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By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

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arbondale’s trustees flirted with imposing a fee on plastic checkout grocery bags Tuesday night then continued the discussion to Oct. 25 after indicating they’ll consider an outright ban.

Banning plastic bags, either throughout the town or at specific stores, was put on the table after a majority of the Aspen City Council unexpectedly said they support a ban on plastic bags in their town rather than imposing a 20 cent per bag fee on Monday night.

Carbondale, Aspen and Basalt are trying to coordinate ordinances to dramatically reduce the number of plastic bags used in each town.

“We need to eliminate plastic in our lives,” said Carbondale Trustee John Foulkrod during Tuesday night’s discussion.“It’s the right thing to do … stop using them (plastic bags.)”

Earlier in the year, CORE (the local non-profit Community Office of Resource Efficiency) approached Roaring Fork Valley towns and proposed a regional approach to reducing plastic bags’ use.

Among the reasons to reduce their use, according to Carbondale’s draft ordinance considered Tuesday night, is “because the production of these types of bags contributes to natural resource depletion, greenhouse gas emissions, and waterborne wastes.”

The draft ordinance to impose a 20-cent fee on bags, which the trustees could have voted on Tuesday night, also states in part, “the use of disposable, single use bags has a significant impact on the local environment … “ and the bags create “a burden on the Town’s waste disposal resources” and they “take up valuable landfill space … .”

As discussed at previous trustee meetings, Carbondale is considering a fee on plastic bags in an effort to force people to bring reusable bags to the grocery store when they shop, which in turn will lead to fewer plastic bags escaping into the environment and less oil being used for their production in the first place.

During public comment Tuesday night, most speakers supported a fee on plastic bags or an outright ban. Satank resident Tamar Mattorano described how she caught a trout in the Crystal River recently and found a vegetable bag in its stomach.

“Why not ban all bags?” she said.

Jeanette Whitcomb told the trustees a fee is the first step toward a ban.“It has to start somewhere.”

Stacey Stein said “We have to start stopping putting so much plastic in the environment” and a valley-wide effort will give “power to the punch.”

Two people spoke against a fee on plastic bags or banning them. One of them, Duane Stewart, PLASTIC BAGS page 4

Grand-standing border collies? Not really, but they were willing photo subjects at Strang Ranch this week. An estimated 750 border collies are in and around town for the National Sheepdog Finals through Sept. 18. Of the 750 dogs, 225 and their handlers are actually competing. For details on the finals, please turn to page 3. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Carbondale Commentary

What is a Bicycle Friendly Community, anyway?

By Darryl Fuller In the fall of 2010 Carbondale was awarded a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community award from the League of American Bicyclists.

The League of American Bicyclists is a nationwide advocacy and education organization that promotes bicycling for fun, fitness and transportation, and the creation of a bicycle friendly America. Founded in 1880 with a mission to improve bicycle riding conditions, the League’s early efforts played a significant role in the paving and creation of our national highway system.

The League evaluates communities by examining five factors and how they promote bicycling in a community: engineering, encouragement, education, enforcement and evaluation and planning. While some communities apply several times before earning an award, Carbondale’s rich history of advocacy for bicycling and walking and multi-use trails, as well as education programs, creative bicycle events and culture helped our town earn the Bicycle Friendly Community Bronze award on our first try.

The Bronze award is not a destination, rather it serves as a springboard to improve and enhance Carbondale’s bicycle friendliness. As part of this process the trustees have created the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Trails (BiPeT) Commission, which is charged with providing recommendations to enhance and increase bicycling and walking in town. This citizen advisory commission has been working diligently to address both opportunities for improvement, as well as barriers to better walking and bicycling.

The BiPeT Commission is currently conducting a town-wide inventory of pedestrian and bicycling amenities and fixtures. Current recommendations include adding improved signage and additional pedestrian crosswalks across Highway 133, improvements and enhancements to the North Face Park bike park, as well as recommendations to facilitate more effective pedestrian travel on downtown sidewalks through better bicycle parking facilities, and addition of signage along Main Street to makes it safer for automobiles and bicyclists to share the road through downtown.

Future initiatives include identifying the areas around town where there are connectivity issues and work to address them, the pursuit of a “complete streets” policy to ensure future roadway developments and improvements accommodate all roadway users, Safe-Routes-To-School education programming for all elementary school-age children, and collaboration with the many groups in our area that are working to promote sustainable lifestyles, practices and infrastructure.

It is my belief that walking and riding bicycles makes Carbondale a better town.

For starters, choosing to ride or walk to replace automobile trips helps reduce pollution. It also reduces roadway congestion and the frustration of being caught in traffic. Walking and riding bicycles provides healthy low-impact exercise and can impel our younger citizens to get out and be active. Finally, being outside on a bicycle or walking encourages us to engage more directly with our town and fellow citizens.

More and more Carbondalians are realizing that they can run errands on foot or bicycle, that they can get to work, that their children can get to and from school, and that they can enjoy both walking and bicycling on the many excellent multi-use paths in and COMMENTARY page 16

Local folks injected some homegrown Sun into the Burning Man Festival, held Aug. 29-Sept. 5 in the Black Rock Desert outside of Black Rock City, Nevada. The sign behind the group looks suspiciously like the sign over an entrance to this year’s Carbondale Mountain Fair. Photo courtesy “a random guy walking by.”

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Move disc golf course Dear Editor: I recently attended a meeting at Carbondale Town Hall to discuss the insurance inspector’s report about disc golf in Gianinetti Park. Present were the mayor, town manager, finance director, recreation director and myself.

The inspector’s report contained the following recommendation: “To help reduce injury potential, consideration should be given to establishing reasonably safe buffer zones between disc golf activities (flying discs) and other park users. This may include relocating … holes that are close to other park activities, e.g., playground, walking/bike path, and street traffic.”

Why am I writing this letter? I represent the neighbors and townspeople of Carbondale who would like to see the disc golf course in Gianinetti Park moved to a suitable location. Gianinetti Park is the neighborhood park for the Roaring Fork Village PUD and contains 3.15 acres along Village Road. It’s a passive, mixed-use park that includes such traditional amenities as playground, picnic tables, horseshoes, basketball, pedestrian walkways and restrooms. It is also the neighborhood park for seniors at the Heritage Park Care Center.

So, what’s wrong with disc golf in Gianinetti Park? Aren’t we talking about Frisbees here? No, discs are not Frisbees!

Frisbees are what we threw as kids with soft round edges that floated through the air. The discs being thrown in Gianinetti Park are smaller, denser and heavier versions of the traditional Frisbee, with sharpened edges to increase speed and distance. They are more like ninja weapons than Frisbees, and would likely send you to the emergency room if you were ever hit by one.

Disc golf has seriously compromised the safety and experience of other park users.

Errant discs fly everywhere. They ricochet from trees and playground equipment, cross over pedestrian sidewalks used by seniors with walkers and wheelchairs, and fly over fences into backyards. The playground is under siege and hundreds of discs go into Village Road traffic.

The park used to be a place where one could relax and not be on alert for missiles.

We were in the park recently and observed several men playing the course. Others were in the park including one man sitting against a tree reading and listening to an iPod. Unfortunately, the man with the iPod was sitting between the players and the basket. Instead of getting the man’s attention, they threw directly toward him. One disc hit the tree above his head and fell down almost into his lap. He never saw or heard it coming and was quite startled.

Had the disc been a few feet lower it would have hit him in the head. Must we now restrict iPod use in the park?

The buffer zones recommended by the insurance inspector are simply not avail-

able. The rule of thumb for disc golf design is one acre per hole, not nine holes shoehorned into 3.15 acres.

Let’s move the course now.

Bill Hofto Carbondale

Support Aspen Filmfest Dear Editor: I wonder what it will take in Carbondale for the business community and the town to wake up and smell the roses?

The Aspen FilmFest is in not one but two venues in Carbondale and there is not a sponsorship by the town or the chamber of commerce! A sad commentary on people coming to town to watch a movie, have dinner, an après libation, and the town just collects the taxes and businesses reaping some profit! Imagine the free PR you are getting for NOTHING! Wake up, Carbondale. This could be in El Jebel and not “darken” our fair little town. Shame on you!

Support the FilmFest! You are reaping tax and other benefits! Notwithstanding the support of KDNK, this rose may not bloom here again!

Leary O’Gorman Carbondale LETTERS page 16

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Sheepdog National Finals transform Missouri Heights Sopris Sun Staff Report If you ever driven past the historic Missouri Heights schoolhouse on County Road 102 you’ve probably noticed Strang Ranch to the north.

The 460-acre spread sits in a shallow bowl bordered on two sides by sagebrush.

There’s an ancient potato cellar near the road, with quarter-mile driveway leading straight to the main ranch house, a commercial sod operation/pastures to the west and horse pastures to the east.

Drive past the Missouri Heights schoolhouse and Strang Ranch during the National Sheepdog Finals through Sept. 18 and you might do a double take. Sheepdog handlers from across the U.S. and Canada have rolled in more than 100 RVs and camping trailers, food and crafts vendors are set up near the ranch entrance, and green pastures are dotted with sections of white fence that prized sheepdogs will funnel hundreds of sheep through during the competition.

The National Sheepdog Finals is produced by the United States Border Collie Handlers’ Association, Aspen Valley Land Trust and Strang Ranch, and features 225 of the top sheepdog handlers and their dogs.

Two of those handlers are Herbert and Alison Holmes, from West Texas near Sanderson. “We live two hours from the nearest grocery store,” said Herbert, president of the U.S. Border Collie Handlers’ Association. “Our road in from the highway is only 17 miles, but it takes about an hour and a half to negotiate with the truck and camper (on a good day). All of our electronics, TV, computers, and telephones are supplied by satellite. If we have medical

Strang Ranch is thick with 750 range ewes brought in by Raftopoulos Ranch in Craig for the National Sheepdog Finals. More than 750 sheepdogs are reportedly on site, but only about 225 will actually compete. Photo by Jim Breasted emergencies, we have to call the medi-vac helicopter, as the ambulance cannot negotiate our road.”

Much like Western Colorado ranchers, the Holmes’s have been affected by land values and shifting economics. “Ranches are being divided and sold as hunting parcels to absentee owners,” Herbert said. One downside is that absentee owners “(are not) being vigilant about predators. … When the coyotes finally infiltrated the area, they, the bobcats, and the occasional mountain lion decimated the lamb and goat kid crops. We

sold most of the sheep and goats six years ago and increased the cattle numbers.”

Another aspect of ranching in West Texas: “Rabies is also rampant here … (and) we have already had a horse bitten by a rattler this year. Last year, we had two dogs bitten by rattlesnakes. All three animals survived. We give the rattlesnake vaccine to all of our dogs to help them cope with the venom reaction, in the event they get bitten.”

Here at Strang Ranch, the object of the sheepdog competition trial course is to test the dog’s ability to manage/maneuver sheep

in a calm, controlled manner, according to the organizers.

The course is set up to evaluate skills that a working dog needs to assist the shepherd in his or her daily work.

Dogs have 13 minutes in the preliminary rounds, 18 minutes in the semi-finals and 30 minutes in the finals to perform their tasks.

Points are awarded for tasks performed (in order): outrun, lift, fetch, drive, shed and pen. More is required of dogs in the semi-finals and finals, such as separating designated sheep from the flock. Points are subtracted if maneuvers are not accomplished in the designated time.

The number of sheep that dogs must herd ranges from five to 20, depending on the competition stage (preliminaries, semifinals, finals).

Announcers at the competition will explain what’s going on out in the field, which can range up to 600 yards from spectators.

Closer at hand will be dog demonstrations with local trainer Laura Van Dyne at the trial headquarters from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 17-18. Every half hour, Van Dyne and her dogs will be demonstrating rally obedience, trieball, agility, flyball, earthdog and nosework.

Sheepdog competitions in two categories – nursery and open – start at 7:15 a.m. on Sept. 15, 8 a.m. on Sept. 16, and 7 a.m. on Sept. 17-18, and continue through the day.

Tickets to the National Sheepdog Finals are $10 for adults, $5 for kids 8-16 and for seniors, and free for kids 7 and under.

Gate proceeds go to the Aspen Valley Land Trust. For more information go to www.sheepdogfinals.com.

Powers Art Center opening outside Carbondale this fall

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer The Powers Art Center, which focuses on limited edition prints of 20th-century artist Jasper Johns, is opening this fall, according to center director Melissa English.

“We don’t have a specific date yet,” she told The Sopris Sun. The two-story, 15,000-square-foot building sits about a half-mile north of Highway 82, just upvalley from Highway 133. It’s partly surrounded by pastures and pinion, with straight-on views of Mt. Sopris. A black reflecting pool at the expansive front entrance mirrors the white concrete forms that frame it.

Inside, the center will open with 118 prints that Johns created from the early 1960s to 2009. “In time, we hope to have representations of each limited works on paper he did, except for four or five pieces that are just not available,” English said.

The collection comes from the late John G. Powers and his wife Kimiko, who started collecting contemporary art in the early 1960s. For many years they lived near the site that is now the Powers Art Center.

“One artist that they particularly admired was Jasper Johns,” says a statement on the art center’s Web site.

The Web site goes on to include a quote from Powers that explains the power of contemporary art and why he and Kimiko started their collection: “Contemporary art makes people talk and have full conversa-

tions about the world around them.”

Johns, 81, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in February, the first artist to receive the honor in 34 years, according to published reports. Other artists to receive the honor are: Alexander Calder, Willem de Kooning, Georgia O'Keeffe, Norman Rockwell and Andrew Wyeth.

Johns was born in Augusta, Ga. in 1930 and grew up in South Carolina. He began his career as a commercial artist and in 1958 had his first one-man exhibition. The Museum of Modern Art bought three paintings in that initial show and Johns was on his way.

Art experts say that Johns and Robert Rauschenberg are largely responsible for laying the groundwork for Pop art and Minimalism. He was reacting against Abstract Expressionism that predominated the art scene in the 1950s; much of his work depicts commonplace objects such as flags, maps, targets, numbers, letters of the alphabet.

“It was a new experience for gallery goers to find paintings solely of such things as flags and numbers,” said a 2008 PBS documentary on Johns.“The simplicity and familiarity of the subject matter piqued viewer interest in both Johns’ motivation and his process.”

Johns explained,“There may or may not be an idea, and the meaning may just be that the painting exists.”

Johns’ concern for process led him to

The 15,000-square-foot Powers Art Center will open in late fall. The center focuses on limited edition works on paper by contemporary artist Jasper Johns. Photo by Lynn Burton printmaking, for which he is considered an innovator in screen-printing, lithography and etching. Critics say his printmaking ranks with Dürer, Rembrandt, Goya, Munch and Picasso as the greatest of any era.

English said the Powers Art Center is an educational center for the study of Johns and includes a library and conference room. She plans to set up an outreach program with local schools, culminating with a

field trip to the center.

“People of all ages can come in and study (Pop art) through the lens of Jasper Johns,” she said.

The center will also display several ceramic pieces by Takashi Nakazato, whose family members have been potters since the 16th century.

English said the Powers Art Center will be open Monday-Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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On Sept. 6 at 11:57 a.m., Carbondale police officers responded to a robbery in progress at Deportes Jenny, 576 Main Street. Upon arrival, officers found the owner of the store tied up and locked in a bathroom.

The owner stated that two males followed her into the store as she was opening and they tied her up and placed her in the bathroom. She stated that they took an undisclosed amount of cash and merchandise.

When asked if she could describe the males, she stated that one of them was approximately 5-feet-8inches tall, weighing approximately 185 pounds. She said that the second suspect was shorter.

Officers were able to get a composite drawing of one of the suspects. The Carbondale Police Department is asking that if anyone knows the person in the drawing to please call the police department at 963-2662.

Suicide prevention workshop slated The Aspen Hope Center and the Garfield County Suicide Prevention Coalition present a suicide prevention-training workshop at the Carbondale fire station at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 20.

The training (QPR) — which stands for question, persuade and refer — is a three-step process that anyone can learn to help prevent suicide, according to the Hope Center.

“What I like about these community trainings is they teach you to ask the questions, and the ways they teach you to ask them are so simple anyone can do it,” said Carrie Godes, Garfield County Suicide Prevention Coalition member.“I’ve been face-toface with a friend who later took her own life.

What I learned from that experience is that you cannot be afraid to ask the question,‘Are you thinking about suicide?’”

Other sessions are slated for locations from Parachute to Aspen. To register and for more information, call 544-1241.

Alabaster mine meeting slated The Forest Service will hold a public meeting on proposed operations at the Mystic Eagle Mine up Avalanche Creek south of Carbondale from 10 a.m. to noon on Sept. 21.

A plan submitted by the mine owners last

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One of the Forest Service’s options calls for not allowing surface operations from Nov. 15-Apri. 30.

The operators want approval for a 20year plan to mine alabaster, marble and gypsum. The previous permit expired in April.

The Forest Service is also taking comments on the permit application. For more information, call Skye Sieber at 625-6864.

BLM seeks pipeline input The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on two adjacent 31-mile pipelines proposed in western Garfield and Rio Blanco counties.

EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. is proposing one 24-inch pipeline to transport natural gas liquids and one 12-inch pipeline to transport water and/or condensate. The pipelines would begin near Kimball Mountain northwest of DeBeque and terminate near Highway 139 about 25 miles south of Rangely.

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Across the board, the trustees said they want to do something to reduce the use of plastic bags, but disagreed on how to go about it.

“It’s important to do something,” said trustee Frosty Merriott in pushing for a vote on a proposed ordinance that would put a 20 cent per bag fee on plastic bags at City Market.

Merriott said he would hate for the trustees to spend “6, 12, 18, 24” months dis-

cussing a plastic bag ordinance.“We need to get it done,” he said.

Trustee John Hoffmann agreed, saying “I want to do something … I want to do it right now.”

The Aspen City Council will consider its ban on plastic bags at its Oct. 11 meeting.

Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot suggested the town give CORE a month to return with options for a new ordinance, including one for an outright ban on plastic bags.

“How far do we want to go?” she asked.

They will address the issue again on Oct. 25.

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Grant launches women’s art gala for CCAH

By Nicolette Toussaint Sopris Sun Arts Correspondent In October, the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities (CCAH) will serve up a feast of events to celebrate women in the arts. More than 10 performances, showings, demonstrations, and concerts will be offered to the public — and admission to every one of them will be free.

The month-long Support Women Artists Now (SWAN) gala is taking flight — and offering free admission — thanks to a $25,000 grant that was awarded to CCAH by the Embrey Family Foundation.

Normally, when nonprofits seek grants, they must first amass research, plan a program, spend months finding the right foundation, and then go to the grant-giver with hat in hand. But in Carbondale, things are different. Here, the mountain came to Mohammad.

Carbondale’s SWAN celebration is the brainchild of local resident Gayle Embrey, who runs the Embrey Family Foundation in collaboration with her sister Lauren. Together, the two sisters are co-CEOs of Embrey Interests, a commercial real estate company in Dallas, Texas, and both sisters are involved in the arts. Gayle is a visual artist and Lauren is an actress.

The spark for Carbondale’s SWAN celebration was kindled not long ago when Gayle met Martha Richards, the executive director of WomenArts. In 2007, Richards and Chicago film critic Jan Lisa Huttner started SWAN to build connections between women artists and women audience members to better support women in the arts. To date, there have been more 700 SWAN Day events in 21 countries around the world.

Richards’ description of SWAN resonated with Embrey.

Richards said,“The Embrey Family Foundation is interested in social change and equity, but we know that people don’t want to be lectured to. We support film, theatre and visual arts because they can educate people and increase awareness

of issues that we feel are important. People can be reached through the arts, and SWAN combines all our goals.”

“For me, it was a matter of combining the professional and the personal,” said Embrey, who recently retired from private practice as a psychological counselor. Embrey is currently working on multiple arts projects: a book, a documentary about how disenfranchised peoples around the world find a voice through mural painting, and a video about some of the Roaring Fork Valley’s female artists (a work in which she is collaborating on with local photographer Sue Drinker).

Embrey knew just how to fledge SWAN in Carbondale.

“We have this great local organization, the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities. They do wonderful things for our local community. We also have great women artists in our area. Some of them get recognition; some don’t. I immediately thought of CCAH as a way to bring recognition to women artists here, especially those who are downvalley.”

SWAN’s month-long gala kicks off during First Friday on Oct. 7 and will include the opening of a 42-woman art show, culinary demonstrations and a performance of“Shakespeare’s Sister.” SWAN events later in the month include a burlesque performance, a Latina night featuring live music and dancing

by Ballet Folklorico, a dessert demonstration class and a talk by author Helen Thorpe, plus many other events.

Much of the programming will be coordinated by Amy Kimberly, who also produces Mountain Fair. “CCAH is happy to have the chance to participate and to support women artists,” said Kimberly. “It’s Gayle’s brainchild, and many players have come together to create this.”

“The big hope,” Embrey adds, “is that the community — men and women — really shows up for the events and supports these women, not only by coming and seeing their work, but also by purchasing it. We are going to ask people who can to make a donation, and the money will go to the artists.”

SWAN events Oct. 7-27

SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now) is an international movement that celebrates women artists. By focusing attention on the work of women artists, SWAN helps people imagine what the world might be like if women’s art and perspectives were fully integrated into all of our lives.

The local schedule is as follows:

Oct. 7 – SWAN opening night kick-off at the CCAH’s R2 Gallery in the Third Street Center, Feminine Focus: New Art from 42 Contemporary Women; • Culinary demonstration: Christine Bergstrom; • OM Puppet Theater: A procession of puppets created by Soozie Lindbloom; •“Shakespeare’s Sister:” Featuring theater, dance and music.

Oct. 13 – Author Helen Thorpe talks about her book “Just Like Us” at the Third Street Center.

Oct. 15 – Dessert demonstration class at CCAH. • An Afternoon of Dance: Featuring classical ballet, African dance and more; • Latina Night: Featuring posole, live music and dancing

by Ballet Folklorico; Oct. 19 – “Who Does She Think She Is?” By documentary filmmaker Pamela Tanner Boll.

Oct. 20 – Literary Night: Writers Kristen Carlson, Jen Catto and others read from recent works.

Oct. 21 – Women Rising: Featuring visual and performing art by women from high school ages and above.

Oct. 25 – Author and activist Barb Chambliss presents “Peacemakers: The Hidden Side of Peacemaking” at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m.

Oct. 27 – At Thunder River Theatre, Valerie Haugen presents a special SWAN performance on the healing power of art.

Additional events include a Viva La Woman Burlesque show, performer Anais Mitchell and more. A full schedule of events and how to participate available is at www.carbondalearts.com.

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Potato bits The 102nd annual Potato Day, celebrating the Red McClure spud that made Carbondale famous, is Sept. 24 and missives are landing like crazy on the Sopris Sun’s editor’s desk.

From the American Legion Auxiliary, they’ll be hosting a horseshoe tournament at 11 a.m. at Glassier Park on Weant Boulevard. It’s a double elimination affair with first, second and third place prizes. The entry fee is $5 per tosser.

Burgers, hot dogs, chips and salads are free to all players; it’s $5 per plate for non-contestants. For details, call Julie at 309-5417.

For you runners, registration is under way for the Tater Trot 5K and 1-mile run/walk. “Burn off those extra calories early so you can enjoy the afternoon BBQ guilt-free,” said a Trot spokeswoman. The race starts at 8 a.m. on Holland Drive between the Hendrick Ranch soccer field and community garden. Day-of registration starts at 7:15 a.m.

Entry forms are available at the recreation center or at www.carbondalesoccerclub.org.

On the parade front, the theme is “Potato Sack is the New Black: A fashion extravaganza for the potato fashionista.” Parade applications are available at town hall and are due Sept. 19. New this year – the winner of the commercial category receives a traveling trophy to be kept and even proudly displayed until next year’s Potato Day. The entry fee is $40. For details, call Lisa at 963-0541.

Peak notices Big Daddy If you’ve ever wondered how the upscale, glossy, Vogueish Aspen Peak magazine decides who makes the full-page “The List” each issue, you won’t find an answer here. “The List” is a mix of local folks, business owners, celebrities, big-time politicians and international jet-setters but it runs without text or clues as to how editors determine who is in

cade saga, and leaves the reader wanting more,” said book reviewer John Melvin. “This series will fit easily onto your shelf of favorites.” The series includes “Kincade’s Early Years,” “Kincade’s Blood,” “Kincade’s Fear” and his latest – “Kincade’s Death.”

Bumper sticker winner Bumper Sticker of the Week honors go to whoever owns a 1970s era “rust colored” Chevy station wagon that was parked in the Ranch at Roaring Fork parking lot on Saturday. The tattered bumper sticker read “Soucie for Sheriff.” The Souice in question is Verne, who served as Garfield County sheriff in the 1980s and before that was Carbondale’s police chief.

Two in a row?

The Two Rivers Unitarian-Universalist congregation honored returned Peace Corps volunteers Sept. 11 at the Third Street Center. Clare Bastable (Côte d’Ivoire, 1998–2000, second from left in front row) and John Barbee (Afghanistan during the 1960s, far right in the front row) gave brief talks about their Peace Corps experiences. Sunflowers were given to the volunteers. Photo courtesy Jim Breasted and who is not. In any case, “The List” cast its net wide enough this issue to not only include downvalley blues singer Big Daddy Lee (of the King Bees) fame, but put him at No. 2.

Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Famer Leon Russell sold out PAC3 on Sept. 9 and word has it the 70-something Okie put on a great show. Carbondale’s premier music venue could be headed for another sell out with bluegrass master Sam Bush on Sept. 16.

Music classes begin Enrollment is under way for All Valley Music Together.

The classes are for parents and young children and are based on research and music learning theory. For details, go to www.AllValleyMusic.com or call Annie Flynn at 963-1482.

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Writers praise Chandler saga In the current issue of Roundup magazine, the Western Writers of America praise the Kincade adventure novels written by Carbondale’s Michael Chandler. “Chandler takes western legend and lore to a new level with the Kin-

Birthday greetings to out to: Bob Stein and Lori Meraz (Sept. 17), Frosty Merriott, and Nancy Payne (Sept. 18), Kenny Hopper (Sept. 19), Josh Smith (Sept. 20) and Bianca Ortega (Sept. 21). Belated birthday greetings go out to Ben Bohmfalk (Sept. 9) and Andy Bohmfalk (Sept. 13).

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Town manager brings loads of W. Colorado experience

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

Town manager Jay Harrington comes to Carbondale after stints with Pagosa Springs, Telluride and Cortez. Photo by Lynn Burton Jay Harrington might not have seen it all on the Western Slope, but he’s seen more than most.

As town manager of Pagosa Springs, Telluride and mostly recently Cortez, he helped those towns cope with growth, development, a down-turn in the economy and a political atmosphere that sometimes pits vocal and divergent interests such as

new residents with old timers.

“The issues I dealt with during the past 20 years have served me well,” said Carbondale’s new town manager.

Harrington, 45, came on board in late August.

Although similar in many respects, all three towns Harrington served faced their own challenges. In Pagosa Springs, the town had to play catch up to keep its infrastructure in line with its increasing population.

Cortez, in the far southwest corner of the state near Mesa Verde, is county seat for Montezuma County. Cortez got involved in bringing a broadband system to the area, similar to the city of Glenwood Springs’s involvement.

Telluride, one of Colorado’s best-known resort towns, probably has more in common with Aspen than Cortez.

“He brings the whole package to Carbondale,” said mayor Stacey Bernot. He was chosen from a field of 62 applicants and six finalists.

“From the community panel and staff, Jay was their top choice,” Bernot continued.

“He was clearly the best for Carbondale.”

Harrington earned his bachelor's degree in environmental studies from Saint Lawrence University in Canton, N.Y., and a master's degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Colorado at Denver.

Like other college students drawn to Colorado, Harrington never left. “My first job was as an intern in Pagosa Springs,” he

told the Sun. “I’ve stayed on (in state) for 20 years.”

Harrington and his wife, Jennifer, have a 9-year-old son, Frankie, a student at Ross Montessori School.

“That (the school) was a major part in our decision to move here,” he said.

Jay and Jennifer also wanted to get back into more of a mountain town than Cortez, which is close to the ski/college town of Durango but is more sand than snow.“We enjoy the mountain town experience,” he said.

Part of that experience includes skiing and biking. “(and) …. He walks to work,” Bernot

said. “His son’s in a public school … he’s dedicated to the community. That’s huge.”

The Sept. 6 board of trustees meeting focused on Harrington and the trustees sharing their views on the philosophy, and nuts and bolts, of running the town, and their own roles in the process.

For more than a year, several trustees have expressed frustration that meetings often continue later into the night than they’d like after beginning at 6:30 p.m.“He (Harrington) said if you start to fade at 9:30 p.m., why not start at 6?” Bernot said.

As of Sept. 13, the new board of trustees start time is 6 p.m.

Everyone seems to be texting while behind the wheel these days, but how about writing while on horseback?

That’s what judges Roger Clark of LaPorte (right) and Dan Moyer of Nucla (left) were doing at the Roaring Fork Ranch Roping competition at the Gus Darien arena on Sept. 10-11. Photo

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The Sheepdog Finals Are Here!

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.

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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Flock Talk finale If you’ve followed Flock Talk, you know two ewes named Agnes and Baa set out to crash the National Sheepdog Finals at Strang Ranch. Their journey took a turn when a screenwriter named Mary heard about them at the Meeker Sheepdog Classic. Mary was doing research for a screenplay about a sheepherder and hoped to meet Agnes and Baa so they could help.

The rest is history. Mary and her husband (a producer) were at the Pour House when in walked Agnes and Baa. Mary’s husband immediately offered them a reality show in Hollywood, but he wanted them ASAP so they aren’t able to catch the Strang trials.

“They don’t feel baaad anymore that they weren’t included in the trials,” said their new spokeslamb.

Agnes and Baa did want to say goodbye to folks so they hoofed it up to the Aspen Valley Land Trust dance last Saturday.

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Roaring Fork volleyball, soccer teams notch wins

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Correspondent All three Roaring Fork High School fall sports teams hit the road last weekend, leaving little entertainment for the lazy sports fan, but plenty of excitement for the more dedicated.

After a 5-2 loss to Moffat County on Thursday, the boy’s soccer team took on the Vail Mountain Gore Rangers on their home field. Sam Carpenter put two goals past Vail Mountain’s goalie, and provided an assist for younger brother Ben Carpenter to bring the final score to 3-0 Rams. The win leaves the team 1-2 for the season.

Meanwhile, the Colorado Rocky Mountain School boys’ soccer team defeated

Grand Valley High School 3-1 in their first game of the season. The two Carbondale teams will play each other at the CRMS field at 4 p.m. on Sept. 20.

The volleyball team began its long week with a trip to Grand Valley, where they defeated the Cardinals 3-1. On Friday, the Rams traveled to Olathe, where they narrowly lost in the fifth game. They concluded their tour with a victory against Gunnison on Saturday, bringing their record for the season to 4-1.

Hattie Gianinetti claimed 20 kills and five serving aces; sister Megan contributed 10 kills. Madison Handy chalked up nine kills and two aces, while Kenia Pinela brought two aces to the table.

For the season, Caitlin Kinney leads the Rams with 14 digs over the course of four games. Hattie Gianinetti boasts 15 aces and Megan Gianinetti proves a defensive force, providing four of Roaring Fork’s nine blocks.

The Ram footballers suffered a 42-0 defeat when they met the Battle Mountain Huskies in an away game on Friday. As with their previous match against Hotchkiss, the game was non-conference.

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home this week, with games against Coal Ridge at 4 p.m. on Sept. 15 and Glenwood Springs at 11 a.m. Sept. 17.

The volleyball squad travels to Rifle on Sept. 15 (note: the Sept. 20 home game has been has been moved to Sept. 23) and takes on Aspen at home on Sept. 22. The games are at 6 p.m.

The football team takes on Palisade at home on Sept. 16 at 7 p.m., then faces Coal Ridge for homecoming on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m.

Obituary Velma Fae Duffy Rowland 1928-2011 Velma was born to Philip and Mary Duffy in Fairplay, Colorado. Velma married Fred Rowland on Aug. 29, 1947 and they recently celebrated their 64th wedding anniversary.

Velma is survived by her husband Fred, children Terry (Bob) Peckham and Colette (Rod) Barksdale, brother Alvin LeRoy Duffy, and many nieces and nephews.

Velma had five grandchildren, Robin and Richard Peckham, Alan and Greg McClain, Mike Barksdale, and nine great-grandchildren: Alaina and Asher Peckham, Camille, Alex, Sumner and Madeleine McClain, Jaren Peckham, and Bryson and Cameron McClain.

Preceding her in death were her parents, brothers and sisters: Frank, Walter, Phillip, Margaret, Marie and Maxine. A memorial service will be held on Sept. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Farnum Holt Funeral Home Chapel in Glenwood Springs.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Elks BPOE 2286 Perpetual Scholarship Fund in Velma’s name; P.O. Box 57, Glenwood Springs, CO 81602.

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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.

THURS.-SUN. Sept. 15-18

FRI.-SUN. Sept. 16-18

SHEEP DOG FINALS • The National Sheepdog Finals take place at Strang Ranch (County Road 102 across from the Missouri Heights schoolhouse). Admission is $10; seniors and kids 8-16, $16; kids under 7 are free. Info: www.sheepdogfinals.com.

BALLOON FESTIVAL • The 36th annual Snowmass Balloon Festival takes place Sept.

16-18 as Snowmass Village.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.

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CHAMBER LUNCHEON • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce holds is quarterly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Garthering Center on Snowmass Drive; it’s catered by Ghandi’s. Trent Shield will speak about flexible plan investments.Tickets are $20 in advance and $30 the day of. RSVP at 963-1890.

DOS GRINGOS • A Coremmuters Challenge organizational meeting takes place at Dos Gringos Burritos in La Fontana Plaza at 7 p.m. The Coremmuters Challenge is a friendly competition in which 12 teams will accumulate car-free days and human powered commute miles. Beverages will be served at the meeting and there is no signup fee. Prizes will be announced.

RFHS SOCCER • The Rams host Coal Ridge at 4 p.m. (junior varsity at 6 p.m.)

RFHS VOLLEYBALL • The Rams travel to Rifle for a 6 p.m. game.

PIANO • Laurel Sheehan offers piano classes through the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities from 3:45-4:30 p.m. (beginners) and 4:30-5:30 (intermediate). Info: 963-1680 or 963-7411.

“PROP 8” READING • A reading for the Kristin Carlson play “UNMarried in America: Prop 8 on Trial” takes place at the New Space Theatre on the Colorado Mountain College Spring Valley campus at 8 p.m. A suggested donation of $10 will be accepted. Info: 947-8177.

WINE FESTIVAL • The Snowmass Wine Festival takes place Friday and Saturday with “food, flavors, sights, sounds and prizes.”The Grand Tasting is Sept. 17 from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Snowmass Village Mall. Info: 379-6577.

FRIDAY Sept. 16 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“Beginners” (R) at 8 p.m. Sept. 16-21; “Buck” (PG) at 6 p.m. Sept. 16-18 and “Crazy Stupid Love” (PG-13) at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19-21.

Filmfest Sept. 22-25.

COWBOY UP • Cowboy Up, a fund-raiser for the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce celebrating the town’s western heritage, takes place downtown from 6 to 11 p.m. at Fourth Street Plaza.There’ll be dinner from 6 to 8 p.m. and music from Adam Ashley with Roundabout after that, plus a live auction, door prizes and the Jack Daniels Girls.Tickets are $5 general admission and $8 for dinner.

LIVE MUSIC • Grammy award winning bluegrass mandolin player Sam Bush plays PAC3 in the Third Street Center. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 the day of the show.

Info: pac3carbondale.com.

LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s in the Dinkel Building presents Fire in the Asylum at 10 p.m.

FOOTBALL • Roaring Fork High School hosts Palisade in a 7 p.m. game.

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SATURDAY Sept. 17 COMMUNITY BBQ • Carbondale’s Community Appreciate Day downtown on Main Street features free barbecue clowns, face painting, and a bounce house, with the Sirens taking the stage at 6 p.m. The action starts at 2 p.m. It’s all made possible by the town of Carbondale and Pour House restaurant in conjunction with the National Sheepdog Finals.

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.

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COMEDY • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents a comedy night from 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. with MC Brett Tenza, Rob O’Leary, Don Cheney,April Clark, Bob Richmond, Jeremy Firth and Noah Davis. There’s no cover.

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: 274-3223 or 379-9978.

LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s in the Dinkel Building presents Blind Side(alternative punk) at 10 p.m.

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Community Calendar ture Park presents Skinner, Girardot, X and Martin from 6 p.m. Tram rides are free in exchange for a can of food for Lift-Up. RFHS VOLLEYBALL â&#x20AC;˘ Roaring Fork travels to Olathe for a noon match and Gunnison for a 6 p.m. match.

RFHS SOCCER â&#x20AC;˘ The Rams host Glenwood Springs at 11 a.m. (JV at 1 p.m.)

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THURSDAY Sept. 22 PAUL SPENCER SPEAKS â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents Paul Spencer (founder of the Clean Energy Collective) at 7:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center Calaway Room. The company allows communities to collectively own a clean energy facility (solar, wind, biomass, micro hydro.) Spencer is also an active member of Tomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Door, which provides emergency assistance to those in need.

Spencerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk is part of CCAHâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Creating Changeâ&#x20AC;? series. Info: www.carbondalearts.com.

FRIDAY Sept. 23 BOOK SALE â&#x20AC;˘ The Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library fall book sale starts at 10 a.m. and continues through Oct. 3. The sale will be held during regular library hours in the community room of the library. Friends of the Library needs 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 â&#x20AC;˘ The 102nd annual Carbondale Potato Day includes the Tater Trot 5K/ 1-mile run at 8 a.m., a parade on Main Street

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SUNDAY Sept. 18 LEAD KING LOOP â&#x20AC;˘ The eighth annual Lead King Loop begins and ends in Marble and features a 25K, 12.5K and kids race.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be cash prizes, T-shirts, a rafďŹ&#x201A;e, barbecue and awards. Sign up at Independence Run & Hike in La Fontana Plaza on Highway 133, go to leadkingloop25K.com, or call

Theatre and PAC3 in Carbondale, and the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen. Info: www.aspenďŹ lm.org.

Craig Macek at 704-1275.

TUESDAY Sept. 20

LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Carnahanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in the Dinkel Building presents Greg Masse and friends at 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Sept. 21

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LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ White House pizza presents Tom Edman (acoustic bluegrass and ďŹ nger picks). Coming up Sept. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dave Taylor (classics). Info: 704-9400.

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 â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Fashion Extravaganza: Potato Sack is the New Black.â&#x20AC;? Info: 963-3744.

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fund-raiser for Roaring Fork High School sports programs and the cost is $100 per person/$400 per team. Sponsors are also needed.

Info: 970-355-4554.

CARE FUND-RAISER â&#x20AC;˘ Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) holds its annual â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dressed to the K9â&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;? fund-raiser at the Carbondale Recreation Center. The night includes a fashion show, music, short video and food from Hestia. Tickets are $75. Info: 947-9173.

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SUNDAY Sept. 25 SCHOOL CARNIVAL â&#x20AC;˘ The Roaring Fork Public Education Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual carnival takes place behind Carbondale Miiddle School starting at 11 a.m. on Sept. 25. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be new inďŹ&#x201A;atable attractions for all ages, midway games, face painting, food and a battle of the bands. Volunteers are needed.

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FILMFEST â&#x20AC;˘ The 33rd annual Aspen Filmfest presents movies at the Crystal

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CCAH ANNUAL MEETING IS SEPT. 20 â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities holds its annual meeting, plus a Mountain Fair volunteer thank-you party and celebration for former director Ro Mead at the Third Street Center on Sept. 20 at 6 p.m. The night includes the Mountain Fair slideshow plus free food and drink. Members will also vote on three new board members: Bailey Haines, Mark Harris and Dan Miller. For details, call 963-1680 or go to www.carbondalearts.com.

TOWN SEEKS SKATE PARK VOLUNTEERS â&#x20AC;˘ The town of Carbondale and the skate park committee is seeking volunteers and donations for an addition to the Carbondale kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skateboard park. On Sept. 18, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the North Face Skateboard Park, kids and parents are invited to come see the design plans for the project and to have a hot dog and drink. There will also be an opportunity to discuss how parent volunteers and kids can help assist with the project. For details, call Jeff Jackel at 963-2733.

UNITED WAY HOLDS GARAGE-LESS SALE â&#x20AC;˘ Community Banks of Colorado holds its fourth annual Garage-less Sale for United Way in the bank parking lot on Sept. 17 from 8 a.m. to noon. The bank is located at 1810 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs. Donors can drop of gently used items at the bank at any time, according to a press release, although large items must be dropped off on the morning of the sale, and clothing will not be accepted. For details, call Michele Diamond at 945-7035.

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Sponsors are needed for the Ram Classic Golf Tournament, slated for River Valley Ranch on Friday, Oct. 7.

The Title Sponsorship is offered for $3,000 (which includes the tournament name, signage and entry for two teams). Corporate sponsorships are $1,000 (which includes signage and one team entry). Hole sponsorships are $250 (the sponsors sign on a tee or green).

For details, call Larry Williams at 355-4554, Kirk Cheney at 379-3031; email to rfbball08@yahoo.com, or write to Ram Classic, 2270 Highway 133, Carbondale, CO 81623.

The 18-hole tournament begins with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Entry fees are $100 per person or $400 per team. There’ll be contests for longest and straightest drive, closest to pin, a poker round and prize for a hole in one, plus a raffle, awards ceremony and door prizes. A box lunch is provided and mulligans are $5 each.

Proceeds benefit Roaring Fork High School sports programs.

Firing and drum circle slated for Community Oven An inaugural firing and drum circle are slated for the Carbondale Community Oven on Oct. 7 according to a press release.

The masonry oven, located at the Third Street Center, will be available to groups and individuals who want to bake the wood-fired way and turn out crusty breads and pizzas.

The Carbondale Community Oven was organized, financed and built by volunteers, with assistance from Gallegos Corp, Valley Lumber, Slow Food and others. For details, go to www.Carbondalecommunityoven.weebly.com.

Coremmuter Challenge kicks off The Colorado Office of Resource Efficiency (CORE) kicks off its Coremmuters Challenge with an organizational meeting at Dos Gringos Burritos in La Fontana Plaza on Sept.

15 at 7 p.m. A total of 12 teams will compete during the next two months to accumulate the most car-free and human-powered commute miles.“The winning teams will gain almost certain fame and just a taste of fortune,” said a CORE spokesman. For details, call 963-1090.

Photo contest continues The Roaring Fork Conservancy’s 2011 Roaring Fork Watershed Photography contest is open to professionals and amateurs who photograph rivers, streams or water in the Roaring Fork watershed, either directly or indirectly.

“This area includes the Fryingpan, Crystal and Roaring Fork rivers, as well as their tributaries,” said Roaring Fork Conservancy Education Coordinator Sarah Johnson.

The entry deadline is Sept. 30. For details, call 927-1290 or go to www.roaringfork.org/photo.

Biz-Opoly trade fair slated Booth space is available for the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association’s BizOpoly Business Trade Fair on Oct. 15 at the Hotel Colorado. The hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For details, call 945-6589.

CREATIVE DANCE

Here’s something you don’t see on the PGA tour – a caddy twirling the pin while a player lines up his putt.

Of course, the caddy in question was Norahbell Boucher, and she isn’t a PGA caddy.

Norahbell was pin holding for a team during last Saturday’s American Legion Auxiliary tournament at the Ranch at Roaring Fork. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Braise that London broil (aka ďŹ&#x201A;ank steak) Last week, my wife came home with a big piece of London broil meat.

That made me wonder: what exactly is London broil? Is it the same as ďŹ&#x201A;ank steak? Is there any way to improve on its generally tough texture, even when sliced across the grain in thin strips after a quick broiling or grilling?

Exactly what London broil is, is a good question, with no universally agreed-upon answer. As with Belgian wafďŹ&#x201A;es and French fries, which do not go by those names in those countries, do not look for London broil in London. How it got its name in the United States a mystery.

London broil is both the informal name for a cut of meat as well as the generally accepted method of cooking it. Most often, a London broil is a ďŹ&#x201A;ank steak, that inch-thick layer of lean abdominal muscle between a steerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lower ribs and its pelvis. However, just about any lean, fairly tough beef cut might be labeled London broil, such as top round or even brisket. Depending on the butcher, those London broils might be several inches thick. If you venture into Canada and look for a London broil, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd a ground meat patty wrapped in ďŹ&#x201A;ank or round steak, among other variations. If you ask for a ďŹ&#x201A;ank steak in London, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be met with blank stares.

Assuming youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve bought a ďŹ&#x201A;ank steak, how should you prepare your London broil? Traditionally, instructions say to marinate the meat for hours before broiling or grilling with high heat to medium rare, and then to slice it across the grain. The marinade, quick slight undercooking, and cross-grain slicing are all meant to tenderize the tough meat.

As it turns out, marinades donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t penetrate more than a few millimeters into meat, so any tenderizing is limited to the immediate surface areas. Seasoned marinades may impart some ďŹ&#x201A;avor to meat, but only long, slow cooking will make tough meat tender.

Meat cooked just to medium rare will retain more natural juices, and as those juices are squeezed out by further cooking, the meat becomes drier and tougher. You well-done steak lovers need to get with the program.

Slicing tough cooked meat across the grain does help somewhat with the impression of tenderness, but only inasmuch as you

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get a thin bite of tough ďŹ bers, which you perhaps donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to chomp quite as much as if it were sliced lengthwise. But the meat is still tough. No one slices a ďŹ let mignon crosswise.

So I decided to take a new tack, along the lines of slow-and-low barbecue smoking. I tried a braise.

Braising is the technique of slow, moist cooking, to do essentially what one does with barbecue, minus the smoke. It may be the easiest form of cooking, and most economical, as braising turns inexpensive, tough, less-desired pieces of meat into exquisite tender luxuries. You may have noticed the recent proliferation of beef short ribs, cheeks and other odd cuts on ďŹ ne restaurant menus. These are all braised. So was the pot roast your mother made, which slowly simmered to tenderness while you sat in church on Sunday mornings. So are osso buco, coq au vin, bouef bourguignon, Moroccan tagines, and other exotic delicacies.

The difference between braising and stewing is mostly semantic, and some say nonexistent. The splitters maintain that stewing involves submersing the meat completely in the cooking liquid, while braised meat sticks out a bit, like an iceberg. The essential aspect is long, gentle simmering in liquid.

So I trimmed the peripheral gristle and fat from my London broil and set it in a baking dish with my favorite marinade of achiote paste, orange and lime juice, crushed garlic, and salt and pepper. Nearly any marinade will do. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no need for a long soak in the marinade before cooking; just turn the meat over a few times so that it gets well coated. I covered the baking dish with foil and set it in the oven at around 225 degrees. When I checked the meat after four hours, it was falling apart, as I had hoped. Longer cooking would make it even more meltingly tender.

A substantial amount of liquid usually comes out of the meat and dilutes the marinade. If the resulting pan juices are too thin for your likes, pour them into a saucepan and reduce it until theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thicker. I pulled the meat apart into serving portions, like pulled pork and pot roast, and served it over rice with the reduced cooking liquid. It was tender, ďŹ&#x201A;avorful, great. And not even cut across the grain.

If you venture into Canada and look for a London broil, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find a ground meat patty wrapped in flank or round steak, among other variations.

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Sustainable Settings’ Harvest Festival draws a crowd Sopris Sun Staff Report Sustainable Settings’ ninth annual Harvest Festival featured mostly home-grown food, plus music from the Starletts and All the Pretty Horses, on Sept. 11.

Sustainable Settings, located just south of Carbondale on Highway 133, is an entrepreneurial non-profit organization that inspires people and communities to embrace integrated solutions for sustainable development, according to its Web site.

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.

Clockwise from upper left: Sustainable Settings Director Brook LeVan (right) hands the pitchfork prize to Tom Gillespie (left) after being named Local Organic Farmers of the Year (not shown is Lynn Gillespie); Mark Fischer stirs up some whipped cream for an interested bystander; theatrical commentary and puppets were a big part of the day; Maya Lindbloom mugs for the camera.

Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Save the land by saving the rancher

By Amos Eno High Country News writer

The behavior of Congress might seem unusually erratic, but one thing can be confidently predicted: The Interior appropriations bill for 2012 will contain the largest cuts in conservation funding in 40 years.

Look for lots of hand-wringing and gnashing of teeth in environmental circles.

For many reasons, though, I see this as a godsend for ranchers across the west. Whenever public land expands, the private land near it tends to face increasing regulation — the pattern for approximately a hundred years. Much of our public policy and funding has been dedicated to protecting our rich estate of public lands. But what few people understand is that most of the west’s public land is over 3,000 feet in elevation; our federal conservation lands are an inventory of rock, ice, evergreen forests and high sagebrush deserts.

Private ownership is where the west’s most bio-diverse lands exist, and they are found where the region’s lifeblood is — around water. Privately owned ranches host the bulk of riparian areas, creating the arteries and veins that flow through our arid and mountain regions. That makes western ranches the most important segment of private lands in America today — five times more important than lands east of the Mississippi. They’re crucial because they provide all the water for western met-

ropolitan areas, as well as the water that’s needed to nourish agriculture, fish, wildlife biodiversity and winter ranges. Ranchlands also provide water for recreation and offer thoroughfares for transportation and our energy grid.

If we want to save the American west as part of America’s great heritage, we need to save its ranchers. Unfortunately, traditional federal government programs and conservation dollars don’t provide the help they need. The most serious problem facing ranchers these days is purely demographic: The average rancher is over 60 years old.

More than ranchettes, ski areas, and oil, gas and coal development, the aging of our ranching community is dictating the destabilization and loss of ranches across the west. That is why ranchers need an array of tools and services to help them achieve both a sustainable future and a smooth transition within their families and associations. Once they do that, their working ranches can survive and even prosper into the 21st century.

Because ranchers tend to be conservative, individualistic and self-help-oriented, the organization I lead, Resources First Foundation, takes Lao Tzu’s approach: “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day; teach a man to fish; feed him for a lifetime.” The nonprofit offers an array of Web-based tools and services for the ranching community including the www.privatelandownernetwork.org,

www.conservationtaxcenter.org, www.privatelandownernetwork.org/plnblog, The Alternative Enterprise and Agritourism Resource Evaluation Guide (www.resourcesfirstfoundation.org/aea).

I know that in the environmental community, most people think land trusts are the solution; I think they are only part of it. The Private Landowner Network, for instance, hosts over 1,000 attorneys specializing in tax and estate planning and conservation practice, because before a rancher contacts a land trust, he will more likely call an attorney or tax and finance advisor.

Why? It all comes down to a matter of trust. In many ranchers’ eyes, unfortunately, the environmental community and its many offshoots are not sources to be trusted. That is why the websites the foundation lists are neutral and avoid any environmental advocacy. In addition to attorneys, we host consulting foresters, Ag Extension offices, conservation districts, appraisers and hundreds of wildlife, grazing and irrigation companies. We list all the federal (USDA and Interior Department) programs that have technical assistance or on-the-ground program services for landowners, plus most state programs that apply. And we include clean energy services, such as home wind-system providers, bio-fuels and new financial players for carbon markets.

So, when you hear the outcries against

reductions in federal funding for land acquisition, don’t forget that even minimal funding adds to a federal infrastructure that’s groaning under the weight of an enormous operations and maintenance overload — to the tune of $25 billion in 2010. Think instead of ways to support the livelihood of ranchers across the west.

Whenever you can, buy grass-fed beef from the nearest rancher. It’s not only good economics for the ranchers; it’s good eating for you.

Think also of supporting ways to assist ranchers’ long-term survival and intergenerational succession. So far, the most important tool on the horizon is the Gerlach-Thompson Conservation Easement Incentive act, HR 1964. Currently pending in Congress, it extends tax deductions for conservation easements and will do more to perpetuate the legacy of ranchers than all the traditional programs combined.

Amos Eno is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org).

Concerning the “slums of Aspen”

By Ed Quillen High Country News writer

By now most of us have heard of “environmental racism,” which involves actions like putting toxic facilities in minority neighborhoods. The opposite, “environmental privilege” is explored in a book due out this month, The Slums of Aspen, Immigrants vs. the Environment in America’s Eden by David Pellow and Lisa Sun-Hee Park, both professors of sociology at the University of Minnesota.

The victims of environmental racism, they say, are “the great majority of immigrants and people of color in the valley” who are “there to work and make a living so that the wealthy of the world can play, relax, unwind, and enjoy nature, unsullied

by hordes of brown folks who remain off the social radar but always be available for a good housecleaning, a hot meal, condo construction, or a landscaping touch-up.”

On the other side is “environmental privilege” which “results from the exercise of economic, political, and cultural power that some groups enjoy, which enables them exclusive access to coveted environmental amenities such as forests, parks, mountains, rivers, coastal property, open lands, and elite neighborhoods.”

That strikes me as a stretch. I’m as “economically challenged” as most freelance writers and I live in what has, in the past 20 years, become a resort town increasingly attractive to People of Money. But the forests, parks, mountains, rivers and open

lands hereabouts seem as accessible as ever.

I haven’t noticed anything exclusive about them. We don’t have “coastal property” in the Rocky Mountains, and “elite neighborhoods,” no matter where they sit, have always been defined by “exclusive access.”

It also seems odd to call Aspen “America’s Eden.” It may be beautiful, but it’s certainly not a haven of innocence like the Biblical garden.

The upcoming book has already inspired a long and interesting essay/review on the Aspen Journalism web site, and doubtless you’ll be hearing more about it after it appears in bookstores.

Ed Quillen is a freelance writer in Salida, Colo.

Thompson Divide Coalition attorney Peter Hart briefed a standing-roomonly crowd at Carbondale Town Hall on Sept. 7. The coalition called the meeting to update members and the public on its efforts to prevent natural gas extraction on BLM land south of Carbondale. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Commentary continued om page 2 around town. Even folks who must drive to or from work or to attend to out-of-town errands are learning that at least some of their trips can be done on foot or bicycle.

Pedestrians and bicyclists are good for our town by promoting community, creative expression, healthy lifestyles, and support of our local economy.

So dust off your old bicycle or pull on a pair of comfortable shoes. Take advantage of the amazing bicycling, walking, and running opportunities that our town and area affords. Ride or walk on over to the next BiPeT commission meeting and share your ideas about how we can improve conditions for riding and walking, or better yet come join our commission and help us realize our goal of creating a more friendly community through the promotion and development of safe and effective programs and infrastructure and the encouragement of bicycling and walking.

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Letters continued om page 2 Vote yes on 3D Dear Editor: I am deeply concerned about the state of our schools and the severe impact that cutting quality education will have on the future of our communities.

After $5.2 million in budget cuts over the last three years, schools are already facing the challenges of doing more with less.

We need to vote yes for the mill levy. For an average of just $9.50 a month we can support our community by keeping our schools strong.

When the mill levy passes, class sizes will remain smaller (15-24 students), we’ll retain our most experienced teachers, continue to provide quality materials, and ensure that students are prepared for life after graduation.

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Economic growth/smart energy explored in Glenwood Springs Sopris Sun Staff Report CLEER and Garfield Clean Energy will present a workshop titled “Jobs & Money: How to Grow the Economy with Smart Energy” on Sept. 23 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs.

Community and business leaders, community residents, and economic development groups are invited to join partners from throughout the region to discuss how investments in energy efficiency and clean energy can create jobs and save money, and how the region can maximize economic opportunities from smart energy.

Local and regional economic development experts will offer presentations and host discussions on the role of energy efficiency in local, state and national economic recovery; steps communities can take to harness economic benefits of smart energy; how the region and state can map the supply chain to maximize manufacturing opportunities; the job creation potential of compressed natural gas (CNG) as a transportation fuel; and how to maximize opportunities and create an action plan for progress.

Speakers will include: • Skip Laitner, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), international expert on energy productivity and the economy; • Roger Wilson, Colorado State Representative, District 61; • Matt Cheroutes, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade; • Tom Despres, director, Supply Chain Development, Colorado Clean Energy Cluster; • Alex Schroeder, senior manager for Transportation Fuels, Governor’s Energy Office; • Karen Ehrhardt-Martinez, Ph.D, University of Colorado Renewable Energy Institute; • Charley Haupt, president, New Energy Technology.

Participating partners in this event include Roaring Fork Business Development Center, Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association, Rifle Regional Economic Development Council, EnergySmart/CORE, the Rifle Chamber of Commerce, the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce. Additional funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Energy Better Buildings program.

Registration is $20 and includes lunch and resources for follow-up action. Coffee/networking begins at 8 a.m.; the workshop begins at 8:30 a.m. Register in advance at www.garfieldcleanenergy.org/register.php.

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