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Volume 3, Number 13 | May 12, 2011

Pedal powerin’

Local Spokes Carbondale (a bicycle taxi service) rolled out its rickshaws during the Dandelion Day parade last Saturday and also the night before during First Friday. The service is new to Carbondale but has been running in Aspen for the past few years, according to company spokesman Dan Whitney (shown here). “This is safe, human-powered transportation on weekend nights and for special events throughout the town,” he said. His partner is Shane Spyker. Local Spokes Carbondale can be reached at 379-6371.

Photo by Lynn Burton

Lawsuit promised

Celebrating dandelions

First Friday is back

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Carbondale Commentary Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to letters@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623.

What a day Dear Editor: To my good fortune I stumbled onto Dandelion Day event in Carbondale on May 8. It was the greatest thing I have seen in a long time.

Who knew Carbondale set this event up in honor of sustainability and the demise of lawn mowers? I was so impressed with the vendors consistent theme of green, from seeds to starter plants, flowers, compost, compost tea, CSAs, bee-keeping, alternative energy booths, and all this set to live music and delicious food choices.

Spring is my favorite season and now, Dandelion Day is my favorite holiday!

Great job to all involved in organizing this event.

Becky Trembley Redstone

Great tunes Dear Editor: I would like to applaud all the people who made the Dandelion Songwriters Showcase such a heartfelt, engaging show.The audience at Steve’s Guitars was treated to original music by an array of musicians, ranging from youths to seasoned professional singer/songwriters. A sense of community was deeply felt as refrains were sung featuring words such as “Valley of the Sky,” “Colorado is Heaven,” “The Mountain said to the Brook,”“The Little Things,” and of course “Dandelions.”

Thank you to Steve’s Guitars and Steve Skinner (emcee) for fostering local sound, and the rest of the performers: Erie Banks, Matt Haslett, Patrick Fagan, Dan Rosenthal, Doc Philip, Drew Stofflet, The Noe Joes, Paul Franzich, Jessica Worley and Kelsey Lewis.

The dandelion, our town flower, is clearly a powerful symbol for something much bigger than a weed.

Here’s a verse heard from the show:

They’re singin’ songs about a vegetable, the planet’s most nutritious.

Every single part is edible, they say it is delicious.

What could it be?

Dandy dandy, dandy, dandelions.

And happy ever after, we all gave up our weed control.

And Nature found a way to save our souls.

How could it be?

Dandy dandy, dandy, dandelions!

Jimmy Byrne Carbondale

Park thanks Dear Editor: “We love our playground!” was shouted over and again last week as kids explored the new Crystal River Park playground. What a beautiful sight to see flocks of kids and their families playing at the new park until dusk.

Even in this active community, many kids stay indoors watching television and playing video games. We hope this park is used by all the kids in our community for happy play and sustained health.

There are so many people to thank for Crystal River Park, from our visionary PTO, to the folks at Leathers and Associates who assured us this was possible, to the businesses and town leaders who provided so much inkind support, and to the 600-plus volunteers who gave of their time, all bringing their talents and smiles to build something sweet for our children. The energy generated as we worked side by side for this common goal, despite sketchy springtime weather, was palpable, generating its own momentum. More than one person remarked how wonderful it would be to keep the magic flowing for another community project.

There were no barriers that were not overcome by uniting on behalf of children. Skilled builders worked alongside those of us with

The traveling Sun touched down in the Cayman Islands a while back. Checking out the Sun are Wayne and Jo Ives (right), and former Roaring Fork Valley residents Ellen and Michael Colangelo. Courtesy photo 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • MAY 12, 2011

limited ability, teaching us new skills. Youth and the no-longer-young knew no generation gap, laughing and working for hours with one another. Native English and native Spanish speakers found a common language in shared work with humor, gestures, and purpose; there is no language barrier when your intention comes prepared to speak.

This past week marks a highpoint for our community and for many of us personally.

Reflecting upon Kahlil Gibran’s words, “Work is love made visible,” it is evident that our children are well-loved by this compassionate community.

Karen Olson Principal, Crystal River Elementary School

Goodtimes named poet laureate Dear Editor: Thunder River Theatre Company and its board of directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Art Goodtimes as the first Western Slope Poet Laureate.The award was made at the inaugural Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival held at the theatre in Carbondale in March. Goodtimes will serve as the Western Slope Poet Laureate through March 2012, when a new poet laureate will be named at the second annual Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival.

Goodtimes is an artist, author, poet-performer, bioregionalist paleohippie, San Miguel County commissioner for the Green Party, father, fungophile and basket weaver.

He is the creator of Talking Gourds, a traveling tribal poetry fest, and has published hundreds of poems: in Earth First, in his weekly newspaper columns, in Talking Gourd Bundles, and now as poetry editor for Mountain Gazette. For many years he ran the Telluride Writers Guild, and he still runs the Telluride Mushroom Festival as poet-in-residence.

The criteria for the Western Slope Poet Laureate award were created with the spirit of Karen Chamberlain in mind. Karen had a passion for celebrating other writers and their works and literary lives. The Western Slope Poet Laureate must have lived in Western Colorado for at least five years, been an inspiration to the poetry community, demonstrated literary excellence in publications and/or performance, and be a poetry ambassador promoting literary arts.

Festival organizer and TRTC Associate Artistic Director Valerie Haugen commented, “Art Goodtimes is the perfect choice for our first Western Slope Poet Laureate. He is actively a practicing poet in his community. His poetry is powerful, and generous. He is a gifted poet, and we hope to bring attention to his work during this next year.”

As Goodtimes put it: “It’s wonderful to see poet laureates springing up around Colorado, as poets begin to honor each other and folks start to hear the deeper, bardic truths of tanka and rant, hiphop and riprap, cowboy and slam. It was San Francisco’s George Oppen who wrote,‘Ultimately the air is bare sunlight, where must be found the lyric valuables.’”

Thunder River Theatre Company is in the process of planning a series of events throughout this coming season, celebrating the Western Slope Poet Laureate, meant to engage our community in a poetic dialogue.

Haugen noted,“The festival was a huge success. We had full houses for all the perform-

ances, and the workshops were filled to overflowing. It was successful beyond our wildest dreams and we’re already excited about next year’s festival."

Lon Winston Artistic Director Thunder River Theatre Company

Smelling a rat Dear Editor: I was in attendance at the recent Roaring Fork School District Board of Education meeting and watched with utter disbelief at the injustice that was done concerning Sonya Hemmen. The meeting room was packed wall to wall with parents, grandparents, students, former students and teachers and administrators from past and present. All of those that were allowed to speak during the 40 minutes permitted spoke passionately in favor of Hemmen and the work she has done at Glenwood Springs Elementary School.

Hemmen’s work speaks for itself. Even if the relationship was strained beyond repair and at the end of the year the contract would not be renewed, why the suspension? Board President Bob Johnson assured all of us that at no time were any of the children placed in any kind of imminent danger.

We already knew that or we wouldn’t have been there supporting her But that does not answer the question that was asked. I am beginning to smell a rat.

The board needs to really look into the actions of Judy Haptonstall and how this has been handled. Maybe hers is the contract that shouldn’t be renewed? It also should be noted that board member Rovig, representing Glenwood Springs, is up for re-election.

Bob Richardson, Jr. Gypsum

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Contractor promises lawsuit over disputed fee assessment

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer After paying the town of Carbondale $24,576.26 in fees, taxes and taps in 2009, developer Brent Lough thought he had a certificate of occupancy pretty much wrapped up for the spec home he built at 641 North Bridge Drive in River Valley Ranch.

Wrong.

In July 2010, after the house was ready to be inhabited, Lough received a letter from Carbondale building official John Plano that stated in part, “ … the fees should have been $36,165.71, making the difference $11,589.45 … This fee is due before the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) can be issued … Please make arrangement to pay the fee.”

Correspondence between Lough and the town continued through 2010. In March of this year he presented the Carbondale Board of Trustees with an offer to pay an extra $6,563.27 to cover an added water/ sewer tap fee, which he does not dispute, but not pay the full $11,589.45.

The town trustees declined Lough’s offer in March so now, he said he will pay the full $11,589.45 later this month, then take the town to court for illegal taking of property and on other grounds.

“Carbondale will probably spend $100,000 in lawyer fees (on the lawsuit),” he said. “They had their chance (to settle).

After developer Brent Lough paid more than $24,000 in building fees for this house in River Valley Ranch, the town came back wanting $11,000 more. Lough said he’ll pay the added fees, then take the town to court over the issue. Photo by Lynn Burton I’m willing to go the distance.”

Town Trustee John Hoffmann said the dispute comes partly from the town’s new Green Building Code. “It’s fairly complex,” he said.

Hoffmann said the town also questions the square-footage figures in the final house compared to the initial plans. The building official in charge of Lough’s original fee as-

sessment is no longer with the town, Hoffmann said, and now “the (fee) procedure has been tightened up quite a bit.”

Lough and his wife, Roxanne, have lived in Carbondale for 23 years and raised a family here. He owns Ridgerunner Construction, has built “10 or 11” houses in Carbondale, paid about $200,000 in building fees and dealt with five or six building

officials through the years.

“And now, this is how we get treated?” he said.

The house in dispute covers 3,800 square feet and includes an accessory dwelling unit (ADU). At the time the building permit was issued in 2008, the house was valued at $750,000.

Lough’s dispute with the town corresponds with the time-frame in which the town failed to collect use taxes on some construction projects under previous building officials. He said the town hiked his permit fees by $11,589 after noticing what a neighbor paid in fees for an identical house.

“If I built a house for you, told you what it would cost, you paid it, and I later came back and told you to pay more, you’d tell me to go jump in a lake,” Lough said.

Lough said he and his family planned to live in the house until he could sell it but without a certificate of occupancy, they’ve had to live in a motor home on property they own near Glenwood Springs.

Roxanne is particularly disappointed with what she says is shabby treatment from elected officials. “One practically called us shysters and liars,” Roxanne said.

“We were treated so disrespectfully …

We’re totally disgusted with Carbondale.”

Hoffmann said the Loughs are not being picked on, but the town’s fee structure is “written to be enforced” and the town spends “a lot of money” to make sure property owners understand the process.

Dandelion weekend was filled with strange species. One of them was an Alpine Animal Hospital mule named Lily. She had a horse’s skeleton painted on her side to show guests at Alpine’s annual barbecue the location and size of a horse’s bones. Lily’s artwork was created

by Alpine Animal Hospital’s equine veterinary technician Becky Cash (shown here) and large animal veterinarian Dr. Michelle Schmidt.

The barbecue supports local nonprofit animal rescue organizations. Photo

by Jane Bachrach

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

Crossland Foundation announces gifts

Bonedale Bike Week goes scavenging

The RH Crossland Foundation recently made the following gifts of $1,000 each for the ďŹ scal year ending in May to: the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program, Carbondale Senior Housing Corp, Circle Club West, CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for Region), Computers for Kids, KDNK Public Radio, Lift-Up, Mt. Sopris Historical Society, the Pauline Schneegas Wildlife Foundation, Roaring Fork Conservancy, the Roaring Fork Family Resource Centers, The Sopris Sun, Thompson Divide Coalition, and the Wilderness Workshop.

The next meeting to consider gifts will be held in December at a date not yet determined. E-mail any requests to carly@sopris.net. “It is the Foundation’s intent to build on its past contributions for the beneďŹ t of the community we all call home,â€? said a Foundation spokesman. “In the past these have included $100,000 to the Thunder River Theatre as one of the founders, $10,000 to Carbondale Senior Housing for the construction of their recreation center, and numerous contributions to Challenge Aspen, the Buddy Program, CARE and other community organizations that serve our valley.

The fourth annual Bonedale Bike Week, May 16–20, includes a digital scavenger hunt at Aloha Mountain Cyclery from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on May 17. Other events are as follows: May 16 – 4-6:30 P.M., kids bike rodeo (Carbondale Recreation Center); May 16 – 6:30-8:30 P.M., kick-off party (Carbondale Beer Works); May 18 – 5:30-8 P.M., bike celebration party (Carbondale Recreation Center); May 19 – 6-8 P.M., green drinks (Green Line Architects); May 19 – 8:30 P.M., bike-in movie (Jacober Bros. On Fourth Street); May 20 – 6:30 P.M., parade and rafe (Sopris Park); May 20 – 8 p.m., closing party (Carbondale Beer Works).

Carbondale’s celebration of all things bicycle coincides with National Bike to Work Week.

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Second Friday at S.A.W. The Carbondale Clay Center hosts a show by resident artists Kelly McKibben Harro and Mark Harro at S.A.W. from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 14. For details, call 963-2529.

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

FRIDAY May 6 At 1:23 a.m., police responded to a call about two people gunning their engines near Carnahan’s tavern.

The gunners told police they were seeing which motor was loudest. Police gave them both warnings.

SATURDAY May 7 At 3:40 a.m., police told a party on Linden Circle to keep it down.

SATURDAY May 7 At 7:44 p.m., a police ofďŹ cer observed an apparently intoxicated male trying to cross Highway 133 at Euclid. The ofďŹ cer walked the man home.

SUNDAY May 8 At 2:55 a.m., police received a call about a possible juvenile party at Gianinetti Park. Police were unable to locate a party.

SUNDAY May 8 At 10:11 a.m., a dog was reported running loose on Cowan Drive.

MONDAY May 9At 12:02 a.m.,police contacted a man who was spray painting at the new playground at Crystal River Elementary School. The man said he was authorized.

MONDAY May 9 At 2:26 p.m., a citizen turned in a bamboo skateboard (long) with green wheels and painting of an ocean wave on the underneath side.

MONDAY May 9 At 3:47 p.m., a police ofďŹ cer told a man to stay out of Sopris Park.

MONDAY May 9 At :26 p.m., a resident on Buggy Circle reported gasoline was taken from his tank.

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Softball registration nears deadline The Carbondale Recreation Department is accepting registrations for adult softball for coed and men’s leagues until 5 p.m. on May 13. All fees are due at the time of signup, according to a press release. The coed league is $540 and the men’s league is $650. Games will begin in June. For details, please call 704-4190.

Mountain Valley receives 25K grant Mountain Valley Developmental Services recently received a $25,000 grant from the Aspen Community Foundation, which will be used to help build a new roof on its main building, according to a press release.

The roof installation includes a bigger solar panel system to move the building toward more energy efďŹ ciency. The installation is being headed by Sunsense Solar of Carbondale.

Over the past ďŹ ve years, Mountain Valley Developmental Services has been granted $53,900 from the Aspen Community Foundation’s unrestricted and ďŹ eld-ofinterest funds and $5,000 from donor advised funds.

WCPC given ACF grant Western Colorado Preschool Cooperative (WCPC) has been awarded a grant of $30,000 from the Aspen Community Foundation, according to a press release.

The grant will be used to provide administrative and ďŹ nancial services to early childhood education programs in the Roaring Fork Valley and will enable WCPC to provide free services and child care management software for a full year.

English in Action volunteers needed English In Action is looking for volunteers to work one-on-one with adult immigrants to help them learn English. Their next training is at the Basalt Library from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on May 24. Volunteers need no previous teaching or foreign language experience, according to a press release. For more information call Liz at 963-9200 or visit englishinaction.org.

Ride for the Pass is May 17 The 17th annual Ride for the Pass is May 21. Register by going to the Independence Pass Foundation Web site (independencepass.org) The Ride for the Pass is the annual fundraiser for the Independence Pass Foundation, a non-proďŹ t organization based in Aspen whose mission is to restore and preserve the scenic beauty and ecological integrity of the Independence Pass area, according to a press release.

The Ride is part of the Aspen Cycling Festival, May 20-22, featuring biking events for competitors and families.

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Trustees give PAC3 liquor license; OK econ-dev funding

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer The Carbondale Board of Trustees gave PAC3 a liquor license on Tuesday night and also awarded $20,000 to the newly founded Carbondale Economic Development Partnership.

PAC3 (which stands for the Performing Art Center at the Third Street Center) is a new venue for music, entertainment and events and will be run by the new non-profit Music for the Mountains.

Josh Behrman, the non-profit’s director and founder of the for-profit Mountain Groove Productions, briefed the trustees on his plans for the old gym at the former Carbondale Elementary School at 520 Third Street.

“There is no other venue like this in the mid-valley,” Behrman said in his opening remarks. He said PAC3 hopes to draw people to Carbondale from Vail, Paonia and other areas, which in turn should help the town’s economy. PAC3 will also be available to other non-profits and groups who want to stage their events there.

“This only creates opportunities (for other groups),” he said.

PAC3 starts its inaugural season in late May with singer/songwriter Bruce Cockburn and continues into the fall with David Alvin, Leon Russell and others.

Behrman said PAC3 needs a full liquor license (which allows for the sale of beer, wine and hard liquor) in order to accommodate guests. “We want it (the liquor aspect) to be an amenity … we want to serve them the spirit of their choice. (But) we are not a bar. We are a theatre/performing art center.”

When asked by trustee Ed Cortez, Behrman said PAC3 events will be open to those under 21 years old. Those over 21 who wish to drink will be identified with wristbands.

Behrman stressed he has a long track record as a music promoter upvalley, and serving underage drinkers has never been a problem.

Because PAC3 will operate as a non-profit, the group will give back a certain percentage of its proceeds to the community. “Our mission statement is to benefit the community and performing arts,” he said.

The Music for the Mountains board of directors will decide which non-profits receive funds from the group at the end of every year.

Trustee John Hoffmann pointed out PAC3 is a new use for a neighborhood that includes residences on three sides and the old Carbondale Middle School soccer fields to the west. He asked how PAC3 will mitigate the sound coming from the building, not-

THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR….

Limited Access to the recently acquired Droste Property by way of the Radar Road on the Airport Ranch off Owl Creek Road Beginning May 16th Bicyclists, Hikers and Equestrians Welcome!

Please See the Interim Management Plan and Map at www.aspenpitkin.com/openspace No Parking/No Dogs (Parking available at Buttermilk lot) Use it gently and ENJOY!

ing that for rock concerts, “(People) like it loud.”

Behrman said he hired a sound engineer and has installed baffling to keep the sound from leaving the site. “We sound-proofed the room,” he said.

The vote to grant the PAC3 liquor license was 6-0. Trustee Pam Zentmyer was absent.

••• The Carbondale Economic Development Partnership moved forward with plans to help diversify the town’s economy, thanks to the trustees $20,000 grant from the general fund. The group gave the trustees a four-page update with color photos. The group’s vision statement reads as follows: “To see the Carbondale area as a self-sustainable economic engine of job growth that is consistent with the ‘flavor’ of Carbondale and is sufficiently diversified to weather economic downturns without significantly altering the economic vitality of the area.”

The mission statement reads: “To attract established businesses to Carbondale to create economic diversification, sustainability and jobs.”

The group used research from the town’s Roadmap Plan and Blue Ribbon Committee Report on Revenue Diversification “(which) shows that our efforts are consistent with their suggestions,” the group’s report to trustees reads. “Both call for a group to be established to focus on bringing new business to Carbondale to diversify our economy and keep more of the tax dollars spent in Carbondale.”

One of the Carbondale Economic Development Partnership’s first goals is to hire a part-time or full-time economic development professional. Trustee Hoffmann said after the meeting that the group plans to leverage the initial $20,000 from the town to gain an extra $100,000 in funding. He said the group will submit a quarterly report to the trustees to show how the money is being spent.

Besides a full -or -part-time director, the group also plans to draft a marketing plan and develop a Web site. The group will operate out of the Mountain Regional Housing office in the Third Street Center and also use that non-profit’s 501c3 non-profit standing. “We can use their (Mountain Regional Housing’s) staff on an as needed basis, for the start-up phase,” the report to trustees states.

A board of five to seven business owners with two liaison positions will oversee the group. The board members are: Dave Weimer (Edward Jones), Debbie Patrick (Promotional Concepts), Brian Leasure (Destination Holdings), Rick Holt (Carbondale Middle School), Elizabeth Murphy (liaison to the town trustees) and Eric Gross (liaison to Mountain Regional Housing).

Roaring Fork Valley WOMEN’S HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

Saturday, May 14, 2011 • 9 am to 3 pm Church at Carbondale • 110 Snowmass Drive A free public event hosted by Valley View Hospital, Roaring Fork Surgical Associates, PC, Alpine Bank and Moms for Moms Communities Keynote Luncheon 12:00 -1:00

Marcia Brixey “Five Steps to Living a Financially Healthy Life”

Author of The Money Therapist: A Woman's Guide to Creating a Healthy Financial Life.

Free child care, space limited.

Preregistration required at 970.945.6533 Door prizes • Free Drawing

For complete downloadable brochure with list of lecture topics and exhibit hall participants, go to: www.vvh.org, click on News & Events page THE SOPRIS SUN • MAY 12, 2011 • 5

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Grow your own Red McClures Colorado Rocky Mountain School is offering Red McClure seed potatoes at its annual plant sale for folks who want to get a taste of what living in Carbondale was all about from the turn of the 19th century and into the 1950s. Word has it just about any colored thumb will do for coaxing a crop out of the ground. The sale is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Colorado State University Extension Service master gardeners will be on hand to answer questions. The Red McClure, which was developed in Carbondale, has been making a comeback, thanks to the local Slow Foods folks who found a stash of seeds at Colorado State University a few years ago.

Genny’s Garden recognized The Association of Professional Landscape Designers recently honored Evolving Gardens for a small garden it designed and maintains at the southwest corner of Sixth and Colorado. “This is a garden to love,” said one judge. “The rambling, natural feeling of the plantings and the year-round interest makes this landscape special and memorable.

Kudos on the earth-friendly efforts.”

Save your egg cartons GrassRoots TV is moving into the Third Street Center this fall and needs lots of egg cartons for the walls of its media access center. You can drop off those cartons at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities. For details, call GrassRoots at 925-8000.

Ameral, Falana help curate show Bridges High School students Matt Ameral and Hayley Falana helped current student show “Hideout” at the Aspen Art Museum. Ameral and Falana were among 12 students from Aspen to Glenwood Springs chosen to take part in the sixth annual Young Curators of the Roaring Fork program. The students met weekly since September, and eventually whittled down 100 submissions from other students to a showing of 27.

“Hideout” continues in the Aspen Art Museum’s Upper Gallery through May 13. The hours are noon to 8 p.m. on May 12 and noon to 6 p.m. on May 13. Admission is free.

cluded a pre-wedding party at Indigo, Colaba where the couple hosted a beautiful quawali evening. This was followed by a wedding reception at Tote, Mahalakshmi on Dec. 30.

Hitched in India

They say it’s your birthday

Taylor Phillips (son of Bill and Liz Phillips) married Anisa Qureshi (daughter of Zakir Hussain and Antonia Minnecola) late last year in Mumbai, India. The functions in-

Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Megan Cook and Bill Jochems (May 13), Doc Philip (May 14), Cynthia Butterfield (May 16) and Terrie Geddes (May 17).

From left to right: Liz Phillips, Bill Phillips (standing), Taylor Phillips, Zakir Hussain, Ansia Qureshi and Antonia Minnecola. Courtesy photo

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Taste of Spring auction items still available Sopris Sun Staff Report Several items from the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s Taste of Spring auction are still available. To bid, call 963-1890.

Some of the items are: 5. “Garage Junky” basket: a 10 ultimate car wash VIP card from Cowen Convenience Center, tow strap from Berthod Motors, $65 GC toward a windshield repair at Novus Auto Glass, $50 GC to White House Pizza – Value $299; 6.“Stay-cation #1” basket: 1 night stay at the Ambiance Inn including breakfast for two, assorted Mary Kay products donated by Lauri Rubinstein, Limitless Living Now, $25 GC to Peppino’s, Solaris Blend Organic Coffee from Sunsense Solar, Inc. Value – $190; 7.“Stay-cation #2” basket: One night stay at the Carbondale Comfort Inn & Suites, assorted Mary Kay products donated by Lauri Rubinstein, Limitless Living Now, $25 GC to Konnyaku – Value $182; 8. Picnic Basket loaded with games, emergency items, salad kit, binoculars and more fromAdvantage Branding Group –Value $215; 9. Autographed Tom Hanks as “Forrest Gump” picture – Value $400; 10. Reusable wine tote with spa cleaning mitts, chlorinating concentrate, aerospace protectant and spa sanitizer from Colorado

Poolscapes – Value $105; 11. Eye exam with Dr. Eric Strautman at 20/20 EyeCare – Value $149; 12. Two person full day wade trip with Matt Burnmaster of Passions on the Fly – Value $320; 13. Ten tons of aggregate material (delivered in Carbondale) from Western Slope Materials – Value $400; 14.Two rider registrations for the 6th annual Colorado Cyclist Copper Triangle from rocky Mountain Events – Value $230; 15. Fire escape ladder from Wells Fargo Home Mortgage – Value $300; 16. Full day guided fishing trip for two ladies from Alpine Angling & Adventure Travel – Value $475; 17. Initial evaluation and treatment with Dr. Scott Tesoro from Sopris Chiropractic in Carbondale or Basalt – Value $95; 18. Two hours of computer consulting from AFLAC, Donni Cochran Insurance Services – Value $150; 19. $150 worth of Mary Kay products from Cindy Keske – Value $150; 20.“Artsy Fartsy” basket: Two tickets to “The Trip to Bountiful” at the Thunder River Theatre,“Red Stallion in the Rockies” DVD from the Mt. Sopris Historical Society, Chronic Cellars red wine from Main Street Spirits, $25 GC to Konnyaku – Value $120.

Carbondale Spring Clean-Up Day Día de Limpieza De Carbondale Saturday, May 14, 8 AM - 4 PM Sábado Mayo 14, 8AM a 4 PM Parking Lot across from Town Hall at Northeast corner of 4th St. and Colorado Ave. Estacionamiento Público Por la calle 4 y Colorado Junk, furniture, branches, appliances (refrigerators must be certified Freon free) Muebles, ramas, y aparatos (los refrigeradores deben ser libres de Freon)

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A pretty Dandy Day Dandelion Day might have been they warmest on record, with temperatures in the high 70s and blue skies galore. Sopris Park was also packed with extra booths and exhibits, because the town’s dandelion crowd hooked up with the Carbondale Tree Board to include Arbor Day and expand the event’s offerings. As nice as Dandelion Day was, however, it might not have officially kicked off the warm-weather event season. By Wednesday, snow had returned to Missouri Heights and a freezing rain swept through town.

The Parade of the Species attracted at least one stilt walker, who continued her bubble blowing in Sopris Park.

Several kids sprouted wings for the day, including 1-year-old Lotus Fabrii.

Photos by Jane Bachrach

Ryan Myler (shown here) and the No Joes helped rock the park, thanks to the Jazz Aspen/Snowmass Band Battle, which featured 20 groups from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Photo by Lynn Burton

Carbondale is becoming the mud puppet capital of the Western Slope, thanks to elaborate costumes such as this one created

by Mud Puppet Theatre. Photo

by Jane Bachrach

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Remember the mines before China buys them all In 1911, Thomas Edison received an odd gift from some Western mining executives: member the benefits. Meanwhile, Americans all continue to consume imported metals a cubic foot of solid copper. The aging inventor joked that the 486-pound cube might at prodigious rates. make a nice paperweight. He kept it on display at his New Jersey laboratory, a shiny reIronically, digital wizards like Jobs have made us more dependent on copper and minder that the light bulb that made him rich and famous owed much to a metal gouged other metals, not less. Many were surprised recently to discover that China mines 97 from the ground somewhere out West. percent of the world’s supply of rare earth metals essential to cell phones, wind turbines Exactly a century later, even a modern-day Edison like Steven Jobs can forget that and hybrid cars. When China slashed exports earlier this year, global prices soared. And his iPads and MacBooks depend on basic metals from the earth. In whether they are slaying dragons in cyberspace or just brewing their all the recent media frenzy over Jobs’ health and the new iPad, it was morning coffee, every American depends on about 550 pounds of copeasy to miss the news that the Apple CEO had finally succeeded in deper to live comfortably. molishing a California mansion built by the Utah copper-mining geMeanwhile, millions around the globe still have no access to elecon nius, Daniel Jackling. tricity, and bringing them light and power will consume vast amounts the In 2001, Jobs sought permission to raze the sprawling Jackling of new copper. China’s per capita copper consumption has already inmansion near San Francisco to build a new home. Historic presercreased more than tenfold since 1974, India’s more than fivefold.

By Timothy vationists challenged him in court, but fairly or not, Jobs thought the Today, copper prices are at record highs as China and other naJames LeCain house was ugly and lectures on California architectural history did tions race to buy up mines around the globe. Only a few weeks after High Country News not convince him otherwise. But Jobs might have been persuaded to Jobs razed Jackling’s mansion, China’s state-owned Minmetal Reat least move the house to another site had he understood how much sources submitted an unsolicited bid of $6.5 billion for Equinox Minhis iGadgets depend on Jackling’s Utah copper. erals, a Toronto-based copper mining giant. If the takeover succeeds, the Chinese Few remember him now, but in his own time Jackling was nearly as influential as government will win control of the massive new Lumwana open-pit copper mine in Jobs is today. Jackling invented the modern open-pit mine, an immensely destructive Zambia, one of the largest such mines in Africa. new mining technology that gave the world billions of pounds of cheap copper. His giLast year, when he unveiled the iPad, Jobs called it “a magical” device. But slick gantic Bingham Pit south of Salt Lake City bred dozens of similar pits in Arizona, Ne- technical magic can be dangerous when we forget how much we still depend on the vada and Montana. Together, those pits electrified America. metals from the Western – and now global – mines that keep all our fancy new gadgThat Jobs was probably unaware of Jackling’s importance suggests how little we ets humming. care about metals today. A century ago, many Americans shared Edison’s appreciation Edison knew better; his cubic foot of copper may have helped keep him grounded. for mining and minerals, and books on the Western mines with titles like Romantic Jackling’s decaying old mansion could have served as Jobs’ copper cube, a chance to Copper were popular. Many of the nation’s brightest young technical talents became remember the giant mines in Arizona, Utah and other Western states that gave us namining engineers, including a future president, Herbert Hoover. tional electrification while also exacting a steep price in environmental destruction. InMining and metals mattered – they were even sexy. stead, the technological world has become a bit more magical, our connections to the No more. Once the nation had been electrified, we quickly forgot about the mil- earth more obscure. lions of tons of Western copper buried under cities, strung along highways and encased in walls. Today, when online avatars pay real money for digital bronze swords, Timothy James LeCain is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Counthe actual copper and tin needed to make bronze seem quaintly old-fashioned. Even in try News (hcn.org), and is an associate professor of history at Montana State Univerthe West, many now recognize mining’s devastating environmental costs, yet fewer re- sity in Bozeman, Montana.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY May 12 LIVE MUSIC • The Carbondale Beer Works presents Electric Lemon at 7:30 p.m.

There’s no cover.

“THE ECONOMICS OF HAPPINESS” • The documentary “The Economics of Happiness” is shown at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. A follow up discussion will be held on May 26.

LADIES NIGHT • Independence Run & Hike holds its second annual Diva Night from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Goodie bags will be given out to the first 50 people.

FRIDAY May 13 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Conspirator” (PG-13) at 8 p.m. May 13-19 and “Win Win” (R) at 5:45 p.m.

May 13-15.

LIVE MUSIC • Hot Club plays jazz standards and at 6:30 p.m. at Konnyaku restaurant in La Fontana Center across Highway 133 from Ajax bike shop.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars presents music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s in the Dinkel Building presents Christoph Brownell at 10 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works presents My Countrymen at 8 p.m. There’s no cover.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Fifty-50 from 9 p.m. to midnight. There’s no cover.

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com.

ily Physicians, Studio 360, Absolutely Aspen, Carole Hershey, Crossfit Bonedale, Dr. Covello & Dr. Verheul DDS, Airmada, Dr. Andrew Girardot Orthodontics, Arlene and Ben Roth, Krisujen Realty LP, Avery Brewing and Stone Brewing. Info: 618-5853.

LIVE MUSIC • John Livingston and Kevin and Melissa Glenn of the Frying Pan Bluegrass Band plays the Limelight Lodge in Aspen from 6 to 9 p.m.

SATURDAY May 14

MON.-FRI. May 16-20

DEBEQUE HOUSE EVENT • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society holds a fund-raiser at the historic De Beque house from noon to 5 p.m. There’ll be live music from Acoustic Mayhem, adult beverages and more. The suggested donation is $10. The house is located at 235 S. 3rd St. PLANT SALE • Colorado Rocky Mountain School holds is annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The sale includes Red McClure seed potatoes.

Colorado State University Extension Service master gardeners will be on hand to answer questions.

RANCH WORK • Rock Bottom Ranch holds its spring kick-off day with plantings, pasture work and more. Bring your gloves and family. It’s from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

To RSVP, call 927-6760.

HEALTH SYMPOSIUM • Valley View Hospital presents a women’s health symposium from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. . at the Orchard (formerly the Church at Carbondale). The keynote luncheon takes place from noon to 1 p.m.

BIKE WEEK • The fourth annual Bonedale Bike Week takes place May 16-20. Events include a bike rodeo for kids from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on May 16 at the Carbondale Recreation Center. Info: bonedalebikeweek.com.

TUESDAY May 17

SUNDAY May 15 LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars presents country singer Carrie Rodriquez. Info: 963-3340.

LUAU • The Children’s Rocky Mountain School beach luau takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Village Smithy. There’ll be a Hawaiian buffet, silent/live auction, cash bar, obstacle course, drum circle, music by DJ Cheshire Kat and more. Tickets are $25 adults/$10 kids at the Village Smithy or Colorado Rocky Mountain School.

Sponsors are: the Village Smithy restaurant, Rainy Day Designs, Timbers Resorts, Design Alternatives, Alchemy Audio Visual, Lucy Hahn, Alpine Bank, Pediatric Partners, Premier Party Rentals, Colorado Wildlife Science LLC, Roaring Fork Fam-

JAZZ • Steve’s Guitars presents jazz music the first and third Tuesday of the month.

Info: 963-3340.

WEDNESDAY MAY 18 LIVE MUSIC • White House Pizza on Main Street presents Greg Masse at 10 p.m.

Info: 704-9400.

ENVIRO FILM • The Roaring Fork Sierra Club presents the film “Bag It” at the Third Street Center beginning at 7 p.m. The film takes a look at the impacts of plastics on society. Refreshments will be served. The suggested donation is $5. Info: 947-9613.

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PALEONTOLOGIST SPEAKS • The Roaring Fork Cultural Council presents Dr. Kirk Johnson (chief curator at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and the paleontologist in charge of the excavation in Snowmass) at Thunder River Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and are available at roaringforkculturalcouncil.com. Info: 987-4492.

LINCOLN DAY DINNER • The Pitkin County Republican Party host its annual Lincoln Day Dinner at the Inn at Aspen at the base of the Buttermilk Ski Area. Congressman Scott Tipton, who represents the 3rd District, will be the keynote speaker. Tickets are $75 or $700 for a table of eight. At (970) 274-3303 or 927-2401.

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Ongoing YOUNG CURATORS SHOW • The Aspen Art Museum presents its young curator’s show “Hideoutâ€? in the upper gallery through May 13. The artists shown are local high school students and include: Tatiana Armstrong, Dylan Bentz, Anne Colver, Hannah Condon, Nevada Crandall, Giulio Del Piccolo, Alexa Falcone, Jamie Fletcher, Elvis Garcia, Megan Graber, Jacey Jewell and Cheyenne Martin, Cassie Lewis Zac Mcclain, Jordan Menter, Cinthia Molina, Gordon Murphy, Gardner Nichols, Eva Olafsdottir, Molly Rosenstein, Francisco Ruelas, April Snelson, Anette Stenstadvold, Sloan Stryker, Hailey Thew, Chelsey Van Horn and Kinsey Weil. Admission is free. Museum hours Tuesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Cooper Library book sale takes place during regular hours through May 16. Info: 963-2889.

KID’S SHOW • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents its “Kid’s Art Showâ€?at its R2 Gallery in the Third Street Center through May 31. The hours are Tuesday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ZINGERS SING • The Zingers singing group gets together at the Third Street Center every Thursday from 2 to 3 p.m. Info: 945-7094.

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LIVE MUSIC • T Ray Becker (original Americana and acoustic slide guitar) plays Carnahan’s every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Carnahan’s is located at Fourth and Main. Info: 963-4498.

CMC SHOW CONTINUES â€˘â€œViewpoint X3,â€? featuring the work of Wewer Keohane, Lynette O’Kane and Laurren Whistler, continues at the Colorado Mountain College Gallery through May 25. The gallery is located 831 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs. Info: 947-8367.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St.

AL-ANON MEETS • Al-Anon for friends and families of alcoholics meets at the Church at Carbondale Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Info: 963-3514.

Toss together a birthday party, several comics, a well-known country singer and some funk and what do you have?

May 13-15 at Steve’s Guitars.

The whole thing starts with Die Laughing on May 13 at 8 p.m. Hosted by standup comedian Mark Thomas, the lineup features six other local comics: Don Chaney, Beth Brandon, Alexa Fitzpatrick, Todd Hartley, Bob Richmond and Glenn Smith.“Expect to hear some original comic material about life in the valley and beyond,� said Steve Standiford, the man behind Steve’s Guitars.

Thomas said the Die Laughing theme is in preparation for next weekend’s “end of the world� prediction that is making the rounds in some quarters. Speaking of which, “there’s a money back guarantee if you don’t laugh,� Standiford said. Tickets are $10 at the door.

At 10 p.m. the same night (May 13), Sophistafunk takes the stage.“This is a hot

trio from Manhattan that is in town for a show at Belly Up,� Standiford said.

Saturday,May 14 is birthday night for Mr. Standiford, as he turns 61 years old.“Have a piece of cake,enjoy some live music and have some of my birthday cheer,� he said.

Sunday,May 15 at 8:30 p.m.,brings country singer Carrie Rodriquez.Tickets are $20. “Carrie has been coming back to our little music shop for years and we love that she does,� Standiford said.

Her ďŹ rst visit to Carbondale was with Chip Taylor “and they put on a wonderful show.â€? Next time in the Roaring Fork Valley was at the Wheeler Opera House with Los Lonely Boys and Alejandro Escavedo.

She recently appeared on“Austin City Limits� and just went on tour to Europe with the Bill Frisell band.

Rodriquez’s original music falls under the roots/Americana/pop umbrella and she has material from eight recordings albums to choose from for the Steve’s show. Her “Love and Circumstance� CD is a collection of songs written by John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, her dad (David Rodriquez) and others. Her cover of the Townes Van Zant song “If I Needed You� hit #1 on the Folk airplay chart. Joining Rodriquez will be Luke Jacobs on guitar from the band Romantica. “This promises to be a very cool show,�Standiford said.“Take advantage of this rare visit.�

Steve’s Guitars is located at Fourth and Main in the Dinkel Building. For more information, call 963-3304.

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Rams sweep Skiers, look ahead to 3A playoffs

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Roaring Fork swept Aspen 11-0 and 13-0 in a season ending doubleheader at home on May 7, and now look forward to the 3A playoffs.

A total of 32 teams in eight regions will make the first round of the playoffs this weekend, said Roaring Fork head coach Tim Nieslanik. The seedings and game locations were to be set on Wednesday, after The Sopris Sun went to press, but it’s most likely the Rams will have to travel for their first game.

If they win both games on May 14, they advance to the Great Eight on May 21 and then the Final Four.

Roaring Fork goes into tournament play with a 15-4 record, dropping a pair to league champ Hotchkiss in a season-opening doubleheader and also close ones to Rifle and Olathe.

The Rams are paced by senior catcher Jake Strack-Loertscher with a .667 batting average and three homeruns; Trent Reeds led the team in homeruns with four.

On the mound, No. 1 pitcher Alex Rascon had an ERA of 3.57. Clay Gross was No. 2 pitcher, and hurled a five-inning no-hitter against Grand Valley. “He had a great year,” Nieslanik said.

Johnny Nieslanik was the No. 2 pitcher for Roaring Fork last year, but was switched to infield and outfield this season due to shoulder problems.

Nieslanik said Rascon and StrackLoertscher both got scouted by college teams through the season.

Roaring Fork shortstop Tanner Nieslanik (a freshman) fields a grounder during Saturday’s 11-0 win over Aspen. Lynn Burton photo

The stats:

Batting averages for the team are as follows:

1. Jake Strack-Loertscher – .667 2. Johnny Nieslanik – .426 3. Thomas Cerise – .418 4. Alex Rascon – .404 5. Shea Nieslanik – .404 6. Clay Gross – .362

7. Trent Reeds – .349 8. Frank Adgate – .286 9. Oscar Olivias – .250 10. Danny Javalera – .594 11. Jordan Hirro – .143 12. Tanner Nieslanik – .125

Team members congratulate Jake StrackLoertscher (#23) after he belted his third homerun of the year against Aspen last Saturday. Lynn Burton photo

Sheep handlers explain their sport’s hold on them

A sheepdog handler concludes her dog’s round at the warm-up trials held at Strang Ranch May 4-5. The event brought in dogs and handlers from around the West. Strang Ranch will also host the 2011 National Sheepdog Finals Sept. 13-18. Photo by Jane Bachrach

By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Correspondent Ask any dog owner at a sheepdog trial to chat a bit and you might get a similar response: “So long as you don’t mind me talking about my dogs.”

Since Neolithic times, through the Roman Empire occupation and up to the present day, humans have used dogs to help herd sheep, cattle and other livestock.

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of real work”for dog handlers, but as Bill Orr of Eagle Point, Ore., points out, it doesn’t mean they love their dogs any less.

“In fact, these dogs are an abstraction of real children,”said Orr, who owns five border collies and is on the hunt for a sixth.

Orr was among more than 40 handlers competing in the May 4-5 trials at Strang Ranch on Missouri Heights and organized by local rancher Bridget Strang and Ellen Nieslanik of Meeker, Colo.

The competition was a fundraiser for the 2011 National Sheepdog Finals, which will

be held beginning Sept. 13 at the same location. Although last week’s trials were billed as a fundraiser, they showcased competitors and dogs from as far away as Canada. Herbert Holmes, a fourth-generation Texas sheep and cattle rancher and president of the United States Border Collie Handlers’ Association (USBCHA), judged the competition.

The May 4-5 event was sanctioned by the USBCHA. “That means that we follow certain parameters and specs so that competing handlers can earn points to qualify for the National Finals,” Nieslanik said.

In a sheepdog trial, a handler starts with a maximum number of points in either an “open” or “nursery” division (determined by the age of the dog). As he guides his dog to move the sheep through each challenge — around fences or into a pen, for instance — within a set time, points are either maintained or deducted. The person-dog teams that rank in the top 20 percent of two sanctioned events are invited to the national finals.

While waiting for his first of two young dogs to compete in the nursery division on May 4, Orr explained some of his philosophy in training his dogs.

“You want your dog to be gentle. You convey to the dog and the dog conveys to the sheep,” he said, noting that sometimes sheep just don’t behave, especially range sheep that might be fearful of coyotes or cougars. “You want your sheep to be nice and gentle … pippity, poppity, pippity.”

As he spoke, he watched another competitor whistle and voice commands to her dog in

the field. He stroked the ears of his 20-monthold border collie, Roy, sitting tamely at his feet.

Orr’s turn was coming up; he was fifth in the lineup and his mouth was getting dry, his palms sweaty. He admits he gets nervous before his dogs’ runs, and even at the smaller Strang Ranch trial there was tough competition, with handlers like Scott Glen, who has a long history of winning many of the top trials in North America, and whose dog, Don, was the Nursery Champion in 2009.

On May 4 and May 5, Glen (and two of his dogs) was the top finisher in the open divisions. Meanwhile, in the nursery division, Orr and Roy placed second and first, on Wednesday and Thursday, respectively.

Many like Orr travel the circuit and attend trials throughout the states. It’s his hobby now, and like some of the other handlers, he even owns a flock of sheep on a 20-acre spread with which to train.

“Don’t even ask me how much this costs,” laughed Orr, who was 1,200 miles from home and headed to a third competition in Hotchkiss after the Strang Ranch trials. Then he hopes to be back in September for the finals.

Nieslanik expects about 175 handlers to attend the 2011 finals, with 150 “open” division dogs, and 80 “nursery” (young) dogs competing on two large fields of Strang Ranch. Proceeds from the gate at the finals will benefit the Aspen Valley Land Trust.

For more information, visit www.sheepdogfinals.com.

Community Briefs Porter tourney registration ongoing

Spring clean-up

Crystal River Caucus meets

Registration for the 2011 Shane Porter Memorial Softball Tournament continues through May 31. The fee is $300 per team and the tournament is June 4-5. The tournament is for co-ed and men’s teams. For details, call Steve Groom at 963-4212. Proceeds benefit Brady Porter.

Carbondale’s annual Spring Clean-Up Day is May 14 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the parking lot across from town hall.

The cost is $10 per pickup and $20 for large loads for residents; $25 and $35 for non-residents. For details, see the ad on page 7.

The Crystal River Caucus meets at the Church at Carbondale from 7 to 9 p.m. on May 12. Forest Service spokesman Phil Nyland will be on hand at 6 p.m. to discuss the White River National Forest habitat improvement project. The meet’s agenda includes an update from Pitkin County

Roaring Fork’s Taylor Adams (#10) and CRMS’s Hannah Horn (#16) battle for the ball during both teams’ final game of the season on May 5. The Rams won the match 2-0 and finished the season 6-9 overall and 4-7 in conference play.

They finished strong, scoring 24 goals in the final four games and allowing none.

Photo by Lynn Burton

Sheriff Joe DiSalvo and plans for the West Divide Project (which still includes a reservoir in the Placita area). For details, call John Emerick at 963-2143.

River advisory board meets The Pitkin County Healthy Rivers and Streams citizen advisory board meets at the Redstone Inn at 4 p.m. on May 19. Topics include possible Wild and Scenic designation for the Crystal River. For details, call 920-5191.

ACES apprenticeships available The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies offers apprenticeships to high school and college students. The application deadline is May 15. For details, call 925-5756.

CMS orientation Carbondale Middle School holds orientations for the 2011-2012 school year on May 16, 18 and 20. The dates are as follows: • May 16 – The Carbondale Middle School principal and counselor meets with fourth graders at Carbondale Elementary School at 1:45 p.m.; • May 18 – The seventh grade CMS diversity team organizes a fourth grade mixup lunch and field day games at 11:45 a.m.; • May 20 – A fourth grade student orientation at the middle school building will be held at 10:45 a.m.

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The Green Thumb Guide

Meet Lisa DiNardo: her plant passion shows Once in awhile I meet someone so full of excitement and with such a passion for what they do, it even ďŹ lls ME up.

I met Lisa DiNardo, the town of Basalt’s horticulturist, through the Carbondale Tree Board several years ago.

She had a deďŹ nite presence. The ďŹ rst thing that grabbed me was her eyes – they sparkle so intensely I have to look away in conversations. She talks with a grin, in a breathy voice, shaking and nodding her head a lot, peppering her comments with constant afďŹ rmation: “Yeah, yeah, man!â€? Despite her well-bred backEast degree, I’ve never seen her out of jeans or Carharts. She has the wind in her hair, the sun on her face and dirt under her nails.

She reminds me of a conversation I had with a chiropractor on the meanings of “enthusiasm�: Ancient Greek en- + theos in god; and “Inspiration�: Greek again, Theopnustos, God breathed. Lisa lives and breathes gardening with a spiritual awe for it all. She’s been immersed in it for 27 years, the last decade of which has brought almost 80 gardens to Basalt and Willits.

I remember my ďŹ rst visit to Basalt, before I ever met her. I was amazed at the

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By Geneviève JoĂŤlle Villamizar gardens all around. I sat on a bench waiting for a friend, mildly wondering “Where the hell is he?!â€? Cottonwood uff ďŹ lled the air though, oating like a Disney dream. The gardens were resplendent – brilliant colors dazzling up and down the street, so lively and welcoming! Who does all this, I wondered?

I was so moved, I didn’t even mind the 40 minutes it took to realize I was supposed be at Riverside, not Two Rivers.

Lisa’s body of work (yeah, she’s an

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artist for sure!) isn’t mere “municipal landscaping.� With incredible support from the town and through her involvement with the Plant SelectŽ Trial Gardens Program, Basalt’s gardens are chock full of hardy plants thriving in this mountainous region. She honestly glows and gushes talking about them. She’s a hardcore, obsessed gardener, raving about the hard work, the potential and the pay off of it all as she watches her ‘babies’ grow and evolve, more stunning year after year.

She actually knows each one intimately. I can ask her about the rabbit brush at the Recycling Center and she’ll know exactly which ones I’m talking about because as much as she loved them too, she ripped ‘em out! They reseeded too eagerly. Lisa constantly edits her gardens, repeating successes and deleting mistakes. She can now design and install a garden with so few mistakes they truly are low maintenance and successful.

The Willits Trail and boat ramp is a perfect example. The composition alongside this river corridor includes so many rock stars: creeping sand cherry, Gro-Low sumac, little bluestem, wispy/drought tolerant fescues and some pretty cool, under-

used trees like the Hot WingsÂŽ maple.

These species compliment one another and will soon become a beautiful matrix, arching over, pooling beneath and sweeping around one another, in a marriage akin to the natural landscape just across the sidewalk.

I last saw Lisa breaking ground on a new riverside park. She was ecstatic about turning a neglected lot into a community asset, restoring the spirit of the long lost homestead. Despite the roar of a front-end loader 15 feet away, we spent 20 minutes talking about this new project. We could’ve talked forever; when someone is that ďŹ lled with enthusiasm, it truly is inspiring!

Experience Lisa for yourself! If you really dig plants, landscape and design, go say ‘hi.’ Bring a group of ďŹ ve friends, and she’ll even give you a free, private tour!

Geneviève JoÍlle Villamizar owns Evolving Garden and Grounds Design and is a long-time local gardener. She can be contacted at evolvinglandscape.com or 963-7055.

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For successful crops, keep an eye on the thermometer

By Linda Halloran

I often wonder whether a deep-seated need for adversity is the reason many of us garden in Colorado. As the past few weeks have shown, while we optimistically hope for an early, warm spring that allows us to get into our gardens, more often than not we encounter a spring full of drying winds that batter young plants, followed by too much moisture and nighttime temperatures that plummet below freezing.

We are left with the task of trying to work around these challenges. While there is always an element of luck, there are ways to increase the chances of success. Putting your seeds or plants into the garden at the optimum time is one tactic.

For many years I relied on my own memory from year to year for timing. But planting based on a calendar is too variable in the Roaring Fork Valley. We have multiple microclimates. I find significant air temperature variations between my intown Carbondale garden and the garden that we plant at Colorado Rocky Mountain School.

For a better chance of seed germination success, one can monitor soil temperature below the surface. Taking the soil

temperature is as easy as inserting a soil thermometer three to four inches into the soil surface. While you can purchase soil thermometers, any thermometer that can withstand being inserted into the soil will work. Soil temperatures should be consistent for several days before planting.

Seeds of different varieties germinate at different soil temperature ranges. Most seed companies provide specific soil germination temperatures on their seed packs or Web sites. Trying to start seeds when the soil is too cool and wet can lead to poor to little germination. Some plants are more adaptable, but generally, the typical vegetables that can be grown locally fall into three ranges: Cool season crops with a germination range of 40-70 degrees (usually late April to mid-May), which include spinach, lettuce, greens, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beets, carrots, onions and peas. This group can withstand air temperatures that drop below freezing; Semi-tender cool season crops have a germination range of 65-85 degrees (late May to early June) and include beans, corn and cucumbers.

Tender warm season crops: tomatoes,

peppers, eggplants and melons need a soil temperature range of 70-90 degrees (early to mid-June). Pumpkins and squash fall between the last two groups.

Proper seed depth is also crucial to germination success. Planting too deep is one of the most common mistakes. The general rule of thumb is to plant as deep as the size of the seed. Small seeds like lettuce and carrots need to be almost at the surface. Larger seeds like squash need to be deeper.

Factoring in air temperature and choosing when to set out bedding plants becomes more crucial in keeping your plants alive once they have germinated. In Carbondale we have a 50 percent chance of a 32-degree low around June 1 and a 28-degree low around May 15. Semi-tender and tender crops may be damaged or killed at those temperatures.

To protect plants once they are growing in the garden, I find it useful to monitor the weather multiple times daily at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Web site (weather.gov). The predictions are updated throughout the day and always include a predicted nighttime low. If predictions drop to 36 degrees

or lower, cover susceptible plants.

Covers can be anything that won’t crush the plants, but purchasing a piece of floating row cover is a great investment.

Made from spun polyester, these covers can be left on during the day because they transmit light and water and have the added benefit of giving protection from drying wind and some insects. These row covers can also be used to raise soil temperatures a few degrees before planting to gain a few more days in our short growing season.

If you make it past June 15 with veggies alive and growing, the focus shifts to weeding, watering and watching for pest problems until harvest and enjoying the fruits of your labor. More on those topics in months to come.

Linda Halloran has coordinated the Colorado Rocky Mountain School Organic Garden Learning Center for the past 13 years and has trained as a Master Gardener through the Colorado State University Extension Service. Her gardening career began with a failed popcorn crop at the age of eight.

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Crowds swarm First Friday Photos by Jane Bachrach Great weather brought out big crowds for First Friday on May 6. The fashion show in front of lulubelle (bottom left) drew so many folks, part of Main Street was closed for a spell (the models, left to right, were Emily Marshall, Deborah Colly and Alexa Maes). Out at the Third Street Center (top photo), Carbondale Middle School art teacher Ami Maes checked out part of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities kid’s art show. Kids on one of Main Street’s penthouse balconies (above) enjoyed the view. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Mountain Fair lineup features String Cheeser, Mason and more

By David Frey Special to The Sopris Sun OK, we won’t make any “lordy, lordy” references, but can it be true? Can Mountain Fair really be turning the big 4-0?

“It’s a huge deal,” said Maura Masters, spokeswoman for the aging event of eternal youth.“As (Mountain Fair Director) Amy Kimberly says, ‘The original hippie fest turns 40.”

And it’s doing it in style. The 40th annual Mountain Fair, set for July 29-31, is paying homage to its past. A vintage Tshirt scavenger hunt takes participants to businesses around town.A retrospective slide show will show images of 40 years of Mountain Fair.

The fair also has some new twists this year. Friday is arts and crafts day, with booths opening earlier than in previous years. Steve’s Guitars will host a singer/songwriter competition. And for the first time, in honor of its 40th, the poster was commissioned by local watercolorist John Toly.

But Mountain Fair is also keeping the fires burning with a musical lineup suitable for the history books.

Closing down the fair this year will be the Kyle Hollingsworth Band.

“That will be a big draw,” Masters said.

Hollingsworth hails from Colorado’s legendary jam band the String Cheese Incident. His Mountain Fair appearance follows what’s expected to be a three-day sold out String Cheese Incident extravaganza at Red Rocks, kicked off by Kyle’s Brew Fest at Great Divide Brewing Co. in Denver.

“In the jam world,” Hollingsworth says on his Web site, “where there are no set ways of doing things, we’re not afraid to move in and out of genres, and because of that I’ve learned to be creative.”

Elephant Revival, a local favorite from Nederland that specializes in what it calls “transcendental folk,” headlines the first night of the festival.

Local bands also get their chance to share in the festivities.

Valley rock‘n’ roller Bobby Mason opens the music Friday night.

Truckstop Honeymoon Carbondale’s All the Pretty Horses launches the music Saturday morning. And Mountain Fair favorites the Sirens of Swing take the stage Sunday afternoon, followed by the students of Jazz Aspen Snowmass, who show off what they learned in school.

Rounding out the music is the eclectic mix that has kept Mountain Fair grooving into middle age. The Hillbenders bring traditional bluegrass. Blame Sally, an all-woman group

from the Bay Area, fuses rich vocals with tight musicality.

Sambadende carries the sound of Brazilian street ensembles and samba to Carbondale. Truckstop Honeymoon takes a road trip down the American interstate. And ZIV (pronounced Zeev) brings piano-based alternative rock from a band whose front man’s roots are in Israel.

Don’t worry about turning 40, festival organizers say.

Mountain Fair is still crazy after all these years.

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