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Jamie Ramge, a Colorado Rocky Mountain School student, performs at the Saturday Farmer’s Market on the lawn next to Crystal River Meats. The Saturday Farmer’s Market isn’t the only one around. There’s also the Wednesday farmer’s market at Fourth Street Plaza, and the Redstone farmer’s market every Friday. Photo by Tess Freeman

Harvard prof visits C’dale

Fishing at RVR

Burlesque finds PAC3

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Carbondale Commentary VCR: A step forward or backward?

By Bob Schultz (Editor’s note: this is the first in a three part series titled “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly.” The following is “The Good.”)

The current proposal to develop the land at Highway 133 and Main Street (Village at Crystal River) appears to finally be headed for action by the Town Trustees.

While most people have lost interest and focus over the long and contentious review process, it would be wise for all to understand the key points of the proposal and weigh in on their assessment of whether the possible good outweigh the possible negative at the executive level of information.

Like most development proposals, there are aspects that fill identified needs, aspects that don’t seem needed but may be necessary in order for the project to be financially viable, and pills that some people may find too hard to swallow. Each one of us may have a different calculus. Over the next three weeks, I will offer up a perspective on the “good, bad, and ugly” of VCR. I see three parts to the VCR proposal: • Grocery store, gas station, two commercial pads that I would envision as a bank and chain restaurant like Applebee’s (Lots 1, 2A, and 4 on north end of property toward Satank); • Residential/townhomes, live/work and/or condos (Lots 7, 8, and 9 on south end of property along Main Street); • Flex zone – maybe a drive-through restaurant and chain store along Highway133 and uncertain uses in the rest of the area (Lots 3, 5, 6A, and 6B in middle).

First, the good. This proposal is better than the previously rejected proposals for the property. Several years ago, a variety of people came together to envision a way forward that most could live with called the Economic Roadmap. The Third Street Center and RE-1 teacher housing proposal are already approved – aspects of that farsighted plan. While we can question the degree of conformance, there is a relationship between the Economic Roadmap’s direction for the property and the plan proposed. The grocery store, mixed use buildings, and residential along Main Street generally conform with the Roadmap. Changes encouraged by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Trustees, and agreed to by the developer have moved it a bit more toward the Roadmap intention than the original submission.

The single most needed addition to the retail segment in Carbondale is a full-service supermarket. Grocery sales represent a little less than a quarter and restaurant/liquor sales represent another 20 percent of sales tax activity in Carbondale.

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Tommy Sweeney (left) Terra Salamida (middle) and Elizabeth Ritchie (right) peruse the news in the Sopris Sun while taking a break at the Molly Malone statue in Dublin, Ireland. The trio, with Roaring Fork High School teacher Ralph Young, visited Ireland, England, France and Wales on the school’s 2011 World Traveler’s Club trip. Courtesy photo

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For the love of the game I’m fed up with the all: sing, act, dance and play threat of a professional softball in a celebrity tournasports strike. “Drama, ment. Apparently, now you can drama, drama.” – Jeannie be famous just because your Ashcroft. mom married an ex-athlete I’m usually all for the who blew through his underdog, being Scottish Wheaties fortune, and had to and all, but enough with sell out on Reality TV. the back-story and the ••• bling; shoot the friggin’ What is it that makes peoball already! And maybe ple who strike it rich suddenly it’s just me, but if someone so unwilling to share the brings a gun into a locker wealth? (And what is it with room I think they should rich people and olive bars — be fired. Immediately. End an entire salad bar dedicated to

By Jeannie Perry of rags-to-riches story. olives? Is that really necessary?)

There are plenty of other It’s a strange phenomenon, as players waiting in the wings for the chance though the richer they get, the more they to make a living off their skill set, and can never have enough. For example, ask a they’re not packing. If you can’t keep your homeless guy with two cigarettes if you can temper in check and your gun in the car, have one and he’ll most likely hand it over, maybe you’re not professional enough for but ask Tony Petrello for a buck and he professional sports. won’t rest until he owns your entire slice of Personally, I’m hoping for a scab sports the pie.* year like in the movie “The Replacements.”

The American Dream is still selling, but Imagine the excitement in a game of foot- it’s on the clearance shelf, halfway to the ball where the players are playing for the back, and made in China. And in order to love of the game, and not their McMansion continue selling it to the masses, I think we’ll mortgages. Or a basketball game with play- need to change the sale date. No one wants ers who love to pass and shoot, instead of a stale Dream, left over from when Eisenalways playing Foul Freddie and day- hower was in office. Instead of selling war dreaming about marrying a Kardashian. and killing (a.k.a. The Army) to kids wantWhy are the Kardashians famous anyway? ing a chance at a better life, let’s train them You used to have to sing or act to become for the renewable energy field with a service famous. In fact most celebrities could do it Ps & Qs page 9

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Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. 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.

Watching with disgust Dear Editor: Unable to sit through the meetings regarding the Village at Crystal River in person, I watched with disgust on local television as the developer ranted at both the Board of Trustees and the public through the TV camera, calling adversaries liars. Have the trustees become so willing to sell Carbondale’s soul that they actually allow this treatment of its townspeople?

Have we enabled this behavior in a professional and political forum? Are we that afraid of controlling our own destiny?

The trustees have, for all intents and purposes, agreed to a 1 percent PIF. In a time of great economic strife, our trustees are willing to punish Carbondale residents with an additional 1 percent tax on goods purchased, including all groceries, at the new VCR. While the El Jebel City Market has no PIF, this can be interpreted as Carbondalians paying more for the same food as that which is sold in El Jebel. Glenwood Springs invoked a PIF at the new mall, where people from Aspen to Rifle go when LETTERS page 8

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. talks genealogy at TRTC Sopris Sun Staff Report The Roaring Fork Cultural Council presents Harvard professor Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. to discuss genealogy and complex ancestries.

The dialogue with local philanthropist Jim Calaway takes place at Thunder River Theatre on Aug. 4 at 7 p.m., according to a press release. Gates will discuss the latest tools of genealogy and genetics used in exploring family histories and the importance of following these complex lineages. Following the discussion, he will present his findings on a DNA sample of Calaway.

Gates is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University, and is director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research.

He has hosted several broadcasts on PBS, including a four-part series in 2010 examining the genealogy of 12 prominent North Americans including Mike Nichols, Queen Noor, Dr. Mehmet Oz, Malcolm Gladwell and Meryl Streep.

A Cambridge, Mass. resident, Gates made the news in 2009 when he returned home from a trip and couldn’t get into his house. When his driver helped him gain entrance, a passerby called police to report a possible break in. A Cambridge police officer was dispatched and after a confrontation Gates was arrested for disorderly conduct. President Barack Obama said the police “acted stupidly” in arresting Gates.

Obama then invited Gates and the arresting officer to the White House to share a beer and have a talk. Prosecutors later dropped the charges but that wasn’t the end of the story.

On March 9, 2010, Gates claimed on the Oprah Winfrey Show that he and Sgt. James Crowley, the arresting officer in the Cambridge incident, share a common an-

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the latest in a series of noted speakers brought to Carbondale by the Roaring Fork Cultural Council. In 1997 he was named one of Time magazine’s “25 Most Influential Americans.” Tickets to his Carbondale lecture are expected to sell out quickly. Courtesy photo cestor – an ancient Irish king.

Gates joined the faculty of Harvard in 1991 and has also taught at Yale, Cornell and Duke universities. He has received 51 honorary degrees. In 1997, he was named one of Time magazine’s “25 Most Influential Americans.” He received a National Humanities Medal in 1998, and in 1999 was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He explored the genealogy of prominent African Americans as the host of the 2006 and 2008 PBS television miniseries “African American Lives.”

His writing includes pieces in The New York Times that defend rap music and an article in Sports Illustrated that criticizes black youth culture for glorifying basket-

ball over education. In 1992, he received a George Polk Award for his social commentary in The New York Times.

An opinion piece last year in The New York Times earned Gates the wrath of some African American critics. In “Ending the Slavery Blame-Game” (April 22, 2010), Gates explored the role that Africans played in the slave trade. He pointed out,“The historians John Thornton and Linda Heywood of Boston University estimate that 90 percent of those shipped to the New World were enslaved by Africans and then sold to European traders. The sad truth is that without complex business partnerships between African elites and European traders and commercial agents, the slave trade to

the New World would have been impossible, at least on the scale it occurred.”

Dr. Ron Daniels, on the Black Agenda Report Web site, countered “It was the insatiable need/demand for free labor to make the colonies of the Americas profitable which triggered the trans-Atlantic slave trade.”

Ebony magazine called Gates one of the “100 Most Influential Black Americans” in 2005. In 2006, he was inducted into the Sons of the American Revolution after tracing his lineage back to John Redman, a Free Negro who fought in the Revolutionary War. On a local note, Gates serves on the Aspen Institute board, as well as the boards of the New York Public Library, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Brookings Institution and others. In 1981 he was named a MacArthur Fellow.

As noted in an April 15, 2011 article by Boston Globe writer Bryan Marquard, Gates legally changed his name to Henry Jr. to honor his father, who died this year at the age of 97. “He was one of the smartest human beings I’ve ever met,’’ Gates said.

And funny, too. “He made Red Foxx look like an undertaker.”

The Roaring Fork Cultural Council was founded by Jim Calaway and Craig Rathbun to bring nationally and internationally known figures to the Roaring Fork Valley for discussions on cultural, political and ecological issues.

Previous speakers have included Henry Catto, Madeleine Albright, Gary Hart, John Bennett, Elaine Pagels, Dr. Kirk Johnson and Dr. Sylvia Earle.

Tickets are $15 and have a high probability of selling out, according to the press release. For more information and tickets, visit roaringforkculturalcouncil.com or call 963-8200.

Unexpected library cuts won’t affect hours, staffing

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Despite unexpected budget cuts due to a sales-tax related court ruling, the Gordon Cooper Library’s hours of operation, staffing and programming should not be affected through the rest of the year.

“The only reduction will be to our book budget,” said Garfield County Library District Director Amelia Sheeley.

And even with the cuts, books will be available through Marmot and Prospector interlibrary loan programs.

“There will just be a little less new stuff on the shelves,” Sheeley said.

In all, the Gordon Cooper Library will see it’s book budget cut by about one-third ($40,000), Shelley said.

The Garfield County Library District was dealt a blow earlier this year when the Colorado Department of Revenue, which collects and distributes sales tax revenues, lost a lawsuit regarding vendor overcharges from the years 2002-2005, according to the district’s summer newsletter.

The upshot is the district must immediately start repaying about $1 million in revenues received those years from a 1/4cent sales tax collected throughout the county. After the court handed down its

decision, the Garfield County Commissioners said the county will pay $500,000 of the $1 million owed by the library district.

Countywide, Garfield County must repay $3.9 million.

Shelley said the court ruling won’t affect the district’s plan to build a new Gordon Cooper Library at the corner of Third and Sopris. Money for construction is coming from a bond issue funded by property taxes that voters approved. A new library in Rifle, and renovation in Parachute, were completed last year.

Shelley said the new Gordon Cooper Library will cover 13,000 square feet (more than double the current building) and include study rooms, “good sized” meeting rooms, defined spaces for children and teens, wifi access and more.

Recently, the Carbondale Board of Trustees agreed to fund $500,000 in public improvements to the 24,000-squarefoot library site in exchange for the existing Gordon Cooper Library buliding, which sits on land leased from the town.

Shelley said requests for proposals (RFPs) will go out to architects to design a new library later this year, and meetings will be held to solicit public input. The dis-

trict hopes to break ground next spring.

The Garfield County Library District operates libraries in Glenwood Springs,

Carbondale, New Castle, Silt, Rifle and Parachute, and is funded through sales and property taxes.

Mutton busters got muddy at last Thursday’s Carbondale Wild West Rodeo. The action continues every Thursday night through mid-August.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

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News Briefs

Cop Shop

Trustees talk First Friday

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

The Carbondale Town Trustees will discuss on July 19 whether to close the block of Main Street that includes Lulubelle for the next First Friday.

Lulubelle owner Lindsey Cynoski told the trustees Tuesday night she’d like to set up a stage in front of her store for a fashion show. At a First Friday in the spring, a similar show attracted so many folks they spilled into the street and police halted traffic at both ends of the block for about an hour. Cynoski has asked for a three-hour closure. She said all the merchants she talked to like the idea.

Trustees were generally supportive of the closure on Tuesday night, but Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling said nobody had talked to him about it and he does not have a plan for the night.

Sellers memorial service July 16 A memorial service for Linda Sellers will be held at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School barn at 10 a.m. on July 16.

There will be a memory box where people can share stories, poems, quotes and photos of ways she affected their life. Donations will be collected to buy a tree that will be planted in her name.

Sellers, 60, lived in the area for 42 years. She died on June 25.

Planning under way for Marble Fest

MONDAy July 4 At 9:16 p.m., police responded to a report of someone shooting off fireworks on the ninth fairway at the River Valley Ranch golf course. Police confiscated the fireworks.

MONDAy July 4 At 11:30 p.m., police and the fire department evacuated the Garfield Avenue Apartments after a smoke bomb was ignited on the second floor.

Residents were allowed to return after about an hour.

TUESDAy July 5 At 1:40 p.m., a police officer responded to a 911 call on Second Street, where they contacted an 8-year-old boy who said he was trying to call his aunt. The boy said he was sorry and gave the officer a hug.

THURSDAy July 7 at 2:34 a.m., an officer observed a man going through trash cans on Highway 133. The man told the officer he was hungry and had missed his bus.

He agreed to return to the bus stop.

FRIDAy July 8 at 2:29 a.m., police helped an intoxicated man at River Valley Ranch find his way home.

Planning is under way for Marble Fest, an outdoor music festival at Marble Mill Site Park slated for Aug. 5-7 featuring a diverse lineup that includes Trunk, All the Pretty Horses, C-Dale Starletts and more than a dozen local, regional and western bands.

“It’ll go from “blues to bluegrass, and jam bands to jazz,” said Marble Fest spokeswoman Lindsay Norwood.

Produced by SMG Connections in Carbondale, this year’s Marble Fest will include 3D projection mapping and lighting from the Denver-based Ludlow Designs and Ghost Pixel Visuals.

“They hope to help bring the festival to the next level this year with state of the art 3D projection mapping and lights that will accentuate the natural beauty of the venue,” Norwood said.

Past projects for Ludlow Designs and Ghost Pixel Visuals include projection installations at the Denver Art Museum’s “Untitled” series, and Big Bang Music Festival.

“I’m excited to experiment with live music, nature and technology at Marble Fest,” said Tom Ludlow, founder of Ludlow Designs.

For more information, go to marblefest.org.

CCS student inspires new book Inspired by her five-year-old son’s imagination, a local author has published a People’s Press children’s book based on excavations near Snowmass Village that revealed an Ice Age ecosystem being unearthed and studied by the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

The idea for a book came after Snowmass resident Amiee White Beazley and her family visited an exhibition of bones and tusks unearthed last summer. “On the way home, my five-year-old son, Tanner, and I were imagining what the animals’ lives would have been like and the things they would have done,” said Beazley.“We created a story together that became the framework for “Snowmastodon! Snow Day Adventure.”

Tanner is a student at Carbondale Community School.

The 32-page book starts on a powdery, winter day in the Rocky Mountains, when Mastodon and her best friend, Sloth, are helped in their quest for a mountain summit by a colorful cast of Ice Age characters, including Beaver, Salamander and Bison. The friends use creative tactics to reach their goal, then “ski” back down the mountain, and eventually take a ride from friendly Mammoth.

The book is illustrated by Paul Antonson, whose work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Village Voice and other publications.

“Snowmastadon! Snow Day Adventure” is for children 2-8 years old and is available at peoplespress.org, according to a press release.

BlM seeks gas comments The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on a natural gas well development proposal 3.5 miles southeast of Silt.

Bill Barrett Corporation’s Gibson Gulch II Master Development Plan proposes to directionally drill up to 88 new wells from six new well pads over the next five years beginning in the fall of 2011, according to a press release. Approximately 3.2 miles of new roads would be constructed under the proposal.

The deadline to comment is Aug. 10. Comments can be sent to Bureau of Land Management, Colorado River Valley Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO, 81652, or e-mailed to gsfomail@co.blm.gov. For more information, call David Boyd at 876-9008.

OTC big game licenses available The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Department reminds hunters that they can now begin purchasing unlimited over-the-counter big game licenses for elk. A capped number of over-the-counter licenses for black bear are also being offered.

Hunters can pick up their over-the-counter licenses at more than 730 authorized license sales agents around the state, at Colorado Parks and Wildlife service centers, by phone, or on-line. For details, call 303-291-7526.

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Scott Mosey, 16, from San Diego, drops a line in the River Valley Ranch pond on Monday evening. No word on whether catch and release rules apply but according to River Valley Ranch folks, there are some trout in there. Photo by Lynn Burton

“Viva La Woman”: A revealing celebration of women

By Jane Bachrach Sopris Sun Staff Writer Burlesque is coming to Carbondale and this campy, provocative, artistic, theatrical production includes an all-female cast of local chicks that don’t mind being a little naughty, slightly bawdy, or showing off their body.

“The show is incredibly smart,” said creator/director Ellie Davis. “It’s very entertaining, really funny and very sexy, very real and very much a celebration of the intelligence, humor and lusciousness of women,” she beamed.

“It’s sexy without being lewd, and there are parts of it that are really beautiful and really hilarious.”

The show, “Viva La Woman,” is presented at PAC3 in the Third Street Center on July 15-16.

humor to the production. “I trusted them to develop their pieces independently and then we would come together as a whole.”

Davis added: “These women were part of the core group that didn’t audition.

Once we had the core group formed we did hold auditions ‘cause I thought there might be space, but we had so many acts already that the auditions ended up being more for future shows.”

The second trimester

There are 13 acts in all and 15 performers on stage, ranging in ages from 23 to 74. At their first meeting, Davis said, each woman decided whom they wanted to work with on their act. The acts consist of either one woman, a pair, or multiple women; some include the entire cast. Each person or act wrote their own material, created or found The embryo their own music, Davis first came and some have live up with the idea to do accompaniment a burlesque show from musicians during rehearsals for Ananda Banc, the Green Is The New Lindsay Knox and Black fashion show Shanti Gruber. in April. As well as “Deb Colley being models in the has been amazing,” show, Davis and KatDavis said. In addirina Byers, who is tion to performing, performing and also Colley has done doing set design for some choreogra“Viva La Woman,” phy, as has Banc. assisted producer “Deb’s choreograAmy Kimberly in phy has blown me helping to stage the away. The thing show. It was during about her choreogthis time Kimberly raphy is it’s very got word that PAC3 complex but accesEllie Davis was going to become sible. She’s willing a reality later in the to work with the creator/director year.“Amy would say people where to me every now and they’re at. She unagain “you’re going to do something at derstands that they can do more than they PAC3, right?” said Davis. think they can. They were all overDavis, who has studied acting and per- whelmed, but they have a new underformed on and off throughout her career, standing of what they can do”, Davis said. has always wanted to do a certain type of “It’s makin’ us all stretch.” “performance” (which she wouldn’t be In the first trimester, seamstress/designer specific about, as she wants the audience Jenna Bradford said she just wanted to deto be surprised.) It’s been lurking in the sign clothes for the production but didn’t back of her mind for some time but the want to be in it. However, after she went to only framework or stage setting she could a rehearsal she said to Davis “Oh, I have do it in was a burlesque show. So, when to be in this.” Bradford is creating some of she asked Kimberly if she “was allowed to the costumes for the production, as are do burlesque at the PAC3,” Kimberly Tanya Black and Banc. replied, “What date do you want?”

According to Bradford, “all the woman are really involved. It’s so welcoming rather than intimidating. There are no egos The first trimester During fashion-show rehearsals Davis and there’s no one that’s overbearing. got to know several of the women that Debra’s been dancing since she was 1 year were models, artists and designers affiliated old and now I feel like I can dance right with the production. She said the women next to her! It’s just Carbondale. I love it!”

Through the process of us all coming together, we’ve built this little safe community, and what’s amazing about this show is that everybody’s working together.

It’s a collaborative effort and there’s been no ‘Divadom!’

were not only fun to work with but were smart, talented and sexy.

“I started talking to some of them to see if they might be interested in performing in a burlesque show. I knew I wanted women who are unafraid to deeply explore who they are because burlesque is really more than just looking cute in a corset,” Davis said. “These are women who had ideas,” she added, noting that they were women who would bring their own creativity and

The third trimester Every burlesque show has to have a madam or a monsieur and “Viva La Woman” is no exception. Longtime-Carbondale resident Barbara Bush has not only taken on the role, according to Davis, “she’s writing all her own stuff, all the intros … she’s funny and has such a commanding presence.”

As a side note, Davis explained, “I’m re-

(Above) Jenna Bradford (left) and Tanya Black (aka Pandora’s Box), practice their windup doll act during rehearsal.

(Right) Katrina Byers (front) and Ellie Davis practice their pussycat song in preparation for “Viva La Woman,” slated for PAC3 July 15-16.

Photos by Jane Bachrach

ally thrilled that this isn’t a benefit. There’s so many talented artists in this valley and we always seem to be giving our time away, which I love doing, but I’m really happy that we get a chance to support ourselves doing our art.”

She added: “This has been a really emotional process for a lot of us because we’re really stepping out in a bold way. But through the process of us all coming together, we’ve built this little safe community, and what’s amazing about this show

is that everybody’s working together. It’s a collaborative effort and there’s been no ‘Divadom!’”

All in all, this show has obviously been a labor of love.

The birth “Viva La Woman” is due at PAC3 in the Third Street Center on July 15-16 at 8 p.m.

Tickets are available at Dos Gringos and at pac3carbondale.com. The July 16 show features an erotic dessert contest.

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Will Denver peak on Sopris?

A Littleton resident’s proposal to name Mount Sopris’s eastern peak after the late John Denver has stirred a bit of controversy in Carbondale. Some folks report they like the idea, because Denver’s pilgrims might very well wonder into Carbondale and spend money while searching for some place to pay their respects. “What can it hurt?” said one supporter in front of the Village Smithy this week.

Others point out the fact the noted pop singer/songwriter was an Aspen guy, and if a geologic feature is named after him it should be up that way.

An article in the Aspen Times (July 11) notes that the proposal from J.P. McDaniel would have to be approved by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names, a process that could take months.

Between now and then, it won’t be surprising if various wags suggest names for the other two Sopris Peaks, although it’s doubtful they’ll go to the trouble of circulating petitions to get it done.

Joe Walsh is a singer/songwriter with Colorado connections who could be considered for a peak. Walsh lived for a time outside Boulder in the 1970s and like Denver, wrote a Colorado-related song (“Rocky Mountain Way.”) Of course, Walsh isn’t dead yet so the U.S. Board of Geographic Names would probably not consider the proposal.

Jimmy Buffet? True, he lived part-time at Snowmass (not the Village) for a few years in the 1970s and 80s but nobody at the Sun can recall him writing a song about Colorado; plus, he too is still among the ranks of the living.

How about naming a peak after an entire band? If so, Canned Heat could be a candidate. The 1960s-70s blues/boogie band recorded a song about getting busted for drugs in downtown Denver (“My Crime.”) Their enviro-cred? The cover of the album “Future Blues” shows an upside down U.S. flag, which the band said represents environmental concerns.

Anyway, if anyone out there has an idea for other names to be attached to Mount Sopris, write them on a $50 bill and send them to the Sopris Sun, Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623, or e-mail to news@soprissun.com.

Carbondalians Jen and Brent Moss announce the birth of their son Leon “Jax” Moss, born on July 1.

Welcome to the world, Leon “Jax” Moss.

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have been a rat or muskrat. In any case, if the varmint were a beaver he/she has not yet downed any trees in the park.

Ghost whistles?

A Third Street Center worker reports hearing what sounded like a train whistle through an open skylight last Monday at 1:10 p.m. For 20 points: when was the last time a train rolled through Carbondale? Hint: it wasn’t the 1:10.

New at AVSC The Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club has hired Gregory Needell as its new alpine program director. Needell was a U.S. Ski Team World Cup coach from 2002-2009. In 2009, skier Ted Ligety said that Needell was on the “cutting edge” when it came to teaching the latest in racing techniques.

Dog park report

They say it’s your birthday

A Delaney dog parker reports spotting an otter in the irrigation ditch at the north end of the park last week, plus a coyote trotting across Paul Nieslanik’s pasture to the east.

One Delaney dog park regular theorized the otter might have paddled up the ditch from Gianinetti’s pond looking for a mate. Yet another guy joked the fury critter might

Birthday greetings go out to: John Tolan (July 14), Don Voltmer and Bridgett Strang (July 15), Diana Alcantara and Sarah Tornare (July 16), Jason Steinberg, Tony Comer and Eric Brendlinger (July 17), Jacque Whitsitt, Heidi Paul and Laurel Sheehan (July 18), and Edgar Reyna (July 19). Happy belated birthday to Sarah Villafranco (July 11).

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By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale Trustee Ed Cortez predicted a close vote on the Thompson Park annexation proposal at last Tuesday night’s meeting, asking the other trustees “do we want this to go forward or not?”

After more than two hours of discussion, the trustees continued the Thompson Park annexation public hearing to Aug. 30, but not before trustee Elizabeth Murphy alluded to Carbondale’s stagnant residential development market and asked “is this the right time for this project?” She also warned the town could end up footing some bills if the developer is unable to do so.

“It’s more than we think,” she said.

The proposed Thompson Park is a 10acre parcel at the north end of River Valley Ranch west of Highway 133, that is surrounded by the town but never annexed into the town limits. Developer Frieda Wallison is asking the town to annex the property and zone it to allow for a mix of single – and-multiple-family housing units. Key to her proposal is an offer to donate the 125year-old Thompson House to the town or Mt. Sopris Historical Society to use as a museum or related use; the Thompson family has already donated the house’s furnishings (some of which are more than 100 years old) to the historical society.

The town and Wallison have been wrangling over the annexation for more than two years. Tuesday night’s discussion ranged

The 125-year-old Thompson House is a key element in Frieda Wallison’s proposal to annex the surrounding 10 acres into the town. Wallison said that upon annexation, she will donate the house to the town or Mt. Sopris Historical Society. Photo by Lynn Burton from the specific to philosophical. Trustee John Foulkrod said the most “problematic” issue is the timing for the so called “backbone,” which includes a road to connect the development to both Highway 133 and River Valley Ranch via North Bridge Drive, plus water and sewer lines.

“The crux of the issue is getting to the (Thompson) house through RVR (River Valley Ranch), not just (Highway) 133,”

he said.

So far, individual trustees have said they want those improvements completed within one year after initial annexation; Wallison is asking for up to six years.

“This is fundamentally a deal breaker,” said Wallison representative Michael Hassig after Tuesday night’s meeting.

Wallison has argued throughout the discussions that she can’t afford to fund all

the costs related to the development up front, and must delay paying for some infrastructure until she starts generating a revenue stream.

Trustees Murphy and Pam Zentmyer appeared to take the hardest stands Tuesday night. During discussion on water rights related fees that Wallison must pay, Zentmyer said, “I think it should be paid from the getgo.” She said the town could incur costs related to the project, which could become burdensome. “It becomes a question of whether we want to do it or not,” she said.

Town planner Janet Buck summed up an argument some have made that questions whether the town should annex property into the town when there’s currently no market for the development that is proposed.

Mark Chain, another Wallison representative, countered that now is the time for such a review, because the town isn’t “under the gun” to make a decision. “This is when you should be doing your planning.”

The elephant in the room during Tuesday night’s and previous discussions is the two-story Thompson House. The question, whether specifically asked or not, is how much should the town risk or give up in order to “save” the house.

“It’s the house,” said trustee Foulkrod.

“A great number of people have said ‘we want to preserve it.’ … If the only way to preserve it is through development, that’s what you are weighing. … Get over it.

We’re going to try to preserve this house.”

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VCR commentary continued om page 2 Anything that affects these segments of the economy is obviously of interest to government officials and residents.

There is not enough of a retail market for two full-service supermarkets so we need to have the right one. Carbondale is currently under-served by its non-competitive City Market. City Market is part of the Kroger company, which has a Fresh Fares format that would reposition Carbondale in the regional grocery market. Fresh Fares has a template that is about the size contemplated in the proposal and it features regional produce and meats, natural foods, energy-efficient building, and a prepared food section that far exceeds anything currently in the valley.

If we all worked together to seek this type of store, Kroger could provide better service to our trade area, prepare for competition from Basalt’s Whole Foods, and increase town sales tax revenues. There are relatively few locations in Carbondale that make sense for such a store, with the current City Market and proposed VCR locations being most logical. The northern portion of the VCR proposal seems to be the right use in the right location.

Another positive for the proposal is the land assemblage that has occurred. Many planners would assert that 24 acres of land comprehensively planned can provide a more attractive form of development than incremental development. This is countered by the fact that most of the places we think of as having character were not master planned in that sense of the word but rather laid out in a grid and developed with lots of variation within that template. Regardless, the current proposal is more attractive than the Highway 133 commercial that has developed to date. It is also true that the impacts of development can be better identified and thus mitigated with a larger master plan for the area.

Finally, the residential condos/townhomes and live/work residential along Main Street is an attractive extension of Main Street. It may be a long time before the local market generates demand for these units but the architectural concept represented could work. The three story buildings could create an attractive front to the street, similar to the stalled Mountain Sage townhomes. Those architectural representations should be subjected to future staff review for consistency in order to insure that the promise is fulfilled but don’t hold your breath waiting for these to get built in any quantity. There is little, if any, market and lots of other preferred locations for buyers looking for this type of product. The proposed uses would set a design precedent should redevelopment of the current City Market site occur in the future.

Next time, we’ll look at The Bad. Bob Schultz loves Carbondale and the fact that it has become a richer and more diverse community over the last 20+ years.

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Letters continued om page 2 they desire Target or Lowe’s items. In a way, they use out-of-towners to pay for their in-town development.

Yet, we in Carbondale are rather selfcontained. It is only us who will be punished, while prices are already skyrocketing, for the next 20 years. The PIF reimburses the developer for his share of the infrastructure costs, thereby allowing his profit margin to increase on the deal. Think of this as the same mentality of subsidies to oil companies while they post record profits.

The trustees have also agreed to a 4-mil tax on commercial property. The town already has a 2-mil property tax; this new agreement virtually triples the mil levy for a new business buying commercial property at VCR. At a time of economic crisis, when the goal is to attract new small business to our town, this agreement hinders that process. Do the mayor and trustees really believe that new businesses will jump at the chance to pay such heavy fees to be in Carbondale?

The trustees are allowing fear to drive them. People are afraid of the future, of continued job loss, of economic dwindling, so much so, that they are willing to agree to a developer’s deal that hurts their very ability to be sustainable on both a personal (affording groceries) and community (tripling the mil fee) level.

This is backwards thinking. There is a “new normal” out there, a new economic reality that is not going to shift for another decade, if ever. Therefore, while I am a huge proponent of a new grocery store, I do not want to pay higher prices to feed my family so that the developer can make a greater profit. I also do not want to see small business turned away because of unreasonable mil levy.

Instead of letting this VCR developer rant at us and demand these condition, maybe we should take control of our town back and act in a manner that is best for our citizenry and future.

Denise Moss Carbondale

Tough Enough to Wear Pink returns to C’dale rodeo government.

Valley View has grown considerably since 1955 and the hospital has remained financially viable without tax support of any kind over the last 50 years, according to hospital representatives. The Valley View Hospital Foundation was founded in 2003.

The foundation launched a campaign in 2010 to support the complete build-out of the center. One-hundred percent of the gifts will be utilized to support the center, according to the foundation. Lead gifts from Jim and Connie Calaway (local philanthropists), and Bob Young (founder and chairman of Alpine Bank), set the stage for the campaign. Additional gifts resulted in a total of $6.75 million raised so far. On Oct. 13, 2010, the foundation announced its campaign to the community as well as the naming of the new center, the Calaway & Young Cancer Center, to honor the campaign’s two lead donors.

Today, the foundation is confident it will reach its $7 million fundraising goal and help realize the vision for the cancer center.

Sopris Sun Staff Report When Tough Enough to Wear Pink takes place at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo east of town on July 14, it will not only honor breast cancer survivors, but also celebrate the opportunity of hometown care for all cancer patients.

Ten percent of the gate proceeds from the event will support integrative therapies, an on-site salon and boutique, and support and survivorship programs at the new Calaway-Young Cancer Center at Valley View Hospital.

“When you or a loved one needs treatment for cancer, being able to stay close to home can make all the difference in the world. Valley View Hospital is building a new cancer center to bring comprehensive, personalized cancer care close to home,” said Stacey Gavrell, executive director of the Valley View Hospital Foundation (the hospital’s fundraising arm).

The Need Currently, Valley View Hospital offers full-time outpatient chemotherapy. But according to the National Cancer Institute, about half of all people diagnosed with cancer will have radiation prescribed as part of their treatment. No hospital or clinic in the Roaring Fork Valley offers radiation therapy. As a result, Valley View patients must travel two or more hours several times a week or as often as daily for the duration of the therapy.

“When radiation therapy was prescribed as part of my treatment, I faced a true challenge,” said breast cancer survivor Nancy Reinisch. “If cancer didn’t kill me, driving on icy roads to and from radiation treatment would so I opted for surgery. The addition of radiation therapy at Valley View will enable patients to receive this important treatment close to home. The new cancer center will truly transform the lives of cancer patients and their families.”

Valley View’s existing cancer center could barely contain the 6,800 procedures performed in 2009. The center’s size and

The Treatment The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo continues July 14 with the Tough Enough to Wear Pink benefit. Ten percent of the gate receipts benefit the Valley View Hospital cancer center capital campaign. Photo by Jane Bachrach design limits the ability of patients to find support and healing in a comforting, spacious environment, according to hospital representatives.

While the survival rate for all cancers continues to increase, so do the number of cancer cases treated every year. Projections for Valley View’s three-county (Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle) service area show a 26 percent growth in new cancer cases between 2005 and 2011.

“Valley View is rooted in its commitment to the community we serve. We believe in providing top medical care that prioritizes the care and healing of each and every patient. We strive to meet the changing health care needs of the area’s population through research as well as listening to our patients, their loved ones,

Ps & Qs continued om page 2 agreement. That way, the U.S. can work to free itself from coal and gas, at the same time offering a career stateside with much less risk of brain injury or limb loss.

(And we won’t need an army once we’re self-sufficient because as far as I can tell, oil is the only reason we go to war anymore.) Investing in the people of this country is more secure than any U.S. Savings Bond, especially these days.

I’ve never been accused of saving for a rainy day; hell, I don’t even really know what that means. Why would you need a bunch of money to curl up on the couch and eat soup? Anyway, I come from a long line of fiscally responsible folks (they say copper wire was invented by two Scots fighting over a penny.) But luckily I learned early on that money is for spending. It is a man-made tool, and while it can buy bread and new tires, it can’t do

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our employees and our community’s leaders,” said Gary Brewer, Valley View’s chief executive officer. “The new cancer center will answer the call for local radiation therapy and more comprehensive cancertreatment services.”

The Solution Valley View’s Cancer Center, working in partnership with a network of primary care physicians, the University of Colorado and community agencies, will provide comprehensive cancer treatment. A multidisciplinary team, including physicians, nurses, therapists, technologists, dieticians, medical social workers and other professionals, will offer integrated services to support the healing and well-being of each patient.

The new 29,600-square foot center will offer an environment that reflects the Planetree philosophy of patient-centered care.

Planetree is a model of health care that integrates the best of scientific medicine with complementary healing traditions.

“We will utilize state-of-the-art care by a superb medical team and the Planetree philosophy of care that prioritizes the healing of the body as well as the mind and spirit,” said Dr. Doug Rovira, MD medical director of oncology, Valley View Hospital.

The Campaign Valley View Hospital was built in 1955 through a federal program to bring medical services to rural communities. The townspeople organized a campaign to raise $340,000 that was matched by the federal

The Valley View Hospital Cancer Center will be able to treat approximately 90 percent of all cancers. The center will provide the following services: Radiation Oncology: The cancer center will bring radiation oncology to the Roaring Fork Valley with the most advanced technology, including intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and image guided radiation therapy (IGRT).

Medical Oncology: A medical team, led

by Dr. Doug Rovira and including visiting faculty from the University of Colorado Cancer Center, will provide state-of-the-art, individualized treatment. Nutritional counseling and physical therapy will help patients manage the symptoms of chemotherapy and support the body’s return to wellness.

Diagnostics: Valley View Hospital’s team of pathologists work closely with the oncologists and surgeons to provide diagnosis.

Surgery: Valley View’s surgeons will serve the center’s patients, providing general as well as subspecialty surgery.

Clinical Trials: Through the University of Colorado, patients will be able to participate in clinical trials.

Patient Care Navigator (PCN): A social worker will help patients and their families throughout their cancer care.

Integrated Therapies: Certified therapists will provide acupuncture, massage, yoga, therapeutic/healing touch, craniosacral and aromatherapy.

Support and Survivorship: The hospital offers numerous support groups including a prostrate support group, caregiver support group and grief and loss group.

Next steps

General admission to the Tough Enough to Wear Pink Rodeo at the Gus Darien arena on County Road 100 east of Carbondale is $10 per person or $30 per carload (4-6 passengers). Breast cancer survivors will be admitted free of charge by calling 384-6623 to RSVP. For more information, e-mail sgavrell@vvh.org.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY July 14 TOUGH ENOUGH FOR PINK • Carbondale’s Wild West Rodeo donates a portion of tonight’s gate to the new Valley View Hospital Cancer Center. The rodeo is located just east of Carbondale on County Road 100 and starts at 7:30 p.m. Breast cancer survivors will be admitted for free. Info: 384-6623.

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.

NEW ClASSES • Little Masters classes at Creative Spark Studio are being offered every Thursday from 1 to 3 p.m. Donations are welcome. Info: Gerry at 510-5250.

FRI.-SAT. July 15-16 BURlESQUE • An all locals burlesque troupe presents “Viva la Woman!” at PAC3 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

FRIDAY July 15 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Midnight in Paris” (PG-13) at 8 p.m. July 15-21 and “Soul Surfer” (PG) at 5:45 p.m.

July 15-19. lIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents Abyssal Creatures (electronic rock) and Steezy Sean (original, positive hip-hop) starting at 10 p.m. lIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-

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.

wood Springs presents the Currys (acoustic bluegrass/Celtic rock) from 9 p.m. to midnight. There’s no cover.

SAT.-SUN. July 16-17 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.

SATURDAY July 16 GRASSGAMES • GrassRoots TV’s inaugural GrassGames takes place at Sopris Park and will include a water balloon toss, sack races, bocce ball, tug-of-war, fricket and other games. There’ll also be barbecue, beverages and live music, starting at 11:30 a.m.

Info: GrassrootsTV.org.

HIDDEN GEMS HIKE • The Wilderness Workshop hosts another Hidden Gems Hike to acquaint the public with it’s ongoing Forest Service wilderness proposal. This hike starts at Seven Castle Waterfall near Basalt at 8 a.m. Info: whiteriverwild.org. lIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents Simpler Times at 10 p.m. 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.

Info: whiteriverwild.org.

GyMKHANA • A gymkhana will be held at the Gus Darien arena east of town at 1 p.m. 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

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. Info: 963-9996.

SOlDNER MEMORIAl • A memorial for ceramist Paul Soldner will be held at Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass at 2 p.m.

Soldner, who passed away on Jan. 3, cofounded the center and was internationally known for his work. The memorial will include speakers, video and a slide presentation of Soldner’s work.

SUNDAY July 17 CCAH CONCERT • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents the New Familiars (from 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 back-porch hoe down to fulltilt rock at the drop of a guitar pick. It’s free.

Info: 963-1680.

HIDDEN GEMS HIKE • This Hidden Gems hike is a bike ride from Hay Park (near Basalt) to Carbondale starting at 9 a.m.

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ICE CREAM SOCIAl • The Gordon Cooper Library hosts an ice cream social at 10 a.m. Info: 963-2889. lIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents Greg Masse at 10 p.m.

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.

ART lECTURE • Anderson Ranch Art Center in Snowmass Village presents a lecture by artist Ross Bleckner at 7p.m. He’ll explain the inspiration behind his work. It’s free but seat reservations are required. Info: 923-3181.

WEDNESDAY July 20 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 All The Pretty Horses (“Putting the O back in country”) from 7 to 10 p.m. lIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents Yvette Maceachen from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.

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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.).

SUNDAY July 24 “ONE lOVE” • The Orchard (formerly the Church at Carbondale) hosts “One Love” at Sopris Park at 11 a.m. The event features live music, a short message, free barbecue, prizes and family games for all ages (including sack races and a dunk tank). It’s free and the public is welcome. Info: Melissa@theorchardlife.com.

Ongoing 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 19 and 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 and 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.

Yellow day lilies up and down Main Street are blooming like never before and should continue into the fall. “But right now, they are at their peak,” said Carbondale Public Landscape Manager Tony Coia. The canary yellow flower is called “Happy’s Return” (hemerocallis) and is one of the longest blooming day lilies, Coia said. The flowers were planted four years ago but now that they’ve spread and thickened up, folks are taking notice and who knows – maybe even slowing down a bit to take in some summer splendor. Photo by Lynn Burton

yOGA IN THE PARK • True Nature Healing Arts offers yoga in Sopris Park Sundays from

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The Green Thumb Guide This time around, I’d procrastinated long enough Installing any form of irrigation (after too many college summers spent doing so) is not my idea of fun. Every task related to it involves mud, chemical fumes, a hunched back or some seriously strenuous manual manipulations. Whether it’s gripping a trenching shovel or PVC pipe, squeezing, pushing and grinding compression fittings or drip emitters, I think it all just sucks. So despite how easy it would make my summers, I never put my annual containers on drip irrigation.

Until now.

With a very dear friend valiantly taking charge of our home and dogs during a two-week road trip, I felt the least I could do to ensure her “staycation” (versus indenture) was to automate watering chores. The last thing I wanted her to do was freak out on a daily basis because the salvia was wilting. I’d done enough of that myself!

So I committed. No more excuses; what would it take me anyway, two hours?

Ever the pro, I started with a plan. A quick sketch quantified parts – how many elbows, tees and emitters I needed to clear all corners and changes in direction, to water every planter, hanging basket and window box around the entire house

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By Geneviève Joëlle Villamizar (even the veggie patch). I added a few extras of each to cover my bases, threw in some distributor/spaghetti hose to carry water from the drip pipe to the containers, and included a 100-foot roll of drip pipe and a case of sod staples to hold all the parts and pieces in place.

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cient. All I had to do was come in and pick up it. No bouncing from leg to leg for 20 minutes, juggling my purse and a toddler, surrounded by sweaty irrigation contractors. Suh-weet.

Back at home, the third step whistled to me from the fridge: beer. Like a bitter pill, a Dread Task goes down smoothly with libation.

Up to that point, everything was Easy Street; even the beer. Assembling the drip system though was the actual yucky part.

Too many years gripping tools (not to mention years of climbing) have destroyed my hands. To shove, twist and squeeze 27 insert fittings and 130-something drip emitters was no fun day in the sun. My hands were as jacked as after a day at the crags.

Automating the drip We don’t have an automated inground irrigation system, but that didn’t mean we couldn’t automate the new drip.

Setting up the timer was the final step in freeing up our friend’s staycation. I set it to water 15 minutes every other day as I had just planted all the containers with delicately new annuals and starts. They

would need extra water to get established and move those roots into new soil. I screwed the timer onto the spigot and then the drip hose into that. As for the test drive? Near perfection; a few minor tweaks and we were golden.

Did I say two hours? It was more of a five hour/three-beer push, but well worth it.

I didn’t think about my garden but once (what’s blooming?) when we were away. I was far too busy at a trade conference soaking in sublime design, inspiring lectures and workshops. Meanwhile on the home front, our heroic friend relaxed, painted, meditated and entertained – many of the things she loves to do – without ever once stressing over my container compulsions.

When we got back, the pots had flourished, blossoms spilling from every corner of the joint. As for our friend, she actually said she’d do it again.

Three cheers for carefree summers and automated drip.

Genevieve is a valley mama, still trying to squeeze in a bit of writing and design. She can be reached at Genevieve@ evolvinglandscape.com.

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Now is the season to grow fat by thinning

By Linda Halloran Special to the Sopris Sun

By now, hopefully most of the planting is done in your garden, the seeds have germinated and there is a ush of green veggies. But, it’s not yet time to sit back with a cold drink and watch your garden grow; it’s time to pull the weeds and to thin your seedlings.

The rationale behind both weeding and thinning is the same – to reduce competition for light, water and nutrients. Overcrowding is a primary cause of small, stunted plants.

For many novice gardeners, thinning seems to be one of the biggest challenges.

After investing so much energy into getting seeds to germinate, it can seem criminal to start pulling out those little baby plants. But, if left crowded, none of the plants will thrive.

Most seed spacing guidelines assume that some seed may not germinate and compensate for this by having you plant a little extra. If you have great germination success or uneven germination, you are left with the task of deciding which plants go and which stay. Look at the seed packet for the spacing guidelines and start to cull. Try to leave the healthiest plants while maintaining the recommended spacing. The

seedlings can either be pulled or cut with a hoe at the soil surface just above the roots.

Be careful not to disturb the roots of the plants that you want to keep. With adequate space, each plant will get the light, water and nutrients that it needs to thrive.

Carrots are one of the most challenging crops to get to germinate evenly. The seed is so small and difďŹ cult to control that the row may have big blank spaces or too many seedlings in the same spot. Without thinning, the result will be carrots that are pencil diameter at best. Thin your carrots to 1 inch apart and come back a few weeks later and thin to 2 inch spacing; by then the carrots you thin out should be a nice baby carrot size – great to throw into a summer salad.

The carrots left behind will mature. A similar approach can be taken with other root crops allowing for an early season harvest at baby size and a later harvest at full size.

Weeds With longer days and increased warmth, plants in the garden have responded by putting on a growth spurt. Unfortunately, so have the weeds. While some gardeners have more of a tolerance than others for

The rationale behind both weeding and thinning is the same – to reduce competition for light, water and nutrients. these plant invaders, weeds left to grow unchecked can out compete the desirable plants and can be a vector for disease.

Weeds, like the plants that we want to grow in the garden, can be annuals, biennial or perennial. Knowing what type you are dealing with will help you decide what method of control works best.

Young annual and biennial weeds are the easiest to eliminate – responding well to hoeing or pulling. There are some organic herbicides that will work well if used early.

Perennial weeds like quack grass, bindweed and thistle are a tougher challenge especially if already established. Yet, they can be eliminated with enough perseverance. Repeated digging or cutting just below the surface will eventually kill the plant. Photosynthesis is

eliminated or slowed down lessening the energy that can be stored in the root. Eventually the root system is weakened enough that the plant will die. This is not a task for the weak-hearted. To eliminate these tough perennial weeds requires a relentless battle mentality and weekly attention all during the growing season.

Even better than removing weeds is preventing them in the ďŹ rst place. Use organic mulch in between the plants to suppress the germination of weed seeds by depriving them of light, minimize tilling to avoid bringing weed seed to the surface where they can germinate, use drip irrigation that puts water only where you want it (avoiding widespread weed seed germination) and don’t allow weeds to ower and produce more seed for the following year.

Both thinning and weeding pay off in huge dividends of plant health and harvest amounts and should be a regular part of your gardening routine.

Linda Halloran’s column runs the second Thursday of the month. She coordinates Colorado Rocky Mountain School’s Organize Gardening Learning Center.

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Community Briefs Bowling for Books returns

AVlT seeks sheepdog volunteers

Bowling for Books is back by popular demand at El Jebowl from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, July 21. Registration is required.

Prizes will be awarded for the craziest bowling style, the highest score, and everything in between. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never bowled before, you should join the fun: you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t regret it!â&#x20AC;? said a GarďŹ led County library spokeswoman.

The event is made possible by the Aspen Community Foundation and GarďŹ eld County Libraries. For more information call 963-2889.

Aspen Valley Land Trust will be the recipient of all ticket proceeds from the 2011 National Sheepdog Finals to be held at Strang Ranch on Missouri Heights from Sept. 13-18. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This unique partnership requires us to staff the gate, take tickets, sell tickets, direct parking and help out the potentially thousands of spectators coming to view this unique competition,â&#x20AC;? said AVLT spokeswoman Melissa Sumera. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will take over 100 volunteers to handle these duties smoothly.â&#x20AC;?

Sumera said volunteer shifts are 7 to 10 a.m., and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Tuesday, Sept. 13 to Monday, Sept. 18.

A dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t half bad if it lives in Carbondale and its owner frequents the Carbondale Nature Park north of town hall (as this picture taken on Monday evening can attest).

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Volunteers earn a one-day pass for each shift worked as well as event entry during the day of their shift. All duties require the ability to stand and move around in exposed sun/rain conditions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please dress appropriately,â&#x20AC;? Sumera said. She stressed the AVLT sign-up is only for gate/parking duties. Those who would want to help in another volunteer capacity should go to sheepdogďŹ nals.com.

To sign up for AVLT parking duty, go to avlt.org.

For more information, call 963-8440.

Vacation Bible School coming Crystal River Baptist Church is holding Vacation Bible School Aug. 1-8. The hours are: â&#x20AC;˘ 9 a.m. to noon for ages three through sixth grade; â&#x20AC;˘ 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for teens.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be games, awards, singing, a treasure chest, refreshments and more. There is no cost for the program and transportation is available in some areas.

Crystal River Baptist Church is located at 2632 Highway 133 (a half-mile south of the ďŹ re station).

For details, call 963-3694 or 948-2398.

Junior Achievement holds rafďŹ&#x201A;e Junior Achievement of the Roaring Fork Valley is sponsoring a rafďŹ&#x201A;e in order to ensure the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continuation.

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For more information or to receive a grant application packet, contact Sheila Babbie in the city of Aspen Finance Department (920-5040) or Mitzi Ledingham in the Pitkin County Health and Human Services Department (920-5766). The application deadline Aug. 1 at 4 p.m. Grant information is also available at aspenpitkin.com/departments/grants.

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Prizes include: â&#x20AC;˘ Two round-trip tickets on Airtran Airways; â&#x20AC;˘ A two-night stay at the Mountain Chalet in Snowmass; â&#x20AC;˘ A one-night stay at a Cripple Creek casino with steak dinner for two included; â&#x20AC;˘ Four Colorado Rockies tickets; â&#x20AC;˘ Two single day passes to Glenwood Adventure Park; â&#x20AC;˘ Two rounds of golf at Lakota Canyon golf course.

Brady said Junior Achievement of the Roaring Fork Valley volunteers taught 133 classes during the last school year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we need help to continue to make a difference in our studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives, teaching them ďŹ nancial responsibility, economic and business skills, and workforce readiness.

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

Call or email: Kathy Weiss (970) 963-1505 â&#x20AC;˘ kdwranch@kellin.net Lynn Bopeley (970) 379-3446 â&#x20AC;˘ bopeley@yahoo.com Crystal Springs Ranch 1609 County Road 112 â&#x20AC;˘ Carbondale, CO 81623 www.crystalspringsranch.net

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528 Jacobs Place, $198,999 Duplex 2 Bedroom, 1.5 baths Full Finished Basement 1,260 SF of living space (per assessor)

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

769 Sebree, $202,977

620 Bridgewater. $238,803

Duplex 2 Pets OK 2 bedroom 2.5 baths HOA - $140 per month.

Full finished basement 2010 Taxes - $898 1,260 SF of living space (per assessor)

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).

Occupancy: Owner(s) must live in the unit

Single Family Home 2 bedroom 2 baths Full finished basement (bathroom plumbed in) 1,486 SF of living space (per assessor)

2 Pets OK HOA - $140 per month.

2010 Taxes - $1,030

Income Category 4 Maximum Gross Household Income: $108,300* *May add $7,500 per dependent up to three dependents

Applications are available and may be picked up and turned in at Mountain Regional Housing 520 South Third Street, #23, Carbondale, CO www.carbondalegov.org or www.colorado.gov/housingcommunity.org Information: 970-704-9801 or janet@housingcommunity.org

Green Team: a newer Mt. Fair tradition

By Matt Suby Special to the Sopris Sun With 39 years of history going on 40, Carbondale Mountain Fair has plenty of traditions: cops patrolling Sopris Park in tie-dye shirts, women’s wood splitting, the limbo contest, all ages coming together to dance in front of the gazebo.

One of the newer traditions is the Green Team, dating back … several years according to those involved.

Carbondale’s Green Team began as a loosely organized group of individuals at Mountain Fair in response to the enormous amount of waste that was going to the landfill, according to Green Teamer Jason White. “We started with a few volunteers who went around picking up cigarette butts and collecting litter in wheel-barrows,” he said.

Since 2006, White has been compiling a list of Green Team volunteers. When asked about his involvement in helping to create zero-waste events such as Mountain Fair, White said, “This is real work, work with my hands where I feel immediate gratification knowing that I’m making a positive change here and now.”

Actually, the first Green Team players probably predate the team itself. Those folks include Jim and Kathy Duke. Jim created a composting division at the Pitkin County landfill in 1989 and in 1991, he and wife Kathy created the commercial composting operation Cacaloco and began removing any compostable materials they could find at Mountain Fair.

Green Team members agree that composting has become the most important aspect of achieving zero waste at any venue. The Dukes harvest compost at other fairs around the state and Jim points out it’s a “wonderful sight” to see dumpsters roll out that are 90 percent full of reusable materials, rather than heaping mounds of plastic garbage bags ready to buried in the landfill.

It wasn’t until 2003 that Mark Weinhold started an organized team of volunteers to assess the waste situation at Mountain Fair (held this year July 29-31) and do what they could to cut the amount going to the landfill. In 2004, more easily identifiable recycling containers were set up around the fair and in 2005 the team built composting bins with plywood and cardboard boxes, brightly painted so the public might take an interest. Artist and designer Bailey Nelson has led the charge to create thematic signage, logos and the mantra, “FEED YOUR SOIL.” As mentioned, White became the co-leader of the Green Team in 2006 and in doing so, began to look at this organization like a CEO might look at a newly acquired company.

He immediately recognized the importance of attracting volunteers both young and old, and working every waste station

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throughout the fair to help educate people. “It’s inspiring to see the youth, who may have been pushed or forced to volunteer, bent over upside down with their head in the trash bin searching for misplaced recyclables.”

He clarified that last statement by saying he never requests that Green Team volunteers sort through trash bins.

“They are given gloves and asked to be ‘Station Stewards’ and ‘Trash Goalies.’”

One of White’s hopes is that people will learn something about composting at Mountain Fair, take it to their own home, become more conscious in their recycling efforts and even start thinking about biodegradable products when shopping for groceries.

The Green Team’s philosophy is organic in and of itself, tried and tested by volunteers each year who share their ideas and faithfully steer the evolution of event consumption and waste prevention. Some years they make huge strides and others just baby steps but cumulatively it all adds up to less waste going to the landfill.

In 2010, 89 percent of all waste removed from the fair was diverted from the landfill.

The year before it was 88 percent and the 1 percent difference may have come from the newly implemented “wash-stations” that were set up backstage for band members, vendors and “VIPs.” The concept of backstage wash stations proved so successful last year, the Green Team may extend it for reusable dishes and flatware next year.

Beyond Mountain Fair, the Green Team’s influence has spread to Carbondale’s downtown as well, as a sign proclaims at Steve’s Guitars proclaims: “Green But Growing.”

Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CLAIRIFICATION

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 conveyable lots.

The property is located at Lot 10, 12th Street Industry Place, Carbondale. The applicant and owner is Carbondale Earth Investments.

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.

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.

John Leybourne Town of Carbondale

Published July 14, 2011 in The Sopris Sun.

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Players who locate each business where T-shirts are placed and fill out game cards are eligible to enter the contest drawing at the fair on July 30. Grand Prize: a pair of VIP tickets to the Jazz Aspen Labor Day fest worth $2,500. For more info, go to carbondalearts.com.

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Singer/songwriter competition dates The dates for the Mountain Fair singer/songwriter competition at Steve’s Guitars are July 25 (youth open call with 6 p.m. sign in) and July 26 (adult open call with 6 p.m. sign in). On July 30, youth and adult finalist rounds at the Mountain Fair Jam Tent (time to be announced).

Winners will receive a guitar from Two Old Hippies and a half-day recording session.

Photog alert: slides wanted Mountain Fair photographer Jim Ryan is seeking Mountain Fair slides for the retrospective slide show slated for July 29 after the Elephant Revival performance.

Ryan, one of the fair’s original photographers, has recently been collecting photos from the last 40 years because many of his were lost in the CCAH move from Main Street to the Third Street Center. “He knows there are still many priceless photos floating around in local closets and drawers, but he needs help,” said fair director Amy Kimberly. If you have any Mountain Fair slides, call CCAH at 963-1680.

Green Team seeks business volunteers The Green Team is looking for businesses to work four-hour shifts to staff the recycling and composting stations. Businesses who sign up get their logos on collector cups at the Beer Garden. They also receive a listing in the fair program and mentions from the Main Stage as a Green Leaf sponsor. For details, call Mark Weinhold at 948-4906.

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TOWN OF CARBONDALE 2011 Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Report For Calendar Year 2010 Public Water System ID # CO0123167

Organics and Inorganics

Collection Date 08/05/10

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Sample Date Date: December 2010

TURBIDITY Nettle Creek Treatment Plant

Month: 01/01/10 To 12/31/10

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TT Requirement

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2010

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2010

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60.000

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Range of Removal Ratio RAA

Required Removal Ratio RAA

Typical Source

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1.0 or greater

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Lead and Copper COPPER

Collection Date N/A

90TH Percentile N/A

Unit ppm

1.3

LEAD

N/A

N/A

ppb

15

Secondary Contaminants/ Other Monitoring SODIUM

Collection Date 9/10/10

AL

Highest Value 5.0

Typical Source Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits

Range 1.7 - 17

Unit MG/L

Secondary Standard 10000

Secondary standards are non-enforceable guidelines for contaminants that may cause cosmetic effects (such as skin or tooth discoloration) or aesthetic effects (such as taste, odor or color) in drinking water. EPA recommends these standards but does not require water systems to comply.

Health Information About Water Quality Infants and young children are typically more vulnerable to lead in drinking water than the general population. It is possible that lead levels at your home may be higher than other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing. If you are concerned about elevated lead levels in your home’s water, you may wish to have your water tested and flush your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using tap water. Additional information is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 4264791.

There are no additional required health effects notices.

Violations Violation Type We had no violations in 2010

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Published July 14, 2011 in The Sopris Sun.

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Compliance Period 1/1/10 to 12/31/10