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Recognize some of these folks from the days of yore? We’ve identiﬁed a few, but it might be worth scanning faces at the park to see if anyone looks oddly familiar. Photos from the Carbondale Arts archive; collage by Terri Ritchie

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Carbondale Commentary The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, email editor Will Grandbois at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

Why you should enter the pie contest OPINION

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

What’s your best memory about pie? I bet you have one, maybe several. My grandfather has dozens, most of which come back to how everything tasted better when it was made by his mother during the hunger of the Depression. Indeed, childhood seems to be a common theme when I talk to folks about pie, which I probably do more than most people. Often, there’s a parent or a grandparent doing the baking, or maybe joining in the process of foraging for blackberries or apples. I heard similar stories from “Her Royal Pieness” Jacquie Meitler, “Pie Whisperer” Mark Rinehart and from several of the folks who showed up to the “Pie and Beer Affair” at Batch on July 20. Ostensibly, the event was a chance for folks to gain a temporary judging position for the Mountain Fair pie contest, though plenty of attendees seemed to just want some pie and beer. I tried to convey the magnitude of the opportunity — how judges hold onto their seats as if they were members of the Supreme Court. Not everyone was buying it, but it’s really rather serious business, albeit with a veneer of costumes and champagne. For the uninitiated, it works like this: Bakers from all over arrive at the judging canopy around 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning (in this case, July 29) with as many homemade pies as they — actually, let’s say you — care to enter. There’s no preregistration or anything, just do your best to layer childhood into a crust and show up before 10:45 with an idea of which category your creation belongs in: fruit, cream or exotic. The judges, myself included, proceed to

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Honorary Publishers for their generous, ongoing commitment of support. Jim Calaway, Chair Kay Brunnier Bob Ferguson – Jaywalker Lodge Scott Gilbert: Habitat for Humanity - RFV Bob Young – Alpine Bank Peter Gilbert Umbrella Roofing, Inc. Bill Spence and Sue Edelstein Don't let the silly costumes fool you, pie judging is serious business. Photo by Mark Burrows discuss the taste, crust, aesthetics, texture, creativity and name of your pie using as many snobbish adjectives as we can muster. We will attempt to ascertain if you used butter, shortening, lard or some combination thereof in your crust. We will debate whether your lime is tart enough, your peaches are ripe enough and chocolate is silky enough. As a relatively young and inexperienced member of the permanent panel, I’ll be under scrutiny for my taste, never mind my bona ﬁdes as a former unofﬁcial pie correspondent for the Post Independent and member of the American Pie Council (yes, that’s a thing). How much of this is theatre and how much is serious? I’ll never tell, and I doubt that others will either. Anyway, we’ll assemble the scores for a winner in each category and then pit the top pies against each other to crown the Best of

Fair. The associated bakers will get some prize money, a special pie server and, of course, bragging rights. On Sunday morning, they’ll do it all again, but with cake. There’s nothing wrong with cake — I’m a big fan — but as I’ve observed to longtime judges Bob and Kathy Ezra, there doesn’t seem to be as much status in baking or judging it. Maybe it’s because there are more elements to a good pie, or maybe it’s just the sense of tradition. In any case, none of this happens if folks don’t show up with entries. The prestige of the event is always greater when there are a dozen pies in each category. It’s a big dose of sugar for the judges, but that’s a sacriﬁce we’re willing to make. So dust off that card with your grandma’s recipe or try something you saw on Pinterest and show us what you’ve got.

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Tile thanks Dear Editor: Thank you so much for the article about Sopris Park tiles. It was a true community, hands-on, public art project. Thanks are due to many people who contributed time, talent and energy to make that all happen over a four-year period. With apologies to anyone not mentioned, I want to add that Sandie Gardner, Steven Colby and Elizabeth (Beth) Robinson also contributed a great deal to that project. Steve Davis, an independent Glenwood Springs tile setter, did the installation work. He also helped ﬁgure out the layout and design. I invite everyone to walk around and take a look at these fun and playful tiles. In any case, thank you to Lynn Burton for calling attention to this art installation. It all feels new to me still, even though we did this a number of years ago, in the ear-

lier days of the Carbondale Clay Center which is now celebrating its 20th year! Long Live Art! Diane Kenney Carbondale

Millennials for RENT I went to see RENT, the somewhat controversial musical put on by the SoL Theatre Company at the Third Street Center. Controversial because RENT is a rather racy musical performed by teenagers. For sure, there is extensive use of George Carlin’s seven words you can’t say on TV, sex and drug references, provocative movements, and raw passion. We baby boomers are just going to have to get used to the fact today’s millennials are a lot more sophisticated than we were. Most of us knew all the bad words when got out of high school, but had yet to learn

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of all the creative uses of the f-word. All but a few of us didn’t ﬁnd out that out parents were lying to us about sex until after high school. It was not excruciatingly painful. It was fun. The summer of love caught us unprepared. Of course, we did advance the cause of drug abuse. With all the war protests, racial unrest, and the ERA, sometimes I think all we accomplished was debunking “Reefer Madness.” The millennials come into middle school with a full vocabulary of profanity, but they don’t use it that much. They know all about the bird and the bees, but teen pregnancy is at an all-time low. Credit for that goes to Planned Parenthood, sex education in the schools, the increased availability of contraception, and the fear of terrible sexually transmitted LETTERS page 15

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e folks behind the fair By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff While the leading economic nations of the world have their G-20 group to work on global economic issues, Carbondale has it’s own informal “group of 20,” an assembly of individuals that essentially puts together the annual Carbondale Mountain Fair, as described by Gazebo stage manager Jeff Britt. Attending numerous organizational meetings in the months leading up to the Mountain Fair (which takes place July 28-30 at Sopris Park) the group is responsible for lining up everything from bands for the different stages in the park, to the 350 or 400 volunteers needed to make the Fair happen, to the ﬂeet of porta-potties that serve attendees in crowds that regularly clock in at nearly 20,000 by the time the weekend concludes. Plus, said Britt in an interview with The Sopris Sun on July 24, “Everybody in that group of 20 kind of runs something” that takes place during the Fair, from the ever-popular Limbo Contest to the Oasis Stage, the pie and cake baking contests that have become part of the Fair’s lore, and much, much more. To introduce readers to some of the “folks behind the fair” The Sun is proﬁling three of the more prominent managers or supervisors who for years have been in charge of key parts of the overall celebration, but who may not be that well known to the general public.

STRONG DUDES. Mark Taylor, James Gorman and Jeff Britt carry a scrim into Sopris Park on the Wednesday morning before Mountain Fair as set-up begins for the weekend event. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Running the main stage Jeff Britt — 62, married with two kids — has been stage manager since 1990s, the year after his first Mountain Fair, a celebration of community values and fun that so impressed him he immediately went to the offices of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities (CCAH, now called Carbondale Arts or CA) to volunteer. Britt put in a few years doing trash pickup and serving on the Peace Patrol, a group of volunteers tasked with keeping the peace and generally being ambassadors to the crowds who attend the Fair, before then-stage-manager Jeff Legg asked him to lend a hand with managing the main stage. It was some time in the mid-1990s, he remembered, that Legg basically handed the management baton to Britt. “At one point,” Britt said, “he just kind of looked at me and said, ‘You got this?’ And I said, ‘Yeah,’ and then he just kind of disappeared for the rest of the Fair,” leaving Britt in charge, as he has been ever since. “It’s fairly easy to do if everything goes right,” Britt said of the position. “But it never goes right.” Describing the controlled chaos of his part in the Fair, Britt continued, his main job is to make sure bands and other acts show up, get their gear unloaded to a specific “staging station” behind the stage, and climb onto the stage to perform after volunteers have put everything where it should be according to the performers’ directions. “I get really anal about trying to keep to the timing,” he admitted, noting that tardiness among the bands and other performers can sometimes lead to trouble. There was one time, he recalled, when he asked a popular band to do an encore that took them just past the 9 p.m. deadline for clearing and shutting down the stage, and some Garfield County Deputy Sheriffs (drafted by the Carbondale Police Department to help police the Fair) “rushed the stage” to demand that it be shut down.

“It was, like, four minute after 9, and these deputies came tromping up the stage to shut the show down, and I actually backed them off,” Britt recalled. “I said, excuse me, you can’t come up here, there’s a lot of expensive equipment and we can’t have you walking around up here… They didn’t know what to make of someone telling them they couldn’t do something.” But they left him to do his job.

Production manager Mark Taylor, who turns 50 in August and is employed as facilities manager at the Third Street Center, said his first Mountain Fair was in 1991 (the 20th annual), a little more than a year after he moved to the area to attend classes at Colorado Mountain College. “Like everybody else, I was hooked,” he recalled, so he went to the CCAH office to put his name in as a volunteer under the direction of then-Fair director Thomas Lawley. After performing a number of odd tasks, such as helping to set up the KDNK Beer Garden, he at some point joined the ranks of the Mountain Fair Board of Directors (“I can’t remember dates,” he lamented) and by the time current CA Director Amy Kimberly was boss of the Fair he was firmly ensconced as production manager. That means he is responsible for erecting the various tents, fences and other facilities put up by the Fair itself (in contrast with the vendors’ booths, which the vendors themselves take care of), marshalling supplies, radios and other gear for the army of volunteers, and watching over the operations for the weekend. Taylor also is nominally in charge of the Green Team, which handles the mountains of trash generated by the Fair activities. Jason White, a leader of the Green Team, said that for a decade the team has diverted 90 percent of the

Fair’s trash load into recycling and composting, to the tune of 278,000 pounds of material that was kept out of local landﬁlls (equivalent to the weight of 11 school buses or 28 elephants, White added).

Manager in training James Gorman, a Glenwood Springs native now living in Carbondale with his girl friend, has his own production company (Gravity Productions) and has been steeped in production work at various venues in the valley for several years, as well as doing art installation at the Aspen Art Museum every now and then. His ﬁrst stint of Fair work was ﬁve years ago when he volunteered for the Peace Patrol, which was supervised by his brother, Michael. “I’ve always been into festivals, I’ve been volunteering at festivals over 10 years, and for me it kind of changes the whole experience of the event, once you become involved in it,” he explained. “And this event just felt better than another. It felt homegrown. I mean, it’s done by the people of the community that surrounds it. The amount of volunteers that make it happen, it’s just something special. So I got more and more involved.” He is being groomed to take over when Taylor steps aside, and emphasized that the most critical element of the job is working with the dozen or so volunteers under him. “That’s what makes it so enjoyable, that there’s the proper amount of help, the proper amount of people to get things done,” he said. Plus, he said, “I kind of brought in a new crew, a young crew that kind of works with me at Gravity Productions … we’re kind of merging it with the crew that had been doing it for many years” and who he said are happy to be “passing on the torch to a younger generation.”

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Town Report

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From July 14 to 20, Carbondale Officers handled 245 Calls for Service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

session of swim lessons remaining in the summer. Bonedale Swim Club also hosted two specialty training lessons: stroke development and foam rolling. • The Parks Department is dealing with the pond at the end of Delaney Nature Park that has an algae bloom turning the water an orange color. • Roaring Fork School District is finalizing the development documents and requesting a pre-construction meeting with town staff in order to commence construction on their employee project on Third Street. • Water demand has dropped with the recent rain and the Nettle Creek and Roaring Fork Water plants are operating with no reported problems. Flows at Nettle Creek are continuing to climb and production is at 0.82 million gallons per day. The Roaring Fork plant is producing an average of 0.61 million gallons per day. The Crystal water treatment plant project has been delayed by material delivery issues, but the town expects it to be operational by mid-August. • Carbondale Mayor Dan Richardson hosted the Garfield County Mayors group at the Third Street Center. Meanwhile, the regional town managers group met in Silt, where NEO Fiber presented on various options that towns may have to leverage higher levels of broadband service. • On July 19, police assisted the fire department with a natural gas line that had been compromised near the middle school. All was resolved without further problem. The police department also interviewed applicants for an open police officer position and made a conditional offer.

FRIDAY July 14 at 8:55 a.m. A caseworker with the Garfield County Department of Human Services contacted police about a reported sex assault in the area. The case is under investigation.

Parks staff pained the Sopris Park gazebo and mulched the beer garden area among other efforts building up to Mountain Fair, according to Town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to staff, trustees and others. Meanwhile… • The streets and utilities crews worked collaboratively on a continuation of drywell cleaning and maintenance and the installation of a new hydrant at the wastewater treatment plant. • The town arborist and seasonal worker performed maintenance on the planting bed on Cowen Drive near Highway 133, as well as thistle removal in various locations on town owned or utilized property. • Public Works staff met with a representative from the Rockford Ditch Association to discuss a potential project near the 4 Bar Ranch, met with representatives from Mountain Fair to discuss the upcoming event, and removed the traffic counters on Hendrick Drive. • The Rec. Center hosted 22 bikers from Team Bike Beyond on July 21. Comprised of all diabetic riders, the group is biking from New York to California to raise awareness and fundraise to fight Type 1 Diabetes. • Rock Warriors Climbing Camp, a partnership with Colorado Mountain College, had a session July 17 through 19, with 11 participants completing two days of climbing indoors at the the Carbondale Rec. Center and then experienced one day of outdoor climbing in Rifle. • Session 3 swim lessons finished July 20 with one

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FRIDAY July 14 at 5:28 p.m. Employees at the Roaring Fork Valley Co-Op reported a suspected case of check fraud. FRIDAY July 14 at 10:21 p.m. Police responded to a domestic disturbance call in River Valley Ranch and arrested a Carbondale woman. SUNDAY July 16 at 12:02 a.m. An officer stopped a car that was driving on the far left side of Highway 133 and ended up arresting the 67-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. SUNDAY July 16 at 6:45 p.m. While patrolling Staircase Park, an officer issued a summons to two 20-year-old men for minor in possession of marijuana. TUESDAY July 18 at 2:17 a.m. When a 27-year-old Carbondale man failed to obey a stop sign, he was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. TUESDAY July 18 at 7:51 a.m. Both vehicles were moderately damaged in an accident at Highway 133 and Village Road, and one driver was cited. TUESDAY July 18 2:58 p.m. Officers took a report of a fraudulent credit card being used to purchase two high end bicycles from a local store. TUESDAY July 18 at 5:15 p.m. A 53-year-old Carbondale man was cited for smoking marijuana in public. THURSDAY July 20 at 11:38 a.m. Police took a report of a trespass on Maroon Drive.

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Six candidates to interview for vacant trustee seat By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Although the original plan had been to winnow down a list of applicants for an open trustee seat, the Carbondale Board of Trustees on July 25 opted instead to interview all six of the people who had submitted applications to fill out the term recently vacated by former Trustee Katrina Byars. The interviews are to take place at the regular meeting on Aug. 8, and the trustees agreed they Colette Armstrong might go ahead that same night and appoint a new face to the town board. Byars resigned her trustee position earlier this year due to difficulty in finding affordable housing in Carbondale for herself and her two children. Trustees must live within the city’s boundaries to be eligible to serve on the town board. Mayor Dan Richardson was the first to suggest that, given the relatively small number of applicants, it made sense to interview all six rather than try to eliminate some names in the interests of reducing the amount of time to be spent in the selection process. The board decided earlier in the summer

to appoint a replacement for Byars rather than put the matter to a special election that would cost $8,000 and take longer than an appointment process, which would leave the board at six members longer than is considered desirable. The applicants are:

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• Colette Armstrong, an internet marketer and resident of Carbondale for about three years, who also has worked as an engineer, a landscaper and an organic gardener, according to her application documents; • Hank van Berlo, a retired businessman who has lived in Carbondale for more than 20 years; • Niki Delson, a retired California social worker who retired to Carbondale about eight and a half years ago; • Julia Farwell, an active volunteer for the Carbondale Environmental Board and a 16-year homeowner in Carbondale; • Jade Wimberly, naturopathic doctor

and part owner of the Lux Wellness Center in Carbondale, who has lived for nearly a year and a half in town; • Luis Yllanes, who has lived 8 years in the valley, nearly two of them in Carbondale, and has a career history in arts management as well as volunteer work for

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English In Action, a tutorial enterprise in Basalt; as a sports coach; and as a KDNK disc jockey. Trustee Heather Henry, who will not be at the meeting on Aug. 8, noted that her absence might eliminate the potential for a tie vote (3-3 because Byars is no longer on the seven-member board) when it comes to picking a trustee. But Henry said she would let Richardson know of her preference for an appointee, which means the potential for a tie still exists. In other action, the board: • Granted tasting license renewals for Mary’s Main Street Spirits and Sopris Liquor and Wine;

• Granted special-event liquor licenses for Colorado Animal Rescue, for an event on Sept. 16, and for the KDNK Hootenanny with the Heathens on Aug. 11; • Effectively rejected a requested extension for an annexation-eligibility hearing for the proposed Heritage Storage business on Highway 133, adjacent to the Rio Grande Trail crossing, to provide more time for ironing out reported conﬂicts involving the sale of the property to the project’s developer, Luis Yllanes Dr. Ron Stein of California. The rejection came about due to a 3-3 tie among the trustees, over whether the request was appropriate given the fact that the project has been granted extensions in the past and “it doesn’t look like it’s moving forward,” according to Town Manager Jay Harrington. Three trustees concluded the extension would not serve the town’s interest, enough to tie up the vote at 3-3 (former Trustee Katrina Byars has resigned from the seven-member board), which mean the request was denied, although town ofﬁcials and the developer’s representative, planning consultant Mark Chain, indicated the proposal will move ahead through the development review process.

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Don’t worry, The Sun is aware that Kenichi Aspen has closed on the former Russets space at 225 Main St. and now you are, too. Stay tuned for a full story on the subject as the Kenichi crew prepares to bring their signature sushi and panAsian cuisine to Carbondale.

Don’t take it for granted The City of Aspen is now accepting grant applications from area arts and community nonproﬁts for funding in 2018. The deadline for applications is 4 p.m. July 31; for more information or to apply call 920-5040 or go to www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Finance-City-of-Aspen/Grants/.

Big bang Several downtown folks reported hearing a particularly dramatic thunderbolt on July 19, and some expressed fear that something important might have been struck. The Sun has not observed any such storm damage, but we’d love to hear from whoever might know more.

Catch the sun If you’ve ever considered going solar, an upcoming workshop for Garfield County residents might make that decision easier. Colorado State University Extension is partnering with Garfield Clean Energy, CLEER, and CORE to help homeowners and renters understand their choices for solar. Different types of solar options will be explained, and financial costs and benefits of solar photovoltaics (PV) will be highlighted from 5 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Third Street Center. To reserve your spot, email maisa@cleanenergyeconomy.net or call 704-9200.

Don’t fence me in The town seems to have decided that the clover in the Third Street center landscaping is now tall enough to properly delineate the parking areas, and has removed the orange plastic fences previously serving in that role. Before either were in place, numerous ruts attested to driver confusion. For now, the issue seems resolved, though winter may present new challenges.

Advancing the schools The Colorado Education Initiative recently announced that Basalt and Roaring Fork high schools have been selected to implement the Colorado Legacy Schools Program with funding from the National Math and Science Initiative. The program supports students in geographically and demographically diverse schools to increase accessibility and success in rigorous math, science, and English Advanced Placement courses. Practically speaking, the initiative provides $60,000 in funding for extensive teacher training, student exam fees, classroom equipment and supplies, awards for those who excel and more.

The Sun doesn’t usually go in for celebrity news, but we’re instituting an exception for Beatles. We’re pretty sure that this tweet from Ringo Starr depicts the drummer on the Rio Grande Trail near Basalt. We’re less sure about his deﬁnition of “hiking,” and would be happy to show him some more rugged routes if he’s ever interested.

Let your hair down Shade Salon at 46 N. Eighth St. hosts a grand opening party in its newly refreshed space from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. the Friday of the Fair. Goody bags for the ﬁrst 10 guests and refreshments for everyone!

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Bear in mind A bear sow and her cub have been spotted in the west side of town recently, prompting Carbondale Police remind residents that citations can be issued for trash placed outside beyond the scope of the municipal code. Placement of cans for pickup is prohibited before 6 a.m. and may not be out past 8 p.m., otherwise

Folks celebrating the day of their birth this week include: John Tripp, Tom Baker and Brent Moss (July 28); Sarah Kemme, Greg Tonozzi, Randi Garcia, J.J. Worley, A.O. Forbes and Liz Phillips (July 29); Cheryl Loggins, Debbie Bruell and Nancy Barnett (July 31); Sarah Uhl and Anibal Guevera (Aug. 1); Maciej Mrotek and Jeff Dahl (Aug. 2).

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From ‘Be-News’ to the ‘Insane-A-Cycle’ Bill Morrow’s whimsical sculptures By Genevieve Villamizar Special to The Sopris Sun On the street, William S. Morrow looks like a Harley guy-meets-Christmas elf playing hooky from the North Pole. His chestlength silver beard is smooth and clean, blending in with the long curtain of clean, silky hair hanging from under a welder’s cap. The eyes shining from the shade of a visor hold a lifetime of self-amusement. “William” is too formal for this guy. He goes by “Bill.” “I was always a daydreamer. I barely got out of high school, graduating with maybe a low-C, high-D average. People knew I was smart; I was just bored,” he laughs. Thus, the “Insane-A-Cycle .” With no announcements, no non-profit or committee backing — no pomp at all — Highway 133 suddenly has a 16-foot long crazy-ass motorcycle sculpture parked in the right-ofway at the Roaring Fork Co-Op. There’s not been a time this writer has run, biked or driven past “The Insane-A-Cycle” that there weren’t grown men just standing there, gawking at it with awe, wistfulness, or longing. It’s obvious Bill knows bikes. And welding. “I used to have a 1962 BMW R60. It was a sidecar bike, but it didn’t have one. I sold it for $600. Paid bills with half and bought a torch welder with the other half.” He’s been making art ever since. He knew he was building a motorcycle when he saw the tank from a FarmAll diesel tractor. It took Bill two years to gather parts. The wheels came later, from a horse-drawn hay rake. He constructed the tires out of fuel delivery hose he found at the Garfield County landfill, off of a tanker truck. By the time he cut the brass couplers off, the hose just fit perfectly. It was meant to be. Bill mentions “magic” a lot in his conversations. All of his sculptures are welded not just of metal, but stories and relationships, history and happenings from Rifle — where he was born in 1945 in a stone house — and around the Western Slope. Bill is a part of this valley, with stories to fill a book, peopled with the long-time characters we all know. His life and relationships are deep and some-

what miraculous, to hear him tell it. Take the Insane-A-Cycle’s rider, for example. “John Douglas was a pretty famous Harley builder, over in New Castle. People bought new bikes and sent ’em to John to customize. He had piles of brand new chrome. He offered me a truckful of bike parts,” recalls Bill. “He died in a bike accident,” he adds. Just because he’s playful, (you’ll discover splattered bugs on the front of the bike) and full of social commentary, (the insect bodies are the old fashioned church key openers, representing “barflies”) Bill wanted handcuffs. For the Harley chrome rider. “These guys don’t own the bike. The bike owns you!” he says. “A week ago, Monday, Johnny Holmes, after 37 years with the Houston, Texas DA’s office, is pumping fuel,” as Bill explains it. They strike up a conversation at the InsaneA-Cycle, and Bill ponders aloud his lack of legitimate handcuffs. “Holmes rifles around in his truck and can’t believe he doesn’t have any. The wife overhears, reaches right into the side door and pulls out bonafide leg irons. She even has the key!” Now Bill has that key, and the Insane-A-Cycle forever owns the Harley chrome rider. You can own both, for a cool hundred grand.

Other work While “The Insane-A-Cycle ” has made quite a splash, Bill’s sculptures are already familiar to us from our everyday Bonedale ramblings. They’re often whimsical, and again, the people, places and history of this valley make them possible. “Caduceus” was commissioned as a 65th birthday gift for Gary Knaus and now sits at Roaring Fork Family Physicians. Comprised mainly of parts from a Danish harrow, each segment of the serpents’ bodies was singularly welded. Pipe halves from Emma Danziger’s Tybar Ranch formed a mold within which to weld, and boom, two lovers, intertwined, “whispering to one another,” as Bill says. The bird came from strap iron used to secure wooden beams. He cut each one apart, resulting in what he feels are a “murmuration

The “Insane-a-Cycle” in front of the Roaring Fork Co-Op is Morrow’s most recent prominent installation. Photo by Rebecca Young of birds, all ﬂying together.” One of Bill’s older pieces, “Be-News,” was a collaboration with John Hoffman. Bill designed it and they made it in Hoffman’s shop. It stands for “Bonedale Neighborhood Early Warning System.” Fabricated of long tubular metal poles, it was designed to hang all those banners announcing community events, which it did for many years at Highway 133 and Main Street before it was moved to the Third Street Center when the roundabout was built. Listening to Bill piece together his life through art is endless surprise. There’s a big heart and lot of sentiment in everything he does. He has quietly made his mark on the Western Slope art scene. In Grand Junction, he helped to grow the downtown Art On The Corner program. He is also proud of his contributions to Riﬂe’s Bookcliffs Art Council, which occupies his 100-year old childhood

home. When his parents moved on, he was an integral part of fundraising to secure this site for the art council. Bill prefers to ﬂy under the radar. He’s never submitted a piece to Carbondale’s own Art Around Town sculpture program. He prefers to create and give as the spirit moves him, and does commissions. His most astonishing piece is an intricate pine cone study he did for Marty Stouffer of “Wild America” fame. He has a powerful little piece at KDNK, next to John Doyle’s totem pole, called “Spark of Inspiration.” There’s a crazy, colorful piece outside of Main Street Liquors. The Carbondale Library holds space for “Out There,” a playful piece Bill admits is “just out there. Everything is possible when you’re out there!” And that describes Bill quite well. He’s out there.

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Water is more than a theme, it’s about life By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff This year’s theme for the 46th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair (July 28-30) in Sopris Park is water — the need for it in clean, potable form; the predicted scarcity of it if things go on as they have been; and the challenge to people to prevent that eventuality. The idea for the theme, said Carbondale Arts Executive Director Amy Kimberly, came partly from her experiences at the Standing Rock Sioux Indian Reservation last year, when countless Roaring Fork Valley residents traveled to the border lands of North and South Dakota to help the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribal members of that region, known as “water protectors,” fend off efforts to build an oil pipeline through their lands and underneath the Missouri River that provides them with water. The concept also came, she said, “out of what’s happening around us and in the world,” as water resources come under attack from pollution, corporate control and the effects of global warming, to the point where she said “the things I’ve been reading are telling me that the wars of the 21st Century are going to be over water.” Going to Standing Rock, Kimberly said, “really inspired me” and got her thinking about the fact that “water is one of the most important things in our lives.” So, when thinking about a theme for the Fair, she said, “I just thought it would be

Water is the crux of the conﬂict at Standing Rock, and is always an issue in our neck of the woods, as well. File photo by Jennifer Catto good to call attention to water.” Check out the Fair Program for details about the theme and the manifestation of that theme. Helping her out, Kimberly said, will be representatives of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, which was one of the tribes ﬁghting against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAP) for nearly a year, starting in the spring of 2016. Tribal elders Phyllis Bald-Eagle and her husband, Amos Black Horse Cook, are expected to give the traditional blessing ceremony at the start of the fair, at 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon, and a “Water Is Life” pres-

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entation of drumming, dancing and singing at 11 a.m. on Sunday, both at the Gazebo Stage. Aside from the presentations, Kimberly said, the opportunity of talking with the tribal elders would be “a good chance for people to ﬁnd out what’s happening” at the tribe’s reservation, where the resistance movement is ongoing, and to “learn more about the indigenous culture that is being impacted.” Phyllis Bald Eagle, contacted at her home on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, told The Sopris Sun, “I’m glad there were so many people who came to us, and got a taste

of the life that we used to have” during the DAP conﬂict. She added that the tribes continue to celebrate Mother Earth in the region. “That’s what we do,” she said, adding that she and Amos hope to “let people know that they can do something to stop what’s going on with our environment,” referring to battles involving pipelines that have sprung up elsewhere in the U.S. Other aspects of the water theme will be a mural, “For The Love of Water,” being painted over the weekend by artists Sarah Uhl and Kelsey Brasseur, in the Cantina tent. The mural is to be auctioned off by the end of the Fair, with proceeds going to a water conservation project, Kimberly said. There also is to be a Flash Mob at least once in which the mobsters will perform a song based on the water theme. Though the exact nature of the scene will have to be experienced, Kimberly said, she noted that it is being lead by iconoclastic local musician Olivia Pevec. In other arenas, glass artist Robert Burch is doing the designs for decorations of the Main Stage, where a fountain will emphasize the connection with water; and poems about water will be recited from the Main Stage periodically. “It’s time we honor the water in the incredible place where we live,” Kimberly declared, “and there’s no better place than the Mountain Fair to do that.

Whatever floats your boat By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff If you took woodshop in high school, you may have made a cutting board or candle holder or maybe a blanket chest — but probably not a river worthy boat. That’s precisely the challenge Roaring Fork High Schoolers Wes Engstrom and Nick Penzel took on more than a year ago. The pair have been river buddies since freshmen year, when they took their first unsupervised excursion down the Crystal together. “I lived by a river most of my life and so has Wes. It was kind of a playground for us. As I got older, I learned more about the issues facing rivers in the west,” Penzel explained. “We love the river, and this whole project feels like that next step in that relationship with it. I think we’re just trying to show the beauty of the river and the implications it has for people.” The idea started a year and a half ago with a set of canoe plans Wes’s dad had laying around, but after a discussion with woodshop teacher Ben Kelly, they decided a dory big enough to accommodate both of them was more their speed. They obtained plans from a designer in Oregon, purchased some marine plywood, and started to realize what they were getting themselves into. “We’d done a lot of woodworking and knew how to use the tools, but the scope of the project and the process itself were something new to comprehend,” Penzel said. They started by cutting the ribs — a tricky process that involved some complex, precise cuts and in the end still resulted in one piece that just wouldn’t fit — then joined the plywood. Before they knew it, the school year was almost over and the project moved to the shop at the Engstrom res-

After a year and a half of labor, Nick Penzel and Wes Engstrom had a chance to put their dory to the test on the San Juan River in June. Courtesy photo idence. There, they cut the sides, bottom and transom and begin putting the boat together. “A lot of the time it didn’t look like we were making any progress,” Engstrom said. “Once we had everything made, though, it was just assembly. That was a lot more exciting.” The boys also gained some momentum when Chuck and Meredith Ogilby offered to help pay for the endeavor. “It deﬁnitely kind of ﬁt into what they love and they decided to help us out,” Penzel said. “It’s one of the most generous things anyone’s ever done for me.” They also got a lot of support from material suppliers.

“As high schoolers, we got a lot of really good deals,” Engstrom observed. By the time the boat was fully put together, hung from the ceiling to help it find its natural shape and coated in fiberglass, it was May of their senior year. They took the opportunity to show off their work at the art show, and then doubled down in hopes of finishing it time to take advantage of a June 14 permit on the San Juan. That meant sanding, building the interior and painting, which was completed with about three days to spare. DORY page 15

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Community Calendar

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THURSDAY July 27

FRI.-SUN. July 28-30

PIZZA BAKE • Bring a topping to unite with supplied mozzarella, sauce and Peppino’s dough at the wood-fired Carbondale Community Oven at Bonnie Fischer Park. The main event starts at 6 p.m. but glutenfree folks can bring their own dough at 5:45 p.m. and get in the oven before the flour flies. Free with donations accepted.

CARBONDALE MOUNTAIN FAIR • Carbondale Art’s 46th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair (aka the “Roaring Fork Valley’s Best Party” takes place in Sopris Park. Food, music, arts/crafts and more. Admission is free. Volunteers are needed to make this event a success plus volunteers who give over four hours of their time are also eligible to receive a Mountain Fair T-Shirt! Info: carbondalearts.com or 963-1680. For a full event listing, see the inserted program.

AMERICANA • Jeff Crosby and the Refugees come to Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) at 8:30 p.m. — or thereabouts. LOCAL MUSICIAN • At 6:30 p.m., Carbondale Beer Works (647 Main St.) hosts Vid Weatherwax. CHAMBER MUSIC • Catch a free performance by Aspen Music Festival students at 5:15 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave).

FRIDAY July 28 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Big Sick” (R) at 7:30 p.m. July 30Aug. 3. Closed July 28-29. LOCAL BANDS • Let Them Roar with The Conﬂuence come to Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) at 8:30 p.m. — or thereabouts. DISC JOCKEY • DJ Benny spins a live set from 9 to 11 p.m. at Batch (358 Main St.). FOLK ROCK • From 9 p.m. to midnight, Ponder the Albatross descends on The Black Nugget (403 Main St.).

SATURDAY July 29 BLUEGRASS • The Jay Roemer Band featuring Dave Carroll of Trampled by Turtles fame come to Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) at 8:30 p.m. — or thereabouts. YACHT ROCK • The Black Nugget (403 Main St.) hosts The Davenports from 9 p.m. ’til the wee hours of the morning. INDIE ROCK • From 9 p.m. ’til midnight, Bicycle Annie plays Carbondale Beer Works (647 Main St.).

SUNDAY July 30 MORE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) gets an earlier-than-usual afterFair start at 8 p.m. with The Railsplitters.

MONDAY July 31 HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include… • One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plantbased nutrition, other medical issues. Call retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, M.D. for appointment (379-5718). • First Monday of every month catch a powerpoint presentation by Dr. Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the board room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). • Fourth Monday of every month, plant-based potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing. More information at www.davinikent.org.

TUESDAY Aug. 1 CLIMATE TALK • Renowned scientist Dr. Ben Santer will discuss personal and scientiﬁc lessons learned following the widespread, dramatic response to a single sentence of the 1995 IPCC report on climate (“The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human inﬂuence on global climate”) at 6 p.m. at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (100 Puppy Smith St.).

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WEDNESDAY Aug. 2 MULTITUDES • Days before leaving for Festival Fringe in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Zephyr Stage brings its original play, “Multitudes”, about the great, gay, bard of American Democracy, to Thunder River Theatre (67 Promenade) for a one-time-only performance. It’s free, though donations are gratefully accepted to support the trip abroad. BLUES ROCK • Nashville-based vocalist and songwriter Gina Sicilia will be performing at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) at 8:30 p.m. — or thereabouts.

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Ongoing RODEO • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo takes place at the Gus Darien Arena on Catherine Store Road every Thursday through August 17. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. with slack at 6 and a 7:30 p.m. Grand Entry. FARMER’S MARKET • Local produce and more available at the Fourth Street Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays.

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Ongoing LIBRARY ART • The Art Base is currently curating a series of exhibits at the Basalt Regional Library showcasing local artists. This month, it's Andréa Bersson, whose “jeweled musings” featuring nature-based elements of leaves, dried flowers and crystals combined with found objects are also on display at Mountain Fair. HIGH NOON • Bring your compliments, complaints and ideas to Sopris Sun Editor Will Grandbois at 12 p.m. Thursdays at the Pour House (351 Main St.). BOOK CLUB • Join friends and fellow readers to discuss great books at Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month; call 9632889 for this month’s selection. LIONS MEET • The Carbondale Lions Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Gathering Center at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.) starting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Chuck Logan at 963-7002 or Chris Chacos at 379-9096. BIRDING • Meet a Roaring Fork Audubon volunteer at 7 a.m. every first and third Thursday May through August in the little parking area next to the south Crystal River Bridge. Free. MEDITATION • Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Additionally, The Monday Night Meditation Group meets from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third

St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyone’s invited for SRF meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the ﬁrst Sunday of the month and 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. SENIOR MATTERS • The nonproﬁt Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norman at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train. Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623. SENIOR RADIO • Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month. BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair. C’DALE TRUSTEES • The Carbondale Board of Trustees holds regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.) starting at 6 p.m. The trustees usually hold a work session

at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays. Info: 963-2733 or carbondalegov.org. ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays. The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita (580 Main St.) at noon every Thursday. GRIEF AND LOSS • Pathfinders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday noon. An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. Pathfinders offers support groups from Aspen to Rifle and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org. CASTLE TOURS • Take a step back in time with a guided visit to the baronial home of Redstone’s founder, J. C. Osgood, at 11 a.m. every day in July. Tickets available on the day of the tour in Redstone and at the Hotel Denver in Glenwood Springs. More info at www.theredstonecastle.com or 963-9656. LET’S JUST DANCE • Get out on the dance floor at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). No partner or experience necessary; 7 p.m. lessons available with Wild Bill. Questions? Call 970-3666463 or email BillyPat4@gmail.com. IMMUNIZATION CLINICS • Garfield County offers immunization clinics at the Carbondale Family Resource Center (in the Bridges Center at 400 Sopris Ave.) the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. To schedule an appointment, call 945-6614, ext. 2030.

COMMUNITY MEAL • Faith Lutheran Church (1340 Highway 133) hosts a free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale.com. Carbondale Homeless Assistance also has its meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month. MEET THE MAYOR • Carbondale Mayor Dan Richardson holds his weekly “Ofﬁce Hours” session at the Village Smithy from 7 to 8 a.m. on Tuesdays. Drop by and say hi. MINDFULNESS • The Mindful Life Program in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) offers group sessions Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation and registration is not necessary. Info: mindfullifeprogram.org and 970-633-0163. LUNCH • Crystal Meadows (1250 Hendrick Dr.) senior housing hosts a lunch followed by Bingo every Wednesday. RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m. Meet at the store 596 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza) and run various distances, with different routes each week. Info: 704-0909. YAPPY HOUR • Colorado Animal Rescue’s Yappy Hour at the Marble Bar (150 Main St) takes place at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Sip on handcrafted cocktails and meet a C.A.R.E. dog, with $1 from every drink donated to C.A.R.E. Bring your own dog along as well.

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Ameral sentenced, Weeks going to trial in robbery case By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Nicholas Ameral, who pleaded guilty to robbery charges related to an armed stick-up at the Cowen Center convenience store in north Carbondale earlier this year, was sentenced on July 25 to six years in prison followed by ďŹ ve years of mandatory parole. Nicholas Ameral Benjamin Weeks According to Deputy District Attorney Zachary Parsons, Ameral might have faced up to 32 years in prison had he gone to trial on multiple counts of armed robbery and other charges. Ameral, 19, and his cousin, Benjamin Weeks, also 19, were arrested last February and charged with robbing the convenience store at gunpoint, after the two led police on a two-day chase through the backcountry near Basalt. Weeks, who had been living in California before coming to Carbondale to visit Ameral and his mother, has pleaded not-guilty to the convenience store charges and is awaiting trial on multiple counts of armed robbery, menacing with a deadly weapon and use of a ďŹ rearm during commission of a felony, which could land him in prison for up to 64 years if convicted. He is scheduled to go to trial in Glenwood Springs in January 2018. Weeks also is wanted by authorities in Clarke County, Nev., home of the Las Vegas gambling town, on charges of robbery, burglary and ďŹ rst-degree murder in the shooting death of a 27-year-old Las Vegas woman found in her apartment last January. He has elected to fight extradition to Nevada, according to the DAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office, which means the governors of the two states will be involved in subsequent legal proceedings.

Just stick the receiver on the olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; silo From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal July 28, 1977 Television enthusiasts in Basalt and El Jebel were looking forward to the completion of a 34-mile cable line connected to a microwave receiver on Floyd Crawfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s silo. Service was slated to begin in mid September with ďŹ ve Denver channels, a Sacramento-based movie station and KREX out of Grand Junction. In other newsâ&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weekâ&#x20AC;? festivities were planned for the ďŹ rst week of October in the lead up to Potato Day.

July 30, 1987 The 16th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair demolished past sales records, with total revenues estimated at over $200,000. Arts and crafts ďŹ gures saw a 15 percent increase, food booths were up 5 percent and the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities raised more than $20,000 on t-shirts alone. Overall, 12,000 people attended the event, with peak density around 5,000 on Saturday afternoon. In other newsâ&#x20AC;Ś The Valley Journal delved in the then-exotic world of acupuncture with a story featuring Kathleen Menten of Rocky Mountain Acupuncture in Glenwood Springs.

July 31, 1997 The River Valley Ranch golf course was slated to open on Aug. 15, with a 33 percent discount for Carbondalians. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While most of the golf course is in wonderful playing condition, much more is in store for golfers next year,â&#x20AC;? said Ken Everett, head of golf operations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We look forward to welcoming and accommodating the local golfers and having them experience the exceptional quality of our course.â&#x20AC;? In other newsâ&#x20AC;Ś Carbondale based â&#x20AC;&#x153;Climbingâ&#x20AC;? magazine was about to be sold to international publishing company Cowles Enthusiast Media.

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Making marbles at MARBLE/marble Photos by Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Rex Branson (left) is a ﬁxture at Marble’s annual marble carving symposium, and he has taken to dabbling with different projects. This year, he’s making marbles after a competitive player asked for some made from local Yule marble, the state stone. The third and ﬁnal session takes place in on the banks of the Crystal River July 29 through Aug. 5, with everyone from locals to international artists in town to learn and practice. Folks are welcome to stop by, but be prepared for a slightly surreal world where marble isn’t just worked on, it peers out from bushes, holds up tents, wraps the showers and serves as a table in the outdoor kitchen. You can also see and purchase some of the resulting work at the Redstone Art Center through the end of September.

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Light as a medicine of the future By Dr. Dia Lynn, CertiďŹ ed Light Therapist The human body emits, communicates with, and is made from light. Now that the Valley is in the full effect of summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sun, people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t thinking about light deďŹ ciency. Probably most of us were attracted to living here because of the quality of earth vibration, air, water, and atmosphere. We have more natural vitality, and feel more alive than most people who work in cubicles inside air-conditioned ofďŹ ces in an air polluted city. But what happens to us emotionally when the light begins to recede in fall then winter? You have probably heard of SAD or Seasonal Affective Disorder in northern climates. This is a fact of our physiology; our cells and brains need light as an essential nutrient in order to operate efďŹ ciently. We are now capturing the healing potential of the light spectrum and using it therapeutically in many areas. For the ďŹ rst time here we have is a unique state-of-the art Light Therapy System that diffuses light to cover broader areas with more surfaces, using multiple light waves and sounds.

and use them each for different beneďŹ ts. Polychromatic light therapy triggers cellular function to promote the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innate healing ability. 1. Blue Light Therapy contains antimicrobial properties, making it useful for skin care and wound healing. 2. Red Light Therapy triggers an increase in circulation. 3. Infrared Light Therapy reaches deeper tissues like muscle, tendons and ligaments. These three combined create the InLight Medical laser pain relief system. The FDA has cleared these devices for circulation enhancement and pain reduction!

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What does light therapy do? Low-level light therapy increases circulation to reduce pain. It may sound simple, but the act of increasing your circulation supports your innate healing process. ScientiďŹ c effects of increased circulation include: 1. Cell stimulation that leads to pain relief and tissue healing 2. Improved muscle performance and mental clarity 3. Decreased swelling from injuries 4. Detoxifying

What is polychromatic light therapy? This describes the use of multi-colored lights in the blue, red and near infrared light spectrum to transmit frequencies through the skin to underlying body structures to positively affect their functioning. Research proves the beneďŹ t of these speciďŹ c colors in healing.

What is the difference between red, blue and infrared light? Every colored light has a different wavelength. Just as our cells know how to use different wavelengths from the sun, our cells are built to absorb these three colors

What does light therapy do to the body? Low-level light therapy increases circulation to stimulate the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s natural healing processes to reduce pain. Light Therapy stimulates the release of more Nitric Oxide (NO) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from epithelial layers of your arteries. NO is the master signaling molecule of the cardiovascular system.

How is it done? Dr. Dia Lynn will present a slide show and do a personal demonstration of the InLight Medical Systems device in a free public demonstration at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Third Street Center. You will see brilliant colors emitted from Low Level LED light diodes embedded in neoprene pads. These pads are placed strategically on areas of skin that need pain reduction, circulation enhancement and tissue regeneration. At least two different light wavelengths are used in every pad, with up to 6 pads on your body during a 20 minute treatment. ..................................................................................................................................... Dia Lynn is a holistic healer with 40 years experience in areas of Rolfing bodywork, Holotropic Breathwork, Medical Qigong. Spiritual Counseling and Energy Medicine. Her home office is located in Basalt. She can be reached at (831) 601-3338, dr.dia@dialynn.com or www.spiritofwholeness.com.

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Letters continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 2 diseases that have come along since our days of virility. However, I give a great deal of credit to the kids themselves, who understand the consequences of sex and have the will to avoid them. The millennials know all about the baby boomerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drugs and there are many more very harmful drugs available. Most have the good sense to avoid them. RENT is not just about profanity, sex, or drugs. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about all the challenges faced by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth. It has stirring chorals, powerful singing, intense acting, and no violence. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appropriate entertainment for youth, in my book. I do wish millennials would get more active in issues that affect their future, like climate change, but when it comes to profanity, sex, and drugs, most can handle it. If the cast of RENT is any portend of the future, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in good shape. Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

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Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s keep Humpty Dear Editor: Who is Humpty Dumpty, besides a familiar nursery rhyme? Humpty Dumpty is a bronze sculpture created by Kimber Fiebiger and is currently right outside of the Carbondale Library! Many days you can see kids checking him out and tourists taking his picture with their children. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cute and he is in the perfect location on his wall. Humpty is part of the Art Around Town exhibition administered by the Carbondale Public Art Commission. He is on loan to the town until next spring. A group of interested citizens are trying to buy Humpty Dumpty so that he can stay in Carbondale on his wall next to the library. We are trying to raise $6500 to cover Humpty and expenses by May 1, 2018. We are already 1/4 of the way to our goal! For more information, check out www.youcaring.com/HumptyDumpty. Together we can keep Humpty Dumpty in Carbondale! Thanks for your support. Katie Marshall Carbondale

â&#x20AC;&#x153;All of the ďŹ nish work we cranked out in about a week and a half,â&#x20AC;? Penzel recalled. They took it on a test run in Beaver Lake, christened it the Crystal and prepared for a ďŹ ve day river trip from Mexican Hat to Clay Hills. Luckily, water levels kept the rapids to class two, and the trip also included more than a dozen experienced rafters with more standard equipment. For the most part, though, the boys got to learn on their own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Neither of us had been in a dory before,â&#x20AC;? Engstrom noted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The consequences are much higher, so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a lot more cautious.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It gives you respect for the water youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on,â&#x20AC;? Penzel added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you do it right, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a great run. Get just a little sideways and you get slammed.â&#x20AC;? It got him thinking about John Wesley Powellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst exploration of the Colorado River in wooden dories, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to try the Grand Canyon in such a boat some day

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; though not in this one. As for whether any more boatbuilding projects are on the horizon, it will probably be a while. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can totally see being older and getting super into it, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the time right now,â&#x20AC;? Engstrom said. For now, the Crystal has proved up to the tasks before it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of terrifying to take it out, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also really rewarding,â&#x20AC;? Engstrom said. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;It got more damage on the road than in the river, but the thing about a wooden boat is that, as long as we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sink it, we can almost always ďŹ x it.â&#x20AC;? Other than a trip or two on the Roaring Fork, the boat hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen a lot of action since June. Penzel waits tables at Phat Thai and Engstrom is interning at Roaring Fork Engineering, so their schedules donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t often align. Still, they hope to take it out a few times before Penzel heads off to Colorado College in Colorado Springs and Engstrom to Fort Lewis College in Durango.

Parting Shot Hey kidsâ&#x20AC;Ś Wanna ride a horse? Well you can if you head on over to the Carbondale Wild West rodeo around 6 p.m. July 27 and Aug. 3, where Alpine Animal Hospital will be giving kids the opportunity to mount up, brush, pet and kiss the horses with their â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Time To Rideâ&#x20AC;? program. Pictured here is veterinarian Dr. Chuck Maker leading a ďŹ rst-time rider around the ring on gentle George. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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