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DEPARTMENTS 04 THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION 08 LEGENDS & LEGACIES
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CLOSING ENCOUNTERS
Cafeteria food gets a bad rap; hospital food might be even worse. Unless you’re in Aspen, that
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Valley Hospital and you’ll see why it might be the most underrated restaurant in Aspen.
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Friendly, affectionate, 3-yearold Lab/Cattle Dog mix. Good with people + other pets. Rescued from Puerto Rico by a kind Roaring Fork Valley family who brought her to Aspen for a new, happier life in the Rocky Mountains.
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Sweet, athletic, handsome, 3-yearold Beagle/Cattle Dog mix. A bit wary of new people + dogs, but does great after initial introductions. Once bonded, he is your friend for life.
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Gentle, patient 3-year-old Cattle Dog mix recently arrived with her pups from New Mexico. Adorable and sweet, she will be available for adoption once she has finished nursing.
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Just 4 weeks old (as of 4.26.15), they will be available for adoption at 8 weeks of age. Come visit!
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Soft-spoken, sleek, friendly, 12.5-year old Husky mix who gets along well with people and other dogs. She is a retired sled dog who deserves a comfortable, loving home.
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Very cute, strong, energetic, 7-year-old Pit Bull mix who looks like an oversized Boston Terrier. Incredibly alert + very smart. Great with all people, including children, but might be best as an only pet. Has started playing with larger males! Loves to play and snuggle!
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Beautiful, loving, athletic, 7-year-old Australian Shepherd female. Bonds tightly with her person, but can be territorial with people + other dogs, esp. in her home. With the right person, she will blossom!
Sweet, shy, 3-yearold sled dog. Fine with people and other pets. Despite the fact that he is an Alaskan Husky, bred to pull a sled, he looks more like an Australian Shepherd mix. Ready to find a loving home where he can transition from working dog to house pet.
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Sleek, athletic, 8-year-old sled dog Good with people + other dogs. Needs a knowledgeable, responsible home. Super affectionate. Not trustworthy off-leash due to his Husky breed mix.
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Sleek, athletic, 7-year-old sled dog. Gets along well with people and other dogs. Not good off-leash so needs a knowledgeable, responsible home. Another really nice dog!
Beautiful, longhaired, black + white colored, 10-year-old cat. Turned in due to a family death in the family. Good w/ people + other pets. Such a sweet cat.
Allie is a beautiful, athletic, 6-year-old Black Lab/Pit Bull mix who is happy, friendly, affectionate and energetic. She is awesome with all people, but she can behave aggressively towards cats and other dogs. Allie will thrive in a knowledgeable, responsible, active home.
GINGER
Sweet, 7-year-old, Australian Cattle Dog mix. A bit shy with new people, but warms up quickly once she gets to know you. Ginger is generally good with other dogs, but she is occasionally aggressive with other female dogs.
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Gentle, affectionate, 10-year-old retired sled dog. Blind due to complications from diabetes which is now under control. Needs a special home with people willing to give him lots of love.
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POPULAR MUSIC IT’S NEVER QUITE OFFSEASON AT BELLY UP. The music club’s bookings through the mud season, though more sparse than winter and the coming summer, includes a long run of free shows from cover bands and showcases of regional and national artists on the rise. The run of no-cover shows began last weekend with a local electronic showcase and Denver indie rapper Izm White. Every weekend through May, Belly Up’s lineup includes free shows (and 12 total concerts, including tour stops from Beats Antique, the Orb, A Tribe Called Red, and Shakey Graves with tickets ranging from $5 to $23.) This week, the nocover shows begin with the electronic rock of Zoogma, Thursday April 30. The following night, Boulder-based reggae outfit Policulture — which has made regular local gigs in recent years – comes to the club. And on Saturday, May 2, Colorado favorites Musketeer Gripweed returns with its party-friendly brand of footstomping throwback rock out of Fort Collins. Highlights on the horizon include a Saturday night (May 9) tribute to the Beastie Boys by hip-hop and funk band MTHDS (no cover before 10:30 p.m. and $5 thereafter), Boulder reggae band Na’an Stop (May 15), psychedelic rocker Eldren covering the Beatles (May 22), Dead Floyd’s Grateful Dead/Pink Floyd celebrations (May 23), and world music collective The B-Side Players (May 29). Tickets and more info at the Belly Up box office and www.bellyupaspen.com
The Fort Collins-based revival rock band, Muskateer Gripweed, will play a free show at Belly Up on Saturday, May 2.
CURRENTEVENTS THEATER
Bonedale Ballet’s spring dance performances run May 1 and 2 at Carbondale Middle School. Aspen Community School student Ruby McBride, rehearsing the role of a Sneetch for the school¹s 33rd annual musical, “Seuss!”, asks: “Why can¹t we all get along?”
THE BELOVED LOCAL TRADITION OF THE Aspen Community School’s all-school play, now in its 33rd year, continues with a run of the original musical “Seuss” at the Wheeler Opera House. Performed by 143 students (from preschool to 8th grade) and based on the works of Dr. Seuss, it runs April 30 and May 1 at the theater. Tickets are $12 to $18 and available at the Wheeler box office and www.aspenshowtix.com
DANCE THE DANCERS AND TEACHERS of Coredination in Carbondale take the stage for two days in their Spring Dance Performance. The company will present both original and traditional choreography in a range of styles, com classical to contemporary, modern to tap. Performances are scheduled for Friday, May 1 and Saturday, May 2 at Carbondale Middle School. Tickets are $5 to $18. More information at www. corepilatesballetyoga.com.
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VOX POP What local restaurant do you miss the most?
JOHN RISTINE “I like Weinerstube; my brother took me there when I first came to town.”
SHELLEY FREEMAN “The Steak Pit; a long time ago but it was a really good one. It was really good food, good steaks, a great salad bar. The service was really good too, all locals. I had the rehearsal dinner for my wedding there”.
DAVID OAKES “A local guy can’t go out and get a fairly cheap meal. No Cooper Street, no Mine Company, no Village Pantry.”
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Why Florida seems a bit like Nepal THE MORALLY IMPOVERISHED, politically challenged and environmentally benumbed state of Florida is once again standing in the news spotlight like a deer in the headlights of an oncoming Mack truck, this time in the form of a legislature that is deliberately attempting to ignore the will of the electorate when it comes to trying to preserve the state’s natural habitats. And the worrisome thing is, they’ll probably get away with it, though some may wonder why the rest of the nation should worry about it. After all, this is a state that very likely is soon to be at least partially submerged by the rising oceans as part of the broad effects of global warming. One thing I find intriguing is the fact that the Republican Party controls the Florida legislature, as well as the governor’s office. As just about any nonpartisan observer will concede, it is the Republican Party that spends so much of its political capital denying two looming catastrophes — environmental degradation of our natural lands in Florida and elsewhere, and the rising of the oceans everywhere. And as part and parcel of that denial, it would appear the Republicans in Florida also are denying another plain truth — that either of the above-mentioned looming catastrophes has the potential to render the state either uninhabitable or unattractive to tourists. And even partial realization of either of those outcomes, as any economist worth the cost of his or her diploma can tell you, would be a mortal blow to Florida’s economy. So, in that light, we can watch in amused horror as Florida’s legislature does a bangup job of making things worse than they already are likely to be. Some fun, eh? I can’t help thinking that Florida is a bit like Nepal, where they’ve known for years that they were overdue for a massive earthquake but never could get it together to prepare for it. Last weekend when the 7.8 earthquake hit and killed an estimated 4,000 people or more, all the lack of preparation came home to roost in the form of collapsing homes, buildings and historic temples — with the notable exception of a national museum that recently was shored up to make it earthquake-resistant. Anyways, back to Florida. Seems that the voters of the Sunshine State last year approved an amendment to their state constitution setting aside $750 million in real-estate tax proceeds for the preservation of the state’s wildlife habitat. But the state legislature, as is so often the case, concluded that it knew better than
the voters exactly how that money should be used. And the legislature’s use of the money has mainly been to plug holes in the state’s budgets, paying the salaries of public employees or other operational priorities. The reasoning, according to articles in the New York Times and online, is that Florida already has set aside 5.3 million acres in conservation easements, outright purchases and other methods, and doesn’t need to preserve any more. This, despite the fact that Amendment 1, the measure passed by the voters last year, expressly named land purchases as the primary purpose of that $750 million funding effort. Specifically, the voters wanted the state to use the money to buy land owned by the U.S. Sugar Corporation, as a way of cleaning up the waters that flow into the much-abused Everglades from the polluted cesspool known as Lake Okeechobee. The state, under a former Republican governor, reportedly had started a rather progressive conservation policy to deal with the ailing Everglades back in 1990. Known as Florida Forever, it was a policy aimed at buying up, cleaning up and preserving large tracks of strategically placed land. And that policy apparently was carried forward by none other than “Jebby” Bush, himself a former Florida governor now hoping to become the next U.S. President. But the Great Recession knocked the props out from under the policy, the legislature took on a decided “probusiness” coloration, and the conservation policy languished until the voters last year decided it needed a cash boost to get things moving again. But the conservation theme languishes still. Legislators already are using the conservation fund like a cash cow, milking it for all it is worth to pay for state agency operations while critics condemn these diversions as a “shell game” and a kind of “bait and switch” strategy that is thwarting the will of the electorate. The current Republican governor, Rick Scott, apparently proposed using $100 million of the fund to galvanize the Florida Forever program, but he has yet to actually do anything to make it happen, reportedly because he is afraid to take on the legislature in a political fight. So the Everglades keep drying up and dying from pollution and other forms of strangulation, legislators bicker publicly while holding out their hands for U.S. Sugar campaign contributions, and nothing gets done to accommodate the voters’ desire to undo damage already done and prevent future depredation of the environment.
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LEGENDS & LEGACIES
FROM the VAULT
by TIM WILLOUGHBY
One advantage of being a student at the Colorado School of Mines, such as these pictured in 1942, is proximity to Coors brewery. The school and the brewery are in Golden, Colorado.
COORS GOLDEN I’m not sure what my mother would have thought when Coors
merged with Molson, headquartered in Montreal, to form the Molson Coors Brewing Company. When it comes to beer loyalty there has been no more loyal customer than my mother. I had always thought her attachment was due to the many Aspen social gatherings she attended with the Coors family. When I recently discovered the Aspen-Coors tie went back to before my mother’s birth, I realized her preference might have come from family tradition. It’s likely her father drank Coors.
Adolph Coors started a brewery with a partner in Golden in 1873. After he bought out the partner in 1880 the brand became Coors. I do not know when the product first reached Aspen, but there were distributors in the 1890s. In 1907 Coors bought three lots near the Midland railroad depot, with the intention of building a warehouse. He bought out a local bottling works in 1908. My uncle Frank Willoughby attended the Colorado School of Mines in the 1930s. Back then Coors, known as Coors Golden, advertised that its product “restores pep and energy.” Everything in Golden, now location of one of the world’s largest breweries, revolved around Coors. But my uncle did not drink Coors; he preferred Schlitz. After Prohibition ended, the Jerome bar featured Coors and Schlitz. Perhaps he formed his
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attachment there. Frank, as president of the Aspen Ski Club, worked with Adolph Coors III during preparations for the Aspen
their families, were avid skiers. They were part of a Denver social group that loved Aspen. The Coors owned a private plane and often flew
THE COORS FAMILY HAD VISITED ASPEN FREQUENTLY BEFORE THEN. ADOLPH III, JOSEPH, AND WILLIAM COORS, AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, WERE AVID SKIERS. THEY WERE PART OF A DENVER SOCIAL GROUP THAT LOVED ASPEN. THE COORS OWNED A PRIVATE PLANE AND OFTEN FLEW TO ASPEN FOR A WEEKEND. THEY USUALLY STAYED AT THE PROSPECTOR LODGE, AND WERE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE ASPEN SOCIAL SCENE. 1950 International Ski Federation world championship. Coors, the finance chairman, attempted to raise $66,000 to stage the event. The Coors family had visited Aspen frequently before then. Adolph III, Joseph, and William Coors, as well as
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to Aspen for a weekend. They usually stayed at the Prospector Lodge, and were an integral part of the Aspen social scene. Adolph III was an investor and director in the Aspen Ski Corporation. He financed a film of
the 1950 race that helped promote the town. In 1960 he disappeared while on his way to work. An intensive 10-week search by the FBI resulted in the discovery that someone had attempted to kidnap him for ransom, and murdered him. Coors was named to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame posthumously, in 1998. You may associate Coors with Golden, Colorado, but the family has had a close and long relationship with a town on the western side of the Rockies that also has “pure Rocky Mountain spring water.” 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.
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1954 ASPEN
“BOWLING ALLEY OPENING WAS GREAT SUCCESS,” announced the Aspen Daily Times on Dec. 23, 1954. “Mayor of Aspen, A.E. Robison, rolled the first ball down alley No. 1 Saturday in the Aspen Lanes to initiate the first bowling ever to be played in Aspen. Four prominent citizens played the first game: Mayor Robison, Sheriff Herwick, City Marshall Barber, and President of the Chamber of Commerce, Henry Stein. Mr. Barber had the high score of 180 points- thus a new sport has become a part of Aspen. A large crowd kept the alleys occupied until 1 a.m.” The Aspen Lanes were located where Boogie’s currently stands, on the corner of Hunter and Cooper. This photo and more can be found in the Aspen Historical Society archives at aspenhistory.org
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appropriate for home use, too. I tested it in all the above scenarios. After a few weeks of use, the Rumpl has earned my respect. It’s a very simple product, but it’s constructed of quality materials and shows no sign of wear after some abuse. I got the “throw” size Rumpl — it measures 50 x 70 inches and weighs about 2 pounds. It packs to the size of a large bread loaf in an included stuff sack. Over the test my blanket has been used on a backpacking trip in the Superior National Forest, and it’s seen a couple night’s sleep in a hammock. It endured three weeks on my family couch, four small children included. In the living room, or seated outside watching a kids ballgame, the “throw” size is about right. It wraps the whole body and is warm enough for windy spring days.
It can serve as a primary sleeping quilt on warm camping nights. But the blanket is not incredibly insulating — don’t expect to use a Rumpl alone on a backpacking trip unless you’re in a hot climate or heading out in July. The outer fabric, a shiny nylon, is slippery. It was hard to keep it on the shoulders sitting around — if I could change one thing on the product it would be to replace the outer fabric with something more supple. Look at the Rumpl for your next doall outdoors blanket. Use it car camping, tailgating, at home, or around a fire on a misty night where you need a layer of extra warmth.
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MAKE A MAY RUN TO PASO ROBLES AN APRIL STORM blew though the valley last week around the time of my deadline, causing my power to go south. So, in keeping with the recent fantasy California wine country road trip oeuvre that began with a story a couple of weeks back about Santa Barbara, I thought it would be a good time to head north. This time to the Paso Robles wine KELLY J. HAYES region. Actually the timing couldn’t be better as May is the month when Paso celebrates with its annual Wine Festival. This is the 33rd year that the region’s vintners will be gathering in the Downtown Paso Robles City Park to pour their wares at the Grand Tasting on the third Saturday of May. It is part of a three-day celebration of all things Paso that includes winemaker dinners, seminars and special tastings at the wineries along the Paso Wine Trail. May is the perfect time for a visit before the heat, a hallmark of the region, sets in during the summer. It is this heat, combined with a strong coastal influence that makes Paso Robles such a unique place in the wine world. Temperatures can rise to over 100 degrees on summer afternoons before the coastal fog rolls in over the Santa Lucia Mountains cooling the thermometer by as much 50 degrees by dawns first light. The climate and the diversity of soils have made Paso a veritable hodgepodge of grape varietals and winemaking styles. The earliest pioneers in the region planted hardy Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon but, over the last decade or so, it has become well known for the Rhone varietals that grow so well in this terroir. Of course just about anything goes in Paso and a number of winemakers, many who were trained right down the road at the oenology department at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, are experimenting with different
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varietals ranging from Tempranillo to Sangiovese to Malbec to, well, just about anything that grows on a vine. Anyway, let’s hit the road. Begin by flying into the quaint San Luis Obispo Airport, saving yourself the hassles of LAX or SFO and putting you just 35 minutes from downtown Paso Robles. This is the first year that the Wine Festival will be held since the enormous 32,000 planted acres of the Paso Robles wine region were divided into eleven separate sub-appellations, or AVAs, this past year. American Viticultural Areas are designated to distinguish the different areas of a region and define the AVA’s unique wine growing characteristics. Your first stop, just a few miles up Highway 101 from the airport, will be in the Santa Margarita Ranch AVA at Ancient Peaks Winery. This is the southernmost Paso Robles winery and the only winery in the AVA. Ah, but what a place. Becoming well known for their Bordeaux wines; Ancient Peaks takes its name from the towering Santa Lucia Mountains that sit above the Margarita Vineyard. These mountains, just 14 miles from the current coastline of the Pacific host a plethora of soils including a proliferation of fossils from when the sea covered this land. To commemorate this feature Ancient Peaks bottles a Cab/Merlot blend called Oyster Ridge that has been receiving rave reviews from the wine press. Next head for the East Side of Paso for a stop at Eberle Winery in the newly minted Paso Robles Estrella District AVA. Gary Eberle is an icon in this region and he is often credited as being the first person to plant Syrah, not just in Paso Robles, but in the US. A bigger than life figure (he played football at Penn State in Joe Paterno’s first season as Head Coach) Eberle studied oenology in the early 1970s at UC Davis. On trips to Paso to collect soil samples for his doctorate
The 33rd annual Paso Robles Wine Festival is a three-day celebration worth marking on the calendar.
program he discovered the region that he would soon become identified with. Eberle Winery is best known for their vineyard designated Syrah and Cabernet, which have been well regarded by collectors for years. A trip to taste the Steinbeck Ranch Syrah on the grounds of the winery is a sojourn to the sublime. Moving west towards the Coast takes you to the Adelaida District AVA, home to many of the bestknown wineries in Paso Robles including Tablas Creek, Daou and Justin. This area is mountainous and wild and near the top of the 2000-foot hills sits the Adelaida Cellars vineyards and tasting room. And the views are spectacular.
Adelaida, under the auspices of winemaker Jeremy Weintraub grows 24 separate varietals ranging from high altitude Pinot Noir, sourced from the hallowed HMR vineyard, to a 100% Cinsault, estate grown in Anna’s vineyard, a rolling gem of over 50 acres planted to varieties of red Rhone grapes. These just three of the eleven AVAs and just three of the over 200 wineries. A proper visit could encompass a month. Perhaps the month of May. Kelly J. Hayes lives in the soon-to-be-designated appellation of Old Snowmass with his wife, Linda, and black lab, Vino. He can be reached at malibukj@aol.com
UNDER THE INFLUENCE ZINFANDEL 2012 ADELAIDA ESTATE PASO ROBLES While beguiled by the Pinot Noir and bedeviled by Touriga, it was a Zinfandel that I best remembered from my trip last year to the top of Adelaida’s mountains. Rich and ripe with red and black berries mingling with dark cherries, this is a wine that resonated. A big gulp brought a bit of spice and it made my mouth water for a little something on the barbie. Perhaps a side of California beef?
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IF YOU GO... Begin by visiting the excellent website hosted by the Paso Robles Wine Alliance at www.pasowine.com. Here you’ll find all of the info on the Wine Festival as well as information on the member wineries and a cool trip itinerary tool. There are a number of choices for those visiting Paso Robles but during the Wine Festival accommodations sell out quickly. I have stayed at the Hampton Inn and found it incredibly welcoming and efficient. If you are looking for a little boutique luxe try the Hotel Cheval downtown: Hampton Inn & Suites 212 Alexa Court Paso Robles, CA 93446 805.226.9988 http://www.hamptoninnpasorobles.com sandra.sage@hilton.com Hotel Cheval 1021 Pine Street Downtown Paso Robles, CA 93446 805.226.9995 http://www.hotelcheval.com info@hotelcheval.com WINERIES Ancient Peak Winery Tasting Room 22720 El Camino Real, Suite B Santa Margarita, CA 93453 (805) 365-7045 http://www.ancientpeaks.com Eberle Winery 3810 HWY 46 East Paso Robles, CA 93447 (805) 238-9607 http://www.eberlewinery.com/ Adelaida Cellars 5805 Adelaida Road Paso Robles, CA 93446 1.800.676.1232 http://www.adelaida.com
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FOOD MATTERS FOOD MATTERS
DISCOVERING CASTLE CREEK CAFÉ THE MOST UNDERRATED RESTAURANT IN ASPEN?
VISIT THE CASTLE CREEK Café on any given day, and you’ll find two homemade soups, two hot entrées, a build-your-own burger bar with both beef and quinoa-vegetable patties, a selection of cold sandwiches and prepared foods to-go, freshly baked cookies and breads, and a salad bar with at least 18 colorful toppings. Last week, dishes included a bento beef salad, soba AMANDA RAE noodles with mixed vegetables, shrimp scampi with angel hair pasta and grilled zucchini, ovenfried catfish with grilled Portobello mushrooms, and rotisserie chicken with asparagus and Mediterranean salad. No fewer than 30 from-scratch soups are featured throughout the month of May, including Italian wedding, French onion, Tuscan chickpea, turkey rice, Navy bean and ham, corn chowder, butternut squash, roasted carrot, mushroom barley, spicy potato, and miso — half of which are vegan. The evolving menu at the 55-seat café (with an additional 20 or so to open outside when weather heats up) is perhaps the most diverse in the entire Roaring Fork Valley, and a full meal costs just $6 to $10. After dining here a few times last week, I can confidently call Castle Creek Café the most underrated restaurant in the area. So why haven’t you heard about it? It’s at Aspen Valley Hospital. “Hospital food doesn’t have a great reputation — which is unfortunate,” says Paula Williams, a registered dietician, certified executive chef, and AVH director of nutritional services. “It should, because we can do things in a clean manner and emphasize the healthy aspects of good nutrition, which some restaurants don’t consider.” Thanks to diverse daily offerings of tasty, healthy food at affordable prices, a friendly staff, and a comfortable dining room with a
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beautiful outdoor patio, Castle Creek Café has doubled its daily output — serving an average of 110 people at lunch and 70 each at breakfast and dinner — since Williams assumed her role one year ago. “We didn’t even advertise,” she says. “We were going to—then we didn’t need to.” Perhaps that’s because word is spreading slowly among locals. On May 5, a Cinco de Mayo fiesta complete with piñatas returns with a fresh menu of tortilla soup, shrimp ceviche, and fajitas; last year, the kitchen made traditional horchata. Williams incorporates similar special events on a regular basis—Peruvian Day, El Salvador Day, Mardi Gras—to celebrate the diversity of AVH staff. In April the café hosted a Hawaiian luau complete with slow-cooked Kalua pig and cabbage, sesame tofu, Saimin noodle soup, and pineapple cake; French Day honored chief medical officer Dr. Eric Stahl, a native who provided a recipe for Niçoise salad. The dish was so popular that it’s now on the café’s rotating menu, which turns to lighter fare in June. “I have incredibly talented cooks,” Williams says. “We do International Day once a month to break up the monotony because it is a captive audience with the employees.” She estimates that 25 percent of Castle Creek Café clientele are locals who stop by on a lunch break or after work or Sunday church services. “We don’t want to take business away from restaurants in town, but people love the food,” she says. Williams is one of only a dozen or so registered dieticians in the U.S. who are also certified executive chefs—a boon to AVH, as she understands therapeutic diets required for patients struggling with high cholesterol, diabetes, and heart disease, as well as the culinary arts: presentation, flavor, garnish. Now responsible for upgrading the AVH Cafeteria to the Castle Creek
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Cashew chicken with healthy fried rice and mixed vegetables at Castle Creek Café
Café, she can add “restaurateur” to her title. “Nobody likes ‘cafeteria food,’” she quips. While meals are wholesome, Williams isn’t out to impose therapeutic diets on the public. “We possibly under-salt—people can always add salt, but can’t take it out,” she says. “Today we’re offering our ‘healthy fried rice,’ which isn’t fried. We try to control sodium, cholesterol, and fats — but not so anybody would notice.” Because AVH is a small facility with just 25 beds (but a highly active emergency room), the modest café is able to offer roomservice meals to hospital patients between 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Larger hospitals, such as the 1,800-bed Yale-New Haven Hospital where Williams worked as a consultant and interim food service director, are unable to provide that amenity. The kitchen was redesigned and moved to the front of the building, near the AVH main entrance, about two and a half years ago. This increased output capacity, but the dining room easily maxes out, despite expanded serving hours to accommodate an additional
lunch shift. “Food has to be ready at 11:30 a.m., because we serve all the meals to the jail,” Williams says. “It’s phenomenal the quality of food they get.” With modifications, natch: “We did paella, but we couldn’t send the seafood shells because they could file ‘em down. Shrimp kebabs, we take them off the sticks.” The café is packed during AVH’s free weekly midday lecture series on heart health, which begins May 7, and the annual health fair in June that draws up to a thousand attendees, many of whom have been fasting overnight for cholesterol and blood glucose testing. One challenge for the seven to nine kitchen staffers is altitude. “People always complain that our coffee isn’t hot enough,” Williams says. “Well, it never will be! Water boils at a much lower temperature here. It’s not always as hot as a patient from Louisiana, at sea level, thinks it should be.” But regulars agree: the food is top-notch. One woman called ahead before arriving to feast on beef fajitas with her husband — for
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by AMANDA RAE
IF YOU GO...
WHAT’S COOKING?
CASTLE CREEK CAFÉ Open daily 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Breakfast 7-10 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner 5-7 p.m. Aspen Valley Hospital 0401 Castle Creek Rd. 970.544.1156 aspenvalleyhospital.org
FOR LUNCH THIS WEEK AT
CASTLE CREEK CAFÉ Thursday, April 30 Turkey Vegetable Soup Roasted Carrot Soup Dill Salmon Grilled Tofu Tri-color Quinoa Spinach Salad BLT Wrap Friday, May 1 Beef Barley Soup Minestrone Soup Chicken Parmesan Eggplant Parmesan Almond Orzo Broccoli/Kale Salad Portobello Sandwich Saturday, May 2 Soup du Jour Beef Stew Homemade Biscuit Coleslaw Sunday, May 3 Soup du Jour Pork Po’ Boy Steak Fries Waldorf Salad Monday, May 4 Navy Bean and Ham Soup Lentil Soup Cheese Tortellini Pesto or Marinara Sesame Tofu Broccoli/Kale Salad French Bread BLT
their 16th wedding anniversary. “She wanted to come to the Castle Creek Café,” Williams says, her eyes wide. “That’s a tribute to the quality of the food. It had nothing to do with price. Families in the neighborhood have finally discovered us.” Certified personal trainer and nutritionist Dawn Shepard occasionally dines at the café before or after teaching an AVH employee wellness program. “Tonight they had teriyaki chicken, steamed rice, broccoli all for under $10.00,” she says. “For lunch: a tofu
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bento salad for under $6 and soba noodles or mixed vegetables for $1.50 each. For breakfast you can get a bowl of oatmeal for under $2. It has to be the BEST deal in town — a great service to the community. I don’t think enough people know about it.” As co-coordinator of Aspen Meatless Mondays, which holds a dinner-and-movie night at AVH every January, Shepard enjoys the café’s vegetarian options: kale salad and Indian spiced lentil soup, especially. “The hospital is on my way home so I have stopped to get
lunch on the weekend,” she says. “My husband, Randy, says that AVH makes the best milkshakes in town.” Paula Williams would be proud to hear that. “It’s a fine place to eat, and its just getting busier and busier,” she says. “Food is important.” A pause. “And I think we are about the last salad bar in town.”
Amanda Rae is a fan of Castle Creek Café’s cashew chicken. amandaraewashere@gmail.com
Tuesday, Cinco de Mayo Tortilla Soup Vegan Corn Soup Shrimp Ceviche Beef Fajitas Vegan Fajitas Rice/Refried Beans Turkey Avocado Wrap Wednesday, May 6 Turkey Rice Soup Bean Soup Rotisserie Chicken Hummus with Pita Mediterranean Salad Broccoli Philly Cheese Steak
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GUNNER’S LIBATIONS
by JEANNE MCGOVERN
SUNDAY, BLOODY SUNDAY Back in the day, Sunday Funday meant a few hours at the Bentley’s Bloody Mary bar. When the longtime local restaurant in the Wheeler Opera House shut down, so did the Bloody Mary bar — until recently. Justice Snow’s, which opened in the space in early 2012, has revived this Bentley’s “classic” and I couldn’t be happier; judging by the crowd there on a recent offseason Sunday, I’m not alone. I think I know why. It’s true, any good bartender can make a good Blood Mary; I definitely have my favorites. But there’s something about being served up a glass filled with just ice and vodka — it’s like a blank canvass waiting to become a masterpiece. And so it begins. For me, the glass is first filled with basic tomato juice, then I
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add plenty of fresh veggies (celery, olives and pickles are a must), followed by staples like horseradish, hot sauce
JUSTICE SNOW’S 328 E. Hyman Ave. at the Wheeler Opera House Bloody Mary Bar: Saturdays & Sundays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Note: restaurant closed May 11-21
and Worcestershire. And, to top it all off — and what sets a rockin’ Blood Mary bar apart from the others — the spices. Justice Snow’s display featured rows of small jars filled with so many delightful choices I was almost paralyzed by what to mix in my drink. Alas, I decided, trying at least eight flavors in the two drinks I had ... and I can’t wait to go back and try a few more. 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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ASPEN UNTUCKED
by BARBARA PLATTS
GETTING ON TRACK
FITNESS TRACKERS ARE ALL THE RAGE RIGHT NOW IT’S 8:14 P.M. ON A MONDAY NIGHT. So far today I have consumed 1,189 calories and walked 4.95 miles. In this time, my body has burned 1,960 calories. I’m now allowed to eat 771 calories or 521 if I would like to lose weight as opposed to break even. How do I know all of this? A small wristband and a BARBARA matching phone app PLATTS have calculated it for me, down to my resting heart rate and my active minutes of the day. The app, and the wristband, entered my life just a couple of days ago. Let the neuroses begin. I’ve always been one to easily get obsessed when it comes to my own physical activity. I remember when the Stepometer was all the rage and everyone was trying to get at least 10,000 steps in per day in order to feel like they were making athletic progress. I clipped that thing to my pants all day everyday, desperate to track any form of movement. Though, like most others, the fad eventually dissipated and I returned to non-recorded types of workouts, not a less worthy option,
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there’s just no proof that it was ever actually done. But now the winter is over and spring is here. We are all taking off our jackets and our long underwear layers and pulling out more revealing warm weather clothes. Many of us aren’t entirely pleased with what we see underneath. At least I know I wasn’t. So I traded in the slopes for the gym, but even that did not seem to put me on the fast track to losing weight. Summer was beckoning and I needed an extra kick in the ass to get in gear. That’s when my boyfriend and I started looking into the fitness tracker trend. Finding fitness tracker options was not difficult at all. They were everywhere. It seems like every active or tech brand is jumping on the bandwagon. Jawbone has come out with a bracelet called Up. Garmin has also come out with three options. And then there is the long awaited smart watch from Apple, which can now be pre-ordered online. Some of these timepieces even look a bit stylish, like the Tory Burch bracelet from Fitbit or the Moto 360 by Motorolla. There is one for every taste and every wrist. It’s just a matter of finding the ideal one. After a great deal of research,
and the realization that the REI store we went to only had a couple of options, we decided to go with the Fitbit Charge. This little beauty not only tracks calorie burn and heart rate, it can also record sleep activity, notifying me what times in the night I’m sound asleep and the times I’m restless. Plus, I can log my food and water intake to see how many calories I’m consuming. This constant, big brother type of workout regimen is a bit strange, probably even creepy for many. But it adds a whole new level to working out, keeping both the body and mind entertained. Exercise is no longer something to be handled in a single spurt at the end of the day, it’s happening constantly. And yes, this has left me doing some strange things, like pacing back and forth in my small bedroom late at night for extra
steps or fist pumping in the air repeatedly to get my heart rate up. I’ve even started walking to work... crazy I know. Maybe I am intrigued, and just marginally obsessed, with the data coming out of this small wristband. But there are worse problems to have aren’t there? Like an addiction to pasta Carbonara or that Half Baked ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s. On the scale of obsessions to have, this is a good one…right? I suppose only time will tell. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to get some more steps in.
Barbara Platts was last seen two miles up Independence Pass staring at her wristband saying she would head back when she had enough steps. If she returns, you can reach her at bplatts.000@gmail.com.
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END OF AN ERA compiled by JEANNE MCGOVERN
TOP: Leonard “Boogie” Weinglass has confirmed the closing of Boogie’s Diner, the last remnant from Merry-Go-Round Enterprises, a company Weinglass built into a billion-dollar firm between the 1970s and 1990s. ABOVE, FROM LEFT: The Weir family from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, eats lunch at Boogie’s Diner, a favorite for visitors and locals; Boogie cheering on racers at the finish line of Boogie’s Buddy Five Race in 1997; the retail shop downstairs from the diner, which will remain open for business; Boogie and director Barry Levinson, whose 1982 film “Diner” featured a character modeled after Weinglass.
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GROWING UP WITH BOOGIE’S
BOOGIE’S DINER HAS SERVED ITS LAST MEAL. That’s right — no more milkshakes or mac and cheese; so long Pep’s Power Plate; sayonara Ahi and Harriet. The iconic eatery at the corner of Cooper Avenue and Hunter Street is closed for good. “Diner is closed the retail store is staying open,” the diner’s namesake — Leonard “Boogie” Weinglass — texted this week. Weinglass would not comment further, but the building that’s housed the popular eatery is under contract to be sold for $27.5 million, and its owner is being sued for unpaid commission. (Read more about the pending sale and legal ramifications in The Aspen Times daily edition.) But there’s more to the story than the current wranglings. Weinglass opened the classic-style diner in 1987. When the building was erected, many naysayers deemed it the demise of Aspen — or, more
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Love it or hate it, Boogie’s Diner has been a big part of my family’s life — and the lives of many of my friends. I cannot begin to count the number of times we have eaten there ... it has to be upward of 100. And my kids have probably been there twice as often. I can’t say it’s because the food was world-class. Nor was the bar really happening. There was just something about Boogie’s that never lost its appeal. Boogie’s is where our kids had their birthday parties — from the toddler days to the teenage years. Boogie’s is where we’d go after school plays and ballet recitals, as it was always up to the kids to pick the place. Boogie’s is where we’d take visiting family and friends for a glimpse of non-glamorous Aspen; in fact, it was where a group of exchange students from Abetone, Italy, got a taste of “real American food.” Upon hearing the news that Boogie’s Diner was closing, for real, my heart sank a little. Nostalgia, I guess. My daughter immediately got on social media to chat with her friends about their go-to place going down. My son sighed and said, “I wish I had known that birthday milkshake would be my last one there.” The picture of him and his buddies (below) will be a keepsake, I imagine. It’s funny, for a diner that was really just that — a diner — Boogie’s was a piece of the Aspen my family grew up with. And I’m guessing it will be part of the stories we share for years to come. I wonder what will take its place, for us and those who are still growing up in Aspen. - Jeanne McGovern
pointedly, the “Boogificiation of Aspen” — thanks to its towering atrium in the heart of downtown Aspen. But the affordable diner that has fed Bill Clinton and other celebrities as well as working-class locals became a hit and one of the longest-running restaurants in recent Aspen history. So politics and pretense aside, Boogie’s Diner is a part of Aspen that can’t be brushed under the rug. Here we reflect a bit in words and pictures on Boogie’s — the building, the person, the business, the culture — and its place in Aspen’s history
“I WANT PEOPLE TO COME IN AND SEE GOOD CLOTHES AND EAT GOOD FOOD AND HAVE FUN.” \– LEONARD “BOOGIE” WEINGLASS, MAY 2014
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SOCIAL BUZZ AS WITH ALL CHANGE IN ASPEN, THE CLOSING OF BOOGIE’S DINER HAD PEOPLE TALKING. HERE’S A GLIMPSE OF WHAT WE FOUND ON SOCIAL MEDIA OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS ... this is upsetting Andrew M. Israel Good story, never liked their food too much. “End of an era”? Overused phrase — you could say that about nearly anything in Aspen. Bo Weinglass rocks! Andre Salvail Goodbye, delicious open faced turkey sandwich. Damnit. Adam Christopher Norwig Funny how perception changes over the years! I remember when we locals thought Boogies was the demise of Aspen’s character. And, in some ways it was a harbinger. But, then it became mainstream. Now it seems so trite, considering what has become of Aspen in the last few years. Bruce Meyer more and more greed. It never stops. Steve Cahn It has been a great local place and sad to see it go . He has been a huge contributer to aspen over the years. Michelle Morley Aspen is changing too much. All the normal places that existed thirty years ago are almost all gone. Boogies is one more. Change is not always good. Sonia Bendt This is a shocker to me. Mary Sue Kennington Thought that place would always be there! Brian Koutnik BRING BACK BOWLING!!! Lee Ingram
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: The construction of Aspen Lanes, which opened in 1955 at 532E. Cooper Ave., where Boogie’s Diner would later be built; the inside upstairs of Boogies Diner in 1997; the iconic stairs from the retail section of Boogie’s to the upstairs diner; Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers on stage at the Shaft in 1986, the nightclub that was housed on the corner of Cooper and Hunter before Boogie’s; a man bowling at Aspen Lanes in 1955.
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by CATHERINE LUTZ
A SELF-GUIDED SEASON IN CHAMONIX
WHAT TO DO — AND WHAT NOT TO DO — ON A FAMILY SKIBATICAL WHEN I GOT THE TEXT MESSAGE from my husband that we had been invited to a kid’s birthday party, I was more excited than my 4-year-old daughter. Our family had been living in Argentière, in the Chamonix valley of France, for over two months of a planned four-month stay. Our daughter, Caleah, had been attending the local école maternelle (preschool) five days a week, and, aside from the occasional polite nod or bonjour during school pickup and drop-off, we hadn’t yet met any other local families. Lately, I had been querying Caleah about who she hung out with at school — I was so desperate for friends that I planned to have her point them out when I picked her up and then accost their parents, demanding a playdate. The birthday party invitation, for a little girl named Anjolie whom Caleah had occasionally mentioned, came at just the right time. As we were planning our winter
in France, consumed in the details of finding housing, childcare, and ski passes, I never thought about how long it might take to feel like part of the community. Having lived in Aspen for far longer than our kids have been alive, I had forgotten that — unlike those mobile younger years when you easily make friends in trains and hostels and bars — it takes time as a family to settle into a new place. Although Chamonix, like Aspen, is a world-renowned mountain town populated largely by outdoorloving transplants, there are many things that make it different. Like the skiing. Massive, abovetreeline expanses of white — with much of the terrain on glaciers — Chamonix’s ski areas (there’s about a half-dozen major ones) are studded with cliffs, crevasses, and other unmarked hazards. Signs point the way to the pistes (groomed runs), which are marked with bamboo poles on either side, but which comprise a small
percentage of the available ski terrain. Ironically, although you could easily ski off a 50-foot cliff, fall into a crevasse, or leave the liftserved area with no warning, you get berated for not lowering the chairlift safety bar. Skiing during a storm is pretty much pointless — and can be quite dangerous — as visibility often barely extends beyond your ski tips. Danger factor aside, Chamonix is among the world’s best places to ski, with more than a lifetime’s worth of lines and the most jawdropping views you’ve ever seen. The birthplace of alpinism, this is a place where the boundaries between the ski area and the
backcountry are blurred (hence, no boundary ropes?), where the lift-served off-piste can deliver ski-movie-quality experiences, where locals use touring gear and habitually carry avy packs because a jaunt into the backcountry is often part of the ski day, and where some of the best skiers in the world — Glen Plake and Seth Morrison and many, many more unknown ones — return season after season (or stay permanently), drawn by endless lines and the challenges of going higher, steeper, bigger. Visually, the Alps make the Rockies look like gentle rolling foothills. Jagged spires jut into the sky above glacier-covered
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Argentière’s main street; Caleah attends a birthday party; Merric’s daycare.
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snowfields and crazy steep, cliffstudded forests. At 12,605 feet, the Aiguille de Midi is the highest and most well known (aiguille means needle). Like the steeple of the church of mountain sports that is Chamonix, it fronts 15,780-foot Mont Blanc, the highest peak in western Europe, and serves as the access point for the famed Vallée Blanche, a 13-mile ski “run” that drops some 9,000 feet in elevation. My home mountain (I love saying that), Les Grands Montets, has a respectable vertical drop of over 6,600 feet. I’ve easily had two of the best runs of my life here, one in knee-deep compacted powder, hurtling toward the glowing blue Argentière glacier that had just emerged in the sunlight after a major storm, and the other a full-on face-shot fest of probably 100 quad-quivering, consistent, fall-line turns. Both runs seemed to go on forever, and there was no one nearby — the Grand Montets is so big that it can very effectively spread out powder-day crowds. When the conditions aren’t great, all I need to lift my spirits is a tram ride to the 10,750-foot summit. On a clear day, it’s one snowy mountain range after the other as far as the eye can see,
Chamonix and its surrounding villages more than a mile below. And when the mer de nuages (sea of clouds) obscures everything but the highest peaks, floating above the puffy white expanse like lonely islands, the magic in this fantasy landscape is palpable.
FRENCH FRIED
While people often hire guides to show them around the ski mountains here, sometimes I wish we had one to help navigate French culture. Influenced by layers of bureaucracy and deeprooted traditions, one of the most common French words is impossible (ehn-poh-see-bluh), which we encountered trying to do seemingly simple things like sign up Caleah for an after-school activity and get a delivery actually delivered to our door. Sure, it’s great for employees that businesses close for two hours for lunch, but a ski shop? A bakery? And
we found out the hard way that the Chamonix valley bus system inexplicably stops running at 7:30 pm. But perhaps even stranger was how easy it turned out to be to hitchhike the 9 kilometers home to Argentière — the driver of the second car we stuck our thumbs at had no qualms whatsoever about cramming two adults and two small children into his very small French car. One area that needs no guidance is food. French cuisine may have an image of being rich and sophisticated, but the fact is, it’s just really good, mostly inexpensive food. In France, access to high-quality food seems to be a fundamental human right, GMOs are mostly verboten, and concepts like eating local and slow food are not trends, but ingrained in the culture. Groceries are affordable — local, in-season fruits and vegetables rarely cost more than 2 euros per kilo; an endless variety
of regional cheeses, pates, and charcuterie exists for every budget; and meat, while on the expensive end of supermarket staples, is usually of equal or better quality than American organic, grass-fed, or hormone-free varieties. Whether in the oven or on the stove, I cook everything straight up — no elaborate recipes, intricate combinations, or fancy sauces, except an occasional fond de veau (thick veal stock, which comes in convenient packets you mix with water) for oven roasts, or a cup of wine tossed into a stew for extra flavor. My spice cabinet consists of salt, pepper, and an herbes de provence mix — I haven’t felt the need to buy anything more. I love the tradition of buying fresh bread daily (and our kids devour it, plus the occasional pain au chocolat or a delectable patisserie for dessert), and 2-euro bottles of perfectly decent wine accompany dinner. At my daughter’s school and my son’s daycare, they’re fed hot, three-course meals; as a result their palates have expanded faster than in the typical American lunchbox, mac-n-cheese routine. With the exception of the occasional pizza or boeuf bourgignon, schools also serve food straight up (no hiding vegetables or other tricks to get kids to eat something): a vegetable course to start, a main course comprised of protein and vegetables and sometimes a starch, and dessert of fruits, cheeses, and occasionally something chocolaty or baked. My daughter now adores “those little red things” — beet salad — although not even the French system can get her to like potatoes. Learning how and what to eat is as important as academics in French schools . The French government actually requires kids to sit at the lunch table for a minimum of 30 minutes to properly eat a meal. And I think it pays off: My 4-year-old and 2-year-old recently sat through a two-and-a-half hour lunch at a nice restaurant with minimal fussing and fidgeting — and not even any help from electronics.
Mount Blanc seen from Chalet Sunshine and skiing the backside of Grand Montets (top).
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SWISS SCHOOLING AND STICKY FINGERS
If it sounds idyllic, it’s not. As in Aspen, life in Chamonix has its challenges. Housing is expensive (although not nearly by Aspen standards), and, without an affordable housing program, many people are forced to commute from downvalley — and upvalley — communities, exacerbating an already bad traffic problem that, without a very sensible public transit system as previously mentioned, contributes to some pretty horrendous pollution. In our case, we sucked it up and paid a hefty rent for a large (by European standards), conveniently located place with amazing views. We could do it for four months; had we wanted to stay a year, things might have been different. I had no intention of getting a car, presuming that everything in Europe is either in walking distance or that public transit is always convenient and reliable. In
Chamonix, it’s quite possible to be carless if you’re young and single, but more difficult for a family of four. Renting a car for four months from an agency would have been prohibitively expensive, buying one for that period of time not worth the bureaucratic hassle. Luckily, we got connected with a sweet old Parisian lady who comes to Chamonix only in the summer, and she let us use her tiny Volkswagon Polo for a reasonable fee. Suddenly, the downvalley grocery store and the family-friendly ski area became much more accessible — not to mention we could send our son to school in Switzerland. Despite its multiple layers of bureaucracy, France’s free education system is very inclusive. It took all of three documents and a 10-minute meeting with the service scolaire to get my 4-year-old enrolled in the local school. Under age 3, it’s decidedly more complicated. There are apparently not enough spaces in the local crèches (public
daycares for ages 2 and under), so they’re limited to full-time, yearround residents, who themselves often linger on waiting lists for months or years. We looked into in-home daycare providers (called nou nous), but it would have taken over six weeks to get started with all the bureaucratic hoops to just through. Then we found the Swiss daycare, which took us right away. Located in a ridiculously quaint town 12 kilometers from our home, it’s where 2-year-old Merric learns French, visits the village sheep, gets potty trained, and eats Swiss chocolate for snack. So it took more time, money, and effort than we thought to get settled in France, and along the way we
had our share of disappointments, including two pairs of stolen skis — to which the local reaction was to tell yet another story about the French phenomenon of sticky fingers. But by and large, living in a French mountain town — Aspen’s sister city, for many good reasons — has suited us well. The skibatical was a success. Oh, and the birthday party? It didn’t necessarily open doors to the local society — all the French moms dropped their kids off and went to get coffee together. But after that, we did start making some playdates — and, we hope, some long-term friendships. For we’re already trying to figure out how we can come back. Impossible? We don’t think so.
Young Caleah, left, has delighted in foods like boeuf bourgignon and patisserie from the local bakery.
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MOUNTAINMAYHEM
The SOCIAL SIDE of TOWN
by MAY SELBY
MOUNTAIN MELEE FOR MADI
MAY SELBY
BY THE OXFORD DICTIONARY’S DEFINITION, a melee is a confused fight, skirmish or struggle. For a trio of Aspenites, Mountain Melee is an event they organize annually, comprising a ski race of sorts and après-ski gathering. Friends Zac Matthews, Mike Shelton and Brady Youngblood have created this community benefit for the past seven years, designating a different beneficiary each time. Always held on Aspen Mountain the day before it
closes, this year’s benefit on Sat., April 18, supported Jason and Dava Thomas’ three-year-old daughter Madison. Madi was recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), a fast-growing cancer of a type of white blood cells called lymphocytes that crowd out bone marrow, preventing it from making normal red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. With a high cure rate in children, the future looks bright for Madi and her family who
are currently in Denver for treatment. Scores of friends, family and locals showed their support by participating in this spring’s Mountain Melee, which included an après-ski reception at The Sky Hotel with drinks from Suerte Tequila, dancing to DJ Dylan and a silent auction filled with charitable donations. To learn more and provide support with Madi’s treatment, visit www.gofundme.com/MadisonLThomas.
The Sky Hotel, Suerte Tequila and countless local businesses showed their support as sponsors of Mountain Melee for Madi Thomas. Photo by Shawn O’Connor.
Jerry Burden, Amy Anderson and Holly Burden. Photo by Shawn O’Connor.
In the name of love — the 2015 Mountain Melee benefiting Miss Madison Liis Thomas. Photo by Shawn O’Connor. Miss Burke Ann Taylor with her dad, Eric. Photo by Shawn O’Connor.
Jordan Matthews, Kalyn Bean and Natalie Golden. Photo by Shawn O’Connor.
Carlie and Mark Umbarger. Photo by Shawn O’Connor. Carrie Wolfer and Maggi Whitmer. Photo by Shawn O’Connor.
Ben Bayko and Brady Youngblood. Photo by Shawn O’Connor.
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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT
MUSIC/ART/FILM/LITERATURE
by ANDREW TRAVERS
LISTEN UP
THE TOP 10 ARTS AND POP CULTURE PODCASTS AN OVERFLOW CROWD packed into Steve’s Guitars in Carbondale on Saturday morning. They sat on laps. They contorted into corners of the room. They spilled onto the street, standing in the rain and cocking their heads toward the shop’s open doors, trying to listen. The occasion was the annual live taping of “The Dirtbag Diaries” podcast at the 5Point Film Festival. Host Fitz Cahall sat on stage, and had relaxed but revealing conversations with renowned rock climber Tommy Caldwell about his historic Dawn Wall ascent, then with Frank Sanders about recovery from alcoholism and life at Devil’s Tower, then with Forest Woodward and his father about family and a raft trip down the Grand Canyon. Running since 2007 — and customarily taped in Cahall’s closet — “The Dirtbag Diaries” is a transcendent adventure podcast that’s totaled more than 3 million downloads and has united a global community through stories. With short narratives, and occasionally straight interviews like the locally taped entries, it’s not really about skiing or climbing or whatever the trek at hand. It’s about fear, relationships, self-reflection. Its is a kind of storytelling that didn’t have a home in traditional broadcasting and thankfully found one in this new form. It’s the best adventure podcast out there. Seeing the crowd at Steve’s huddle together to listen to “The Dirtbag Diaries” got me thinking about the rest of the podcasts in my queue. I have one for sports, one for politics, and one for most of my interests. But for the arts and pop culture — where a dizzying number of podcasts have emerged — I subscribe to about 20 and have sampled many more. So, for your listening pleasure, I’ve compiled my top 10 from the A&E world. They’re all free to download. I’m not including the podcasts that simply transmit broadcast shows, though there are some indispensable ones. In particular, the arts programs out of KCRW in Santa Monica — “The Business” on the entertainment business, “The Treatment” with interviews about film by critic Elvis
Mitchell, and “Bookworm” featuring author conversations with the brilliant Michael Silverblatt — are worthwhile downloads for those of us outside southern California who care about this stuff.
ALL SONGS CONSIDERED A weekly podcast, hosted by NPR’s Bob Boilen, showcasing new music and emerging artists, with extra episodes for events like Record Store Day and daily dispatches from SXSW in Austin. Stand-out recent discoveries: Son Lux, Torres, Wilsen.
BOOK FIGHT MFA teacher Mike Ingram and Barrelhouse editor Tom McAllister offer up “tough love for literature.” Most weeks they pick a book — old, new, very good and sometimes extraordinarily bad — and pick it apart in irreverent, entertaining verbal jousting sessions.
THE BRET EASTON ELLIS PODCAST The transgressive “American Psycho” author talks pop culture (but almost never books) with everyone from Kanye West to Marilyn Manson to porn star James Deen in unfiltered, free-ranging conversations. He hasn’t posted a new episode since October, but Ellis has said on Twitter that he’s bringing it back. Either way, the archives are worth digging through (his scathing post-interview rant about his distaste for Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein is Ellis at his controversy-courting purest).
MUSIC THAT MATTERS
OVERTHINKING IT
An expanded universe of the Seattle radio station KEXP, “Music That Matters” stays ahead of the curve, offering new discoveries across genres from its team of DJs (Kevin Cole’s playlists tend to be my favorite).
A roundtable of Ivy League guys promise to “subject the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn’t deserve” and they deliver. They’re at their best during summer blockbuster season, taking ludicrously deep analytical dives on the latest supherhero and action franchise entries. For a sample of the smart fun of overthinking, check out their episodes on any of the “Fast and Furious” films (or the whole episode they devoted to the “Furious 7” trailer).
THE NERDIST The flagship of comedian Chris Hardwick’s expanding media empire, “The Nerdist” tends to book entertainers who are on the circuit with something to promote (musicians, actors, comic book writers, comedians). But these hourlong conversations cut through the inane late night show chatter and press junket promotion you tend to hear elsewhere.
THE NEW YORKER: FICTION Once a month, a writer with a new short story in the magazine picks a favorite from the 90 years of New Yorker archives, reads it aloud and then talks about it with New Yorker editor Dorothy Wickenden. George Saunders reads Grace Paley, James Salter reads Reynolds Price, Joyce Carol Oates reads Cynthia Ozick. It’s ear candy for literature lovers.
WTF WITH MARC MARON This one’s no secret. It’s one of the most popular podcasts out there. Stand-up comedian Maron is a master of the long-form interview whose favored subjects include comedy, rock music, film, literature and philosophy. Recent highlights: filmmaker Joe Swanberg, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, and author Nick Tosches.
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THE DISSOLVE Critics and editors from the film website The Dissolve (a spinoff of Pitchfork with similarly discerning tastes) talk movies. They usually do a roundtable on a current issue in film culture, then play a silly game or two that tests their movie knowledge.
INSIDE THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW An audio supplement to the weekly New York Times section, founded by Sam Tanenhaus and currently hosted by editor Pamela Paul, featuring excellent short interviews with authors and reviews of the latest releases (along with a round-up of publishing news and bestsellers). Fitz Cahall interviewing Kyle Dempster at Steve’s Guitars during a live taping of “The Dirtbag Diaries” at the 2013 5Point FIlm Festival.
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FRIDAY, MAY 1 POLICULTURE — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Reggae. Those younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. $5 surcharge for those younger than 21. 970-544-9800
SATURDAY, MAY 2 MUSKETEER GRIPWEED — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Americana and rock. Those younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. $5 surcharge for those younger than 21. 970-544-9800
HEAR Bobby Mason will perform with Hap Harriman and Vid Weatherwax Thursday night at Heather’s in Basalt.
ONGOING HALF-SMILER WALK — 10 a.m., Paepcke Park, Main Street, Aspen. Two-hour walk followed by lunch. Meet at Paepcke Park gazebo. Part of the exhibition Second Chances at the Aspen Art Museum. Visit www.aspenartmuseum.org/ exhibitions/61-second-chances. SPRING SELECTIONS — All day, Ann Korologos Gallery, 211 Midland Ave., Basalt. A curated selection of artwork celebrating the return of spring.
THURSDAY, APRIL 30 BOBBY MASON, HAP HARRIMAN AND VID WEATHERWAX — 7 p.m.,
Heather’s Savory Pies and Tapas Bar, 166 Midland Ave., Basalt. Classic rock, funk, jazz and R&B. LIVE MUSIC — 7:30 p.m., Heather’s Savory Pies and Tapas, 166 Midland Ave., Basalt. Rock, R&B, funk and soul with Bobby Mason, Hap Harriman and Vid Weatherwax.
ZOOGMA — 9 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Electronic and rock. Those younger than 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. $5 surcharge for those younger than 21. 970-544-9800
“IDA” — 7:30 p.m., Wheeler Opera House, 320 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen. Academy Award winner for best foreign-language film. A drama about a young nun in 1960s Poland who, on the verge of taking her
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SUNDAY, MAY 3 THE SALON — 5 p.m., Justice Snow’s, 328 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen. Cost includes wine and hors d’oeuvres. Music and dance performances. 970-429-8192
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THE WENDY WOO TRIO — 8 p.m., Steve’s Guitars, 19 N. Fourth St., Carbondale. Led by acoustic guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. 970-963-3304
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vows, discovers a dark family secret dating from the years of the Nazi occupation. Rating: PG-13. 80 minutes.
MONDAY, MAY 4 “WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS” — 7:30 p.m., Wheeler Opera House, 320 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen. Comedic film chronicles the adventures of four vampire roommates trying to get by in a modern world that’s not always hospitable to the undead. Unrated, 86 minutes.
TUESDAY, MAY 5 TRIVIA NIGHT — 8:45 a.m., Aspen Dollar Bar, 301 E. Hopkins, Aspen. Prizes for first and second places. 970-429-4218 ORGAN RECITAL — 6 p.m., Aspen Community Church, 200 E. Bleeker St., Aspen. Celebrating the 125th anniversary of the church. Nathan Stewart on organ. 970-925-1571 GEEKS WHO DRINK PUB QUIZ — 7 p.m., Aspen Brewing Co., 304 E. Hopkins Ave., Aspen. Trivia with prizes.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 BEATS ANTIQUE WITH MOON HOOCH — 8 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Electronic and world fusion. No one younger than 18 permitted. $5 surcharge for those younger than 21. 970-544-9800 KARAOKE — 9:30 p.m., El Rincon, 411 E. Main St., Aspen. Hosted by Mike Milotta. 970-925-3663
PUBLIC NOTICE AMENDMENTS TO THE ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING GUIDELINES, CITY OF ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO Notice is hereby given that amendments to the Aspen/Pitkin County Affordable Housing Guidelines has been submitted to the Aspen/Pitkin County Housing Authority (APCHA) Board of Directors for adoption. A copy of the proposed amended Guidelines has been filed at the APCHA Office at 210 E. Hyman Ave., Suite 202, Aspen, Colorado, and the APCHA website, www.apcha.org., and is open for public inspection. PUBLIC HEARING has been scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in Council Chambers, 130 S. Galena. Citizens are invited to make written or oral comments with regard to the proposed amended changes of the APCHA Guidelines at the public hearing or by contacting Cindy Christensen, Operations Director, at 970-920-5455, or cindy. christensen@cityofaspen.com.
ASPEN/PITKIN COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY By A. Ronald Erickson, Chairperson Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 23, 2015
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Smuggler Park, new construction, 3bdrm/2bath (master suite), Aspen School district, on bus route, walking distance to town, 2 car parking + garage, storage basement, great views. Brokers protected heidihat@comcast.net
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Carbondale - $580,000
Carbondale - $199,900
Fruita - $378,500
ACREAGE AND VIEWS ~ LIONS RIDGE Room for all in this 5 bd 4.5 bth home on over 2 acres. Enjoy views off the decks of the bedrooms on 2nd level. New kitchen, carpet, septic and drain field. Located just moments to Carbondale and Basalt.
Great location for offices in Carbondale. Flexible spaces and garage door in back. Nice finishes and large half bath. A/C, security system and 2 assigned parking spaces. Perfect for any small business.
3BD/2BA. 1,200 sq.ft. single family home with oversized 2 car garage on 4.9 acres, bordering Adobe National Golf Course and the Colorado River with views of the CO National Monument, secluded but just minutes from GJ/Fruita.
Brenda Wild
Karen Peirson
Snowmass Village - $399,000 Own a gorgeous 1-bed/1 bath, sunny, contemporary, remodeled Seasons Four condo in Snowmass Village. Beautiful hardwood floors, brand new carpeting with updated kitchen and woodburning fireplace. Excellent long or short term rental property or just your own little paradise. SeasonsFourCondo.com
Melissa Temple
970.948.8261 melissa@bjac.net AspenSnowmassProperties.com
970-379-2299 brendawildaspen@gmail.com
Glenwood Springs - $1,150,000
Rifle - $260,000
Creek-side home on fenced-in four acres in Canyon Creek, west of Glenwood Springs. 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom house with large kitchen and master bedroom. One fifth mile of creek side water, Two apartments, workshop and greenhouse.
NEAT AND TIDY • 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths • Fenced yard - deck - trees • RV parking - shed • MLS #138090
Call for Appointment Buyers agents welcome 970-376-3328
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SNOWMASS A wonderful opportunity to own a 37 acre ranch located in a private setting in the Snowmass Canyon. The ranch is located on both sides of Lower River Road. Two homes, lush pastures, water rights and 496 feet of Roaring Fork River frontage. $2,975,000 MLS#: 133620 Co-listed with Chris Souki 970.948.4378
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ASPEN A diamond in the rough, this spacious «i y À « > vi>ÌÕÀià > ÃÌ Ç]äää õ° vÌ° Ü Ì > À v Ì « `iV ] wÛi Li`À Ã] v ÕÀ L>Ì Ã and windows that open to a world class view of the ski mountains. Located in Starwood an exclusive gated Aspen community. $4,900,000 MLS#: 136092
Chrysler Town and Country 2001
Dodge RAM 1500 2014
Ford Ranger XLT 4x4 - 2005
Toyota FJ Cruiser 2008
All wheel drive. Good condition.
Express Quad Cab 4x4 4 door. Like new condition. 4,800 miles Auto transmission. 5.7L V8 HEMI LOTS of upgrades. True Blue Pearl
Only asking $3000 OBO Located in Gypsum 970-376-0650
$30,000 970-948-6610
Super cab, V6 motor, automatic. No power locks or windows. Equipped with Alpine stereo with Sirius built in. Located in Eagle. High mileage but well maintained. PRICE REDUCED!! $5,500 Call or text 970-376-2176
V6 Manual Trans 35650 miles, roof rack. Multi-Disk CD. Fulll Size Spare White/Brick Color "Loaded" Have CarFax Report, it's clean! Bill zgbillw@yahoo.com $25,000 414-399-0525
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Volvo V70XC 2001
CoachmanCatalina 2001
AWD. UNBELIEVEABLE 40,000 ORIG. MILES. EXCELLENT CONDITION. ALWAYS GARAGED! $7,000 Alan 561-379-8774
2001 Coachman Catalina 25' Pull behind with Pop Out Side. $8850.00, OBO Excellent condition. Call or Text David Motivated Seller. $8850.00 970-309-7207
KTM 350CXF 2011
Yamaha Silverado 2006
Dutchman kodiak24BHSL 2013
Honda ST1100 - 1991
KTM 250SX-F 2015
SOLD
26315 actual miles. Excellent condition. New HEL braided brake lines. New Rifle windshield, new Corbin seat. Original owners manual & service manual. Handlebar tie down strap. $4900.00. MSTA Vinny 970-925-6103 or 970-379-3755.
Only 10hrs. MANY extras, and ALL OEM Parts included. $8,000 Will entertain serious offers. Text only; 970-389-3498
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Because auto photo ads WORK! Street legal. Less than 500 miles. Like new condition. 10k with all accessories. All yours for $7,000 Call 970-376-0215 Located in Grand Junction Area
650 4468 actual miles 1owner owners manual & service manual.
Call or go online to sell your wheels!
$3500.00 MSTA Vinny 970-925-6103 or 970-379-3755
Fireplaces/Stoves
925-9937 • www.aspentimes.com/placead
Jewelry Bicycles
RON"THE GOLD GUY "
Tappen Wood Stove
Merch andise Appliances
Older model. Needs 5-6 inner bricks. In great condition.
$250 OBO
Call Lisa 970-404-1701 or email lisap22@msn.com Located in Silt, CO.
Food & Beverage BEEF Valley grown, hormone free $3.45/lb hanging Custom cut and f r e e d e l i v e r y 970-240-4329 www.kinikin.com
PRACTICALLY NEW MAYTAG Bravos XL Washer/Gas Dryer.$450. ea.Maytag Commercial Technology.High Eff./low water.(New $1000ea.) Remodel w/ stack set. XL cap. 2nd home hardly used. basalt, jan 973-985-8273
Cameras/Photo Equipment
Vintage Photo
Furniture/ Beds & Mattresses Mattress- King Size. 950.00 OBO Aspen Good condition. Rosemarie 404-285-3442 roe1010@hotmail.com This is a Sleep Number Bed. Only 6 years old, works great and is extremely comfortable.
Please Recycle Twin Daybed- distressed metal, Trundle Springs, 2 Mattresses. Good Condition. $300 Aspen AspenLinda@Gmail.com
Furniture/Home Furnishings Equipment
Technal Dry Mount Press 500. Includes manuals. $400
Call Lisa 970-404-1701 Collectibles
Antique 8' Polar Bear Rug. Fabulous inherited rug, in the family more than 50 yrs. Very well maintained. Call for Details. Jill 303-773-3244, Denver.
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REPUTABLE GOLDSMITH paying CASH for gold, silver, platinum jewelry, gold or silver coins, nuggets, sterling silver sets. Many loyal customers thank me for BEST RETURNS, BEST SERVICE and convenient appointments. I Recycle, Remake, and Repair. For today's spot see: ronthegoldguy.com. Call Ron (970) 390-8229
Girl power.
81 percent of women in a management or professional position with a household income of $100,000 a year or more read a newspaper in print or online in an average week.
MTN BIKES: Specialized Rockhopper (Youth) Excellent Cond. $250; Klein Rascal Good Condition $250. Front shocks.Call Kevin 379-5458
2010 K2 Zed 3 $575
Good condition, 29er, originally retailed for $1,400. New cassette, new brakes, new chain, and full tune, all last fall. Avon.
Musical Mesa Music's Annual Classical Guitar Sale. Save up to 30% Guitars from $300 - $10,000 Rodriguez, Ramirez, Alhambra, La Patrie, Cordoba, Alvarez 2599 Hwy 6 & 50 Grand Junction, CO 81501Mesa Music 970-245-0437 johncrouch@mesamusic .com
Merchandise Wanted Julius Swaim custom made solid wood pool table. USA made with Italian Slate. Retails new for $13,000. Will deliver, setup, your choice of cloth color play package all for $3,990 Excellent condition! Paul 970-210-5555 or pj88@outlook.com
Bicycles
Want to purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201
Vacation-home buyers plan to keep their property for a median of 13 years. To reach secondhome buyers in this market through Real Estate Photo Ads, please call 866-850-9937 or e-mail classifieds@ cmnm.org.
2013 Trek Remedy 8 $1600 Excellent condition Michael 612-554-5028 maberman.wst@gmail.c om
Stump Jumper FSR comp evo 29
Canoes/Kayaks/ Row Boats
Paddle a classic.
Wavesport Kinetic Kayak. A solid beginner boat or advanced paddler's dream. Needs outfitting. $150. Come see at the vaildaily or leave message at 970-331-4748.
REM 870 Wngmstr 12G, 2 Brls+Extras, NIB $825, pics and email on-line, Cdale. 970-846-5909
Full suspension carbon trail/xc bike in good condition. Originally retailed for over $5,800. Plenty of upgrades including hope hubs, Sram XO derailuers, and Stans tubeless wheels. Recently had full tune. Eagle 970-390-9787
Great all-mountain bike for Aspen. Medium Frame. SRAM x9 derailleur in the front and SRAM x7 in the back. Command Post Black Light seat post dropper. Custom FOX float CTD evolution with auto sag, climb, trail, and descend modes. 2 years old, perfect working condition. Asking price $2200. 970-306-9544 leave message.
Turner full-suspension Mountain Bike in excellent condition. Fit person 5'6, to 6'0 tall. $1500. Barry Mink 923-5988 Aspen.
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Ski Equipment
Cleaning Service
2013 Vokl Bridge Skis & Bindings 179 $365
Clutter Clearing
Canoes/Kayaks/ Row Boats
Kayak Swap & Sale Alpine Quest Sports in Edwards, CO Buy & Sell New & Used Kayaks, Rafts & SUPs Apr 17-19 9am-6pm 970-926-3867
Golf 2 sets of 2006 Callaway golf clubs. $450 each. Good condition and hardly used. One set: senior, lefty, graphite shafts, X 460 driver, X 3 & 5 woods, 4 hybrid and Big Bertha irons. Other set: men's, right hand, steel shafts, X 460 driver, X 3 & 5 woods, 3 & 5 hybrids, Big Bertha irons. Callaway bags included. Will sell the sets separately but will not sell individual clubs separately. Sarah 970-309-8339 dizwaut@gmail.com.
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is a Gift Deborah 970-948-5663 Great condition with less than 20 days on the skis. Include Solomon Z12 demo bindings. Eagle 970-390-9787
Five Star Company Housekeeping Lawnscaping giacomanestrella@gmai l.com Estrella Giacoman 970-948-8358
Health & Beauty
Basalt Barber Shop Open Tues - Fri 9am-6pm Sat. 8:30am- 1pm
Pet Supplies/ Services
2013 Felt Z5 $1,275
Full carbon road bike, 58 cm, in excellent condition. Purchased for $1,800 last summer and have less than 30 rides on the bike. Outfitted with Tiagra components. Eagle 970-390-9787
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Remington mo. 1100 Matched Pair Skeet .28 & 410. 1969 100% New Unfired.. Factory Letter & Hard Case. Magnificent. FFL req. $3,200 970-379-3474 outfitter738@rof.net
Winchester Model 70 .300WSM, left-hand bolt. $800. Excellent condition, no blemishes. Comes with Burris FF 3.5x10x50mm scope, recoil pad, leather sling, rifle scope case. Call or text Jan 970-379-1522.
Service
GOLF MEMBERSHIP ASPEN GLEN CLUB No initiation fee $595/month 970 274-4290
Firearms/Supplies
970-390-9787
2011 Large Yeti ASR 5C $2,150
Golf
$2000
Hair Cuts Chad and Lonnie Bones 302 Midland Ave.
Dog kennel by Petmate for animal up to 90 pounds, brand new, length 40", width 27", height 30". $70
“SOLD” 80 percent of adults who spent $500 or more on business clothing read a newspaper in print or online in an average week.
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additional floor area, and construct a caretaker dwelling unit. The property is located at 484 Little Woody Creek Road and is legally described as a Tract of land situated in Lots 4, 5 and 6, Section 10, Township 9 South, Range 85 West of the 6th P.M. The State Parcel Identification Number for the property is 2643-103-00-014. The application is available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or objections due by May 1, 2015. For further information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970) 920-5093. s/Tom Smith Pitkin County Hearing Officer
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 to begin at 3:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the conduct of business allows, at the Community Development Conference Room, 130 South Galena Street, Aspen, before the Pitkin County Hearing Officer, to consider an application submitted by Robert F. and Paula A. Starodoj and Richard Wax (PO Box #1121, Aspen, CO 81612) requesting approval for an Activity Envelope and Site Plan to construct a single family residence of up to 7,500 square feet of floor area. The property is located on Byers Court and is legally described as Lot 4, Filing 5 W/J Ranch. The State Parcel Identification Number for the property is 2643-223-03-004. The application is available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or objections due by May 19, 2015. For further information, contact Mike Kraemer at (970) 920-5482. Sarah Oates: Pitkin County Hearing Officer
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PUBLIC NOTICE RE:119 NEALE AVENUE- SUBDIVISION AMENDMENT AND CREATION OF TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Monday, May 4, 2015 at a meeting to begin at 4:00 p.m. before the Aspen City Council, City Council Chambers, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, to consider an application affecting the property located at 119 Neale Avenue, Lot 1, Benedict Cabin Subdivision, City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado. The application is submitted by Jeffrey Shoaf, owner, P.O. Box 3123, Aspen, CO 81612, who requests an amendment to the Subdivision and approval to convert some of the development that would be allowed on the property into Transferable Development Rights to be used elsewhere in the City. For further information, contact Amy Simon at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 429-2758, amy.simon@cityofaspen.com. s/Steven Skadron, Mayor Aspen City Council Published in the Aspen Times on April 16, 2015 (11107644) NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-1 2-801, C.R.S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARY ESHBAUGH HAYES, Deceased Case Number 2015PR30006 All 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 [ ] Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 2, 2015 , or the claims may be forever barred Clayton James Hayes and Pauli Hayes as Co Personal Representatives 7120 Naakea St. Honolulu, Hawaii 96825 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 2, 9, and 16, 2015. (11054185) NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOYCE K. MURRAY aka JOYCE MURRAY , D e c e a s e d . C a s e N u m b e r : 2015PR30012 Division 5 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Pitkin, County, Colorado on or before August 5, 2015 (date)*, or the claims may be forever barred. Scott McDonald, Personal Representative c/o William R. Meyer, Esq. The Meyer Law Firm, P.C. 250 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 301 Boulder, CO 80302 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 2, 9 and 16, 2015. (11056302) PUBLIC NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Westbank Development LLC 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: PARCEL A: That portion of H.E.S. No. 112 situated In Township 10 and 11 South, Range 85 West of the 6th P.M., Pitkin County, Colorado, described as follows:
Beginning at Corner No. 10 of said H.E.S. No. 112; thence South 04°13'00" West, a distance of 353.46 feet along said H.E.S. No. 112 line to a point on line between Corners No. 10 and 9; thence East a distance of 227.25 feet to the West bank of Castle Creek; thence North 23°03'00" West, a distance of 197.23 feet along the West bank of Castle Creek; thence North 03°04'30" West, a distance of 170.30 feet along West bank of Castle Creek to a point on the line between Corners 10 and 11 of said H.E.S. No. 112; thence North 89°32'00" West, a distance of 114.90 feet along the line between Comers No. 10 and 11 of said H.E.S. No. 112 to Corner No. 10, The Point of Beginning. PARCEL B: A tract of land situated in H.E.S. No. 112, Township 10 and 11 South, Range 85 West of the 6th P.M., being more fully described as follows: Beginning at Corner No. 9 of said H.E.S. No. 112, a stone monument in place; thence North 04°13'00" East, a distance of 649.74 feet along 9-10 of said H.E.S. No. 112; thence East a distance of 227.25 feet to a point on the West bank of Castle Creek; thence Southerly along the West bank of Castle Creek the following courses and distances: South 23°30'00" East, a distance of 135.00 feet; South 15°00'00" East, a distance of 150.00 feet; South 04°30'00" East, a distance of 80.00 feet; South 00°24'00" West, a distance of 187.00 feet; South 15°00'00" East, a distance or 150.00 feet; South 05°00'00" West, a distance of 132.00 feet; South 17°00'00" East, a distance of 220.00 feet; South 19°02'00" West, a distance of 83.00 feet; thence departing from said West bank North 54°55'58" West, a distance of 87.54 feet; thence North 15°05'11" West, a distance of 299.10 feet; thence South 84°53'00" West, a distance of 333.29 feet; thence North 04°20'00" West, a distance of 23.19 feet to a point on line 8-9 of said H.E.S. No. 112; thence North 20°56'16" East, a distance of 128.71 feet alone said line 8-9 to the Point of Beginning. EXCEPT that portion of Parcels A and B conveyed by Dale Launer to The James D. Stringer Trust, U/T/A dated August 30, 1995, by Deed recorded February 13, 2013, at Reception No. 596981. County of Pitkin, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as: 245 & 289 Conundrum Road, Aspen Co 81611 Said Petition shall be heard at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of said District on May 12, 2015, 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/ Chad J. Lee Chad J. Lee - Secretary Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2015. (11088885) SECOND NOTICE TO MORTGAGEES IN THE ASPEN SQUARE CONDOMINIUMS COMMUNITY Second notice is hereby given to all mortgagees within the Aspen Square Condominiums community in Pitkin County, Colorado, that the Aspen Square Condominium Association, Inc. is seeking m o r t g a g e e a p p r o v a l o f a p r o p o s e d L i m i t ed Amendment to the Declaration - Aspen Square Condominium (the "Proposed Amendment"). The Proposed Amendment can be obtained at the following address: HindmanSanchez P.C., 5610 Ward Road, Ste. 300, Arvada, CO 80002. Failure of any mortgagee to deliver a negative response to the Aspen Square Condominium Association, Inc., c/o HindmanSanchez P.C., 5610 Ward Road, Suite 300, Arvada, CO 80002, within 60 days shall be deemed consent on behalf of the mortgagee. Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 9 and 16, 2015 (11088529) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:
Beginning at Corner No. 10 of said H.E.S. No. 112; thence South 04°13'00" West, a distance of 353.46 feet along said H.E.S. No. 112 line to a point on ·Unless otherwise notified all regular and special meetings will be held in the Board of County Comline between Corners No. 10 and 9; thence East a distance of 227.25 feet to the West missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E Main St, Aspen bank of Castle Creek; thence North 23°03'00" West, a distance of 197.23 feet along the West bank of Castle Creek; ·All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or thence North 03°04'30" West, a distance of 170.30 as soon thereafter as the conduct of business alfeet along West bank of Castle Creek to a point on l o w s . C h e c k a g e n d a a t the line between Corners 10 and 11 of said H.E.S. http://www.aspenpitkin.com or call 920-5200 for No. 112; meeting times for special meetings. A S P E N West, T I M EaSdistance W E E K of L Y114.90 V Apr il 16, 2015 thence North 89°32'00" feet along the line between Comers No. 10 and 11 ·Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and orof said H.E.S. No. 112 to Corner No. 10, The Point dinance(s) referred to are available during regular of Beginning. business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Recorder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, PARCEL B: Aspen, Colorado 81611 or at
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RE:RFM Lot 3 Holdings LLC Site Plan Review (Case P026-15)
·Unless otherwise notified all regular and special NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application MON F R I DAY 8 : 3 0 A M TO 5 : 0 0 P M meetings will be held in the Board of DAYCounty Comhas been submitted by RFM Lot 3 Holdings LLC missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E (2039 Tondolea Lane, La Canada-Flintridge, CA 970. 3 8 4-9135 Main St, Aspen 91011) requesting Site Plan Review to construct a family on Lot L E Gp.m., A L or S @single AS P E N Tresidence I M E S .CO M3. The property is ·All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 located at 280 Tejas Trail and is legally described as soon thereafter as the conduct of business al- as Lot 3, Roaring Fork Meadows Subdivision/PUD. l o w s . C h e c k a g e n d a a t The State Parcel Identification Number for the http://www.aspenpitkin.com or call 920-5200 for property is 2467-212-03-003. The application is meeting times for special meetings. available for public inspection in the Pitkin County Community Development Department, City Hall, ·Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and or- 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments dinance(s) referred to are available during regular or objections are due by May 18, 2015. For further business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Re- information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970) corder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, 920-5093. Aspen, Colorado 81611 or at http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/CalendarRE:R o a r i n g F o r k M e a d o w s L L C L o t L i n e Events/ Adjustment and Site Plan Review (Case P025-15) NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been submitted by Roaring Fork Meadows LLC The following Resolution on February 25, 2015: (55 Waugh Drive #1111, Houston, TX 77007) requesting approval to amend the lot line between Resolution No. 011-2015 - Finding a Taking and Lot 1 and Common Parcel 1 in order to relocate an Remediating the taking for GSS Properties LLC by existing garage for Lot 6 to Common Parcel 1 Granting Activity Envelope and Site Plan Review adjacent to the new deed restricted residence on Approval for Driveway Alternative D, Site Plan Re- Common Parcel 1 to use for storage of agricultural view Approval for a Single Family Residence, and equipment. The properties are located at 200 TeSpecial Review and GMQS Exemption for a TDR jas Trail and 97 Sherman Lane and are legally deReceiver Site described as follows: A tract of land scribed as Lots 1 and Common Parcel 1, Roaring situated in Government Lots 1, 6, 7, 8 and 14, Sec- Fork Meadows Subdivision. The State Parcel tion 15, Township 9 south Range 85 West of the Identification Numbers for these properties are 6th P.M. being a portion of the Stranahan Ranch as 2467-212-03-001 and 2467-212-03-801. The conveyed by Warranty Deeds recorded as Recep- application is available for public inspection in the tion Nos. 106364, 110053 and 113671 (Barbier to P i t k i n C o u n t y C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t Sandersen) of the Real Estate Records of Pitkin Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, County, Colorado. CO 81611. Comments or objections are due by May 18, 2015. For further information, contact Statutory vested rights for the approval contained Suzanne Wolff at (970) 920-5093. herein are granted pursuant to the Pitkin County Land Use Code and Colorado Statutes, subject to Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk the exceptions set forth in the Pitkin County Land Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on April 16, Use Code § 2-20-170 and C.R.S. § 24-68-105. 2015 (11100645) The statutory vested rights granted herein shall expire on February 25, 2018. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE ORDINANCE 12, 2015 PUBLIC HEARING HEARING OFFICER: Ordinance #12, Series of 2015 was adopted on first RE:Huffman LLC Site Plan Review, Special Re- reading at the City Council meeting April 13th, view and GMQS Exemption for TDR Receiver 2015. This ordinance, if adopted, will adopt the Site and Caretaker Dwelling Unit 2015 Supplemental Budget. The public hearing on (CASE P021-15) this ordinance is scheduled for April 27th, 2015 at a City Council meeting that is set to begin at 5:00 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing p.m. City Hall, 130 South Galena. will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 to begin at 3:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the conduct of To see the entire text, go to the city's legal notice business allows, at the Community Development website Conference Room, 130 South Galena Street, Aspen, before the Pitkin County Hearing Officer, to http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/Leconsider an application submitted by Huffman LLC gal-Notices/ (PO Box 422, Woody Creek, CO 81656) requesting Site Plan Review to replace the single family IF you would like a copy FAXed or e-mailed to you, residence, Special Review to utilize one TDR for call the city clerk's office, 429-2687 additional floor area, and construct a caretaker dwelling unit. The property is located at 484 Little Published in the Aspen Times Weekly April 16, Woody Creek Road and is legally described as a 2015. (11104791) Tract of land situated in Lots 4, 5 and 6, Section 10, Township 9 South, Range 85 West of the 6th P.M. The State Parcel Identification Number for PUBLIC NOTICE the property is 2643-103-00-014. The application NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL is available for public inspection in the Community PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INDevelopment Department, City Hall, 130 S. Gale- TEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY na St., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or objec- BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: tions due by May 1, 2015. For further information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970) 920-5093. ·Unless otherwise notified all regular and special s/Tom Smith meetings will be held in the Board of County ComPitkin County Hearing Officer missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E Main St, Aspen NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 to begin at ·All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or 3:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the conduct of as soon thereafter as the conduct of business albusiness allows, at the Community Development l o w s . C h e c k a g e n d a a t Conference Room, 130 South Galena Street, http://www.aspenpitkin.com or call 920-5200 for Aspen, before the Pitkin County Hearing Officer, to meeting times for special meetings. consider an application submitted by Robert F. and Paula A. Starodoj and Richard Wax (PO Box ·Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and or#1121, Aspen, CO 81612) requesting approval for dinance(s) referred to are available during regular an Activity Envelope and Site Plan to construct a business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Resingle family residence of up to 7,500 square feet corder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, of floor area. The property is located on Byers A s p e n , C o l o r a d o 8 1 6 1 1 o r a t Court and is legally described as Lot 4, Filing 5 W/J http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/CalendarRanch. The State Parcel Identification Number for Events/ the property is 2643-223-03-004. The application is available for public inspection in the Community NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE BOARD Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE FOLSt., Aspen, CO 81611. Comments or objections LOWING DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARINGS: due by May 19, 2015. For further information, contact Mike Kraemer at (970) 920-5482. The following Ordinance on February 25, 2015: Sarah Oates: Pitkin County Hearing Officer Ordinance No. 006-2015- Amending Title 8 of the N O T I C E O F A P P L I C A T I O N S T O B E Pitkin County Code, Specifically the 2006 Land C O N S I D E R E D B Y T H E C O M M U N I T Y Use Code for Land Use Code Text Amendments (Special Events) DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT: RE:RFM Lot 3 Holdings LLC Site Plan Review (Case P026-15) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been submitted by RFM Lot 3 Holdings LLC (2039 Tondolea Lane, La Canada-Flintridge, CA 91011) requesting Site Plan Review to construct a single family residence on Lot 3. The property is located at 280 Tejas Trail and is legally described as Lot 3, Roaring Fork Meadows Subdivision/PUD. The State Parcel Identification Number for the property is 2467-212-03-003. 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 18, 2015. For further information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970) 920-5093.
The following Ordinance on April 8, 2015: Emergency Ordinance No. 002-2015 - Authorizing an Amendment to Sections 6.48.140 and 6.49.140 of the Pitkin County Code Establishing the Fee Schedule for Retail and Medical Marijuana License Applications Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on April 16, 2015 (11100587)
PUBLIC NOTICE RE:AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF ASPEN LAND USE CODE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Monday May 4, 2015, at a meeting to begin at 4:00 p.m. before the Aspen City Council, Council Chambers, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, to consider amendments to the text of the Land Use Code. The amendments address siting of utilities on private property, and revise Aspen Municipal Code Chapter 26.415, related to historic preservation, including worksessions and preservation benefits. For further information, contact Amy Simon at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 429-2758, amy.simon@cityofaspen.com s/ Steven Skadron, Mayor Aspen City Council Published in the Aspen Times on April 16, 2015 (11107653) DISTRICT COURT, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO 506 East Main Street, Aspen Colorado 81611 (970) 925-7635 Plaintiffs: NOAH WEMPE and GEORGIA WEMPE v. Defendants: REDSTONE RANCH ACRES, INC., a Colorado corporation, RALPH L. ANTONIDES, FLORENCE L. ANTONIDES, and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action Case Number: 2015CV030032 Division: Anne Marie McPhee, Atty. Reg. No. 32327 Oates, Knezevich, Gardenswartz, Kelly & Morrow, P.C. 533 E. Hopkins Avenue, Suite 201 Aspen, Colorado 81611 Telephone: (970) 920-1700 Facsimile: (970) 920-1121 e-mail: amm@okglaw.com 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 completed 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 the title of the Plaintiffs in and to the real property situate in Pitkin County, Colorado, more particularly described as: MAIN PARCEL That part of the SE ¼ NW ¼ Section 29, Township 10 South, Range 88 West of the 6th P.M. lying easterly and northeasterly of Hawk Creek and easterly and southeasterly of the Crystal River excepting that part described in instrument recorded at Book 212 at Page 577, Together with an easement or right of way over the roadways as established and in use as conveyed in Warranty Deed from Redstone Ranch Acres, Inc. recorded June 7, 1971 in Book 255 at Page 748. PARCEL A A parcel of land situated in the SE ¼ NW ¼ of Section 29, Township 10 South, Range 88 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Pitkin County, Colorado, lying northeasterly of Lot A-1 of Redstone Ranch Acres Subdivision, lying southerly of the centerline of the Crystal River, lying westerly of the centerline of Hawk Creek and lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of Beaver Drive in said Redstone Ranch Acres Subdivision and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point at the intersection of the centerline of Hawk Creek and the southerly bank of the Crystal River whence a brass cap found in place and properly marked for the N1/4+ corner of said Section 29 bears N 31° 20'40"E 1774.43 feet; thence along the centerline of said Hawk Creek on the following two (2) courses: S 35° 08'33"W 75.12 feet; thence S 03° 45'07"W 32.19 feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way line of said Beaver Drive; thence along said northerly right-of-way line on the following six (6) courses: S 86° 43'43"W 54.64 feet; thence 68.97 feet along the arc of a 99.07 foot radius curve to the left, the chord of which bears S 63 °00'34"W 67.59 feet; thence S 40° 16'33"W
DISTRICT COURT, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO 506 East Main Street, Aspen Colorado 81611 (970) 925-7635
PUBLIC NOTICE RE: Lots 4 and 5, Ranger Station Subdivision (formerly part of the USFS property 816/896 W. Hallam St.)
Plaintiffs: NOAH WEMPE and GEORGIA WEMPE v. Defendants: REDSTONE RANCH ACRES, INC., a Colorado corporation, RALPH L. ANTONIDES, FLORENCE L. ANTONIDES, and all unknown persons who claim any interest in the subject matter of this action Case Number: 2015CV030032 Division:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Monday, May 4, 2015, at a meeting to begin at 4:00 p.m. before the Aspen City Council, in the City Council chambers, City Hall, to consider an application submitted by Mike Hoffman on behalf of Aspen Dragonfly Partners III, LLC and Aspen Dragonfly Partners IV, LLC (C/O Garfield and Hecht PC, 601 E. Hyman Ave., Aspen CO 81611). The Applicant requests two growth management allotments, a Planned Development Amendment and a five year vesting period to develop lot 4 with a single-family residence or duplex and lot 5 with a single family residence. For further information, contact Jennifer Phelan at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 920.5090, Jennifer.Phelan@cityofaspen.com
Anne Marie McPhee, Atty. Reg. No. 32327 Oates, Knezevich, Gardenswartz, Kelly & Morrow, P.C. 533 E. Hopkins Avenue, Suite 201 Aspen, Colorado 81611 Telephone: (970) 920-1700 Facsimile: (970) 920-1121 e-mail: amm@okglaw.com 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 completed 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 the title of the Plaintiffs in and to the real property situate in Pitkin County, Colorado, more particularly described as:
S/Steve Skadron, Mayor Aspen City Council s/ City of Aspen Publish in The Aspen Times on April 16, 2015. (11107663)
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MAIN PARCEL That part of the SE ¼ NW ¼ Section 29, Township 10 South, Range 88 West of the 6th P.M. lying easterly and northeasterly of Hawk Creek and easterly and southeasterly of the Crystal River excepting that part described in instrument recorded at Book 212 at Page 577, Together with an easement or right of way over the roadways as established and in use as conveyed in Warranty Deed from Redstone Ranch Acres, Inc. recorded June 7, 1971 in Book 255 at Page 748. PARCEL A A parcel of land situated in the SE ¼ NW ¼ of Section 29, Township 10 South, Range 88 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, Pitkin County, Colorado, lying northeasterly of Lot A-1 of Redstone Ranch Acres Subdivision, lying southerly of the centerline of the Crystal River, lying westerly of the centerline of Hawk Creek and lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of Beaver Drive in said Redstone Ranch Acres Subdivision and being more particularly described as follows:
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Beginning at a point at the intersection of the centerline of Hawk Creek and the southerly bank of the Crystal River whence a brass cap found in place and properly marked for the N1/4+ corner of said Section 29 bears N 31° 20'40"E 1774.43 feet; thence along the centerline of said Hawk Creek on the following two (2) courses: S 35° 08'33"W 75.12 feet; thence S 03° 45'07"W 32.19 feet to a point on the northerly right-of-way line of said Beaver Drive; thence along said northerly right-of-way line on the following six (6) courses: S 86° 43'43"W 54.64 feet; thence 68.97 feet along the arc of a 99.07 foot radius curve to the left, the chord of which bears S 63 °00'34"W 67.59 feet; thence S 40° 16'33"W 16.10 feet; thence 59.08 feet along the arc of a 103.86 foot radius curve to the right, the chord of which bears S 54° 39'36"W 58.29 feet; thence S68° 52'41"W 27.12 feet; thence 16.55 feet along the arc of a 276.10 foot radius curve to the left, the chord of which bears S 66° 32'40"W 16.55 feet to a point on the northeasterly boundary line of said Lot A-1; thence N 25° 30'00"W 64.00 feet to a point in the center of said Crystal River; thence along the center of said Crystal River on the following three (3) courses: N 69° 00'36"E 63.66 feet; thence N 58 °57'53"E 70.78 feet; thence N 59° 46'14"E 176.86 feet; thence S 38° 52'31"E 21.07 feet to the point of beginning. PARCEL C
We work hard to ensure the credibility and quality of our advertisements, so please contact us immediately if you have concerns about a print or online Classified ad. Call 866.850.9937 or email classifieds@cmnm.org COUNTY OF PITKIN All that portion on the SE1/4NW1/4 of Section 29, Township 10 South, Range 88 West of the 6th Principal Meridian lying southwesterly of Hawk Creek and Lot A-10, Redstone Ranch Acres Subdivision and easterly of Lot F-5, Redstone Ranch Acres Filing No. 4. All in the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado STATE OF COLORADO Dated March 31, 2015 Published in the Aspen Times. First Publication: April 9, 2015 Last Publication: May 7, 2015 OATES, KNEZEVICH, GARDENSWARTZ, KELLY & MORROW P.C. By: /s/ Anne Marie McPhee Anne Marie McPhee, Atty. No. 32327 Attorneys for Plaintiffs 533 East Hopkins Ave., Suite 201 Aspen, Colorado 81611 Telephone: (970) 920-1700 Facsimile: (970) 920-1121 Published in the Aspen Times April 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2014 and May 7, 2015. (11079326)
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‘SAGA: BOOK ONE’ A PAIR OF STAR-CROSSED LOVERS take their lives across the galaxy in “Saga.” The acclaimed comic book series, now collected in this gorgeous hardcover edition, is a compulsively readable sci-fi epic for grown-ups. Alana and Marko are soldiers on the opposite sides of an endless war between the winged people of Landfall and the horned people of Wreath. “Saga” begins as Alana gives birth to their daughter, Hazel, who narrates from an unspecified future. Both sides of the war – and seemingly everyone in the universe – are out to kill the newlyweds for their treasonous union. On the run, they hop from planet to planet in a flying tree with a snarky, dismembered teen ghost named Izabel as their babysitter, doing bloody battle along the way. Though the world writer Brian K.
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