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Attention shoppers: If C’dale gets a big new grocery, what’s in store for City Market? By Trina Ortega The Sopris Sun Now that the Village at Crystal River development has undergone the scrutiny of the Planning & Zoning Commission, it moves on to consideration by the trustees, who will be looking into the larger impacts to the town, including whether a second large grocery store would ring up the demise of Carbondale’s City Market. Or what if City’s Market’s parent company, Kroger, is the proposed development’s grocer? Then what would become of the existing City Market building at Highway 133 and Main Street? “The likely question is, ‘Will it be an expanded City Market?’” said Doug Dotson, Carbondale community development director. “The developer has said that there is no guarantee that a grocery store will locate in VCR. The developer has also said that City Market has indicated a desire to expand in Carbondale.” The P&Z voted 5-2 on Dec. 10 to recommend approval of the planned unit development rezoning and mixed-use commercial/residential project at Highway 133, north of Main Street. Rich Schierburg of Peregrine Group Development

wants to rezone the property as a PUD to allow for retail/commercial space and 268 residential units, and a 59,000-foot grocery store on the 24.1-acre parcel that is considered the “gateway” to Carbondale. The proposed grocery store is the anchor tenant of the project, which aims to have 125,000 square feet of commercial. Schierburg has not made public any of the companies he’s been in negotiations with, although he had hoped to secure a commitment from a grocer by the end of the year. “It does not appear that I will be successful in doing so since the candidates I am speaking with do not want to make any commitment until they see if the project is even going to be approved,” he said. Hypothetically speaking, if City Market were to move out of the building at Highway 133 and Main Street, Dotson surmised that “more than likely” the owner of the shopping center will either lease the existing City Market space, probably for a higher dollar per square foot rate (compared to what City Market is paying now), or seek some type of redevelopment in the future. That grocery store is estimated to be about 40,000 square feet. COMPROMISES page 3

Auctioned again Cattle Creek project in foreclosure By Jeremy Heiman The Sopris Sun A property that has been the target of a series of failed development proposals will be auctioned in a public trustee’s sale Dec. 23 if payments on a $13 million loan are not brought up to date by the most recent prospective developer, Riverbend Colorado LLC. In July, Riverbend withdrew its application to build more than 1,000 dwellings on the property. Riverbend called its project Cattle Creek Colorado. Related WestPac LLC, previously reported as the owner of the property, is one partner in Riverbend LLC, said Steve Alldredge, who handles press and public relations

for Related WestPac. Since 2001, developers have proposed projects named Sanders Ranch, Cattle Creek Crossing and Bair Chase for the nearly-300acre property at the confluence of Cattle Creek and the Roaring Fork River. PlainsCapital Bank, of Dallas, TX, filed foreclosure documents in Garfield County on Aug. 26, naming Riverbend Colorado LLC as the party foreclosed upon, said Bob Slade, deputy public trustee for Garfield County. The stated reason for the foreclosure is “failure to make timely payments,” he said. Slade said the original amount of the loan was $13,875,000 and

More than 40 hardy folks gathered around a ﬁrepit and held up candles outside Town Hall on Tuesday evening in a show of support to save the historic Thompson House. The Mount Sopris Historical Society staged the candlelight vigil in anticipation of a vote by the Carbondale trustees on the Thompson Park project, which had the potential to annex the house and the surrounding acreage into the town and green-light a new residential development. Ditty Perry, Bill and Pat Fender, and Mary Lilly were among the old-timers mingling with other local folks of all ages. At the meeting, the trustees and the developer moved closer to an agreement that stands to preserve the historic house by placing it in the hands of the historical society. The two parties also approached an agreement on open space, affordable housing, trafﬁc impacts and other issues key to the eventual approval of the development proposal. The board voted unanimously to direct town staff to prepare documents of approval. The discussion will continue on Jan. 19. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Carbondale Commentary Coloring contest deadline tomorrow Don’t forget to ﬁnish “sprucing up” The Sopris Sun. After all, Christmas is just around the corner, and the deadline to enter our “Spruce Up The Sun” coloring contest is tomorrow, Dec. 18. Reviving a favorite Carbondale tradition, we’ve asked contestants to color in the cover of the newspaper. Winners will be selected from categories: Preschool/Kindergarten; First/Second Grades; and Third/Fourth Grades. A grand prize winner will be selected from those categories. The blank picture ran on the cover of the Dec. 3 edition. But if you’ve tossed that issue in the recycling bin, stop by the Gordon Cooper Library or the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center for a copy. Then drop off your completed drawing at The Sopris Sun ofﬁce in the basement of Amoré Realty at 711 Main St., or mail it to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. Include your name, grade level, and a phone number with your entry. Questions? Call 618-9112.

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Shop 81623 Dear Editor: Some may question this statement, but we personally feel that Carbondale has an edge in our valley’s shopping scene. We all know that Carbondale is home to several ﬁne restaurants. It is also home to several special retailers, offering you unique, quality and variety of gift ideas that cannot be found anywhere else in Colorado. Our dilemma is that several surrounding communities siphon away much of our sales tax revenues, which are vital and the lifeblood for funding our vital community services, such as public safety, our parks, recreation, library, senior housing, water and sewage treatments and keeping our community looking clean and attractive. Every community in Colorado is asking their residents to shop at home to keep their vital sales tax revenues where they live. Most of us do not think twice about where we shop when economic times are ﬂush. When times are tough, the most important thing we can do is to shop where we live: 81623! Doing so keeps sales tax revenues at home and supports our high quality of life’s standards that we enjoy and have come to expect. We’re wishing each of you a very happy and safe holiday and a happy new year. With our sincere best wishes from all of your community businesses and neighbors. Ron Robertson Chris Chacos Co-chairs, Carbondale Downtown Preservation Association

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Dear Editor: Editor’s Note: This letter was also addressed to the Eagle County commissioners and to Colorado members of Congress. I grew up in Southern California, a land of freeways, fast food and brown air. So imagine my awe when visiting Vail for the first time in the early ’80s.The concrete was replaced with grass, the strip malls with trees, and sub-divisions named Elk Cove by elks in a cove. Escaping to the Rockies represented a place where I could get lost in the natural world and flee the seemingly enormous problems adolescents think they have. Fast forward to today and I see the same similarities to Southern California. Our local population keeps growing and with it the pressures on our backcountry. Roads, second homes and strip malls have replaced valleys and fields where

horses, elk, and bear grazed. I am writing in support of the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal. The proposal embodies the hope that we can continue to coexist with nature by voluntarily limiting our footprint on the land. Our existing wilderness areas, e.g., Maroon Bells-Snowmass and Holy Cross, are a big part of what makes our area such an amazing place to live. We need to act now to set aside these last best unprotected places before they’re lost forever from many threats, including road building, motorized vehicles, gas drilling, and other extractive industries. The Hidden Gems proposal aims to enlarge these protected areas and to create a few brand-new ones maintaining a signiﬁcant portion of our backcountry in its natural, unfragmented state. Designation under the Wilderness Act is the strongest, most lasting protection for wild landscapes and wildlife on public lands. Once designated, wilderness areas, which currently are only a meager 2.73 percent of the lower 48 states, cannot be altered by administrative action or an executive order – only by another act of Congress. But don’t think designation as a wilderness hinders our opportunities.You can still hunt, ﬁsh, camp, ride horses, graze livestock, rock climb, hike/backpack and kayak/canoe in wilderness areas. I’m amazed that previous generations had the foresight to set aside our existing wilderness areas. I hope we have the wisdom and courage to enlarge that legacy for ourselves and future generations. A great way to learn about the Hidden Gems wilderness proposal is to go to whiteriverwild.org. Brian von Dedenroth Eagle/Vail

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Trustees cut grant to historical society By Terray Sylvester The Sopris Sun Last week, Carbondale trustees decided to shrink a grant awarded to the Mount Sopris Historical Society from the town. They made the decision after determining that the historical society was taking a public stand in support of the Thompson Park development proposal, upon which the trustees were expected to reach a decision on Dec. 15. (See related brief, page 1.) At their Dec. 8 meeting, the trustees voted to reduce the grant to the historical society from $2,500 to $1,000. The trustees had settled on the larger amount on Nov. 24, when they distributed about $45,000 in community grants to 24 local nonprofits. But during a budget discussion on Dec. 8, trustee Stacey Bernot argued that the town should not give money to an organization taking a position on an issue currently being discussed by the town council. Doing so, she asserted, could be interpreted as bias on the part of the trustees. Bernot was reacting to postcards distributed by the historical society during the week of Dec. 7. The postcards encouraged Carbondale residents to fight for the preservation of the historic Thompson House by attending a candlelight vigil in front of Town Hall before the trustees' meeting on Dec. 15. The postcards did not mention the development, but did urge residents to support the trustees’ “‘yes!’ vote.” “How is that any different than if someone was running for city council and a nonprofit donated to their campaign?” Bernot said to The Sopris Sun. “It’s still taking a stand. It’s still politicizing or getting on one side or the other of an issue, and you shouldn’t accept public funds in that case.” The Thompson Park development would place new residences on a parcel of county land near River Valley Ranch. Under terms offered by the developer, an approval from the trustees would also place the 125-yearold Thompson House in the hands of the public. As of press time, the project’s developer, Frieda Wallison, owned the house. Trustee Pam Zentmyer sided with Bernot, pointing out that the trustees should behave consistently when handing out com-

munity grants. Zentmyer stated that the trustees had decided not to fund a grant request from the Thompson Divide Coalition, which is seeking to stave off gas development in the hills west of Carbondale, because the coalition is a “politically charged organization.” Bernot’s motion to reduce the size of the historical society’s grant passed on a 4-2 vote with trustees Frosty Merriott, John Foulkrod, Bernot and Zentmyer in support. Trustees John Hoffmann and Ed Cortez voted against the reduction. Mayor Michael Hassig abstained. Jean Perry, president of the historical society, said that she understood the trustees’ desire to remain impartial, but stressed that the society had not intended to take a political stance. “We tried really hard with that postcard, with that wording,” she said. “We didn’t want it to look like we were supporting the development. Perry, speaking on Dec. 15 before the trustees’ meeting, said the society doesn’t “care one way or another about the development,” and just wants to preserve the house. She said that the reduction in the grant would have a “pretty big impact” on the society, which has an annual budget of about $8,000. The group also receives funds from membership dues and grants. “I mean, it’s a hard time for nonprofits across the board,” Perry said. Bernot told The Sopris Sun that the size of the reduction was “somewhat arbitrary.” She said she thought the grant needed to be cut significantly but not completely, which would have been “too harsh.” The trustees have not modified any of the other community grants. Bernot told The Sopris Sun that none of the other organizations that had received funds were “hot potatoes” like the historical society. The $1,500 sliced out of the society’s grant will be placed in the town’s community grant contingency fund. Bernot speculated that the historical society itself might even end up applying for those funds. “It’s not that they’re unworthy of public funds forever,” she said.

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P&Z compromises continued om page 1 Phone calls to the Kroger company’s public relations team were unanswered this week. The two commissioners (Kathy Goudy and Charlie Kees) who voted against recommending the Village listed among their concerns the 1 percent public improvement fee, or PIF, that will be tacked onto sales at the grocery store and other retail outlets that end up at the Village.While not a tax, a public improvement fee typically helps cover costs for public roads, trafﬁc controls, water and sewer systems, landscaping or more associated with a development. It doesn’t make sense to pay a fee, in addition to sales tax, for groceries when Carbondale already has a supermarket, Goudy stated. Although that is an important consideration overall, P&Z Chair Ben Bohmfalk said it is not under the P&Z’s purview to consider ﬁscal issues, such as the PIF. He said that is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees, which is the gatekeeper of the town budget. “I’m sure that’s going to be a huge part of their discussions,” Bohmfalk said. “We look at what [land use] improvements are necessary for the best use for the town. As a land use body that’s what we limit ourselves to. Nonetheless, the decision was a tough one for the P&Z, Bohmfalk said. Bill Spence was at a loss for words in trying to form the motion to recommend approval. “This is a hard-brokered, compromised solution using information from many sources and representing many different opinions,” Spence said.

Bohmfalk and Lorey Esquibel said that there isn’t a proposal that would make everyone happy. “I don’t think this is an easy vote for any of us. I don’t know that whatever goes there would please everybody in this town. There’s been a lot of compromise with this application and there’s not much more we can do with that. Anything that we approve here is going to require lots of compromising,” Esquibel said. Bohmfalk added that because the land had been annexed into the town decades ago with just “general commercial zoning” and no real guidelines, along with the fact that numerous applications have come before the town, it has been difﬁcult to reach consensus. “I think this represents a reasonable compromise. It’s not perfect in my eyes but … it generally follows the direction that the town has given,” he said.“It makes a good attempt to meet those goals and do something viable, which I understand limits things as well.” Yuani Ruiz and Rich Camp also cast yes votes. However, Goudy said the proposal does not conform with the small town character and cited the PIF and one of the proposed roundabouts as negatives. “I think density on the residential is far too high to be accommodated by either small town character or our transportation corridors as they exist,” she added. Kees said he does not agree with the gas station and bank use, the orientation of buildings and parking, the location of the grocery store, and the PIF.

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Dispensary to open in Dinkel Building It may be winter but new weeds are taking root on Main Street, or at least “weed” is. Within the week, a new medical marijuana dispensary named the Peaceful Warrior at the Green Garage is going to open in the Dinkel Building, between The Lift and Novel Tea. Along with Sopris Leaf Dispensary, which opened above Mi Casita in October, two dispensaries are now in business in downtown Carbondale. A third pot shop, Colorado Mountain Dispensary, opened on Village Road back in July. The Green Garage will be part of the Peaceful Warrior chain of dispensaries, which also operates outlets in Glenwood Springs and Breckenridge. Ric Rock, one of the Garage’s owners, said the shop won’t just sell marijuana tinctures, food products, oils, and various grades of the herb itself, but may also function as something of an art venue as well. “We’re a little different. It’s really very homey in here,” Rock said. “It’s a very casual shop. It’s more like an old apothecary almost. It’s really cool – a great space.” Rock said that he and his partner, Jeanne Abric, hadn’t expected to open the store in a space as large as the one they found, which is about 1,300 square feet. He emphasized that they haven’t ﬁgured out just what they’ll do with all the ﬂoor space yet, but said they will likely host acoustic music and sell art on consignment. They may also include an art studio and rent out space to a masseuse. Rock is a longtime Roaring Fork Valley resident who owned the Midland Café in Basalt. He is also a musician. His friend, Abric, works as a Realtor in Connecticut. Abric said that her husband, Bob Abric, is an illustrator and artist who focuses on western landscapes and Native American scenes. She said her husband’s work will likely hang in the shop.

Town has supported Hidden Gems The town of Carbondale granted $2,000 in its 2009 funding cycle for the Hidden Gems, despite the Board of Trustees’ general policy not to fund political issues. In its December 2009 newsletter, the Wilderness Workshop (WW) lists the town among 28 of its “Hidden Gems donors” who gave varying amounts from the lowest tier

(“Up to $499”) and the highest (“$100,000-plus”). Numerous other individuals, private organizations, foundations, and nonproﬁts are named in a coinciding list of Wilderness Workshop supporters, which includes the town of Basalt and Pitkin County. Dave Reed, the WW’s development/communications director, said the Basalt funding of $250 also was speciﬁc to the Hidden Gems campaign. This comes in light of a recent Carbondale Board of Trustee decision to reduce funding for the Mt. Sopris Historical Society because its support of the Thompson House breaches into politics. NEWS BRIEFS page 13

Cop Shop SATurDAY, Dec. 5 At 2:48 a.m. a burglary was reported at Wine Time. SuNDAY, Dec. 6 At 8:55 p.m., a suspicious salesman was reportedly going door to door with magazine subscriptions on 10th Street. MoNDAY, Dec. 7 At 3:40 a.m. a woman called from the Comfort Inn to report that her small, 16-year-old, sandy-colored Chihuahua had wandered out and not returned. MoNDAY, Dec. 7 At 2 p.m., a resident on Cowen Drive reported that she had been the victim of Internet fraud. She had sold a mountain bike on Craigslist and received a check from the buyer. Not long after the buyer cancelled the sale and asked for his money back. After the victim had written the buyer a check and mailed it, she learned that the buyer’s original check was counterfeit. TuESDAY, Dec. 8 At 3:10 a.m., police towed a silver Subaru Justy from Main Street to make way for the snow plows. TuESDAY, Dec. 8 At 11:25 a.m., police received two reports of someone stumbling drunk down the middle of Main Street. WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9 At 4:46 a.m., an unidentiﬁed young man wearing an “army jacket” reportedly jumped into a Roaring Fork High School maintenance vehicle whose driver was out working. The young man said he was “cold” and then left. Police searched the RFHS grounds but couldn’t ﬁnd him.

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Fire board decides to retain property tax windfall By Lynn Burton Special to the Sopris Sun The Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District board voted 3-2 at its Dec. 9 meeting to retain a one-time property tax windfall and include it in the 2010 budget. At issue for the fire board was whether to keep approximately $150,000 in surplus property tax receipts, or return them to district residents in the form of a credit on their 2010 property tax bills. After lengthy discussions during recent meetings, the board decided to keep the money in order to bring the district’s financial reserves to $1 million, according to fire chief Ron Leach. Leach said the district’s tax windfall was created due to

a 30-40 percent increase in property valuations during Garfield County’s most recent assessment. The surplus amounted to about $20 on a $500,000 house. Leach said the general fund budget for 2010 is $2.5 million, about $250,000 more than the budget for 2009. The mill levy will remain at 5.9 mills, which has held steady for several years. There are no big-ticket items in the 2010 budget, such as new fire trucks or ambulances, but there are at least a couple of medium sized tickets. The fire district will buy 40 new breathing apparatuses for fire fighters to use, at a cost of about $150,000. “I buy the best equipment I can buy for our volunteers to use,“

Leach said. “I think they deserve that. The safety of our people is at stake.” The district also has to spend $100,000 to upgrade its obsolete communication system to bring it into compliance with a federal mandate. Voting to retain the property tax windfall were board members Gene Schilling, Mike Kennedy and Rob Goodwin. Voting to give property owners a tax credit were Mark Chain and Lou Eller. Some taxing districts from Aspen to Glenwood Springs are returning windfall property tax receipts to residents in the form of tax credits in 2010, while others are keeping the money.

Recession or no, Re-1 School district can’t thaw a frozen mill levy By Terray Sylvester The Sopris Sun The Roaring Fork Re-1 School District board has decided to keep the windfall property tax revenues generated by high property assessments during Garfield County’s last round of appraisals. But they don’t have much say in the matter, and won’t benefit from the added property tax revenue. Under Colorado law, the lion’s share of the school district’s mill levy is frozen, and can’t be adjusted by the district. And other state public school finance laws mean that the windfall won’t pour surplus funds into the district’s coffers. The school board approved the district’s levy during their Dec. 9 meeting. The total 2010 levy will be 30.984 mills, from which the district will pull in about $43.9 million in property tax revenues. That’s an increase of more than $7 million over the school district’s 2009 property tax revenues, which amounted to about $36.2 million, according to Assistant Su-

perintendent of Business and Finance Shannon Pelland. The giant increase is the result of rising property values. According to Garfield County Deputy Assessor Lisa Warder, average values across Garfield County climbed by about 33 percent during the county’s most recent assessment. Though in some portions of the county, including parts of the Re-1 School District, property values rose by more than 50 percent, she said. The school district’s levy is, by a large measure, the largest single item on the property tax bill of those who live within the school district’s boundaries. It is also one of the least flexible. Where other local taxing districts have offered tax credits to ease the burden on property owners during the recession, Pelland said that the school district has little ability to do so. “We understand what the mill levy will mean to our local community. But because it’s beyond the district’s control it’s not something we have spent a lot of time debating,” Pelland said. “There is not much we can do about

those amounts.” The largest portion of the school district’s levy is frozen under Colorado’s mill levy stabilization legislation. That portion of the levy covers general operating expenses and is set at 21.759 mills. The remainder of the district’s levy includes a .109 levy to shield the district from tax abatements; a voter-approved, 2.823-mill property tax override; and a 6.293-mill levy to cover payments on a bond issue. Pelland said that the mill levies for the override and the bond payments were both adjusted to account for the increased property valuations, for a total of a 2.9 mill decrease. The Re-1 school district is currently facing a grim fiscal future. But it won’t benefit from the increased property tax revenue it has received from climbing property values. Pelland said the district expects 6 to 8 percent cuts in total program funding in 2010. However, under Colorado school finance rules the district is funded through a combination of property tax revenues and state funding. And when property tax revenue increases, the state cuts back on its share.

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Frank Norwood visited Ron Robertson last weekend and came home with some good news. According to Frank, Ron is now out of surgical ICU and “has an expansive view of the Front Range, including the tech center, all the way to Pike’s Peak.” Frank added that he thinks that the change of venue has done wonders for Ron’s attitude, adding that it’s much quieter and less stressful. Frank brought his guitar and played some tunes for Ron, who was able to hum and sing along for a bit. Frank said that Ron still has a long way to go, but was encouraged. Ron’s supposed to have one ﬁnal surgery next week to “hook everything back up” (meaning his digestive system), and doctors are hoping it will be his last one. Thanks for the update, Frank and Lynn. And to Ron, “You’re lookin’ good, babe!” (We have some photos from Frank that we’ll run in The Sopris Sun next week).

And speaking of Sagittarians, according to one of our most reliable sources, J.O., congratulations are in order for Carbondalian’s Ryan Jennings and Robin Beck. Robin gave birth to a little Sagittarian who weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces on the morning of the Sag party, Dec.12. According to J.O., the little party girl’s name is Brooke Ryan Jennings.

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More Sagittarians, some sooner, some later: Holly Gresset, Frances Lewis, Shirley Bowen, Don Butterﬁeld, Paula Fothergill, Carolyn Jackson, Jessica Hardin and Bill Lamont.

A nugget of gossip If you want to pick up some scuttlebutt, just hang at the Pour House bar for a minute or two.According to Jimmy Nadell (Spuds & Suds and Bravo Catering), he is not going to take over the Black Nugget and turn it into a restaurant. This is a fact, straight from the horse’s mouth. The new rumor is that Carrie, who works there, will take it over on Feb. 1, and has a ﬁve-year lease. This is the plan according to an informant who shared the information with our Scuttlebuttercup.“Carrie will be doing some different things, such as painting and some other things,” the informant said.“When Carrie takes it over it will be more crowded,” he added. He said that “they” just had a meeting about it with “Tony.” Take it for what it’s worth. Even though the informer seemed to know what he was talking about, we consider this latest info to be a rumor.

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An awards banquet was held recently for the winners of The Wilderness Workshop writing contest around the theme “Forever Wild.”The awards ceremony was held at the Wheeler Opera House, along with the public premiere of the new ﬁlm “Forever Wild,” narrated by Robert Redford. We would like to congratulate the following Roaring Fork High School students, who were among the winners in the valley: Adrienne Ackerman, Walter Anchondo, Ladina Cruz, Kelly Fisher, Nancy Gallegos, Violette Hardy, Kayla Henley, and Brandi Short. According to a press release their collected writings will be presented to Representative Salazar and the ﬁlmmakers.

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Subtle or a showpiece? Town starts to discuss a new library By Trina Ortega The Sopris Sun On a typical afternoon, the Gordon Cooper Library is filled with people tapping away at the computers, children tucked into the kids’ area thumbing through colorful books, teens gathering in the front meeting/activity space, and individuals reading next to a window in one of the plaid-patterned armchairs. But construction of a new facility is near the top of the Garfield Public Library District’s list now that the new Rifle library, and the Parachute library expansion, are under way. And as the town trustees weigh the teacher housing development planned at the old Carbondale Elementary School (CES) site, the library district also moves closer to gaining a site for a new Carbondale library. The teacher housing proposal includes the zoning revision needed to build a new library at the likeliest spot: where the dilapidated tennis courts sit on the eastern portion of the Bridges Center parking lot at Sopris Avenue and Third Street. However, guidelines in the CES proposal caused the Planning & Zoning Commission to ask: Should a public library be reserved and blend in with the surrounding neighborhood, or should it be an architectural showpiece that embodies a community’s body of learning? In contrast to civic buildings of the 1950s that were gray and muted, new public libraries have become the centerpieces for some cities and towns, and P&Z member Bill Spence commented that libraries should not be understated or just “fit in.” The library is “an energizing anchor for this development,” Spence said at the midNovember P&Z meeting. “The concept … that the library should scale with the Bridges school and with the Third Street Center I find a little limiting and conservative. I think libraries around the West are really fine architectural examples … that encapsulate our body of learning.” Although the current plan allows for a building that is 35 feet tall, it also states that the library should be buffered with landscaping and be compatible with the smaller-scale, single-family houses to the north. At the same meeting, P&Z members Lorey Esquibel, Loren Cornish and Yuani Ruiz say the library district has enough lati-

tude to create an architecturally interesting building. “My biggest concern is that it would be a four-sided block 35 feet tall, out of character with the whole neighborhood,”Esquibel said. At about 3,700 square feet, the existing library is not that much bigger than the average new home in Carbondale. If the trustees approve the PUD, the idea is to build a 13,000-square-foot library to house an estimated 45,000 volumes, compared to the 19,000 volumes currently at Gordon Cooper. Preliminary estimates put the price tag at $5 million. Bill Lamont, who serves as the Carbondale representative on the library district’s board of directors, stressed that he does not anticipate that the library would go to 35 feet, except on the south to gain a view of Mt. Sopris. He added that although the library has not done any conceptual or design work (because the proposal has yet to be considered by the town trustees), the district sought the additional height to avoid going through a lengthy zoning process again. “But as far as the design, whether it’s brick whether it’s metal, whether it’s wood, whether it’s adobe, that’s got to go before you,” he said, adding,“If there are comments in the review that we should design it like Bridges High School, I would agree with Bill [Spence]. I’d like to have more latitude.” Community Development Director Doug Dotson said the plan does not restrict the architectural style. “What we were talking about here is trying to make sure there was some level of sensitivity, whether it’s through setbacks, landscaping, lighting, whatever it may be … to the fact that there is that old town neighborhood right across the street,” Dotson said. Library districts may ﬁnd it challenging to manage growth and construct new facilities, but should do so based on the needs of a given community, said Garﬁeld County Public Libraries Director Amelia Shelley. The current trend is for libraries to be “third places,” institutions for social gathering, and alternatives to the home and the workplace, Shelley said. Such locations are, ideally,“anchors” of community life that foster broader, more creative interaction. “A third place is the other place in your life that you go to and feel comfortable. We really want to be that third place. It’s

Early discussions are under way about the design of Carbondale's new library. Photo by Jane Bachrach free, you can come relax, hang out, study, and it’s there for you,”Shelley said,likening a library to a sweater. “It’s something we can wrap around ourselves and feel comfortable in.”

Lessons for Carbondale? Shelley has some experience with successful library construction campaigns. Prior to her arrival in Garfield County two years ago, she managed the construction of a new 103,000-square-foot building in Cheyenne, Wyo., which helped the library system garner prestigious national honors in 2008. The creativity that went into Cheyenne’s new library offers an example of the sort of creativity that could come to Carbondale. Shelley had worked for 11 years in Cheyenne’s previous facility, a 33,000square-foot cinderblock structure dating back to 1968. The city’s new library – a three-story, postmodern eye-catcher – is a “simple” brick structure overlaid with curved metal forms. The building has an atrium that extends from the first to the second floor with a bridge — as much a symbol as it is real — on the upper level leading from the children’s interactive area to the teen section. Staff space was minimized in the building in order to max out the public space. The library is also LEED Gold certified. “As a capital city, it has a strong urban and civic character, yet its people embrace the wide open spaces of the surrounding landscape. Sited on the seam between the downtown and residential areas, the library takes

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Weeds thrive on low piles of soil thrown up by earthmovers on the site of the former Bair Chase development proposal near Cattle Creek Road. That development was halted by foreclosure. A Texas bank is now foreclosing on Related WestPac’s project on the same property. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Auctioned again continued om page 1 the loan balance at the time of foreclosure was $12,487,500. In a public trustee’s sale, the bank that is owed money is required by law to bid on the property, Slade said, and will bid either the full amount owed, including late fees, interest and other expenses, or the fair market value of the property, whichever is less. If no one bids higher, the bank then owns the property. Garfield County planner Kathy Eastly said she did not know the nature of the relationship between Related WestPac and Riverbend, but she said Related WestPac employees were authorized to represent Riverbend in dealings with the county. She said Related WestPac officials withdrew the project application in July, and her department has had no communication with the developer since. Contractors, including an economic consultant and a landscape architecture and planning firm began filing liens against Riverbend and a partner, the Doris M. Hunt Family Trust, in March. Alldredge said the liens have all been satisfied. Sheri Sanzone, principal of Bluegreen, a landscape architecture and planning firm that was part of the Riverbend design team, confirmed that Riverbend had paid her firm an overdue amount of about $100,000 within a couple of months after the lien was filed. She said her company hasn’t had dealings with Riverbend since then. Related WestPac is also the developer of the unfinished base village project in Snowmass Village, which has been plagued by financial problems and liens filed by unpaid contractors. Plans for Cattle Creek Colorado included 398 single-family houses, 183 condominiums, 197 townhouses, 200 apartments and 40 courtyard homes. These were to have been built in phases, with about 190 units completed each year until 2020. Also in the plans were a recreation center, a pool, a tennis club, a gas station, 30,000 square feet of space for businesses and land for an elementary school building. The ranch has a history of failed development projects since Union Oil bought the

ranch for its water rights during the oil shale boom of the 1970s and early 1980s. In the late 1990s Union Oil sold the ranch to the developers of Sanders Ranch, whose first development proposal, calling for 500 houses and a golf course on the property, was turned down by Garfield County. County records show that a later Sanders Ranch planned unit development was approved by the Board of County Commissioners in 2001, changing the zoning from an agricultural and low-density residential designation to a higher density plan specific to the property. The second Sanders Ranch proposal called for a golf course and 230 dwellings. The Sanders Ranch owners, Sopris Development Group, sold the property to Linksvest/Bair Chase in 2003 and that company, under a new name, drafted another golf course-related development plan. The company’s preliminary plan was approved by the county in 2004. The company hired an earth moving contractor, demolished a historic barn and ranch house and began to reshape the landscape in 2005, but, without financing, was unable to pay its contractors. Plains Capital filed for foreclosure on the property in early 2006. The Bair Chase developers failed to submit a final plat application by an extended deadline in 2006. WestPac Investments LLC and Related Companies bought the property for $18.5 million after Plains Capital gained control of the ranch in the foreclosure sale. The Related WestPac application, submitted to the county in 2006, was the first plan for the property that did not involve a golf course. Patrick Smith, former president of Related WestPac, told the Garfield County Commissioners in January 2008 that it was the company’s intention to create housing for firefighters, teachers and other local employees. “It’s one of the few places that actually have the opportunity to do attainable housing and I think it’s one of the key things,” Smith said, according to the minutes of a commissioners’ meeting. Telephone calls to Plains Capital were not returned.

Garden education swells at RFHS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one sourdough loaf at a time By Sue Gray Special to The Sopris Sun As part of an ongoing effort to bring agricultural training to Roaring Fork High School, Michael Thompson of Fat City Farms, Jerome Osentowski of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI) and agricultural educator IllĂ¨ne Pevic visited the school on Dec. 7 to instruct Hadley Hentschelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agricultural biology classes in the arts of sourdough bread and pesto. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are always looking for locals that would like to share a skill or show off a garden/greenhouse in our community,â&#x20AC;?Hentschel said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are really anticipating the construction of our greenhouse and the ability to grow food for the school and for school functions, too. One of our future lessons will be on seed saving and heirloom plants, and [we] would like to ďŹ nd some locals that have knowledge and experience to share.â&#x20AC;? The afternoon class split into three groups with some students peeling garlic under Pevicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guidance, others mixing pesto ingredients with Osentowski, and the rest observing Thompson as he made sourdough bread. The teens were learning how to make lunch with healthy and wholesome ingredients, including fresh basil from Osentowskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CRMPI greenhouse. Some of the students had recently joined RFHS Principal Cliff Colia for a ďŹ eld trip to CRMPI where they toured the grounds, tended plants and learned how to process them in the kitchen. Osentowski said this is exactly the kind of experience the kids will have on a regular basis when a greenhouse dome and organic

garden are installed on the RFHS campus. So far, that project, named the RFHS Greenhouse and Edible Schoolyard Project, has received enough in-kind and monetary donations to pay for the construction of the greenhouse, a roughly $35,000 expense. Project organizers are still seeking about $40,000 in donations to fulďŹ ll a variety of other needs, from fencing to irrigation to trellises. And while thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a large sum, Thompson is optimistic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The community is really coming out for it. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thrilled about that,â&#x20AC;? he said. The most recent donation came from private donor Kay Brunnier, who wrote a check to be used to purchase trees for the orchard. She said she hopes her contribution will be an example that will encourage others in the community to participate in the project, which she believes is crucial to developing a sustainable local food supply. Though the funds are in place for the greenhouse, those behind the greenhouse project are waiting for two pieces of paperwork: a contract with Roaring Fork Re-1 School District, and a permit from the state. Once those are in place, Osentowski said construction will likely start in the spring. And when the greenhouse and garden become a reality, more RFHS students will be enjoying fresh vegetables in lunches they create themselves. After learning how easy it is to create pesto sauce, junior Esli Castillo said of the experience,â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to make it at home.â&#x20AC;? Senior Sarah Nelson showed her agreement by licking the pesto-covered spatula, and

Jerome Osentowski of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute visited Roaring Fork High to offer instruction in the ways of pesto. Photo by Sue Gray plunking it in the sink for cleaning. After she graduates this year, Nelson plans to come back and enroll in the Community Supported Agriculture school classes to be held on site, during the summer.That school will be separate from RFHS, but will make use of the garden and greenhouse. Its goal is to produce farmers skilled in providing food for their community. At Thompsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bread station, the boys were intrigued by the process of making sour-

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To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Friday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

THURS. – SAT. Dec. 17-19

FRIDAY Dec. 18

THEATrE • Thunder River Theatre Company presents “Visiting Mr. Green,” a comedy by Jeff Baron. All performances start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more info: thunderrivertheatre.com or 963-8200.

MoViES • The Crystal Theatre shows “Pirate Radio” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18-24, “A Serious Man” (R) at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 19. Closed Dec. 24-25.

THURSDAY Dec. 17 BArK BEETLE SYMPoSiuM • PlaceBased Strategies: Pine Beetles & Forest Health will be held from 1-6:30 p.m. at the Hotel Jerome Ballroom in Aspen. Representatives from western communities will discuss best practices for mitigation efforts. Free and open to the public. More info: fortheforest.org. DiVorCE CLASS • Alpine Legal Services sponsors a Do It Yourself Divorce Clinic at 5 p.m. at the Garﬁeld County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs. Small donation requested but no one will be denied services for inability to pay. More info: 945-8858. THurSDAY NiGHT BAr • Alpine Legal Services offers free, 15-minute consultations with attorneys starting at 5 p.m. every third Thursday of the month. Ask about divorce, custody, renter’s rights and other legal matters. Held at the Garﬁeld County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs. More info: 945-8858.

FRI. – SUN. Dec. 18-27 ACouSTiC MuSiC • Heart of the Rockies performs from 3-6 p.m. at The Conservatory at the Silvertree Hotel, 100 Elbert Lane, Snowmass. More info: 923-3520.

SAT. – SUN. Dec. 19-20 NuTCrACKEr BALLET • The Crystal River Ballet School presents the ninth annual performance of the “Nutcracker” at 7 p.m. on Dec. 19 and 2 p.m. on Dec. 20 at Carbondale Middle School, 180 Snowmass Drive. Tickets: $20 for adults, $15 for children and seniors, $50 for families. More info: 704-0114 or crystalriverballet.com.

SATURDAY Dec. 19 PrESCHooL oPEN HouSE • The new Waldkinder Adventure Preschool in Carbondale, a “freerange” school for children up to 5 years old, hosts an open house from 5-7 p.m. Refreshments will be served. Location and more info: 618-2994. orNAMENT WorKSHoP • Create an ornament and visit with Santa at Gordon Cooper Library, 1-3 p.m. More info: 963-2889. STiMuLuS rAFFLE • The Go Green-Get Green economic rejuvenation campaign hosts a rafﬂe from 1-4 p.m. at The Pour House, 351 Main St. Prizes include a home energy audit and retroﬁt, cash, and other

items. More info: 963-1890 or Carbondale.com.

SUNDAY Dec. 20 SPiriTuAL SErViCE • A Spiritual Center at 0695 Buggy Circle, Suite 205, hosts a service with Jeff Paterson at 10 a.m. More info: 963-5516. LiVE PoETrY • The Hotel Lenado in Aspen hosts a holiday celebration featuring poet James Surls and musician Steve Koch from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Live music, open mic for poets, drink specials. More info: 379-2136. FESTiVAL AND CAroLS • Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church presents a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at 6:30 p.m. at the church at Blake Avenue and Hyland Park Drive in Glenwood Springs. Music by choir and chamber orchestra. More info: ofﬁce@saintbarnabas.info or 945-6423. CHriSTMAS rEADiNGS • The Pitkin County Library presents music and dramatic readings from O. Henry, Truman Capote, Charles Dickens, Dylan Thomas and Aspen locals from 6-6:45 p.m.Ages 8 and up; free event. More info: 429-1900.

MON. – WEDS. Dec. 21-23 WiLDLiFE CLASSES • The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and the Aspen Art Museum present “Where do Animals

Go When it Snows?” a three-day exploration of winter animal habits. Students will respond with art projects. Sessions last from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., at 100 Puppy Smith St. Space is limited. Register at aspennature.org or call 925-5756.

MONDAY Dec. 21 BASKETBALL SiGNuPS • This is the deadline for registration for the men’s basketball league at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center. Play begins Jan. 3. Full payment is required to reserve a spot in the league. More info: 704-4115. WiNTEr CAMP • The Snowmass Recreation Center will offer Winter Camp from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Dec. 21 through Jan. 4, for kids 6 to 14 years. Gym games, sports, rock climbing, Wii and swimming in the saline pools. Space is limited. More info and to register: 922-2240.

WED.– SAT. Dec. 23- Jan. 2 ACADEMY SCrEENiNGS • Aspen Film’s 19th annual Academy Screenings, featuring ﬁlms that will appear in the Academy Awards, will be held at 6 p.m. at Harris Concert Hall, 960 N. Third St. in Aspen through Jan. 2. Tickets: aspenshowtickets.com More info: 925-6882. STorY Hour • The Pitkin County Library hosts holiday songs and stories for preschoolers with Jane Jenkins from 10:15-10:45 a.m. and for toddlers from 11-11:30 a.m. at the library at 120 N. Mill St.,Aspen. Refreshments will be served. More info: 429-1900.

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Further Out Dec. 24

LiBrAriES CLoSE • All Garﬁeld County libraries will close at 2 p.m. and will remain closed through Christmas. Normal hours will resume Dec. 26.

CHRISTMAS STEVE’S GuiTArS • Steve’s Guitars at 19 N. Fourth St. presents special Christmas music. More info: 963-3304 or stevesguitars.net.

Dec. 26 STEVE’S GuiTArS • Steve’s Guitars at 19 N. Fourth St. presents local students home for the holidays. More info: 963-3304 or stevesguitars.net.

Dec. 27 SPiriTuAL SErViCE • A Spiritual Center at 0695 Buggy Circle, Suite 205, hosts a serv-

ice with Golden Sha at 10 a.m. More info: 963-5516.

Dec. 28-30 WiNTEr EXPLorErS • The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies at Hallam Lake offers a Winter Explorers program for children. Examine animal tracks, learn winter survival techniques, investigate how the natural world copes with winter. Register at aspennature.org or 925-5756. WiNTEr rANCHErS • The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies at Rock Bottom Ranch offers a Winter Ranchers program. Children will feed the critters in the farmyard, play games, learn how to spin wool, study animal tracks and more. Register at aspennature.org or 925-5756.

Dec. 29 STEVE’S GuiTArS • Steve’s Guitars at 19

N. Fourth St. presents acoustic guitarist Pete Huttlinger. More info: 963-3304 or stevesguitars.net.

Dec. 30 FrEE HEALTH SCrEENiNGS • Mountain Family Health Centers conducts free public health screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, heart disease risk and more from 1:30-7 p.m. at the Gordon Cooper Library. More info: Sharla Gallegos 618-3159 or sharla@mountainfamily.org.

Dec. 31 FrEE HEALTH SCrEENiNGS • Mountain Family Health Centers conducts free public health screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, heart disease risk and more from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Health Department, 2014 Blake Ave., Glenwood Springs. More info: Sharla Gallegos

618-3159 or sharla@mountainfamily.org. LiBrAriES CLoSE • All Garﬁeld County libraries will close at 5 p.m. and will remain closed through New Year’s Day. Normal hours will resume Jan. 2. STEVE’S GuiTArS • Steve’s Guitars at 19 N. Fourth St. presents a New Year’s Eve Full Moon Musical Party. More info: 963-3304 or stevesguitars.net.

Jan. 2 BANJo MAGiC • The National Multiple Sclerosis Society presents Banjo Magic with world renowned banjoist Peter Mezoian and his One Night Stand Band, plus a magic show with mind reader Eric Mead at 7 p.m. at the Wheeler Opera House, 320 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen. Tickets: $35 to $150, at aspenshowtickets.com. More info: tricia.pallatt@nmss.org or (970) 241-8975.

Ongoing SMALL PAiNTiNGS • Amy Butowicz and Erin Rigney present Small Paintings this holiday season at Rainy Day Designs’ studio at 16 N. Fourth St. Weekday viewings 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Dec. 31. More info: 963-9748. ArTS CLASSES • It’s time to register for arts, music and dance classes at the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts.Winter session begins Jan. 11.Art, pottery, silversmithing, piano and more. Stop by a class for free. Course catalog available at glenwoodarts.org/classes. More info: 945- 2414. NoNE oF Your BEESWAX • Encaustic beeswax creations by ﬁve artists from the An-

derson Ranch Arts Center will be on display during the None of Your Beeswax! exhibit through Jan. 26. Colorado Mountain College Gallery, Ninth Street and Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs. More info: beauchamp@coloradomtn.edu or 947-8367. JuNior NorDiC SKi CLASS • Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club offers junior crosscountry ski programs this winter at Spring Gulch for grades K-12. One- and two-day-per-week beginner and intermediate programs. For more info and to register: www.teamavsc.org/Nordic or John Callahan, (970) 205-5140.

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HoLiDAY ArT EXHiBiT • S.A.W. (Studio for Art + Works) at 978 Euclid Ave. presents the Holiday Group Show through Dec. 31. Ceramics, jewelry and paintings by seven SAW artists. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and by appointment. More info: 963-0201 or sawcarbondale.wordpress.com HoLiDAY ArT MArT • The Wyly Community Art Center in Basalt features 15 local artists in all media through Dec. 19. Located at 255 Gold Rivers Court, suite 130. Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. More info: 927-4123 or www.wylyarts.org.

CASTLE TourS • The Historic Redstone Castle is open for guided tours Saturday and Sunday throughout the winter. One tour each day at 1:30 p.m. Tickets available at Tiffany of Redstone and the Redstone General Store. More info: 963-9656 or www.redstonecastle.us. SuiCiDE SuPPorT • A support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide, meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs at 824 Cooper St. More info: Pam Szedelyi, 945-1398, or pamsz@sopris.net.

Why I Give “I see giving to the Foundation as a way to not only support the hospital, but the community I grew up in. Growing up here I got a lot of support from community members. And this is a way to give back to those who’ve given me so much.”

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Community Briefs Band of Heathens inbound The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities will present The Band of Heathens. Hailing from Austin, Texas. The Heathens have been compared to The Band and Little Feat. Their latest recording,“One Foot In the Ether,” hit number one on the Americana Music Association radio chart and wound up at number eight among the AMA Top 100 Albums of 2008. The Heathens have been a favorite in the valley since their appearance at Steve’s Guitars two years ago. Since then they have played The Carbondale Mountain Fair and Belly Up Aspen. CCAH has teamed up with the Church of Carbondale to provide a space that is large enough to hold all their fans, has great acoustics and allows dancing. The evening will kick off at 7 p.m. on Jan. 8 with The Hell Roaring String Band. A fun local band, Hell Roaring plays an eclectic mix of traditional bluegrass and original tunes. Inﬂuences range from Bill Monroe to 1980s rock ’n’ roll. Beer and wine will be served. Tickets are on sale at CCAH and Dos Gringos in Carbondale or by calling 963-1680. For more information go to carbondalearts.com.

Christmastime clay for kids The Carbondale Clay Center will cater to kids during Monday Madness on Dec. 21. The center will host a holiday sale for children from 3-6 p.m. featuring ceramic gifts priced for a child’s pocketbook from $1 to $3. Kids will also have a chance to paint their own pottery. The center will serve hot cocoa for the youngsters and wine for their parents, and all

proceeds will go toward the center’s children’s programming. For more information, visit carbondaleclay.org or call 963-2529.

Clear,” “Silent Night” and other familiar tunes. For more information, call Laurel Sheehan at 963-7411.

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Mountain Laurel Music Prep will grace Carbondale with Christmas carols this evening, Dec. 17, beginning at 6 p.m.The carolers welcome community members to join them – it’s just for fun – as they stroll the streets crooning “O Holy Night,”“Drummer Boy,” “Deck the Halls,” “Joy to the World,” “The First Noel,”“It Came Upon a Midnight

Tomorrow, Dec. 18, head over to the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center and you’ll be able to exercise for free. From noon to 7 p.m., the recreation center will host its Member Appreciation and Program Promo Day. The usual fees will be waived, and visitors will be able to sample the recreation center’s climbing wall, ﬁtness center, gym, class

offerings and other features.The event will include a handful of other attractions as well: Anahata Healing Arts will offer free chair massages; the recreation center will offer free ﬁtness tests to provide you with baseline physical ﬁtness information about yourself; and “The Parent’s Handbook”will be available as well. The handbook is a new publication that offers comprehensive, valley-wide information for parents. Town recreation staff will be on hand to answer questions. For more information contact Eric Brendlinger at 704-4148 or ebrendlinger @carbondaleco.net.

Delaney Caterpillar Park? Ross Montessori students in Rob Hurlery’s outdoor education class were decorating a snowy Christmas insect on Dec. 11. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Chamber memberships dip slightly during 2009 Membership numbers in the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce have dropped recently, but staff at the chamber doesn’t think the decline is large enough to cause any worry. In fact, in the current economic context, staff is pleased that numbers have declined only as far as they have. “In light of the recession, losing [only] 20 members over the course of the year is something we’re really pleased with,” said Sherri Harrison, director of the chamber. At the end of 2008, 556 Roaring Fork Valley businesses were members of the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce. In January of this year, that number jumped to 571. Now it has declined again to 551. Harrison said that membership numbers tend to ﬂuctuate, but have generally hovered between 550 and 570 since 2008. However, she did attribute most of the recent decline to businesses that have shut their doors, not to businesses simply letting their chamber memberships lapse. The directors of the chamber of commerce are currently discussing ways to bolster the membership and keep numbers climbing in spite of the recession, but haven’t yet settled on speciﬁcs.

immigration reform vigil to be held in Glenwood The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition has announced that tomorrow, Dec. 18, in conjunction with the International Day of the Migrant, communities throughout Colorado will hold vigils and ask Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform in 2010. The vigils come during a week when such legislation is expected to be introduced by Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and over 50 cosponsors. Colorado’s ski communities are getting involved for the ﬁrst time. Immigrants working in construction, food services, and hotels play a key role in ski country and to the state economy as a whole.

Early this week, Roaring Fork High School students from Ben Bohmfalk’s honors course, Fundamentals of American Democracy, participated in a mock congressional hearing at the state capitol. In a hearing room in the state house, students discussed the constitution with a handful of state supreme court justices, congressional staffers and others. The students were representing Colorado's third congressional district in a national competition titled, We the People: Citizens and the Constitution. Had the RFHS students won, they would have traveled to Washington D.C. to compete on the national level. Photo courtesy of Ben Bohmfalk

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Winter and wildlife: Snows bring scenic opportunities, struggles Hunting season is over, but the challenge to survive is just beginning for wildlife. Locals have donned snow boots, armed themselves with shovels and equipped their vehicles with winter snow tires. Meanwhile local wildlife, albeit highly adapted to our cold climate, ﬁght to survive this time of the year due to subfreezing temperatures and heavy snowfall.

The perils of Highway 82 The elk and deer, in search of food, recently moved to lower winter range according to John Nyland, Forest Service wildlife biologist for the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District. The stakes are high as the animals are essentially on a starvation diet with most of their energy coming from stored by Sue Melus fat within their bodies. Unfortunately, there is an average of one big-game vehicle collision each day on Highway 82 at this time of the year as the animals move in search of good winter habitat. In response, the Colorado Department of Transportation recently installed 8-foot-high

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fences in the Aspen Glen area just north of Carbondale. The aggressive project included the construction of six wildlife escape ramps on the west side and two on the east side of the highway. The escape ramps provide deer and elk, who ﬁnd themselves trapped within the fenced highway right-of-way, the ability to cross back over the fencing to escape danger. The fences, on either side of the highway, essentially funnel the animals toward the 6foot-tall one-way, earthen ramps to allow the deer and elk to escape the highway corridor and jump back down to safety. To some extent the fences limit the free movement of the animals. They are, however, the most wildlife-friendly option considering the relentless high-speed trafﬁc, Nyland stated. The animals can still access their winter range and the fences are expected to reduce the wildlife-vehicular accidents on the highway.

Scenic sheep Bighorn sheep are highly adapted to living in steep, rocky, terrain that is generally unfriendly to people. But like the elk and deer, recent heavy snowfall has pushed local bighorn sheep populations into lower elevations where they will spend the rest of the winter. It’s possible for wildlife enthusiasts and families to view the otherwise elusive animal near rocky slopes toward the valley bottom. Bighorn sheep may be spotted in Glenwood Canyon, along the Crystal River Valley anywhere between Marble and Red Wine Point near Penny Hot Springs, and up the Frying Pan River Valley. Wildlife viewers are encouraged to bring a good pair of binoculars, be

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Winter brings challenges for wildlife and for humans attempting to protect them. Photo by Sue Melus aware of highway trafﬁc and keep their distance from the animals to minimize human impacts on the herds. John Groves, Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) district wildlife manager stressed that people should respect the closures that are in place to protect the animals in Avalanche Creek up the Crystal River and on Tonar Creek up the Frying Pan River.

on the lookout for lynx In 1999, the DOW initiated a lynx reintroduction program to bring breeding pairs back into the state.The lynx is still on the federal threatened species list and on the Colorado state endangered species list. However, since 2007 wildlife biologists have noted a few lynx are now full-time residents to our local area. The large furry feet on lynx act as snow-

shoes, allowing the cat to travel over the deep snow in search of snowshoe hares, their main source of food. Even so, it’s a long, cold winter and these animals fight for survival as well. Lynx respond by minimizing their travel to a few smaller corridors where they can find food and shelter with minimal contact with humans. The DOW asks that anyone who spots a lynx report it to them either by phone or online on the Lynx Spotting Form. For more information, visit the DOW at wildlife.state.co.us, or call (303) 297-1192. Sue Melus has a degree in natural resources. She is a freelance writer and also specializes in public relations for the outdoors industry and resource conservation groups. Read her blog at www.deerflydiaries.com.

Sports Briefs RFHS Varsity Basketball Schedule Girls: Dec. 18 vs. Coal Ridge at 5:30 p.m. at Coal Ridge Dec. 19 vs. Olathe at 2:30 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 5 vs. Meeker at 5:30 p.m. at Meeker Jan. 8 vs. Basalt at 5:30 p.m. at Basalt Jan. 9 vs. Hotchkiss at 2:30 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 15 vs. Aspen at 5:30 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 16 vs. Grand Valley at 2:30 p.m. at Grand Valley Jan. 22 vs. Gunnison at 5:30 at RFHS Jan. 28 vs. Coal Ridge at 5:30 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 29 vs. Cedaredge at 5:30 p.m. at RFHS Feb. 5 vs. Olathe at 5:30 p.m. at Olathe

Boys: Dec. 18 vs. Coal Ridge at 7 p.m. at Coal Ridge Dec. 19 vs. Olathe at 4 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 5 vs. Meeker at 7 p.m. at Meeker Jan. 8 vs. Basalt at 7 p.m. at Basalt

Legal Notices ORDINANCE NO. 10 Series 2009

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO APPROVING AN EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT DEADLINES FOR THE MOUNTAIN SAGE TOWNHOMES P.U.D.

NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on December 8, 2009 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.

CARBONDALE, COLORADO, FOR THE 2010 BUDGET YEAR

THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE _________________________ By: s/s Michael Hassig, Mayor

NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on December 8, 2009

ATTEST: __________________________ s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk

Published December 17, 2009 in The Sopris Sun

ORDINANCE NO. 11 Series 2009

Jan. 9 vs. Hotchkiss at 4 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 15 vs. Aspen at 7 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 16 vs. Grand Valley at 4 p.m. at Grand Valley Jan. 22 vs. Gunnison at 7 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 28 vs. Coal Ridge at 7 p.m. at RFHS Jan. 29 vs. Cedaredge at 7 p.m. at RFHS Feb. 5 vs. Olathe at 7 p.m. at Olathe Feb. 6 vs. Basalt at 4 p.m. at RFHS Feb. 9 vs. Aspen at 7 p.m. at Aspen Feb. 12 vs. Hotchkiss at 7 p.m. at Hotchkiss Feb. 19 vs. Grand Valley at 7 p.m. at RFHS Feb. 20 vs. Gunnison at 4 p.m. at Gunnison

Feb. 6 vs. Basalt at 2:30 p.m. at RFHS Feb. 9 vs. Aspen at 5:30 p.m. at Aspen Feb. 12 vs. Hotchkiss at 5:30 p.m. at Hotchkiss Feb. 19 vs. Grand Valley at 5:30 p.m. at RFHS Feb. 20 vs. Gunnison at 2:30 p.m. at Gunnison

AN ORDINANCE APPROPRIATING SUMS OF MONEY TO THE VARIOUS FUNDS AND SPENDING AGENCIES, IN THE AMOUNTS AND FOR THE PURPOSES AS SET FORTH BELOW, FOR THE TOWN OF

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 Michael Hassig, Mayor

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