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INSIDE this EDITION VOLUME 4 F ISSUE NUMBER 69

DEPARTMENTS 04 THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION 10 LEGENDS & LEGACIES 12

FOOD MATTERS

14 WINE INK 16 GUNNER’S LIBATIONS 25 ASPEN UNTUCKED 26 MOUNTAIN MAYHEM 29 LOCAL CALENDAR 34 CROSSWORD 35

CLOSING ENCOUNTERS

The end of the ski season is bittersweet. As the weather changes and summer approaches, read ride. Ski culture is a lifestyle, and nothing exemplifies the lifestyle more than closing-day shenanigans in Aspen. The retro ski gear and other ridiculous costumes that mark this transitional time of year are just part of the fun.

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Editor Jeanne McGovern Subscriptions Dottie Wolcott Circulation Maria Wimmer Art Director Afton Pospíšilová Publication Designer Madelyn Lybarger Production Manager Evan Gibbard Arts Editor Andrew Travers Contributing Writers Amiee White Beazley Amanda Rae Busch John Colson Kelly J. Hayes Barbara Platts Stephen Regenold May Selby Tim Willoughby High Country News Aspen Historical Society Sales Ashton Hewitt Amy Laha David Laughren Max Vadnais Louise Walker Tim Kurnos

22 COVER STORY about how local tradition has skiers and snowboarders partying until the very last chairlift

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THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

with JEANNE MCGOVERN

FILM ASPEN FILM’S 25th annual

Shortsfest, which opened this week and continues through Sunday, April 10, brings a feast of short films to local audiences.

Among the fare this year are films with a following — the 40-minute “Brillo Box,” playing Saturday, April 9, is slated for HBO — as well as a few from established directors (“Tangerine” director Sean Baker’s “Snowbird” plays Saturday, April 9) and some familiar faces (Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Artemis Pebdani in “Step 9,” for example). And they’re all screened alongside film students and emerging writers, directors, actors and producers making movies running 2 and 40 minutes.

Also worth noting, if you missed the Aspen screenings of these films, you can still catch them at the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale: “The Shining Star of Losers Everywhere” (April 9, 5:15 p.m. program); “Mondo Cane” (April 9, 5:15 program); “Across the Sea” (April 9, 5:15 program).

Last, for the kid in all of us, Shortsfest’s Family Fun Program celebrates the 40th anniversary of Aardman Animations with a 90-minute retrospective of family-friendly animated films. Aardman is the Shortsfest alum and creative powerhouse behind the beloved “Wallace and Gromit,” “Shaun the Sheep” and “Chicken Run,” with 10 Oscar nominations and four wins to the studio’s credit. The Sunday event takes place at 12:30 p.m. at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen and 3 p.m. at the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale.

The Aspen program will be preceded by a free Breakfast at the Fest at 11:30 a.m. and followed by a milk and cookies reception at 2 p.m.

Check out The Aspen Times daily through the weekend for more stories on what’s playing at Aspen Shortsfest, or visit www.aspenfilm.org.

Aardman Animations is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Sunday, April 10 in an Aspen Shortsfest “Family Fun” program.

CURRENTEVENTS MUSIC Daniel Bauer’s Anemic Photography, 2016 is part of an exhibit opening at Anderson Ranch Arts Center during its annual Spring Open House on Tuesday, April 12.

VISUAL ARTS The Spazmatics bring their ‘80s sound to the Belly Up Aspen stage on Sunday, April 10.

IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO KEEP THE PARTY GOING after the Highlands Closing Day bash on Sunday, April 10, the Spazmatics at Belly Up is the ticket to buy.

A perennial Aspen favorite, this ’80s cover band brings the best (and worst) of the decade to the stage, including “all the awesome sounds, styles, and way cool dance steps from the 1980s decade we’d love to forget. Complete with skinny ties, Brill Creamed hair, and hornrimmed glasses, The Spazmatics recapture all the best of the worst,” according to the band’s website.

Concert-goers agree. Because really, who doesn’t want to rock to ’80s classics like “Come on Eileen,” “Video Killed the Radio Star,” and “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” (all played in the key of nerd)?

The show starts at 9:30 p.m., doors open at 9. Tickets are $25 for general admission or $35 for reserved at the Belly Up Box Office or www.bellyupaspen.com.

AS THE WINTER WINDS down, Anderson Ranch Arts Center turns its attention to the spring season with an artfilled evening on Tuesday, April 12.

The annual Spring Open House features tours of Artistsin-Residence and staff studios with artworks available for sale, plus free art activities for children and an opening reception for the new exhibition by Daniel Bauer, “Where’s the Door.”

Bauer’s “Where’s the Door” is an overture to a larger body of work titled “Mama Birth Me Back.” “The opportunity to tally a section of my work on gallery walls far enough away so that there is no real inhibition, yet close enough that a colleague or two can see the work, is a wonderful opportunity,” said Bauer. The reception is from 5-7 p.m. in Patton-Malott Gallery; refreshments will be served.

In addition, the evening also includes warm beverages and an opportunity to shop in the ArtWorks Store, as well as dinner, which will be served in the Ranch Café with seating at 7 p.m. (the cost is $20 per person and an RSVP is required by Friday, April 8). For more information or to RSVP for dinner, call 970-923-3181.

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THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

with JOHN COLSON

More proof we’re not a democracy anymore THE EVIDENCE that the U.S. is no longer a representative democracy is growing daily.

The prime current example of this trend is the refusal by leaders of the Republicancontrolled Congress to allow hearings on President Barack Obama’s nomination for a U.S. Supreme Court justice to replace Antonin Scalia.

The ink wasn’t dry on Scalia’s death certificate before congressional Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, declared that there would be no chance for the president to nominate a successor.

McConnell, in what may well be the most cynical statement of the year, said it was up to the American people to vote on what kind of justice would be selected to fill the vacant seat, completely ignoring the fact that America did vote, in 2012, on who should be in charge of any future nominations should seats open up on the court.

And, in case you’ve been living on Mars and cut off from the news, the choice of nearly 66 million U.S. voters was that Obama should keep his job and be in charge of, among other things, nominating replacement justices should openings arise on the Supreme Court.

That, in case you’re still on Mars, is one of the biggest, most important jobs of a U.S. president. There are few duties, if any at all, that have longer-lasting consequences for the nation as a whole than naming candidates to sit on the high court. It’s a lifetime appointment, which means the main disqualifier for sitting justices is death, unless they lose their minds and must be impeached and removed from the office.

Which, I have to say, has not been beyond the realm of possibility for some of those sitting on the big bench.

Samuel Alito, for one, often says things that make me think he’s gone off the rails and should be locked away before he does greater harm to our national weal than he already has.

Clarence Thomas is another, although the fact that he rarely says anything at all has kept him safe for years, ever since his 1991 confirmation hearings when former co-worker Anita Hill accused him of being a sexual predator and repeatedly sexually harassing her at work.

Anyway, now the Republicans’ politically motivated tendency to sit on their ideological thumbs and refuse to act has begun to spread — and alarmingly so.

The latest instance is Maine Gov. Paul LePage, who, in a hissy fit over a legislative vote that did not go his way, decided last week to punish the Legislature as a whole by refusing to swear in a newly elected state senator, Susan Deschambault (D-Biddeford).

LePage, who reportedly locked himself

in a closet and refused to emerge for Deschambault’s swearing-in ceremony, has refused to certify the results of the recent special election in which she trounced her Republican opponent by a margin of 16 percentage points.

The governor has idiotically claimed he wants to ensure the Republican loser has a chance to demand a recount. Right.

And this is just one recent example of Republicans determined to ignore and undermine anything political that is not going their way.

Or even something that is going their way, which is how most observers view the nomination of a centrist, bipartisanendorsed judge such as Merrick Garland to replace Scalia. No less a leading light than U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) once praised Garland as a perfect candidate for a federal court appointment, as have other conservative observers.

At the time, Hatch went on to condemn “playing politics with judges,” a statement that has come back to haunt him in his hypocritical blathering as to why Garland is not fit to sit on the high court.

But the fact that Garland’s nomination comes from Obama is the main problem, though one Republican attributed the obstructionism to his being “a liberal,” which as we all know is nearly as bad as being accused of being a Muslim or of not being born in the U.S. (two earlier Republican-spawned, imbecilic efforts to discredit Obama).

And McConnell has not stopped with Garland. The Kentucky madman’s irrational hatred of Obama has him ignoring any judicial nominee the president comes up with from now on, such as Lisabeth Tabor Hughes, a jurist from McConnell’s home state who was first appointed to the bench by a Republican governor and whom Obama wants for the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.

And I don’t know how many other nominees are languishing in limbo thanks to Republican rage over having a black Democrat in the White House.

I recall that former President Jimmy Carter told Oprah Winfrey late last year that we no longer live in a democracy but instead are prisoners of an oligarchy — a state controlled by the whims of a small elite class, which in our case means a few rich white guys.

And Carter, among other postpresidential duties, has been to hot spots around the world assessing the democratic niceties of elections in countries once ruled by despots and tyrants.

So he, at least, might know what he’s talking about.

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LEGENDS & LEGACIES

FROM the VAULT

by TIM WILLOUGHBY

No one built houses on Red Mountain during the early 1950s.

PERSPECTIVE It may seem like building is out of control as bigger

buildings replace big buildings in Aspen. Construction disrupts downtown blocks. Today’s talk of relieving the traffic snarl at the town’s entrance/ exit is gaining in priority. Conventional wisdom holds that it should not be easy for anyone to come into town on Highway 82. That is, unless someone heads in the opposite direction, preferably permanently.

A historical perspective may illuminate the situation. A proposal to address the two bottleneck turns between Main Street and the Castle Creek Bridge received an equally turgid reception 50 years ago. Traffic was getting so bad on Main that the city installed its first traffic light. The community concluded that the earth had ended.

During my childhood of the 1950s, my friends and I faced no competition when we chose among empty lots to play on. Vacant land stretched east from my home’s back door in the Cowenhoven building all the way to Hunter Street. The block now filled with the Aspen Square condominiums was an empty lot — thankfully, as it provided space for the city ice rink.

The ski industry’s rapid growth during the 1960s brought explosive development to Aspen. In a few short years, new buildings and houses seemed to sprout like weeds.

Victorian commercial buildings — the

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community’s largest structures since forever — suddenly competed for height and footprint bragging rights with blocks of three-story structures.

Subdivisions, a concept perhaps more alien to Aspen than to the rest of the country, spread through unlikely places such as the area along Cemetery Lane. Rows of houses, large ones for the time, began to snake up Red Mountain. Condo buildings blanketed the lower slopes of Aspen Mountain.

My grandfather on my father’s side, Aspen’s mayor from 1927 until his death in 1943, did not roll over in his grave. More likely, he danced with joy and welcomed the subdivisions built near his headstone.

When he was mayor, my grandfather had helped create the empty city lots. At that time, abandoned and deteriorating houses and commercial buildings gave Aspen a blighted, has-been aura. Along with the Lions Club and Chamber of Commerce, he worked to attract

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capital to revive the mines. But mine investors rated potential profit by a town’s growth.

Concurrently, the city nurtured a nascent tourist trade. Outsiders, now crazed with cars, could be tempted to drive over the newly opened Independence Pass. They would extend their trip to Aspen only if the town looked “nice.”

To improve the town’s curb appeal, the city began to track down delinquent property taxes owed by owners of abandoned houses. The long, difficult process opened opportunities to demolish the decrepit structures.

The Washington School in the West End had been falling apart. A group of volunteers tore it down. They left the basement walls of quarried sandstone in place for a while as foundation for a municipal swimming pool.

My great-grandfather on my mother’s side was one of many who moved to Aspen during the first

building boom. In 1883, the population was estimated to be 2,500. There were 550 houses, and 100 were in construction. A decade later, the population had grown to an estimated 12,000. Four hundred residences were built with two out of three under $48,000 in today’s dollars. That boom provided employment for my ancestor hauling lumber.

Given this perspective, in 50 years, some of your favorite houses and buildings will likely be replaced with better structures. You and your neighbors may still hotly debate what to do about the greenhouse-gas-spewing vehicles at the entrance to town.

Tim Willoughby’s family story parallels Aspen’s. He began sharing folklore while teaching for Aspen Country Day School and Colorado Mountain College. Now a tourist in his native town, he views it with historical perspective. Reach him at redmtn2@ comcast.net.

WILLOUGHBY COLLECTION

LEGENDS & LEGACIES

FROM the VAULT

compiled by THE ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

BIGGEST SKI SEASON ENDS

1957 ASPEN

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“BIGGEST SKI SEASON ENDS,” announced The Aspen Times on April 18, 1957. “Aspen’s biggest and most hectic ski season will end Sunday with the closing down of the Main lift (Lift One). Little Nell’s lift stopped operating last weekend. The season saw more skiers flocking into Aspen than ever before, and even the rate of broken bones was well up over previous years.

Highlighting the winter was the breakdown of the Main lift, which snarled business up for over a week in mid-March. With the town packed with skiers, a pinion gear in the world’s longest chairlift broke, necessitating a 10-day cessation in operation until a replacement gear arrived.

Deep snows on the back of the mountain eliminated the possibility of duplicating the famed jeep lift used when the lift broke down in 1954. Though numbers of skiers remained in Aspen to walk up Spar Gulch to the upper lifts, many others departed, making a gap in an otherwise perpetually busy season. Extra-heavy snows contributed to the big season, with almost 7 feet still on top this week as skiing’s die-hards rushed to get in their last runs of the winter.”

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FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE

WINEINK

THE PERFECT TASTING ROOM THE QUEST was to find the westernmost winery in the continental United States. I ended up finding the most beautiful wine-tasting “room” in perhaps all the world.

When one goes to “California wine country,” there are the expected places — Napa, Sonoma, maybe Santa Barbara or Paso Robles. Then there are places that are a KELLY J. little farther afield: the HAYES Anderson Valley, for example, or maybe the Santa Lucia Highlands or even Amador County.

But if you have the time, and the inclination for an incredibly beautiful drive, head north of Mendocino on California Highway 1, just past Fort Bragg, until you get to the amazing Pacific Star Winery.

Here you’ll find Sally Ottoson — the proprietor, protector and winemaker of Pacific Star — some really interesting Cal-Italia wines and stunning, in-your-face, can’ttake-your-eyes-off-them views of the mighty Pacific.

“We kind of have a whale freeway here,” Ottoson laughed as we walked from the winery and tasting room down a long spit of land that stretches into the sea.

“They head south every winter and north in the late spring, and when they migrate you see 30 to 40 per day. The best is when the kids catch sight of them and they come charging down the bluff screaming in glee.”

It is hard not to be gleeful on this impossibly green bluff or in the rock-hewed, handmade tasting room at Pacific Star. Ottoson is a refugee from Napa Valley who has spent the better part of 40 years in the wine business.

Back in the day, she was an early adopter in Coombsville, then a region and now an appellation in Napa. The Haynes Vineyard, which appeared in these pages three weeks ago, was a favorite source when she was at the late, lamented Star Hill Winery just east of the town of Napa in the mid-1970s. But the valley changed, and so did Ottoson’s tastes.

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“I just got tired of talking about chardonnay and cabernet. I had done enough of that,” she said.

It was on a fishing trip in 1988 that Sally first laid eyes on the land that is now the site of Pacific Star.

“We pulled up to the parcel, and I thought that it was the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen,” she recalled.

She set about building a home, a winery and a tasting room, the only winery on the coast.

“We couldn’t do it today with the restrictions,” she noted, “but we are the first (and only) winery in the coastal zone in the state of California.”

With a change in location came a metamorphosis in her winemaking preferences.

“There are a number of longtime families in Mendocino and Ukiah, many from Piemonte in Italy, who had these amazing vineyards of old vines with grapes like Charbono and Petite Sirah and Zinfandel,” she said. “I just fell in love with them. It was new to me and just so exciting.”

Ottoson became particularly enamored with the region’s Charbono. A little-known grape that has its origins in either the Savoie in the foothills of the French Alps or Piedmont in Italy, depending on whom you wish to believe, it has gained attention in Argentina under the moniker Bonarda. Dark, peppery and with a balance of tannins and moderate acidity, it is unique on the palate and a great food wine. In addition, it has an earthy and rustic component that reeks of its heritage.

“Inglenook and Parducci used to make Charbono, but it had dwindled to just about 47 acres of plantings,” Ottoson said.

Much of that was around the town of Calistoga, but a few acres remained in Mendocino County, some under the care of grower Eddie Graziano.

“I asked him to plant a couple of acres, and people started to take notice,” Ottoson said proudly.

Today there are close to 90 acres of Charbono, producing wines that many consider to be cult

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Sunset at Pacific Star.

classics. The Los Angeles Times designated Ottoson as “the Queen of Charbono.”

But Pacific Star is about more than just views and Charbono.

The eclectic list of wines, all of which are sold to wine-club members or visitors, include a tasty orange Muscat.

“We call it our breakfast wine,” Ottoson laughed.

There is also a delicious red blend of old-vine Carignan and Petite Sirah blended with Charbono and hearty Zinfandel

called Dad’s Daily Red that she makes as an homage to her father, Fred. And then there are bottlings of Roussanne and Dolcetto and, yes, even a little cabernet.

Any and all taste so much better with the sight of the Pacific staring you in the face.

Kelly J. Hayes lives in the soon-to-be-designated appellation of Old Snowmass with his wife, Linda, and black Lab named Vino.

He can be reached at malibukj@ aol.com.

UNDER THE INFLUENCE PACIFIC STAR CHARBERA 2012 It does not get much more Cal-Italia than this 50-50 blend of Charbono and Barbera. Sourced from Mendocino vineyards, this wine has the flavors of the Italian grapes and, while it may just be me, the smell of the waves that crash on the coast. I brought this bottle back to the Rockies for perfect high-altitude barbecue.

And About that “most western winery” thing …

As I read my Google Maps, the Pacific Star Winery lies at a longitude of 123.78 degrees west of the prime meridian. It is 12 miles north of Fort Bragg, California, and is surely the westernmost winery in the state.

But if you go to Otter Rock, Oregon, about 5 miles south of Depot Bay, you’ll find a small, family-owned winery called The Flying Dutchman. Its longitude is 124.06 degrees west. According to my calculations, that would put it approximately 15 miles west of Pacific Star. While not official, I will one day head for The Flying Dutchman on the second step of my quest to find the most western winery in the continental U.S.

P H O T O S C O U R T E S Y O F S A L LY O T T O S O N

by KELLY J. HAYES

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Pacific Star Winery 33000 N. Highway 1, mile marker 73.58, Fort Bragg, CA 95437 707-964-1155

ABOVE: The Pacific Star Winery sits on a bluff overlooking the Pacific.

LEFT: Tasters enjoy an afternoon at Pacific Star.

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TAKE A TABLE FOR ONE — BUT DO THIS FIRST ARE YOU ONE of the nearly 33 million people who have watched social psychologist Amy Cuddy’s 2012 TED Talk, “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are”? If so, you may have tested the Harvard Business School professor’s hypothesis: that assuming a “power pose,” or an expanded, superhero-like posture, subconsciously boosts AMANDA RAE confidence (likely by raising levels of testosterone and lowering cortisol in the brain) before daunting social engagements. (If you haven’t seen it, go watch the 21-minute clip on YouTube — it’s one of the most-viewed TED Talks to date.)

This is why I ducked into a dark alleyway in Denver recently to channel my inner Wonder Woman for what felt like much longer than the 90 seconds Cuddy suggests.

I was about to dine at a buzzy restaurant — alone.

I’ve eaten solo in public before — a lot, perhaps more than the average person (more on that later). However, just 20 minutes before I stood in that shadowy passageway with my hands on hips, shoulders down, chest puffed out and legs in a wide stance, my usually healthy confidence in this social arena was shaken. I had pulled open the door to another restaurant, a bustling noodle shop, and had entered with head high. I paused in the entryway while I felt the familiar sensation of strangers gazing up toward me, the unaccompanied girl. There was no hostess stand, but I made eye contact with a server standing across the tiny dining room. I thought he might greet me when he finished refilling a water

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pitcher. He didn’t.

So, after a minute or two of standing there, deflecting eye contact from seated patrons, I approached two empty seats at the bar. I shook off my jacket, draped it over a chair and posted up next to another solo diner who was slurping broth from a giant bowl. That got the server’s attention. He whisked over, eyes wide. “May I help you?”

Clearly, this bar was not firstcome. Why he left me standing by the door for so long and then let me go so far as to settle in, I’ll never know for sure.

“I have a wait list for these seats, unfortunately,” he said brusquely. “Probably about 30 minutes. Just one?”

I mustered a chipper, “That’s OK, thanks,” before grabbing my jacket and purse from below the bar and making a beeline back toward the door. Outside, the cool air warmed my cheeks, flushed in defeat.

At that moment I understood clearly why some people find stag dining an intimidating prospect.

Perhaps it begins in grade school — nobody wants to be likened to the loser sitting alone on the fringe of the cafeteria. Or associated with that universal image of the sad sack hunched over at a table for two with the second seat unoccupied, surrounded by happy couples and laughing groups. Obviously that person has no friends and definitely can’t get a date.

While the act of eating is an individual experience, dining out is rooted in social interaction. I bet that people go out to eat first and foremost to hang with others rather than to focus on food.

As it turns out, more folks are eating alone than ever before.

In 1958, The New York Times reported, ostensibly for the first time, that dining alone was “no

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longer viewed as odd.” Today we consume more than half of our meals and snacks alone, according to a 2015 study by the Food Marketing Institute.

However, one distinction: Most of these meals happen in private — at home, in the car or at a desk. Witness the rise of food- and grocerydelivery services in relation to shrinking households and fewer family meals in recent years.

Dining alone in restaurants is rising, and restaurateurs are responding by facilitating interaction among solo diners.

For example, a search for “communal tables” in Denver on Yelp spits out more than 1,400 results. Still, how much do these people sitting next to each other in shared spaces interact, anyway? Mostly, heads are bent and eyes are focused on an electronic device in hand.

This may be distraction from the awkwardness of being alone, but it’s a cop out. Instead, I

suggest a bold move: Take a table for one, and summon every ounce of willpower to keep the crutch — phone or tablet — out of sight. You never know whom you’ll meet or what kind of conversation awaits. Becoming comfortable takes practice, but the rewards are worth it.

I write from experience.

Before Aspen, I spent seven blissful months living on the road. I was homeless, most of my possessions had been destroyed in a fire, and I was collecting unemployment after the company I worked for went bust.

In exchange for all this, though, I owned a rare gem: pure freedom.

Since none of my friends was in a position to abandon their home or job, I was left to zigzag across America alone in search of a new life. During this once-in-alifetime adventure extraordinaire — between visiting friends and friends of friends scattered across the country — I ate a lot of meals by myself. At least more than

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400, and probably half of those were in public. Eating in cheap motel rooms and at campsites gets old fast, and often I just wanted to be around other people.

Interestingly, I rarely felt lonely. Usually I ended up sitting at the bar and chatting with strangers.

I’ll never forget the time in Northern California when a chef rushed over from a slow kitchen to show me the 10-pound mushroom he’d foraged earlier that day. It was bigger than his head.

Or the time I splurged on the namesake protein at Le Pigeon in Portland, only because there happened to be a single seat at the chef ’s bar — in the corner, natch.

I wouldn’t have hung out with a bunch of bikers for a whole week during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally if I hadn’t been eating alone at the Firehouse Brewery in Rapid City, South Dakota.

And, come to think of it, I wouldn’t be writing this now if I hadn’t stopped for lunch at the Woody Creek Tavern after 48 hours in Aspen in September 2011. I wonder if bartender Tim Lucca would have stayed behind the bar if I’d been with friends.

Instead, he came over to ask why I was there by myself.

Looking back, I’m glad I didn’t have a choice.

Back in Denver that night, as it turns out, the second noodle shop I visited was nearly empty.

My power-posing moments before may have worked, though. Even though he was minutes from closing, the owner let me in, and I wolfed down a hot dinner while the staff cleaned up. Had I rolled in with a crew, it’s safe to say, we’d have been shooed away and out of luck. amandaraewashere@gmail.com

Striking a “power pose,” which social psychologist Amy Cuddy says includes stretching out, inspires confidence before a stressful social engagement such as giving a speech, interviewing for a job or dining alone in a restaurant.

SOLO CUP (OR BOWL) One is the loneliest noodle, according to South Koreans, at least. On April 14 they celebrate Black Day, an anti-Valentine’s Day of sorts, by donning dark clothing and eating jajangmyeon, a fragrant, sweet-salty stew of pork, black beans and onions over fat noodles. The traditional dish is pure comfort — Korean spaghetti and meatballs, one might say — the perfect antidote to loneliness.

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GUNNER’S LIBATIONS

by LAUREN GLENDENNING

THE CRUSH Spring is such a hard-drinking season in Aspen. It still kind of feels like winter, but warm, sunny days also have become the norm. A snowstorm could roll in at any moment, or you might have to dust off the summer shoes from the back of the closet for an outdoor lunch.

So what’s a person to order to drink?

White House Tavern has a drink that walks that perfect line between winter and summer. The Crush, made with Grey Goose vodka, crushed grapes and basil, is refreshing and crisp yet bold enough to drink on a colder spring day. It’s herbaceous and slightly sweet but balanced with acid from freshly squeezed lemons and a swift kick from 2 ounces of vodka.

White House Tavern bartender Corey Bell said the drink used to be called the 13th Street, “because in Santa Monica there’s no 13th Street, so it was a nod to the locals who always found it amusing that it didn’t exist.” White House Tavern later changed the name to The Crush because of how the grapes are crushed or squeezed to make the drink.

It’s the kind of drink that truly pleases any palate — those who like ’em stiff

MAKE IT The Crush 1 ounce simple syrup 1 ounce lemon juice 2 ounces Grey Goose vodka 2 basil leaves, torn 4 green grapes, squeezed and dropped Add ice, shake, and top with club soda.

and those who prefer something easier to sip.

So make it home or have a couple at White House Tavern. It paired beautifully with the crispy chicken sandwich on a recent spring day.

Libations was created by beloved Aspen Times Publisher Gunilla Asher, who died June 2, 2014, after a brave battle with cancer. Cheers — to Gunner!

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by STEPHEN REGENOLD / THE GEAR JUNKIE

BOOMBOT MINI SPEAKER WEARING HEADPHONES while biking can be a bad idea, especially in urban areas. Your ears are an important part of a safety and awareness system when traveling through intersections and down congested streets.

That’s why Lief Storer, the founder of Boombotix, hand-built a tiny speaker made with toy parts, electronic drivers and a walkietalkie clip.

Storer’s ad hoc invention, built more than five years ago, has evolved. Today, the San Franciscobased company sells multiple models, including the Boombot MINI, reviewed here.

A trend of wireless, Bluetoothconnected speakers is seen on bike trails around the U.S. People are ditching headphones for audio pumped into the open air.

This type of speaker is also becoming common on backwoods trails and crags – a use I am not as fond of. But in urban areas, where car noise and commotion are common, a small speaker adds little to the cacophony and can bring pleasant music to your ride.

Wind and ambient noise can distort and muffle music, but if mounted on a backpack shoulder strap or bike handlebars it’s easy to create a “bubble” of sound with your personal tunes.

Car drivers streaming by, windows open, can broadcast their music to the world. So why not bikers? Granted, you should keep the volume reasonable, and be prepared for some weird looks.

But at normal volume, a personal speaker is a good solution for city bikers or anyone desiring a soundtrack for their ride.

I have dabbled biking inside a “music bubble” as of late, pumping Deadmau5 or War On Drugs for portions of a ride, maybe some MGMT. The Boombot MINI has served as a solid companion. The palmsize speaker has a strong clip on back. It pairs wirelessly to my phone, letting me run Spotify playlists or saved tracks.

A max volume of 90 decibels is loud enough for any situation beyond gusting wind. Indeed, I rarely run it anywhere near full blast.

At $39.99, the Boombot MINI is the least expensive in the brand’s line. The audio is amazingly clear and loud for the speaker’s small size, though if you’re expecting big bass you’ll need an upgrade.

The unit is rugged and water resistant. However, it’s not bombproof – I dropped it one day and the front speaker screen popped off. (It clicked back into place easily, and I secured it with a dab of glue).

One bummer: There is no microphone on the Boombot MINI, meaning you cannot take a phone call via the Bluetooth connection. This is a common feature on similar, but more expensive, portable speakers I own.

The unit has a lithium-ion battery that operates for about six hours between plug-ins. A miniUSB cord comes in the box, and you can plug it into a computer or wall outlet.

Buy the Boombot MINI if you need a no-nonsense speaker for biking, camping or even use around the office or home.

Hesitantly, I’ve stepped this year more into the open-air audio game, speaker clipped to my pack, and leaving the headphones at home.

Stephen Regenold writes about outdoors gear at www.gearjunkie.com.

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SKI CULTURE CLOSING-DAY PARTIES SIGNIFY A ‘TRANSITIONAL TIME’ IN ASPEN

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sk 20 Aspen locals what closing day means to them, and you might get 20 different answers. Closing day is undoubtedly about the party, but hilarious costumes aside, closing day also has a deeper significance for skiers and snowboarders nostalgic for ski culture.

Aspen Highlands Mountain Manager Kevin Hagerty, who’s worked for Aspen Skiing Co. for over 20 years, compares closing day to the last day of school before summer.

“You’re throwing your books and running around with friends,” Hagerty said. “I think that’s what it means.”

Aspen native Hunter Baar drew a parallel between closing day and Rumspringa, otherwise known as the period in Amish culture when adolescents experience freedom.

It’s also the time when winter-sports enthusiasts can hit the “play” button on everything paused during the winter.

Like Rich Burkley, Skico vice president of mountain operations, who refuses to travel or book any trips outside Aspen during the ski season.

Unless, of course, it’s to another ski resort for a ski trip.

“You kind of wait until you put your season to bed,” Burkley said. “And then you can transition to the next phase.”

Closing day is a bittersweet time for most locals, as we say goodbye to something we love while getting ready for something we also love — summer.

“For a lot of people, it is a very transitional time,” Burkley said. “It’s a very clear line in the sand.”

With the seasonal structure of Aspen’s workforce,

this is especially true for most locals, who view closing day as an opportunity to say goodbye to friends and other locals before they disperse for the offseason.

And for those who work in the hospitality industry, which accounts for the vast majority of Aspen’s economy, closing day means the end of a long, busy season catering to tourists. (Until summer, of course.)

“There are two types of people in Aspen — the ones that have the two houses and the ones that have two jobs,” Baar said. “These parties are for the people with two jobs.”

While closing day means something different for everyone, one point is true across the board.

“It’s a milestone that indicates the change in season,” Burkley said. “And it deserves to be celebrated.”

Here’s how locals, a few lingering visitors and even some visiting out-of-towners for Aspen Highlands’ closing day celebrate closing day at each mountain:

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Burkley said Skico looks at what makes the most sense from a business-model standpoint when it schedules closing days. Buttermilk Mountain is traditionally the first of the four mountains to close, as it has the lowest elevation and least variety of terrain of any other mountain.

Aspen Mountain typically closes last because the lodges in town will stay open until Ajax closes, Burkley said.

Buttermilk Mountain celebrated its closing day April 3 with 300 pounds of bacon in honor of its sixth annual Bacon Appreciation Day. Because let’s be real — who doesn’t love bacon?

And if you attended Buttermilk’s closing day solely to score some free bacon, don’t worry — you weren’t alone in this plan, and you didn’t offend Buttermilk Mountain Manager Susan Cross.

“We have people that come here on closing day that never, ever ski at Buttermilk,” Cross said.

Cross isn’t exaggerating, as numbers from Skico prove.

Last year, Buttermilk Mountain saw more than double its number of visitors on closing day — jumping from an average 800 people on the hill each day to about 2,000 visitors on closing day, according to Burkley.

“It’s a joint celebration, but they’re basically coming for free bacon,” Cross said. “It surprises me, but it’s true.”

This year’s Bacon Appreciation Day entailed an uphill race to Cliffhouse restaurant — where bacon and waffles were served — along with bacon-flavored doughnuts from Glenwood Springs bakeshop Sweet ColoraDough, which were served at the base.

Five bacon stations across the mountain also served savory bacon samples, including bacon-wrapped scallops, Applewood smoked bacon and jalapeño bacon.

Children’s activities — complete with bacon caramel popcorn, bacon brie, s’mores by the campfire and hula hoops — also took place in the plaza during the afternoon.

“A lot of our guests are beginner to beginnerintermediate, and kids learning to ski because of the learning terrain,” Cross said. “Even though we get people from all walks of life, our focus is family-oriented.”

But fret not, parents — it isn’t all for the kiddies.

As part of the annual Bartender’s Brawl at Bumps restaurant, local bartenders competed to create the best bacon-inspired cocktail.

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‘THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE IN ASPEN — THE ONES THAT HAVE THE TWO HOUSES AND THE ONES THAT HAVE TWO JOBS. THESE PARTIES ARE FOR THE PEOPLE WITH TWO JOBS.’ — ASPEN NATIVE HUNTER BAAR

Of all four mountains’ closing days, Highlands closing day is “the one,” Burkley said.

On March 31, Skico announced that it would extend Aspen Highlands’ ski season, reopening the mountain for two weekends after Aspen Mountain’s closing day.

This means Highlands’ notorious closing day will not actually mark the end of its ski season.

But will this impact the magnitude and scale of its closing-day celebration?

Fat chance.

Aspen resident Megan Karaus said the mountain’s closing is something locals plan for all season.

“I think no matter what, all the locals will still be there to party together,” Karaus said.

Highlands’ closing party is its own breed, which Aspen Highlands Mountain Manager Kevin Haggerty dates back to the mountain’s 1990 pre-Skico era.

While Highlands’ is the largest and most celebrated closing day, it’s also Skico’s least promoted, Burkley said, proving the people will show up no matter what.

Last season, Highlands’ closing-day party drew at least 4,000 people, and skiing wasn’t on many people’s radars.

In fact, many people showed up to Highlands in street clothes at 2 p.m. ready to party, Burkley said.

But for the thousands of people who do ski on closing day, they celebrate between the hill, the Cloud 9 deck, a few final bowl laps and the base area of the mountain.

Schneetag, which translates to “snow day” in German, also will return to Highlands closing day for its second year.

ABOVE: ’80s fashion makes a comeback on closing day at Aspen Highlands. One-piece ski suits and neon jackets are among the many colorful costumes seen around the mountain.

OPPOSITE PAGE: The base isn’t the only place to see a closing-day crowd; many skiers and snowboarders make their way to Highland Bowl for one final run of the season.

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In this closing-day event that, according to Skico, “is just as ridiculous and entertaining as it sounds,” teams of four build a cardboard craft that they attempt to pilot down the slopes and across a 75-by-20-foot pond.

Each Schneetag team has its own theme and will perform a skit before its descent.

This year’s Schneetag marks the eighth anniversary of the closing-day event.

In the past, Schneetag also has been held at Aspen Mountain and Snowmass, Hagerty said.

When ski patrollers do final sweeps between 4 and 4:30 p.m., everyone will congregate at the base, on the deck of the Highlands Ale House deck and in the surrounding area.

People travel from all over to attend Highlands’ closing-day party, Burkley said, noting that he has friends in Denver who know of other Front Rangers who drive hours to make it to the coveted celebration.

Even some Vail residents can’t help but drive a couple of hours to party with the people of their rival ski town, which Burkley said “is pretty funny, because we don’t go to Vail for their end-of-season parties.”

Despite herds of commuting partiers, Highlands’ closing-day celebration still has “more local flavor” than any other closing-day celebration, Burkley said.

Aspen resident Whitney Hubbell said Highlands’ closing party is exemplary of Aspen culture and lifestyle.

“It brings the whole community together in celebration of the end of the season,” Hubbell said, “culminating in an unforgettable celebration.”

it would be a fun and festive fit for the last day of ski season and the hotel, which closes the same day.

From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mexican cuisine prepared by the tavern’s sous chef will be served along with Ajax Tavern’s burgers and signature truffle fries — simply because we’ll miss those during the offseason.

A mariachi band will perform at the tavern from 1 to 3 p.m., followed by a party on the patio with Mexican street fare, margarita and beer specials, piñatas and other entertainment from 2 to 5 p.m.

Ajax Tavern will create a tantalizing taco bar with an array of sides and salsas, and there will be giveaways including a snowboard and cruiser bike, Selby said.

And for the last two hours of the party, Selby — otherwise known as DJ Mayfly — will spin her tracks.

Details of Aspen Mountain’s closing day are still being squared away, King said, though one closingday tradition that’s guaranteed every year is the Bell Mountain “buck off.”

A few hundred buckaroos — locals who compete in the impromptu gathering — will meet at the Ridge of Bell trail around 1 p.m. and ski down together in groups.

The event isn’t judged or anything, King said, but people still get pretty into it.

“Some of the same people who did it 40 years ago are still doing it today,” he said with a laugh.

Because really, what’s more Aspen than that?

Don’t forget to dress the part!

Acceptable closing-day attire includes pretty much anything.

But what’s been spotted in the past?

Banana costumes, bikinis, anything Hawaiianthemed, tutus and, of course, vintage skiwear and onesies, which are always a popular choice.

“You can never be misdressed in a vintage onesie,” said Aspen resident Andrew Shaw, who sports his Bogner onesie on the mountain regularly and believes that a onesie is the answer to dressing for any and all ski-related events.

“You’re never overdressed or underdressed in a vintage onesie,” Shaw said. “It’s timeless.”

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Like Buttermilk, Snowmass’ closing day is also geared toward families and children of all ages.

Snowmass’ Spring Fling closing-day party takes over Base Village at the bottom of the mountain from 2 to 5 p.m. April 9.

Free Spring Fling festivities include a bouncy house, a photo booth, face painters and a dunk tank benefiting the Rotary Club.

Aspen’s DJ Naka G also will perform at the party, and at 3:30 p.m., Dance Progressions will put on a show.

Snowmass closing day also marks the final day to score sales at Snowmass Village’s shops.

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Aspen Mountain Manager Peter King said he hopes to spruce things up from the mountain’s 2015 closing day, noting that it “didn’t do too much” last year.

This year’s closing day at Aspen Mountain will be a grande Mexican fiesta.

Ajax Tavern will host the fiesta. Little Nell public relations manager May Selby said the hotel thought

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TOP TO BOTTOM: Participants get air before crashing down on the Schneetag pond at Aspen Highlands.

A bacon lover enjoys a savory sample at Buttermilk Mountain’s closing day, otherwise known as Bacon Appreciation Day, this year.

Après-ski at 39 Degrees bar and lounge at the Sky Hotel in Aspen on Aspen Highlands’ closing day two years ago. The Sky Hotel, which was originally set to close this month, will not be torn down for another year. This means the hotel will remain open for another season of après-ski shenanigans.

Some wear one-piece ski suits on closing day; others go for cutoff denim shorts.

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ASPEN UNTUCKED

by BARBARA PLATTS

Bruce Matherly prepares bacon for skiers and snowboarders at the top of the West Buttermilk charilift April 3.

GREASED UP

BACON DAY STARTS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE SEASON I WRITE THIS with greasy fingers, a bloated belly and a large smile.

My heart is racing fast as it pumps a significant amount of grease through my blood. I should probably feel pretty awful from consuming so much bacon at this point, but luckily I’ve downed a few Bloodys and some BARBARA beer, so I’m gliding PLATTS right along.

Days like this always make me so enthusiastic for the place I’m privileged to call home. It’s not just the gluttonous nature of the day (i.e., unlimited bacon and endless amounts of booze) that makes it so special. It’s the time of year. The point where we all realize that everything we have known for the past five months (i.e., powder days, skiing, snow) is going to change but that the future looks bright.

Bacon Appreciation Day started six years ago at Buttermilk.

The geniuses behind the happy day were Buttermilk Mountain Manager Kevin Hagerty and Skico employee Joey Woltemath. Their

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Curt Mason and Scott Arthur serve up bacon-wrapped scallops at the top of the Summit Express on April 3 for Buttermilk’s closing day.

simple yet brilliant question was, “Who doesn’t love bacon?” After that, the event kicked off. It was a grassroots closing-day party at first, but the closing-day party grew quickly, and more and more people flocked to the Buttermilk

slopes in search of swine — God bless them.

Today, it seems like the supply can just barely keep up with the demand. Stations were positioned all over the mountain on Sunday with treats like

bacon waffles, bacon-wrapped scallops and Canadian bacon with maple syrup. Skiers and snowboarders alike waited in lines to enjoy the wonderful pork-related treats. And then, when all the bacon left the grills and landed in our stomachs, we headed down to Bumps to enjoy an after-party — with bacon Bloody Marys, of course.

Each person I talked with at the Bacon Day aprés party seemed pleasantly surprised at how much the event had grown since it started six years ago. The nature of the whole day is silliness, and all of us have embraced that theme wholeheartedly.

As sad at it is to see one of the four mountains check out until November, it’s always enjoyable to attend its going-away party.

As the snow gets a bit slushier and the days grow a bit longer, it’s good to know we have plenty to look forward to in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Next up: Highlands closing day!

Barbara Platts loves bacon so much. She also loves brunch — and popcorn, and sweet potato fries and — well, you get the idea. Reach her at bplatts.000@gmail.com.

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MOUNTAINMAYHEM

The SOCIAL SIDE of TOWN

by MAY SELBY

WHAT’S COOKING?

MAY SELBY

THE COOKING SCHOOL OF ASPEN celebrated its grand reopening with much fanfare on March 9, welcoming the community to see its sensational space, sample food from chefs and suppliers and learn about upcoming events and classes.

Originally set in a space on the Hyman Avenue mall, the Cooking School of Aspen was a popular spot

for many years before closing in the 2000s. Re-envisioned by new owner Rob Ittner, today it can be found on Restaurant Row downtown in a beautiful, 3,000-square-foot space featuring an open demonstration kitchen. Visit its website to see the schedule of handson cooking classes and demonstration classes led by chef instructors as well

Owner Rob Ittner offers all a warm welcome and introduction to the new and improved Cooking School of Aspen.

Several members of the shining talent at the Cooking School of Aspen.

Sue Rodgers serves apps at the opening party.

Colin, Romilly and Dianne Endacott with Ruth Kruger.

Chef Barclay Dodge with his wife, Molly Dodge.

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as special culinary events of all kinds.

Some such occasions will take place on a regular basis such as weekly Farm to Table dinners during the summertime or one-off pop-up events with visiting chefs.

For more information, visit www.cookingschoolofaspen.com.

Lee Bryant and Mary Manning.

Cooking School of Aspen owner Rob Ittner with friends Lucy Tremols and Galen Bright.

Lauren and Steve Russell.

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Jezebel

Jezebel is a great dog who would love a person or a family to give her the time and attention she deserves, lots of outdoor activity and a cozy indoor bed to sleep on. She is 5 years old and she is deaf. Her current owner says she listens better than their other dog when she is looking at you. She is well socialized and is used to going to work with 5 other office dogs. Jezebell loves to go hiking but she must be on a leash so she can feel free to explore without having to worry about losing sight of her person. It’s hard to tell from these pictures but she is absolutely gorgeous. Please first go to luckydayrescue.org and fill out an adoption application. She is current on her vaccinations, spayed, micro chipped, house trained and absolutely fabulous. Rachel 970-618-3662

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To Support The Gunilla Israel Asher Scholarship Fund linda israel

The Aspen Times established the Gunilla Israel Asher Scholarship to provide college scholarships to Aspen High School students. The scholarship will be funded, in part, by the sale of 100 giclees of an original painting by Gunilla’s sister, renowned artist Linda Israel.

“G a Bear” embodies all that was Gunilla: beauty, tenacity, strength, power and mystery.

To purchase your limited edition giclees of “G a Bear,” for $1,000, contact Samantha Johnston at The Aspen Times, 970-925-3414 or by email at sjohnston@aspentimes.com.

Limited Edition “G a Bear” Giclee, 30” x 30.” Original artwork by Linda Israel.

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC/ART/FILM/LITERATURE

by JILL BEATHARD

“BUS STOP” SPEAKS TO OUR SHARED EXPERIENCE “BUS STOP” takes place in a 1950s Kansas, but really, it takes place anywhere.

The Hudson Reed Ensemble just opened its production of the William Inge classic, continuing April 8-10 at the Black Box Theatre in Aspen. The entire play takes place inside a diner outside Kansas City, but replace the diner with the terminal at DIA or a restaurant in downtown Aspen, and any Aspen audience member can recognize the characters.

“I think anyone can relate to one, young love and that kind of purity that’s associated with it,” said Kent Reed, director of the Hudson Reed Ensemble, who also plays Virgil.

“And not only young love, but Grace (the diner owner) looking for some kind of comfort in the world, Lyman (a philosopher and a drunk who gets stuck at the bus stop) being a lost person. The attributes these characters contribute I think anybody can relate to.

“And even Virgil — the sacrifice Virgil makes from having to move on from a guy (Bo) he basically raised as his son. He realizes he has to move on; Bo has to move on.

That kind of strength and integrity is appealing.”

The play does provide a window into another era, one that Reed worries we’ve gotten too far away from.

“It speaks to an innocence of a time that is way gone now,” he said.

“The civility and the respect and kind of the societal mores have just gone a completely different place. …

In a larger sense, I’m worried about our country. I’m worried about our society at large. It is so privileged and entitled, and to reflect on what makes us human … it’s just important to me personally as well as a guy that’s running a theater company, and I think it’s important to remember these values and maybe get people to thinking about it a little bit.”

Founded in 2005, the Hudson Reed Ensemble produces several performances every year, including the summertime Shakespeare in

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the Park series. While praising the hard work and the camaraderie of “Bus Stop”’s cast, many of whom are experienced Roaring Fork Valley performers, Reed noted that the company’s most recent plays have proven what a joy it is to have young people participate.

“We don’t do that too often in our production because our plays that we’ve done in the past haven’t required young people,” Reed said. “But I learned from “Turn of the Screw” (last fall’s play) what an absolute joy it is to have younger folks around, and that was relearned in this play.

“To have these girls (Izzi Rojo as Elma and Emily Henley as Cherie), to have their energy, to have Bryan Edelmann (Bo) in there and their talent and their optimism, just all of that is a joy to be around.”

That’s got Reed particularly excited about this summer’s Shakespeare in the Park production of “As You Like It,” which he notes revolves around young adults. jill@snowmasssun.com

IF YOU GO...

The eight-member cast in the diner setting of “Bus Stop.”

What: Hudson Reed Ensemble’s “Bus Stop” When: 7:30 p.m., April 8 through 10 Where: Black Box Theatre, Aspen Tickets: $25 for adults, $15 for

Bryan Edelmann as Bo Decker apologizes to Cherie, played by Emily Henley, who he has tried to force to marry him against her will. The Hudson Reed Ensemble production of “Bus Stop” continues with three more performances April 8 through 10.

Apr il 7 - Apr il 13, 2016

COURTESY PHOTOS

THELISTINGS

APRIL 7 - 13, 2016

by ANDREW TRAVERS

Ensemble presents William Inge’s comedy/drama featuring resident actors. Tickets at www.hudsonreedensemble.org or at the door. $25 adults, $15 students. 970-319-6867

SATURDAY, APRIL 9 JOE KELLY AND ZOE — 3 p.m., The Nest, Viceroy Hotel, 130 Wood Road, Snowmass Village. Guitar and bass.

Rock, blues and Latin music.

DAMIAN SMITH AND TERRY BANNON — 3 p.m., Venga Venga, Snowmass Village. Live music.

HEAR California cover band The Spazmatics will play an Aspen Highlands closingday after-party at Belly Up on April 10 at 9:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 CHRIS BANK — 3 p.m., The Nest, Viceroy Hotel, 130 Wood Road, Snowmass Village. Live contemporary music.

MUSIC AT THE LIBRARY: “QUINTET FOR A DAY” — 5:30 p.m., Basalt Regional Library, 14 Midland Ave., Basalt. A performance by Antero Winds, resident artists at the Aspen Music Festival and School.

970-927-4311 HADEN GREGG, DANA UNDERWOOD AND HAP HARRIMAN — 8 p.m., Heather’s Savory Pies and Tapas Bar, 166 Midland Ave., Basalt.

Acoustic country pop and classic rock.

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All ages. 970-544-9800

FRIDAY, APRIL 8 LARRY AND PATTY HERD — 3 p.m., The Nest, Viceroy Hotel, 130 Wood Road, Snowmass Village. Rock, blues and variety.

DAMIAN SMITH AND TERRY BANNON — 4 p.m., New Belgium Ranger Station, 100 Elbert Lane, Snowmass Village. Live music.

CHRIS PHILLIPS — 6 p.m., 8K Lounge, Viceroy Snowmass, 130 Wood Road, Snowmass Village.

Classical and flamenco guitar.

CHRIS PHILLIPS — 6 p.m., 8K Lounge, Viceroy Snowmass, 130 Wood Road, Snowmass Village.

Classical and flamenco guitar.

“BUS STOP” — 7:30 p.m., Aspen Black Box Theater, 235 High School Road, Aspen. The Hudson Reed Ensemble presents William Inge’s comedy/drama featuring resident actors. Tickets at www.hudsonreedensemble.org or at the door. $25 adults, $15 students. 970-319-6867

SUNDAY, APRIL 10 MARK JOHNSON AND CHRIS BANK — 3 p.m., The Nest, Viceroy Hotel, 130 Wood Road, Snowmass Village.

Live jazz music.

DAMIAN SMITH, TERRY BANNON AND DENNIS JUNG — 9 p.m., Maru Sushi, 320 S. Mill St., Aspen. Live music.

CASINO NIGHT — 7 p.m., Cooking School of Aspen, 305 E. Hopkins St., Aspen. Casino games, food and auction items to benefit Wildwood School. Visit www.wildwood school.org.

THE SALON — 5 p.m., Justice Snow’s, 328 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen.

Music, dance, painting demonstration, storytelling and peotry. $25 per person includes one glass of wine and passed hors d’oeuvres.

Reservations available at www.april salon.eventbrite.com or 970-429-8192.

ANDERS OSBORNE WITH SISTER SPARROW AND THE DIRTY BIRDS — 9 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Rock, R&B and blues.

“BUS STOP” — 7:30 p.m., Aspen Black Box Theater, 235 High School Road, Aspen. The Hudson Reed

CHRIS PHILLIPS — 6 p.m., 8K Lounge, Viceroy Snowmass, 130 Wood Road, Snowmass Village.

Classical and flamenco guitar.

“BUS STOP” — 7:30 p.m., Aspen Black Box Theater, 235 High School Road, Aspen. The Hudson Reed Ensemble presents William Inge’s comedy/drama featuring resident actors. Tickets at www. hudsonreedensemble.org or at the door. $25 adults, $15 students.

970-319-6867 ASPEN HIGHLANDS CLOSING DAY AFTER-PARTY WITH THE SPAZMATICS — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Ages 21 and older. 970-544-9800

MONDAY, APRIL 11 KARAOKE WITH SANDMAN — 9 p.m., Ryno’s Pies and Pints, 430 E. Cooper Ave., Aspen.

TUESDAY, APRIL 12 HISTORY TOUR — 1:30 p.m., Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen.

Learn about the hotel’s history and how it relates to Aspen. $15 adults; $12 seniors; children 12 and younger free. Presented by Aspen Historical Society.

DEER TICK WITH RYLEY WALKER — 9 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. All ages. 970-544-9800

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 LIVE MUSIC — 6 p.m., Sage Bar, 0239 Snowmass Club Circle, Snowmass Village. Rich Ganson and guests perform.

JOHN KADLECIK BAND — 9 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen.

Folk rock, jam, bluegrass and country rock. All ages. 970-544-9800

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Roaring Fork School District Lead Preschool Teacher - Basalt Elementary TO START AUGUST 2016 $14/hr and Up BES is looking for a dynamic team player with a passion for working with young children with diverse abilities. 40 hours per week.

Full benefits included!

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General Carpentry, Painting, Home & Office Repair. Insured, Ref’s, Quality Minded.

Carl 970-379-7194 Property caretakers available: longtime local family, trustworthy and reliable. Call Andy at 970-948-9576

Rentals Aspen 1 BD 1 BA 740 Sq Ft Condo No Pets. 3,300 1 year lease. Stephanie 210-413-5339 Batcaverd@aol.com VRBO#492517 Aspen Mountain Rd Aspen CO 1 BD/ 1 BA apt on Spruce St. (I/2 duplex). No pets. $2,300/mo Long Term. outfitter738@rof.net 970-379-3474

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Rentals Aspen

5BD/2.5BA . 35 Acre Ranch. $4200 + utilities.

May 1 or June 1.Website: katefrankelrentals.com/ snowmass. 773-294-2051

Gorgeous large king-sized BD, spa tub in Maroon Creek cabin, cathedral ceilings, gas fireplace, W/D, Dishwasher, views, disabled accessible, 2 parking spots. No Pets.

No smoking. $2200 +LD. long term. Utilities & internet included.

970-379-8726 rebecca@sopris.net,

Rentals Basalt Area

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Aspen Community School - 5-6 Language Arts Teaching Position. Requires current Colorado certification with focus on reading/ writing instruction.

Resume/cover letter to Jim Gilchrist – Principal jgilchrist@discovercompass.org

Administrative Assistant For 2 attorneys in Aspen. Full time/ flexible hours possible; Salary commensurate with experience.

Benefits.

QB and Word experience required.

Submit Resume and References to aspenlegal2@gmail. com

Landscaping

Accounting Bookkeeper S&L Travel Partners seeks FT Bookkeeper.

Must be a quick learner, resourceful problem solver and effective multi-tasker for a very fast-paced environment.

Prior A/P, GL and bank reconciliation experience preferred.

Email resume and cover letter to glenwoodjobs@outlook. com

Garden Crew Leader Aspen Full-time Seasonal References required.

Must know plants, speak English. Send resume deb.kelly@comcast.net

Gosh, thanks.

More than 71 percent of adults read a newspaper in print or online each week.

Domestic Aspen home seeking experienced Caretaker Couple/Individual. Duties include maintenance, landscaping, vehicle wash & care, driving, house cleaning, child & dog care. Free apartment & use of vehicle included. 60k Year round. NP or no kids. aspencaretaker55@yahoo.com

Sales/Marketing SPECIAL EVENTS MANAGER

Anderson Ranch Arts Center F/T. Must have 5yrs professional special events & fundraising experience.

Full job description at andersonranch.org Send resume to info@andersonranch.org

No phone calls please.

Gardener Family run landscaping b u s i n ess since 1989 has openings for FT gardeners in the RF valley. Must be a team p l a y e r, accountable, hard working, responsible and driven $15-$20/hr Send CL/resume telling us why you'll be a great fit for our team.

CRGColorado@gmail.com

Trades/ Construction Installer/Driver Installer helper/driver wanted. Must have valid Colo driver license.

Mechanical and or construction experience helpful. Email resume: teleman118@gmail.com

Hire Me Estate/Property Manager Available Absolutely great, friendly, experienced guy seeking property manager/estate manager position with awesome, high end individual or family. Twenty six years experience running property management/landscaping company in Boulder.

References aplenty, willing to relocate and start position immediately. Specifics available to respondents.

Dedicated, respectful, cheerful. Always drug and alcohol free. My companions; three of the absolutely most well behaved border collies, have always and continue to be by my side, whatever I am doing.

Ready for a change and seeking the perfect situation.

All inquiries secure with the utmost confidentiality.

Bob (303)579-9159 steeprock@me.com

Please Recycle Major Aspen Home Manager/Personal Aide.

Extensive Resume. For the very Best in Service C o n t a c t P a u l : 970-618-2340 p.andersen@comcast.net

Aspen - $11,995,000

Aspen - $110,000

Rentals Housing Wanted

Aspen Public Radio announcer/voice of Aspen Music Fetival needs lodging for wife & perfectly-behaved retired show cat June-Sept.

Support the Music Festival by renting to us! Cat has glowing reference from former property manager. 303-986-2022 chrismohr@msn.com

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Search locally or expand your search throughout the mountains and beyond.

1bd/1ba cute furnished condo w/ W/D. Excellent location, 3 blocks from Gondola.

N/P N/S $2900/mo utilities, internet and parking included.

Available 5/1. F/L/S. 6 mo. lease 970-379-8242 landondeane@gmail.com

3bd/ 2ba. In town Designer Furn. Mid June.

Long term. $6,200/mo OR Summer $24,000/ mo. View katefrankelren tals.com 773-294- 2051

family of 4 seeking 2-3 Bd/2 Bth, pref w/ garage, LT residents, steady yearly income, terrific references, LT or poss LTO, NS/NP, 208-559-7504 Young professional (attorney) needs studio or 1-bedroom apartment starting May. Mid-valley area (Basalt or Carbondale)-long term lease. Very responsible and clean with a good rental history, credit, and references. I also have a well-behaved black lab. Employer will guarantee rent.

Contact: 719-469-2941.

1 BD 1 BA Just Renovated Apt On the Frying Pan. No smoking W/D $2000 per mo. Deposit required. 6 mo or 1 year lease. Andrea 970-618-3417 andrealkerns@gmail.c om

2 BD/2.5BA 1/2 duplex in Dakota Meadows.

1 car garage, fenced yard newly updated.

Available April 7th $2500/month. No Pets/Smoking.

Lisa: 970-379-5018 Willits, Nice, large 4 bedrm , 3.5 bath home, $3400 + utilities.

Avail April 1st.

Stacey Craft (Happy RE) 970-445-8032

Please Recycle 5BD 4BA 4000 Sq Ft SFH in East Aspen (Knollwood across from Aspen Club) Pets allowed w/approval.

No smoking. $9500 per month, $8550 per month for 1 year or more First, last & sec. Long-term lease. Heather Kroeger 314-378-8788 heatherkroeger@yahoo.com See photos: http://tours.mountainhomephoto.com/public/vtour /display/396537

Aspen - $150,000 Fixed Weeks at the Ritz.

3 Bedroom, Ski View #2301.

Fixed Spring Break Every Year, Weeks 11,12,21 & Float.

Dues $15,661

Gareth Williams

(970) 309-7649 gareth@gwillproperties.com www.gwillproperties.com

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Mclain Flats New Luxury Home.

Incredible, over 8,000sqft of living, 5BD, 2 car over-sized garage, best views in Aspen, main floor master suite, great floor plan, still time to pick some of the finishes, completed in Oct, sold furnished.

Ryan & Matt Podskoch

970-710-1725 Info@InvestInColorado.com InvestInColorado.com

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Gareth Williams

(970) 309-7649 gareth@gwillproperties.com http://www.gwillproperties.com

Beautiful everything included, 1 BD, 1 BA apartment at a Snowmass ranch. No Pets. No smoking. $1600 First, last & security. 1 year lease. Contact Ciprian Emerson at 954-415-2604 o r e - m a i l : ciprian21598@hotmail.c om

Rentals Commercial/Retail Commercial Bldg on S. Grand in GWS

3,500 s.f. with office, warehouse & storage areas.

Roland 970-927-4038 ext 4

Hoarders be gone.

Advertise your cleaning business in the Service Directory.

Always in print and online. Classifieds@ cmnm.org.

EXCEPTIONAL LOCATION IN ASPEN 1200 sq.ft. Next to the Gondola in the North of Nell Building.

Indoor Parking. Avail 4/1/16. 970-429-1558

Rentals Office Space Aspen Office in beautiful Main Street Victorian, $350-$700/mo.

970-379-3715

Rentals Storage Space Storage Space Available: Core Location, Heated, 24/7 Access, 15x14x8 $3000 Annually. 4x5x8 $1650 Annually. 925.4772

OLD TOWN BASALT 3 BD 2 .5 baths Single Family w/ ADU ADU is occupied NP/ NS furnished, aspen mnt., Sopris and river views $ 3,200 Deposit required Avail May 1st.

Dave 970-948-3592

Ritz Carlton Club

Fixed Weeks at the Ritz 2 Br White River. 3 weeks in Aug Every Year. Weeks 32,33,34 & Float.

Dues $14,238.

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Basalt - $370,000

Aspen - $540,000 •Affordable In Town, Roomy 1 bedroom, Low HOA fees Include Most Utilities •Private Deck, Storage •Assigned Parking •Gas Fireplace, Laundry •Great First Home or Terrific Rental with Solid Rental History •6 Block walk to Downtown Aspen or hop on shuttle bus •Now is the time to Buy & Stop Paying Your Landlord's Mortgage! MLS#138752

Sally Shiekman-Miller 970.948.7530 sally@sallyshiekman.com www.AspenSnowmassSIR.com

COMMERCIAL Unique, creative, cutting edge project.

May be used for commercial or residential or combine the uses in the same unit. Ground floor with rollup, garage door. Seller financing possible.

Robert Tobias

970-618-1231 swift@sopris.net www.willitsbend.com

Basalt - $585,000 •3 bd/2 ba remodeled in Elk Run •Large kitchen with granite, stainless, maple cabinets •Wood-burning stove, open living room. vaulted ceilings •Nice Basalt Mountain views •Deck, hot tub, mature trees, sprinkled lawn, flower boxes, garage storage •Quiet cul-de-sac, walk everywhere in Basalt •MLS#142674

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Glenwood Springs - $289,000

New Castle - $380,000

Rifle - $210,000

Rifle - $264,900

CUSTOM HOME WITH RENTALS . . .

4,235 sq ft house - 3 one bedroom apartment units - .37 acre - 4 garages.

MLS #140524

Conveniently located in Glenwood Springs, this townhome would make a great home or investment. Home has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms with finished mother-in-law unit, and a fenced back yard with mountain views.

Spacious ½ duplex in Lakota Ranch with 3 bedrooms plus office, 3.5 bath, 2 car garage, and southern sun. Master bedrooms on main and upper levels. Come see this great home!

426 Evergreen Drive.

Nice 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with lots of parking for toys. Beautiful front yard in a clean neighborhood.

Nice home in family neighborhood.

3 bed + office space, 2 bath and 2car garage. New paint and flooring including multiple extras. Large fenced yard. Call for details.

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Rifle - $639,000

Silt - $265,000

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Snowmass Village - $8,500,000

488 County Road 251 Pride of ownership! 5.8 acre irrigated parcel, 4 bed 3 bath home with views.

Updated bathrooms & kitchen, walkout basement & 3 car garage. This place has it all!

April 10 from 1-3pm @ 302 Grand Ave. Downtown Silt 2 bed, 1 bath home with hardwood floors, fenced yard and mature landscaping. Additional 'cabin' on property that is used as a studio. Come look at this Gem!

12+ acres with views in Mineota Ridge Estates. Great investment or build dream home. Modular home and horses allowed. Utilities are available.

Club Commons is a 36-unit multifamily investment opportunity. The Property is a best-in-class employee housing complex in a master lease with Aspen Skiing Company.

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Ford F-150 XLT 4X4 2013

Ford Roush Mustang 2009

GMC 2500 Sierra SLE 2000

Super Crewcab, Great Condition! 70k mi. 3.5L Eco-Boost V-6 ABS. Remote starter. SnugTop Fiberglas Topper

2000 GMC 2500 Sierra SLE 4WD Ext Cab Long Bed, Custom ARE Topper; 160k miles. good condition, ready for work. $6900 970-366-2527

970-827-4191

Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 2011

$24,950 970-704-1858

Don’t Miss Out! One of a kind. 429 5 Speed, 435 HP Supercharged Roush Engine. Show room condition. Less than 1,000 miles. 1 owner. Great Investment!

REDUCED! $45,000 OBO Duane (610) 636-7407

Jeep Wrangler Sport 2000

Toyota CR V 2014

Volvo C70 T5 Convertible 2012

Harley Davidson Softail Deluxe 2006

Black, gray leather interior, V8 Hemi, new tires, heated seats, touch screen radio, reverse camera & sensor, weather tech floor mats, 59,700 miles, Excellent condition $21,650 970-379-4665

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Must Sell, Gray. Like new 24,000 mi Automatic trans. 4 Cyl Heated seats.Sunroof. Dual zone temp control. Many extras call for details

2012 Volvo C70 T5 convertible Inscription Package Only 250 made 250HP Polestar 22K 1 owner Garaged Excellent Condition.

$23,900 970-948-5886

$28,800 970-544-9099

ONE OWNER - VERY LOW MILES ONLY 16,796 MILES! Black & White, Boss bags, Rinehart 2 into 1 Pro Exhaust, Screaming Eagle Air Cleaner, Windshield, LOTS OF CHROME AND BLING!! SEE MORE PHOTOS ONLINE. $11,000 - obo 970.456.2033

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PistenBully130 D 1985

Trailer 1990

Hydraulic thumb.

Runs strong

Nordic snow groomer.

8' wide with 10' tiller. terryflyleaf@gmail.com

Strict 48ft x 102 inch. 9ft ceiling Dry Van Trailer. Road worthy.

Good brakes. Tight and dry

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Look like Mickey Thompson Wheels. (the spare has a Jeep new mag wheel).

Came off a TJ Wrangler Jeep.

Merch andise Appliances

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of George S. Evseeff, Deceased Case Number 2016PR30011 Persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to X District Court of Pitkin , County, Colorado or ·Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before July 31, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy A. Evseeff P.O. Box 140 Basalt, CO 81621 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly March 31, 2016 April 7 and 14, 2016. (12006128)

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been submitted by BDDC Trust (3232 McKinney Avenue, #1400, Dallas, TX 75204) requesting approval to obtain Site Plan Approval for construction of a new single family home. The property is located at 28 Little Cloud Trail and is legally described as Lot 4, Little Cloud Subdivision. The State Parcel Identification Number for the property is 2735-124-57-004. The application is available for public inspection in the Pitkin County Community Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or objections are due by May 9, 2016. For further information, contact Mike Kraemer at (970) 920-5482.

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on April 7, 2016.

Attention All Property Owners within 300' of the subject property

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been submitted by BDDC McKinMTrust O N (3232 DAYF R I DAY 8 : 3 0 A M TO 5 : 0 0 P M ney Avenue, #1400, Dallas, TX 75204) requesting approval to obtain Site Plan Approval for construc970. 3 8 4 - 9 1 3 5 tion of a new single family home. The property is located at 28 Little Cloud Trail and L isE legally G A LdeS @ AS P E N T I M E S .CO M scribed as Lot 4, Little Cloud Subdivision. The State Parcel Identification Number for the property is 2735-124-57-004. The application is available for public inspection in the Pitkin County CommuLEGAL NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION nity Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or obAJAX ADVENTURE CAMP 10-YEAR PRIORITY jections are due by May 9, 2016. For further inforUSE OUTFITTER AND GUIDE PERMIT mation, contact Mike Kraemer at (970) 920-5482.

USDA Forest Service Aspen and Sopris Ranger District Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on April 7, White River National Forest 2016.

The Aspen and Sopris Ranger District, White River Attention All Property Owners National Forest, is initiating scoping and asking for within 300' of the subject property public comment on a proposal to issue Ajax Adventure Camp (Ajax), a children's summer camp A property owner receiving this public notice based out of Aspen, Colorado, a 10-year Priority who wishes to submit comments or an objec- Use Outfitter and Guide Permit (priority use permit) tion shall submit those to the Pitkin County (Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2709.14 Chapter Community Development, 130 South Galena 53). Sites of specific locations for proposed activiStreet, Aspen, Colorado 81611, by May 9, 2016. ties are located with the USGS Reudi, Highland If any objections to the development applica- Peak, Aspen, Thimble Rock, Mount Champion, and tion are received the Community Development New York Peak, Colorado Quadrangles. The speDepartment shall continue the application to a cific locations where proposed activities would take place include: Reudi Reservoir, Lost Man Reserpublic hearing before the Hearing Officer. http://pitkincounty.com/DocumentCenter/View/8559 voir, Roaring Fork River north of Weller Lake, Kobey Park, Hunter Creek Trail, Burger Shack Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on April 7, climbing area, Classy Cliff climbing area, Upper 2016. (12027209) Boulderfield area below Pitbull Cliff and Turkey Rock, Tom Blake Trail, and Verde Trail. The purpose of the project is to provide drop-in summer recreation and outdoor environmental education experiences to children on the WRNF with trained and experienced guides in an educational and safe setting. The proposed action is intended to follow the goals, objectives, and strategies from the 2002

public comment on a proposal to issue Ajax AdS ea echildren's k i n g E xsummer p e r i e ncamp ced venture Camp (Ajax), based out of Aspen, Improvisors Colorado, a 10-year Priority 310-951-4525 Use Outfitter and Guide Permit (priority use permit) (Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2709.14 Chapter 53). Sites of specific locations for proposed activities are located with the USGS Reudi, Highland Peak, Aspen, Thimble Rock, Mount Champion, and New York Peak, Colorado Quadrangles. The specific locations where proposed activities would take place include: Reudi Reservoir, Lost Man Reservoir, Roaring Fork River north of Weller Lake, Kobey Park, Hunter Creek Trail, Burger Shack climbing area, Classy Cliff climbing area, Upper Boulderfield area below Pitbull Cliff and Turkey Rock, Tom Blake Trail, and Verde Trail. The purpose of the project is to provide drop-in summer recreation and outdoor environmental education experiences to children on the WRNF with trained and experienced guides in an educational and safe setting. The proposed action is intended to follow the goals, objectives, and strategies from the 2002 White River National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (Forest Plan), to provide multiple benefits to people and to improve the capability of the national forests and grasslands to provide diverse, high quality outdoor recreation opportunities through partnerships with private parties (Goal 2, Objective 2a, Strategy 2a.6). The proposed project was designed in conformance with Forest Plan Standards, and incorporates appropriate Forest Plan Guidelines for General Recreation (Forest Plan Section 4).

How To Comment and Time Frame The proposed project is an activity implementing a land management plan and subject to the objection process described in 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B. The Forest Service is combining scoping with the legal notice and opportunity to comment, as described in §218.24. The public is encouraged to provide specific written comments on this proposal, including supporting reasons for the responsible official to consider. Specific written comments should be within the scope of and have a direct relationship to the proposed action.

Written, facsimile, hand-delivered, oral, and electronic comments concerning this proposed action

land management plan and subject to the objection process described in 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B. The Forest Service is combining scoping with the legal notice and opportunity to comment, as described in §218.24. The public is encouraged to provide specific written comments on this proposal, including supporting reasons for the responsible official to consider. Specific written comments should be within the scope of and have a direct relationship to the proposed action.

Written, facsimile, hand-delivered, oral, and electronic comments concerning this proposed action will be accepted for 30 calendar days following the publication of this notice in the Aspen Times Weekly. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period of this analysis. Those wishing to comment should not rely on dates or timeframe information provided by other sources.

All comments or inquiries concerning this proposal should be addressed to the Responsible Official: Karen Schroyer, District Ranger c/o Erin Carey, Project Lead, 620 Main Street, Carbondale, CO 81623; or call (970)404-3163. Comments may also be faxed to (970) 963-1012. Electronic comments may be sent to ebcarey@fs.fed.us. Comments may also be submitted electronically at: https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public//CommentInput?

Project=47757 . Oral and written comments can be submitted in person to the above address between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, excluding federal holidays. Persons commenting should include: (1) name, address, telephone number, and organization represented, if any; (2) reference to the "Ajax Adventure Camp Special Use Permit Environmental Assessment "; and (3) specific facts, concerns, or issues and supporting reasons why they should be considered.

For additional information, please contact Erin Carey at the above address and phone number.

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 7, 2016. (12030528)

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: ·Unless otherwise notified all regular and special meetings will be held in the Board of County Commissioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E Main St, Aspen ·All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the conduct of business allows. Check agenda at: http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx or call 920-5200 for meeting times for special meetings. ·Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and ordinance(s) referred to are available during regular business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Recorder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, Aspen, Colorado 81611 or at: http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: RE:Bedlington LLC Activity Envelope and Site Plan with Scenic Review (Case P009-16) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been submitted by Bedlington LLC (329 Main Street, Carbondale, CO 81623) requesting approval to establish an Activity Envelope. The properties are located at 209 and 255 Hunter Creek Road and are legally described as Lot 12. Block 4, Red Mountain Ranch and Lot 1, Siegel Lot Split. The State Parcel Identification Numbers for these properties are 2737-072-01-001 and 2737-072-08-001.

The application is available for public inspection in the Pitkin County Community Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or objections are due by May 9, 2016. For further information, contact Lance Clarke at (970) 920-5452.

RE:Lawler Activity Envelope and Site Plan Review (Case P023-16) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been submitted by Michael and Roxanne Lawler (119 AABC, #H, Aspen, CO 81611) requesting approval for an Activity Envelope and Site Plan for remodeling and expansion of a single family residence. The property is located at 551 Brush Creek Road and is legally described as Lot 6, Block 2, Brush Creek Village Subdivision. The State Parcel Identification Number for the property is 2643-282-01-004. The application is available for public inspection in the Pitkin County Community Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or objections are due by May 9, 2016. For further information, contact Mike Kraemer at (970) 920 NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATIONS BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general public that on March 25, 2016, the Pitkin County Community Development Director granted approval for the Hundertmark Amendment to an Activity Envelope, Site Plan with Scenic Review and Special Review for Caretaker Dwelling Unit (Case P003-16; Deter. #019-2016). The property is located at 295 Upper Ranch Road and is legally described as Lot 4, Block 2, Filing No. 2, Brush Creek Village Subdivision. The State Parcel Identification Number for the property is 2643-213-02-008. This site-specific development plan grants a vested property right pursuant to Title 24, Article 68, Colorado Revised Statutes.

S/Cindy Houben Community Development Director Pitkin County, Colorado Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on April 7, 2016 (12024403) Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 16-001 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 27, 2016, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

Original Grantor(s) MAC R TRUJILLO AND OCLIDES M TRUJILLO Original Beneficiary(ies) BENEFICIAL COLORADO INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL I INC SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BENEFICIAL COLORADO INC Date of Deed of Trust March 09, 2007 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust

Original Grantor(s) MAC R TRUJILLO AND OCLIDES M TRUJILLO Original Beneficiary(ies) BENEFICIAL COLORADO INC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BENEFICIAL FINANCIAL I INC SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BENEFICIAL COLORADO INC Date of Deed of Trust March 09, 2007 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 14, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 535410 Original Principal Amount $164,209.99 Outstanding Principal Balance $140,416.49 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay monthly installments due Note Holder.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT OF 2 OF CRYSTAL VIEW HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, AS DOC NO. 149237 TOGETHER WITH AN UNDIVIDED ONE-FIFTH INTEREST IN THE WATER SYSTEM OF SAID PLAT, INCLUDING THE WELL, PUMP AND MAIN DISTRIBUTION LINE Also known by street and number as: 251 RED DOG RD, CARBONDALE, CO 81623.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 05/25/2016, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 3/31/2016 Last Publication 4/28/2016 Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 01/27/2016 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Narah Belmont, Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly L Decker #32647 Toni M.N. Dale #30580 Medved Dale Decker & Deere, LLC 355 UNION BLVD, SUITE 250, LAKEWOOD, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 15-913-28937 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly March 31, 2016 and April 7,13, 21, and 28, 2016. (12000957)

PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that The Aspen Institute, Inc. has filed a Petition with the Basalt Water Conservancy District requesting the inclusion into said District of the following described lands located in the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado, to wit: Lot 1B of the Aspen Meadows Subdivision, according to Amendment No. 8 of the Aspen Meadows Subdivision S.P.A. Plan recorded in Book 93 Page 36 of the Pitkin County, Colorado real property records.

Said Petition shall be heard at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of said District on April 12, 2016, at 7:00 P.M. at the Comfort Inn & Suites, 920 Cowen Dr., Carbondale, Colorado, when and where all persons interested shall appear and show cause, in writing, why said Petition should not be granted. The failure of any person to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent to the inclusion of the above-described lands within the District. Written objections may be filed in advance of said meeting by mailing to the Basalt Water Conservancy District, P.O. Box 974, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602.

BASALT WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT By: /s/ Christopher L. Geiger Christopher L. Geiger - Secretary Published in the Aspen Times Weekly March 17, 24 and 31, 2016 and April 7, 2016. (11983614)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT ELECTION FOR ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL DISTRICT

Two (2) Directors for Four-Year Terms

Dated:March 11, 2016. TIMBERLINE PARTNERS LLC By: Erin Hunter (No. 32180) Published in The Aspen Times.

First Publication: March 17, 2016.

Last Publication: April 14, 2016.

(This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.)

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly March 17, 24, and 31, 2016. and April 7 and 14, 2016.

(11982971)

The names of persons nominated as Director for a FOUR Year Term: Rodney T. Woelfle Robert O. Hubbell Bonnie Scott Bob C. Hubbell NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an eligible elector of said district for the purpose of said election is a person registered to vote pursuant to the "Colorado Uniform Election Code of 1992;" and who is a resident of the District, or who, or whose spouse or civil union partner, owns taxable real or personal property within the District, whether said person resides within the District or not, or a person who is obligated to pay taxes under a contract to purchase taxable property within the District shall be considered an owner of taxable property for the purpose of qualifying as an eligible elector.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for and return of absentee voter ballots may be filed with, and replacement ballots may be received from: Matt Jones, Designated Election Official of the Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District at the offices of Marchetti & Weaver, LLC at 28 Second Street, Suite 213, Edwards, CO, 81632 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. until the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the regular election ( April 29, 2016).

970-926-6060 ext. 118

Published in: Eagle Valley Enterprise & Aspen Times Published on: April 7, 2016 (12029075)

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the Aspen Valley Hospital District ("District") of Pitkin County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election of the District shall be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, during the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The election is being conducted as a mail ballot election. The ballots will be mailed to the eligible electors of the District no earlier than 22 days prior to the election (April 11, 2016) and no later than 15 days prior to the election (April 18, 2016). The drop-off location for the delivery of mail ballots and receipt of replacement ballots shall be located at the Administration Office of Aspen Valley Hospital, 0401 Castle Creek Road, Aspen, Colorado, and shall be open Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. beginning at least 22 days prior to the election day and from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on election day.

At such election, the electors of the District shall vote for Directors to serve the following terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District: Two (2) Directors for Four-Year Terms The names of persons nominated and terms of office for which nominated are as follows: Greg Balko for Four-Year Term Peter G. Hershberger for Four-Year Term Rudi E. Scheidt, Jr. for Four-Year Term Mindy Nagle for Four-Year Term Joseph Nedlin for Four-Year Term Eric Willsky for Four-Year Term Michael Lyons for Four-Year Term ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL DISTRICT By: /s/ Amy Trubiroha Wells Designated Election Official

NOTICE OF CANCELLATION OF REGULAR ELECTION

BY THE DESIGNATED ELECTION OFFICIAL FOR THE ASPEN HISTORIC PARK & RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Aspen Historic Park and Recreation District, Pitkin County, Colorado, that at the close of business on the sixty-third (63rd) day before the election or thereafter there were not more candidates for Director than offices to be filled, including candidates filing affidavits of intent to be write-in candidates; therefore, the election to be held on May 3,2016, is hereby cancelled.

Stefan Reveal Thomas J. Todd

4 Year Term 4 Year Term

ASPEN HISTORIC PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT By: Matt Jones Designated Election Official Published on: April 7,20 16 Published in: Aspen Times Posted: District's polling place(s) Designated Election Official's office County Clerk and Recorder's office Filed: Division of Local Government Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 7, 2016. (12011133)

NOTICE OF POLLING PLACE ELECTION FOR CROWN MOUNTAIN PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District ("District") of Eagle and Pitkin County, Colorado.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Pitkin County, Colorado, on or before July 25, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2016, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. the Board of Directors of the District have designated the following polling places:

Mary Lou Gola Wasco, Personal Representative c/o Balcomb & Green, PC Attn: Christopher L. Geiger PO Drawer 790 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602

Eagle County Community Building, 20 Eagle County Drive, Suite F El Jebel, CO 81623 At said election, the electors of the District shall vote for Directors to serve the following terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District: Two (2) Directors for Four-Year Terms The names of persons nominated as Director for a FOUR Year Term: Rodney T. Woelfle Robert O. Hubbell Bonnie Scott

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 541 Race Alley Public Hearing: 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, 2016 Meeting Location: City Hall, City Council Chambers 130 S. Galena Street, Aspen, CO 81611 Project Location: 541 Race Alley Legal Description: Lot 6, Fox Crossing Subdivision, City of Aspen, Colorado.

PID#2737-073-92-006 Description: The property contains two landmark designated cabins, which will be expanded and converted into a single family home. The applicant requests a floor area bonus, and setback and Residential Design Standards variations.

Land Use Reviews: Conceptual Major Development, Relocation and Variations Decision Making Body: H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n Commission Applicant: Fox Crossing Properties Lots 4 & 6, LLC 6330 Mercer Street, Houston, TX 77005 More Information: For further information related to the project, contact Amy Simon at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 429.2758, amy.simon@cityofaspen.com.

Published in the Aspen Times on April 7, 2016.

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Published in: The Aspen Times Weekly Published on: April 7, 2016 (12007075

ESTATE OF DANIEL MACEACHEN, aka DANIEL M. MACEACHEN, aka DANIEL MILLAY MACEACHEN, aka DAN MACEACHEN, DECEASED Case No: 2016PR30010, Div. 5

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly March 24, and 30, 2016 and April 7, 2016. (11997658)

also known by street and number as: 75 Prospector Road #8207, Residence Interest No. 9, Aspen, CO 81611.

Crown Mountain Park and Recreation District By /s/ Matt Jones Designated Election Official

The following candidates are declared elected:

For information on legals, or to place a legal please e-mail pschultz@cmnm.org or call 970-777-3172

At said election, the electors of the District shall vote for Directors to serve the following terms of office on the Board of Directors of the District:

DISTRICT COURT, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO 506 E. Main Suite 300 Aspen, CO 81611 Plaintiff: HORIZON BANK, SSB

Case No.: 2016CV030008 Div.: 5 Defendants: CARL R. BARRY and ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

SECTION 00010 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID TOWN OF BASALT 101 MIDLAND AVENUE BASALT, COLORADO 81621 Sealed BIDS for construction of the Town of Basalt West Sopris Re-Build will be received by the Town Clerk at Basalt Town Hall, 101 Midland Avenue, Basalt, Colorado until 10:00 am, Wednesday April 27, 2016 at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The project primarily consists of the removal of failing drainage infrastructure and construction of an drainage system of approximately 290 linear feet of 18" ADS N-12 ST IB Smooth Wall Pipe, 333 linear feet of 12", ADS N-12 ST IB Smooth Wall Pipe, 283 linear feet of 6" ADS Channel-Muck Perforated drain piping, one (1) 48" concrete storm sewer manhole, one (1) 60" concrete storm sewer drop-manhole, and seven (7) H-20 Nyloplast 2'x2' grated inlets. The project also consists of improving approximately 175 square yards of roadway paving with 4" thick asphalt, 8 inches of class 6 base course aggregate, and 2 feet of pit-run. The road improvement will also include installing two (2) blind curve warning signs and one (1) 36" convex mirror at the blind curve. The project is generally located at the intersection of West Sopris Drive and Tucker Lane.

Attorney for Plaintiff: Erin Hunter Timberline Partners LLC PO Box 625 Breckenridge, CO 80424 Phone Number: 970-455-4656 e-mail: erin@timberlinelaw.com Attorney Reg. No. 32180

A Bid Bond in the amount of 5% of the Total Base Bid is required. Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the Total Contract Price will be required.

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response.

You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint without further notice.

This is an action to quiet title to the following described parcel of real property located in Pitkin County, Colorado: Residence Interest No. 9 consisting of an undivided 1/12 interest in Residence No. 8207 of ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS, according to the Declaration of Condominium for ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS, recorded January 11, 2001, Reception No. 450454 as amended and supplemented from time to time and according to the Map for ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS recorded January 11, 2001, in Plat Book 56 at Page 24, of Pitkin County, Colorado, together with the perpetual use of twenty-eight (28) days per year for each 1/12 interest owned in accordance with the Association Documents and the Membership Program Documents for ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS also known by street and number as: 75 Prospector Road #8207, Residence Interest No. 9, Aspen, CO 81611.

A set of electronic (PDF) Bid Documents (24" x 36" drawings, plus Project Manual) will be made available via download from a password-protected FTP site starting at 9:00 AM on Monday, April 4, 2016 until the time that Bids are opened. Bidders shall send an email to sharonh@sgm-inc.com.

The email subject line shall read: Request for Electronic Bid Documents - Town of Basalt West Sopris Re-Build. The email shall contain the following information: Name, Company & phone number. FTP site login information will be sent via email to the requester once adequate information has been provided.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10 AM, Wednesday April 13, 2016, at the Basalt Town Hall, Basalt, Colorado.

Copies of the Bid Documents, with the exception of the Project Manual appendices, will be available for examination at the office of SGM, the address is noted above, beginning Monday, April 4, 2016 This solicitation for bids may be canceled by the Town, and any bid or proposal may be rejected in whole or in part for good cause when in the best interests of the Town. The Town reserves the right to reject any or all proposals or accept what is, in its judgment, the best bid.

The Proposal and Proposal Guarantees must be placed in one envelope, securely sealed therein, and labeled "Bid Proposal for Town of Basalt West Sopris Re-Build" and be delivered to the Town of Basalt at the address stated above on or before the bid opening date and time stated above.

Town of Basalt Boyd Bierbaum Public Works Director

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 7 and 14, 2016 and the Glenwood Springs Post IndepenDated:March 11, 2016. TIMBERLINE PARTNERS dent April 4, 6, 11, and 13, 2016. (12027946) LLC A S P E N T I M E S . C O M / W E E K LY By: Erin Hunter (No. 32180) Published in The Aspen Times.

First Publication: March 17, 2016.

Last Publication: April 14, 2016.

(This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form

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BOOK REVIEW

‘FOR THE LOVE OF WINE’ EXPLORES AN ANCIENT WINE CULTURE AS CHILDREN we learn to read starting with ABCs, yet most wine lovers inadvertently skip over the beginning history of the drink they love. France and Italy are often spoken of as the grand old centers of great winemaking, but that’s 4,000 or 5,000 years off the mark.

In “For the Love of Wine,” New York City writer and natural-wine advocate Alice Feiring takes readers on her passionate journey to explore the republic of Georgia in the Caucasus Mountains, the region where many experts believe winemaking originated roughly 8,000 years ago, long before Western Europe.

“For the Love of Wine” is a love letter to a still rustic culture and to unique grapes and styles of winemaking. Forget cabernet and merlot: Feiring samples kisi, mtsvane, katsiteli and other grapes that few Westerners know, all aged in huge clay qvevri, containers similar to Greek amphora.

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“For the Love of Wine: My Odyssey Through the World’s Most Ancient Wine Culture” Alice Feiring Potomac Books, 2016

through waves of invaders, from the Greeks and Romans to Mongols, Persians and, most recently, the Soviets. The one constant they held tight: winemaking.

Feiring captures the raw, fresh beauty of the Georgian countryside and the passions of winemakers who fight to keep local traditions alive in the face of pernicious pressure from a global beverage industry that too often measures worth in gallons and price point, not taste.

When a Frenchmen asks a Georgian winemaker what fertilizer he uses, the man is briefly puzzled because he farms naturally, without chemicals or additives.

The Georgian then replies, “Every inch of my soil is soaked with the blood of my ancestors. What do you use?”

Feiring has a reporter’s eye and an ear for people, their dreams and their quirks, along with a poetic gift for language, and that makes “For the Love of Wine” a memorable, beautiful book.

Like Kermit Lynch’s “Adventures on the Wine Route,” Feiring shows readers

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that making great wine isn’t really about chateaus, the rich and other typical marketing props. Winemaking comes down to men and women who pay obsessive, loving attention to their soil and grapes, and to the magic of fermentation.

It sometimes seems as if every wine writer goes to Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Loire or Tuscany. Thankfully, Feiring takes us somewhere new, yet back to the ABCs of winemaking that we should have learned in the first place. The book also includes many tempting Georgian recipes, such as rose petal jam and beets with cherry sauce.

Just like Georgia itself, “For the Love of Wine” is full of wonderful, plentiful food and drink. The result is a classic, captivating book that casual drinkers, serious wine geeks and cooks can all enjoy and learn from.

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