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POPULAR MUSIC AMONG THE BEST shows ever staged during the nine-year run of Belly Up Aspen was Medeski, Martin & Wood, who played the club in March of 2011. Helping to drive the trio’s urgent, avant-jazz beat was bassist Chris Wood. When Wood returns to Belly Up this week, the music will have little to do with MMW’s instrumental funk. On Sunday, Dec. 8, he appears as a member of the Wood Brothers, a rootsy folkblues combo that spotlights the other Wood brother, the Southern-accented singer, songwriter and guitarist Oliver. Listen close, though, and you hear bits of the groove in Chris’ exceptional bass playing. And on the new album “The Muse,” Chris also adds harmonica, guitar, mandolin and vocals, to help create a warm but modern update to Delta blues. There should be enough funk in there to make the upcoming show a bit of a dance party.

The Wood Brothers, with bassist Chris Wood, play Sunday, Dec. 8 at Belly Up.

CURRENTEVENTS VISUAL ARTS Carbondale’s SoL Theatre Company makes its Aspen debut with “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” playing Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, at the Aspen High School Black Box Theatre. The musical also plays Dec. 13-15 at the Orchard in Carbondale.

Mike Otte’s “Three Cedars,” oil on canvas, is part of the exhibition Light, featuring work by resident artists at the Red Brick Center for the Arts. The show opens at the Red Brick with a reception on Thursday, Dec. 5.

NEARLY TWO DECADES AGO, Aspenites had a choice: sell the Red Brick building, pocket the money, and let the prime piece of West End real estate become home to a few mostly empty second homes; or turn the former public school into the Red Brick Center for the Arts. In retrospect, this was truly one of those soul-of-Aspen moments, and it’s hard to determine exactly what the results say about our community values: It was by only a three-vote margin that the Red Brick Center for the Arts was created. Fortunately, majority rules, and now it would be interesting to see if anyone confesses to voting against the Red Brick. The building is home to most of Aspen’s arts and public-service nonprofits, a couple handfuls of local working artists, and one of the most vibrant galleries in town. The latest exhibition should be something of a celebration. Light, a group show featuring the 14 resident Red Brick artists, opens with a reception on Thursday, Dec. 5.

THEATER THE CARBONDALE-BASED SoL Theatre Company, founded nearly two years ago by Logan Carter, makes its first venture all the way upvalley with its production of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.” Everyone knows the song and the character, but less familiar is the zaniness of the story, which features an elf who wants to be a dentist, and a collection of misfit toys. All of them, like Rudolph, are trying to find their place in the world. SoL’s production, directed by Jennifer Michaud, plays Friday through Sunday, Dec. 6-8, at Aspen High School’s Black Box Theatre, then moves to The Orchard in Carbondale, Dec. 13-15.

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Lawyers, pot and ethics — is this an SNL skit or what? THE HEADLINE WAS so filled with rich irony, it was all I could do to keep from giggling hysterically. “Lawyers who advise marijuana vendors warned over ethics,” blared the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel one day last week. I had to look again, then go online to look some more. Lawyers warning other lawyers about ethics? Is there a punchline to that, is this a skit on Saturday Night Live, or what? I guess not, because the article, in deadpan seriousness, informed readers that some committee of the Colorado Bar Association had issued a “nonbinding opinion” that attorneys advising marijuana vendors stood a chance of being “sanctioned” by the state’s attorney regulation office. And, all kidding aside, the issue seems to be a source of concern for attorneys in Colorado as well as Washington, after voters in the two states legalized the cultivation, sale and use of pot by anyone over 21 years of age. A perusal of websites showed that the issue has been bouncing around in the courts and in the blogosphere for a month or more, and that many of the states that have legalized medical marijuana are wrestling with it, too. And, it turns out, what attorneys are truly hoping for is a ruling by the respective state Supreme Courts that it’s OK for lawyers to advise clients in the pot business. In Washington, according to a Nov. 5 report by The Associated Press, the state bar “declined to endorse” a proposal from the King County Bar Association (home to the city of Seattle) for just that type of ruling from the state high court. That prompted King County Bar President Anne M. Daley to advise, in return, that preventing attorneys from advising clients on the thicket of complex legal issues involved would in effect be telling state-sanctioned businesses that they are on their own. “The voters of Washington did not endorse this approach,” Daley dryly concluded. Among other things, I find it interesting that this issue apparently did not come up when states began legalizing medical marijuana more

than a decade ago. Perhaps the legal beagles were thinking that the numbers of medical marijuana patients never got all that huge, whereas the potential numbers of recreational marijuana users might conceivably involve half the population of any given state, which could translate into a lot of money in billings for a lot of law firms. According to a Gallup poll in October, more than 58 percent of Americans now support legalization for adults, and roughly 42 percent of Americans aged 12 years or older have smoked the stuff, according to a federal report. Given that 20 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana, it is not outlandish to predict that other jurisdictions will follow the lead of Colorado and Washington in the near future. So, you might ask, what is to be gained by making criminals not only out of law-abiding pot sellers, growers and cookie-makers, but of the lawyers who advise the businesses that provide a product that so many people seem to view as beneficial, at the least, and life-enhancing for countless medical marijuana patients? This is one of those cases when the general public seems to be way ahead of the government, even as state and federal drug agencies cynically and viciously ruined the lives of hundreds of thousands of people for selling or using a substance that now is legal in nearly half the states of the Union. Our nationally idiotic anti-pot policies were founded on the racist beliefs and fierce law-enforcement ambitions of one man back in the 1930s, Harry J. Anslinger, the nation’s first drug czar. Building on racist fears of the majority white population, using outright lies and unsupported stereotypes, he made marijuana a nasty word in the U.S. lexicon, just to ensure himself a job. The unfortunate thing is, a lot of the people fooled by his bigoted rantings remain in positions of power and can continue to thwart a commonsense approach to all this. We can only hope they will listen to reason.

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LEGENDS & LEGACIES

FROM the VAULT

by TIM WILLOUGHBY

Aspen Mountain in 1938 featured a beginner/ intermediate slope (shown at the bottom of this photo), a racing trail (above), and a boat towline (to the right).

GIVING ASPEN SKIING A LIFT DURING EARLY DEVELOPMENT of uphill conveyance for skiers, Aspen experimented with its own version: a boat tow. Most fledgling American ski areas offered rope tows, the first in 1934. Sun Valley installed the first chairlift in 1936, but it was a few years before any other ski area attempted the contraption. Aspen constructed its Rube Goldberg-type lift in the summer of 1937. Andre Roch laid out a racing trail and advised Aspen Ski Club members as they cut it with the purpose of hosting major races. He also told them to clear a beginner/intermediate area at the bottom of the mountain. Assigning the racecourse the highest priority, club members cut trees on Sundays and in the evening hours after work during the summer of 1937. Late in the summer they began construction of the boat-tow lift. Most club members had descended from mining families who were accustomed to using hoisting equipment to raise material from below ground to the surface. Some such machines had been built within inclined tunnels, where specially designed ore cars were pulled uphill, riding on tracks, by a motor-powered cable. When it came time to hoist skiers uphill, atop snow, club members applied the same principles. When fundraisers for a lift raised more hope than dollars, club members scavenged parts from local mines. From the Midnight, they dismantled

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and removed two head frames and pulleys from dormant shafts. The frames had been engineered for much

and stopped the lift just as a two-car gondola system works at some ski areas today. Each boat carried as many

THE BOATLIFT WORKED AS PLANNED WITH ONE EXCEPTION: A GULLY BISECTED THE TOWLINE THAT RAN FROM THE MOUNTAIN BASE UP TO THE BOTTOM OF PRESENT-DAY CORKSCREW. A WOOD BRIDGE PROVIDED A SAFE CROSSING MOST OF THE TIME, BUT OCCASIONALLY BOATS WOULD SLIP OFF THE EDGE OF THE BRIDGE, DUMPING SKIERS INTO THE GULCH. heavier loads, so no one doubted they would work. They also scrounged a half-inch cable, and re-converted an old truck that had powered a sawmill to provide horsepower to pull the cable. The final components were “boats”: two boat-shaped sleds, built of heavy mine planks, with a yoke attachment connecting to the cable. The simple system pulled one boatload of skiers up the mountain while dragging the other (empty) boat downhill. The operator started

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as 10 skiers, allowing plenty of room for the low number of skiers that used it each weekend. The boatlift worked as planned with one exception: a gully bisected the towline that ran from the mountain base up to the bottom of present-day Corkscrew. A wood bridge provided a safe crossing most of the time, but occasionally boats would slip off the edge of the bridge, dumping skiers into the gulch. The 30 ski club members

volunteered hours of their lives to make Aspen stand out among many mountain towns that vied for the fledgling ski industry. They labored throughout the throes of the Depression, when none of them had money. During the standard six-day workweek, they committed summer nights to a dream that came true. Looking back, you have to applaud the results as well as their effort. Beginning in 1936 — with neither a history of skiing nor funding for inspiration — they created a ski area (including a beginner tow) and the most challenging racecourse nationwide — from scrap. With marketing verve equal to the quality of the course, Aspen hosted the Southern Rocky Mountain Ski Association championships in 1938 and 1939, plus the national championships in 1941. While dozens of small towns competed for skiers, Aspen, in just five years, won national recognition. Tim Willoughby’s family story parallels Aspen’s. He began sharing folklore while teaching for Aspen Country Day School and Colorado Mountain College. Now a tourist in his native town, he views it with historical perspective. Reach him at redmtn2@ comcast.net.

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ACCORDING TO THE Aspen Daily Times on Dec. 14, 1906, a holiday bazaar held by members of the Christ Church in Aspen was a huge success. “The Methodist ladies worked like beavers yesterday at the storeroom on Mill Street, where they were holding their bazaar. They served a large crowd at dinner and were busy all afternoon in the booths, selling useful articles and fancy work of various kinds. The junior league also did well at the candy-booth and the souvenir booklets were much admired and are meeting with a good sale. In the evening an excellent oyster stew was served to all comers and the waiters were kept busy attending to the large crowd. Those in charge of the bazaar reported at 9 o’clock that everything had been sold and that the enterprise had in every way been a complete success.”

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THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS A CELEBRATION OF FOOD AND WINE AT NAPA’S MEADOWOOD RESORT

THERE ARE FEW PLACES more magical for a Christmas sojourn than the California wine country. In the Napa Valley, the pace of life tapers as the vines rest between vintages and the throngs that come for summer and harvest season move on to other places. The smell of smoke hangs in the heavy air; the sun passes low in the sky, casting a winter’s light. It is a time for both celebration and relaxed contemplation. No place is better equipped for both than the Meadowood KELLY J. HAYES Resort, which annually celebrates the season by inviting 11 of the world’s most accomplished chefs to join Meadowood chef Christopher Kostow in a series of special dinners called “The Twelve Days of Christmas.” Each of the 12 nights, running Dec. 6 through Dec. 21, the exquisite Restaurant at Meadowood serves as the stage as each chef, paired with a Napa Valley winemaker, produces a distinctly extraordinary meal to mark the holidays. This year’s collection of chefs includes current raves like Carlo Mirarchi of Roberta’s in Brooklyn, SPQR’s Matthew Accarrino from San Francisco, and David Kinch from Manresa in Los Gatos, Calif. James Beard Award finalist for Best Chef Southeast, Ashley Christensen, who toils in the kitchens of three Raleigh, N.C., eateries including Poole’s Diner and Beasley’s Chicken + Honey, will bring the taste of the South to Northern California. Chef Rasmus Kofoed, the winner of the 2011 Bocuse d’Or competition designating the “worlds best chef,” will wing his way from Copenhagen, Denmark, where he presides over the Michelin two-starred restaurant Geranium. And from South America, chef Rodolfo Guzman will present the flavors, techniques and foods of his native Chile. Each evening guests will also taste the labors of legendary Napa winemakers like Mike Grgich, Larry Turley and, on the final night, H. William Harlan (Bill), who will

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pair the wines of Harlan Estate with the cuisine of Kostow, the host chef at The Restaurant at Meadowood. An interesting twist this season is the inclusion of a trio of Asianinspired chefs. Tim Cushman, who created a masterpiece in the leather district of Boston called o ya and won a Food & Wine Magazine Best New Chef Award in the process, will bring his incomparable Japanese-inspired dishes to Meadowood on Dec. 11. Cushman’s single-bite dishes in a 17-course omakase at his restaurant make for one of the world’s most sublime dining experiences. His offering at Meadowood should be, well, insane. Pok Pok in Portland features the cooking of Thai-obsessed chef Andy Ricker. He will open The Twelve Days with a blockbuster pairing with the wines of Grgich Hills. Then, from New York, the guy who many say has had the greatest influence on American cuisine in the last five or so years, David Chang from Momofuku, will set up shop with the aforementioned Turley in what should be oncein-a-lifetime pairing. If you have been to Meadowood, you will never forget it. If you have not, cross something off your current bucket list and replace it with this gem located in its own tiny valley just off the Silverado Trail. Developed by Bill Harlan, proprietor of Harlan Estate, in the 1980s, Meadowood is centered around a classic lodge that has been updated with contemporary California comfort. The resort features dozens of cottages, each with the feel of an elegant private treehouse, scattered in the nooks of the surrounding hillsides. There is a par-three golf course that winds through the valley, ringed by towering trees. A perfect, impossibly green croquet pitch glistens in the morning dew that dissolves with the rising sun. An enticing health spa sits adjacent to a steaming pool that early each morning hosts many of the most

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Bill Harlan, left, ensures that The Twelve Days of Christmas at his Meadowood Resort is an event to be remembered by pairing the world’s finest chefs with Napa’s best winemakers.

well-known names in the wine world who come for their daily workout. And, at the front gate, the vineyards of the Napa Valley Reserve remind you that you are in one of the world’s premier wine regions. Yet, with all this on offer, it is the kitchens of The Restaurant at Meadowood that may have brought the property the most acclaim. Since Kostow arrived on property in 2008, and a remodel was completed this past year, it has become one of the most talked about restaurants in America. Awarded three-stars by Michelin in 2011, it is a tough ticket

indeed. And the Twelve Days dinners require the fortune of three kings to attend. Prices for individual seatings begin at $395 for the meal, with chef’s table seats running $750. There are lodging and dinner packages available starting at $1,315 per couple that includes rooms (you’ll want to stay) and dinner for two. To book a dinner or get more information, email reservations@meadowood.com or call 855-953-2435. In keeping with the spirit of the season, Meadowood makes a charitable contribution of $2,000 in honor of each of the 12 chefs, plus 20 percent of every dinner ticket sold, to a pair of charities that benefit children in need in the Napa Valley. They have already raised in excess of $230,000 for various charities in the five previous years of The Twelve Days of Christmas. A seat at the table is the best Christmas gift one could ever hope for. Kelly J. Hayes lives in the soon-tobe-designated appellation of Old Snowmass with his wife, Linda, and a black Lab named Vino. He can be reached at malibukj@aol.com.

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by KELLY J. HAYES

THE LINE-UP CHEFS AND WINEMAKERS • FRIDAY, DEC. 6: Andy Ricker(Pok Pok in Portland and NYC); Mike Grgich and Violet Grgich, Grgich Hills Estate • SATURDAY, DEC. 7: Rodolfo Guzman (Borago, Santiago, Chile); Juan Mercado, Realm Cellars • TUESDAY, DEC. 10: Carlo Mirarchi (Roberta’s and Blanca in Brooklyn, N.Y.); Andrew Mariani and Adam Mariani, SCRIBE Winery • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11: Tim Cushman (o ya in Boston); Stephen Martin and Dennis O’Neil, Checkerboard Vineyards • THURSDAY, DEC. 12: Ashley Christensen (Poole’s Diner in Raleigh, N.C.); Freddy Constant, Constant, Diamond Mountain Vineyard • FRIDAY, DEC. 13: David Chang (Momofuku Restaurants in New York); Larry Turley, Turley Wine Cellars • SATURDAY, DEC. 14: Matthew Accarrino (SPQR in San Francisco); Tuck and Boo Beckstoffer, Beckstoffer Vineyards • TUESDAY, DEC. 17: Mark Ladner and Brooks Headley (Del Posto in New York); Glenn Salva, Antica Napa Valley, Antinori Family Estate • WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18: Rasmus Kofoed (Geranium in Copenhagen, Denmark); Spring Mountain Vineyard • THURSDAY, DEC. 19: Nicolaus Balla and Cortney Burns (Bar Tartine in San Francisco); Lily Berlin, Oliver Berlin, and John Berlin, El Molino Winery • FRIDAY, DEC. 20: David Kinch (Manresa in Los Gatos, Calif.); May-Britt and Denis Malbec, Notre Vin, Malbec and Malbec Cellars • SATURDAY, DEC. 21: Christopher Kostow & Sous Chefs (The Restaurant at Meadowood in St. Helena, Calif.); H. William and Deborah Harlan, Harlan Estate

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PAIR OF HEARTS FOLD COMMUNITY KITCHEN BRINGS SMALL BITES TO WOODY CREEK DISTILLERS HERE IN THE Roaring Fork Valley, the old adage rings true: when one door closes, another one opens. Even better is finding a cocktail waiting waiting to greet you. Fans of Fold Community Kitchen — the charming Carbondale eatery focused on local, sustainable food and known for its Fridaynight dinners, lunch, and weekend brunch AMANDA — were bummed to RAE learn that chef-owner Noela Figueroa recently shuttered the year-old operation, at least temporarily, to reformulate her goals. (As my esteemed predecessor Amiee White Beazley wrote in this very column back in May, Fold is “exactly what I’ve been hoping to find in the valley: educated, innovative food in a small setting; young chefs who are willing and able to experiment.”) Meanwhile, just 10 miles away in Basalt, Woody Creek Distillers (WCD) has been pondering its own future: how to introduce food to its booze-soaked tasting room, which opened in March. Dishes served there must be prepared off-premises; any caterer to come aboard has to share the small-batch, artisanal mindset of the company, the first and only craft distillery in the country to control every element of its vodka production. Figueroa hopes to reopen Fold with limited service eventually, but for now she aims to ramp up catering and production of prepared foods. Perfect timing, then, to collaborate with WCD: Fold unveils its “farm-to-table, eclectic American” menu of small plates at the distillery on Dec. 6 from 2 to 8 p.m. “Local products, everything made from scratch, preserves and pickles... it’s that perspective we both have, which is based on craftsmanship,” Figueroa says. “Everything will change, depending on what we can get our hands on seasonally.” For now, Figueroa is assembling a series of snack boards meant to share among two to three people (or make a hearty meal for one).

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All feature an impressive array of homemade goodies, such as a sampler with pretzel bites, deviled eggs with bacon jam, spiced nuts, warm olives, and a choice of braised lamb, three-onion or apple-bacon hand pies, made with vodka-infused crust ($17). Classic French charcuterie showcases homemade pork rillette, smoked Rocky Mountain trout, Olympic Provisions salami nola and chorizo rojo, prosciutto and pickled watermelon ($20); housecured gravlax of the week (beet-root, dill) is made with WCD vodka and accompanied by pumpernickel toast, capers, pickled red onions and flavored cream cheese ($18). A favorite local delicacy, Avalanche goat cheese, stars on another board ($18), along with preserves, pickles, crackers and crostini — all homemade. Pickle fiends will want to feast on a briny smorgasbord of pickled garlic, turnips, radishes, carrots and sauerkraut, traditional sweet and New York sour pickles, salmon escabeche, crostini and fava bean-mint spread ($19). “I grew up canning and preserving with my grandmother; we bring that into the food we do,” says Figueroa, a West Coast native. “You name it, we can do it.” Sweet and savory chutneys and simple condiments with complex flavors recall the careful preparation that drew diners to Fold; a Sunday brunch board with baked goods will join the ranks soon. As Figueroa is known for keeping an eye toward sweet treats to cap a meal, Fold’s dessert board ($15) presents up to 10 miniature confections at once, such as ricotta-date cake, bourbon-coffee black walnut tartlet and chocolate pot de crème. “We are into using high-quality, locally sourced products in our spirits, and that goes hand-in-hand with food as well,” says Woody Creek Distillers hospitality manager Tracey Snow. “That’s the thing about this valley: people wanna know what they’re eating, and where their spirits come from.” WCD put Basalt on the craftspirits map in March 2013, when the 10,000-square-foot facility launched with its signature potato vodka,

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crafted from mountain spring water and tubers grown on co-founders Pat and Mary Scanlan’s ranch in Woody Creek. (The vodka, also the brainchild of co-founder Mark Kleckner, is distributed throughout Colorado, in Kansas, Tennessee and beyond.) WCD Reserve vodka — available for purchase only at the tasting room — is distilled from heirloom Stobrawa potatoes, which hail from Poland. In fact, WCD is the first in North America to farm the variety. The distillery also produces other spirits made from crops grown in Colorado: bourbon-style four-grain spirit, gin, rye whiskey, apple brandy and Olathe corn white whiskey, all of which pour at the tasting room, which is open Tuesday through Sunday, 2 to 8 p.m. Distribution deals for those are in the works. Though the tasting room is unable to prepare food — hence the catering engagement with Fold — all alcohol served must be produced onpremises. So, bar manager Ryan Snow — Tracey’s son and a culinary school graduate poached from The Pullman in Glenwood Springs — is concocting

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his own flavor enhancers to fashion classic cocktails. Snow’s Sazerac, for instance, features homemade absinthe bitters and star anise syrup; he’s toying with the idea of creating a coffee liqueur à la Kahlua to mix into White Russians. Snow’s cocktail menu is layered, playful and smacks of familiar foods: Smoke on the Water blends WCD rye whiskey with house-made tobacco bitters, apricot preserves, lemon and agave; the Mandarin Milk Punch mixes WCD Olathe corn white whiskey with milk, honey, five-spice syrup and other aromatics. “People think of pairing wine and food, but spirits go well with food also,” says Tracey Snow, who is working toward a degree in sustainable cuisine at Colorado Mountain College. “It will be a lot of fun to educate people on that.” The woodsy, modern tasting lounge at Woody Creek Distillers is a certainly good place to start. “A lot of people come in and have a cocktail, but then they leave because they’re hungry,” Snow adds. Not anymore: Fold Community Kitchen has joined the party. Write to Amanda Rae: amandaraewashere@gmail.com

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LOCALS ONLY Vodka made from potatoes grown in Basalt: check. Seasonal small plates by Fold Community Kitchen: check. It’s only natural, then, that presentation platters are crafted in the valley, too. Carbondale-based woodsman Brad Reed Nelson of Board by Design — which outfitted the cool rustic interior of Fold — shapes sleek wooden cutting boards to showcase Fold’s artisanal snacks, which pair perfectly with smallbatch cocktails at Woody Creek Distillers tasting room (pictured, this page), beginning Dec. 6. “It creates an atmosphere,” Fold’s Noela Figueroa says of the trifecta. “People are meeting over food and alcohol, nibbling and tasting. It cultivates community.”

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MAKE IT 2-1/2 ounces Tap 357 1 ounce Dancing Pines black walnut liqueur 1/2 ounce Antica Formula vermouth Garnished with a Luxarda cherry

WINTER MAPLE MARTINI I am back! I took a little break from drinking libations, but then I was brought to The White House Tavern for a mindblowing French dip — and I had to dig deeper into their concept to learn who they are. They really have something going on over there, such as The White House Winter Maple Martini. Just like everything on the menu, this drink leaves you wanting more. Run don’t walk — the flavors in this drink made my mouth sing. Gunilla Asher is publisher of The Aspen Times. She writes about libations without any real training, other than in the spirit of “She is not a connoisseur, but she is heavily practiced.”

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ASPEN UNTUCKED

by BARBARA PLATTS

Having it all in Aspen isn’t nearly as easy as it looks

NOTORIOUSLY UNBALANCED A LIFE BURIED DEEP IN ASPEN

ASPEN, A TOWN WHERE a mimosa is practically required with eggs and toast at breakfast, an open bar is present at every evening event, and any physical feat I am thrilled to have just conquered has been done, I soon realize, by someone else — twice, in a row, in a blizzard, blindfolded. I grew up skiing in Aspen, but when BARBARA I moved here fullPLATTS time a year ago, my impression of the community changed drastically. Aspen feels like a mountain town on steroids, with more social and physical demands than I ever encountered during my college years in Boston, especially now that the season is in full swing. People here work hard and play hard, then skin 3,000 vertical feet or hike the most technical route of a 14er. The town never stops, and for me, where the grass is always greener in the next yard, I feared I

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was missing out on something if I did not participate in everything. But posting up on the front lines of the party scene every night while excelling at my job and maintaining an adequate level of

other great things.” Joseph moved to Aspen in the late ’70s and co-founded The Hub bicycle shop, which he owned for eight years. He dabbled in the party scene in his 20s, but was

IS ORDERING A FOURTH GLASS OF WINE ON A SCHOOL NIGHT, CALLING IN SICK TO SKI ON A POWDER DAY, OR WORKING UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING OVERDOING IT? fitness is damn near impossible. In order to have it all as a young professional in Aspen, I would have to follow in the tracks of those who post-holed before me: The Aspenites who also moved here in their 20s. “What I always put first is my health,” said Mark Joseph, a local product designer who moved to Aspen when he was 22 years old. “If something doesn’t make you feel good, then don’t do it. Start with being healthy, and everything else will fall into place. Then you have the energy to do all of these

careful never to overdo it. But is ordering a fourth glass of wine on a school night, calling in sick to ski on a powder day, or working until the early hours of the morning overdoing it? “There are plenty of distractions and temptations and it’s easy to go a little too big in Aspen, both in the sports world and the nighttime world,” said Art Burrows, the lead designer and founder of Ajax Design. “It’s important to find a core group of supportive friends and meaningful work.” Burrows, now having lived in

Aspen for more than 30 years, said it took him close to a decade to figure out a routine and a balance that worked for him. I thought this problem was specific to now — to the millennial generation — but these guys and many others understand it. The challenge of finding balance in Aspen is timeless. Do the aspects of life: work, fun and health have to be unrelated or are they symbiotic, each feeding and relying on the other two? There may not be any exact formula that answers the question, but knowing the challenge is a start. And luckily, if I am like Burrows, I have nine more years to figure it out. Check, please. Barbara Platts, a local marketing professional, writes about the “mountain millennial culture” that she participates in every day. Reach her at bplatts.000@gmail.com or follow her @barbaraplatts.

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THE ART & SOUL OF THE SEASON ASPEN’S CULTURAL SCENE COMES ALIVE IN WINTER by STEWART OSKENHORN

ired of the quiet of offseason? Basking in the quiet of offseason? Indifferent to the quiet of offseason? No matter what your take on the quiet, things are about to change for the busier and louder. Winter is upon us, and with it various arts organizations are cramming in events virtually everywhere you look (downtown parks, bookstores, churches and community centers, along with clubs, theaters, museums and galleries). Take a final deep, slow, autumn breath and say goodbye to offseason. The winter culture season is upon us. And it might get loud.

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T HE F F TU S W E N Aspen Choral Society, Handel’s Messiah, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, St. Mary Church, and Sunday, Dec. 8, Snowmass Chapel & Community Center Someone say “hallelujah” — the 35-year-old tradition of a choir singing Handel’s beloved Messiah (and its familiar “Hallelujah” chorus) carries on. This was not a given, not after the death in March of Ray Adams, who founded the Aspen Choral Society in the ’70s and conducted the concerts ever since. But shortly after Adams’ death, an energized Choral Society board announced that they had found a successor in Paul Dankers, the head of the music program at the Snowmass Chapel. The Messiah is, improbably, in expansion mode, with the addition of a performance in Snowmass Village. Deb Adams-Welles, “The Wall of Sound (Remix),” opening reception on Dec. 17, Anderson Ranch Arts Center Longtime valley resident

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Deb Adams-Welles has her first solo exhibition, and it’s a big one. Her “Wall of Sound (Remix)” occupies a 21-by25-foot space at Anderson Ranch. The ideas are just as sweeping. The installation of visuals and sound explores three walls of sound from the past (the Grateful Dead’s mid‘70s concert sound system; producer Phil Spector’s recordings approach; and the ideas of ‘50s electronic music pioneer Raymond Scott), along with enlarged images from modern music software. “It’s all recreated, condensed, flipped enlarged — all the things a DJ does to make music more interesting,” Adams-Welles said, noting she had help on the sonic elements from her husband, Guy Welles, a musician. The reception coincides with Anderson Ranch’s annual Holiday Open House, when the artists open their studios. Also at the Ranch: Visiting Artist’s Lecture with installation artist Jacques Kaufmann (Feb. 25); and a Visiting Critic’s Lecture with Nora Abrams (March 25), curator of contemporary art at the Denver Art Museum. Wheeler Opera House, various events through winter months

Those attending events at the Wheeler will also be singing “hallelujah” — or at least they will be in the balcony, where a renovation adds much-needed legroom. The upgrade also brings a state-of-the-art digital projection system for film screenings. The Wheeler unveils its new balcony Dec. 21, with a performance by part-time Aspenite Burt Bacharach, who will be at the piano while a corps of singers bring to life the composer’s catalogue of distinctive hits: “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “(They Long to Be) Close to You,” “That’s What Friends Are For.” Bacharach is 85, but he often refuses to act his age; his more recent collaborators include Rufus Wainwright, Elvis Costello and Dr. Dre. Going back a way, Bacharach scored a hit with “Baby, It’s You,” which appeared on the debut album by a British band called the Beatles. Also new for the Wheeler is a live recording of The Moth (March 13), the New York-based storytelling event. The format is the story and only the story — no notes, no props, no accompaniment. And no word yet on who exactly will be appearing, though past participants have

included Salman Rushdie, Ed Koch, Molly Ringwald, Malcolm Gladwell and Sam Shepard. Wycliffe Gordon, Jan. 10-11, Jazz Aspen Snowmass’ JAS Café Downstairs@the Nell As a member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and Marsalis’ Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wycliffe Gordon has made a few spins through Aspen. But these dates mark the trombonist’s debut as a leader. Gordon, winner of this year’s best trombonist award in Downbeat magazine’s critics poll, will lead his band through Hello Pops! a tribute to Louis Armstrong. Other highlights of the expanded JAS Café series: the Gypsy Allstars — Return to Rajasthan (Dec. 28-30), which traces the roots of gypsy jazz to India; Brazilian-born singer-pianist Eliane Elias (Feb. 14-16); the swing and jump blues of San Francisco’s Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers (March 21-22); and the return of Cubanborn percussionist Pedrito Martinez (April 3-4). Aspen Writers’ Foundation’s Writers in Residence program, including Brad Watson, Jan. 13, Woody Creek Community Center COURTESY PHOTO

The Aspen Writers’ Foundation’s Writers in Residence program got bumped up in significance with the recent announcement that the residencies would become a monthly occurrence. And in the last few months, the appearances by the writers have filled the Woody Creek Community Center with interested readers/listeners. Appearing January 13: Brad Watson, whose 2002 novel “The Heaven of Mercury” was a finalist for the National Book Award, and whose story collections, including 2010’s “Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives,” have been highly praised. X Games MUSIC, Jan. 25-26, Wagner Park There has always been a music component to the Winter X Games in Aspen, and even concerts in Wagner Park. But this is the first try at ticketed, open-air shows in an Aspen park, a concept that has had a few false starts in recent years. Cross your fingers. Show times are set for late afternoon, which might alleviate problems. Demand from listeners shouldn’t be a problem. ESPN, the producer of the X Games, has booked top acts as headliners: the French rock group Phoenix, who earned great attention for the release of

their fifth album, “Bankrupt!” earlier this year; and the Dutch DJ/producer Tiësto, one of the biggest draws in electronic dance music. Opening acts are DJ Axwell, and the dance duo of Matt & Kim. David Burke Kitchen, opening February New York chef David Burke expands his mini-empire to Aspen with the opening of David Burke Kitchen, a close cousin of his restaurant in the James Hotel in Manhattan’s Soho neighborhood. The farm-to-table menu includes peanut butter maple bacon dates with fried grapes, pretzel crusted crab cakes, and potted duck & foie gras with citrusmaple glaze. The Kitchen, in the former Gap building at Hopkins and Galena, will be open for lunch, dinner and weekend brunch. Amy Sillman: one lump or two, opening reception on Feb. 13, Aspen Art Museum The first museum survey of New Yorker Sillman features drawings, paintings and her first work in animated film. Also at the museum: the opening reception (Dec. 19) for the two current exhibitions — the intriguing group show Trapping Lions in the Scottish Highlands, and Holt Quentel — and

the Young Curators of the Roaring Fork exhibition, Escape (Jan. 25). The Pixies, Feb. 14, Belly Up The Boston-based alternative rock band the Pixies, led by singersongwriter Black Francis, didn’t have a long-lasting prime time; their recording years lasted only from 1987’91. They weren’t exactly huge even back then. But their legacy is strong and isn’t fading. As someone noted, the same thing that applied to the Velvet Underground applies to the Pixies: not everyone listened to them, but everyone who did went and started a band. Among those was Kurt Cobain, who said that Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was an attempt to rip off the Pixies; Nirvana used Steve Albini, who had produced the Pixies’ “Surfer Rosa” album, to produce “In Utero.” Other vocal fans have included David Bowe, Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, and Bono. The Pixies’ upcoming tour has sold out good-sized halls all over Europe, where they always had their biggest following. In the U.S., they are playing theaters, with just one club date, in Aspen, marking their first local appearance.

Two more major acts making their local debuts this season: Los Angeles alternative rock band Weezer (Dec. 26-27), which had its heyday in the ‘90s with the hit songs “Buddy Holly,” “Undone — The Sweater Song” and “Island in the Sun”; and the National (Jan. 2-3), a Brooklyn-based indie rock band that has headlined festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands, and in Europe, the Roskilde Festival. Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Feb. 14-15, Aspen District Theatre The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet will dance the world premiere of a new piece by Nicolo Fonte, the eighth dance Fonte has created for the company. Beyond that, there is a new feel to the company overall, as three longtime members — Seth DelGrasso, Sam Chittenden and Katie Dehler, who tallied more than 40 years between them — have all retired in the past 18 months. The program is rounded out with Cayetano Soto’s “Beautiful Mistake” and Norbert de la Cruz’s “Fold by Fold,” both recent additions to the repertoire. The program gets an encore performance on March 29.

OPENING PAGE: The Aspen Santa Fe Ballet’s February performances include Norbert de la Cruz’s “Fold by Fold.” OPPOSITE PAGE: Trombonist Wycliffe Gordon plays his tribute to Louis Armstrong, Hello Pops! in January in Jazz Aspen’s JAS Café series. THIS PAGE: “Cosmic Lanes,” oil on linen, is part of an exhibition of works by Aspenite Robert Brinker, opening in March at Quintenz Gallery.

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NOT SO NEW BUT NOTABLE Light, opening reception Thursday, Dec. 5, Red Brick Center for the Arts The 14 resident artists of the Red Brick have a group exhibition, under the theme of Light.

Maria Semple, March 31, Paepcke Auditorium Semple is no stranger to Aspen; she grew up here in the ‘70s. This time, she comes as a widely recognized author; her novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” a satiric send-up of privileged Seattle leftism, has caught on with readers. In this Aspen Writers’ Foundation Winter Words event, perhaps she’ll also talk about her current project — a

novel set in Aspen. Also in the series: poet Richard Blanco (Jan. 28), who read at President Obama’s second inaugural; Dani Shapiro & Nick Flynn in conversation (Feb. 8); Carole DeSanti and Karen Joy Fowler (Feb. 25); and Tom Reiss (March 19), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for the recent biography “The Black Count.”

THIS PAGE: Robert Redford stars in “All Is Lost,” showing Dec. 29 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen Film’s Academy Screenings series (top); Valley author Linda Lafferty introduces her new novel, “House of Bathory,” with an event on Jan. 8 at the Pitkin County Library. OPPOSITE PAGE: Guitarist Dweezil Zappa plays a tribute to his father, Frank Zappa, Feb. 13 at Belly Up (top); Violinist Robert McDuffie performs in an Aspen Music Festival Winter Music concert, March 15 at Harris Hall (inset); Maria Semple, author of the novel “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” appears in an Aspen Writers’ Foundation Winter Words event on March 31 at Paepcke Auditorium.

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Band of Heathens, Dec. 13, PAC3, Carbondale The rootsy Austin band, returns to Carbondale, which seems to act as a second home base. The group’s new album, “Sunday Morning Record,” is more polished and easygoing than usual, but that shouldn’t prevent their live show from rocking. Especially in Carbondale. Also at PAC3: the smart, offbeat rock of Jerry Joseph & the Jackmormons (Dec. 12); the punky, honky-tonky Reno Divorce (Dec. 21); and a funky New Year’s Eve with Euforquestra. Christopher Burkett, Colorado & Beyond, opening reception Dec. 19, Valley Fine Art Landscape photographer Burkett shows off not only his love for nature, but also the capabilities of cibochrome printing process, his preferred medium and one that is nearly extinct.

Theatre Aspen School’s “The Importance of Being Earnest,” Dec. 19-22, Aspen District Theatre Theatre Aspen doesn’t go completely dark in the winter. Its school for young actors presents two shows: Oscar Wilde’s farcical “The Importance of Being Earnest,” and its first-ever cabaret show for teens, “All You Need Is Love” (Jan. 10-12). Lynn Goldsmith, “Rock and Roll Stories,” Dec. 20, Explore Booksellers Part-time valley resident Lynn Goldsmith introduces her latest book of photographs, and her close encounters with such subjects as the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, Pat Benatar, Bob Dylan and cover boy Bruce Springsteen. Hard to say which are more compelling — Goldsmith’s photos, stories or her performance-art presentation. Aspen Film’s Academy Screenings, Dec. 23-Jan. 2, Wheeler As usual, local moviegoers have been very good this past year. How else to explain the bag of goodies that is the Academy Screenings? This year, the series brings

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Linda Lafferty, “House of Bathory,” Jan. 8, Pitkin County Library Missouri Heights writer Linda Lafferty introduces her third historical novel, “House of Bathory,” set partly in 17th century Slovakia — and partly in modern Aspen.

19 films, all considered contenders come awards season. Among those to keep a close eye on: “Her” (Dec. 26), the latest by offbeat director Spike Jonze, with the offbeat Joaquin Phoenix as a writer in a relationship with his computer’s operating system (voiced by Scarlett Johansson); “All Is Lost” (Dec. 29), starring Robert Redford as a man stranded at sea; and “Nebraska” (Jan. 1), Alexander Payne’s blackand-white drama starring Bruce Dern as a quiet man encountering his past and present. Also in the series: “Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”; Sundance winner “Fruitvale Station”; the French sensual drama “Blue Is the Warmest Color,” which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes; “12 Years a Slave”; and “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom.”

Savoy, Jan. 24, Aspen Gondola Plaza The Aspen Skiing Company’s Hi-Fi Concert series presents Savoy, a Boulder jam band that has transformed into a Brooklyn electro-rock act. Seems to be a good move; when they return to Colorado these days, it is often for a date at Red Rocks. Also in the free series: long-running Jamaican reggae band Black Uhuru (Feb. 15, Snowmass Base Village; Johnny Cash tribute act Cash’d Out (March 14, Aspen Gondola Plaza); Core Party, with an act to be announced (March 21, downtown Aspen); and rock band Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real (March 29, Snowmass Base Village). STS9, Jan. 29-30, Belly Up Tickets went flying when STS9 announced this twonight stand. STS9 were pioneers of the livetronica

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genre, back when they were known as Sound Tribe Sector 9, and their mix of live and electronic sounds remains thrilling and cutting-edge. Other big dates on the Belly Up calendar: DJ/ producer Steve Aoki (Dec. 21); a DJ set by Moby (Dec. 29); a two-night stand by the artsy, ambitious Oklahoma rockers Flaming Lips (Dec. 30-31); ‘90s hitmakers Collective Soul (Jan. 15); Zappa Plays Zappa, Dweezil Zappa’s tribute to his late father, Frank (Feb. 13); and a two-night stand by rockgrass quintet the Infamous Stringdusters (Feb. 17-18). Ralph Stanley, Feb. 1, Wheeler A “farewell tour” that should probably be taken literally — Stanley is 86. Which means his sound, on banjo and vocals, is rooted in a practically ancient Appalachia, a bygone world. Also at the Wheeler: the satirical songs of the Crystal Palace Revue (two shows on Dec. 25); a New Year’s Eve party with the Delta Saints; a solo acoustic show by folksinger Keb’ Mo’ (Feb. 28); South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo (March 11); and the unique singer-pianist

Randy Newman (March 15). Aspen Laff Festival, Feb. 20-22, Wheeler The Wheeler’s comedy festival, in its fourth year, mixes a few name headliners with a bunch of rising young talent. Rob Brinker, opening reception on March 7, Quintenz Gallery Aspenite Rob Brinker’s latest move is turning his cut-paper pieces into paintings. In either medium, Brinker’s work is distinctive and eye-catching. Robert McDuffie, March 15, Harris Hall A former Aspen Music School student, violinist McDuffie still brings a youthful energy to his frequent Aspen concerts. In this performance in the Aspen Music Festival’s Winter Music series, accompanied by pianist Elizabeth Pridgen, he plays sonatas by Brahms and Beethoven. Also in the Winter Music series: pianist Joyce Yang (Feb. 13), playing a Rachmaninoff-heavy concert; and violinist Jennifer Koh (Feb. 20), playing an eclectic program of Bach, Berio and John Zorn.

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VOYAGES

ESCAPE ARTIST | DENVER

THE CITY FOR THE SEASONS

THE FOUR SEASONS DENVER IS A MAGICAL PLACE TO CALL HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS EVERY DECEMBER, my family continues a holiday tradition by packing up the kids in the car and heading to the “city” for the holidays. When I was young, the destination was Manhattan; now, for my own children, it is Denver. We visit with Santa, shop Larimer Square and Cherry Creek, and take in a holiday show. Sure, Denver might have a long way to go as an international city, but it’s a city — and it’s our city. It is also one of the few times of year when we pass on staying with friends and opt for a hotel. Our criteria always include downtown location, room size (when you are with two kids and a dog, this is

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essential) and service, service, service (because the husband and I want to enjoy the weekend as much as the kids). While there are many fine hotels in Mile High City, the addition of the Four Seasons three years ago was a huge stepping stone in Denver making its case as a city open for business and tourism. I’ve often heard this critique of the Four Seasons hotel brand: exceptional service, but sameness, muted palettes, cookie-cutter. Well, I beg to differ. Whether it’s Mexico, Costa Rica, Jackson Hole or elsewhere, every Four Seasons property I have experienced has been a wonderful complement

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to their locations, and the Four Seasons Denver is a perfect point to my argument. High-altitude facials, gorgeous views of both downtown and the mountains, and a location within walking distance to Larimer Square, the 16th Street Mall and the Pepsi Center make it an integral part of emerging Denver. What these propertied do have in common are spectacular settings, gorgeous rooms and, most of all, incomparable service. What’s not to like? I’d say the Four Season Denver is the city’s finest hotel. Located at 14th Street and Blake, every room has a view thanks to oversized windows. Our room looked directly at the historic Water Tower, illuminated with festive holiday lights. A German Christkindl market is held in the area throughout the month, complete with

ice skating, a beer garden and vendors selling everything from handcrafted ornaments to European holiday pastries. The hotel is home to the lively Edge bar, where on this particular night, a throng of Broncos fans enjoyed an affordable and lively happy our while the game played out on large-screen TVs. There are fitness classes and a world-class spa, but most of all the Four Seasons fit the bill as a respite from the invited chaos of being in the city with the family. When we walked through the doors, the noise and the cold of downtown Denver in December was temporarily replaced with a quiet, soothing home away from home. (If you were wondering, the 102 private residences at the Four Seasons Denver are sold.) Staying there wasn’t a side note to our trip, but a part of the attraction of being in Denver. It rounded out our experience of a fullon family holiday adventure — even if just three hours from home. Whether it’s to celebrate Christmastime in the City, experience the spa or to take advantage of the “Passport to Paris” package (pairing a stay at the Four Seasons Denver with tickets to the Denver Art Museum’s latest show), or no reason at all, the Four Seasons Denver is the experience everyone says it is: exceptional.

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by AMIEE WHITE BEAZLEY

IF YOU GO... Parade of Lights Friday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. If you’re in Denver this weekend, don’t miss the annual Parade of Lights — the signature event of downtown Denver’s holiday season. The sparkling lights, marching bands, giant balloons, majestic floats and delightful characters never cease to amaze. Spectator viewing for the parade is free all along the 2-mile route, which snakes through downtown; paid grandstand seating is available at the start of the parade route across from the City & County Building. Can’t make it to the big city for the Parade of Lights? Don’t fret. There are dozens of other holiday happenings — from Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Buell Theatre and the TubaChristmas Concert at Skyline Park to Zoo Lights at the Denver Zoo and two fireworks displays to ring in the New Year — to get you in the spirit. Visit www.denver.org/ milehighholidays for details.

LOCAL LOWDOWN KIDS, DOGS, YOU’RE WELCOME No one feels more welcome at the Four Seasons Denver than the kids. Upon reservation, your children’s ages and names are requested, and even at check-in, they are already referring to the kids by their first names. Depending on the children’s ages, the room is outfitted with a tent, pillow and blanket. (One of my kids chose this as his nighttime sleeping arrangement) and the bathroom mirror had a welcome note to the kids, just above the built-in TV that was a bonus to watch during evening baths. Extras like soft bathrobes, children’s menus and a PlayStation (to use with parent’s permission, of course) solidifies the next generation’s allegiance to the stellar service and quality of this impeccable Four Seasons’ property. December rates begin at $305/night www.fsdenver.com

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AROUNDASPEN

The SOCIAL SIDE of TOWN

AEF FLAMINGO A-GO-GO HOMECOMING was the theme for the 2013 Flamingo A-Go-Go party given a couple of weeks ago at the St. Regis Hotel by the Aspen Education Foundation. People came as Homecoming Queen, in their cheerleading outfits, in their band costumes, in their football or basketball or soccer MARY uniforms. Everyone ESHBAUGH had such fun explaining HAYES what they were in high school or college. The funds raised by AEF go toward technology and reading specialists, the college counseling department, for music and arts programs and more. There were so many wonderful parents, community members and school faculty present...I will run more photos of the event next week. The December issue of Sunset Magazine includes a great article and photos about Cloud Nine Restaurant, up on the mountain, at Highlands. It also includes many favorite recipes from the restaurant. Undercurrent...If there is one constant in life...that is change.

AEF Emily Simeone, Mary Ellen Roberts and Alex Kendrick.

AEF Logan and Chase Carter.

AEF Rafie Bass, Ripley and Greg Thomas.

AEF Pam Maykut and Peter Lee.

AEF Lisa DiMento of Aspen Elementary School, Anne Thompson of Aspen Middle Schoool, Tana Rinaldi of Aspen Elementary School, Jared Thompson of Aspen Elementary School, and Kathy Klug of Aspen High.

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by MARY ESHBAUGH HAYES

AEF Dwight Chiles and Kari Hoeng.

AEF Dale Hower, Tammi Trojan, Skye Solheim and Tracye Tackbary.

AEF Sisters Julie Markalunas Hall and Lisa Markalunas.

AEF Jenni Petersen and Kara Clark.

AEF Jillian Kops and Adrienne Nelson.

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Vance and Eva Lemley and Alan Bush.

Dusty and Alexis Diaz.

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THELISTINGS

DEC. 5 - 11, 2013 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS — 4 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 East Cooper Ave, Aspen. RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER — 7 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Aspen High School, 235 High School Road, Aspen. HANDEL’S MESSIAH — 7:30 p.m., St. Mary Catholic Church, Aspen, Main St., Aspen. EOTO — 9 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

SATURDAY, DEC. 7 LIVE MUSIC WEEKENDS — 4 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 East Cooper Ave, Aspen. ORNAMENT PARTY — 6 p.m., Woody Creek Community Center, 6 Woody Creek Plaza, Woody Creek. 970-922-2342

HEAR The Aspen Choral Society presents its 36th annual performances of Handel’s Messiah, Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Aspen, and Sunday, Dec. 8 at the Snowmass Chapel.

ONGOING

THURSDAY, DEC. 5

HOLT QUENTEL — Aspen Art Museum, 590 North Mill Street, Aspen. 970-925-8050

RED BRICK RESIDENT ARTISTS’ SHOW — 5 p.m., Red Brick Center for the Arts, 110 E. Hallam, Aspen.

ASPEN ART REBELLION: EVERY REVOLUTION HAS ITS SPARK — Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin Newmedia Art Porch, 53 Forge Road, Aspen.

EVENING WITH YOUR BEACON — 6 p.m., Rio Grand Park, Rio Grande, Aspen.

TRAPPING LIONS IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS — Aspen Art Museum, 590 North Mill Street, Aspen. 970-925-8050

JAKE MILLER — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

FRIDAY, DEC. 6 SKI HISTORY TOUR: ASPEN MOUNTAIN — 1 p.m., Amabassador Hut, Top of Aspen Mountain, , Aspen.

5307 Owl Creek Rd, Snowmass Village. HANDEL’S MESSIAH — 7:30 p.m., Snowmass Chapel, 5307 Owl Creek Rd, Snowmass Village. SMOKIN’ JOE AND ZOE — 9 p.m., Justice Snows, , Aspen. KSPN PRESENTS THE WOOD BROTHERS — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

MONDAY, DEC. 9 OPEN MIC NIGHT — 10 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 East Cooper Ave, Aspen.

TUESDAY, DEC. 10 SKI HISTORY TOUR: SNOWMASS MOUNTAIN — 11 a.m., Snowmass Mountain, Sam’s Knob, , Snowmass Village,.

RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER — 7 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Aspen High School, 235 High School Road, Aspen.

MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

HANDEL’S MESSIAH — 7:30 p.m., St. Mary Catholic Church, Aspen, Main St., Aspen.

LIVE ACOUSTIC NIGHT — 10 p.m., The Red Onion, 420 East Cooper Ave, Aspen.

EVERLAST — 9:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 11

SUNDAY, DEC. 8 RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER — 2 p.m., Black Box Theatre, Aspen High School, 235 High School Road, Aspen. SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL — 6:30 p.m., Belly Up Aspen, 450 S Galena St, Aspen. SNOWMASS VILLAGE TREE LIGHTING — 6:30 p.m., Snowmass Chapel,

OLAF THE WINTER ELF VISITS HALLAM LAKE — 4 p.m., Aspen Center for Environmental Studies, 100 Puppy Smith Street, Aspen. 970-925-5756 VINYASA FLOW — 5:30 p.m., Aspen Recreation Center, 0861 Maroon Creek Road, Aspen. 970-544-4100 THE TIPPETTS — 9 p.m., Justice Snow’s, 328 E Hyman Ave, Aspen. 970-429-8192

NOW OPEN

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Your BEST FRIEND is waiting for YOU!

SPARKY

Sparky is a cute, affectionate, 7-year-old Yorkshire Terrier male who gets along well with people, but is not fond of cats and other dogs.

BILLIE AND SPYDER

Billie is a really sweet 6-year-old Black Lab/ Australian Shepherd mix who is great with people and other dogs. She was released to the shelter with her son, Spyder, who is a handsome, 4-year-old Lab/Australian Cattledog mix. He is also a really nice dog— easy with everyone. It would be nice for them to be adopted together, but it is not a requirement.

ZOE

MAX

Another “Zoe” at the shelter this week! This Zoe is a happy, friendly, scruffy, 11-year-old Terrier/Poodle mix who gets along well with people and other dogs. She deserves a loving home.

Handsome, outgoing, 9-year-old Siberian Husky. In keeping with his breed, Max is goodlooking and he likes to exercise, but he is not trustworthy off his leash.

GEORGE

10-year-old Toy Poodle. Came to shelter with buddy BJ (already adopted). Adorable and affectionate. Owner surrendered both dogs due to housing.

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Riley is a 7 yr. old neutered male Black Mouth Cur/Great Dane mix. He’s VERY sweet and is looking for a very loving home. He found himself in a shelter after his mom tragically took her own life and asked for him to be euthanized. He is currently in foster care and he’s doing very well. He’s mellow, likes other dogs, listens well and will be your shadow once he bonds with you. If you are interested in this deserving boy, please contact Steph at 720-625-9966 and fill out an application at www.luckydayrescue.org. If you have questions, please contact Stephanie at 720-625-9966 LUCKY DAY ANIMAL RESCUE OF COLORADO

www.luckydayrescue.org MABLE

Friendly, athletic, 1.5-year-old Pit Bull mix. Great with people and most other dogs. Requires a responsible, knowledgeable, capable owner due to her strength + breed mixture, but all in all, a good dog.

CLEO

Beautiful, friendly, soft-spoken 10-year-old Husky mix female. She is a retired sled dog looking for a loving home. She is very outgoing with people. What a cute face she has.

BULLET

Large, friendly, handsome, 4-yearold, grey, shorthaired cat found at the Deaf Camp w/a pellet stuck in his cheek. FIV-positive— transmit-table to other cats, but NOT to people or other pets. A very special cat, he deserves a loving home. Must stay indoors.

SAM

JACKIE

Beautiful, friendly, 12-year-old American Foxhound/ Husky mix who gets along well with people and other dogs. Jackie is a retired sled dog who came to the shelter with her brother Jim (not shown in this ad).

MOWGLI

Sensitive, 2-year-old husky who was retired early from dog sledding because he suffers from seizures. Fine with people + other dogs, but nervous with new people. Needs an understanding, loving home.

HUNTER

TIMBER

Strong, energetic, black/white 5.5-year-old female Boston Terrier mix with a splash of Pit Bull— larger than a typical Boston. Outgoing + loves people. Best as only pet.

OPEN 7am-6pm EVERY DAY 970.544.0206

ZOE

This sweet, mostly blind, 9-year-old miniature Schnauzer female was turned in to the shelter because her owner was ill and could no longer take care of her. Please consider giving this very deserving dog a home at this point in her life.

3.5-year-old medium-size Chow mix, found wandering around Aspen. Wary of strangers, but friendly once he knows + trusts you. Loves treats. Needs a responsible owner.

Soft-spoken, sleek, friendly, 10-year old Husky mix who gets along well with people and other dogs. She is a retired sled dog who deserves a comfortable, loving home.

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Aspen/Pitkin Animal Shelter

101 Animal Shelter Road

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www.dogsaspen.com

NOTICE OF BUDGET

WE HAVEN’T

Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget is being submitted to the Board of Directors of the Snowmass Water and Sanitation District for the ensuing year of 2014. Copies of the proposed budget are open for inspection at the Administrative Offices of the District at 0177 Clubhouse Drive, Snowmass Village, Colorado 81615. There will be a Public Hearing and consideration of the proposed budget for adoption at the next meeting of the Board of Directors on Wednesday, the 11th of December, 2013 at 8:30 am in the Administrative Offices of the District.

COME SEE US IN OUR NEW BUILDING

Any interested elector within the Snowmass Water and Sanitation District may inspect the proposed budget and file any objections to the budget at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget. /s/ Kit Hamby, Director

314 E Hyman Ave #101, Aspen, CO 81611

Snowmass Water and Sanitation District

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Hospitality Front Desk/Concierge

Jobs

Join the team at the popular Mountain House Lodge in downtown Aspen. FT/YR position. Must have excellent customer service & communication skills. Forward your resume to MHL@asrlodging.com Lodging Optional

Sport Obermeyer. Full-time Employee responsible for Payroll/HR, Accounts Payable, Sales Commissions, Cash and Revenue Management, Account Reconciliation, and Preparation of Journal Entries. 3-5 years accounting experience and 4-year accounting degree preferred. Send resume to HR@obermeyer.com Aspen CO

Customer Care Reps

Drivers wanted immediately. Paid Daily. Day or Night shifts. Must have clean MVR. Call 970-925-4475x3 Tow Truck Driver

Women's boutique seeks sales associate. 3 years exp. required. apply@maxclothing.com

Cantina

Now hiring Experienced Apprentices and Journeyman Electricians. Please call the office @ 970-945-6500

Jimmy’s in Aspen is now hiring a Line Cook. •Experience Required. •High -Volume. Apply Within with Manny after noon.

Ryan & Matt Podskoch

303 579 2725 or 303 579 2055 info@investincolorado.com investincolorado.com

Rentals Basalt Area

Woody Creek area 1 bed 1 bath $1,000.00/month Please call Eric @ 379-8071 EricG@BasaltRealty.com

2 bed plus bonus room/2 bath Lakeside Townhome Sophisticated upgrades, new paint, slab granite, stainless appliances. Wood floors, views on lake, one car garage. $1995 +. Joanne 970-319-6827 (ASSIR) pet considered.

Custom Home on 4ac w/ creek. 4 BD 4.5. Furnished, updated and clean. 4900SF Single Family Home. Radiant Heat. Pets neg. No smoking. Security deposit. $6500 Shrt or $5500 Lng Trm. + utils. Woody Creek, CO. 858-692-8688

HANDICAPPED ACCESS Woody Ck ,4 BD 5BA, hot tub, pets OK, $5,000 mo. 923-0040

Rentals

Job Fair: Thursday December 5th: 3pm-6pm Calling all Baristas, Prep Cooks, Sales Associates and Bartenders! Accepting resumes for multiple positions at Aspen Pitkin Airport for our Winter Season! Come with your resume in hand on Thursday December 5th between 3pm-6pm to at the restaurant area of the Aspen Pitkin Airport at 233 East Airport Rd.

Main St. Bakery Needs: Counter Help/Cashier FT, start immediately. Contact Bill or Jane. 970-925-6446

Rentals Aspen

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R&A Enterprises

Please Recycle

6BR 9BA. Aspen living at its best is had at this 14,000sqft home on a 5 acre estate nestled in a peaceful and protected setting within a private gated community.

Experienced RN available. Flexible hours. References. Reliable & compassionate care to meet your needs. 303 945 1504

Electricians

Mon-Fri. 10am-12pm. 411 East Main cantinaaspen@ hotmail.com

Aspen $22,950,000

Try a border for just five bucks!

Trades/ Construction

FT Servers, Bussers & Hosts. Apply in person at

Hwy 82 Towing is looking for a Full Time Driver. MUST be living in CARBONDALE. Clean driving record. 970 925 2343

.CAREGIVER/PERSONAL ASST.**** 25 + yrs exp. excellent ref. and qualifications working for high end clientele** 970-963-5933

Sales Associate.

Restaurant/ Clubs

Guest Service Drivers

NOW HIRING!

Retail

Phone answerer and dispatcher wanted, evening or overnight shifts available. Call 970-925-4475x2

Drivers/Transportation

Hire Me

Staff needed for fine dining restaurant in Snowmass for the winter season. •AM & PM Servers •Busboy & Coat Check person needed Xmas & New Years week. Call Rob 770-875-3562

Office/Clerical

Accounting Sr. Accountant

Restaurant/ Clubs

Contact careers@lstrna.com for more info!

HUNTER CREEK Large Master BD with own bath in 3BD/2BA N/P, N/S. $1000/mo

(970)948-7651 or 948-9640

Rentals Basalt Area Downtown Condo 1 bed 1 bath $1,200.00/month Please call Eric @ 379-8071 EricG@BasaltRealty.com

516 East Durant Avenue Unit C2E Available for Seasonal or Long Term 949 square feet, $6722 plus assessments and parking - $1841. Total $8563 per month

3 bd +office/3.5 ba corner Willits upgraded with granite, stainless, cherry, gas fp, 2-car garage, w/d, deck, patio, hot tub, views. $2500/mo+uts. NS/NP. 970-948-2471

4 BD/Beautiful home in Missouri Heights, mins fr. Whole Foods, stunning views, beautifully furnished main floor & master. Media room, large office, oversized garage. $2700 mo. Yr lease. Call Christina 970-319-6626 Luxury Furn, 4BD 4BA house, hot tub, 4600sqft $4200/Mo. + utils. NS, dog ok. 970-379-1501

AABC choices: Office 1,000 sq. ft. 2nd fl, private BA, 3 large offices, conference room, great layout, light, private entry. Storage/Warehouse/ Office/Shop/Light Industrial 2,800 sq. ft., 16+ foot ceilings, parking, private bath, roll up door, separate office entry 970-618-3544 www.aspenabc.com

Sopris Mountain Ranch A custom 3-bedroom, 6,031+/- sq ft, log home on 35+ acres in Sopris Mountain Ranch, one of the valley's premier equestrian communities.

Holiday Move-in Ready! Remodeled ranch style home. 3 bedrooms, custom kitchen, new carpet, bamboo & tile flooring, brick/frame construction, double garage, studio shed, fenced back yard, along park. $475,000

Reid Hansen (970) 947-7028

970-948-3737 gary@bjac.net SoprisMtnRanch.com

Commercial Condos For Sale Only Three Remaining. In the renovated Crandall Building. 3 blocks from the Gondola. 391 sf, 577 st and 593 st. to 1,516 sf. Contiguous. Great views, great location.

Ruth Kruger

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Joshua Saslove 970-925-8810

5 BD spacious Aspen home avail for Xmas/New Year. $2,000/night. Pet ok. See online for more info & photos .970-379-1907

space for rent. 319 AABC, Unit G. Available January 1. $1,400/month rent plus shared electric and gas. 970-925-7608.

Brush Creek Village Rare 2.32 acre vacant lot located in Brush Creek Village offering a unique and affordable building opportunity within the Aspen School District. Pre-paid water tap fee!

Commercial Aspen

Rentals Vacation/Resort

Commercial Office

Carbondale - $475,000

Reid@LuxuryTeamAspen.com www.luxuryteamaspen.com

Avail immediately: Aspen office space, 750 SF w/bath + balcony, great location, $4000/ mo. inclds off street parking, all maintenance & util fees except for office electric. Details call Susan Whitney 97 0-925-3530

Rentals Commercial/Retail

Basalt - $2,995,000

970.920.4001 or 970.404.4000 ruth@krugerandcompany.com www.KrugerandCompany.com

VILLAGE GREEN TOWNHOMES! FP, DW, W/D, Great community, beautiful landscaped play area. Large 1, 2, & 3 bdrms $875 - $1325 970-945-6622

Aspen/Snowmass Village - $850,000

Gary Feldman

Rentals Office Space

1 & 2 BD Apt. Clean, sunny, nice. Deck/patio. $675-$900 No pet dogs. Se habla espanol. 970-945-9797

Roommates Aspen

Toni Cerise 970-379-6029 toni@tonicerise.com www.RoaringForkRealty.com

Carbondale - $559,000

RANCH AT ROARING FORK 4bd 2.5ba 2365 sq ft ranch-style home sits on a south-facing lot at the R@RF which has 400 acres of nature's paradise feat. exceptional fishing, golf course, tennis, playground & RV storage.

Dale Potvin

(970) 920-2300 dale@stirlingpeak.com stirlingpeak.com/ranch-roaring-fork

Roaring Fork Realty

Stirling Peak Properties

Commercial/Eagle - $290,000

Commercial Glenwood Springs

Comm./Grand Junction-$639,000

4 parcels totaling almost 36 acres. Unique alpine property includes special use permit for two 24 ft. yurts. Successful 16 yr backcountry lodging business. County approval for future small cabin. Great opportunity for private development

GREAT LOCATION • LEASE OPPORTUNITY Ground & upper floors, up to 6000 SF, still avail., on Hwy 6 & 24. Easy access to 70. Offices, conference rooms,restrooms, kitchens & more! PHENOMENAL PRICE! Recently upgraded. Also for sale.

Office/retail building 1 block from Main St. in beautiful downtown GJ. 10,000+ sqft.,offices, lobby, kitchen, conference rms & storage. Private parking lot & convenient street parking. Close to shops, restaurants, hotels & post office.

970.379.4455

970-244-6615 dbeede@cbcworldwide.com www.grandjunctioncommercial.com

Aspen Real Estate Company Commercial Aspen

3bd/2.5bath spacious Dakota townhome, vaulted ceilings, backs onto open space Hot tub/double garage $1975 plus. Dog considered. Joanne 970-319-6827 ASSIR

Rentals Glenwood Springs

Hidden Treasure Adventures

800-444-2813 www.colorado-backcountry-yurt.com

Dale Beede, CCIM

Crested Butte-Historic Restaurant - $2,750,000 The iconic Wooden Nickel in downtown Crested Butte, under continuous ownership since 1981, is offered for sale. The "Nickel" is Crested Butte's oldest & finest bar & steak house w/seating for approximately 110. The offering includes real estate, business, & all furniture, fixtures & equipment. Inventory to be purchased separately. Qualified buyers only please. Listing broker is also the seller.

Eric B.Roemer 970-209-1596 (cell) pwrhouse@rmi.net Broker Associate

Glenwood Springs - $1,150,000

Creek-side home on fenced-in four acres in Canyon Creek, west of Glenwood Springs. 3 bedroom, 4 bathroom house with large kitchen and master bedroom. One fifth mile of creek side water, Two apartments, workshop and greenhouse.

Arctic Cat Sno Pro M8

Trans portation

2012

154â&#x20AC;? Track. Showroom cond. 1100 miles lightly used never abused. $8495 Dan 303-884-0605

Audi A4 Avant Quattro 2011

BMW K1200RS 1999

28,000-Premium Package, with winter & summer tires-Kelly Blue Book Includes Audi certified pre-owned warranty with 70k miles or three years. Excellent condition. $31,000 970 376 2367

Gun Metal Grey New Tires, Always garaged, beautiful machine.

Call for Appointment Buyers agents welcome 970-376-3328

*Reduced!* $4150 970-9234933

Corvette T Top L82 1976

Datsun 510 Classic - 1971

Dodge Ram 2004

Ford F250 Powerstroke Diesel 1997

Ford Ranger 4x4 1991

1976 Corvette T Top L82 109 K Original # Matched PRICE REDUCED!

Rebuilt transmission. Clean interior

1997 Ford F250 Powerstroke Diesel (below Blue Book) 181,000 miles 7.3L Turbo HD XLT Supercab 4x4 Mike

80k miles, 2.9 V6. 5 spd. AM/FM/ CD/ MP3 player. Great tires, 20mpg.

App 25K - Asking $13,720 OBO Need TLC (970)456-5027 Between 11 am and 7pm

970-309-7148

4x4, Cummins Turbo Diesel, 84K miles, always garaged, excellent condition, Banks power system. Custom wheels, electronic running boards, leather interior, custom fog lamps, Bull bar. Original owner. $29,995 970-948-1212

Haulmark Trailer 2006

HD Heritage with Sidecar 1993

HD Ultra Classic Trike 1999

Honda 600 RR 2005

Honda Pilot 2008

SOLD!

HD Heritage Softail Deluxe with sidecar. Only 3475 miles. Extraordinary.

HD FLHTCU / Lehman Trike Only 4304 miles. Remarkable.

4300 miles, perfect bike.

Good condition. 99000 miles, Auto transmission. DVD system Heated seats. Leather seats. Gray

$15000 Aspen 970 948 0441

$4000 or OBO 970 390 3989

$15,200 Ami 970-319-0343 ami@sopris.net

Jeep CJ5 1975

Kia Sorrento 2011

Land Rover Defender 90 1994

Rolls Royce Silver Shadow 1979

Ski-Doo Summit 2005

137K on Chassis. Rebuilt AMC 360, 3 Speed Trans. 3" Lift, 33"x12.5" A/T's. Full Soft Top, Soft Doors, Bikini top, & Many extra's incld. Just Fully serviced, New Alternator, Brakes, Power Steering, Front End. Zero Rust, Runs $6000 Firm â&#x20AC;˘ David 970/927-6551 LM

4 door. Like new condition. 49000 Auto transmission. V6 Dark Blue. $18,000.00 970-948-2484

Excellent condition. 63,900 miles. Yellow with Black interior. Manual. AC. Hard Top. Soft Top. Bimini Top. All you ever wanted! Must see! 44,500 970-306-9336

1979, Classic Look, Classic Green with Tan Top & Pinstriping, Beautiful Car, V-8, 100,500 Miles, Garaged, Only driven for special occasions, Collector Plates, Runs great. *Price Reduced!* $15,000 Rich 970-920-3131

Two snowmobiles SOLD!!

Subaru Legacy Outback H6-3.0 2001

Subaru Outback 2003

Subaru Outback 2.5 Liter - 2002

Subaru Outback AWD - 2001

Toyota 4 Runner 2000

Auto,120k miles, AWD; CD,heated seats, tan leather interior, dual sunroof, power driver's seat, custom 2" hitch, set of Blizzak tires incl, $6700 OBO. 970-379-9765. $6700

Salvage title. 124000 miles. Automatic. Power Driver seat, windows, door locks with remote entry. Remote start Non smoking , no pets. AM/FM/CD stereo. Runs great $4600 Call 9703760200

150,000 miles, Head gasket replaced, Blizzak tires. Satellite bluetooth stereo. Power everything. Heated seats/windshield and mirrors. Tinted windows, Excellent condition $7,200.00 or best offer 970-618-9729

SOLD!

Toyota Land Cruiser 2000

Toyota Rav 4 2011

Toyota Tundra Limited 2008

Volkswagen GTI 2007

$5600 OBO

$6000 970-948-9060

$3500.00 Possible trade? (970) 376-2500 (days)

266k loved miles.

$5,500 obo. tel:9703761733

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Loaded! Excellent condition. 75,000 much loved miles. One owner. Black with Pristine Tan Leather interior. New All Terrain tires. Must see! Unbelievable! 23,400 970-306-9336

White 4wd Excellent Cond. New studded snow tires on 17" rims. No dents. 62K miles. $15,995. 970-927-3475

TRD, Double cab, heated leather seats, heated windshield & mirrors, 6.5 bed liner, new tires & battery, vary good condition, 48,500 miles, 970-379-6760 $29,500 OBO 9703796760

2007 VW GTI Fht pkg. Grt cond. 58200 mi. Auto tiptr trans. 2.0T ABS. FWD. CD player. Leather, heated seats. New tires + 1 set winter. Casey pcpuckett@me.com $11,499 970-948-7868

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Antiques

Clothing

Computer/Supplies

AVALANCHE AUTOMOTIVE LLC

05 Subaru Outback Auto. 152K. We finance anyone with approved credit. BUY HERE PAY HERE. Hwy 24 in Minturn. (970) 827-5336.

info@avalancheautosales. com

Motorcycles

9ft by 5 ft Antique Pool Table from Brunswick Kalke built between 1873-1884.

In Cripple Creek Bar for 100 + yrs. Price: $37,500 obo. Needs professional mover to transport table. Call 970-846-0240 See more pics online!

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• 1 small • 1 medium $85/ each or both for $150. Both helmets are in excellent condition.

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Search locally or expand your search throughout the mountains and beyond. Victorian mahogany Armoire. 4200.00 basalt Excellent condition. connie constant 970-618-7084 connieconstant@comca st.net.

Arts/Crafts/Hobbies HARLEY DAVIDSON DOT MOTORCYCLE HELMET • size Small

Hand Made Ginger Bread Houses $350.00 Glenwood Springs Diane Burns 970-343-9406 sburnstank100@msn.co m

Appliances

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‘County Cheyenne Collection’ Fur Coat.

NEW - VERY NICE!

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$85

Excellent condition.

Audio

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970.456.3291

970 389 6946 lv. msg. or call after 6pm. (no delivery)

Construction Equipment/Material

Merch andise

Box of Mixed Holiday Decor For Sale

970 389 6946 call after 6pm or lv. msg (pic is not actual box)

$1500 OBO.

Ladies Fringe Leather Jacket. Like New Hardly Worn! Size XL. $150. 970.456.3291

719-989-0774 NICE PICTURE FOR SALE!

iPhone 4S $375

ALL TICKETS BUY/SELL NFL-NHL-NBA-MLB-NCAA

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Want To Buy/ Merchandise Like new, 32 gig, black iPhone 4s, less than three months old with original box and instructions. For use on AT&T network. Originally paid over $700 for the phone. Will sell for $350 including a new waterproof Otter Armor case valued at $99. Eagle 970-390-9787

Furniture/Home Furnishings

Alaska Rein Deer chandelier 14 lights

$5,800

970-471-0462

FlexSteel Sectional Sofa 8'x 8', taupe soft fabric in excellent condition - $1000 10'x 13.5' wool plush area rug, rusty orange solid, used 6 months! $650. 970-379-2557 Small light oak Dining Room table with 4 chairs..200.00 Excellent condition. 8x10 rug with bear motif. 150.00. Oak glider rocker cushioned 150.00. call for appt. 970-618-7084. A S P E N T I M E S W E E K L Y V D e ce mb e r 5, 2013

Y a r d M a c h i n e Snowblower 5 hp 24 inch 12 yrs old $125 Glenwood Springs Good condition. Tom 970-379-0798 tomhendy51@gmail.com

Made in Colorado Ski Jacket, Freeride Systems $285 Reg $495 Goretex new with tags, 7 colors, Use code: MTN7 at checkout www.freeridesystems.c om

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lv msg. or Call after 6pm (no delivery)

Want to purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557, Denver, CO 80201

Jewelry

Pets - Cats

BENGAL SILVER & BROWN KITTENS from Supreme Grand Champion. $950-$3000 chateauxchampagne @gmail.com 720-434-6344

Color makes your classified ad stand out. Sweet little calico is running out of time!! If a home isn’t found soon,

Women's Ride Snowboard and Bindings - $285

Ride Compact model, size 143, plus medium bindings. Purchased new last year for over $600 retail, has less than 10 rides.

Located in Eagle. 970-390-9787

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

RON"THE GOLD GUY "

she will be taken to city shelter where they are only given 7 days!!

Desperate needs inside only home , medical attention, and a special person family to call hers. No adoption fee! Potential adopters screened. (No young children) Please email planetkitty1@gmail.com

or 970 389 6946 if you can help!

Pet Supplies/ Services Sporting Goods Vaughn 7000 Velocity 43" Goalie Bag

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

Miscellaneous Merchandise

970.456.3291

Tickets/Ski Passes/ Events

Call Josh at

Electronics

$85

Excellent condition.

Snowblowers Mix of Christmas, Easter & St. Patty’s Day

7000w silent diesel generator. Only 12 hours on it.

HARLEY DAVIDSON DOT MOTORCYCLE HELMET • size Small

Housewares

Buffalo Tools

‘WESTERN WORLD’

Polk SurroundBar 9000 IHT w/ wireless subwoofer. Like new. Soundbar used less than 10hrs, subwoofer never used. See Polkaudio.com for specs and details. $600. 618-268zero, greg59 at zg-aspen.net

Chelsea White Round Clawfoot Bathtub American Bath Factory 59"Lx31"Wx27"H brushed nickel claw feet $ 595.00 Aspen. Brand new never used Jim Hartrich 970-618-2222 jaimeharte@hotmail.co m-

Wolf Range 6 burner with griddle, double oven, natural gas. $5,000. 970-379-7803

Ski Equipment

$60

Lexmark printer, scanner, copier, & fax. Never used! Still has factory packaging tape on it! Has ink, instruction manual, etc.

970 389 6946

DON’T PASS THIS ONE UP, VERY CLASSY COAT!!!

Miscellaneous Merchandise

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EXCELLENT CONDITION

Armoire- English early 1900s. $3800 Woody Creek Excellent condition. 970-948-8050 photos on request.

2 - HARLEY DAVIDSON DOT MOTORCYCLE HELMET’S.

Christmas is around the corner! This would make a wonderful gift!!

Hot Tubs/ Spas & Pools

2 - HARLEY DAVIDSON DOT MOTORCYCLE HELMET’S.

• 1 small • 1 medium $85/ each or both for $150. Both helmets are in excellent condition.

970.456.3291

Exercise Equipment

Your At Home Gym Bowflex workout rack and cage with 300lbs in weights. Multipurpose exercise gym. This compact flexible gym quality lifting rack system provides over a dozen different Lifting options with safety features allowing you to lift alone. The rack system comes with a matching Bowflex bench that Offers comfort and flexibility with multiple incline positions. Buyer will need to disassemble and move. The system is located In Edwards, Colorado.

Great Deal at $650

Please call Bob 970-390-4651

-Super Large size goal bag with wheels to fit a complete set of adult sized goal equipment. -Rugged construction has webbing reinforced construction and riveted handles. -Three-wheel design for easy rolling and to prevent bag from sagging, reinforced bottom with vertical and horizontal stiffeners with double layered bottom with rubberized reinforcement. -Molded reinforced pull handle along with handles on each end and traditional shoulder straps -Dual internal end pockets, along with large vented wet pocket and storage pockets inside and on topside of bag. -Dimensions L 43" x W 20"x H 20" This item is the bag and bag only does NOT come with equipment inside the bag Price $75 Located in Edwards Please call Cameron 970-389-2245

Mobile Doggie Stylist All Breeds and Cats, Too We Come to You (970) 710-1099 mobiledoggiestylist@ya hoo.com

Horses & Mules

Ammerman

Calf roping / Team roping saddle. 15” seat. $999 OBO. Call Josh in Silt

719-989-0774

Horses & Mules

Double J Roping Saddle

Mortgage Strategic Capital Bank Current Owner of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Mortgage Midland States Bank Date of Mortgage June 23, 2008 Recording Date of Mortgage June 24, 2008 County of Recording Pitkin County, Colorado Reception No. of Recorded Mortgage 550510 Original Principal Balance of Debt Secured by the Mortgage $1,908,157.37 Outstanding Judgment Affordable, quality home Secured by the $2,081,671.44 &Mortgage construction cleaning.

Cleaning Service

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ing described property situated in Pitkin County, State of Colorado, is all of the property encumbered by the Mortgage:

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INTEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The property to be foreclosed is: Cleaning Service Health & Beauty LOT R-71, STARWOOD ELEVEN, COUNTY OF

Licensed and insured. This is to advise you that foreclosure proceedGlenwood Aspen. Call in the ing No. 12 CV-000077 has to been commenced Candy at 515.450.8178 office of the undersigned Sheriff to foreclose the lien of the above-described Mortgage. The followfor a free quote.

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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.

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PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 81 DANIELSON DRIVE, ASPEN, LASER CO 81612.TATTOO

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THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED •Buy HEREIN IS ALL 2 sessions.. OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY get the ENCUM3rd FREE! BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. alluremedaesthetics.com (970) 668-0998 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 Housekeeping provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

Dennis Wells Painting

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"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 ClassifiedMarketplace "All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or Jobs as soon thereafter as the conduct of business all o w s . C h e c k aRentals g e n d a a t http://www.aspenpitkin.com or call 920-5200 for Real Estate meeting times for special meetings. "Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and orTransportation dinance(s) referred to are available during regular Merchandise business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Recorder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, Recreation Aspen, Colorado 81611 or you can go to: Pets http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/CalendarEvents/ Farm

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Call for a month! ception No. 143378 County of Pitkin, State of sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Development Permit and TDR Sending Site Josh in Silt Colorado said real property and all interest of the said Grant(CASE# P101-13; PID 3001-101-00-013, 719-989-0774 or(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the 3001-104-00-001, 3001-111-00-017, The real Property or its address is commonly purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in 3001-112-00-019, 3001-114-00-001, known as 70 Gallun Lane Unit #308C, Snowmass said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of 3001-122-00-001, & 3003-072-00-015) Village, CO 81615. ("Property") Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to An application submitted by Continental Divide Clutter YOU MAY HAVE ANClearing INTEREST IN THE REAL the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as proCompany (230 South Mill Street, Aspen, CO PUBLIC NOTICE PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL 81612) requesting to amend BOCC Resolution No. Transform your Life OR HAVE vided by law. CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIAPUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF IN- 95-22. The properties are located on Lincoln This Clarity is a Gift e: BILITIES PURSUANT COLORADO STAT- First Publication11/14/2013 O r i e n t a l M a s s a gTEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY Creek Rd, and are legally described as U.S.M.S. DeborahTO 970-948-5663 UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. Last Publication12/12/2013 Clean, cozy, and comBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: mining claims: Boston #2 #19401, Cabin #4 fortable. if you would 77 Chevy el camino F O U N D : #19422, O u t s i dGH e #774, t h e Hillside #2 #7731, Lake #5093, YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly YOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERNING YOUR "Unless otherwise notified all regular and special House Mary B Restau3 #19422, Morning Sun 2 #18508, Petrolike a massage by a pro$2700 OBO. Carbondale Hickory SERENITY PAINTING Repairs computer RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THIS FORECLOSURE IFmost THEbrands SALEofDATE IS CONTINUED TO AALATER meetings will beCOMPANY held in the Board of County Comleum Envelope #5094, Ruby #4 #12174, Three Friends f e s s i o n a l s i a n M a s Good condition. Brian rant in Aspen. printers at our location or yours. 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CO.me for meeting lope. 1,000Harmonica Gizmo Needs med THE LIEN OF THE MORTGAGE BEING FORE- County of Pitkin, State of Colorado special meetings or call 920-5200 side #7731, JMCV 2 #16197, Mame Park #19401, CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. By: Desiree Wagner, Deputy Public Trustee "Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and or- Mary B #19422, Norah C #2888, Quebec #7730, NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION The name, address, telephone number and bar dinance(s) referred to are available during regular Ruby #3 #12174, Eaglegrow 2 #18528, City of PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. registration number of the attorney representing the The name, address, business telephone number business hours (8:30 - 4:30) in the Clerk and Re- Haverhill #14899, Boston #1 #19401, Cabin #5 NOTICE TO CREDITORS holder of the evidence of debt is: and bar registration number of the attorney(s) rep- corder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, #19422, Cousin Phoebe #14899, Hattie B #7731, Christopher J. Heaphey, #38559 resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Aspen, Colorado 81611 or you can go to: Iron Spar #7729, Isabella #15607, Mary B 2 Helen Kalin Klanderud, Deceased Holland & Hart LLP Robert J. Aronowitz #5673 http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/Calendar#19422, Morning Sun #18508, Quebec #2 #7730, 600 East Main Street, Suite 104 Emily Jensik #31294 Events/ Ruby #1 #12174, Golden Age #2 #16179 & GoldCase Number Aspen, Colorado 81611 Catherine A Hildreth #40975 en Age #1 #16179. The State Parcel Identifica2013PR030030 (970) 925-3476 Joan Olson #28078 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS BEFORE THE tions for these properties are 3001-101-00-013, Lisa Cancanon #42043 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ON 3 0 0 1 - 1 0 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 7 , All persons having claims against the aboveDATED this day of 2013. ANDREA RICKLES-JORDAN #39005 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2013: 3001-112-00-019, 3001-114-00-001, named estate are required to present them to the JOE DISALVO Monica Kadrmas #34904 3001-122-00-001, & 3003-072-00-015. The appliPersonal Representative or to Sheriff in and for the County of Pitkin Jennifer H Trachte #40391 The following Resolutions: cation/resolution are available for public inspection State of Colorado Aronowitz & Mecklenburg, L.L.P. 1199 Bannock in the Community Development Department, City [X] District Court of Pitkin, County, Colorado on Street, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 813-1177 Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Hall, 130 S. Galena St., Aspen CO 81611. For or before March 28, 2014, or the claims may be SALE DATE & LOCATION: Wednesday, Janu- The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector Agreement between the City of Aspen and Pitkin further information, contact Suzanne Wolff at (970) forever barred. 920-5093. ary 8, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. on the Pitkin County and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information County Courthouse steps, located at 506 E. Main Street, provided may be used for that purpose. Kurt T. Klanderud, as Personal RepresentaAttorney File # 1068.07795 Resolution Setting Initial Airport Fees and Charges NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE BOARD Suite 204, Aspen, Colorado 81611. tive ©Public Trustees' Association of Colorado Revised for 2014 OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AT THE of the Estate of Helen Kalin Klanderud 9/2012 FOLLOWING DULY NOTICED PUBLIC Published in Aspen Times Weekly: 1587 Avenida Del Sol Three Resolutions Concerning the 2014 Budget: HEARINGS: First date of Publication: November 14, 2013 Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on NovemLast date of Publication: December 12, 2013 b e r 1 4 , 2 1 , 2 8 , a n d D e c e m b e r 5 , 1 2 , 2 0 1 3 . Summarizing Revenues and Expenditures for each The following Resolution on November 6, 2013: 6438693_1 (b) Published in the Aspen Times Weekly NovemFund and Adopting a Budget for Pitkin County, Published in the Aspen Times Weekly November [9689370] ber 28, 2013, December 5, 12, and 19, 2013. Colorado for the Calendar Year 2014 Resolution No. 087-2013 Granting Approval for the 14, 21, and 28, 2013 and December 5 and 12, (9728703) NJS Hobby Farm LLC Special Review for a Day 2013. (9674028) LEGAL NOTICE Appropriating Sums of Money to the Various Care Center for a parcel of land described as: Funds, for Pitkin County, Colorado, 2014 Budget Tract: 59 Section: 18 Township: 8 Range: 86. ORDINANCE 50, 2013 PUBLIC HEARING COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION DISTRICT COURT, PITKIN COUNTY, COLOStatutory vested rights for approval contained Ordinance #50, Series of 2013 was adopted on first Year CRS §38-38-103 RADO herein are granted pursuant to the Pitkin County reading at the City Council meeting December 2, FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 13-041 506 East Main Street Levying General Property Taxes for the Year 2013, Land Use Code and Colorado Statutes, subject to 2013. This ordinance, if adopted, will amend the To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with Aspen, CO 81611 composition of the Board of Directors of the to Help Defray the Costs of Government for Pitkin the exceptions set forth in the Pitkin County Land regard to the following described Deed of Trust: (970) 925-7635 County, Colorado, and its Special Districts for the Use Code §4-140 and C.R.S. § 24-68-105. The Wheeler Opera House. The public hearing on this On September 11, 2013, the undersigned Public COURT USE ONLY statutory vested rights granted herein shall expire Plaintiff: Case Number: 2012 CV 77 Trustee caused the Notice of Election and De- ordinance is scheduled for December 9, 2013 at 2014 Budget Year on November 6, 2016. 5:00 p.m. City Hall, 130 South Galena. mand relating to the Deed of Trust described beMIDLAND STATES BANK To see the entire text, go to the city's legal notice The following Ordinances: low to be recorded in the County of Pitkin records. v. NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTIONS BY THE website Original Grantor(s) Defendant: Confirmatory Reading, Emergency Ordinance HEARING OFFICER: http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/LeLINDA JELINEK ALLAN C. BIR Amending Ordinance 009-2013 Approving the gal-Notices/ Original Beneficiary(ies) IF you would like a copy FAXed or e-mailed to you, Termination of a Lease Agreement With a Com- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general public WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA Attorneys for Plaintiff: munity Non-Profit Tenant and Authorizing the that on November 19, 2013, the Hearing Officer of call the city clerk's office, 429-2687 Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Names:Christopher J. Heaphey, # 38559 Chairman to Execute a New Lease at the Michael Pitkin County granted approval for the White Star JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCISean M. Hanlon, #39686 W. Schultz Health and Human Services Building Capital MGMT LLC Site Plan Review and Special Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on DecemATION Addresses:HOLLAND & HART LLP Review for a Transferrable Development Right ber 5, 2013. [9750070] Date of Deed of Trust 600 East Main Street, Suite 104 O r d i n a n c e A d o p t i n g A m e n d m e n t s t o t h e (Determination No. 8-2013; Case No. P086-13). May 13, 2004 Aspen, Colorado 81611 Aspen/Pitkin County Affordable Housing Guidelines The property is located at 51 White Star Drive and County of Recording NOTICE is legally described as Lot 5, Filing 5, W/J Ranch. Pitkin 555 Seventeenth Street, Suite 3200 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Ordinance Amending Title 8 of the Pitkin County This site-specific development plan grants a vested Recording Date of Deed of Trust Denver, Colorado 80202 Code: Specifically the 2006 Land Use Code for property right pursuant to Title 24, Article 68, May 17, 2004 Sealed BIDS for construction of the Mid Valley Recording Information (Reception Number) Telephone:(970) 925-3476, (303) 295-8270 Metropolitan District Wastewater Treatment Fa- Land Use Text Amendments Related to the Flood- Colorado Revised Statutes. plain Regulations s/Tom Smith 497651 Facsimile:(970) 925-9367, (303) 291-9144 cility Expansion Phase 1 will be received by SGM Hearing Officer Original Principal Amount E-mail:cjheaphey@hollandhart.com at 118 West 6th Street, Glenwood Springs, ColoOrdinance Amending Title 8 of the Pitkin County $1,260,000.00 smhanlon@hollandhart.com rado until 11:00 am, Friday, December 13, 2013, Outstanding Principal Balance at which time they will be publicly opened and read Code, the 2006 Land Use Code, for Various Land NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATIONS BY THE Use Code Amendments Related to Greenhouses COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR: $1,322,094.72 COMBINED NOTICE aloud. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This Notice is givJeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general public Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby en with regard to the following described Deed of The project consists of the first phase of the WWTF notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have expansion which includes construction of a new 0.5 Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on Decem- that on November 21, 2013, the Pitkin County Trust: ber 5, 2013. [9745037] Community Development Director granted approval been violated as follows: failure to pay principal Original Grantor of Mortgage Allan C. Bir MGD wastewater treatment concrete basin next to for the Fifield Activity Envelope Review (Case and interest when due together with all other pay- the existing WWTF located to the west side of Blue Original Beneficiary of P070-13; Deter. #077-2013). The property is ments provided for in the evidence of debt secured PUBLIC NOTICE Mortgage Strategic Capital Bank Lake in El Jebel. This project ONLY consists of the by the deed of trust and other violations thereof. Current Owner of the concrete work for the basin and nothing else. The NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL located on Eagle Park Drive, and is legally described as Lot 2, Fifield Subdivision. The State PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF INEvidence of Debt secured remainder of the project will be completed in phase TEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY P a r c e l I d e n t i f i c a t i o n f o r t h e p r o p e r t y i s THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST 2. by the Mortgage Midland States Bank 2735-102-03-002. This site-specific development BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: LIEN. Date of Mortgage June 23, 2008 plan grants a vested property right pursuant to Title Bid Bonds are not required. Performance and Recording Date of Mortgage June 24, 2008 24, Article 68, Colorado Revised Statutes. "Unless otherwise notified all regular and special The property to be foreclosed is: Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the ToCounty of Recording Pitkin County, Colorado LOT R-71, STARWOOD ELEVEN, COUNTY OF tal Contract Price is a bid item on the bid schedule. meetings will be held in the Board of County Com- S/Cindy Houben Reception No. of Recorded Mortgage 550510 Community Development Director missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E PITKIN, STATE OF COLORADO. The Board of Directors will decide after the bids are Original Principal Balance Main St, Aspen opened if they will require the bonding. of Debt Secured by the Mortgage $1,908,157.37 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the general public "All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or Also known by street and number as: 81 Outstanding Judgment DANIELSON DRIVE, ASPEN, CO 81612. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at as soon thereafter as the conduct of business al- that on November 19, 2013, the Pitkin County Secured by the Mortgage $2,081,671.44 Community Development Director granted approval l o w s . C h e c k a g e n d a a t 11:00am, Thursday, December 5, 2013, at the for the Barry-Wehmiller Group Inc. Site Plan This is to advise you that foreclosure proceed- THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL MVMD Office, 0031 Duroux Lane, Suite A, Ba- http://www.aspenpitkin.com or call 920-5200 for Amendment (Case P080-13; Deter. #075-2013). meeting times for special meetings. OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMsalt, CO. ing No. 12 CV-000077 has been commenced in the The property is located at 100 East River Ranch "Copies of the full text of any resolution(s) and orBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. office of the undersigned Sheriff to foreclose the A CD of pdf copies of the Contract Documents will dinance(s) referred to are available during regular Road, and is legally described as a parcel of land lien of the above-described Mortgage. The followbeing of Tracts 70 and 71 and being located in business hours (8:30 4:30) in the Clerk and ReNOTICE OF SALE be available on Monday, December 2, 2013, at ing described property situated in Pitkin County, Sections 23 and 26, Township 8 South, Range 86 State of Colorado, is all of the property encum- The current holder of the Evidence of Debt se- SGM, 118 West 6th Street, Glenwood Springs, corder's office, 530 East Main Street, Suite 101, W e s t o f t h e 6 t h P . M . T h e S t a t e P a r c e l Aspen, Colorado 81611 or you can go to: cured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has Colorado, through Joan Preisner free of charge for bered by the Mortgage: Identification for the property is 2467-252-00-001. filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as vendors and subcontractors. The bid package can http://aspenpitkin.com/Whats-New-/CalendarThis site-specific development plan grants a vested also be emailed. All questions pertaining to the Events/ Condominium Unit 308, Building C, Interlude, ac- provided by law and in said Deed of Trust. property right pursuant to Title 24, Article 68, project shall be directed to Joan by email at cording to the map thereof recorded December 3, Colorado Revised Statutes. NOTICE OF UPCOMING PUBLIC HEARINGS THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at joanp@sgm-inc.com 1970 in Plat Book 4 at Page 158 as Reception No. S/Cindy Houben BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISpublic auction, at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, 143382 and as defined and described in the ConCommunity Development Director SIONERS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2014 01/08/2014, at Pitkin County Courthouse, at the MVMD dominium Declaration for Interlude recorded Desouth front door, 506 E Main St, Aspen, Colorado, Bill Reynolds cember 3, 1970 in Book 252 at Page 187 as ReJeanette Jones, Deputy County Clerk RE: Continental Divide Company Amendment to sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Executive Director ception No. 143378 County of Pitkin, State of Published in the Aspen Times Weekly on Development Permit and TDR Sending Site said real property and all interest of the said GrantColorado or(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the Published in the Glenwood Springs Post Indepen- ( C A S E # P 1 0 1 - 1 3 ; P I D 3 0 0 1 - 1 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 1 3 , December 5, 2013. [9745076] 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 , 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 7 , purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in dent November 26 and December 3, 2013 and the The real Property or its address is commonly known as 70 Gallun Lane Unit #308C, Snowmass said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Aspen Times Weekly November 28, 2013 and De- 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 2 - 0 0 - 0 1 9 , 3 0 0 1 - 1 1 4 - 0 0 - 0 0 1 , PUBLIC NOTICE 3001-122-00-001, & 3003-072-00-015) Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale cember 5, 2013. (9737105) Village, CO 81615. ("Property") and other items allowed by law, and will issue to RE: INTERPRETATION OF THE LAND USE An application submitted by Continental Divide the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as proYOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PUBLIC NOTICE CODE - EXTENSION OF NONCONFORMING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE GENERAL Company (230 South Mill Street, Aspen, CO PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED OR HAVE vided by law. HISTORIC STRUCTURES PUBLIC OF THE FOLLOWING MATTERS OF IN- 81612) requesting to amend BOCC Resolution No. CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIATEREST REGARDING THE PITKIN COUNTY 95-22. The properties are located on Lincoln BILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STAT- First Publication11/14/2013 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a code interCreek Rd, and are legally described as U.S.M.S. Last Publication12/12/2013 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: UTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. pretation regarding the extension of nonconmining claims: Boston #2 #19401, Cabin #4 YOU MAY WISH TO SEEK THE ADVICE OF Name of PublicationThe Aspen Times Weekly forming historic structures, Section #19422, GH #774, Hillside #2 #7731, Lake #5093, "Unless otherwise notified all regular and special YOUR OWN ATTORNEY CONCERNING YOUR 26.312.030.C.1 of the City of Aspen Land Use RIGHTS IN RELATION TO THIS FORECLOSURE IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER meetings will be held in the Board of County Com- Mary B 3 #19422, Morning Sun 2 #18508, PetroCode, initiated by Stan Clauson Associates, Inc., leum #5094, Ruby #4 #12174, Three Friends DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF missioners, Plaza One Conference Room, 530 E PROCEEDING. was rendered on 11/22/2013 and is available for #18506, Vinton #7729, Kentucky #19401, Bellview The violation of the covenant of the evidence of INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTI- Main St, Aspen public inspection in the Community Develop#3333, Boston #19401, Cabin #1 #19422, Cabin #2 TLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; "All regular meeting items begin at 12:00 p.m., or debt or deed of trust which the foreclosure is based ment Department. as soon thereafter as the conduct of business al- #1944, Carrie G #7774, Garfield #15593, Limeis set forth in the Entry of Judgment and Foreclostone #17372, Mary B 1 #19422, Morning Sun 1 DATE: 09/11/2013 l o w s . 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‘THE SEVENTYMILE KID’ MANY READERS KNOW THAT, 100 years ago, the Hudson Stuck expedition successfully summited Mount McKinley, North America’s highest peak. But fewer are aware of the integral role played by the expedition’s most experienced outdoorsman, Harry Karstens, who went on to become the first superintendent of Mount McKinley National Park, later renamed Denali. In “The Seventymile Kid: The Lost Legacy of Harry Karstens and the First Ascent of Mount McKinley,” Alaskan author Tom Walker sets the record straight, offering a fresh look at both the historic climb and the life of a remarkable pioneer. Karstens’ story has all the elements of a classic Western saga. Born to a working-class Chicago family, he left home at 17 to work as a cowboy on the Northern Plains. Two years later, he traveled to the Canadian Yukon, by GARY CEE | edited by WILL SHORTZ

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where he tried in vain to strike it rich in the gold mines. Tired of the mining towns’ chaos and violence, he headed for Alaska and lined up a government contract running mail by dog team, which is how he earned his nickname, “the Seventymile Kid.” By the age of 25, he had a reputation as one of the territory’s toughest and most capable sourdoughs. Then, in 1912, Hudson Stuck invited Karstens to join his mountaineering expedition. Walker re-creates the era with a wealth of details, showing the brutal hardships Karstens and his fellow frontiersmen faced. He pieces together the viewpoints of all the climbers, using the journals they kept during the trip. Karstens emerges as the central figure. The dramatic play-by-play account allows the reader to experience every day of the ascent from each climber’s perspective. Chapters that

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