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Volume 9, Number 51 | January 25, 2018

Marching on

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

“THE FUTURE IS FEMALE” is a sign of the times and could be a sign pointing to the future of these girls. Although there were men women and boys of all ages participating in the women’s march that took place on the morning of Jan. 20 in Carbondale, the presence of preteen and teenage girls seems to have increased from last year. You go girls! Photo by Jane Bachrach

It followed a familiar format — a host of folks sporting signs as they traverse the Rio Grande trail from The Goat, around the Main Street roundabout and back — but Carbondale’s second annual Women’s March was more than a redux of 2017.

“I think last year was an awakening of sorts… a place where people could gather who were afraid or confused or angry and lift each other up,” said Maura Masters, Editor of Alice the online magazine, which sponsored the event. “Now there’s a reason for people to get together to take action.”

The intervening year has seen local marches for science, Planned Parenthood (which drew a small counterprotest) and peace. The spread of the #metoo movement added more context to women’s rights, and a shifting political climate has left other demographics worried about where they stand as well.

In Masters’s estimation, while the crowd may not have been as large as last year (on-scene estimates placed it between 400 and 500) it was significantly more diverse in terms of age, gender and creed.

“I think there’s more of awareness from a broader group of people,” she said. “Our message is always one of inclusion. It’s not just about women, it’s about all sorts of people.”

She also noted that some who had marched elsewhere last year stayed closer to home this year, although a large contingent of locals still made the trip to Grand Junction.

While some of those marching were broadly critical of the president and his administration — it was the one year anniversary of Donald Trump’s swearing in — others had more specific concerns.

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This year’s Classic Movie Night: ‘Some like it Hot’

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff They had us at “nobody’s perfect.”

Without giving away the whole setup for what amounts to the punchline of the 1959 romantic comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, I think it’s safe to say that the phrase just about encapsulates the irreverent humour and surprisingly progressive themes that sold us on “Some Like it Hot.” Our search for the ideal classic movie to show for our big annual fundraiser wasn’t an easy one. Myself, the board, the staff and Bob and Kathy Ezra of the Crystal Theatre all came to the table with criteria to consider and film suggestions to fit.

First and foremost, we wanted something fun to watch — don’t expect us to select “Citizen Kane” anytime soon despite its journalistic themes and supposed status as greatest film ever. We wanted folks to have a chance to dress up, and to give them a chance to see something new or experience old favorite in way that made it new.

I further muddied the waters by insisting on two almost contradictory elements.

First, after a run of more contemporary films, I wanted a true classic — something most folks today never had a chance to see in theatres. Second, I wanted it to pass the Bechdel Test.

Support The Sun and enjoy a classic comedy at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26 at the Crystal Theatre For those unfamiliar, the Bechdel Test sets a low bar for evaluating how women are portrayed in the media that an obscene number of films fail to pass. To make the cut, a movie must include a moment, however brief, in which two women discuss something other than a man. Several of my favorite films — the original “Blade Runner,” “Once Upon a Time in the West,” “The Princess Bride” — fail miserably.

Even the ones that pass often do so by

the skin of their teeth. “To Kill a Mockingbird” earns its stripes with a conversation about a new dress. Even “Amelie,” a film with a woman at its center, squeaks by on fragments of interactions. It’s a depressing metric of how rarely in cinema women are put in the driver’s seat and, even then, how isolated they tend to be.

Invert it for men, and I can’t think of a film that wouldn’t pass (except something like “All is Lost” with no dialogue at all).

It’s getting better, thanks in part to (gasp!) an increased share of female directors and screenwriters, but films like “The Dressmaker” (one of my favorites of the last few years precisely because it upends the status quo) are still the exception rather than the rule. Meanwhile, the things we’re hearing about Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey underline how badly rigged the industry — and society as a whole — is.

Anyway, as I said, our primary goal is for Classic Movie Night to be a fun event, not a political one. So while we factored the social context into our decision, “Some Like it Hot,” doesn’t win any feminism awards for its female lead, who has a thing for saxophone players and is quick to tell everyone that she’s “not too bright.” It passes the Bechdel test, but only because an ostensibly all-female band plans a nightgown-clad party on a train.

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Be a Big Buddy Dear Editor: I’m writing in support of The Buddy Program and to tell your readers why it is so important to the children of our community. I know firsthand the value of mentoring – as my career as a teacher began when a family friend invited me to assist in her classroom when I was a senior in high school. Over the last 15 years, mentors have been crucial to my success as a teacher every step of the way. Today, I serve on the board of The Buddy Program and as a mentor myself to young teachers in training at Aspen Country Day School.

The Buddy Program offers a path for children to reach their full potential by offering a support network of adults in addition to their parents and their teachers.

Through the program, Big Buddies serve as role models, friends, and confidants.

The Buddy Program offers opportunities for new experiences that help Little Buddies build competence, life skills and selfconfidence. Through their mentorship,

Big Buddies encourage a commitment to learning, positive values, and constructive use of time. Plus, it’s a lot of fun!

Our buddy pair relationships last 4.6 years on average, more than twice the national average of 23 months! Please join me on Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Maker + Place (next door to Mezzaluna) to learn more about how you can become a Big Buddy and make an indelible and positive impact on the children in our community!

Alexandra Hughes Aspen

A timely lecture Dear Editor: Wednesday’s Wilderness Workshop Naturalist Nights lecture by Dr. Melanie Armstrong of Western State University couldn’t have been more timely. Titled “Nature Should be Free,” it came on the same day nine of the 12 members of the National Park Service Advisory Board resigned in frustration with Secretary of the

Interior Ryan Zinke’s refusal to even meet with them.

According to National Public Radio, former Alaska Gov. Tony Knowles, a board member, said the DOI “showed no interest in science, the effect of climate change, protections of the ecosystems, education, and has rescinded NPS regulations concerning biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change.” Zinke has proposed tripling entrance fees at our most popular national parks.

Armstrong, a former employee of the park service, said the entrance fees currently charged just about pay the wages of the people who collect the fees and that’s it. It occurred to me, if we just quit collecting fees, it’s a push; no money in, no money out.

Fees should be collected at the visitor’s centers, the lodges, and for camping, but just entering the park is free. Of course, with no restrictions, this would result in a mob scene. Severe restrictions should be

Correction The column announcing changes in The Sun’s staff and board on Jan. 18 mixed up two executive positions.

Stacey Bernot is the secretary and Barbara Dills is the treasurer.

Additionally, a provided photo on page 6 was misattributed.

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Panic elsewhere illustrates benefits of preparation here

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff In the midst of evacuations earlier this month in Montecito, Calif., Laura Bartels’s retreat group maintained calm in the literal storm. That’s because Bartels, executive director of the Mindful Life Program and who was leading the California retreat, had taken several precautions in the event that their plans would have to change.

“There were red-flag warnings — they’d had 100-degree days and high winds,” Bartels said of La Casa de Maria, where about 100 people were attending a meditation retreat she had helped organize. “I stay very alert to things like that and feel very responsible for the group we’d assembled.”

Bartels created a “buddy system” for the group specifically in case of an evacuation and a group text message with everyone’s contact information. “I did a test of that, so if we needed to evacuate, I would text everyone and we would head out,” she said. Perhaps most importantly, Bartels signed up for the Santa Barbara emergency alert system so she would know immediately if an evacuation notice had been sent.

“I am just so in favor of that system to help local residents be alerted,” she said, noting that even when just visiting, for that time, you’re local. “Even when you’re travelling in an area where there might be some natural disaster risk, signing up [for the alert system] for the area you’re staying in might be useful. I don’t think I normally would have thought of that, but given that I was responsible for this group, I thought that was good stuff.”

As it turned out, Bartels’s instincts were also good. She had been concerned because of the fires in the area. While La Casa de Maria had suffered some damage, the property was newly cleaned and open for the retreat when the group arrived on Jan. 7 — just two days before the devastating floods and mudslide that led to 21 casualties. “We weren’t there for 24 hours before we were evacuated,” Bartels said, adding that La Casa de Maria was in a mandatory evacuation zone. “For us, it was orderly; it was calm; it was planned.

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of these systems.” Because she had signed up for the alert system, Bartels began receiving warnings about potential flash floods as early as Sunday evening, when her group first arrived.

According to several articles in the Los Angeles Times, the National Weather Service sent a flash flood warning at 2:30 a.m. that Tuesday — but many intended recipients received nothing. Sixteen minutes later, the Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management sent its own warning — but only to people like Bartels who had signed up for the alert system. It wasn’t until 3:50 a.m. that all cell phones within signal received an alert, and by that point, it was too late for many. At least six of those who died lived in voluntary evacuation zones.

False alarm Karen Glenn and Tom Passavant, who split their year living between Honolulu and Carbondale, were in their 27th-floor apartment when they received the now-famously false missile alert on their cell phones.

“At first, we just didn’t’ believe it,” Glenn said, mostly because from their apartment, the married couple have a view of the airport and ocean and didn’t see any activity. “The surfers were still surfing. The famous air raid sirens — the ones they’ve been testing every month — they did not go off. Then we looked out on the airport, and the jets were not scrambling. Nothing was happening over there — nothing at all.”

Though they were suspicious, they also decided, essentially, better safe than sorry.

“We thought we should act like it was real, because maybe it was,” Glenn said.

Out in the halls, they could hear their neighbors heading to the elevators, all en route to the third floor, where there were no windows.

Perhaps they would join on the third floor, they initially thought as they packed backpacks with snacks and medications.

Then again, maybe not — after all, if they were cramped on the third floor with the rest of the building residents, it would be difficult to get back to their apartment to access food and water.

“Meanwhile, I kept checking the in-

A woman looks over the damage from the January mudslide that ripped through La Casa de Maria in Montecito, near Santa Barbara, Calif. Courtesy photo by KEYT ternet,” Glenn said. “ A local newspaper site was down, and we couldn’t find anything about it one way or the other.

Unfortunately, we didn’t think to check Twitter,” she said, adding that people were reporting that the alarm was a mistake there first.

Seventeen minutes later, she recalled, an English newspaper reported the false alarm. “About a minute later, we saw that ABC had posted it. And then 20 minutes later, the state of Hawaii managed to send a message on the cell phone saying, ‘never mind,’” she said.

In addition to their apartment view to the outside world, Glenn and Passavant were able to remain relatively calm because they have thought about emergency preparedness. “We do in fact have emergency supplies in terms of water and canned food and stuff like that in the apartment, which is more for the event of a tsunami or a hurricane,” Glenn said.

Receiving alerts/calling for help There is no risk of Garfield County residents receiving a false alert mirroring what happened in Hawaii largely because the local system is much more than a one-button operation, Carl Stephens, executive director of the Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority, said in an email.

“We do not have pre-canned messages or ‘just push a single button’ type of sys-

Water - one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation Food - at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert Flashlight First aid kit Extra batteries Whistle to signal for help Dust mask to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter-in-place Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities Manual can opener for food Local maps Cell phone with chargers and a backup battery

tem to send out messages,” he said. “To send a message, the dispatcher must log into the system, select who (draw on a map or select a dataset) they are sending it to and then type the message.”

Requiring customized messages to customized locales reduces the risk of false alerts or mistakes, he said. In the event of a wildfire, for instance, very specific areas would be targeted for alerts so as not to cause confusion or overload systems, Stephens explained.

“Our system does require citizens to sign up to receive alerts on cell phones,” he continued, adding that landline and Comcast Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) customers are added automatically. “We do encourage people to sign up to receive alerts on our website at www. garco911.org.”

In 2017, Garfield County Communications received 103,177 calls, including to non-emergency numbers. Of those, 22,794 were to 911 — and 86 percent of those were made on cell phones. That’s relevant because cell phone location data are not as accurate as those of landline connections; in fact, cell phone location requirements are within 50 and 300 meters.

“Currently, 40 percent of 911 calls that are received should provide a useable location,” Stephens said. “The lack of location of callers is very frustrating.”

When calling or texting 911, lead with your location, always.

Keep your "go bag" in your home and/or vehicle, in case you find yourself stranded somewhere. If you have an infant, remember to include formula. If you have fourlegged family, be sure to include specific food and water for your furry one(s), too! And of course, essential medications are, well, essential, so if that applies to you or your loved ones, double check the expiration dates and make sure they're in your bag. Keeping a document with important contact numbers and insurance policies isn't a bad idea, either.

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Fear the flu There have been 22 hospitalizations in Garfield County this flu season, with 64 percent occurring within the past three weeks. The current influenza season is shaping up nationwide to be one of the most active and potentially deadly in recent years. Federal, state, and local health agencies are urging citizens to be vigilant and take precautions to protect themselves against the flu. The predominant flu strain this season is H3N2, which has been associated in the past with a greater amount of hospitalizations and deaths in young children and the elderly, according to a Center for Disease Control report. The CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the “first and most important step in protecting against flu viruses” as well as frequently washing your hands and remaining home if you feel ill. Stacey Gavrell, Valley View Hospital chief community relations officer, said Valley View is communicating daily with other regional hospitals, and is asking people with flu or flu-like symptoms not to visit the hospital unless they are seeking treatment.

Passion for fashion Tickets are now available for the tenth annual Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza with the first 100 general admissions going for $50 for non-members or $45 for members and an increase in pricing once those are sold. The event has sold out the past two years. Visit www.carbondalearts.com for more information or to reserve your seat.

Carbondale Middle School’s Essentials Expo on Jan. 22 gave students a chance to show off their talents in technology, physical education and the arts which, as band teacher Mark Gray pointed out, were around before math, science, reading and writing as we know them. Photos by Will Grandbois

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On the list We recently received word that at least a couple Carbondale kids have made the Dean’s List at their respective schools: Oliva Ayers at The University of Rhode Island and Scott Skinner at Colorado State University in Pueblo.

The Spaghetti Act Colby Rogers, the 5-year-old mini mayor of Sunlight Mountain Resort, has introduced an executive order decreeing that spaghetti be added to the ski area’s menu, with 10 percent of the proceeds from “Spaghetti Sunday” going to the Make-a-Wish Foundation of America.

If you can read this, you can help Literacy Outreach is hosting a volunteer tutor information session from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Jan 31 at the Carbondale Branch Library. A local nonprofit, Literacy Outreach provides individual tutoring in basic reading, writing and math to English speaking adults and oral english to non-native speakers. Volunteers do not need to speak another language. For more information, visit www.literacyoutreach.org.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Felina Cruz (Jan. 25); Kat Taylor (Jan. 26); Laura McCormick Grobler and Elizabeth Ritchie (Jan. 27); Sharill Hawkins (Jan. 28) and Ami Maes (Jan. 30).

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Powerful in pink Photos and text

by Jane Bachrach Although it’s dubbed a “Women’s March,” in addition to women; men, boys, girls, babies in strollers and dogs all marched in Carbondale on Jan. 20 in support of women’s rights. Sponsored by Alice the online magazine, it appeared as if each individual had their own message to convey but were there in support of one another as well as all women. Despite expressions that ranged from passionate to persnickety or pissed, or from proud to pugnacious, everyone there was powerful in their pink.

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reform against the background of a government shutdown due, in part, to the debate over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

“It was really timely,” Masters said.

While other marches may yet materialize, she thinks the next best step of political involvement is more hands on.

“Go vote,” she said, adding “Teach your children they should lift each other up and not put each down.”

Sandra speaks When the march was over, a sizable contingent — perhaps a third — of the demonstrators made their way to the Two Rivers Unitarian Church parsonage, where

local immigrant Sandra Lopez has been in “Sanctuary” since October. Policy precludes law enforcement from conducting immigration raids on church property, so while Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is aware of Lopez’s location, she is ostensibly free to advocate for a favorable outcome to a legal dispute that began with an accidental 911 call as long as she remains at the parsonage.

Speaking from the front porch, she addressed the crowd.

“I think that human dignity is not based on one legal paper,” she said with the assistance of an interpreter. “I decided to become a leader here in Colorado because of so much injustice within the immigration system. I have lost the fear of lifting up my voice.”

Sandra Lopez addresses marchers from the porch of the TRUU parsonage.

Photo by Will Grnadbois

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Habitat ReStore gets a new home of its own

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff Sharing is caring, as the adage goes, and now there’s a 40,500-square-foot embodiment of the sentiment in the Valley. The new Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 53 Calaway, Ct., officially opened Jan. 19, and it’s been abuzz ever since.

“I’m guessing, based on how busy it was, we had to have over 500 people — easy — on Friday and Saturday,” Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley President Scott Gilbert said of the store’s opening weekend. “It’s kind of like a frenzy.”

The organization is calling the new location its “ReStore 2.0.” The expanded space has streamlined the organization’s presence in the Valley, offering a permanent home for administrative and retail staff alike. But that doesn’t mean Gilbert has a corner office hiding somewhere in the store.

“I say I don’t have an office. You know, people don’t really have offices the way they used to,” Gilbert said, referring to the increasing employment trend for working remotely. Many of the administrative staff either work from home or share the conference room in the ReStore. For Gilbert’s part, he is often found on the sales floor, helping customers find their ideal next mattress or living room decor. He prefers it that way.

“The bottom line is, the more space we have to display stuff, the more stuff we can move. The more stuff we can repurpose, the more we can raise to build homes,” he said.

The ReStore is a mission-driven way to raise funds for the organization, which is dedicated to increasing affordable home ownership: for those already in their homes, they can decorate at significantly decreased prices than if they shopped new, and their purchases then go toward funding the nonprofit’s homebuilding aspect.

Since the entire emphasis of the operation is homemaking, it made sense for the organization to focus on ensuring it has one of its own, Gilbert said, emphasizing the financial advantages and the stability that come with owning the new building. “It’s a crazy-good situation. We are ecstatic we got to this point — now we just have to perfect how we operate. That’s not the easy part, but it’s something we can control.”

About 90 percent of the store’s inventory comes from tax-deductible donations, Gilbert estimated. Those donations come from both individuals and local hotels. And because everything is under one roof, prospective shoppers will find everything from couches to appliances to doors.

“It’s nice being out of the garage-door setting,” said David Moya, who has been with the organization for seven

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Local folks were obviously looking forward to the opening of the new ReStore located between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale because there were already a number of shoppers in the new gigantic and pleasantly appointed space on the afternoon of Jan. 19 admiring and buying items. The official opening was the following day.

Photo by Jane Bachrach years and three moves. “There was a lot of people shopping at our front store and didn’t know our warehouse was behind it.”

Brian Wilson, who celebrated his two-year anniversary with Habitat for Humanity this week, agreed. “We get a lot of stuff — especially if you like cabinets and stuff -— but nobody was buying them because nobody knew they were back there,” he said of the earlier iteration of the ReStore that split inventory between a retail store and warehouse.

In addition to the new building, the ReStore is also exploring an addition to its inventory model: artistic consignment. “We’re starting up a program to feature some local artists who want to have their stuff in a high-traffic [venue],” Gilbert said.

Currently, the only things in the store that are sold on consignment are a local artist’s wooden flag carvings, he said, but he’s expecting more artists to approach him about showcasing their works in the store as word gets out.

“We have much higher foot traffic than any gallery in the Valley,” he said, noting the possible exception of First Fridays in Carbondale. “What artist wouldn’t want their stuff in a big location?”

The benefits of shopping at the ReStore are twofold: revenue from the retail store benefit affordable housing in the Valley and repurposing lightly used furnishings keeps

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Wax, from a shed in Carbondale to gear everywhere

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff Praise be! There’s finally snow! Wet, heavy snow. And while this reporter is all about earning turns, there’s a way to work smarter — not harder — while on the hill, thanks largely in part to Carbondale local Peter Arlein and friends.

Arlein is the founder and CEO of Snow Shed Wax. The company, which makes a topsheet spray for skis and snowboards, distributes to retail stores in the United States and Canada and online behemoths like Backcountry.com.

At press time, Arlein and Snow Shed representatives are in Denver at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show. It’s also a company run out of a backyard shed.

“We’re based out of my house. That’s where the company is based out of, right here in Carbondale,” Arlein said. “We work with a bottling plant in Western Colorado, and they make the product for us. We get all the raw materials sent there. They bottle it and label it, and then we just take it out,” he said, noting that one of the goals of heading to Denver for the trade show is to increase distribution sites and increase sales staff.

Every skier and snowboarder knows to wax the bottom of his or her gear — Arlein’s product is a water-based, biodegradable pump spray (an aerosol would sort of counter the environmentally friendly ethos) for the tops of skis and snowboards. The anti-stick spray creates a waxy film that keeps water and snow from building up on equipment and weighing the skier or rider down.

“Your ski works as a spring — they load and unload — so if your ski is covered in snow, it’s not going to be as efficient,” Arlein said.

Not only does that mean your tour is lighter so that you have more energy for more turns, but it could ostensibly improve a skier’s form. If you’re a skier whose quads are screaming in deeper snow because you’re sitting too far in your backseat to keep your tips from sinking, this might be something you need in your arsenal.

“We’ve gotten really good reception. People have been waiting for a product like this, it turns out, and now it’s available. We’ve had really good traction,” Arlein said of his company’s explosive growth since its inception less than two years ago.

Having a few years in the market means having feedback from customers, and while the spray was originally intended for topsheets, it can be effective on bindings and even skins, thus “upping” your uphill game, too.

“It works really well as a skin wax,” Arlein said. “[In] some conditions, your skin can get wet, and then it gets just full of snow. You’re no longer gliding — it’s the worst.” Arlein suggests giving the spray a little longer to dry if applying it to skins. With topsheets, “in a few min it’s dry and you’re ready to go,” he said.

Like the Beatles, Arlein gets by with a little help from his friends. Snow Shed Wax is completely self funded, so he’s relied on his connections in the industry to break into the market.

“I had worked in the ski industry for years and just had a bunch of friends who were willing to help out,” Arlein said. Many of the photographs featured on Snow Shed’s website were taken by his friends, and some of the “early adopters” of the product were his friends that owned ski shops, he said. “In this Valley, everyone is so supportive, and that’s what really made it worth it to launch on a

Peter Arlein poses in front of his backyard shed, which also serves as the Snow Shed Wax headquarters. Courtesy photo pretty small budget.”

At the end of the day, the whole operations is an example of what Arlein called “a little bit of ski-bum ingenuity.”

In Carbondale alone, Snow Shed Anti-Stick Topsheet Spray is sold in three locations. Look for it at Ragged Mountain Sports, Basalt Bike and Ski or Cripple Creek Backcountry.

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

CITY MARKET met its Jan. 15 deadline to submit covenants, deeds, drafts of the letters of credit required by the SIA, and the like to the town for the construction of a new building. Town Staff and the Town Attorney will begin reviewing the documents in preparation for recording the plat, which is due by Feb. 28. An amended Subdivision Improvements Agreement will most likely need to come before the Board in mid-February due to the need to update to the engineer’s estimate to reflect current costs.

ADULT CLIMBING ramps up again next month with an Introduction to Rock Climbing for Ladies clinic from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 8. It runs $35 with a $10 discount if you sign up in advance. There’s also an ongoing Community Climb Night slated for Mondays from 6:30 to 9 p.m. — an opportunity for climbers of all ability to meet and get motivated.

A day pass or membership, climbing wall certification and waiver is required.

PLANNING AND ZONING will review the resubmittal for the Sopris Lodge Assisted Living application on Jan. 25. The application includes a Major Site Plan Review, Rezoning, Special Use Permit and a Comprehensive Plan amendment for a 78 unit assisted living facility with a progressive care ranging from assisted living to memory care. The Commission will also be considering an amendment to the UDC to revise the required off-street parking standards for Group Homes.

AUDITORS completed the onsite procedure review with various Town departments tand will begin a financial audit for 2017 in March.

THOMPSON PARK also saw a new Major Site Plan Review, Conditional Use Permit, and Subdivision Conceptual Plan application. The proposal is to construct 45 units and will undergo a public hearing of its own. The new development team working on the application hopes to commence construction this year.

A SMALL LEAK was discovered on a chemical line to the contact basin at the Wastewater Plant and has been worked on despite requiring partial hydro excavation through frozen ground.

THE DOWNTOWN ICE RINK is up and running, though conditions are still unpredictable. The Town suggests skating early in the day or after the sun goes down. No puck or stick sports are allowed on this sheet of ice so it is a perfect place for young beginner skaters to hone their skills. More experienced skaters can make use of the Gus Darien Rink out at the rodeo grounds, which is open from noon to 9 p.m. except when youth ice hockey, broomball or private rentals take precedence — visit carbondalerec.com for a full schedule. Ice skate rentals are available at the Rec. Center for 1 to 3 days.

THE NETTLE CREEK WATER PLANT had a filter replaced with new media, with new air scour piping and valves, and air scour nozzles being installed in the process. The Roaring Fork plant and Crystal plants are both in operation to make up water as needed to keep up with demand.

CRYSTAL RIVER RESTORATION project funding continues to be in the pipeline, with officials hoping to have good news in the coming weeks.

AN AWARDS LUNCHEON for the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District drew Police Chief Gene Schilling, Parks and Rec. Director Eric Brendlinger and Town Manager Jay Harrington to the Hotel Denver.

A NEW SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER has been named, with Officer Stock-Bell stepping into Officer Zimmerman’s role. The Town is advertising to hire a new Ordinance Officer to replace her.

Cop Shop From Jan. 12 through 18, Carbondale Police received 190 calls for service. During that period, officers handled the following cases of note:

SATURDAY Jan. 13 at 10:40 p.m. An assault report at Eighth and Colorado lead to a pair of citations for disorderly conduct.

SATURDAY Jan. 13 at 11:56 p.m. Police stopped a car for driving on the wrong side of the road and arrested the 29-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence.

SUNDAY Jan. 14 at 1:08 a.m. A 39-yearold man was stopped for speeding and arrested for driving under restraint, failure to present proof of insurance and an outstanding warrant.

SUNDAY Jan. 14 at 2:07 p.m. Officers investigated a report of an assault at Carbondale Middle School. The case is under investigation.

MONDAY Jan. 15 at 1:43 a.m. A speeding stop lead to the arrest of the 24-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence.

TUESDAY Jan. 16 at 12:14 a.m. A 22-yearold woman was stopped for failure to maintain a lane and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

TUESDAY Jan. 16 at 12:26 a.m. Following an equipment violation stop, a 48-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

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Five vie for four trustee seats Richardson unopposed for mayor Stories by Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff It looks like it will be a race after all.

With the deadline for applications past, five candidates have stepped forward as potential trustees for the municipal election this spring: incumbents Heather Henry, Erica Sparhawk and Luis Yllanes and challengers Lani Kitching and April Spaulding. Frosty Merriott, the longest serving member of the current board, is term limited.

In an unusual turn of events, none of the defending incumbents — except for Mayor Dan Richardson, who will run uncontested — have been through the trustee election process before. Each were appointed to fill vacancies in the last two years, resulting in an unusually high number of positions up for election in 2018. To balance things going forward, the three top voter-earners will serve four year terms, while the next-to-last will serve a two year term.

It’s a lighter turnout than the municipal last election, in which now-senior trustees Ben Bohmfalk and Marty Silverstein and pre-mayoral candidate Richardson came out on top in a field of eight. It’s more comparable to 2014, in which four candidates pursued three seats.

The election will also contain a proposal to renew the Town’s streetscape tax at its current rate.

Ballots will be mailed on March 13 and can be returned at any time through April 3 in a secure and monitored box outside the Town Hall.

Heather Henry

Lani Kitching

Heather Henry moved here

Erica Sparhawk is the pro-

in 2000 for a job as landscape architect for Design Workshop, though she later started her own company — Connect One — and launched a cloudbased app called Plantium.

She met her husband playing softball in a local league, and the couple have a daughter.

After a stint on Planning and Zoning, she was selected as a trustee in 2016.

gram director for regional alternative-energy advocacy organization CLEER. Born and raised in Carbondale, she holds a degree in political science and her experiences studying and working abroad have brought her a global perspective. She is married with two children. Her trustee appointment came almost exactly a year ago.

Lani Kitching is an 18-year resident who has worked in several local industries that framed her sense of the community’s foundation. She served on valley-wide organizations designed to identify pathways to healthcare services, preserve natural resources and creative better business. In her personal time, she enjoys skiing, hiking, fly-fishing and going to rock concerts.

Erica Sparhawk

April Spaulding runs her

April Spaulding

own Colorfulcrow Photography business and works at The American Legion — though you may recognize her from her five-year stint as a waitress at the Village Smithy. She’s also a volunteer D.J. at KDNK with the “Wild Rumpus” show, a perennial Mountain Fair and First Friday volunteer and an enthusiastic community gardener.

Luis Yllanes is bilingual

Common consumption not a done deal Limited public consumption of alcohol for summer First Fridays is one step closer to reality — but not without opposition.

The Carbondale Board of Trustees approved a common consumption ordinance in a 5-2 vote on Jan. 23, with Frosty Merriott and Marty Silverstein opposed.

Both men expressed an expectation that the process would and should move forward despite their votes, but wanted to be on the record with their concerns.

“I know that our community isn’t unanimously for this right now, so I think it’s disingenuous for us to vote 7-0,” Merriott said.

Indeed, the vote ratio wasn’t that far off from the response to The Sun’s own unscientific poll on the subject, with 85 percent favorable and 15 percent trepidatious.

Local mother Elizabeth Cammack fell firmly in the latter category in the sole public comment at the meeting.

“I have some real concerns to opening up our entire

Main Street to drinking,” she said. “I think that this is a message that we’re sending to our community and to our families that we actually condone this heavier drinking.”

Before the decision, Town Manager Jay Harrington noted that the discussion and subsequent approval was for common consumption areas as a concept, not the specific plan for First Fridays.

“This is allowing the legislative thing to move forward, but then the district itself has to come forward and be certified,” he said.

That process will involve more fine tuning as organizers figure out how to square their vision of the event with state and local requirements. While Trustee Ben Bohmfalk expressed concerns that the process may prove unnecessarily complex, Chamber President Andrea Stewart felt it would all be worth it.

“We’re willing to meet in the middle to make sure that it all works,” she said.

Red Hill agreement a win win The Carbondale Board of Trustees on Jan. 23 unanimously approved a memorandum outlining how Aspen Valley Land Trust will transfer ownership of a 24.96 acre property at the base of Red Hill to the Town.

Although both organizations have considered attempting to buy the land in the past but it only become financially viable when the asking price was reduced last year.

AVLT took out a $200,000 loan to help cover the $825,000 property price, which Garfield County is expected to reimburse as part of its 2019 budget. The organization hopes that the remainder, as well as a $200,000 maintenance and management fund and a $150,000 improvements fund, can be covered by public donation, while the town itself has already committed $50,000 in municipal money in this year’s budget.

Erin Quinn, conservation director for AVLT, told trustees that the organization is currently around $330,000 away from their goal.

“It’s a large chunk of money, but in the big scheme of the project we’re getting there,” she said.

In the end, the Town will own and maintain the property while AVLT holds a conservation easement that allows for the construction of a new parking lot, trail connections and potentially a road realignment.

The agreement takes effect when the funds are committed for the project.

Town Manager Jay Harrington characterized the contract as a win for everyone.

“It’s been a wonderful project to work on,” he said. “There’s not any folks being shortchanged by any means.”

Luis Yllanes

and offered himself as a liaison between the town government and Carbondale’s Hispanic population when he was selected as a trustee last August. He hails from Florida originally and has a background in the arts. Although he has been in town only about two years, he feels he has a good grasp of the town’s cultural and social priorities and problems.

Industry Way connection one step closer As part of an longstanding plan to connect Eighth Street with Industry Way and, by extension, Highway 133, the Town approved a purchase and sale agreement for a 25 foot wide easement on Jan. 23.

It comes at the price of $143,500, with $5,000 due within three days of mutual approval. The owner of 415 North Eighth St. — Primo Properties LLC — would be permitted to use the easement area to access a proposed development until a more formal road is constructed.

Trustee Heather Henry expressed a desire for some immediate benefits to the easement.

“It would make a really great connection from a ped. perspective,” she said. “I bet it will get used a lot if we connect it to the single track.”

The agreement was tweaked accordingly. When a paved connection might actually be constructed remains up for grabs.

“This does not contemplate the acquisition of any of the neighboring properties at this point,” Harrington noted.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Jan. 25

BECKLEY TALK • GlenX (520 S. Third St. Suite 29) teams up with Carbondale Rotary to host Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park and Iron Mountain Hot Springs owner Steve Beckley at 6 p.m. for a chat about his his approach to business and more.

IRON FLY • Roaring Fork Conservancy and the Roaring Fork Valley Fly Fishing team up for a fly tying competition at the Riverside Grille (181 Basalt Center Cr.) at 5 p.m. for 16 and under and 6:30 p.m. for adults. It’s $5 to spectate, $20 to compete and free for kids regardless.Register in advance at www.roaringfork.org/events.

THU-SUN Jan. 25-28

X-GAMES • Action sports, music and a snowy festival experience returns to Buttermilk. All sport competitions are free and open to the public. Ticketing information and details for concerts at www.xgames.com.

FRI to THU Jan. 26-Feb. 1

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Phantom Thread” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26-Feb. 1 except Jan. 28 showtime is 5 p.m. and “Lady Bird” (R) at 5:15 p.m. on Jan. 27.

FRIDAY Jan. 26

BASKETBALL • Roaring Fork hosts Moffat County for games at 4 (JV), 5:30 (girls) and 7 p.m. (boys).

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

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

BLUEGRASS • Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) hosts an 8:30 p.m. performance

by Grand Junction band Stray Grass.

FRI Jan. 26 & SAT Jan. 27

RED HOT PATRIOT • Rhonda Brown and Richard H. Pegg star in a play about Molly Ivins, the famously brassy newspaper columnist and best-selling author, at 8 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Basalt). Tickets are $22 in advance at tacaw. org or $27 at the door.

SUNDAY Jan. 28

LIVE POETRY • The Aspen Poets’ Society pairs singer/songwriter Dan Sheridan with an open mic for poets featuring Claudia Putnam for a free event at 6:30 p.m. at the Mountain Chalet (333 E. Durant Ave., Aspen).

WINTER JAZZ • A night of classic jazz with Walt Smith on piano, Kathy Morrow singing, Mark Gray on bass, and Chris Goplerud on drums goes down beginning at 4 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Basalt). Donations will be accepted to raise funds for the Erik D. Newbury Scholarship.

MONDAY Jan. 29

BLUES • Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) hosts an 8:30 p.m. performance by singersongwriter Seth Walker.

TUESDAY Jan. 30

ART BIZ • GlenX (520 S. Third St. Suite 29) and Carbondale Arts spearhead a free 6 p.m. collaborative exploration of online solutions for local artists.

WEDNESDAY Jan. 31

NATURALIST NIGHT • Wilderness Workshop, the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Roaring Fork Audubon partner for a spring speaker series at 5:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) and the next day in Aspen. This week, Colorado Bluebird Project Chairman Kevin Corwin talks about the birds’ natural history, habitat and lifestyle.

“FOREIGN” FILM • At 5:30 p.m, the Basalt Regional LIbrary (14 Midland Ave.) screens “Eddie the Eagle” the story of the notoriously tenacious British underdog ski jumper who charmed the world at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

Further Out FRIDAY Feb. 2

SCHOLARSHIP AUCTION • Support the memory of Angus Graham and give to the future with Carbondale Clay Center’s silent auction from 5 to 7:30 p.m. (down the street from their digs at 201A Main St.). Additional items will be up for bid online at carbondaleclay.org.

BACKCOUNTRY FILM FEST • The Winter Wildlands Alliance brings you an array of films to inspire and educate the backcountry community beginning at 7 p.m. at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) and leading into a bonfire and community party later in the evening. It’s $18 for Colorado Mountain Club members and $20 for others; tickets and info at winterwildlands.org.

ROCK & SOUL • Local musician Josh Rogan takes that stage at Marble Distillery (150 Main St.) at 6:30 p.m. for First Friday.

ALT COUNTRY • The Gasoline Lollipops return from a tour of Belize to play at The Temporary (360 Market St., Basalt). Tickets are $12 in advance at tacaw.org or $16 at the door.

BASKETBALL • The Rams and Longhorns get another crack at each other on Basalt’s home turf with games at 4 (JV), 5:30 (girls) and 7 p.m. (boys).

SAT Feb. 3 & SUN Feb. 4

SKI SPREE • Get a taste of Sunlight Mountain Resort — literally — with treasure hunts, music, a torch light parade, fireworks and food, all for $10. More info at sunlightmtn.com.

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HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include… One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plant-based nutrition, other medical issues.

Call retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, M.D. for appointment (379-5718). First Monday of every month catch a powerpoint presentation by Dr. Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition, 7 to 8:30 p.m., board room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Fourth Monday of every month, plant-based potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room, Third Street Center. All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing. More information at www.davinikent.org.

meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month and 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month.

HIGH NOON • Bring your compliments, complaints and ideas to Sopris Sun Editor Will Grandbois at 12 p.m. Thursdays at the Pour House (351 Main St.).

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.

AIKIDO • Roaring Fork Aikikai (2553 Dolores Way) trains adults and teens Mondays through Thursdays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 3:15 and 4:30 p.m. and kids Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 4:30 p.m. (ages 5-8) and 4:45 to 5:45 (ages 8-14). More info at rfaikikai.com.

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. Additionally, The Monday Night Meditation Group meets from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyone’s invited for SRF

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

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

BLUEGRASS JAM • Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session first and last Sundays at 6:30 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.).

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.

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.

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LIONS MEET • The Carbondale Lions Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Gathering Center at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.) starting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Chuck Logan at 963-7002 or Chris Chacos at 379-9096.

CONTRA • Every first Saturday October through May, catch contra, waltzes, polkas and square dances from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Carbondale Community School (1505 Satank Rd.). No partner or experience necessary; $10 for adults and $8 for students. More info at glenwoodspringscontradance@gmail.com.

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.

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.orgf.

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.

ONE VOICE • Lisa Dancing-Light, founder of Higher Octave Music Programs, presents new community singing group intended to

celebrate the joy that music brings to the spirit. Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Helios Center (601 Sopris Ave.) in Carbondale.

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.).

NOT HORTICULTURE • SMG (Save Michelle’s Garden), a political action group based around the philosophy of Michelle Obama’s White House Garden, meets at 4 p.m. every other Thursday at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

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.

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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Former Ram garners state recognition

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff This week, the Colorado High School Activities Association reiterated what many Carbondalians have known since 1989 — that Tricia Bader Binford was one of the finest athletes the state has ever seen.

“She was definitely a special player,” said Larry Williams, who was an assistant coach when Binford played for the Roaring Fork Rams. “Her basketball IQ was well above average, for a freshman especially and her speed made her an incredible defensive player and helped her offensive game.”

Binford is currently the head coach at Montana State following a professional career, but her Jan. 24 induction into the CHSAA Hall of Fame stems from her time as a five-time state track champion and three-time all-state basketball player.

Her story is inextricably linked with the “threepeat” — back to back to back state titles for the Roaring Fork girls’ basketball program in 1989, ‘90 and ‘91.

“To win two in a row, let alone three in a row is pretty unusual,” Williams noted.

Not that Binford made it happen on her own.

“She stood out, but she had a great supporting cast that made her a better player,” Williams said. “Those championships were definitely a team accomplishment.”

Indeed, Karen (Nieslanik) Crownhart and Jodi (Dundas) Smith, who played in all three state championships with her, planned to attend the Tricia Bader Binford is one of the few people to have a whole file induction. to herself in The Valley Journal’s photo archive, but we thought It’s that element of cooperation that this shot from the 1990 state championship game stands out (she’s helped basketball rise above the rest for #11, if you couldn’t tell). According to Binford, the second state the multitalented Bader. title of the “threepeat” was the biggest slam dunk, with plenty of “It hooked me from the start,” she returners from the previous season. Photo by Pete Craven said, which took the form of quietly shooting hoops in the driveway.

When she reached high school, it was the other girls hard work and a strong legacy already in place. who inspired her to stick with it.

“Once that winning culture was established, we “Sports were where my passion was, but I was knew what it looked like,” she said. “It was in the way kind of at that crossroads where I couldn’t do ev- we practiced and the way we prepared.” erything,” she said. “I basically chose basketball beIt’s a lesson she tries to instill in the girls at Moncause of the camaraderie.” tana State.

In addition to the team, she credited the town at “Treat every day as your best opportunity — spend large and her family in particular with providing the the time on the things that truly matter and you want support to succeed — a sentiment many of her fellow to be great at,” she said. inductees share.

And while she didn’t didn’t set out to go pro or “The common thread that came through for all coach, she’s happy with the direction life has taken her. of us was gratitude to our communities,” she said.

“I just loved playing basketball and it continued to “I think parents cannot be undervalued in terms of provide me opportunities,” she said of her years playthe confidence they instill in their children and my ing in Australia and then in the WNBA after gradubrother and sister always believed in me.” ating from Boise State with a criminal justice degree.

The team drew huge crowds both at home and “There’s just something about the game where you on the road and packed the old McNichols Arena dur- can never perfect it, and that’s an incredible challenge. ing playoff games. They didn’t think about it at the There’s so many aspects to it.” time, but it was a turning point in women’s athletics.

Her coaching career — which earned her the title of “We grew up in a time where girls’ sports were Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year in 2015-16 — around, but a few years earlier that didn’t exist,” Bin- has been even more gratifying, ford said. “The chemistry that we had of playing to “Making an assist was my favorite part of the everybody’s strength was very unique, but we didn’t game. I think moving into a coaching role is very simiknow anything different.” lar. To see people have success on and off the court is That dynamic, she said, was due at least in part to really fun and special,” she said.

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Trains, buses and schools From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Jan. 26, 1976 In the Journal’s new Basalt section, 81-year-old Walter Hyrup reflected on the history of the town. J.P. Hyrup, Walt’s father, had moved the family from Helena, Montana and been killed in a pile up on the Colorado Midland Railroad, leaving behind a widow, four boys and a girl who put down deep roots.

“From the time the school opened up until a couple of years ago there has always been a Hyrup in the school,” he said.

“That’s continuous service.”

Walt worked for the Midland himself until World War I broke out and he went off “to subdue the Kaiser.”

Upon returning, he inquired about the state of the railroad and was told by head honcho A.E. Carlton that it was defunct “as long as there is a Democratic President of the United States.” Walt found work in Casper, Wyoming, then came back to Basalt to get married, take to ranching and raise four children.

In other news… While avalanche danger postponed a search for two cross country skiers, someone broke into one missing man’s home and stole a stereo system.

Jan. 28, 1988 Roaring Fork Railroad President Randy Parten announced his was shelving plans for a passenger train between Denver and Aspen. He had run into a brick wall, he said, with the Denver and Rio Grande. Municipal officials, however, had been supportive, and Carbondale City Manager Davis Farrar expressed disappointment at the news. “It was always difficult for me to think that the operation would be cost effective, but you never know,” he said. “At any rate, we still need to have a good public transportation system in the Valley.”

RFRR’s temporary ski trains, meanwhile, were slated to continue running through the end of February.

In other news… The St. Finnbarr stables and riding arena near Carbondale became Preshana Farms, with new owner Lana Trettin hinting at more in score for the 105acre property.

Jan. 29, 1998 Negotiations were ongoing between Roaring Fork School District and the Aspen Educational Research Foundation to create a renewed charter for the fledgling Carbondale Community School. The financial picture appeared to be the main stumbling block, with plans for a new building and expansion through Eighth Grade meaning more maintenance costs for RFSD — or else AERF might have to put up the money. (The new building was eventually constructed, and was recently added onto.)

In other news… A new permit request on East Mesa threatened to reopen the decades-old debate over building in the area, though the owner suggested he would really prefer a conservation easement.

Jan. 24, 2008 The Roaring Fork Transit Authority was considering how to implement one or more “feeder buses” in Carbondale, allowing the main Valley route to stick to the new park-andride on Highway 133 rather than coming all the way into downtown. The added efficiency would come with a heavy price tag, with a similar plan in Basalt estimated at several hundred thousand dollars. The question of hourly or halfhourly service perplexed trustees, with two buses deemed necessary to properly encompass the town in the latter case.

(Currently, a single circulator serves the same stops all RFTA buses used to use, though some residents have expressed a desire for more.)

In other news… A Naturalist Nights speaker was slated to discuss the looming issue of Sudden Aspen Decline.

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Words of wisdom from a Gen X mom

By Judith Ritschard

Young adults, you are currently on my s**t list.

Maybe it’s just a bad case of middle-aged crotchetiness, but more likely than not it has something to do with a couple of young girls I hired who left me hanging with my cheese in the wind.

The first young lady was supposed to take portraits of my sons at a nearby park. I don’t know how portrait day pans out for the rest of you, but in my world getting professional photos taken brings out the devilish side in my kids, and admittedly that annoying neurotic side in me. I feel frantic in the hour or so before the shoot as I clumsily try to iron clothes while avoiding third degree burns.

Then there’s the battle of wild tresses versus hairbrush. When the wildlings are properly groomed I feel like duct taping them to the dining room table just to avoid stains on their clothes, which they are completely capable of doing in 2 minutes flat. Ironically it is such rigmarole all in the name of getting a few snapshots in which we are trying to appear so put together. Pathetic, I know.

On our way to the photo shoot I got a text from the young photographer saying that something came up and if we could try again Tuesday. Um… What? Try again? As in subjecting myself and my kids to that madness again? I don’t think so.

We can do without the photos.

The very next day, hours before she was scheduled to come, I received a similar text in which the teenage babysitter we had lined up “got called into work.” Wait a sec. I thought babysitting WAS work. I swear I was going to pay her very generously. After all it was New Year’s Eve and my husband and I had not celebrated sans bambinos in, oh, I don’t know?

A whole decade! In the end a friend saved the night by sharing her sitter with us. It all worked out, but I couldn’t help feeling

It does, however, tackle some issues of gender and identity remarkably ahead of its time.

While trying to escape the mob by crossdressing, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon’s characters experience a bit of what it’s like to be a woman in a male-dominated society — at least as Billy Wilder imagined it. Produced outside of the Motion Picture Production Code, it proved the films could be both edgy and successful and is considered by some to represent a turning point in the industry.

Most importantly, though, it’s wildly funny. I had the opportunity to screen it with Board Member Debbie Bruell and her family, and it garnered plenty of laughs from all of us — from a prematurely curmudgeonly newspaper editor to a self-proclaimed feminist teenage girl.

It also comes with plenty of opportunities for costuming. If you don’t want to dress in drag (or, like me, don’t know where to find a dress that would fit) you can go as Marilyn, a mobster (I’ve already got a pair of spats) or just about anything from the Roaring Twenties. Not that costumes are required.

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a little burned by the nonchalant way both these girls got out of their commitments.

I was ditched twice and it left me seeing red at first. But, then I just wanted to understand why so many young people are lacking commitment. It seems I’m throwing a whole generation under the bus here unfairly, but the word among people my age, who hire people their age is that a large number of these spring chickens are lacking a sense of commitment. And after I was stood up I thought maybe it was true.

All I can come up with is that younger generations are continually hit with messages that tell them they have all the options in the world. If endless options exist why would they settle just for one? A perfect example of this is the “disposable dating” that makes Tinder such a popular app. It’s the Kleenex box of dating. Use one or use a whole handful then toss them when you’re finished.

I, too, it seems am in the disposable zone. Just like the daters on Tinder the photographer and the sitter had different options in queue. I suppose options are always lingering somewhere in the background. But, young folks, listen up “por favor”. Although you may think I’m some middle-aged woman who has her mom jeans in a bunch, I think it’s beyond important to hold true to your word. Sticking to one’s commitments is more than just letting down some Carbondale mom who wanted to get photos of her kids or go celebrate the New Year.

It’s about showing integrity — a core value that is the foundation of character and, in my book, a huge piece of achieving success and happiness in life. Character is everything, and luckily you have a chance to write it into your life every day.

Because I don’t want to sound too intolerant, I need to say that I desperately want to give young adults the benefit of the doubt.

After all, I do recall once upon a time it was members of my grungy generation that were the ones dubbed aimless, apathetic, slackers. We eventually figured it out. I’m confident they will too.

OPINION

In addition to being editor of The Sopris Sun, Will Grandbois is a movie junkie who works Sundays at the Crystal Theatre and took tickets for Classic Movie Night even when he was working for the competition.

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For the love of local farms (part two) Need some good news? In addition to the snowstorm last weekend, there is something else rare and beautiful to celebrate.

A productive local farm that looked like it was going away looks like it is going to stay, and expand!

Some of you may have read my September column, written after I heard about the sale of said farm due to the expansion of a polo operation. Since then, the owners of the polo club have come to see the farm for the asset it is, and have been negotiating a lease that would allow Roaring Gardens, and the 5 tons of vegetables they produce annually, to remain.

While this is some of the best news I’ve heard in quite some time, the celebration is still on hold because the lease has not yet been signed, and there have been continuing challenges for Whitney Will and Ben Armstrong, the talented young farmers who are Roaring Gardens. There are some good lessons here for all of us who are waking up to the urgency of supporting our local farms and farmers.

We tend to think of farming as a seasonal enterprise — something that happens between spring planting and fall harvest. But it’s the ability to plan year-round, and the tremendous

By Gwen Garcelon amount of time and vision it takes, that makes an operation viable.

Hiring interns, the necessary labor to run a farm, starts in January. And securing seasonal housing for this crucial labor force is another time-consuming and creative venture. And then there is planning the structure of the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture, in which consumers buy a “share” of the operation and in return get regular distributions of nutritious local produce), involving how many members, how much to grow on how much land, what varieties so that seeds can be ordered.

Whitney and Ben have not been able to start these critical activities to their business in the absence of a lease that provides the certainty and specificity for them to act. With the small profit margins that most young farmers are working with, they can’t afford to be off with their estimates.

Our local farmers, like the other courageous small organic farmers around the country, don’t enjoy the subsidies that the big ag companies enjoy. Currently our tax dollars mainly support huge companies like Cargill and Monsanto (more than $20 billion annually) while struggling small farmers often receive nothing. Unless you consider the free rent their parents offer them as a subsidy, because they don’t make enough to afford housing in this valley.

You would think, given this set of circumstances, that our young local farmers would be ready to hang it all up. But they are among the most visionary, hard-working, creative, and values-led people you’d ever want to meet. They see the future coming at us, with the climate unrest, the food crises already facing much of the world, and all the things that are imploding in our consumer and growth-driven economy. And they are choosing to be part of the solution — a solution that is non-negotiable to our future: a local food system.

Erin Cuseo and Jimmy Dula of Erin’s Acres farm have moved multiple times before landing in their current location. It is land that comes with a long-term, affordable lease courtesy of Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. Harper Kaufman and Christian La Bar of Two Roots farm have also moved their operation multiple times, hoping to find a long-term home also with the assistance of the Pitkin County Open Space efforts to expand local agriculture.

Each of these moves means loss of income, stress, and uncertainty for our local farmers. And they do it because they are choosing to do something deeply meaningful to them, as well as something that represents the kind of world they choose for the future.

By living that future they are showing, and growing, the way forward for all of us. If we can begin to understand their needs more fully, hopefully we can support them better, and have more local farming success stories to celebrate in 2018, and beyond!

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While locals don’t seem terribly concerned about the federal government’s current tone on marijuana, you can bet that the four retail facilities currently open for business (which, along with other related facilities, represent roughly $55,000 in sales and excise taxes for the town) will be keeping a close eye on further developments.

‘Business as usual’ after DOJ marijuana announcement

By Katie Dahl Special to The Sopris Sun Attorney General Jeff Sessions got rid of some Obama era guidance for legal marijuana states earlier this month, reiterating Congress’s determination that marijuana activity is a serious crime and a dangerous drug. Instead of marijuana specific guidance, prosecutors are instructed to use the general principles designed for all federal prosecutions. Among these are the severity of the federal crime, its impact on a community, and how likely prosecution will deter others from committing the crime.

The memo issued by Sessions Jan. 4 removed direction that gave states like Colorado room to regulate their industries. With these in place, the marijuana industry was free to develop without fear of federal law enforcement. The Department of Justice would instead focus on other priorities, like drug cartels and marijuana production on public lands. That let business owners and consumers breathe a sigh of relief after a period of uncertainty about how the feds would react to Colorado legalization. With that guidance voided, where does that leave us?

According to Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario, people are “getting spun up about nothing,” saying we won’t see much impact here — “maybe on some grows,” he said. While he didn’t disagree with the attorney general’s decision, he didn’t see things changing anytime soon.

“We won’t see a lot of impact until a case can be brought to the courts,” he said, where conflicts between state and federal law would be determined “once and for all.”

He referenced a 2010 immigration law in Arizona that required law enforcement to ascertain the immigration status of people during routine stops as an example. The DOJ said it violated civil rights, and the law was eventually thrown out in the courts. Whether the courts decide states rights prevail here or not is still in the future. Until then, he said, “we’ll be going around

and around in circles.”

Banking has been a pain point for the industry, with most declining to work with dispensaries.

Safe Harbor Private Banking, a Partner Colorado Credit Union program based in Denver, stepped up to support dispensaries otherwise forced to deal mostly in cash.

When asked whether they were giving their Colorado customers any new guidance since the DOJ announcement, Safe Harbor CEO Sundie Seefried said via email: “…It’s ‘business as usual’ serving our cannabis banking clients, and we continue to work under FinCEN and BSA/AML guidelines/regulations, until we receive further guidance.”

Following the lead of the Obama era DOJ, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury issued its own guidance and requirements for banking institutions providing services for marijuana-related businesses. The Banking Secrecy Act (BSA) and its Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules require banks to file regular reports that help federal investigators looking into financial crimes.

No changes have been issued there.

For her part, town clerk Cathy Derby said it’s “business as usual” for Carbondale’s licensing process. Derby said that although the State of Colorado generally defers to the town when it comes to dispensary licensing, she would anticipate hearing from state regulators if a federal change were expected to impact us here.

There are five licensed marijuana facilities in Carbondale, with four currently open for business. There is no cap on the number that could be issued, though there is a 10 percent local ownership requirement. The Town of Carbondale estimated $55,000 from marijuana business related sales and excise taxes in the 2018 municipal budget.

At least one local dispensary isn’t concerned.

“Haven’t heard anything,” Rocky Mountain High Dispensary manager Kyndal Coppock said.

“Nothing’s really changed.”

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Slow is the New Fast

Letters from page 2 in place about the number of visitors the park can handle, just like, we hope, we will have at Hanging Lake. And, you park your car at the park gate and take the bus into park, just like you do at the Maroon Bells.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

Harvesting herbicides Dear Editor: I throw my whole grain on the ground in my chicken coop for the birds to feast on. Often, I find grains uneaten even though squirrels, doves, crows and deer all share in the feast.

Last time I picked up three sacks of whole grains for the chooks, I got a bag of barley, even though I knew it was unpopular. I mixed it in and threw it on the ground as usual. I was astounded to see that no one would eat it. It lay festering on the sweet black loam the chickens turn their yard

Legal Notices into. The chooks wouldn’t even eat anything put down on the top of the poisoned barley.

Googling around I discovered that grain crops are often sprayed with Glyphosate (Roundup®) right before they are harvested to ‘harden’ the grains for harvest. One could kill a horse with the toxin if that is the only food offered and I now understand why beer has been shown to have a high glyphosate content and thus the people that love it too, (like me).

I now throw a bit of grain out to judge the bird’s reaction and if I should mix it in. Because I didn’t do that before, I now feed in pans to be able to dump poisoned grains to where the poison can be transformed by bacteria and viruses. Breweries beware, pay the extra $20 for 50lbs of organic and or test each sack on a flock to determine the degree of toxin present.

John Hoffmann Carbondale

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering an application to rezone a 3778-foot parcel from the Transit (T) zone district to the Residential Medium Density (R/MD) district in the UDC. The property is designated as “Downtown/Old Town Periphery” in the Town’s 2013 Comprehensive Plan.

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and whose claim or claims therefore have not been paid by the said contractors, or its subcontractors, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 30th day of January 2018, at the contractor’s hour of 10:00 A.M., at the Roaring Fork School District RE-1, District Admin Office, 1405 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, final settlement will be made for work contracted to be done by the said contractor, for the above described project and all appurtenances which are a part of said project. Verified statements of the amounts due and unpaid on account of such claim or claims shall be filed with and received by Jeff Gatlin, 1405 Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, by such time and date.

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Sunlight Mountain Resort is training the next generation. On Jan. 19, we caught children’s ski school director Matt Ericksen heading up the mountain with some “Sunny Kids.”

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LOT 1, RESUBDIVISION PLAT OF LOT C, LINCOLN AVENUE EAST P.U.D. AND A PORTION OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD R-O-W TOWN OF CARBONDALE COUNTY OF GARFIELD, STATE OF COLORADO

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering an application to amend the Roaring Fork Village Planned Unit Development to allow residential units on the second story in the Commercial Retail Wholesale PUD district. The property is designated as “Auto Urban” in the Town’s 2013 Comprehensive Plan.

The applicant proposes to add an apartment to the building located at 1199 Village Road, Carbondale.

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