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Ra-ra-Rams!

The RFHS soccer team took on Aspen in a highly contested match that saw one Ram player ejected after two yellow cards. In this photo, midfielder Ross Barlow breaks through Aspen's defense. The Rams went on to win, 3-1, despite playing a man short for the final 20 minutes of the game. Photo by Sue Rollyson.

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent

The Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Rams boys soccer team has a solid 7-1 overall record, a 5-0 record in 4A/3A Western Slope League play, and is currently in second place behind Coal Ridge in league standings.

The Rams' sole defeat was on Sept. 18, with a 2-0 loss to the Liberty Commons Eagles (Fort Collins). Rams Head Coach Nick Forbes said, "We had a little bit of adversity, but we're really strong."

On Sept. 28, the Rams shut out the Delta Panthers 7-0 in varsity play and will face the Coal Ridge Titans in New Castle on Sept. 30.

In recent contests, Rams MaxPreps “Player of the Game” were goalkeeper Jacob Martin in the Sept. 21, 3-1 victory over the

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Aspen Skiers and Jose "Junior" Mercado in the Sept. 24, 3-2 win over the Palisade Bulldogs.

In a much-anticipated home game, on Oct. 1, at 6 p.m., the Rams will play the Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) Oysters in non-league competition.

Nick Forbes, in his tenth year as Rams head coach, has a unique relationship with CRMS. His father, A.O. Forbes, is a CRMS teacher and was Nick's soccer coach during high school. The elder Forbes also coached Rams assistant coach Jeff Mohsenin when he attended CRMS. Forbes said of Mohsenin, "I stole him from CRMS's program when I started coaching here. And so for me, I love playing CRMS just because it's a home game."

"We played CRMS once this

season and beat them 8-0. That was their first game, and I think, their fourth day of practice. They are at a distinct disadvantage just based on their season starting a lot later," Forbes shared.

Senior co-captains Rams senior co-captains are Ross Barlow, Jacob Martin, Junior Mercado, Carlos Perez and Braden Stainton.

Mercado started as a kid, playing U6 soccer. As a center mid, he enjoys playing defense because "I like being there for the team and knowing they can rely on me." He added, "I like the emotion of beating a cocky winger." Mercado continued, "I feel like we all came motivated this year, and that's been a big part of our success so far."

Mercado has extended family in Carbondale and wants to stay close by, attending a college in Colorado.

Stainton has played defense his entire career and, last year, moved to center back. "I don't know how I ended up on defense, but it has its benefits. I'm not a star and don't get all the big goals and stuff, but defense is fun," he said.

Of his leadership role, Stainton explained, "When I was a freshman, I looked up to my captains a lot. You can help teach the younger players what they need to do so that in their senior year, they can do the same as us."

Stainton is checking out West Coast colleges and would like to play club soccer wherever he goes.

Barlow said with a laugh, "I've been playing soccer ever since I could walk, pretty much. My mom [Rams Athletic Director Crista

STAND AT THE SUMMIT Two valleys, one landscape

Barlow] had me playing."

He is an attacking center midfielder, a kicker for Rams football, and runs for the Basalt High School cross country team.

His favorite sport? Barlow quickly replied, "Oh, for sure, soccer."

Barlow is looking at a few colleges, including the Universities of Wisconsin-Madison, Washington or Colorado. If he doesn't land with a soccer program at a college, he said, "It's not a big deal because there's a ton of [travel soccer] club opportunities."

All Rams players interviewed had high praise for Forbes. "He's a great coach and keeps the positive all the time, "Stainton said.

Forbes said of the Rams' successful season thus far, "I'm just excited to be back out here, and this group has been fun to coach."

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OPINION

CVEPA Views

By John Armstrong Every time you pick up the paper it seems there is an article about Marble. It might be about the Marble Quarry, off highway vehicle (OHV) impacts, Wild and Scenic Designation or simply overcrowding.

Why all the interest in this little hamlet way up the Crystal River? For those of us who have called Marble home for so many years, the answers are simple. The Crystal Valley is one of the gems of Colorado! We came for the natural beauty, to be at the head of a pristine watershed with unspoiled vistas, to get away from the hub-bub, not to be bothered and to revel in the peace and quiet of this sleepy mountain town. Marble has the best hikes, the best lakes, the best flowers and autumn foliage. For so many decades, we seemingly had this all to ourselves.

What’s all the fuss about Marble?

Ask people now and they will tell you that Marble has the best skiing, the best statuary stone, the best off OHV trail, the best standup paddle boarding and a great BBQ joint. Being at the back door to the Maroon Bells, on the road to the famous Crystal Mill, brings challenges unforeseen decades ago. Sharing all this bounty can be difficult when you see your valley being loved to death and your lifestyle threatened. CVEPA (Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association) regards clean air and water and safety and tranquility as inalienable.

Today, the onus of environmental defense is on all of us.

We are at another juncture, and Marble can decide what it wants to be. It has all the natural resources to help create its future. There are people that want what Marble has to offer. One thing we can be sure of is that the world is not going to go away. Elected officials are listening to you, the press hears you. At a Marble town meeting this spring, both the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the Gunnison County Commissioners encouraged Marbelians to coalesce with their vision of what they want their future to look like. Speak to the town council, the commissioners and the land managers. Communication and collaboration is the key. No one gets everything they want, but if we

work together, we will all get what we need.

OHV traffic in town and their overuse has put neverbefore-seen stresses on the Lead King Basin. There are simply no legal OHV parking options in Marble. Marble OHV use is only legal on the national forest, but the USFS has left the burden to the hamlet of Marble while leaving the Gunnison County Commission in the middle of the problem. Still, there is no clear signal from Marble Valley what the majority wants their future to be. The Gunnison County Commissioners and the USFS have now pledged over $20,000 for a facilitator to move forward the process of mitigation, be it permitting, prohibition or legalization.

One thing we can be sure of is change. Two weeks of rogue and unprecedented thunderstorms have destabilized the gulches of Redstone Canyon. In the midst of several high dollar and proactive CDOT rockfall mitigation projects, climate change gave a show of force that will have repercussions for generations to come. CDOT’s response was remarkable, for which we are all so grateful. Just as our valley experienced change overnight, we must be realistic about our expectations of CDOT. To that end, CVEPA continues to work

with CDOT on the ongoing issue of landslide debris disposal.

CVEPA has worked for 15 months to gain clearance from environmental liabilities for the 55acre wetlands property across from Beaver Lake. CVEPA attained a State grant and found pro bono lab analysis that saved a lot of money evaluating the old Hoffman Smelter Site. After receiving the State’s final report the Aspen Valley Land Trust will acquire the property for conservation to keep the property out of development for perpetuity.

The land is a living laboratory for our schools and a quiet preserve for wildlife, locals and visitors alike. The wetland sits at the confluence of the Crystal River and Yule Creek and acts as a filter for particulates and contaminants in the water.

The Pride of America Marble Quarry, operated by Colorado Stone Quarries (CSQ), is located three miles up Yule Creek.

CVEPA initially reported the quarry’s unpermitted relocation of a quarter mile section of Yule Creek to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Army Corps required CSQ to submit a plan for compensatory mitigation to atone for their violation. Only through the Freedom of Information Act, CVEPA and it’s partners received the CSQ proposal.

Recommendations for mitigation Continued on page 21

LETTERS ¡Vamos Mr. Kenny!

Mr. Kenny, an angel that doesn’t need wings to support kids and families, is now moving to support colleagues. Way to go Mr. Kenny!

I met Mr. Kenny some years ago when we moved to Carbondale and since that day I have seen how Mr. Kenny, a bilingual teacher, has used his skills to support not just his students but all the families in need of understanding of the educational system and basically with any situation that may arise. He is a hands-on, supportive teacher.

Mr. Kenny has a bilingual education background of more than 25 years! Being first in Basalt and then in Carbondale Schools has helped him to understand the roots of the problems that education in this valley is facing and I know that he would do whatever it takes to support students, teachers and families. I totally know that he is the best option to be part of the RFSD board.

Muchas Gracias, Mr. Kenny, ¡por seguir ayudando a la educación de este valle!

Please consider giving your full support to Mr. Kenny.

Ricardo Zavala Carbondale

School board Kenny Teitler would be a phenomenal addition to our Roaring Fork School District Board!

His qualities include, experience in our

schools as an educator, his compassion and understanding of children and families of all cultures as well as his connection with the community after 26 years.

School boards and education have never been as crucial in America as it is now.

Please consider donating to Kenny at kennyteitler.com and the November ballot issue to increase teacher salaries at https://wearerfsd.com/ Carrie Podl-Haberern Carbondale

Calling up the ancestors Dear community, Is there an elephant in the public square? Who will call it out? I will give it a try… mandated medical apartheid.

Is discrimination with all its new frills being dug up from the graveyards of nations? Is fear being used for greed of power and control?

I think it is time to call up the ancestors for their thoughts.

Indigenous people, speak your truth.

Gandhi please step forward. Martin Luther King, will you have a say? Burned witches of yore, cry out! I am sure Nelson Mandela will chime in. And, last but not least, the Jews, gypsies and people of color in Nazi Germany will shout from their graves. I know there are many more who would love to speak out.

Now it is your turn. I challenge you to ask the hard questions.

Kay Brunnier Carbondale

Learn from history When I was born, there was a polio epidemic in the U.S. My brother and I were lucky; we didn’t get it, but we knew kids who did. When the Salk vaccine became available, it changed everything. Yearly cases were reduced to a fraction because of mass immunization.

The Sabin vaccine, administered orally, meant near elimination of the disfiguring and deadly disease. The U.S. recorded its last cases of polio in 1979, among isolated Amish communities in several Midwestern states.

Can we learn from history? The key to eliminating COVID-19 is mass immunization.

A successful vaccination campaign requires near total participation. If only 50% chose to participate, we are not successful, as proven by the latest COVID surge where we once again are seeing more than 1,000 daily deaths, and now must return to mask-wearing.

The risks of not being vaccinated are real.

Despite fear-mongering and rampant internet misinformation, following the administration of millions of vaccine doses, we know the three vaccines in use are safe and effective.

It is unfortunate that key political figures including our own county commissioners and Rep. Lauren Boebert chose to turn a public health issue into a political issue.

Boebert’s statements about “Needle Nazis” and “coercion by federal agents” show her complete ignorance of history and public health. Had she and her like-minded “patriots” Continued on page 21

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Old traditions make for new memories

By James Steindler Contributing Editor

Potato Day is the longest standing locals’ tradition in Carbondale. The event kicked off in 1909, and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in the same year that The Sopris Sun printed its first issue. On Oct. 2, the Town celebrates the 112th annual Potato Day. The significance of the potato for this town is often lost on contemporary Carbondalians.

Local potato pioneer Eugene Grubb even wrote the book on potatoes in 1912, titled — wait for it — “The Potato.” Aptly, Mr. Grubb sat on the first-ever Potato Day committee.

“The proof of the pudding is in the eating,” wrote Grubb. “It must be properly cooked and served, and thus the Carbondale potato will be found one of the delicacies of the world.”

In years past, Potato Day coincided with Roaring Fork High School’s homecoming and the respective football game. Each year, a potato king and queen were crowned, in addition to homecoming royalty.

A rodeo has also been customary, in recent years known as the Bareback Bonanza. Some traditions from the first Potato Day, including the greased pig race and potato race on horseback, lasted for many decades.

Other contests did not survive the test of time. For instance, a 1913 Potato Day brochure, preserved by the Carbondale Historical Society, lists a “fat man’s race” as one of the many competitions with a grand prize box of cigars, a silk handkerchief for placing second and carton of cigarettes for third place.

It was not until 1971 that folks were charged (.50 cents) for the communal meal. A 1966 article in Glenwood Springs’ Reminder Record

COVID-19 cases are aware, the world isn’t out of the woods yet. Therefore, this year, organizers are taking the utmost precautions. “Each lunch item will be packaged separately and placed on its own table,” stated Sue Gray of the Potato Day committee. “Lunch bags will be provided for people to fill up with the prepackaged items.

Tables (as well as vendor booths) will be spaced wide apart throughout the park.” She added that, “Masks and social distancing are encouraged.”

See page 6 for a schedule of events, or reference the Carbondale Annual Potato Day page on Facebook.

The Dinkel building's basement was once used to store numerous sacks of potatoes before being transported for distribution. Photo courtesy of the Carbondale Historical Society. (a supplement to the Morning Reminder at the time) reports that there were about 4,000 people fed on Potato Day back then. This year, folks will be welcomed to feast on locally sourced beef and potatoes.

With the exception of a couple of years during the world wars, Potato Day has never been missed.

Up until 2018, the Zeta Epsilon and Xi Gamma Tau sororities took charge of putting the event together.

“As a collaborative,” began Potato Day committee member Jessi Rochel, “it was Carbondale Parks and Rec, Chamber of Commerce, the Historical Society, the library and,” yours truly, “The Sopris Sun,” that took over when the sororities decided to pass the baton.

Then, KDNK joined the committee in 2019.

Rochel grew up in Carbondale after moving

here as a kid in 1991. Her birthday is in the beginning of October. “I can remember, as a kid, having my birthday party and a sleep-over and we’d get up in the morning and go down for the parade.” She said that Potato Day holds “a lot of great childhood memories for me.”

While attending Roaring Fork High, Rochel took part in the class float for the parade. “My senior year, they painted me green and I was the Statue of Liberty,” she laughed.

As long as she can remember, there has been a theme for Potato Day. “I remember my freshman year of high school it was ‘the Flintstones,’” she said. “We built a paper-mache volcano that actually smoked.” This year’s theme, ‘Tuber Renaissance’ is meant to symbolize the Town’s rebirth, after a chaotic year-and-a-half.

That said, as folks who are paying attention to

Ingrid Seidell walks the 1985 Potato Day parade on behalf of KDNK radio, which was only two years old at the time. Photo from Valley Journal archives.

Get Involved The Town of Carbondale Boards and Commissions have the following vacancies: • Bike, Pedestrian and Trails Commission • • •

Tree Board Environmental Board Public Arts Commission Contact: Kae McDonald 970-510-1248 kmcdonald@carbondaleco.net

Applications: https://www.carbondalegov.org/government/boards_&_commissions

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SCUTTLEBUTT Local accolade

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Krysia Carter-Giez completed filming and editing her film “The Day I had to Grow Up” in Carbondale. The film follows six young activists who yearn for change in America and recently earned “Best Documentary Short and Best Editing In A Short Film” at the Barcelona International Film Festival. Congratulations!

Bustang Sally As of Monday, Sept. 27, Colorado Department of Transportation’s Bustang includes a weekday route from Grand Junction to Telluride.

According to the press release, “Regularly scheduled stops for the route include Telluride, Placerville, Ridgway, Montrose, Olathe, Delta and four Grand Junction stops.

Disaster assistance The closure of I-70 caused by flooding, mudslides and rockslides has prompted the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to offer low-interest federal disaster loans to small businesses that were economically impacted.

SBA assistance is available in Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin counties. The deadline to apply is June 16, 2022, at https://bit.ly/3iki5I5

Until next year Boat ramps at Rifle Gap and Harvey Gap state parks are closed for the season, a month earlier than normal due to declining water levels. “We are still feeling the effects of last year’s unusually dry weather and the reservoirs never filled this spring,” said Brian Palcer, park manager for the Rifle State Park Complex. Low water levels at Ruedi Reservoir have caused the boat ramp dock to rest in mud below the paved surface. All sites remain

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Nurturing relationships October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Advocate Safehouse Project — a local nonprofit that provides emergency shelter, crisis intervention, client education, safety planning and counseling — hosts a digital scavenger hunt with cash awards on Oct. 2 from noon to 4 p.m.

Teams with up to six players will use a smartphone app called Goose Chase to complete “missions” and earn points. Participation is free. To register, visit https://advocatesafehouseproject.org/

Thrill the World Bonedale Flashmob invites dancers of all ages and levels to learn the “Thriller Dance” in preparation for a world-wide synchronized zombie dance on Saturday, Oct. 30. Practices occur every Friday at Gianinetti Park in Carbondale, from 5 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. To sign up, call Alexandra at 970-379-2187.

For Trees So Tall Local author Jessica Jacobson released the first book in a new series early last week. “For Trees So Tall” is a personal story of healing generational trauma by finding peace in the Colorado

wilderness. “Like the tall trees of the forest that have weathered countless storms,” writes Jacobson, “you too can grow ever closer to the light.”

COVID-19/schools update Garfield County Public Health writes, “During the 2021 spring semester, Garfield County was averaging one school-aged youth case per day.

During the current fall semester, this number has risen substantially, more than doubling to 2.4 school-aged cases per day. Garfield School District Re-2 began the fall semester with an optional masking policy, while the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) adopted a universal masking policy. Comparing school district quarantine data through Sept. 17, Re-2 has had 236 student quarantines while RFSD has had 14.” Re-2 implemented universal masking on Sept. 27.

Weekly climate march 350 Roaring Fork invites citizens concerned with climate change to march every Friday morning starting at 8 a.m. The marches will start at The Goat restaurant parking lot across from the Cowen Center and will continue up Highway 133 to the roundabout and back. For more information, visit: https://350colorado.org/

Philanthropic education The local chapter of the Philanthropic Educational Organization is pleased to sponsor Megan Daugherty, who is studying nursing at Colorado Mountain College, Gabriella Narby attending Colorado University with an eye on dentistry, Keiry Lopez-Perez attending Colorado State University looking toward veterinary medicine and Vanessa Leon-Gamez attending Denver University with a goal of becoming a

The Sopris Sun’s Future of Journalism youth education program is underway with four brilliant participants. Our A-Team (from left to right): Todd Chamberlin, James Steindler and Myki Jones with students Marlo Bowman, Maeve Murray, Sofie Koski and Mackenzie Llewellyn and program lead Jeanne Souldern.

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Activists demand trustees dump oil and gas holdings

By Dyana Z. Furmansky Sopris Sun Correspondent

More than 400 Carbondale area residents signed the petition delivered Friday to Interim Town Manager Kevin Schorzman, demanding that the Carbondale Board of Trustees divest Town finances from the Exxon and Chevron oil and gas bonds in the Town’s investment portfolio. John Hoffmann, a Carbondale blacksmith and former trustee, walked into Schorzman’s office and handed him the signatures.

“We’re not here for confrontation, but to celebrate a win,” said Will Hodges, coordinator of 350 Roaring Fork that organized the petition drive. “The Town is on the right side of this issue,” he told a small but enthusiastic rally of fossil fuel divestment supporters who gathered outside Town Hall. Hodges explained that Carbondale, Pitkin County, Glenwood Springs, New Castle and Snowmass are some of the 400 municipalities that participate in both the Colorado Secure Assets Fund (C-SAFE) and the Colorado Statewide Investment Program (CSIP), which hold a combined total of $25.6 million in the oil companies’ bonds. 350 Roaring Fork organized a second rally and divestment petition delivery at Glenwood Springs City Hall on the same day.

“That’s under 1% of the funds’ value,” Hodges said, adding that it

Climate activists organized by 350 Roaring Fork gathered outside of Carbondale Town Hall on Sept. 24. Photo by Paula Mayer. should be easy to replace these holdings with non-fossil fuel investments.

“Every fund that divests increases the incremental borrowing costs” of oil and gas corporations. “Dominoes are falling,” he said.

Demands by citizens to divest their municipality’s assets from fossil fuels is “a worldwide movement,” Hodges said. The date for the Carbondale and Glenwood Springs community actions was chosen because it was the second anniversary of the Climate Strike initiated by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg after she addressed the United Nations about the climate

crisis and called for students around the world to walk out of their classes to call attention to it. The organization’s goal is to reduce global emissions of carbon dioxide to under 350 parts per million of all the molecules in the atmosphere, the level that is considered safe. Currently the level is 420 parts per million, says Hodges. “We are in a lifeboat wearing golf spikes.”

Colorado government officials and a C-SAFE investment manager that Hodges said he has spoken to, are receptive to shifting the public’s investments. “Fossil fuel is losing market share. It’s going away. It’s just a

matter of how quickly.” Hodges told the gathering that, with a gridlocked Congress in Washington, D.C., wielding financial tools locally is one of the best ways to hasten the transition of municipalities to a low carbon future. He said 350 Roaring Fork is not asking that the C-SAFE and CSIP oil and gas company bonds be sold tomorrow. “We ask the managers to allow them to mature, which is in about a year, and then not renew them.”

Some in the audience offered other financial actions that individuals can undertake, such as cutting up their

credit cards issued by the country’s four largest banks that fund a significant portion of oil and gas development and sending them to the bank CEOs. Hodges agreed. “The more local the bank, the better.”

Hodges said volunteers will continue to collect signatures, and that people can go to the 350 Roaring Fork website to add their names to the petition.

350 Roaring Fork is a chapter of Colorado 350, the state’s largest grassroots organization, which is part of 350.org, an international affiliation of climate activists founded in 2008.

DON’T TEACH BEARS NEW TRICKS BEARS HAvE BEEN SEEN IN AND AROuND CARBONDAlE Early prevention keeps bears from making a habit of visiting neighborhoods!

REMOvE ITEMS THAT ATTRACT BEARS: • Garbage • Barbeque Grills • Bird Feeders • Fruit • Pet Food • Compost

TOWN CODE: NO GARBAGE BEFORE 6AM ON COllECTION DAy:

The Town of Carbondale passed an ordinance prohibiting placement of trash for pickup before 6AM on collection day and empty containers must be brought in no later than 8PM the same day.

Compost and trash cans need to be in a secure and enclosed area or must be bear resistant trash can. Trash cans should be approved/certified by the Inneragency Grizzly Committee. (Sec. 7-3-60) The smell of any food may attract bears. Keep garbage indoors until the morning of trash pickup and keep outdoor barbeque grills clean and odorless. It is best to keep windows and doors securely locked, especially at night. If a bear enters your home, open doors to leave the bear an escape route and leave the house if possible.

TIP: It’s encouraged to have electrified chicken coops.

GARBAGE KIllS BEARS:

Bears that make repeated visits to neighborhoods may need to be moved or euthanized. To keep your family and the bears safe, please remove any attractants and follow these tips and ordinances, until the bears hibernate in winter. Bears are 90% vegetarian and rarely hunt or kill animals, however, they are wild animals and can be unpredicatable. Do not approach any bear, especially cubs.

For additional information, call the Division of Wildlife: 947-2920. Call the Carbondale Police Department if you see a bear anywhere in town at 963-2662.

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112th Annual Potato Day Schedule October 2, 2021 8:30 am: “Tater Trot” Ross Montessori Fun Run (Registration 7:30-8:00 am, Start and Finish on 4th street) 9 am: Cowboy Coffee & Farmers & Artisan Market opens in Sopris Park 9 am: Potato Day Scavenger Hunt 10:30 am: Potato Day Parade on Main Street (theme: “Tuber Renaissance”) 11:30 am: Kids' Zone in the Park with Sports Skill Games, 11:30 am: 1:00 pm Live Music from Gazebo Pam and Dan Music 11:30 – 1:30 pm: BBQ Lunch and Baked Potatoes 1:00 pm: Announcements of Parade Winners, Potato Decorating Contest and Potato Day Scavenger Hunt Winners 1:05 Traditional Potato Day Games at Carbondale Historical Society Booth 1:15- 3:00 pm Live Music Red Hill Rollers 2:00-5:00 pm Youth Gymkhana at Gus Darien Rodeo Grounds by the Sopris Gymkhana Club

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Convergent Circus: an eclectic delight

The Convergent Circus was an eclectic experience of visual performances, art, poetry, music, sound, light and spiritual connection through the four elements. It even included a bit of time travel! You entered through a door that immediately became a portal to a different world, and followed a meandering, luminary path through tall grass to the official start of the journey. The four element areas were visually isolated from each other and were connected by sinuous paths through field, forest and water. No step was without some sensation to digest. Each element was imparted to the gatherers by welcoming them to be immersed by the experience.

Thank you Carbondale Arts, all the performers, volunteers and sponsors for making it a feast for the senses and unique delight.

Photos and text by Sue Rollyson.

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CARBONDALE REPORT

Trustees look ahead to 2022

By Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Editor

The latest regular meeting of Carbondale trustees began with introducing Boden Hamilton, a senior at Roaring Fork High School and non-voting member of the board representing the youth perspective.

During trustee comments, Erica Sparhawk shared her enthusiasm from the recent Colorado Mountain League conference, saying that climate was discussed during every concurrent session and she came away inspired.

Ben Bohmfalk touched on the comprehensive plan update meeting organized by Clean Energy Economy for the Region on Sept. 23, saying: “It was a productive meeting” but “not as well attended as I had hoped,” given the amount of advertising and promotion.

The meeting assured all the usual suspects that Carbondale has made great strides toward sustainability with more progress to come. That meeting is archived on the YouTube channel called “CLEER: Clean Energy Economy for the Region.”

According to Lani Kitching, 19 mussel-infested boats were intercepted at Ruedi Reservoir this season. The Ruedi Water and Power Authority is looking to install solar at the reception kiosk in 2022 and is exploring the possibility of a solar farm on the

reservoir’s surface.

Several trustees gave kudos to the Chamber of Commerce for their successful Business Confluence event.

Mayor Dan Richardson expounded, “Two hours worth every minute.”

Richardson also addressed the letter delivered by 350 Roaring Fork asking that the Town’s investment portfolio drop two oil and gas bonds (see page 5). There was no opposition to this proposal.

Next, Michael Durant, who served on the Planning and Zoning Commission for over 10 years, was honored with a special award, having recently stepped away as the commission’s chair. Durant helped to adopt the Town’s current Unified Development Code and zoning district map.

“You’ve been a model of service to the community,” said Bohmfalk.

“The Town thrives when people step forward and put the best interests of the Town first.”

Continuing along, Fire Chief Rob Goodwin and architect Michael Hassig stepped forward requesting that the Town appeal a water meter requirement for a hydrant servicing the new multi-function training facility currently under construction. The meter costs range between $25,000 and $30,000 and the overall project costs are $1.2 million. The facility is

estimated to use up to 25,000 gallons of water per year, and no other hydrants in Town are metered.

Interim Town Manager Kevin Schorzman, who is also the Town’s public works director, insisted that metering this non-emergency hydrant is important, “to get a handle on how much water is being used out there.”

Based on a long-standing agreement, the fire department will not be charged fees for water usage. Rather, Schorzman’s interest is accounting for where water goes to help the Town address any potential leakages in the system.

“We’re all on both sides here,” said Bohmfalk. “Whether the Town pays for it or they pay for it, we’re all paying for it.”

A motion by Bohmfalk to waive the meter requirement was seconded

by Kitching and failed.

A motion by Kitching to split the cost of the meter and installation by reimbursing the fire department 50% of the cost, up to $15,000, succeeded with four of six votes (Heather Henry had not yet joined due to a conflicting meeting). Richardson and Bohmfalk were the dissenting votes.

Next up, the trustees reviewed a fee schedule amendment for two items outside of the normal fee schedule update. With Oct. 1 being the anniversary of the Town’s agreement

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Carbondale resident Rita Marsh shared her vision for "Food/agriculture" during the climate-oriented comprehensive plan update meeting held on Sept. 23 meeting. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh. with Mountain Waste for trash for Eighth Street and received public hauling, a rate increase for customers comments. Pushed to further narrow was reviewed. In addition to the the street, they stuck with the plan annual 4% increase made possible by approved in April with 10-foot travel the contract, an additional .605% was lanes. The tree board will be asked tacked on recognizing the sharp rise to weigh in on the plan, as it affects in fuel costs. “The way it’s proposed in vegetation. “More effort was made to here,” said Shorzman, “I think it’s fair.” protect non-elm trees than elm trees,” Rates at the Town-managed RV park admitted Schorzman. were also increased to better reflect the Before the meeting’s conclusion, market value of services. trustees entered into an executive Regarding the 2022 budget, session, “to discuss the purchase, extra requests totaling $65,000 were acquisition, lease, transfer, or sale evaluated with special consideration of real, personal, or other property given that the Town looks to possibly interest.” spend $2.4 million from reserves on The next Planning and Zoning various projects, including property Commission meeting, on Sept. 30 at acquisitions.

The proposed budget will 7 p.m., will include an update from be presented at the next regular Cushing Terrell on the comprehensive meeting on Oct. 12. The Town’s plan update.

Trustees will review town manager new public engagement platform candidates at their next meeting on (carbondalekaleidoscope.org) will be Oct. 12. The application window utilized for outreach.

Lastly, trustees reviewed plans yielded more than 30 candidates.

BASALT REPORT

Sopris Meadows plan proceeds on mixed vote

By Dyana Z. Furmansky Sopris Sun Correspondent

In a 5-2 vote taken after testy exchanges Tuesday night, the Basalt Town Council gave approval to a sketch plan by Possumco LLC for the Sopris Meadows Subdivision Parcel 5, the last undeveloped residential parcel in Willits.

Possumco’s chief, Michael Lipkin, developed Willits Town Center and wants to build 111 free-market condominiums and 44 rental units that would provide affordable housing on the 12acre section between Willits Lane and East Valley Road.

The other major presentation of the night addressed BCC Basalt LLC’s revised concept for a rezoning to demolish the former Clark’s Market building at the entrance to downtown Basalt, to build 66 rent-capped apartments and a 9,000-square-foot grocery store.

While citizens still spoke against the revised scale and height of the BCC Basalt plan, the Possumco application was the more contentious and time-consuming business of the night. Mayor Bill Kane reminded the audience that the Sopris Meadows Parcel 5 project was at the very beginning of the planning and zoning process, and that it was “a very initial, impressionistic look at the property.”

It wasn’t the proposed 155 homes and 350 parking spots that prompted eight neighbors from Park Modern and Willits Townhomes to condemn Lipkin’s plan. Rather, it was the developer’s stated desire to provide access to Parcel 5’s residences via Evans Road, in addition to Willits Lane and East Valley Road. Jorges Fuentes told the

Town Council that “there is zero justification for paving on one of the last unmolested green spaces” in Willits. He submitted a petition signed by 109 of his neighbors who agreed.

“The green space that’s there is well worth saving,” said Mary Foto, who lives on Evans Road.

She cited 2021 updates to the Town of Basalt Strategic Framework, which calls for enhancing the Town’s parks and open spaces, and pursuing land use strategies that protect the natural environment.

Town Councilor Bill Infante, who voted against granting Possumco’s sketch plan approval at this stage, called giving access to Parcel 5 via Evans Road “an asphalt maximization plan.”

Others opposed the use of Evans Road for safety reasons. Jay Israel, who has lived in Willits since 1998, called the Evans Road proposal “totally inappropriate and dangerous to children and dog walkers.” Jill Kosdrosky, treasurer of the Willits Townhomes, raised similar worries, adding that bicyclists would face the hazard of another intersection. Judy Nespeca of Willits Townhomes, suggested a raised bike trail be built over the road to avoid the traffic.

Lipkin, on the other hand, was quite certain that the Evans access to the new development was necessary. “The road was platted there 20-plus years ago,” he said. “We have planned around that road. We put in trails and left 46 acres of open space. I simply don’t buy that it will be a highlytrafficked, dangerous road. I don’t share their fears.”

Lipkin said he wanted to “stick to the elegance of our plan” because the Evans Road access would give everyone in the new development, including those who lived in affordable housing, a shorter,

This Willits Parcel 5 sketch plan map depicts additional access to Willits Lane via Lake Avenue.

Conceptual map from Basalt Council packet. more direct route. “Nobody is looking at the rights of future residents,” he said. “These people are not interested in allowing other people to enjoy what they have.”

Town Councilor Elyse Hottel agreed, saying that she thought it was “slightly biased and inequitable” to the affordable housing portion of the development to have its future residents have to drive farther.

Town Council expressed appreciation of Possumco’s inclusion of affordable housing, and requested that 22 of these units be completed first.

Councilor Gary Tennenbaum asked Lipkin why apartments were planned as rentals rather than as properties to be purchased. Lipkin explained that in the past, recessions made it difficult for lower-income owners to keep up with expenses, and many lost their homes. He said that providing rental properties meant that tenants didn’t have to assume all the responsibility for maintenance, or keeping up with monthly homeowners association payments. “Banks have trouble financing projects

because of a lack of maintenance and failure to pay HOA dues.” Having an inventory of affordable rental properties, Lipkin continued, “is a kinder solution.”

Earlier in the evening, councilors easily agreed on a few recreational matters. The meeting began with the granting of a Special Event Activity Permit for the October 16 Aspen Valley Marathon, half marathon, and 5k run that will end at Lions Park.

Two marijuana dispensaries in Town received unanimous approval for renewal of their recreational marijuana licenses.

Councilors asked how business was. Roots Rx owner Robert Holmes and Goodpeople Dispensary owner Justin Streeb, whose medical marijuana license was also renewed, shared similar experiences. Sales went up during the pandemic shutdown. “We had an in-house joke that we could tell when people received a check from the government,” said Holmes. “Then when people went back to work and they lacked federal funds, sales went down.”

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CALENDAR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30 SOCCER MATCH

The Roaring Fork High School boys soccer team plays against Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) at CRMS at 4 p.m.

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Little Blue Preschool invites the community to its new location at 55 N. 7th Street in Carbondale for free local beverages, music by Christian Gomez and complimentary balloon animals and face painting for kids.

The fun begins at 5:30 p.m.

STAND AT THE SUMMIT

YOUTH FILMS

Environmental advocates from both the Roaring Fork and North Fork valleys stand together at the top of McClure Pass to share ideas and inspiration from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

YouthZone’s Ascent Youth Film Festival kicks off virtually and with a watch party at The Orchard in Carbondale with and music by the Hell Roaring String Band at 6 p.m. Tickets and access to the online auction are at https://youthzone.com/

MEN ON BOATS

At 7:30 p.m. Thunder River Theatre Co. opens its season with “Men on Boats.” The show will have Thursday to Sunday shows through Oct. 17. For details and tickets, visit https://thunderrivertheatre.com/ LIVE MUSIC

LP Herd performs at Heather’s in Basalt at 6:30 p.m.

TACAW

The Still Tide performs at The Contemporary at 8 p.m. Tickets are at https://tacaw.org/

FRIDAY OCTOBER 1 WAKE-UP CALL

The Colorado River District presents its annual seminar at Colorado Mesa University from 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. with virtual attendance options. Register at https://coloradoriverdistrict.org/ THE BONEHEADS

The Boneheads give a rare, live performance on KDNK as part of the station’s fall fundraiser during (Grateful) Ed Holub’s “Chasin’ the Groove” show at around 2:30 p.m.

GRAND OPENING

OUTDOOR MOVIE

Local filmmaker and National Geographic photographer Pete McBride presents his film “Into the Canyon” on the lawn of the Basalt Library at sundown.

For more information, visit https://basaltlibrary.org/ LIVE MUSIC

Chris Bank and Mark Johnson perform at Heather’s in Basalt at 6:30 p.m.

ASPEN FRINGE

The Aspen Fringe Festival presents “FallFest” at the Wheeler Opera House at 7:30 p.m. More info at https://aspenfringefestival.org/ CRYSTAL THEATRE

“The Card Counter” shows nightly at 7:30 p.m. through Monday, except on Sunday with a showing at 5 p.m.

STEVE’S GUITARS

The Tyler Rust Band performs at Steve’s Guitars at 8 p.m. GrassRoots Community Network will live stream the concert on YouTube.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 2

MOUNTAIN BIKING DAY

Coal Basin Ranch hosts “Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day” with Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association and Roaring Fork Cycling from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. All participants will be entered into a prize raffle, and a free BBQ lunch follows coach-led rides and activities.

Registration at https://rfmba.org/ POTATO DAY

Carbondale’s longest tradition continues with artisans in the park at 9 a.m., a parade on Main Street at 10:30 a.m., live music beginning at 11:30 a.m. and the community meal in the park. The Youth Gymkhana at the Gus Darien Rodeo Grounds starts at 2 p.m.

MANDALA MAKING

Carbondale Arts and Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers team up to clean up and create mandalas with plant material along the Rio Grande ARTway from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

BAILE FOLKLÓRICO

Garfield County Libraries celebrate Hispanic Heritage month with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet performing at the Glenwood Springs Library at 6 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC

Chris Bank and Mark Johnson perform at Heather’s in Basalt at 6:30 p.m.

THE GRAWLIX

Colorado-podcast producers, The Grawlix, share comedy at The Contemporary at 8 p.m. Then, on Sunday, they will record a fresh episode in the presence of a live audience at 3 p.m. Tickets

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are at https://tacaw.org/

SUNDAY OCTOBER 3 LAST SWIM

The Carbondale Pool is open for its final day of the season. For more information and hours visit https://carbondalerec.com/ SKY MOUNTAIN RESTORATION

participate in their book club event from noon to 2 p.m. Folks can share books they’ve been reading and check out the shortlisted titles from the Aspen Words Literary Prize.

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 6 EMPLOYMENT LAW

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers invites folks to help reseed areas of Sky Mountain Park from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Sign up at https://rfov.org/

Experts offer updates on federal and state laws impacting employment at the Hotel Colorado at 8:30 a.m. To reserve a spot, visit https://businessasap.com/ employment-law-seminar/

BLESS YOUR PET

MAC BASICS

The Aspen Chapel invites pet owners to bring their fourlegged or winged friends to the Chapel Garden at 11 a.m.

Learn the basics when it comes to operating your Mac computer, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Basalt Library. Registration is required and participants must bring their own computer. Register by calling 927-4311 ext. 1013 or emailing cbaumgarten@basaltlibrary.org

TUESDAY OCTOBER 5

STORYTIME AT HOME

A virtual storytime will surface every first Tuesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. on the Garfield County Library youtube and Facebook pages.

RAISING A READER

Parents and their infant to five year-old children are invited to Basalt Library every week at 11 a.m. for an hour of storytime, activities, and snacks. More information is at https://basaltlibrary.org/ YARN GROUP

Knitters, crocheters, weavers and other yarn creators are invited to share and discuss their projects and techniques from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Basalt Library. All are welcome.

BOOK CLUB

Basalt Library invites folks to

ASCENDIGO FALL FEST

Ascendigo will hold a celebration at Brass Anvil in Carbondale from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Enjoy a night of beverages, food, prize drawing and the chance to bid on a special auction. Tickets are $60 and available at https://ascendigo.org/

THURSDAY OCTOBER 7 STORYTIME IN CARBONDALE

Young ones and their parents are invited to storytime at the Carbondale Library beginning at 10:30 a.m. More information is available at https://gcpld.org/

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by Alex Sánchez Quería compartir una breve nota acerca de nuestro primer foro comunitario de la semana pasada.

Más de 64 líderes de Parachute, Rifle, Silt, New Castle, Glenwood Springs, Gypsum, Carbondale, El Jebel y Basalt participaron en el primer Latina and Latino Policy Listening Tour en Glenwood Springs este último sábado, 25

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Líderes latinos y latinas se representan de septiembre de, 10:30 a.m. a 2:30 p.m. La meta del foro era identificar problemas locales y soluciones políticas informadas por la comunidad.

Participantes tuvieron la oportunidad de compartir sus experiencias y ofrecer sus soluciones en siete áreas de problemas de pólizas, incluyendo justicia de inmigrante, justicia de salud y reproductiva, justicia de empleo y económica, justicia ambiental, justicia de vigilancia policial y criminal, justicia de alojamiento y justicia de educación. Cada discusión fue facilitada por un líder de la comunidad y legislador estatal, incluyendo senadores Julie Gonzales, Robert Rodriguez y Dominic Moreno, y representantes Alex Valdez, Adrienne Benavidez, Monica Duran, Kerry Tipper, David Ortiz y Donald Valdez.

Por ser una organización de apoyo, siempre empezamos nuestro trabajo participando con líderes y organizando la comunidad. Los comentarios y las soluciones informadas por la comunidad que fueron identificadas durante este foro ayudarán a desarrollar nuestra agenda política local e informarán sobre nuestro trabajo de apoyo y esfuerzos de cabildeo en el 2022.

A nivel estatal, los comentarios y el aporte de esta reunión también ayudarán a informar la primera plataforma de pólizas Latina y Latino de todo el estado. Esta plataforma estatal será desarrollada usando las respuestas y datos de la primera encuesta con 1,000 votantes latinos/latinas registrados, la primera encuesta de líderes de base latino/latina y varias reuniones regionales en persona a través del estado, incluyendo

Más de 64 personas participaron en el primer Latina and Latino Policy Listening Tour en Glenwood Springs este último sábado, 25 de septiembre.

Foto cortesía de Voces Unidas. una en Glenwood Springs. Este trabajo amplio y estratégico está siendo dirigido y fundado por la unión de organizaciones latinas, incluyendo Voces Unidad, COLOR, The Latino Caucus, Protégete, CIRC y otros.

Planeamos publicar una actualización en noviembre con aportes del proceso completo.

Para saber más acerca de Voces Unidas, visite https://vocesunidas.org/

CHISME DEL PUEBLO Marcha climática semanal

Coronavirus/escuelas

En casos de desastres

350 Roaring Fork invita a aquellos preocupados por el cambio climático a marchar cada viernes por la mañana comenzando a las 8 a.m. Las marchas comenzarán en el estacionamiento del restaurante The Goat enfrente del Cowen Center en Carbondale y continuarán hasta la carretera 133. Para más información visite https://350colorado.org/

La salud Pública del condado de Garfield escribió, “durante el semestre de primavera del 2021, el condado de Garfield estaba en el promedio de un caso por día. Durante el semestre del otoño, este número ha incrementado sustancialmente, más que el doble a 2.4 casos por día. El distrito escolar de Garfield Re-2 comenzó el semestre del otoño con una póliza opcional de mascarillas, mientras que el distrito escolar Roaring Fork (RFSD) adoptó una póliza universal de mascarillas. Comprando los datos de cuarentena del distrito escolar hasta el 17 de septiembre, Re-2 ha tenido 236 cuarentena de estudiantes mientras que RFSD ha tenido 14.”

Re-2 implementó un mandato de mascarilla el 17 de septiembre.

El cierre de la I-70 causado por inundaciones, deslizamientos de tierra y desplazamientos de rocas ha incitado a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) a ofrecer préstamos de desastres con bajos intereses a negocios pequeños que fueron impactados económicamente. La asistencia de SBA está disponible en los condados de Eagle, Garfield y Pitkin. La fecha límite para inscribirse es el 16 de junio del 2022 en https://bit.ly/3up7WP7

Educación filantrópica La Organización de Educación Filantrópica local está encantada de patrocinar Megan Daugherty, quien está estudiando enfermería en Colorado Mountain College, Gabriella Narby quien está atendiendo en Colorado University con un interés en odontología, Keiry Lopez-Perez quien está atendiendo Colorado State University hacía médica veterinaria y Vanessa Leon-Gamez quien está atendiendo Denver University con una meta de convertirse en médica. Esta organización de filantropía fue formada hace 150 años para promover a las mujeres que entran en programas de educación mayores.

Durante los últimos 10 años, este grupo local ha recaudado más de $43,000 en becas.

El siguiente evento de recaudación, A Wine Tasting Tour of Spain and Portugal, está programado para el 11 de febrero del 2022 en el RVR Barn.

Bustang Sally A partir del lunes 27 de septiembre, el Bustang del departamento de transporte de Colorado incluirá una ruta durante días de semana desde Grand Junction hasta Telluride. Según la correspondencia de prensa, “paradas constantes en esta ruta serán Telluride, Placerville, Ridgway, Montrose, Olathe, Delta y cuatro paradas en Grand Junction.”

Encuesta de salud Valley View Hospital está lanzando una encuesta de evaluación para necesidades de salud de la comunidad, y pide que miembros de la comunidad completen este cuestionario antes del 15 de octubre. Valley View pública la encuesta cada tres años para estimar que es lo que necesita la gente en términos de salud. Para completar esta encuesta en español, visite: https://bit.ly/3uptxa0

Relaciones nutritivas Octubre es el mes de concientización sobre la violencia doméstica, Advocate Safehose Project — una organización local sin fines de lucro que proporciona refugio de emergencia, intervención de crisis, educación del cliente, planificación y asesoramiento de seguridad — organizará una búsqueda de tesoros digital con premios en efectivo el día 2 de octubre desde mediodía hasta las 4 p.m. Los equipos, con hasta seis jugadores, usarán una aplicación de teléfono para completar las “misiones” y obtener puntos. Participación es gratis.

Para inscribirse visite https://bit.ly/2WtE6ww

Hasta el año próximo Las rampas de botes de los parques estatales de Rifle Gap y Harvey Gap estarán cerradas por la temporada, un mes antes de lo normal debido a la disminución de los niveles de agua. “Todavía estamos sintiendo los efectos del clima seco del año pasado y los embalses nunca se llenaron durante la primavera”, dijo Brian Placer, administrador del parque para el Rifle State Park Complex. Los bajos niveles de agua en Ruedi Reservoir han causado que la rampa de botes se haya quedado en el lodo.

Todos los sitios seguirán abiertos para usos que no requieren acceso por rampa.

Emociona al mundo Bonedale Flashmob invita a bailarines de todas las edades y niveles a aprender el baile Thriller en preparación para baile sincronizado del zombie mundial el sábado 30 de octubre. Las prácticas ocurrirán cada viernes en Gianinetti Parl en Carbondale de 5 p.m. a 6:15 p.m. Para inscribirse llame a Alexandra al 970-379-2187.

Dia de Bicicleta Traigan a sus niños para una mañana de diversión en bicicleta de montaña en el Rancho de Coal Basin el sábado, 2 de

octubre. El evento gratuito es para niños de todas las edades y es de 10 a.m. a 1 p.m. El Día de Llevar a un Niño en Bicicleta de Montaña en el Rancho de Coal Basin es presentado en conjunto con Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association y Roaring Fork Cycling.

Contácteles si necesitan una bicicleta y un casco. A continuación, se ofrecerá un almuerzo gratuito de barbacoa de 12 a 1pm.

Reserve su espacio en https://rfmba.org/

Fe y Azul Fe y Azul es un evento de fin de semana donde los policías y las organizaciones religiosas se unen para construir comunidades más seguras, más fuertes, justas y unificadas.

El enfoque de este evento es que los miembros de la comunidad y nuestro departamento de policía de Carbondale establezcan conexiones personales en un ambiente relajado y divertido. El Departamento de Policía de Carbondale se está asociando con la Iglesia The Orchard para dos eventos gratuitos llenos de diversión el sábado 9 de octubre y el domingo 10 de octubre 2021.

Más detalles del evento por venir.

Premio local Krysia Carter-Giez completó el rodaje y edición de su película “The Day I Had to Grow Up” en Carbondale. Esta película sigue a seis activistas jóvenes que anhelan el cambio climático y recientemente ganó “Best Documentary Short and Best Editing In A Short FIlm” en el Festival de Cine Internacional de Barcelona. ¡Felicitaciones!

Día de la Patata: una tradición antigua

Por James Steindler Traducción por Raleigh Burleigh

El Día de la Patata fue celebrado por primera vez en 1909 y la celebración de su 100 aniversario fue el mismo año en que The Sopris Sun se publicó por primera vez. El día 2 de octubre, Carbondale reconoce el 112 año del Día de la Patata.

La significancia de la patata por el pueblo es a menudo poco entendida por gente recién llegada aquí.

En el principio, fue la fundación económica para esta aldea recién establecida. En el año 1912, el pionero Eugene Grubb escribió un libro sobre la patata llamado — ¿lo adivinaste? — “La Patata”. Grubb también fue un miembro del primer comité para el Día de la Patata.

“La prueba está en la sazón”, escribió Grubb.

“Cocida propiamente, la patata de Carbondale es una delicadeza del mundo”.

En años pasados, el Día de la Patata coincidía con los eventos de “homecoming” para Roaring Fork High School y su equipo de fútbol americano. Cada año, un reino y una reina de patata fueron coronades, además que la realeza de homecoming.

Un rodeo también ha sido parte de la tradición. En años recientes, fue conocido como el “Bareback Bonanza”.

Actividades desde el primer

Alice Steindler, durante la "Bareback Bonanza" de 1993, corre con su caballo, Sweetie. Archivo del Valley Journal.

Día de la Patata incluyen la carrera de cerdos aceitados más una carrera de patata por caballo. Aunque ambos ya no son parte del evento, duraron décadas.

Otros concursos no aguantaron tanto tiempo. Por ejemplo, en 1913, dice un folleto resguardado por la Sociedad Histórica de Carbondale, hubo una carrera de gordos con premios como una caja de cigarros, un pañuelo de seda y un cartón de cigarrillos.

Fue en 1971 que, por primera vez, cobraban (50 centavos) por el almuerzo común. Un artículo del Glenwood Springs’ Reminder Record de 1966 revela que había aproximadamente 4,000 personas servidas por ese entonces. Este año, el comité da la bienvenida a la comunidad para un almuerzo

de carne y patatas, ambos de la región inmediata.

Con la excepción de algunos años durante las guerras mundiales, nunca se ha faltado el Día de la Patata.

Hasta 2018, las sororidades Zeta Epsilon y Xi Gamma Tau se encargaron de organizar el evento.

“Como una colaboración”, dijo Jessi Rochel, miembro corriente del comité, “fue el departamento de recreación del pueblo, la cámara de comercio, la sociedad histórica, la biblioteca y The Sopris Sun” que tomaron la carga cuando las sororidades soltaron las riendas.

Luego, la radio comunitaria KDNK se sumó en 2019.

Rochel se crió en Carbondale, llegando de niña en 1991. Su cumpleaños es a principios de

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octubre. “Recuerdo, de joven, teniendo una fiesta de cumpleaños y que se quedaron la noche para ir en la mañana al desfile y la celebración”.

Dice que el Día de la Patata “se asocia con recuerdos de mi niñez”.

Como estudiante de Roaring Fork High School, Rochel participaba en el desfile. “Mi último año, me pintaron verde y fui la estatua de la libertad”, dijo riendose.

Desde que recuerda, siempre hubo una temática para el Día de la Patata. “Recuerdo que, mi primer año de escuela secundaria, fue ‘Los Picapiedras’ y construimos un volcán de papel maché que de veras humeaba.” Este año, la temática es “el Renacimiento”, tomando en cuenta que el pueblo está recién emergiendo después de un año y medio de caos.

Todo dicho, para la gente consciente de que el COVID-19 siga amenazando, organizadores están tomando precauciones en alta.

“Cada parte del almuerzo estará empacado aparte y dejado en una mesa”, dijo Sue Gray, otro miembro del comité. “Bolitas estarán proveídas a la gente para llenar con sus elementos de comida. Mesas (incluso para vendedores) estarán espaciadas en el parque”. Agregó que “Se sugiere el uso de mascarillas y distancia social”.

El calendario de actividades para este evento, ubicado en el parque central “Sopris Park”, está en la página 6.

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Elderberry's Farm te invita a relajarte

Por Raleigh Burleigh Traducción por Dolores Duarte

A medida que el año 2021 entra en su cuarto trimestre, muchas personas han sobrepasado su umbral de estrés, y ¿quién sabe lo que podría ocurrir a continuación? No temas, la naturaleza tiene una cura, y Elderberry's Farm, situada bajo el Monte Lamborn en Paonia, invita a todo el mundo a disfrutar a principios de octubre de una renovación otoñal, lejos de sus problemas.

"La cura de la naturaleza es con la intención de restablecer nuestras señales bioquímicas", dijo Lisa Ganora a The Sopris Sun. Ella fundó la Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism en Boulder, donde sigue enseñando, y estableció Elderberry's en 2017 como un hogar para retiros y talleres.

El término "cura de la naturaleza", explicó, proviene del alemán y describe las prácticas basadas en la tierra y los elementos que surgieron de forma independiente en culturas de todo el mundo, incluyendo la medicina china y las tradiciones ayurvédicas de la India. La civilización occidental, a su juicio, se desconectó de esta herencia en gran medida durante la persecución de las llamadas "brujas" – también conocidas como curanderas de la tierra – en los siglos XIV y XV. Sin embargo, los hilos del indigenismo europeo persistieron. A través del continente, los campesinos mantuvieron viva la sabiduría ancestral y, en el siglo XVIII, un movimiento cultural inspiró a personajes como el filósofo Jean-Jacques Rousseau y el compositor Ludwig van Beethoven. "Hubo quienes se dieron cuenta de que la sociedad estaba haciendo algo poco sano con la urbanización", explica Ganora.

El sacerdote católico alemán del siglo XIX, Sebastian Kneipp, es tal vez el que más crédito tiene por devolver un lugar a la medicina naturista en Europa. Según explicó Ganora, Kneipp procedía de una familia campesina con una madre que practicaba la herbolaria. Enfrentado a tomar entre dos caminos para su movilidad social, ya fuera el ejército o el sacerdocio, el joven Kneipp optó por este último. Sus investigaciones sobre la curación llevaron al padre Kneipp a profesar los beneficios de la hidroterapia, utilizando el agua fría para ejercitar el sistema nervioso linfático y estimular la inmunidad.

Más tarde, a principios del siglo XX, el Dr. Henry Lindlahr, al que Ganora se refirió como un "tremendo químico", literalmente escribió el libro llamado – La cura de la naturaleza – "en una época en la que el sistema médico, las leyes y las licencias eran menos monopolistas", dijo Ganora. Lindlahr fomentó la alimentación sana e hizo hincapié en que los síntomas son mensajes de desequilibrio que ayudan a discernir las causas fundamentales de la enfermedad.

"Para tener una salud óptima, tenemos que restablecer el respeto por el funcionamiento de nuestro cuerpo y la naturaleza en conjunto", dijo Ganora. Hay muchas cosas en la vida moderna que confunden los patrones del cuerpo: las pantallas de luz azul que revolotean hasta altas horas de la noche, las largas horas sentados, los alimentos altamente procesados y las dosis masivas de cafeína para mantenernos productivos.

Y luego está la alarma del despertador: "¿Qué tal empezar el día con una sacudida cordial?".

Toda esa alteración de nuestro sistema

El Monte Lamborn arriba de Elderberry's Farm en Paonia. Foto de cortesía.

nervioso, con el tiempo, contribuye sin duda a un estrés endémico que impide que nuestro cuerpo se relaje por completo. Relajar el sistema nervioso es esencial para la capacidad natural del cuerpo de curarse.

Teniendo en cuenta la interconexión de todas las cosas, los desequilibrios dañinos en el interior de las personas también se están extendiendo al medio ambiente. "El cambio climático es un síntoma de desconexión", afirma Ganora. "Estamos muy desconectados de las consecuencias de nuestro estilo de vida". Describió el bote de la basura y la percepción de que lo que ya no se quiere simplemente desaparece. "Estamos entrenados para no pensar en estas cosas".

"Es este significativo momento de elegir", dijo Ganora. "Se trata de reclamar nuestra parte en la naturaleza. Tenemos que ser vigilantes".

El restablecimiento de cinco días en Elderberry's enseñará a la gente a mirar primero cómo están viviendo, luego sus elecciones de alimentos y, por último, cómo las hierbas pueden ser utilizadas como "la cereza del pastel". Las hierbas pueden ayudar a la gente a adaptarse, dijo Ganora, pero primero hay que abordar el estrés

subyacente.

El primer paso es armonizar con los ciclos de la naturaleza. Esto se conseguirá saludando al sol cuando salga en el cielo, caminando descalzo por el barro y, en general, integrando la reverencia y la alegría. En el retiro también se enseñará a trabajar con la respiración y se incluirá la hidroterapia.

A continuación, comidas nutritivas preparadas con deliciosos ingredientes del Valle North Fork conectarán el cuerpo con el lugar. Como enseñó el médico griego Hipócrates alrededor del año 300 a.C.: "Que tu alimento sea tu medicina". Además de adaptarse a todas las dietas, se identificarán aliados de hierbas para ajustar la disposición única de cada participante.

"El trabajo consiste en sanar la tierra, tu microbioma, cuerpo, alma, comunidad y relaciones. Para restablecer nuestra fuerza vital", concluye Ganora. Podría empezar, para ti, en el Elderberry’s Nature Cure Retreat, del 7 al 11 de octubre. También hay una opción de tres días, así como muchas otras de alojamiento, desde acampar hasta alquilar una habitación privada o incluso una casita. Más información en https:// www.elderberrysfarm.com/

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ACES redefine aprendizaje agrícola Por Geneviève Villamizar Traducción por Dolores Duarte

El Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES) del Rock Bottom Ranch (RBR) organizó recientemente un panel de discusión titulado "¿Así que crees que quieres ser agricultor?". En un momento en que el mundo reconoce que la agricultura es el mayor contribuyente a la crisis climática, el cambio en la agricultura es fundamental. Este panel mostró las experiencias y conclusiones de los aprendices del RBR de esta temporada que están haciendo precisamente ese cambio.

ElRBResapreciadoporsusprácticas de gestión ecológica y producción de alimentos biointensivos, y su programa de formación de agricultores sumerge a los aprendices en la cría práctica de animales y el cultivo de alimentos. La cría doméstica de animales se centra en el ciclo y la rotación de especies y el campo, en los que los animales pastan, rascan, picotean y excretan.

Esto estimula el crecimiento saludable y enriquece los suelos "vivos". A cambio, estos suelos vitales producen cultivos robustos y más nutritivos.

La aprendiz Hannah Pike cultivó por primera vez cuatro acres en New Hampshire, "con mucho más trabajo de tractor", comentó. "no estaba realmente satisfaciendo mi necesidad por la conservación, así que estaba en verdad interesada en venir a esta [granja] para aprender sobre un

punto en común entre la agricultura de conservación y cómo mis prácticas no sólo pueden producir alimentos para mi comunidad, sino también invertir en la salud del suelo a través de sistemas de baja labranza de tierra y alta intensidad de hortalizas como tienen aquí en el rancho".

Los sistemas regenerativos no sólo se aplican a los ecosistemas de la naturaleza o las granjas, sino a las comunidades. La pandemia muestra lo importante que puede ser la producción local de alimentos cuando los sistemas alimentarios más grandes se rompen. Dejando de lado la pandemia, los sistemas alimentarios y las economías regionales del país no siempre son justos. Las disparidades dejan "desiertos alimentarios", zonas que no tienen acceso a alimentos accesibles o saludables en general.

La aprendiz Hollis Vanderlinden abordó esta cuestión en su trabajo anterior con la Sicangu Food Sovereignty Initiative, una organización sin fines de lucro que trabaja con el pueblo Lakota en Mission, Dakota del Sur. "Estuve ayudando a gestionar un programa de agricultores principiantes", dice, "y trabajaba medio tiempo en su granja. Después de ayudar a otras personas a recuperar el poder para producir alimentos para ellos mismos y para su comunidad, sentí que era importante para mí y para las formas en que quería contribuir e interactuar con mi comunidad, obtener ese

conocimiento para mí misma. ¡Y me encanta la comida! La comida siempre ha sido la forma en que me conecto con mis amigos y mi comunidad de manera significativa y genuina, más profunda".

La aprendiz de ganadería y tierras Shannon Hourigan comparte que "siempre ha amado a los animales".

Sin embargo, su formación era demasiado académica y se agotó.

"Al venir al ACES, quería tener esa experiencia con los animales y la agricultura, y ver la agricultura a través de un lente más práctico que lo que me habían enseñado en los libros", dice, pero "apilar ese conocimiento", y "aprovechar oportunidades como [el aprendizaje] para utilizar esa formación más académica y compartirla con la comunidad".

Al trabajar con el ganado para regenerar la tierra, Hourigan tiene una perspectiva recién adquirida que abarca una visión y comprensión más holística de su "mundo exterior", explica.

"Trabajamos a escalas geográficas tan grandes – siempre estamos en el exterior – lo que es diferente para mí, estando en la escuela, trabajando en un restaurante. Existes en espacios más pequeños y reducidos. Aunque puedas salir a pasear, correr o ir de excursión, y experimentar paisajes hermosos y abiertos, es diferente existir en ellos todos los días".

Ray Mooney pasa de lo obvio, "cómo me veo a mí mismo como consumidor en la economía", a "algo que se rechaza; algo que se pone en

NO LE ENSEÑES TRUCOS NUEVOS A LOS OSOS

Shannon Hourigan, aprendiz de ganadería y tierras, habla durante el reciente panel de agricultores en el Rock Bottom Ranch. Foto cortesía del Aspen Center for Environmental Studies.

el rincón en nuestra sociedad, que la agricultura realmente ha traído a la vida conmigo - y es la antítesis de la vida: la muerte".

Mooney explica que enfrentarse a la muerte es una parte inevitable de la agricultura. "Este año he visto mucho más de lo que había visto en mi vida". Al vivir con los animales día tras día, "se transforma en algo que no quieres apartar y se convierte en algo apreciativo el ciclo de la vida, y lo inherente al ciclo de la vida es el final de esta. Ha sido algo muy humilde formar parte de ello: conexión con la tierra".

Cuando Mooney describe sus días, siente aversión. "La gente está tan desconectada de cómo se producen sus alimentos...". Mooney prosigue: "Aquí, en Rock Bottom, las cifras son

infinitesimales en comparación con todos los productos que vas a comprar en el supermercado. Si te asusta un poco la llamada telefónica en la que te digo que tuvimos 12 aves que pasaron su última noche [con vida], lo que ocurre en otros lugares es mucho más".

El rancho Rock Bottom ha llevado el aprendizaje en la granja muy lejos de lo que fue en los años 90. Hace 30 años, los aprendices eran principalmente mano de obra para el creciente movimiento de la agricultura apoyada por la comunidad. Hoy, el programa de formación de agricultores de ACES da paso a una nueva era de agricultores motivados, inteligentes y compasivos, dispuestos a enfrentarse al cambio climático y a un ecosistema alimentario roto.

Conozcan a las 3 coordinadoras Comunitarias de SANA.

SE AN VISTO OSOS EN LOS ALREDEDORES Y DENTRO DE CARBONDALE

¡La prevención temprana evita que los osos hagan un hábito al visitar los vecindarios!

Retire artículos que atraigan a los osos: • Parrillas • Basura • Comederos de • Abono orgánico • Comida para pájaros mascotas • Frutas

CODIGO DEL PUEBLO: NO BASURA ANTES DE LAS 6 AM EL DIA DE COLECCION:

El Pueblo de Carbondale aprobó una ordenanza prohibiendo la colocación de basura en lugares de colección antes de las 6 am y contenedores vacíos deben ser llevados dentro de un hogar seguro no más tarde que las 8 pm del mismo día.

Abono orgánico y botes de basura deben estar en un área segura y cerrada o deben ser contenedores resistentes a los osos. Los botes de basura deben estar aprobados/ certificados por el comité de Inneragency Grizzly. (Sec.7-3-60)

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El olor de cualquier comida puede atraer a los osos. Mantenga basura en lugares cerrados hasta la mañana de colección y mantenga parrillas limpios y libres de olor.

Una m Es mejor mantener ventanas y puertas aseguradas, especialmente ulta de has durante la noche. Si algún oso entra a su hogar, abra las puertas para t dejar una ruta de escape para el oso y si es posible y salga del hogar. $1,00 a

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Para más información, llame a la División de Vida Silvestre: 947-2920. Llame al Departamento de Policía de Carbondale si ve algún oso en el pueblo al 963-2662.

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CCC’s next feat of clay: a humble expansion

By Dyana Z. Furmansky Sopris Sun Correspondent

Those who pot and those who never touched clay but want arts in Carbondale to thrive met at the Launchpad on Sunday to help shape the Carbondale Clay Center’s (CCC) future expansion plans. CCC hosted a lively design charette with about 20 invited participants, putting people on notice that the clay center has outgrown its 2,000-square foot emerald green, cinder block home on Main Street. CCC Executive Director Angela Bruno told charette participants that the center, which has been at this location since opening 24 years ago, will stay where it is. The new space being envisioned will be between 6,000 and 8,000 square feet and should fit on one, but not more than two, floors.

To be decided is whether the existing space can be incorporated into the larger footprint, or whether it would need to be torn down.

“We’re bursting at the seams,” said Bruno.

“We have 40 people waitlisted for pottery classes, and there’s about 15 potters at any given time who would love to rent shelf space from us.”

She said that programming has increased 40% since 2018, and grew during the darkest months of the pandemic when, with strict protocols in place, CCC stayed open. Of equal importance, Bruno added, is providing two small efficiency apartments on the clay center’s premises for outof-state interns who need somewhere to live during their Carbondale ceramics residency, which lasts a year or more.

“A culture of making promotes a wellrounded community, and we want to protect it,” said Ramsey Fulton, a CCC board member and chief architect at Bldg Seed Architects, who guided the charette. “Makers are a magical part

Photo courtesy of Angela Bruno. of what Carbondale offers, in a culture that more and more deals with the Internet and worries about profitability.”

Fulton sat a design expert at each of the four tables to answer questions and encourage design ideas to flow. Participants sketched rough floor plans on trace paper – or bum wad, as architects affectionately call it. At the end of the session sketches and notes were collected to review as planning proceeds. At this early stage of the design process, “All ideas are good ideas,” said Fulton.

One thing that all charette participants made clear was that the new space must enhance what professional and student potters love most about CCC: its dedication to creative sharing and personal connectivity, where

everyone can see what others are working on and offer encouragement.

“We want people to drop in and get exposed to the dust and mess that makes us feel at home here,” said Ted Behar, CCC’s newest board member.

“The municipal reality of Carbondale is that the clay center means a lot to people,” offered potter Frank McGuirk, who teaches at CCC and has been involved with it for 15 years. “It’s the number one thing I love about living here.”

Although there will be additional classrooms, shelving, private studios for potters to rent and a bigger gallery for shows and sales, the charette’s overall design theme emphasized maximizing an open working atmosphere, where wheel-

throwers, hand-builders and clay sculptors can mix, as they do now. Outdoor space for CCC parties, as well as sufficient room for managed kiln-loading events were other features high on the list. “Functionality and purpose related to our art form should drive everything,” said CCC Founder Diane Kenney.

Fulton said CCC will request to have its property rezoned from Commercial Transition (CT) to Historic Commercial Core (HCC). The CT designation is what guides the development along Highway 133, while rezoning to HCC would extend the historic character of downtown Carbondale, and not require CCC to provide more parking than it currently does, he explained.

Some of the participants invited to the charette were CCC’s closest neighbors, who could be interested in supporting the HCC rezoning to include their properties as well. Steve Zlotnick, who recently purchased the Dandelion Inn on Second Street and converted it to a private home, said the CCC rezoning would be “great,” adding, “it was nice of them to invite me.”

The rezoning process will take about a year to complete, according to Fulton. He expects he will be submitting the redevelopment plan to the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Department in late fall, and that groundbreaking would be in the spring of 2023. Meanwhile, CCC, a nonprofit organization, has begun applying for grants and launched its capital campaign to draw private donors. While the amount needed is not yet firm, Bruno said she thinks the project will pencil out at about $4 million.

“We want to create a humble place where a lot of what goes on happens on the inside,” said Fulton. “We’re here to fill a maker’s needs, not build a showplace.”

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From farm to roaster

By James Steindler Contributing Editor

Bonfire Coffee Co. recently turned ten years old and some of its employees have been with the company from the very beginning.

Coffee has been brewed in their space at the Dinkel building for quite some time; some say the rich aroma has even become a part of the building’s foundation.

Years ago, Charlie Chacos, owner and operator of Bonfire, approached Joe McDonald, the Joe of Java Joe’s ( the coffee house’s original title before it became known as The Lift for a few years), about purchasing the company.

Back when it was Java Joe’s, there was a large mural of Che Guevera in the back of the cafe. Poets and artists, disconnected in the mountains and before the dawn of iPhones, were often found pondering there. Local country musician, T Ray Becker would waltz over from his camp trailer most mornings for a morning cup of joe, a cigarette and hopefully with his guitar to play a tune.

Chacos' parents opened The Village Smithy in the ‘70s after moving to Carbondale when he was only four years old. In high school, when he got his driver's license, Chacos drove up to Aspen to work in restaurants including The Little Nell. During college, when he was home, he would work for his folks at the Smithy.

When the time came, Chacos took over management of the Smithy and brought on Jared Ettelson, the co-owner of Bonfire and the Smithy and business partner to Chacos.

Before opening Bonfire, Chacos had invested in a top-dollar espresso machine

that brewed up some great specialty coffee for patrons of the Smithy. Chacos says their coffee sales that year went from $15,000 to $50,000.

Delving deeper into the industry, Chacos found himself at a national coffee and espresso conference in Atlanta, Georgia. “I was just awe-struck by the industry,” he said of the event. “It was energetic, fresh, new and totally different from the restaurant industry.”

While still at the Smithy, Chacos began ordering high-quality roasts from a Seattle based company. He went and visited the roasting facility and was nothing short of impressed. He stuck with the roaster for a while before “bobbing around” between a few others.

In 2010, The Lift’s owner, Peter Mertz, ran into Chacos at a gas station and asked if he’d be interested in taking over, which he eventually did. Chacos figured he’d turn to one of the roasters he’d been purchasing beans from for the Smithy.

“When we opened Bonfire, I was set on getting a Portland or San Francisco roaster — it was going to be the best coffee,” said Chacos. “My initial tagline was:‘big city coffee in a small town.” As it turned out, something was brewing right under his nose. “Lo and behold, this roaster down in Glenwood, Jeff Hollenbaugh of Defiant Bean [Roasters],” was roasting beans right here in the Valley.

Bonfire ended up using half of Defiant’s weekly production. After a few years, as a mutually-beneficial endeavor, Bonfire struck a deal with Hollenbaugh.

“He wanted some help on the roasting side,” said Chacos, “and so we merged into one company and that’s when we became

Tyler Ruff studied biochemistry in college and has applied his degree as a lead roaster of Bonfire. The roasting process is a science in and of itself; note the computer monitor in the background which is filled with graphs and fluctuating numbers. Photo by James Steindler. a full-service coffee company.” The merger took place in 2013. Four years later, Hollenbaugh moved on from the business and Chacos took over as lead roaster.

When it comes to beans, “Every country has its own little characteristic,” Chacos explained, “just like wine.” For Bonfire, about 85% of the beans are not roasted beyond the point of losing their unique original flavor.

According to Chacos, the industry standard and “cream of the crop” these days are Ethiopian beans. However, he added, “People who like chocolates, caramel and maybe some nuts, should go with Brazilian and Colombian [beans]. It’s definitely dependent on where it’s coming from, and then we kind of roast for that specific bean to highlight that country’s flavor.”

Bonfire sources most of their beans through InterAmerican Coffee importers.

“Most of what we’re looking for,” began Chacos, “is sustainable practices on the farm and small farms that pay a fair minimum wage.”

Some of the beans, considered single origin, come from another importer: Sustainable Harvest. “It used to be, in the ‘80s and ‘90s, a single origin meant that this coffee came from one region,” Chacos stated, “but now, a single origin generally refers to a single farm or coop.”

Chacos isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, so Carbondalians and visitors are guaranteed to enjoy Bonfire’s fresh roasted coffee for years to come.

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Brad Moore previews new Sopris Theatre season

By Myki Jones Sopris Sun Correspondent

Sopris Theatre Company is excited to begin its 2021-2022 season. The community theater is an entity of Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Spring Valley that brings students and community artists together in a variety of collaborative efforts, involving students of the school’s theater program as well as actors throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Brad Moore, theater operations manager and a professor of theater at CMC was happy to share some information about the upcoming season.

“We are so, so grateful for the people who have supported us through the pandemic, the audiences, cast and crew that remained loyal and have had a chance to work through all this. We’re happy to get to work again with our family of performers and artists, whether they’re technicians, designers, directors, actors. We just really enjoy being a part of this community and share what we are doing with the theater.”

Even during the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sopris Theatre Company was able to bring theater to audiences through online offerings. Before the lockdowns went into effect, the company was in the middle of rehearsals for the classic musical “Kiss Me, Kate.” Due to social distancing requirements and being unable to get the streaming rights to the show, the production ended up falling through. However, with approval from CMC, they were able to find ways to continue. Three COVID-friendly shows included “Rogues Gallery,” “Three Viewings” and “The Nina Variations.”

The shows of the 2020-2021 season were all shot in ways that honored social distancing rules and were then released as scheduled recorded productions. Rehearsals were all done via Zoom and the final “dress rehearsal” and tech week periods were done in a way that paths crossed only at a distance, with the cast and crew wearing masks and then having the spaces disinfected after each scene/ monologue was shot.

One silver lining that Moore found in doing these types of shows was the value in “table work” when directing and committing to a

show. He will be prioritizing that more going forward.

“I didn’t want to cancel anything. I didn’t want to be like, ‘Oops just kidding, I guess we can’t do that.’ So I sat down and selected a season that I knew we could do in a variety of ways, and part of that included my being able to get the streaming rights to those productions,” explained Moore. “[This season,] as with everything over the last year and a half, things could change in a heartbeat. The plan right now is that we will be doing a season of theater and we are hoping that we will have live in-person audiences. I am also going to be doing a live stream of one performance the week of each production. In the event that we get in a compromising position with COVID, we may end up doing more recordings and live streams than just once a week.”

Sopris Theatre Company is currently working on protocols for assuring the health and safety of the cast and crew. As the CMC campus is still under a mask mandate, the theater program is finding ways to work with this. Auditions began on Sept. 20, by appointment. Anyone wishing to join the cast is required to wear a mask and social distance while they are in the performing space.

Video auditions via Zoom or video submission are also accepted upon request as well. This protocol will remain in place until further notice, and copies of the scripts of the shows are available for hopeful actors upon request.

At the end of this season, the student workshop productions will be displayed. These pieces are student-driven and Moore mentioned a potential new angle to the projects in collaboration with VOICES, another theater-inspired nonprofit that specializes in diverse art creation. The two entities will work with CMC’s Theatre Club, and Moore expressed that this collaboration may work its way into the student productions as well.

“I am hoping that the workshops become completely student-driven, as in the past. I’m sure it will be a very interesting evening of creation and seeing where that takes us. I am really excited about that.”

Along with this season, Moore also shared that they are planning to take one of these shows to The Wheeler Opera

The indomitable Brad Moore. Courtesy photo.

House in late January 2022. While the show has yet to be determined, Moore is working quickly and with the intent to find one that fits that vision.

“We will be announcing more auditions for the Wheeler production and the other shows in the season. Like everyone else, we are doing this the best way that we can and trying to make sure everyone is safe and comfortable.”

Sopris Theatre has also been invited to perform at The Ute Theater in Rifle and The Grand Mesa Center for the Arts in Cedaridge, and this will also be the show that is taken to the Colorado Theatre Festival in August of 2022.

For information about shows, tickets and updates, or to become a contributor to Sopris Theatre Company, email svticketsales@coloradomtn.edu or call the box office at 970-947-8177.

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TRTC production charters frontier for women

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent

Missy Moore, embracing the upcoming production of "Men On Boats" at Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC), joyfully announced, "This is my first shot at directing for TRTC, under the new artistic director role, so I'm coming out swinging."

Moore’s debut is a comedy written by playwright Jaclyn Backhaus. As Moore explained, "the fun thing is we're doing a play called ‘Men On Boats,’ which is a true-ish retelling of the John Wesley Powell expedition, but we're doing it with no men and no boats."

"Men On Boats" features a cast of 10 women, ranging in ages from their mid-20s to early-70s, and is a mix of TRTC-acting veterans and firsttime TRTC actors who have worked in the Valley. Moore relishes this moment – TRTC's first in-person production since March 2020. "It is so exciting to be opening that theater after being dark for a long time and bringing some new talent in," she said.

Backhaus' play is set in 1869, when Major John Wesley Powell led nine men in four boats on a three-month, government-sanctioned geological expedition to navigate the Green and Colorado rivers and survey the lands surrounding the Grand Canyon. Always a dedicated geologist and avid adventurer, the play is based on Powell's expedition journals.

Drawing on the expertise of TRTC technical director, facilities manager and production designer Sean Jeffries, Moore gave him a hefty set design challenge. She recalled, "I just looked at Sean and asked 'Do you want to build me the Grand Canyon?' and he's like, 'Sure, okay.'"

In part, Jeffries's challenge is the theater's black

Libby Rife portrays John Wesley Powell in TRTC's rendition of "Men On Boats" with an all-female cast. Photo by Sue Rollyson. box configuration, but he ended up "creating a fun, diagonal, Grand Canyon-esque world."

Libby Rife plays Powell aboard the Emma Dean, named after Powell's wife. She moved to the Valley in August 2018, previously having lived in Denver for 25 years.

Rife was cast in TRTC's 2019 production of "Bluenose." She auditioned for "Men On Boats" after reading a Sopris Sun article that Moore was hired as TRTC's interim artistic director.

Rife knew of Moore's acting work from when she lived in Denver and "when I saw she was coming to Thunder River; that was my primary motivation, and when I saw that Missy was going to be directing the first show – that was quite an inspiration."

In 1862, while fighting with the Union Army during the Civil War at the Battle of Shiloh in

southwestern Tennessee, Powell lost his right arm.

Before auditioning for the role of Powell, Rife read the script, and "I was like, 'Hello, Major!' I came to the audition with one arm [tucked under my shirt]."

Kristin Carlson plays Andrew Hall, the expedition's mapmaker aboard the Maid of the Canyon, also known as "the party boat."

Carlson said, the Grand Canyon walls represented by a 13-foot vertical rise and bridge, is “another reason to be in a show that Sean Jeffries does, let alone a show where you get to be in a Grand Canyon that he designs."

Backhaus' retelling of Powell's 1869 expedition is, in many ways, "tongue-in-cheek,” Moore said.

The Mormons had already settled in the area, as had the Ute tribes, years before them. "And that's one of the things that's lovely about the play is

they do mention, 'Technically, we weren't the first ones here," Moore explained.

Aspen native Sophia Higbie, who plays George Young Bradley, has served as a stage manager in TRTC productions, including as assistant stage manager for "The Gin Game" with Bob Moore.

Higbie said, "Bradley’s journals contain some of the most honest and thorough notes about the trip. Powell wrote about what happened on the trip, in terms of geological formations, but Bradley took detailed notes on what happened in camp and hunting activities."

Bostyn Elswick, in her first production with TRTC, grew up in New Castle, acting in theater productions at Coal Ridge High School and has acted with Defiance in Glenwood Springs. She plays editor and hunter O.G. Howland aboard the No-Name.

Elswick said Moore emphasizes movementbased acting and "challenges us and the way we can use our body to tell stories."

Typically, women do not get the opportunity to play historical figures on the stage because much of history has focused on men's accomplishments, not women's. Elswick said exploring power dynamics "is something that women don't get to do a whole lot of and it makes you feel powerful and it's fun to feel like a badass character in history and in this play."

Start times will be at 7:30 p.m. for Thursday through Saturday performances and 6 p.m. on Sundays. TRTC is offering patrons two seating options: one with regular seating configuration of the theater’s 99 seats and no social-distancing.

The second with socially-distanced seating with "clusters" of four seats each. Proof of vaccination will be required for all performances. To reserve tickets, visit: https://thunderrivertheatre.com/

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Sun Signs

By Whitney Will In a recent YouTube video I recorded for last week’s full moon in Pisces (Sept. 20), I emphasized that full moons are the halfway point, not the end of the cycle. They represent the culmination of the waxing, creative force, and pivot us into the receptive half of the cycle. They are the moment when the inertia of something carries it out of our hands, and what we have put into motion becomes its own and leaves the nest, so to speak. But we still participate in how it plays out, and it playing out is half of the time.

The Mars cycle, the Hero's Journey and you In a world of beginnings and culminations, it is easy to forget that most things are cyclic. A year ago, I wrote a column about Mars’ retrograde in Aries, which took place in the fall of 2020. But, like the moon, the retrograde period of Mars (that covers Mars’ opposition with the sun, effectively a ‘full moon’ of Mars) is only the midway point of Mars’ synodic cycle.

A “synodic cycle” commonly refers to the period of time it takes a celestial body to complete an orbital period (i.e., it takes the earth 365.249 days to complete its orbit of the sun).

When we talk about synodic cycles in astrology, we are referring to a planet’s cycle relative to the sun from our viewpoint on Earth. This cycle starts with the “conjunction,” when both the sun and the planet occupy exactly the same degree of the zodiac, through the waxing “square” at 90 degrees of separation, the “opposition” at 180 degrees, the waning square and a return to the conjunction. The angular relationship between two celestial bodies is one of the primary ways that astrologers interpret how the archetypal forces represented by

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were submitted last year to the Corps by Gunnison and Pitkin counties, the Crystal Caucus, Wilderness Workshop, Roaring Fork Conservancy, High Country Conservation Advocates and others.

None of the recommendations were honored by the Army Corps in the proposal except the on-site stream restoration. CVEPA and our partners are troubled that burying the original stream in 97,000 yards of debris bears no penalty of enforcement action by our federal overseer, nor has any meaningful mitigation been agreed upon.

Protection of the people and property downstream, water quality, flood and siltation risks and environmental degradation are great concerns to CVEPA beyond the unsightly trench lined with

the two bodies are working together or running into complications. For Mars, a full synodic cycle takes about 26 months, just over two years, and through the changing angles with the sun, in these two years we experience the full cycle of the Hero’s Journey.

The idea of the Hero’s Journey was created and popularized by Joseph Campbell in his book “Hero with a Thousand Faces” (1949), in which he synthesizes mythic stories across history and culture to come up with what he calls “the monomyth,” or the archetypal plot that many stories share. This is relevant to the Mars cycle because Mars represents the hero archetype, and like Campbell’s hero, as he moves through the sky, we embark on new journeys, encounter challenges, defeat dragons and earn boons that will ultimately reinvigorate our lives.

The sun conjoins Mars on Oct. 7 at 15 degrees of Libra, beginning a new synodic cycle that will last until November 2023. The sun is the archetype of the supreme ordering principle. It is the sense of purpose in our lives that we use to help us prioritize, make meaning and earn satisfaction from our work in the world

and on ourselves. Mars is our physical stamina, the ability to take action, assert ourselves and make decisions.

The sun is the consciousness that lights the way, Mars takes the steps to make it happen.

The conjunction of Oct. 7th sets us out on a new quest. In Libra, a sign that denotes justice and social justice, equality and fairness, the fight is for harmony. Is that an oxymoron?

Probably. And yet, the Mars cycle that resets next week asks Mars the warrior to deal out justice for all. This is not the job of a few months but of more than two years. I will lay out some of the key dates correlated with key points along the Hero’s Journey: Oct. 7, 2021 - The Conjunction between the sun and Mars. All hero myths begin with the hero in a metaphorical wasteland, aka in postpandemic, late-stage capitalism and Mercury is in retrograde. We know something needs to change, but are at a loss for where to begin.

Aug. 26, 2022 - The first square.

Around this time we choose to commit fully to the journey, or to excuse ourselves. It is the moment of no return, where we say a hearty “yes”

marble blocks. This group of partners and citizens will continue to work in solidarity with the Army Corps of Engineers and hopefully with the quarry to achieve mitigation that is fair and beneficial to all.

Change indeed! At the recent CVEPA meeting, Crystal Mountain Ranch owner Chris Cox apprised members about his plans for a development around the iconic “ghost town” of Crystal City. Citing the legacy of five generations of family ownership of Crystal City and a resolve to keep Crystal from becoming another trophy of a billionaire, Cox detailed his proposition for a development at Crystal City. Two pods of 10 cabins each would be cached in the woods and a dining hall built to support guests.

This “eco-lodge” would have hydro-power, cross country and cat skiing, hiking and biking, guest transportation between Crystal and Marble and more. This endeavour would be the biggest change in Crystal City since the construction of the Dead Horse

LETTERS been “representing” us in Congress 60 years ago, we’d still be suffering polio outbreaks.

Being part of a community means participating as a member of the community.

While driving, we are expected to stop at stop signs and red lights. How would it work if only 50% of us chose to do that? The number of Americans who have died from COVID-19 far exceeds any other country in the world.

This is an embarrassing and tragically unnecessary public health failure. We are all exhausted with the masking up/COVID-19 yoyo we are experiencing. Please be a part of the community. Please get vaccinated.

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Speed conditioned?

If we drive daily and tap into our powers of observation, we can quickly identify the speeds we grow “accustomed” to driving. It is easy to see that almost every city center (posted at 25 mph or lower) is approached at speeds of 35, 45, or more than 55 mph.

Do our typical routes condition us to drive faster? Let’s set about encouraging everyone to give their communities a “brake,” because how we drive makes a difference. The most vulnerable – pedestrians, residents, wildlife and even other drivers – will thank you.

Take A Minute, think about it, and slow

to our adventure, or sit this one out.

Retrograde from Oct. 31, 2022 to Jan. 12, 2023 - The period of the greatest challenge, when we test our strength and push ourselves to answer the question, “what is worth fighting for?” The exact opposition between Mars and the sun occurs on Dec. 7, 2022, which serves as the peak of this tension.

March 16, 2023 - The waning square begins the phase of “falling action.” Gradually, things become more peaceful as we integrate what we learned during the retrograde about our own strength and limitations.

Nov. 17, 2023 - The conjunction that resets the Mars cycle occurs in Scorpio.

So, if you have been feeling exhausted and are struggling to take action right now, it may reflect the fact that we are in the very dregs of the Mars cycle. After Oct. 7, a new cycle will begin, and by next March, there should be a noticeable increase in energy and clarity of purpose. Good luck out there.

You can follow Whitney's work at: https://www.starhearthastrology.com/

Mill. As much as 85% of the 760-acre ranch would be put into a conservation easement. Cox and his partner Stuart Gillespie have an ambitious vision for the Crystal area which raises many questions moving forward. Gunnison County is very interested in learning more about the proposal, as we all are.

Fifty years ago we were told that Marble was going to the best new ski area with a town the size of Grand Junction and a tramway to bring you over the mountains to Snowmass. A handful of brave men and women who loved this valley met around a kitchen table in Marble and vowed that this was not this valley’s fate. They formed CVEPA, they were in solidarity, they were maligned and called selfish, they were ostracized by many but they worked hard and they prevailed! Marble and Redstone are CVEPA’s roots.

To learn more and to support the CVEPA mission visit https://cvepa.org/

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Diane Reynolds Take A Minute steering committee member

Confluence A huge shout-out to the Basalt Public Arts Committee and our donors for their support of our original web series, “CONFLUENCE.” It has been our goal at Hudson Reed Ensemble to provide entertainment and performance opportunities for residents of our valley.

This video series has provided a bridge for our company over these troubled COVID waters. Episode 2 of this free series premiered on Saturday, Sept. 25, on our website: hudsonreedensemble.org Kent Reed Hudson Reed Ensemble

Salvaged materials Just saw the pictures and associated comments in the paper.

Maybe you can include a picture of what they are doing… Here’s the metal pile set aside for recycling.

The asphalt and concrete will be recycled also.

John Plano Building Official Town of Carbondale

Editor’s note: The Sopris Sun will follow up with details from the Town of Carbondale about the demolition process and amount of materials salvaged for recycling.

Sopris Shopping demo They’re all done hauling in that demo waste from the shopping center in Carbondale — the total was 667.46 tons, or 1,334,920 lbs.

That is about 731 times the amount of trash that the average Carbondalian produces in a year.

Liz Mauro A large pile of steel was sorted for recycling at the Sopris Shopping Center demolition site.

Landfill Manager Photo by John Plano.

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13. This little town in Utah has lured filmmakers for nearly 80 years.

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John Arnold (center) won the grand prize at KDNK's disc golf tournament on Sept. 25: a custom frisbee decorated by Amber Sparkles and the honor to borrow the new champion's jacket, designed by Aly O'Neal of Thimble Fox. Photo by KDNK Executive Director Greg Albrecht. "Our hearts are warmed with gratitude," said Albrecht about the successful membership drive.

Other participants included Mr. Roaring Fork Matt Hoogenboom sporting his Pride suit (top left), KDNK Music Director Cody Lee donning his sleeveless, numero uno KDNK jersey (top right) and Matt Greenlund (bottom left). Joseph Raatz rocked out with his personal amp (above) and frolfers Lisa Linden and Carla Lewis shared a laugh (bottom, right) along with spectator Maggie Seldeen (center left, flashing a giant smile). Photos by James Steindler.

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