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Roaring Fork High School basketballers are hitting the hardwood these days, getting into shape for the upcoming season. They are also getting ready for this weekend’s Brenda Patch tournament. For the schedule, please turn to page 7. Photo by Lynn Burton
Denver Post comes to defense of Thompson Divide Sopris Sun Staff Report (Editor’s note: The Sopris Sun is reprinting a Denver Post editorial in its entirety here because it’s news that the Denver Post wrote an editorial about the Carbondale area; the editorial also includes some legitimate facts).
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he Denver Post has gone on record in support of protecting Thompson Divide from natural, gas drilling. In an editorial in its Sunday, Nov. 25 issue, the Denver Post editorial board said in part,“ … a group on the Western Slope has come up with a novel way to take on energy development in the Thompson Divide area near Carbondale.” The editorial reads in its entirety as follows: “Faced with the prospect of natural gas drilling on public land that has significant environmental, agricultural and recreational value, a group on the Western Slope has
come up with a novel way to take on energy development in the Thompson Divide area near Carbondale. “Rather than fight it out in court, the Thompson Divide Coalition is attempting first to buy the leases from would-be energy developers. The coalition represents a broad array of interest groups from the Roaring Fork Valley, including ranchers, environmentalists, outdoor users and local governments. They are pursuing a practical — and laudable — approach to balancing the sometimes competing interests of energy production and land preservation, and we’d like to see it succeed. “The group was born out of concern with how 61 federal leases to drill on more than 200,000 acres in the White River National Forest would change what the coalition calls “one of the last great swaths of mid-elevation forest in Colorado.” “The area is a key migration corridor for wildlife, consists of important watersheds
and grazing allotments, and is loved by outdoor recreationists. “Coalition members told us that the land in question is at the heart of the region’s efforts to move beyond a “boom-and-bust” economy to a more sustainable model built around agriculture and tourism. “The notion of buying out the leases has drawn support from local governments throughout Pitkin, Garfield and Gunnison counties. “But for the free-market idea to grow from concept to reality will require at least two things to happen: “First, Congress must pass legislation drawn up by Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet that would protect unleased land in the Thompson Divide from future development and allow for the buyback and retirement of existing leases. (That effort would be buoyed by support from Rep. Scott Tipton, RCortez, who should do more to push for a plan that enjoys wide support in his district.)
“Second, the companies that hold existing leases would have to agree to sell them to the coalition. “Such an idea is not unprecedented. Congress passed a bill in 2009 that shields 1.2 million acres in northwest Wyoming from energy development. More recently, it was announced that a coalition there would pay $8.5 million to buy back and retire leases on 58,000 acres that weren’t covered by the bill. “The Thompson Divide Coalition initially offered to pay the energy companies a total of $2.5 million, which is what the leases brought in when they were auctioned off in 2002. Sensing that they’re sitting on something more valuable, several of the companies informed the group that it would take more. “Thompson Divide represents a unique slice of the state’s high country. Coloradans should get behind Bennet’s legislation and then urge both sides to negotiate in good faith to reach a common-sense compromise to preserve it in all of its glory.”
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Carbondale Commentary 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, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.
Shopping local helps us all By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Board Member Down the road, in the southwest part of Carbondale lives a model couple. You know them: They’ve lived in town for over a decade, own a modest little home, sent their children to local schools, commute by bike, volunteer for local nonprofits, reduce, reuse, recycle and compost …. Now they’ve come up with another tradition we can all adopt during the shopping season. Instead of raking in the discount deals at large chain stores on Cyber Monday, they stayed in town for “Misers Monday.” They browsed and shopped and saved and felt pretty darn good about supporting a local business while ticking off items on their wish lists. Let’s face it: Giving and receiving is fun. Whether it’s stuffing your loved one’s stocking with a tape measure and cinnamon bears from Ace Hardware; picking out a one-of-a-kind nature-inspired necklace from Colby June (or other hand-crafted items from the numerous artisans who live in and sell their wares in Carbondale); or going big with a bow on a bike (new or used) from Aloha Mountain Cyclery or AJAX Bike & Ski. It’s not difficult to replace Black Friday and Cyber Monday with Main Street Gallery Monday, lulubelle Tuesday, CCAH Wednesday, Harmony Scott Thursday, Madd Fox Friday, Roadside Gallery Saturday, Planted Earth Sunday … plug in any of our local businesses and nonprofits based in Carbondale and your schedule will be plenty full (or plentiful) with shopping dates from here to the 25th … or Valentine’s Day … or the next birthday. In addition to the fun of browsing at local shops, you can buy the gift of live music; fitness with a punch pass for yoga, pilates, cross fit, or to the recreation center; help someone get back in balance with a massage or acupuncture; or please the palate with a gift certificate to a restaurant, coffee shop, or the Carbondale Community Food Co-Op. We can’t say it enough: When you shop locally, your money stays close to home; supports your neighbor; provides for parks, bike paths, the library and other public places that make Carbondale home.
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Library thanks Dear Editor: Garfield County Libraries wishes to express its gratitude for all of its library supporters. Whether you are a Friend of the Library, a volunteer, a library cardholder or a taxpayer, we are thankful for you. Our friends are tireless in their advocacy and support of libraries in their communities. They assist their local library with book sales and other fundraising activities to support programs, purchase new materials and assist the staff with other unmet needs. Many friends are also among our regular library volunteers, those who help shelve, assist with programs, call holds and move libraries, as they recently did in the Silt Book Brigade. Additionally, patrons of all ages support us by checking out materials, taking advantage of a variety of technologies and attending library programs. And, everyone in Garfield County supports the libraries through sales and property taxes, and we so appreciate it when you shop at our local businesses. Garfield County Libraries is especially
thankful for the reading public and the demand they create for things to read — whether books or eBooks or other materials — and our friends have helped support making reading a strong focal point for our libraries. The Rifle friends purchased Overdrive Advantage for us this year to give our members access to additional copies of bestselling eBooks on Overdrive. The Gordon Cooper Friends (Carbondale) brought in author Dorothy Wickenden for their One Book, One Town celebration around the book “Nothing Daunted.” Our friends have also ensured that our new buildings are special. The New Castle friends supported their new library by purchasing a study room in the facility, and the Silt friends are providing playful fish and dragonflies by local artist Janet Nelson to enliven the children’s area. The Parachute Friends have provided support for a number of programs and activities for children. Garfield County Libraries is also thankful to be growing. The tax initiative approved by Garfield County voters in 2006 continues to support the construction of new libraries throughout Garfield County.
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Focusing on “the creative industries” By Amy Kimberly A child once explained life to me. They said “Life is like a glass house. It can shatter at any moment.” I think about that statement often because, like a glass house, there are so many incredible advantages, but it is fragile. Here in Carbondale we walk that fragile lifeline. The balance between making things work and having them completely fall apart is an art to achieve. Take our opportunities here in Carbondale. It’s been pretty good, even though the economy has been less than stellar. I know people who lost quite a bit. Some of them moved. Some of them down sized. Some of them came out the other side with new businesses and ideas and some turned towards their creative side, developing that. Some even did things they had always wanted to do like volunteer for a nonprofit or act in a play! More importantly, the community stayed strong and downtown often felt vibrant. I saw businesses close but I also saw new ones open. I saw creativity grow with folks turning to cottage industries like canning, sewing and woodworking to survive. Maybe this didn’t bring in the six-figure salaries, but the pace and satisfaction weren’t bad. Did we really need that extra car? In fact, the creativity that I’ve watched develop in this community only strengthens my resolve to see Carbondale keep a
The fourth new facility opened last month in Silt, and two new buildings will open in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale in 2013. These beautiful, spacious new libraries and the wealth of materials they have inside have been made possible by you! Amelia Shelley Director Garfield County Libraries
Read this Dear Editor: I encourage anyone who may be concerned about the claims made by Ms. Lewis, Scott Bayens, and their paid consultant Doug Jeavons about the possible loss in property values within 1.75 of the proposed MRI solid waste transfer station and recycling center at the Nov. 19 public hearing to please read the following study on which they are basing their claims. “Exploring Benefit Transfer: Disamenities of Waste Transfer Stations” by Eshet, Baron and Shechter from Sept. 28, 2006. It is based on a study conducted in four cities in Israel in 2006 and was presented as the best study at the public hearing. It provides the insight to Mr. Jeavons forthcoming report to the Garfield County BOCC. I will gladly deliver a copy to the home of anyone who would like to read it free of charge. It is also available by emailing MRITRASH@comcast.net. Don Van Devander Carbondale
focus on “the creative industries.” This is a term that is being used nationally to describe a wide swath of economy. This includes: graphic designers, web and software designers, local food producers, artists, nonprofit workers, architects, culinary artists, musicians, teachers, journalists and more. Sounds like Carbondale. Yes, we have the beauty of the great outdoors that surrounds us and we must constantly work to protect that because that is the fuel for our fire, but the many colors a fire can produce comes from what else we feed that fire with. As we struggle with economic growth and the new economy, then let’s feed our fire with the strengths we already have. Other communities in our valley have taken the “Carbondale” model of creativity and community and are putting time, energy and money into those areas. Why? Because they have seen it work here. This is no time for us to discount the importance of what we have created. If we are to capitalize on these strengths we must continue to invest in creativity and community. Carbondale won the Governor’s Arts Award for 2012 over Aspen, Durango and other like communities. Thunder River Theater won the 2012 Henry Award for outstanding regional theater. Let’s look at ways to keep this fragile economy vibrant. It has been an amazing opportunity we should not let slip by.
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Turkey Day bike race takes wing; series eyed By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Correspondent
Organizers of the inaugural Carbondale Turkey Day Cyclocross held Thanksgiving morning were so pleased with the turnout they aim to promote a valley-wide series in the future. With minimal advertising or promotion, the event drew 50 racers (some even traveling from the I-70 corridor) who showed up to pedal over pavement, turf grass, bumps, dirt and gravel for multiple 1.1-mile laps around North Face Park and Roaring Fork High School. “We wanted to plant a local seed and see what sort of interest there was for a cyclocross event in the Roaring Fork Valley,” said Carbondale professional cyclist Chris Brandt, who came up with the idea to host a race. Often called “’cross” racing for short, cyclocross is considered the steeplechase of cycling and combines aspects of road and mountain biking, and brief segments of running as competitors are forced to dismount and carry their bicycles over low wooden plank “barriers.” The season straddles summer and winter, so ideally there is also a little mud, rain or snow to top off the challenge. The closest cyclocross races are held in the Boulder area and in Grand Junction. After spending every fall weekend for the past four years driving to and from the Front Range, Brandt decided to test the waters at home. So he teamed up with Aloha Mountain Cyclery to hold a smaller event catering mostly to locals. They also wanted to spread goodwill and offered a discount to racers who brought non-perishable foods for Lift-Up. “All in all, I think things went really smoothly,” Brandt said. “We had a handful of volunteers who were tremendously valu-
Lindsay Jones won the women’s division in the inaugural Carbondale Turkey Day Cyclocross at North Face Park on Dec. 22. Approximately 50 racers participated. Photo by George Hendrix able, helping with registration, timing, course setup and especially tear down. Everyone seemed to have a smile on their face and an open willingness to lend a hand,” said Brandt, who also raced and placed second among the advanced men. Women’s advanced winner Lindsay Jones of Carbondale said she knows some racers were hoping for “sloppy” conditions, but she was personally happy with the pleasant weather. “It was really exciting to see how many people came out for the race; we had people who were familiar with ’cross but many, many
more who had never seen anything like it in their lives,” said Jones, who has raced cy-
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Advanced Women 1. Lindsay Jones 2. Linda Wells 3. Jennifer Sewall Advanced Men 1. Jake Wells 2. Colin Osborn 3. Chris Brandt
clocross for six years and also volunteered to help organize Carbondale’s race. As an experienced racer, Jones taught beginners how to dismount and remount for the barriers, cheered on friends, and did laps during the beginner race on an extra-wide tired bike, before competing in the 45-minute advanced race. “The race was very successful, and I would say there will definitely be more cyclocross events in Carbondale in the future,” said Aloha Mountain Cyclery co-owner Nic Degross, adding that turnout was larger than expected indicating the desire for more races. A valley-wide series could be held in Carbondale, Glenwood Springs and Basalt/El Jebel and could attract 200 to 400 cyclists from the Western Slope, according to Brandt. Both Brandt and Degross credit the town and Roaring Fork High School for making the Turkey Day race a success. “I would like to send a personal thank you from both Chris and myself and on behalf of the shop to the town and all of the volunteers, racers and spectators who came together to make it happen,” Degross said. According to Brandt, the race also brought attention to the North Face Park facility, skate park, pump track, and the pending upgrades to the proposed bike park that will eventually integrate multi-use purposes, such as a cyclocross course and related ter-
Beginner Women 1. Trina Ortega 2. Jessica Downing 3. Corie Spruill
Beginner Men 1. Hadley Hentschel 2. JP Hutchens 3. Tony Nitty
Masters 1. Jacques Houot Kids 1. Jack Maas 2. Sage Williams 3. Miles Elliot
Recent election re-confirms Carbondale’s liberal leanings By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer
Call it “liberal,”“progressive,” or “Democratic Party stronghold.” Call it what you want but Carbondale residents overwhelmingly voted to legalize small quantities of pot, and send Democrats to the Board of Garfield County Commissioners, Statehouse, Congress and the White House in the Nov. 6 general election. Often by more than a 2:1 margin.
Even for eventual losers. Check it out. In the Garfield County commissioner race, Democrat Sonja Linman racked up 2,355 votes in Carbondale (Precincts 1-3) to incumbent Republican John Martin’s 954, according to the official election canvas released by Garfield County Clerk and Recorder Jean Alberico. Democrat Aleks Briedis received 2,239 votes to incumbent Republican Mike Samson’s 970. Martin and Samson both held
on to their seats when all the votes were counted county wide. In the state representative race for District 57, Carbondale Republican Bob Rankin defeated Democrat Jo Ann Baxter overall but in his hometown lost 2,163-983. In the state senate race for District 8, Democrat Emily Tracy defeated Republican Randy Baumgardner 2,212-877, although Baumgardner won the contest district wide. How about that race for district attorney?
Democrat challenger Sherry Caloia defeated Republican incumbent Martin Beeson by more than 2:1 in Carbondale, easily winning all three precincts. Caloia went on to win the race district wide by 184 votes. On Garfield County ballot question 1A, which would have increased the county sales tax in order to preserve open space, a total of 2,154 Carbondale residents voted yes, while 1,160 voted no. County wide, the balELECTION RESULTS page 11
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Chamber welcomes three new board members Sopris Sun Staff Report The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce welcomes three new board members for 2013: Heather Gosda Beach, Jeni Ptacek and Frank W. Zlogar, according to a press release. Heather Gosda Beach is co-owner (with husband Gary) of Beach Resource Management and Beach Environmental, and is also chief financial officer. The firm manages association and governmental accounting and operations for various entities, including homeowners associations such as Cerise Ranch, and Market Street Lofts in Willits Town Center. Beach Resource Management also manages several Colorado special district governments, such as the Aspen Highlands Metropolitan District, and Buttermilk Metropolitan District. Beach oversees two staff accountants and other administrative support staff, and handles payroll, human relations and employee relations for the firm, which has a staff of 25-30 employees. She serves on the board of trustees for Snowmass Chapel in Snowmass Village and is involved in several other church committees. Beach holds a liberal arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley, where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa academic society. She has two adult children: Jessica Gosda (a 2008 graduate from FIT in Manhattan) and Luke Gosda (a 2010 graduate from Santa Clara University in California. Heather resides in Carbondale with Gary and their two cats — Molly and Maddy. Jeni Ptacek is sales manager for Comfort Inn & Suites in Carbondale and has served in that capacity for the past 18 months. Ptacek is also the owner/director of Crystal River Ballet School. She is a graduate of Roaring Fork High School, a native of the Roaring Fork Valley and also taught dance at Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and Colorado Mountain College. She said she is interested in being on the board in order to be involved in the promotion of “the best town in Colorado.” Frank W. Zlogar is a retired attorney and currently board president for the non-profit Sopris Sun newspaper. Zlogar has more than 20 years of civil trial experience in Denver, where he
ran his own law practice. For four years, he served as the board president of Namlo International, a non-profit dedicated to building schools and communities in Nepal and Nicaragua. Zlogar has served on other boards (usually taking leadership positions) and has a long record of volunteer activities. For example, he led a high school mock trial program for underprivileged students. Since moving to Carbondale he has sought out opportunities where he could use his experience. He joined the Carbondale Business Coalition (CBC), only to have it disband. He said he feels the CBC had a valuable role to play and that the Sopris Sun and the business community needed closer ties, and he would like to continue that connection with the chamber. One of Zlogar’s interests is the production and sale of locally grown and produced food, so he served as manager of the Carbondale Farmer’s Market. As a chamber board member, he looks to keep channels of communication open and work positively to represent the Carbondale community. Besides the three new board members, the 2013 board will consist of: Lauri Rubinstein (Limitless Living Now/chamber president), Karen Eden (InterMountain Waste & Recycling), Dale Ahrens (Mitchell and Company), Pat Pier (Pier Insurance and Financial Services), Andy Lietz (Sunsense Solar), Jake Boyles (Crystal River Spas), Travis Stewart (Western Slope Materials and Casey Concrete), Terry Kirk (Sopris Liquor & Wine), Trenton Cheney (Cheney Plumbing), Kiko Pena (Mi Casita restaurant), Linda Wylie (Linda Wylie & Associates), John Miernicki (Days Inn), Amy Kimberly (Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities), Elizabeth Murphy (town of Carbondale trustee liaison), and Frosty Merriott (town of Carbondale trustee liaison). On a related note: the following businesses are now offering discounts and other deals through the chamber’s Carbondale Card: Ace Hardware, Aloha Mountain Cyclery, Bonfire Coffee, Hot Jobs, InterMountain Waste & Recycling, Limitless Living Now, Mi Casita, Ragged Mountain Sports, Salon Sublime, Sopris Liquor & Wine and the Village Smithy.
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Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident reports of the Carbondale Police Department. TUESDAY Nov. 20 At 7:44 p.m. police responded to a noise complaint on Cedar Creek. The offending vehicle left before an officer arrived. TUESDAY Nov. 20 At 5:09 p.m. an officer responded to a call about a possibly injured deer behind City Market. The officer was unable to locate the deer. TUESDAY Nov. 20 At 1:03 p.m. police red tagged a vehicle for parking in a construction zone on Sopris Mesa Drive. TUESDAY Nov. 20 At 11:10 a.m. police put a 24-hour tow notice on a vehicle parked on Eighth Street. The vehicle was missing two tires and the rims were sitting on the pavement. TUESDAY Nov. 20 At 12:25 a.m. an officer observed a vehicle run up and over the curb while turning onto Main Street. The driver received a DUI.
C’dale Comprehensive Plan process drawing to a close By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer If you’re a property owner, business owner, developer, real estate agent, involved citizen or just plain curious, now’s the time to really start paying attention to Carbondale’s Comprehensive Plan process. The planning and zoning commission holds a public hearing on the plan at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 and is expected to kick it upstairs to the trustees for a public hearing in December. The 138-page draft Comprehensive Plan is available at town hall or online at carbondalegov.org. The town will use the plan not only to help guide land-use decisions for the next 20 years, but to lay the ground work for revising the Carbondale zoning code. The Comprehensive Plan process started more than a year ago with two input sessions for the public. After that, the 14-member Working Group (appointed by the trustees), got down to the business of drafting a document that will replace the 2000 Comprehensive Plan.The group was comprised of: Mark Beckler, Ben Bohmfalk, Patti Brendlinger, Gavin Brooke, Trevor Cannon, Andrea Chacos, Larry Green, Matt Hamilton, Jeff Leahy, Tom Penzel, Andy Taylor, Jason White, Dale Will and Oni Buttery. The town hired the Durango-based RPI as lead consultant to facilitate the process, plus DHM Design, Kendig Keast Collaborative and Lamont Planning Services.
A statement of purpose leads off Chapter 1 and reads: “The Carbondale Comprehensive Plan is an ofďŹ cially adopted policy document that establishes the town’s goals for the future and provides direction for decision affecting the use and development of land, preservation of open space, transportation systems, partnerships with other organizations, economic growth, the expansion and maintenance of public facilities and services, and the relationship between land use patterns and ďŹ scal policies.â€? The plan says the fundamental challenge is: “How can Carbondale evolve and become an even better place without losing its quality and small town character?â€? The term “small town characterâ€? is used dozens of times throughout the plan. There are four “areas of alignmentâ€? that are emphasized throughout the plan, including: its compact size, which allows people to get around town without a car; protecting and enhancing rivers, valleys and mountains “is an essential economic development strategy;â€? developing and using alternative energy, and reducing consumption, are important; a diversity of housing types is also important. As stated above, the town trustees are the ďŹ nal authority in adopting or not adopting the Comprehensive Plan. If they choose to do so, they can go through the plan line by line and make changes or delete provisions.
It’s that time of the year when folks start wondering how long scenes like this will continue, or if we’re in for another low-snow season. Photo by Lynn Burton
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Dig these CDs Last week The Sopris Sun invited KDNK DJs and anyone else to send in their “Best of 2012” CD list. Patricia Warman’s list was fairly short: “Betsy Schenck and The Zingers,” produced by David Gardner. Dan “Big Daddy” Hardin’s list was a bit longer, and in the rock ’n’ blues category included: Joe Bonamassa (“Driving Towards Daylight”), the self-titled Royal Southern Brotherhood (with Devon Allman, Cyrill Neville, Mike Zito and Charlie Wooten), Dr. John with Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys (“Locked Down”), Joan Osborne (“Bring It On Home”), Garbage/with Carbondale’s Steve Marker (“Not Your Kind of People”), Jack White (“Blunderbuss”), Shemekia Copeland (“33”), Donald Fagan (“Sunken Condos”), Catfish Keith (“Put on a Buzz”) – and others, including Iris Dement (“Sing the Delta”) and Scott T. Miller (“Songs of Love and Pork Chops”). Hardin’s live CD category includes Muddy Waters and the Rolling Stones, Band of Heathens, Warren Haynes, Government Mule and Sean Chambers. If you’d like to expose the world to your musical tastes, send your list to news@soprissun.com. (No salesman will call but you must be in the present to win).
In other KDNK news At KDNK’s annual meeting last week, members elected Terry Kirk, Brian Keleher and Jay Leavitt to the board. Station staffers also announced plans to remodel the former Solar Energy International classroom and insulate the building. Located at 76 S. Second St., the KDNK building has seen many uses, including a non-profit center (which included the station, SEI, CCAH and others), town hall and Carbondale Fire District garage.
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A spokesperson with the Carbondale Community Oven reported folks in Fort Collins got together and are building one of them after visiting the Carbondale oven last fall. “Two ovens in Colorado,” she said. “Now that’s a movement.” The Fort Collins oven is posted on Facebook. If you’d like to check out the Carbondale oven, just mosey over to the Third Street Center. It’s ’round back.
Come meet the authors Several downvalley writers will be on hand for the Aspen Historical Society’s annual Holiday Cookie Exchange and Book Signing at the Aspen Community Church from 4-7 p.m. on Dec. 4. They include: Paul Andersen, Amiee White Beazley, Martha Cochran, Karen Glenn, Charlotte Graham, Valerie Haugen and Darrell Munsell. Drop by, grab a cookie and buy a book for someone this Christmas. The Aspen Community Church is located at 200 E. Bleeker (north of Main Street).
Kenney continues open house Potter Diane Kenney continues her open house on Dec. 1, 8 and 15. For details, see the ad on page 5.
They say it’s your birthday Locals celebrating their birthday this week include: Naomi Pulver (Nov. 29); Chuck Dorn (Nov. 30); Sadie Dickinson (18 years old on Dec. 1 – can you believe it?); Elizabeth Robinson, Ted Brochet, Paul Stover and Sierra Palmer (Dec. 2); Ro Mead (Dec. 3); and John Stroud and Mark Stover (Dec. 5).
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Brenda Patch tournament returns to Roaring Fork High School Sopris Sun Staff Report Basketballs will be bouncing and players will be playing, as the five-team Brenda Patch Invitational tournament takes over Roaring Fork High School’s two gyms on Nov. 29-Dec. 1. Boys and girls, and varsity and junior varsity teams will see action. Schools in the tournament are: Roaring Fork, Basalt, Aspen, Eagle and Steamboat Springs. The schedule is as follows:
Varsity boys
Nov. 30 5 p.m., Basalt vs. Eagle 8 p.m., Roaring Fork vs. Steamboat Dec. 1: 3:30 p.m., Basalt vs. Steamboat 6:30 p.m., Roaring Fork vs. Eagle
Sunday Priorities:
Peace, Love & Football
Varsity girls
Nov. 30 3:30 p.m., Basalt vs. Eagle 6:30 p.m., Roaring Fork vs. Steamboat; Dec. 1 2 p.m., Basalt vs. Steamboat 5 p.m., Roaring Fork vs. Eagle
JV boys
Nov. 29 5 p.m., Basalt vs. Eagle 8 p.m., Roaring Fork vs. Aspen Dec. 1 10 a.m., Aspen vs. Eagle 11:30 a.m., Roaring Fork vs. Basalt
Join us this Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, 10 a.m. From left to right: Megan Gianinetti, Georgia Ackerman and Shaeley Lough listen while head coach Kirk Cheney explains a drill during a recent practice. Photo by Lynn Burton
JV girls
Nov. 29 3:30 p.m., Basalt vs. Eagle 6:30 p.m., Roaring Fork vs. Aspen Dec. 1 10 a.m., Aspen vs. Eagle 11:30 a.m., Roaring Fork vs. Basalt
Memorial service scheduled for Paula Marr Sopris Sun Staff Report A memorial service for Paula Marr is scheduled for Mountain View Baptist Church in Glenwood Springs at 1 p.m. on Dec. 1. The church is located at 2195 County Road 154. Marr was a district-wide instructional facilitator for the Roaring Fork School District. She died in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 70 on Nov. 21, according to a Colorado State Patrol report. Her son, Vinny, was seriously injured. According to the CSP, Marr was a passenger in a Chevy Avalanche pickup truck when the driver lost control near mile marker 152 east of Eagle. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and overturned one and a half times, coming to rest on its roof. Marr was riding in the back seat. The report said it appeared all four occupants were wearing seat belts. Drugs or alcohol are not suspected in the accident, which happened at approximately 10:05 a.m.
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Community Calendar THURSDAY Nov. 29 ROTARY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.
FRIDAY Nov. 30 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Argo” (R) at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 30-Dec. 6; “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 1; and “Searching for Sugar Man” (PG-13) at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 2. “Argo,” based on true events, chronicles the covert operation to rescue six Americans during the 1979 Iran hostage incident. The cast includes Ben Affleck, Alan Arkin, Bryan Cranston and John Goodman.“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” captures the highs and lows of growing up. “Searching for Sugar Man” is a documentary about a Detroit singer/songwriter named Rodriguez, who has been described as the greatest ‘70s rock icon who never was. The Crystal Theatre is located downtown in the Dinkel Building. Info: 963-0633. LABOR OF LOVE • This year’s KDNK Labor of Love auction and community mixer takes place at the Carbondale Recreation Center from 6:30 to 9 p.m. The Walt Smith Trio will perform jazz and Christmas songs. Volunteer waitresses will serve exotic finger food from Konnyaku restaurant. There will be a cash bar for beer and wine. Locals and businesses have donated more than 400 items including art, food, sports, beauty, livestock and labors of love. Call 963-0139 for advance registration. The event is free. Info: kdnk.org. SOV PLAYS TCHAIKOVSKY • Symphony in the Valley performs Tchaikovsky’s“Dances
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. View and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.
from the Nutcracker Suite” ballet with conductor Carlos Elias at Glenwood Springs High School at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 30, and at Rifle High School at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 1.Also on the program will be a variety of orchestral Christmas pieces including a couple of festive pieces by Leroy Anderson. The Symphony’s guest, Jack Lanning will lead everyone in“I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas.” Tickets are at the door or sitv.org and are $12 for adults, $10 for seniors, $6 for young people (318), $30 for families and music students are free. Info: manager@sitv.org. FIELDER SLIDESHOW • Colorado-based outdoor photographer John Fielder presents a slideshow and signs books at the Wheeler Opera House.A VIP reception will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. ($50 tickets); the slideshow/book signing starts at 7 p.m. Info: Aspen Valley Land Trust at 963-8440. LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street presents Jack and Jill (hillbilly rock) from 8 to 11 p.m. There’s no cover. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night.
FREE PORTRAITS • Colorado Mountain College photography students provide free portraits for needy families from 3 to 7 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs (824 Cooper Ave.). Info: 9478228. CMC PLAY • Colorado Mountain College Theatre presents “The Butterfingers Angel, Mary & Joseph, Herod the Nut & the Slaughter of 12 Hit Carols in a Pear Tree” at the Spring Valley campus between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs. Nov. 30-Dec. 1, and Dec. 6-8 at 7 p.m., with 2 p.m. matinees on Dec. 2 and Dec. 9. Tickets are $15 for adults. Info: 947-8177. SOCCER DEADLINE • Today is the deadline to register for Crown Mountain Park’s soccer camp for grades 5-7. info: 963-6030.
SAT.-SUN. Dec. 1-2 HEALTHY HORSE • Healthy Horse Boutique hosts a dressage clinic with Kathleen Raine at 489 Rose Lane (near the rodeo grounds) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Raine helped the U.S. equestrian team win the bronze medal for dressage at the 1994 World Equestrian Games in Holland. Info: Marian Nilsen at 309-4223. Space is limited.
SATURDAY Dec. 1 COMEDY •“Coats for Comedy #5”returns to Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building. Coats collect go to the Roaring Fork Valley’s Feed My Sheep and the Southern Ute Indian Reservation. The “cover charge” is one or
Whimsical Women of the West Annual Holiday Show Friday, December 7th, 4:00 - 9:00 Saturday, December 8th, 9:00 - 4:00 Third Street Center 520 S. 3rd St., Carbondale Fiber Art • Holiday Decor • Jewelry Clothing • Vintage Collectibles Fine Art • Photography • Folk Art Pottery • Food Goodies A percentage of sales will benefit the Thompson Divide Coalition. For More Information Call 970.945.4004
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more coats. Each donated coat earns its holder a ticket for the night’s raffle. Comedians include Mark Thomas, Don Chaney, Todd Hartley, Gail Mason, Beth Brandon, Glenn Smith, April Clark, Bob Richmond and Alexa Fitzpatrick. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. and it’s BYOB. Showtime is 8:15p.m. Tickets are $10.This is a Comedy Mercenary Production. Info: 618-6897. LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents Alligator records’ Tommy Castro and The Pain Killers (soulful vocals and blues/rock guitar) at 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 in advance/$22 the day of show. Info: pace3carbondale.com. WALDORF SCHOOL • The Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork’s annual Winterfaire takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. There’ll be displays of kids’ crafts, food, live music, a puppet play and an enchanted story. The school is located a half-mile upvalley from Catherine Store on the Highway 82 frontage road. Info: 963-1960. PARKINSON’S BENEFIT • Classical pianist Greg Chandler gives a benefit concert to support the Michael J. Fox Foundation from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Third Street Center. There will also be a silent auction of work from local artists. The Fox Foundation supports Parkinson’s research. The benefit is organized by Roaring Fork High School student Olivia Savard.
MONDAY Dec. 3 CCAH WORKSHOP • Today is the registration deadline for “Seasonal Decorative Folk CALENDAR page 9
Community Calendar Artâ€? with Jill Sher. The workshop is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Dec. 9. Tuition is $37 for CCAH members/$45 for non-members. It’s for folks 14 and older. Info: 963-1680. WATER TALK • Friends of Rivers and Renewables presents “Colorado Water at a Crossroads: Options in the face of Energy, Agriculture, Growth, and Climate Changeâ€? at Hallam Lake in Aspen at 7:30 p.m. Cosponsors are Roaring Fork Conservancy, Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), Community OfďŹ ce for Resource EfďŹ ciency (CORE),Aspen Global Change In-
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BEER RUN • Independence Run & Hike stages a four-mile beer run Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and a group run Saturdays at 8:15 a.m. Info: 704-0909. CCC • The Carbondale Clay Center continues its Holiday Festive Tableware and Small Works Invitational exhibition and sale through Dec. 23. More than 30 local and national artists are offering functional pottery and ceramic sculptures. The hours are Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Info: 963-CLAY ZINGERS CONTINUE • Betsy Schenck leads the Senior Matters Zingers sing-along group in Room 33 of the Third Street Center. Under her direction the tunes take on a whole new meaning and resonance when sung by
THURSDAY Dec. 6
stitute, Western Rivers Initiative,The Thompson Divide Coalition, and the Wilderness Workshop. Hallam Lake is located at 100 Puppy Smith (north of the Hotel Jerome off of Mill Street).
VVH • Valley View Hospital’s Heart to Heart gift shop holds its annual stocking stuffer sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Proceeds beneďŹ t the Valley View Hospital Auxiliary and its scholarships and the Connie Delaney Medical Library.
TUESDAY Dec. 4
FRIDAY Dec. 7
AHS • The Aspen Historical Society holds its annual cookie exchange and book signing from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Aspen Community Church (200 E. Bleeker St.) More than 25 local writers, photographers and illustrators are taking part.
Ongoing MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy on Third Street.
Further Out
seniors. Info: 963-2167. ART • Through December, Glenwood Springs Art Guild exhibits include Tara Vetter at the Flower Mart in Glenwood Springs, and Nancy Martin at Bullock Hinkey real estate in Glenwood Springs. STORY TIME • The Gordon Cooper Library presents Storytime with Sue at 6 p.m. every Monday. Info: 963-2889. CCAH CLASSES • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humaniites offers youth fashion classes and more this fall. Info: 963-1680 or carbondalearts.com. JAM SESSION • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street hosts an old-time jam session with Dana Wilson from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday. All abilities are welcome. JAZZ JAM • A jazz jam with players ranging from middle school students to adults is held at the Ramada Inn in Glenwood Springs on Monday nights.
THEATRE • SOL Theatre Company and CCAH present “A Charlie Brown Christmasâ€? and “The Little Starâ€? at Carbondale Middle
School Dec. 7-8 at 7 p.m., Dec. 9 at 2 p.m., Dec. 14-15 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for 12 and under. Info: soltheatrecompany.com.
SUNDAY Dec. 9 AYURVEDA • True Nature Healing Arts at 100 N. Third St. presents “The Magic of Ayurvedaâ€? with Kerry Kleisner from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 9. The cost is $25. Info: 963-9900.
Hold the Presses SANTA VISITS MARBLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL • Santa visits Marble Community School from noon to 4 p.m. on Dec. 1 as part of Christmas in Marble Dec. 1-2 and Dec. 8-9. Activities include lunch (chili and cornbread) at the Marble Community Church.There’ll also be a holiday dinner at MCS at 5:30 p.m., followed by a showing of “The Polar Expressâ€? at 7 p.m. Dinner is $10 for adults; $5 for kids. Proceeds go toward the school’s trip to Washington, D.C. SANTA VISITS THE GORDON COOPER • Santa pays a visit to the Gordon Cooper Branch Library in Carbondale from 1 to 3 p.m. on Dec. 8. Santa’s elves will be on hand to take pictures and help kids create holiday ornaments. There’ll also be cookies and candy canes for everyone. For details, call 963-2889. HANUKKAH AT THE LIBRARY • The Gordon Cooper Branch Library hosts a Hanukkah (the festival of lights) party at 4 p.m. on Dec. 10. Folks will sing Hanukkah songs, light a menorah, play with driedels (spinning tops) and eat latkes (potato pancakes). For details, call 963-2889. CONTRA DANCE SLATED FOR TSC • There’ll be a contra dance at the Third Street Center at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. The caller will be Carol Fey and the music will be provided by Slidewhistle. Admission is $8. For details, call Dana Wilson at 306-9721. PAC3 SERVES GOOD GRAVY • PAC3 in the Third Street Center serves up the Americana group Good Gravy on Dec. 6. Coming up on Dec. 7 – the April Clark Show. For details, go to pac3carbondale.com. LEARN SWEDISH WIRE CRAFT • Rock Bottom Ranch offers a class in luffarslĂśjd (Swedish wire craft) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 1. The craft is good for creating functional items, such as eggbeating whisks, trivets, baskets, candle holders and coat hooks, as well as jewelry. The cost is $50. For details, call 925-5756. VALLEY DIVAS ROLL INTO KONNYAKU • The Valley Divas women’s networking group meets at Konnyaku from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 5. For details, call 704-1711.
The people of Carbondale Community United Methodist Church warmly invite you this Christmas season to:
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December 21st at 7pm. A service of chant, candlelight, and silence on the darkest night of the year.
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Bring the family for a warm and joyful winter celebration! Enjoy a day of children’s crafts, accompanied by delicious food, live music, a puppet play, and an enchanted story. For more information call 963-1960 16543 Old Hwy 82 (1/2 mile east of Catherine Store) www.waldorfcarbondale.org
Christmas Eve Services December 24 6pm - Children’s Christmas Service with candlelight 8pm - Christmas Service with candlelight and choir
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Community Briefs Toys for Tots at the Black Nugget The Black Nugget and Toys for Tots presents “Rock for Tots” at the Black Nugget from 6 p.m. to closing time on Dec. 8. Admission is a new toy in a package or $10. The lineup includes the Tippets, the Dirty Martinis, Joe Raatz, Mike Morrison and Josh Phillips. There’ll also be free food and prizes. The Black Nugget is located downtown in the Dinkel Building and recently underwent a complete renovation. For details, call 274-1179.
the Year award, which recognizes outstanding contributions made by private landowners to conserving wildlife, enhancing wildlife habitat and providing public access for hunting and fishing. For details, go to wildlife.state.us.
Parenting Through Divorce
Parenting class slated for Carbondale
A Parenting Through Divorce class takes place in Carbondale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 1. The class is required to finalize divorces involving children. For details, call Tammy Perry at 379-5124.
Garfield County PREP holds a free parenting class in Carbondale from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 3. The class includes a free dinner and child care. For details, call 319-1465.
Christmas Bird Count coming soon
Club Rotario opens Christmas tree lot Roaring Fork Rotary Club/Club Rotario has opened a Christmas tree lot at 1412 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs. Proceeds go to Club Rotario’s Colorado Mountain College scholarships. For details, call 309-1543.
CPW seeking land owner nominations Colorado Parks and Wildlife is seeking nominations for its Wildlife Land Owner of
It’s a little bit far out, but the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count will be staged at Hallam Lake in Aspen from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 22. The count is part of the longest-running citizen science survey in the world, according to a press release. The local count is organized by the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies. On Dec. 22, birders of all experience levels will meet at the Aspen Center for Environmental Studies Visitor’s Center then count birds in the Aspen area. Across the Western Hemisphere, more than 50,000 people take part in winter counts. To RSVP, go to aspennature.org.
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VISIT BASALT & EL JEBEL At the confluence of Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers THURSDAY Nov. 29
FRIDAY Nov. 30
FOOTBALL AT CUVEE • Thursday night is Football Night at Cuvee and don’t forget – on Dec. 10 a Brandon Lloyd Pro Bowl will be given raffled at half time of the Denver/New England game.
INDOOR SOCCER CAMP • Crown Mountain Recreation District offers a youth indoor soccer camp on Mondays and Thursdays, Dec. 4-6 and 11-13. Registration deadline is today. Info: 963-6030.
SALSA NIGHT • The Riverside Grill in Basalt continues Salsa Night from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
SATURDAY Dec. 1
JACK JOHNSON KNITS • Registration is under way for Wyly Art Center’s Sip & Stitch knitting class with Jack Johnson Thursdays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. through Dec. 13. Tuition is $75. Info: 927-4123.
SHELLEY SHOWS ILLUSTRATIONS • Author Jill Sheeley (“Fraser the Yellow Dog” and other titles) displays original illustrations from her books (created by Tammie Lane) at the Wyly Art Center from 2:30 to 3 p.m. Spellbinder storyteller Mary Rose Collen will also
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YOUTH FITNESS TRAINING • Crown Mountain Recreation District offers SAQ (speed, agility, quickness) training at Basalt
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TREE LIGHTING • The Basalt Chamber of Commerce lights the town’s Christmas tree downtown in Lion’s Park from 3-6 p.m. There’ll be wagon rides, caroling, hot cocoa, an appearance by Santa Claus and more.
Middle School through Dec. 15. BASALT LIBRARY • Book Babies for kids up to 24 months takes place at the Basalt Regional Library Mondays at 10:30 a.m. Preschool story time for kids 3 and up is Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Toddler Rhyme Time for kids 2-3 years old is Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. Espanola Family story time is Sundays at 2 p.m.
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Why not try haibuns this holiday season? By Cameron Scott Many years ago (1690), far, far away (Japan), Bash (the famous haikuist), was traveling by foot on a 1,500 mile journey north of Edo (for once not sitting at a desk writing about cherry trees and plopping frogs) and either haiku just wasn’t cutting it (too short! too condensed! not enough light!), or his letter writing was becoming a bit boring (Dear Kyorai, you must try the ginger from the town of Sumimasen, it is simply not to be missed!), but Bash began to develop a form of writing that acted as short description of a place, person or object, sometimes in the By Cameron Scott form of a diary (of a journey) or series of events (taking place in the poet’s life) that also had a haiku tacked on the end (Bam!). Bash called this form of writing haibun. Perhaps it is because I am traveling again (no cherry trees or plopping frogs for me) and teaching again (just finished up a creative writing gig in Chiloquin, Oregon and headed off to Enterprise, Oregon until April) and, of course fishing (for salmon and steelhead along the way), but for whatever reason (ADD, too many student papers to grade, hikes to hike, snowballs to hurl) haibun has recently worked its mojo into my writing life as a way to record scenes and moments in a highly descriptive and objective (yeah right!) manner. So that regardless of whether I’m leading an overnight student fieldtrip or watching quail I’ve been able to keep my pen scribbling.
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Which leads me into a bit of overt advice for this holiday season: haibuns -- try one (or a whole bunch of them). Pass them on to friends. Write letters. Go fishing. Go bash up your early season plank(s) on rocks. Hut trip! Give your friends some back-strap. Write haibuns! Catch snowflakes on your tongue. Give the gift that keeps on giving (for example a goat or a chicken). Go watch a Broncos game because they absolutely do not suck this year. And write haibuns! Two examples below:
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Socks, humid basement, 7-11 Slurpees, and lack of sleep rise in the heat of my shoes. Plastic bus seats, fresh deep fried doughnuts in the weaves of my jeans. Pizza sauce on my shirt, salt, elemental and rockish, and garlic, well oiled. In addition, two day old Old Spice, and the down of my sleeping bag which hasn’t been washed for 20 years. For two nights I fall asleep on the hardwood floor green tang of geraniums teenagers and dust.
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Quail November quail, fat as seals, and snowfall, setting plaster tracks. The grand confusion of the covey, the relaxed gate of the tabby. By afternoon, rain. In the garage, on the gravel floor, I find feathers like someone knocked the stuffing out of a sleek pillow. Sometime before midnight, the tabby walks by, full-shadowed and lazy. And the quail, what of them? Round black shapes huddled on the leeward side of the roof beside the chimney. In the downy snow, heartbeats, drowsy with knowing winter’s still ahead.
Help for families in need. Food is available at LIFT-UP’s seven area food pantries, made possible by support from our caring community.
Mid-Valley Food Pantries Carbondale: Third Street Center, 520 South 3rd Street, #35 Mon, Wed & Fri: 10am-12:30pm • 963-1778 Basalt: Basalt Community United Methodist Church 167 Holland Hills Rd. • Wed & Thur: 11am-1pm • 279-1492
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Pace received 2,235 votes to Republican incumbent Scott Tipton’s 943. Tipton won the race overall and will return to Washington. As for the presidential race, incumbent Democrat Barak Obama won in all three Carbondale precincts, defeating Republican Mitt Romney 2,451-976. Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson received 33 votes, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein took in 22. In Carbondale, Democrats barely out number unaffiliated voters 1,444-1,410; there are 647 registered Republicans and 56 voters affiliated with minor parties, according to Alberico.
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Election results continued om page 3 lot question failed. Anyone up for some marijuana? Carbondale residents were. They approved Amendment 64 by a count of 2,393994. The amendment to the state constitution won in all three precincts. The breakdown was 589-235 (Precinct 1); 1,059-481 (Precinct 2); and 745-278 (Precinct 3). State wide, voters approved Amendment 64. In a University of Colorado Regent race, Carbondale Democrat Jessica Garrow received 2,157 votes to Republican Glenn Gallegos’s 927. Gallegos went on to win the race. Moving on to congress in District 3, Democrat Sal
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THE SOPRIS SUN • NOVEMBER 29, 2012 • 11
Break out the paints, sharpen your pencils it’s time for the
DESIGN THE HOLIDAY COVER
“Spruce Up The Sun” ANNUAL HOLIDAY COVER CONTEST The Sopris Sun is doing a new variation on our annual “Spruce Up the Sun” cover contest. Instead of a coloring contest we are opening up the competition to an original design. The theme is “winter-holiday” and the contest is open to grades Pre-K through 12. We are adding a new category this year for ages 18 and up. Artwork must be 8 1/2 inches wide by 11 inches high. You may use a variety of media, such as watercolor, pen and ink, crayon, chalk, markers, etc. Brighter colors are encouraged. Please keep designs 2-dimensional in order for us to scan the artwork for publication.
Let your imagination run wild and get those creative juices flowing.
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Volume 3, Number 45 | December 22, 201
This year’s winner is …
The Sopris Sun aske d students from pre-school through fourth grade to Spruce Up The Sun for this week’s cove r and spruce up they did. The more than 150 young artists who put colored pencil, crayon, watercolo rs and glitter to paper each had their own of how black and whit interpretation e outlines should morph into color. One background had a Van Goghish quality to it, while another artist traveled beyond the sky and created a green and red backdrop like Christmas-pre sent wrapping pape r. One contestant boldly divided the cover in half, with green dominating one side and red on the other. Judging such a com petitive contest would not have been possible without the help of discerning eyes at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities. This year’s Grand Prize winner is Sophia Ulrych, a four th grader at Crystal River Elementa ry School (her work is shown here). Top honors in the pre-school/kindergarten division go to Emmet Garcelon (first) and Katie Hutt enhower (second). First and second place in the first/second grade division are John Hamilton and Millie Simon resp ectively. In the third grade division, Ana Rosa Vasquez placed first and Ayde n Richmond was second. In fourth grade, Anna Cun ningham was runn er up to Sophia. This year’s drawing that inspired the Spruce Up The Sun cover contest was created by Carbonda le Middle School student Kimberly Tena, and was used for the Sun’s Dec. 1 cover. Sopris Sun thanks go out to Kim berly and to all the students who enter ed this year’s contest. Spruce Up The Sun cover contest winners and runners up in each category receive a cash prize .To claim your prize , call 510-3003 or e-ma il news@soprissun.com. To check out all the winners, please turn to page s 14-15.
Spruce Up the Sun contest winners receive the honor of having their artwork in the Dec. 20 issue which is distributed throughout the Roaring Fork Valley as well as being posted on the Sun’s Web site.
The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10. Drop them off at The Sopris Sun office in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St., #35 – at the end of the “long hall”) or send them to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623, postmarked by Dec. 7. Please include your name, grade level, and a phone number with your entry. For more information, call the Sopris Sun at 510-3003.
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