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Volume 3, Number 21 | July 7, 2011

Trustees continue VCR to Aug. 16

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

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Nic Scher brought his juggling act downtown and was one of several street entertainers who helped liven up First Friday on July 1. The enhanced First Friday included bicycle-powered rickshaws, a shuttle service and expanded number of business participants all over town. First Friday’s new look will continue through the summer. Photo by Jane Bachrach

y Rich Schierberg’s estimation, he has met with Carbondale town boards 32 times since 2008 to discuss his Village at Crystal River development proposal.

“We need to bring this to an end,” Schierberg told the town trustees on Tuesday night. “I’m prepared to stay until 3 a.m.”

When 3 a.m. finally rolled around, Schierberg and the trustees were long gone and town hall was dark and empty. The trustees and Schierberg did discuss the Village at Crystal River for about two hours though, and seemed to reach consensus on at least one item: most of the trustees are willing to go along with a 4-mil property tax levy on commercial property through the developer’s creation of a metropolitan tax district within the project, and a 1 percent PIF on retail sales in the shopping center.

Last year, Schierberg proposed a PIF of 1 to 1.25 percent after trustees said they would not agree to the creation of a metropolitan district with a 30 mil levy on all property (commercial and residential) within the project’s boundaries. Tuesday night, Schierberg said his new proposal comes after City Market, which has indicated it is interested in moving to Village at Crystal River, told him it would not agree to a 1.25 percent PIF. A PIF (public improvement fee) is similar to a sales tax collected within the shopping center and in this case would be used to pay for on-site infrastructure and off-site improvements such as upgrades to Highway 133 and Main Street.

The Village at Crystal River is a proposed 24acre mixed-use development west of Highway 133 and north of Main Street. Carbondale voters shot down a development proposal from a previous developer on the same parcel several years ago.

After Schierberg’s metro district expert briefed the trustees on the ins and outs of the proposed governmental entity, trustees logged in on the issue.

“I don’t like the PIF, period,” said trustee John Hoffmann. Trustee Frosty Merriott said he’s “OK” with looking at the 4 mil/1 percent PIF proposal, while trustees Elizabeth Murphy and Ed Cortez said they are in favor of it.Trustee Pam Zentmyer said,“A

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Carbondale Commentary

Invasive species threaten nation’s bird populations (Editor’s note: The following piece comes from the Audubon Society Web site at Audubon.org/newsroom).

More than one-quarter of North American bird species are in trouble or decline.

Working with other conservation organizations and using a science-based process, the Audubon Society has identified more than 200 species of birds in America that show either significantly decreasing numbers or restricted range, or face other threats.

The Audubon WatchList includes birds that are restricted in their breeding range, such as the Whiskered Auklet, Elegant Tern, and Millerbird, which are highly vulnerable to introduced invasive predators in their specialized breeding areas.

Other species on the WatchList, such as Bell's Vireo, are experiencing widespread

habitat loss across their range, with invasive species as a contributing factor in their decline. Others, like the Bristle-thighed Curlew, have special vulnerabilities to invasive species. The Bristle-thighed Curlew has a unique flightless molt period, which makes the species particularly vulnerable to introduced predators that can quickly capture the defenseless birds.

Invasive species are one of the most critical threats to our nation’s declining birds.

Invasive species threaten more than one-third of the birds on Audubon’s WatchList. WatchList species are those that face population declines, are threatened by habitat loss on their breeding or wintering grounds, or have limited geographic ranges that heighten their vulnerability to isolated disasters like severe weather or oil spills.

Invasive plants like bufflegrass, Phrag-

Letters

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

Save the Thompson House Dear Editor: It could be said that a community’s worth is rooted in the depth of its character and the richness of its heritage. Carbondale’s pride and dignity are reflected to the outside world as a mirror reflects our image, through the value each of us places in the community, no less than the value we place in our ability as individuals to overcome economic hardship, families to endure personal tragedy or businesses to turn things around when markets change.

Carbondale’s history informs the world of who we were, how we have grown up, and who we have become. It is our moral imperative — the town government, the chamber of commerce, the tourism board, the historical society, and every individual citizen — to collectively band together to preserve this special place we call home. Preservation includes taking care of our most treasured as-

sets, specifically our downtown, our museum, our wild and open spaces, and special and unique places like the historic Thompson House.

I urge the Carbondale Town Trustees to secure the Thompson House’s place in our community’s future by agreeing to give the Mt. Sopris Historical Society ownership and stewardship of that iconic property. The time to act is now, before we have bulldozed our past forever.

Kip Hubbard Board member, Mt. Sopris Historical Society Carbondale

Regarding SkiCo’s spin Dear Editor: In regard to SkiCo's spin on the federal labor law violations, to paraphrase Madeleine Albright when asked about Condi Rice’s performance at the Aspen Music Fes-

mites, and salt cedar are destroying habitat needed by many of America’s fastest-declining birds, including Costa’s Hummingbird, Curve-billed Thrasher, Seaside Sparrow, Abert’s Towhee, and the Elf Owl. The Willapa Bay area along the southwestern coast of Washington contains rich intertidal mudflats and native salt marsh habitats that make it one of the most important stopover sites on the West Coast for Dunlins, Short-billed Dowitchers, and other shorebirds. In the past decade, an invasive weed called smooth cordgrass has destroyed more than 18,000 acres of the Bay’s intertidal mudflats and salt marshes.

Another WatchList species, the Longbilled Curlew, has been declining significantly over the past 150 years largely due to the disappearance of much of its prairie and meadow habitat. On the San Luis Natival: SkiCo plays the piano well, but tells some real whoppers.

When I read that the violations of federal labor law were just “good management,” I was concerned after I fell over laughing.

Has SkiCo learned anything?

At least SkiCo does not shoot protesters for a living wage. SkiCo just bans them from a national forest. An Eagle Scout and a PhD banned from one-third of my hometown, including public lands, under threat of arrest?

As the SkiCo owners should know, it’s simply uncool to fire singers [Chicago Tribune] or ban newspapers from company property simply to stifle a message.

SkiCo has many extremely talented and highly educated people working for it, but SkiCo's well-known arrogance is one of the sad truths of this valley.

Recall my “SkiCo and Barbie” letter: SkiCo’s lawyers quickly informed lawyers that the ban on me from U.S. national forest SkiCo leases will not be dropped for charity and to not write anymore letters. Oops. :) (sic) Does SkiCo really care whether some little guy, some peon, goes to his friend’s charity, Greenaliscious, at The Little Nell? No. But SkiCo wants to send the message: If you speak out, we’ll ban you and you're not Tessa Munson Wood (center) recently shared her Sun with some preschool age children at Kufunda Village in Zimbabwe.

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tional Wildlife Refuge in California, an invasive plant called yellow starthistle is wiping out grasslands and rendering the area unusable for breeding by the curlews.

For more information about Willapa Bay and San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, check out Audubon’s report “Cooling the Hot Spots.”

The Sopris Sun encourages commentaries on issues from those who live and care about them – that’s you, our readers.

Remember: Keep your commentary local and keep it to 700 words, then dispatch it to news@soprissun.com or P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. Don’t forget to tell us your name, phone number, where you live and any other pertinent information about yourself. going to ski in Aspen. And we all love to ski.

SkiCo pays the least paid ($69 per day) on a lesson SkiCo charges $625. More importantly, SkiCo pays $9.25 and $10 per hour in one of the most expensive places in America to retail and lift employees respectively.

Now it’s up to you. We are a community of 8,000 here. Time to make SkiCo forget the bottom line and do the right thing. Love your neighbor. Walk the walk. Pay a living wage to our most vulnerable citizens.

We can only dream.

Lee Mulcahy, PhD Aspen

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Toly’s Mountain Fair poster celebrates C’dale roots

By Nicolette Toussaint Special to the Sopris Sun To create this year’s poster, the Mountain Fair organizers fired up the Way Back machine, asking Carbondale artist John Toly to get out his paintbrushes to commemorate the event’s 40th anniversary. The last time Toly created a Mountain Fair image – a pair of dancing feet emblazoned in green on a butter-yellow Tshirt – Jimmy Carter was in the White House and a gallon of gas cost 65 cents.

John Toly incorporated three iconic images for the 40th “This time, I wanted a Carbondale Mountain Fair poster and T-shirt (right). design that would say three Toly’s only other Mountain Fair design graced the event’s things,” Toly said. “I wanted T-shirt in the mid-1970s – back when gasoline was 65 it to be about Carbondale, cents a gallon. The fair takes place at Sopris Park on July about mountains, and about 29-31. Photo by Lynn Burton the fair. So what icons represent those ideas? The mountain is easiest, of course. It’s Sopris. But how do you visually say Carbondale? And how do you represent the fair? That’s difficult. In past, the posters showed someone dancing or musical notes, or maybe the artist showed the booths. But this is the 40th year, and I wanted it to be special.”

The fair’s organizer, the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities (CCAH), wanted it to be special too. CCAH has traditionally held a contest to select the Mountain Fair’s annual poster design. But this year, CCAH departed from the contest to honor both Toly and the Fair’s anniversary.

Toly’s inspiration came from a celebratory gesture: “When it’s your 40th, someone hands a bunch of flowers to you.” Hence, his poster features a bouquet bursting forth from the town as seen from Mushroom Rock on Red Hill.

To communicate the joy of the fair, Toly wanted “bright, fresh colors,” and this time around, he got them. Back in 1970s, technological limitations and printing costs limited artists to one-color designs. But this year’s design is as colorful as the summer wildflowers springing up all over Carbondale.

Toly, who has lived in Carbondale since 1974, and who grew up in Wyoming, has exhibited his watercolor paintings in both Carbondale and in galleries in Aspen.

“I had several one-man shows in the Dinkel Building,” Toly recalls. “There was a space there that we called ‘the Black Hole.’ I had to cross that space to get to my apartment. It was upstairs, above a bar that was called the Nugget. That space is now Steve’s Guitars.

I put lights in the Black Hole and showed my work there.”

Heating technology has improved considerably since the Dinkel Building was erected in the 1890’s and since Toly’s time. Toly lived there rent-free in return for stoking the coal boiler that heated not only the building, but also the whole block.

Toly remembers that he trundled roughly 60 tons of coal via wheelbarrow to that boiler every winter. He could not wander far from the building because the fire would soon go out. ”I had to be there all the time. And I also had to shovel out all of the ashes left from burning all that coal.”

In 1990, Toly bought an old Carbondale church building and began restoring it. Today, its large open interior is decorated with bougainvillea and tropical greenery. A large barrel filled with gold and white koi greets visitors near the door, and large, handsome watercolors on the walls recall the six months Toly spent living in Maui, as well as time spent

Fair Affairs:

Mountain Fair sends folks scavenging The 40th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair (July 29-31) is throwing a retro T-shirt scavenger hunt starting July 8 and ending at 3 p.m. on July 30, according to Fair spokeswoman Maura Masters.

“There’ll be great prizes for participants who pick up game cards and clues, and hunt for Mountain Fair T-Shirts at different business throughout Carbondale, the CCAH office in the Third Street Center, online at: carbondalearts.com, at CCAH Summer of Music events, on KDNK public radio, in the Sopris Sun community newspaper and occasionally leaked on Facebook.”

Added Mountain Fair Director Amy Kimberly: “We want to build excitement for this

year’s Fair, and who doesn’t love those old T-Shirts?”

Various businesses throughout Carbondale will house T-shirts from the last 40 years.

Prizes go to hunters who find all of them, complete their game card and enter to win at the Mountain Fair Information Booth. The Grand Prize is a pair of VIP tickets to the Jazz Aspen Labor Day fest worth $2,500.

Other prizes include PAC3 tickets and more.

Locals Gallery seeks artists Carbondale Mountain Fair is accepting artists for its Locals Gallery. Two and threedimensional work will be accepted but space is limited and the work is juried. The cost is $50 per artist; the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities receives a 15 percent commission on sales. Partici-

in living in the Crystal and Roaring Fork valleys.

The building’s handsome, white interior, with its vaulting ceilings and radiant heated floor, bears almost no resemblance to what it was when Toly moved in. Living in just two finished rooms – the only part of the building that was habitable – Toly spent many months “working as an assistant” to a friend who actually had the skills necessary to complete the remodeling job. “If anyone knew how much work it was going to be, they would never start such a project,” he added dryly.

Getting back to this year’s Mountain Fair poster, CCAH is thinking about offering a special commemorative version of the workhorse that folks will see around town.“We are researching the possibility,” said Fair director Amy Kimberly. “It would be about $25 (each) if we can make it happen.” pating artists help set up and break down the booth and work two-hour volunteer shifts. The application can be downloaded at carbondalearts.com. For details, e-mail ccah@sopris.net or call 963-1680.

Drum circle rounding up volunteers Once again the Mother of All Drum Circles will open the 40th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair in Sopris Park at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 29. “This facilitated circle of hundreds of people typically sets the tone of unity within diversity by bringing all together in one harmonious synchronized and embellished pulse -- the rhythm of the One,” said drum circle founder Laurie Loeb.

Loeb said she is seeking volunteers for the following tasks: • Pre and post drum circle (two people):

packing/unpacking, loading/unloading, transport, set up/break down drums and equipment (2:15 to 3:15 p.m. and 5:15 to 6:15).

• During the drum circle (four people, trading off with each other so everyone can drum): stand outside the edge of the circle to distribute instruments as people arrive and gather up instruments at the end, and keep a watchful eye for "wandering" instruments (3:30 to 5:30 p.m.)

Drum circle drummers are asked to bring their own percussion instrument, although a limited number of drums and small hand percussion instruments will be provided.

To sign up, e-mail Loeb at lloeb@rof.net.

Those who put in four hours at the drum circle receive a Friend of the Fair T-shirt.

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

SUNDAY June 26 At 7:17 p.m. police received a complaint of a band playing at Fat Belly burgers on Main Street. An ofďŹ cer contacted the band who said they could not turn down the music further so they decided to stop playing.

SUNDAY June 26 at 2:27 a.m. an ofďŹ cer observed an intoxicated man walking near Casual Culture and gave him a ride home.

Anita Witt treated her friends to a show with her new horse Trigger earlier in the week. Witt lives on Missouri Heights and splits her time between the Roaring Fork Valley and Texas.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

TUESDAY June 28 at 10:16 a.m. a Carbondale resident reported a man confronted him over a Hidden Gems sticker on his vehicle at the Cowen Center. Police later located the alleged offender and gave him a citation for harassment.

TUESDAY June 28 at 10:30 p.m. police responded to a complaint about a loud party on Keator Road. The partiers agreed to keep things down.

WEDNESDAY June 29 at 6:27 p.m. an ofďŹ cer contacted the driver of a van who ran a stop sign on Roaring Fork Avenue near the middle school. It turned out the driver was 14 and her mom was giving her a driving lesson. The ofďŹ cer told the mom the girl is too young for driving lessons and too young for a learner’s permit, and gave her a verbal warning.

THURSDAY June 30 at 1:45 a.m., an ofďŹ cer put a ticket on a vehicle on Wheel Circle for blocking the sidewalk.

THURSDAY June 30 at 5:24 a.m., an ofďŹ cer put a ticket on a Texas vehicle for blocking the sidewalk on Barber Drive.

THURSDAY June 30 at 6:51 p.m., police gave a trespass warning to a transient at the Gateway RV park and asked him to leave the boat ramp area.

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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for SKATEPARK DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES Carbondale, Colorado July 7, 2011

The Town of Carbondale is soliciting proposals from qualified professional skate park design/construction companies to design and build a poured-in- place concrete “beginner� skate park as a Phase 2 addition to the existing North Face Skate Park.

Sealed proposals will be received at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado 81623 until 4:00 p.m., Monday, August 1, 2011.

A copy of the Request For Proposal may be obtained at Town Hall. Questions should be directed to Jeff Jackel, Recreation Director, at 970-704-4114, or by email at jjackel@carbondaleco.net.

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GrassRoots branches out at the î‚Šird Street Center

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Right now, the former Carbondale Elementary School kitchen in the Third Street Center is nothing but hard concrete oors, tile walls, exposed ceiling pipes and wires, and dust. By next December though, GrassRoots TV hopes to have ďŹ lled the space with television broadcast equipment, video cameras, a studio, ofďŹ ce and other elements required for community members to produce their own TV shows. “It’s pretty complicated (setting up the facility),â€? said GrassRoots Director John Masters “We need to make sure we do it right.â€?

To help fund the $300,000 Third Street Center project, the Aspen-based GrassRoots is holding a family-friendly fund-raiser (GrassGames) at Sopris Park on July 16 featuring games for kids and adults, live music, barbecue and beer garden.

Masters said the community TV station doesn’t expect to raise anywhere near the $300,000 it eventually must raise for the Third Street Center studio, “but it’s important for us to be able to demonstrate to donors and grant (sources) that the community wants to see this facility.�

Most folks who live or have lived upvalley are familiar with GrassRootsTV. The station, founded in 1971, is the nation’s ďŹ rst community television station. Any member of the public is welcome to produce their own TV show or special program. A sampling from the July 5 schedule

“Coming soon.� That’s what the GrassRoots banner in the Third Street Center says. The community TV station’s Carbondale satellite will be located across the hall from the School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and next to PAC3. Photo by Lynn Burton included “This Week at the Aspen Music Festival,� “Medicine in the Mountains,� and “The Locals Show.�

For years, GrassRoots’ broadcast range stopped at the Ranch at Roaring Fork between Carbondale and El Jebel. In May, the station expanded its range on Channel 82 to Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.

When the Third Street Center studio is operational, programming “will be up to the

public,� Masters said.

With the expansion, the station reaches more than 17,000 cable households with more than 50,000 viewers, according to a May 7 article in the Aspen Daily News.

Transforming an industrial kitchen into a TV studio is a bit more challenging than a typical remodel. For one thing, the kitchen’s tile walls aren’t going anywhere, so GrassRoots is asking the public for egg cartons to

apply to the walls to deaden the room and improve its acoustics. The ultimate goal is to paint the egg cartons and create a mosaic.

As for the upcoming GrassGames, the action for kids and adults will include a whifeball homerun contest, fricket (a cross between Frisbee and cricket), bocce ball, Pooh stick (in the park ditch) and more games at a buck a crack.

Prizes will be awarded.

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Boy Scouts assist Joplin victims Liam Kelly from Carbondale Boy Scout Troop 235 recently organized a team to travel to Joplin, Missouri to help rebuild a church gazebo damaged by the recent tornado. Caleb Begly of Marble and Robbie Thompson of Carbondale both thought the trip was a good idea so they signed up.

The idea started when Kelly contacted Boy Scout Troop 39 in Joplin so see if there was anything local Scouts could do to help. Kelly, Begly and Thompson ended up working in Joplin from June 26-30 and besides helping with the gazebo, they helped clean up debris and sorted donations from four semi-trailer truck trailers.

In all, four members of Troop 39 lost their homes and one boy was critically injured.

It’s time to think “time capsule” Folks over at the Mt. Sopris Historical Society are in the early stages of figuring out what to put into a time capsule to be opened in 75 to 100 years. One possible resting place for the capsule would be the as-yet unbuilt new Gordon Cooper Library, according to historical society board president Linda Criswell. The last major time capsule was placed behind the Masons plaque at Carbondale Town Hall in the 1990s.

Dog park update Live burlesque comes to Carbondale in the form of “Viva La Woman” at PAC3 on July 15-16. This troop is comprised of local ladies, not all of whom are shown here. Tickets are available at Dos Gringos. The Sopris Sun will run a story on this one next week. Photo

by Jane Bachrach

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OPENINGS Town of Carbondale Volunteer Boards & Commissions Planning & Zoning Commission

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A detailed description of the Planning and Zoning Commission is available on the Town website, www.carbondalegov.org / Municipal Code / Title 18 Zoning: 18.60.020.

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Thanks to the pit-bull-like persistence of town trustee Ed Cortez, there is now a trashcan SCUTTLEBUTT page 7

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Garden Center Carbondale 12744 Highway 82 • 963-1731 Monday - Saturday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM Sunday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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A detailed description of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals is available on the Town website, www.carbondalegov.org / Municipal Code / Title 18 Zoning: 18.60.025.

Parks & Recreation Commission

1 Opening

For further information, please contact Jeff Jackel, 963-2733, ext 214.

Tree Board

3 openings

See the Tree Board website for further information, www.carbondaletree.org.

Environmental Board

2 Openings

A detailed description of the Environmental Board is available on the Town website, www.carbondalegov.org

Historic Preservation Commission

2 Openings

A detailed description of the Historic Preservation Commission is available on the Town website, www.carbondalegov.org

Carbondale Public arts Commission

3 Openings

A detailed description of the Public Arts Commission is available on the Town website, www.carbondalegov.org

Applications will be accepted until July 8th, 2011 APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT CARBONDALE TOWN HALL Or on the Town Website www.carbondalegov.org Thank you for your interest in volunteering for Carbondale!

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Scuttlebutt continued om page 6 at the north end of the Carbondale Nature Park (aka the Delaney dog park). The new trashcan is handy for dog walkers who have not yet trained their dogs to doo-doo their business at the entrance of the park, close to several receptacles.

Remember when A Third Street Center guy reports that when Howard Berkman used to play his blues guitar at the old Ship of Fools (now Hestia, sort of), he and two or three other guys used to grab gallon-size pickle cans out of the kitchen and help Berkman on the rhythm side. Berkman didn’t appreciate the

impromptu rhythm section however, because the guys did not actually possess very good rhythm in the first place and in the second place, they’d been drinking.

Why bring up Howard Berkman, the Ship of Fools and pickle cans now? Because the same guy in question, acting on another TSC person’s suggestion, might bring some empty five-gallon plastic buckets like the ones that accumulate at the TSC to the Mountain Fair drum circle to bang on. If you’d like to join this section of the drum circle, find the TSC guy who knows about where they are or locate your own five-gallon plastic bucket. Please: no one-gallon pickle cans. Berkman might be there.

Slow down

The Carbondale Renegade Marching Band plans to reprise its wildly successful Fourth of July show and perform at Mountain Fair and Potato Days. In order to do this performing in the appropriate style, the all-renegade band is looking for musicians,

Colorado Mountain College has named Joe Maestas as CEO of the Roaring Fork and Aspen campuses.

Maestas, who started with the college as a counselor, said “My vision is to help bring together all the locations along the Roaring Fork River corridor in a collaborative way, so we can all be more consistent in providing and sharing resources. This will help us to better serve our students.”

Whether in the desert, at the beach or in the mountains, she always took time to intently study everything around her.

Conny first came to Colorado as a summer cook on a trail ride. She ended up enjoying the mountains and moved to Denver where she held several jobs, most notably teaching special education. While in Denver she met her husband Albert Erhard. They were married on Nov. 22, 1961.

Conny and Albert shared a love of the mountains and would spend most of their free time hiking, skiing, hunting and backpacking throughout the mountains of Colorado. In 1974, they moved to a farm near

Parachute with their two young boys, George and Eben. This was her home for nearly 30 years and she became an avid vegetable gardener as well as an active member of numerous community organizations. She also raised guide dogs during this time.

In addition to the home outside of Parachute, Conny spent much of her spare time at her cabin in Crystal. She loved the upper reaches of the Crystal River Valley and especially enjoyed the last months of the year in the mountains, often remaining in Crystal, Colorado until November. Her cabin was always a welcome stop for a cup of coffee and spirited conversation for travelers

looking for a break. She was an active member of the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association working to help preserve the country she loved.

In the late stages of her life, Conny divided her time between Crystal and Carbondale, Colorado, and San Manuel, Arizona, and parts in between. The former mining town of San Manuel proved to be an exceptional winter home where she was active in the historical society and as a volunteer at the public library. She was also a regular at the Saturday Farmer’s Market and was often seen riding her bike through town with her dog, Abby, by her side.

A Hendrick Ranch resident reports that a speeder hit an in-flight robin the other day on Holland Drive and killed it dead.

The upshot? Please slow down so that other red, red robins can continue bob, bob bobin’ along.

Renegades request uniforms

uniform parts, flags, instruments and other related items. For details, call Sarah Johnson at 510-0697 or e-mail carbondaleband@gmail.com.

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Obituary Conny Erhard 1929-2011 Conny Erhard passed away peacefully on the evening of May 23, 2011.

Born Constance Elizabeth Leisy in Cleveland, Ohio on Feb. 7, 1929, Conny spent most of her adult life as a resident of Colorado.

Conny was an avid outdoorsman and celebrated all parts of the natural world.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY July 7

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

Info: 963-9996.

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 today. The evening includes an al fresco dinner, 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. at town hall.

FRIDAY July 8 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Midnight in Paris” (PG-13) at 8 p.m., July 8-14.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents Jaden Carlsen & Rob Drabkin. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Bad Willie (classic rock) from 9 p.m. to midnight. There’s no cover.

SATURDAY July 9 FARMER’S MARKET • The Saturday Farmer’s Market takes place on the lawn next to Crystal River Meats (55 N. Fourth St.) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors include Osage Gardens, Avalanche Cheese, Midland Baking and Crystal River Meats.

LIVE MUSIC • Defiance String Band (featuring April Paine, Don Kaufman and John Sommers) plays the Basalt BASH on Midland Avenue from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

SUNDAY July 10 LIVE MUSIC • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities’ Summer of Music series continues in Sopris Park with Big Sam’s Funky Nation. From New Orleans, “Big Sam” Williams plays slide trombone and is a former Dirty Dozen Brass Band member. In 2010, the band toured the U.S. plus France and Greece. The band has also played festivals such as Bonnaroo and South by Southwest, and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The show starts at 7 p.m.

HIDDEN GEMS HIKE • The Wilderness Workshop’s Hidden Gems hikes continues with a horseback ride to Hay Park (near Basalt and Carbondale) beginning at 9 a.m.

The ride goes up the flank of Mt. Sopris.

Info: whiteriverwild.org.

TUESDAY July 12 BLOOD DRIVE • Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs holds its monthly blood drives from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Info: 384-6657.

BOOK CLUB • The Senior Matters book club meets the third Tuesday of the month at the Third Street Center from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Info: 945-7094.

WEDNESDAY July 13 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.

LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza presents

Rich Huttenhower and Eric Gross (acoustic guitar and keyboard) from 7 to 10 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC • Ryan Shupe and the Rubber Band headlines the Summer of Music concert series at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs. Opening act is the Defiance String Band from 5 to 6 p.m. The park is located at 740 Devereux Road (in the eastern end of West Glenwood). It’s free.

Further Out THURSDAY July 14

SUNDAY July 17

HIDDEN GEMS HIKE • This Wilderness Workshop Hidden Gems hike is a full-moon affair to Hay Park (near Basalt and Carbondale) starting at 7 p.m. The hike is a moderate one and the moon is expected to rise. Info: whiteriverwild.org.

CCAH CONCERT • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents the New Familiars (North Carolina) at Sopris Park starting at 7 p.m. The New Familiars play their own style of rock ‘n’ roll with growling harmonies and multi-instrument arrangements.

They’ve been known to switch from backporch hoe down to full-tilt rock at the drop of a guitar pick. It’s free. Info: 963-1680.

SATURDAY July 16 GYMKHANA • A gymkhana will be held at the Gus Darien arena east of town at 1 p.m. on July 16, Aug. 13 and Sept. 17. The club is for equestrians seven and older and the events are barrels, poles, flags and a rotating event.

Volunteers are needed. Info: 274-3223 or 379-9978.

TUESDAY July 19 BIRDING • Rock Bottom Ranch in El Jebel offers a morning birding tour from 6 to 9 a.m. All experience levels are welcome. Info: 927-6760.

SAT.-SUN. July 16-17

THURSDAY July 21

REGATTA • The Aspen Yacht Club holds its annual regatta at Ruedi Reservoir. The club occupies Benedict Bay in a small cove in the middle of the four-mile-long reservoir located 18.6 miles east of Basalt. Info: 963-3223.

TIPPETTS PERFORM • The Tippetts (Shanti Gruber and Megan Goodwin) headline the Bookcliffs Council on Arts and Humanities summer music series from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Sunset Park in Rifle (1100 E. 16th St.).

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GET FIT GET TO WORK! No time to ride outside?

Would you like a great cardio workout?

Want to lose weight or just feel fit?

Crystal Springs Ranch Summer Riding Camp Established 1983

Monday-Friday • 10am-3pm • June 20 - August 19, 2011 Children learn the fundamentals of riding, horse care, and vaulting (gymnastics on the moving horse), while having fun and making new friends.

Campers should bring a sack lunch & beverage Sessions: $95 per day or $425 per week

Call or email: Kathy Weiss (970) 963-1505 • kdwranch@kellin.net Lynn Bopeley (970) 379-3446 • bopeley@yahoo.com Crystal Springs Ranch 1609 County Road 112 • Carbondale, CO 81623 www.crystalspringsranch.net

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COME ON IN TO THE CARBONDALE REC. CENTER AND WORK OUT BEFORE YOU GO TO WORK.

SUMMER INDOOR CYCLING SCHEDULE AT THE REC CENTER Offered by Certified Spinning Instructor, VALERIE GILLIAM and Certified Spinning and Pilates Instructor, LISA RASHBAUM. TUES/TH 6:45 - 8:00 AM 40 minutes cardio followed by 30 minutes stretching and core work $7.00 drop in/$6.00 if you sign up for the month

WED 6:05 - 7:00 AM 55 minutes of cycling fitness fun Class included in membership or $6 drop for in town residents

Contact Valerie Gilliam for more info:

970-948-5877 or valerie@sopris.net

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CCAH SHOW CONTINUES • “Child’s Eye” at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities (in the Third Street Center) continues through the month. The show features 20 young artists ages 9-18 who use digital photography and computers to create original images.

The CCAH R2 Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: 963-1680.

CLAY CENTER SHOW CONTINUES • The Carbondale Clay Center presents the nationally juried show “Atmospheric Fired 2011,” featuring more than 40 ceramic artists. The Carbondale Clay Center is located at the east end of Main Street. Info: 963-2529.

UTE TRAIL WORK • Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers conducts work on the Ute Trail in Aspen Tuesday evenings on July 12, 19, 26. Work on the steep, popular trail will include reinforcing and rebuilding the trail surface in several locations. Work sessions begin at 4 p.m. and continue till dusk, concluding with a free dinner for all participants. Volunteers can show up any time after 4 p.m. to join a work crew call 927-8241.

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 Continues • The Colorado Mountain College Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs presents Basalt artist Michael Raaum. The show features 28 abstract impressionist paintings and continues through July 27. The gallery is located at 831 Grand Ave. Info: 947-8367.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St. YOGA IN THE PARK • True Nature Healing Arts offers yoga in Sopris Park Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m. through August. It’s free and all levels are accepted. Info: 963-9900.

RODEO • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo continues its season at the Gus Darien arena east of town (on County Road 100) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the gate.

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

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

GROUP RUN • Independence Run and Hike at 995 Cowen Drive leads group runs Saturdays at 8:15 a.m. rain or shine. Info: 704-0909.

AL-ANON MEETS • Al-Anon for friends and families of alcoholics meets at the Orchard Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

PIF is not at all something I want to support.”

Mayor Stacey Bernot’s main objection was to Schierberg’s first proposal of the night for a 3-mil levy that would include residential property as well as commercial. Her concern was that such a residential levy within VCR could prompt those residents to vote against a mil levy increase within the town as a whole if one were ever proposed. Schierberg said he had no objection to placing a 4mil levy on commercial property and excluding residential.

As for other VCR issues discussed Tuesday night, Schierberg handed out to trustees and town staffers a spreadsheet concerning sustainability issues such as solar access that was not made available to the press or public. He indicated the spreadsheet clears up any differences between him and the trustees on

the issue.

The trustees continued the Village at Crystal discussion to Aug. 16.

In other business from Tuesday night: Trustees awarded a $164,257 contract to the Carbondale-based Excavation Services for public improvements to the Town Center II project north of the Dinkel Building. Excavation Services was not the low bidder but was within about 7 percent of the lowest bidder (a Grand Junction company). After awarding the bid, trustees instructed staff to draft a policy concerning preferences for local contractors on municipal projects. Of the $164,257 to be paid to Excavation Services, $159,500 is coming from a letter of credit from the Town Center II developer who allowed the property to go into foreclosure several months ago.

Save the date SATURDAY July 16

LIVE MUSIC • Slide guitar player Kraig Kenning performs in a free concert at Redstone Park from 6 to 8 p.m. He blends folk, country and rock. Other Redstone Park shows take place Aug. 6 (Strolling Scones), Aug. 20 (Peter Karp & Sue Foley) and Sept. 4 (the Defiance String Band). The series is sponsored by Bighorn Toyota and others.

Hold the Presses S.A.W. SHOW OPENS • S.A.W. opens the show “Surreal Response” with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 8. The show runs through Aug. 8. S.A.W. is located at the west end of Euclid, just off Highway 133. For details, call 963-0201 or go to sawcarbondale.wordpress.com.

TOUGH ENOUGH FOR PINK • The July 14 Carbondale Wild West Rodeo is a Tough Enough to Wear Pink edition, and 10 percent of the gate receipts will go to the Valley View Hospital Foundation. The rodeo takes place just east of town at the Gus Darien arena and starts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Carbondale, Colorado

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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Celebrating the Fourth Bonedalers celebrated the Fourth of July with a parade, followed by music and various events in Sopris Park. From the top (clockwise): Ananda Banc and the Carbondale Starlettes made their debut with Motown, soul and what one onlooker said was a “stunning” display of choreographed moves; a trombonist in the Carbondale Renegade Marching Band keeps an eye on her sheet music; Brook Le Van (left) brought his own goat (center) to dance with; a mix of kids, puppets, flags and banners led the parade from the east end of Main Street; Barbara Courtney doffed her Uncle Sam hat to give the parade a bigger splash of red, white and blue. Photos by Jane Bachrach and Lynn Burton

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Community Briefs Sheepdog sponsorships available Dog/handler team sponsorships for the 2011 National Sheepdog Finals at Strang Ranch are available for $125 each. Sponsorship benefits include: • Two VIP gate passes for the entire six-day event; • A framed photo of the handler and dog; • Name listed on the National Finals Web site and program; • A tax-deductible receipt.

• Sponsorships are limited. For details, go to sheepdogfinals.com.

The 2011 National Sheepdog Finals will be held Sept. 13-18 and will attract handler/dog teams from around the United States.

donated bikes to fill a container to send to Africa this fall and conducting a fund-raiser during the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Aug. 24.

Volunteer opportunities will be outlined at the two meetings, where short films will be shown and refreshments served. All are welcome. Meetings will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on July 11 at the Red Brick Center is Aspen, and 6 to 7:30 p.m. on 12 at Dos Gringos in Carbondale.

For details, call Mark Stevens 948-3097.

CMC bachelor degree info session Colorado Mountain College holds a series of information sessions on its new bachelor degree programs. The dates and locations are as follows: • July 11 & 27 – Aspen (0255 Sage Way), noon to 1 p.m. on July 11; 6 to 7 p.m. on July 27 (for details, call 925-7740).

• July 13 & 18 – Rifle (3695 Airport Road), 10 to 11 a.m. on July 13; 6 to 7 p.m. on July 18 (for details, call 625-1871).

• July 14 – Carbondale (690 Colorado Ave.), noon to 1 p.m. (for details, call 9632172).

• July 27&28 – Glenwood Springs (1402 Blake Ave.), on July 27 noon to 1 p.m.; 6 to 7 p.m. on July 28 (for details, call 945-7486).

Beginning in the fall, bachelor’s degrees will be offered in business administration and sustainability studies. For details, go to coloradomtn.edu/4year.

Sopris Therapy Services seeks volunteers Sopris Therapy Services is seeking volunteers for its Horses for Heroes programs for recently disabled veterans. There will be a volunteer training from 1 to 3 p.m. on July 10 at Sopris Therapy Services (located at Aspen Equestrian Center in Carbondale).

Veterans will be in Carbondale the weeks of July 10 and August 7. Sopris Therapy Services also offers several other veteran’s programs and other volunteer opportunities to work with children and adults with disabilities. For details, call 704-1037.

B4H looking for volunteers The newly formed Bicycles for Humanity (B4H) -- Aspen Roaring Fork chapter is holding two open meetings for volunteers for its projects this summer. The group is collecting

Folk icon Steve Earle played to another sold-out house at the PAC3 on July 3. He had racks of guitars to the left and right throughout the two sets, which proved handy when a string broke during one song and a roadie ran out with a replacement.

“He literally didn’t miss a beat,” said one audience member after the show. And speaking of after the show, word has it Earle said the backstage dinner, catered by Vickie Browne, was the best on the tour so far. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Carbondale Community Housing Lottery

THREE PROPERTIES Open House: July 9 & 16, 2011 - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

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Requirements: Full-time Employee: minimum local employment of at least one household member of 30 hours per week, 9 months per year. Priority is given to applicants who live and/or work in Carbondale town boundaries.

Not Own Other Property: members of the household may not own other improved real estate in the RF Valley, including mobile homes, with the exception of owner-occupied commercial real estate (not less than 50% occupied by the owner).

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Fun in the sun: What it means for your vitamin D levels With the official start of summer behind us and an es- Boston vitamin D production is not possible. timated 50 percent of the world population at risk of vitaIn addition to the factors discussed above, many people min D deficiency, it's important to consider what this use sunscreens that, even at a minimal sun protection facseasonal change may mean for our vitamin D levels and tor of 8, can block 95 percent of UVB rays. Optimal vitasupplementation. min D production necessitates 40 percent of the entire skin For much of the country, this is the time of year when surface be exposed when outdoors with the torso having the sun shines and people head outside to soak up its warm the largest capacity for production and the face the least. rays. An individual is capable of endogeFor those individuals under the age of 20 nously producing greater that 10,000 IU of and over the age of 60, vitamin D producvitamin D daily, but what factors actually tion can take quadruple the amount of influence production and is continued suptime than it does for the rest of the popuplementation necessary in these warmer, into lation. brighter months? Let's take a closer look.

Other culprits blocking UVB rays inBy Dr. Lisa There are many factors affecting vitamin clude clouds, air pollution and glass; the Fitzwilliams D production in the body, the most well warm sun may be a welcome sight known being the angle of the sun's rays. through the office window, but it's not The angle of the sun's rays is affected by the time of day, contributing to vitamin D production without direct skin season and latitude. These factors in turn determine the exposure. UVB tanning beds are a viable direct exposure amount of UVB exposure that reaches the skin and, ulti- option, however they are costly and overuse is associated mately, stimulates vitamin D production in the body. with accelerated aging of the skin and increased risk of skin UVB rays are the portion of light that stimulate vitamin cancers. Just as outdoor exposure does not require tanning D production and are diffused during the early and latter or reddening of the skin to stimulate vitamin D producparts of the day, during winter months and incrementally in tion, neither does exposure by tanning beds. latitudes north of the equator. Skin type is another factor Consideration of all of these factors in addition to basewhen considering vitamin D production by the body. Indi- line testing and monitoring of your vitamin D levels using viduals with darker skin pigmentation require longer sun the 25OH Vitamin D blood drop test will ensure optimal exposure time for vitamin D synthesis. The combined fac- vitamin D health for each individual. tors of skin type, latitude and season must be factored into determining the necessary length of sun exposure time for References: an individual to produce optimal amounts of vitamin D. • Vasquez M.D., et.al. “The Clinical Importance of ViAn example provided by the Vitamin D Council illus- tamin D (Cholecalciferol): A Paradigm Shift with Implicatrates this point well: tions for all Healthcare Providers.” Alternative Therapies; At noon in Miami, an individual with skin type III (fair Sept/Oct 2004. Vol 10. No. 5 with mild burning potential) would require approximately • Vitamin D Council vitamindcouncil.org.

6 minutes to synthesize 1000 IU of vitamin D in summer and 15 minutes in winter. Skin type V (dark-toned skin Dr. Lisa Fitzwilliams is a chiropractic physician, licensed with rare burning) would need around 15 and 29 minutes, certified nutritionist and functional medicine practitioner respectively. with over 21 years experience. She came to the Roaring At noon in Boston during summer, skin type III would Fork Valley in 2009 and has recently opened a functional require approximately 1 hour and skin type V, 2 hours to medicine practice in Carbondale. She can be reached at synthesize 1000 IU of D. During the winter months in 970-987-4470.

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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

John Leybourne Asst. Town Planner

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

Copies of the proposed application are on file in The Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Co. and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours,

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Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on July 26, 2011.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering the adoption of an ordinance which would amend Chapter 18 (Zoning Districts) of the Carbondale Municipal Code. The proposed ordinance would affect the location, zoning and establish conditions of operation of Commercial Medical Marijuana Facilities as defined in the Ordinance. Conditions to be considered will be allowed locations in zone districts and will specifically

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Co. at 7:00 p.m. on July 28, 2011.

include restrictions and requirements for operation of such facilities.

The applicant is the Town of Carbondale.

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The property is located at 12th Street Industry Place, Carbondale. The applicant and owner is Carbondale Earth Investments.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a Subdivision and PUD amendment to create 3 separate lots conveyable lots.

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Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Published July 7, 20011 in The Sopris Sun.

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