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Carbondale Wild West Rodeo board member Tom Harrington helps kick off the season with roping tips at First Friday. The ﬁrst rodeo is June 7. Photo by Lynn Burton

P&Z set to reconsider historic preservation guidelines By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

he Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission, and Board of Trustees, are slated to discuss the town’s historic preservation designation guidelines and codiﬁcation is expected later this summer. The new guidelines will be an advisory document to be referred to in the appropriate sections of the existing Title 19 of the Municipal code, according to a December 2011 memo from town planner Janet Buck to the P&Z. Buck told the Sopris Sun the historic preservation guidelines being considered are voluntary. The proposed guidelines are included in a 57-page document available for review at

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town hall.The P&Z holds a public hearing on the proposed guidelines at 7 p.m. on June 14. The current discussion dates to 2007 when town trustees passed a historic preservation ordinance in an effort to protect the town’s heritage. The 2007 ordinance also created the Carbondale Historic Preservation Commission, in order to establish a courtesy review process for any development in the Historic Commercial Core (HCC) zone. “These guidelines have been developed by the CHPC to assist historic property owners with redevelopment projects and to provide valuable information on appropriate historic preservation practices to ensure that Carbondale’s heritage is preserved for future genera-

tions,” states the “Purpose & Authority” section of the proposed guidelines. The section continues, “Participation in Carbondale’s historic preservation program is voluntary.” Observers say the Carbondale approach is in contrast to Aspen’s historic preservation program, which in many cases dictates what property owners can and cannot do with their property in regard to altering certain historic aspects. The proposed guidelines are included in three chapters: Working with Historic Buildings, Additions to Historic Buildings and New Construction in the HCC Zone. The guidelines also include a matrix that explains when to use the guidelines.

Some projects may focus on only one chapter in the guidelines while others may touch on elements of all the chapters. “Applicants should have an overall understanding of the preservation practices that are outlined in this document,” the document states. The proposed guidelines also include a brief history of Carbondale, which was formally established in 1887. The history section says that an early settler, Mary Jane Francis, was a wealthy“debutante” from Philadelphia who played a key role in establishing Carbondale’s early society. “She was a fascinating character and her house still remains at 464 S. Third,” the history section states.

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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, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

You can help inform Carbondale The Sopris Sun’s mission is to inform and inspire the community through news, photographs and opinions. The Sun is a weekly source for what’s happening in and around Carbondale, as well as a venue for local businesses to advertise. The only non-proﬁt newspaper in the Roaring Fork Valley, the Sopris Sun is in a unique position to focus solely on local issues and activities. We already know that without a newspaper our community feels like it has a big hole in the middle of it and a lot of information is never reported, information critical to our community: birth and death announcements, new businesses, elections, events and more. And so we are asking you to ﬁll that hole with your donations, ensuring local community coverage and support each and every week. Thank you, The Sopris Sun Board of Directors: Frank Zlogar, Colin Laird, Trina Ortega, Peggy DeVilbiss, Elizabeth Phillips, Laura McCormick, David Johnson, Debbie Bruell and Jeannie Perry.

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Devil in a blue dress “Courage in women is often mistaken for insanity.” I don’t know who coined this phrase but it is spot on. Whether it’s by dancing around on stage in their underwear or driving cattle up to the cow camp for the summer, the women of Carbondale are brave. We know how to put on our big girl chaps and make it happen. Maybe that’s why the women in mainstream politics today look like housewives from a 1950s laundry commercial to me. In my town people don’t succumb to stereotypes, it’s as likely that she can out arm wrestle him as it is that he can out bake sale her. People are liked and respected for who they are, not what they are. The battle of the sexes hasn’t been seen in these parts for a very long time. Not since that year everyone at Mountain Fair tried the pink lemonade, but that’s a whole other story. It’s funny because you’d think a small mountain town would be chock full of compliant future farm wives and macho-mustached men wearing plaid, but Carbondale has always been an exceptional place. Cohabitating wranglers and gardeners, poets and pardners; in our town, gender doesn’t rule anything out (not even the mustaches, as any mustachio-baschio party-goer can attest to.) I think the reason Carbondale is so cool is because we all feel welcome, just as we are. If the devil ever did come to town (I picture Jack Nicholson in Miami pastels and loafers without socks) I think he would By Jeannie Perry forget his purpose at first. He would probably find himself on a bar stool at the Pour House every day by 3 p.m., happy to hear the local folklore. I’m not sure how many of us he’d entice with a soul-at-stake fiddle-off, but as long as he was buying the next round he’d have plenty of company. That’s the great thing about our town, everyone hangs out together. Whether it’s at the Pour House or PAC3: Republicans, Democrats, vegans, rednecks — we all show up to support the women of Carbondale when they take the stage for a good cause (or climb up on the bar as Lynyrd Skynyrd plays on the jukebox). There is a great “Funny or Die” video with Kate Beckinsale, Judy Greer and Andrea Savage called “Republicans, Get In My Vagina!” The point is that no woman should be told what she can or cannot do as far as reproduction is concerned, especially by someone as uneducated as State Rep. Stephen Friend (R- Pennsylvania). Here is his quote: “The traumatic experience of rape causes a woman to ‘secrete a certain secretion’ that tends to kill sperm.” What?! Why are big-ticket items like marriage and kids even on the political table? Who cares if Joe Schmoe is married to a man or a woman? “What the hell’s the difference?” –B. Why is it anyone else’s business, much less the nation’s concern? It cannot cheapen heterosexual unions any more than that made-for-TV million dollar disaster put on by America’s royal Armenian family. Besides, if anything, we should be encouraging gay marriage by offering tax incentives to same sex couples. Eight billion of us by 2030 and we might want to rethink this whole “early and often” approach to breeding. I mean, if we, as a species, had any forethought whatsoever we’d be throwing birth control out into the street like candy during a parade. Ps AND Qs page 15

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Thanks to the town Dear Editor: As a member of the business community of Carbondale, I’d just like to thank Jay Harrington, town manager; Larry Ballenger, public works director; and Tony Coia and his staff that are working so hard to till and plant the bulb-out planters on Main Street prior to the June 11 arrival of Ride the Rockies. They’ve rescheduled things that were planned far in the past to make this happen. Many of the 3,500 guests that will be joining us for one day on Monday will be seeing Carbondale for the ﬁrst time. It’s always nice to look our best for these visitors, in the hopes that many of them will return to stay with us again. Another thanks goes out to the board of trustees for helping fund the festivities that have been planned by our Ride the Rockies liaison, Andrea Stewart, executive director with the chamber of commerce. It’s great that our visitors will have plenty to do while they’re here. Business owners, let’s not forget our responsibilities. Let’s look our best, effectively market our products to get these visitors in our doors, and staff accordingly. Above all, please don’t be closed on Monday! Town government working with business? Is this Carbondale? You bet it is! Terry A. Kirk Sopris Liquor & Wine Carbondale

Kudos to the countless volunteers who showed up week after week — cooking, transporting, feeding 65 kids and cleaning up. You make it look easy! The students of RFHS who show up week after week. Thank you! If you or your business would like more information about Power Lunch and how you can get involved next fall please contact Pete Schaffner at 945-7552 or yfcpete@ gmail.com, or ﬁnd us on FaceBook under Power Lunch. We are always looking for volunteers, food, guest speakers and supplies. No experience necessary. For more information, call 963-8773, ext. 104. Melissa Miller The Orchard Carbondale

Buddy thanks Dear Editor: During the 2011-2012 school year, 20 wonderful, dedicated and motivated high school students from Roaring Fork High School volunteered their time to mentor Little Buddies at Carbondale middle and elementary School. These students committed to weekly meetings with their Little Buddies as well as attending several trainings LETTERS page 19

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Dear Editor: The Orchard and Youth for Christ would like to thank all the volunteers and businesses that donated their food, time and talent this past school year to Power Lunch, a program that has been serving Roaring Fork High School students a free meal and a short message to nourish the stomach and spirit every Friday since 2004. In 2011=2012 we fed 65 to 80 students a week for a total of over 1,600 meals. We could not have done this without the help of some generous donors: • The Orchard and The Gathering Center for being our host site for this event; • Crystal River Baptist Church for donating the use of their school bus to transport the kids; • Tim Klapper who donated his time to drive the bus; • Domino’s Pizza, La Roca, and White House pizza for their generous discounts; • Lift-Up for donating excess hamburger and hot dog buns; • Jon Jayne of Mid Valley Church, Daniel Self, Jerry Alcorta and Michael Dottei of The Orchard; Peter Robinson of Church at Redstone; Alex Alvarado of Christ the Rock; and Robin Vega and Pete Schaffner of Youth for Christ for providing inspirational messages each Friday.

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Valley yoga studios unite for special fund-raiser Proceeds beneﬁt YOGA for FREEDOM Sopris Sun Staff Report The Aspen Yoga Society and The Shakti Foundation are joining forces with every major yoga studio in the Roaring Fork Valley to present YOGA for FREEDOM on June 12 from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at PAC3 in Carbondale. All proceeds go towards eradicating sex slavery worldwide, according to a press release. The Aspen Yoga Society and The Shakti Foundation are local non-proﬁt organizations uniting communities through yoga. Both organizations work as umbrella groups to help bridge gaps between different studios and types of yoga to create a larger impact, supporting causes that matter. The Aspen Yoga Society was founded in

2010 and has contributed to: the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, the Aspen Institute, Lift-Up, Cambodian Children’s Fund and AREDAY among others. YOGA for FREEDOM supports Off The Mat Into The World, a yoga-based non-profit working to eradicate sex slavery world wide with its 2012 Global Seva Challenge. “Sex slavery and human trafficking is extremely prolific, not only in far off places like India and Thailand, but right here in the U.S. as well,” said Aspen Yoga Society founder Gina Murdock. “It is something that is completely unacceptable and I am really compelled to do everything I can to stop it.” Murdock continued: “One can only do so much; it is really momentous and heartwarming that every major yoga studio in the valley is coming together to support this important cause. I’m pretty sure this is a

ﬁrst in the yoga community.” Murdock is a former Carbondale resident who said she has always been impressed with residents here who rally for causes and support each other. “PAC3 is an amazing venue and I’m so happy to be able to support that space with this event,” she said. According to Murdock, yoga is a multibillion dollar industry with millions of practitioners around the globe. “Yogis are a powerful group of conscientious people who want to make the world a better place. For me, the practice of yoga brings me closer to the center of my being, it is in that space that I realize, over and over, we are all one,” said Murdock who was inspired by Off The Mat to start AYS. “The Dalai Lama says the same thing. ‘We are one.’ It is that essential understanding that makes us want to help other

people, especially people who are suffering in unthinkable conditions.” Yoga for Freedom will feature: a concert with Suzanne Sterling, a San Franciscobased yogi, musician, priestess and cofounder of Off The Mat Into The World; a rocking ﬂow-yoga class with Aaron King and Evan Rachel Soroka of King Yoga. There will also be a live DJ throughout the night plus drumming and silent auction. Tickets are $20 at pac3carbondale.com or at the door. Event sponsors are: The Aspen Club; O2 Yoga; King Yoga; Arjuna Yoga; Le Circle Basalt; Bikram’s Yoga College of India Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs; True Nature; Kula Yoga on Main; Heidi Hat, lululemon and others. For more information, go to www.aspenyogasociety.org. PAC3 is located in the Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St., Carbondale.

Town readies for Mountain Flair By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

Monday, June 11 will not be Mountain Fair in Carbondale but Mountain Flair isn’t far off the mark. When 3,500 Ride the Rockies bicyclists start rolling into their camp at Roaring Fork High School on Monday at about noon they’ll be greeted with a larger-thanlife-size paper-mache puppet and related hoopla. Downtown, some streets will be closed for day-long festivities: Main Street from Weant Boulevard to Third Street starting at 10 a.m., and Fourth Street from Steve’s Guitars to Fourth Street Plaza starting at 6 a.m. Throughout the day and into the evening at Fourth Street Plaza there’ll be: a beer garden, street performers, the Bonedale Bike Parade, taste of Carbondale with food vendors, and musical entertainment from the Starlettes, and Big Daddy Lee and the King Bees. A ﬁre show will round out the night. (For times, see the schedule in this weeks’ Sopris Sun’s special section. Monday’s bicyclists should be rolling into town with plenty of time and energy on their hands after virtually coasting the 20 miles from the top of McClure Pass. In the lead up to the tour the Carbondale

Chamber of Commerce has been urging its members to provide pamphlets, menus, coupons, brochures and other material for the Carbondale Chamber/Tourism Council sponsored information booth at the high school. “This is a great way to promote your business to the riders and their support crew,” said Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Director Andrea Stewart. Businesses should try to bring their materials to the chamber ofﬁce in the Third Street Center by 2 p.m. on June 8. Other groups working with the chamber and tourism council on tour include the Carbondale Business Coalition, Carbondale Recreation Center, Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, the town of Carbondale and Roaring Fork High School. The Denver Post/Wells Fargo Ride the Rockies takes place June 9-15. It starts in Gunnison and covers 442 miles with overnight tops in Hotchkiss, Carbondale, Leadville, Granby, Estes Park and Fort Collins. From Carbondale, the bicyclists on Tuesday will head up Highway 82 for Aspen then up and over Independence Pass to Leadville. This is the ﬁrst time the tour has over-nighted in Carbondale.

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Lots of doll makers (30-35 to be semi-exact) turned out at CCAH on Saturday to put together dolls for shipment to the Panamanian orphanage Hogar Trisker. Shown here (left to right) are Tavia Teitler, Solana Teitler and Emily Bruell. Students from Roaring Fork High School and other schools put together the project. Donations for shipping and other expenses are still being accepted at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, 520 S. Third St., #9, Carbondale, CO 81623. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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New Mexico sculptor Suzanne Kane (left) discusses her piece of work during last Friday’s 2012 Art aRound Town tour. The new Art aRound Town lineup currently features 11 sculptures from in-state and out-of-state artists, including Michael Lindsay of Carbondale and Nancy Lovendahl of Snowmass. The 12th sculpture, to be located at Eighth and Main, is scheduled to arrive soon. Photo by Lynn Burton

TRIDENT arrested Manuel CruzSanchez, 25, of Carbondale, earlier this month for allegedly selling 525.6 grams (approximately 1.15 pounds) of cocaine to law enforcement officers on five occasions since March, according to a press release. If convicted, Sanchez faces 1-24 years in prison and $2,000-$750,000 in fines, the press release continued. “Suspects arrested by TRIDENT are considered to have significant involvement in the drug trade within Garfield County and our local communities,”said TRIDENT Board Chairman Terry Wilson, who also serves as the Glenwood Springs chief of police. “Arrests result in drug trafficking organizations losing thousands of dollars in potential profit from narcotics sales. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt,” he continued. TRIDENT is a multi-jurisdictional drug task force funded through federal, state and local governments.

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Sawyer’s Closet continues Main Street tradition By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Julie Ivansco recently bought the Alexa’s Closet at 319 Main Street and renamed it Sawyer’s Closet after her son. Alexa’s Closet, a consignment store, specialized in kids’ goods. Ivansco says she plans to continue as a consignment store but also become a “go-to” children’s store for everyone’s wants and needs. “I have always loved second-hand shopping, and have always wanted to own my own store, whether it was a second hand store or a funky children’s boutique,” Ivansco said. “I now have the best of both.” Ivansco has been plenty busy refreshing the store and giving it an interior makeover but she slowed down long enough for a quick Q&A with the Sopris Sun. Tell us a little bit about yourself: how long you’ve lived here and all that. Ivansco: I have been in the Roaring Fork Valley since 1994, moving here from Florida, and to Carbondale in 2005. My husband Johnny, from Georgia, is the wine manager at Sopris Liquor & Wine. Our son Sawyer is 2 1/2 and is the joy of our life. Sun: You must be optimistic about Carbondale. Why so? Ivansco: Carbondale is a fantastic place to raise a family. We love the community and are so happy to be a part of it. Carbondale is only going to get bigger (in a good way) and better with all of the great people that call Carbondale home. Sun: How about plans for the future. Ivansco: I would like to make Sawyer’s Closet the best children’s store in the valley. We are (already) offering a variety of brand-new products for gift giving and we also offer free gift-wrapping. Sawyer’s Closet is located in the lime-green building with the red door, on the north side of Main Street, across from Roadside Gallery. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information call 963-0258 or sawyerscloset.com.

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Julie Ivansco (right) bought Alexa’s Closet and named it after her son. To the left of Julie is her husband, Johnny. Photo by Bryan Welker

Life Care Physician Services, LLC, a subsidiary of Life Care Centers of America, recently placed Mary Clark, D.O., as an on-site physician at Heritage Park Care Center in Carbondale. Clark was hired as part of Life Care’s initiative to place physicians in Life Care Centers of America’s buildings in Colorado, according to a press release. In her new position, Clark will work with the Heritage Park Care Center interdisciplinary team, facility medical director and other attending physicians in caring for each of the facility’s patients. Her presence in the nursing home is meant to enhance physician accessibility to patients and families. She will aid in hospital transitions and pharmacy communications, and being on-site will allow her to personally respond to medical changes or emergencies in a timely manner. “I have spent the last 20 years caring for elders in a variety of settings: hospitals, clinics, day centers and now nursing homes,” said Clark. “I love going to work every day.” Clark’s passion for the senior population began after doing medical rotations in inner city Detroit following the city’s riots and seeing how neglected HERITAGE PARK page 15

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John and Ingrid Seidel report they are taking off for San Luis Obispo, California soon and there’ll be a going away party at the Pour House at 5 p.m. on June 18. John and Ingrid have lived in Carbondale for 40 years. Come on out and say hello … or adios.

Colorado Pool + Spa employees Irving Henriquez, Nicholas Godfrey, Jon Akes and Milton Salguero recently completed Certiﬁed Pool Operator training through the National Swimming Pool Foundation. By completing the two-day course, the employees received training for complete pool and spa management including health and risk management, state and regulatory codes and guidelines, water management, ﬁltration systems, facility safety and everything else necessary to maintain healthy and safe water and pool maintenance, according to a press release.

Making All League Roaring Fork High School soccer players Taylor Adams, Toni Gross and Maddie Nieslanik (all juniors) were recently named to the All League team in the Western Slope League’s 3A region. Basalt High School’s Victoria Kungil and Katie King (both seniors) also made the team. Aspen High School’s Sally McGuren, a junior, was named player of the year and AHS’s John Gillies the coach of the year.

Sari Anderson invited to speak Carbondale’s Sari Anderson has been invited to speak at this weekend’s Outside in Aspen symposium. The symposium, organized by Outside magazine, is for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels who are invited to hone their skills or learn a new sport with professionalathlete-led clinics, according to a press release. Anderson is a professional mountain biker and Winter Xterra World Champion. She also won the recent GNC Ultimate Mountain Challenge at the Teva Games in Vail. Other speakers who have been invited to speak at Outside in Aspen include: Aspen’s Chris Davenport and Chris Klug (freeskier and snowboarder respectively), Lucas Gilman (photographer), Will Kern (kayaker) and Eric Larsen (Polar explorer). For details, go to visit www.outsideonline.com/ﬁtness/outside-challenge.

CORE welcomes new director The Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) recently named Mona Newton as its new executive director. Newton spent the past five years in the Governor’s Energy Office and before that 16 years as director of the Center for ReSource Conservation in Boulder. She replaces Nathan Ratledge, who is headed to graduate school at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public policy at Princeton.

Making the Dean’s List Roaring Fork Valley residents Chantri L. Knotts, Emily Elizabeth Morley and Kristen J. Jacobson were recently named to the Dean’s List at the University of Wyoming. To make the list, students must record a 3.4 or better GPA.

They say it’s your birthday Birthday greetings go out to Rock Leonard and Henry Ortiz (June 9), and Dick Hunt and Paul Sutro (Jun 12).

Former Carbondale resident Bill Hurd sends before-andafter photos of the Central Maui (Hawaii) Landﬁll, taken eight months apart when the island banned plastic bags. He reports, “I heard there’s been some bitchn’ about the plastic bag ban in Carbondale. In Maui we’re three years into an island-wide ban. Wal-Mart, Safeway, everywhere. … Anyone who says they shop in El Jebel City Market because they have free bags should be made to walk the highways with a stick picking up plastic bags.” Photo by Matthew Thayer/Maui News

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR GATEWAY RIVER PARK SITE MASTER PLAN

Town of Carbondale is soliciting proposals and statement of qualifications from qualified firms/individuals to develop a “Site Master Plan & Report” for the Gateway River Park property.

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Rotaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Happening Luau set for take-oďŹ&#x20AC; June 9 Sopris Sun Staff Report If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a Hawaiian shirt or a ticket to the Rotary Club of Carbondaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Happening Luau thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still time to act. On the shirt front, shop Carbondale ďŹ rst then branch out from there as needed. As for tickets, they are still available from Rotarians or at thehappening@rotarycarbondale.org. The luau (Hawaiian attire encouraged) takes place June 9 at the Gathering Center at the Orchard, located at 110 Snowmass Dr. in Carbondale. Tickets are $125 each; 350 were available when the nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menu and wine lists were ďŹ rst drawn up but considerably fewer are still available for grabbing. The night includes dinner, complimentary beer and wine, dancing to the Big Daddy Lee Band, and live and silent auctions. New this year: the Wall of Wine. For $20, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have opportunity to blind pick a bottle of wine ranging in value from $10 to $100. The doors and silent auction open at 4:30 p.m., with the bar at 5 p.m., followed by dinner, live auction and dancing. Speaking of dinner, the luau is being catered by European Caterers and the menu, beginning with hors dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oeuvres, includes: hai poke in cucumber, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spamâ&#x20AC;? musubi, teriyaki meatballs, lemon grass crispy shrimp, spring rolls with noodles and fresh vegetables (with peanut sauce), mini crab tacos with mango spiced puree, oven kalua pig and sweet potatoes, ono chicken, mahi mahi with red

chili curry sauce, Hawaiian style mixed vegetable stir fry medley, and haupia vanilla coconut pudding. As for music, if you dig the blues you know Big Daddy Lee. The Happening Luau is the major fundraiser that supports the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humanitarian efforts locally and abroad, including

Carbondale Rotary community grants and student scholarships. The club provides grants and scholarships to a variety of organizations, including: the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program, Carbondale Clay Center, Carbondale Community School, English in Action, Lift-Up, OUR School, Roaring Fork Out-

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Roaring Fork High School graduated 63 seniors last Saturday morning in the school gym. Clockwise from upper right: principal Cliff Colia bows to co-valedictorian Julia Williams as he presents her degree, hugs were plentiful as students gave out ﬂowers toward the end of the ceremony, co-valedictorian Teddy Benge, seniors entered two by two, the RFHS band performed “La Lina,” “Pomp and Circumstance” and “The Star Spangled Banner” (to good reviews). Photos by Lynn Burton

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Top: Bridges High School graduated 27 students at its commencement ceremonies held June 1 at the high school gym; very front: Alex Van Alstyne; ﬁrst row, left to right: Matthew Ameral, Eli Sarmiento, Mauricio Alvarado Ruiz, Natasha Thompson, Gisselle Ramirez-DeLeon, Diego Cardona Arreola; back row, left to right: Josh Fitzpatrick, Iain Schneider, Drew Whiteside, Drew Bair, Andrew Morley, Logan Piccolo, Nicoe Somsen, Raul Silva, Grace Sinclair, Sarahy Pinela Salvidrez, Allison Bower, Javier Garcia, Calder Morrison, Tony Montenez and Skylar Ebeler; not pictured: Eduardo Garcia, Melvin Gonzalez, Rene Vargas Monroy, Roberto Zepeda. Photo by Trina Ortega. Above: Alex Van Alstyne, left, and Natasha Thompson go out in style with accented graduation caps. Photo by Trina Ortega. Left: Colorado Rocky Mountain School senior Rina Honda celebrates graduation with sheepskin in hand as headmaster Jeff Leahy looks and laughs on. Photo by Ed Kosmicki/courtesy of Colorado Rocky Mountain School. THE SOPRIS SUN • JUNE 7, 2012 • 9

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RODEO â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo returns to Gus Darien arena for its 10th season. For details, see the ad in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sopris Sun. RED BRICK OPENING â&#x20AC;˘ The Red Brick Center for the Arts in Aspen hosts a reception for its new show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reclaimedâ&#x20AC;? from 5 to 7 p.m. The show features Staci Dickerson, Cindy Hansen, Alicia Matesanz de las Heras, Michael Lindsay, Mary MansďŹ eld, Patricia Neeb and Susan Olsen. The Red Brick is located at 110 E. Hallam. Info: 429-2777. LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ The Snowmass free summer concert series takes place on Fanny Hill every Thursday from June 28 through Aug. 16. Show time is 6:15 p.m. Info: www.snowmasstourism. ROTARY â&#x20AC;˘ Roaring Fork Rotary meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.

FRIDAY June 8 MOVIES â&#x20AC;˘ The Crystal Theatre presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Dictatorâ&#x20AC;? (R) at 7:30 p.m. June 8-14 and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chimpanzeeâ&#x20AC;? (G) at 5:45 p.m. June 8-14. COLBY JUNE OPENS â&#x20AC;˘ SAW, located at 978 Euclid Ave., hosts a reception for jewelry artist Colby June from 6 to 8 p.m. June will be showing her Coral Collection. Info: 970355-9058. YOGA RETREAT â&#x20AC;˘ Colorado Mountain College presents Yoga & Live Music the evening of June 8 and July 13. The retreat is facilitated by Barry Chapman, Donna Frayser and Conor Johnson. Advance registration is

LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street presents Powderheads (a rocking rock group from Glenwood and other parts of the valley) from 8 to 11 p.m. No cover. Info: 704-1216. CBW is located on the north side of Main Street. LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents music every Friday night. LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Missing Link (rock, R&B, country and blues) from 9 p.m. to midnight. Info: 928-8813.

TENNIS TOURNEY â&#x20AC;˘ Crown Mountain Recreation District in El Jebel puts on a tennis tournament for levels 2.5 and up. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a single elimination format at $20 per entry. Info: 963-6030.

SATURDAY June 9 HAPPENING LUAU â&#x20AC;˘ The Roaring Fork Rotary Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Happening Luau takes place at the Gathering Center on Snowmass Drive at 5 p.m. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. GARAGE SALE â&#x20AC;˘ American Legion Post 100, at 97 N. 3rd, holds a garage sale starting at 8 a.m.

FRI.-SUN. June 8-10 ECOFEST RETURNS â&#x20AC;˘ Ecofest blends lifestyle business and the environment at several venues in Aspen. In conjunction with EcoFest, the Aspen Yoga Society presents Yoga Rave at the Wheeler Opera House with a live DJ, drumming and a yoga class from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on June 9. On June 10 from 9:30 to 10:30, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Yoga in Paepcke Park. Info: aspenyogasociety.org. For info on EcoFest, go to aspenecofest.com.

FRI.-SAT. June 8-9 BREW FEST â&#x20AC;˘ The annual Snowmass Chili 7 Brew Fest features chili, beer, Galactic, Gogol Bordello and more. Info: snowmasschiliandbrew.com.

CAR SHOW â&#x20AC;˘ This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basalt Second Saturdays features a classic car show on Midland Avenue, food, Wyly Community Art Center events, mojitos and Sangria, fun for kids and live music from Echo Monday. It all takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. CHALK ART â&#x20AC;˘ Wyly Community Art Center in Basalt presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where the Sidewalk Ends: Chalk Artâ&#x20AC;? form 4 to 6 p.m. Each family will receive a poem and colored chalk to create their own art on the sidewalk in front of the center. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free. Info: 927-4123 or art@wylyarts.org. LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ White House pizza presents Off Center (alternative rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bonedale style). Info: 704-9400.

FIRE CIRCLE â&#x20AC;˘ The Fire Circle holds a fundraiser for the XIII Gathering of the Americas at the Third Street Center from 6 to 9 p.m. The evening includes an Indian taco dinner.

SUNDAY June 10 FREE YOGA â&#x20AC;˘ True Nature Healing Arts offers free yoga in Sopris Park from 5 to 6 p.m. Sundays through August. All levels are welcome. Info: truenatureheals.com.

MONDAY June 11 GLENWOOD IDOL â&#x20AC;˘ Strawberry Days holds preliminary auditions for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Glenwood Idolâ&#x20AC;? from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Glenwood Springs High School. This one is for singers 15 and older. The ďŹ nals are June 16 at 6:45 p.m. at Sayre Park. Info: strawberrdaysfestival.com or 945-6589. RIDE THE ROCKIES â&#x20AC;˘ The Denver Postâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual tour rolls into Carbondale today. See our special section for more details.

TUESDAY June 12 YOGIS CONVERGE â&#x20AC;˘ The Aspen Yoga Society and the Shakti Foundation present â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yoga for Freedomâ&#x20AC;? from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at PAC3 in the Third Street Center. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be yoga, drumming and a DJ. Tickets are $20 at PAC3Carbondale.com or at the door. Proceeds go toward eradicating sex slavery in the U.S. and around the world. COMEDY â&#x20AC;˘ Jack Green presents Cardiff Tuesday Night Comedy Night at the Cardiff schoolhouse every week from through the summer, fall and into the winter. Tickets are CALENDAR page 11

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Monday, June 11: Schedule of Events 10:00 a.m. – Begin greeting cyclists 10 am–noon – Cyclists and support crew begin to arrive at Carbondale headquarters, Roaring Fork High School. Music, large Papier-mâché puppets, Carbondale chamber information booth. Lunch on June 11 & breakfast on June 12 by RFHS Booster Club.

The following events will take place in historic downtown Carbondale at the Fourth Street Plaza. Shuttle buses for cyclists will run to and from the high school and downtown Carbondale. All events are free and open to the public. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. 12:00 to 9:00 p.m. – Beer Garden 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Street Performers 4:00 p.m. – Bonedale Bike Parade 4:00 to 8:30 p.m. – Taste of Carbondale Food Vendors 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. – The Starlettes 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. – Big Daddy Lee and the King Bees 8:30 to 9:00 p.m. – Fire Show

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Community Calendar $7.17. Info: 618-0199. ART DEMO • The Glenwood Springs Art Guild holds its monthly art demonstration at 7 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, located at 1630 Grand Ave. This months artist is glass worker Diane Quartes (glass fusing and torch work). Info: 404-1208. FREDDY FISHER PARTY • The Aspen Historical Society celebrates the birthday of the late Freddie Fisher at 5:30 p.m. at the Holden/Marolt Mining and Ranching Museum on Highway 82 at the entrance to Aspen. Pianist Walt Smith, who actually knew Aspen’s best-loved character, will provide the music. Info: 925-3721. UTE SHOW OPENS • The Aspen Historical Society opens is new exhibit about the Ute people, “Seasons of the Nuche: Transitions of the Ute People,” at the Wheeler/Stallard Museum (620 W. Bleeker). Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for seniors and kids 12 and under are free. An opening reception will be held June 19. Admission is $6/adult, $5/senior and free for children 12 and under.

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Fourth Street Plaza each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 3. There are new vendors and old faves, plus free entertainment. FAMILY LOTERIA NIGHT • The Gordon Cooper Library hosts a family loteria night from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the library. Loteria is a Mexican game of chance similar to Bingo. Info: 963-2889. MSHS MEETING • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society’s annual meeting takes place at the Thompson House at 5:30 p.m. Info: 963-7041. VOLLEYBALL DEADLINE • Today is the deadline to sign up for the Crown Mountain Recreation District 4X4 sand volleyball league. Games take place at Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel June 17 through Aug. 26. Info: 963-6030. RODEO • The Snowmass Rodeo takes place from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday through Aug. 15 (except July 4). Info: www.snowmassrodeo.org. ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale Firehouse on Highway 133 Wednesdays at 7 a.m. Info: 927-0641.

Save the date WEDNESDAY June 20 TRIVIA NIGHT • Proceeds from Trivia Night at Carbondale Beer Works go to Carbondale’s very own non-proﬁt newspaper – The Sopris Sun. The action starts at 7:30 p.m. Start boning up now.

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THURS.-SUN. June 21-July 7 THEATER • Thunder River Theatre Company presents “Eudora’s Box” by Glenwood Springs resident Kristin Carlson. Info: at www.thunderrivertheatre.com.

FRI.-SUN. June 22-24 WOMEN’S RETREAT • The second annual Writing+Creativity+Horses = WELLbeing retreat takes place at Sopris Mountain Ranch in Basalt. The retreat features authors

Lisa Jones and Sheri Gaynor, and Susan Gibbs. Info: 618-0561.

FRIDAY July 6 BUDDY BASH • The Buddy Program celebrates its 13th annual Bash for the Buddies at Hurst Ranch on McClain Flats.The event, which beneﬁts more than 650 local youth through Buddy mentors, is typically a sellout. The night includes dinner, dancing, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a silent auction. Info: 920-2130.

Ongoing 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.

DANCE CLASSES • Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is offering classes for ages 4 through high school at the Third Street Center this summer. Info: www.aspensantafeballet.com or 925-7175.

MUSIC CAMP • Mountain Laurel Music Preparatory holds summer music camps in Aspen June 25-28 and Carbondale June 18-22, and July 9-13 and 16-20. Info: 970-710-1573 or 963-1680.

Hold the presses ANOTHER BIKE PARADE • Another Bonedale Bike Parade, this one slated for Ride the Rockies on June 11, forms up at Second and Main at 3:45 p.m. for its 4 p.m. departure. Decorated bikes and zany costumers are highly encouraged. CRACK SEAL PROJECT SLATED • Weather permitting; the town of Carbondale will be completing a crack seal project on Second, Third and Fourth streets, and Garﬁeld and Euclid avenues June 8-10. On June 11, GMCO will be completing a chip seal project on North Bridge Drive, Crystal Bridge Drive and River Valley Ranch Drive in River Valley Ranch. After those streets, GMCO will move on to Colorado Avenue, Second Street, Third Street, Fourth Street, Garﬁeld, Euclid and Sopris avenues from Third Street to Snowmass Drive, and Capital Drive from Second to Third Street will be completed. The town asks for residents not to park on any of these streets during the project. For more information, call Larry Ballenger at 510-1217 or 618-7254. CBW MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works presents Powderhounds from 8 to 11 p.m. on June 8 and Boulder’s Steve Itterly Band (blues and bluegrass) from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on June 13.

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Coal Creek Culvert Replacement: Coal Creek Road, located off Highway 133 near Redstone, will be replaced and the project will require road closures.

Did you know Pitkin County maintains 254 miles of roads and 14 bridges? Please Note: Construction schedules always change. Stay tuned. We’ll do our best to keep you informed. Listen to KSPN and watch CGTV Channel 11 for the latest road updates. Questions? 920-5390

Castle Creek Road (the entire road) is being repaved beginning in mid July. Highway 82 near Basalt is being paved in July. Highway 82 between Gerbazdale and AABC will be paved in August. Jack Gredig Road (the road to the landfill) is being repaved in August. Redstone Boulevard is being repaved in August.

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PITKIN COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SUMMER:

Smith Hill Road (the road that drops down to Lower River Road in Woody Creek) will be repaved in early September. Willoughby Way on Red Mountain will be paved in mid September.

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Community Briefs School’s out; watch out June 7 was the last day of school so watch out for kids running, biking, skateboarding and getting around in all manner of conveyance. If you’re wondering how long the summertime running, biking, skateboarding and getting around will continue, the 20122013 school year begins on Aug. 27 (a week before Labor Day).

Chris Chacos Day June 1 was not only the 10th anniversary of Carbondale’s Art aRound Town public sculpture program. Last Friday was also “Chris Chacos Day” as designated by a Carbondale Board of Trustees proclamation. The proclamation was presented to Chacos during a reception up at James Surls’s studio. The proclamation’s headline reads, “In recognition of outstanding service on the Carbondale Public Arts Commission” then continues: “WHEREAS, The Carbondale Board of Trustees recognizes Chris Chacos for his tireless efforts to showcase all aspects of Carbondale, and “WHEREAS, Chris has a special ability to bring people together to overcome obstacles and bring positive resolution; and “WHEREAS, Chris has a constant cheery demeanor and wide smile that lights up the street as he travels throughout town greeting locals and visitors alike, and “WHEREAS, The Carbondale Board of Trustees applauds Chris for his diligent

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work with the Town of Carbondale to establish the Carbondale Public Arts Commission to bring artistic visual enhancement to the streets of Carbondale for the enjoyment of all, “WHEREAS, The Town is a far better place for the extraordinary good works and community spirit of Chris Chacos, therefore, “We, the Carbondale Board of Trustees, dedicate the 10th year of Art aRound Town in his honor, and declare Friday June 1, 2012 CHRIS CHACOS DAY.” Thanks, Chris.

Library board meets in C’dale The Garﬁeld County Library Board meets at the Gordon Cooper Library at 6 p.m. on June 7. The ﬁnance committee meets at 5 p.m. For ADA needs, contact Wilma at 625-4270 before the meeting.

Free sunscreen in Aspen The city of Aspen’s Environmental Health Department is giving away free nontoxic sunscreen to the public for the month of June as long as supplies last, according to a press release. “Melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is a public health concern for the Aspen community as rates here are slightly higher than the state average,” the press release said. The sunscreen is available during normal business hours in the Environmental Health Department on the second ﬂoor of Aspen City Hall.

RFC stages river float Roaring Fork Conservancy stages Northstar Roaring Fork River floats from 5 to 8 p.m. on June 14 and 28. The floats are underwritten by Pitkin County Open Space & Trails and are free. “Bring your canoe, kayak, or ducky,” said a RFC spokeswoman. The Northstar Open Space is located just east of Aspen. For the float, staff from Pitkin County Open Space & Trails and Roaring Fork Conservancy will give the history of the property, point out wildlife, and discuss recent restoration activities along this mild two-hour float. “Please bring your own boat and PFD,” the spokeswoman said. Registration is required at www.roaringfork.org/events. For details, call 927-1290 with questions.

Ultimate Frisbee league forms up The Crown Mountain Recreation District in El Jebel has organized an ultimate Frisbee league with games from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. each Tuesday through July 31. Ultimate Frisbee combines the endurance of soccer with the aerial passing skills of football, and is played by seven-member teams. For details, e-mail Liz at ultimatelyliz@gmail.com or go to www.elkmountaintribe.com.

Another crack at Ruedi Roaring Fork Conservancy is hosting another tour of the Ruedi Reservoir power

plant. This one is June 12. Participants will meet at Basalt Town Hall and carpool the 13 miles to Ruedi. These tours usually ﬁll up, so registration is required at www.roaringfork.org/events. For details, call 927-1290.

Meeker sheep dog contest The Meeker Sheep Dog competition is accepting poster entries for its 2012 event. First place is $2,000; second place $650; third place is $250; People’s Choice is $350. For details, go to callforentry.org or e-mail mfcoryell@hotmail.com.

JA needs volunteers Junior Achievement is looking for volunteers to work with students from Aspen to Parachute. This year, Junior Achievement taught 142 classes. For details, call 404-7722.

Sustainable eating guide available The Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) has published a guide for fresh and sustainable produce. “There’s no need to wait for Whole Foods to begin eating in a healthier way for you and the planet,” said a CORE spokesman. “Weekly deliveries with a variety of foods are available from many area farms. You’ll also find information on all the local farmers’ markets and food vendors.” For details, go to www.aspencore.org.

News Briefs

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The Roaring Fork RE-1 School Board has named Drew Adams as the new principal at Roaring Fork High School as of July 31. Adams is currently assistant principal at Casey Middle School in Boulder, according to a press release. He has been an educator for 17 years and holds a BA in anthropology from the University of Colorado and a MA in curriculum and instruction from the University of Denver. He said he has taught school in Mexico, has traveled to Mexico and Latin America and speaks Spanish. Adams take over from Cliff Colia, who retired as the end of the school year after 23 years with the RE-1 School District.

Crown Mountain reﬁnances The Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District recently voted to reﬁnance its 2003 bonds, which will save the district $304,000, according to a press release. Residents of the district, located in the El Jebel area, voted in 2002 to issue the bonds.

CMS wins GCE challenge Carbondale Middle School won the recent Garﬁeld Clean Energy Bike and Walk to School Challenge, earning the school $750. Schools were given points based on student rates of participation in the morning and evening for walking, biking, carpooling, and bussing to and from school, as well as for signing a commitment to using alternative transportation throughout the remainder of the school year and during the summer. Altogether, a total of 5,298 students participated in the challenge. “Students in this part of Colorado are very excited about saving energy and leading healthy, active lives,” said challenge coordinator Rachel Baron. “A big thank you to Alpine Bank for supporting this event.”

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Owner/chef Andres Fischbacher took a quick breather last week at his new Italian eatery (Allegria) in downtown Carbondale. His wooden sign out front says “Pasta – Salad & Vino.” Photo by Jane Bachrach

Personal Interest

The Carbondale Rural and Fire Protection District is gearing up for a June 18 visit from the Insurance Services Office (ISO), which will conduct a comprehensive survey that helps insurance companies set fire policy rates. The Insurance Office’s PPC numbers (Public Protection Classification) range from 1-10, with a 1 rating the best, according to fire chief Ron Leach. The last ISO survey was in 2002, when the PPC rating was lowered from six to five. Leach said the main investment for the district is in staff time and volunteer training time. The Insurance Services Office is the principal provider of insurance underwriting, rating and statistical information to the insurance industry.

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News to the outside world sometimes ﬁlters down slowly from Marble. According to the monthly Crystal Valley Echo, on April 26 the Marble Town Council terminated the contracts of town attorney Sherry Caloia and town clerk Karen Mulhall. Both were longtime employees of Marble, whose population is less than 100.

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On June 12, the Carbondale Board of Trustees discusses adoption of the 2009 International Building Codes (IBC), whose provisions include one that would mandate sprinkler systems in some bars and restaurants currently not required to have them. Adopting the 2009 IBC is a “bridge” for the trustees adopting the International Green Construction Code, according to a memo from town planner Janet Buck. A memo to the trustees from building ofﬁcial John Plano says the 2009 IBC includes the following codes: residential, fuel/gas, mechanical, plumbing, international ﬁre and the current version of the National Electrical Code as adopted by the state of Colorado. Information about the 2009 IBC is contained in the trustees meeting packet, which is available at town hall or on the town Web site.

From June 18-22, the ISO will be examining district water systems, communications systems and conduct a thorough evaluation of the ﬁre department. The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District stretches from Marble to Missouri Heights.

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Meet the foxes This fox family lives in a couple of holes next to a big log off County Road 102 on Missouri Heights. Their favorite time of day is dusk, when they like to come out of their hole and play around their private log. They like to wrestle and dance, and one of their favorite “toys” is a camera. They like to show off in front of it and aren’t afraid. They also love to socialize but many of their neighbors won’t talk to them because they eat their chickens. It’s their favorite meal.

Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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Ps and Qs continued om page 2 Personally, I just can’t see why it’s anyone’s business but the Turks. There are so many other important issues to get upset about: Corporations in our legislature, fracking ﬂuid in our drinking water, dogs left in the car with the windows rolled up. I’m going to start carrying rocks around so that I’ll have something to smash the window with whenever I come across a dog locked in a car this summer. It’s not right, causing a living creature to suffer just because you don’t want anyone to steal your “Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels” CD. Don’t worry, as a woman who takes full responsibility for my actions, I won’t claim the devil made me do it.

Heritage Park continued om page 5 the elderly patients were. Her love for her grandfather also fueled her interest in the ﬁeld. Clark earned her doctor of osteopathy from the University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa. She is board certiﬁed in internal medicine and is a member of the American College of Physicians. Currently a resident of Grand Junction, Clark and her husband, Tom, have a 14-yearold daughter and twin 4-year-old boys. Heritage Park Care Center, located at 1200 Village Road, is one of 21 skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities in Colorado operated or managed by Life Care Centers of America. Founded in 1976, Life Care is a nationwide health care company. With headquarters in Cleveland, Tenn., Life Care operates or manages more than 220 nursing, post-acute and Alzheimer’s centers in 28 states.

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 about Environmental Considerations included in the Master Plan The Airport is dedicated to increasing sustainability with a focus on economic viability, operational efficiency, natural resource conservation and social responsibility. Incorporating sustainable planning, design and construction practices into all airport maintenance and development projects is an important part of how the Airport does business. A Sustainable Construction Management plan was recently implemented to guide projects at the Airport. The Airport is striving to meet the Western Climate Initiative emission reduction goals (reducing greenhouse gas emissions 15% below 2005 levels by 2020). The Airport Master Planning process includes reserving a corridor along Highway 82 for future alternative transit opportunities. Future airport facilities and structures will connect with the Highway 82 RFTA bus stop and any future transit system via an underground pedestrian corridor. The Master Plan recommends the continuation of the Fly Quiet/Fly Green/Fly Clean Program, which promotes increased environmental sensitivity with our pilot community.

Downtown Carbondale was a cone-zone just after dawn on Wednesday morning due to a street-stripping operation. By 11 a.m. the job was done and the cones were gone. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Sunset in the Roaring Fork Valley on June 4, 2012. If you’re seeing a windblown island with waves crashing on shore underneath under a brilliant sunset, you’re seeing what the photographer saw. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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would have been worse.” Interim Executive Director Kathy Swartz, who works in the Paonia ofﬁce, said that while the lay-offs had been necessary, “Our goal is to preserve the core of our training and outreach programs.” Solar Energy International was founded by three Colorado Mountain College solar technology instructors, including Johnny Weiss, in 1991. On Tuesday, Weiss said “As resources for educational services diminish, renewable energy education programs everywhere are in peril. SEI looks forward to beginning its third decade of educational services promoting the practical use of solar energy. Everyone at SEI looks forward to more fruitful times.”

Solar Energy International announced on Tuesday it has laid off five employees, and executive director Tresi Houpt has resigned, as part of restructuring brought on by falling enrollment and dwindling grant revenue. Four of the employees were employed in the Carbondale office, while the fifth worked “remotely.” The non-profit organization also has an office in Paonia. “A long-term decline in income from our renewable energy training classes and grant revenue forced the board to act,” said SEI Board President Ed Marston. “What we had to do was unfortunate. Had we not acted, it

Weiss was SEI director until last fall when he resigned, although he has remained close to the organization ever since. SEI’s enrollment in solar courses has dropped due to competition from national community colleges and for-proﬁt ﬁrms now teaching the entry-level solar courses that had once been SEI’s monopoly,the press release said. “Now, they (SEI) have a lot of competition,” SEI co-founder Ken Olson told the Sopris Sun on Tuesday. “Twenty years ago, SEI was the only one.” The press release said SEI is accelerating efforts to provide curriculum licensing, trainthe-trainer programs, as well as advanced specialized trainings. Additionally, SEI is creating a new generation of training textbooks,

in both print and digitized formats. “The Board is determined to maintain SEI’s outreach programs. But we can no longer fund most of it internally,” Marston said. SEI recently moved from the former Carbondale Non-Proﬁt Center on Second Street (home to KDNK) into a remodeled ofﬁce at Carbondale’s Third Street Center.The press release said that while there will continue to be staff in Carbondale, the organization no longer needs all or even most of the remodeled space and it will seek to rent out the excess space. Interim Executive Director Swartz said, “Though many people in Carbondale see SEI as a local organization, SEI is really an international organization and most of our work occurs outside of Colorado.”

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VISIT BASALT & EL JEBEL At the confluence of Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers Photo by Lynn Burton

THURSDAY JUNE 7

Top Marriages to hear their triumph over difﬁculties while gaining wisdom and strength. Whether you are engaged, newlyweds, married for many years or just want to learn more, this time will be full of laughter, great food and inspiring teaching! 4-6 p.m.

RIVERSIDE GRILL, BASALT • SALSA NIGHT has returned, every Thursday Night from 8:3011:30 pm. Be here early for free casual instruction by Tere and Ricardo Hernandez. (formerly Jimmy’s Salsa DJ’s and local Salsa Dance instructors.) They will begin every Salsa Night with free instruction from 8:30-9 p.m. All are welcome.

SATURDAY JUNE 9 LEMONADE DAY SIGN UP WYLY COMMUNITY ART CENTER • June 30 will be the inaugural Lemonade Day for youth from Aspen to Glenwood. Held each year in cities across America, Lemonade Day is a fun, experiential learning program that teaches youth how to start, own and operate their own business using a lemonade

FRIDAY JUNE 8 LEGACY LODGE INVITES YOU TO “POSSESSING THE LAND” • A marriage and relationships retreat on Friday and Saturday, June 8-9 at Christ Community Church in Basalt, Colorado. Join Roger and Laureen Traver from Mountain

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stand as well as fundamental lessons about life, success and themselves. Based off the national Lemonade Day model, children, grades K-12, can sign-up and receive materials such as their learning packet, absolutely free. Join us on Saturday, June 9 to register your child for Lemonade Day. 4-4:30 p.m. Free. WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS • Join the fun at Basalt’s block party with a Wyly tribute to Shel Silverstein’s “Where the Sidewalk Ends.” Each family will receive a poem, colored chalk, and helpful inspiration to create your own visual art on the sidewalk in front of the Wyly Community Art Center. 99 Midland Ave. Basalt. 4:30-6 p.m. Free.

UPCOMING EXHIBITION MONDAY JUNE 11 WYLY COMMUNITY CENTER SUMMER ART CAMP: SCULPTURE & PHOTOGRAPHY • Monday - Thursday, June 11 - 14, 9 a.m. 3:30 pm. Ages 7 - 11 (6 year olds with special approval), All Skill Levels. Fun ﬁgurative sculpture class of dragons & fairies with Lois Devine in the mornings and photographing Basalt with Catherine Adams in the afternoons. COST: $185 + $25 for art supplies MEMBERS: $164 + $25 for art supplies Or register online for each segment separately. Preregistration required. Tuition assistance available. 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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e ultimate Carbondale experience: e ompson House Looking back

By Linda Criswell

The Thompson family donated their family home’s furnishings to the Mt. Sopris Historical Society in 2009. Many of the furnishings and artifacts date back more than 100 years. Photos by Lynn Burton

BRING A FRIEND to the Historic Thompson House • Be enchanted • Ride your bike • Take home a memory • Dress old-timey •

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the two-sided kneehole desk next to a large fireplace, by the light of a stained glass lamp. Then, in 1921, Oscar Holland took his own life, leaving his house and ranch to his widow. It fell on Hattie’s shoulders to manage the properties and run the house, which she did for many years with the assistance of hired help and a competent ranch manager. Many present-day old-timers remember their parents working for Mrs. Holland, who kept a tidy house. At least one photograph shows a watermelon party on the lawn, where Hattie hosted the afternoon soiree for the Ladies’ Study Club in the summer of 1938. After her husband’s death, Hattie became a world traveler, boarding ships that took her as far away as Egypt, India and Europe. She accumulated a stack of cruise ship menus, party hats, dinner dresses, umbrellas, souvenirs, handbags and furs. She collected fine furniture, delicate china, fans and French figurines. Back in the valley, Hattie hobnobbed with other well-known landowners such as Charles Osgood of Redstone. There is more to their story. This is only a taste. Carbondale’s Historic Thompson House, a feast for the imagination, will soon be open to the public, who will be invited inside its rooms to experience for themselves the sights and sounds of life in the valley over 100 years ago. On Wednesday, June 13, at its annual meeting and celebration, the Mt Sopris Historical Society opens the doors to the historic Thompson House at 5:30 p.m. It will be the first of many public events there, in a home that holds a veritable treasure trove of objects that tell the story of Oscar and Hattie Thompson Holland and their lives as ranchers, farmers and socialites.

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They cooked over a Home Comfort wood stove and kept favorite recipes on cards, written by hand, in a plaid index box. They read books like “The Amateur Gentleman” and “Pigs is Pigs,” slipping a school report card or shopping list between the pages. They used homemade cough syrup, the recipe beginning with “one pint gin,” and saved the fancy collars from their worn out clothing, to be used again and again. They wrote their letters with fountain pens, kept their money in a safe in the hallway and played “Big Rock Candy Mountain” on the Victrola in the parlor, turning up the volume by opening two wooden doors in the front to let the sound out into the room. Their set of dance records was accompanied by a detailed manual showing where to place their feet as they mastered the Fox Trot and Charleston. Oscar and Hattie Thompson Holland were quite the couple. Their home, stately by Carbondale standards, was constructed around 1885 on land that Oscar Holland had homestead four years earlier. When he married Hattie, the daughter of local rancher and carpenter Myron Thompson, Myron built the home for them himself. There was no “Town of Carbondale” yet, and only a handful of homesteaders in the entire Crystal River Valley. By 1910, when the recorded population of Carbondale was only 284, Oscar was doing well enough in business to construct a second story onto the house, complete with electricity to run the wooden tub washer and electric lights. He ordered a brick carriage house built as well, and a sun porch that looked out onto the lawn, towards the north. The second story included four bedrooms, a sun room, a sewing room and a bathroom. A discreet stairway led to the cozy kitchen downstairs.Water was collected in a rock cistern underground. Oscar and Hattie Holland’s home was luxurious, a show place. Guests enjoyed the comfort of leather couches in the large parlor; they admired hand-tinted photographs that decorated the walls, and drank iced tea from glasses of ﬁne crystal. Harriet wrote letters at

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Letters continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 2 throughout the year. For the end-of-the-year party, they all brought a food item to contribute and even showed up that day with a huge piĂąata. The smiles on their Little Buddiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; faces were priceless. Thank you to all of the participants! In addition, I would like to thank three caring adults who volunteered as schoolbased mentors at Carbondale Middle School: Marge Palmer, Karen Gertz and Erin Amichaux are consistent, caring mentors who met with their Little Buddies weekly over the year. To witness the relationships that these women have built with their Little Buddies is a true testament to the power of mentoring. For more information on how you can be a part of a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, please call 927-1001. Lindsay Lofaro Little Buddy program

Rodeo announcer signs off Dear Editor: I want to thank my friends at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo series for their gracious hospitality and warm friendship during the past nine years. Allowing me to work as their rodeo announcer since 2003, I have been witness to an amazing group of people. From the volunteers who show up each week to support the show to the committee that guides them, the local sponsors that support the rodeo and the fun-loving cowboys

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of amending Chapter 19 of the Carbondale Municipal Code as well as reviewing the draft Carbondale Historic Preservation Design Guidelines. The Guidelines were drafted by the Historic Preservation Commission. The purpose of the zone text amendment is to reference the Town of Carbondale Historic Preservation Design Guidelines in Chapter 19 of the Municipal Code. Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale

and cowgirls who compete for those beautiful championship buckles, the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo series is the embodiment of local pride and your Western heritage. Be proud of your rodeo, Carbondale. It truly is among the ďŹ nest small town rodeos in the world and it is because of the people that I mentioned that this rodeo will continue to grow and prosper in the future. I wish you all the best in the years to come and I will certainly miss being part of this wonderful community. To my friends in the stands who have proven themselves to be world-class rodeo fans, I would like to thank you for your unbridled passion for the sport of rodeo and for your amazing support. Thank you all once again and God bless Chris LeDoux. Mike Land Cheyenne, Wyoming

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Crystal River is endangered! Dear Editor: The Crystal River is listed as one of the ten most endangered rivers in America. For over ďŹ ve decades there has been a push to dam the Crystal, and somehow it has been kept at bay. At present, there are a number of threats facing the Crystal. There has been an acceleration to place a dam in Placita, which lies between Redstone and Marble, and would ďŹ&#x201A;ood a 4,000 acre wetland area, which is vital to our eco-system. Other threats include a water diversion from Avalanche Creek, the largest tributary to the Crystal, and a hydro power dam and 5,000 acre-foot reservoir on Yank Creek also a tributary. The reality is that the Crystal cannot support such impacts The wetlands in Placita are a safe haven for a vast variety of waterfowl, mammals, amphibians and migratory birds. And being the longest river in America without a dam, there is an innate exquisite beauty. If you stopped, and took a moment out of your busy day, closed your eyes, and had to describe the Crystal Valley, I am sure you would agree that the Crystal River is a prominent

MSHS thanks Dear Editor: The Mt. Sopris Historical Society would like to extend an appreciative â&#x20AC;&#x153;thank youâ&#x20AC;? to the Crossland Foundation for its recent donation. Thanks to such generous community-focused donors, we will be able to share the historic Thompson House in the near future with the citizens of Carbondale and the West. We are grateful for their continued participation in our growing organ-

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William Arthur Jeffries William Arthur Jeffries was born and raised in Packanack Lake, New Jersey. After graduating from the Maine Maritime Academy, he sailed the world. In the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s he moved to Aspen, worked for Mellow Yellow Taxi and met his wife Karen. In 1978 they moved to Carbondale and had sons Erik and Will. After retiring from the U.S. Forest Service in 2003, Jeffries traveled the Southwest in winter and Northwest and Colorado in summer, enjoying family and friends along the way. A gathering in memory of Bill will be held on June 23 at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 23.

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