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Volume 12, Number 24 | July 23 - July 29, 2020
Get your groove on
Photo and text by James Steindler Sopris Sun Correspondent
Business has been popping in the parking lot of the classic Red Rock Diner this past week. The folks of Slow Groovin BBQ in Marble purchased the restaurant and during the remodel will be serving their infamous BBQ from a food truck out front of the iconic silver bullet-esque building at the gates of town. Over the years, many Carbondalians have sat with their close friends or loved ones and enjoyed a milkshake to chase down their meal at the diner. Some may remember the days when Bob Olenick, the original owner, would come shoot the breeze at their table — always sporting his signature Hawaiian shirt. While things will start to look a little different, the new owners are also known for adding a personal component which expectedly will provide a similar downhome feel. “The new diner is going to be called Honey Butter,” says Stephen Horner, one of the three owners, “It’ll be a chicken fried diner and we’ll be serving classic breakfast, lunch and dinner, diner style.” The main feature, as Horner puts it, will be the fried chicken, unique variations of which will be available for each meal. Honey Butter is expected to reopen the building sometime in September when, “All day long, anytime, you can get it by the piece or by the bucket,” says Horner, “you know, just a really fun kind of highway chicken shack meets ‘50s diner.” Currently the trio is working on getting the licensing to use all of the culinary equipment in the old diner. Once they do, the plan is to begin selling their fried chicken out of the food truck to test it out on the community. Judging by their reputation as culinary artists it's unlikely to disappoint. Change awaits the diner but you’ll see some similarities when you walk in those familiar doors in the fall. Horner envisions that some of what was, will be and says you’ll still be able to,“walk in, get a milkshake, a cheap breakfast and a hot cup of coffee.”
Kaleigh Wisroth takes a hungry patron's order. Business has been booming since the food truck opened for business on July 16.
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By James Steindler Back in 2006, one of my first jobs was with Uncle Pizza in Carbondale. Sometimes, when delivering a pie, I’d be anxious about encountering a drunk bantering patron at their front door. Had I known the risk associated with the service industry today, such stresses would have seemed miniscule. In March, as a result of the coronavirus, I took over the paper delivery route for The Sopris Sun and have since developed a keen respect for people in this lane of work. The first morning on the route was challenging. A mix of sleet and snow combined with my improper (and soon to be soggy) footwear, for an uncomfortable first mission. Nevertheless, as the route was completed I was not only relieved but also proud — proud to have delivered what is deemed essential by the state and having served our community with a helping of valuable information. The next time, being prepared with an extra thermos of hot tea
The circle of Carbondale and some hardy boots, I was able to reflect on my observations. Driving down Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs around 6 p.m., it was fascinatingly eerie to see not one business lit up or pedestrian on the sidewalk. It was as though the world had vanished and I was the only one left, puttering along while tuned into KDNK radio — the lone assurance that I was not alone. The desolate roadways lasted throughout Colorado’s shutdown. The week the state enacted the Safer at Home order, traffic packed both lanes on Highway 82 heading toward Aspen. It was almost as though life had gone back to normal in the Roaring Fork Valley. The seemingly hurried push for life as we knew it perhaps clouded the reality that many of our neighbors were still in their homes lonely watching society buzz from their windows.
Not alone Unlike delivering the newspaper, delivering meals calls for person to person contact thus simultaneously confronting a societal dilemma brought on by COVID-19: isolation. Valley Meals and More (VMM) got its start in early February after its chief organizer, Mary Kenyon, saw a need in Carbondale and surrounding unincorporated Garfield County for a meal delivery service for seniors. Garfield County does sponsor a distribution site in Carbondale and at the time of Kenyon’s research had served
approximately 18 locals. Kenyon was quick to consider folks who have a hard time getting out of the house much, if at all. Interestingly, Eagle County helped fund VMM at its inception and both Eagle and Pitkin counties already had such a meal delivery program in place. When VMM got off the ground it served two meals a week to seven residents around Carbondale free of charge. Then the world changed and the demand for home delivered meals skyrocketed. Now VMM serves five meals weekly to just shy of eighty people. It currently has enough funding to feed up to eighty recipients five meals a week from local restaurants such as Peppino’s and Homestead. When emergency aid funds became available, Kenyon went to work on writing grant proposals. Contributions from Aspen Community Foundation 2020 Rescue Fund, Rocky Mountain Health Foundation, Area Agency on Aging, the state of Colorado and private donations have made it possible for VMM to continue this service through the end of September. Kenyon hopes Garfield County will agree to partially fund the project by the time autumn comes around when it’ll still likely be recommended that the elderly stay home. “We like them staying at home and staying safe; that’s our goal,” she says. Kenyon delivers every day during the week but also depends
on dedicated volunteers. Paige Thomas, according to Kenyon, “Is a fan favorite.” Prior to COVID-19, Thomas had volunteered for VMM once a week. Then she was furloughed from work in March due to the pandemic and in turn upped her commitment with VMM. Thomas agrees with Kenyon that,“What’s even more important is the visit itself.” Thomas’ brother, Forrest, has been volunteering alongside his sister and the two enjoy taking extra time and developing friendships with their community elders. . “It was hard to start this before COVID and now we can’t get close to them at all,” Thomas explains, “It has to be six feet away, it has to be through a door, through a mask.” Still, the service can be immeasurable for family members. “Everyday we’re checking in on their loved ones,” says Kenyon, “When we deliver the meal we make eye contact or voice contact with everyone so if someone doesn't answer the door or comes to the door and appears to be distressed we notify their family; and that has happened on several occasions.” As many things in this community are connected, so are these stories. For these days, Kenyon’s home is in fact a stop on The Sopris Sun paper delivery route. Late Wednesday nights, a bundle of papers appears at her door to later be distributed along with a local meal, keeping beneficiaries connected the old-fashioned way.
LETTERS A spot of lunch Dear Editor: Beneath some aspens Sun dappled Appaloosa Lazily grazing JM Jesse Glenwood Springs
Legislated racism Dear Editor: ICE policies, ensure, that our indigenous, Latin brothers, receive racial profiling and fear laden insecurity, dealing with police and governmental administrations. John Hoffmann Carbondale
30 years of the ADA Dear Editor: Sunday, July 26 marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an important civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities
in several areas including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications and access to state and local government’ programs and services. During a moment in our history when we are all witnessing increased attention on the importance of human rights, we are pleased to shine a bright light on this special celebration. As leaders of several local organizations dedicated to serving the disability community, the ADA has special meaning to us. It is the “equal opportunity act” for individuals with disabilities. It not only prohibits discrimination, it also guarantees people with disabilities have the same opportunities as others to participate in the mainstream of American life; to enjoy educational opportunities, access to employment, purchase goods and services, and to participate
in government programs and services. Indeed, until individuals with disabilities can enjoy life without discrimination, we as a society will not achieve equal rights for all. As we take a moment to reflect on this anniversary, it seems hard to believe that individuals with disabilities did not have equal protections under law until 1990. And while we celebrate thirty years of progress in access and inclusion we must recognize that there is still much work to do. The Roaring Fork Valley is home to many individuals with both intellectual and physical disabilities. These citizens have desires, skills, talents and dreams like all of us, and they deserve equal access to education, employment, physical spaces and diverse life experiences. Each of our organizations work tirelessly to support the disability community with exceptional
care and exposure to experiences that create a rich life, including experiences in nature and access to our mountain paradise here in the Roaring Fork Valley. Together, we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the ADA, and we value the wonderful support we receive from members of the Roaring Fork community! Please take the time to learn about each of our organizations and the wonderful and diverse community we serve. Peter Bell, President & CEO, Ascendigo Autism Services (ascendigo.org) Jeff Hauser, CEO, Challenge Aspen (challengeaspen.org) Jill Pidcock, Executive Director, The Arc of the Central Mountains (arccentralmountains.org) Sara Sims, Executive Director, Mountain Valley Developmental Services (mtnvalley.org) Debbie Wilde, Executive Director, Valley Life for All (valleylifeforall.org)
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Correction: A story in the July 16 edition incorrectly named the mother of Gus Carney. Her name is Andrea. Janet Carney is Gus's grandmother.
In addition, a story in the same issue misnamed the owner of Marble Distilling. Her name is Connie Baker.
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Is the Darien Arena going to the dogs?
By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff
At least it is from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 25, when the Worstminster Dog Show takes place as part of Carbondale Mountain Fair 2020 activities. It’s been nearly a dozen years since the first such event took place at the fair, when creator and organizer Jane Bachrach came up with the idea of a fun canine competition fundraiser for KDNK. “I called it ‘Bone day in Dogdale’ then and still do now,” Bachrach smiled. Normally, she added, animal pals are not invited into the fairgrounds, but, as this year is unusual, they are welcome in the arena but must be leashed. Dr. Ben Mackin of Carbondale Animal Hospital will be the announcer. Scheduled judges include Jorie Devilbiss of Git’er Done Girls, Wes Boyd of Colorado Animal Rescue (C.A.R.E.) and Dr. Bonnie Abercrombie of Carbondale Animal Hospital. All judging will be on a point system from one to five, with one being best and five being worst. Canine competitors and handlers need to go to carbondale.com for the required reservations by the deadline of 5 p.m. Thursday, July 23. The slots for spectators are now full. One dog is permitted with each handler at $10, and each dog can only be entered once. Carbondale Arts has asked dog handlers to don creative costumes with face coverings as they too will be judged. Up to six dogs will compete in each class: Puppy Pre-school (three to five months), Canine Kindergarten (six months to one year), Over the Hill Gang
Fair enough By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff
The Worsminster Dog Show made its debut in 2008 as part of a larger event called Bone Day in Dogdale. Photo by Jane Bachrach (nine plus years), Biggest Bitch (largest female, over 50 lbs.), Friendly Maleman (largest male, over 50 lbs.), Dinky Doggies (six lbs. and under). All dogs in every class will also be judged on, overall etiquette, performance of one unique trick, obedience during a group activity and number of different relatives. As Bachrach explained, the winners of each class will also vie for “Best of Worst” and “Worst of Worst.” Dogs with the most points and those with the least number of points will compete in this final class, where the best will
be champ and the worst will be runner-up. She remained mum on the prizes, just saying good surprises are in store, many of which were donated by Eric Berry of RJ Paddywacks. Additional sponsors include Rocky Mountain School of Animal Acupressure and Massage and the Dogg House. The first such event was held in 2008 with enthusiastic community response. As Bachrach described the competitors, “Dogs are the children of the new millennium,” a phrase she came up with.
Mountain Fair has changed a lot since 1971, but this year will be particularly different, with events and venues spread all over town to allow for social distancing. The event will kick off Friday, July 24, with an opening blessing and drum circle on the Main Street mobile stage at 4 p.m and continue with the Confluence Jamboree, a mobile music stage which will travel from neighborhood to neighborhood. While some walk-ups may be allowed based on capacity, the following events are currently full: • Yoga in the Park • Confluence Classical • Kids Scavenger Hunt • The Worstminster Dog Show (for spectators, not participants) Registration has not yet filled up for the Mountain Makers Market, a pared down selection of local artisans booths at the corner of Sixth and Main. There’s also still room in Fundraising Yoga via Zoom with Faith Lipori, with $20 for members and $25 for non-members supporting the 50th Mountain Fair coming in 2021. Carbondale Arts is also collaborating with IntersectAspen.com for its July 25 “One Thing” silent auction as well as an array of talks leading up to the Fair. Finally volunteers are still needed; visit carbondalearts.com for info on that and all things Fair.
Horsin' Around
While the Wild West Rodeo is on hold for now, some equestrian activities trot on. The Roaring Fork Hounds Pony Club anniversary event came to Strang Ranch (photo by Roberta McGowan) and the Aspen Valley Polo Club is in full swing — although non-family members must watch the match via Chukker TV (photo by Jane Bachrach).
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Drive-in musical movies continue at Crown Mountain Park with "Monterey Pop" at 8:45 p.m. July 24. The 1967 concert included performances by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, the Who, Simon and Garfunkel, the Mamas and the Papas, the Byrds, Jefferson Airplane and Ravi Shankar. Tickets cost $19 per car at TACAW. org and include a bag of kettle corn.
The Promenade Gallery wall at the Launchpad is hosting a new show of photographs of the Carbondale rodeo by George Hendrix. "Ropes and Reins, Joy and Pain" is sponsored by Forum Phi, an award-winning Architecture & Interior Design Firm with offices in Carbondale and Aspen, and will be up through August 28.
Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Maria Sabljak, Jeff Wadley, Shelle DeBeque Ruth Frey and Mary Boucher ( July 23); John Steuben, Greg Jeung, John Masters, Adele Hause, Mark Von Hagke ( July 24); Frank Norwood, Adrienne Ackerman, Robert Moore and Ruby Honan ( July 25); Alison Osius and Fran Page ( July 26); Vince Savage and Franz Alderfer ( July 27); John Tripp, Tom Baker and Brent Moss ( July 28) Owen O'Farrell, Jake Spaulding, Sarah Kemme, Greg Tonozzi, Randi Garcia, J.J. Worley, A.O. Forbes and Liz Phillips ( July 29).
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For the trees The forest ecosystems affected by the 2018 Lake Christine Fire have many stories to tell, and they’ll have a chance from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 29. Register in advance at aspennature.org to join ACES Forest Programs Director Adam McCurdy and explore the ecological stories and regeneration/ recovery of the forest ecosystems that were burned as well as the underlying climate related stories we have in this valley.
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We won’t be canvassing the whole town for our sunflower contest this year, so unless someone can top 9' 8", Oliver Appletree and Jason and Emily White might just win by default ! (courtesy photo) It’s also, incidentally, time for our annual snow on Sopris contest — email news@soprissun.com with the date you think it’ll get its first dusting.
With supply chains disrupted, Dos Gringos Burritos is making a special point to emphasize its already local food system. They’re pretty sure you’ll be able to taste the difference in their Nieslanik Beef-based traditional Mexican Barbacoa. Visit dosgringosburritos. com to find out more — and keep up with their ongoing giving campaign.
A body positive freedom ride departs Sopris Park at 8 p.m. on July 25. Ride nude-ish, nearly nude-ish, with your body covered in paint or adorned with colorful patterns and slogans, or in fancy dress. No one is excluded or discriminated against based on levels of clothing or body paint — though you should certainly wear a mask and stay at least 10 feet away from your fellow riders.
Hold your fire He may be best known locally as a musician and B&B owner, but Jim Hawkins spent many years of his life as a firefighter — from hotshotting to radio dispatch to arson investigations to EMT work. Now, he’s sharing stories ranging from humorous to unbelievable in a new book called “We’re First In.” You can get it on Amazon until physical copies find a home for sale.
An excerpt from Maya Angelou’s “Still I Rise” was one of a couple of texts to appear on Main Street recently before being removed by Town staff (photo by Tom Mercer). And on the other end of downtown, folks noticed that a sculpture was missing on account of it being hit by a car.
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Saturday Night Live with Streamin’ Steves Saturday, July 25th | 8:00-11:00pm This livestreamed concert will broadcast from Steve’s Guitars, raising funds for the 50th Mountain Fair coming in 2021. Tune in to GrassRoots Community Network on YouTube or listen in on KDNK. Enjoy music from Natalie Spears & Lizzie Plotkin, The ReMINDers and Dave Jordan!
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The struggle continues along the Dakota Access Pipeline By Amy Hadden Marsh Sopris Sun Correspondent Oil is flowing through the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) despite a District Court ruling in early July to shut it down. Native Americans and their allies celebrated a long-awaited victory on July 5, after four years of protest and legal battles, culminating at Oceti Sakowin Camp (Seven Council Fires of the Dakota, Nakota, Lakota tribal nations) at Hunkpapa Oyate, the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, in the fall of 2016. But, an appeal was filed on July 15. Energy Transfer Partners, owner of DAPL, also filed a request to stay the shut-down order until the appeal is resolved. The Dakota Access Pipeline or DAPL transports over 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day, 1200 miles from the Bakken Shale to Illinois. Other pipelines run the oil to refineries further south. The Bakken Shale lies beneath eastern Montana, western North Dakota, and parts of Canada’s Saskatchewan and Manitoba provinces, representing millions of dollars for energy companies. Also at stake are clean water, sacred sites, indigenous land rights, and the National Environmental Policy Act. Daniel Paul Nelson, director of the Lakota People’s Law Project, told The Sopris Sun that the original
path of DAPL would have crossed Bismarck, South Dakota, which is a predominantly white community. “At the last minute, [Energy Transfer Partners] decided to shift the location immediately north of the Standing Rock Sioux Nation, which is about an hour south of Bismarck,” he explained. Bismarck was worried about potential contamination of the city’s drinking water supply. The route now takes the pipeline under the Standing Rock Tribe’s primary water supply: the Missouri River at Lake Oahe, about a half mile upstream from the reservation. “There is no other pipeline in existence that has such a long stretch where the pipe is underneath a body of water,” said Nelson. “They drill a bore through the earth and then they pull the pipe through,” he said, which can create cracks and leaks. “Mni Wiconi” was on everyone’s lips at Oceti Sakowin camp on the banks of the Missouri River in 2016. The Lakota say that water is alive, that the river is a relative. Water Protectors at Oceti Sakowin vowed never to allow the river to be contaminated with oil from DAPL. Thousands from around the world, including many from Carbondale, joined them. The Society for Cultural Anthropology wrote in a series on the protests that more than 300 tribes and allied organizations joined the Great
Carbondalians traveled to Standing Rock and supported the cause at home, but a lot has happened since 2016. Photo by Amy Hadden Marsh Sioux Nation at Standing Rock. On September 3, bulldozers illegally churned up sacred sites along the then-proposed pipeline route not far from camp. As protestors rushed to the scene, pipeline workers unleashed dogs on the crowd, injuring many. The sacred sites, previously off limits to non-Natives, were opened to journalists. Now desecrated, they represented ancient connections to the solar system, dating back thousands of years. The Standing Rock anthropologist was in tears as he talked about what had been lost. The July 5, 2020 District Court
ruling along with the Keystone XL Pipeline and the Atlantic Pipeline decisions the same week came as a surprise to some. Madonna Thunder Hawk, Lakota People’s Law Project staff and longtime activist from the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, said in a recent forum hosted by the Nation magazine, “It helped with morale but we also know that it’s an intergenerational struggle,” she explained. “We know that what this Federal government can give, can also be taken. But, we’re in it for the long haul.” The long haul includes the struggle
for land rights and tribal sovereignty. DAPL treads on land rights that date back at least to the 1851 and 1868 Treaties of Fort Laramie. Many see the pipeline as yet another in a long line of treaty violations. “This has been the standard treatment of Native Americans over the years,” said Daniel Paul Nelson. Judge Boasberg’s order hinges on the fourth issue at stake: the National Environmental Policy Act or NEPA. In and of itself, NEPA is on the chopping block; the current administration recently stripped many Continued on page 10
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The lady gets a lift By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff Some call her the matriarch of Missouri Heights, others say she’s a queen of the valley, second only to Mt. Sopris. Any way you slice it, the one room schoolhouse on County Road 102 has a long and remarkable past. But, time took its toll, and the building needed a makeover. Recently, the volunteers and supporters of the Missouri Heights Community League began the arduous job of scrapping, sanding and repainting the building’s exterior after a fruitful spring fundraising campaign that brought in $5,000. As league president Lesley Rameil explained, the 103-year-old structure was initially restored in 2002 after a successful quest to get federal and state historical site designation. With that accomplished, special preservation grants became possible. “This old building should be maintained so we can preserve this little bit of our history,” Rameil said. The school hosted its last students in 1956 and also closed the small, separate teacherage, where the educators lived. In the 1960s owner Jim Quackenbush sold the property to the newly formed league, which was created primarily to support the site. Rameil moved to MIssouri
Heights 44 years ago, in a home she still occupies with her husband Larry. She has been involved in the league for over eight years with other Board of Director members Julie Hazard and Jo Ashton. As Rameil emphasized, this updating project “is important because if not done, the schoolhouse would fall into a state of disrepair that couldn't be reversed, and that would be a huge loss to the community, both as a meeting place and as a symbol of the history of our area. I can only give a pretty educated guess that those who contributed to our fundraising campaign also felt the same way.” But, she said, the financial needs continue, “Unfortunately, we've had to refund our income from our event reservations for this year, making it quite difficult to use what money we had earmarked for the painting project. We now have to keep that liquid in order to meet our expenses for the coming year, knowing we won't have any additional income for a while.” Retired local painting contractor Glen Sloop spearheaded the effort bringing in the dozen or so other volunteers. Painting contractor Dan Rosenthal also worked on the project, saying, “I’m just trying to help out.” The donation of paint by Ace Hardware of Carbondale and Aspen was a big help, as were lunches for the volunteer painting day provided at no
It takes a lot of hard work primarily by volunteers to restore the exterior of the historic Missouri Heights Schoolhouse. Photo by Roberta McGowan cost by Felix Tornare of Louis Swiss Pastry and Milagro Ranch. No story about Missouri Heights could be complete without including Anita Witt, who in 2018 passed away at her ranch on Upper Cattle Creek Rd. Before she died, Witt had put much of her acreage in an Aspen Valley Land Trust conservation easement, which prohibits subdivision, unwanted industry and the sale of long standing irrigation water rights. Witt spearheaded the renovation starting in 1999 being generous with her time and money plus she had already written “They
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Came From Missouri.” The book chronicles the experiences of the mesa’s original settlers. She also recognized and reported on the importance of all the school houses constructed for area children. Besides being built for education, they became centers of community life by connecting the ranching and farming families who often lived miles apart. As the league’s website confirmed, “Today, as the old, historic ranches are being sold to make way for residential development, the schoolhouse serves as a vivid reminder of the ranching and farming traditions that once existed in Missouri Heights.”
The site is available through the league as a venue for celebrations, special occasions, weddings and concerts with its rebirth as the place for community gatherings. Author’s Note: Just two weeks after my husband and I moved here in 1998 from New Jersey, I met Anita and worked with her to get the schoolhouse effort off the ground. Anita became a good friend who guided and taught me the ins and outs of life in rural western Colorado. She also let me ride one of her horses on my first excursion up here, helped me buy my first horse and begin a decades long love of the wilderness I still treasure.
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Never fear, the Pour House is still here
By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff
The iconic Carbondale saloon may be down, but it’s certainly not out. After 36 years, only a global pandemic could have caused the temporary shuttering of this quintessential watering hole and rodeo bar. As long time owner Sue Rodgers confirmed, “The Pour House is here to stay.â€? Rodgers explained the Pour House closed even before state, county and local government orders. “I was very concerned about the health of employees and customers,â€? Rodgers said, adding, the bar closed as soon as everyone realized COVID-19 was going to be a major health issue. By doing this, she stated, “Our employees were able to get unemployment assistance.â€? Rodgers bought the bar initially as a coowner in 2005 with the late John Martin. Rodgers and Martin, both ranchers and history bus,wanted to help preserve the ranching and agricultural history of the area. The many photos and historical items covering the walls captured much of the local lore, including souvenirs brought from miners who travelled over McClure Pass. Rodgers was born into a ranching family. Growing up, she overcame existing male/female conventions and learned to wrangle horses, brand cattle and bale hay on her dad’s South Park, Colorado ranch. In 1987, she began running the family’s Carbondale Crystal River Ranch and
Locals and visitors have long considered the Pour House one of the best places in town to hang out. Photo by Roberta McGowan was motivated to expand the operation. She grew the herd of 34 animals into a successful business now boasting 1700 head of cattle. She is one the many women who represent the long tradition of operating ranching and agricultural enterprises in Colorado and has weathered the many challenges facing both cowboys and cowgirls. Among her numerous awards, she is exceptionally proud of receiving the Citizen of the West Award at the National Western Stock Show, and was the first
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woman to do so. This honor is presented annually to those who continue the pioneer commitment and grit so entwined with the culture of the once wild west. The Pour House first came to town in 1984 with owner and manager Skip Bell, now retired in Redstone. According to the book “The Pour House, a Colorado Saloon,� edited by Bell, he bought the building with the goal of opening a bar/restaurant which still operates at 351 Main St. "It's the kind of place I’ve always dreamed about," Bell recalled.
Bell brought pieces of Aspen with him when he opened the saloon: beautifully carved wood furniture from the original Chart House, the bar from the Jerome B. Wheeler Public House, and the tables from Galena Street East. The antique back bar was imported from an old hotel in southern Arizona. Prior to Bell taking over the property, the space housed The Dusty Rose and Kenney’s Pharmacy, but it has a long history stretching back to the 1880s, with establishments like Twin Valley Service Center and the Woody Economy Stores Company, Sherwood Theater, Fred Needham's Machine Shop and Jack Ferguson's Shell Oil. Even though the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo is on hiatus due to the pandemic, the Pour House is still known as one of the prime after-rodeo venues. Thursday nights (on the usual rodeo calendar), patrons mingle with a variety of wranglers, ranchers and families, many of whom are there to absorb the western Colorado experience. Midge Wampler, a 23-year Pour House employee working now with manager Tim Mason, said she is very proud of the philanthropy and open doors of the saloon. When will the Pour House welcome thirsty locals and visitors? “We’re still in a time of uncertainty,� Rogers explained, “But, we’ll be back.�
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By James Steindler Sopris Sun Correspondent
It has become increasingly apparent that to feel safe, while COVID-19 looms, people will have to rely on technology for their social and professional means. Luckily, altruistic thinkers have sprung into action in order to make access and know-how more widespread. Nowadays, an internet connection is necessary tokeep up with work or school, and with unemployment being where it is, the extra bill may be difficult for some to pay each month. Some may make do by sitting outside the public library on a sunny morning with their laptop; or in the parking lot of their school during a downpour. Brett Lear with Garfield County Public Library (GCPL) does not see the lack of at home internet service as a disparity brought on solely by COVID-19, but the quarantine period has certainly made the demand for public internet access skyrocket — not to mention that the fall semester is just around the corner and most curriculums will likely rely, at least partially, on online methods of instruction. Due to these concerns GCPL launched its “WiFi to Go!” initiative which aims to link those in need, to the interweb with wifi hotspots available for checkout at all six of its locations. Within the first few days of having the hotspots available, Lear was pleased to see
that two thirds of the units had already been checked out. GCPL shares 60 hotspots between its six branches. “Right now if you look at the county-wide census data, one out of five families still don’t have internet at home,” said Lear, “and of people who do have internet at home up to 60 percent of those families say it’s spotty at best.” “Providing wifi hotspots is something that we thought of doing for a while, but up until 6A passing we certainly didn’t have the funding to do so,” Lear states. 6A passed in 2019, upping GCPL’s budget which they intended from the beginning to use to enhance technological access for the community. Additionally, Garfield County Board of Commissioners awarded the program $2500 out of its discretionary grant fund. Colorado Mountain College (CMC) is a contributor as well and hopes that the program will benefit some of its own students. CMC Rifle Campus’ Dean Tinker Duclo sees that, “Now, more than ever, lack of high speed internet can be an insurmountable barrier to attending and completing college.” CMC has obtained 10 hotspots through the program that will be available to its students. COVID-19 may not have been its impetus but Lear believes the pandemic did, “Bring to the forefront how home internet access has almost become a basic human need.”
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‘Not just a time to get through’ Colorado ACLU Director turns TRUU Minister
By Emily Bruell Special to The Sopris Sun When eight-year director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Colorado chapter Nathan Woodliff-Stanley announced in January that he would be stepping down from the position, he had no idea that a global pandemic was about to press pause indefinitely on his family’s plans for a crosscountry move –– nor that he would shortly be taking on the unique challenge of being a remote minister at Carbondale’s own Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist church (TRUU). “I did not see that coming,” he laughed in an interview with The Sun, noting that while he’d spent his time as director fighting for reforms like parolee voting rights and the abolition of the death penalty, his last weeks were focused on the more mundane task of shutting down the offices for remote work. Woodliff-Stanley and his wife, Ruth, had planned to move this year so that she could live in an area more central to her job as Episcopal Canon for Strategic Change, working closely with Diocese in Pennsylvania, New York, Chicago, and Texas. Due to the coronavirus, however, the family has decided to
stay in Denver for the time being. When TRUU called WoodliffStanley to see if he would be interested in a year-long interim minister post, it felt like a perfect fit. Prior to his job at the ACLU, he had been a social justice minister at Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden, and he already knew and loved the town of Carbondale. In his TRUU sermon two Sundays ago, he says, he told the congregation that “even if I can't be up there, I can picture it. I know what Mount Sopris looks like on a clear day, I know which way the numbered cross streets go on Main Street, and I know exactly where the table is that Jim (Calaway) always sat at the poorhouse for lunch.” Being a minister remotely— and the Unitarian Universalist Association recommends congregations meet remotely at least until May 2021— is not without its challenges, Woodliff-Stanley acknowledges. The sermon and virtual coffee hour two Sundays ago were “really good, but you have 30 plus people on a screen, that doesn't work so well on Zoom.” “This is the challenge that we have: how to be church, how to be a congregation, how to be a community in a time when we can't be together in the way we
know normally would.” This is “not just a time to get through,” though, WoodliffStanley believes. “This environment really calls upon us to reflect on our faith and to reflect on how we live our lives.” It’s also an opportunity to bring intentionality into our relationships. “Relationships aren’t happening as much accidentally,” he notes. Connecting with friends “is not going to happen just because we run into somebody, it’s going to happen because we set up a call.” Woodliff-Stanley hopes to put that same intentionality into his work as a minister, meeting with various committees and groups in TRUU to figure out “how to build community... how to support people, and how to know what's going on in people's lives and minister to people individually as well as as a community.” There is a social justice component to this work as well, Woodliff-Stanley notes. “The biggest focus” of the social justice group in TRUU “has been sanctuary, but they’re interested in other issues too,” like becoming involved with the local activist group Voces Unidas de las Montañas. Woodliff-Stanley, who was part of several social justice committees in his previous ministry
Nathan Woodliff-Stanley. Courtesy Photo role in addition to all of his work at the ACLU, says he’s looking forward to meeting with this group and talking about plans for the future. “I have no idea what’s going to happen after this year –– the whole world has changed,” Woodliff-Stanley admits. Still, he says, he’s excited to work with TRUU and optimistic for its future as an organization. “I've seen a lot of Unitarian Universalist
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Carolyn Nelson passed away on June 24, 2020. A perpetually free spirit left her failing body behind. She lived a life full of wandering adventures, with a child’s curiosity and an always open mind. She came home to a place close to paradise surrounded by a band of truly wonderful friends. She was lucky, and so were we. We will miss her. One of her greatest pleasures through her years in Carbondale was the artistry of the Thunder River Theatre Company. It would give her great pleasure to know that a thought of her spurred a gesture of support for this valley’s inspired jesters.
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was fine. The Tribe sued again in August 2019. The July 5 decision is the latest iteration of the same lawsuit that’s been bouncing back and forth for the past three years. Nelson sees the judge’s ruling to shut down the pipeline as heroic. “The courts have not been friendly to tribes and in some sense, we felt like we were tilting at windmills when we were trying to battle in the courts over the past three years,” he said. Energy Transfer Partners filed a request to stay the order to shut down the pipeline. And, on July 20, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe once again filed their opposition to the stay, pending appeal. A response is due this week. Indigenous Youth Activist Tokata Iron Eyes, of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, was 11 years old when the DAPL fight began. She’s 16 now. During the Nation forum, taking a cue from Madonna Thunder Hawk, she encouraged people her age to continue the struggle. “It’s a huge sign to young people everywhere that what we are doing is working and we must keep going if we want to see the change happen,” she said. “The power belongs in the hands of the people.”
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning Commission for the purpose of considering an Annexation, Rezoning, Major Site Plan Review, Vesting, and Conditional Use Permit. The application is to rezone the property from Commercial General (County) to Commercial/Retail/ Wholesale (Town) in order to construct a self-storage facility with residential unit(s). The property is located at 0430 Highway 133 (Parcel #2393-284-00011). It is the 2.602 acre parcel along the west side of Highway 133, just north of the Public Service electrical substation. It is legally described as follows: A parcel of land situated in Lot 16 of Section 28, Township 7 South, Range 88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point on the Westerly right-of-way line of Colorado State Highway No. 133, whence the East Quarter corner of said Section 28 bears North 24°43'21" East, 2372.8 feet; thence South 01°16'00" East, 511.89 feet along said Westerly right-of-way line; thence leaving said Westerly right-of-way line along the boundary of that Exception Parcel described in that document recorded as Reception No. 232893 South 88°44'00" West, 195.0 feet; thence continuing along said boundary South 01°16'00" East, 49.14 feet to a point on the Northeasterly rightof-way line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad; thence leaving said boundary North 33°10'35" West, 47.30 feet along said Northeasterly right-of-way line; thence leaving said Northeasterly right-of-way North 01°16'00" West, 520.88 feet; thence North 88°44'00" East, 220.00 feet to the point of beginning. Containing 2.602 acres more or less. The applicant/owner is Eastwood 133, LLC. Said Public Hearing will be held at 7:00 p.m. on August 13, 2020. You may watch a live streaming of the meeting on You Tube. Search Town of Carbondale August 13, 2020 meeting. Please be aware that you will experience a 15-30 second delay. If you would like to submit comments regarding this application, email your comments or letter to msikes@carbondaleco.net by 4:00 pm on August 13, 2020. This email or letter will be entered into the record. If you would like to comment during the meeting, email msikes@ carbondaleco.net with your full name and address by 4:00 pm on August 13, 2020. You will receive instructions on joining the meeting online prior to 7:00 p.m. Also, you may contact msikes@carbondaleco.net to get a phone number to listen to the meeting, however, you will be unable to make comments. Wifi will be available in the lobby of Town Hall and a phone will also be available in the lobby for the public to listen to the meeting. Please email Janet Buck at jbuck@carbondaleco.net or call
970/456-3036 by 4:00 p.m. the date of the public hearing if special accommodations are necessary to participate in the meeting. Copies of the proposed application are available on the Town's website at www.carbondalegov.org. Please contact msikes@carbondaleco.net if you are unable to view the application on the Town's website and would like to request an alternate method of review. Janet Buck Town Planner PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a General Rezoning application for property located at 35 N. 7th Street (aka Lot A, 711 Main Street Planned Unit Development Subdivision Exemption - a Resubdivision of Lots 22, 23 and 24, Block 21, Town of Carbondale according to the plat recorded June 23, 2006 under Reception No. 700697), Carbondale CO. The current zoning is 711 Main Street Planned Unit Development (PUD). The proposal is to rezone this property to Commercial/ Transitional. The applicants/owners are Bryan W. Welker and Jennifer W. Welker. Said Public Hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m. on August 11, 2020. You may watch a live streaming of the meeting on You Tube. Search Town of Carbondale August 11, 2020 meeting. Please be aware that you will experience a 15-30 second delay. If you would like to submit comments regarding this application, email your comments or letter to msikes@carbondaleco.net by 3:00 pm on August 11, 2020. This email or letter will be entered into the record. If you would like to comment during the meeting, email msikes@ carbondaleco.net with your full name and address by 3:00 pm on August 11, 2020. You will receive instructions on joining the meeting online prior to 6:00 p.m. Also, you may contact msikes@carbondaleco.net to get a phone number to listen to the meeting, however, you will be unable to make comments. Wifi will be available in the lobby of Town Hall and a phone will also be available in the lobby for the public to listen to the meeting. Please email Janet Buck at jbuck@carbondaleco.net or call 970/456-3036 by 3:00 p.m. the date of the public hearing if special accommodations are necessary to participate in the meeting. Copies of the proposed application are available on the Town's website at www.carbondalegov.org. Please contact msikes@carbondaleco.net if you are unable to view the application on the Town's website and would like to request an alternate method of review. Janet Buck Town Planner
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