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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 33 • SEPTEMBER 24, 2009

Ingredients for optimism Can Roaring Fork residents produce all of their own food? It’s a dream, but it may not be a fantasy. By Trina Ortega

Rose Le Van and Kami Miranda handle a daikon radish at Sustainable Settings, one of the promising spreads in the valley. Photo by Jane Bachrach

arbondale’s 100th Potato Day conjured up images of days long gone — a time with fewer people and wide open spaces; a time when living off the land was the norm. Even as little as 50 years ago, no one doubted our ability to feed ourselves through local farming. Now, however, some say that — given the population growth and available land and natural resources — we cannot sustain ourselves in the Roaring Fork Valley. Iaf more and more residents make the effort to eat locally and jump on the “locavore” wagon, would we have enough food? Ask the “new age” farmers, gardeners and ranchers, and they’ll say there’s hope if individuals choose locally raised grass-fed beef, start garden programs in schools and neighborhoods, and purchase food at local farmer’s markets. “I think the fact that in WWII Victory Gardens people grew 40 percent of the produce for this nation’s consumption gives us an idea of just how sustainable home and community gardens can make a

town,” said Illène Pevec, a community gar- tral Rocky Mountain Permaculture Instiden advocate whose work includes helping tute and Fat City Farms, on Sept. 14, she schools acround the globe establish garden joined 52 students in planting a keyhole garden. programs. The RFHS program, an agriculture class Pevec says Carbondale’s high altitude at Yampa Mountain does require a means of extending “We have to invest now in High and the wellknown, longtime the growing season, the re-creation of a local program at Colbut this can be accomplished with food system and building a orado Rocky Mountain School are hoop houses, greenplace that we really want to “huge steps toward houses, and other means. live in. We’re on campaign having young people begin to be able to “We need to give up the idea of sod every day here. It’s critical for think with conlawns that soak up our survival that we rebuild sciousness about the food they eat and water and very often pesticides,” she agriculture. If we want long- knowing where it added. “We need to term livability in this valley, comes from,” Pevec said. give that earth to we need greenhouses.” The students are growing food for just some of the Carour families.” Brook Le Van bondale residents Pevec rejoiced when Roaring Fork High School launched who are harkening back to the town’s agria garden program and sustainable agricul- cultural roots. A group of citizens is asking ture class this fall. With help from the Cen- the town trustees for space at the Carbon-

dale Nature Park (Delaney open space) to establish a community gardening; small property owners are providing space for neighbors to garden; and town committees are constantly barraged with input stating we need more garden space. Additionally, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) and farmer’s markets are thriving, and the Carbondale Food Co-operative is considering expanding into a neighboring retail space. And local beef producers, who take the extra time to raise grass-fed cattle for consumption, say demand is increasing. Felix and Sarah Tornare own 87 acres on Missouri Heights, where they raise between 80 and 90 head of cattle. Felix describes their venture into raising beef as a “spoof” — they needed cows to train their cutting horses.They ﬁgured,“why not feed the cows and keep them?” Tornare is from Switzerland and he immigrated to the U.S. 27 years ago to help his brother open a bakery in Aspen. He continues to run the widely popular Louis SUSTAINABLE FOOD page 7

Carbondale Commentary

Why wilderness works By Frosty Merriott It seems that the Hidden Gems campaign, promulgated by Carbondale’s own Wilderness Workshop, is finally starting to draw the attention it deserves. I base this observation on reports from the Carbondale Parks & Recreation Commission meeting a couple weeks ago. You see, an agenda item was requested by the chairman of Parks & Recreation to present information on the wilderness Hidden Gems to the monthly Parks & Recreation meeting. Normally this meeting is attended by only a handful of Carbondale citizens other than the volunteer board members themselves. This meeting drew 200 passionate people from all over the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Most of the people who spoke single mindedly were not from Carbondale, but apparently felt they were being left out of the loop on possible wilderness designation in our backyard. So they showed up in Carbondale (always a good place for expressing one’s opinions) to exercise their God given right. While it is certainly true that designated wilderness does not permit mechanized or motorized vehicles, it does allow hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, horseback riding, livestock grazing and rock climbing. Wilderness also provides critical unfragmented habitat for wildlife, which helps to maintain biological diversity, and it assists in producing clean water by protecting watersheds, and in improving air quality by filtering pollutants. Wilderness serves as a spiritual haven from modern-day pressures and protects the land and water for future generations of the human species, as well as the rest of the critters that God created. Did you know that, in the lower 48 states, the amount of land protected as wilderness is roughly equivalent to the land that is covered with pavement? The Hidden Gems proposal would ask the U.S. Congress to designate about 400,000 acres of additional wilderness in the White River and Gunnison national forests and some BLM land (Colorado, by the way, is approximately 66,600,000 acres in size). So far, in the two-year process Wilderness Workshop has been working on this proposal, they have dropped 35,000 acres (almost 10 percent) from the proposal in order to protect 74 miles of mountain bike paths in the Roaring Fork watershed. They are only proposing the closing of six trails not already slated for closure by the Forest Service or the White River Forest Travel Management Plan. It does not seem to be a radical trade-off to ultimately protect this piece of paradise from future oil and gas development. So I would ask y’all to take the time to educate yourselves (whiteriverwild.org) about this proposal. We should remember that our decisions will affect the experiences of countless future lives. It deserves our careful attention, debate, respectful discourse and thoughtful action. It may even deserve – horror of horrors – a compromise, which it seems Wilderness Workshop has been working toward conscientiously for the past two years. Frosty Merriott is chairperson of the Roaring Fork Chapter of the Sierra Club Wildlife Committee, and sits on the Carbondale Board of Town Trustees.

Letters

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Don’t drill the land we love

Voices on the wilderness

Editor’s Note: This letter was also sent to Sen. Mark Udall. Dear Editor: We are concerned about the 81 gas leases on federal land that have been let outside of Carbondale in the Thompson Divide Area including the Thompson Creek and Fourmile Creek watersheds, Muddy Basin, Coal Basin and the headwaters of East Divide Creek. Speciﬁcally, we are concerned about the social, environmental and economic impacts oil and gas development may have on the area. We live, work and recreate here and many depend on these federal lands for their livelihood. We have grave concerns about the quality of life being lost in this area where we have loved living for over 30 years. This area should be protected from oil and gas development. I urge you to sponsor legislation to withdrawal this area from leasing availability, subject to existing rights, so that the local community can work with current leaseholders to retire existing leases. Help us protect Thompson Divide. Linda Singer Froning Carbondale

Dear Editor: The White River Forest Alliance would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the Sept. 9 town of Carbondale Parks & Recreation Commission meeting regarding the Hidden Gems Wilderness proposal. It seemed obvious from the attendance how important this issue is and how great of an effect it would have on so many different types of people. We feel the Hidden Gems proposal needs more discussion and more public input than it has received thus far. We ask everyone to continue to spread the word on what’s happening and to help make more people aware of what this proposal is truly about. This proposal is so large and would affect so many people, it should not be decided by just a few people or groups. For more information on how you can get involved please visit our Web site at whiteriverforestalliance.com. Sean Martin White River Forest Allianc Carbondale

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Turn your cameras to the mountain To honor the changing seasons, The Sun will award a meal for two at at a local restaurant to the reader who snaps the most striking photograph of early snow on Mount Sopris. Send submissions and questions to news@soprissun.com by Friday, Oct. 16. Three submissions per person. Files should be between 1 and 3 megabytes.

Git off yer butts Dear Editor: Great dancing to the Bobby Mason Band, great food from El Pollo Rico, at the beautiful Gathering Center at the Church of Carbondale, and a great evening beneﬁting the non-proﬁt Mountain Regional Housing, which has helped over 100 families into new homes. All this Friday (Sept. 11) – where the heck were you? Don and Jody Ensign Carbondale

Let’s talk traffic Editor’s note: This letter was also addressed to the Carbondale Board of Trustees. Dear Editor: First, I give a large thank you for all the time and attention that you commit to the direction and growth of our town. It is hugely complex and I know you all want what is best for our town. An issue that I do not think has had enough attention in the developments proposed is the flow of traffic. On the one hand the town would like to encourage pedestrians and cyclists and reduce vehicle use and emissions. But I have seen or heard very little discussion about where foot and cycle traffic will go. Motorized traffic and non-motorized traffic should not share the same space. It is not safe. I find Main Street increasingly unsafe to bicycle on now. The increasing population will make the problems worse and cars always win. Carbondale is a relatively flat town and a perfect place to encourage nonpolluting, healthy, sustainable transportation. Please plan a way for us to use it. I also see a lack of useable open space in the projects being discussed. This will have a significant negative impact on children and their families. Please plan for a safe and healthy environment for the future of Carbondale. Kim Stacey Carbondale

SkiCo squeezes locals Editor’s Note: This letter was originally sent to David Perry, senior vice president of the Aspen Skiing Company. Dear Editor: Thank you for your personalized form letter I received with the mailed 2009-2010 season pass information. I was more than disappointed to discover that you eliminated the locals Two-Day-a-Week Pass. I have purchased that pass for years because I work five days a week.As you have acknowledged, these “current economic times are difficult”and surviving here as a local is now even more challenging. I usually ski more than 40 days during the ski season. Most of these days are on one of the Aspen Skiing Company mountains. But I also enjoy the backcountry and other ski areas.The new Flex Pass definitely does not replace the value of the Two-Day-a-Week Pass

no matter how you spin it. As you know, the “super early”Chamber Flex Pass is a substantial cost increase. The total pass cost is $1,904 with a $225 chamber membership. That’s $1,679 for 40 days previously covered by the Two-Day-a-Week Pass. You alternately recommend that I purchase a “super early” Premier Chamber Pass for $1,324 with the chamber membership – also a large increase. Your portrayal of these two options as “more affordable”is more than disingenuous, particularly in these economic conditions. Portraying the Premier Pass as an affordable Two-Day-aWeek substitute is similar to raising the price at an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner. How many bowls of pasta can you eat? How many days can a local working five days per week ski? Other Colorado ski areas are discounting their passes because of poor economic conditions. Even trophy homes in Aspen/Snowmass are discounted hundreds of thousands of dollars. Why is the Aspen Skiing Company’s response to squeeze the valley’s locals much harder for extra cash? Is it because, as you say,“having a season pass is not optional?” Perhaps your thinking has become fuzzy because you monopolize four out of the five ski areas in the Roaring Fork Valley. I enjoy the great Forest Service skiing terrain at the Aspen Skiing Company areas, and I enjoy the highspeed lifts because I love to ski.Your high-dollar restaurant improvements, Adventure Center and paid parking lots do not improve the skiing. They are part of your business plan aimed at the tourist. It seems there is a flaw in this business plan.Your pricing this season will steer locals to I-70 corridor ski areas with discounted passes instead of inviting resident skiers to use the Skiing Company. Davis Farrar Carbondale

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Carbondale Food Co-op considers expansion By Terray Sylvester The board of the Carbondale Community Food Co-op faces a tough decision. A vacancy right next door means the store, which is currently cramped in its Main Street location, could conveniently double its floor space. But trustees aren’t sure whether co-op members and customers will step up to support the expansion, and worry that without an outpouring of support, the store’s finances may be too shaky to weather the transition. Since opening in February 2008, the coop has occupied a 450-square-foot space at 559 Main St. In May, the unit next door opened up. Since then, said board president Chris Fabijanic, the landlord has held the open unit, structuring a lease for the co-op and waiting for the organization to gather the necessary funds. But that window is closing. The landlord intends to put the vacant space on the market at the end of the month. “By the end of [September] we have to make a decision about if we’re going to really strive and make this happen, or if it’s just not attainable at this moment,” Fabijanic said. The benefits of expanding now are many. Fabijanic said the wall between the two units can be opened up easily and cheaply with volunteer labor from co-op members. In the process, the store would gain another 450 square feet of floor space. With more room, the store could offer a wider variety of goods and, ideally, increase revenue by becoming a one-stop shop for its customers, said store manager Avtar Perreault. Added storage space would allow the store to buy items in larger quantities, which could be more cost effective and would allow staff to place orders and re-

Carbondale resident Bob Naegele searches the Carbondale Food Co-op’s selection. A potential expansion would bring a wider range of items to the shelves. Photo by Terray Sylvester arrange the shelves less frequently. Co-op staff would also like to have room for an ofﬁce, and to offer a common area for customers. A 900-square-foot store would “be like vacation island for us,” said assistant manager Katrina Byars.“It would be incredible.” But the expansion won’t come cheap. The co-op would have to install an added air conditioning system in the new space. That alone could cost as much as $15,000. Other costs, such as purchasing new inventory and refrigeration could add up to another $10,000. To Fabijanic, those costs are the main hurdle. He thinks the co-op can already cover the added rent.

“We have the money we need to lease the space,” Fabijanic said, but explained that the store needs “to have a buffer zone economically to absorb some of the cost of shifting to a larger space.” Board member Laurie Loeb isn’t sure that buffer zone exists. Though the co-op is currently supporting itself – paying its bills and employees through sales revenue and member dues – Loeb says the store isn’t actually in the black. Come October, the co-op will have to begin paying back a $48,000 startup loan. The co-op will also have to pay a few large expenses just to stay in its current location. Two of the store’s refrigerators are

on the fritz, and the current air conditioning system needs an upgrade as well. Until the loan and the other expenses are paid off, Loeb doesn’t think the co-op is ready to expand. “I just think it would not be prudent for us to expand now. We’ve only been open a year,” Loeb said. “Most businesses that fail within the first five years do so because of under-capitalization.” Another portion of the store’s finances can use tightening as well. Roughly $4,500 in co-op membership dues are currently outstanding, said board member Allison Holmes. Holmes said that by collecting those dues alone, the store would take a significant step toward the fiscal stability needed for the expansion. But despite the financial hurdles, the coop trustees are still planning to go ahead with the expansion if they think the community will support it. “We’re going to try to pull it off if we can, and trying to get that member support and build our member base as best we can,” Holmes said. “We’d need an outpouring,” Fabijanic said. “We have to have a sign that it’s not just what we want as a board, but what the general membership and population want.”

Next Steps:

The board and staff of the Carbondale Community Food Co-op are asking the community for feedback on the store’s potential expansion. To offer your input, stop by the co-op during business hours, call 963-1375, or send an email to carbondalefoodcoop@gmail.com.

Town ponders costs of development approval process By Jeremy Heiman Is Carbondale shooting itself in the foot by making it difﬁcult for developers to get a foothold in the town? In a work session Sept. 15, architect Gavin Brooke gave Carbondale’s Board of Trustees a better idea what it’s like, from the point of view of the developer, to get a building project approved in Carbondale. And it ain’t easy. Not much sympathy was wasted on the developer. But Brooke made a pointed broader observation: the contentious and protracted approval process makes Carbondale a more expensive place to live. “The big philosophical question is whether you guys are headed down the same road as Aspen and Basalt,” Brooke said. For the purpose of discussion, Brooke created a cost accounting document for a hypothetical 10-unit townhouse development, showing typical expenditures in planning, construction and sales phases of the project. Land costs alone, for the threefourths acre needed, could be $650,000, according to the example. School, park and ﬁre fees add

$150,000, and planning consultants’ costs could be as much as $300,000, due in part to the prolonged approval process – all this before the project has gotten the go-ahead to break ground. Later in the presentation, Mayor Michael Hassig questioned whether $300,000 would actually be spent planning a 10-unit project. It might be less, Brooke said. “But that’s only if it conforms perfectly to zoning. If you have rezoning or a PUD or any of those things, that drives up the cost,” he said. Developing under a PUD, or planned unit development, throws out the existing zoning and opens land use to negotiation.

Housing regulations drive up cost In Brooke’s hypothetical project, the construction phase costs $3.1 million, including $100,000 in tap fees paid to the town. In the sales phase, financing costs are $400,000, sales cost $280,000, and Brooke adds a hypothetical $925,000 profit figure for the developer. All of this drives the total cost to $5.83

million. Divide by 10, and each of the 10 townhouses has a price of $583,000. But that’s not the final price. The developer must also comply with the town’s affordable housing guidelines. Under those guidelines, two of 10 units must be affordable, one for a family whose income is 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), the other for a family at 100 percent of AMI. A third unit must be occupied by a Carbondale resident, but is not price controlled. This drives the prices of the remaining seven units to $678,441 each. And remember that built-in profit figure? It’s not likely that almost a million bucks will be there for the developer to pocket when the dust clears, Brooke said. For one thing, there are almost always unforeseen expenses. And often, not all the units sell quickly. “If they sell eight units and the last two sit on the market for two years,” Brooke said, “they’re not making any money.” In this scenario, the profit is tied up in the last one and one-half townhouses, and financing costs drive down profits. Moreover, developers in real life aren’t quickly selling or renting the space they’ve

built, Brooke said, gesturing toward buildings across from Town Hall that are only partially occupied.

A potential fix Brooke suggested that the planning process be changed to allow the town to approve a sketch plan before the developer has spent big money on architectural designs. This would let the developer abandon the project if it the town doesn’t appear likely to approve what the developer thinks will be profitable. The current system sends the application through an exhaustive review at the Planning & Zoning Commission stage and then on to what can be another series of grueling meetings before the trustees. “You get to final plat and all the approvals money has already been spent, and you guys can still change it or deny it,” Brooke said.“It’s a really risky thing to do.” Brooke is leading the discussion on development costs pro bono – without a fee. The town selected him because he performed in impressively thorough analysis of the costs of developing the Third Street Center, said town manager Tom Baker.

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Tough economy prompts Clay Center to cut director’s position By Trina Ortega Difficult financial times have forced the Carbondale Clay Center Board of Directors to cut the center’s top paid staff position, resulting in the lay off of Director Lauren Kearns, Board President Sarah Moore announced Tuesday. “Unfortunately, due to the very difficult financial times we are facing, particularly in the nonprofit art sector, we have had to restructure the Clay Center and with that are sad to lose Lauren,” states a press release. According to Moore, board members spoke with Kearns on Sept. 18, and Kearns opted not to stay an additional two weeks in the position, so the change is effective immediately. Kearns will continue to teach classes at the center. Kearns moved from Santa Barbara, Calif., in 2004 to take the director’s post at the Clay Center. As the director, she prided herself in building a strong artist residency program and spreading excitement about ceramics among both novices and experienced artists. Moore told The Sopris Sun that the

change is a “sad situation” for both the Clay Center and Kearns. “The reality of our ﬁnancial situation has been on our minds. It’s a tough time right now for nonproﬁts,” Moore said. However, Moore stated that the Clay Center will remain open with the help of its resident artists, volunteer board members, other volunteers and the community’s interest and support. Additionally, Marcia Johnson will continue in her role as administrative assistant. Clay classes, art exhibits, and community events — including this Saturday’s Wheels on Wheels fundraiser — will continue. The Carbondale Clay National V juried exhibi-

tion continues through October, as well. “We’re trying not to change the day-today business of the Clay Center,” she said. “We’re just now starting to talk about what’s ahead of us. Right now we need to get [the center] to a place where we can feel more confident about our financial future.” Moore admitted the road ahead for the 10-year-old nonprofit is a long one but added that the energy and dedication of the board members will make a difference. “We’re still a part of this community, and we’re really looking forward to the next stage of our journey. The board is really energetic and excited. I think we’ll make it through,” Moore told The Sun.

Wheels on Wheels Event

Carbondale Clay Center Fundraiser, Saturday, Sept. 26 “Wheels on Wheels!” is a collaborative event between Carbondale’s Stomparillaz cyclists, friends, and the Carbondale Clay Center. The evening begins at 6 p.m. with a pre-cruiser bike event, including an art bike contest, food and beverages. A cruiser bicycle ride takes place at 9 p.m. For more information, call 963-CLAY.

News Briefs

Trustees dig new community garden Proponents of a new community garden in Carbondale still have a significant row to hoe before any seeds might be sewn. On Sept. 15, Carbondale town trustees considered plans for a new community garden for the first time. In general, the trustees supported the idea, but raised a handful of questions about the current proposal, which would place the garden on 2.25 acres of land in the south corner of the Carbondale Nature Park. Mayor Michael Hassig said that “practical hurdles” need to be surmounted.“There’s a planning process that needs to be undertaken here,” he said. The current plans, prepared by The Garden Committee, call for more parking, as well as an access road around the garden, to be added to the nature park. At the meeting, trustees expressed reservations about allowing more cars into the park. Garden Committee member Elizabeth Cammack responded that the access road would only be open for “a few weekends” in the spring and fall, to allow gardeners to easily transport tools and garden supplies. Trustees also asked whether, and how much, the town would pay for the garden. Cammack told The Sun that the committee is still searching for funding for the garden, and will potentially pursue a grant through the Great Outdoors Colorado program. Such a grant would require a matching donation from the town. Cammack said that the most significant expenses would come from installing an irrigation system, and erecting a fence to keep out deer and dogs. She estimated the combined cost for both would be a bit less than $30,000. Trustees pressed for information on another potential hang up as well: the Carbondale Nature Park is designated a wetlands, and permanent construction in wetlands – such as the proposed road and fencing, and even raised beds – must be permitted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Trustees asked the Garden Committee to find out how difficult it will be to obtain a permit to build the garden, or to redesignate the Nature Park as something other than wetlands. At the meeting, trustees also raised the possibility that other open plots of town land might be more appropriate for a new community garden. The plans for the new garden have been vetted by the town Parks & Recreation Commission in a series of meetings since March. The plans call for as many as 150 new plots to be added to the Nature Park. But the garden would likely be developed gradually in phases of about 50 plots each. Carbondale’s current community garden, located across the street from the Hendrick Park soccer field, is full to capacity and has a wait list. Cammack said she hopes to break ground in the new garden – wherever it ends up – by spring.

Fresh art bound for downtown Thursday and Friday this week, the Carbondale Public Arts Commission and town public works department will install a fresh collection of sculptures around the downtown area. Like the previous public art, the new works will remain on display for a year. A handful of local sculptors will contribute their work, including Sherrill Stone, Michael Lindsay and Barry Sheehan. Thirteen new works will be placed along Main Street and Colorado Avenue, near the library, and by Town Hall. That’s a few less than last year. Arts commission president Patience Grifﬁths explained that the commission pays contributing artists a $200 honorarium, but that other cities are able to attract more artists by offering larger sums. “It is very competitive across the towns in Colorado,” Grifﬁths said. She explained that the commission receives most of its money through fundraising, but that the town foots the bill for basic operating expenses. To honor this year’s contributing sculp-

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tors, and toast last year’s, the arts commission will host a reception from 5:30-7 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 25, at The Village Smithy on Third and Main streets. There will be food and a cash bar at the reception, and the winner of the 2009 people’s choice award for the best downtown sculpture will be announced. The winning sculptor will be awarded $1,000. Contributing artists from this year and last have been invited. All are welcome to attend and meet the artists.

New trail planned on White Hill Describing it as their “newest classroom,” parents and leaders from Crystal River Elementary School will build a new 1/4-mile nature trail to promote outdoor education and environmental stewardship among students. “Kids will be able to immerse themselves in a pinon-juniper ecosystem, use their senses to observe the natural world, and ﬁnd time for quiet reﬂection in CRES’s newest classroom,” said third-grade teacher Lisa Dameron, who is organizing the project. The school is working with Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers on the project and is seeking volunteers to help construct the trail that will connect to the paved path running north-south at the base of White Hill. The work day will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, in conjunction with National Public Lands Day. A free dinner is offered at the end of the day. A bilingual interpretive sign near the base will inform visitors of the unique pinon-juniper landscape and be a tool for teachers to provide hands-on environmental education for children. Although the trail is on Roaring Fork School District property, it will be open to the public during after-school and weekend hours, according to CRES Principal Karen Olson. The new trail will climb the highdesert hillside but will not connect with the private property at the top of White Hill. Contact Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers at 927-8241 or rfov@sopris.net to volunteer.

Ro Mead, director of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, said she was shocked to learn of the news. Mead encouraged the community to show support for the Clay Center, CCAH and local arts nonproﬁts. “I encourage the community to support the local arts organizations. If you don’t have the money right now, you can always volunteer time,” Mead said.

Cop Shop Sunday, Sept. 13 In the early afternoon, a resident of Oak Run Road reported that a bear had made a meal of a beehive she keeps near her house. Sunday, Sept. 13 At 9:55 p.m., a man punched an employee in The Pour House. Police arrested him and took him to county jail. Sunday, Sept. 13 At 11 p.m., an officer tapped on the window of a car parked at Triangle Park. Tuesday, Sept. 15 At 7:05 p.m., during a routine check-in, Carbondale Police found a man dead in the bathroom at his house on Highway 133. Wednesday, Sept. 16 At 12:59 a.m., police assisted Garfield County Sheriff’s officers with a domestic violence incident on Thomas Road. Wednesday, Sept. 16 At 12:26 a.m., police picked up a man lying unconscious in the intersection of Second and Main streets, and delivered him to Valley View Hospital. Wednesday, Sept. 16 At 4:15 p.m., an officer caught up with Zoe and Sydney, two pooches who were out rambling around on Colorado Avenue. The officer issued a dog-at-large citation to the pair’s owner. Thursday, Sept. 17 At 3:30 p.m., police were notified of a sexual assault on a child and issued an arrest warrant. Thursday, Sept. 17 At 6:40 p.m., police drove over to the senior center on Hendrick Drive to investigate a smoke alarm. But where there was smoke, there wasn’t fire – just a burnt dinner. Thursday, Sept. 17 At 10 p.m., Carbondale police assisted Garfield County Sheriff’s officers with a collision between a deer and a motorcyclist. Friday, Sept. 18 At 6:10 p.m., police received a report that a gray, un-neutered pit bull with a white chest and leather, studded collar was on the loose in Triangle Park. The dog had scratched a man a little earlier. Police picked up the dog and drove it to Red Hill Animal Shelter. Sunday, Sept. 20 At 2:05 p.m., Carbondale police were dispatched to Mi Casita, where a man had struck his girlfriend and then been injured in a scuffle with restaurant security. Police took the man to Valley View Hospital.

Town trustees consider new development on West Main Street By Jeremy Heiman Owners of a property on West Main Street are seeking approval to build a combined commercial and residential building next to the former American National Bank building behind Ace Hardware. The project, which has received the blessing of the Carbondale Planning & Zoning Commission, would include nine condominium residences above retail, restaurant or office space facing Main Street. The property is about 33,000 square feet and is bounded by Main Street on the north, Hendrick Drive on the east and the northerly leg of Village Lane on the south. The plan still needs the approval of the Carbondale trustees, who listened to a presentation on the project at their Sept. 8 meeting. Planner Janet Buck’s memorandum to the trustees indicates the three-story building would have 5,568 square feet of commercial space on the ground level, with six two-bedroom dwellings and three onebedroom units above. Entrances and parking for the residents would be at the rear of the building. The new building would stand to the west of the existing building, which currently displays a sign reading, “Office space for lease.” The developer has asked that the property be subdivided into two lots, separating the existing building from the proposed building. The developer, 1340 Main Street, LLC of Aspen is seeking a change of zoning for the property. The current zoning, Commercial/Special Planned Unit Development, or PUD, does not permit residential use of the lot, but does allow offices, warehouses and light industrial. A PUD allows uses in an area to be negotiated, instead of determined by zoning criteria established in the town code. The developer is requesting that the current PUD be changed to allow retail, restaurants, artisan studios and residential, as well as office space. Residences would not be allowed on the ground floor. One aspect of the proposal that inspired some discussion by the trustees is the height of the proposed building. The developers have asked to be allowed to build to a 38foot height. They also wanted the height to be measured from the back of the curb rather than from the existing ground level, because the lot slopes away from the sidewalk at Main Street. This would result in

an actual height measurement of 41 feet from the ground level. Olivia Emery, architect for the project, told the trustees that, with consideration for drainage, with 12-foot ceilings on the first floor, and two stories above that, the minimum height would be 36 feet, and they were asking for 38 feet to handle unforeseen needs. Both the P&Z and the trustees accepted the nominal 38-foot height. The proposal meets Carbondale’s parking requirements. It would have 25 on-site public parking spaces — seven parallel spaces on Hendrick Drive and 22 diagonal parking spaces on Main Street. An engineering firm assigned to review the plans, however, points out that backing out of a parking place into traffic on Main Street, classified as a major collector street, could be difficult. The trustees seemed pleased with the developers’ attention to Carbondale’s housing guidelines. Town code requires two units that are deed-restricted in resident income and restricted in the amount of appreciation they can accrue, and two that are restricted to Carbondale residents but don’t have income restrictions. The proposal contains three appreciation-capped and income-restricted units and two resident-only-occupied dwellings. Another aspect of the design that appeared to satisfy the trustees was energy consumption. According to materials supplied by the planning department, the building, as proposed, will conform to the town’s energy efficient building code, which is currently being amended. Further, the developers have planned an 8-kilowatt solar electricity system and a solar hot water system. The developers have asked that the approval for the project be allowed to expire only after seven years, due to current uncertainty in the real estate market. The standard expiration period, described as the extent of the developer’s vested rights, is three years under Carbondale’s code. Trustees seem in agreement that the sevenyear vesting period is too long. “That’s not something this board ought to get in the habit of doing,” said Trustee Stacey Bernot. She has argued in other discussions that the trustees should avoid making decisions that tie the hands of future boards. The board supported a threeyear vesting period for the project.

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on my vegetable garden?” Good question, Millie, and the answer is yes – but only in the fall, before the bears go into hibernation. Because they have to bulk up for the winter, the nutrients in their systems are plentiful, so their poop (feces) is rich in vitamins and minerals from the berries, nuts, leaves and the garbage they ingest. By the way, Aspenites, the nutrients in your bear poop are especially high so that is quite good for your veggie gardens. But please, keep your trashcans closed properly and your doors locked. Keep those wildlife questions comin’.

Mike and Tina Ogburn only purchased two buttons for the barbecue at Sopris Park, but they ate for three.Their baby was due last week, and let’s hope – for Tina’s sake – that all the community spirit and great food at Potato Day entice the wee one to emerge, perfectly baked, very soon.

Welcome home, Conrad Carbondale’s own Conrad Wilson, news director at KDNK, returned from a trip to Denmark and Germany a couple weeks ago. We’ve waited to announce his journey because, until now, we weren’t quite sure that he would survive it. He touched down in Aspen with a nasty bug, but after a little R&R, appears to be doing all right. Conrad’s trip was organized by the European Academy and the Climate Consortium of Denmark, and was intended to introduce American journalists to some of the crises climate change might cause in Europe – and to some of the solutions that Europeans are scheming to address them. Tune in to KDNK this week for Conrad’s reports from Europe.

Stomped but smiling The Stomparillaz, that scrappy assortment of Carbondale bike polo players, are freshly back from Durango where they competed in the Single Speed World Championships. The Stompaz held their own and pulled in a third place ﬁnish, but they didn’t manage to beat the Durango players, who ﬁelded both of the

Mend well, Moonbeam owner! The Sopris Sun’s Becky Young (left) checks out one of her many birthday surprises during her 60th birthday celebration at White House Pizza on Sept. 14. Friend and co-worker Dee Warwick looks on. Photo by Jane Bachrach winning teams. “I was surprised at how easily they put us away again,” said one awed Stompa. “They’re so good.” Keep at ’em, team!

Millie liked our advice Scuttlebutt received a letter from Millie Mayberry who obviously liked the advice our wildlife expert gave to the woman who had a chippie in her house. Millie’s question to Scuttlebutt was this: “Can you please tell me if I can put bear poop

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Dennis Collins, a longtime Carbondale resident, waiter at Ella, owner of Moonbeam, and seller of soy candles, incense and locally made soaps and lotions, broke his back on Sept. 21. Dennis was injured after falling ﬁve steps and landing on his back on the concrete ﬂoor in the basement of his new home in Glenwood Springs. He was knocked out for a short time. After he woke, it took him 20 minutes to crawl up the stairs and call a friend, who took him to the emergency room at Valley View Hospital. Collins did not injure his spinal cord, although he did crush his vertebrae. He will be out of work for a yet-to-be-determined amount of time. He recently relocated his home and business to Glenwood Springs. Moonbeam is now located at 727 Grand Ave., next to Sa-

cred Grounds coffee shop. No word yet whether a fund has been set up to help him through this time, but Collins did say that in addition to not being able to work, he does not have health insurance. His mailing address is 908 Blake Ave., Glenwood Springs, CO, 81601, if you would like to make a donation.

Ticketville USA With school in session, lower speed limits are in effect around town. That means 15 mph on city streets near schools and 25 mph along Highway 133 near the Carbondale middle and high schools. A regular reader of Scuttlebutt who received a ticket for going 36 in a 25 mph zone said, “I saw the crossing guard and was slowing down, but apparently not enough.” The ofﬁcer told her that the police department has stepped up enforcement during school crossing hours.

Happy belated birthday to... ...Conrad Wilson, Luke Nestler, Otis Span, Tom Passavant and Susie Darrow. *To our readers and especially to those readers who don’t pay close attention to what’s written in Scuttlebutt: Please note The Sopris Sun never has done birthdays. We have and still do send out belated birthday greetings when we feel like it so you never know, and we never know who those greetings will go out to until deadline.

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Sustainable Food continued om page 1 Swiss bakery in addition to operating the Milagro Ranch. Without a ranching background, Tornare said they had to learn quickly and be willing to make mistakes but local chefs, including Ryan Hardy at Montagna at The Little Nell in Aspen, and Mark Fischer at Six89, have helped them raise just the right cow — a calorie-efﬁcient and small Austrailian Lowline. “They’re buying local and they know what we feed them,” Tornare said, adding that restaurants buy the whole animal.“It’s hard for them, too. They have to change the menu. But they’re not afraid to change.” From rib eye and tenderloin to short ribs and tri-tip, Sarah adds that a good chef knows how to prepare the cuts. It takes the Tornares 20 to 28 months to raise a grass-fed cow. The Tornares point out that, in contrast to current USDA standards — which require that a cow be fed grass 85 percent of its existence to be labeled “100 percent grass fed” — the Tornare cattle eat only grass. Nor do the Tornares use hormones, steroids, antibiotics, coloring, or other additives. Felix says consumers are beginning to understand the value of a higher quality product. A higher cost for food reﬂects what it takes to produce it, agrees Brook Le Van, who runs Sustainable Settings south of Carbondale. “We have a perception that food is cheap, and food is not cheap,” Le Van said.

When you factor in the cost of land, feed, animal, time, staff and actually making a living, a dozen eggs costs $7 at Sustainable Settings. And Le Van has no qualms about paying a farmer a white-collar salary for his or her product. Prices for locally raised, truly free-range eggs vary locally, but there is no comparison in price to the $1.20-a-dozen eggs at the local chain grocery store.

An equation for sustainability Le Van and accountant Malcolm Washing veggies at Sustainable Settings. Photo by Jane Bachrach McMichael co-authored a study in 2007 that evaluated available land, population miles of their home. selves. “We’ve gotten so lazy in this sociTo be sustainable, Le Van says the valley ety. We are such a throw-away society,” she and resources in the Roaring Fork Valley. They estimated that to feed 10,000 people, will need: said. “In this country, we’re spoiled. Food • Dairies/creamery/cheese-maker the valley would need 6,500 acres of irriis very cheap.” • An abattoir/meat processor/ gated land and another 84,000 acres of Agriculture is also hard work, not just sausage-maker summer range for cattle. as a rancher, says Felix Tornare, but as a • More produce growers That’s a lot of land. But despite a lack of salesman and a businessman, too. But it’s • A community kitchen acreage, Le Van believes individuals can the right thing to do, he adds. • Food preservation and storage/ make a difference – starting with the purAnd for Pevec, it’s basic:“Once children root cellars chase of local organic produce and meats. understand how important and miraculous • Greenhouses (and not have it count If you can’t do that, buy local. If it comes a plant that feeds us and animals is, and toward the square footage of your down to a third choice, buy only USDA how to tend and nurture its life, I think we house as it does in Pitkin County) certiﬁed organic, he says. will see an end to much of the environ• Granary/gristmill “We have to start investing in local mental degradation that industrial agricul• Hitch and post/livery food systems, as individuals, as philanture causes: rivers polluted with chemicals, Le Van believes people would want to thousands of miles of dead zone in the Gulf thropists, as investors,” he said, referring to the Woody Tasch book “Slow Money: do those jobs. He is designing a dairy, and of Mexico from Mississippi River run off, Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility he and wife Rose train farmers to raise their loss of soil erosion to wind due to overMattered” that encourages consumers to own crops and animals. plowing, animals ﬁlled with antibiotics and Sarah Tornare echoes Le Van in stating hormones.” spend 50 percent of their assets on products, services and businesses within 50 that consumers have to re-educate themShe considers it a “milagro,” or miracle.

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Clockwise from top left: The Dancing Potatoes wowed the parade crowd with their starchy moves (photo by Jane Bachrach); young talent steals the show at the Bareback Bonanza (photo by Mark Burrows/RFVphoto.com); members of the Carbondale Rotary Club drill team show off their moves (photo by Jane Bachrach); and Terry Glasenapp of the Thompson Divide Coalition rallies Carbondalians to protect terrain near town from gas drilling (Photo by Jane Bachrach).

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“What a party”: Potato Day turns 100 From the horse-drawn wagons that rolled down Main Street in the parade to the early 1900s dresses and costumes that some men and women wore; from the political campaigns to the reintroduction of the Red McClure Potato; and right on to the many creative, potato-based parade ﬂoats, Carbondale’s celebration of Potato Day’s 100th anniversary was a big success. From left: Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama turned out for the 100th anniversary of Potato Day (photo by Jane Bachrach); Ernie Gianinetti’s mule team (photo by Julie Albrecht); and the parading spuds of Russets restaurant (photo by Mariah Shipp).

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Sept. 24 WATER QUALITY MEETING • A meeting to discuss the Upper Middle Roaring Fork River and Capitol/Snowmass Creek will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Aspen Community School in Woody Creek. It is the third of ﬁve meetings about the Roaring Fork Watershed Plan. For more information, visit roaringfork.org. P&Z MEETS • Carbondale Planning & Zoning Commission meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Town Hall.

FRIDAY Sept. 25 GOLF TOURNEY • The 2009 Ram Classic, a beneﬁt for Roaring Fork High School athletics, will tee off at 9 a.m. To register, call Larry at (970) 355-4554, or email rfbball@yahoo.com. MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre shows “Food, Inc.” (PG) at 8 p.m. Fri.-Wed, Sept. 25-30; and “500 Days of Summer” (PG-13) at 6 p.m. Sat.-Sun., Sept 26-27. Filmfest is Thursday, Oct. 1. REDSTONE CASTLE TOURS • Guided tours of the Historic Redstone Castle are at 1:30 p.m. Fridays through Mondays. For

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FRI. - SAT., Sept. 25-26 KIDS & MEDIA • Writer, psychiatrist and Harvard Medical School instructor Susan Linn will talk about the impact of advertising on young children at 7 p.m. on Sept. 25. From 9:30-11:30 a.m. on Sept. 26, she will lead discussions on the topic. Both events take place at the Waldorf School east of Catherine Store on the Highway 82 Frontage Road. $10-$15 registration fee. For more information, visit waldorfcarbondale.org.

SATURDAY Sept. 26 FEMALE ARM ’RASSLIN • Ladies, this is your event. The name says it all. Sign up at 9:30 p.m. The ’rasslin begins at 10 p.m. Costumes encouraged. $10 cover charge – proceeds support KDNK. For more information, call KDNK at 963-0139. THEATER OPENS • Thunder River Theatre Company will open its 15th season with “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” featuring Valerie Haugen. For the full schedule, tickets and more information,

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HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL • The town of Carbondale will hold its Household Hazardous Waste Day in the parking lot east of Town Hall. Appointments available from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call 963-2733.

SUNDAY Sept. 27

BUILD A TRAIL • Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers and Crystal River Elementary School will conduct a volunteer workday to build a new nature trail on White Hill, behind the school. The workday runs from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, and includes dinner. To register, visit rfov.org, email rfov@sopris.net or call 927-8241.

IMMIGRANT HEALTH WORKSHOP • The Community Integration Initiative will host a health orientation workshop for immigrants on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary of the Crown Catholic Church. Topics will include the local health system, community resources and more. Free blood screenings will be offered at 5 p.m. For more information, call Sharla Gallegos at 618-3159.

POTTERY CRUISER • The Stomparillaz (Carbondale’s bike collective) and the Carbondale Clay Center will host Wheels on Wheels! It’s a pre-moonlight cruiser event involving an art bike contest, food and beverages at the Clay Center at 6 p.m; moonlight cruiser at 9 p.m. For more information, call 963-2529. MASSAGE CLASS • Anahata Healing Arts will offer an introductory, hands-on massage therapy workshop from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in El Jebel. $125 registration fee. Class size is limited. To register, call 963-4679. LIVE MUSIC • The Last Minute String Band will play old time, Celtic, and American hoedown music in the lobby of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs from 7:30-10 p.m. For more information, email justuspaines@sopris.net, call 945-0350 or

SEUSS ON THE LOOSE • Seuss-aPalooza, a family reading , sing-along and listening event, will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Sunrise Art Park at 1100 East 16th St. in Riﬂe. Bring a picnic lunch, lawn chairs and blankets. For more information call 625-3043 or 963-1344.

MONDAY Sept. 28

NEWS PANEL • KDNK will host a panel to discuss the West – land, politics and communities – from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Village Smithy at Third and Main streets. Panelists will include KDNK and NPR reporters, and High Country News editors. The conversation will be broadcast on KDNK at 7 p.m. For more information, call 963-0139.

TUESDAY Sept. 29 STORYTELLING CLASS • Mary Peace Finley, noted Carbondale author, will present an introductory class to help seniors evoke “stories from the heart” about their lives. The class will be offered free from 2-4 p.m. at the Senior Center in the Third Street Center. For more information, call Randy Vanderhurst at 963-2379 or email randyvan@comcast.net.

WEDNESDAY Sept. 30 YOUTH PANEL • The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program and KDNK will host a youth diversity panel to explore the implications of, and positive responses to, multiculturalism in area schools. The panel will be held at 7 p.m. at RFHS, and will be broadcast live on KDNK. For more information, call KDNK at 963-0139. FINAL FARMERS’ MARKET • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the last time, this season, at the corner of Fourth and Main streets. Fruits, vegetables, meats, cheese, bread, coffee, wine, ﬂowers, prepared foods, crafts and more. Free entertainment.

THURSDAY Oct. 1 JIM HIGHTOWER • KDNK will host America’s number-one populist, Jim Hightower, at a Town Hall meeting at 7 p.m. at the CRMS barn. Bring your questions, comments and a copy of the Constitution. This KDNK membership drive is free, but donations will not be refused. For more information, call KDNK at 963-0139. YOGA CLASS • Jeff Jackson will begin offering a second yoga class from 5:15-6:30 p.m. at True Nature Healing Arts at 549 Main St. For more information email dyeworks@fastmail.fm.

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Community Briefs Your child’s brain – on ads

Students speak out

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Acclaimed writer, psychiatrist and instructor Susan Linn of Harvard School of Medicine will give a talk about childhood, consumerism and the impact of advertising on young children at 7 p.m. on Sept. 25. The Wall Street Journal calls Linn’s book “Consuming Kids: The Hostile Takeover of Childhood” a cri de coeur on behalf of people too young to suspect how their “share of mind” is being jealously divided. Linn also will lead roundtable discussions on the topic the next day from 9:30-11:30 a.m. Both the talk and the roundtable will take place at the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork, located midvalley between El Jebel and Carbondale on the Highway 82 frontage road 1/2 mile east of Catherine Store. The Friday night lecture is $10 or you can attend both events for $15. For more information, visit waldorfcarbondale.org.

In the past 10 years, the ethnic makeup of Roaring Fork schools has changed. They now educate roughly equal numbers of students of Latino and Anglo descent. The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program and KDNK have put together a youth diversity panel to explore what that means for students and the greater community. The idea is to create schools and communities where meaningful cross-cultural relationships are made and all people feel a part of the greater community. At 7 p.m. on Sept. 30 at the Roaring Fork High School Auditeria, representatives from six area high schools will explore what works, what doesn’t and where we should go from here. Former Aspen Mayor John Bennett will moderate. All are invited. The event is free, but donations to youth broadcast education will be appreciated. The panel will be broadcast live on KDNK. Call 963-0139, or visit kdnk.org for more information

The town of Carbondale will hold its Household Hazardous Waste Day on Sat., Sept. 26, in the parking lot on Fourth Street across from Town Hall. Appointment are available from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Batteries, oil-based paint, cleaning supplies, antifreeze, oil, solvents, aerosols and tires will be accepted; radioactive materials, explosives, ammunition, biohazards, propane tanks, electronic waste and ﬁre extinguishers will not. Carbondale residents will not be charged, but must pay $3 to dispose of rimless auto tires. Others will pay $25 for disposal. Use caution with rusty or leaky containers. Label containers and place them in plastic-lined boxes if necessary. Don’t transport items in the passenger seat. Put them in the trunk. For more information and to schedule an appointment, call Town Hall at 963-2733.

Free health screenings Mountain Family Health Centers will be conducting free health screenings in Carbondale from 5-8 p.m., Sept. 28, at St. Mary of the Crown Catholic Church. The health screenings are open to the general public.Tests include cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, body mass index, and a heart disease risk assessment. Checking such risk factors regularly can help prevent serious health conditions from developing. Area businesses may also arrange for free, on-site screenings for employees or customers. Contact Sharla Gallegos at 618-3159 for more information.

Tune in and pitch in KDNK Community Radio’s fall membership drive is under way. To support your beloved community radio broadcasts stop by the station with a donation, call 9630139, or pledge online at kdnk.org. The membership drive brings all sorts of events to the valley, from women’s arm wrestling, to forums with renowned journalists. For event listings, check out The Sun’s Community Calendar (p. 10), or visit kdnk.org.

Apply now to study abroad The Rotary Youth Exchange Program gives children a chance to live in another country and see the world from a new perspective. The Carbondale Rotary Club is now accepting applications from Basalt and Carbondale students for the 2010-2011 school year. The cost of the program is approximately $5,000, and includes airfare, visas, health insurance, orientation and the year-long support of international Rotarian host families. Applications are due Sept. 30. Interviews will be held in early October. For more infor-

mation and applications, call Robin Tolan at 379-1365, email robint@sopris.net, or visit rotary.org/en.

PitCo offers flu shots Cases of H1N1 influenza – swine flu – have been confirmed in Aspen and Pitkin County. While the illness still remains mild and comparable to seasonal flu, local health officials urge the public to take measures to avoid the flu altogether. Wash your hands; cover coughs and sneezes; get both seasonal and swine flu shots; and stay home if you have a fever. The county’s first large-scale seasonal flu vaccinations will be held on three different days: from 1-6 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the Schultz Health and Human Services Building in Aspen; during an adults-only clinic from 8:30-11:30 a.m. on Oct. 17 at the Midvalley Health Fair at the El Jebel/Eagle County Community Center, and during a family clinic offered from 1:30-6 p.m. on Oct. 21 at the Aspen Middle School. The clinics are for seasonal flu shots only, not swine flu. Swine flu immunization clinics will be announced as soon as the vaccine becomes available. Many local pharmacies and doctor’s offices are offering immunizations. For information, check your local newspapers, and TV and radio stations, or call Community Health at 920-5420.

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Ram volleyball, soccer victorious during homecoming By Terray Sylvester The Ram volleyball team tidily dispatched Cedaredge in just three sets last Saturday during the homecoming match-up. The team ticked off the required three out of ﬁve wins with scores of 25-17, 25-8 and 25-14. That wasn’t the only notable record of the match.The Rams served cleanly and with few errors, tallying up 13 aces to only one misserve. Head coach Carrie Shultz said that even a 50/50 ratio of aces to mis-serves is pretty good. “Every player contributed,” Shultz said. “Being that it was homecoming, the players were really pumped up from the start. They played solidly all three sets.” So far this season, three sets is just about how long most of the Ram volleyball squad’s matches have lasted. The team has logged a perfect 8-0 record. Only one of those matches – against Hotchkiss on Sept. 4 – progressed to the fourth game. On Tuesday, the Rams beat Grand Valley with scores of 25-19, 25-12 and 25-18. With that match under their belts, the Rams have played every team in the league. They’ll play each team once more before the end of the season, starting with a match at 6 p.m., Thursday, at Aspen High School.

Ram soccer keeps it together The Ram varsity soccer team dug in, focused and secured a 2-1 victory against the Basalt Longhorns on Sept. 17. Head coach John Ackerman said Basalt came out strong, forcing play into the Rams’ half of the ﬁeld and scoring an early goal. But the Rams kept their wits about them and turned the game around in the second half. “They are really good about not losing composure,” Ackerman said. Senior Wylie Adams scored the ﬁrst goal. The second came from sophomore Iver Ro-

driguez, who, with an assist from junior Cristian Campos, put a shot into the back of the net in the ﬁnal two minutes of the match. Basalt has been a tough team to beat in the past. Last season, the Rams tied the Longhorns in Basalt and lost to them at home. This year, said Ackerman, Basalt is ﬁelding a team made up mostly of seniors. Joey Clingan (#21) and Landon Garvik (#4) jump for a block during the homecoming match against Cedaredge. Photo by Jim Ryan

Roaring Fork High School's new cheer squad, along with up and coming “mini” participants, is injecting a hefty dose of sprit into Ram competitions this season. The squad was revived this year after several years’ absence. Photo by Jim Ryan.

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From bike to board room: Winning just the beginning for local cyclist By Chris Van Leuven Len Zanni wears a warm smile and relaxed demeanor despite juggling more activities in his life than most people could sanely manage. Zanni is not most people. He’s a competitive mountain biker who trains after breakfast and during lunch (and in all other free time) and husband and father. He also pursues not one, but two, professions and is a dedicated member of local organizations. “I’ll be 39 next year,” Zanni says. “I’m putting my energy into things that I care about – like family, work, racing and training – and cutting out anything extraneous.” This August, Zanni placed fifth in the grueling Leadville 100. It was his debut century mountain bike race, but by no means his first long-distance event. “I’d raced the Silver Rush 50 in Leadville three times prior and won twice,” he says. In September 2008, teamed with Lance Armstrong and local Max Tamm, Zanni won the 12 Hours of Snowmass, with a time six minutes faster than the closest team. The 12 Hours of Snowmass is a power endurance event that consists of 17 laps around a seven–mile, single-track course, complete with climbs up to 10,000 feet and technical descents. “Racing has you constantly on the razorsharp edge between confidence and doubt,” Zanni says. “You aren’t actively thinking. Time flies by. Meeting or exceeding goals keeps me hooked on it.” “There are stronger riders in Boulder,”

Local cyclist, entrpreneur and volunteer Len Zanni (right) shares a podium with cycling champ Lance Armstrong (center). Photo courtesy of Len Zanni says friend and fellow Carbondalian Greg Williams. “But he’s a super, super strong rider. He wins the town races. He wins the Roaring Fork Valley races. He takes those seriously.” For most riders, riding hard and standing on the podium is accomplishment enough. Competitive riding is just one of the many passions Zanni maintains in his hectic life. Zanni is a family man. He and his ever– supportive wife, Jeanne (“There’s a limit to

that support and I’m trying to keep that in check,” he says with a grin) are raising two children, Curtis, 3, and Grace, 5. Zanni is also co-owner of Big Agnes, a tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad manufacturer; and a sales rep for Honey Stinger, an energy gel maker. Additionally, he’s a founding board member of the Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association and sits on the board of the Aspen Cycling Club. “I do have a lot of energy but rarely get

enough sleep to keep up the pace,” he says. Zanni says that his commitments to the Aspen Cycling Club and RFMBA do take some time, but that it’s time well spent. He says he’s able to have a meaningful impact with both organizations by adding just few extra phone calls and emails to his schedule each day. “Both organizations are valuable community assets. So they’re worth it,” he says. Zanni, a native of Morristown, N.J., discovered his passion for mountain bike racing while attending Colorado State University Fort Collins. After graduating in 1992, he relocated to Vail for two seasons, where he worked on ski patrol. Then it was off to Golden, to work as development director at the American Alpine Club. Working for the AAC, “gave me a good foundation for nonproﬁt board work like Aspen Cycling Club and RFMBA,” he says. Jeanne and Len settled into Carbondale 10 years ago. Zanni’s advice to the younger generation, aspiring riders or not: “Figure out what you like to do in life and make that a focus. Then follow that thread to see how far you can go with it.” With that in mind, Zanni is pleased to be 100 percent focused on racing for now. He hopes to maintain that dedication for years to come. Down the road, he admits, he will likely focus more energy on his children’s activities than his own. But for now, he says, “(it’s) great to have them on the course cheering me on.”

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Community Briefs continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 11 focus on the Roaring Fork Valley and Carbondale community. Priority goes toward projects that have a direct, immediate, and identiďŹ able long-range beneďŹ t to the quality of life in the mid-valley area of Carbondale, El Jebel, and Basalt and coincide with Rotary Internationalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goals of literacy, health, hunger, water management, and youth services. However, other applications will be considered. Rotary funds will be used for the purchase of physical or tangible items for these projects. The application deadline is Oct. 16, and grants will be awarded Nov. 25.Applications are available at Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave., by calling Andy White at 274-2157, and on the Carbondale Rotary Web site at www.rotarycarbondale.org.

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Hospice volunteer training Hospice of the Valley will offer a volunteer training course beginning Sept. 21. Hospice of the Valley serves patients at the end of life throughout the Roaring Fork and Grand River Valleys. The free 15-hour course is recommended for anyone who wants to learn more about what the hospice does, or who wants to get involved. There is no obligation or expectation beyond the 15-hour course itself. The classes will meet on Sept. 21, 22, 24 28, and 29 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Health and Human Services building on Castle Creek Road in Aspen. Call 544-1568 for more information and to reserve a space in the class.

A preview will be staged today, Sept. 24, at the Thunder River Theatre. The play opens Friday, Sept. 25, and will run through Oct. 10. To purchase tickets, download a season brochure or read about upcoming plays, visit thunderrivertheatre.com. For more information, call 963-8200. Other productions of the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;09/â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10 season will include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Visiting Mr. Green,â&#x20AC;? by Jeff Baron; Tennessee Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Glass Menagerie;â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bernice/ButterďŹ&#x201A;y: A TwoPart Invention,â&#x20AC;? by Nagle Jackson.

Sports Briefs

Tee off for school sports An important fundraiser for the Roaring Fork High School athletic programs will be held Sept. 25 at the River Valley Ranch golf course. The 18-hole, 2009 Ram Classic Golf Tournament will tee off with a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Hole-in-one, longest drive, straightest drive, closest to the pin, and poker round contests will be held as well. Entry fees are $125 per person and $500 for a team, and contestants will receive box lunches and $5 Mulligans. Contestants will also be eligible for a variety of prizes and awards. Several options are available for those who wish to sponsor the tournament. To register, call Larry at (970) 355-4554, or email rfbball@yahoo.com.

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Members of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce can purchase discounted Aspen/Snowmass ski passes for the 20092010 season. In order to qualify for the discounted chamber rate, purchases must have a chamber voucher that costs $25 per business. Vouchers may be purchased by cash, check or credit card. Season passes are to be purchased at Aspen/Snowmass ticket ofďŹ ces and must be purchased by company check or credit card. The Carbondale chamber is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. For more information, call the chamber at 963-1890.

Hoops for tots The Carbondale Recreation and Community Center will add a new Start Smart sports program this fall. Start Smart Bas-

ketball is an organized introductory basketball program for ďŹ rst-time players. Parents will participate and learn how to teach their children a variety of basketball skills, including dribbling, passing and shooting. Each child will receive a kit that will contain four cones, a scrimmage vest, a skills book, a mini basketball for dribbling and a soft basketball for passing, catching and shooting. The program is for boys and girls, ages 3-4 years. It will be held Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10-10:30 a.m., Oct. 13 to 29, in the rec. center gymnasium. The fee is $50. For more information, call 704-4190.

Brave the G-Wave All paddlers are invited to compete in the Glenwood Ender Freestyle Kayak Event on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Glenwood Springsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Whitewater Park on the Colorado River at the Midland Avenue Bridge. Spectators are urged to come out and enjoy the whitewater action as well. In freestyle kayaking, the goal is to throw as many moves as possible in a 60-second time frame. Judges award points based on difďŹ culty and variety. But in general, the more moves performed, the more points a competitor can accumulate. Tricks will be performed on the G-Wave at the Whitewater Park, or on the â&#x20AC;&#x153;holeâ&#x20AC;? in the river next to it. Registration will be held on-site from 9:30-11 a.m.; a competitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meeting will be held at 10:45 a.m.; and the competition will kick off at 11 a.m. $20 entry fee and bib deposit required. For more information, call 618-8079, or e-mail Tyler Newton at tynewt@gmail.com.

What’s good for the goose is good for the hunter National Hunting and Fishing Day celebrates hunter conservationists National Hunting and Fishing Day falls on the fourth Saturday of every September, and will be celebrated this weekend. The day was proclaimed to celebrate hunter and angler conservationists who fought to enact science-based wildlife regulations at a time when our continent was in peril. The campaign was extremely effective and became the foundation of the North American Wildlife Conservation Model, which prevented much wildlife from being lost forever and still protects wildlife in North America to this day. When Europeans ﬁrst settled North America, market hunting was unchecked. Abundant wildlife presented a false sense of limitless resources to settlers who sought to tame America. Wild game was harvested in mass quantity and supplied to urban restaurants. Birds such as the by Sue Melus Carolina parakeet, which is now extinct, were harvested in quantity to ﬁll the growing demand for the feathers that adorned women’s hats of the day. Bison were often killed just for their hide or tongue. There were no game laws or wildlife agencies and there was no such thing as a conservation curriculum in universities. In short time, many wild species were extinct or on the brink of extinction.

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From 1820 to about 1860 a grassroots revolution began that changed the way North Americans regard wildlife. Unlike in Europe, hunting in America was enjoyed by people of all classes, not just the wealthy elite. A citizen activist movement emerged among a group of outspoken hunters and anglers who were dedicated to preserving our country’s wild resources. People realized that protecting wildlife was integral to protecting the future of our nation, its quality of life and its hunting heritage. This fight to protect wildlife was extended to all wild species, not just to the popular game species of the day. Early hunter conservationists who influenced the movement through Hunter and angler conservationists helped spark a movement in the 1800s to their writings included George Perkins prevent the sun from setting on America’s wildlife. Marsh, George Bird Grinnell, William Herbert, Aldo Leopold and Teddy Roosevelt. Concurrently, proclamation of National Hunting and Fishing Day, writnearly 500 citizen conservation groups emerged through- ing, “I urge all citizens to join with outdoor sportsmen in out North America. Publications such as Forest & Stream the wise use of our natural resources and in ensuring their (later renamed Field & Stream), Outdoor Life and Ameri- proper management for the benefit of future generations.” can Angling reflected the collective interest of hunter con- Within just a few months all 50 governors and over 600 mayors had joined in by proclaiming state and local verservationists throughout the country. Through the fight, game laws and regulations to pro- sions of National Hunting and Fishing Day. Hunting is a tradition that still provides conservation tect wildlife were enacted by the government. Hunter conservationists willingly funded these conservation programs funding for the benefit of all who appreciate wildlife. Since through the sale of hunting licenses, ammunition and 1939, sportsmen and women have contributed over $5.6 billion to fish, wildlife and habitat conservation programs. sporting equipment. Seven basic tenets of wildlife conservation emerged over For millions of American families, hunting puts food on time as a result of the hunter conservationist movement. the table and it contributes significantly to rural economies These tenets collectively make up the North American across the country. Hunting and fishing continues to bring Wildlife Conservation Model. They are: 1) Wildlife is held families together across generations. It is a privilege that in the public trust; 2) Commerce in dead animals is illegal; deserves to be recognized by our country. 3) Wildlife use is allocated through law; 4) Hunting is an opportunity for all; 5) Wildlife may only be killed for le- Sue Melus has a degree in natural resources. She is a freelance gitimate reasons; 6) Wildlife is an international resource; writer and also specializes in public relations for the outdoors industry and resource conservation groups. Read her blog at and 7) Science is the basis for wildlife protection. On May 2, 1972, President Nixon signed the first www.deerflydiaries.com.

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setting the record straight

Mountain biking and the Hidden Gems

here have been a lot of misconceptions floating around about what new wilderness designations under the Hidden Gems proposal might mean for mountain biking in the Roaring Fork Valley. It’s time to set the record straight. The fact is, NONE of the established mountain bike trails in the Roaring Fork watershed will be affected by the proposal. Please check the list below to find out the status of your favorite trails.

Trails that will NOT be affected by the Hidden Gems proposal Almost High Park Trail (N1937W.2)* Anderson/Petroleum Lakes Trails (116/1991)* Arbaney-Kittle/Sloan Peak Trail (N793.1, 2186.2) Basalt Mountain Powerline (509.2B)* Basalt Mountain Spur (524.1C)* Basalt Mountain Trail (524.1A, 1911.1) Bears Gulch Trail (1966W.3) Braderich Creek/South Thompson Trail (aka Tall Pines) (1952.1) Buzzard Basin Trail (1957.2B) Cattle Creek Trail (509.2N) Crystal Canyon Railroad (1954W.1) Crystal River Bike Path (proposed route) Dinkle Lake-Nettle Creek (unnamed trail) (N1957W.3E)* Express Creek Road (15C.1) Four Corners Road (20B.1) Fryingpan Stage Road Gandalf Trail (1987.2) Government Trail (1980.1) Grand Turk Trail (2172.1) Hay Park Trail (1958.1, 1957.1) Hay Park-Nettle Creek (unnamed trail) (N1957W.3D)*

Hayes Creek Trail (1955W.1H)* High Park Trail (524.1B)* Highline Trail Hobbit Trail (1989.3) Houston Draw Trail (132.1)* Hunter valley floor trails (1992.3, N161.1*) Huntsman Ridge Road (517)* Iowa Shaft Trail (2172.1) Ironedge Trail (1873.1)* Janeway Stage Stop (310W.1F) Kelly Lake Spur (N537.2A)* Light Hill Trails Lily Pad Lake Trail (1907.1)* Mill Creek Rim Trail (524.1A) Mill Creek Trail (1937W.1)) Miller Road (522.1) Old McClure Pass Road (1966W.2) Otto Creek Trail (2190.1)* Parsnip Flat Road (305.2B) Pearl Pass Road (15I.1) Perham Creek Trail (1949.1)* Richmond Ridge Road (15E.1) Rio Grande Trail Rocky Fork Trail (1931.1) Ruedi Overlook Trail (1912.1)*

Secret ST (1987.3) Shadyside Trail (1988.1, 1998.2) Sloan Peak/ Larkspur Mountain/Kobey Park trails (N127.1,N130.1, N131.1, 1933.1, 2186.2, 2189.1) Smuggler Cutoff (21A.1) Smuggler Mountain Trail (spur off of Warren Lakes Road) (131W.1H)* Smuggler Mountain/ Warren Lakes Road (21.1) Sneve Gulch Trail (1872.1) Snowmass Village trails (Rim, Tom Blake, etc.) South Fork to Nast Trail (1924W.1) Spring Creek-Bear Creek Trail (1955W.1)* Sunnyside Plunge (1987.2) Sunnyside Trail (1987.1) Tall Pines Trail (aka Braderich Creek/South Thompson Trail)(1952.1) Taylor Creek Road (510.1A)* Taylor Creek Trail (1909W.1V)* Teapot Trail (N149.1) Tellurium Lake Trail (1917.1) Toner Creek Trail (1909W.1T)* Upper Mill Creek Trail (1937W.1) Van Horn Park Road (20A.3, 1989.1) Woods Lake-Slim Jim Trail (1928.1)

Only six trails are still under negotiation Coal Basin (unnamed trail) (3071B) Coal Basin Mine #3 (307W.1N)

Dexter Park Trail (1953.1/1953W.2) Lake Ridge Lakes Trail (2093)

Middle Thompson Trail (1950) Rocky Fork spurs (528.1E,F,G)

* Asterisked trails will not be affected by the Hidden Gems proposal either because 1) the Forest Service has already closed them to mountain biking or 2)they’re expected to be closed under the White River National Forest’s forthcoming Travel Management Plan.

Where do we go from here? Let’s talk.

After nearly two years of negotiations with the Roaring Fork Mountain Bike Association (RFMBA), the Hidden Gems Campaign has given up more than 35,000 acres of proposed wilderness to preserve 18 different mountain bike routes totaling 74 miles. Many other trails were never affected. The status of only six trails remains to be resolved. So, we’re throwing the question out to everyone who mountain bikes in our valley: Do you ride any of those six trails? And if

so, is being able to ride them more important to you than protecting the surrounding area from the encroachments of resource extraction, roads and motorized vehicles? And which matters more to you: preserving hundreds of thousands of acres of our beloved backcountry for future generations as a source of clean air and water and as an ark of biodiversity... or leaving those lands unprotected so that future generations can ride bikes in them? Let us know, 963-3977.

Campaign Partners: To explore the Hidden Gems areas and check the locations of trails and boundaries, see the Hidden Gems website, www.WhiteRiverWild.org.

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