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Volume 10, Number 42 | Novmember 22, 2018

A meal shared

hether it’s turkey for Thanksgiving or elk (and a little moose) for St. Mary of the Crown’s annual dinner, food brings people together.

That was particularly apparent as churchgoers and others dished up grub, dug in and caught up on Nov. 10. They even had a chance to nab some cards from Tom’s Door.

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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.

Double entry

By Stan Badgett

I’m a columnist, not a communist.

I believe it’s a good idea to divide a sheet of paper by a vertical line, creating two columns, a device making honest comparisons possible. By this simple means, one can tally shared characteristics as well as identify where differences lie. The tally can be rough or finely calibrated, depending on the accuracy desired. How different are A and B? What are their shared characteristics?

A sheet of paper divided into two columns can be a most useful tool. It can keep me honest. It can dispel prejudice, make me face my discrepancies.

I have my share of prejudices. Overcoming them is what I call education. I learn by replacing ignorance with information, sometimes a slow and painful process. But what a joy it is to learn. I learn by comparing one thing with another.

Another tool in the shed is that prerequisite of reasonable discourse, the definition. It’s always a good idea to know what it is we’re talking about before we get too excited. Sometimes people get offended when I ask for a definition, but really it’s so basic. First comes the general category, then the specific. It should be simple.

How are we going to coexist as civilized human beings when we can’t agree to define terms? Just wondering. So here are two basic ideas, one columnar and one definitive. Divide a sheet in half to facilitate comparisons. Identify a general category, then specify. The applications are many, but here’s one.

Let’s say I’m concerned about whether or not our president, Donald Trump, is a demagogue. I could compare him to other demagogues, or I could compare him to a previous president to see which is more demagogic.

First of all, a definition. Looking at the Oxford Dictionary of English: Demagogue. A political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular desires and prejudices rather than by using rational argument.

I see there’s an extra concern. Do I understand the key terms in the definition? Are any of the terms problematic? Well, yes. How do I tell a popular desire from an unpopular one? When the population is divided fifty-fifty on some issues, it seems impossible to distinguish the popular from the unpopular. Perhaps we should throw our hands in the air and declare that meaning is irrelevant.

When in trouble, when in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout.

Maybe it’s not as bad as all that. For one thing, we can at least agree on the generic part of the definition: a political leader. All demagogues are political leaders. All presidents have been political leaders. Which ones were demagogues? James Knox Polk?

William McKinley? Taft? By thumbing through the history books we can get an idea about which presidents appealed to popular desires. What was the prevailing will of the people in each president’s time? Did that president appeal to popular desires? What were the prejudices of the time? Did the president in question stand against popular prejudices?

I’ve got my sheet of paper out. I’m making two lists. Who should we put in column A? Column B? Maybe Obama and Trump. There’s limited space, so let’s go with that. They’re both political leaders, so I’m putting a check mark in both columns. Next, taking a cue from Martha Haun’s Theory of Demagoguery (1971) I’ll consider the trait of hunger for public office. Obama and Trump no doubt qualify.

Wouldn’t that characterize all politicians? Imagine the amount of ambition it takes to mount a campaign for the presidency. So far, I see that they are both political leaders and both ambitious.

I’d like to propose some boundaries for the term “demagogue.” Communication theorists find the term difficult to pin down. On the one hand, a demagogue is no mere charlatan or flimflam artist. On the other, he’s less than a full-on dictator.

Something in-between.

So Trump can’t be both a Hitler and a demagogue. The man with the Charlie Chaplin mustache begin assassinating his rivals rather early in his career. He had Ernst Rohm executed in July, 1934 during the Night of the Long Knives. General von Schleicher and his wife were shot dead in the doorway of their house that same evening (Shirer). Hundreds more faced SS firing squads within a few days. People who equate Trump with Hitler should note this. How many times has Trump ordered the execution of a political rival?

As I peruse my sheet of paper, I see that Obama and Trump are both political leaders and that both have desired political office. I haven’t made much progress in determining if either is a demagogue. It will be slow going — so many categories remain unexplored. There isn’t a tidy conclusion.

OPINION

Mutt & Jeff

Badgett shares this column with fellow conservative Paige Meredith.

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Fire District thanks Dear Editor: We would like to take this opportunity to thank the citizens of Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District for their support during the November 6, 2018 election.

We appreciate you taking the time to learn about our needs so we can continue to provide outstanding, sustainable and essential community services. Your support means we will continue to deliver the highest level of service possible.

CRFPD is funded primarily by property taxes. Having a permanent property tax base to fund your fire department allows us to plan for the future. Everything you have approved is based on the 2015 CRFPD Master Plan goals and objectives.

The mill levy increase that you approved will allow us to move in to the future with well-trained staff and volunteers. We can continue to cover concurrent calls, while ensuring responder safety

and provide the highest level of Advanced Life Support care to our communities. We will be able to outfit our first responders in protective gear. We will be able to work with you on fire mitigation, spend time in the schools with kids and at events such as lunches at Senior Housing and offering free blood pressure checks at the Farmers’ Market. We can also put away funds for future capital replacement needs.

The bond issue that you approved will allow us to replace a portion of our aging fleet with modern, reliable and safe equipment. We will be able to purchase essential firefighting and medical equipment that is beyond its service life, such as air packs and cardiac monitors. We will build a training facility so our firefighters and paramedics can train in real-world situations and be prepared when you need us. We will also be able to build a maintenance facility so all District apparatus is kept in excellent shape and will allow many more repairs to be done in-house,

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saving taxpayers money.

We are grateful to the members of our citizens committee for helping share our message. We couldn’t have asked for a more dedicated or hard-working team.

Thank you: Doug Self, Ron Leach, Sydney Schalit, Alison Hafer, Paul Luttrell, Kevin Weber and the many others who helped share our message.

We are fortunate to live in such a wonderful community that supports their local fire department. Thank you all again for your continued support and have a safe holiday season.

Gene Schilling, President Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District Board of Directors

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‘You’re going to feel enchanted’ Following new ownership and restorations, Redstone Castle reopens to public

By Justin Patrick Sopris Sun Correspondent The Redstone Castle is once again open year-round for tours, overnight stays, and weddings and private events.

The mansion was constructed in the early years of the 20th century as a winter retreat for coal mining magnate and “fuel king of Colorado” John Osgood and his wife “Lady Bountiful.” As a member of the social elite, Osgood entertained such notable figures as the Rockefellers, J.P. Morgan, and President Theodore Roosevelt at his Redstone property. The castle has changed hands and transitioned through several iterations over the years, but is now once again open to public visitation as part of a commercial lodging venture.

Steve and April Carver, owners of the Hotel Denver in Glenwood Springs, purchased the property at auction for $2.2 million. They spent just over two years working with Pitkin County to rezone it to accommodate their plans for its future, and an additional nine months restoring it.

“Renovating the extraordinary Redstone Castle has been an exciting adventure and an opportunity to revitalize this celebrated jewel of Colorado,” said Steve Carver.

“Grown men cry when they walk through,” said April Carver, referring to those who have seen the house before the renovations and are then shown the improvements. “We touched every floor, every ceiling, every wall,” she said.

There are 11 inhabitable suites completed for overnight stays, according to Carver, though only seven of those will be available for the initial opening. Each suite includes a separate bedroom, sitting room, and bathroom. The accommodations are nothing short of luxurious, yet harmoniously integrate with the historical character of the mansion. Guests can check in at four and will enjoy a reception that includes snacks and wine from neighboring Paonia. They will be given a tour of the grounds and a “famous Redstone Castle hot breakfast” in the morning. An overnight stay includes access to the manor’s trails on 150 acres in the magnificent Crystal River Valley, as well as private fishing along the Crystal River. Suites are currently available for $395 per night at www.theredstonecastle.com.

“It needs to be shared with the public,” said April Carver. “Everyone loves being a part of history and connecting. They want to relive the past.”

Walking into the castle is, indeed a unique experience.

Initially striking is its location, situated in a breathtaking meadow about mid-way up the Crystal Valley. One can imagine that in

Osgood’s day, this would have been a particularly challenging location to access. He would no doubt have rarely seen unexpected visitors. The mansion was meant as a winter retreat, built to combat heavy snows and frigid evenings with glowing hearths and lively entertainment. Walking through the ornately decorated rooms, it is easy to imagine the many cultured guests gathering to be revitalized in this remote abode.

The Great Room, dining hall, billiards room, and library are just some of the historic social spaces that modern guests can now enjoy. Each suite offers over 500 square feet of livable space. They are all unique with distinct attributes. Names like the Roosevelt Room, Tower Room, and Octagon spark curiosity and intrigue.

Some offer stunning views, while others are tucked away in cozy, intimate nooks.

They are all heated by steam heat and are up to par with any luxury hotel.

When Hotel Denver General Manager Roxie Mallander learned of the Carvers’ intentions, she was overcome with “full blown excitement” as she speculated on what would become of the Redstone Castle she fondly remembered visiting as a child.

The Redstone Castle held a special press tour last week, and will be open again from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 23 and then six days a week thereafter — tickets at theredstonecastle.com.

Photos by Justin Patrick “I’ve been able to see the care that they’ve taken with our historic property at Hotel Denver and the blending of the charm of what you love about history with the new age, modern conveniences,”

she said. “It’s probably my favorite thing about the Hotel Denver and they’ve done the same thing here. It’s the restoration of history with the couple extra bells and whistles that bring us into modern times.

You’re going to feel enchanted.”

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Our annual holiday cover design contest is back! Kids pre-K through high school are encouraged to send us an original work of art related to the theme of “Let it Snow.” We’ll accept submissions on vertically-oriented, letter-sized paper with bright and bold colors encouraged but no glitter or three dimensional elements. Drop them off at our office (520 S. Third St., #32) by 5 p.m. Dec. 7 or or mail them to P.O. Box 399 by Dec. 3 — you can have them back when we’re done.

Colorado Mountain College recently received four Medallion awards from the National Council for Marketing & Public Relations. Within NCMPR’s six-state District 4 region, the college’s advancement team – composed of the marketing, public information and foundation departments – took gold for “Because of You: The Story of Colorado Mountain College” 50th history book and silver for its annual report, website and “College Is for Me!” campaign.

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Christmas tree permits are now available for the White River National Forest as well as most areas administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Both are $10 and available at local offices, and forest service permits are free for fourth graders. A map of suitable harvesting sites is attached to the permit, and the BLM suggests bringing along a hand saw, rope or twine, extra food, water and blankets when you cut your tree. Tire chains, a shovel and emergency supplies are also a good idea. To find out more about rules and regulations, visit fs.usda.gov.

Don’t bring them inside After removing a mountain lion kitten from a private home, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding the public it is illegal to possess wild animals and dangerous to the animals’ health. Although sick from being fed bratwurst, the kitten appeared to be in good health otherwise, said Travis Sauder, CPW district wildlife manager, after he retrieved the kitten and sent it to the nonprofit Wet Mountain WIldlife Re-

Theo Jenkins, Freja Koorn, Nathan Drew, Guel Meraz Mancinas and Yufi Noyola Romero were selected as some of the Town’s students of the month. habilitation in Wetmore. Sauder said this kitten was kept far too long by humans to return to where it was found. For more information, go to cpw.state.co.us/learn/ Pages/LivingwithWildlifeSpring.

still focused on a four year program, Gov. John Hickenlooper has launched a campaign urging high schoolers to feel out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Lifelong education

Out of 24 applicants, six area nonprofits will receive grant funding from the newly established Two Rivers Unrestricted Endowment Fund, a local community fund, managed by the Western Colorado Community Foundation). That will allow KDNK Community Radio to expand Spanish-language programming, Stepping Stones of the Roaring Fork Valley to purchase technology for its youth center and Smiling Goat Ranch to continue its horse therapy work with veterans as well as supporting Garfield County Search and Rescue’s K9 program and River Center of New Castle’s “meal monkey” (we’re curious about that.).

If you’ve never earned a college degree and you’re serious about learning skills for a new career, Paul Bushong of Aspen Glen wants you to apply for the Fast Forward Scholarship. Since 2014, the program has helped high school seniors pursue two-year and workforce training to the tune of $5,000 a year. Now, it’s expanded to folks of all ages who are interested in getting a degree through Colorado Mountain College. For a complete list of applicable programs and more information, contact jgolay@coloradomtn.edu or 947-8304. Incidentally, for or those

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While the Roaring Fork Ram soccer team may not have won state, they did dominate the Western Slope League. As such, it was unsurprising but gratifying to see Nick Forbes named WSL Coach of the Year and Max Candela dubbed Player of the Year. Joe Salinas, Aidan Sloan, Max Candela and Ronald Clemente were also recognized as all-conference, with Leo Loya and Liam Laird earning honorable mention.

In loving memory A celebration of life is planned for Nellie LaJoy at 10 a.m. Nov. 24 at St. Mary of the Crown Catholic Church. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made in her name to the church.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Lindsay Hentschel (Nov. 22); Casey Weaver (Nov. 24); Steve Puzick (Nov. 25) Dan Richardson and Hunter Taché (Nov. 26); Richard Fuller and Paul Hassel (Nov. 28).

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Independence Run & Hike gets referrals through doctors’ orders

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

Brion After, owner of Independence Run & Hike, poses in his shop. He’s in the midst of planning a Small Business Saturday sale for Nov. 24. Photo by Megan Tackett

Independence Run & Hike has found itself with some big shoes to fill: since Sports Authority in Glenwood Springs closed its doors in 2016, the locally owned outdoor retailer has seen a bump in sales — and that’s led to a new kind of customer, too.

The shop, at 586 Highway 133, has an eclectic inventory ranging from women’s tunics to nordic skis to novelty headphones.

“I’m looking at a lot of different things, from stand-up paddleboards to sleeping bags and tents,” he said. “I think our next move is to get a little bit more into the yoga, athleisure, tights, that type of thing.”

But it’s the store’s shoe collection — and, more importantly, the staff’s in-depth fittings — that inspires so much customer loyalty.

“It’s interesting, because as newer customers are coming in, maybe they were used to Sports Authority, so they’re used to walking in and just going, ‘That one.’ And we say, ‘Wait a minute, let us help you, because we want to get you in the right shoe so you’re happier and healthier for longer,’” he said. “We talk about insoles; we talk about injury prevention and stretches they can do. So that’s kind of what the whole store is based on.”

After has been in business in Carbondale for 12 years.

He started the shop as a two-person operation in the Cowen Center, grinding seven-day workweeks as a new entrepreneur. Now, he has a full staff and enjoys next-door-neighbor status with Dos Gringos.

But even as his store fills some of the void left by a national chain’s closing, After faces an uphill battle because of his address — and it’s not the rent.

“My biggest problem is that a lot of the brands won’t sell to me because I’m in Carbondale,” he said, explaining that many brand representatives feel more confident selling

to Aspen, Basalt or Glenwood. “A lot of the accounts and sales reps don’t realize that Carbondale’s become a town of its own.”

After’s reputation has earned him esteem among local physicians and physical therapists — so much so that a visit to his store is often included in their patient recommendations.

“We do a whole gait analysis: we video you, and we make sure we look at your foot a whole bunch of different ways,” he said. “Footwear’s actually a lot more important than people realize. I can’t tell you how many people come in and they’re like, ‘My doctor said I need new shoes.’ And we look at their shoes and we’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, you sure do.’”

It was After’s own experience with an injury and subsequent doctor’s recommendation that led him to what became the linchpin of his business; he had, at the time, run too many miles in his own shoes.

“I literally was injured, went to a doctor, he sort of mentioned this issue that I had, overpronation, and maybe I should try changing my shoes,” After said. “And all the sudden, things started to clear up. I went and trained with doctors and talked with physical therapists and had them video me, and I started to understand the whole thing.”

He now passes that knowledge to his staff and customers, personally training staff and ensuring everyone on both sides of a transaction understand his five-step fitting process.

When After talks about how shoe technology has evolved, he lights up. As far he is concerned, it’s the shoe that prevents injury and allows people — himself, included — to pursue their passions farther and longer.

Of course, After isn’t content to just see nice store displays — he prefers to invite the whole community for outdoor play.

He sponsors a company race team and public races like the Jingle Bell Race, complete with an ugly sweater contest.

“I feel like we’re becoming less social in this world.

I think the more we run into people, the more we talk to people,” he said. “And the more we know people, the more we like people.”

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Colorado voices support for regional drought contingency plans

By Brent Gardner-Smith Aspen Journalism The state of Colorado is now officially on board with a regional water strategy designed to keep enough water in Lake Powell behind Glen Canyon Dam to avoid violating the Colorado River Compact and keep generating hydropower at the dam.

At a meeting Thursday in Golden, the directors of the Colorado Water Conservation Board unanimously adopted a state policy giving its “full support” to proposed drought-contingency plans and agreements now being reviewed in both the upper and lower Colorado River basins.

“I think we’ve really done something important for the state today,” Russ George, a CWCB director from Rifle who represents the Colorado River basin within Colorado, told a meeting room filled with water managers, water users and water attorneys from around the state.

The new policy means Colorado, along with the other upper basin states of Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico, can declare its support for the drought-contingency plans (DCP) and agreements at a mid-December meeting in Las Vegas of the Colorado River Water Users Association.

The lower basin states of California and Nevada also are in support of the agreements, but water managers in Arizona are still working through a series of contentious, complicated issues and have yet to reach consensus.

If consensus in both basins can be reached by midDecember, legislation may be introduced during the current lame-duck session of Congress.

A sense of urgency to do something about the falling water levels in Lake Powell has been growing, and was heightened in Colorado in 2018 by the hot and dry conditions.

Lake Powell on Friday, November 15 was at 44 percent full and at an elevation of 3,588 feet above sea level on the upstream face of Glen Canyon Dam. That’s 98 feet above the “minimum power pool” level of 3,490 feet.

The reservoir level has dropped by 38 feet in the last year, and water officials are concerned if dry conditions persist, the reservoir could reach the minimum power pool level within three years.

Operations, and reservoir levels, in Lake Powell are

Looking upriver at the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers in late September, one of the driest years on record for the Colorado River system. Water managers in both the upper and lower basins are working to get more water to this point in order to bolster the low level of Lake Powell, which is not far downstream. tied by regulatory guidelines with levels in Lake Mead, which is 38 percent full today. The new DCP storage pool in Lake Powell would be exempt from the operating guidelines, however, and would serve as a secure, and separate, savings account within Lake Powell for the upper basin states.

Bridging the divide The new Colorado state policy adopted Thursday was crafted by staff members at the CWCB, a state agency within the Dept. of Natural Resources, and the attorney general’s office to bridge the latest chasm that had emerged between water managers on the Western Slope and the Front Range.

Water officials on both sides of the Continental Divide want to store water in Lake Powell in a regulatory pool controlled by the upper basin, with the goals of first, keeping the reservoir levels high enough to keep producing hydropower at the dam, and second, high enough to continue to release enough water from the dam to meet the upper basin’s downstream obligations under the Colorado River compact.

But exactly how water that is now being consumed by farmers and ranchers and city dwellers will be conserved and sent downstream to fill the new pool in Lake Powell is uncertain, and a key issue is whether the state might require mandatory cuts in water use to fill the new pool to avoid a compact call.

The Western Slope, lead by the Colorado River District in Glenwood Springs, also wanted the state to help ensure that the creation of the new pool of water didn’t lead to a buy-and-dry of irrigated agriculture on the Western Slope.

And they wanted assurances that the state would use a public process to devise any new rules or laws requiring mandatory cutbacks in water use, should low water conditions persist.

Meanwhile, Front Range water interests wanted to make sure that the state didn’t tie its own hands and restrict its abilities to take steps to avoid a compact.

Responsive to concerns

The confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers, in September 2018.

Most of the water that flows into Lake Powell each year flows past this remote spot in Canyonlands National Park. Photos by Brent Gardner-Smith, Aspen Journalism

The state’s new policy says it will use an open public process to create a “demand management,” or water-use reduction, program that incentivizes water users — primarily irrigators — to temporarily cut back on their consumptive use of water, in exchange for monetary compensation.

And if mandatory cutbacks in water use are ever necessary, “any alternative measures or rules for com-

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pact compliance administration” will be developed after “timely and extensive public outreach” and with “the goal, but not the requirement, of achieving general consensus within the state,” the policy says.

“The CWCB was very responsive to our request that they display state leadership in establishing a policy that going forward provides some security for the Western Slope and other regions of the state, and that no one region is going to suffer the brunt of a demand-management program,” said Andy Mueller, the general manager of the Colorado River District, after the meeting.

Mueller also said the CWCB “clearly separated demand management from some form of involuntary curtailment. It was very important to do that, as they are two different things.”

Both Mueller and Bruce Whitehead, the general manager of the Southwestern Water Conservation District in Durango, thanked the CWCB board for listening to their concerns, and drafting a policy that attempted to address them.

“This was a hot topic,” said Whitehead.

Between the two, the Colorado River District and the Southwestern District represent all of the Western Slope.

Both Mueller and Whitehead said they will recommend to their boards that they formally endorse the state’s policy at their upcoming board meetings.

The Front Range Water Council, an ad hoc group that includes the major municipal water providers between Fort Collins and Pueblo, sent the CWCB a letter of support for the DCP policy, urging adoption “without any changes.”

“Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of public input on this topic of critical importance to Colorado, and for developing a policy that will allow Colorado to engage in further processes that will protect our collective interests in the Colorado River and Upper Colorado River compacts,” said the letter, which was signed by Jim Lochhead, the CEO of Denver Water and the head of the Front Range Water Council.

Patti Wells, who represents the Denver metro area on the CWCB, said it was important that Colorado not be split by differences between the east and west slopes.

“There clearly is more that unites us in the ability for Colorado not to be subject to a compact call, then there is in the details of how we might avoid that,” she said.

She also challenged water managers to come up with a demand-management program that “makes everyone better off.”

“We ought to be able to figure out a way to get some water into Lake Powell without doing harm to anyone, and really making it a program that will benefit all the participants to the extent that we can,” said Wells, who recently retired as the general counsel for Denver Water.

“I see no reason why we can’t approach this in that way, because we are Coloradans for God’s sake, and we are not anyone else.”

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Community radio stars connect in Carbondale

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff The last time KDNK hosted the Rocky Mountain Community Radio conference, Gavin Dahl was on the RMCR board and working for KGNU in Denver.

“That was my first time falling in love with KDNK,” he recalled. “As a guest, it all looked easy. Actually doing the work, I’ve realized all the incredible effort that has gone into getting KDNK where it is today. I think it’s really important to carry the torch and represent that legacy.”

Dahl had a chance to do exactly that when the RMCR returned to Carbondale last week.

The average listener might not have noticed the event unless they tuned in during the guest DJ “takeover” of the airwaves on Nov. 14 or attended the Mountain Music Showcase on Nov. 15, but it was a full schedule for participants. Sessions on social media, youth radio, underwriting and more took over KDNK’s own community room as well as Marble Distillery, with a wide array of local fare and built in time for a soak at Avalanche Ranch.

“People love coming to Carbondale.

They’re really excited that KDNK is committed to news and music.” Dahl observed “We got to kind of show off the tastes of the neighborhood.”

Speakers included Don Hall, formerly of “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me”; Sally Kane, CEO of National Federation of Community Broadcasters and Colorado Public Ra-

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dio President Stewart Vanderwilt.

“Our network is more powerful than you think, and it has deep, deep public support,” Kane told the full assembly of almost 50 regional radio professionals. She showed a map of the NFCB’s 808 members, with a density in Colorado comparable to the coasts.

Still, there are challenges: shifting priorities at the Federal Communications Commission, doubt on the future of federal funding and competition from new technology. She encouraged attendees to embrace the times rather than fight them, noting that podcasts are “just packaged audio, and radio is good at it.”

And collaboration, in her estimation, is essential.

“We spend far too much time and energy on how our station is different and not enough on how we’re the same and can work together,” she said.

Vanderwilt echoed the sentiments, although he acknowledged that CPR has made some enemies in the industry over the years with transmission disputes and, more recently, by hiring award-winning Capitol Coverage reporter Bente Birkeland away from her post at KUNC. The group seemed mollified, however, by assurances that the station was open to sharing its content.

“We see this as all for one, one for all,” Vanderwilt said. “I think that before long, CPR will be one of last standards of journalism owned in and committed to Colorado… “Public radio is the most listened to

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The conference also gave members a chance to catch up with new capitol reporter Scott Franz. Until recently a resident of Steamboat, he’ll bring a welcome Western Slope context to issues like broadband, harassment and transportation.

“We’re looking at some really exciting coverage coming out of the capitol,” he told KDNK listeners in a news brief.

“I’m looking forward to being in the room when the decisions are made and bringing more voices into the coverage.”

Meanwhile, RMCR is expanding its focus from just Capitol Coverage to facilitate content sharing, best practices and general support, according to Treasurer “Deep

Rawk” Dave Ashton. In addition to the content, he was particularly pleased with the guest DJ segment of the program.

“I’ve been to many radio conferences and there’s never anyone playing music,” he noted. “I’m also noticing a lot of new faces — younger people who are not necessarily station managers.”

One such was Molly Marcello, News & Public Affairs Director at KZMU in Moab.

Utah lacks a RMCR equivalent, but that wasn’t about to stop them from connecting with their neighbors.

“No one wants to work in a radio island,” Marcello said. “It’s really important to feel like part of the larger radio community, which is all about helping each other out.”

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“I am thankful for all the playful magic.

I’m thankful for the amazing community that we share in this Valley, for the sunshine and for the changing in the seasons.

I’m thankful for my friends and family, my job and my job to come — I’m thankful I get to be here for awhile!”

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“I’m grateful that I’ve had the opportunity to both work and raise my son through high school in Carbondale and I’m grateful we’ve started to see some moisture this fall because this summer was a set of issues which is going to change how we look longterm on drought planning and climate change… I skied Sunday; it was way better than I thought it’d be!”

– Jay Harrington, Town Manager

“Of course I’m thankful for my kids and my family, all my critters at home, my dogs and my chickens, and the wonderful community of Carbondale that I get the chance to live in.”

– April Spaulding, KDNK Board

“I am grateful for my son, a supportive community and a place to grow that we can call home.”

– Emily Phelan, Kula Yoga

“My family and my really good friends — and my health.”

– Brittney Rippy, Bonfire Coffee

“I’m always thankful for my two kids, Maya and Mateo. They’re growing fast. One’s 12, one’s 14, and without them, I don’t know what I would do, so I’m always blessed.”

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Cat and owner live happily ever after Once upon a time, (4 ½ years ago, to be exact) Kristin Levey and her son Drake lived in Carbondale, Colorado with her then significant other, Mark.

Drake was about to turn 15 years old and for his birthday, Kristin decided that she wanted to get him a cat so they went to Colorado Animal Rescue to check out the feline population.

“We looked around for awhile and were standing in the hall with our backs to one of those glass enclosures, when I turned around and a kitten had stuck her paw out on the window and looked at us. Drake and I both felt a really strong soul connection and ended up adopting her,” Kristin said.

The kitten’s name was Bluebell, and they took her home to Carbondale hoping she would bond with their dog, Cricket. The critters did bond and Bluebell and Cricket became four-legged friends. However, forming friendships with people wasn’t as easy for Bluebell who was quite shy.

“Bluebell was an indoor cat and we lived in a house which was very social, with people coming and going a lot. Bluebell would hide and not come out for Mark or anyone else. She would only come out of hiding for Drake and I and only sit in our laps.”

Bluebell was a picky kitty, not a bad kitty.

She simply preferred to be with the two people who adopted her. During that period of time, Kristin also adopted Cookie, a 6-week old puppy she found at a Navajo reservation in Arizona. When she brought her home, Bluebell and Cookie became fast friends.

Life can be complicated, and after Bluebell had been with them for about a year and a half, Mark and Kristin parted households. The Leveys had found a temporary living situation while they were waiting to move into their new home in Glenwood Springs, so Mark agreed to keep Bluebell in the interim. But one day, Mark hesitantly informed Kristin that she had gotten out of

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“We were so sad and waited for about two years before we adopted another cat who we named Bee,” Kristin said. “We call her ‘Queen Bee’ cause she’s the boss of everything, including our two dogs.”

Kristin, Drake, Cookie, Cricket and Bee have since been living in their home in Glenwood Springs. Kristin still works in Carbondale and has a nice friendship with Mark. Life had settled down... at least until three weeks ago, when the call came in.

“I saw that it was from C.A.R.E. I answered it, and they said that they had our cat,” Kristin said. “I thought to myself this is really weird because Bee doesn’t go outside.

That’s when the woman at C.A.R.E said they found Bluebell. I explained to them it had been two and a half years since she disappeared and I had let the chip subscription expire. They still insisted that this was the information that came up when they scanned her… When I picked her up she was so affectionate and purring the whole time.”

According to the person she spoke with, a woman had found Bluebell under her deck in Ironbridge and she was able to catch her and took her to C.A.R.E. “Bluebell was in great shape so obviously someone has been caring for her or else she’s been cared for by more than one person,” Levy said. “It’s a great mystery about what she’s been doing for two and a half years, but the woman in Ironbridge and whoever cared for her all have my sincere gratitude and we are more than willing for all of them to have visitation rights if they want to come forward.

We would love to know whoever it is, or whoever they are ‘cuz that’s the coolest thing about this story.”

Bluebell and Queen Bee are currently getting to know one another but we hope that they will become friends and everyone will live happily ever after. (The end.)

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The Sopris Sun continue d its Spruce Up The Sun cover competit ion this year, soliciting original designs from contestants in pre-K through high school.

This year’s theme was “Peace and Love” and over 105 entries were submitted by students from local schools.

Our favorite entry came from Anicka Ashcraft, a sixth grader at Aspen Middle School. She captured the essence of peace and love with whimsica l animals singing carols around a tree.

The entries incorporated a variety of ways to express peace and love during the holiday season: some figuratively featuring family, friends and/or animals enjoying the holidays together, others were more literal using symbols of this year’s theme in clever ways.

First-place winners in the age categories are: Florence Serson (preK-kindergarten), Abby Harris (fi rst grade), Lexi Filiss (second grade), Avery Spencer (third grade), Emmalin e Warner (fourth grade), Emma Charters (fifth grade) and Cynthia Rodriguez (sixth grade and up).

Judging such a competit ive contest would not have been possible without the help of the discernin g eyes of staff members at Carbondale Arts (CA) and The Sopris Sun. We would also like to thank all the contestan ts for sharing their creativity and talents. It made judging a truly difficult task.

For those contestants who would like to pick up their original artwork, stop

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Nov. 22

TURKEY TROT • Participate in a 2.5K or 5K run and/or a series of bike races sponsored by Carbondale Recreation beginning at 8 a.m. at North Face Park. Info and registration at carbondalerec.com.

Or, if you’re closer to Basalt, search for the Gobble Wobble at raceentry.com.

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday.

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

off-Broadway hit comes to The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits) at 8 p.m.; $20 in advanace at tacaw.org or $25 at the door.

FRI to THU Nov. 23-29

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) presents “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23-24, Nov. 28-29 and 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25; “The Old Man & The Gun” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m.

Nov. 23 and “Colette” (R) at 5 p.m.

Nov. 24. Closed Nov. 26-27.

GRAND ILLUMINATION • Redstone celebrates the holidays with Castle tours from noon to 2 p.m.; cookies and cocoa at the Church of Redstone starting at 4:30 p.m,; a lighting by Santa at 5:30 p.m. and bonfire, music and caroling outside the Inn at 6 p.m. while the shops stay open late.

WINE WALK • After the 6 p.m. holiday lighting at the Hotel Colorado, stroll through downtown Glenwood Springs as businesses provide an array of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.

ECLECTIC ROCK • Jes Grew takes the stage at 8 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). $13 in advance at tacaw.org or $18 at the door.

SATURDAY Nov. 24

GUNS & HOSES • Support your favorite first responders from noon to 6 p.m. at the Salvation Army (201 14th St., Glenwood Springs).

BOOK OF MORON • Robert Dubac’s

MONDAY Nov. 26

DAM FILMS • Dance, Art, & Music (DAM) Films continue at 8 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St.) with “The Public Image is Rotten” — the story of the band that followed and outlasted the Sex Pistols. $11 in advance at tacaw.org or $14 at the door.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 28

FOREIGN FILM • “Wadjda” — the first feature-length film to be shot entirely in Saudi Arabia — screens at 5 p.m. at Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

EAT, DRINK, GIVE • Celebrate youth cycling with Jessica Phillips and Tejay van Garderen, American cycling’s couple extraordinaire with a beverage and heavy hors d’oeuvres at 6 p.m. at Capitol Creek Brewery (371 Market St., Willits). $15 for kids and $30 for adults helps support Roaring Fork Cycling.

TRIVIA NIGHT • At 7 p.m., assemble a team of up to six and compete for $50 off your drinks at Marble Distilling (150 Main St.).

Ongoing 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 plant-based 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.

SANSKRIT MANTRA • Devika Gurung demonstrates how chant is about more than spirtuality, but also breath and rhythm at 4:30 p.m. Sundays at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

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

SENIOR MATTERS • The nonprofit Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (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: seniormat-

ters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

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.

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.)

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.

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.

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.).

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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).

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.

RF INSIGHT • Monday Night Meditation meets from 7:15 to 8:30 p.m. at Roaring Fork Aikikai (2553 Dolores Way) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. RFI also offers secular mindfulness at the Carbondale Community School and is working with CMC to provide a class on “Zen and the Art of Dying” — more info at roaringforkinsight.org.

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.

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.

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.).

MAKERSPACE • Children and teens are invited to design, create, tinker, and play with art and technology to design and create with 3D Pens, make stop-motion animation films, engineer duct tape creations, build their own video games, and more from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.).

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.).

YAPPY HOUR • Colorado Animal Rescue’s Yappy Hour at the Marble Bar (150 Main St.) takes place at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Sip on handcrafted cocktails and meet a C.A.R.E. dog, with $1 from every drink donated to C.A.R.E. Bring your own dog along as well.

PARENT CHILD CLASSES • Waldorf on the Roaring Fork hosts musics, 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.

COMMUNITY MEAL • Faith Lutheran Church (1340 Highway 133), in collaboration with Carbondale Homeless Assistance, hosts a

free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the third Saturday of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale.com.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Further Out THURSDAY Nov. 29

LIT FEST • Mingle with friends and meet local authors over holiday cookies and treats beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.). A wide array of genres and works will be featured, including those of Linda Flynn, Clark Heckert, DJ Hill, Casey Hoffmaster, Corrie Karnan, Helen Kline, Larry Rynearson, David Wall, and Duane Ziegler.

THU Nov. 29 – SAT Dec. 15

KIMBERLY AKIMBO • Thunder River Theatre Company (67 Promenade) presents a dark comedy about a teenager with a rare genetic disorder that causes her to age quickly, with shows at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 29 & 30, Dec. 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Dec. 9. Individual tickets run from $15 for students to $30 for adults over 40 at thunderrivertheatre.com.

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SCIENCE NIGHT • The Aspen Science Center partners with Basalt Middle School (51 School St.) for a 6 to 8:30 p.m. hands-on exploration of the universe for grades 4-8.

More information at bms.rfsd.k12.co.us.

SATURDAY Dec. 1

HOLIDAY GALA • Enjoy music and food while you tour the Historic Thompson House Museum (accessible off Lewies Lane or North Bridge Drive) from 4 to 6 p.m.

MUIR MOVIE • “The Unruly Mystic” — a film exploring the remarkable life and influential works of a patron saint of environmental activism and Father of America’s National Parks — screens at 5 p.m. at The Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) with a chat with filmmaker Michael Conti after. $12 benefits Sierra Club Roaring Fork.

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

A FINAL BUDGET REVIEW is scheduled for Nov. 27 before the board approves the final version on Dec. 11.

THANKSGIVING CLOSURES will affect Town Hall on Nov. 22 and 23 and the Rec. Center on Nov. 23.

HOLIDAY DECORATION work continues in advance of the big “Light Up Carbondale” event slated for the First Friday in December.

INSTRUCTORS WANTED for climbing (call 510-1214), group fitness and Silver Sneakers (510-1280) and youth basketball referees and recreation assistants (510-1279).

THE SPECIAL EVENT TASK FORCE met regarding last year’s special events and will meet again at 6 p.m. Dec. 5 at Town Hall to discuss next year’s.

DROP-IN PICKLEBALL has moved inside, with 6 to 8 a.m. sessions scheduled Tuesdays and Thursdays through March and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through May. CEDAR BENCHES are being installed in Hendricks Park and North Face Park is getting a new sign.

ICE SKATES are being sharpened in anticipation of winter rentals.

From Nov. 9 through 15, Carbondale Police handled 164 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note: SATURDAY Nov. 10 at 11:09 a.m. No arrests were made following a report of harassment.

UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE draft changes have been reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and Clarion is still in the process of modeling the Residential High Density Zone District for potential modifications on open space/pervious surface requirements in advance of the Dec. 6 P&Z meeting.

SUNDAY Nov. 11 at 1:38 a.m.

Following a traffic stop for weaving, a 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and failure to provide registration FIRST BANK building design changes were approved by P&Z or insurance but later released and the permit is being reviewed by the building department, with on a Town summons. of Carbond Presented by the hopes that construction may begin soon.

SUNDAY Nov. 11 at 4:14 a.m.

GATEWAY HOUSE remodel estimates are expected this week.

A 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under THE CRYSTAL RIVER RESTORATION and Weaver Ditch Efthe influence and without a ficiency project grant has been sent to the Colorado Water Convalid license after being stopped servation Board. The budget was reduced to $90,000 because of for weaving. the availability of matching funds. Meanwhile, survey work on the

TURKEY TROT registration has begun online at carbondalrec.com or in person beginning at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving Day. It’s $30 for adults (or $25 with a Lift-Up donation), $25 for kids and $5 for ages 9 and under, with an additional $20 per person for the cyclocross race. All racers can enjoy a bonfire with pumpkin spice marshmallows, hot chocolate and apple cider, and post-race snacks. Costumes are encouraged — the best running costumes Presented by the Town of Carbondale & Steve’s Guitars will be rewarded! Well-behaved dogs on leashes are allowed.

Weaver Ditch is expected to start in December.

SUNDAY Nov. 11 at 10:13 p.m. In the process of respondGLUTEN FREE BAKING at altitude is the next CSU Extension SEWER SYSTEM JETTING is in progress with the goal of idening to a welfare check, police course and is schedule for Nov. 26 — register by Nov. 23 and con- tifying and mitigating trouble spots in Old Town, where grease arrested a 35-year-old woman tact mdonnelly@carbondaleco.net with questions. buildup might cause problems. Affected property owners should SOPRIS for possession of a controlled be hearing from the Town about its grease trap program.

PARK CLIMBING CLINICS continue, with an Intro for Ladies class on substance and driving under the Dec. 4 and an Indoor Lead Certification on Dec. 11 — register at A PRIVATE SERVICE LINE is scheduled for repair along CR 111, influence, among other charges. least a week in advance. Private lessons with single-pitch instruc- to be performed by a contractor and paid for by the property owner.

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Carbondale fines noncompliant retailers for underage nicotine sales

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff In its first round of compliance tests since the town officially raised the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21 in July, four out of nine Carbondale retailers failed — and each was slapped with a $1,000 first-offense fine.

While that would be a failing percentage by most academic standards, it’s actually quite typical, explained Ginny Chadwick, Western Regional Director of Tobacco 21, a Preventing Tobacco Addiction Foundation campaign to raise the minimum age to purchase nicotine products nationwide.

“Honestly, that’s about the right compliance rate — it’s egregious, but it’s not atypical,” she said, adding that Columbus, Ohio reported about 66-percent compliance after its first operation among more than 800 retailers. “Even in the city of Denver, they do four retail compliance checks per retailer per year, and those who violate the first time, their repetitive violation rate was about 22 percent.”

That’s actually the more concerning statistic for Chadwick, which is why Tobacco 21 penned a letter to the Town of Carbondale criticising some of its policy implementations; chiefly, that the town decided against tobacco retail licensing.

Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington maintains that the decision against licensing came down to logistics.

“Between liquor and marijuana licensing, there’s a fair amount of licensing in a one-person office, so that’s different from their model.”

Additionally, the letter expressly requested that the town reverse its possession laws, which penalize underage users instead of the retailers perpetuating the sales cycle.

“Unfortunately, that didn’t happen,” Chadwick said. “I know the police chief testified — I watched the hearing. I think it was good intentions but lack of information. Based on data, possession laws don’t decrease use rate.”

But, Harrington countered, they do allow confiscation. And nobody is interested in putting undue burden on underage users, he added. As a father of a teenager, Harrington himself has a lot of compassion for students grappling with nicotine addiction.

“It’s not a common ticket we give,” he said. “It’s not that the town wants to criminalize folks, but it allows us to confiscate things.”

And by “things,” he’s talking overwhelmingly about vaping pens and accessories. About 53 percent of Roaring Fork Schools students reported that they’d tried vaping, according to a 2017 Colorado Healthy Kids Survey — and 37 percent of

those surveyed admitted to having vaped nicotine in the last 30 days.

“I knew that vaping was going on, but till the board brought it up as an issue, it was eye-opening to me, looking at the numbers,” Harrington said, noting that students of all demographics in all Valley schools are exposed.

Risa Turetsky, a tobacco specialist with Pitkin County Health, doesn’t hesitate to acknowledge the difficulties around managing the nuances that make combating underage vaping such a policy struggle.

“It’s obviously not a unidimensional problem, and I think we recognize that part of this is normal, adolescent development — the interest in trying things and experimenting — but it’s so dangerous because of the long-term addiction,” she said. “That awareness piece is really important, but knowledge does not equal behavior change, especially when it comes to young people.”

In that regard, Roaring Fork High School Principal Brett Stringer is working doggedly to shift students’ perspectives about vaping.

“The ‘just say no’ approach doesn’t work,” he said.

Instead, the school is working on explaining the industry’s marketing strategy: “Who’s behind it and that they’re being taken advantage of. That’s actually been more impactful than anything else,” Stringer said. “Some of our kids’ responses have been, ‘Oh, that’s not cool.’”

That’s a big deal in what has been marketed as a very cool industry. Juul, which boasts 71 percent of the American e-cigarette market and was recently valued at more than $15 billion, originally threw pop-up parties and had more than 650,000 social media followers. “Juuling” is a verb, often combined with hashtags of favored flavors, such as creme brulee (now just “creme”) and cool cucumber (now cucumber).

“When you look at Juul’s growth the last year, it’s all on addicting a generation,” Harrington said.

Earlier this month, the Federal Drug Administration announced a plan to curtail the sales of flavored e-cigarettes in retail spaces without age restrictions, prompting Juul to redirect its marketing messaging to adults and closing its social media accounts.

The experts agree that may not be enough; for now, policies at the ground level seem to be most effective. And while Chadwick may not agree with everything Carbondale is doing, she commended most of what’s been done so far.

“It sounds like they’re doing a good job,” she said. “I’m impressed that they did issue fines of $1,000. The only problem is you don’t have a way to suspend or revoke [a license] if they continue to do it.”

An array of vape juice flavors have been criticized as unnecessarily appealing to children.

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Partners on the dance floor, in the classroom and in life

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff The Clarks have education in their blood, and seem to have been always drawn back to teaching despite their many other interests.

Rosemary grew up in Ohio, the daughter of a teacher and a principal. She majored in geology at Westchester College and immediately went to work for the United States Geological Survey’s uranium department — first in Washington D.C., then in Denver.

It gave her a chance to explore Western Colorado and Eastern Utah, but it turned out field work wasn’t what the head honchos had in mind for her.

“Being a woman, I got stuck in the offices,” she said.

“They wanted me to write letters. I didn’t like it.”

So she went back to school and got a teaching certificate, returning to a passion for youth she’d discovered babysitting in sixth grade. She got a job teaching elementary school, which had the added bonus of leaving the summers free for excursions with the Colorado Mountain Club.

Dave’s mother was an English teacher and his father taught Latin at a private school in New York City, until they lost their apartment due to veteran rental preference and moved in with his grandparents in Massachusetts.

He ended up in the army himself, with a choice of theatre due to being top of the class. So, instead of Korea, he found himself near the Czech border, keeping an eye on the Soviets in the aftermath of World War II.

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Upon his return, he developed an interest in early computers and got a job first in Cincinnati for General Electric and later in Denver for a consulting firm.

The two finally met folk dancing — something both of them had passion and practice in.

“He’s a very good dancer,” Rosemary noted.

They lived fairly close to each other, and after plenty of dancing and visiting back and forth, they decided to get married. The actual ceremony took place back in Ohio, followed by a honeymoon road-trip that happened to include the 1959 Yellowstone earthquake — though

only one of them even felt it. The only thing they had to return to was a small cabin near Foxton.

“We just kept on driving,” Rosemary explained. “He didn’t have a job anymore and I didn’t have a job anymore, so we just spent two months touring the West.”

In August, they stopped into the state education office in hopes of getting jobs. The woman they spoke with was dubious of Dave’s credentials.

“She basically started telling me I needed to go back to school, but in the middle of this she got a phone call,” he said. “They had hired someone in Dolores who hadn’t showed up, and they were desperate.”

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Rams step up to the plate to teach youngsters Photos by Jane Bachrach Text by Will Grandbois The love of sports is a cycle, and to keep it going it helps to close the loop.

Every week this fall, some of Roaring Fork High School’s baseball players have been doing exactly that by teaching the fundamentals of America’s pastime to the next generation. From an informal start a couple of years ago, it has grown into a full fledged program with participants from most local elementary schools.

“Mostly we want them to come out and have fun,” said senior Dawson Kohl, who is using the course as his capstone project. “It’s just another way for me to

play baseball, and I also like to help out.”

Baseball, he observed, differs from other sports in that players get a lot of downtime together, which he think fosters stronger connections. He’s optimistic about the Rams’ chances in the spring, and hopes to play ball in college, as well.

Meanwhile, his capstone work should help get everything on paper so the program can persist indefinitely.

“As long as kids keep signing up, I’ll do it every fall,” said Coach Marty Madsen.

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‘We are running out of others to move to’ From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Nov. 23, 1978 Officials and concerned citizens gathered in Aspen to discuss the possibility of uranium and molybdenum mining on the Western Slope. With 1600 active uranium mines in the state and more proposed, radioactive waste was a real consideration. Meanwhile, a bitter strike from Crested Butte molybdenum workers added an additional element to new claims in the Crystal Valley. Regardless of the substance, moderator Bob Lewis expressed concerns about the impacts on water quality, calling tailing ponds “totally lifeless” “slime pits” and “huge scars on public lands.” Said Crested Butte Mayor W. Mitchell, “The buffalo syndrome is over — shooting buffalo just for the tongue. We can’t just destroy valleys and move on to others. We are running out of others to move to.”

In other news… University of Colorado researcher Cathy Orr reported that popular local aphrodisiacs in days of yore included olives, oysters, pickles, mushrooms and a combination of aspirin, fingernail filings and cigarette ashes mixed into Coca Cola.

Nov. 23, 1988 Burglars got away with every weapon at Belk and Shanks Gunworks after gaining entry through a skylight. The thieves apparently shot out a nearby streetlight and managed not to trip the alarm system as they entered the shop just outside town limits. Officials first realized something was wrong when a neighboring business found a gun in their yard. Anderson’s Jewelry and Pawn next door was also burgled, as was the Glenwood Springs Mall, though officials weren’t sure whether the latter was related. Garfield County Sheriff Verne Soucie said the agency did have some suspects.

In other news… The Environmental Protection agency was considering shipping radium wastes through the Glenwood Canyon, prompting local concern.

Nov. 25, 1998 The Journal profiled Kathy Ortiz, owner of Big Mama’s Home Cookin’ — a mobile eatery with 60 stops around the Valley. Although she had a couple of student helpers, Ortiz made most of it happen herself, with no sick days or vacations, earning her a loyal following. Her wide selection of breakfast burritos, pasta dishes, coffee, snacks and more (a slab of ribs, a baked potato, roll, and baked beans went for $4.50) didn’t hurt, either. And although she heard plenty of gossip on her rounds, she wasn’t about to share it with the local paper.

In other news… Rifle artist Dan Young was preparing to show his work at the Webb Gallery in Glenwood Springs.

Nov. 20, 2008 Carbondale Trustees met with Roaring Fork Transportation Authority representatives to discuss bus routes through town, though very little was decided.

John Foulkrod was concerned about the negative impacts of bus traffic and advocated for reducing runs downtown by implementing a shuttle service (the ultimate solution was something of a hybrid, with some local buses still stopping at the pool as well as the circulator). There were also still some hard feelings about the construction of “bulb outs” on Main Street, which were making it difficult for drivers to pull out.

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Clarks from page 16 They consulted a map and decided to go for it. That’s where their son, Tom, was born. The only job Rosemary could find the first year was teaching middle school history, but she later settled into a second grade position and began to branch out into Girl Scout leading. Dave, meanwhile, worked on his certification during the summers and then decided to pursue first a Master’s in Math and then a Doctorate in Botany.

That took the family to Oregon, Montana and, briefly, the Grand Canyon, where Dave worked as a park ranger and toddler Tom impressed everyone by hiking to the bottom and back. Dolores wasn’t to be their final landing place.

“There weren’t that many jobs around, and we didn’t want to go back East,” Dave explained.

So he jumped at a part-time position at Colorado Mountain College, and the pair moved to the Valley on New Year’s Day 1972. Since then, Dave has taught at least 70 different courses at CMC, sometimes with Rosemary as a lab assistant. The couple were some of the first instructors to work extended field trips into their curriculum, and Tom grew up joining their trips to Dinosaur and beyond.

Rosemary, meanwhile, began volunteering at Carbondale Elementary School (just a few blocks from their Carbondale home), first helping the librarian who covered all grade levels and later offering math enrichment. “What do you want to learn in math?” was her mantra, backed by origami, tessellations, games and other resources that slipped the subject in under the radar.

She also kept busy with scout leading, cross stitching and sudoku. The couple joined groups for folk dancing and handbell playing and were instrumental in starting the kids’ soccer program that produced many of the Rams’ top players.

“That was fun to watch,” Rosemary said of the boys’ recent league dominance and success to the semifinals.

These days, they’re “doing less and less” but “that’s what happens as you get older.” Still, they’re familiar faces about town, where they’re liable to be greeted by one of the many students they’ve touched over the years.

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Letters from page 2 the Aspen apres-ski jazz scene who died in August at the age of 91. Of course, it wasn’t the same without Walt. Would “Crescendo and Diminuendo in Blue” be the same without the Duke?

There were mostly grayheads in the audience, those who remember when Walt made their meals at some of the valley’s best restaurants even more palatable with the finest jazz around. The musicians were gray on top, too, but they still had enough energy to cook it on some of Walt’s favorite tunes.

Don’t know what genre the musicologists would assign to Walt’s music. It’s certainly not Dixieland, big band, straight jazz,

Legal Notices or fusion. I describe it as old standards with elegant and creative jazz stylings.

It reminds me of the scene in “La La Land” where Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) is explaining jazz to Mia (Emma Stone). He says the original jazz makers in New Orleans didn’t even speak the same language, but the they talked to each other with their instruments. Walt’s bands all spoke English, but they definitely communicated with music.

Walt became my friend when he was living in and selling condos in Battlement Mesa. He sold a duplex to my folks. As it was with Walt’s nature, he became good friends with them.

I got to know him, too, and became a regular at the Sopris Restaurant, where Walt had a weekly gig. Kurt and Elsbeth Wigger, owners of the Sopris, were at the tribute.

After my mother died, my father and I had a memorable dinner at Walt and his wife Carol’s duplex. Carol prepared a delicious meal and the conversation was fascinating.

Walt got up from the table and sat down at his piano bench and started to play. What an honor! The best jazz musician in the valley was giving us a private concert.

He was playing real good for free.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

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TOWN OF CARBONDALE ORDINANCE NO. 16 SERIES OF 2018

AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO, AMENDING ARTICLES 4 AND 5 OF CHAPTER 6 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO REMOVE THE MINIMUM DISTANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSED MARIJUANA FACILITIES TO BE LOCATED FROM DAY CARE FACILITIES WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL (I) ZONE DISTRICT 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 13, 2018.

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 Dan Richardson, Mayor ATTEST: __________________________ s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk Published in The Sopris Sun on November 22, 2018.

PUBLIC NOTICE The Gallegos Corporation; P.O. Box 821 Vail, CO 81658 / (970) 926-3737, has filed an application to amend a Regular (112) reclamation permit with the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (the “Board”) under the provisions of the Colorado Land Reclamation Act for the Extraction of Construction Materials. The existing operation is known as the Conger Harvesting Area and is located at or near the corner of Sections 21, 22, 28, Township 11 South Range 88 West, 6th Prime Meridian. The Gallegos Corporation operates under a valid existing 112 Permit (M-1998-022) and wishes to revise the access road location and increase its permit area to 25.67 acres from 23.33 acres. This application revises the location of the access road to the Conger Harvesting Area and increases the permit area.

The proposed date of commencement is ongoing, and the proposed date of completion is plus 30 years. The proposed future use of the land is Wildlife Habitat. Additional information and tentative decision date may be obtained from the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety, 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 866-3567, or at the _Gunnison County Clerk and Recorder’s office; 221 N. Wisconsin Suite #C Gunnison, CO 81230, or the above-named applicants must be in writing and must be received by the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety by 4:00 p.m. on (Final Date for Comments) December 26, 2018.

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