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Volume 9, Number 15 | May 18, 2017

An uncharacteristically upbeat Eeyore from the “Winnie-the-Pooh” books? That’s what The Sopris Sun staff suspected, because we did not get her name during the fast-moving, 10-minute Parade of the Species that kicked of Dandelion Day on Saturday. The parade then rolled in to Sopris Park, where the Dancing Dinosaurs continued their frolicking with the un-named mobile drumming group. Soon after that, Stacy Stein, Candace Goodwin, Suzanne Grey and Alyssa Reindel were called up onto the Ben Reed Gazebo to be honored with Order of the Dandelion awards for their years of helping to organize the event. Photo by Lynn Burton

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

Lives of the rich and infamous I don’t “get” this country’s fascination in mines, on farms and in brothels, a surwith the rich and famous. Years ago, I spent prisingly high percentage of them produce a summer living with former in-laws at the textiles and clothing.)

While I can list a few billionaires who top of Coldwater Canyon above Beverly Hills. On our outings, my beloved mother- arguably earned their fortunes by doing something that benefitted in-law would elbow me and eagerly whisper, “Look, mankind, and add others who later contributed that’s Warren Beatty!” megabucks to making the Or whoever. world a place where our I couldn’t care less then. I children’s children’s chilstill don’t now. It’s easy for dren will want to live, that me to obey the Aspen etilist is not long: Bill Gates quette that calls for leaving and Warren Buffett, crecelebs unrecognized and ators of the “Giving undisturbed, because, frankly, Pledge” which encourages I’m not impressed. the wealthy to give half of After working for more their net worth to philanthan a decade in big-city thropy definitely make the public relations, I of course list. Nationally, perhaps understand that the cult of David Rockefeller, Eli celebrity is real, that if you Broad, George Soros, Ted want attention, few strateBy Nicolette Toussaint Turner, Oprah and Michael gies work better than a celebrity endorsement. But I’m genuinely Bloomberg would merit inclusion. Loput-off by name-dropping. I wouldn’t cross cally, philanthropist Jim Calaway makes the street to meet Kim Kardashian, who the grade.

None of us is without sin, and I don’t seems to be famous mostly for being famous mean to pick apart how these philanthroand pretty… shallow!

That’s the rub. Popular culture’s fascina- pists made their money in the first place. I tion with the rich and famous extols shal- too have benefitted from the system: from lowness. It celebrates exactly the wrong being white, from being born in the U.S., things: personal aggrandizement, conspicu- from educated parents, from ancestors who ous consumption, gold-plated greed. Too emigrated here largely prior to 1800.

But I hold out the hope of change, of reoften, when media focuses on the rich, it’s also focusing on the infamous — people demption, maybe even a survivable planet who profited by exploiting those less pow- for coming generations. And I think that beerful, by damaging the shared resources of gins with celebrating the right things.

In a recent TED talk, Pope Francis said, the earth or stealing from future generations.

Evidence of that is all around us: The “there is this habit, by people who call themWest is riddled with thousands of aban- selves ‘respectable,’ of not taking care of othdoned mines, like the Gold King, poised to ers, leaving behind thousands of human spew toxins into our rivers, even though beings, or entire populations, on the side of those who profited from them have long the road… How wonderful would it be if since died. Computers are indispensible, the growth of scientific and technological inbut avalanches of toxic e-waste, the “efflu- novation would come along with more ent of the affluent,” are poisoning families equality and social inclusion…”

That hit home. I seldom want to read in India, China and Lagos. Cheap, fashionable clothing is fun, but quite likely to have news about the astonishing medical advances been produced by kids who are little more being made — gene therapy that reverses than slaves. (According to UNICEF, an es- blindness, bionic limbs, brain-implanted sentimated 158 million children worldwide, sors that prevent seizures — because I fear aged 5 to 14, are engaged in child labor, not that these therapies will be reserved for the counting domestic service. While kids work HIGHER GROUND page 14

OPINION

Seeking Higher Ground

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The Sopris Sun and Mark Burrows would like to wish this special mother and baby a belated Happy Mother’s Day and a chance to shine in The Sun. We apologize for missing you in the May 11 issue.

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Fire thanks

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To Carbondale Fire Chief Ron Leach and Deputy Chief Rob Goodwin: I am so grateful to you and all your crew who responded so quickly to the fire at 858 Garfield on Thursday. Had you not been so efficient and professional, I’m sure the entire property would have been lost as well as possible damage to other homes in the neighborhood.

My tenants thank you as well. No one was hurt and the children are alive and well and still have their beloved pets thanks to you!

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ACA healthcare Dear Editor: There are lots of ways to create Medicare-for-All. Build on the work of others: in Massachusetts, Demark, Canada or any other industrialized nation, they have used it for years. WE are the only troglodyte.

We waste untold hours and taxfunded salaries of House and Senate Reps on internecine “revision” when the underlying motivation and message is the finger to Obama.

Interestingly enough, some of us already have Single Payer: the old, your president, your congressional reps.

Why do they get champagne taxfunded health services while in office and into retirement.

We get “choice”: access to the emergency room.

Something amiss here?

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In a story on Colorado Mountain College’s nursing graduation in the May 11 issue of The Sun included a photo of Rachel Farish with a caption that inaccurately identified her as another grad.

An article on Evergreen Events in the March 11 issue contained several errors. Waxed paper is, in fact, compostable; cups used at Dandelion day are compostable as opposed to recyclable; vendors are not allowed to use plastic bags; the organization was founded in 2010 and it has four Front Range events this year.

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Board of Adjustment continues appeal for 728 Euclid

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer The Carbondale Planning & Zoning Commission, acting as the Board of Adjustment on May 11, instructed staff to craft “findings” — the first step in a process that could lead to a building permit denial at 728 Euclid.

Carbondale building official John Plano issued a building permit to Pat Kiernan to construct a 4,455-square-foot house on his 7,040-square-foot lot in March, but several neighborhood residents protested the issuance, leading to the May 11 Board of Adjustment meeting.

The Board of Adjustment voted 7-0 in a nonbinding straw poll to instruct staff to craft findings, which it will consider before taking a formal vote whether to deny the building permit on May 31.

The P&Z/BOA voting members on May 11 were Michael Durant, Yuani Ruiz, Jen DiCuollo, Marina Skiles and Gavin Brooke; alternates Ken Harrington and Jay Engstrom also voted.

Background Kiernan, 61, submitted plans to the town for a five-bedroom, three-story house with a 1,485-square-foot footprint, consisting of a basement, ground floor and top floor. The ground floor would have one bedroom, one office and 1.5 bathrooms, according to Kiernan’s plans at town hall. The building permit that Plano issued says the basement and second floor will be “unfinished.” The basement includes one bedroom and two bathrooms. The second floor is configured for three bedroom suites, each with a bathroom and “study” area or “sitting” room.

Fourteen neighbors/households put their names on a petition addressed to the Carbondale Board of Adjustment, appealing Plano’s issuance of a building permit.

They are appealing the permit primarily on two points: 1. They argue that the proposed structure does not meet

Renderings of the proposed house from the Board of Adjustment packet. language in Section 3.2.3 (Old Town Residential), whose purpose is “to allow residential uses and densities that are consistent with the historic character of Old Town Carbondale,” the appeal states. The appeal goes on to say the neighbors feel the structure does not meet the OTR standards due to its “size, massing, bulk and siting” and concludes, “There does not seem to be any consideration of its surrounding context in the proposed design.”

2. The protest also says the proposed structure is “designed to accommodate multiple renters” and “is closer to a Boarding House (sic) than a single family residence.” In addressing the boarding house issue, Kiernan told The Sopris Sun in April the new structure is actually co-housing, and it’s within the town’s code that allows unrelated adults

to live in the same house.

Carbondale’s Unified Development Code calls for five residential zone districts: AG, OTR (Old Town Residential), R/LD, R/MD and R/HD. Permitted uses in the OTR zone district are: manufactured/factory-built dwellings, single family detached, transit stop, park/open space/playground, community garden, sale of produce and plants raised on premises and other uses as a tent structure for single-vehicle parking. Special and conditional uses include: a group home, religious use, day care (fewer than seven children), and bed and breakfast.

Kiernan told The Sopris Sun his vision for the house is “net-zero.” That means the structure is designed to make as EUCLID HOUSE page 8

Unitarians announce immigration sanctuary program

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer The Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists in Carbondale are prepared to become the valley's first sanctuary church, although at this point there in no one in line to seek their sanctuary.

The program was announced publicly at an interfaith “vigil” in Glenwood Springs on Mother's Day, May 14.

Rev. Shawna Foster, the minister of the TRUU, is also a politically active participant in other social-justice causes, such as the recent mission to send of goods and assistance from Carbondale to the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.

Foster, who has two children in the Carbondale schools, confirmed this week that the TRUU board of directors voted in March to offer sanctuary to immigrants targeted by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The TRUU meets regularly in the Third Street Center, and maintains a rectory on the north side of town for Foster and her family.

At the time of the board's vote, Foster said, a local immigrant had indicated a need for sanctuary in order to avoid sudden deportation, but that person later withdrew the request when she received a 1-year stay of deportation.

Now, Foster said, the TRUU is refurbishing the basement space at the rectory, at an estimated cost of $5,000, in the expectation that the space will be needed at some point.

Foster mentioned a number of other groups participating in the sanctuary movement in general, such as the Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) and its member organization, SOUL (Solidarity Organizing Unity and Struggle, in English), along with the First Unitarian Society of Denver and other religious organizations.

But, she said, “As far as I know, we are the first group in the valley offering sanctuary.

“I feel like our congregation is doing what Congress is

Shawna Foster, minister at the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist Church in Carbondale, points out features in the basement construction site at the parsonage where she lives, which soon will be the valley’s first sanctuary space for immigrants facing deportation by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. Photo by John Colson refusing to do, which is to actually have a just immigration system with some fort of compassion,” Foster continued, referring to the work she and others are doing to deal with the deportation crisis facing immigrant communities from Parachute to Aspen.

“Sanctuary was offered in England in the 1600s because of an unjust justice system,” she reportedly told those gathered at the vigil in Glenwood Springs, “and with an unjust system again, religion has been called on once again, and so Two Rivers has joined our colleagues in Denver in offering physical sanctuary here in the valley. We are united

because of families, families under the threat of deportation and separation.”

Among other tales of immigrant anxiety, Foster spoke of Latino residents of the Roaring Fork Valley who have been working to gain legal status in the U.S., only to be arrested by ICE agents and sent to the GEO detention facility in Aurora, a private, for-profit prison that works with federal immigration authorities.

Foster also referred disparagingly of the “rhetoric” of President Donald Trump and others in the federal government who have increased immigration enforcement all over the country, deporting foreign-born parents who have jobs here and have U.S.-born children, thus separating family members as a result of their immigration status.

“You should not be taken away from your kids, your family should not be torn apart,” she said, for seeking a better life for one’s family.

And the mass-deportation strategy has an economic cost, as well, she maintained.

“If you have mass deportation, that will just starve out the economies that are around here,” Foster continued, arguing that the economies of towns and counties in Western Colorado depend heavily on immigrant workers, legal or otherwise.

She dismissed the arguments from federal authorities, who claim they are targeting mainly immigrants who commit serious crimes while in this country.

“We really reject the idea that, ‘Oh, we’re just going to take the criminals, because the executive orders that were signed [by Trump] say anybody who is even accused of a crime” is now subject to deportation, despite a lack of a criminal conviction in many cases, she explained.

“It’s really a corrupt system that benefits people who want to exploit labor” by offering jobs to immigrants at SANCTUARy page 8

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Jamie Wall takes over at Rec. Center

From May 5 through 11, Carbondale Officers handled 203 Calls for Service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

• New Recreation Facility Coordinator Jamie Wall will start work on May 18. Seasonal and full time job positions presently open until filled and include parks maintenance (contact rsissom@ carbondaleco.net) as well as lifeguards, WSI instructors and recreation assistants (mdonnelley@carbondaleco.net).

• The finance department is looking to fill an Accounting II/HR Assistant position by July 1. The job description and application can be found on the Town website. www.carbondalegov.org • Bonedale Bike Week starts this weekend, with The Town of Carbondale Parks & Recreation Department producing two events during the week long celebration. The third annual Bonedale Bike Jam is a free ride contest at the North Face Bike Park pump track time trials for all ages and a best trick jam format on the jump lines.

It starts at 10 a.m. May 20; register online or the day of the event.

Then, on May 22, the annual Kids Bike Safety Rodeo takes place from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Carbondale Recreation Center with prizes, snacks and fun. All participants go through numerous bike safety stations to get their “passport” filled out and learn and practice safe riding skills.

• Registration is now open for the new program Growing Vegetables from A (Arugula) to Z (Zucchini). It’s a collaboration with Colorado State Extension Master Gardener instructor Jeff Pieper and takes the form of a series of gardening clinics in the community garden and bread oven by the Third Street Center beginning May 17.

Register at www.carbondalerec.com.

• Pickleball has moved outside, with six courts available at the North Face Park on Meadowood Drive. Pick up times at those courts run Monday, Friday and Saturday at 9 a.m. and Wednesdays at 5 p.m.; registration details are available at www.carbondalerec.com.

• Garage door installation is slated for the rodeo grounds announcer’s booth, the picnic shade shelter foundation and framing is finished and the roof is going up.

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• The sidewalk along Village Lane and Bert and Ernie Park is now open for use after the streets crew finished the backfilling and irrigation system. They also completed a patch on Village Lane in preparation for the upcoming chip seal project, performed street sweeping and un-installed several pieces of art from last year’s Art Around Town exhibit.

• A contractor completed spray patching operations in preparation for the chip sealing. During the next phase, they will be placing the oil immediately followed by the aggregate. The following week they will be back to sweep the streets and install the final fog seal of the surface.

• Lightning from a recent storm blew some fuses at wastewater treatment plant. There was also some ditch overflow into the sinkhole on Snowmass Drive following the same storm.

A tentative date for the Nettle Creek project to start is June 5th, the contractor is in the process of routing the material submittals for approval. Supplemental water from the Roaring Fork plant continues to increase to meet the demand on the water system. The Roaring Fork plant remains 100% operational.

• The Town hosted a group from Gunnison to tour Carbondale and review downtown efforts over the past decade.

• The Carbondale Police Department received a donation from a local anonymous patron, much of which was used to purchase seven body cams. The department is fine tuning their policies and procedures Before cams are used in the field. Meanwhile, officers did frequent sound readings at Cinco De Mayo and First Friday. While the decibels were within limits, organizers turned the music down twice upon request. Also, Officer Zimmerman taught two DUI classes at Roaring Fork High School and one alcohol class at Carbondale Middle School. Finally, Alonzo Deadwiler graduated from the police academy and started a 14 week field training program with three current Carbondale officers.

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Fatal car wreck prompts mourning, warnings, arrest

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Writer The tire tracks traced the upward slope of the hill and veered across the road to where a group of teens stood by a broken fence, a rough wooden cross and a steadily growing floral memorial on the lip of a 200 foot drop.

School had just let out on May 15, and friends of 17-year-old Ayleen Ruiz Alvarado had come to pay their respects at the site of the car accident that had claimed her life and sent five others to the hospital the night before.

The accident on the evening of May 14 — Mother’s Day — was all too reminiscent of the other incidents that have marred graduation season here and elsewhere, right down to the spot on Thompson Creek Road (CR 108) known as Sweet Hill.

According to Colorado State Patrol Public Information Officer Nate Reed, the 1999 Audi sedan full of teens was attempting to pass a car on its way down the steep, narrow stretch of road just west of Carbondale at around 9:39 p.m. when driver Gerardo Banda, 19, of Glenwood Springs, lost control. The vehicle ran off the uphill side of the road, began to overturn, then traveled back across the road and into the ravine.

“It looks like nobody was wearing a seatbelt in the car at all, and they’re suspecting alcohol on the part of the driver,” Reed said.

State Patrol later amended the assessment of two of the seatbelts from unused to unknown.

Alvarado was pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m., according to a press release from the Garfield County Coroner’s Office.

According to a written statement from Bridges High School Principal Lyn Bair, Alvarado was the youngest of three siblings and a lover of fine art.

“Ayleen brightened our halls with laughter and smiles, and we loved her sense of humor,” Bair wrote. “As a school, we talk about compassion often, and how we can reach out to our peers and be kinder and gentler. Ayleen was our model for this character trait.”

“Bridges High School is a tight-knit community, and a tragedy like this has hit everyone,” she added. “We have been working closely with the Family Resource Center to

make sure all our students and our staff are supported through the grieving process. This is our top priority right now. We’ve also been in close contact with Ayleen’s family and are making sure we respect their wishes and that we provide support and resources to them during this difficult time.”

Some friends took to social media to share their grief and try to share lessons for their peers. On The Sun’s Facebook page, Christian Straw offered a ride at any time of the night to avoid waking up to such news.

“I can’t believe that another friend has been sent away and God has chosen to welcome yet another of his children into his gates. This is number 12 since last May. “All but 1 of these friends had alcohol or drugs in their system at their time of passing,” she wrote. “I can’t push enough, do NOT put the responsibility of another’s life in your hands by choosing to drink and drive. Don’t do that to your families.”

According to his arrest affidavit, Banda recorded .115 on a portable blood alcohol breath test — well above the legal limit — and told a state trooper that “it was all his fault and that he lost a friend.”

Following treatment for injuries sustained in the crash, he was booked at the Garfield County Jail with a $75,000 bond on presumptive charges of vehicular homicide (a third degree felony) and two counts of vehicular assault (a fourth degree felony) as well as driving under the influence and driving with a restrained license, both misdemeanors, and minor in possession, a petty offense. He is scheduled to appear in court for official filing of charges on May 31.

The remaining passengers — a 16-yearold girl from Carbondale, a 17-year-old boy from New Castle, an 18-year-old girl from Carbondale and an 18-year-old boy from Glenwood Springs — were also hospitalized.

According to the arrest affidavit, two of them sustained serious bodily injury, but Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Rob Goodwin was optimistic about their chances, thanks in part to support from bystanders and first responders from multiple agencies.

“It was a tough night, but we had a lot of help,” he said. “From what I gathered … anyone who survived this long is going to make it.”

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Roaring Fork’s Justin Thompson and Jasper Germain are headed to the Colorado State 3A track May 18-20 at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood. Thompson qualified in the 110-meter hurdles (fourth seed), long jump (second seed), triple jump (eighth seed) and high jump (16th seed). Germain qualified in the high jump (first seed) and 110-meter hurdles (fifth seed).

Other Ram tracksters came oh-so- close to saddling up for the trip to Lakewood. Track coach Ryan Erickson told The Sopris Sun the girls’ 4X100 meter relay team (Kendall Bernot, Cindy Salinas, Lily Nichols and Jazmin Contreras) was onetenth of a second from qualifying. Sophomore Ronald Clemente, in the 1600 meters, missed the state standard by 1.5 seconds. “The coaching staff is looking forward to what Ronald’s hard-work ethic will bring for him in the future,” Erickson said.

The Aspen Music Festival and School’s Locals Pass is now on sale, giving Roaring Fork Valley residents the best deal for the most music. For $60, receive deep discounts on up to six concerts, plus four free admissions to dress rehearsals or instrumental master classes.

Some restrictions apply. Visit www.aspenmusicfestival.com/ localspass or call the AMFS Box Office at 925-9042 for more information.

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Allie Johnson, Lily Nieslanik and Jesus Torres Mancianas were recently selected as the Town of Carbondale's students of the month. Photo by Will Grandbois

The sandlot The Dragons, a baseball team based out of the Roaring Fork and Eagle Valleys, came out on top in the the 11-and-12 age group at the Colorado Continental Amateur Baseball Association Cinco de Mayo tournament in Denver, defeating Castle Rock 7-3.

Don’t worry, baby As spring brings a new crop of cuddly baby animals, Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued a reminder that the best action when encountering newborn wildlife is generally to leave them alone. Each year, CPW receives scores of calls from concerned humans about wildlife that has been “abandoned” by adult animals. Wildlife experts agree that it is quite normal for adult animals to leave their young in a safe place while they go forage for food. While well-meaning people sometimes gather up this baby wildlife and bring them to wildlife rehabilitation facilities, it can often result in actual

abandonment. Birds, however, — though not raptors — are usually safe to move out of harm’s way or back into a nest.

For everything else, leave the animal where it is, and keep pets out of the area and quietly observe the animal from a distance using binoculars and don’t hover so close that the wild parents are afraid to return.

Reassembling the Fossils If you were on the Mid-Continent sponsored ladies soccer team in the 70s and 80s, you’re invited to reconnect with your fellow Fossils at the Sopris Park gazebo at 1 p.m. on the Saturday of Mountain Fair — July 29. “Our name was a clever connection to fossil fuel and now we really are fossils,” observed organizer Charlotte Vanderhurst. “We hope to locate as many former teammates as possible.” Call Vanderhurst at 963-2379 for more information.

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Do it for dad Submit a favorite photo of you and your dad for The Sun’s special June 15 Father’s Day issue by emailing terrir@soprissun.com by June 8. Please send high-resolution images and include “Father’s Day” in the subject line and both of your names and towns of residence in the body of the email. Note: Use largest setting on your camera to assure best print quality. Any photos that don’t make it into our print issue will be featured on our website. Questions? Call 510-3003.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthdays this week include: Gretchen Hofmann (May 18); Peter Frey (May 19); Eloise Clark and Jenny Garcia (May 20); Steve Beckley and Charlie Chacos (May 22); Tai Jacober (May 23) and Patti Hall and Tom Mercer (May 24).

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Get a behind-the-scenes look at Ruedi Reservoir and its role in transbasin water diversions in a special Roaring Fork Conservancy event from 5 to 7:30 p.m. May 18. Meet at Basalt Town Hall and be prepared to carpool; dress appropriately as the program will happen rain or shine. Registration is required at www.roaringfork.org/events and the program is $10 for nonmembers and free for members.

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Saturday, May 20th. North Face Bike Park Pre-register at www.carbondalerec.com 9:30 am Day of Registration 10:30 am Start Cost: $10 The 3rd Annual free ride contest at Carbondale’s bike park.

From Striders to Pros, many contests. Pump track time trials, best trick jam sessions and more.

Kids’ Bike Safety Rodeo

Monday, May 22nd from 4-6:30 pm at the Carbondale Rec. Center Kids of all ages are encouraged to come and learn about safe bicycling and participate in fun bicycle skills games.

Give the Bike Obstacle Course a try, or see how accurate you can be with the Paperboy (or Papergirls’ challenge!) Don’t forget to bring your helmet. This is a free and fun event.

Snacks, drinks, giveaways, and prizes.

More info: www.carbondalerec.com or call 970-510-1290

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Carbondale imports, exports dance

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale’s dance scene has been going through some busy times lately, at least as far as the Dance Initiative organization, housed in the Launchpad facility on S. Fourth Street, is concerned.

A series of planned artistic events, classes in the local schools and now a move by the dance group’s founder, Peter Gilbert, to help re-energize the struggling Glenwood Center for the Arts in Glenwood Springs are all part of Dance Initiative’s growing presence in the lower Roaring Fork Valley. “We’re in great shape,� said Gilbert about his organization this week. “We’re still a young and small organization, with only a couple of employees,� but in its eighth year of existence Dance Initiative is moving beyond its beginnings.

Gilbert, who founded Dance Initiative in 2009, is from New York City originally, and despite his position at the head of a dance company, is not a dancer himself. He is a graduate of Harvard and holds an MBA from Columbia, but has been intrigued by the world of dance since being introduced to it at the age of 16 by a “love interestâ€? who was a dancer, according to a proďŹ le published in 2014 in a local newspaper.

Following a career in the family business (a small manufacturing ďŹ rm in Queens), Gilbert and his wife, Aileen, moved to Carbondale in 2003 and he resumed his fascination with dance, taking classes at the Glenwood Dance Academy and ultimately starting the Dance Initiative (DI).

When the Launchpad, former home of the Gordon Cooper Library, was repurposed as a community arts facility in 2014, the Dance Initiative moved in alongside the Carbondale Arts organization, and a community collaboration was born. Even the name of the building has a long-standing community tie-in — Gordon Cooper, whose name graced the former library, was an astronaut in the U.S. space

program, and his mother lived in Carbondale and was present when the library was dedicated in 1984.

The DI, “started out strictly with presentations,� Gilbert recalled, but soon began offering dance classes and outreach programs.

With a board of directors providing organizational oversight, and an advisory board looking after programming, the DI recently hosted dancer and instructor Melissa Toogood, who was a member of the Merce Cunningham Dance Co., founded by the late Mercier Philip “Merce� Cunningham, described as being at the “forefront� of modern American dance methods for half a century, who died in 2009.

And next week, May 21-28, will feature a duo of Artists In Residence — Marielis Garcia and David Norsworthy, who are described on the DI website (www.danceinitiative.org) as working to fulďŹ ll a “primary responsibility to engage communities in artistic experiences.â€?

While here, Gilbert told The Sopris Sun, “Their work is really to create a choreographic snapshot of Carbondale.�

The pair will hold two workshops — on Tuesday and Thursday, May 23 & 25, at 6:15 p.m. at the Launchpad, for participants aged 16 years and older — that will involve “simple movement exercises, personal reection and group discussion,â€? according to the website. “They want to get a feel for what makes Carbondale different (from other communities they have visited,â€? Gilbert explained, adding that the sessions are designed not only for dancers, but for other creative types whether they are musicians, artists, writers or in other disciplines. “Participants do not need dance or movement experience to participate,â€? the website states, urging participants to attend both workshops if possible.

The goal, according to the website, is to “gather passing thoughts, anecdotes, jokes, profound questions, silly curiosities, fascinations, political concerns which they will

Marielis Garcia, along with David Norsworthy, will hold workshops from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m. May 23 and 25, with a special performance at 7:30 p.m. May 27. Courtesy photo

transform ‌ into choreographic scores and structures� to create the snapshot of Carbondale.

The workshops are part of a series of small community snapshots from around the country that the pair is working on, though Gilbert predicted, “I don’t think they’re going to ďŹ nd any town as unique and special as Carbondale.â€?

A “studio presentationâ€? of the work in progress will be staged for the public on May 27 at the Launchpad, at 7:30 p.m., and interested patrons are urged to submit an RSVP to the DI ofďŹ ce, by email at danceinitiative@gmail.com or by phone at 970-963-8681.

For the future, DI board member and dancer Deborah Colley will be working over the coming months with dancers in the CoMotion group, local musicians, writers and ďŹ lmmakers to put together “an outdoor installation and ďŹ lm,â€? which Gilbert said will be offered at a presentation in late August at a venue to be determined.

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much energy as it consumes over the course of a year. To accomplish that, the house will include solar panels on the roof, which are shown on the building plan (available for viewing in the planning ofďŹ ce at town hall). Keeping the building “simpleâ€? will help with energy efďŹ ciency, as well as other construction and design features. “I think this ďŹ ts great with Carbondale,â€? Kiernan said in March. One problem with net-zero, Kiernan conceded, is that a building must be oriented with its long axis going north/south to attain the maximum solar gain. This can create a lot of building mass from the façade facing the street. “That’s not ideal,â€? Kiernan said.

low wages and under oppressive working conditions, she said, because people lacking legal status “can't ďŹ ght for their wages. That's why I think it's a monetary thing to have a broken immigration system.â€?

Plus, she said, the prison authorities at GEO, a 1,500-bed facility, put their detainees to work at janitorial and other duties at a wage that reportedly is as low as $1 per day, thereby increasing proďŹ t margins by reducing the need to hire U.S.-born workers at regular wages.

GEO currently is the subject of a class action lawsuit, ďŹ led in 2014 by nine detainees in the name of 60,000 detainees held at the facility over a span of years, who allege that the company improperly proďŹ ted from the detainees' work.

Foster doubted whether she is putting herself or the TRUU church in jeopardy by offering sanctuary to immigrants in trouble, because ICE has so far followed a policy of not raiding church-based sanctuaries. Area police agencies have taken a hands-off stance on the immigration question, she noted, and she praised GarďŹ eld County Sheriff Lou Vallario for writing a recent opinion piece in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent explaining why he and his deputies will not be doing ICE's work in the county.

Sophia Clark, a Western Slope representative of CIRC, said her organization has been working alongside Foster and others in the sanctuary movement. CIRC, Clark said, basically maintains a hotline for immigrants (844-864-8341), documents immigration cases for use in helping immigrants threatened with deportation and generally connects organizations so they can work together on different issues related to immigrant rights.

She and Foster both pointed to several cases in the Roaring Fork Valley region in which immigrants have been detained for deportation and, thanks to public outcry, have been released and allowed to rejoin their families. “Communities really have a lot of power when they work together,� she said.

BOA meeting Approximately 25 people attended the meeting, which was chaired by Michael Durant. The audience seemed about evenly split on whether the BOA should conďŹ rm or overrule Plano’s decision to issue the building permit. Opponents’ main concerns were to the house’s mass, design and rooine, and the possibility of several non-related adults living there. “The bulk and mass is so imposing,â€? said Meredith Bullock early in the meeting. “It doesn’t ďŹ t in the neighborhood.â€?

Richard Vottero, citing the steadily increasing housing prices in Carbondale, stood up and defended Kiernan’s proposed house for several reasons. “He’s doing a building on a site that is allowed.� Vottero indicated he might want to move into Kiernan’s house in the future. “I’ve moved three times in the past several years� and “this makes for a density we have to put up with.�

Attorney Kelsy Nichols spoke for Kiernan at the meeting. Among her comments: “The board’s task is to uphold the UDC. It doesn’t have the power to change the code.â€? She pointed out Kiernan’s proposed house meets setbacks included in the UDC, and that under the law, speciďŹ cs always rule over the general.â€?

Early this week, Town Planner Janet Buck told The Sopris Sun the BOA members discussed the issues raised at the three and a half hour meeting and possible occupancy in the structure was not a big concern. “They were okay with the use as long as it met occupancy ordinances,� she said.

The bigger issue for BOA members was the mass and scale of the building. She said the BOA members indicated the house didn’t meet “the intent� of the OTR zone district, which applies to the older part of the original Carbondale.

Pat Kiernan did not return messages seeking comment for this story.

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Bonedale Bike Week is well-rounded fun for all

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Let’s unofficially roll out the ninth annual Bonedale Bike Week, coming up May 20-25, with some bicycle trivia, courtesy “Bicycle: The History” by David Herlihy and “The World Almanac Book of Records: First, Feats, Facts & Phenomena” by Mark Young.

• The term “bicycle” was not introduced until the 1860s, when it was coined in France to describe a new kind of twowheeler with a mechanical drive.

• Fred A. Birchmore, 25, circled the globe on a bike in 1935. The entire trip, through Europe, Asia, and the United States, covered 40,000. He pedaled about 25,000 miles. He traveled the rest by boat.

• There are more than 500 million bicycles in China.

• Over the past the past 30 years, bicycle delivery services have developed into an important industry, especially in cities, where the couriers have earned a reputation for their high speed and traffic-weaving skills.

• Americans use their bicycles for less than 1 percent of all urban trips. In Italy, 5 percent of all trips are on bicycle; it’s 30 percent in the Netherlands, where seven out of eight people over age 15 own a bike.

On the Carbondale bicycle front: • The League of American Bicyclists recognizes the Town of Carbondale as a Gold Level bicycle friendly community, one of approximately 325 other such designated towns, according to the Carbondale website (carbondalegov.org).

• Bonedale Bike Week was started nine years ago by Tracy Wilson, and Jessica (Blong) and Dave Downing. The Downings have since moved away, according to Wilson, but Morgan Williams (a teacher at Two Rivers charter school in Glenwood) has stepped in to help organize the event for the past few years.

Wilson told The Sopris Sun she brought the idea of a bike week to Carbondale from Boise, Idaho, 11 years ago. She started that town’s bike week 18 years ago.

“Carbondale has such a great biking community, it made (starting Bonedale Bike Week) easy,” she said.

Carbondale Recreation Director Eric Brendlinger calls the Bonedale Bike Week (BBW) organizers sort of an “ad hoc” group

that largely remains faceless. Bonedale Bike Week is not sponsored by the town, or the town’s Bike, Pedestrians & Trails commission, but does organize two events: the kids’ bicycle safety rodeo (May 22, 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the recreation center), and Bike Jam (May 20, 9:30 a.m. at the North Face Bike Park).

Wilson said the Bike Jam is for all ages, and events include freestyle. “They do some pretty amazing tricks.” The Bikes/Pedestrians/Trails commission started Bike Jam three years ago as a free-standing event, but this year it is being rolled in to BBW. The team photo scavenger hunt, now in its eighth year, is one of Bonedale Bike Week’s signature events. This one is sponsored by Aloha Mountain Cyclery and takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 25. For this one, teams of two to six riders score points for costumes, time and “stoke,” and can also earn “extra-credit points.” An actual scavenger hunt is at the crux of the event. Teams are given a list of items to find in Carbondale and when they do, they shoot a photo of it with team members. Past items and assignments include: • Find a “no outlet “ yellow sign (between the bike path and Colorado Street and between Fourth and 11th streets); • The A.S. Helms headstone in Evergreen Cemetery; • Your choice of farm equipment at the Mt. Sopris Historical Society museum; • Dalton’s tile at the Sopris Park bathroom.

For all you scavengers out there, remember: helmets are required.

The spoken word limerick poetry slam at Carbondale Beer Works (May 23 from 7 to 9 p.m.) is in its fourth year. “It’s amazing what people come up with,” Wilson said.

For potential entrants in this event, a limerick is “a humorous, frequently bawdy, verse of three long and two short lines rhyming aabba, popularized by Edward Lear,” according to Wikipedia. For example, one bicycle related limerick, by John Whitehead and found on the Internet, says: “you’ve bicycled thousands of miles While your junk mail has stacked up in piles Amidst this big mess Don’t forget I R S Mail it soon, lest they look through your files.”

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File photo This year’s film (May 24, 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center) is the 90-minute “Turbo Kid.” Wilson said this film is not suitable for younger audience members.

According to IMDB, this film is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland in 1997; a comic book fan adopts the persona of his favorite hero to save his friend and fight a tyrannical overlord.

The free coffee/tea and breakfast snacks at Fourth and Main streets is probably the most high-profile event at Bonedale Bike Week. From May 22-25, pull in yourself and your bike to partake. About 80 cyclists typ-

ically roll through to grab a drink and snack.

Wilson said she can still use some volunteers to help out. For details, call 710-1083 or go Bonedale Bike Week’s Facebook page.

The sponsors are: Alpine Bank, town. restaurant, Aloha! Mountain Cyclery, Phat Thai and Umbrella Roofing.

On a related note, the League of American Bicyclists Bike to Work week is May 15-19, with the specific Bike to Work Day on May 19, according to the group’s website.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY May 18 BTALKS • Rocky Mountain Institute’s Innovation Center (22830 Two Rivers Rd., Basalt) hosts a free event series aimed at connecting mid-valley residents around inspirational ideas and conversations. Welcome reception at 5:30 p.m., then at 6 p.m. the program begins.

VIBRATIONAL HEALING • Higher Octave Music presents the award-winning documentary “Of Sound Mind and Body – Music & Vibrational Healing” at 7 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). The event is supported by Davi Nikent and $10 donation is requested.

WATERSHED MEETING • Roaring Fork Watershed Collaborative holds its quarterly collaborative meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

FRIDAY May 19 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Their Finest” (R) at 7:30 p.m. May 19-25; “The Lost City of Z” (PG-13) at 4:45 p.m.

May 20 and “The Zookeeper’s Wife” (PG13) at 5 p.m. on May 21 (captioned).

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

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

ACOUSTIC AMERICANA • Marble Distilling Company (150 Main St.) hosts The Milemarkers from 8 to 11 p.m. with no cover.

Reserve your place now for $25 by contacting info@davinikent.org or 618-5879; $30 the night of the event.

AMERICAN CLASSICS • One Night Stanza plays the Rivers Restaurant (2525 S. Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs) from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. with no cover charge.

SATURDAY May 20 BLUEGRASS • Elk Range plays from 9:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. at The Black Nugget (403 Main St.).

TRAIL PROJECT • Help Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association and the Bureau of Land Management from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. as they reroute the Blue Ribbon Trail on Red Hill. Sign up at tinyurl.com/rfov170520.

GRAND OPENING • Carbondale Animal Hospital celebrates its new location at 289 Main St. from 2 to 6 p.m. with friends, food and drinks. Please leave your furry friends at home.

VISIT CRMS • Colorado Rocky Mountain School provides campus tours, a Q&A session and general information applying to seventh graders beginning at 9:30 a.m. at 500 Holden Way.

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SOUND BATH • Catch Diáne Mandle in concert in this Davi Nikent event from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

PLANT SALE • Colorado Rocky Mountain School (500 Holden Way) holds its annual plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday with vegetables, herbs, an-

nuals, perennials, onion sets, seed potatoes and more. Proceeds benefit the CRMS garden program.

MONDAY May 22 HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include…

• One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plant-based nutrition, other medical issues. Call retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, M.D. for appointment (379-5718).

• First Monday of every month catch a powerpoint presentation by Dr. Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition 7 to 8:30 p.m. board room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

• Fourth Monday of every month, plantbased potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing. More information at www.davinikent.org.

BECOME AN AUTHOR • Marcia Butler will lead a discussion around the process of finding a literary agent, the discipline of writing, the flow of first draft to final manuscript, and the fluidity of creativity throughout all the arts from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.). More information at www.aspenwords.org.

TUESDAY May 23 PAWS TO READ • Children in first through fourth grade are invited to read to a lovable dog for 15 minutes between 3:30 and 4:30 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

CHAMBER LUNCHEON • Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will hold its Quarterly Luncheon on Tuesday, May 23 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.), with information about to learn about the upcoming Grand Avenue Bridge detour. Early registration runs $25 and includes presentation and lunch catered by the Village Smithy. For more information and to register, call 963-1890.

Further Out THURSDAY May 25 VIOLET HOUR • Colorado Artists, a statewide trade association that started in Carbondale, is giving visual artists a chance to connect from 5 to 7 p.m. at Justice Snow’s (328 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen). There will be drink specials for artists, raffle prizes, and COA membership information. For more details, call (303) 968-7797 or visit www.coloradoartists.org.

FRI & SAT June 2-3 CROWN SUMMERFEST • Live music, food and beer vendors, hot air balloon rides and more come to Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel. Info at www.crownmtn.org

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Ongoing LET’S PAINT • Fiore Salon (225 Main St.) holds painting parties on the third Friday of each month. For $30, you get a 11x14 canvas, materials, instruction and snacks. BYOB. No painting or drawing experience necessary.

RSVP at 963-4673.

MEDITATION • Everyone’s invited for SRF meditation at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) from 10 to 11 a.m. on the ďŹ rst Sunday of the month and 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. Call Jim at 618-1135 with any questions.

BIRDING • Meet a Roaring Fork Audubon volunteer at 7 a.m. every ďŹ rst and third Thursday May through August in the little parking area next to the south Crystal River Bridge. Free.

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

COMMUNITY MEAL • Faith Lutheran Church (1340 Highway 133) hosts a free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the ďŹ rst and third Saturdays of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale.com.

GRIEF AND LOSS • PathďŹ nders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday noon. An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. PathďŹ nders

offers support groups from Aspen to Rie and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathďŹ ndersforcancer.org.

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair.

SENIOR MATTERS • The nonproďŹ t Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norman at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train. Info: seniormatters.org. Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

SPIRITUAL SUNDAYS • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) meets at 10 a.m. sharp with social gathering at 9:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

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

QUILT GUILD • The Roaring Fork Quilt Guild monthly meeting takes place at 10:15 a.m. — with an early workshop at 9 a.m. in

May and June – the second Saturday of the month at the Carbondale Public Library (320 Sopris Ave.) with quilters and guests from the throughout the valley welcome.

TRIVIA NIGHT • Gather a team of up to six and head to Marble Bar (150 Main St.) on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. to compete for the chance at $50 off the team tab, plus show off the custom made marble Trivia Trophy for a while.

LUNCH • Crystal Meadows (1250 Hendrick Dr.) senior housing hosts a lunch followed by Bingo every Wednesday.

SENIOR RADIO • Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

ART ON DISPLAY • Carbondale painter Andy Taylor brings his colorful, gestural local landscapes to the at the Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave., Basalt).

RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m.

Meet at the store 596 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza) and run various distances, with different routes each week. Info: 704-0909.

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays.

The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita (580 Main St.) at noon every Thursday.

WESTERN ART • The Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave., Basalt) proudly represents 30 national and local Western artists

representing diverse artistic traditions through June 9, 2017.

BLUEGRASS JAM • Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session ďŹ rst and last Sundays at 6:30 at Steve’s Guitars (19 N 4th St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.).

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE • Have you wanted to explore your legacy of living and the wisdom of your experience? Join a free facilitated workshop for writing your personal history, one story at a time, facilitated by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/genealogist. First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon, Glenwood Springs Branch Library (815 Cooper Ave.) Info: 970 945-5958, gcpld.org.

C’DALE TRUSTEES • The Carbondale Board of Trustees holds regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.) starting at 6 p.m.

The trustees usually hold work session at 6 p.m. on the ďŹ rst and third Tuesdays. Info: 9632733 or carbondalegov.org.

MEET THE MAYOR • Carbondale Mayor Dan Richardson holds his weekly “OfďŹ ce Hoursâ€? session at the Village Smithy from 7 to 8 a.m. on Tuesdays. Drop by and say hi.

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

Carbondale Chamber Quarterly Luncheon

Tuesday May 23, 2017 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

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Grand Avenue Bridge Update and Carbondale Chamber Member Benefits Review The Gathering Center at The Orchard 110 Snowmass Drive, Carbondale $25 Early Registration $30 Day of Luncheon

Don’t Miss the CRMS Plant Sale Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the upcoming Grand Avenue Bridge (GAB) detour, and strategies to help employees navigate the detour, presented by the GAB Public Information Team.

The second part of the luncheon will include a brief, but robust, review of Carbondale Chamber Benefits, presented by the Carbondale Chamber Team! This is an interactive luncheon, so feel free to bring your laptop!

This event is open to Carbondale Chamber members and non-members.

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How to Raise a Spiritual Family Join us this Sunday, May 21, 2017 - 10:00 a.m.

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Rev. Shawna Foster Inspirational, Contemporary Music by Jimmy Byrne Heather Rydell, Youth Program Minister Childcare Provided

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RFHS Art Show 2017 Roaring Fork High School’s annual student art show is taking over the gym and will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 22 and from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.May 23 and 24.

“Carbondale is this super artistic community. Our kids are raised with that all around them, and I think people need to see what the kids are capable of,” said art teacher Leslie Keery. “They know it’s going to be on display. It’s not as authentic if it’s not shown to a larger audience.”

The show was started by teacher Cathleen McCourt in 2001, shortly after she made the switch from the elementary school. It includes the work of all grades and class levels, with media ranging from charcoal to oil to mixed media to clay.

“You name it, we do it,” Keery said.

That’s particularly apparent with the senior displays, which take pride of place and trace each student’s journey.

“They just grow so much; it’s amazing,” Keery said. “We just give them the tools and they find their voice.”

One of the first works in high school is usually a sketchbook cover as students explore formats and build basic composition skills. The next year, they develop a command of perspective and value (Keery’s happy to take any clean cow bones for students to practice drawing). Then there’s a program that has third year art students creating portraits for orphans, plus some eye catching charcoals. There’s also a freedom of expression class for kids who want to really experiment.

“It’s important to remember how to work with your hands and manipulate something physically instead of on a screen,” Keery noted.

The artists also get the positive reinforcement of ribbons, including a student choice and a best in show prize chosen by local artists.

Left to right: “Bear” by Leah Braudis, “Day of the Dead” by Zoe Hanlon and “Sunglasses” by Megan Neislanik

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By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Writer Local organizations announced $128,000 in financial aid for Roaring Fork High School students at scholarship night on May 15 as their proud parents listened to the litany.

Though many of those present gave a great deal of credit to counselor Andrea Caruso, she was humble as she addressed the assembly.

“This is one of my favorite nights of the year because we get to celebrate the incredible lives of young people who are about to start this important new stage,” she said. “These organizations represent the same generosity that we see in the kids that are here tonight… I hope you recognize that these scholarships represent our belief in you. We know you’re going to do wonderful things.”

One student who garnered particular recognition was Aldo Pinela, who walked away with eight separate scholarships. He plans to attend Colorado Mesa University and take courses from Western Colorado Community College in diesel technology.

“People are very generous,” he said. “It’s an honor and a blessing. It feels like four years of hard work is paying off.”

While local grants may not cover as much as the Boettcher Scholarship or Daniels Fund, principal Drew Adams sees them as an unprecedented sign of support.

“I’ve never seen this level of offering from a community to the high school,” he said.

Elsewhere, many students count mostly on state and federal funds, or on financial aid from the colleges themselves. Here, however, many of the donors know the students personally.

“They’re really being chosen for who they are,” Adams said.

“To get that recognition really demonstrations the caliber of the type of student we have.”

Alpine Bank Hispanic Scholar Jenny Rios American Legion 100 Buckshot Barry, Madeleine Miller, Tavia Teitler, Jasmin Contreras Sons of the American Legion Buckshot Barry American Legion 100 Women’s Auxiliary Maggie Eagleton Aspen Board of Realtors Reed Featherstone, Yaislin Vensior, Eduardo Yanez, Lily Ramos, Yareli Meraz, Bianca De La Torre Aspen Community Theater Emily Henley Aspen Public Radio Jensen Platero Aspen Thrift Shop Aldo Pinela Brenda Patch Basketball Scholarship Jasmin Lopez, Aldo Pinela Brenda Patch Memorial Scholarship Hayden Bernot Buddy Program Yareli Meraz, Aldo Pinela, Kristin Page, Elle Derby Carbondale Rotary Yarelie Meraz, Eryn Doherty, Aldo Pinela, Reed Featherstone, Corey Johnson CMC Foundation Jenny RIos, Yareli Meraz Colorado PEO Corey Johnson

Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative Reed Featherstone, Bianca De La Torre, Jazmin Lopez, Jazmin Contreras, Sean Smollen, Yarelie Meraz, Yaislin Venzor, Haison Villareal Defiance Community Players Emily Henley Fast Forward Scholarship Kade Kennedy, Aldo Pinela, Haisson Villareal, Yarelie Meraz, Melisa Sanchez Friends of the Glenwood Springs Airport Andrew Kollar, Reed Featherstone Glenwood Springs Board of Realtors: Aldo Pinela Harley Baldwin Memorial Scholarship Reed Featherstone, Yaislin Vensior John Gold Pre-Collegiate Scholarship Aileen Arrevelo, Corey Johnson, Jensen Platero, Aldo Pinela, Cindy Salinas, Jasmin Lopez, Jasmin Contreras Katherine Long Education Scholarship Lindsay Hansen RFCEA Future Scholarship Lindsay Hansen RFHS Booster Club Yarelie Meraz, Maeve O'Donnell Pax, Aldo Pinela, Wes Engstrom Roaring Fork Rotary Club Melisa Sanchez

One of numerous crews out serving the community on May 12 was assigned to pick up trash along Highway 133 and the adjacent bike path.

Rams Day They descended on Carbondale like busy, benevolent bees: picking up trash, washing fire engines and reading to little kids. Then, after a hard morning’s work, they returned to Roaring Fork High School for field games and all manner of competitions.

The annual Rams Day took place May 12, with community service in the morning and games in the afternoon. It all culminated with a showdown between the classes in a tug-of-war and obstacle course, both of which ended with the seniors on top. It’s a decades long tradition intended to help students give back while providing a break from the mounting pressure of finals and graduation.

“Our school wants to show the community that we’re grateful for their support,” said Principal Drew Adams.

He added that, if he was to make a recommendation for the future, Rams Day ought to take place early in the fall, when its unity and energy could set the tone for the school year.

“When you get the students out of school, that’s when you see their unique personalities,” he observed.

Top: Among the field day challenges was a sort of roulette that involved cracking boiled or raw eggs on ones forehead. Center: One of the final obstacles in the relay course was a head to head search through a pool of mud.

Left: Once the water balloons were gone, the coolers proved a fearsome weapon.

Photos and text by Will Grandbois

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Town feuds with ďŹ re district

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From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal

wealthy and further widen the gap between the rich and poor. (Given the “health careâ€? bills recently put forth in this country, which deďŹ ne “accessâ€? mostly in terms of ability to pay, that future may be only a year or so distant.)

Pope Francis called for us to overcome what he called a “culture of waste.� He applied that term not only to food and goods but primarily to “the people who are cast aside by our techno-economic systems which, without even realizing it, are now putting products at their core, instead of people.�

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama has similarly said, “The stark economic inequalities of today’s world‌ are not only morally wrong, but sources of many practical problems, including war, sectarian violence, and the social tensions created by large-scale economic migration.â€? His conclusion: “Wealth should serve humanity, and not vice-versa.â€?

Maybe we could start by lionizing wealth that serves humanity, rather than mere ego?

May 19, 1977 The Town of Carbondale, and the Carbondale Fire District, were feuding over the ownership of the district’s headquarters building at 76 S. Second Street (currently KDNK). The ďŹ re district claimed it is the building’s rightful owner, and the town should pay fair market value for it, which it said was $5,000. The town and ďŹ re district had been sharing the building, but the ďŹ re district was preparing to move to its new HQ on Highway 133 later in the year.

In other news: In an advertisement, Mutual Savings & Loan announced “Crystal Village homes now being built ‌ after months of preparatory work and excavation, the ďŹ rst homes are going in SEGO’s Crystal Village.â€?

May 21, 1987 In the 10th edition of the “Last Carbondale Spring Talent Show,â€? the Sister Sisters (Tanya-Travis Benton, Ryb Katz and Ingrid Seidel) took ďŹ rst place with a live performance of the Bangles hit song “Walk Like an Egyptian,â€? which included video cameos of several Carbondale people in

Egyptian pose (right hand up and pointing ahead with palm down, left hand down and pointing to the rear) – including police chief Fred Williams.

May 22, 1997 The Valley Journal published an article that began, “Recognizing that the lack of affordable housing in Eagle County (and El Jebel) is a signiďŹ cant problem, a task force that began meeting a year ago recently submitted to the Eagle County P&Z a draft document that presents possible policies and action steps to help solve the problem.â€?

In other news: A series of meetings addressing Latino-related law enforcement issues — organized by the Latino Network Council and Asistencia para Latinos – was drawing to a close.

May 17, 2007 Carbondale Middle School students collected more than 1,000 shoes to donate to the nonproďŹ t Soles4Soules. Teacher Joe Markham told the Valley Journal that in a lot of countries, “ ‌ shoes are a luxury. Any money the family has goes to food and shelter.â€? — Compiled by Lynn Burton

Nicolette Toussaint has written for the Sopris Sun since 2010. Her writing has also been published in the Denver Post, the San Francisco Examiner, Roaring Fork Lifestyle magazine and Newsweek.

Dance om page 7 “Dance Initiative is trying very hard to introduce different artists, different styles to the community,� Gilbert said of the company’s mission.

At the same time, Gilbert, on his own, has offered to help the troubled Glenwood Center for the Arts, which nearly closed down earlier this year over ďŹ nancial and management difďŹ culties, to ďŹ nd a way of staying open and active as an arts facility, though with “limited operationsâ€? compared to previous programming.

Gilbert said he has agreed to work with the center, following what center board president Kate McRaith reported

as “an incredible outpouring of support� from the valley community, to continue the center’s primary focus of offering dance classes and events to the public.

He said he, along with long time regional government leader Betsy Suerth, former administrator and operations director for the towns of Silt and Basalt, will be meeting with center teachers and others to come up with a new operating plan that will help the center get back on its feet. “I think there’s a core of activity that can deďŹ nitely be good for the community and be ďŹ nancially sound,â€? Gilbert said of the center’s prospects.

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Letters continued om page 2 If you don’t care To the Bureau of Land Management: If you think the way to manage our land is to allow ďŹ lthy rich Texas oil and gas corporations to drill into Mother Earth’s skin, blighting our beautiful landscapes with unsightly oil and gas rigs, fouling the air with toxic methane gas, endangering residents with potential ďŹ res and explosions, all for the purpose of extracting a product that is obsolete, easily replaceable by renewable energy sources, the use of which is having potentially calamitous effects on our climate, then go ahead and sell those oil and gas leases in December.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

Boat ramp gets spring cleaning Dear Editor: An 8:30am start, coffee, pastries, fruit, rock bars, loppers, pole saws, waders, willows, award-winning bread pudding and more. If you passed by the Carbondale boat ramp on Saturday, May 6, 2017, these are a few things you would have seen as over 60 volunteers converged to revamp the boat ramp at the Bob Terrell State Wildlife Area and Boat Ramp on

the Roaring Fork River in Carbondale.

Trees and vegetation were trimmed, raft tie-ups were installed, and a user-friendly access trail came into being; allowing river recreationalists, from anglers to paddlers, to efďŹ ciently share this gateway to one of our most precious natural resources.

Major thanks to all of the partners on this great work day: Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, Roaring Fork Conservancy, RFC River Stewards, Colorado Division of Wildlife, Town of Carbondale, Roaring Fork Fishing Guide Alliance, Roaring Fork Valley Fly Fishing Club, Trout Unlimited - Ferdinand Hayden Chapter, and Red Rock Diner. And extra special thanks to all of the community volunteers that came out on a beautiful Saturday morning to help improve this often busy spot for the beneďŹ t of all river enthusiasts!

Rick Lofaro Roaring Fork Conservancy

Where they get the buses Dear Editor: At the May 11th Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) session chaired by the befuddled and unprofessional RFTA

Chairman George Newman, RFTA CEO Dan Blankenship brought up the subject of adding electric buses to the bus eet.

The RFTA board is going to be electriďŹ ed when it members ďŹ nd out the major player in manufacturing and selling electric buses is in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and that’s where the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority has ordered its electric buses from.

No one asked where and who manufactures electric buses.

I raised my hand just before the discuss (sic) went to a vote of the board members to give some important enlightenment, but smug Newman ignore me as he shafted his fellow board member Snowmass Village Mayor Markey Butler who expressed major reluctance.

Made in China, the PRC. China electric buses for RFTA coming to your bus stop soon?

Here is the low down. How do I know?

Many uppity, stuck up ignorant have heard and read about my involvement in a Rockefeller Group called the Asia Society, but dis-

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count yours truly. Stupid people and the illinformed are coo coo.

Now here’s the 411.

Asia Society Southern California Board Member Ms. Stella Li is president of BYD Motors Inc. which is headquartered in Los Angeles and manufactures in Palmdale, California with oodles of megabucks support from the State of California.

This is how you get California made electric buses and a Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority contract besides hundreds of American jobs created.

BYD Motors’ parent company is multinational BYD Company Limited headquartered in the PRC. It is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Guess what? Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway owns around 10 percent of BYD Company Limited.

Are you ready to attend my next lecture?

It’s not for dummies. The master has spoken.

Enuff said!

Emzy Veazy III Aspen

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