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he Carbondale Board of Trustees chose Jan. 31 on Tuesday night as the date for a mail-in ballot election for voters to decide whether to approve or deny the 24-acre Village at Crystal River PUD proposal. The ballot question reads as follows: “Shall the Town of Carbondale approve Ordinance No. 16, Series of 2011, which ordinance would rezone 24 acres within the Town of Carbondale as the Village At Crystal River P.U.D., and thereby allow phased development of up to 140,000 square feet of commercial buildings and 164 multi-family residences, or a combination thereof (together with utilities, lighting, parking, access roads, landscaping, and other improvements), limit the maximum size of a new full service grocery store to be developed in the first phase of the project to no larger than 60,000 square feet, limit the maximum size of all other commercial buildings to no larger than 30,000 square feet, and authorize collection of a 1.0% Public Improvements Fee against gross sales of transactions within the P.U.D. that are subject to the Town’s sales and use tax until debt to be incurred by a Title 32 Special District to construct Highway 133 improvements is fully repaid.” The project is proposed for a parcel west of Highway 133 and north of Main Street. Proposed by developer Rich Schierburg, the project calls for 125,000 square feet of retail space, a new 58,000-square-foot grocery store, plus 15,000 square feet of office space and up to 164 residential units. Other allowed uses include a gas station, bank and restaurant. Later phases could include a hotel, medical facility, senior care facility, school or light manufacturing. The trustees first approved Village at Crystal River 5-1 on Nov. 1 then referred it to a vote of the people. The Jan. 31 election will be administered by Garfield County Clerk Jean Alberico.

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Charles Richardson opened his Honest Grind espresso drive-through on Highway 133 about a month ago. Coffee hounds are slowing their cars and catching on fast, because Richardson was doing pretty good business on Wednesday morning. The Honest Grind is believed to be Carbondale’s first drive-through coffee dispensary. Richardson is an Atlanta native who moved to town three years ago, in part for the rock climbing. He’s donating a percentage of his proceeds to the Roaring Fork High School prom and Project Graduation. Photo by Lynn Burton

Carbondale Commentary Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to letters@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623.

Correction (Editor’s note: Last week’s Sopris Sun misquoted part of Frank McSwain Jr.’s prepared statement about the Village at Crystal River during the Nov. 1 Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting. Here’s what he said, in its entirety, as provided by Mr. McSwain). Dear Editor: My name is Frank McSwain, Jr. I live at 1599 Highway 133 with my wife, Jill. We own Transformation Yoga Fitness Massage on Main Street. We support the Village at Crystal River. Many of my neighbors on Main Street feel the same way. Even if another yoga studio opens in the new development, we still strongly support the project. Why? Competition makes us better. It beneﬁts consumers. It’s the American way. I am not one of the town mothers. However, I am one of the town’s manifesters! I moved to Carbondale three years ago. There were no jobs then so I opened my own business and created my own job. The local grocery store was (and still is) sub-par, so I started my own Community Garden and Chicken Co-op — 100 percent privately funded. What’s the point? We need more manifesters in Carbon-

dale. Manifesters make dreams a reality. Manifesters open businesses, create jobs, and generate sales tax revenue. Rich Schierburg is a manifester. Please vote yes for the Village at Crystal River TONIGHT and send a clear signal to the entire Western Slope that Carbondale is open for business. Thank you. Frank McSwain Jr. RYT Owner/Studio Director Transformation Yoga Fitness Massage Carbondale

No vote for 81623 Dear Editor: I disagree with Lynn Kirchner’s request that the entire 81623 zip code vote on Carbondale’s VCR. Most of El Jebel is 81623, and no one asked for my vote on Willits, which is more El Jebel than Basalt — and arguably the ugliest stretch of land in the valley. Rick Stevens says Carbondale needs to be open for business. I fully agree. But Rick presided over the beginning of the Aspenization of Basalt and initiated successes like the recent $178,000 windfall by annexing land far from Basalt’s core. That income has basically been outsourced from a highway cor-

ridor in Basalt’s vicinity — like too many construction, retail and grocery jobs at Willits and Orchard Plaza have been outsourced to non-Americans. Now, Whole Foods says they’ll create 100 jobs. When too many American-born citizens struggle to find work — and are asked too often if they speak Spanish when applying for a job — what the hell are Basalt, Eagle County, and Colorado officials — and Whole Foods — doing to MAKE SURE AMERICAN CITIZENS ARE GIVEN PRIORITY FOR THESE JOBS? Carbondale needs a viable development on property zoned for commercial. Many of those saying the town needs to buy it to raise crops have good intentions, but they frankly should cut down on visits to their "medicinal" providers. Where’s the town going to get the money for that property — pot shops? There’s plenty of rural land nearby for farming, but we need a commercial development there or we’ll go broke. That development needs an anchor fitting our character like a building/home improvement business — not a new location for City Market because: • We’ll lose business to El Jebel even if our City Market moves because Whole Foods offers unique items, and we’ll keep much grocery business here because some people still won’t drive to El Jebel or — like myself — hate shopping in huge, impersonal super-center style grocery stores. Carbondale can potentially generate much more sales tax if we have a building supply or other anchor there and City Market stays put. The PIF — if it stays — would be on non-essential items. • The current City Market space would not become vacant — if vacated; it would remain vacant for a long time because of its size, creating many problems. We need balance — to maximize benefits and minimize negative impacts. We need sales tax and jobs, but elected officials must make sure any development will actually increase sales tax, and create — not move —jobs for American citizens. If leaders decide to build without making sure these objectives are achieved, then they are building for the wrong reasons and they don’t deserve to lead any more. David Johnson Carbondale

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Dear Editor: I attended the recent meeting at Carbondale Town Hall regarding the Village at Crystal River. I can’t believe that people and the developer think that a new City Market is going to bring people to Carbondale to shop. What? There is a City Market in Glenwood Spring and a newer one in Basalt. Basalt will soon have a Whole Foods as well. Maybe I am confused, but why would people come to our City Market to shop? Carbondale has so many great qualities — wonderful restaurants, a vibrant art scene with great art galleries, fantastic live music venues, scenic rivers nearby, incredible mountain biking, road biking, hiking — the list goes on.

Carbondale is having a rough time ﬁnancially just like all the other towns/cities across America and hopefully we will get through it. We do not want to say “NO” to development, but come on — another City Market? We can be way more creative than that! Let’s add to our Carbondale’s beauty and strengths, not make our town look like every other place, ﬁlled with chain stores and fast food. Lastly, what will happen to the vacant City Market? Why not work with what we have and upgrade the existing building? Please remember to vote NO for this project. Leslie McNamee-Johnson Carbondale

Clay Center thanks Dear Editor: The Carbondale Clay Center would like to thank all those who helped make Wheels and Wheels the fun event that it has become. To see the collaboration between the bike and art community is a wonderful example of what makes Carbondale the town we love. We would especially like to thank our sponsors: Aloha Mountain Cyclery, Gear Exchange, Ska Brewing, McBride Family Beef and DJ Muck. A special thank you to Brad Nelson, our organizer as well as Max Cooper, H.P Bloomer and John Cohorst who shared their artistic talents with us. The Clay Center is blessed to have a wonderful volunteer crew and the Stomparillaz have shared their great energy with us for a third year! LETTERS page 15

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CHSSA drops Roaring Fork football team from 2A to 1A By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Writer The Colorado High School Sports Association has dropped the Roaring Fork High School football team from 2A to 1A for the next two-year cycle, according to school principal Cliff Colia. “This is for football only,” Colia stressed. Colia said the cutoff to be a 2A school in football is an enrollment of 300, and RFHS is currently at 296. Word that CHSSA might drop Roaring Fork surfaced about a month ago in a memo to high school athletic directors. Colia said that with the realignment, Roaring Fork will now face Cedaredge, Hotchkiss, Lake County (Leadville), Paonia and Meeker in league play, and will still play Basalt, Aspen and Grand Valley as part of a nine-game schedule. Roaring Fork finished the season with a 3-7 record and for the past five years stands at 16-32. The Rams last made the playoffs in 2006. In a recent interview with The Sopris Sun’s Will Grandbois, Colia said: “We’ll still be playing all the same schools. I think it’s gonna be really good for our football program. You need more kids to run a competitive program. We always have a few great wins and some upsets, but to be competitive we’d need more numbers. ... We’ve always had great quality, but in football quantity matters more than it does in any other sport. So, I feel OK about it. Sports aren’t so much about wins and losses, anyway. It’s about participation, being part of something, and learning life’s great lessons about effort, cooperation, and working together, though the W’s still sweeten the pot.” Even though Roaring Fork dropped down a level in football, the Rams will still contend for championships in soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and track at the 3A level, and 4A in tennis (where the only two classes are 4A and 5A). Roaring Fork’s last football state championship came in the mid-1980s when the Rams were undefeated and beat Battle Mountain on Roaring Fork’s home turf. The Rams won that game on a late touchdown pass from Mike Patch

“Friday Night Live” kicks off for middle schoolers Sopris Sun Staff Report The Carbondale Recreation & Community Center is starting up a new program called “Friday Night Live” from 9 to 11 p.m. on Nov. 18. The program is targeting the involvement of local youth in hopes of providing them with a venue for healthy physical activities in town facilities on specific Friday nights, according to a press release. “It is essentially an age specific open gym at the recreation center with activities driven by the user group with access to our gymnasium and climbing wall for basketball, volleyball, soccer, dodgeball or climbing,” said recreation center manager Eric Brendlinger. Brendlinger said the long-term plan is to partner with school groups that are looking for additional exposure or fundraising opportunities. The “Friday Night Live” program could be co-hosted by a student-led school group and the opportunity for fund raising could be actualized with the sale of concessions or a percentage split of the door proceeds.

Roaring Fork players practiced hard all season but in the end could manage just three wins. The season’s highlight came on an upset of Olathe. Sopris Sun ﬁle photo to Jeff Bokenko, then stopped Battle Mountain’s Jeff Campbell (who later played at CU and the NFL) on a two-point conversion late in the game. The year before that, the Brush BeetDiggers defeated Roaring Fork by a touchdown in the championship game.

“By involving the youth as partners, I feel that we will be using our facility in a manner that it was intended for: to provide a venue for healthy extracurricular activities that ultimately benefits the youth groups willing to put in the effort to create the event,” Brendlinger continued. Admission to the Nov. 18 “First Friday” is $4. Food and drink will be offered at a minimal cost. The rock band NoJoes will also perform in the recreation center lobby promoting the release of their first CD.

“Build it and they will come” phenomena expected By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Correspondent If the new Rifle library is any indication, once a new Carbondale library is up and running in 2013, use will more than double from the current circulation at the Gordon Cooper Library. “Circulation or use of the Rifle library has more than doubled. We’re just swamped, which is great. It’s now our busiest branch,” Amelia Shelley, executive director of Garfield County Libraries, said of the LEED Gold facility that opened in November 2010. “It’s the ‘build it and they will come’ phenomenon when we put together a beautiful new building we succeed. Basalt is also a good example of that, and we expect the same for Carbondale,” Shelley added. Shelley was among the library officials, architects and planners at the first of three community meetings where citizens are providing input about the programming and design of the new Carbondale library, which will be located at Third Street and Sopris Avenue. A second open house takes place from 4-6:30 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the Third Street Center, and a final open house will be Jan. 12. All meetings are in the Calaway Room, with open house after-hours meeting time extending until 8 p.m. “I was really happy with the turnout (on Nov. 8). It was awesome. And it was not age specific. There was a real cross-section of the community,” according to Andrea Korber of Land+Shelter. Design-team members led presentations about modern libraries, the site and civic architecture, and citizens were

asked to write down their ideas on sticky notes and place them under a range of categories, including: site, community, Carbondale, learning, reading, teens, technology, children, and sustainability. “We had a ton of comments about sustainability, about using natural light and incorporating good building practices. And we had a ton of comments about the view and the Sopris connection, which I think is an obvious one but it’s nice to hear people underscore that it’s important to them,” Korber said. Library consultant Ozi Friedrich of the firm Humphries Poli stated that the first meeting was largely to gather programming ideas. “What we were doing tonight was showing people the wildest ideas so we get the wildest ideas back,” he said. His portion of the presentation included slides showing libraries from around the country with ceilings made of local woods and glass, fireplaces in a den-like setting, stations where kids can sit comfortably together with a laptop, music listening pods, study rooms, front porches, a reading “forest” for children, storybook doors designed by artists, and more. The budget for the new library is nearly $5 million and Korber said the building will be roughly 13,000 square feet. The entire site, which is immediately northeast of the Bridges Center, is 25,000 square feet and primarily surrounded by residences. As a reference, the size of the existing dilapidated tennis courts (where the structure will be built) is a not quite 13,000 square feet. In its effort to create a building that is “of” Carbondale

(not just “in” the town), design team members talked to citizens about how to interface a civic building in a residential neighborhood; using local artisans to provide artwork; improving the foot and vehicular flow along Third Street and Sopris Avenue; and bringing to the surface the century-old ditch that now runs underground on the south side of Bridges Center. Jason Jaynes of DHM Design highlighted how advantageous the site is, with its location on an east-west through street (from Highway 133 to Snowmass Drive), its proximity to Crystal River Elementary and Carbondale Middle schools, and its equal distance from Main Street and the Third Street Center. “We recognize that the library enjoys a very valuable spot at the halfway point and has an opportunity to create and strengthen the connection between the heart of town and the Third Street Center,” Jaynes said, adding that the addition of a library at that corner will improve the transit from Main Street to Third Street, making it safe and comfortable for pedestrians and effective for vehicles. The design team used the ideas generated at the first meeting to develop a conceptual direction, which will be reviewed at the Nov. 17 meeting. The final meeting in January will provide a look at design plans mid-process. Ground breaking for the new library is expected in summer 2012. DHM, Land+Shelter and Humphries Poli are part of the larger design team led by Willis Pember Architects of Aspen. Other team members are Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Dan Richardson, KL&A, Beaudin Ganze, Group 3 Planners, and Mark Chain Consulting. THE SOPRIS SUN • NOvEmbER 17, 2011 • 3

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Chamber director steps down Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Director Sherri McClenahan announced her resignation last week. In an e-mail sent to chamber members on Nov. 9, McClenahan said, “I want to thank Carbondale, the Chamber membership, the Board of Directors, the TCC, Chamber committees, the BOT, my staff and everyone involved for a wonderful nearly three years as the Executive Director of the Carbondale Chamber. Per our announcement earlier today, the position of Executive Director of the Chamber is available, as I am resigning to pursue my passion in the restaurant business. I am committed to the Chamber through the end of the year (and beyond if needed) to ensure a smooth transition for the new Executive Director and the best for the Carbondale Chamber.”

CmS wins commuter competition During the month of October, more than 210 students and staff from five Garfield County schools participated in the Garfield Clean Energy Bike and Walk to School Commuter Challenge Pilot project, according to a press release. Carbondale Middle School won the monthly school commuter honors with a

total of 947.5 miles walked or biked to and from school. “Commuting by foot or bicycle is a fast, healthy, environmentally friendly, and a fun way to get to school and work,” said a Garﬁeld Clean Energy spokesman. In all, participating school commuters walked or biked more than 2,500 miles during October. They saved close to $4,000 in family vehicle expenses, saved over 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions and burned over 200,000 calories. Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park for donated tram rides and cave tours to the winning team.

Fraud calls reported The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office has received reports of fraudulent phone calls from a private number claiming to be either the sheriff or an attorney. The fraudulent caller makes statements that “they owe money,” “are guilty of check fraud” and “they might be arrested.” The sheriff’s office is reminding citizens not to give any personal information over the phone. “If you receive these types of calls or any others you feel might be fraudulent, hang up the phone immediately and contact your local law enforcement agency,” said a sheriff’s office spokesman.

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New school board starts out with a bang Superintendent subject to new evaluation process By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent The Roaring Fork School District Board of Education announced on Tuesday it has established three mechanisms for soliciting input regarding administration leadership: • A 360-degree review of the superintendent by district staff.The review will utilize an on-line, confidential survey from a third party firm. • Provide stakeholders opportunities to submit confidential input to school board members. • Provide stakeholders the opportunity to submit comments during board meetings on Nov. 29, Dec. 14 and Dec. 16. The school board released its statement outlining the upcoming review following a special meeting on Nov. 14 to discuss issues surrounding Roaring Fork School District Superintendent Judy Haptonstall’s leadership style. The new review process was released less than a week after newly elected school board members – Matt Hamilton, Daniel Briggs and Terry Lott Richardson – took their oath of office, joining board members Bob Johnson and Richard Stettner for their first meeting on Nov. 9. At the meeting, Hamilton was unanimously elected school board president. ••• The Nov. 9 school board meeting, the first since the school board election, started out fast. School board president Hamilton proposed scheduling a special meeting to discuss school district leadership and to identify

School board statement

The Roaring Fork School District Board of Education released the following statement regarding administration leadership following its special meeting and executive session on Nov. 14. It is printed here in its entirety. Thank you to all individuals who met with the Roaring Fork School District Board of Education to discuss our leadership and future direction. We also would like to thank all of those who sent e-mails to the board or called in advance of our meeting today. The Board values your input and strives to create a respectful and deliberative process as we consider how to support a learning environment where every child succeeds. The Board has opted to continue the conversation in an effort to ensure that all stakeholders have the opportunity to contribute to this important conversation. In order to ensure full participation the board has established the following mechanisms to solicit input. • Complete a 360 degree review of our superintendent by all district staff by December 15, 2011. This review will utilize an online survey implemented by a third party firm and the process will be led by the Board of Education. All input will be 100 percent confidential and no identifying information will be requested. Staff members who are uncomfortable sharing their input on openended questions will be afforded additional opportunities (more information below). • Provide all stakeholders multiple

Roaring Fork School District Superintendent Judy Haptonstall listens during public comment at a special school board meeting on Nov. 14. Photo by Jane Bachrach strategies to support teachers as they implement Moving On. While discussing the proposed special meeting, superintendent Haptonstall said “Daniel (Briggs) … mentioned that the three of you (the three new board members) have felt that I was not the person to be leading the district ... Is that the meeting where you all are going to make a decision about that?” Briggs responded, “It is important as a board to have great conﬁdence in who our opportunities to submit confidential input through board member office hours and personal emails to board members (more information below). • Provide all stakeholders the opportunity to submit public comments during 3 scheduled board meetings: 11/29/11 at 5:30 PM at the District Office (additional agenda items to be added); 12/14/11 at 4:00 PM at the District Office in Glenwood Springs (additional agenda items to be added); 12/16/11 at 8:00 AM at the Limelight Lodge in Aspen (part of an all-day board retreat – additional agenda items to be added). The Board is committed to ensuring that all community members have the opportunity to share their views and provide input regarding district leadership. We hope to make decisions about future direction at our retreat on December 16, 2011. While the Board works to ensure an open and deliberative process regarding district leadership we also plan to fully engage with our leadership staff in conversations about how we might support teachers, parents and administrators as they seek to implement the Moving On program. We will also work to ensure a comprehensive plan is developed that identifies short term needs for the financial support our community so generously provided. Our meetings on 11/29/11 and 12/14/11 will be devoted to this discussion. Confidential office hours will be detailed on the Roaring Fork School District’s website at: bit.ly/u7leho. Office hours will be posted by Friday, November 18, 2011.

leadership is.” The board then scheduled a special meeting for Nov. 14 (Monday) to include public comment and an executive session to discuss Haptonstall’s contract. Hamilton told The Sopris Sun he had not planned to schedule the Haptonstall issue immediately after taking ofﬁce, but once the question of her contract was raised he felt it would be unfair to everyone in the district to leave the issue unresolved. Approximately 60 people attended the special meeting on Nov. 14, which took place at 11 a.m. About 25 people spoke during public comment. Most spoke in favor of Haptonstall’s leadership, including several Roaring Fork School District administrators. Early Childhood Director Cindy Gray’s description of Haptonstall’s “non-stop energy and commitment to the district” was echoed by other administrators. Crystal River Elementary School Principal Karen Olson said that to dismiss Haptonstall would be to “take that work that we have spent over 10 years on, and you would overturn it.” Crystal River Elementary School parent Erin Rigney countered, “Our schools and our teachers can lead the way with Moving On. We don’t need to tie this to Judy.” Glenwood Springs parent Jenny Cutright told the school board,“The voters of this district have spoken. More than 50 percent of voters obviously were not happy with leadership of this district.” Former Roaring Fork High School Principal Dale Parker disagreed: “The voters haven’t spoken. You (the new school board members) didn’t run on getting rid of the superintendent. I didn’t see that anywhere.” Basalt parent Stacey Craft claimed that more than 70 percent of teachers in some schools do not feel comfortable raising concerns. Carbondale Middle School Principal Rick Holt countered the allegation of a climate of fear: “Judy has done an amazing job allowing me to voice my disagreements.” Some in the audience expressed concern that dismissing Haptonstall might cost the district $300,000 by paying the remainder of her $146,265 annual salary through the end of her contract, which is June 30, 2013. (Editor’s note: according to Haptonstall’s contract, which is public record, the district may unilaterally dismiss the superintendent by paying the salary due only through “the academic year in which the termination is made.”) Some members of the public drew a parallel between the special meeting and last spring’s meeting regarding former Glenwood Springs Elementary School Principal Sonya Hemmen. Recently unseated school board member Myles Rovig pointed out, “The irony is, we had a similar situation less than a year ago .... That decision probably has created most of this problem ... .” When school board president Hamilton was asked after the meeting whether the Hemmen issue is the root of peoples’ concern regarding Haptonstall’s leadership, he responded that there is “not one iota of truth to that statement as it applies to me.” •••

Some members of the public questioned whether the school board was moving too quickly and if they were taking the time to get the input they need from the public. Concerns were also raised that the time of the meeting (11 a.m.) made it impossible for many to attend, including teachers. Following the public comment portion of the meeting, the board met in executive session for more than two hours. Members of the public who had comments that were more “personal” in nature during the public comment part of the open meeting, as opposed to the issue of leadership, were invited to provide their comments in executive SCHOOLS page 11

Moving On

The primary goal of Moving On is to create a system in which students progress at their own rate. For example, if a second grader has reached proficiency on all the second grade standards (or learning objectives) by the middle of the school year, she will begin working on third grade standards. Alternatively, if a second grader has not reached proficiency on all second grade standards by the end of the school year, she will continue to work on those second grade standards the following year before beginning work on the third grade standards. The essentials of Moving On are: • Students are carefully assessed in order to track their progress and plan next steps in their learning. • Students are involved in their own learning through setting goals and charting their progress. • Students do not move ahead to the next level of learning until they have the skills to be successful. • Students do move ahead to the next level of learning as soon as they have reached proficiency on their current level. • Students’ grades reflect their current level of proficiency on their learning objectives. (Grades do not reflect how long it took students to reach that level of proficiency or the level at which students started their learning; nor are students' behaviors directly calculated into their grades.) Rather than providing one model for all schools, the school district allowed each school to create their own system that would incorporate Moving On essentials and meet the unique needs of the students in their school. Moving On was initiated at each school this fall. Moving On is part of Standards Based Education, which is: • Everyone – students, teachers, parents – knows what students need to learn. • Students are involved in setting goals and charting progress for their own learning. • Everyone – students, teachers, parents – knows how to measure students’ progress toward their learning goals. • Students have the opportunity to progress at variable rates, reflecting their individual needs and abilities. All students are expected to learn all of the learning objectives, it just may take some students longer than others to reach proficiency on each learning objective.

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Garvik notches kills Roaring Fork High School graduate Landon Garvik, a freshman at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., recorded a career high six kills against St. Louis University on Nov. 4, according to the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web site. Garvik has logged quite a bit of playing time in her ďŹ rst year playing volleyball for the Colonials. The school plays in the Atlantic 10 Conference and is headed for the playoffs in Dayton, Ohio on Nov. 18-20. Landon is the daughter of Ken and Robin Garvik.

Oscar donates writings Marble historian Oscar McCollum Jr. has assigned publication rights of his writings to the Marble Historical Society, according to the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s current Marble Chips newsletter. Included in the grant are future publication rights to his books â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marble: A Town Built on Dreams, Vol. 1 and II,â&#x20AC;? (published by Sundance Publications of Denver), and the privately published book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Historical Vignettes of Marble, Colorado.â&#x20AC;? Other items in the eight-page newsletter include brief histories of the Tischlauser family and early residents George W. Melton, Frank Fortsch and James Usher. Marble Historical Society memberships range from $25 (Individual) to $500+ (Unknown Soldier). Send your check to 412 W. Main St., Marble, CO 81623.

Pick-up line From the current Roaring Fork High School Rampage newspaper comes this pick-up line provided by Alec Larson: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I togetherâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you were words on paper, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be what they call FINE PRINT.â&#x20AC;?

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section of Sopris and Weant. On a recent morning at 8 a.m., two teenage couples were out there â&#x20AC;&#x153;sucking faceâ&#x20AC;? as they used to say but what the heck â&#x20AC;&#x201C; can you think of a better way to start the school day?

Dave the sate Make that â&#x20AC;&#x153;save the dateâ&#x20AC;? because the Band of Heathens returns to Carbondale for a show at PAC3 on Jan. 13. Milemarkers will be the opening act. The Austin-based bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brand of music pays homage to Tom Petty, Tony Joe White, the Grateful Dead, Leon Russell, George Harrison, andâ&#x20AC;&#x153;other rariďŹ ed stylists,â&#x20AC;? according to a press release.

brownell returns Sopris Therapy Services founder Belinda Brownell has returned to the non-proďŹ t organization as program director. In addition to the traditional equine assisted rehabilitation programs STS has provided for 17 years, Brownell now treats patients with various orthopedic and neurological disorders.

Good eatinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the upcoming RE-1 school lunch menu: Nov. 17: (Elementary and middle schools) hamburger, green beans, fresh orange wedges, milk; (High school) Asian BBQ chicken over rice, fruit and vegetable bar, milk; Nov. 18: (Elementary and middle) homemade pizza, cucumber sticks, grapes, milk; (high school) pizza, fruit and vegetable bar, milk; Nov. 21-25: No school.

They say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your birthday Birthday greetings go out to: Robin Tolan (Nov. 17), Larry Smith (Nov. 18), Heather Lafferty and Kelsey Clapper (Nov. 19), Rosie Sweeney and Mike Metheny, (Nov. 20) and Lindsay Henstchel (Nov. 23).

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Handcraed candies make new business a gem By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Correspondent

As a child, Rochelle Norwood didn’t like chocolate. She chose not to like it, and she chose not to eat it, stating that it was a “mental thing.” Now, as an adult, she eats chocolate every day — partly because she has launched Sweet Rubys, a hand-crafted candy business based in Carbondale, and partly because she actually loves chocolate. A visual artist who has been living in the Roaring Fork Valley since 2007, Norwood started Sweet Rubys shortly after the new year and has been selling her sea-salt caramels, dark-chocolate trufﬂes, cayennespiced peanut brittle, macaroons, cashew turtles, and almond and peanut butter cups since June. She’s been in business for less than a year but already is covering costs. In other words, she is experiencing sweet success. “My friend, who’s an artist as well, she had us make vision boards for our New Year’s resolutions and I don’t really remember ever having a strong feeling that I wanted a chocolate business before then, but I put it in my vision board, and I made it happen,”Norwood said while packaging almond butter cups in a small commercial kitchen she rents off of Dolores Way. “But I had strong feelings that Carbondale doesn’t have a chocolate shop and that all good towns should have a good chocolate shop, not just for the tourists but for the locals.” So she took her love for baking desserts and started testing recipes for organic dark

Rochelle Norwood creates her candy delights in a commercial kitchen off of Dolores Way. In business less than a year, she has already built up solid list of clients. Photo by Trina Ortega chocolate trufﬂes. Her mom is 100 percent Italian and is the “major cook in the family,” according to Norwood.“She is always telling us to eat and having her friends eat. I was the complement to that by having desserts around … And then it turned into chocolate.” On the wholesale front, Norwood’s regular clients include Eagle Springs Organics,

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Creative employees of Valley View Hospital and the medical campus display and sell their wares at this annual fair. A great variety of products are offered, from holiday wreaths to jewelry, art, stained glass, candles and much more.

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which has a store in Aspen, and Osage Gardens retail shop is located in New Castle. She sold her confections at the Carbondale farmers’ market this season and at Potato Day and has crafted batches of chocolates for private parties and other events, including a recent Aspen Art Museum opening. Her candies are for sale at the Saturday farmers’ market, the Carbondale Community Food Co-Op, Bonfire Coffee and the Third Street Café (where she first started making the candies). Finally, she will sell at the Willits Winter Market and the handmade arts gift show of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities (CCAH), which opens in early December. Norwood aims to grow Sweet Rubys — named after her daughter and the idea that her candies are sweet gems — into a storefront business and have online orders via her new Web site. Clara Coleman, a consultant for Four Seasons farms, says she’s always been a big fan of Norwood’s dark chocolate truffles but fell hard for the chocolate sea-salt caramels. “The taste is divine — dark chocolate coating a chewy, melt-in-your-mouth, perfectly salty sweet luscious caramel interior. And what makes it even better is that the chocolate is sustainably sourced and the caramel is sweetened with brown rice syrup instead of corn syrup,” Coleman said. “Not only does your body feel good after eating one, you know you are making a difference for the planet as well.” Whether you lean toward the sea-salt caramels; the rich and creamy almond butter

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Mark your calendars for the Valley View Hospital Auxiliary’s annual event. Great bargains on Christmas gifts and unique items. The gift shop is located in the second floor lobby of the hospital and free valet parking is provided. The drawing for the annual quilt raffle will take place at noon. All proceeds from the gift shop and the quilt raffle benefit local health occupations scholarships and the Connie Delaney Medical Library.

cups; the spicy, savory peanut brittle; or one of the other tasty treats, Norwood’s delectables are gluten free and made with 60 percent dark chocolate, brown rice syrup, honey, organic butter and other quality ingredients. The peanut butter and almond buttercups are additionally dairy free. “One thing I will not waver on is using corn syrup,” Norwood said, adding that she also envisions using fair trade chocolate and even has land in Ghana where she aspires to grow cacao trees. Using high-quality ingredients is Norwood’s way of making Sweet Rubys special, even though her recipes are already unique. “I’m totally self-taught. I follow the ingredients, but I always alter it to my own way. A lot of the things I make I don’t use recipes still. If I had someone helping me I guess I would need one,”she said.“The one time I did try to make it a recipe and wrote it down it didn’t come out.” With her chocolate business, teaching art at Ross Montessori School, her career as an artist, instructing for the Roaring Fork Access after-school fashion design program, and raising a toddler, Norwood’s plate is full. At times, starting and running a business has been ﬁnancially and organizationally challenging but it also has been gratifying. “What is rewarding is that I’m a woman and I have a family and I started a business and I went through that whole process. I feel like I’m becoming a big kid now,” said Norwood who is literally a big kid in a candy shop.

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Full Moon Cruise continues in the cold (EDITOR’S NOTE: After citizen complaints about the Full Moon Cruise last summer, The Sopris Sun dispatched freelance writer Andrew Cohen to take part in one of the monthly rides. Here’s his report from the Nov. 10 cruise).

A week ago I brought my bike in to get fixed at Aloha Mountain Cyclery where I spoke to the owner, Darren, as he looked at my bent front fork. He has the sinewy look of a man who has been an athlete his whole life. Sporting the beginnings of a grey beard and a form-fitting cycling hat, By Andrew Cohen he looked at me then down at my bike Sopris Sun Correspondent with spirited eyes. With a glow stick on my front han“The town wants it to go a certain dlebars and my headlamp on my knit direction. Well no, its not that really, cap, I head out of my garage into a full they just want to make sure we do a moon shining through the 25-degree good job of self-policing (the Full air. I ride to Sopris Park where I see 15 Moon Cruise). This thing is going to or so bundled up figures on bicycles of keep growing and we want to limit the different shapes, sizes and illumination interaction between bikes and vehimethods. A man wearing a pea coat cles,” he said in regard to the town hall says, “Hey Dad! Notice anything meeting the night before that adabout the demographic here? Particudressed concerns that some of the larly the gender?” past Full Moon Cruises have been His bearded father next to him excessively loud or rambunctious. laughs and I chime in, “Still is a mining “There aren’t any official leaders, town, huh?” but, for example, the bike commitAs we make our way toward Roar- The Full Moon Cruise “Boom Bike” (shown here) features a pair of lawn and garden batteries, tee Daryl and I are on naturally ing Fork High School a rider wearing amplifier, speakers and subwoofer. The monthly bike tour around town takes place year ’round, steers the direction of The Cruise.” glasses and a hoodie says over the although winter outings sometimes consist of a lap or two around the block, then a beeline to An employee from the back music coming from the back of his the nearest bar. Photo by Andrew Cohen piped in, “What does Daryl call it bike, “No one has been able to pinagain, not rebellious but …?” point how it (the Full Moon Cruise) started. There’s a few guys Darren said, “I can’t remember the word he used.” that have been doing it for all six years, but I can’t say there was After coming home from Aloha I looked on the Internet for inreally a founder.” After a brief pause he continues, “It has really formation regarding The Cruise or how it started. The only evipushed forward the cycling culture in Carbondale, ya know, put dence of its existence in digital form was a passing mention on a it out there.” blog and a short video on YouTube. ••• The man is the creator of the most visible (and audible) aspect of the Full Moon Cruise — the “Boom Bike.” It is comprised of I ask some of the other riders about the history of the Full a pair of lawn and garden batteries, an amplifier, speakers, and Moon Cruise. a subwoofer mounted on an exceptionally long custom-made “Don’t know exactly how it began. Seems to me like a few guys road bike. just started riding around and by word of mouth it grew … orA man in a fleece cap says to him,“Hey Aaron remember Janganic, man,” the father of the sole youngster says in jest. uary 2010 when it was just you and me. What was it, like 10 We arrive at the high school parking lot and bike around in cirbelow?” cles while electronic music that has swept the nation in the past “Something like that,” Aaron replied. “We just did a couple few years blares from the Boom Bike. I do not think it is out of short laps then went into Carnahan’s.” place. It is as unbiased and inevitable as the cold penetrating my A kid around 10 years old gently collides with a parked car hands and feet. yet does not fall off his bike and rides on unfazed. The low-speed After some circling in the parking lot, a few riders head to the brush with a rear fender and our fleeing of the scene would be bars in town, leaving about seven in the pack crossing Highway the rowdiest event to occur during the night. 133. Some riders stoically pass around a bottle. The techno music A local funk bassist riding next to me says, “Really like your gives way to Queen’s “Bicycle Race.” bike man, saw them working on it in the shop, always good to see an old Italian speed“…I want to ride my bike. ster out on the street.” I want to ride my bicycle. I sense the fellowship of the bicycling culture and say thanks. I want to ride it where I like …” He continues, “The Cruise gets smaller and smaller as it gets colder. One time it was The Boom Bike croons as we slice through the smell of fall finally conceding to winat the end of Mountain Fair and there was probably 300 people. A few hardcore guys alter, through the “Levittown Section” of River Valley Ranch, carrying the neon torch for ways show up. ” a tradition of unknown origins towards the eerily lit permanence of Mount Sopris. •••

“The Cruise gets smaller and smaller as it gets colder. One time it was at the end of Mountain Fair and there was probably 300 people. A few hardcore guys always show up. ”

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Sopris Sun Staff Report The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents an explosion of youthful fashion talent, dance and music at the first annual CCAH Youth Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza. Titled “The Future is Ours,” the event takes place at PAC3 on Nov. 19 at 5 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and an $8 youth donation is suggested. 2nd Shift, an after school program sponsored by Access Roaring Fork for valley-wide middle school students, is a major collaborator, according to a press release. Volunteers are needed. For details e-mail at www.carbondalearts.com or call 963-1680. The Youth Green is the New Black fashion show will feature eco-conscious clothing created by students enrolled in the CCAH School of Textile Arts (SOTA) Fashion Troupe Workshop taught by Adriana Pevec Brown with assistance from Jenna Bradford, as well as students in 2nd Shift classes taught by Rochelle Norwood and Jennifer Berry. “Around 40 models and 20 dancers from Aspen to Glenwood will take part in this show. It is truly a collaborative project reflecting the values and talents of our valley’s dedicated and motivated young people,” said Amy Kimberly, CCAH executive director. The Trash to Treasure 2nd Shift class taught by Mary Russell is designing and building a recycled trash set for the stage depicting the Crystal River watershed as they hope to see it in 20 years. The 2nd Shift hip-hop crew and graffiti artists taught by Claudia Santacruz and Neal Stiles will perform wearing hand-painted shirts. In addition to the CCAH and 2nd Shift youth fashion work, individual designs by Dermott McHugh (13 years old), Kether Axelrod and Kashana Tonozzi, Angie Riley (Mama Bird), Robin Paz (Foxy Moron), and Adriana Sage Williams rehearses for the upcoming youth Pevec Brown (AmNe Hemp), fashion show at PAC3. Photo by Trina Ortega will also grace the runway.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Nov. 17 ROTaRy • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon. Today’s speaker is Roberta McGowan, communications and business manager for the Salvation Army. LIbRaRy • The second of three Carbondale library design sessions takes place at the Third Street Center from 4 to 6:30 p.m. COmmUNITy GaRDEN • The Orchard church is developing a new community garden for local gardeners. Plans for the Good Seed Garden include more than 60 plots on a half-acre of land, fruit trees and meeting areas. An organizational meeting takes place at the Orchard on Snowmass Drive from 7 to 8 p.m. Info: Doug Stewart at 963-1658. INTERFaITH WORSHIP • An interfaith community Thanksgiving worship takes place at the Eagle County Community Building in El Jebel at 7 p.m. Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable food item. An offering will be taken to purchase perishable foods. Bring a ﬁnger-food to share following the service. Info: 379-4643. LIvE mUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works presents My Countrymen.

FRIDAY Nov. 18 mOvIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Moneyball” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 1823 and “The Big Year” (PG) at 5:15 p.m. Nov. 18-23. Closed Thanksgiving, Nov 24. Thank you for all your support this past year!

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.

mIDDLE SCHOOLERS • The Carbondale Recreation Department presents “Friday Night Live” from 9 to 11 p.m. for middle schoolers. Beside the climbing wall, basketball, volleyball, soccer and dodgeball, there’ll be a CD release party for the NoJoes in the lobby. Admission is $4. Food and drink will be available at a nominal cost. Info:704-4190. LIvE mUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Paula Nelson Band. Info: 963-3304. LIvE mUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents Christoph Brownell at 10 p.m. LIvE mUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood presents Steve Skinner & the Uninhibited Turkey Roasters (resort rock) from 9 p.m. to midnight. There’s no cover. LIvE mUSIC • The “Musical Showcase of Glenwood Springs” features high school students, Dave Taylor, Matt Haslett and the Tippetts at Glenwood Springs Elementary School at 6:30 p.m. Russo’s Pizza and Starbucks will provide free food and drinks. The event is free but donations will be accepted. Proceeds go toward the purchase of an interactive whiteboard for the GSES music department. WINTER FEST • The Glenwood Springs

Center for the Arts opens its Winterfest show at 5 p.m. Featured artists include: Joy Commons, Dan Glidden, Betsy Blackard, Ewa Lachur-Omeljaniuk, Chad Zanca, Mary Blichmann, Dara Barth, Nancy Helser, Phyllis Hackett, Anne Ramsay, Tara Vetter, Anne Moll, Sinda Wood, Barbara Jean Swan, Sara Ward, Kellie Philburn, Jennifer Miller, Randi Garcia, Sandy Richards, Jamie Spry, Marcia Fuscaro, Jessica Kidd, Terry Muldoon, Noemi Kosmowski, Kristoff Kosmowski and Kari Doerr. The show continues through Jan 3. The Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts is located east of the Hot Springs Pool. Info: 945-2414. SPaGHETTI DINNER • Colorado Mountain College student organizations and Phi Theta Kappa host a spaghetti dinner to beneﬁt families in need from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 1402 Blake in Glenwood Springs. Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and seniors, and $5 for children 12 and under. Info: Bill or J.D. at 947-8220.

SATURDAY Nov. 19 mSHS FUND-RaISER • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society holds a membership-drive fund-raising party at the Pour House at 7 p.m. There’ll be free food a cash bar and silent auction. It’s $10 members/$20 nonmembers. Info: 963-7041. FaSHION SHOW • The Carbondale Coun-

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WEDNESDAY Nov. 23 ROTaRy • The Carbondale Rotary meets at the ﬁrehouse Wednesdays at 7 a.m. LIvE mUSIC • White House pizza presents Carbondale musician Greg Masse. OPEN mIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts open mic nights at Rivers restaurant every Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m. CALENDAR page 11

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PaULa POUNDSTONE • PAC3 presents comedian Paula Poundstone. Info: www.pac3.com.

FRIDAY Dec. 2 CHambER SymPOSIUm • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce “State of Carbondale and Beyond” business symposium

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S.a.W. • Ceramist Anne Goldberg and painter Staci L. Dickerson introduce new work at their “Simple Rhythms” show at the Studio for Art + Works (S.A.W.), 978 Euclid Avenue. The show is about action, adaptation, and acceptance and will be up through Dec. 6. S.A.W. hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Info: 3795050 or 379-9419. CLay CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center continues its 2011 Holiday Invitational through Dec. 30. Featured ceramists include: H.P. Bloomer, Tony Wise, John Cohorst, Nathan Bray, Lyla Goldstein, Avi Arenfeld, Tyler McGinn, Casey Coffman, CJ Jilek, Elizabeth Farson, K Rhynus Cesark, Shawn O’Connor, Lusterbunny, Diane Kenney, Sarah Moore, Donie Hubbard, Charlie Childress, Mary Ballou, Sue Tirrell, Katie Kitchen, Lisa Maher, Tom Jaszczak, Ronan Peterson, Tammie Lane and Gail Burtik. The Carbondale Clay Center is located at the east end of Main Street. Info: 963-2529. RED bRICk SHOW • Carbondale artists Olivia Pevec and Jill Scher are included in the Red Brick Center for the Arts show “The Five Elements of Sculpture.”The center is located at 110 E. Hallam St. in Aspen. Info: 429-2777. TEEN PHOTO SHOW • The Gordon Cooper Library presents a photo show from local teens based on their favorite book titles.

Hold the Presses takes place from noon to 6 p.m. at the Orchard on Snowmass Drive. Keynote speaker is economist R. Dan Brumbaugh Jr. Brumbaugh has appeared on numerous TV news shows, including “NBC Today,”“The McNeil/Lehrer News Hour” and on National Public Radio. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 at the door. Info: 963-1890.

mayOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St. PHOTOS SHOWN • Allison Austin shows her photography at the Blend on Highway 133. PHOTO SHOW • The Colorado Mountain College Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs presents the photographs of CMC graduate Elizabeth Moreno through Nov. 29. GORDON COOPER • The Gordon Cooper Library presents activities for kids from kindergarten through ﬁfth grade from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, and toddler and infant story time on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Info: 963-2889. bOOk CLUb • The Senior Matters Book Club meets the third Tuesday of the month at the Third Street Center from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Info: 945-7094. bLOOD DRIvE • Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs holds its monthly blood drives from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Info: 384-6657. CONvERSaTION CIRCLES • Literacy Outreach holds conversation circles for non-English speakers to practice their English at the Gordon Cooper Library Mondays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and Fridays from 10 to 1 a.m. Volunteers are needed. Info: 945-5282.

COmEDy FOR COaTS RETURNS TO STEvE’S • Local comedians gather at Steve’s Guitars on Nov. 19 for the fourth annual Comedy for Coats.“The goal this year is to collect over 100 gently used coats to be distributed to those in need here in the Roaring Fork Valley as well as at the Ute Indian Reservation in southwestern Colorado,” said organizer Mark Thomas. The lineup includes: April Clark, Beth Brandon, Glenn Smith, Bob Richmond, Don Chaney, Todd Hartley, Gail Mason and Thomas. At the end of the evening a drawing will be held to give away two lift tickets. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.; show time is 8:15 p.m. Admission is $12 (at the door). The show will run around 90 minutes. COmmUNITy OvEN FIRES UP • The Carbondale Community Oven will be fired up again on Nov. 17. Bread will go in between 3 and 3:30 p.m. “Please bring stiff yeast doughs of about one-and-a-half pounds that can be placed right on the hot hearth,” said spokeswoman Linda Romero Criswell, “or bread in a small metal pan; cookie sheets, please.” After the bread comes out, the oven can be fired up for a pizza-bake if someone wants to organize it. “Let me know,” she continued. For details, call 963-9371. The Carbondale Community Oven is located outside at the Third Street Center. SOLaR SySTEmS IN NEPaL DISCUSSED • Alex Zahnd, co-founder of RIDS-Nepal, describes how his organization improves lives for people in rural communities of the Himalayas at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. on Nov. 21. Through solar lighting systems, fuel-efficient stoves, greenhouses, solar driers, pit latrines, and water filtration systems, RIDS-Nepal has improved the living, health and hygiene conditions of thousands of people in remote, difficult to reach mountain communities, according to a press release. The event is sponsored by Solar Energy International. For details, call 963-8855. HUFFIN’ FOR STUFFIN’ COmING SOON • Huffin’ for Stuffin’ – a fun run for bikes, scooters, runners, walkers, waddlers and trotters, takes place at the intersection of Hendrick and Holland (near the dog park) at 9 a.m. on Nov. 24. Proceeds benefit the Carbondale Soccer Club. The entry fee is $10 for individuals and $30 for families. Entry forms are available at Bonfire Coffee in the Dinkel Building.

Schools continued om page 5 session. Seven people chose to provide comments in executive session: Laura Merritt, Erin Rigney, Brad Thayer, Charla Meyer, Jim Hanks, Jeremy Voss and Don Kaufman. In response to the turmoil surrounding Haptonstall’s tenure as superintendent, local teachers’ association president Megan Talbott expressed her concern that “the public has focused so much attention on the positions of a few in our district. We have many excellent teachers in the district, and great student achievement. … I’d like to see some of the focus be on the amazing work that is going on in the classroom every day.”

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Community Briefs kDNk holds annual meeting KDNK holds a board election during its annual meeting at the ofﬁces of Mason Morse at 6 p.m. on Nov. 17. There’ll be complimentary pizza and refreshments. Three seats are open. The nominees are: Barry Cryer, Brian Kelerher, Keith Edquist and Mark André McClain. Ballots have been e-mailed to members but are also available via mail by request, at KDNK and on-line at kdnk.org. While ballots are being counted there will be an update on station news. “This is your chance to give feedback, hear what’s happening and rub elbows with others who share your passion for community radio,” said station manager Steve Skinner. Mason Morse is located at 0290 Highway 133.

Thanksgiving closures The Gordon Cooper Branch Library will be closing early for Thanksgiving on Nov. 23 at 6 p.m. All six branches of the Garﬁeld County Libraries will be closed Nov. 24-25. The libraries will reopen at 10 a.m. on Nov. 26. Carbondale Town Hall will also be closed the day after Thanksgiving.

Special Events Committee meets Carbondale’s Special Events committee meets at Town Hall on Dec. 1 at 5:30 p.m. The committee was formed at the request of the Carbondale Board of Trustees to review and make recommendations on Main Street closures, according to a press release. The public is invited to attend the meeting.

RbR offers butchering classes Rock Bottom Ranch presents its “Pasture to Plate: RBR Butchering Series” starting Dec. 3 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. The ﬁrst session includes cow (slaughter, split and hanging to age) and chicken (slaughter and process). Butcher Derek Miller will present an ethical alternative to commercially processed meat. For details, call 927-6760.

Town maintains sewer system

Tony Gross, with a little help from his friends, brought his cattle from summer pasture to Missouri Heights on Sunday. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Carbondale is performing annual cleaning and maintenance of its sewer system. Highpressure water is used to perform the maintenance, creating a potential inconvenience for customers with short service lines, according to a press release. If you have experienced a problem in the past with back-pressure or water back-up in your plumbing ﬁxtures, cover those ﬁxtures with a plastic bag or a towel between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. For details, call 963-3140.

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Remembering T. Ray The Pour House was packed with friends and family during a memorial gathering for T. Ray Becker on Nov. 12. Musicians performed and folks remembered a singer/songwriter whose presence was felt on Main Street for many years. The Pour House was his favorite bar and his songs can still be called up on the establishmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jukebox. Becker passed away on Nov. 1 after a lengthy illness. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Talking turkey about Thanksgiving side dishes Thanksgiving is coming and with it, for many people, great fear and anxiety about that big feast meal. Let’s talk turkey. I’m not offering any sure-ﬁre, simple recipe for the perfect roast turkey. You can get plenty of those from Martha, Emeril and dozens of others. We’re just going to chat a bit. Two years ago, I gave the recipe for my favorite Thanksgiving un-yam side dish, butternut squash casserole. You can access it through the Sopris Sun archives online, for Nov. 12, 2009, the issue with Anita “Godiva” Witt on the cover. My favorite green Thanksgiving side is Brussels sprouts, thinly sliced, and steamed in just a little water. When the water evaporates and they’re tender, toss in a little crumbled crisp bacon, butter, and some halved grapes. If you’ve always responded with a big “Yuk!” to Brussels sprouts, this dish will make you a convert. Mashed potatoes are a given. My main suggestion for them comes from a famous French chef, Joel Robucon, whose pommes puree are legendary. Someone asked him what makes them so great, to which he reportedly said, “Equal parts potatoes, butter, and cream.” That’s not precisely his recipe, but mashed potatoes are undoubtedly better the more liberal you can be with the fats. I put a big dollop of sour cream in mine, By Chef George Bohmfalk along with butter and milk, and chives if I have them. And be sure to cook the potatoes long enough before mashing — that’s the secret to no lumps. You should be able to stick a fork in them with no resistance, such that they’re nearly falling apart in the water. The major turkey anxiety centers around its meat becoming too dry. People fear undercooking, for health reasons, so they tend to overcook it and then wonder why it’s not very good. It is difﬁcult to get something exactly right that you only cook once a year, especially something as large and imposing as a big tom, with an intimidating crowd of hungry feasters looking on. Many years ago, my family all began buying smoked turkeys from a smokehouse in Fredericksburg, a beautiful German Texas Hill Country town. Preparing these was a simple matter of heating them through, as they arrive fully smoke-cooked. The meat was always moist, tender, and delicious. They took all the anxiety out of the big day. Well, at least out of the main course. Unfortunately, the smokehouse operation burned down, and we never found a suitable

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I like my roux very dark, like chocolate, which gives the gravy deeper flavor. replacement. I was forced to learn how to smoke turkeys myself. It’s not that complicated, but if you don’t have a smoker already set up, you’re better off finding a turkey that’s been smoked for you. I enjoy the processes of brining overnight, then smoking the turkey for about eight hours, but I can accept that not everyone else does. A smoked turkey is a real delight. I provided one for a Thanksgiving feast a few years ago with the in-laws of one of our sons. That family had never particularly cared for turkey, their experience being that the white meat was always dry, tough and tasteless. We all laughed when our daughter-in-law’s sister exclaimed, “Wow, I didn’t know turkey was supposed to taste good!” The gravy is the next big thing. Using a commercially smoked turkey, you probably will not have giblets with which to make gravy, assuming you like giblets in your gravy. You can easily make fabulous gravy with canned chicken stock or broth and a roux (pronounced “roo”), which is the cooked mixture of flour and oil. In a four-quart or so saucepan, place one cup of regular flour and a bit less of a light-colored oil, such as canola, vegetable or peanut. Whisk those together over medium heat, and if the mixture is too liquidy, add more flour. When heated, the texture should be like fairly wet sand — not dry and flaky. You have to stay with roux — stir it every few seconds and it will eventually begin to brown. Adjust your heat so this doesn’t take all day, but don’t get too impatient, as it will burn if the heat is too high. Twenty minutes is about right. I like my roux very dark, like chocolate, which gives the gravy deeper flavor. When the roux is as dark as you like, carefully pour in two regular 14-15 ounce cans of stock, one at a time, and whisk like a madman. As the roux is very hot, the stock will boil furiously and put off steam as you pour it in. That’s why you use a pot that seems larger than necessary. Whisk that all around until it’s smooth and barely bubbling. Depending on a number of variables, including your desired thickness, you may need more liquid. You can use more stock or just water. Pour in any juices that may collect from the warmed turkey, maybe along with a shot of Madeira or other such spirit. Season with salt and pepper, and add other herbs and spices, like ground sage, thyme, or even something exotic like ground dried orange zest. Let it simmer for several minutes, stirring frequently, and you should be good to go with perfect, lumpfree, dark rich gravy for those sinful mashed taters you’ve made. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Letters continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 2 Our presence in this community is supported by so many people and we thank all those who have been involved with keeping CCC part of Carbondale. We look forward to seeing you all at the 14th annual Cup Auction on Dec. 2. K Rhynus Cesark Sarah Moore Executive Co-Directors Carbondale Clay Center

E-board thanks trustees Dear Editor: As a volunteer board charged with the responsibility to address a broad range of environmental issues, the Carbondale Environmental Board applauds our board of trustees for its endorsement of the Thompson Divide Coalition and its mission to preclude oil and gas development in the Thompson Creek area. Recognizing the economic tradeoffs inherent in this debate, we believe the beneďŹ ts of preservation outweigh the beneďŹ ts of development. The negative aspects associated with oil and gas development (e.g., increased truck trafďŹ c, air and water pollution, loss of wildlife habitat) and the negative impacts on tourism, outdoor recreation and local agriculture are simply too severe. We are all better served when local industrial activities are more complementary to our communitiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; desires for achieving both environmental and economic sustainability. We encourage readers to visit www.savethompsondivide.org and join leaders from across the region in opposing the current proposal to allow exploratory and potentially long-term drilling operations in this area. David Reindel, Chair Carbondale Environmental Board

Give gift certiďŹ cates Dear Editor: The holiday season is rapidly approaching. I would like to encourage all my friends and neighbors to shop

locally this season. It will make a difference to our local, state and national economies if Americans support local businesses with their shopping dollars. Most businesses are delighted to provide gift certiďŹ cates for goods and services. Movie theatre tickets, dinner out, even making a donation to a local charity can be a more rewarding gift than unnecessary items. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remember the spirit of the holidays. Lynn Dwyer New Castle

No on vCR Dear Editor: Here are some of my reasons: The performance improvement fee (PIF) is a tax to pay for the estimated $2.3-$2.4 million for public improvements such as trafďŹ c circles to mitigate the impact of the mall on Highway 133 trafďŹ c. It is a regressive tax. The tax (on groceries) will be a burden for an estimated 23 years on the members of our community who can least afford it. We do not need more housing and commercial space in Carbondale. I see no need for another bank, City Market or a restaurant with drive-through as proposed by the developer. I am satisďŹ ed with the current City Market. I can ďŹ nd most groceries that I want at the current City Market and it is easy to get quickly in and out if you are in a hurry (not true for the one in El Jebel). The current VCR plan does not ďŹ t with the ideals of Carbondale regarding sustainability, small town character and diversity. Whatever economic stimulation and jobs this project will create are largely ďŹ&#x201A;eeting and illusory. How many additional, permanent jobs will result from moving the City Market across the street? I have seen too many communities where the downtown core has suffered as a result of the development of malls on the periphery of the downtown. I am concerned that the same could happen here.

Legal Notice I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trust the developer. Much of the plan is â&#x20AC;&#x153;to be determined,â&#x20AC;? which suggests to me that the developer doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a clue how he will be able to eventually complete the project. This will be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;sea changeâ&#x20AC;? for our lovely, small community. Is it really in our best interest to compete with Glenwood Springs and El Jebel? Why should we want to become like them? Carbondale is unique. We should keep it that way. I believe that the same tired, old-fashioned model of building yet another mall, in the long run, will not enhance our social or economic well-being. It is important to have reasonable growth in Carbondale. In the case of the VCR proposal there seems to be a long list of negatives far outweighing any potential positives for the town. Steve Hessl Carbondale

RE-1 thanks Dear Editor: I would like to thank everyone who helped support and pass the mill levy override for the RE 1 School District. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to keep the conversation going about the direction of our schools. As a board member of RE-1 as well as a father of two, I know how vital it is to be involved and understand more about the schools my kids attend, so in an effort to be more accessible to parents, teachers, students and community members, I will be holding ofďŹ ce hours each month. I will be based at the Basalt Elementary School, so if you would like to set up an appointment to meet with me, please contact the school ofďŹ ce at 384-5800. Below are the dates and times that I will be at the school. â&#x20AC;˘ Thursday, Nov. 17, 4-5:30 p.m.; â&#x20AC;˘ Tuesday, Dec. 13, 3:30-5 p.m.; â&#x20AC;˘ Tuesday, Jan. 10, 3:30-5:30 p.m.; â&#x20AC;˘ Tuesday, Feb. 7, 3:30-5 p.m.; â&#x20AC;˘ Tuesday, March 6, 3:30-5 5p.m. Richard Stettner RE-1 Board Member Basalt

ORDINANCE NO. 16 SERIES OF 2011

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO AMENDING SECTION 18.50.080 OF THE CARBONDALE MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING STREET GRAPHICS

NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on November 8, 2011. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication of this notice. The full text of said Ordinance is available to the public at www.carbondalegov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during normal business hours. THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE _________________________ By: s/s Stacey Bernot, Mayor

ATTEST: __________________________ s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk

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Arizona Republicans wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t turn back the Glock RafďŹ&#x201A;e prizes run the gamut, but in Tucson recently, one particular offering seemed oddly off-kilter, to say the least. To raise money for the Pima County Republicans, party members aimed to sell 125 rafďŹ&#x201A;e tickets for $10 each, with the lucky winner receiving a Glock pistol â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;the same brand of gun used in a Tucson parking lot to shoot Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and six people waiting to meet her,â&#x20AC;? reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Brian Miller, former president of the Republican group, commented dryly, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people running the Pima County GOP right now arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly known for their ability to feel the political pulse.â&#x20AC;?

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By Marian Lyman Kirst HCN Intern Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not often that the forest service gets embroiled in an issue involving the separation of church and state. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the situation on a 25 by 25-foot patch of forest service-leased land in the middle of a ski run on Big Mountain near WhiteďŹ sh, Montana. A statue of Jesus stands on the land, his arms outstretched to the skiers and boarders that whiz by. Last month, the Madison, Wisconsin-based Freedom from Religion Foundation challenged the forest serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s renewal of a lease permit for the land beneath the statue, claiming the agency had violated separation of church and state rules in allowing a religious icon to remain on federal land. The forest service decided not to renew the lease but then, in the face of widespread community outrage, withdrew that decision and, instead, opted to take public comments on a request to reauthorize the lease permit.

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tery that will let you go to ground without a lot of froufrou. Although more and more cemeteries are looking into natural burial, only a few now offer it, including Portlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own River View Cemetery, run by David Noble. There, a body might be put into a biodegradable casket, â&#x20AC;&#x153;perhaps something woven or made of bamboo or willow branches or sea grass. Compost might be packed around it to speed the breakdown process.â&#x20AC;? Noble estimates that in a decade, natural burial will be a regular part of the cemetery business, which leads Welch to conclude: â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a trend inspired by eco-conscious baby boomers, you might say it represents a generationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nal back-to-theland movement.â&#x20AC;?

The statue, which was erected as something of a war memorial in the 1950s by World War II veterans and members of the local Knights of Columbus chapter, has long been a source of curiosity and amusement for the mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skiers and boarders, who often take pictures with the cement savior. And many locals consider the statue to be a meaningful part of the mountainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cultural history. Like much of the local community, U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, R-Mont, wants Jesus to stick around. In a statement, Rehberg argued that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;using a tiny section of public land for a war memorial with religious themes is not the same as establishing a state religion.â&#x20AC;? Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street Movement and its use of social networking as a mobilizing tool, statue supporters have planned an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Occupy Big Mountainâ&#x20AC;? rally on Facebook for Saturday to protest the cement iconâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s removal, reported the Missoulian last week.