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Volume 10, Number 37 | October 18, 2018

WHO GOT KILT AT CELTIC FEST?

Some showed off their pipes while others showed off their legs during the town’s annual Celtic Fest event on Oct. 12. After performing on-air at KDNK, these bagpipers from Grand Junction marched down Main until they arrived at the tent on Fourth Street, where they piped down for a bit, but only until they accompanied the Celtic dancers and blew folks away. (Photo by Jane Bachrach) And who knew Officer Bill Kirkland had the second-best legs in town? We’d like to suggest the Police Department allow kilts as part of the uniform. (Photo by Will Grandbois)

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The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, email editor Will Grandbois at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

Some sober reflections on Carbondale culture Even though it’s home to Jaywalker Lodge, I suspect it isn’t hill and has proved toxic to many. Decades ago, when I was a easy to get or to stay sober in Carbondale. ski-bum in Snowmass, the place was Rocky Mountain high, and Although I have been darn-near dry for 30-plus years, it’s rare it hasn’t changed. While working for an Aspen real estate firm a for me to go to a First Friday, an art opening or a fundraiser few years back, I was gobsmacked to discover the reason my colwithout feeling like a fifth wheel. No sooner do I walk in than league could never schedule a meeting before 3 p.m. – she was a some sociable soul offers me a beer, a cocktail or a 50-year-old party girl who was still working off a glass of wine. Following a brief, awkward opt-out, I daily hangover! generally find myself sipping a Perrier (yuck) or tap I suspect the problem starts in college, then by water (same minerally taste, fewer bubbles). the time we’re middle-aged, we’re so acculturated It’s the rare event that’s planned with Jaywalkers to drinking it’s hard to imagine being social withor Friends of Bill in mind. out spirits.

I’m not an alcoholic, so I’ve never had a physical My alma mater, CU Boulder, was a famous parcraving or felt withdrawal. I virtually quit drinking ty school, though perhaps not on par with Georgedue to a six-month-long fit of rage brought on by town Prep, as revealed by the recent Supreme my divorce from an alcoholic. I cut out the remainCourt confirmation process for Brett Kavanaugh. ing glass of wine on New Year’s and my birthday In “Wasted”, a memoir about his time at Georgea year ago for health reasons. Alcoholics have a town, Kavanaugh’s friend, Mark Judge, wrote, “It tougher row to hoe. soon became obvious that drinking was one of the Recently, a bright and inspiring acquaintance major forms of recreation... On Monday morning, of mine — I will call him Shep) announced that the upperclassmen would return from the weekthat he was ready to say goodbye to booze and end with stories about keg parties, girls, and hours is going to rehab. Because he’s so athletic, social spent in bars in Georgetown…. At Prep, seniors and entrepreneurial — the opposite of my laconwould often go directly from class to a bar.” ic, grumpy, anti-social ex — I was surprised at The pattern persists at many schools. AccordBy Nicolette Toussaint Shep’s announcement. ing to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Then again, not surprised.

Health, 58 percent of full-time college students Roaring Fork Valley social events tend to be fairly high said that they drank in the past month and nearly 27 percent of proof. Octoberfest is all about beer. Every business mixer fea- those over 18 reported binge drinking in the past month. tures mixed drinks. And everybody would whine if Happy Hour Personally, I think we need to retire the phrase “sober as a didn’t include wine. judge” and rethink our cocktail culture. An estimated 88,000 Everyone except me. people (more than twice as many men as women) die from alThis past summer, I found myself stuck with tap water at a cohol-related causes annually, making alcohol the nation’s third fundraiser for CARE, exiting a KDNK First Friday concert and leading preventable cause of death. boycotting the Art Base’s pARTy fundraiser all for the same reaIt is possible to be a congenial host without hooch. It’s been son. I did donate a painting to Carbondale Arts, but I boycotted over a year since I visited Steven and Bailey Haines at their green the Art Heist where it was sold. The evening was a Roaring- home in Satank. When I walked in, Steven offered me a cocktail.

Twenties themed cocktail party where, once again, I would be When I demurred, he quickly switched to making me a “mockleft feeling high and dry. tail” – a delightful fruit-juice concoction that was as delicious as I got testy with Carbondale Arts when they sent an email of- it was gracious. fering to buy me a beer at Mountain Fair in return for renewing Since then, I rarely go out to any event without a BYO mocktail. my membership. (I re-upped despite that offer. I do love what CA I’m raising one now, and wishing Shep all the best for years does for this town, and Amy Kimberly sent a solicitous note in to come. response to my admittedly cranky email.)

It’s not fair for me to be picking on Carbondale, or even the Nicolette Toussaint is a current Sopris Sun board member. The mid-valley. Aspen has long had a party culture that flows down- views expressed here are solely those of the author.

OPINION

Seeking Higher Ground

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Bridging the cultural divide Dear Editor: Oct. 6, like most Saturdays in the Roaring Fork Valley, was a happenin’ day. The ever quaint and charming Potato Day saw us celebrating spuds, cheering on our political candidates and lining up to buy tickets for the opening of a century-old safe.

Following all that, I attended the annual fundraiser for English in Action: Fiesta de Tamales, which was held again at the Eagle Crest Nursery in El Jebel. To me, this event represents the world as it ought to be.

If you’ve never attended, you should put it on your calendar for next October.

Let’s start with the food! Enchiladas, rice, beans, salads, tamales, desserts, drinks, plus a tamale contest, with several very talented cooks vying for the Numero Uno Tamale title. La musica was varied and lively, from the D.J.’s to the mariachis and dancers in their gorgeous costumes. The place was

packed, as always, with Anglos and Latinos, men and women sharing meals, stories and friendship. Outside was the ubiquitous “bounce house” with children bouncing up and down like multi-colored popcorn.

And I know I am “burying the lead,” but here’s the point. We were all one community. White people served food to brown people, and vice versa. White people bused the tables of brown diners, and vice versa. White people were speaking Spanish, in varying degrees of fluency. (In my case, very poorly.) Latinos were speaking English, in varying degrees of fluency.

For one evening, at least, we were on an equal footing. I know it’s not true, economically, that we are all the same. Of course not. But it was a tribute to humanity, to the ideal that skin color doesn’t matter, country of origin doesn’t matter, native language doesn’t matter. What matters is that we are all human. We live in the same valley, in the

same country; we shop at the same grocery stores, love our families, and want our children to grow up in a better world. The “other” is not the enemy. The enemy is the people who want to divide us, to make us hate and fear each other, to send us screaming at two women speaking Spanish in a western Colorado supermarket.

English in Action works to “bridge the cultural divide and offer opportunities to celebrate and learn about our diverse culture.” They accomplish this by pairing English-speaking tutors one-on-one with adult students wanting to learn English.

There is a long list of would-be students waiting for a tutor to become available. I volunteered to be a tutor almost two years ago, and I believe I have learned as much as my student, who is now mi amiga. You may not be able to change the world, but you can enter someone else’s world and LETTERS page 12

Correction: A story in the Oct. 11 edition of The Sun overstated Garfield County Commissioner candidate Paula Stepp’s position on Proposition 112. “I do strongly feel that there are big concerns on both sides of this issue,” she later clarified.

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Your midterm ballot is on its way This week, voters around the state should be receiving mail-in ballots for the Nov. 6 election.

Those in Carbondale will be asked to weigh in on five local questions as well as 13 state propositions or amendments and a wide array of county, state and federal races.

Readers in neighboring jurisdictions will have a slightly different — but no less daunting — array of choices.

The Sun has featured several of these races and issues and will continue to do so through election day,

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Nov. 6 — read more at soprissun. com/2018voterguide. We also invite you to send any questions or clarifications you feel would aid your decisions to news@soprissun.com and we’ll do our best to get them answered.

If you didn’t receive a blue book, it’s available online at leg.colorado.gov.

You can also consider the opinions of your peers in this week’s expanded letter section. (We still had to hold a few in order to get anything else in the paper at all, but we’ll do our best to run them all soon.)

Meanwhile, folks can check their registration information and ballot status at govotecolorado.com.

You can register right up through Election Day, though your last chance to have a ballot mailed to you rather than voting in person is Oct. 29. If you plan to vote by mail, make sure you’ve followed all the directions and attached enough postage (multiple sheets usually mean multiple stamps) and remember that it must be received by election day — postmarks don’t count.

Garfield County voters can also drop off their ballot at Carbondale Town Hall or the Garfield County Courthouse. Eagle County residents have a dropoff at the county building in El Jebel and Pitkin County folks can make for Grace Church in Basalt rather than going all the way up to Aspen.

For more information, visit sos.state.co.us.

An election to decide who runs the elections

By Megan Tackett, Sopris Sun Staff

For the first time in decades, the county clerk and recorder’s office is a contested seat. Here, we sat with incumbent Jean Alberico and challenger Bonnie McLean in separate interviews.

Jean Alberico (D) Alberico has served in some capacity in the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder’s office for 36 years.

“I started in 1982 and was primarily on the motor [vehicles] line,” she said. “Then in 1997, the thencounty clerk appointed me her chief deputy. When she retired, I ran for the office and won in 2006, so I’m finishing my third term as the county clerk.”

Despite the almost 12 years in the clerk’s role, Alberico emphasized that the job never bores.

“We’re always tasked with implementing a new procedure or figuring out how to use a new system,” she said, noting the recent conversions to new drivers license and vehicle registration systems.

And Alberico’s already looking to the future, partnering with other counties such as Douglas and Larimer so that Garfield County residents can renew vehicle registrations remotely via standalone kiosks.

“Now this company has a contract with Kroger, and they’re putting these kiosks in King Soopers on the Front Range,” she said.

Additionally, the office is already gearing up to roll out a new voting system.

“My plan is for us to move to the Clear Ballot voting system next year, which will be exciting,” she said. “It makes it so obvious how the system is seeing different votes and how it proceeds to tabulate them with its ballot marking device, so persons with disabilities can come and vote unaided, and once they’ve finished voting and cast their ballot, it prints a ballot that looks like everybody else’s.”

Bonnie McLean (R)

Not every moment of Alberico’s career has been a bright spot: three separate employees have been caught stealing from the office, but the most substantial transgression was by Robin McMillan, who in 2015 received a 10-year prison sentence for embezzlement. McMillan was Alberico’s bookkeeper when she was arrested in 2014.

“It was heartbreaking for our staff when we found out what Robin was doing,” she said. “ I brought in an outside counselor to work with my staff because… they were victims, too. The taxpayers and the public were victims, but my staff who worked so closely with her and all of us who had this trust and faith in her, we were just shattered.”

Alberico also brought in outside consultants and auditors and partnered with Denver and Eagle County, which also discovered theft by its longtime bookkeeper, to present at a 2015 clerks conference so offices could learn from one another’s experiences.

“We’ve tightened all of our processes,” she said. While the size of the office doesn’t warrant a full-time bookkeeper — meaning that, in opposition with traditional accounting recommendations, her current bookkeeper does sometimes take cash from customers during busy hours — Alberico’s implemented several “compensating measures.” For instance, the deposits are made every morning by a team of two before the bookkeeper ever even begins her day.

“It happened, and I’m really sorry it happened,” Alberico said. “But we’ve taken all of the advice that we can possibly do.”

Bonnie McLean has deep family roots in Garfield County — her father, Peter Prebble, owned the Fairy Caves before they became part of the Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park. She pursued most of her education in Denver, first finishing a degree in industrial engineering and then a law degree, before moving to Florida, where she worked for the City of Sunrise for 13 years and acquired a Master’s in Administration.

“I streamlined a lot of processes for them, and they’re still in place to this day,” she said.

About five years ago, she returned home to the Valley. She’s taken her administrative experience to the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority, where she’s worked in human resources for three years, overseeing employee benefits.

It wasn’t until someone at a social event suggested that she run for county clerk that she’d considered it.

Now, though, she’s all in: it plays to her natural strengths as an administrator, and she thinks the office could use a fresh perspective.

“When someone’s been in the position for 36 years… you just don’t have a need to recreate anything,” she said. “So when you come in fresh, you look around, and it’s “Why are we still doing it this way?” We should

be able to modernize it. I know I will have a big impact.”

Additionally, she feels that bringing in someone new to the role might also give new voice to existing employees.

“I love feedback. A lot of times employees have a lot of ideas, sometimes you don’t really hear them until you ask,” she said, adding that, being the newcomer in the office, she would ask.

“I’m not the kind of person to go in and clean house; everyone’s always worried about that.

I will sit down with every employee, talk with them and get to know them.”

And when McLean learned about the office’s past embezzlement issues, she felt doubly motivated to offer voters a change.

“If you worked anywhere, and one of your employees embezzled money, the first time they’d say, ‘Oh, that’s terrible.’ If it happens three times, you would not have a job,” she said.

In particular, she’s critical of the fact that, despite auditors’ recommendations, the clerk’s bookkeeper still has a cash drawer.

“The cash drawer: you just don’t do that in any kind of process,” she said. “It’s that procedure that leaves temptations. With RFTA, we’ve taken a lot of cash. I sit in finance sometimes, and I see that their procedures are separated: one person reconciles, and we have a CPA that oversees everybody.”

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Test the waters

court case. Those all recently came through, so it’s official — no dams on Castle and Maroon Creeks.

The Roaring Fork Conservancy is looking for amateur and professional photographers to capture the beauty of the streams, lakes, meadows, peaks and lifestyles in the Roaring Fork Watershed, as well as highlight the new River Center in Basalt. Its 13th annual photo contest runs through Nov. 19 at roaringfork.org, with prizes for professionals and amateurs.

Holiday cheer The American Legion in Carbondale is now collecting items to send to our troops in Afghanistan for the holidays.

Drop your contributions off at the Legion through Nov. 14.

For more information, contact Cory at 404-1157.

Plan ahead

Open fire

Tickets are on sale now for the second annual Aspen Choral Society fundraiser on Nov. 3. Enjoy entertainment by local musical legend Mack Bailey as well as The Cowboy Corral, delectable hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar for your refreshments beginning at 2 p.m. at the Aspen Glen Club, but tickets will not be sold at the door. Get yours at aspenchoralsociety.org through Oct. 27.

The Forest Service has lifted the Lake Christine Fire area closure around Basalt Mountain, although Forest Service Road #509, the Cattle Creek Road, and Forest Service Road #524, the Basalt Mountain Road, will remain closed to motor vehicles. Fire-created hazards have not been mitigated in and around the burned area, so extreme caution is recommended as mitigation continues.

Life is but a song

Go fish Due to recent rains, cooler temperatures and the end of water diversions in the area, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are lifting the full-day, voluntary fishing closure on the Crystal River from Avalanche Creek downstream to its confluence with the Roaring Fork River, effective immediately. The timing coincides with reduced irrigation in and around town, as well as the annual autumn migrations of brown trout and whitefish into the lower Crystal to spawn.

Fear the Fork The Ram soccer boys came back from their overtime loss to Basalt with a 7-2 win over Moffat County on Oct. 16.

That leaves them 5-1 in league play and still ranked third in the state — though second in league RPI. They’ll face Coal Ridge at home at 6 p.m. Oct. 18 before heading into the playoffs. The volleyball girls, meanwhile, defeated Basalt on Oct. 11 but fell to Olathe on Oct. 16, leaving them with a 4-8 league record. They’ll have their last home game against Moffat County at 3 p.m. Oct. 20 before finishing up the season on the road.

Leah Grams Johnson brings her unique take on country and contemporary folk music to two free songwriting workshops at 6 p.m. Oct. 25 and Nov. 1 at the Carbondale Branch Library. Attendees of any level, expertise, and interest are encouraged to join with their own instruments. Bring a notebook and pen.

In loving memory Thai exchange student Fatil Hayeeawaer had a dream come true on Oct. 11 when she experienced her first snow. Others, contending with broken branches all over town, were less enthusiastic.

Photo by Judith Ritschard

An out-of-the-ordinary memorial service will be held for the out-of-the-ordinary Ethan Turner on 2:10 p.m.

Oct. 20 (which would have been his 26th birthday) at CMC’s Spring Valley Campus. Attendees should bring their own chair, and costumes and /or kilts are encouraged, as folks prepare to honor the wanderer and guide who died in a rollover on Transfer Trail on Oct. 1.

Don’t give a dam

They say it’s your birthday

While Wilderness Workshop reached a settlement agreement with the City of Aspen to move their conditional water rights for dams on Maroon and Castle Creeks back in the spring, the whole deal hinged on similar agreements from the other nine objectors in the water

Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Ian Edquist and Mike Grandbois (Oct. 18); Hannah Condon (Oct. 19); Gabe Alcala (Oct. 20); Lisa Quint (Oct. 22); Heidi Hendricks (Oct. 21) Olivia Savard, Jeremy Cerise, Mary Kenyon and Ron Speaker (Oct. 24).

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Paula Stepp for Garfield County Commissioner

Illustration by Brian Colley

WITH A CAREER IN PUBLISHING IN THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY, PAULA STEPP MET THE CHALLENGE OF THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION. SHE WILL DELIVER THAT EXPERIENCE, DRIVE AND COMMITMENT TO THE GARFIELD COUNTY COMMISSION

Paula Stepp is all business. For 28 years I worked side by side with her as she rose through the management ranks to become a key leader at my Carbondale-based publishing company. Stepp steered the business through the 2008 recession, a time when many companies failed. Thanks to her crisp fiscal management, team approach, loyalty and organizational skills, Big Stone Publishing grew over 300% and prospers today.

— Duane Raleigh

President / Big Stone Publishing

ZOMBIE VAMPIRE WEREWOLF

Back by popular demand — a round-the-clock Halloweenthemed grown-up game of tag!

Seriously, we’ve had people asking about the return of Humans vs. Vampires for months.

It’s quite gratifying to see such anticipation, but we did feel that some things need to be revamped to make participation easier and more satisfying. So, if you played last year, throw out most of what you remember. If you’re starting fresh, here’s the overview: Now through Oct. 30, choose one of three teams, cut out a wristband from the newspaper or print one at home (they’ll be on our website and in the special Facebook group), write your name on the back and tape, staple or pin it around your wrist.

You’re now both predator and prey. Zombies hunt vampires, vampires hunt werewolves and werewolves hunt zombies all by tagging them. The loser dons a new bracelet to match the victor’s team and surrenders their old one (with their name on it) as a trophy. The person who collects the most bracelets by the time Halloween rolls around will be announced in the paper, crowned at the KDNK dance on Halloween and receive a token of our esteem.

Play in the office, on the street or out at another public event. You can suppress your monstrous qualities — rendering yourself invulnerable to attack but unable to hunt yourself — by actively holding a copy of The Sopris Sun. Join our Facebook group, pick up the paper and stay tuned to KDNK for special opportunities to get a leg up or turn the tables.

It should go without saying, but we’re expecting folks to be respectful and safe. Tag folks in an appropriate spot like the shoulder and don’t go running into traffic trying to escape someone. The game is intended for ages 13 and up, so while youngsters are welcome to play at home, they won’t be eligible to win.

Beyond that, we hope folks get into it, have fun with their friends and coworkers, meet (and eat) new people and generally feel the spooky spirit.

1. Cut one out. 2. Write your name on the back. 3. Tape, staple or pin around your wrist. 4. Start tagging – Zombies hunt vampires, vampires hunt werewolves and werewolves hunt zombies.

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Business Skills for a Changing World

Would I trust Paula Stepp with the business of Garfield County? Without question. As circulation director at Climbing Magazine, Paula was responsible for half the revenue of the magazine. She was a superb leader and a key member of our management team. Paula knew the numbers from the ground up, but more importantly, she understood their impact on our customers, employees and suppliers, and on our ability to thrive as a business.

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Editor, Publisher & Owner / Climbing Magazine 1987-1997

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Casting for Recovery returns to Redstone for its third year of flyfishing

By Hayden Gamble Sopris Sun Correspondent “Your only role this weekend is to let us take care of you,” the volunteers reiterated as this year’s “West of the Continental Divide” Casting for Recovery participants gathered together at the Redstone Inn on Friday, Oct. 12, to kick off a weekend of fly fishing and rejuvenation.

As the 14 participants (chosen from a random drawing) trickled into the small, serene town of Redstone — some came from Montrose, others from Grand Junction and Glenwood Springs — they were fit for waders and introduced to each other, as well as the eight program volunteers, some of whom were fly fishing outfitters and others medical and psychosocial professionals. The room quickly filled with laughter, warm greetings and the sharing of stories and backgrounds — all of which seemed to come easy to this group of women who share in the similar experience of survivorship.

Founded in 1996 by a breast reconstruction surgeon and a professional fly fisher, Casting for Recovery is a national nonprofit organization that spearheads healing outdoor retreats for women “of any age and at any

stage” of breast cancer, whether that means they’re in treatment, recovery or a long-term survivor.

“If we need to plop a chair in the middle of the river so that someone can fish, that’s what we’re going to do,” said Ashley Smith, Trainee Retreat Leader of this year’s Western Slope weekend event.

Inspiration to start the “quality of life” program grew from the discovery that the gentle motion of fly casting doubles as a beneficial physical therapy practice for increasing mobility in the arm and upper body of women who’ve had surgery or radiation as part of their breast cancer treatment. Free of charge to all participants, the retreats include tutorials on fly fishing (everything from casting and fly rods to bug talks and how to tie knots), a four-hour one-on-one session with volunteer professional fly fishing guides, group meals and a closed session that opens up the opportunity for participants to individually talk with trained oncology professionals.

Michelle Miscione has participated as a volunteer for the past three years and has worked in the field of oncology social work

The final day of fly fishing fun and one-on-one instruction from professional guides on a private stretch of the Crystal River. Photo by Scott Spooner for 17 years. She explains that a majority of women who attend this event “have a lot of hats that they wear in life,” so for them, this weekend provides a moment to sit back, take a breath and be taken care of.

“And that’s what I’m here to do, to extend the olive branch so they know support is here for them if they want or need it,” she continues. “But at the same time, we don’t want to push an agenda that they may only want to talk about their cancer. Often times, they have a whole lot to talk about.”

Caring for caretakers

Participants practice their fly casting to prepare for the next day on the river. Photo by M. Collins

One of this year’s program participants, an infusion nurse at Valley View Hospital’s Cancer Center, has been in remission for five and half years now. This weekend means a lot to her because it’s an opportunity for her to take time for herself, since she spends most of her days taking care of others.

Seventy percent of the women who attend these retreats have never been to any kind of cancer support group, according to Casting for Recovery.

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is so high, Smith, a breast cancer survivor herself, pins one of the reasons on limited access to support groups.

The other possible reason, she explains, is “… you go through and do your treatment and you don’t think you need it.

Or you’re just so tired that you don’t reach out. So for a lot of women this may be the first time they’ve ever come together with other survivors.”

Marlene Collins, the organization’s Western Slope Program Coordinator, explains that there is no shortage of breast cancer survivors in this area of the state, and that’s why she started the program here. “I’ve been coming to this area for over 20 years and what better place to go fishing,” says Collins, who is a nine-year breast cancer survivor and former participant in the program’s “East of the Continental Divide” event. This is her eighth year volunteering with Casting for Recovery.

As a program coordinator, Collins is responsible for raising $15,000 per year to finance the retreat. She goes about this by coordinating fundraisers, grants and an online nationwide auc-

tion, and reaching out to the community for tips. Last year, the Western Slope program received a grant that allowed them to buy their own rods and reels. Basalt’s Taylor Creek Fly Shop lends waders and boots for the weekend as well. There are so many great people in the valley who are willing to give back and help out the program, according to Collins.

“When you get that cancer diagnosis, you’re in the woods. ” she continues. “But when you’re in the woods with a rod in your hand and a reel, that cancer gets locked in a case in the back of your mind and there’s no room for it to come into what you’re doing. You’re matching wits with a trout and you’ve got to figure out the cast and what they’re biting on. It’s a wonderful way to give your mind a break from everything that’s been going on.”

Smith agrees.

“It’s really not about breast cancer and survivorship,” she says. “It’s more about learning how to fly fish and taking a break… just being outside and standing in the river is therapeutic itself. It just kind of gets you back to what matters and slows everything down.”

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‘Working with stone like they work with wood’ out the swirls of color or tiny fossils that make them unique.

“You never know what’s in a rock until you After years working to get stone out of the cut it. To me, they’re pieces of art,” he said. “I love ground, Robert Congdon is turning his focus to taking something raw and turning it into somewhat happens next. thing finished.”

Mystic Eagle Stone takes its name from a Nothing gets thrown away. The scraps are sortsculpture in Congdon’s in-limbo alabaster quar- ed and piled outside, available for home projects ry, but isn’t dependent on it. Located between at $100 a truckload. The water is recycled through County Road 154 across from the H Lazy F one of the facility’s most imposing machines, and trailer park, the facility has been the leftover clay is collected in ramping up production over the hopes that someone might eventusummer after more than two ally use it for adobe or pottery. years of preparation.

The business is all about partMuch of the machinery is nerships, with custom stone carvsecondhand, but far from dated. ing just next door.

Indeed, it’s tech that wouldn’t “This little area is becoming even have been available 15 years like the stone hub of the whole ago. With it, the folks at Mystic Valley,” Congdon observed.

Eagle Stone can cut thin veneer He thinks the industry is only that’s cheaper and requires less going to grow as folks wise up to structural reinforcement than the warmth and sustainability of traditional stone facing, complete stone in comparison to concrete. with corners.

“Nature’s doing it already — “We’re working with stone like just a grain of sand at a time,” he – Robert Congdon they work with wood,” Congdon noted of the quarrying process. said. “There’s really nothing we But before the Western Slope can’t do.” could see a new mining boom, it needs the infraThe automated systems don’t take a lot of peo- structure in place to process it. ple to run, but the Mystic Eagle staff is growing, “If you’ve got a big stand of forest but no with several employees coming out of recovery sawmills, there’s no industry,” Congdon pointfrom community corrections. ed out.

“They need a chance — someone to believe in In the meantime, Mystic Eagle will continue exthem,” Congdon said. panding and refining its facility.

A showroom is in the works to illustrate vari“We’ve always got another project,” Congdon ous applications of the tech (fireplaces, water fea- noted. “One of the benefits of being a coal miner is tures, floors, countertops, etc.) as well as the 30- that you learn to do it all.” odd varieties of stone brought in from Meeker and For more information or to set up an appointMarble to obscure quarries in the midwest. ment to stop by, contact mysticeaglestonesales@ Congdon sees each one as precious, pointing gmail.com or 230-9196.

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

“You never know what’s in a rock until you cut it.

To me, they’re pieces of art.”

Robert Congdon shows off the precision cornerwork possible at Mystic Eagle Stone. Photo by Will Grandbois

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Town Report The following items are drawn from Town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to staff, trustees and others.

ZUMBA returns at 10 a.m. Sundays beginning Oct. 21. It’s included with day passes or membership, as is Pound, a new fitness class on Thursdays from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

THE MAIN STREET MARKETPLACE major site plan review was approved by the Planning Commission on Oct. 11. The 5.37-acre mixed-use project on the northwest corner of Highway 133 and Main Street would include roughly 10,000 square feet of commercial space and 115 residential rental units, 23 of which would be deed-restricted. First Bank has also submitted a building permit for the parcel. The proposal will come before trustees for a public hearing at the end of November.

INDOOR CYCLING classes at the Carbondale Rec. Center runs Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:15 a.m., noon or 6 p.m. with a four-month program beginning in December. Space is limited; sign up at carbondalerec.com or contact valerie@sopris.net for more information.

THOMPSON PARK proposal documents have had their final approval, with a letter of credit to secure public improvements the only barrier left to recordation. Construction on 40 units should begin this fall.

COOKING CLASSES with the CSU extension begin with Pies for the Holidays on Oct. 29. It’s $10 and you have to register by Oct. 26; five spots still available. Contact mdonnelly@carbondaleco.net for more information.

THE 2019 BUDGET draft has been presented to trustees and is available for review until adoption on Dec. 11 at carbondalegov.org or at Town Hall.

THE NEW POOL process continues with a GOCO planning grant application. Up to seven letters of support can be included. If you’re interested in participating, contact ebrendlinger@carbondaleco.net or 510-1277.

WATER RESTRICTIONS have been lifted and the ditches have been shut down for the season. Park bathrooms are also closed for the season, as is the Gateway RV Park.

OFFICERS Blue and Rodgers attended a week long training for firearms instructor course. Executive Assistant Anna Ramirez attended the certified records class and will be taking the test to become certified.

LEAF DAY containers are set up in the parking lot at Fourth and Colorado.

MOTION MONDAYS and Wild and Wacky Wednesdays are pre-school programs from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. with obstacle courses and our bounce house. These are parent-supervised programs and cost $5 for members and $6 for non-members.

SNOW STORM damage kept the Town Arborist busy, with plenty of downed branches around town. He also installed some new trees on recently completed projects.

AN OPEN POSITION in the Utilities department has been added to ongoing employment opportunities at the Town.

Visit carbondalegov.org for more information.

SAHN TAEKWONDO martial arts classes for children and adults are ongoing monthly from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact Cedar at 948-8774 for more information.

RUTHIE’S RUN, the bidirectional hiking access trail to Red Hill, is now open to the public.

DROP IN SPORTS for adults include basketball from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, soccer from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays, andpickleball from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturdays.

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Cop Shop From Oct. 5 through 11 Carbondale Police handled 252 Calls for Service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note: SATURDAY Oct. 6 at 4:36 p.m. A report of criminal trespass in River Valley Ranch yielded no suspects.

SATURDAY Oct. 6 at 10:42 p.m. After responding to a suspicious vehicle in the City Market Parking lot, police arrested a 30-year-old man on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

MONDAY Oct. 8 at 9:01 p.m.

Following a report of a man attempting to tamper with the Wells Fargo ATM, police found a 29-year-old man hiding under a vehicle nearby and arrested him on suspicion of burglary.

TUESDAY Oct. 9 at 7:44 a.m. Police pursued a call about a motor vehicle theft at Roaring Fork High School, where they cited the occupants for no valid driver’s license and minor in possession, and released them to guardians.

••• Also, on Sept. 22, Gunnison County Sheriff’s Deputies received a report concerning a missing hang glider in the Marble area. West Elk Search and Rescue located the missing man — who had a suspected broken leg, ankle and ribs — at 3 the next morning and stayed with him until he could be airlifted.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Oct. 18

CINE CLUB • Celebrate the spooky season with “Surviving Life” — a psychoanalytical comedy by Czech animator Jan Švankmajer — at 9:15 p.m. at KDNK (76 S. Second St.). Tickets are by donation.

FRIDAY Oct. 19 COFFEEHOUSE ROCK • Feeding Giants plays Marble Distilling (150 Main St.) beginning at 7 p.m.

IMPROV • Consensual Improv — comedy in the spirit of “Whose Line Is It, Anyway?”

— performs at 8 p.m. at the Thunder River Theatre (67 Promenade). $15.

HELLACIOUS HAYRIDE • Hymn For Her takes the stage at 8 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). $18 in advance at tacaw.org or $20 at the door.

CULINARY ARTS FEST • The Hotel Colorado (526 Pine St.) hosts “The Art of Food and Drink” featuring music from Valle Musico, 11 local vendors, a silent auction and more from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. as a benefit for the revived Glenwood Springs Arts Council.

FRI & SAT Oct. 19-20

SPECTRUM DANCE • Dance Initiative presents its 7th Annual Spectrum Dance Festival, celebrating the art of dance in all its forms through two days of soldout workshops, performance, and a film screening! Tickets and a full schedule at danceinitiative.org.

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MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) presents “The Old Man & the Gun” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Oct. 20

FAMILY SCIENCE • Find out the dirt on weather, soil moisture and drought with experts from the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, & Snow Network and Aspen Global Change Institute from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Rec. Center (100 Wulfsohn Rd.) RSVP required at eliseo@agci.org or 925-7376.

KID FLICKS • Catch audience favorites and award-winning short films from New York International Children’s Film Festival (recommended ages 3-7) at 3 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). $8 in advance at tacaw.org or $12 at the door.

ZOMBIE PUB CRAWL • Dress like a zombie and walk around downtown taking advantage of evening drink specials until it’s time to dance to DJ Benny all night long.

STAND UP COMEDY • Joe Bartnick performs beginning at 8 p.m. at Marble Distilling (150 Main St.).

SCHOOLHOUSE SWING • Pastor Mustard’s House Concerts return to the Missouri Heights Schoolhouse (498 CR 102) at 8 p.m. with Nashville fingerpicker Richard Smith. $20 per person or $35 per couple.

AFRO SOUL • The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits) partners with KDNK to

bring you Bells Atlas at 8:30 p.m. — $12 in advance at tacaw.org or $17 at the door.

PSYCH POP • Bells Atlas brings you a kaleidoscope of sound at 8:30 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). $12 in advance at tacaw.org or $17 at the door.

MONDAY Oct. 22

TEEN TRIVIA • Find out more about programming for teenagers, get free pizza and test your skills from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

DAM FILMS • Dance, Art, & Music (DAM) Films continue at 8 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St.) with “Faces Places.” $11 in advance at tacaw.org or $14 at the door.

TUESDAY Oct. 23

ELECTRIC STRINGS • The membership-based Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association (info at 303-6467634) presents Dallas String Quartet at 7 p.m.at Glenwood Springs High School (1521 Grand Ave.).

WEDNESDAY Oct. 24

FOREIGN FILM • Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.) screens “Les Diaboliques” — a classic film that influenced Hitchcock — at 5 p.m.

FALL FEST • Phat Thai (343 Main St.) hosts a fundraiser for Ascendigo Autism Service with 6 p.m. cocktails and light hors-d’oeuvres, a 7 p.m. buffet and 8 p.m. prize drawings.

SPOOKY CRUISE • Costumes are encouraged for a Halloweeny Full Moon Cruise, taking off at 9 p.m. from Sopris Park.

Ongoing BASALT ART • Check out Yelena Chemerisov’s new display at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

CARBONDALE ART • Carbondale Arts presents two exhibitions — paintings by Kirk Robinson and an immersive installation by Vallee Noone at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN • Staff and sources talk about this week’s paper and more at 4 p.m. Thursdays on KDNK (88.1 FM).

HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include: One-hour consultations Monday mornings by appointment (379-5718) about heart attack and other chronic illness prevention through plant-based whole foods lifestyle with retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, MD. New at 6 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Oct. 23, a livestream of Just 1 Thing 4 Health’s interviews with featured doctors. At 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month, a Powerpoint presentation about the science behind plantbased nutrition. Finally, at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month, participate in a plant-based potluck. All events take place at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) and are supported by Davi Nikent Center for Human Flourishing.

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair. Contact Marlene for more info: 928-9805.

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(520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norton at 8:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train. Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

BOOK CLUB • Join friends and fellow readers to discuss great books at Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month; call 963-2889 for this month’s selection.

LIFE DRAWING • Drop in for figure drawing with Staci Dickerson at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at SAW (525 Buggy Cr. Unit C).

LOVE ADDICTS • Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous, a 12-step group will meet from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Holland Hills United Methodist Church (167 Holland Hills Rd. Basalt).

RED RYDER • Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College presents Mark Medoff’s “When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder?” — a drama right in line with the Halloween season — at the Spring Valley Campus at 7 p.m. Oct. 19-20 and 26-27 and 2 p.m. Oct 21 and 28.

STORY ART • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.), in partnership with the Aspen Art Museum, invites kids to learn about artists and create masterpieces of their own at 4 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.

BLUEGRASS JAM • Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session first and last Sundays at 6:30 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.)

WRITERS GROUP • Wordsmiths of all experience and abilities gather at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of the month.

OPEN MIC • Take the stage at Riverside Grill (181 Basalt Center Circle, Basalt) from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays. Food and drink specials. Free.

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE • A free facilitated workshop for adults, writing your personal history, one story at a time. Facilitated by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/ genealogist. First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library, (815 Cooper Ave.). Info at 945-5958 or gcpld.org.

KARAOKE • The Black Nugget (403 Main St.) and Sandman bring you over 30,000 songs to choose from and a quality sound system to release your inner rockstar at 9 pm. every Thursday.

STORYTIME • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) hosts stories, songs and more for ages four and up at 10:30 a.m.

Thursdays and three and under at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.

LET’S JUST DANCE • Feel great, have fun and dance Tuesdays at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Catch a free lesson at 7 p.m., then from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. it’s open dancing with two-step, swing, waltz, line dance, salsa and more. No partner or experience necessary. $8/person; $14/couple. Questions? Call 970-366-6463 or email billypat4@gmail.com.

WORLD DANCE • Learn rhythms from various countries and cultures for $12 per class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at the Carbondale Community School (1505 Satank Rd.).

MEDITATION • Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Additionally, The Monday Night Meditation Group meets from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyone’s invited for SRF meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month.

DHARMA • The Way of Compassion Dharma Center holds a Dharma talk and meditation from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and a silent meditation and Buddha of Compassion practice at 8 a.m. Saturdays at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

MINDFULNESS • The Mindful Life Program in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) offers group sessions Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation and registration is not necessary. Info: mindfullifeprogram.org and 970-633-0163.

SENIOR RADIO • Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

PARENT CHILD CLASSES • Waldorf on the Roaring Fork hosts music, movement and merrymaking for kids under 5 and caregivers at 9 a.m. Mondays; sweetness, self care and singing for the under 1.5 crowd at 9 a.m. Wednesdays; and pals, play and puppetry for ages 1.5 to 4 at 9 a.m.

Fridays. More information and registration at www.waldorfschoolrf.org.

GRIEF AND LOSS • Pathfinders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday noon.

An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. Pathfinders offers support groups from Aspen to Rifle and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org.

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays.

The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at White House Pizza (801 Main Ct.) at noon every Thursday.

YOGA • Get a donation-based introduction to Hatha Yoga Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m. Meet at the store 596 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza) and run various distances, with different routes each week.

Info: 704-0909.

Further Out THU Oct. 25 – SAT Oct. 27

SLEEPY HOLLOW • SoL Theatre Company presents an adaptation of Washington Irving’s classic tale of superstition and village rivalry at 7 p.m. each night at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.)

SATURDAY Oct. 27

THRILL THE WORLD • The annual zombie dance event returns to the Carbondale Branch Library at 4 p.m. — ask the front desk about rehearsals or learn on your own at thrilltheworld.com

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Just another Thursday (pt. 3) Dear Editor: If we are swimming through a cosmic universe then everything in you is a part of me and everything in me is a part of you and that gives me hope at this time when most people don’t feel heard and most people don’t hear Randy “Ray Ray” Strauss Carbondale

Fires and corporate profits Dear Editor: Without a doubt, all of us in the west have come to realize that wildfires have become a part of our lives.

The size and elevated heat has made them hard to stop and arduous to control and contain. The very lives of so many dedicated firefighters are put to extreme risk so their neighbors and friends don’t lose everything they possess. The ritual of risking their lives to protect the lives of others is a selfless and quite amazing commitment from these brave souls who often work 24/7 to make sure the rest of us are safe.

With this said, the costs of these fires

is mounting at a staggering pace while the coffers of the affected communities are being crushed by their size. When a house is saved, we all rejoice as do the insurance companies who have just been saved from a fire claim. Each and every property saved is just one more opportunity for the corporate insurance giants as they save money.

However, their savings come at the expense of local funds. In essence, the insurance companies are getting a free ride on the backs of each and every one of us living in the west. It’s time to call them on this!

Every house and structure saved should account for a payment from the insurance companies to the firefighting community.

When one looks at the bottom line profits, significant compensation packages and measurable bonus programs within the property and casualty insurance industry we need to keep in mind that all three are in part funded by our community budgets.

Sure, they will say everything is factored into insurance rates but don’t believe it.

Even as wildfires have become part of our western life so has the responsibility to pay for fighting them. Insurance industry coffers are full of money and a portion of that should go to the fire fighting agencies that are in essence protecting its bottom line.

John Runne Carbondale

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On Oct. 25, 4 to 7 p.m. at the Third Street Center, the BLM will hold an open house for the public, presenting their new management plan proposals.

I urge all equestrians, hikers, homeowners, realtors, neighbors to the Sutey Ranch, and all who want to learn more about Sutey Ranch and the Haines Parcel to participate in the public process to attend. Then weigh in with a letter and send to: blm_co_sutey_haines_rmpa@ blm.gov Deadline for public comment is Nov. 4.

Keep the Sutey Ranch for the wildlife, horseback riders and hikers.

For more information go to: www.rfvhorsecouncil.org or www.facebook.com/ keephorsesontrails/ Call me with any questions at 948-2151.

Holly McLain Carbondale

Curing violence Dear Editor: Is intelligence a weapon? If so, there is a chance we can eliminate violence.

We live in a world where information and discipline allow us to function in our world of home, job, and those doing well, “play”. One goof and your whole world could change.

Violence is a disease that can be cured if we begin with our children, with the priority that as an American “you fear no one”.

A strength will develop and they will become the change we want to see. It is easier to build strong children than to repair/ broken adults.

If intelligence is a weapon how do we direct our current law enforcement agencies? Since 911, here and around the world our costs for protection have escalated to numbers unknowable. And, for this I ask, does anyone feel safer?

If intelligence were a cosmic reality, what if you all decided it was time to try a non-violent approach to violence? History says it works. You will have that opportunity soon.

Paramroop S. Khalsa Carbondale

Re-elect Alberico Dear Editor: Jean Alberico is our best choice in the upcoming election for Garfield County Clerk & Recorder. She has proven herself as a dedicated public servant by serving as the Clerk and Recorder for the past 12 years, and prior to that, by working 24 years in the Clerk’s office. That adds LETTERS page 13

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up to a total of 36 years of professional and quality service to her community! Jean continues to have enthusiasm for working on behalf of each and every individual who walks into her office. She has demonstrated her strong decision-making skills by acting swiftly and firmly to put things right if or when they went wrong.

Jean is the most knowledgeable person in Garfield County in the procedures governing the three complex departments under her leadership. It is her understanding of the statutes and her ability to learn and adopt changes that enables Jean to provide accurate information to the public.

The Motor Vehicle Department provides motor vehicle titling and registration services. The Recording Department processes and preserves documents presented for recording as public record. The Election Department conducts countywide elections and facilitates voter registration.

Jean also serves as the Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners. Her responsibilities include maintaining a record of all board proceedings and publishing all required legal notices.

Politics have no place in the Clerk & Recorder’s office, and being non-partisan is of utmost importance. This is especially critical in overseeing the election process and maintaining the voter rolls. Her nonpartisan approach to her job is another one of Jean’s strengths.

I enjoyed working alongside Jean when I was County Treasurer and Public Trustee.

Jean valued the importance of our offices working hand-in-hand to provide a positive experience to the people doing business in the Courthouse. Jean was open to

sharing information and all of us elected officials could depend on her willingness to cooperate and help.

Let’s keep Jean as our Clerk and Recorder. Vote to re-elect Jean Alberico Garfield County Clerk and Recorder.

Georgia Chamberlain Carbondale

Not our representative Dear Editor: Did you know that Carbondale did not elect the County Commissioner from our district, Tom Jankovsky? That’s right, because Rifle and Glenwood Springs districts can also vote (out-vote Carbondale) for our representative. Of course they elected a pro fossil fuel and drill-baby-drill person.

Even if you feel your vote may not change a national or state election outcome, it sure can make a difference in your local quality of life. Paula Stepp represents Carbondale values so much more than her opponent Jankovsky.

Your vote is REALLY needed!

Gary Pax Carbondale

Dem for Jankovsky Dear Editor: I am a registered Democrat working in the healthcare industry in Rifle, CO and I support the reelection of Tom Jankovsky as Garfield County Commissioner.

Tom is a fair minded and experienced businessman who looks out for all interests of Garfield County. What I admire most about him is that he is very capable of compromise. He is also extremely effec-

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tive in bringing diverse groups together to work for the county’s best interests.

Most politicians have an agenda. Tom’s agenda is simple — he wants to see Garfield County thrive. He is passionate about Garfield County, its history, land, water and the people who live here.

As someone who works in the healthcare industry I was most impressed with Tom when he advocated for our county and against a Colorado Health Insurance rate structure that had placed us in the most expensive rating area in the entire country. Determined to take on the Colorado Division of Insurance if necessary, Tom was successful in the effort to remove Garfield County from the Resort Area Designation and reduce premiums. That was in 2014. Since then Tom has worked tirelessly with state legislators lobbying for affordable and equitable health care premiums for his constituents.

Please join me in voting for a man who has provided transparency in government, fair and consistent leadership and who has only one agenda: to make Garfield County thrive.

Debi Billings Glenwood Springs

Healthy Community Fund makes a difference Dear Editor: I am writing to express my support for Question 1A to renew the Healthy Community Fund, and illustrate the value of the fund with my professional and personal experience.

Over the years, I have worked with many

of the essential organizations receiving this funding. I have witnessed their growth, responsiveness to community needs and impact. These agencies have critical missions important to our quality of life.

Family Resource Centers connects families, schools and communities to improve student health and academic achievement.

Mountain Family Health Centers provides integrated medical, behavioral and dental care. Valley Settlement empowers immigrant families to improve their lives. Family Visitor Programs promote healthy families by providing education and support services. Aspen Family Connections supports and strengthens families. The Buddy Program empowers youth through mentoring.

Personally, my family and I have benefited from the services of Healthy Community Fund agencies as well. These include KDNK, our community radio station; Mind Springs Health and Aspen Hope Center for mental healthcare; Family Visitor Programs to help us adjust to life with twins; Mountain Valley Developmental Services for physical therapy for my young son; and the Western Slope College Fair helped us sift through the overwhelming possibilities for college for our three children.

I hope these examples of the vital agencies funded by the Healthy Communities Fund illustrate how important they are to our quality of life here in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Please vote yes on 1A to renew this important source of funding for our nonprofits and our community.

Carolyn Hardin Crystal Springs Solutions LETTERS page 14

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RFTA connects us Dear Editor: RFTA needs our thanks and our support!

During my tenure in the Roaring Fork Valley, I have watched 4 distinct communities (Aspen, Basalt, Carbondale, and Glenwood Springs), merge to become one Community from Rifle to Glenwood Springs to Aspen.

Each community provides a unique and special history, serves identifiable needs, and provides the distinct environments needed by its particular residents.

This blending of opportunities within our communities adds to the excitement of our recreational demands; the fulfillment of our needs, commercial, domestic and medical; the availability of meaningful employment; the blending of opportunities for cultural and educational opportunities; and the mixture of participants in our area culture to enable us to live in this exciting and special place.

To take advantage of the various opportunities, one needs transportation options. If we want to move from one place to another, and if we do not want an eightlane highway, and if we do not want more autos and more pollution, and if we wish to provide transportation opportunities for those without a car or who choose not to drive, we need RFTA. RFTA was born out of a need to provide necessary, timely, meaningful, and appropriate travel opportunities. It has continued to meet the growing needs of our valley. We need, now, to continue to support its success and its need for funding to provide essential and desired services.

RFTA has served our communities for

years: it is time for our growing and changing communities to serve RFTA. Vote yes for RFTA. Yes on 7A on the Nov. 6 ballot.

Dorothea Farris Carbondale

RFTA just for Aspen Dear Editor: This election cycle has everyone and their cousin with their hands out asking for more hard-earned tax payer dollars. Perhaps the most ridiculous is RFTA’s beggary.

The Roaring Fork Transit Authority is an Aspen convenience whose purpose is to convey worker bees to the Kingdom of Glitz sans vehicles. Aspen abhors the bees’ tacky mobiles cluttering up their avenues of gold.

Aspen billionaires fund free bus rides for the upper valley elite. If they want less traffic and new buses, send the bill to Glitzburg’s super rich. Asking the worker bees to pay for a convenience for the rich is obscene.

Bruno Kirchenwitz Rifle

For our kids Dear Editor: Do you think Colorado’s kids deserve more than 39th place when our economy is in first place? Is your taxable income less than $150,000 yearly? If so, stop reading and vote yes on Amendment 73. If you need more information, read on.

Way back in 1982 we spent $232 MORE than the national average on our children’s education. By 2015 we spent $2,162 LESS than the national average.

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Why? How did Colorado’s kids get forgotten in this economic boom?

The answer is the one-two punch of Gallagher and TABOR. In 1982, the Colorado Legislature passed the Gallagher Amendment (the first punch) to maintain a constant ratio between residential and non-residential property taxes. The residential property tax rate has been dropping ever since — from 30 percent prior to 1983 to 7.2 percent since 2017. Strapped local school districts and the State solved this problem by increasing mill rates and state spending, until... 1992, when the second punch hit: TABOR, the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. School districts and the State Legislature could no longer raise taxes without a vote of the people.

The people attempted to help our underfunded schools in 2000 with Amendment 23, but the Legislature “creatively interpreted” it and “creatively re-interpreted it” in 2009 by creating the BS (“Budget Stabilization”) factor. Seriously folks, you can’t make this stuff up. The Legislature chose to ignore the variables that increase costs for districts: size, cost-of-living, and the number of “at-risk” kids in a district.

Combine all these punches with inflation, and we sink to 39th place for education funding. So Colorado’s kids get ignored, yet second-, third-, and fourthhomeowners are flocking here to cash in on the nation’s 3rd lowest property taxes, and big business is thriving. Yet who will work at these businesses? Who will provide the skills and services needed to keep Colorado’s economy growing? You guessed it, Colorado’s kids.

Our kids are better than 39th. Give

them what they deserve. If you’re one of 92 percent of Colorado’s taxpayers who earns less than $150,000 a year, your income tax won’t even be affected. Vote Yes on Amendment 73!

Lisa Dameron Carbondale

Phil Weiser for Attorney General Dear Editor: The job of the Attorney General is to protect our rights and lead the discussion on important issues.

One of my biggest issues is the environment. The present administration is allowing more and more pollutants into our water, land and the atmosphere. They are removing protections from toxic spills.

They want more and more oil and gas exploration. The present administration and its candidate for AG are funded by big oil interests, the NRA and others like Scott Pruitt who don’t care about the environment. They say climate change is a myth.

Americans know that is not true. But if you receive lots of money from fossil fuels then of course you don’t care.

I care. I am in favor of alternative energy that protects the environment. With our beautiful sunshine we should be developing solar energy more and more.

We should ignore negative ads and lies wherever they come from and look at the facts.

I will vote for Phil Weiser because…

• He has great experience as dean of the U of Colorado Law School.

• He has courtroom experience.

• He cares about and will protect women’s rights.

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Letters from page 14 • He cares about the environment.

• He believes Colorado can be an international leader in water management.

• He cares about gun violence. He supports limiting magazine size and banning bump stocks.

• He supports us in the rural areas — affordable broadband, reducing health care costs and helping first responders save more lives.

Phil Weiser understands what we need. Phil cares. Phil Weiser has my vote.

Cari Shurman Carbondale.

Support Eagle County open space Dear Editor: Voters in Eagle County should vote yes on Ballot Question 1A. Without raising taxes, your vote will renew and extend the existing 1.5 mill levy for

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Renewing early, before the current termination date, is wise because it supports long-range planning. The Program staff, citizen Advisory Board and elected Commissioners can exercise patience and perseverance in order to be opportunistic as it secures critical lands and trails that further its mission.

Early renewal was approved by the voters of Pitkin County in 1998, again in 2006 and again in 2016. Voting yes on 1A will insure that the programs in both Eagle and Pitkin Counties are authorized until 2040.

Tim McFlynn Pitkin County Open Space & Trails cofounder

NOTICE OF BUDGET (Pursuant to 29-1-106, C.R.S.) NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District for the ensuing year of 2019; a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors to be held at Carbondale Fire Headquarters, 301 Meadowood Drive, Carbondale, Colorado on November 14, 2018 at 5:30 p.m. Any interested elector of Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

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NOTICE OF BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees for the ensuing year of 2019; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection; that such proposed budget will be considered for adoption at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees to be held at Carbondale Town Hall on December 11, 2018 at 6:00 p.m.

Any interested elector within the Town of Carbondale may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

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DIVING INTO WINTER. There are plenty of kids out there who dream of riding in a fire truck. Well, on Oct. 13, Carbondale firefighters made some of those dreams come true during their annual open house.

Not only did they take kids and their parents for rides in those big red machines, but they also invited folks to check out all of their emergency vehicles, bond with their mascot Sparky, chow down on burgers and jump around, play or dive down the slide in their bounce house.

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