On Sept. 15, from 2:30 to 4:30pm, local art legend, sculptor, blacksmith, poet and second-generation Coloradan William “Bill” Morrow will address his community at the Rifle Library as part of their “Art in The Stacks” event series. The title of Morrow’s talk is “Meet the Legend.”
Morrow has spent over 50 years creating largerthan-life metal sculptures, many derived from deep inspirations. These works have graced the streets of the Roaring Fork Valley and Grand Junction — where he was involved with Art on The Corner, the first outdoor sculpture program in the United States — and have been incorporated in designs in other parts of the country such as New York and even across the world.
This event follows a silent auction for his most iconic works, which has been live on his official website for several weeks. The auction is currently being held with the assistance of his friend and conservator of his
legacy and work, Nancey Glass, aka “Girl-Friday.” The auction ends on Sept. 21 at 6pm.
“[He] is a national treasure,” Glass wrote on the website. “His one-of-a-kind metal sculptures are the epitome of genius and ingenuity combined with his unique character and style to bring form into things that were otherwise thrown out or no longer in use. His incredible imagination brings you architect, artist and engineer all in one, with an elegance that only he brings.”
Morrow, who will turn 80 in December, is auctioning off iconic pieces such as “A Split Second of Free Air,” “Running for Office,” “The Saguaro,” “Night Watchman” and the well-known “Insane-A-Cycle” which sat outside of the Roaring Fork Co-op in Carbondale from 2017 until about three weeks ago when it was moved to Rifle with assistance from friends for whom Glass and Morrow extend “deep thanks.” The idea is to leave money behind for Morrow’s two grandchildren.
The “Insane-A-Cycle” sat in front of the Roaring Fork Co-op for seven years before getting hauled away last month.
Photo by Rebecca Young, circa 2017
September 11, 2001
On Sept. 10, 2001, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, home of the Green Berets, was a wide-open base. Anyone could drive through most of it without showing ID. This was possible because, for many years, our country had enjoyed peacetime without major stateside security concerns.
My husband, Ted, was on active duty there, on staff at the hospital. We lived on the base. I was a therapist at a country farm where kids with disabilities enjoyed a different approach to therapy. We needed many volunteers to do this work and recruited Fort Bragg soldiers to help in their spare time. We were impressed with their eagerness to learn new skills and pitch in. It was a win-win, beautiful arrangement.
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, changed all of that. It remains one of several consequential incidents forever seared into my generation’s memories. We all know what happened at the crash sites that day. There have been thousands of stories about first responders, victims and their families. Even for those of us who were not directly involved, the events of the day are forever memorable.
At the farm, a friend called to tell us to turn on the television just as the second tower was struck. I tried calling Ted but couldn’t get through. We watched the same fiery clips and heard the same panicked, “We don’t know anything” again and again.
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My colleague thought we should get cash and pick up groceries. The bank’s doors were locked, and the ATM line extended around the block. The supermarket was open but struggling to manage the onslaught of folks who all had the same idea. Most staff and most people in those lines were spouses or children of soldiers. Stress was obvious on every face, with some folks openly crying. By that time, military personnel had been called to report immediately. They were on full alert with no clue about “next steps.” I tried heading home, but all of the roads leading to the base were backed up for miles. The normal 15-minute drive took me six hours door-to-door.
Entrances to Fort Bragg were blockaded. No one was permitted through unless they were on active duty. It seemed that the immediate frantic response to this emergency did not include a policy for non-active-duty folks who lived on the base. After trying to call Ted from a phone booth, I decided to get into the active-duty-only entry line.
Every car was being inspected, including undercarriages and motors. Military Police (MP) were carrying serious weapons that were not part of the previous “business-as-usual” peacetime state of affairs. When it was finally my turn to have my ID checked, I was scolded by the MP. The poor guy looked to be 19 years old and was clearly shaken.
He ranted at me, “This line is strictly marked for active duty only. Do you have someone who could vouch for you?” My car was searched as the nervous MP radioed his sergeant. The directive was to wait until someone could accompany me to my front door and talk with my sponsor. An hour later, an escort took me home. Ted was pacing when I pulled up, followed by an MP vehicle.
During the days and weeks that followed, there was a foreboding feeling in and around Fort Bragg. Only essential businesses in town were open, and those struggled with staffing. Troops were on lockdown. Many of the dependent families left the area to wait out the drama with family or friends elsewhere. Security at all government facilities was doubled down. It has never returned to the almost-anything-goes level that it once had been. We closed the therapy practice and wondered how we could reopen without the soldier volunteers who had been such an asset. None of them had “free time” anymore.
The impact of the 9/11 events dramatically changed the circumstances of so many lives, forever. Like most people, my loved ones and I were merely long-distance bystanders whose lives became more complicated but remained basically intact. My good fortune was not lost on me. However, I did feel personally changed by the experience.
Perhaps it was a loss of naïvete about the world beyond my reach. Abruptly sucked into drastic change, I felt torn away from notions of security. No assumptions could be made about past, present or future. Our respectable, well-prepared government, our state-of-the-art national defense … somehow were caught off guard. The “powers that be” seemed as dumbfounded as the 19-year-old MP.
The edges of those feelings softened over time, but the bewilderment and sense of loss do linger. We learned to look toward our local connections to be mutually supportive. We helped each other move on. The much-contemplated lesson for me is that it’s incumbent upon us all to strive to be informed and to pay attention globally, but act locally. Staying intentionally involved with my community has helped prepare me for future catastrophes. There has been comfort in knowing that I can “be there” for someone else and that others will try to do the same for me. On multiple occasions since 9/11, this has been a strategy for personal recovery.
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Money talks, the climate walks
As much as I’d prefer it were otherwise, we live in a capitalistic society. I detest the words “money talks,” but the reality is, spoiled Americans won’t make the necessary sacrifices to solve the climate crisis without the profit motive. To hell with the common good. Energy companies won’t replace their fossil fuel power plants with renewables unless wind and solar are cheaper. Guess what? They are. Wind and solar are way less expensive than coal and, when extraction is taken into consideration, less than methane gas as well. Still, the big investor-owned energy companies remain loyal to the fossil fuel industry and plan to replace coal plants with methane gas facilities.
Renewables don’t have to be extracted. They’re right here on the surface, readily available, and you don’t have to build a big, expensive power plant to reap its benefits. Just put out a solar panel array or wind farm and distribute the electricity.
Drivers say electric vehicles are too expensive. True, Tesla’s go from $39,000 to $80,000, but you can get a Chevy Bolt for $25,000. Still too high? The Chinese BYD Seagull could be had for $12,000 if it weren’t for prohibitive tariffs or outright bans. And, Chinese EVs can have a 600-mile range, twice what American models currently have. You know, China, where their socialist economic system prevents innovation.
Gas savings must be taken into consideration when calculating the cost of an EV. Do you like paying those exorbitant prices at the pump that price-gouging Big Oil decides you should pay?
And, through the Inflation Reduction Act, the feds are offering up to a $7,500 tax rebate on selected new EVs. On photovoltaic rooftop solar panel systems and air-source heat pumps for heating and cooling, the rebates are up to 30%. Can you imagine the savings when you have no Xcel or Holy Cross power bill?
Farmers are among those most impacted by climate change, but they’re not going to adopt regenerative agriculture practices unless they can maintain or increase their yields. The tillers of the soil can’t live on government subsidies alone.
Fred Malo Jr.
Carbondale
Freedom of information
If you value the First Amendment and freedom of information, you’ll want to be paying close attention to this November’s county commissioner races.
After hearing countless complaints from a handful of far-right individuals who want to limit access to books in our Garfield County libraries (and yes, that includes our Carbondale Library), the commissioners actually took action supporting this group’s cause. They passed a resolution last February to give themselves power over the entire process of selecting library trustees. Commissioner Mike Samson, who is running for reelection, admitted that he hadn’t read any of the books that this group is complaining about, but he still threw his weight behind this effort and agreed with their attacks on the American Library Association.
Colorado recently passed an important law (SB 24-216) to help protect our libraries from partisan book-banning. Senator Perry Will, who is now running for county commissioner, voted against it. Do we really want someone who voted “no” on that bill to be selecting trustees for our library board? You see where this goes…
The mission of our libraries is to provide access to information, not to restrict access, as well as making people feel safe in patronizing and working in our libraries.
Please vote for Caitlin Carey and Steven Arauza to keep our libraries as the wonderful, welcoming places that they are and to keep our libraries free of book banning.
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Speak for the trees
The Carbondale Tree Board is seeking 20 volunteers to help update the Town’s Tree Inventory, which includes all trees in the public right-of-way, 19 parks and other public spaces. Volunteers will be trained in updating and documenting the over 3,000 trees that form Carbondale’s canopy. There are also five open volunteer positions on the Tree Board, meeting on the third Thursday of each month at Town Hall at 6pm. For more information, contact Town Arborist Carl Meinecke at cmeinecke@carbondaleco.net or call 970-510-1331.
Mosquitoes in Rifle have turned up positive for West Nile virus. This is the second site in Garfield County to confirm the presence of this disease, transmitted via the bite of an infected mosquito. Most people show no symptoms of West Nile, but in rare cases, the virus can cause serious brain infections. As of Aug. 28, Colorado reported 30 human cases (none in Garfield County) with 12 hospitalizations and two deaths. There is no vaccine, so prevention is key! Draining standing water, avoiding dusk and dawn activity, applying repellant and wearing clothing that covers one’s skin are recommended.
Stotts Mill childcare
The Stotts Mill Childcare Center in Basalt celebrated its opening on Friday, Sept. 6. The early childhood facility, managed by Blue Lake Preschool, can accommodate up to 50 children, from 6 weeks to 6 years old, and registration is open. Visit www.bluelakepreschool.org for more information.
Sustainable Solar lottery
Holy Cross Energy (HCE) is accepting applications for its Sustainable Solar lottery, which will incorporate solar energy use into homes serviced by HCE for two years — 2025 through 2026. Households are eligible to apply based on income, and must make below the area median income (AMI) for their county. Garfield County’s AMI, for reference, is $55,600 for one person. “Sustainable Solar helps reduce electric bills by providing income-qualified members access to locally-generated clean energy and can provide bill savings of up to 50%,” explained a press release. There are nearly 100 spots available and the drawing will take place in January. Applications are due by Nov. 30. For more information, visit www. holycross.com/sustainable-solar
Library accolades
The Garfield County Public Library District (GCPLD) garnered three awards at this year’s Colorado Association of Libraries (CAL) conference. CAL is made up of all 271 public libraries in the state. GCPLD was presented with the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award for work done by its Spanish Services team, formed three years ago; GCPLD Board President Adrian Rippy-Sheehy was named Outstanding Library Trustee of the Year; and the Library Partnership of the Year Award went to the Discovery Café, a partner with the Rifle Library that supports “the unhoused, addicted and disenfranchised,” according to a press release.
RFTA state grant
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) was awarded a large portion of the $31.7 million in grants announced by Governor Jared Polis to expand clean-energy transit across Colorado. The $15.54 million granted to RFTA (49% of total amount awarded) will be used to replace 10 diesel buses with zero-emission battery
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In this three-part program, teens will stretch their creativity and learn the basics of DIY costume design using repurposed and sustainable materials. Registration is strongly recommended.
If you happened to pass by the Gus Darien Arena in Carbondale this past weekend, you couldn’t help but notice a bunch of stock trailers and cowboys on horses, most of them twirling ropes above their heads. They were either competing or waiting to compete in the Roaring Fork Ranch Roping competition. This is an annual event organized by locals Tom and Ginny Harrington and sponsored by the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo. It appeared as if there might have been a few cowgirls competing as well.
electric buses, according to a RFTA press release. This comes on the heels of another large sum of funding, $33 million, from the Federal Transit Administration for the expansion of RFTA’s Glenwood Springs Maintenance Facility and its Regional Transit Center in West Glenwood.
Pickleball facelift
Carbondale’s Parks and Recreation Commission recently approved a proposal brought forth by the Roaring Fork Pickleball Association (RFPA) to repaint and resurface the Darien Tennis and Pickleball Courts at North Face Park. Funding for the project comes from RFPA membership dues, which touts more than 500 active members. The courts are closed while repairs take place and should open within a week — just in time for the RFPA tournament later this month.
They say it’s your birthday!
Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Teddy Benge, Anna Jasmine, Paramroop Khalsa, Julie Paxton, Taryn Pearce and Kendall Reiley (Sept. 12); Andy Bohmfalk, Adam Carballeira, Allyn Harvey, Dominique Jackson and Chrissie Leonard (Sept. 13); Matt Lang, Megan Miller, Joan Sundeen, Cassidy Willey and Rebecca Young (Sept. 14); Kathryn Camp and Nina Pedersen (Sept. 15); Al Draina, Riley Marshall and Eaden Shantay (Sept. 16); Vanessa Anthes, Smith Blanchard, Eric Gross, Dani Grace Kopf, Lori Meraz, Ken Olson and Bob Stein (Sept. 17); Jackson Burcham, Coral Eva Froning, Frosty Merriott and Nancy Payne (Sept. 18).
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Western Watersheds Project on conserving public lands
Sopris Sun Correspondent
Advocating for healthy public lands and wildlife is at the heart of the Western Watersheds Project (WWP). The organization started in 1993, then the Idaho Watersheds Project, as a form of citizen protest to ranching practices in Lake Creek, Idaho. WWP’s work is done through a lens of maintaining and restoring ecosystem balance in places where humans and livestock overlap with wildlife.
Now 30 years into this work, WWP does much more than just compete at land-leasing auctions. With field offices in six states and addressing 250 million acres of public land, WWP is involved in initiatives from pollinator protection to wolf reintroduction, and from litigations and negotiations to public information campaigns.
Delaney Rudy is the Colorado director of WWP and a resident of Paonia. She gave The Sopris Sun insights on key projects within the state and the broader region.
“Our main goal as an organization is reducing ecologically irresponsible grazing on public land,” Rudy explained.
Wolf reintroduction
Just in the past month, WWP and allies in the Colorado Wolf
Restoration and Management Plan have been working to address setbacks in the reintroduction process. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) captured and relocated the Copper Creek pack due to repeated conflicts with livestock in the Grand County area. CPW successfully captured the pack for relocation, but the father wolf died on Sept. 3, nearly 30% underweight with several infected injuries to his right hind leg unrelated to the capture.
Proposition 114 and Colorado’s wolf plan established guidance for ranchers and livestock owners
compliance can cost state agencies and taxpayers funding, considering depredation compensation and relocation efforts.
WWP promotes the use of scientifically-based nonlethal coexistence techniques to prevent conflict between wolves and livestock. The organization is working to identify ways to make opponents of reintroduction feel heard, while also addressing misinformation and bias that can perpetuate conflicts.
management malpractices.
Cattle can compromise riparian ecosystems due to soil compaction, which can impede on underground springs and risk native bunchgrasses. Sheep may overgraze sagebrush and other native flora. This can stress pollinators, limit sage grouse food sources and, in recent years, has been connected with a high rate of disease transfer to wildlife.
and some funding for strategies associated with preventing depredation. However, some producers have not been receptive to the recommendations. A rancher in Grand County, for instance, applied for a permit to kill the wolves in response to depredation. That permit was denied given that open carcass disposal pits were on the property and for not implementing recommended nonlethal techniques.
“It is vital that producers utilize best-science recommendations from CPW for nonlethal conflict prevention,” said Rudy. A lack of
According to studies, when livestock management guidance is followed, domestic stock is not the preferred prey for these wild predators, and wolves which aren’t habituated to livestock will hunt natural prey such as deer and elk — which can lead to ecosystemwide improvements. Almost three decades of wolf repopulation in Yellowstone Park demonstrates the potential benefit.
Western Slope
On the Western Slope, WWP is paying particularly close attention to a few indicator species: Gunnison sage grouse, bighorn sheep and rare high-altitude plant life and pollinators. This part of the state has many delicate ecosystems, and, accordingly, land health has been degraded in large part due to livestock
Bighorn herds from the San Juan Mountains north to Vail have been in crisis due to Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae and Mannheimia haemolycta pathogen transmissions from domestic sheep herds. While endemic in domestic sheep, the mycoplasma is newer to bighorns and consequently has much higher fatality rates. WWP is working to track the scope of these impacts and inform people in affected areas.
Takeaways
“Broadly, shifting perceptual baselines is challenging for ecosystem advocacy,” Rudy explained. Most of the West has undergone livestock grazing for more than a century. Folks are used to seeing their public lands in this condition, without reference to how balanced, thriving
Mismanaged domestic sheep grazing allotments on public lands can increase erosion and threaten wild bighorn herds in those areas. Photo courtesy of Western Watersheds Project
Carbondale Rancher Tai Jacober steps up to CPW Commission
WILL BUZZERD
Sopris Sun Correspondent
On Friday, Aug. 16, Governor Jared Polis appointed Carbondale cattle rancher Tai Jacober to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission. Selected to represent agricultural producers west of the Continental Divide, Jacober intends to bring the concerns of ranchers in the Roaring Fork Valley to Denver and find a balance between Colorado’s booming recreation economy with both the health of native wildlife and security for the agricultural industry.
Jacober is a member of the Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Association and served on the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails board for five years. He had, however, not intended to become a commissioner until he was approached and told by CPW affiliates that he matched a niche that the board was trying to fill.
After multiple days of interviews, Jacober was selected and appointed to a term expiring on July 1, 2027. Three other commissioners were appointed in the same round. Littleton’s Murphy Robinson, hunter and former executive director of Denver’s Department of Public Safety, is a fellow newcomer to the table for a term lasting the same duration. The other two are reappointments, with Governor Polis selecting Dallas May — agricultural representative and current chair of the Commission — and conservation lawyer Jay Tuchton for terms lasting until July 1, 2028.
Jacober is now the second citizen of the Roaring Fork Valley currently serving on the Commission, joining Eden Vardy, executive director of Farm Collaborative.
enhance the Colorado way of life,” stated Governor Polis in a press release.
As a commissioner, Jacober’s responsibility is to help set regulations and policies regarding Colorado’s state park and wildlife programs, providing a citizen’s viewpoint on how actions affect our human communities and surrounding nature. The position is unpaid, and Jacober must balance a busy schedule of ranching, restaurant and hospitality operations with volunteering his time to CPW for the betterment of our outdoors. Meetings occur nine times a year and can span multiple days, generally taking place on the Front Range.
Jacober attended his first eight-hour meeting as a commissioner on Aug. 22-23. The Commission held presentations on subjects ranging from white-nose syndrome to pronghorn herd management to nonlethal strategies for coexistence with wolves.
The last one is a topic of particular concern for ranchers like Jacober, who personally believes that the state should be more transparent about developments in their wolf reintroduction plan.
“That’s going to help the agriculture community feel better about it,” he said in an interview. “I understand that [less transparency] is supposedly for the protection of wolves, but if we don’t have the agriculture community on board then the wolves are going to be in jeopardy forever.”
Besides wolves, Jacober is motivated to address the threats to both wildlife and the ranching industry
problems for both parties.
Locally, Jacober has seen how bike trails constructed on Crown Mountain have forced elk onto his and other ranchers’ operations. “There’s recreation using our public lands basically 365 days a year, compared to back in the day when it was just a few hunters,” he said. “The dynamics have changed completely. Now [the elk] seek refuge on ranches where there isn’t any recreation.”
Jacober views folks in agriculture like himself as some of the biggest conservationists in the state, especially as people who interact the most with wildlife. For him, listening to science is the best path forward.
“Listen, I’m a big recreator,” Jacober emphasized. “I’ve mountain biked my whole life, I’m a big paddler and fly fisherman and hunter, so I see it from all angles, but there’s got to be a balance.”
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Stepping Stones celebrates 10 years of community support
ANNALISE GRUETER
Sopris Sun Correspondent
On Sept. 27, from 5 to 8pm, Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley will celebrate a full decade of serving and empowering local youth. In 2014, the organization opened its doors at 1010 Garfield Avenue to address essential needs in Carbondale and surrounding communities. This started with dinners, showers, laundry facilities and a safe, comfortable space for 14to 21-year-olds in need of community or stability.
The program has grown significantly since it started, expanding to provide support for preteens and emerging adults and establishing specific funds for sports, arts opportunities, counseling and emergency financial assistance. Executive Director Kyle Crawley and Development and Communications Director Emily Cool Greener spoke with The Sopris Sun to reflect on the past decade. Crawley and Cool Greener are quick to highlight the importance of establishing safe spaces with a sense of belonging for young people. “Our staff is really accomplished at connecting with and affirming youth and cultivating a sense of belonging,” explained Cool Greener. All of Stepping Stones’ fundraising and logistical planning is in service of supporting places of
connectivity and comfort. Crawley added, “I think that’s our biggest accomplishment as an organization.”
He continued, “Youth in our community trust us and come to us in times of need” and that shows in Stepping Stones’ service numbers. “We’ve served over 1,000 youth over 10 years.”
The access to additional adult support is significant for many of the participants. Cool Greener added, “We [as staff] talk about the protective factors of having these relationships.”
A lot of our successes have come from creativity and attentive response to input,
- Kyle Crawley, executive director
The feeling of trust creates opportunities for youth to grow and explore.
Early on, it became clear that local youth would be better supported by earlier access to programming and resources. Per Cool Greener, the organization focuses a lot of strategy on finding ways to prevent or mitigate instability for kids in need. In 2017, Stepping Stones expanded age ranges down to accept 10- to 13-year-olds.
It was a natural next step to extend the upper age limit. Crawley explained, “A lot of kids age out of other support systems at age 18.” When the first wave of participants started encountering this challenge, Stepping Stones quickly responded by extending support services to those alums. In 2019, the organization officially added “emerging adult” support for 18- to
24-year-olds based on continued communication with and input from alums.
This kind of listening has guided much of the organization’s growth and expansion. “A lot of our successes have come from creativity and attentive response to input,” said Crawley. “For example, during COVID, many families in our program experienced immediate and indefinite layoffs from their jobs. This led us to create a rapid response fundraising initiative, which accumulated $125,000 in six months. We were able to distribute it to help families make mortgage and rent payments, afford groceries and medical bills and get through that uncertain time. The success and demonstrated value led to a standing $25,000 annual fund families can apply to for assistance.”
Since 2023, the organization has been steadily building counseling capacity. Stepping Stones’s counseling program offers 12 to 15 free counseling sessions every week between two counselors, one
Community members are invited to celebrate Stepping Stones on Sept. 27. Courtesy photo
A Way Out’s Fall Symposium to address substance abuse and trauma
JEANNE SOULDERN Sopris Sun Correspondent
Carbondale-based nonprofit
A Way Out will hold its annual fall symposium at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) on Oct. 3 from 8am to 1pm. The event will offer insights into substance use disorders and mental health and feature a lineup of notable speak ers who will address addiction and trauma recovery.
Founded in 2014, A Way Out provides a range of services, including free substance use disorder and mental health assessments, addiction coun seling, case-managed aftercare, transitional housing and support groups for families. The organiza tion’s year-long aftercare program is designed to help clients gain life skills, engage in social activities and regain self-sufficiency.
Becky Gordon, A Way Out’s executive director, spoke with The Sopris Sun about her jour ney with the organization and the upcoming symposium. Gordon, who has been with A Way Out for about two and a half years and took over as executive director in June 2023, brings a personal and professional connection to her role. “I’ve been in recovery for about 13 years, and I’ve been in the industry almost that whole time,” she said. “I was honored to take the role of leading this
Football, volleyball suffer home losses; soccer wins
JOHN STROUD Sopris Sun Correspondent
The thrill of victory to open the season just a week prior quickly gave way to the agony of defeat at home for the Roaring Fork High School football team.
After winning their first varsity game in two years at Ellicott on Aug. 30, the Roaring Fork boys were outsized against a well-prepared Yuma team on Friday, Sept. 6 at Rams Field.
The Outlaws shut down the Rams’ top players early on, and scored off several turnovers by the home team to take a 28-0 lead late in the first half.
Roaring Fork’s big highlight came when junior quarterback Kenny Riley connected with senior Hunter Noll for a 41-yard completion to the right sideline, and then found his leading receiver again from 10 yards out to earn the Rams’ only touchdown. Junior Elli Norris was good on the extra point to make it 28-7 going into the locker room.
But more turnovers (Riley threw five interceptions on the night), led to three more touchdowns by Yuma in the third quarter, as the Outlaws rolled to a 50-7 win.
Noll reeled in seven catches for 157 yards for the Rams, and junior Donny Read rushed for 62 yards, including a long of 15 yards.
“Yuma clearly game-planned to take our top players out of the game as much as possible,” Rams head coach Scott Noll said. “They were a tough team and outplayed us on both sides of the ball.”
Roaring Fork (1-1) now prepares to host Del Norte (0-1) from the Class 1A South Central League for a home game at 1pm Saturday, Sept. 14.
“Our boys will need to do better,” Noll said of the upcoming slate of games that includes a road game at Prospect Ridge Academy on Sept. 21, and the Rams Homecoming game on Oct. 4 (7pm) versus Grand Valley to open 1A Western Slope League play.
Volleyball
In their only action this past week, the Roaring Fork girls volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to Basalt at home on Thursday, Sept. 5.
After a convincing 25-12 first set win, the Rams kept it close but ended up on the losing end of the next three sets, 23-25, 21-25 and 22-25, to take the loss. Junior Yakelin Nunez Hernandez had 15 kills on the night and freshman Clover Hansen had 11, while seniors Erica and Carley Crownhart had 19 digs and 25 assists, respectively.
Next up, the Rams (2-5) host Grand Junction at 6:30pm this Thursday, Sept. 12, and play Coal Ridge at home to open the 3A Western Slope League season at 6:30pm Sept. 19.
Soccer
Roaring Fork’s boys picked up a 7-0 non-league win at Basalt on Thursday, Sept. 5, scoring three goals in the
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The Rams varsity football team met defeat at home against the Yuma Outlaws on Sept. 6. Photo by Sue Rollyson
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¡CELEBREMOS AL AIRE LIBRE!
Sept 15
Spanish Translation Available Glenwood Springs
BUTLER CREEK
Sept 21
Spanish Translation Available Rifle
COFFMAN RANCH
Sept 28
Carbondale
COAL BASIN RANCH
September 29
Redstone
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
BOOK CLUB
The Carbondale Library’s nonfiction book club meets on the second Thursday of each month at 2pm. Participants choose their book based on a theme then discuss what they learned. This month’s theme is “adventure.”
CODING CLUB
Aspen Science Center’s Baker Casagrande teaches Python, the most useful coding language, in a fun environment at the Carbondale Library at 3:45pm every second and fourth Thursday.
‘NAVOLA’
Award winning author Paolo Bacigalupi speaks about his book, “Navola,” with literary podcast host Mitzi Rapkin at the Basalt Library at 5:30pm.
MEET STEVEN
Garfield County District 3 commissioner candidate Steven Arauza will be at Mountain Heart Brewery in Carbondale from 5:30 to 7:30pm.
REGENERATIVE LIVESTOCK
ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch concludes its Burlap Dinners series with a behindthe-scenes look at raising livestock for soil health, from 6 to 8pm. Tickets and more info at www.aspennature.org
CRYSTAL CAUCUS
The Crystal River Caucus meets at the Church at Redstone at 7pm.
‘BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE’
The Crystal Theatre shows “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” at 7:30pm tonight, tomorrow and Sept. 14 and 18. Catch a matinee at 5pm on Sunday, Sept. 15.
DAVE HAUSE
Steve’s Guitars presents Dave Hause performing at 8pm. For tickets, visit www.stevesguitars.net
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
STORYTIME
Young children and their accompanying adults are invited to enjoy stories, activities and music at the Carbondale Library from 10:30 to 11am.
POETS AND WRITERS
Join a group of passionate writers meeting at the Carbondale Library on the second Friday of each month from 1 to 2:30pm.
LOU DAWSON
Local author Lou Dawson speaks with David Hale at Explore Booksellers in Aspen at 4pm.
‘1946’
What if the word “homosexual” was never meant to be in the bible? Catch a free community screening of “1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture” at the Ute Theater in Rifle at 6pm. The evening will begin with a brief talk from a Roaring Fork Methodist Church pastor.
TRTC
• PSA, Total – $47
• Vitamin D – $54
• T3, Free – $32
• T4, Free – $32
• CBC (Complete Blood Count) – $32
“What the Constitution Means to Me” opens at the Thunder River Theatre and continues on weekends through Sept. 29 with 7:30pm showings ThursdaySaturday and Sunday shows at 2pm. Tickets at www.thunderrivertheatre.com
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
ART HEALING HOPE
Sheri Gaynor guides a visual journaling workshop intended to benefit one’s mental health at The Art Base from 9:30 to 11:30am. Register at www.theartbase.org
RFOV AT NANCY’S PATH
Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers begins a season-long effort to repair Nancy’s Path, a public trail dedicated in honor of Nancy Parker West, today from 8:30am to 3:30pm. Register to volunteer at www.rfov.org
PRACTICE PARADE
Leadville’s famous St. Patty’s Day Practice Parade takes place on Harrison Avenue at noon.
MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN
Enjoy the Mojo Birds performing at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park from 4 to 9pm. Gondola rides will cost $5 with proceeds benefiting the Chris Klug Foundation.
350 ROARING FORK
350 Roaring Fork screens the fourth in a six-part series of climate-related documentaries at the Carbondale Library at 4:30pm. The topic is food.
CAJUN CLAY
The Carbondale Clay Center revives its “Cajun Clay” community dinner, with gumbo dished out in handmade bowls attendees can take home with them afterward. Aside from an eight-foot “gator cake,” guests will enjoy live music, face painting and more. Tickets and more info at www.carbondaleclay.org
VICTORIA PENNOCK
Local musician Victoria Pennock performs at Himalayan Cuisine in Glenwood Springs from 6:30 to 9:30pm. Pennock will perform again at the Hoffman Hotel, across from Willits, at 5pm on Sept. 19.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15
¡CELEBREMOS!
Wilderness Workshop welcomes one and all to celebrate Latino Conservation Week in Two Rivers Park, Glenwood Springs, with a free event from 2:30 to 6:30pm. There will be family activities, food vendors, lawn games, booths and live music by Conjunto Revelación and Mariachi Sol de Mi Tierra, as well as a performance by Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico.
BILL MORROW
Meet a local legend! Artist William Morrow shares stories and sculptures at the Rifle Library from 2:30 to 4:30pm, previewing his auction which is open now and concludes Sept. 21 (www. WilliamMorrowSculptures.com).
ECSTATIC DANCE
Thirteen Moons Ranch south of Carbondale hosts an ecstatic dance with DJ John Felix at 6pm. Email alyahowe@me.com with questions.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
IN STITCHES
The In Stitches Knitting Club meets at the Carbondale Library at 1:30pm.
MONDAY MEDITATION
Roaring Fork Insight hosts a group meditation and sharing circle from 7 to 8:30pm at the Third Street Center (Room 31) from 7 to 8:30pm.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
ASPEN FILMFEST
Aspen Film hosts the 45th Annual Aspen Filmfest at the Isis Theatre today through Sept. 22. Visit www.aspenfilm. org for tickets and showtimes.
BABY STORYTIME
The Carbondale Library hosts a special storytime for infants, 1 and younger, on Tuesdays at 10:15am.
PAWS TO READ
Children are invited to read to trained therapy dogs at the Carbondale Library in 15-minute intervals beginning at 3:30pm. To register, call 970-963-2889.
CRIBBAGE
The Carbondale Rec Center hosts drop-in cribbage on Tuesday nights from 4 to 5pm.
Colorado Animal Rescue’s (CARE) annual fundraiser, “Dressed to the K9s,” took place at TACAW on Saturday, Sept. 7. Though the main event culminated with a fashion show, the presence of four 9-week-old CARE adoptable puppies was a great primer. People visited the pups during cocktail hour before going into the theater. Some guests, including Isabelle Johnson, even entered the large kennel to soak up their cuteness. As of press time, all of the pups but one had been adopted. Photo by Jane Bachrach
EFFICIENT LANDSCAPING
Aspen City Hall hosts a “Qualified Water Efficient Landscaper Training,” a threepart course for landscaper professionals and municipal staff, today, tomorrow and Thursday, Sept. 19, at 5pm daily. For registration and more info, visit www.qwel.net/pub/class/439
‘WHAT’S POSSIBLE’
Rocky Mountain Institute presents “What’s Possible,” a panel discussion about climate focused affordable housing solutions, at TACAW at 6pm. Tickets and more info at www.tacaw.org
FULL MOON CRUISE
Grab your bike and meet on the west side of Sopris Park for a 9pm jaunt around town.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
OUT IN SPACE
Young people explore the solar system with Aspen Science Center at the Basalt Library at 2:30pm. For more info, visit www.aspensciencecenter.org
BUSINESS CONFLUENCE
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Business Confluence at the Third Street Center from 8 to 11am. Attendees are then invited to a networking event at the Homestead Bar and Grill in River Valley Ranch from 4 to 6pm. Find tickets at chamber.carbondale.com/events
MONEY JUICE
Megan Janssen continues her financial series with a session focused on teaching kids about responsible money management at the Carbondale Library at 6pm.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
PIZZA PICNIC
The Carbondale Community Oven behind the Third Street Center hosts a pizza picnic from 5:30 to 7pm. Bring toppings and see the group’s Facebook page for more info.
LOUNGE SESSION
HeadQuarters in Basalt invites you to explore “The Body Keeps Score” by Bessel van der Kolk through journaling and conversation from 6 to 7:30pm. Register at www.headq.org
MUSIC AT THE BARN
Benfeng Music Productions debuts “Postcards from Near and Far,” a music series hosted at the Old Thompson Barn, at 7pm. For more info, visit www. benfengmusicproductions.org
MARK LETTIERI
Five-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist, composer, producer and instructor Mark Lettieri performs at TACAW at 8pm. Tickets at www.tacaw.org
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
PAINT RECYCLING
The Garfield County Landfill near Rifle (75 County Road 246A) hosts a free paint recycling drop-off from 2 to 6 p.m. For questions, call 970-625-2516.
DAVID KOECHNER
Renowned comedian David Koechner performs at TACAW at 8pm. Tomorrow night he takes on his persona as Todd Packer, from the hit show “The Office,” while hosting Trivia Night at TACAW, also at 8pm. Tickets and more info at www.tacaw.org
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
CROSSFIT
HeadQuarters invites you to try crossfit for free, with elements of mental wellness introduced, at Roaring Fork CrossFit in Willits from 9 to 10:15am. Registration at www.headq.org
PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP
Deb Shannon leads “From Here to There: A Photo Walk Journey” through Basalt, starting at The Art Base at 9:30am. Register at www.theartbase.org
‘COLORFUL CONNECTIONS’
Argentinian painter Paula Fischer teaches “Colorful Connections,” a pastel workshop for all skill levels, at The Art Base at 10am. Register at www.theartbase.org
LIVE POETRY NIGHT
Aspen Poets’ Society hosts Live Poetry Night featuring Alexander Gutterman with music by Smokin’ Joe Kelly at CC’s Cafe in Basalt starting at 4pm.
FARMER APPRECIATION
Join Seed Peace and The Farm Collaborative for a farmer appreciation fundraiser and harvest party at Sunfire Ranch from 4 to 8pm, with a farm tour, dinner and musical performance by Tommy the Animal. Tickets at www. thefarmcollaborative.org
WRANGLERS AND RHINESTONES
Wind Walkers hosts its annual Wranglers and Rhinestones fundraising event on its Missouri Heights ranch (1030 County Rd 102) at 5pm. More info and tickets at www.windwalkers.org
Community Classes in Carbondale
SPANISH FLUENCY
THROUGH STORYTELLING
Improve fluency through storytelling, movies, readings and class discussions. Thurs, 6-8pm, 9/5-10/10
SOMATIC YOGA
Gentle movements that heal pain, release tension and anxiety, and facilitate ease. Mondays, 9-10am, 9/9-9/23
WINTERIZE YOUR GARDEN
Learn how to prepare your forest garden landscape for winter. Wed, 5:30-7:30pm, 9/11 Basalt Thurs, 5:30-7:30pm, 9/12 CB
DYI FIRE CIDER
Make your own Fire Cider to boost your immune system and stay healthy this winter. Saturday, 1-4pm, 9/14
APOCALYPSE 101: SURVIVING A LONG EMERGENCY
Learn skills to help you and your family survive local disasters, or a national/global catastrophe. Saturday, 1-3pm, 9/14
PUBLIC NOTICE
INTRO TO BEEKEEPING
Master Bee Keeper Mark Burrows will teach you about bees and hives so you can get started with your first hive. Sat, 1-4pm, 9/21
THE HOLISTIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
Improve your health, release the past, and manage stress working with your nervous system. Thurs, 6-9pm, 9/26-11/14
ADULT BEGINNER BALLET
Classical ballet at the barre and center work in a fun and positive learning environment. No experience necessary. Tues, 9-10am, 10/1-11/19
BEGINNING SWINCE DANCE
BEGINNING SWING DANCE
Learn the basics of Jitterbug, and be ready for your next party, wedding, or other social dance. Wed, 6-8pm, 10/9-10/30
SCULPTURE
Learn how to think and design in 3-D to create sculpture and be prepared for future sculpting. Mon, 5-8pm, 10/14-11/18
Enhancing Your Rio Grande Trail Experience Roaring Fork Bridge CLOSURE until January, 2025
Starting on July 15th, 2024 the Roaring Fork Bridge will be closed until January, 2025. The Roaring Fork Bridge is located along the Rio Grande Trail (RGT) just west of the Carbondale Park & Ride at mile post 11.5. The Rio Grande Trail will be closed from mile post 11.1 to 11.9.
The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) and Meridian Consulting Inc. will be conducting necessary repairs and improvements to the Roaring Fork Bridge. We appreciate your patience, cooperation, and understanding as we work to enhance the bridge, ensuring a smoother and safer trail experience.
Follow All Posted Detours: The established detour route will be along Dolores Way and Satank Road and then across the Satank Bridge for trail users to navigate around the construction zone safely. Please follow all trail closures and detours for your safety and the safety of our workers.
Have questions or concerns? Contact RFTA at 970.925.8484 or visit RFTA.com for up-to-date information
Community housing inclusionary requirements revisited
Public hearing continued to Sept. 24
RALEIGH BURLEIGH
Sopris Sun Editor
Tuesday’s meet saw all trustees in attendance and a packed agenda. First, a consent agenda was unanimously approved, including accounts payable, meeting minutes and support for a grant application requesting $650,000 from Great Outdoors Colorado for the new pool. Trustee Jess Robison recused herself from an item appointing her father, Jack Wheeler, as well as Mark Chain and Janet Buck, to the recently revived Board of Adjustments.
During public comments, Sue Zislis advocated for adding a dedicated Downtowner page on the Town’s website and also requested assistance with paying for printing informational fliers. Amy Krakow offered suggestions for minimizing human-bear conflicts, like the hiring of an additional ordinance officer.
Several trustees during gen-
Laird suggested seeking outside funding to assist with providing bear-proof trash containers to Carbondale residents.
During the town manager’s updates, Lauren Gister sadly announced that Town Clerk Jessica Markham will be moving to Rapid City, South Dakota in a few months and the job has been posted. She also introduced Greg Hansen, the Town’s new finance director, moving from Granby. Regarding bear activity, she mentioned that it’s been an unusual year with the Town’s ordinance officer spending most of his work week giving warnings and tickets and talking to people.
Moving on to action items, three candidates were interviewed to join the Planning and Zoning Commission, with Jay Engstrom stepping down after nearly a decade of service.
Anne Krimmer, a Carbondale resident of 25 years, was chosen to join the commission as an alternate with a 7-1 vote. Additionally, two existing members, Jarret Mork and Kim Magee, were reappointed.
Next, trustees approved a
$1,000 request toward a grant writer pursuing a federal grant to improve the electric vehicle charging station at Cowen Drive, as well as at other Garfield County locations. Trustee Chris Hassig advocated for charging stations downtown to drive business.
The Central Self Storage public infrastructure improvements were accepted, including a lighted trail connecting the park-and-ride with the Cowen Drive crossing. With unanimous approval, the security deposit was reduced to $32,410 for a one-year warranty period.
A public hearing was then held for updates to the Town’s community housing inclusionary requirements — “The real meat of the meeting,” Mayor Ben Bohmfalk said. As stated in a memo, the Planning and Zoning Commission held five public hearings on the topic ahead of this meeting, which was noticed in The Sopris Sun on Aug. 22.
The inclusionary zoning requirements were first adopted in 2001 and were amended in 2008. Currently, all residential developments greater than four
The meeting began with a pinning of the badge ceremony for two new police officers. Jeanine Siegel’s badge was pinned by her nephew, while Kathleen Knight’s wife did the honors. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh
Bear incidents the highest in five years
WILL BUZZERD
Sopris Sun Correspondent
Prior to this week’s regular meeting, the Town Council held a public work session with the citizen-run Basalt Affordable Community Housing (BACH) group. During this session, Town Planning Director Michelle Thibeault presented BACH’s 2025 plan to improve housing availability and address market difficulties in Basalt.
Based on information gathered from a community housing needs assessment over the course of the year, the bulk of BACH’s 2025 plan consists of the use of $5.2 million in bond initiative funds for Town-owned community housing developments — plus the issuance of strategy and policy recommendations to Town Council.
Part of the $5.2 million is currently in use for the development of housing projects at three sites. The first, and furthest along, is a duplex at Stott’s Mill, for which foundation construction will begin this fall with the units to be delivered in 2025. The next two are both currently
in a design phase, including a 12+ unit complex adjacent to the Willits rugby fields and a housing complex and community space across from TACAW.
Most of BACH’s recommendations to the council were consistent with recommendations presented by contractor Economic & Planning Systems, Inc., which can be found in Aug. 13th’s Basalt Report. However, a question hung in the air: How will Basalt fund more housing?
A portion of BACH’s funding comes from state and federal housing grants, but even when these grants are awarded they often need to be matched with a jurisdiction’s own funding.
“With our existing revenue, there’s not a lot of money to be carved out,” said Town Manager Ryan Mahoney. “If we want to put that towards affordable housing, we’re going to lay people off or delay projects.”
During the presentation, Thibeault highlighted that hiking sales taxes can generate an estimated $583k a year per a 0.25% increase. The Council also discussed potentially increasing
short-term rental fees to fill the funding gap. Basalt currently has over 50 short-term rental properties, for which it requires a $460 annual licensing fee. Following in the footsteps of a voter-approved policy in Steamboat Springs, a potential tax on shortterm rental accommodations was also suggested.
As the work session closed, the question of where to find
funding was left for council members to chew on.
Bear update
During the regular meeting, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) District Wildlife Manager Peter Boyatt was called to the table to provide the community with a brief update on increased bear conflicts.
A low crop of wild food sources
this year means that bear conflict rates in Pitkin and Eagle counties are the highest they’ve been in five years. In fact, the Roaring Fork Valley is currently experiencing the most incidents in the state. Conflicts take the form of trash raids, collisions and more. Due to folks leaving windows open at night to ease the summer heat, CPW has seen multiple instances this year of bears breaking into homes in search of late-night bites.
Boyatt encourages citizens to familiarize themselves with bear hazing strategies to keep interactions nonlethal for both parties. Making loud noises, using bear spray or throwing rocks are viable techniques to make bears uncomfortable with human environments. CPW also issues rubber bullets to those living in rural areas as another nonlethal option when bears get too close for comfort.
However, Boyatt stated that it’s a goal of CPW to handle bears as little as possible and thereby prevent them from acclimating to human interaction. Boyatt recommends all citizens to button up and be extra attentive in keeping doors, windows and any potential food sources locked up and out of reach. That way, bears will have less reason to come into town at all.
A momma bear with her cubs in Glenwood Springs, summer 2021.
Photo by Klaus Kocher
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Carbondale Chamber invites locals to annual Business Confluence
JESS PETERSON
Sopris Sun Correspondent
On Sept. 18, the Third Street Center will play host to the Carbondale Business Confluence, an annual event presented by the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce. Andrea Stewart, president and CEO of the Chamber, said that the Confluence Event has developed over time to better serve the needs of Chamber members, and she’s proud of what it has become.
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“Like how rivers come together at a confluence, we bring businesses together,” Stewart wrote in an email. “This event provides local, regional and statewide updates; business information and education; and networking for our members and the greater business community.”
The event will begin at 8am, and tickets include a catered breakfast from local businesses preceding the informational sessions. The Chamber has its industryleader updates slated to go first, and Stewart said this part of the conference sets the tone for the panel of local business owners that follows. Presenters for the first part of the conference include local leaders from Garfield County and the Town of Carbondale, as well as statewide representation via Dana Hlavac, regional manager for the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.
Stewart wrote that the reason behind organizing the Confluence is to not only create a space where locals can relate to one another across different fields, but also to educate and empower individuals with a better understanding of the context in which they operate their businesses.
“Participants can expect education, resources and business-to-business networking in an auditorium-style setting,” Stewart wrote. “My hope is that attendees leave feeling uplifted, with a list of business resources and connections, and proud to be a Chamber member.”
Frederico “Kiko” Peña, owner of Sopris Liquor & Wine, is one of the panelists sharing thoughts on the theme “Overcoming Key Issues Facing Carbondale.”
Peña said he moved to the Valley with his wife back in 2006 to open the restaurant Mi Casita, which closed in 2019. Sopris Liquor & Wine opened in 2014, and they were running both businesses until the restaurant closed; they just celebrated the
10th anniversary of Sopris Liquor & Wine this April.
Peña said that he finds it funny how quickly things can move and change in the business world, both on a larger and local level. “Carbondale is not the same town it was three years ago. It’s a totally different animal,” he stated.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, which put an end to many locally-owned businesses, and restaurants in particular, Peña described there being a boom in the Valley. “[With remote work] more people [moved] to where they want to live, not where they have to live, like close to their office,” Peña said. He added that wealth in the Valley has also increased. “The affluence of new Carbondalians is much different than that of Carbondalians who were living here five years ago,” Peña said.
Having attended previous Confluence events, Peña said that there are always interesting speakers and it’s helpful to get different points of views from other business owners. While admitting that he’s feeling some typical stage fright, he looks forward to participating in the discussion this year rather than just listening in the audience, and weighing in on what’s happening for businesses in Carbondale.
“Whether you’re new or old to the Valley [the Confluence] is beneficial,” Peña said. “It’s a place to catch up quickly on what’s going on. It’s like CliffsNotes or a cheat code to local business.”
The morning conference runs from 8 to 11am at the Third Street Center, and Stewart suggested attendees arrive early and try to carpool due to limited parking. Later in the day, there will be a networking event from 4 to 6pm at the Homestead Bar and Grill in River Valley Ranch. She added that non-Chamber members are welcome to attend the event, and registration is required.
IN A NUTSHELL
What: Carbondale Business Confluence
Where: Third Street Center
When: Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 8 to 11am
How: chamber.carbondale.com/events
Last year’s Business Confluence took place at the Thunder River Theatre. This year, the event will return to the Third Street Center. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh
units are required to make 20% of the total units accessible based on Carbondale’s Area Median Income (AMI): www.bit.ly/CdaleAMI24
Additionally, unless the property consists solely of rentals, 20% of units are required to be resident owner-occupied: where the person who owns the property uses the home as their primary residence. Incentives also exist in the form of partial fee exemptions.
Planning and Zoning looked primarily at increasing the percentage of deed-restricted units to 25% and applying the requirement to developments with more than three units. If an alreadybuilt rental project is converted into an ownership project, it would need to meet the prevailing requirements at the time of conversion.
Riley Soderquist, responsible for the 1202 Main Street and Hayden Place developments, asked trustees to consider the challenge it would cause them to go from for-rent to for-sale if these changes are approved. Mark Chain, former town planner, commented on the history of these regulations, emphasizing a funding source will be key to meaningfully addressing the affordability challenge. With only two comments, trustees decided to continue the public hearing to Sept. 24 so that more members of the public may weigh in.
They then approved a letter supporting the Carbondale Geothermal Coalition’s application to the U.S. Department of Energy for a grant to construct a thermal energy network near the Third Street Center. Although the Town is not committing to owning the system or participating financially in the project at this time, it’s inferred that this may be necessary if the grant is awarded. “We do have to be careful,” Bohmfalk cautioned. “We’re a very ambitious board right now. We’re taking on a lot.”
Lastly, trustees received an update from the aquatics center project team. They were informed that the full guaranteed maximum price will be ready by Friday, Sept. 13 and presented at the next regular meeting, Sept. 21. Discussion centered around the spa element, estimated to cost $470,420, as well as the fate of a pine tree standing between a sewer line connection and the new building site. Trustees were informed it would cost between $100,000 and $200,000 to attempt to save that tree, with no guarantees for success.
“I will not give you the spa before we get the tree,” Hassig proclaimed, advocating to nix the spa for what’s meant to be a summertime pool anyway. So far, the fundraising campaign has brought in $1,045,739 with an overall goal of $1.6 million. Any funding beyond that goal would help to afford additional features.
At nearly 9:30pm, the meeting concluded.
RAMS
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first half and four in the second, to improve to 1-1 on the season.
Goals came from junior Delano Crooks (3), senior Fernando Rodrigues-Candela (2), and one each from seniors Emiliano Galindo and Phillipe Huang.
Next up, the Rams are on the road at Rifle this Thursday, Sept. 12, and are back home against Steamboat Springs on Sept. 17.
OBITUARY
Petra Crimmel
February 1, 1973 - August 13, 2024
Cross Country
Competing at the Eagle Valley XC Invitational, several local runners scored top-25 finishes in their respective races.
Basalt junior Towler Scott of the combined Basalt/Roaring Fork high school team was fifth overall and the top 3A finisher, covering the 5-kilometer grass course in 17 minutes, 1.3 seconds.
In the varsity girls race, senior Izzy Moon from Marble was the top finisher for Basalt in 18th place (21:54.4).
And, in the middle school division, Carbondale’s Ross Montessori School was well-represented. Top-25 finishers were Henry Sanders in the boys 2K race (22nd, 12:40), and in the girls race, Ayla Klein (13th, 13:58.5), Maggie Cole (15th, 14:10), Rae Vickers (19th, 14:30.3), Camille Moore (24th, 14:57.5), and Camellia Lynch (25th, 14:58.4).
Five years ago, Petra proved to the world something that no one ever doubted, but somehow forgot. Even in the throes of treatments, Petra could still be found running clinics, playing doubles, organizing tournaments and meeting and greeting guests at the courts. She also got in some skiing at Snowmass this past winter! In October of 2019, Petra was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer that had already metastasized to her bones. After five stable years, Petra had been in and out of hospitalization for over 10 weeks. It was a challenging time for both her and her family; from the first stages of getting diagnosed, to having to deal with the long-term effects of fighting this awful illness. Throughout the moments of stability and chaos, one thing never changed: Petra’s neverending willingness to fight, and her family’s never-ending support.
Petra first came to the U.S. almost 30 years ago. Born and raised in Zagreb, Croatia, she was a star at tennis. Winning multiple tournaments in late Yugoslavia and early Croatia. In 1993, she reached her career highest doubles ranking of 278 during the Yugoslavian war. When she came to Aspen, following her friend from home, she met her husband. Together they raised two beautiful daughters.
Within the 20+ years that Petra was in Aspen, she worked tirelessly to bring tennis back to life. Starting at the public courts, to the Maroon Creek club, Snowmass club, Aspen Meadows and back to the beginning, she built a name for herself. For the past four years, she and her family have been running the Aspen Tennis facility off Highway 82 by the public golf course.
A champion and warrior princess, Petra channeled her competitive and undefeatable spirit into her battle with cancer and with inner strength and grace, had to listen to her body and let go of the fight. We can only hope that she is resting now and at peace.
She is survived by her parents, Ljerka and Zeljko Rihtaric; her husband, Bill Crimmel; her two daughters, Zoe and Ana; and her adorable bull terrier, Snowball.
Over 50 people attended a fundraiser on July 28, 2024 at the Aspen Tennis Center. Supporters were national and worldwide, from Texas, California, New York, Croatia, Serbia, Germany and various other states and countries. This global following is indicative of Petra’s reach with athletes and the human species, in general. She attracted people from far and wide with her tennis prowess, coaching and warm and welcoming nature.
Petra’s older daughter, Zoe, coordinated a doubles round robin tournament playing 10 point tiebreakers in lieu of sets due to the number of people and demand of quick play. Her younger daughter, Ana, organized sign-ups and donations. Approximately $10,000 was raised both in cash and GoFundMe donations at the event. In total, the family raised just over $50,000 in donations.
Petra has been described by her members, friends and fans as “fierce, dignified, hard-working and dedicated to her family.”
“She loved life with grace and dignity and had an infectious smile and laugh.”
The Aspen Tennis Center is the “People’s Country Club.” The courts are exquisitely maintained, the coaching is world class and yet the facility is like a home away from home. It is neither exclusionary, nor pretentious. Petra always upheld standards for discipline, sportsmanship and respect for the courts, but still welcomed the public with open arms, encouraging a sense of community and, for many, an extended family.
We mourn the loss of this magnetic matriarch. May her beauty survive in the image of her children, and the hearts and minds of her entire family, her husband, friends and tennis followers. To find out more about Petra, her dream and the ways she is going to be celebrated, go to www.petrascountryclub.com
Basalt High School junior Towler Scott pushes toward a fifth-place finish at the Eagle Valley XC Invitational, held at the Siena Valley Golf Club near Gypsum on Saturday, Sept. 7. Photo by John Stroud
Mi Chola
Aspen Valley Hospital
Snowmass Market
The Aspen Store
Box on Hyman Avenue
Pitkin County Library
BASALT
Basalt Quick Lube
Basalt Regional Library
The Basalt Store
Alpine Bank Basalt
Timbos
7/11
Jalisco Grill
Big O Tires
CC Cafe
WILLITS/EL JEBEL
El Jebel Mobile Offices
Midvalley Surgery Center
El Jebel Laundromat Eagle County Courts
Raizado Festival se hace presente en Aspen por tercer año consecutivo
Alpine Bank
Box at La Perla
Box at “Main St.”
Recreation Center
Carbondale Library
CMC in Carbondale
3rd St. Center Valley Meats
La Roca
7/11
Jalisco Grill
Mi Lindo Nayarit
La Fogata
Gloria’s Boutique
GLENWOOD SPRINGS
7/11 West Glenwood Post Office
Hospital Valley View
Recreation Center
Mountain Family Health
Welcome Center
GWS Library
Sal Mex La Michoacana Coin Laundromat
Tony’s Market/Bakery Tequila’s Frida’s El Yaqui Kum & Go
Comfort Dental
Impuestos Seguros NEW CASTLE
Tapatio’s Post Office
Taquerina Elias New Castle Library
SILT
Silt Library
Silt Laundromat
Kum & Go (Main St.)
Silt Roundabout La Placita 2
RIFLE Tapatio’s
Taugenbaugh Jalisco Grill
Box at City Hall
Rifle Library Box at E 12 St. El Patron El Rincon Spyderwash
Moma’s
Remington Square
Mercado San Jose
Carniceria San Jose
Nachos Mexican Dining
Paleteria la Korita
ProMex Bakery
JACKIE RAMIREZ
Sol del Valle
Por tercer año consecutivo, Aspen fue sede de Raizado, un festival de cuatro días donde líderes de todos ámbitos, desde cuidadores, trabajadores agrícolas, artistas a líderes políticos se reunieron en un mismo lugar. Raizado le dio la bienvenida a los innovadores de comunidades latinas para destacar el trabajo que hacen durante su tercer festival anual en Aspen el fin de semana del 15 al 18 de agosto. El festival fue creado para honrar y reconocer las contribuciones de los latinos a la sociedad.
“Vengo de la comunidad de trabajadores agrícolas migrantes”, dijo Mónica Ramírez, la fundadora de Raizado Festival quien nació y creció en Ohio. “La realidad migrante y la lucha migrante han estado presentes durante toda mi vida”.
Ramírez se hizo activista cuando tenía 14 años y fue periodista escribiendo historias sobre los trabajadores agrícolas y la comunidad en la que creció, hasta sus 21 años.
“Eso realmente proporcionó la base para el trabajo que he hecho a lo largo de los años como defensora y abogada. Realmente me ha ayudado a enraizarme en los diferentes esfuerzos y campañas de deense en los que he estado involucrada y de los que he formado parte a lo largo de los años”, dijo Ramírez.
Durante el inicio de la pandemia de COVID-19 en el 2020, Ramírez veía que varios de los trabajadores esenciales
eran latinos que mantenían a los restaurantes y hospitales. En los ojos de Ramírez, la comunidad latina estaba sosteniendo a la nación durante un tiempo difícil.
“Lamentablemente, muchas personas en nuestra comunidad no estaban recibiendo las protecciones necesarias y por eso tantas personas fallecieron”, dijo Ramírez. “En mi opinión, para evitar la muerte masiva que experimentamos durante los primeros días de la pandemia en nuestra comunidad y en algunas otras, como la comunidad indígena, era realmente importante crear un espacio que llamara la atención de la gente. La gran pérdida de vidas fue resultado de que la gente considera a nuestra comunidad latina e inmigrante y otros como desechables. Realmente valoran nuestro trabajo, pero no valoran nuestra humanidad”.
La razón por la que Ramírez eligió Aspen para albergar el Raizado Festival fue por ser una área donde líderes e innovadores se reúnen durante el año.
Antes del festival, Ramírez había visitado Aspen en el 2016 donde observó que los miembros de la comunidad latina, indígena e inmigrante de países de todo el mundo eran la abrumadora mayoría de las personas que sostienen al área a través de su trabajo el cual hace que la ciudad sea un lugar vibrante para visitar.
“Dado que el trabajo que teníamos era realmente reorientar la manera en que la gente piensa y posiciona a nuestra comunidad, necesitábamos hacer nuestro festival en un lugar que captará la atención de las personas”, dijo Ramírez. “Colocó a nuestra comunidad de manera muy visible en un lugar donde aunque estamos allí todos los días como trabajadores de hoteles y restaurantes, la comunidad latina y personas de color que sostienen la economía de Aspen a menudo son ignorados y se les hace invisibles”.
Durante su tiempo aquí, Ramírez trabajó con Blanca Uzeta O’Leary de Voces Unidas quien le
ayudó establecer conexiones con otros miembros de la comunidad, lo cual es importante durante el festival donde los emprendedores pueden hablar acerca de su negocio y participar en pláticas durante el evento. Ramírez también cuenta que el Isis Theater fue una gran ayuda durante su tiempo aquí en Aspen, especialmente con el documental, State of Silence (El Estado de Silencio), del director Santiago Maza y productor ejecutivo Diego Luna, quien ha estado viajando con Raizado Festival y estuvo en Aspen para mostrar su película con Maza.
A lado de la variedad de personas de diferentes partes del mundo y de Colorado que ayudaron a Ramírez con el desarrollo del festival en Aspen, ella mencionó que el Chef Alexis Torres del W Hotel y personalidad de televisión y galardonada Chef Grace Ramirez le ayudaron a crear un menú para la recepción. Torres le mandó un mensaje a Ramírez donde le contó cuánto significaba para él cocinar las recetas que se sentian como un hogar para él.
El festival tuvo un día designado para la comunidad donde los negocios pueden tener puestos y destacar sus productos como empanadas y micheladas. También incluyó actuaciones de Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico, Denver Indian Singers, música de DJ Jadaboo y más.
“Un proyecto como Raizado es el producto del arduo trabajo de muchas personas, tanto de las personas locales del valle de Roaring Fork como de nuestro equipo, que cada año esta compuesto por alrededor de 60 personas para poder organizar el festival”, dijo Ramírez. “Creo que una de las mejores lecciones es que no podemos lograr estas cosas maravillosas y hermosas sin el amor y el compromiso de muchas personas”.
Tutty Frutti Full edition is available every Friday afternoon on newstands and at businesses from Rifle to Aspen
Follow Leonardo Occhipinti’s “Nuevo Mundo” in Sol del Valle every week in Spanish.
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folkórico presentó durante Raizado Festival en Aspen. Foto de courtesia
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Verge: An ode to time spent outdoors
BY ANNALISE GRUETER
“I
am — really am — an extremist, one who lives and loves by choice far out on the very verge of things, on the edge of the abyss, where this world falls off into the depths of another. That’s the way I like it.” - Edward Abbey
In August 2011, I went off into the woods — to live my Thoreauvian dream, you might say. I spent two and a half years anticipating, dreaming of and wishing for the experience. Naturally, it turned out to be something completely different than I had expected. Why does a person choose to “go into the woods?” I don’t really know. I think the appeal might have been some strange, masochistic impulse to tightrope walk the figurative guardrail between paved road and skull-crushing river rapids, or to deliberately get lost. In the forest. By myself. The academic semester I participated in was about community, but I went to the Adirondacks for myself; to be by myself and seek things that in the past terrified me.
I wonder if, having grown more comfortable with, and more adept to, “extroversion,” gapless schedules and quasi-neurotic type-A involvement on a college campus, I really was just desperate for some alone time. That’s bullshit.
A wonder? I know, I just don’t like admitting it. Being energetic and friendly and forward around strangers and even friends is something I was doing basically every day, but it is something I taught myself over years and years. Something that, even at age 17, I was not comfortable doing outside my own group of friends. This isn’t false, exactly. Yet, my childhood friends know precisely what I reference when I call myself “shy.” People who’ve met me in more surface contexts, even friends, disbelieve. At heart, I’m an introvert, and I let myself get far too burned out spending so much time with others and so little time really with myself. The inner quiet girl, too timid to surface while
I was molding myself into sociability and charisma for the sake of career and social success at university, was silently begging for attention.
When I was 13 years old, I came around a corner too quickly on my bike and onto a bridge covered in gravel. The wheels locked and skidded at 25 miles per hour. I found myself, still attached to the machine, barely balancing in a terrified struggle to keep from toppling over the guardrail and off the bridge into the rocky, rushing river below. I spent the rest of the afternoon disoriented from the near catastrophe, memories blacked out.
A few months later, I found myself wandering alone, rain-soaked and hypothermic, in the sublime backcountry of the Colorado Rockies. It was 2am and the
middle of a 24-hour solo outdoor education experience with my school; and I had no clue where to find the teachers responsible for my group. Earlier that evening, I experienced hail during a lightning storm, so immediate that the thunder clashed as bolts of electricity whited out my surroundings. I had never been so cold, so isolated, so helpless, or unwillingly independent. I trudged on for hours in the inky, damp, predawn blackness, hoping — in a calm beyond panic — to find an adult. At the time, it was the most terrifying experience of my life. Now, I take pride in it. Because it was such an intense situation and remains so vivid and because, clearly, I survived.
For as long as I can remember, I’ve been trying to prove myself. The basis
is some kind of preoccupation with accomplishment, some manifestation of creating “self-esteem” in the most literal sense of the phrase. Selfish, and yet the focus is equally directed outward as well as inward. It’s ridiculously neurotic.
There is this fixation I have to be as skilled and successful as possible, both in the realm of animalistic survival and within human society. A desperation to succeed and excel at surviving — at living. To use simple, painfully-trite college slang, I want to be good at life. So, at university, I joined as many organizations as I could cram into my schedule.
In my twenties, I pushed and pushed and pushed to gain skills, work experience and network ‘til my hands trembled and my brain buzzed with caffeine and nervous energy. To be good at life. To have a career — strict ethics and childhood dreams be damned. I strove desperately to be “good enough”… But by whose definition was I not? Only my own, and a deep-rooted anxiety of not having been so in the past.
That led me to taking my childhood pleasures and ecstasies and heading off into unknown forest; just another in a chain of occasional reckless decisions (which included deliberately attending a university isolated from everyone and anyplace I knew). The inner girl rejoiced. She finally got to breathe again, with fewer expectations to meet and less to accomplish. The outer young woman wasn’t so sure how she felt and the lack of distractions might have created time to actually contemplate whether or not she was good enough …
To be continued …
As the general manager of Ironbridge Golf Course, I’m grateful for the opportunity to give back to our community by supporting our local youth. Our youth are the future of the Roaring Fork Valley, and it is important that they feel supported and have access to meaningful opportunities like mentoring. Just like how a coach helps a golfer improve their skills, having a Big Buddy mentor in the Buddy Program provides young people with the guidance and support they need to overcome challenges and reach their full potential.
That’s why we’re excited to host the Second Annual Buddy Classic Golf Tournament, presented by Gould Construction, on Sept. 23. We’re donating our course for this event because we know that giving back is more than just a responsibility; it’s an investment in the future of our valley. Every team that joins the tournament helps support the Buddy Program’s four mentoring programs, benefiting over 550 youth, families and volunteers across our
I warmly invite you to join us for a day of fun, prizes, food and drinks! Whether you’re a seasoned golfer or just enjoy a game with friends, this tournament is a wonderful way to make a positive impact while enjoying a round of golf and our
Glenwood Springs
As a lifelong hunter, naturalist, and former game and fish agency bureaucrat, I need to correct circulating mythology about
killing cougars and bobcats. Unlike traditional game, predators can’t compensate for mortality with fecundity. They self-regulate. They don’t require management, which in most of the West means killing. Bobcat trapping is regulated not by science but by fur prices. There’s no evidence that killing cougars and bobcats creates more game or decreases depredations of pets and livestock. And there’s copious evidence that trophy hunting, in which large cats are selected, skews age structure so that more young, inexperienced animals disperse to human settlements, causing increased depredations.
Veteran cougar researcher Dr. Mark Elbroch of the group Panthera offers this: “Cougars don’t need to be killed. No problem is solved by killing them. And there are hardly any bobcat regulations in any state. No bag limits, no data on how many are out there.”
From Dr. Rick Hopkins who has studied cougars since 1979: “For years agencies have made such claims [that killing predators creates more game], but when pushed to provide evidence they can’t.” Cougars cornered by hounds are executed at point-blank range, often after the sedentary hunter has been radioed in by the outfitter. And many outfitters guarantee kills. Trophy hunting and trapping of predators is not management, nor is it fair chase. I urge all Coloradans who cherish native wildlife, including fairchase hunters, to vote “yes” on the Cats Aren’t Trophies ballot measure, which will protect wild felines.
Ted Williams Grafton Massachusetts
WESTERN WATERSHEDS PROJECT
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ecosystems might look. This is exacerbated by years of drought and associated shifting expectations.
WWP is working on a grassroots information campaign to teach people to recognize signs of ecosystem damage. If people can understand what healthy, thriving ecosystems can look like in the areas where they live, Rudy and colleagues believe they’ll be more motivated to engage in efforts toward conservation.
To protect public lands, it’s crucial to show up and advocate at every step, from public comment opportunities all the way to the courthouse, said Rudy. Informed action and advocacy, in the organization’s experience, can make a world of difference.
STEPPING STONES
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of whom is bilingual and bicultural. Some of the program participants who rely on this opportunity have been able to access 30+ sessions of counseling. Cool Greener and Crawley emphasized that their on-site counseling is a critical resource for teens who don’t feel safe accessing help elsewhere. To supplement onsite capacity, Cool Greener said. “We help fund external therapy for youth who want or need it.” About $50,000 annually goes into providing these counseling and therapy resources.
In 2020-2021, to accommodate need, Stepping Stones expanded their original space to an almost 8,000-square-foot campus. Input from program participants and parents went into the design and function of the space. “Based on feedback from families, we included a wellness center,” Crawley said. “We offer three free fitness classes every week open to the parents of kids in our programs.”
Stepping Stones aims to raise $40,000 at the 10-year anniversary celebration on Sept. 27. All money raised will go directly to the programs and resources for the
youth in the programs. Donors can direct the money they give to specific scholarship funds and mental health funds, if they choose. For those who attend the celebration but are not able to give more money than the $25 ticket, Stepping Stones also welcomes in-kind donations at the drop-in centers. “Food for meals and sports gear make a huge difference,” said Cool Greener. Equipment like soccer cleats or football gear can allow kids to participate in team sports they otherwise might not be able to join.
Looking forward, Stepping Stones is excited to expand its services in the Valley. “We are running pilot programs in Yampah and Glenwood Springs high schools this year,” shared Cool Greener. Crawley added, “Next school year, we will have part-time drop-in locations available in Glenwood Springs. Glenwood Springs is our main priority in the next couple years.”
Community members are invited to join the Sept. 27 celebration to play games, enjoy food from Taquería El Yaqui and listen to music performed by local youth.
PARTING SHOTS
Morrow has always had a creative and go-getter spirit. He describes an independent childhood in Rifle where he could spend hours or even days creating art by the time he was a toddler. After his youngest brother Dennis was born, he said he was set free to do what he was always meant to do: create.
“Dennis had asthma and allergies, so he needed a lot of attention,” Morrow recalled. “By the time he was 18 months old, my mom put an angel on my shoulder and set me free. I had a different way of growing up than most kids. I think I was born to create, and I was set free to do it.”
Morrow describes himself as a curious child, who was told that he “asked too many questions” and who was into “oddball” things. Eventually, he took a break from creativity and entered the workforce as a rodman for a surveying company. One thing that he did bring to many tables was, in fact, his creativity.
“What I learned was that
I was in bad need of education. I goofed off too much in high school, and so it gave me a hunger to learn more,” he described. “I found that I loved to take things apart. I would take apart anything to come my way, my favorite playground was a junkyard. I’d get an old radio out of the junkyard and see if I could make it work, if I couldn’t make it work, I’d tear apart.”
Morrow went on to become a certified electrician during his time with the U.S. Navy, serving two tours — including one during the Vietnam War. After getting married and returning to the working world, he started tinkering with new ways of making art out of things such as car parts, can openers and whatever else he could get his hands on.
“I didn’t consider myself an artist at that time, I was just playing,” he said.
At the upcoming event, folks will have a chance to learn from Morrow and view the artwork on display, as well as larger sculptures at a second location, all up for bid on the website.
Despite his age and declining health, Morrow reflects on his life and work with a lot of gratitude and love. “My frugality is a base. If it wasn’t for time, I’d have nothing to waste. I never worked a day in my life, I played for a living,” he stated.
More information on the “Meet the Legend” event and the online auction can be found at www.williammorrowsculptures.com
Nancey
William Morrow’s “Insane-A-Cycle” and other sculptures have found a new temporary home at an undisclosed location near Rifle. You could be so lucky to display any of these at your home by bidding in the auction.
Photos by
Glass
FESTIVAL
DEL RANCHO
Art, Culture & Community | Arte, Cultura y Comunidad
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
1-5PM | FREE
SÁBADO 21 DE SEPTIEMBRE 1PM A LAS 5PM | GRATIS
ART/ARTE Gallery Exhibition & Community Art Making Activity Exposición de la Galería y Actividad de Arte Comunitario
MUSIC & DANCING MÚSICA Y BAILE
Mezcla Socials Dance & Ensemble SONTRES
Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico
DJ Joeli Villa Roaring Fork Divas
FOOD COMIDA
Axkawa: Señor Taco Show
Colorado Fruit Design Pupusas
FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS AT ANDERSONRANCH.ORG
CALENDARIO COMPLETO DE EVENTOS EN ANDERSONRANCH.ORG
Free event parking and shuttles will be available at: Habrá estacionamiento gratuito para eventos y traslados disponibles en: Town Park Station | 2909 Brush Creek Rd | Snowmass Village, CO 81615
