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Volume 10, Number 48 | January 3, 2019

Something old is new again Aspen’s Crystal Palace may be defunct but many of its performers are still around. The Thunder River Theatre Company took advantage of that state of affairs to offer a New Years’ Eve harkening back to days of yore.

But Nina Gabianelli, Gary and Meredith Daniel, Travis Lane McDiffett, Kathy Pelowski, David Ledingham, David Dyer, Dani Grace Kopf and their associates are not the types to sit back on their laurels.

Their back-to-back shows stayed edgy with biting

political satire and raunchy humor as well as plenty of music.

It was the perfect blend of old and new.

Speaking of which, this issue is all about ways to make your old life feel new. We’re encouraging you to try something you’ve never done before, even if it’s uncomfortable. Who knows, by this time next year, it could be old hat.

Just ask some of the grown-ups who are discover-

ing tabletop gaming through Meetup (page 5), Amy Hadden Marsh about learning to ski in your ‘60s (page 6) or Megan Tackett and Josie Castaldo about DJing on KDNK (page 7). Raleigh Burleigh gets positively poetic about Contra (page 9), Bob and Kathy Ezra have some film suggestions (page 10) and Justin Patrick supplies a striking before and after as he talks about drones (page 3).

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Carbondale Commentary

The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, email editor Will Grandbois at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

Another year of DINK living

Do you know what a DINK is? It stands for Double Income emojis, then just say something. Even we DINKs have those No Kids. days, and we will happily-if-ineptly jump in to help.

And if you think about it, you probably know a DINK— or When you boil life down, we all just have to follow our two. A lot of my friends are DINKs, for various reasons, and I hearts. Whether we are a parent or not, life throws unexpected think it’s about time we recognize DINKs officially pies at our faces, and the evidence of a life well by featuring DINK Day on the calendar. Just kidlived is not an easy outcome. The joy and pain we ding; we can observe DINK Day any day! live through, the trials and pitfalls we face I remember having the epiphany in coleach year, become our life’s tapestry. If we lege that on a philosophical level, all we’re never climb or fall, it leaves no mark on really here to do is procreate. But then I our ultimate work of art; our legacy. quickly realized that because of overpopuOn Christmas Eve, I stood in front of lation I was kind of off the hook. I felt as the frozen pizza section at our local City though I’d been given a get-out-of-jail-free Market staring at the empty case like a card, and I knew that throughout my life child who has just learned the truth about there would be other people’s children to Santa Claus. Why?! Isn’t it sad enough help, teach, and look out for. As an aunt, I that we’re going to have cardboard pizza see having children is like reliving your life for dinner, must Kroger make it even sadthrough a filter. And each child is a comder? Luckily, I’m in my middle-ages, so I pletely different filter than anything you could tracked down a very nice young man in the frohave anticipated. zen food section and he went to look in the back The ups and downs, the chaos and order, the By Jeannie Perry freezer, returning with three pizzas. They were glimpse of yourself from another perspective, seem even the brand I had a coupon for — you know to be what it’s all about. And while I you have crossed over into little-oldmay be missing out on the joys of parladydom when… enthood, I can assure you, we DINKs Sometimes I think there is a person still experience a life of highs and lows. whose job is to watch my buying trends (But we do have the added advantages through my City Market card, and then of eight uninterrupted hours of sleep a discontinue the items one by one. I mean, night and the ability to jump in the car how can a grocery store that size not and go anywhere on a moment’s notice.) carry our town’s favorite brands?! You I’ve watched both my sisters with may think I’m crazy, but as my cousin their children, and I can appreciate that says, “just because you’re paranoid, being a good parent is an exercise in doesn’t mean they’re not watching.” selflessness; that, and the ability to anI realize this is a small tribulation, swer the same question a trillion times especially in the world today. With evin a row. Whenever I meet a child unerything we’re living through, a lack of der five who says please or thank you frozen pizza on Christmas eve seems ter(unprompted) I am in awe. ribly insignificant. And yet, something that small can be the last For those of us without children, this is like finding a golden straw that breaks the DINK’s back. With, or without kids, this ticket in a chocolate bar, and you should have no problem find- year was full of chutes and ladders and I, for one, look forward ing a babysitter. Also, please teach your offspring about public to looking back on the wild colorful chaotic swirls of 2018. places. The post office is a safe space, sure, but it is not your living room. And if you’re having one of those days — the kind Jeannie Perry has enjoyed writing Ps & Qs for the Sopris Sun for of day when humanity seems as obscure as a teenager’s text in ten years! Happy Birthday to Carbondale’s community newspaper.

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Isn’t it sad enough that we’re going to have cardboard pizza for dinner, must Kroger make it even sadder?

Letters

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Rain nor snow nor gloom of night

Moonglow

Dear Editor: I just want to take this public forum to thank our Carbondale Post Office for their service not only this Christmas season, but throughout the year.

Yes, we all have complaints about the postal service, missing mail, long lines, delayed packages, but let’s be appreciative with what the counter service personnel has to deal with on a daily basis.

I have witnessed rude customers, shouting customers, customers who are still wrapping packages as they get to the counter, customers who apparently have never mailed a letter before as they have no idea what to fill out or the various mail services offered, customers who won’t put down their phones, etc. Yet our Carbondale postal staff waits patiently on each and every customer and often with a smile and candy to pass out.

It’s a thankless job, so let’s take a minute to thank our postal employees for dealing with all of us.

Arvid and Janet Johnson Carbondale

Dear Editor: Snowflakes softly fall Chilly bright December night Shimmering full moon JM Jesse Glenwood Springs

Support the Salvation Army Dear Editor: What was troubling me and waking me at 2:30 a.m. Dec. 21 just when the earth began its shift promising longer days?

I was troubled by the column in the December 20 Sopris Sun “For whom the bell tolls.”

First, I pause to thank the leadership of our Sopris Sun in efforts to raise the funds to keep it shinin, and to provide a chance for opinions. We have articulate reporters.

We are a “small town filled with wonderful big-hearted people who call it home” as Staff Writer Megan Tackett penned.

She, though, avoids donating to the Salvation Army which she says has “actively lobbied against the LGBTQ+ community.”

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I rang the Salvation Army Bell this season to help our local Rotary Club who assumes this seasonal task and have I observed “wonderful big hearted people.”

Since the Sun opinion piece (which kept me awake Dec. 21), I have learned the following: The Salvation Army has in fact opened its doors to the LGTBQ+ community. In fact the organization has built a dormitory in Las Vegas for young people so defining themselves as they are at risk for substance abuse, suicide and community reprisals.

This information comes from their website which describes a multitude of other ways this organization helps provide food and shelter.

In ringing the bell in the market I observe that our community during this season becomes so much more than our individual circle of friends.

It is all ages and backgrounds, some born here, some just arrived — all with unique needs with the need to eat being one we all share when we go to the market.

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Sincerest thanks to our Honorary Publishers

for their generous, ongoing commitment of support.

Jim Calaway, Chair Kay Brunnier Bob Ferguson – Jaywalker Lodge Scott Gilbert – Habitat for Humanity RFV Bob Young – Alpine Bank Peter Gilbert Umbrella Roofing, Inc. Bill Spence and Sue Edelstein Greg and Kathy Feinsinger Carolyn Nelson Jim Noyes Honorary Publishers commit to tax-deductible gifts of $1,000 or more annually. If you’d like to be included please contact Barbara Dills at barbara.dills@gmail.com or 963-5782.

Thank you to our SunScribers and community members for your support!

It truly takes a village to keep The Sun shining.

To inform, inspire and build community.

Donate online or by mail.

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: Carol Fabian • 970-510-0246 adsales@soprissun.com Reporter: Megan Tackett Photographer: Jane Bachrach Graphic Designer: Terri Ritchie Delivery: Tom Sands Current Board Members board@soprissun.com Marilyn Murphy, President Raleigh Burleigh, Vice President Linda Criswell, Secretary Klaus Kocher, Treasurer Barbara Dills • Stacey Bernot Nicolette Toussaint • John Colson April Spaulding The Sopris Sun Board meets regularly on the second Monday evening of each month at the Third Street Center.

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‘You will never walk again, but you will fly’

By Justin Patrick Sopris Sun Correspondent At this time a year ago I was rather a miserable wretch.

I had undergone a knee surgery and was hobbling on crutches and sleeping (or not sleeping) in a brace. While nature’s snow supply for the ski season would prove to be a major flop, I didn’t know that yet, and was embittered by the incremental pace of my recovery.

Things turned around slightly when, on Christmas, my brother blindsided me with a remarkable gift: a Parrot BeBop 2 drone. I felt very much like the crippled Game of Thrones character Brandon Stark when he is told by the wise sage, the Three-Eyed Raven, that “you will never walk again, but you will fly.”

I was familiar with drones, but it had simply never occurred to me that I could actually own and operate one myself. I thought they were either expensive, specialized pieces of equipment found on movie sets, or they were annoying little high-pitched contraptions pre-adolescents used to dive bomb their sisters’ hair. The Parrot BeBop 2 was somewhere in between, sturdy and well made yet nimble and user-friendly.

According to the instruction manual I was glancing over in my living room on Christmas morning, it could fly up to 500 feet high and 1,000 feet away. It could capture both video and snap fisheye photos. The drone emits its own wi-fi channel, which allows the user to connect to it via a smartphone or tablet (or through a pair of goggles) and see what it sees. “Wow, this is pretty cool,” I thought.

I fired it up and launched it right there in the living room, thus learning my first lesson of drone flying: Do not fly them indoors. I immediately got out of control and smashed into a window. Whoops. The device seemed fine, although one of the rotors is still scratched from that initial domestic brawl.

During the winter, exploring with my drone became my chief recreational activity besides mind-numbing physical therapy. Now, flying a drone is fairly easy. You use the joysticks to control the roll, pitch, yaw, and throttle and it doesn’t take long to get the hang of it. However, flying it well, and without incident over a significant timeline, is harder than it looks. Just search YouTube for “epic drone fail compilation” to see just a slice of the hundreds of entertaining videos out there of people crashing, smashing, sinking, stranding, blowing up, and otherwise utterly destroying their drones, as well as other perfectly good property that gets in the way.

To truly earn your pilot’s license, you must develop a keen sense of spatial awareness and respect the limitations of the drone. I started by flying in open fields to master the basics but quickly got bored. I was soon engaged in riskier flying behavior, such as hovering over ducks bobbing in a pond, skimming along the frothing river, and zipping underneath bridges (yes, I enjoy flying over water). I flew as high as possible to surveil the surrounding landscape, and then down low to get interesting shots of trees, birds, and the occasional dog walker.

The potential for mischief with a drone is boundless and tempting, but one must avoid it and obey the law as well as respect privacy. I tried to fly in areas where I doubted the presence of more than a couple of human beings, if any. I scaled the drone up Hays Falls off of Highway 133. I flew in the Crown area outside Carbondale with Mount Sopris as a backdrop, in the Basalt State Wildlife area near Lake Christine (allowing me to score some interesting “before” shots of this summer’s burn area), and in isolated pockets of the Thompson Divide.

I have not yet lost the drone, although I was forced to hop a fence after the battery died as the drone was coming home – just ten yards away but on the wrong side of the barbed wire. I ended up banging up my feet when I landed in a ditch (an asinine maneuver, considering I was recovering from surgery), necessitating the use of Dr. Scholl’s plantar fasciitis footpads, which I rotated among footwear irresponsibly, causing an irritating case of athlete’s foot.

A year later, though, I consider myself an above average drone technician. I’ve even made a couple of videos that have been used to showcase some of our local public lands. I look forward to a 2019 with more fisheye photos and 500-foot-high aerial videos of western Colorado. It’s a great way to see the land from a different perspective, and I haven’t killed anyone yet. My motto for the new year? Keep droning on.

One of the author’s first drone flying spots was the Basalt State Wildlife area near Lake Christine. Here are “before” and “after” shots of this summer’s burn area from Dec. 2017 and Dec. 2018.

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person class – accompanied by downloadable guided meditations and a daily practice guide. Facilitated by Laura Bartels, it runs Tuesdays 6 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 8 through Feb. 26. Group discounts, payment plans, and scholarships are available and Continuing Professional Development credits are available for social workers, therapists, and substance abuse counselors. More info at mindfullifeprogram.org.

Following a year of public feedback and a its Climate and Energy Action Plan, Carbondale Trustees have set three goals for residential hauling: decreasing the amount of waste managed through landfill disposal, reducing traffic and minimizing wildlife interactions. To that end, the Town will be releasing a “Request for Proposal for Solid Waste Collection” on Jan. 4. The schedule for selection of a Waste Hauler is March 26 and residents will be asked to choose a service type in June. That includes size of containers, recycling services and pricing options for curbside services. For more information, contact Public Works Director Kevin Schorzman at kschorzman@carbondaleco.net or visit carbondalegov.org.

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Stop, cooperate and listen Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet invited constituents to meet in person with members of his Colorado staff in all 64 counties this year, his office reports.

Constituent service will remain a top priority for Bennet and his team in 2019. Submit requests online or call any of his statewide offices. Walk-ins are welcome. Appointments are recommended, but not required.

Model behavior Carbondale Arts is seeking enthusiastic and creative community members, ages 18 to 80+, to be volunteer models for their annual benefit fashion show taking place March 14-16. Auditions will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 6 in the Open Studio at The Launchpad in Carbondale. This year’s theme is OZl! All models must attend the audition in order to be eligible to participate in this year’s show, with a cap of around 45 participants.

The most important attribute will be availability on Sundays and Wednesdays for rehearsals. Direct questions to 963-1680 or amy@carbondalearts.com.

Walk with a doc Did you know that walking for as little as 30 minutes a day can reduce your risk of coronary heart disease, im-

Someone on Cleveland Place decided it would be a good idea to have ranks of snowmen to welcome them home like a victorious basketball team. Can you blame them? The snow itself seems like something to celebrate.

Photo by Bob Ezra prove your blood pressure and blood sugar levels, elevate your mood and reduce your risk of osteoporosis, cancer and diabetes? Aspen Valley Hospital invites you to meet in the cafeteria at 10 a.m. the first Saturday of the month for a short discussion on a health-related topic, such as high blood pressure, asthma, anxiety, etc., then take a stroll with the staff. The topic for Jan. 5 is ear issues at altitude with Dr. Heather Murphy.

In your own mind All the moments of our lives can be meaningful if we bring attention and intention to them. You can learn to live a mindful life that is practical, accessible and universal with attention, values, wisdom and an open heart through the Mindful Life Program’s 20-hour in-

The Western Colorado Community Foundation is accepting applications for a wide variety of scholarships available to students residing in western Colorado.

A total of 36 different scholarship funds are available through one online application at www.wc-cf.org. Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000+ and many are renewable for up to four years. Criteria vary from financial need, to GPA scores, to chosen field of study and covers both four-year degree programs and vocational institutions. More information at 243-3767.

Great gonzo As an encore fundraising event to Academy Screenings, Aspen Film presents a 20th anniversary celebration of “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 4 at the Wheeler Opera House, followed by a talkback with Anita Thompson and Bob Braudis. In partnership with the Gonzo Foundation, the evening will benefit both Aspen Film and the Hunter S. Thompson Scholarship for Veterans at Columbia University. Tickets are $30 or $75 with a 5 p.m. reception at aspenshowtix.com.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Mark Hamilton and Lucas Pulver (Jan. 3); Bob Albright, Paul Nieslanik, Skip Bell, Pat Murray, Brad Palmer, Melinda Schultz and Rick Herrington (Jan. 4); JP Bauer (Jan. 5); Peter Lamort and Taylor Faczak (Jan. 6); Stephen Paul (Jan. 8); Kay Jacobson, Jim Mitton, Anne Hillmuth and Rick Holt (Jan. 9).

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Contra dancing for the communal soul Text and sketch by Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Correspondent Would that I could recommend a new activity to every person of this beloved town for 2019, that which sings most presently to my heart is the exhilarating and inclusive practice of contra dancing.

Unbeknownst to many, the opportunity to contra dance is easily accessible. On the second Saturday of most months — this January being an exception — the Carbondale Community School hosts a contra dance at 7:30 p.m. All ages are welcome and encouraged to join and because the dances are led by a caller, previous experience is unnecessary. Nevermind any “can not” attitude, life in its essence is a dance. This is clear to the spinning soul, connecting with and dispersing from others like the flutter of molecules.

The foundation of each round is lovingly plucked from a resonant multitude of instruments by the Wooden Nickel String Band, performing live. As this extraordinary band evokes the old time traditions of America in song and story, the evening’s caller guides pairs of dancers to swing, spin, and do-si-do, weaving intricate patterns with all others across the room.

I love the anticipation of arriving to a contra dance and feeling the latent hum of people stirring and surveying, likely realizing their privileged delight to dance with every other, however briefly, as the evening unfolds. Although a partner remains a consistent, familiar harbor through each round, the dances are designed to make rotating sets of neighbors interact.

Therein lies the magic. It is touching, trusting, sweat-

ing, and risking in the company of others, known or otherwise. It is embracing the vulnerability of reflecting presently the eyes of a friend or near-stranger for a fleeting few moments before the inevitable separation and eventual return. Often one gets lost in the quick progression of steps, allowing for another kind of discovery: to be lost in the layers and always recovered by a guiding hand. This is love.

In one moment, you may be tenderly swinging a sweet elder, then a vivacious young adult sweeps you skyward, followed by the blissful child whose stature invites a more creative posture. No matter how the minds of each may differ, all hearts beat rhythmically. We become lives lost in flowing motion, unified in play and in the creation of this common, beautiful thing called a contra dance.

These are the traditions that affirm community, the necessary medicine for a nation plagued with isolationism, distrust and triviality. To dance together is to resist the stories of separation and to re-awaken our deeper, more authentic connection. It is to re-member our selves together, as practiced by cultures across the world and deep into time with ceremonial group dance.

All the same, it is just plain innocent, good oldetimey fun. The next opportunity to experience this joy is Saturday, Feb. 2 at 7:30 p.m. The caller will be John Unger, traveling from Montrose to share his repertoire with every brave soul that endeavors to join. I beseech you to be among them.

Movies you probably didn’t see (but should have)

Box office success isn’t always a great indicator of film quality — just ask Bob and Kathy Ezra of The Crystal Theatre. Since 1985, they’ve watched great films get passed over by the public. If you caught any or all of these flicks last year, well done! If not, here are the Ezra’s suggestions to consider the next time you’re looking for something to stream.

“Hostiles” After stern resistance, a legendary Army Captain reluctantly agrees to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief and his family back to tribal lands. On the way, he encounters a young woman whose family was murdered on the plains.

“The Bookshop” A free-spirited widow risks everything to open a bookshop in a conservative coastal town in ‘50s England — with some help from the local recluse. But is there a place for them in a such an unwelcoming community?

“Collette” The (mostly) true story of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, who was transplanted from her childhood home in rural France to the intellectual and artistic splendor of Paris and put to work as a ghostwriter for her husband.

“Wildlife” Adapted from Richard Ford’s novel of the same name, it explores the values and expectations of a 1960s nuclear family in Montana as a wildfire draws their father away and forces a teen to step into a new role.

Bonus: “Sing Street” (2016)

John Carney — the director of “Once” — takes us back to ‘80s Dublin where a 14-year-old boy deals with the strain of home and school by starting a band. But will he get the girl, and will she get what she’s after?

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Of Play-Doh and the Captain Learning to ski at 63

By Amy Hadden Marsh Sopris Sun Correspondent I had my first downhill skiing lesson over the weekend — ending the old year with a new sport.

Now, you might not think that’s a big deal. Most of the people I know enjoy skiing. Of course they do; they live in the Roaring Fork Valley, home to some of the best ski areas in the world. But, I have lived here full-time since 1978 and have never skied.

Never.

Cross-county, yes, until I crashed into a tree on a turn and sprained my ankle and twisted my knee. I sold my skis after that and bought snowshoes. More control with snowshoes, less chance of injury.

Anyway, I am 63 years old and my first attempt at downhill skiing was in Ohio. Yes, Ohio, where I was born and raised, at a little hill called Mansfield. It is now world-renowned, says USA Today, as the “ski capitol of Ohio” (sic). I was 16 and my boyfriend — one of those guys who could try anything once and immediately look like a pro — decided to take Amy skiing. After I fell off the rope tow and all the skiers behind me jammed up and the boyfriend had to roll me off to the side, I made a mental note that skiing was maybe not for me.

I came to Colorado four years later.

I have been telling myself ever since that there was no way I was going to try actual ski lifts and sliding down mountainsides. That has been a personal value for 43 years.

But, something shifted just before Christmas, 2018. I was at Sunlight Mountain Resort, working on a radio story, and as I was gathering shooshing sounds of skis on top of packed powder on a cold, bright afternoon, I noticed how exhilarated I felt just being outside in the High Country and watching people ski on a sunny day. I asked Troy Hawks, Sunlight’s marketing director, if a 63-year old woman could take lessons.

“Sure,” he said. “Why don’t you write a story about it?”

So, here we are.

And, there I was. Got the skis from a young man called “Play-Doh.” He turns 17 in early January and started skiing at Sunlight when he was two. He didn’t

January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, and Sunlight Mountain Resort is offering three two-hour lessons, equipment rental and a 5-day pass for $395.

Already know how? Skier Appreciation Day is Jan. 11.

Photo by Will Grandbois seem to think twice about a woman in her sixties learning to ski.

“It’ll be great! You’ll love it!,” he said with a twinkle in his eye and a really cute dimple in his cheek when he smiled. He told me about the skis, shorter since I was new at the sport, and how there shouldn’t be any snow between the boot and the binding. He handed me the skis and I was off to get boots and then hobble out to the snow and wait for the instructor.

Sopris Sun Editor Will Grandbois was standing by with camera. We filmed a few takes of me, talking about how nervous I am and how my Pilates training is coming in handy.

My knees, lower back, and shins were beginning to complain and I thought about

My thighs were screaming (“I can hear them,” said the Captain.)

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a Facebook comment I got when I announced my skiing venture. “Weak knees?

Jelly thighs? 60s+? I’m thinking just get dressed for skiing, go sit outside at Sunlight and enjoy the show!!”

Then, the instructor showed up. David, aka “the Captain”.

Nice guy. My age. Immediately put me at ease. We began with side steps and putting on the skis. I had his arm in a vice grip as we walked down the hill to the Corral, where the beginners learn to slide around on the snow at a safe distance from the lifts and the real skiers.

This is where the metaphors begin. At 63, I have experience as a dancer, a horseback rider, and a sailor. All of this comes in handy when learning to ski.

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The dancer knows how to isolate body parts, like hips, shoulders and knees, to get into the correct position for walking up and down the hill, perpendicular to the gravity line. The horseback riding metaphor didn’t quite work, but there was something about turning on skis that reminded me of getting a horse to change direction.

Then, it was on to “the pizza” or the snowplow as I remembered it, and some history of Sunlight. “What mountain are you skiing on?” asked the Captain.

“Er, um, Sunlight?” I guessed. Nope. The slopes are actually on Compass Mountain. Sunlight Peak was behind us, to the north. The Captain is also an actor. He portrays Walter Devereaux for the Hotel Colorado and the Glenwood Springs Historical Society. Ask him about the beaver coat.

Anyway, before I learned to turn or stop properly — in my mind at least — it was time to go up the mountain. I think I physically resisted this part and my face showed genuine panic. What if I miss the chair? What if I fall out? Luckily, I had 10 seconds to position myself and get ready to sit, and the Captain — no doubt feeling sorry for this nutty woman — held my hand the whole time.

It did, however, take us at least an hour to get down the beginner hill, bring my two-hour lesson to four. My thighs were screaming (“I can hear them,” said the Captain.) So were my knees, shins, calves and ankles. My arms were wearing out. I sat down often.

But, here’s the kick. The final metaphor. During the moment when I actually let myself ski and feel the mountain under my feet, it felt like sailing. You set the course but you don’t head straight for it. I relaxed, just a little. I let go, just a little, and understood that the skills I was learning would allow me to work with the elements, in this case the snow and the mountain. It was not about getting from Point A to Point B; it was about heading in a direction and enjoying the ride.

I see more skiing in my future, more loosening up of the urge to control. At 63, maybe I’m finally catching on to what life is all about.

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It’s just the radio

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

Radio takes time management to a whole new level. Seconds matter. So when you’re moonlighting as a DJ on KDNK for the first time, getting that next song lined up can feel, well, hectic.

But fortunately for me, I was in good company, spending my Christmas Eve afternoon with Will Grandbois and Josie Castaldo for the noon DJ slot. While I’ve gotten more comfortable with “the board” — an intimidating array of buttons and sliders with not one but two accompanying computer screens — during my tenure hosting Express Yourself and All Things Considered on Fridays, DJing was a totally different animal.

The walls in the station are lined with rows and rows of CDs. You can spend hours just perusing the library, except you only have two minutes before that song you’re playing is done and you need to find something fast.

That kind of pressure can also be really freeing. Instead of obsessing over finding exactly the perfect song that would transition from the current vibe, you sometimes gamble and just pick the first thing you see that sort of fits the theme (female vocalist, done!). It’s a great way to discover new music and artists.

Of course, because we were co-conducting the airwaves, I was relieved from most of that pressure. Will spent much of the time curating a selection of CDs and vinyl records for us, leaving Josie and me to decide the final production. We learned how to cue the vinyl — which meant manually spinning it and listening for when a desired song actually starts — and balancing that with the cued CDs and loaded iTunes playlists.

There were hiccups, of course, like the time Josie’s phone was cued with the perfect song, and I turned up the phone line

instead of the iPod slider on the board. If you heard a blaring beeping in the middle of that set, yeah… that was my bad. But hey, as Will aptly pointed out, you can always buy time by talking on the mic — which later led to Josie’s on-air debut!

No matter what chaos ensued, we always, always laughed about it. And that’s the beauty of trying something new, I’ve found: it’s infinitely easier if you can learn to laugh at your inevitable mistakes. It’s really an exercise in detachment.

That said, sometimes trying something new can lead to a new, wonderful attachment, too.

“I think you all have opened a huge can of worms here,” Josie said with a grin after our set. I’m looking forward to seeing her more regularly at the station, because she’s surely going to become a staple presence.

Will was the real mastermind behind our DJing stint, but I think even he got to wear a new hat that day — I’m not sure that he’s ever mentored two people at once, but he proved to be an adept teacher. This is the second year in a row we at The Sun have dedicated a bit of the first paper of the year to sharing our experiences of a new personal undertaking. I think at this point, it’s a tradition. There’s only one rule, and it’s a simple one: you can choose whatever interests you, but it needs to be new to you, and it needs to be something accessible to everyone who feels inspired to try it, as well.

DJ Training What: Become part of the musical scene at KDNK When: Thursday, Jan. 17 at 5:15 p.m.

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Telephonic local stories, Volume II Chapter Five: The End?

By Will Grandbois Editor’s note: This time last year, we introduced a monthly section for poetry, artwork and the like anchored by a communally-written serial short story (read all 13 chapters at soprissun.com).

It has proven difficult, however, to find people to participate, and rather than continuing to cajole our friends and coworkers we’re tabling the section until we have the material to fill it.

We remain open to publishing fiction, comics and creative work of all kinds — get in touch at 510-0540 or news@soprissun.com.

The sun was setting and had barely touched an icy expanse north of an old brick building, anyway, but the music warmed Max. He knew, too, that the longest night of the year had already passed. His birthdays (the handful he could remember, anyway) always seemed to mark the coldest, quietest part of the year — a time for cozying up in some secret corner.

But the humans seemed keen to defy the season with lights and noise. They were creatures after Max’s own stubbornly adventurous heart. And somehow, after eating that chocolate, the tones emanating from around the corner seemed even more appealing.

But wait… Under a set of wooden steps about halfway down the alley, something red and shiny caught his eye.

An apple, miraculously perfect despite the chill, crouched slightly akimbo as if trying not to be seen. It looked like the ones that had poured from the

Can you imagine?

Mountain months ago, when the granite grandma had spoken for the first time in many mouse lives. Could it be? It seemed to Max that there was a strange, forbidden power to these fruit.

He couldn’t resist.

He darted forward, closed his eyes, took the smallest morsel between his teeth and wished…

Vertigo.

When he came to himself, Max was still standing in the alley, but something was very different. The ground fell away below him, impossibly far. He was balanced awkwardly on two legs and the apple, so large a moment before, fit comfortably into the palm of his hand.

A human hand.

A passerby would have called him a little smaller than average, perhaps, but otherwise he passed perfectly. Well, except for being naked in an alley on a cold winter night.

Luckily, a black plastic bag close to

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hand proved to contain, among other things, a sweater, a pair of corduroy pants and some sneakers just about his size. So equipped, Max turned back toward the music, which seemed less intimidating with his new, strangely spiraling ears.

It was crowded inside as Max mounted a set of steps and pressed his face to the window. The humans were all decked out in shades of black and silver and gold and sort of writhing to the sounds coming from a series of throats and strange devices on a raised platform at the back of the room. He couldn’t help but join in.

It was warm inside with all the bodies.

More devices — instruments, he thought — hung from the ceiling like icicles. They didn’t melt, but Max did. He melted into the music, swaying and smiling.

A balding man in big glasses who smelled like all the things his parents had ever told him to avoid handed him a drink. A tall, elegant woman in pink and a heavyset bearded man wearing a set of knit stockings that seemed oddly familiar each gave him a knowing wink as they tangoed by.

After a while — it was hard to tell how long — Max began to wear out.

He pushed his way out of the press and found himself in another room. A host of human images adorned the walls, but what really caught his eye was the cake and the couch. Stuffing some of the former into his mouth, he made his way to the latter.

A boy and a girl eyed him with interest.

“Hey,” the girl said, “How did you get in?”

“Quit it, Sophie. We’re here. Maybe Steve made an exception for him, too.”

He looked Max in the eye and nodded his head toward a sweet-faced couple slow dancing in the corner.

“My name’s Oscar, and we get to stay up late with my parents because it’s my birthday.”

“Mine, too!” Max exclaimed.

Sophie smiled, and beckoned him to sit down. For a little while, the three of them just sat, perusing the posters and odd instruments on the wall and listening to the sounds of music and merrymaking from the other room.

Then a hush fell, and suddenly everyone was counting down. Oscar and Sophie rushed to the front, and as their father lifted them up for a better view, cheers went up all over town.

And a little mouse snuck out the back door.

Knights of the tabletop

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff The geeks have won.

Elon Musk and Steve Jobs are cultural icons. Computers have gone from nerdy to cool to part of everyday life. Most Americans play some sort of digital game — even if it’s just Candy Crush or Farmville.

But every action has an equal and opposite reaction, and many people, young and old, nerdy and not, are turning back to in-person, hands-on gaming.

“I think that people are interested in getting off the screen for a while,” noted Geoff Alleger, owner of Tesseract Comics and Games (912 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs). “Especially for kids, it’s fun for them to play a game where they’re actually interacting with their friends.”

That’s handy for Alleger, who had been contemplating a doctorate in physics before parenthood and a desire to be closer to his family in Basalt prompted a change.

“It turns out I’m a way better dad than a physicist,” he said. “It’s been nice to turn old hobbies into a living.

My job is to be half librarian, half fortune teller.”

That’s a reference to the process of trying to predict what folks will want a month down the road, particularly with respect to comic books. His fallback tends to be to order what he’d like to read or play, which seems to be working. You probably won’t see Settlers of Catan on his shelves, much less Sorry or Scrabble.

“I’m trying really hard to move away from anything you can find at Walmart or Target,” he explained. “Instead of going straight, they go wide. Every game is going to be very different.”

Casey Hinkson has brought a similar philosophy to her “Roaring Fork Tabletop Gamers” Meetup group (meetup. com/Roaring-Fork-Tabletop-Gamers) which served as the main hub for the local gaming community in the preTesseract era and is still going strong.

“I moved here three years ago and didn’t know anyone or have anyone to play with, so I decided to reach out myself,” she recalled. “Lots of people joined the group right away and the first event I planned I had a lot of people show up and tell me they’d be looking for something like that.”

Through Meetup and Facebook, the group arranges weekly evening get-togethers for featured games and a monthly “Weekend Wargames” event with more time and a bigger group. A core group has emerged to keep it going, but new faces are always welcome.

“In the early days it was sort of hit or miss who was going to show up, but a core group has sort of emerged.”

“It’s a good way to meet people. You don’t have to have any skills or equipment or investment,” Hinkson said.

One of the newer additions is Ben Isak Green, who was pleasantly surprised to find folks with similar interests here after moving from San Francisco.

“Board gamers are my people. I want to be around them,” he said. “One of my main concerns about moving here was leaving my board gaming groups. I was so excited to find out about Roaring Fork Tabletop Gamers, and having Tesseract there means when my kids are teenagers they have a place to find other kids to play with.”

Tesseract offers a comfortable place for tabletop gaming of all sorts, from Tuesday night Dungeons and Dragons to Friday night Magic. Photo by Will Grandbois “It’s a golden age right now,” he added. “People have started realizing that games aren’t just for kids. The industry is explosively growing. So many new board games are coming out each year that the standards have gotten so high that if it doesn’t blow me away I may not play it again.”

It’s a trend that has its roots in the late 80s, when German designers shifted their focus toward games that didn’t eliminate players and stayed competitive to the end. Meanwhile, Green noted, people are both more isolated and have better tools to connect.

“The internet has given more people access to information about games and it’s also made it more democratic for indie publishers,” he said. “At the same time, people are wanting desperately this social intimacy you just can’t get from video games. The culture is much healthier. They’re real people sitting in front of you.”

Green has even taught a middle and high school board game design class, and ran a tabletop roleplaying group at Yampah Mountain High School — though he sees a distinction between the two.

“A board game is a mechanic with a narrative scaffold,” he explained. “A roleplaying game is a narrative with a mechanical scaffold.”

And while the general growth of board games is a decade-long trend, role playing has had a particular popularity spike in recent years. Green credits some of that

to programs like Critical Role and HarmonQuest. The recent release of a new edition of Dungeons and Dragons, the quintessential such game, hasn’t hurt either.

Tesseract hosts Dungeons and Dragons from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, making it second only to Magic: The Gathering in popularity. It’s $10 to play, which can go toward the cost of a book if you get hooked. And if D&D isn’t for you — either because of the system or some old associations, don’t worry. Alleger will get you hooked on something else.

“If you’re willing to set aside your preconceptions, there’s a system for you,” he said. “I’m into gritty, consequence-focused roleplaying. Some people just want three hours of trying to be someone else. Others are looking for social interaction and a sense of community.”

Alleger’s own favorite system is Cypher, a story-first system that harkens back to his days at camp with no books or dice. He even participated in cover-to-cover rewrite in the “Vert” setting.

Regardless of the system, he thinks tabletop roleplaying is the ultimate example of more than just a game.

“Human beings have been doing collective storytelling since before we could write,” he said. “Instead of watching someone else’s story on a screen, it’s really rewarding to sit down with your friends and make something together.”

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Jan. 3

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday.

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

SATURDAY Jan. 5

CLIMATE & CONSCIOUSNESS • Join Anuk Bald Eagle, Lakota; Sally A. Ranney, environmental strategist and Andrew Cameron Bailey and Connie Baxter Marlow, filmmakers and authors of “The Trust Frequency: Ten Assumptions for a New Paradigm” as they engage your left brain, right brain, heart and spirit with ceremony, meditation and information from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

SOUL FUNK • J-Calvin plays Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) at 8 p.m. or thereabouts.

WEDNESDAY Jan. 9

KETTLEBELL CLINIC • Perfect the Turkish Getup, Windmill, and Figure 8 with a Sport Level 2 Certified Instructor at the Carbondale Rec. Center from 6:15 to 7 p.m. — free with a membership or day pass. Register at carbondalerec.com.

NATURALIST NIGHTS • Biologist and naturalist Ray Mendez shares close-up stories from the Trinidad rainforest at 6 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) and the next day at Hallam Lake in Aspen.

WHY BAUHAUS • Kick off an eightmonth community-wide celebration with Aspen Art Museum co-founder and former assistant to Herbert Bayer Dick Carter, landscape architect Ann Mullins and architect Harry Teague in conversation with moderator Steven Wickes from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Limelight Hotel (355 S. Monarch St., Aspen). More info at www.bauhaus100aspen.org.

as well as what art majors are required to accomplish these days at 12:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (1630 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs).

DOCUMENTARY • “Dear Zachary” — a tribute to a friend slain by a jealous ex-girlfriend and addressed to his unborn child — screens at 5 p.m. at Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

IMPROV • Consensual Improv returns to the Thunder River stage (67 Promenade) at 8 p.m. — $15 at thunderrivertheatre. com.

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MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) presents “The Mule” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 4-5, Jan. 7-10 and Jan. 6 at 5:30 p.m. also showing “Roma” (R) at 4:45 p.m. on Jan. 5.

SUNDAY Jan. 6

FRIDAY Jan. 4

SEASONAL STILLNESS • True Nature Healing Arts (100 N. Third St.) hosts a 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. yoga and acupuncture workshop designed especially for winter. $55

KIDS’ MOVIE NIGHT • The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program (76 S. Second St.) invites youngsters ages 6 to 12 to enjoy a film, popcorn and pizza from 5:30 to 8 p.m. while their parents catch First Friday. $20 plus $5 per additional sibling and parent permission required.

MONDAY Jan. 7

STORY TO SCREEN • Carbondale Branch Library screens “A House with a Clock in Its Walls” from 2 to 4 p.m. with popcorn provided.

IN THE YEAR 2525 • The Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St.) presents a collaborative exhibition by Annette and Andrew Roberts-Gray inspired by the 1968 pop song by Zager and Evans with a 6 to 8 p.m. opening.

TUESDAY Jan. 8

AMERICANA • The Dave Notor Band plays from 7 to 10 p.m. at Marble Distilling (150 Main St.).

ART DEMO • The Glenwood Springs Art Guild presents Gwen Hill, who will share what college is like for the mature student

THOMPSON TOURS • Check out the Historic Thompson House Museum (located at the end of Lewies Lane and complete with its original contents) from 2 to 4 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday. Free and arranged by the Carbondale Historical Society (carbondalehistory.org).

HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include: One-hour consultations Monday mornings by appointment (379-5718) about heart attack and other chronic illness prevention through plant-based whole foods lifestyle with retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, MD. New at 6 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 23, a livestream of Just 1 Thing 4 Health’s interviews with featured doctors. At 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month, a Powerpoint presentation about the science behind plantbased nutrition. Finally, at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Monday of the month, participate in a plant-based potluck. All events take place at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.)

and are supported by Davi Nikent Center for Human Flourishing.

EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN • Staff and sources talk about this week’s paper and more at 4 p.m. Thursdays on KDNK (88.1 FM).

SENIOR RADIO • Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

SENIOR MATTERS • The nonprofit Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norton at 8:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train. Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; CALENDAR continued on page 11

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BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair. Contact Marlene for more info: 928-9805.

WRITERS GROUP • Wordsmiths of all experience and abilities gather at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of the month.

BOOK CLUB • Join friends and fellow readers to discuss great books at Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month; call 963-2889 for this month’s selection.

STORYTIME • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) hosts stories, songs and more for ages four and up at 10:30 a.m.

Thursdays and three and under at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.

STORY ART • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.), in partnership with the Aspen Art Museum, invites kids to learn about artists and create masterpieces of their own at 4 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE • A free facilitated workshop for adults, writing your personal history, one story at a time. Facilitated by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/ genealogist. First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library, (815 Cooper Ave.). Info at 945-5958 or gcpld.org.

LIFE DRAWING • Drop in for figure drawing with Staci Dickerson at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at SAW (525 Buggy Cr. Unit C).

BLUEGRASS JAM • Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session first and last Sundays at 6 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.) 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 • The Black Nugget (403 Main St.) and Sandman bring you over 30,000 songs to choose from and a quality sound system to release your inner rockstar at 9 pm. every Thursday.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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GRIEF AND LOSS • Pathfinders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday noon.

An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. Pathfinders offers support groups from Aspen to Rifle and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org.

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays.

The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at White House Pizza (801 Main Ct.) at noon every Thursday.

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

MAKERSPACE • Children and teens are invited to design, create, tinker, and play with art and technology to design and create with 3D Pens, make stop-motion animation films, engineer duct tape creations, build their own video games, and more from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.).

DHARMA • The Way of Compassion Dharma Center holds a Dharma talk and meditation from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and a silent meditation and Buddha of Compassion practice at 8 a.m. Saturdays at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

WORLD DANCE • Learn rhythms from various countries and cultures for $12 per class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at the Carbondale Community School (1505 Satank Rd.).

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.

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

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.

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SKIER APPRECIATION • Sunlight Mountain Resort (10901 CR 117) hosts food, music, giveaways, games and an ‘80s costume contest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. with $20 lift tickets all going to benefit United Way Battlement to the Bells.

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SALON • Under Alya’s Umbrella presents broad spectrum of artistic performance, including recent USA tango champions Cindy Giannini and Sean Ericson, a trio of classical harpists, singer songwriter Matt Johnson, slam poet Halle Zander, author and journalist Jon Waterman and David Taylor co-producer and director of the documentary “Whitewashed” with special appearance from co-producer Anuk Bald Eagle from 7 to 9 p.m. at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.). Admission is $23.14.

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Town Report The following items are drawn from Town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to staff, trustees and others.

FAMILY SKATE NIGHT is slated for 5:30 to 8 p.m. First Friday, Jan. 4 — complete with hot dogs, hot chocolate and a bonfire. Both the rink at the Fourth Street Plaza and Darien Arena are operational and open from noon to 9 p.m. — info on rules and rentals at carbondalerec.com. Intro to Ice Hockey for ages 6 to 9 and Junior Hockey for 9 to 14 is available with registration by Jan. 4. Carbondale Adult Broomball begins Jan. 2.

A FULL MOON TRI kicks off at 4:30 p.m. Jan. 19 with a run, cross country ski and bike ride arranged by the Town, Aloha Mountain Cyclery and Independence Run and Hike. Pre-register now.

Cop Shop From Dec. 14 through 27, Carbondale Police handled 381 Calls for Service.

During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note: FRIDAY Dec. 14 at 10:49 a.m.

Someone emailed a bomb threat to a local veterinarian.

FRIDAY Dec. 14 at 9:30 p.m.

A domestic disturbance report resulted in a 35-year-old being taken to the hospital and cited for violation of a restraining order.

SATURDAY Dec. 15 at 1:29 a.m.

A warrant was issued after a woman told police her boyfriend had hit her.

MAHJONG MONDAYS is a free weekly gathering at 10:30 a.m. at the Rec. Center designed to help newcomers learn how to play.

CANNING 101 (part of the Town’s Winter Cooking series) will take place Jan. 14 at the cost of $10.

A CHRISTMAS TREE DROP has been set up across from Town Hall. Trees should be free of ornaments, garlands, tinsel, lights and the like and no wreaths are allowed because the wire may damage the chipper.

THE WASTE HAULING request for proposal is supposed to go out this week.

ART AROUND TOWN applications are open through Jan. 31 at callforentry.org.

More info at carbondalegov.org.

ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT minor site plan reviews are slated to go before Planning and Zoning this month.

DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENTS for both Main Street Marketplace and Sopris Lodge Senior Living are being drafted by staff before they go before the Board of Trustees for review and approval.

GREASE AND OIL should not be dumped down drains, as a sewer backup near Second and Sopris last week — just three months after a jetting — illustrated.

SATURDAY Dec. 15 at 3:12 p.m.

Responding to a cold domestic disturbance call, police arrested a 33-year-old man for harassment and false imprisonment.

SUNDAY Dec. 16 at 12:08 a.m.

After a traffic stop for running a stop sign, police arrested a 43-yearold man on suspicion of driving under the influence.

SUNDAY Dec. 16 at 1:33 a.m.

An equipment violation stop led to a summons for driving with a revoked license.

MONDAY Dec. 17 at 9 p.m. A report of an assault was found

unfounded, but the caller was arrested on an active warrant.

TUESDAY Dec. 18 at 6:08 a.m.

Following a report, a warrant was issued for posting private images.

TUESDAY Dec. 18 at 3:52 p.m.

Another Carbondale retailer was cited for selling tobacco products to someone under 21.

FRIDAY Dec. 21 at 1:04 a.m.

A speeding stop led to a 25-year-old man’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence.

FRIDAY Dec. 21 at 6:39 p.m.

A 28-year-old man was arrested on a warrant. The next day, two more warrant arrests took place.

SATURDAY Dec. 22 at 2:28 a.m.

Following a traffic stop for failure to maintain a single lane, a 22-yearold man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and possession of a controlled substance.

THURSDAY Dec. 27 at 1:20 a.m.

A traffic stop for failing to signal and a defective tail light led to the arrest of a 31-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence.

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“Practice more guitar and tell people I love them more.”

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– Mateo Sandante

“Mine for me is to pay less attention to political commentary, and for him is to watch less cartoons.”

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“Have as many joyful moments as I can with my friends and family.”

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– Eric Brendlinger

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“Be more intentional in connecting with our Latino community to help them study computers, math or English to find other opportunities.

– Valley Settlement’s Adult Education Program

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Out in the cold

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Jan. 4, 1979 Trustees unanimously approved an application for a disco dance bar to begin operation in the spring. Called “The Limit,” it would be open from 11 a.m. to midnight and feature games and food with a Tuesday “teen night” for the under-18 crowd and a strictly enforced dress code. Hundreds of signatures were gathered in support of the project, with no vocal opposition.

Ironically, the very next night, police tussled with a drunken bar patron and two other men, resulting in a dislocated shoulder for one combatant and disorderly conduct charges for all three.

In other news… Power demand during a cold snap led to blackouts up and down the Fryingpan at the worst possible time.

Jan. 5, 1989 Carbondale Police Chief Fred Williams was hesitant to emulate other departments by adopting a mandatory arrest and compulsory restraining order policy in cases of domestic violence.

“They’re tough enough situations to deal with as it is and I want to give our officers as much latitude as possible,” he said. Advocate Safehouse head Sheila Trulock, however, was hoping to have a consistent policy in place from Aspen to Rifle — perhaps modeled on Glenwood

Springs, which had the first such approach on the Western Slope.

In other news… A man disguised in a yellow bedsheet and brandishing a pair of pliers tried to hold up a Carbondale gas station, but was run off and subsequently arrested.

Jan. 3, 1999 Karl Terry was shocked to hear that his mom and dad had bought themselves a computer for Christmas.

His parents were otherwise still using a manual calculator, but the allure of selling and buying antique cars online was too great. So Terry offered a glossary of terms. “You’ll need to learn to convert your speech into simple, abbreviated letters before you’ll ever become a true computer geek mom,” he wrote. “No one knows what the hell some of these letters stand for but if you don’t use them frequently in your speech, people won’t believe you know what you’re doing.”

In other news… “Killer 82” lived up to its name with five victims in two fatal accident on New Year’s Eve.

Jan. 1, 2009 For the first time since 1974, no newspaper was published in Carbondale — though a satirical “Valley Jurinal” on a single xeroxed sheet did make an appearance.

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The sign hanging above Salvation Army bucket reads “need knows no season” and yet it is only during this time of year the Salvation Army uses “face time” to raise funds.

What we gather with dimes to dollars remains in our community and as long as funds last extends the season to help those unable to meet some basic needs.

So I have Hope that our community will thrive on what we share in common, our Sopris Sun, our market, our Rotary Club, our generosity. I received a flyer titled “Despite Perils, Decide to Hope” written by author Anne Lamott would like to conclude with a quote from her: “Hope is sometimes a decision we won”t bog down in analysis paralysis. We show up in waders with checkbooks. We send money to India, and the Sierra Club, and the Union of Concerned Scientists and to Uncle Ed’s ‘GO fund Me Account’ for his surgery.”

And I hope we also continue help the Salvation Army with a big thank you to all who put something in the Salvation Army bucket in 2018.

Adele Hause Carbondale

Stoking the stuffing Dear Editor: The Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion would like to thank those who donated for stoking the stuffing for the veterans home in Rifle: Coldwell Banker, Mason Morse, Carbondale, Robert Asa and Barbara Jones, Glenwood, Mary Scheurich, Beer Works, Ski Sunlight, Aspen Mt., Glenwood Ins, Dave Waller,

Bonnie Welch, Lindsay Sacettlander and the community who supported us.

Women’s Auxiliary of American Legion Post 100 Carbondale

Bikes aren’t low-impact Dear Editor: Does anyone remember that Dotty Fox, Connie Harvey, and Joy Caudill, the founders of the Wilderness Workshop, were the women responsible for the designation and preservation of the Hunter-Frying Pan, the Collegiate Peaks, Raggeds And West Elks Wilderness areas as well as the expansion of the Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness areas?

Nearly half a million acres protected by these women. I had the privilege and honor of serving on their board of directors way back when board meetings convened around Dotty Fox’s Kitchen table.

These women were the most formidable environmental advocates I’ve ever met and will always be my most revered heroes. To have some recent questioning of their legacy question the integrity of their legacy is more than I can tolerate.

Anyone who claims that the presence of houses has more impact on wildlife than a bike trail does is either being intentionally deceptive or is far too naïve about wildlife issues to be on any board offering environmental advice.

All wildlife experts and studies support the contrary. Such claims are playing on the common misconception that bicycles are so eco-friendly that they couldn’t possibly be harmful to nature. The unfortuLETTERS page 15

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along the Rio Grande Trail. Having lived across the river from the Rio Grande railroad for twenty years before the trail was constructed, I never saw a deer in our neighborhood in all that time, but saw dozens coming down for water across the river every morning. Since the construction of the trail it is rare to see a deer across the river in their natural habitat while there are countless habituated deer wandering lost around our neighborhood.

These animals don’t want to be in our towns and neighborhoods but have been forced off their natural habitats. They are no longer part of our beautiful, wild, and free herds, but have been reduced to the level of backyard pests that often have to be exterminated as nuisance conditions as is happening with white-

nate truth is that their wonderful silence and high speed is exactly what makes them incompatible with wildlife. They silently and rapidly encroach the comfort zones of wildlife before the animals have time to react and flee.

The bicycle’s silent speed and enthusiastic hordes are certain to drive off wildlife. Most neighborhoods are much less traveled and more predictable than bike trails are. Immediately after the construction of the Rio Grande trail my neighborhood along the river experienced a huge influx of Great Blue Herons feeding in small creeks, ditches, and ponds around our homes. The traffic here is much lighter and more predictable than along the bike trail on the river. You will see more deer in the neighborhoods of Carbondale than you will see

tail deer across the Midwest.

Yes, we want trails. But we don’t need to sacrifice wildlife to have them. If this region chooses to sacrifice wildlife to have more scenic trails for recreation and tourism, let’s do it with full understanding of the consequences and not in a state of denial.

Jim Duke Carbondale

The eyes of Texas will always be upon us Dear Editor: I’ve been kinda rough on Texans in the past. I once suggested Colorado build a wall along our southern border to keep out Texans. Truth is, I have many friends from Texas, those who don’t take themselves quite so seriously and can withstand my teasing good naturedly.

One Texan I wish I’d gotten to know better was Carbondale’s recently deceased, incredibly philanthropic oilman Jim Calaway. My relationship with him consisted of greeting him as I passed by his table at the Pour House. I learned not to just say hello, but, “Hello Jim. I’m Fred Malo” in deference to his failing eyesight.

He did tell me at one time he escaped the hypocrisy of the Southern Baptist Church and had a spiritual awakening in a Unitarian Church. The Unitarians taught him there is little reward in collecting wealth for yourself, but much satisfaction in working toward the common good.

Because of Jim, I’ll not assume the next Texas oilman I meet is a greedy money-grubber.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

Parting Shot While the Gregorian Calendar marks the New Year on Jan. 1, older systems commemorated the winter solstice as the real time of new beginnings.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a Special Use Permit and a Minor Site Plan Review for the purpose of constructing an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in the OTR Zone District. The owner/applicants propose building a Single Family Detached Dwelling with the ADU in the basement.

A number of variance applications are required because of the nonconforming lot in terms of lot size.

The lot in question is 25’ wide x 110’ deep for total 2750 ft. Because of the small lot size, there are two other variances associated with the application.

They are: 1) related to lot size for an ADU in the OTR Zone District; and 2) maximum size allowed for an ADU in the OTR zone District.

The property is located at 296 S. 3rd Street and is legally described as Lot 13, Block 7 of the Original Carbondale Townsite. The owner/applicants are Kristin Carroll, Kurtis Sparrow and Pamela Maguire.

There are a number of other variances related to the dimensional standards of the OTR Zone District and they are also necessitated by the small lot size and narrow lot width. These variances are: • Maximum Impervious Lot Coverage in OTR • Eave Projections into Side Yard Setbacks • Maximum Fence Height – front yard • Side Yard Setbacks • Required # of Parking Spaces • Building Height – vertical wall within 5 foot of setback Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on January 24, 2019.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The application may also be reviewed on the Town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org.

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