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Club Rotario’s Festival Las Americas last Sunday in Sopris Park proved to be a colorful one with games for kids (led by this top-hat wearing clown), music from Manuel Loera y Migente, and the Defiance String Band. There was dancing, tasty foods plus Frisbee tossing, a dunk tank, bounce castle, lawn-chair lounging and more. Photo by Lynn Burton

Trustees inch closer to Thompson Park decision

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

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he Carbondale Board of Trustees inched closer to a decision on the Thompson Park annexation/ zoning Tuesday night, instructing town staff to return with a document they can vote on Nov. 8.

“I want to get this down on paper, what it is,”said trustee John Foulkrod, who made the motion to move the process forward by drafting an approval document based on town staff’s recommendations.

The main issue Tuesday night, and at previous meetings, is whether the trustees will give developer Frieda Wallison several years to complete “deep utility” work on the project as she proposes, or make her do it in an early stage.

“I can’t commit $1 million for infrastructure … ,” Wallison told the trustees. “I can’t do it.”

Thompson Park is a 10-acre parcel near the north end of River Valley Ranch that’s surrounded by Carbondale but was never annexed into the town, so technically it is subject to Garfield County land use codes.

Key to Wallison’s proposal is a pledge to donate the 123-year-old Thompson House (aka Holland-Thompson House), plus the 1.4 acres it sits on, to the town or Mt. Sopris Historical Society (MSHS). The Thompson family has already donated the house’s contents to the MSHS, which hopes to operate it as a museum.

Wallison told the trustees several times Tuesday night that she can’t invest $1 million in the deep utilities (such as water lines) until she develops a revenue stream through the sale of lots to pay for it. With the economy such as it is, she doesn’t expect to see those sales for at least five years.

Trustees Frosty Merriott, Ed Cortez, John Hoffmann and Foulkrod appeared sympa-

thetic to Wallison’s utilities proposal, but mayor Stacey Bernot took a harder stand.

“I’m more comfortable with the staff’s recommendation (to require deep utilities early in the project),” Bernot said.

Although not specifically stated, it was understood the trustees are not bound to approve the staff-written document as drafted, and can change it as they see fit.

“This (the document) is a place to start,” Foulkrod said.“ … I’m tired talking about this.”

Trustee Elizabeth Murphy agreed. She alluded to the staff drafting an approval document for the Village at Crystal the trustees will review and vote on. With a similar document for Thompson Park, they can “evaluate it (the application) in its entirety.”

Wallison first presented her proposal in 2009 and it has been through several incarnations since.

Earlier in the meeting, MSHS board members Greg Forbes and Darrell Munsell told the

trustees their group would like to take possession of the house, either outright with the property underneath it or leasing the grounds.

In a prepared statement, Munsell told the trustees the community lost one of its most famous and important historic ranch houses when a new property owner “wielded the wrecking ball that destroyed the Grubb house” (just south of River Valley Ranch). “I don’t think the community can or should tolerate the loss of another historic ranch house, one of the very few remaining not only in this area but throughout the state.”

Munsell continued, “Denial of this project, in my opinion, would be the HollandThompson House’s obituary. I doubt that a denial of this application will forever forestall development of this ground. My guess is that someday this parcel of land will be developed. I suspect, however, that that development will come only after the wrecking TRUSTEES page 7

Carbondale Commentary

Back to school tips for dads

By Dan Welch As children begin to dread the end of summer, Colorado dads can prepare to make the transition into the new school year as seamless as possible for the entire family. The steps dads take to prepare their children today can last long into the academic year and play an important role in improving their kids’ academic performance, helping them connect with peers and ensuring their safety at school.

With the summer sunlight fading fast, Colorado dads are encouraged to take the steps necessary to make their children’s school year as successful as possible.

Children living in father-absent homes are more likely to experience educational, health and behavioral problems, are twice as likely to drop out of school and are twice as likely to repeat a grade in school than their father-present peers.

A father’s involvement in his children’s education now is crucial to their success later in life.

Help prepare your children to go back to school by following these easy tips courtesy of the National Center for Fathering. By serving as a reliable resource year round, you will be taking a more active role in your children’s academic success.

Listen to what’s happening. If your kids are stressed or upset about cliques, teams, new subjects or anything else, their learning environment can be compromised. Give them your attention and provide them with the opportunity to talk through the problem before jumping in with comments or suggestions. Carefully monitor anything that may be interpreted as bullying. If you believe your child is being bullied you can find resources to stop it at stopbullying.gov.

Help them keep perspective. School can be emotionally demanding. Gently remind your children that there are more important things than who’s wearing what or who is going out with whom. Show them in word and through actions that they are special and unique in their own way.

Set goals and monitor progress. Ask your children what a successful school year looks like to them. Discuss expectations regarding grades and after school activities and set aside time every week or month to monitor their progress and keep them accountable.

Celebrate success. Sometimes dads tend to focus more on what’s going wrong than what is going right. Be sure to praise or reward hard work and success and let your children know often how proud you are of their talents and accomplishments.

Honor their interests. Even if their passion isn’t your first choice for fun, be there for your kids. Let them teach you about their interests and learn why they are passionate about them. Your validation that what they are doing is right is a huge confidence booster.

Tell stories about when you were in school. Share your youthful struggles with your kids and try to relate with them on their level. Try to imagine what they are experiencing and put yourself in their shoes. Your understanding and empathy can help them make it through their own trials.

Let them learn through trial and error. School can be a great place for kids to learn important personal and interpersonal skills that will serve them well later in life. Don’t rush to solve their every problem. Listen and help talk them through the best possible solutions to problems they are facing.

Be present. Find out about events, performances, games and functions at your children’s school so that you can attend and make sure you are available to participate in parent teacher conferences at every opportunity.

Nurture your special father-child bond. School doesn’t have to be all work and no play. The beginning of the school year presents the perfect opportunity to begin a new tradition with your children. Make going out for ice cream, shooting hoops or a movie night a monthly tradition that they can look forward to.

Letters

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

It’s “Carbondale” Dear Editor: For two weeks in a row (Aug. 4 and 11), the harsh-sounding B-word has appeared on a fine front-page photo in our very own newspaper.

Maybe it’s time to instead consider always using the smoother-sounding, threesyllable real name of our great city.

If we must drop a syllable to create a non-word, the least we can do is pronounce the B-word like the original and make it sound like “bun” as in hotdog or hamburger bun. The only other choice is to make everyone pronounce “carbon” in a new and ugly way to rhyme with “own.”

For example, “car-bone-monoxide,” and “car-bone-footprint.”

Even more important, however, is that using the B-word implies one of two untruths. This is not a dogs’ paradise where an infinite supply of tasty beef bones ask to be happily eaten or busily buried.

The alternative choice is even worse. We have two well-kept cemeteries but we’re not just a graveyard with traffic lights.

Bone yard? No. We’re very much a city of live people who know how lucky we are to be alive in “a great place to be.”

Not the B-word. Carbondale!

Ed Wager Carbondale

Don’t peak Denver Dear Editor: Yes, John Denver was an entertaining man with a wonderful voice. But there is absolutely no reason to name one of the peaks of Mount Sopris for him. There is a sanctuary in Aspen named for him, and Windstar Land Conservancy, near Snowmass, is his environmental legacy.

John Denver lived up in Aspen, not down the Roaring Fork Valley, which is where Mt. Sopris can be seen. It absolutely does not make sense to attach his name to this beloved mountain.

The West Elk mountain range, the mountains that surround the Roaring Fork Valley, has many unnamed peaks. Please choose one of them.

Carol Duell Carbondale

Those beautiful flowers Dan Welch is fatherhood and family specialist with the Colorado Department of Human Services.

The Sopris Sun encourages commentaries on local issues from our readers.

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

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choice of flowers to put in the town pots.

As a result, we now have people signed up on a waiting list for a pot to plant!

In 2010, all of the pots had a full and beautiful variety of colors and arrangements. Last year the blooms lasted through our Potato Day celebration. This volunteer project saves our town over $2,000 in their yearly budget.

This letter is meant to inform our community who their neighbors are who are responsible for many of these beautiful flowers. These “green thumb volunteers” are: Kim Brica (Mason & Morse), Monica Muniz (Studio 2), Veronica Worley (American National Bank), Erin Rigney (Rainy Day Designs), Marti Bauer and Kate Schutt, Marilyn Murphy and staff (the Gordon Cooper Library), Ramona Griffith, Bailey Nelson, Diana Mundinger (Eagle Crest Nursery), Gretchen Hofman (Planted Earth), Denise Moss (Moss Designs), Dawn Rains (Thompson Creek Garden Designs), Dawn Barton (West Elk Garden Design), Lori Haroutunian (Floral Boutique), and Daniela Stanley (Floral Garden Nursery).

Needless to say, again you all have done a superb job. Your efforts and talents are gratefully appreciated by your community.

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Dear Editor: The following letter is to serve as a reminder to our community as to who is responsible for many of the beautiful followers you can observe planted in those town flower pots located along Main Street and Colorado Avenue.

It was two years ago when the town was asking for assistance to fill the 20some flowerpots around our downtown.

The Carbondale Business Coalition (formerly the DPA) wrote a letter in our Sopris Sun asking if there were people interested in purchasing and planting their own

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Kimberly takes helm as CCAH executive director Sopris Sun Staff Report The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities board of directors has named Amy Kimberly as the organization’s new executive director, with Ro Mead stepping down to focus on education programming.

Kimberly had served for several years as CCAH’s event director, according to a press release.

“The team of Mead and Kimberly has created much positive change in this community,” said CCAH Board President Dan Giese. “That partnership will continue to be an even stronger force.”

Giese pointed out that Mead and Kimberly spearheaded the capital campaign that allowed the organization to move from Main Street to the Third Street Center. “It’s a move and renovation that resulted in the beautiful space that is now the permanent home to CCAH,” he said.

A community celebration honoring Mead and Mountain Fair volunteers, as well as serving as CCAH’s annual membership meeting, will be held at the Third Street Center on Sept. 20.

Mead, who has called Carbondale her home since 1974 and was a well-known ceramist before she was named CCAH director seven years ago, is in her early 70s. “I have loved helping establish CCAH as a strong force in this community. … It’s been wonderful, but also a lot of work for a woman who is past retirement age. I’m looking forward to taking it a little easier and focusing on my passions, which are art and education. This change will allow me to expand our work in the schools and develop our other programs.”

During Mead’s tenure, CCAH saw much growth, Giese said. Gallery exhibits, for example, received wide recognition for the quality of art shown, and the First Fridays monthly community events were launched. In addition, CCAH built upon its involvement with the Carbondale school system, and the May Student Art/Learning Exhibition is now in its fifth year. “Light Up Carbondale,” the town’s annual winter holiday celebration, was developed under Mead. “And, the humanities programming – an integral part of the CCAH mission – includes a vibrant

Amy Kimberly (left) and Ro Mead (right), in a 2008 photo, are staying together as a CCAH team but changing roles.

Kimberly is now CCAH director, and Mead is director of education programming. Photo by Jane Bachrach speakers series and delightful classical music concerts,” Giese said.

In addition, over the years Mead was a founding member of the Carbondale Public Art Commission, and served as a member of the Home Rule Charter Committee and the Economic Roadmap Group.

Amy Kimberly has worked for CCAH for eight years, starting as Mountain Fair director in 2004. “Her love for community and the arts has helped keep art and culture at the forefront of economic development in this region,” Giese said.

She has worked with the town of Carbondale to expand the Summer of Music series and increased the number of

local nonprofits benefiting from the fair proceeds, according to the press release.

She started the Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza that quickly expanded into two sold out nights, and has now added a Youth Fashion Show. Under her direction and as an off shoot of the fashion shows, CCAH will kick-off the School of Textile Arts (SOTA) this fall to bring knowledge in design, sewing, felting, knitting and more to members of the Roaring Fork Valley community.

This year, Kimberly was instrumental in opening the new PAC3 performing arts center at the Third Street with local event producer Josh Behrman.

Kimberly also sits as a member of the town of Carbondale Tourism Council and the Carbondale First Fridays Commission.

In Telluride, before moving to Carbondale, she was executive director of the Telluride Council on Arts and Humanities for five years, as well as director of the Telluride AIDS Benefit. After moving to Carbondale, she served as development director at KDNK from 2002-2008.

Giese said the administrative change at CCAH is timely, as school budget cuts are affecting the quality of education, especially in public schools, and many art and music programs are in danger of being cut.

“CCAH provides a wide array of assistance in these areas such as developing a curriculum-based arts program that connects artists to teachers who teach subjects ranging from math to history to English through art. This program is in its fourth year, and every year the need and demand grows,” he said.

The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities provides a variety of free after school art programs. “Mead started these programs and will be able to develop and expand them in the coming years,” Giese said.

CCAH is also working with Second Shift after school programs at Carbondale Middle School.

For more information about the celebration honoring Ro Mead, the Mountain Fair volunteer party and the CCAH annual membership meeting, visit carbondalearts.com or call 963-1680.

First Friday features pinup girls, vintage cars Sopris Sun Staff Report Squint a bit, turn your eyes to Main Street and let your imagination run wild, as this month’s First Friday promises to transport you back to a very cool time and locale.

You might end up on Sunset Boulevard in the 1930s, 40s, 50s or 60s, because the Roaring Fork Valley Pinups and Valley Cruisers car club are rolling together on Carbondale’s main drag and out on Highway 133 on Sept. 2.

“Check out the hot rods and take pictures with the gals.

It’s going to be a rockin’ good time!” said a posting on the group’s Facebook page.

Other First Friday festivities will include street performers, music and various events at galleries, stores and restaurants all over town.

April Clark is one of the newest pinup members. She said some of the pinups design their own clothes and are involved with the new Carbondale Sew-Op. Others go on regular searches at consignment stores such as Miser’s Mercantile.

“We’re all over the consignment stores,” she said.

And what, exactly, is a pinup girl? Pardon the pun, but they can be a bit difficult to pin down.

Web sites usually mention mass produced photos or pictures in newspapers and magazines of movie stars and models, often in swim suits, that Gi’s pinned to their walls and lockers in World War II. But pinups, and the practice of guys cutting pictures out of newspapers and magazines and putting them on their walls to look at, actually date back to the 1890s.

As for the fashions, they are often colorful, playful whimsical and usually attention getting.

Some of the Roaring Fork Valley Pinups, such as Clark,

are as much into cars and they are vintage fashions.“I grew up in the Midwest, and classic cars were a big part of my life.” Her grandfather owned a 1956 Thunderbird (white) like the one in the film “American Graffiti.” A boyfriend had a 1968 Dodge Dart low rider with “kick doors” that she liked. If Clark had her pick, it would be a 1965 Mustang convertible (red).

Beyond First Friday, members of the Roaring Fork Valley Pinups hook up with Punkabilly Pinup Productions for a show featuring punk and rockabilly bands at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs later this month. That one’s a benefit for the pinups and Roaring Fork Roller Derby.

As for the Valley Cruisers, they’ve had a busy summer bringing their vintage rides to shows in Glenwood Springs, Silt, Gypsum, Rifle, Delta and other towns. A highlight was one Friday night when 60 members rallied at the Charcoal Burger in West Glenwood Springs.

This month’s First Friday is made possible in part by: the Pour House, Transformation Yoga, Third Street Café, Roadside Gallery & Printing, Harmony Scott Jewelry Design, Mi Casita, Sopris Liquor & Wine, La Maison, Red Rock Diner, Carbondale Beer Works, Collage Creative Collections, Main Street Spirits, Creative Spark Studio, the Main Street Gallery & Framer, Russets, Flying Dog Arts, Ambiance Inn, Peppino’s Pizza, the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Fig & Lily, Ravenheart Gallery, San Juan Leather, Crystal River Spas, and El Pollo Rico.

Activities take place on Main Street, the Third Street Center and Highway 133. First Friday is produced by the First Friday Committee, which includes the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and CCAH.

Renee Bruell, a fourth grader, was all smiles at her first day back at Crystal River Elementary School on Monday. Her dad, Marc, reports she couldn’t wait to get back to school. Photo by Lynn Burton

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News Briefs The Weekly News Brief The Sopris Sun and the KDNK news departments team up to discuss recent news from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Catch the Brief Fridays on KDNK.

Ross awarded $6.6m matching grant Ross Montessori School, a Carbondale-based public charter school, was given a $6.6 million matching grant by the Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant program earlier this month, according to a school press release.

The money is to be used for land purchase and the construction of a new school building. “We are very excited to have been awarded this grant, but now have another major hurdle in trying to raise matching funds by the end of this year,� said Tami Cassetty, Ross founder and school vice president.

Ross Montessori Head of School Sonya Hemmen said she thinks the school was selected not only for its need for a new facility, but because of its academic excellence. “The Colorado Department of Education’s Performance Report shows that Ross meets or exceeds every academic criteria set forth for student achievement. We are especially proud that with ďŹ ve prominent ethic backgrounds represented at our school, we meet the needs of all students. Parents have known this for six years and we proudly open this year with our largest student population to date.â€?

Ross Montessori School, located north of town hall at the former North Face site, is a public charter school that follows the philosophy of Dr. Maria Montessori.

Montessori schools are characterized by multi-age classrooms where children work primarily alone or in small groups where they are challenged to reach their potential every day, according to a press release.

As a charter school, there is no tuition for students, except for preschoolers and full-time kindergarteners. In 2011/12, the school will welcome 247 students from Rie to Basalt.

Ross’s charter was authorized in 2005 through the Colorado Charter School Institute.

math teacher honored Craig Macek, a math teacher at Basalt Middle School, has been selected by the Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics as one of the recipients of the Outstanding Mathematics Teacher Awards for 2011. Macek was instrumental in working with BMS and other schools in the district to demonstrate the importance of showing students how effort plays in to their success, according to a press release. “Craig is also a very dedicated and accomplished teacher who is determined that every single student he comes in contact with will be successful,� said a school district spokesman.

In addition to all of the time Macek spent on his students, he was also a key player on the math curriculum alignment committee, lending his expertise to the organization of the new standards and helping develop rubrics and pre and post assessments.

CPW offers youth hunting program The Colorado Parks and Wildlife's Hunter Outreach Program is offering 25 youths and 15 adults the opportunity to participate in a free upland bird hunt at the Lake Christine Unit of Basalt State Wildlife Area on Sept.10 at 8 a.m. “The popular event ďŹ lls quickly, and reservations are required to secure a spot,â€? said a spokesman.

Anyone interested in participating must meet hunter education card requirements. Youths must be between the ages of 11-17 and a parent or guardian must accompany them during the hunt. Small game licenses will be required prior to the hunt.

Jay Harrington is settling into his new position as Carbondale town manager and attended his second board of trustees meeting on Aug. 30. For the past 17 years, he was town manager in Cortez, Telluride and Pagosa Springs. He earned his BA in environmental studies from Saint Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., and a MA in urban and regional planning from the University of Colorado at Denver. Photo by Lynn Burton Colorado Parks and Wildlife, working with co-sponsor National Rie Association, will provide all necessary equipment. Participants can bring their own shotguns, however only 12 and 20 gauge ammunition will be supplied. In addition to the hunting and shooting activities, participants will have the opportunity to learn y ďŹ shing techniques taught by representatives from the America Cup International Fly Fishing tournament. For details, call 947-2920.

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Flock Talk Do you know the person in his picture?

Agnes and Baa were spotted in his truck heading up country!

Old-time stockman Bill Fender was interviewed about where these two vagabond sheep might be heading without a herd. He advised that sheep sleep in high places, and these two seem to be to be taking the high road — on all sorts of issues.

Deductive reasoning led investigators to head north to Missouri Heights, as that is the direction of the National Sheepdog finals Sept. 13-18. It is believed that Agnes and Baa have given up hope of becoming part of the flock of 800 range ewes used for the Finals and are now angling for a different approach in participating in the big event.

The hard life of a range ewe depicted in the movie “Sweetgrass” might have these low-country gals rethinking their mission.

Missouri Heights resident Marty Schlein thought he caught a glimpse of the sheep lurking in the brush near his solar panels on the way up the hill. Perhaps they are headed for the “green” sheep approach.

The ewes heard that during the finals, the Carbondale Rotary has undertaken the wonderful task of providing water stations and reusable water bottles — with cool local brands on them! You will even find a beer in the beer garden, benefiting Habitat for Humanity, served in these cool vessels.

Attention Agnes and Baa! A word of caution — it is rumored that the man in this picture is a man of many talents. It is true you will

Carbondale gets inked Carbondale, plus other Roaring Fork Valley towns, received some ink in the Washington Post travel section on Aug. 7.

Writer Cindy Loose reported on all the water-related activities that can be found in the Roaring Fork Valley, including: stand-up paddle boarding, soaking in the Penny Hot Spring and also the Hot Springs Pool in Glenwood Springs, fly-fishing, kayaking, rafting and more. The article’s “Where to eat” blurb also included the Village Smithy and Six89.

Loose and other writers were brought to the valley on a FAM tour, organized by local tourism promoters and chambers of commerce.

Agnes and Baa were last seen in the company of this man (and his dog). The two smallflock ewes are believed to be headed to Missouri Heights for the National Sheepdog Finals.

Photo by Sheep World Daily find a winter’s supply of the finest hay in the valley in his yard and also that his ranch is certified humane. But it’s believed he is also the man responsible for supplying spectators and volunteers at the national finals with breakfast and lunch! It is also true that he is the sole provider of humanely raised natural beef for the local ski areas and makes a mean pastry.

Maybe he was just being neighborly — they pride themselves on that up on the heights.

Anyway, everyone should keep on the lookout for two wayward sheep. The ewes have been known for their latte addiction and frequented Dos Gringos earlier in the summer. If ewe see them, let them know — it’s 13 days and counting (sheep?)

Wally celebrates 90th Wally de Beque celebrates his 90th birthday at the Carbondale Fire Station on High-

Sudden Cardiac Arrest survival rates decrease 10% for each minute after collapse.

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AVLT seeks sheepdog volunteers The Aspen Valley Land Trust is still looking for 100 volunteers to work the upcoming National Sheepdog Finals at Strang Ranch.

For details, call 963-8440.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating birthdays this week include: Veronica Smith (Sept. 1), Lori Haroutunian (Sept. 2), Kathy Webb and Kim Kelly (Sept. 3), Don Ensign and Janelle Johnson (Sept. 5), Nancy Taylor, Linda Bishop, Randi Lowenthal, Jesse Payne and Lora Meraz (Sept. 6), and Mario Tarin (Sept. 7).

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Find out how at www.savealifepitkincounty.com

Save a Life Pitkin County is a partnership between the Aspen Ambulance District, your Pitkin County government and Aspen Community Foundation

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Aspen Film tickets on sale Sept. 2 Sopris Sun Staff Report

lope Ann Miller and Malcolm McDowell.

Tickets to Aspen Film – slated for Sept. 2125 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, and the Crystal Theatre and PAC3 in Carbondale – go on sale Sept. 2, according to a press release.

Films being screened include: Drake Doremus’s “Like Crazy,” the Sundance Grand Jury prizewinner featuring Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones.

Jonathan Levine’s comedy “50/50” starring Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Anjelica Huston, Anna Kendrick and Bryce Dallas Howard.

Michel Hazanavicius’s “The Artist,” which earned rave reviews at Cannes,starring Jean Dujardin (Best Actor award at Cannes), Bérénice Béjo, John Goodman, James Cromwell, Pene-

Obituary Geoffrey D. Legg

Geoffrey D. Legg, 41, of Hotchkiss, Colo. and most recently of Manhattan, New York, passed away on Aug. 19, 2011. Born in Allentown, Penn., he was the son of Geoffrey A. and Karen S. Legg of Allentown.

After he graduated from Parkland High School in 1988, Geoff attended college and

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Aspen Film presents seven documentaries, including: “Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey” by Constance Marks, billed as a “a joyous celebration of Kevin Clash, the artist who brings Elmo to life.”

“Building Hope,” by Turk Pipin, about a collaborative education project that changes lives in a Kenyan village.

“Undefeated,” by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, the real-life story of a volunteer coach and an unlikely group of football stars.

“Wild Horse, Wild Ride” by Alex Dawson and Greg Gricus, a behind-the-scenes look at a wild-mustang training competition where communication between animal and

handler is forged and tested.

A spokeswoman for Aspen Film said the festival champions “filmmaking at its finest.”

Positioned at the start of the awards season, the festival showcases previews of new releases, acclaimed documentaries, and feature hits from the international circuit, including titles that premiered at Cannes, Sundance and Berlin, among others.

Tickets for general evening shows in Aspen are $15; Carbondale evening shows are $13. All matinees (shows before 5 p.m.) are $10 each. Additionally, students 18 and younger, as well as seniors (65+) can purchase a discounted $9 ticket for all Aspen general shows; a valid school ID or driver’s license/permit is required.

For more information, go to aspenfilm.org.

worked in Philadelphia. In 1995, he traveled to North Carolina and completed the Outward Bound Instructors Practicum and obtained his Instructor’s Certification. He worked in Florida from 1995-1996 as an Outward Bound Instructor.

Geoff moved to Carbondale in 1996 where he was involved with Solar Energy International and then to Paonia, Colo. in 2004.

While in Colorado, Geoff contributed to the community by planning various arts/music festivals, worked with the local radio stations, served on the arts council, and continued his work as a master craftsman/painter.Through-

out this time, he traveled extensively to Central America and Europe.

In 2009, he moved to Manhattan to continue his education in film, photography, and Web site design. He also became the first Leed green painter in Manhattan and started a company called Geopainting. Geoff began to assist photographer Jordan Matter capture photos of Broadway dancers in New York City while he continued his own personal love of landscape and still photography. He developed his own Web sites, Leggacyphotos.com and Geopainting.com, to demonstrate his talents.

ball has done its work.”

In other action from Tuesday night, the trustees agreed to continue discussion on funding for Garfield Clean Energy/ CLEER. The partnership is proposing an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between local governments to continue funding the group, according to a memo given to the trustees.

As spelled out in the memo, the IGA would be between Garfield County, Silt, Rifle, Parachute, New Castle, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, RFTA and the Garfield County Library District.

Carbondale would give $24,000 toward the local donation of $317,000 in 2012. Another $182,000 would come from a Better Buildings grant.

Survivors are his parents; sister, Dr. Kimberly Legg Corba and husband, Dr. Robert J. Corba of Allentown; and his dog Sadie, who resides with Geoff’s parents.

Services were private. Arrangements were made Keller Funeral Homes, Inc., Fogelsville, Penn. Online condolences may be offered to the family at kellerfuneralhomes.com.

Donations in Geoffrey’s memory may be made to The Sanctuary at Haafsville, a domestic and wild animal eco-friendly animal shelter, c/o Keller Funeral Homes, Inc., PO Box 52, Fogelsville, PA 18051.

Non-profit highlight

ROTARy CORNER

Carbondale Rotary meets every Wednesday morning at the Carbondale Firehouse at 7 AM .....................................................................................

Must be 18 years old.

Friday, September 2. 9 am to 1 pm Valley View Hospital 2nd floor lobby 1906 Blake Avenue in Glenwood Springs

What is it?

The 4-lead EKG is a noninvasive screening which takes about 5 minutes. Four stickers are applied to the wrists and ankles measure the rhythm of your heart and check for an abnormal heart rhythm, which can cause the heart to pump less effectively.

Why is it done?

If the heart is not in rhythm, it increases the chance of stroke up to 5 times.

What information does it provide?

You will receive a printout of your EKG screening to start the discussion with your health care provider. This readout provides a random sampling of your heartbeat during daily activities, rather than when you are your doctor’s office.

Screening performed by:

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Cardiovascular Center

1906 Blake Avenue, Glenwood Springs • 384-7290

September 14th Matt Hamilton will be speaking on the Aspen Skiing Co .......

September 21st George Stranahan will speak on education issues .......

September 28th Emma Danciger will speak about the Tybar Ranch .......

Guests are welcome Rotary is taking applications for a Group Study Exchange Team going to Turkey for a month. The trip is 5/5/12 to 6/5/12. Team members must be young professionals 25 to 40 years of age. Travel expenses will be covered by Rotary. Applications are due 9/10/11. For more information or applications contact Jeff Wadley 963-1910 or jwadley1@gmail.com Rotarians will be manning a booth selling water bottles at the Sheepdog Trials at the Strang Ranch for several days culminating on Sunday September 18. If you’d like to help, contact Cliff Colia ccolia@rfsd.k12.co.us For more information on Rotary see our website

www.rotarycarbondale.org

“SERVICE ABOVE SELF”

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Sustainable Settings’ Harvest Festival returns Sopris Sun Staff Report You don’t get much closer to the point-of-production than the ninth annual Harvest Festival at Sustainable Settings on Sept. 11.

“The farm to fork distance on your ranch dinner this night is less than 1,200 feet, instead of the typical 1,200 miles,” said Sustainable Settings Director Brook Le Van. Tickets are $150 person, with reserved tables for 10 at $2,000. Children 12 and under free.

“Tickets are selling fast … this event sells out,” Le Van continued.

The festival goes from 4 to 9 p.m. and includes: chef demonstrations and farmstead tastings, draft-horse wagon rides, a ranch tour, silent auction, biodynamic wine from Jack Rabbit Hill winery, organic spirits from Peak Spirits, local beer from Aspen Brewing Company, Michael Thompson’s Homebrew and Root Beer, and Big B’s local organic juices.

“Our Beyond Organic heritage meats, eggs, dairy, and heirloom veggies are being prepared by the Roaring Fork Valley’s finest chefs,” Le Van said.

Music will be provided by The Starletts and All The Pretty Horses. Carbondale’s own Mud Puppets will also perform.

“Join us to eat, drink, dance, and celebrate the bounty this land and this community provides,” he said.

Lynn and Tom Gillespie of The Living Farm in Paonia will be honored as Local Organic Farmers of the Year.

All proceeds benefit Sustainable Settings whole systems educational programs.

To make reservations, call 963-6107.

Sustainable Settings is located on Highway 133, 5 miles south of Carbondale.

Sustainable Settings is an entrepreneurial non-profit organization that inspires people and communities to embrace integrated solutions for sustainable development, according to its Web site.

The tables are long and the servings are homegrown at the Harvest Festival at Sustainable Settings on Sept. 11.

Highlights include chef demonstrations, a ranch tour and more. Photo by Shawn O’Connor To accomplish their mission “we research, design and demonstrate whole-systems strategies in sustainable agriculture, green development, micro-enterprise, land stewardship and art for daily life.”

Sustainable agriculture and green development are among

the subjects of study at Sustainable Settings. The educational center offers classes, workshops, and educational programs for all ages related to sustainable gardening, organic farming ranching, green living, permaculture, self-reliance, the arts and personal growth.

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The whole town seems to be getting involved with the upcoming National Sheepdog Finals, slated for Sept. 13-18 at Strang Ranch. Shown here is sheepdog handler Jim Swift giving a demonstration at the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s monthly mixer next to Days Inn on Aug. 17. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Sept. 1 mT. SOPRIS ROTARy • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club holds its weekly luncheon at Mi Casita at noon. The schedule of speakers is as follows: Robert Blattberg, distinguished service professor of marketing, Sept. 1; Jeff Wadley, member of the Carbondale Fire District, Sept. 8; Pat Wanner of World Bike Relief, Sept. 22.

135 Main St. Info: 963-2529 or www.carbondaleclay.org.

SOCCER • The Rams host Basalt High School at 4 p.m.

VOLLEyBALL • Roaring Fork hosts Coal Ridge at 6 p.m.

FRIDAY Sept. 2

CLAy CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center is featuring an international invitational and juried show focusing on contemporary clay work with decals. The opening reception is from 6 to 8 p.m., with the exhibition running through Sept. 26.

The Carbondale Clay Center is located at

TUESDAY Sept. 6

LIVE mUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents Already Gone at 10 p.m.

Further Out

FOOTBALL • Roaring Fork High School travels to Hotchkiss to take on the Bulldogs at 7 p.m.

SATURDAY Sept. 3 LIVE mUSIC • Carnahan’s in the Dinkel Building presents Rick Rock & the Roosters at 10 p.m.

TUES. & WEDS. Sept. 6-7 THEATRE AUDITIONS • Colorado Mountain College Theatre at the Space Theatre on the Spring Valley campus for

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“Inherit the Wind” and “I Hate Hamlet.”

Info: 947-8252 or 947-8177.

ART SHOW • The 16th annual Redstone Labor Day Weekend Art Show opens with a reception at the Redstone Inn from 6 to 8 p.m. The show continues Sept. 3-4 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. respectively. Info: 704-9963.

LIVE mUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Steve Skinner and the Uninhibited Swedes from 9 to midnight.

FIRST FRIDAy • Starting at about 5 p.m. shops and galleries throughout Carbondale host receptions and openings. There will be street performers, entertainers, great food, live music, free first friday shuttles, merchant specials and events. mOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Crazy Stupid Love” (PG-13) at 8 p.m. Sept.

2-8, closed Sept. 5; “The Tree of Life” (PG13) at 5 p.m. Sept. 3-4 and ““Buck” (PG) at 6 p.m. Sept. 6-8.

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.

LIVE mUSIC • Carnahan’s in the Dinkel Building presents Greg Masse and friends at 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Sept. 7 LIVE mUSIC • White House pizza presents Greg Masse (local Carbondale musi-

cian). 704-9400.

VALLEy DIVAS • The Valley Divas women’s network group meets at Konnyakus from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Highlighted businesses will be Ann Weaver from Body by VI, Debbie Patrick from Promotional Concepts and Jody Wilson from IAI Investments.

The cost is $10, which includes a house drink and appetizers. RSVP on facebook.

ROTARy • The Carbondale Rotary meets at the fire station every Wednesday at 7 a.m.

SATURDAY Sept. 10

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GOLF TOURNAmENT • The Womens Auxiliary Of the American Legion in Carbondale hosts its 11th Annual Scholarship Fund Golf Tournament at the Ranch at Roaring Fork at 8 a.m. (a shotgun start). Each team is comprised of four players and each player can only bring one club to share with his/her team. The cost is $40 per player. Prizes will be awarded for 1-3 place and a barbecue will follow at the American Legion Post 100 at 97 Third Street. Hole sponsorships are also available Info: 963-2381. There’s also raffle with the grand prize a round of golf for four at Aspen Glen.

ROPING • The second annual Roaring Fork Ranch roping event takes place at the Gus Darien arena east of town on County Road 100. The categories are open, novice and youth. The action starts at 10 a.m.,with a two-man jackpot Saturday night. For details, call 618-3793 or go to rmrrsha.com.

HIDDEN GEmS HIKE • The Wilderness Workshop hosts another Hidden Gems Hike.

This one’s to Bulldog Creek up the Crystal River, starting at 9 a.m. The short but fascinating hike takes trekkers past old mining ruins (including a drift and handcart tracks) and a hidden waterfall on the backside of Mt. Sopris). To register, go to whiteriverwild.org.

SATURDAY Sept. 17 KITES • The Turning Point Center for Youth and Family Development in the Third Street Center celebrates its first birthday with Kites for Kids. There’ll be kite demonstrations, kite flying, crafts and fun for kids. Lunch will be provided. It’s from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Info: Nathan Scott at 970-567-6459.

GymKHANA • The final gymkhana of the season will be held at the Gus Darien arena east of town at 1 p.m. The club is for equestrians seven and older and the events are barrels, poles, flags and a rotating event. Info:

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274-3223 or 379-9978.

FRI.-SUN. Sept. 16-18 BALLOON FESTIVAL • The 36th annual Snowmass Balloon Festival takes place Sept.

16-18. A total of 31 ballooons are expected to take to the sky just after dawn. The Balloon Night Glow starts at 6 p.m. on Saturday night.

FRIDAY Sept. 23 BOOK SALE • The Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library fall book sale starts at 10 a.m. (no early birds, please) and continues through Oct. 3. The sale will be held during regular library hours in the community room

of the library. The Friends of the Library need volunteers to organize and run the sale; come to the library at 76 South 4th Street in downtown Carbondale to sign up for a shift.

Info: 963-2889.

SATURDAY Sept. 24 POTATO DAy • The 102nd annual Carbondale Potato Day includes the Tater Trot 5K/1mile run at 8 a.m., a parade on Main Street starting at 10:30 a.m., followed by music and activities in Sopris Park and Bareback Bonanza at the Gus Darien arena. The theme is “A Fashion Extravaganza: Potato Sack is the New Black.” Info: 963-3744.

Hold the Presses THOmPSON DIVIDE COALITION mEETS • The Thompson Divide Coalition meets at town hall from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 7 to discuss SG’s unitization proposal, results of a year-long water quality study and related topics. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. For details, call 355-4223 or go to savethompsondivide.org.

SINGING BEAR GIVES CONCERT IN mARBLE • David Singing Bear, a Kitawaha of the eastern band of the Cherokee Nation of North Carolina, presents a free new moon concert at Marble’s Mill Site Park at 4 p.m. on Sept. 4. Donations are appreciated. Singing Bear’s presentation of traditional Native American animal stories are interwoven with drum, flute and dance. The concert is sponsored by the Crystal River Civic Commission. For details, call 7040567.

CHAmBER SEEKING GOLF SPONSORSHIPS • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is seeking sponsorships, including title sponsor, for its scramble golf tournament at Aspen Glen on Oct. 10. For details, call 963-1890. The entry fee is $550 per team or $150 for individuals.

There’ll be a $10,000 hole-in-one prize and more. The tournament starts at 1 p.m.

LIBRARIES ARE CLOSED • Libraries in the Garfield County library sytem will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 5.

LEADERSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPT. 9 • The deadline to apply for the Roaring Fork Leadership’s “Impact Colorado” program is Sept. 9. For details, e-mail ic@impactcolorado.org or go to impactcolorado.wordpress.com.

Ongoing mILL SITE TOURS • Tours of the historic Marble mill site are offered Fridays through Sundays at 1 p.m. Info: 704-9482.

Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St.

STONE CARVER’S EXHIBITION • The 15th annual Stone Carver’s Exhibition is held at the Redstone Art Center through Sept. 30. Colorado sculptors include Madeline Wiener, Kathi Caricof and Steve Kentz. Info: 963-3790.

CARBONDALE ROTARy • The Carbondale Rotary Club holds its weekly breakfast meetings at the fire station.

FARmER’S mARKET • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market at Fourth and Main St. continues Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There’s music, new vendors and old favorites, plus fish, prepared food, flowers and more.

The market is sponsored by American National Bank and runs through Oct. 5.

CmC SHOWS GRANT • Native Colorado artist Lanny Grant exhibits many of his studio paintings of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana and Canadian mountain scenes at the Colorado Mountain College Gallery in Glenwood Springs through September. The gallery is open weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call the college’s ArtShare program at 947-8367. mAyOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with

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

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

GROUP RUN • Independence Run and Hike at 995 Cowen Drive leads group runs Saturdays at 8:15 a.m. rain or shine. Info: 7040909.

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

NETWORKING • The Linx networking group meets Tuesday mornings at 7:15 a.m. at the Light real estate office in downtown.

Info: 390-8401.

Save the date FRIDAY Sept. 9 LEON • PAC3 presents Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame member Leon Russell at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $35 and $40 the day of the show, and are available at Dos Gringos and pac3carbondale.com.

Russell, a singer/songwriter/pianist, is coming off a CD and tour with Elton John, but his history in the music business dates back to the 1950s when his band played backup for Jerry Lee Lewis.

In the early 1970s, he fronted Joe Cocker’s Mad Dogs and Englishmen band. A few years later he played piano and sang with New Grass Revival for a few months and played with them at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

Carbondale Community Housing Lottery Class begins September 12!

574 Jacobs Place, Carbondale, CO - $193,621 This property is available on a first-come basis.There is no lottery Open House: Saturday, September 3rd and September 10th 3-5 p.m.

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

574 Jacobs Place - $193,621 Duplex 2 bedroom,1.5 baths Full finished basement

1260 SF of living space (per assessor) 2 Pets OK

HOA - $140 per month 2010 Taxes - $813

Location Good location: close to downtown Children: close to schools, safe streets, access to safe routes pathway system

Part of Town of Carbondale; access to police/fire, water/sewer Across the street from the fire station Sopris views for many

Community Pleasant neighborhood Award winning community design: intentional community design fea-

tures (front porches, curved streets, detached/no garages, sidewalks/ walkable streets, shared open spaces)

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

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

Occupancy: Owner(s) must live in the unit

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

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Community Briefs THIS YOUNG MAN WILL NOT RECEIVE A MAIL BALLOT BECAUSE HE’S NOT AN ACTIVE VOTER*

Watch out for bears Carbondale officials report bears have been sighted in various neighborhoods and will continue to visit looking for food until they hibernate for the winter.

To help minimize human/bear contacts, the town reminds folks that garbage cannot be put out before 6 a.m., and must be brought in by 8 p.m.

Also, keep outdoor barbecue grills clean and odorless, and keep pet food indoors. For more information on bears, call the Colorado Division of Wildlife at 947-2920.

Halloran teaches gardening seminar Linda Halloran teaches a fall gardening seminar at Colorado Mountain College in Carbondale on Sept. 8.Topics include extending the season, fall plantings, winter storage and general upkeep of beds.Advance registration required. For details, call 963-2172.

CmC holds theatre auditions Colorado Mountain College Theatre will hold open auditions for its fall performances on Sept. 6 and 7 at 6 p.m. in the New Space

Theatre at Spring Valley, located at 3000 County Road 114 south of Glenwood Springs.

Actors will be cast for “Inherit the Wind” (performances Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 27-30) and “I Hate Hamlet” (performances Dec. 24 and Dec. 8-11).

“Inherit the Wind” is a dramatization of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey Trial.” High school teacher John T. Scopes was convicted of teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution in a science class, contrary to a Tennessee state law that prohibited the teaching of evolution.

“I Hate Hamlet” features an out-of-work TV actor who is offered the role of Hamlet, which he hates.To top it off, his new apartment appears to be haunted by the ghost of John Barrymore, who famously played the part.

Those auditioning should prepare a short monologue of their choice and also be ready to read from the script. Scripts are available at the college’s library at Spring Valley or Colorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs (1402 Blake Ave.).

Actors auditioning are asked to call the COMMUNITY BRIEFS page 13

Rams hit the gridiron, court, pitch this week Sopris Sun Staff Report

The Roaring Fork High School fall sports season kicks off this week with home games against Basalt and Coal Ridge, and an away game with Hotchkiss.

ARE YOU? The November 1, 2011 election will be conducted by mail ballot only. Under Colorado law, mail ballots are automatically sent only to active voters. If you didn’t vote in the November 2010 General Election or haven’t updated your voter registration to reflect a recent change of mailing or residence address, it is very likely you will not automatically be sent a mail ballot for the 2011 Coordinated Election.

IT’S YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE. PROTECT IT. VERIFY YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION. • Use the statewide online voter registration system at www.govotecolorado.com, or • Contact us by telephone, fax, email or in person.

We’ll help you, quickly and conveniently.

Pitkin County Clerk & Recorder Elections Department 530 E. Main Street Ste 101 Aspen • CO • 81611 Tel 970-429-2713 / Fax 970-920-5196 Email: elections@co.pitkin.co.us Web: www.pitkinvotes.org * (AND, UM, HE’S JUST A KID.)

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The football, volleyball and soccer seasons conclude Nov. 4, Oct. 22 and Oct. 20 respectively.

The season schedules are as follows.

Football

Sept. 2 – Hotchkiss (away) at 7 p.m.

Sept. 9 – Battle Mountain (away) at 7 p.m.

Sept. 16 – Palisade (home) at 7 p.m.

Sept. 23 – Coal Ridge (home) at 7 p.m.

Sept. 30 – Basalt (away) at 7 p.m.

Oct. 7 – Olathe (home) at 7 p.m.

Oct. 14 – Gunnison (away) at 7 p.m.

Oct. 21 – Cedaredge (home) at 7 p.m.

Oct. 28 – Grand Valley (away) at 7 p.m.

Nov. 4 – Aspen (home) at 7 p.m.

Volleyball

Sept. 1 – Coal Ridge (home) at 6 p.m.

Sept. 3 – Cedaredge and Hotchkiss (home) at noon and 6 p.m.

Sept. 8 – Grand Valley (away) at 6 p.m.

Sept. 10 – Olathe (away) at noon, and Gunnison (away) at 6 p.m.

Sept. 15 – Rifle (away) at 6 p.m.

Sept. 20 – Basalt (home) at 6 p.m.

Sept. 22 – Aspen (home) at 6 p.m.

Sept. 29 – Rifle (home) at 6 p.m.

Oct. 1 – Cedaredge (away) at noon, Hotchkiss (away) at 6 p.m.

Oct. 6 – Coal Ridge (away) at 6 p.m.

Oct. 8 – Olathe (home) at noon, Gunnison (home) at 6 p.m.

Oct. 11 – Eagle Valley (home) at 6 p.m.

Oct. 20 – Grand Valley (home) 6 p.m.

Oct. 22 – Aspen (away) noon, Basalt (away) 6 p.m.

Soccer

Sept. 1 – Basalt (home) at 4 p.m.

Sept. 8 – Moffat County (home) at 6 p.m.

Sept. 10 – Vail Mountain (away) at 11 a.m.

Sept. 15 – Coal Ridge (home) 4 p.m.

Sept. 17 – Glenwood Springs (home) at 11 a.m.

Sept. 20 – CRMS (away) at 4 p.m.

Sept. 22 – Hotchkiss (home) at 4 p.m.

Sept. 26 – CRMS (home) at 4 p.m.

Sept. 29 – Basalt (away) at 4 p.m.

Oct. 4 – Rifle (away) at 4 p.m.

Oct. 8 – Grand Valley (home) at 11 a.m.

Oct. 11 – Aspen (home) at 4 p.m.

Oct. 15 – Hotchkiss (away) at 11 a.m.

Oct. 20 – Grand Valley (away) at 4 p.m.

Community Briefs continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 12 theatre department in advance at 947-8252 or 947-8177.

Skateboard park project seeks volunteers The contractor the town hired to upgrade the skateboard park at the North Face property is looking for volunteers on Sept.

19 to help with the project. For details, contact Billy Coulon at 503-804-1193 or billycoulon@gmail.com.

VVH offers heart screening Valley View Hospital offers a free screening for heart rhythm in the second ďŹ&#x201A;oor lobby from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 2. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for those 18 and older and is conducted by the University of Utah Health Care Cardiovascular Center and sponsored by Heart and Vascular Center at Valley View Hospital. For details, call 384-7290.

Aspen Rotary offers trip to Turkey The Rotary Club of Aspen is seeking young professional applicants to visit central and eastern Turkey from May 6 to June 6 as part of the Rotary District 5470 Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team. Applicants do not need to speak Turkish.

The GSE program is a cultural and vocational exchange opportunity for businesspeople and professionals between the ages of 25 and 40. For four weeks, team members experience the host countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture and institutions, observe how their vocations are practiced abroad, develop personal and professional relationships and exchange

ideas. For each team member, the Rotary Foundation provides an airline ticket between the home and host countries. Rotarians in the host area provide meals, lodging and group travel within their district.

Coordinating the search for team members from the Aspen area is Rotarian Stan Clauson, who can be reached at 925-2323 or Rob Ittner, who can be reached at 9252402. The deadline for completed applications is September 10.

Applicants must be involved in a profession, and not a Rotarian, related to or married to a Rotarian. Team members must provide letters from their employers allowing a month absence from work.

Applications and more information are available on the Rotary District 5470 Web site, rotary5470.org, under the Group Study Exchange tab on the left side.

English in Action seeks volunteers English In Action is looking for volunteers to work one-on-one with adult immigrants to help them learn English. Their next training is Sept. 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pitkin County Library. For more information Liz at 963-9200 or visit englishinaction.org.

Governments seek park names A mountain park naming committee is being formed to select a name for the mountain park now comprised of multiple open space parcels: Cozy Point South, Droste , Seven Star and Hidden Valley in one contiguous ridgeline, and Burlingame Ranch, Airport Bluff, Cozy Point, Aspen

Adam Rudd said nobody would believe he caught a large mouth bass in the Roaring Fork in August, but he has this picture to prove it.

Rudd caught the monster on a spin rod with a gold lure, which he said the bass â&#x20AC;&#x153;attacked instantly.â&#x20AC;? Rudd theorizes the ďŹ sh might have been washed into the Fork (which is known for its trout) from a stocked pond during high water. Courtesy photo Mass, Mills, and Upper North Mesa in greater environs.

The contiguous properties are owned in part by Pitkin County, the town of Snowmass and the city of Aspen. While some of these parcels may retain their separate name, the committee will search for a name for the whole ridge top park and the surrounding area. A delegate from each of the following organizations is being invited to participate on the committee: Pitkin County Commissioners, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Board, Snowmass Town Council, Snowmass Trails Committee, Aspen City Council, Aspen Open Space Board, and Aspen Valley Land Trust. Input from the public will also be considered. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited about naming this mountain park area and there is growing excitement in the community to help us,â&#x20AC;? said Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Direc-

tor Dale Will. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is such an important, jointly-owned, centrally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; located group of open space parcels. We know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get some great name suggestions.â&#x20AC;?

The ďŹ rst order of business will be to create a process for selecting a name. The committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s process will ensure public participation and input. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to have a name by the fall,â&#x20AC;?

Will said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ideally the naming committee will solicit proposals from all interested parties, allowing enough time to receive proposals before making its decision.â&#x20AC;?

For more information call 920-5232.

Library board meets The GarďŹ eld County Libraries Board of Trustees board meeting is Sept. 1 at the Glenwood Branch Library, 413 9th Street, Glenwood Springs.A budget meeting will begin at 4 p.m. and the board meeting begins at 6 p.m.

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“Daddy of Carbondale” – William M. Dinkel, 1847-1918 Memoirs of a River…

down a) elevation difference and b) mileagevia today’s “easy” way.

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Up the Crystal

By Charlotte Graham Sponsored by the Mt. Sopris Historical Society

Last month, we learned that pioneer Carbondale businessman William Dinkel was the president of Marble City State Bank and that was only one of the many money stores that Dinkel presided over “back in the day.”

Is it coincidental then that the newest display at the Mt. Sopris Historical Museum honors the life and times of this man, still as large in life as the two-story brick building sporting his name on Main Street?

No, of course not. Nothing is a coincidence when one dabbles in the Crystal Valley’s wonderfully rich interwoven history.

So it goes without saying that a trip to the museum needs to be on everyone’s To Do list this month! In fact, there’s a little scavenger hunt prize waiting herein. Read on.

Every story begins William Dinkel’s arrival to Carbondale came in 1881. A year earlier, William and his brother, James, left a lush plantation life in Virginia in search of Colorado gold. His first job was as an assessor in Fremont County.

He found it “not very pleasant” as his territory covered some 55 miles; in those days, it was a far distance, especially when the trails were unknown to the young Virginian.

He left that job when he and James started prospecting and found a promising placer. “[We] felt we were on the verge of striking it rich.” After spending nearly all summer building a trail, a sluice and a ditch, they set to mining. But a huge rainstorm, “the darkest, most terrifying, rumbling storm I’ve ever witnessed,” poured down an avalanche of water that destroyed all their efforts within an hour. That ended their placer mining business.

The best education Experience always wins out over books, right? Out in the wilds of Colorado, William learned one of the hardest ways. Losing money. Whether by man or Mother Nature, losing it all has a way of sharpening the eye for opportunity not before considered.

In an effort to earn money to head to the promised lands of Montana, William took a shopkeeper job in a mining camp store on Hayden Creek for a couple of months. That experience led to … Carbondale!

Every picture tells a story One story I found of William Dinkel is one he told himself. Thanks to the Colorado magazine, last printed in 1944, one Ivah Dunklee was the “me” generation of early historians who preserved “in their own words” oral histories by the then old-timers.

The magazine notation states: “This story was told to Ivah Dunklee in many after-dinner chats in [Dinkel’s] home at Carbondale.”

Scavenger Hunt Step #1 – read story in said magazine, located in the Mt. Sopris His-

William Dinkel constructed his downtown landmark (the Dinkel Building) within a few years of earning several thousand dollars by hauling a load of flour from Leadville to Aspen. Photo courtesy the Mt. Sopris Historical Society torical Society Museum: a) copy the only BOLD LETTERED quote in the story and b) who said it.

Dinkel’s world soon after 1881 stretched from Aspen to Carbondale, the aforementioned Marble, and Glenwood Springs. Perhaps because of my own entrepreneurial thinking and life ways, I think this next story is totally appropriate and applicable as much in today’s world as in his. I must copy it in his words, albeit with some abbreviations for the sake of space here.

“It was 1881 … I started north for Buena Vista. Here I heard a bit of gossip as to the lack of flour in Aspen. We were going via Aspen, so we … hastened, to arrive several days ahead of the regular pack train. Following the recommendation of some businessmen in town, we packed our mules and three horses with 800 pounds of flour in addition to our personal possessions. “... mountain trails, no [room for] turning out, got ready for an early start … by two o’clock in the morning … difficult footing … edge of precipice … run off road by “Threefingered Jack” Atkinson … one of the mules [and its load] knocked over, buried … .”

Worse before better Dinkel goes on.“The journey on, up and over the two ranges … most difficult … descent on the western slope not easy … kneedeep in mud and slush, melting snow rushing down the steep incline, every level place overflowing with water. All we could do to lift feet and drag them along … obliged to ease each animal of fifty pounds of flour. We had to shoulder this extra burden ourselves. A sorry sight we made, trudging into Aspen — men and beasts heavily laden with flour!

“Our backs nearly broke, our breath in painful gasps … of a mind to cast the flour from us, then the thought that we had carried it over the range made us cling to it …. we paid four dollars a hundred pounds for that flour at Buena Vista. When we reached Aspen it seemed worth more than its weight in gold, for we had almost come to the limit

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of our strength. In the expressive language of the miner, we were ‘all in’ — but we had won — and now there was flour in Aspen.”

High-fives all around,“all in” entrepreneurs.

Scavenger Hunt step #2 – Check a Colorado map with beginning/ending elevations between Buena Vista and Aspen. Write

“When we went into town, we offered the flour to merchants at first, but they thought the price, fifty dollars a hundred pounds, too high, and put off buying.

When the consuming public found out there was flour in town, the price was given without quibbling.”

Dinkel tells how he told one objecting buyer, Davis H. Waite, afterward governor of Colorado, “If you knew how much trouble it has been to get the flour into Aspen you would never object to the price.” After Dinkel proceeded to tell him, Waite afterward cheerfully paid the price and called it cheap.

Scavenger Hunt step #3 – a) write Dinkel’s political affiliation mentioned in the obituary on the front page of “Carbondale Item” newspaper, 1918 b) write down what the newspaper ignores. Be the first to send all six correct answers to Scavenger Hunt questions at: marbledweller.com/contact and receive a complimentary copy of “Memoirs of a River … Up the Crystal, Vol. 1.”

Make a point to go by the Mt. Sopris Historical Society Museum to learn more of the life, times and a heartwarming tribute as to why William M. Dinkel was called the “Daddy of Carbondale.” The hours are Monday through Friday, 1 to 3 p.m.

C'mon, Indian summer!

William Dinkel and staff, June 1912, photo courtesy of Shelle deBeque

HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY TO WALLY DeBEQUE,

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What the recent bear attacks are telling us

By Sarah Gilman High Country News

The developed Yellowstone campground where John Wallace set up his tent in late August probably made the national park seem relatively innocuous to the 59year-old Michigan resident. It’s peak season, after all, and the place was likely humming with human activity, cars, chatter — those signs of weird, woodsy civilization peculiar to the West’s iconic natural attractions that can mask such places’ underlying wilderness — bear tracks Sometime that same day or the next, Wallace set out alone on the Mary Mountain Trail, which winds 21 miles through the Hayden Valley and over Mary Mountain, offering views of meadows frequented by bison ... and passing into grizzly territory.

On Friday, two unfortunate hikers stumbled across Wallace’s lifeless body five miles down the trail. An autopsy confirmed that he had been fatally mauled by a grizzly bear. His death is the second grizzly-related fatality this summer in a park that hadn’t had a deadly mauling by a grizzly since 1986, and the fourth in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in the last two years.

The circumstances of the latest attack are still unclear.

But when combined with the long list of aggressive bear encounters that have made headlines across the West this summer, it might lead you to think there’s

something unusual afoot: • On June 28, 61-year-old Lana Hollingsworth was attacked three times by a male black bear (which had apparently been attracted by a trash can) as she walked her dog at a country club in Pinetop, Ariz.

She died of a brain hemorrhage related to her injuries a month later, after undergoing several surgeries including a skin graft to her scalp.

• Also in June, the body of 72-year-old Bernice Evelyn Adolph was found partially eaten and covered with debris in the woods behind her Lillouet, B.C., home. Officials determined that she had been killed by a black bear, and euthanized five they found frequenting the area, in case any of them had also fed on her body.

• Colorado hasn’t seen any bear-related deaths this summer (the last one was in 2009), but there have been at least three attacks. On July 15, a teenager camping near Twin Lakes outside of Leadville awoke to a black bear biting his leg. And two Fridays ago near Aspen, a black bear collapsed the side of a tent with two sleeping people inside, biting one of them. The following morning, in the same area, what was likely the same bear tore into another tent and bit its occupant several times on the lower leg.

In both the latest instances, campers had hung and covered their food far away from where they were sleeping.

Where fatal attacks are concerned, it doesn’t seem to be an especially unusual

It’s a delicate situation that demands that people act as respectfully as possible to head off conflicts. In residential areas, that means locking down garbage; in backcountry areas, it means doing everything possible to avoid teaching whipsmart bears to associate people with food. season. Bears kill an average of three people per year in North America, according to bear attack expert Stephen Herrero of the University of Calgary — a pretty paltry number when you consider that there are 1 million black bears and 70,000 grizzlies roaming the U.S. and Canada. Oftentimes, bear-human encounters increase in years when natural food sources are scarce.

Texas’ landmark drought has black bears acting a bit out of the ordinary, for instance.

But it’s been a year flush with moisture in much of the rest of the West, which should help keep food plentiful.

So what’s the take home? It’s not rocket science: Bears are wild animals and powerful predators, and more and more people are spending time playing in the woods or moving their homes into bear country. Not only that, but climate change may already be forcing bears to wander farther afield for food. It’s a delicate situation that demands that people act as respectfully as possible to head off conflicts. In residential areas, that means locking down garbage; in backcountry areas, it means doing everything possible to avoid teaching whip-smart bears to associate people with food. For a more comprehensive list of tips, check out the Center for Wildlife Information’s Bear Aware page, or your local state wildlife department website.

And keep in mind that no matter what anyone does, casualties are inevitable on both sides, but in sum total they will always be much worse for bears. By around this time in 2009, that same year a black bear killed an older woman near Ouray, Colo., state officials had killed 25 “problem” black bears. And in California as of 2007, officials reportedly offed an estimated 100 problem black bears on average per year.

The Sheepdog Finals are coming For six action-packed days, the top 250 qualifying border collies from the US and Canada and their handlers will square off with Colorado’s capricious range yearlings to determine the 2011 National Sheepdog Champion and Nursery Sheepdog Champion.

Sarah Gilman is associate editor of High Country News (and the former black bear beat reporter for the Aspen Daily News).

Food and Craft Fair Downtown Concert, BBQ & Street Fair Spinning, Lamb Cooking & Painting Demonstrations Celebrate Colorado’s Ranching Heritage Lots of opportunities to volunteer

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Letters continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 2 businesses and individuals who have also contributed to the many beautiful ďŹ&#x201A;owers around our town.

Another big thank you to Tony Coia and the town staff who maintain many beautiful ďŹ&#x201A;owers throughout our town and parks.

A great job everybody and a big thank you!

Carol Bruno Chris Chacos Co-chairs The Downtown Business Coalition

Now is not the time (Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note: This letter was sent to the Carbondale Board of Trustees).

Dear Editor: I am writing to express my serious reservations about the current version of the Crystal River Marketplace that is being pitched to you. Carbondale needs a viable development on that site, but this is not the project or the time for it in my opinion.

If City Market is going to anchor this new development, then what exactly is going to go into the current City Market space?

That space is so big that the only thing that would work for it would be another

grocery store, furniture store, appliance or carpet store or something similar. Many businesses of this nature have gone out of business in the valley the past couple of years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Glenwood Springs in the vicinity of WalMart has large, empty buildings that once housed these types of businesses that are now vacant. They are unattractive and serve little, if no purpose.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll restate the obvious again â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like many others have â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that there is a glut of empty commercial space in Carbondale already.

The new development would take many, many years to ďŹ ll with other spaces around the anchor. And too many of those tenants for the new development would come from Main Street or our existing commercial/mall strips, creating even more empty space in them. Then the Carbondale that we currently know and love would start to look just like North Avenue in Grand Junction â&#x20AC;&#x201D; long strips of unattractive, wasted commercial space and pavement and a vibe of â&#x20AC;&#x153;depressed old townâ&#x20AC;? while everyone ďŹ&#x201A;ocks to the soulless chain stores on the outskirts of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart.

Now is not the time economically to wage our future on a project so deeply speculative

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as this. People are not buying or building new homes when there are so many existing homes on the market for half the price or less. Those homes are not going to pay for this development because not enough of them will sell.

Just because the property is there doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean something has to happen to it right now. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already lived through â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and are still choking on the consequences of â&#x20AC;&#x201D; irresponsible developers and lenders building up so many houses of cards that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be paid for. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not base our local economy on Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speculative â&#x20AC;&#x153;ownership societyâ&#x20AC;? national model that failed us all so miserably, and which we will continue to pay for well into the future. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wait until we are sure we can build something that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t create more empty space around town or wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t collapse because of itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own lack of substance.

David Johnson Carbondale

Like driving to mars Dear Editor: Los Angeles area people drive enough miles to go from earth to Mars daily.

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Cotton diapers will break down in landďŹ lls in one to six months.

Each American gets more than 11 pounds of junk mail per year.

It takes an entire forest of over 500,000 trees to supply America with their Sunday newspapers every week.

In the U.S., people have been producing three to four pounds of trash and garbage per day.

Over the last generation, U.S. cities have lost more than half of their landďŹ lls.

The earth has been losing about one acre per second of tropical rainforests.

Over seven million tons of trash is dumped into our oceans every year. That averages out to some two pounds of ocean garbage per earth-person per year.

All earthlings will try to make it to the moon and Mars soon, not because they may want to, but because they have to.

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