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Volume 11, Number 26 | August 8, 2019

Cranes for peace Photo and text by Laurel Smith Jill Scher (right) had some help from her 12-yearold granddaughter Lola Goldman as she taught First-Friday goers how to make origami cranes on the Rosybelle bus outside The Launchpad.

Backed by Carbondale Arts’ Ro Mead Community Grant, Scher completed an origami crane peace

instillation in the entrance to the large community room at Third Street Center on Aug. 6 — the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing.

“Our Western Knowledge of (origami cranes) has come from the bombing. Cranes were connected to longevity, good health, and good luck. After the bombing they came to symbolize peace,” she said.

It also comes just in time for the Compassion

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Scher has been folding cranes and teaching classes in her studio for since February.

It's a deeply personal project for her, as she first learned about both the bombs and origami cranes as a child when her family befriended an exchange student from Japan.

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Introducing the newest additions to The Sopris Sun team!

We’re replete with fresh faces at The Sun, including two hires in the last month. Todd Chamberlain took over the advertising position at the beginning of July, while Roberta McGowan is just wrapping up her first week as staff reporter.

They’ve both been around the area for a while, so many of you already know them, but in case you don’t, here are the vital statistics!

Chamberlin brings over 22 years of marketing experience to the new role, including a stint as Director of E-Commerce at National Geographic back when it first launched an online store in 1997. He has also worked locally for Timbers Resorts, Aspen Skiing Company, BlueTent Marketing, and Blizzard Internet Marketing.

This is the third newspaper Todd has worked with. He was on the board of Advisors for the Student Newspaper at CU Boulder and he did a short stint at the High Country News. His favorite job, however, was working as a Park Ranger/EMT at Rocky Mountain and Zion National Parks.

A 5th generation Colorado Native, he grew up in Green Mountain in Lakewood Colorado. He and his former partner moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in 2007. His favorite color is green. He loves his electric Bolt and enjoys not having to stop at the gas station.

One of Chamberlin's passions is volunteering. He has been on the Carbondale Parks and Recreation Board

Castle concert just around the corner Along with its roster of new hires, don't forget that The Sopris Sun has embarked on an unprecedented enterprise — we are holding our first-ever, sold-out concert recital to raise funds to keep the Sun shining.

The event will be held on the evening of Aug. 12 at the Redstone Castle, featuring long-time friend of Carbondale, retired San Francisco Symphony pianist John Robin Sutherland.

Attending will be sixty supporters of the Sun. Some of them purchased general admission tickets granting admission to the concert and a following reception, and some made more substantial contributions that got them an overnight stay at the Castle in addition to the concert and reception.

As a reminder to those attending the event, check-in for suite occupants is any time after 3 p.m. on the day of the concert, and regular ticket holders can show up any time after 5 p.m. for the concert, which starts at 6 p.m.

The Sopris Sun regrets that all of its supporters and contributors cannot attend due to restrictions on occupancy at the venue, and deeply thanks all those who will be at the event.

And the likelihood is that there will be more such events in the future for those who hope to continue to support The Sopris Sun into its second decade of providing news, features, a community calendar and other services to the Carbondale area.

Todd Chamberlain and Robert McGowan for eight years, the AspenOut Board of Directors for six years and also serves on the Executive Committee for the Colorado Chapter of the Sierra Club.

He has two dogs from Carbondale Animal Rescue: Zeke the Cattle Dog and Charlie the Chihuahua. When not playing with them, he’s out hiking, snowboarding, camping, rafting, scuba diving and traveling. Lately, he’s also taking to acting, appearing in Thunder River Theatre Company’s production of Equus and is getting into improv.

McGowan also boasts a background in journalism, photography, public relations, and marketing.

She graduated from Temple University in Philadelphia with a degree in English Literature and has continued her education with certifications in public relations, workshops and seminars in photography and marketing.

Her introduction to the news media was at a Suburban New Jersey weekly newspaper. Her freelance work included cable news, Philadelphia news media, corporate communications consultant,

LETTERS A love letter to Carbondale Dear Editor: Who gets to live in a town where 300 people show up and work their booties off to make an event happen and then thank us for letting them do it?

Where else can you find volunteers relentlessly sorting through garbage to separate compost and recycling so that we only take 11 percent of waste to the landfill? How often do you get to be at an event and the temperature is perfect with no rain while torrential rains surround the valley?

And how ‘bout them rainbows?

Each more brilliant than the rest.

This little Mountain Fair that our foremothers started 48 years ago is a magic machine that never ceases to amaze me. My mind is a little hazy this week but my memories are strong. The joy is what stays with me the most.

Smiles are wide.

The youngsters especially shape their volunteer future at the fair. I have watched kids grow up and show up every year to volunteer. Sometimes I have so many young helpers I need to create new jobs just to keep them satiated. The Rainbow Lounge provided hours of conversation, nail painting and boa wearing for young and old, but it was the youth that really planted themselves there and felt acceptance.

The Voices puppet show brought tears to my eyes and the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklorico set made me question how we could ever question the depth and culture that our Latin immigrant community brings to us. There was a moment when a Latin couple were standing in front of the stage and the

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She was named Photographer of the Year for Women in Communications, Philadelphia Chapter and a New Jersey Press Association feature writing award. She also received the national MacEachern Award from the Healthcare Academy of the Public Relations Society of America.

A New York City native, she moved to the wild west for skiing and the smalltown lifestyle and has lived in Missouri Heights for 21 years with her husband Michael, two dogs and two cats.

Valley living drew her to volunteer for the Roaring Fork Horse Council, Missouri Heights Community League, Kings Row Home Owners Association and Redstone Art Foundation. She has worked at the Aspen Given Foundation, United Jewish Appeal Aspen Valley, Snowmass Village Rodeo, Aspen Ski Company Ski and Snowboard School and the Salvation Army.

She also exhibits her western photography locally — including The Village Smithy Restaurant, the Redstone Art Foundation Labor Day Festival and other galleries — and published "The Pour House, a Colorado Saloon" history and photography book.

The views expressed in opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The community is invited to submit letters of up to 250 words to P.O. Box 399 or 500 words to news@soprissun.com. Longer columns are considered on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for submission is noon on Monday. woman pointed to the sign that said ”Carbondale is for all” and turned to her partner and nodded. She felt that sense of place.

Of course, the giant sing along to the Beatles “With a Little Help From My Friends” led by The Burroughs summed up the feeling we share all weekend long during Mountain Fair. We are all friends. Yes, we have differences of opinion and we don’t always agree, but we can celebrate this life we get to live together and that celebration is the Mountain Fair.

My love for this event and my community grows stronger every year.

Thank-you to all who came out and made it happen, whether you were a volunteer or a competition participant or just a human being enjoying the day.

My heart is so full of love I feel it may burst at one of these fairs just trying to contain that love.

We may get the thanks at Carbondale Arts but it is this community that really makes this fair the special event that it is. The only sadness I feel is that the rest of the world does not always run as well as this lil festival… just imagine if it did!

Amy Kimberly Carbondale Arts Director

Hippie Fair Dear Editor: A friend of mine, a lifelong Carbondale resident, delights in referring to Mountain Fair as Hippie Fair. She’s completely disparaging and never attends.

I understand the locals who leave town during Fair week. I live a block Continued on page 14

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P.O. Box 399 Carbondale, CO 81623 520 S. Third Street #32 970-510-3003 www.soprissun.com Editor Will Grandbois • 970-510-0540 news@soprissun.com Advertising: Todd Chamberlin • 970-510-0246 adsales@soprissun.com Graphic Designer: Ylice Golden Staff Reporter: Roberta McGowan Delivery: Tom Sands Current Board Members board@soprissun.com Marilyn Murphy, President Raleigh Burleigh, Vice President Linda Criswell, Secretary Klaus Kocher, Treasurer John Colson • April Spaulding Kay Clarke • Carol Craven The Sopris Sun Board meets regularly on the second Monday evening of each month at the Third Street Center.

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Turner turns from CMC Radio to KDNK

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Anyone who tuned into CMC Radio in recent years should recognize KDNK’s new News Director — by voice if not by face.

Lucas Turner is a Western Slope native with deep journalistic roots, although he didn’t necessarily intend to get into the business.

Turner’s family runs the Rio Blanco Herald Times in Meeker, and his grandparents did newspaper distribution in the Roaring Fork Valley even before that. His mother worked for the Herald when he was young, and it leaked into his homeschooling.

“Whenever I turned in writing assignments, I got it back with all the markings of a proofreader,” Turner recalled.

But while he was a good writer, his interests veered toward “computers, cameras and eventually recording equipment.”

He made money doing IT work in high school and used to create and edit videos with his friends — from their own version of Star Wars to farcical news broadcasts.

Turner is having no trouble adapting to the station.

Photo by Will Grandbois “That’s how I began to learn about storytelling,” he said.

It was the photography program that lured him to Colorado Mountain College, but he changed his mind.

“I ended up in the first week kind of seeing the shiny object of the Digital Media Program,” he explained.

His first class in what became the Isaacson School was radio production, and it turned out he had the knack for it. When the

previous CMC Radio manager was looking to transfer the responsibility, Turner was the logical choice.

“It wasn’t something I had seen myself doing, it was just something that happened,” he recalled.

“My whole background worked together. I was able to keep the station on the air technically.”

Coupled with a position teaching sound design, it gave him a solid foundation in theory and in practice. He didn’t really get

passionate about the news end of things until the 2016 election.

“It kind of fired me up a little bit, so I became very interested in politics at that point,” he said.

“Journalism really is about holding power to account and making sure that people don’t think they can get away with unethical actions and behaviors.”

Then the school station fell on hard times.

“We lost our studio at Spring Valley Campus because they built a new building. We did end up getting another space, but it wasn’t feasible to drive all the interest back to it,” Turner explained.

“My skill set was on getting it technically modernized, but it was under resourced and we didn’t really have any good measurement of our listeners.”

So Turner put his efforts toward podcasting, which he saw as the future of radio. The folks at GlenX’s business pitch competition agreed, and he won $10,000 to purchase microphones, a computer and other equipment to get a podcast production company off the ground.

The year since has been “out of

control,” to say the least. He lost a brother in a car accident last fall and signed the papers on a house in Rifle the next day. His son was born in January, and a steady job had a real allure. He had interned for KDNK before, and when the position opened up he applied.

“It’s something I can feel good about doing,” he said. “At the heart of it is ethical, responsible journalism. Small, independent, local media is taking on the mantle of reporting on the things you might not hear in corporatized, mainstream media. If you don’t have someone keeping the electorate informed, you don’t have a democracy.”

In his first week, Turner has felt welcomed by the staff and the community. While he has plenty of ideas for stories, he’s currently focused on learning. You can send news tips to news@kdnk.org and have a good chance of catching him Mondays through Thursdays.

He’ll also be at The KDNK Hoot on Aug. 16.

“I look forward to meeting everyone and getting to know this community better than I do already,” he said.

Blind reporters share sightless experiences on the air

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff You can’t see the avalanche zone tour, but then, neither can the participants or the reporter recording the whole thing. "Nicky News" Isenberg’s new show on KDNK — “The Tactile Traveler” — is by the blind and for everybody.

“My job is to not only make it interesting for blind people and show them there are things they can do, but it also shows sighted people that blind people can do much more than you expect,” he explained.

Isenberg was one of the most premature babies ever to survive at the time of his birth, and came out of the ordeal without a right eye and issues with his left eye.

That didn’t discourage the inexorable pull of journalism. He left Schenectady, New York to go to school at DU — where he thought the proximity to skiing would be better — and graduated as a speech major. By then, he was developing an interest in civil rights, subscribing to the philosophy that, “if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.” As public information officer for the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, he put together a radio show that was ultimately picked up by 18 stations.

“Every week, I had an example of what people you could identify with were doing to eliminate segregation,” he said.

When that role fell apart, Isenberg was encouraged to pursue broadcasting school. As he put it, “All the things that got me fired on other jobs, make me a good reporter.”

Isenberg first came to the valley for a job at KMTS when it initially went on the air in 1977, while still shooting eight to 10 stories for Denver television stations every week.

“That’s where I really, really grew as a reporter,” he said. “It was hard work but God it was fun.”

A stint as a Bureau Chief in Florida ended when he was late on a broadcast due to trouble with his other eye. It became a cycle of decline, surgery and temporary improvement before more decline.

In the meantime, he came back to the Valley for a radio job in Eagle that ended when the transmitter was

struck by lightning. He worked for the Rifle Telegram and freelanced for various tabloids.

“They did a really good job of unimportant stories, but they were true and they were accurate,” he noted of The National Enquirer at the time. “You had to verify everything.”

All the light we cannot see Isenberg became legally blind in 2011 and earlier this month he had his left eye removed, as well.

“I’ve been blind seven times. This time’s sticking,” he noted.

Before he lost his sight completely, he became a student at the Colorado Center for the Blind. He’s still struggling to learn braille and interact with tech through voice apps — ironically, he’s a visual learner — but he picked up an array of skills to get through daily life, from cooking to using a cane. He also became more connected with a new community.

“I didn’t really have much contact with a lot of blind people here,” he said. “What I kept hearing was ‘I went blind and I sat in my apartment for 20 years and only left when I was with really trusted friends.”

That’s how “The Tactile Traveler” began to percolate.

“There’s nobody creating travel situations for blind people,” he said. “If I get off a train in Glenwood Springs, I don’t see mountains. I needed to find things that blind people appreciate.”

He didn’t have to look hard. Soaking in the hot springs, rafting, hiking and going to the vaudeville all offer an array of tactile, auditory and olfactory experiences. He called up the Audio Information Network, an organization that, among other things, reads the newspaper to the visually impaired.

“They thought it was great and would use it if I could produce it, but they had no production facilities,” he said.

So he cast about for a station that would back the plan and, after several nos, got an immediate yes from KDNK. “Community access radio stations take chances,” he noted. “That’s the kind of thing they’re trying to do.”

The first episode aired at 4:30 p.m. July 30 and included the aforementioned tour of an avalanche zone

The blind/deaf journanlist on the job. Photo by Dan Simon in Maroon Creek as well as coverage of the Six Dot Dash in Denver and a ride on the Denver Trolley.

“The stories are done from the perspective of a blind person checking out something. People are already changing before the show got on the air,” he explained.

“I’m incorporating all the things I’ve learned in 50 years as a reporter into the show, but I don’t want to be the only person announcing on there.”

It’s not any easy process writing, announcing and editing a show without eyesight — and Isenberg has serious trouble hearing, as well. He now routes the sound from his recorder through his hearing aids so he can be sure it’s actually on.

Still, he’s happy to persevere.

“I’m 77, but God I don’t want to retire,” he said.

“Being a reporter is so much fun.”

As he challenges others to get out of their comfort zone, he’s doing the same with a standup comedy routine built on blind jokes.

“What I’m telling other blind people is you’re not alone,” he said. “We understand.”

He has an idea for a “best blind photographer in the world contest” as well as events and destinations from the Rocky Horror Picture Show to Red Rocks. KDNK had enough positive feedback to greenlight another episode, which will air at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 30. You can follow the show at kdnk.org/programs/tactile-traveler or through your favorite podcast service.

Right now, the show is run on a volunteer basis, but Isenberg would love to see it picked up and expanded.

“My goal is to make it a weekly public radio show,” he said. “If that happens, it’s going to be huge.”

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The jurors are Dick Carter and Teresa Booth Brown. There will be $250 Judges award and a People Choice Award.

Entry forms are available at the chapel office weekdays between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. and the submissions deadline is Aug. 23 with an Oct. 16 opening.

Choose your own adventure CMC has once again earned the title of Top Adventure College following a readers’ poll from Elevation Outdoors magazine. In the poll, readers decide which among 32 colleges and universities in seven western states provides the best outdoor experiences and learning opportunities. CMC earned the distinction because of its numerous educational opportunities in outdoor recreation and natural resource management, and its proximity to many year-round world-class adventure-based locations.

Pave paradise As part of the “Whole SystemWhole Safety” program improvements for the Highway 82 corridor project, construction crews will begin work on asphalt milling and paving beginning on Monday, Aug. 12. Paving operations between 24th Street in Glenwood Springs and mile point 12, just past the main Carbondale exit, are expected to be complete by October. During mill and overlay work, motorists should

anticipate stretches of lane closures, reduced speed limits and narrowed roads. In order to minimize impacts to the traveling public, there will be no lane closures during rush hour. To sign up for traffic and trail impact updates, contact co82info@gmail.com or 340-4333.

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Carbondale native to compete at world mountain bike championships

By Kate Phillips Sopris Sun Correspondent In a valley where elite athletes are as numerous as the mountains they train on, Henry Nadell has managed to shine among the masses.

On Aug. 5, Nadell was selected by USA Cycling to compete in the 2019 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Saint-Anne, Canada — an accomplishment very few even dream of achieving. A Carbondale native, he qualified for the prestigious event after placing second in the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships under-23 men’s cross country race on July 27 in Winter Park, covering roughly 30 miles of hilly terrain just six seconds off first place in 1:36:10.

“If you had told me at the beginning of the year I was going to qualify I would’ve been surprised.” Nadell humbly notes. “At our team training camp back in January we set our goals through July. The big goal was nationals.”

As a former high-school standout in both mountain biking and nordic skiing at Colorado Rocky Mountain School, he learned how to push his limits to achieve his goals.

Nadell describes his first experience with mountain biking as something that “just clicked”.

“The CRMS team and trips we took made me fall in love with mountain biking before racing.” Nadell recalls. “The mountain bike community in Carbondale is amazing. It really is a great place to grow up and learn about the sport.”

CRMS mountain bike coach Jeremy

Wolf discussed the possibility of moving him up to the varsity squad, although it would mean losing his standing in the JV field and a possible state championship title.

According to Wolf, “There was no hesitation or doubt. Henry was racing to get better and faster, not to collect awards or to win races easily. Bike racing is not about winning, but about selfimprovement and self-reflection.”

With this intention, Nadell was able to consistently work his way through the varsity races.

Despite starting last in every race, Nadell managed to place in the top 10 throughout the season.

“This didn’t discourage Henry, but seemingly served to fire him up and motivate him to train harder for the next season” Wolf states.

Nadell’s determination paid off; as a senior he had finally earned a spot in the front. He soared to a first place finish during his first race of the season Henry Nadell rides the line between work and play. and went on to win all five varsity Courtesy photo races, including the coveted varsity state championship title.

Wolf fondly reflects on Nadell’s rise.

As a full-time student at Fort Lewis College “I still vividly remember seeing him in Durango, he started racing for the come around the first lap of the junior Durango Cycling team where he “bloomed varsity race in Grandby.” he said. “We saw into the mountain bike scene”. his bright blue jersey coming through the “Durango is second to none in the woods and he was all by himself! He had country.” Nadell gushes. “It’s a fun place to put an enormous gap on the field, and had a ride. You always have someone to share it huge grin on his face.” with, and a bunch of friends to push you.”

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To refresh and get ready for Worlds, Nadell will be riding in the Breck Epic Six Day Stage Race this upcoming weekend in Breckenridge.

It is apparent that mountain biking is more than a competitive sport for Nadell.

“I have a lot of fun while riding. I get to share this with my friends and community and that feels really good.”

The positive impact Nadell has had on a community that rallies around its athletes is evident. “As a coach it’s hard to say enough about what Henry did for the team and his teammates. Henry took other riders under his wing. He taught them how to ride, train, and race. [...] He helped build a foundation that the team is still built around today.”

Wolf reflects. “He did it with hard-work, deep love for the sport, and not a drop of arrogance.”

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Emory Lovins predicts an energy revolution

By Robert McGowan Sopris Sun Staff You could call Emory Lovins the father of hybrid technology, and he wouldn't mind.

The chief scientist and founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute spoke candidly about his achievements Tuesday night at the Coventure interview with Brad Feld, the co-founder if Techstars and a partner at Foundry Group V based in Boulder.

The talk, "Reflections on Four Decades Fostering a Clean Energy Revolution and Where We Go from Here," took place before a packed audience at Coventure's offices on Main street.

Lovins came up with the idea of dual energy for automobiles in 1971. Several automobile corporations "slowly started working on this radical concept" of an ultraefficient automobile dubbed the Hypercar.

In 1976, Lovins published his groundbreaking article "Energy Strategy: The Road Not Taken" in Foreign Affairs, considered by experts to be the leading forum for serious discussion of American foreign policy and global affairs. He argued that the United States had arrived at an energy crossroads and could take a path of increasing reliance on fossil fuels or move toward a "Soft Path" towards renewable energy.

"The 1973 oil embargo by Arab states started me thinking about this new energy issue," Physicist Lovins recalled.

Lovins advocates what he calls the "benign" approach of power, solar, conservation and energy efficiency. He had

Emory Lovins responds to a prompt from Brad Feld during an interview at CoVenture.

Photo by Roberta McGowan said the fossil fuel alternative had "serious environmental risks."

He quipped, "Dirty energy is not cheaper."

In 1982, Lovins and his former wife Hunter Lovins produced the awardwinning documentary "Lovins on the Soft Path: An Energy Future with a Future." In it they make the case for energy efficiency and conservation. He explained, "We're in the position of somebody that can't keep the bathtub full because the water keeps running out. Before we buy a bigger water heater, we ought to get a plug."

At the same time, they came up with the idea of the Rocky Mountain Institute, located since 2015 in a new Basalt building.

The first site was in Old Snowmass.

But, he has critics of his conclusions. One

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point of contention, "the Jevons Paradox," suggests instead that improvements in energy efficiency actually would result in an increased energy use due to falling costs. Others say that he is wrong saying 50 percent of all electricity in the US could come from wind by 2050, the number is closer to 30 percent.

When asked how the world of energy discussions and actions has changed from 1976 to today, he mused," Today, we are bombarded with information from so many different sources. It is often hard to determine their credibility. We don't know what specific motivations sources may have."

"However," Lovins noted, "We can now better forecast the output of renewable energy. As for energy storage, it's cheaper

to store heat and cold than electricity.

The Rocky Mountain Institute, according to Lovins, has grown into a broad-based think tank with 200 staff members. Its stated mission is to transform global energy use to create a clean, prosperous and secure low carbon future.

Today's energy discussions, he said, can be blocked by those who say, "they have new ideas, but just stopped having old ideas." Basically, we haven't needed new inventions since 2010."

When asked about government impact on renewable energy, Lovins smiled, "Right now around the world corporations are moving ahead with renewable energy projects. Government assistance or resistance is not an issue."

The institute offered no cost, open source information. "It's amazing what you can do if you give away all of the credit."

In November, Lovins announced that he is stepping down as chief scientist. He has already stopped his official CEO duties.

"But I will be working as a consultant. This way I don't have to focus on administrative activities; just on the things I enjoy most."

He has published 31 books and several hundred scientific papers. He has briefed heads of 15 countries Coventure, a non-profit 501C3 organization, considers itself to be a forum for community communication with local professionals supporting business development in a "conscious capitalism environment, according to Dave Mayer, Coventure board member and founder of Aspen Entrepreneurs.

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Compassion as a way of life

By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff Compassion is a word most people know and understand. But can compassion become part of everyone’s daily life?

This weekend’s Compassion Film Festival and Symposium at the Third Street Center aims to answer that question. Subtitled "Celebration of Compassion in Action,” the festival combines workshops, films, discussion groups and seminars. All programs encourage festival attendees to understand efforts that make positive changes in the world.

The event highlights programs of the Way of Compassion organization located in the Third Street Center. The non-profit also includes the Dharma Center, a nonsectarian Buddhist center, and the Bicycle Project that provides tools and parts for people to repair old bicycles. The Way of Compassion Foundation is a registered 501(c) (3) nonprofit.

According to Aaron Taylor, director of the Way of Compassion Foundation, which organizes the festival, “We want to inspire people to find compassionate activities that fit into their lives.”

The mission of the foundation is "Providing services to help people live meaningful lives."

Compassion Fest Workshops include the following topics: Linking Physical Reactions to Our Emotions; Attitudinal Healing; Bias-Free Compassion, and Compassion Rocks.

Full-length feature films zero in on the goals of the festival. "A Sacred Journey" describes the story of one brother, diagnosed with a shattering illness, as another brother must face his own demons.

The family struggles to pick up the pieces and stay together in this portrait of love.

The documentary "A Miracle a Day" focuses on the All Bengal Women’s Union Welfare Home for Girls in Kolkata (Calcutta), India.

The third full-length film "Let Us Dance," describes a dance therapy project in Tahiti. It produces a performance mixing contemporary dance and Polynesian dance

performed by professional dancers and disabled dancers.

Saturday, Aug. 10 is a day of short films, which focus on compassion. The morning offers seven films, as does the afternoon program.

The Festival also presents a variety of other activities.

Saturday's main evening event "Compassion in Action" features Shereen Sarick of Aspen. She will talk about the Marshyangdi School in Kathmandu, Nepal. Sarick and her son Jack taught at the school for a few months of a year long volunteer adventure. "We learned as much as we taught,” she explained.

The school was founded in 1993 by Sonam Lama, who continues to serve as principal.

The Marshyangdi School in Kathmandu, Nepal currently provides education, room, board, community, and health care to 210 students from all over the country.

Marshyangdi School relies on private philanthropy.Earthquakes rocked the region in 2015 and crumbled parts of the school.

Five students died. "That's when I decided to get more involved," Sarick, said.

Now, Sarick and the board of a non-profit she started after the earthquake are working to build a new facility. This campus will be able to house twice as many students, expand to be K-12, offer a more open green setting, as well as be structurally resistant to earthquakes. For more information, go to marshyangdischool.org

In English Conchita Remerez lives in the Roaring Fork Valley and is presenting "Conscious activities to support the building of safe relationships understanding and compassion. He is the founder of the "Institute of Sciences for Human Florence," creator of the Diploma "Mindfulness, Compassion, and Human Florence" and author of the book "Cultivating Your Internal Mentor: Mindfulness and Goodwill.

The aim of this workshop is to present the FocusedKids program, building healthy brains

through conscious activities.

Socio-emotional health in our children and in ourselves begins with compassionate and safe relationships, which lead to healthy brain development and ultimately to the success of life.)

An English language Yoga Workshop is set for Saturday, Aug. 10 at 7:45 a.m..

The Sunday morning program focuses on an interfaith panel to discuss the perspectives of compassion in action according to Jewish, Christian, Bahi faiths.

In addition, a Bilingual Yoga Workshop is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 11 at 8:00 a.m. taught by Grace Tennant and Veronica Boscherino.

The Festival begins on Friday, Aug. 9 and concludes on Sunday, Aug. 11. Tickets are available at woctickets.ticketspice.com/ compassionfest-box-office.

En Español Conchita Remerez vive en el valle del Fork Roaring y presenta "Actividades conscientes para apoyar la construcción de relaciones seguras.”

Valentin Mendez de Mexico City enseña comprensión y compasión.

Es el fundador del “Instituto de Ciencias para el Florecimiento Humano,” creador del Diplomado “Mindfulness, Compasión y Florecimiento Humano” y autor del libro “Cultivando tu Mentor Interno: Mindfulness y Buena Voluntad: Sábado 10 de agosto a las 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. y a 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.

El objectivo de de este taller es presentar el programa FocusedKids, construyendo cerebros sanos mediante actividades conscientes. La salud socio-emocional en nuestros hijos y en nosotros mismos comienza con relaciones compasivas y seguras, que conducen a un desarrollo cerebral saludable y, en última instancia, al éxito de la vida": El sábado 10 de agosto a las 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Además, el Taller Bilingüe de Yoga está programado para el domingo 11 de agosto a las 8:00 a.m., impartido por Grace Tennant y Veronica Boscherino.

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August 9-11, 2019 Third Street Center Carbondale Join us for a weekend dedicated to celebrating and inspiring compassion in our lives, communities, and the world!

Feature Films | Short Films Workshops | Speakers Concert by Let Them Roar Tickets on sale now!

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Compassion Fest blends film, workshops, yoga and more — and this year it's bilingual. Courtesy photo.

The Festival begins on Friday, Aug. 9 and concludes on Sunday, Aug. 11.

Tickets are available at woctickets. ticketspice.com/ compassionfestbox-office.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY, AUG. 9 3:30 p.m. Bias-Free Compassion workshop 5:00 p.m. Dinner // Compassionate Conversations 6:00 p.m. Opening Reception (free) 7:00 p.m. Film Festival Opening Ceremony “A Sacred Journey”

SATURDAY, AUG. 10 7:45 a.m. Yoga 9:00 a.m. Where Compassion and Leadership Meet workshop 9:00 a.m. Attitudinal Healing workshop 10:30 a.m. Morning Short Films 10:30 a.m. Buena voluntad hacia uno mismo 12:00 p.m. Lunch Break | Compassionate Conversations 1:00 p.m. Compassion Rocks (free kids event) 1:30 p.m. Am I a stranger in my body?

1:30 p.m. Mindful Activities to Support Safe Relationships 1:30 p.m. Actividades conscientes 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Short Films 3:30 p.m. Buena voluntad hacia uno mismo 5:00 p.m. Dinner Break | Compassionate Conversations 7:00 p.m. Main Event – Compassion in Action Concert for Sanctuary by Let Them Roar

SUNDAY, AUG. 11 8:00 a.m. Yoga in Spanish and English en español e inglés 10:00 a.m. Interfaith Panel Discussion (free) 11:30 p.m. Community Lunch with Presenters 1:30 p.m. “A Miracle a Day” 3:30 p.m. “Let Us Dance” Closing Ceremony and Compassion Film Festival Awards

Join us this Sunday 10 a.m.

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With kindergarten fully funded, is pre-K next?

By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent Governor Jared Polis signed legislation last May to fund full-day kindergarten in Colorado’s public schools. Many in our valley who are celebrating this new ruling are also hoping it’s just the first step toward addressing the lack of affordable and accessible early childhood education programs in our region.

Prior to the passage of the State Funding for Full-day Kindergarten bill, parents had to foot the bill for close to half of the cost — about $400 per month in Carbondale schools — or qualify for a tuition subsidy. Half-day kindergarten programs were free, but not a viable option for many working parents.

Polis began pushing for this legislation during his first weeks in office, with bipartisan support from the start. Former school superintendent and Republican Representative Jim Wilson of Salida had been sponsoring a full-day kindergarten bill for the past six years. The bill finally passed this spring, unanimously in the Senate and with only ten of the 24 Republican representatives opposing it in the House.

Ross Montessori School Principal Sonya Hemmen told The Sopris Sun that this new legislation is “100 percent good news on all fronts.” With more kids in fulltime kindergarten, she believes they’ll see improvement in terms of kids’ social and emotional development as well as their math and literacy skills; parents will have “one less bill to pay;” and their school will be able to reallocate funds that had previously been

used to help fund their full-day kindergarten program.

Valley Settlement Executive Director Alex Sánchez told The Sun that he is grateful for this new legislation and hopes the vision will only expand. “If we want to work toward closing the “opportunity gap” among children in our community, Sanchez said, then “we need to start investing in children a lot younger.”

Valley Settlement works with immigrant families to provide free programming for preschool-age children, informal childcare providers, and mothers of babies and toddlers.

Part of the intent of the new kindergarten bill is to free up funds that were used in some districts — including Roaring Fork School District — to provide tuition subsidies for fullday kindergarten and redirect those dollars toward preschool tuition subsidies.

Sánchez believes there is a “desperate need” for affordable, full-day, quality preschools in our area. “Child Care Awareness found Colorado to be the second most expensive state in the nation when it comes to childcare for 4-year olds. In addition to the prohibitively high cost, our area also has a significant problem in terms of capacity. The population of preschool-age children far exceeds the total number of kids existing schools can serve.

Various groups, including the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Council and the Cradle to Career initiative of the Aspen Community Foundation (ACF), have been working for years to address the need for affordable, quality preschool in our area.

About two years ago, a new group evolved out of the Cradle to Career initiative, the Rocky Mountain Preschool Coalition (RMPC).

Center for the Developing Child graphic The unique strength of the RMPC, according to Gretchen Brogdon, Data & Research Director of ACF, is that it includes community leaders from the business, nonprofit, and K-12 education sectors in addition to preschool providers. Jointly funded and coordinated by Manaus Fund and ACF, the coalition’s goal is to address early childhood education needs from Aspen to Parachute.

RMPC decided to model their approach to the problem after the Denver Preschool Program (DPP). Funded by a city-wide 0.15 percent sales tax, DPP provides tuition assistance so that all families in Denver, regardless of income, can afford and access quality preschools.

Unlike the Denver approach, however, RMPC sees the lack of affordable preschool in our area as a regional problem that will require a regional solution. Their first hurdle was to get the state legislature to pass a bill authorizing the creation of special taxing districts for the purpose of supporting preschool services, similar to fire districts.

Working with consultants and lobbyists, RMPC was instrumental in the passage of such a law last spring, authorizing the formation of Early Childhood Development

Service Districts.

Manaus Executive Director Cindy Kahn explained that the actual creation of an Early Childhood Development taxing district is a “huge endeavor” which could take at least twelve to eighteen months. In the meantime, Kahn noted, it’s possible that the preschool landscape across the state could change, as Polis has indicated that he supports statewide, free preschool.

Whether or not a special funding district is finally formed, Kahn noted, “public education on this issue … building awareness of the inequities ... is always good.”

In addition to educating the public about the problem, RMPC’s next steps include mapping out all the key players involved in early childhood education from Aspen to Parachute and ensuring that the coalition includes representation from a wide spectrum of the community.

In particular, Sanchez said, working families and Latino families need to be “at the table...We can’t solve the problem without including the voices of those who are most impacted.”

For more information on RMPC or to get involved, email cindy@manaus.org.

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Pitkin Commissioners to vote onWilden property acquisition near Filoha

By Justin Patrick Sopris Sun Correspondent The Pitkin County Board of Commissioners will take up a second reading and public hearing Aug. 14 before voting on whether to adopt a recommendation by the Open Space and Trails board to acquire 10 acres near the south end of Filoha Meadows.

The $1,550,000 purchase from current owner Jeff Wilden would provide some attractive enhancements to the much-beloved Filoha Meadows Nature Preserve. The Open Space and Trails (OST) board voted 3-0 on July 11 to recommend approval of the acquisition.

First on the list of benefits is a more modern, safer bridge to access the Meadows. Currently, county officials as well as groups like the Roaring Fork Conservancy must utilize a pedestrian bridge over the Crystal River that was originally “cobbled together by some coal miners back when they were still ranching on Filoha Meadows,” said Dale Will, Acquisition and Special Projects Director for the county. “It was never engineered.

It has steel posts sitting on river rock without any footer.” At least four evening programs at Filoha were cancelled this summer due to high flows in the Crystal, a problem that would be eliminated by using the Wilden property bridge.

Additionally, the purchase would provide a practical gateway to the property. That is, visitors could safely park off of Highway 133 and equipment could be stored. It would also ensure that more development does not occur in the area, which would likely disturb the wildlife the Nature Preserve is known

for. “We don’t need any more houses right on the boundary of Filoha,” said Will. “By buying the property we’re able to eliminate any further development of it.”

“The parcel could also play a role in a future trail between Redstone and Penny Hot Springs, since the trail plan approved last year does not have an alignment that would go through Filoha Meadows,” said Gary Tennenbaum, director of Open Space and Trails, in a press release.

Finally, the property has two houses on it, which could end up being a residence for a Pitkin County ranger or even a Colorado Parks and Wildlife official stationed in the Crystal Valley.

“It really makes sense for us to have that to keep an eye on Filoha and get in and out of there,” said Will.

“We have owned this stunningly beautiful stretch of the Crystal River since 2006,” said seller Jeff Wilden, who was represented by Doug Leibinger of Compass Real Estate.

“We are very pleased to work with the county’s Open Space Program to see our property now enhance Filoha Meadows Nature Preserve.”

The natural thermal wetland is regarded as one of the crown jewels of Pitkin County Open Space. The site, across the river from the famed Penny Hot Springs, was once home to the Ute Indians. “Our journey with Filoha Meadows goes back a long ways,” said Will. “We found books in the Aspen library that had eyewitness accounts of Ute teepee circles down there

by Penny Hot Springs.” Will pointed out that the property is primarily managed as a nature preserve with limited public

The property comes with a more modern, safer bridge, two houses, and space enough for parking off of Highway 133. Courtesy photo access. He highlighted the great amount of biodiversity found there, including fireflies, wild flowers, Thompson Big Eared Bats, bighorn sheep, and an elk herd.

The public is able to access the property during special events, such as the Roaring Fork Conservancy’s firefly walk.

Will hopes the acquisition goes through to allow such programs to operate smoothly. “We want the public to learn about how important and significant it is.

It helps people support land conservation overall.”

According to the press release, Filoha

Meadows and Penny Hot Springs are just two of OST’s growing number of open spaces up the Crystal. The hot springs, located west of the river and opposite from the north end of Filoha, are the focus of a current management planning process, while the management plan for Filoha is scheduled to be updated in 2020.

“If all goes well and we complete the purchase, we will fold it in to the Filoha Master Plan revisions and everyone will have a chance to weigh in on it,” said Will. The board will also be accepting comment at the Aug. 14 public hearing.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY AUG. 8 PETER PAN • J.M. Barrie’s classic tale comes to life at 6 p.m. with the Stage of Life (520 S. Third St., Suite 15) cast.

Tickets are $10 for adults at soltheatrecompany.org.

ASTROLOGY CIRCLE • Explore the main storylines playing out in planetary movements with Whitney Will from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third St.).

Tickets are $15 at https://www. truenaturehealingarts.com.

SONGWRITERS • Jackson Emmer, Wyatt Espalin and John Statz perform in the round beginning at 7 p.m. at the Beaver Lake Lodge (201 E. Silver St., Marble). $10 cover; cash or check only — contact the lodge for reservations.

FRI AUG. 9 - SUN AUG. 11 COMPASSION FEST • A three-day festival highlighting compassionate actions in the world through films, workshops, music, food and more. Info and tickets at compassionfest.world.

FRIDAY AUG. 9 MIXED MEDIA • Carbondale Arts (76 S. Fourth St.) presents “LOOM” — an exploration of the relationship between weaving and the evolution of the modern computer by Cate Tallmadge and Andrew Roberts-Gray — and “Post-Frontier Landscapes” — a solo exhibition by textile artist Julia Crocetto — with a 6 to 8 p.m. opening.

Submit your events as soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

PSYCHEDELICS • True Nature (100 N. Third St.) and Lux Wellness welcome back Dr. Natalie Metz for a 7 p.m. talk followed by a Q&A discussion. $25 at truenaturehealingarts.com.

BLOCK PARTY • Davina and the vagabonds entertain for free from 7 to 9 p.m. on Market Street in Willits.

FRI AUG. 9 - THU AUG. 15 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) presents “Maiden” (PG) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 9-15; “The Biggest Little Farm” (PG) at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 10 and “Echo in the canyon (PG-13) at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 11.

FRI AUG. 10 & SAT AUG. 11 MARBLEFEST • Catch art and music beginning at noon each day in the Marble Mill Site Park.

Festival and School’s brilliant student musicians will play for free at 6 p.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.).

SUNDAY AUG. 11 BLUEGRASS BAND • The Blue Canyon Boys play another free summer music concert from 4 to 7 p.m. in Sopris Park.

MYOFASCIAL RELEASE • Learn a simple set of techniques designed to target commonly tight areas of the body and reduce post-

AUTHOR VISIT • Kat Kronenberg, a best selling and award winning author, will read from “Dream Big and Love Big” at 10:30 a.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.) with crafts after.

CHAMBER MUSIC • A juried selection of the Aspen Music

Starr and Jackson Emmer from 8 to 9:30 p.m. at the Missouri Heights Schoolhouse (498 CR 102).

STARS ABOVE ASPEN • Ride the Silver Queen gondola to the top of the mountain for sunset yoga at 6:30 p.m., a speaker at 8:15 p.m. and cosmos exploration into the night. $15 at aspennature.org.

FURTHER OUT

TUESDAY AUG. 13 WEED TO THE WISE • Find out what’s new in medical cannabis research for seniors from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs library (815 Cooper Ave., Glenwood).

RUBE GOLDBERG • Youngsters grades 5+ are invited to build a complex machine to complete a simple task from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

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SATURDAY AUG. 10 TOUR DE FARMS • Bookcliff, Mount Sopris & South Side Conservation Districts come together for a 21-mile bike tour starting at 7:30 a.m. — info and registration at bookcliffcd.org.

(335 Main St.). Email renee@ amplifyingvoices.org for details and to reserve your seat.

fatigue from 4 to 6 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third St.). No yoga experience necessary; all props provided. $45 at truenaturehealingarts.com.

MONDAY AUG. 12 CASTLE CONCERT • The Sun’s own sold-out event in Redstone begins at 5 p.m. — more info on page 2.

POETRY WORKSHOP • Build comfort, impact, and stage presence from 4 to 6 p.m. at Difficult Campground. The phonefree event is open to all at no charge, just bring a piece you’ve written to work on. For more information, contact gary@smartshelter.com.

THURSDAY AUG. 15 BUILDING COMMUNITY • Coventure (201 Main St.) hosts networking at 6:30 p.m. followed by a free 7 to 8 p.m. panel discussion with Dave Mayer, Founder of Aspen Entrepreneurs and Justin Lewis, Founder of Roaring Fork Technologists.

CONSENSUAL IMPROV • Thunder River Theatre Company’s troupe performs from 8 to 9:30 p.m. on its home stage (67 Promenade). $15 at thunderrivertheatre.com.

FRIDAY AUG. 16 THE HOOT • KDNK Community Radio's free outdoor concert returns from 5 to 10 p.m. at the Fourth Street Plaza.

S T A R W O O D REUNION • Bobby Mason and Bob Carpenter reconnect for a free 6 to 8 p.m. set at Lions Park in downtown Basalt.

SUNDAY AUG. 18 OUR TOWN ONE TABLE • An outdoor summer potluck dinner begins at 6:30 p.m. — reservations at jwall@ carbondaleco.net.

ONGOING

PING PONG • Senior Matters (520 S. Third St. Suite FUNDRAISER PARTY • Voices 33) offers a table tennis club for celebrates its birthday from adults from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays.

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• Sunset yoga • Interactive presentations • Fun hands-on activities, games & crafts • Telescope stations & STARLAB Planetarium • Legends and facts of the constellations • Planisphere and mobile app demonstrations • 8:15pm presentation by John M. Keller, PhD, Director of Fiske Planetarium This event for all ages will satisfy your cosmic hunger as well as your worldly appetite as the Sundeck will be open for dinner and drinks throughout the evening.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include a PowerPoint presentation by Retired Family Physician, Dr. Greg Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition, on the first Monday of every month at 7 pm., as well as Monday morning free one-hour consultations by appointment for heart attack and other chronic illness prevention through PlantBased Whole Foods Lifestyle.

(Call 379-5718.) A once a month Plant-Based whole foods potluck for anyone interested in plantbased living is the 4th Monday of the month at 6:30 pm. All events take place at 3rd Street Center, 520 S. Third St. MINDFULNESS IN RECOVERY • An inclusive, peer-led recovery support group open to anyone with a desire for recovery — independent of faith and regardless of race, gender or orientation — meets Tuesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. in room 36 of the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) MINDFULNESS • The Mindful Life Program in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) offers group sessions Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation and registration is not necessary.

Info: mindfullifeprogram.org and 970-633-0163.

DHARMA • The Way of Compassion Dharma Center holds a Dharma talk and meditation from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays and a silent meditation and Buddha of

Compassion practice at 8 a.m.

Saturdays at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

MEDITATION • Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (info at 306-1015).

RF INSIGHT • Monday Night Meditation meets from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. at Roaring Fork Aikikai (2553 Dolores Way) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. RFI also offers secular mindfulness at the Carbondale Community School and is working with CMC to provide a class on “Zen and the Art of Dying” — more info at roaringforkinsight.org.

SANSKRIT MANTRA • Devika Gurung demonstrates how chant is about more than spirituality, but also breath and rhythm at 4:30 p.m. Sundays at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

SUNSET YOGA • River Valley Ranch hosts complimentary classes at the first tee box from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday evenings throughout the summer.

YOGA • Get a donation-based introduction to Hatha Yoga from 8 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

TAI CHI • All levels are welcome to participate a gentle path to health and flexibility from 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays with John Norton. Marty Finkelstein offers a 5 to 5:30 course for beginners before his 5:30 to 7 p.m. class on Tuesdays

Continued from page 10. and Thursdays. Both classes take place at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m. Meet at the store 596 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza) and run various distances, with different routes each week.

Info: 704-0909.

RODEO • Catch the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo at 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays through Aug. 22 at the Gus Darien Arena on Catherine Store Road.

FARMERS MARKET • Get fresh produce and other goods from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Sept. 25 at the Fourth Street Plaza.

THOMPSON TOURS • The house (301 Lewies Ln.) is open for tours every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 1 to 4 p.m. $5 for ages 13 and up, info at carbondalehistory.org.

CASTLE TOURS • Experience life in another time with a tour of the elegant, beautifullypreserved home of Alma and John Osgood (58 Redstone Castle Ln.) at 10:15 a.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Tickets at theredstonecastle.com.

LOSS SUPPORT • The Compassionate Friends of the Roaring Fork Valley, a group for parents, grandparents or siblings who have lost a child of any age, meets at 6:30 p.m. the first

Tuesday of the month at The Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.).

LOVE ADDICTS • Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, a 12-step group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Holland Hills United Methodist Church (167 Holland Hills Rd., Basalt).

ASPEN MUSIC FESTIVAL • Enjoy world-class classical music performances — orchestra, opera and chamber — with many events a day. In addition to fully free events, it’s always free to sit on the lawn outside the Benedict Music Tent.

OPEN MIC • Take the stage at Riverside Grill (181 Basalt Center Circle, Basalt) from 5 to 8 p.m.

Wednesdays. Food and drink specials. Free.

KARAOKE • Stubbies Sports Bar (123 Emma Rd.) and Sandman bring you o v e r 30,000 songs to choose from and a quality sound system to release your inner rockstar at 9 pm. every Thursday.

LET’S JUST DANCE • Feel great, have fun and dance Tuesdays at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Catch a free lesson at 7 p.m., then from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. it’s open dancing with two-step,

swing, waltz, line dance, salsa and more. No partner or experience necessary. $8/ person; $14/couple. Questions?

Call 970-366-6463 or email billypat4@gmail.com.

BACHATA • Learn a Latin dance with Erik and Claudia Peña presenting weekly classes from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every Thursday at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.). $10 drop-in fee; info at 963-8425.

ALAPRIMA • A watercolor painting group meets from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

COMMUNITY MEAL • Faith Lutheran Church (1340 Highway 133), in collaboration with Carbondale Homeless Assistance, hosts a free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale.com.

YAPPY HOUR • Colorado Animal Rescue’s Yappy Hour at the Marble Bar (150 Main St.) takes place at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Sip on handcrafted cocktails and meet a C.A.R.E. dog, with $1 from every drink donated to C.A.R.E. Bring your own dog along as well.

BOOK CLUB • Join fellow readers to discuss great books at Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of each month.

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COP SHOP

TOWN REPORT From Town Manager Jay Harrington's weekly report to trustees, staff and others.

From July 26 through Aug. 1, Carbondale Police handled 251 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

BID PACKETS were sent out for fabrication, construction and installation of signs on the Red Hill Trail system. Bids are due by 3 p.m. Aug. 19 at Town Hall and are available at carbondalegov.org.

FRIDAY July 26 at 4:12 a.m. A woman reported being threatened by her boyfriend while they were camping in the back of their van, but he was gone when police showed up.

FRIDAY July 26 at 11:38 p.m. Following a traffic stop for following too close and weaving, a 21-year-old man was issued a summons for driving under the influence and the aforementioned charges.

FRIDAY July 26 at 11:41 p.m. A speeding stop led to the DUI arrest of a 35-year-old man.

SATURDAY July 27 at 10:47 p.m. A 31-year-old man was cited for weaving, failing to use turn signals and failing to yield.

SUNDAY July 28 at 1:41 a.m. Police issued a summons for disorderly conduct following a disturbance at a local bar.

MONDAY July 29 at 10:41 a.m. After receiving a disturbance call, officers issued a summons for discarding trash in a container or on property of others.

MONDAY July 29 at 3:06 p.m. Someone called to report a runaway, and the kid was found WEDNESDAY July 31 at 1:33 a.m. Police encountered a car highcentered on a rock along Highway 133. No one was inside, but they located the owner from the plates.

THURSDAY Aug. 1 at 1:28 a.m. Following a domestic violence call, a 33-year-old woman was arrested for harassment and a 35-yearold man was cited for violating a protection order and resisting arrest.

THURSDAY Aug. 1 at 2:55 p.m. When a 23-year-old woman came into the Police Department to be fingerprinted, she was arrested on a warrant.

A SCULPTURE WAS DAMAGED in front of Thunder River Theatre Company. The artist of “Horizon Line” has removed one of the columns and plans on returning it with a repaired horse. The sculpture on Seventh and Main — “Homage to Miro” — has also seen minor damage, and the artist is coming into town to assess the situation. Police reports have been filed on both incidents.

VANDALIZED SIGNS were replaced, with streets crews also filling potholes in alleys and helping with concrete pours for the Highway 133 irrigation project.

CHIP SEALING is underway in River Valley Ranch and working its way toward Snowmass Drive and Cleveland Place.

SOLAR LIGHTING will be installed in the Colorado Meadows area beginning this week.

CALL FOR ADVISORY BOARD VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS

A PRIVATE RENTAL with around 250 attendees will close the Rec. Center gym beginning at noon on Aug. 10. The cardio room, outdoor exercise area and climbing wall will be open normal hours until 2 p.m.

THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION interviewed two prospective members and recommended their appointment. The Board will review the candidates at the Aug. 13 meeting.

CARBONDALE MARKETPLACE preparations continue with the entrances off of Highway 133 paved last week.

HISTORY COLORADO approached the CHPC about hosting a Regional Certified Local Government forum in May of 2020.

TREE PRUNING closed Main Street between Second and Third on Aug. 5.

FAILED CONTROLS at the Nettle Creek Plant were replaced, although the plant will be kept isolated for another week. Fire mitigation is also underway at the facility.

THE DUMP TRUCK used for hauling bio solids was sent to Grand Junction for repairs.

THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT will meet to consider the appeal of a staff decision to issue a building permit at 728 Euclid on Aug. 19. The property owner submitted re-design options which are available on the Town’s website.

CIRSA — the Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Association — conducted a safety inspection of Town facilities.

NO ONE WAS JAILED during Mountain Fair, although there were three DUI citations and some noise complaints after 10 a.m. related to various businesses and private parties.

Police have followed up with owners/managers of the establishments. Decibel readings outside Sopris Park during the fair were all well under permitted levels.

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By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Carbondale will have a new police chief in a little over a year — and it won’t be the current second in command. Gene Schilling is planning to retire from the top role in September 2020, and Lieutenant Chris Wurtsmith will be leaving for personal reasons a few months before that.

“It’s time,” Schilling said. “It’s not the job it used to be. You’re under a microscope all the time and you don’t get the respect you used to. I’m still very happy when I come to work, but I’m getting tired of the little whiney complaints.”

The announcements come on the heels of Glenwood Springs Police Chief Terry Wilson’s decision to retire come February. Schilling and Wilson, incidentally, both have local roots and worked in area coal mines before getting into policing around the same time. But perhaps the most apt comparison is to the 1997 transition between Fred Williams — who served as Carbondale Police Chief for 14 years and later returned as an officer — and Schilling himself.

“I think it’ll be an interesting time for the town,” Schilling said.

“Fred and I operate a lot alike, and you’re looking at nearly 40

Police Chief Gene Schilling (fifth from left) and Luitenent Chris Wurtsmith (back in Santa hat) will both depart next year, but they hope the spirit of community policing will continue. Courtesy photo years between the two of us.”

That philosophy, if you ask him or his officers, is about education before enforcement.

“You try to help people as much as you can — even when it’s not a Carbondale issue or even a police issue,” Schilling said. “I like to do a lot of bottomup policing, with staff having plenty of input into how we do

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Mark Taylor, James Gorman, Jeff Britt, Kevin Lundy, Pete Rich, Hamilton Pevec, Steve Lavelle, Charlie Noone, Ryan Jervis, Jason Albert, Alison Cryns, Blake McDonald, Jeptha Hoffman, Darin Binion, Ken Keister, James Piccone, Jason Segal, Forest Faulker, Pete Thompson; Josh Paigen, Emmet Hood Garcelon, Steve Lavell, Rodrigo Salcido, Brenden Peterson, Ryan Young Vendor Coordination Alta Otto Cantina Evan Cree, Ben Bohmfalk, Jeff Dickinson, Jeff Laukhart Peace Patrol Jim Neu, Michael Gorman, George Wear, Josh Paigen, Thomas Fagan, Dallas Erwin, Chris Ford Sound & Lights Bill Flanigan, Ben Diamond Parking Czar Patty Nadon Electricians Bill Laemmel/Carbondale Light & Power, Lance Dement, Rob Janssen Volunteer Coordinators Rachael Manning, Randall Lavelle, Sarah Murray, Pam Williams, Bryan Golden Raffle Rebecca Binion, Regina Piccione, Cortney McDougal, Jill Napiwocki, Kellyn Wardell, Sun Bicycles, Aspen Ski Co., High Society, Aloha Mountain Cyclery, Belly Up Thank you to ALL of the local businesses who donated to our raffle this year. We are grateful for each and every item!

things.”

Part of the point of giving plenty of notice is to make sure there’s plenty of time to find the right replacement. In an ideal world, someone might be able to step into the lieutenant position first, giving the new chief a chance to learn the ropes and get a feel for the community before taking the reins.

“They’ll get to experience some big First Fridays and Mountain Fair,” Schilling said.

“They can take what I give them or not.”

The process should begin in January or February, according to Town Manager Jay Harrington, who will lead the selection. He’ll be assisted by several review committees and the Board of

Trustees will be asked to put the final stamp on his selection.

“Gene will be leaving behind a really strong department and it’s an opportune time for the change,” he observed. “It would be great to find someone who’s already established in the Valley, but we’ll definitely be looking well beyond that. It’s a desirable place to work and the Town itself is in a great financial position to move forward.”

That said, he pointed out that the Town will have to absorb the many responsibility Schilling has taken on in excess of his job description — which have drawn comparisons to Radar O'Reilly from M*A*S*H. Schilling is also president of the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection Board, with a term due expire in May 2020 and a bus driver for Roaring Fork School District — a job he plans to keep and possibly even expand.

Meanwhile, he has a few goals he’d like to accomplish before his departure, like getting all the Town’s radio systems to talk to each other. Then, once he’s done with the hiring process and the big retrospective feature in The Sun, he expects he might actually learn to enjoy retirement.

Although… “I’m sure once I leave I’m still going to be getting phone calls.”

Carbondale Arts would like to extend our sincerest gratitude for all of our wonderful Mountain Fair volunteers, sponsors and donors.

Green Team Jason White, Mark Weinhold, Annie

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LETTERS

OBITUARIES

Ian Hause June 24, 1965 - July 21, 2019 Our beloved Ian Hause passed away peacefully in his sleep on the morning of July 21 at the age of 54 while among friends in Colorado Springs pursuing a course in personal growth.

He was born in Santa Barbara, California on June 24, 1965 and spent most of his life in Carbondale where he will always be remembered as a funny, kind, generous, intelligent and loyal friend. Ian had a great passion for fly fishing, skiing, music and his work. He leaves his legacy through various land development projects and his commitment to preserving the natural beauty in the Roaring Fork valley he called home.

During his last year his love for the beauty of mountains and rivers exploded. His enthusiasm and energy was boundless. He loved his family and his many friends.

Please send your love and well wishes, but mainly the family asks you to hold the good moments you had with him dearly in your heart Any donations in his memory can be made to the AVLT Kea C. Hause Riparian River Restoration Fund at www.

AVLT.org.

He is survived by his parents Ken and Adele Hause, his

Ian Hause step-mother Laurie Hause, his sister Heather Froelicher, her husband Franz, their children Weaver and Eric and his brother Eric Hause, his wife Karen, their children Ginger and Mary and grandchildren Hendrix, Wilson and Otto and, last but not least, his loyal dog Makee, a Chihuahua/ Beagle mix .

He was predeceased by Kea Hause, his wonderful older brother and his step-father Lester Bickel. A Memorial will be held in his honor from 4- to 7 p.m on Oct. 17 at Gianinetti Spring Creek Ranch in Carbondale.

away from Sopris Park and I’ve experienced the trepidation of moving my car knowing I may hafta park a mile away from my home when I return.

And, yes, Mountain Fair is getting a little big. It’s not as big as Strawberry Days yet, and the crowd is still predominately Carbondale residents and former residents, not tourists.

I’m impressed by the number of past Carbondalians I met who moved away many years ago, but return for Mountain Fair every year. It gets somewhat congested around the food vendors at meal time and a long wait in line should be expected.

I can’t understand how anyone could be jaded by the Fair. The drum circle is inspiration enough for the entire event, although I wasn’t inspired by the rogue drummers who kept me awake ‘til midnight on Saturday. The legitimate drum circle caused me to imagine an approaching cavalry anywhere in the valley would head for the surrounding hills if they heard that many drums.

As for Hippie Fair, what’s wrong with that? Peace, love, dope is a helluva lot better than war, hate, booze.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

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Dear Editor: I recently completed Lift Up’s “$4 a day” challenge.

The idea is to eat like you are a recipient of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for a week. The national allocation for SNAP recipients is $4.15 a day. Those who use SNAP to feed their families eat 39 percent fewer whole grains, 46 percent more red meat, and more processed foods overall.

I would like to encourage you to join the challenge, or just learn more, at liftup.org, and help raise awareness of food insecurity in our country.

Caitlin Kennett Glenwood Springs

What I want Dear Editor: I don’t want your guns.

Or at least, I don’t want your hunting rifles or hand guns.

Your assault weapons should never have been considered guns, and I want them banned.

I do want every gun owner to register their guns, take a safety course, store them unloaded in locked cabinets.

I want all gun owners to go through background checks, and anyone with a history of domestic violence or a felony should not be able to own a gun.

And yes, of course, we should be putting more money into treating mental health in

this country. But that isn’t enough. And yes, we need massive education on the effects of violent games and programming, and parents to intervene. And yes, we need a President who doesn’t espouse hatred and laugh at jokes about shooting immigrants.

But that isn’t enough. We also need common sense gun laws.

If you love the second amendment, then you’d better come up with something that works.

Because us leftist, pinko, communist snowflakes (and whatever other insults you choose to call me) have had enough!

Peter Westcott Carbondale

Haiku for an El Paso mother Dear Editor: Crouched with back to fire She shields her child from bullets What about her rights?

Bob Schultz

Satisfaction Dear Editor: Stones gather no moss Keith’s deal with Devil pays off It’s Mick’s gain, God’s loss JM Jesse Glenwood Springs

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a Final Subdivision Plat/Resubdivision to subdivide Lot A, a resubdivision of Lots 2 through 4, Crystal Village Filing No. 3. (A Site Plan Review and Major Plat Amendment was approved by the Board of Trustee’s through Ordinance 14, Series of 2017 on September 12, 2017).

The property is located on Lot A, a resubdivision of Lots 2 through 4, Crystal Village Filing No. 3, South of the RFTA Offices and to the West of Ace Hardware, the buildings are currently under construction.

The owner and applicant is CBS Village Lane, LLC. Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. on August 27, 2019.

BIGGER ON THE INSIDE • The Aspen Science Center recently completed a tour of local libraries with its inflatable planetarium. During the stop in Carbondale, Maya Hunt had a full house as she pointed out constellations and explained how the stars appear to move across the sky. Photos by Will Grandbois

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The application may also be reviewed on the Town’s website at www. carbondalegov.org John Leybourne Planner Published in The Sopris Sun on August 8, 2019.

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