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Volume 14, Number 18 | June 9 - June 15, 2022

"Let's get some shut-eye, Strawberry Days is right around the corner."

By Myki Jones Sopris Sun Correspondent Glenwood Springs’ 125th Strawberry Days festival is upon us. After a two-year respite, due to the pandemic, the fun returns June 17-19 at Two Rivers Park.

The historic celebration got its start on June 18, 1898. It was initially organized by the Tri-County Farmers Union to promote some of Colorado’s finest fruits, vegetables and dairy products, explained Tara Harman with the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association.

Still, despite the pandemic, the city found a way to commemorate the annual event with last year's “A Berry Special Weekend.” As part of that alternative commemoration, the town held a “reverse parade” — where businesses were encouraged to decorate their storefronts.

“It was very popular, and we decided to bring it back as part of this year’s festival as a fun way to get the community involved,” Harman told The Sopris Sun. This year, the winners of each category will take home $500 in “Glenwood Gold.”

Appropriately, “125 years of awesomeness” is this year’s theme.

“The throwback theme encourages participants to bring back a

favorite past theme, celebrate Glenwood’s famed history or all things strawberries,” a press release states. Previous themes included: “Homecoming” in 2019, “Strawberries in Paradise” — “which paid homage to Jimmy Buffet,” Harman pointed out — “Back to the Future” and “Rhinestone Round-up,” among many others.

“The community gets really creative in designing parade floats around the theme,” continued Harman, “so, we’re excited to see some of these come back with this year’s throwback.”

The parade will start at Glenwood Springs High School, meander down Pitkin Avenue and end on Eighth Street.

This is the first year the bulk of the festival will be held at Two Rivers Park — having recently taken place at Sayre Park. “Moving the event to Two Rivers Park allows for additional space, provides additional park amenities and is also very accessible for pedestrians and bikers — especially with the new Devereux Pedestrian Bridge,” Harman stated.

Some of the eats and drinks the community can expect are the beer garden (of course), Slow Groovin’ BBQ, Aspen Mini Donuts, Windy City Eats, The Hillbilly Grill and many other delectable options.

The music lineup for the weekend will feature opening act —

and Valley local — Cody Jeffryes, The Queen Bees, A Band Called Alexis, Skinny Eggs Benny, Wild Flight and an abundance of other acts throughout the weekend.

Family Fest, made possible by the Post Independent, will include entertainment for the kids Saturday and Sunday with interactive art project opportunities, dance performances by Legacy Dance Company and more.

Aligning with the times, and after some serious reflection, the chamber decided not to revive the “Miss Strawberry Days” scholarship contest. In 2023, the chamber plans to “replace it with a more modern competition that symbolizes the values of leadership, excellence and community service among all young people in Glenwood Springs.”

Some traditions are bound not to change. One such, and the longest standing of them all, is the serving of free strawberries and ice cream. This year, the strawberries and ice cream will be dished up by the Kiwanis Club on Saturday at Two Rivers Park following the parade.

For more information about Strawberry Days events, visit www. glenwoodchamber.com/strawberrydays

OPINION

Branching Out

By Genvieve Villamazar

I was a teenager already studying architecture in high school, and I wanted nothing but New York City.

I wanted to live on a boat in a marina.

I dreamed of tailored mini skirts; long, fitted blazers; and three-inch slingback heels. I would zip about in my charcoal gray Mazda RX7 with stick shift, tinted windows and a kickin’ sound system. I would meet clients over cocktails, and sketch on napkins.

I ached for the city because that’s where our most constant and favorite friends lived.

We summered in the Catskill Mountains, growing up, in a private community called Elka Park, three hours north of the city. It was one of three “sister” communities; ours, the smallest and most humble of the three, and we loved it that way. (Picture Elka Park as the Carbondale of the three; Twilight Park akin to Basalt; and Onteora Club as the purer, higher thinking aspects of Aspen.)

The constancy of Elka Park and our friends there were a north star, as we moved almost every year or two, all the way through high school.

Those mountain summers were how Oma and Opa stayed close to us after our mom (their daughter) died very young.

We stayed in Great Uncle Ed’s three-story Victorian, amid verdant

Living into our dreams forests on the side of an ancient mountain. We walked forest trails and red dirt roads, had picnics, swam streams and reveled in the clash of the ancient gnomes bowling — wild thunderstorms.

The clubhouse and ball field were clearings in the forest. With a restaurant, bar, game room, and library, it had a funky smell to it, familiar and welcoming.

Wooden floors echoed; low ceilings prompted your gaze to a southern bank of windows, beyond which drifted the Seven Sisters: purple undulations and wavering blue mists. Past the shuffle board and horseshoes was an eight-room lodge for overflow friends and guests.

Uncle Ed was an architect and had designed it. I associated him, architecture and our summer house with the best parts of growing up.

The cadence of summers was celebration — Lobster Night with live crustaceans flown in from Maine. Western Night’s wholesome square dancing landing in a beery, competitive round of live musical chairs. Ahhh, the Fourth of July — sparkling, effervescent magic: lawn blankets, staying out late and summer crushes. Extra friends and family always came on those weekends… perhaps why I’m always planning celebrations today — recreating the seasonal rhythms of “gather.”

The jewel of the summer, though, was the swimming pool, a bowl of sky filled with screams and laughter. The park caretaker, Paul, filled it from a mountain stream; it was icy cold. Between robust games of Blind Man’s Bluff or Marco Polo, we’d crawl out, shivering and pruny, to lay on the massive, sunbaked flagstone slabs surrounding the pool. Every summer it was the same kids, all of us, with a few new faces as we began to share this special place with our friends from home.

Why do I share these stories?

I guess because I’m growing older. Because our town is changing so fast. There’s an urban edge too often nowadays, and so I know I will leave someday. Carbondale has been the closest I’ve come in my adult life to the halcyon summers of yesteryear. Except here, we get to live it year-round. Between June’s First Friday and Sunday’s Music in the Park, an appreciation for Carbondale bursts in my heart this morning.

It wasn’t just the friends that made Elka Park so dreamy. It was the reliable quiet, the relative stillness. One June, we pulled into the ballpark clearing — arrival! We crawled onto the car door window frames, leaning back and gasping at the stars — so profuse, so close, hovering just beyond the wall of cricket song and lusty frog calls. We have that here, too, in Carbondale,

after the dinner hour, when all the cars are tucked into bed.

We walked everywhere in Elka Park. There was no reason to drive, or even bike. It was so beautiful to stroll, and to see — these were the mountains, after all, altered very little, with so much to discover. The older parts of Carbondale are like this, too. Nature has moved back in, along our ditchways, bike paths and shortcuts. When I walk around town through each of the seasons, I feel as though I am (re)visiting with friends — the first black locust I ever smelled; the two maples I love most, one on Garfield, the other on Euclid; each season, a different colored carpet.

This morning, I woke to hummingbirds, fed our hens, checked on our broody ones — chicks in a few days! Puttering in my garden, I chuckled at old dreams of city life. What was I thinking?

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ART AROUND TOWN A slew of new sculptures decorate Carbondale's streets as part of the Art Around Town program. In case you missed the art walk on June 2, take a tour throughout these pages with photos by Beth White.

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When I first visited the Crystal River Valley I am writing to express my gratitude and in November of 1986, the old ranch building appreciation for everyone who has worked as behind Sopris Lighting/Ajax/Basalt Ski and a guest teacher at Crystal River Elementary Bike was in its original state — without the School (CRES) this year. We are so grateful for brick addition surrounding it. There was no the 23 individuals who helped support us — we roundabout at the “old, old” City Market that couldn’t have done it without you. Some of you cashed a check that I forgot to sign. I drove came for one morning and some for three weeks south through wide open grasslands guarded in a row. Some of you signed up for the job

by Mount Sopris, tracing the river’s course weeks in advance and others replied to a 6 a.m. where bald eagles and ospreys perched on tree text message from me, desperate for coverage. branches as they hunted prey. We bought rural Sometimes it was an art class, other times first land near Redstone because we didn’t want grade, P.E. or even helping in the nurse’s office. to live in a suburb. Fast forward to 2022 and Whatever the circumstances, you showed up with Carbondale has become a bedroom/commuter a smile. Thank you from all of the CRES staff and community for Aspen’s workforce. My biggest families. We appreciate you! disappointment is that one's view of the Kendall Reiley mountains to the east is now obscured by threeCrystal River Elementary story buildings that block out the sun. Many more are promised to go beside the new City What can we do?

Market. The rural character of Carbondale will Do you ever stop to think where your food never return. Take some pictures now of the comes from? It's best to buy locally-sourced grazing cattle before that last pasture on 133 is food as much as possible to reduce the number gone. of trucks on the highway delivering food from Pam Heckert other states and countries. Plus your food will be Carbondale much fresher. You've probably been to some of 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • June 9 - June 15, 2022

the local farmers’ markets, but there is a lot more going on in our community to support local produce and meat. The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce developed a farm map of our area with information on local farms and ranches. Check out the amazing quality food grown right in our backyard at www.bit.ly/farmmapcarbondale What can we do? We can buy locally for many good reasons.

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Salsify is upon us… …and spreading a LOT in recent years.

Neighbors… hello… yellow salsify season is upon us. There are several noxious weeds here in Lions Ridge and the one most likely to spread is the yellow salsify. Sometimes, it's just one little flower and sometimes it's a whole large clump of them — five, 10 or more! It starts out for a day or two as a pretty little starburst flower, but then it quickly turns into a huge seedhead, like a giant dandelion… as big as a tennis ball or larger.

Naturally, the wind will spread those hundreds of seeds far and wide. This year, the salsify are just continued on page 26

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On opening day, May 29, Marek O’Farrell and Wyatt Bronson brave the cold water of Dutch Creek while riding Coal Basin Trail #1953, part of Coal Basin Ranch’s recommended singletrack loop. Photo by Jitka O’Farrell

Coal Basin Ranch opens for mountain biking

By Olivia Emmer Sopris Sun correspondent Coal Basin Ranch opened for mountain biking on Saturday, May 28 for the property’s first full season. To get there, visitors drive up the winding Coal Basin Road for about four miles, following Coal Creek around steep hillsides of shale and sandstone before arriving at a parking lot and closure gate.

The area first opened to the public in mid-July of 2021. The 221-acre property, just west of Redstone, was formerly part of the Mid-Continent Coal & Coke Company, which operated from 1956 to 1991. Today’s parking lot and pump track sits where towering silos and a maze of conveyor belts once moved an estimated 22 million tons of coal from the area.

“Coal Basin Ranch was designed as a demonstration site, to show how recreation and restoration can come together to transform landscapes and promote healthy landscapes and healthy lifestyles,” said Coal Basin and Trails Senior Ranch Manager Trina Ortega. “It is a highly-impacted landscape from a previous industrial coal mine, and we are bringing back the integrity of the land while offering a new community recreational resource.”

The ranch is open from dawn to dusk in spring through fall, depending on conditions.

Adjacent to the parking lot is a system of pump tracks, designed to progressively build bikehandling skills. An almost five mile loop starts from the parking area.

Ortega explained, “[the loop] takes you in the woods. So it’s shaded as you climb up, a nice gradual climb. It's not super technical, though the creek crossings are very spicy right now. Then it gets a little steeper and you're back out in the sun. On the descent, you have new-school mountain biking with berm turns, passing through gambel oak and then you

drop into an aspen grove before hitting an optional advanced jump line.”

In the future, the ranch would like to add a few more trails, so riders can get more mileage in after making the long drive. There is also interest in creating a hikers-only trail. For hikers who want to explore the area now, but don’t want to share single-track with mountain bikers, Forest Service Road 307 can take them further up the basin. Dogs are allowed on-leash on the ranch, and are allowed off-leash on Forest Service Road 307.

Surrounded by U.S. Forest Service land, Coal Basin Ranch is owned by the Carbondalebased Catena Foundation. The property was previously owned by two members of the Walton family, but the land was transferred to the foundation in 2021.

In addition to building trails, which are made available to the public through an easement with Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, the ranch has been trying to restore the miningimpacted land. Ortega says they’ve planted more than 1,800 trees and shrubs and have spread native grass and wildflower seed. The restoration work is ongoing and the public can participate in the effort. On July 24, Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers is spearheading a work day, in collaboration with the ranch, Wilderness Workshop and Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association.

Ortega explained that the foundation hopes that the concurrent goals of restoration and recreation can be a resource for local schools, organizations and outdoor education programs that aim to teach stewardship and conservation.

While Coal Basin Ranch’s website is forthcoming, you can find more information and learn about future events on Instagram @coalbasinranchmtb or Facebook @Coal Basin Ranch Community Trail System. Visitors are advised that the ranch is in a remote location with no drinking water, trash bins or cell service.

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Volunteers needed!

Community growth committee

‘Tis the season for stellar summer events.

Aspen Dance Connection needs volunteers to help with an upcoming show, OUTSIDE/IN, at The Arts Campus at Willits on July 16. For more info, call 970-927-0641 (or email aspendance@ comcast.net). Carbondale Arts, meanwhile, is building its roster of volunteers for the 51st Annual Mountain Fair, July 29-31. For details, visit www.bit.ly/MountainFairVolunteer

Pitkin County invites those who live or work in the County to apply to be a part of its Community Growth Advisory Committee. The committee will consist of 20 to 25 people charged with making recommendations aimed at limiting the impacts of development on the community and climate of unincorporated Pitkin County.

For more info or to apply, visit www.bit.ly/ pitkincommittee

COVID update

Equitable recovery

Garfield County Public Health updated its data page last week showing a 30% increase in COVID-19 cases since April with hospitalizations remaining low. In addition to vaccine clinics (www.bit.ly/GarCoVax), antiviral therapeutics are widely available (www.bit.ly/ COantiviral) and work best if taken within a few days of getting sick. Free at-home test kits are also available (www.covid.gov/tests) and testing sites remain active throughout the Valley (www.bit.ly/ GarCotesting).

Holy Cross election Holy Cross Energy held its annual board of directors election on June 2. Incumbent David Munk was the only eligible candidate to return a verified petition for the Southern District seat and will retain his position. In the race for the Northern District seat, incumbent Adam Quinton received 2,428 votes against Roseann Casey’s 1,277 tally. Additionally, membership accepted updated articles of incorporation with near unanimity (95% of the vote), lengthening the term of office for board directors from three years to four and allowing for an unlimited number of members (previously limited to 50,000).

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Governor Jared Polis signed bipartisan House Bill 1365 which allocates $35 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to nonprofits working for the betterment of “Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian American and Pacific Islander, LGBTQ+, rural and other traditionally under resourced and underserved communities,” according to a press release. The ARPA funds will be appropriated to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs which will work with larger nonprofits as regional access partners to process grant applications submitted by smaller nonprofits.

Nordic art contest Calling all artists! The Mount Sopris Nordic Council is requesting submissions of Spring Gulch inspired artwork. The winning design will be printed on winter hats which will be available this coming 2022-23 ski season. The winner will also receive a $500 cash price. Artists can submit more than one entry and submissions are due July 8. For more info, visit www.springgulch.org

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Residents of the Valley enjoy enumerable spaces of natural beauty. The marks of mankind are seldom an improvement to these places, as evidenced by recent vandalism at Staircase Park in Carbondale.

“Took my kids to the river this evening and was incredibly disappointed to find more graffiti on the rocks and trees,” wrote a reader. “What do we do to stop this from continuing?” Courtesy photo

the public to view its newest exhibit, “Things the Mind Already Knows”, made up of works by the renowned Jasper Johns. The collection spans from Johns’ first print in 1960 to works created as recently as 2021. The exhibit will close April 30, 2023. Warhol in Colorado remains on display until October 15, 2022. For more info, visit www. powersartcenter.org

Capture the Cube FirstBank’s newest location in the Roaring Fork Valley is launching a weekly contest and opportunity to win a prize valued up to $600.

“Capture the Cube” is FirstBank’s way of saying hello to Basalt, where a new branch opened at 498

Market Street. If discovered, the 4”x4” cube can be redeemed at that branch for a prize, each week through August 26. For contest details, visit www. efirstbankblog.com

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Ski exchange elevates adaptive sports

By Kate Phillips Sopris Sun Correspondent It’s never too early to think about the ski season, and for two Challenge Aspen (CA) professional ski instructors, the next season cannot start soon enough.

In a partnership with the Aspen Sister Cities (ASC) adaptive ski exchange program, CA will be sending locals Cami Aumoite and John Klonowski to Bariloche, Argentina to volunteer as ski instructors, said Lindsay Cagley, CEO of CA. “It’s an amazing program that has so many opportunities,” Cagley added. “In September, we will be sending two instructors to help out at Desafío [Bariloche] (DB) which is their version of CA. DB, essentially translates to ‘Challenge Bariloche.’”

Like CA, DB creates adaptive outdoor recreation experiences for individuals with physical and/or cognitive differences. Sister City Co-Coordinators Griff Smith and Lala Caffarone said that the two nonprofit organizations have been exchanging ski instructors since 2003, to create immersive experiences that strengthen global relations.

“We are working together and learning about our differences and embracing them and celebrating them as much as our similarities,” Caffrone said. “That is a way to collaborate toward world peace.”

Each trip is also an excellent opportunity for the programs to exchange education and other resources. In the fall, Aumoite and Klonowski will be teaching bi-ski lessons, supporting

neurodiverse individuals, hosting an educational clinic for DB professionals and bringing tools to repair and update DB’s adaptive gear.

“The amount of equipment that CA has donated to Desafío is very impressive,” Smith said.

“Almost every time we go down we take some type of donated equipment. [CA has] been very generous that way.”

Over the years, the relationship between CA and DB has been mutually beneficial. Most recently, CA received support from Juan Vargas, a longtime adaptive ski instructor from Bariloche.

“Juan came here and volunteered in our program for all of March [2022],” Cagley said.

“He worked every single day and shared his skills with our volunteers and pros, and really helped our program get through what we consider a peak time — spring break — when we run out of pros and volunteers and we still have people who want to participate.”

Noting the significant shortage of adaptive ski instructors, Cagley hopes that, with this exchange program, instructors are encouraged to obtain their adaptive certifications. “It costs them time and money to get their certifications, but every level of ski instruction they have makes them more valuable,” she said. “It opens them up for more diverse work opportunities.”

As volunteers diversify their experiences, they bring new perspectives back into their local communities, which ultimately grows the adaptive programs. “Here in the states, we generally have more resources and equipment, but professionally, they are as great there as here, so there is a lot to learn from each other,” Caffrone said. “They manage to do a lot with a little, and

Reaching new heights! Challenge Aspen’s professional ski instructors bring ingenuity and creativity to the adaptive community through the Aspen Sister Cities international volunteer exchange program. Courtesy photo

that is a big thing to learn for our community.”

While volunteers typically fund their own flights, Cagley said this year CA is able to purchase Aumoite’s and Klonowski’s flights through credit card travel rewards. Once abroad, volunteers are funded by host families.

“It is very important to have the support of both communities in all of this,” Caffrone said.

“We need people to take volunteers out to dinner or to help with other expenses for people who visit.”

Community members can get involved with ASC and CA by becoming members or volunteering their time. This summer, CA will host a variety of events to fundraise for and raise awareness about adaptive sports programs.

On July 22, CA’s performance of “The

Greatest Showman”, featuring participants from its annual Magic of Music and Dance Camp, will take place at The Arts Campus at Willits.

The following evening, July 23, CA will host the Denim and Diamonds Gala at T-Lazy 7, where attendees will enjoy dinner and dancing.

“CA and ASC can always use the community’s support,” Smith said. “It’s world education that we are working toward, so CA and DB align perfectly where we have the opportunity to share skills and resources to make for a better program.”

For more information about Challenge Aspen events, tickets and volunteer opportunities, visit www.challengeaspen.org To become a member of Aspen Sister Cities or to learn more about hosting, visit www. aspensistercities.com

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Huts for Vets set to kick off 10th season

By Ken Pletcher Sopris Sun Correspondent

Huts for Vets (HFV) is preparing for its 10th season of operation in the Roaring Fork Valley. The Carbondale-based nonprofit’s first of six four-day, all-expenses-paid retreats for military veterans to backcountry huts will depart June 16.

HFV is the brainchild of longtime local journalist, author and environmentalist Paul Andersen. It provides a “unique wilderness therapy program” for those “who have suffered trauma because of their service,” as the organization’s website states. Andersen, who protested the Vietnam War a half century ago, told The Sopris Sun, “I never protested the troops but the policies that put them in harm’s way.”

Increasingly alarmed at the rising suicide rate among veterans, he decided to develop a healing program that combined his love of the outdoors and nature with his experience working on seminars with the Aspen Institute. The result was HFV, founded in January 2013.

Andersen became drawn to the concept of “shinrin-yoku,” a Japanese term coined in the 1980s that literally translates as “forest bathing.” In essence, it involves going out into a forest setting and allowing oneself to be immersed in the experience of being there without distractions. He noted, “Homo sapiens lived a thousand times longer in forest settings than in urban [ones]. Going back to a forest is like returning to a distant home.” He continued, “I started HFV based on it, as a result of a deep connection with self.”

Andersen has combined shinrin-yoku and the rigorous hiking required to get to the huts with a curriculum of contemplative readings by a wide range of writers, including Henry David Thoreau, Kayla Williams, Chief Luther Standing Bear, Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Robert Frost, Dena Price Van den Bosch and Edward Abbey — plus, Abbey’s one-time colleague (and Vietnam vet) Doug Peacock. The readings focus on philosophy, the natural world and humans’ place in it and the experiences of postservice veterans to spur discussion, contemplation and introspection.

Those elements are tied in with the participants being together with others who share their challenges. As Andersen described it to The Sun, “Having them with a group of peer vets they can relate to, getting a sense of belonging again — as when they were in the service — being in nature, they can see something much bigger than themselves. A big sense of belonging gives them pause to reflect on a much bigger community of life.”

Responses from some of the more than 200 vets who have come through the program have been overwhelmingly positive. One wrote, “I have come further with braving my post-traumatic experiences in the last three days than I have in two years dealing with the VA.” Another said, “The time outdoors and in the wilderness was exactly what I needed in my life at that moment.”

In transition, and beyond the Valley Andersen served as HFV’s executive director from its founding until early 2022, when he retired

Huts for Vets was founded in 2013 to provide wilderness therapy for veterans. The program has since served more than 200 people. Courtesy photo

and was succeeded by Alec Peiffer. Peiffer, a Marine Corps veteran, moved to Carbondale after leaving active service to raise a family with his wife (also a former Marine) and pursue a career with a locallybased cybersecurity firm. He joined the RFV board of directors in the fall of 2021.

Peiffer views HFV as “such a fantastic mission, so needed.” He was quick to state that Andersen has been the “core and spirit of the organization,” and that he (Peiffer) “is not trying to change that,” but he said that his main goal was finding ways to reach more of the younger vets.

He noted that it has been easier for older vets or those whose children are no longer at home to attend HFV programs, but it is much more difficult for vets with younger families to participate. He mused, “How do we meet younger vets’ needs wherever they’re at?”

Peiffer has also wrestled with how to expand the program “without diluting the spirit we’ve been trying to create.” Typically, trips consist of about 10 vets each and are run only during the summer months. He fears that expanding programs to, say, 50 or 60 per session, making it “more industrial,” would result in a loss of the comradery and intimacy that vets on past trips have experienced.

One approach has been to establish a relationship with Arizona State University in Tempe, which has a large population of student-veterans and whose students have participated in HFV programs over the years. Andersen led a training program along Arizona’s Mogollon Rim in May 2021. He also has explored, via the U.S. State Department, the possibility of including Ukrainian veterans in HFV programs.

Although Andersen has stepped down from day-to-day HFV operations, he remains on the board and will lead two coed hut trips this summer. The first, the June 16 trip, to Margy’s Hut near Aspen, is with HFV alums, whom he hopes will become future program leaders.

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Picking fresh figs on Basalt Mountain

By Elizabeth Key Sopris Sun Correspondent

Jerome Osentowki grafts varieties of apple trees together by slicing and taping them, then nourishing them with mist. Once the energy transfers to heal the graft, a multi-branch tree emerges, proffering different types of apples from around the world. Photo by Elizabeth Key

The slice of the Roaring Fork Valley population that inhabits a small portion of Eagle County often finds its boundaries baffling, inefficient and frustrating. The State Legislature evidently didn’t consider the watershed or topography when they drew Eagle County’s borders back in 1883. Jerome Osentowski, in turn, probably didn't take much stock of these lines when he first staked his claim on a small enclave near the top of Basalt Mountain in 1970.

Today, their significance is pressing.

Osentowski created CRMPI (Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute) in 1987. CRMPI is an ode to the wonders of nature, with geothermal greenhouses propagating food and the land a standing testament to sustainable farming. Osentowski is a pioneer of educational programming in permaculture, teaching classes and testing theories.

He jokes, “We are the ultimate preppers, but you don’t need to have a bag and move, we have it right here. I have an acre bug-out bag here.”

There are more than 25 varieties of fruit in Osentowski’s greenhouses, including figs, pomegranates and bananas.

He says, “I learned I can grow citrus and figs and all sorts of tropical fruits, year-round in an ecologicallyconstructed greenhouse that doesn’t use a lot of fossil fuels.” The cloying scent of fig trees fills the humid air as he shows off a cherimoya tree.

“We’ve got a dozen young women who are doing agricultural work, building a social community, here in this valley, who all came from here [CRMPI].”

Osentowski has also built forest gardens at most schools in the Valley and a greenhouse dome at Roaring Fork High School. Over the years, he has collaborated with like-minded nonprofits, including the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Sustainable Settings.

Osentowski agrees that he is a community staple in the Valley, but not over in Vail. Pitkin County is aware

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of Osentowski’s contributions to the Roaring Fork Valley.

Jerome's legacy and the future of CRMPI, however, are now in the hands of commissioners from another community.

Eagle County has been presented with a special land use permit application to retroactively allow some of the egregious code violations upon which CRMPI was built, in addition to approving new uses. Its fertile eight acres are currently situated on land zoned “Resource” and don’t fit within the standard 35-acres required by the state’s agricultural zoning law. Other counties within Colorado, a proclaimed "Right-to-Farm" State, have since broadened the scope of agricultural zoning to accommodate a smaller farm's financial dependence on bespoke offerings like CSAs, weddings and education. ”We have made all the compromises in our special use permit, and we have given up a lot of our rights,” Osentowki says.

Additionally, the upper section of the road leading to the educational institute is a more harrowing drive than Independence Pass, with a rutted dirt road and sheer drop offs. Osentowski says he’s put $40,000 into maintaining the road over the years, but it is undoubtedly in need of a good grading and improved safety measures. CRMPI shuttles its students in a 12-passenger van to mitigate the traffic.

After decades of contributing to the Roaring Fork Valley, Osentowski is asking for help. He urges people to write letters telling, “what their experience was and what they gained from their exposure to CRMPI and why they think CRMPI should continue.” Letters should be sent to planningcomments@eaglecounty.us with “CRMPI SUP ZS-9170-2021” in the subject line.

Tabled earlier this month, a public hearing on the topic will be hosted by Eagle County’s Roaring Fork Valley Regional Planning Commission on July 7 at 2:30 p.m. Interested parties may attend in-person at the El Jebel Courthouse, or via Zoom (link at www.bit.ly/ landuseCRMPI).

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Get to know your gubernatorial candidates

By James Steindler, Contributing Editor Election season is heating up! The Sopris Sun is bringing you interviews from candidates in contested races ahead of the June 28 primary. This week, we focus on Colorado’s gubernatorial race. To begin, incumbent Governor Jared Polis, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary, reflects on his first term and why he deserves a second. Then, Republican challengers Greg Lopez and Heidi Ganahl respond to a few basic questions. All candidates answered these questions in writing.

Governor Jared Polis (Democrat) What do you consider were your biggest accomplishments and toughest challenges during your first term?

It’s been a heavy challenge to lead the state through its darkest hours, including the COVID pandemic and three of the largest wildfires in the history of our state; and it has also been an honor to dedicate myself to helping Coloradans make it through these tough times. The last two years have taught me that leadership and judgment matter.

Today, the state has experienced one of the lowest death rates, highest vaccination rates, shortest shut downs and quickest economic recoveries. That doesn't happen by accident. It happens with data-based decisions, pragmatic solutions and putting Colorado first. Even through these tough times, we’ve made significant progress on major issues facing our state — providing free preschool and all-day kindergarten, lowering prescription costs (like insulin), taking aggressive climate action, cutting taxes for seniors and small businesses and providing tax rebates for every taxpayer.

We have more hard work ahead and, together, we will keep moving Colorado forward.

In retrospect, would you have done anything differently?

The COVID-19 pandemic presented us with new, unforeseen challenges that called for decisive action. My administration followed the data at every turn to save lives and keep our

Republican Greg Lopez Lopez has lived in Colorado for 34 years. At 27-years-old, he was elected mayor of Parker, where he simultaneously served as the city manager. He served as the Colorado director of the U.S. Small Business Administration and president of Denver’s Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. He currently resides in Elizabeth with his wife, with whom he raised two children.

Republican Heidi Ganahl Ganahl has been a proud Coloradoan for 44 years, since moving here at age 12.

She founded the multi-million dollar Camp BowWow pet care franchise and the BowWow Buddies Foundation which has found homes for over 10,000 dogs. She started two charity programs, Moms Fight Back and the Fight Back Foundation, both of which serve children in crises. She currently serves as the University of Colorado Regent after being elected in 2016.

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What made you decide to run for Colorado governor?

I realized our state was in trouble a few years ago and that is why I initially ran in 2018 for governor, but the time was not right. I am a true grassroots Republican — not establishment and not part of any elite. I am running for this office because I love our state. I have the right background to know how to make a difference and I want to serve the people of this state. In other words, I want the peoples’ voice to be the voice in the governor’s office.

What made you decide to run for Colorado governor?

I am running for my children and all children and families living here in Colorado.

Our state is headed in the wrong direction under our current leadership. Gas prices, the cost of living and crime are all rising out of control. I need to be a voice for change so that my kids and all kids in our state have access to the same American dream I have lived in our beautiful state.

Have you always been part of the Republican party?

Yes. The Republican party stands for the same core beliefs I do — state rights, limited government, personal liberties, lower taxes, law and order and a strong support for our military/defense. I will govern with the premise that I trust the people of Colorado to

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What are the biggest challenges Coloradans face today?

I just wrapped up a statewide tour talking with Coloradans in every corner of our state and what I heard clearly is that Coloradans want to get some stability back in their lives. We are working fast to address challenges that have been made worse by the pandemic, including rising costs. We are reducing taxes and fees so that you can hold on to more of your hard-earned money. To provide immediate relief, we are sending rebate checks of at least $500 for individuals and $1,000 for families to every Colorado taxpayer this summer and are lowering property taxes for homeowners starting next year.

We are also working to make Colorado a better, more affordable home no matter where you live by taking actions to lower the cost of living, strengthen small businesses, grow good jobs and improve our education system. We still have hard challenges and hard work ahead, Colorado, but I am confident that our brightest days are in front of us.

Have you always been part of the Republican party?

No, I was born and raised a Democrat. I was even elected mayor of Parker as a Democrat. However, I realized that my values and beliefs were much more aligned with the Republican party, so I changed parties because of my values and beliefs — which include limited government, less centralization, equal opportunity and a conservative approach to social issues like protecting life in the womb and our second amendment rights.

What are your top three goals if elected?

Three top goals for my administration are: the economic health of Colorado; improving our schools so that they are institutions that prepare our children for success and a happy life; and reducing crime in Colorado by 30% in two years by empowering our police departments. know what is best for their lives, their families and their business. Government does not have all the answers and should not be run as if it does.

What are your top three goals if elected?

I will lower our cost of living by reigning in spending and the out of control growth of our government, as well as getting our energy industry back to work. I will address our soaring crime rate by returning to law and order and restoring truth in sentencing, firing those on the parole board who will not hold criminals accountable and supporting our law enforcement. I will make education a priority so we no longer have 60% of our children reading, writing and doing math below grade level. I will do that by giving

What are your top goals if re-elected?

My administration will continue our focused work of cutting costs and making Colorado a place that everyone can afford to enjoy and love. That means growing good jobs, supporting small businesses, cutting fees and taxes and working with cities to deliver real affordable housing solutions.

We are working to ensure that Colorado is one of the safest states with strong communities that offer opportunities for people to live the life they want to live.

Thirdly, we remain committed to our aggressive climate goals. We are working to improve our air quality for Coloradans by spurring the transition to lower cost renewable energy and improving Colorado’s response to wildfires and other climate threats.

Do you see bipartisanship as a hindrance or necessity in government?

Here in Colorado, we seek opportunities to reach across the aisle. In fact, 95% of the bills I have signed as your governor have received bipartisan support. This includes working closely with Republicans and Democrats to balance the state budget every year, while cutting taxes, improving education and building up a record $1 billion rainy day fund. In Colorado, we work hard to rise above partisan politics and get good things done.

What aspects of Polis’ first term as governor did you appreciate?

It is truly difficult to appreciate a governor who has consistently signed bills that have directly hurt so many Colorado families. I cannot appreciate the businesses lost, the mental health crisis, the homeless crisis, the crime crisis, the environmental crisis, the educational crisis we now find ourselves in because of our current governor’s policies.

Elite, out-of-touch solutions and endless executive orders have only served to exacerbate these problems. Whether due to COVID-19 or a failing national economy, it reveals an ineffective approach to finding solutions. We are losing our economy, our education, our medical freedom and privacy and our Colorado identity. We are beginning to resemble nothing more than California’s younger sibling. power back to parents through transparency in our education system and true school choice that allows parents to ensure their children are learning in the right environment (public, private, charter schools, etc.).

What aspects of Polis’ first term as governor did you appreciate?

Jared Polis needs to be honest and transparent about his first three years in office. He is attempting to reinvent himself in this election year. Coloradans are not fooled. Like me, Jared Polis is a successful CEO. He needs to use that knowledge to create a more business friendly environment in our state.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 9 LEGAL CLINIC Basalt Library hosts a free, self- help legal clinic from 2 to 5 p.m. Volunteers attorneys will assist parties with no attorney in one-on-one sessions.

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EURYDICE Thunder River Theatre Company’s production of “Eurydice” continues this weekend and next with showings at 7:30 p.m. each night, except on Sundays at 6 p.m. with social distancing.

FRIDAY, JUNE 10 GROVESTOCK FESTIVAL Sunlight Mountain Resort hosts three days of art and music beginning Friday at noon. Tickets and lineup at www.grovestockfestival.com LIVE MUSIC Feeding Giants plays at Heather’s in Basalt at 6:30 p.m.

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TRI FOR THE SUN The second annual Tri for the Sun triathlon begins at 7 a.m. with a half mile swim at the Carbondale pool, followed by 16 miles biking over Dry Park and a 5k run uphill at Sunlight Mountain Resort. The award ceremony and after party will begin at noon.

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SATANK SALE Antiques, tools, furniture, trunks, shelves and other treasures will be pawned off, “deep in Satank” (88 Cedar Street) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC Josefina, Tim and friends play at Heather’s in Basalt at 6:30 p.m.

COMEDY Comedian Billy Wayne Davis performs at The Arts Campus at Willits starting at 8 p.m.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 12 QUILTING OPEN HOUSE The Roaring Fork Quilt Guild invites anyone interested in quilting to stop by the Carbondale Library between 1 and 3 p.m. to see quilters at work and samples of completed projects. For more information, email roaringforkquiltguild@yahoo.com RESUME BUILDING Beef up that resume and get some tips in the process at Basalt Library from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Contact Amy at agiertz@ basaltlibrary.org for more info.

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SOUND HEALING Zachary Cashin offers sound healing at True Nature from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets at www.truenaturehealingarts.com

MONDAY, JUNE 13 AUTHOR TALK Larry Meredith, author of “This Cursed Valley”, will present his historical novel at the Carbondale Library at 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 14 SUTEY BIRDING Roaring Fork Audubon guides birding at Sutey Ranch, north of Carbondale, from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. RSVP by emailing fulcon@comcast.net LOCO-MOTION National juggling champion Peter Davison shows off at Basalt Library at 10 a.m.

MAGIC SHOW Magician Dave Elstun performs tricks and shares stories at the Glenwood Springs Library at 11 a.m. and the Carbondale Library at 2 p.m.

PUBLIC HEALTH Help inform Garfield County Public Health about our community’s needs at a focus group meeting at the Glenwood Springs Library on June 14 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

NEWS MATTERS The Colorado Sun newsroom comes to The Arts Campus at Willits to discuss stories and issues with the Roaring Fork Valley community and screen “News Matters”, a documentary about Colorado journalists attempting to save the 125-year-old Denver Post. Tickets and more info at www.tacaw.org

FURTHER OUT FRIDAY, JUNE 17 GOLDEN PUTTER Carbondale Arts’ atypical golf tournament returns for a second round at River Valley Ranch from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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STEVE’S GUITARS John Oates performs at Steve’s Guitars, raising funds for the venue, at 8 p.m.

SATURDAY, JUNE 18 RUN FOR FOOD Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance hosts its Food Insecurity Family Run/Walk Awareness event at New Castle’s Burning Mountain Park at 7 a.m. Registration is free at www.bit.ly/SANArun YARN IN THE PARK The Roaring Fork Yarn Club invites yarn crafters to sit and stitch at Sopris Park from 9 to 11 a.m.

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SENSATIONAL SHARKS Denver’s Downtown Aquarium partners with Garfield County Libraries for an online presentation at 2 p.m. about the unique adaptations of sharks. More info at www.gcpld.org/summer-reading MOVIE IN THE MEADOW Basalt Library screens “Moana” after sunset on the lawn in front of the library.

HONKY TONK HWY 82 band performs at The Arts Campus at Willits at 8 p.m.

MONDAY, JUNE 20 ASPEN FILM Aspen Film shows “Blue Bayou” at the Isis Theatre in Aspen at 5 p.m.

TUESDAY, JUNE 21 STATE OF THE STATE The Colorado Chamber presents “Insights on the Business Climate Driving Colorado’s Economy” at The Arts Campus at Willits from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Register online at www.bit.ly/SoSCOChamber SOLSTICE CELEBRATION The Way of Compassion presents "Gathering in Silence and Flowing like Water" at the Third Street Center at 6 p.m.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 23 STATE OF THE CRYSTAL Learn about the state of our watershed and how that fits into the greater Colorado River basin with the Colorado River Water Conservation District at the Third Street Center from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

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COMMUNITY CHOIR The Carbondale Community Choir meets at Sopris Park on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

BABY GYM Basalt Library hosts “Indoor Gym” for babies every Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m to 11 a.m.

SENIOR LUNCH Every Wednesday at noon, Garfield County Senior Programs provides a nutritious meal for seniors at The Orchard. To reserve a place at the table, call 970-665-0041.

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MANGA CLUB Teens are invited to the Carbondale Library to discuss everything Manga, every first and third Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

GROUP RUN Independence Run and Hike leads a weekly group run on Thursdays departing from the store’s new location, next to City Market, at 6:30 p.m.

LEAF DROP Through September, the town of Carbondale offers to collect yard waste from residents every first and third Saturday at 4th Street and Colorado from 9 a.m. to noon.

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Colorado Rocky Mountain School graduates carry forth tradition Photos by Renee Ramge On Saturday, June 4, 43 seniors at Colorado Rocky Mountain School embarked on the next chapter of their lives. Excitement rose as students received flower crowns and boutonnieres. The graduation processional, led by Jeff Leahy, wove its way from the art complex to the graduation lawn where families, friends and faculty gathered to celebrate. The ceremony included a welcome from Jeff Leahy, faculty speakers Eliot Taft, Mark Clark and A.O. Forbes, student speakers Willa Schendler and Graham Waltermire, Academic and Community Award presentations, awarding of the traditional leather diplomas and music by Dylan Hart, Emerys Taylor, Ellie Urfrig, George Weber and Lynn Pulford.

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Conoce a los candidatos republicanos por el CD3

Por James Steindler Traducción por Dolores Duarte

La semana pasada, los lectores conocieron a los candidatos demócratas en la carrera del Tercer Distrito Congresional (CD3). Ahora, es el momento de conocer más sobre la titular republicana, representante Lauren Boebert, y el adversario del GOP, Don Coram. El Sopris Sun tuvo la oportunidad de hacer algunas preguntas a estos candidatos republicanos.

Lauren Boebert La diputada Boebert se acerca al final de su primer término — su primera incursión en la política — y está decidida a repetirlo. ¿Cuáles consideras que han sido tus mayores logros durante tu primer término?

"He mantenido mi promesa y he luchado por el bien", comenzó diciendo la congresista Boebert. "En el congreso, he hecho exactamente lo que dije que iba a hacer en mi contrato con Colorado el cual introduje cuando me presenté por primera vez al cargo. He puesto a Estados Unidos en primer lugar".

Continuó diciendo: "He proporcionado una mejor atención a los veteranos, he luchado contra el acaparamiento de tierras federales y he mantenido mi juramento de defender la constitución, incluida la segunda enmienda. He luchado contra el ‘estado profundo’. He trabajado para introducir reformas de libre mercado que reduzcan los costos de la atención médica en las zonas rurales de Colorado. He defendido la vida. He luchado contra los globalistas. He introducido soluciones reales a la crisis fronteriza de Biden. He apoyado la energía estadounidense. He votado en contra del aumento de impuestos y de la deuda nacional. He apoyado la elección de escuela y me he responsabilizado ante el pueblo de Colorado. Nunca he titubeado en mis creencias ni una sola vez, y siempre he votado con mi conciencia. Lo que ves es lo que hay y me he mantenido fiel a mis raíces rurales de Colorado". ¿Hay aspectos del servicio en el congreso que puedas mejorar?

"Lo único que lamento del congreso es que sólo hay 24 horas al día. Desearía poder pasar todo el día, todos los días, reuniéndome con la gente de todo el CD3 para llevar todas sus historias al congreso. He pasado innumerables días viajando por el CD3 y he conocido a algunas de las personas más increíbles del mundo: desde veteranos que tienen historias increíbles sobre el sacrificio por nuestro país hasta agentes policiales que protegen valientemente nuestras comunidades; desde profesores que trabajan para formar a la próxima generación hasta una madre soltera que tiene dos trabajos para mantener a sus hijos. Creo sinceramente que represento al mejor grupo de personas de todo el país y sólo espero ser digna de la confianza que han depositado en mí. No pasa un día sin que me sienta honrada por la responsabilidad que me han otorgado y espero hacerlo bien por ellos".

El congreso está dividido y logra muy poco. ¿Qué has hecho para solucionarlo? Y, ¿qué seguirías haciendo?

"Como miembro de la minoría, hablo tan alto como puedo para asegurarme de que los malos proyectos de ley y las malas políticas queden expuestas y se les oponga".

Por ejemplo, dijo la representante Boebert, "[el presidente] Joe Biden estaba totalmente dispuesto a entregar $450,000 dólares a inmigrantes ilegales hasta que hablé de ello y presenté un proyecto de ley. Gracias a mi campaña de presión pública, retiraron esta propuesta".

Continuó diciendo: "He estado sentando las bases para una mayoría republicana, presentando proyectos de ley que ayudarán a que el país vuelva a la normalidad, a poner fin a la locura del ‘woke’ que se está infiltrando en todo, desde nuestro ejército hasta los deportes femeninos, a poner en orden nuestra casa fiscal, a ofrecer soluciones para el CD3 y quitar al gobierno de las espaldas de nuestros ciudadanos para que puedan vivir libres y prosperar."

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Don Coram Don Coram anunció su candidatura para el CD3 en enero de 2022. Trae consigo más de una década de experiencia legislando desde la asamblea general de Colorado. ¿Qué te llevó a convertirte en un candidato para el CD3?

"Bueno, he vivido mucho tiempo, eso es lo primero; y se obtiene mucha experiencia si se vive lo suficiente". Coram creció en una explotación agrícola y ganadera en el condado de Montrose y más tarde avanzó sobre la base del negocio ganadero de su padre.

"Me involucré en la política hace varios años", dijo a The Sopris Sun. Frustrado con la dirección que estaba tomando el partido republicano, decidió participar y fue nombrado como segundo vicepresidente del Comité Central Republicano del condado de Montrose. En ese rol, ayudó a Scott Tipton a presentarse con éxito a la cámara de representantes del estado de Colorado y más tarde asumió él mismo ese escaño cuando Tipton fue elegido para representar al CD3 en 2010.

Coram pasó al senado estatal en 2017, representando al Distrito 6. La reciente redistribución de distritos dejó a Coram sin escaño y se animó a buscar el puesto de congresista.

El congreso está dividido y logra muy poco. ¿Qué podrías hacer al respecto?

"Hay que cambiar la cultura. Recuerdo los tiempos — volvamos a Ronald Reagan y Tip O'Neill, dos miembros opuestos... pero que sabían trabajar juntos. Hay que trabajar para encontrar soluciones y no apelar a cuestiones republicanas o demócratas: lo que hay que resolver son las soluciones estadounidenses. Soy centrista, no hay duda, pero el centro-izquierda y el centro-derecha no están muy lejos".

Y continuó: "Me voy a remontar a la fundación de nuestra nación. En su discurso de despedida, el presidente Washington dijo que "la mayor amenaza para nuestra joven república [es] el excesivo partidismo" y el anteponer sus propios intereses a las necesidades de la nación... y ahí estamos, ahora mismo". ¿Cuáles son tus tres principales objetivos, en caso de ser elegido?

En primer lugar, "crear una coalición de personas en la que podamos lograr realmente la aprobación de leyes. Cuando todo es un partido a favor y otro en contra, eso no funciona. Se necesita a alguien que sea un negociador... En una buena legislación, probablemente ninguna de las partes consiga todo lo que quiere".

Coram dijo que se le ha criticado por negociar, a lo que responde: "los firmantes de la declaración de independencia tardaron 56 Continúa en la página 16...

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Esquina Legal Por Tony Mendez

El estudio de derechos es un proceso arduo. Después de estudiar para una licenciatura, uno puede estudiar un posgrado, o sea una maestría o una especialidad. En los Estados Unidos, una maestría típicamente toma entre uno y tres años, dependiendo del enfoque. Una especialidad, como ser abogado o doctor, normalmente toma mínimo tres años después de la licenciatura.

Yo, por ejemplo, decidí estudiar una especialidad.

Después de conseguir una licenciatura en administración de empresas, estudié en la Facultad de Derecho en Vermont.

Vermont Law School, en ese tiempo conocida como la mejor escuela de derecho del medio ambiente en los Estados Unidos, me aceptó como estudiante y me

Cómo es estudiar derecho

enseñó los temas necesarios para poder tomar el examen para ser un abogado.

El primer año en la facultad de derecho, sin importar a cual escuela uno atiende, todos los estudiantes toman las mismas clases: proceso civil; contratos; escritura legal; legislación y regulación; agravios; ley constitucional; ley criminal; y propiedad.

Después, dependiendo los requisitos adicionales de la facultad, uno puede tomar clases de interés personal ofrecidas por la escuela. Esta razón, solamente, es por la que creo que elegir la facultad de derecho adecuada es tan importante.

En mi situación, algunas de las clases que tomé incluyen ley del medio ambiente, transacciones y financiamiento de tierra, ley de familia, ley de la primera enmienda de la Constitución (es decir, libertad de expresión, impedimento que el gobierno promulgue leyes que regulen el establecimiento de una religión, libertad de religión, libertad de la prensa, la libertad de asamblea, y el derecho a solicitar al gobierno la reparación de agravios) y testamentos.

Para cada clase, estudiamos dónde está la ley hoy. Pero a nivel federal. Esto es porque, aunque cada estado puede tener su propia ley sobre los temas, el Artículo

En los Estados Unidos, una maestría típicamente toma entre uno y tres años, dependiendo del enfoque. Una especialidad, como ser abogado o doctor, normalmente toma mínimo tres años después de la licenciatura.

VI, Párrafo 2 de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, conocida como la cláusula de supremacía, dice que la constitución federal, y ley federal generalmente, toma precedencia a constituciones y leyes estatales. Un abogado, al conseguir la licencia para ejercer la abogacía en un estado particular, entonces se enfoca en que es lo que dice la ley para ese estado, sabiendo que ley federal puede triunfar sobre la ley estatal.

Para ejercer como abogado en un estado particular, uno debe tomar el examen de licenciatura. Desde esta escritura, 41 estados han adoptado el examen UBE. Colorado incluso. La UBE es un examen de dos días. El primer día consta de la porción escrita y el segundo día de preguntas de opción múltiple. En ambos días, los temas aprendidos

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el primer año en la facultad de derecho, las clases del tercer párrafo arriba, pueden ser examinados. En adición a los ocho temas aprendidos el primer año de estudio, la porción escrita examina seis temas más, los cuales no todo estudiante de derecho ha estudiado anteriormente.

La UBE es tomada el mismo día para todo participante en los 41 estados, y el examen solo se hace dos veces al año. Los otros nueve estados, incluyendo California, Florida, Louisiana y Texas, tienen su propio examen, el cual puede durar hasta tres días.

Aunque conseguir una maestría o especializarse es un proceso arduo, es lindo poder estudiar y aprender más a fondo temas de interés para después poder contribuir a la sociedad de una mejor manera.

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VívidaMente Por Iliana Rentería

Mientras crecía, no recuerdo una sola vez en que se hablara de la salud mental de los hombres. No recuerdo una sola vez en que me dijeran que uno de ellos sufriera por algo. Y tal vez era así, tal vez no tenían ningún problema, pero por probabilidad, seguramente existía, tan solo no se hablaba de ello.

El tío enojón, el compadre que bebía, el amigo que de pronto ya no quería salir con nadie, se aislaba y todos pensaban que era mala onda… Tal vez estaban atravesando por problemas de salud mental, pero nadie lo sabía, porque en aquel entonces no se hablaba de ello.

Es una cosa generacional, y parte del trabajo que estamos haciendo al hablar de estos temas es romper el estigma y decirles a tantos hombres que su salud mental importa. Porque los queremos y los necesitamos bien.

Se acerca el día del padre y no puedo evitar pensar en su gran rol en esta vida. La responsabilidad de una familia, y la crianza de los hijos, ser la

La salud mental del papá

imagen paterna para hijos e hijas, que un día crecerán inspirados por lo que vivieron en su hogar.

Papás, los queremos sanos, porque un papá amoroso y amable, presente y sano es fundamental para criar hijos sanos, felices, con un mejor futuro. Los queremos sanos porque les amamos.

Durante el tiempo que estuve dando clases de Primeros Auxilios para la Salud Mental, escuché muchas historias, casi siempre venían de mujeres que me hablaban de sus hijos, de sus esposos, y esas batallas silenciosas que enfrentaban en soledad, y en las que ellas se sentían impotentes para ayudarles. En ocasiones también platiqué con hombres que venían buscando apoyo para salir adelante de alguna situación que les estaba rebasando.

Lo primero que quisiera decirles es que no están solos. Hay muchos hombres atravesando retos de salud mental, porque son de lo más frecuentes.

Cualquier persona puede presentar un problema de salud mental a lo largo de su vida, así como cualquiera puede sufrir un accidente o enfermar de algo.

Lo importante es saber detectarlo y reconocer la fortaleza en buscar ayuda e información profesional.

Las cifras nos dicen que los hombres fallecen por suicidio tres veces más que las mujeres, y que a su vez, es menos probable que busquen ayuda psicológica. Si al miedo al estigma, sumamos la falta de seguro médico, o el miedo por el estatus migratorio,

podemos entender por qué muchas veces prefieren callar.

Hay tantas mentes como cuerpos, y aunque hay padecimientos que no se pueden ver no significa que son reales.

Somos cuerpo y mente, y no podemos separar uno del otro. Para poder funcionar necesitamos estar bien desde la raíz, desde nuestra mente.

A veces puedes pensar que no tienes nada, solo eres enojón, que solo tienes que tomar una cerveza para relajarte, o comer para sentirte mejor… todas esas cosas que a veces no identificamos (pero que tal vez alguien cercano ya te haya mencionado) pueden ser la señal de que tu mente está pasando por una situación de estrés o un reto de salud mental.

Presta atención a los síntomas más frecuentes: Cambios bruscos en tu estado de ánimo, no poder dormir bien, o dormir demasiado, sentir que no puedes lidiar con la vida diaria, que los problemas te rebasan, sentirte sin esperanza, comenzar a tomar alcohol o usar drogas con más frecuencia, enojarte con facilidad, estar cansado, sentir miedo o tristeza extrema y que no se va facilmente, subir o bajar mucho de peso.

Si esa situación se prolonga por más de dos semanas y no te deja funcionar adecuadamente en tus relaciones, en el trabajo o en tu vida social, es momento de buscar ayuda.

El primer paso es buscar la información profesional correcta, para empezar a entender por lo que estás pasando y buscar las opciones con las

que cuentas para empezar a mejorar.

Que el miedo a lo que los demás puedan pensar no te impidan encontrar tu camino hacia la recuperación.

Lo segundo será recibir el tratamiento adecuado y hacer los ajustes necesarios en tu vida para que recuperes tu estabilidad y vuelvas a sentirte tú mismo.

Estos son algunos de los recursos locales disponibles, confidenciales, y con apoyo para

personas sin seguro médico: La Línea de Crisis de Colorado: 844-493-8255 o envía un texto a “TALK” al 38255 Mountain Family Health Centers: 970-945-2840 Mind Springs: 970-683-7131 Tome un cuestionario de evaluación de su salud mental en Español visitando screening. mentalhealthscreening.org/hyho

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CONDADO DE GARFIELD, COLORADO AVISO DE LAS PRIMARIAS ESTATALES DE JUNIO ELECCIÓN DE VOTO POR CORREO 28 de junio de 2022 • Fecha de la elección: Martes, 28 de junio de 2022 • Tipo de elección: Voto por correo con opciones de votación en persona en los centros de votación y de servicio al votante.

• Horario de elecciones: 7:00 am a 7:00 pm el día de las elecciones 6 de junio de 2022 — Las boletas se envían por correo a todos los votantes registrados activos. Los votantes afiliados como republicanos o demócratas recibirán una boleta para ese partido.

Los votantes no afiliados recibirán un paquete de boletas con las boletas republicana y demócrata, a menos que se haya hecho una preferencia por una boleta republicana o demócrata. Cada votante debe elegir sólo una boleta, votar sólo en una boleta y devolver sólo una boleta. Una preferencia de boleta no puede transferirse la próxima elección primaria en junio de 2024.

Si se votan y devuelven las dos boletas del paquete, no se contará ninguna de ellas.

Devuelve las boletas por correo (coloca una estampilla de $0.58). — Se recomienda que envíes tu boleta por correo para del 17 de junio, pero no más tarde del 20 de junio si quieres estar seguro de que la boleta se entregue en la oficina del secretario del condado antes del 28 de junio.

Utiliza uno de los múltiples buzones de votación que funcionan 24/7 — ubicados en el ayuntamiento de Carbondale, el palacio de justicia de Glenwood en la calle 8, el ayuntamiento de New Castle, el ayuntamiento de Silt, el edificio administrativo del condado de Rifle en 195 W 14th St, o el ayuntamiento de Parachute.

Buzón independiente — ubicado justo dentro de la entrada oriente del juzgado de 7:30 am a 5:00 pm durante horas normales de trabajo y de 7:00 am a 7:00 pm el día de las elecciones el 28 de junio de 2022.

Conoce a los candidatos republicanos por el CD3

...desde la página 13.

Lauren Boebert ¿Cuáles son tus tres principales objetivos, en caso de ser elegida para otro término?

Número uno: "Cumplir mi juramento de proteger la constitución de todas y cada una de las amenazas que plantea la administración Biden. Lideré con éxito la carga para impedir que la Junta de Gobierno de Desinformación infringiera nuestros derechos de la primera enmienda y estoy dispuesta a luchar contra futuras tomas de poder inconstitucionales".

En segundo lugar, "Abogar por las políticas que más importan a las zonas rurales de Colorado, como la aprobación de mi Ley de Gestión Forestal Activa, Prevención de Incendios Forestales y Protección de la Comunidad [introducida el 1 de julio de 2021] para mitigar el riesgo de incendios forestales para nuestras comunidades, aumentar los recursos para las comunidades rurales mediante la reinversión de los ingresos forestales en prioridades locales y mejorar la salud ecológica de nuestros bosques. Además, me gustaría aprobar mi Ley de desvío de la I-70 [presentada el 14 de abril] para estudiar alternativas a la I-70 a través del Cañón de Glenwood y evitar los cierres, reducir el tráfico para las comunidades locales y aumentar la preparación para emergencias de Colorado."

Por último, "ser una voz líder para las políticas conservadoras. Cuando los republicanos recuperen la cámara de representantes en noviembre, muchos RINOs [republicanos sólo de nombre] se echarán atrás en sus promesas a los votantes y empezarán a legislar como [el senador] Mitch McConnell". Fui nombrado miembro del Grupo de Trabajo sobre el Futuro de las Libertades Americanas para asegurarme de que los republicanos tienen nuestros planes en orden para cuando recuperemos la Cámara. Trabajaré todo lo que pueda para responsabilizar a los demás y asegurarme de que cumplimos nuestra promesa de legislar como conservadores." ...desde la página 13.

Don Coram días en llegar a esa resolución; y dedicar tiempo, esfuerzo y trabajo a la elaboración de resoluciones es lo que pretendo hacer".

A continuación, y señalando de nuevo su experiencia en agricultura y recursos naturales, Coram declaró: "Me preocupa mucho que si no tenemos cuidado nos enfrentemos a una escasez de alimentos".

Mencionó que sus amigos de la agricultura estaban pagando $2 dólares por galón de diésel el año pasado, en comparación con los $5 dólares por galón de los últimos tiempos.

"Me preocupa que muchos de nuestros productores agrícolas no sean rentables... Me preocupa que vayamos a terminar con muchas ventas agrícolas. Ya tenemos un 40% de nuestros productos que vienen de fuera de las fronteras de Estados Unidos. Me preocupa que dependamos más de los países extranjeros para nuestra alimentación y una nación que no puede alimentarse a sí misma no puede sobrevivir."

Por último, "pasé 12 años en la asamblea general sobre agricultura y recursos naturales, y el agua es un asunto importante. Estamos ante el centenario del pacto [del río Colorado] y habrá algunas conversaciones al respecto". Coram señaló que el pacto se elaboró en una época "más húmeda" que la actual sequía. "Creo que es vital que tengamos a alguien con algún conocimiento y experiencia en agua para que sea la voz de Colorado cuando hablemos de ese tema".

6 de junio de 2022 (veintidós días antes de la elección) — Último día para cambiar tu afiliación partidaria. Es posible que las boletas iniciales enviadas por correo no reflejen tu cambio de afiliación solicitado. Una vez que tu afiliación partidaria es cambiada, las boletas emitidas previamente son anuladas en el sistema electoral. Si haces cambios de dirección, cambios de afiliación partidaria o te registras por primera vez en el condado de Garfield después del 2 de junio de 2022, es posible que tengas que esperar el primer envío suplementario de boletas el 10 de junio de 2022 para obtener la boleta correcta que refleje los cambios hechos a tu registro de votante.

15 de junio de 2022 — ¿No has recibido una boleta electoral? Comprueba tu registro de votantes en www.govotecolorado.gov o llama al 970-384-3700 opción 2. Puedes actualizar tu información de votante si te has mudado y aún así se te enviará una boleta electoral hasta el 20 de junio.

20 de junio de 2022 — Último día para registrarse para votar o actualizar tu información de votante en línea, por correo o por fax y aún así recibir una boleta por correo.

Del 20 de junio al 28 de junio de 2022 (excluyendo los domingos) — Votación temprana en persona y lugares adicionales de entrega de boletas Edificio administrativo del condado de Garfield 108 8th St, Sala 100 en Glenwood Springs Edificio administrativo del condado de Rifle - 195 W 14th St Lunes a Viernes - 8:30 am a 5:00 pm Sábado - 25 de junio - 10:00 am a 2:00 pm Martes - 28 de junio - 7:00 am a 7:00 pm 28 de junio de 2022 Día de las elecciones — Servicio adicional a votantes y centros de votación con todos los servicios de votación disponibles están abiertos de 7:00 am a 7:00 pm en los siguientes lugares: Ayuntamiento de Carbondale, Biblioteca de New Castle, Biblioteca de Silt y Biblioteca de Parachute.

Si tienes preguntas llama a Garfield County Elections al 384-3700 opción #2 Boletas de muestra en www.garfield-county.com o vinculadas a tu información de votante en www.govotecolorado.gov.

El Distrito de Protección Contra Incendios Rurales y de Carbondale (CRFPD) revelará su muy anticipado centro de entrenamiento el sábado 11 de junio de 11 a.m. a 2 p.m. El edificio imita estructuras típicas de nuestro área y los escenarios de rescate son aparentemente interminables.

CRFPD espera varias asociaciones, incluyendo Colorado Mountain College y Roaring Fork High School, para capacitar al personal de emergencias regionales. “Se trata de ser mejor en lo que hacemos y ser excelentes en responder a llamadas al 911”, dijo el jefe Frank Nadell.Foto por James Steindler

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CHISME DEL PUEBLO ¡Se necesitan voluntarios!

Estamos en la temporada de eventos estelares de verano y Aspen Dance Connection necesita voluntarios para ayudar con su próximo espectáculo, OUTSIDE/IN, en The Arts Campus en Willits el 16 de julio. Para más información, llame al 970-927-0641 (o envíe un correo electrónico a aspendance@ comcast.net). Mientras tanto, Carbondale Arts también está buscando voluntarios para su 51o festival Mountain Fair del 29 de julio al 31 de julio. Para más detalles, visite www.bit.ly/ MountainFairVolunteer

Recuperación equitativa El gobernador Jared Polis firmó el proyecto de ley bipartidista 1365 el cual asigna $35 millones de fondos de American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) a organizaciones sin fines de lucro que trabajan para el mejoramiento de “las comunidades afroamericanas, indígenas, latinas, asiáticas e isleños del pacifico, LGBTQ+, zonas rurales y áreas de pocos recurso y sin servicios”, según el comunicado de prensa, los fondos de ARPA serán apropiados para el Departamento de Asuntos Locales de Colorado, el cual trabajará con organizaciones sin fines de lucros más grandes para procesar las solicitudes de subvenciones que sean entregadas por organizaciones más pequeñas.

Inseguridad alimentaria La Alianza de Nutricion Abundante y Segura está organizando una caminata/carrera de 5k en Burning Mountain Park en New Castle para recaudar fondos hacia la inseguridad alimentaria. El evento tendrá lugar el 18 de junio.

Para inscribirse, visite www.bit.ly/SANArun

Comité de crecimiento comunitario El condado de Pitkin invita a aquellos que viven o trabajan en el condado para inscribirse y ser parte de su comité de asesoramiento de crecimiento comunitario. El comité consiste en 20 a 25 personas las cuales están a cargo de hacer recomendaciones enfocadas en limitar los impactos del desarrollo comunitario y el clima de la parte no incorporada del condado de Pitkin. Para más información o para solicitar, visite www.bit.ly/pitkincommittee

Concurso de arte ¡Llamando a todos los artistas! El Mount Sopris Nordic Council está solicitando propuestas de obras de arte inspiradas por Spring Gulch. El diseño ganador será impreso en gorras de invierno las cuales estarán disponibles la próxima temporada de ski del 2022-23. El ganador también recibirá $500 en efectivo. Los artistas pueden enviar más de una inscripción y deben ser entradas antes del 8 de julio. Para más información, visite www. springgulch.org

Actualizaciones de COVID La Salud Pública del condado de Garfield actualizó su página de información la semana pasada mostrando un incremento del 30% en casos de COVID-19 desde abril con hospitalizaciones permaneciendo bajas. En adición con las clínicas de vacunas (www. bit.ly/GarCoVax), terapias antivirales están disponibles ampliamente (www.bit.ly/ COantiviral) y funcionan mejor después de un par de días de estar enfermo. Equipos de pruebas de COVID gratuitas también están disponibles (www.covid.gov/tests) y sitios de pruebas permanecen abiertos en todo el valle (www.bit.ly/GarCotesting).

Centro de arte

Captura el cubo

A partir del 7 de junio, el centro de arte Powers Art Center presentará al público su nueva exhibición, “Things the Mind Already Knows” (“Cosas que la Mente ya Sabe”), formada por obras de arte por el famoso Jasper Johns. La colección abarca desde la primera impresión en 1960 hasta la más reciente del 2021. La exhibición cerrará el 30 de abril de 2023. “Warhol in Colorado” permanecerá en exhibición hasta el 15 de octubre del 2022. Para más información, visite www.powersartcenter.org

La nueva ubicación de FirstBank en el valle de Roaring Fork está lanzando un concurso semanal y da la oportunidad de ganar un premio valorado hasta $600.

“Capture the Cube” es la manera de FirstBank de decir hola a la comunidad de Basalt, donde una nueva sucursal fue abierta en 498 Market Street. Si es capturado, el cubo de 4”x4” puede ser redimido por el premio, cada semana hasta el 26 de agosto. Para más detalles de concurso, visite www.efirstbankblog.com

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Zoology 101 Photos and text by Sue Rollyson One of the most unique classes at Roaring Fork High School is Zoology, taught by Rachel Cooper.

The final project involves working in a small group to completely dissect a dead animal down to its bones and then reassemble the skeleton.

First, the students weigh and measure their animals and look for any signs of injury. They skin them and then continue on to the internal organs which they weigh and look for any signs of illness or poisoning. They also learn how the animal breathes, eats, reproduces and eliminates waste.

Once they have removed the internal organs and as much muscle tissue as possible, they soak the remainder in water with Seventh Generation laundry detergent at 90 degrees. In approximately 24 to 48 hours, there is nothing left but clean bone. At this point they must recreate the skeleton and glue every part back together properly.

The students are required to create a presentation of the process and findings, including a full necropsy report that includes the cause of death.

Over the 12 years that Cooper has been teaching this class, they have worked on many kinds of animals, including mountain lion,

bear, raccoon, beaver, mink, tree squirrel, ground squirrel, owl, hawk, bird, bearded dragon, calves, deer, skunk, coyote, weasel, rabbit, turtle, goat, sheep, bobcat and snake. The animals are supplied by the Division of Wildlife, local ranchers, farmers, friends and even students who live on ranches and a trapper that works for the Division of Wildlife.

Cooper’s favorite animal over the years was a stillborn calf, because it was so challenging. They found that there were so many uncalcified pieces that were just cartilage that it became “the worst bone puzzle ever.”

This challenging project requires determination and perseverance to work so far outside the “comfort zone” of the participants, and yet only six students have not finished in all the years of this course. They become intrigued, and many form a type of bond with their animal.

Sometimes they name it and apologize when working on it or when making a mistake in putting it back together.

Cooper said that, although they might be grossed out at many points in the process, they become fascinated by, and in awe of, the heart of their animal. This is a rare and challenging high school course that presents uncommon opportunities for learning and personal growth.

Above, Aiden Shmigelsky and Dayana Perez Rios remove the muscle and tissue of a racoon.

Top left, Carly Martinez Govea cleans the bones of a mountain horned lizard.

Bottom left, Alexi Siva Arellano works on gluing all of a snake's rib bones to its spine.

Below, finished skeletons (left to right): a raccoon, mountain horned lizard, another raccoon (different gender), ground squirrel and skunk.

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GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF JUNE STATEWIDE PRIMARY MAIL BALLOT ELECTION June 28, 2022

Water Warriors: Honoring ordinary heroes

• Election Date: Tuesday, June 28, 2022 • Election Type: Mail Ballot with in-person voting options at Voter Service & Polling Centers • Election Hours: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Election Day June 6, 2022 — Ballots mailed to all active registered voters. Voters affiliated as Republicans or Democrats will receive a ballot for that party.

Unaffiliated voters will receive a ballot packet with both the Republican and Democratic ballots unless a preference was made for a Republican or Democratic ballot. Each voter must choose only one ballot, vote only one ballot, and return only one ballot. A ballot preference does not carry over to the next primary election in June of 2024.

If both ballots in the packet are voted and returned, neither ballot is counted.

Return ballots by mail (affix a $0.58 stamp). It is recommended that you put your ballot in the mail by June 17th but no later than June 20th if you want to make sure the ballot is delivered to the County Clerk’s office

by June 28th.

Use one of the many 24/7 ballot drop-boxes — located at the Carbon-

dale Town Hall, the Courthouse in Glenwood on 8th Street, the New Castle Town Hall, the Silt Town Hall, the Rifle County Administration Bldg. at 195 W 14th St, or the Parachute Town Hall.

Stand-alone Drop Box — located just inside the east entrance of the courthouse from 7:30 am to 5:00 pm during normal working hours and 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Election Day June 28, 2022.

June 6, 2022 (twenty-two days prior to the election) — Last day to change your party affiliation. Initial ballots mailed may not reflect your requested change of affiliation. Once your party affiliation is changed, previously issued ballots are voided in the election system. If you make address changes, party affiliation changes or register for the first time in Garfield County after June 2, 2022, you may need to wait for the first supplemental mailing of ballots on June 10, 2022 to get the correct ballot reflecting the changes made to your voter registration record.

June 15, 2022 — Haven’t received a ballot? Check your voter registration at www.govotecolorado.gov or call 970-384-3700 option 2. You can update your voter information if you’ve moved and still be mailed a ballot through June 20th.

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June 20 – June 28, 2022 (excluding Sunday) — Early in-person voting & additional ballot drop off locations Garfield County Administration Building- 108 8th St, Room 100 in Glenwood Springs Rifle County Administration Building – 195 W 14th St Monday – Friday - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Saturday- June 25th - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Tuesday – June 28th – 7:00 am to 7:00 pm June 28, 2022 Election Day – Additional Voter Service and Polling Centers with all voting services available are open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm at the following locations: Carbondale Town Hall, New Castle Library, Silt Library, and Parachute Library.

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On top of other challenges, Glenwood Springs replaced water filtration equipment in 2021. Courtesy photo

By J.P. Frale Special to The Sopris Sun Considering the significant challenges we have faced as a nation, as a state and as a community in 2020 and 2021, the following real life story — about a group of dedicated individuals thrust into uncharted territory — inspires admiration. Our heroes were forged into a team that remains intact today.

The story is a testament to their dedication to careers in service to a community, in this case: Glenwood Springs. Take some time to learn the story of these water and wastewater employees, a compelling adventure of nine people who made an unbelievable effort, time and again, during the Grizzly Creek Fire and more recent Glenwood Canyon debris flows.

Grizzly Creek Fire, August 2020 Kathleen Knight arrived early to Plant Operations Superintendent Warren Hays’ office to discuss an opening at the Glenwood Springs Wastewater Treatment Facility. At that time, COVID-19 had been declared a pandemic for nearly eight months. The job would require her to split time between the Red Mountain Water Treatment Plant (RMWTP) and the Wastewater Treatment Facility, but she was confident her experience and training were needed, and this could be a career step up for her.

So, Knight was anxious to impress the interview panel with her desire to try new things and learn on the fly, should she ever be counted on to do so. Little did she know how prophetic those thoughts were. As she left Hays’ office, she noticed the betta fish in a small tank on the shelf. She commented about the fish, and Hays responded with a wry smile, “The boys in the plant named him Corona.”

August 10, 2020 proved to be anything but a normal Monday for the citizens of Glenwood Springs, the I-70 commuters and, most certainly, for the RMWTP crew. The next 14 days saw the Grizzly Creek Fire erupt daily due to remote terrain that harbored incessant hot spots that neither wildland firefighters nor the aerial assault slurry bombers and helicopter water drops could tame. This resulted in the high alert status deemed necessary to save the Glenwood Springs stored water resource if the city itself began to burn. The fire also provoked a complete shutdown of I-70 through the Glenwood Canyon as well as the evacuation of the residential area of No Name.

This event was just the latest in an extremely difficult time with city crews facing furloughs, pay decreases and staffing shortages. How to address such a scenario within the context of a worldwide pandemic could not be found in the

employee handbook. Instead, these dedicated team members were literally going to write the standard operating procedure with their sweat and unparalleled efforts. This would take true grit, determination, steeling of emotions and, possibly, an answered prayer or two.

Fire in the Canyon The Field Operations infrastructure team huddled up to plan shift assignments on day one of the Grizzly Creek Fire. They needed to strategize and prioritize how, when and where to support potential weak points of the city infrastructure should it become stressed or collapse.

Grizzly Creek is the primary water source for the city of Glenwood Springs, but it is not the only one. Through a system designed to draw water from the No Name Creek drainage year-round, as well as the Roaring Fork River intake during emergencies, some assumptions and contingency plans needed to be considered.

Backups for backups of assets like equipment, manpower, access and communication were all discussed and some were implemented.

The Water Treatment (WT) team and Field Operations (FO) team are headed by Hays and Mike Hoffman, respectively, and both men have very skilled and highly-trained support staff. Normally, that is for problems like a pump failure or a water main break, things that take four to eight hours to repair and then the normal routine returns. This time, they learned quickly that anything routine was a luxury and not to be associated with a wildfire under zero containment. Being able to pivot fast with pinpoint accuracy was necessary to respond to events outside of their control. It was their full responsibility to keep water in the tanks of Glenwood Springs and, ultimately, the homes of its residents.

Early on during the Grizzly Creek Fire, daily events were foretold by billowing smoke clouds rising from the canyon like an atomic bomb had just detonated. Afternoon winds would pick up and cause a flash of racing fire fronts that burned at unbelievable speed and in erratic directions.

Local traffic would stop while pedestrians craned their necks and looked skyward, snapping photos and making cell phone calls about what they were seeing.

Department heads of public works, engineering and city management met and consulted with outside experts for damage control, repair, rebuilding infrastructure if needed, plus requesting support from State and Federal agencies. But the boots on the ground were worn by the WT and FO crews.

As adrenaline-inducing as these first few

days were, they were only the beginning for our public servants, called on again and again to perform their assigned duties without fail and improvising when needed. They were and are trained for a purpose that is ultimately all about the public’s safety and well-being.

Members of the RMWTP and Wastewater Treatment Facility had the opportunity to comment on some of the plans being submitted to city staff concerning the designs for upgrades to the water treatment plant, as well as replacement equipment and systems. Questions immediately circulated about what may lay ahead for the city’s drinking water supply in the aftermath of the fire.

The design of new filtration equipment that would replace the existing pre-sedimentation equipment at the No Name Cave, and the same at the RMWTP, was done at a breakneck pace by highly specialized and experienced water treatment engineers at Carollo Engineering, led

by Leanne Miller.

At this point of the Grizzly Creek Fire, the WT team was tested and proved resilient, proved stalwart. They proved to themselves that their accomplishments were something to be proud of, not for pride's sake, but for the tactical and professional attitude the team was exhibiting. It didn’t matter if someone had 30 years’ experience, or someone had every certification and license that is required at their position; everybody had to be all in, and they were. As unprecedented as events were, and with the fire subdued enough to reopen I-70, these events were baby steps for what was ahead, some 10 months in the future.

Filtration Improvements Phase 1, January 2021 Moltz Construction was contracted by the city of Glenwood Springs just as the ink was drying on the design drawings. Moltzs’ superintendent was Joe Anya and he was going to need every bit of his 35 years of construction experience to get the project from start to finish with a timeline so tight it squeaked. Materials were ordered with fingers crossed that potential supply chain slowdowns and availability would not become an issue. That was fun and wishful thinking. The confident and competent construction crews arrived and, within a day, began the demolition phase at both the No Name Cave and RMWTP. Mike Hedrick, chief operator at the RMWTP, was expecting Justin Ziegler, a new hire, to help fill the void on their roster. The crew was one man down because José Diaz, another seasoned treatment plant operator, was training with the National Guard and in six weeks was to be deployed to Africa.

Unfortunately, Ziegler became the first of the RMWTP crew to contract COVID. Before even starting his first day, he was stuck recuperating at home for the required 10 days, leaving the RMWTP crew essentially down by two members. There are no stand-by people to take the place of these essential workers. They each have specific duties to perform and will overlap when needed, assuring the citizens of Glenwood Springs have clean water at the turn of a faucet handle. The water is clean only if the pipes are clean, something Hoffman and his FO crew would be tested to maintain some 9 months later.

During the construction of the RMWTP improvements, Hedrick and the plant crew were forced to operate the plant using half the normal equipment and dealing with the modified operations required by the construction schedule. Adding to that stress were irritating notifications by suppliers to the contractor that “there were delays in delivery” or “location of parts shipped is unknown” or “shipping logistics have changed due to labor shortage of long-haul truckers,” etc.

Hedrick’s operation schedule trumped

the construction crews’ due to his team’s commitment to meet the demand for clean water for the residents of Glenwood Springs. But he remained as flexible and accommodating as possible. This required additional adjustments by the RMWTP crew as they provided temporary workarounds, increased demands on the equipment that remained in operation and additional pressure on the short-staffed team.

Additionally, the construction team making improvements to the No Name Cave filtration basin and to the RMWTP sedimentation and filtration building systems had to have their work completed by spring runoff — in four short months. Amazingly, the construction schedule remained in line with the needed full startup date, but only the first of two phases were complete.

There was no time to celebrate, or even for a quick breather, and both the construction crew and the RMWTP crew knew it. The WT team doubled down and planned for a complete system shut down that started at the intake structure on No Name Creek. The tension was palpable as late winter cold wet weather moved in, and access to the No Name Cave became more treacherous than usual. The switchover took place between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. the next day and went without a hitch thanks to Anya’s crew and the WT crew working in tandem for a successful outcome to Phase One.

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Hays and Horacio Diaz from the FO’s team contracted COVID and were in quarantine.

Phase 2 of the filtration improvements was underway and supplier-related issues were still plaguing the schedule, requiring weekly reassessment. Hays, Hedrick and the WP team talked daily with the contractor to assess what was needed of them, how they needed to respond and what the logistics were to keep a reliable water supply for the city. These WP team members could not work from home, flex shift, take extended time off or even get sick. They were essential in every sense of the word.

Diaz was not deployed to Africa and came back, only to step into the middle of the tornado of construction activity at the RMWTP. He was welcomed back with open arms by the team and caught up quickly with the new way of doing things, which was like running while threading a needle. Anya, Miller and Hays kept their eyes on the target date of spring runoff — about two months away — and had integral support by the WP team to assist and accommodate the contractor as much as possible. Charlie Terrel with CT Electric Automation was responsible for making the final connection for system controls from old equipment to new equipment.

Troubleshooting these controls was excruciatingly complicated, but the WP team had what they needed. To the credit of everyone involved with the filtration improvements project, the team hit the target and the RMWTP was fully online by spring runoff.

Learning new ways of operations and testing the shiny new system could only be gained by hands-on experience by the WP crew, and they dove headfirst into the challenge. With the Grizzly Creek Fire a hellish memory and the RMWTP and No Name Cave improvements complete, COVID was still with them, and bigger headaches were ahead. The consequences of the damage to the watershed that includes Grizzly Creek and No Name Creek would not be fully realized for another three months.

Part two of this two-part story will be published in next week’s edition of The Sopris Sun.

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Grovestock festival plants magic at Sunlight Mountain Resort

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent

After Grovestock, artist Nico Heins said "Lucy with Diamonds" will have a home at 13 Moons Ranch, located south of Carbondale. Courtesy photo

Three years in the making, a partnership between Echo-Terra, LLC and Sunlight Mountain Resort has sprouted into Grovestock, a three-day music and arts festival at Sunlight from June 10-12.

Echo-Terra, a Roaring Fork Valley-based event planning and production company, was formed in late 2019 by three friends — Paul Struempler, Trevor Swank and Auston Tribble. They worked together at Colorado Audio Visual and Design on large-scale events like the Aspen Ideas Festival and the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.

While this is Echo-Terra’s first collaboration with Sunlight, it is not their first venture into producing an outdoor festival. The inspiration for Grovestock came from their love of camping with friends and the community experience of the festival scene.

The Echo-Terra team has worked closely with local DJs and bands. Struempler shared their wish is “to bring a younger crowd of musicians, DJs and artists together in a new way.”

In 2019, the first Grovestock festival was held on U.S. Forest Service land, the location arrived at by taking discreetly tucked away trails intended to reduce the number of unruly, late-arriving festival goers. To cut down on traffic and late-night activity at Sunlight, festival entry or re-entry will not be allowed between midnight and 9 a.m.

According to Struempler, talks with Sunlight began about three years ago, “but the pandemic put everything on hold for a while, so this year we got the go-ahead.”

Another goal is to create an open and safe environment for people to experience the festival while bringing the community together by creating a platform for people to share, network and be inspired by human creativity.

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Nico Heins' PlantWave art installation features a plant, placed under a copper pyramid, attached to wires and then connected to speakers to amplify the sound made by electromagnetic pulses emitted by the plant. Courtesy photo

Struempler said the natural beauty of Sunlight, with its mountain backdrop and its location as a central hub of the Valley, are a definite draw as a festival location. He added, “Sunlight is a good community- and family-oriented place. They’re open-minded and excited to work with us, so we're glad to pull it off this year with them.”

Thank you!

alpine Legal services would like to thank the following attorneys who collectively donated over $17,000 in 2021 to support free civil legal services for victims of abuse, older adults and at-risk children from Parachute to aspen. We also want to thank the 9th Judicial District Bar association and Pitkin County Bar association for your continual support.

Jennifer J. Barsness Aaron T. Berne Jeff Conklin Tom Denapoli Diana Ettlinger James Fosnaught Preston & Michelle Fox Susan Hartnett Ryan Kalamaya

Michael Katz Karp Neu Hanlon, P.C. Barbara Kozelka B. Joseph Krabacher Thomas L. Adkison John Lassalette Laura Makar Jordan Matthews Mackenzie Morgan

Peter D. Nichols Gail Nichols Justin Nyberg James O’Donnell Blanca O’Leary Caroline Pearce Frederick Peirce Diana Ray Alejandra Rico

Emma Ross Edward Sands Michael Sawyer Danielle and Lucas Van Arsdale Peter Van Domelen Kathryn Wentzel Charles Willman Meghan Winokur Wright Law Firm

We’d also like to thank the following attorneys who have collectively donated over 325 hours of pro bono legal aid (an estimated value of $97,000) to our community this year: David Bovino Alejandra Rico Bustillos Haley Carmer Heather Cramer Penn Dodson Jill Edinger Diana Ettlinger Michael Fox Robert Gavrell Monica Groom Stephanie Holder

Anna Itenberg Ryan Kalamaya Alexis Katsiaficas Rich Kiely John Lassalette Jordan Matthews Kelly Murphy Claire Noone Justin Nyberg Sue O’Bryan Trent Palmer

Joo Park Caroline Pearce Ken Ransford Diana Ray Erin Richards Jamie Roth Eric Sandoval Ed Sands Andrew Shulman Emily Simeone

Jennifer Smith Eric Thiele Matthew Trinidad Danielle Van Arsdale Lucas Van Arsdale David Vedra Tim Whitsitt Charlie Willman Laura Wolf Joslyn Wood

Our COmmunity is strOnger BeCause Of yOu - thank yOu! Alpine Legal Services, Staff and Board of Directors

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With hopes of growing Grovestock in the coming years, Barbara Frota said, "We want people to see there is a community here, and it's a very welcoming, encouraging and supportive community." Courtesy photo

Live music will be provided by 12 bands, including Whiskey Stomp, Float Like a Buffalo, and local favorites, like the Red Hill Rollers. Bands will play during the day, and DJs will take over at about 10 p.m. The late-night music from 10 local DJs will be, as described by Struempler, “House and dubstep EDM [electronic dance music].”

Art installation creator Nico Heins will showcase his “Lucy the Diamonds” creation. “Lucy” will be housed in a teepee and is a laser-cut, wooden, 10-sided kite that

measures about four feet in diameter, with dichroic film attached to each side. When light shines on the sculpture, it reflects off all ten sides, creating an additive color effect.

Heins draws upon the modalities of color, sound, light and art therapies “to show things aren't as black and white as they seem. We live in a rainbow world, and I'm here to show rainbows exist everywhere and around every corner, which is the magic I try to bring,” he shared.

While there will be food vendors present, Struempler

said overnight campers should bring food, water and other supplies as if they are going on a three-day camping trip in the woods. He said, “Even though we're at Sunlight and not that far from town; we want to limit the traffic up and down. We'd prefer people to come prepared.”

Barbara Frota, Grovestock’s creative design lead, is tasked with optimizing outdoor spaces in order “to offer a variety of experiences that fit everyone's needs,” she explained. “Maybe when it gets past sunset, you don't want to listen to more music, maybe want to be in a more relaxed environment where you can sit down and rest your feet.

We're trying to just diversify our spaces and offerings.”

Those spaces include the OM Skül workshop area offering African drumming lessons, yoga, Qi Gong, kimoodo [a holistic healing art], ecstatic dance and sound healing. The Zen Den will offer sound healing, more art installations and Gongfu tea ceremonies, a traditional Chinese mindfulness practice.

While spaces will be lit for everyone’s safety, festival goers are encouraged to bring headlamps and flashlights.

No outside alcohol will be allowed into the festival grounds; however, beer will be allowed at campsites.

Glenwood Springs Bighorn Toyota is the stage sponsor.

Spirits and beer, provided by Ball Brewing and Marble Distillery, will be sold on-site.

Sunlight and Echo-Terra will donate 5% of liquor sales to the High Fives Foundation’s Return to Dirt program.

The Glenwood Springs-based nonprofit provides adaptive motorsports programming for disabled individuals.

Event organizers anticipate daily attendance to be around 500 people. They hope success at this year’s Grovestock will lead to an ongoing partnership with Sunlight for years to come. As Frota shared, “Whatever magic happens and whatever seeds get planted this year, we’ll see how that matures over the years.”

A three-day ticket is $85, while camping passes are $30 with a maximum of five people per campsite. Day passes range from $40-$50, depending on the day. Friday camping opens at 10 a.m. with an opening ceremony at noon. Tickets can be purchased at www.bit.ly/Grovestock

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Lee Ann Smyth King Eustis April 26, 1935 - May 27, 2022

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Lee Ann lived a full life and passed away peacefully at the age of 87 with her two children, Leslie Eustis Hallowell and Evan Eustis, by her side.

She was in her home, a few yards away from the Crystal River, underneath the majestic force of Mount Sopris, and in the beautiful Roaring Fork Valley she loved so dearly and called home for over 60 years.

She will be remembered as both an advisor and an educator in the infancy of Colorado Rocky Mountain School, at Aspen Country Day School, Colorado Mountain College, Carbondale public schools, Montessori schools and others. When not educating, she focused on the arts, entertainment and the environment, including the early days of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Crystal Theatre productions, Mountain Fair and the Aspen Valley Land Trust. Lee Ann did all of this with passion, wit and a contagious smile that caused many others to want to follow in her footsteps. It is both her many contributions and this legacy of love she leaves eternally behind.

Lee Ann was born April 26, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended the Shipley School and Vassar College and, in 1962, married George Pomeroy Eustis. The young couple moved shortly afterward to Colorado, ultimately landing in Carbondale in 1965. She is survived

by her daughter, Leslie and son, Evan; grandchildren, Cody, Tyson, and Logan; great grandchildren, Coby and Logan Jr.; and her trusty feline, Lewis.

She also leaves many friends behind.

The family plans to celebrate her life at a date and time to be scheduled, midsummer 2022 in Carbondale.

In lieu of flowers or other gifts, the family asks that you donate to the preservation of the valley she loved.

Donations can be made in her memory to the Aspen Valley Land Trust.

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The Deer

By A.P. Harrison

I was on my way, Living life at my usual pace "Places to go; things to do,” Singing at the top of my lungs...

There you were, Suddenly, right in front of me, Eyes staring straight at me, Like a deer caught in my headlights...

Your words threw me off course.

They were hurled at me with perfect aim, Meant to inflict the most damage, No response was allowed...

You timed it perfectly.

At the last second, you bounded to safety.

Silently watching me with indifference, As I fought desperately to regain control.

An excerpt from “Jennie Selover, a Nineteenth Century Life” A working title and novel by Pamela Heckert Saturday, 2 August 1856 Jennie dropped to the floor the instant she heard the rumbling.

She crawled under a heavy oak display table, pulling Hetty with her. The trembling that followed did not surprise the fifteen-yearold. There hadn’t been a ‘quake since May, and Jennie hoped this temblor wouldn’t last as long as the severe one that had caused a lot of damage in February.

Jennie held the younger girl tight to her body as tins fell off the shaking store shelves. Glass bottles shattered as they crashed on the dusty wood floor behind the counter of Claude Bourdin’s dry goods store.

“Jennie, I’m frightened,” whimpered Hetty. “I wanna go home.” She coughed from the dust in the air.

Jennie curled around Hetty to shield her while the floor under them continued to shake. “Not yet, Hetty,” said Jennie. “We’ll need to wait a bit to make sure it’s stopped.”

“Zat eez right,” said Monsieur Bourdin, crouching in front of the counter to avoid objects falling behind it. “You stay where you are, Mademoiselle ‘etty. You are as safe ‘ere as anywhere at ze moment.”

When the tremor ended, Jennie released Hetty. Both girls crawled out from under the table and stood. Jennie wiped Hetty’s dirt-streaked tears with a handkerchief she took from the pocket of her plaid skirt. She shook Hetty’s skirt and apron and re-tied her bonnet ribbons before tidying herself. Jennie looked around the store, shaking her head. Monsieur Bourdin was replacing the undamaged products on the shelves; he had done this many times in his five years living in San Francisco. It was the ninth earthquake in the city this year.

“Now what was eet you two young ladies wanted to purchase today?” said the Frenchman, anxious to serve his clientele despite the shop’s disarray.

“We came to look at stuff to make Hetty a dress for our voyage,” answered Jennie. She picked her way through broken glass to get to the fabric display.

“Ah … I ‘eard zat ze Selover family was sailing again for New York City. When is eet you are going?” Mr Bourdin returned to his place behind the counter. He pulled out three bolts of cotton calico.

“September the fourth, I think. What color do you like, Hetty? Monsieur has blue and red and yellow.”

“I wanna go home! I wanna see if our folks are all right!”

Jennie bent to look the ten-year-old in the face. “Hetty, it’s over now. You’re not injured.”

“But what about the house?”

Jennie shrugged her shoulders. “Oh, my, Hetty. You’re making such a fuss over a little ‘quake. I was counting on beginning your dress today. You’ve grown so tall we can’t let the hems down any

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more on your old ones, and there’s but a month before we leave.”

“It don’t make no matter to me, Jennie. I just wanna see our folks! I’ll go home alone!”

“No, missie. You will not go alone.” Jennie scowled at Hetty, sighed, and tapped her foot with frustration. “Oh, all right.

Monsieur Bourdin, I own we’ll be back on Monday!”

Jennie took Hetty by the hand and led her out the door of the shop. They looked up and down Montgomery Street. People still wary of an aftershock were poking their heads out of windows and doorways to survey the damage. Jennie stepped off the boardwalk into the unpaved street.

“Why are we going this way, Jennie? I wanna go home!”

“We’re going to Portsmouth Plaza to find a hack, Hetty. I’m not walking all the way home amidst all this dust. Who knows how the boards will be after the ‘quake? And goodness knows, we can’t walk in the streets.”

“I just wanna get home as fast as we can! We might hafta wait for a hack!”

“Nonsense, Hetty. We’re walking to the Plaza, and that’s that!” said the older girl.

“I hate you, Jennie Selover! I hate you!” Hetty stomped the ground and turned away from Jennie, arms folded in front of her, pouting.

“Helen Marion Arms! Go on then. Walk home to Broad Way if you’re so sure of yourself.” Jennie turned on her heel and started across the street.

Hetty turned around to face Jennie, saw that she was gone, and realized she was over a barrel. She looked across Montgomery and there was Jennie, nose in the air, skirt swishing. Hetty darted into the street and narrowly missed being run over by a large working horse pulling a waggon loaded with goods. The horse shied and reared, kicking up loose dirt, making a terrible racket.

The grizzled old driver cursed the girl as he struggled to control his animal. Hetty scurried across and caught up with Jennie, unaware of the commotion the child had just caused.

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now flowering and seeding. It is the perfect time to try to limit their spread. This plant and its roots will attract both deer and bears to the neighborhood. We had bears sniffing around just last night but, I’m happy to say, they did not find any yellow salsify on our property to eat.

If you see some yellow salsify sprouting on your property, you may want to pull them out by the roots and put them in the trash.

With our nice rain-soaked ground they pull out — roots and all — fairly easily. Yes, I guess that I am a little “OCD” about Weeds… haha… I just figure that our neighborhood will be better off without these. So, hopefully you feel the same and will help out by removing whatever ones you can.

THANK YOU! Marty Stouffer Carbondale

Voting for Coram Some Democrats in the Third Congressional District (CD3) have changed to unaffiliated as a method to vote against Lauren Boebert in the primary. I, a registered Democrat, am absolutely opposed to Boebert, but Dems should not vote in the Republican primary. Democrats must focus fully on electing someone who can beat Boebert.

Boebert’s opponent in the primary is Don Coram, a reasonable bipartisan state legislator. But he won’t beat Boebert. She has $4 million in the bank and national support. Coram has less than $100,000 and is unknown.

Boebert beat Scott Tipton by 10,000 votes in the 2020 Republican primary and it’s likely she’ll get more votes this time from her base. So, that means at least 15,000 unaffiliated would need to vote for Coram. That’s a massive amount of votes in a primary.

By voting for Coram, Democrats also send a terrible message to actual independent/unaffiliated voters. This election will hinge on independents — the largest block of voters in CD3. They need to know that Dems are firmly behind the Democratic nominee. A lot of independents don’t like Boebert.

Boebert can be defeated. She beat Diane Mitsch-Bush by 51% to 45%. But Mitsch-Bush chose not to campaign because of COVID and still gathered nearly 200,000 votes.

We Dems must put all of our effort — and money — into winning CD3. That work starts with Democrats voting for Democrats in the primary. We can beat Boebert/Trump!

Joe Lewandowski Durango

It’s not the guns I just picked up The Sopris Sun at the library. Usually I will just ignore some of the items, but this time I have to say that Jean Perry is dead wrong about a lot of things.

First of all, I am so sorry about the shooting in Texas, or any place at all where there is a number of young kids killed or any mass shooting. Jean Perry needs to call and talk to our sheriff in Garfield County — he can probably explain this a lot better than I can. I have talked to him several times about

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these shootings. For one thing, there has never been one person — young or old — that belonged to the NRA (National Rifle Association) that ever did anything like these mass shootings whatsoever. For another thing, there is a background check when you purchase a gun. It sometimes takes a week for that background check to come back. I know that personally, as I own a pistol. If you want, you can call Roaring Fork Valley Coop and ask them about a background check.

As far as Lauren Boebert is concerned, you're only getting what the news says about Lauren. Have you ever talked to her? I have. You need to call her and talk to her. She is a very nice lady. If you're referring to her guns, she has been maligned by Nancy Pelosi who does nothing for anyone, anywhere.

I am not sure if you actually know all the facts or not — apparently you don't. Illéne Pevec, you might want to talk to Lauren Boebert. I have talked to her.

I have been here in Carbondale for at least 61 years. I am an independent voter. The vast majority of news regarding Lauren isn't true. Of course she is an independent thinker and she hasn't sucked up to Nancy Pelosi for any reason. If you talk to Lauren, then you will understand that not everything you read in newspapers or see on television is what has actually happened. I don't like Nancy Pelosi, as she has been in Congress for over 40 years and she does have a problem remembering things correctly. Of course, if you're a newspaper person and you are strictly a Democrat, you will only get one side of the story; her side, which, according to her, is always the right side. B.S. I still believe that it's not the gun, it's the person with the gun. If these schools had a police officer with a gun then there might not be a shooting in these schools. One officer inside and two outside.

Maybe Jean Perry and Illéne Pevcc should look into why these school shootings occur everywhere else besides here on the Western Slope.

Audrey Jane Spaulding Carbondale

Dear Mitch McConnell, I am a father of two and have been a middle school teacher for over 20 years. I have had a unique and horrible perspective watching students process mass shootings since before Columbine and now through Uvalde. When I began teaching, we had no lock down or lock out drills. Now, my own children huddle among their peers trying to stay quiet, pushing down the fear that such a thing would ever happen in their community, much less their school. The question they ask me again and again, student after student, is "Why don't the people who are elected to lead and protect us do something about this threat?"

As a teacher who hears the voices of these kids who, unable to vote, rely on adults to make good decisions for them, I have passed the question on to elected representatives (including you) for years — and nothing has happened. Correction: increased numbers of mass shootings in churches, schools, hospitals and public transportation are not nothing — they are the obvious, horrible result that legislators have been too cowardly to prevent.

As the person who controls what legislation can be discussed on the Senate floor, you bear SO much responsibility. I believe you understand the immense power entrusted to you by those whom you represent. Americans are reeling, hurting and wounded from the gun violence that continues to plague our country's public places. You are not just silencing them, you are IGNORING THEM for the sake of a loud minority who want gun rights over any other rights, including the 5th Amendment's right to not "be deprived of life... without due process of law." It is shamefully neglectful of your sacred duty to the American people to do nothing to act on their will and appeal for protection for the freedom to move about safely in their country. Will you not let the majority opinion even be discussed in the Senate?

I watch kids everyday, Sir — they are afraid, and this fear is sitting in their guts at a key time in their development. It is painful to watch, and their trust in you and the institutions that govern this great country are falling into cynicism because of your failure to listen and to act. I can't appeal to you strongly enough — for myself, my children and my students who all must walk into a school everyday — DO SOMETHING. Ban assault weapons again. Limit magazine size. Close the loopholes in background checks. Keep weapons of war off our streets and out of the hands of people who've proven they don't make good decisions. Why is this hard? Then go further and sponsor a federal gun trafficking bill (there is no such law today!) to keep US-made guns out of the hands of Latin American drug cartels, which will make those countries and our border safer.

Please — let these issues that are tearing the U.S. apart be debated, amended and approved on the Senate floor so you can proudly create new laws that fit today's America.

Ted Frisbie Carbondale

PARTING SHOTS

Top left: On a bluebird summer evening, SAW hosted an event featuring open studios and art for sale. Visitors mingled with artists and bought pottery and other works while the Hell Roaring String Band picked some tunes.

Bottom left: A visitor in the studio of painter Hannah Stoll during the June 1 Studio for Arts and Works (SAW) open house. Stoll also has an exhibit at Carbondale Arts' R2 Gallery through June 30.

Right: Artists at SAW opened up their studios to the public for an open house on June 1. SAW hosts a handful of seasonal openings throughout the year to invite the public to explore the work being made and to purchase paintings, prints, ceramics and more. For future events, follow them on Instagram @sawstudio Photos by Olivia Emmer

LEGALS 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 an amendment to the Major Site Plan Review located at 900 Highway 133 and 920 Highway 133 (Lot 1, Carbondale Center Place) in order to allow construction of carports.

The applicant/owner is Carbondale Center Place LLC. Said Public Hearing will be held at the Third Street Center, 520 3rd Street, Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. on June 28, 2022.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The application may also be reviewed on the Town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org Janet Buck, Planner

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