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Volume 10, Number 13 | May 3, 2018

Bridget has a little lamb …Actually, the Strangs have more like 120 of them, including 11 sets of triplets, with more to come. Bridget Strang loves sheep, and the ranch (393 CR 102) occasionally gets used for dog training and sheepdog trials. From May 4-9, folks can catch a benefit trial for the USBCHA National Finals, with “Opens” on Friday, Saturday and Monday (nursery on Sunday), a double lift on Tuesday and clinics after the competitions. Anyone can attend — including ewe! Of course, this little one won’t be out on the field any time soon — just take it as a sign of spring.

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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.

Born in Aspen, but we still need to work for a living

Oh, my gods, did you hear Emmanuel Macron’s speech?! I drop off/pick up traffic twice a day, (those are your kids!) and should have guessed! This whole ordeal of having a president with the ambiguous section of bike/pedestrian path on both sides of the ego of a small child, and a slack-ass nanny of a congress, has the highway, it is like being teleported to Kathmandu for a few all been a plot to make us fall for the first responder on the scene minutes and then- once safely through the intersection- returning — the president of France. The French are trying to small mountain town traffic. We Satankers have to take over America: they want our broken healthbeen waving our arms and yelling about this for care system, our two-week paid vacations, and our years, but we have failed to garner the attention of 50-hours-a-week-worked-but-40-paid jobs! the lifeguards, i.e., the powers that be: Town of CarHere in Carbondale, we’re seeing help wanted bondale, CDOT, RFTA. No one can agree on a plan signs around town (and not just that old, sticky one for a safe, functional intersection, and now APEHI that lives in the front window of the Pour House.) A wants to add countless commuters to the chaos. shortage of labor at the minimum wage level can be That intersection needs more traffic like Ajax aprèsa good thing because it can bump up pay levels for ski needs another grandma in glitter and spandex. all residents, (just like a rising tide raises all boats) Aspen continues to develop and add more preand then the income is poured right back into lomium-priced square footage inside the city limits; cal businesses. Or, it can mean we’re going down the of course they have traffic problems. “The manual drain: no plumbers, no merchants, no artisans, just a By Jeannie Perry for holes is: when you are in one, stop digging.” bunch of wealthy ghouls perusing art galleries.

- Pat Hunter.

My uncle says money is like manure; it works better if you We cannot allow them to cast off their housing crisis on us spread it around. Uncle Charlie is the reason I am able to live just because our real estate prices are lower. Maybe it’s time for in the valley where I was born, even though land sharks have Aspen to build compact, high-rise employee housing instead forced a lot of locals out of the water. (There are still a few din- of spacious, but empty most of the year, townhomes; eight to ghies and san-pans floating around, but it’s hard to see them ten story buildings with underground parking, emergency stairin between all the yachts.) I feel lucky to live here, but I’m not wells, and rooftop gardens to grow vegetables, herbs, and edgoing to lie — sometimes I daydream about selling out and mov- ible grasses. ing to Pango Pango, especially when I’m trying to turn left onto We all know that would go over like a turd in the tub, but isn’t Highway 133. it worth a little stink in your own bath to have locally housed I live in Satank, which is a lawless little suburb of Carbondale employees? Carbondale needs affordable housing for our own located in unincorporated Garfield County. The beauty of Sa- employees to ensure we remain vibrant and functional, instead of tank is that we’re not in town, but we can walk there in twenty turning into an amusement town full of empty homes with service minutes. Now, Red Hill Lofts, LLC (APEHI is the sole member industry workers that commute more than an hour each way. Of of the company) is planning to build employee housing on Dolo- course, we could use the time to practice our French… res Way, which is currently the only way to access Satank. APEHI stands for Aspen Pitkin Employee Housing Inc. No doubt the Jeannie loves living in Satank, but she would consider moving land is more affordable than anything in Aspen, and with the back to Aspen if there was another bust like the one in 1893. bus stop right there it makes sense for commuting workers, but the intersection of Dolores Way and Highway 133 is in Garfield Editor’s note: For more information about the proposed County, not Pitkin, and it’s maxed. development and APEHI — not to be confused with the By “maxed” I mean that intersection is a deathtrap. With all Aspen Pitkin County Housing Authority — visit soprissun. the commercial and residential traffic, plus the Community School com/2018/04/18/red-hill-lofts.

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Petition for public health and safety

The days are long in Isafjordur, Iceland this time of year, but Greg and Mark Feinsinger brought a little extra Sun with them, anyway.

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Dear Editor: An important and empowering petition is being circulated by Colorado Rising in conjunction with 350 Colorado. In a nutshell, it calls for an initiative on the November ballot “requiring any new oil and gas development be located at least 2500 feet from any structure intended for human occupancy.” The current setback is 500 feet.

Study after study has shown people within a half-mile of drilling and fracking experience increased risk of cancer, asthma, pulmonary difficulties, low birth weight, and birth defects. There were 14 explosions causing death or serious injury in Colorado in 2017. Geologists have shown that fracking can spoil drinking water sources.

A major reason the oil and gas industry wants to put their well pads close to popu-

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lation is that the infrastructure is already there. They don’t have to build roads. Just like at Battlement Mesa, Firestone, and Bella Romero, the industry puts money ahead of people’s health and safety.

You’ll see us volunteer circulators roaming up and down the valley with our clipboards and pens. In Carbondale, we’re targeting First Fridays, Dandelion Day, Farmer’s Market, and Mountain Fair, but we won’t miss Strawberry Days, Burning Mountain Days, Hay Days, and the Garfield County Fair.

So if you agree fracking has no place in neighborhoods or next to schools, please find us at one of these events and sign our petition. For more information on the initiative, call up www.CoRising.org.

We know oil and gas will come after us with all the money and, therefore, political LETTERS page 18

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Compassion and mindfulness are universal, local orgs say

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

At one point, she asked her mom why she hadn’t been born a boy — after all, it seemed like for everything she wanted to do, her mother told her it was impossible as a girl. That was true of living at the monastery, too.

“I think this was sometime in the ‘80s,” Venerable Gyalten Samten said of that first monastery visit with her family. Back then, as a 10-year-old, her name was Barkha Mandan. “It was very pristine and gorgeous, and I remember telling my mom, ‘I want to live here.’ Then she said to me, ‘Look around you. Only monks can live here.’ So I said, ‘Then make me a monk,’” she recalled.

Of course, only men could be monks, her mother told her matter-of-factly.

“That broke my heart,” Samten said, but it was just the beginning of her journey.

Now an ordained Buddhist nun, her earthly belongings essentially include two robes, a pair of sandals, a laptop and a cell phone.

But that wasn’t always the case — in fact, as a 1994 Miss India finalist and Bollywood actress with several leading movie roles and credits in more than 20 television shows, her external appearance used to have much, much more control of her day-to-day life.

“A small zit breaking out would completely flip me,” she said with a laugh. “Everything I did earlier, unintentionally, was revolving around me.” Then, in 2001, she met the Dalai Lama, and the experience changed her perspective entirely: that’s when she was introduced to Buddhist dharma.

“It was truly amazing; it was a like a lifechanging moment for me,” Samten said. “I think it just stayed with me, and I made an effort every year to [return to the monastery].”

Juxtaposing life in Mumbai with her spiritual pursuits became draining. Her inner 10-year-old still wanted to live at the monastery. “Unfortunately, that city has lots of things to offer you in terms of making a career, lifestyle and all the worldly pleasures, but nothing much in terms of a dharma center,” Samten said of life in Mumbai.

“So I would come back, and I had no one to share what I’ve experienced and learned, nowhere to go and practice.”

And practice she did. She continued to study Buddhist texts, took courses and cultivated her own dharma practice. While doing that, she also grew her film career, adding “producer” to her resume.

From Bollywood to the Crystal Theatre Surkhaab — the Indo-Canadian film that Samten both produced and starred in — follows Jeet, a judo gold medalist forced to emigrate to Canada in order to be with

to further her connections with her students. She’s every bit as excited to be here as Bruna is to host her.

“When John said he has this place, I was like, ‘Wow. Somewhere in the Western part of the world, something is thriving.’

I’m very happy that I can connect with it,” Samten said, adding that students don’t have to subscribe to a particular religion in order to benefit from a dharma practice. “If you truly internalize it, I would say it’s about keeping a virtuous mind, and that’s applicable to any and everybody. You don’t have to be a Buddhist.”

Mindful practices permeate the Valley

Venerable Gyalten Samten renounced her identity as renowned actress Barkha Mandan in 2012 to become an ordained Buddhist nun. Her final film screens at the Crystal Theatre May 3 to benefit Way of Compassion’s next endeavor: Compassion Fest.

Courtesy photo. her brother.

“Circumstances force her to take not such kosher ways of getting in,” Samten said of her film’s plot, alluding to its look into both immigration and human trafficking issues. The movie won Best Producer of a Feature Film at the Madrid International Film Festival and Best Feature Film at Worldfest Houston in 2012 — the same year Mandan renounced her identity to become an ordained nun.

“It was my first film, and it is happy to be my last,” Samten said of her film production days, noting that she did all the promotion work for the movie in her robes and shaved head in order to fulfill her final commitments to the project.

Now, years later, she’s able to marry her former artistic passions with her current spiritual ones. On Thursday, May 3, the Crystal Theatre is screening Surkhaab.

All proceeds benefit Way of Compassion’s inaugural Compassion Fest, to be held in Carbondale Aug. 17-19.

“Whatever we raise from this is my contribution,” Samten said, adding that Aug. 17 is her birthday. “This is my intellectual property, and it’s my contribution.”

Samten met Way of Compassion Found-

Surkhaab Screening When: 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:45) Thursday, May 3 Where: Crystal Theatre, 427 Main St. Cost: $15 (tinyurl.com/surkhaab)

Producer Discussion When: 9 p.m. Thursday, May 3 Where: Third Street Center, 520 S. 3rd St., Calaway Room Cost: Included with screening ticket purchase

er John Bruna last year via an emailed introduction facilitated by a mutual teacher.

“We set up a video conference and got to talk with each other,” Bruna said of his early communications with Samten. “Pretty instantly, you could see what a treasure she was.”

Now, Samten teaches virtually on Wednesday evenings at the Dharma Center, and she’s visiting in a month-long residency

Down the hall from Way of Compassion in the Third Street Center is Mindful Life Program (MLP). Even though they share some of the same foundational people (Bruna is both founder of Way of Compassion and co-founder of Mindful Life Program), Way of Compassion and MLP are two completely separate entities. For one, Way of Compassion is a nonprofit, while MLP is a for-profit organization — and one that’s growing, at that.

MLP Executive Director Laura Bartels spends much her time managing that growth. Most recently, she’s been working with recovery programs in Carbondale and Glenwood Springs, bringing mindfulness training to staff. And that’s in addition to the training she’s already leading with the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Department.

“People who are working high-stress, frontline jobs, shift work… we want people to be sustainable, and we want people to be performing at their best and feeling good about it,” Bartels said. The mindfulness programs help staff avoid burnout, and in the case of recovery patients, training can become an integrated aspect of their treatment plans.

MLP teaches four key concepts: attention, values, wisdom and open heartedness, Bartels explained. By examining their thoughts more intentionally, students come away with a clearer understanding of their inner workings and presence in any given moment — and that’s a skill not limited to police officers and advocacy workers.

“I’ve had two homeless men in classes, and they benefit incredibly because they’re dealing with challenges on a day-to-day basis that we can’t even imagine,” she said.

“That universal aspect — it brings it down beyond religions, beyond culture and meets us where we’re dealing with common things because we’re all human beings. It doesn’t matter if you’re a parent of any kind, a grandparent, a homeless person or a school teacher, we’re all asking ourselves, ‘How do I get to the end of the day and have peace of mind?’ We all need that.”

Partnerships for mindfulness

In addition to its public courses, Mindful Life Program is currently working with the following entities: Pitkin County Sheriff’s Department, now in the midst of a 20-hour, 8-week course (participants also receive a full-year MLP membership) Jaywalker Lodge, 811 Main Ct., now the first certified Mindfulness in Recovery Treatment Center in the United States Aspire Treatment Center for Women, 246 Garfield Ave., currently integrating the Mindfulness in Recovery curriculum into its program

Momenta, 3302 S. Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs, a recently opened residential and outpatient treatment center for women with children, contracted to become a certified Mindfulness in Recovery Treatment Center and integrate mindful parenting training into its programs Carbondale Middle School, 180 Snowmass Dr., and Riverview School, 228 Flying M Ranch Rd., now in planning stages to continue successful first-year pilot programs For more information about trainings and programs, visit mindfullifeprogram.org.

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Scuttlebutt

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Get into the groove If you find yourself in Marble in need of sustenance, be advised that Slow Groovin’ BBQ is back in business for their summer season. Now if they could just bring back those delicious avocado tacos.

Home again, home again Carbondale filmmaker Michael CB Stevens is returning to his childhood home in Maryland with his old friend, for a 250-mile self-supported bikepacking and packrafting trip on the Potomac River to the Chesapeake Bay and back. The culmination of this project will be a 15-minute film focused on inspiring people to reimagine their backyards, to seek connection with their ecosystems, and define new ways of being outside.

Wrong button The Roaring Fork School District Board recently approved naming of Crystal River Elementary School’s library after a long-time teacher Bonnie Fischer, who passed away last fall. This request was made by a committee comprised of students, school staff, parents, community members, and a Board of Education member who invited nominations for naming the library from the community.

According to principal Matthew Koenigsknecht, an official dedication ceremony is in the works. Courtesy photo

Recently, an internal test of Colorado Mountain College’s data system unexpectedly triggered emails to mostly previously enrolled students at the college. CMC wants to assure everyone that their data systems are fully intact and were not breached. All students’ information is secure. The issue was caused by an internal coding error only and has been resolved.

Onward and upward Carbondale’s sell-out community event 5Point Film Festival brings its concert-style presentation to Aspen for a special night

of film screenings, talks and special guests that celebrate the adventure film genre, from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at the Wheeler Opera House. Tickets are $28 at aspenshowtix.com. 5Point Adventure Film Festival 2018 winners, which will all feature at Aspen Encore, include “Tailwhip” (Best of Show), “RJ Ripper” (5Point Award), “The Last Honey Hunter” (Cinematography), “Bikes of Wrath” (Spirit of Adventure), “The Frenchy” (Pure Joy), “My Big White Thighs” (Most Inspiring / People’s Choice) and “Beyond The Horizon” (Creative Excellence).

Don’t move a mussel In partnership with the Ruedi Water and Power Authority and Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Ruedi Reservoir Boat Ramp is open for the season from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. until May 18 and then 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. until Oct. 313. As in years past, motorized boats are required to undergo inspections prior to launch to prevent the spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species like quagga and zebra mussels into the waterway.

Patrons of the arts Carbondale Arts has announced the recipients of its new Artist Fellowship Program (AFP), consisting of three artist grant opportunities for artists and creatives of any genre who need some funding to assist in artistic or career development or support artwork concepts that can benefit both the artist and community. The Alleghany Mead-

ows Fellowship will help further the artistic development of two valley artists, Amanda Ramsey and Kaitlyn Getz culminating in a solo show in February 2019. The Ro Mead Community Grant, sponsored by Frosty and Carly Merriott, has been awarded to Chris Harrison, Sue Drinker and Sarah Uhl to work with youth in music, photography and murals. The Carbondale Arts Career Advancement Grant will help artist Lindsay Jones produce a new body of work revolving around the theme of Manifest Destiny and Trapeze Artist Jordan Tribble offset some of the startup costs of creating his own troupe. Stay tuned at www.carbondalearts.com for more artist opportunities.

Burial notice Joseph J. Hofer, 59, of Glenwood Springs, died February 28, 2018 in Olathe after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Montana on Oct. 31, 1958 but lived and worked on the Western Slope for most of his adult life.

Burial will be in the Highland Cemetery in New Castle at 4 p.m. on May 16.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Mary Matchael, Kathy Goudy and Maura Masters (May 3); Aaron Laemmel and Zoe Kimberly (May 4); Jeremy Heiman, Frank Betts, Rabbit and Sandy Kaplan (May 5); Soozie Lindbloom, Stephen Olson and Joe Burleigh (May 6); Amanda Leahy (May 7); Judy Milne (May 8); Karen Crownhart-Nieslanik (May 9).

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Festival las Americas’ biggest scholarship fundraiser yet

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

Chris Pooley is perfecting his margarita recipe. It will likely be the libation of choice at Festival las Americas, and he wants to make sure he doesn’t disappoint.

“I checked the weather report; we’re supposed to have good weather!” the immigration attorney said excitedly of Club Rotario’s biggest fundraiser, happening Friday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Sopris Park.

Even though the festival celebrating all of the Americas — South, Central and North — is in its 16th year, this will only be the second time it’s held in May instead of August. That was largely Samuel Bernal’s idea.

“When you want to change something, you really have to get involved,” he said. “To get involved, you have to be part of the team.” So he became a Club Rotario member last year, attending weekly meetings and making gentle suggestions.

“Part of what they look for in their event is diversity,” Bernal continued. He thought that changing the date to align with both First Friday and Cinco de Mayo would help accomplish that goal.

Bernal, the radio host and vice president of awardwinning La Tricolor, is in charge of entertainment at the festival — a role that plays to his strengths.

“He’s helped us out a lot in finding people to play,” organizer Jen Quevedo said of Bernal’s participation.

“He’s not officially a club member anymore, but he’s so funny because he’s taken on maybe more than any of the rest of us in helping us get this organized.”

And as for this year’s four-band lineup? Bernal said it’s about supporting local groups.

“It doesn’t matter if you have a big name; people just want to have fun,” he said of the festival, adding that keeping the entertainment local helps keep the budget small.

Festival las Americas features cross-cultural entertainment and recreation celebrating South, Central and North America. Courtesy photo.

Keeping costs low is an important aspect of planning the annual Sopris Park event. While Club Rotario relies heavily on sponsors, those funds don’t go toward operations — they go toward “becas,” or scholarships, for low-income Anglo and Latino students in the Valley. And this year’s festival has raised more scholarship money for Colorado Mountain College students — many of whom are first generation — than ever before.

“We talk to the counselors at the high schools and let them know what we’re doing,” Quevedo said about getting the word out. Additionally, instead of creating a completely separate application, the club utilizes existing processes to find deserving scholarship recipients.

“Our scholarship is connected to the CMC scholarship application, so when kids apply to the CMC scholarship, our scholarship is part of that,” Quevedo said.

Alpine Bank also offers its own scholarship and Lucy Moncada, a club member and Alpine Bank employee, screens those applicants as well. “Sometimes the students don’t have time to apply throughout the system,” she said, so she’s happy to be a conduit for those opportunities.

In addition to live music, margaritas and cross-cultural recreation in the park, the festival also is about community engagement. Part of that includes the Jackie Morales award ceremony, which recognizes community members in four categories: professional, teacher, volunteer and student, Quevedo explained. Morales was a founding festival organizer and club member.

This year, Club Rotario will present its first posthumous Jackie Morales award to Hany Gottardo, who passed away in March. “She was very instrumental in this Valley and volunteered for a lot of different organizations,” Quevedo said. “She was a huge advocate for the Latino populations; she was from Bulgaria but studied in Argentina, so of course her Spanish was flawless. We’re giving her that award, and her husband and daughter said they are going to come to the festival and accept the award on her behalf.”

Not all sunshine and margaritas

This year, one little number made a big difference for Festival las Americas organizers: because Club Rotario is a 501(c)4 instead of a 501(c)3 nonprofit, Garfield County was unable to waive its special event vendor fees. Garfield County only offers yearlong permits, so even if vendors were only interested in participating in one event for one day, they would still have to pay the $255 fee. The end result? Festival las Americas has only one committed food vendor as of press time.

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Spring sport season winding down

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

Megan Nieslanik (center) takes some time off the field to hang out with Athletic Director Jade Bath and Vice Principal Kelsie Goodman.

Roaring Fork High School Track practice. Photos by Sue Rollyson

Some seasons, participating in the district and regional tournaments turns into an untouchable dream by the end of the regular season. Others, the whole thing seem like a footnote on the path to state. This year is neither of those extremes.

Both Roaring Fork High School’s baseball team and the girls’ soccer team are right on the cusp of making the cut with just a few games left.

“We’re a tale of two teams,” noted baseball coach Marty Madsen.

On one hand, they’ve had some great games with a tremendous showing by seniors like Drew Broadhurst and Ralph Good and solid contributions by others. But they’ve also been handed defeats that, in Madsen’s opinion, they shouldn’t have.

“Sometimes we have lapses where we kinda beat ourselves,” he said.

The team is 9-8 overall and 3-5 in league, but seems to have hit a winning streak as the kids prepare to travel to Meeker — who they trounced at home back in March — on Thursday, May 3.

“I’m sure that they’re going to want a little retribution,” Madsen said.

After that, they’ll turn right around and travel to Gunnison on Saturday, May 5.

The results of those games, will factor into the teams’ RPI, with the top 32 teams moving forward.

“We’re kind of right on the cusp of making

that last spot for the tournament. I think we can do it,” Madsen said. “The past few years we’ve already been out of the running at this point. It’s exciting to have that postseason talk.”

The soccer girls have a slightly stronger league record — 3-2-2 (7-3-2 overall) — but still find themselves in the middle of the pack fighting for a shot at the postseason. Whatever damage losses to local rivals Aspen and Basalt might have done for morale may be offset by a 7-0 victory at Rangely on May 1. Next, they’ll travel to Middle Park at 4 p.m. May 3 and get a rematch against Basalt at 11 a.m. May 5.

“If we beat both those teams, there’s a pretty good chance that we bump up into the top 24, but it would be a push,” said Coach Nick Forbes.

If things don’t quite click this year, there’s plenty of promise for the future. Sophomore Emily Broadhurst leads the field stats, with freshmen Izzy Knaus and Letey Crownhart right behind her.

“From my starting 11, I only lose one player who started the majority of the games,” Forbes said. “We have a lot to play for next year.”

The track team, meanwhile, showcases Kendall Bernot in the 100, 200 and 400 meter as well as the 300 meter, Sophie Moon in the 1600 and 3200 meter, Ronald Clemente and Trevor Stroud in the 800 and 1600, Justin Thompson in the hurdles and long jump, Jasper Germain and Gabriela Santana in the high jump and Spencer Ochko in shotput and discus.

Their next chance to compete is the 3A Western Slope League Meet May 4-5 in Grand Junction.

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Students support each other in safety event Photos by Jane Bachrach Text by Will Grandbois

Elementary, middle and high school students came together for the Carbondale United for School Safety event on April 27.

Arranged by a group of Roaring Fork High School students, it was designed to promote a sense of safety and awareness of resources for kids of all ages. Rather than walk out, students opted for a school sanctioned, inclusive event.

“We really wanted to frame this in a more positive light,” sophomore Lilly Peery explained in an interview with The Sun on KDNK the day before. “We want students to feel like they have a safe place to come, and if they feel unsafe — let us help improve that.”

Added fellow sophomore Daniela Rivera, “It’s you feeling safe with your teachers, you feeling safe with yourself. Bullying… and the school shootings that have taken place in schools also play a role.”

Hear the full interview at kdnk.org/programs/everything-under-sun.

Originally slated for April 20 to coincide with the anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, the event was moved back a week due to inclement weather.

As such, it took place on the same day that some area teachers traveled to Denver to lobby for increased wages.

No schools were reported closed as a result, however, so things went forward as planned.

It was a fairly brief affair, with games to a promote unity, speeches by students and faculty and a group photo. Still, the adults assembled seemed impressed at the initiative and organization.

Noted RFHS teacher Matt Wells, “It is often not the adults but rather the kids who have succeeded in bringing about the most meaningful change in our world.”

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Town Report

Cop Shop

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

PLANNING AND ZONING approved an accessory dwelling unit application at 379 Euclid. It will include the reconstruction of the historic building façade on the west side of the existing single family residence. The Commission also recommended approval of Thompson Park Major Site Plan Review and amendments to the Thompson Park Annexation and Development Agreement. This item will be scheduled before the Board at a future public hearing.

RED HILL CONTRACT negotiations are underway with DHM and Singletrack Trails to design and build trails on the property recently acquired by Aspen Valley Land Trust.

The contract will be reviewed on May 8, then the public will have multiple chances for input if things move ahead. Folks can also sign up for trail work days at rfov.org.

REC. CENTER SUMMER HOURS are 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Summer programs available for registration now; sign up at carbondalerec.com.

SUMMER BASEBALL registration is still active for some teams, with 9 and 10 year olds particularly needed. For more information or to register call Will Tempest at 510-1279.

RODEO GROUND grading began, although the first event isn’t until June 7. Streets crews also worked on the boat ramp and alleys, swept the streets, patched potholes and helped with ditch repairs.

CRACK SEALING continues, with a full project map available at carbondalegov.org. Folks are encouraged to avoid parking on the streets during the operation, which should only take a few days.

FRIDAY April 20 at 11:08 p.m.

A traffic stop for speeding and failing to signal led to an arrest and summons for the 36-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Photo by Jorie Devilbiss COWS can no longer enter the Delaney Nature Park from the adjacent field thanks to a fence repair. At least one wandered onto the archery range first, though.

DEMETER COMMUNITY GARDEN still has plots available. Call 510-1290 for more information or to reserve a space.

PARK BATHROOMS are open for the season. Park irrigation systems should also be up and running soon, and the mow crew is in training.

ARBOR DAY preparations are underway for May 5. For more information, contact MIke Callas at 510-1331.

DROUGHT INFORMATION: droughtmonitor.unl.edu.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION at the Thompson House continues.

A WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT class was described as “phenomenal and inspirational” by Officer Gretchen StockBell. Officer Bill Kirkland attended a week long Field Training Officer class, but didn’t offer an assessment for the report.

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Enterprise Telephone System This Request for Proposals (RFP) is intended to solicit proposals from offerers capable of satisfying the Town of Carbondale’s needs for an enterprise telephone system. Offerers shall provide a response outlining the roll-out of a Hosted Voice over IP (VoIP) telephone system. Bids are due by May 18, 2018.

Contact Gene Schilling at 970- 963-2662 or eks@carbondaleco.net with questions.

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SATURDAY April 21 at 7:09 p.m.

Following a report of a possibly intoxicated woman, police offered someone matching the description a ride home. However, the 22 year old reportedly became combative and ended up arrested for disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and criminal mischief.

SATURDAY April 21 at 8:57 p.m.

Police investigated an attempted theft at a liquor store.

MONDAY April 23 at 7:08 a.m.

A man on Garfield Avenue reported his white 1999 Toyota RAV4 stolen.

TUESDAY April 24 at 2:56 p.m.

Officers took a report of fraud.

Cleaning up on

Dirt Day In an odd sort of way, it made sense that Carbondale’s Spring Cleanup and Ace Hardware’s Dirt Day were held at the same time.

Getting dirty and cleaning up usually take place in that order but it made more sense to clean up then get dirty on Saturday, April 28 and it was the folks that planned ahead who got the biggest benefit.

They drove their cars and pickups to Town Hall and dropped off their trash and recyclables like batteries, clothing and electronics. Then those forward-thinking folks with an almost empty truck bed or back seat, headed to ACE Hardware on the other side of town to pick up bags of dirt at their annual Dirt Day fundraiser for school sports where topsoil was selling for just $1 a bag.

Student volunteers used teamwork to heave hundreds of bags into the line of vehicles waiting to cleanup on dirt.

Top left to right – High school and middle school students load up topsoil; ACE Manager Ian Hause takes a selfie with the ACE blow-up guy; Smiley Wise shares a hug with Connie Williams early Saturday before cleanup day begins; piles and bags of clothes at about 11 a.m., Natalie Rae Fuller sports some sparkles; Julia Farwell is always green and compost was also available for self-serve at Town Hall.

Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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Community Calendar THURSDAY May 3

RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP • Roaring Fork Conservancy and the City of Aspen provide instruction on harvesting local water, rain barrel installation and maintenance, and rain barrel regulations in accordance with Colorado Water Law from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Pitkin County Library (120 N Mill St., Aspen). Registration is $40 at roaringfork.org/events and comes with a barrel.

STRINGS IN SPRING • Celebrate springtime in the Rockies with a string quartet composed of Brittni Brown, Richie Zah, Erin Gallagher, and Sarah Graf performing Schubert’s String Quartet No. 13 in A minor (the ‘Rosamunde’), and Dvorák’s String Quartet in F major (the ‘American’) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

BUDDHIST FILM • Meet renowned Indian actress and producer turned Buddhist nun, Barkha Mandan, now Venerable Gyalten Samten and watch her highly acclaimed film “Surkhaab” at 7 p.m. at the Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.). All proceeds support the first annual Compassion Film Festival and Symposium that will be hosted in Carbondale, CO in August. Learn more and buy tickets at wocompassion.org.

FRI to THU May 4-10

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Tully” (R) at 7:30 p.m. May 4-10 and “Isle of Dogs” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m. on May 5.

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday.

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

FRIDAY May 4

FESTIVAL LAS AMERICAS • Club Rotario puts on a slightly early “Cinco de Mayo” celebration featuring live music, food, kid’s area, vendors and much more from 2 to 5 p.m. at Sopris Park.

BLOCK PARTY • Enjoy KidZone activities, arts and crafts, food and live music at the Fourth Street Plaza from 4 to 8 p.m. for First Friday. Also, meet some Colorado Animal Rescue adoptables and support CARE, recreation and youth programming.

DRUM CIRCLE • Kick off your First Friday at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) with a 5:45 p.m. drum circle, then experience music, theater, dance, poetry and more in the yoga spiral.

THREADS OF CHANGE • The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) hosts a 6 to 8 p.m. reception for “Art for Change” — featuring artists Jill Scher (curator), Wewer Keohane, Shannon Muse, Jill Sabella, and Jan Schubert in a variety of media to respond to a perceived needed change — and “Narrative Threads” — a traveling exhibition of works combining physical threads with narrative content.

More info at carbondalearts.com.

STICKS AND STONEWARE • The Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St.) hosts “Sticks & Stoneware” — a fusion between

This night is an opportunity for parents to learn about CMS for their soon-to-be 5th graders!

It is intended for a parent audience.

Prospective 5th Grade Parent Night NEW DATE

at Carbondale Middle School!

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Time: 5:30-7 p.m.

H Principal Welcome H Introduction to our Band Program H Short Breakout Sessions in Classrooms H Meet Classroom Teachers H Translation Provided H Childcare Provided

CMS is committed to rigorous academics, arts, language and technology enrichments, and CREW experiences. CMS’s commitment to: • Academics, has resulted in the school’s math program ranking in the top 1% in the state for growth.

• Enrichment, offers students opportunities to play in a full band alongside Aspen Music School / Jazz Aspen; to produce authentic artwork that is shared throughout the Roaring Fork Valley; and to engage with computer coding, design with Science, technology and engineering projects.

• CREW, creates a collaborative community where students can overcome challenges, work towards personal goals and strengthen their character.

local ceramic artists and woodworkers like John Cohorst, Liz Heller, Giselle Hicks, Matt Johnson, Dave Kodama, Brad Reed Nelson, Mark Tan, and Lea Tyler — with a 6 to 8 p.m. reception.

TACOS & MUSIC • Pair Colorado’s own Zac Grant of ZOLOPHT playing as a duo with $2 tacos from Susie Jimenez at 7 p.m. at Marble Distilling (150 Main St.).

VINTAGE JAZZ • Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles Jazz Band play at 8 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St.). $14 in advance at tacaw.org or $19 at the door.

RENEGADE BLUES • Next 2 the Tracks plays The Black Nugget (403 Main St.) from 9:30 p.m. ’til the wee hours of the morning.

SATURDAY May 5

PRINCE CREEK CLEANUP • Grab gloves, a shovel or rake and water and meet at the end of the pavement on Prince Creek Road at 10 a.m. for the annual effort to restore the area to a clean and beautiful state.

MAYFAIRE • Waldorf on the Roaring Fork (16543 Highway 82) celebrates spring from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. with dances around the Maypole, crafts, a play and more.

PUPPETS & THINGS • Ventriloquist Mark Hellerstein presents an interactive rendition of “Jack and the Beanstalk” from 3 to 4 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St.). $10 in advance at tacaw.org or $13 at the door.

DERBY DAY • WindWalkers Equine Assisted Learning and Therapy Center (1844 Upper Cattle Creek Rd.) host a 2 to 5 p.m. fundraiser with food, drinks and a silent auction. Then, join the Thunder River Theatre Company (67 Promenade) from 5 to 8:30 p.m. for a dashing night of food, fun and frolic. Tickets start at $100 at thunderrivertheatre.com.

CONTRA DANCE • Learn waltzes, polka, conta, square and round dances at 7:30 p.m. then put them to practice at the Carbondale Community School (1505 Satank Rd.). $10 for adults and $5 for students.

ROCK FUSION • Swimmer plays from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at The Black Nugget (403 Main St.)

SUNDAY May 6

WOMEN HIKE • Women 4 Wilderness hosts its first outing with a 11:30 a.m. hike up Mushroom Rock.

TUESDAY May 8

ART DEMO • Terry Lee of Carbondale demonstrates fiber art in a public event prior to the The Glenwood Springs Art Guild’s meeting at 3:30 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (1630 Grand Ave.).

WEDNESDAY May 9

TRANSCENDENTAL FOLK • The Deer and Mimi Naja of Fruition play beginning at 8:30 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.).

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9:00AM to Noon

TREES FOR CARBONDALE! 1. AT GIANINETTI PARK 2. AT SOPRIS PARK 3. AT MINER’S PARK

MEET AT THE LAUNCH PAD 9:00AM • 76 S. 4TH STREET COFFEE, DONUTS, JUICE BRING WORK GLOVES

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! CONTACT MIKE CALLAS - TOWN ARBORIST 510-1331

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Ongoing

HIGH NOON • Bring your compliments, complaints and ideas to Sopris Sun Editor Will Grandbois at 12 p.m. Thursdays at the Pour House (351 Main St.).

EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN • Staff and sources talk about this week’s paper and more 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.

TRIVIA • Geeks Who Drink comes to Batch (358 Main St.) for free at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.

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 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.

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.

CONTRA • Every first Saturday October through May, catch contra, waltzes, polkas and square dances from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Carbondale Community School (1505 Satank Rd.). No partner or experience necessary; $10 for adults and $8 for students. More info at glenwoodspringscontradance@gmail.com.

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

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.).

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.

(100 N. Third St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyone’s invited for SRF meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month and 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month.

MINDFULNESS • The Mindful Life Program in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) 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.

RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m. Meet at the store 596 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza) and run various distances, with different routes each week.

Info: 704-0909.

WORLD DANCE • Learn rhythms from various countries and cultures for $12 per class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in spring (6:30 to 8 p.m. in summer) Mondays at the Carbondale Community School (1505 Satank Rd.).

YAPPY HOUR • Colorado Animal Rescue’s Yappy Hour at the Marble Bar (150 Main St.) takes place at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Sip on handcrafted cocktails and meet a C.A.R.E. dog, with $1 from every drink donated to C.A.R.E. Bring your own dog along as well.

Further Out

MEDITATION • Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Additionally, The Monday Night Meditation Group meets from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at True Nature

DANDELION DAY • A celebration of spring and Carbondale’s town flower with the Parade of Species down Main Street at 10 a.m. followed by artists, farmers, food vendors, brewers and musicians at Sopris Park.

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Crystal River restoration effort gains steam Press release A project to restore a degraded portion of the Crystal River in Carbondale is about to kick off its planning phase.

The half-mile reach is located along the Carbondaleowned Riverfront Park in River Valley Ranch (RVR). Initial survey and site analysis work will begin this week and continue through the spring. A public planning process will follow in the late summer or early fall of 2018.

Riverfront Park lies between the Carbondale Fish Hatchery and Crystal Bridge Drive and was identified by the 2016 Crystal River Management Plan as being severely to unsustainably impaired.

The project is a partnership between the Town of Carbondale, Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT), American Rivers, Roaring Fork Conservancy (RFC), Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Public Counsel of the Rockies, and Trout Unlimited.

Aspen Valley Land Trust and the Town of Carbondale have been engaged in efforts to restore the Crystal River as it flows through RVR since 2013. The original project scope was based on a vision to restore the entire 1.5-mile reach of the Crystal River as it flows through RVR. That proved to be too big a bite to take all at once. In 2017, the project goals evolved to reflect a first step towards improving instream and riparian habitat along the river. The focus shifted to the publically accessible Riverfront Park and the adjacent reach of river.

For the Town of Carbondale, this is an opportunity to act on a major goal of the 2015 Carbondale Parks & Recreation Master Plan, which calls for improved connectivity between the community and its rivers. Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington states, “The project site at Riverfront Park offers a unique opportunity for our community to come together around restoring one of our biggest assets, the Crystal River.”

AVLT Executive Director Suzanne Stephens has been part

of the project’s evolution and is excited to see it moving forward. Stephen’s states, “Riverfront Park has huge educational potential for the next generation of land and water stewards… There are five schools within a short walk of park.

If we can create a healthy ecosystem, and engaging ways to learn from it, both the river and our community will benefit.”

A 1.5-mile section of the Crystal River was selected as top priority for restoration. Courtesy graphic

Beltane Celebrate this ancient pagan festival of spring with us at Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist! Rev. Shawna Foster will lead us through the service with our musician Ellen Stapenhorst, and then we’ll dance around the May pole afterwards outside!

Join us Sunday, May 6, 2018 - 10:00 a.m.

Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist (TRUU) @ Third Street Center, Community Room

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Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist

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We have 21 dogs and 27 cats and 1 bunny waiting for a forever home.

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Heather Lewin, Watershed Action Director at the Roaring Fork Conservancy agrees. Lewin added, “RFC runs several education programs in Carbondale schools and the community. We’re excited to take advantage of this opportunity to share the restoration process with the community, fostering a CR RESTORATION page 13

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better connection between the town and the river.”

For Mark O’Meara, the Town of Carbondale’s Utility Director, it’s also an opportunity to get a jump on a longterm parallel plan to improve the efficiency of the Town’s ditch systems. One such ditch, the Weaver Ditch, diverts from the Crystal River in the middle of the project reach.

Water is diverted to the Weaver using a “push-up dam,” a pile of large rocks and river material pushed into place by heavy equipment to form a partial dam across the river.

Push-up dams require frequent maintenance, which puts a strain on fish.

The project will also replace the Weaver’s old manual screw-type headgate with a structure that can be retrofitted with an automated headgate system in the future.

That’s a day O’Meara looks forward to. O’Meara states, “Rivers are always changing. With a manual system, there is an art to maintaining the right level of flow in the ditch.

Making a simple adjustment means sending somebody out to the headgate… Headgate automation would make it real-time, helping us better serve our customers and ultimately keeping more water and energy in the river.”

The planning, design, and permitting for the project is anticipated to cost $200,000 and take over a year to complete. The project was preliminarily awarded $130,000 in grant funding earlier this year from two separate Colorado Water Conservation Board funds ($100,000 from the Watershed Restoration Grant Fund and $20,700 from the Water Supply Reserve Fund), as well as $9,300 grant from the Environment Foundation.

The remaining $70,000 needed for the planning phase will be funded in part by the Town of Carbondale and inkind contributions from the partnering organizations and other funders, as needed.

The project partners look forward to sharing the results of the site analysis and engaging stakeholders and the public for input in the late summer or early fall.

7A election day approaching for Crown Mountain Park

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

Carbondalians take note — your midvalley neighbors are in the process of making a decision that could impact area recreation for years to come.

Voters in Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District are being asked to approve a permanent mill levy increase, with more than 1,000 votes already cast in advance of the May 8 deadline. While the district follows library and fire boundaries — encompassing an area from Old Snowmass to Blue Lake — the flagship facility in El Jebel attracts plenty of folks from Carbondale and beyond.

“It’s used by everybody,” noted Director Becky Wagner. “We’ve become kind of a hub — an amenity that nobody else in the Valley really has.”

The 124-acre facility boasts around 260,000 visits annually and currently relies mostly on $340,000 in annual property tax to cover staff, infrastructure and reserves.

“We don’t have the funds or staff to keep up with the amount of use it’s getting,” Wagner said.

The park has stepped up its game with user fees, rentals, special events and the like in recent years, but it’s not a sustainable game plan.

“We’re doing pretty good with the same budget, but it comes with more work,” Wagner said. “We have two full time staff members who do pretty much everything. We’re maxed out.”

The proposed levy would more than double the park’s financial resources at the cost of an additional $14 per $100,000 of value for residential homeowners — somewhat offset by a $9 per $100,000 reduction when the bond that built the park is paid off in 2022. In addition

Some of the kids at Crown Mountain Park were enthusiastic enough to brandish signs in favor of the mill levy increase. Courtesy photo to bringing on extra staff, Wagner hopes it would allow for better accessibility, restrooms, shade and potentially programming outside the main park — plus whatever the community might like to see. And if voters don’t bite, that’s a message, too.

“It will give us a good baseline of where we’re at with the community,” Wagner said.

It would, however, likely mean a reduction of services in order to stay sustainable. Without a municipal government’s general fund to bail them out, the park can’t afford to operate close to the line. Other opportunities, like partnerships with organizations, have already been exhausted.

“I came to this job because I saw that I could help a lot of people. We need this place,” Wagner said. “I don’t think it’s a crazy ask.” More information at www.crownmtn.org.

The best sheep dogs in the West

and their handlers are coming to Strang Ranch

Spring Sheepdog Trials • May 4-8 • competition begins at 8am Spectators are reminded to bring their own chairs and to leave their dogs at home

For more information: strangranch.com

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Can you imagine?

Editor’s note: This monthly literary and creativity section features a sort of telephone-game story. Read the whole thing at soprissun.com/groupstory and sign up to write a chapter, submit a poem or otherwise get involved by emailing news@soprissun.com.

Chris Brandt is a particularly talented member of the Roaring Fork Drawing Club, but all abilities are welcome. An informal sketch night is planned for 6:30 p.m. May 9 at HANDMAKERY (449 Main St.).

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Let’s write a story together Chapter five: Fear and Loathing in Carbondale

By Owen O’Farrell, RFHS I was five miles outside of Woody Creek when the drugs kicked in. I mean it must be drugs, because what else would have me convinced that I had been dead for the last decade? Before I blacked out, I remember an event involving a cannon and fireworks. That doesn’t narrow it down much. Double-thumbed cannon? I remember smoke. Lots of it. I think I met a smoke goddess, and no it wasn’t just at Woodstock. I thought I was dead, but I feel the world solid beneath my feet, singing her song as she always has. Maybe I am dead. Maybe I’m a cigarette burning at both ends. My soul somewhere between the moment where smoke becomes invisible. I have the feeling I’m here for one last Gonzo story.

Everyone speaks like they saw Jesus Christ in the flesh, yet the rest of the world has taken no notice. These yuppy “Journalists” in the Washington Post and New York Times have a one-track mind, talking about the corruption of the President. I hated Nixon with all the strength of my pen, but had a mountain suddenly transformed into a pillar of smoke two miles high, and had that pillar of smoke then spoken to a few thousand people, well for one, I’d expect to see some video of it, and two I’d expect to stop hearing about Russians every damn day like this is the KGB. But there is no video. Not a single teenager decided to record it on their cell phones? So when did the drugs kick in? What kind of drugs are these? Is it just me? No, we’ve all shared the same vision, so what’s going on in this valley?

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Woody Creek was no different than before, so I followed the story to the mouth of the apples, and here in Carbondale, everyone’s acting… normal? Like nobody stood witness to a walking, talking, smoking volcano lady. The same folks ride the bus to and from work, complacent as ever, like this is the new norm, but nothing is normal about this small town any longer.

The police chief says that mineral assays and water tests have come back showing no hallucinogenic chemicals. No LSD, DMT, THC, or otherwise. Just... apples.

And as I walk around these quiet streets, you wouldn’t think that anyone was eating anything but apples. So what did we all see here? Was it Magic?

And as I walked from the police station, looking for new questions to answer, I felt the air hum, like the beating of a thousand lightning bug wings all around me. A vibration in my skin, like a nicotine buzz. And all of a sudden I saw a giant, pink, wire hasenfeffer hop down the street with a humpty dumpty riding him like a shetland. A tiny copper dancer sashaying at the street corner.

A venus demilo, without a head looking like a waddling tinfoil obelisk of man. The children stared in wonderment, a collective awe struck us all like a bolt of lightning, and I felt like all the smoke lifted from my lungs for a brief moment. But as I breathed in this lively air, I saw something horrible coming. The bronze buffalo of 133 dashing headlong down the Main Street, stampeding past storefronts, pedestrians and parked cars, straight at a little girl and young boy with a red quilt. And as I watched, I felt that energy in the air take over me, drawing me forward like smoke out of an open car window.

And suddenly I stood above the boy and girl, standing between them and the angry bronze bull. And I felt like the statue of the little girl on Wall Street, and the bull brought it’s ugly horns down to bear on my body. And I felt no fear. And all at once. Poof. The cigarette stops burning again.

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For his capstone project, senior Camilo Guevara-Stone apprenticed with a luthier in Ecuador last summer to build a requinto, a traditional Ecuadorian guitar, and took lessons from a professional requinto player. Guevara-Stone performed two songs on his handmade instrument at the Día de los Muertos celebration at Thunder River Theatre last fall. Courtesy photo

Special projects cap off senior year

By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent Seniors at Roaring Fork High School this year have been juggling more than just the typical load of classes, extracurricular activities, college applications and job searches.

Hannah Bingaman has been training to become an equine therapy rider for children on the Autism spectrum. Cal Branigan has been writing, directing and producing an original 20-minute film. Another senior has developed a radio program in which she interviewed undocumented high school seniors about their hopes and challenges for their future.

Starting with the class of 2018, all students of the Roaring Fork Schools will have completed what the district is calling a “Capstone Project” by the time they graduate. “It can be almost anything,” said RFHS Capstone Coordinator Bo Takarabe in an interview with The Sopris Sun. “It’s an opportunity for kids to explore something they’re interested in or do something they’ve always wanted to do.”

Each student, with support from Takarabe and other RFHS staff, must write up a plan, connect with a “community expert” or mentor, undertake the project, develop some kind of product or perfor-

mance that enables them to present their project to others, and write up a reflection about the whole experience.

The goal of the capstones, Takarabe said, is that the students “stretch themselves, take risks, and gain something meaningful from the experience.” The most important things that students gain, she said, are not always what they anticipated.

When senior Luis Medina-Hernandez decided to develop an inspirational speech to share with young soccer players as his capstone project, he didn’t realize that what would emerge as the most challenging and rewarding aspect of his project would be the process of overcoming his fear of public speaking.

Other skills that students develop through these projects include making professional phone calls, troubleshooting ways around major stumbling blocks and learning how to manage their time on a long-term project. “I’m glad they’re getting these experiences now, before they leave high school,” Takarabe said. “It will definitely serve them well.”

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For more information the flow to as back HB which would allow the public acGov. Hickenlooper today announced mally feeds the pool will be re-routed to faproject, visit www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50171. cess to law enforcement internal investigative files related Flu vaccinations available at Shailen Bhatt will be leaving his role as Excilitate required dam maintenance. to interactions between the public and law enforcement Medicare workshop ecutive Director ofcompleted. the Department Workschools on the dam, officers which is after ownedthe and investigation has been Mean-of Forest Reserve money slated for roads, Transportation (CDOT).

The Colorado Gerontological Society will operated by the Bureau of Reclamation, is Garfield County has selected its representatives for a while, the CPA opposes SB 18-223, which would close innovation and has host a free educational workshop, Medicare estimated to continuepublic through Nov.to10; access autopsy“Shailen’s reports on the deaths of drive minors. committee that will allocate $553,000 in National Forest pushed the Department of Transportation Monday, at the Third Street Center Nov. 6 however, it could takeHowever, longer if additional as a nonprofit, The Sopris Sun does not take an Reserve payments, all of which must be used for public to work tirelessly to stand up a transportato address the changes to Medicare that ben- work is necessary. editorial stance. schools within Garfield County or the county’s Road and eficiaries can expect to see in 2018.

For more information about the volun- tion network that can meet the needs of Bridge fund. Distribution of the 2017 funding, which is Walgreens will be on hand to make flu tary fishing closure, contact Colorado Parks Colorado,” said Governor John Hicken$34,000 more in total than 2016 allocations, will be de- Bennet backs broadband vaccinations available. Anyone who wishes and Wildlife’s Glenwood Springs office at looper. “We wish him the best and can only termined by a committee of representatives – three apiece – Senator Michael (D-CO) sent his a letter to say ‘watch out’recently as he brings expertise to receive the vaccine will simply present 970-947-2920 and for information about Bennet from the local school districts and the county. The Garfield Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai and creativity to a new set of challenges.” their Medicare Card and their insurance work on the dam and dam operations, conCounty Board of County Commissioners appointed Comto leave intact reforms that modernized Gov.2016 Hickenlooper appointed Bhatt in card to one of the Walgreens pharmacists, tact Tim Miller of the urging Bureau him of Reclamamissioner Mike Samson, County Manager Kevin Batchelder increasing access to broadband February of 2015.

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The decision on how to spend the funds must be made garding increasing access to broadband. Last month, Bennet Five White River National Forest em- improved transportation system.

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place to live is extremely difficult. It’s probably one of the hardest tasks as a single It’s time to take action. This legislative session, Colorado lawmakers are working on parent — to find a location that is big enough, that you can afford and that is safe. In a good policy solution that will give more Coloradans the opportunity to experience the past, it was extremely hard. I juggled staying with friends and family and staying the stability of homeownership. HB1195 leverages private funds to help in places that were way too small — maybe one or two bedrooms. We had build affordable homes in Colorado, by incentivizing philanthropic contrito make it work.” butions to nonprofits building affordable for-sale homes.

In Colorado, Angel’s story is not unique. The costs of housing have been This bill’s tax credits would be extremely helpful to Habitat for Humanity’s partner- skyrocketing for years, while wage growth has not kept pace. The homeownership rate ship with the Roaring Fork Schools and Pitkin County, as well as the Town of Basalt, in our state is declining and the dream of owning a home remains out of reach for far to build 27 homes for teachers and other local workforce. too many essential community members like school teachHB1195 offers a powerful solution to increase afforders, first responders and healthcare workers. The challenge Current Tax HB-1195 able housing in Colorado, and now is the time to raise our extends from our cities to suburban and rural areas where Monetary Gift $10,000 $10,000 voices for individuals and families who desperately need area wages are too often not enough to make ends meet. the stability of homeownership.

The result? Fewer quality housing options at prices fewFed Tax Benefit 3,700 3,700 The bill would provide a 50 percent tax credit for indier Coloradans can afford.

State Tax Benefit 463 463 vidual, or corporate donations, of up to $250,000 toward When families like Angel’s achieve financial stability State tax credit ---5,000 a qualifying nonprofit developing new for-sale housing afthrough affordable homeownership, they no longer have to fordable to households earning up to 120 percent of the make tradeoffs in order to cover their housing payments.

NET cost to donor 5,837 837 area median income.

Tradeoffs typically include cutting back on health care or For perspective, if someone makes a charitable contribuhealthy food, or getting a second job to cover bills. tion of $10,000 to a nonprofit of their choice today, under the Homeownership provides economic stability and even mobility. current 2018 tax law, they would have a net cash cost of their Home equity is the leading asset Coloradans can leverage to start charitable contribution of $5,837. Under HB-1195, this same a business, finance a college education, or invest in other activities. charitable contribution net cash cost could be as low as only Homeownership reduces public assistance need. Homeown$837 — thanks to the $5,000 Colorado tax credit. ership boosts our economy. Habitat for Humanity homeowners, Habitat for Humanity’s Colorado affiliates are the largest contribute approximately $3.1 million statewide in property providers of affordable homeownership in the state with 2,600 taxes each year. homes built, renovated, and repaired to date. Through 40 years Communities throughout our state need the right mix of safe, of work, we’ve seen the positive effects of homeownership ripple stable rental units and for-sale housing that hardworking Colora– Angel Meza, throughout Colorado communities. dans at all income levels can afford. HB 18-1195 is a bipartisan Habitat for Humanity client “Because of this house, I have an amazing bright future for bill that incentivizes public, private, non-profit partnerships to myself and for my children.” – Angel Meza is sitting on the front create affordable, for-sale homes. porch of the home she bought with an affordable mortgage from Habitat for HumanContact your state lawmakers today to let them know that affordable homeownerity and reflecting on how the stability of becoming a homeowner has strengthened her ship is imperative to the future of our state. family. It was not so long ago that she was moving frequently and struggling to find an affordable place to rent. “Having four kids and trying to find a decent, affordable Scott Gilbert is the president of Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley.

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A rolling stone gathers no moss From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal

May 4, 1978 A new judge was called to preside over a minimum stream flow case with implications for the Crystal River and Avalanche Creek after the previous one was disqualified due to his wife’s membership in an organization behind the law in question. Pitkin County’s lawyer, John Musick, made up most of that first meeting, filling in the court on Colorado Water Law history and why he believed minimum streamflow fit within it. The main sticking point for the opposition was the line, “the right to divert unappropriated water to beneficial uses shall never be denied.”

In other news… A benefit was planned for “Montaine”, Basalt High School’s magazine with a folkloric dance from El Grupo Folklórico Mexicano.

student-perpetrated pranks, it had survived drowning attempts in the Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers, hidden in a coke oven and dumped down an embankment. When it looked like it might be taken away for good, however, students requested for their parents to “Get their rock back.”

In other news… A dead baby boy was discovered near Westbank and while Sheriff Verne Soucie said he had some leads, he wasn’t going into details.

May 5, 1988 A two-ton hunk of limestone reflected on its colorful life after being placed back in the Glenwood Springs High School parking lot. In a series of

May 7, 1998 Under new management, the Redstone Castle was undergoing transformations, which were expected to wrap up in January 1999. Along with becoming a bed and breakfast, the the Castle’s tour was modified to include the town’s history and less of the castle itself. There would also be an a-la-carte spa with seminars and classes for the community.

In other news… The River Valley Ranch golf course officially opened to the public.

May 1, 2008 A student run film festival, held in Basalt Middle School’s auditorium, gained state and nation wide attention allowed high school students to work together. The annual festival that had been put on for nine years at the time was being run by a high school senior that had hopes of someone else taking on her role. On the filmmaking side of things, this festival allowed students to show their passions for filmmaking.

In other news… Alpine Bank founder Bob Young was honored by the Council for Resource Development for his philanthropy, leadership and volunteerism.

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Letters from page 2 influence they can muster. We’ve already seen that in the frequent television ads telling us how safe fracking is and how natural gas is a “clean” energy source.

Polls show 60 percent of Coloradans support such a setback. If we can get it on the ballot, the people will win.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

Shop at Mana Dear Editor: I encourage residents and visitors in the Greater Carbondale area to check out Mana Foods, in the same building as the liquor store across Highway 133 from Wells Fargo Bank (1310 Highway 133, unit 2, Carbondale).

Mana is the organic food store that rose out of the closure of the food co-op.

It is operated by Sotantar, known by many as Wendy Anderson. She grew up here and has been instrumental over the years at helping bring locally grown organic foods to people in Carbondale.

It’s nice to have a locally owned organic foods market right here in town, instead of having to drive to the malls in Glenwood or Basalt. You can save on gas and time and support a locally owned business that in turn supports local growers of fruit, vegetables and meats.

Mana Foods has been stocking up with more and more great organic products for people to buy — it seems like there is LETTERS page 19

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Letters continued from page 18 more to choose from every week. I personally can’t wait for all the great produce that will be available there this summer and fall.

But in the meantime, it’s important we support Sotantar as she works to put the store on solid financial footing.

Stop by and check it out: You’ll probably be surprised with the great selection in such a small space.

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Thanks for assisting the homeless Dear Editor: Carbondale Homeless Assistance would like to thank the Roaring Fork community for their support in 2017. Because of the efforts of many volunteers and generous donations of cash and needed items, we’ve been able to make a difference for those in our community who are struggling with poverty and homelessness.

The money we raised last year was used to provide over 200 meal cards for local stores and restaurants, 100 shower passes and 4 memberships at the Carbondale Recreation Center, 12 nights of indoor accommodations, 17 tanks of gas, 9 vehicle repairs, along with laundry and veterinary services. In addition we gave out tents, sleeping bags and clothing, and served over 200 meals in partnership with the Carbondale Faith Lutheran Church.

The need to help our habitat-challenged neighbors continues to grow. We hope for even more community support and involvement in 2018 with the goal of helping people get back on their feet and become self-sustaining. To find out how to help visit www. facebook.com/groups/carbondalehomeless/ or contact Lynn Kirchner at 970-379-4766.

Please stop by our booth at Carbondale Dandelion Day in Sopris Park on May 12 to meet our wonderful volunteers, learn more about the organization and make a donation.

And thanks again to everyone who helped out in 2017. We couldn’t do it without you.

Carbondale Homeless Assistance Board of Directors

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Logging in the Frying Pan Dear Editor: The Forest Service just gave final approval for a logging project in the Upper Frying Pan Valley that would cut 1,631 acres of trees around Lime Park — much of it as clear-cuts.

The main goals of the project are to provide timber and biomass and increase age diversity in the forest. A number of individuals, local governments and non-profits expressed concerns about the project, including Wilderness Workshop. These concerns centered on impacts to the ecosystem, the scenery, karst formations in the area and increased trucking through the town of Basalt.

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In particular, Wilderness Workshop objected to the Forest Service paying logging companies to cut healthy, diverse aspen stands just to be chipped and burnt at a nearby biomass plant. In response to the Workshop’s objection, the Forest Service removed three out of five aspen units identified as particularly important for wildlife habitat. While the Forest Service could have done more to reduce the impacts of this project by removing the five aspen units, Wilderness Workshop hopes to continue to work with the Forest Service to improve aspen management in a less impactful way in the future.

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO REVISING CHAPTER 11, ARTICLE 2 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ENACT AN ADDITIONAL CONDITION THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON THE WORK PERFORMED UNDER A STREET EXCAVATION PERMIT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE DEPLOYMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATION RESOURCES NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on April 24, 2018.

This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication of this notice. The full text of said Ordinance is available to the public at www.carbondalegov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during normal business hours.

THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE _________________________ By: s/s Dan Richardson, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________ s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk Published in The Sopris Sun on May 3, 2018.

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a Subdivision Exemption to split an existing lot into two lots.

The owner/applicant is Christine Interlante.

The property is located at 737 Colorado Ave. The 9,000 square foot property would be divided into a 6,000 square foot lot and a 3,000 square foot lot in conformance with the existing Residential Medium Density Zoning on the property. A proposal for Alternative Compliance to required on-site parking on the smaller lot (Lot B) will be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on May 24, 2018.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The application may also be reviewed on the Town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org Janet Buck Town Planner Published in The Sopris Sun on May 3, 2018.

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