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Volume 9, Number 30 | August 31, 2017

Dance Initiative presented “Letter To Congress: A WILD Sanity” on Aug. 25 and 26 at Sustainable Settings. Dancers from left to right: Carolyn Yates, Gabriela Alverez Espinoza, Emily Fifr, Meegan Londy Shapiro, Shannon Jones and Rebecca Rogers. Photo by Jane Bachrach. See more on page 15.

A living letter A special live performance of “Letter To Congress: a WILD Sanity” occupied Sustainable Settings on Aug. 25 and 26, combining spoken sentiments with dance against a wild backdrop. The core of the project is a ﬁlm which will help illustrate the power of public places to lawmakers who may never experience them ﬁrst hand. Almost all the footage was shot earlier this summer in various locations throughout

the White River National Forest. Creator Deb Colley had this to say: “For most of my life, my passion for the outdoors and the performing arts have created an internal divide in myself. Pursue a professional career in dance or an undergraduate in environmental science? Move to the mountains or to a cultural and urban hotspot? Dance rehearsal or paddle boarding? “In the end, I earned a degree in Envi-

ronmental Science and spent seven years teaching in the ﬁeld. I also continued to train in dance, create and perform choreography, craft sound scores, and make music with friends… “With this project, I have ﬁnally been able to combine these passions, utilizing creative expression as an advocate for public lands. But the mission goes beyond my personal relationship the outdoors and the

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arts. This project is for any American who goes to our BLM, National Forests, Monuments, Parks, and designated Wilderness Areas to for sport, vacation, and respite. This ﬁlm is a direct address to our lawmakers about what our public lands mean to us as a people. It advocates for your mental health over industry and development. This ﬁlm and performance is as much for you as it is for me.”

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.

Road trippin’ brings connection, then and now By Judith Ritschard In the few mind blowing minutes I stood in the dark shadow of the moon, gazing at the beautiful silvery threads of the corona, I was reassured our eclipse chase to The Cowboy State was worth the effort. Through all the packing and loading, through the eight hours in the car with our two boys, and even as we arrived to the crustiest, most dilapidated house ever to be listed on VRBO, I reﬂected back to the years my parents resolved to show us the heartbeat of America- the inter-workings of this new country we called home. Road tripping was how our family took the initial grand tour of the new land and with each trip we learned to appreciate different aspects our nation. When the opportunity presented itself to head north to Thermopolis, Wyoming to see the eclipse I was all in. After all, there was a time I traveled thousands of miles by car and that’s why the iconic American road trip is always beckoning me, plus I’m good at it. Well-so I thought. But, after my three-year old had two falsealarm roadside-pukes, and we had one bike fall off the roof rack, and several potty breaks, all within the ﬁrst hour, I felt more like a road tripping amature than a pro. We were off like a herd of turtles! As I loaded my kids back into the car for the umpteenth time, I started wondering how in the world my parents endured all those miles on the road with their three kids. How did they have the patience? Why did they make the tremendous effort to drive as far as Key West, Florida and New York City? They made the effort because with each trip we became more familiar to the people and places in this country. Seeing different corners of America somehow dissolved any fears, or any preconceived notions we may have had, while at the same time making all of us feel more interwoven into the fabric of this new land. And once we started we were captivated and left wanting more. We were enchanted by desert sunsets, expansive farmlands in the Midwest, sandy white beaches in Florida, and big city skylines. As we crossed every stateline my dad would insist we’d stop at the welcome signs. He’d make us get out of the car to capture a goofy family photo

where we looked like we were cheerleading into the next state. Their camper was always loaded with sleeping pads, blankets, and a cooler full of snacks and drinks. My siblings and I would be in the back of the blue Toyota truck telling jokes, making up stories, and I’m sure getting into an argument or two. We’d stay at low-budget motels and shower at KOA campgrounds. If motels were not in the budget we’d often pull into a rest area and catch a few hours of sleep in the back of the truck. When the first morning light woke us up, my dad turned on his extraordinary ability to sniff out the closest Waffle House or Dunkin’ Donuts. Over the years we’d all become expert road trippers and it became part of who we were as a family. The importance of making the effort to have interesting and fun experiences left an impression on me. And since my kids were just months old, my husband and I have put in the effort to hit the open road with our children. Now that I’m the one planning, packing and driving, I can appreciate just how much work and patience went into each trip my parents planned and I’m truly grateful. In the minutes before totality, the shadows did bizarre things on the hillsides, and the fish suddenly started jumping out of the water and, as crazy as it sounds, I felt connected to something bigger in our universe and to the other human beings around me. It left me wanting to have this experience again in the future, not just another total eclipse, but another road trip. The whole trip re-enforced what motivated my parents to travel all those years. It was connecting with people, seeing new landscapes, and most importantly making memories with la familia. Since we got back to Carbondale I have learned there will be another total solar eclipse in seven years that goes over Austin, TX. I’ve called my sister-in-law who lives in the Texas Hill Country. “You’re going to have an eclipse party and you don’t even know it,” I said. We’ll be packing up the truck, loading the cooler, and crossing a few state lines to get a glimpse of that one too, and without a doubt, it will be worth all the effort.

OPINION

Letters

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Taking on Tipton Dear Editor: I am totally tickled that Diane Mitsch Bush is running to take the place of SGI shill and pansy Tipton. Diane works hard to gain the conﬁdence of conservative people, towns, and counties in the northern Colorado area. She is very deserving of her House seat and works across the aisle to make things happen in her time in congress. I ﬁrst learned to appreciate her in her role with the Railroad Transportation Authority as she rattled off the towns and entities that gave her a proxy to vote their needs. She understands what humans need and is not blinded by corporate dollars. She put forward bills to give small producers of alcohol some leeway to make their business work, bills that give the environment we depend on the support it needs, LETTERS page 18 Roaring Fork Valley residents brought The Sun to the eclipse in Wyoming on Aug. 21. From left to right, standing: Brad Jennings, Staci Dickerson, Steven Deliyianis, Theresa Jennings, Ralph Wanner, Pat Wanner (holding paper), and new friend Hugo Ramez from Steamboat Springs. Sitting: Cathy Desautels, Earl the dog, Maureen Maznio. Photo by AH Marsh. 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • www.SoprisSun.com • AUGUST 31 - SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Correction An article on Stepping Stones in the Aug. 17 edition of The Sun had Kristin Nelson and Kyle Crawley's names spelled incorrectly and also misgendered Crawley, who is a man.

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Jade Bath, from water girl to athletic director Rams charging into fall season

Varsity only

Football

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Jade Bath may be new to the role of athletic director at Roaring Fork High School, but she’s been a Ram since she was young. As an elementary schooler in the ’90s, she helped the boys’ basketball team as a water girl. She watched her older sister play, then joined the team herself in high school and remembers joking with Larry “Shorty” Williams about coming back and taking over. When she graduated from Fort Lewis College in Durango ﬁve years ago, she jumped straight back in as a coach. That set her up for a part time athletic secretary and counselor, and ultimately for the top job. “It’s a dream job for me,” she said. “I love sports. I love being around the kids, and I’m getting to know all the teams — not just the basketball girls.” Before you worry, Marty Nieslanik is sticking around as a game manager after deciding the part time gig was too much to balance with ranch work. Bath will be able to cobble together a full time position by keeping her old role, as well, even if it technically means she’s her own secretary. “It all goes hand in hand anyway,” she said. “You really need somebody in the building all the time.” Bath hopes, nevertheless, to keep a good work/life balance and avoid the burnout others have experienced. “It does have a turnover rate,” she observed. “We went down to a conference and there were 80 new ADs.” A few long days will be worth it, though, if it helps stoke school spirit for students and others. “When athletics are booming, you see the community come behind us,” she said. “I don’t think people understand how much that support means. An athlete at RFHS really is kind of a small town hero.” That doesn’t mean winning every game. Instead, Bath would like to see students be ambassadors to the town, and see the kind of attendance and pride she remembers as a kid in return. Additionally, Far from being a potential conﬂict with academic responsibilities, Bath views athletics as an motivator and a learning experience. “It teaches kids how to work together and keep their heads up if things aren’t going their way,” she said. As for this year’s outlook, there’s a lot of new potential. “They’re gonna be young, but every team goes through their

RFHS fall schedules

Head Coach – Matt Phelan

Sept. 1 – RFHS @ Olathe, 7 p.m.

Sept. 8 – Battle Mountain @ RFHS, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 – Grand Valley @ RFHS, 7 p.m. Sept. 22 – RFHS @ Paonia, 7 p.m. Sept. 29 – RFHS @ Moffat, 7 p.m. Jade Bath is taking the athletic helm at Roaring Fork after years as a coach, secretary and even water girl. Photo by Lisa Weimer rebuilding years,” Bath said. There’s a fresh crop of Nieslaniks, she noted, who among other promising athletes understand the school’s deep athletic traditions. Despite fears that there wouldn’t be a football team, a 22-person roster is enough to support at least a varsity program. “We have enough kids to fill the team. Now we just have to keep them healthy,” Bath said. “If we get even just five more kids come out the first day of school, we might be able to have JV.” Returning seniors include Ruben Gomez, Spencer Ochko, Jose Rico and Durga Reed. They’ll get some assistance from soccer veterans Jorge Sandoval and Ariahn Barajas, both juniors, who plan to do both. The soccer team also sports seniors Edwin Candela and Jaciel Carillo, as well as Juniors Joe Salinas, Max Candela and Aiden Sloan for a good balance of experience and new energy. With 41 team members thus far, it’s proving to be the most popular fall sport. “They always make it to at least the first round of the postseason,” Bath noted. As for volleyball, “it’s really a whole new team,” she said. We just have to get them transitioned and ready for varsity play.” There are also several Roaring Fork students taking advantage of Basalt athletics. Look for Megan Nieslanik, Morgan Needham and Maya Lindgren on the softball team, Jasper Germain and Drew Broadhurst playing golf and Lilly Peery, William Luckett and Makenzie Maker running cross country for their erstwhile rivals. “It’s pretty cool to watch them play together,” Bath said.

Oct. 6 – Steamboat @ RFHS (Homecoming), 7 p.m.

Oct. 13 – RFHS @ Aspen, 7 p.m.

Oct. 20 – Coal Ridge @ RFHS, 7 p.m. Oct. 27 – RFHS @ Basalt, 7 p.m. Nov. 3 – Playoffs, TBA

Soccer

Head Coach – Nick Forbes

Sept. 2 – RFHS @ Moffat, 11 a.m. Sept. 9 – Delta @ RFHS, 11 a.m.

Sept. 11 – RFHS @ Basalt, 4 p.m.

Sept. 13 – RFHS @ Palisade (@CMU), 7 p.m. Sept. 19 – CRMS @ RFHS, 4 p.m.,

Sept. 21 – RFHS @ Vail Mountain, 4 p.m. Sept. 23 – Basalt @ RFHS, 10 a.m. Sept. 26 – RFHS @ Aspen, 4 p.m.

Sept. 30 – RFHS @ Cap Rock, 11 a.m. Oct. 5 – Vail Mountain @ RFHS, 4 p.m.

Oct. 10 – Grand Valley @ RFHS, 4 p.m. Oct. 12 – Moffat @ RFHS, 4 p.m.

Oct. 14 – RFHS @ CRMS, 11 a.m.

Oct. 17 – RFHS @ Coal Ridge, 4 p.m. Oct. 20 – RFHS @ Delta, 4 p.m.

Volleyball

Head Coach – Donna Bratcher

Aug. 31 – Sept. 2 Glenwood Tourney (Varsity), T.B.A Sept. 5 – RFHS @ Moffat, 6 p.m.

Sept. 7 – Cedaredge @ RFHS, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 – RFHS @ Basalt, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 14 – RFHS @ Olathe, 6 p.m.

Sept. 19 – Moffat @ RFHS, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 21 – RFHS @ Coal Ridge, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 – Aspen @ RFHS, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 28 – RFHS @ Gunnison, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3 – Olathe @ RFHS, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 5 – Basalt @ RFHS, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 12 – RFHS @ Grand Valley, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17 – Gunnison @ RFHS, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 – RFHS @ Cedaredge, 6 p.m. Oct. 21 – RFHS @ Delta, 3 p.m.

Oct. 28 – Buena Vista Tourney, T.B.A

The Roaring Fork Rams are already well into their practice season for fall sports, with home games Sept. 7, 8 and 9. In addition to volleyball, soccer and football in Carbondale, several Rams also compete in golf, softball and cross country in Basalt. Photos by Jane Bachrach

Schedule subject to change. For up-to-date information visit rfhs.rfsd.k12.co.us.

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Town Report Cop Shop Senior housing project leaps access hurdle

From Aug. 18 through 23, Carbondale Police handled 259 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

Planning Staff has received a revised application from the Sopris Lodge Senior housing project with a new entrance design as approved by the Roaring Fork Transit Authority, according to Town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to staff, trustees and others. The project, located on the other side of the tracks from True Nature on the edge of the ﬂoodplain, has previously struggled with potential access plans from either Second or Fourth. Meanwhile… • Discussions continue with Kroger on the timing of the City Market project. • The Finance department has been busy working on the 2018 Budget. • The streets crew was busy working on the new trail lighting along Highway 133 from Village to Cowen, a project which will continue for the next several weeks. They also worked on painting crosswalks, street sweeping and installing banners to remind drivers that we are getting close to starting a new school year. • Public Works staff met with the Town’s engineering consultant to discuss cost estimating for the potential trail along Snowmass from Main to Sopris, and attended a Safe Routes to Schools grant information session hosted by CDOT. • The Carbondale Recreation and Community Center was rented for a 250-person Quinceanera on Aug. 26, limiting access to some resources. • The Ragnar Relay passed through town (down Dry Park Road and over the Satank Bridge onto the Rio Grande Trail) on Aug. 26 with 222 teams and their own road and street crossing safety crews. • Fall recreation programming will be publicized as an

insert in Sept. 7 Sopris Sun and also online as a flipbook. • Session four of North Face Bike Park Lessons will start on Sept. 6 and take place from 5 to 7 p.m. every Wednesday. There is still room in the September session for additional registration. • Mow crews moved to a 4/10 schedule for the bridge closure on all parks and adjusted irrigation times to accommodate. Parks staff also designed and installed landscape ties between the Fourth Street shed and sidewalk, marked irrigation on Highway 133 for Cedar Networks to install new fiber optic line to utilities and produced a draft budget 2018. • Planning Staff is processing the Major Development Permit for the Stein property located at the northeast corner of Highway 133. This property was rezoned to the new Mixed-Use zone district last year. The proposal is to construct mixed use buildings along Highway 133 with residential units behind those buildings to provide rental housing. This will go before the Planning Commission in mid September. • Between 600 and 700 bear education letters were dispersed to residences in areas of trash violations and bear sightings, with 150 more slated for delivery. Nearby bears also prompted organizers to condense the Our Town One Table event. • The amount of lost media remains undetermined to date at Nettle Creek Water Treatment Plant. A fault at the PRV station closest to town didn’t seem to produce any lasting issues, and the Crystal Well distribution pump startup was slated to occur this week with a dry control run already accomplished. • Several officers attended range and arrest control training.

FRIDAY Aug. 18 at 1:17 p.m. Police took a report of possible fraud. FRIDAY Aug. 18 at 3:12 p.m. Someone reported a stolen bike. SATURDAY Aug. 19 at 1:03 a.m. After stopping a car for a burnt-out headlamp, police encountered a pair of under-21 girls and ended up arrest the driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and issuing a summons to the passenger. SATURDAY Aug. 19 at 11:37 p.m. A traffic stop for expired registration tags, failure to maintain a lane and failure to use a turn signal lead to the arrest of the 24-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. MONDAY Aug. 21 at 8:46 a.m. RFTA employees reported that a window was broken on the restroom door at the Carbondale Park and Ride, with damage estimated at around $200. MONDAY Aug. 21 at 9:33 a.m. A Smith and Wesson .22 pistol, .38 revolver and an array of other gun gear worth around $1,200 was reported stolen from a car in Crystal Village. MONDAY Aug. 21 at 10:49 a.m. A man reported that when he tried to get a bank account, he was turned down because an unknown person in Maryland who had used his Social Security number was in collections. MONDAY Aug. 21 at 5:22 p.m. Police observed two men with open containers in Sopris Park and arrested one on a warrant. TUESDAY Aug. 22 at 7:19 p.m. Officers investigated a possible assault.

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Snow on Sopris? You may have noticed a light dusting on Mother Mountain earlier in August, but in The Sun’s collective opinion, it doesn’t really count unless it sticks for at least two days. With that in mind, we’re taking bets — strictly for bragging rights — on when what Pat Noel used to call a “mantle” will make its appearance on the slopes. Email news@soprissun.com or call 510-3003 through Sept. 6. Keep track of other guesses at soprissun.com.

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Shuffle on Now’s the time to register for The Glenwood Canyon Shuffle, with early-bird special entry pricing of 40 per person for the half marathon and $25 for the 5K through Sept. 7. The race is a benefit for Literacy Outreach and takes place Oct. 7. Online registration is available at www.active.com. For more information, call 945- 5282 or visit www.literacyoutreach.org.

Bob Schultz started a trend on the Carbondale Citizens Google Group with a short poem on the onset of autumn. Allyn Harvey and Richard Vottero agreed to have their contributions published (respectively): “Winter looms lightly / An August snow caps Sopris / Skis pining to slide” ; “Cool mornings / No mourning / Nature guides change.” We’d be happy to print more if others are inspired.

New nest The Family Nest has a new home at 26 S. Third St. above The Village Smithy, from whence Hillery Lyen and Megan King plan to improve the social, physiological, emotional, and psychological health of women, newborns, and families through pregnancy, birth and in the postpartum period. For more information email hillery@familynestcolorado.com or call 216-5365.

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The Sun has it on good authority that Back Door Consignment will soon have new owners as the founders prepare to move to Paonia — though Monk plans to keep his Sunday morning slot on KDNK. Also, Aspen Thrift Shop wishes it to be known that, in addition to regular daytime hours, it will be open 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 5, and every ﬁrst Tuesday of the month thereafter.

Cassius Coolidge would be proud The Ann Korologos Gallery has been representing the work of Texas-Colorado based artist Marie Figge Wise since 2012, and while she’s best known for diffused, tonal style of her still lifes and western landscapes, you might not know that she

The Sun bids a fond farewell to Laney Devers, the 15-year-old intern who crafted an array of articles for us in recent months and officially launched our popular “Our Town” feature. Laney is about to start her freshman year at the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. Her parents and brother are sticking around, and The Sun hopes she might write again next summer.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Chloe Shirley and Sean Jeung (Aug. 31); Veronica Smith and Vera Diemoz (Sept. 1); Lori Haroutunian (Sept. 2); Kathy Webb, Pat Pier and Kim Kelly (Sept. 3); Terry Kirk (Sept. 4); Don Ensign, Heather Craven and Janelle Johnson (Sept. 5); Peter Robinson, Ben Hoffmann, Nancy Taylor, Linda Bishop, Jesse Payne, Lora Meraz, Wallace DeBeque and Randy Lowenthal (Sept. 6). Also, a happy belated birthday to Kyle Bruna (Aug. 19).

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Q: What made you choose this valley? A: I agreed with my wife to leave New York City after Hurricane Sandy. We were not affected by Sandy, but that was the catalyst. I was familiar with the area from coming skiing here, and Brenda knew this area from a different time in her life, and my friend James Surls told me at dinner one night, “If you move here, you’ll never be sorry.” And it’s true. Nice things have happened and it’s not slowed me down at all. I still have shows in many places.

Paul Manes By Barbara Dills Sopris Sun Sopris Correspondent If you haven’t made it to the R2 Gallery at The Launchpad this month for Paul Manes’ solo exhibition of paintings, you have a couple more chances before the show comes down this weekend. The gallery will be open during First Friday, September 1 from 6 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Manes (pron. May-nis) was born in 1948 in Austin and studied art at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas before moving to New York City in the early 1980s, where he continued to paint in earnest, over time gaining international recognition. Paul and his wife Brenda moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in June of 2014. The Sopris Sun caught up with him in his Dolores Way studio (and on his Harley Davidson). THE SOPRIS SUN: Was there a magic moment in your early days in New York… when you knew you were breaking into the art scene in a bigger way? Or did it happen incrementally over time? PAUl MANES: I met several very inﬂuential people in New York that helped me greatly. And I was in a group show at Kouros Gallery in 1985, and that gallery picked me up from that show and then it just took off from there. Q: What’s been the biggest change for you artistically moving from there to here? A: I’ve been painting now for almost 40 years, and there wasn’t really that much of a change when we moved here, my activities haven’t changed. In New York from 1999 on, I had a separate studio from the loft where we lived. I had a studio

Q: What are you reading these days? A: I just ﬁnished a book by a woman named Jackie Bograd Weld entitled “Peggy: The Wayward Guggenheim.” It’s a great book. She’s a friend of mine and she was the last person to interview Peggy Guggenheim. Q: And I see Al Franken’s on your table over there. A: I love Al Franken. Oh, boy, wouldn’t he make a great president? Q: You mentioned that you practice tai chi. And you also ride motorcycles. How do they factor into things? Paul Manes on his Harley. Photo by Jane Bachrach in Jersey City, I had studios in Brooklyn, and I would go from my house to my studio, and that hasn’t changed. I get up and come here 10 miles from my home. And my work really hasn’t changed. There’s a pattern of my development that has been continuous, pretty much from the beginning. Q: What about your life here are you most grateful for? A: Well, New York was fun, it was great fun. I was there for 32 years. And I played a lot of pool. I don’t have my pool buddies here — that’s what I miss about New York. But when you live in New York, you carry a healthy paranoia on your shoulders because there are so many people and there are so many situations. When you leave New York City, after about two weeks, that feeling leaves you. And here, that’s completely gone. This is Happy Valley.

A: I’ve practiced tai chi for a long time and I think I understand a little bit about chi movement in your body, and that’s what it’s involved with. Tai chi clears out blockages. I think tai chi would keep a person spry into old age. It’s a great exercise to do. As for motorcycles, I’ve ridden them since I was a kid. A buddy and I went to Europe in 1970 and we bought two new Triumph Bonnevilles and spent the summer there, and went to art museums. We went to the Louvre, we went to the Prado, we saw Rodin’s museum, we went to museums anywhere we could, and that set me on this course. Before that, I didn’t know anything about art. Q: If you were a magical creature, what would you be? A: Well, I am a magical creature. We’re all magical. [Laughs.] If you know of someone who should be featured in “Our Town,” email news@soprissun.com or call 510-3003.

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Main Street gets cray With the official opening of HANDMAKERY on First Friday, Sept. 1 from 4 to 8 p.m., downtown Carbondale becomes even more artsy and crafty. At a sneak peek preview on Aug. 24, folks were treated to a taste of what is to come as kids got to work on making owl-feathered necklaces. Ami Maes, former middle school art teacher starting in 1999, has always believed that every child is an artist. Adorned with shelves of brand new arts and crafts supplies, the new studio at 449 Main (309-7686 / hello@handmakery.com) gives kids that opportunity to explore. Workshops officially begin the week of Sept. 5 for kids. Maes plans to eventually branch out to include workshops and specialty nights for adults. Counterclockwise from upper right: Ami Maes (right) and Amanda Peterson (left); creatively displayed art supplies; Delaney Carswell (left) and Abby Harris (right); Emma Charter; Si Shiflet; Josephine Brasier and beautiful brushes. Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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Mary Hernandez awarded ESL Teacher of the Year By Kelsy Been Roaring Fork Schools The Roaring Fork Schools are excited to announce that Carbondale Middle School’s Mary Hernandez was awarded English as a Second Language Teacher of the Year by the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education (CABE). This award recognizes leaders, outstanding teachers, and advocates for bilingualism, biculturalism, and biliteracy who play active and useful roles in their communities, as well as in their schools, and have a proven ability to inspire Emerging Bilingual students of various backgrounds to excel. Amy Fairbanks, the district’s Director of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, who nominated Hernandez for the award says, “This award was made for Mary.” Hernandez has been with the district and at CMS for ten years. She grew up in Denver and was attracted to teaching at an early age. While preparing for her secondary English teacher licensing, she was inspired to study Spanish and Latin American culture along with wider interracial, social, and cultural issues. And the Roaring Fork Schools community is lucky for it. Carbondale Middle School Principal Jennifer Lamont wrote a letter of recommendation for Hernandez that said, “She always keeps the students’ best interests in mind and approaches teachers with openness and ﬂexibility … We are blessed to have her on our team.” Fairbanks’ nomination describes her in-

credible contributions to the educational experience of linguistically diverse students. “Mary is a phenomenal teacher. Her technique and style are a perfect match for emerging bilingual students. She gives teaching her whole heart.” Fairbanks offers a vivid example of Mary’s above-and-beyond work ethic: three years ago, Mary created Literacy-Based ELD (English Language Development) units particularly geared towards newcomers, which were then adopted district-wide and served as a platform for future units that were created collaboratively. Fairbanks describes Hernandez as being a generous educator who is always willing to share information and resources. When asked about her teaching philosophy or approach, Hernandez responded, “I think that collaboration is really the lifeblood of the teaching profession.” While Mary is reluctant to take any individual credit, those around her highly value her contributions. “Mary’s a leader: she is at the forefront of using research-based methods. It shows with the growth in language development that her students have gained,” Fairbanks explained. When asked about her teaching philosophy and approach, Hernandez points back to her own struggles in learning a second language and navigating a foreign culture as shaping her educational perspective and empathetic approach to her students. “I love teaching and working with all students, but my passion lies

Mary Hernandez (far left) with the group of students that painted the CMS “Las 7 Fronteras” mural. Courtesy photo in working with newcomer emerging bilingual learners. They capture my adoration and highest respect as they tackle the challenges of acquiring a new language, culture, and academic content,” Hernandez explained. Both Lamont and Fairbanks were advocates of Hernandez for this award. “Her proven ability with students, her exemplary skills as a teacher, and the respect she has earned in our community and the Roaring Fork School District make her a strong candidate for this award,” Lamont said. And Fairbanks stated simply, “I couldn’t think of someone more deserving than Mary

for this recognition.” Hernandez will be honored along with others who have contributed signiﬁcantly to the education of Colorado’s Emerging Bilingual Students at the CABE 2017 Awards Gala in Denver on September 20, 2017. This award is the latest exciting highlight demonstrating the Roaring Fork Schools’ support of biliteracy and bilingual education. In March 2017, the Roaring Fork Schools Board of Education adopted the Seal of Biliteracy and Pathway Awards. In April 2017, a CMS student, was given the Colorado Association for Bilingual Education Spotlight Award.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Aug. 31 FOlK ROCK • Session Americana — described as a rock band in a teacup or possibly a folk band in a whiskey bottle — plays Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) at 8:30 p.m or thereabouts.

FRIDAY Sept. 1 FIRST FRIDAY • Catch events and openings around downtown Carbondale including the ﬁnal week of the locals gallery at Crystal Glass Studio (50 Weant Blvd.) and the last night of Paul Mane’s solo exhibition at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.). MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre is closed Sept. 1-7. They will be presenting “Maudie” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 8-14. ART SHOW • The opening reception for the 22nd Annual Redstone Labor Day Weekend Art Show takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. under the tents on the lawn of the Redstone Inn. The show continues throughout the long weekend with an array of free demos and workshops and proﬁts funding scholarships for local high school artists. More information at www.redstoneartfoundation.org. DAY OF PRAYER • All are invited to come pray for Creation in solidarity with others around the world from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. in the outdoor chapel space behind St. Mary of the Crown Catholic Church (397 White Hill Rd.).More information at 5100697 and seasonofcreation.org

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MONDAY Sept. 4 HEAlTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include… • One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plant-based 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.

WEDNESDAY Sept. 6 DOCUMENTARY FUNDRAISER • Roaring Fork Beer Company’s Batch (358 Main St.) hosts local ﬁlmmakers Haley Thompson and Tomas Zuccareno from 6 to 9 p.m. to help support their work highlighting local farmers in “How We Grow”.

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Further Out THU Sept. 7 & MON Sept. 11 COllEGE INFO • Former Dean of Admission Peter Van Buskirk presents “The Down & Dirty of College Admission” at Colorado Rocky Mountain School (500 Holden Way) at 7 p.m. Sept. 7 and at The Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.) at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 11.

FRIDAY Sept. 8 lADIES ARM WRESTlING • Put your elbows down and your hands together as a character or yourself in KDNK’s special event from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Phat Thai (343 Main St.).

SAT & SUN Sept. 9-10 TRAIl WORK • Help reverse a summer’s worth of damage to Hanging Lake while getting a chance to experience the area without the general public. Work starts at 8 a.m. both days and attendees have the option of camping at the rest area Saturday night.

SATURDAY Sept. 9 SAlON • A mix of everything from piano and dance to poetry to stand up comedy takes place from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m at The Lauchpad (76 S. Fourth St.). SETTINGS • The Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St.) hosts a special dinner for 200 guests from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. complete with plates created speciﬁcally for the event.

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FIlOHA EXPlORATION • Bring your family to Filoha Meadows from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and learn about the local bat population, collect aquatic insects, and go on a scavenger hunt to explore this unique place. Registration is required for the free program at www.roaringfork.org/events. AlICE MARCH • Wear white in support of veterans and march in the name of love, peace and harmony for a trek at 10 a.m. from The Goat (995 Cowen Dr.) to the roundabout and back.

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DOCUMENTARY • The Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) present a special 6 p.m. showing of “Before the Flood” — a National Geographic ﬁlm about climate change.

Ongoing STORY ART • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.), in partnership with the Aspen Art Museum invites kids to learn about artists and create masterpieces of their own at 4 p.m. the ﬁrst Tuesday of each month.

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.

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Ongoing day; 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.

BOOK ClUB â&#x20AC;˘ Join friends and fellow readers to discuss great books at Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 4 p.m. on the ďŹ rst Wednesday of each month; call 9632889 for this monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selection. lIONS MEET â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Lions Club meets the ďŹ rst 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. Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;DAlE TRUSTEES â&#x20AC;˘ 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 ďŹ rst and third Tuesdays. Info: 963-2733 or carbondalegov.org. POETRY WORKSHOPS â&#x20AC;˘ Release your inner poet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the ďŹ rst and third Mondays of each month at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.). YOUR STORY, YOUR lIFE â&#x20AC;˘ A free facilitated workshop for adults, writing your personal history, one story at a time. Facilitated by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/genealogist. First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library, (815 Cooper Ave.). Info at 945-5958 or gcpld.orgf. MEDITATION â&#x20AC;˘ 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

SENIOR RADIO â&#x20AC;˘ Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

Bluegrass Jam session takes place at 6:30 p.m. on the ďŹ rst and last Sundays of the month at Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guitars (though they recently decided to take advantage of the nice weather by moving outside. St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invited for SRF meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the ďŹ rst Sunday of the month and 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. IMMUNIZATION ClINICS â&#x20AC;˘ GarďŹ eld 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. SENIOR MATTERS â&#x20AC;˘ The nonproďŹ t 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 Wednes-

BRIDGE â&#x20AC;˘ 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. ROTARY â&#x20AC;˘ 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 â&#x20AC;˘ PathďŹ nders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday at noon. An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. PathďŹ nders offers support groups from Aspen to RiďŹ&#x201A;e and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathďŹ ndersforcancer.org. lETâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S JUST DANCE â&#x20AC;˘ Catch a free lesson with Wild Bill at 7 p.m. then itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $8 to get out on the dance ďŹ&#x201A;oor at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). No partner or experience necessary. Questions? Call 970-366-6463 or email BillyPat4@gmail.com.

lUNCH â&#x20AC;˘ Crystal Meadows (1250 Hendrick Dr.) senior housing hosts a lunch every Wednesday. BIRDING â&#x20AC;˘ Meet a Roaring Fork Audubon volunteer at 7 a.m. every ďŹ rst and third Thursday May through August in the little parking area next to the south Crystal River Bridge. Free. YAPPY HOUR â&#x20AC;˘ Colorado Animal Rescueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. MEET THE MAYOR â&#x20AC;˘ Carbondale Mayor Dan Richardson holds his weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;OfďŹ ce Hoursâ&#x20AC;? session at the Village Smithy (26 S. Third St)from 7 to 8 a.m. on Tuesdays. Drop by and say hi. SOlO EXHIBIT â&#x20AC;˘ Carbondale Arts presents a solo exhibition of paintings by Paul Manes, at The Launchpad (76 S. 4th St., Carbondale). Manes, who now lives in Carbondale, has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and his paintings have been acquired by many museums and private collections. AMERICAN ART â&#x20AC;˘ The Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave., Basalt) hosts â&#x20AC;&#x153;America at Heart: Valleys to Peaksâ&#x20AC;? a solo exhibition of works by Dan Young showcasing plein air impressions of Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most beloved locations and pastimes. FARMERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MARKET â&#x20AC;˘ Local produce and more available at the Fourth Street Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays.

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e light that was Shaw Lewis PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUCION NUMERO 10 SERIE DE 2017 UNA RESOLUCION DE LOS MIEMBROS DEL FIDEICOMOSARIO DEL PUEBLO DE CARBONDALE CLARIFICANDO POLIZA RELACIONADAS AL ESTADO MIGRATORIO Visto que, el Pueblo de Carbondale reconoce lo importancia de las personas a pesar del estado migratorio; Visto que, el Pueblo de Carbondale busca aclarar la póliza del Pueblo con respecto a la comunidad inmigrante en el Pueblo; Visto que, el Pueblo de Carbondale continuara esforzándose por encontrar la mejor manera de apoyar todos los miembros de la comunidad del Pueblo mientras reconociendo el imperio de la ley; Visto que, la comunidad inmigrante en el Pueblo de Carbondale contribuya al desarrollo social, educación, y vida económica del Pueblo; Visto que, Pueblo de Carbondale apoya un camino para que los inmigrantes puedan legalmente vivir, trabajar y convertirse en ciudadanos de los Estados Unidos. La seguridad pública y bienestar de todos los residentes del Pueblo no se sirve cuando los inmigrantes tienen miedo de denunciar crímenes, atestiguar y buscar servicios esenciales por temor a ser deportados; Visto que, el Pueblo de Carbondale se compromete a fomentar y asegurar la igualdad y libertad de la persecución sin importar el estado migratorio. AHORA, POR LO TANTO, QUE SE RESUELVA CON LOS MIEMBROS DEL FIDEICOMISARIO DEL PUEBLO DE CARBONDALE: (1) Póliza del Pueblo con respecto a la comunidad inmigrante: (a) Ningún empleado del Pueblo averiguara el estado migratorio de la persona al menos que un servicio se solicite y se tenga que preguntar o la información es requerida para un servicio del Pueblo.

By Megan Tackett Special to The Sopris Sun Rainbows. That’s one of the topics of conversation Amanda Ingle fondly remembers discussing with her husband before he died. “Before he passed, it was rainbow season here in Riﬂe,” Ingle said. “And he told me he likes to read up on rainbows because he feels it has something to do with the meaning of life. If you read up on rainbows, it’s really interesting. There’s a lot to it,” she continued. Rainbows are the result of an optical phenomenon that occurs when water droplets reﬂect, refract and disperse light: we see them, but they’re intangible. It’s a good metaphor for Shaw Lewis’s life and recent death. The light may have faded, but everyone who knew him still feels his impact. “There’s just never going to be another Mr. Shaw,” said Taryn Kampe, lead kindergarten teacher at Ross Montessori School, where Lewis taught. “He loved teaching because he was so childlike himself; he still had that innocence. That lust for learning. That spark. And he had the humor to go with it.” Humor and curiosity are repeating descriptors for Lewis among those who worked with him at the school. Kampe recounted an April Fool’s Day, when Lewis — who drove

the school bus, among myriad other roles — blared the classic ice-cream truck song from the bus for the entirety of his route to and from school. “Everyone thought the ice-cream truck was coming,” she said. “And to me, that is pure genius. That’s what I really enjoyed about him. He had this awesome, quirky sense of humor.” He also had an unending curiosity — so much so that fellow teachers joked that he was banned from future field trips because he asked so many questions. “He would attend the field trips as a chaperone or a driver, and then he’d end up asking more questions than anybody else,” Lee Thompson, facility and transportation manager at Ross Montessori, said of Lewis. But, he noted, Lewis’s curiosity benefitted everyone present, even if students didn’t always get a word in edgewise. “He would ask 100 questions, and 90 of them were questions that nobody else would have thought to ask.” Ross Montessori is hosting a Celebration of Life for Lewis at the school from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 16, where anyone in the community can share stories, listen and generally SHAW page 13

(b) Ningún empleado del Pueblo tomara acción solo basado en el estado migratorio de la persona. (c) Participación y/o asociación en acuerdo de cualquier tipo con o que cumplan la función de oficiales federales de inmigración, ya sea formal o informal, requerirá la aprobación de los Miembros de Fideicomisario al menos que la participación sea parte de una investigación criminal. (2) Establecimiento de un Programa de Asistencia Pública. El Pueblo desea proveer más oportunidad para los miembros de la comunidad migratoria y los oficiales del Pueblo para interactuar y fomentar una cultura de comunicación. Con ese fin, el Pueblo establecerá un programa para asistencia pública donde miembros de la comunidad podrán reunirse con los oficiales del Pueblo y hablar sobre la póliza actual de la policía con respecto al estado migratorio, explicar el papel de la policía del Pueblo sobre la aplicación de la ley y explicar cómo mantener nuestra comunidad segura, ningún residente del Pueblo debe temer la deportación por reportar un crimen. (3) Oficial de Relaciones Publicas. El Pueblo desea que el Jefe de Policía designe un oficial o empleado como “Oficial de Relaciones Publicas”. Tal oficial se encargara de participar en el Programa de Asistencia Publica establecido en parte (2) de esta resolución y ser la persona indicada al respecto de interactuar con y explicar la póliza del Pueblo a la comunidad migratoria del Pueblo. (a) El Pueblo proveerá entrenamiento y apoyo que el Jefe de Policía considere necesario para cumplir la meta de esta póliza. (4) El Pueblo apoya el Estado de Colorado proporcionando lugares y empleados para implementar SB 13-251 para tener conductores con licencias válidas para manejar en nuestras carreteras que es un problema para la seguridad del publica en todo el estado.

Mr. Shaw (above) teaching technology to lower elementary students (grades 1-3) at Ross Montessori School, including his own daughter, Jasmine Ingle Lewis. Facing page: Shaw Lewis Shaw standing at the water’s edge with his son Julian. Courtesy photos

(5) El Pueblo considera esta resolución necesario para proteger y mantener la seguridad de todos los residentes de Carbondale. (6) Nada en esta resolución se interpretara para prohibir o restringir cualquier departamento del Pueblo o personal de cualquier de los siguientes con respecto a la información sobre el estado migratorio de cualquier individuo: (1) mandar información a, o solicitar o recibir información de la Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos y las agencias subsidiarias incluyendo United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); (2) mantener información; o (3) intercambiar información con cualquier otro estado, federal, o entidad gubernamental local.

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Shaw om page 12 try to heal from the loss. “He had told his dad that he wanted a party, whenever his time came,” Sonya Hemmen, head of the school, said regarding the event. “So we will have some fun opportunities for people to share about him and celebrate his life.” She added that the celebration is open to all ages and everyone is welcome. Lewis leaves several roles to fill, some of which simply cannot be replaced: husband, father, bus driver, technology teacher, reading assistant, friend. “Besides transportation, he taught technology — that was one of his big passions was technology and science — so he did a lot of computer work with kids. And when he wasn’t doing that and when he wasn’t driving [a] bus, he was also reading with kids,” Thompson said about Lewis. “He was always doing something here. He was always doing something that made an impact.” Carmen Montgomery, the school’s reading specialist, worked closely with Lewis, as he was part of the school’s reading team. “He became — very quickly — a very, very valuable part of the team,” she said.“Really, I’m just baffled how we’re going to figure all of that out. We will, but boy, we sure do miss him. On a personal level, you couldn’t ask for a more compassionate, warm and funny colleague.” Lewis was hit by another vehicle when he was pulled over for a traffic stop on westbound I-70 near Silt on Wednesday evening, Aug. 16. Garfield County Coroner Robert Glassmire pronounced him dead at the scene. His death was ruled an accident — but a preventable one, Ingle feels. “It was just so silly that that happened,” she said through tears. Colorado enforces a move-over driving law that mandates drivers to maintain a one-lane distance from pulledover emergency vehicles when emergency lights are turned on. Lewis had left the school that day and was en route to his second job at Domino’s Pizza. “He got pulled over trying to make everybody happy,” she said of his busy schedule. “He never made time for himself. He was always on the go with his parents, with me,

PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION NO. 10 SERIES OF 2017 Shaw Lewis and his wife Amanda celebrate birthdays in Two Rivers Park on July 14, 2009. with his kids, with work. He was selfless. Selfless and compassionate would be the perfect way to describe him.” Both Domino’s and Ross Montessori are actively fundraising for the Ingle-Lewis family. Hemmen launched a GoFundMe campaign (www.gofundme.com/funeral-costs-familysupport) on behalf of the school that she hopes will continue to garner financial support from the community at large. As of this writing, more than 60 people have contributed more than $7,500. The money will be used for “anything that Amanda sees fit that they need help with,” she said. Ingle knows exactly how she wants that money used: toward her two children’s higher education. “Everybody is helping significantly; it’s crazy,” Ingle said of the incoming financial contributions. “I want people to know: that money is going to the kids’ college. We didn’t have that chance. Neither of us got to go to college — I went to community college later in life — but now they have that chance. They’re going to be OK.” Through the tragedy and loss, knowing that her children will be able to pursue further education is the one comforting thing to have happened, she said. And it’s what Lewis would have wanted: “I just think he wants people to know to look into what’s out there in the world. Don’t stop learning, just keep going,” Ingle said of her late husband. “I think he really saw the beauty in life that maybe people just take for granted. He saw rainbows as reading material.”

A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE CLARIFYING IMMIGRATION STATUS RELATED POLICIES WHEREAS, the Town of Carbondale recognizes the importance of all the persons in the community, regardless of immigration status; WHEREAS, the Town of Carbondale seeks to clarify the Town policy with respect to the immigrant community in the Town; WHEREAS, the Town of Carbondale continues to strive to find the best way to support all members of the Town’s community while recognizing the rule of law; WHEREAS, the immigrant community in the Town of Carbondale contributes to the social, educational, and economic life of the Town; WHEREAS, Town of Carbondale supports a clear path for immigrants to legally live, work and become citizens of the United States. The public safety and wellbeing of all residents of the Town is not served when immigrants are afraid to report crimes, bear witness, and seek essential services for fear of deportation; WHEREAS, the Town of Carbondale is committed to fostering and ensuring equality and freedom from persecution regardless of immigration status. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE BOARD OF THE TRUSTEES: (1) Town policy with respect to the immigrant community: (a) No Town employee shall inquire into a person’s immigration status unless such inquiry directly relates to a service request or the information is required to provide a Town service. (b) No Town employee shall take action solely based on a person’s immigration status. (c) Participation and/or partnership in agreements of any type with or that serve the function of federal immigration officials, whether formal or informal, shall require Board of Trustee approval unless such participation is part of an on-going criminal investigation. (2) Establishment of Outreach Program. The Town desires to provide more opportunity for the members of the immigrant community and the officers of the Town to interact and foster a culture of communication. To that end the Town will establish an outreach program where members of the community can meet with the officers of the Town to discuss the current policy of the police with respect of immigration status, to explain the role of the Town police in the enforcement of immigration law and explain how, to keep our community safe, no resident of the Town should fear deportation for reporting a crime. (3) Public Relations Officer. The Town desires that the Chief of Police designate one officer or employee as a “Public Relations Officer.” Such officer will be charged with participating in the Outreach Program established in part (2) of this resolution and being the point person with respect to interacting with and explaining Town policy to, the immigrant community of the Town. (a) The Town shall provide such training and support as the Chief of Police deems necessary to fulfill the goal of this policy. (4) The Town supports the State of Colorado providing locations and staff to implement SB 13-251 as having properly licensed drivers on our roads is a statewide public safety issue. (5) The Town deems this resolution necessary to protect and maintain the safety of all residents of Carbondale.

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(6) Nothing in this resolution shall be construed to prohibit or restrict any Town departments or personnel from doing any of the following with respect to information regarding the immigration status of any individual: (1) sending such information to, or requesting or receiving such information from, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and its subsidiary agencies, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ICE); (2) maintaining such information; or (3) exchanging such information with any other federal, state, or local government entity. INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED this ____ day of August, 2017

Town of Carbondale, Colorado By: ________________________________ Dan Richardson, Mayor

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This Land … is your land. Become a textavist The Wilderness Workshop in Carbondale wants to ensure locals avoid catching the FOMO bug (Fear of Missing Out), by offering a special deal to sign up for real-time updates from WW regarding conservation issues, sent straight to your smart-phone’s text inbox. “Do you want to take action on important issues quickly and conveniently?” asks a recent release from the organization. “Join Wilderness Workshop’s new texting service and become a Public Lands Textavist!” Those interested can text “wilderness” to 33222 and soon will begin receiving messages on critical conservation and public lands issues, with options for taking action. The ﬁrst 100 people to register will be entered into a drawing to win a $50 ski tune up from Cripple Creek Backcountry, or a fully loaded swag bag from TreadZ that includes a $25 gift card.

Garco goes digital The Garﬁeld County Procurement Department has begun accepting online bid and proposal submissions for any solicitation the county posts to Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System (RMEPS), a practice that started in July as a way of offering alternative ways for vendors to make bids for county projects. The digital method also allows vendors to avoid potential trafﬁc congestion related to the ongoing Grand Avenue

Bridge closure, and related construction in Glenwood Springs. Hard-copy bid and proposal submissions may still be made in person at 810 Pitkin Avenue in Glenwood Springs. The RMEPS can be reached at 800-835-4603, to resolve any problems that may arise.

Want to adopt a wild horse? The Bureau of Land Management will begin next month to remove up to 100 wild horses this fall from private land and other areas outside the designated Piceance-East Douglas Herd Management Area (HMA) in northwestern Colorado. The “gather,” as it is known, is to begin around Sept. 14, and is part of an overall plan to allow future gathers to remove wild horses that stray from the 300-square-mile Piceance-East Douglas HMA designated for their management, as required under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1971 whenever wild horses stray from an HMA onto nearby private lands. Wild horses removed through this gather will be taken to a Canon City holding facility and be made available for adoption or sale.

A new chief for Parks & Wildlife Colorado Parks and Wildlife on Aug. 16 named JT Romatzke as the agency's new Northwest Regional Manager. Until his promotion, Romatzke was the Area Wildlife Manager for Garﬁeld and Mesa

counties, a role he held since 2008. Former Regional Manager Ron Velarde retired June 30 after 47 years at CPW, the last 17 of those years leading the Northwest Region. Romatzke joined the former Colorado Division of Wildlife in 1998 as a part of Colorado State University's Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, earning his commission as a District Wildlife Manager in 2002.

BlM wants to hear from you The Bureau of Land Management is seeking comments from the public before beginning the environmental analysis for a proposed 364-mile off-highway vehicle trail system primarily in Rio Blanco County, which is just north of Garﬁeld County on Colorado's Western Slope. Rio Blanco County’s proposed Wagon Wheel West OHV Trail System would use mostly existing roads near the town of Rangely, including 220 miles of existing county roads, 141 miles of BLM routes, and three miles of new trail across private land. The BLM’s evaluation and decision focus on the BLM routes. The proposal is part of Rio Blanco County’s trails master plan, and the proposed action and maps are available at http://bit.ly/2utRAct. Comments may be sent by email to blm_co_wrfo_tmp@blm.gov, or by mail to BLM, White River Field Ofﬁce, 220 East Market St., Meeker, CO 81641, 970-878-3805.

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Contact your elected officials about the issues that matter to you. US Sen. Michael Bennet Washington, D.C. Office 261 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5852

US Sen. Cory Gardner 354 Russell Senate Ofﬁce Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5941 US Rep. Scott Tipton 218 Cannon HOB Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-4761

CO Sen. Randy Baumgardner 200 E. Colfax Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-5292

CO Rep. Bob Rankin 200 E Colfax, RM 307 Denver, CO 80203 (303) 866-2949

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From trails to rails to roads toâ&#x20AC;Ś trails again? By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff

Ute elder Kenny Frost sits at the base of Hays Creek Falls south of Redstone, a convergence point for the Ute Trail, a historic wagon road that ultimately became Highway 133, and a railroad built in the 1800s to carry marble blocks from the Yule Quarry near the town of Marble. Submitted photo.

A trio of men steeped in historical knowledge about the Crystal River Valley recently described the narrow gorgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long history as a critical travel route, traversed by moccasin, horse, wagons, trains and cars over a century and a half. The occasion was a presentation on Aug. 24 to a standing-room-only crowd at the Carbondale Fire Department headquarters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to look backwards to see how we got to where we are today,â&#x20AC;? said Dale Will of the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails department, which has been working for years to build a bicycle and pedestrian trail to the top of McClure Pass, as part of a longer trail network linking Carbondale with the ski town of Crested Butte in Gunnison County (see related story, page 17). Will was joined by Kenny Frost, an elder with the Southern Ute tribe and specialist in Ute history and archeology, and Bill Kight, current director of the Frontier Historical Society in Glenwood Springs and former archeologist with the U.S. Forest Serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s White River National Forest. Frost, noting that the Utes once used the Roaring Fork and Crystal valleys as their summer home, said the tribe decided in the late 1800s to make peace with invading white settlers and soldiers rather than risk being wiped out in a war, and stressed that the tribe had considered itself caretakers to an area that was as sacred as it was beautiful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the caretakers now,â&#x20AC;? he told his audience. Pointing to an illustration of the State of Colorado, festooned with a spaghetti-like sprawl of lines depicting his-

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toric trail routes of the Utes (most of them on the Western Slope), Frost talked about the difďŹ culties of traveling long distances in the mountains, on foot and later on horseback. He also spoke of the Ute Trail, a well-traveled and tangled route that was something like a Native American version of modern highways â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it offered a well-deďŹ ned, well-known way of traveling through the mountains. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Ute Trail is a living being,â&#x20AC;? Frost intoned, explaining that in his travels through the mountains he has found that the Ute Trail is still being used, largely by shepherds and their sheep along with remnants of the Ute nation, modern hikers and even wildlife. Kight, who has worked on revealing ancient trails in Mexico as well as in the U.S., described what he termed â&#x20AC;&#x153;a primary Indian trailâ&#x20AC;? that came over SchoďŹ eld Pass from Crested Butte and down â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rock Creek,â&#x20AC;? the historic name for the Crystal River. The trail ultimately paralleled the Roaring Fork and Colorado rivers on its way to the Grand Valley near Grand Junction, a wintertime residential site for the Utes. As white settlers moved into the region, Kight said, they would fashion wagon roads that, in many cases, followed the old Ute Trail, a practice that Frost attributed to the fact that the Utes characteristically â&#x20AC;&#x153;took the easiest wayâ&#x20AC;? by sticking to river valleys rather than attempting to traverse high peaks and ridges. The trio displayed numerous historical photographs of the Crystal Valley, including one that showed a group of teepees in a meadow. Kight said that some old timers have described seeing teepees in the Filoha Meadows area, just downstream from the village of Redstone, in the 1950s. CRYSTAL TRAIL page 17

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Crystal Trail om page 16 Will reported that, in the wake of the infamous Meeker Massacre of 1879 — prompted by settlers’ desire to take over lands occupied by the Utes — whites began ﬂowing into the area in increasing numbers, creating counties and building roads and communities that catered either to mining or ranching. Locally, he described a county road up “Rock Creek” that ultimately became Highway 133, one that followed Potato Bill Creek up the shoulders of Mt. Sopris, and the Schoﬁeld Pass road that followed the old Ute Trail over to Crested Butte. When Highway 133 construction got going, Will said, some stretches actually were built along the creek bed, and the creek itself was moved aside to make room. Two different railroads were built in the 1880s on either side of the Crystal, though one of them, the Elk Mountain Railway along the west bank of the river, was short lived and ul-

timately provided the route for Highway 133. The other, known as the Crystal River Railroad and by other names at times, carried coal from mines near Redstone to a loading facility near Carbondale and, later, marble from the Yule Quarry near the village of Marble. That old rail bed is still in evidence as a historic right-of-way on the east bank of the Crystal River. The tracks for the Yule, according to Kight, were pulled in 1942 and the steel used for military gear in World War II. The Mid-Continent Coal & Coke company, which ran the mines at Redstone for decades, reportedly wanted to revive the freight-rail service along the old CRR route in the 1950s, but was blocked by the fact that the old line had been formally abandoned and the underlying land had in places reverted to private ownership by homeowners in the area.

Series of meetings scheduled on CR Trail By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Three presentations during the ﬁrst week of September will kick off the next round of discussions on the proposed Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail, according to a statement from the Pitkin County Open Space & Trails department. The series kicks off on Sept. 5 at the Pitkin County Commissioners meeting room at the Pitkin County Library, with a presentation on the Clear Creek Canyon Trail in Jefferson County, which has served as a case study on trail construction in an environment not unlike the Crystal River Valley, according to OS&T. The second and third meetings in the series will be a pair of presentations that will provide the public with its ﬁrst look at the analysis that has been done on potential alignment of a Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail — from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m Sept. 6 at the Redstone Inn. and Sept. 7 at the Carbondale Firehouse with the same timeslot. Both of the latter sessions will begin with presentations by the consultants, followed by a short question-and-answer session. Each evening will conclude with an open house, during which attendees may ask questions of individual

consultants and Open Space staff members, peruse displays and provide written comments. The presentations represent the start of a public comment period during which citizens are invited to fill out an online survey with their comments regarding potential trail alternatives. The compiled data and survey will be posted to www.pitkinostprojects.com following the two presentation evenings. The deadline for comments is Oct. 2. After the comment period closes, a draft trail plan will be drawn up and is to be presented Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. to the Open Space and Trails Board, Pitkin County Commissioners and the Carbondale Town Board, at Carbondale Town Hall. A second round of open houses, focused on the draft plan and its recommendations, will be held during the first week of November, followed by another round of public comment. The final plan is scheduled for presentation to the Open Space Board and County Commissioners on Dec. 12. Work on the proposed trail has been underway for roughly a year, and has been the subject of several open-house sessions as well as meetings before area governmental boards.

Washers, Dryers, and the Garden of Eden

Up to $1,000 FINE for violating trash/bear ordinance! ¡Una MULTA hasta $1,000 por violar la ordenanza de basura/osos!

DON’T TEACH BEARS NEW TRICKS Bears have been seen in and around Carbondale Early prevention keeps bears from making a habit of visiting neighborhoods. We CAN prevent repeat visits!

Early Prevention

REMOVE ITEMS THAT ATTRACT BEARS: • Garbage • Bird Feeders • Pet Food • Barbeque Grills • Fruit • Compost TOWN CODE: No Garbage Before 6AM on Collection Day

GARBAGE KILLS BEARS

• Bears that make repeated visits to neighborhoods may need to be moved or euthanized. To keep your family and the bears safe, please remove any attractants and follow these guidelines until the bears hibernate in winter. Bears are 90% vegetarian and rarely hunt or kill animals, however, they are wild animals and can be unpredicatable. Do not approach any bear, especially cubs.

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• It’s encouraged to have electrified chicken coops. • Compost should be stored in a secure container or inside a secured area. • Bear resistant trash cans should be approved/certified by the Inneragency Grizzly Committee

For additional information, call the Division of Wildlife: 947-2920. Call the Carbondale Police Department if you see a bear anywhere in town: 963-2662

NO LE ENSENE A LOS OSOS NUEVOS TRUCOS Se han visto osos en Carbondale y en los alrededores Prevención temprana

¡La prevencion temprana ayuda a que los osos no se acostumbren a visitar los vecindarios!

REMUEVA COSAS QUE ATRAEN A LOS OSOS: • Basura • Alimentó para pájaros • Comida de animales domésticos • Parrilla para asar • Fruta • Compost EL CODIGO DEL PUEBLO: No Poner Basura Afuera Antes de las 6AM el Dia de Coleccion

LA BASURA MATA A LOS OSOS

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• The Town of Carbondale passed an ordinance prohibiting placement of trash for pickup before 6AM on collection day and empty containers must be brought in no later than 8PM the same day. • The smell of any food may attract bears. Keep garbage indoors until the morning of trash pickup and keep outdoor barbeque grills clean and odorless. It is best to keep windows and doors securely locked, especially at night. If a bear enters your home, open doors to leave the bear an escape route and leave the house if possible.

CONSEJOS:

• El Pueblo de Carbondale ha pasado una ordenanza que prohíbe poner la basura afuera antes de las 6AM el día de colección y el contenedor vacío debe estar adentro ese día a las 8PM. • El olor de cualquier comida atrae a los osos. Tenga su basura

adentro hasta la mañana del día de colección y tenga su parrilla limpia. Es mejor tener ventanas y puertas cerradas, especialmente en la noche. Si un oso entra a su hogar, abra las puertas para que los osos tengan una ruta de escape, y salga.

• Osos que hacen visitas repetidas a las vecindades pueden ser movidos o se realizara eutanasia. Para mantener su familia y osos seguros, por favor, de eliminar cualquier atrayentes, y siga estos consejos hasta que los osos hibernan en el invierno. Osos son 90% vegeten arios y raramente cazan o matan animales, sin embargo, son animales salvajes y pueden ser impredecibles. No se acerque a los osos, especialmente los cachorros. • Se anima tener un gallinero electrificado. • El compost debe estar guardado en un contenedor seguro o dentro de un lugar seguro.

• Contenedores resistentes a los osos deben ser aprobados/ certificados por el Inneragency Grizzly Committee.

Para más información llame al Division of Wildlife al 947-2920. Si ve un oso en el pueblo, llame al Departamento de Policía en Carbondale al 963-2662.

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Taking command of ‘Fort Carbondale’ Letters From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Sept. 1, 1977

Sept. 4, 1997

Frank Dasovich, owner of the Mt. Sopris Body and Radiator Shop, was contemplating surrounding the lot with an eight foot tall wall of junked cars (spiked on the end with broken Pepsi bottles) to protest the town’s trash ordinance. “Even though it’s right in the heart of town, this is still my land and this is how I make my living,” said Dasovich, who was featured on the Journal’s cover with a gun in one hand, a cigarette in the other and a maniacal look on his face. It was unclear whether “Fort Carbondale” would include his other business next door, Chicago Frank’s hot dog and burger bar (now Peppino’s Pizza). In other news… Pitkin County’s home rule charter was headed to a vote, with proposed changes including more commissioners, a districted P&Z commission and easier recall and referendum rules.

The former Mid-Continent Resources coal loadout site on Catherine Store Road was formally zoned light industrial instead of agricultural /residential. Neighbors expressed some concern that the new zoning might allow for a high impact use on the 68-acre site without a public review. Property owner Dale Eubank and MidContinent executive Bob Delaney said they didn’t have any specific uses in mind at the time. In other news… The town put out a call for ideas on what to place in a time capsule at the new town hall building, with everything from a Jerry Garcia Beanie Baby to a photo of town from Red Hill considered.

Sept. 3, 1987 Heritage Park Care Center was slated to open in October with 60 beds. Director Nancy Shea, a former psychologist and veteran nursing home administrator, was hard at work putting a staff together and potential residents were calling every day. “I have a lot of empathy for the elderly and I’m excited about the Carbondale opportunity,” Shea said. “As a small facility, I believe we can stay away from that institutional feeling and be able to be more homey, more personal.” In other news… Tickets were on sale for John Denver’s only concert of the season, a beneﬁt for the Windstar Foundation and Aspen Country Day School.

Sept. 6, 2007 Rozy Horvath shared memories of ﬂeeing Hungary in the aftermath of World War II, arriving in Denver with next to no knowledge of English and settling in Carbondale thanks to a newspaper ad for work in a coal mine. After renting a house from Gus Darien for several years, the family moved into a four-bedroom brick Victorian on Eighth Street, where Rozy was still living and gardening at the time of the story. “When I’m happy, everything’s happy,” she said. “And I make myself happy.” In other news… Bonnie Fischer — even then one of Crystal River Elementary School’s longest serving teachers — was featured on the cover welcoming students back to school.

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for the Transportation committee she kept costs down while producing efﬁciencies. In the Co River Plan she has shown leadership and insight helping regions to collaborate on dealing with people and environmental water needs. Give her what support you can and hope that the next federal house in congress has her excellent, thoughtful presence. John Hoffmann Carbondale

Embracing inclusivity as we welcome new students

Dear Editor The incoming class of students at Colorado Mountain College will be the most diverse in the college’s history. Importantly, these students are entering CMC at a time of significant national turbulence. In light of the national context, it might be natural for new incoming students to question whether CMC will welcome their ideas and opinions; whether it will embrace inclusivity, tolerance and justice; and whether it will allow an open forum for all ideas. Though none of us can control all the actions of any who might wish to interrupt the peaceful environment available at CMC’s various learning locations, our amazing faculty and staff will strive to ensure that all students who look to CMC for a better future will be welcomed. Our campuses are reflections of the communities across our region, and are therefore representative of its significant political, economic, cultural and ethnic diversity. There is no such thing as a “typical student” at CMC. Unlike colleges that select their students and create uniform conditions that replicate expectations of personal conduct and ways of thinking, CMC welcomes everyone and provides them with opportunities to prepare for success in the future of their choosing. As we witness unrest across the nation and globe, we at CMC are taking time to embrace and appreciate the great diversity of ideas and opinions our students bring. As appropriate within our myriad disciplines, we will encourage our students to understand LETTERS page 19

Residential Manager Oversees and participates in the development and delivery of services designed to further the abilities of adults with developmental disabilities to live, learn and work in a more independent and inclusive manner. The Residential Manager is responsible for direct support, administrative duties and management of staff in the designated program. This position oversees a group home and works both direct support hours and administrative hours.

Mountain Valley Developmental Services is seeking applicants for a Full Time Salaried position to work in Carbondale. Bachelor’s Degree required. Experienced applicants earn $44,000 annually. Medical, Dental and Vision.

Contact Hannah at hannah@mtnvalley.org or (970) 945-2306 or apply online at www.mtnvalley.org

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Letters om page 18 the historical, political, social, economic, mathematical, scientiﬁc, philosophical and cultural underpinnings of our world. We will equip them for success in our local, state, national and international communities and economies. And, we will model the college’s vision, principles, and core values of inclusivity, civility, dignity and respect for all. Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser CMC President and CEO

Buddy Program thanks Dear Editor: As summer draws to a close and youth head back to school, The Buddy Program’s LEAD (Leadership through Exploration, Action, and Discovery) Program team is reﬂecting on an awesome summer of camp opportunities for local youth from Aspen to Carbondale. Thanks to the talented, comedic, bright, caring, and VERY energetic 20 middle school students who spent 5 days with us last week at our annual Dream Day Camp. Campers did an art project with the Art Base, mountain biked with Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club, hiked and explored local trails, rafted with Elk Mountain Expeditions, completed trail work with Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, and ended the week with a campout at Chapman Campground up the

Fryingpan. Earlier this summer at our annual Youth Camp in Moab, Utah, 27 high school students spent 5 days mountain biking, canyoneering, rappelling, climbing, rafting, and hiking. We would like to thank all of our donors and partners for these wonderful opportunities and making this the best summer yet; we couldn’t have done it without you! John Brasier LEAD Program Coordinator, The Buddy Program

Good samaritan Dear Editor: To the kind person who found my purse and turned it into City Market with cash and credit cards intact, thank you very much. I sometimes lose my faith in people these days and you reminded me that there are many good, honest people in the world. May the favor be returned a hundredfold. Kim Stacey Carbondale

following the eclipse. That would require I leave my home and I haven’t been doing that much lately. Okay, so we only saw 90% and no sign of Venus or Mars or any stars. It was a spectacular show, anyway. There was a good crowd at the Third Street Center. Carbundians are into science. The scene reminded me of the moment in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” when all those people were waiting on top of Devil’s Tower for the spaceship to land. I was inclined to give the moon and the sun hand signals and emit a series of tonal sounds.

It was a good day for science. The scientists told us what was going to happen, to the minute, and they nailed it. Maybe some of the climate change deniers will begin to realize scientists know what they’re talking about when it comes to climate change, too. I can see why the Native Americans thought Mother Earth was being reborn when an eclipse happened. If you didn’t understand the phenomenon, you’d have to assume it was something momentous. It was. Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

Parting Shot

Observations on observing the eclipse Dear Editor: I observed the eclipse at the Third Street Center in Carbondale. I had no desire to travel to Wyoming, Nebraska, or ﬂy in a jet

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These four cowboys (left to right: Travis Stewart, Federico “Kiko” Peña, Mark Gould Jr., Matt Owings) shared a toast during the annual Cowboy Up shindig on Friday, Aug. 25. This year’s festivities included a live and silent auction, dancin’ to the music of LeverAction and vittles provided by Slow Groovin’ BBQ. It’s a celebration of our Western heritage and this year’s proceeds from the packed fundraiser went to Ascendigo Autism Services. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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The Town of Carbondale is now accepting applications for the position of

Arborist/Horticulturist $47,300 to $58,000 DOQ. For application and job description visit: www.carbondalegov.org

is accepting letters of interest for two open seats on the Board of Directors to serve terms that end in May 2018. Seats are available due to two Board members moving out of the area. Interested Parties must be a registered elector in the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District.

Letters of interest can be submitted to: Gene Schilling, President, Board of Directors gschilling@carbondalefire.org

Deadline to apply 09/27/2017.

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