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Thanksgiving

WELCOME MAT

INSIDE this EDITION VOLUME 4 F ISSUE NUMBER 50

DEPARTMENTS

General manager Samantha Johnston Editor Jeanne McGovern

04 THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

Subscriptions Dottie Wolcott

10 LEGENDS & LEGACIES 13

ASPEN UNTUCKED

Circulation Maria Wimmer

14 WINEINK 16 FOOD MATTERS 20 LIBATIONS

Art Director Afton Groepper Publication Designers Ashley Detmering & Madelyn LyBarger

24 VOYAGES

Production Manager Evan Gibbard

25 MOUNTAIN MAYHEM

Arts editor Andrew Travers

27 LOCAL CALENDAR

Contributing Writers Amiee White Beazley Amanda Rae Busch John Colson Kelly J. Hayes Barbara Platts Stephen Regenold May Selby Tim Willoughby High Country News Aspen Historical Society

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CLOSING ENCOUNTERS

Sales Ashton Hewitt Amy Laha David Laughren Max Vadnais Louise Walker Tim Kurnos

21 COVER STORY Thanksgiving might be the most American of all holidays, with people across the country

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celebrating in myriad ways. This week, reporter Jill Beathard shares with us how Aspen/

Design by Madelyn LyBarger

Snowmass locals observe the holiday, while food columnist Amanda Rae tells us how to create the perfect feast with all homegrown ingredients.

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THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

by ANDREW TRAVERS

FOOD ASPEN T.R.E.E.’s free

Community Meal has become an honored local tradition over the last eight years, bringing locals and locally sourced food together for an early bird Thanksgiving get-together, breaking bread before the winter tourist season.

Sponsored by the Ditto Dreman Memorial Fund, this year’s outing — open to all — is at the Hotel Jerome on Tuesday, Nov. 24, running from 5 to 8 p.m.

All organic and mostly locally sourced food, served by volunteers, showcases the bounty of the region (only the olive oil, salt and pepper on the table comes from farther than the North Fork Valley, most from the Roaring Fork Valley).

Along with the food, the event includes children’s activities, live music, a silent auction, and ways to learn more about Aspen T.R.E.E.’s sustainable food-shed efforts, centered around the community FarmPark at Cozy Point Ranch. The nonprofit Aspen T.R.E.E. (Together Regenerating the Environment through Education) runs programs centered on student wellbeing and a resilient food shed where everyone matters, including mentorship and education at the FarmPark and its annual Earth Keepers summer camp.

“I believe that happiness comes from connection, whether that’s connection with other people, to the land or our food, and where it comes from,” says Aspen T.R.E.E. executive director Eden Vardy. “When we feel connected, we care.”

To volunteer at the Community Meal, contact Aspen T.R.E.E. at aspentreevolunteers@ gmail.com. Learn more at www.aspen-tree.org.

Aspen T.R.E.E. will host its annual Community Meal at the Hotel Jerome on Tuesday, Nov. 24.

CURRENTEVENTS POPULAR MUSIC

Comedian Adam Cayton-Holland will perform at the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Aspen’s DJ Naka G will perform a free show at Belly Up Aspen on Friday, Nov. 20.

COMEDY TWO LEADING local DJs get headline spots spinning at Belly Up this week.

DJ Naka G — Aspen’s stalwart of the turntables who has broken out as the resident DJ for the winter and summer X Games and at the Winter Olympics — performs a free show on Friday, Nov. 20 at 10 p.m.

Berkel Beats plays a $5-cover Thanksgiving Eve show in the club on Nov. 25, kicking off the holiday weekend.

The local DJs bookend a four-night run of free concerts at Belly Up: Policulture (Saturday, Nov. 21), Andy Frasco and the U.N. (Sunday, Nov. 22), Tallgrass (Monday, Nov. 23) and The Velveteers (Tuesday, Nov. 24). More info at www.bellyupaspen.com.

DENVER-BASED COMEDIAN Adam Cayton-Holland brings his clever stand-up act to the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Cayton-Holland, most recently seen in these parts at the Empire of Crime Denver comics’ showcase in Aspen two summers back, has been featured on “Conan,” “@midnight” and has been named one of Esquire’s “25 Comics to Watch.”

His show is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and reservations are available at 970-945-9699.

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THE WEEKLY CONVERSATION

VOX POP What’s your favorite part of the Thanksgiving holiday?

JEN HOLLANDER A SPEN

“I love getting together with family but the food is what makes it special. I mean you can get together with family and have spaghetti any time but there is something great about Thanksgiving food.”

KIM MARTIAL A SPEN

“The food, because you can eat as much as you want because it’s a holiday and it’s hearty and delicious.”

ALEX KENDRICK A SPEN

“Traditions — all of the little things we do each year that make it special. From watching the parade to cooking all the food.”

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with JOHN COLSON

You do what you can, no way to understand WILL THE DATE of the attacks in Paris, 11/13/15, become as iconic in France as 9/11 is here in the U.S.?

If gauged by the sheer numbers of people killed (129 at the latest count for the Paris attack; 2,977 on 9/11), perhaps not.

That’s because France in general, and Paris in particular, has been the scene of so many atrocities over the years that it may be difficult in the future for people to single out one specific attack as the worst ever.

This one, however, already has been characterized as the worst act of violence in France since World War II, which is a pretty heavy statement.

And given the death toll (apparently still rising as of this writing, on Nov. 16) and the more than 300 injured, there is no denying that this one has hurt worse than most.

And while I know there have been whole oceans of text, videos and other commentaries about this horrible attack and its consequences, which might dissuade me from adding my inconsequential droplets of thoughts and questions, the plain fact is that it’s all I can think about.

I first heard about the attacks on Friday afternoon, when I overheard somebody talking about it and thought, “What the hell? What happened in Paris? When?

Whom?”

I checked, learned and digested the barbarity of it all, and went on to other things, but not before I had a startled thought: How would I feel if such a nasty turn of events were to happen in a place where I lived and worked?

It’s a thought that I had on Sept. 11, 2001, the day after my 50th birthday, and a day marked by at least as much infamy as the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941 — an assault that left more than 2,000 American military and support personnel dead, and 1,000 or so more wounded.

As last weekend progressed, and the story of the Paris attacks spread around the world, I would stop every now and then and wonder at the utter inhumanity of anyone who believed that such acts could be justified, or could ever be wholly understood, much less forgiven.

And then I would think about Hitler and the estimated 12 million Jews and others he killed during World War II — and about the relatively new estimates from the Washington Holocaust Museum that Hitler’s forces may actually have killed as many as 20 million in more than 4,000 death camps and ghettos across Europe.

I thought about the Rwandan genocide that, over about 100 days in 1994, left as

many as a million Tsitsi and moderate Hutu tribal members dead at the hands of Hutu extremists.

I thought about the hundreds of children and other victims of random shootings around the U.S. over the past couple of decades.

I thought about a lot of things.

And I understood that there truly is no way that we, the people, can prepare ourselves against this kind of thing, no way to anticipate the feelings generated when senseless slaughter visits a bistro, or a theater, or a sports stadium near you.

Understand, please, that “we, the people” is not meant to include the thousands of people in the intelligence field (here meant non-skeptically, and without irony) who supposedly are keeping their eyes and ears open and attuned to the mutterings and plans of extremists everywhere.

We, the people, can only hope the intelligence community is living up to its name, and that we will receive alerts, or warnings of some sort, if an attack is imminent at any locale we may intend to visit.

We’ve already seen, of course, what it’s like if we don’t get the warnings, in the horrific aftermath of the 9/11 attacks on the East Coast.

At such a point, we in the hinterlands can hunker down with our family, neighbors and friends and ride it out, or, if circumstances allow for it, we can hustle our butts out the door and down to the scene of the crime to do what we can to help staunch the blood and stem the tide of fear that inevitably come from such attacks.

The images of humans putting themselves on the line for the welfare of fellow humans are among the most enduring and endearing images to come out of the 9/11 terror attacks.

I heard a report, on National Public Radio, about a young German musician who was hanging out in the northern reaches of his homeland when the attackers struck in Paris, and who hit the road to reach the stricken capitol city as quickly as he could.

He knew he wouldn’t be much use in helping the victims in the immediate aftermath, he told a reporter.

But at the very least, he continued, he could use his musical talents to inspire, comfort and renew the faith of the victims and those working to help them.

And that’s an image I can happily carry into tomorrow.

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LEGENDS & LEGACIES

FROM the VAULT

by TIM WILLOUGHBY

The “water closet,” like this one from 1895, replaced Aspen’s outhouses.

ASPEN’S SEWER Nov. 19, is United Nations’ World Toilet Day. This is not some plumber’s

push to get you to install a low-flow toilet, although that would be good in these drought years, but rather an effort to address a serious subject. One in four people on this planet have no access to a toilet or latrine. One in 10 defecate on the ground. The consequences are devastating to children’s health.

In our cozy homes of today we might find these numbers shocking, but similar figures could have described Aspen not so long ago.

WHEN MY MOTHER, born in 1908, was a young girl in Aspen nearly all homes had outhouses. Outhouses were on the back of each lot near the alley.

There were also vaults and cesspools that collected sewage for groups of homes and businesses. Aspen prided itself on its sanitation ordinances.

Vaults and cesspools had to be disinfected twice a year, and outhouses had to be regularly emptied by the same person who removed garbage.

A young girl endured a cold and scary trip to the privy on winter nights, but my mother said her school experience was even more frightful.

She attended the Washington School and used a restroom in the basement where a stream of water flowed under a bench with holes in it. The water flow was fast and noisy, and during her first few grades when she was small she feared she would fall in and be swept away.

Many downtown businesses had “water closets” in Victorian nomenclature, small private rooms plumbed for water and sewer. The

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MORE LINES WERE ADDED OVER THE YEARS, BUT WHEN I WAS A CHILD THINGS WERE NOT MUCH DIFFERENT THAN WHEN MY MOTHER WAS A CHILD. SEWAGE STILL FLOWED UNTREATED INTO THE RIVER. OUTHOUSES STILL DOTTED ALLEYWAYS, AND MANY RESIDENTS STILL USED THEM. MANY HOMEOWNERS WHO HAD ONCE USED VAULTS AND CESSPOOLS HAD SWITCHED TO SEPTIC TANKS RATHER THAN CONNECT TO PUBLIC SEWER LINES. first sewer was paid for and built by Jerome Wheeler down Mill Street in 1888 when he constructed the Opera House and his hotel. It was too small, poorly constructed and plagued with problems for years. One time it froze for over a week.

The city embarked on constructing its first sewer, one that ran down Galena Street, in 1890. It was unusual in two ways: much of its purpose was to move water from the Aspen Mountain mines to the Roaring Fork River, and the mines paid three-fourths

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of the cost. The amount of water from the mines required a large-diameter line. Water gushing 24 hours a day kept the line flushed.

In 1892 lateral lines were built in alleys to connect to streets near Galena. Both the Mill Street and the Galena Street sewers ended at the Roaring Fork. There was no treatment plant; raw sewage spewed directly into the river.

More lines were added over the years, but when I was a child things were not much different than when

my mother was a child. Sewage still flowed untreated into the river.

Outhouses still dotted alleyways, and many residents still used them. Many homeowners who had once used vaults and cesspools had switched to septic tanks rather than connect to public sewer lines.

After years of complaints by state health officials, Aspen finally built a sewage treatment plant in 1957. The town rebuilt some of the old lines, extended the sewer district boundaries, and began forcing outhouse users to connect to the sewer. Nearly a decade later the sewer lines of the 1890s had to be replaced because they were leaking into drinking water lines. Many of us remember diarrhea and stomach pain so bad you would rather have been dead than alive.

My mother survived her childhood with a sense of humor about those crude sanitary conditions, and my digestive tract survived. But children worldwide are not faring so well. The presence of public latrines can improve children’s health. Use of toilets has shown a decrease in the stunting of children, compared to when they live in more sanitary conditions. Bringing the rest of the world at least up to the conditions of 1957 Aspen would be a giant step for humankind.

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

I L L U S T R AT I O N C O U RT E S Y O F T H E L I B R A RY O F C O N G R E S S

LEGENDS & LEGACIES

FROM the VAULT

compiled by THE ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

TALKING TURKEY

1957 ASPEN

“LIONS TO GIVE TURKS AWAY ON SUNDAY,” announced the Aspen Daily Times on Nov. 21, 1957. “Local Lions will give away turkeys this weekend according to committee chairman Whipple Van Ness Jones. The annual Lions Club Turkey Shoot will be held Sunday, November 24, at the Aspen Trap Club grounds from 10 AM to 5 PM. The birds will be awarded to winners of a number of different shooting events. Results will be determined more by chance than skill and event officials stressed that tyro shooters will have as much chance to win as expert marksmen. Money raised in the shoot will be used by the club to carry on its program of civic improvement. Trap Club grounds are located west of town on Highway 82.”

The image above shows the Lion’s Club Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot at the current location of the Aspen Business Center, 1957.

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

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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FROM ASPEN, WITH LOVE

GEAR of the WEEK

by STEPHEN REGENOLD

FAT TIRES: BIG-SOLE HOKA BOOTS

TRACTION, cushioning, and some weird looks are guaranteed with these boots. A massive midsole on the Tor Ultras make them stand out, and the flashy colors don’t help either.

But get beyond the visuals and the hikers, made by Hoka One One, are a unique experience on the trail. They roll as you hike, the sole a rocker shape to give a fast pace.

The company calls the boots “categorydefining.” They come with a defining price tag, too, at $230. But for that cost you get solid construction and a boot unlike most anything on the trail.

Hoka is known for its running shoes, which have massive cushioning to absorb terrain. The Tor boot does the same, sucking up bumps, rocks, and other obstacles underfoot.

I tested the Tor boots over a month, including hiking, backpacking, and even for some trail runs. It performed as promised by the brand with a “blend of running shoe cushioning and supportive trekking uppers.”

A Vibram outsole was good for grip on gravel, mud, and dirt, yet at 5mm the lugs are not too knobby when the trail was smooth and I wanted to go fast.

The thick foam midsole makes you tall. It’s at first noticeable, and you feel like you could roll an ankle. But the shoe’s construction compensates for that, and the high-top design supports and protects.

Underneath the boot’s leather and nylonmesh upper is a waterproof-breathable membrane. I stood ankle-deep in a river for

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a few minutes on an initial hike; not a drop seeped through.

For a boot, the Tor is of average weight, measuring at about 19 ounces (in men’s size 12) per foot. The company designed the Tor with a 4mm offset, or drop, meaning the foot sits fairly flat inside the boot.

In the end, I like the Tor boot in concept but also had a hard time finding a use for its in-between design. Most of my pursuits require fast motion and light footwear, for which I grab running shoes, or else big backpacks and long, rocky trails in the mountains or snow, where beefier boots are needed.

The Tor Ultra is not as burly as the mountain boots I prefer, though it is much heavier than my trail-running shoes. Its waterproof upper is great for wet grass and lowlands, though this footwear was not designed to stand in for winter boots or for long use in snow.

Fans of the big-sole Hoka running shoes might love the hiking boot adaption when they want to slow down and go long distances.

I could see backpackers and thru-hikers,

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especially on rough and rocky trails, syncing with the design, too.

These are “fat tire” boots, big and cushioned, but they still roll fast. Hike or run in them, and the Tor Ultras give a platform to crush out the miles like little else.

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ASPEN UNTUCKED

by BARBARA PLATTS

David Lopez and Kaitlynn Malave sport “gaper” gear during Aspen Mountain’s preview weekend.

BECAUSE WE CAN

LIFTS GET AN EARLY START IN ASPEN WHEN ASPEN/SNOWMASS announced last Wednesday that Ajax would open for a preview Nov. 14 and 15, everyone’s weekend to-do’s were quickly dropped. People canceled downvalley bike riding plans, backcountry skiing ventures and indulgent brunching dates.

They whipped out last year’s clothes, BARBARA dusted off their PLATTS ski or snowboard boots, bought a new Corebeaux polka-dot Shandoka at Ute Mountaineer or a Ninja Suit at Radio (note: onesies are all the rage right now), tuned their board(s) and posted news of an early start to the season all over social media accompanied by a common declaration used by all Aspenites: “Our life is your vacation.”

After all, the 2015-16 winter season was beginning 12 days early (giving all of us seven more chances to get our 100day pins) and it was damn time everyone knew about it and felt

PHOTO BY JEREMY WALLACE

I LIKE TO MARK OPENING WEEKEND IN MY COLUMN EACH YEAR IT COMES AROUND, AND WITH GOOD REASON. EVEN THOSE IN ASPEN WHO CLAIM THEY ARE NOT AT ALL THAT FOND OF SKIING (I DON’T KNOW ANY OF THEM PERSONALLY, BUT I’VE HEARD THEY DO EXIST) HAVE TO FEEL THE INTENSE JUBILANCE IN THE AIR WHEN THE LIFTS OPEN. ASPEN IS QUICKLY TRANSFORMED FROM A SLEEPY TOWN INTO A CRAZED SKI DESTINATION. positively green with envy that they weren’t there.

I like to mark opening weekend in my column each year it comes around, and with good reason. Even those in Aspen who claim they are not at all that fond of skiing (I don’t know any of them personally, but I’ve heard they exist) have to feel the intense jubilance in the air when the lifts open.

Aspen is quickly transformed from a sleepy town into a crazed ski destination. The big-time tourists have not yet arrived, but us locals easily make up for it with shit-eating grins plastered across our faces.

Quite suddenly, we can’t seem to talk about anything except ski conditions, acquiring the right lift pass and where and when après is after a day of shredding. Regardless of what runs are open or how we will get to the bottom of the mountain at the end of the day (last weekend it was by downloading on the gondola), we are there hours before the lifts open, often in funky costumes or wigs, to pledge our loyalty to the sport.

This winter will be my fourth ski season in Aspen. Opening days are part of the norm by now. Because of that, it’s easy

to talk about them in jest. But I do think they represent a true unity in our community.

When the lifts open, we once again have a common language that all of us can speak to some extent. To me, that is a truly beautiful thing and one of the reasons I enjoy living in this place so much. Ski conditions are important; so are clothing choices (hint: get your onesie now if you haven’t already), the type of board(s) you invest in and how good you look shredding that nar. But the common bond we all share is what gets me out of bed early on a snowy morning and out on the mountain with good friends.

Whatever your reason, make sure you’re ready, Aspen.

Because it’s time to ski.

Barbara Platts didn’t actually go skiing this weekend. She had company in town she had to entertain, but figured she should write about it because it’s HUGE news. Reach her at bplatts.000@gmail.com.

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WINEINK

THE SALE

CARL’S THANKSGIVING WINE TRADITION TURNS 49 IN A SKI TOWN we have offseasons.

While it seems as though our autumnal offseasons get considerably shorter each year, there are still some fall traditions that we cling to. The Ski Swap is one. Getting a little rowdy on Halloween is another. And then there is the Carl’s Wine Cellar Annual Wine Sale.

KELLY J. For 49 years, locals HAYES (and the few tourists who make their way to Aspen for the quiet days of mid-November) have taken advantage of the combination of outrageous wines and ridiculous prices that are the hallmark of the yearly event. “It really is a way for us to say thanks to our regular customers every year,” says the dreaded Maurice Eaton (he has a head full of dreadlocks) about the sale. “We see the same faces at the sale that we see all year and that’s a cool thing.” The wines that are on offer are listed in a familiar full- page advertisement that runs in the local newspapers.

The winners are those who love wine. Discounts range from $128 on a bottle Chateau Lafite Rothschild Pauillac 2012, which has been marked down from $798 to $699, to a more modest savings of $5.96 on the Chateau St. Jean California Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 that dropped from $15.95 to $9.99. On a percentage basis, the Chateau St. Jean is the much better deal having been slashed by 37 percent. And besides, you could buy 67 bottles of the California Cab for the price of one bottle of the Bordeaux First Growth from hallowed dirt. Quantity or quality?

It is a balance we all struggle with.

At a recent pre-sale opening event at the Red Onion, a number of local distributors were on hand to pour many of the wines that are part of the sale. The vibe was about as casual as a wine event can get. A whole bunch of mountain folk gathered together to sip and slosh great juice and talk with anticipation about the upcoming ski season.

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Wines from distribution companies, including Baroness, Classic, Republic National, Gran vin, Perrin, Pinnacle, Summit, Southern Wines and Spirits, and SYNERGY, were poured by local reps, who came armed with great bottles at great prices, exclusively for the Carl’s sale. One rep, who asked to remain anonymous, said, “This is the time of year we go through our inventory and see what we have left that we can give deep discounts on.” He paused and gestured to his colleagues, “All of us in this room know that this is a tradition, a part of the community, so we do our best to help out.”

Regardless of your budget there are a plethora of outstanding wines for your consideration amongst this year’s offerings. As the Thanksgiving holiday, the most American of all the holidays, is nearly upon us, let’s start with the domestic wines. The best varietal to pair with your bird may be Pinot Noir and three appellation designates that are always at the higher end of my price tolerance have dropped to the must-buy level.

Start with Vintner Hall of Famer Merry Edwards’ 2013 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, on sale for $43.99. A cool climate gem, this wine has a luxe texture and enough acidity to play well with all that is on your Thanksgiving plate. Move to the Anderson Valley and Goldeneye 2012 Pinot Noir, Duckhorn’s project in the appellation, on sale for a tasty $38.59. And if you are a fan of the Russian River Valley, perhaps the priciest pinot dirt in America, then the Hartford Court 2013 Russian River Pinot Noir at $25.79 may be too good to pass up.

Europe and South America are well represented and there are a smattering of Kiwi wines as well.

The Cloudy Bay 2014 Savvy for $22.99 is a crisp, clean taste of New Zealand, and at that price you’ll almost save enough to buy two bottles of Bobby Stuckey’s Scarpetta Della Venezie Pinot Grigio 2014 from the Friuli region of Italy, which is on sale for $12.69.

Obviously the wines are only available as long as they are

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available. The spoils go to those who get there early — with a week to go before Thanksgiving when it all ends, the time to strike is now.

As great as the sale is, Carl’s is also a wonderful place to buy wine on an everyday basis. When I asked the dreaded one why someone should come in to Carl’s, he said with a shrug, “Personalized service. It’s what we do.” From the days when the long narrow shop was part of what was then Mathew’s Drugs to now, Carl’s has been a must stop for wine lovers.

Swing by. Save money. Be thankful.

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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE CATENA MENDOZA MALBEC 2013 Nicolás and Laura Catena endeavor to bring the best of Argentina to us with each vintage. If you want something a little bigger with a little darker fruit than a California Pinot Noir for your holiday repast, try this tasty treat from Mendoza. Earthy but elegant, it is a steal at the sale price of $16.99.

by KELLY J. HAYES

IF YOU GO ...

THE WINE CELLAR AT CARL’S PHARMACY 306 E. Main St., Aspen 970.925.3273 Open 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. daily

The Wine Cellar at Carl’s hosted a preview party for its annual wine sale — a not-to-be-missed event for wine enthusiasts and those looking to stock their wine rack for the Thanksgiving holiday.

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FOOD MATTERS FOOD MATTERS

BUZZ WORTHY

NEWLY OPENED BY AN ASPEN CHEF, ABEJAS WARRANTS A TRIP TO GOLDEN

HONEYBEES FLY in a fickle world — and those living at high-altitude face the toughest challenges. Bees on Colorado’s Western Slope must build and maintain a hive, pollinate flora, and collect enough nectar to feed themselves and their queen during a short, intense growing season.

Their homes ares under constant threat of freak cold spells, bears that stop at nothing in AMANDA search of a snack, and RAE the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder, which can wipe out months of hard work in a flash. Apis mellifera prefer to forage close to home, but some will travel to flowers as far as six miles away in search of food, wearing out their wings. Despite such extreme conditions, however, these honeybees toil diligently and endlessly in pursuit of the common good.

One might say that the laborious life of the high-altitude honeybee runs parallel to that of an Aspen chef. Sequestered at 8,000 feet above sea level in a tony ski town, chefs and restaurateurs face bigshot developers who are pushing downtown rents to an historic high.

Diners crave first-rate food yet swarm stubbornly to familiarity.

Sourcing fresh produce and specialty ingredients requires extra work in the mountains. And shoulder season is a twice-a-year condition that demands preparation, endurance, and a good deal of luck.

Barry Dobesh — perhaps one of the hardest working executive chefs in Aspen, currently at the helm of Brexi Brasserie since July 2012 as well as Steakhouse No. 316 since September 2014, clocking 13-hour days, seven days a week between both haunts in summer — lives and breathes through these limitations.

So when he and partner Brandon Bortles decided to open a restaurant, they settled on the mountain town where they learned to fly: Golden, Colorado.

Opened mid-August, Abejas —ah-bay-haus, which means bees in Spanish — is already creating

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buzz in Denver for its tight menu of creative flavors, cool space outfitted in reclaimed wood, and an energetic ethos one expects from two 30-something guys on a culinary fast track.

The B-boys (which also inform the restaurant’s name) met while working at Golden’s legendary farm-to-table Hilltop Café in 2002 — BD as an extern fresh from culinary school at the Art Institute of Colorado; BB as a first fine-dining manager in his hometown — and they have cultivated their careers on parallel paths ever since. Dobesh decamped to Moto and Alinea in Chicago (“that was my grad school,” he quips), reuniting with Hilltop Café chef John Calloway in Denver in 2006 at Richard Sandoval’s Zengo. Bortles was manager, then helped to open Zengo in Midtown Manhattan alongside Dobesh. Again the friends and roommates parted ways: Bortles back to Zengo in Denver; Dobesh to open the Santa Monica outpost before decamping to Snowmass in 2010 to launch Venga Venga as opening chef.

“Brandon and I always wanted to go back to Golden and open a restaurant there,” Dobesh says.

“Hilltop Café was a Denver-kindof-restaurant in a small community.

Brandon grew up there, and that’s where I cut my teeth, culinary-wise.

We got so much support from the community. We wanted to go back where we started, and give something back.”

Goldenites, it seemed, were starving for the kind of farm-fresh cuisine that had been lacking since the Hilltop Café closed. Timing was right. For Dobesh, however, opening Abejas with Bortles — one of his best friends and a respected industry peer — was bittersweet.

“I was not ready to leave Aspen,” says the chef, who describes his role at Abejas as that of a handson investor. “I use my skills and knowledge to help as much as possible, but my priority with work is at Steakhouse [No. 316] and now the Monarch.” (The space formerly occupied by Brexi will reopen with a European steakhouse concept

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Dark chocolate mousse cake with Palisade peach preserve, a seasonal dessert at the new Abejas in Golden, Colo.

featuring fresh pasta and wild game in mid-December.)

Dobesh and Bortles designed the 55-seat restaurant, located next to a tattoo parlor in a renovated supermarket a stone’s throw from Golden’s main drag. Dobesh oversees the menu in collaboration with Abejas executive chef Nicholas Ames, who met Bortles through Sputino in Denver. Mostly, Dobesh is creative overseer; Ames runs the tiny kitchen and has free reign over Abejas’s locavore menu, which highlights ingredients from area farms including one run by Bortles’s family.

“Bees are very locally established,” Dobesh explains. “We’re bringing in half-whole hogs out of Brush [Colo.]; Pangaea Coffee in Golden; spirits from the Golden Moon speakeasy down the street — their entire back bar is distilled and produced themselves.”

The food — braised, bone-out lamb shank over Beluga lentils with salsify milk curds; house-made duck pastrami over a salad of roasted beets and plums; house-cured pancetta, baked with pumpkin purée and baby bok choy; sunchoke and squab tortellini in a rich, earthy consommé spiked with chartreuse — is technical, time-consuming, and has

already earned accolades from Zagat, Denver Eater, and 5280 Magazine, which placed Abejas on its autumn list of the city’s best new restaurants.

This is even more impressive when one discovers that the kitchen is outfitted with little more than a Spanish-style plancha, a fixed-burner stove, and enough deft hands to make it happen. From the aforementioned half-hog comes a daily butcher’s cut served with polenta, sweet-and-sour dates, and braised red cabbage; a pig trotter and green bean terrine served with curried brown butter and a quail egg; house-made sausages for weekday lunch; and house-cured bacon for boozy weekend brunch.

“Our goal to stay as close to community as possible,” Dobesh says. “We feel super honored and impressed with the response we’re getting. People are excited that we’re there, and we’re happy to do it for them at the same time.”

So, the next time you find a moment to migrate out of the bubble, stop before Denver. For a taste of the big city as conceived by one of Aspen’s own, Abejas in Golden is just the ticket.

amandaraewashere@gmail.com

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by AMANDA RAE

IF YOU GO...

ABEJAS 807 13th St., Golden 303.952.9745 abejasgolden.com Lunch: Tues.-Fri ., 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Dinner: Tues.-Sun., 5-9:30 p.m.

Brunch: Sat.-Sun .,9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The chic interior of Abejas in Golden; pig trotter and green bean terrine with curried brown butter and quail egg; seared scallops with saffron-braised fennel, leeks, grapefruit, and castelvetrano olives; crispy kale and chicory salad with salt-baked celery root, pears, cacio pecora, and lemon vinaigrette.

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GUNNER’S LIBATIONS

by JEANNE MCGOVERN

RUBY SPICE BUBBLES With Thanksgiving just around the corner, I’m making my list and checking it twice — and it’s not a shopping list. Rather, I’m getting myself prepped for party season.

Sounds crazy, right? Not so much. If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that being ready for a holiday party at a moment’s notice is key to not just surviving, but really enjoying, the season. Toward that end, you need to know your go-to outfits, appetizers and cocktails. When it comes to the latter, Ruby Spice Bubbles never disappoint.

The bubbly cocktail is simple to make, yet tastes completely unique and like a “real bartender” whipped it up. And with its brilliant ruby hue and brandied/candied cherry garnish, the Ruby Spice screams “holidays.” All in all, the perfect go-to cocktail for parties from now through New Year’s Eve (it’s up to you to figure out what to wear and what appetizer to bring).

LIBATIONS WAS CREATED BY BELOVED ASPEN TIMES PUBLISHER GUNILLA ASHER, WHO DIED JUNE 2, 2014, AFTER A BRAVE BATTLE WITH CANCER. CHEERS — TO GUNNER!

MAKE IT ¼ cup sugar ½ teaspoon cinnamon Pinch ground cloves ¼ teaspoon ground dry ginger 3 tablespoons water 4 ounces unsweetened cranberry juice, chilled 1 bottle (750 milliliters) sparkling white wine, chilled Brandied or candied cherries In a microwave-safe bowl or glass, combine the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, ginger and water. Stir well, then microwave on high for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the sugar is completely dissolved. Set aside to cool completely.

In a cocktail shaker, combine the cooled spice syrup with the cranberry juice. Shake to combine, then divide between 4 cocktail flutes or coupe glasses. Top each with sparkling wine and add 1 cherry to each. Serves four.

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spen is, by nature, an unconventional town, and how locals celebrate the holidays is no exception.

Thanksgiving Day always either coincides with or falls after the opening of Aspen Mountain, which means many local residents either work the holiday or choose skiing over traveling to see family or celebrating in more traditional ways.

But many residents still want a turkey dinner, so they find time to celebrate with their Aspen families. Those dinners, popularly called “Friendsgivings,� take place on the actual holiday, a couple of Saturdays before or even in the heart of offseason, like one Aspen resident Keith Goode started six years ago.

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“Thanksgiving is still my favorite holiday, but working in the service industry it just doesn’t work to try and celebrate on the day that (Aspen Skiing Co.) decides to have opening day,” Goode said.

“So, I started Friendsgiving during offseason, also known as a ‘thank god it’s offseason’ party. I’ve done it in the spring as well.”

Aspen also offers numerous public community events that serve people celebrating away from loved ones. Hickory House has provided a free Thanksgiving dinner for more than 15 years, serving up all the traditional fixings at no cost.

“We see it all,” said Bryan Baker, general manager.

“We see guys coming up from Glenwood who hear about it; last year we had someone from Silt. Lots of people who are alone on Thanksgiving or maybe it’s their first Thanksgiving away from home.”

Hickory House doesn’t do it alone: Main Street Bakery donates pies, Paradise Bakery provides cookies, Aspen Caterers helps out and textile company Alsco donates some linens, Baker said.

Every member of its staff will work a shift that day, and volunteers from the public also help serve and clean up.

Hickory House only asks that guests make a donation to a select nonprofit, which this year will be Ascendigo, a valley program serving adults and children across the autism spectrum.

“It’s not required, but people are generally pretty generous,” Baker said.

The dinner starts at noon and lasts until all the food is gone, usually around 4 p.m., Baker said.

Also in Aspen is the Aspen T.R.E.E. Farm to Table Community Meal, this year at the Hotel Jerome on Nov. 24 (see Current Events, page 6).

Snowmass Village has a community potluck the Sunday before Thanksgiving that truly attracts residents of all walks of life, from brand-new ski industry employees to 30- or 40-year residents.

Now called the John Bemis Thanksgiving Community Potluck Dinner, the event is named for a longtime resident who kept it alive by moving it to the Westin Snowmass Conference Center after it outgrew its former home at the Snowmass Chapel.

Snowmass Rotary and the Snowmass Chapel pay for the turkey, hams and other food items that the Westin prepares, and guests are asked to bring sides, salads and desserts. The Westin donates the

FOR ALL TO ENJOY: PUBLIC THANKSGIVING EVENTS

JOHN BEMIS COMMUNITY POTLUCK DINNER 5 p.m., Nov. 22 Westin Snowmass Conference Center FARM TO TABLE FREE COMMUNITY MEAL 5-8 p.m., Nov. 24 Hotel Jerome, Aspen HICKORY HOUSE DINNER Noon, Nov. 26 Hickory House, Aspen

conference center space and kitchen labor and provides the entrées at cost to the nonprofits.

The potluck generally serves about 450 people every year, said Alison Campbell, conference service and catering manager at the Westin.

“Anybody that lives in Snowmass Village or works in Snowmass comes to this,” she said.

When Campbell began working with Bemis, she said she offered to set up tables for nonprofits to advertise or raise funds at the event, but Bemis told her no way.

“He said, ‘I want people to come and to enjoy with no agenda,’” she said. And today, the event continues in that same spirit.

After all, community is what the holiday is really about.

“I have brothers, sisters, and mothers in this town that hold me accountable, hold me up, love me through thick and thin,” Goode said. “We all go through the season together. ... The party is just a way to gather everyone together and say thank you for being there for me, and letting me be there for you as well.” jill@snowmasssun.com

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Friends chat at the John Bemis Community Potluck Dinner in Snowmass Village in 2013; a table is set for an Aspen “Friendsgiving” in 2014; Volunteers prepare food for Aspen T.R.E.E.’s Farmto-Table Free Community Meal in 2013; Paul Diogaudi, owner of the Hickory House, prepares the smoked turkeys for one of the restaurant’s annual Thanksgiving dinners.

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DESTINATION | MEMPHIS

by ADRIAN SAINZ for THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MEMPHIS TRAVEL ESSENTIALS: HISTORY, MUSIC AND BEER THIS CITY LOVES its music. It protects its history. And it’s really starting to like its beer.

Travelers to Memphis need to know the basics of this Tennessee city nestled along the Mississippi River.

It is a capital of blues, rock ’n’ roll and soul music, a gritty city where influential musicians like B.B. King, Elvis Presley and Otis Redding lived and worked.

It is a city rich in history, where cotton trading was once the main economic engine, where Confederate and Union gunboats battled on the river during the Civil War, where Martin Luther King Jr. came to support striking city sanitation workers and was assassinated.

And, it’s a city that likes to have fun, whether it’s on world-famous Beale Street or in the breweries that have started making craft beers in recent years.

Here are some essentials for visiting Memphis.

WHAT’S NEW It took 34 years, but the Blues Hall of Fame finally opened in May on South Main Street, a neighborhood undergoing significant revitalization.

Founded in 1980, the nonprofit Blues Foundation has inducted about 130 performers and dozens of others into the Hall of Fame, but only now does it have a brick-and-mortar location where music-lovers can

see memorabilia attached to their favorite blues musicians, from B.B. King to Robert Johnson to Pinetop Perkins.

The building sits across the street from the National Civil Rights Museum and near art galleries, restaurants and bars just south of the downtown area. Artifacts include clothing, paintings, bronze busts, records and magazines tied to the world’s most influential blues masters. There’s also an interactive database where visitors can access biographies, photos, videos, songs and album covers related to specific artists.

The museum is open seven days a week. Admission prices are $10 for adults, $8 for students and free for children.

CLASSIC ATTRACTIONS One of America’s most popular attractions sits in Memphis: Graceland, the home-turnedmuseum celebrating all things Elvis.

The house is open for tours, and the attraction across the street features Elvis-related exhibits, including a neat one displaying vehicles owned and used by Elvis, from a Ferrari to a Harley Davidson. A new 450-room hotel, Guest House at Graceland, is under construction and scheduled to open October 2016.

Other classic music spots include Sun Studio, where Elvis, Jerry Lee

Lewis, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Charlie Rich recorded music; and Stax Records, where Redding, Sam & Dave, the Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes and others cut songs in the raw, soulful “Memphis sound.”

A walk down Beale Street reveals well-worn, but fun, live music venues in Rum Boogie Cafe and W.C. Handy’s Blues Hall. There are plenty of shops to get that shot glass or T-shirt for a friend or relative. A visit to Blues City Cafe will not disappoint, as it serves four of Memphis’ main food groups: barbecue ribs, fried catfish, hot tamales and Jack Daniel’s.

The National Civil Rights Museum tells the story of the history of the civil rights movement, and its important moments and figures.

Built on the location of the old Lorraine Motel — where Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in April 1968 — it features a view of the room where King stayed at the hotel.

Finally, a visit to the Memphis Zoo, ranked as one of the nation’s best zoos annually, is a must-do.

Giant pandas, hungry hippos and playful penguins are among the living attractions. During the winter holidays, the zoo has a Christmas lights display and ice skating.

TIPS With a few exceptions, most of Memphis’ main tourist attractions

are near the downtown area or a short drive from there. Staying at a hotel in the downtown area, such as the opulent Peabody Hotel or the more modern Madison Hotel, is key, especially if you don’t want to rent a car.

Memphis taxi service is OK. The city also has Lyft and Uber car services. Tour buses take people to several attractions in one day. Some hotels have airport shuttles.

Those seeking to have fun in the electric Overton Square area, or the upscale-bohemian Cooper-Young neighborhood, can “Ride the Roo” to get from one stop to another. It’s a bus with a sunglasses-wearing kangaroo on its roof. Riders can shuttle back and forth from the bars and restaurants of Overton Square and Cooper-Young for a $5, all-night pass.

HANGING OUT A beer-brewing revolution has hit Memphis in recent years. Labels such as Wiseacre and Memphis Made have become a source of pride for the city, right up there with its great barbecue restaurants or NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies team. The breweries are casual spots offering a variety of craft beers with the large brewing vats right on the premises.

At Memphis Made brewery, long tables give it the feel of a German beer garden, and Wiseacre has an outdoors area for chilling out. They don’t make food, but there is easy access to food trucks and nearby restaurants.

ABOVE: The room at the Lorraine Hotel which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. occupied the night before his assassination at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn.

The National Civil Rights Museum is built around the motel where King was assassinated in 1968.

LEFT: Memorial flowers appear outside the club of B.B. King on Beale Street in Memphis.

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PHOTOS BY KAREN PULFER FOCHT (LEFT) AND GREG CAMPBELL

MOUNTAINMAYHEM

The SOCIAL SIDE of TOWN

by MAY SELBY

26.2 THROUGH THE CITY

MAY SELBY

BRIGHT AND EARLY on Nov. 1, when many a reveler was resting from Halloween, 50,000 runners made their way to the start of the New York Marathon. Among them was a contingent of athletes from the Roaring Fork Valley, including a team of fundraisers for the Chris Klug Foundation. According to Abby Reilly, events coordinator for the Aspen-based nonprofit founded by Chris Klug that advocates for organ and tissue donation, the team raised $42,314 this year with 10 participants.

“We also teamed up with Live on New York while we were there — an organ procurement organization,” she added. “Chris spoke in

As Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” plays over the speakers, runners set off from the Staten Island start.

their offices about his story and all that’s been possible for him as an athlete after his transplant.”

Another Aspen runner, Ted Mahon, participated on Team Healthy Kids, benefiting the organization whose mission is to make schools healthier places so kids can live healthier lives. Ted was the top fundraiser for their team and also took the top time for Aspen with a blazing fast 3:07:53 on the clock.

Celebrities in the mix included director Spike Lee as the grand marshal, former tennis player James Blake, actor Ethan Hawke, retired running back Tiki Barber and singer Alicia Keys, reaching the finish line in that order.

Marathoner mom Lisa Poole stretches her muscles the day after the race, walking the Highline with her dad.

From its humble beginnings in 1970 with a Central Park course and 55 male finishers (women weren’t permitted to run then), it’s grown into the biggest, most watched marathon in the world with 2 million fans, 10,000 volunteers, 50,000 runners, a route that spans all five boroughs and international television coverage.

Visit www.tcsnycmarathon.org to learn more about the race, fundraising endeavors and the lottery application in 2016.

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

Eliza Voss running through the streets of Manhattan in her first marathon. Courtesy photo.

Ross Daniels, Charlie Lucarelli and David Cook of Team CKF at the start. Courtesy photo.

Ted and Christy Mahon at the marathon expo at the Javits Center.

Actor Ethan Hawke in an interview near the start before running his first NYC Marathon.

Team CKF (clockwise from left): Chip Fuller, Charlie Lucarelli, Craig Cooper, Chris Klug, Ross Daniels and his daughter, Hazel, Lyndsey Haynie and Lisa Poole. Courtesy photo. (Missing: Mary Kate Farrell, David Cook, and Ben Roos.)

Ted Mahon, pro runner Dean Karnazes and Christy Mahon with Team Healthy Kids.

Retired running back Tiki Barber poses with Craig Cooper and Chris Klug. Craig Cooper photo.

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FILM ON THE FRONT RANGE

2015 DENVER FILM FESTIVAL WINNERS

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 38TH ANNUAL DENVER FILM FESTIVAL THE DENVER FILM FESTIVAL should be on the road trip bucket list of every movie-loving mountain town denizen. I made the trip to the Front Range for the festival’s 38th offing last weekend, hitting the last three days of the 12-day, 250-film festival, which falls annually (conveniently enough for ski town folk) on the tail end of the fall offseason.

It’s thoughtfully curated and packed to the gills with a mix of international and domestic titles, features and documentaries, buzzy prestige films and off-the-beaten-path indie offerings.

This year’s selections included Colorado filmmaker Arnold Grossman’s “The Boat Builder,” Charlie Kaufman and Duke Johnson’s stop-motion mind-bender “Anomalisa,” Michael Moore’s “Where to Invade Next,” the feminist movement drama “Suffragette” and John Crowley’s adaptation of “Brooklyn,” which won the festival audience award for Best Feature.

These are four Denver Film Fest titles to keep an eye out for: ‘CREATIVE CONTROL’ Visually stunning, culturally astute and unsparing in its satire, “Creative Control” looks a few steps down the road where personal technology devices are leading us.

Directed by and starring Benjamin Dickinson, the film – which won a special jury prize for visual excellence at SXSW and the Indie Spirit Award at Denver – centers on a marketing rep charged with selling Augmenta, a sort of next-generation Google Glass.

When he demos a pair of the glasses himself and begins fantasizing about a friend’s lover, his reality distorts and his relationship with his yoga instructor girlfriend deteriorates. It’s set in a notso-distant future, or alternative present, reminiscent of the series “Black Mirror,” rendered here in a cold black-and-white.

“Creative Control” is as funny as it is disturbing, with acerbic send-ups of the tech, fashion and yoga subcultures (and comedian Reggie Watts in an irresistibly outlandish supporting role as himself).

The film wears its cinematic influences on its sleeve, peppering homages to Antonioni and Kubrick throughout. Dickinson said he also binge-watched “Mad Men” before making “Creative Control,” which argues that Madison Avenue types remain as manipulative and misogynistic as forbears like Donald Draper.

“I think there’s something about both the advertising and the tech industries where to sell things we manufacture an attraction,” Dickinson said after

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Friday night’s screening, “and it’s not necessarily concerned with what’s good for us as mammals.”

‘COMING THROUGH THE RYE’ It appears to be a fantasy – a cinematic exercise in wish fulfillment for every teenage American outcast since the 1950s. But “Coming Through the Rye” is actually a mostly true story from writer-director James Sadwith, who road-tripped to New Hampshire in 1969 in search of J.D. Salinger and actually found the reclusive author of “The Catcher in the Rye.” “For years people said ‘When are you going to tell that story and make a movie of it?’” Sadwith recalled after Saturday’s screening in Denver. “Finally, after Salinger died [in 2010] and it came time to do my first feature, this was the story to go to.”

A magnetic Alex Wolff is in nearly every frame of this funny, warm and unpredictable coming-of-age story, playing the fictionalized version of young Sadwith, here named Jamie Schwartz. Jamie is teased and tormented by his classmates at an all-boys’ boarding school, but finds solace in Salinger’s portrait of Holden Caulfield and writes a play based on the novel. He sets off to show it to Salinger with local girl Deedee (Stefanie LaVie Owen) and they contemplate life, love, creativity and family on the road to finding Salinger (the dependably great Oscar winner Chris Cooper).

Wolff — best known as the younger brother in “The Naked Brothers’ Band” and now a strapping 18-year-old — took home Denver’s Rising Star Award for his turn.

‘MIA MADRE’ An Italian film about filmmaking and personal trauma in the “8 ½” tradition, Nanni Moretti’s semi-autobiographical tragi-comedy “Mia Madre” stars

Margherita Buy as a Moretti-like director and John Turturro as her exasperating lead actor.

Margherita (Buy) is assured and prone to tantrums on the set of her latest film – about factory workers struggling under new ownership – but is increasingly fraught over her elderly mother’s failing health.

On the set, she does battle with the American prima donna Barry Huggins (Turturro) who flubs his lines and hilariously fumbles around in a cloud of self-importance. Away from the cameras, Margherita grapples with the impending death of her mother. Moretti, who co-wrote the film after losing his mother while making “We Have a Pope,” was honored with the festival’s Maglione Italian Filmmaker Award. Turturro was on hand in Denver to accept the John Cassavetes Award.

‘CAROL’ Already a prominent part of the yearend awards conversation, Todd Haynes’ “Carol” is a startling and supremely acted love story.

Based on Patricia Highsmith’s groundbreaking 1952 novel “The Price of Salt,” the film stars Cate Blanchett in the title role as a New York socialite in a crumbling marriage and Rooney Mara as the shy young department store clerk who catches her eye.

Haynes sumptuously captures the early 1950s setting and costumes, and deftly constructs a story of gay romance amid intolerance that refuses to follow a familiar tragic trajectory. “Carol” is a patiently paced and engrossing dual character study, propelled by nuanced performances from Blanchett and from Mara, who won a Best Actress award at Cannes for the film, “Carol” is confirmed to play during Aspen Film’s annual Academy Screenings, which run from Dec. 22 to Jan. 2 at the Wheeler Opera House.

by ANDREW TRAVERS

DENVER FILM FESTIVAL AWARDS John Cassavetes Award: John Turturro Maria & Tommaso Maglione Italian Filmmaker Award: Nanni Moretti (‘Mia Madre,’ Italy) Reel Social Club Indie Spirit Award: Benjamin Dickinson (‘Creative Control,’ USA) Rising Star Award presented by Rise Above Colorado: Alex Wolff (‘Coming Through the Rye,’ USA) Stan Brakhage Vision Award: Nathaniel Dorsky True Grit Award: ‘Decay’ PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS Narrative Feature: ‘Brooklyn’ Documentary Feature: ‘The Champions’ Short Film: ‘The House is Innocent’ Music Video: Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, ‘S.O.B.’ JURIED AWARDS The Maysles Brothers Award for Best Documentary Film: ‘Hitchcock/Truffaut’ The Krzysztof Kieślowski Award for Best Feature Film: ‘Rams’ Special Jury Prize: ‘Lamb’ Special Ensemble Acting Jury Award: ‘The Measure of a Man’ The American Independent Narrative Award: ‘Krisha’ Special Jury Prize, Filmmaker to Watch: ‘H.,’ directed by Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia The Liberty Global International Student Short Award: ‘Disintegration,’ Álvaro Martín (Spain) Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Directing: ‘The Fantastic Love of Beeboy and Flowergirl,’ Clemens Roth The Spike Lee Student Filmmaker Award: ‘Oasis,’ Sara Lafleur-Vetter Feature Screenplay Award: ‘Memory,’ John Benge Short Screenplay Award: ‘Symposium,’ Tom Grady IF YOU GO...

The Denver Film Festival runs annually in early through-mid November, with movies screening from mid-morning to late night horror shows (I caught a midnight showing of the bloody Indian slasher flick “Ludo” on Friday night). It’s easy to navigate, with films running on multiple screens at the Denver Pavilions on the 16th Street Mall and at the Sie Film Center on Colfax Avenue, with red carpet events at the stately Ellie Caulkins Opera House. I stayed at the new Renaissance Denver Downtown — an elegantly remodeled Colorado National Bank — which was an ideal downtown home base from which to hop easily between screenings.

The festival is also, well, festive — and refreshingly so. Parties, panels and supplemental events run throughout, beyond the walls of movie theaters. I found myself Friday night at an after-party at the startup incubator Galvanize, where I went on a stomachchurning virtual reality roller coaster ride with an Oculus Rift headset. The closing night party at the Curtis Hotel featured s’mores, live music and trapeze artists swinging above the crowd. Of course, a film festival ought to be about the movies and not the attendant bells and whistles. But the creative environment the Denver Film Society has fostered around this festival is ideal for talking about movies and celebrating the artists who make them.

James Sadwith’s “Coming through the Rye.”

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—Andrew Travers

THELISTINGS

NOV. 19 - 25, 2015

SEE Ryan Gander’s “Make every show like it’s your last” will open on Friday, Nov. 20 at the Aspen Art Museum.

THURSDAY, NOV. 19 BAYER ART EXHIBIT TOUR — 11 a.m., Aspen Meadows Resort, Doerr-Hosier Building, 845 Meadows Road, Aspen. Free guided tour of the Herbert Bayer art exhibit led by curator Lissa Ballinger.

No tickets or RSVP required.

970-948-4512 DWIGHT F. FERREN, SOLO ACOUSTIC GUITAR — 5:30 p.m., Eagle Crest Nursery, 0400 Gillespie Drive, El Jebel. Solo and Christmas guitar.

LOCAL WRITERS READ — 6 p.m., Explore Booksellers, 221 E. Main St., Aspen. Featured readers and an open mic.

“AESOP REFABLED” — 6 p.m., Aspen Black Box Theater, 235 High School Road, Aspen. Aspen High School Fall Play. A modern spin on Aesop’s fables. Final scene written by the cast in the style of structured improv.

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

NUDES AND BREWS: FIGURE DRAWING SESSION — 7 p.m., Woody Creek Community Center, 006 Woody Creek Plaza. $15 per person; $10 per person for parties

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of two or more. Beer available; art supplies limited.

FREE FOOD AND NEW FRIENDS — All day, Snowmass Chapel, 5307 Owl Creek Road, Snowmass Village.

Free pre-Thanksgiving meal.

FRIDAY, NOV. 20 “AESOP REFABLED” — 6 p.m., Aspen Black Box Theater, 235 High School Road, Aspen. Aspen High School Fall Play. A modern spin on Aesop’s fables. Final scene written by the cast in the style of structured improv.

MIDVALLEY VISIONARIES SOCIAL BOWLING — 6:30 p.m., El Jebowl, 280 Favre Lane, El Jebel. $4.50 per game; $3 per pair of shoes. Speak with other members about what you would like to see in Basalt.

Contact midvalleyvisionaries@ gmail.com with questions, comments and ideas.

SATURDAY, NOV. 21 ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR — 9 a.m., St. Vincent Church, 250 Midland Ave., Basalt. Pies, cookies, brownies and other baked goods,

fudge, peanut brittle, Christmas napkins, tablecloths, quills and other items. Santa’s Secret Shop for children 12 and younger. The Corner Cafe/La Cocina will sell homemade posole, tamales and other items to take home. All proceeds will benefit St. Vincents Altar and Rosary Society.

ADAM CAYTON-HOLLAND — 7 p.m., Glenwood Vaudeville Revue, 915 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs.

Stand-up comedy; 18 or older.

SUNDAY, NOV. 22 ANDY FRASCO AND THE U.N. — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up, 450 S. Galena St., Aspen. Live blues and rock. All ages.

MONDAY, NOV. 23 NANOWRIMO WRITE IN SESSIONS — 4 p.m., Basalt Regional Library, 14 Midland Ave., Basalt. Student writers share ideas. 970-927-4311

TUESDAY, NOV. 24 ASPEN NOISE — 5:30 p.m., Aspen Chapel, 77 Meadowood Drive, Aspen. Singing group for all ages and abilities. 970-925-7184 J-BAR JEOPARDY — 7 p.m., Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen.

Trivia with prizes. 970-429-7674 JOSH ROGAN — 7 p.m., Living Room at Hotel Jerome, 330 E. Main St., Aspen. Live folk music.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25 RETRO DANCE PARTY — 6 p.m., Mountain Chalet, 333 E. Durant Ave., Aspen. Music from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Free admission.

Casual dress.

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

AFRICAN DANCE CLASS — 6 p.m., Carbondale Community School, 1505 Satank Road, Carbondale. Live drumming for all ages and levels.

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Mike Kennedy

Krista Klees

Marianne Ackerman

(970) 445-7259 corey@palladiumaspen.com www.palladiumaspen.com

(970) 445-7259 corey@palladiumaspen.com www.palladiumaspen.com

970-379-3907 mikekennedy@sopris.net ColoradoHomesRanches.com

Glenwood Springs - $525,000

Glenwood Springs - $1,150,000

Meredith - $585,000

COLORADO LIFESTYLE . . .

3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths - Privacy and views - 2.62 acres in Elk Springs.

MLS #141520

Michelle James

(970) 379-4997 michelle@vlgrealtors.com www.vlgrealtors.com

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.

Call for Appointment Buyers agents welcome 970-376-3328

Meredith/Frying Pan River This lot sits on the upper Frying Pan River. Income potential - 9 plots ready for single or double wide trailers, also a 2 bedroom/1 bath cabin with a garage that rents for $800/month.

Holly Goldstein

970.948.4824 hollygaspen@icloud.com www.aspenreinfo.com

970.379.3546

(970) 925-8088 krista@palladiumaspen.com www.palladiumaspen.com

Kathy Westley 970.379.8303

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.

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

Aspen Times Weekly Real Estate Photo Ads. 970-925-9937 classifieds@aspentimes.com A S P E N T I M E S . C O M / W E E K LY

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New Castle - $499,000

New Castle - $400,000

New Castle - $425,000

Rifle - $195,000

Silt - $189,000

FOR THE LOVE OF LOG . . .

18 acres with a creek - 5 car garage/barn - Home plus guest quarters above the barn. Huge price reduction!

MLS #140501

ALL THE BELLS & WHISTLES . . .

3 bedrooms plus office - fireplace, granite counters and wood floors - 2-car garage and fenced yard - Lakota Canyon Ranch. MLS #141620

COUNTRY CHARM . . .

2.66 flat acres - ranch-style house - huge metal shop - many fruit trees. MLS #140997

HUD manufactured duplex.

Each unit has 2 bed, 1 bath, extra-large landscaped lot. Great rental investment or live in one side and rent the other.

Two bed. 1 bath 960 sq. ft. home with detached storage/office space on large lot.

Awesome fenced yard. Great property in heart of Silt.

Michelle James

Michelle James

Marianne Ackerman

Marianne Ackerman

Kathy Westley

Kathy Westley

(970) 379-4997 michelle@vlgrealtors.com www.vlgrealtors.com

(970) 379-4997 michelle@vlgrealtors.com www.vlgrealtors.com

Michelle James

(970)379-4997 michelle@vlgrealtors.com www.vlgrealtors.com

970.379.3546 970.379.8303

970.379.3546 970.379.8303

Silt - $75,000

Real Estate Photo Ads Affordable.

Effective.

Over 12 acres with lots of privacy.

Beautiful valley views. 5 minutes from I-70. Modular homes allowed. Located in Mineota Estates.

Marianne Ackerman 970.379.3546

Kathy Westley 970.379.8303

Audi S6 2007

Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ 2007

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. $17,900 OBO 970-445-0122

Good condition. 112K Miles, Vortec V8 Heated/Leather seats. White w//tan interior. Fast, Safe, Clean

Ford Roush Mustang 2009

Trans portation

$17,800

Dodge Quad Cab 1500 2002

Ford Crown Victoria - 1955

Sport Package. 140,000 Miles. V8 5.9 Liter. 20" Alloy wheels. Power windows. Power seats. Duraflex Hood.

$18,000 Firm

970-379-8083

$8650 720-771-6537

970-827-4191

GMC Sierra Denali 1500 2005

Hyundai Sonata GLS 2012

Hyundai Tiburon 2003

Land Rover Discovery II 2002

Looking for a Unique Christmas Gift?

One of a kind. 429 5 Speed, 435 HP Supercharged Roush Engine. Show room condition. Less than 1,000 miles. 1 owner. Great Investment!

REDUCED $50,000 Duane (610) 636-7407

Loaded very good condition 6 liter 8 cyl engine.

Only 139,000 miles Must see.

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.

4 door. Excellent condition. New tires, ready for winter. 177,000 Auto transmission. annette@summitpmi.com

Asking $15,000 Call or Text 970-376-0215

Asking $14,500 Call or text 970-376-0215.

$4499 248-770-8933

$4000 OBO 970-274-3855

Nissan SEV6Trk 1995

Toyota 4 Runner 2000

Toyota Sequoia 2006

Toyota Tundra 2006

Volkswagon PASSAT 2000

2 door. Solid condition! 170K 5spdManual V6 4WD Pwr Windows Sunroof. Leer Topperw/Bedliner White,

4X4 Silver, new all weather tires, good condition. 4 door.

4 door. 4WD Excellent condition.

177000 mi.

Loaded, Sun roof.

Toyota Tundra SR5 4WD 2006 TDR Package Excellent condition. 1 owner 201K mi. All service records.

$3500 970-379-3287

$9500.00 970-319-0110

$8900 970.618.3893

$8900 970-618-3893

4 door. Good condition. 153,000, V6 AWD. SILVER. all power one owner leather interior, snow tires & summer.

Great road car! $4500 970-618-1762 HBFINN@HOTMAIL.COM

Office on Wheels. Custom 2000

Boss HossTrike 2010

Harley Davidson Road King 2007

John Deere Gator 2007 HPX

Triton XT Snowmobile trailer

Office/ Spare room on wheels in Aspen 16' x 8'. $12000. High quality custom construction. For a tour visit https://youtu.be/XGo6jKw3wA8 tjpaxton@comcast.net $11,500 970-309-1502

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.

Mike

Excellent condition, and great fun for the whole family. Classic John Deere green. 400 Hours heathersinclairaspen@gmail.com

Fits 2 long track sleds. Includes salt shield ramps and has caliper grips.

$38,500 Call Mike 970-379-3255

$19,200 970-927-4542

$7100 970-948-8834

$1750.

970-376-5092

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Shorelander Motorcycle Trailer

TrailerTwo sled Trailer 1999

Why are there so many auto photo ads listed each day?

Because auto photo ads WORK! Can hold 1 bike and lots of gear Great condition

Trailer Two sled Trailer - Diamond plate toolbox, ramps, spare with jack and lug with wrench.

Asking $850 Call 970-376-0215 or text.

$1500.00 OBO 970-379-6073

Auto Parts/ Accessories

Motorcycles

Goodyear Fortera HL 265/50-R20 Tires $600 OBO. Basalt, Like new condition off brand new Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Mike 970-471-9616

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Need more people but, don’t want anyone to know your business is taking applications and resumes?

Ask About our blind box Help WAnted Ads.

866-850-9937

Electronics

X B O X O n e with

2 - HARLEY DAVIDSON DOT MOTORCYCLE 1/2 HELMET’S.

• 1 small • 1 medium $85/ each or both for $150.

Both helmets are in excellent condition.

games Dishored (definitive edition) & Destiny (the Taken King) Purchased wrong system last week and opened box & games so store won’t let me return them. Total cost $550 with tax will take $325.

XBOX 360 and 2 games, used but in great shape, $150.

Great ideas for XMAS. Call 303-903-8249 between 7am & 8pm.

970.456.3291

Food & Beverage

N okia n H a k k a p e l i i t t a Snow Tires 235/45R17 $600 OBO Like New 970-379-6463 cpsbpd@gmail.com

Please Recycle Please Recycle

SAVE!

Studded Winter Tires For Sale Hankook Pike RW11 aggressive Winter Tires. Tire Size 255-50-19 More than 60% tread left new $850

Only $250!

Did you know more people read a newspaper on a typical Sunday than watched the 2011 Super Bowl?

HARLEY DAVIDSON DOT MOTORCYCLE 1/2 HELMET

Winter tires: Nokia Hakkar R 255/50R 19 (excellent condition: 2 seasons local driving) (5) tires $325.

970-309-6163

Furniture/ Dining Room

• size Small $85

Excellent condition.

970.456.3291

Please call Bob 970-390-4651 Tires located in Edwards

More than 165 million people read a newspaper in print or online in a typical week.

Fill your freezer with healthy GRASS finished beef from Crystal River Meats.

Half beeves for sale $9/pound average 200-240#s. USDA inspected, non-GMO certified, vacuum packed & frozen, incl. steaks, roasts, burger.

Call for pick-up or delivery. 970-963-9996

Merch andise Clothing

Autos

Dining Room Harvest Table/6 chairs, 2leaves 72in.x44in max-116in.

Beautiful and prime condition.

Cell-914-589-6671. $2,200

Call or go online to sell your wheels!

925-9937 • www.aspentimes.com/placead Holiday Items 12FT Full Grand Fraser Fir Artificial Christmas Tree for sale . Brand new, never been used. 3900 soft white lights. $ 800.00 will deliver (Price below wholesale) Please call 970 948 4243

Color makes your classified ad stand out.

2 - HARLEY DAVIDSON DOT MOTORCYCLE 1/2 HELMET’S.

• 1 small • 1 medium $85/ each or both for $150.

Both helmets are in excellent condition.

Jewelry

Think inside the box

RON"THE GOLD GUY "

I Buy Gold

REPUTABLE GOLDSMITH paying CASH for gold, silver, platinum jewelry, gold or silver coins, nuggets, sterling silver sets.

Many loyal customers thank me for BEST RETURNS, BEST SERVICE and convenient appointments. I Recycle, Remake, and Repair. For today's spot see: ronthegoldguy.com.

Call Ron (970) 390-8229

Merchandise Wanted Want to purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests.

Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201

Feel the power.

80 percent of adults in households earning $100,000 or more read a newspaper in print or online each week.

Pets - Dogs Lab/cattle dog? mix a mom and NINE puppies heading to Colorado next week. They will be 8 weeks old and ready to go -they have had two sets of shots and been dewormed. Will come with health certificates and we will contribute to spay/neuter as soon as they are a little older.

Will have better pictures once they arrive.

All are coming from EU list at high-kill shelter in TX. Please help spread the word and find these babies a loving home.

Pictures and applicat i o n s a t www.tlcrescues.org.

HARLEY DAVIDSON DOT MOTORCYCLE 1/2 HELMET

Professional Massage 347-491-0722

(Text, Call or Email)

jcataspen@gmail.com Licensed and Certified

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

Hunting Grass Quality Grass Hay. $6 per bail.

St. Benedict’s Monastery.

970-927-3312

• size Small $85

Excellent condition.

European Mounting and Shoulder Mounting Competitive Pricing Call Josh for details

970.456.3291

Marijuana Dispensaries

JC's

Aspen Massage

ONLINE

719-989-0774

Keep your local news free!

Advertise and buy through the Classified Marketplace

Massage Therapy

Find a job

970.456.3291

In Silt, Colorado

Furniture/Home Furnishings

2-Tone Sofa - Black Durahide & Microfiber (38"h, 38"d, 91"w) Good condition, Used for just 6 months. $175.00, Carbondale, Call after 5:30 M-F or weekends, (970)-989-8116

Miscellaneous Merchandise

Lily is here to give you a fantastic massage Oriental Massage: Clean, cozy, & comfortable. If you would like a massage by a professional Asian Masseuse come & experience a perfect body massage!! 818-913-6588 aspenorientalmassage.com

Please Recycle

Please Recycle

Service

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Kennedy 3-Piece Roller Tool Chest ($1,400.00 new) Includes 7-Drawer roller cabinet, 2-Drawer add-on base chest, and 8-Drawer machinist chest. $475.00, Carbondale, Call weekends or after 5:30 M-F, (970)-989-8116

Cleaning Service Clutter Clearing Transform

SENSUAL MASSAGE Contact Sophie Aspen-Snowmass In-Calls / Out-Calls 760-397-3242

your Life

This Clarity

is a Gift Deborah 970-948-5663

Sewing Machines

Travel/Tours

SPEND LOCALLY!

Audi a4 2002 3000 4 door. Good condition.

1 4 0 , 0 0 0 A u t o transmission. AWD. ABS. Heated seats. Power windows. Leather seats. silver Britton Skusa 970-390-2437 brittonskusa@gmail.co m

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

It has a detachable fur hood and it is excellent for the snow. It's a Jet Set size 2 will fit US 4-6. $330. 970 376 6523

Look in the merchandise section for great deals!

Two Leather Club Chairs w/ottoman.$400.

Snowmass Village Excellent condition. Lori 914-589-6671

Pets - Dogs Safe TL 30 Knight High Security Safe 3 way bolt system Highest Rating for Jewelry Stores Outside Dimension: 48" High, 38" Wide, 30" Deep $3900 970 948 4243 aspenanne1@gmail.com

Husqvarna viking SLE 6570 sewing machine with embroidery attachement and manuals/guides. Excellent condition. $400 970-948-3133.

Landscaping, Mowing & Tilling Blue Heeler Puppies

Born Oct 12th 2 MALES, 1 FEMALE Call for information Lisa 970-404-1701

R3BROS LLC *HANDYMAN *LANDSCAPING *GUTTER CLEANING *SNOW REMOVAL (970)300-8059

Alpine Aviation provides year around helicopter tours of the Roaring Fork Valley. 214-790-8997 A l e x S e w e l l sewellfire@hotmail.com www.coloradohelicopter tours.com

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A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10-124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of patiently and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction - By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE: RE: 124 W. Hallam Street Public Hearing: 5pm, December 9, 2015 Meeting Location: City Hall, City Council Chambers 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611 Project Location: 124 W. Hallam Street Legal Description:Lot 2, Nolan Lot Split, City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado, PID #2735-124-21-011 Description: The applicant proposes to restore the Victorian era home on the site and make an addition. The requested development approvals associated with this application may be modified by the approving body.

Land Use Reviews Req: Conceptual Major Development Review, Demolition, Relocation and Variations Decision Making Body: H i s t o r i c P r e s e r v a t i o n Commission Applicant: 308 Aspen E, LLC, 625 E. Main Street, Ste. 1026-233, Aspen, CO 81611 More Information: For further information related to the project, contact Amy Simon at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 429-2758, amy.simon@cityofaspen.com Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 19, 2015. (11691397) PUBLIC NOTICE Of DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL Notice is hereby given to the general public of the approval of a site specific development plan, and the creation 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 following legally described property: Aspen Community Methodist Church, 200 E. Bleeker Street, Lots K, L, and M, Block 72, City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado, PID#2737-073-16-801.

On October 28, 2015, the Historic Preservation Commission passed Resolution #29, Series of 2015, granting approval to reconstruct the roof that protects the rear entry into the structure, to improve utility connections, and to repair the steps and associated features. A variation of the rear yard setback was granted for the work. For further information contact Amy Simon, at the City of Aspen Community Development Dept. 130 S. Galena St, Aspen, Colorado (970) 429-2758, or amy.simon@cityofaspen.com. s/ City of Aspen Published in The Aspen Times on November 19, 2015 (11691374) District Court Pitkin County, Colorado Court Address: 506 E. Main Ste 300 Aspen, CO 81611 In re the Marriage of: Petitioner: Graciela Acosta Topete and Respondent: Manuel Rojas Palomera Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address): Graciela Acosta Topete 204 Park Ave. #3E Basalt, CO 81621 SUMMONS FOR: DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR LEGAL SEPARATION To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at WNW.courts.state. co.us by clicking on the "Self Help/Forms" tab.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation as more fully described in the attached Petition, and if you have children, for orders regarding the children of the marriage.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S. A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10-124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of patiently and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction - By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are:

1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2.Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3.Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4.Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner's or renter's insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

Dated November 10, 2015 Glenita L. Melnick Clerk of the Court Published in the Aspen Times Weekly First Publication: November 19, 2015 Last Publication: December 17, 2105 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 19 and 26, 2015 and December 3, 10, and 17, 2015. (11685872) NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING ASPEN HIGHLANDS COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT ASPEN HIGHLANDS RESIDENTIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT The Aspen Highlands Commercial Metropolitan District and the Aspen Highlands Residential Metropolitan District will hold a combined public meeting of the Board of Directors at 12:00 PM (Noon) on Monday, December 14, 2015, at 0133 Prospector Road, Suite 4114C, Aspen Highlands, Aspen, Colorado.

The purpose of this meeting is to review and approve the Proposed 2016 Budget, and any and all other business that may come before the Board. This is the second of two public hearings to be held on the proposed 2016 budget. Copies of the proposed budget are available for review between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the District Manager's Office listed below. Interested parties may file objections to the proposed budget at any time before its adoption.

Any questions regarding this meeting may be directed to the District in care of Gary Beach at 970-273-3100, 711 E Valley Rd., Suite 103, Basalt, Colorado, 81621.

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 19, 2015. (11687834) NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING HOLLAND HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT The Holland Hills Metropolitan District will hold a public meeting of the Board of Directors at 6:00 PM on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, at Basalt Community United Methodist Church, 167 Holland Hills Road, Basalt, Colorado.

The purpose of this meeting is to review and approve the Proposed 2016 Budget, and any and all other business that may come before the Board. This is the second of two public hearings to be held on the proposed 2016 budget. Copies of the proposed budget are available for review between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the District Manager's Office listed below. Interested parties may file objections to the proposed budget at any time before its adoption.

Any questions regarding this meeting may be directed to the District in care of Gary Beach at 970-273-3100, 711 E Valley Rd., Suite 103, Basalt, Colorado, 81621.

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 19, 2015. (11688064) NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RE: 517 E. Hopkins Avenue Public Hearing:

5pm, December 9, 2015

Meeting Location: City Hall, City Council Chambers 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO 81611 Project Location: 517 E. Hopkins Ave Legal Description: 2737-073-40-003, Lots D, E, F, Block 94, City and Townsite of Aspen, Colorado.

Commercial Core Zone District Description: The applicant proposes a redevelopment of the property with a new two story building above grade. The requested development approvals associated with this application may be modified by the approving body.

Land Use Reviews Req: Conceptual Major Development Review, Conceptual Commercial Design Review, Viewplane Review, Demolition Decision Making Body: Historic Preservation Commission Applicant: 517 East Hopkins LLC, 2001 N. Halsted St., Ste. 304, Chicago, IL 60614 More Information: For further information related to the project, contact Sara Adams at the City of Aspen Community Development Department, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen, CO, (970) 429-2778 , sara.adams@cityofaspen.com

1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, con- Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November cealing or in any way disposing of, without the 19, 2015. (11691356) consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, A S P E except N T I MinE the S Wusual E E K course L Y V ofNove mb e r 19, 2015 any marital property, business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect;

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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 8 purchaser all as M O N DAY- F R I DAY : 3 0 A Ma Certificate TO 5 : 0of0Purchase, PM provided by law.

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8 4 9 1 3 5 Last Publication 12/3/2015 Aspen L E G A L S @Name AS PofEPublicationThe N T I M E S .CO MTimes 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 NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING EXTENDED; IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A ASPEN VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF The Aspen Village Metropolitan District will hold CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE a public meeting of the Board of Directors at 6:30 PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN PM on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at Aspen SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY Village Community Center, 31 Aspen Village, FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO Aspen, Colorado, 81611, for the purpose of reATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL viewing and approving the Proposed 2016 BudCONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION get and any and all other business that may BUREAU (CFPB), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A come before the Board.

COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. This is the 2nd of two public hearings to be held Colorado Attorney General on the proposed 2016 budget. Copies of the pro1300 Broadway, 10th Floor posed budget are available for review between Denver, Colorado 80203 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday (800) 222-4444 at the address listed below. Interested parties www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov may file objections to the proposed budget at any Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau time before its adoption.

P.O. Box 4503 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 Any questions regarding this meeting and public (855) 411-2372 hearing may be directed to the District Manager, www.consumerfinance.gov Chris Hoofnagle, at (970) 273-3100, 711 E. ValDATE: 08/27/2015 ley Road, Suite 103, Basalt, CO 81621.

Thomas Carl Oken, Public Trustee in and for the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado Published in the Aspen Times Weekly NovemBy: Sydney Tofany, Chief Deputy Public Trustee ber 19, 2015. (11687974) The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION is: CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE Anne Marie McPhee #32327 SALE NO. 15-017 Stephen R. Connor #7773 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with Oates Knezevich Gardenswartz, Kelly & Morrow, regard to the following described Deed of Trust: P.C. 533 EAST HOPKINS AVENUE 3RD FLOOR, On August 27, 2015, the undersigned Public Trust- ASPEN, CO 81611 (970) 920-1700 ee caused the Notice of Election and Demand re- Attorney File # lating to the Deed of Trust described below to be The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector recorded in the County of Pitkin records. and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information Original Grantor(s) provided may be used for that purpose.

ROBERT A HIGHTOWER AND AMEN WARDY ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised Original Beneficiary(ies) 1/2015 THE LAREDO NATIONAL BANK Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 5, Current Holder of Evidence of Debt 12, 19, and 26, 2015 and December 3, 2015.

APEX BANK (11644193) Date of Deed of Trust March 26, 2007 COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION County of Recording CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE Pitkin SALE NO. 15-019 Recording Date of Deed of Trust To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with April 02, 2007 regard to the following described Deed of Trust: Recording Information (Reception No. and/or On September 1, 2015, the undersigned Public Book/Page No.) Trustee caused the Notice of Election and De536081 mand relating to the Deed of Trust described beRe-Recording Date of Deed of Trust low to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records.

October 28, 2013 Original Grantor(s) Re-Recording Information (Reception No. and/or AKRAM BASMA and NADA BASMA Book/Page No.) Original Beneficiary(ies) 605097 Mortgage Electonic Registration Systems, Inc. as Original Principal Amount nominee for American Mortgage Network, Inc. $7,320,577.00 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Outstanding Principal Balance Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trust$6,735,020.81 ee for Indymac IMJA Mortgage Loan Trust Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby 2007-A3, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates Senotified that the covenants of the deed of trust have ries 2007-A3 been violated as follows: including, but not limited Date of Deed of Trust to, the failure to make timely payments required July 13, 2007 under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt County of Recording secured thereby.

Pitkin THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST Recording Date of Deed of Trust LIEN. July 17, 2007 SEE "EXHIBIT A" Recording Information (Reception No. and/or PT15-017 Book/Page No.) EXHIBIT "A" 540018 LEGAL DESCRIPTION Original Principal Amount $910,000.00 That part of Homestead Entry Survey No. 308, sit- Outstanding Principal Balance uated in Sections Twenty -Nine (29) and Thirty $909,910.00 (30), Township Nine ( 9) South, Range Eighty Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby -Four (84) West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, and notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have more fully described as follows: been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payBeginning at Corner No. 3 of said H.E.S. No. 308 ments provided for in the evidence of debt secured whence a 1/ 2 pipe set by Tom Walker, a Regis- by the deed of trust and other violations of the tered Colorado L and Surveyor, bears S 57º25'W, terms thereof.

71. 41 feet; THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST thence S 16°33'00" W, 3.21 feet along the exten- LIEN. sion of the line between Corner No. 2 and Corner SEE EXHIBIT A No. 3 of said H.E.S. No. 308 to the intersection with PT15-019 the North boundary line of a County Road; EXHIBIT A thence along said North boundary line the follow- CONDOMINIUM UNIT 2-D, TIMBER RIDG E ing courses and distances: CONDOMINIUMS, AS SHOWN ON THE CONN 77°35'27" W 186.86 feet; DOMINIUM MAP FOR THE TIMBER RIDGE N 72°01'09" W 16. 86 feet; CONDOMINIUMS APPEARING IN PLAT BOOK N 64°21'31" W 239.62 feet; 3 AT PAGE 40 THROUGH 44 IN THE RECORDS N 58°09'38" W 52. 95 feet; OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO, AND AS DEN 62°10'41" W 22.33 feet; FINED AND DESCRIBED IN THAT CONDOMIN 88°25'08" W 40.74 feet; NUM DECLARATION FOR THE TIMBER RIDGE N 84°58'57" W 148.61 feet; CONDOMINUMS APPEARING IN SUCH N 52°54'47" W 11.91 feet; RECORDS IN BOOK 215 AT PAGE 429 N 24°22'33" W 8.19 feet; THROUGH 445 AND SUPPLEMENT NO. 1 REN 76°41'41" W 22.09 feet; CORDED MAY 5, 1969 IN BOOK 240 AT PAGE N 67°38'53" W 129.06 feet; 920.

N 73°38'27" W 60.80 feet to the intersection with COUNTY OF PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO. line between Corner No. 6 and Corner No. 1 of said H.E.S. 308; Also known by street and number as: 100 EAST thence N 12°17'00" E 263.15 feet along said line to DEAN STREET #2D, ASPEN, CO 81611.

Corner No. 1 of said H.E.S. 308; THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL thence N 65°54'00" E 1244,76 feet to Corner No. 2 O F T H E P R O P E R T Y C U R R E N T L Y of said H.E.S. No. 308; ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF thence S 16°33'00" W 1094.94 feet to Corner No. 3 TRUST. of said H.E.S. No. 308 NOTICE OF SALE the point of beginning.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Also known by street and number as: 6067 Notice of Election and Demand for sale as providWOODY CREEK ROAD, WOODY CREEK, CO ed by law and in said Deed of Trust.

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THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, O F T H E P R O P E R T Y C U R R E N T L Y 12/30/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, TRUST. sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the NOTICE OF SALE said real property and all interest of the said The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed for the purpose of paying the indebtedness Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provid- provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the ed by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue public auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as 12/30/2015, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the provided by law. south front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, First Publication 11/5/2015 sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Last Publication 12/3/2015 said real property and all interest of the said Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER for the purpose of paying the indebtedness DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the I N T E N T T O C U R E B Y T H O S E P A R T I E S Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as O R S E R V I C E R H A S V I O L A T E D T H E provided by law.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF First Publication 11/5/2015 CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE Last Publication 12/3/2015 PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A 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 COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A G E N E R A L , T H E F E D E R A L C O N S U M E R 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 FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (CFPB), OR PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL EXTENDED; NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. 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 Colorado Attorney General LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF Denver, Colorado 80203 CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE (800) 222-4444 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 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov

Last Publication 12/3/2015 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: 09/01/2015 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: David A. Shore #19973 Edward P. O'Brien #11572 Scott D. Toebben #19011 Martin H. Shore #1800 Hellerstein and Shore PC 5347 S VALENTIA WAY, SUITE 100, GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO 80111 (303) 573-1080 Attorney File # 15-00286SH 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 November 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2015 and December 3, 2015.

(11644231) 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 ADJUSTMENT: RE:Side Yard Setback Variance for 1658 Little Woody Creek Road (Case 08-2015) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, to begin at 5:30pm, or as soon thereafter as the conduct of business allows, in the Commissioner's Meeting Room in the Courthouse, 506 East Main Street, Aspen, before the Pitkin County Board of Adjustment, to consider an application submitted

by Bellejackblue, LLC, c/o Nicholas Chan, Bill Poss and Assoc., 605 East Main Street, Aspen, CO 81611, requesting a 17.5 foot Side Yard Setback Variance where 50 feet is required on this 127+ acre parcel in the RS-20 zone district for an addition to an existing single-family residence. The State Parcel Identification Number for this property is 264310100002.

RE:Front Yard Setback Variance for 119 Little Texas Lane AKA Lot 20 Little Texas S/D (Case 09-2015) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held on Tuesday, December 1, 2015, to begin at 5:30pm, or as soon thereafter as the conduct of business allows, in the Commissioner's Meeting Room in the Courthouse, 506 East Main Street, Aspen, before the Pitkin County Board of Adjustment, to consider an application submitted

by Bill and Jo Brandt, c/o Studio B, 501 Rio Grande Place #104, Aspen, CO 81611, requesting a 20' and a 26' Front Yard Setback Variances where 30 feet is required on this 22,001 sq ft parcel in the AR-10 zone district to construct a new single-family residence and to approve an existing well house.

The State Parcel Identification Number for this property is 264316401015.

For further information contact Joanna Schaffner at the Pitkin Community Development Department, (970) 920-5105.

Pitkin County Board of Adjustment Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on November 19, 2015 (11690637) PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING BUTTERMILK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT The Buttermilk Metropolitan District will hold a public meeting of the Board of Directors at 8:00 AM on Tuesday, December 8, 2015, at 0133 Prospector Road, Suite 4114C, Aspen Highlands, Aspen, Colorado, for the purpose of adopting the proposed 2016 Budget and any and all other business that may come before the Board.

This is the second of two public hearings to be held on the proposed 2016 budget. Copies of the proposed budget are available for review between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at the address listed below. Interested parties may file objections to the proposed budget at any time before its adoption.

Any questions regarding this meeting and public hearing may be directed to the District Manager, Gary Beach, at 273-3100, 711 E. Valley Road, Suite 103, Basalt, CO 81621.

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 19, 2015. (11687996)

PUBLIC NOTICE AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT BUSINESS LOAN FUNDS EAGLE COUNTY plans to submit a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to the State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs, c/o the Office of Economic Development and International Trade. CDBG funds are intended to provide decent housing, suitable living environments and economic opportunities, principally for low and moderate income persons through rehabilitation and preservation, economic development (generally job creation/retention) and public facilities improvements. In regards to all FY 15 CDBG programs, it is estimated that $8,114,075 will be available statewide for distribution to units of general local government in the state's nonentitlement areas. For economic development projects, it is estimated that $2,590,218 will be available statewide for distribution for economic development to units of general local government in the state's nonentitlement areas.

The application being considered would be a request for the Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG) Business Loan Fund for $ 754,000 for small business loan funding. It is estimated that approximately 51% of the funds would benefit low and moderate income persons. Permanent involuntary displacement of neighborhood persons or businesses is not anticipated. Should it later become necessary to consider such displacement, alternatives will be examined to minimize the displacement. If no feasible alternatives exist, required/reasonable benefits will be provided to those displaced to mitigate adverse effects and hardships. Any low and moderate income housing which is demolished or converted will be replaced.

A public hearing will be held at 1 0 : 0 0 A M o n Tuesday December 8, 2015 at the Eagle County Commissioners Meeting Room, 500 Broadway, Eagle, Colorado to obtain citizen views and to respond to proposals and questions related to: 1.The proposed CDBG application for the above-referenced economic development activities; specifically for a new CDBG contract in the amount of $754,000 with $650,000 allocated for direct business assistance and $104,000 for administration. The application is proposed for Eagle County to act as the lead county for the nine counties of the NWCCOG Business Loan Fund acting through a Memorandum of Agreement with Eagle County in providing business assistance to applicants in all of the nine participating counties 2.The purpose of the hearing is also to allow citizens to review and comment on the performance of County- Grantee with the NWCCOG loan program in carrying out their small business loan fund program, which was financed with federal Community Development Block Grant (#13-589) funds provided by the State of Colorado. Comments regarding the close out of this 2013 CDBG grant for the NWCCOG Business Loan Fund will also be heard. This grant was sponsored by Eagle County acting as the Lead County for the nine counties of northwest region, administered by the NWCCOG. 3.The performance of Eagle County in carrying out its community development responsibilities.

Written or emailed comments are also welcome and must be received by December 7, 2015 at Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG), PO Box 2308, 249 Warren Avenue, Silverthorne, Colorado, 80498 . Oral, written or email comments will be considered in deciding whether to submit an application for the proposed project. Written summary information will be available at Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG), 249 Warren Avenue, Silverthorne, Colorado, 80498 on November 23, 2015 until December 7, 2015 on any CDBG application(s) NWCCOG intends to submit to the state. A copy of the application(s) as submitted to the state will be available for public review at Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG), 249 Warren Avenue, Silverthorne, Colorado, 80498 after December 8, 2015.

Information and records regarding NWCCOG's proposed and past use of CDBG funds are available at Northwest Colorado Council of Governments (NWCCOG), 249 Warren Avenue, Silverthorne, Colorado, 80498 during regular office hours. Advance notice is requested. If special accommodations are needed, please notify NWCCOG so that the appropriate aids can be made available. Email comments to lmullen@nwccog.org, Liz Mullen, NWCCOG, Executive Director.

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 19, 2015. (11688456) District Court Pitkin County, Colorado Court Address : 506 E. Main Street, Suite 300 Aspen, CO 81611 (970) 925-7635 In re the Parental Responsibilities Concerning: Pempa Lhamu Tamang Petitioner: SHEREEN R. SARICK and JORDAN L.R. SARICK and Respondent: SONAM TAMANG and PHURBU SONAM TAMANG Case Number: 2015DR30017 Division 5Courtroom SUMMONS FOR: ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES To the Respondent named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1103) can be found at www .courts.state.co.us by clicking on the "Self Help/Forms" tab.

After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting your marital status, distribution of property and debts, issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decision-making and parenting time), maintenance (spousal support) , attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Allocation of Parental Responsibilities.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the

issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities (decision-making and parenting time), maintenance (spousal support) , attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Allocation of Parental Responsibilities.

Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-108, C.R.S. A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10-124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction - By Order of Colorado Law, You and Your Spouse are: 1.Restrained from transferring, encumbering , concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any marital property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect; 2.Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; 3.Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and 4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner's or renter's insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.

Date: November 12, 2015 Signature of the Clerk of Court/Deputy DISTRICT COURT, PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 506 East Main, Suite E, Aspen, CO, 81611 Petitioner(s) SHEREEN R SARICK et al. and Respondent(s) SONAM TAMANG et al.

Case Number: 2015DR30017 Division: 5 Courtroom: Order: Order for Publication by Consolidated Service The motion/proposed order attached hereto:GRANTED. Issue Date: 11/5/2015 JONATHAN BRUCE POTOTSKY District Court Judge This matter comes before this Court on the Petitioners' Verified Motion for Publication by Consolidated service.

The Court, having reviewed the Motion finds the following: That the Petitioners are unable to obtain personal service upon the Respondents given that they reside in Nepal and Korea and have not had any contact with the minor child for years.

Therefore, the Court Orders: The Clerk shall send the information to their local paper to be published by consolidated notice in accordance with §14-10-107(4), C.R.S. and shall post the process on their local bulletin board for 35 consecutive days.

DONE and SIGNED this day of , 2015.

BY THE COURT: DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 19, and 26, 2015 and December 3, 10, and 17, 2015. (11688879) 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

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.

(11603104) NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT TOWN OF BASALT Midland, Pan and Fork, Old Pond Park Project To All Interested Persons: You and each of you PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the final settlement of the Town of Basalt, Colorado's, Midland, Pan and Fork, Old Pond project, under contract to American Civil Constructors 4901 South Windermere Street Littleton, Co 80120 will be at 5:00 on December 1ST 2015.

Any person, copartner ship, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his or her subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, may file a claim with the Town of Basalt by delivering such claims to the Town Clerk at Town Hall, 101 Midland Avenue, Basalt, Colorado 81621 to be received no later than the above stated time and date OR SUCH CLAIM SHALL BE FOREVER BARRED. Dated November 16, 2015 Boyd Bierbaum M.P.A. Public Works Director Published in the Aspen Times Weekly and the Glenwood Springs Post Independent November 19 and 26, 2015. (11695056)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charlotte Farr, a/k/a Charlotte E. Farr, Deceased Case Number 2015PR30049 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to [X] District Court of Pitkin, County, Colorado or [ ] Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before March 12, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ryan F. Farr and Carmen Farr Dowley P.O. Box 9686 Aspen, CO 81612 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 12, 19 and 26, 2015. (11675139)

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) NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CHRISTOPHER ALLEN STEBBINS a/k/a CHRISTOPHER A. STEBBINS a/k/a CHRISTOPHER STEBBINS, Deceased Case Number 2015 PR 5 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of PITKIN, County, Colorado or on or before March 24, 2016, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Pamm McFadden 3775 Birchwood Dr. #63 Boulder, CO 80304 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November 19, 26, 2016 and December 3, 2015.

(11679331) PUBLIC NOTICE RE: OBERMEYER PLACE - PLANNED DEVELOPMENT AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general public of the approval of a Minor Amendment to a Planned Development approval pertaining to the following legally described property: All land between East Bleeker Street and Rio Grande Place, all land bordering East Bleeker Street between Spring Street and Rio Grande Place, and portions of Rio Grande Park, more precisely described as: a tract of land in the East Aspen Townsite Addition, according to the plat thereof recorded as Document No. 108453 of the records of Pitkin County, identified as Parcel No. 273707324003, according to the Pitkin County Assessor and known as 540 East Main Street, Gignoux-Lynch Subdivision Lots 1 and 2, Lots 6 through 9, Block 20. East Aspen Addition, Lots 9 through 9 Rio Grande Subdivision, a tract of land identified as Parcel No. 273707300040 according to the Pitkin County Assessor and known as 600 East Bleeker Street, a tract of land identified as Parcel No. 273707300041, according to the Pitkin County Assessor and known as 530 East Bleeker Street right-of-way between Spring St and Rio Grande Pl, that portion of Rio Grande Park owned by the City of Aspen accommodating and affected by the Pitkin County recycling operation and snow melting facility, that portion of Rio Grande Pl right-of-way between and including its two intersections with East Bleeker Street, and a parcel of land owned by Pitkin County known as Rio Grande Subdivision Lot #5, all located within the City of Aspen, commonly known as Obermeyer Place, by order of the City of Aspen City Council on November 9, 2015.

The Obermeyer Place HOA received approval to increase the list of approved uses, including the following: Service Uses (with the exclusion of financial services, banking, and pharmacy), Design studio, Neighborhood café, Nonprofit organization, Recreation club, Child care center, Health and medical services, Broadcast facility, and Technology services.

Reserve Site #3 to mitigate hazard tree potential, as well as to improve the traffic flow and snow coach turn-around loop.

4. Minor earthmoving to re-locate road closure berms farther north at the Reserve Site #3 NFSR 103 switchback, and some limited slope work and sapling removal on the existing road spur. This would provide a better turning radius on the switchback and allow for parking of snowmobiles and other over-the-snow equipment on the road spur and off NFSR 103 itself.

Potential disturbance at Reserve Site #3 (i.e., NFS lands), including vegetation removal and earth work, is estimated to be 0.1 acre. Trees affected will include removal of six, large, beetle-killed, lodgepole pine and approximately 12 small aspen and pine saplings less than 3 inches in diameter.

A notice of proposed action is available on-line at: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/fs-usda-pop.php/?project =47743. The notice and supporting documentation is also available for review at the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District. Additional information regarding this action can be obtained from: Scott Kaden, 620 Main Street, Carbondale, Colorado 81623; phone (970) 404-3159; email: scottakaden@fs.fed.us.

The proposed project is an activity implementing a land management plan and subject to the objection process described in 36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B. The Forest Service is combining scoping with the legal notice and opportunity to comment, as described in 36 CFR 218.24.

How to Comment and Timeframe Specific written comments on the proposed project will be accepted for 30 calendar days following publication of this notice in the Aspen Times. The publication date in the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the comment period. The regulations prohibit extending the length of the comment period.

Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in person (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding holidays) to: Karen Schroyer, c/o Scott Kaden, Aspen-Sopris Ranger District, White River National Forest, 620 Main Street, Carbondale, Colorado 81623. FAX: (970) 963-1012. Electronic comments including attachments can be submitted to https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/Co mmentInput?Project47743.

Persons commenting should include: 1) name, address, telephone number, organization represented, if any; 2) title of project for which the comment is being submitted; and 3) specific facts and supporting reasons for the Responsible Official to consider.

Only those who submit timely and specific written comments will have eligibility to file an objection under §218.8. Individuals and organizations wishing to be eligible to object must meet the information requirements in §218.25(a)(3). Names and contact information submitted with comments will become part of the public record and may be released under the Freedom of Information Act. This legal notice also serves to notify and invite public comment on the proposal as stipulated in 36 CFR 800.3 of the National Historic Preservation Act. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on November 19, 2015. (11671554) 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

For further information contact Sara Nadolny, at the City of Aspen Community Development Dept. 130 S. Galena St, Aspen, Colorado (970) 429-2739.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2015:

s/ City of Aspen Publish in The Aspen Times on November 19, 2015 (11691332)

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

PUBLIC NOTICE Opportunity to Comment on Western Adventures, Inc. SUP Reissuance and Service Day Increase

NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR'S SETTLEMENT/FINAL PAYMENT:

Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, hereinThe White River National Forest, Aspen-Sopris after the "Board," shall make final settlement for the Ranger District, is preparing an environmental as- work contracted to be done on the project known sessment for the Western Adventures, Inc. SUP as the Elk Park Phase II Construction to Western Reissuance and Service Day Increase proposal. States Reclamation, Inc. hereinafter the "ContracWestern Adventures, Inc. (WAI) has operated tor," on November 30, 2015. commercial guided snowmobile tours under SUP authorization on the WRNF since 1985, most re- Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, cently in the greater Lenado, Larkspur Mountain, company or corporation that has furnished labor, Cow-Camp, and Kobey Park areas. This includes materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provportions of sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, ender, or other supplies used or consumed by the 22 and 27, Township 9S, Range 84W, portions of Contractor or its subcontractors in or about the sections 25, 35 and 36 Township 8S, Range 85W, performance of the Project contracted to be done and portions of sections 29, 30, 31 and 32 Town- or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipship 8S, Range 84W of the 6th Principal Meridian, ment to the extent used in the prosecution of the Pitkin County, Colorado.

Project, whose claim therefor has not been paid by In general, most of WAI's operations would contin- the Contractor or its subcontractors shall file with ue as previously authorized, with the exception of the Board written verified notice of such claims at the following: any time up to and including the time of final set1. Increase authorized service days from 1,100 tlement first stated above or forever waive any and to 2,500 in order to meet current demand all claims, without limitation, pursuant to C.R.S. § and allow for some future growth potential 38-26-107, as amended, against the Board of in the first five years of the requested County Commissioners, Pitkin County, Colorado authorization. and the Project.

2. WAI proposes to post caution signs at the bottom and top of National Forest System All claims must be addressed as follows: Board of Road (NFSR) 103 whenever a snowcat is County Commissioners c/o Lindsey Utter, Fielding, operating (i.e., grooming NFSR 103). The 530 East Main St. 2nd Floor Aspen, Colorado proposed signs would have flashing lights 81611. and the wording "Caution: Snowcat in Use." This signage would notify public users Jeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk of NFSR 103 that a large piece of Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on Novemtracked equipment is operating on the ber 19, 2015 (11690587) roadway and inform the public of the need to slow their travel speeds and exercise heightened caution.

3. Removal of select beetle-infested trees at Reserve Site #3 to mitigate hazard tree potential, as well as to improve the traffic flow and snow coach turn-around loop.

4. Minor earthmoving to re-locate road closure berms farther north at the Reserve Site #3 NFSR 103 switchback, and some limited slope work and sapling removal on A S P E N T I M E S . C O M / W E E K L Y the existing road spur. This would provide a better turning radius on the switchback and allow for parking of snowmobiles and other over-the-snow equipment on the road spur and off NFSR 103 itself.

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INTELLIGENT EXERCISE

by KATHERINE E. STANDEFER for HIGH COUNTRY NEWS

BOOK REVIEW

‘LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME’ IN “LEAVING BEFORE THE RAINS COME,” her fifth nonfiction book, Wyoming writer Alexandra Fuller traces the unsteady arc of her marriage, from its shaky foundation in southern Africa to its final unraveling in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Fuller’s many readers will recognize characters and events from her traumatic (and comic) childhood in wartorn British Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, which she wrote about in the bestselling “Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight.”

But although her new book covers some of the same terrain, this memoir unspools in a steadier, wiser voice. Fuller reflects on how her chaotic early years, rife with loss and disease, created a deep craving for stability, calm and safety, which she attempted to satisfy as an adult by marrying an American named Charlie Ross.

After she nearly dies of malaria in

NOTEWORTHY ‘Leaving Before the Rains Come’ Alexandra Fuller 258 pages, hardcover: $26.95 Penguin Press, 2015

Zambia while caring for her newborn daughter, Fuller and her family move to the United States. There, in the shadow of the Tetons, she finds herself swept into American life, with its surfeit of security and predictability: “Americans were not expected to encounter unexpected, surprising hazards. …

Mile markers along trails reminded us … how far it was back to the car.”

Fuller marvels at those around her who take up outdoor activities just “for the adrenaline,” a sharp contrast to her life in Africa: “Most people I knew, myself included, had been saturated by enough of that hormone by early childhood to last a lifetime.”

But the differences that at first provide relief eventually drive a wedge between Fuller and her husband.

“He saw the world in concrete terms, rationally, as if the place were solid and the systems … were dependable,” she

writes. “I saw the world as something fluid; I expected irrationality and mild madness, and most of the time I did not think the gap between the two was important.” Fuller digs into both the long line of instability in her own extended family and the legacy of buried suffering in her husband’s.

When her marriage finally frays and she embarks on a solo life, she finds unexpected comfort in the wry humor and unflinching stoicism of her parents.

“What I didn’t know (as a child) is that the assurances I needed couldn’t be had,” she writes. “I did not know that for the things that unhorse you, for the things that wreck you … there is no conventional guard.”

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CLOSING ENCOUNTERS

IMAGE of the WEEK

photography by JEREMY WALLACE

| 11.14.15 | Aspen Mountain | SKIERS AND BOARDERS LINE UP TO LOAD THE AJAX EXPRESS LIFT ON OPENING WEEKEND OF THE 2015-16 SKI SEASON. THE LIFTS AT ASPEN AND SNOWMASS WILL BE OPEN FOR GOOD ON SATURDAY, NOV. 21.

Have a great photo taken in or around Aspen? Send your high resolution images our way along with the date, location and caption information.

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