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NOVEMBER 5 - NOVEMBER 11, 2015 • ASPENTIMES.COM/WEEKLY

CULTURE/CHARACTERS/COMMENTARY

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DEPARTMENTS 04 THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION 08 LEGENDS & LEGACIES 11

FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE

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WINE INK

14 FOOD MATTERS 16 LIBATIONS 17

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24 MOUNTAIN MAYHEM 28 LOCAL CALENDAR 34 CROSSWORD 35

CLOSING ENCOUNTERS

20 COVER STORY The Roaring Fork Valley is no stranger to craft beers and spirits. But the latest edition to its

ON THE COVER

ranks — Carbondale’s Marble Distilling Company — is bringing a few new things to the table.

Photo by Jeremy Wallace

Aspen Times Weekly columnist Amiee White Beazley gives us a taste of what’s in store at MDC and The Distillery Inn.

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THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

by ANDREW TRAVERS

THEATER

Alixandra Bigley as Belle and Brian Keleher as Maurice rehearse for Aspen Community Theatre’s production of “Beauty and the Beast,” opening Friday, Nov. 6.

A CAST OF 38 locals is

tackling the musical “Beauty and the Beast” in Aspen Community Theatre’s annual production, opening Friday, Nov. 6 at the Aspen District Theatre.

Leading the cast are Alixandra Bigley as Belle and Travis Lane McDiffett as the Beast, with recent Aspen High grad and local theater stand-out Emery Major as Gaston.

Bigley, a newcomer to Aspen Community Theatre, was among the Theatre Aspen Apprentice Program’s class of 2015 in arts administration.

McDiffett is an alum of the Crystal Palace dinner theater, who has performed in several Aspen Community Theatre productions, but none since 2006’s “Fiddler on the Roof.”

The long-running Broadway musical “Beauty and the Beast” debuted in 1994 and is based on the 1991 Disney film (which, in turn, is based on the fairy tale) about a prince transformed into a monster and the girl he keeps captive in his castle. The community theater show features a colorful, multitier set of the castle.

Additional performances of “Beauty and the Beast” are Nov. 7, 11, 12, 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. and Sundays, Nov. 8 and 15 at 2 p.m.

Tickets $20 for adults, $16 for children 12 and under; available at the Wheeler Opera House box office and www.aspenshowtix.com.

Read the Weekend section in the Friday, Nov. 6 edition of the Aspen Times for more on “Beauty and the Beast.”

CURRENTEVENTS ART

ALO will perform at Belly Up Aspen on Friday, Nov. 6.

Diana Thater’s “gorillagorillagorilla” opens at the Aspen Art Museum on Friday, Nov. 6.

LOS ANGELES–BASED artist Diana Thater is installing her immersive film environment, “gorillagorillagorilla,” at the Aspen Art Museum. The show — with wall-sized projections of jungle brush and footage of gorillas in three distinct environments — opens Friday, Nov. 6.

Its opening is in tandem with a career-length survey of Thater’s work at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and scheduled to be on view through Feb. 7.

More information at www.aspenartmuseum.org.

POPULAR MUSIC THE GENRE-BENDING rock band ALO brings its legendary live show to Belly Up Aspen on Friday, Nov. 6.

The California-based outfit (full name: Animal Liberation Orchestra) is touring in support of the recently released album “Tangle of Time.”

The show is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. with Yojimbo opening. Tickets are $18 in advance, $20 on Friday; available at the Belly Up box office and www.bellyupaspen.com

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with JOHN COLSON

Let the HERO stand unmolested, Houston HAVE YOU EVER been to Houston?

No, I’m not paraphrasing that old Three Dog Night tune (“Never Been to Spain,” in case you were wondering), though I’ve always found it an engaging song, and in consideration of the recent death of the band’s co-founder, Cory Wells, I guess it’s an appropriate mention.

Anyway, I’ve never been to Houston (or to Spain, for that matter), but I feel as if I should congratulate myself on that point.

Because right now, Houston ain’t looking all that good in terms of places where I’d feel welcome, thanks to the uproar over last year’s passage of an equal-rights law that include gays, lesbians and transgender individuals among those specifically protected against discrimination.

As I write this, I have no idea whether Houston’s voters decided on Tuesday to dump the law or keep it. I should point out that the law, as it sits on the books, bans discrimination against 15 “protected classes,” including sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, familial status, marital status, military status, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity and pregnancy.

Huh? Military status?

Oh, well, it is Texas after all, where military status seems to be on equal footing with those other categories and attributes the rest of us consider human.

Let us move on.

If you like your politics boiled down to sound bites and sloganeering, this one is right up your alley, since the ordinance in question is known as HERO (Houston Equal Rights Ordinance), and the critics who want to repeal the law have dubbed it the “bathroom ordinance.”

The HERO appellation is fairly obvious and straightforward, if a bit over the top in terms of symbolism.

But “bathroom ordinance?”

That one comes from the fear-mongering underway by those trying to get HERO repealed. It was passed in 2014, partly thanks to work by Mayor Annise Parker, a lesbian who has been twice re-elected to her post. The opposition has hinged its success on the claim that it protects “‘men’ who wish to prey on women and children in public restrooms.”

The single-quotation marks around ‘men,’ by the way, comes from an article about the brouhaha on the thinkprogress.org website.

Just to be clear, Houston voters on Election Day were scheduled to weigh in on Proposition 1, which asks the electorate to either save or kill the HERO (sorry, I’m still stuck in sloganeering mode), by voting “yes” to affirm the ordinance or “no” to repeal it and act as though it never existed.

As so often happens in our culture of instant and roundthe-clock news, this dust-up has attracted the interest of a smattering of celebrities and politicians who want their names attached to a cause that is so tightly bound to a progressive definition of justice.

Sally Field, whose career has included many fine characters, from ’60s sitcom scatterbrain The Flying Nun to labor-union darling Norma Rae and many more, appeared at a pro-HERO rally recently and called the anti-HERO claims “a lie.”

In fact, what Field said was, “It’s a lie. It’s a lie. It’s a lie. It’s a lie,” perhaps in the hope that her words might penetrate some of the thicker, pointy-headed skulls behind the vilification campaign against retaining the HERO. The HERO is opposed by a polyglot mix of pastors, rednecks and homophobes, who insist that the law’s inclusion of transgender individuals as a protected class would shelter men supposedly eager to dress up as women and sneak into ladies’ bathrooms and molest any female they find inside.

Never mind that other, similar ordinances have been signed into law in other Texas towns and all over the U.S., and no such case has ever, ever been reported, as far as I can tell.

Of course, now that the HERO’s opponents have made such a stink about it, sickos all over the country may well have realized they’ve been missing a golden opportunity and could possibly get busy turning fantasy into fact.

Still, the possibility that a few deeply twisted individuals may take advantage of a law protecting civil liberties has never been seen by anyone with an ounce of common sense as a reason to not pass the law in the first place.

Of course, civil rights laws have a special place in our national jurisprudence, as they often fly in the face of previously accepted cultural attitudes that were odious in the extreme (I’m thinking about the Jim Crow culture of the Deep South, in particular.)

So, if you think of transgender folks as being today’s equivalent to black men and women of the South back in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the actions of a small knot of deeply bigoted fools in Houston may not come as much of a surprise.

I’m only sorry that my deadline is positioned so that I will have to wait until a future date to address the results in Houston on this issue — unless, of course, President Obama was correct in predicting that Houston’s voters will do the right thing and let the HERO stand unmolested.

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LEGENDS & LEGACIES

FROM the VAULT

compiled by THE ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

W H AT ’S BR EW I NG?

1905 ASPEN

“A BREWER PURCHASES LOTS FOR WAREHOUSES,” announced the Aspen Daily Times on Jan. 8, 1908. According to the paper, the plan was to “begin the erection of the buildings in the early spring. Adolph Coors, a brewer, has purchased three lots near the Midland depot and will erect a warehouse, stables and office on the property. A.W. Ottenstein, agent for the brewer, was in Aspen yesterday and completed the arrangement to begin early in the spring erecting the buildings. Mr. Coors will store beer in the buildings and will employ a team and an agent here to distribute it to the trade.” The photograph above shows the Colorado Midland Depot (circa 1905), with the Durant and Argentum-Juniata mines also visible. The lower terminal of the Durant Mining Co. tram can be seen as well.

This photo and more can be found in the Aspen Historical Society archives at aspenhistory.org.

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FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE

GEAR of the WEEK

by STEPHEN REGENOLD

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: DARK ENERGY BATTERY PACK GET IT

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PORTABLE BATTERY PACKS ARE requisite gear for anyone heading outdoors for an extended period with a phone, camera, or GPS unit in tow. A new option, the Poseidon from Utah-based brand Dark Energy, is sold as a battery pack that’s rugged, “destructiontested,” and waterproof.

The $99 product is simple, including two USB ports and a small LED that serves as a flashlight for close-up tasks. You can plug in anything USB-compatible, and the pack’s 10,000 mAh (milli Amp hours) capacity provides enough electricity for a weekend away.

I initially charged the Poseidon via a wall outlet at home. In the woods, I was able to power up my phone multiple times. (As a baseline, the company cites three to six full charges, depending on phone model.)

There are a lot of battery packs on the market. What makes the Poseidon stand out is its case. Made of a tough plastic with rubbery bumpers, it’s designed to take the abuse.

Indeed, in my test it was tossed onto rocks, plunked in water, and dropped off a 70-foot tower onto turf. Through it all, the power pack did not budge — after the deliberately rough test there was hardly a scratch on the case.

For a water test, the Poseidon took a one-minute swim in Lake Superior. After a shake off, the unit was back to its normal functionality, charging a GPS unit without a blink.

A fun bonus is the included paracordwrapped charging cable. Beyond the survivalist aesthetic, there is some functionality, as the cord protects the cable underneath.

In an emergency, you could unwrap the paracord and make a tourniquet or a shelter with the 20-foot strand — a USB cable for the first time in history ostensibly saving a life.

The Poseidon comes with a carabiner and a nylon strap, letting you clip it to a backpack.

Its dual USB ports let you charge two gadgets at once.

The built-in LED light serves as a mini lantern, and, also for emergency situations, you can have the Poseidon blink out an SOS signal by pressing the light button twice.

Some of these functions sound silly. But in the field the Poseidon is actually very usable, a low-profile and truly “destruction-tested” unit that will serve to provide you power just about anywhere you go.

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WINEINK

A VINTAGE YEAR “WHAT’S THE VINTAGE?” It’s a frequently asked and very legitimate question. And the vast majority of wines, with a few exceptions (non-vintage Champagne for example), list the year in which the grapes in the bottle of wine were grown right on the label.

But is vintage something that should matter to a wine KELLY J. drinker? Well, yes and HAYES no.

Let’s start with the yes. In certain years, specific regions have been blessed with perfection. Perfect sunshine, perfect moisture, perfect winds. And the wines made in these regions in these vintages have been deemed exceptional.

For those who love the wines of Bordeaux, the years “1961” and “1982” make them drool. While the wines of the 2010 Bordeaux vintage still need some time before they are optimal, they too will one day be one of those vintages that people talk about with wonder and glee.

Prefer Burgundy? The 1998s and 2010s are touted as being excellent expressions of the region.

But because these vintages are so highly touted, the prices for those wines already are in the stratosphere. A year designated as a great vintage in an iconic region of the wine world translates into pure gold for the producers and distributors of the wines. It sets collectors in motion and the prices are driven up for decades to come.

Perhaps even more importantly there are certain vintages to be wary of. Years in which rain or hail or mildew conspired to make the grapes less than ideal. If somebody is suggesting that you plunk down some serious cash on a couple of cases of Burgundy from 2007, for example, you may want to do your homework first. Consider what British wine expert Jancis Robinson had to say about the vintage: “A dank summer led to

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rotten Pinot Noir grapes and the need for extremely strict selection.

The vintage is unlikely to notch up record scores.” Ouch.

Perhaps you are offered a bottle of 1975 Domaine de la RomaneeConti Grand Cru, from the Cote de Nuits region of Burgundy. Winesearcher.com lists wine shops around the world that will sell it to you for anywhere from $6,700 to over $13,000 a bottle. And yet Robert Parker’s vintage chart rates the 1975 Cote de Nuits vintage as “appalling,” giving it 50 points on a 100-point scale. So for these wines and those who pay top dollar for them, vintages are vital.

But to the average drinker, not so much. It used to be that winemakers labored to turn bad grapes into OK wines. But today the sophistication and technology of the wine industry have evolved to the point where even in bad vintages there are enough good grapes to ensure that what goes into the bottle is quaffable.

That is not to say that there are not better years for the Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon that you love and that you should not pay attention when you are paying $100-plus for your wines. But if you are drinking California Zinfandel or New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, for example, made by a reputable producer, chances are good that the variations in the wines by vintage will be more reflective of the subtleties of the vintage rather than the quality of the grapes.

A red wine made by the same producer from the same region or vineyard from a warm vintage may be bigger and jammy-er than one from a cool season that may show more austerity. But whether this is a good or bad thing depends on the palate of the taster. Today there are fewer variations in the quality of winemaking as producers have the ability to coax the best from the grapes before bottling.

So what about the 2015 vintage?

Well, in California, and indeed in the entire West, the big news was

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just how early everything ripened.

In the Santa Barbara region the harvest began in August and just about everyone was done picking by mid-September. In Sonoma, sparkling wine producers cleaned their Chardonnay vines by the end of August. And in Oregon, the earliest harvest ever was the result of some hot days in the summer sun.

While yields, that is the number of tons of grapes harvested, were down considerably in the Napa and Sonoma regions — especially from the last two years — both Oregon and Washington enjoyed bountiful years.

The talk is of a “new normal” where climate change has instituted early ripening of grapes in the western United States. We shall see.

But for now, look forward to another year of great wine.

Kelly J. Hayes lives in the soon-to-be-designated appellation of Old Snowmass with his wife, Linda, and black Lab named Vino. He can be reached at malibukj@aol.com.

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COURTESY PHOTOS

by KELLY J. HAYES

“IT USED TO BE THAT WINEMAKERS LABORED TO TURN BAD GRAPES INTO OK WINES. BUT TODAY THE SOPHISTICATION AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE WINE INDUSTRY HAVE EVOLVED TO THE POINT WHERE EVEN IN BAD VINTAGES THERE ARE ENOUGH GOOD GRAPES TO INSURE THAT WHAT GOES INTO THE BOTTLE IS QUAFFABLE.”

ABOVE: Grapes await their fate outside the winery.

LEFT: The peak of the harvest.

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FOOD MATTERS

GOOD KIDS

A NOSE-TO-TAIL DINNER MAKES NEW FANS OF GOAT. MOST IMPORTANTLY, IT GETS FOLKS TALKING. IT WAS OFFICIAL: After six shared courses served familystyle, the diners had morphed into chupacabras. We were “goat-suckers,” according to Latin American legend at least, and our buzzed up chitchat following the meal at Meat & Cheese focused on the food — the litmus test of any successful meal.

Lauren Glendenning, editor of The Aspen Times, commented AMANDA that the meat wasn’t as RAE gamy as she’d expected, and I agreed. It was a sentiment shared repeatedly among strangers during the restaurant’s third nose-to-tail dinner on Oct. 27: How mild this goat meat was, in everything from an amuse bouche of goat kidney mousse to goat pot stickers with bok choy and charred Napa cabbage slaw to roasted “goatchetta,” chopped up and served Philly cheese steak-style on homemade Bolillo buns with a gooey sauce of Avalanche Cheese goat cheddar. Table after table destroyed the displays of goat meat in all its forms, and diners walked away with positive memories.

“The first time I had goat that blew me away, I was driving from Mexico City to Acapulco,” says Flip Wise, the butcher who broke down three whole goats from Meat & Cheese proprietor Wendy Mitchell’s Avalanche Cheese Company farm and dairy in Paonia. Wise had stopped at a roadside barbacoa pit, where peasant grillmasters roasted whole goats in maguey cactus leaves to serve — bones and all — on platters with fresh tortillas and salsa. “It was unbelievable,” he says.

When I mention to Wise that the dishes at the Chupacabra Dinner were not as gamy as we expected, he sets me straight.

“When you talk about lamb, goat, elk, venison, you always hear, ‘It’s too gamy,’” he says. “I hate that. Gamy is not a description for a certain animal.

Gamy is a description for something that was not butchered or cooked properly. When I taste goat I want to taste goat. When I taste lamb I want to taste lamb. In this country, we have corn-fed, watered-down beef. Don’t

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get me wrong, I love corn-finished beef, too, but it has to taste like what it is.” Similar to grass-fed beef, goat has a distinct flavor.

I’ve had goat before, mostly in Indian curry — including the rich goat korma at Meat & Cheese, which was so popular last winter that it will likely return this season — and in Avalanche Cheese Company’s fresh and dry-aged sausage. That night at the dinner, though, it became my new favorite protein.

Contrast this with the mutton I sampled for last week’s column on sheep meat’s resurgence in the UK and now Paonia thanks to the efforts of Desert Weyr Farm. When I bit into the sweet Italian mutton sausage sautéed with hand-rolled sweet potato gnocchi on the night I wrote that story (making an elaborate meal is my favorite procrastination tool, obviously), I was intrigued…but not exactly salivating for more.

Instead, I couldn’t help but think of that one time in college on a snowboarding trip to Vermont with a group of kids I’d just met.

One girl, an avid hunter, was tasked with preparing our simple meal of spaghetti Bolognese on our first night in Killington. Before anyone could protest, this chick dumped a Ziplock full of ground deer meat into the pan.

Maybe the sauce’s tainted flavor was a result of deer cuts that had been trimmed by amateur hunters, but I remember the meat tasting so…rank.

I set my plate aside and went to bed with a belly full of Bud Light. My first taste of venison has, quite literally, haunted me ever since.

Since then I’ve eaten venison sporadically, mostly on tasting menus and at food festivals, but I can’t seem to get over it. At the Meat & Cheese dinner, my colleague Glendenning made an astute observation: one bad bite of anything — meat especially — can ruin a meal, and it might turn you off for good. If you’ve ever slurped a lukewarm, sour oyster midway through a flight of Wellfleets, you know that it can take a while to build an appetite back up. (“Check, please!”)

Chefs often face a lofty task: make unconventional foods approachable to diners in the face of misperceptions. “The moment

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A chupacabra, or “goat-sucker,” is reported to terrorize livestock in Latin American lore.

we mentioned goat, people were like, ‘Oh, that’s not my thing,’” chef David Wang says of hyping the Meat & Cheese dinner. “They assume it’s gonna be weird. I don’t know if it’s because of what goat symbolizes culturally — it’s been associated with less than pure things — but the mainstream tendency is to go toward cattle and more convenient proteins.”

Wang was introduced to using goat meat at Meat & Cheese; he simply didn’t use it at previous jobs — perhaps because it’s a tougher animal to deconstruct. “It has a lot of connective tissue, tendons, fat flaps — not the subcutaneous hard fat that you see on the top of a ribeye or on pork belly,” he explains. “I learned from doing the Jamaican goat curry that you have to trim all that off. Goat is really lean. Think about how goats run around. The gristle doesn’t break down, even with a long braising time.

It takes more labor to prepare.”

Elsewhere in the world, goat meat is a common and respected protein.

Goats are more sustainable — they don’t cost much to feed, they’re able to live anywhere, and they produce a lot of milk. “Goat costs so much less and has such a smaller impact on the earth than raising cattle,” Wang says.

“We fed 50 people with two goats.”

They used every part of the beasts, too. Wang roasted bones for stock

used in the pumpkin soup and to cook rice for the ground goat larhp salad; legs were turned into goat ham for a dish of Salvadoran pupusas with heirloom black bean mole; and goat milk made the silky panna cotta that capped the meal (and which may make its way to Meat & Cheese’s dessert menu soon).

Through these events, Mitchell, Wise, Wang, and crew hope to expand folks’ palates. That’s their goal at the next Meat & Cheese tasting dinner, though it isn’t focused on a specific animal. The Street Food celebration on Nov. 16 will present roadside snacks from around the world: Chinese soup dumplings, Japanese yakitori, Taiwanese pork buns, Indian samosas, Italian arancini, and, reprising the recent dinner: barbacoa goat tacos with chile de árbol.

“It’s exposing people to other countries that have a huge street food scene. Go to any town in China or Vietnam and you’ll get a bowl of pho from a vendor on the side of the road that you won’t get here,” explains Wang of the foods he’ll set out for sharing. “People can graze, enjoy, and talk. That’s the most important part: people need to be talking about what’s going on.” amandaraewashere@gmail.com

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IF YOU GO...

STREET FOOD CELEBRATION Nov. 16 at 6 p.m.

Meat & Cheese 317 E. Hopkins Ave. 970-710-7120 melany@meatandcheeseaspen.com

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Chef David Wang prepares goat for the Chupacabra Dinner at Meat & Cheese on Oct. 27; goat larhp salad with Avalanche Midnight Blue cheese dressing; goat roasting over hot coals outside of the restaurant; braised goat and chèvre for roasted pumpkin soup.

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FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE

GUNNER’S LIBATIONS

MAKE IT 2 ounces Gingercello 6 ounces Stripped Margarita Mix, chilled Shaken with ice & poured into glass over ice with Crystalized Ginger-Honey Rimmed Glass (dip ¼ of the glass rim in honeyd; dip again into well-ground crystalized ginger). Garnish with fresh mint & jalapeño slice

MARBLE-RITA The folks at Marble Distilling Company say that while all their offerings are taking off, folks are raving about their drinks concocted with Expresso. But we think the Gingercello is going to be the real prize-winner. Take the Marble-Rita, for example. It’s sweet and tart, spicy and tasty — all at the same time. But don’t take our word for it. Get down to Carbondale and pull up a barstool at the Tasting Room. Or, better yet, book a room.

Want to know more, read Amiee White Beazley’s “Marble Spirit” on page 20.

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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FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE

ASPEN UNTUCKED

by BARBARA PLATTS

SOBER OCTOBER

30 DAYS WITHOUT BOOZE IN THE DRUNKEST CITY IN THE STATE ASPEN is the drunkest city in Colorado. Surprised?

Me either.

On Oct. 31, the Aspen Daily News published an article about www.roadsnacks.net ranking Aspen as the drunkest city in the state. Through much intensive research (i.e. drinking-related hashtags on Twitter, the divorce rate and amount of detoxification calls BARBARA to the police) they PLATTS surmised that people in Aspen like to consume alcohol in highly excessive amounts compared to people in other towns in Colorado. To be fair, RoadSnacks stated that the article was “…an opinion based on facts and is meant as info-tainment. Don’t freak out.”

However, I don’t really see anyone freaking out about this claim. Even the article in the Daily News didn’t have any sources that disagreed with the findings. After all, it’s Aspen. Our life is a vacation at a luxury resort that serves bottomless mimosas from dawn until the next dawn while we all wear silly outfits stuffed with shooters of Fireball that we put down like water. As my friend Donnie would say, it’s #AspenLiving.

It certainly wasn’t a coincidence that the article about our town’s drunken debauchery was published

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on Halloween, one of the most rambunctious holidays in Aspen. But I found it ironic that I was reading this story after abstaining from alcohol for all of October (a.k.a.

Sober October).

Some of you may remember when I took 10 days off of drinking in March 2014 and wrote about it in a column titled “Sans Booze”. At that point, I wanted to take a step back and see what the Aspen scene was like without drinking. I was so used to having alcohol around in every scenario that I thought some time off would do me good. And it did. The experience was challenging, but incredibly rewarding. It gave me a new perspective on the town and also a new perspective with how I interact with others. In Aspen, we tend to think an alcoholic beverage is required no matter the activity.

Reminding ourselves that having a libation is optional is not only healthy, it’s also incredibly empowering.

Since writing that column, a year and a half has past. I realized the perspective I found so empowering was no longer present. I wasn’t taking much time away from poppin’ bottles. Not to say I was up every night taking swigs off of a handle of rum. I just assumed that anytime I was out with friends, drinking should be included, whether it be for a boozy brunch, a beer-filled lunch, an alarmingly indulgent après or a night

out on the town. I was off the wagon and didn’t have many qualms about it. So, this time around, I decided to up the stakes slightly and take a whole month off from booze.

For those who haven’t heard of Sober October, it’s a four-week period (typically during the tenth month of the year) where one abstains from drinking alcohol. There are many variations of this, but that gives you the basic idea. Abstaining from alcohol during the month of October works particularly well in Aspen because there’s very little going on.

A good portion of the watering holes are closed for offseason and friends are typically traveling, making it easier to opt for a glass of water or a vodka soda sans vodka.

After a week or two into October, I realized I wasn’t the only one attempting this challenge. I ran into many locals who were also taking a booze break. Several of them work in the restaurant industry and are constantly surrounded by a smorgasbord of fine alcoholic beverages. They considered October to be a good time for them to take a break to recover from the summer while preparing for the winter.

As the days turned into weeks, not drinking became much easier to practice. I loved waking up early, feeling fresh for work every morning.

Plus, I had so much more time on my hands to write, read and work

on other projects. I even bought an artist’s coloring book and got my coloring on. It’s amazing how much time drinking can take out of one’s schedule.

But perhaps the best thing about this challenge was being able to flex that self-control muscle. Being surrounded by people that are doing something you have told yourself not to do is extremely challenging. I surprised myself with my willpower and discipline. I mean, let’s face it, Aspen isn’t really known as a place where we prioritize self-control. So to be able to do it felt very rewarding.

We choose to live in this town for a reason. And we are very lucky to be here. I’m not sure we need to attempt to change the ranking RoadSnacks gave us. It’s part of what makes our town so popular and full of tourists who inject ample amounts of money into our economy. But taking a step back from imbibing to press the reset button is always a good idea. After all, just because we live in the drunkest town in Colorado doesn’t mean we have to try to be the drunkest person in Aspen.

That is a contest that is simply not worth winning.

Barbara Platts ended her Sober October on Halloween night. She dressed up as a drunken sailor and needed to properly get into character. Reach her at bplatts.000@gmail.com.

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Spirit

Marble Distilling Company and The Distillery Inn add energy and spirits to Carbondale’s Main Street

by AMIEE WHITE BEAZLEY

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t’s a been a little over four months since Marble Distilling Company opened its doors on Main Street in Carbondale, and according to distiller and co-owner Connie Baker, “It’s been crazy,” she says, “crazy — great!”

Making three products — Crystal River Vodka 80, made with an original blend of all-natural Colorado white wheat and malted barley; Moonlight Expresso, a Baker family liqueur recipe made with cold brew coffee from Carbondale’s Bonfire Coffee Co.; and Gingercello, a modern adaptation of the Italian lemon classic using fresh cut ginger and lemon zest — Baker has almost doubled her production recently to keep up with the demand.

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CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT: Spirit advisor Carey Shanks makes a Marble-Rita (see Libations, page 16); spirit liaison Michelle Marlow checks the Mash Tin, where the process begins and where the grains are cooked; MDC’s Finishing Still “Hazel” — a 250-gallon Vendome copper-pot still custom made in Louisville, Ky., where the spirits are filtered through crushed Yule marble from the Marble Quarry and finished with water from the Crystal River.

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t’s a been a little over four months since Marble Distilling Company opened its doors on Main Street in Carbondale, and according to distiller and co-owner Connie Baker, “It’s been crazy,” she says, “crazy — great!”

Making three products — Crystal River Vodka 80, made with an original blend of all-natural Colorado white wheat and malted barley; Moonlight Expresso, a Baker family liqueur recipe made with cold brew coffee from Carbondale’s Bonfire Coffee Co.; and Gingercello, a modern adaptation of the Italian lemon classic using fresh cut ginger and lemon zest — Baker has almost doubled her production recently to keep up with the demand.

IN DEMAND

Distilled in “Hazel,” a 250-gallon Vendome copper pot still, these are first and only spirits in the world known to be filtered through marble pieces — straight from the Yule Quarry, 20 miles down

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the road in the town of Marble, where Baker lives and where the distillery gets its name. (The spirits feature an image of the Lincoln Memorial, made with marble from the Yule Quarry.) Marble, as it turns out, has many of the same qualities of carbon, says Baker, providing a soft, round mouthfeel to the spirits.

“It’s been wildly popular,” says Baker of MDC’s offerings, which are now available in 60 restaurants and retail stores in the Roaring Fork Valley, “particularly the Moonlight Expresso and Gingercello. I think people like them because they are different, but they are still locally sourced, locally made and (Expresso is) made with my mom’s recipe.”

MDC is the second distillery in the Roaring Fork Valley, after Woody Creek Distillers opened its doors in 2013. But, says Baker, the two distilleries and the products with they create are very different, and fill separate niches.

“Woody Creek Distillers makes amazing potato vodka with a completely different taste profile from our Crystal River Vodka 80, which is grain-based,” she explains. “We don’t see Woody Creek, along

with the 50-plus other craft distilleries in Colorado, as competition. In fact, Woody Creek and others have graciously offered insight and expertise to MDC as a start-up.”

To handle the rapidly increasing demand for product, Marble Distilling recently recruited longtime real estate and development executive Keith Marlow to head up sales and marketing. He moved across the street and across industries from Timbers Resorts’ Carbondale headquarters, where he was the Director of Sales to MDC in July.

“The opportunity came in to be my own boss and work with a start-up business, and that was exciting for me,” he says. “I took my talents from Timbers and moved them to a new industry. And these people (at MDC) are such close friends I consider them family.”

In fact, some are. Marlow’s wife, Michelle, is an original partner-investor in MDC and now leads the distillery’s public relations and special events, of which there have been many including private parties on the second floor “part-io,” and weddings that have booked the entire distillery and inn. “We

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THE DISTILLERY INN Carbondale’s first luxury accommodations also happen to be the only place in the world where guests can sleep inside a distillery.

Located on the second floor of the MDC, The Distillery Inn has been almost fully booked since it opened in June. It features five king-sized, dog-friendly rooms, finished with high-quality Italian linens, organic bath amenities from Ranch Organics and Carbondale’s own Osmia Organics, fireplaces and private balconies, all with views of Mount Sopris.

Managed by another member of the family, Baker’s sister-in-law, Dorian DiPangrazio, the Inn has brought visitors and patrons to Carbondale, some of whom said they had no idea Main Street even existed. Rates at The Distillery Inn begin at $199 per night and can be booked directly on their website.

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have a lot of great events coming up in the next few weeks, from a recently Halloween Party to The Marble Throwdown on Nov. 14 — an ‘off-season, off-menu cocktail comp’ where event participants will cruise participating restaurants on Main Street Carbondale and taste local bartender creations with MDC spirits. Not only will the crowd’s favorite drink appear on MDC’s new winter Tasting Room menu, the bartender will earn a well-deserved night at The Distillery Inn.”

GET A TASTE

The Tasting Room is prime spot for gathering, where people can sip on a flight of spirits, handcrafted cocktails and charcuterie boards made with products from Avalanche Cheese. Managed

by Carey Shanks — Baker’s husband and assistant distiller — the Tasting Room features a beautiful marble bar, cut from a single slab mined from the Yule Quarry and a window on which to peek in on the six-plated distilling column, “Hazel.”

Soon, the team will begin inviting people to join its members-only Barrel Club, where members will have their very own “baby” oak whiskey barrel and enjoy exclusive access to early whiskey and bourbon releases, and other special events and discounts on rooms at the Inn, in addition to access to the private Barrel Club Bar & Lounge off the public tasting room.

“The club will be a relaxed atmosphere where people can bring clients, friends, family to taste their whiskey as it ages and enjoy a private setting and preferred rates on MDC offerings and at The Distillery Inn,” says Baker.

Now available in approximately 100 venues around Colorado, every week Marlow is adding seven to 10 new locations around the state that are selling or serving Marble Distilling products, which according to Mattias Horseman, head bartender at Chef ’s Club in Aspen, his guests are enthusiastically embracing. Horseman has been using both Marble Distilling’s vodka and Moonlight Expresso on its high-end cocktail menu.

“It’s great for cocktails and martinis,” he says of Marble’s vodka. “The new trend is simple, three to four, ingredient cocktails and Marble’s vodka has a lot of flavor for vodka. To see two of the best

IF YOU GO: MARBLE DISTILLING COMPANY AND THE DISTILLERY INN 150 Main St. Carbondale, Colorado (970) 963-7008 www.marbledistilling.com Hours: Marble Distilling’s Tasting Room is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday beginning at 3 p.m.; Friday, Saturday and Sunday, beginning at noon. Closed on Tuesdays.

vodkas in the country at the moment coming out of our little valley (from Marble and Woody Creek) is amazing. As for the Moonlight Expresso, people have been going wild over it. It’s less sugary than Kahlua and has a good coffee flavor. We’ve been using it in an espresso martini made with coconut water and people have been going nuts.”

With demand high and popularity growing, Marble is prime for distribution expansion, but the Marble team is dedicated to taking things slowly and keeping the quality of its products high.

“Eventually the goal is to expand beyond the state,” says Marlow, “We’ve gotten a lot of requests, but the focus right now is to keep our pipeline supplied and on track with our goals.”

He is focused on building relationships with buyers and consumers around the state. He and his small team have not brought on a distributor, but rather deliver every case by hand.

“I want to be out there,” he says. “I love driving around the state, meeting people, telling them about what we do here. Letting them taste the spirits and sharing our story of sustainability.”

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After all, MDC’s sustainability story is groundbreaking. Already recognized by CLEER, CORE and winning Randy Udall’s TRUE Pioneer Grant for its green building practices, sourcing

local grains and sending stillage to Carbondale ranchers, the distillery is working to become a zero-waste operation thanks to a system of its own design — WETS, or Water Energy Thermal Storage or (WETS) — that saves millions gallons of water per year.

WETS works in two ways — energy and water.

The system enables MDC to capture hot distillation water for reuse in heating the building, heating domestic hot water and eliminates hot water discharge to the town treatment system. WETS also cools the building, eliminating the need for a traditional air-conditioning system. It is the first craft distillery in the United States to recapture 100 percent of its process water and harvest the energy from the wastewater, realizing an annual savings of more than 4 million gallons of water and 1.9 billion BTUs (enough energy to power 20 Carbondale homes.)

In recognition of their work to help distilleries become more environmentally friendly, in September MDC was awarded close to $197,500 in a USDA Rural Energy Grant for the launch of WETS. Baker is preparing to share this green technology with other distillers, as she submitted the data to be a featured speaker at the upcoming American Craft Spirits conference.

“We love crafting spirits and it’s great meeting people and having the distillery be a place where people can feel comfortable and gather,” says Baker, who was trained at the Dry Fly Distilling Institute before opening MDC, “but it’s not just about that.

We want to help save the environment, and we know what our responsibility is as people and as a company to do that.”

With sales on the rise, an inn to welcome guests to Carbondale and advances in sustainability and whiskey and gin on their way in 2016, it appears Marble Distilling is only destined for success.

“The biggest surprise has been the more than warm welcome from locals,” says Baker. “I think they are excited for a new fun place to go and with our spirits being made in their town using so much from Colorado, they’ve really supported us. People are really excited and we hoped they would be, but the reception has been more than we could have imagined.”

LEFT: The partners of Marble Distillery Company and The Distillery Inn, left to right: Carey Shanks, Connie Baker, Dorian DiPanGrazio, Michelle Marlow and Keith Marlow.

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MOUNTAINMAYHEM

The SOCIAL SIDE of TOWN

ASPEN HALLOWEEN

MAY SELBY

SOMETHING I LOVE about Aspen and that binds many of us here is the willingness to let it all out when it comes to Oct. 31. Whether choosing a costume well in advance and infusing massive preparation or pulling something together in the 11th hour and letting creativity run amok, locals can be counted on for a fun and festive showing.

This year in town, the go-to spots

were The Crystal Palace for a rave of epic proportions, Hotel Jerome, which welcomed costume-clad guests left and right, and the Caribou Club, long known for opening its private setting to the public for a single, solitary night of the year.

Contact May with insights, invites or info: allthewaymaymay@hotmail.com

An Egyptian princess, dressed and ready for a happy Halloween. Jodi Jacobsen photo.

Diver down on his first Halloween. Lindsy Fortier photo.

An owl, Batman and Catwoman on the prowl.

Count Dracula with his hands full. MarySue Bonetti photo.

A honeybee and his honeybee flower. MarySue Bonetti photo.

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Alice in Wonderland with an unlikely suitor. MarySue Bonetti photo.

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A doll, a landshark and Hunter S. Thompson.

MarySue Bonetti photo.

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The Blue Man Group on their North/South American Tour. Seth Hmielowski photo.

A Blues Brother with Catwoman. MarySue Bonetti photo.

It’s the Incredibles!, a.k.a. the Lucks family. Kendall Lucy photo.

A motley crew shooting the breeze during Aspen Halloween. MarySue Bonetti photo.

A little Pirate Booty at Mezzaluna on Halloween night. Kristin Pride photo.

Till death do they part...or not. MarySue Bonetti photo.

A Doctor Seuss crew with green eggs and ham and Sam-I-Am. Photo courtesy of the Berg family.

DJ Scarecrow. MarySue Bonetti photo.

Tonto and the Grim Reaper. MarySue Bonetti photo.

Lelu from the film, “Le Cinquieme Element.” MarySue Bonetti photo.

An angel de la muerta with the grim reaper. MarySue Bonetti photo.

Crash test dummies out and about Halloween night. MarySue Bonetti photo.

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ESCAPE ARTIST | THE WORLD

by AMIEE WHITE BEAZLEY

IN CONTEXT:

SCHOLAR-LED WALKING TOURS FOR THE INTELLECTUALLY CURIOUS TRAVELER IN 2003, after 14,000 miles of travel through 20 countries, National Geographic writer Paul Bennett and his graphic designer partner Lani Bevacqua started a company called Context Travel, an immersive, highquality walking tour experience in cultural capitals around the world.

“I don’t care about the airplanes or hotels,” AMIEE WHITE says Bennett in a BEAZLEY call from Context’s U.S. headquarters in Philadelphia. “It’s great if you can spend $1,000 a night in Bora Bora, but I’m not there to sit in a hotel, I’m there to experience the place.”

When he found himself in cities and wanted to know more about its history and culture, the last thing Bennett wanted to do was to embark on a traditional sightseeing tour.

“If there is anything I hate it’s a big group of people led by someone talking into a microphone, telling bad jokes, telling me nothing. I can’t pay attention and I’m not interested,” says Bennett. “It goes

back to my journalist roots. What I want to find is that local source who is really an expert. I want the professor. I want to know what life is like there. I want a shop owner, with lifelong expertise in that topic to take me on a narrative journey.

I want this person to make the city come alive and be immersed in a fantastic experience.”

So he and Lani developed a unique offering of walking “seminars” led by “docents,” which are not tour guides, but scholar guides with doctorate, master’s or other terminal degrees in their fields of study. With Context Travel walking tours, when in Rome you may want to learn about the Colosseum with a scholar of archaeology, or uncover the fashion history of Paris with an art or fashion historian. Its two-to-threehour tours are tailored to specific interests, led in small groups no larger than six people, or private groups. After expanding into South American, Asian and Australian cities in 2015, Context can now be found in 35 cities around the world, with 1,000 docents in their network.

A certified B Corporation, the

company follows the guidelines of the Sustainable Tourism Initiative and the National Geographic Society’s Geotourism Charter, and donates part of its profits to the Context Foundation for Sustainable Travel (Deep Travel), a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) charity that invests in projects that mitigate the impact of tourism on the cities where Context Travel operates.

“We’re talking to a very specific segment of traveler who are migrating from old-fashioned altruism, to a much more impactful type of tourism,” he says. “They are getting more sophisticated about travel than they were 20 to 30 years ago. People travel a lot, and it’s a big part of leisure time and expense each year. There are a certain set of

travelers who value the experience above all else and those are very much what our business is geared towards.”

This minimal impact approach is also why Context groups are so small, hoping to avoid overcrowded and overcrowding spaces and leaving behind a minimal footprint on the cities in which they operate.

“We are not the only walking tour out there, but we’re probably the best,” says Bennett.

Amiee White Beazley writes about travel for the Aspen Times Weekly.

Reach her at awb@awbeazley.com or follow her @awbeazley1.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Context Travel takes groups on such tours as “Tea Time in Paris,” “Beer Walk in London” and “21st Century in Vancouver.”

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ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT

MUSIC/ART/FILM/LITERATURE

by ANDREW TRAVERS

BETWEEN THE WORLD AND TA-NEHISI COATES SINCE TA-NEHISI COATES’ last visit to Aspen in July, he’s received a MacArthur “genius” grant, been nominated for the National Book Award (winner to be announced Nov. 18) and his blistering, bestselling “Between the World and Me” has quickly become (or should be) required reading for Americans.

The book, structured as a letter to his 14-year-old son, talks about the black experience in 21st century America — where unarmed AfricanAmerican men and boys live under threat of bodily harm at the hands of police. For people trying to make sense of the deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner and too many others, “Between the World and Me” is indispensable. Short, unsparing and uncompromising, this book has become a central part of the national dialogue on race and has solidified Coates’ place as our generation’s James Baldwin.

One of his events at Aspen Ideas Fest, two weeks before the publication of “Between the World and Me,” indicated the way Ta-Nehisi would elevate and change the national conversation.

A regular at Ideas Fest since 2008 and now a national correspondent at The Atlantic, Coates was on stage with New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu for a debate on race and American’s culture of violence, moderated by The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg. The crowd spilled over into the lobby of the Aspen Institute’s Doerr-Hosier Center. Just before the debate began, Landrieu said, “I hope they love me,” to which Coates responded, “I hope they hate me.”

Goldberg dubbed this “the classic public intellectual/politician split.”

But, based on the riveting hour-long conversation that followed, it actually said more about Coates and his fedup, uncompromising stance than it said about intellectuals or politicians in general. The debate turned less polite than most Institute events, as Coates challenged Landrieu on point after point, rather than patting the mayor on the back for his muchlauded initiatives to turn the tide of gun violence against young black men in New Orleans.

When Landrieu mentioned “black-

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on-black crime,” Coates dismissed the term and the idea of black-on-black crime as a phenomenon. “I think it’s actually inaccurate,” he said, arguing that murderers everywhere tend to kill their neighbors and that if crime rates are higher in predominantly black inner-city neighborhoods, it’s because of ongoing, centuries-old policies of structural racism and white supremacy.

“You’re talking about the most segregated population in America, through the vast majority of the 20th century and into the 21st century,” he said. “I don’t know who else would do the killing.”

Coates talked, as he does in the book, about how as a young man in Baltimore, all of his choices revolved around avoiding violence against him — from what he wore to how he walked to school.

Asked what he would do if her were mayor of New Orleans, Coates laughed and said, “I don’t know what I’d do if I were mayor, but I could tell you what I’d do if I was king.” Emptying prisons, including those convicted of violent gun crimes, and returning them to

their communities, would be a priority.

Reforming criminal justice, social services, education and housing policy would follow.

When Landrieu brought up personal responsibility in neglected communities, he did so by using a metaphor in which Coates pushed him onto the ground: “If you knocked me off the chair last week, that’s on you, but if you come back and I’m still on the floor this week, that’s on me,” he said.

Coates flatly disagreed, saying, “It’s never not my fault if I knocked you off the chair.” Discussion of the chair metaphor nearly derailed the conversation. But it brought into focus his argument — first glimpsed on a summer morning in Aspen and now at the center of a national conversation — that violence has been forced upon African-Americans from the arrival of African slaves in 1619 through Jim Crow, segregation and the recent tragedies that spawned the “Black Lives Matter” movement.

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between the World and Me” is nominated for a National Book Award.

Winners will be announced Nov. 18.

atravers@aspentimes.com

Ta-Nehisi Coates and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu at the 2015 Aspen Ideas Festival.

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THELISTINGS

NOVEMBER 5-11, 2015

HEAR Rapper Chali 2na returns to Belly Up Aspen with the Funk Hunters on Saturday, Nov. 7.

THURSDAY, NOV. 5

FRIDAY, NOV. 6

SOCIAL AND POLITICAL GROUP — 6 p.m., Wyly Art Center, 99 Midland Spur, Basalt. Potluck meeting for ages 18 to 50 with highlight on Basalt. 970-927-4123

POETRY READING BY JONATHAN WELLS — 5 p.m., Explore Booksellers, 221 E. Main St., Aspen.

JOSEFINA MENDEZ — 7 p.m., Living Room at Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen. Latin bossa nova.

RUSTED ROOT — 10 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Acoustic rock.

ALO — 9 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Rock music. All ages.

TUESDAY, NOV. 10 OPENING RECEPTION: “FROM THERE TO HERE” — 5 p.m., Anderson Ranch Arts Center, 5263 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass. Works by Betsy Chaffin. Free.

SATURDAY, NOV. 7

ASPEN NOISE — 5:30 p.m., Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen. Multigenerational singing group. All ages and abilities.

970-925-7184

THE FUNK HUNTERS AND CHALI 2NA — 9 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Hip-hop, electronic and funk. 18 and older.

J-BAR JEOPARDY — 7 p.m., Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen.

Trivia with prizes. 970-429-7674

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 11 FALL ARTISTS-IN-RESIDENCE SLIDE PRESENTATION — 6 p.m., Launchpad, 76 S. Fourth St., Carbondale. Free. A presentation of artwork from Anderson Ranch Arts Center’s fall artists-in-residence. Each resident will share 20 slides of his or her artwork in five-minute segments. Refreshments and snacks will be served.

970-963-1680 THE BIG EASY BRAIN TEASY — 8 p.m., Square Grouper, 304 E. Hopkins Ave., No. 1, Aspen. Trivia with prizes.

JOSH ROGAN — 7 p.m., Living Room at Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen. Folk music.

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Aspen - $550,000 Affordable, updated, bright 1 bed/1 bath condo with an open floor plan, gas fp, walk in closet & mountain views. Low HOA fees include unit heat, building has laundry and storage. Assigned parking, an easy walk to Aspen's core or one block to shuttle bus. A great property to live in or rental property for the investor. MLS#138752

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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.

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Missouri Heights - $739,000 Eco-Friendly 3717 sq.ft. home on 2.25 acres with great mountain views. 4 bed/3 bath, soaring ceilings, decks & patios. 2013 Remodeled master suite with contemporary bath, 2nd living area with gas fireplace and custom wood bar top. Heated 4 car garage fits all the toys including RV or boat. Energy efficient with a passive solar design and woodstove.

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Beautiful Country setting on 10 acres, 5 miles up Dry Hollow.

Main House + Guest quarters, 30 X 40 shop, livestock shelter, 105 shares of Multi-Trina Ditch, plus a year around spring!

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Dodge RAM 2500 LARAMIE 2008

Bought new one owner paid 82K left no option unpaid for. Silver, black leather, clear bra, V10 Lamborghini engine.

108K miles. All service done with dealership. Separate snow tires included. $19,900 OBO 970-445-0122

4 door-Cummins Diesel - LeatherSunroof-Camper shell-Bed linerGood condition. 98,000 mi.

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Ford Crown Victoria - 1955

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Loaded very good condition 6 liter 8 cyl engine.

Only 139,000 miles Must see.

$18,000 Firm

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ONE OF A KIND 429 5 Speed, 435 Horsepower Supercharged Roush Engine. Show room condition. Less than 1,000 miles.

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Hyundai Sonata GLS 2012

Hyundai Tiburon 2003

Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 2008

Land Rover Discovery II 2002

35 mpg loaded, FWD only 28,000 original miles, garaged no dings excellent condition

GT 2 door. Good condition. 124k Manual V6 Leather Sunroof. Snow Tires, Window Tint, Silver.

2 door. Excellent condition. 45k miles.

Manual transmission. 3.8L V6 Detonator Yellow. Hard top included.

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172,000 miles, Exc cond. Champaign color, tow kit, recent new valves, new alternator, tune up, all weather Cooper tires, new brakes, battery, Sirius XM radio. 32 valve V8, 17 - 20 mpg highway. $6370 OBO 970-355-4743

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Cabin/office on wheels in Aspen 16' x 8'. $12000. High quality custom construction. For a tour visit https://youtu.be/XGo6jKw3wA8 tjpaxton@comcast.net $12,000 970-309-1502

Bean16' trailer 1985

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Bean 16' trailer 1985 1,000.00 Chris 1,000.00

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$10,000.00

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Like new condition. 3340 miles, Auto transmission. ZZ4 350 cu in 385 hp.

Screaming Eagle 9150 miles includes over 4000.00 of new HD parts not on the bike, contact for all the details.

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2013 Harley Davidson Road King Classic: Perfect condition 1600 Mi.V&H 2-1 Exhaust, Software, Recently Serviced, New Battery Justin 703-626-2637 $18000 703-626-2637

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Can hold 1 bike and lots of gear Great condition

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Rifle. $30.

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JET SET fur hooded blue parka. This is a beautiful jacket in perfect shape by Jet Set made in Italy.

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Cooper Discovery M&S Studed snow tires 275/70R18 on steel rims and center caps, $375 Basalt, Good condition.

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Original Principal Amount Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; $7,320,577.00 County of Pitkin, State of Colorado IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an Outstanding Principal Balance By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE amendment to the 2015 budget of the District $6,735,020.81 The name, address, business telephone number REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF may also be considered at the above-referenced Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby and bar registration number of the attorney(s) CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE meeting and public hearing of the Board of Dinotified that the covenants of the deed of trust have representing the legal holder of the indebtedness PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION rectors of the District. been violated as follows: including, but not limited is: 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A to, the failure to make timely payments required Anne Marie McPhee #32327 COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY A copy of the proposed 2016 budget and the under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt Stephen R. Connor #7773 GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER amended 2015 budget, if required, are available secured thereby.

Oates Knezevich Gardenswartz, Kelly & Morrow, FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR for public inspection at the offices of Donna Yost, THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST P.C. 533 EAST HOPKINS AVENUE 3RD FLOOR, BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL District Accountant, 995 Brush Creek Lane, LIEN. ASPEN, CO 81611 (970) 920-1700 NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601. Any interSEE "EXHIBIT A" Attorney File # Colorado Attorney General ested elector within the District may, at any time PT15-017 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor prior to final adoption of the 2016 budget and the EXHIBIT "A" and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information Denver, Colorado 80203 amended 2015 budget, file or register any objecLEGAL DESCRIPTION provided may be used for that purpose.

(800) 222-4444 tions thereto. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov That part of Homestead Entry Survey No. 308, sit- 1/2015 Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Dated: October 28, 2015 uated in Sections Twenty -Nine (29) and Thirty Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 5, P.O. Box 4503 MEADOWOOD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (30), Township Nine ( 9) South, Range Eighty 12, 19, and 26, 2015 and December 3, 2015. Iowa City, Iowa 52244 By: /s/ Donna Yost -Four (84) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, and (11644193) (855) 411-2372 Secretary to the Board more fully described as follows: www.consumerfinance.gov COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION DATE: 09/01/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly NovemBeginning at Corner No. 3 of said H.E.S. No. 308 CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the ber 5, 2015. (11654830”) whence a 1/ 2 pipe set by Tom Walker, a RegisSALE NO. 15-019 County of Pitkin, State of Colorado tered Colorado L and Surveyor, bears S 57º25'W, To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee 71. 41 feet; regard to the following described Deed of Trust: The name, address, business telephone number MID VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT thence S 16°33'00" W, 3.21 feet along the exten- On September 1, 2015, the undersigned Public and bar registration number of the attorney(s) NOTICE OF 2016 BUDGET HEARING sion of the line between Corner No. 2 and Corner Trustee caused the Notice of Election and De- representing the legal holder of the indebtedness No. 3 of said H.E.S. No. 308 to the intersection with mand relating to the Deed of Trust described be- is: Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget the North boundary line of a County Road; low to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

David A. Shore #19973 has been prepared by the Mid Valley Metropolithence along said North boundary line the follow- Original Grantor(s) Edward P. O'Brien #11572 tan District for the fiscal year 2016. A copy of the ing courses and distances: AKRAM BASMA and NADA BASMA Scott D. Toebben #19011 proposed budget is on file in the District office N 77°35'27" W 186.86 feet; Original Beneficiary(ies) Martin H. Shore #1800 and is open for public inspection Monday through N 72°01'09" W 16. 86 feet; Mortgage Electonic Registration Systems, Inc. as Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S VALENTIA WAY, Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The Board of DiN 64°21'31" W 239.62 feet; nominee for American Mortgage Network, Inc. SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 rectors of the Mid Valley Metropolitan District will N 58°09'38" W 52. 95 feet; Current Holder of Evidence of Debt (303) 573-1080 consider the proposed Budget at a public hearN 62°10'41" W 22.33 feet; Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trust- Attorney File # 15-00286SH ing to be held at the Mid Valley Metropolitan DisN 88°25'08" W 40.74 feet; e e f o r I n d y m a c I M J A M o r t g a g e L o a n T r u s t The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector trict office, 0031 Duroux Lane, Suite A, Basalt, N 84°58'57" W 148.61 feet; 2007-A3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Se- and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information Colorado, on November 16, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.

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N 24°22'33" W 8.19 feet; Date of Deed of Trust ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised Any interested elector of the Mid Valley MetroN 76°41'41" W 22.09 feet; July 13, 2007 1/2015 politan District may inspect the proposed budget N 67°38'53" W 129.06 feet; County of Recording Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 5, and file or register any objections thereto at any N 73°38'27" W 60.80 feet to the intersection with Pitkin 12, 19 and 26, 2015 and December 3, 2015. time prior to the final adoption of the Budget by line between Corner No. 6 and Corner No. 1 of said Recording Date of Deed of Trust (11644231) the Board of Directors.

H.E.S. 308; July 17, 2007 thence N 12°17'00" E 263.15 feet along said line to Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Dated:November 5, 2015 NOTICE OF PROPOSED BUDGET Corner No. 1 of said H.E.S. 308; Book/Page No.) thence N 65°54'00" E 1244,76 feet to Corner No. 2 540018 Board of Directors NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed of said H.E.S. No. 308; Original Principal Amount Mid Valley Metropolitan District budget has been submitted to the Board of Dithence S 16°33'00" W 1094.94 feet to Corner No. 3 $910,000.00 William Reynolds, Executive Director rectors of the Basalt Water Conservancy District of said H.E.S. No. 308 Outstanding Principal Balance for the ensuing year 2016; that a copy of such the point of beginning. $909,910.00 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly Novemproposed budget has been filed in the office of Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby ber 5, 2015. (11648836) the District located at the offices of Balcomb & Also known by street and number as: 6067 notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have Green, P.C., 818 Colorado Avenue, Glenwood WOODY CREEK ROAD, WOODY CREEK, CO been violated as follows: failure to pay principal Springs, Colorado, where the same is open for 81656. and interest when due together with all other payPUBLIC NOTICE public inspection; that the proposed budget will THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL ments provided for in the evidence of debt secured RE:AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF ASPEN be considered for adoption at a meeting of the O F T H E P R O P E R T Y C U R R E N T L Y by the deed of trust and other violations of the LAND USE CODE Board of Directors of the Basalt Water ConserENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF terms thereof. vancy District to be held on Tuesday, November TRUST. THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing 10, 2015 at the hour of 7:00 o'clock p.m. at the NOTICE OF SALE LIEN. will be held on Monday, November 23, 2015, at a The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured Comfort Inn & Suites, 920 Cowen Drive, CarSEE EXHIBIT A meeting to begin at 5:00 p.m. before the Aspen by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed bondale, Colorado. Any taxpayer within the BaPT15-019 City Council, Council Chambers, City Hall, 130 S. Notice of Election and Demand for sale as providsalt Water Conservancy District may file or regEXHIBIT A Galena St., Aspen, to consider an amendment to ed by law and in said Deed of Trust. ister their objection to the proposed budget at CONDOMINIUM UNIT 2-D, TIMBER RIDG E the text of the Land Use Code (Title 26) to update THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at CONDOMINIUMS, AS SHOWN ON THE CONany time prior to its final adoption.

Chapter 26.100, Definitions, Chapter 26.575, Mis- public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, DOMINIUM MAP FOR THE TIMBER RIDGE cellaneous Supplemental Regulations, and other 12/30/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the CONDOMINIUMS APPEARING IN PLAT BOOK Dated this 26th day of October, 2015. miscellaneous text amendments. For further in- south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, 3 AT PAGE 40 THROUGH 44 IN THE RECORDS formation, contact Justin Barker at the City of As- sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEBASALT WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT pen Community Development Department, 130 S. said real property and all interest of the said FINED AND DESCRIBED IN THAT CONDOMI/s/ Christopher L. Geiger G a l e n a S t . , A s p e n , C O , ( 9 7 0 ) 4 2 9 - 2 7 9 7 , Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, NUM DECLARATION FOR THE TIMBER RIDGE Christopher L. Geiger, Esq., Attorney justin.barker@cityofaspen.com Basalt Water Conservancy District for the purpose of paying the indebtedness C O N D O M I N U M S A P P E A R I N G I N S U C H provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the R E C O R D S I N B O O K 2 1 5 A T P A G E 4 2 9 s/ Steven Skadron, Mayor Published in the Glenwood Springs Post IndeDeed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of THROUGH 445 AND SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 REAspen City Council pendent, Aspen Times Weekly and the Citizen sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue CORDED MAY 5, 1969 IN BOOK 240 AT PAGE Telegram November 5, 2015. to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as 920.

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COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO. 2015 (11660272) First Publication 11/5/2015 Last Publication 12/3/2015 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION Also known by street and number as: 100 EAST Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION DEAN STREET #2D, ASPEN, CO 81611.

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE I F T H E S A L E D A T E I S C O N T I N U E D T O A THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-016 L A T E R D A T E , T H E D E A D L I N E T O F I L E A O F T H E P R O P E R T Y C U R R E N T L Y To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with SALE NO. 15-017 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with N O T I C E O F I N T E N T T O C U R E B Y T H O S E ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF regard to the following described Deed of Trust: regard to the following described Deed of Trust: PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE TRUST. On August 5, 2015, the undersigned Public TrustOn August 27, 2015, the undersigned Public Trust- EXTENDED; ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand reNOTICE OF SALE ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand re- I F T H E B O R R O W E R B E L I E V E S T H A T A The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured lating to the Deed of Trust described below to be lating to the Deed of Trust described below to be LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed recorded in the County of Pitkin records. recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provid- Original Grantor(s) Original Grantor(s) CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE ed by law and in said Deed of Trust.

EDWARD PTACEK ROBERT A HIGHTOWER AND AMEN WARDY P R O H I B I T I O N O N D U A L T R A C K I N G I N THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at Original Beneficiary(ies) Original Beneficiary(ies) SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION THE LAREDO NATIONAL BANK FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO 12/30/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AFFILIATED Current Holder of Evidence of Debt A T T O R N E Y G E N E R A L , T H E F E D E R A L south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. APEX BANK C O N S U M E R F I N A N C I A L P R O T E C T I O N sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Date of Deed of Trust BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A said real property and all interest of the said BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC mb e r 5, 2015 WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLO- Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2007A S P E N T I M E S W E E K L Y V Nove COMPLAINT County of Recording SURE PROCESS. for the purpose of paying the indebtedness July 17, 2006 Pitkin Colorado Attorney General provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the County of Recording Recording Date of Deed of Trust 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of Pitkin April 02, 2007 Denver, Colorado 80203 sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue Recording Date of Deed of Trust Recording Information (Reception No. and/or (800) 222-4444 to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as July 20, 2006

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COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-016 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 5, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

Original Grantor(s) EDWARD PTACEK Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AFFILIATED FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Date of Deed of Trust July 17, 2006 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 20, 2006 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 526677 March 06, 2012 Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 587232 Re-Recording Date of Deed of Trust Original Principal Amount $395,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $356,632.98 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: default in payment required by the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE LEGAL DESCRIPTION ATTACHED HERETO AND INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN PT 15-016 EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION A tract of land situated at the NE¼SW¼ of Section 34, Township 8 South, Range 88 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian lying easterly of the easterly right of way line of a 30 foot roadway and westerly of the Big 4 Ditch, said tract being described as follows:

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Beginning at a point whence an iron post with a brass cap found in place and properly marked for the center of said Section 34 bears: North 14°50'24" East 933.57 feet; thence South 12°01'56" West 83.05 feet; thence South 00°44'04" East 66.96 feet; thence South 05°43'56" West 75.75 feet; thence South 10°29'05" East 57.04 feet; thence South 68°41'51" West 126.14 feet to a point on the easterly right of way line of said road; thence North 02°05'26" East 80.71 feet along the easterly right of way line of said road; thence North 10°03'35" West 103.95 feet along the easterly right of way line of said road; thence North 21°33'50" West 65.14 feet along the easterly right of way line of said road; thence North 01°40'23" East 39.82 feet along the easterly right of way line of said road; thence North 20°26'32" East 39.54 feet along the easterly right of way line of said road; thence North 88°08'57" East 155.42 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Also known by street and number as: 296 S. BILL CREEK RD., CARBONDALE, CO 81623.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/02/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 10/8/2015 Last Publication 11/5/2015 Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 08/05/2015 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number

(800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 08/05/2015 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: OLIVER E. FRASCONA, ESQ #5748 KAREN J. RADAKOVICH, ESQ #11649 Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C. 4750 TABLE MESA DRIVE, BOULDER, CO 80305-5500 (303) 494-3000 Attorney File # 7192-6750 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2015 and November 5, 2015.

(11568399) COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-018 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 27, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

Original Grantor(s) Febin Orlando F. Baricar and Maria Susana P. Baricar Original Beneficiary(ies) The Ritz-Carlton Development Company, Inc. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Ritz-Carlton Development Company, Inc. Date of Deed of Trust June 18, 2012 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 24, 2012 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 590811 Original Principal Amount $81,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $75,190.77 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF EXHIBIT A Residence Interest No. 8 consisting of an undivided 1/12 interest in Residence No. 2412 of ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS, according to the Declaration of Condominium for ASPEN HIGLANDS CONDOMINIUMS, recorded January 11, 2001, Reception No.450454 as amended and supplemented from time to time and according to the Map for ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS recorded January 11, 2001, in Book 56 at Page 24, Reception No. 450455 as amended and supplemented from time to time, all in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Pitkin County, Colorado, together with the perpetual use of twenty-eight (28) days per year for each 1/12 interest owned in accordance with the Association Documents and the Membership Program Documents for ASPEN HIGHLANDS CONDOMINIUMS. Also known by street and number as: 197 Prospector Road, Unit 2412, Aspen, CO 81611.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/16/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 10/22/2015 Last Publication 11/19/2015 Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 08/27/2015 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Gabriel Galicia, Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Deanne R Stodden #33214 Jennifer C. Rogers #34682 Rogers Stodden 1415 Larimer St, Suite 300N, Denver, CO 80202 (303) 872-6446 Attorney File # F15-038 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly October 22, and 29, 2015 and November 5, 12, and 19, 2015.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Estate of: Henry C. Patton, a.k.a. Henry C. Patton, Sr., a.k.a. Henry Clay Patton, a.k.a.

Henry Clay Patton, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2015PR30042 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 February 23, 2016 or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy Patton c/o Matthew L. Trinidad Karp Neu Hanlon, P.C. 201 14th Street, Suite 200 P.O. Box 2030 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly October 22, 29, 2015 and November 5, 2015. (11626013) NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Thomas Moran, also known as James T. Moran, Deceased Case Number 2015PR030047 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Pitkin County, Colorado, on or before March 5, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Moran, Personal Representative c/o Kami A. Pomerantz, Esq. Holland & Hart LLP P.O. Box 8749 Denver, CO 80201-8749 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 5, 12, and 19, 2015. (11658071) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: · Unless otherwise notified all regular and special meetings will be held in the Board of County Commissioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E Main St, Aspen · All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the conduct of business allows. Check agenda at: http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx or call 920-5200 for meeting times for special meetings. · Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and ordinance(s) referred to are available during regular business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Recorder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, Aspen, Colorado 81611 or at http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2015: Ordinance Authorizing Dottie Fox Overlook Acquisition Resolution Approving IGA with the City of Aspen for the Pitkin County Nordic Ski Trails Program Management.

Resolution Approving an IGA with Eagle County for Child Welfare and Adult Protection Services NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AFTER A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 28, 2015: Resolution No. 085-2015 - Adopting Revised Pitkin County Nordic Ski Trails Plan Resolution No. 086-2015 - Authorizing Bionaz Gulch Property Acquisition Ordinances No(s) 029-2015, 030-2015, 031-2015 Approving Underground Right of-Way Easements for Source Gas Distribution; and between Pitkin County and the Pitkin County Capital Leasing Corporation with the City of Aspen; Qwest Corporation D/B/A Century Link QC Confirmatory Reading, Emergency Ordinance No. 028-2015 - Approving Two-Year Commercial Lease Agreements With Vectra Bank Colorado, NA and James E. Cox Living Trust for the Purpose of Housing the Office of the Pitkin County Clerk & Recorder During the Courthouse Plaza Renovation Project Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on November 5, 2015 (11655418) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: · Unless otherwise notified all regular and special meetings will be held in the Board of County Commissioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E Main St, Aspen · All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the conduct of business allows. Check agenda at: http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx or call 920-5200 for meeting times for special meetings. · Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and ordinance(s) referred to are available during regular business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Recorder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, Aspen, Colorado 81611 or at http://pitkincounty.com/Calendar.aspx NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015: RE:Appeal of Lot 5 White Star LLC Hearing Officer Determination #004-2015 (CASE# P040-15; PID 2643-223-03-005) An appeal submitted the W/J Metro District in reference to Hearing Officer Determination No. 004-2015. The property subject to the appeal is located at 51 White Star Drive and is legally described as a Lot 5, Filing 5, W/J Ranch Homes Subdivision. The State Parcel Identification for this property is 2643-223-03-005. The application/resolution are available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen CO 81611.

Comments or objections due by November 20, 2015. For further information, contact Mike Kraemer at (970) 920-5482.

Metro District in reference to Hearing Officer Determination No. 004-2015. The property subject to the appeal is located at 51 White Star Drive and is legally described as a Lot 5, Filing 5, W/J Ranch Homes Subdivision. The State Parcel Identification for this property is 2643-223-03-005. The application/resolution are available for public inspection in the Community Development Department, City Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen CO 81611.

Comments or objections due by November 20, 2015. For further information, contact Mike Kraemer at (970) 920-5482.

NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AFTER A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING ON OCTOBER 14, 2015: Resolution No. 081-2015 - Approving an Allocation of a 2015 urban Residential GMQS Allotment for Hemming. The property is legally described as Unit #12 of the Le Chamonix Multi Family Housing Project. Statutory vested rights for the approval contained herein are granted pursuant to the Pitkin County Land Use Code and Colorado Statutes, subject to the exceptions set forth in the Pitkin County Land Use Code § 2-20-170 and C.R.S. § 24-68-105. The statutory vested rights granted herein shall expire on September 14, 2018.

NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR:

BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/1/2015 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: CHRISTOPHER J. HEAPHEY #38559 Holland & Hart LLP 600 EAST MAIN ST., SUITE 104, ASPEN, CO 81611 (970) 925-3476 Attorney File # 76396.0008 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2015 and November 5, 2015.

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RE:Leslie G Rudd Living Trust Activity Envelope and Site Plan Review (Case P076-15) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an application has been submitted by Leslie G Rudd Living Trust (2416 East 37th Street North, Wichita, KS 67219) requesting Site Plan Review approval to construct a new driveway to serve the pond parcel and the residence parcel. The residence parcel is located at 6190 Upper River Rd. The properties are legally described as tracts of land situated in Lots 5 and 10, Section 5, Township 9 South, Range 85 West of the 6th P.M. The State Parcel Identification Numbers for the properties are 2643-053-00-002 and 2643-053-00-003. 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 December 7, 2015. For further information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970) 920-5093.

Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on November 5, 2015 (11655453) COMBINED NOTICE - CORRECTED PUBLICATION FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-013 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On July 17, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

Original Grantor(s) JW VENTURES, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) ALPINE BANK Current Holder of Evidence of Debt ALPINE BANK Date of Deed of Trust February 26, 2010 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 19, 2010 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 567830 Original Principal Amount $5,300,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $4,878,662.20 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments of principal and interest required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED PT15-013 EXHIBIT A (Legal Description) Units LL1, 101, 202, 203 and 204, according to the Condominium Map of 308 East Hopkins Condominiums recorded on February 28, 2011, in Plat Book 96, at Pages 40-41, at Reception No. 577963, and the Condominium Declaration for 308 East Hopkins Condominiums recorded on February 28, 2011, at Reception No. 577962, County of Pitkin, State of Colorado.

The real property or its address is commonly known as 308 E. Hopkins Ave., Units LL1, 101, 202, 203 and 204, Aspen, CO 81611.

Also known by street and number as: 308 E. HOPKINS AVE., UNITS LL1, 101, 202, 203, 204, ASPEN, CO 81611.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/18/2015 the date to which the sale has been continued pursuant to C.R.S. 38-38-103(2)(a), at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Corrected First Publication 10/8/2015 Corrected Last Publication 11/5/2015 Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/1/2015

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-015 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 4, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

Original Grantor(s) SHERYL C. MAHONEY Original Beneficiary(ies) COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO Current Holder of Evidence of Debt COMMUNITY BANKS OF COLORADO, a division of NBH BANK, N.A. Date of Deed of Trust July 02, 2008 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 14, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 551006 Original Principal Amount $99,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $147,507.78 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. Lot 42, WOODY CREEK SUBDIVISION P.U.D., according to the Final Plat Woody Creek Subdivision P.U.D. recorded September 29, 2005 in Plat Book 75 at Page 21 as Reception No. 515410, and Amended Plat of Woody Creek Subdivision recorded November 8, 2006 in Plat Book 81 at Page 83 as Reception No. 530808.

Also known by street and number as: 42 WOODY CREEK PLAZA ROAD, WOODY CREEK, CO 81656.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 12/02/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 10/8/2015 Last Publication 11/5/2015 Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 08/04/2015 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Nathan F. Smith #48212 Patricia D. Sachse #40633 Malcolm Cisneros 6595 West 14th Ave., Suite 100, LAKEWOOD, CO 80214 (303) 586-1174 Attorney File # B30738 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly October 8, 15, 22, and 30,2015 and November 5, 2015.

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COMBINED NOTICE - CORRECTED PUBLICATION FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 15-006 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On April 10, 2015, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

Original Grantor(s) The First 415 Rio Grande Place #102 Revocable Living Trust dated January 20, 2007 and The Second 415 Rio Grand Place #102 Revocable Living Trust dated January 20, 2007 Original Beneficiary(ies) Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Successor Trustee to Citibank, N.A., as Trustee for Structured Asset Mortgage Investments II Inc. Bear Stearns ARM Trust, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-4 Date of Deed of Trust February 07, 2007 County of Recording Pitkin Recording Date of Deed of Trust February 08, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 534253 Original Principal Amount $320,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $301,954.44 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: including, but not limited to, the failure to make timely payments required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. RESIDENTIAL UNIT 102, MILL STREET CONDOMINIUMS, ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 14, 2001 IN PLAT BOOK 57 AT PAGE 93 AS RECEPTION NO. 455433, AND AS DEFINED IN THE CONDOMINIUM DECLARATION FOR MILL STREET CONDOMINIUMS RECORDED JUNE 14, 2001 AS RECEPTION NO. 455434. COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 415 Rio Grande Place #102, Aspen, CO 81611.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 11/18/2015 the date to which the sale has been continued pursuant to C.R.S. 38-38-103(2)(a), at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

Corrected First Publication 10/8/2015 Corrected Last Publication 11/5/2015 Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. Colorado Attorney General 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor Denver, Colorado 80203 (800) 222-4444 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (855) 411-2372 www.consumerfinance.gov DATE: 10/1/2015 Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado By: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: ERIN ROBSON #46557 Joan Olson #28078 Holly Shilliday #24423 IMAN TEHRANI #44076 Jennifer Cruseturner #44452 McCarthy Holthus LLP 7700 E ARAPAHOE ROAD, SUITE 230, CENTENNIAL, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-14-632757-J The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly October 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2015 and November 5, 2015.

(11586096) PUBLIC NOTICE Of DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL Notice is hereby given to the general public of the approval of a site-specific development plan, and the issuance of a vested property right pursuant to the Land Use Code of the City of Aspen and Title 24, Article 68, Colorado Revised Statutes, pertaining to the property legally described as Aspen Highlands Village Affordable Housing Phase II, Lot 7. The approval grants a ground and second story addition to the single family residence to provide for an accessible housing unit. For further information contact Jennifer Phelan at the City of Aspen Community Development Dept., 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, Colorado. (970) 429-2759.

City of Aspen Published in The Aspen Times on November 15, 2015. (11660258)

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INTELLIGENT EXERCISE

BOOK REVIEW

‘FATES AND FURIES’ LAUREN GROFF’S magnificent third novel, “Fates and Furies,” is and isn’t the story of a marriage.

Divided evenly in two sections, it tells the story of Lancelot and Mathilde — “Fates” through Lancelot’s eyes and “Furies” through Mathilde’s. We spend the first half of the book with Lancelot (known as Lotto in his youth), following this optimistic, attractive narcissist through his charmed life, which lands him a successful career in the theater.

He meets and marries Mathilde near their graduation from Vassar.

The second half, “Furies,” is the same story told again, from Mathilde’s view, which turns the tale on its head. The secrets revealed and mysteries solved shape it into an entirely new narrative.

Both Lotto and Mathilde are devoted and loving through their decades-long marriage. Both have childhoods shaped by personal tragedy. Yet the narratives

NOTEWORTHY of their lives — and their life together — are vastly different, not just in the perception of shared experiences but in what is happening day to day.

Groff writes in crackling, succulent prose. Sentence for sentence, it’s gorgeous and unpredictable, often funny, sexy and incisive. The first 80 pages go from Lotto’s birth through the first three decades of his life — moving at breakneck speed, it’s compulsively readable yet somehow Groff’s economic style doesn’t seem to skimp on detail. A sort of Greek chorus comments throughout in pithy, bracketed phrases.

Readers of Greek mythology and Shakespeare — and a promiscuous host of others — will enjoy Groff’s sly allusions and blunt homages to her fictional forbears (Nabokov gets perhaps the most delicious, as a death is summed up: “Ski tumble; embolism.”)

‘Fates and Furies’ Lauren Groff 390 pages, hardcover: $27.95 Riverhead Books, 2015

Yes, the book is about marriage — about how you can never truly know another human being. But this remarkable novel aims higher than that — it ends up being about how the self is formed, how character is shaped, and how we live.

“Fates and Furies” is as ambitious as fiction gets. It’s also as rewarding as reading can be.

Lauren Groff’s “Fates and Furies” is nominated for the 2015 National Book Award for Fiction. Winners will be announced Nov. 18. atravers@aspentimes.com

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