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Dropping in The Aspen Digger’s pitcher drops one in on J-Roc in a Carbondale co-ed softball league game Monday night at the North Face field. J-Roc won the game 12-9. The season ending tournament takes place Aug. 10-11, with the Pour House, Danger Kitty, J-Roc and Aspen Digger competing. The final game is Aug. 11 at noon. Photo by Lynn Burton

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

Exploring the reasons for suicide By Meghan Backofen The Garfield County Suicide Prevention Coalition is exploring the reasons why suicides are so high in Garfield County. The coalition is working to improve local efforts to reduce this rate.According to the National Institute of Mental Health, the national suicide rate is 11.3 deaths per 100,000 people. In line with this statistic, Garfield County’s percentage would average about six suicides each year. Instead, in 2011 Garfield lost 15 people to suicide. Suicide prevention efforts focus on accessible mental health treatment, community education and reducing the availability of lethal means. How people attempt suicide can be a factor in determining whether they live or die. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more suicide victims use a firearm (52 percent) than every other method combined. Sadly, Garfield County ranks much higher when it comes to using firearms than the national average. Thirteen of the fifteen deaths in 2011 were caused by a firearm. According to New Castle Police Chief Chris Sadler, “You never want to think that a family member will use a firearm to complete suicide. It’s a wild idea and hard to imagine, but it may just be part of this dynamic.” Firearms differ from other means of attempting suicide as they are more immediate, lethal and irreversible. I was recently at a conference and the presenter was telling us about a young person who had made the decision to attempt suicide. He went to his parent’s gun cabinet and when he got there he found the gun locked. He suddenly felt a great sense of relief and a strong feeling of

love came over him. His parents loved him enough to lock up their gun to protect him. The vast majority of people who survive a suicide attempt never attempt suicide again. Research from Harvard’s School of Public Health has shown that those who survive, appreciate being alive and go on to lead productive lives. They just have to get past the tough moment. The risk of suicide is tripled when there is an accessible firearm in the home. For this reason, the National Council for Suicide Prevention is encouraging safe firearm storage practices. Chief Sadler adds, “If you're concerned that a member of your household may be suicidal, it is particularly important that firearms are removed or locked away from the person at risk.We recommend the firearm be placed in a gun safe or tamper-proof storage box.” Gun locks are also available for free at Garfield County Public Health offices in Glenwood Springs and Rifle or are inexpensive if purchased at retail stores. Simply removing a firearm from the home does not guarantee the safety of an individual suffering from thoughts of suicide. It is important to remove any means that may be used to attempt suicide. Immediate access to treatment is essential; call a mental health professional or a crisis hotline. Mental illness is a legitimate and very serious condition that requires professional advice and support. Fortunately it is a treatable condition. For immediate help in dealing with depression call the National Hotline at 1800-273-TALK, Colorado West Mental Health at 945-2583 or the Aspen Hope Center at 925-5858.

Meghan Backofen is a member of the Garfield County Suicide Prevention Coalition. National Institute of Mental Health 2007 Suicide in the U.S., Statistics and Prevention; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008 suicide and self-inflicted injury statistics; 2012 Harvard School of Public Health, Means Matter Campaign www.hsph.harvard.edu//means-matter/.

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Thanks for great visit Dear Editor: Dear folks of Carbondale, I want to thank you for another amazing visit to your town. Having lived here years ago, I have always followed it's shenanigans and been so impressed by the power of your community.Your way of coming together for so many things is a model for how to exist in this world of extremes. I encourage you to keep it up! Embrace diversity, celebrate anything and everything, and enjoy the wonderful place where you get to live.Thank you for sharing! Mary Ann Justman Austin, Texas

Lock up your stuff Dear Editor: The Carbondale Police Department has taken reports of stolen vehicles and homes being broken into recently. Several of the vehicles had the keys left in them and several homes have been unlocked. One of the crimes most frequently reported to officers is burglary. Yet residential and vehicle burglary is also the most preventable. Unfortunately, thieves enter our beautiful communities. Here are some ideas to safeguard your property. Always lock and remove your keys from your vehicles. Always keep your home well lit and park in lighted area. Secure sliding glass doors with wooden dowels or broom handles in the door track. Show burglars they are not welcome in your neighborhood. They know about the opportunities and take advantage of your relaxed state of mind. Remember the locks won’t lock, the lights won’t light, and the alarms will not sound if you do not take a moment to lock your doors, set your timers and arm your alarm. They can’t work without you. Report suspicious people or crime immediately. More eyes are better than a few. These tips along with keeping your eyes and ears open will provide extra security for you and your neighborhood. Gene Schilling Carbondale Police Chief

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Dear Editor: All of us in Thunder River Theatre Company are deeply proud to have received the Henry Award from the Colorado Theatre Guild naming TRTC the "Outstanding Regional Theatre." The main criteria for the award this year was "How did your theatre 'raise the bar' for Colorado theatre?" I answered by speaking to TRTC's play selection, original works and outreach. Through it all, I couldn't help but appreciate the theatre talent in our valley, and how everyone in our theatre community strives to raise that bar.

So on behalf of TRTC, I share the significance of this award with all of our theatre friends whose primary focus is to support the plethora of local talent in their own way: The Hudson Reed Ensemble, Aspen Community Theatre, Aspen Stage, CMC Theatre, the Aspen Fringe, Glenwood Vaudeville, and SoL Theatre for kids. I shared this sentiment each night as I welcomed our audience during our production of "Eudora's Box," and again at the award ceremony in Denver.TRTC feels proud to be part of the Roaring Fork Valley's theatre family. TRTC would not be an award-winning theatre without a theatre, made possible by our building's founders: Alpine Bank/J. Robert Young, Jim Calaway, the town of Carbondale, the Crossland Foundation, the Gates Family Foundation, the Kruidenier Charitable Foundation, and Kathy and Dick Stephenson.And, thanks to all of our donors and patrons, from Aspen to Rifle, who have supported us during our 18 years; and to all our board members who understand and support TRTC's vision and mission. TRTC has an amazingly dedicated audience who fill our theatre for all events, and makes our art complete. We were told by the Colorado Theatre Guild that one of the main reasons the scales LETTERS page 15

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S.A.W. property sold to Valley View Hospital By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer In a real estate transaction that hardly anyone “saw” coming, the half-acre S.A.W. property at 978 Euclid Ave. has been sold to Valley View Hospital. S.A.W. co-owner Gavin Brooke told The Sopris Sun the deal closed on Aug. 1 and the property had not been on the market. Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs also owns the Roaring Fork Family Physicians building not far from S.A.W. on Highway 133, and the physicians’ practice itself. In the past year, Valley View Hospital considered expanding the RFFP building but decided not to, according to sources. Valley View Hospital did not return a Sopris Sun phone call concerning the S.A.W. purchase by press time on Wednesday. Brooke said the S.A.W. sale included two mobile homes on Highway 133. S.A.W. stands for Studio for Arts and Works and is housed in a 3,400-square-foot metal building that for many years was owned by Crystal Saw Service. These days, the building is home to several artists and Land+Shelter (design, planning and development), of which Brooke is the founder and development partner. Brooke and his partners bought the property in 2006. S.A.W.’s Web site said the current mix of tenants consists of four potters, two painters, a jeweler, a glass artist and 10 service professionals. Brooke said that Valley View Hospital is giving the S.A.W. artists three months of free rent before they have to move. “They (Valley View) were very generous,” he said. Brooke said that for him, selling S.A.W. was “a sad moment” and the facility has been an “incredible institution” as a collaborative artists’ space. But the sale also presents an opportunity for all concerned to move on to other projects. As for Land+Shelter, “we are fully in business and will have a space in Carbondale,” Brooke said.

“Nothing Daunted” author comes to Carbondale By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer When was the last time a New Yorker magazine writer/executive editor came to speak in Carbondale? The answer is “probably never” but that string will end on Oct. 22 when Dorothy Wickenden, author of the best-selling “Nothing Daunted,” comes to town as part of Gordon Cooper Library’s “One Book One Town” reading program. The book, published earlier this year, recounts the adventures of a pair of young women from the East Coast who journey to Western Colorado near Craig to teach school in about 1915. There’s a Carbondale tie-in: a key figure in the book, Robert Matson Perry, was the father of the late Bob Perry, and the great-grandfather of Sopris Sun columnist Jeannie Perry. “He (Robert Matson Perry) married Rosamond Underwood (one of the two school teachers in the book) and was kidnapped by two Greek miners in Oak Creek, near Steamboat Springs,” Perry said. “He killed one of them when he got away.” Jeannie Perry’s great-grandfather was born in 1883 and died in 1934.

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“Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West” began as a New Yorker article in 2009, which Wickenden expanded into her non-fiction book. The Washington Post calls the book “A quintessentially American tale … An enchanting family memoir … the narrative positively glimmers.” The book is based on correspondence between the two women and their families, which Wickenden uncovered and pieced together. Wickenden is the moderator of the weekly New Yorker podcast “The Political Scene” and is on the faculty of The Writers’ Institute at CUNY’s Graduate Center, where she teaches a course on narrative fiction. A former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Wickenden was national affairs editor at Newsweek from 1993-1995 and before that was the longtime executive editor at The New Republic. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Westchester, New York. Wickenden’s talk is presented by the Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library, in collaboration with the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities. It’s free and will take place in the Round Room at the Third Street Center at 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 22.

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Town releases comp plan schedule The town of Carbondale has released a comprehensive plan meeting schedule that concludes at the trustees level on Nov. 30. The P&Z (planning and zoning commission) was scheduled to receive the penultimate draft on Aug. 6, according to a memo from Gabe Preston of RPI Consulting, who the town hired to help draft the comprehensive plan. P&Z member comments are due Aug. 20. The ďŹ nal P&Z work session is slated for Aug. 30, with a ďŹ nal draft slated for review on Sept. 6 and a public hearing before P&Z on Sept. 27. The board of trustees is slated for a work session to discuss the comprehensive plan in early October, with a public hearing planned for early November.

Fire bans lifted The town of Carbondale has suspended its ďŹ re ban as of Aug. 3, according to a press release. The town had adopted a ďŹ re ban – that included a ban on smoking outdoors -- in conjunction with the Bureau of Land Management and GarďŹ eld County. Those entities, as well as Eagle County also rescinded their ďŹ re restrictions on Aug. 3. Recent rains have increased humidity and vegetation moisture, which prompted the lifting of ďŹ re restrictions throughout the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit. The Carbondale Board of trustees will be considering a resolution to ofďŹ cially rescind the ďŹ re ban on Aug. 14.

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garďŹ eld County pays off jail The Garfield County Board of County Commissioners voted 3-0 on Monday to exercise its purchase price option under a lease-purchase agreement used to finance the Garfield County Jail and Sheriff’s Office in Glenwood Springs, according to a press release. By paying off the remaining $8,840,000 principal owed as of July 31, 2012, the county will save $2,048,773 in future interest payments, including an estimated $81,263 in interest this year. The total payment will be $8,932,872, less reserves of $988,635.

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Thousands of big game hunting licenses that did not sell during the license application and draw process will go on sale at Colorado Parks and Wildlife ofďŹ ces statewide at 9 a.m. on Aug. 14. In addition to the approximately 34,000 elk licenses, 6,300 deer licenses and 6,300 pronghorn licenses that will be available, more than 900 bear licenses and 120 leftover fall turkey licenses will also go on sale. For details, call 800-244-5613.

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Pineconestorm strikes Carbondale There are all kinds of storms: hailstorms, windstorms, thunderstorms, duststorms, firestorms. Folks in parts of Carbondale, specifically Third Street and Sopris Avenue, were hit with a rare pineconestorm on Sunday evening. The weather-related event was sort of like a hailstorm but the airborne solid objects were of the pinecone, not ice, variety. High winds from the south kicked up dust from the library construction site, ripped dangling pinecones off spruce trees and sent them flying hard enough you wouldn’t want to have been bucking the storm on your bike. No pinecone-related damage was reported, however, and the trees themselves were still standing when the short-lived fury was over.

Sunflower survey At an estimated eight-feet tall and growing, the sunflower over at Mt. Sopris Montessori Pre-School on Euclid could be the tallest one in town. It climbed past the school’s porch eve a couple of weeks ago and has not looked back. If anyone out there knows of a taller sunflower, e-mail it in and we’ll let folks know.

mented that Carbondale needs its own Grateful Dead cover band. This comment might have come when Grant Farm cranked up the Dead’s “USA Blues” as their last song on Friday night. As of press time, Carbondale does not have a Grateful Dead cover band but the Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Review does pull into PAC3 to help celebrate Jerry Garcia’s 70th birthday on Aug. 24.

Local food outfits score Local food outfits have scored with Whole Foods, which is scheduled to open its new store at Willits in a few days. The company will carry food items from at least 40 local businesses, according to a press release, including: Crystal River Meats, Osage Gardens, Avalanche Cheese Co., Two Leaves and a Bud, Midland Baking Co., Ela Family Farms, Eagle Springs Organics and Midland Baking Co.

Rotary news Paula Fothergill is the new president of the Rotary Club of Carbondale, which meets at the Carbondale fire station at 7 a.m. on Wednesdays.

For the record Wonderland plug Blues singer Carolyn Wonderland plays PAC3 on Aug. 25 and she got a plug on “Imus in the Morning” on Monday. The I-Man didn’t actually mention Carbondale but he did say Wonderland is a great blues singer while talking music with author/history professor/all-round-hip-guy Douglas Brinkley. Wonderland played at the Fourth Street Plaza last summer and folks compared her to Janis Joplin. She also plays a mean slide guitar. On a related note, someone during Mountain Fair com-

Last week’s entertaining Scuttlebutt blurb about KDNK’s Mountain Fair microphone being “struck” by lighting was written by the station’s Marilyn Gleason.

Nominate a PitCo’er Nominations are being accepted for the Pitkin County Cares award and the deadline is Aug. 10. Nominees can be young or old, as long as they are making a difference in the community. Applications are available online at aspenpitkin.com or at pat.bingham@co.pitkin.co.us.

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Ditch tour returns The ever popular Roaring Fork Conservancy Carbondale ditch tour returns on Sept. 5. Meet at town hall at 5 p.m. then pedal up to the town’s head gate at the Crystal River fish hatchery. Highlights include the “three ring circus” ditch work site and an explanation of Colorado’s “prior appropriation” water law. Bring your own bike. For details, go to roaringfork.org.

Co-op gets cooled Recently, Bishop Plumbing and Heating installed a Coolerado M50 cooling unit at the recently expanded Carbondale Community Food Co-op on Main Street. What’s so special about the Coolerado M50 air conditioner? Not only is it made in Denver, the unit is expected to use 90 percent less energy than a standard unit. In fact, according to a CORE press release, the Coolerado M50 can cool 3,000 square feet of building space using as little as one-third the power of a standard hand-held hair dryer. Cool.

Water conservation tip Carbondale Sustainable Ideas and Roaring Fork Conservancy want to remind everyone that if you keep showers to less than five minutes you can save up to 1,000 gallons of water per month. Turn off water while brushing your teeth or shaving and you can save five to 10 gallons of water per person per day. Install a water saving showerhead and save 7,200 gallons per year.

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Immigration initiative kicks in Sopris Sun Staff Report The federal Department of Homeland Security’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration initiative kicks in on Aug. 15, according to a press release. The initiative, approved on June 15, applies to certain individuals who entered the United States as young children and allows them to legally remain in the U.S. and work here. Crimes that would make one ineligible for DACA include any crime punishable by greater than one There are numerous year in jail; any crimes that involve burglary, sexual abuse, domestic violence, driving under the influence, scams by individuals unlawful possession or use of a firearm, drug trafwho are not ficking or distribution, or anything where the punishment was more than 90 days in jail; or three or attorneys stating more crimes where the punishment was between five that they can and ninety days in jail. Applicants must pay $450 to the U.S. Citizenship help clients apply and Immigration Services (“USCIS”). Glenwood Springs immigration attorney Jennifer for DACA to get M. Smith cautioned that there are numerous scams their application by individuals who are not attorneys stating that they can help clients apply for DACA to get their applicaprocessed faster. tion processed faster. Jennifer M. Smith “Don’t go to a notario or ‘immigration consultGlenwood Springs ant,’” Smith said.“You should only trust information immigration attorney from a reliable source, such as an official government Web site or reputable legal or charitable organizations. Consult with a qualified immigration attorney before requesting deferred action. You cannot file any sooner than Aug. 15, 2012 and there is no process to expedite it.” The DACA requirements are as follow: An applicant must have resided in the U.S. since June 15, 2007; have obtained a high school diploma, GED, or currently be enrolled in school; have been physically present in the U.S. and under the age of 31 on June 15, 2012 and over the age of 15 at the time of application; have entered the U.S. before reaching the age of 16; and have not committed certain crimes.

Get the Facts About the Airport Master Plan Pitkin County and Airport Director Jim Elwood Invite You To Take a “Behind the Scenes” Airport Tour Call 429-2852 to make arrangements

Some Facts to Consider about a Possible New Terminal A new airport terminal is being considered in the 20-year Airport Master Plan. Overcrowding, inefficiency, and meeting safety and security standards are among the challenges facing the current building. The design and size of the new terminal have not yet been determined. 80,000 square feet is the amount of space that could be reserved on airport property for a potential new terminal. The actual terminal could be smaller. If the Airport Master Plan is approved, there will be an extensive public process to determine exactly what kind of terminal we need and how big it should be. There would be an open procurement process for architects, designers, and landscapers, etc. A new terminal proposal would undergo a rigorous local review with the goal being a much more efficient facility which is in keeping with our local character.

Aspen/Pitkin County Airport It’s your Airport. Be a part of the plan. To learn more about the Airport Master Plan go to www.aspenairportplanning.com.

Wild turkeys, such as this little guy spotted with one of his parents on Missouri Heights, are technically known as Merriam’s wild turkeys. The Merriam in question is Hart Merriam, who was the first chief of the U.S. Biological Service. The turkeys are found at higher elevations in about one-half of Garfield County. Photo by Jane Bachrach THE SOPRIS SUN • AUgUST 9, 2012 • 7

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Photos seem to pile up at The Sopris Sun so every now and then we run the ones we didn’t have room for in previous weeks. Clockwise from the upper left: a buckaroo at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo, a hiphop dancer at the Spectrum Dance Festival, Jim Calaway at the dedication of CMC’s Isaacson School for New Media, a dancing horse (with rider) at the Mexican rodeo held at the Gus Darien arena. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Slow Food’s Summer Harvest returns Sopris Sun Staff Report

Slow Food Roaring Fork/Aspen and chef/owner Mark Fischer of Restaurant SIX89 presents the ninth annual Summer Harvest Social on Aug. 27. The evening, which takes place at 689 Main St., is a benefit for Slow Food Roaring Fork and features a lineup of some of Colorado’s most outstanding chefs, each preparing a course highlighting and inspired by local ingredients. Cash bar and silent auction begin at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. The price is an inclusive $115 for Slow Food Roaring Fork/Aspen members and $135 for nonmembers, which includes dinner, wine pairings, taxes and gratuities. Reservations are by ticket sales only. To purchase tickets, visit www.slowfoodroaringfork.com or www.six89.com. Memberships in Slow Food Roaring Fork/Aspen are $25 and $60. This year’s lineup includes the following chefs: Barclay Dodge (Pacifica, Aspen), Alex Seidel (Fruition, Denver), Frank Bonanno (Mizuna, Denver), Lon Symensma (Cholon, Denver), Jim Butchart (Aspen Skiing Company), Will Nolan (EightK, Viceroy Snowmass), Bryce Orblom (Restaurant Six89, Carbondale), and John Chad Little (the Pullman, Glenwood Springs). All proceeds from the event will benefit Slow Food Roaring Fork/Aspen, the

local chapter of Slow Food USA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of traditional

and artisan foods and the advocacy of sustainability. For more information about the event,

contact Tom Passavant at Slow Food Roaring Fork (963-6205) or email passavant@aol.com.

First Friday in downtown Carbondale on Aug. 3 went the golf route, with free lessons for kids plus a display of kids’ photos and music from the blues-based band Electric Lemon. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Community Calendar

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. View and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

THURSDAY Aug. 9

SATURDAY Aug. 11

RODEO • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo takes place at the Gus Darien arena east of Carbondale on County Road 100 every Thursday night through Aug. 23. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., slack is at 6 p.m. and the Grand Entrance is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults (kids under 10 are free) or $30 per carload (six people or less. Info: carbondalerodeo.com.

BASALT BASH • The monthly Basalt Bash takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. downtown with a hoedown, wagon rides, mechanical bucking bull, petting zoo, chicken Bingo, bounce house, steer roping food and drinks. Live music will be performed by Desert Moon.

ROTARY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.

FRIDAY Aug. 10 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “To Rome with Love” (R) at 8 p.m. Aug. 10-16 and“Bernie”(PG-13) at 5:45 p.m.Aug 11-12. MUSIC CAMP • The PAC3 Music Academy Camp gives a public performance at 6 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Info: 366-2889 or pac3carbondale.com. LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents David Dick (signer/songwriter with Celtic and Russian influences) from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. Info: 928-8813. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents music every Friday night.

SAT.-SUN. Aug. 11&12 HORSE SHOW • The 11th annual Advocate Safehouse Project benefit horse show takes place at Strang Ranch on Missouri Heights. There’ll be 65 events; new this year is the Bareback Dollar class. Strang Ranch is located at 0393 County Road 102. Info: 945-2632.

COMEDY • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents The Two and Half Men of Comedy at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. Info: pac3carbondale.com. LIVE MUSIC • White House Pizza on Main Street presents The Porchlights (sweet vocals and rippin’ guitar). Info: 704-9400. Coming up Aug. 19: Greg Masse. LIVE MUSIC • Bighorn Toyota and the Redstone Community Association present Sticky Mulligan (world rhythms and funky tunes) from 6 to 8 p.m. at Redstone Park. It’s free. Coming up Aug. 25: Larry Good, Doug Whitney and Paul Valentine. SATURDAY MARKET • Crystal River Meats and Osage Gardens hold a Saturday Market at 55 N. Fourth Street from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday. Info: 876-0668. gYMKHANA • The Sopris Gymkhana Club holds events at the Gus Darien arena east of Carbondale at 1 p.m. Info: Mike Goscha at 274-3223.

MONDAY Aug. 13 AIDS TALK • Davi Nikent and GreenWeaver present “The Future of Hope,” a presentation by AIDS orphan and mushroom expert Chido Govera at the Third

Street Center at 7 p.m. Chido is a renown world teacher of how to grow mushrooms out of locally available waste materials and has taught in South America, India, Europe and Africa. Info: barbe@rof.net. TAI CHI • Senior Matters offers free introductory classes in Tai Chi at the Third street Center at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 13 and 15. Info: 274-1010. AWF • The Aspen Writer’s Foundation presents a conversation with“The Art of Fielding” author Chad Harbach at the Doerr-Hosier Center on the Aspen Meadows campus at 6 p.m., followed by an AWF members reception at Isberian Rug Company. Harbach will discuss his emergence onto the literary scene, his life in the publishing industry and the success of his blockbuster novel. For details, go to aspenwriters.org. JAM SESSION • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street hosts an old-time jam session with Dana Wilson from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday. All abilities are welcome.

TUESDAY Aug. 14 g’WOOD MARKET • Glenwood’s Downtown Market at Ninth and Grand takes place from 4 p.m. to dusk. There are vendors and live music. Info: glenwoodmarket.com. META-MEDICINE • Jon Robson, an integrative health specialist and founder of 21st Century Health, explains Meta-Medicine at the Third Street Center from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. A $10 donation is requested. Info: 6182109 or jon@21stcentury-health.org. COMEDY • Jack Green presents Cardiff

Tuesday Night Comedy Night at the Cardiff schoolhouse every week from through the summer, fall and into the winter. Tickets are $7.17. Info: 618-0199.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 15 PAC3 • Donna the Buffalo comes to PAC3 in the Third Street Center at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at the door. Info: pac3carbondale.com. POTATO DAY • The Potato Day organizers (Zeta Epsilon and Xi Gamma Tau) meet at 6:30 p.m. at town hall to discuss turning the annual event over to new organizers. Interested organizers are welcome. Info: 963-0313. FARMER’S MARKET • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market takes place at Fourth Street Plaza each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 3. There are new vendors and old faves, plus free entertainment. ROTARY • Dr. Ron Axel (Rotary International projects) speaks at the weekly Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale Firehouse on Highway 133 at 7 a.m. Info: 927-0641. On Aug. 22, Chris Treese (Colorado River Conservation District) speaks and on Aug. 29 it’s Rotary District Governor Carla Vauthrin). DOgOLOgY • Laura VanDyne talks dogs at the Basalt Library at 5:30 p.m. ART DEMONSTRATION • The Glenwood Springs Art Guild hosts a free oil painting demonstration with Georgann Waggaman at 7 p.m. at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (1630 Grand Ave.) Info: 404-1208. CALENDAR page 11

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Further Out

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Kelly Hogan. Her soon-to-be-released album is titled “I Like to Keep Myself in Pain.” The recording includes songs penned by Vic Chesnutt, the Magnetic Fields, the Mekons’ Jon Langford, the Handsome Family, Freakwater’s Catherine Irwin, John Wesley Harding, Robbie Fulks, Gabriel Roth, Robyn Hitchcock, and M. Ward and Andrew Bird. Info: 963-3304. WYLY • The Wyly Art Center’s Blue Jeans Bash honors Deb Jones from 5 to 7 p.m. Auction items include those by Bayhard Hollins, Dick Carter, Isa Catto, Henry Moore, Jody Guralnick and K and Mark Cesark. Info: wylyarts.org.

SATURDAY Aug. 18 KDNK • KDNK kicks off its Fall Membership

CLASSICAL MUSIC • The Basalt Regional Library presents free concerts featuring Aspen Music Festival and School students Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. through Aug. 16. Info: www.basaltlibrary.org.

HOOPS • The Crown Mountain Recreation District in El Jebel hosts a three-on-three basketball tournament with three divisions Aug. 25. Entry fees range from $80 to $100. Info: 963-6030.

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.

SATURDAY Sept. 8 gOLF • The 13th annual American Legion Women’s Auxiliary golf tournament takes place at the Ranch at Roaring Fork. The cost is $40 per player and there are four players per team. Entry fees can be sent to The American Legion at 97 Third St. or drop them off after 3 p.m. Hole sponsorships are also available. For details, call Julie 963-2381.

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THEATRE ASPEN • Theatre Aspen presents “How I Became a Pirate” and “The 9 Steps” through Aug. 18. Info: theatreaspen.org. VAUDEVILLE • The Glenwood Vaudeville Review’s all new summer show is staged in Glenwood Springs at 901 Colorado Avenue. Shows take place Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. There’s a pub style menu and full bar. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, $16 for kids. Through June, kids under 16 are half price. Info and reservations: 945-9699 or gvrshow.com.

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ROBIN SUTHERLAND • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents classical pianist Robin Sutherland at 6:30 p.m. at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School barn. An appetizer and champagne reception follows the concert. Tickets are $65 for CCAH members and $75 for non-members. For details, call 963-1680 or go to carbondalearts.com. Sutherland is principal pianist for the San Francisco Symphony.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 29 MANAUS CELEBRATION • The Manaus Fund presents a beer tasting and other festivities at the Woody Creek Community Center from 5 to 7 p.m. Manaus founder George Stranahan will host the evening.The organization’s new board president and executive director will also be introduced. RSVP to Sheryl@manausfund.org by Aug. 12.

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EDWARD S. CURTIS • Valley Fine Arts in Aspen presents “Edward S. Curtis: A Life’s Work”through Aug. 15.The show includes rare photogravures, goldtones, unpublished photographs from his estate, complete volumes and portfolios, original glass negatives and other unique ephemera. Valley Fine Art is located at the Wheeler Opera House.

HEARTBEAT MEETS AUg. 14 • The Glenwood Springs Chapter of HEARTBEAT -Support for Survivors After Suicide – meets at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 14 at the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs (Bethel entrance). For details, call 945-1398.

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STONE CARVER’S EXHIBITION • The 16th annual Stone Carver’s Exhibition continues at the Redstone Art Center in Redstone. Sculptors from the Marble/marbleXXV symposium are showing their work. The exhibition runs through Sept. 30. Info: 963-3790.

FLY-FISH THE CRYSTAL’S POWERHOUSE • Rick Lofaro leads a free fly-fishing trip to the Crystal River Powerhouse parcel near Redstone at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 15. Registration is required at roaringfork.org.

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RFHS SPORTS MEETINg AUg. 15 • A Roaring Fork High School fall sports information meeting takes place at 7 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the school. Materials needed to participate in sports include a physical, signed athletics contract, $100 fee and $100 refundable uniform deposit. Paperwork is available at the meeting. For details, call 384-5753.

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Castle Creek Road Paving begins this week. The project begins just beyond Aspen Valley Hospital and will continue the entire 12 miles of this county road. Traffic will be reduced to one lane during this project and five minute delays should be expected. Take caution around heavy equipment. Weather permitting completion is anticipated in approximately two weeks, however monsoon rains can present unanticipated challenges to paving crews. Coal Creek Road will be closed beginning July 30th for approximately 10 days while a large culvert is replaced. Very large equipment, including an excavator, is now on location and the public is advised to avoid the construction zone. Highway 82 between Gerbazdale and AABC will be paved in August. Jack Gredig Road (the road to the landfill) is being repaved in August. Redstone Boulevard, Smith Hill Road and Willoughby Way are slated for repaving later this summer and fall.

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Ongoing Drive with Blues & BBQ on Aug. 18, followed by a visit from radio show host David Barsamian on Aug. 21 and the Mr. Carbondale Pageant on Aug. 24. Volunteers are needed for numerous duties. For details, call 963-0139.

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Community Briefs Community grant applications The town of Carbondale is accepting Community Request Grant applications until 5 p.m. on Sept. 21. For an application, go to carbondalegov.org or call Cathy Derby at 510-1206.

Volunteers needed for Festival Las Americas Volunteers are needed for the annual Festival Las Americas, slated for Sopris Park on Aug. 26. The shifts are: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. (lunch provided) and 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. (dinner provided). Volunteers will help with entrance tickets, event drawing, the kid’s area and much more. Festival Las Americas is organized by Club Rotario and proceeds go to local college scholarships. For details, call Yesenia Arreola at 947-8357 or e-mail to glenwoodrotary@gmail.com.

Library groundbreaking is Aug. 14 Groundbreaking for the Garfield County Library District’s new library in Carbondale is Aug. 14 at 4 p.m. A reception with refreshments will follow. Plans for the new library will also be on view. The 13,000-square-foot library will be located at Third Street and Sopris Avenue.

Water conservation kits available CORE and the town of Carbondale offer town residents free water conserva-

tion kits, which include a low-flow showerhead, faucet aerator and informational brochure. They are available for pickup at CORE’s office in the Third Street Center, town hall and the Gordon Cooper Library. For details, call 963-1090.

Driver safety classes offered High Country RSVP offers a driver safety class for those 50 and over at CMC on Blake Avenue in Glenwood from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Aug. 11. The cost is $5. For details, call 384-8747.

Twin Lakes tour returns The Roaring Fork Conservancy holds a Twin Lakes tunnel tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 18. Learn how water is collected from the headwaters of the Roaring Fork River and diverted under the Continental Divide to Front Range cities and farms. Staff members from the Twin Lakes Reservoir & Canal Company and Roaring Fork Conservancy will lead the tour, viewing tunnels, dams and ditches. The first part of our tour stops at Lost Man Reservoir and the Roaring Fork collection dam and tunnel, followed by Grizzly Reservoir and the four-mile long Twin Lake tunnel that brings 40 percent of the Roaring Fork River’s water above Aspen to the eastern slope. Registration is required at www.roaringfork.org/events.

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Drop-in pickleball continues at 9 a.m. on Saturdays at the North Face tennis courts. Pickleball combines elements of tennis, ping-pong, badminton and volleyball. It’s played with a paddle and whiffle ball, and the court is about half the size of a tennis court. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Basalt Bike & Ski moving to Willits Sopris Sun Staff Report Basalt Bike & Ski has announced they are moving from Midland Avenue to Willits Town Center near Whole Foods on Sept. 1.

“The move is definitely bitter sweet. The Midland Avenue business community has been incredibly supportive since our beginning in January 2006, and we’ll definitely miss them,” said Basalt Bike & Ski owner Joel Mischke. “It is sad to be leaving, but we are literally bursting at the seams. We have outgrown our current location and Willits is a great opportunity to expand while provid-

ing customers the same great service they’ve come to expect from Basalt Bike & Ski with even better product selection.” The new location covers 2,000 square feet of retail, rental, service and repair space. The move will most noticeably impact the winter season with substantially more ski/snowboard equipment and ski apparel to choose from. In addition to Whole Foods, Basalt Bike

& Ski is joining numerous restaurants at Willits and the new Ensignal Verizon Wireless Store, Four Dogs Wine & Spirits, and the recently opened Willits Veterinary Hospital. “Our entire team is enthusiastic about the opportunity to expand. You’ll see the same faces you’ve come to know, providing the same great service you expect, just at a new Basalt address!” Mischke said.

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VISIT BASALT & EL JEBEL At the confluence of Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers THURSDAY Aug. 9 KIDS SPORTS CAMP • Come try a variety of sports in 6 separate days. For boys and girls ages 58 years. Sports include: Soccer, Football, T-Ball, Tennis, Basketball and fundamentals. $54; 9 to 10 a.m. at Crown Mtn. Park. WALKINg INTERVALS gROUP • “Are you ready to get your body back in shape after delivering that sweet bundle of joy? Well, grab your stroller, your little one (everyone needs a workout buddy!) and dust off those workout shoes. We’ll start with a quick stretch and warm-up walk, continuing with a more intense walk to get our heart rates up, there will be intervals throughout the mile walk. You must be 6 weeks postpartum (8 weeks for C-Section) and please let me know if you are pregnant. Check out our website for more info, www.befit-mama.weebly.com or email befitmamas@gmail.com with questions.” From 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Cost $5 single class/$20 punch pass. RIVERSIDE gRILL, BASALT • Salsa Night has returned, every Thursday night from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Be here early for free casual instruction by Tere

and Ricardo Hernandez. (formerly Jimmy’s Salsa DJ’s and local salsa dance instructors.) They will begin every Salsa Night with free instruction from 8:30 to 9 p.m. All are welcome. WYLY ART CENTER, BASALT • Summer ScreenPrinting Art Camp with Chinese calligraphy, nature designs, and more takes place at Wyly Art Center from 9 a.m. to noon through Aug. 1. All skill levels. Learn how to silk-screen beautiful Chinese symbols and nature designs on t-shirts, cloth shopping bags and posters. Students will leave this course with basic design and screen-printing skills, plus your own t-shirt, cloth shopping bag and poster! Members: $144 ($25 for supplies includes a t shirt and a cloth bag to print on). Registration is required. Tuition assistance available.

SATURDAY Aug. 11

BASALT HALF MARATHON • The 36th annual Basalt Half-Marathon will commence on Saturday, August 11. The scenic 13.1 mile course takes runners downhill along the Frying Pan River from Ruedi dam to main street Basalt. Each runner will receive a commemorative long-sleeved t-shirt; awards will be given to age group winners. This event is a fund

raiser for the Basalt High School cross country program. Race day registration will take place at the Basalt Middle School from 6:15 to 7 a.m.. Runners will be bused to the starting line. SNAKES ALIVE • Come learn all about snakes and explore the beautiful and often misunderstood world of these colorful creatures. Children will gather a practical knowledge of how snakes live and function in the world while coming into contact with their own sense of creativity and wonder. Ages 5-7. Parents are invited to bring a camera and join the class for the last half hour! BASALT SECOND SATURDAY • “Downtown Hoedown” with live music, wagon rides, food and brews, petting zoo, chicken bingo, mechanical bull and more! 5 to 8 p.m.

SUNDAY Aug. 12

BASALT SUNDAY MARKET • Locally grown produce, local artists, cooking demonstrations, etc. Meet and talk with local growers, ranchers, artisans, and healers. Take home some of the finest local foods available, as well as arts, clothing and more.

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TUESDAY Aug. 14

FRYINg PAN ANgLERS • Fly Tying Class offered by Frying Pan Anglers. Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Cost: $10. Sign up at Frying Pan Anglers in downtown Basalt or call 927-3441.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 15

CO-ED SOFTBALL LEAgUE • Played on Wednesday nights. Limited to the first 6-8 teams who register. We may provide team jerseys, sponsored by local businesses. 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Crown Mtn Park.

THURSDAY Aug. 16

BLUE JEANS BASH • Wyly Community Art Center holds its annual Blue Jeans Bash from 5 to 7 p.m. Art auction information is posted at wylyarts.org. To list your Basalt or El Jebel event, e-mail it to basaltthrift@live.com by 5 p.m. on Friday.

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The Green Thumb Guide

The Green Thumb Guide is printed the second Thursday of each month. If you’ve got a farm photo or tip to share, let us know at news@soprissun.com.

Subsurface irrigation: growing grass a greener way It all started with a beer, and then another, and then a shot. It’s amazing how the conversation flows when the spirits do too. Enthusiasm sky rockets and everything seems possible. As a result of that “flow,” happy-hour with a few friends in the trade will bring me a brand new lawn that I won’t have to pay for — all in a sweet trade amongst sharing worthy services and goods. My buddy Todd owns Aspen Valley Landscaping. He’s ripping out a brand new lawn and I get the sod. In exchange, I’ll get to help him redevelop the landscape for his family compound. Why am I so thrilled about a new lawn in these days when so many of us are reducing the size of our lawns or replacing them all together with water wise landscaping? I just moved to the historic part of town; my home is over 100 years old. The back yard is a dream — it’s large and fenced with a funky spirit. It’s a dry, scrappy patch of dirt though, with not a blade of grass. My sweet Juniper is now 2 years old and running around like crazy. My golden, Zoe, is 11 and sleeps the days away; they need a lawn. The real kicker of this whole deal though is that we’re going underground. Aspen Valley Landscaping will be installing a subsurface irrigation system for us. In these times of drought, single motherhood, job demands and very little free time, an automated sprinkler system rocks, but a subsurface system? It blows the roof off. Subsurface irrigation has been around for over 15

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years but it’s relatively new to the Roaring Fork Valley. Water conservation in one of the state’s premier water sheds is hardly a priority. It should be; water is a precious resource anywhere on the planet regardless of drought or abundance. Todd’s company recognizes this and has been installing subsurface irrigation for seven years now. What is subsurface and how’s it different? Rather than sprinklers above the ground, it’s a network of piping several inches below grade. It disperses water at the root zone — no water is lost to evaporation, drift, or over spray — resulting in water savings of 20-30 percent. As a conscientious landscape designer all for healthy fish populations in the rivers, that works for me. The caveat with subsurface lawn irrigation is it takes a bit more work on the front end but in this case, I like that. I get to be involved in the trade! You pretty much have to excavate the lawn site, so smaller patches of grass work better. For us, we’ll go with a circular lawn (groovy energy flow for our backyard) maybe 16 feet in diameter — just big enough to roll around on and chase each other. Rather than pull pipe through the ground from above, we’ll lay it out in evenly spaced rows at the uniformly excavated depth. Then we’ll backfill with quality topsoil, roll out our recycled sod, and voila! A new lawn to be irrigated in a conscientious, effortless manner! There’s nothing like a good trade, especially when you go underground! Thank you Todd and Aspen Valley Landscaping.

Rather than sprinklers above the ground, it’s a network of piping several inches below grade. It disperses water at the root zone — no water is lost to evaporation, drift, or over spray — resulting in water savings of 20-30 percent.

KDNK

Blues & BBQ Membership Drive Kickoff Event Saturday, Aug 18, 2012, 4pm-10pm, 4th Street Plaza, Carbondale

Aspen Brewing Company, Margaritas, Smoke Modern BBQ $5 Admission or

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Swamp Cabbage 5pm Other Membership Drive Events: Alternative Radio’s David Barsamian at Bonfire Coffee 8/21 7pm Mr. Carbondale Man Pagaent at Phat Thai 8/24 9:30 pm Advanced reservations available - call KDNK at 963-0139 Join or renew KDNK at KDNK.org or call 963-0139 Mission: KDNK provides public access radio that connects community members to one another and the world.

Outside Magazine recognizes Blue Tent Sopris Sun Staff Report Outside Magazine has named Blue Tent Marketing of El Jebel as one of its top 10 best places to work, according to a press release. Overall, the ďŹ rm placed seventh out of 100 selected companies. Outside’s “Best Places to Workâ€? project celebrates innovative companies setting a new standard for a healthy work/life balance. The list was compiled with the help of the Outdoor Industry Association and Best Companies Group. The yearlong selection process began with an outreach effort that identiďŹ ed a wide range of non-proďŹ t and for-proďŹ t organizations with at least 15 employees working in an ofďŹ ce in the United States. Participating companies were sent conďŹ dential employee-satisfaction surveys and employer-questionnaires to collect information about beneďŹ ts, compensation, policies, job satisfaction, environmental initiatives and community outreach programs. The employees at the Best Companies Group then ana-

Dozens of kids and their parents turned out for the Gordon Cooper Library interactive music session featuring Sue Schnitzer at town hall on Tuesday morning. Kids sang, clapped, danced, hopped and even “swam� and “biked� around. Photo by Lynn Burton

lyzed the results and selected the companies that best enable employees to pursue active lifestyles while also supporting their social and environmental contributions. “We are honored to be recognized as one of the ‘Best Place to Work’ by Outside Magazine,â€? said Josh Lewis, vice-president of marketing and partner at Blue Tent. “Ultimately, this award goes to our team. It means a lot to know that the company and the culture that we’ve all worked to create is truly special.â€? Founded in 2002, Blue Tent Marketing is a privately held Internet marketing company located on East Valley Road near Movieland that provides comprehensive Internet marketing solutions to help small- to mediumsized companies and organizations “Win on the Web.â€? The ďŹ rm specializes in working with leading companies in the travel, vacation rental, hospitality, real estate and nonproďŹ t sectors. The magazine proďŹ les some of the winning companies in its September issue, which hits newsstands on Aug. 14.

Letters continued om page 2 tilted in TRTC's favor was our Outreach Programming, which ensures that everyone has culture in their lives regardless of their ability to afford it. The Carbondale Theatre Guild recognized the contribution TRTC makes to the economic growth of our community and the support TRTC shows to the many other nonproďŹ ts, working side-by-side in improving the quality of life for all. Thank you everyone. We hope you share in our pride. Lon Winston Founder/ Executive Artistic Director Thunder River Theatre Company Carbondale

Preserve the corridor Dear Editor: To my friends and neighbors who live and play up Four Mile, imagine this. Next

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time you’re driving or riding your bike up Four Mile, imagine how different it will be when gas development begins in the Thompson Divide area. Imagine grinding uphill behind an 18-wheel tanker. Imagine trying pull onto Four Mile Road into a river of truck trafďŹ c (According to a Utah Department of Transportation study, it takes 375-1,375 truck trips to complete one well). Imagine trying to keep your bike tire on the pavement as an 18-wheeler roars down the road, crossing into the oncoming lane to give you a few more inches. This is not the distant future or a worst case scenario. This will be our reality in a few short months. Right now, SG Interests is staking well pad locations on its leases which will be accessed via Four Mile Road. There is so little time left. The Thompson Divide Coalition has been quietly en-

gaged in a David vs. Goliath effort to preserve the Thompson Divide and our way of life up Four Mile and in the Roaring Fork Valley. But it’s time for us to get behind the coalition with our energy, our money and most importantly, our voices. The gas industry and our elected representatives need to know that the community overwhelmingly supports the coalition’s efforts. Please, do whatever you can to help the coalition preserve the Thompson Divide. Find out how you can help at www.savethompsondivide.org, and become engaged before it’s too late. There are many reasons to avoid gas development in the Thompson Divide — preserving the Four Mile Corridor is one of them. Jeff Houpt Glenwood Springs

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering an Exception from Section 18.25 of the Municipal code in order to construct a new modular commercial building. The building would be a one story, 1,200 sq. ft., modular structure.

The property is located at 190 Main Street (southeast corner of Main and 2nd Street.) The property owner is 190 Main LLC. The applicant is Briston Peterson. Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on August 30, 2012.

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. Janet Buck Town Planner

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