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Volume 9, Number 4 | March 2, 2017

Rams, Longhorns ready for a run State playos

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer After a competitive Western Slope League season that saw Roaring Fork win one game on a buzzer beater, and Basalt reel off 14 straight wins at one point, the teams take 17-5 and 19-3 records respectively into the 32-team state 3A basketball playoffs starting on March 3.

Meanwhile, Western Slope tournament winner Coal Ridge stays at home on March 3 in its bid to advance beyond the regional leg of the state tournament.

Three of Roaring Fork’s losses this season came at the hands of Basalt, starting with a 52-28 smack down on Jan. 10, followed by closer games on Feb. 3 and 24 (60-59 and 49-42).

Roaring Fork The Rams’ Aldo Pinela (a 6’0� senior) leads a balanced Roaring Fork scoring attack with 13.3 points and 3.3 assists per game. Justin Thompson (a 6’3� junior) leads with – Larry Williams 5.3 rebounds per game. RonRams Head Coach nie Petatan (a 6’0� junior) leads in steals with 2.1 and Joe Salinas (a 6’2� sophomore) leads in blocks with 0.7 per game. Team-wide, Roaring Fork has averaged just under 50 points per game.

The 18th seeded Rams face 15th seed Denver Manual (15-7) at Manitou Springs High School starting at 6 p.m. on March 3. The Manual Thunderbolts ďŹ nished second in the Metro League Tournament, and are led by 6’6â€? sophomore Jaedon Bowles (23 points per game and seven rebounds). “They are a solid team,â€? Head Coach Larry Williams told The Sopris Sun. Williams added that the Rams are healthy going into the game and all the players are eligible.

If Roaring Fork defeats Manual, they face the winner of the Manitou Springs (seeded #2) versus Montezuma-Cortez (seeded #31) game at 1 p.m. on March 4. This is the seventh straight year Roaring Fork has made the state playoffs.

“They are a solid team.�

BASKETBALL page 12 Roaring Fork’s Ronald Clemente (#24) ties up Basalt’s Raul Torres (#10) while Lorenzo Andrade (#5) and Aldo Pinela (background) look on during the 3A Western Slope League tournament in Grand Junction. Photo by Jim Ryan

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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.

Name the frightening futuristic tale All right, since no one’s gonna come right out and say it, I will; 1970s serial-killer-style glasses; don’t comment on the desolation of Trump has a bromance with Putin. I believe Rosneft (Russia’s state your surroundings when you meet a woman hiking solo on a trail. oil company) sold 20% to the Trump Organization on the condition Saying something like, “You’re the first person I’ve seen all afternoon!” that sanctions would be taken care of. Soon. And then Flynn took the does not inspire peace of mind. And don’t ask us if we “Come here fall for the whole deal. What a Moe. Is it pretty much understood that often?” Public lands are not the poolside bars of our crazy times.

These are “Strange days indeed — most peculiar, Mama.”

Moe is the dumbest stooge? I don’t know, I’ve never really been a fan – John Lennon of The Three Stooges. I was much more into The Love To get through, I’ve been playing a little game of asBoat and Fantasy Island when I was growing up. sociation. I like to call it Name the Frightening FuturisOh, how I would like to go there now! Stepping off tic Tale of the Day. For example, when watching TV and a tiny plane, greeted with a lei and a fruity cocktail, while a commercial for a fried chicken taco shell appears, that’s Mr. Roarke explains to Tattoo that I come from a land Idiocracy (the movie. Go watch it.) Or when you find of greed and idiocy… Or boarding a huge cruise ship beyourself watching a tortoise lead congress around by the fore the oceans were filled with our trash, where the staff nose and a warthog posed to sign heaps of paperwork has all the time in the world to sit and listen to my probin the oval office, that’s 1984 (the book. Go read it.) The lems; not to mention the poolside bar and endless buffet. scariest drama by far, though, is the national ‘newscast’ They say the way to a man’s heart is through his of talking heads wearing polka dots, as they laugh and stomach. I say the way to an American politician’s scream at each other. It would seem we really are headed work ethic is through his wallet. Money talks; and the for the dismal districts of the Hunger Games. good news is that we are rich. Americans can spend I mean, the fact that a billionaire who has never been some money, boy! So it’s good to hear Patagonia, The inside a public school even wants to be Secretary of EdNorth Face, REI and other retailers pulled out of the

By Jeannie Perry ucation is a clear indication of how broken our system Outdoor Retailer show in Utah because the state seems hell-bent on wresting public lands out of the hands of the public is. Obviously positions in our government have become too cushy (specifically, the Bears Ears Monument.) The move to transfer fed- with way too many perks; think less school lunch, more cake. And eral lands to the state is a ruse by some legislators to sell it to the it’s a steep, slippery slope down to the predictable Orwellian land of highest bidder. The state cannot afford to maintain the land like the no public education, no public television, no public lands. I shudder feds can, and until they legalize weed, Utah will continue to look for to think what will happen to an uneducated working class when all ways to make a quick buck. Besides, the land belongs to all Amer- the jobs are automated. The time is now to make our voices heard, to make our purchases with intent, and to make our politicians work icans, not just Utahans.

I like to hike on public lands. It’s kinda like my church. The only for us. Otherwise an elite few will control all of the resources while the downside is when I run into a hiker who looks like Doc from the Love majority of people scrap for crumbs in the bread aisle. Like the Soviet Boat and wants to chat. Here’s a little tip for all you guys wearing Union, just a quarter of a century ago…

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Focus on public safety, not deportation Dear Editor: “Law and order” only happens when police and community members are working closely together as partners in establishing and maintaining healthy communities. A healthy community is one where people feel safe and are able to live without fear and violence. A healthy community is one where there are resources for those who are ‘down on their luck’ or have hit a rough patch. A healthy community is one where people can work, build skills, have access to education and health care, achieve goals, take care of each other, practice their chosen spiritual path, all without fear of violence.

Our police officers in our small towns are so much more than enforcers. They have become true partners in our community by building relationships with our children and families so when there is an issue, they get the information they need to investigate, charge and restore safety.

But now, it is our law enforcement officers who have become the threat to public health and safety. If half of the population is living in daily fear of being arrested just by being seen, our community is crumbling. Children are not thriving at school because they are scared all day that they will return home and parents won’t be there.

I am not scared for my safety or the safety

of my children but I am deeply scared for my community. This is my community! I am a citizen and a voter and I do not condone the use of local, community police and police policies for ICE purposes.

Gretchen Brogdon Carbondale

This used to be Mexico Dear Editor: In last week’s letter, I listed all the arguments against Trump’s immigration policies I could think of, but I have since heard another, perhaps the best one. Where we stand now used to be Mexico and now we are saying Mexicans have no right to live and work here.

The incredible arrogance of the white race!

If Trump were the President of Mexico in those days, a lot of us Anglos would not be here today. Our ancestors would be illegal aliens.

I couldn’t be prouder of our local police chiefs and county sheriff for saying they will not do ICE’s job for them. Glenwood Springs Police Chief Terry Wilson said his officers have more important local issues to attend to and Garfield County Sheriff Lou Vallario said Garfield County Jail cannot hold all of ICE’s immigrant detainees and there are no plans to expand. These two are not exactly leftwing liberals, either.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

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Robbery reaction Dear Editor: To the young woman and young man working at the Cowen Center/Valero convenience store in Carbondale who were held at gunpoint during the armed robbery this week: • I would like our Roaring Fork communities to know it wasn’t just one of our local convenience stores that was robbed, two lovely young people were assaulted during the robbery.

• I applaud the two of you for your calm and bravery in the face of great danger.

• Please know our Carbondale community cares about you and supports you.

• I applaud the management of the convenience store for having two people on staff at night. This is often not the case which presents a huge safety risk for a solo clerk.

• I applaud the RFTA driver for his calm and bravery in dealing with the suspects on his bus.

• I applaud the detective from the Carbondale Police Department who stopped by the store Thursday to check on the young employees to ensure they were receiving the crime victim resources and support they need.

• I applaud the response and coordinated efforts of law enforcement officers from Carbondale, Basalt, Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin LETTERS page 15

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RFHS students represent Botswana, others at Model UN

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Starting on March 9, two dozen students from Roaring Fork High School – along with three adult teacher-chaperones – will join more than 2,000 other high schoolers in New York City for ďŹ ve days of simulated high-intensity diplomacy and (they hope) a good dose of sightseeing fun in the Big Apple.

The occasion will be the 2016-2017 Model United Nations, a conference that annually draws thousands of potential future diplomats who will address a number of world problems in what could be called an exercise in mock-catastrophe control.

On Feb. 22, a gathering of perhaps 50 RFHS students and their parents sat down in the school’s library to hear social studies teacher Matt Wells go over the program, which is in its third year at RFHS (though Wells was involved in similar ďŹ eld trips while teaching in the Aspen schools.) “Our goal here is to help students have a better understanding of the world,â€?Wells informed the assembled parents and young adults.

He explained that, during the week the students spend in New York, they will be split off into different assignments doled out by collegeage, former Model UN participants now acting as moderators and chairs of the committees.

Of the RFHS contingent, Wells said: 19 of them will be “representing� the interests of Botswana (a republic in southern Africa) while working on 11 different mock committees; two will “represent� the tiny nation of Kuwait as “members� of the League of Arab States; two will “represent� Egypt’s positions on a simulated UN Security Council; and one will be acting as a justice on the International Court of Justice.

The ďŹ ve-day excursion, during which the young diplomats will stay at the New York Hilton Midtown hotel, will include mornings ďŹ lled with sightseeing at such internationally renowned facilities as the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the startlingly green expanse of Central Park.

On an organizational note, Wells told his audience at RFHS that the trip is costing each participant a little more than $1,000, and asked for parent participation in everything from paying the costs to providing rides to and from Denver International Airport, on March 8 (the day before the ight leaves) and March 13 (the day the students y back).

Wells pointed out that the students have been engaged in fundraising efforts all year,

starting with a booth at last summer’s Mountain Fair, but emphasized that more ďŹ nancial support is needed to cover all the costs.

Anyone interested in helping out, Wells said, can do so by visiting the gofundme.com/rfhsun page and adding their donation to the $1,670 raised so far (the goal is $5,000). As a visual encouragement, the page sports a photo of a past RFHS Model UN team posing in Times Square at night.

â€œâ€Śwe can see how to solve real-world problems ‌ and things that affect our world.â€? – Solana Teitler RFHS sophomore

Three of the Model UN participants from Roaring Fork High School — Camilla Wikum, Sophie Hofmann and Solana Teitler (left to right) spoke at a recent gathering of students and parents at the school, about what they can expect to encounter in New York next week. Photo by John Colson.

Wells said the total cost of the trip is in the $25,000 range, and that the kids and parents already have paid their share and the trip has been booked. The ongoing fundraising, he said, is merely a way to lower the costs per family as much as possible.

Learning how the world works The students will be there to learn how the world works, at least as viewed through the lens of international diplomacy, though some admitted that the fun of it all was the ďŹ rst point of attraction. “I wanted to go to New York,â€? conceded

Roaring Fork High School students, in New York for a previous Model UN conference, took every chance they could to see the sights — including this view of the tip of Manhattan. Courtesy photo.

Camilla Wikum, an exchange student from Norway with an infectious grin.

After signing up, however, Wikum (a junior) said she became truly interested in the program as much as the trip. “It’s about, like, it’s a model of how we can solve the world’s problems. We get delivered a country each, each school, and we’re going to represent their (the country’s) interests at the Model UN,� she explained.

She and her partner in diplomacy, Sophie Hofmann of Germany (another junior-year exchange student), will be dealing with issues as though they were representing Botswana, just as other students will be working from the points of view of other nations. “It’s a way that we can get together with other like-minded people who are interested in similar things,â€? added Solana Teitler, a sophomore, “and we can see how to solve real-world problems ‌ and things that affect our world.â€?

Among the issues to be covered are nuclear disarmament (through the International Atomic Energy Agency); LGBTQ rights in southeast Asia; mitigating the global impact of crop toxicity; defending the religious rights of minorities by the so-called Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL); human resettlement due to the effect of global warming on coastal cities; and the legal status of cyber warfare in international law, as described in a list of close to 30 topics.

Aidan Knaus, a sophomore, told The Sopris

Sun that his team representing Botswana has been doing research on two topics – wildlife poaching in national parks and other locales, and maintaining press freedom in local communities – although he was unsure which of the two would actually be the subject of debate at the Model UN. This will be his ďŹ rst Model UN experience, he said, though he expects to go again in the future to gain experience. “I’m not actually that great a public speaker,â€? he remarked, “so it’ll help with that.â€?

Tavia Teitler, a senior, said she would be acting as a judge on the International Court of Justice, which will be looking into such issues as the ongoing dispute over the Indus River among India, Pakistan and Kashmir; and the legal status of cyber warfare in international law.

Wells, in his remarks at the Feb. 22 meeting, said the students will have their mornings somewhat free for tourist activities, but their afternoons and nights (sometimes to nearly midnight) will be taken up by long committee meetings and late debates.

And the closing ceremonies of the conference, he said, will take place in the real U.N. General Assembly Hall, “so we get to sit right where the General Assembly meets� and where history often is made. “They will be exhausted,� he predicted about the students in the aftermath of the trip. “But they also will be energized in a way that you probably have never seen before.�

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Town Briefs

Cop Shop

Streets work, mapping & water leaks in C’dale Carbondale’s streets crew kept up its work sweeping local thoroughfares, fixing potholes and other tasks last week, as the town continued to bask in unseasonably warm temperatures, according to a Feb. 24 memo from Town Manager Jay Harrington to the Board of Trustees, town employees and other recipients.

In addition to the crew’s normal duties, workers helped the utilities department prepare and grade an area for a new storage container at the wastewater treatment plant on the Roaring Fork River (near the bridge that carries the Rio Grande Trail across the river), Harrington reported, and hauled wood chips (amassed from the annual Christmas tree drop-off) to a location near the wastewater treatment plant. Town staff and a consultant, Roaring Fork Geospatial, have been working on an Internet app, initiated by staff for improving public access to the draft zoning district map (which was to be formally accepted and adopted by the Board of Trustees this week). The app is intended to allow the public to see individual properties in town, as they are located on the zoning district map, click on the parcel and see Garfield County data related to that parcel.

• Perhaps most alarmingly in this week’s town news, a leak was discovered last week (it took three days to locate) on an irrigation system that “had not been properly winterized,” according to Harrington's memo. Harrington said staff estimated that the leak was responsible for the loss of more than a million gallons of raw water.

• The town’s arborist, David Coon, worked on pulling the holiday lights from trees along Main Street, and on an update of Carbondale’s tree inventory. Coon also contacted potential donors interested in funding the Kay Brunnier tree-planting exercise for the local observance of

National Arbor Day, typically held on the last Friday of April every year.

• Public Works Director Kevin Schorzman last week met with the contractor for the 3rd Street upgrade project, to talk about the project schedule and other matters, including utilities placement for the proposed teacher-housing project along 3rd Street (planned for the athletic field between Bridges High School and the Third Street Center).

• A mini-grant application was submitted last week to the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District granting agency, seeking funds to help pay to upgrade lighting at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center and the Third Street Center, Harrington reported. Notification of awards from the FMLD are expected to come out in April, and the town hopes to begin the lighting upgrade work in May if the grant is approved.

• According to Harrington’s memo, the Darien Tennis and Pickleball courts saw some action last week after nets were installed, thanks in large part to the unseasonably warm and dry days the area experienced. Harrington reported that the courts would be locked again if snow and ice returned, as it did at the beginning of this week, which he wrote “presents unfavorable conditions” for players.

• Reconstruction of the Gus Darien Riding Arena’s rodeo announcer’s booth is nearing completion, Harrington wrote.

Electrical work was to be done this week, with siding, access stairs and a “garage door” to be installed next week.

• Carbondale planning officials took part last week in a workshop to update Garfield County's multi-jurisdictional “hazard mitigation plan,” which was adopted in 2012 and must be updated every five years in keeping with regulations from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

From February 17 - 23, Carbondale officers and officers of other agencies handled more than 220 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

FRIDAY, Feb. 17: At 2:46 a.m. deputies of the Garfield County Sheriff’s Office were informed of a suspected case of child abuse at a rest area along Highway 82 near Carbondale. No arrests were reported.

FRIDAY, Feb. 17: At 9:12 p.m. officers were dispatched to a fight at the Carbondale Middle School, where police issued summons into court for an undisclosed number of students.

FRIDAY, Feb. 17: At 9:12 a.m. Garfield County deputies contacted an individual at 180 Snowmass Drive in Carbondale, who was wanted on a Failure-To-Appear warrant. The 26-year-old Glenwood Springs man was arrested and taken to the Garfield County Jail.

MONDAY, Feb. 20: At 2:46 a.m. police stopped a vehicle on Highway 133 for weaving and for an equipment violation. Upon investigation, the officers arrested a 21-year-old Carbondale man on charges of drunk driving, driving under a suspended license, having a defective tail lamp on his vehicle, as well as being subject to a warrant for his arrest on previous charges. He was taken to the Garfield County Jail over the warrant.

THURSDAY, Feb. 23: At 7:32 a.m. police responded to an accident between a bicyclist and a vehicle at the intersection of Hendrick and Barber drives. The bicyclist was released after refusing medical attention, and a careless-driving ticket was issued to the vehicle driver.

GREEN IS THE NEW BLACK FASHION EXTRAVAGANZA M A R C H 1 0 & 1 1 , 2 0 1 7 CA is producing the 9th annual Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza: She, held at the Carbondale Recreation Center.

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Trustees extend City Market filing deadline… again

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale’s elected leaders on Feb. 28 approved an extension of the plat-filing deadline for the Carbondale Marketplace project (site of a new City Market grocery story,) the fourth time the Board of Trustees has had to do so.

But while the move was unanimous (except for Trustee Heather Henry, who was not present at the meeting), it was not entirely enthusiastic.

“I hope this is the last time we have to do this,” said Trustee Marty Silverstein.

The extension came after a short discussion that included assurances from Town Manager Jay Harrington that it does not appear that the project is threatened with cancellation, though trustees said they keep getting questions from the public about what Kroger, the parent corporation of City Market, is up to.

Harrington said the project team has yet to submit the “covenants” that will go along with the project application, which Harrington said are necessary before the town can accept filing of the final plat for the development and issue a building permit.

But, he continued, the building permit is essentially ready for issuance, contractors reportedly are ready to get started, and Kroger has never indicated it has doubts about building a newer, bigger and more modern version of the City Market store

that has served Carbondale for decades.

When asked by Trustee Katrina Byars whether there is a possibility where that property is not going to get done Harrington responded that such a possibility always exists with commercial development.

Until the paperwork is all submitted and signed, he explained, the project could stall.

“It’s still not a done deal until it starts,” he declared.

Clean energy, zoning map The trustees also talked with representatives from CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for the Region) and CORE (the Community Office for Resource Efficiency), the town’s main energy-efficiency consultants, about setting priorities for spending $50,000 the trustees have allocated to energy- and environment-related programming in 2017.

Carbondale officials have been working with CLEER and CORE for about a decade to reduce the town’s “carbon footprint” by encouraging energy-efficiency upgrades and alternative energy applications such as solar for businesses, homes and town-owned buildings.

As noted by Harrington, the town has doled out various sums annually, ranging from about $50,000 in some years to up to $125,000 in other years, to help local consumers increase their homes’ efficiency and make use of alternative-energy technology.

The consulting agencies, which are paid

membership fees by the town, also come up with grants and other funding sources to augment the town’s spending.

The trustees on Tuesday declined to come up with a specific list of priorities, other than earmarking $15,000 of the total funding for low-income residential customers.

Trustee Frosty Merriott at one point suggested using some of the remaining $35,000 to craft an “environmental charter” to guide the town’s future energy-efficiency programming, but Mayor Dan Richardson demurred, maintaining that such a charter should be generated in other ways, possibly by the town’s staff, rather than paying CORE or CLEER to produce it.

Instead, the trustees directed Maisa Metcalf of CLEER and Marty Treadway of CORE to come up with a list of proposals that are to be reviewed at a meeting on March 14.

In addition, the trustees approved an updated zoning map for Carbondale, which lead planner Janet Buck said incorporated every zoning change or decision made by the town board since 1993, the year of the last update to the zoning map.

According to consultant Nathan Baier, of Roaring Fork Geospatial LLC in Carbondale, the new map is to be posted on the town’s website, with active links to land-use data banks maintained by Garfield County and the town, so that the public at large can

use the map to research the current status of specific properties or neighborhoods.

Buck stressed that the town did not change the zoning of any properties in making the map.

In other action, the trustees: • Granted renewals to a liquor license held by the Mi Casita restaurant and a marijuana business license held by S.P. Carbondale Retail Marijuana Store; • Approved a special-event liquor license for a fundraising event by the River Bridge Regional Center, a 10-year-old facility that works with abused or neglected children, scheduled for April 29 at the Old Thompson Barn in River Valley Ranch; • Appointed Trustee Frosty Merriott, the longest-serving member of the board at this point, to be mayor pro-tem, meaning he will fill in for Richardson when the mayor cannot be at a trustee meeting; • Went into executive session to talk about a lawsuit recently filed by a gasdrilling company, SG Interests of Texas, against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, over recent cancellations of gas leases in the Thompson Divide region. Harrington reported on Wednesday that no decision was made as to whether Carbondale should take part in the litigation, presumably on the side of the BLM in keeping with the town’s stand in opposition to the leases cited in the suit.

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RFTA meets

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The board of directors for the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority will meet on March 9, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. at the Carbondale Town Hall. Among the items on the agenda will be consideration of the controversial Access Control Plan governing the Rio Grande Trail right-of-way that RFTA owns and controls. The agency has been working on the plan for three years due to objections from some landowners along the trail’s right-of-way, including the governments of Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. RFTA chief executive officer Dan Blankenship told The Sopris Sun that the board will be looking at changes made to the plan in the wake of the objections, and that the plan may be recommended for inclusion on the April 13 agenda for first, formal reading. If adopted on first reading, the plan will then be subject to a comment period of 30 days, starting on April 14.

Colorado Rocky Mountain School swept the team award for league champs girls skate and girls classic at the CHSSA Nordic State Championships in Steamboat. One notable rising star is freshman Kate Oldham, who later qualified as one of ten U16 girls to travel to Lake Placid to compete in the XC Junior National Championships.

Learn to lobby In preparation for the Padres and Jóvenes Unidos march in Denver, a training session will be held at the Third Street Center at noon on March 5 to instruct locals on how to lobby the legislature. RSVP by contacting minister@tworiversuu.org.

Displayed at the dunes Longtime Roaring Fork Valley resident Lynette O’Kane is settling into a different scene in the San Luis Valley where she has

Sold out (sort of)

SoL Theatre presents “Anne of Green Gables” at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. on March 3-4, and 2 p.m. on March 5. The classic play is based on a 1908 novel by Lucy Maud Montgomery and recounts the adventures of an 11-year-old orphan girl named Anne Shirley who is mistakenly sent to a middle-aged brother and sister who intended to adopt a boy. For ticket info, please see the ad on page 10. Photo by Lynn Burton just been selected as Artist in Residence at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. She is the sole artist for 2017 and will be producing work on-site that relates to the dune formation and hydrology of the sand dunes.

Thoughtful tome Explore Books is hosting a signing at 6:30 p.m. March 8 for Carbondalian Jim Coddington’s book “Thoughtful Answers to Timeless Questions: Decades of Wisdom in Letters from the Author of Choice Theory William Glasser, M.D.” The book is based on a number of personal correspondences

of Dr. Glasser, a renowned psychiatrist, counselor, and lecturer.

Swing, swing, swing Symphony in the Valley presents two evenings of live music, dancing, and food featuring a full orchestra, swing band and numerous vocal soloists. The theme, “Come Fly with Me”, includes classic songs and instrumentals from the big band era. It all goes down at the New Ute Theater in Rifle at 7 p.m. March 3 and the Glenwood Springs Community Center March 4. Info and tickets at www.sitv.org.

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If you were putting off getting your tickets to the Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza, you’ll have to skip the drinks. With the main event all booked, there’s now an option to get into the dress rehearsal on Thursday, March 9 for $20. It includes the full show – full of locals, performance art, multimedia, inspiring sustainable fashion – but without the dessert reception and bar. Make your reservation carbondalearts.com before it fills up, too.

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They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Kurt Trede, Jr. (March 4), Amy Hadden Marsh (March 5), Gwen Garcelon and Bobby Mason (March 6).

First Friday celebrates Creative District Carbondale Clay Center features ‘Pairings’

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer First Friday (March 3) celebrates the Carbondale Creative District as a whole, while the Carbondale Clay Center also presents its third annual “Pairings.” The event allows folks to pair ceramic cups created by more than 30 local and national artists with handcrafted local and state beverages.

After two years of holding “Pairings” offsite, the Clay Center is bringing the fundraiser back to its gallery/studios spaces at the east end of Main Street.

“Having ‘Pairings’ back at the Clay Center is really exciting for us,” said Executive Director Angela Bruno. “We wanted to bring the focus back to what we believe ‘Pairings’ should be all about: the celebration of the handmade cup and the handcrafted beverage … and there’s no better place to celebrate that kind of creative spirit than right here at the Clay Center, where we host creativity and artistry every single day.”

More than 30 ceramists have donated cups, pitchers and other vessels of various sizes, including: Ginny Beesley, Dan Berg, Molly Berger, Doug Casebeer, K Cesark, John Cohorst, Steven Colby, Staci Debolt, Matthew Eames, Sandie Gardner, Alleghany Meadows, Frank McGuirk, Anne Goldberg, Giana Grossman, Lisa Ellena, Elina Jurado, Jessie Maddocks, Peg Malloy, HP Bloomer, Matt Kelleher, Kristin Kieffer, Samantha Oliver, Ronan Kyle Peterson, Elizabeth Robinson, Sue Tirrell, Alex Watson, Paige Wright and Rachel Donner.

Beverages will be offered by the Marble Distillery, the Roaring Fork Beer Company, Suerte Tequila, Bonfire coffee and Elevated Elixirs; Rhumba Girls Liquors will provide the wine.

The Aspen-based Elevated Elixirs was founded in 2015 and produces non-alcoholic yerba mate, kombucha and four kinds of elixirs (water, wind, fire and earth). A recent Facebook posting from Deb Bames-

berger praised Elevated Elixirs, “ … Palisade Peach was my favorite until I was introduced to the mango Habanero at the XGames. I love it!”

The way “Pairings” works: cups range from $15 to $150; drink tickets are $5 each, which can be purchased with or without one of the featured cups.

In other action from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Carbondale Clay Center: Peppino’s Pizza will be serving up food; Wes Engstrom will serve up live music.

Other First Friday action

Other sponsors for the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s First Friday include: Carbondale Arts at the Launchpad: a pre-fashion trunk show sale from 6 to 8 p.m. plus the current show “Incandescence”; Crystal Glass Studio (50 Weant Blvd.): new artful lighting by gallery artists, and blown glass demonstrations by Robert Burch from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. near the sculpture garden; Kahhak Fine Arts & School (411 Main Street): Marcel Kahhak will create a painting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the theme “Easter/Spring Rebirth”; Roadside Gallery (320 Main St.): from 5 to 7 p.m., win a piece of fine art photography by playing “Find the photo that didn’t fit”; Strange Imports (423 Main St.): wine/ cheese plus a new shipment of antique Tibetan singing bowls and prayer flags; Susan’s Flowers & Artisan Boutique (453 Main St.): Featuring items made

by Carbondale Creatives, including clothing, jewelry, soaps, jams and flower arrangements; Mary’s Main Street Spirits: tastings for Bushmills Irish Whiskeys, and Red Bush Bourbon from 5 to 7 p.m.; Marble Distilling at the east end of Main Street will feature a special cocktail menu and music from the Milemarkers starting at 8 p.m.

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by Matthew Eames; on the left (big cup) is one from Ronan Kyle Peterson. Photo by Lynn Burton

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By Trina Ortega Special to The Sopris Sun Second-grader Abraham Marlow walked into the art room at Crystal River Elementary School (CRES) and found a set of salt and pepper shakers he had glazed the week before. He clutched the smooth ceramic shakers and gazed admiringly at the kiln-ďŹ red speckles of blue, pink, yellow and green. “It’s called kaleidoscope crackle glaze. I was looking for something with polka dots.

I put on some blue ďŹ rst. I used two different colors and the kaleidoscope glaze. After they ďŹ red, it has a bunch of turquoise,â€? Marlow said. “It’s really amazing.â€?

Every CRES student created a clay bowl or glazed a pre-made bowl or tableware item to contribute to the school’s ďŹ rst “Ladles of Loveâ€? fundraiser held Feb. 24 at The Orchard. Attendees purchased a ticket and got to select a student bowl, then ďŹ lled the bowl with soups donated from local restaurants. Proceeds will be donated to Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE).

A silent auction and cash bar additionally raised money to fund school efforts, such as new playground equipment, outdoor education, literacy materials, science education, ďŹ eld trips, project-based learning and other programs.

The main goal of the event was to bring together parents of CRES students for a funďŹ lled evening of food and entertainment. But students took ownership of creating the bowls, glazing the tableware, and researching and selecting a nonproďŹ t to be the beneďŹ ciary.

CRES art teacher Susan Annabel says the concept tied in many different elements, including the science of clay and glazes, how to craft a functional piece out of clay, what it means to be an artist (that you often let go of your creations), as well as learning about local nonproďŹ ts. “We’re doing project-based learning this year, and this ďŹ ts really well into that concept,â€? Annabel said.

During art class, third- and fourth-graders crafted “slumpâ€? bowls over their knees, then textured and glazed them with their own designs. Students in lower grades glazed prefabricated bowls, but Annabel still incorporated speciďŹ c art techniques, such as using color schemes and painting techniques. Annabel ďŹ red them in the school kiln, located in a

Art teacher Susan Annabel places bowls in the school kiln as students Peter Brennan and Potter Treadway look on. Photo by Trina Ortega space the size of a closet in the art room.

Nearly 500 bowls and ceramic pieces were created for the event. “It’s been fun. Some of the kids had a hard time thinking, ‘I’m not getting my bowl back?’ Their parents did have the chance to buy their bowl. But we’ve been talking a lot about compassion — that’s one of our habits of a scholar — and how that ties into helping others that are in need,� Annabel said. “Plus, part of being an artist is letting go of your work. Artists love to sell their artwork.

So I’m trying to help them understand that being an artist isn’t just about making a piece and keeping it for yourself. It’s about how you share your art with somebody else, too.�

Third-grader Sarah Cuc said she had used clay before but learned about glazes through the project. “I learned that the glaze isn’t just any type of paint. It’s a food-safe paint so you can use it for eating. You have to put it in the kiln so it gets shiny,� she said.

Meanwhile, fourth-graders were tasked with researching 10 charities and organizations in the Roaring Fork Valley. They picked three ďŹ nalists (CARE, Carbondale Arts, and Lift-Up) and presented them to the entire student body, which then voted on one to be the beneďŹ ciary.

PTO President Katy Nardecchia was pleased with the outcome and aims to make it an annual event open to the public in the future. She said about 150 parents and teachers attended and enjoyed seeing all the student-crafted and glazed bowls. She estimated the event raised at least $1,000 for CARE.

CRES hopes to land on feet aer enrollment hurdle

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Writer February 21 was a rough day at Crystal River Elementary School.

That’s when Principal Matt Koenigsknecht had to break the news to certain teachers that their current jobs won’t exist next year.

It’s a counterintuitive conundrum for a school that has otherwise made tremendous strides with significantly improved test scores and a new sense of identity around “projectbased” learning.

“I think we have seen this really positive trajectory,” Koenigsknecht said. “We have such great people and that’s what makes this enrollment situation even more painful.”

The harsh reality at an open enrollment public school, however, is that fewer students means fewer staff members. It wasn’t entirely unexpected, with a kindergarten class of 83 students, compared to 86 first graders.

RFSD Superintendent Rob Stein sees several factors that contributed to a smaller student body. First, there’s a general “baby bust” in the area, with a particularly pronounced birth rate reduction in Carbondale that is expected to continue. There’s also increased capacity at Ross Montessori school, a state charter that recently completed a new building off Highway 133 (The Sopris Sun was unable to connect with Ross for information on demographic trends there).

Finally, there’s Riverview school, a preK8 under construction just across the Roaring Fork River from Westbank and slated to

open in the fall. Intended to alleviate overcrowding in Glenwood Springs, it officially draws from areas traditionally assigned to Sopris Elementary and Glenwood Springs Middle schools – which will also see a reduction in teachers.

While some students who previously opted for Carbondale schools despite being in the Glenwood bus region are now reconsidering, Riverview doesn’t appear to be drawing Carbondale residents so far, nor has there been the same attrition in higher grades.

Even so, it means that 21 full-time equivalent positions are being cut around the district (not counting 11 staff members who gave early notice of resignation or retirement) with no guarantee that all the jobs will be replaced.

With 10 positions already filled at Riverview, 18 remain up for grabs. To support the school’s dual-language program, eight or nine staff members will have to be bilingual, but it’s unclear whether that requirement has already been filled.

Teachers with at least three years in the district are officially guaranteed a job — or at least a paycheck — for a year after being “displaced.” Staff members under that threshold — which accounts for about half of those affected — are considered “probationary” and have no such assurances.’

Nevertheless, Stein said, “we feel loyalty to both categories, so we’re creating a priority hiring pool and working aggressively to find them a place in the district.”

Besides those at Riverview, other positions

CRES third graders recently completed projects addressing the “driving” question of how settlers “arrived, survived and thrived” in the Valley. Photo by Debbie Bruell are expected to open up around the district as usual. Additionally, teachers who may want to find a place in another district will be provided with letters of recommendation that make it clear that their dismissal was due to circumstance, not performance.

“As much as we’d hate to lose talent, we want to help everyone land on their feet,” Stein said.

Meanwhile, Koenigsknecht believes CRES can weather the reduction in staff and keep on a positive path.

After contemplating joining the “expeditionary learning” program two years ago, the school opted to pursue “project-based learning,” a model that shares many of the same ideas. The core shift in philosophy, as Koenigsknecht explains it, is to view projects as the “main entree” instead of “dessert, with students building them over the course

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“We think it’s a more authentic, deeper way to engage with the content, and it gets kids really excited about the work they’re doing,” he said. “We don’t want to just blow up our programming. It’s really more about adjusting the way we institute it.”

The approach doesn’t really require more teachers to implement than a more traditional approach, just some professional development and commitment from the staff. With cuts distributed fairly equally between grades and programs at Crystal River Elementary School, Koenigsknecht hopes the remaining faculty can overcome the setback.

“It’s never going to be easy, but the culture that we’ve built and the way we came together as a staff has really carried us through,” he said.

Editor’s note: The Sopris Sun has so far been unsuccessful in finding displaced staff who are willing to speak on the record.

Those with a story to tell are welcome to contact Will Grandbois at 510-0540 or will@soprissun.com.

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Community Calendar FRIDAY March 3

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Lion” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 3-9 except Mar. 5 showtime is 6 p.m.; “Jackie” (R) at 5:15 p.m. Mar. 3-4 and at 3:45 p.m. on Mar. 5.

PAIRINGS • Match a handmade cup with a handcrafted beverage from 6 to 9 p.m. in the annual The Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St) event. Featuring cups made by more than 30 local and national artists and beverages from a selection of distinguished Colorado distilleries, wineries and breweries, as well as other non-alcoholic beverage makers. Pairings invites the community to choose a cup for purchase and “pair it” with tastings of handcrafted beverages. For more information, visit www.carbondaleclay.org or call 970-963-2529.

PRESCHOOL CELEBRATION • Children’s Rocky Mountain School hosts a children’s art show and ribbon cutting at its new location (126 Main Street) at 4:30 p.m. Meet new director Fallon Nickelsen and participate in a silent auction.

LASER TAG • The Garfield County Fairgrounds (1001 Railroad Ave. in Rifle) aren’t just for summer events. Catch laser tag from 6 to 10 p.m. in the indoor arena, with arrow tag from 9 to 10 p.m. The event is $7 for adults, $5 for kids 6-12, and kids 5 and under get in free. The 4H club will be selling food and non-alcoholic beverages.

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Create your own character and theme to dress up and throw down. Free for KDNK members and $10 for non-members. To register just email Bodhi at bodhi@kdnk.org with your full name, your super awesome wrestling name, and membership status.

DANCE PARTY • As a fundraiser for A Spiritual Center and supported valley non-profits, catch a Mardi Gras costume and mask dance party at the Third Street Center (520 S. 3rd St.) from 7 to 10 p.m.; tickets $10 at the door and donations appreciated.

PIANO MAN • Musician and songwriter Jesse Cooper presents an afternoon of original songs and piano music from 3 to 4 p.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave). Cooper is a songwriter and musician with the band 3Tinkers, and has previously played with Sashay, Bobby Mason, and as a guest with many national artists. You can often find him on the park bench writing songs and playing the harmonica and accordion.

TOWN HALL • Millie Hamner, State Rep. for District 61 (which includes Pitkin County), will appear for a town hall meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Aspen Square Condominium Hotel (617 E Cooper Ave.).

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CONTRA DANCE • All dances taught and called with live string music from Wooden Nickel from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Glenwood Masonic Lodge (901 Colorado Ave.). Beginners and singles welcome; $10 at the door.

SEED SORT • New Castle Growing Empowerment sponsors a seed sorting, distribution and gardening basics workshop from 1 to 4 p.m. at the New Castle Branch Library (402 W. Main St.).

All participants will receive free organic heirloom nonGMO veggie, herb, and pollinator seeds of their choice. Children are welcome with activities provided.

BRAIN TANNING • Buffalo Barb has been a full-time brain tanner since 1992, and will discuss her artistic methods and demonstrate her process from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Silt Historical Park (707 Orchard Ave.).

WEDNESDAY March 8

NATURALIST NIGHTS • The final Naturalist Nights presentation takes place at it’s standard time in Carbondale – 5:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center – but on a nonstandard Tuesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. in Aspen. Wrapping things up is Scott Rashid, who will speak about his wide-ranging research interests concerning the tiny owls that inhabit the area in and around Rocky Mountain National Park.

Further Out FRIDAY March 10

APPALACHIAN SPRING • Basalt Regional Library hosts Rachael Lee Priday on violin and Susan Ellinger on piano for a free rendition of Aaron Copland’s classic at 5:30 p.m.

TUESDAY March 14

CHAMBER LUNCHEON • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly luncheon and annual meeting takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Gathering Center at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Drive). Garfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovsky will present an update and attendees will learn about projected demographic trends. Early registration runs $25 and includes lunch catered by Carbondale Beer Works. For more information and to register, call 963-1890.

WEDNESDAY March 15

POETRY BROTHEL • A crew of mostly ‘Bonedalian poets takes Justice Snow’s (Mill St. and Hyman Ave. in Aspen) by storm with an open mic from 6 to 7 p.m. No cover.

THURSDAY March 16

HEALTH CELEBRATION • Garfield Healthy Communities Coalition holds its “Live Healthy Live Local” free celebration from 6-9 p.m. at the New Ute Theater and Events Center (132 E. 4th Street, Rifle). The public is invited to enjoy free food, door prize drawings and live music by Let Them Roar, as well as learn about opportunities to make Garfield County a healthier place to live. Info: www.garfield-county.com.

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Ongoing C’DALE TRUSTEES • The Carbondale Board of Trustees holds regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at town hall starting at 6 p.m. The trustees usually hold work session at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays. Info: 963-2733 or carbondalegov.org.

MEET THE MAYOR • Carbondale Mayor Dan Richardson holds his weekly “Office Hours” session at the Village Smithy from 7 to 8 a.m. on Tuesdays. Drop by and say hi.

ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center meets at 10 a.m. sharp on Sundays, with social gathering at 9:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome. Info: 963-5516.

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE • Have you wanted to explore your legacy of living and the wisdom of your experience? Join a free facilitated workshop for writing your personal history, one story at a time, facilitated

by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/genealogist. First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon, Glenwood Springs Branch Library (815 Cooper Ave.) Info: 970 945-5958, gcpld.org.

INCANDESCENCE • A new collection of encaustic paintings by Erin Rigney comes together with a group glass exhibition at The Launchpad (76 S 4th St). Curator Robert Burch will display his new series of “Material Studies” integrating glass and metal alongside the work of artists like Jacqueline Balderson, Dylan Balderson, Wyatt Balderson, Lily Meadows, Shannon Muse, and TJ Ossola.

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NATURE IN LAYERS • The Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave, Basalt) features the intricately layered, nature-based abstract paintings of Santa Fe artist Michael Kessler.

in the Third Street Center offers group sessions Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation and registration is not necessary. Info: mindfullifeprogram.org and 970-633-0163.

IDEAS ON THE INFINITE • The Charles J. Wyly Gallery at the Art Base (99 Midland Spur in Basalt) showcases artists Brian Colley, John Cohorst and Andrew Rice. Comprising the works of three locally-rooted artists, the show explores ideas of space and how humans’ desire for understanding and knowledge takes us beyond this small planet.

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS • Garfield County offers immunization clinics at the Carbondale Family Resource Center (in the Bridges Center at 400 Sopris Ave.) the second and fourth Thursdays of the month (Oct. 27 this month). To schedule an appointment, call 945-6614, ext. 2030.

SUPER CHATS • RE-1 Superintendent Rob Stein hosts coffee chats from 7 to 8 a.m. at Bonfire Coffee (in the Dinkel Building) on the second Tuesday of the month, at Saxy’s in Basalt on the first Tuesday, and River Blend in Glenwood Springs on the fourth Tuesday.

LUNCH • Crystal Meadows senior housing hosts a lunch followed by Bingo every Wednesday.

LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts an open mic night at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs every Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m.

PLANT-BASED NUTRITION • Every Monday morning at the Third Street Center, Greg Feinsinger, M.D., gives free consultations about heart attack prevention, stroke/diabetes prevention, plant-based nutrition or other medical concerns. Dr. Feinsinger is a retired family physician. For an appointment, call 379-5718.

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CASTLE TOUR • Under new ownership, winter tours continue on Sat. & Sun. at 1:30 p.m. through March 26, when the Castle will be closing for renovations. Visit the baronial home of Redstone’s founder, J. C. Osgood.

Take a step back in time and learn about the coal mining, railroads and model company town. Tickets available on the day of the tour in Redstone. More info: 970-963-9656 or theredstonecastle.com.

COMMUNITY MEAL • Faith Lutheran Church (south of Main Street on Highway 133) hosts a free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale.com.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents music every Friday night. Info: 963-3340.

RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m. Meet at the store in La Fontana Plaza and run various distances, with different

routes each week. Info: 704-0909.

MUTUAL MAKERS • The Carbondale Clay Center at 135 Main St. presents an exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of Colorado Mountain College in Aspen’s ceramics program. Info: www.carbondaleclay.org or 970-963-2529.

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

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. $6/per pair ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday. The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

YOGA • Himalayan Yogini Devika Gurung teaches yoga at the Launchpad every Wednesday from 9 to 10:30 a.m.

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.

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Subdivisions, smokers and schools From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal March 3, 1977 The first lots were slated for sale in the Crystal Village subdivision – a 70 acre Planned Unit Development anticipated to house between 1,200 and 1,500 people. Although it has since been surpassed by River Valley Ranch, it was then the largest ever addition to the Town of Carbondale, comprising most of the homes on the west side of Highway 133 from Hendrick Drive to Oak Run, as well as two parks and 12 acres of professional, commercial or multifamily space along W. Main Street. The development met opposition when it was first proposed and went before the town’s fledgling Planning and Zoning Commission but was officially annexed in 1975 while the related Basalt South project remained in limbo.

Meanwhile, Colorado Rocky Mountain School opted to stay in its location just north of the new subdivision after contemplating an opportunity to relocate along Snowmass Creek.

March 5, 1987 In Pat Noel’s first edition as editor after a six-year leave of absence, the Journal spoke with smokers’ rights activists who had recently circulated a petition. The anti-anti-smoking movement came in response to another petition which aimed to ban smoking in public places, modeled on laws already in place in Fort Collins and Aspen. Presentation of the counter-petition by a “harassed minority” was pending,

“according to petition circulator who… hack… cough… hack… prefers to remain anonymous.”

March 6, 1997 Following final approval by the trustees, a teen center was slated to open in the town’s old police trailer at the corner of 2nd and Main. The volunteer groups that organized the project had hired an AmeriCorps volunteer to manage the space, which would be open to Carbondale residents under 21. No drugs, alcohol, foul language, fighting, or public displays of affection were allowed on the premises. The youth hangout eventually closed and was ultimately bulldozed in favor of a vacant lot.

March 1, 2007 With Ross Montessori just spreading its wings and Crystal River Elementary School sporting a large new addition, the Journal tackled the search for balance in Carbondale public schools. The touchy subject was broached by trustee Alice Laird, citing shifting demographics with predominantly latino open-enrollment schools and primarily anglo charters. Overall enrollment was also down at CRES, CMS and RFHS. “The real issue is the have’s and the have not’s. It’s not integrated and balanced,” Laird said. “We’re a non-urban area with almost urban-like issues with our schools.”

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Basketball playoffs om page 1 Basalt The Longhorns (seeded #9) are led by Michael Glen, a senior who is leading the team with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game. Pedro Rivera leads the team with 3.6 assists per game and Paul Torres leads with 1.7 steals.

Two of Basalt’s three loses were to Coal Ridge (58-52 and 57-55 in the Western Slope League tournament final on Feb. 25).

Basalt faces the #24 seeded University High School of Greeley (13-9) at Green Valley Ranch High School in Denver. Tip off is at 5:30 p.m. on March 3.

University is led by Izak Natividad, who is averaging 18 points per game, and Andre Chacon with 5.7 rebounds.

If Basalt makes it past University, they face the winner of the Denver School of Science and Technology (#8 seed) versus The Pinnacle (#25) at 1 p.m. on March 4.

Coal Ridge Coal Ridge, located between Silt and New Castle, is the Western Slope League’s highest seed with a #7 ranking. The Titans (17-5) face Frontier Academy (14-8/ranked #25) at home at 7 p.m. on March 3.

If Coal Ridge wins, they take on the winner of the Sterling versus Buena Vista game at 2 p.m. on March 4.

During the season, Coal Ridge lost to Colorado Academy (74-58), Cheyenne South (52-44), Moffat County (62-60), Eagle Valley (72-63) and Resurrection Christian (76-73).

The rest As is so often the case in 3A boys basketball, Kent Denver (a private school) enters the first round of the state playoffs seeded #1, according to the Maxpreps.com website. Manitou Springs is the #2 seed.

The 3A state final game will be played at the University of Denver at 6 p.m. on March 11.

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Robbery suspects held on $100,000 bond

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer The two men suspected of robbing a Carbondale convenience store at gunpoint on Feb. 16, and then leading area law enforcement ofďŹ cials on a two-day chase through the back-country near Basalt, remain in the GarďŹ eld County Jail while awaiting trial on charges of armed robbery.

The two men, Nicholas Ameral and Benjamin Weeks, who are cousins and both 19 years old, were arrested on Feb. 22 during a trafďŹ c stop in Basalt.

Ameral, who also was arrested on a warrant for alleged failure to comply (FTC) with a court order in a previous case, was scheduled to appear in court March 2 in Glenwood Springs about the FTC warrant.

Both men, however, are due to be in court on March 8 to be presented with the formal charges against them. Court ďŹ les on the cases indicate that neither man has an attorney representing him, at this point in the proceedings, according to a check with the Ninth Judicial Court ofďŹ ce.

Nicholas Ameral Both are being held in lieu of payment of bonds set by a judge at $100,000 apiece.

Paperwork ďŹ led so far in the case indicates that police, after interviewing the clerks on duty the night of the robbery at the Cowen Center convenience store, started looking for Ameral and his older brother, Matthew Ameral, 23.

Carbondale police had put out a “be on the lookoutâ€? or BOLO alert about the suspects, and an ofďŹ cer with the Basalt police had responded, informing Carbondale that the two Ameral brothers were known in Basalt.

The Basalt ofďŹ cer said the pair had once lived in Basalt, but had moved to Carbondale.

Police found an address for Nicholas Ameral and, after viewing security videotapes from another convenience store in Carbondale, the 7-Eleven, CPD OfďŹ cer Randy Rodgers concluded that Nicholas Ameral had been to the 7-Eleven earlier on the night of the robbery, and that his appearance on that video matched the description given by the Cowen Center store clerks.

Police on Feb. 17 went to the Carbondale address given for Nicholas Ameral, where they found the men’s mother. The woman told police that Matthew Ameral lived with her and had nothing to do with the robbery, but that Nicholas Ameral’s cousin, Benjamin

Weeks, had recently arrived from California and had been “hanging out� with Nicholas, according to court documents.

The mother also told police that Nicholas Ameral and Weeks had slept on her oor on Feb. 16, after arriving at her home at about 11 p.m., and police say they found a magazine for a 9 mm Glock handgun (the same kind of gun as was used in the robbery) on the floor near where the pair were sleeping that night.

Police also interviewed two local women who had been videotaped at the same time as Nicholas Ameral at the 7-Eleven, and who admitted driving Ameral and Weeks around the night of Feb. 16 and dropping them off late that night, at a spot about ďŹ ve minutes’ walk from the Cowen Center store.

Carbondale police also contacted the police department at Tulare, Calif., the town where Weeks had been living before coming to Carbondale.

According to the Tulare police, as detailed in the afďŹ davit for an arrest warrant, Weeks has a lengthy police record that includes arrests for ďŹ ghting, having a knife at school, residential burglary and having Benjamin Weeks marijuana at school.

Ameral, too, has a criminal record, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

The CBI records indicate Ameral has been arrested and convicted on charges of possessing marijuana, as well as charges of menacing and contributing to the deliquency of a minor by providing that minor with alcohol.

Based on the information gathered following the robbery, police issued warrants for the arrest of Nicholas Ameral and Weeks. The two subsequently were spotted on a RFTA bus near Snowmass Village, on Feb. 21.

Police hoped to arrest the men on the bus when it neared Basalt, but the pair allegedly eluded capture by jumping out of an emergency window at the back of the bus when it stopped near the Holland Hills subdivision.

Ameral and Weeks were arrested the next day, Feb. 22, during a trafďŹ c stop in Basalt, involving a vehicle that police said was “associatedâ€? with the two suspects. The men were discovered hiding in the car, and police indicated that the driver of the car, who was not identiďŹ ed, was not arrested at that time but might face charges later.

The two had spent the night of Feb. 21-22 outside, and one of them was taken to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs for treatment of symptoms from exposure.

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‘Misery makes strange bedfellows’ – e magically contemporary message of ‘e Tempest’

By Nicolette Toussaint Special to The Sopris Sun At the Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC), “The Tempest” begins with a roar and a crash. While Prospero, played by Jeff Carlson, magically conjures up a storm, Prospero’s ocean-tossed enemies are disgorged from the bowels of the theatre itself, appearing through a trap door. As they writhe and struggle to hang onto their sinking ship, cries ring down from dark catwalks encompassing the ceiling.

Thunder crashes from all sides, the darkened theatre rumbling and shaking the audience.

In marked contrast to the noise, motion and darkness, TRTC’s staging is subdued. A symbolically-represented cirque of russet stone surrounds a gnarled white tree growing up from the stage. Another tree, rooted somewhere in the heavens, grows downward to meet it. The two trees aptly symbolize the mingling of the powers of heaven and earth in one of Shakespeare’s more unusual comedies.

White driftwood shows up again and again in TRTC’s production: It’s Prospero’s magical white staff. It’s firewood.

It’s a drinking flask. It’s the imperiled ship – an artistic construction of twisted white wood and bleached canvas – as it careens over and through the stormy waves in the hands of the spirit Ariel, played by Trary Maddalone.

The intercutting of two scenes — the ship’s frantic passengers versus the wizard directing the storm — is familiar to modern audiences. It’s a device we’ve all experienced in films, and it’s vintage Lon Winston. Winston, TRTC’s founder, is the director and designer of TRTC’s production of “The Tempest”.

Winston likes to “deconstruct” a play then reassemble it to tell the story in a more interesting and contemporary way. In

Shakespeare’s original script, the first scene takes place on the storm-tossed ship. Only in the second scene does Shakespeare reveal that the storm was conjured up by a wizard.

While ghosts, witches, oracles and prophecies figure in many of Shakespeare’s plays, the realm of the supernatural plays a special role in “The Tempest”, investing what might otherwise be a rather prosaic tale of shipwreck with magical qualities.

pest that shipwrecks Antonio and other interconnected enemies, Prospero plots revenge on those who wronged him. But at the last moment, Prospero instead turns to forgiveness, saying, “The rarer action is in virtue rather than vengeance.”

“The play is about reconciliation, but Prospero wants people to pay before he forgives them,” Winston notes. Although “The Tempest” was written in 1620, Prospero’s speech to his brother, who he addresses as “most wicked sir,” contains the words, “I do forgive thy rankest fault, all of them, and require my dukedom of thee, which perforce I know, thou must restore.” That carries quite a contemporary political ring to it, does it not?

Shakespearean English can be a bit daunting, but because Winston has taken pains to carry the plot through action as well as dialog, most theatre-goers soon forget that they don’t speak Elizabethan. The nuances of the Bard’s plot, which are byzantine even – Lon Winston as written out in the program’s synopsis, are less important than the overall arc of the play and its mesOf the Bard’s 18 comedies, “A Midsummer Night’s sage of forgiveness.

Dream” bears the closest kinship with “The Tempest”. In As Winston has said, “Plays aren’t meant to be read – both, we’re shown a fantastical world in which heavenly they’re meant to be performed. It’s not just saying the words. powers make sport of earthly fools. Both plays contain elves It’s delving into what they really mean.” “The Tempest” is and sprites, drunkards and buffoons. Both give us characters Winston’s third Shakespearean production at TRTC. Winston that are polar opposites: “The Tempest’s” Ariel, an ethereal staged “Macbeth” early in TRTC’s history, partnering with sprite, flits across the stage like a breathe of fresh air. Caliban, CMC, and he directed “Hamlet” to local acclaim last season. an earthbound “monster” is taken for “a strange fish” by Trin- While staging Shakespeare demands a great deal from the culo, the jester. Trinculo complains of Caliban’s rotting-fish cast, this one rises to the occasion. And as Winston says, “The scent and observes that “misery makes strange bedfellows.” stories are universal and they dive into the human condition “The Tempest’s” plot explores the character of Prospero, like no other.” a Duke who has been deposed by his brother Antonio, then “The Tempest” will again be offered March 3-4 and 9-11 exiled to a deserted island. After conjuring up a mighty tem- at 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on March 5.

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CRES thanks Sunlight Dear Editor: The 4th grade class of Carbondale’s Crystal River Elementary School arrived at Sunlight Mountain Resort on a bluebird Thursday in late February, along with their teachers and many parent chaperones, ready for a day of fun. Many of our students had never skied before, others had skied or snowboarded only a few times, while others were excited to show off their expert shredding skills to their classmates and teachers. After a safety speech, Sunlight’s organized staff had all the kids geared up and on the mountain within a half hour of arrival. Many smiling faces participated in lessons or broke away in small groups to explore all that Sunlight has to offer.

This trip could not be possible without Sunlight’s generous support including lift tickets and rentals for all those that needed gear.

Many thanks to the techs in the rental shop that were patient and professional, the enthusiasm the instructors showed our kids along with the entire Sunlight staff for making this day absolutely wonderful for our students. Big thanks to general manager Tom Jankovsky for offering each 4th grader in the valley a free season pass, recognizing that everyone should

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Thanks to the many, many parents that took the day off and brought gear to the mountain and skied with the kids. Having you all there ensured that everyone could ďŹ nd their own secret powder stashes. And ďŹ nally to the Fourth Grade Team of Katelyn Foster, Betsy McMichael, Kristin Gracy and Dave Plumb along with help from Marty Madsen – you each are appreciated much more than you’ll every know. CRES continues to be our amazing neighborhood school because of each of you.

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CMS student supports CRES EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the ďŹ rst in a series of letters submitted by CMS students in support of CRES. More letters to follow in future issues.

Dear Editor, I went to Crystal River Elementary School for ďŹ ve years. I am currently an eighth grader at Carbondale Middle School. Without Crystal River Elementary School, I would not be the person I am today.

During my many years at CRES, I learned that no matter what color, religion, or gender the peers around me were, everyone should be treated equally – no matter what they look like

or what they believe. At CRES I learned I can be friends with anyone. CRES is an amazing school and if I hadn’t gone there for elementary school, I would not have made so many new and different friends and stayed friends with them for all four years of middle school.

At CRES, not only do they teach kids math, language arts, social studies and science but they teach kids how to love each other and themselves. They teach kids how to grow up and be wonderful people, how to build long lasting friendships and how to be accepting of each other. I believe that because of Crystal River Elementary School, I have become a better person, friend and student.

Although all the teachers at CRES are amazing, one stands out to me: Marty Madsen. Mr. Madsen is the P.E teacher and an all time favorite in the school. Mr. Madsen personally gets to know each and every student and connects with them. He isn't only our teacher in elementary school, but as we grow up, he is there for us. I think that the teachers at CRES all connect with kids on a personal level. They become not only the students’ teachers, but as we grow up as middle schoolers, they feel like friends.

CRES was an amazing place to grow up and learn. When I am grown up, out of school, and have kids of my own, I hope that my own children can have such amazing teachers like I did at Crystal River Elementary School.

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