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Art The CCAH R2 Gallery and Bonﬁre coffee are full of paintings, photographs, ceramics, mixed-media pieces, sculpture and more during the Valley Visual Art Show. Clockwise from upper left: “Other Voices” by Linda Edwards, “Lotus Platter” by Diane Kenney, “Buena Vistas” by Amy Levenson, “Pioneer Cabin” by Terry Lee and “Brilliance” by Kelly G. Field. For more on the VVAS, please turn to page 9. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Don’t sneeze at Dixie What’s in a name? If the name is Dixie State College, based in St. George, Utah, it’s nothing to sneeze at. Recently, as the college began moving closer to becoming a university, locals saw this as the perfect opportunity to sever any connection to the South’s history of slavery and racism. Defenders countered that the name most likely derived from pioneer attempts to grow cotton in southwest Utah. Besides, they say, hundreds of local businesses pride themselves on the so-called “Dixie Spirit” of friendliness. Perhaps the name has good intentions, but as the daily Spectrum pointed out, the history of the college also includes hosting mock slave auctions, flying Confederate flags and erecting a statue honoring Confederate soldiers. Spectrum columnist Sally Musemeche talked to lots of people about the issue, and many were baffled and saddened that anyone would be offended by such things, or by a sports team named The Dixie Rebels. “Only the over-sensitive” could possibly read racism into this, they said; Dixie really means “the spirit of independence.” If that’s true, Musemeche suggested, then the college ought to start celebrating the state’s own civil war — an armed confrontation between the Mormon settlers in the Utah territory and the armed forces of the U.S. government, which lasted from May 1857 until July 1858. “Go, Dixie!”

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Speaking of names, how about the high school in Tonopah, Nev., that calls its basketball team the By Betsy Marston “Fighting Muckers”? Or Orofino, Idaho, with its team dubbed the High Country News “Maniacs”? As reader Wes Perrin discovered, unusual names for high school teams are a Western staple, with Phantoms, Blue Devils and Sun Devils standing out from all those Huskies and Eagles. But we believe the most unusual name can be found in Yuma, Ariz., where basketball players don warm-up suits in black-and-white stripes because their team is called the “Criminals.” Students buy merchandise from a store called the Cell Block, reports the San Francisco Examiner, and the team mascot wears a burlap prison uniform and a plaster-of-Paris head with a scary, scrunched-up face that resembles somebody’s notion of a perpetrator. The odd name was born 103 years ago, when Yuma’s high school burned down, and the only available site for classes was a former territorial prison. Students used the old cells for several years, but the Criminals name was officially adopted in 1913, after a rival team from Phoenix claimed that Yuma cheated and “stole a victory.” The team decided to treat the slur as a badge of honor, and in 1917, the school board officially approved the distinctive moniker. Perrin notes that for several years, the Criminals — cheered on with a hearty, “Go, Crims!” — faced a rival in the felon department: Bagdad, Ariz., fielded the “Thieves” until 1958, when the team’s name was changed to the less interesting “Sultans.” Tips and photos of Western oddities are appreciated and often shared in this column. Write betsym@hcn.org.

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Nature helps ADHD Dear Editor: The recent article in the Roaring Fork High School Rampage newspaper on the challenges facing high school students with ADHD makes it important for me to share research that has been done in the U.S., Japan, the U.K. and the Netherlands showing that exposure to nature, whether in a park or forest or garden, can restore attention and a sense of calm for someone with

ADHD just as well as the drugs used to treat this condition. The U.S. study I have read was done with youth 5 to 18 and measured attention capacity with cognitive tests before and after walks in parks for 20 minutes. Even views of trees outside a classroom window can have restorative effects for children all ages. I had the pleasure of doing some of my doctoral research with two different agricultural biology classes at Roaring Fork

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High School in 2010, spring and fall. Two students self-identiﬁed to me as having ADHD, one boy and one girl. They told me that working in the garden and/or greenhouse made an enormous difference to them in their capacity to focus on work at that time and then afterwards for several hours. The medical studies done in Japan show that walking in the woods improves not only concentration but immune function. Studies done with adult gardeners in Holland shows lower cortisol levels after gardening, which means less stress. Almost every 1 of the 75 high school students I interviewed in three states told me that school is stressful and that gardening lowers their stress, calms them and makes them happy. We all learn better when we are calm and happy. Students, parents and teachers all need to ﬁnd ways to use the beautiful natural surroundings we have here to help improve student learning. A walk outside, playing outside or working in a school garden all can improve learning and mental health. We can plant deciduous trees outside every class room window at all our schools for a start. I am happy to provide research references for anyone who wishes them. Illene Pevec Ph.D Carbondale

Cannabis futures Dear Editor: In the Colorado cannabis futures play out from the ballot to the Colorado state Constitution to the streets of Aspen and the asphalt jungle of Denver, Aspen and other parts of the Roaring Fork Valley, registered voters signature validities kept the recreational use Mary Jane petition alive while far more than 100,000 other signatures were no good and dumped in the trash heap. The signature collecting for the Mary Jane puff end just before January 2012 as its backers struggled for bona fide registered voter signatures. Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley voters rarely get the chance to sign off on circulating statewide petitions because the Front Range gets the actions. So y’all made Colorado history and survived the potential Mary Jane ballot qualifying Alamo for Colorado. If Aspen cannabis clubs fire up, then do remember you were the qualified few voters who provided the backbone to get recreational Mary Jane on the ballot for a “Rocky Mountain High” success. Give yourselves a high five wherever you go in Colorado! Enuff said! Emzy Veazy III, Esq. Aspen

’Sup at the Capitol Dear Editor: The next time you visit Denver, why not stop by the Capitol, take a guided tour, and watch your legislators at work? But don’t expect to see much of the famous dome. Most of it is covered up while a massive two-year renovation project is under way. Rumor has it that the dome would have col-

lapsed long ago, but for the hot air holding it up. Under the dome, there’s a lot to see, hear and stir our passions. If the regulation of marijuana, the debate over gun control, the expansion of Medicaid, or the funding and reforming of our education system isn’t enough for you, there are a few other controversies I can recommend you look into. Some of the other questions that come up often and affect our district include: • Who needs water more — East Slope urban growth or Colorado's farmers and ranchers? • How do we regulate or incentivize telecommunications companies to expand Internet broadband services to rural areas? • How can the state support local counties and towns in dealing with federal government land decisions? • What’s the role of government in economic development? • How do we preserve and extend the Colorado tradition of local control at the county and municipal level? If you have an interest in politics — and you should — this is a good year to follow state issues. Colorado is a test bed and is getting national press on big issues. For the most accurate and up-to-date information, check out the Colorado General Assembly website at www.leg.state.co.us to follow the bills and see how your legislators voted. Big issues inspire public opinion. I’m getting tons of mail, mostly regarding the debate on gun control. We will have at least eight different bills on this issue alone. I hope some will address the relation of LETTERS page 8

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Creating a collective vision for RFSD schools (Editor’s note: This is the second in a five part series). By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent With fresh leadership at the top — Diana Sirko as superintendent for the next two years and Rob Stein to start as assistant superintendent and chief academic officer in July — Sirko and the school board have decided it’s time to engage staff, students, parents and other community members in a District Visioning Process. Sirko told The Sun that the goal of this visioning process is for stakeholders in each community — anyone who is “invested in the future and well-being of our children and the future of the valley” — to work collaboratively to define what they believe would make an outstanding school district. In preparation for this visioning process, The Sopris Sun is running a series of articles on the district schools in Carbondale, with the goal of creating a jumping-off place for these upcoming community conversations. For these articles the principal of each school was asked a series of questions: How would you describe your school’s approach to learning? What are the key elements that make your school a great place for kids to learn? What is a dream you have for your school? What are some of the challenges facing your school? This series will cover Crystal River Elementary School, Carbondale Middle School, Roaring Fork High School, Bridges and Carbondale Community School — the five schools in Carbondale that function under the RFSD umbrella. (While Carbondale Community School and Ross Montessori School are both charter schools, CCS is chartered through the school district and RMS is chartered through the state. Therefore RMS is not under the umbrella of RFSD.)

Carbondale Middle School CMS Principal Rick Holt points to two fundamental elements that underlie his school’s approach to learning: • Teaching students at their ability level, rather than their age or grade level. • Helping students understand the connection between effort and success. Holt explained that teaching students at their ability level is accomplished at CMS by grouping kids into four different multi-age“families”: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior. The Junior family, for example, could include sixth, seventh and eighth graders (11-14 years old) who are all working at about the same academic level. (There is a slightly different structure for fifth graders, which will be explained below). By organizing the students into these multi-age families, students can be working at academic levels that may be above or below the typical grade-level for their age. There is also some leveling within each family, so that students may be working at a higher level in one subject area than another. Holt told The Sun, “We look at students as individuals to determine their learning needs, and get them into the best classrooms to get those needs met.” The second key element at CMS — helping students understand the connection between effort and success — is accomplished by having students complete“effort rubrics”every day, reflecting on how hard they worked and what level of success they experienced; and having students meet regularly with teachers to talk about their effort level and how it relates to their progress. According to Holt, most kids are “brutally honest” when it comes to describing how hard they try. As Holt notes, helping kids understand that their success is dependent upon how hard they’re willing to work is critical for all students, whether they’re working at advanced or lower learning levels.

According to Holt, this two-pronged approach of focusing on students’ individual learning level and helping students understand the link between effort and achievement has paid off in terms of the academic growth CMS students have experienced. Last year, seventh and eighth graders experienced phenomenal growth rates: ranking in the top 1 percent for growth in reading, writing and math compared to all schools in Colorado, including charter schools. Of the 1,800 schools across the state, CMS is ranked eighth, eighth and ninth for growth in reading, writing and math. These extremely high growth rates indicate that students at every academic level are showing tremendous growth — the academically advanced kids as well as kids working below grade level.

Other highlights of CMS noted by Holt include: • Excellent staff: Holt told The Sun, “I’ve never seen such a high performing group of teachers in one school.” • A teamwork approach to teaching: Teachers observe each other, provide feedback to each other and learn from each other. • Flexibility for teachers: The teachers in each family work together to decide how to best meet the needs of the students in their family. • A focus on character growth: “We value and recognize character growth as much as academic growth,” Holt said. • Constant self-reflection as a school: The staff at CMS is continuously reviewing how well they’re meeting students’ needs and analyzing what they could do differently to be even more successful. As examples of their self-reflectiveness, CMS staff are in the process of analyzing how they can improve upon the two fundamental elements of CMS identified by Holt: How can they make learning even more individualized, acceleratCMS page 5 Walk this way … it could be harder than you’d think, because these models were rehearsing their strut this week for the upcoming Green is the New “Black Myths and Legends” fashion show on March 8-9. From left to right are: Krishna Thapa, Matte Curry, Steve Denny and Matthew Bowers. The show is a fund-raiser for the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Town moves forward on new zoning code The Carbondale Board of Trustees voted 7-0 on Tuesday night to hire Kendig Keast to help the town write a uniďŹ ed development code (UDC) to replace the current zoning code. Town manager Jay Harrington said the project should start in April. The UDC â&#x20AC;&#x153;would bring all of the development related regulations, i.e., zoning, subdivision, signs, design standards, etc. together in one document,â&#x20AC;? said a memo from Harrington. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The document would allow â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;one stop shoppingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for a developer and is intended to add predictability and efďŹ ciency to the development process. Hopefully, it would save the Town money in terms of staff time during the development review process.â&#x20AC;? The UDC follows the trustees adoption of a new comprehensive

plan in January. During the comprehensive plan process, everyone seemed to agree that the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current zoning code is â&#x20AC;&#x153;brokenâ&#x20AC;? and that a new code is in order. The town will pay Kendig Keast approximately $95,000 for its work. A Kendig Keast memo to the town says the ďŹ rm anticipates a 12-month process. The process will start with focus group meetings with staff, code users (such as architects and developers), neighborhood groups, environmental groups, business owners, Realtors and civic organizations.

Librarians resign Lips are shut tight after long-time Gordon Cooper Library Branch Manager Marilyn Murphy and library assistant Brenda Buchanan resigned late last week. Amelia Shelley, the director of the GarďŹ eld County Library District, said she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comment due to â&#x20AC;&#x153;employee conďŹ dentialityâ&#x20AC;? rules. Murphy was unavailable for comment, while Buchanan declined to comment. Murphy had been with the library for about 20 years and Buchanan for about ďŹ ve. The districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Carbondale library is under construction and is expected to open in August or September.

Rotting meat found in recycling bins Rotting meat and other unacceptable items have been found in Aspen and Basalt recycling containers, according to Pitkin County Public Works Director Brian Pettet. â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;Ś they can contaminate the entire container and force us to dump everything in our landďŹ ll,â&#x20AC;? Pettet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The majority of our community puts tremendous effort into recycling. We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to see that effort literally go to waste.â&#x20AC;? Other un-recyclable items found in containers in the past few months include cereal boxes, Styrofoam and waxy fruit boxes. Pettet said recycling centers have also become a dumping ground for electronics, worn out furniture and hazardous waste.

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CMS continued om page 3 ing each student’s learning as much as possible, and how can they build upon kids’ growing understanding of the link between effort and achievement to develop a school culture in which “trying hard is cool.” Holt noted that CMS is already experiencing progress in this regard: more and more students are coming in voluntarily for extra help when they need it. Similarly, the slightly different family structure for fifth graders emerged through conversations about how the school could better meet the unique needs of these younger students. Rather than mixing fifth graders with older students, staff decided that the social-emotional needs of these students could best be met by keeping them all together in one Freshman family. Holt said that the biggest challenge facing his school these days is figuring out how to get more community members into the school and participating in the school in one form or another. When asked about dreams for his school, Holt noted that he has held three parent input nights this school year, with the goal of brainstorming ideas for achieving even greater success at CMS. Three key ideas were distilled from this process, and Holt hopes to see all three of them come to fruition: • Enhance communication with the community at large, especially Latino families. • Increase second language opportunities for all students: Spanish classes for native English-speakers and Spanish reading/writing for native Spanish-speakers.

The Carbondale Middle School gym is open for supervised shoot-arounds and coaching sessions for boys in grades 5-8 on Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to noon until spring break. Photo by Lynn Burton

• Incorporate more project-based learning into the curriculum. Holt imagines that this idea could take root in a program of “mini-mesters”: each family group would take on a project each year, based on a school-wide theme, and the scope of the project would advance as the students move up to the next family. For example, the school might take on the theme of equity: Freshman would investigate what equity might look like for our town while Seniors would explore issues of equity from a global perspective.

Daily schedule: Each school day consists of four core blocks: Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies. There are two, 70-minute blocks in the morning and two, 55-minute blocks in the afternoon. Morning/afternoon classes switch each day, so that every class has the same amount of time per week and students don’t have the same class at the same time every day. Every student has about 50 minutes of a “Specials” class each day: Band, Art, Physical Education or Technology.

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Total number of students grades 5-8: 330 (about 65 percent Latino, 35 percent Anglo). Percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch: 59 percent. Average class size: 22.

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Sugar Man keeps coming back “Searching for Sugar Man” may be the longest running film in Carbondale history, a history that dates to the 1920s or 1930s.After showing as the main feature at the Crystal Theatre starting in October, the Sugar Man found a slot as the Saturday early show in November and he just keeps going. “Searching for Sugar Man” is an Oscar nominee in the Best Documentary category and tells the story of an obscure rock musician known as Rodriquez who found himself in the spotlight after fans in South Africa tracked him down in Detroit. The film plays again at the Crystal at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. For other Crystal Theatre films, see this week’s Calendar section.

Ribbon cutting The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce holds a ribbon cutting at Bill Hofto’s new ofﬁce at 1101 Village Road at 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 15.

This just in Aaron Markham (aka DJ Trizz) has his own DJ business in Grand Junction these days and recently played Red Bull gigs at the Winter X-Games in Aspen and Grand Prix at Copper Mountain. He graduated from Roaring Fork High School and played basketball at Mesa State University in Grand Junction.

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Up at the Gulch Word has it the groomers up at Spring Gulch have been doing a great job keeping up with the series of small storms we’ve had over the past couple of weeks. They are out nearly every morning grooming in the new snow, setting classic track on all trails and rolling out the skate lanes.“Expect great midseason conditions,” said a Mt. Sopris Nordic Council spokeswoman.

Carbondale Middle School kids recently competed in the District Spelling Bee. They are (back row, left to right): Tavia Teitler, Mike Topete and Maegan Short; middle row, Aidan Knaus, Simone Lamont, Rex Hamilton and Marisol Manzanares; front row, Renee Bruell, Cedar Priest and Izzy Knaus. Courtesy photo On a related note, as of Feb. 7 the fire district responded to 120 calls for service, including 10 fire responses (which includes gas leaks), 19 fire alarm responses and six motor vehicle accidents.

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The Carbondale Fire District recently hired volunteers Ron Kroesen and Chris Pearson for its paid EMT staff, according to a staff memo in the board’s Feb. 13 packet. The district received nine applications for the jobs.

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A Carbondaler reports a red SUV backing up at a fairly high rate of speed on Second Street going south, then backing east bound around the corner on Euclid. The driver then proceeded to parallel park about half-way down the block. No word on whether the driver was also talking on his cell phone during the bizarre vehicular maneuver.

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mental health and its relation to violent crime. I try to answer all of my mail and state my position, but I can report that the outcomes of votes on these bills are by no means predetermined. Two more issues that are important for our citizens to watch are proposals for a new school ﬁnance formula and the addition of about 160,000 new people to the Medicaid roles of the state. Approximately one in ﬁve Coloradans will be covered by Medicaid.The result of these changes will require future tax

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well as learn from each other. A panel discusSurrounded by good art is like being sur- sion will anchor the evening called “From rounded by beautiful nature. It feeds the soul. Starving Artist to Artiste,” focusing on how The 33rd annual Valley Visual Art Show, to get your work out there in the world. Pancurated by the Carbondale Council on Arts elists include Wewer Keohane, Nancy and Humanities, hangs at the CCAH R2 Lovendahl, Dick Durrance and Ashley Gallery at the Third Street Center and is a Todey, as well as a few others to be an“feed your soul” kind of show. nounced soon. The event runs More than 62 valley artists from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the are participating this year, CCAH R2 Gallery and will be showcasing everything from another chance to see the Valsculpture to photography, and ley Visual before it comes down mixed media to video and on March 1. Pam Taylor painting. As CCAH Gallery The CCAH R2 Gallery is CCAH Gallery Manager open Monday through Friday Manager Pam Taylor says, “It is a feast for the eyes.” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by apAny artist can participate as it is a non-ju- pointment. Valley Visual art also hangs at ried show, which can make it tricky to reach Bonﬁre on Main Street. More information a level of high quality. This year’s show is and images are posted at carbondalearts.com. ﬁlled with talent that is quite impressive. The artists in the show are as follows: From Jennifer Seller’s colorful imagery of Russ Criswell, Marina Romanov, Wally Mount Sopris to Terry Lee’s intricate fabric Graham, Brian Colley, Walter Gallacher, Jack art, there are many exciting pieces to spark Brendlinger, Bill Linse, Charles O. Bailey, the imagination. Brenda J Peters, Wewer Keohane. Deb Colley, CCAH’s operations manager, Sara O’Connor, Lee Mulcahy, Dave Durexplains an added perk of showing in the Val- rance, Mary Ann Greene, Heather Lutgring, ley Visual: “We have a People’s Choice award Barbara Sophia Ulrych, Stanley Bell, Jennifer so not only is it fun to see the array of art, but Sellers, Jane Bachrach, Staci L. Dickerson. then you get to participate by voting for a faRochelle Norwood, Gerry Michel, Bianca vorite piece.” Last year Christopher Hassig Olivas, Daniel Walker, Tish McFee, Lana won the People’s Choice, as well as an offer to Trettin, Mark Simpkins, Linda Loeschen, show his work in an Aspen gallery. Sheila Babbie. CCAH is presenting an artists’ happy hour Kelly G. Field, Eden Marsh, Eric Allen, on Feb. 28 as a way for them to network, as Dara Barth, Kathy Honea, Mary Bereska, Amy Levenson, Julie Lang, Terry Lee, Wesley H. Stewart. David Notor, Carol Murphy, Judy Milne, Chris Ford, Mary Cervantes, Jan Panico, Miles Phillips, Elissa Rodman, Eliza Rogan, Edith Walker. Judy Fox-Perry, Elizabeth D. Riecks, Lisa Singer, Christie Interlante, Frank McGuirk, Lily Reed, Charles Andrade, Craig Silberman, Frosty Merriott. Kat Rich, Terry Glasenapp, Richard Fuller, Sondra Reiff, Linda Edwards, Diane Kenney, Mark Harris, Matt Roeser, Kimberly Harding and William Laemmel. “Grace” by Staci L. Dickerson.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Feb. 14 LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents The Hillbenders at 8 p.m. Tickets: $12/$15. Info: pac3carbondale.com. COMMUNITY DANCE • Donations from One Billion Rising’s V-Day community dance go to the Advocate Safehouse Project. The dance takes place from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. For details, go to onebillionrising.org. ROTARY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.

FRIDAY Feb. 15 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Impossible” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15-21; “Searching for Sugar Man” (PG-13) at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 16 and “Promised Land” (R) at 5:15 p.m. Feb 17. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Oregonbased, New Orleans-school band Myshkin, and folk singer Michelle McAfee. Myshkin is New Orleans–schooled and gypsy–spirited, and makes moving, experimental music out of broad empathy, sharp imagery, hypnotic rhythms and an enigmatic, unforgettable voice. Among her possessions: a name stolen from Dostoyevsky, an aesthetic formed by wide listening, voracious reading and restless exploration, and expressive skills honed knife–sharp on countless songs and stages. The Colorado born Michelle McAfee has opened for the Indigo Girls, G Love & Special Sauce, Jewell and others. LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. 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 and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

Center presents The Samples at 8 p.m. Tickets: $22/$27. Info: pac3carbondale.com. LIVE MUSIC (ASPEN) • The Wheeler Opera House presents singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin tonight ($37.50), Jerry Jeff Walker Feb. 16 ($65), “American Idol” winner Kris Allen and Jillette Johnson ($27.50) and the Temptations on March 3 ($45). Info: 920-5770. BOULDERING • The town of Carbondale hosts a bouldering competition at the recreation center. For details, see the ad on page 6.

SATURDAY Feb. 16 IMAGINE • River Bridge Regional Center presents IMAGINE, featuring a menu created by reality TV ﬁnalist Susie Jimenez, at the Orchard from 6 to 10 p.m. The menu includes: lamb meatballs with taziki sauce, tostaditas with chorizo beans and cucumber salsa, shrimp ceviche, pork dumplings with ginger sauce, tempura veggies, and chocolate fondue. Tickets are $45, which includes drinks. There’ll also be live music from the Starlettes, dancing, a silent auction and rafﬂe. Info: 945-5195. LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center present Luminaries at 8 p.m. Tickets: $17/$23. Info: pac3carbondale.com. LIVE MUSIC • JAS presents its annual Honors Band concert at Roaring Fork High School at 5 p.m. It’s free. Info: 920-4996. Middle and high school students from all over the Western Slope are coming to RFHS on Feb. 15-16. Carbondale and Basalt students taking part include: David Salguero,

Zack Richie, Jason Barnes, Travis Provost, Kevin Drudge, AJ Gray, Ivano Del Piccolo, Zach Hunt, Jackson Hardin, Ezra Brown, Spencer O (sic), Justin Thompson, Simone Lamont, Tanner Korn and Keegan Holt.

SAT.-SUN. Feb. 16-17 THEATRE • Palace Productions presents Nora and Delia Ephron’s play “Love, Loss and What I Wore” at the Aspen Community Church at 7 p.m. The production stars Nina Gabianelli, Eileen Seeley, Jennifer Michaud and Jeannie Walla. Tickets are $20. Info: 9205770. The performances beneﬁt the church.

SAT.-MON. Feb. 16-18 AAM • The Aspen Art Museum and Aspen Skiing Company stage a President’s Day weekend celebration with an opening at the museum from 3 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 16; a kid’s adventure at the Snowmass Tree House from noon to 2 p.m. on Feb. 17 and Create Your Own Lift Ticket from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.; and an après-ski party at 39 Degrees (Kimpton Sky Hotel) from 3 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 18.

SUNDAY Feb. 17 LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents singer/songwriter Carrie Luz Rodriquez at 8:30 p.m. She plays ﬁddle, tenor guitar and Mandobird and has recorded several CDs with Chip Taylor.

BOOK SIGNING • Local author Joyce Yoder signs copies of her book “Memories from Grandma’s Playhouse” at 11:30 a.m. at the Church at Redstone. A signing is also slated for Valley View Hospital (upper lobby) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 20.

TUESDAY Feb. 19 THE BIG READ • The Garﬁeld County Library District’s Big Read program continues with an interactive Woody Guthrie presentation for kids 6 to 12 years old at the Gordon Cooper Library at 4 p.m. Youth services librarian Sue Schnitzer will lead the singing. Info: 625-3471. GUITAR PROGRAM • The Basalt Regional Library presents a program featuring students and teachers from local guitar studios at 5:30 p.m. The teachers include Jerry Gasu, Jimmy Byrne and others. Free tickets are available at the library Feb. 12-19. Info: 927-4311.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 20 LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents James McMurtry in a solo performance. Info: pac3carbondale.com. UTE PRESENTATION • Ute Elder O. Roland McCook, great-great grandson of Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta, gives a presentation on the early history of the Ute (Nuche) people in Colorado at 6:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. The presentation includes the Ute philosophy on the environment plus their songs and life-style. “Even if you have heard him before there is so much he has to share that each event is a new beCALENDAR page 11

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ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the ﬁrehouse at 7 a.m. every Wednesday. Info: Ken Neubecker at eagleriver@sopris.net.

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PARTY WITH THE SUN • The Sopris Sun, Carbondale’s community supported non-proﬁt newspaper, celebrates its fourth birthday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Pour House on Main Street. There’ll be fun, music and food; everyone’s invited. Bring your own party hat. Info: 510-3003 or news@soprissun.com.

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THURSDAY Feb. 21 TWILIGHT SNOWSHOEING • Staff members at the Roaring Fork Conservancy, and Pitkin County Trails and Open Space, lead a snowshoe tour of the Emma Open Space from 5 to 7 p.m. Meet at the Emma School parking lot. The tour is free but reservations are required at 927-1290 or roaringfork.org.

FRIDAY Feb 22 HONEY DON’T • Colorado Mountain College presents Honey Don’t at its Riﬂe campus at 7 p.m. The campus is located at 3695 Airport Road. Info: 625-1871.

SUNDAY Feb. 24 JAMBOREE • There’ll be an old-time jamboree at 2:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center featuring students from the Roaring Fork High School choral class, guitar students from Glenwood Springs High School, the Zingers, Slide Whistle; song-leader Sue Schnitzer, students from the RFHS Grapes of Wrath Book Club; and Jack Green as Casey, the preacher from

“The Grapes of Wrath.” Topping off the afternoon there’ll be local square dancers do-sidoing. The program is free and sponsored by the Gordon Cooper Branch Library, CCAH, The Carbondale Community Bread Oven, and CRMS. Feel free to wear your overalls. It’s part of the library district’s community Big Read, which features John Steinbeck’s Depression-era classic “The Grapes of Wrath.”

TUESDAY Feb. 26 AFRICAN DANCE • The Aspen Dance Connection presents Bao Bao African Drum and Dance at 7 p.m. at Roaring Fork High School. Tickets are $15/$18 for adults and $5 for students (kids under ﬁve are free). They are available at Dos Gringos and Dancing Bear trading post in Glenwood Springs. Food and African wares will be offered at 6:30 p.m. Info: 927-0641.

FRIDAY March 8 ANDY TAYLOR SHOW • Korologos Gallery in Basalt hosts an opening reception for “Andy Taylor: Current Works” from 5 to 7 p.m.

Ongoing VVAS CONTINUES • The 33rd annual Valley Visual Art show continues at the Third Street Center and Bonﬁre coffee through March 8. More than 60 valley artists are included. Info: the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities at 963-1680. TALLMADGE CONTINUES • The Main Street Gallery presents Catherine Tallmadge through February. Raised in Carbondale, Tallmadge recently returned to the valley after living in Chicago for nine years where she graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. This collection of work features multimedia collages that draw their inspiration in the veneration of Patron Saints and other idols but

with a whimsical application. WHITE DOG SHOW • The new White Dog Gallery on Weant Boulevard presents New Orleans artist Dianne Parks, who paints scenes from her hometown. Info: thewhitedoggallery.com or 510-5391. SEEING RED • The Carbondale Clay Center continues the show “Seeing Red” through Feb. 22. This exhibition features the work of Steven Colby, Diane Kenney, Peg Malloy, Alleghany Meadows, Lisa Pedolsky, Elizabeth Robinson, and Alex Watson. Info: 963-2529. TNHA CLASSES • True Nature Healing Arts offers classes in chakras, metta, tantra, meditation with a sweat lodge and more. Info: 963-9900.

Hold the Presses CLOSED FOR PRESIDENTS’ DAY • All Garfield County administrative offices, plus the county landfill west of Rifle, are closed for Presidents’ Day on Feb. 18. Other state and federal offices will also be closed. CRIPPLE CREEK STAGES DEMO DAY • Cripple Creek Backcountry holds a demo day with Meier Skis near Sunlight Mountain Resort on Feb. 15. For details, call 355-4279. STATE REP. RANKIN HOLDS TOWN HALL MEETING • Colorado State Rep. Bob Rankin (R-Carbondale) hosts a town hall meeting at the Garfield County Rodeo Grounds at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 16. GO LOVE YOURSELF • Lovin’ Yourself Fest 2013 at the Third Street Center celebrates the “conscious community” and is a day of healing arts and night of rock ’n’ roll music. The healing part runs from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. ($10 individuals/$15 families). The Luminaries play the PAC3 at 8 p.m. TRTC PRESENTS O’NEILL MASTERPIECE • Thunder River Theatre Company presents Eugene O’Neill’s masterpiece “Long Day’s Journey into Night” on Feb. 22 through March 3. The preview is Feb. 21. Tickets are $22 for adults, $11 for students and are available at www.thunderrivertheatre.com or at 963-8200.

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Community Briefs CPAC accepting entries through Feb. 28 The Carbondale Public Arts Commission (CPAC) is seeking 12 new sculptures for its 10th anniversary edition of the Art aRound Town exhibition. The deadline for entries is Feb. 28. Notiﬁcation of ﬁnal selections will be made on March 15, according to a press release. Artists must submit two views of the piece being submitted for potential exhibition designated "Proposal Image," along with three support images showing other examples of the artist’s work. Art aRound Town is a yearlong street exhibition showcasing outdoor sculptures in highly visible places around the town of Carbondale.

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Wear comfortable, athletic clothing, and bring a mat or any other props (blocks, straps) that you may have. Participants are welcome to remain in yoga clothing for the worship service afterwards. “We will have some healthy breakfast items (greens juice) to enjoy after the practice,” the spokeswoman continued. The class is free. Carbondale Community United Methodist Church is located at 385 S. Second St.

Teams forming for Spellebration Teams are forming for Literacy Outreach’s annual Spellebration, slated for March 1 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. The theme for this year’s spelling bee is “Literacy on the Bounty.” For details, go to literacyoutreach.org or call 945-5282. Registration ends on Feb. 22.

Humanitarian deadline extended to Feb. 15 The deadline to nominate candidates for the Garfield County Humanitarian Service Awards has been extended to Feb. 15. The awards will be presented on April 16 in Glenwood Springs. To nominate a humanitarian, visit the Garfield County website, www.garfield-county.com, and download the nomination form and rules. Each nomination must include at least three letters describing the nominee’s dedication to humanitarian service in Garfield County. Nomination forms can also be requested at 309-6036.

Tree board looking for new members The Carbondale Tree Board is looking for ﬁve new members. It helps if you have a passion for trees. You must be a Carbondale resident. For details, call Tony Coia at 963-1307.

CCUMC offers Lenten yoga Pastor Melanie at Carbondale Community United Methodist Church leads a gentle yoga class oriented toward beginners from 8:45 to 10 a.m. on Sundays through March 24. “The classes will be themed around the scripture she will be preaching upon in worship,” said a church spokeswoman.

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Taking the fast train through C’dale: Part II (Editor’s note: This is the second of two columns on Carbondale’s railroad history). By Marice Doll Special to The Sopris Sun What happened to all the railroads that used to run through Carbondale? At one time or another starting in the 1880s, several lines ran through town hauling everything from gleaming white blocks of marble to potatoes and passengers. First of all, the coal seam at the Thompson Creek mine south of Carbondale proved faulty, providing an inadequate coal supply. The A&WR hauled one trainload of 150 tons of coal and that was it. Colo. F&I closed it down a year after it opened in 1889. By 1910, Colo. F&I had given up on the Coal Basin mines, the coke plant at Redstone, and the Crystal River itself. The CR&SJ took control of the entire 33-mile track from Marble to Carbondale. In 1941, World War II forced the Colorado Yule Quarry to close. The mill machinery was sold and all the equipment, machinery, and tracks were carried out on the CR&SJ on its last run. During CR&SJ’s time of activity in 1914, Carbondale residents were able to witness train after train of ﬁnished marble pieces heading for Washington, D.C. for the Lincoln Memorial. But, times were a-changin’. In 1917, the U.S. Railway Authority saw that The Midland route was the shortest route over the mountains, took over operations during WWI, and allocated all possible trafﬁc to them. The Midland was unable to handle the onslaught of freight due mostly to bad weather on the high altitude route over Hagerman Pass, and the USRA reversed the order. The Midland went into receivership in July 1918.

A menagerie of brutal forces also caused the demise of other Roaring Fork Valley railroads: Fires; the Silver Crash of 1893, which effectively shut down Aspen silver mines; war; the Great Depression; closing of the Placita mine in 1932; mud and snow slides; beavers damming the river creating high water on the track; and, numerous train derailments. The biggest cause was the death knell of Coal Basin. In August, 1990, a methane gas-fueled ﬁre began in one of the Mid-Continents mines in Coal Basin west of Redstone. The miners fought to extinguish it, only to have it start up again. The ﬁre raged for several months, and even though it was eventually extinguished, it brought mining operations to a halt. With no coal production, the mine was shut down. Long before that, however, Carbondale was still shipping its potato “pot of gold.” The Carbondale area was believed to produce more potatoes than the entire state of Idaho in the early 20th century, shipping 400 cars of potatoes yearly. Between the potatoes and the passenger service, the trains kept running. Aspen native Jim Markalunas described the stockmen on the trains smelling of cattle and sheep, blended with the smoke of rolled Bull Durham cigarettes and the coal smoke of the engine drifting back through the open car windows. “Mixing of the smoker and creosote of the yards under the warm morning sun became an aromatic blend indelibly etched in my memory,” according to Markalunas. “People rode the trains because it was quicker to get to the Big City — Aspen,” Lew Ron Thompson asserts. “The roads were terrible back then, especially in winter.” As the yellow-painted depot in Carbondale began to fade, the platforms became worn and rough, the trains, with their whistles blowing, engine steam hissing, and bells clanging in their own brand of symphonic sounds continued to an-

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nounce the delivery of mail sacks, dented milk cans and traveling salesmen. The last passenger train went through Carbondale in 1966. The last coal train passed through Carbondale in 1990. But, there is always an epiphany: The rails have turned to trails in Carbondale for bikers and hikers, hosting a new kind of energy. And there are still ghosts of the old trains — a sign here, a rail there, a chunk of cinder.

Acknowledgements In writing this article, the writer would like to acknowledge the following: DRGW.net Glenwood Railroad Museum, Jan Girardot and Dick Helmke. Abbott, Dan. Colorado Midland Railway: Daylight through the Divide. Larsh, Edward and Nichols, Robert. Take the Aspen Train. Markalunas, Jim. Aspen Memories: Recollections of Aspen. McCollum, Oscar. Oscar McCollum Collection. McCoy, Dell and Collman, Russ. The Crystal River Pictorial. Nelson, Jim. Glenwood Springs: The History of a Rocky Mountain Resort. Shoemaker, Len. Roaring Fork Valley: An Illustrated Chronicle. Thompson, Lew Ron. Wiatrowski, Claude. Railroads of Colorado: Your Guide to Colorado’s Historic Trains and Railway Sites.

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NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT - DISTRICT #1 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colorado Mountain Junior College District (“College”) Board of Trustees (“Board”) will appoint one person to fill a vacancy on the Board, created by the resignation of the Board member representing College Board Member District #1. The Board membership to be filled is for District #1, which comprises all of the area within the legal boundaries of Pitkin County less that portion within Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Director District B, plus all the area within the legal boundaries of Roaring Fork School District RE-1 Director District A. The person to be appointed must be an eligible elector and must reside within District #1. The term to be filled expires in November 2013. Any person interested in being considered for appointment, or desiring further information, should contact Julie Hanson, Beattie, Chadwick & Houpt, LLP, 932 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601, telephone (970) 945-8659 or jhanson@bch-law.com. Applications for appointment should include a resume of relevant qualifications and experience, and a concise letter or statement of why the applicant wishes to serve on the Board.

Applications should be received by 5:00 p.m. on February 15, 2013. The Board will consider all applications and make the appointment in public session at a Board meeting to be held on March 5, 2013.

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Senior horses require their own kind of care What a journey. You were able to see your child show her horse for the past 10 years and now she has left for college. Perhaps your 13-year-old gelding that has been “13” for the past eight years is now old enough to enjoy a cold brew at the Pour House. Whichever situation you ﬁnd yourself in, there are important management decisions that will need to be made to ensure your equine friend will stay happy and healthy for years to come. Because of advances in nutrition, management and health care, horses are living longer, more useful lives. It’s not uncommon to ﬁnd horses and ponies living well into their 20’s and 30’s. While genetics play a role in determining life span, you too, can have an impact. You may think that turning your old-timer out to pasture is the kindest form of retirement, but horses are individuals. Some enjoy being idle while others prefer to be a part of the action in a boarding facility. Whatever you do, don’t ignore the horse. Proper nutrition, care and exercise will help your animal thrive. It is common to have concerns about the care for a senior horse, especially during the winter months. Do I need to feed him anything different? How

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often should I have you check her teeth? How do I keep my retired dressage gelding comfortable into his later 20’s? Observe your horse on a regular basis. Whether he is “collecting his pension” in the back 40 or you only see him on the weekend, watch for changes in body condition, behavior and attitude. Address problems, even seemingly minor ones, right away. Simple weight loss or a poor hair coat can lead to more serious problems if left untreated. Routine examinations, vaccination, routine deworming, dental care, and farrier visits are integral components of horse ownership and can potentially minimize the development of feeding related issues as horses’ age.

Feed & teeth Feeding the older horse is probably the most important aspect of equine geriatric health care. A high quality diet that is void of dusty and moldy feeds is paramount. Feeding smaller meals at more frequent intervals will help keep the digestive system moving away from a veterinary emergency. There are a EQUINE HEALTH page 15

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Equine health continued om page 14 tremendous variety of “senior” feeds available on the market designed for geriatric horses (and others with dental or digestive problems), but it is important for owners to understand what is in these feeds. Additionally, all horses should be offered free-choice water and a plain white salt block. During the times of deep snow, some older horses may not want to walk too far from food for his water source; therefore keeping the water close to the hay might help reduce chances of dehydration. Not all horses require a red (mineral) block or extra nutritional supplements. Finally, judge horses’ body condition frequently to assess and adjust the amount of feed you offer your horse to maintain an ideal body weight. Equine dental care has recently evolved from the use of hand ﬂoats to the current practice of motorized instruments with the ability to radiograph compromised teeth in the ﬁeld and perform endodontics for your horse. Given that, we are now seeing many horses outlive their teeth. Because equine teeth are pushed out of the gum as they are worn down, at some point horses can simply “run out” of tooth. Just being able to properly tear off and chew grass and hay can be a challenge. For horses with missing or worn teeth, consider feeding forage cubes, chopped hay products, soaked hay, or pelleted senior feeds with warm water to make a soupy mash. You can also do this with complete feeds (those in which the forage portion of the diet is included).

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If a horse is to be content into his advanced years, he needs to be given the opportunity to keep his body and mind active. The goal of physical activity with the older horse is not athleticism, but simply to maintain body condition and to prevent increasing stiffness. He does not need the same challenges as the young athlete, but he does need regular activity. Older individuals are not able to improve their strength and endurance capacity to the same extent as younger horses. Older horses, just like older humans, feel the aches and pains of aging. The wear and tear of an earlier career might have left overuse injuries that result in arthritis and thickened, inﬂexible tendons and ligaments. This natural part of aging does not mean that an older horse’s days of usefulness as a companion are over. The older horse needs exercise that is consistent and fun, but not necessarily athletically challenging. Whether he walks the trail, packs the grandchildren, baby sits weanlings, carries therapeutic riding program participants, or lives out his years in leisure, the senior horse deserves this ultimate reward: a quality life to enjoy.

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