some ski town heroes are actually heroes: real lifesavers for folks who get themselves into pickles in the great outdoors. Leo Lloyd III, a captain for Durango Fire & Rescue and pioneer in modern-day mountain rescue techniques, is one such hero. The first generation of Leo Lloyds settled in Durango in the mid-1930s, but Leo III was actually raised in the Northwest. That vast, mountainous wilderness drew the intrepid youngster to seek the alpine. He learned to ski at Lookout Pass on the Idaho panhandle when he was six. Before Christmas, he’d pour over REI and JCPenney catalogs, circling gear he wanted: hiking boots, gaiters, sleeping bags. “I wanted to be up there,” Lloyd said of the high places. “It’s just some inherent desire, I Yearguess.”after year, as he bounded for the hills, all that fresh air helped to fuel a passion that would shape Lloyd’s life along the spine of the Rocky Mountains. But it wouldn’t be the mountains of Montana that would hold his heart. One day, he saw a brochure for Fort Lewis College in Durango, where he’d visit his grandparents each summer. In it, there was a glossy photo of the mighty San Juan Mountains. The pull was magnetic. In 1980, he moved to Durango to study biology at FLC. His grandparents were thrilled. “I was just absolutely, completely obsessed with being in the San Juan Mountains,” Lloyd said. In the early days, the obsession almost killed the 19-year-old college student. Before he became a paramedic, before he served a decade as a flight nurse paramedic, before he helped launch the Animas Surgical Hospital in Durango, before he helped create one of the most effective and tightknit mountain rescue communities in the country, Lloyd wasn’t concerned with preparation or safety in Colorado’s largest, gnarliest mountain range.

telegraph of debris. He’d lost a glove but still had his pack. He called for Jack, turning to see his friend moaning on top of the snow, his face covered in blood. As Jack painfully bellied over to his friend, Lloyd worked to get his lower limbs free. He had no shovel or beacon or probe or avalanche training whatsoever – prerequisites for any winter alpine adventurer. Lloyd’s wool knickers were tattered and his knee flayed open to the joint. He had a split up the inside of his thigh, and his ankle was wrecked. From his pack, he pulled out a measly first-aid kit. He noticed Jack’s wind pants were shredded and nearly off him. Then Jack mumbled something Lloyd would never forget. “I think my intestines are coming out my back end,” JackLloydsaid.went into autopilot, grabbing gauze from his kit, ripping a t-shirt into strips and quickly packing Jack’s quarter-sized puncture wound. It was late afternoon, and it was snowing. No one was around. Despite Jack’s critical condition, they knew they had to crawl out as soon as possible. Four hours later in the stormy darkness, Lloyd pulled an exhausted Jack onto his shoulders and marched the final half mile to the highway. Lloyd flagged down the only car on the road, relieved to see it was fellow college students, who took them straight to the hospital in Durango. Jack was whisked into surgery and made a full recovery. Lloyd received 80 stitches in his knee. That scary Halloween night, he left the hospital a changed man, determined never to be “that guy” again. “The San Juans are a beautiful place, but mountains don’t play favorites,” Lloyd said. He returned to his college courses with a renewed sense of purpose. In between mountain adventures, he studied molecular cellular biology, got his EMT certification and worked part-time in an ambulance. He aimed to attend medical school after graduation, and his first-aid kit was no longer pathetic. But med school was not in the cards. “I took the MCAT three times and got rejected from med school three times,” Lloyd said. “Everything was good with my application and grades; I just never got in. After three tries, I decided that I had to do something to improve my chances.”So,in 1987, he went to paramedic school. Around that time, Lloyd also started volunteering with La Plata County Search & Rescue and was involved in some significant technical rescues that, one by one, reshaped his career goals.“Iwas creating somewhat of a niche with mountain rescue,” Lloyd said. As he grew stronger in backcountry skills, so did his medical proficiency in pre-hospital settings through the rescues he was performing. But instead of seeing these as resume-builders to increase his med-school potential, Lloyd switched focus and decided to attend nursing school. Upon completion, Lloyd was offered a position in 1992 as a flight nurse paramedic with the Air Care Helicopter & Fixed-Wing program based out of San Juan Regional Medical Center in Farmington. At the time, helicopter EMS was still an evolving concept in the Four Corners. The service area was huge, encompassing the massive swaths of land between Grand Junction and Albuquerque, including the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Mountains. Less than three months into his new career, Lloyd’s flight team was attempting to land deep in the Weminuche Wilderness to rescue a possible stroke patient. Just 25 feet off the ground, the helicopter suddenly lost power and crashed, severely injuring Lloyd, his partner and the pilot. Darkness fell, and the crew huddled for a harrowing night. The following morning, Lloyd and his team (and the victim of their original mission) were rescued, living to tell a story few are lucky to Reminiscentshare.of his avalanche epic, Lloyd didn’t let the helicopter crash keep him from pursuing the high places. Rather, he served as a flight nurse for nine more years (on a new-and-improved helicopter, of course). He also picked up another anti-acrophobia gig as an instructor for Rigging for Rescue, which leads training sessions in mountainous regions across the globe.

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While world travel is a highlight of Lloyd’s actionpacked life, he considers his most satisfying accomplishment an endeavor he helped launch in 2002: the consolidation of the Durango Fire Protection District. For 20 years, Lloyd and the DFPD team worked to create a seamless system in which both fire and EMS worked together to give the community the highest service possible. In addition, his involvement with technical rescues, with Durango Fire & Rescue and the local volunteer mountain rescue team has ensured that both teams are trained the same way, use the same equipment, and communicate and train together. In the many mutual areas both teams serve, this has helped save lives when technical rescue is needed. This type of cooperation is something unheard of in most ski towns. And so, the plucky kid who survived the Snowdon slide grew into one of Durango’s greatest leaders in technical rescue and team building, a savant in all things mountain in Southwest Colorado. Thirty-six years later, at a spritely 54 years young, Lloyd attained the highest honor for a mountain town idol: a coffee drink named after him. A bold order at a local shop, Durango Joe’s, the A.T.L. is a tall cup of coffee with extra shots of espresso. It stands for “Avoid the“It’sLloyd.”alifesaver for a killer of a day,” says the owner, Joe Lloyd, Leo’s little brother. But “Avoid the Lloyd” is so much more than a jolt of java; it’s also a cautionary phrase warning sippers to steer clear of situations that might lead to a run-in with Lloyd as your savior on a search and rescue mission. Repeat this mantra to yourself when you’re in the backcountry making questionable decisions. In short, the A.T.L. is a reminder to not be “that guy.”

Lloyd on a winter rescue mission in the San Juans. It was Lloyd’s own harrowing tale of survival from an avalanche in the 1980s that prompted him to get in the rescue and emergency medical field./ Courtesy photo. Lloyd leading a rescue clinic./ Courtesy photo.

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High Country Hustle (Chuck Hank, second from left)

The man is an absolutely wonderful human, and I recently had the pleasure of speaking with him minutes after he and his High Country Hustle bandmates graced the stage at this year’s Rhythms on the Rio in Del Norte.

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Bluegrass breakdown

High Country Hustle upright bassist defies genres

He’s a savvy graphic designer by day and a guitar-shredding, bass-playing machine by night. He is Charles Andrew Sackett Henry. Or better known as Charlie Henry. Or, how about Chuck Hank? Call him what you will, dear reader.

Henry has been handling upright bass duties with High Country Hustle since its inception in 2017. And he also regularly performs lengthy genre-melting solo shows as Chuck Hank throughout the region. He is the kind of genre-defying, working musician who makes the Durango music scene as special as it is. Let’s dive in. What brought you and your talents to Durango? I grew up in Littleton. My brother started going to Fort Lewis in 2009, and I knew I wanted to go there and certainly to live in Durango. Durango is so special and has this amazing river valley energy. It’s rich in its culture and good music for a town its size. What do you do to help pay the bills when you’re not shredding? I’m a freelance graphic designer. My company is called El Matador Designs. I also work with J3 Designs. It’s mostly remote, mostly freelance, and it’s something that I can do on the road. In the band, we all need to find a road to make the dream happen. Was there music from a young age that you knew you loved or saw yourself one day wanting to perform or be a piece of? My parents were always really musicpositive in our lives. We grew up listening to all sorts of music, and we always had a piano in the house. They weren’t really musicians themselves so much, but they loved music. I was really into rock and punk and metal. Later in high school, I started going to Red Rocks and diversifying genres. I loved dubstep and fusion jazz. The highest-quality form of any genre is so pleasing to me. I personally think some of the finest improvisational musicians in the world play bluegrass music. People think it’s simple. Like, “It’s just fast acoustic country.” But there’s a complexity in the simplicity that makes it so available for experimentation. I think bluegrass is jazz. You also perform as Chuck Hank. What’s that dichotomy for you playing in a super ripping bluegrass band but also playing in a super ripping solo project? I think that music is such a unique kind of media. You can really combine genres and do whatever you want. It’s like cooking, where you decide on your ingredients, and then you add the spices and everything comes together. We are chefs, Stephen. Absolutely! So, tell me about High Country Hustle. I feel like this band has kind of materialized out of the ether very recently. 2017 is when we all got together. I knew Andy Gallen from the dorms. We started going to FLC at the same time. I met Seth Yokel and Dennon Jones – they were a year or two after us shortly thereafter. We did jam a little bit, but everyone was in different projects. But, I bought an upright bass, because I had a little residency at Eno Wine Bar and wanted to play jazz and explore the upright. Seth and Andy found out and immediately wanted me to come jam. We started playing and found an awesome dobro player, Jeff Moorehead. And we eventually got Dennon on the project. Right now we play as a quartet, because Jeff had to drop out. More recently, we’ve been playing a lot more outside of Durango. There’s this diaspora of Durango people who have moved back to Denver post-college. So, when we play up there, all of our friends come out.

Right now, we’re just trying to keep up with the momentum. And you guys just released an album? Yeah, it’s called “Weather the Storm.” It was released on June 24.  Where do people find the record? You can find it on all streaming services, and we’re doing a run of vinyl as well. We’ll be setting up a store on the website or people can just grab one at the next show. What’s on the horizon for you guys? We’re looking forward to our big hometown throwdown Animas City Theatre gig on Sept. 9, that’s for sure. People We Know are opening up for us. And we’ve started working on the next album. They take so long to produce, so it’s time to get going! What advice do you have for other, perhaps less experienced, musicians in Durango and beyond? Practice. And don’t just practice in your room. Get a little money together, and find a musical mentor. Someone who’s experienced and who can help you expand your musical horizons. Also, expand your network. Go talk with people! Make friends with other people in other bands. Make friends, jam. That’s the greatest part of it all, honestly.

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Aug. 11, 2022 n 11telegraph by Missy Votel Ever since the first primitive river man set derriere to doughnut hole, he has been faced with a vexing dilemma: how to get back to the put-in. See, while inner tubes are most definitely circular, the river is not, leaving many a tuber to do the soggy walk of shame back to their vehicles at the end of a run. But, thanks to a few enterprising locals, the chafing, lugging and even pesky inflating is a thing of the past. For the cost of one flip flop (which, by the way, you should never wear on the river), Jeremy Hill, aka the Tube Dude, will not only rent you a tube and PFD, but drop you off at the 29th Street put-in as many times as your waterlogged bum can handle. “It’s $20 for all day; I’ll take you as many times as you want to go,” said Hill, who coowns the Tube Dude with Cody Meyers. (The shuttle is free with tube rental. Hill looked into offering paid shuttles for folks with their own tubes, but that entailed a commercial PUC license from the state, so he went with the tube-rental model instead.)Tube Dude bases operations out of the parking lot at Priority Rentals, near the Jitters Java kiosk, at 801 Camino del Rio. Tubers can take out at 9th Street and cross the new pedestrian-friendly crossing at 9th and Camino to get back to their cars or, better yet, take another lap. Hill, who grew up in Pagosa Springs and splits his time between there and Durango, said the seeds of the Tube Dude were planted after talking with a friend who owned Flexible Flyers Rafting. “He told me he made way more money renting tubes than doing raft trips,” he said. However, Hill didn’t officially get the uh, tube, rolling until a dalliance with Lady Luck last spring. He won $20,000 at the slot machines over the course of three visits to the Sky Ute Casino in Ignacio.

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Jeremy Hill, one of the Tube Dudes, won big at a casino and decided to start a rental and shuttle service for floating down the Animas River in Durango./ Photo by Missy Votel

“It’s really hard to find a van without the seats ripped out, because everyone wants to use them for camper vans,” he said.Eventually, Hill found a used van in Fort Morgan, drove it back to Durango and opened up shop July 30 in the spot he rents from Priority. After toying with the name Totally Tubular (taken by a shop in Salida, he learned during a trip to FIBArk) and the Tube King (friends advised against it because of unsavory connotations), he settled on the Tube Dude. “When I came up with Tube Dude, I knew that was the one,” he said. And while his luck with the slots was good, his luck with Mother Nature not so much.“So far, it’s been slow,” he said, adding that about half of his business has been locals. “It’s rained every day, and then the river was up, which isn’t great for tubing.”

The first week, he said he didn’t make enough money to pay himself and one of his employees, but he plans to stick it out the rest of this season and be back next summer. After all, he is (sort of) a gambling man by nature. “We kind of missed the peak season this year,” he said. “We think it’s going to take off next summer.”

“The first time I won $14,000, the second time I won $1,600 and the third I won $4,300,” said Hill, who said he doesn’t necessarily consider himself a gambler. For his day job, he spent nine years in lift maintenance at Wolf Creek Ski Area and is one of Durango’s few Uber drivers. “It was just dumb luck,” he said. “On the fourth trip, I lost $1,000 and said, ‘That’s it.’”Not wanting to squander his good fortune, he used the proceeds to pay off bills and gave some money to his parents. Then, he sunk the rest of his winnings into the business, buying tubes and life jackets, and procuring a used 10-passenger van, which proved more difficult than imagined.

Taking Root: A Seed Showing, 6 p.m., Merely Underground, 789 Tech Center Dr. Jack Ellis Band plays, 6 p.m., Fur Trappers Steakhouse, 701 E. 2nd Ave.

Authors in the Parklet: Constantine Dhonau, 5:30 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. Ru Paul’s Drag Race Watch Party, every Friday, 68 p.m., Father’s Daughters Pizza, 640 Main Ave. Kirk James plays, 6-9 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave. Ben Gibson Band plays, 6-9 p.m., Gazpachos, 431 E. 2nd Ave. Black Velvet plays, 6-9 p.m., Fox Fire Farms, Ignacio. Donny Johnson plays, 6 p.m., Fur Trappers Steakhouse, 701 E. 2nd Ave. People We Know play, 6 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos. Asleep at the Wheel plays, Midnight Backhand opens, 7 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. durangoconcerts.com

Dana Ariel Duo plays, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Authors in the Parklet: Cynthia Chertos, 5:30 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.

Veterans Benefit Breakfast, 9 a.m., VFW Post 4031, 1550 Main Ave.

Oblee plays, 6-9 p.m., Union Social House, 3062 Main Ave. Community Yoga, 6-7 p.m., Yoga Durango, 1485 Florida Rd. Donations accepted.

Ian Lennox plays, 1-4 p.m., 11th Street Station. The Streets of Durango Outdoor Art Show, 5 p.m., Create Art & Tea, 1015 Main Ave.

Silent Disco, 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m., 11th Street Station.

Open Mic, 2 p.m., Mancos Brewing. Live music, 5 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

, speaker series hosted by Power to Act, 12 noon-1 p.m., Claire Viles Park, 245 E. Park Ave. Ska-BQ with The Wild Roses, 5 p.m., Ska Brewing, 225 Girard St. High Altitude Blues plays, 5-8 p.m., Weminuche Woodfire Grill, Vallecito Devin Scott plays, 5 p.m., The Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave. Bingo Night, 5 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos. Live music, 5 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Authors in the Parklet: Ken Geharty, 4 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave. RC Hall & Crooked Sky plays, 5:30 p.m., Mancos Brewing Co. Live music, 5 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave.

Hike, meet at Andrews Lake upper parking lot at 9 a.m., hosted by San Juan Mountains Association. Gary Walker plays, 10 a.m.-12 noon, Jean-Pierre Bakery & Restaurant, 601 Main Ave. Free Legal Clinic, 4-5 p.m., Ignacio Library, 470 Goddard Ave.

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Clear Spring Jazz Trio plays, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station. The Mysto Really Big Magic Show, 7:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Dr. Saturday13DurangoFarmers Market, 8 a.m.–12 noon, TBK Bank parking lot, live music by 3 Way Street. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8 a.m., 1328 County Road 501. Demolition Derby, 10 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. 4-H Community BBQ, 12 noon, La Plata County Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Virtual Tour of the Animas City Cemetery, 1 p.m., animasmuseum.org/events.html

Sunday14DurangoFleaMarket, 8 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.

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Live music, 5 p.m., The Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

iAM Music Jazz/Funk Jam, 6-9 p.m., 11th Street Station.

Ben Gibson Duo plays, 5-8 p.m., Serious Texas BBQ South, 650 S. Camino del Rio. ShadowTrapp plays, 5 p.m., Mancos Brewing Co.

Authors in the Parklet: Roy Cook, 4 p.m., Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave.

Comedy Open Mic, 8 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave.

Dusty Grannis plays, 1-4 p.m., 11th Street Station.

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Monday15Livemusic , 5 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Tuesday16TwinButtesFarm Stand, every Tuesday, 3-5:30 p.m., 165 Tipple Ave. Live music, 5 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Live music, 5 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Devin Scott plays, 6:30 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave. Comedy Show, 6:30 p.m., Olde Tymers Café, 1000 Main Ave.

Concerts in the Plaza: The Badly Bent plays, 6 p.m., Three Springs Plaza. Maddy & Kev play, 6 p.m., James Ranch Grill, 33846 Highway 550. Trivia Night, 6:30 p.m., Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. Pete Giuliani & Ross Douglas play, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station. The Mysto Really Big Magic Show, 7:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Dr. Geeks Who Drink Trivia, 8 p.m., The Roost, 128 E. College Dr.

The Mysto Really Big Magic Show, 7:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Dr.

Open Mic Night, 5 p.m., Fenceline Cider, Mancos.

The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo plays, 6-8 p.m., Lola’s Place, 725 E. 2nd Ave. Author Brianna Madia, 6 p.m., Rochester Hotel, 726 E. 2nd Ave. Ben Gibson plays, 6-9 p.m., Fur Trappers Steakhouse, 701 E. 2nd Ave.

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“Journey to the Enchanted Isles,” presentation about birds of the Galapagos Islands, 6 p.m., Room 055 at Fort Lewis College’s Education Business Hall. Bob Hemenger plays, 7-10 p.m., 11th Street Station.

OngoingLaPlataCounty Fair, Aug. 10-14, full list of events at laplatacountyfair.com Free Durango Transit, all of August, part of the statewide Zero Fare for Better Air initiative to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Shock Wave Drag Night, first and third Friday of every month, 9 p.m., Father’s Daughters Pizza, 640 Main Ave. 18+ The Hive Indoor Skate Park, open skate and skate lessons. Waivers required. For schedule and online waiver, go to www.thehivedgo.org UpcomingBook&BakeSale, Aug. 19, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Durango Public Library (cash/check only). That’s So Durango, opening reception Aug. 19, 5-7 p.m., show ends Sept. 29. durangoarts.org.

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Ben Gibson plays, 5-8 p.m., Balcony Bar & Grill, 600 Main Ave. The Badly Bent plays Community Concert Series, 5-7 p.m., Rochester Hotel, 726 E. 2nd Ave. Benefit for 4CORE. Live music, 5 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave. Live music, 5 p.m., Office Spiritorium, 699 Main Ave.

Tim Sullivan plays, 6 p.m., James Ranch Grill, 33846 Highway 550. Open Mic Night, weekly 7:30-9:30 p.m., Starlight Lounge, 937 Main Ave. Comedy Open Mic, weekly, 9 p.m., 11th St. Station.

Wednesday17TrailWorkDay , 5-7 p.m., Big Canyon (adjacent to Durango Motor Co.), durangotrails.org.

The Mysto Really Big Magic Show, 7:30 p.m., Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Dr.

– Dr. Roman R. Boosternelli Dear Animal Crackers, Death Vader Covid (presumably to avoid trademark infringement) would simply have brought out the Darthers in full force, proclaiming that Luke was just a propaganda puppet and Anakin a savvy businessman. What a world we would live in, though, if Covid had been called the bat flu. We could have all gotten bat shots from the bat nurses, worn bat masks and kept our bat distance. Someone, though, would have still shoved horse pills up their bat butt.

– EIEIO, Rachel Dear Rachel, Yea, enough about pickelball, pickerball location in Durango. Taxes go up, location, noise, etc., etc. Well the location is high in the sky, ROOF TOP PICKLEBALL. Roof tops in town. Yea train whistle, clock chime, who cares. PICKLEBALL noise, $$$$$ fits in. Look up, you may have a flat roof near you and now a PICKLEBALL court, and no tax increase. Private and secure what more do you want for your pickle? Rachel get on this like a tick on a hound dog. You be the leader. Your thoughts… LOCATION LOCATION. Roof top bar and eats... – Sweat Pickle Dear Dewy Dongle, Someday, this letter right here is going to sell at Christie’s Auction House as the foundational document of a new literary art form. It’s one of those moments you just know is special, though you don’t know exactly why – not yet. Like seeing Elvis perform in a back room somewhere, or Lady Gaga perform in a back room somewhere. All I know is, I preserved each and every variant of “pickleball” for posterity, and I expect to see pickerball & pickball knockoffs on Etsy within the week. – Pick me, Rachel

– A handmade tale, Rachel Dear Rachel, Time to stop using animal names for diseases. Swine flu, mad cow, chicken pox, bird flu, whooping cough and now monkey pox. Will it confuse people to not get the shot if by a different name? The name Covid got them confused and some did not take it. I guess if we called it Death Vader Covid maybe they would have gotten it, and fewer people would have died. New names from you might get the world to listen.

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Silverton Summer Sounds: The River Arkansas plays, Aug. 19, 6 p.m., Memorial Park, 1800 Greene St., Silverton. Four Corners Christian Festival, Aug. 18-21, Tico Time Resort, near Aztec. ticotimeresort.com.

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Mancos Valley Summer Brewfest, featuring music by The Crags, Lawn Chair Kings & State 38, Aug. 18, 1-7 p.m.,

Interesting fact: Face mask sales generated $743 million on Etsy in 2020. Bat Masks would have doubled that, easy.

Dear CraftyRachel,minds want to know, is there a statute of limitations on Etsy? I bought some Christmas presents from a bloke in England last year. He let me know, very cordially, that the custom gifts would not be ready until 2022. No prob, Bob. But every time I inquire, it’s something about his mum in hospital, or a lack of supplies, or 40 degree heat (that forces me to convert to Celsius!). Do I have any legal recourse here to get my stuff in time for this Christmas?–Artful Dodgee Dear Cockney Blocked, I know nothing about a statute of limitations on Etsy, but there is almost certainly a statue of limitations. If it can be made with two hands, or one hand and two feet, or three hands without thumbs, it is on Etsy. Perhaps you could recommend to your jolly ol’ seller that he start making promises he can keep. And offer free shipping.

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by Rob Brezsny ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky wrote, “All my life, I’ve been going around waiting for something – as if I were waiting in a railway station. And I’ve always felt as if the living I’ve done so far hasn’t actually been real life but a long wait for it – a long wait for something real.” If I could speak with Tarkovsky right now, I would cheerfully tell him that his wait will soon be over. I’d say that in the coming months, Aries people who have been postponing and postponing, who have been standing by and holding on and biding time, will have an excellent chance to begin inhabiting their full, rich destiny. I invite you to imagine what that will feel like.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): In his poem “The Pupil,” Virgo-born Donald Justice speaks of how he spent “a whole week practicing for that moment on the threshold.” I advise you to do the same, Virgo. The goal is to be as prepared as you can be for the upcoming rite of transition – without, of course, being neurotically over prepared. It’s fine and natural to honor the tension of anticipation, using it as motivation to do your best. One other thing: As you get ready, please have as much fun as possible. Visualize the sense of accomplishment you’ll feel when you’ve reached the other side of the test.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): In her poem “Valentine,” Capricorn poet Carol Ann Duffy tells a lover she won’t give her a “red rose or a satin heart.” Instead, her token of affection is an onion, a symbol of multi-layered complexity. “Its fierce kiss will stay on your lips,” Duffy writes, “possessive and faithful as we are, for as long as we are.” She adds that the onion will “blind you with tears like a lover.” OK. I understand the tough attitude expressed by Duffy. Romance isn’t a relentlessly sweet, sentimental romp through paradise. But I don’t recommend that you imitate her approach to your love life in the coming weeks and months. Appreciate the sometimes shadowy and labyrinthine convolutions, yes, but don’t make them more important than beauty and joy and love. How about invoking the symbol of a pomegranate? It represents fertility and rebirth out of the darkness.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): “One is always at home in one’s past,” wrote author Vladimir Nabokov. But I encourage you to rebel against that theory, Libra. For now, find a way to NOT feel at home in your past. Question it, be curious about it, reevaluate it. My hope is that you will then be motivated to change how your history lives in you. Now is an excellent time to reconfigure your life story, to develop a revised relationship with its plot twists and evolution. Revisit and update some of your memories. Reevaluate the meanings of key events. Enchanting healings will materialize if you do.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sometimes, you may feel you’re under the influence of a debilitating spell or hindered by a murky curse. Pisceans are prone to such worries. But here’s a secret. More than any other zodiac sign, you have the power to escape from spells. Even if you have never studied the occult or read a witch’s grimoire, you possess a natural facility for the natural magic that disperses curses. From the depths of your psyche, you can summon the spiritual force necessary to cleanse the gunk and free yourself. Now is a perfect time to prove to yourself that what I’ve said here is true. 2022 bathing, grooming,day care, boarding Esstt. 2005 375-9700 • 21738 HWY 160W ¼ mile west of the Dog www.healthyhoundsandfatcats.comPark Cat Toys: Buy 1, Get 1 for 1/2 off (Expires Aug. 14.) Get your Telegraph T before they disappear In a variety of mens & womens sizes. Perfect for adventures out in the wild or covering up that man sweater back in civilization. Order yours today: 970-259-0133 or email: durangotelegraph.comtelegraph@ Only!

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): “I’ve swung from ancient vines in the caves of Jamaica,” exults Hoodoo priestess Luisah Teish. “I’ve danced with delight around totem poles and pressed foreheads with Maori warriors. I’ve joked with the pale fox in the crossroads, then wrestled with the jaguar and won. I have embraced great trees between my thighs and spoken words of love to thunder while riding lightning bolts.” I offer Teish’s celebratory brag to inspire you as you formulate plans for the coming weeks and months. What exhilarating adventures will you give yourself? What expansive encounters will you learn from? What travels outside of your comfort zone will you dare? The time is right for upsurges and upturns and upgrades.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): “Unless we are creators, we are not fully alive,” wrote Sagittarian author Madeleine L’Engle. She was referring to everyone, not just people in the arts. She believed that to be soulful humans, we must always make new things, generate fresh possibilities, and explore novel approaches. The restless urge to transform what already exists can be expressed in how we do our jobs, our parenting, our intimate relationships and every other activity. You are now entering a phase, Sagittarius, when this initiatory energy will be especially available, needed and valuable.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Taurus poet Sherko Bekas wrote, “Each joy I wear, its sleeves are either too short or too long, too loose or too tight on me. And each sorrow I wear fits as if it were made for me wherever I am.” With this as our starting point, Taurus, I’m pleased to report some good news. In the next three weeks, you will have zero sorrows to try on and wear like a garment. And there will be at least three joys that fit just right. The sleeves will be the correct length, and the form will be neither too loose nor too tight.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be extra expressive with the people and animals you care about. Be even more amusing and generous than usual. Dare to be abundantly entertaining and engaging and empathetic. Make it your goal to draw out your allies’ dormant potentials and inspire them to love themselves even more than they already do. I’ll tell you about the endearing terms that author Vladimir Nabokov called his wife. Consider using them with your dear ones: “My sun, my soul, my song, my bird, my pink sky, my sunny rainbow, my little music, my inexpressible delight, my tenderness, my lightness, my dear life.”

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CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be fluid and flexible while still being rooted and sturdy. Be soft and sensitive even as you are also firm and resolute. Be mostly modest and adaptable, but become assertive and outspoken as necessary. Be cautious about inviting and seeking out challenges, but be bold and brash when a golden challenge arrives. Be your naturally generous self most of the time, but avoid giving too much. Got all that, Cancerian? Carrying out the multifaceted assignments I just described might be nearly impossible for most of the other signs of the zodiac, but they are in your wheelhouse. You are a specialist in fertile complexity.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Tips on how to get the most out of the coming weeks: 1. Create a big spacious realization by weaving together several small hunches. 2. Keep a little angel on your right shoulder and a little devil on your left shoulder. Enjoy listening to them argue, and don’t get attached to anything they say. 3. Do the unexpected until it becomes expected. Then abandon it and try a new, unexpected experiment. 4. Meditate expansively on the question, “How many careers can I have in one lifetime?” 5. Enhance your home so it feels even more comfortable.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Of all the signs in the zodiac, you Scorpios are most likely to regard that old pop tune by the Animals as your theme song. “I’m just a soul whose intentions are good,” croons lead singer Eric Burdon, “Oh, Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.” But you may have less motivation to express that sentiment in the coming weeks, dear Scorpio. I suspect you will experience record-breaking levels of being seen and appreciated for who you are. For best results, do this: 1. Inform your deep psyche that you have no attachment to being misunderstood. 2. Tell your deep psyche that you would very much like to be well understood.

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Reruns Home Furnishings New inventory including patio sets, bistros, garden pots, nightstands, lamps, bookcases and lots more … Come in today! 572 E. 6th Ave. Open Mon.-Sat. 385-7336. Metolius Climbing Bag Like new climbing haul bag. Retails new for $125. Asking for $100. Call or text 732-740-5925

Director San Juan Mountains Association is in search of a full time Operations Director. Please see our web page sjma.org/jobs for more information. No phone calls please. ForSale For Sale Fat tire e-bike, 7 gears, throttle, 3 power settings, 2015 Element 604, much beloved and faithful! $600; solo canoe, Old Town Royalex, 12 foot, $50; 26-foot construction-quality extension ladder, $10. 209-769-9711

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