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Warm in Winter

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Volume 11, Number 44 | December 5, 2019

Redstone's Grand Illumination was a success despite the being right in the middle of one of several blizzards that blasted the high country during Thanksgiving week. Once firefighters got the bonfire really roaring, carolers scooted in close to keep away the cold, until windblown sparks pushed them back. Next, it's Carbondale's turn to light up the night —see the calendar for more information. Photo by Will Grandbois

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Help The Sun rise in winter In this edition of The Sopris Sun, we announce our Fall/Winter 2019 fundraising campaign, as we finish celebrating our 10th year of providing news, views and other information about Carbondale, the town where we rose out of the ashes of the old Valley Journal to keep the idea of local journalism alive and active.

Conceived and created by a dedicated group of local residents, many of whom had prior journalistic experience, The Sopris Sun strives to tell readers all it can about the lives, interests, actions and hopes of the growing population of our town and its environs.

In keeping with the nonprofit vision of that founding board of locals, The Sopris Sun is once again counting on help and encouragement from its readers and other supporters, with the goal of raising $15,000 by Dec. 21, the Winter Solstice.

Thanks to the generosity of donors since our last fundraising campaign, we are already collected more than $5,000 towards that goal.

The Sun rises each week as a vital component of local community, a fact borne out by our annual survey of stories published the previous year, conducted by a panel of Sopris Sun board members, staff and helpers.

Our review of 2018's output revealed that our connection to the community remains solid, as shown by the 364 stories that appeared in our pages last year about local residents, businesses, ranches and history; 88 stories concerning numerous other nonprofit enterprises in the area; and 113 stories about the town's vibrant local arts scene.

The youth of Carbondale, who will forge the town's future and live through it, showed up in 182 stories about our schools, and another 144 stories about what kids and families in general were up to last year.

And finally, The Sun fulfilled one of the fundamental jobs of the news business by providing readers with 166 stories about the activities undertaken by local, regional and state governmental agencies.

For a full accounting of the range and numbers of stories presented in the pages of The Sopris Sun, see our annual report for 2019, currently posted on the paper's website (soprissun.com).

The paper's continued vitality and growth can be seen in the annual budget, which this year calls for more than $301,000 in income and about the same amount in expenditures.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our advertisers, donors and sponsors and most especially, our roster of Honorary Publishers (named on the masthead of each edition) for providing the bulk of the financial support that keeps the Sun shining.

Blowing our own horn a bit more, we note with pride that The Sopris Sun earned 13 awards at the 2019 Colorado Press Association awards ceremony, thanks to the hard work, talent and creativity of our staff, which currently includes Editor Will Grandbois, Ad Executive Todd Chamberlin, Reporter Roberta McGowan, Graphic Designer Ylice Golden and Distribution Chief Tommy Sands, as well as a stable of about a dozen freelance writers and photographers.

And finally, The Sun is up to about 2,200 visits per week on its evolving website, which comes on top of roughly 3,500 printed copies that we produce each week, all of which attests to a firm and deep bond between The Sopris Sun and the town it serves.

The Sopris Sun Board of Directors

More than the world, she was the sun we three planets orbited

OPINION

Ps & Qs

By Jeannie Perry

In 1979, Mom packed me and my two little sisters in her old Datsun and we hit the road. With pit stops, it took us two days to drive from Woody Creek to Denver, and we camped for the night on Independence Pass.

We were a unit. We were secure in the nest. We knew that our mom was there for us no matter what.

She created a home base in Denver where we could be ourselves and we never had to worry about falling through the false floor we witnessed in other families. Clean laundry on the dining table, dirty dishes in the sink, kids, dogs and hamsters running wild… this was home.

And clutter. Oh, my gods, the clutter. The kitchen table was in constant flux: pens, coins, sunglasses, bandana, gloves, chap stick, nail file, binoculars, cassette tapes, etc. Waterfalls of books and magazines and scraps of paper with herdistinctivehandwritingonthem spilled off counters and tabletops in every room; a small forest’s worth of National Geographics covered the coffee table, always.

Mom loved to travel. We couldn’t afford new clothes or the latest toys, and she drove to another neighborhood to shop for groceries with food stamps, (in case she ran into one of her deceased mother’s

old friends from the country club) yet somehow she always found the money to take us on a trip. We took road trips every summer: the Pacific Northwest, Yellowstone, Disneyland, the Grand Canyon, Mt. Rushmore, New England.

We saw beaches, mountains, deserts go whirring by while Jim Croce, Helen Reddy, or Carole King crooned in the background.

Mom drove her three young (bickering or giggling — or both) daughters all around the country, towing a crank-up camper and a permeating smell of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that have been left in a warm car. A smell that brings back the best memories, like comfort food for the soul.

As we got older, we traveled to places farther from home. We flew toNigertovisitmysisterinthePeace Corps and spent weeks traveling together in bush taxis, marveling at the local markets and eating raw garlic that Mom passed around like candy. We went to Belize in search of warm beaches, cold daiquiris, and room-temperature-waterdwelling manatees.

On a trip to China we called in sick one day, skipping the prearranged tour to stay in bed and read. And when Mom traveled, the clutter came too. We would arrive at our hotel and after I hung my dresses in the closet and unpacked my toothbrush, I would look over to see her bed covered in random shit: maps, brochures, receipts, bandana, sunscreen, dental floss, cookies, passport, etc.

The views expressed in opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The community is invited to submit letters of up to 250 words to P.O. Box 399 or 500 words to news@soprissun.com. Longer columns are considered on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for submission is noon on Monday.

LETTERS Back the baskets Dear Editor: The Holiday Baskets Program, now in its 38th year, is in full swing!

We are currently gathering new gifts, toys, and gift cards for 250 families (over 1,000 people) in need in our valley to make their holidays a bit happier. This program, run entirely by about 350 volunteers, is a wonderful community effort. People are referred to the program by 10 social service agencies and are then "adopted" by individuals, the faith community, schools, businesses and other groups. The Adopting Angels buy new gifts for each member of the family.

There are always more families in need than are adopted. The gifts for these families are contributed by people who choose a gift tag and then purchase the requested item. All these gifts are gathered

Almost three years ago Mom went to live in Heritage Park. Never say never, right? As in, don’t kid yourself that the only affordable/ possible option will be the one you swore you would never consider.

Mom had been diagnosed with Atypical Parkinsonism and while her body didn’t shake, her mobility was limited. She could not walk or stand unassisted, so she required 24/7 care. Her handwriting changed and so did she.

The best description I can come up with is that her mind orbited. Some days she’d be close and familiar, I could even make her laugh with the memory of a trip, but then she would take off again for the dark side and I was left with blank stares, conversations that trailed off, lost memories and made up history. It was terrifyingly subtle. Of course, the clutter was still a constant. My eyes inevitably went to the mobile tray next to her bed: magazines, nuts, piggy bank, bandana, tweezers, lotion, Tums, TV remote, etc.

I am grateful for all the trips we took, all the times we spent together. And when I look at old pictures, I can still see my real mom; the woman who fearlessly followed her life’s journey with three little planets in tow. And a comet’s tail of clutter.

Mom died Nov. 18. Thank you to the staff at Heritage Park for your unending patience, attention and care.

at the Aspen Chapel and St. Peter's Church in Basalt where they are sorted and wrapped for individual families.

In addition to gifts, each family member receives a generous City Market food gift card. There will be a Kid's Wrap Day at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at St. Mary's in Carbondale and it is sure to be lots of fun!

Please visit our website at holidaybasketsprogram.com to view our video. Donations may be made to Holiday Baskets, PO Box 219, Basalt CO 81621.

Anne Blackwell Chairperson

All ages

Dear Editor: Thanks to Jeanne Souldern for her enthusiastic article on the Carbondale Age-Friendly Community Initiative (CAFCI)

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Assembly.

As the co-chair of this remarkable group, I would like to add an important note that AARP emphasizes: “Well designed, livable communities help sustain economic growth and make for happier, healthier residents — of all ages.” As CAFCI likes to say, every age, every ability, everyone included, everyone contributing!

Judie Blanchard Co-Chair CAFCI Continued on page 22

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Honorary Publishers for their annual commitment of $1,000+

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Jim Calaway, Honorary Chair Kay Brunnier Scott Gilbert – Habitat for Humanity RFV Bob Young – Alpine Bank Peter Gilbert Umbrella Roofing, Inc. Bill Spence and Sue Edelstein Greg and Kathy Feinsinger Carolyn Nelson Jim Noyes True Nature Healing Arts Nicolette Toussaint Jill and Gary Knaus Megan Tackett Michelle & Ed Buchman

Legacy Givers for including us in their final wishes.

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And all our SunScribers and community members for your support.

It truly takes a village to keep The Sun shining.

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P.O. Box 399 Carbondale, CO 81623 520 S. Third Street #32 970-510-3003 www.soprissun.com Editor Will Grandbois • 970-510-0540 news@soprissun.com Advertising: Todd Chamberlin • 970-510-0246 adsales@soprissun.com Graphic Designer: Ylice Golden Staff Reporter: Roberta McGowan Delivery: Tom Sands Current Board Members board@soprissun.com Marilyn Murphy, President Raleigh Burleigh, Vice President Linda Criswell, Secretary Klaus Kocher, Treasurer John Colson • Kay Clarke • Carol Craven Megan Tackett • Gayle Wells The Sopris Sun Board meets regularly on the second Monday evening of each month at the Third Street Center.

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The gift that keeps on giving Secondhand shops provide alternative, eco-friendly holiday shopping options

By Kate Phillips Sopris Sun Correspondent In a society trending toward resale consumerism, Carbondale stays in-fashion with an extensive array of secondhand shops.

From children’s wear to high-end consignment to treasures from grandma’s attic, shoppers have their pick of holiday gifts without setting foot in a massive superstore.

“We are seeing more and more teenagers thrifting these days than ever before,” Ann Samuelson of the Near New Store said. “It’s amazing to see this new generation of shoppers experiencing the benefits of thrift.”

In Carbondale, most secondhand stores are for-profit — with the exception of Near New, which is owned and operated by Rebekah Lodge Seven Stars #91. At most for-profit shops, sellers have an opportunity to consign their gentlyused items. To consign, sellers — who consist of everyday citizens to major retailers — sign a business agreement with the consignee to sell their goods. If the product sells, the consignor will receive a predetermined percentage of the product’s final selling price. Most Carbondale consignment shops contracts support either a 50/50 or 40/60 model.

Dez Davee, owner of Back Door Consignment, strives to provide customers with the highest quality of secondhand goods possible. “Items [we take] have to be floor ready, in recent design, and have to be in really good shape,” Davee said. “I get all the designer stuff, [...] but we only sell authentic. I do the authentication [on the product] and it takes a lot of time. We won’t sell any product that is fake because that is unethical.”

Just taking a quick look around Back Door, the thrifty consumer can spot high-end goods for a fraction of original retail price.

“In our glass case, there is a Céline — a designer from Paris. It’s a brand new bucket bag [...that retails for] $4,000, and it’s on sale here for $750. [The consumer] can get that back [in savings],” Davee notes.

Sawyer’s Closet — Carbondale’s only consignment shop solely focused on children —

It's easy to prepare for the season by shopping for winter coats and gear at Ragged Mountain Sports (left, photo by Kate Phillips) or holiday decor at the Near New (right, photo by Will Grandbois).

offers shoppers the opportunity to buy gentlyused or even brand-new gifts. Shoppers strolling through the racks can find outerwear, books, toys, hiking packs, and more at a fraction of the original retail cost.

Saving more than money Aside from attaining extraordinary discounts, consumers have the opportunity to make environmentally-conscious purchases.

In 2019, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation — which focuses on cyclic fashion — reported, “If everyone [in the world] bought one used item instead of new this year, we would save 5.7 pounds of CO2 emissions, 11 billion kilowatts of energy, 25 billion gallons of water, and 449 million pounds of waste.”

Tyler Vaughan, co-owner of Ragged Mountain Sports, said, “We try really hard to send people somewhere with their stuff [that we cannot take]. Sometimes we end up with a couple hundred pairs of skis that we cannot legally sell because the bindings are bad. But, at the end of the year someone will come and buy them all up and make a fence or a chair.”

Vaughan elaborates that Ragged aims to cut-down on low-quality, fast fashion products by selecting gently-used, sustainable brands.

“We’re all getting a little more educated on how to [shop] responsibly. Maybe [we] should be buying something of a quality that lasts and is good for the environment,” Vaughan said.

“Another great reason to buy secondhand is that somebody already paid for [the original] carbon footprint, and now you’re not paying for a jacket to get shipped all over the world again.”

Sue Gray, an employee at Miser’s Mercantile

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for over five years, said, “We rarely throw items away. We do our best to avoid the landfill. If we can’t sell an item we either donate it [to one of our charities] or bring it to Near New. We use or recycle everything.”

Gray continued, “I enjoy being a part of upcycling as it fits my personal philosophy to care about future generations, and to preserve and enhance our planet and environment. I choose a more conscious lifestyle by working and buying [secondhand].”

Despite the for-profit model, secondhand shops in Carbondale have ingrained charitable ventures into their business plans.

Davee has two foundations in Burkina Faso, West Africa where 10 percent of all Back Door sales are donated. Her foundations, The Regina Fairman Foundation and Tin Can Foundation, focus on humanitarian efforts that abolish the practice of female genital mutilation and support underserved and impoverished children, respectively.

Ragged gives away half of its profit to the community every year based on its consignment agreement, in addition to supporting the Bike Project and Spring Gulch Nordic Council. “If an item sits in the store for over 100 days we find somewhere to repurpose it,” Vaughan said.

“For example, we gave a bunch of junior golf clubs to the kids program at RVR, the tele-team at CRMS is getting some of our gear, [and] Glenwood Elementary gets a lot of our team sports [gear].”

As the only non-profit secondhand shop in Carbondale, Near New sets the standard with charitable causes.

“We are completely non-profit and donationbased,” Samuelson said. “A lot of the profit we make goes to schools, scholarships, [funding for school] trips to Washington D.C., and to the homeless. One volunteer, Joe Markham,

collects tents, sleeping bags, coats, and socks to be donated to the homeless. We also give big discounts to teachers and books to classrooms.”

While Sameulson and the volunteers at Near New are more liberal with the items they accept, they kindly remind patrons that dumping is absolutely not allowed. “[The dumping] is a nightmare for the volunteers. People have left old paint cans outside, other people tend to go through it, taking the best things. Our policy is right on the door: donations during business hours only. Fortunately, it has lessened over the years,” Samuelson said.

With the holiday season in full-swing, secondhand shop owners urge consumers to step beyond the “one-click” shopping culture.

“It’s amazing what you can find secondhand,” Vaughan said. “You should always at least make a step to look for something that can be repurposed.”

By the numbers 51 percent of consumers plan to shop secondhand as opposed to fast fashion or Amazon over the next five years $51 billion is the projected annual revenue of resale products by 2023 33 percent of millenials and 31 percent of boomers make up the secondhand market 96 percent of senior retail executives aim to have circular fashion by 2020 108 million tons of non-renewabale resources are used yearly to produce clothing 25 percent of the 2050 global carbon budget will be from non-resale textile

If everyone spent just $20 more in Garfield County this year instead of shopping online or out of town, that would equal over $1.2 million for our local economy!

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rate for household and business trash. Because commodity prices remain at 25-year lows, finding markets for recycling remains a struggle. Transporting materials to diversion markets from the Western Slope remains a challenge, and is more expensive since most markets are on the Front Range. Pitkin County Government subsidizes recycling and diversion costs with trash tipping fees at the landfill. Costs for traditional singlestream recycling have increased 113 percent.

Cottonwood Pass in Eagle County is now closed from mile marker 2.5 in Gypsum to mile marker 12.5 in Missouri Heights. The road will reopen in April 2020 or when conditions allow. Meanwhile, Bureau of Land Management winter closures to motorized and mechanized vehicles run Dec. 1 to April 15. The Sutey Ranch parcel will be closed to all human use during that time to prevent disturbance to winter game, while Crown area closures will be enforced with new gates. A complete list and maps of areas affected by these winter closures are available on-line at go.usa.gov/xP64j and at the Colorado River Valley Field Office in Silt.

Elf on the shelf Stop into the Carbondale Branch Library during December and get a prize for being the first person to spot the elf each day. A poster at the entrance will let you know if she’s been found or is still hidden — call 9632889 for more information.

The root of it Root Routledge, a candidate for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District, has just launched his "Leading on Climate" campaign tour. He'll be at the Basalt Public Library from 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Dec. 11. Visit RootForCitizenCongressman.org for more information.

Thank the Academy With Aspen as a longtime favorite winter destination for voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Be well

In addition to her work in The Sun, you can enjoy Roberta McGowan's photography — like "Dust Cloud" — printed on metal and displayed at the Village Smithy until Jan. 6.

(AMPAS), British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and various other entertainment guilds, Aspen Film’s Academy Screenings brings award season contenders to the mountains for a showcase of some of the year’s highest quality cinematic achievements.This year’s screenings come to the Wheeler Opera House and Isis Theatre from Jan. 4-7, 2020. Advance tickets will be available for Aspen Film members beginning Dec.16 and to the public at aspenshowtix. com on Friday, Dec. 20

Turn the page Dos Gringos’ weekly nonprofit giving series continues with the Roaring Fork Rampage. The high school paper lost its funding and is being kept afloat by co-editors Daniela Rivera and Lilly Peery — who are teach-

ing the class as well due to lack of staff. The Rampage was nominated by employee Ricky Camacho, who said, “This student-run high school newspaper has been around for almost 20 years and I think it’s really cool that they have their own voice in our community. These students are so dedicated to keeping it going, I’m really glad that we can support them." To make a donation, contact Kathy Alcala at kalcala@rfschools.com or 384-5756.

Reduce, reuse…

According to the recently released 2019 Annual State of Recycling Report, Pitkin County placed first among its neighboring counties on the Western Slope with the highest recycling/diversion rate and second statewide behind the City of Boulder. In 2019, the County achieved a 37 percent diversion

The area’s original social-emotional wellness group – for grades 1 through 5 — focuses on emotional regulation, cognitive flexibility, "getting unstuck" and friendship skills taught through discussion, hands-on activities, games, and art projects. The group meets 3:30 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays in Carbondale and costs $50 weekly with a minimum eightweek commitment. Payment plans and scholarships available. Visit rockymtnkidclubs.org or call 404-1587 for more information.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: John Stroud and Mark Stover (Dec. 5); Carol Craven, Amy Kimberly, Cathleen McCourt, Collette Spears, Judy Whitmore and Frank McSwain (Dec. 6); Holly Richardson, David Dabney and Lisa Speaker (Dec. 7); Sandra McMullen and Jennifer Lamont (Dec. 8); Vicki Yarbrough, Bob Johnson and Bill Laemmel (Dec. 10) Marc Bruell, Gerald DeLisser, Lea Linse and Leslie Johnson (Dec.11).

Also, a belated happy birthday to Hannah Feder (Dec. 3).

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View from the Visitor’s Center

By Andrea Stewart Chamber Director

How Carbondale Tourism is advocating for the community

A recent editorial story by Afar — a national travel magazine read by more than 1 million people — was headlined “Affordable Aspen is Actually Called Carbondale.”

As soon as the story was published, Carbondale Tourism’s volunteer council — while excited at the valuable media exposure for local businesses who were included in the article — waited with batedbreath for the social media chatter to start up.

In recent years Carbondale Tourism — an entity of the Carbondale Chamber — has worked hard to raise the profile of our small mountain town through marketing efforts that include digital and social media campaigns, and hosting travel press on research visits to write about our authentically Colorado offerings.

We do this so that Carbondale’s retailers, lodges, and art galleries have a stronger economic base through high-yield visitors.

At times, that doesn’t click with the folks who live here: who wants to reveal our secret sauce to outsiders that might want to overrun our restaurant patios or our hiking and biking trails each summer or, worse still, move here? While our aim is not to turn Carbondale into the next Venice or Barcelona) we do all we can to support our businesses to tap into the opportunities of a thriving tourist season in the best way possible.

The reality is our small businesses need as much promotional help as we can give them, especially during the winter months when most Colorado visitor habits evolve around snow. We do our part by promoting Carbondale as an alternative down-valley destination for skiers by talking up all the winter event programming like First Friday’s or Green is the New Black fashion show, or our unique lodging options!

During winter, our support efforts shift a little to offer extra business support for our tourism sector such as marketing and PR 101 sessions, and a restaurant week initiative in 2020, in partnership with the Carbondale Chamber, which will support our food and beverage business community during quieter months. That’s when our efforts might connect with the local community more,

in an effort to remind folks to shop local and support small businesses.

Another way we’re nurturing our community businesses is through tourism programs with regional partners. You may have seen the Colorado Creative Corridor, a suggested visitor road trip that promotes mountain-town eclecticism of the five Creative Districts of Carbondale, Paonia, Crested Butte, Ridgway, and Salida. This visitor experience has successfully raised the profile of Carbondale’s lodging, outdoor recreation, culture and arts, at regional visitor centers and via the Colorado Tourism Office website.

An important part of Carbondale’s tourism strategy is to protect and preserve some of our natural assets. While the secret about Penny Hot Springs has been out for decades, now is the time for Pitkin County to develop a

management plan that preserves these wondrous hot spring pools so that environmental damage is mitigated while the experience of visiting and using remains magical.

Carbondale Tourism is very much part of this discussion, as a member of the Penny Hot Springs Steering Committee, we look forward to the next round of discussions that have put environmental needs and community considerations at the top of the planning matrix.

We’ve also partnered with the Colorado Tourism Office to advocate for responsible tourism, which is the act of making choices, on an individual level, that supports the longevity of tourism in a particular location, respecting the environment and trying to improve the quality of life for the local population. Through responsible tourism, we encourage visitors and residents alike to be aware of their economic, social, and environmental impact on these special places. Visit carbondale. com/responsible-tourism to learn more.

The mission of Carbondale Tourism is to create a strong tourism economy by promoting the Town.

And we do that while balancing the needs of the local community and our local natural assets. To learn about Carbondale as a tourist destination, visit carbondale.com, email me at andrea@carbondale. com or feel free to swing by our office in the Third Street Center.

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Kids back education in Africa

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

Labor of Love, cup auction come together

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff It all started when KDNK and the Carbondale Clay Center decided to split up postering.

Well, arguably it started years ago, when “Labor of Love” was a weeklong on-the-air event in February and the cup auction had its holiday timeslot to itself.

But in recent years, the two have coexisted on the First Friday in December, sometimes right across the street from each other. So when it was time for the fliers to go out, they’d divide up town and hang each others’ as well as their own.

But this year, it’s all one.

“We have a lot of shared values and goals and it’s such an important part of our overall budget that we both want each others’ events to be successful,” noted KDNK Director Gavin Dahl. “the cup auction is such a glorious celebration of their arts and really shows off what they do. Labor of Love shows the breadth of our support."

Folks will have a chance to bid on handmade cups from around the country as well as a wide array of other items and services — like a home-baked pie when the right fruit is in season — from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at CoVenture (201 Main

St.). Register at kdnk.org in advance to get a complimentary drink ticket.

Members of any of the three hosting organizations will also have a chance to get a headstart with entertainment from DJ Luis Raul, food from Matt Kennedy’s Foraged and Found and beverages from Ska Brewing in a 6 to 8 p.m. preview the night before.

There’s even a live radio component on Wednesday night to add a bit of nostalgia.

And there will be plenty still to bid on at the main auction on Friday.

Observed Clay Center Director Angela Bruno, “It will be fun to actually attend each others’ events!”

In the efforts to help girls in Kenya, a local nonprofit is getting help from their counterparts here in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Kate Hardaker, 14, learned about For The Good through family friend and Executive Director Kayce Anderson. The organization started out providing sanitary pads and reproductive health information and moved into building schools and pushing enrollment through locallyrooted staff in the Maasai region.

After realizing how well her own 5-year-old daughter was able to grasp and get on board with the cause, Anderson realized other kids could be involved as well.

“There’s actually a lot of power in young people becoming aware of these things and that they could have an impact on them,” she said.

Kate was certainly surprised to learn that many families in the region could only send one child to secondary school — almost always a boy, sometimes supported by his sisters' dowries.

“I could never imagine getting married and having kids at 13 or 14,” she said. “I felt a little angry that specifically girls were getting held back from getting the education and knowledge they need. Education gives you the power to do what you want with your life – to help yourself

and the people around you.”

So she put together a fundraiser at Riverview School and, partnered with her sister, Claire, to create a fundraising video for Colorado Gives Day. The philanthropyboosting event takes place on Dec. 10 and includes a special platform for kids to get involved. The Hardakers’ fundraiser is accessible at coloradogives.org/kidsfor/ KateClaire, and had already raised $357 toward their $1,000 goal as of press time. Kate is also involved in planning a girls “Empowerfest” at Riverview on March 6 and could see herself getting involved in other causes — like climate, which Anderson points out has direct ties to girls’ education and reproductive rates — in the future.

“It feels really good to know that I’ve helped to make a change in someone’s life,” Kate said.

Their parents are also involved in supporting the organization, and their mother, Deborah, has been thrilled to watch her daughters get involved.

“What I love is that the two of them believe that anything is possible. It’s neat to see that they can make a difference in girls’ lives on the other side of the world,” she said. “It wasn’t until college that I really saw women in all sorts of positions of power and learned what I was capable of and how I could change things.”

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What’s the story on gas prices?

By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff “When prices at the pump go up, the profit margins go down,” said Jim Wheeler, owner of Carbondale Car Care. He explained when gas prices hit $3.50 per gallon or higher, his margin drops to five cents per gallon, but when it goes below that mark, it’s ten cents. The station sells Phillips 66 gasoline.

When asked how gas prices are determined, Shell spokesperson Ray Fisher responded, “The price of fuel at the pump is the result of a combination of many factors, which include but are not limited to: tax, crude price, transportation costs, and the competitive nature of the overall and the individual market.”

Some stations are known to generally price on the lower side, but that is not always the case.

So, checking prices regularly is a good way to go. It’s worth noting that several have large signs which announce current gas prices.

The United States Energy Information Administration (EIA) explained that, besides the cost per barrel of crude oil, federal, state and local government taxes also contribute to the retail price of gasoline. Crude oil pricing structures are quite complicated and are based on a combination of supply and demand and how oil futures are calculated. Oil futures reflect how investors feel about the economy going forward.

The federal gasoline excise tax is 18.30 cents per gallon and the federal Leaking Underground Storage Tank fee is 0.1 cent per gallon. As of July 1, 2018, total Colorado state taxes and fees on gasoline averaged 28.62 cents per gallon.

Sales taxes along with taxes applied by local and municipal governments can have a significant

information on gasoline purchases.

A crowdsourced website, Slant.co, lists several apps to help locate an area’s lowest gas prices. Gas Guru and Gas Buddy are the most highly rated choices for current prices per gallon.

Plus, www.autoblog.com posts local and out of town prices.

Check with the car manufacturer to determine which type of fuel — regular, plus, premium or diesel — is best for a particular vehicle.

It can seem like a complex and mystifying process for consumers to figure out which rewards program is the most cost-effective. A good idea is to go to each website and evaluate the details.

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Photo by Roberta McGowan impact on the price of gasoline in some locations.

Most of the major oil companies have credit or debit card promotions, each with varying price structures and rewards options. One such card, "Drive Savvy Rewards” is tied into three retail gas suppliers. Conoco, Phillips 66 and Union 76 with each vendor’s mobile app. Valero and Cenex also offer their own programs.

The Roaring Fork Valley Co-op offers $25 lifetime membership program. This includes two percent off all purchases including gasoline at the pump.

Then there is the City Market fuel rewards program, which ties its ten cents off per gallon savings at participating gas stations to the City

Market Value Card. Plus, the Kroger (owner of City Market stores) Rewards World Mastercard offers significant savings but only at Kroger Fuel Centers. Presently, the closest centers are in Rifle and Eagle.

According to the official site plan submitted to town officials, the new City Market Carbondale Marketplace on Highway 133 will include an on-site fuel center and an electric car charging station.

In addition, many major national and international general credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, etc.) offer cash back or other rewards for using their card. Check with a particular card company for

All prices are per gallon for regular unleaded gas and were recorded on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019.

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By Ken Pletcher Sopris Sun Correspondent The Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before – a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week we caught up with John Ramo, founder of the ensemble Valle Musico.

Q: How long have you lived here, and where did you move from?

A: Twenty-two years. We moved from the Washington, D.C., area. I grew up in New York but spent 20 years or so in Washington. I had a recording studio and software-development business there. We had been coming out for years to the Valley skiing. I was good friends with Jim Horowitz. He started Jazz Aspen, and I was on the first board of directors and helped him get that started. [We] decided, when we were able to sell our company, to move out here full time.

Q: Did you go to school in D.C. as well?

A: I did a graduate degree at American University in educational psychology and special education. But I was studying classical guitar there and also playing music.

Q: You had some renowned guitar teachers, didn’t you?

A: Yes, I studied with Carlos Barbosa-Lima, who was a very famous Brazilian guitarist, and I also studied with José Tomás, who was the top student of Andrés Segovia.

Q: Did you come out here to play music or be semiretired?

A: The way I think about it is that I’ve got a couple of different spheres. One is my business, which is educational software. The other is music, which has sub spheres: Valle Musico, which is our band; and also, I teach classical guitar. I have students from five years old up to 75 years old. I really enjoy playing music, performing, recording and also teaching.

Q: Tell me about your encounter with Paul Simon.

A: In D.C. we had a studio called Sonic Images and used to do recording projects for various record labels. One was an African music label, and some of the artists on that label played with Paul Simon. One of them was [Ghanaian drummer] Okerama Asante, who invited me to a party at Simon’s townhouse in New York.

I met Paul, and he brought me into his study and let me listen to some of a demo CD of Graceland. We started talking about music, and he said, “For me, music is really about guitars and percussion, and that’s what I’m trying to do with this project.” I’ll never forget that, because that was my inspiration for starting Valle Musico.

Q: Did you start working on the Valle Musico concept while you were still in D.C.?

A: In D.C. we did a lot of scores for films and videos and television shows. The most notable was the theme music for the McLaughlin Report. We did some performing there, but it was mostly studio work.

Q: How did the band come together?

A: When I moved out here, I really had the

John Ramo with his custom-built 1971 Papazian classical guitar. Photo by Ken Pletcher inclination to put something together. I met Pat Winger at Steve’s Guitars about four years ago.

Pat was living above Steve’s and giving guitar lessons there. We just hit it off, and then we met Bruce Imig, the bass player, who’s been in the Valley forever and knows every musician here.

We’ve been working with various percussionists and drummers and now have a great jazz drummer, Larry Dutmer. We like to bring in other musicians, too. We now have a sax player and a singer who perform with us as guest artists.

Q: You have a new CD coming out soon, right?

A: Yes. Right now, it’s available on our website

[www.vallemusico.com] for download, and the actual CD will be released Dec. 6.

Q: You also have business here.

A: Yes, I have a learning-technology company called Boulder Learning that focuses on children’s speech recognition technologies.

We have developed some of the first speechrecognition reading-assessment software programs. A kid can read into the computer a passage, and it will analyze his reading level and tell the teacher if the kid is at risk for reading failure. We have a partnership with a company in Dallas, and [the software] will be released in the first quarter of 2020.

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New coaches debut at Brenda Patch Tournament

By James Steindler Sopris Sun Correspondent For 32 years, the annual Brenda Patch Tournament has signaled the start of the Roaring Fork High School basketball season.

It’s a way to remember Brenda, who — along with her mother, Loretta — was killed in a car accident during her junior year, 33 years ago on Thanksgiving Day. All proceeds go toward a scholarship fund which will award $1,500 each to two students who share admirable qualities such as Patch is remembered for on and off the court.

The Girls JV teams from Coal Ridge and Glenwood Springs will face off at 3 p.m. on Dec. 5 for the opening game. Roaring Fork boys varsity and girls varsity teams will step onto the court the evening of Dec. 6.

This is an exciting year for both the Roaring Fork Varsity teams because each will be led by newly promoted head coaches. Coach Juan Quintero will head the girls varsity team and Coach Tony Gross will take on the same role for boys varsity. Athletic Director Jade Bath says she is “super excited for both of them and think they will take it to the next level.”

Both of these gentlemen share a similar storyline. Each of them played basketball all four years while attending RFHS. Last season, Quintero was Assistant Coach to his predecessor, Bath. Gross was Assistant Coach to Larry Williams for six years before accepting this promotion in May. Quintero played in the Brenda Patch

Practice is underway with Juan Quintero (left) and Tony Gross (above) stepping into the top coaching positions for both Roaring Fork varsity basketball teams.

Photos by Sue Rollyson Tournaments every year before graduating in 2002. Just like when he was a player he feels “excited and a little nervous” for the tournament. He has always believed that this tournament “sets the tone for the rest of the season.”

Quintero gave a little insight that the girls Varsity will be “running a new style of offense and defense” this year. He has no doubts that “they will do great.”

Gross says, “being a lifelong Carbondale person I knew the Patch family well.” He remembers playing sports with Patch’s

brothers. It is apparent that this tournament means a great deal to him.

Gross also looks forward to this tournament because they “usually have a pretty big crowd and a lot of alumni come.”

He added that he “would love to see more fans come to the games” during the regular season as well.

If you’re looking to get your Ram pride on this year keep an eye out for schedules, some of which have been posted around town by senior Emily Broadhurst for her Capstone project.

Tournament schedule Thursday, Dec. 5

Coal Ridge vs. Glenwood (JV girls): 3 p.m.

Coal Ridge vs. Basalt (JV boys): 4:30 p.m.

Roaring Fork vs. Basalt (JV girls): 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 6

Roaring Fork vs. DSST Byers (JV boys): 3 p.m., aux gym Steamboat vs. Coal Ridge (Varsity girls) 3 p.m.

DSST Byers vs. Coal Ridge (Varsity boys): 4:30 p.m.

Roaring Fork vs. Rifle (Varsity girls): 6 p.m.

Roaring Fork vs. Lutheran (Varsity boys): 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 7

DSST Byers vs. Coal Ridge (JV boys): 11 a.m., aux gym Basalt vs. Coal Ridge (JV girls): 11 a.m.

Roaring Fork vs. Glenwood (JV girls): 12:30 p.m., aux gym Roaring Fork vs. Basalt (JV boys): 12:30 p.m.

Rifle vs. Coal Ridge (Varsity girls): 2 p.m.

Lutheran vs. Coal Ridge (Varsity boys): 3:30 p.m.

Roaring Fork vs. Steamboat (Varsity girls): 5 p.m.

Roaring Fork vs. DSST Byers (Varsity boys): 6:30 p.m.

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Satank — the town that never was

By James Steindler Sopris Sun Correspondent There is a place on the outskirts of Carbondale where the outsiders reside, where only one road leads, and the stars light your path. You’ve most likely heard of it — it’s called Satank.

You may not know that Satank is not technically within Carbondale.

Once upon a time, the homesteaders of Satank were vying for township but the dream never came to be. Had they been successful, we may all be Satankers, or Tankers (depending on who you ask), today.

It is a hidden gem in local history which partially remains a mystery.

A brief history The Carbondale Historical Society, headed by President Sue Gray, recently started a research team and one of their focuses is Satank.

According to Gray, in this area back in the late 19th century it was essential to have a post office and a train depot to have a formidable town.

On June 27, 1883 a man named Harvey Tanney opened a post office and called it Satank. Ironically, this original post office was on land that would later be within the town site of Carbondale. It’s believed Tanney named it after a Kiowa Chief, Satank, who was well known for leading raids on white settlements in Kansas and Texas. The translation is most likely “Sitting Bear” but some argue it means “Standing Bear.”

While Tanney was setting up shop, Isaac Cooper and Fredrick Childs were developing in what we now know as Satank. Cooper is also known as one of the founders of Glenwood Springs.

Childs and Cooper called the site Cooperton and intended to make it a proper town. Cooper and Childs tried to get Tanney to move his post office into Cooperton but Tanney died during negotiations. Tanney’s daughter, Attama Tanney, took over the post office and was reluctant to move it.

Eventually, Attama Tanney left the area. Childs became the postmaster and moved the post office but kept the original name and

Top: Satank begins once you pass the Carbondale Community School and ends at the Satank Bridge.

Photo by James Steindler Left: A group of children pose for a photo in front of the old Satank schoolhouse. The schoolhouse still stands today but is privately owned. Photo courtesy of the Carbondale Historical Society, John Williams, Gary Ballard and Gladys Ballard

hung a sign which read “Satank Post Office.” The name was soon adopted by the settlement as well.

The railroad had made its way to Glenwood Springs and was steadily laying fresh tracks up valley. It was a matter of time before it reached Satank. In hopes of securing the railroad depot, Cooper had invested a significant amount with the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company (DRGRC). He even went as far as changing the name of the settlement to Moffat after the president of the railroad company, D. H. Moffat. Sadly, Cooper died during the ongoings of

negotiations with DRGRC. At the same time investors from Carbondale, Pennsylvania were heavily funding the railroad and competing for a depot to be set in what is now Carbondale, Colorado. Due in part to Cooper’s untimely death, these outside investors were successful and the depot was built in Carbondale.

Almost overnight the citizens abandoned the settlement. Buildings were left vacant and even Childs gave up the post office and moved away.

A man named Ben Davis took over as postmaster and the settlement was renamed Satank. Davis ran the post

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Today Satank is still in that grey area. It’s unincorporated, but its proud residents identify with it as much more than a neighborhood.

Kevin Batchelder, Garfield County Manager, says there “are a lot less rules and regulations” for residents living in Satank compared to those in a municipality. Batchelder goes on to say that if you live in unincorporated Garfield County “no one is going to tell you what you can and can’t put on your property, as long as it is not a health risk.”

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In the end, Carbondale was triumphant. Satank would become a blink in history books as the town that never quite made it.

The streets are mostly unpaved, there aren’t any sidewalks and you see very few street lights.

While the people living in Satank have minimal services — they do have a special agreement with Carbondale for water and sewer — they also do not have to abide by Town ordinances.

It is somewhat of a trade off, because Satankers are not able to vote on issues affecting the town. Overall, though, the residents of Satank are happy keeping to themselves and staying out of town politics.

According to Grey, in Satank “we solve our problems among ourselves; when neighbors have problems they work it out.”

Don’t let the personal touch fool you; it’s a sizable community.

Seven years ago Gray hand delivered 88 invitations, one to each home in Satank, for a celebration of the Autumn Equinox called Mabon.

Mabon, according to Gray, is “a festival of gratitude for the harvest.” Mabon is now celebrated annually at Gray’s home.

Satankers hold other communal festivities throughout the year, such as the Redneck Olympics, which features libations and games. Just like in the old west, things can get a bit rowdy, but everyone has a good time. Organizer Jeannie Perry describes the Redneck Olympics as “all the neighbors coming together… people dress up, it’s great; and it’s good to get to know your neighbors and hang out with them.”

While living in Satank is still kind of like living in the old west; just like the rest of the world it is changing. People who have been there a long time often move on and there are newcomers coming in. Fortunately, according to Perry, “everyone who has moved here seems to let it change them verses trying to change Satank.”

Gray and Perry both note that a lot of the changes are positive. For instance, residents are making their homes more energy efficient by doing such things as installing solar panels.

Looking forward it is apparent that Satank will keep its unique character and those that move in will adapt to its ways.

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CROSS COUNTRY INFO The Mount Sopris Nordic Council is gearing up for a great year of community supported cross country skiing. Council members receive a free beer or a glass of house wine.

Join in from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pour House (352 Main St.). Go to springgulch.org for information.

HOLIDAY POP UP Enjoy a perfect evening for holiday shopping or treating yourself from 6 p.m.at Batch (358 Main St.) with light complimentary snacks, warm drinks and, of course, beer and hard seltzer. For more information, contact cheers@roaringforkbeerco.com or 963-5870.

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SATIRICAL COUNTRY MUSICAL Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) continues its 2019-2020 Season with the hilariously brash, bold, and satirical country western musical, “The Doyle and Debbie Show,” This production contains adult material that may not be suitable for youngsters. Performances are Dec. 5 (Preview), 6 (Champagne Opening), 7, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21. The full schedule and detailed ticket information are available at thunderrivertheatre.com or 963-8200.

FRIDAY DEC. 6

LIGHT UP DOWNTOWN The Town of Carbondale Parks and Recreation Department and Carbondale Arts invites everyone to light up Carbondale and welcome Santa. The trees on Main Street will be lighted when Santa reaches the Fourth Street Plaza. Enjoy carolers, free hot chocolate and cookies from 5 to 8 p.m. For details, call 963-2733.

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The Town of Carbondale will be holding a regular municipal election on April 7, 2020. Three Board of Trustee seats (all four-year terms) are up for election. Those wishing to run for Trustee may pick up Nomination Petitions beginning January 7, 2020 Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. from the town clerk, 511 Colorado Avenue.

Qualifications: All candidates must be a qualified elector of the Town, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age, and must have resided in the Town of Carbondale for one consecutive year immediately prior to the date of the election.

Petitions must be returned to the town clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, January 27, 2020.

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Enjoy a dance workshop with Fafa Keta-Boy and Amina Bisous from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Launchpad (76 South Fourth St.). Private lessons are available from 11 to noon and noon to 1 p.m, partner work is from 2 to 3 p.m. and dance styling is from 3:30 to 4:30. Registration is $35 for both workshops and $20 to drop in.

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SUNDAY DEC. 8 CANDLELIT CONCERT

Leah Song of Rising Appalachia performs music and poetry from 7 to 9:30 pm (doors open at 6:30 p.m).at True Nature’s Sacred Kiva (100 North Third St.). Nourishing food samples and non-alcoholic refreshments provided. Go to eventbrite.com for $48 tickets.

MONDAY DEC. 9 COLOR OF YOUR SOUL

This Aura Soma information session combines the energies of color, plants and crystals. Event is from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at True Nature (100 North Third St.). Go to eventbrite.com for free tickets.

TUESDAY DEC. 10 OPEN HOUSE FUNDRAISER

Learn about upcoming 2020 programs at Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing . From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.at the Third Street Center (520 North Third St.). For a donation of $30 or more you will have your choice of one item from a treasure trove of books, CDs, DVDs FIRST FRIDAY FUNDRAISERS and audio tapes. Go to www.DaviNikent.org The Carbondale Clay Center Cup Auction for more information. and the KDNK’s Labor of Love combine for a HOLIDAY HARMONIES single event. Interesting and handmade items will be offered. Pre-register online and receive Enjoy an evening of wonderful music and a complimentary drink ticket at the door. tasty holiday treats at this third annual winter Bidding from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Coventure concert event presented by the Middle School and Roaring Fork HIgh School from 7 to 9 (201 Main St.). p.m. at The Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.).

SHAMANIC JOURNEYING Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for students Learn an ancient practice still in use around and seniors, $6 for children and under age the world in many cultures which increases five attend for free. Information available at well-being on all levels: physical, emotional, theorchardlife.com or 963.8773. mental, and spiritual. This free event is from MUSIC TRIVIA 6 to 7:30 pm at the Third Street Center (520 South Third St.). For more information got to Join the Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program for this fundraising event 7 to 9 www.DaviNikent.org Events Page p.m. on Colorado Gives Day at Carbondale CLASSIC COUNTRY Beer Works (647 Main St.). Teams of up to The Feeding Giants acoustic trio performs six people will compete in rounds of “Name covers as well as many originals ranging from that Tune” and trivia questions. Ten percent classic country, classic rock, indie folk rock of proceeds from food and drink will go to the and Americana from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Patina program. Contact beth@ azyep.org for more information.

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MICHIGAN SONG STYLIST

Singer and songwriter May Erlewine performs traditional folk, bluegrass, Americana, oldtime country, roots, swing, jazz, soul and rock ‘n roll from 8:30 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars.

(19 South Fourth St.). For tickets, contact sguitars@sopris.net or call 963-3304.

WEDNESDAY DEC. 11 FREE DISCOVERY SESSION

Don’t forget to schedule your free 45 minute Discovery Session with Bonedale Business Academy Founder, Evan Zislis by emailing BonedaleAcademy@gmail.com or calling 366-2532. Sessions from 10:30 am to 4 p.m. at ENERGETIC ALT ROCK the Third Street Center (520 South Third St.).

Listen to Echo Monday with a holiday flair RSVPs are required. Also that day, you can beginning at 9 p.m. at Carbondale Beer attend a free Mastermind program “Objection Works (647 Main St.).

Busting” featuring how to anticipate, prepare for and overcome common reasons why clients decline. From noon to 1 p.m. Bring FRI DEC. 6 - THU DEC. 12 your own lunch at this free event. Go to MOVIES BonedaleAcademy@gmail.com or 366.2532.

The Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) presents for information.

“The Aeronauts” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Dec. KALEIDOSCOPIC ROCK 6-8 and 10-12; “Fantastic Fungi” (NR) at 5:30 p.m. Dec. 6; “JoJo Rabbit” (PG-13) at 5 Hear General Mojo’s psychedelic rock from 8 pm. Dec. 7 and “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound to 11 p.m.at Steve’s Guitars (19 North Fourth of My Voice” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m. Dec. 8. St.) Contact sguitars@sopris.net or 963-3304 for tickets.

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Bring the family for a warm and joyful winter SAWLIDAY OPEN HOUSE celebration with children’s crafts, delicious food, live music, puppet play, an enchanted Come to a holiday art sale. Artists are creating story and the Winterfaire store from 10 a "Stocking Surprise Spectacular" stuffed with handmade goodies that will be offered up as

Helping The Sopris Sun shine year ‘round

Led by Town Arborist Mike Callas, crews have just finished rolling out 30,000 lights along six miles of wire to prepare for "Light up Carbondale." Youngsters can visit Santa from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Launchpad before he lights up the big tree by the Forest Service building at 5:15 p.m. and leads a parade of carolers down to the Fourth Street Plaza. Then it's cookies, hot chocolate, marshmallow roasting and sleigh rides until 7 p.m. Photo by Will Grandbois a door prize (drawing at 7:30pm). From 3 to 8 p.m. at the Studio for Art and Works (525 Buggy Cir.). $5 per entry or $20 for five entries; funds support SAW and help pay for improvements behind the studios along the Rio Grande ArtWay. Contact alleghanym@ gmail.com or 618-7479 for information.

GRAND HOLIDAY TRADITION

This free, family oriented event is an opportunity for the entire community to get in the holiday spirit. Little ones and adults alike can meet Santa and some of his live reindeer while enjoying hot chocolate, freshly made donuts, and roasting marshmallows over an open fire. Presented by Garfield County and the Downtown Market from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at the Garfield County Courthouse (109 Eighth St., Glenwood Springs). Contact glenwoodmarket.com or 618-3650 for more information.

HOLIDAY MURDER MYSTERY

Enjoy this family friendly show to raise funds for the Roaring Fork High School Theater Program. Your ticket will get you a thrilling performance and a tasty treat.

The performance is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Roaring Fork High School (2270 Highway 133). Email mkuhlman@rfschools.com for tickets and information.

POETRY SLAM

Call for poets of all styles and ages to come and share their voices. No experience necessary - just your own original work of three minutes or less. Prizes to follow. From 6 to 8:30 p.m. at KDNK. (76 South Second St.) Contact kdnk.org or 963-0139 for information.

THE NUTCRACKER

This year's production by Crystal River Ballet School features Brianna Avendano as Clara.

Guest artist, Nicole Zinn as the Sugar Plum Fairy and the return of Sarah Ptacek as the Nutcracker. The performance starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Middle School (180 Snowmass Dr.) Tickets are adults $15 and students and seniors $12.50. The immediate family rate is $45. General admission sold only at the door.

Go to msjeni@crystalriver ballet.com or call 987-4880 for information.

ROCK ‘N ROLL LOVE SONGS

Caleb Cofsky performs covers and original music live from 7 to 10 p.m. at Marble Distillery (150 Main St.) No cover charge.

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MESSIAH PERFORMANCE

Enjoy the performance of one of the longest running and most beloved musical holiday traditions in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Presented by the Aspen Choral Society from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Grace Church (1776 Emma Rd., Basalt) Go to aspenchoralsociety.org osr call 309-8565 for $15 tickets in advance. $20 tickets available at the door. Youth tickets and $5, and $1 for children under four.

GET SPOOKY

Enjoy Callin’ Old Souls and Mugsy Fay playing spooky music from 9 p.m. at The Black Nugget (411 Main St.) Contact 9634498 for more information.

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Come out for an awesome night of punk rock by the Pinheads, From 9 p.m. on at The Black Nugget (400 Main St.). Go to blacknuggetsaloon@gmail.com or 963-4498 for information.

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DECK THE WALLS

A carefully juried show, open to artists and craftspeople in the Valley, comes to The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.), offering a chance to take home thoughtful and wellmade local and regional goods.

HOLIDAY INVITATIONAL

The Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St.) features local and national ceramics for appreciation and sale.

HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION

Free opportunities include a PowerPoint presentation by Dr. Greg Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition at 7 p.m. the first Monday of the month, free onehour consultations for heart attack and other chronic illness prevention by appointment Monday mornings (call 379-5718) and a plant-based whole-foods potluck at 6:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month — all at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

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Wordsmiths of all experience and abilities gather at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of the month.

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The Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) invites seventh through twelfth graders to discuss plan and sponsor events with planning at 4 p.m. on the second Friday of each month.

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Colorado Basin Roundtable OKs grant to study Crystal backup

By Heather Sackett Aspen Jouralism The fight over damming the Crystal River has been resurrected, this time before there are even any dam projects to fight over.

The Colorado Basin Roundtable voted last month to recommend the state give $25,000 toward a water study in the Crystal River basin, despite calls from some to deny the Water Supply Reserve Fund request because of concerns that a study might conclude there is a need for water storage.

The Colorado River Water Conservation District and the West Divide Water Conservancy District brought the grant request to the roundtable in Glenwood Springs in an effort to solve a long-acknowledged problem on the Crystal: In dry years, there may not be enough water for both irrigators and some residential subdivisions.

On Nov. 18, the Gunnison Basin Roundtable gave its unanimous support to the grant application, even though its support was not necessary. Although the Crystal is in the Colorado River basin, its headwaters are in Gunnison County, and so the Gunnison roundtable decided to voice its support.

The feasibility study would look at water demands and options for creating a basinwide backup water supply plan, known as an augmentation plan. The study will look at small storage alternatives, probably off the main stem of the Crystal.

Until the study is completed, it’s unclear how much water is needed for a basinwide backup supply.

But some fear that the plan could include dams and reservoirs on the free-flowing Crystal, and they opposed the grant unless storage was off the table.

Pitkin County Commissioner Kelly McNicholas Kury requested two amendments to the grant application: that any reservoir would be off the main stem of the river and would only be located downstream of the Sweet Jessup Canal diversion (about 2 miles downstream of Avalanche Creek) to preserve the possibility of designating 39 miles of the Crystal River as Wild and Scenic.

“We are not going to support this application as it’s currently

Crystal,” said Colorado River District President Dave Merritt.

“It’s not going to happen. The river district is not predisposed to dams. There is a need for a small amount of augmentation water up there. We are talking tens of acre-feet, probably.”

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The Sweet Jessup Canal’s diversion structure is on the Crystal River about two miles downstream from Avalanche Creek. Pitkin County wants any water storage recommended by an augmentation study to be located below that point to keep open the possibility of a Wild and Scenic designation for the upper Crystal.

Photo by Brent Gardner-Smith written,” McNicholas Kury told roundtable members Monday.

“The county continues to support Wild and Scenic designation on the Crystal.”

McNicholas Kury and two other roundtable members voted against the funding: recreation representative Ken Ransford and Eagle County representative Chuck Ogliby, who owns the Avalanche Ranch Cabins & Hot Springs in the Crystal River Valley.

The Crystal River Caucus, which doesn’t have a seat on the roundtable, also objected to the grant application and passed a resolution at its Nov. 14 meeting to that effect. In a letter to the roundtable, the caucus said it does not support the grant and urged voting roundtable members to deny the request. The caucus would, however, support a study and augmentation plan that evaluates options other than storage.

But others downplayed the threat of dams, insisting they won’t happen.

“You’re not going to see a dam on the main stem of the

During the historic drought of late summer of 2018, the Ella Ditch, which irrigates agricultural land south of Carbondale, placed a call on the river for the first time ever. This means, in theory, that junior-rights holders upstream have to stop taking water so that the Ella Ditch, which has water rights dating to 1885, can receive its full decreed amount.

Most junior-rights holders have what’s known as an augmentation plan, which lets them continue using water during a call by replacing the called-for water with water from another source, such as a reservoir or exchange. The problem on the Crystal is that several residential subdivisions don’t have augmentation plans.

Without an augmentation plan, these entities — which are the town of Carbondale, the Marble Water Company, Chair Mountain Ranch, Crystal River Resort, Crystal View Heights and Seven Oaks Commons — could be fined for every day they are out of priority and could potentially have their water shut off, if there is a call on the river.

Colorado Division of Water Resources Division 5 engineer Alan Martellaro said instead of each subdivision coming up with its own augmentation plan, a basinwide approach makes more sense.

“We think it would save everyone money if we had a reasonable regional solution,” he said. “It looks a lot to us that a call from the Ella Ditch is going to be more common in the future.”

Contentious history To understand why some groups are opposed to even just a study whether storage is an option, it helps to review the Continued on page 19

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How Big Rec chooses its public-lands battles

Outdoor industry giants stood up for Bears Ears.Why won’t they stand up for the Borderlands?

Activists with Nuestra Tierra gather at in New Mexico’s Bootheel. Though there is an active contingent of supporters, public lands at the U.S.-Mexico border lack big-name backers. Photo by Gregg Flores Analysis by Jessica Kutz High Country News Two years ago, when the Trump administration announced its plans to shrink the newly formed boundaries of Bears Ears National Monument in southeastern Utah, the outdoor recreation industry sprang into action. Lawsuits were filed, opeds were penned, and the homepage of Patagonia’s website went black, with this message scrawled across its homepage: “The President Stole Your Land.”

Now, at the U.S.-Mexico border, another battle is brewing. In February, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency there, meaning that typical environmental and

cultural review were waived on more than 500 acres of public land now slated for border wall construction.

As a result, in places like Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, saguaros are being ripped from the ground, and tribal nations will lose access to land sacred to them. Once it is built, the wall will sever wildlife habitat between the U.S. and Mexico.

Conservationists and activists at the border are tirelessly documenting every development. But lately, they’ve begun asking themselves, “Where is everyone else?”

When it comes to the Borderlands, the fight for public lands looks much different. The land isn’t considered a recreation mecca, and so far it hasn’t been the focus of prominent

campaigns by the outdoor recreation industry. As a result, the public lands that hug the southern border don’t reap the benefits of the debate’s most powerful voice: Big Rec. When the recreation industry focuses attention on places like Bears Ears, those landscapes steer the narrative and influence which public lands are considered worth fighting for.

Border residents who have deep ties to the landscape and its wildlife — but lack the money to buy products from companies like Patagonia, for example — are losing out on that sort of advocacy currency. Access to the outdoors can be expensive. Transportation costs and the increasing price of park passes and outdoor gear make some

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forms of recreating out of reach for disadvantaged communities. At places like REI, where public-lands advocacy is “very much memberdriven, and driven by interests in and around where we do business,” according to Marc Berejka, REI’s director of community and government affairs, that means that certain communities don’t receive as much attention. “We’ve not heard the same amount of outcry for engagement for purposes of creating or sustaining recreational opportunities” when it comes to places like Organ Pipe, Berejka said.

Patagonia operates using similar indicators. “We’ve always taken a grassroots approach to having support in these areas where these things are

happening,” said Meghan Sural Wolf, Patagonia’s environmental activism manager, noting that Patagonia’s usual channels hadn’t seen any calls to action recently. Advocacy is not driven solely by consumers, she said, but they do play a big role.

In other words, the outdoor industry relies on an established network to spur advocacy. When its customers are silent about lands at the border, the industry won’t speak up for those landscapes, either.

Outdoor rec’s consumers are a reflection of the industry itself, and that is problematic for a community that has a longstanding problem with diversity, as Ava Holliday — Continued on page 19

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a founding partner of the Avarna Group, a leader in developing inclusion and equity within the industry — told Outside Magazine last year.

This inclusion problem extends to outreach and advertising, too. As a result, the industry has been seen as a homogenously white industry that has failed to market to, or represent, a more diverse group of people.

That is changing, though. In early 2019, REI signed on to an outdoor equity fund in New Mexico to expand access to the outdoors to underrepresented communities. The company has also made diversity a priority in its hiring process. Still, advocates say that progress is slow. (Disclaimer: Both Patagonia and REI financially support High Country News.)

In the meantime, the border’s public lands are on a tight deadline. Take Hidalgo County in New Mexico, for example, which is 58 percent Hispanic.

Over 200 acres of land there and in

neighboring Luna County have been ceded to the federal government for border wall construction. Nearly 30 percent of the population lives below the poverty line.

“One of the last resources they have is this amazing Chihuahuan Desert landscape,” said Angel Peña, the president of the Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project, a nonprofit. Peña has been working to drum up more support for New Mexico’s Bootheel, a southern chunk of the state that juts into Mexico. Hunting and fishing are popular in the area.

“I’m curious if those outdoor retailers don’t see themselves on the ground,” Peña said. “And I’m curious if that doesn’t go both ways. I wonder if the people at the Borderlands don’t look to the Patagonias for help, and that’s why the outdoor rec industry doesn’t feel close to that.”

José González, the founder of Latino Outdoors, says he understands that recreation companies have to focus their efforts where the money is. Still, he thinks engaging with more diverse

Ray Trejo and Angel Peña’s daughter, Gabby, at a border land campout organized by Peña. Trejo gave nature tours at the campout. Photo by Gregg Flores

communities near the border could help that goal. “At the end of the day, it is still about dollars and selling product. But all of those things are not exclusive,” he said.

“It is a missed opportunity to know that border communities can be just like any other communities in relation to public lands.”

Several tribes, including the Tohono O’odham, call the Borderlands home.

But while tribal nations saw a swell of protests and had allies at Bears Ears, the Tohono O’odham Nation has received no industry support.

The U.S.-Mexico border divides the tribe’s territory, and now the community is poised to lose access to places like Organ Pipe’s Quitobaquito Springs, where the tribe conducts an annual salt pilgrimage. “It would cause a sacred journey to cease on its traditional route that has been (going on) for many, many years,” Verlon Jose, governor of the Traditional O’odham Leaders, told reporters in July.

And, in September, The Washington Post obtained a National Park Service report that stated that 22 archaeological sites would be endangered by wall construction — including burial sites.

“It is kind of shocking. People have this idea that there is a huge resistance movement (at the border), and in reality it is just a few people,” said Laiken Jordahl, a Borderlands campaigner for the Center for Biological Diversity. “You look at all of the outpouring of support for Bears Ears, and Patagonia is involved and REI is stepping up. It is so different when it comes to the Borderlands.”

This story was originally published at High Country News (hcn.org) on Oct 24, 2019.

Crystal from page 17 Valley.

In 2011, the West Divide district and the Colorado River District abandoned their conditional water rights for nearly 200,000 acre-feet of water storage on the Crystal River after local groups — Crystal River Caucus, Pitkin County and Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association — opposed the reservoirs tied to the conditional rights. Known as the West Divide project, the now-defunct conditional water rights were tied to a dam on the Crystal just downstream from Redstone, which would have created Osgood Reservoir, and a dam on the Crystal at Placita, which is at the bottom of McClure Pass.

To try to prevent the specter of dams coming back to haunt the Crystal in the future, Pitkin County and other local groups have pushed for a federal designation under the Wild and Scenic River Act of 1968, which requires rivers to be free-flowing. The Colorado River District opposes the designation.

“With our challenging history with both the river district and West Divide … this is why we are very nervous whenever we hear discussion

of any dams on the Crystal River,” said Bill Jochems, Redstone resident and member of the Pitkin County Healthy Rivers board.

In the end, the roundtable approved the grant request. A motion to amend the request with a no-storage requirement failed.

“Obviously, storage is not the first choice,” said Ken Neubecker, the roundtable’s environmental representative and Colorado project director for environmental organization American Rivers. “But you have to look at all the options, including storage, or you’re just not being responsible.”

The two conservation districts plan to ask for a $50,000 grant from the Colorado Water Plan grant fund in early 2020 to fund the roughly $100,000 project. West Divide plans to contribute $15,000 and the Colorado River District $10,000.

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TOWN REPORT From Town Manager Jay Harrington's weekly report to trustees, staff and others.

THE 2020 BUDGET will go before trustees at the Dec. 10 meeting. As drafted, it anticipates a 10 percent increase in property tax values, a 1.75 percent increase in sales tax, a 56 percent decrease in severance taxes and a reduction in the excise tax. It includes a 3 percent wage increase for cost of living and raises,a $600,000 transfer to the capital construction fund, $80,000 for “retirement costs” — payout of vacation and sick time — in the police department, a $50,000 transfer to the building fund for Red Hill Lofts assuming tax credits are awarded, $34,000 for a 50-amp pedestal at the Gateway RV Park, $15,000 for a PR consultant and $12,300 for town hall repairs and improvements.

Although the 2019 budget was far from balanced, projected revenues more than cover the difference and will be used to help balance the 2020 budget.

The estimating general reserve balance should be around $6.3 million. Visit carbondalegov.org to view the draft.

TRUSTEE NOMINATION petitions will be available from the town clerk from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. beginning Jan. 7 at Town Hall (511 Colorado

Ave.). Three seats are up for election on April 7, 2020. Contact 510-1206 or cderby@carbondaleco.net for more information.

THE FOREST SERVICE met with Town staff to discuss the establishment of a new office in Carbondale.

ART AROUND TOWN submissions for the 2020-21 season can be made now at callforentry.org and are due by Feb. 2.

A COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE meeting for Aspen to Parachute helped Planning staff prepare for the 2020 Census.

LETTERS TO SANTA can be dropped off in Santa’s Mailbox at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center from Dec. 1 - Dec. 20. Make sure to sign your name and address so Santa can write back!

HOLIDAY WREATH installation took place at Town Hall.

WHITE HILL CEMETERY will receive new signage to more clearly articulate the access rules.

AQUATICS FACILITY PLANNING will begin this month with the formation of a steering committee, a public survey and community feedback events. For more information or to get involved email

ebrendlinger@carbondaleco.net or call 510-1277.

BIRTHDAY PARTIES will cause limited closures at the Carbondale Rec. Center on Dec. 14 and 20.

DOG WASTE receptacles and dog pots are being added to the Red Hill parking lot until the new parking lot and trailhead construction takes place.

THE MINERS’ PARK PLAYGROUND naming public comment continues, with “Mt. Sopris Rotary Club Playground” being one of the top contenders. Share your support or opposition at ebrendlinger@ carbondaleco.net or 510-1277.

A CITY MARKET GAS STATION building permit has been submitted and is under review. Masons are at work on the building itself, and steel is getting set for the roof.

CONDITIONAL JOB OFFERS were made for two of the three open police officer positions, as well as one ordinance position. Background checks and process are underway. Meanwhile, the Police Department is interviewing academy students from Colorado Springs in hopes of fi lling the third position.

A TASER INSTRUCTOR is what Officer Isabel Leach will be after completing her three-day class.

From Nov. 15 through 21, Carbondale Police handled 219 calls for service. During that period, officers handle the following cases of note: FRIDAY Nov. 15 at 7:59 a.m. No one was injured in a minor accident on Snowmass Drive.

SATURDAY Nov. 16 at 6:59 p.m.

An investigation was opened into a possible restrianing order violation.

SATURDAY Nov. 16 at 10:57 p.m. Follow a traffic stop for failing to stop at stop signs, a 70-year-old man was arrested for driving under the inf luence.

MONDAY Nov. 18 at 10:35 a.m. Someone reported their bike stolen.

MONDAY Nov. 18 at 11:48 a.m. An underage tobacco infraction was directed to YouthZone for restorative justice.

TUESDAY Nov. 19 at 10:12 a.m. Police tried to identify a suspect after a man apparently stole an employee’s phone at a local gas station.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 20 at 1:26 a.m. After being pulled over for weaving, an 18-year-old man was summoned for driving while revoked as a habitual traffic offender, underage alcohol consumption, open beverage and driving under the inf luence of alcohol.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 20 at 9:13 p.m. A 23-yearold man was summoned for reckless driving.

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Board of Adjustment voids Euclid building permit

By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff

The debate over the building permit for 728 Euclid Ave. boiled down to whether quantitative or qualitative zoning interpretations should take precedent. The two other words playing a major role in the board’s decision were mass and scale.

That was settled, at least for now, by the Board of Adjustment (BOA) recently voiding the building permit originally issued on March 31, 2017.

Property owner Patrick Kiernan commented after the meeting that he has already filed legal action with the Garfield County District Court. By law, Kiernan was given 28 days to appeal.

BOA Chair Jeff Dickinson said he doesn’t see anything new in the packet for this meeting.

He commented to Kiernan “I believe you were given the opportunity to redesign, but you didn’t.”

Mark Mahoney of the neighborhood group, added “The applicant’s design consists of one large box on one of the smallest lots.”

He also insisted, “The building should fit with the scale of the neighborhood.”

The original building permit approval was immediately met by an appeal from a neighborhood group to the BOA objecting to the permit. The group objected to the mass and scale of the project, and whether it would become a boarding house, a use not allowed in OTR. What is the district? According to the town’s description, OTR forms the heart of Old Town Carbondale.The latest zoning map was approved in 2017.

Old Town Residential zoning — in red — is at the crux of the debate. Courtesy graphic Designadvisor.org described building mass and scale as relating the size and bulk of the new structure to the prevalent scale in other buildings in the immediate neighborhood.

Mass refers to the size or physical bulk of a building and can be understood as the actual size or size relative to context. Whole Building Design Guide at wbdg.org, stated that “scale is not the same as size, but refers to relative size as perceived by the viewer. “ The motion to reverse the Building Official's permit approval focused on several recommendations from the Aug. 19 public hearing.

Planning Director Janet Buck noted the BOA gave Kiernan another opportunity to revise the building site plans.

Specifically, Buck said, Kiernan did not

respond to BOA directions to: • Meet with staff before and after redesign to bring design into compliance with the OTR • Schedule an optional neighborhood meeting • Submit new building design and site plan drawings which are precise, detailed, dimensioned and to scale • Provide a new design which reduced the mass and scale of the structure.

• Provide a landscape plan drawn to schematic level.

• Provide modeling to show the new design and its context in the neighborhood • Meet the deadline to provide the materials

by Oct. 19 Kiernan said in a letter to the BOA dated Nov. 21 that the Unified Development

Code (UDC) included in the OTR Purpose Section, “The purpose of the … district is to allow residential uses and densities that are consistent with the historic character of Old Town Carbondale. This area has unique scenic, historic, natural and design features that should be preserved and integrated into new development.”

As the UDC purpose statement continued, “Special emphasis shall be placed on the quality and character of the built environment in this district, and the unique lot and home sizes characteristic of the original Townsite. The OTR district should emphasize pedestrians more than cars. Single-family dwelling units continue to be the predominant development type in this district.”

But, he wrote, “So the BOA’s interpretation of this short paragraph developed into a lengthy list of requirements.”

“The UDC is not a zoning document,” Kiernan felt and said his property is not a large house.

He also was concerned that the BOA is responding to pressure from the neighbors.

And, he wrote,”Given the above context, unless the Town is able to demonstrate a willingness to comply strictly with its codes (and require the BOA to do the same), I believe attempting to meet the vague requirements put forth by the BOA will be an enormous waste of time, effort and expense. There is no clear, consistent, predictable or understandable path to compliance with the UDC as it is being interpreted in this matter by the town and the BOA.” His legal action, Kiernan added, was in its earliest stages, so he'll wait and see what develops.

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LETTERS AQCC, tighten methane regulations Dear Editor: From 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 10, the Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) will hold public hearings at 202 Railroad Avenue in Rifle about whether to adopt the methane rules as proposed by the Air Pollution Control Division (APCD).

These are the words I plan to say at that meeting: I’ll assume I’m not addressing climate change deniers. With 97 percent of all publishing climate scientists and 70 percent of polled Americans finding climate change to be real and caused by human activity, you’d have to be an extraordinarily uninformed ostrich to not see the dangers of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It’s time for us to seek solutions grounded in science to address this problem I’m also sure you know what a powerful GHG methane is.

The volume of methane in the atmosphere is only 9 percent of the total GHG’s, but its heat trapping capacity is 84 times more than carbon dioxide.

One third of the methane in the atmosphere comes from oil and gas activities. Other sources are landfills, ranching, and the melting arctic tundra. We can and must cut down methane pollution from oil and gas extraction.

Extraction techniques have to be taken into consideration when evaluating GHG emissions. Yes, natural gas burns cleaner than coal, but when extraction techniques like fracking are considered, its total carbon footprint is just as bad.

Much of these methane emissions come as the result of leaks in pipelines, wells, and storage facilities. There is not, and never will be, any such thing as a leak-proof pipeline. The Titanic was supposed to be unsinkable.

Pipelines, wells, and storage tanks must be monitored intently and frequently for leaks. Technology hasta have a way to test if a pipeline is holding the kinda pressure it’s supposed to. We find the rules requiring semiannual leak detection and repair to be insufficient.

Another source of methane discharge is flaring, the intentional venting and burning of methane. This practice should be banned immediately.

Continued from page 2 An interesting feature of the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rollback of the 2012 federal methane restrictions is oil and gas companies are allowed to follow the rules of the particular state they’re operating in. This, ostensibly, would permit the Texas drillers to observe that state’s lax regulations. Conversely, Colorado could enact stricter controls and the industry would have to follow them.

As for your two-year study to see if Front Range emissions standards should apply to the whole state, can anybody tell me why the West Slope extractors can emit more than the flatlanders? We have heavy oil and gas extraction activity in Western Garfield County and experience the environmental impacts.

We hope the AQCC will adopt the methane rules proposed by APCD in order to ensure strong regulations that apply statewide to mitigate the impacts of climate change and hold polluters accountable.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale Christmas lights

Dear Editor: The thing I like most About Christmas nights, Is getting to see All those Christmas lights.

They pierce the darkness In a special way, Reminding us what happened On that first Christmas Day. Mankind was lost Full of darkness within, In a world without hope Because of man’s sin.

But God saw the problem, And God had a plan.

He’d come down to Earth, And rescue his man.

So God took action,

And said to his Son, “Hey Jesus, will you help me?”

There’s work to be done, Then God became flesh In Bethlehem town, A king born in a manger His angels all around.

He came to earth for all of us To share his love you see.

To bring us home to heaven, And share eternity.

So! When you look at all the colors And enjoy the special sight Please take time to remember That Jesus is the light…

Of the world And he wants to be the light Of your world too.

Jim DeBerge Carbondale

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