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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 11 • MAY 6, 2010

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Alyssa & Rhett Rambo

Congratulations to all the new mothers in the Roaring Fork Valley

Photos by Trina Ortega and Jane Bachrach

Amanda & Ayla Petersen

Amber & Mason Frisbie

Ami & Maielle Maes

Bonnie & Nico Muhigirwa

Chelsea & Eli Paas

Courtney & Solomon Jaynes

Deborah & Charlotte Grobler

Donna & Dylan Riley

Elissa & Beau Nye

Ginny Ferguson & Barrett Paas

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The dandy of Dandelion Day

Unsung heroes

One quirky campground

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Carbondale Commentary

‘Bear Dumb’ in Aspen In late January 2010 a lynx from Colorado made his way almost all the way back to where he came from. In 2003, the lynx had been trapped in Kamloops, British Columbia, and shipped to Colorado as part of the Colorado Division of Wildlife’s (DOW) Lynx Recovery program. Then he was radio collared and released in the San Juan Mountains. After three years of living here he headed for home, rejecting several Colorado girlfriends and leaving several offspring with no male influence in the process. Unfortunately, he got trapped in Nordegg, Alberta, in January after making the dangerous 1,200-mile trip across deserts, highways and ranches. But in any case, he blew away all records for lynx travel. Yes, it’s been a bad spring for wildlife. On April 9, 540-pound Yogi, King of the Dump Bears, gets up from his nice winter nap and gets whacked by four cars on his way back to the dining table at the Pitkin County dump. Meanwhile, the DOW decides to up the hunting permits to reduce the bears breaking into houses in Aspen. Are they going to open up the alleys? If the bear is on private property and you have permission from the owner can you hunt there? Can we hunt at night? Is the season open now? I hear they’re going to create a Bear Aware program in Glenwood and Aspen. Which reminds me of the Bear Aware program I saw work in Revelstoke, British Colombia, just north of my home in Idaho. I know Canada has a lousy health program but they do know how to deal with wildlife. Revelstoke is a lot like Aspen: narrow valley, prime By Birdbrain bear habitat, ski area, lots of new development. They have always had bears. From 1994 to 2003 they killed 24 bears a year. But the public had finally had enough after one year when 63 bears were killed or relocated. Once up and running the Revelstoke Bear Aware program cut bear responses from 162 to 34 in its first year. Provincial politicians got pissed, towns weren’t enacting or enforcing bear ordinances, they increased the powers of the Conservation officers. British Columbian conservation officers can write citations to anyone who leaves out garbage, waste, food or compost. Fines go to $50,000 and up to six months in jail. They don’t write many because towns have finally enforced their own regulations. Revelstoke now averages about five dead bears a year. Colorado DOW officers can write a $68 ticket. Pitkin County has a fearsome fine schedule running from $250 for the first violation to $999 for multiple chances to solve the problem. Last year, PitCo and the Aspen PD combined had 601 contacts with bears dining in Aspen. But the powers that be wrote just 20 tickets. In Canada, if the bear shows up at your house you’re guilty of drawing him there – not in Aspen. So to help pay the bills, maybe the DOW will get some new laws. It estimated it spent $200,000 last year dealing with Aspen’s bears. DOW brought in extra personnel. The Aspen DOW officer, Kevin Wright, says he spends 90 percent of his time from June to October dealing with bears and homeowners. I think he should be doing something for hunters and fishermen not sloppy homeowners. In a time of short budgets that’s going to get some attention. Why should hunters’ license fees be used so that DOW can pack your trash? To be successful in living with bears you have to create what Canada calls “Bear Smart Communities.” Bear Smart Communities must: • Prepare a bear hazard assessment of the community and the surrounding area; • Prepare a bear/human conflict management plan that is designed to address the bear hazards and land-use conflicts identified in the previous step; • Revise planning and decision-making documents to be consistent with the bear/human conflict management plan; • Implement a continuing education program directed at all sectors of the community; • Develop and maintain a bear-proof municipal solid waste management system; • Implement “bear smart” bylaws prohibiting the provision of food to bears as a result of intent, neglect, or irresponsible management of attractants. It’s a start. Right now I would call Aspen “Bear Dumb.” Forty bears died last year but only 20 tickets? Do you have to kill 60 bears to wake up? Deal with your trash. Lock your doors and windows. Write tickets. Violators should be “volunteered” to serve on Bear Aware squads and buy a bear-proof Dumpster for a needy family.

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In Canada, if the bear shows up at your house you’re guilty of drawing him there – not in Aspen.

Laurie Guevara-Stone, Patrick Johnson (center) and Jeff Dickinson recently took in a little revolutionary, non-proﬁt media in the José Marti Anti-Imperialism plaza in Havana, Cuba. Courtesy photo

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5Point heroes? Dear Editor: I was listening to the KDNK interview with the founder of the 5Point Film Festival when I heard her say, “our climbing and kayaking heroes.” I like the five points, but heroes? I see heroes a bit differently. Humility: Mother Teresa ministering to the diseased and destitute for nearly 50 years. Purpose: Gandhi marching for 23 days across India to make salt. Commitment: A tiny man standing in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square. Respect: Wangari Maathai helping women plant over 20 million trees. Balance: Nelson Mandela maintaining a sense of compassion and brotherhood during 27 years of imprisonment. Go see the films; I’m sure they are exhilarating. But if you want to see some local heroes, don’t look for the guy dropping off of the 186-foot waterfall. Instead, take a peek in a middle school classroom; or talk to the director of Lift Up; or visit the child abuse help center in Glenwood. Heroes? We have plenty of them, but let’s keep some perspective. Jose Alcantara, rock climber Carbondale

The missing ink Dear Editor: Jim Duke’s guest editorial reminds me that a DEIS was made on the Rio Grande Trail. I could never get any information on this environmental assessment that seems to have taken over a year and near $1 million to produce. The valley rail promoters were unable to show me any proof that a DEIS was ever made. My interest was to see if they had followed my suggestions on making an environmental inventory of the

trail. This could have been done by various volunteer groups using maps, GPS, sound recorders, notebooks and cameras. Groups to be used started with: Trout Unlimited, Ducks Unlimited, the Audubon Society, the LETTERS page 21

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Small fish in a big pond C’dale Middle School sudents take part in national energy contest By Jeremy Heiman The Sopris Sun A group of Carbondale Middle School students is helping Carbondale’s Crystal River Elementary School compete against 13 other buildings across the country in a contest to reduce wasted energy.

The elementary school has entered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Building Competition. The EPA announced on April 27 that CRES is among the 14 final contestants, selected from among about 200 applicants. The middle school students, who call themselves the Carbondale Energy Champions, have been working since January to keep energy savings foremost in the minds of everyone, said teacher Michael Logan. Logan teaches the enrichment class at the middle school that provides the forum and the time for the kids to work on the project. The Champions are working to improve practices and behaviors that contribute to unnec-

essary use of energy by students, and also by faculty and staff. The middle school kids also became a driving force in energy efficiency for their own school earlier this year, before they got involved with the CRES project. The Energy Champions are working toward the goal of earning EPA’s Energy Star label for the middle school. To qualify for the Energy Star, a building or manufacturing plant must score in the top 25 percent of similar buildings in energy usage, using criteria that level the playing field based on local climate and other factors. According to the contest Web site, the Carbondale group is expecting to improve the building’s Energy Star score and reduce energy use by 30 percent through no-cost

and low-cost changes. But back at CRES, the fifth-, sixth- and seventh-graders are training and mentoring a group of fourth-graders to work on energy savings for the elementary school. The Energy Champions are divided into three teams — the Technical Team, the Promotional Team and the Organizational Team. “Everyone is taking a leadership role in some way,” Logan said. The Promotional Team is tasked with keeping energy awareness high. After seeing that the newest monthly energy data showed the middle school spent $1,168 less on energy bills in March than it did the previous March, Promotional Team member Naomi Pulver, a sixth-grader, wrote an announcement to be read on the public address system at the end of the school day. The announcement is meant to use pride to fire up the students, and humor to get their attention, she said. “It’s another thing that gets people excited about saving energy,” Pulver said.

Money talks

The Carbondale Energy Champions are (back row, from left) Eden Smith, Marcus Lawson, Beth Fawley, Emily Mata, Ashley Lawson, Michael Kashnig and Ezra Brown. In the front row, from left: Jimmy Serrano, Fiona Laird, Valerie Loertscher, Maddi Khul, Tavia Teitler and Naomi Pulver. Teacher Michael Logan (left) and consultant Charley Haupt are holding the sign. Courtesy photo

Eden Smith, a fifth-grader on the Promotional Team, wrote another announcement to be read Monday morning. “I used the word ‘money’ a lot,” Smith said, “to get people excited about how much money we can save.” Smith also updates the school’s energy board, a bulletin board for energy saving reminders. The Promotional Team maintains a Facebook site and team member Miranda Ashman send some of that material out on Twitter. Sixth-grader Jimmy Serrano, a Technical Team member, said his team will be getting a light meter to measure the output of lights in the halls and classrooms, both at the middle school and CRES. If the amount of light in ENERGY CHAMPS page 23

Incumbents retain seats in fire district election By Terray Sylvester The Sopris Sun In an election that drew more voters than previous fire district elections in the last decade, three incumbents were reelected to the Board of Directors of the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District on May 4. According to preliminary results, Gene Schilling, Mike Kennedy and Mark Chain were each re-elected to sit on the fire district board for another four years. Schilling, who is currently board president, has served 18 years. Kennedy, vice president of the board, has served 16 years. Chain has served one four-year term. “I think we had a good board and we’ve still got the same group,” Schilling said after hearing the election results Tuesday night. “So I think it [the fire board’s proceedings] will go well.” “I’m happy with [the results] and appreciative that the voters gave us a vote of confidence,” Kennedy said. “I look forward to continue providing quality service as costeffectively as we can.” “I was pleased that a lot of people voted,” Chain said. “Hopefully [the results] indicate that people are mostly satisfied with the department and how the district is being run.”

Kennedy received the largest show of support in the election with 620 votes. Schilling received 601, and 529 people cast ballots for Chain. Joe Enzer drew 279 votes. Though the fire district hadn’t yet counted the total voter participation as of press deadline on Wednesday, turnout appeared to be somewhat greater than that of other recent fire district elections. Since 2000, the district’s elections have typically attracted ballots from less than 4 percent of the roughly 12,000 people who live in the 320 square-mile district, which extends through parts of Garfield, Pitkin and Gunnison counties and encompasses Carbondale, Redstone and Marble. The 2004 election drew 671 voters. The 2002, 2006 and 2008 elections each attracted fewer than 175 voters. The increased participation likely resulted from the fact that the fire district sent out about 3,100 mail-in ballots in addition to operating two polling places. Schilling said this was the first time the fire board had decided to send out so many mail-in ballots, and noted that mail-in voting generally stimulates higher levels of voter turnout. Kennedy said the fire board decided to send out mail-in ballots partly out of concern that permanent mail-in voters would

not participate if the district neglected to do so. He and Schilling described mail-in elections as “the way of the future.” Schilling stated that he would push to ensure the next fire board election is conducted entirely by mail. Though Schilling stressed that he thought the district benefits when more voters visit the polls, neither he nor Kennedy described the district’s history of low participation as a particularly bad thing. In their eyes, a quiet electorate is a

content electorate. “I don’t think anybody is unhappy,” Kennedy said. “Usually that’s what draws people out is that they’re unhappy with what’s been going on. If they’re fine with it then they don’t feel the urge to go out and try and change it. The Carbondale fire district is well-known in the state of Colorado for being one of the top fire districts.” Peering into the next four years, Kennedy said he will work to ensure the FIRE BOARD page 24

I was pleased that a lot of people voted. Hopefully [the results] indicate that people are mostly satisfied with the department and how the district is being run. – Mark Chain

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News Briefs

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The Weekly News Brief The Sopris Sun and the KDNK news department team up each week to discuss recent news from the Roaring Fork Valley. Catch the Brief on KDNK at 6:50 a.m. and at 5:35 p.m. on Thursdays, or find it online at KDNK.org.

Comments sought on gas drilling The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a natural gas well development proposal approximately six miles south of New Castle. Under its North Castle Springs Master Development Plan, Antero Resources Corporation proposes to drill up to 284 new wells from as many as 16 well pads over five years beginning in summer 2010. Antero would build 13 new well pads and expand three existing well pads. The majority of the wells would be drilled directionally. Antero proposes to construct up to 10.6 miles of new and upgraded access roads and up to 14.1 miles of new and replacement pipelines. The area proposed for development encompasses approximately 6,060 acres of federal land and minerals. Garfield County Roads 311 and 335 would provide primary access for the proposed development. The BLM requires operators to submit multi-year master development plans to facilitate an orderly development of the federal leases, states a BLM press release. According to the release, such plans allow BLM to better identify environmental impacts and appropriate measures to mitigate these impacts. The BLM will prepare an environmental assessment on this master plan. Before com-

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pleting the assessment, the agency asks members of the public to suggest specific issues and concerns they would like to see addressed in the assessment. Comments will be most helpful if received by May 31. Written comments and questions should be directed to the Colorado River Valley Field Office at 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652. Comments may be emailed to gsfomail@co.blm.gov. Copies of the master development plan are available at blm.gov/co/st/en/fo/crvfo/GSFO_MasterPla nsOfDevelopment.html. For more information, call (970) 876-9000.

Large riding facility to be built Passersby on County Road 100 may soon see a big new riding facility in place up on Missouri Heights not far from the intersection of County Road 100 and County Road 102. So far, only some initial excavating has taken place for the planned indoor arena and stables, but according to a building permit filed with Garfield County, the structure will eventually be one of the larger commercial buildings in the county. At roughly 75,000 square feet in size the facility will be about equal in total area to the WalMart in Glenwood Springs. According to the building permit, the structure is privately owned and is desig-

nated for commercial use. It will house over 30 stalls, a nearly 29,000-square foot arena, office space, a veterinarian facility and a viewing area for the arena, among other amenities. The permit listed Newton Bartley and Eric Claderon as property owners.

CRMS senior performs in NYC Caelina Eldred-Thielen, who attends Colorado Rocky Mountain School, recently captivated audiences at New York City’s Lincoln Center with her performance of a sonnet and monologue by Shakespeare. Eldred-Thielen placed as a semi-finalist at the English-Speaking Union (ESU) National Shakespeare Competition. The competition was held on April 26. Fiftyeight winners of ESU Branch competitions from across the nation also participated. Eldred-Thielen earned her trip to New York by winning the ESU regional competition in Denver. The National Shakespeare Competition is a school-based program to help students develop their speaking and critical thinking skills, as well as their appreciation of literature. In three progressive competition levels, students memorize, interpret, and perform Shakespeare’s monologues and sonnets. They start with competitions in their own

The following events are drawn from the incident reports of the Carbondale Police Department. TUESDAY April 27 At 4:10 p.m., a woman called the police to report a man behaving suspiciously in the City Market parking lot. She alleged that the man was “rough looking” and that, while engaged in a phone conversation, he had said, “I used to steal a lot to support my drug habit.” Apparently the woman was afraid he was soon going to put those skills to work again. TUESDAY April 27 At 6:18 p.m., a resident of Garfield Avenue was seeking help with some sort of animal that had become stuck in his chimney. Carbondale police were unable to help at that moment. TUESDAY April 27 At 7:44 p.m., an anonymous caller from the Hendrick Park neighborhood reported that some kids had kicked a soccer ball against her glass patio door. Carbondale police contacted the alleged perpetrators and asked them to tone it down. FRIDAY April 30 At 1:20 a.m., a police officer found a pair of skis lying in the 7-Eleven parking lot. If they’re yours, stop by the police department to claim them.

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Doc Philip: the dandy of Dandelion Day By Trina Ortega The Sopris Sun John “Doc” Philip does his part to help save the universe. He shifts bones to make people feel better; he builds his own organic compost to improve plant life; he provides comment at trustee meetings to keep Carbondale homey; and, in one short conversation, he can bring a smile to your face with his clever quips and quirky gestures. Among other pursuits, his desire to help make the world a better place also led him to join forces with other Carbondale residents to form the town’s Environmental Board more than a dozen years ago. The board helped the town begin a recycling program and later launched the eclectic Dandelion Day, which is celebrated every May. As Doc tells it, he and some of the other Environmental Board “crazies” – Bob Schultz, Jeff Dickinson, Steve Standiford and the like – learned in barroom chatter years ago that, apparently due to a budgeting error, the town had failed to use pesticides in Sopris Park for three years running. “It turned out that Carbondale had the potential to be organic, accidentally,” Philip said. So he and his cohorts pushed the town

to keep it that way. Chemicals widely sprayed to kill unwanted plants were having crippling effects on humans, Philip explained, contorting his arms and fingers in curls at his chest to demonstrate. They argued that the park was thriving and encouraged the town to make it official that there would be no more toxic chemicals. Town trustees voted in favor and also named the dandelion Carbondale’s official flower. “So then we got together and said, ‘Let’s have a party in our organic park,’” he explained. And Dandelion Day was born. This year’s party will be Saturday, May 8. Billed as “Carbondale’s creative community celebration of sustainability and environmental consciousness,” the day’s events include a river cleanup; a foot race; the non-motorized Parade of the Species; live music; food; arts and crafts; a compost competition; the slow bike race; flowers and vegetable plants for sale; a beer garden; and more. (See event schedule, page 17.) To prepare for that first celebration about 12 years ago, about 20 different families ventured out on foot the week prior and plucked all of the dandelions from the grass at Sopris Park. “There haven’t been very many dandeDANDY DAY page 17

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Fine and dandy: Doc Philip is one of the dreamers behind Dandelion Day. Photo by Trina Ortega

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ROTARY CORNER

“THE HAPPENING: A CARBONDALE ROTARY CLASSIC” This is our 12th year for this event. This year however please note the following changes: It is Saturday July 10, 2010 and it will be at the Danciger Tybar Ranch Barn located 1.5 miles up Prince Creek Road. The location has been changed so that we can accommodate our huge (over 300 item) auction in the same room with our 500 guests. Roaring Fork Village $434,000

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This is Carbondale Rotary’s major fundraiser for the year and traditionally we raise over $60,000, of which every penny is granted back into organizations and programs in and around our own community. Since 1998 we have raised over several hundred thousand dollars and some recipients have been Hospice, Thunder River Theater, the Roaring Fork Family Resource Centers, Youth Zone, Sopris Therapy, Feed My Sheep, KDNK, Carbondale Elementary, Middle and High Schools and many other charities throughout the community.

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“Inspiring adventure” The 2010 5Point Film Festival is history and already many folks are talking about next year. Others, however, are still discussing this year, and what was revealed unexpectedly on Sunday evening … at Hestia. 5Point’s mission is to inspire adventure and apparently it did so for several guys – some local, some not – in an odd sort of way. It inspired them to remove their shirts and strut around Hestia, half-naked in what Scuttlebutt’s snoops believe was some kind of ritualistic male bonding exhibition. For the moment at least, all identities shall remain anonymous. These adventurers did manage to demonstrate two of 5 Point’s guiding principals: commitment and purpose. As for the other three, humility, balance and respect? That’s questionable.

And the winner is … It wasn’t really a competition, but according to those she works with, Roaring Fork High School teacher Lindsay Hentschel is a winner. On April 14, Hentschel was awarded an LS Wood teacher of the year award. Each year, the local award is presented to one teacher in the district who inspires “the love of learning in students of all backgrounds and abilities.” That’s according to RFHS Assistant Principal Barbara Mason, who also mentioned that the LS Wood recipient should exhibit leadership that earns

the respect of students, parents and coworkers within the school system and community. As one of our unnamed sources put it, “Lindsay exemplifies the outstanding quality of educators in our district.” Congratulations, Lindsay!

Live! From New York … … It’s Heidi’s Deli! Yep, today, May 6, Carbondale’s newest eatery officially opens, and although one of our skulkers reports that Heidi’s Deli is really from Gypsum, it is described as a “New Yorkstyle deli.” Heidi’s will be open seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is located in the City Market shopping center, so check it out.

He whips ‘em out Michael Chandler writes one after another and they’re good, according to the reviews. The marketing maven, Wild West gunfighter and author stopped by the luxurious offices of The Sopris Sun last week to deliver us the third book in his western adventure series. The latest installment is titled “Kincade’s Early Years.” Chandler’s mother, Loahna Chandler once again cowrote the novel, which is currently available at Amazon.com.

It was a bunch of bull Last week we said there weren’t any birthdays, but that was a bunch of bull.

The folks at Skyline Ranch in Carbondale are putting a unique twist on Mother's Day this year. They're searching for homes for ﬁve yearling quarter horses who were rescued from Premarin ranches. The ﬁllies are the byproduct of Premarin production, a female hormone replacement drug derived from pregnant mare's urine that has fallen out of favor after being linked to health problems in humans. Sophia (pictured above) is just one of the yearlings looking for a home. Courtesy photo Turns out a few snuck under our radar. So Happy Birthday to these Taureans: Jeff Leahy, Maura Masters, Aaron Laemmel, Zoe Kimberly, Rabbit, Jeremy Heiman,

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Main Street Market and Artist Bazaar bound for town By Terray Sylvester The Sopris Sun If all goes according to plan, the hubbub of a downtown market in Carbondale may linger longer into the evening on Wednesdays this summer. Town recreation director Jeff Jackel has proposed a new â&#x20AC;&#x153;Main Street Market and Artist Bazaar,â&#x20AC;? that will run from 4 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday evening from June 23 through Aug. 25. The market will start up after the weekly farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market closes at 3 p.m. Jackel hopes the new market will offer a shopping opportunity to those who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get off work in time to attend the Carbon-

Obituary Joel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jâ&#x20AC;? Worley March 2, 1919 April 26, 2010

Joel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jâ&#x20AC;? Worley took to the sky on April 26 after 91 years of living life to the fullest. He was born in Canadian, Texas, on March 2, 1919. It was while mending fences on the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard-packed ground that he saw a plane fly overhead and knew immediately that he wanted to soar above the land.

dale Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market, which sets up at Fourth and Main streets Wednesdays from June 16 to Sept. 29. Jackel also hopes the new market and bazaar will boost downtown activity during the summer months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just trying to make downtown a happening place on Wednesday nights,â&#x20AC;? Jackel said. The project has been percolating in Jackelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imagination for about a year now, inspired partly by the way the Glenwood Springs farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s market bustles after 5 p.m., and partly by the street markets he visited while traveling in Italy and elsewhere during a trip abroad not long ago. So with those street markets in mind,

Jackel is seeking a wide variety of vendors for the new bazaar, not only those selling locally produced veggies, preserves, meats, cheeses, baked goods and other treats, but also those hawking â&#x20AC;&#x153;vintage retro-waresâ&#x20AC;?: antiques, books, music, clothing, furniture and more. Jackel also hopes the Main Street Market will provide a venue for the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many local artists to sell their creations. So far, two vendors have signed up, Glenwood Springs-based artist Deborah Hord, who will be selling handmade purses, scarves, jewelry and other items; and Barry and Laurel Sheehan, who will be selling Barryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sculptures.

Live bands playing on a stage set up in the park space across from Main Street Spirits are slated to add to the ambiance. Jackel said the town recreation department will oversee the market. It will be funded through vendorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fees. A summerlong reservation to set up a booth costs $100, a weekly reservation, $20. Before pressing ahead with his plans, Jackel approached the board of the Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market to see if they would extend their marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hours. He said the Farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Market board decided not to because the current hours of their market fit the schedules of their vendors, many of whom drive MAIN STREET MARKET page 20

After hitchhiking for a few years, he went off to the University of Central Oklahoma and soon met and married the love of his life, Wilma (Sanderson) Worley. In 1942, J Worley changed course and enrolled in flight school so that he could fly for the Air Force in World War II and the Korean Conflict. He later left the USAF as a lieutenant colonel and returned to his university studies. J Worley graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1948 and shortly afterwards joined Continental Airlines. He retired as a captain after safely transporting passengers for 31 years. He continued his passion for airplanes by serving in the Colorado Air

National Guard for 23 years. J Worley loved to spend time at his and Wilmaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second home in Redstone. Their sons, Willy and Geoff, had been living and remodeling homes in Redstone for several years when, in 1979, they decided to build their parents a home on the boulevard. The whole family has often gathered there. They have come together in Redstone for every Fourth of July and Thanksgiving for the last 30 years. J Worley was never an idle person! He loved to cut his and his neighborsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; grass with his riding mower and tidy up along the river. Throughout his productive life, he

had time to dote on his beloved Wilma and their two fine sons, visit numerous countries, remodel many homes, harvest heaps of tomatoes, plant thousands of flowers, tell detailed flying stories and make many, many friends. J Worley is survived by his wife of 67 years, Wilma; two sons and two daughtersin-law, William J and Annie Runyan-Worley and Geoff and Patty Worley; four granddaughters, Meghan (Tom) Morse, Tara, McKensie and Jessica J; two sisters, Annabelle Ellis and Virgie Wallace; one brother, Carl L. Worley; and family friend Norine Knight.

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Non-profit highlight Dandelion Day - Saturday, May 8 Carbondaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative community celebration of sustainability and environmental consciousness. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Remember : No dogs in Sopris Park â&#x20AC;˘ 8 a.m. River Clean Up meets and departs â&#x20AC;˘ 9 a.m. 5-kilometer Dandelion Dash begins. Proceeds beneďŹ t the Roaring Fork Rams football program. Registration begins at 8 a.m. â&#x20AC;˘ 10 a.m. Vendor set up â&#x20AC;˘ 11 a.m. Parade of the Species: Calling all creative souls of all ages! Please help make this parade spectacular by creating a costume/ mask/puppet/shrine/etc â&#x20AC;Ś to wear or carry in the parade. Come in costume as your favorite animal. Line up on Second Street at 10:45 a.m. The parade is a NON-MOTORIZED event. For inspiration, visit the photo gallery at procession.org. â&#x20AC;˘ 11:15 a.m. African dancers and drummers lead parade to Sopris Park and perform in front of the stage. MC April Clark opens the festivities. Live music on stage until 5:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ 12 p.m. Beer Garden opens featuring beer from Stone Brewery

â&#x20AC;˘ 12 p.m. Compost Judging: Bring samples to the CRMPI Booth â&#x20AC;˘ 12-2 p.m. Sustainable Song Circle: Gather under the trees on the west side of Sopris Park. Bring your acoustic instrument, a song, or just your ears. Locals will share homegrown and recycled songs that celebrate sustainability or somehow honor the earth. The community will select its favorite, and the winner will perform this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dandelion Day Song on stage at 2:15 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Last Minute String Band â&#x20AC;˘ 12:30-1 p.m. Jacob Russo â&#x20AC;˘ 1:15-2:45 p.m. Stray Grass â&#x20AC;˘ 3 p.m. Slow Bike Race â&#x20AC;˘ 3:15 p.m. Community selected Dandelion Day song performed. The song is decided in the Song Circle beginning at noon. â&#x20AC;˘ 3:30-3:50 p.m. Stacy Stein â&#x20AC;˘ 4:00-4:20 p.m. Steve Skinner â&#x20AC;˘ 4:30-5:30 p.m. Honey Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

Volunteers are needed throughout the day. Please call Jimmy at 274-3666 to sign up. Dandelion Day is brought to you by the Town of Carbondale Environmental Board. Thanks to our sponsors: Sunsense Solar, KSPN and KDNK. THE SOPRIS SUN â&#x20AC;˘ MAY 6, 2010 â&#x20AC;˘ 7

Congress to consider wildlife corridor preservation bill By Bob Berwyn The Summit County Citizens Voice, www.summitcountyvoice.com SUMMIT COUNTY â&#x20AC;&#x201C; If federal lawmakers can be convinced to look at the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wildlife in a big-picture perspective, local land managers and conservation biologists may soon have some powerful new tools to help preserve critical connections between important habitat areas. The Wildlife Corridors Conservation Act, introduced in Congress last week, would create a national wildlife corridors information program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to build a national picture about essential wildlife movement areas and to distribute that information among various state and federal agencies. The law would also establish a stewardship fund to provide grants aimed at protecting movement corridors, and would require key federal agencies, including the federal departments of Agriculture, Interior, and Transportation to consider the preservation of these movement areas in their management plans. The measure has key backing from the national association of wildlife agencies, which represents state wildlife and fish and game departments. A top official with the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies said the new law could help address looming landscape-level impacts from climate change. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is vitally important that we identify and maintain habitat connectivity and migration corridors for fish and wildlife in re-

sponse to the effects of climate change and other landscape level impacts,â&#x20AC;? said Gary Taylor, legislative director for the association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This bill will facilitate meaningful cooperative endeavors to this end between states, federal agencies, tribes, industry, and private landowners.â&#x20AC;? The measure was introduced by Democratic U.S. Representatives Rush Holt and Jared Polis. It builds on the wildlife habitat and corridors provisions of the House climate bill that has already passed and now appears stalled on its way to the U.S. Senate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smart growth is a popular concept these days, not just on Earth Day, and we need to make decisions about growth with the best information and forethought available,â&#x20AC;? Polis said. Cutting off movement corridors can have serious consequences for wildlife, including genetic isolation that can make animal populations more susceptible to catastrophic disease, and over-population of species in some areas. This legislation will ensure that scientific knowledge of wildlife is central to federal planning and provide local communities with the tools they need to maintain healthy ecosystems and public safety,â&#x20AC;? Polis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wildlife corridors are vital to maintaining healthy wildlife populations, which are part of what provide Coloradans with their outstanding mountain landscapes and quality of life,â&#x20AC;? said Paige Bonaker, staff biologist at Denver-based Center for Native Ecosystems. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Corridors are also vital to preserving wildlife in a warming world. In

Colorado, they will be especially important for our native wildlife most threatened by climate change, like lynx.â&#x20AC;? In Colorado, hundreds of wildlife corridors provide essential connections among core areas of habitat for species ranging from elk and mule deer to bears and lynx. The importance of preserving habitat connectivity throughout the Rocky Mountains was underscored recently by a 1,200-mile journey from Colorado to Canada made by a radio-collared lynx . The Colorado Department of Trans-

portation and the Federal Highway Administration are funding research to identify important wildlife corridors that cross Interstate 70 through the Rocky Mountains and investigate ways to reduce animal-vehicle collisions along the roadway. As part of this project, dozens of citizen scientists will be monitoring wildlife activity at key crossing locations on Interstate 70 this summer. The Colorado Division of Wildlife is also participating in a project to identify wildlife corridors as part of its comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy.

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Wilderness by committee Wilderness proposals such as the Hidden Gems have a hard row to hoe Several weeks ago, Rep. Rob Bishop, a Utah Republican and nouveau sagebrush rebel, made public an internal Interior Department draft concerning Western places that â&#x20AC;&#x153;may be good candidates for National Monument designation under the Antiquities Act.â&#x20AC;? Bishop was furious, as were many rural Western lawmakers, for in that document they heard echoes of President Bill Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;War on the West,â&#x20AC;? when he used his executive powers to establish new national monuments, placing big chunks of public lands off-limits to gas drilling, offroad vehicles, grazing, coal mining and all kinds of other God-given rights. On the new list was Cedar Mesa, a big swath of canyon-carved piĂąon and juniper country in southeastern Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s San Juan County. It was hardly surprising when the San Juan Record reported that the county commissioners â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who have a long tradition of warring with the feds â&#x20AC;&#x201C; were up in arms. More remarkable was one of their reasons: They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want any national monument designation to screw up their own land bill, which would include new wilderness, believe it or not, right there in San Juan County.

It was enough to give wilderness-lovers hope: If San Juan County could utter the W-word, anyone could. Add to that no less than a half-dozen wilderness proposals that have been introduced or are on their way to Congress, and it seems that greens could make up for some of the time lost during the Bush years, when only about 2 million acres of wilderness were designated, compared to the 9.1 million acres protected under Clinton. Still, that hope is tempered by some new and harsh realities. These days, if you want to protect an area as wilderness, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d better be prepared to come to the table and deal with an increasing number of stakeholders, some of whom cynically see wilderness as nothing more than a bargaining chip. And, sadly, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less land available to fight over. Gone are the days of grand, sweeping wilderness designations. Take the 379,000-acre Hidden Gems proposal in central Colorado, which was formally proposed this month. In total acreage, Hidden Gems rivals Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest wilderness, the Weminuche, which was designated in 1975. (Originally around 400,000 acres, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now about 500,000 acres.) But the Weminuche is a single, contiguous piece of land, while Hidden Gems is a hodgepodge of 40 modest-sized

Like other wilderness proposals these days, the Hidden Gems campaign is taking some ďŹ nagling. Pictured above, the Assignation Ridge portion of the proposal encompasses much of the terrain immediately west of the Crystal River. Photo by Susy Ellison chunks, surgically sliced out of the landscape to avoid offending anyone. Proponents got some ranchers on board, who asked that even more land be added, although not necessarily from selfless motives: They were hoping to bar mountain bikes and ORVs from their federal grazing allotments. Some mountain bikers oppose the plan, and the American Motorcyclist Association roused its members to protest vehemently; one Web site commenter called Hidden Gems and the like â&#x20AC;&#x153;a genocide

against motorized users across America.â&#x20AC;? Back in Utah, Republican Sen. Bob Bennett is spearheading the still-nascent San Juan County land bill. He sponsored a similar effort in Washington County that established wilderness â&#x20AC;&#x201C; much of it on already-protected national park land or in wilderness study areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in exchange for the selling off of public land. Conservationists were initially furious, but before the deal passed in 2009, they managed to increase WILDERNESS page 21

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CALLING ALL MOMS If you would like to order copies of your Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day photos, hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the scoop: For $45 you will receive one CD with the photo that appeared in the Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day issue, in color and in black & white, plus up to five additional high-resolution color photos. To order your CD please email your photographer (Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s photographer was Jane and Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s was Trina) and she will get back to you when your CD is ready. After youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re notified, pick up your CD on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays at The Sopris Sun office in the basement of the Amore Realty building on Main Street and 7th in Carbondale. Payment can be cash or check, made out to the appropriate photographer. Contacts: Trina Ortega, trina@soprissun.com Jane Bachrach, janeb@soprissun.com THE SOPRIS SUN â&#x20AC;˘ MAY 6, 2010 â&#x20AC;˘ 9

Community Calendar THURSDAY May 6 WALDORF TOUR â&#x20AC;˘ Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork hosts â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walk Through the Grades,â&#x20AC;? an open house from 8:25 to 9:55 a.m. at 16543 Highway 82, on the frontage road just east of Catherineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Store. Reservations: 963-1960. More info: waldorfcarbondale.org. LIBRARY BOARD MEETS â&#x20AC;˘ The Garfield County Librariesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Board of Trustees holds a regular board meeting at 6 p.m. at the Gordon Cooper Branch Library, 76 S. Fourth St. For ADA needs, call 625-4270 prior to the meeting. COLLEGE IN A RECESSION â&#x20AC;˘ A workshop on maximizing financial aid and making college affordable is held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Community Center. Free. More info: 384-6301. RIVER JOURNEY â&#x20AC;˘ Author and adventurer Jonathan Waterman presents a lecture about his 1,450-mile trip down the Colorado River at 7 p.m. at the Ramada Inn, 124 W. Sixth St., Glenwood Springs. Refreshments. More info: 947-9613.

FRI. & SAT. May 7-8 KAYAK RACES â&#x20AC;˘ CRMS hosts the 46th annual Crystal River Kayak Races in Glenwood Springs on May 7 and on the Crystal River near Carbondale on May 8. Freestyle, downriver and slalom races. More info: crms.org. WHIMSICAL WOMEN â&#x20AC;˘ The Whimsical Women of the West host their Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Spring Show from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Four Mile

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Creek Bed & Breakfast on Four Mile Road. Pottery, food, cards, soap, plants and fiber, folk, garden and fine art. Proceeds benefit the Third Street Center. More info: 945-4004.

FRIDAY May 7 HEALTH SCREENINGS â&#x20AC;˘ Mountain Family Health Centers conducts free public heath screenings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 1905 Blake Ave., Suite 101 in Glenwood Springs. More info: 618-3159, sharla@mountainfamily.org. ART OPENING â&#x20AC;˘ The Heart Gallery, 50 photographs of Colorado children awaiting adoption, opens at The Colorado Mountain College Gallery at 831 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs. A reception takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. More info: 947-8367. FIRST FRIDAY â&#x20AC;˘ Starting at about 6 p.m. shops and galleries on Main Street and elsewhere host receptions and openings. For more information, see page 12. MOVIES â&#x20AC;˘ The Crystal Theatre presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Date Nightâ&#x20AC;? (PG-13) at 8 p.m. May 7-13; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ghost Writerâ&#x20AC;? (PG-13) at 5:30 p.m. May 8 and "The Young Victoria" (PG) at 4:45 p.m. May 9. LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Rivers Restaurant at 2525 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs hosts a variety of local acoustic talent starting with Jeremy Gardner and followed by The Tippetts with Shanti Gruber and Meagan Goodwin starting at 9 p.m. No cover. More info: 928-8813.

SATURDAY May 8 NATURE PARK CLEANUP â&#x20AC;˘ The cleanup

at the Carbondale Nature Park was rescheduled and now takes place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., May 8. Volunteers clean trash and forgotten dog pop from the park. Water, snacks and a hand washing station provided. DANDELION DAY â&#x20AC;˘ The 12th annual Dandelion Day festivities come to Carbondale including the Procession of the Species, Dandelion Dash, compost contest, live music and much more. Parade starts at 11 a.m. on Main Street. More info: 319-3634. To volunteer: 274-3666. MOMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DAY CARDS â&#x20AC;˘ The Gordon Cooper Branch Library hosts a Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day card-making workshop between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for all ages. Materials provided. More info: 9632889. HEALTH SCREENINGS â&#x20AC;˘ Mountain Family Health Centers conducts free public heath screenings from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Mall, 51027 Highways 6 and 24. More info 618-3159, sharla@mountainfamily.org. TRAIL WORK â&#x20AC;˘ Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers holds a trail-work day on the Scout and Forest Hollow Trails in Glenwood Springs. Register online at rfov.org; by email-

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BAND BATTLE â&#x20AC;˘ Jazz Aspen Snowmass will present Band Battle 2010, featuring 30 student bands over five hours, at the Roaring Fork High School Auditorium. Entry forms are available from the music directors of all area schools and can be downloaded at jazzaspen.org. More info: myspace.com/jasbandbattle. RFHS BENEFIT â&#x20AC;˘ The Roaring Fork High School World Travelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club rescheduled their tailgate BBQ. It takes place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the RFHS baseball field while the Ram baseball team plays a double header. Proceeds go to a student trip to Europe.

SUNDAY May 9 MOMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S DAY MILE â&#x20AC;˘ The 11th annual Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Mile race takes place at 1 p.m. in Glenwood Springs. A silent auction will be held as well at Glenwood Medical Associates, 1830 Blake St., Glenwood Springs. Gift baskets, jewelry, books, gift certificates, massages, vasectomy consultation/operation and more. Proceeds benefit the Advocate Safehouse Project. Registration and more info: advocatesafehouse.org, glenwoodmedical.com. STEVEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GUITARS â&#x20AC;˘ Jessica Fichot Band plays a blend of gypsy jazz and Chinese and Latin folk music at Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guitars at 8 p.m., 19 N. Fourth St. $10. More info: jessicasongs.com. CALENDAR page 11

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TUESDAY May 11 HEALTH SCREENINGS • Mountain Family Health Centers conducts free public heath

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CAMP CHAIR PRODUCTIONS • and the Aspen Historical Society present “A Briefly Complete History of Aspen,” a play by Michael Monroney at 7 p.m. both nights at the historic Cardiff Schoolhouse in Glenwood Springs. $15. Tickets and more info: 945-6247.

May 14 SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE • The Mt. Sopris Montessori School hosts an open house beginning at 10 a.m. Classroom tours, Q&A with faculty and current student/parents, refreshments. Enrollment is open for students 18 months to six years of age for summer and 2010/2011 school year sessions. Reservations: 963-3506.

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READING A HIVE • A workshop on monitoring a hive takes place at Rock Bottom Ranch at 2001 Hooks Spur Rd., Basalt, as part of the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies practical beekeeping series. More info: 927-6760.

ROTARY PRESENTATION • The Carbondale Rotary Club hosts a presentation by Bill Lamont on the new Carbondale Library at 7 a.m. at 300 Meadowood Drive. More info: 379-1436.

COUNSELOR COURSE • The University of Colorado Denver hosts an online information session at 6 p.m. about master’s degree programs in counseling psychology and counselor education that will take place in

CMS ORIENTATION • Carbondale Middle School invites all future fifth graders and their families to a student orientation from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The school hosts a parent night at 6:30 p.m. More info: 384-5700.

be May 15 in Glenwood Springs. More info: (970) 241-8975, ext. 12.

WOODCARVING CLASSES • Vickie Branson is registering for woodcarving classes (beginners to advanced) from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays at the Marble Gallery in Marble. Cost is $25 per session plus materials. More info: 963-5883, 963-7117.

classes. More info: 704-0622, mkahhak@sopris.net.

screenings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Health Department, 2014 Blake Ave. more info: 618-3159, sharla@mountainfamily.org.

ORGANIC BEE KEEPING • Sustainable Settings hosts an intermediate and beginner organic bee guardianship class with Corwin Bell from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. beginning May 15. $75 per class. Limited space. More info: 963-6107. GARDENING WORKSHOP • A workshop on building garden beds takes place at Rock Bottom Ranch, 2001 Hooks Spur Rd, Basalt, as part of the eco-gardening series offered by the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. More info: 927-6760.

May 18 COUNSELOR COURSE • The University of Colorado Denver hosts an online information session at 6 p.m. about master’s degree programs in counseling psychology and counselor education that will take place in Glenwood Springs. More info: Marlinda.hines@ucdenver.edu.

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SUMMER CLAY CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center offers various programs for kids and adults. Registration and more info: 963-2529, carbondaleclay.org. SENIOR MATTERS CLASSES • Senior Matters offers a variety of classes and clubs weekly, throughout April and beyond, at its room in the Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St. Acting classes, book club, storytelling class, singing group, tai chi, basket weaving. Free or small fee. More info: 963-2536. ART CLASS • Kahhak Fine Arts and School at 411 Main St. offers classes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Teacher Majid Kahhak has 30 years experience teaching painting

PIZZA TUNES • White House Pizza at 801 Main Court presents rock ’n’ roll, blues and country by John Zajicek from 7 to 10 p.m. More info: whitehousepizza.com, 704-9400.

VETERANS SUPPORT GROUP • The Roaring Fork Combat Veterans Support Group, to help combat veterans of all conflicts find relief and camaraderie, meets at 8:30 p.m. Mondays at the Circle Club, 123 Main St. More info: (303) 613-6191, bigmac309@gmail.com. SUMMER ARTS CLASSES • Registration is open for classes at the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts. Classes start June 7. Pottery, visual arts, silversmithing, guitar, voice, piano, theater, dance and more. More info: 945-2414, glenwoodarts.org. SUMMER AT CMC • Registration for Colorado Mountain College’s summer semester is under way. Many classes start in Carbondale, Spring Valley, Glenwood Springs and via distance learning the week of May 17. More info: call 963-2172, 945-7486 or 945-7481.

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First Friday happenings

The Carbondale Clay Center hosts an opening reception for resident artists Holly Curcio and Elliott Marquet from 6 to 8 p.m. at the center at 135 Main St. The two artists have been with the center for a year and will showcase work theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve completed during that time. For more information, visit carbondaleclay.org or call 963-2529.

Get Your Art Off at SAW (Studio for Art + Works) at 978 Euclid Ave. For the Art Off, teams will be presented a surprise theme at 7:30 p.m. and given one hour to explore it with a collage. Show up at 6:45 p.m. to be given your teammates. Materials provided. For more information, call 963-0201.

GrassRoots Community Television will throw a party to celebrate the launch of cable channel 82 with live music and food and beer specials from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Carnahanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tavern, 403 Main St. For more information, call 963-4498.

lulubelle holds its grand opening at 320 Main St. For more information on the new womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clothing boutique, call (970) 510-5141.

Majid Kahhak will paint live from 6 to 8 p.m. at Kahhak Fine Arts & School, 411 Main St. The painting will be inspired by motherhood in recognition of Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day. Beverages and hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres will be served. For more information, call 704-0622.

The new store, Nest, will celebrate its grand opening with live music by singer/songwriter Leah Orlikowski. Nest offers unique finds for you and your home. The music kicks off at 6 p.m. at 320 Main St., near Grana Bread Company. For more information, call 274-9615. The Parkside Gallery at Crystal Glass Studio will display a mixed media spring series by Susan Reed; acrylics by Mary Williams; and sculpture by Peggy Melyssa Cloy from 6 to 8 p.m. at 50 Weant Blvd. Wine will be served. For more information, call 963-1401.

Ceramic sculptures by Elliott Marquet and Holly Curcio will be on display this Friday at the Carbondale Clay Center. Courtesy images

Root beer floats and exhibitions by local students will be the theme at CCAH on Friday. Student art will be on display from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Gordon Cooper Library and at the CCAH Gallery at 645 Main St. The floats will be served at CCAH. Main Street will be closed and local students will fill it with exhibitions of all kinds. For more information, call 963-1680, or visit carbondaelarts.com.

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Local students reel out another Rocky Mountain Student Filmfest By Jessi Rochel Special to The Sopris Sun Grab your popcorn and your movie theater candy because it is time for the 11th annual Rocky Mountain Student Filmfest. The event will be held Friday, May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at Glenwood Springs High School. And be sure to tell your friend/neighbor/significant other/coworker/mailman/etc ... because admission is only $5. Kitty Riley, Basalt High School librarian and teacher, is one of the faculty sponsors of Filmfest. And as far as she knows, it is the only student-run high school filmfest in the nation. There are other high school filmfests to be sure, but the Rocky Mountain Student Filmfest is the only one where the students are absolutely in charge. Ten different schools are represented in this year’s Filmfest including: Bridges, Roaring Fork and Basalt high schools, as well as Aspen, Coal Ridge, Eagle Valley, and Steamboat Springs high schools. A few students from farther-flung institutions are participating as well, namely the Denver School of the Arts, Fred Experimental Media in New York, and Meadowdale High School in Washington State. “Kids from here love to see films from somewhere else, just to see what other kids are doing,” Riley said. A wide spectrum of genres will be showcased in the 22 films the students selected for the fest.

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The various film categories include: action sports, animation, drama, comedy, documentary, and artistic/experimental. Along with the accolades of winning, there are cash prizes on the line. Best in Category will be awarded $50. Best in Show will receive $250. This year Filmfest drew about 40 submissions. Riley explained that while the number of submissions is not significantly higher than in previous years, the festival now receives enough films that the students can select the best of the best. In the event’s early years, with fewer submissions rolling in, the students simply showed any film deemed appropriate under the festival’s cri-

teria. Since the festival is a school-sponsored event, the students must weed out films with sex, drugs or violence, for example. Kent Claridge, a senior at Bridges High School, is one of the organizing members of the fest. He joined the group in November last year, and has been helping with the event since. He explained that the students meet once a week throughout the school year to prepare for the event. Seven or eight students typically attend the meetings and it is up to them to create a poster to promote the contest and encourage submissions, manage the Filmfest’s Facebook account, create another poster to advertise the event,

organize prizes, screen films, secure a panel of judges, and then set up the Glenwood Springs High School auditorium for the actual festival. Claridge not only helps lends a hand coordinating the festival, he’s also a filmmaker. This year he teamed up with fellow filmmaker Daniel Pulver and actor Brendan Peters to produce “Monotony,” which they’ve entered in the festival’s drama division. Pulver and Peters are both students at Roaring Fork High School. Claridge has been involved with the local organizations Versatile Productions STUDENT FILMFEST page 24

The ﬁlms slated to screen at the 11th annual Rocky Mountain Student Filmfest include “Monotony” (left) by Kent Claridge of Bridges High School and Brendan Peters and Daniel Pulver of Roaring Fork High School; and “Waiting,” by Malachi Bilson and Cody Isaman of Coal Ridge High School. Courtesy images

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Community Briefs Crystal River Cleanup Saturday To kick off Dandelion Day, the Carbondale Environmental Board and Roaring Fork Conservancy are sponsoring the Crystal River Cleanup on Saturday, May 8. Registration begins at 8 a.m. at Sopris Park. Volunteers of all ages are welcome and encouraged to dress appropriately in long pants, layers, hat, sunscreen and gloves. Prizes will be awarded for the Best of Trash, Most Toxic, Most Useful, and Most Unusual Trash. For more information visit roaringfork.org/events or call Steve at 963-8465.

Dandy Day Song Circle returns Dandelion Day, Carbondale’s creative community celebration of sustainability and environmental conscience, returns on May 8, and with it comes the second annual Dandy Day Sustainable Song Circle, which starts at noon. To find the song circle, look for the yellow poster in Sopris Park. Bring your acoustic instrument, a song, or just your ears, though, there will be a guitar and djembe there for you to play. Participants will share homegrown and recycled songs that celebrate sustainability or somehow honor the earth. A favorite song (or songs) will be performed on stage at around 3 p.m. The folks behind Dandelion Day ask that you consider sharing a song that somehow connects to the themes of Dandelion Day: sustainability, honoring the earth, community, weeds, flowers, spring, Carbondale quirkiness, The Dandy Warhols – well, the theme can be stretched. The point is to share each other’s music. A diverse circle is welcome, from those who can only play a few songs to professional musicians, a cappella singers, guitars, mandolins, soft percussion, impromptu small groups, battery-powered keyboards, you name it. For more information, call 274-3666.

Trail work day May 8 Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) will host a trail work day on Saturday, May 8, on the Scout and Forest Hollow trails in Glenwood Springs. The 2.5-mile Scout Trail on the east side of Glenwood Springs is popular among hikers and mountain bikers, and the Forest Hollow Trail is a mountain biking favorite that contours the west end of the Glenwood Canyon before connecting with the Scout Trail above the city. RFOV and its project partners will conduct trail maintenance over the entire length of these trails. Volunteers will focus on correcting erosion problems, re-establishing trail width and trimming back encroaching vegetation. Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and its project partners – the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association, National Forest Foundation and Summit Canyon Mountaineering – will provide the tools, materials, leadership, and dinner. To volunteer, log on to rfov.org, email rfov@sopris.net, or call 927-8241.

Glenwood celebrates Train Day Saturday, May 8, is National Train Day, which celebrates America‘s love for trains with events across the country. In Glenwood Springs the celebration will roll into the his-

toric railroad station at 413 Seventh St., home of Amtrak (our national passenger rail service) and the Glenwood Railroad Museum. Tours of the 1904 station, cookies, free goodies, and free museum admission will be offered. Come on down between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. for family-friendly events that bring to life the rich narrative of how trains have transformed America and will continue to do so in the future. For more information, visit NationalTrainDay.com.

Bike Week bound for town The Third annual Bonedale Bike Week will roll into Carbondale May 17 – 21 with bike-related events for all ages. As a press release puts it, Bonedale Bike Week is a celebration of the greatest way to get around Carbondale – the bicycle. Bonedale Bike Week coincides with National Bike to Work Week and aims to promote bike awareness and know-how to new riders, strengthen the community of valley cyclists, and promote car-less transportation in Carbondale and beyond. All events are free and focused primarily on fun! A Bike Rodeo for kids kicks off the week's events at 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 17, at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center, followed by a bike-in movie at 8:30 p.m. on the lawn across the alley from Steve’s Guitars at 19 N. Fourth St. More events, including a general bike celebration, a bike scavenger hunt and a pedal parade are planned for the ensuing days. In addition to the evening events, free coffee, tea and snacks will be offered to cyclists from 7 to 9 a.m., Monday through Friday, at Fourth and Main streets. Cyclists will have a chance to mingle while they munch over their morning coffee. For more information and for the complete schedule of events, visit bonedalebikeweek.com.

Middle school offers ACE program Carbondale Middle School announces its summer ACE program for advanced learners in fourth through ninth grades. Students can learn how to use a microscope, make a quilt, dissect like a scientist, garden, paint, or create a comic book. Students must register by May 28. Call Cora Carballeira at 384-5735 for more information or stop by the middle school office at 180 Snowmass Drive to pick up a registration form.

Electricity monitors available Garfield County Libraries are offering patrons the chance to check out Kill-A-Watt electricity usage monitors. With these monitors homeowners can measure the energy usage of appliances to assess their efficiency. The Kill-A-Watt monitors are available at all six Garfield County Libraries and can be checked out for one week with a library card. For more information visit www.garfield libraries.org.

Band Battle to blow you away

Jazz Aspen Snowmass will present Band Battle 2010 at the Roaring Fork High School auditorium on Saturday, May 8. The five-hour event will feature student bands from across the Western Slope region COMMUNITY BRIEFS page 15

Community Briefs cont. from page 14 including: Arch Angel, A Vision Quest, Basalt High School Guitar II and Guitar III bands, Brittany and the Three Musketeers, the CRMS Band, Executive Groove, the Glenwood Jazz Ensemble, Gorra Bros., Hailey Taylor, Jacob Russo and a Beating, The JAS Aspen Allstars, Lisa Atkinson, No Joes, Pac Many, Slightly White, Soap on a Rope, Sophie Dosero and others. Each band will rock out for 10 minutes.

According to a press release, that’s plenty of time to blow you away. In an effort to further promote student musicians JAS has created a message board on its Web site to promote this year’s band battle and to help student musicians communicate and keep up to date on gigs. For more information, visit jazzaspen.org, or check out myspace.com/jasbandbattle and the JAS Facebook page.

to register or order online at rfbrc.org/ order.html.

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Business Briefs Business workshops offered Roaring Fork Business Resource Center offers education and training resources including the upcoming Do-It-Yourself Market Research workshop that will help business owners make market research an integral, ongoing part of business development. The workshop will help participants determine if there is a market for the products or services and determine which market research is going to work best for you. The workshops will be from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. May 13 at the center, 817 Colorado Ave., in Glenwood Springs; from 4 to 6 p.m. May 18 at Colorado Mountain College, 0255 Sage Way in Aspen. The cost is $20 for RFBRC clients, advisors, and sponsors and $25 for others. Call 945-5158

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The Carbondale Community Food Cooperative at 559 Main St. has announced its Dandelion Day membership special. Current members who pay their annual $25 membership dues before the end of the day on May 9 will receive a 10 percent off coupon for a retail purchase of any size at the store. Those who aren’t currently members will also receive a 10 percent off coupon if they join the Co-op by May 9. Memberships cost $200 for individuals and $250 for families. New members don’t pay annual membership dues for their first year.

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Art Briefs CCAH offers music education series The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities launches its annual Music Appreciation Series on May 27. Susan Nicholson will again teach the course with the emphasis on specific concerts that will be part of this summer’s Aspen Music Festival. The workshop series takes place from

6:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Thursdays and runs from May 27 to June 24. The class will attend the first Friday concert at the Aspen Music Festival on July 2. The cost is $110 for members and $150 for non-members (price includes the concert at the Aspen Music Festival). To register or for more information, call 963-1680 or e-mail ccah@sopris.net.

Hannah Feder (sitting) puts to test the science project of classmate Vanessa Villalobos at the Crystal River Elementary School science fair on April 29. Third- and fourth-grade students researched topics ranging from natural disasters and the rings of Saturn to magnetism and metamorphosis. They tested their hypotheses and made presentations for the fair. In this project, the students were researching whether the spin of a bike tire affects how long an ofﬁce chair would turn. Photo by Trina Ortega

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C’dale’s unsung heroes Memoirs of a River… Up the Crystal by Charlotte Graham Sponsored by the Mt. Sopris Historical Society Ever wake up thinking, “Whose life will I have to save today?” Nah, neither do I – unless I’ve overdosed on old Superman videos. Yet there are 70 to 80 folks around here who, besides working and living their lives like the rest of us, wake up everyday knowing they may have to put their life on the line to save yours – and you’d probably recognize most of them. Who are these people? The Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District is probably one of the most low-key, high-risk groups of volunteers in Carbondale and the surrounding community. Its territory covers Missouri Heights to West Bank up to Redstone and Marble.

Confession’s good for the soul I called up the boss for a visit. Ron Leach and I sat down to talk in Marble’s firehouse. We started with a research-fanatic’s confession. “I’ve not seen anything written about the history of the Fire Department,” I said to Ron. “I mean, there are articles about incidents, but not about its people, its history, per se.” “We’ve not had a story written about us before that I know of,” Ron said. He’s been fire chief for the past 30 years. “Well, in that case, you can say whatever you want and we’ll have to believe you, huh?”

When there was no 911, did fires burn slower? “I became a volunteer firefighter in 1976,” Ron said. “The fire station was located on Second and Main streets [in the current KDNK Radio building]. Prior to that, the fire station was at Keith Berry’s auto garage on Weant and Main. “In those days, there were a lot more structure fires. We were on party lines back then. You dialed a seven-digit phone number. 911 hadn’t been invented yet.” When there was a fire, the town’s fire siren would go off. All the volunteers would drop what they were doing. Meanwhile, the dispatcher in Glenwood Springs would call up the report. The telephone would ring and ring

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until the first person would come to the building to answer it. The first person there would write the fire location on the blackboard with chalk, the second would start warming up the fire engine and they’d head out. As the whole crew arrived they would know where to go. How are they notified today? “We text message or use pagers,” Ron said. Yay, technology.

Back in the Day Ron explained that in 1953 a special district was created to fund the volunteer fire department. A bit of annual property tax is now designated to fund its operations The original department operated out of Berry’s Garage until 1975 when the district tapped a bond issue to build the current building on the north side of Meadowood Drive and Redstone’s Fire Station.

When tragedy is your business card One major, rarely remembered incident came in 1983. This was a “watershed event” as Ron described it. Coincidentally, a Channel 9 TV news camera crew was in town and caught it all on film. I got to see the raw coverage on DVD. It was eerie – the real deal. No Hollywood stuntmen on that day’s harrowing event: just some very recognizable locals – albeit a bit younger, such as Chief Leach, Mark Luttrell, Gene Schilling, Barbara Bush, Maureen Nuckols and Billy Shank. Where now sits Town Hall was once the Conoco Bulk Petroleum Plant, wholesale distributors of gas and diesel. More than 100,000 gallons of fuels were stored in its aboveground tanks. An 18-wheel delivery truck near the tanks caught fire. It had to be moved. Due to the way petroleum fires burn, the tanks blowing up would have been like a mushroom fire cloud that could have destroyed the entire downtown core. “The fire department had just finished training at Texas A&M University for petroleum fires. They had learned the skills and were able to control the fire before the tanks erupted,” Ron said. “It was very dangerous.” “The department came of age that day,” Ron added.

All in a volunteer day’s work In 1986, there was another big incident at the Rocky Mountain Gas building in Glenwood Springs. Fifteen people were killed when a three-story concrete building collapsed and caught fire. Carbondale and Glenwood Fire departments aided each other in that conflagration.

The local volunteer ﬁre brigade, circa 1914 (above), and in 2003 (above left). Courtesy photos Carbondale’s volunteers also played a significant role battling the Storm King Mountain wildfire in Glenwood Springs on July 6, 1994. Fourteen young firefighters died that day. Memories of a few other relatively recent conflagrations can bring a sweat to the brow and a twitch to the britches. In the early ‘90s, a big brush fire tore through Thompson Creek, and more recently two heartthumpers flared up on Missouri Heights. “Now, there are fire and building codes plus more education [about wildfires] in

schools,” Leach said. “We get more calls for backcountry rescues.”

Honor and respect … “I can’t say enough about the men and women of our community who volunteer their time to obtain the training to protect their neighbors for no money or pay,” Ron said. “They do it out of a sense of community. These people are truly the best of the community.” For more about the Carbondale Fire Protection District, visit marbledweller.com.

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McCormick-Deering Potato Digger, donated by Bill and Pat Fender Mt. Sopris Historical Museum

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Dandelion Day

lions coming up on their own since then,” Philip said. “The park has stayed dandelion free and organic going on 12 years.” It’s a great accomplishment in the United States, where use of herbicides and pesticides to kill “nuisance” plants is the norm. In his research, Philip said he learned that the dandelion was introduced to North America by Europeans sailing the Mayflower. Some of the old English folks he interviewed referred lovingly to the Mayflower as “our dandelion boat” Philip said, repeating the words with a gentle English accent. Old-timers here in the valley also have told him dandelions were prolific in the soil before the potato became the No. 1 crop back in Carbondale’s agricultural hey-day. Because the plant thrives so well in poor soil, it spread and was labeled a weed. “One of the problems,” Philip said, “is that we are the only country that considers the dandelion a weed.” Thanks to those early environmental board members though, that is no longer the case in Carbondale. The town is even ahead of other towns, including the seemingly progressive Boulder, Colo., where residents in April reportedly threatened to lie down in front of chemical sprayers to prevent the use of herbicides to kill the dandelion. Here in Carbondale, the little yellow flower has become king. It’s made its way onto posters and T-shirts, into salad bowls, and has been a key ingredient in beer, wine

8 a.m. – River cleanup. Volunteers meet at Sopris Park

The dandelion is the most nutritious vegetable on planet Earth because every part of it – its stems, leaves, roots, flower – are all edible and usable. The flower has the most Vitamin A per unit volume than any other vegetable. – John “Doc” Philip and herbal remedies. “The dandelion is the most nutritious vegetable on planet Earth because every part of it – its stems, leaves, roots, flower – are all edible and usable. The flower has the most Vitamin A per unit volume than any other vegetable,” said Philip, who, in addition to being a chiropractor, has taught nutrition classes at the college level. Among its common tabletop uses: • The flower tops can be used in salads, preserves, wines and beer; • The “milk” in the stems can be used as a skin moisturizer and to treat rashes, warts and other minor skin ailments;

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9 a.m. – 5K Dandelion Dash begins. Proceeds benefit the Roaring Fork Rams football program. Registration begins at 8 a.m. 9 a.m. – Vendor set up

11 a.m. – Parade of the Species (non-motorized). Create and wear a costume, mask, puppet, shrine, etc. Line up on Second Street at 10:45 a.m. 11:15 a.m. – African dancers and drummers lead parade to Sopris Park and perform in front of stage. Emcee April Clark opens the festivities.

Noon – Compost Judging. Bring samples to the Colorado Rocky Mountain Permaculture booth.

Noon to 2 p.m. – Sustainable Song Circle. Gather under the trees on the west side of Sopris Park. Bring an instrument, a song, or just your ears. Locals will share their homegrown and recycled songs, which celebrate sustainability or somehow honor the earth. The community will select their favorite, and the winner will perform this year’s Dandelion Day song on stage at 2:15 p.m. 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. – Live music by Last Minute String Band. 12:30 to 1 p.m. – Live music with Jacob Russo. 1:15 to 2:45 p.m. – Live music by Stray Grass. 3 p.m. – Slow Bike Race.

3:15 p.m. – Community-selected Dandelion Day song performed. 3:30 to 3:50 p.m. – Stacy Stein.

4 to 5:30 p.m. – Live music by Steve Skinner, followed by Honey Don’t. For more information, call Stacy at 319-3634.

• The leaves can be used in salads or chopped into stir fry dishes and pastas; and • The roots can be dried for use as a tea and can be roasted and grated as a coffee substitute. Those attributes make the dandelion a flower worth celebrating, and Dandelion

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One unique campgroundA By Jane Bachrach The Sopris Sun An old rusty lantern hangs from the top of the canvas tent. The dim glow from within casts enough light to make out a few paper targets riddled with bullet holes. Graffiti, 99 percent created by men, covers the canvas walls. Photographs of guys at campsites, a rifle, and other male-oriented stuff fill the space right inside the entrance. Suddenly, just before rounding the corner into the main part of the tent, the silence is interrupted by gurgling water, like rapids or a waterfall. It’s at this moment you realize you’re not in a tent at all. Interspersed with more camping gear, photographs, hunting gear and a lion’s skull, are toilet stalls, mirrors, sinks and the real giveaway – urinals. The “waterfall” or “rapids” were simply your imagination, which momentarily created a campsite in the wilderness – but you were jarred back to reality by the flush of an actual toilet. Welcome to one of Carbondale’s secret little hideouts restricted to the male species: the men’s room at the Church at Carbondale. It’s probably one of the most unique men’s rooms in the entire country – especially because it’s in a church. This unusual campsite is the brainchild

Suddenly, just before rounding the corner into the main part of the tent, the silence is interrupted by gurgling water, like rapids or a waterfall. of Steve White, church member, greeter, usher and manager of the coffee bar at the church. He created the testosterone-laden room as a sanctuary – just for men. It may sound odd to use the word “brainchild,” in association with a men’s room, but there is reason behind White’s madness. “I’ve been in charge of greeting and ushering for 20 years, and when I stand out in the foyer and watch men come into the church, the first place [some of them] go is into the men’s room,” White said, adding that it’s the same thing when they come out of a church service: They head right to the QUIRKY page 19

“We do funny things, like if a guy is passing gas, we have a duck call so he can hide the noise in the bathroom,” says Steve White, a member and employee at the Church at Carbondale. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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A quirky commode continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 18 commode. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re uncomfortable and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to stand out in the foyer and be sociable and chat,â&#x20AC;? he said, adding that the most uncomfortable are the first-timers. After White talked to some of these guys, he learned that his hunch was correct: The men were using the bathroom to escape from having to socialize in the foyer. So White took action and pitched a tent in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a book called â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Why Men Hate Churchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and it basically says that men want to be men and when they come to church it makes them feel like they have to be â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;churchyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or religious,â&#x20AC;? he said. He realizes his idea is rather campy but said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has the potential to make these men realize this is a place where they could be comfortable so theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d come back.â&#x20AC;?

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;artifactsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; White said he knew it would take some time to redecorate the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room because he â&#x20AC;&#x153;wanted to collect real things.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want anything fake,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was going to make the whole room look like a camp tent rather than just the entrance.â&#x20AC;? But the decorations arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just artifacts from the backcountry. If you decide to pull the tail on the toy-sized moose that stands on the sink, it poops tiny plastic droppings. A flower vase, filled with bullet shell casings of all calibers, sits on the sink. According to White, that is their jar of â&#x20AC;&#x153;potpourri.â&#x20AC;?

Guys doing guy stuff Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impossible to ignore the hundreds of framed photographs that hang on the walls. Most of the photos include groups of men climbing peaks, hiking or at a campsite. White says that the men of the congregation head out on camping trips together during most months of the year. The trips are a chance for the guys to hang out together and â&#x20AC;&#x153;create big fires,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We talk about real guy stuff, what guys struggle with,â&#x20AC;? he explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not trying to fix anybody, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just trying to be open and honest. â&#x20AC;Ś Our purpose is to get connected to God.â&#x20AC;?

Graffiti, fun and women There are one or two photographs that include women pictured with the men. According to White, the congregation holds an annual camping trip on July 4 that includes women. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all braggarts that their photos are in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room,â&#x20AC;? White joked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want people to realize weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really fun, that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a body who goes after people who have given up on church, but not God. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a fun place to get serious about God,â&#x20AC;? he said. What better place to do that, than in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just so much to look at in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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The Colorado Department of Wildlife (DOW) reminds state residents that bears are emerging from their long winter naps throughout Colorado. Bears are opportunistic feeders, states a DOW press release. They will exploit any available food supply including garbage, pet food, birdseed, and home and restaurant table scraps. Bears that become habituated to human food sources can be dangerous and often must be euthanized. Many communities in bear country, including Carbondale, have ordinances regarding trash storage that apply to wildlife. DOW suggests these simple precautions to reduce or eliminate your chances of creating conflicts with bears: • Keep garbage in a secure building or a bear-resistant trash can or dumpster. • If you don’t have a place to store garbage, ask the trash company for a bearresistant container or order one. • Place smelly food scraps in the freezer

until garbage day. • Rinse out all cans, bottles and jars so that they are free of food and odors before putting them out for recycling or pickup. • Put out garbage cans only on the morning of pickup. Do not put out garbage the night before. • Wash garbage cans regularly with ammonia to eliminate food odors. • Don’t leave pet food or pet dishes outside. • Bird feeders are a major cause of wildlife conflicts and may attract not only bears, but also small mammals, deer and mountain lions. Birds do not need to be fed during the summer. Use bird feeders only from November until the end of March when bears are hibernating. If bears get into bird feeders, take the feeders down immediately and don’t put them back up. • Pick ripe fruit from trees and off the ground. • Clean outdoor grills after each use; the smell of grease can attract bears. • Never intentionally feed bears. • Close and lock lower floor windows and doors of your house. • Don’t leave food in your car, lock car doors. • If you see a bear in your neighborhood make it feel unwelcome. Yell at it and throw sticks and rocks at it, but never approach a bear. Remember, “a fed bear is a dead bear.” Making food available to bears teaches them to associate humans with food – and that’s the start of conflict. To learn more about living with bears, visit wildlife.state.co.us/WildlifeSpecies/ LivingWithWildlife.

GrassRoots available three ways Roaring Fork Valley residents can now watch the GrassRoots Community Television station in three ways: on local cable channel 12 from Aspen to the Ranch at Roaring Fork and channel 82 from Carbondale to Glenwood Springs; on digital broadcast channel 29.3 via the Pitkin County Translator System; and via the live stream on grassrootstv.org. Channel 82 viewers will need a digital cable decoder box to watch GrassRoots. The local cable company will install new cable boxes this summer for all Carbondale and Glenwood Springs subscribers who do not already have one. Viewers without cable can watch using an antenna and digital receiver to view the over-the-air broadcast on the newly expanded free digital channels, including GrassRoots TV from Pitkin County. A high-speed Internet connection is required to watch the live stream or video on demand on grassrootstv.org.

Main Street Market continued om page 7 over from Paonia, Hotchkiss or Palisade to hawk their wares in the Roaring Fork Valley. Those behind the Farmer’s Market offered no objection to Jackel’s plans as long as he named the new market something significantly different than the farmer’s market, Jackel said.

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Wilderness by committee continued om page 9 the wilderness acreage and decrease the sell-off acreage. The San Juan County commissioners admit that their newfound green-ness is mostly just an attempt to avert national monument designation. “We knew we had a big target on our backs,” says County Commissioner Bruce Adams. “We figured it was better to be proactive than to take a beating.” They won’t give specifics on what they plan to ask for, but it’s clear that it will be worlds away from what the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance proposes as part of its 9.4 million-acre Red Rocks Wilderness roads and proposal. That would cut off dozens of ORV routes

– legitimate and otherwise – something San Juan County won’t accept without a fight. They’re likely to offer wilderness only if it is “cherry-stemmed” by existing “roads.” And some 7,700 miles of county roads criss-cross the landscape, leaving little room for wilderness. In return, San Juan County says it just wants to be left alone. “Our hope is that once this land bill is accepted by Congress, it will lay to rest any more designations of any kind in San Juan County, Utah,” says Adams. “We’re not going to expand parks, not going to make any more wilderness areas, not going to close roads, not going to limit access. This is it.”

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Sixty-two bags of trash, seven tires, two buckets of railroad spikes, one heap of rusty metal, one retired stop sign, one engine block and … one vintage purple and teal Olin downhill ski from the 1980s: That’s what 26 fourth- and ﬁfth-grade students from the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork found when they spent April 23 picking up trash along the Rio Grande Trail. The students have adopted the section of trail between Carbondale and the Catherine Store bridge, and they kindly request that people stop throwing so much litter from their car windows. Courtesy photo

Letters continued om page 2 Wilderness Workshop, ACES, the Independence Pass Foundation, concerned river runners, bikers, citizens and government agencies. I bet that Jim’s comments would be different today if these inventories had been made by informed and experienced locals. Be brave, Comrades. KNCBMoore Santa Barbara

Thanks to a good Samaritan Dear Editor: I would like express my gratitude for the good Samaritan who reported the hit-andrun accident that occurred April 16 in the teacher parking lot at Roaring Fork High School. Luckily no one was hurt and only minor damage was done to our vehicle. I don’t know who you are, but your quick action helped resolve the situation promptly and fairly. Thank you so much for taking time from your busy morning to be involved in a positive way. The Carbondale police were very helpful, professional and kept the whole incident in perspective. Even the driver came through in a very honorable way, once they realized what had happened. And to everyone, please re-

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Letters continued om page 21 issue. Our policy is called “two-tiered license policy,” and states that Colorado should provide two types of driver’s licenses. One license would be for people who choose to show their Social Security number and therefore can use their license to board an airplane, in compliance to the Real ID Act. The second license should be for undocumented immigrants or for people who do not want to show proof of legal status and who will only use it as their driver’s license, which means they cannot use it to board airplanes. The outcome of this would be that the insurances rates would decrease, less accidents, and people would know driving laws, rules, and regulations which would lead to safer roads. “Due to a 2003 New Mexico law that allowed undocumented immigrants to obtain drivers licenses, the uninsured rate in that state dropped from 33 percent in 2002 to 10.6 percent in 2007,” according to the National Immigration Law Center. Let’s take action to see improvements! Denise Anchondo Carbondale

Support students, support art Dear Editor: It is a privilege and honor to teach in a community that truly values the arts. Educational research shows that art is the reason many teens stay in school. Arts in the schools enrich students’ lives. Studies indicate that the arts improve student ability to perform well in other classes. The Basalt High School art department

would like to thank parents and community members for your support of our program. Things will be tighter next year because funds will be cut about 20 percent. For years, generous donations and a solid budget allowed teaching, creativity and free expression to flourish. With circumstances as they are, we are sure the community will continue your support in providing excellent opportunities for our students. Please come to the art show May 5-7 to see what our artists have produced this year. Thank you to the town of Basalt and Glenwood Springs Art Guild for generous donations this year. Also, we thank our judges in advance for helping us with the show. Finally, we send a big congratulations to Erin Erickson for winning the Glenwood Springs Art Guild scholarship. Tish McFee Sunny K. Harrison BHS Art Department

The greatness of our youth Dear Editor: I would like to thank Lindsay Hentschel, teacher; Craig Colia, Principal; and Ro Mead of CCAH for the privilege of teaching “Visual Poetry” to Lindsay Hentschel’s 8 a.m. Creative Writing class at Carbondale’s Roaring Fork High School last week. I would also like to thank the students in the class. They were polite, creative, focused and respectful and made my job extremely pleasant and fun.

In today’s world we seem to hear a lot of negative talk about our youth and our public schools. I am proud to say that every aspect of my experience was positive and uplifting. From the young man who held the front door of the school open for me and my cart of art supplies, to the attentive respect the students in Lindsay’s class had for the Pledge of Allegiance, for her and for me, to the apt listening skills and great attitude toward jumping into a project previously unknown to the class, it was an honor to spend time with these kids. In between classes the students gathered in the hallways, laughing and chatting and the energy of the whole place was comfortable and friendly. I came away from my two days at the school wondering why we don’t hear more about the greatness of the youth of our community and how lucky we are that kids from all walks of life and ethnicities are mingling well and seem ready to learn and excel. It not only opened my eyes but filled my heart with hope toward the future for our most precious asset: our children. I am so grateful for this experience and for the opportunity to guide students in furthering their creative spirit. Having been a teacher my entire adult life, I have great respect and admiration for the profession and I wish it were held in the esteem that it deserves. For the parents of these fine RFHS students, it appears that your children are in great hands. Wewer Keohane, Ph.D. Artist/Author/Teacher Carbondale

Olympic thanks Dear Editor: I would like to thank Michael Hassig for the FUN at the board of trustee’s April 13 meeting, and for my recognition award for Special Olympics skiing. It was a special time to be honored with Peter Olenick, the gold medal winner at the X Games. It was very special for me and my mother, Lois, to see an athlete that trains in the Special Olympics be honored in Carbondale. I have been involved in Special Olympics for 30 years. I bring a smile for the medals and the ribbons I have won. The most special one is when the athlete brings home the GOLD medal. I did that at the Special Olympic Winter Games slalom races, which were held at Cooper Mountain this year with 275 athletes competing. Next year’s races will be at Ski Sunlight. Go Mountain Valley Ski Team! I was surprised when Michael mentioned that there was a surprise for me … that my sister, Anne, was here from Canada. Thanks for making me so happy living in Carbondale. The dinner was great and all my friends were great too. I love to work at the Carbondale Co-op and ski with my team for Special Olympics, where we are all winners. Thanks again, Michael! Good job!!! David Hayes Special Olympian Carbondale

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Energy champions continued om page 3 any one place is greater than needed, the school will consider reducing the number of bulbs or fluorescent tubes to cut energy use. They will need to make certain that enough light is available in each location to comply with state lighting standards, though, he said. Ezra Brown, also a sixth-grader on the Tech Team, said the team is working with an energy walk-through procedure in which students fill in a paper form developed for the purpose. “You go around, you see a problem, write down where it is, write a description of the problem and write down the action taken,” Brown said, “like, ‘no one was in the room, so we turned the lights off.’”

Grease to the machine Organizational Team member Valerie Loertscher said her team is “kind of like the grease to the machine.” “We organize meetings, make sure everyone is doing their job,” she said. The group did a walk-through of the CRES building last week, she said, and talked to the fourth-graders who are involved in the contest. The contest mimics a weight-loss competition. A mid-point weigh-in, showing reduction in energy use, is scheduled for July 21. The contest ends Aug. 30, and the final weigh-in is Sept. 1. The building that sheds the largest percentage of its overall energy waste will win. The EPA Web site says the winning building will be announced on Oct. 26.

Backed up by professionals and the district Also working on energy waste reduction is New Energy Technology (NET), a Grand Junction-based consulting firm working with all the Carbondale schools. While the students are working on the important behavior-changing side of the energy use equation, NET is analyzing the mechanical systems – heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration and insulation. NET installed meters in Carbondale school buildings last July that send a signal to the utility company every 15 minutes, recording real-time energy use in each building. Charlie Haupt, president of NET, has met with the champions, both in person and by videoconference, to share ideas and provide fresh inspiration. It was Haupt who suggested that the CMS group should guide the elementary school in the contest. Closer monitoring of energy use has been welcomed and supported by the Roaring Fork School District, which spends more than $1 million annually on utility bills. Rick Holt, principal of CMS, said district officials look at the students’ involvement as both an important conservation effort and an opportunity to save money. “We had some positive results early on that made it really easy to commit to it,” Holt

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Teacher Michael Logan shows sixth-grader Kelly Walgren (left) and ﬁfth-grader Michael Kashnig a graph of the signiﬁcant energy savings that have occurred at Carbondale Middle School between this year and last. As members of the Promotional Team, Walgren and Kashnig are also working to cut energy use at Crystal River Elementary School. Photo by Jeremy Heiman said. Reduced refrigeration and lighting costs were among those early successes. The commitment of the students also helped. “Michael [Logan] and the students have really taken the bull by the horns,” Holt said. “That made it easy to say ‘Yes.’” “With the leadership role that the students are starting to take,” Holt continued, “we’d be remiss in not supporting them. It’s really a unique and powerful experience.”

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Board members focus on insurance rating, equipment district maintains or improves its current Insurance Services Office (ISO) rating. He predicted the district will be reassessed within the next few years, and stressed that it should take steps now to prepare its equipment, personnel and general operations for review. The Insurance Services Office, a private company funded by the insurance industry, evaluates private property based on the level of service provided by the local fire department, explained Carbondale Fire Chief Ron Leach. Insurance companies then set their rates in reference to those ratings. The ratings range from 1 to 10, with 1 denoting excellent service and a 10 denoting an absence of service. The ISO rating throughout the Carbondale fire district is currently a 5, which Leach describes as a good rating for a relatively rural district. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fire district achieved that rating by maintaining a trained, well-equipped, modern fire department,â&#x20AC;? said Carbondale fire chief Ron Leach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The difference of a 5 rating and a 9 rating is 45 percent on a homeowner insurance policy. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s substantial.â&#x20AC;? Schilling also said he would work to maintain or improve the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ISO rating. He argued that the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good rating offsets the taxes property owners pay to the district, since the savings incurred by a low rating can be larger than the amount a property owner spends on the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property tax mill levy.

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During his next term, Schilling also said he will work to beef up the fire districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roster of paramedics to ensure that whenever an ambulance takes a call a paramedic is on board. He stated that a few equipment purchases are on his shopping list, including a 100-foot ladder truck and a garage in which to put it. Currently the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest ladder truck has a 75-foot ladder.

Student ďŹ lmfest continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 13 and Be Heard! â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a weekly broadcast on the internet â&#x20AC;&#x201C; since his sophomore year. He plans to attend CU Boulder in the fall and pursue a degree in film. He said working on the Filmfest has been a lot of fun. Though, as he put it, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also been a lot more work than I wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thought.â&#x20AC;? The films were judged the weekend of April 30, and the winners will be announced during the festival. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s judges included Brandon McDuffey, graduate of Colorado Film School; Scott Boberg, education curator at the Aspen Art Museum; Renee Cousineau, a junior at CU Boulder; Bryant Maggert, graduate of CU Boulderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s film school; and George Eldred, program director of Aspen Film.

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What’s in motion stays in motion The Roaring Fork High School varsity track team is carrying plenty of momentum into the homestretch of the season. At their most recent meet on Monday at Moffat County High School, most of the Ram competitors set personal records, said coach Lindsay Hentschel. “That’s good,” she said. “They’re still showing good growth this late in the season, which is nice to see.” Junior Taylor Browning sped into the limelight again by pre-qualifying for the state championship 200-meter dash. He crossed the finish line in 22.85, beating the pre-qualifying time by a half second. Two tenths of a second faster and he’d have broken the 200meter record at Roaring Fork High, which Adam Babbs set at 22.84 seconds in 1991. Taylor Browning and his brother Zach Browning, also a junior, have been tearing up the track all season. Both have pre-qualified for the 400-meter state championship races. Zach did so in Glenwood Springs on April 17, and Taylor followed suit in Rifle a week later. To pre-qualify for the state meet, competitors must beat the median time from the previous year’s state championship race. For the boys 400-meter dash, that bar rests at 51.3 seconds. Competitors can also qualify for the state meet by finishing in the top three at the regional competition. At the Moffat meet, the Rams fielded a boys’ 4-x-400 relay team for the first time this season. Senior Omar Rubio, sophomore Teddy Benge and the Browning brothers took second place. Meanwhile, sophomore Adrienne Ackerman shaved nearly a second off her time in the 300-meter hurdles. Her best time to date is 50.08 seconds, 2.04 seconds off the prequalifying time for state. Senior Arick Zeigel cleared 38 feet and 1/2 inch in the triple jump. He’s hoping to add another foot to that distance before the team travels to Grand Junction for the regional meet on May 14 and 15. Before then, a handful of Rams who have a good chance of qualifying for the state meet will compete in the Tiger Invitational in Grand Junction on May 7 and 8.

Building momentum The Lady Ram varsity soccer squad finished the season Monday with a tough game against the Aspen Skiers, but the young team has sewn the seeds for strong games to come, said head coach John Ackerman. “We have our ‘ah ha’ moments during a game when the coaches and players realize what we need to work on,” Ackerman said. “One of their [the players’] biggest strengths

Aspen goalie Lindsey Anderson (left) crashes into RFHS senior Adrianna Romero at Aspen High School on the Lady Ram's ﬁnal game of the season on April 3. Aspen won 4-0. Photo by Jim Ryan is that they’ve got great composure. Observationally they’re very awake. So they’re very coachable.” The Skiers took Monday’s match 4-0, leaving the Lady Rams with a 5-10 record in league play and ranked fifth in the 3A Western Slope League, just one place shy of qualifying for the state championships. Aspen was ranked third. With two seniors, one junior, three sophomores and 10 freshmen, the team was a young one. But Ackerman described that as one of its strengths. “It’s actually a great thing,” he said, pointing out that the girls will be playing together for years to come.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a zone text amendment to the Townʼs Commercial/Transitional (C/T) Zone District. The purpose of the amendment is to allow “building materials and supply sales” as a Special Use under certain circumstances within the C/T Zone District in the Town of Carbondale. The applicant is Roberts and Company Inc.

Said Public Hearing will be held before the Board of Trustees at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

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. Janet Buck Planner

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a special use permit under Section 18.55.015 of the Town of Carbondale Municipal Code for the purposes of allowing a specific use including building materials and supply sales, storage and related contractor office operations at 1107 Hendrick Drive in Carbondale, legally described as Lot C, Flashland Subdivision. The special use is subject to a concurrent review and approval of a text amendment to the Municipal Code that would allow building materials and supply sales as a special use in the C/T Zone District. The applicant is Roberts and Company Inc. The property owner is Colin R. Chapman. Said Public Hearing will be held before the Board of Trustees at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2010.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, and CO. and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Adjustment and Appeals for the purpose of considering an application seeking relief from the 15-foot front yard setback on a corner lot to allow a porch roof on the south and east sides of a residence located at 711 Garfield Avenue. The applicants/owners are Brent and Jen Moss. The property is further described as follows: Block 22, Lot 23, Lot 24 and the easterly 5 feet of Lot 22, Original Townsite of Carbondale, County of Garfield, State of Colorado.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in The Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado and may be examined

by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Kay Philip Assistant Town Planner

Published May 6, 2010 in The Sopris Sun. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Adjustment and Appeals to consider variances for the following in order to accommodate a medical office expansion: Variance from Section 18.25.025 which requires a 10 foot front yard setback to allow a 2.5 foot setback along 8th Street. Variance from Section 18.25.025 which requires a 30 foot front yard setback to allow a 15 foot setback along Highway 133.

Variance from Section 18.50.050.D. which requires 44 on site parking spaces to allow 27 parking spaces on site and an additional 15 parking spaces in the 8th Street right-of-way to provide a total of 42 parking spaces.

Variance from Section 18.50.050.E.2.b. which requires that all required off street parking spaces serving nonresidential uses to be connected with a public street by a driveway which extends to a point not less than twenty feet within the property lines. The property is located at 1340 Highway 133, and is also known as Lot 2, Block 26, Town of Carbondale. The applicant/property owner is D & A Associates (Gary D. Knaus, M.D. and Richard A. Herrington, M.D., partners).

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on May 26, 2010. 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. Janet Buck Town Planner

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