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Volume 10, Number 3 | February 22, 2018

‘Some Like It Hot’

If you’re planning to dress up for The Sopris Sun’s Classic Movie Night, here are a few ideas. Go in drag like John Colson, play cops and gangsters like Mike Zimmerman and Raleigh Burleigh, channel Marilyn Monroe like Marilyn Murphy or go for the general ’20s style like Nicolette Toussaint, Barbara Reese and Debbie Bruell. With or without costumes, we’re hoping to see a full house at the Crystal Theatre by the time the “Some Like it Hot” hits the screen at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26. Tickets are $10 at the door and additional donations are appreciated. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Carbondale Commentary

The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, email editor Will Grandbois at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

Wishful thinking

How often have we heard platitudes expressing the idea that the wisdom of the people will keep our country on the right track? Yet every poll seems to indicate that the U.S. Congress has an approval rating in the teens and once a person has been elected they, simply by name recognition, are almost guaranteed to be re-elected. Why is this the case when, to paraphrase a comment I heard recently, the politicians who go to Washington to drain the swamp instead find that it is a hot tub? Many of us probably remember (from back when American History was taught) that George Washington refused the largely justified call of his destitute and disgusted army to overthrow the civilian government which had directed the war effort — a noble refusal that set the new nation on a course known nowhere else in the world. Similarly, Thomas Jefferson in 1807 responded negatively to numerous calls by state legislatures to run for a third term. It was not until 1951 that the 22nd amendment to the constitution limited the presidency to two terms. This followed closely the four terms of election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, which inaugurated the modern era of politics in which the activity of the federal government is pervasive in practically every facet of our lives. I recall a Western Colorado U.S. representative from not many years ago who promised that if elected he would serve only a relatively few terms (I don’t remember the number) and step down. But, perhaps not surprisingly, at the appointed time to retire he realized his vast importance and seniority and couldn’t in good conscience let down his constituents. When we occasionally hear of a congressman stepping down for reasons other than scandal I am quite happy about it even if I have liked his record. Our founders had the monumental task of devising a governmental system that was neither a democracy, i.e. a pure republic, which is a practical impossibility, nor an aristocracy or some other tyranny independent of the people. The solution was representative government. Given enough time in office it seems that these representatives often decide to have legislative careers measured in decades and not to be merely citizen legislators for a season. They then attain committee chair-

manships and rule with an iron fist making decisions about which issues will even be brought up for discussion and votes. The result of all this: Impasse leading to staggering budget deficits. In 1990 our budget deficit was 3.3 trillion dollars; today it is over 21 trillion. Entitlement spending consumes 2/3 of the yearly budget; stifling business regulations, years of ignoring immigration laws, failing government schools. Why haven’t we the people responded? My point is, in spite of my personal biases, it seems so evident that even persons of opposite political philosophies would see the need to make drastic changes, and that the most obvious means is to install term limits on congress. We as voters have failed to live up to our responsibilities by choosing and holding accountable capable representatives. Contrary to the apparent belief by many of our elected leaders, they are not indispensable. In fact, the common sense leadership required is not a function beyond the capacities of any somewhat well-read and attentive person. We have a congress to establish laws which benefit the nation. These laws ultimately must be derived from a sense of belief about right and wrong. We must admit that the process to determine right laws is difficult, but perhaps the difficulty has been exacerbated by the entrenched politicians who are primarily interested in their own welfare and, therefore, that of their favorite special interest constituents and donors. If the issue of term limits isn’t one on which citizens of all persuasions can agree there may not be such an issue. My personal evaluation comes from a biblical understanding that all people are fallen and therefore vulnerable to every selfish temptation. Many others would disagree and argue that people as a whole are fundamentally good. All of world history teaches otherwise, and that is why our tripartite government was established — to offer counter-weights of corrective influence among the three branches of government. Frankly, I am astounded that a cross-party grassroots movement has never taken off in order to at least improve the moral quality of our ”leaders” by limiting their access to power.

OPINION

Mutt & Jeff

This column by Paige Meredith is the first in a series he’ll be sharing with Stan Badgett.

Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 500 words via email at news@soprissun.com or 250 words via snail mail at P.O. Box 399, Carbondale CO 81623. Letters exceeding that length may be returned for revision or submission as a guest column; please include your name, town, and contact information. The deadline for submission is noon on Monday.

Worth wolves Dear Editor: At Naturalist’s Nights Mike Phillips, Biologist and State Senator from Montana, did a great job of outlining documented facts about wolves, their relationship with humans, and how so many of our fears are unfounded. Since re-establishing wolf populations in Yellowstone, the almost four million annual visitors, including backcountry campers have never had an aggressive encounter. The annual elk take from wolves in Montana and Yellowstone is a miniscule percentage of the population and with Colorado’s large elk population wolves will not affect the hunting business. Livestock takes are rare and compensated. We now know how important apex predators are to our environments. Our oceans are much healthier because of sharks, and the reintroduction of wolves to their historical home in Yellowstone

has returned wetlands to prior health, bringing back beaver and songbirds. Mary Harris Carbondale

Cupid’s helpers Dear Editor: The wonderful volunteers from Seven Star Rebecca Lodge brought Valentine’s baskets packed with goodies, trinkets and candies for the Crystal Meadows residents. They brought so much joy to everyone. Thank you so much for your silent unsung generosity that you provide the Carbondale community. Residents from Crystal Meadows Carbondale

Don’t be manipulated Dear Editor: Russia got its money’s worth turning the 70,000 votes that got Trump the Elec-

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toral College. In one year Russia succeeded in creating an autocrat that has divided the US and attacked the very fabric of our democracy while working to enslave our population like it is in Russia. Russia turned us into a paranoid, vengeful oligarchy just like they are. There are still 56 protesters, out of the 300 arrested during Trump’s inauguration, in prison. Russia is doing so well that we are being warned to watch for disinformation again this year in preparation for the 2018 elections. There will be a massive outpouring to retain Republican legislators. We can only become informed and fact check through a variety of sources and be aware that if one tends to read repub or dem news ones media stream will consistently put repub or dem material in front of you. John Hoffmann Carbondale LETTERS page 15

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RFHS Vice Principal Kelsie Goodman heading home By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

After four years as vice principal, Keslie Goodman will leave Roaring Fork High School at the end of the school year to take a leadership position in Iowa, where her family lives. It’s the right decision, she told The Sun on Feb. 20, but not an easy one. “I was never going to feel like I was done at Roaring Fork,” she said. “I love it here so much.” Goodman came to Colorado six years ago to teach Spanish for Spanish speakers

at Basalt and then Roaring Fork. The job of confidence in Goodman, and he reiteritself appealed, as did the opportunity to ated her value to the school following the latest announcement. work in Colorado. In her role “We are all going to miss Kelas vice principal, she is beloved by the students and community, sie for her kindness, hard work, with several Daniels and Boettchand dedication to her students er scholars citing her among their and colleagues,” he said. “On behalf of the Roaring Fork Schools, reasons for success. She was also at the center of I want to thank her for her years a heated debate last year when of service and congratulate her on Kelsie Goodman Superintendent Rob Stein seher new leadership opportunity in lected Brett Stringer over Goodman in a her home state of Iowa. No matter how far search for a new principal. At the time, she goes, she will always be a Roaring Fork Stein characterized it as anything but lack Ram and a member of our crew.”

Stringer, for his part, said he “appreciated our short time as a leadership team and look forward to building on what she built.” “Over the past four years, the story of Roaring Fork High School has been centered on building a strong culture, where students feel valued and trusted,” he said. “Kelsie’s leadership and energy is a huge part of that story.” Goodman’s position will be posted in the near future, and Roaring Fork School District plans to involve staff and community members in the hiring process.

Ball in the family Cousins compete on the court By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff With grandkids on both of the Western Slope’s top high school boys’ basketball teams, it’s sometimes hard for Jackie and Lew Ron Thompson to decide when to cheer. “We just sat at the side and nodded with each score,” Jackie recalled of the showdown between Roaring Fork and Coal Ridge on Jan. 23. Justin Thompson is the top scorer for the second-ranked Rams, with an average of 20.4 points per game. Connor Detlefsen is a center for the top-ranked Titans. The pair also go head to head in track and field — and they’re just the latest chapter in a saga of family athletes. “The family has always been involved in sports one way or another,” Lew Ron said. Lew Ron himself played for Roaring Fork in an era when the Rams won 96 out of 100 consecutive games and were state champions twice. “Carbondale has a long tradition around school sports,” he said. “What else was there to do?” Jackie added. Regular folks supported the high school teams like they do the Rockies or the Broncos today, and the whole town closed down for the playoffs, with folks who had never been as far as Denver making the trip. Jackie, for her part, is a Glenwood graduate from a time when women’s sports weren’t really a thing in high school. She still swam for a camp in Grand Junction and ended up majoring in Physical Education at the University of Colorado. Her family’s inclination toward individual sports is balanced by Lew Ron’s belief in group competition. “I think team sports are good for kids in a lot of ways,” he said. “They really help you work on the kinds of things you’re going to have to do in life.” Their kids, all of whom came back to the area to raise their own families, inherited a mix of those philosophies. Both Justin and Connor have older siblings who excelled in athletics to serve as role models and competitors. “I’m competitive in everything I do,” Justin said. Connor, by contrast, didn’t really devote himself to basketball until after a year abroad, sophomore year. “I wasn’t really a standout player until I got back,” he said. “Then I started training and working more.” Both boys have managed to maintain excellent grade point averages, and Connor also works as a lifeguard at the Hot Springs Pool. And while they’re both hoping to outdo each other in track, they’re well aware that basketball is far from a one-on-one showdown. “I knew it was going to be big before the season even started,” Justin said. “Not just for us but for the schools.” When the teams finally clashed, Justin had the satisfaction of blocking Connor off the backboard, but it was Coal Ridge that went home with the win, 68-64. That’s the Rams’ only league loss and the Titans closest league game. With Joe Salinas, who suffered an injury that left him on the bench for most of the second half of that game; now back in action, a

Above: Justin Thompson may not be as tall as his cousin, Connor Detlefsen, but that doesn’t intimidate him. Photo by Will Grandbois. Left: Lew Ron and Jackie Thompson often have to split up to catch both grandson’s games, but they attended Tuesday’s game together. Photo by Sue Rollyson

Ram boys head to districts

With a resounding victory over Moffat County at home Feb. 20, the Roaring Fork High School boys’ basketball team has plenty of momentum heading into the next round of the district tournament at Grand Junction Central High. The Rams will play Delta at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23, then the winner will advance to the district championships at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 24. The top dog there gets to host regionals, but the second finisher also gets a chance to compete at state, and even teams further down the rankings have an opportunity if their record is strong enough. In that respect, Roaring Fork is in pretty good shape at 8-1 league 18-2 overall. “At this point it’s the best record we’ve had since I’ve been the head coach,” Larry Williams said. “It feels pretty good, but we’re not done yet. Anything can happen. We were so close the last two years it really made the guys hungry.” He cited offense as the team’s strength, with solid scoring inside and outside and solid rebounds. If there’s something to work on it’s defense, and maybe a bit of ball care. The next few weeks will be a big test for the boys as they spend time on the road, stay in hotel rooms and deal with ever increasing pressure. “If you lose, there is no tomorrow,” Williams said. “I think we can beat ’em, but we’d have to play really well.”

rematch would be interesting. There’s a good chance they’ll get it, as both teams advance through the district tournament in hopes of being the team to host regionals. Not that Justin is willing to assume anything. “There’s no cake walks in our league,” he said. “If we’re not playing our best, there are going to be teams to come up and grab you.” But if they do meet again, they’ll be ready. “I think it will be a battle again,” Justin said. “Both teams have just gotten better.” Added Connor, “We both know the stakes.” After that, there’s a good chance they’ll be off to the state championships, where MaxPreps has Coal Ridge ranked fifth most likely to win and Roaring Fork tenth. Both teams suffered nail-biting losses in the Sweet 16 last year. “It’s a whole different ball game on the other side of the hill,” Connor said. “Those schools have a tradition of success, but that just drives us to get people to know us… I’m hoping to just have the team click and do our best. If we don’t make it all the way, we should leave everything on the court and have no regrets.” Either way, you can be sure Jackie and Lew Ron will be there. The Sopris Sun, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • FEBRUARY 22-28, 2018 • 3

Scuttlebutt

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In a bind The Sopris Sun recently turned 9, a reminder that it’s high time we bound our backlog of old issues for future history buffs to browse alongside the old Valley Journals at the library. Unfortunately, in the course of a lot of moves and reorganizations and the occasional flood, we’re missing numerous issues from our early days. As such, if you happened to hang onto a paper (particularly one from 2009 or 2010) and are willing to part with it, we’d greatly appreciate it if you let us know at news@soprissun.com or 510-3003.

Food for thought “How We Grow” — a documentary on some of the area’s local farmers — will be premiering at The Colorado Environmental Film Festival in Golden on Feb. 23. Tickets are $8 if you want to make the commute; get ‘em and more info at howwegrowmovie.com.

State of the art The 47th Annual Carbondale Mountain Fair theme will be “Love Pollinator” and Carbondale Arts is seeking artists to submit their ideas for the Mountain Fair poster and t-shirt design. Per last year’s new system, artists should provide rough sketches and work samples and, if selected, will work with staff to create the final product — for which they receive $650 and five t-shirts. More information at 963-1680. Also,

now’s the time to apply to be a food vendor (email alta@carbondalearts.com) and, unrelated to the Fair, participate in the tiny art show in June or pitch a 2019 show for the R2 Gallery (info and submissions at carbondalearts.com).

Breaking away Titanium bicycle manufacturer Why Cycles recently relocated to Carbondale, and Marble Distillery is welcoming them with a meet and greet from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 22. Their four models of titanium mountain and gravel bikes will be on display and they’ll answer questions with some input from their retailer, Aloha Mountain Cyclery.

Shabbat shalom Join Rabbi Segal and the Aspen Jewish Congregation for downvalley services at 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Orchard with a Tot-Shabbat beginning at 5:30pm for children 0-5 years-old and their families. Every Carbondale Shabbat concludes with a pot luck dinner; more information at www.aspenjewish.org.

Hanging on The Forest Service has released a Draft Decision selecting to adopt and implement the Hanging Lake Management Plan (alternative two), which will allocate and manage the area to a defined daily capacity of 615 visitors per day, year-round, through a fee-based reservation or permit

SUNDOG MILLIONAIRE. Tim Trulove shared this lovely photo of a set of “sun dogs” — a sort of halo caused by ice crystals in the air — above some fresh snow on Missouri Heights. While colder temperatures and some precipitation has been a boon for recreationalists (Sunlight added 9 inches of snow on Monday and Tuesday), it also increases avalanche danger — visit avalanche.state.co.us for conditions and forecasts. The watershed is also still well under the rolling average for snowpack. Find out what that means in a field trip to a SNOTEL site on McClure Pass March 9; info and registration at yourwatercolorado.org. system. Implementation will utilize a thirdparty transportation provider (shuttle) in order to allocate and manage the daily capacity from May 1 through Oct. 31. Specific implementation details such as cost, timing, and how to obtain a permit/reservation will be determined by the option and/or service provider selected.

in Illinois, bringing him closer to his family in the Midwest. The Library Board of Trustees is now in active negotiations with an internal candidate for the Interim Director position. The Board also sent out a Request for Proposals with the intent of retaining a search firm to recruit a new Executive Director.

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Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Sophia Clark (Feb. 23); Steve Skinner, Kyle Watts and Nuria Moya (Feb. 24); Jayme Sewell, Dottie Daniels and Barb Bush (Feb. 26).

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Our Town

Bea Lowick

Photographer, laundromat owner By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

“The Price” isn’t just literal, but that’s part of it. Photo by Will Grandbois

Too much to contain at TRTC Play, auditions, improv

Gone are the days when Thunder River Theatre Company tackled one thing at a time. The opening of Arthur Miller’s Tony Award nominated drama “The Price” — featuring a powerhouse cast of Bob Moore, Owen O’Farrell, Trary Maddalone and Jeff Carlson under the direction of TRTC Executive Artistic Director Corey Simpson — would be enough of a headline on its own. It shows through March 10 and tells the tale of two estranged brothers who reunite to sell their deceased father’s belongings with the help of a charming and world-wise Jewish furniture dealer. Tickets and info thunderrivertheatre.com. On top of that, auditions take place over the weekend, with an opportunity for a young actor’s big break. Folks interested in being part of avant-garde pop-rock show “Bat Boy: The Musical” should nab an appointment for Feb. 24 or 25 by contacting Stage Manager Murray Johnson at murray.johnson7@gmail.com or 963-8200. Experienced performers, particularly those who can play multiple roles and don’t mind opposite gender casting, as well as those with musical backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply for the paid gig. Meanwhile, a youth actor is needed to portray a precocious 10 year old in Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Emporer’s New Clothes” with auditions from noon to 1 p.m. on Feb. 24. Complete details are available at www.thunderrivertheatre.com/auditions. As if all that wasn’t enough, the TRTC based Consensual Improv troupe will perform at the The Temporary Feb. 24 — proving that there’s too darn much creativity there for one building or town to contain.

The Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before – a sort of introduction to your neighbors. A while back we caught up with Bea Lowick, who bought and renovated Sopris Laundry in July 2016. Sopris Sun: Is this your first time in the laundry business?

A: I wanted to have my own business; I wanted to work for myself. Before doing the laundromat, I was an advocate for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault and an administrative assistant for Response, which is in Aspen. I used to like to volunteer a lot for different causes, but I knew I just wanted to work for myself. Q: How long have you lived in the Roaring Fork Valley?

Lowick: I rented another laundromat in Carbondale in 2014. I did a lot of work on that. When the lease ended with the landlord at the other laundromat, I decided not to sign it. I came to Sopris Laundry and asked if they wanted to sell, and they did, so I bought it.

A: I’ve been in Carbondale since 2004; I came to the Roaring Fork Valley in 1975. I was an exchange student to Glenwood Springs High School from Columbia. I got married when I was 18 in Glenwood Springs. He was older — his famQ: What inspired the art on the walls? ily had an exchange student from Brazil, so of course we all hung out A: It’s not really art — I’m not really together, the exchange families. an artist, I just love taking pictures. I moved to Aspen in the early 80s Once I got this laundromat and reafter I got divorced. Eventually, afmodeled and painted, I wanted to ter many years, I met someone from have something different from launLiverpool who I married in Aspen. dromats everywhere around the That didn’t work out, so I went to country. People say that laundromats Crested Butte in the early 90s. It was Bea Lowick. Photo by Megan Tackett are dirty and not comfortable, so I hard to make it in Crested Butte, so I wanted to make it the opposite. And since I’m here seven days a week and the name is Sopris came back to Aspen after a year. Eventually, I met someone Laundry, I went through all of my pictures that I’d taken else who was a tourist from England in Aspen. I went to see of Sopris through the years and put it on the walls, on him in England, and I stayed and got married to him for canvas. Then I started going through all of the pictures three years, then came back to Aspen again. I’ve taken of lakes in Colorado and Utah and put those Q: Now, as a female entrepreneur, what’s your favorite up on the wall. Sweet Water Lake, Twin Lakes… this one, part about owning a business in Carbondale? I love it. It reminds me of the old days in Aspen. A: I feel that I’m actually a service to the community. In a town like Carbondale, it’s still small enough where you Q: What’s this far wall about, the one with all the phofeel like you can serve your friends and your family and tographs of children and colored pictures? it’s not strangers. The laundromat service counts as part A: We have a lot of families that come here — they’re of a family, community service. regulars, which means they come once or twice a week. To keep the kids occupied, I give them crayons. I take a Q: You mentioned during our conversation that you’re picture of them, and they make a picture for me. I put turning 60. Do you see yourself staying here — maybe them in the little Hall of Fame of Sopris Laundry, and retiring here? they like it. And there’s some talent! A: This is home. I may end up at Crystal Meadows Q: It doesn’t sound like your career has always been in the laundromat industry. What did you do before, and what made you decide to switch careers?

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CRMS returns to Climbing League State Championships By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff The Colorado Rocky Mountain School Oysters are hoping for lucky numbers 7 and 3 this weekend in Colorado Springs, where CityROCK Climbing Center will again host the Colorado High School Climbing League State Championships on Feb. 24. If the Oyster boys come out on top, it will be their seventh championship in a row. If the girls do the same, they’ll be celebrating their third such victory. The weekend’s competition is the culmination of a five-month season of eight regular-season events and a regional competition where 130 climbers from a dozen Western Slope schools competed. “There are about 45 high school [climbing] teams in the state — more than twice as many climbing teams than ski teams,” an Oysters climbing coach and Western Slope Regional Coordinator Dave Meyer said. “It’s a legitimate high school sport.” Meyer, who served as the CRMS climbing program director for more than a decade before passing the proverbial torch to Tracy Wilson, remains active in the climbing scene, as does his son. Toby Meyer, a CRMS junior, took 12th at the Western Slope Regionals earlier in the month and is among several of his Carbondale-local teammates who also placed. Fynn Blake, a senior and a team captain, took 3rd and

Andrew Meisler, a senior but first-year on the team, took 8th. The girls saw similar successes at regionals and Carbondale was again well represented: sophomores Anja Simpson and Nicole Pierson placed 3rd and 5th, respectively; senior and team captain Lauren Murphy took 6th; senior Viola Gortan took 7th, freshman Alice Amdur took 8th; and senior Jessie Bright took 10th. “I think our biggest strength as a team has always been our depth,” BJ Sbarra, another coach, said of the Oysters climbing team. “The team score is taken on your top three climbers. We had eight girls just qualify for varsity. So even if someone has an off day — we all have off days — we have all these other people that are there who could take up that slot. There’s usually not a lot of schools out there that have that kind of depth.” Tracy Wilson, current climbing program director, agreed. “I think what’s neat about our team is a lot of our athletes have never climbed before.,” she said. “The coaching is really knowing your athlete. It’s fullbody development and also really assessing weaknesses. Are you weaker in endurance or weaker in strength, and what are the workouts that we can give you that are going to increase those kinds of things?” And while the team has a strong history of dominance in its sport, climbing is different than many of the more traditional high

CRMS climbers have been training hard for the state competition. Photo by Will Grandbois school sports that involve a ball. “Frankly, the whole idea of ‘me beating you’ I don’t think is a very good educational tool,” Meyer said, adding that the focus is instead on creating adversity between students and the wall, not just between students. “The idea is to focus on the best aspects of climbing: perseverance, teaching trust and resilience and communication. At a competition, you will see kids from three or four different high schools all working on the same boulder problem, and they will share ideas.” Meisler, who recently qualified for varsity, has already experienced that collaboration firsthand. “Usually, I do ropes first [in

a competition], use up most of my time getting those and then go into boulders. A lot of people do boulders, so I can go and ask them, ‘What are the good routes? What’s the beta?’” As a team captain, Murphy tries to foster the best parts of climbing. “I think that my favorite thing about climbing is probably the team aspect of it,” she said. “It’s about supporting each other, seeing growth and being with other people. I think we try to help support younger kids, especially my sister — she’s a freshman on the team.” And for Murphy’s co-captain, Blake, it can be distilled even further: “Keeping up the stoke.”

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Forging a new heritage along the Rio Grande ArtWay By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff Imagine having an entire week to dedicate toward an out-of-the-box intellectual pursuit — something you’ve always been interested in learning more about but for which you could never find the time. Every February, Colorado Rocky Mountain School ensures its students get just such a week in what the curriculum calls Interim. This year, seven students and one Spanish teacher opted to spend their week at the Francis Whitaker Blacksmithing School on the CRMS campus. For most, it was their first time working with metal and fire. They all left having created something permanent, both for themselves and the community: many of the studentcrafted sculptures are destined for DeRail Park, one of three parks that are in the works along the Rio Grande ArtWay. “I’m real excited to have the students involved in this project,” said Olivia Pevec, who teaches blacksmithing at CRMS and is coordinating the arch project design for DeRail Park, near Highway 133. “Each of the things they are contributing is like a little piece of immortality. Iron lasts and lasts way longer than we do. It’s a neat heritage. We’re building a future heritage,” she said. At CRMS, blacksmithing is a decades-

old heritage — one that can be seen all over campus. The candlesticks used at formal dinners? Forged by students in the blacksmithing program. Even the bike racks and coat racks throughout the school’s property are student made. That’s largely due to the legacy of Francis Whitaker, Pevec said. “Francis Whitaker was the master of the shop. People call him the father of modern American blacksmithing,” she said of the Austrian immigrant who inspired John Steinbeck’s central character in ‘“Chrysanthemums” and generations of future blacksmiths. Whitaker moved to Carbondale in 1988 as a live-in blacksmithing artist at CRMS. “He had made his mission to keep the craft alive, so people came from all over the country — and they still do come — to this shop to learn the craft and the art,” Pevec said. It’s fitting that students spent their Interim week creating pieces for the future arch at DeRail Park, what Pevec described as “the gateway to the Carbondale Creative District.” “I’m really interested in reinvigorating the connection between the school and the town,” Pevec said. “Sometimes the school is a little bit like its own town, you know? And that’s great — there are so many cool things here and it’s an incredible commu-

CRMS freshman Langdon Bresseo, left, holds an iron piece steady for Olivia Pevec as she swings the hammer. In addition to the pieces that will become part of the Rio Grande ArtWay arch at DeRail Park, Bresseo has crafted some tools during his blacksmithing Interim, including a poker, a hook and a back scratcher. Photo by Megan Tackett nity, but I want to live in both.” The arch itself has been a year in the making, and it’s just a piece of a milelong mosaic. “The thing is, the whole Rio Grande ArtWay is a creative placemaking project,” Carbondale Arts Executive Director Amy Kimberly said. “It involves all different segments of the community to make it happen. I think the arch is a perfect example.” While she approached Pevec to design the arch, incorporating CRMS students to make it happen was Pevec’s idea, Kimberly said. CRMS is just one of several entities

that are contributing the arch’s successful implementation. “Arches are expensive. A lot of incredible people have stepped up to help make it happen,” Kimberly said. The Carbondale Rotary and Mt. Sopris Rotary clubs together raised $10,000 for DeRail Park and have contributed volunteer labor. The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, which owns and maintains the Rio Grande Trail, has also helped with labor. “Of course we can’t do it without RFTA,” Kimberly said. “They’re into it — BLACKSMITHING page 12

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Town Report SNOW CLEANUP proved unusually difficult thanks to warm temperatures, with slush proving problematic for the snow blower. Consequently, crews were obligated to use loaders and backhoes to get the products of one big storm into trucks and carted off to the south end of town. ARBOR DAY discussions are already underway between the Tree Board and Town Arborist. The Town plans to celebrate on May 5 with tree plantings in a few different parks around town. Anyone interested in planting a memorial tree should contact 510-1331 for more information about the Kay Brunnier Tree Fund. BOTH ICE RINKS are closed for the season. A MINI GRANT is being finalized to the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District asking for $25,000 for Sopris and Miners Park Bathroom improvements. The move is in line with the Town’s 2015 Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan recommendations and would help to replace wood shingle roofs with a metal standing seam roof, support beautification additions, energy efficiency and LED lighting upgrades and the adaptation to solar power for the Miners Park bathroom power needs. Grant awards will be decided in April. SUMMER SEASONAL STAFF recruitment has begun. Anyone interested in being a lifeguard or swim instructor should contact Margaret Donnelly at mdonnel-

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

ley@carbondaelco.net or 510-1280. To apply as a climbing instructor, contact Jamie Wall at jwall@carbondaleco.net or 5101214. To join the seasonal parks maintenance crew, contact Russell Sissom at rsissom@carondaleco.net or 510-1327. REC CENTER MAINTENANCE is in progress with rental chair cleaning, roof membrane repairs and the addition of a third auto-belay and additional holds on the climbing wall. CLIMBING REGISTRATION is open for Intro to Rock Climbing for Ladies on March 8, a Top-Rope Climbing and Belay clinic on March 12 and a Intro Lead Climbing Certification clinic, March 15. Pre-register one week in advance of the class for a discount at www.carbondalerec.com. THE GOLDEN PADDLE winter adult pickleball league started Feb. 18 and runs through April 15 with matches from 5 to 8 p.m. every Sunday.

Agency showed the the maximum number of loss control points possible and yielded a 100 percent score. AN INSURANCE MEETING took place between the Town, Valley View Hospital and Colorado Employer Benefit Trust in an effort to keep costs down and have municipal employees use local services. THE CITY MARKET (Carbondale Marketplace) recordation deadline on Feb. 28 is approaching, and Planning staff is working hard to finalize the approval documents. Although the process is complex, everything appears to be on schedule. NEW MEDICAL MARIJUANA applications were filed with planning staff. A pair of applications for administration site plan review are also in process for a triplex on Garfield Avenue and a duplex on Eighth Street.

SOCCER CLUB rentals will occupy half of the Rec. Center gym this week and next for early season practice and travel teams.

THE KEEP IT CLEAN campaign for water was discussed at Colorado Rural Water Association Conference in Denver, and will be rolling out to the public in the near future.

SALSA MAKING — the next in a series of winter cooking classes through the Town’s Healthy Eating Active Living program — takes place on Feb. 26. Pre-registration is required and the course costs $15.

A YOUTH WATER SUMMIT put together by Pitkin County Healthy Rivers and Streams is expected to draw many Carbondale kids and the Town’s utility department is a participating sponsor.

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THE HYDRO POWER feasibility study is ongoing and should be presented to trustees in March.

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Cop Shop From Feb. 9 through 15, Carbondale Police handled 188 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

FRIDAY Feb. 9 at 11:24 p.m. A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving while revoked. SATURDAY Feb. 10 at 12:24 a.m. A 42-year old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. MONDAY Feb. 12 at 11:44 a.m. Police issued a careless driving citation after a truck hit a power pole. WEDNESDAY Feb. 14 at 11:12 a.m. Attempted internet fraud was reported before any money was lost. The company is working on a solution to avoid further incidents. WEDNESDAY Feb. 14 at 11:50 a.m. Police contacted the 71-year-old driver of a car in a ditch and ended up citing him for careless driving and driving under the influence. THURSDAY Feb. 15 at 5:24 p.m. In the process of a traffic stop, officers discovered that the passenger had an outstanding warrant, and the 50-year-old man was subsequently arrested.

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Discuss the future of the John M. Fleet Pool By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

With the 40-year-old municipal swimming pool constantly under repair, the question of what’s next will be tackled in a 6 p.m. community forum on Feb. 28 at Town Hall. “The goal is to get people excited about the process,” said Parks and Recreation Board Member Kathleen Wanatowicz. “We want to make sure we’ve brought the community along with us and they’re going to back us.” It’s just a small step in a process that has been slowly unfurling since the 2014 Parks and Recreation Master Plan. At that time, a community poll indicated that most respondents wanted to see a pool renovation. Built in 1978 and named after former mayor John Fleet, the six lane, 25 meter pool was already showing signs of wear. With leaks in the wading pool, alwayssignificant payroll expense has been increasingly eclipsed by basic upkeep. “We’re spending a lot just to keep the pool alive. That’s what’s going to happen with an aging facility,” noted Parks and Rec. Director Eric Brendlinger. “I think the biggest question is whether it’s satisfying the needs of the community.” After all, the design is a bit dated. Most

modern pools feature a slope up to zero depth instead of a seperate wading pool, which allows for American Disabilities Act compliance as well as a gentle adjustment for new swimmers. There’s also a desire for more year-round access (according to a more recent poll), that the current facility (which is heated but only open from around Memorial Day to Labor Day) couldn’t accommodate without major modifications. Other appealing features cited included the ability to host swim competitions and a therapy pool, with a splash park, diving area and slides lower in priority (which may have something to do with the 95 percent adult demographic taking the survey). In the same poll, 42 percent of respondents rated the current facilities as fair, 31 percent poor and less than 10 percent good — with not a single excellent rating (the remainder either didn’t know or didn’t use the pool) and an 87 percent majority supported replacing it. The real question, before site selection or planning, is how to pay for it. Currently, the pool is maintained and staffed through the recreation sales and use tax, which doesn’t have the bandwidth for a new overhaul. Brendlinger wasn’t sure how the original pool was paid for, but if it was a bond or a special tax it’s

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Despite its age, the John Fleet Pool provides plenty of fun all summer long. File photo by Jane Bachrach probably not an ideal model to emulate. “The voters haven’t been very receptive to new taxes, so we’ve been looking at alternative ways to fund this,” he explained. If the survey is any guide, the most popular option is to form a “Friends of Carbondale Parks and Rec. Foundation” to accept private donations and launch a fundraising campaign. That’s one of the possibilities that will be explored in a presentation and set of information stations at the Wednesday forum. Both Brendlinger and Wanatowicz emphasized that it’s early in the process — before even formal planning. Depending on the feedback, Parks and Rec. will pursue a planning grant for a feasibility study. In an “aggressive” timeline,

the pool might open in 2023 after extensive public process. Meanwhile, there’s no shortage of demand for the existing facility. Pool admittance numbers are only increasing, which Brendlinger credits to Aquatics Director Margaret Donnelly. “Having a public pool that’s subsidized is part of our mission. The need is there, we really feel,” he said. We live between two rivers. Learning how to swim is a life skill.”

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LION, WITCH, WARDROBE • The Stage of Life (SoL) Theatre Company presents C.S. Lewis’ timeless adventure with shows at 1 p.m. Feb. 22 and 23, 7 p.m. Feb. 23 and 24 and 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Tickets and info at soltheatrecompany.org. THE PRICE • Arthur Miller’s Tony Awardwinning drama about two estranged brothers comes to the Thunder River Theatre Company stage (67 Promenade) with 7:30 p.m. shows 22-24, March 2-3 and 8-10 with a 2 p.m. matinee March 4. Tickets and info thunderrivertheatre.com.

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MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Shape of Water” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23-24 and Feb. 27-Mar. 1; “I, Tonya” (R) at 5 p.m. Feb. 24; Bow Wow Film Festival (A benefit for C.A.R.E.) at 2 p.m. Feb. 25; “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” (R) at 5 p.m. Feb. 25 and “Some Like It Hot” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26. (A benefit for The Sopris Sun).

FRIDAY Feb. 23

YOGA HAPPY HOUR • Join the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program in Vinyasa Flow Yoga with teacher Grace Tennant at 5 p.m. at KDNK (76 S. Second St.) before heading over to Mi Casita (580 Main St.) for libations. $20 suggested donation benefits youth radio — but the event itself is 21+.

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

ART & FILM • Carbondale Arts presents “Colorado ArtBeat Film Series + Art Exhibition” featuring works by Gregory Block, Robert Burch, Linda Girvin, Joshua Goss, and Sara Ransford and a documentary film series by Chris and Heather Macdonald of FuseMedia with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.). ACOUSTIC MELODIES • Marble Distilling (150 Main St.) hosts a 7:30 p.m. show by Feeding Giants’ sweet harmonies — no cover. STARGAZE SURF • The Deer create psychotropic soundscapes beginning at 8 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.). FLAMENCO • Flamenco Underground combines traditional Flamenco music and dance at 8 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Basalt). Tickets $14 in advance at tacaw.org or $19 at the door. HARD ROCKERS • Ski patrol band The Squirts plays Stubbies Sports Bar (123 Emma Rd., Basalt) from 9 p.m. ’til early in the morning.

FRI Feb. 23 & SAT Feb. 24

BALLET • Coredination and Bonedale Ballet (455 S. Third St.) host 2 p.m. performances featuring the classical beauty of ballet, the rhythmic fun of tap, and the joyous expression of dance in an event for the entire family.

SATURDAY Feb. 24

SHRED FOR A CAUSE • Sunlight Mountain Resort (10901 CR 117) hosts its first rail jam of the year from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to help support the fight against cancer with a $20 entry. DOCUMENTARY • Davi Nikent shows “Of Sound Mind and Body” highlighting world-class performers, musicians and scientists conveying a wealth of detailed information of specific interest to healthcare professionals, music therapists and body workers at 6:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $10. IMPROV • At 8 p.m., catch the consensual Improv Troupe takes the stage at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). Tickets $15 in advance at tacaw.org or $19 at the door. SPACE BLUES • Elektric Voodoo plays at 8:30 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.).

SUNDAY Feb. 25

CHILI COOK-OFF • The rowdy singers of the Cowboy Chorale judge your chili beginning at 11:15 a.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Free for competitors and $5 to taste. BOW WOW FILMFEST • Colorado Animal Rescue celebrates canine companions from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.). Tickets and info at coloradoanimalrescue.org. EXPLOSIVE INSTRUMENTALS • The Jon Stickley Trio stops at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) for an 8 p.m. show.

MONDAY Feb. 26

CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT • The Sopris Sun continues an annual tradition with “Some Like it Hot” — the hilarious and surprisingly progressive 1959 comedy starring Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon — at 7:30 p.m. at the Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.). Tickets are $10 at the door; costumes are welcome.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 28

NATURALIST NIGHT • Wilderness Workshop, the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Roaring Fork Audubon partner for a spring speaker series at 5:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) and the next day in Aspen. This week, Dr. Scott A. Taylor of Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at CU Boulder talks about guarding the world’s finest guano. FOREIGN FILM • With the eyes of the world on Korea for the Olympic Stage, the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.) dives into the best of Korean cinema at 5 p.m. with the 2012 film “Masquerade” starring Byung-hun Lee.

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Ongoing EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN • Staff and sources talk about this week’s paper in more depth at 4 p.m. Thursdays on KDNK (88.1 FM). HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include… One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plant-based nutrition, other medical issues. Call retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, M.D. for appointment (379-5718). First Monday of every month catch a powerpoint presentation by Dr. Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition, 7 to 8:30 p.m., board room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Fourth Monday of every month, plant-based potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room, Third Street Center. All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing. More information at www.davinikent.org. BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair. Contact Marlene for more info: 928-9805. SENIOR MATTERS • The nonprofit Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norton at 8:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on

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Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train. Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623. SENIOR RADIO • Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. COMMUNITY MEAL • Faith Lutheran Church (1340 Highway 133) hosts a free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale. com. Carbondale Homeless Assistance also has its meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month. MAKERSPACE • Children and teens are invited to design, create, tinker, and play with art and technology to design and create with 3D Pens, make stop-motion animation films, engineer duct tape creations, build their own video games, and more from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.). DHARMA • The Way of Compassion Dharma Center holds a Dharma talk and meditation from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and a silent meditation and Buddha of Compassion practice at 8 a.m. Saturdays at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). KARAOKE • The Black Nugget (403 Main St.) and Sandman bring you over 30,000

songs to choose from and a quality sound system to release your inner rockstar at 9 pm. every Thursday.

spirit. Every other Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Helios Center (601 Sopris Ave.) in Carbondale.

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

WRITERS GROUP • Wordsmiths of all experience and abilities gather at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of the month.

GRIEF AND LOSS • Pathfinders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday noon. An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. Pathfinders offers support groups from Aspen to Rifle and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org. LIFE DRAWING • Drop in for figure drawing with Staci Dickerson at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at SAW (525 Buggy Cr. Unit C). YOGA • Get a donation based introduction to Hatha Yoga Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.). BOOK CLUB • Join friends and fellow readers to discuss great books at Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month; call 963-2889 for this month’s selection. ONE VOICE • Lisa Dancing-Light, founder of Higher Octave Music Programs, presents a community singing group intended to celebrate the joy that music brings to the

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BLUEGRASS JAM • Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session first and last Sundays at 6:30 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.). ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays. The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at White House Pizza (801 Main Ct.) at noon every Thursday. LIONS MEET • The Carbondale Lions Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Gathering Center at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.) starting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Chuck Logan at 963-7002 or Chris Chacos at 379-9096. LET’S JUST DANCE • Feel great, have fun and dance Tuesdays at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Catch a free lesson at 7 p.m., then from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. it’s open dancing with two-step, swing, waltz, line dance, salsa and more. No partner or experience necessary. $8/person; $14/couple. Questions? Call 970-366-6463 or email billypat4@gmail.com.

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Down to a coin toss

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Feb. 23, 1978 A contested appointment on Planning and Zoning came down to chance. It was the second seat filled in two months (Paul Lappala got the first one), and many had assumed that the other applicant the first time would simply fill the vacancy, and the town didn’t advertise the position. Frank Smotherman, however, expressed interest, leaving Trustees to arrange a secret ballot which ended in a tie. Left with the final decision between two qualified applicants and not wanting to delay the decision, Mayor John Fleet opted to flip a coin — and Smotherman got the job. In other news… Roaring Fork High School and Colorado Rocky Mountain School were working together to create a solar heated greenhouse.

Feb. 25, 1988 KDNK hosted its second annual Losers Prom. With music by the Crystal Bullet Reunion and reminiscent of old high school days, it was billed as a night to forget and geared toward “nerds, geeks, old kids, yippies, hippies, losers, divorcees and squirrels” — at least according to “Murph the Surf.” Royalty would be selected by “unpopular vote” and prizes awarded for “most makeup to cover up a zit” and “most likely to succeed at something.” It all went down at 8:17 p.m. at the Black Nugget. In other news… The Valley Journal and the Glen-

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Feb. 26, 1998 Roaring Fork School District was playing with the idea of year round schooling. “I think the timing is right,” said School Board Member Lon Winston. “The reasons it was shot down before didn’t really have anything to do with the education of our kids.” The idea had originally come up before the 1994 election as a way to ease overcrowding, with different blocks of kids in staggered schedules, but parents objected. In other news… The State seemed poised to nix the Marble Municipal District whether the residents wanted it or not.

Feb. 21, 2008 The future of Delaney Nature Park was uncertain following a two hour discussion convened mostly to address increasing use as a dog park. Town Staff had recommended managing the 33 acre parcel as rangeland, and the article noted that off-leash dogs were technically illegal in the park — in keeping with the 2002 master plan. “To have a nature park versus a dog park is two totally different things,” noted Mayor Stacey Bernot. In other news… Garfield County commissioners agreed to rezone the Cattle Creek Crossing property development, but stopped short of allowing the 979 homes originally proposed.

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Student-made rivets will adorn the DeRail Park arch at Highway 133 and the Rio Grande Trail. Though crafted in February during CRMS’s Interim, the mini sculptures won’t find a permanent home on the arch until October. Photo by Megan Tackett

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they’re very supportive.” As for the arch itself, the students’ sculptures are slated to be installed in October. Before that — ideally in August, Kimberly said — the main architecture will need to be in place. Joe Burleigh of Roaring Forge, Steven Novy of Green Line Architects and Stuart Edgerly of Big Steel Structures are among the creative minds helping make Pevec’s design dreams a reality. “That’s the amazing thing about creativity — all these creative people are coming together to figure out how we can have an arch that we can afford that has the integrity of Olivia’s design,” she said. That kind of collaboration happened during CRMS’s Interim, too. In order to help morph teenage novices into blacksmithing artists in a week, Pevec elicited the help of her friend and local blacksmith and jeweler, Natasha Seedorf, who also teaches at Colorado Mountain College and Anderson Ranch. “I’m really into teaching. I learn so much from the students,” Seedorf said. “Jewelers, the metalsmiths, the teachers, the students — we’re all kind of blending.”

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Crystal River Elementary School second graders lived thru fire, blizzards, avalanches hurricanes and tornadoes on Feb. 16 as Carbondale Fire Department, parents and the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies created simulations of five natural disasters in order to test the strength and construction of miniature houses that students built for the purpose. Rather than being a bit fearful, most of the kids were beyond excited when their creations were put to the different tests. Apparently being struck in the face by a snowblower blizzard and being splashed by a bucket flood is their idea of fun. Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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Finding my religion A while back my older son asked me about God. I got all panicky, fumbled around with some half-assed reply and hoped that it would hold off any more questions concerning life after death, God or anything to do with religion for a while. But, as we know, kids are naturally curious and the questions keep coming. I have no choice but to put on my big girl panties and really face some of these questions. I’ve also had to ask myself what it is I believe now, but more importantly how am I going to steer my kids’ young minds through the often-prickly world of religion. I needed to come up with a game plan ASAP, one that that allowed them to explore this new subject without any of my baggage influencing them. I admit there was a time where I probably would not have made a game plan at all. Frankly, it was a subject that I didn’t particularly enjoy. Anything I deemed spiritual or religious would send me into fight or flight mode. It didn’t take much mentioning of Jesus, La Virgen de Guadalupe, or the Holy Spirit to trigger a sense of dread. I was so uptight about this whole thing that just the chanting in a yoga class or someone suggesting we bow our heads in prayer before a meal would make me nervous. I suppose I was in full on “recovering Catholic” mode. My childhood was filled with hours of forced catechism

classes, mind numbing rosary sessions, me away from all religion was the day I and Sunday mornings where I was was forced to confess in the dank library stuck fidgeting in the pews at St. Mary’s alone with a priest who must have been a Church. But, perhaps the most intense hundred years old. I was only seven years religious moments were experienced old and didn’t think I had much to offer while visiting my very pious family in the form of real sins. But, seeing that members in Mexico. the old guy was not going to My Abuela in particular let me out of that room untook her Catholicism very til I came up with something seriously. She kept a statute juicy, I quickly fabricated of La Virgen in her home some form of wickedness to and would light devotional get me out of there as fast as candles almost daily. SevI could mutter in Spanish, “I eral times I witnessed my stole bubble gum from my grandmother in her gingham brother!” He gave me some frock walking on her knees Our Fathers and Hail Marys to accept communion. The and I skedaddled out of there hard stone ripped up her as fast as I could. bony legs as she counted roIs it any wonder as I sary beads in her fingers. She younger adult I wrestled with was a hard-core Catholic and religion? But, somewhere wanted us to follow suit. By Judith Ritschard throughout this wrestling Maybe she meant well match I realized there was an with her strict ways, and all those cat- innate curiosity in me. Something pulled echism lessons did somehow tune my me back to wanting to believe in somemoral compass, but mostly what I re- thing bigger than myself. Maybe it was member is a copious amount of guilt, having kids. I don’t know, but eventually shame and some extremely frighten- I came to terms with the fact that I could ing stories about “el diablo” that were no longer shut out spirituality. I had to meant to scare us kids into submission. accept that religion was important, and The terrifying stories certainly worked to if not for me for much of the world. It keep us in check, but when I slipped up is a huge part of our history and runs I found myself frantically praying for my throughout our daily lives. It’s in everylittle soul. thing from clichés we use, to books we The final nail in the coffin that turned read, to the songs we know by heart, and

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Letters from page 2 We need home rule Dear Editor: That Tom Jankovsky represents Carbondale on the Board of County Commissioners is ridiculous. He reflects the needs and concerns of the constituents of Carbondale about as well as Trump does for Colorado, California, and New York. Jankovsky was elected by western Garfield County. Generally, they are concerned about the jobs and revenues provided by the oil and gas industry. Generally, Carbondalians are concerned about climate change and think jobs and revenues can be provided elsewhere. Guess whose side Jankovsky is on. What we need is home rule. District 1 of Garfield County, Carbondale and southern Glenwood Springs, should vote for their own county commissioner and western Garfield County can vote for theirs. Paula Stepp is running against Jankovsky this November. She’s not from Carbondale, as the Post Independent reported, but she will do a better job of carrying the message of Carbondale to the commissioners than Jankovsky will. However, if the rules aren’t changed, Jankovsky will win again. Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

For the will of the people Dear Editor: I know that many of you are as fed up as I am

Legal Notices with what is going on in Washington DC! There is something we can do now to balance the scales. The time to act is now, get involved and lend support to progressive, grassroots candidates for the 2018 elections. I have found the perfect candidate to unseat Scott Tipton. Diane Mitsch Bush will do the will of the people not the will of the wealthy campaign donors. Diane has over a decade of experience as a public servant in our district and is exceptionally knowledgeable when it comes to policy. She has been heralded by Conservation Colorado, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union, and Colorado Livestock Association as Legislator of the Year – clearly dedicating herself to all of her constituents. We need a champion who can stand up to oil and gas lobbyists, supports women’s rights, advocates for healthcare for us all, and most importantly works for the people in our District. I want to see our National Parks and Monuments protected and Diane will work for those of us who love our beautiful country and want to preserve it for our children and grandchildren. Diane needs our help, lest we are once again left voting “for the lesser of two evils” come November. The caucuses are the first week in March. If you agree with her on priority issues, please donate, get involved and let’s all do something constructive. Tricia Farrell Glenwood Springs

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