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A line of tractors, trailed by a parade of sign-carrying Thompson Divide supporters, rolled down Main Street following Saturday’s rally at the Third Street Center to oppose gas drilling west of Carbondale. Photos by Jane Bachrach

Thompson Divide Coalition rally draws 300 By Allyn Harvey Sopris Sun Correspondent

esidents from the lower Roaring Fork Valley rallied in Carbondale Saturday morning to prevent energy development in the Thompson Divide area. Nearly 300 people showed up for a rally at the park behind the Third Street Center that featured petitions to the federal government, a variety of speakers, music and a strong message of support for the work of the Thompson Divide Coalition. The coalition, commonly referred to as the TDC, is comprised of area ranchers, business owners, conservationists and residents who have been working for more than three years to preserve 221,000 acres of federal lands between McClure Pass and Sunlight Mountain ski resort. Cars parked outside the Third Street Center were the ﬁrst indication of the diversity of support for keeping drilling rigs from the Thompson Divide — there were just as many bumper stickers opposing the Hidden Gems wilderness initiative as there were supporting it. A half dozen tractors, driven in by local

ranchers, were lined up at the edge of the rally with signs hanging off their shovels and in their windows that said: “Tractors for Thompson Divide” and, “Ranchers for Thompson Divide — My livelihood, my job.” A number of people standing in the crowd held up signs, including one by Richard Vottero that said “Trade my water for oil? No frackin’ way” and another held up by a young boy that simply said “Clean air. Clean Water.” Katrina Byars, who helped organize and promote the event with Malcolm McMichael, pointed out that the federal government has issued 81 leases to energy development companies, such as SG Interests based in Houston, in the Thompson Divide area. None are currently being developed, but SG has asked the Bureau of Land Management to allow it to drill a test well and eventually combine 16 leases into a single unit. “We will see the giant ﬂame plumes up there,” Byars told the crowd at the outset. She talked about the impacts to the community, the local environment and water supplies that will come with development. “Nobody wants this,” she said. “And we’re here today to tell the Bureau of Land Management and the energy companies that this place is

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already being used. It’s where we ski, we camp, we ride, we hike, we ﬁsh.” For the next hour, members of the crowd stepped up onto the stage and gave reasons for preserving the area. Chuck Ogilvy, a longtime resident of the central Rockies, pointed out how important the area is for hunters, who rely on healthy game herds. Next up, former Carbondale Trustee Russ Criswell emphasized the importance of the area and its streams to Carbondale’s water supply. And throughout the day, the theme of clean, safe water — and the threat that energy development poses to it — was brought up by speaker after speaker. Mark Hamilton, who works at the Aspen Skiing Co. and manages its employee-funded environment foundation, pointed out the area’s recreational value for skiers, climbers, hikers, mountain bikers, snowmobilers and others before citing a statistic that Sen. Mark Udall has recently shared — the outdoor recreation industry grew 6 percent last year, to $700 billion. He RALLY page 11

Carbondale Commentary The Crystal’s low flow isn’t “normal” By Ken Neubecker Fall is my favorite time of the year. The days are still warm and the garden is producing like crazy. There is a brisk clean to the air. It’s also the best time of the year for fishing.The Crystal River, a short walk from my home in Carbondale, is running low and so clear you almost can’t see the water. For many ‘Bonedalians the low flow seems “normal,” and it is, to a degree. The Crystal flows a lot lower than it would naturally this time of year, and has for a long time. No wonder people think of this as “normal.” Early in the morning you can see many sprinkler irrigations systems keeping the hay fields around Carbondale green.The ditches running through town are still full. In River Valley Ranch the landscape irrigation is still running as if it was mid-July, filling the gutters and storm drains. All of that water is from the Crystal River. That is why the river is so low. I wonder how many people realize that? The town ditch in Sopris Park is the Crystal River. The Rockford Ditch running past the commu-

nity gardens is the Crystal River. The sprinklers watering my front lawn, sometimes three times a day, is the Crystal River. In 2002 and 2003 the Crystal River didn’t exist below the Town Ditch diversion. Dry rocks filled the waterless channel until some small return flows started to come in below the DOW’s Crystal River fish hatchery. People splashe in the ditch during Mountain Fair, never realizing the connection and drying, of the nearby Crystal River. There is a minimum in-stream flow right to “protect” the environment “to a reasonable degree,” but that right is junior, with a lower priority than the other water rights, and often is not met. The Crystal River through Carbondale rarely holds even the minimum water it needs this time of year. Yet we need our agriculture too, and that doesn’t exist without irrigation. Many of the local ranchers have installed systems that greatly increase the efficiency of water use. Sprinklers are far more efficient than the old practice of flood irrigation. Carbondale could save a lot of water by simply by piping the ditches that run through town. And

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Hamilton, Biggs and Richardson Dear Editor: In my term as a Roaring Fork School District school board member I have become more aware of both the strengths and the challenges of our district. Two things that stand out most positively in my mind are that we have an incredibly competent, committed and passionate teaching staff; and that we experience meticulously responsible ﬁnancial stewardship under the direction of Shannon Pelland. I have also found a few core issues that consistently arise as being areas in which our district is in need of improvement. After spending some time talking with all of the school board candidates in this November’s election, I believe that Matt Hamilton, Daniel Biggs and Terry Lott Richardson will provide the perspective we need for both drawing on our district’s strengths and working on areas in which we could improve. Hamilton, Biggs and Richardson are the three candidates who: • Understand the need to focus more district resources toward educating the whole child, and less resources on testing and reporting; • Understand and value the importance of student-teacher relationships to children’s education; • Recognize the creative potential and collective wisdom of our teachers, and want to provide them with the opportunity to draw on their passion for teaching and use their professional judgment in working with each individual child; • Support increased transparency and accessibility of school board business; • Are committed to improving the ways in which our district engages with teachers

and other community members who bring forward constructive feedback. All voters in the Roaring Fork School District – from Basalt and Carbondale to Glenwood – will have the opportunity to vote for candidates in all three seats. Hamilton will be running unopposed for district B; Richardson and Biggs are running for contested seats in district C and D, respectively. I hope you will join me in voting for Hamilton, Biggs and Richardson as our next school board members. Debbie Bruell Carbondale

Sopris Park article was offensive Dear Editor: Your article,“Trustees get an earful on Sopris Park noise”from your Sept. 29 issue was found very offensive to me and my family. One thing that stood out in the article was “It just droned on.” The resident that died was a family member, a friend and so much more, so to hear those words printed in a local newspaper really hurt. The article did have good points and was a well written article, but to hear “It droned on” made it seem less intelligent. Maybe to a neighbor of the park it did drone on, but I do not think that should have been published. To read the words that my step-father’s memorial service broke my heart. He was a very loved and important man that touched many people’s lives, so to hear heart shattering words like that was disturbing and tragic. My family and friends would all really appreciate if the next time you wrote an article you wouldn’t use such harsh words when describing a memorial service. Emily Fuller Carbondale

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River Valley Ranch needs to do a serious water use audit and adjustment. Even with all this improvement the Crystal will still run low, or even dry in dry years. Why? Because the ranchers and the town still need to follow the dictates of the 19th century. They need to take all their water under the old system, whether they need it or not, or they could lose it. For a rancher that is a scary proposition. Most of the unused water, or conserved water, flows back to the river, but often many miles downstream. This can leave a long reach of the river de-watered, or even bone dry as it was in 2002. Most unused water from the town ditches doesn’t return to the ailing Crystal. It flows into the Roaring Fork River. We need to change how we deal with conserved water. In Oregon, if someone saves water through an efficient system they can still keep most of it, so long as they give at least 25 percent to the state for instream flow purposes. They can sell it, lease it or give even more for the stream if they want. They don’t lose it as they would here in Colorado. While Oregon’s system is based on a different set of conditions, administration and

Support 3E Dear Editor: People don’t want to support government these days. We’re in a recession. Government is seen as wasteful. You’d rather spend those dollars yourself. But what if you were asked to fund a costeffective service that helps every single member of our valley? We’re talking about ballot initiative 3E, which helps claw back $4.8 of the $5.1 million in recent cuts to school budgets. One response might be: “No way! The schools should cut waste!” But adjusted for inﬂation, the Roaring Fork School District has lowered per pupil operating and maintenance expenses over the past 20 years; they have been admirably unwasteful! “No way! Teachers are overpaid.” But that’s not true. Salary increases for teachers have not kept up with inﬂation over the past 20 years. “We’re overtaxed!” Again, not true. Homeowners are paying between 53-63 percent less than they paid 20 years ago. Until recently,Americans have never been against taxes per se, just wasteful ones. Effective public education like what we have in our valley is the underpinning of our economy and our democracy. No one wants to live in a community, run a business, or purchase property in a place with under-funded schools. Please vote yes on 3E by mail-in ballot next week. Auden Schendler Ellen Freedman Basalt

Yes for 3A Dear Editor: I am writing to encourage voters in the Roaring Fork School District (RE-1) to vote yes on 3E in this upcoming election for the following reasons: 1. If you do not have good schools in your community – you do not have a community. Good schools attract businesses and create a vibrant environment that people can rally

culture, there is no reason why protecting the conserved water, helping the river and the irrigator, couldn’t work in Colorado. Rather than say “that can’t work here,” we need to ask “how can that work here?” Our need for water for our rivers, communities and agriculture, will only increase in the future. We need to make some fundamental changes in Colorado and stop living in the past. Ours and the rivers future depend on it. Ken Neubecker is director of the Western Rivers Institute and is often seen scaring fish or untangling fly line on low flowing streams this time of year.

The Sopris Sun encourages commentaries on local issues from our readers. Remember: Keep your commentary local and keep it to 700 words, then dispatch it to news@soprissun.com or P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. Don’t forget to tell us your name, phone number, where you live and any other pertinent information about yourself. around and the community can thrive with. 2. People want to move into areas that have a good school district.This translates into higher property values in the long run. No one wants to live in a school district with bad schools and if 3E does not pass that is what will happen. You will see your property value decrease even more and it will never bounce LETTERS page 12

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Police fire back at immigrants rights group By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

In an unprecedented press conference on Monday, three local police chiefs fired back at an immigrants rights group that claims some students fear a Carbondale school resource officer will report them to ICE. “That’s absolutely false,” Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling said at the press conference, which was also attended by Glenwood Springs Police Chief Terry Wilson and Basalt Police Chief Roderick O’Connor. Schilling attributed student claims that school resource officer Alvaro Agon asked about their parents’ immigrant status to a few families who have run afoul of the law. “They (the families) sucked the media in … they (the families) have their own ulterior motives.” The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) made its first allegation about Alvaro in a Sept. 19 press release to local media that said in part,“ … documented testimonies demonstrate that Officer Agon targets students who are Latino, or appear to be immigrant, and has utilized extreme tactics such as following students home, tracking them for years, and turning their families in to ICE for minor infractions. Taking advantage of his position at the school … Officer Agon has repeatedly crossed the

boundary between his two duties by questioning children about their parents to determine immigration violations and pursue them with ICE after school hours.” Schilling denied CIRC’s allegations, but has confirmed that Agon has worked with ICE agents to arrest suspected criminals in the past but has not been assigned to assist the agency since March. The RE-1 School Board is currently discussing whether school resource officers, who work in the schools but are officers in local police departments, should also be allowed to assist the U.S. Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Schilling said CIRC first brought its concerns to him several months ago; CIRC’s press releases say its “documentation” comes in part from the Roaring Fork Valley student advocacy group Asociacion de Jovenes Unidos en Accion (AJUA). Schilling said the “documentation” was in the form of 28 comments without names, that could have come from just a few people. “There was nothing to follow up on,” he said. He also said nobody has filed a formal complaint with the town of Carbondale about allegations that Agon is targeting people for deportation. Schilling also said that the brother of a middle school girl who recently wrote a letter

to the editor in the Post Independent had been arrested for dealing drugs, while another resident who complained about Agon had been arrested for assaulting a police ofﬁcer. “So you have to look at where the accusations are coming from,” he said. Wilson, from Glenwood Springs, said that all three police chiefs agree that kids in schools have nothing to fear from ICE or school resource ofﬁcers. He said it would be a “sad state of affairs” if ICE was relying on 14 year old students to collect information with which to deport undocumented immigrants. “Nobody has anything to fear unless they are committing a criminal act,” Wilson said. “ … and none of us considers being an undocumented resident as a criminal act,” Schilling continued. “I don’t see the federal government telling ICE to go into the schools,” Wilson added. Schilling said,“They (students) are afraid of police due to CIRC’s false information … they are making people afraid … people really believe it.” The Sept. 19 press release from CIRC led off with a quote from a Carbondale student that said, “I thought they were going to take me away and separate all of the

brothers and put us with different families. Alvaro goes to our school to talk to the principal and we are scared of him because we think he is going to check the papers of the students.” Part of the role of school resource ofﬁcers is to prevent gang activity. In CIRC’s press release following Monday’s press conference, the group said,“AJUA and CIRC stand in solidarity with the chiefs and the school board in their efforts to ensure safe schools in the Roaring Fork Valley. Our underlying interest in this matter is to foster a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment in our public schools, so that all students and their families can achieve educational excellence.” About the issue of school resource ofﬁcers working with ICE, the press release said “In a school district that is 52 percent Latino/a, this collaboration is not only unnecessary but misguided. Many students are U.S. born kids who live in mixed status families. We cannot expect them to trust an SRO who has conducted ICE raids on families in their community.” The CIRC press release concludes in part, “We hope that the school board will listen to our concerns and remove this simple barrier to student and parent participation in Roaring Fork School District schools, so that ALL of our students can excel.”

Carbondale site of state’s second medical marijuana bust By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer The medical marijuana bust on Oct. 7 was only the second conducted by the Colorado Medical Marijuana Enforcement Division since its inception in July 2010, according to spokeswoman Julie Postlethwait. “We had one in Denver,” she said. Postlethwait said the Denver incident had to do with a dispensary growing marijuana without the proper paperwork. “This (Carbondale) was the first suspected criminal activity,” she said. On the morning of Oct. 7, Carbondale

police, TRIDENT (the Two Rivers Drug Enforcement Team) and the CMMED raided Mother Earth medical marijuana center, at 758 Main St., and arrested its owner, David Edgar, 29, for allegedly selling medDavid Edgar ical marijuana to unlicensed buyers, and selling cocaine to undercover law enforcement agents. Edgar was taken to Garfield County Jail

on Friday and was held in lieu of $50,000 bond. Ninth District Judge Denise Lynch lowered the bond to $25,000 on Tuesday, which Edgar met. The building that houses Mother Earth sits on the south side of Main Street and includes four apartments. Building owner Steven Deliyianis said two of his tenants called him on Friday and told him Mother Earth had been raided and shut down. When Deliyianis arrived later in the day he expected the worst – yellow police tape, holes in the wall and generally trashed out space. “But that wasn’t the case … there was

just a closed sign on the door,” he said. He then looked through the door window, did not enter the dispensary and walked away. Edgar’s next court appearance is on Oct. 19 before Judge James Boyd, according to published reports. Authorities raided Mother Earth after receiving tips three weeks ago that unlicensed buyers were obtaining medical marijuana there. Postlethwait said the dispensary’s contents were confiscated and have been or will be destroyed.

RFCC presents Ambassador Chris Hill Sopris Sun Staff Report The Roaring Fork Cultural Council presents U.S. Ambassador Chris Hill for a discussion on the Arab Spring at Thunder River Theatre on Oct. 21. “As the U.S. ambassador to Iraq from April 2009 until August 2010, he will offer an authentic observation on the revolutionary wave sweeping the Arab world,” said RFCC spokesman Brad Moore. Hill joined the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at Denver University in September 2010. He is a career member of the Foreign Service whose prior assignment was assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Paciﬁc Affairs. He also served as ambassador to the Republic of Korea. On Feb. 14, 2005, Hill was named as the head of the U.S. delegation to the Six-Party Talks on the North Korean nuclear issue. Previously he has served as U.S. ambassador to Poland (2000-2004), ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia (1996-1999) and special envoy to Kosovo (1998-1999). He also served as special assistant to the presi-

dent and senior director for Southeast European Affairs in the National Security Council. Hill also served as the State Department’s senior country ofﬁcer for Poland. Hill received the state department’s Distinguished Service Award for his contributions as a member of the U.S. negotiating team in the Bosnia peace settlement, and was a recipient of the Robert S. Frasure Award for Peace Negotiations for his work on the Kosovo crisis. The Roaring Fork Cultural Council was founded by Jim Calaway and Craig Rathbun to bring nationally and internationally known ﬁgures to the Roaring Fork Valley for discussions on cultural, political and ecological issues. Perspectives on the Arab Spring begins at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. Thunder River Theatre located at 67 Promenade (west of the Dinkel Building) in downtown Carbondale. Tickets are $15 and have a high probability of selling out, Moore said. For more information and for tickets, visit www.roaringforkculturalcouncil.com or call 618-7338.

Ananda Banc helped close “Laughing Matters” at PAC3 on Oct. 10. The show was part of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities SWAN month events. For photos of Friday night’s SWAN festivities, turn to page 7. Photo by Lynn Burton THE SOPRIS SUN • OCTOBER 13, 2011 • 3

“Sharrows” enters Carbondale’s bicycling lexicon By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale appears poised to invite bicyclists to ride straight down the middle of Main Street, following Tuesday night’s board of trustees meeting. The proposed bike lane between the east and west bound lanes on Main Street is called a “sharrows,” according to a memo from the town’s Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Commission. The memo states: “Sharrows invite cyclists to take-the-lane by riding down the center of the lane to avoid being squeezed into unsafe riding terrain or habits (i.e. riding in the “door lane” of parked cars, or weaving into and out of the main flow of traffic in an effort to get around the frequent bulb-outs).” “Steamboat Springs … Boulder,” have sharrows bike lanes, commission chairman Darryl Fuller told the trustees. The trustees did not formally approve the sharrows concept, but nobody spoke against it. After the meeting, mayor Stacey Bernot said in an e-mail to the Sun,“We need to better understand the budget implications and overall management of these recommendations before we implement them. Our Bike/Ped committee is engaged and thoughtful in their recommendations, so I am confident that we will make progress on sharing the roads in town and educating all users.” The sharrows concept was one of several suggestions the commission made in its first report to the trustees. Others include:

Bandit bicycle racks have been popping up of late on Main Street. Although not the work of the town’s Bicycle, Pedestrians and Trails Commission, the group is proposing more bike parking downtown. Photo by Lynn Burton • Adding new pedestrian crosswalks to Highway 133 at Dolores Way, Cowen Drive and Keator Grove; • Enhanced signage at all crosswalks on Highway 133 plus the intersection of County Road 100 and Snowmass Drive, and County Road 106 and Crystal Road, including in-street cones with signs reminding drivers that state law requires them to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks; • Improving and enhancing on-street bicycle parking along Main Street.

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“On street and convenient bicycle parking encourages people to ride their bicycles to run errands and patronize downtown businesses while helping to keep the pedestrian right-of-way uncluttered and inviting for pedestrians,” the memo states. Fuller pointed out that some businesses have already moved little used town-owned bicycle racks to in front of their establishments. Public works director Larry Ballenger said the unauthorized bike racks will remain in place until snowplowing season arrives.

Ongoing commission initiatives under way include: a town-wide inventory of pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure; a redesigned bike park and North Face Park; and a Safe Routes to Schools education grant and program. Also on the biking front Tuesday night, Village Smithy proprietor Jared Ettelson submitted a letter to the trustees that said in part, “ … Bicycles on our downtown sidewalks are becoming more and more of a hazard … I have heard numerous accounts of near misses …. I am not trying to be a kill joy, I just think we (downtown businesses) are looking for a little safety and enforcement.” Ettelson, and trustee John Foulkrod, both had safety concerns and other issues over the Full Moon Cruisers who get together and ride around town once a month. “I witnessed ﬁrst hand this summer, an 18 wheeler lock up his breaks at 133 and Main to avoid 100 cruisers who were running a red light. I enjoy this event and do not want to see it go away, but this potentially would have been devastating to our community.” Foulkrod brought up the issue of full moon “drinking,” “noise” and “waking people up.” Fuller said the commission has no direct relationship with the Full Moon Cruisers, which one trustee joked was sort of an “anarchist” group, while another called it “ad hoc.” Still, the commission and bike shops will try to get the word out for the cruisers to be considerate of neighborhoods and to conduct their rides safely.

Footballers, soccer boys win; volleyballers falter By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Correspondent

In sports, nothing is static. When you gather a group of individuals and attempt to shape them for a single purpose, the result is as dynamic as any force of nature, and as unpredictable. Three weeks ago, the Olathe Pirates defeated the Basalt Longhorns 17-12. A week later, the Roaring Fork Rams lost to the Longhorns 17-6. But as the sun went down on the ďŹ rst big snow on Mount Sopris last Friday night, the Pirates and the Rams took to the ďŹ eld for one of the closest local football games in recent history. Defense dominated the ďŹ rst quarter. First blood went to the Rams in the second quarter, with a 30-yard touchdown pass to Trent Reeds. Roaring Fork kept their lead through halftime, but a touchdown by the Pirates and two-point conversion gave Olathe an 8-7 edge. Touchdowns on both sides and a two-point conversion by the Rams brought the score to 15-15 with three minutes left in the fourth quarter and the ball held by Roaring Fork. The home teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moment of triumph was postponed, however. A series of delay-ofgame penalties reversed the Ramsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; progress up the ďŹ eld, and when a pass lobbed into the corner sailed over Reedsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; outstretched ďŹ ngers, Olathe took possession with less than a minute left.The Pirates let their possession expire and the game went into overtime. The overtime, consisting of four downs by each team from the 10-yard line, yielded no points by either side.

The sun was truly down, and the crowd and players alike were cold and restless when the line formed up for Olatheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second offensive try. This time, they made it work as quarterback Ben Kaylor found a hole and sprinted diagonally across the ďŹ eld for a touchdown. The Pirates chose to play it safe, and a successful kick gave them a sevenpoint lead. The Rams added their own touchdown a few moments later, and paused for a moment to consider their options: play it safe with an extra point kick and tie the second overtime, or risk the game on one play and try for a two-point conversion. Perhaps out of sympathy for their shivering fans and comrades, perhaps for the thrill of the gamble, or perhaps just because they knew they could, they went for the win. Quarterback Clay Gross paused for a moment as he straightened, ball in hand. In front of him, the bulk of Roaring Forkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s force held back the tide, but the receivers were all covered. Gross set his feet, squared his shoulders, and dove into the mob before him. He emerged from a pile of Pirates seconds later as the crowd went wild over the 23-22 win. In the pandemonium that followed, the calm ďŹ gure of head coach Tory Jensen stood out. As his elated team gathered around, he tempered his congratulations with a reminder of the season still to come: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not let this be our season.â&#x20AC;? But his smile said it all. On the soccer front, the Rams defeated Aspen 3-0 on Oct. 11 with Sam Carpenter,

Roaring Fork head coach Tory Jensen (above) shares a comment with Dakotah Grett following Friday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overtime win over Olathe. Photo by Will Grandbois Enrique Abarca and Tommy Adgate scoring goals. In the past week, the volleyball team lost to Olathe, Gunnison and Eagle Valley, dropping their record to 12-4.

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Bob Terrell gets his due The Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife formally dedicated the boat launch on the Roaring Fork River below the Highway 133 bridge as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bob Terrell State Wildlife Areaâ&#x20AC;? on Oct. 8. The late Bob Terrell was a local beaver trapper until hiring on as a Colorado game warden. He retired in 1969. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To this day, people ask me if I knew Bob,â&#x20AC;? said Area Wildlife Manager Perry Will.â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knew so many people, had so many experiences, and did so many interesting things that it was an honor just to listen to him talk about his life.â&#x20AC;? Dozens of Terrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends and family gathered at the boat launch for the formal dedication.

Kroger trail mix from City Market in the 44 ounce bucket. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just the right blend of salt and sugar,â&#x20AC;? said one hungry Sopris Sunner while licking the palm of his hand.

Twin girls Beck and Alicia Herring are the proud parents of twin girls, Raquel Carter and Brooklyn Davis, who were born on Sept. 27, 2011 at St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital in Grand Junction.

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Glenwood Canyon gets some ink A new book at the Gordon Cooper Library, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Roads,â&#x20AC;? gives Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon a half-page of ink. The book is about engineering marvels all across the United States and the people who helped to create them. The Glenwood Canyon blurb says in part,â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;Ś it (I-70) didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t improve Glenwood Canyon but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t destroy it, either.â&#x20AC;? In the 1970s, many environmentalists opposed turning the twisty, two-lane Highway 82 through Glenwood Canyon into a modern highway.

Art Ranch names Van Minnen The Anderson Ranch Art Center at Snowmass has chosen Christian Van Minnen as one of 15 artists who will participate in this fallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artists-in-residence program. The artists are coming from as far away as South Africa and in Van Minnenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case, as close as Carbondale, said Anderson Ranch director Barbara Bloemink. Van Minnen was chosen in the painting/drawing category. More than 450 artists applied for a place in the program. An exhibition of the artists-in-residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work will open from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 18, with a dinner to follow from 6 to 7 p.m. For dinner reservations, call 923-3181 by Oct. 14.

If you missed them If you missed the March Fourth Marching Band at PAC3 last spring, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll hit Belly Up Aspen on Oct. 21 at 10 p.m. Expect the typical MFMB show: stilt-walkers, jugglers, dancing girls, Sgt. Pepper-style marching band outďŹ ts and non-stop/Mardi Gras funk.

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SWAN takes off The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities’ SWAN month kicked off at the Third Street Center on Friday night with a reception for the exhibit “United We Art: New Work from 42 Contemporary Women,” and a performance of “Shakespeare’s Sister.” SWAN (Support Women Arts Now!) runs through Oct. 27. Events include Festival Latina on Oct. 15 and “A Literary Evening of Poetry & and Prose” on Oct. 20. For more information, go to www.carbondalearts.com.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Oct. 13 ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon. Today’s speaker is Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington. Coming up on Oct. 20: Sean Allen, Sr. (major gifts ofﬁcer with the Rotary Foundation). SWAN MONTH • As part of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities participation in the worldwide SWAN month, author Helen Thorpe will discuss her book “Just Like Us” at a One Book/One Town presentation at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. One Book/One Town is co-sponsored by the Gordon Cooper Library. LIVE MUSIC • Singer/songwriter Marc Black plays Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15. Info: 963-3304.

FRI.-SUN. Oct. 14-16 GHOST WALK • The Frontier Historical Society in Glenwood Springs hold its 12th annual Historic Ghost Walk through Linwood (Pioneer) Cemetery on October 1416, Oct. 21-23 and Oct. 28-30. Times vary. Tickets are $15. Info: 945-4448 or e-mail history@rof.net.

FRIDAY Oct. 14 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Guard” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 14-20 and “Sarah’s Key”(PG-13) at 5:15 p.m.Oct.14-18. PAC3 • Anais Mitchell brings her folkopera “Hadestown” to the PAC3 in the Third Street Center. In “Hadestown,”

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com.

Mitchell spins stories about forgotten old poets, jilted lovers and three wise men, making each one a distinct chapter of a cohesive work. She’s accompanied by several vocalists and musicians, including the Hadestown Orchestra. Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 advance/$30 day of show. Info: www.pac3carbondale.com. THUNDER RIVER THEATRE • The Thunder River Theatre Company presents “The House of Blue Leaves” Oct. 13- 15. Ticket info: 963-8200. Thunder River Theatre is located downtown at 67 Promenade, west of the Dinkel Building. FOOTBALL • Roaring Fork High School travels to Gunnison for a 7 p.m. game. On Oct. 21, Roaring Fork hosts Cedaredge at 7 p.m. PHOTO RECEPTION • An opening reception for photographer Elizabeth Moreno will be held at the Colorado Mountain College Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs at 5 p.m. A graduate of CMC’s professional photograph program, Morenos’ work was included in the 2005 Photo District News annual, and also included in a show at Duke University in 2010. The show continues through Nov. 29. LIVE MUSIC • Blue Mountain (rock/folk) plays Steve’s Guitars at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20. Info: 963-3304.

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SATURDAY Oct. 15 SWAN MONTH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents a dessert demonstration class at the Third Street Center at 10 a.m. Info: www.carbondalearts.com. SWAN MONTH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents Fiesta Latina at 6 p.m. in the Third Street Center Round Room. Info: www.carbondalearts.com. CARBONDALE ROLL • Bikers, bladers and roller skiers are invited to the Carbondale to Woody Creek Roll. The roll heads out from Carbondale Town Hall at 10 a.m. then goes up the Rio Grande Trail to the Woody Creek Tavern. There’s no entry fee. Info: www.bonetowoodyroll.com. SOCCER • The Roaring Fork High School boys travel to Hotchkiss for an 11 a.m. game. Roaring Fork wraps up its season at Grand Valley on Oct. 20 at 4 p.m. LIVE MUSIC • Alice Peacock and Danny Myrick play Steve’s Guitars. Tickets are $20. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Andrew Wynne travels to Carbondale to play Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street across the street from the Forest Service. Chris Field will join him on ﬁddle.

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SUNDAY Oct. 16 SWAN MONTH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents An Afternoon of Dance at 4 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Info: www.carbondalearts.com. COREMUTER • Aloha Mountain Cyclery hosts a party for the COREmuter Challenge at 5:30 p.m. The party marks the end of the on-going event’s ﬁrst month and there’ll be an awards ceremony, snacks, beverages and entertainment. The challenge is sponsored by CORE’s Sustainable Communities Team. CELEBRATING JOHN DENVER • Windstar Foundation at Old Snowmass celebrates the life and vision of founder John Denver from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There’ll be speakers, music, food and tours of the property. Info: 927-5430.

MON.-TUES. Oct. 17-18 SWAN MONTH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents a horse sculpture workshop with Cami Lien at the Carbondale Clay Center from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: www.carbodnalearts.com.

TUESDAY Oct. 18 ANDERSON RANCH • An exhibition of artists-in-residents’ work at Anderson Ranch in Snowmass opens with a reception from 4 to 6 p.m. A dinner will follow from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Ranch Café, and a slide show of residents’ work will take place from 7 to 8 p.m. with coffee and dessert in CALENDAR page 9

Community Calendar the Schermer Meeting Hall. For dinner reservations call 923-3181 by Oct. 14.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 19 SWAN MONTH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents the theatrical production “Who Does She Think She Is” at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. Info: www.carbondalearts.com.

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TDC FUND-RAISER • Ralph and Pat Wanner show slides of their 18,000-mile, 20-month bike trip from Alaska to the tip of South America at the Blend Coffee Company (1150 Highway 133) at 7 p.m. Donations will be accepted for the Thompson Divide Coalition.

LEAF DAYS BEGIN • In-town residents of Carbondale may bring their leaves and small branches to the parking lot across from town hall through November 20. Leaves must be removed from bags before being placed in the container. Leaves are recycled to make compost, so do not contaminate the containers with other materials. No trash, bags and or other material of any kind (including vegetation). For details, call 963-1307.

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary meets at the ﬁrehouse Wednesdays at 7 a.m.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR TAMARISK REMOVAL • Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers is seeking volunteers to help remove tamarisk and Russian olive along the Colorado River near the I-70 Riﬂe rest stop on Oct. 15. For details, call 927-8241.

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SWAN MONTH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents A Literary Evening of Poetry & Prose at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. Info: www.carbondalearts.com. CIRC FORUM • The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition and the Asociacion de Jovenes Unidos en Accion hold a public forum to discuss “the issue of collaboration” between local school resource ofﬁcers and the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Orchard (aka the Church at Carbondale on Snowmass Drive) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. STRYKER BOOK SIGNING • True Nature Healing Arts in the Third Street Center hosts a lecture/book signing by Rod Stryker on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. His book, published by Random House, is titled “The Four Desires: Creating a Life of Purpose, Happiness, Prosperity and Freedom.” True Nature also holds a four-hour workshop with Stryker on Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $65. Info: 963-9900 or www. rodstryker.com.

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Roaring Fork Cultural Council presents former U.S. ambassador to Iraq at Thunder River Theatre on Oct. 21. at 7:30 p.m. He’ll discuss the Arab Spring. Tickets are $15. Info: 618-7338.

DITCHES SHUT OFF • The town ditches will be shut off for the season on Oct. 17. For more information, call 963-3140.

HMC SYMPOSIUM IS OCT. 21 • The Health Mountain Communities’ State of the Valley Symposium takes place at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 21. The registration fee is $50. For details, go to www.hmcnews.org. CMC PRESIDENT SEEKING INPUT • Colorado Mountain College President Stan Jensen is seeking input about the college’s priorities through an online survey at www.coloradomtn.edu. The deadline to complete the survey is Oct. 14.

WSPC FUND-RAISER • The Western Slope Preschool Cooperative presents its annual fund-raiser beneﬁting early childhood education in the Roaring Fork Valley. Rock ‘n Roast will be held at the Third Street Center from 6 to 10 p.m. on Oct. 21. Attractions include an array of food from Epicurious, the Hickory House, Slow Groovin’ BBQ, Smoke and Six89. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 the day of. The music lineup includes Milemarkers. Info: 306-2484 or e-mail to grossman.elaine@gmail.com.

LIFT-UP FOOD SIGNUP DATES ANNOUNCED • Lift-Up has announced signup dates for food for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Signup will take place at the Lift-Up ofﬁce at the Third Street Center Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 25 and 27; Nov. 1, 3, 8 and 10; and on Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call LiftUp at 963-1778 or Debi Boyle at 963-0631.

SUNDAY Oct. 23

LIEN GIVES CERAMIC SCULPTURE WORKSHOP • As part of SWAN month, Cami Lien is conducting a two-day ceramic sculpture workshop at the Carbondale Clay Center from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 17-18. The cost is $120, which includes 25 pounds of clay and use of the Carbondale Clay Center’s studio space and equipment. Students will create ceramic horses. For details, call 963-1650 or go to www.carbondalearts.com.

MOUNTAINEERS SPEAK • Legendary mountaineers Gary Neptune and Kurt Diemburger present a slide show and talk at the Mountain Chalet in Aspen (333. E. Durant, Aspen) at 5:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Colorado Mountain Club and a $10 donation is asked. Info: 948-6412.

RAMS LOOKING FOR BASKETBALL COACH • Roaring Fork High School is looking for a C team boys basketball coach for the 2011-12 school year. For details, call Larry Williams at 384-5775. RECREATION CENTER OFFERS NEW CLASSES • The Carbondale Recreation Center offers new classes in Zumba and ski/snow sports conditioning. For details, call 704-4116 or go to www.carbondalerec.com.

CORE OFFERS WEATHERIZATION WORKSHOP • CORE is offering a home weatherization workshop at 14 Lazy Glen (between Old Snowmass and Basalt) on Oct. 18. For details, call 544-9808.

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SHARE. ENJOY. CELEBRATE. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: OCTOBER 10–16 10.10-14 Cami Lien’s Figure Drawing Workshop: 10am-3pm – Third Street Center “Setting the Right Side of the Brain on Fire”: A week long workshop at CCAH (there is a charge for this but some scholarships are available)

10.13 One Book/One Town: 7pm – Third Street Center Author Helen Thorpe speaks on her book “Just Like Us”

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10.15 Fiesta Latina: 6pm – Round Room at Third Street Food from many local restaurants, dancing by Ballet Folklorico and live music by Ines & Manuel Ortega and Carlos, Miguel y Manuel

10.16 An Afternoon of Dance: 4pm – Third Street Center Enjoy your Sunday afternoon watching talented and passionate dancers perform from throughout our valley, ranging from Classical Ballet to African dance. A must see...

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Cattle Creek artists’ garden is an experience Despite my own lazy fantasies, gardens are never a still shot. I learned this anew visiting a friend’s garden last Saturday. Theirs is a special one — not just a hobby of plants or compost. It’s not a pretty thing you look at or sit in — it’s to be experienced. It unfolds as a lifetime shared between two friends, two lovers and twin passions. They’re artists, of course. If your eyes and heart are open, who they are, what they do, where they’ve been… tickles you in every garden, along every path during every moment. Knowing this, I reserved “special” time for our return; there’s a fuzzy warmth to weekend mornings. With the whole of a fresh, unknown day ahead, why not start it with creative juice and inspiration? We savored even the journey there. The sky was gray, the temperature low. We played some Thelonious, turned up the heat and drove the back roads. The scrub oak and sumac above Cattle Creek were going off: the salmony, peachy thickets spilled in a patchwork across slopes of tawny grass and boulders slides. A hairpin turn dropped us down to the river bottom. I stepped out of my car

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An estimated 300 people turned out on the backside of the Third Street Center on Oct. 8 to oppose gas drilling on Thompson Divide (above), which one speaker pointed out could be seen to the west of town if it happens. Following the rally (right), folks took their signs downtown for an impromptu parade. Photos by Will Grandbois (above) and Jane Bachrach (right) pend on oil and gas. We need to work with the industry to preserve special places like this and extract energy in places where it makes sense.” Byars ended the day by pointing out that “This is not a protest. We’re here to support preservation of this area.” After several songs by local musicians, a number of attendees joined the tractors for a parade through town.

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Hummus a few bars of â&#x20AC;&#x153;baba ghanousâ&#x20AC;? this time around I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t previously written a column on hummus and baba ghanous. They are my favorite dips and are very easy and inexpensive to make. I feel a bit sad when I see people buying hummus at grocery stores for several times the cost of making it at home. I was introduced to these essential Mediterranean dips by my dear Lebanese chef friend back in Texas. He always had some around his American-style restaurant, even though they were never on the menu. Determined to learn how to make them, I whipped up a batch and offered some to him, as a token of appreciation. He gently pointed out that mine was a bit too mild, with inadequate garlic. He said he preferred his more â&#x20AC;&#x153;sauvageâ&#x20AC;? versions. When you make your own, you can make them as tame or as wild as you like. Hummus was one of the ďŹ rst things I taught students to make in my cooking classes, along with pita bread with which to eat it. The husband of one of my students accosted me at a social event a few months after his wife ďŹ nished the class. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I'm going to sue you!â&#x20AC;? he announced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh? And why would you do that?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;For getting me addicted to hummus!â&#x20AC;? he exclaimed. Hummus is brother to baba ghanous, another Mediterranean staple with a fun, exotic name. Hummus is made with chickpeas (aka

garbanzo beans) while baba ghanous is a dip of cooked eggplant. Otherwise, their recipes are identical. Making these is a breeze with a food processor, but not everyone has one of those magical implements. The people of the Mediterranean region have made them for centuries, long before Mr. Cuisinart came along, so it can be done manually, with a big mortar and pestle type smashing arrangement.

when refrigerated, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s much less expensive by the liter. Squeeze in the juice of a lemon or lime and add some salt, white pepper, maybe a touch of cumin, and a little cayenne pepper (if you like a little bite). I like to put in some cilantro leaves or chives; anything goes. Then add two medium peeled garlic cloves and turn on the processor or begin smashing. Stop the processor a time or two and scrape down the sides with a rubber spatula to get everything well mixed. As it Directions whirls, the hummus may look Drain and save the liquid a little dry. If so, pour in a little from one regular can (14-15 of the reserved liquid from the ounces) of garbanzo beans beans until you get the desired (chickpeas). Most grocery consistency -- not too dry and stores carry several brands; I By Chef George Bohmfalk not too runny. Let the procesget the least expensive, as I sor run several minutes to get canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t detect any differences among them. the dip really smooth. Then taste to see if you Dump the beans into a food processor or need more salt, pepper, or lemon. heavy bowl. Add three to four tablespoons of All the proportions are approximate. You tahini, which is sesame paste. You may need may like a little more of one ingredient or to mix up the tahini with a stiff spoon, as it another. It freezes ďŹ ne, so I usually make a often separates into oil and thick paste after double portion and freeze or give away half. sitting in its container. Any leftover liquid from the beans is tasty Tahini may be hard to ďŹ nd; next time and can be drunk or added to a soup, pasta, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in Denver, search out a Middle East- gravy, or other dish. ern market and stock up. It lasts forever After scraping the dip out of the proces-

sor bowl, you can easily begin the cleaning process by putting the blade back in and pulsing the processor for a few seconds. About 99 percent of the dip will come right off the blades. You can make baba ghanous with peeled or unpeeled eggplant, but it needs to be cooked until soft. You can slice it, length or crosswise, and grill the slices for a few minutes on each side. Other ways would include broiling the slices on an oiled sheet of foil, or cutting the eggplant into cubes and sautĂŠing them. Traditionally, hummus and baba ghanous are spread on a plate with little depressions drawn through them. Olive oil is drizzled over, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sprinkled with paprika, and a few garbanzo beans may be dropped on for garnish. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have warm pita bread, any kind of corn chip works perfectly well. Fi sehhetak! (â&#x20AC;&#x153;To your healthâ&#x20AC;? in Arabic).

back.There will be an exodus of the very people that enable the community to thrive. 3. Teachers deserve to be paid and have raises. They are taking care of the most precious assets in a community. In addition, students deserve to have a quality education with every opportunity available that is not constrained by lack of ďŹ nances. You must look at the bigger picture, as it is not about whether or not you have kids or if your kids attend the RE-1 schools, but about the long- term viability of our community. The impact on the taxes you will pay are negligible ($9.42 a month on a $300,000 home) and the rewards for having a good school system are immeasurable and vital to the health and stability of this community. If 3E does not pass, this community will feel the

impact of that decision far into the future and it will be hard to change that impact after the fact. Please look into the future and not just be concerned with today when it comes to our schools. Please vote yes on 3E. Rachel Hahn Basalt

3E is not about a salary increase for teachers. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about maintaining the current level of funding for our local schools because we canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cut any more. 3E is about our kids. Times are tough and our schools have made signiďŹ cant cuts. Further cuts would mean serious impacts on our students. Regardless of these economic times, our kids show up in our classrooms everyday and we need to give them our best. Our kids canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford overcrowded classrooms, fewer athletic and extracurricular opportunities, or outdated materials and technology. Please support our kids and vote yes on 3E. Kim Hamilton Carbondale

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Recipe Notes:

Ingredients: Garbanzo beans (chickpeas), tahini (sesame paste), garlic, lemon or lime juice. Optional: eggplant (for baba ghanous), cumin, cayenne, any herbs, roasted red bell pepper (pimentos), olives, etc.

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Locally, past RFSD reductions have resulted in increased class sizes, elimination and consolidation of athletic programs, reductions in material and technology purchases, and a salary reduction for teachers after three years of a salary freeze. Vote for Our Kids asks us to pay $36 annually per $100,000 in home value at a time when dramatic property devaluations mean property taxes will still be less than what we would otherwise have paid last year. 3E requests a ďŹ xed amount, $4.8 million annually, paid through property taxes.As property values increase, the amount each individual pays to meet this $4.8 million obligation decreases. 3E is not about ďŹ nancial mismanagement of the school district. It is about a funding shortage at the state level.

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