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VOLUME 1, NUMBER 35 • OCTOBER 8, 2009
Eco-Goddess stays open – with a little help from its friends By Terray Sylvester
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or the last nine months, the owners of Eco-Goddess Edibles have been scrambling to avoid a loan foreclosure that threatened to shutter the business. But last week, just three days before payment was due, they pulled together the remainder of the funds they needed. But they had to get creative to do so. Eco-Goddess faced a $94,000 mortgage payment due on Oct. 3. The bulk of that sum rolled in from one private loan on Sept. 30. But the Main Street restaurant’s owners drummed up about 15 percent of the payment over the course of the summer by encouraging their patrons to make up-front capital investments in the business. That’s a strategy that may seem more appropriate for a nonprofit, and Lisa Ruoff, who co-owns Eco-Goddess with her sister, Lynn, still seems a little surprised it worked as well as it did for the restaurant. “There was a little bit of magic in it,” she said of the money-raising effort.“I just got $94,000 handed to me. In the time frame it happened it was pretty amazing, because I thought we were gone. We were three days away from losing everything.” “The Seed-to-Table was only a certain percentage, but without it we wouldn’t have been able to [pay off the mortgage],” Ruoff said.“So really, our customers, that’s why we’re here, because our customers put the money up to make that happen.” In January, the Ruoffs attempted to refinance a mortgage on the building on Village Road where, until April, Eco-Goddess had been operating, Lisa Ruoff said. But she explained that by May, it was clear that they wouldn’t be able to meet the terms their bank, American National, had set for them. And if they defaulted on the loan, American National could have imposed a lien on the restaurant, said Ruoff. So Ruoff set up what she termed a “Seed-to-Table Investment Plan.” She asked customers for loans and offered to pay them back with meals. Interest on the loans came in the form of discounts, which were offered on a sliding scale – those who made larger loans will receive larger discounts off meals they eat in the restaurant. The idea came from one of Ruoff’s employees, who grew up in a restaurant and whose parents had used a similar strategy to preserve their business decades ago. However, such investing schemes have received national widespread attention in recent months, most notably through a book titled “Slow Money,” by Woody Tasch. To ensure that the business can support the trade, Ruoff stipulated that Seed-to-Table investors are allowed to eat only $200-worth of meals on their loan each month. “I’m just trusting that somehow in the future that money is not going to be needed and I can trade services,” she said. The program attracted about a dozen investors, and loans that ranged in size from $200 to $5,000. In a sense, Seed-to-Table participants are simply paying in advance for their meals, and were given an incentive to do so. But the investors themselves don’t see it that way. Carbondale resident Josh Smith said that he calculated how much he usually spends at EcoGoddess over a certain time period, and then invested slightly more, figuring his contribution was an investment in the larger community. “I try to support as much local business as I can because I understand that when you support local business that money stays in the community,” Smith said. Eco-Goddess serves only organic food, much of which is purchased locally. Smith and other investors said that fact as-
Lisa and Lynn (not pictured) Ruoff, co-owners of Eco-Goddess Edibles on Main Street, pulled together an innovative customer investment program to help stave off impending foreclosure. Photo by Lynn Burton sured them their contribution would circulate through other area businesses. “I am always enthusiastic to support local sustainable businesses, especially when they produce organic products,” said Renee Ramge, another Carbondale investor. “I think if we don’t support our own local businesses we’re going to find that they’re going to start disappearing.” And Ruoff agrees that ready money wasn’t the only ben-
efit the investment plan brought to the eatery. “Not only does [the plan] bring us money up front, but now every single one of those people is going to be bringing their friends in because they don’t want to see us go down,” Ruoff said. Of course, though the plan was working, it wasn’t a panacea. Ruoff did still need that large loan. “The response I got from the community was, it’s a great idea if you’re in dire straits – if there is no other way out – but just as a means to create capital… I don’t know that people would be so willing to support you that way.”
Carbondale Commentary Early snow on Mt. Sopris photo contest The first flakes have flown and more are on the way, so don’t forget about The Sun’s photo contest. We’ll award a dinner for two at a local restaurant to the reader who submits the most striking photo of early snow on Mt. Sopris. Send in your submissions by Oct. 16 to news@soprissun.com. Three submissions per person. Files should be between one and three megabytes.
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Waste haulers ordinance: not garbage By Jim Duke The recycling sub-committee of the Carbondale Environmental Board is seeking the town’s approval for a waste haulers ordinance.The ordinance mandates volume-based fees for curbside waste pick-up, and also requires that recycling services be provided to all customers at no additional fee. The proposed ordinance can be viewed as an opportunity to provide a proactive, user-fee-funded subsidy – proactive because unlike most subsidies, which only become available after someone really screws up (thereby rewarding irresponsibility), this ordinance provides an opportunity to reward responsible waste management. It does so at the expense of irresponsible waste management without taxing the general public to pay for everything sort of randomly. In other words, those who fail to pre-cycle, recycle, and generally change their personal habits sufficiently to help leave this world reasonably habitable for future generations will be footing the bill for those that are willing to make these changes. This ordinance could also provide an opportunity to divide the town of Carbondale into trash zones or districts, so that only one waste hauler could operate in each district.This would remedy the current situation, which can result in as many as five different haulers coming down your back alley on the same day with all the associated diesel fumes, back-up beepers and the works. While contracting the whole town to one hauler might provide maximum efficiency and lower costs, it would be unpopular among haulers.The concept of waste districts would allow different haulers to operate while still eliminating redundant routes and increasing efficiency. It has to be more efficient for waste haulers to gather waste from 50 or 60 consecutive houses, rather than picking up for every third or fourth house while maneuvering around each other. Carbondale’s Board of Trustees has reviewed the proposed waste haulers ordinance and expressed a number of valid concerns. Trustees worry about increased regulation; the possibility that recyclables are being land-filled rather than recovered; and, among other concerns, the likelihood of increased illegal dumping with increased fees. While valid, most of their concerns are best dealt with as separate issues. To design policy in response to concerns about recyclables being buried and/or fear of illegal dumping is basically designing policy to accommodate crime. These are enforcement issues, and while increased regulation is never popular, the proposed ordinance does not mandate public participation, but instead provides appropriate incentives for responsible waste management. Jim Duke is a local garbage guy and owner of CacaLoco Compost. He sits on the Carbondale Environmental Board and says, “Everything I’ve ever done in life has gone to sh%t and I’ve just accepted that.”
Jolene Singer (left), Linda Singer Froning and The Sopris Sun on a late September day paddle off of Yellow Point, Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Photo by Ashley Muse
Correction In our Oct. 1 edition we credited a photo that ran on page 15 to Geneviève Joëlle Villamizar. The photo was actually taken by Ron Speaker. The Sun regrets the error. 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • OCTOBER 8, 2009
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Dear Editor: I'm delighted to hear that after so many decades of multiple uses in our National Forests these lands are still considered as wilderness quality. I think that speaks volumes to the love, care and respect most user groups give our forest land. It seems to me we have been quite the stewards of the land after all these years. Say no to the Hidden Gems Wilderness Proposal so we can continue to use and protect these not so hidden gems. Keith Williams Glenwood Springs
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Take back childhood Dear Editor: Susan Linn of Harvard Medical School spoke at the Waldorf School recently about the $17 billion spent each year on marketing and advertising targeted at children. This unprecedented marketing uses sophisticated media to target our emotions and results in public health problems, including bullying and the sexualization of our children. The basis of the values and beliefs being marketed is that the things for sale will make us happy. Research supports the fact that relationships and satisfaction at school, for example, determine happiness, not toys or video games. Kids 2 to 18 spend an average of 40 hours per week engaged in electronic media – most of which is selling them something. Advertising is not just commercials anymore, it is targeted “360 degree marketing” that surrounds kids, 24/7. Ultimately, research overwhelmingly shows that excessive media and screen time damage children. The violence in boys’ movies, toys and video games, and the sexualization of little girls by princess and pop star models is increasingly problematic. Kids who watch this kind of media are stuck in imitation and their play is trapped in a repetitive cycle. Children play less imaginatively with toys that are based on TV or movie characters. These toys constrict children’s creativity and exploit vulnerable emotions. Corporations sell more toys with each movie sequel, making more money. Susan Linn calls this “Consuming Kids.” We do not expect children to remain innocent, but we want to preserve the wonder and awe they innately possess and keep them from becoming cynical and jaded. A national network of parents, educators, health care professionals, advocates and concerned citizens is working to reclaim childhood from corporate marketers by participating in the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. Please visit commercialfreechild-
Dear Editor: Roaring Fork High School and the art department would like to thank all the people who helped resurrect the tradition of homecoming window painting. A parent, Monica Muniz, organized the event and helped to find funding, thanks to the generous support of downtown businesses. Parents Monica Muniz, Barbara Courtney and Robin Garvik gave up their morning to supervise the painting. Mi Casita, Subway, City Market, Artists Collective, The Pour House, Peppino's Pizza, and Sopris Liquors all graciously donated window space. Student council members, headed by Lindsay Hentschel, kindly offered to clean the windows. Last but not least, thanks to the many students who participated in the window design contest; the designs were some of the most creative we have seen. Cathleen McCourt and Leslie Keery, RFHS art teachers
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RFSD, town set to score with new sports complex plan By Trina Ortega The Roaring Fork Re-1 School District this week will formally unveil a collaborative plan with the town to build an athletics field complex that would increase the play area for recreational sports and finally relieve the burden on the town’s limited number of soccer and baseball fields. RFSD school board member Bill Lamont will go before the Carbondale Parks and Recreation Commission on Oct. 14 to present a concept that employs existing RFSD property and Carbondale’s grant-garnering muscle to fund a recreational master plan on property near RFSD’s three traditional public schools in Carbondale south. The plan includes softball/baseball fields, four tennis courts, two regulation-size soccer fields, two football fields, smaller soccer fields, several multi-use fields, and three sand volleyball courts. “Carbondale clearly has a shortage of outdoor athletic fields with only the Delaney property at this time where the town is capable of adding fields.The other town parks are used to their capacity,” Lamont states in a facilities plan developed for the school district. The plan provides a snapshot of RFSD outdoor athletic facilities and the community facilities currently in use by both the town and the school district. It details the capacity and condition of those facilities; their inadequacies; the demands placed on these facilities by RFSD’s interscholastic programming, club sports, physical education classes and recess and lunch periods; and opportunities and priorities for replacement and improvements, according to Lamont. RFSD originally proposed a regulation size soccer field at its teacher housing project at Third Street and Capitol Avenue, near the Bridges Center. Once the school district confirmed it would not be economical to keep that size of field at that site, Lamont began
The school district has leveled and seeded the fields north of Roaring Fork High School, where a new regulation size football/soccer field is planned. Photo by Trina Ortega identifying other locations for a soccer field, while at the same time looking comprehensively at the town’s five parks and respective athletic fields, too. With more than 200 children in youth soccer leagues, numerous adult soccer teams, an estimated 38 adult softball teams, more than 50 kids in Little League, six flag football teams, 40 children in tennis lessons and an estimated 200 tennis players in town, ultimate Frisbee, rugby, lacrosse, bike polo, and other club sports, “Carbondale is a very active center for sports,” Lamont said. “Right now, just about everything goes on at that Tiny Nightingale field” (north of Carbondale Middle School), Lamont added, and numerous club sports hold matches at the Bridges Center field. “There is a heavy demand for fields in Carbondale that is not being adequately
met,” he said. The district will fulfill more of its goals by building tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, and adding backboards for basketball courts near the high school; installing a playground for the fifth- and sixth-grades at the middle school; opening up the grassy area at the elementary school for use as multi-purpose fields; constructing two field houses; and adding a system of pedestrian/bike paths throughout the complex. A priority for the Carbondale Parks and Recreation Department has been to create additional soccer fields and ball fields. Recreation Director Jeff Jackel said the plan is a “wonderful idea regarding an opportunity for the school district and the town to partner together in collaboration to work on building a recreational facility that’ll be used by both the district and the town.
“This should meet Carbondale’s recreation needs, in my opinion, for the next 20 years,” Jackel said. Lamont said the school district’s priority will be to build the four tennis courts, so the Roaring Fork High School girls tennis team has a place to practice and hold matches. The team currently practices at the Triangle Park/RVR courts. In springtime, the demand is high enough to warrant complaints from non-school tennis players. The next step in the plan will be to move the RFHS baseball diamond to the North Face site. Once the fencing is removed from the current site near Crystal River Elementary School, the grassy area will be opened up and can be used for Little League and softball diamonds and multi-use fields, including a regulation-size soccer field. When any of the school district fields are not in use for school functions, they would be available for use by the public, much as they are now. Lamont said the district likely would fund its portion of the plan through a bond issue. Jackel said the town’s funding would come from grants. But both agreed, the partnership and the well-thought-out master plan will be the key to garnering a large chunk of the money through Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO). “I think pooling our financial resources in the tough economic times we’re both faced with makes a lot of sense,” Jackel said. “We’re hoping that we can jump start the whole program with this GOCO grant.” They hope to have a master plan approved by RFSD and the town of Carbondale before the year’s out in order to apply for the GOCO funding and get the project going as early as 2010. RFSD has hired Rich Camp Landscape Architect to create a design, and Camp is currently working on cost estimates.
Carbondale, area governments, at work on regional recycling plan By Jeremy Heiman Carbondale and other governments in Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle counties are partnering in preliminary studies that may eventually result in a regional program to sort, market and ship recyclable materials. The one-year effort to find ways to divert material from the four local landfills is supported by a $100,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, said Ron Rasnic, Eagle County solid waste and recycling manager. The grant program started in August. The specific tasks funded by the grant are: • developing strategies for regional collaboration in diverting materials from landfills; • studying the composition of waste at the Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin county landfills and the South Canyon Landfill operated by Glenwood Springs; • tracking local recycling — finding out what currently gets picked up and where it goes; • conducting a survey of the public to gauge people’s willingness to recycle; • conducting research on what can be done with problem materials, such as demolition and construction waste, tires, textiles, and waste from the oil and gas drilling
industry; • visiting facilities that receive and process electronic waste, compostable material and recyclables to learn how these are handled; • developing an educational program on recycling for local schools and a regional educational Web site on the subject; • a wrapup, which will address the possibilities for continuing the work after the grant project is complete. Rasnic said the partners are the three counties, Aspen, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Vail and the Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability. Carbondale Assistant Public Works Director Ellie Kennedy, who is representing Carbondale in the project, said Carbondale would participate fully in the grant program. Kennedy said her department will be collecting information from the trash haulers who serve Carbondale as to the volume of recycling they handle, and will be determining how much material is collected weekly at the Patagonia recycling cans around town. She will also be assembling information on the quantity of leaves collected in Carbondale and the amount of compostable material deposited in Green Team containers at Mountain Fair annually. The town will also make an effort to find
out where tires go after they are removed from vehicles at local dealers. Carbondale residents will be surveyed in the near future on their recycling attitudes, Kennedy said, possibly in connection with utility bills. She is also on the committee that will develop a recycling education program. Kennedy said the work under the grant will generally allow the partners to understand the region’s recycling strengths and
weaknesses in order to develop a plan for the future. She said the intention is to take the information to policy makers in local government and find out how they want to move forward. Chris Hoofnagle, solid waste coordinator for Pitkin County, agrees the information will be valuable. “It’s a great opportunity to gather some RECYCLING page 5
Carbondale reworking trash ordinances To reduce the risk of bear incidents, the Carbondale Board of Trustees passed a ruling on Oct. 6 prohibiting residents from putting trashcans out overnight.
The emergency ordinance is effective immediately and allows trash containers on residential streets only between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the morning of pickup. The town is also looking at major changes to the town code regarding trash pickup and recycling. Public Works Director Larry Ballenger approached the Board of Trustees Sept. 29 with a proposal to change the billing
structure for trash and recycling pickup to discourage sending trash to the landfill and encourage recycling.
If this new rate structure is adopted, recycling pickup would be part of the base rate, and customers would be billed by volume for the amount of trash they put out. So the more material diverted from trash to recycling, the lower the bill. Commercial and residential customers would be affected equally. The trustees directed Ballenger and the Carbondale Environmental Board to meet with the trash haulers to try to work out a rate structure.
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News Briefs New art center under construction Work is under way by former valley resident and art collector Kimiko Powers to build a museum/art center that will house a prestigious pop art collection of Jasper Johns, among other contemporary artists. The Powers Art Learning Center will be located north of Highway 82 near Planted Earth and the gravel pit. County records describe the facility as an art learning center, museum and library under ownership of the Ryobi Foundation. “This building will eventually display the foundation’s artwork to the general public. It will also house a database and collection of information on contemporary art (including the art owned by the Ryobi Foundation) accessible to artists and the general public,” states the foundation’s tax filing report The conditional use permit to build was issued by Garfield County in 2008 and the structure is taking shape, visible from across the valley on Catherine Store Road and some spots on the eastern edge of Carbondale. Originally formed as a grantmaking entity, the Ryobi Foundation shifted its focus in May 2008 to “obtaining and holding significant pieces of artwork from significant, well-known contemporary artists,” the tax report says. Within its new mission, the foundation displays the artwork to the general public through public exhibits in Colorado. Among the artwork is the Jasper Johns Art Collection. The collection has previously been on display through Colorado Mountain College.
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Cop Shop According to the International Print Center New York, John and Kimiko Powers began collecting pop art in the 1960s. In addition to renowned artists such as Lichtenstein, Oldenburg and Warhol, they acquired work by Jim Dine, Mel Ramos, James Rosenquist and Tom Wesselman, and the precursors of pop art Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg and Larry Rivers. Kimiko told an audience at the Denver Art Museum in 2001 that after a visit to Tokyo, she and her late husband studiously built their collection over about 20 years. It is now regarded as unparalleled in the Western world. The Powers also had gotten to know many of the artists, and Kimiko’s colorful face is known throughout the world in Andy Warhol’s 1981 screenprint titled “Kimiko.”
Ditch shut-off The Carbondale Public Works and Utilities Department has announced that, as usual, ditches will be shut off on Oct. 15. They will be operational again on April 15. Questions should be directed to public works at 963-3140.
Bicyclists, be careful With close calls and accidents on the rise, the Carbondale Police Department is asking bicyclists to respect traffic laws. This summer, Carbondale police responded to a half dozen car/bike accidents, said Police Chief Gene Schilling. None resulted in serious injuries, but more incidents occurred than in previous years.
Schilling said drivers were at fault in some of the incidents but that, in general, bicyclists need to pay more attention to traffic laws. Bikers would do well to avoid a few obvious, risky moves such as ignoring stop signs, riding two abreast while cars are waiting to pass, and passing school buses while kids are loading or unloading. The police department hasn't issued traffic citations to bicyclists in the past and isn't planning to start. But if the situation worsens the department will begin issuing warnings and will potentially step up its bike patrols. “If we don't quell it now, it's going to become an issue,” Schilling said.
Sunday, Oct. 4 At about 12:30 a.m. a man groped a woman in the Mi Casita bar and someone hit him on the head with a beer bottle. Then the man pulled out a knife and accidentally slashed a bystander.
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Monday, Oct. 5 At 6:15 p.m. police pulled over the driver of a U.S. Postal Service truck doing 42 mph in a 35 mph zone on Main Street, tailgating, and generally driving aggressively. The driver reportedly explained that there was “a lot of pressure on him from the Postal Service.” After lecturing him on proper behavior when driving government vehicles, the officer let him go.
Garfield County Public Health has postponed community walk-in seasonal flu vaccination clinics because shipments of the vaccine have been delayed. Sara Harter, the county’s immunization program coordinator, encouraged residents to talk to pharmacists or their primary care physicians if they would like to be vaccinated before the rest of the county’s vaccine supply arrives. However, she noted: “We have not seen any seasonal flu cases so far this year. Swine flu or H1N1 is present in our community, but the vaccine is not available at this time.” The health department began vaccinating against seasonal flu earlier this season based on CDC guidelines. Now, vaccine manufacturers are bogged down by having to produce
Sunday, Oct. 4 At 10:14 p.m. police received a report of a loud stereo on a bicycle in Sopris Park. The responding officer contacted the Moonlight Cruisers, who decided it was time to start their monthly ride and, quoth the police blotter, “rode off into the darkness.”
Monday, Oct. 5 At 6:45 p.m. a man’s mountain bike was stolen from his garage on Garfield Avenue. The bike, a full suspension, Specialized Enduro SL, was copper and orange in color and worth an estimated $3,300.
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National Sheep Dog Finals coming to Carbondale By Jane Bachrach There’s no denying that the fall colors in Carbondale are spectacular. The breathtaking blankets of yellow, with smatterings of reds and oranges, come together to provide a landscape that is a photographer’s dream. Although the colors weren’t as brilliant as usual this year, we can guarantee that they will be unusual during fall, 2011. After all, 250 black and white border collies will be here to compete in the 2011 USBCHA (United States Border Collie Handlers Association) National Sheepdog Finals at the Strang Ranch. The competition, which will be held
Sept. 13-18, 2011, promises to attract contestants and spectators from all over the U.S. and Canada. Initial preparations for the event will begin next weekend, Oct. 16-18, when 250 sheep (don’t start counting) belonging to Calvin Roberts from Silt, will be transported to the Strang Ranch for a sort of rehearsal for the 2011 event. Though it is just a rehearsal trials, approximately 60 handlers and their dogs from all over the western U.S. will come to town to compete.According to Bridget Strang, who sits on the committee for the upcoming sheepdog trials, there will be a practice pen
and this trial will be “beginner friendly.” Another trials will be held next year, Strang said. The 2011 National Sheepdog Finals Committee members are Strang, Ellen Nieslanik and Dan Keeton. Strang Ranch and the Aspen Valley Land Trust are the co-hosts and
the proceeds from the finals will go to AVLT. Strang is a relative newcomer to the sport and has two border collies of her own that she’s training. Although her experience and expertise is in training and competing with horses, it appears as if she is also getting “hooked” on competing with her sheepdogs.
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Spectators are encouraged to attend the rehearsal trial on Oct. 16, 17 and 18 at the Strang Ranch. Admission is free and there will be a food concession. Bring your lawn chairs, but unless you’re competing, dogs are adamantly not allowed.
The Strang Ranch is located on County Road 102. Take Catherine Store Road up to Missouri Heights, turn right on CR 102 and the ranch is the first on the left. Don’t miss these trials; the Strang Ranch is a lot closer than Meeker.
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seasonal flu vaccine, as well as H1N1 vaccine. As soon as Public Health receives information on seasonal flu vaccine availability, postponed community clinics will be rescheduled and publicized. At this time however, all walk-in clinics through Public Health have been postponed.
Forest group seeks members The Bureau of Land Management in Meeker and the Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council are seeking additional members of the public to serve on an advisory group for the White River Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment. Participants will serve as a subgroup under the Northwest Colorado Resource Advisory Council (RAC). Members should have specific knowledge of the 2.6-million acres overseen by the White River Field Office and be willing to attend meetings in Meeker this fall, winter and spring. The subgroup, which was formed in 2007, will provide feedback to the Northwest RAC about the formulation of the Field Office’s Resource Management Plan
Amendment, which is addressing an anticipated increase in oil and gas activity within the boundaries of the Field Office’s jurisdiction. Currently the Field Office is in the impacts analysis stage. A draft plan is due in January 2011. Members are wanted for the Northwest RAC's three general categories. Category 1 members represent commercial interests such as livestock grazing, timber, mining, oil and gas, realty and rights-of-ways, off-highway vehicle groups, and guides and outfitters. Category 2 members are drawn from environmental groups, archaeology/historical interests, wildlife organizations, wild horse and burro advocates, and general recreation interests. Category 3 members represent governmental agencies, tribes, academic institutions, and the public-at-large. The Northwest RAC advises the BLM’s Grand Junction, White River, Little Snake, Kremmling and Glenwood Springs field offices. Submit a letter of interest to BLM, 220 East Market Street, Meeker, CO 81641 by Oct. 30. For more information, call Kent Walter, Field Manager, (970) 878-3800.
Bridget Strang and her two border collies, Treat (front) and Rosie, out looking for sheep on the ranch. Photo by Jane Bachrach
Regional recycling continued om page 3 information,”Hoofnagle said. But he said the partners haven’t yet embarked on a plan for a regional recycling effort to put the new information to work. “What we do from there is the next project,” Hoofnagle said. Eagle County is currently building a 40,000-square-foot building at the Eagle County landfill that will serve as a recyclable materials recovery facility, Rasnic said. County staff will sort, process and bale recyclables and market them from the building. Rasnic said he expects the building to be completed by the end of the year. The building was funded strictly by Eagle County, and is not related to the grant. Rasnic said it is possible the partnership will arrange to bring all recyclables to Eagle as a central shipping point. “We need to find the most cost-effective way for that to happen,” Rasnic said.
Once the studies are completed and the grant money expended, more money must be found to support a regional recycling program, if it is to become a reality. “The thing one has to keep in mind,”Rasnic said, “recyclables have to be transported, and that takes money.” The market for recyclables fluctuates, and often materials cannot be sold profitably, so recycling, at least in current market conditions, is not self-supporting. Rasnic said currently most of the markets have recovered somewhat from a low a couple months ago, but the market for plastics numbered 3 through 7 has not rebounded. The Eagle County center won’t have room to store recyclable materials to wait for higher market prices, Rasnic said. “It’s not the point to store things,” Rasnic said.“The whole point is to get it in the front door and out the back door.”
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At least one dancer cut a rug at the Floral Boutique's 20th anniversary bash last Friday, Oct. 2. Funky Munky and the ThunderLuv provided the tunes. Photo by Lynn Burton
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One of Scuttlebutt’s sources spotted April Clark behind a desk the other day at Solar Energy International. Turns out that April was not only sitting behind a desk, she was in fact working there. And still is. April, a former reporter and columnist for The Post Independent, confirmed she’s now a full-timer at SEI, although she’s still writing a column for the newspaper. As April is probably figuring out, there are a few unexpected perks to working at SEI. For example, the nonprofit’s office is across the hall from KDNK over on Second Street, so she can pop in and check out the new music selection whenever she wants. Then there’s the free box, located just inside the non-profit center’s front door, which on any given day could be stuffed with everything from donated woolen leggings to good books. She’ll get to check that out as well.
Congratulations! Crystal Wesner of Tuscon, Ariz., and Kevin Armstrong, RFHS class of 2002, were married in Chicago on Sept. 24. Kevin is the son of John Armstrong and Elizabeth Gauger. Many family members and guests were heard saying it was the best party, ever.
Back on the job Doug Margel is back on the job at the Carbondale food co-op after being seriously injured in an automobile accident a while back. Doug’s next scheduled work day is Friday, so drop in and say “hi.” And while you’re there, you might as well stock up on organically grown food and such.
Un-milkshakes Local teen Elizabeth Robinson is living with a host family and attending school in Hyderabad, India, thanks to a Rotary grant. In her blog (at theveggiepirate.wordpress.com), Elizabeth reports that Hyderabad is a city of 5.5 million, located in south central India. She’s keen on Indian food and reports the little cucumber and sauce sandwiches sold by food vendors are “actually pretty good.” The milkshake she tried was made without ice cream, but the perhaps the strangest dining experience came in a pizza parlor. Rather than being served a glass of water with her meal, the water came in a plastic bag that you bite into to create a small hole from which to drink.
What a party Grace Brown celebrated her 12th birthday with some of her school pals and adult friends in Satank on Sunday afternoon. At least one alleged grownup said the party was the best time he’d had all year. “Musical chairs is what really sent the party over the top,” said Grace’s grandmother, Brenda Buchanan. Word has it that it took six kids to pry Aimee Lincicome out of the final chair to prevent an adult from winning the game. The party, which raged indoors and outdoors from noon until about 5:15 p.m., took place at the old Ross place, which was built as a barn in 1910, then later served as Mount Sopris Montessori Pre-School’s first school house more than two decades ago and is now a private home.
Skunks and ’coons, watch out A Carbondale man is going around talking about how the town should hire a professional trapper to get rid of skunks and raccoons next summer. He claims that skunks are bad because all they do is stink up the place and raccoons are even worse because with their sharp teeth and claws they can rip up a dog pretty good. This guy says he’s thinking about bringing up the trapper idea during the town’s upcoming budget hearing process if he can stay awake long enough to attend a town council meeting.
“Plainsong” a tale of small town solace and communion One Book One Town author to speak By Trina Ortega “Plainsong,” the Gordon Cooper Library’s selection for the One Book One Town community reading program, appears to be a popular choice. Library staff has had to put out pleas for readers to return copies, and Spanish language versions also are getting checked out. Even President Obama was hoping to read it while on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard, The New York Times reported. Gordon Cooper Branch Manager Marilyn Murphy hopes that popularity translates into a well-attended, welcoming turnout for author Kent Haruf’s visit as part of the next One Book One Town event on Thursday, Oct. 15. “This is a wonderful book, and it has been very well-received by the community,” Murphy said. “We hope all of the community will come to listen to this award-winning author speak.” The Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library sponsor the One Book One Town series to encourage community members to read a “shared” piece of literature. The events include a free lecture and book signing by the author. Haruf will discuss his work at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Roaring Fork High School auditeria. Local high school students also will have the chance to meet with Haruf in a small-group setting during the school day. “Plainsong” and Haruf’s other work, in-
cluding the recent “Eventide,” take place in the fictional eastern Colorado town of Holt. About his real Colorado hometown, Haruf told bookpage.com: “The high plains of eastern Colorado is where I grew up. I had such affection for it as a kid, and I later taught school and high school out there for about seven years. So I know it well, probably better than any place else in the world. It's still the way I think the world should look.” “Plainsong” winds through the lives of several members of the small town, where there are no secrets and everyone knows everyone else’s business. The reader comes to know a little more about each character’s story, which make up the chapters in the book, until their lives intersect via one resident. Among the characters are Tom Guthrie, a high school teacher by day but the husband of a depressed wife at home; the McPheron brothers, two bachelors who know little about the world beyond their farm gate; and Victoria Roubideaux, a pregnant 17-year-old with no place to turn. “There’s not a lot of suspense here, plotwise; you can see each narrative twist and turn coming several miles down the pike. What ‘Plainsong’ has instead is note-perfect dialogue, surrounded by prose that’s straightforward yet rich in particulars,” said reviewer Mary Park.
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Others have described Haruf’s writing as “subtle,” “understated” and “spare,” which makes his work that much more graceful and striking. It is through Haruf’s graceful prose that he explores our deeper need, no matter our demeanor and circumstances, to have a sense of place. “Our lives are generally pretty messy,” Haruf told the Kansas City Star in a 2000 interview about “Plainsong.” “What I want to suggest at the end [of the book] is that at this point, at least this day and this point in their lives, all these people have found a place in a small community — it may even be an extended family — in which they can connect with other people and find solace and communion.” “Plainsong” is the winner of a Mountains & Plains Booksellers Award and was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1999, The Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and The New Yorker Book Award. His novel “The Tie That Binds” received a Whiting Foundation Award and a special citation from the PEN/Hemingway Foundation.
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Community Calendar THURSDAY Oct. 8 THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre Company presents “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” on Oct. 8, 9 and 10. Sunday showings are at 2 p.m.; all others are at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, visit thunderrivertheatre.com or call 963-8200. YOGA • Jeff Jackson has begun offering a second yoga class from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at True Nature Healing Arts at 549 Main Street. For more information email dyeworks@fastmail.fm. P&Z MEETS • Carbondale Planning & Zoning Commission meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at Town Hall. HEALTH SCREENINGS • Mountain Family Health Centers will conduct free health screenings from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Health Department at 2014 Blake Avenue. Screenings are open to the public. Anyone may attend. Call Sharla Gallegos at 618-3159 for more information and for dates and locations of upcoming screenings.
FRIDAY Oct. 9 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre shows “The Hangover” (R) at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 through Thursday, Oct. 15. Also showing “Food, Inc.” (PG) at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11. ECO-GODDESS TUNES • Eco-Goddess at 335 Main St. presents members of the Crowlin Ferlies, with Ann Federowicz on the fiddle, as part of the Celtic Fest from 7-9 p.m. No cover. Information: 963-7316 or eco-goddess.com. DANCE CLUB • Deejay Deeogee spins for
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SAT-SUN Oct. 10-11 CELTIC/OKTOBERFEST • A combined celebration of Celtic and German traditions. See story on page 10 for more details.
SATURDAY OCT. 10 SCARECROW CONTEST • Design your own scarecrow and bring it to the Gordon Cooper Library between 10 a.m. and noon. Judging will occur at 1 p.m. Compete in the following categories: funniest, scariest, traditional, most original. Call 963-2889 for more information. LEAF DUMP • From Oct. 10 to Nov. 22, Carbondale residents may dispose of their leaves and small branches by bringing them to the parking lot on the northeast corner of Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street. Absolutely no trash or dumping of any other kind is allowed. For more information, call 963-1307. TAMARISK REMOVAL • Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers seeks volunteers for a tamarisk removal and restoration project on the Colorado River from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Glenwood Springs. To register, visit RFOV.org or call 927-8241. FALL FESTIVITIES • St. Peter’s of the Valley Episcopal Church at 200 Elk Run Drive in Basalt hosts a pumpkin patch sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Oct. 7-10. On Oct. 10, the church will host a barbecue from 4-7 p.m. The Last Minute String Band play bluegrass. For tickets and more information, call Sissy Sutro at 970-987-1545, or visit stpeters-
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basalt.com/harvest2009. PRIMAL RAW FOOD • Aajonus Vanderplanitz will host a workshop to teach people how to live disease free by eating a raw food diet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at True Nature Healing Arts at 549 Main Street. For more information email dyeworks@fastmail.com.
SUNDAY Oct. 11 LIVE MUSIC • Ella at 318 Main St. will host Acoustic Mayhem from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, visit notorietyfineart.com.
MONDAY Oct. 12 DANCE CLASSES • Learn African and Caribbean dances with live drummers and fun rhythms. All ages and abilities welcome. $10. Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Carbondale Community School, 1505 Satank Road. Call Steve at 379-8422 with questions.
TUESDAY Oct. 13 BUSINESS CONFERENCE • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will host its business conference and expo from 1-6 p.m. on Oct. 13, at the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District Training Center at 301 Meadowood Drive. Tickets are $40 for non-members and $50 for members. For tickets or more information, call 963-1890. BASKETBALL FOR TOTS • The Carbondale recreation center offers Start Smart Basketball for boys and girls aged 3-4 years, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-10:30 a.m., Oct. 13-29. Fee is $50, includes basketball kit. For more information, call 704-4190. TRUSTEES MEET • The Carbondale Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 14 YOGA FOR KIDS • Ongoing classes for children, age 5 and up, will be held on Wednesdays 4-5 p.m. at Bikram Yoga College of India, 105 Village Lane. Fee: $9, free for adults with a paying child. For more information, call 927-1230. SENIOR ACTING • Senior Matters offers “Acting Up! An introductory theater class for seniors of all ages.” Classes are held Wednesdays from 1:30-2:45 p.m. through Nov. 18. Beginners welcome. For more information, contact Randy Vanderhurst at 963-2379 or randyvan@comcast.net; or call Richard at 987-4034. PIZZA TUNES • Randy Rice and Tanya play at White House Pizza from 7-10 p.m. They bring everyone’s favorite tunes down from Marble. No cover. For more information, visit whitehousepizza.com. HOT SPRINGS TOUR • The Roaring Fork Conservancy and employees of the Hot Springs Lodge and Pool in Glenwood will lead a tour of the hot springs pool from source to outflow, and will discuss water rights, geothermal heating, pool history and operations. Bring a swimsuit and towel. Discounted admission for tour participants. For more information call the Conservancy at 927-1290 or visit roaringfork.org/events. ROTARY PRESENTATION • Diane Welter will present “Your Friends for Life” during the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club of Carbondale at 6:45 a.m. at the fire station building at 301 Meadowood Drive. Guests welcome. Breakfast is $12. For more information, call Jay Leavitt at 379-1436.
Community Briefs LIFT-UP seeks holiday volunteers LIFT-UP is looking for program coordinators and volunteers for its Holiday Food and Angel Tree programs in Carbondale. Holiday meals will be distributed prior to Thanksgiving and Christmas, and Angel Tree gifts for children will be given out before Christmas. Helping out is fun, rewarding, and will brighten the holidays of neighbors in need. LIFT-UP is also looking for volunteers in other local communities. Call LIFT-UP at 945-2005 for more information.
Dump your leaves The Town of Carbondale and Rocky Mountain Disposal will be sponsoring Leaf Days this year between Oct. 10 and Nov. 22. During that time, Carbondale residents may bring their leaves and small branches to the parking lot on the northeast corner of Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street. Leaves must be removed from bags. This is a recycling project and absolutely no trash or dumping of any kind is allowed. Separate containers will be provided for leaves and small branches. If the containers are contaminated by any other material (including other vegetative material), the entire contents of the container cannot be recycled and will be dumped in the landfill. For more information, call 963-1307.
Nonprofit grants available The Tuesday Morning Basalt Linx Business Networking Group is now accepting grant applications from nonprofits in the Roaring Fork Valley. Grants will be awarded at the end of the year. For more information
or an application form, call Joe Goodman at 945-8812. The Linx group is a local nonprofit that holds weekly networking meetings on Tuesdays from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Guests are welcome to attend. For more information about the meetings, call Paula Feathergill at 379-2102.
Breast cancer awareness month October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Aspen Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure reminds every woman, especially in the current economic climate when people are losing their jobs and their health insurance, to be breast self-aware. Komen Aspen recommends that women know their cancer risk, get screened, make healthy lifestyle choices and stay informed about current breast health issues. The affiliate provides free mammograms and other services to women without insurance in Pitkin, Eagle and Garfield counties. For more information about services or to volunteer, call (970) 920-0250 or visit komenaspen.org.
Free health screenings Mountain Family Health Centers will conduct free health screenings throughout the region in October. Screenings are open to the public. Take this opportunity to make sure you’re in good health for the fall and winter seasons. There are usually no symptoms associated with elevated cholesterol, blood pressure or the first stages of diabetes, so it is wise to be checked. The free screenings include cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, body mass index, and a heart disease risk
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assessment. Checking such risk factors regularly can help prevent serious health conditions from developing. It is ideal to fast before a screening, but not required. No appointment is necessary. Area businesses may arrange for free, on-site screenings for employees or customers. Screenings will be offered today, Thursday, in Glenwood Springs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Health Dept. at 2014 Blake Avenue. Screenings will also be offered in Glenwood Springs on Oct. 16, 17 and 25, and in Basalt on Oct. 29. Call Sharla Gallegos at 618-3159 for times, locations and more information.
bondale & Rural Fire Protection District Training Center at 301 Meadowood Drive. The event is designed to help local business owners weather the economic downturn by “getting back to basics.” The intent is for locals to help each other by sharing best practices and discovering that all the resources for business success are available right here in this valley. Local experts will participate in panel presentations on marketing, business strategies, technology and financial planning. The conference will also feature an expo that will include over 20 local businesses and will offer an opportunity for attendees to meet the panelists. The expo will conclude with a catered networking mixer. Tickets are $40 for non-members and $50 for members. Ticket price includes the conference, expo, appetizers and one drink. For tickets or information, call 963-1890.
Chamber hosts business conference The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will host its annual business conference and expo from 1 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 13, at the Car-
Sports Briefs Carbondale Coed Softball League The Carbondale Coed Softball season has come to a close after about two months of play. Eight teams participated in the league, which competed at Bill Hanks Softball Field in Carbondale every Monday evening. The team of Johns and Blondes took the regular season champion title after putting together a 5-1 regular season record.At the endof-season tournament games on Oct. 3, the morning bracket was won by Collins Construction. Balfour and Johns and Blondes took second and third. Mid-Valley Church won the
afternoon bracket. Prohibition Padres placed second, and Team Turborita placed third.
Ram Sports Update Varsity volleyball: Sept. 29 vs. Hotchkiss: 2225, 25-13, 25-15, 25-16; Oct. 2 vs. Gunnison: 25-19, 23-25, 25-22, 19-25, 15-8. Varsity football: Oct. 2 vs. Gunnison: 27-15 (Gunnison). Boys varsity Soccer: RFHS will play CRMS at 4 p.m. on Oct. 8 at CRMS; Vail Mountain School at 11 a.m. on Oct. 10, at Vail Mountain School; Basalt at 4 p.m. on Oct. 13 at Basalt.
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October School Continues October 11 Sundays in October at 4:00 pm Topic: “Good Grief?” Study Books: Out of the Canyon by Art Daily and Allison Daily Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
Conduit Bond Signed The Conduit Bond approved by the Carbondale Trustees has been signed by all parties. TSC now has a lower interest rate from Alpine Bank for our development loan. This is great news for the project. Thanks to Town staff and Alpine Bank, Land +Shelter for shepherding the bond to reality.
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Celtic and Oktoberfest: Find your stein and grab yer kilt By Jessi Rochel Carbondale Recreation Coordinator Beer, brats and bands will be headlining this two-day event. The party kicks off Friday night at 5 p.m. with Celtic Fest – a rousing celebration of the seven Celtic nations of Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Spain, Brittany, and Ireland. On Saturday, the international education continues with Oktoberfest – a holiday to honor the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig (later King Ludwig I) of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen on Oct. 12, 1810. Nearly 200 years later the party’s still going strong.
Celtic Fest Sláinte! Join your neighbors and friends and toast the Emerald Isle with an evening of bagpipes, beer and the Best Legs in a Kilt Contest. Sample authentic Austrian cuisine, soak up some Celtic tunes, and enjoy a jolly good autumn evening. Jig on by the Fourth Street Plaza to check out the fun. Join your neighbors and friends under the big 40-foot by 80-foot tent. Rain, shine, or snow, you’ll be covered – literally. But be sure to get there early to stake out a seat! New this year for the youngsters is Kids Fest at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center. Children ages 3-8 are welcome to participate in a variety of kid-friendly Highlander Games – including the Caber Toss (with a noodle instead of a log) and Haggis Throwing (with bean bags as opposed to – ahem – the traditional stuffed sheep’s
stomach). Additionally, there will be a bounce house, obstacle courses and other sporting games. Pre-registration is recommended. The program runs 5-7 p.m.
Oktoberfest Willkommen! Time to dust off last year’s stein and fill it full with this year’s beer. Oktoberfest opens at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, and promises to be a day full of fun with German bands, food, and beer. Half and full-liter steins are available while supplies last. Once you’ve sufficiently bulked up on dumplings, beef gulasch, and cheese spatzle, test your strength at any of the highly competitive (highly entertaining) contests of wits and prowess. After all, former event chair and current event co-coordinator, Rebecca “Becklesworth” Wagner, says,“The events are what make it a true Oktoberfest.” The Bratwurst Eating Contest will commence at 2 p.m., with contestants working furiously to eat as many bunless brats as possible in two minutes. Later, check out the Liter Holding Contest as guys and gals alike demonstrate their superior arm strength, holding a liter stein filled to the brim with quality German beer – being careful not to spill a drop – for as long as their muscles hold out. Join the fun at 5:30 p.m. Finally, Nail Driving contests will happen throughout the day. All you have to do is pound your nail into the log first. Sound simple? Hardly so – each contestant uses a masonry hammer and gets one turn at a time to
hit a two-inch nail on the head and drive it into the log. Taking the stage Saturday will be seasoned veteran bands of the Fest: The Average German Band will perform from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. and Alpine Echo will play from 2:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. Local bands will round out the evening. Kids Fest will return again on Saturday
with kid-friendly versions of some of our favorite Oktoberfest challenges and more. Stop by the recreation center from 11-4 p.m. Remember to pre-register if you want to be sure to claim a spot! The event at the plaza is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center at 704-4190.
Art Briefs Shutterbug workshop The All Valley Photo Alliance will host a one-day photography workshop this weekend. The workshop will start at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Third Street Center with a slide show by the instructor, Sue Drinker. Drinker will cover fundamentals of lighting, composition, exposure and focus priorities. From 12 to 4 p.m. participants will shoot the Oktoberfest celebration with tips from Drinker; and from 5 to 7 p.m. an instructional landscape photo shoot will be held on West Sopris Creek Road. On Sunday, participants will have a chance to review the previous day’s photographs with Sue Drinker. The All Valley Photo Alliance is intended to bring together professional artists and valley residents to celebrate the exceptional Roaring Fork Valley. Drinker has been teaching photography courses in Jackson Hole and locally for more than 15 years.
Workshop fee: $85. For more information, call 945-4321, or email sdrinker@drinkerdurrance.com.
Local landscape artist on display The CMC Center for Excellence in the Arts Gallery, at 9th and Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs, will feature the work of landscape artist Dan Young of Silt through Nov. 20. Titled “From Dusk ‘til Dawn,” the exhibit features 37 of Young’s most recent oil paintings. He is best known for capturing the landscapes of the rural West, but enjoys a national reputation and his work appears in shows from coast to coast. A self-described impressionist, Young considers his work a success when viewers feel the warmth of light in a summer sky or the cold of a snowy night. A free opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 9. For more information, contact Alice Beauchamp at 9478367 or abeauchamp@coloradomtn.edu.
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For health, reconnect to the seasons Although the autumnal equinox occurred about two weeks ago, many of us began feeling this seasonal change much earlier. “It feels like fall” dusted our daily conversations with anticipation, and the first dusting of Mt. Sopris followed close behind. Until recently our attention would have been on the annual harvest, gathering, storing, and preparing for winter. Now, as the influence of linear technology isolates and insulates most of us from the natural seasonal cycles and our agrarian roots, we focus instead on season passes and tuning our winter gear, or on ski swaps and upgrades. Unfortunately for some of us caught in these turbulent times of economic recession, our attention has been on finding employment, keeping our homes and jobs, or wondering if we will have enough money to keep our homes and families warm as winter approaches. Whatever situation we are facing, the disconnection from natural cycles, and the resulting imbalance, is shared by all. into Over more than 6,000 years, patriarchy and the concept of eminent domain by Joel Proctor have gradually overtaken human culture and society. It has allowed us to experience an extreme materialistic existence. It has also led us to our present state of imbalance and disconnectedness through an overemphasis and over-reliance on linear thinking. Healing traditions rooted in observance of natural cycles – such as Taoist Oriental medicine and indigenous “medicine societies” – see the roots of disease in imbalance and relational disconnectedness. It is often difficult to separate imbalance and disconnectedness in the individual from that of society and culture. Indeed, it is a true dialectic. Facing the extent of imbalance in modern society and disconnectedness in ourselves can be overwhelming to even the most spiritually rooted among us. To do so, however, can bring clarity, understanding, and compassion for ourselves and for those around us. In natural healing traditions it is the first rite of passage into the healing process. A simple yet powerful way to begin to restore balance and connectedness for us as individuals and for the greater
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The Gallegos Corporation; P.O. Box 821 Vail, CO 81658 / (970) 926-3737, has filed an application for a Regular (112) Construction Materials Operation Reclamation Permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board under provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The existing operation is known as the Conger Harvesting Area, and is located at or near the corner of Sections 21, 22, 28, Township 11 South Range 88 West, 6th Prime Meridian. The Gallegos Corporation operates under a valid existing 110 Permit (M-1998-022) and wishes to include 23.33 acres of USFS lands into its permit area. This application converts the existing 110 permit to a 112 permit. The proposed date of commencement is ongoing, and the proposed date of completion is + 30 years. The proposed future use of the land is Wildlife Habi-
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Photo by Fred Pulver human society and culture is to regain our ability for circular thinking. The most obvious and natural place to start is by paying more attention to the four seasons. This will connect us once again to the circular and cyclical language of Mother Earth and nature. Notice the qualities of each and how they affect the physical, mental/emotional, and energy/spiritual body. Through a basic study of the Five Element system of Oriental medicine, we can uncover a wealth of practical steps we can take in protecting our health, especially during seasonal transitions. Studying medicine wheel models of indigenous traditions can reconnect us to the cyclical/circular nature of life and provide guidance and direction to our life journey. We will regain our inherent nature to embrace and welcome change instead of treating it as a source of stress, fear and anxiety. Understanding the four phases of the human experience – mirrored in the four seasons – of the infant, adolescent, adult, and elder, will enable us to smoothly navigate the transitions and complete the rites of passages of each phase with grace, dignity, power and wisdom. By restoring balance and reconnecting to the center, true transformational healing can occur for us as individuals and for our families, communities and nations. Society and culture can be transformed. Hopefully, in future articles, we can delve deeper into more of the practical aspects of these traditions and the benefits to our health and well-being they offer. Remember, there are no straight lines in the universe. In the circle of life, we are all connected.
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tat. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder's office; 221 N. Wisconsin Suite #C Gunnison, CO 81230, or the above-named applicant.
Comments must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety by 4:00 p.m. on November 4, 2009. Publish: 3 of 4 on October 8, 2009 in The Sopris Sun PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a Petition for Annexa-
tion by Lewis R. and Jacquelyn R. Thompson. The property is legally known as Lot 2 of the TLCCO Subdivision Exemption recorded as Reception No. 746205. The site is generally located directly west of Triangle Park, south of Hwy. 133 and north of River Valley Ranch. Said parcel contains 2.36 acres in size. Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2009.
Copies of the Petition and Annexation Plat are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Publish: 1x on October 8, 2009 in The Sopris Sun
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