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In defense of Redstone I was extremely dismayed at Gentrye Houghton’s article about Fourth of July racism in Redstone. I was dismayed both by a couple of visitors to my hometown using epithets during the parade, and by the irresponsible, destructive journalism of Houghton and The Sopris Sun that defamed two local businesses and also labeled our entire town racist with the sensationalist title “Redstone incident exposes local prejudice”. Our parade, which I help organize and run, attracts thousands every year. It’s sad that a couple of visitors would make racist remarks, and everyone in Redstone is sorry that it happened. But this could happen anywhere and we shouldn’t be put into a position to apologize for a couple of idiots from somewhereHoughton,else.who is an owner of The Crystal Valley Echo, didn’t bother to contact the two businesses mentioned. Nor did The Sopris Sun. They would have found out that it was a simple misunderstanding at the General Store, for which they apologized. And they would have found out that Propaganda Pie (who employs a worker with adopted children of color) was simply overwhelmed to take any more orders on the busiest day of the entire year. The owners of The Crystal Valley Echo have a documented history of undermining almost every business in Redstone. They also had an agenda of undermining the Fourth of July parade, when they advertised on Roaring
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Re: Redstone incident I am a regular contributor to The Sopris Sun and also a resident of Redstone. I moved to the Redstone community last October and I find many of my encounters to be lovely and inclusive. I believe we have a wonderful community up here with diverse individuals. I was horrified to learn of the racist actions that were performed in our small village. I am very supportive of them being highlighted in our community newspaper. Tolerance allows many injustices to perpetuate and it is important to bring bad actions to the light. I also think it is important to make clear that although some of those racist actions may have been performed by some residents of Redstone, we also had about 3,000 visitors to the village on the Fourth of July. A few other distressing incidents occurred, one of which I am sure was not performed by a resident. I don’t want to get into a Second Amendment debate, but I did find it inappropriate and menacing that a woman came to our small town parade brandishing an automatic weapon. I could only think of our community's safety and all of the children who were happily and unwittingly riding their bikes in the parade. We are currently living in a highly politicized and polarized democracy where this type of egregious action goes unchecked. I believe there should be some recourse against this type of behavior. Unfortunately, I suggest that we employ a larger law enforcement presence next year so that everyone can feel safe while celebrating our country's independence. Warm Elizabethregards,Key, Redstone
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Freedom means having options throughout our lives, including the time during which we are dying. Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) increases our options. Unfortunately, it was not yet legally available in the 1980s, when my friend Dorothy’s father, Michael, died of cancer; so, Michael had no legal option for obtaining prescribed medication to avoid his cancer’s last, painful and dependent stage. Instead, he obtained his lethal medication on the black market. It didn’t come with a warranty. On the appointed day, with support from his adult children, he used it, but it didn’t work as promised. Unconscious, Michael lingered for hours. His waiting children had no one to call for advice, but Michael had left instructions for this eventuality. Sobbing, his son Bill lovingly carried out his father’s wishes using a pillow. The family used what options they had to honor their father’s request. I’m uncertain about managing my own dying, if I’m lucky enough to have an opportunity to manage it at all; but I’m grateful that my children will not be in Dorothy and Bill’s position. About 20% of Americans now live in places (10 states and Washington, D.C.) where MAID is legal. Colorado is one of thoseThplaces.ebasic rules are similar in all of them. Patients must be 18 years or older, of sound mind and able to ingest the medication. The prescribing doctor (not all doctors are willing to prescribe) must believe their patient will likely die within six months, and a second, consulting physician has to agree. Finally, the patient has to make three requests for lethal medication over a period of two weeks, and at least one request must be in writing. There are other conditions as well, but those are the basics. Some states make exceptions in some circumstances, but these are limited, and in any event, Colorado is not among them. Pharmacies don’t routinely stock the currently prescribed “cocktail,” and obtaining the medication(s) takes at least two to three days after the prescription is submitted. When everything works as intended, the time from request to receipt can be well under three weeks.Naturally, such a complicated system doesn’t always work as intended, but by most reports, it’s working fairly well for Coloradans who meet its requirements and can negotiate the bureaucracy. MAID laws came from decades of work, and the number of states that have them is growing. Given a terminal diagnosis, I would be comforted to know I could die peacefully at a time and place of my choosing, regardless of whether I choose to exercise that option. However, the political compromises that established qualifications for MAID excluded some dying people from the peaceful death they made possible for others. What if my diagnosis is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and my doctors think I can live well over six months past the time I’m able to swallow? What if my diagnosis is Alzheimer’s disease and I’m likely to live well past the point of recognizing my children or managing my toileting? What if I’m one of those excluded by the politicalDyingcompromises?hasbecome closely associated with medical care, usually to postpone death, but also to make dying more comfortable. So, it’s understandable that we look to medicine to hasten death as well. But there are also nonmedical means for hastening peaceful dying. Two methods are well established and supported by at least two national organizations (Compassion and Choices, Final Exit Network). Neither method requires cooperation from physicians or bureaucracy and both are legal in every state. One method is Voluntarily Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED). I’m told that hunger is not usually overwhelming. Thirst can be more discomforting, but can be managed, especially with medical and social support. Some people who want to die on their own terms prefer VSED, even when lethal medication is available, because it is essentially natural. The dying process itself can take one to three weeks, leaving time for goodbyes and fully experiencing this last stage of living; one can easily begin (and interrupt) the process, and no special technology is needed. Those who want a faster, peaceful death (more like lethal medication) can turn to breathing inert gas (usually ordinary nitrogen). Reportedly, death usually occurs in under 15 minutes, and without discomfort. The method requires constructing a device consisting of a tank, regulator valve, tubing and hood. Because doing this for others is legally risky, it’s necessary to obtain materials and construct the apparatus while able. Then, one must initiate the lethal process while able to don the hood and turn the valve.Further specifics about peacefully hastening death, medically or nonmedically, are beyond the scope of this short article, nor am I advocating anything except increased end-of-life options for everyone. I don’t want anyone’s to be as limited as Michael’s were.
Editor’s note: First, a clarification. The headline of last week’s article, “Redstone incident exposes local prejudice” was written by editor Raleigh Burleigh, not Gentrye Houghton. The intention was to highlight that prejudice is felt locally, and not only in Redstone as noted in the article. I realize now that the headline is vague and accusatory and I apologize to the village of Redstone, its residents and businesses. At the same time, I recognize the experience of the [HS]2 students was a culmination of incidents, some of which were not intended to offend. Whether racist comments were made by locals or visitors, however, that these visiting students held a restorative circle to process events of the day merits a larger circle of conversation, in my opinion. As affirmed by responses to the article, Redstone is a place that prides itself on inclusion and charm. Those qualities are not threatened so long as we are willing to see beyond our blind spots and validate the experiences of others. This is work that we are all challenged to contend with, The Sopris Sun included, as we unwind generations of injustice. The process is messy and vulnerable and I appreciate every person that has lent their perspective on what occurred.
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The issue is the article written did not get facts and based an entire article off of emotion. Any business owner in a small town would be appalled at both being accused of prejudice or being lumped into the entire business community over poor facts. Every Redstone resident should feel the same. In the future, The Sopris Sun should try to fact check their articles before publishing them. I believe The Sopris Sun should retract the article and the journalist should write an apology to the community of Redstone for deeming it prejudiced. I cannot believe that a Redstone “local” would so irresponsibly write and publish an article so degrading to the Redstone community without getting information from all sides of the issues.
Diane Kenney, Carbondale
If you have any doubts about the fun, outgoing and loving community of Redstone, you should take a day and meet the locals, as well as frequent many of the businesses to see for yourself that we accept and love people of all races, religions, sexual orientations and beliefs.
Now, the town of under 150 total vacates the parades, many business owners and workers are at their businesses trying to bring in as much income as possible on the busiest day of the summer. This is where more issues were brought up. Two establishments were mentioned, I do not feel it is my place to mention them. I know many of their workers personally, and will not give them the opportunity to be boycotted over a misunderstanding.
There are two simultaneous Clay Center sponsored shows right now in honor of the 25th Anniversary year. Besides the Clay National at the Launchpad, I have a solo show of my own work at the Clay Center gallery. Show title is “Diane Kenney Retrospective”. Both exhibits are open until the end of September. The reception for my retrospective show is Sept. 2, First Friday. I don’t think I am the only one in town feeling a lot of love along with some loss as another intense summer rolls by. We have been coming together to remember beloved community folks like Chris and Terry Chacos and Lee Ann Eustis. We are celebrating milestones at the same time, like last year’s 50th anniversary of Mountain Fair and this year’s Clay Center’s 25th. Another big one is CVEPA’s 50th anniversary year! (Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association) The celebration at Sunfire Ranch was yet another deeply meaningful and spirited gathering, honoring environmental pioneers and inspiring new members.
I realize I am throwing a lot into one letter here, but isn’t that the way this summer has been? The way life is these days? The common thread here is love and gratitude for this amazing Valley community, bound together by so much love and loss and vibrant life. Lastly, the Clay Center’s annual fundraising event, “Settings” is Saturday, Sept 17. Contact them for ticket info (970-963-2529 and www.carbonaleclay.org).
I am shocked, appalled, angry, disgusted and saddened by the article in the Aug. 17 edition of The Sopris Sun, "Redstone incident exposes local prejudice". I had no idea that this had happened until I read this article. Normally, I go to Redstone's Fourth of July celebration, but this year I decided to go to Carbondale's. I thought that Redstone was better than this. In this era of enlightenment due to the murder of George Floyd, it is unfathomable that people in our welcoming valley can still be so prejudiced. Step up Redstone! I will boycott you until you open your eyes and hearts. I hope that others do as well.
I myself, as a Redstone Business Owner and a resident, do not see racism as being justified on any level. I am saddened by the events that happened and want to apologize to those affected from myself personally, my employees, every other business in town and the residents of Redstone. That is not how our community is, but you cannot lump us all together, especially when the events on the boulevard could have been from out-of-town, out-of-state or even out-of-country patrons visiting Redstone.IfANY business owner/employee or Redstone resident would have been present at these actual prejudiced comments, I’m sure they would have either stepped forward and stood up against them or let the community know of who did it, if in fact they knew who the person was.
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Let me recap on the events, the Redstone Community Association received an email stating issues that happened in Redstone during and after the Fourth of July parade. There were prejudiced comments made towards some CRMS summer students; I cannot say whether these comments were by locals or one of the over 3,000 public attendees during the parade. The Redstone Community Association puts on a 100% public parade, this includes attendees and parade floats/groups, there is no registration process and it is all public.
Upper right: Peggy and Chuck Malloy. Middle right: Sue Kolbe, decorating a platter. Lower right: Kathy Kopf and Edgar, Annette and Andrew Roberts-Gray. Middle bottom: Travis McFlynn teaching kids. Left side, wild girls in wigs: Mustang Molly Irwin, Gwen Garcelon and Staci Dickerson! What fun we had and that continues. Those photos are from Cajun Clay, an annual fundraising event in those years. And, of course, the current staff photo: director, Angela Bruno; studio/gallery, Matthew Eames; programs, Emma Martin; marketing, Elise Hillbrand. Photo credit for my picture goes to Michele Cardamone. In the article, the beloved townsman with a giant crane, who had the huge expensive kiln swinging in the air, was, of course, the legendary Bill Bullard. He thought that was great fun. I found it harrowing.Also,thanks to Carbondale Arts at the Launchpad for the generous space and support for the ongoing exhibit of Clay National XVI. I had the honor of serving as juror this year. The show title is “Say It With Clay”. We had 120 entries from around 50 artists, and a handful of invited artists from multiple states. The idea was to let the clay show off all the amazing things it can do! Check it out!
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Thank you to The Sopris Sun for the wonderful photo montage last week, in celebration of the 25th year of the Carbondale Clay Center. Local news support over the years has helped the Center thrive and grow. For fun, I want to acknowledge and identify the folks in those older photos!
The Colorado Lottery has selected Aspen Valley Land Trust’s Coffman Ranch as one of eight 2022 Starburst Award recipients for excellence in conservation. The award was presented to Executive Director Suzanne Stephens (left) and Philanthropy Director Jeff Davlyn (right) at AVLT’s Cocktails at Coffman fundraiser on Aug. 18 by Daniel Bewley (center) representing The Colorado Lottery. Lottery proceeds are distributed statewide through grants via several partners, including Great Outdoors Colorado which awarded $2.5 million to the Coffman Ranch capital campaign. Courtesy photo
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Now, after speaking to one employee of one business who worked the front counter the entire day as they were slammed with Fourth of July patrons, they could not recall the events. At one point, unfortunately, their system had crashed and they could not take credit cards for over 30 minutes. During this time they had to deny service to many patrons as they did not have cash to pay.
The article written took an entire community and deemed them prejudiced. Postings on Facebook were very one-sided, as the article was. Over 85% of Facebookers take an article and share it off of the headline alone without even reading the article for any extra facts. This could completely destroy an entire community as well as every single business in the town.
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Unfortunately, due to events on Fourth of July in Redstone, and later an article published in the Sopris Sun, I am forced to write this letter. The article published was poorly-written and one-sided; unfortunately the journalist did not get as much information as possible from both sides, to write a well-written article.
Personally, I am appalled, frustrated and saddened at the events, this is not a prejudiced community, many would laugh at the so called “prejudiced” businesses, as I know for a fact they do not allow any prejudiced comments from anyone in their establishments… So why would they allow their employees to deny service or make comments?
Fork Events a women’s march to “protest red, white and blue” because of the recent Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade. Like most people in Redstone, I support their cause. But I was extremely upset by the politicization of the Redstone Community Association and our parade, and the continued polarization of our town by the owners of The Echo. People come here to get away from the constant fighting over these issues that extremists on both ends always push, but the current activist owners of The Echo don’t seem to understand this the way that Alyssa Onmacht did. Also, like the overwhelming majority of Redstone locals, I voted twice for a Black man for president, and for a woman after that. But, like a growing number of Americans, I have become disgusted over the last few years by the harm that can be inflicted upon innocent, hard working people by left-wing, millennial wannabe journalists and social media users laying large-scale, blanket guilt trips on everyone. They think they can use cancel culture to harm businesses, actors, comedians — and now, evidently, entireThetowns.coming elections will show I’m not alone in my disgust, when a lot of cancel culture itself will be canceled.I’msorry that a couple of visitors said some horrible things to the CRMS group in Redstone. But shame on The Sopris Sun and Gentrye Houghton for spinning it out of proportion.
During the late summer and autumn months, what’s known as the 15-Mile Reach on the Colorado River — stretching from Palisade to the confluence of the Colorado and Gunnison rivers — can get drastically low. Since 2019, the Colorado Water Trust (CWT) has purchased over 6,000 acre feet of water from Ruedi Reservoir to help maintain the river’s flow. This year alone, CWT plans to boost flows by up to 4,000 acre feet which the organization anticipates to begin in September, and is estimated to cost up to $140,000.
Grant assistance Community Resource Center has launched GrantCorps, a new statewide program designed to support small, rural and systemically marginalized communities, as well as organizations led by people of color, with grant research, writing, consulting and training. Nonprofits that do not have the means to employ a professional grant writer, with budgets under $1 million, are eligible to apply at crcamerica.org/grantcorps
Gov. Jared Polis swung through Carbondale on the campaign trail for reelection. His team was kind enough to share his selfie taken with a small crowd in Bonfire Coffee on Aug. 21. Have questions for the governor, his challenger, or other candidates running this fall? Shoot us an email at news@soprissun.com with “2022 elections” in the subject line. Courtesy photo
Grazing goats Goats make their return to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands in the Roaring Fork Valley this week. People may encounter goats at Light Hill, west of Emma, at The Crown, where the intensive grazing is meant to reduce wildfire risk, and at Sutey Ranch, to enhance the soil and increase plant diversity. BLM requests that people keep their dogs on leashes to prevent conflict with the goats.
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In recognition of International Overdose Awareness Day, Aug. 31, High Rockies Harm Reduction (HRHR) is currently holding a silent auction fundraiser. HRHR strives to help people battling addiction through its harm reduction services. The auction closes Aug. 31 at 11:45 p.m. To learn more about HRHR, visit www. highrockiesharmreduction.com. To bid on a silent auction item, visit www.bit.ly/HRHRauction SoL Theatre Stage of Life (SoL) Theatre Company is gearing up for its Halloween and Holiday productions, “Nightmare Before Christmas” and “The Muppet Christmas Carol”, respectively. Students, ages 7 to 18, who have already participated in a SoL workshop or production, do not need to audition for “Nightmare Before Christmas” which opens Oct. 27. Those without prior experience with SoL may contact jennifer@soltheatrecompany. org. Auditions for “The Muppet Christmas Carol” are Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. Visit www.soltheatrecompany.org for more info. They say it’s your birthday!
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Colson bids adieu Friends (and foes) of longtime local journalist John Colson are invited to a party on Aug. 31 to say "farewell" to him and his wife, Anne, who are moving to Wisconsin after about four decades as Roaring Fork Valley residents. The gathering, which is a potluck event, is at the picnic pavilion at Sopris Park in downtown Carbondale, starting around 6 p.m. BYO food, beverage (no alcohol) and stories. Thank you, John, for your ace reporting and sage insight. Safety tip During an emergency, cell towers may get overwhelmed by call volume. Text, don’t call your family when possible. This safety tip is brought to you by the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District. For a list of back-to-school safety tips, visit www.bit.ly/ backtoschoolsafe
Whitney Will, author of The Sopris Sun’s irregular astrology column, is hosting a monthly workshop, on Saturday evenings, about “this fall’s trickiest transit:” Mars in Gemini. The class begins Sept. 17 and concludes March 15. Learn more at www. starhearthastrology.com/classes
Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: John Hoffmann, Alli O’Neal and Danielle Rozga (Aug. 25); Linda Froning, Julie Goldstein and Julia Tallmadge (Aug. 26); Mason Frisbie, Joanne Howard and Tommy Sands (Aug. 27); JoEllen Maynard and Phil Maynard (Aug. 28); Reina Katzenberger and Tyler Treadway (Aug. 29); Christina Cappelli, Lauren DeAre, Caito Foster, Elizabeth Henry, Lynn Kirchner, Emma Martin and Barbara New (Aug. 30); Sean Jeung and Chloe Shirley (Aug. 31).
Carbondale Arts leadership Carbondale Arts announced on Tuesday, Aug. 23 that Jamie Abbott has been hired as the organization’s next executive director. Abbott is described in the press release as “a longtime local, no stranger to working in arts, leadership and organizational development positions in the Roaring Fork Valley.” Previous experience includes 15 years with Aspen Words and most recently work as the development director at Colorado Mountain College. The Sopris Sun will follow up with an interview in next week’s issue.
On Monday, Aug. 22 at 11 a.m., Carbondale police responded to a call of a male with a handgun walking down the Rio Grande Trail near the Park and Ride toward the Carbondale Community School (CCS). Officers arrived at CCS and immediately implemented a lockdown at the school. After contacting a male fitting the description, police determined there was no credible threat to the school or the community. Crystal River Elementary School was inadvertently called and also went into lockdown until given the all clear order.
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By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent
There is no question that MinTze Wu is a mover and a shaker. In the 4.5 years she’s lived in Carbondale, Wu has become a familiar name on the Roaring Fork Valley arts scene. She has been a curator and performer in Carbondale Arts’ Garden Music Series, concertmaster of the Aspen Choral Society, collaborator with Dance Initiative and DanceAspen and participant in two VOICES projects — the Women’s VOICES Theater Project and The ARTery.
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She is the founder of the Sounds of Lyons Music Festival in Colorado and BenFeng Music Productions where she has served as producer and artistic director. In early 2018, Wu moved to Carbondale, with her husband, Jem Moore, a gifted musician himself, and their daughters, ages 10 and 12. She would travel back to Taiwan with her girls to work on summer and winter BenFeng Music Festival productions. But when the pandemic happened, “it made me rethink things and gave me more time to really get in touch and grow roots here with my community.” She connected with VOICES in 2019, as an ensemble member with the Women’s VOICES Theater Project. Wu said during that production, “I could see what they were trying to pull out of me — as a mother, as a woman, as an artist — they were able to pull out something very new and very yummy through the process.”
“I knew she was special, and since then, I have always been impressed by her great commitment to perfection in everything she does. She represents our values. I see her as an artist, but also as a leader and those are great qualities that are not easy to find — but we found them in her.”
Wu said VOICES founders, Prince and Barbara Reese, “poured their heart and soul and resources into making sure that this organization is doing this kind of work in this community.”
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VOICES Board President Iliana Rentería said they received applications from across the country and while “some were pretty great candidates, when MinTze came in, she spoke about our mission and her Renteríapassion.”met Wu at English in Action’s annual “Immigrant Voices” fundraising event and recalled how Wu “told her story in such an authentic way and it was an inspiring story.
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Wu heard about the executive director opening, she met with Prince “and she shared with me her story of why she wanted to go. Renee is not just about the numbers or workfiles but about the stories and connections,” said Wu. After some deep soul-searching, asking herself what she really wanted to do, Wu found the answer: create community through art. She said, “I realized the things I created under the name of BenFeng are very similar to what has been created under the name of VOICES — that we are making art to create community.”Anappreciative
Last week, Carbondale-based arts nonprofit VOICES announced Wu will take the reins from current executive director Renee Prince on Nov. 1. Born in Taiwan, Wu moved to New York City at the age of 14 to study violin in the Juilliard Precollege Program. She also spent five summers participating in the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS), a premiere school for young musicians. As Wu recalled, “I’m sure we came to play at the Carbondale library,” an AMFS concert stop in the Roaring Fork Valley, adding, “but never in my wildest dreams would I imagine back then that I would settle down here.”
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Last summer, she and her daughters participated in another VOICES project, The ARTery. Wu explained, “They built this beautiful, tiny mobile theater stage so we could bring art to the community. And we got to do a couple of beautiful productions that were conceived, directed and performed by my Whengirls.”
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Wu concluded, “I came to see that VOICES is all about the process of relationship building — of you and yourself, of you and your tribe, and of you and your community,” a focus that she ensures will continue under her leadership.
To learn more about VOICES, visit www.voicesrfv.org director focuses on community through art
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Hell’s Gate, the granite cliffs from which the hot water flows, is also a popular area for rock and ice climbing. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh
For now, OST is seeking public input on two options for changes to parking and access to the pools. As described by a press release: “One leaves the parking much as it is, but focuses on enhancements to the steep and, during the winter, slick pathways between the parking area and the springs.” This option would cost an estimated $105,000 and require more maintenance over time, according to OST.
“The second option proposes improved trail access, as well as riverbank and parking improvements. A short, stone retaining wall would be required to create a level parking platform and prevent further erosion of the parking surface.” The second option, OST states, would cost an estimated $600,000.
A third, more expensive option was discarded by the OST board earlier in August because it would have dramatically reduced parking, from around 20 spaces to 9, and trustees of the board foresaw the impact spilling over to other highway pullouts and potentially creating greater danger. As stated at that meeting, traffic accidents are not common with the current parkingFurtherconfiguration.detailswill be presented at a public open house/presentation at the Third Street Center on Aug. 29 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Open Space and Trails staff will also do outreach at First Friday, Sept. 2 and on-site Sept. 3, 8 and 14. The bilingual survey will remain open until Sept. 19 (www.bit.ly/PennySurvey).
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By Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Editor Legend has it, somewhere south of Carbondale, there exists a non-commercial hot spring, free and accessible at all hours except when the river swallows it in spring. Tenacious soakers then rearrange the stones to balance scalding hot water with the cold river to make comfortable pools. It’s no secret that this natural amenity is a cherished gem of the Crystal Valley. Historically, the site known as Penny Hot Springs, along with other nearby thermal pools, was frequented by natives and later pioneers. As noted in a comprehensive history published by Pitkin County in 2020 (www.bit.ly/PennyOST), the land was owned by Dan Penny who operated a spa with a guest house and dining establishment in the late 1800s. By the mid-1900s, property now called Filoha Meadows was acquired by Joseph Grange. Around that time, the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce reportedly built a concrete bath house across the river (today’s Penny Hot Springs) which succeeded in attracting many nude bathers. This was bulldozed by the Grange family in 1972. When pools re-emerged from beneath the rubble, multiple acts of vandalism occurred including the dumping of tar into the river and dropping of boulders into the pools. “Penny Hot Springs rocked by massive sabotage” read a Valley Journal headline in 1988. The conflict was resolved when Pitkin County acquired the land from the Colorado Department of Highways in 1991. Shortly after, the Grange family sold their property to Chrysler Vice President Gerald Greenwald who later sold it to Pitkin County Open Space and Trails (OST) in 2001. In 2019, Pitkin County opened a public survey to plan improvements at the site and received nearly 300 responses. A management plan, adopted in 2020, delineates that most people enjoy the informal character of the hot springs, but some enhancements are needed. In alignment with that plan, a toilet was added to the highway pullout, which also serves rock climbers and wildlife watchers. Eventually, interpretive signage will be installed with historical and geological information, plus the formalizing of several rules: no dogs, no camping, leave no trace, no glass, no amplified music, no drones. There is also discussion about installing an emergency call box at the site, which is outside cellphone reception.
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What has been the reaction to the federal government’s relatively soft response to the states’ failure to come up with the plan in time?
Two different things happened on Tuesday. States failed to meet the request for serious water conservation and the federal government issued already agreed upon cutbacks. The cuts were not very drastic — they were spelled out in a 2019 agreement that all the states signed on to and are triggered by certain water levels in Lake Mead. Forecasts had been showing that water levels in Lake Mead were heading in that direction so it didn't really come as a shock. The cuts are only going to impact Arizona, Nevada and the country of Mexico. So that still leaves the majority of the basin unchanged. You mentioned that the states failed to come to an agreement about major cuts. Can you tell us more about that? A lot of [discussion] was happening behind closed doors. The biggest thing that we saw was that the states in the Upper Basin, particularly Colorado, quickly said, “it's not our job to take the hit. We think that the Lower Basin should be the ones to be more proactive here.” The Upper Basin includes Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico. The Lower Basin is Nevada, California andTheArizona.Upper Basin has a legal obligation to send a very specific amount of water down to its Lower Basin neighbors every year. However, the Upper Basin gets its water from Mother Nature. So the Upper Basin contends that they have to take shortages when Mother Nature delivers them less water every year — they are at the whims of the snow. Meanwhile, they say, the Lower Basin has the luxury of depending on a consistent amount of water and being able to plan around that.
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The federal government came to the seven states that use water in the Colorado River basin and said, you have 60 days to conserve 2 to 4 million acre feet (maf) of water. You have two months to figure it out and if you don't, we will do it for you. That really sent shockwaves around the basin because it was an unprecedented amount of water and because no one was even sure if the federal government had the legal authority to intervene in this way.
There was a pretty interesting letter from John Entsminger, general manager of the Southern Nevada Water Authority. Entsminger wrote, “through collective inaction, every water user in the Colorado River is complicit in allowing the situation to reach this point.” There's still a chance that the states could come out with a plan. Or, there's a chance that the federal government could
On the Aug. 16 deadline, the Department of the Interior held a press conference. What did they say?
Colorado River Basin states fail to agree upon major water
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By Olivia Emmer Sopris Sun correspondent Sopris Sun correspondent Olivia Emmer interviewed KUNC’s Water and Environment Reporter covering the Colorado River basin, Alex Hager, about the Bureau of Reclamation’s recent demand to users of Colorado River water. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. Would you remind us what happened at the beginning of this summer?
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Major water conservation will be necessary to prevent Lake Powell water levels from dropping below the threshold at which Glen Canyon Dam can produce hydropower. In this image, the notorious "bathtub ring" highlights the shrinking lake.
“The Colorado Water Trust sees diversion agreements as one of many tools in the toolbox to improve flows in Colorado Rivers in the face of climate change,” says Blake Mamich, water transactions coordinator for the water trust. For some water users, dry years will make changing their diversions more challenging — many agricultural water users on the Crystal River and its tributaries already experience water shortages in dry years. But, continues Mamich, “these agreements may be advantageous to agricultural producers in sub-optimal production years, as a way to diversify income while supporting the health of the Agricultureriver.” represents the majority of water use in Colorado, so ranchers and farmers will need to be part of any major water conservation strategy. But it’s not as simple as just buying agricultural water rights. Farms and ranches around the state are a significant part of the state’s economy and lifestyle — permanently drying them up can have profound negative effects on local communities.
In July, Cold Mountain Ranch and the Colorado Water Trust penned an agreement they hope will improve the Crystal River’s streamflow in dry years. The contract compensates the ranch owners, Bill Fales and Marj Perry, for adjusting the timing of their water diversions when late summer flows dip.
“A river is like a circulatory system,” says Alyson Meyer Gould, staff attorney and policy director for the water trust, “if you have a point where the circulatory system doesn’t work, it can have negative effects both upstream and downstream.”
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Under the new six-year agreement with the Colorado Water Trust, when river flows dip to 40 cfs or below, Cold Mountain Ranch will decide whether to enact the diversion coordination agreement. The ranch will be paid a $5,000 signing bonus for entering the updated agreement, an acknowledgment of the time and effort required to negotiate such a contract. In addition to the bonus, for each cfs per day — up to 20 days total per year in up to five years — that they don’t divert during the contract period, they will be paid $250. The agreement will lift when flows hit 55 cfs. If the ranch is able to enact the agreement for their maximum decreed flow rate for the 100 potential days in the agreement, they could be paid $150,000 over five years. Says Fales, “It’s the right thing to do. I’m not sure it’s a perfect thing to do, but I try not to let perfect be the enemy of the good. We’ll try it, we’ll see if it works and see what we learn from it.” This is the second time that Cold Mountain Ranch and the Colorado Water Trust have entered such an agreement. The first ran from 2018 to 2020 but was never implemented. In 2018, flows in the Crystal were so low that “there was not enough water available to result in significant benefits instream,” according to the water trust. In 2019, flows were high enough that the threshold was never met. In 2020, heat and drought meant the ranch couldn’t afford to give up any water and still grow the hay and pasture they needed to feed their cows. The water for this agreement will come from the Helms Ditch, which can divert up to around 6 cfs. In late summer this can be about 30% of the ranch’s available water. About half those rights were adjudicated in 1903 and the other half in 1936, making the diversion significantly more senior than the environmental instream flows on the river, which date to the 1970s. Cold Mountain Ranch uses water from three ditches, but the Helms Ditch is not shared with any neighbors, which makes it an easier candidate for an agreement with the water trust.
A 2016 report on the Crystal River found there are specific stretches of the lower Crystal River that are most impaired, primarily after major ditches divert water from the river and before their return flows rejoin the Crystal downstream. This change to the river’s hydrology can impact water temperature, habitat quality and habitat availability, diminishing the ecosystem.
Bill Fales pulls debris from the Helms Ditch, which diverts water from the Crystal River. Photo by Olivia Emmer
Cold Mountain Ranch is right next to one such beleaguered section of the Crystal River. The property has been in Marj Perry’s family since 1924. A cow-calf operation, the ranch irrigates several hundred acres for pasture and hay, utilizes grazing permits on nearby public lands and leases pasture nearby. In a typical year, Fales flood irrigates from early May through early October, moving water via ditches around his property in a three-week cycle. Fales gets two cuttings of hay, and spring and fall pasture with their water rights.
The Crystal River has its headwaters in the Maroon BellsSnowmass Wilderness, but as the river descends through the wide pastures above the town of Carbondale, more than 30 agricultural diversions, representing around 300 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water rights, pull water from the Crystal and its tributaries to irrigate around 4,800 acres of land. In drought years, which are becoming more frequent, sections of the Crystal River run dry.
One barrier to in-stream water conservation is the fact that water voluntarily left in the river can simply be diverted by another user downstream. In this case, the agreement is designed to alleviate drought stress on a concise stretch of stream, an area that in the dry year of 2012 was completely dewatered. If the water stays in the river for as little as a mile or two, it can make a big difference. As Heather Tattersall Lewin, director of science and policy at the Roaring Fork Conservancy explains, “As little as 6 cfs can make a difference in temperature resiliency, the existence of a cool pool versus a shallow riffle, or the ability for a fish to move from pool to pool or not.”
That’s why the water trust is trying these voluntary and temporary agreements, hoping to find a solution that benefits both the environment and agriculture. But, in the quest to improve flows around the state, the water trust uses many statutory tools to get more water in rivers, including purchasing and leasing water rights, creating agreements around the timing of reservoir releases, and more.For the Crystal River, water from Cold Mountain Ranch is just a start. The Crystal River Management Plan cites a need for 25 cfs during severe drought to meet goals for maintaining the ecosystem.
Senate Bill 13-19 was first used by the Colorado Water Trust and a rancher on Willow Creek in 2016. Willow Creek is a tributary of the Colorado River southwest of Rocky Mountain National Park. The rancher had noticed Willow Creek sometimes ran dry during the late summer months and reached out to the water trust. That agreement has been used to restore flows in 2016, 2021 and 2022. According to the water trust, “The project restores a fairly small amount of water to the stream, but because there are no other diverters immediately downstream, that additional water helps to keep Willow Creek connected to the Colorado River.” This style of agreement has since been drawn up by the water trust for four other projects, including Cold Mountain Ranch. Climate change is impacting both the supply and timing of flows in streams like the Crystal River. Average peak runoff is moving to earlier in the season, extending the amount of time in late summer when streams run low. Warmer temperatures make the soil thirstier, so more snowmelt gets absorbed by the land instead of turning into runoff, even when snowpacks are typical, increasing the frequency of low-flow years.
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Bill Fales stands in his pasture in early August, where he's growing his second cutting of hay. Photo by Olivia Emmer
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Carbondale ranch, water trust launch second effort to
The agreement between the water trust and the ranch will, at most, contribute 6 cfs for just 20 days of the year. To continue to build the river’s resilience in the face of climate change, Mamich says it will likely take a combination of various tools, from new infrastructure to additional diversion agreements with more water rights holders in the watershed.
This agreement with Cold Mountain Ranch is not the only one of its kind for the Colorado Water Trust. In 2012, when much of the state was in a severe drought, there were insufficient laws in place to protect water users who wanted to conserve. In 2013, the Colorado Legislature passed Senate Bill 13-19, allowing some water users to temporarily reduce their water use without jeopardizing their legal rights. Without that protection, a water user who conserved could legally be considered to be abandoning their valuable rights to water, a rule often referred to as “use it or lose it.”
By Olivia Emmer Fresh Water News
“It’s very intimate, casual and the songwriters often choose their next song based on whatever the last performer did.
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Susan Gibson is a songwriter from Texas. She and Emmer first met at a song-writing contest (Songwriter’s Serenade) in Texas in 2018. Gibson is a well-known composer/ performer and has even written a hit song for the Dixie Chicks titled “Wide Open Spaces”. She has traveled all over the West and generally brings her beloved dogs along for the Gibsonride.said that music has always held a huge place in her life. She is an engaging songwriter and musician (with a good sense of humor), and although her favorite instrument is a Gibson EC-30 guitar, she often includes her banjo in a show. Gibson stated, “I think as the creator, I’m the least objective person to describe my music, but what I hope other people would say about it is that my songs are little mirrors that I hold up so they can see themselves in my stories and songs. Connection is always my Davidintent.”Starr of Cedaredge, Colorado will also be taking part in the Songwriter’s Round. Asking Starr about his current preference in guitars is problematic, as he owns Starr’s Guitars in Cedaredge. Starr says he received his first musical instrument at the age of nine. It was a set of gold/sparkle drums made in Japan. Some of Starr’s favorite brands of guitars include Breedlove, Gibson and custom-made Larrivee guitars. He is so well-liked in Cedaredge that the town has celebrated “David Starr Day” on his birthday every year since 2016. He first met Emmer when they played together at a concert up in Missouri Heights at the old schoolhouse, and Gibson has performed in Starr’sStarr’sstore.music credentials are impressive. He has released a number of albums, toured internationally and opened shows for A-list performing artists. His latest music collection, “Touchstones”, was produced and arranged by John Oates of Hall & Oates fame. Asked to describe his music, Starr responded, “I guess I would call it Americana.”Asweall know, putting a label on something never comes close to defining it, so the very best way to learn about this special evening at TACAW is to attend it and judge for yourself! Doors open at 7p.m. and the live show begins at 8p.m. Tickets and more info at tacaw.org
There’s nothing else like it, and it’s one of my favorite ways to see live music,” he continued. Asked if every song needs to tell a story, he replied, “No, but people tend to like stories. There are a million right ways to do it, but if you can spin a good yarn, chances are good that the listener will connect.”
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The Roaring Fork Valley is rich The Valley supports a fine arts. One venue in particular has proven to be a dependable a varied selection live TACAW (The Arts Campus at Willits).
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“That changed my life,” he said. Emmer noted that the Songwriter’s Round is most common in Nashville, and that the format is fairly standardized. Songwriters take the stage, take turns performing an original song and offer information about the inspiration for the creation of the song.
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with entertainment opportunities.
On Sept. 1, TACAW will host a Songwriters’ Round that music lovers won’t want to miss. The show will feature three notable songwriters, who will all remain onstage, taking turns performing songs they have written, sharing information about the song’s inspiration and talking about the process of writing a song. The songwriters will be Jackson Emmer, Susan Gibson and David Starr. The Sopris Sun had an opportunity to ask the performers a few questions in advance of the show, and each of them offered fascinating replies. Roaring Fork local Jackson Emmer’s first instrument was — wait for it — the trombone, which he played in fifth grade band class. When he was 15 years old, he graduated to a Fender Stratocaster. Now, Emmer prefers Collings or Martin acoustic guitars. He first realized that he could write songs after viewing a number of performers in Nashville, Tennessee. “Seeing how those artists worked made me realize that I could do it too,” thought Emmer, and he was correct. In 2018, Emmer’s first album “Jukebox” was featured in Rolling Stone magazine.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
Carol Shure leads a group session to addressunhealed ancestral trauma at the Third Street Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. To register, contact Carol at (831) 218-5770 or communityconstellation@gmail.com
Aspen Mountain hosts DJ Furth’s exhibit “Portraits of An Other” from 5:30 to 8 p.m. For details, visit www.thefutureisonearth.org
SINGING BOWLS Enjoy the vibrations of crystal singing bowls at True Nature from 6 to 7:15 p.m. Tickets at www.truenaturehealingarts.com
and explore the many local plants, shrubs and trees that bear edible and medicinal fruit.
The city of Glenwood Springs gives the public two chances to attend an open house related to its comprehensive plan update: from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at City Hall.
“Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris” shows at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, Wednesday and Thursday. A captioned screening on Sunday is at 5 p.m. SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
Karen Alldredge teaches the basics of basket weaving and students create their own handmade functional basket!
FRUITFUL FOREST FROLIC 2-hour field trip with Sheehan Meagher to ID
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 VISION GLENWOOD
VIDEO EDITING Mathew Paul Jinks teaches video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro at The Art Base from 9 a.m. to noon. Tickets at www.theartbase.org
PASSION FRUIT DANCE Culminating a 10-day residency in the Roaring Fork Valley, Passion Fruit Dance Company from New York performs at TACAW at 8 p.m. Tickets at www.tacaw.org
SUNDAY, AUGUST 28
COMMUNITY CONSTELLATION
PENNY HOT SPRINGS
SOUND HEALING Dr. Zachary Cashin leads a vibrational sound healing journey at the Third Street Center from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets at www.tcfhf.org
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10 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • Aug. 25 - Aug. 31, 2022 COMMUNITY CALENDAR 113th Potato Day Saturday, October 1st, 2022 We are accepting sponsorships, and vendor & parade applications. Please use the QR code for applications and more information. FOR MORE INFO AND TO REGISTER... Carbondalecoloradomtn.edu/community-educationLappalaCenter•690ColoradoAve•963-2172 REGISTERTODAY!CARBONDALE ` CLASSES STARTING IN SEPTEMBER... QUICKBOOKS Three levels of Quickbooks Pro plus a workshop for your specific issues and more advanced topics. Quickbooks I starts 9/28 PILATES CLASSES Pilates Matwork, Pilates Blend, Power Pilates, and Pilates for Mom and Baby. First Sessions have started but you can still register and join!
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REDSTONE FEAST The Redstone General Store offers a farm-to-table meal by donation on the final Thursday of each month, from 5 to 8 p.m. Reservations are not required.
HAPPY HOUR DANCE Passion Fruit Dance Company founder Tatiana Desardouin will guide an expressive dance workshop at The Launchpad at 6:15 p.m. Tickets at www.danceinitiative.org
The documentary, “The Holly”, which delves into a gentrifying neighborhood in Denver and how a gang shooting shed light on the city’s urban redevelopment and gang activity, screens at TACAW at 7:30 p.m followed by a community conversation with filmmaker Julian Rubenstein and the film's main subject, Terrance Roberts. Prior to the screening, at 4 p.m., the Basalt Library will host a discussion for ages 12to 19, also with Rubenstein and Roberts.
The Art Base hosts a reception for Richard Carter and Kris Cox from 5 to 7 p.m. Their work will be on display through Sept. 23.
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GARDEN TOUR 350 Roaring Fork hosts a garden tour in the Crystal Village neighborhood in Carbondale from 9 a.m. to noon. The tour will meet at the southwest corner of Miner’s Park; walking and biking are encouraged but transportation by van will be provided if necessary. For more details, search “350 Roaring Fork” on Facebook.
The Spring Creeks Ranch concertseries continues with William Michael Morgan, Aaron Goodvin and The Tyler Rust Band. Gates open at 6 p.m. and carpooling is encouraged. Learn more at www.springcreeksranch.com/events
Pitkin County hosts an open house/ presentation for access improvements at Penny Hot Springs at the Third Street Center from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Learn more and comment online at www.bit.ly/PennySurvey
TUESDAY, AUGUST 30
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Tuesdays, 9/13-20, 4-6pm MINDFUL HIKING AND MINDFUL BIKING Be truly present when hiking and biking, and experience the power of intention and rhythm for a better experience. Saturdays, 9am-12pm Biking on 9/17 Hiking on BEGINNER9/24PAINTING
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HEAT PUMPS Learn more about heat pumps in cold climates with a webinar at 5 p.m. RSVP at www.bit.ly/pumptheheat
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Learn the basics of painting and mixing colors with watercolor and/or oil painting. Fun projects will help develop your skills and get you painting right away.
MONDAY, AUGUST 29
Thursday, 9/15, 9am-3pm INTUITIVE ART Tap into your creative self for clarity in a fun eyes-closed drawing technique that reveals your next action steps.
Lisa McKenzie leads “Golden Light Meditation” from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For details, contact lmckenzie1light@gmail.com
COWBOY UP Come celebrate Carbondale’s western heritage with dancing, barbecue and more at Fourth and Main at 6 p.m. Proceeds benefit Roaring Fork High School’s Sports Foundation.
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GARDEN MUSIC Carbondale Arts’ Garden Music Series continues with “Chansons D’Amour” performed at the Third Street Center at 6 p.m. Tickets at www.carbondalearts.com
Spring Creeks Ranch, southeast ofCarbondale, hosts a weekend of concerts beginning with The Sean Moon Band, A Band Called Alexis, Joey Rowland and The Tyler Rust Band. Gates open at 5 p.m. and carpooling is encouraged. Learn more at www.springcreeksranch.com/events
Redstone’s Magical Moments summer concert series continues at Avalanche Outfitters with Rupert Wates performing at 6 p.m.
Bob Shettel, a local representative of the national organization Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, organized a free, day-long fly fishing class for women only at the Spring Creeks Ranch on Monday, Aug. 22. Photos by Sue Rallyson
MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS “Health is not just about pills and procedures.” La Clínica del Pueblo offers free medical consultations. For details, call Dr. Feinsinger at 970-379-5718.
AA The Meeting Place in Carbondale (981Cowen Drive) offers “Hole in the Donut AA,” Monday through Saturday, at 6:45 a.m. plus “Daily Reprieve” at noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Find a full schedule at www.meetingplacecarbondale.org
Every Wednesday at noon, Garfield County Senior Programs provides a nutritious mealfor seniors at The Orchard. To reserve a place at the table, call 970-665-0041.
ROMA RANSOM Roma Ransom performs at True Nature as part of the Peace Garden Summer Music Series at 5:30 p.m. Can’t make it in-person? Tune into KDNK radio to listen live.
ASK A LAWYER Alpine Legal Services offers a hotline clinic on Wednesdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Call 970368-2246 and visit alpinelegalservices.org for the schedule of dates by legal topic.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
ABUSE PREVENTION River Bridge Regional Center hosts Torey Ivanic, author of "No Big Deal", for a conversation about protecting and empowering our children. The event includes dinner at 5 p.m. with a presentation from 5:30 to 7 p.m. RSVP at www.bit.ly/AbusePreventionNOW
The opening reception for “Retrospective”, an exhibit consisting of ceramics made by Carbondale Clay Center’s founder Diane Kenney, starts at 6 p.m.
Downtown farmers markets are in full swing. Carbondale's is on Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Aspen’s is on Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Basalt’s is on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Glenwood Springs Seventh Street Market is from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays.
SENIOR LUNCH
SONGWRITER’S ROUND Local musician Jackson Emmer hosts TACAW’s first Songwriters’ Round with guests Susan Gibson (who wrote the hit “Wide Open Spaces” popularly performed by the Dixie Chicks), Jackson Emmer and David Starr at 7 p.m. at TACAW.
YONDER MOUNTAIN Yonder Mountain String Band performs at TACAW at 7 p.m. Tickets at www.tacaw.org
GROUP RUN Independence Run and Hike leads a weekly group run on Thursdays departing from the store’s new location, next to the Carbondale City Market, at 6:30 p.m.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3
UNDER THE SUN Join Sopris Sun correspondents and guests for Everything Under The Sun, airing every Thursday on KDNK at 4 p.m.
JOHN AND ANNE The community is welcome to celebrate and say goodbye to John Colson and Anne Sullivan, who after 40 years in the Valley are moving to Wisconsin. An informal gathering will take place at Sopris Park at 6 p.m. This is a potluck-style gathering and glass containers are prohibited in the park.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 31
LABOR DAY ART SHOW
YARN GROUP Basalt Library hosts a weekly yarn group on Tuesdays at 5 p.m. All are welcome.
LEAF DROP Through September, the town of Carbondale offers to collect yard waste from residents every other Saturday at Fourth Street and Colorado from 9 a.m. to noon. FREE YOGA True Nature offers a free yoga class on Sundays through August in the Peace Garden at 10:30 a.m. Mats and props are not provided.
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The Garfield County Libraries will be closed in observance of Labor Day.
ONGOING FARMERS MARKETS
CONSENSUAL IMPROV Thunder River Theatre Company presents Consensual Improv performing at 8 p.m. Tickets at www.thunderrivertheatre.com
Every first and third Tuesday, the Mobile Health Clinic will be parked on Gisella Way in Basalt from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., providing free ultrasounds, STI testing and more. More info is at www.pregnancycolorado.org
BABY GYM Basalt Library hosts “Indoor Gym” for babies every Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m to 11 a.m.
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Redstone’s 26th annual Labor Day Art Show kicks off with an artists’ reception at the Redstone Inn at 6 p.m. The show continues through the weekend on the front and back lawn of the Redstone Inn. The Plein Air contest starts at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4 and anyone is welcome to compete — call Becky at 970-929-5085 to enter. For more info and a list of the weekend’s events, visit www.bit.ly/RedstoneArtShow
Redstone’s Magical Moments summer concert series concludes with Wooden Rock performing from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
COOKING CLASS Devika Gurung teaches Nepalese cooking at Sustainable Settings from 3 to 6 p.m. For details, call 970-710-0822 or email gurung804@gmail.com
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BIKE PROJECT The Carbondale Bike Project Shop helps people repair their bicycles on Tuesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. and Thursdays and Sundays from noon to 6 p.m. at the Third Street Center.
ART PARTY Aspen Art Museum’s Sunday Sunset Dance Party lasts through the summer at its Rooftop Cafe from 5 to 9 p.m.
Trustees quickly approved ballot language for a 6% short-term rental tax that voters will have the opportunity to pass this November.
“The market is pushing us toward really big, expensive homes,” said Laird. He suggested setting goals that double Carbondale’s stock of appreciation-capped units, rent-capped units and town-owned units, “just so we have markers we can keep referring back to.” Another strategy mentioned in the memo is helping trailer park residents buy local parks to make them permanently affordable.
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After an easy approval of a special event liquor license for the Carbondale Clay Center’s fundraiser on Sept. 17, trustees heard requests for development improvement extensions. The first came from developers of a new storage facility along Highway 133 north of the Park and Ride and energy substation. Public improvements, including an art walk and public trail, were to be completed on or before Nov. 10 of this year. Carbondale Storage LLC asked for a six month extension while right-of-way issues are resolved with a neighboring property. Concerns over an asphalt plant closing were also attributed. Trustees directed staff to draft an amendment extending the public improvements deadline to May 10, 2023. They declined to vote on another request to also extend the project completion deadline by six months based on a lack of information in the meeting packet for an informed decision.
Approval reached for Center Circle development BASALT REPORT
“Even at 100% AMI, people can’t find houses, apartments, anything they can afford,” emphasized Trustee Marty Silverstein. He noted, as well as the memo, that the timing is right to pressure the state legislature to allow municipalities to pass real estate transfer taxes. In Aspen — with such a tax grandfathered in before the TABOR Amendment disallowed them — $22 million was generated in 2021 at just 1%. Mayor Ben Bohmfalk expressed interest in revisiting the town’s inclusionary housing ordinance to increase the amount of affordable units for larger developments from 20% to 25% or more. “What could the market actually bear?”
Trustees discuss 2023 priorities
“The Our Town One Table event was a raging success, yet again,” said Mayor Ben Bohmfalk. Aerial photograph by Lucas De Cesco (IG: @lucasdecesco)
On Tuesday, Aug. 23, Basalt Town Council reached decisions regarding several ordinances and resolutions, most notably the non-unanimous decision to approve the development of a three-story apartment complex and space for a grocery store at 140 Basalt Center Circle, previously home to Clark’s Market and Habitat ReStore. The regular municipal meeting attracted robust attendance from Valley citizens. The first ordinance discussed was the amendment of a Planned Unit Development in Willits Town Center to allow for the sale of marijuana in the same building housing the Willits General Store. The original PUD document predated the legalization of marijuana in Colorado, and as all criteria were met by the business for development and approval by the town council was unanimous, residents can expect to see arrival of Lova Cannabis Co. sometime in the near future. No conflict appeared around this resolution. The second ordinance of the evening regarded the disputed development in Basalt Center for an apartment complex and new space for a grocery store where the former Clark’s Market has long stood defunct. The plan entered its final review stage, with major changes from the previous installment of the plan being a reduction of 67 apartments to 65, and the possibility of working with the town to adjust sewer lines so as not to flow directly beneath Lions Park.
Furthermore, Z-Group Architects — the firm leading the design of the complex — showed digital renditions of the final form of the complex, which will feature wood siding, rusted metal accents and sloped grooves in a modern-rustic style similar to those around Willits.Additionally, 25% of the housing will be rent-capped, with stated priority given to employees of the possible grocery store, first responders and community educators. The process has undergone eight public hearings, as public satisfaction with the proposed development has been far from unanimous. Eighteen residents spoke during the call for public comment, both in-person and on Zoom. Sentiments ranged from strong disapproval to optimism, with many citizens from both the opposition and neutral position asking for a pause to further consider the ramifications of development in the area, as well as a more thorough traffic study. Many citizens opposing the development have been regularly attending public hearings on the subject, and cite their major concerns as being the permanent loss of Basalt’s essential small-town character, as well as the worsening of present traffic and parking issues around Town Center, with some feeling the deviations made from the master plan represent a bait and switch. Those in support cited the critical need for affordable housing in the area, and argued that the complex would make good use of an otherwise blighted property by creating vitality in the area, even if it is not a perfect solution. Some confusion and frustration arose around the traffic study, which concluded that construction of the complex could potentially improve traffic patterns in the area. However, the study was done with the theoretical basis that Basalt Center was currently under full use as a commercial area. In practice, this is not the case, as the Clark’s and Habitat buildings are currently empty, and thus it was called into question whether or not the development would practically reduce traffic. Additionally, the developer stated that there is not presently a grocer willing to occupy the retail space, which many council members argued is integral to the master plan. Discussion carried on for an hour and a half, and with dissenting votes from councilors Ryan Slack and Angela Anderson, the motion carried, at which point nearly all the citizens attending the municipal meeting left the room. It is yet unclear when Basalt citizens can expect development to begin.Aresolution regarding parking in Midland Ave’s right-of-way lane was pushed to the next meeting. All other ordinances and resolutions passed very quickly. The town park adjacent to The Steadman Clinic in Willits was approved to be named Patti’s Park, in commemoration of late Basalt community member Patti Beiser, with agreement to establish a set process for naming parks in the future. A memorandum of understanding between Basalt and the Roaring Fork School District was approved for the development of a solar energy project on district property. Lastly, a handbook for the guiding principles of town council members was unanimously adopted. Mayor Kane closed the meeting with an acknowledgment of the difficulty of the decision regarding Basalt Center, noting that the discussion which occurred represented what small-town legislation should always be. Though the fate of Basalt Center has been largely decided, citizens can attend the next meeting on Sept. 9 in-person or digitally via the Basalt town website at basalt.net to lend their voice to future Basalt legislation.
The second public improvements extension went to Builders First Source, from Sept. 3, 2022 to June 15, 2023. The item was unanimously approved with dismay expressed by Trustee Chris Hassig regarding a lack of landscaping. He predicted “a brutally ugly bike path back there” with no Next,shade.consultant Bob Schultz returned to discuss details for issuing a request for qualifications for the town to identify one or more partners for developing the Town Center properties donated late last year. Schultz recommended setting a goal to select a partner prior to the December holidays.
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“Procurement” was added to the list of what that tax could fund (promotion, regulation, development and protection of local affordable and attainable housing projects and programs), as encouraged by Trustee Colin Laird.
“Procurement” accommodates development neutral strategies, “buy downs,” as mentioned in a memo by Laird looking at affordable housing goals in similar towns and outlining possible strategies for Carbondale to adopt. The memo included excerpts from the 2019 Greater Roaring Fork Regional Housing Study which shows that the most significant housing gap is for families making 60% of the average median income ($70,020 for a family of four in Carbondale in 2022, www.bit.ly/CarbondaleAMI) or less.
During Town Manager Lauren Gister’s report, she announced that Renae Gustine’s last day as finance director will be Sept. 2. “I want to take the opportunity to really say thank you,” said Gister. Town Hall offices will be closed to the public on Friday, Aug. 26 while offices are rearranged. Emergency services will remain available and all routine services will be accessible by phone, email or online.
Tuesday’s regular meeting was particularly future-oriented, with a robust agenda and the absence of trustees Erica Sparhawk and Luis Yllanes.During public comment, Joe Enzer, father of two students at the Carbondale Community School, told trustees that school safety had been on his mind since the Uvalde shooting on May 24.
“Yesterday’s occurrence brought some of this home very, very quickly,” he said in reference to a lockdown on Monday in response to a suspicious individual allegedly carrying a gun and walking in the direction of the school. Officers later determined there was no credible threat to the community or school. All the same, Enzer respectfully asked that trustees consider having more than one school resource officer. “We’re talking about protecting our children, no price can be put on that.”
Also discussed was creating a directory for people looking for housing options, serving as a common source for information on who to contact since different projects are managed by different groups.
On the topic of priorities for the 2023 budget, Matt Gworek, chairman of the Bike Pedestrian and Trails Commission, stated, “It’s very difficult to move forward piecemeal” and encouraged trustees to work on a master transportation plan. Mayor Bohmfalk pointed out that such a notion could mean many different things, and it’s important to get specific on what such a plan wouldLairdentail.agreed on making it a priority, “How do we have complete streets? How do people feel safe on our streets?” He asked. “How to get across 133 safely? How does transit interplay?” He suggested a master transportation plan would entail “all the things we left out when we built roads.”Trustee Lani Kitching preferred the piecemeal approach for now, taking streets one by one, remaining informed and waiting “for the dust to settle” on current development. Other spending priorities mentioned were the WeCycle bike share program, translation and interpretation services, Town Center planning, adoption of green building codes and the pool replacement.Themeeting ended with an executive session to review the town manager’s performance during her first six months with the town.
Sol del Valle Volumen 2, Número 26 | 25 de agosto - 31 de agosto, de 2022Conectando comunidades desde 2021 el Edwin Rivera, también conocido como DJ Rivera Rhythm, enseñó clases de salsa con su marida, Erika Sucillo Rivera. Además de bailarines, instructores, padres y artistas, ambos son embajadores de Fania Records. Fue un día alegre con clases, actividades para niños y luego música en vivo esa noche, 20 de agosto, con Orquesta La Brava en el teatro de TACAW. Foto de Will Sardinsky Bailando BasalsaBailando Basalsa
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14 • el Sol del Valle • soprissun.com/espanol/ • 25 de agosto - 31 de agosot de 2022 Donaciones por correo o en línea P.O. Box 399 Carbondale, CO www.soprissun.com970-510-300381623 Editor Raleigh Burleigh • news@soprissun.com970-510-3003 Editora Contribuyente: Vanessa Porras Directore Artístico Hattie Rensberry Diseñadora de anuncios Alyssa Ohnmacht Traductoras Jacquelinne Castro y Dolores Duarte Distribucion Frederic Kischbaum Executive Director Todd Chamberlin • adsales@soprissun.com970-510-0246 Miembros de la Mesa Directiva Klaus Kocher • Kay Clarke Lee Beck • Megan Tackett Gayle Wells • Donna Dayton Terri Ritchie • Eric Smith • Roger Berliner el Sol del Valle agradece por su apoyo a: MANUAS, FirstBank y Alpine Bank The Sopris Sun, Inc. es una 501(c)(3) organización benéfica sin fines de lucro. Contribuciones financieras son deducibles de impuestos. ¡ESCRÍBENOS! Para contribuir ideas y contenido al Sol del Valle, escribiéndonos a: sol@soprissun.com Para comprar espacio publicitario en español, inglés, o ambos, mándanos un correo electrónico a: Tambiénadsales@soprissun.comsepuedecontactarnosllamando a 970-510-3003. En la década pasada, la relación entre los departamentos de policía y nuestras comunidades se ha deteriorado de una forma muy palpable. Como tal, nos deja con la interrogante ¿Qué nos trajo hasta aquí? Y ¿Cómo podemos reparar la relación?Enmi opinión, el problema no comenzó en la década pasada. Si no que poco a poco se fue construyendo una barrera que nos alejaba cada vez más. Y para ser honesto, todos tenemos un poco de responsabilidad. Hoy me voy a enfocar en la responsabilidad que nos toca como agencias de ley, sin deslindar a otros de responsabilidades.Loprimeroque necesitamos para enmendar la relación es confianza. ¿Pero cómo creamos confianza? Erróneamente, muchas agencias de ley creen que al tener un evento comunitario al año o uno que otro comunicado de prensa crea confianza; a veces solo pierden el tiempo. La confianza es algo que se construye día a día. Para confiar en alguien ¿qué es lo primero que necesitamos? ¡Lo primero que necesitamos es conocerlo! No podemos confiar en lo desconocido. Por mucho tiempo nos hemos resguardado tras las paredes de nuestros departamentos de Policía. El público en general solo se puede imaginar lo que pasa tras esas paredes. Esperamos que sea bueno, pero la imaginación es hábil. Como agencias de ley, necesitamos planes concretos para que nuestros pueblos sepan quienes somos. Debemos quitar el velo del misterio y dejar entrar la luz para que todos sepan quienes somos y sin duda saber lo que hacemos. Debemos comunicar nuestros propósitos y misiones y hacerlo de una forma constante y efectiva. No solo hablar cuando pasa una tragedia o cuando estamos buscando un fugitivo. Debemos hacerlo a diario. Al final de cuentas buscamos transparencia y comunicación efectiva. Segundo, debemos recordar que somos SERVIDORES públicos. Estamos para servir al prójimo y el prójimo es nuestra comunidad entera. Debemos hacer cumplir la ley de una forma equitativa y justa. Los legisladores deben pensar bien antes de aprobar leyes, pero nosotros como agencias de ley, debemos pensar en la mejor forma de hacer cumplir las leyes respetando a todos y sin agendas políticas. Por ejemplo, sé de una agencia de ley, no muy lejana, que tiene la póliza de arrestar a cualquier persona que conduce un auto sin licencia de conducir. Ahora, esto empezó antes de que en Colorado pudieran obtener licencias de conducir personas indocumentadas. En sí, esta póliza afectaba desproporcionadamente a hispanos indocumentados que vivían en ese condado. No porqué no quisieran ir a tramitar una licencia, si no porque aunque quisieran no podían hacerlo. Entiendo que a veces por necesidad tenían que conducir y al ser detenidos iban a la cárcel, donde les ponían una detención migratoria y terminaban deportados. En el caso de las licencias, la ley no exige arresto, pero como cualquier otro crimen, lo Entonces,permite.tenemos una política local que rápidamente crea desconfía con un grupo de personas en la población, las cuales solo ven a un policía como alguien a quien temerle. La mayoría de estas personas no son criminales sino personas de bien. Entiendo que al manejar sin licencia, la persona está cometiendo una infracción. Pero al tener discreción, dicha agencia puede dar una citación a corte y dejar que un juez decida la penalidad. Cosas como estas parecen pequeñas, pero a la larga crean barreras con nuestra población. Hay infinidad de ejemplos en diferentes localidades. —Y luego nos preguntamos ¿por qué tienen miedo a reportar crímenes o ser testigos?— Muchas veces ni nos damos cuenta de cómo nuestros actos suman a la desconfianza.Paraserbreve creo que nos falta mucho trabajo en transparencia, confianza, y buena comunicación. Esto comienza con buen liderazgo en cada agencia del orden. Liderazgo que haga cumplir la misión. La misión debe ser llevada a cabo por cada oficial en la calle. Pueden salir palabras muy bonitas de los líderes, pero hasta que los oficiales en la calle las acaten, no tendrán efecto. Sabremos qué hemos hecho la diferencia cuando la TODA la comunidad nos llame “Nuestro Departamento de policía” y no “El Departamento de policía”. Cuando se sientan protegidos y sepan claramente la misión, visión, y expectativas de SU departamento de policía.Empecé con esta carta y me doy cuenta que necesito un libro entero para poder llegar a tantos temas que nos hacen falta. Pero era importante comenzar la discusión. Espero poder continuarla. Como tener una mejor relación entre la
En mi humilde opinión, para mantener nuestra salud mental y la salud de nuestras comunidades, debemos encontrar esas actividades que nos ayudan a practicar y mantener un estado de ow.
Un ejemplo interesante es el de la poeta Ruth Stone. A pesar de no estar soñando, al contrario, trabajando en el campo sentía la sensación de un poema galopando hacia ella. Como respuesta, Stone salia corriendo en búsqueda de un papel y lápiz para escribir el poema que venía arrasando.Nome creo ninguna experta en temas de meditación ni mucho menos de neurociencia. Pero empiezo a hacer conexión entre ciertas prácticas que parecen llegar al mismo punto del estado de flow. El mundo está saturado de información, sin embargo las ideas originales son raras y pocas. Parece que lo único que estamos haciendo es repetir las mismas ideas hasta agotarlas solo para darnos cuenta que era una idea modificada de otra idea que ya existía antes. En mi humilde opinión, para mantener nuestra salud mental y la salud de nuestras comunidades, debemos encontrar esas actividades que nos ayudan a practicar y mantener un estado de flow. Cuando cambiamos nuestras ondas cerebrales cambiamos nuestra frecuencia lo cual nos hace vibrar más alto. Eso de buenas vibras no es solo es jerga jipi. Cada uno de nosotros tenemos algo valioso que compartir con el resto de la humanidad. Este trabajo se complica cuando nuestras mentes están constantemente consumiendo en vez de creando. Es importante diseñar nuestras vidas alrededor de momentos y actividades que nos hacen perder la noción del tiempo. Te darás cuenta que tu estado de ánimo también cambia. Yo encuentro flow cuando estoy tallando madera o pintando. Encuentro flow cuando estoy corriendo especialmente cuando llegó al punto exacto donde no pienso en mis piernas o en mis pulmones, solo me estoy moviendo. Encuentro flow cuando medito al lavar los trastes. Al no artista, como siempre, te invito a que encuentres tu creatividad y hagas una lista de las cosas que te mantienen en un estado de flow. Tu contribución y tus ideas originales son necesarias.
Últimamente, he pensado mucho sobre la palabra “flow”, fluir. Pienso que hay mucha sabiduría en el agua y por eso usamos palabras en referencia a ella. Tal vez cuando nos ponemos a pensar que nuestros cuerpos están compuestos de aproximadamente un 60% de agua, no es tan extraño hacer referencia al elemento que literalmenteComúnmentesomos. usamos la palabra flow para describir el flujo de trabajo o que tan eficaz es un sistema, si está fluyendo correctamente. El estado de flow es algo completamente diferente y en mi opinión es el punto medio de los dos dichos que mencioné anteriormente. El estado de flow es una actividad que te consume completamente y te hace olvidar tu cuerpo, el tiempo y el espacio a la mismaComencévez. a aprender sobre el estado de flow cuando empecé a meditar. Durante estas sesiones, la voz guiando la mediación nos pedía que nos fuéramos hacia dentro, dejando atrás nuestro cuerpo y el apego al espacio que nos rodeaba. Cuando sueltas todo y tu mente está en relajación, entras en una frecuencia energética diferente lo cual cambia las ondas cerebrales y nos hace más abiertos a la creación y por tanto a la creatividad.
15 • el Sol del Valle • soprissun.com/espanol/ • 25 de agosto - 31 de agosto de 2022 ¿QUÉ OPINAS SOBRE LA ACCESIBILIDAD DE NOTICIAS LOCALES EN ESPAÑOL? EN UNA COLABORACIÓN SIN PRECEDENTE, OCHO ORGANIZACIONES DE MEDIOS DE COMUNICACIÓN EN EL VALLE DEL ROARING FORK HAN LANZADO UNA ENCUESTA PARA PREGUNTAR A NUESTRA COMUNIDAD LATINA COMO PODEMOS MEJOR COMPARTIR RECURSOS Y CREAR PUENTES. ¡COMPARTE TU OPINIÓN! La encuesta cierra el 2 de septiembre. PARA MÁS INFORMACIÓN: coronainsights.com/rfv ¡PARTICIPA PARA LA OPORTUNIDAD DE GANAR UNA TARJETA DE REGALO VISA DE $200! Sol del Valleel CON EL APOYO DE COLORADO NEWS COLLABORATIVE Y COLORADO MEDIA PROJECT ÚNASE A NOSOTROS ESTE MIÉRCOLES PARA DISFUTAR MÚSICA EN VIVO DE BRAD SWART 10 am a 12 pm Y JILL COHN 12:30 a 2:30 pm ¡PRODUCTOS FRESCOS, ARTESANÍAS, ACTIVIDADES PARA NIÑOS Y COMIDA CALIENTE! www.carbondalefarmersmarket.com 8 DE JUNIO-28 DE SEPTIEMBRE 10MIÉRCOLESAMA3PM CALLE 4 Y LA PRINCIPAL ACEPTAMOS DUFB, WIC Y SNAP Camaron que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente. Este dicho siempre me ha causado un poco de ansiedad. Se escucha como algo negativo. Como si la falta de movimiento se convirtiera en un castigo, condenandonos a ver la vida y sus oportunidades pasarnos por enfrente sin poderla detener.Pero en contraste a esto, está el dicho en inglés que dice, “go with the flow”, solo dejate llevar por la corriente. Irónicamente también me causa ansiedad. Son dos extremos que hablan del concepto de dejarte llevar por dicha “corriente”. En este caso, dejarte llevar por la corriente me parece demasiado pasivo. Como quien ve el barco hundirse y solo observa el nivel del agua subir hasta que lo consume completamente.
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Algunos genios incluso han soñado algunos de sus más grandes logros. Entre ellos, está Albert Einstein, quien soñó sobre la teoría de la relatividad cuando en su sueño hablaba con un granjero sobre sus vacas. O Beethoven quien soñaba sonetas en instrumentos que aún no se habíanMencionoinventado.estos ejemplos porque cuando soñamos las ondas cerebrales cambian de Beta cuando estamos conscientes y alertas a Theta y Delta lo cual nos ayuda a acudir a esta creatividad sin la mente consciente y lógica. La idea del estado de flow es poder estar despiertos y cambiar nuestras ondas cerebrales.
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"Creo que es una gran idea, la apoyo totalmente", dijo el miembro del consejo Colin Laird. "Nuestras comisiones reflejan nuestras prioridades".Álvarez-Terrazas, director del Proyecto de Acción por la Equidad en MANAUS, observó la falta de personas que hablan español como único idioma incluidas en la invitación a esta reunión de divulgación y recomendó a los administradores que inviertan en un puesto de divulgación a tiempo completo. En cuanto a la interpretación, "puede parecer que no vale la pena si nadie la utiliza", dijo ÁlvarezTerrazas, "pero si no hay consistencia eso lleva a la parte de la desconfianza". "Hay que crear confianza con una comunicación consistente", coincidió Brianda Cervantes, organizadora de la comunidad escolar de Roaring Fork. Cervantes también sugirió que se proporcione cuidado de niños y comida en las reuniones para que los padres no tengan que elegir entre el compromiso cívico y otras responsabilidades: "estar allí o ser madre". La administradora Erica Sparhawk coincidió en que "el cuidado de los niños durante las reuniones beneficia a cualquier padre con un hijo" que quiera dirigirse a la ciudad sobre un tema. "Esto aumenta la accesibilidad para todos". En cuanto a la interpretación en las reuniones de los miembros del consejo e incluso de las comisiones, concluyó: "La gente necesita poder hablar en el idioma de su corazón". "En cuanto a los próximos pasos", explicó Bohmfalk, "la forma en que trabajamos en las sesiones de trabajo, son una oportunidad para abrir un tema". Aunque las acciones específicas no se producirán inmediatamente, Bohmfalk enumeró las recomendaciones y se comprometió a mantener la conversación. 4 nuncios (por uso cuando quieras) entre hoy y el 31 de agosto y recibirás 4 nuncios adicionales en Inglés diseño y traducción! Contáctanos llamando 970-510-3003 por correo electrónico a sol@soprissun.com buy (use any between now and August 31st, que usas tu tarjeta de débito dona diez centavos a las causas comunitarias son importantes para tarjetas de débito de están disponibles cuota anual personas con una cuenta de cheques simple poste para piñatas puede hacer la diferencia", Omar Sarabia dijo a los miembros del consejo administrativo. de Raleigh Burleigh
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Ahora es el director de Defiende Nuestra Tierra de Wilderness Workshop. "Me encantaría ver más infraestructura para nuestra comunidad latina", dijo Sarabia a los administradores, "como un poste para piñatas en el parque. ... La gente está batallando para colgar piñatas en los árboles, subiendo a los techos ... un solo poste de piñata puede hacer la diferencia". "Eso es un 'sí' de inmediato", respondió Bohmfalk."Elverdadero trabajo inicia con establecer confianza", ofreció Muñoz Valenciano, organizador de Voces Unidas de las Montañas, "entendiendo que hay una dinámica de poder y empezando a romper esa barrera primero". Sobre la cuestión de si el ayuntamiento, con su proximidad al departamento de policía, es demasiado intimidante para los inmigrantes, el oficial Paul Lazo sugirió que "las escuelas son un factor importante, la gente siente que la escuela es un lugar seguro". Sin embargo, "incluso el distrito escolar ha luchado por conseguir que los padres se acerquen, no somos los únicos". Lazo continuó, "Durante mucho tiempo, no hemos tenido una voz. ... No soy un ciudadano, soy un residente permanente. No puedo votar. No tengo voz, ni siquiera a nivel municipal, incluso después de haber estado aquí durante tanto tiempo en este país. Es un momento surreal el sentirse silenciado". El administrador Luis Yllanes, quien organizó la sesión, propuso formar una comisión especial que actuará como intermediaria entre los residentes latinos y los miembros de la junta.
el Sol del Valle • Conector de comunidad • 25 de agosto - 31 de agosto de 2022 • 16 Por Raleigh Burleigh Traducción por Dolores Duarte Antes que nada, tenemos que admitirlo. La semana pasada, The Sopris Sun imprimió la fecha incorrecta para la reunión del pueblo con divulgación en español, tanto en inglés en nuestro calendario como en español en Chisme del Pueblo. Además, no tendríamos este artículo traducido hasta esta semana. Estas deficiencias no son intencionales y evidencian el trabajo que compartimos para mejorar el acceso y la representación.Apesarde que se puede mejorar la publicidad para la sesión de divulgación, hubo suficientes invitados para llenar la hora y media asignada en la agenda del 16 de agosto. Todos los participantes, con excepción de uno, se dirigieron a los administradores en inglés, aunque Convey Language Services estuvo presente para interpretar la reunión en directo, en persona y en línea.María Judith Álvarez Quiroz, hablando en español, agradeció a los miembros del consejo administrativo por hacer un esfuerzo para incluir más voces en su proceso de decisión. Alan Muñoz Valenciano y Bryan ÁlvarezTerrazas agradecieron a Álvarez Quiroz por hablar en el "idioma de su corazón". "Estamos aquí para escuchar, estamos aquí para aprender y luego estamos aquí para actuar", dijo el alcalde Ben Bohmfalk. Abrió la sesión citando la declaración de la misión de Carbondale sobre el apoyo a una comunidad étnica y culturalmente diversa. "Estamos construyendo sobre una larga historia de Carbondale que se enorgullece de la diversidad", dijo, reconociendo que una mayor traducción de mensajes públicos y documentos clave, aunque es un buen esfuerzo, "no es lo último en elLacamino".ciudadtambién ha tratado de contratar más agentes de policía bilingües y experimentó con servicios de interpretación cuando las reuniones del consejo administrativo fueron virtuales en 2020 y 2021. Ese servicio se suspendió debido al costo y a la falta de participación, ya que, según se informa, nadie lo utilizó. Los asistentes fueron invitados a sentarse entre los miembros del consejo y a ofrecer ideas para una mejor comunicación en ambas direcciones. Omar Sarabia, quien llegó a trabajar a Sustainable Settings procedente de México en 2015, contó que se encontró con una carnicería chihuahuense y se sintió convencido de quedarse.
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El lunes 22 de agosto a las 11 a.m., la policía de Carbondale respondió a una llamada de un hombre con una pistola caminando por el Rio Grande Trail cerca de la estación de autobuses de Carbondale hacia Carbondale Community School (CCS). Los oficiales llegaron a CCS e inmediatamente implementaron un aislamiento escolar de emergencia. Después de haber contactado a un sospechoso con la descripción, la policía determinó que no había ninguna amenaza creíble para la escuela o la comunidad. Crystal River Elementary School también recibió la llamada de advertencia y entró en aislamiento escolar de emergencia hasta que recibió la orden de área despejada. Cabras pastando Las cabras han hecho un regreso al territorio de la Oficina de administración de tierras (BLM por sus siglas en inglés) en el Roaring Fork Valley esta semana. Es probable que las personas encuentren cabras en Light Hill, al oeste de Emma, en The Crown donde el pastoreo intensivo está destinado a reducir el riesgo de vida silvestre, y en Sutey Ranch para mejorar la tierra e incrementar la diversidad de plantas. BLM le pide a las personas que mantengan a sus mascotas en correas para prevenir conflictos con las cabras. Recaudación de fondos HRHR En reconocimiento del día internacional de concientización de sobredosis, el 31 de agosto, High Rockies Harm Reduction (HRHR) está organizando una recaudación de fondos de subasta silenciosa. HRHR se esfuerza en ayudar a las personas luchando contra la adicción a través de sus servicios de reducción de daños. La subasta cierra el 31 de agosto a las 11:45 p.m. Para saber más acerca de HRHR, visite www.highrockiesharmreduction.com. Para hacer una oferta en algún artículo de la subasta silenciosa, visite www.bit. ly/HRHRauction. Teatro SoL
El centro de recursos comunitarios ha lanzado GrantCorps, un nuevo programa de nivel estatal diseñado para ayudar a comunidades pequeñas, rurales y marginadas, además de organizaciones dirigidas por personas de color. Este programa ayudará con subvenciones para investigaciones, redacciones, consultas y entrenamiento. Las organizaciones sin fines de lucro que no tengan los medios para contratar a un redactor de donaciones con presupuestos menos de $1 millón son elegibles para inscribirse en crcamerica.org/ grantcorps Incidente sospechoso
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Tramo de quince millas Durante los últimos meses del verano y el otoño, lo que se conoce como “15-Mile Reach” en el río Colorado – que se extiende desde Palisade hasta la conjunción de los ríos Colorado y Gunnison – pueden bajar drásticamente. Desde el 2019, Colorado Water Trust (CWT) adquirió más de 6,000 acres de agua de la Reserva Ruedi para ayudar a mantener el flujo del río. Solo en este año, CWT planea aumentar los flujos hasta 4,000 acres-pies, el cual la organización anticipa comenzará en septiembre y está estimado costar hasta $140,000. Asistencia de subvenciones
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La compañía de teatro Stage of Life (SoL) se está preparando para sus producciones de La noche de brujas y días festivos. “El extraño mundo de Jack” y “Los muppets: un cuento de navidad”, respectivamente. Los estudiantes entre las edades de 7 y 28 años, que hayan participado en algún taller o producción de SoL, no necesitan audicionar para “El extrano mundo de Jack” el cual se estrena el 27 de octubre. Aquellas personas que no tengan experiencia con SoL pueden contactar a jennifer@soltheatrecompany.org. Las audiciones para “Los muppets: un cuento de navidad” son el 30 de septiembre y el 1 de octubre. Visite www.soltheatrecompany.org para más información. Subsidios comunitarios
El pueblo de Carbondale le dedica el 1% de los fondos generales a subsidios comunitarios. Peticiones para fondos de hasta $5,000 pueden ser enviadas por organizaciones sin fines de lucro (visitando www.bit.ly/CdaleGrants). Las solicitudes deben ser entregadas antes del viernes 16 de septiembre a las 5 p.m. Club de Lectura Acompaña al club de lectura el segundo sábado de cada mes, incluyendo el 10 de septiembre, en la biblioteca de Glenwood Springs a las 11 a.m. para leer libros llenos de determinación, poder y emociones. Se servirá comida y bebida al inicio del evento. Llame al 970-945-5958 para más información. Consultas médicas “La salud no es solamente pastillas y procedimientos”. La clínica de nuestro pueblo ofrece consultas médicas gratis. Para más detalles, llame a Isabel al 970-984-1072. ¡La escuela ha regresado! Se alienta a los motoristas a tener más precaución en las mañanas y tardes mientras que los estudiantes viajan, muy a menudo a pie o en bicicleta. Recuerde, las zonas escolares tienen límites de velocidades reducidas y doble multa por infracciones de tráfico. Nunca pase a un autobús escolar con niños subiendo o bajando de dicho autobús, permanezca en alto hasta que el autobús se mueva de nuevo. Encuentre más consejos de seguridad de Distrito de Proteccion Contra Incendios Rurales y Carbondale en www.bit.ly/backtoschoolsafe
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Consejo de seguridad Durante una emergencia, las torres de telecomunicaciones pueden saturarse por volumen de llamadas. Envíe un mensaje de texto, no llame a su familia si es posible. Este consejo de seguridad fue traído a usted por el Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District. Para ver una lista de consejos de seguridad para el regreso a la escuela, visite www.bit.ly/backtoschoolsafe
Since its beginnings, the ranch has been where Gianinetti family memories have and continue to be made, but it is also a community gathering spot “notorious for polka and barn dances, rodeo galas,” Gianinetti shared. He added, “and we’ve been getting the community together since we've beenOverhere.”the years, people have frequently approached the family about renting the property because its dreamy mountainous backdrop is perfect for weddings and special events. In the early 2000s, Gianinetti explained, a pavilion structure was built for a Gianinetti granddaughter’s wedding and “it’s kind of snowballed from there.”
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By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent Dust off your cowboy hat and shine up your boots because the Spring Creeks Ranch Concert Series is bringing good times and good music to Carbondale on Aug. 26 and 27, on a picturesque plot of land that has been in the Gianinetti ranching family for 100 years.
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Ernie Gianinetti drives a tractor at Spring Creeks Ranch. Courtesy images
The family-owned and -operated Spring Creeks Ranch has facilities to accommodate events — from weddings to wellness seminars and programs and annual corporate meetings. They also have an Equestrian Center with a boarding facility and an outdoor riding arena. Their fly fishing program offers anglers yearround access to the Roaring Fork River. They pay special attention to customer service. Gianinetti said, “We go above and beyond for them, and the property is just magnificent, and then you have my greatgrandfather's working ranch behind it all — it's a truly special environment.” As a result, loyal customers have become friends. “We've got clients that send us pictures of their newborn babies. They call us to say they're in town and want to grab lunch,” Gianinetti said. While they have hosted some smallerscale events, such as YouthZone’s charity benefit, last August they did their “first throw at an actual big event,” Gianinetti said, with a concert featuring country music singersongwriter Ned LeDoux, which drew anam -
Spring Creeks Ranch Manager Tanner Gianinetti tells the story of how his greatgrandfather, Ben Angelo Gianinetti, who had served as a cross-country skier on border patrol in the Italian Alps, emigrated to Colorado in 1911. “He found the Roaring Fork Valley and absolutely loved it.”
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In 1923, Ben married Alphonsine Diemoz, and in 1927, they purchased the Spring Creeks Ranch property from Alphonsine’s father, Ernest Diemoz.Gianinetti explained that in the 1920s, the ranch “was quite a significant plot, almost making up a little over a quarter of the town of Carbondale. That was when Main Street was the main street; there was no Highway 133. It went all the way over behind the [Honey Butter] diner and the trailer park to what’s now the Rio Grande bike trail, that was the railroad back then.”
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Dick Hunt — the man who, with his wife, Shirley, gave $530,000 to the Colorado Mountain College Foundation — had a funny habit. Every morning, he’d walk down the driveway from his 19th century ranch house near the Roaring Fork River to his energy meter to check how many kilowatt hours had ticked by since the previous morning. Year after year, he’d record the numbers in little calendar books. Like her husband, Shirley had a fastidious streak. Throughout their marriage, she kept meticulous books, balanced to the penny, of the couple’s expenses.“Mom and Dad lived like they had a lot less money than they had,” said Sue Atkinson, one of the Hunts’ two daughters. “Both of them liked nice things, but they weren’t big spenders.”
Making a will August is National Make-a-Will Month, a coincidental reminder of the Hunts’ thoughtful gift. After providing for their daughters’ families, Lankford said her parents decided years before that a substantial portion of their estate would go to charity. CMC now can provide educational opportunities to those who may be without options. In addition, the Hunts chose to support over a dozen nonprofits.Through the Colorado Mountain College Foundation at freewill. com/cmcfoundation, it is possible to create a free will. FreeWill is a free online resource that can help individuals create or update a legally valid will in about 20 minutes. Visit coloradomtn.edu/Foundation for more information.
“They were children of the Depression,” said the Hunts’ elder daughter, Val Lankford. “They didn’t have much, and yes, education was important.”Dick’s work as a valued geophysicist changed all that. The young couple moved dozens of times as Dick became more and more successful. They first discovered and fell in love with the Roaring Fork Valley during the ‘60s and spent many years here, first at a ranch up Cattle Creek and later in Missouri Heights. The couple retired here in 1977, living full-time at the original homestead at the Ranch at Roaring Fork. “We have an old photo of just the ranch house,” said Lankford. “At the time, the highway didn’t even exist.” Along the way, the couple contributed their time and money to the Roaring Fork Valley and Carbondale in a quiet, sustained way. Dick served on water boards and participated in community associations, while Shirley volunteered at the library, served on Valley View’s auxiliary board and read to children at the elementary school. The two attended classes at Colorado Mountain College (CMC), with Shirley taking Spanish and astronomy, while providing individual scholarships to those in need.“My parents valued education,” Atkinson said. “They were self-made and self-educated. They believed in learning, whether it was reading a book, watching a program on TV or taking courses at CMC.”
The Hunts passed away less than six months apart from one another. Shirley died a year ago, on Aug. 20, 2021, and Dick followed on Jan. 23, 2022. As their estate became settled and news of the Hunts’ gift reached CMC, it was clear that supporting education was vitally important to this generous couple.
Shirley and Dick Hunt of Carbondale passed away within a year of one another after 70 years of marriage. Their belief in the importance of sharing educational opportunities with others came through in a substantial gift from their estate to the Colorado Mountain College Foundation to support student scholarships at CMC. Photo courtesy of the Hunt family CALL
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A legacy of learning Dick and Shirley understood how difficult it could be to want an education but not be able to afford one. As a child, Dick shuttled between family and friends, and never finished high school, though he was accepted into the Missouri School of Mines where he earned a geophysics degree. Shirley attended Washington University in St. Louis but had to leave college to support her family.
“We are so honored to receive the Hunts’ thoughtful gift,” said Kristin Heath Colon, CEO of the Colorado Mountain College Foundation. “Their generosity will extend to so many students who might never have imagined they could attend college.”
By Carrie Click CMC Public Information Manager
Betty Cranmer, a resident of Renew Assisted Living Center in Glenwood Springs, died peacefully on July 21 at 3 a.m. Her son, Allen, was at her side. Her daughter, Susan Gorman, and members of her family, as well as her granddaughter, Hannah Hutchison, who is now a hospice nurse in the Roaring Fork Valley, and Akal Jeet Khalsa, an end-oflife counselor, were also with her until late the previous evening. She was almost 101 years old; her birthday was Aug. 29, 1921. She loved living at Renew this past year and was adored by all the caregivers and will be missed by many in the Roaring Fork Valley. Betty had been visiting the Roaring Fork Valley since the early 1950s, when she and her husband, Chappell Cranmer, and their six children, Susan and Holbrook Mahn, Allen, Bruce, Jeanie and Forrest Cranmer, would come to Aspen where Chappell’s mother was helping with the Aspen Music festival. Later, in the early 1980s, Betty would come to visit her daughter, Jeanie Clark, who with her husband, Mark, were working at Colorado Rocky Mountain School. Her oldest daughter, Susan Gorman, and her husband, John, were also in Carbondale. Betty would come to take care of grandchildren and to visit old friends, like Bob and Ditty Perry. She loved children and worked for many years at the elementary school in Granby, Colorado where she and Chappell had made their home. In 2007, she was given the Colorado Association of School Boards Award. She continued helping in the school until she was 96 years old. She was indefatigable, tenacious, tender and one who embodied kindness. She defied death numerous times and became a living miracle to many. Her physical presence will be missed, but her spirit is a powerful source of inspiration.Amemorial service will be held at Snow Mountain Ranch, outside of Granby, on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 2 p.m.
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Owens has a way with words that is rarely seen, especially in a debut novel. It is worth the read, especially since the live-action movie is now in theaters. I thoroughly enjoyed Kya’s story and looked forward to seeing it come to life. As everyone knows, the book is always better, so I would suggest reading the book before seeing the movie. “Where the Crawdads Sing” is suspenseful and unique and will keep you hooked until the very last page.
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In “Where the Crawdads Sing”, Kya is a child raised by the marsh. Abandoned by her mother and siblings as a little girl and left with an alcoholic father, she learns to hide among the reeds and live with the creatures of the wild.Labeled as “the marsh girl,” Kya becomes a legend in the neighboring towns. Outcast and solitary, her interaction with people is limited and unpleasant until she falls in love, expanding her world and experiencing rejection once again from the hands of those she cares about. Kya learns to adapt and rely on the marsh and its creatures to survive and provide her with the love she so desperately craves. Written in two alternating timelines, the story flows seamlessly between Kya’s childhood and the mystery of a murdered man. Author Delia Owens’ writing is smooth and exquisite, blending the transition between the two different stories and connecting them in startling ways. She takes a place commonly seen as dark and disgusting and transforms it into a thing of beauty, similar to how Kya, an emblem of the marsh, is transformed in the eyes of the townspeople as the book progresses. At the same time that she imbues Kya and each marsh creature with meaning and delicate importance, Owens spins an intriguing mystery that leaves you questioning the culprit, just when you think you had it all figured out. Despite the picturesque writing style, the plot could have been a little more complex. The characters weren’t quite believable or nuanced enough, and as such, didn’t fully sell the storyline and plot twists. In the end, I was left wanting and disappointed. The story built up in suspense and intrigue, all coming to a climax that should’ve been compelling and explosive but instead was lackluster and anticlimactic. Despite its flaws, the book was fascinating and well worth the read. Even though the story’s pace could have been a bit faster and more intricate, the beautiful writing style and emphasis on the marsh managed to compensate and keep the reader entranced in Kya’s strange world.
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Owens’ instills an appreciation for the unique setting in an audience that has never seen the marsh look like this before. I would recommend this book to anyone with an appreciation for nature, good storytelling and beauty, as well as anyone who is looking for a bit of mystery threaded into their story.
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Clothes hanging on a line
The Grandmother gently cautions me “Make sure you do your best to conserve; This is the best use of the pins, Place them in a way to make the best use of space.”
The cage was beautiful to others Steeped in all its finery.. Square footage and gold Diamonds and wine Prestige and loneliness...
A sense of renewal building within a petrified heart And I smiled. I turned in haste, here was my window of opportunity Determined to stretch my wings I bolted for the light, the wide open spaces Within my first few strides, I collided with some unforeseen forceThat dropped me to my knees.
Hanging clothes on a line with clothespins The dust of the ancients mingling in the threads
I had been expelled from my beautiful cage Only to be trapped within an emotional force field That was invisible to everyone except me This box was strong and unforgiving Steeled with feelings of disregard, dismissal and disappointment.
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Acknowledging my part in my predicament?
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Many years ago, my mother and I washed clothes in a wringerManywasheryearsago, I hung wash on this line
The flesh and bone that swirls in the air Goes back beyond the white man’s record of time
I could feel the rekindling of fire within my soul
I feel her warmth and comfort in this sacred place in between She gives a knowing smile and a nod She knows how to make the work purposeful Grandmother, still here, steady as a rock. Now the pants legs dance a sacred dance The sun and the wind work their magic Like the way they hugged the bodies of ancestors Comforted in a hide that would later be part of the dirt
Dancing between the lines; The re-membering of HandsTeethLungs and feet Muscle and tendons Spleen
My work is getting lighter, and I find myself singing As I hang my clothes Where did this song come from? It is not one I learned in school. Is it from an ancestral prayer? Only Grandmother knows for sure As she gives me a wink and Vanishes under the billowing sheets.
Ancestors are woven into the fabric by Jeanne Souldern
It was so beautiful that it sometimes fooled even me What was wrong with me that I kept jiggling the lock... Waiting for the moment that you forgot to turn the latch Allowing me a chance to actually sneak out into the real world And taste life...my own life. Then in a strange twist of fate You grew weary of being my warden....and cast me aside I awoke one morning and found myself outside of the beautiful cageAnd I was terrified What if the outside world wasn't as I'd always dreamed? I gripped the gilded gate and pulled with all of my might This is where I belong It's what I've known for so long And what I've done so well An escape on my part would be foolish by anyone's estimation. The gate had been locked behind me And the only key, thrown away The gilded cage now sat empty As I stared into the bars, I could sense the sadness left inside And feel the vacuum pulling on my soul. Though my vision of myself had dwindled And my dreams all but vanished…
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The breath of ancestors twisting and turning the fabric
I've been moved from a gilded cage to a clear Lucite box Both are sanctioned by society... Bearing people's unknowing “stamp of approval" So, why can't I accept them...
EyesHeartthat see this world and others beyond This time and Grandmotherplace.islively and ever so patient with her children
Our town, one table
I could see what could be mine...in another place… But could no longer smell it or feel it...even thru bars This is far more cruel than before, for I was truly removed True isolation, where no one can hear me scream.
By Just Jim Tucked in the Rockies Beneath Mother Mountain Whimsical beings And, a table to seat them all
I was kept there No wants; no needs Only echoes of emptiness Imperceptible to others That thundered in my ears.
Gianinetti said they have hopes that the Spring Creeks Ranch Concert Series will continue as an annualSpringevent.Creeks Ranch is at 644 Cowen Drive in Carbondale. Doors open at 6 p.m. on Friday and 5 p.m. on Saturday. To cut down on traffic congestion to and from the event, carpooling is encouraged.
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audience of about 500 people. This year’s concert is a two-day event, kicking off on Friday with a bring-the-family fun night showcasing a lineup of local talent with The Tyler Rust Band, Joey Rowland, A Band Called Alexis and The Sean Moon Band. Saturday night is an 18-and-up-only event with country music singer-songwriter William Michael Morgan. At the age of 29, he is already a seasoned performer with a smooth and warm baritone voice who burst onto the Nashville music scene with his 2016 debut single, “I Met A Girl.”
Gianinetti shared that Morgan is releasing a new album soon, so “the crowds are going to get to experience some new songs as well as enjoy the ones they know.” Morgan will be joined by special guest Aaron Goodvin, who “has been all over Nashville and playing lots of festivals. He really gets everyone to rock, so I think he's going to be a great addition,” Gianinetti said. Food will be provided by the Rolling Fork Truck and Colorado Q, with adult beverages in the beer garden and Marble Distillery spirits in the cocktail tent.
Colorado water conservation continued from page 7 Spring Creek Concert Series continued from page 18 try to intervene and toe a risky legal line. No action could mean loss of hydropower to 5 million people and the potential to not be able to deliver enough water from Lake Powell to users downstream.
A lot of people in Colorado rely on water from the Colorado River. Could their water use be affected near-term? In Colorado that's not likely to happen anytime soon. It would have to be pretty drastic before it got to that point. The cuts that were made this week were principally made to the Central Arizona Project, which carries water from the Colorado River to farms and cities in central Arizona and tribes. The diversions in Colorado that keep the taps on the Front Range flowing are not under any threat in the near future. What’s next? We're going to have to keep figuring out how to divvy up a steadily shrinking resource. There is no amount of snow we could get in one year to turn this around. We would need epic snow years back to back to back to back to back to really change the supply issue. So this is a question of demand. Agriculture uses between 70 and 80 percent of the water in the Basin. If we have to find a ton of water, some of it is going to come from the largest user. Realistically what that looks like is state and federal money going to pay farmers and ranchers to just use less, to grow less. If it's done at a large enough scale, you could see agriculture leaving some areas where it's been for a long time and we could see the price of food change.
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