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Two fish walk into a bar, sort of

By Patrick Hunter Two young fish swim by two old fish.

One of the old fish says to the young fish “ How’s the water?” One of the young fish asks the other “What’s he talking about?”

The meaning is that we are often unaware of the circumstances in which we are living.

In the sustainability movement, the biggest challenge is to develop awareness of the condition in which we the people of this earth now find ourselves. Climate change is raising its ugly head. Natural resources are becoming scarce. The poisons unleashed by our industrial revolution are taking their toll on our health and our mortality. Often we even celebrate the very things that are causing these problems.

Consider the Olympic games. In sustainability, we focus on the “carbon footprint.”

That’s a way to talk about the carbon emissions that are generated and rise into the atmosphere and are at the root of global warming that is driving climate change.

The Russian Olympics started with a massive construction campaign. Construction is a great contributor to greenhouse gasses (GHG). There is the gathering, production and transportation of materials.

There is excavation and assembly. Once built, there is the need to heat. Tragically, the history of most Olympics is that after the

games these buildings are largely unused and fall into decay.

Transportation, the largest overall contributor to GHG, is increased enormously to provide services to the facilities, as well as to move the visitors throughout the day and very significantly, to fly the visitors to and from the games from all over the world.

In preparation for the Olympics, as much as 1,000 football fields of “snow were created and stored before the games. Real snow has arrived in time to provide coverage. And, as we do here, a fleet of machines will be working to make the surfaces useful for the events.

Services for the participants include food and drink, medical, security, street maintenance, water and sewer. All of these services are fossil fuel intensive. In the end, does it really matter which country on this planet can produce more winning athletes than another? Will anyone remember who won the two-man sled contest? Is a gold medal in figuring skating anything more than a bigger paycheck in a future ice skating show? The bottom line at any of the big events is the selling of advertising. This is about “eyes on the tube.” The games will be a “success” for Comcast (which now owns NBC) if they sell enough advertising.

The games will be a success for advertisers

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if they sell enough products and services.

Comcast is carrying about $50 billion in debt. They need a hit show to keep the Wall Street sharks off their necks.

At no time during the countless hours of worldwide coverage of these contests will announcers bemoan the great contribution to rising temperature of the planet. There will be no talk of the ongoing droughts, the massive storms, and the arctic air masses that have about one million Americans without power. No one will connect the dots between a giant entertainment activity and our future. Instead, we get the feel-good stories about “championships” and tragedies. In the iconic film “Downhill Racer,” Robert Redford’s dad asks his son why he wants to be in the Olympics. Redford says: To be a champion. His dad says: The world’s full of them. Aspen resident and accomplished author James Salter wrote the screenplay.

The national and international media do all that they can to control our lives. They do not want the public to “see the water.”

Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont is regarded fondly around the country as the “nation’s senator.” He is one of two independents — not a Democrat or a Republican—and, in the manner of a European liberal, calls himself a socialist. He and few SUSTAINABILITY page 19

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Thanks for your support Dear Editor: Well, that was a whirlwind of the past three months, to say the least. Everyone always warned me that Olympic qualifiers were stressful and tiring; I now believe them. I competed in five events at three different resorts in a matter of six weeks, with a break for Christmas in the middle. Go, go, go, go and now it’s all over.

People ask me if I am upset I didn’t make the Olympic team, and to be completely honest I am not too heartbroken

over it. To look back at the progress I have made since November is enough of an accomplishment to keep me smiling for months to come. The last qualifier in Park City, I put together a run I had never done before, yet had been building in my mind for months. The feeling of putting that run to my feet, felt like my own personal Olympic gold medal.

To have the chance to compete against the best in the world in your sport and miss the Olympics by three spots is quite the accomplishment in itself. Yes, going to Russia

Patty Conger (left), Nancy Kyner, Kim DeFries and Laurie Loeb took their own Sun with them when they headed to Chacala, Nayarit, Mexico for a yoga retreat.

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to represent my country would have been the experience of a lifetime but I can’t be upset with the outcome. This so called “Road to Sochi,” has been a crazy experience not only for me but for my friends and family as well. I felt like I was competing for everyone who has ever believed in me and helped me reach this level.

The first rail feature was for my parents, for getting me on skis at age two and enabling me to fall in love with skiing.

The second rail feature was for my brothers for coaching me through photos, video and a lot of time on the phone while I was on the road.

The third rail feature was for my friends for still considering me a “friend” when I was too busy to make time for them.

The first jump was for my community for the endless support and helping me raise money to chase my dreams.

The second jump was for every doctor and physical therapist that kept fixing me when I was broken.

The final “money booter” was for myself, for never giving up and chasing my Olympic dream right up until the end.

I am proud of every athlete that set out on this Olympic path, whether they make it to the big show or not. It’s a grueling mission and not many people are willing to give up everything to chase their dreams with the possibility of failure.

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Public sounds o on ďŹ re district issues Second forum slated for Feb. 18

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Ray Sauvey called the Station 81 ladder truck “a parade oat.â€?

Mike Waski said “(higher) taxes ‌ straight outâ€? doomed last November’s ďŹ re district mill levy ballot question.

Jason Sewell said the “GQâ€? public doesn’t understand the services the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District provides, then said they see ďŹ re trucks at the stations getting washed “every other day,â€? which they see as “big waste of resources.â€?

And so it went on Feb. 4, as the grassroots group Who Ya Gonna Call met to discuss what went wrong with last November’s mill levy ballot question, plus “trouble shootâ€? for another mill levy question in November, stir interest in May’s district board elections, and generally try to ďŹ gure out where the district should go next. “ ‌ What does the community want for essential emergency services ‌ on a budget it can afford?â€? group organizer Jeff Wadley said as he kicked off the forum, held at the Third Street Center.

About 20 people attended the meeting, including at least two of the district’s ďŹ ve board members, district employees, volunteers and the public.

Last November, ďŹ re district residents shot down by a 21 margin a proposed mill levy hike brought on by a 40 percent reduction in property values. After the defeat, the district board dipped heavily into its reserves and cut the 2014 budget by $700,000 without laying off any employees. Last week, ďŹ re chief Ron Leach told The Sopris Sun the ďŹ re department will be “devastatedâ€? if a mill levy increase (which would result in higher property taxes) is not approved next November.

To help identify issues and advise the board and staff, the district is forming an Advisory Task Force (see sidebar for details).

Also, three board seats are up for re-election in May: Gene Schilling, Michael Kennedy and Mark Chain.

trict’s 2003 master plan called for paramedic service “24/7,� which has been achieved, and that voters approved a related bond issue “overwhelmingly� in the same year. “It’s been a long process but we are there (with the paramedics and other master plan goals),� Wadley said.

Later in the meeting an audience member questioned whether the district can afford ‘round the clock paramedic service or whether that level of service should be provided only during daytime or high-call hours. Paramedics are paid professionals with more training than volunteer EMTs. One audience member said the district should ask whether it is over-staffed. “If you are not willing to ask ‌ (that) question, I’m not willing to give you more money,â€? he said.

The district employs about 22 staffers, including a ďŹ re chief and Bill McKee three deputy chiefs. “If adminisCrystal Valley resident tration is the biggest part (of the budget)‌ that’s what you can put a laser on,â€? said Crystal Valley resident Bill McKee. The district’s ISO rating, a complicated and time-consuming formula that some insurance companies use to set individual ďŹ re insurance premiums, was also a prime

“If administration is the biggest part (of the budget)‌ that’s what you can put a laser on.â€?

The forum At the Feb. 4 forum, questions and comments ranged from wondering whether the district is overstaffed to whether the ambulances should run on top-of-the-line tires. Early in the meeting, Wadley pointed out the dis-

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Deb Colley (left) signs Katrina Byars’ town trustee nomination petition (far right) as Laura Stover (center) looks on last Friday night at the Third Street Center.

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Sopris Sun Staff Report The Carbondale & Rural Fire District board election is in May; a board-appointed task force is being formed; a grassroots advisory group has met; and a possible mill levy ballot question is expected to go to voters in November. So, several notable dates are even now being scribbled onto calendars and programmed into cell phones and computers from Marble to Missouri Heights. Those dates include: Feb. 18 – The grassroots group Who Ya Gonna Call meets at the Third Street Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; it’s organized by Jeff Wadley.

Feb. 21 – Deadline to apply for the fire district’s official Advisory Task Force.

Feb. 28 – Deadline to turn in nomination petitions for the fire board election in May. March 3 – Deadline to turn in an affidavit to run as a write-in candidate.

March 17 – First Advisory Task Force meeting; it will meet monthly through July.

April 29 – Deadline to have a mail-in ballot mailed to you.

May 2 – Deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot in person.

May 6 – Fire board election (it was unknown at press time whether the election will be mail-in or polling place; the fire board was scheduled to discuss the issue on Feb. 12).

for the GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK Fashion Show Program The program will be inserted in the March 13 issue of The Sopris Sun, and will be given to all event attendees March 14-15.

Notable fire district dates

Colorado’s 2012 “Outstanding Regional Theatre”

Thunder River Theatre

67 Promenade, Downtown Carbondale

(On the Red Brick Walkway)

Lon Winston Executive Artistic Director

All My Sons

By Arthur Miller

Feb. 28 (Preview Feb. 27), March 1, 7-9, 13-15, 2014 Evenings, 7:30 p.m., March 9 Matinee, 2 p.m.

Adults $22 & Students $12

Tickets & Further Information: Kent Reed Valerie Haugen David Pulliam

Sarah Dale Payne Corey Simpson Lee Sullivan

Laurie Clemens Kelly Ish Chris Walsh

www.thunderrivertheatre.com 970-963-8200

All My Sons is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play, Inc., New York.

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Pro bike race considering Carbondale Sopris Sun Staff Report The U.S. Pro-Bike Challenge is considering running the Stage 2 second leg of its week-long Colorado race through Carbondale on Aug. 19, according to town manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report dated Feb. 7. “One hundred twenty eight of the top international cyclist may be passing through Carbondale,” Harrington’s report continued. Accompanying the 128 cyclists along the race course will be a caravan of approximately 70 vehicles, including 30 motorcycle race marshals, an overhead helicopter filming the race, and also an airplane providing a satellite signal for an estimated 200,000 viewers watching the race live via the Race ‘Tour Tracker’ broadcast. It’s anticipated that the bike race duration within Carbondale would not be more than 20 minutes.

Paraphrased notes from the report include: • Garfield County may be withdrawing its proposed GOCO Paths to Parks grant application seeking funding for a Highway 82 underpass and County Road 107 (Red Hill) improvements to better access the BLM Red Hill Recreation Area. “The apparent inaccurate cost estimates for the proposed construction of the project, provided by OTAK within the Red Hill Alternative Transportation Study, were so understated that the request for $850,000 funding from GOCO, along with the matching funds from Garfield County, will not come close to meeting the construction cost needs of the project,” Harrington’s report states.

• Janet (Buck) has been reviewing the annotated outline for the unified development code (UDC) to develop staff comments for the Planning and Zoning Commission to consider. “Overall, the document is very strong and well-organized, however, there are some points which need to be addressed or clarified.” The annotated outline will be reviewed at the Feb. 13 P&Z meeting.

• Town crews moved so much snow from the latest storm that the snow storage area has filled up. “The property owner was very gracious and has allowed us to move to another area of the property. … Public Works is appreciative of the help from the water and wastewater staff that assisted in the snow removal efforts.”

• The Recreation Center’s youth after-school dodgeball class startedFeb.7. A new specialty fitness ball/core class was schedule to start on Wednesday mornings as of Feb. 12. The weekly preschool program Motion Mondays and Whacky Wednesdays are growing in popularity with over 20 kids and their parents attending last week. The program continues until April.

• The youth learn-to-play hockey program ended the week of Feb. 3-7. “It was a great ice rink season and the volunteer coaches did a great job working with the 32 hockey skaters. Volunteer coaches included Ants Cullwick, Tommy Kearsey, Jaime Rooney, Jim Genung, Max Filiss and Kevin Jardine.”

In his Jan. 31 report Harrington said a dog running at large attacked and killed 10 chickens and injured an eleventh in Old Town. The eleventh chicken was injured so badly that it could not be saved. The dog was in the charge of a dog-sitter. The town’s ordinance officer was slated to follow-up with the dog owner of possible charges and restitution.

Also, last year town officials and Carbondale police raised concerns regarding the Colorado State Patrol’s pursuit policy and the speed at which CSP vehicles were driving in town. The CSP has revised its pursuit policy so that only violent felony suspects will be pursued. The policy also reduces or eliminates the chances of CSP vehicles driving at a high rate of speed through town.

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Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident reports of the C’dale Police Dept.

THURSDay Jan. 30 at 3:22 p.m. police were dispatched to Roaring Fork High School following a report of a juvenile in possession of marijuana.

THURSDay Jan. 30 at 11:17 p.m. officers received a report of a pair of snowmobilers downtown but were unable to locate them.

THURSDay Jan. 30 at 11:32 p.m. after discovering a snowman in the middle of Fourth and Main protected by city barriers police moved the barriers to the side of the road.

FRIDay Jan. 31 at 5:20 p.m. assisted several motorists in getting unstuck from the snow.

FRIDay Jan. 31 at 8:33 p.m. a police officer assisted a young woman who had accidently pepper sprayed herself, then gave her a ride home.

FRIDay Feb. 7 at 5:15 p.m. police warned a man who was throwing snowballs at parked vehicles on Main Street. They also made him clean the snow from his targets.

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Tony-award winning poet performs at the Crystal

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Sopris Sun Staff Report Tony Award-winning poet/playwright Lemon Andersen makes his Carbondale debut in “Project Verse� at the Crystal Theatre at 8 p.m. on Feb. 14.

Carbondale wordsmith Wade Newsom, along with a select group of local poets, will warm up the stage for Andersen.

In “Project Verse,� Andersen will share stories and poetry that create a vivid portrait of his adverse yet often humorous coming-ofage experiences while growing up in Brooklyn in the ’80s and ’90s. “Andersen’s poems touch on young love, sibling rivalry, juvenile crime, addiction and, ultimately, personal triumph toward self-discovery and redemption,� said a press release.

Andersen received a Tony award in 2003 for his work in the Broadway run of Russell Simmons’ “Def Poetry Jam,� which was subsequently broadcast for six seasons on HBO. He is the Lemon Andersen is the subject of the documentary subject of the documentary “Lemon.� He also received a Tony award for his 2003 “Lemon,� chronicling his work in “Def Poetry Jam.� He and local poets perform life in the projects and his at the Crystal Theatre on Feb. 14. Courtesy photo return to the stage. His stage memoir, “County of Kings,� was produced by Spike Lee and debuted in 2009.

Newsom is organizing “Project Verse.â€? He is a Carbondale poet and business owner who ďŹ rst garnered notable attention with his spoken word performances at the 5Point Film Festival in 2013. He has since performed in New York City and in numerous venues in Colorado. Newsom said when he saw Andersen’s documentary, he gained a new respect for artists, Andersen in particular. “That ďŹ lm inspired me to start taking my writing more seriously with the idea that I might start sharing it,â€? Newsom said. “I wanted to learn from the best, so when I had the opportunity to go to New York for one of Lemon’s workshops, I went ‌ twice.â€?

Newsom’s ďŹ rst trip was for a workshop with Andersen and a poetry slam with The Brooklyn Poets. The second was for a book release party for Andersen’s “Straightrazor.â€? “He really just took me under his wing before the show, introducing me to some of his family and childhood friends. He asked me a lot of questions and gave me some advice,â€?

Newsom said. The two stayed in touch, each stating the other was “always welcome in my country.� It wasn’t long before Newsom invited Andersen to Colorado.

Timing worked out well with the Aspen Writers’ Foundation, which is simultaneously hosting two other nationally known poets — Myrlin Hepworth and Logan Phillips — to work with students in Roaring Fork Valley schools. The foundation was eager to work with Newsom to sponsor Andersen’s visit. The foundation’s free event “Aloud! High Altitude Poetry Jam� on Feb. 13 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen will feature Andersen, Hepworth and Phillips, along with featured students (see page 8 for details).

For Newsom, “Project Verse� is a chance to support the arts and is “an amazing opportunity� for the Carbondale community to experience something different. “I don’t care if you like poetry or not, you’ll love Lemon. This is an opportunity to watch a Tony award-winning artist perform in a small intimate venue,� Newsom said. “When I went to Lemon’s show in Brooklyn, there were people there who grew up with Lemon in the projects, there were people there from the best neighborhoods in Manhattan and everybody in between. And everybody left that show wanting more.� “Project Verse� is also made possible by The Crystal Theatre, Jaywalker, iThree Graphic Design, A New Path, The Blend Coffee Company and other local poets in the Roaring Fork Valley.

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What: Poetry When: 8 p.m. on Feb. 14 Where: The Crystal Theatre How much: $10 at the door and The Blend Coffee Co. (1150 Highway 133) Info: 510-5048 or wade@theblendcoffeeco.com.

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Film features RFHS teacher A new documentary features Roaring Fork/Glenwood Springs high school design/build teacher Matthew Miller, who moved to Carbondale in June. Miller launched the schoolsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; (co)studio curriculum, which trains 120 students who have built things that beneďŹ t the community such as chicken coops, cornhole boards, concrete furniture and a concession stand at Glenwood Springs High School. In education lingo: â&#x20AC;&#x153;(co)studio infuses core subject learning with design thinking and hands-on technical training,â&#x20AC;? said a school district teacher in an e-mail to The Sopris Sun. Before moving to Carbondale, Miller co-founded a similar program in North Carolina in 2010, the ďŹ rst year of which is chronicled in the documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;If You Build It,â&#x20AC;? which is being shown in Landmark cinemas across the U.S. Locally, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If You Build Itâ&#x20AC;? will be shown at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. A Q&A with Miller follows. Tickets are $10. For more information, go to costudio.org or ifyoubuilditmovie.com.

More from RFHS Roaring Fork High School students Grace Brown, Jimmy Serrano and Naomi Pulver have won scholarships to participate in the Aspen Instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-day Teen Socrates program, titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shakespeare Comes Alive: What the high drama in two of Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s works teaches us about ourselves and our world in 2014.â&#x20AC;? The seminar will be held over Presidents Day weekend and brings high school students from around the country to the

March 2. Pinewood derby cars are small wooden models that Cub Scouts make with help from their families. Then they race the cars in competition. The cars are powered by gravity and run down a track. It should be fun (be sure to look both ways when crossing the street over that way on March 2).

baby please, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go To the bank, post ofďŹ ce, most state and federal ofďŹ ces and even to public schools on Feb. 17. How come? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Presidents Day, which combined President Washington and President Lincolnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s birthday holidays. Word has it that Presidents Day is typically one of the busiest days of the season at ski areas.

Elk spotted at RVR Alpine Bank-Carbondale recently named its second quarter Pays for Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winners. From left to right: Ian Bays (vice-president), Morgan Hallenback (Carbondale Community School), Connor Hallenback (Carbondale Community School), Leah LaMont (Ross Montessori School), Erica Crownhart (Crystal River Elementary School) and Letey Crownhart (Carbondale Middle School). Courtesy photo Aspen Meadows campus of the Aspen Institute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Participants are encouraged to voice their own opinions, opening a lively dialogue in which diverse viewpoints are valued,â&#x20AC;? said a RFHS spokesman. Led by Shakespeare experts Carol and Ken Adelman, the program will conďŹ rm Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prediction that â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś there will be much throwing about of brains!â&#x20AC;?

mester Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List at Fort Lewis College in Durango. To be eligible, students must rack up at least a 3.6 GPA. Her major is art/art option. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shea had such excellent teachers growing up in Carbondale that they deserve to know they had a big part in this accomplishment,â&#x20AC;? Barbara told The Sun.

Courtney makes the Deanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s list

The Carbondale Cub Scout pack hosts a Pinewood Derby event at Crystal River Elementary School from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on

Shea Courtney, daughter of Barbara and Mark Courtney, was named to the fall se-

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An elk with a tall, skinny rack was spotted at dusk on the west side of River Valley Ranch a couple of weeks ago.

a parade question Carbondale folks stage at least ďŹ ve ofďŹ cial and unofďŹ cial parades each year: the First â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fatâ&#x20AC;? Friday Mardi Gras parade, St. Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Dandelion Day, Fourth of July, and Potato Day. Question: Does Carbondale have enough parades, too many or not enough? To answer, please visit soprissun.com.

They say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Cliff Colia (Feb. 14); Andy White and Jennifer Moss (Feb. 16); Elizabeth Holway and Ann Keller (Feb. 17); and Wendy Moore and Erica Savard (Feb. 18).

Looking for a place to spend Valentine's night?

Want to dance, eat great food from some of Carbondale's finest restaurants and have fun?

Please join us at the Sweetheart Dance/Benefit that is being held for longtime Carbondale resident, Renee Maggert.

Live music with "The Missing Link Band", dinner & a silent auction are included in the $35 per person price.

Advance tickets can be purchased at Alpine Bank in Carbondale/Glenwood Springs and also at the door.

Friday, February 14 6-10 pm at The Orchard, 110 Snowmass Drive, Carbondale

An account at Alpine Bank has been set up in case anyone would like to help Renee financially before or after the event. Just mention "Renee Maggert #5394".

It is a great cause to be involved with for a vivacious, beautiful lady who has helped so many within our community.

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By Kim Hamilton Special to the Sopris Sun Carbondale Middle Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-year old theater department was born from repeated requests by the student body. Thanks to the passion of parent volunteer Kether Axlerod, those requests were answered.

This year the cast of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olympusâ&#x20AC;? will take to the Carbondale Middle School stage at 7 p.m. on Feb. 21-22. The 30 or so students have been rehearsing since November.

Written by Zac Hughes, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olympusâ&#x20AC;? is a mischievous comedy loosely based on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Iliadâ&#x20AC;? by Homer. It tells the story of the Trojan War from the perspective of the Greek gods. While the gods are busy bickering amongst themselves, a Greek chorus relays the comings and goings of the Greeks and the Trojans down on earth.

While men and gods question the difference between fate and destiny, all manner of craziness ensues.

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based Kickstarter program collected enough funds to build the set and create the props and costumes for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Olympus.â&#x20AC;?

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Roaring Fork High School students Riley Marshall (left) and Gloria Candela (right) were among six other area students invited to read in “Aloud! The High Altitude Poetry Jam” at the Wheeler Opera House following Monday night’s “Youth Poetry Slam” at PAC3.

A total of 32 young poets from seven local schools took part in the slam after a week of workshops by nationally-known poets Myrlin Hepworth and Logan Phillips. More than 200 friends, family members and the public attended Monday night’s slam that put each poet in the PAC3 stage spotlight. They were often acknowledged with cheers, whoops and finger snaps (does anyone out there remember beatniks?) The judges for the slam were chosen from the audience and included “Jello Sandberg,” “Fritz Dangerfield,” “Person,” “Kravitz” and “Kara.” The Aspen Writers’ Foundation sponsored or is sponsoring the events mentioned above. For details on “Aloud!” please turn to page 10. Photos by Lynn Burton

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Re-Elect

ROTARY CLUB OF CARBONDALE

FROSTY MERRIOTT

February with Carbondale Rotary 2013-14 Rotary International Theme

“Engage Rotary… Change Lives”

Town Trustee If re-elected, I will work to:

So far we have:

• Managed tight budgets during the economic downturn while providing necessary services and needed capital improvements • Increased energy efficiency and renewable energy as per Town Climate Plan goals • Initiated Highway 133 improvements with CDOT and Garfield County • Initiated rewrite of Land Use Code to improve process • Maintained focus on fun and healthy community which includes our very successful First Fridays • Maintained the Small Town Character that is so important to us all

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ROTARY CORNER

• Work with City Market to get new, state-of-the-art grocery store built without a PIF • Prevent drilling in Thompson Divide • Maintain Carbondale’s leadership role in energy efficiency and renewables • Support economic development with emphasis on a vibrant Downtown and a bustling 133 corridor • Maintain support for local non-profit and arts sector • Work to implement realistic education to teens regarding drug and alcohol dangers • Complete Land Use Code to clarify process and desired outcomes for sustainable development • Emphasize communication of Town events especially the 133 improvements project status • Continue to support affordable community housing and new possibilities • Think outside the box to keep our downtown open space and explore downtown parking

BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE FOR REVENUE DIVERSIFICATION CARBONDALE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • CARBONDALE ECONOMIC ROADMAP GROUP CARBONDALE ENVIRONMENTAL BOARD • CARBONDALE PARKS AND REC COMMISSION CARBONDALE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION • CARBONDALE TREE BOARD GARFIELD CLEAN ENERGY • RIVER VALLEY RANCH EXECUTIVE BOARD Paid for by the Campaign to Reelect Frosty Merriott

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“SERVICE ABOVE SELF”

Carbondale Rotary Practicing Service Above Self, at home and around the world …

Rotary student scholarships Graduating high school seniors from Roaring Fork and Basalt high schools are eligible to apply for Carbondale Rotary’s student scholarship program. Applications are available at the respective school counselor’s offices, and are to be returned by Feb. 27 for RFHS students and by March 3 for BHS students. Scholarship recipients are required to give four hours of service to the club’s annual Happening fundraising event, which raises funds for our scholarship and community grant programs.

Early Bird Happening tickets Carbondale Rotary is offering a special early bird deal for our annual Happening fundraiser, which will take place on Saturday, June 14 at The Orchard and will have an international theme. Through February tickets are being sold for $100 per individual (normally $125). See any club member for early ticket purchases, or email earlybird@carbondalerotary.com.

Payment is required at the time of purchase.

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The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at 6:50 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Carbondale Firehouse. Visitors are welcome to come enjoy our weekly program and learn about the wonderful work Rotary does in the community and around the world.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS Feb. 19 — Nathan Woodruff-Stanley, ACLU-Colorado, will speak on civil rights.

Feb. 26 — Walt Stowe and Joe LeMoine, Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, will talk about identity theft and precautions to avoid it.

For program suggestions, contact Amy Barr, amy@amybarr.com, or Herb Feinzig, hf99@sopris.net

For membership and other Rotary club information, visit www.rotarycarbondale.org

Community Calendar THURSDAY Feb. 13 THE aRTIST bEaT • Selected Valley Visual Art Show artists will share tips for valentine making from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Libations will be served.

Info: carbondalearts.com or 963-1680.

FULL MOONERS • The Basalt Downtown Business Association presents Full Moon Basalt from 6 to 9 p.m. There’ll be skating at the downtown ice rink, a community fire pit for s’mores, Valentine’s Day specials in shops, live music, a pop-up crafts market, yoga, DJ dancing and more.

TWILIGHT SNOWSHOEING • The Roaring Fork Conservancy goes snowshoeing at the Emma Open Space from 5 to 7 p.m. Terrain includes wetlands, snowy fields and a deer/elk migration corridor.

Meet at the Emma Schoolhouse parking lot. The guided tour is free but registration is required at roaringfork.org/events. Info: 927-1290.

POETRy JaM • The Aspen Writers’ Foundation presents “Aloud! The High Altitude Poetry Jam at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House beginning at 6:30 p.m. The program includes Lemon Andersen from Brooklyn, Myrlin Hepworth and Logan Phillips from Arizona, and Youth Poetry Slam winners from local middle and high schools. Admission is free.

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

and Carbondale) at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 13-15 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Feb. 16. Tickets are $15 for adults/$10 for others and can be reserved at 947-8177.

FRIDAY Feb. 14 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Philomena” (R) at 5:15 p.m. Feb. 14, 5:15 and 7:30 Feb. 15, 2 p.m. (captioned) and 5 p.m on Feb. 16; and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17-20. A special live performance of “Project Verse”

by Lemon Andersen at 8 p.m. on Feb. 14.

Tickets $10 at The Blend (1150 Hwy 133) or at the door the night of show.

MaGGERT bENEFIT • A sweetheart dance/benefit for long-time Carbondale resident Renee Maggert will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. at The Orchard (110 Snowmass Drive). There’ll be live music with The Missing Link Band, a silent auction and dinner provided by Allegria Pasta Salad & Vino, Mi Casita, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Peppino’s Pizza, The Pour House (Midge’s chocolate cake), Village Smithy and White House Pizza.

Tickets are $35 at Alpine Bank in Carbondale and Glenwood Springs and at the door.

Proceeds will help Maggert with on-going medical expenses after her COBRA insurance expired. “Please join us in helping this vivacious, beautiful lady who has helped so many within our community,” said co-organizer Kim Valesquez.

OPENING • The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt is showcasing the works of artists who joined the gallery in 2013. The exhibition, “Introducing New Artists,” opens with an artists’ reception on form 5 to 7 p.m. The fea-

tured artists are Peter Campbell, Terry Gardner, Peggy Judy, Sarah Lamb, Dean Mitchell, Brett Scheifflee and Angus Wilson. They represent a variety of experiences, styles, training and come from all over the United States.

Info: 927-9668.

V-Day DaNCE • The American Legion Women’s Auxiliary holds a Valentine Day dance at the legion hall on Third Street starting at 8 p.m. Rockin’ Rob with Boogie Down Light & Sound will provide the tunes.

There’ll be complementary champagne and a rose for ladies, plus a chocolate fountain and dessert. Tickets are $8 (singles) and $15 (couples). It’s open to the public. Info: 963-2381.

TRTC • Thunder River Theatre Company presents a free literary night titled “The Glories of Love” at 8 p.m. Love poetry from E.E. Cummings, Shakespeare, Pablo Neruda and others will be read, including blush-inspiring limericks and a few of the most scathing goodbye letters ever penned. The TRTC cash bar will be open for your pleasure.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Lindsay Lou and the Flatbelleys at 8:30 p.m. This is a five-piece acoustic string band from Michigan that plays traditional American music with a unique, original twist. True-life tales of bank-robbing aunties and moonshining grandpas are given life with Lindsay Lou’s fantastic voice and acoustic guitar, joined by her Flatbellys on mandolin, banjo, banjo and standup bass. “With distinct vocals, light harmonies, instrumental expertise and creative arrangements, she is one of our favorite front ladies,” said Steve. Info: 963-3304.

SATURDAY Feb. 15 JaZZ • The District 8 Honor Jazz Band, sponsored by Jazz Aspen Snowmass, performs at Roaring Fork High School at 5 p.m.

The performance is the culmination of two days of rehearsals and workshops at the school. It’s free. Info: 920-4996.

PIES • The Carbondale Branch Library celebrates National Pie Month with its second annual Pie Jamboree from 1 to 3 p.m.

There’ll be free pie, recipe exchanges, crafts, fun activities and live music. It’s free. Info: 963-2889.

SUNDAY Feb. 16 GOOD EaTS • YouthEntity holds a culinary fund-raiser at Allegria restaurant on Main Street at 5:30 and 7:45 p.m. The CALENDAR page 11

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To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

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Community Calendar menu includes pan-seared scallops, Chilean sea bass and desserts. The price is $59.95 per person (beverages, tip and taxes excluded). Proceeds benefit YouthEntity’s ProStart culinary arts program. For reservations, call 963-7316.

LIGHT IT UP • The Light It Up Blue fundraiser for Autism Speaks and the Extreme Sports Camp for Autism takes place in Aspen at 6 p.m. The music lineup includes John Popper and Brother’s Keeper, with special celebrity guest Jacqueline Laurita (“Real Housewives of New Jersey”) and actor Michael Chiklis. Tickets are $250 at lightitupblueaspen.org. aSC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center presents Jeanne Soulsby (“Way of the Spiritual Traveler”) at 10 a.m. and Rox-

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ana Duval (“Native American Prophecies”) on Feb. 23.

TUESDAY Feb. 18

Street Center. Coming up on Feb. 26, the Carbondale Culture Club presents guitar maker Miles Phillips and classical guitarist Chris Phillips.

TWO-STEP TUESDay • After a holiday hiatus, the Roaring Fork Social Dancers present Two-Step Tuesdays from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. at the Third Street Center. There’ll be two-step, triple-step, cha cha, waltz and more.

Admission is $7 and partners or experience are not necessary. Info: jaegl1@comcast.net.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood hosts open mic nights with Dan Rosenthal from 8 to 10 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Info: 928-8813.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 19

LIVE MUSIC • The Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association presents Goldwing Express at Mountain View Church at 7 p.m. Their repertoire includes Southern gospel, current country music faves and historic bluegrass. Admission is by membership ticket. Info: 945-8722.

WaTER TaLK • The Carbondale Culture Club presents attorney Ken Ransford, who’ll talk about Colorado’s water supply plan and its first-ever water supply plan process. The free talk takes place at noon at the Third

ROTaRy • The Carbondale Rotary meets at the fire station Wednesdays at 7 a.m.

Further Out

Save the Date THURSDAY Feb. 20

SUN CELEbRaTES • The Sopris Sun (Carbondale’s non-profit community newspaper) celebrates its fifth birthday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pour House. Free appetizers and a cash bar. Everyone is invited so drop by and say hi.

THURS.-SAT. Feb. 20-22 LaFF FEST • The Wheeler Opera House presents the fourth annual Aspen Laff Festival. For details, see the ad on page 20.

SUNDAY Feb. 23 POETRy • Victoria’s Espresso & Wine Bar hosts the monthly Live Poetry Night from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tony Alcantara will be the guest poet. Info: 379-2136.

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WEDNESDAY Feb. 26

LIVE MUSIC • The Basalt Regional Library presents the Roaring Fork High School Jazz Band at 5:30 p.m. Also appearing will be Chris Bank and Tudi Calderon. It’s free.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Jon Stickley Trio. Tickets are $15. Info: 963-3340.

LIVE MUSIC • The Wheeler Opera House presents the Steep Canyon Rangers. This group has recorded and toured with Steve Martin.

Tickets are $25. Info: 920-5770.

WINTERFEST • Redstone Winterfest 2014 takes place Feb. 14-16. Events include a dog costume parade at 3 p.m. on Feb. 15 and bonfire at the Redstone Inn at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. For details, go to redstonecolorado.com.

Gulch on Feb. 16. Beginners step into their bindings at noon and intermediates at 1:30 p.m. (both skate and classic styles). The cost is $15 (free to MSNC members). Proceeds go toward Spring Gulch upkeep. To register, e-mail to info@springgulch.org.

the county to vacate County Road 106 on Feb. 12.

The earliest the county commissioners can address the issue is early-to-mid March. For details, please visit The Sopris Sun website at soprissun.com.

XC-SKI LESSONS • The Mount Sopris Nordic Council offers cross-country ski lessons at Spring

CR106 • The Garfield County P&Z was scheduled to make a recommendation on CRMS’s request for

Hold the Presses SINGLES PaRTy • Eclectic Artists Studio at Willits hosts a Valentine’s Day party for singles and everyone else from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 13. There’ll

SPECIaL SCREENING • The Sopris Sun presents the Humphrey Bogart classic “Casablanca” at the Crystal Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7:15 p.m. Fedoras and trench coats are encouraged. It’s a fund-raiser for Carbondale’s nonprofit community newspaper. Tickets are regular priced; no passes. Info: 510-3003.

be art, music and fun. The studio is located across from Whole Foods. For details, call 513-9093.

CHOCOLaTE WEEK • The Basalt Regional Library concludes Chocolate Week on Feb. 14. Drop in for chocolate, trivia question and related events.

Also on Feb. 14, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Mary’s Hospital holds a blood drive.

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Community Briefs

Please submit your community briefs to news@soprissun.com by noon on Monday.

Suicide prevention training

CCS accepting applications

Aspen Hope Center offers the suicide prevention class QPR at St. Mary of the Crown Catholic church on White Hill from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 25. The class is nationally recognized and teaches skills that are easy to learn. For more information or to register, call 925-5858.

Carbondale Community School is accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year. School tours are conducted every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Also, there’ll be an open house and Portfolio Night at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 20.

For more information, call 963-9647.

Marble extends marijuana moratorium

CLEER/CORE workshops

The Marble Town Council recently extended its moratorium on retail pot sales so it can take public input. A special meeting is slated for Feb. 19. The town council will also discuss a proposed ordinance regulating off-highway vehicle use in town.

CLEER and CORE hold energy efficiency workshops at the Glenwood Springs Community Center on Feb. 13 and Basalt Library on Feb. 20. For details, call 963-1090.

LIFT-UP holds annual meeting LIFT-UP holds its annual meeting on at 6 p.m. on Feb. 20 in the Alpine-Bank Glenwood Springs conference room. LIFTUP is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing humanitarian assistance in the communities it serves, with seven area food pantries from Parachute to Aspen, thrift stores in Rifle and Parachute and The Extended Table (which serves evening meals in Glenwood Springs and Rifle). Founded in 1982, LIFT-UP is now in its 32nd year of operation, and is made possible through support from the community.

Get your burning Man on There will be an informal gathering of folks who have attended Burning Man at the Downvalley Tavern in El Jebel from 5 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 19. This get together is also for people who haven’t made the counter-culture desert bash but want to know what it’s about. “Come join us. Look for the curiously dressed,” said Mark Burrows.

Senior Matters goes tai chi CMC seeks comments

Senior Matters offers simple tai chi in room 33 of the Third Street Center Fridays from 11 a.m. to noon. The class is designed for beginners and those who have joint restrictions or balance issues or are recovering from surgery or injury. For details, call Bill Dunn at 274-1010.

KDNK board meets The KDNK Board of Directors will hold its next meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 17 at 76 S. Second St. The meeting is open to the public and an agenda is posted at the KDNK office. For information contact KDNK at 963-0139.

A photo that didn’t fit: Rita Marsh staffing the refreshment table at the Mount Sopris Nordic Council’s Ski for Sisu at Spring Gulch on Feb. 2. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Advisory Task Force

Colorado Mountain College is seeking comments from the public about the college in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its regional accrediting agency, according to a press release. The college will host a visit April 2-4 with a team representing the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. The public is invited to submit comments regarding the college to: Third-Party Comment on Colorado Mountain College, The Higher Learning Commission, 230 South LaSalle Street, Suite 7-500, Chicago, IL 60604-1411.

All comments must be received by March 5.

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Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District is seeking District residents to serve on an Advisory Task Force

THE TASK FORCE WILL: meet monthly for five months review the Fire District’s financial planning process review the Fire District’s public education program formulate recommendations for the Board of Directors

Interested District residents should submit a letter of interest to Jenny Cutright at cutright@carbondalefire.org or 300 Meadowood Dr, Carbondale by February 21, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.

For questions, please call Jenny Cutright at 970/963-2491 or go to www.carbondalefire.org

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Fire District om page 3 topic. Some individuals associated with the district have said it bought a 100foot ladder truck in 2013, thinking it would help lead to a better ISO rating, which in turn would lead to lower individual fire insurance premiums.

District staffer Frank Nadell told the group the ISO process is a “moving target” these days and maintaining a good ISO is becoming “harder and harder.”

Nobody at the meeting said or even implied that the district is not providing high quality emergency services.

The next Who Ya Gonna Call meeting will take place at the Third Street Center from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 18.

The Who Ya Gonna Call group is not officially associated with the fire district, and is not a part of the district’s Advisory Task Force.

Fire district forming task force This year, residents of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District will have a chance to advise the district on financial planning and other issues.

The district is forming an Advisory Task Force, which will meet monthly from March through July and include about 15 members. Of these, half will be selected by the fire board; the remainder will be selected from a pool of applicants. Interested parties have until 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 21 to submit a letter of interest.

“It's something that we've been planning since the first meeting after the election,” board member Mike Kennedy told The Sopris Sun. Kennedy said the task force announcement was unrelated to the recent formation of the Who Ya Gonna Call group.

“I think the difference between that group and this group is that ours will be educated on everything to do with the fire district before they make a recommendation,” he said. “Everything will be open to them.”

Letters of interest can be mailed or dropped off at 300 Meadowood Drive in Carbondale or e-mailed to cutright@carbondalefire.org. For questions or more information, call Jenny Cutright at 963-2491.

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Parade highlights included the Roaring Fork Valley Co-op float/truck stopping to hook a tow-strap to the trailing Crystal River Spas van/float after it broke down in front of the Main Street Gallery & the Framer. Meanwhile, Girl Scouts did a brisk business selling cookies next to the downtown ice rink. For more parade pics, check out soprissun.com. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Study: ompson Divide gas not economically viable Sopris Sun Staff Report An independent, peer-reviewed geologic and economic analysis released on Feb. 12 by the Thompson Divide Coalition finds “little to no economic viability” for the drilling of oil and gas leases currently held in the Thompson Divide, according to a press release.

Among the assessment’s key findings is a conclusion that oil and gas exploration in the Thompson Divide “will likely fail… and would leave lasting visual scars on a pristine landscape” that currently supports 300 jobs and nearly $30 million in annual economic activity, according to independent economists.

“This assessment should make us all ask ‘for what, and at what cost?” said Zane Kessler, Executive Director of the Carbondale-based Thompson Divide Coalition.

“It’s a risky bet, at best. Unfortunately, if that bet goes bad, it will be our vibrant rural economy, our local businesses, and our ranchers that suffer.”

SG Interests, Ursa and others own leases in the Thompson Divide west of Carbondale and they have said they hope to produce natural gas there in the future. Of those companies, SG Interests was not available for comment at press-time.

The main conclusion of the assessment finds oil and gas development in the Thompson Divide area to be uneconomical due to the very low potential of finding substantial, commercially viable oil and gas reserves

combined with the “prohibitively expensive” capital investments required.

The assessment represents more than 10 months of analysis by Denver-based MHA Petroleum Consultants.

“MHA is a national and international petroleum geology firm with a diverse

fail, in a commercial sense, and would leave lasting visual scars on a pristine landscape.”

“Our analysis finds that the enormous capital expense required to overcome existing barriers to development, combined with low potential reserve numbers, make drilling in the Thompson Divide extremely unattractive and

“It’s a risky bet, at best. Unfortunately, if that bet goes bad, it will be our vibrant rural economy, our local businesses, and our ranchers that suffer.”

Zane Kessler Executive Director Thompson Divide Coalition portfolio focused on providing reservoir management services to energy-sector companies,” the press release said. “From single-well valuations to fully integrated field studies, MHA provides a broad range of services to energy companies throughout the nation.”

Among other things, MHA’s resource reserve assessment highlights terrain, geologic structure, historical production trends, lack of existing infrastructure and drilling restrictions (seasonal closures, wildlife, wetlands and more) as major contributors to making the Thompson Divide area “extremely unattractive” for oil and gas development. According to MHA’s assessment, any attempt to develop the area will “likely

uneconomic under current market conditions,” said Leslie O’Connor, managing partner at MHA Petroleum Consultants and primary author of the analysis.

The Thompson Divide Coalition is negotiation with SG and Ursa to buy out the leases.

“We’re working to approach these negotiations in as business-like fashion as possible” said Kessler. “We needed to know what these assets were worth on the open market. This analysis paints a pretty clear picture for us.”

The study also states, “... one would need to drill at least 40 of these wells, with a 100 percent success rate, to cover the upfront capital cost of the road requirements. It is clear that this endeavor would not consti-

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The Thompson Divide Coalition retained MHA to perform a geologic and economic assessment of the oil and gas leases in the Thompson Divide area.

The TDC released a six-page report based on the assessment. The report states that during a drilling pad inspection, a SG representative told O’Connor that the area had the potential for a coalbed methane “play.” The report disagrees with the potential, citing: • “A … play requires many more wells than a conventional gas field … .”

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• “The wells in this area that are producing only from the Cameo coals are uneconomic. Most of the wells are completed in multiple zones. … “ As of Wednesday afternoon, the entire study had not been posted on the Thompson Divide website (savethompsondivide.org).

The SG and Ursa leases sit in Pitkin County, which opposes drilling there, as do the towns of Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.

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Surrounded by dozens of critters, daydreaming the Ganges In this new year unfolding between house sitting gigs (most recently a ďŹ ve-day stint with ďŹ ve dogs, three of which slept in the bed with me, and 10 cats, 25 chickens and two horses that did not), two days of steelhead ďŹ shing that was more like trout ďŹ shing because, even though 10 trout in two days isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that many trout, 10 anadromous trout in two days is, and handyman work, T-shirted on south-facing walls battling various kinds of wasps with a caulk gun â&#x20AC;&#x201D; between all of this I have not been thinking about global warming, the odd behavior of animals (ďŹ nned or otherwise) and how nice it is to experience March sun in

By Cameron Scott January. I have been thinking instead of one thing, obsessing really: India. Constantly India. Bad idea India. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never do it again, India, except for the fact I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done it yet, and so why the heck not? India.

I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how many of you out there reading this column have ever been to India, but I keep running into people who have who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hate going there, not one bit. Like a heavy meditator who annually makes the trek late winter and goes on extended retreats in northern India, basking in the radiance of the Dali Lama; and a few others Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve met who have swung around Delhi, or, attempted to follow in the tracks of famous novels like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Siddhartha,â&#x20AC;? by Herman Hesse, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shantaram,â&#x20AC;? by that pony-tailed nine-lived dude who ďŹ&#x201A;ed Australia. But honestly, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not in it for the circuit, the silks, or the elephant rides. And while enlightenment would be nice, the only thing in my life with eight folds is my bed sheets. Eight arms? Stop. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even pretend to mess with Ganesh, Shiva or any of those other rabble-rousers.

My path, if I ever get beyond daydreaming, would take me to India for one thing. A meandering thing. A multi-ceremonial thing. A thing of life and death, washing in ashes, ďŹ&#x201A;owers and lepers and ďŹ&#x201A;esh gone to seed. Mother of all Tibetan rivers, the Indus, AKA, the Ganges.

I would, given the opportunity, travel the length of the Ganges, front to back, back to front. By boat. By footpath. By overcrowded bus. Busted ďŹ&#x201A;at. Nearly unbustable. Busting over its banks. I would observe Varanasi at sunrise and dusk. Watch how the river changes as it drops across Asia. Maybe catch a couple of mahseer (giant carp). Leave some hand tied ďŹ&#x201A;ies on stoops and stupas. Eat some dhal. Do some sun salutations. Hide from the bustling world when it overwhelms. Emerge into spices and sweat when silence consumes.

I would, given the chance, immerse myself in something so familiar as to see humanity in some new light. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve stood in rivers south of the Equator that are surprisingly similar to rivers around here. But near as I can tell, trout rivers have never been written about in Sanskrit.

As the Upanishads might have begunâ&#x20AC;Ś The river is the center of all things, and all

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things are the center of the river. In this way, the river is made up of all things. The rapids and pools of the river are the body, the rapids and pools reside in the heart of the ďŹ sher.

On the river, ďŹ sh are the keepers of all things, and all things the keepers of ďŹ sh. That is why when you cast a ďŹ&#x201A;y upon a river and become a keeper of ďŹ sh, the ďŹ sh reaches into your own heart and also becomes a keeper of you.

The ďŹ sh questioned the ďŹ&#x201A;y-ďŹ sher: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fly-ďŹ sher, what do you venerate as the self? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The river,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; the ďŹ&#x201A;y-ďŹ sher replied. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you venerate as the self,â&#x20AC;? the ďŹ sh told him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is this ďŹ&#x201A;owing self here, the one common to all humanity, which is life.â&#x20AC;?

My Sindhu When I was young I started at the shallow tributaries and worked my way painfully to understanding.

Now at the edge of the sea, a trillion tons of water follow the moon. I tried reason, I wanted to stop after I began. Some days on the river I take rocks and bring them home, line my shelves and dresser, balance my toothbrush on one, clamp my vise onto another.

One day I believe the language of sparrows that skim above the water which somehow mirror trout in their feeding.

It is ridiculous, this understanding, like the path of the Indus and all other great rivers that flow over large distances.

It is like remembering all of my lovers at once.

The lovers I left for the trout I cannot stop fishing for.

The lovers who broke me because words are not a bridge.

Where is my river then, the one always out of reach, the one I dream about. I want the easiest path, but there are none. The end that holds the crescent of your faceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;perfect simulacrum of my ideology.

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By S. Michael Jundt Craig Rathbun, CCIM, president and CEO of The Fleisher Company real estate firm, has worked through three housing recessions and although the 2008 crash has been not only the most dramatic but also the longest lasting, it has also added more polish to an already brilliant career.

Like it has with many, this recession has left its mark on Craig. Although he experienced loss in business and loss in his personal savings as he strived to maintain that business he remains entirely resilient.

“The loss did not diminish my happiness,” says Craig, “it increased it.”

That survivor mentality may have been born in Vietnam where Craig performed two tours in active combat, the first when he was only 18.

After Vietnam, Craig returned stateside and eventually graduated college in Melbourne, Florida. He remained in Melbourne where he opened and operated South Trend Realty, a commercial management and brokerage firm that is now managed by his son, Adam.

It doesn’t take long to realize the values that Craig deems essential. He speaks about his life and experiences with real sharing, and while he shares, you learn more about

human nature and life than you learned in most classrooms. He tends to deflect the conversation away from himself and lights up when speaking about family, friends and the 30 people that currently make up The Fleisher Company.

“I’ve never been happier with a group of people working towards a common goal,” says Craig. “Our attitude is not to just get someone into a house, rather, it’s being completely prepared to provide the right product to someone who truly needs it.”

In this day and age, Rathbun’s service philosophy is more the exception than the rule. But Fleisher doesn’t just want you to take their word for it. Take their property management division for example. Elite Associates’ Bob Johnson and Pat Hinch know that talk is cheap and encourage their new customers to speak with their existing clients. When your customers are so wholly satisfied it is difficult to find a better reference.

As for future goals, “exceeding the expectations of our clients is paramount,” says Craig. “That, and seeing the people in my company successful.”

With his wife Jill (a speech pathologist) and their daughter Jessie (who was recently accepted into the Denver School of the Arts) Craig Rathbun is content. “I feel like the luckiest man in the world,” says Craig. “I have every blessing that anyone could hope for, and . . . a spectacular company.”

“Our attitude is not to just get someone into a house, rather, it’s being completely prepared to provide the right product to someone who truly needs it.”

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Letters continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 2 Thank you to everyone that has followed my journey and supported me in one way or another. Also, I would like to make a huge shout out to Mother Nature for the lightest, ďŹ&#x201A;ufďŹ est snow I have ever skied in my 26 years this past weekend in Aspen.

Keep it coming!

Good luck to all my fellow Aspenites: Simi, Noah, Torin and Jeremy competing in the following weeks in Sochi. Make us proud!

Megan Olenick Carbondale

Straight dope on elections Dear Editor: The information about the upcoming municipal election in the Feb. 6 Sopris Sun is mostly correct.

The GarďŹ eld County Clerk will conduct the election for the town of Carbondale. Ballots will be mailed out March 10. The clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce in Glenwood will be a drop-off site and serve as a voter service and polling center from March 11 through Election Day. Carbondale Town Hall will be a drop-off site for voted ballots beginning March 11 as well. Both sites will be open for voters on Saturday, March 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Town Hall will be a ballot-drop off site and an additional voter service and polling center on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.  As soon as I know that there will be enough qualiďŹ ed candidates to have an

election, I will send a notice of election with all the pertinent information to publish in The Sopris Sun. If anyone is going to be out of town when ballots are mailed they can either notify the Carbondale Town Clerk or get in touch with the GarďŹ eld County Election Department at 384-3700 ext. 1770 and ďŹ nd out how to get the information needed to send a ballot to an alternate address. The last day a ballot can be mailed is Tuesday, March 24 and after that voters will need to appear in person at a voter service and polling center to obtain a ballot.

Jean Alberico GarďŹ eld County Clerk Glenwood Springs

riety of citizens, some current ďŹ re district board members and staff personnel. Plus several new prospective board member candidates were also in attendance.

The exchange was greatly appreciated by all. The ďŹ re district personnel are not made up of economist and marketing experts.

They are needing and asking for input to develop a plan that will support the communitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ďŹ re and emergency medical serv-

Who ya Gonna Call?

Dear Editor: On Feb. 4, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who Ya Gonna Call?â&#x20AC;? grassroots idea-sharing meeting was held at the Third Street Center. The discussion was about why the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District mil levy question failed last November and the future of the ďŹ re district.

This meeting was very productive and many good ideas and suggestions were made.

Due to the reduction in assessed valuations of property in the ďŹ re district in 2013, the failure of the ballot question resulted in a reduction of 40 percent of operating funds for our essential emergency services.

The meeting was attended by a wide va-

Sustainability î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 2 other senators sent a letter to FOX, NBC, ABC and CBS about the incredible lack of attention to climate issues on network news programs. In all of 2011 they did nine minutes, in 2012 it was eight minutes and in 2013 it was a roaring 27 minutes.

The Colorado Mountain College course I am now taking called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fostering Sustainabilityâ&#x20AC;? emphasizes the encouragement of individual efforts to move forward.

This movement is founded in a heightened regard for the intrinsic values of the environment. I think the reality is the vast majority of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population is city dwellers that have little real connection to â&#x20AC;&#x153;natureâ&#x20AC;? in the wild sense. Add the difďŹ culty of changing our daily behaviors even with the knowledge of a need. The conclusion is that we will need to change the overall guidelines under which we live. A tiny example is the town of Carbondaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prohibition on plastic bags at City Market. Without that proscription we would not be forgoing plastic for reusable bags.

Key to the acceptance of that simple proposal banning plastic bags was the approval of the people of Carbondale that it was a pill worth taking. We need more of that kind of medicine.

Patrick Hunter is a Colorado Mountain College Sustainability Studies student and member of the Citizens Climate Lobby. He lives outside Carbondale.

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