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Volume 3, Number 20 | June 30, 2011

Piano recital at Steve’s

Kate Oldham (center) was one of several young pianists who took part in a recital at Steve’s Guitars to help wrap up the Sopris Music Fest on Sunday. Marilyn Lindquist (left) sang vocal backup for two of Kate’s pieces. Kate’s piano teacher, Elizabeth Gauger, is on the right. For more Sopris Music Fest photos, please turn to page 15. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Co-op solicits members

First Friday expands

Steve Earle plays PAC3

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Carbondale Commentary Community should oppose Divide proposal

SG Interests has history of responsible development

By Peter Hart

By Robbie Guinn

The Thompson Divide, southwest of Carbondale, has lived under the threat of natural gas drilling for years. That threat is suddenly very real. Last month, the biggest leaseholder in the area, Houston-based SG Interests, filed a proposal with the Bureau of Land Management for an exploratory unit on 32,000 acres in the heart of the Thompson Divide. The unit agreement would “unitize,” or group, 18 leases on federal lands stretching from Sunlight Peak to Coal Basin. It amounts to a longterm development plan. The proposed unit poses a major threat to the 220,000-acre landscape that the Thompson Divide Coalition is campaigning to permanently protect from energy development. That effort has received nearly unanimous community support since it formally launched in 2009. The entire community should unite now in opposition to this proposal. The Thompson Divide holds extraordinary value to local communities. It contains the Ski Sunlight and Spring Gulch ski areas, extensive snowmobiling terrain accessed via Marion Gulch, rock and ice climbing crags, mountain bike trails, and two of the best hunting units in Colorado. It provides summer range for livestock operators – ensuring working ranches on our valley floors aren’t subdivided – and clean water for domestic and agricultural users. Now SG Interests’ unit proposal threatens everything the Thompson Divide Coalition has worked for. The company, which is facing 2013 expiration dates on most of its leases, is attempting to use a backdoor process to extend its development rights indefinitely. It acquired the leases for an average of $2 an acre, with 10 years to develop. Now, knowing that it can’t get approvals to drill all of its leases in two years, it’s trying to hold on to them with the least possible investment. Especially troubling is that 13 of the 18 leases in the proposed unit overlay the Thompson Creek Roadless Area. Because these so-called gap leases were issued after implementation of the 2001 Roadless Rule, they should contain prohibitions against road-building within roadless areas, but they don’t. SG Interests’ unit proposal concerns leases of dubious legality, in an area the community agrees should be protected, and (unless we can change it) the process is being conducted outside of public view. In the coming weeks, the Wilderness Workshop will work through bureaucratic channels to challenge this proposal. At the same time, federal land managers and our members of Congress need to hear citizens demand a formal public review process of the proposal.

SG Interests has a long history of developing natural gas resources in Colorado in an environmentally responsible manner. Prior to selling natural gas properties in the San Juan Basin in 2005, SG was consistently ranked as one of the top natural gas producers in Colorado. And since SG acquired its first lease in Gunnison County in 2000, SG has been working to bring more clean-burning natural gas to market. We are confident that the Thompson Creek area also holds significant natural gas resources and we can develop those resources while protecting natural values. Protecting the landscapes, clean air and water, and abundant wildlife is important to SG, and our employees take very seriously their charge to protect these values, which make Colorado so special. This commitment to the environment is one reason SG has asked the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to create a federal unit encompassing SG’s valid existing leases in the Thompson Creek area in Garfield and Pitkin counties. An alternative development scenario would be for SG to drill a well on each lease that has been included in the proposed Lake Ridge unit. This approach could result in more impacts than the federal unitization process. SG is not the first operator to explore the oil and gas resources in this area, and well pads and roads exist from previous attempts and from existing gas production and storage, and from historic coal mining exploration. SG hopes to be able to use some of this existing infrastructure as we move forward to minimize impacts and leave as little trace of our activities as possible. Creating the federal unit will help to ensure that environmental impacts are minimized. Unitization begins a coordinated process for exploration and potential future development that requires significant planning and engineering. This process is the best way to make sure that impacts are minimized and development proceeds in a wellplanned and orderly manner. In no way does the unitization process short-circuit any federal requirements for gas exploration and development on public lands. The BLM and/or Forest Service will still have to fully comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (and all other environmental laws) and conduct a full and rigorous analysis of all applications to drill wells. The public will be invited to provide comments as in any federal land management decision.

Peter Hart is staff attorney for the Carbondale-based Wilderness Workshop.

Letters

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Bike race worked Dear Editor: I brought my family to Carbondale specifically to watch the criterium race last Saturday. It was a blast. I am a business owner within the perimeter of this race, and though I don’t rely on walk-in business like some of the folks who are complaining about this race, I will share a couple of thoughts. I noticed that the streets were almost completely devoid of cars. What a great thing. My boys and I took advantage of it by riding our bikes within the safe-zone created by the race. By contrast, if you ride your bike within 15 feet of one of the Valley Cruisers’ cars, you will get a stern admonishment. Those guys are overtly non-bike-friendly. By my estimation there were far more people out on Main Street than on a normal Saturday. How does this NOT turn into increased business? If this type of event is embraced by the business community and marketed properly, there should be nothing but benefits for downtown businesses. It’s true that business is slow in downtown Carbondale, and not just when there’s 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • JUNE 30, 2011

a bike race. I see many empty storefronts, and it is very disconcerting. But we don’t need to point fingers. Most of the blame can be laid squarely on the fact that we’re in a major recession. Have you disgruntled business owners considered that this race brings in a whole new crowd of people that would not normally have been in town? Do you see the opportunity to market your business to a new clientele? It seems that many of you are already convinced that a street closure is going to hurt your business. I know for certain that if you close your doors, you will get no business at all, you will get no marketing, and in my opinion, you can’t really complain. If you were open and you had slow business that day, I’m listening. Watching pro cyclists speeding around our streets was a true pleasure for so many of us. Great job by the Omnium organizers and Aloha Mountain Cyclery, and thanks to Jeff Dahl at Carbondale Beer Works. We spent $60 there instead of eating peanut butter sandwiches at home. I believe that in a town like Carbondale, bikes mean business. I will be lobbying hard to have this race return next year, and will

Robbie Guinn is vice president (land) for SG Interests Houston, Texas. The Sopris Sun encourages commentaries on local issues from those who live and care about them – that’s you, our readers. You may dispatch your commentary to news@soprissun.com or P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. make sure that all of my friends and associates know about it. We will have another much bigger cycling event in the valley in August with the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. (The challenge for Carbondale being how to capitalize on it). Put it on your radar and get ready. It’s going to be a huge influx of affluent, educated potential clients. Oh, and I should mention that when I requested my first street closure for an event, it was summarily rejected by the trustees. Thanks a lot, people. There are some of us out here who are OK with street closures, and I, for one, will be requesting lots more of them. Steven Novy Carbondale

Bring back the car show Dear Editor: When the town ran out the car show and opted for the bike race, most everyone in town that I spoke to were disappointed that that particular event was run off. It was clear to the majority that the car show brought in a lot of people, most of whom hung out on Main Street for the majority of the day looking at cars, listening to the music and spending their money at local establishments. It would be nice if a few of the outspoken people in town could take a back seat to what the town could really use. Jon Nell Reeds Carbondale LETTERS page 19

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Food co-op launches membership drive, capital campaign Sopris Sun Staff Report Food independence, food sovereignty, food security. Those terms are being heard more frequently in a world of rising food prices, high fuel costs, climate change and health concerns, according Carbondale Community Food Cooperative board president Laurie Loeb. To help deal with the aforementioned issues – plus offer locally grown fruits, vegetables and meats – the co-op has launched its “Declare Your Food Independence!” membership drive through the month of July. The drive’s goal, said board member Allyn Harvey, is to raise enough money for the co-op to expand its 450-square-foot storefront in downtown Carbondale – located just west of the Dinkel Building (and behind the Buddha statue that kids love to crawl all over in the summer). Among the benefits of becoming a co-op member: weekend discounts, greater discounts on special and bulk orders, the opportunity to work at the co-op in exchange for 25 percent off shelf prices, a vote in board elections and a say in what the store carries on its shelves. Store manager Avtar Perreault stressed that non-members are always welcome to shop the store, and as the summer continues it will be stocking such produce as cherries, peaches and even later on Red McClure potatoes “if enough people grow them.” The co-op started as an organized buyer’s club in response to a need to make healthy, affordable organic food available in Carbondale, according to the group’s Web site. In 2007 the CCFC began selling memberships to build equity towards opening a

John Tangen (left) was on his second day of work at the Carbondale Community Food Co-op when the Sopris Sun caught up with him and store manager Avtar Perreault. The co-op is holding a membership drive through July and hopes to expand their downtown store. Photo by Jane Bachrach natural food store. In 2010, gross sales exceeded $400,000 – approaching $1,000 per square foot. “We’re a year-round, seven-day-a-week farmer’s market in many respects,” said Perreault. In all, the co-op at various times of the year helps to support 14 Western Slope farms and food producers, including: • Osage Gardens, a family farm located near New Castle, growing certified organic culinary herbs, produce and eggs since 1992; Susie Jimenez (pointing at the TV) threw a party at the Carbondale Beer Works Sunday night to watch an airing of “The Next Food Network Star.” Why did Susie throw the party? Because she’s on the show. Jimenez, who lives in Swiss Village between Carbondale and Redstone and owns Spice It Up catering, is one of seven contestants vying to win a show of their own on the Food Network. The show airs Sundays at 7 p.m. and yes, Jimenez made the cut last week and will appear again on July 3. Photo by Tess Freeman

• Big B’s Organics in Hotchkiss; • Avalanche Cheese Company in Paonia; • Sustainable Settings in Carbondale; • High Wire Ranch southeast of Grand Junction. With all those suppliers and a growing demand, the co-op suffers from limited shelf space for inventory and back stock, and lacks amenities such as office space, a receiving area for shipments, an area for people to consult catalogs from which to place special orders and a gathering place for educational events. “So the co-op is now seeking to double its size to offer a broader range of healthy, organic and sustainable foods and household products,” Harvey said. Memberships in the Carbondale Community Food Co-op are $200 for an individual or $250 for a family; after the first year of membership, annual dues are $25. “One of the best ways to support local producers and consumers is by joining the

co-op,” Harvey said. “It might seem expensive, but the benefits are real, both for the individual member who gets a meaningful discount, and to the broader community, which gets a natural food grocery right in town. We invite everybody who isn’t a member to consider becoming one.” Membership forms are available in the co-op’s brochure, which is available at the store (located at 559 Main Street). The hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The telephone number is 963-1375 and the Web site is carbondalecommunityfoodcoop.org. Getting back to the quality side of the co-op equation, Harvey said produce generally offered in supermarkets is usually harvested many days or even weeks before maturity, then stored and shipped. “That diminishes both nutritional value and flavor by the time it reaches the consumer,” he FOOD CO-OP page 16

Boogie in Bonedale: July 4 Sopris Sun Staff Report Watch out for renegades up and down Main Street on the Fourth of July. The individuals in question comprise the Carbondale Renegade Marching Band, which makes its debut at 4 p.m. in the Fourth of July parade. “This year’s parade is bigger than ever with the debut of the Carbondale Renegade Marching Band and great prizes for floats and groups,” said Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities spokeswoman Amy Kimberly. The parade is open to folks of all ages with prizes awarded for Most Patriotic, Most Environmental, Best Animal, Most Creative and Best Wheels. Paraders will meet in front of KDNK on Second Street by 3:45 p.m. to line up for the parade. This year’s Independence Day celebration is called “Boogie in Bonedale” and is

sponsored by CCAH, the town of Carbondale and Moms for Moms Communities. Festivities kick off with the parade on Main Street, followed by live music, food and free watermelon, chalk art and games in Sopris Park. Halia Franzich will sing the Star Spangled Banner at 4:30 p.m. followed by the C’Dale Starlettes and the Interdependence Daze, an all-star group of local musicians fronted by some of the best women singers in the valley. The singers include: Ananda Banc, Olivia Pevec, Megan Goodwin and Shanti Gruber. They are backed by Chris Bank, Tim Fox, Matteo Sandate, Aaron Taylor and others. Most of their songs are Motown and soul influenced. “It should be rockin,” Kimberly said. “Many of these folks are also involved in the Carbondale Renegade Marching Band.” Shannon McNally and the Hot Sauce THE SOPRIS SUN • JUNE 30, 2011 • 3

Cop Shop

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

Olivia Pevec (the tall one) gallops toward the finish line to wrap up a kid’s treasure hunt at a Sustainable Settings shindig south of Carbondale on Sunday. Sustainable Settings is a non-profit educational organization that offers programs related to sustainable gardening/farming/ranching. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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2 Pets OK HOA - $140 per month 2010 Taxes - $829

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SATURDAY June 18 At 11:23, four police officers responded to a disturbance call in the 900 block of Garfield Avenue. When the dust settled, police issued disorderly conduct summonses to two women. TUESDAY June 21 At 2:14 p.m., a police officer observed an “older VW Beetle” visibly speeding in the 900 block of Main Street. The officer clocked the Bug at 34 mph in a 20 mph zone, and gave the driver a speeding ticket. TUESDAY June 21 At 2:43 p.m., a police officer gave a motorist a ticket for failure to yield to pedestrians at Sopris Shopping Center. WEDNESDAY June 22 At 8:16 p.m. a motorist reported a blonde motorcyclist passed six vehicles and was driving erratically on Highway 133 near the Co-op. Police searched Main Street where the motorcyclist apparently went but were unable to locate him. THURSDAY June 23 At 11:43 p.m., an off-duty police officer reported a fight at the North Face skateboard park. He told police the combatants jumped into a van with graffiti on it and headed to the nearby baseball field.When police located the van driver blew a .141, was issued a summons for DUI and was released to the custody of his mother. The van was parked and locked for the night.

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Potholes in the dog park; development at Cattle Creek By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Maybe that was the deal. With two major agenda items continued Tuesday night (a development application and medical marijuana zoning) the town trustees ended up with more time to dissect, discuss and make remarks about issues that might not otherwise get much play. Like potholes in the Delaney Nature Park (aka Delaney dog park). Trustee Ed Cortez said he is concerned about the number of holes that dogs have dug at the south end of the 33-acre Delaney Nature Park, and someday one is going to fall in a hole and break its leg. Cortez’s proposal was to haul in some dirt and solicit volunteers to fill in the holes. Cortez’s idea brought a laugh from trustee Pam Zentmyer, and he shot back, “This is pretty serious stuff … dogs have fallen in on several occasions.” Mayor Stacey Bernot replied there are more serious issues at the park, such as weeds, and the town staff is strapped for time anyway.“ … you kinda use the park at your own risk,” she said. Public works director Larry Ballenger told the trustees he could haul in a load of dirt and dump it in the parking lot, “But then I’d get complaints about taking up a parking space.” The trustees took no action on Cortez’s dog park pothole proposal. They did take some action, sort of, on drafting a letter to

Garfield County concerning the River Edge development proposal at Cattle Creek on Highway 82 between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale. The River Edge proposal calls for 366 single and multi-family housing units at Cattle Creek on former ranch land that was scraped bare several years ago by a Texas developer before he declared bankruptcy, and a subsequent developer got tangled up in financial difficulties. The current development application places residential units along Highway 82 and leaves about one-third of the property as open space along the Roaring Fork River. The trustees main focus Tuesday night was on a draft letter to Garfield County asking for an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and the county to create communication about the project between the three governmental entities. The main issue is that River Edge lies outside the county’s Three Mile Area of Influence for both Carbondale and Glenwood Springs, and as such there is no formal process for Carbondale to use for commenting. “I don’t see there is a place for us in the existing process,” said trustee John Foulkrod. “Are we saying we need an IGA to a process that doesn’t exist? That doesn’t make sense to me, at least not legally.” Mayor Bernot countered that sending a letter to the county asking for an IGA is

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at least a good place to start in opening communications. Two of the trustees, Frosty Merriott and Cortez, indicated they are against the development application. Merriott said he’d rather see the area preserved as open space (possibly through the Aspen Valley Land Trust), although he admitted it might be “like closing the barn door after the horses are gone.” Cortez said, “This town has never liked that piece of property developed.” Later in the discussion, Bernot pointed out the development application is still being considered by Garfield County, and if the town says it doesn’t want any development at Cattle Creek, “We’re going too far.” The town’s draft letter to the county says in part, “The Board and (planning and zoning) Commission also question the community need for the development and noted that the proposed price point of the development is consistent with several existing nearby county developments such as Midland Point and Ironbridge. … With the absorption rate at 50 units per month valley wide and the proposed development taking up 8% of the demand, the loss of sales in existing developments needs to be considered. Construction of more homes may provide an influx of jobs for a very limited amount of time. Once the houses are built there is no guarantee that they will be sold in a timeframe that is beneficial, thereby negating the benefit of the temporary jobs created during construction.”

The trustees referred the letter back to staff for refinement. ••• When the trustees reviewed the town’s accounts payable for the month, trustee Zentmyer pointed out the non-profit Mountain Regional Housing Corporation is charging the town $12,000 for one housing lottery that occurred in the past quarter year. “That (the $12,000) seems a little extreme in my view,” she said. Town planner Janet Buck said the town does not have a contract with MRHC. Foulkrod pointed out that the $12,000 for one quarter is close to the $50,000 the town has budgeted for MRHC for the year 2011. “You create a monster, it has to eat,” Foulkrod said. The trustees seemed to agree the town needs a written contract with MRHC, which according to its Web site is Carbondale’s administrative agent for the town’s community housing program. It was created in 1993 “to provide affordable housing options and services to households in the Roaring Fork Valley and West to Parachute,” the Web site states. ••• Four of the five Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District board members, plus fire chief Ron Leach, gave the trustees an update that included the likelihood the district will ask voters for a mill levy hike in November to make up for a 30 percent loss in revenues TRUSTEES page 7

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Recession beans co-ed league The sour economy continues to leave folks out of work and businesses hurting. Most recently, Carbondale’s co-ed softball league took the hit. Or in this case, players are not taking any hits. Or walks. Or after-game beers. According to folks in the recreation department, only three businesses stepped up to fork over the dough to sponsor a co-ed team this summer and that’s not enough for an actual league. As a result, the only organized softball being played this summer is the men’s competitive league.

Flood wins book award Local author Nancy Bo Flood won the award for best juvenile ďŹ ction for her book “Warriors: In the CrossďŹ reâ€? at last week’s 2011 Colorado Book Awards ceremony at the Aspen Meadows. Flood told Aspen Daily News reporter Andrew Travers she attended her ďŹ rst writers’ conference at an Aspen Writers’ Foundation’s summer workshop in 1984. Since then, she has published several children’s books but “Warriorsâ€? was her ďŹ rst novel. Flood’s family has owned a home between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale for 30 years and her daughter, Dr. Elizabeth Flood-Spidell, practices at Roaring Fork Family Physicians. She and her husband, Dr. William Flood, are working on the Navajo Reservation in Chinle, Navajo Nation, Arizona.

Wondering about those Shelby Cobras? Performance vehicle fans got an eyeful last Thursday afternoon when a line of 10 Cobras cruised up Highway 133 toward Highway 82. One laggard ďŹ lling up his tank and slathering on the suntan oil at Carbondale Car Care told a

Sun staffer the drivers are part of a Cobra club from Denver and about 25 of them had rumbled west to Moab and were looping back through Glenwood Springs for the night before heading home. The Cobra crowd brings this news from Moab – the mosquitoes were really bad.

How time ies Solar Energy International is celebrating its 20 birthday at the Third Street Center on Aug. 13. The public will be ofďŹ cially invited as the big day nears. Speculation: Will the 20 candles be lit by some sort of solar device?

Tall grass conditions Tall grass turding rules are now in effect at Delaney dog park, according to the Sun’s self-appointed ruler maker. Tall grass conditions mean you only have to look for your mutt’s droppings for 10 seconds after he clips a yam. You must, however, pick up the next turd you see, regardless of its location or dog of origin.

Crystal River Spas plants garden Crystal River Spas has put in a raised garden for its staffers. They’ve also put in radishes, carrots, celery, broccoli, lettuce, green beans, snap peas and potatoes. “Over the years we have been striving to green up our business,â€? said owner Jake Boyle. “So far we have installed a large array of solar panels, converted to a paperless ofďŹ ce, recycle all cardboard, glass, cans, and plastic, offer re-usable shopping bags, recycle the water used for ďŹ lling hot tubs, installed timers on the lights in our warehouse and put a bicycle in service for all our employees to use around town. We also strip down and recycle as many parts as possible out of expired hot tubs.â€?

Where is this sign and how long has it been there? If you think you know, e-mail your answer to news@soprissun.com. The ďŹ rst person to answer correctly gets their name in next week’s Sun. Here’s a hint for the tough part of the question: look to the south and you have a fair chance of ďŹ guring it out. Photo by Lynn Burton Sounds like enough to work up an appetite and now with that garden, who whole thing’s come full circle.

They say it’s your birthday Birthday greetings go out to: John Stickney (June 30), Staci Dickerson, Jeanie Chestnutt, Dean Harding and Laurie Loeb (July 2), Sissy Sutro (July 3), Brad Geddes and Dick Allenby (July 4), Herb Feinsig (July 5) and David Clark (July 6).

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If country rocker Hayes Carll didn’t sell out the PAC3 on June 23, he came pretty darn close according to folks who attended the show and gave it two thumbs up. Some of those two thumbers included a bunch in cowboy hats from New Castle who rented a bus to motor them over so they could concentrate on having good time and not have to worry about getting themselves back home. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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The new First Friday celebration shows the town what it’s got from 5 to 9 p.m. on July 1, with street performers, bicycle rickshaws, free shuttles, action on Highway 133 and after hours dancing. As usual, galleries and stores will be open late. A sampling from Carbondale businesses reveals: • The Floral Boutique will host book signings by local au-

thors Russ Decker (“This Crazy Life”) and Carol Deckard (“Mountains of Inspiration: Reflections on Climbing Mountains.”) The hours are 6 to 8 p.m. The Floral Boutique is located at 453 Main St. • Rainy Day Designs hosts a reception featuring new work by jewelry designer Dawn Ogren, painter Staci Dickerson, woodworker and printmaker Frank Smith, and ceramic artist Anne

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Norwood brings out his etching press Artist/printmaker/gallery owner Frank Norwood has lived in Carbondale for 34 years and has owned Main Street Gallery and The Framer for 30 of those years. For the first time in all those years, Frank has decided to bring not only his prints to the gallery, but the large etching press necessary to the process. Beginning July 1, Norwood will be inking, wiping and printing from copper plates created in his 40-something year career as a printmaker. “Bringing the press to the gallery is something I’ve thought about for a long time,” said Norwood.“I’m finally able, with the help of several friends, to do it.” Few people have experienced the printing of an etching first-hand, so Norwood said he wanted an opportunity to explain the process (including the joys and the difficulties of creating etching) and to share with people the art form he has come to love. Norwood’s first introduction to etching was at the University of Georgia in 1967. Charles Morgan was his teacher “and etching gripped me in a way that nothing else had in four previous years of art school.” The physical fact of preparing the plate – cutting, filing,

Goldberg. The hours are 6-8 p.m. Rainy Day Designs is located at 16 N. 4th St. For more information, contact Anne 379-5050. • Ravenheart (formerly Parkside Gallery) hosts a sneak preview before its July 28 grand opening. The gallery features a collection of gems, minerals, jewelry and whimsical art. They’ll be serving up wine, ice tea and treats. Ravenheart is located at 50 Weant Blvd.

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polishing and “grounding” the plate before the drawing began – was appealing in a kind of painstaking way. Drawing through the dark brown waxy ground (an acid resistant coating) revealed a thin gold line of incredible delicacy, later to be etched into the copper with nitric acid. After the lines, dots and patterns of the drawing are “etched” into the copper, the plate is cleaned, thick ink is applied in the lines, the surface is wiped clean and the print is printed onto dampened paper on a flatbed etching press like the one Norwood is bringing to the gallery for First Friday. “I’m looking forward to talking about the process and showing folks some of my recently hand colored etchings,” he said. Norwood will give demonstrations from 5 to 8 p.m. on Friday night, and at other times through July. “As a special treat for me, my daughter Lindsay is coming over from Denver to assist in the printing process. I hope to see lots of people there.”

The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Flying Dog Studio, Creative Spark Studio, and Drinker-Durrance Graphics presents the “The Child’s Eye, Artistic Expression Through Photography” starting at the Third Street Center at 6 p.m. on July 1. “This exhibit is the result of the work of 20 young artists, ages 9 through 18, who have been using their digital cameras for the past five months to capture intriguing images and manipulate them on the computer to further dramatize their personal seeing,” said Ro Mead, CCAH executive director. The Child’s Eye project, conceived by George Stranahan at the Flying Dog Studio, was created in order to enable young artists to explore and develop skills to express themselves using the camera as a starting place rather than the final product. “The Child’s Eye curriculum was developed around the proposition that when we, at any age, function as the child within us, we can take photographs as a question, not an answer, in innocence rather than judgment. The resulting works take photography to a different and uniquely fresh creativity, reflecting the possibilities which manipulation can offer,” Mead said. Stranahan (Flying Dog Studio), Sheri Gaynor (Creative Spark Studio) and Sue Drinker (Drinker-Durrance Graphics) will be on hand for the show in the CCAH’s R2 Gallery. The exhibit is open to the public Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, visit: carbondalearts.com or call 963-1680.

Frank Norwood explains and demonstrates how prints such as these are created beginning on July 1. The hours are 5 to 8 a.m. and the event is part of First Friday. Norwood will keep his etchings press in his Main Street Gallery through the month.

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Green Building Code Training July 14th, 2011, 8–10 am, Glenwood Springs Recreation Center Topics Will Include Survey of national green code programs, including: • National Green Building Standard • International Green Construction Code Training: ICC700-2008 National Green Building Standard Seminar In this two-hour seminar, you will learn how the ICC700-2009 National Green Building Standard™ can be applied in the construction and renovation of high-performance homes and remodels, site developments, or multifamily projects. Presenters Register at www.garfieldcleanenergy.org/register • John Baker, Architect, AIA—Baker Design ABC.html or contact CLEER (970-704-9200 or Group; NAHB Master Certified Green jdickinson@cleanenergyeconomy.net). Professional & Trainer • Jeff Dickinson, Architect and Energy Consultant, CLEER, Biospaces, Inc + Energy and Sustainable Design

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Community Calendar THURS.-FRI. June 30/July 1

THURSDAY June 30 MEADOWLANDS RIVER TOUR • The Roaring Fork Conservancy leads a guided river walk along the Roaring Fork River and Castle Creek on Meadowlands open space from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Meet at the Benedict Music Tent in West Aspen. Register at roaringfork.org/events. Info: 927-1290.

FRI.-SAT. July 1-2 THEATRE • Camp Chair Productions presents Neil Simon’s “Barefoot in the Park” at the Cardiff School in South Glenwood Springs at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, call 945-6247.

FRIDAY July 1 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Midnight in Paris” (PG-13) at 8 p.m. July 1-7 and “Water for Elephants” (PG-13) at 5:30 July 2-3. CERAMICS • The show “Pairings” concludes at the Carbondale Clay Center, located at the east end of Main Street. LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s in downtown Carbondale presents Echo Monday at 10 p.m. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents Justin Roth (Jacob

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Porchlights (rock, folk, bluegrass) from 9 p.m. to midnight. There’s no cover.

THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre Company concludes its run of “The Trip to Bountiful” at 7:30 p.m. “The Trip to Bountiful,” by Horton Foote, tells the story of an elderly woman who wants to return home to the small town where she grew up, but is consistently stifled from leaving Houston by her daughter-inlaw (portrayed by Valerie Haugen) and an overprotective son (portrayed by Brad Moore). The cast is rounded out by Ariel Gilman, Gerald Delisser, Lana Karp, Olivia Savard and Tripp Watts. The production is directed and designed by Lon Winston. Thunder River Theatre Company is located in downtown Carbondale (west of the Dinkel Building). Ticket info: thunderrivertheatre.com.

SAT.-SUN. July 2-3 ARTIST VISITS • Richard Fitzgerald pays his annual visit to the Redstone Art Center from 1 to 4 p.m. Recognized as one of the finest wood turners in the country, Fitzgerald’ was a featured artist in the annual Governor’s Art Show in April. His show continues through September. Info: Bev Goss at 963-3790.

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SATURDAY July 2 HIDDEN GEMS HIKES • Another Wilderness Workshop Hidden Gems hike takes place on Huntsman Ridge (Hayes Creek) near McClure Pass at 8 a.m. The fairly steep ascent opens up panoramic views. For registration and info: whiteriverwild.org

LIVE MUSIC • Pianist/singer John Riger plays Fin’s in downtown Glenwood Springs every Saturday night through the summer.

SUNDAY July 3

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

LIVE MUSIC • Steve Earle (and the Dukes and Duchesses) plays the PAC3 in Carbondale at 7 p.m. Info: 925-1663.

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LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s presents Julie Newmark & the Highlifes at 10 p.m.

MONDAY July 4 LIVE MUSIC • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce at Sopris Park in a free concert at Sopris Park at 7 p.m. The concert is part of other CCAH’s other hol-

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Strang Ranch, Carbondale, Colorado Food and Craft Fair • Downtown Concert, BBQ & Street Fair • Spinning, Lamb Cooking & Painting Demonstrations • Celebrate Colorado’s Ranching Heritage • Volunteer

FIREFLIES & ORCHIDS • The Roaring Fork Conservancy takes folks on a firefly and wild orchid tour of Filoha Meadows (between Carbondale and Redstone) from 7 to 9 p.m. Registration is required at roaringfork.org/events. Info: 927-1290. Tours are also offered at the same time on July 7 and 13. TRAIL WORK • Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers does trail work on the Ute Trail in Aspen every Tuesday through July. Work begins at 4 p.m. but volunteers can join at any time throughout the early evening. Tools, instruction and beverages are provided. Info: 927-8241.

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FARMER’S MARKET • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market at Fourth and Main St. continues from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’s music, new vendors and old favorites, plus fish, prepared food, flowers and more. The market is sponsored by American National Bank and runs through Oct. 5. FURTHER OUT page 11

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WYLY RSVP • The Wyly Community Art Center in Basalt holds its seventh annual gala event “Flower Power,” hosted by Charles and Dee Wyly at their ranch at Little Woody Creek, on July 21. The deadline to RSVP is July 7. The evening includes an al fresco din-

ner, music from the 1960s-70s and silent auction. Period dress is encouraged. Sponsorship and tickets are available at wylyarts.org. HPC MEETS • Carbondale’s Historic Preservation Commission meets the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

Ongoing FARMER’S MARKET • The Fresh Fridays Farmer’s Market is held behind the Redstone Company Store every Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. Info: 963-3408. SAILING • The Aspen Yacht Club holds sailboat races at Ruedi Reservoir on Sundays through the summer. The club’s facility has vehicle parking, boat storage, a mast raising yard arm, club house, camping lawn, volleyball court, fire pit, beach, 60 boat slips, rigging dock & concrete launch ramp, porta

potties and two rescue boats. Info: aspenyachtclub.com.

CMC SHOW OPENS • The Colorado Mountain College Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs shows the work of Basalt artist Michael Raaum. The show features 28 abstract impressionist paintings and continues through July 27. Raaum is a full-time counselor and art instructor at CMC’s Aspen campus. The gallery is located at 831 Grand Ave. Info: 947-8367.

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CLAY CENTER OPENS NEW SHOW • The Carbondale Clay Center opens “Atmospheric Fired 2011.” The show is a nationally juried, invitational exhibit featuring more than 40 ceramic artists.

MONDAY July 4 FREE CONCERT • Symphony in the Valley gives a free concert at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs at 8 p.m. Conductor Carlos Elias will lead the community orchestra in popular favorites from Sousa, Copland and other American composers. Fireworks

will follow the concert, and Two Rivers Park provides a good location for viewing the aerial show. VETS INVITED TO MARCH • All U.S. military veterans, locals and visitors are invited to walk with the Tribute to our Veterans entry in Aspen’s Fourth of July parade. Meet at Paepcke Park at 11:15 a.m. Rides are available by calling ahead. Info: 927-4194.

WEDNESDAY July 6 LIVE MUSIC • Matt Haslett & the Tippetts (Coffee house originals) plays White House Pizza from 7 to 10 p.m.

The Carbondale and Basalt fire districts held joint swift-water rescue training sessions last weekend on the Crystal and Frying Pan rivers. Shown here is Basalt Police Chief Roderick O’Connor playing a victim catching a rope thrown by Frank Nadell (not shown) of the Carbondale Fire District. Photo by Julie Albrecht

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Steve Earle brings the Dukes (and Duchesses) to PAC3 Lots of Roaring Fork Valley folks know singer/songwriter Steve Earle primarily through Carbondale Community Access radio station KDNK, so here are a few things you might not know about him: • He performed Townes Van Zandt’s “Colorado Girlâ€? on the Late Night With David Letterman show; • “Washington Square Serenadeâ€? won a Grammy for him in the Folk category in 2007 (one of three such awards to his credit); • His ďŹ rst novel, titled“I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive,â€? was published earlier this year by Houghton Mifin Harcourt. “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Aliveâ€? is also the title of Earle’s current CD/DVD/ album (180 gram vinyl), some of which he’ll be performing when he plays PAC3 in the Third Street Center at 7:30 p.m. on July 3. After many years of touring solo and

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acoustically worldwide, Earle is touring with The Dukes (and Duchesses) featuring Allison Moorer. A protĂŠgĂŠ of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, Earle quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jennings, Travis Tritt, The Pretenders, Joan Baez and others. The year 1986 saw the release of his debut record, “Guitar Town,â€? which shot to No. 1 on the country charts and immediately established the term “New Country,â€? according to Earle’s Web site. What followed was a varied array of releases including the biting hard rock of“Copperhead Roadâ€?(1988), the minimalist beauty of “Train A Comin’â€? (1995), the politically charged“Jerusalemâ€?(2002) and the Grammy Award winning albums “The Revolution

Starts ... Nowâ€? (2004), “Washington Square Serenadeâ€? (2007) and “Townesâ€? (2009).“I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive,â€? is Earle’s 14th studio album. Earle is a strong supporter of labor unions. His songs “Harlan Manâ€? and “The Mountainâ€? are two-track digital singles with all proďŹ ts beneďŹ ting The America Votes Labor Unity Fund, according to his Web site. Originally appearing on Earle’s critically acclaimed 1999 bluegrass album with the Del McCoury Band (“The Mountainâ€?), both “Harlan Manâ€? and “The Mountainâ€? depict life as a card-carrying union miner. “Harlan Manâ€? features the lyric “I’m a union man, just like my daddy and all my kin, I took a union stand, no matter what the company said, I got me two good hands, and just as long as I’m able I won’t give in.â€? “Unions are a fundamental component of democracy throughout the free world,â€?

Earle said. Most Steve Earle fans in Carbondale probably know about his pro-union philosophy from his recordings. The town has a fairly high number of radio-listening folks who don’t own a television set or limit their viewing to the History Channel, however, so some might not know this about Earle: He appeared in the critically acclaimed series “The Wire� and “Treme,� playing a streetmusician character named Harley.

life, Vance Grenko, in 1947. Together they moved to Aspen in 1962 with their two daughters and bought Hillside Lodge where she made every guest feel like family. She was a grand lady who extended her family well beyond her two daughters. From 1968 until she retired in 1980, she managed the North of Nell building. Ellen was wildly creative. She was a talented silversmith and worked in stained glass. She was an avid card player, especially quiddler, cribbage and bridge. While she was

always competitive; in later years she enjoyed trouncing Vance at gin rummy. She was a voracious reader and shared her talents in cooking and baking with anyone who wanted to learn. Ellen was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Vance. She is survived by her loving daughters, Vicki (Chris) Peterson and Toni Grenko of Carbondale, and her grandson Vance (Crystal) McKenzie of BroomďŹ eld, Colo. Loved and respected by everyone who

knew her, Ellen will be deeply missed by her family and the many friends whose lives she touched. A celebration of life will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13 in the barn at River Valley Ranch, 333 River Valley Ranch Dr. in Carbondale. In lieu of owers, send donations in her name to Homecare and Hospice of the Valley, PO Box 3768, Basalt, CO 81621 or the Colorado Talking Book Library, 180 Sheridan Blvd., Denver, CO 80226.

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Community Briefs Rotary holds restaurant draw The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club of the Roaring Fork Valley holds a restaurant draw at Mi Casita at noon on Aug. 18. Between now and then, anyone can buy tickets for a drawing that offers a first place prize of $500 in gift certificates, $250 in gift certificates and $150 in gift certificates. Denominations range from $20 to $75. Restaurants include: Bella Mia, Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli, Hesita, Mi Casita, Phat Thai, The Pour House, Russets, Six89, Smoke, Blend, the Pullman, Zheng, Down Valley Tavern, White House pizza, El Pollo Rico, Fine Line Bar & Grill, Konnyaku, El Horizonte, Peppino’s, Red Rock Diner, Village Smithy, Mi Casita, and Bejin Tokyo. Drawing tickets ($10 each or three for $20) are available at Alpine Bank, Mi Casita or from any Mt. Sopris Rotary Club member. Proceeds benefit local charities.

Chamber looking for action pics The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is holding a photo contest that depicts area biking or rafting action. Four prizes are up for grabs, with a grand prize of: a Glenwood Canyon Resort gift certificate good for one express zip ride. Second prize is a RFTA prize pack, water bottle, lip balm, keychain flashlight, T-shirt and drawstring pack. Third and fourth prizes are Bonedale hats. Contestants must be 18 years old and reside in the United States. The contest ends June 30 at 3 p.m. For more info, go to facebook.com/Carbondale or call 963-1890.

Stacey Evans was one of more than 40 folks who stretched out on Sunday for True Nature Healing Arts’ weekly yoga session. The sessions are free and take place (in the shade on the west side of the park) from 5 to 6 p.m. It’s for all levels. Photo by Lynn Burton

Edwards, Stranahan teach clay Jan Edwards and Michael Stranahan teach a Carbondale Clay Center class in tiles and hand built forms (functional and sculptural). The class is for teens and adults of all levels and runs July 5-8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For details, call 963-2529. In other news from the Carbondale Clay Center, there’s still room in most children’s and teen classes. Bring a friend and you get a discount.

Carbondale Community School benefits from EMU Proceeds from the Eco Climb-It Challenge in Snowmass Village, slated for July 1, go to four local schools, including the Carbondale Community School, according to a press release. The 3,000-vertical-foot uphill race is part of the EMU Eco Music Festival and the registration fee is $25. The race starts at 9 a.m. For details, to go emufestival.com. Money donated to the Carbondale Community School goes to fund appliances for their school lunch program to make it more energy efficient and eco-friendly, said the press release.

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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION SERVICES

Carbondale, Colorado JUNE 27, 2011

The Town of Carbondale is soliciting proposals from qualified professional landscape construction/installation companies to install landscaping and irrigation systems at the intersection of Main Street/Snowmass Drive/County Road 100. The plant list contains 8 trees; 23 deciduous shrubs; 12 evergreens; 238 ornamental grasses; and, 1,054 perennials. Sealed proposals will be received at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado 81623 until 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 11, 2011. Any proposals received after this time will be returned to the proposer unopened.

The Planting Plans and Details may be obtained at Town Hall between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Questions should be directed to Larry Ballenger, Director of Public Works 970-963-2733 or by email at lballenger@carbondaleco.net.

The Town reserves the right to award to the best bid based on a consideration of cost, contractor’s qualifications and experience. The Town reserves the right to reject all or portions of any or all proposals; to waive irregularities and technicalities; to re-advertise or to proceed to provide the service in the best interest of the Town. The Town of Carbondale may, at its sole discretion, modify or amend any and all provisions herein.

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“Black Bill” and Nettie Smith – Facebook icons Memoirs of a River… Up the Crystal By Charlotte Graham Sponsored by the Mt. Sopris Historical Society William Alton Smith and Nettie Laura Ward became “I thee wedd’s” in 1891.Their would-have-been 120th anniversary was honored recently as “faces” on a brand new Facebook page for the recently formed 4 Rivers Historical Alliance (FRHA). “That was the idea,” said Cindy Hines, director of the Frontier Historical Society and one of the founders of FRHA. “when we thought of what ancestral family’s lineage most encompassed the communities represented, it was Bill and Nettie.” The Frontier Historical Society in Glenwood Springs is, as is our own Mt. Sopris Historical Society, a participant in the 4 Rivers Historical Alliance, a composite of eight to 10 historical societies from New Castle, Rifle, Eagle, Glenwood Springs, Cardiff, Carbondale, Aspen, Redstone and Marble.

Bill and Nettie’s trail As Cindy explained, which all our historical groups in this area have learned, many of our early pioneer families crisscrossed all over the Western Slope and especially our Roaring Fork/Crystal valleys. It turns out Bill and Nettie have an interesting tale — and trail — to follow. I settled into a research desk in the basement of the Frontier Museum, to find out the Smith family life and connections around here. They began circa 1880. First thing I learned is that Bill’s early childhood was pretty rough, much like my own great-granddad’s. Born in 1860 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Bill was a runaway child at age 11 after shooting at his tyrant stepfather. Young Billy didn’t look back to see where the lead landed. He kept running ‘til he got to Dodge City, Kansas. He may have invented the saying “time to get outta Dodge” because he ended up tagging along on a cattle drive on the Chisholm Trail that expanded his horizons from Abilene, Kansas through Oklahoma and Texas. At the age of 20 in 1880, and by then “hard as flint,” Bill became a freighter, driving four and six-horse teams. He ended up one day in Schofield at the headwaters of the Crystal River. Bill helped build the Schofield mining and smelter industries and was eventually lured downstream to Crystal City and then into Marble and on down to Ashcroft.

First comes love Bill’s true love was horses, cattle and wide-open spaces. That roaming life eventually led to Bill becoming the pool boss for the Divide Creek Cattlemen Association and pretty soon, he settled down, more or less, on Mamm Creek on the Grand River. He put his boots down in the pioneer soci-

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ety and became the favorite caller for the dance quadrilles in the New Castle area where a beautiful young teenager named Nettie played mandolin tunes at country dances. Not that all that dancing and music softened Bill up any, though. He was still a frontiersman – a force yet untamed. Until he met his match-and his past came back to haunt him.

Then comes jail Here in the story enters one Jasper Ward who resided in Garfield County and was the first settler to file (aka homestead) on land that became New Castle. Weighing in at “a tenth of a ton,” over 6feet tall and lean as a rail, Jasper (Jack) Ward was a famous frontiersman of the day, an Indian fighter and guide who was fearless and aggressive, especially during his drinking spells. Jasper’s reputation as a “bad-man” gunman put fear in the hearts of the meek and mild, especially when they heard stories floating around about a big gunfight in Tin Cup that Ward had been in the middle of one night. They said 100 shots were fired before he was captured and paid his fine. Yes, just a fine. Turning over some hard-earned cash in those days must have had a sobering effect on Jasper. For a while, some say about four years, he became a preacher, got married and had three daughters and three sons, one of whom was our aforementioned Nettie. Poetically, Jasper also became a justice of the peace and was all too happy to catch a young ruffian who was a darn good shot but had been irritating the heck out of Jasper for shooting out those brand new street lights all over town. He tossed his young antagonist into the pokie, where little Nettie delivered meals to her future husband. Jasper Ward died in 1887 trying to quell the Ute wars. He had become a good friend of Colorow, a Ute Indian leader. Later, Nettie became close with a Ute woman who gave a birth blanket for her first baby, Annie Elsie in the fall of 1893. Annie Elsie became a Fenton of Glenwood Springs. The youngest, Ida, became the wife of another legendary pioneer, Elmer Bair (who lived for many years on Carbondale).

state in 1914 (a previous “Memoir” story) Sunlight closed and the Smiths moved up to Marble. Bill worked in the marble mill and had a blacksmith shop. He carried mail from Marble to Crystal, which must be where son-inlaw Elmer Bair got the idea of hauling mail later on, as I have shared before a story about his mail carrier days in Volume 1 of Memoirs of A River. Ironically, Bill ended up where he started, at the headwaters of the Crystal River where he operated the old sawmill he had helped build some 20 years earlier. After a couple tough winters shoveling massive snow slides over the Devil’s Punchbowl, Bill decided to buy a retirement home for Nettie on Eighth Street in Glenwood Springs. When Nettie died in 1928 at the age of 53, Bill returned to Marble where he operated his blacksmith shop, carried mail and operated a dray and freight service until he died in 1936 at the age of 76. His Marble home was destroyed in the 1941 Carbonate Creek flood. For more on this story, go to: marbledweller.com.

The 4 Rivers Historical Alliance is using “Black Bill” and Nettie Smith on its Facebook page. The pair met when Nettie brought “Black Bill” meals while he was residing in her dad’s jail in New Castle; they were married in 1891. At various times, Bill worked at the mill in Marble and carried mail from Marble to Crystal. Nettie died in 1928 at the age of 53. Bill died in 1936 at the age of 76. Photo courtesy the 4 Rivers Historical Alliance.

Why the icons? By 1890, Bill was hired on as Ward’s wagon master and became one of the family when he and Nettie married in 1891. He was famous for his “Black Bill’s Base Camp” and must have been the inspiration for Western movies of the day because he was known for his habit of whistling songs on the open range. Bill and Nettie settled on Ashley Creek, north of Vernal, Utah, smack in the middle of the Hole-In-The Wall gang headquarters. When their family grew to four girls, Bill figured it was time to return to New Castle and had a job waiting for him as pool boss for the Garfield Creek Cattlemen’s Association. In 1912, Bill went to work at the Sunlight Coal Mine (outside of Glenwood Springs) as a boiler master. After the Ludlow Massacre in the southern part of the

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Smiles help light up Sopris Music Fest The Sopris Music Fest, organized by Steve Standiford, delivered tunes and smiles at Fourth Street Plaza and other venues around town June 24-26. Below and right, Steve Skinner and band mate Louis Girardot helped launch Friday night’s action.

Clockwise from right: Shannon O’Gara-Standiford and Mustang Molly Irwin (left and right), Betsy McMichael and her son, and All the Pretty Horses drummer Aaron Taylor. Photos by Jane Bachrach and Lynn Burton

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Fourth of July continued om page 3 will follow at 7 p.m. Jon Pareles of the New York Times said, “She has the voice: bruised, smoky and ornery, right at home where country and soul meet. ‌ She has the melodies and the timing ‌ she’s irresistible.â€? KDNK will broadcast the McNally show live.

No ďŹ reworks, ever? Citing safety issues and personnel considerations, the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District will not shoot off Fourth of July ďŹ reworks this year and probably won’t in years to come. “That’s probably it (shooting of ďŹ reworks),â€? said Fire Chief Ron Leach. “We kinda ran out of places to do it and keep it safe.â€? For years, the Carbondale ďŹ re district shot off ďŹ reworks from White Hill near St. Mary of the Crown Catholic Church at the southeast side of town, although in some years the pyrotechnic displays were cancelled due to dry conditions and ďŹ re dangers. After Crystal River Elementary School was built at the base of White Hill, the ďŹ re district moved the ďŹ reworks launch site between the softball ďŹ elds and high school after hot embers burned holes in the roof of the new building. Leach said the new location still presented problems because viewers were attracted to

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Discovering the prairie: four unwasted days Time is a funny thing. That night we ended up at the The last place I expected or Budget Host off the freeway exit wanted to spend four days where four of the seven buildings this June was in a town that were boarded up. The sign near has been relocated four the bathroom sink said “Cleantimes, was named after a ing fowl is prohibited in this gun-slinging “businessman,” hotel.”It wasn’t bird season anyand was once a major way way, and we didn’t have guns. station on the Pony Express As storm clouds rumbled Line. Not to mention, Julesand spit off in the distance, burg (population 1,400) is Adam and Jessie put on their smack dab in the middle of road biking gear and pedaled the prairie. Or what has beaway. I slipped on a pair of runcome the prairie, as we ning shoes and soon found myknow it: extensive corn and by Cameron Scott self on a gravel road paralleling wheat fields, little dots of the South Fork of the Platte trees indicating homes or water courses, and River, peering into patches of head-high poireally good bird hunting. son ivy and in one moment of startled vertiIn the first moments of our initiation to cality, jumping two feet in the air over what I the prairies we waited for the AAA tow truck later identified as a bull snake. (which also ended up being our mechanic) to The next day as repairs came to a sudden show up and I felt confident in my Roaring halt when the used transmission from a junkFork Conservancy cammo hat that we yard showed up without certain important wouldn’t get hosed. I wandered off the shoul- parts, we walked the 2.5 miles into town and der of the highway into grass: grass that toured two antique stores, three museums, stretched beyond the fence and over the and the Twisted Turtle Liquor Store. But what rolling hills for as far as I could see. When the impressed me more than the four sets of train tow arrived, I talked bird hunting and fishing tracks running through town, the newly until we got to the mechanics.“We’re good,” painted white water tower with a blue Pony I thought.“We’ll be on the road by this after- Express logo on it, or the serenity the locals noon,” said my sister.“Oh man, how much is bestowed upon us, were the songbirds, the a transmission going to cost?” asked Adam. TAILGATE page 18

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ose Clark’s nutcrackers are pretty smart birds says modestly that she’s really just a “five-footWe may be intelligent, but we’re hardly nothing, one-legged girl.” More accurately in the same league as the Clark’s nutcracker, she’s a super-athlete who’s turned herself into a member of the keen Corvidae family. a more-or-less “four-legged girl.” It’s all due to They cache “up to 100,000 nuts in dozens her steely resolve to come back stronger than of different spots at the end of spring, and ever after a horrific car accident maimed her can find them all again up to nine months left foot, leading to an amputation. Afterward, later,”says scienceblogs.com.And the birds Fisher could walk only a short distance before dig up those nuts when snow covers their experiencing excruciating pain, so she opted hiding places. Given birds this clever, for a second amputation just below the knee wildlife biologist John Marzluff wondered “because that’s where the (prosthetic) technolwhether crows, also corvids, could be ogy is.” Now, her left leg sports one of four spetaught to work for the U.S. military, distincialized prosthetics that allow her to walk, guishing between human faces and searchbicycle, rollerblade or run, all of which she can ing for – you guessed it – Osama bin Laden do fast: The first time she tried running with himself, at that time still at large. Marzluff her elegant new racing leg, she clocked a mile won some military funding to test his thein six minutes, 30 seconds. Since then, Fisher ory and discovered that, yes, the crows he has won several world paratriathlon champistudied could learn who’s who, and reBy Betsy Marston onships sponsored by the international member it. If you were the mean guy wearHigh Country News Triathlon Union and hopes to compete in the ing a caveman mask who trapped the birds Paralympic Games.“I think I’m a positive peronce, those birds would recognize you in the same mask several months later. What’s more, the crows son because I’m stubborn,” she says.“I refused to let this beat also passed down that knowledge to their young, so that any- me; being sad stinks ... I mean, it stinks to be disabled. Shoot, body wearing the caveman mask – even if it was worn upside it stinks to be abled. We all get happy and we all get sad. I down – would be scolded and mobbed. Readers were amused choose to be happy.” and horrified at the notion of birdbrains put to military use; one said,“None of my crow friends would ever participate in The West such nonsense; they just cawed their heads off.” Yet animals Ranchers and farmers be warned: Thieves have begun have been shanghaied for military purposes before: Bats were making off with copper parts from center-pivot irrigation sysstudied for their bomb-delivery smarts during World War II, tems, reports Dairy Herd Management. The California Farm and pigeons were trained to steer guided missiles. Bureau Federation recommends parking the rolling pivot sys-

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