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ird Street Center turns two, still hitting stride By Judith Olesen Special to The Sopris Sun

he Third Street Center turned two years old earlier in May. Two-year-old kids are notoriously uncooperative (thus the label Terrible Two’s). But Third Street Center tenants agree that the opportunity to cooperate and collaborate with other organizations was among the many benefits that convinced them to make their homes in the multi-tenant nonprofit facility. And like two-year-olds, the center’s tenants are active, energetic and enterprising. To celebrate the Third Street Center’s turning two, there will be a birthday part in the Calaway Room from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on June 1. The Third Street Center is a non-profit organization with deep roots in collaboration. A partnership between the town of Carbondale, two local non-profits (Sustainability Center of the Rockies and Roaring Fork Community Development Corporation), a team of design professionals, the Manaus Fund, and Alpine Bank became the foundation for the 18-month effort to renovate the 50-year-old Carbondale Elementary School building. Getting under way in 2008, these diverse constituencies joined together to transform the 45,100-square-foot former school building. The Third Street Center, located at 520 S. Third St., opened its doors to tenants on May 1, 2010. Its mission is to promote community through a multi-tenant, mixed-use facility that provides long-term affordable space for non-profit organizations and that serves as a model of sustainability. “The biggest challenge at the start was raising funds for the renovation,” said Third Street Center Executive Director Jody Ensign. “We were fortunate to receive $2.2 million from foundations, government agencies and generous individuals in the community. However the entire cost of renovation was over $4.7 million, so the center needed to enter into a long-term $2.5 million mortgage with Alpine Bank to pay for all the improvements.” Fundraising remains a challenge. The center’s annual budget is about $608,000. Lease and common area maintenance payments from tenants fund about three-quarters of that amount. The center depends on contri-

In a photo from February 2011, a couple of little ballerinas have some fun. The TSC dance studio is sandwiched between the 3rd Street Café and music/entertainment venue PAC3, and is home to Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Ballet and Ballet Folklorico. Photo by Jane Bachrach butions from community members and grants to raise about $150,000 each year. Ensign said the center has exceeded its ambitious expectations.“Our 40 eclectic tenants include 26 of the valley’s beloved nonprofits, six complementary for-profits, seven artist studios and a community-friendly café serving delicious food. The non-profit programs encompass youth and human services, energy and the environment, community building and the arts.”

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Diverse uses In addition to the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, the center is home to Ballet Folklorico, which provides free afterschool classes for grades 1-12 from Aspen to Glenwood Springs. Year-round, people use the center for purposes ranging from master gardener’s training classes to the Roaring Fork High School prom (held this year at PAC3). The building has also attracted environ-

mental and energy non-profits and businesses: Clean Energy Economy for the Region, Community Office for Resource Efficiency, Green Weaver, SolEnergy, and Solar Energy International. Their location in a sustainable building is prompting these groups to join forces in new ways. Several of the groups cooperate in providing training sessions to help households, the community and the region implement alternative energy resources. In 2012, the center welcomed three new upvalley tenants desiring to expand their outreach in the mid-valley: the Aspen Community Foundation, Aspen Public Radio and the Aspen Writers’ Foundation. Andrew Todd, executive director of Aspen Public Radio, said “In Aspen, we are used to being surrounded by fellow non-profits at the Red Brick Center … . TSC creates the same atmosphere for us here. Additionally, almost all of our growth in membership has occurred in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale, and we felt it was important to have a presence in a community in which we are experiencing a lot of growth.” Community outreach is also the goal behind the establishment of a satellite office by another long-standing Aspen organization. Julie Comins Pickrell, the community outreach consultant for the Aspen Writers’ Foundation, explained: “As the Roaring Fork Valley has grown and changed, it makes sense to grow and change with it. We see both a market and a need for literary programming in the mid- to lower-valley, and believe the area's well-educated, intellectually and culturally curious population is eager to attend programs such as author readings, writing workshops, kids creative writing camps (and more) closer to home.” Mountain Valley Developmental Services, which has been serving individuals with developmental disabilities in the Roaring Fork Valley since 1973, made a home in the center even before the renovation was complete. Among other activities, its participants enjoy drumming and dancing led by Barry Chapman and Laurie Loeb in the Calaway Community Room. Reflecting on the past two years, Ensign said “The Third Street Center embodies the spirit of Carbondale under one roof. … A tired old elementary school once slated for demolition is now a model of green building, a model for others wanting to establish multitenant non-profit centers, and a gathering place for vibrant community activities.”

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Hippie hypocrites Dear Editor: It seems every day I read in the papers, the town of Carbondale is trying to get a grant or monies from the county, state or federal governments. The town is currently likely to receive $45,000 for a community garden. That seems like a lot of money for

a garden. This should be one ﬁne community garden at the taxpayers’ expense. And a week before, newspapers reported the town wants energy impact funds from the state. This coming from the town that absolutely does not want any kind of energy development around their town and does not have any drilling

in the area. The only impact I see that the town of Carbondale has from the energy industry is the ﬁne people in the industry spend their hard-earned money in the town. Can you say “hippie hypocrites?” Trent Kite Silt

Thanks for the sell out Dear Editor: The staff and board of CLEER would like to thank everyone who attended AND who wanted to attend the sold-out “Re-Inventing Fire” presentation by Amory Lovins held on May 17. We are thrilled that so many members of communities across the region wanted to attend and hear about his important work. Thank you for your enthusiasm and support for bringing a program like this to Carbondale. We also want to thank Amory Lovins and Rocky Mountain Institute for helping us make the presentation happen, Thunder River Theatre Company for hosting us in their fabulous space, and Alpine Bank for being a gracious co-sponsor. We couldn’t have had such a great event without all of you. Thanks to having over 60 people on the wait-list, Lovins and RMI have expressed interest in participating in another presentation later this summer or early fall. Stay tuned for details. Alice Laird CLEER Staff and Board Carbondale

Watch those embers Dear Editor: During this dry, hot and windy spring we are all becoming aware of the prime wildﬁre conditions in the area’s forests. I am not so sure that we are as aware of the ﬁre conditions within the town itself. Al-

though some might see Carbondale as being surrounded by roads, rivers and pastures that serve as an impenetrable firebreak, we should not be complacent about fire danger in this town. My family moved to Carbondale in 2009 from southeastern Australia, where a drought that lasted more than a decade brought large summer fires measured in the millions of acres. As the town prepared each year and as the fires arrived, neighbors began to teach me about the true danger of these large advancing fires: ember spotting. This is where a fire creates a strong updraft of hot air and winds, expelling countless bits of flaming or smoldering leaves and needles upwards to float down far ahead of the fire itself. So we were not preparing for a wall of fire marching through the town; we were preparing for thousands of lit matches descending from the sky. Nobody wants to be paranoid about this, but from firsthand experience I can say that everyone does want properties throughout their town to be prepared. A big fire does not respect property lines or give you time to catch up on your to-do list. If your own property is free of dry brush, tall grass and leaf buildup, you might want to help your neighbor prepare. This is a great community, and the town even accepts dry brush for free this time of year. Let’s get ready and get on with another unbeatable summer in Carbondale. Noah Davis Carbondale LETTERS page 15

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This just in from Denver: fifth graders from Carbondale Middle School took a moment to scan the Sopris Sun (top row, in the middle) last week after touring the Denver Mint. CMS sent the fifth grade class to Denver last week for their experiential learning trip. Students also worked at Denver City Park, ate at The Old Spaghetti Factory, swam at the APEX Center, slept at the KIPP Sunshine Academy, dined at Denny’s, played outside, and ran their own mini-society at Young AmeriTowne. “The trip was unforgettable!” said one teacher. “Thank you, CMS, for making these learning opportunities a priority!” Courtesy photo 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • May 31, 2012

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Larry Black looks back on 28 years at RFHS been. Finally, when I was a junior I kind of got excited about school and tried to make good grades. I didn’t have the money for college and didn’t understand that you could borrow money or get a scholarship. So I worked for a year for my dad, who was a builder and for the (Aspen) Ski-Co. I didn’t make a whole lot but I saved most everything. At that point I thought “I think I’d like to be a teacher, and I want to be a basketball coach.”

“Teaching’s a good life.” By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Correspondent For 28 years, Larry Black has been a fixture at Roaring Fork High School. He’s outlasted most of his colleagues and four principals. He retires at the end of this year, and it is hard to imagine that he won’t be there to greet the students when they arrive in August. Larry Black was in the second grade in 1965, when his father sold their house in Oklahoma and moved up to Carbondale for good. The town held less than 1,000 souls, and Roaring Fork High School occupied the newer part of what is now Bridges High School on Sopris Avenue. As a senior in high school, he helped furnish the new high school building with desks, tables and bookcases under the practiced instruction of longtime shop teacher Mr. Francis. Black knew he wanted to be a high school coach, which to him meant being a teacher as well. He spent a year working after graduating from RFHS, then paid his own way at Western State College and returned home to student teach in 1981. For a few years, he worked elsewhere and coached freshman and JV basketball. In 1984, Mr. Francis retired and recommended Black as his replacement. Since then, Black has devoted his life to the students of Roaring Fork High School. As a teacher, he blended practical knowledge with broad life lessons on perseverance, self-reliance and attention to detail. As a coach and athletic director, he inspired leadership, teamwork and ambition. In the halls, he made sure each student felt welcome and valued. Mr. Black has the uncanny ability to connect with any student, regardless of where they are on the spectrum. When my disabled older brother attended Roaring Fork, Black was always there to welcome him in the morning. A few years later, I got the same treatment. He sees to the core of his students and never seems to judge what he finds there. Instead, he finds a way to support the needs of every student, even those he doesn’t teach or coach himself. He helps construct Homecoming floats and class projects. He’s at every home game, play and awards ceremony. He

Larry Williams (left) introduces Larry Black (right) at a recent assembly at Roaring Fork High School. Black is retiring at the end of the school year after coaching and teaching for the past 28 years. He also graduated from Roaring Fork High School. (Left) One of Black’s shop students, Travis Provost, made a pair of lawn chairs this year. Dozens of students signed the chairs, which will be presented to Black. One inscription said, “Thanks for being a great teacher as much as a great friend.” Photos by Will Grandbois and Lynn Burton sets the tone, provides the heart, and always has the right tool for the job. I caught up with Mr. Black during a moment of relative calm in a busy school day.Although his speech at a surprise ceremony that morning had been brief and modest, he consented to an interrogation by a former student. He managed to assist half a dozen

students during the course of our interview, though he was technically done with class for the day. Q: When you graduated from Roaring Fork did you see yourself coming back here? a: I didn’t even think about going to college. Nobody in my family had ever really

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Q: What set you on that path? a: At that time, all the coaches were teachers. So I thought, “What in the heck could I teach?” I’m not a math teacher or an English teacher. But I thought I could be a shop teacher. Fortunately, Western State, where I applied, had a great shop program. Then, when I got out, the only place I could afford to student teach was home. Mr. Francis, the shop teacher, was awesome. He’d been teaching, probably, 25 years here. Then he taught another three years. When he retired, (principal) Pat Henry called me on the phone and said that Mr. Francis had said that I was waiting for him to die so that I could have a job. So Mr. Henry and Superintendent Dwight Helm took me to lunch and offered me the job. I don’t know if I had a resume or a job application. It was probably the least stressful job interview anyone had in their life, and I spent the next 20 years doing it. Q: Things have changed a lot in that time, I imagine. a: Carbondale changes every day. It was much smaller and there weren’t a whole lot of new people. It’s still a lot the same. It still has so many of the wonderful, beautiful things that you love to see every day. The Crystal River. Mount Sopris. Carbondale’s a special place. Q: are kids more or less the same? a: They’re a lot the same. I’ve always enjoyed the kids. I always thought that before I start not enjoying kids I gotta quit. Certain kids I have right now remind me of kids I had 20 years ago. They do different things. The music changes, the clothes change, the hairstyles change, their vocabulary is different. It’s usually pretty subtle. Carbondale kids are great kids. They’re good people to be around. They’re kids, but they’re also polite, mannerly, they laugh. They do what kids are supposed to do. Q: How has it been having your kids grow up here? a: I think both my boys loved it. They’re BLACK LOOKS BACK page 5

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Carbondale area under burn ban Carbondale Fire Chief Ron Leach has set in place a burn-ban that prohibits open burning in the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, according to a press release. The district stretches from Marble (in Gunnison County) south to Spring Valley and Cattle Creek, encompassing much of Prince, Thompson, Coal and Avalanche creeks between Carbondale and Marble. Already this spring, district firefighters have responded to several wildfires. For more information, call 963-2491. A similar burn ban is in effect for Pitkin and Eagle counties.

Crystal Meadows recognized The USDA Rural Development Authority has named Crystal Meadows senior housing as its complex of the year for Colorado, according to a press release. The award was given for exemplary execution in several categories, including: a 1 percent vacancy rate for more than three consecutive years, proficiency in green energy improvements, site improvements, curb appeal and overall quality of environment. “Crystal Meadows would like to thank those special contributors such as USDA, Habitat for Humanity, CLEER, the Aspen Skiing Company, Xcel and all those who’s hard work and contributions made this possible,” said Crystal Meadows Director Jerilyn Nieslanik. Crystal Meadows is located west of Highway 133 on at 1250 Hendrick Dr. The complex covers five acres and contains 79 units for low-income and disabled residents. It was built in five phases, starting in 1986.

Dump slated for expansion The dump where most of Carbondale’s trash ends up is cleared for expansion after the Bureau of Land Management conveyed 62.5 acres to the city of Glenwood Springs for its South Canyon Land-

fill. The landfill is located about five miles west of Glenwood Springs, south of Interstate 70. The conveyed land is on the northern boundary of the current landfill and is predominantly a steep slope that is not used by the public or for other purposes, according to a BLM press release. The city of Glenwood Springs applied for the conveyance under the Recreation and Public Purposes Act. This act authorizes the sale or lease of public lands for recreational or public purposes to state and local governments and to qualified nonprofit organizations. The BLM released the environmental assessment on the proposal for public review in June 2011. “This conveyance benefits the citizens of Glenwood Springs and Garfield County by extending the life of this landfill by 20 to 25 years,” said BLM Colorado River Valley Field Manager Steve Bennett.

Shooting range closed for now Colorado Parks and Wildlife has closed the Lake Christine Shooting Range in Basalt until June 22, according to a press release. The closure is brought on by a construction project to partially enclose the facility and install soundprooﬁng materials. The Lake Christine Shooting Range, located on the west edge of town, has been in the Basalt State Wildlife Area since the 1960s and is popular with local hunters and people that like to shoot in designated shooting facilities. “Shooting ranges provide a safe place for the public to become familiar with their ﬁrearms, and provides a place for hunters to sight-in their scopes and sharpen their skills,” said a CPW spokesman.

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Black looks back continued om page 3 more small-town people. It was awesome to be able to be a teacher. One of the greatest things about ºteaching in the same area as your kids is that you don’t miss anything. If it was the fourth grade play in Jerry Pluger’s class I could ask Mr. Williams to come cover my kids for 20 minutes so I could go watch the play. My wife teaches in Basalt and there were times she didn’t get to do that. I was just across the street. It was pretty special. Q: Do you see a lot of students return to the Valley? a: Some kids go off and their goal IS to come back. Some don’t want to come back, because there’s more out there. I always thought this was just the greatest place in the world to live, to grow up, to raise a family, to make a living. Is there more out there? Yeah. I’ve seen some of it. Do I want to live there? That’d be all right. But usually when I’m coming back, and I’m halfway between Carbondale and Glenwood, and I start seeing Mount Sopris I think ‘this is about the best place I’ve been.’ If I were to go someplace else, I wouldn’t have my identity. I’d just be some person. I like living here. There may be something better, but right now I want to enjoy it and not have to go to work every day. Q: you decided to be a teacher so you could coach. How has that been? a: I really enjoyed coaching when I was younger and then, when we had a child I stepped back from coaching. It takes a lot of time to be a dad. My wife was such a good mom and such a good wife that I was still able to coach some. I coached track for 17 years when my kids were growing up. I really enjoyed that, but the last four

years were really special. I hadn’t coached in quite some time. I’d been the athletic director for three or four years, and then when they didn’t have a JV basketball coach. At the last minute (coach) Shorty (Williams) asked me if I’d help him. It kinda made it feel like I came full circle. This is where I started, and that’s where I end. Q: Do you always feel like part of the core team? a: Oh yeah. There are things that kids in our school can only learn in a certain type of setting. I always felt like athletics was probably the greatest avenue to build leadership skills. I love athletics, no matter the sport, because you need to think on your feet. You develop a strategy, but once you begin, you have to make decisions. In the shop, there are those moments when the kids will go, “Oh, this is what Ralph was trying to teach us in geometry, isn’t it?” It’s such a great way to learn. It’s so visual. For certain kids, once you see it, you’ve got it. Once you’ve done it, you’ve got it. And it’s practical. I’ve always believed that the more you can do for yourself in this world, the better off you’re gonna be. I always had supportive staff and administration that valued this. They see the value in activities. They’ll come in and look and go ‘Holy cow, that kid made that?’ And the answer’s yes. ‘Did you help ‘em?’ Why, sure I helped ‘em! You don’t just say,‘Here’s your math problems, now teach yourself.’ But as they learn more and more you help ‘em less and less. And eventually they’re helping somebody else do something. Q: any particular moments or students that stood out? BLACK RETIRES page 13

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Lesley Keery and I feel the same way about Mr. Black. Anytime we need to borrow something for art or need him to cut something for the kids, he makes time right away. I am always in fifth gear freaking out and Mr. Black is a cool sea of calm – he helps me see that I can take a breath! He has been my confidant, a teaching partner and a friend. His being gone next year will be a void in my life and the school. One of my favorite things to do is watch Larry with the kids, the ease of his teaching, his incredible patience and his warm demeanor. He also can make the kids laugh at the drop of a hat-there is always laughter when he just having fun talking with the kids. Cathleen McCourt Art teacher RFHS

I could summarize Larry Black in one word "rock." Larry is the stable force that keeps the school afloat; he is the person other staff members turn to for guidance. When Larry Black speaks everyone listens. It has been so interesting to watch the award nights over the years. When Larry goes to the podium the room turns silent and then the giggles start. It doesn't take but a minute to realize why. Larry always has such interesting and animated stories both with the students and the staff. He is relatively quiet and so insightful, when he speaks at a staff meeting people stop, watch him and just listen. He is a man of few words and each word matters, just like each of the students he has had in his classroom. I go to Larry when I want to know the name of a former student, or I want to know what a former student is doing. It is seldom that he doesn't know; he seems to stay connected with so many groups of students. In addition, Larry has been constantly beautifying the school. As you look around the building there isn't an area that hasn't had his "touch." Look at the benches, the trophy cases, the groupings of yearbooks, the overall aesthetics both inside and outside of the building. He works behind the scene, he doesn't seek out recognition. Larry does what needs to be done. I don't think Larry gets upset. I don't know how many students have come to him with help on their CO2 car, or rockets or any other thing I may ask them to build. I don't know what I will do without him. I just can't imagine coming to school and not having him there. Larry is a teacher, a coach, a friend, a mentor, an excellent role model. I will miss him dearly. Laura French Science teacher RFHS

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Graduation reminder Just so you don’t forget, Bridges High School graduation is at 4 p.m. on June 1. Roaring Fork High School’s graduation is 10 a.m. on June 2 and Basalt High School is 4 p.m. on June 2. Colorado Rocky Mountain School’s graduation is at 10 a.m. on June 2, outside in front of the barn. The senior class speakers will be Wes Stokes and Thorne Warner. CRMS also hosts a community arts rafﬂe and coffee house at the barn at 7 p.m. on June 1.

ackerman, adams go workshopping The Redstone Art Guild has awarded its annual Jack Roberts Memorial Scholarship to Roaring Fork High School juniors Georgia Ackerman and Taylor Adams. The scholarship will pay for the two students to attend an art workshop.

both sides can enjoy power point presentations and the occasional video during trustee meetings. Old-timers who remember the orange plastic chairs at the old town hall say the TVs are the best thing since padded seats at the new town hall.

Word from Paonia The Sopris Sun’s man in Paonia reports a New Yorker magazine writer has visited the area, asking about the Koch brothers, or one of the brothers, or one of the brother’s proposed federal land swaps, or something like that.

If you’re wondering Now that it’s feeling like summer, Haagen Dazs vanilla milk chocolate almond ice cream bars at 7/Eleven out on the highway are selling for $3.09 (which includes tax).

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The Red Rock Diner on Highway 133 is now open until 10 p.m. … Carbondale Beer Works is now serving lunch … and word has it a pasta restaurant is taking the place of Eco-Goddess on Main Street. If your restaurant has a new menu item, new hours, new personnel or anything else new, send it to news@soprissun.com.

A sign on the Miser’s Mercantile door says that consignments will be accepted as of June 1.

Town hall notes If you haven’t stopped by Carbondale Town Hall since the trees leafed out, hoof it on over. The four main trees (two on each side of the sidewalk) were planted when the new town hall was built in 1996 and they are really growing up, spreading out and throwing some shade (which we’ll all need this summer). Inside town hall, big-screen TVs were recently installed from the ceiling, with one facing the trustees and the other facing the audience. Now,

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First Friday spins into summer with a twist By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer First Friday spins into summer with a twist on June 1. Literally. The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo is hauling in a mechanical bull and will plant it downtown, ready for closet cowboys and the real thing to climb on. For the more genteel set, from 6 to 8 p.m., the Carbondale Clay Center at the east end of Main Street hosts a garden party featuring custom made potted plants and the unveiling of a totem pole that kids worked on all spring. As usual, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be rickshaw rides to shuttle folks from Main Street to the Third Street Center, a new show at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities gallery and various establishments will be open late. Other First Friday highlights include: The Carbondale Public Arts Commission presents its new lineup of Art aRound Town sculpture, kicking off with an artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; walking tour at 5:30 p.m. (For details, see the insert in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sopris Sun). Downtown, word has it Kid Curry and Doc Holliday are hankering for a shootout; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also be rope trick demonstrations and a Best Dressed Cowboy/Cowgirl contest. PAC3 hosts its ďŹ rst-ever Bread & Brews festival on Friday and Saturday. The Third Street Center celebrates its second birthday with a party (complete with birthday cake) from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

In the stores and galleries: The Main Street Gallery & Framer presents painter Linda Loeschen from 5 to 8 p.m., Ravenheart holds a reception for Jared and Nicole Davis of North Rim Glass, Marcel (Majid) Kahhak will paint live at his gallery from 6 to 8 p.m., and Harmony Scott Jewelry Design holds a drawing for a pair of newly created earrings coming out later in June.

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Peppinoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pizza will be giving away tickets to the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo, which takes place every Thursday starting June 7. Getting back to the Carbondale Clay Center, the garden party features artist-made planters that have been ďŹ lled with locally grown plants donated and grown by Tai Pomara and Debbie Flug. Pot sales will include the plants; the price range is $25-$50. The

kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; totem pole was created in conjunction with Art aRound Town 2012, the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, and Rotary of Carbondale. In the gallery, the Clay Center presents the juried show Clay National VIII: Sculptural Ceramics, which features sculptural artwork from 20 artists and will run through June. It is sponsored by Jay Leavitt, Katie Kitchen & Paul Kovach.

Get the Facts About the Airport Master Plan Pitkin County and Airport Director Jim Elwood Invite You To Take a “Behind the Scenes” Airport Tour Call 429-2852 to make arrangements

Some Facts to Consider about FBOs and the West Side of the Runway The west side of the runway was reserved for future aeronautical uses in the 2004 Master Plan. The recommendation for additional hanger space on the west side of the runway has been reduced from 180,000 to 19,400 square feet.

Members of American Legion Post 100 and Boy Scout/Cub Scout Troop 235 held Memorial Day ceremonies at White Hill Cemetery, Weaver Cemetery (shown here) and on the Highway 133 bridge on Monday morning. The ceremonies included presenting the colors, a 21-gun salute and “Taps.” Photo by Lynn Burton

Obituary Dana L. Stangeland 1958-2012 Dana Lynn Stangeland, 53, of Carbondale, Colo., passed away May 28, 2012. Dana was born May 31, 1958 in Mankato, Minnesota to Stanley and Maeann Swensen. She was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend. She married Larry L. Stangeland on Sept. 8, 1984. They celebrated the birth of their daughter, Cara J. Stangeland, on Aug. 16, 1988. She loved the game of golf and always enjoyed watching Roaring Fork Rams basketball games.

She was a member of the American Legion. Dana is survived by Larry, her husband of 27 years, daughter Cara, mother Maeann (Mickey) Swensen, and brother Larry. Dana was preceded in death by her father, Stanley Swensen. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on June 1 at the Carbondale Fire House. A gathering to celebrate Dana’s life will follow. In memory of Dana the family is asking that everyone wear pink. Memorials may be given to the Dana L. Stangeland High School Scholarship Memorial Fund at Alpine Bank.

Remembering Jack Snobble

The Federal Aviation Administration requires the airport to consider proposals for additional Fixed Base Operator (FBO) facilities as space allows and the market dictates. FBOs offer both commercial and private aircraft services, including fueling and deicing. There is currently one FBO at the airport. The airport has received $64 million in grants from the FAA over the last decade for airport improvements. All FAA grants stipulate that the County may not discriminate against future proposed operators or grant exclusive rights to an existing operator. Whether another FBO gets built will depend upon the need as determined by market conditions. County Commissioners have certain latitude to control the way the airport is developed but must have clear, justifiable, documented reasons for precluding additional development.

Aspen/Pitkin County Airport It’s your Airport. Be a part of the plan. To learn more about the Airport Master Plan go to www.aspenairportplanning.com.

Jack would have celebrated his 90th birthday on June 2.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY May 31 WETLaNDS BIRDING â&#x20AC;˘ Roaring Fork Conservancy and Roaring Fork Audubon go birding at the Maroon Creek Wetlands Open Space in Aspen from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Info: 927-1289. ZUMBa â&#x20AC;˘ Custom Body Fitness offers a free Zumba class Thursday from 6 to 7 p.m. or a free group training session Monday, Wednesday or Friday. Info: 366-6084. ROTaRy â&#x20AC;˘ Roaring Fork Rotary meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.

FRIDAY June 1 MOVIES â&#x20AC;˘ The Crystal Theatre presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hunger Gamesâ&#x20AC;? (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. through June 7, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marleyâ&#x20AC;? (PG-13) at 4:30 p.m. on June 2-3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hunger Gamesâ&#x20AC;? is set in the future and revolves around a televised competition of teenagers battling to the death. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marleyâ&#x20AC;? is a documentary about the iconic reggae musician who died in the early 1980s. NEW aRT â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Public Arts Commission unveils its 2012 Art aRound Town exhibit with a walking tour featuring the 12 participating sculptors. The tour starts on Main Street at 5:30 p.m. For details, see the insert in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sopris Sun. FIRST FRIDay â&#x20AC;˘ CCAH, the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and others present First Friday, with events all over town. BIRTHDay PaRTy â&#x20AC;˘ The Third Street Center celebrates its second birthday with good vibes and cake from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

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. View and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

GRaDUaTION â&#x20AC;˘ Bridges High School holds its graduation at the Bridges Center at 4 p.m. PESHLaKaIS RETURN â&#x20AC;˘ The Peshlakai family will be at the home of Adele Hause, 20 Clearwater in Carbondale, with rugs and jewelry for sale from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Mae and James Peshlakai found Carbondale by having a booth at the Mountain Fair in the late 1970s and have been active in Navajo arts and education in the area since then. They have a granddaughter graduating from Colorado Rocky Mountain School Info: 963-7068. LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street presents Big Daddy Lee & the King Bees from 8 to 11 p.m. No cover. Info: 704-1216. LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ TRUNK opens for Itals (featuring Keith Porter) at PAC3. The show starts at 7 p.m. Info: pac3carabondale.com or 1-888-71-TICKETS. LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Josh Phillipsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new band, featuring Darin Elwell and Steve Cook, plays at Carnahanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the Dinkel Building at 9 p.m. Opening act (from Denver) is the hard rock band the Blackouts.

LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents music every Friday night.

GRaDUaTION â&#x20AC;˘ Basalt High School holds its graduation at the school at 4 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Cam & Brian (country and alternative rock) from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. Info: 928-8813.

BROMBERG PLayS â&#x20AC;˘ As part of its Bread and Brew festival June 1-2, PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents guitar icon David Bromberg. Singer Jerry Jeff Walker once said Bromberg â&#x20AC;&#x153;... is the reason man created stringed instruments.â&#x20AC;? Dan Sheridan is the opening act. Info: pac3carbondale.com or 1-888-71TICKETS.

WyLIE â&#x20AC;˘ The Wylie Community Art Center in Basalt opens â&#x20AC;&#x153;ME & YOUnityâ&#x20AC;? by Sara Pearson with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. an art talk with Pearson and mentor Nancy Lovendahl starts at 6 p.m. Pearson is a junior at Basalt High School and has been interested in ceramics for the past three years. The show continues through June 29.

FRI. & SAT. June 1-2 BREaD & BREW â&#x20AC;˘ Sopris Wine & Liquor and PAC3 Carbondale present Bread & Brew with music, beer tastings, homebrew workshops, bread baking and more. For details, go to pac3carbondale.com.

SATURDAY June 2 GRaDUaTION â&#x20AC;˘ Colorado Rocky Mountain School holds its graduation on campus at 10 a.m. GRaDUaTION â&#x20AC;˘ Roaring Fork High School holds its graduation at the school at 10 a.m. in the main gym.

LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ White House pizza presents Tom Edman (blues and ďŹ nger-style guitar) Info: 704-9400. RIVER FLOaT â&#x20AC;˘ The Roaring Fork Conservancy takes folks on a river ďŹ&#x201A;oat from Veltus Park in Glenwood Springs at 8 a.m. The cost is $20 for members and $30 for non-members. Info: 927-1290. OPEN HOUSE â&#x20AC;˘ The Aspen Yacht Club hosts an open house from noon to 3 p.m. at Ruedi Reservoir east of Basalt. Lunch will be served. The club is located up Fryingpan Road at mile marker 18.6. Info: aspenyachtclub.com or 963-6810.

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hosts an old time jam session with Dana Wilson from 7 to 9 p.m. All musicians, from experienced to beginners, are welcome. Bring your banjo, guitar, mandolin, ﬁddle or whatever and join in the fun of early American music. Info: 704-1216.

TUESDAY June 5 COMEDy • Jack Green is working to “get everyone to get their laugh endorphins up before the end of the world” by producing Cardiff Tuesday Night Comedy every Tuesday from May 29 through Dec. 22. Besides “hard laughter,” Green promises socials before and between shows. Audience entrance fee is $7.17 for each show. Info: 618-0199. The Cardiff Schoolhouse is located in Glenwood Springs in Conservancy Park on Park East (Sky Ranch

road off Mt. Sopris Drive, on the banks of the Roaring Fork River. You can see it at the south end of Highway 82). Parking is available at Glenwood Park. Just walk along Sky Ranch Road or the river pathway. Bring a ﬂashlight or antique miner’s lantern.

WEDNESDAY June 6 ROTaRy • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale Firehouse on Highway 133 Wednesdays at 7 a.m. Info: 927-0641. VaLLEy DIVaS • The Valley Divas, a women’s networking group, meets the ﬁrst Wednesday of the month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Konnyaku in Carbondale. RSVP on Facebook.

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SATURDAY June 9 HaPPENING LUaU • The Roaring Fork Rotary Foundation’s annual Happening Luau takes place at the Gathering Center on Snow-

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mass Drive at 5 p.m. There’ll be dinner, dancing (with Big Daddy Lee), complimentary beer and wine, and live and silent auctions. Casual Hawaiian attire is optional. Tickets are $125. Info: rotarycarbondale.org.

Big Daddy plays CBW Big Daddy Lee and his entire band will play Carbondale Beer Works at 7:30 p.m. on June 1. “We are raring to go, so hang on to your wigs and high-heel sneakers,” Big Daddy Lee told his fans in an e-mail. Carbondale Beer Works is located on Main Street.

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VaUDEVILLE • The Glenwood Vaudeville Review’s all new summer show is staged in Glenwood Springs at 901 Colorado Avenue. Shows take place Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. There’s a pub style menu and full bar. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, $16 for kids. Through June, kids under 16 are half price. Info and reservations: 945-9699 or gvrshow.com.

GROUP RUN • Independence Run & Hike stages an all-abilities run Saturdays at 8 a.m. Info: 704-0909.

REDSTONE CaSTLE • The Redstone Castle is now open for summer tours. Daily tours are at 1:30 p.m. and tickets are available at

the Crystal Club, Redstone General Store and Tiffany of Redstone. For details, call 9639656 or go to redstonecastle.us.

aaM • The Aspen Art Museum presents “The Residue of Memory” and “Full Participation” by Berlin-based artist Simon Denny through July 15. Admission is free. ZUMBa • Paola Valenti gives Zumba Blast classes at 1014 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs Tuesdays and Thursdays. Info: 9458822. 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.

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The Waldkinder preschool holds a bike rodeo behind Aloha Mountain Cycles from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on May 31. There will be a pre-school bike course, bike safety instructions and potluck for the end of the school year celebration.

Free heirloom tomatoes Osage Gardens’ Farm Store is giving away heirloom tomatoes through June 3, according to a press release. The store is located between Silt and New Castle at 36730 River Frontage Rd. “We are so excited about all our varieties that we want to make sure everyone gets a chance to taste them,” said store spokeswoman Rachel Shields. “Heirloom” is a tomato variety whose seeds have been passed down from generation to generation. They are grown for their ﬂavor and have not been hybridized to make them sturdy for shipping around the country or uniform in size for grocery stores and restaurants, so there is no sacriﬁce in taste. The store is open from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

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Community Briefs CLEER, CORE, E-Board step up CLEER, CORE and the Carbondale Environmental Board hold a community presentation and meeting on June 6 on how the town can use its sustainable energy and climate protection leadership for creating a model of how communities can act on these issues, while at the same time improving the local economy, according to a press release. “This year has been one of the hottest, driest years on record. Looking up at unusually barren May snow pack on Mount Sopris is a daily reminder of the importance of ﬁnding local solutions to climate change,” said a CLEER press release. “At the same time, our community is concerned about drilling for natural gas in our backyard, Thompson Divide, and has expressed interest in making sure we back up our concern with innovations to reduce demand for drilling.” Presentations will cover a progress report on the Carbondale Energy and Climate Protection Plan and reaching adopted targets, how other communities are becoming model climate protection communities to illustrate what is possible and improve their economy, and a discussion of how Carbondale can harness the town’s unique sustainable energy assets and successes to do even more. The meeting takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Refreshments will be served. For details, call CLEER at 704-9200.

Women’s auxiliary collecting non-perishables The American Legion Post 100 Women’s Auxiliary is collecting non-perishable items to send to a serviceman overseas. “We found a local that is serving our country,” said a spokeswoman. “Jake Bowman is in the Marines and is overseas.” Born and raised in Carbondale, Jake is the son of Jack and Linda Bowman, the spokeswoman continued. Non-perishable items or cash donations can be taken to the American Legion Hall, 97 N. Third St., Carbondale, through June 1. Donations are taken Monday through Friday until 3 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays until noon. Checks can be made out to “Women’s Auxiliary.” For details, call 309-5417.

2412 S. Glen (Highway 82). Proceeds beneﬁt Lift-Up, Family Visitor programs and related agencies and their clients. Donation hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, call 945-0234.

Non-refundable donations of $50 are being asked for guided spots and $25 for private boaters. Advance registration is required at roaringfork.org. For details, call 927-1290.

Bread & Brews needs volunteers Volunteers are needed for Bread & Brews at PAC3 in the Third Street Center on June 2. The shifts and duties are as follows: • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – set up, four people; • Noon to 4 p.m. – box ofﬁce, four people; • Noon to 4 p.m. and 3 to 7 p.m. – security, four people on each shift; • 4 to 8 p.m. – clean up, four people. Volunteers who work four hours or more receive a free pass to a PAC3 show. For details, call 618-7182.

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Roaring Fork Conservancy’s fourth annual River Stewards Float starts at 9 a.m. on June 9. The ﬂoat is targeted at young professionals and community members 25 to 40 years of age. The two-hour trip takes off from the lower Roaring Fork near Carbondale and continues to Prehm Ranch near Glenwood Springs. “Rig up your own raft or jump on a boat provided and guided by Blazing Adventures,” said RFC spokeswoman Sarah Johnson. “Private boat owners can ﬂoat along and meet other locals who care about the river.”

The Carbondale Recreation Department is offering three new programs at the John M. Fleet swimming pool: Morning Jump Start, SilverSplash and Aqua for Life Fridays. For details, go to carbondalerec.com. The pool ofﬁcially opened for the summer with regular hours on May 26. For more information, call 963-2065.

Thrift store accepting stuff The non-proﬁt Deﬁance Thrift Store in Glenwood Springs is accepting donations, including garage sale leftovers and business’ lost-and-found items. The store is located at

CMC offers media camp The New Media Camp in the Rockies, a cooperative venture between Colorado Mountain College and the True Media Foundation, is launching its inaugural residential summer program, for participants ages 16-20, at the college’s campus at Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs. Participants will learn how to tell stories using high deﬁnition cameras, ﬁeld and studio audio mixers, and state-of-the-art software. For details, go to coloradomtn.edu or call 947-8464.

GSCCa selling memberships Memberships are now being sold in the Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association that will present ﬁve events beginning in September. The adult rate for all ﬁve concerts is $40, students attend for $15, and families are $85. The program includes The Abbey Road Band (a tribute to the Beatles) on April 28 and “Take Me Home: Music of John Denver” on May 20. For details, call 945-5384 or 945-8722.

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Black retires continued om page 5 a: There’s been some that were incredibly successful in school and went on to successful adult lives. You just feel great knowing you were part of that. Most kids when they’re in high school don’t really have the ability yet to let you know that they appreciate what you’ve done or that you’ve made a difference. Years later, some kid will knock on your door and they’re not a kid anymore. They’re a grown man or a grown woman and they’ll say “Hey do you remember me, this is what I’m doing. I just wanted to thank you.” I got an e-mail one day from a kid that said,“I just want you to know I have three daughters, and I built my ﬁrst daughter a cradle. And I learned how to do that in your class. I love doing that now, it’s my hobby. I live to be out

in my shop. All three of my girls have slept in that cradle.”There’s nothing better than that. I had this one kid, he was so smart. He became some sort of engineer. I couldn’t even spell it, probably. His daily schedule was like, chemistry, calculus, physics ... and shop. He’d say, “That stuff’s all OK, but if I didn’t get to come in here every day, I’d go crazy. I just need to make something, not think, just DO something.” Q: What are you doing next? a: Nothing for a little bit. Mrs. Black and I want to just enjoy ourselves for a bit. She’s retiring, too. So we’re gonna go somewhere and just do simple things. It doesn’t take a lot to make me happy. I’ve always wanted to go to Lake Powell in the fall. When you’re a

teacher you never get to anywhere in the fall. You always go in the summer when it’s 150 degrees. Little things like that. I want to experience Carbondale during the week. I have a feeling that City Market’s not as busy on a Tuesday morning as on a Sunday afternoon. I’m looking forward to going to the rec. center and having a morning workout. So, I don’t have any deﬁnite plans right now. But the summer will be great. Q: What do you think you’ll miss about being here? a: I’ll miss being the shop teacher, ‘cause that’s what I am. That’s what I’ve been for 30 years. That’s my claim to fame. I’ll miss the people that I work with. There’s a lot of folks working here. I’ll miss ‘em all. I’ll miss our custodial staff, I’ll miss our cooks They’re

great people. I’ll miss the kids. Not just one kid, but all the kids. One of the best things about teaching is that the kids help you stay acting younger. I mean, I know I’m old, and I look old, but I feel young. Teaching’s a good life. I hope I still enjoy doing the things that I like to do. I like to go watch the kids play football, I like going to games, or going to the play. You know, in small towns I really feel like the hub of the town is the school system. If you want to be involved in the community, involve yourself in the school. Being able to retire this year ... I’m only 53. Most people don’t get to do that. Not to say I won’t get a job next year doing something else, but the retirement portion of teachings is kinda where it starts paying off. I’m looking forward to that. It’ll be pretty cool.

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Fran Page receives Life Time Achievement Award Sopris Sun Staff Report Fran Page, artistic/executive director of the Aspen Dance Connection, recently received the Life Time Achievement Award from the Colorado Dance Alliance. Page grew up in Grand Junction and has a BS from the University of Colorado. Colorado. She attended the American Dance Festival on scholarship and studied with Merce Cunningham before going to the New York University school of arts where she received her MFA in dance. Page has performed in New York City, Lon-

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don and Rio de Janeiro with Marilyn Wood and the Celebrations Group, and in New York with the Central Notion Company (advised by David Gordon and Barbara Dilley of the Grand Union). She was the ﬁrst dance advisor for University without Walls in New York and in 1986 was a founding member of the Aspen Dance Connection. In 1970, she performed in Aspen for the ﬁrst time with a Chautauqua at the Red Brick when it was still a school. She has choreographed 25 modern dances for the stage, three musicals, two

films and more than 40 outdoor site specific performances and events. Page has performed in dances by 25 different choreographers including Charles Weidman, Jean Erdman, Charlotte Irey, Jane Franklin, Barbara Dilley and David Gordon, plus most of the early Aspen Dance Connection choreographers. For the past 34 years, through the Aspen Dance Connection, Page has produced the Colorado Choreographer Showcase. For the last 12 years, the Aspen Dance Connection has taken dance into schools from Aspen to Rifle and Grand Junction and this year they reached 8,000 children.

She also teaches yoga for Colorado Mountain College and has taught students from the age of 3 to 93. For six years she taught dance to special needs students in Glenwood Springs and choreographed the opening of the Special Olympics at Sunlight Mountain Resort. “If not for Fran Page and the Aspen Dance Connection, I would have never met the amazing dancers and choreographers that I now employ for my original dance performance of REVOLUTIONS,” said Loren Wilder. “She brings together people, resources and support in the expansive area of modern dance for which I am very grateful.”

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Stalking stockers: You might even need a guide “It is that time of year when magical pods of fish appear, break ing and having someone plant a few truffles in your path. When out the boats and break out the beer, they’ll be stupid for at least you find them, you feel extreme elation, happiness, brassiness. But another week ... .” then, if someone put them there, well, yeah, you found truffles.The The above sentence is a) salty b) whimsical c) adventure and sparkle of the thing just kind of dies. breaks a rhyme scheme d) ironic e) all of the above All this is to say I ate the plums in the refrigerwith a touch of sarcasm? ator. They were delicious. So sweet and so cold. If you picked any of the above, you are correct. Which is to say I am, at times, extremely grateful If you picked c), let’s talk. But seriously, it is that for big stocked fish. time of year when the Colorado Department of Excitement over fish, especially bigger fish, Parks and Wildlife (formerly DOW) stocks big, tends to catch like wild fire in a bad snow year.The huge, glistening, wet, larger than life, fish. My word gets out. The spots where they reside get roommate came home last night with a weird hammered day after day. People get excited. Last gleam in his eye. year a group of stockers just below Basalt and “How was the fishing” I asked. above Hooks Bridge in Willits caused a major He was reluctant to say. amount of vegetation to be worn down to dirt in “Well?” I asked expectantly. the places where the fish resided. They get smart He finally broke down, admitting he’d caught quick. They get under angler’s skins. They haunt the biggest fish of his life, a 24-inch trout. When I By Cameron Scott imaginations. They also saved my guiding day a asked him where, he sealed his lips like an unfew times last summer when I had three people opened beer can. I could have popped who weren’t very mobile due to health the top, but already knew. In the fishing issues, alcohol intake, or both. world, it is officially summer. Buy a liSo where are they? cense. Head out to the river. Catch some Out there. fish. Fire up the grill. And pick your Swimming back and forth in the teeth with their bones. current like torpedoes. Stockers. Blue whales. Starships. Battle Star Before I tell you where they are, I Galacticas. want to tell you that stocked fish can Getting educated every day by the ruin you. Especially stocked fish of the people who are catching them. brood stock variety: trophy fish who Pretty soon you’ll be hard pressed grew up in concrete rearing pens. They make me brood. They to catch one. You’ll have to use a Roy Palm Emerger or a size-22 make me think of things like bio-engineered tomatoes. midge or some weirdly hackled yet highly buggy fly the fish have They make me cringe. Suddenly if I were to catch a large trout never seen before to catch one. In the immortal words of the I wouldn’t know if it was due to extreme mojo, persistence and Goonies,“Hey guys, our time is now!”Get on it.Go find em’. Suptechnique or if someone just put it there. It is like going truffle hunt- port your local fly shop. Better yet, hire a guide.

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…he’d caught the biggest fish of his life, a 24-inch trout. When I asked him where, he sealed his lips like an unopened beer can.

River Clean-up Near the 7-11, beneath the bridge, hundreds of lotto tickets curl like fallen leaves, cigarette stubs rest between delicate green shoots, an empty can of Clamato Budweiser dimly lit by the sun, fails to shine, and a single mini Corona bottle remains intact among the shards of its companions. Just upstream, around the bend, beneath yoga studios and architecture firms, waste containers spring up at intervals, morning dew beads on brightly painted lawn furniture, a limpid windsock waits for lift-off. And of all this consumption I wonder if anything will ever be enough: not time, not space, not migration or assimilation, not the blossoming or breaking of histories, not global warming. The accumulation of our refuse, the smallest amount of which I am picking up and stuffing into a large black bag so it too might end up in a landfill. – Cameron Scott

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Dear Editor: Please join me at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities this Saturday, June 2, any time between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. to make simple, easy-to-sew dolls to send to an orphanage in Panama called Hogar Trisker. All adults and children over nine are welcome. No experience is necessary. The word hogar means â&#x20AC;&#x153;homeâ&#x20AC;? in Panamanian Spanish, which is exactly what Hogar Trisker (say tree-SCARE) is: a home for children without a home of their own, located in Boquete, Panama. I visited Hogar Trisker this past March. Contrary to my Orphan-Annie-like image of orphanages â&#x20AC;&#x201D; glum kids, strict rules, cruel matrons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I found Trisker to be ďŹ lled with happy, playful children that I immediately fell in love with. I was also saddened to see how little material wealth Trisker has. The recess

grounds consist of hard-packed dirt baking in the hot tropical sun, and one broken piece of playground equipment for all 50 children. These children also lack toys that are so crucial to childrensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; development. They have some things that they can play with, but nothing that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be shared with 10 other kids. Nothing of their very own. And in some children, it is clear that that is a lack they are feeling. Weeks before I arrived, a volunteer brought with him a small drink bottle. He gave the empty bottle to a child who asked for it. The girl still clutches onto that plastic bottle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; cracked yet painstakingly polished â&#x20AC;&#x201D; wherever she goes. When children are driven to such lengths as to treasure a small plastic bottle, there can be little doubt that they need something of their own. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the Doll Drive comes in. Through my Roaring Fork High School social studies class, I teamed up with a few

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One would have to look far and wide to ďŹ nd a happier dog than Carlos, according to folks who know him. The border collieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite thing up on Missouri Heights is to chase water shot from sprinkler systems. Nobody has told Carlos that his fun may just about be over, because the summer is shaping up as a dry one and water is already in short supply. Photo by Jane Bachrach.

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GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF PRIMARY MAIL BALLOT ELECTION JUNE 26, 2012

Election Date: Tuesday, JUNE 26, 2012 Election Type: Mail Ballot Only Election Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Ballots will be mailed between June 4th and June 8th to all active and inactive status registered voters affiliated with the following major or minor political parties: American Constitution Party, Democratic Party, Libertarian Party, and Republican Party. Unaffiliated voters must affiliate with one of these parties in order to receive a ballot.

Voters who do not receive their ballots may request replacement ballots in person at the following Clerk and Recorder locations from June 4th through June 19th by phone, fax, or e-mail. The last day to request a ballot be mailed is June 19, 2012. After that date voters must appear in person at the County Clerkʼs office to request a ballot. Any voter may surrender their mail ballot and cast their vote on an ADA accessible electronic voting machine located at the Clerkʼs office in Glenwood Springs or Rifle during normal business hours and 7am to 7 pm on Election Day. Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 109 8th Street, Suite 200 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 970-384-3700 Option 2 Election Day 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 144 E. 3rd St. Rifle, CO 970-625-0882 Election Day 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Address changes and party affiliations may be done online at www.govotecolorado.com through June 19, 2012 and a ballot will be mailed. After June 19, 2012 address changes or party affiliations must be made in person at one of the County Clerkʼs offices, to receive a ballot for the primary election. If you will be away from home when the ballots are mailed out on June 4th, please make a request for your mail ballot to be sent to an alternate address in writing. Ballot packets by law may not be forwarded to another address. You must include your full name, date of birth, physical address, mailing address and your signature on a mail ballot request or use the request form found at www.garfieldcounty.com. The last day to request a Mail ballot be sent to an alternate mailing address is Tuesday, June 19, 2012. Mail requests to: Garfield County Clerk and Recorder 109 8th Street, Suite 200 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 E-mail: elections@garfield-county.com Fax requests to: 970-947-1078

Return your ballot by mail with appropriate postage affixed ($0.45stamp) or you may hand deliver you ballot to one of the designated drop-office sites listed below. Remember postmarks do not count as a received date. Verify your voter registration information and track your ballot (sent and received) at www.govotecolorado.com. DROP-OFF SITES FOR VOTED BALLOTS: Garfield County Clerk & Recorderʼs Office 109 8th Street, Suite 200 Glenwood Springs, Colorado East Entrance M-F 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Suite 200, M-F 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Election Day Open 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

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AMERICAN CONSTITUTION PARTY PRIMARY ELECTION GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO June 26, 2012

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 113TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS – DISTRICT 3 There are no candidates for this office.

____________________________ REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO – AT LARGE (Vote for One) ____

Brian X. Scott

____________________________ REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3

There are no candidates for this office.

____________________________ STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 8

There are no candidates for this office.

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 57 There are no candidates for this office.

____________________________ DISTRICT ATTORNEY – 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

There are no candidates for this office.

____________________________ COUNTY COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 2 There are no candidates for this office.

____________________________ COUNTY COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 3 There are no candidates for this office.

____________________________ DEMOCRATIC PARTY PRIMARY ELECTION GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO June 26, 2012

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 113TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS – DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One) ___

Sal Pace

____________________________ REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO – AT LARGE (Vote for One) ____

Stephen C. Ludwig

____________________________ REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One) ____

Jessica Garrow

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Emily Tracy

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Jo Ann Baxter

____________________________ STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 8 (Vote for One)

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 57 (Vote for One)

____________________________ DISTRICT ATTORNEY – 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Vote for One) ____

Sherry A Caloia

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COUNTY COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One) ____

Sonja K.H. Linman

____________________________ COUNTY COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One) ____

Aleks Briedis

____________________________ REPUBLICAN PARTY PRIMARY ELECTION GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO June 26, 2012

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 113TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS – DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One) ___

Scott R. Tipton

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Matt Arnold

____________________________ REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO – AT LARGE (Vote for One) ____

Brian Davidson

____________________________ REGENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One) ____

Glenn Gallegos

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Randy L. Baumgardner

____________________________ STATE SENATE – DISTRICT 8 (Vote for One) ____

Jean White

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STATE REPRESENTATIVE – DISTRICT 57 (Vote for One) ____

Bob Rankin

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Martin Beeson

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John Martin

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Mike Samson

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DISTRICT ATTORNEY- 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (Vote for One)

____________________________ COUNTY COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 2 (Vote for One)

____________________________ COUNTY COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One)

____________________________ LIBERTARIAN PARTY PRIMARY ELECTION GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO JUNE 26, 2012

REPRESENTATIVE TO THE 110TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS – DISTRICT 3 (Vote for One) ____ ____

Gaylon Kent

Gregory Gilman

____________________________ Published in The Sopris Sun on May 31, 2012.