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Doinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Bump. For many outdoor enthusiasts in Carbondale, it appeared as if the bump on the sled hill at RVR was the main target for sledders after we received

a few inches of snow. These two members of the McClelland family from Denver were obviously having fun during their trip to Carbondale. See more winter activity photos on page 7. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Locals march in Carbondale, Junction, Denver and D.C. By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer

t roughly the same time as huge Saturday demonstrations take place in Washington, D.C., Denver, and other national and international venues too numerous to count, activists in the Roaring Fork Valley will be engaged in exactly the same kind of activity.

The rallies, aimed primarily at mobilizing women but also open to men, are being held in opposition to the pronouncements, policy proposals and behavior of Presidentelect Donald J. Trump, on Jan. 21, the day after Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inauguration. Co-sponsored by Alice The Magazine â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an online, Carbondale-based magazine that is â&#x20AC;&#x153;by, for and about real women,â&#x20AC;? according to its website â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the march

in Carbondale is to begin at 9 a.m. in the parking lot outside The Goat restaurant, at the corner of Highway 133 and Cowen Drive. It is to proceed south down the sidewalk next to the highway until the marchers reach the roundabout at Main Street, then turn around and march back to The Goat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the Alice Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March, in collaboration with the giant womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marches in Wash-

ington, D.C., Denver and other places,â&#x20AC;? said Maura Masters, editor of Alice the Magazine and an organizer of the march. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It seemed like a good ďŹ t,â&#x20AC;? she continued, â&#x20AC;&#x153;a chance for women to share their concerns and feelings about the upcoming administration.â&#x20AC;? Carbondale, in the November, 2016 presidential election, rejected Republican candidate Donald Trump and voted for Democratic candidate

Hillary Clinton by an overwhelming margin of 4,060 to 1,890, according to ofďŹ cial results from the GarďŹ eld County Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce. The roughly three-mile stroll, which has been tagged Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March for Women and Land (there is a Facebook page with more information), is expected to take about an hour, leaving plenty of time for participants to get over to WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MARCH page 13

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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.

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Insults win the presidency Dear Editor: Hearing the democrats stretching to understand what they did so wrong that Trump got elected, I remember Jeb Bush inadvertently exposing Don’s strategy. He told Trump that he could not insult his way to the presidency. Trump smiled, looked up, then left and right in an un-worded reply of ‘we’ll see’. That is exactly what he did. He insulted his way to the presidency, aided by the AP’s drip, drip, drip of negative innuendo about Hillary. His base ate it up. Hillary still won the popular vote by almost 3 million and democrats won 23 million more votes than republicans in senate and house races with gerrymandering placing repugnitans in ofﬁce instead. I guess liars do proﬁt. Maybe our challenge is how to bring 63 million people through kindergarten to learn how to play nice. John Hoffmann Carbondale

More to tax than oil Dear Editor: The thought that Garfield County is sending money to a Texas concern to promote the oil and gas industry while closing down our libraries for lack of funds sickens me. Libraries are essential to any community. What price do you put on the public’s access to knowledge? The idea that the county needs the oil and gas industry to fill its coffers is preposterous. Glenwood Springs sets new records every year for sales tax revenues. Why can’t the county get in on some of that? The local economy has a burgeoning industry. It’s called tourism and it’s doing very well. Skiing, hiking, mountain biking, camping, hunting, fishing, and just plain sight-seeing are filling accommodations everywhere.

How many tourists are going to come here if the landscape is blighted with oil and gas rigs and leaky pipelines? Even if the county does require the oil and gas industry, it needs to ﬁnd something else. The oil and gas industry is obsolete, unnecessary, and damaging to our environment and climate. Bring back the libraries and say goodbye to oil and gas. Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

What to ask RFTA Dear Editor: Yes siree, I made another Roaring Fork Transportation Authority Board (RFTA) session. Of course, I spoke and gave several pearls of wisdom, including making Snowmass Village Mayor Markey Butler the RFTA [sic] and stopping under age alcohol drinking on the buses. However, the new who I met at this RFTA Board meeting was real history in the making for law school professors and students across our country whether they are at Fordham University, University of Denver, University of Southern California or Howard University. Amy Fulstone introduced herself to me in a sidebar conversation. You see the RFTA Board Executive Session was about RFTA v. Fulstone in the U.S. District Court of Denver about the RFTA’s right to the Rio Grande Trail running through and adjacent to her ﬁshing lodge in the Carbondale area called The Conﬂuence Lodge. From my take on my talk with Fulstone the public and RFTA employees would be prudent to ask the RFTA Board, “Whazzup? No jive talkin’! Who got the power?! And who’s in a trick bag now?” Emzy Veazy III Aspen

Golf tourney thanks Dear Editor: The American Legion Post 100 Auxiliary would like to thank everyone for their support and contributions to our 16th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament that was held on Saturday, Sept. 10 at the Ranch at Roaring Fork. With the help of the local community we will be able to continue our educational scholarship program. We would like to recognize the following business and individuals: Western Adventures, Hughes Excavating, Western Slope Materials, IRMW of Colorado, Inc., Aspen Survey Eng., Inc., Etcetera Ofﬁce Services, Inc., The Pour House, Peppino’s Pizza, Industrial Inspections Services, Holy Cross, Re/ Max Mountain West, Title Company of the Rockies, American National Bank, D&C Auto and Upholstery, Carbondale Animal Hospital, Richie’s Lift and Haul, Terry and Molly Swanton, Crystal View Carpets, Rhumba Girl Liquors, Steven and Amy Burdick, Holmes Excavation & Concrete, Inc., Joe & Gerry Zamora, The Sons of the American Legion, The American Legion Post 100, Mountain Costal Construction, MidValley Metro District, Kindles for Kids, Marble Distillery, Redstone Inn, The Black Nugget, Applebee’s, The Goat, Ace Hardware, El Pollo Rico, Orrison Distributing, Gross Locker Plant, The Ranch at Roaring Fork Golf Course and a REALLY big thank you to Mary Boucher and Travis Hughes for making the golf tournament happen again this year! Apologies to anyone we may have forgotten to acknowledge. It was a fun day with exceptional Colorado weather! Thanks again! Amy Burdick, President American Legion Post 100 Auxiliary

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P&Z and advisory boards: the town’s work horses By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Up until a few years ago, the town trustees didn’t always know what their advisory boards were up to. Sometimes, the advisory boards’ plans didn’t “align” with the trustees’, Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington told The Sopris Sun. The upshot was that on at least one occasion, an advisory board spent an entire year heading in one direction, and it didn’t head back in the right direction until the trustees figured out what was up and reined it in. “So we created a new position,” Harrington continued. The Boards and Commissions Clerk, Angie Sprang, coordinates advisory board agendas, takes minutes at board meetings, and prepares advisory board minutes for the trustees, and also works in the Finance Department. To keep the trustees and advisory boards’ synchronized, the trustees meet with the boards, and P&Z, early in the year. At their Jan. 17 meeting, the trustees met with the Environmental Board (whose plans for 2017 are included in that meeting’s packet). In February, the trustees will meet with the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z). The town has five advisory boards: Bike, Pedestrian & Trails Commission; the Environmental Board (E-board); the Parks & Recreation Commission; the Carbondale Tree Board; and the Carbondale Public Arts Commission (CPAC). Contrary to a popular misconception, the P&Z is not an advisory board. It does make recommendations to the trustees, but also has the authority to hold public hearings, approve or deny things like lot-line adjustments, issue some landuse permits and more. Heading into 2017, the Parks & Recreation Commission, and the Environmental Board, appear to have the most on their respective plates. Among other goals and projects, Parks & Recreation is reviewing the town’s Parks, Recreation and Trails master plan, addressing financial stability, and researching the potential to establish a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation specific to capital projects, according to Carbondale Recreation Director Eric Brendlinger. The Environmental Board’s 13 goals for 2017, according to information in the trustees Jan. 17

A Bonfire Coffee customer strides past one of the Main Street linden trees on Tuesday. Carbondale Town Arborist David Coon told The Sopris Sun the tree board was scheduled to discuss the trees’ future at its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Jan. 19. He said lindens have a short life span in tree wells, which is where the trees were planted in the mid 1980s. Photo by Lynn Burton meeting packet, include: continuing to work with CORE and CLEER on the Carbondale Climate Action Plan (CCAP) and increase the usage of renewable energy; work to expand the town’s singleuse plastic bag ban; and include “Zero-Energy Housing Guidelines” in the alternative building section of the Unified Development Code (UDC). Here is some more information on P&Z and the town’s advisory boards: ● P&Z – The members are: Michael Durant, Gavin Brooke, Yuani Ruiz, Jennifer DiCuollo, Mariana Skiles, Ken Harrington, Jeff Davlyn, Lauren Suhrbier (first alternate) and Jay Engstrom (second alternative). • E-Board – The members are: Amanda Poindexter, Jason White, Julia Farwell, Matt Gwost, Natalie Fuller, Patrick Hunter and Keelin Schaffrath, Alice Laird and Erika Sparhawk are the CLEER/ Garfield Clean Energy representatives; Brian Davis is the CORE representative. • Parks & Recreation – The members are:

Ashley Allis, Becky Moller, Camy Britt (alternate) Hollis Kerler, Kathleen Wanatowicz, Lana Trettin, Rob Comey, Todd Chamberlin and Tracy Wilson. • Bike/Pedestrian/Trials – The members are: Darryl Fuller, Darren Broome, John Spiess, Margaret Plumb, Nicki Delson, Rob Morey and Tom Penzel. • Historic Preservation Commission – The members are: Ashley Hall, Carol Klein, Dorothea Farris and Matt Annabel. • CPAC – The members are: Carol Klein, Cheryl Bumgarner, Chris Powell, Jennifer Balmes, Sandy Smith, Sarah Moore, Sondie Reiff, Susan Johnson, Tim Hagman and Todd Richmond. • Tree Board – The members are: Dan Bullock, Gabe Riley, Jo Anne Teeple, Kim Bock and Shaun Rourke. Editor’s Note: This story is the ﬁrst in a series featuring each of the boards over the course of the next year.

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New infrastructure, from highways to radio towers From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Jan. 20, 1977

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The Colorado Highway Department held one of an ongoing series of meetings on potential improvements to State Highway 82. In addition to the potential to expand from two lanes to four between Carbondale and Aspen – a possibility that had generated considerable debate at a meeting the previous November – several potential changes to the route were discussed, including lanes on the north side of the Roaring Fork River through Snowmass Canyon (which didn’t happen) and bypassing downtown Basalt (which did). “I would say that a 20-year period for construction is conservative

unless everyone in this area makes a concerted pitch… to get money for this highway,” District Designing Engineer Tom Arnold told the assembly.

Jan. 22, 1987 KDNK community radio was searching for a new station manager after interim manager Susie Strode announced she wouldn’t stay on after her six month commitment. “It’s an all-encompassing job, more than I want to handle being a single mother,” she explained. Then just a few years old and

still in the Dinkel Building, KDNK was then “in its best ﬁnancial shape ever,” and planned to hire a half time ofﬁce assistant. The station was also working hard to get a translator on Red Mountain to bring the signal to Aspen, Snowmass Village and Woody Creek.

Jan. 23, 1997 Kurt and Elsbeth Wigger listed the Sopris Restaurant for sale for $1.35 million. The restaurant, described by reporter John Stroud as

having a “distinctive modest and rustic exterior but elegant French interior and some of the best dinner entrees around,” had been a ﬁxture on Highway 82 between Carbondale and Glenwood for 24 years.

Jan. 18, 2007 The RE-1 school board voted to move ahead with a dual language program at Crystal River Elementary School. Native English and Spanish speakers would have received instruction in both languages during the course of a normal day, an endeavor that never quite took off. – Compiled by Will Grandbois

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‘Bring out your dead!’ Now is the time to get rid of those wilting Christmas trees by dropping them off near the Carbondale Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.), where chipping of the tree remains already has been started by the Public Works and Parks Departments, according to Town Manager Jay Harrington's Jan. 13 memo to the Board of Trustees, town employees and other recipients. Harrington reported that tomorrow (Friday, Jan. 20) is the last day to drop off trees at the tree disposal site, and the town reminds everyone to please remove tinsel, ornaments and other holiday-related trinketry before dropping the trees at the site. The Roaring Fork Valley’s string of weather weirdness had town street crews “battling snow and ice all week,” reported Town Manager Jay Harrington in his Jan. 13 memo to the Board of Trustees, town employees and other recipients. Snow the weekend before had left local roads, sidewalks and other areas “very slushy,” with predictions of a sudden freeze on the night of Jan. 9, which Harrington wrote left the town “with no way to get all of the roads cleaned up like we normally would plow to the middle and pick up with the snow blower.” In response, the town opted to plow to the sides of the streets “to keep from having rough, icy roads all week,” although that meant the snow blower could not be used to

pick up the windrows, a situation that “did create some concern with some residents … but all in all it seemed to help us keep the roads in town in fairly good condition for the rest of the week considering the persistent light snowfall,” Harrington wrote. In the Public Works Department, Director Kevin Schorzman has been reviewing proposals from firms interested in being the town’s engineering consultant, as well as quotes from companies hoping to do the town’s crack-sealing work on the streets this year. Simultaneously, according to Harrington, Public Works staffers have been reviewing plans for development projects at 190 Garfield Ave. and a proposed new 1st Bank at the site of the Carbondale Marketplace (where the new City Market store is to be built.) Town arborist David Coon, working with the Public Works Department, has been getting ready to cut down what has been deemed a “high-risk” old Spruce tree adjacent to Bridges High School and the Carbondale Branch of the Garfield Public Libraries system. According to a memo issued by Schorzman, the date for taking down the leaning tree currently is schedule as Feb. 1. Schorzman reported that the town is looking for ways to “repurpose” the wood from the tree, and that a new tree will be planted to replace the one being removed. If the schedule is changed, Schorzman noted, a new date for the work will be posted

From Jan. 6-12, Carbondale police and officers from other agencies handled more than 222 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

FRIDAY, Jan. 6: At 9:47 p.m. ofﬁcers were dispatched to cover a reported assault on a RFTA bus. After investigating, they arrested the 29-year-old suspect on a charge of disorderly conduct. The Christmas Tree Bandit struck again this year and was last seen on Saturday speeding up White Hill with a truck load of loot from the town’s tree recycling lot. Word has it the bandit feeds the trees to her goats. Photo by Jane Bachrach on the town’s website (www.carbondalegov.org) and on the town’s Facebook page. Carbondale’s Recreation Department has announced a new ﬁtness class for the winter months, Yoga en Español (Yoga in Spanish) that will take place on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 6:45 – 7:45. It is to be conducted in Spanish, which Harrington’s memo noted “is perfect for Spanish language speakers and also those interested in learning Spanish.” Harrington also reported that Crystal River Elementary School students have been using the town ice rink at the Gus Darien Riding Arena, along Catherine Store Road east of Carbondale, “as part of their physical education programming,” and that Carbondale Community School has been scheduling broomball games on Fridays in a similar vein.

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SATURDAY, Jan. 7: At 10:45 p.m. Garfield County sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop on County Road 100 (Catherine Store Road east of town). After investigating, the deputies arrested the 20-year-old male driver and took him to the Garfield County jail. SUNDAY, Jan. 8: at 12:02 a.m. deputies were dispatched to an alleged domestic violence incident on Highway 133 outside of Carbondale. After investigating, they arrested both parties involved and took them to the Garfield County jail. SUNDAY, Jan. 8: At 2:10 p.m. an officer took a report of fraud involving a bank card held by a local resident. The fraud reportedly happened in California, and the local police sent the case to the appropriate agency in that state. TUESDAY, Jan. 10: At 11:51 p.m. police were dispatched to a reported disturbance at a home on Wheel Circle. After investigating, officers arrested a 58-year-old male suspect on a charge of harassment.

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Retiring oďŹ&#x192;cer Mark Luttrell celebrates 29 years with Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;dale PD By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Writer With police ofďŹ cer and ďŹ reďŹ ghter Mark Luttrell preparing for retirement, Carbondale is losing a ďŹ xture of late nights downtown who sought to defuse situations before they started. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always saw my position as more of a peace ofďŹ cer than a law enforcement ofďŹ cer,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I loved working with the Carbondale people.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen some action in three decades on the force. He was on scene for some of the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worst disasters like the MidContinent mine explosion, South Canyon Fire, and Rocky Mountain Natural Gas blow up. He vividly recalls a shootout with a man using a baby as a hostage; sheltering behind a truck as a ďŹ restorm on Missouri Heights sent tornadoes of ďŹ&#x201A;ame into the grass behind him; and pulling teens out of the Crystal River after their car went off Highway 133. It may not be quite the kind of excitement he had in mind when he started ďŹ ghting ďŹ res in the summer of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;75, before heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d joined the force or even turned 18. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was young, dumb, strong and eager,â&#x20AC;? he observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tried to go on every call.â&#x20AC;? Luttrell had come to the area the year before to work at the Mountain View Inn in Marble, although his family had been visiting for years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The work was just a way to stay there. The rest of the time I was hunting rocks in the mountains,â&#x20AC;? he observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall a time when I was not a rock collector. It was magical, almost, at one point in my life.â&#x20AC;? Shortly thereafter his family made the move to Car-

bondale. His father would later serve a stint as mayor, his mother was active in the church, and all three sons joined the ďŹ re department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really feel fortunate to work with the people I did over the years. The ďŹ re department back in those days did everything,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a good group of guys, but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have as many volunteers.â&#x20AC;? On late night ambulance runs, he fell for nurse Maureen Nuckols, and the couple were married in 1985 and had a son, Aaron. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;88, after nabbing a Geology degree and working dispatch for a few years, that Luttrell applied to be a police ofďŹ cer. Future chief Gene Schilling had made a similar transition, though it was Fred Williams who made the hire and Joe Brothers who trained him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;BeneďŹ ts and a good salary were hard to come by out here,â&#x20AC;? Luttrell observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They still are.â&#x20AC;? While there was plenty of overlap with his ďŹ re experience, a steady paycheck wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only difference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of unknown when you go on a police call. It could be anything,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Humans are much harder to predict, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always a risk.â&#x20AC;? It hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become any easier over time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I ďŹ rst started it was mostly coal miners and farmers and ranchers. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s different people and a different mindset,â&#x20AC;? he observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every time you turn around thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a new court decision somewhere that affects you.â&#x20AC;? At 60, with three fused vertebrae and a blind eye, Luttrell is ready for a quieter life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if I want to be tussling with bad guys anymore,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Mark Luttrell enjoying some time off duty during a recent trip to Moab. Photo by Maureen Nuckols Moreover, Nuckols, his wife, is anticipating feeling better for a while in between ongoing cancer treatments, and the couple has been meaning to travel more. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just trying to take advantage of the time we have left together,â&#x20AC;? Luttrell said. Before they take off on their next trip, well wishers will have a chance to celebrate his years of service with a party at the ďŹ rehouse (300 Meadowood Drive) Sunday, Jan. 22 from 4 to 7 p.m.

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Trustee applicants emerge The deadline to apply for a seat on the seven-member Carbondale Board of Trustees was Jan. 13, and the following residents submitted applications: James Breasted III, Sarah Johnson, Beth Broome, Erica Sparhawk, Doc Philip, Rebecca Moeller and April Spaulding. The trustees will interview the applicants at their Jan. 24 meeting; the applications are available for viewing at carbondalegov.org.

Step up and judge Roaring Fork High School is looking for volunteer judges to grade contestants at a ninespeech tournament at the school on Jan. 21. Registration begins at 7 a.m. and the judge’s orientation begins at 7:45 a.m. The RFHS speech team is composed of Rocio Contreras and Kiki Roeser (duet humor), and McKinley Mueller (dramatic interpretation).

The rest of the story Last week, The Sopris Sun reported the following Carbondale firefighters earned a Life Saver award in 2016: Allan Ingram, Garrett Kennedy, Bill Shank, Ray Sauvey, Tim Hunter, Ron Leach, Tony Petrocco, Kevin Weber, David Swift and Ray Bourg. The Sun learned more about the awards after we went to press, so here’s the scoop from assistant fire chief Rob Goodwin. The awards came from a single incident, when the district received a call for a severe heart attack in the Redstone area. Responders from the Marble Station (83), Redstone Station (82) and Carbondale Station (81) all took part. “When a call for help goes

out in the rural areas of the ﬁre district, the volunteers who are in that particular area respond to the incident, and the ambulance crew from Carbondale responds and performs the transport to the hospital,” Goodwin told The Sopris Sun. In this case, the ﬁrst responding crews (from Marble and Redstone) stabilized the patient and initiated care. The ambulance crew from Carbondale also responded and continued with advanced lifesupport care while transporting the patient to the hospital. “The quick response and excellent medical care that the CRFPD responders gave, really did save this patient’s life,” Goodwin said. “It was truly a team effort.”

Movin’ on In an e-mail to Roaring Fork High School parents and students last week, principal Drew Adams announced he is leaving after the school year to pursue other options in the education ﬁeld, possibly an international school in South America or Europe.

KDNK trustees meet The KDNK Board of Directors meet at the station (76. S. 2nd) at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 23. Agenda items include public comments at 5:45 p.m. For the complete agenda, go to KDNK.org.

Gessler ﬁnally arrives Classical pianist Amanda Gessler performs a selection of Beethoven pieces at the Carbondale Branch Library at 3 p.m. on Jan. 21. Admission is free. She has submitted an audition video to

It appears as if Jennifer Degge’s sculpture was eavesdropping on the conversation taking place between (left to right) Morgan Lee, Donna Riley and Peggy O’Brien during the opening of the Valley Visual Art show at the Launchpad last Friday evening. Obviously “That Time My Soul Fell Back, But No One Could Tell Because My Face Went Numb,” wasn’t eavesdropping because she’s a piece of art that can’t hear. Photo by Jane Bachrach

the 2017 International Beethoven Piano Competition that is available on YouTube.

911 calls Here are the Carbondale Fire District’s 911 calls for the week of Jan. 8-14: • Medical emergency responses (6); • Trauma emergency responses (3); • Citizen assist responses (3); • Motor vehicle accident responses (2); • Medical alarm response (1); • Odor check response (1); • Carbon monoxide alarm response (1); • Fire alarm response (1).

Hoops update The Roaring Fork boy’s basketballers downed Battle Mountain 57-43 at home on

Tuesday night, while the girls were tripped up 43-40. Next up: both teams take on Grand Valley at home, starting at 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 21.

GoFund Betty A Carbondalian is spearheading a GoFundMe effort to help a woman named Betty with expenses related to her cancer treatment. For details, go to gofundme.com/ then housing-for-betty?pc=PC_CODE.

They say it’s your birthday Birthday greetings go out to: Olivia Emery and Lewis Cooper (Jan. 20); Peter Green (Jan. 22); and Felina Cruz (Jan. 25). Belated birthday greetings go out to: Chuck Bauer and Michael Hassig (Jan. 14); and Crista Barlow (Jan. 15).

YOGA EN ESPAÑOL

HELP IMPROVE OUR AIR QUALITY!

Martes y Jueves *6:45-7:45 am *En la sala de la actividad *La Instructora Sarah Las Clases incluyen con la membresia o pada por dia

Tuesday and Thursday *6:45-7:45 am *In the activity room * Instructor Sarah Classes are included with membership or a drop-in fee

THIS WINTER, INSTEAD OF IDLING, DRIVE TO WARM YOUR CAR UP.

NEW IDLING ORDINANCE NOW IN EFFECT FOR 2 MINUTES! SEE CARBONDALE ORDINANCE CH. 8, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 8-3-10 OF TOWN MUNICIPAL CODE TO SEE IF YOUR CAR IS EXEMPT

Namaste

“Yo honro el lugar dentro de ti donde el Universo entero reside. Yo honro el lugar dentro de ti de amor y luz, de verdad, y paz. Yo honro el lugar dentro de ti donde cuando tu estas en ese punto tuyo, y yo estoy en ese puto mio, somos solo Uno” Carbondale Recreation & Community Center 970-510-1290 www.carbondalerec.com

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Left and right: sledders from the McClelland and Chavira families visiting from Denver

Snow and ice

Left to right: Luis Andrade, Dalton Groom and Emiliano Galindo, Crystal River Elementary School fourth graders

Alea Blanchard, CRES second grader

Carbondale has seen plenty of snow in the past few weeks, so some folks took advantage of the plentiful white stuff to bounce the bump at the River Valley Ranch sledding hill (above). Between the intermittent screaming and laughter, these sledders obviously had a blast. However, due to more recent warm temperatures, Crystal River Elementary School physical education teacher Marty Madsen had to get creative with his annual skating classes. He didn’t want his kids to try to skate on thin ice at the downtown rink, so he decided to teach them broomball at the Gus Darien rink instead. (Note: broomball is typically played in conventional footwear). Wrapping up the action (lower left), Roaring Fork High School student Patrick Keleher and his dog Aussie go skijoring. Photos by Jane Bachrach

Diego Pizarro-Pira, CRES fourth grader

Patrick Keleher and his dog Aussie

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Community Calendar

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. You can also view events online at soprissun.com.

THURSDAY Jan. 19

FRI.-SAT. Jan. 20-21

MONDAY Jan. 23

ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre continues its run of “The Last Romance” at the Snowmass Chapel on Jan. 20-21 and 27-28. All performances are at 7:30 p.m. The play is a romantic comedy by Joe DiPietro that revolves around a senior couple (Ralph and Carol) who fall in love during a series of humorous and heartwarming meetings in a New Jersey dog park. Some of the dogs in the play are adoptable dogs from Colorado Animal Rescue (C.A.R.E.). Ticket info: thunderrivertheatre.com and 963-8200.

PLANT-BASED NUTRITION • Every Monday morning at the Third Street Center, Greg Feinsinger, M.D., gives free consultations about heart attack prevention, stroke/diabetes prevention, plant-based nutrition or other medical concerns. Dr. Feinsinger is a retired family physician. For an appointment, call 379-5718.

GROUP PHOTO • Women, men and children are invited to show solidarity with various upcoming marches by joining a 6 p.m. group picture at Carbondale Beer Works. MENTOR AND MINGLE • Presented by the Buddy Program from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at BB’s Kitchen Aspen. Free admission and complimentary refreshments. Mentor one child, change two lives!

FRIDAY Jan. 20 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Loving” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20-26 except Jan. 22 which will show at 6 p.m. only; “Manchester by the Sea” (R) at 4:45 p.m. Jan. 21 and “Moonlight” (R) at 3:45 p.m. on Jan. 22. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents music every Friday night. Info: 963-3340. LIVE MUSIC • Join Marble Distillery’s own Shaefer Welch of Rosewood Divide for an evening of intimate live music at The Marble Bar beginning at 8 p.m. Welch is a soulful acoustic singer/songwriter singing a mix of engaging originals and easy listening classics. LIVE MUSIC • The Leonard Curry Trio plays a fun mix of American music from 9 p.m. to midnight at the Rivers Restaurant in Glenwood. No cover.

SATURDAY Jan. 21 LIVE PIANO • Classical pianist Amanda Gessler performs a selection of Beethoven pieces at the Carbondale Branch Library at 3 p.m. Admission is free. She has submitted an audition video to the 2017 International Beethoven Piano Competition that is available on YouTube. HOOPS • The Roaring Fork High School girls and boys basketball teams host Grand Valley for games at 2:30 and 4 p.m. respectively.

SUNDAY Jan. 22 ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center meets at 10 a.m. sharp (with social gathering at 9:45 a.m.) Everyone is welcome. Upcoming programs are: Jan. 22, “Field Guide to Human Personalities” with Paul Wagner; Jan. 29, “Consciousness, Divinity & the Uniﬁed Field” with Rex Fingeld. Info: 963-5516.

Start: January 21, 2017 9:00 AM

Route: Highway 133 to Main Street roundabout and back again (3 miles)

TUESDAY Jan. 24 SUPER CHATS • RE-1 Superintendent Ron Stein hosts coffee chats from 7 to 8 a.m. at Bonﬁre Coffee (in the Dinkel Building) on the second Tuesday of the month, at Saxy’s in Basalt on the ﬁrst Tuesday, and River Blend in Glenwood Springs on the fourth Tuesday. PORK • ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch in El Jebel offers a pork butchery demo and pork sampler at 6 p.m. Class registration includes over $100 work of pork cuts to take home. Class size is limited. Register at aspennature.org. Info: 927-6760. HOOPS • The Roaring Fork High School girls and boys basketball teams travel to Coal Ridge for games at 5:30 and 7 p.m. respectively.

WEDNESDAY Jan. 25 BLOODMOBILE • The Carbondale Recreation and Community Center is hosting the St. Mary’s Bloodmobile on Wednesday, January 25 from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. To RSVP, please email Jessi at jrochel@carbondaleco.net. ID required! NATURALIST NIGHTS • The Carbondale leg of ACES’ Naturalist Nights winter speaker series continues with “Warmer but to What End?” with Jeff Luckas of Western Water Assessment. On Feb. 1 it’s “The Second Colorado Breeding Bird Atlas Project” with Lynn Wickersham of Fort Lewis College. Info: wildernessworkshop.org. YOGA • Himalayan Yogini Devika Gurung teaches yoga at the Launchpad every Wednesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m. LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts an open mic night at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs every Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m. ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station at 6:45 a.m. CALENDAR page 11

Alice Women’s March - Carbondale, CO Meet: Parking lot, corner of Cowen Dr. and Highway 133, Carbondale, CO

MINDFULNESS • The Mindful Life Program in the Third Street Center 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.

LIVE MUSIC • Marble Distillery hosts Crowlin Ferlies from 6 to 9 p.m. The Ferlies are a big ol’ Celtic/Irish Band who put on a great live music show! Members include: Sandy Munro, Steve Johnson, Don Paine, April Moon, Tammie Lane and Trevor Mountjoy.

Alice

Dress: Appropriate for winter weather, and costumes are encouraged!

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Bring: Signs and banners that support women’s health and wellbeing

Following: Gather at The Launchpad for refreshment and political action, 11am-12:30pm

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Host: Carbondale-based Alice, the nonprofit, online magazine (www.alicethemag.com) by, for and about real women. THIS COMMUNITY AD SPACE DONATED BY COOL BRICK STUDIOS.

Inaugurating Our Own Paths

with Cindy Pincus, guest minister Join us this Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017 - 10:00 a.m. in the Calaway Room

Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist (TRUU) @ Third Street Center, Calaway Room

www.tworiversuu.org

Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist

Rev. Shawna Foster Inspirational, Contemporary Music by Jimmy Byrne Heather Rydell, Youth Program Minister Childcare Provided

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THURSDAY Jan. 26 DRAWING â&#x20AC;˘ The Marble Bar is the place to be for an evening of craft spirits, art and music with Carbondale Arts from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The featured ďŹ gure this month is â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ellieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? Ellie Davis with music by Ellie Barber. All materials provided and no experience necessary.

SATURDAY Jan. 28 LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Tom Ressel plays a variety of classic covers with a few originals at The Marble Bar beginning at 8 p.m. DANCE PARTY â&#x20AC;˘ Mountain Westies and

More brings nonstop dancing to the Glenwood Springs Masonic Lodge from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Singles and new dancers encouraged - youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll meet lots of new people! Come early for a beginning hustle dance lesson at 6:30. $10 per person, $14 with class. 18 and over. Info: 970-379-4956.

THURSDAY Feb. 2 SCHOOL TOUR â&#x20AC;˘ Join a school tour for an in-depth opportunity to experience Waldorf classrooms in action, including Q&A with teachers. Adults only; 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. RSVP: catherine@waldorfschoolrf.org.

MOVIE NIGHT â&#x20AC;˘ The Sopris Sun presents another Classic Movie Night, this year featuring â&#x20AC;&#x153;Groundhog Dayâ&#x20AC;? ... on Groundhog Day, Thursday, Feb. 2. The ďŹ lm is a 1993 fantasy-comedy starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott. Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Costumes are encouraged. Previous Classic Movie Nights have sold out, so plan to come early. Tickets to the ďŹ lm are $10 at the door. And if you bring an additional donation of any size (check or cash only) for The Sopris Sun that night, you will be entered to win an exclusive, super special Sopris Sun door prize. Join in some

mid-winter fun while supporting your nonproďŹ t community newspaper!

SUNDAY Feb. 5 SCULPTURE DEADLINE â&#x20AC;˘ The Town of Carbondale and Carbondale Public Arts Commission are seeking 15 original sculptures for the annual Art aRound Town exhibition. Those chosen will be displayed around Carbondale; the artists will receive $750 upon installation. The exhibition opens on June 1, and $1,000 will be awarded for Best in Show. Submissions for entry are available at the CAFĂ&#x2030; (Call for Entry) website: callforentry.org. Info: carbondalegov.org.

Ongoing CLAY EXHIBITION â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Clay Center to presents at the east end of Main Street presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Food, Drink, Flower,â&#x20AC;? featuring new works by artists Fumiko Nagai and Frank McGuirk. The show will remain on display throughout the month. Info: carbondaleclay.org or 963-2529. YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE â&#x20AC;˘ A facilitated workshop for writing your personal history, one story at a time. Have you wanted to explore your legacy of living and the wisdom of your experience? Join us with your stories, ideas and inspiration ready to share in a welcoming setting. Facilitated by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/genealogist. First and

third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon, Glenwood Springs Branch Library, Conference Room, 815 Cooper Ave., Free. (970) 945-5958, gcpld.org SENIOR MATTERS â&#x20AC;˘ The nonproďŹ t Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center, offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norman at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; 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; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale 81623. KOROLOGOS GALLERY â&#x20AC;˘ The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Awards and Accolades: Twelve Acclaimed Western Artistsâ&#x20AC;? through Feb. 7. Info: Korologosgallery.com. ABA â&#x20AC;˘ The Art Base Annex in Basalt (174 Midland Ave.) continues the Isa Catto show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking Inventory: New Works.â&#x20AC;? Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;DALE TRUSTEES â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Board of Trustees holds regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at town hall starting at 6 p.m. The

trustees usually hold work session at 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday. Info: 963-2733 or carbondalegov.org. POTLUCK â&#x20AC;˘ Heart Healthy Meals hosts a plant-based whole food potluck at the Third Street Center on the fourth Monday of the Month. It starts at 6:30 p.m. Info: Ardis@HeartHealthyMeals.us. EMPATHS MEET â&#x20AC;˘ The â&#x20AC;&#x153;RFV Empaths Uniteâ&#x20AC;? support group meets at the Third Street Center (Room #31) from 6:30-8:30 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Donations are accepted. Info: Kelli Welsh at 417-893-8578.

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THE ASPEN GLOBAL CHANGE INSTITUTE PRESENTS y CMC in Carbondale invites everyone to its Gift of Learning series. On Jan. 25, this special presentation by Elise Osenga and Ellie Barber of AGCI focuses on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Science and the Media.â&#x20AC;? Discussion and activities will help you better understand the science behind the stories you see in the news. Meets 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Free and open to the public.

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MONDAY Jan. 30

MIXED LEVEL YOGA y Instructor Laurren Whistler uses bio-mechanical principles of alignment with breath and celebration of the heart. Meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 5:30-6:45 p.m. at CMC in Glenwood.

TUESDAY Jan. 24 INTERCAMBIO y This popular language exchange class gives native Spanish speakers and native English speakers the chance to meet and learn each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s languages. Meets 6:30-8:50 p.m. at CMC in Glenwood every Tuesday (12 week course). WORDPRESS y Internet marketing pro Trent Blizzard shows you how to get started using WordPress to manage your website. Topics include updating website pages, creating blog posts, managing media and adding keywords to get higher search ranking. Meets 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Jan. 24 and Feb. 7 at CMC in Glenwood.

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TUESDAY Jan. 31 READING BLUEPRINTS y Brian Wells introduces construction blueprint skills such as plan reading, quantity measuring, cost estimating and how to use Bluebeam Revu software in this six-week course that meets Tuesdays at CMC in Carbondale from 6 to 8 p.m.

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Trustees discuss fate of aging shopping center By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer

our top priority.” The trustees directed Harrington and the town’s staff to get Local government agencies may more information about the prosoon move to acquire and redeposal and return at a future meetvelop a small, 50-year-old shoping for further discussion. ping plaza that sits at the northern Also at the meeting the trustees edge of Carbondale, and that long agreed to appoint Trustee Heather has been viewed as an eyesore by Henry as the board’s liaison to a some or a historical bit of “messy new work-force-housing effort, vitality” by others. spearheaded by retired civic planCarbondale’s Board of Trustees ner Bill Lamont and attorney talked over a broad array of topics Dave Myler (both acting as citiTuesday night at a work session, zens), who have proposed creatranging from ideas about what to ing one or more regional housing do concerning the dilapidated authorities to tackle the persistwood-shell shopping center on ently difficult matter of building Highway 133, to questions about or obtaining affordable housing regional efforts to create workforce for area workers. housing and an action plan for the Lamont and Myler told the advisory Environmental Board in trustees that they had been in talks the coming year. with government staffers about the Because it was a work session idea, and that the Carbondale and not a regular meeting, no formal board was the first elected body decisions could be made that night. they had met with in their effort to But the trustees informally agreed find a new approach to an old that it is time for the town to get involved in the possible fate of the With plans to beautify the Rio Grande bike path through Carbondale, the town is considering what to do problem in the Roaring Fork Valley. As proposed, Lamont and small shopping center at 522 High- about the small strip mall that occupies part of the right-of-way. Photo by Will Grandbois Myler said the authority or auway 133, between La Fontana Plaza thorities could have taxing and and the intersection of the highway others stressed that no one has yet approached the owner other financing capabilities (depending on voter apwith the Rio Grande Trail. provals), and their boundaries could encompass several juComprising several small shops under one roof, facing of the shopping center. One possible outcome of such a partnership, according risdictions (towns, parts of counties) where land might be a gravel parking lot and the highway, the structure was built 1965, and is owned by Donna Burkett, a woman in to Harrington, is to redevelop the parcel as a kind of gate- cheaper than in the towns themselves. The trustees also directed members of the Environmenher 80s who lives on Cattle Creek Road between Carbon- way to the trail. Ultimately, officials say, the property could be an en- tal Board to gather more information about several spedale and Glenwood Springs. According to documents provided at the trustee meet- hancement for the Rio Grande Art Way that is being planned cific tasks the E-board (as it is known) hopes to accomplish ing, the building has been subject to numerous complaints by RFTA, the town and the Carbondale Arts (CA, former in 2017. The list of projects, as drawn at the meeting, includes: about such things as leaking roofs, raw sewage flowing in CCAH) organization, to dress up the trail as it runs through • an expansion of the town’s ban on plastic shopping the crawl space beneath stores, trash left uncollected for Carbondale with artistic embellishments and sculptures. Amy Kimberly, executive director of the CA, told the bags to cover all businesses, instead of just City Market as periods of time and other matters. The building’s current value, according to information trustees that the arts group is seeking grants to help pay it now stands; • possibly banning or discouraging the sale of singlefrom the Garfield County assessor, is about $400,000, and the costs associated with the Art Way project, and that roughly two-thirds of the land under the building is actu- some $70,000 might be available to help with any pur- use plastic water bottles, which are widely accepted to be environmentally damaging; ally part of the federal-grant right-of-way for the Denver & chase of the commercial building. “I’d be all for trying to acquire this and trying to work • adopting a “zero-waste” management system for Rio Grande Railroad tracks issued by the federal governit out as a trailhead,” said Trustee Frosty Merriott. town-owned buildings and facilities to “set a good examment in the 1800s. But Trustee Ben Bohmfalk appeared more cautious ple” for waste reduction efforts community-wide; Thus, according to officials with the Roaring Fork • and possibly establishing an “environmental charter” Transportation Authority (RFTA), the public entity that about the idea. Bohmfalk noted that the acquisition of this property has to drive the town's future efforts to make Carbondale a owns the trail right-of-way from Aspen to Glenwood Springs, a considerable portion of the building actually is not been “on anybody’s wish list” in the past, and won- more environmentally sustainable community. dered where the town might come up with the money durThe E-board is a seven-member advisory board that on public land. comes up with recommendations for the trustees in the “It may be a property that the town and RFTA could ing a time of tight budgets. “It’s not something that’s, kind of, emerged as a critical area of environmental sustainability, increasing reliance on partner on, to acquire it,” said Carbondale Town Manager renewable energy rather than petroleum-based energy and Jay Harrington at the trustee meeting, referring to the one- need in our community,” Bohmfalk remarked. “I support it, but I think it’s going to be hard to say it’s other matters. third portion that remains privately owned, though he and

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Women’s march The Launchpad, where a related event has been scheduled for 11:30 a.m. The Launchpad, at 76 S. 4th St. in Carbondale (corner of 4th and Garﬁeld), is “a community space for the arts,” where the Carbondale Arts organization (former CCAH) and the Dance Initiative both have their operations. With a working title of “Carbondale Unity and Well Being: Somos Unidos,” the event following the march is “meant to be an open forum for everyone who has an interest in social justice issues … for everyone who feels underrepresented” by the incoming Trump administration,” said organizer Illene Pevec, author and instructor at Colorado Mountain College. The event, described as a “community meeting” by Pevec, is a gathering where participants can listen and sing along to music, take a moment to write notes to local, state and federal governmental representatives about issues of concern, and talk with others about recent developments locally, in Colorado and across the U.S. According to a message from Pevec, the plan is to have representatives from “different groups that serve the Carbondale area” to be on hand, and she hopes to have representatives from such groups as English in Action, an English language instruction program for immigrants; and the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist church, to talk about their work, expectations for the near future, and ideas about how to volunteer and get involved.

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Coffee is to be provided by Bonﬁre Coffee on Main Street in Carbondale, and other refreshments will be served, Pevec said, though she was still making ﬁnal arrangements on Monday. Also involved in Saturday’s events is a relatively new local organization, Save Michelle’s Garden (formed to help preserve

to keep the garden in good shape. As for the group’s involvement in the Saturday demonstrations, Cretti said there will be Michelle’s Garden representatives in Washington, D.C., Denver, Grand Junction and Carbondale, though she was not sure of the numbers going to each event. She said she came up with the idea for the

“We want to be a voice for the garden and what it represents. It is a concrete example of many things we don’t want to see plowed under.” – Bonnie Cretti Save Michelle’s Garden founder

the White House garden planted by First Lady Michelle Obama from possible destruction or dilapidation at the hands of Trump and his administration). “My concern is that it may remain for a while, but it’s certainly not going to be the landmark that it was,” said Bonnie Cretti, a former teacher who came up with the idea for the group. She noted that the garden is on U.S. Park Service land, and that the Burpee Seed Co. had donated $1.5 million toward preserving the garden, which Cretti hoped would encourage the occupants to do what they can

group immediately following the election last November, noting: “It was a good focal point for this ﬂedgling political action group. We want to be a voice for the garden and what it represents. It is a concrete example of many things we don’t want to see plowed under.” Local graphic artist Margaret Mathers has created a logo for the group, and members will hand out seed packets and other material wherever they end up.

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portedly have signed up to head to Denver on Saturday, where a rally is being planned that could draw as many as 50,000 people, according to one of the rally participants, Laurie Raymond of Glenwood Springs. Raymond, who owns the High Tails Dog & Cat Outﬁtters in Glenwood Springs, said she originally had hoped to go to Washington, D.C., for a march that might bring as many as a million women or more out onto the streets to declare their opposition to certain Trump policies. “The rest of my entire family is going to be there from all over the country,” Raymond remarked, adding that is was not practical for her to make the trip (according to news reports, the Washington, D.C. City Council has received applications to accommodate 1,200 buses for rally participants on Saturday, compared with only 200 for the inauguration itself on Friday). When told there would be at least two chartered buses taking people from this area to the Denver rally, Raymond said, “I jumped at it. “I want to go because I am very, very worried about the future of everything I care about the Trump election,” Raymond told The Sopris Sun, adding that the Denver rally, to her, is an opportunity to meet with like-minded Coloradans and to show “a sign of our solidarity” against what they see as a divisive, anti-women and culturally destructive incoming presidential administration.

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Teens harness tech for better restaurant recommendations By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Writer This week, a local entrepreneur and his team are taking the next step toward launching an innovative new app with the launch of their Kickstarter campaign. In addition to raising at least $5,000 to get GoRound off the ground, they hope it will demonstrate widespread interest in a different kind of dining app. Already, the company is incorporated as an LLC, with ofďŹ cers in markets around the country. The twist? None of them are old enough to vote, and some arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even ready for a driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. Chief Executive OfďŹ cer Bear Matthews is a sophomore at Basalt High School. Chief Operating OfďŹ cer Daniel Barnes, 17, and Market Researcher Alex Seibert, 16, are also from Basalt, while Algorithm Developer Ayden Arbar, 14, hails from Glenwood Springs. Beyond that, the team is spread from Manhattan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chief Design OfďŹ cer Sebastian Rodriguez, 16, and User Interface Designer Blaise Lowen, 15, â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to Newport â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Chief Financial OfďŹ cer Christopher Elwell, 16 and Web Developer Spencer Dellenbaughs, 15, â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to Boca Raton, where youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd Head of Marketing Max Gregori, 16. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many bright minds around the world that are practically unused for 18 years,â&#x20AC;? Matthews observed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To bypass our goal would be not just a huge pat on the back for my team, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proving something to every teenager in the United States that you can create something brilliant and you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to stand by the expectations of your society to be successful.â&#x20AC;? The idea, and Matthewsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; drive to transcend teen stereotypes, predates his arrival in Basalt about a year ago. Although his English accent belies his time there, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more recently from New York City, where he and several of his fellows attended The Browning School. Though not a coder himself, he brings a lot of ideas to the table, from the minutiae of design to the big picture of teen empowerment. The

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