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Future of the Fair

Emmet Garcelon is a longtime friend of the fair, considering his age.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

It's everyone's duty to keep the fair "cool." Photo by Sue Rollyson

Mountain Maes helped manage KDNK Radio's live broadcast.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

Bonedale Ballet awed the crowds from the main stage.

Photo by Sue Rollyson

Young buskers got busy. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

Photo by Sue Rollyson

The slow lane to Enlightenment OPINION

black smoke and what would appear to be just another cigarette burn.)

By Jeannie Perry Ps & Qs

Editor’s note: This throwback was initially written 15 years ago.

As I sat in my little Easy-Bake Oven of a Subaru on Highway 82 the other day, I managed to switch my attitude from negative to positive. I have been working on spontaneous attitude adjustment for some time now, as anyone who runs into me when I’ve had too much to drink knows. And as for the drinking, ever since the Red Wings won the Stanley Cup (and then proceeded to DENT it) I’ve been in a bit of a mood.

Anyway, I was completely sober and almost fully cooked as I sat in my car, sandwiched between two giant American-made beasts. I felt like an opossum waiting in line at an elephants’ all-you-can-eat buffet. I could not see anything in front of me except for the back of an SUV with Michigan plates and a blinding spark every time the woman’s left hand flicked the ash of her cigarette, causing her eight-carat ring to flash like Superman’s vision. (I imagined at just the right angle it would burn a hole in the upholstery, leaving a tiny wisp of

LETTERS

MAP Carbondale

When we describe Carbondale to out-of-town family and friends, foremost in that description is our town’s cohesive sense of community, vibrant neighborhoods and active engagement in the outdoors.

Fundamental to that culture is our small-town mobility and easy access by bike, on foot and via transit connections. When the Board of Town Trustees updated the Comprehensive Plan in 2022, they mandated the development of a multi-modal master plan to proactively address the pressures of growth and ensure preservation of our unique bike/pedestrian culture. That process, called Carbondale MAP (Mobility and Access Plan), is underway and actively seeking input from area residents.

The first step in this MAP is to assess the current state of our transportation landscape. Area residents are encouraged to make comments on the Town’s website (carbondaleconnect. org). Additionally, you can stop by the Town’s MAP booth at Wednesday Farmers Markets and/or First Fridays to chat with Town staff and volunteers serving on the Bike, Pedestrian & Trails Commission (BPTC). At that booth and on the website, you will find an interactive street map and the opportunity to pinpoint problem areas based on your bike/ped/transit

My rear-view mirror was completely filled by a Stepford-wife-salon-style and a dark pair of women’s sunglasses. This woman was so far up my — Ahem, I mean our bumpers were practically touching… or rather, her bumper was about to crash through my rear window. I was cranky and sweaty, and you’re probably thinking that I sat there steaming at these two women, but I didn’t.

I flipped my attitude like an overeasy egg (which I could have cooked on the hood of my car in about three seconds) and I bonded with these women. Whether they know it or not, in the 40 minutes it took us to get from Satank Road to the light at 133, I formed an alliance with these women that enabled me to get home safe and sound (and with my car, which I seriously considered abandoning because I could’ve walked home faster.)

FYI, it should never take forty minutes to get from Satank Road to the light at 133. For those of you who are from another planet (a planet where there are no roads), here’s a little Earthly tip: if you’re driving on a two-lane highway and you see everyone lining up in one lane, that’s not because we like to sit in our cars in 90-degree heat and wait. It’s because everyone has to merge into one lane. No, not everyone else, EVERYONE. The people who go flying by in the other lane astound me. I mean, there cannot be that many

experiences and when driving, too. You can also identify existing features that you really appreciate.

Moreover, you are encouraged to use these maps to suggest something new, like a dedicated bike lane, additional crosswalk, wider sidewalk, slower speed limit, etc. We hope you will “think big” and imagine a perfect world for your family’s access to school, work, shops, neighborhoods and healthcare and cultural facilities. You may already have completed Age Friendly Carbondale’s survey on Highway 133. That’s great and will be part of this process. Now, we are seeking feedback on the entire town.

After this initial input-gathering phase, the next step will involve recommendations (with the help of a professional team of multi-modal plan designers) for improvements to the current infrastructure.

Recommendations will include changes to the planning and design process so that bike, ped, trails and transit priorities are fully integrated in all future development. Essentially, there are two primary goals:

1) Evaluate and improve current infrastructure based on input from residents; and 2) Create systems that sustain our culture of bike/ped/ transit mobility as Carbondale grows. Stay tuned. There will be other opportunities for feedback as comments are collected and new ideas are proposed. Feel free to

clueless, displaced Russian aristocrats left in the world, can there?! And if you’re the kind of person who passes on the shoulder and you ever end up sitting on the barstool next to me, you’d better hope Chris Chelios is sitting on the other side because he’s about the only one I’d rather lecture on minding one’s Ps & Qs.

Back to the women I may never meet, but with whom I shared a very positive encounter; the three of us stuck together like a PB&J that’s fallen behind the seat, not to be discovered for a week or two. We let in no one, and I mean not one car. Not even that guy in the green hummer who almost hit Lois Lane on the driver’s side and then revved his engine at us.

While I realize the non-Zenness of our actions, I have to wonder if knowing when to forgo Buddhist behavior for fewer cooked brain cells isn’t the key to a balanced life…

Finally, a semi-truck came along, blocking all further attempts to cut in, and I relaxed my hawk-like clasp on the steering wheel and slipped the gear into neutral, giving the clutch a break as I coasted along. As I looked at Mt. Sopris, I started to daydream about a little old wise man living on top of the mountain, receiving pilgrims from as far away as Lake Erie.

“Why do we exist?” they would ask with earnestly furrowed brows. “Why does the road lead to these snow-covered mountains? Why does the wind blow from the west to the east?”

To which he would reply, “Because the Red Wings SUCK!”

attend the monthly BPTC meetings at 6pm on the first Monday of each month at Town Hall.

Rick Blauvelt (member) and Chris Hassig (trustee)

Carbondale BPTC

CKF success

Wine and Dine for the win! The Chris Klug Foundation (CKF) would like to express its deep and heartfelt gratitude to all those who made our 2023 event a huge success. Our annual awareness and fundraising event helps us share our lifesaving message for organ, eye and tissue donation, and supports our efforts to encourage individuals nationwide before, during and after transplant.

CKF would like to recognize our title sponsor and gold-level supporters: the Hoffberger family. Thank you Captain Jeffrey, Russell, Joanie and Helen for your continued generosity. We would also like to thank our presenting sponsor and silver-level supporters: the Brodsky family. And thank you to the Nicholas family for their half-band sponsorship. Additional appreciation to the Snowmass Club, Schramsberg Winery, Sashae Floral and the Derek Brown Band.

We are grateful for all of our table purchasers and individual ticket holders, as well as those who donated to our cause in absentia. We would also like to

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All 175 copies of The Sopris Sun delivered to the former City Market in Carbondale have consistently vanished within a few days. We suspect that fat stack is being redistributed at other locations, but would like to confirm. If you need extra copies at a specific yellow box (especially to spread to businesses, neighborhoods, etc.) please shoot us an email at news@ soprissun.com or call 970-510-3003.

Crystal restoration

Carbondale’s Riverfront Park is now closed for a restoration project. The trail’s re-opening date is unknown at this time. Crystal River access from this park and upstream are also closed for public safety reasons, with in-river construction occurring at the Weaver Ditch diversion and along the banks.

CMC trustees

Four positions on the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees are up for election this November, including District 2 which encompasses the Roaring Fork School District boundaries and is currently served by Marianne Virgili. Each term lasts four years and nominating petitions (available at 802 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs) are due by Sept. 1. For details, contact Julie Hanson at 970-947-8402 or jshanson@ coloradomtn.edu on or after Aug. 9.

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Cool Bricks Studio

White River Books

Alpine Animal Hospital

Nonprofit Partners

Wilderness Workshop

5point Film Festival

Basalt Library

Aspen Strong

Carbondale Rotary

Colorado Animal Rescue

Carbondale Arts

Carbondale Chamber of Commerce

Interested in becoming an Underwriter or Nonprofit Partner in 2023? Email Todd@ soprissun.com or call 970-987-9866

Enrollment is now open for Glenwood Springs’ “Pay as You Throw” program allowing residents to select cart sizes for trash and recycling according to their service level needs. The deadline to enroll is Aug. 18 (at www.cogs.us/PAYT). Applicable residences that do not complete enrollment will be automatically set up with the standard option (medium trash and medium recycling bins for $25.44 per month).

Move on over

Beginning Monday, Aug. 7, Colorado is enhancing its “Move Over” law to provide greater protection for people and their vehicles on the side of the road. Drivers will now be required to get over or slow down when passing any disabled vehicle with its hazard lights flashing.

Paint out

The Redstone Art Foundation will host another Plein Air Paint Out event this year. Coinciding with the Redstone Art Show, artists can have their canvas stamped on Saturday, Aug. 26, in front of the Redstone Inn at 9am ($35 registration includes lunch). Their work must be turned in by 7pm that evening to be auctioned off the following day at 3pm. For pieces sold, 30% will be donated to the Jack Roberts Scholarship Fund while the artist keeps the remainder.

Four Mile connection

The Garfield County commissioners unanimously approved a limited impact land use change permit for the installation of a 70foot cell tower, approximately 1.5 miles from Sunlight Mountain Ski Resort. T-Mobile will be the primary carrier linked to the tower,

Aspen Music Festival and School’s second annual Mariachi Celebration attracted hundreds of attendees from throughout the Valley. The concert began with middle and high school students who participated in a mariachi workshop, followed by Aspen Santa Fe Folklórico dancers and a performance by Sol de mi Tierra, a Denver-based group. The Aspen Music Festival continues with events every day through Aug. 20 and an overall theme of “Adoration of the Earth.” According to President and CEO Alan Fletcher, “it’s turned out to be a really powerful theme” which will be reflected in the world premier of composer John Luther Adams’ “Crossing Open Ground,” a piece with 40 wind instruments that will have the audience and musicians moving about during the performance on Aug. 6 at 2pm. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

but it will also accommodate other telecommunication carriers. The applicant will help ensure that the tower mimics its natural surroundings, according to a press release, and construction is expected to begin as soon as possible.

CPW honors military

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) welcomes active and veteran military and National Guard members to access all state parks freeof-charge for the month of August. To secure a free August Military Pass, visit any CPW office and show proof of service. Visit www. cpw.state.co.us for more information.

Equine West Nile

The Colorado State Veterinarian’s office confirmed the first case of equine West Nile Virus (WNV) of 2023 over the weekend in a gelding in Weld County. The horse presented with sudden neurological symptoms including weakness, stumbling and recumbency and was euthanized. WNV is a reportable disease in both humans and animals and the first human case in Colorado this year was confirmed on July 24 in La Plata County. The state Department of Agriculture encourages the WNV vaccine for horses. To report a case of equine West Nile, you can call 303-869-9130.

They say it’s your birthday!

Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Margarita Alvarez, Gavin Dahl and Sara Preston (Aug. 3); Megan Gianinetti, Kallie Hyer, Jay Leavitt, Tony Madrigal and Andrew Roberts-Gray (Aug. 4); Cilla Dickinson, Rosie McSwain, Shiloh Merriott and Ixchel Muniz (Aug. 5); Steven Haines and Carly Merriott (Aug. 6); Ed Engelki, Charlotte Graham and Marcelo Lott (Aug. 7); Amber Sparkles, Chris Peterson and Jasmin Ramirez

SANA event combats food insecurity and stigma

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent

In Garfield, western Eagle and Pitkin counties, a silent struggle persists — a battle against food insecurity, which is defined as inadequate or inconsistent access to nutritious food. The Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance (SANA), a local volunteer network concerned about food insecurity in our community, has emerged as a beacon of hope in this fight, aiming to ensure no one goes hungry.

Last summer, SANA launched the "Hunger Doesn't Have to Be a Secret" campaign by organizing a walk-and-run event in New Castle, which garnered support from 90 participants. The initiative aimed to raise awareness and eliminate the stigma surrounding seeking help during times of food insecurity.

The reality of living in a small community is that many people know each other, and the embarrassment of seeking help can be a deterrent. “That's what we want to discuss with the ‘Hunger Doesn’t Have to Be a Secret’ campaign,” Soira Ceja, SANA's community engagement coordinator, said. “Any of us could go through this. It doesn't have to be a secret if you’re hungry; there are resources out there.”

To further this cause and shatter the stigma surrounding food insecurity, SANA is gearing up for another walk-and-run event on Aug. 26 at Burning Mountain Park in New Castle. The event emphasizes that hunger doesn't have to be a secret and that resources are available for those in need.

When they started in 2019, SANA had 10 volunteers. Now they have over 50. Those volunteers are pivotal in connecting community members with vital resources, including food banks, social service programs and assistance in applying for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, which help low-income families purchase food. To foster self-reliance, SANA also teaches community members how to grow their food and engage in gardening, canning and dehydrating food for preservation.

SANA's dedication to understanding community needs first came through a 2019 survey of over 300 community members. The results highlighted that many families were struggling to afford healthier food options. The cost of groceries, Ceja said, forced some families to use credit cards to purchase food.

Maria Judith Alvarez Quiroz, SANA project director, emphasized the organization's commitment to community-based, equitable solutions. By joining forces with community members and organizations, they strive to

promote access to healthy food and provide valuable food and nutrition education to families in need.

Alvarez Quiroz, who is also a trained physician from Mexico, works at The People’s Clinic (La Clínica del Pueblo), operating out of the Third Street Center in Carbondale. She said over 85% of their clinic consultations involve patients whose diets primarily consist of less expensive processed foods which contain excessive amounts of salt, sugar, oil, preservatives or additives.

This unhealthy eating pattern contributes to weight gain and increases the likelihood of developing severe diseases such as diabetes, arterial hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, thyroid conditions and some forms of cancer. For children, a diet lacking in nutrition can lead to poor academic performance, dental issues and behavioral disorders, including anxiety.

The need for food assistance heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need continues as food costs remain unpredictable. The pandemic severely impacted vulnerable communities, who faced reduced incomes and, in some cases, unemployment.

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Participants from the 2022 SANA walk-and-run gather for a photo. Like last year, families are encouraged to participate in the Aug. 26 event. Courtesy photo

Highwater instills positive work ethic among youth

By James Steindler Contributing Editor

On a back road outside of Silt sits a plot of land made up of bountiful crops, raised by hard working hands. Each summer, for the past three years, a cohort of high school aged youth work the farm, learning from their mentors and through hands-on experience.

On a hot day in July, Highwater Farm welcomed the community for a lunch, whipped up by The Farmer and the Chef Catering, with fresh vegetables from the farm. Before lunch, youth crew members took attendees on a tour of the farm.

Brittany Zepeda and Julian Jasso, both sophomores at Coal Ridge High School, guided this reporter and were quite knowledgeable about the work they’ve been doing.

Jasso’s grandmother grows corn, flowers and garlic at her home in New Castle, where he received his introduction into growing food. That experience inspired him to join the program at Highwater.

Among other skills at the Highwater Farm, “We learned how to harvest garlic, onions and how to kill squash beetles” without using pesticides, Zepeda told The Sopris Sun. “Different crops grow in different ways,” she added. For instance, “some get watered from above which cools down the plant, while other plants get water from a drip line that waters directly at the roots.”

Jasso explained the need to give a plot a break after working it for a couple of years, letting cover crops take over the section to help regenerate the soil.

On a typical work day, the youth crew generally splits into smaller working groups, the duo detailed.

Over the eight-week session, they all develop friendships with other young people they may not have otherwise come to know.

The students help raise the crops for Highwater’s Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) members who get a box of fresh veggies regularly, and get to pick beautiful flowers themselves, straight from the farm.

Zepeda and Jasso shared that 15% of the harvest is donated to LIFT-UP, benefiting families experiencing food insecurity, and providing them the opportunity to be of service to their community.

At the end of a work day, the students will gather for a workshop session in the shade of a giant tree at the corner of the property. Either a staff member or a guest instructor will teach a component of the trade.

Jasso is finishing up his second summer season with Highwater, and is considering applying for the fall youth crew this year. In order to qualify for the 11-week fall program, a student must complete the summer session first.

Zepeda said she is interested in passing on her knowledge one day by teaching agricultural studies. “And, grow my own little farm too,” of course, she added.

Ava Gilbert, the youth program coordinator, acknowledged that the work is not easy and the staff has high expectations for themselves and the youth crew. “We hope that through this program they are really learning a sense of responsibility,” said Gilbert, “and communication skills as well. They’re practicing public speaking today, and always working on communication with each other.”

In closing, Gilbert quoted Highwater’s mission

statement from heart: “We use sustainable agriculture to transform the lives of young people and increase access to healthy food in Garfield County,” which seemed to sum it up quite nicely. Highwater Farm offers volunteer opportunities for all ages, community events and more. Find out more at www.highwaterfarm.org

Highwater Farm youth program crew members Brittany Zepeda and Julian Jasso.

Photo by James Steindler

By Amy Hadden Marsh Sopris Sun Correspondent

When White Nose Syndrome (WNS), a fungal disease that kills certain bats, was found in Oklahoma in 2011, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) began putting gates on certain caves in the state to give hibernating bats a head start.

“The cave closures have been done proactively,” explained Tina Jackson, CPW Species Conservation Coordinator and bat expert. “We work with the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to protect those roosts that are significant because, as the fungus started moving west, we started picking it up closer and closer to Colorado.”

WNS showed up in North America about 17 years ago. CPW started finding the fungus in Colorado caves in 2022. The first infected bat, a female Yuma bat, was found at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta on March 29, 2023. CPW is mainly concerned with the myotis species of bats, which includes the little brown bat. “The other ones we’re keeping an eye on are the tri-colored bat, big brown bat, and Townsend's bigeared bat,” said Jackson.

WNS is caused by the virus

Pseudogymnoascus destructans (PD). Symptoms include a white substance on the nose and “unfurred” skin of hibernating bats. Hibernation is key to spreading the disease, sort of like “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” when the virus did its work while humans slept. Unlike the body snatcher virus, however, WNS does not kill the bats outright.

“That fungus is itchy. It's making [the bats] wake up more frequently in hibernation, which is burning through their fat reserves faster,” Jackson explained. “Bats have a lot of surface area for their body size because of those large wings. And it's actually eating away at a lot of that wing tissue, which is causing a lot of internal disturbance to their systems.”

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website shows that infected bats have been found in 40 states and eight Canadian provinces. PD has also been found in three more states and two additional provinces. WNS is killing up to 95% of certain species of hibernating bats.

Jackson told The Sopris Sun that the origin of WNS is unknown, but bats in Europe and Asia may have evolved with the fungus. “Those bats seem to respond a lot better to the fungus than our bats do,” she said. “They’re able to handle it like [humans] can handle a common cold.”

There are more strains of the fungus in Asia and Europe but only one in North America. “You can really tell it’s one strain that was introduced and is spreading across the country,” she said. “It could have been a researcher who brought the fungus here or a bat that stowed away on a cargo ship. Hard to say exactly.”

The spread of WNS is a prime example of why CPW and other wildlife agencies want to stop people from transporting wildlife across borders. “Because we never really know what's going to be brought in and how that's going to interact with

our local species,” she said.

So far, WNS has not jumped species from bats to humans. It only affects hibernating bats. When Jackson says that humans can bring the fungus to the bats, it’s not because humans are sick. PD can live in a hibernation area even when bats are not present. It can live in the mud, on the cave walls — any place that’s cold, dark, and damp. It does not like heat, sunlight or UV rays.

Humans can transfer the virus from site to site via clothing, boots, headlamps or equipment. “If you

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CPW biologists work deep into the night, mist netting bats to study them for signs of White-Nose Syndrome. Here, CPW Southeast Deputy Regional Manager April Estep and her team were in Colorado's Cave of the Winds to study bats in 2020.

Photo courtesy of CPW Southeast Region PIO Bill Vogrin

The Marble Hub: What is it and how did it get here?

By Lynn “Jake” Burton Sopris Sun Correspondent

A few establishments like the Marble Hub might be scattered around the country, but it’s safe to say there are not many.

Located in the 113-year-old former Marble City State Bank building, the nonprofit Hub is part coffee bar, part book and t-shirt store, which also offers packaged snacks, locally baked goods, trail maps and more. But most of all, the Marble Hub is a community center and place to go for information. Such info includes the fact that Marble doesn’t have a gas station or cell phone service, the road to the Crystal Mill is four-wheel drive only and more.

“The Hub is a simple concept. It’s meant to be a community information center,” Hub founder Charlotte Graham told this reporter.

The idea was born when Graham and her husband, Doug Whitney, moved to the entrance of town, to the old Sneezeweed Gallery, in 1997. “There was no place to go for information,” Graham said. Sometimes, visitors even knocked on peoples’ doors asking questions like. “Where is the Crystal Mill?” and, “Can I use your bathroom?”

At the same time, Graham and Whitney were trying to figure out a way to stay in Marble. “I can’t not be doing something,” she said.

In 1997, the Marble City State Bank building, which community members restored in the 1990s, was sitting vacant after the town council moved its meetings to the newly-built Marble Community Church’s Fellowship Hall across Main Street.

So, Graham’s idea was for a combination coffee bar and community center. Gunnison County owns the Marble City State Bank building, so she contacted the county, and the commissioners gave her the green light to proceed. “Nobody would have done it as a business,” she said. The Hub is now in its 12th year after more

than a year of planning.

The Hub got a big boost early on when it received a $25,000 seed-money grant from the Laura J. Musser fund. With money in hand, the board told Graham to go to Costco for shelving and other things to furnish the 500-square-foot space. “I said, ‘We’re going to Construction Junction,’’’ the now defunct second-hand store in Carbondale. “We did it on the cheap, but made it look good.”

One of Graham’s early tasks was to get with local artist Connie Hendrix to create a logo. Graham already had come up with the name and after asking “hundreds of questions,” Hendrix came up with a wagon wheel for the logo. The hub in the middle represents the Hub, while the spokes represent the nonprofits who would volunteer to staff the establishment. “We live in a circle … you have to give back to the community … this is all about the commons.”

The Hub tries to offer as many local items as possible, which includes coffee beans the baristas grind then use for cups of pour-over coffee.

The Hub is administered by a three-member board composed of Graham, Nicole Farrell (also the Hub manager) and Ryan Kenner. At first, the Hub was staffed by volunteers from different nonprofits. At the end of the summer season, after the Hub paid its bills and set aside start-up money for the next year, left-over funds were distributed to the nonprofits. For the past two years, for various reasons, the Hub has gone to using almost all paid employees, although it still has volunteers in the form of two or three 8- to 10-year-old “junior baristas,” some of whom can barely see over the row of pour-over coffee set-ups that compose the bar.

The coffee bar is located in front of the bank’s original walk-in vault, which now doubles as storage space. To the left of the bar are postcards, jewelry, other items and visitor information. To the right is a bookshelf stocked with the works of local authors, or books about the Crystal River Valley,

Gella & Audrey

including Charlotte Graham’s own tome: “Memoirs of a River … Up the Crystal,” volumes one and two.

On typical summer days, an on-again-offagain flow of locals and visitors meander through the front door, or just sit at the patio tables in front to connect to the wifi. The Hub also serves as a meeting place for contractors, Gunnison County officials and others to huddle with clients, constituents and friends.

Concluding this interview, Graham reflected and said the Hub just feels good. “The community really needed it … and in this old building there’s so much history. There’s nothing like it.”

The Marble Hub operates through the summer and leaf-changing season and is open daily from 8am to 3:30pm; on Fridays until 7pm with oral histories from 4 to 5pm.

Charlotte Graham serves a pour-over coffee at the Marble Hub. Photo by Lynn "Jake" Burton

COME CELEBRATE

First Friday August 4, 5-9 pm

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SOLSTICE

Care to learn the art and science behind high-elevation permaculture? Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI) hosts its ninth annual Permaculture Academy with two immersion intensive courses, totaling nine days. CRMPI’s founder, Jerome Osentowski, will lead the instruction of “Designing and Managing HighAltitude/Low Energy Use Greenhouses” Aug. 11-15 and “Creating Forest Gardens” Aug. 16-20. Participants can camp nearby and will enjoy freshly-harvested, organic meals daily. Learn more and register online (at www.crmpi.org). Courtesy photo

THURSDAY, AUGUST 3

SKY WATCHING

This month, the Perseid meteor shower will peak around Aug. 13. Venus transitions from evening star to the morning sky on Aug. 19. Meanwhile, Mars and Saturn are visible in the evening sky and Jupiter can be seen late at night.

BRIDGE

The Library Bridge Club convenes at the Basalt Library today and Thursday, Aug. 10, at 4pm.

APRENDO A

Basalt Library invites the community to a bilingual review of library resources from 5 to 6pm.

MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY

Aspen Music Festival and School students perform chamber music at the Basalt Library at 5:15pm. Can’t make today’s show? Not to worry, there’ll be a repeat on Thursday, Aug. 10 at 5:15pm.

RODEO

The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo kicks off at 5:30pm every Thursday through Aug. 17 at the Gus Darien Riding Arena (County Road 100). Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Roaring Fork Valley Coop. A free shuttle runs from 6 to 10pm between the rodeo and The Orchard (110 Snowmass Drive). Limited onsite parking is now $10 per vehicle.

FX MAKE-UP

FX artist Brian Weller is teaching a make-up class for teens to learn how to create monsters, ghouls, zombies and fantasy characters, Aug. 3, 4, 10 and 11 from 5:30 to 8:30pm at the Glenwood Springs Community Art Center. Sign up at www.bit.ly/glenwoodrec-arts

BEE FRIENDLY

The Carbondale Bee Friendly Initiative hosts a community garden workshop at 6pm in Sopris Park, touring a shady woodland garden, discussing native shade plants and introducing methods learned in “Prairie Up” by Benjamin Vogt.

COMMON ROOTS

Headquarters hosts a monthly group for men to share with other men at 23400 Two Rivers Road from 6 to 7:30pm.

LORI GOTTLIEB

New York Times bestselling author Lori Gottlieb will speak at the Aspen Institute tonight at 6pm. Register at www.aspeninstitute.org

CRYSTAL THEATRE

“Barbie” shows at the Crystal Theatre every night through Aug. 10 at 7:30pm, except Sunday, Aug. 6 with a matinee at 5pm. “Oppenheimer” opens on Aug. 11 at 7:30pm.

FIRST FRIDAY, AUGUST 4

BABY GYM

Children 3 and younger and their guardians are invited to get the wiggles out at the Basalt Library from 10:30 to 11:30am.

NATURE JOURNALING

Adults interested in exploring and documenting nature are invited to join a group of novice and experienced sketch book writers and artists meeting every first Friday from 1 to 2:30pm at the Carbondale Library.

ECONOMIC RESILIENCE

Economists chat about global challenges at the Aspen Institute today at 1pm. Register to attend online at www.aspeninstitute.org

NAME UNSEEN

The Art Base’s “10x10 Name Unseen” silent auction opens today from 5 to 7pm!

CANDID CONVERSATION

Dance Initiative and Mezcla Socials co present a candid conversation about racism in Colorado led by MANAUS’ Bryan Alvarez-Terrazas at 5:30pm. The evening will conclude with dancing and drinks. Tickets at www.danceinitiative.org

WE-CYCLE

Celebrate the debut of Carbondale’s new bike-share service with a party at KDNK (76 South Second Street) beginning at 6pm.

DOUG CASEBEER

Carbondale Clay Center welcomes Doug Casebeer for an exhibit of new works called “Sense of Place” on display through Aug. 12. There will be a reception tonight from 6 to 8pm.

SOUND BATH

Danielle Klein leads a Cosmic Energy Sound Bath in True Nature’s Kiva at 6pm. Tickets at www. truenaturehealingarts.com

MARBLEFEST

Easy Jim performs the music of the Grateful Dead at Slow Groovin’ as part of MarbleFest tonight at 7pm. MarbleFest continues through Sunday with live entertainment, food and activities.

RENT

Theatre Aspen presents “Rent” on weekday evenings this month at 7:30pm with several matinees sprinkled throughout. Find tickets at www.theatreaspen.org

LVDY

Steve’s Guitars presents a Coloradobased duo composed of Kathleen Hooper and Aubrey Mable, performing with special guest Carly King, at 8pm. Tickets at www.stevesguitars.net

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 5

FENCE REMOVAL

Wilderness Workshop and the Independence Pass Foundation remove experimental snow fencing up Independence Pass from 9am to 2:30pm (with a carpool departing from Carbondale at 8am). Register at www.wildernessworkshop.org

BREATHWORK

Nick Nichalson and Lisa Wilson lead a neo-shamanic breathwork workshop aligned with Sirius conjoining the sun at the Third Street Center from 9am to 3pm. Register online at www.aspen.neoshamanic.org

FARM TOUR

Join the Western Colorado Alliance for a Highwater Farm tour from 9 to 11am. Register online at www. westerncoloradoalliance.org

PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL

After a week of painting in the Snowmass area, 20 renowned artists will showcase and sell their works in front of the Collective today from noon to 6pm, and tomorrow from 10am to 4pm.

OUTDOOR YOGA

True Nature hosts outdoor, paywhat-you-can yoga on Saturdays at 10am through Aug. 26.

MONEY MATTERS

Danielle Howard teaches about financial mindsets and mental health at True Nature from 10am to noon. Tickets www.truenaturehealingarts.com

ASPEN HISTORY

Join the Aspen Historical Society for a free ice cream social at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum from 2 to 5pm, celebrating the event’s 60th anniversary. Boozy milkshakes will be available to adults for a small fee.

LIBRARY CAMP OUT

New and experienced campers are invited to check out gear from the Basalt Library and camp out in the nearby meadow beginning tonight at 5pm and concluding with a Lions Club Pancake Wagon breakfast on Sunday morning. Registration is required at www.basaltlibrary.org

MUSIC ON THE MOUNTAIN

The Cass Clayton Band performs at the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park from 6 to 9pm. Gondola proceeds benefit Sunlight Ski Patrol.

JOHNNY JANE

Zephyr State presents an original play, “Johnny Jane,” at Thunder River Theatre tonight at 7:30pm and tomorrow at 2pm. Visit www. thunderrivertheatre.com for tickets.

SUSTO

Esther Rose opens for SUSTO at TACAW at 8pm. Visit www. tacaw.org for tickets.

STEVE’S GUITARS

Tony Kamel of Wood & Wire performs at Steve’s Guitars at 8pm. Tickets at www.stevesguitars.net

SUNDAY, AUGUST 6

WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP

Sarah Uhl leads a watercoloring workshop in Redstone from 8:30am to 12:30pm, starting at the Redstone Park. Visit www.sarahuhl.com for more info and to register.

WICK MOSES

A memorial for Wick Moses will be held at the Third Street Center's Community Hall beginning at 3pm, followed by a potluck. The main course will be provided, but attendees are asked to bring a side dish or dessert.

SOFIA TALVIK

Hailing from Gothenburg, Sweden, Sofia Talvik appears at Steve’s Guitars

for an intimate concert at 8pm. Talvik has performed at big festivals like Lollapalooza and SxSW.

BAND OF HEATHENS

The Band of Heathens perform at TACAW at 8pm. Visit www. tacaw.org for tickets.

ECSTATIC DANCE

Join Alya Howe and company for a full moon ecstatic dance celebration at 13 Moons Ranch (south of Carbondale) beginning at 6pm.

MONDAY, AUGUST 7

ARTS GRANT

An online information session regarding an Arts in Society Grant (funded in part by Colorado Creative Industries), for art projects with solutions to civic and social challenges in mind, will be held online at noon. Visit www.bit.ly/ArtsSocietyGrant for more info and to register.

EL PLACER DE LEER

Practica tu Spanish by reading “Diez treguas,” by Francisco Varela, with Angelica Breña at the Basalt Library at 5pm.

ENGLISH IN ACTION

English in Action hosts open tutoring hours for English Language Learners at the Basalt Library at 6pm.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 8

ALZHEIMER’S TALK

Sopris Lodge hosts Lisa Paige, volunteer community educator from the Alzheimer’s Association, with “10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s” at 3pm. To RSVP, call 970-456-6871 or visit www.soprislodge.com/events

YARN GROUP

Knitters and crocheters mingle and stitch at the Basalt Library at 5pm.

‘LONESOME DOVE’

Mary Fox leads a discussion of the western classic “Lonesome Dove” by Larry McMurtry at the Basalt Library at 5:30pm.

PEAK PERFORMANCE

The Aspen Science Center presents a panel of experts, including ski racer Wiley Maple, to chat about STEM and peak performance at the Aspen Community Church from 6:30 to 8pm. For tickets, visit aspensciencecenter.org

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9

BIRD ART

The Aspen Chapel Gallery will host a discussion with artists from the current exhibition, “Art for the Birds,” moderated by Andrew Travers at 5pm.

WESTERN

Catch “Once Upon a Time in the West” at the Isis Theatre at 7pm. Tickets at www.aspenfilm.org

THURSDAY, AUGUST 10

SPANISH STORYTIME

Children up to 6 years of age are invited to listen to a story read in Spanish at the Basalt Library at 10am. The session will be conducted bilingually.

MUSHROOM RETREAT

Beyul hosts a four-day mushroom retreat, with instructors Hamilton Pevec, Mateo Rader and Trent and Kristen Blizzard, on its 32-acre property, today at 3pm to Aug. 13 at 10:30am. Visit www.beyulretreat. com for more info and to register.

ENGLISH IN ACTION

English in Action’s sixth annual Summer Benefit takes place at the Aspen Institute’s Doerr-Hosier Center beginning at 5:30pm with music by Valle Nevado, a local jazz trio. Francisco (Paco) Nevarez-Burgueño will be presented with the inaugural Community Leadership Award. Tickets are at www.englishinaction.org

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Sol del Valle

Summer Advantage aborda la pérdida de aprendizaje durante el verano

Halle Zander, Aspen Public Radio Traducción por Global Language Services

El programa "Summer Advantage" de Summit54 trabaja para revertir las pérdidas de aprendizaje durante el verano en el Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork, y las evaluaciones de los estudiantes muestran ganancias significativas en el transcurso del programa académico de cinco semanas.

El programa organiza clases y excursiones en las escuelas primarias de Basalt, Crystal River y Glenwood Springs.

Treinta alumnos del distrito escolar de Aspen también participaron este verano.

Terri Caine es la cofundadora de Summit54, la organización sin fines de lucro que dirige Summer Advantage.

Mientras visitaba el programa en la escuela primaria de Basalt, dijo que los alumnos empiezan cada día con una actividad de meditación porque las mañanas pueden ser difíciles para los niños, ya que se apresuran para ir a la escuela y hacen malabarismos con otros factores estresantes de la familia.

"Nuestros cerebros no son

capaces de absorber y retener información cuando estamos estresados", dijo Caine. "Un par de minutos de [actividades] FocusedKids da a los niños la oportunidad de relajarse y preparar su cerebro para aprender".

Caine dijo que ayudó a poner en marcha el programa hace 12 años, después de que los recortes presupuestarios dejaran a algunos distritos escolares sin financiación para la escuela de verano.

"Muchos de nuestros niños se quedaban en casa porque los padres trabajaban los dos y no tenían guardería", dijo Caine. "Así que a los niños en algunos casos se les decía que se quedaran dentro, y pasaban los días viendo la televisión y jugando a videojuegos".

Pero más que el cuidado de los niños, el programa también aborda los déficits de aprendizaje en verano que conducen a brechas en el rendimiento a medida que los estudiantes progresan en la escuela.

En 2020, la Universidad de Brown publicó un estudio según el

cual el alumno medio de primaria o secundaria en EE.UU. pierde durante el verano entre el 19% y el 28% de lo ganado durante el curso escolar en inglés y entre el 25% y el 34% de lo ganado en matemáticas. Y esas pérdidas en el verano se acumulan a lo largo de los años.

Caine dijo que estos hallazgos no son nuevos.

"En realidad, hay una gran cantidad de investigaciones a lo largo de casi 100 años que demuestran que los niños que no participan en algún tipo de programa académico durante el verano, especialmente los niños con bajos ingresos, retroceden hasta tres meses durante las vacaciones de verano".

La investigación de la Universidad de Brown no tiene en cuenta las importantes pérdidas de aprendizaje durante la pandemia que exacerbaron estas tendencias para las familias de bajos ingresos.

Pero sí reconoce que la pérdida de aprendizaje en verano puede contribuir a las brechas raciales, étnicas o socioeconómicas.

El proyecto Miseducation de

Dylan, Moisés y Clark se abrazan el 6 de julio antes de dirigirse a la Biblioteca Regional de Basalt con sus compañeros de clase. Los estudiantes dicen que han participado en el programa Summer Advantage de Summit54 durante varios años. Foto por Halle Zander

ProPublica descubrió que, en 2016, los estudiantes hispanos del distrito escolar de Roaring Fork estaban una media de 2.8 cursos por detrás académicamente de los estudiantes blancos.

Caine dijo que Summer Advantage atiende predominantemente a estudiantes latinos, y eso determina la forma en que estructuran sus aulas.

"Alrededor del 87% de nuestros estudiantes son latinos", dijo Caine. "Alrededor del 74% [de los alumnos] son estudiantes de inglés. En la mayoría de los casos tenemos un angloparlante y un hispanohablante en cada aula."

Cuando los estudiantes llegan a Summer Advantage para pasar el día, empiezan con una práctica de atención plena, pasan a unas horas de enseñanza de inglés y matemáticas, almuerzan y juegan al aire libre con sus amigos.

Es un día largo, pero a Dylan, Moisés y Clark, que van a entrar en quinto de primaria, les encanta el programa.

"Lo hacen divertido", dice Moisés. "Vamos a diferentes sitios. Y los viernes hacemos excursiones".

Para los tres, las matemáticas son su materia favorita, y Moisés dijo que preferiría estar aquí que en casa todo el verano.

Dijo que, si le dejaran en casa, se aburriría jugando a videojuegos todo el día.

"Prefiero estar con mis chicos". dijo Moisés.

Clark dijo que el programa les está ayudando a prepararse para la escuela secundaria.

"Nos ayuda a ser más inteligentes, y ahora podemos estar listos para quinto grado", dijo Clark. Para hacer un seguimiento de sus progresos, los alumnos de Summer Advantage realizan evaluaciones previas y posteriores al principio y al final de cada verano.

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Conectando comunidades desde 2021

Los alumnos del programa Summer Advantage de la escuela primaria Basalt comienzan su jornada con una actividad de meditación para reducir el estrés el 6 de julio. Summit54 dirige el programa Summer Advantage todos los veranos en el distrito escolar de Roaring Fork. Foto por Halle Zander

WE-cycle debuta en Carbondale el 4 de agosto

Por Raleigh Burleigh Traducción por Dolores Duarte

A partir del Primer Viernes, el 4 de agosto, los viajeros en Carbondale tendrán una nueva forma de desplazarse. Durante meses se ha esperado con impaciencia la expansión de WE-cycle en una de las ciudades del valle más amigables para el uso de la bicicleta. Han aparecido estaciones en 17 lugares y pronto 80 bicicletas en buen estado, cada una con una cesta y luz de pedaleo, estarán ancladas entre ellas. Y todavía más, la mitad del inventario será eléctrico (e-bikes).

WE-cycle es una organización sin fines de lucro (fundada localmente en 2013) que gestiona programas de bicicletas compartidas en Aspen, Snowmass Village, Basalt, El Jebel y Willits en colaboración con Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA). En noviembre de 2022, los administradores de Carbondale aprobaron un Memorando de Entendimiento con RFTA por el que se comprometían a aportar $210,688 dólares al proyecto,

que cubrían el 20% de los costos de infraestructura y el 100% de las operaciones locales directas. RFTA cubrió el 80% restante de los costos de infraestructura por $492,294 dólares, así como otros costos, incluyendo $17,977 dólares para el reemplazo anticipado y el mantenimiento de los equipos.

Cualquier persona registrada en WE-cycle puede tomar una bicicleta en cualquier estación hasta por un máximo de 30 minutos de viaje gratuito. A partir de ese tiempo, empiezan a aplicarse tarifas para animar a los usuarios a hacer trayectos cortos. Para bicicletas de pedales, la tarifa es de 50 centavos por minuto. En el caso de las bicicletas eléctricas, la tarifa es de $5 dólares por minuto.

Como una exclusiva de Carbondale, cada estación está decorada con obras de Bailey Haines (www.pinestreetprints. com). Haines, artista residente de Satank, fue comisionada por Carbondale Arts con fondos imprevistos del Alpine Bank$10,000 dólares donados en enero durante la celebración del 50 aniversario del banco

establecido en Carbondale . "Cuando inicialmente leí sobre el proyecto, estaba muy emocionada de que WE-cycle viniera a Carbondale", dijo Haines a The Sopris Sun. "Siento que el ritmo de vida es tan rápido, y dar a más personas más oportunidades de salir de sus autos o del autobús para viajar a un ritmo más lento, nos permite absorber la belleza que pasa a nuestro alrededor".

Inspirada en el paisaje, Haines compuso olas de rojo y naranja para representar Red Hill, que se cruzan con azules más suaves que evocan nuestros ríos. Las estaciones también muestran un pequeño diente de león, la flor de la ciudad de Carbondale, y Haines diseñó una calcomanía para cinco bicicletas eléctricas especiales con otra flora local.

"No tengo palabras suficientes para hablar de Carbondale Arts y WE-cycle", afirma. "Creo que han hecho un trabajo increíble gestionando el proyecto desde todos los puntos de vista".

Todas las estaciones funcionan con energía solar y dos en Carbondale tienen

La artista Bailey Haines fue comisionada por Carbondale Arts para dar un toque especial a las estaciones de WE-cycle en Carbondale.

paneles solares Skyhook más grandes para cargar las e-bikes: una en la rotonda y otra en el ayuntamiento. "Estamos muy agradecidos cada vez que un ciclista puede estacionar su e-bike en una estación de carga solar", afirma Annie Bricker, directora del programa.

Cuando las e-bikes se quedan sin batería o se acumulan en una estación, Bricker explicó que el trabajo de un "rebalancer", que forma parte del equipo de operaciones, consiste en redistribuirlas utilizando un coche eléctrico o una e-bike que tira de un remolque.

Como muestra, WE-cycle se ha comprometido a mantener las emisiones de combustibles fósiles lo más bajas posible. "Intentamos asegurarnos de que nuestros viajes en bicicleta y nuestro equilibrio de los viajes en bicicleta también sigan siendo viables", afirma.

También único en Carbondale, WE-cycle pretende mantener el programa en marcha durante todo el año. Para lograr este objetivo y el mantenimiento general de la flota de Carbondale, la organización ha conseguido oficinas y un taller

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Foto de Sarah Overbeck

Elevando el Futuro

Por Alejandro Jaquez-Caro

¿Qué vas a estudiar? ¿Qué carrera quieres? ¿A dónde te vas después de la high school?

Las preguntas de peso, que a todos los estudiantes de preparatoria les hacen por lo menos una vez al día durante sus últimos años en la preparatoria. Preguntas hechas por profesores, vecinos y un tío al que hace años que no ves.

Para mí, era una pregunta a la que podía responder vagamente con solamente indicar una carrera. Sin embargo, más allá del objetivo final, todo el proceso

¿Qué hay para mi?

para llegar hasta allí era una gran incertidumbre. Soy un estudiante universitario de primera generación y conté, afortunadamente, con el apoyo total de mis padres. Pero ser una estudiante de primera generación significaba tener que descubrir este proceso.

Fue un torbellino de emociones entre la inmensa sensación de presión de las preguntas mencionadas anteriormente y el estado de limbo de no estar seguro de cómo proceder, qué era posible, qué preguntas hacer, dónde pedir ayuda y si incluso podía pagarlo.

A medida que se acercaba nuestra graduación, crecía el murmullo sobre la elección de universidad. Del mismo modo, la ansiedad que acechaba en el fondo de mi mente crecía. Llenaba las solicitudes que me compartía la secretaría, investigaba el Internet en busca de pistas y, finalmente, empecé a tener entrevistas para becas. A partir de ahí, encontré a mis mentores. Personas que veían el potencial en mí y que son

CHISME DEL PUEBLO

Traducción

Celebración mariachi

La segunda celebración de mariachi anual de Aspen Music Festival & School atrajo a cientos de invitados a través del valle. El concierto comenzó con estudiantes de la escuela secundaria y la preparatoria quienes participaron en un taller de mariachi, seguido de bailarines de Aspen Santa Fe Folklórico y una presentación por Sol de mi Tierra, un grupo establecido en Denver. El festival continúa con eventos diarios hasta el 20 de agosto y con un tema general de “Adoración de la Tierra”.

Restauración de Crystal

El parque Riverfront de Carbondale está cerrado debido a un proyecto de restauración. La fecha para la reapertura del sendero todavía no se ha dado a conocer hasta el momento. El acceso a Crystal River por medio de este parque y camino hacia arriba también está cerrado al público por razones de seguridad, con construcción en el río que está ocurriendo en la desviación Weaver Ditch y a lo largo de las orillas.

Recolección de basura

Las inscripciones ya están abiertas para el programa “Paga lo que Tiras” de Glenwood Springs el cual le permite a los residentes seleccionar tamaños de carritos para basura y reciclaje de acuerdo con el nivel de servicio que se necesita. La fecha límite para las inscripciones es hasta el 18 de agosto (en www.cogs. us/PAYT). Residencias aplicables que no completen las inscripciones serán automáticamente establecidas con la opción estándar (contenedores de basura y reciclaje de tamaño mediano por $24.44 al mes).

Pintando afuera

Redstone Art Foundation organizará otro evento Plein Air Paint Out este año. Coincidiendo con el espectáculo de arte de Redstone, los artistas deben tener su lienzo

expertos en el mundo de la educación.

Como "adulto", tenía el deseo de tener la experiencia tradicional de un estudiante universitario y aventurarme a ser independiente. Después de asistir a nuestro campus local de Rifle durante los dos primeros años, perseguí el sueño de conocer un nuevo ambiente.

Junto con dos de mis mejores amigos, también en situaciones similares, nos mudamos y asistimos al campus de Steamboat Springs. El costo de esta nueva libertad y aventura seguía contando con nuestro descuento de matrícula dentro del distrito y las becas que nos habían concedido anteriormente. Esto hizo que fuera una opción viable para nosotros, y nos embarcamos con entusiasmo en nuestro nuevo capítulo. Para mi mamá la transición no fue tan fácil y recuerdo ver sus lágrimas al verme salir de la casa.

Con poco tiempo la emoción de estar lejos de casa se calmó, y también empecé a

extrañar mi familia y el chile colorado delicioso que hace mi mamá. Pero teníamos algo de alivio al saber qué nomás estaría a dos horas de ellos.

Después de terminar un año en Steamboat Springs, me trasladé a una escuela más grande que ofrecía la licenciatura que yo quería. Fue una sensación de logro, no sólo por graduarme con un título, sino también por hacerlo sin una deuda enorme. Doy mucho crédito a mis mentores y a la ayuda financiera que me permitió centrarme en mis estudios y no en las cuentas.

Todo se irá acomodando, y por lo más cliché que se escucha, el camino se irá aclarando. Lo importante es mantener las ganas de seguir elevando tu futuro, aunque quizás a veces no esté muy claro. Las oportunidades están ahí y disponibles para ti. Si para ti tu meta es completar una licenciatura sea de un campus cercano o un campus nuevo, CMC te ofrece el apoyo para hacerlo realidad. Aparte de la ayuda financiera y bajos costos, hay personas dispuestas a ayudarte a destapar tu

camino. De vuelta a mi valle natal, ahora trabajo como representante de admisiones en el Colorado Mountain College, ayudando a personas que se encuentran en la misma situación en la que yo me encontraba. Como la persona que ahora está al otro lado de la mesa en una feria de colegios universitarios, encuentro mucha satisfacción gratificante en poder resolver la ansiedad de algunas personas que resulta de un nuevo proceso extranjero. Mi misión es transmitir las oportunidades que Colorado Mountain College ofrece y ayudar a arrancar el proceso de ir a la universidad. Invito a aquellos en el proceso de descubrir un camino, a contactar a nuestro equipo a través de nuestro grupo de Facebook, Colorado Mountain College en Español.

Alejandro Jaquez-Caro es representante bilingüe de admisiones para Colorado Mountain College puedes contactarlo en ajaquezcaro@coloradomtn.edu

de 70 pies, a aproximadamente 1.5 millas de Sunlight Mountain Ski Resort. T-mobile será el portador principal vinculado a la torre, pero también aloja a otros operadores de telecomunicaciones. Las partes interesadas ayudarán a asegurar de que la torre imite el entorno natural, de acuerdo con el comunicado de prensa, y se espera que la construcción comience lo más pronto posible.

CPW honora a militares

Los Parques y Vida Silvestre de Colorado (CPW por sus siglas en inglés) le da la bienvenida a la militar activa y veteranos y a los miembros de la guardia nacional para poder acceder a todos los parques de forma gratuita durante el mes de agosto. Para asegurar su pase militar gratis, visite cualquier oficina de CPW y muestre prueba de servicio. Visite www.cpw.state.co.us para más información.

A moverse

Comenzando el 7 de agosto, Colorado mejorará su ley “Hacerse a un Lado” para proporcionar mayor protección para las personas y sus vehículos a un lado de la carretera. Los conductores ahora son requeridos a moverse o desacelerar cuando pase cualquier vehículo inhabilitado con sus luces de emergencia intermitentes.

Nilo Occidental equino

sellado el sábado 26 de agosto, frente a Redstone Inn a las 9 a.m. (el costo de $35 de inscripción incluye un almuerzo). Su trabajo debe ser entregado a las 7 p.m. esa misma tarde para ser subastado el siguiente día a las 3 p.m. De las piezas vendidas, el 30% será donado al fondo de becas Jack Roberts mientras que los artistas mantienen el resto de las ganancias.

Conexión de Four Mile

El comisionado del condado de Garfield aprobó por unanimidad un cambio de permiso de uso de tierra para la instalación de una torre de comunicaciones

La oficina de veterinarios del estado de Colorado confirmó el primer caso de virus del Nilo Occidental (WNV por sus siglas en inglés) durante el fin de semana en un caballo castrado en el condado de Weld. El caballo de repente presentó síntomas que incluyen debilidad, tropiezos y postración y fue luego sacrificado. WNV es una enfermedad de notificación obligatoria en humanos y animales y el primer caso humano en Colorado este año fue confirmado el 24 de julio en el condado La Plata. El departamento de agricultura de Colorado alienta la vacuna de WNV para los caballos. Para reportar un caso del Nilo Occidental equino, puede llamar al 303-869-9130.

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"Sincronías" parte 34, por Leonardo Occhipinti

Sobre mi casa móvil OPINIÓN

en casa. No puedo negarlo, una punzada de anhelo me carcomía y mi propio lugar, en comparación, de repente se sentía un poco menos impresionante.

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Cuando llevé por primera vez a mi novia a mi hogar en Rifle, sentí un destello de inseguridad pellizcando los bordes de mi corazón. No era porque fuera a conocer a mis padres por primera vez, sino porque vivía en una casa móvil.

No fue hasta esa noche que esta noción de vergüenza por vivir en una casa móvil se abrió paso en mi conciencia, haciéndome consciente de cada crujido del suelo y cada piedra astillada en nuestro camino.

De repente, el cálido hogar en el que vivía se convirtió en un deslumbrante letrero de vergüenza.

Ya había visto la casa de mi novia antes- una casa de dos pisos con un deslumbrante sótano que incluía un cine

Así que lidié con esta vergüenza secreta durante años, sintiendo que mi hogar no era digno a mis ojos. La visita de mis amigos universitarios sólo intensificó esta inseguridad, convirtiendo su estancia en una fuente de ansiedad.

Hoy en día, pienso en esta vergüenza y no puedo identificar con certeza su origen. Tal vez brotó de las expectativas impuestas por otros. Tal vez reflejaba la falta de estima que algunos tienen por nuestra región. O quizás se arraigó en mis propias batallas internas, en ese feroz auto odio y ese hambre insaciable de privilegio. Fueron mis propias creencias, mis percepciones, las que me envolvieron en un pesado manto de vergüenza. En mi mente, una casa móvil era poco adecuada, una cosa indigna, una marca de disgusto.

En la estasis que es ser hijo de la experiencia inmigrante, el autoconocimiento es un camino lleno de dificultades. En esta búsqueda de autodefinición, nos encontramos en la

encrucijada de dos mundos, tratando de integrarnos mientras nos aferramos firmemente a nuestras raíces. En este proceso, partes de nuestra identidad latina pueden recibir menos atención. De hecho, incluso podría ser ventajoso abandonar esa latinidad, lo que en última instancia nos lleva a sentir repulsión hacia todo lo que nos recuerda nuestras raíces. Incluso nuestro hogar.

Pero ese es el lugar donde crecí y creé recuerdos. Donde jugué con mis primos, tuve noches de pijama con amigos, hice mi tarea y exploré internet. Ahí fue donde tuve mi estirón de crecimiento y crecí mi primer bigote. Y lo más importante, es donde mis padres llaman hogar.

Si sentía tanta vergüenza por mi hogar, ¿acaso eso también significaba que tenía los mismos sentimientos hacia mis padres, cuyo amor y cuidado llenaban esos espacios? Es un pensamiento terrible, pero uno que tuve que enfrentar si quería sentirme en paz en mi propio hogar.

Cada vez que alguien nuevo visita mi casa, le dicen a mi mamá lo hermosa que es. Ella la mantiene impecable, con

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exuberantes plantas por toda la casa y la luz natural que brilla por la mañana de tal manera que todo parece brillar. La comida sabe mejor allí. Duermo más profundamente. Descanso. Tuve que reflexionar mucho para disipar los prejuicios que se habían instalado dentro de mí y revelar la ternura que sentía por mi vecindario. Deconstruir el odio internalizado es una tarea que nos exige enfrentar nuestros propios prejuicios. Solo logré reconocer este sutil prejuicio cuando intenté unir mis dos mundos, la parte latina de mí y el mundo estadounidense en el que navego. Hoy en día, estoy orgulloso de mi casa. De lo que mis padres han construido allí, como cualquier otra persona lo estaría. Es un lugar sagrado para mí, al igual que lo sería para cualquier otra persona. Volver a casa es un ritual. Invitar a alguien es un rito de paso. Mira mi lugar. Desbordante de recuerdos e historias. La sede de mi juventud. Contempla la esencia de quién soy y las historias que me han moldeado. Cada vez que cruzo el umbral de la puerta principal, es como volver a mí mismo.

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Descargando la aplicación puede ser la forma más fácil de utilizar el servicio, pero esto no impide que personas sin un teléfono inteligente puedan participar. Bricker explicó que cualquiera puede adquirir una tarjeta física que se escanea en cada estación para acceder a las bicicletas. La inscripción requiere una tarjeta de crédito, que se cargará si se supera el límite de 30 minutos. La edad mínima para utilizar WE-cycle se redujo recientemente de 16 a 14 años, y Bricker prevé que la estación cercana a Roaring Fork High School será bastante popular.

WE-cycle sigue ampliando sus servicios en Aspen y Midvalley y tiene intención de crecer también en Carbondale. De momento, se recopilarán datos para informar al equipo sobre la demanda, las carencias, etc. La ceremonia de inauguración está programada para este Primer Viernes en el ayuntamiento a las 5:30 pm, seguida por una celebración en KDNK (76 South Second Street).

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Johnny Jane: Fringe theater comes to Carbondale

By Amy Hadden Marsh Sopris Sun Correspondent

“What is Fringe?” I asked Kim Nuzzo, actor, artist and therapist, as we sat on the porch outside Dos Gringos on a breezy and pleasantly rainy afternoon. “It’s kind of like off-off-off-off-off-Broadway,” he said. “Way on the edge.”

Zephyr Stage (ZS), of which Kim is associate director, produces original plays that have been staged at Fringe festivals in Edinburgh and Denver. Now, Kim, his wife Valerie (ZS executive artistic director) and actors Finn Benham and Joe Simic, Finn’s partner, are bringing an original Fringe piece, “Johnny Jane,” to Thunder River Theatre on Aug. 5-6.

ZS is a small but mighty company. Based in Fruita since 2017, it’s made up of community actors. “I would say there are probably a dozen that have worked with us,” said Valerie via Zoom. “But now that we've taken it on the road, it's just the four of us.” She said they’re “theater nomads,” like medieval traveling players who set up a stage wherever they go. “Our Green Room is the grass,” she mused.

Original productions include “Gilgamesh and Enkidu" and “Multitudes,” a one-man show starring Kim as Walt Whitman, written and directed by Valerie,

who was co-founder and former associate artistic director of Thunder River Theatre Company.

“Johnny Jane” took about a year from sharing ideas to the full production. Several months in, Benham suggested writing about “othering.” Kim explained that “othering” is a manifestation of fear, hate and prejudice. “How do we push people to the outside, make them outsiders, and how does society bring them back in?” he said.

As each shared their thoughts and writings during the process, a plot emerged. Kim wrote about the dark side of addiction. Valerie wrote about disappeared and lost women, and why society doesn’t look for all of them. Benham, who identifies as non-binary, trans-masculine, wrote about gender, and the character of John was born. “That’s his actual name,” said Benham. “Johnny Jane is a nickname that he’s been called since childhood to essentially mock his transition.”

Benham plays the titular character, struggling to come to terms with gender identity. Kim plays a heroin-addicted fallen angel, for whom Benham’s character is caregiver. Valerie’s character is the suicidal ideation of trans youth in the form of the Virgin Mary from an alternate universe. “I am that suicidal impulse. I arrive very scared and very stabby, because I think the only thing that can make it

better is if there's this destruction, if we destroy ourselves,” she said.

Benham, also on the Zoom call, summed it up with a line from the play. “I thought I had a choice to express what is within me and live, or to keep what is within me a secret and let it destroy me. But, the truth is, either way can get you killed.”

In a Rocky Mountain PBS interview about the production, Benham said that all the characters are a piece of all of us. “Johnny Jane is a piece of me in the sense that we share that feeling of wanting to be accepted for being trans-masculine,” they explained.

Kim said the characters are not pure. “They’re not good or bad. All the characters have both qualities,” he explained. “That, to me, is a rich part of it.”

Benham has been with ZS for almost six years. They caught a rehearsal for “Art” (by Yasmina Reza) in Fruita, which led to acting lessons with Valerie, writing plays and musicals and eventually to the current collaborative partnership. Acting lessons, said Benham, made them feel vulnerable in a new way. “It was scary, but Val had a way of making it feel incredibly comfortable, which is what made it so easy just to kind of merge into the group,” they said. “Acting immediately became hugely emotional and important in my life and therefore, Val and Kim became

hugely important in my life for being the forces that guided me through that.”

The Nuzzos agree that Benham’s youthful energy is the engine of the company. “They were instrumental in finding this strange, wild, wonderful story,” said Valerie.

“Johnny Jane" takes the TRTC stage on Saturday evening, Aug. 5, and for a matinee performance Sunday, Aug. 6. Tickets and more information are at thunderrivertheatre.com

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By Delaney Meyers Sopris Sun Correspondent

SUSTO, an acclaimed altcountry/folk rock/americana/ indie band with a “die-hard fanbase” is slated to perform at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) this coming Saturday evening, Aug. 5, for a standingroom show. If that sounds like a lot of genres, that’s because SUSTO is intriguingly hard to pin down. While the group’s latest album has the rhythmic feel of a rock band, confessional songwriting and catchy acoustic guitar licks are reminiscent of classic country and americana. Their unique sound, blended with electric underpinnings, sometimes verges into the psychedelia, and it is sure to provide an engaging and satisfying musical experience.

The show at TACAW marks one of SUSTO’s first stops on a tour celebrating the launch of their newest record, “My Entire Life,” released July 28. The Carleston, South Carolinabased band has released four previous full-length EPs and now shares a record label with the likes of The String Cheese Incident, Neko Case, Lucinda Williams and Ben Folds, to name a few.

Justin Osborne is the band’s

frontman and lead writer, and this album chronicles his experiences over the past several years with illness, divorce and other challenges that life brings. Ultimately, the songs inspire an urgency “to keep living” and “distill wisdom from experience,” and all with a foot-tapping groove.

The band’s name originates from the Latin American concept “susto;” a “folk illness” characterized by somatic suffering due to the soul existing in a state of fear, or being displaced from one’s body — an experience akin to a panic attack. Osborne learned the term as an anthropology student, a pursuit which also landed him in Cuba for some time in the early 2010s. Osborne, feeling he’d hit a wall with music at age 26 after writing songs since 14, was in search of a different path.

However, he ended up surrounded again by musicians who, after hearing his songs, encouraged him to give a career in music a real go. Osborne jokes that he got knuckle tattoos ("Acid Boys") after that to keep him out of any other field, and dove into writing and performing his music.

He moved back to the states and landed in Charleston, in

his home state and a town he hadn’t fully explored. Longtime producer Wolfgang “Wolfy” Zimmerman connected Osborne with SUSTO cofounder Johnny Delaware, and the two instantly meshed musically. They went on to record what would be SUSTO’s first self-titled studio album released in 2014.

Many of Osborne’s lyrics deal with the struggles we face in life, loss and the challenges that often come with navigating major changes. Just as much, however, they extol finding joy, hope and love amid the madness. This mirrors Osbornes own philosophy

of “finding ways to carry on and manifest happiness” throughout life's “mosaic” of ups and downs. Osborne writes that music is like therapy to him, and his confessional style of songwriting “is [his] way of trying to make sense of the chaos — good and bad — around [him].”

Combined with the fullband sound, Osborne has a way of singing that makes you feel like you’re listening to a classic rock song. But, listening closer, the lyrics reveal themselves as poetry. SUSTO’s sound will have you dancing and grooving all night, and their lyricism will have you

reflecting into the next day. Osborne looks at music as a way to remind us that we are never alone in our dichromatic experiences of “being worn down and chasing dreams,” and writes: “the experience of sharing these songs with our audience is something I’m incredibly grateful for.”

SUSTO co-founder Johnny Delaware, who is also a collaborator on SUSTO’s latest release, will open for the band this Saturday, Aug. 5. Doors at 7pm, show at 8pm. For tickets, visit TACAW.org

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Geothermal potential explored locally

By Fred Porter Special to The Sopris Sun

“Geothermal energy” has been in the statewide news recently with an endorsement by Governor Jared Polis of a “Heat Beneath our Feet” (HBOF) initiative with the Western Governors’ Association.

As currently used, “geothermal energy” encompasses a broad variety of technologies utilizing the heat of the earth. Locally, we are familiar with natural “hydrothermal” hot water from the ground along the Crystal River and around Glenwood Springs. Geothermal power is the production of electricity from the earth’s hot water or steam.

Because the geologic availability of natural hydrothermal water is limited, the HBOF initiative focuses mostly on “Enhanced Geothermal Systems” (EGS) for power generation, and a bit on ground source heat pumps (GSHP). “Geothermal” heat pumps utilize the more constant temperature of the shallow subsurface, from 10 feet to 1,000 feet, to reduce the electricity consumption of heat pumps warming buildings. More specifically, these are geoexchange loops circulating tempered water to GSHP systems.

In Carbondale and nearby, large GSHP systems are currently proposed

and already at work. A proposal to evaluate a networked district of GSHPs to displace gas heating at the Third Street Center and nearby buildings has been accepted by the Department of Energy. Federal funds should soon be available for design and engineering and CLEER will provide more details when the grant is finalized.

A “district,” “network” or “grid” of ground loops refers to multiple buildings sharing the geo-exhange water loop. This was pioneered at Colorado Mesa University and Ball State University around 2010. The idea of using this for heating conversions emerged from the Home Energy Efficiency Team in Massachusetts. There, the local gas company is being utilized for construction and financing since they’re experienced in laying pipes in the street.

The largest nearby GSHP system was built for the Powers Art Center (13110 Highway 82) in 2010. The geo-exchange tempering utilizes “slinky tubes” which are buried under a meadow to the east of the building. According to the staff, the HVAC performs perfectly, and inexpensively for a museum.

These ground loop systems have a reputation for low maintenance and long lifetimes. The buried heat

The closest geothermal power plant is in Sulphurdale, Utah, at the junction of I-70 and I-15. The 24-megawatt, above-ground power plant is similar to what would be used with EGS at the center of multiple wells. In an EGS field, these would be needed every five to ten square miles. Image courtesy of Google Earth

exchangers are not subject to extreme temperatures, can’t be clogged with cottonwood seeds, hit by falling ice or wayward bike parking, etc. The other components are usually inside the building. Typically, they contain smaller quantities of refrigerant, which is less likely to leak because the units are factory-sealed. These use less power for heating during extreme cold compared to air source heat pumps. The drawback is higher installation costs and sometimes challenging ground loop installation. Power generation from geothermal heat requires hotter temperatures.

burning power plant temperatures, which contributes to high costs. Unless water is naturally flowing, the heat is also difficult to extract. The “enhanced” part of EGS is the use of horizontal drilling and then fracturing for a permeable path between two deep wells. A closed loop of water is pumped down an injection well, across the path, and up a production well where the heat is exchanged with a “binary” power plant. Instead of steam, these usually use another sealed system with a turbogenerator, and dry cooling to operate without

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The HBOF initiative identifies oil and gas regions as candidates for EGS. Currently, no proposals have been announced for EGS power production in the nearby Piceance Basin, the area west of the Grand Hogback where local oil and gas production is located. However, some have been announced and tested in the Denver-Julesburg Basin in Weld County. Preliminary information shows lower temperatures and efficiencies and presumably higher costs of power production compared to recently announced EGS production in Utah.

EGS power plants are distinguished from wind turbines and solar panels by their ability to generate 24/7 and provide electrical “inertia” to the grid. They can modulate or even stop and start, but near continuous operation is probably needed to recoup construction costs, which are projected to remain many times those of wind and solar.

Coincidentally, a contrasting approach to “firming” the output from lowcost but variable renewable power is under construction in Delta, Utah. There, a hydrogen production, storage and electricity generation system is under construction. The power plant is comparatively inexpensive, but the hydrogen fuel created from wind and solar power is expensive, so the generator will be dispatched intermittently for backup. When the plant is not generating power, grid inertia will be provided by a component called a synchronous condenser. Hopefully we end up with plenty of both, as soon as possible.

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were to come home from caving and leave your headlamp on your back patio for a week, the fungus is probably not going to survive,” Jackson explained. “You come out with your hiking boots encased in mud and you leave those outside, that mud may actually provide some sort of protection for the fungus and it may actually survive sitting on your patio for a week.” Hence the need for decontamination before you put everything away, usually with bleach or soap and very hot water. Jackson loves bats and would like it if everybody else did, too. Bats provide a lot of beneficial services for humans, like eating mosquitoes, agricultural pests and other night-flying insects. “The other issue is bats sit in the middle of the food chain,” she explained. “So when we lose our bats — raptors, owls and, in some cases, snakes and raccoons lose an important food source.”

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A statewide survey by Hunger Free Colorado revealed that one in three Coloradans face food insecurity, a historical high for the state. Even more alarming, the survey highlighted stark inequities along racial lines when examining hunger.

- Among non-white and Latinx individuals, 43% are struggling to put food on the table, compared to 29% of white Coloradans.

- In households with children, 44% cannot consistently put healthy food on the table, posing risks to the long-term health and well-being of hundreds of thousands of children across the state.

- In households with children, 30% of the adults report regularly cutting back or skipping meals because there wasn’t enough money to buy food. You can register for the walkand-run, in English or Spanish, at: www.bit.ly/SANA2023

Participation in the Aug. 26 event is free and open to all ages. Local organizations, including LIFTUP, The People's Clinic and The Salvation Army will be present to provide information about available resources. In-person registration begins at 7:30am, and the walkand-run commences at 8 am.

White Nose Syndrome

SANA community engagement coordinator Soira Ceja expressed gratitude to the Town of New Castle for hosting the "Hunger Doesn't Have to Be a Secret" event for the second year in a row. Courtesy photo

Charles Meredith Moore, or Charley, or even Chas, died Saturday, July 29, in his home in Satank, just a month short of his 79th birthday.

His death was unique in that he planned it. Having spent several years in assisted living in Longmont because no dialysis center exists in the Roaring Fork Valley, Charley stopped the treatments and asked to be taken home, knowing he would soon die.

“I’m not getting any better on dialysis,” he said. “Enough is enough.”

Arriving seven days before his death, he was happy to be back in his old farmhouse, amid the books, paintings, photographs and memorabilia of his very active life. He had no doubt he had made the right decision.

As word of his return spread, his house began to fill with family, friends and neighbors, all in awe of his courageous life and now death, which he faced without fear.

Charley grew up in Denver, the fifth of seven kids, as was his father, an architect who collaborated with Buckminster Fuller to create the geodesic dome and his mother, a Canadian songstress and socializer.

Chas was smart, perceptive and voraciously curious, but always preferred the outdoors to a classroom. He graduated from Denver Country Day School and earned a bachelor’s in history from Lake Forest College. He spent some time in India with the Peace Corps and then tried law school at Denver University, until he realized he didn’t want to make a living off of other people’s problems.

During the Vietnam war, Chas was called before the draft board. He was granted conscientious objector status for ethical reasons — an extremely rare occurrence.

While coaching kids’ soccer in Denver, a wealthy family friend, recently widowed, asked Charley to help her clean out her husband’s “stuff.” Word spread about Charley’s willingness to help, and his kindness, trustworthiness and

honesty. Unintentionally, he began creating his own vocation of caring for people, moving and storing furniture and fixing things. He never had another job.

Chas was rewarded handsomely for his kindness, bestowed with unending gifts of books, tools, guns and collectibles, including a classic ’55 Thunderbird from the Coors family and a house just one block away from his childhood home on Humboldt Street in Denver (he added a second floor on the garage for storage).

Charley gave away more than he got, which just kept the stuff coming… and he could remember the story behind every piece of furniture, vehicle, painting, etc.

Throughout his life, Chas climbed mountains and ran rivers all throughout the West. He was one of the very few to go left at Bedrock without dire consequences, and he volunteered his time and equipment to take CRMS students on numerous rafting trips.

In the early 1990s, Charley bought the Fender farm in Satank, as well as the Jensen house and Farmer’s welding shop. After some “horse trading” with George Stranahan, several acres were donated to create the Carbondale Community School and he began to move up from Denver, happy to be back near the land where he and his family spent summers camping on the Pabst family ranch.

Chas leaves behind two brothers, Mike and Hugh, one sister, Dorsey, three sisters-in-law, Ann, Jane and Clara, 12 nieces and nephews, 24 grand nieces and nephews, countless cousins and a full lifetime’s worth of stories and love.

After Mountain Fair, came a big ex-HAIL as the sky opened up and dumped over Carbondale. So much so, blocks of Main Street were closed while massive puddles were drained on Tuesday evening, Aug. 1.

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James Bennas, age 10, drew this depiction of the Titanic during the 52nd Mountain Fair.

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Finally, we would like to honor our 2023 CKF award recipients for their incredible contributions to the donation and transplantation communities. Thank you for your selfless service, and for your tireless efforts to support and advance organ, eye and tissue donation and transplantation. Congratulations to our Hero Award winner, Katrina Fountain; our Bounce Back, Give Back Award winner, Dave Galbenski; and our Community Champion Award winner, Maria Fernanda Filizola. Thank you to John Stroud and The Sopris Sun, as well as Aimee Yllanes and the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program for sharing their stories.

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Ask Ai Weiwei

Regarding Aspen’s ruling class and to a lesser extent, America’s, the Old Testament prophet Hosea said it best: There is little “faithfulness, no love,” little acknowledgement of God in the land. “Unfaithful people accept cursing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery into their daily lives. We have deserted God and a spirit of prostitution” holds us captive.

We remain grateful for family, friends and Jesus’ example of loving others; but freedom must be fought for with our lives. Ask Ai Weiwei.

Lee and Sandy Mulcahy, Basalt

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MOUNTAIN FAIR 2023 COMPETITION WINNERS

Four-Miler

Best Overall: Tyler Parker (18) 20:47

Men’s 2nd: Egor Gavrilova (38) 21:09

Men’s 3rd: Watkins Fulk-Gray (33) 21:29

Women’s 1st: Anna Gavrilova (37) 23:51

Women’s 2nd: Kristen Amundsen (32) 24:51

Women’s 3rd: Meg Ravenscraft (35) 24:59

Pie

Best Overall: Nora Bilby/Pollock Splatter

Cream: Allie Olivia/Passion Fruit Key Lime

Exotic: Nora Bilby/Pollock Splatter

Fruit: Katie Puening/Peach Pecan Pie

Cake

Best Overall: Laurie Stone

Cake: Goldman Girls

Cupcake: Katie Sherman

Alternative: Laurie Stone

Fly fishing

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3.

Horseshoes/Singles

Women’s Woodsplitting

1. Kendall Riley 17:30

2. Andrea Klapke 29:38

3. Olivia Pevec 37:49

Men’s Woodsplitting

1. Mathew Langhorst 18:09

2. Casey Vanderbrook 18:52

3. Ryan Jervis 19:27

Porcupine Loop Race

Best Overall: Canyon Cherney

Men:

1.Hadley Hentschel

2.Kyle

3.Darin Binion

Women:

1. Meg Ravenscraft

2. Emily Ipson

3. Marijen Frymacen Girls:

1. Emmaline

2. Aurora Cherney

3. Phoenix Cherney

Limbo

1. Dr. Tom Wessel

2. Morgan Kuklis

3. Sarah Sidrow

Clay Center Throwdown

Winner:

4 P’s in a Pot

Ted Behar

Paul Mersky

Cate Tallmadge

Claire Green

John Toufer of Glenwood Springs

Tom Romero of Basalt

Paul Holsinger of Carbondale

1. Burley Taylor

2. Shane Cervetes

3. Janice Anderson

Dr. Tom Wessel amazed the crowd and earned the limbo crown.

Photo by Jeanne Souldern

PARTING SHOTS

LEGALS

ORDINANCE NO. 5

SERIES OF 2023

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO, AMENDING CHAPTERS TWO AND SIXTEEN OF THE CARBONDALE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on July 25, 2023.

This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication of this notice. The full text of said Ordinance is available to the public at www.carbondalegov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during normal business hours.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering Impervious Lot Coverage text amendments to the Unified Development Code (“UDC” and Title 17 of the Carbondale Municipal Code). The proposed text amendments would amend section UDC Section 3.8.5 to clarify and modify how impervious and pervious areas are calculation and reassess any area exemptions.

Applicant: Town of Carbondale

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO beginning at 7:00 p.m. on August 24, 2023.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined during regular business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The application may also be viewed on the Town’s website at:

https://carbondalegov.org/departments/planning/current_land_use_applications.php

If you would like to submit comments regarding this application please send them via email to jbarnes@carbondaleco.net by 3pm on August 24, 2023. After 3pm on August 24, members of the public are welcome to bring written comments to the hearing or speak during the public comment period.

If you have questions regarding the application, please contact Jared Barnes, Planning Director, at 970-510-1208.

An artistic intervention took place at the Forest Service building on Saturday of Mountain Fair. Dozens of colorful signs decorated trees marked for removal in the Forest Service’s redevelopment plan, and a circulating petition collected hundreds of signatures asking the Forest Service to reconsider its design. Courtesy photos

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