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Preserving their perfect record, Team Orange vanquished No Shadow Kung Fu Kick in the Carbondale Broomball League Championships on Feb. 9. Team Orange is (top row, from left): Matt Suby, Jennifer Kauffman, Katie Martin, Kersten Wilson, Charlie Kees, Mike Mines and (bottom row, from left) Andi Korber, Evan Cree, Matt Gwost, Brent Hayes, Bailey Nelson and Jeff (Dare-ill) Lauckhart. Photo by Terray Sylvester

C’dale foreclosures rise; 2011 could be higher By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

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s the national and local recession continues to settle in, foreclosures in Carbondale and the rest of the 81623 Zip Code continue to climb. Foreclosures are even hitting upscale subdivisions like River Valley Ranch and Aspen Glen. “(Foreclosures) are occurring in neighborhoods where you wouldn’t expect it,” said Lynn Kirchner, owner of Amore Realty. “It’s across the board,” said Cindy Sadlowsky of Smotherman & Associates.“Condos … single family homes … .”

Foreclosures are also adding to a glut in the real estate market producing a four to six year inventory of homes, which keeps driving down the price of houses, eats up homeowners’ equity and can put them upside down on their mortgages. Desperate homeowners behind in their mortgage payments or who are burning through their savings are also meeting with real estate brokers and agents for advice on how to save their homes or protect their credit rating. “I’m doing four to six (foreclosure) consultations a week,” Kirchner said. The 81623 Zip Code stretches from Marble to Missouri Heights, west on Highway

82 to Cattle Creek and east on Highway 82 to parts of El Jebel (not including Willits). Records from the Garfield County treasurer’s office paint a quick picture of foreclosures in and around Carbondale. In 2009 as the economy started to sour, there were 68 foreclosures in the 81623 Zip Code. In 2010, the number of foreclosures increased to 87. Throughout all of Garfield County there were 644 foreclosures in 2010, compared to 408 in 2009 and 108 in 2008. The treasurer’s office is predicting 967 foreclosures countywide in 2011. By comparison, there were 244 foreclosures countywide in 1985 following the oil shale bust in

western Garfield County. The low in recent years was 14 countywide in 1996. Garfield County Housing Authority Director Geneva Powell said homeowners affected by foreclosure came in two waves after the recession began. The first wave was comprised mainly of people struggling to enter the market, who were aided by easy financing from the federally backed Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. “A lot of the people who got into homeownership were unaware of the responsibility,” Powell said. For example, they were often unprepared for the added expenses involved with homeownership, such FORECLOSURES page 15

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Carbondale Commentary

e Race to Nowhere By Jose Alcantara In her book,“Three Guineas,”Virginia Woolf responds to a letter, requesting money for a group working to stop war, by ruthlessly deconstructing the conditions that lead not only to war but which also led to the financial solicitation itself. I’m no Virginia Woolf, but I feel driven to respond in a similar manner to the film “Race to Nowhere.” First, this is a worthwhile film portraying a real and significant problem, but there is an underlying tone, an unquestioned tone, that I find particularly irritating. It seems we are being asked to shed tears for the brutal challenges faced by those who have more and yet want still more. Yes, there was the token single mother of color with her five kids, but more often than not we were listening to the laments of the piano-in-every-parlor and the Lexus-in-every-driveway set, while millions of Americans are still struggling for their 40 acres and a mule. I have taught in all three of our public high schools and the quandary of Yale, Harvard or Stanford is a reality faced by about 1 percent of our students. Returning from the film, I stopped in at City Market where I saw an RFHS student who told me that he finishes school at 3:30 p.m., goes right to City Market and then works there until 10 p.m., five days a week. He too is an exception, but somewhere between the fourth generation cellist and the boy stocking shelves lies a large part of our difficulty. At one level our problem is one of deceit. We lie to ourselves in so many ways: “The United States is the greatest country on Earth,” “We live in a classless society,” “All of our local schools are top notch,” “All of our students, teachers, parents, and administrators are amazing.” Well, reporting back from the front of teaching at seven schools in three countries, I’m here to say that it just ain’t true. Yes, we do have some amazing teachers, students, and community members, just look at that dome shining behind the high school, but the system is a failed system. RE1, like every other district in the country, has inherited the legacy of No Child Left Behind, a legacy of test, test, test. Our district mantra, and this is chanted as a good thing, is “Data Driven.” Somehow, the Platonic ideal of educating for a holistic awareness of equality, truth, beauty, and the Good has been downsized to creating machines adept at blackening bubbles. Now why and how could such a transformation happen? No Child Left Behind requires 100 percent proficiency (do you see Pinocchio’s nose growing?) by 2013 or, and here’s the good part, schools that fail to achieve this modest goal will begin their slide to privatization. There it is, the real problem, a problem of class, a problem of economics. We live on a finite planet running on a hamster wheel of an economic model that requires infinite expansion. Forgive me, I know that we’re not supposed to talk about this, but where does all this newly “created wealth” come from? For the most part, it’s extractive – extracted from the ground, the sea, the human being, the common good. When the economic elite run out of slaves, child labor, Indian land, and little backwaters like Honduras and the Philippines, they need to turn somewhere. They have owned health care for decades, recently acquired the job of the military, have laid the legal groundwork for swallowing education, and have their eyes set firmly on drinking water. Sorry, but the solution to the education problem is not simply eliminating homework. So what is the solution? I sure as hell don’t know, but I think those Egyptians might be on to something. But this ain’t Cairo so we should probably aim a bit lower. How about we ski less and pay attention more? Go into the schools; go see what’s happening, and what is not. If you like it, great, support it, if not, then demand more. RACE TO NOWHERE page 14

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Editor’s Note: This letter was originally addressed to the Carbondale Board of Trustees. Dear Editor: We have listened with interest as the trustees discuss the Thompson Park annexation and development proposal. But in all the well-meaning talk about how to protect Carbondale from having to foot the bill for new development, the real value of the Historic Thompson House as a cultural landmark is being overlooked. The advantages of a historic house museum such as the Thompson house are many. To list just a few: A historic house museum embraces a culture of learning and a spirit of inquiry. It stands as a community symbol, linking its past to the present. It attracts “heritage tourists,” people interested in cultural travel, who in turn support local businesses. According to a 2005 report, Colorado heritage tourists spend approximately $50 per person per day more than other tourists, and they extend their stays in a town by one to two days. It offers an opportunity to represent Carbondale to the rest of the world, a facility where we can tell others about our unique community. Please take time to look at the short video called “The Poetry and Politics of a Place” at: civictourism.org/movie/civctourweb2.html to see the economic and social vitality that cultural facilities – such as historic house museums – bring to a community. Every development promises something. Maybe it’s sales tax revenue, shopping or housing. But what the Thompson house offers is uniquely Carbondale, and our organization and its members urge you to create a way to preserve and share it with the public for generations to come. Nothing can represent our community better. The Mt. Sopris Historical Society Board of Directors

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Dear Editor: Approximately 120 Carbondale residents, business owners and employees signed a letter last week that called into question John Foulkrod’s direct business relationship with a group of major investors in the Village at Crystal River proposal. The letter was submitted to the Trustees on Feb. 8. Some who signed the letter oppose the Village at Crystal River proposal, others support it. The important thing is that they all agree that John’s participation as a Trustee reviewing the applicaLETTERS page 15

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Popular trails part of revived land swap By Terray Sylvester Sopris Sun Staff Writer A network of popular mountain bike trails in the Prince Creek area has become the latest bargaining chip in a proposed land exchange that would privatize more than 1,200 federally owned acres on the slopes on Mount Sopris. The trails lie on a roughly 113-acre parcel of land that was purchased from the Haynes family by billionaire Leslie Wexner and his wife, Abigail. The Wexners have now added the Haynes parcel – and about four acres they own adjacent to it – to the terrain they’re offering to the Bureau of Land Management in exchange for 1,268 acres of BLM land on the northwest flank of Mount Sopris. Most of that land lies between the two halves of their Two Shoes Ranch. Local mountain bikers have leapt at the opportunity to put the trails in the hands of the public. “This is a huge win for the mountain bike population,”said Mike Pritchard, who sits on the board of the Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association. The Haynes property, located on the northeast side of Prince Creek Road, is home to about a half dozen trails. The area has been developed by mountain bikers over the last decade or so, Pritchard said, and has grown extremely popular. The trails are among the most accessible in the Carbondale area and unlike the terrain on Red Hill, another popular mountain biking spot on the opposite side of town, they are relatively non-technical. On a typical warm summer

A well-used access point to the mountain bike trails on the Crown has been included in the latest incarnation of a land swap near Carbondale. Photo by Trina Ortega evening as many as a dozen cars might be parked at the trailhead. Pritchard said the Haynes family and the previous owners of the property never tried to limit bikers’ access to the area, but nonetheless he and others have been searching for several years for a way to ensure the trails remain open for the long term. If the trails become public property it would “normalize” the biking access to the area, Pritchard stated, adding, “We’ve been supportive of the deal from the beginning.” During a work session this week the Car-

bondale trustees voted unanimously to endorse the new terms for the swap.

Same song, new refrain The addition of the Haynes property adds a new twist to a deal that’s already been kicked around the block a few times. Originally proposed by the Wexners in 2009, the exchange was discussed extensively in Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle counties before it ran out of steam last spring when the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners decided not to endorse it. The commissioners

argued the swap would privatize many more acres than it would make public, and they asserted the Wexners were underestimating the value of the land they would acquire, among other objections. The Wexners were able to obtain endorsements from Garfield and Eagle counties, the Colorado Division of Wildlife, the Carbondale Town Trustees and the Red Hill Council, among other entities. At the time, the Wexners were seeking congressional approval for the swap. Now they’ve changed tactics. On Feb. 11 they submitted an application for the exchange to the BLM, which will result in an administrative decision on the deal without direct action from Colorado’s congressional delegation. The current gridlock in Congress is part of the reason the Wexners are pursuing the administrative route, said Andy Weissner, a representative of the Wexners.Very few land bills have moved out of Washington D.C. in the last couple of years. Aside from the Haynes property, which the Wexners purchased in November 2010 for about $1.9 million, some other changes have been made in the latest terms of the swap: • Previously, the Wexners were offering to give the BLM the 520-acre Sutey Ranch on the north side of Red Hill. Now they’ve added 37 acres to that ranch, upping its total area to 557 acres. Water rights would be included; • The Wexners are also offering $1.1 million to the BLM to pay for planning and management of the Sutey and Haynes parcels; • The Wexners will place conservation easements on all the public land they acquire; LAND SWAP page 11

Ross Montessori’s Head of School stepping down

C’dale bag fee on the drawing board

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

Carbondale’s Environmental Board is mulling over an ordinance to discourage shoppers from using disposable paper and plastic bags at local retailers. Discussions are still in the early stages, but E-Board members are considering whether to push for an outright ban, or to propose a fee on single-use disposable bags similar to a fee in the works in Aspen. During a meeting on Feb. 10, members of an E-Board committee were leaning toward imposing a fee – likely between 5 and 25 cents – on paper and plastic bags handed out from Carbondale’s largest retailers, which could include City Market, Ace Hardware, the Family Dollar Store, and Sopris Liquor and Wine. The fee could eventually transition to a ban. Revenue from the fee could initially be used to support public outreach for the program, as well as to purchase reusable canvas bags, which would be handed out to the public. The revenue could also be used to offset any costs incurred by retailers as they adapt to the ordinance. In the long run, proceeds may be put to waste reduction programs, said Ashley Cantrell, an environmental health specialist for the City of Aspen who has been working on the Aspen ordinance.

Mark Grice, the only Head of School that Ross Montessori School has known, is stepping down effective June 30. Grice, 53, told The Sopris Sun he has a sense of accomplishment for what he’s been able to do at the six-year-old school and is ready for a new challenge. “I’m not sure I’d have the same comfort level (in doing something different) if I waited,” he said. In a letter from Ross Montessori School Board President Michael Carricarte posted on the school’s website, Carricarte said,“The Board is unanimous in its appreciation to Mark Grice for everything that he has done for the school. He has been a true visionary and has hired the tremendous staff we have today. His endless energy and dedication have made Ross the success that it is today and we wish him the best in his future endeavors. There is no doubt that RMS would not be what it is without his leadership over the past six years and he will be missed.” Ross Montessori School is a charter school in the RE-1 school district, located on Merrill Avenue north of Carbondale Town Hall, with students from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Grice announced his resignation in a let-

Mark Grice is stepping down as Head of School at Ross Montessori School effective June 30. Grice was hired as the school’s first top administrator in 2005. Photo by Lynn Burton ter to the school’s board of directors dated Feb. 12.“I will fondly remember the friendships I have made with so many members of the Ross community,” his letter begins. He goes on to say that when he arrived at the “dirt patch” on Merrill Avenue in July of 2005 he was a bit scared. “There was no school building; students were names in a small box, and a staff that to me were just eight resumes.” He relates that the school bought a school bus and when it came back from reMONTESSORI page 7

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The effort is part of a broader initiative involving communities throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. In mid-January, E-Board members met with representatives from Basalt, Snowmass Village and Aspen, as well as the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) to begin coordinating a valley-wide effort to cut bag use. A regional approach would allow the towns to cooperate on public education campaigns and on distributing reusable bags. Regional collaboration would also help maintain a level playing field for grocers up and down the valley, ensuring that shoppers don’t shift their business from, say, one City Market in the valley to another to avoid the fees. So far, Aspen has made the most progress toward drawing up a bag regulation, with an ordinance slated for a first reading in front of the city council on March 14, Cantrell said. In the first draft of the Aspen ordinance city, staff will suggest a 10-15 cent fee on shopping bags handed out in grocery stores. So far the city has received mixed responses to the ordinance, with about as many people voicing support for the measure as objecting to it, Cantrell said. The staunchest opposition came in response to a proposal to apply the fee to all retailers in the BAG FEE page 7

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News Briefs The Weekly News Brief The Sopris Sun and the KDNK news departments team up to discuss recent news from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Catch the Brief on KDNK between 7:30 and 8 a.m. and between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Thursdays.

Town seeks input on building code Carbondale town employees are moving forward with research to adopt a green code for commercial buildings. The town will hold a workshop to solicit comments from the public at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 at town hall. The town’s efďŹ cient building consultant, Jeff Dickinson, will host the workshop along with the building ofďŹ cial, John Plano. For more information, call the town: 963-2733.

Pitkin Airport director staying put Airport Director Jim Elwood will remain in his position at the helm of the Aspen/Pitkin County Airport. Elwood recently announced he was one of three finalists for an Airport Director’s position in Spokane, Wash. where he traveled for interviews. “My heart continues to be here in this valley. This is an exciting time to be in the Aspen/Snowmass area, and I look forward to seeing the airport master plan and the terminal area plan through to completion, � Elwood was quoted in a press release from the county. He has been Director of Aviation in Pitkin County since November 2001.

Local parties elect new officers The Garfield County Democratic and Republican parties held organizational meetings earlier this month and elected officers.

The Democrats elected the following people to their central committee: Jack Real (chair), Gay Moore (first vice-chair), Paul Light (second vice-chair), Jacquie Tannenbaum (secretary), Amy Barr (treasurer), Nancy Smith (Carbondale district chair), Anita Sherman (Glenwood Springs district chair), Nicky Leigh (central Garfield County chair) and Dana Barker (west Garfield County district chair). The Republicans elected the following people to their central committee: Ron Roesener (chair), David Merritt (vice-chair), Jerry Foster (vice-chair), Shannon Winkler (vicechair) and Marilyn Oden (secretary).

Education foundation grants $30K The Roaring Fork Public Education Foundation recently awarded $30,000 in grants to help schools put technology in the hands of students. The foundation also awarded $50,000 last year to the Roaring Fork School District for similar grants, all thanks to the generosity and support of businesses, parents, and community members. The technology grants are intended to help schools supplement their current technology budgets and build capacity for more students to be involved in film making and editing, conducting research in the classrooms, developing computer presentations

and other work. To raise funds, the foundation holds a blow up carnival every September in Carbondale and is planning a summer concert event with Michael Martin Murphy on June 25 at Glenwood Springs High School.

Redefining wild ‘game’ The Colorado Division of Wildlife is launching a national TV and print marketing campaign urging hunters to “elevate their game� by “tackling� a Colorado elk hunt this fall. The campaign taps football terminology to appeal to hunters between 30 and 65 years old. The goal is to increase elk license applications for the limited license drawing as well as sales of leftover

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and over-the-counter licenses later in the year. A press release states that DOW is believed to be the first state wildlife agency to pursue a national hunter recruitment campaign of this type. Hunting, angling and wildlife viewing are important economic activities for Colorado and stimulate tourism to rural areas of the state. In the state’s top five wildlifedependant counties, hunting and fishing account for between 5 percent and 12 percent of total jobs. However, during the past five years, the Division has seen the number of Colorado elk hunters decline by 37,500. Reversing this decline has become a top agency priority. For information, visit: wildlife.state.co.us.

The following events are drawn from incident reports of the Carbondale Police Department.

THURSDAY Feb. 3 A man reported that his son was being harassed by phone. SATURDAY Feb. 5 At 12:58 a.m. police responded to two men who had been ďŹ ghting at Carnahan’s Tavern on Main Street. Neither man wanted to press charges. SATURDAY Feb. 5 At 1:53 a.m. a man reported he had been jumped by a group of men at the corner of Third and Main streets. He didn’t know who they were, and he asked for a ride home. SATURDAY Feb. 5 At 2:26 p.m. a resident

of Main Street called to report a large group of people standing near his house yelling and screaming. Police were unable to ďŹ nd the crowd. SATURDAY Feb. 5 At 9:57 p.m. police were unable to locate an elk reportedly standing in the middle of Highway 133. TUESDAY Feb. 8 At 5:44 p.m. police responded to a domestic disturbance on Delores Way. Neighbors had reported yelling and banging, but the disturbance turned out to be kids playing. The police told the kids to keep it down.

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Thompson Park discussion headlines Feb. 22 meeting Sopris Sun Staff Report Carbondale trustees will consider the Thompson Park annexation and zoning – which includes a proposal to preserve the historic Thompson house – on Feb. 22. A motion to deny the annexation died on a 3-3 vote on Jan. 25 after developer Frieda Wallison asked the board to make a decision one way or the other. The 10-acre Thompson Park property sits on the south side of Highway 133, east of Hendrick Ranch and north of River Valley Ranch. The parcel is all that remains of the historic Thompson ranch, which at one time in the 1900s stretched for about a mile on both sides of what is now Highway 133 and included the two-story brick house that many in Carbondale want to preserve.

Key to Wallison’s annexation proposal is an offer to donate the 123-year-old house to the Mt. Sopris Historical Society or the town to operate as a museum. The contents of the house, which have remained virtually undisturbed since the 1960s and include many artifacts from the late 1800s and into the early 1900s, have already been deeded to the historical society. Town trustees instructed staff to draw up annexation documents in December 2009, expecting in months to come to hammer out final details on the medium/high density subdivision that would include 40 to 80 housing units. Since then, the developer and trustees have not been able to come to terms. In a memo to the trustees dated Jan. 20, town planner Janet Buck said some of the

key outstanding issues include transportation impact fees, a contribution for maintaining the Thompson house, extension of utilities to the house and legal access to the house. Since June 2009, there have been eight public hearings before the trustees and eight

continuances, Buck said. Buck also said the Thompson house could not be dedicated immediately to the town if the annexation is approved because the application does not include subdivision of the parcel.

2010 sales tax revenue down 5 percent Sopris Sun Staff Report Carbondale took in about 5.1 percent less sales tax revenue in 2010 than in 2009. The town’s total sales tax revenue for 2010 was roughly $3 million, compared to $3.2 million the previous year. Town Finance Director Nancy Barnett said the town had budgeted for a 5 percent decrease in 2010, so the town finished the year “right on target.� Barnett, who is also currently serving as interim town manager, said she expects sales tax revenue has finally hit a new, post-recession plateau – and the town has budgeted accordingly. The 2011 budget assumes the town will receive as much sales tax revenue this year as last year. Holiday sales showed some improvement over last year. Sales tax revenue in December 2010 was up about 2.79 percent over the previous December. June 2010 sales also showed an increase (of about 1.9 percent) over the same month’s revenue in 2009. Barnett noted, however, that sales tax revenue was exceptionally low during the summer of 2009. In 2009 the town’s sales tax revenue plummeted roughly 15.7 percent from 2008 levels.

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Denver mag inks Carbondale Carbondale is reaping some ink in the February edition of Denver Magazine. The magazine dispatched writer Stacey Brugeman to write a piece on Carbondale’s culinary scene and she mentioned not only Grana, Fatbelly Burgers, Garcia’s CafĂŠ, Six89, Phat Thai and Hestia, but the Crystal Theatre as well. “Season your own just-popped corn from a selection of shakers filled with several different kinds of salt and seasoning,â€? she wrote. Brugeman’s other favorites included “The Standardâ€? at Fatbelly (she appreciated the grass-fed beef from Crystal River Meats) and tres leches cake at Garcia’s (“If you see a sheet of it on the counter, grab a piece while you can.â€?) She also described Carbondale as “one of our favorite food villages in the state.â€? Most local folks are familiar with at least one or two of the restaurants mentioned in the article but the first paragraph might cause some head scratching. The article leads off with, “For many years, Carbondale was a relatively unknown town, a place for Roaring Fork Valley locals who wanted to escape the opulence and excess of Aspen.â€?

Internet ink Love child Marta Parker, whose birthday is on Valentine’s day, celebrated with friends at Creative Spark Studio on Feb. 13. After partygoers adorned themselves, George Stranahan of Flying Dog shot photographs of each, and then altered the pics in a computer to make them look like paintings. Shari Gaynor put on the ďŹ nishing touches and printed them out. The resulting portraits will be displayed at Creative Spark Studio during First Friday in March. Top row from left to right: Ro Mead, Marta Parker and Chrissy Leonard. That’s Karen Flamand in front. Photo by Jane Bachrach

The Sun’s Jeannie Perry is blogging for the website examiner.com and her first story has to do with what else? Carbondale. Perry offers tips for a good date in the Carbondale area and those tips include a stop at Grana, the Spring Valley Nordic ski area, dinner at Six89 or the Pour House and drinks at Carnahan’s or the Carbondale Beer Works. You can read Perry’s blog at examiner.com/ eco-travel-in-denver/perfect-date-day-night.

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Elevator drama The power outage in Carbondale on Feb. 9 didn’t create a lot of problems around town but did pay off for the police department. It seems that two little girls (Lilly, age 4 1/2 and Chloe, age 3) Harrington were riding the elevator between the ground floor and the second floor in the Colorado Place building next to the Rio Grande Trail when the outage happened. Word has it the girls like to race their mother, Robyn, who runs up the stairs and waits for them when they get home. Anyway, on Feb. 9 the girls were stuck in the elevator for about 20 minutes until a pair of Carbondale police officers arrived to get them loose. The Harrington girls later rewarded the police with a box of fresh-baked brownies – still warm from the oven – on Thursday afternoon. Police said power was lost when someone at the American Legion released some helium balloons and they got tangled up in power lines.

An upvalley gig Word has it Barb Cyr and Susan Anderson have been playing for après ski at the Grape Bar in the Hyatt Grand Aspen this ski season.

Happy birthday Birthday greetings go out to: Wendy Moore and Erica Savard (Feb. 18), Randy Vanderhurst and Nancy Ball (Feb. 20), Brian Leasure (Feb. 22), Mark Cook, Sue Drinker and Kris Kreft (Feb. 23).

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the first downvalley robotics program (the team won the regional championship in its rookie year) and now has the highest CSAP third grade reading scores in the valley. “Last year we ranked in the top 20 percent of all Colorado schools,” Grice said. “Leaving the school was not an easy decision. However, I feel that I am leaving a school that is on solid ground,” he wrote in his letter. Like other schools in the cash-strapped state of Colorado, Ross Montessori is facing financial challenges. Grice said he learned at mid-year the school is losing some of its per-pupil state funding for 2010-2011, and he had to lay off two fulltime classroom aides and a part-time art teacher. The art duties were shifted to other teachers, he said. Last year, the school also applied for but was not awarded a state grant to build new facilities just off County Road 100. “That was a disappointment,” Grice said. The school will reapply for the same grant this year.

Ross Montessori attracts students from Silt to Old Snowmass. When asked about some of the keys to the school’s success, Grice said the school constantly seeks to improve. “We’re never satisfied with where we are.” Carricarte said the Ross board is putting together a committee comprised of three board members, two teachers, two parents and a student to search for the school’s next Head of School. In his letter, Carricarte said he is aware that many people are “uneasy” about the future of Ross but “I want to assure you that RMS is not going anywhere and will be around for years to come.” He also said, “The Board is closely overseeing all financial matters of the school. We understand that the recent staff layoffs have been a major cause of concern. I assure you that no further layoffs will occur this year. The budget is now financially sound and policies are in place to ensure the long-term financial health of the school.”

Bag fee continued om page 3 million barrels of oil, respectively. Worldwide, about 4 billion plastic bags end up as litter each year. If tied end-to-end they would circle the planet 63 times, according to the fact sheet. Other governments have drawn up laws to cut disposable bag use as well. A memo from Aspen city staff states that this January, Telluride banned plastic bags and imposed a 10 cent fee on paper grocery bags; in early 2010 Washington, D.C. banned non-recyclable plastic bags and imposed a 5 cent fee on other shopping bags; and in 2002 Ireland imposed a fee equal to 33 U.S. cents on plastic bags nation-wide. Washington, D.C. saw a 50-60 percent reduction in disposable plastic bag use in the first nine months of its program, while Ireland has seen a 90 percent reduction in plastic bag use, according to the memo.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Feb. 17 THEATRE • Colorado Mountain College presents the world premier of the play “Confession of Faith” at the Spring Valley Campus New Space Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors, and can be reserved at svticketsales@coloradomtn.edu, by calling 947-8177 or by cash or check at the door. Performances continue Feb. 18-19 and Feb. 25-26 at 7 p.m., and Feb. 20 and Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. The content is for mature audiences only, and is not appropriate for children. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars presents noted guitarist Willy Porter at 8:30 p.m. Guild Guitars named a model after Porter and Steve Standiford said,“Our little room is perfect for his music.” Tickets are $20. Info: 963-3304.

FRIDAY Feb. 18 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The King’s Speech” (R) at 4:45 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18-24. LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s in the Dinkel Building presents Salem (a mix of funk and jazz) at 10 p.m. LIVE MUSIC • CCAH presents Pastor Mustard and his New National Swing Band at the Third Street Center. The evening starts off with swing dance lessons at 7 p.m. and concert at 8 p.m. Info: 963-1680. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars, located in the old part of the in the Dinkel Building, presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents music from 9 p.m. to

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.

midnight. $1 taco special. No cover. LIVE MUSIC • Big Daddy Lee plays Jimmy’s, located in Aspen at 205 S. Mill St. Danceable blues and R&B. 10:15 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. RAM BASKETBALL • Roaring Fork takes on Coal Ridge at home (girls 5:30/boys 7 p.m.) FILM • The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and the Wilderness Workshop presents the Academy award nominated documentary “Gasland” at 7:30 p.m. ACES is located on Puppy Smith Road in Aspen, northwest of the post office and City Market. Info: 963-3977. TRUST FREQUENCY • Connie Baxter Marlow and Andrew Cameron Bailey discuss the Trust Frequency (reputed to be a “vibratory realm where the soul’s destiny awaits, with more abundance, joy, beauty and peace than we can imagine”) and its potential to change lives from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Tickets are $5. Info: 963-8979.

SATURDAY Feb. 19 SKI TOUR • The Town to Town ski and snow shoe tour on the Rio Grande Trail starts at Rio Grande Plaza in Aspen and ends in Basalt, with an alternative start in Woody Creek. The cost ranges from $30 to $65; proceeds benefit Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers. Info: 927-8241 LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s presents Fifty Fifty (classic rock) at 10 p.m.

WORKSHOP • Connie Baxter Marlow and Andrew Cameron Bailey present a workshop on the Trust Frequency from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Third Street Center. The cost is $60, which includes a copy of the DVD “In Search of the Future.”A film about the Trust Frequency, “In Search of the Future” will be screened at 7 p.m.Tickets are 10. Info: 963-8979. RAM BASKETBALL • Roaring

Fork concludes the regular season with home games against Rifle (girls 2:30/boys 4 p.m.).

SUNDAY Feb. 20 ACT COURSE • Carolyn Williams of Colorado Educational Consulting offers six more sessions of an ACT prep course from Feb. 20 through April 7. The cost is $250. Info: 274-6298.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 23 LIVE MUSIC • White House Pizza on Carbondale’s Main Street presents David Harlan (Dave Mathews to Keller Williams) from 7 to 10 p.m.

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THEATRE • The Thunder River Theatre Company presents Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire,” opening at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 and continuing Feb. 26. A preview takes place Feb. 24. The play continues through march 12. Tickets: 963-8200, thunderrivertheatre.com.

March 5

GALA DANCE • Tickets are now on sale for Symphony Swing, the Symphony in the Valley’s gala dance and social event to benefit the community orchestra. The event features the Symphony in the Valley Jazz Orchestra playing top tunes from the Big Band era, with vocalists Jeannie Walla, Lorraine Curry, Krista Espelien, Steve Cole and

Kelly Thompson, and solo instrumentalists John Bokram, Steve Cole, Kelly Thompson and Ross Kribbs. The Carbondale show takes place at the Aspen Glen Club at 6 p.m. on March. 5, which includes a dinner dance and live auction. Tickets are available only in advance at symphonyinthevalley.org. Symphony Swing will also be presented at the Grand River Hospital ballroom in Rifle at 7 p.m. March 4.

March 10 BOOK DISCUSSION • A discussion of book “The Death and Life of the Great American School System” by Diane Ravitch takes place at Gordon Cooper Library at 6 p.m. Books are available through the library. Info: Bonnie Cretti a bcretti@aol.com.

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Full-time salaried position will administer post-acquisition assets including conservation easements (CE) in compliance with State and Land Trust Alliance standards. Duties include conservation easement monitoring and reporting, property file management and GIS mapping. To view a full job description and to apply visit www.aspenpitkin.com/countyjobs 10 • THE SOPRIS SUN • FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Come and discover how vision and hearing can be affected by age, trauma and disease. Learn how to manage decreased vision, hearing loss and treatment options will be discussed FREE ~ REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED Heritage Park Care Center supports “Life Matters Rehab Programs” promoting awareness of body, health and wellness for the senior community.

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VAUDEVILLE • The Glenwood Vaudeville Revue presents its new winter show at 901 Colorado Ave. through April 23. Tickets are $22 for adults and $16 for kids. Info: 9459699 and gvrshow.com. CLAY CENTER SHOW CONTINUES • The Carbondale Clay Center presents “Sensual Ceramicsâ€? featuring seven artists. Info: 963-2529. VALLEY VISUAL CONTINUES • The Valley Visual Art Show, presented by the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humani-

ties, continues at the Third Street Center. Info: 963-1680. GUDA SHOW CONTINUES • Roadless area photos by Nelson Guda are being shown in the Calaway Room at the Third Street Center. Info: 963-3977. NOONE SHOW CONTINUES • The Colorado Mountain College Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs presents a show by painter Mary Noone through March 23. FOOD EDUCATION • Eco-Goddess hosts a food education series at the restaurant every Wednesday from 6 to 7 p.m. It’s free. Info: 963-7316. MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St. BRIDGE • Senior Matters in the Third Street Center offers bridge every Wednesday. Info: 945-7094. ZINGERS SING • The Zingers singing group gets together at the Third Street Center every Thursday from 2 to 3 p.m. Info: 945-7094.

Redstone Winter Fest is Feb. 18-20 and features skiing, climbing, snowshoeing, snow sculpting, music and more. For details, go to redstonecolorado.com. Courtesy photo

ACOUSTIC CARNAHANS • Singer/songwriter T Ray Becker hosts an acoustic music night with new musicians every week from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays at Carnahan’s Tavern. Info: 963-4498. OPEN MIC • Dan Sadowsky hosts open mic sessions at the Limelight Lodge in Aspen from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Sunday. Info: 925-3025.

Thunder River Theatre Company “Professional Theatre at its Finest� Lon Winston, Executive Artistic Director

• The Wexners have withdrawn their previous offer to relinquish 72,500 square feet of the roughly 206,500 square feet of residential development rights they currently hold on Two Shoes Ranch; • The Wexners have also withdrawn an offer to place more of their Two Shoes ranch under a conservation easement and an offer to donate roughly $1 million to Pitkin County for various open space and historic preservation projects; • As part of the exchange, the Wexners are also asking for 196 acres in Eagle County. That means they would acquire a total of 1,464 acres if the BLM agrees to their terms. The Eagle County parcel was included in previous incarnations of the proposal as well.

Good for the public? The BLM could take two years or longer to decide on the swap, said David Boyd, a spokesman for the agency. The decision will hinge on whether the swap is determined to be in the public interest. The BLM process will include a review under the National Environmental Protection Act, including environmental assessments and public comment sessions, which could begin this summer. Based on a preliminary look, Boyd said the Haynes property would be an appealing acquisition for the BLM. The property, dubbed the “West Crown Access� in the Wexners’ proposal, is adjacent to the Crown, a larger network of trails and mixed-use terrain managed by the BLM. “[The Haynes property] is definitely something that we would be interested in be-

cause it’s getting a lot of public use now by people who are accessing BLM land from it, but it’s private,� Boyd said. “Eventually that could become an access problem.� The land swap may also benefit mountain bikers by providing a way to relocate the trailhead parking area. Trail users have been leaving their cars in a turnout on the west side of the road, which has sparked complaints from nearby homeowners, Pritchard said. Mountain bikers had already been searching for a way to preserve access to the Haynes property. Over the past several years Pritchard and others had met with representatives of the Wexners’, as well as staff from Pitkin County, which had considered purchasing the Haynes property at one point. “I think it's a great thing for the BLM to acquire,� said Pitkin Open Space and Trails Manager Dale Will, explaining that the county had made an offer on the property before the Wexners purchased it at a higher price. “I’m happy to see that the Haynes property is part of the mix. I don’t know how the commissioners or the open space board are going to react to this proposal overall.� Will said he considered the administrative approval process through the BLM an “improvement�over the congressional route because it will involve a more orderly review of the swap and several opportunities for public comment. “I’m sure Pitkin County will participate in all of that,� he said. Leslie Wexner, of Columbus, Ohio, is chairman and CEO of Limited Brands.

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Community Briefs Fire district honors members

The Sopris Sun thanks all of the people who attended our 2nd birthday party and those who have generously donated to our effort so far. $1,000 or more $1-$99 Connie and Jim Callaway Ella Ausum James Barnes Marti and Chuck Bauer $100-$500 Mark Burrows A Plus Accounting Peter Breitenstein Thomas Baker Joy M. Caudill Lee Beck Chris and Terry Chacos Debbie and Marc Bruell Susan Cheney Carol Craven Heather Craven Feral Media Russ Criswell Allyn Harvey The Crystal Theater Nancy Emerson Susan Darrow Staci Dickerson The Laird Family David and Nina Eisenstat Katherine Hubbard Pat and William Fender Barbara Guy Greg and Patricia Richard Hart Fitzpatrick Sarah and Ben Kelly Sandy and Gary Gardner Mary and John Matchell Karen Glenn Laura McCormick Marguerite Gosewisch Joseph and Kathy Goudy Sandra McMullen Charlotte Graham Frosty Merriott Jeff Jackel Cameron Moore Greg and Sean Jeung Sarah Johnson Naegele Family Andrea Korber Foundation Jay Leavitt/ The Pour House Hydrogen System Katherine Rich Carla Lewis Ken and Donna Riley Bill and Carol Lightstone Sue Rodgers Susan and Jack Sebesta Hans Lindbloom Sopris Avenue Mediation Jan MacCready Bill Spence Ro Mead Mark Taylor T. Moore Rosamond and Trina Ortega Marjorie Perry Thomas Turnbull Robert Perry, III Eleanore Wilfley Judy and Anita Witt William Perry Rebecca Young Dave and Pam Zentmyer Terri Ritchie Roaring Forge Grace Sparhawk Kim Stacey Tamara Stroud Jenny and George Tempest Jacquelyn and Ronald Thompson Richard Votero Gayle Wells Ruthann and Frank Zlogar

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The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District’s February newsletter announced the following members were honored for 2010: Jim Pidock (Leadership award); Ed Ptacek (Most Improved); Carl Smith, Hank van Berlo, Josh Greene, Jake Spaulding and Rob Goodwin (Life Saver award); Josh Greene (Safety award); Coley Campbell (Ever Ready award); Kat Bernat (Distinguished Service award); Matt Olive (10 Years award); Colin Anderson and Mike Bassett (15 Years award); Larry White (20 Years award); Karen Tafejian, Mike Kennedy and Bill Gavette (30 Years award). On a related note, the district named Jake Spaulding as its new EMS coordinator.

Help plan CRES playground Crystal River Elementary School hosts a public meeting to help plan the school’s new playground at 2:30 pm. on Feb. 25. Volunteers will also be needed for the project. For details, call 379-4987.

Check off for Special Olympics Carbondale athlete Alex Bender, 17, competes in the Special Olympics and urges taxpayers to take advantage of a statewide income tax check off that benefits the Special Olympics, according to a press release. “This provides a simple and anonymous way for taxpayers to make charitable contributions to select organizations when they file their 2010 state income tax refunds,” said Special Olympics CEO Mindy Watrous. Watrous said residents can check box 31 on their state income tax form to donate all or part of their refund to Special Olympics Colorado. “Even a few dollars can make a difference,” she said. “We depend entirely on contributions from the citizens of our great state.”

Senior Matters seeks board members Senior Matters is seeking members for its board, which meets in the morning on the third Wednesday of the month. “Our programs are diverse and support our mission statement to ‘foster diverse educational and social programs for seniors of all ages,’” said Senior Matters spokeswoman Diane Johnson. Senior Matters is supported by fundraisers, grants, donations and the volunteer Senior Matters Team. For details, call 963-2536.

Basalt Lift-Up office open The new Basalt Lift-Up office is now operating at the Basalt Community United Church (0167 Holland Hills Rd.) and is open Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For details, call (970) 279-1492.

Lift-Up meets Lift-Up holds its annual meeting at Alpine Bank-Glenwood Springs on Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. For more information, call 947-9397.

Wilderness Workshop moves Wilderness Workshop, whose headquarters were on Main Street in downtown Carbondale, has moved to the Third Street Center, located at 520 S. Third St. For details, call 963-3977.

Carbondale Middle School co-student body presidents Rorey Freeman (left) and Eric Garcia (right) kicked off the school’s Read-A-Thon during an assembly earlier this month. Read-A-Thon continues through February. Photo by Lynn Burton

Puppet perfect Out of the Mud Theatre’s first public performance, “A Song for Each Cup,” was staged Feb. 12 in the Third Street Center Round Room, where the standing-roomonly crowd was treated to a display of artistry both on and off stage. The puppets, which ranged from smaller than life size to much, much larger, were all made on site at the Third Street Center. Clockwise above: Amber Sparkles demonstrates her artistry on narrator Kate Schettle; to animate one of the shadow screens located behind the actors, artists pulled strings, making the images move; the character Zulu is surrounded by chorus members. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Integral health: flourishing in mind and spirit In previous columns we I more reactive than I would have been introducing readers like to be? Am I reacting to to the model of integral health life’s events through condideveloped by Dr. Elliott tioned, self-protective patterns Dacher. The goal of integral or can I pause and assess what health is to alleviate needless the next logical step might be?” suffering and promote human Further, I might ask,“Is my flourishing. The concept of knowledge acquired through human flourishing that Dr. logic and reason or have I atDacher promotes is “a protained a depth of wisdom found sustained and self-cultiwhere my knowledge, my vated health, happiness, and knowing, comes from a nonwholeness.” Human flourishcognitive state of pure awareing is an innate and natural ness?” At the most subtle level into human potential that each and of cognition there is an unevery one of us can actualize derstanding of the ultimate reby Rita Marsh and its attainment is the highality of self and the world. RN, BSN est meaning of human life. In assessing the emotional The integral health model is best depicted line of development I can reflect on any day’s as a pie divided into four pieces. All the quad- events and ask, “Is my life dominated by unrants of the model – the psychospiritual, bio- controlled desires, anger, fear and other reaclogical, interpersonal and worldly – have lines tive emotions or do I live in a more neutral state of development that we move through as we where I move between afflictive emotions and grow in wisdom and self-love. The foundation transient pleasures?” of human flourishing is one’s state of mental, An ultimate question is,“Am I residing in a emotional and spiritual wellbeing – the psy- state of stable and expansive happiness?” chospiritual aspect of our humanity. It is that The conative line of development can seem a which defines our state of mind – how happy bit obscure.“Conative” refers to the source and we are and how connected we feel to a higher character of our motivations. It is the personal, self and to all things in the universe. intentional, proactive component of behavior.A In the psychospiritual quadrant there are key question to ask is,“Am I motivated by surthree lines of development that we can use to vival needs, psychological needs or spiritual imacknowledge the stages of flourishing. These peratives?” If I am at a survival level I am are called the cognitive, emotional and cona- motivated out of instinctual, reactive and egotive realms. centered needs that are usually fear-driven. At In the cognitive realm I can ask myself,“Am the psychological level I am motivated by my vi-

Journeys Health

sion and the values that have evolved from the culture I was raised in, the education I have received and the religious influences in my life.At the spiritual level I am motivated wisdom, wholeness, oneness and the corresponding qualities of loving kindness and compassion. If, after assessing the psychospiritual lines of development, I find that there is room for growth, there are many resources available to assist me to make a plan and to take action. But first I must revisit the overall goal of integral health which is to alleviate sources of suffering and to establish patterns that will lead to the flourishing of profound sustained and self-cultivated health, happiness and wholeness. From this place, I must commit to an integral practice that will support all aspects of my being – the psychospiritual, biological, interpersonal and worldly must be established. With the overall goal in mind, I can begin gathering the resources, the guides and the practices that will be foundational to my psychospiritual wellbeing. It will require discipline to adhere to ethical behaviors and practices; to develop coping skills that support a habit of response to life’s events; to engage in mindtraining practices such as breath work, biofeedback, HeartMath and meditation. In future columns we will explore the three remaining quadrants of the integral health model – biological, interpersonal and worldly. Also look for announcement of classes in the integral health model being offered to the community by Davi Nikent, davinikent.org. To further explore the integral model, visit elliottdacher.org.

Race to Nowhere continued om page 2 Remember, school board elections are not so very distant and you can track down teachers, principals and superintendents most any day of the week. I do want to thank the people who brought the film because they have started a much-needed discussion. But that discussion needs to be an honest one, one that does not leave a sacred cow defecating in the living room while we tiptoe around the stench. Jose Alcantara is a concerned parent, former public and private school math and science teacher for grades 6 through 12, part-time poet, and Carbondale resident.

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-------------------The Carbondale Trustees will take a critical vote on the Thompson Park project on February 22nd. The Historic Thompson house is a part of this project. If you believe the preservation of this 124 year old landmark and its contents is important to the history of this area, please show up at the Feb. 22nd Carbondale Trustee meeting, 6:30 p.m. to show your support. Thank you

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they owe more on their home than what it’s worth. She said one option for these people is an agreement between the homeowner and lender called a short-sale. Here is how it works. Let’s say a homeowner’s mortgage is $900,000 but in today’s market the house is only worth $650,000. The homeowner won’t be able to sell the house for enough to pay off the mortgage ($900,000) so he asks the lender if he can sell it for less than $900,000. “Ninetynine percent of the time, the lender says ‘Bring me an offer,’â€? Kirchner said. “It’s up to the lender to OK it.â€? In some cases, the home will bring enough to pay off the mortgage and the owner walks away free and clear. More likely, the home sells for less than the outstanding mortgage balance, and the lender wants the owner to make up the difference over a period of time. If the difference between the mortgage and sales price is so much the owner is unable to pay it, that’s usually when the owner chooses foreclosure. “Some homes that were worth $1 million are now worth half that much,â€? Kirchner said. “So they (the owner) walks into the bank, turns in the key and walks away.â€? Although 2011 looks bad for homeowners trying to hang on to their houses or avoid foreclosure, the GarďŹ eld County Housing Authority will soon be in a position to help with advice. Powell said the Mesa County Housing Authority will send counselors to GarďŹ eld County once or twice a month starting in March or April to help homeowners explore their options. “They (counselors) speak the bankers’ lingo,â€? she said. “We’re very excited.â€?

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Dr. Benjamin Mackin Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8am - 5:30pm Wed. 10am - 7pm

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how John could make the tough call against people he is invested with on another major piece of property in town. In the spirit of our home rule charter, we ask that John remove himself, or the trustees to remove John, from deliberating and voting further on this project. Allyn Harvey Carbondale

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tion is inappropriate. Carbondale’s home rule charter calls for a trustee to recuse him or herself when they have a “direct or indirectâ€? ďŹ nancial relationship to a project. Certainly John’s partnership in the Overlook property with the same group of people who are investing in the Village at Crystal River constitutes an indirect relationship. It’s very difďŹ cult to see

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OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK M - F 9AM - 7PM; SAT. 11AM - 6PM; SUN. 12 - 6PM 559 Main Street 970-963-1375 www.carbondalecommunityfoodcoop.org

www.Coloradoeducationalconsulting.com (970) 274-6298 THE SOPRIS SUN • FEBRUARY 17, 2011 • 15

Here’s to turning two! The Sopris Sun threw a birthday bash on Feb. 12 to celebrate its second anniversary. Thank you to everyone who attended, and thank you Yvette MacEachen for the live music and to the Pour House for hosting the party. Photos by Jane Bachrach

Sun board member Peggy DeVilbiss shares a laugh with Tom Baker.

Heather Craven and Mark Burrows raise a glass to the Sun.

The media stopped by, including (from left) Sun Co-Editor Lynn Burton and local reporters John Colson, Scott Condon and John Stroud.

Bill Fales (left) and Pour House proprietor Skip Bell.

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HEAT TRACK MATS Heated walkway mats 24" x 5' $450 24" x 10' $650 115 and 230 volt available Custom shapes and sizes

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Jody Ensign attended, too.

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