Mountain Parent Magazine: Autumn 2020

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HOMELIFE SPOTLIGHT SUMMER

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AUTUMN 2020 ISSUE 19

Contents

FEATURES: 15

TRAIL MAP: OFF THE BEATEN PATH ON INDY PASS Explore Lincoln Creek Road with STEPHEN SZORADI, who takes us on adventures from basic to epic for kids of all ages.

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FROM A LAND OF MILK & HONEY

Meet a pioneer of high altitude beekeeping, PAUL LIMBACH, who has run hives in Western Colorado since the 1950s.

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GREAT & SMALL

Our annual HOMELIFE peak inside a local dream house.

This time, we visit the newly teacher/administrators, CINDY SUPLIZIO and PETER MUELLER.

DEPARTMENTS: SEASONAL SNIPPETS 7

Let’s help heal the local food economy by dining at GENEVIEVE VILLAMIZAR’s pick of locally owned eateries showcasing locally sourced ingredients.

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BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL SECTION

HELPING HANDS: LITTLE BUS PRESCHOOL 11

Valley Settlement ’s free preschool on wheels learned how to roll with challenges during C-19. By SALLY BOUGHTON MP’S GRADE 1-8 STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST + HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION SPEECHES + AN INTRO TO EVERY SCHOOL FROM ASPEN TO GLENWOOD

GOOD SPORTS 13

RFHS head football coach ERIC BOLLOCK shares his vision for his team – a comeback story that spans the Ram’s heyday to today’s rebuilding, even after a COVID-postponed season.

WHAT’S HAPPENING 43

September, October & November events and classes + Rec Programming . Edited by MAEVE MCGUIRE.

PHOTO: The Sunday evening Spanish service at St. Mary’s of the Crown in Carbondale has moved outside for socially-distant worship.

Umbrellas create shade from the 6:00 PM sun.

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MOUNTAIN PARENT

COVER ARTISTS

ELANA & LILY ROYER

founders of LILYBART, an Aspen greeting card and paper-art product line created to raise awareness of Cystic Fibrosis .

COVER STORY

Dear Readers,

“MASK-ULINITY”

KIDS LEARN BY DOING AND OF COURSE PARENTS TEACH BY EXAMPLE. Nothing instills a sense of civic duty like taking our kids to the polls. Be sure to make note of voter registration deadlines and polling dates in our What’s Happening section. This photo was taken by Jessie son’s (masked) face. Given the needs of this school year, we’re being asked now more than Lauren Suhrbier Publisher

“FIRST OF ALL, I THINK THIS QUESTION IS QUITE TRIVIAL,” a middle schooler wrote when we asked students from Aspen to Glenwood Springs in grades 1-8 to tell us what they missed most during Coronavirus school closures. He suggested that his essay might not be welcomed here, critical, as it was, of his school’s Pass-Fail distance-learning policy. Not so! We asked for precisely this – the truth according to our kids – which we share in our Back to School section with excerpts from a total of 70 essays.

We included every participant this year because we consider a 70-student effort an A+ during this challenging time, though this brings us back to the Pass-Fail issue. “Pass-Fail is like getting a trophy for showing up,” my high schooler complained about his school’s emergency grading structure, which, in his humble opinion, “rewarded slackers.” So when this particular contrarian essay arrived, I read it aloud at our dinner table. It invited applause and lively debate.

It got me thinking, and here is what I told my dearly beloved teen. Pass-Fail presents you with discover the heart of an idea when there isn’t someone telling you what you are supposed to think. Unseen intrinsic rewards seldom sparkle on the surface, but they can transform you. In a is likely to be of the Pass-Fail variety. Doing everything expected doesn’t earn you an A+ in the workplace; it keeps you employed. If you’ve cultivated the discipline it takes to learn and grow and achieve without a scoring matrix to motivate you, then you might stand out among ranks of employees. You might get noticed for your work. Getting noticed, dearest, is the extrensic reward you’re missing during this Pass-Fail time of COVID. In the workplace, an A+ might look like a promotion or more income, and these rewards might not come as quickly or as grandly at At MOUNTAIN PARENT, we’ve spoken with countless teachers and school administrators in recent

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better if facing another shutdown. None of their extra hours brought accolades. Few if any extra hours resulted in extra pay, or an A+ or even a Pass-Fail. Your participation, intrepid student, is the biggest, brightest trophy they’ll see. Examine this odd time we’re in, push up against trivial questions as well as trivial answers, rebel even, but please remember this when you show up in class – be it in person, or virtual, or hybrid. Life is full of Pass-Fail situations. Make the most of them.

Kathryn Camp Editor

Face masks became part of our family when our daughter Lily was diagnosed with CF right before to walk while pushing an IV stand through a respiratory ward, where everyone is masked to help protect the most vulnerable. We moved to the Roaring Fork Valley eleven years ago because clean air and an active lifestyle are therapeutic for Lily’s damaged lungs. We feel blessed to live here through the best and worst times, because of a community spirit that says, “We’re in this together.” We created Henry, a Cockapoo named after Longfellow, for a LILYBART Father’s Day card, and we gave him a mask because his loving, worn-out expression says it all. The mask is clearly no one’s favorite accessory, yet wearing one protects people like my daughter, and it also protects our friends, families, schools, restaurants, theatres, sporting facilities, galleries, and shops – everything that adds value to our lives here.

We’re truly in this together.“ … Elana Royer

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STEPHEN SZORADI

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ROLL WITH IT VALLEY SETTLEMENT’S LITTLE BUS PRESCHOOL PROGRAM ADAPTED TO COVID-19 BY KEEPING THEIR CREATIVE WHEELS TURNING

S A L LY B O U G H T O N Assistant Director, Development Valley Settlement

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RIGHT BEFORE THE WORLD SHUT DOWN, I turned into an overnight from the CDC, passing out latex gloves, and haranguing coughing colleagues to go home. I questioned whether I was overreacting to constant news alerts popping up on my phone. I worried, but never once did the possibility of a complete shutdown cross my mind.

survival mode, every member doing their best to process information

Valley Settlement’s Little Bus Preschool program, says, “this happened at

out how to deliver programs virtually. Parents already had a relationship with their teachers and trusted them to guide them through a new way of learning. Children loved their teachers, and were friends with their classmates. This foundation of trust meant that our preschool didn’t lose a single student from March to June.

The Little Bus Preschool is one of six Valley Settlement programs. It serves

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preschool classrooms on wheels, travel to neighborhoods up and down the Valley serving families with free bilingual accessible preschool.

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THIS HAS CHANGED PEOPLE’S WHOLE LIVES. FOR THE FAMILIES IN OUR MOBILE PRESCHOOL, THE CHANGE WAS OVERNIGHT … SUDDENLY, PARENTS HAD TO BECOME TEACHERS AT HOME.” FARIDHE RODRIGUEZ Little Bus Preschool Director

to drop off at parents’ homes. The Art Base and Carbondale Arts with Valley Settlement and others to put together hundreds of bags stuffed with art supplies to deliver to families in need.

waving to children and their parents through screen doors and windows.

pots to children’s doorsteps. Then teachers made videos showing children how to plant the seeds and watch them grow. Parents shared videos and photos of their children doing activities and learning at home via a WhatsApp group with other parents and teachers in their class. We planned a drivethrough preschool graduation, as shown on the previous page.

Seeing what our families and children have been going through, and community Zoom calls, it was hard for me to imagine that there could be a silver lining to all of this. That silver lining appeared in my inbox one day, did you learn about yourself or your children in the last few months?” The answers were, in a word, beautiful.

RFTA is undertaking practical measures to keep our buses and facilities sanitized and safe. Every day, we’re fogging buses, cleaning & sanitizing stops, stations, facilities, work spaces and offices.

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I HAVE LEARNED THAT DESPITE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT HAVE ARISEN, IF WE ARE UNITED AS A FAMILY WE CAN OVERCOME THEM. I HAVE LEARNED FROM MY SON THAT CHILDREN NEED OUR TIME TO MAKE THEM HAPPY EVERY DAY, AND ABOUT MYSELF, THAT DEDICATING MORE TIME TO THEM AND LESS TO WORK HAS ALSO MADE ME HAPPY. DURING THESE MONTHS, MY SON HAS TAUGHT ME TO BE A BETTER FATHER TO HIM.

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The economic impacts of this pandemic will be felt for a long time. But

and to the people closest to us in a time of uncertainty and crisis. As I prepare to be a new parent myself (with our little arrival due in January!), I will remember the words of our Bus parents. Children need our time and

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LONG GAME FOOTBALL SEASON PUNTED TO SPRING SEMESTER EVEN BEFORE THE DELAY DUE TO COVID, ROARING FORK RAMS PLAYERS MADE TEAM-BUILDING THEIR #1 GOAL

ERIC BOLLOCK

Nothing screams small-town America more than Friday

deep in its heart, Carbondale is a football town. up to the players. Everyone showed up in support of the team, and the Rams dominated Colorado’s Western

shutdown, I started hearing from players about the fall of winning again.

This year’s seniors were freshmen the last year the Rams mentally and physically beaten up by their experience, getting run over by bigger and more experienced empty stands, watching people leaving at half-time. The “I’m one of the seniors who started playing in high school

This year’s freshmen and sophomores played for me as the coach of Carbondale Middle School’s team, and all school program from the ground up.

Sue Rollyson

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We started summer practice on June 29, after the Colorado High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) released its three-phase guidelines for

I WANT TO SEE THE COMMUNITY COME TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THESE KIDS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT AS IF THERE WAS NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO DO BUT COME TO A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.” ERIC BOLLOCK RFHS Rams Head Football Coach

but where there’s a will, there’s a way. We screen for COVID symptoms and

and the days of the big, team Gatorade thermos are probably gone forever. Otherwise, we’re following CHSAA’s phased guidelines.

PHASE ONE:

with athletes to teach them how to move and how to gain strength and during this phase are all about creating a foundation for the season.

PHASE TWO: Less restrictive. But no contact is allowed, which means no hand-offs, and catch the ball, which we sanitize every ten minutes, so QBs and receivers can run routes, learn plays. The offensive and defensive lines player using their own ball.

Sue Rollyson

“I played with coach Eric when I was in middle school and he helped us a lot and put in a lot of time,” said Oscar Barraza. “My family also supported me by going to every game.”

PHASE THREE: All of the above, plus weight training is allowed outside, with spotters standing at each end of the bar. Field equipment is used and sanitized frequently during practice.

Throughout these phases, I’ve thought a lot about teaching these athletes

the town of Carbondale last year. Unfortunately, the pee-wee season has been canceled due to COVID, but I hope that getting to see the high

remember this as a great experience. “I’ve really seen improvement within the guys. We have seen an improvement and focus that is

I not only want to return the program to the level it was for decades, but

CHSAA announced on August 4 that they decided to postpone football,

level of play over the long haul a reality. I want to see the community nothing more important for them to do but come to a high school

high school football was not only one of the best memories they have, but to also be able to say that the lessons they learned in high school football helped prepare them for life beyond high school. I simply want

They wanted to borrow footballs so they could practice on their own.

They weren’t giving up. This is what I’ve been building toward, a sense that what we’re doing now matters in the long haul.

“Ever since I was in elementary school I would see the high school students play under the Friday night lights and I have always thought and dreamed about being there someday,” said sophomore José Muños.

“Now I am going to have the chance to play underneath the lights.”

“Returning to varsity football means a ton not only to me, but the team, maybe win some games too. It’s going to be exciting and a huge step

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That’s far from the standing-room-only crowds of our championship years, but it’s a great start.

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This 19.6-mile moderately tracked 4WD road requires a high-clearance vehicle. As an out-and-back, it can make a fun Jeep ride to see the change in colors. Or, it can provide a starting point for a handful of extended day hikes or longer backpacking adventures.

You can car-camp at the Lincoln Gulch or Grizzly Reservoir miles of Lincoln Creek. Backpacking will require some planning and deeper research and steep climbing to one of several high-elevation lakes, but the rewards are worth the work for an isolated overnight under the stars.

Whether you’re heading up for a basic day trip or an epic adventure, you’ll be wowed by the incredible views of the Continental Divide and Autumn’s golden aspens and orange-to-red underbrush.

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1. LINCOLN CREEK ROAD Take this dirt road seriously with a vehicle and tires capable of navigating rutted sections, rocks, and rough patches on medium grades. Or, experience it as a non-technical trail run or mountain bike ride. The stretch from Grizzly Reservoir to Ruby ghost town takes you deeper into the White River National Forest, though the grade gets steeper, rockier and more rutted.

2. GRIZZLY RESERVOIR 3. RUBY GHOST TOWN 11,380’. Cabins and mine ruins from the Lincoln Mining District.

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HIKING, BACKPACKING OR SINGLE-TRACK TRAIL RUNNING 4. NEW YORK TRAIL (USFS #2182) 4.2m one way with +2,145’ gain. Cross Lincoln Creek on downed trees, rocks or with wet feet and follow the wooded trail up the NY Creek drainage.

You will cross the NY Aqueduct and continue toward the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness boundary. pass at 12,265’.

5. TABOR CREEK TRAIL (USFS #2185) 2.8m one way with +2,060’ gain. Start with a stream crossing, and then hike along the creek. 11. For a short, steep and less-used trail noted as 6. GRIZZLY LAKE TRAIL (USFS #1990) 3.6m one way with +1,960ft gain. Starting east of Grizzly Reservoir, the trail tracks just below the ridgeline of the Continental Divide. The high alpine lake sits approximately 1500’ below Grizzly Peak at 13,988’.

7. PETROLEUM LAKE TRAIL 8. ANDERSON LAKE (USFS #1991) 2m one way with +1,100’ gain. Marked as the Petroleum Lake Trailhead off the 4WD high clearance section of Lincoln Creek Road, these high alpine lakes are located above treeline with Anderson at 11,820’ and Petroleum at 12,300’. You’ll cross alpine tundra on a doubletrack trail with views of a rocky ridgeline above, and of Grizzly Peak across the valley.

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11. TABOR LAKE TRAIL See description above for an extension off of the Tabor Creek Trail.

12. TRURO LAKE TRAIL This is an UNMARKED TRAIL off the 4WD high clearance section of Lincoln Creek Road. The start crosses Lincoln Creek before heading into the Collegiate Peaks Wilderness Area. The route is mostly above treeline and ends in a cirque below a rocky ridgeline. The faintly recognized trail zigzags uphill from approximately 10,500’ to close to grade and unmaintained trail.

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K AT H RY N C A M P MP’S TRAIL MAP SERIES grew out of our cherished memories of BC weekend destinations when the impulse to head out on adventures took far less forethought than now with kids. Remember making the call to head to Moab on a Friday lunchbreak? And then loading up quickly after work, arriving by sunset?

We’ve learned the hard way, or not. Young companions require not only more gear, but also adjusted expectations to consider their endurance, skill, and even nap schedule. This Trail Map Series welcomes experts to help us get out there again, with basecamp options so mom and dad can trade days on epic treks, followed by days with littles on the SUP. When you start kids at their own pace, they soon grow strong enough to keep up on longer and longer runs. When they eventually outpace you, remind yourself that this is what raising kids here is all about.

THE MAPS IN THIS SERIES OFFER A BIRD’S EYE VIEW OF EACH AREA, VISUAL INSPIRATION. THEY DEEPEN OUR SENSE OF THE VARIED, VAST, AND BEAUTIFUL GEOGRAPHIC LANDSCAPES IN OUR REGION, A PLACE OF RED CANYONS, EVERGREEN FORESTS, WHITE PEAKS, SILVER RIVERS AND BLUE LAKES – EYE CANDY – NEVER INTENDED TO REPLACE DETAILED ROUTE DESCRIPTIONS AND TOPO MAPS. To take up a BLACK route described in our Trail Map Series, you need to mile terrain details. To plan an overnight at elevation or to bag a peak, you may need a guide service or an avalanche class. You can visit our website

resource list at the bottom of this page.

HERE’S HOW TO USE MP’S TRAIL MAPS

Teach your young child or teen how to read elevations. Work with our illustration alongside a trail map of the area to explain how topography works. Topo maps can seem abstract to kids (or even adults, too sometimes, if we’re honest). MP’s map can help make sense of the thin green lines, the dotted black ones, the scale, the orientation. Make it a

avalanche chutes, and the treeline. You too may learn something new.

Like everything with parenting, it’s all about discovery.

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MOUNTAIN

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A SECOND-GENERATION PIONEER OF HIGH-ALTITUDE BEEKEEPING

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our honey dipper holds a harvest story.

The work of 12 bees over their entire don’t fully understand how bees do it.

Flower nectar is transformed through a mysterious process of enzyme activity and evaporation that the food industry cannot replicate, though it mightily tries.

In search of the real thing, take the back

Store, a shop without a shopkeeper. It runs entirely on the honor system. Choose

Each has its own character – spicy zip, or woody pine, or citrusy rose layered under and over a heady, sweet familiar warmth. It’s hard to choose. Maybe you’ll bring home a few jars. Or a bulk half-gallon jug. Either way, you‘ll come back. Because this is as locally sourced as it gets.

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“do all you can, ALL YOU CAN DO IS

AND THEN HOPE FOR THE BEST.” PAU L L I M B AC H

PHOTO: this beeyard, which is situated in an aspen

rabbit brush, and lupine. (Kathryn Camp)

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oneybees work soley to feed their colony through the winter. They make hexagon cells every inch of hive space in a good summer – all to feed future generations of bees. Today’s brood will soon tend the hive and hunt for six-week lifespan. Every act is done in service of those who will come next, and in this way, every bee is a parent, though there is technically only one mother, the queen.

A wise beekeeper understands when and how and why to take just enough honey to keep a hive in balance – expanding a hive by giving more space when needed or contracting a hive by splitting it, creating two colonies from one. Finding balance is about knowing not pollen, rainfall, pests, disease, solar fencing, and truly, if you’ve kept bees in a place long enough, to sense the heart of the land itself.

It’s like the adage – know farmers; know food. Know beekeepers; know honey. Meet Store and its honor system. “I’ve found that most people are trustworthy if you

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give them a chance,” he says, while also admitting that selling honey is far from his favorite part of his profession. “I’ve never enjoyed jarring it up, peddling it around.”

If you stand with Paul in a beeyard as he checks on his bees – as he decides what they need, taking in the wild roses and lupines, considering a predicted heatwave, looking to see what’s happening inside beekeeping is the creature itself.

Paul started running hives in the 1950s, helping his father, Ed Limbach, who between New Castle and Parachute.

Paul tells stories of how he and his dad inspected every single frame until they used to accompany their dad to an annual Colorado State Beekeepers Association convention in Salida, which he usually now hosts, bringing dozens of beekeepers to Silt each June for a weekend that kicks off with a potluck affectionately called the “Beekeepers Ball.” Back when Paul was a kid, however, attending the event meant

the top of Independence Pass, sending him and his brother coasting for miles down the gravel road past Twin Lakes. On the way home, they repeated the pull-off and sped their way down to Aspen.

In the 1970s, after earning a BS in entomology from Colorado State University, Paul returned Mountains, he spent part of his twenties working at the Aspen Alpine Lodge for room and board, skiing every day.

stone house with a barn from the 1880s, built by signs politely asking you NOT to enter, because the barnyard is now home to the Pauline S. Paul’s wife Nanci. The organization rehabilitates most species of wildlife, including mountain lions, beavers, otters, raccoons, eagles, other raptors, and bears (yes, bears next to a beeyard!) in hope of returning these animals to their natural habitat to survive in the wild.

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Museum where you can walk through a in 1890. An adjacent Beekeeper’s Museum displays a manual-crank honey extractor as well as other tools so timeless and made-tolast that Paul and his team occasionally raid a they learned of a chance to provide a home

for some structural support before students In the American beekeeping scene, Paul is considered a pioneer of high altitude hives. But he doesn’t take this recognition beekeeping industry has changed a lot in it, responding to changes in season, forage, climate, and the economy with a pioneer’s eagerness to explore new opportunities.

For example, when his father ran bees, average harvests yielded 150 pounds per hive. Now, most regional averages hover at started, winters lasted longer. Beehives used to stay in one place year-round, and the business centered around honey. No longer.

Beekeepers now rely on multiple sources of income, from providing pollination services to selling pollen (using a pollen screen that Paul developed); and selling beeswax, candles, lip balm, and all sorts of products made from beeswax.

As other commercial beekeepers retired or decided to get out of a shrinking industry, Paul bought their hives, slowly growing his operation to 1100 hives in 1980, and up to easy, especially at higher elevations.

Long periods below freezing mean bees cannot leave the hive for extended periods of time. Since they will not defecate inside their home, they “hold it” for months at a time. This can lead to a honeybee disease called Nosema. Another challenge – warm weather followed by a quick freeze, when Spring snow can trap moisture in the hive, causing mold.

In the 1980s, Paul tried moving some of his bees to a warmer climate, like snowbirds Paul chose Texas, Big Bend National Park, strongest hives and trucked them on a

days, they did it by hand, not with forklifts close to midnight and decided to get some miles behind them overnight – until a border patrol spotted their loaded trucks and needed to see if they were carrying something other than bees in all of their tightly-spaced boxes. Off came the straps, the boxes, the bees ... services in California almond groves, Paul Critics of this practice voice concerns about stressing bees and exposing them to disease.

But Paul approaches this the way he seems to approach most things, with a moderate sense of caution and good planning. Derrick Maness, who has worked with Paul for 20+ years since high school, settles the hives into their winter home in late fall and gives them months to acclimate and to build up their “Colony Collapse is real, but I have not seen it in any of my hives, and there is no one silver bullet to explain it,” Paul says, observing that beekeepers whose hives are constantly on the road, moving from almond groves in California to fruit orchards in the Southeast, seem to suffer decline more regularly.

One somewhat new challenge is caused by market demands for higher-protein protein alfalfa hay, which requires cutting before the plant fully blooms. “This used to be the main source of food for local bees.

Now, we need to look elsewhere for nectar

and star thistle that did not grow in this region when Paul was growing up. for bees. Paul observes that he has not lost a hive to pesticide poisoning in almost 20 years, crediting the EPA’s de facto ban on spraying Furadan in response to outrage over the pesticide’s impact on birds.

(Furadan is considered by many to be the most toxic of all food crop pesticides, potent enough in its granular form to kill a bird with one sand-like pebble.) Paul locates summertime beeyards in the high-country to avoid contamination by roadside and and only U.S. Forest service permits for beekeeping on the Flat Tops, and works honey trades with ranch owners from

in purple blossoms from the Texas Blue a story about a year when his mentor, friend, generation beekeeper, met him down there.

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bees know him. And he knows them.

“Our son Andrew used to help with the honey harvest, uncapping the comb and loading the frames into the honey extractor,” Paul says, adding, “but beekeeping isn’t his thing.”

So he has brought up countless beekeepers, mentoring many, ever-willing to listen and offer suggestions, encouraging, consulting with apiary researchers, trying new things and sharing what he has learned.

Driving from one beeyard to the next means taking backroads through some of the most spectacular wilderness in North America. On a good day, there’s a high country lake.

this year. As he approaches the beeyard, he rolls down his window and talks to the ranch manager about a predicted roses into the truck. In the distance, Paul’s catching the setting sun.

“All you can do is do all you can, and then hope for the best,” Paul tells the rancher, speaking of the drought. Then he drives to his beeyard, inching carefully through a meadow of knee-high grass and sweet clover.

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FRONT PORCH

“We love the front porch, getting to sit on the built-in bench as the sun sets, looking at the surrounding mountains and our neighbor José’s garden,” says Peter.

“We love listening to the sounds of the neighborhood, and a ditch with running water. It’s very peaceful.”

CHARACTER

A set of antique Mexican wooden shutters made with hand-hewn iron hinges and latches hangs above the stairwell, a wedding gift from Peter’s father. Cindy using a three-piece stringer from Lowes and Ball canning jars from City Market.

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It often takes years for couples Cindy and Peter held their dreamhome vision, or some version of it, for more than 25 years, since meeting as teachers at CRMS in the 1990s.

When their twins Tagert and were born in 1997, the family lived on campus in dorms, “surrounded by babysitters,” Cindy says. Job opportunities and a transition into administration took them to Boston, then Telluride and Evergreen, until 2015 when Peter became the Principal of Basalt High School. Cindy is the Assistant Principal at the Vail Ski Academy, where she also teaches math and coaches for Ski Club Vail.

Railroad in the 1990s, before RFTA negotiated ownership of the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad right-of-way to create the Rio Grande Trail. The couple divided the parcel and sold most of it, holding onto a 25’ x 160’ slice immediately adjacent to what is now known as the Carbondale ARTWay. Originally

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zoned commercial/industrial, the narrow lot seemed an unlikely homesite. However, things changed dramatically in Carbondale over 20+ years, as the Town embraced shift toward sustainable development. Historic streets now showcase modern approaches to designing on small building envelopes, so the couple demonstrated a viable conceptual plan and received a change in zoning.

An old friend from their years in Telluride, architect Clay Wadman helped Cindy and Peter through the design process. First and foremost, they value energy efficiency and aspired to build a net-zero home. to do things better environmentally, considering the Earth and what we are leaving our kids,” Cindy explains, sharing that her background in science gave her “a good understanding of the mechanical engineering side of it – heat pumps, solar arrays, geothermal, and hydro-electric.

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THE HEART OF THE HOME

Peter grew up with this antique farmhouse table, now the central focus Warm, weathered wood offers a contrast to sleek, modern red cabinetry.

Accents in wool rugs and hand-painted pottery pop against the clean simplicity of the space.

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Bigger picture - Lower impact people to think about trying. It was easy for me to go there and not worry about this approach.”

Orienting windows to maximize solar gain and doubling up on insulation were key decisions, as was installing a 8.1 kilowatt solar array. Another big factor – choosing to heat and cool with a simple process of circulating air with a duct system, either heating it or cooling as needed.

It works in zones, so you can avoid trying to heat or cool the whole house.

Cindy: “I grew up in Grand Junction, where everyone has an AC on their roof. A decade ago, you didn’t need an AC in Carbondale. But global warming has changed our perception of what we need in our home.”

“It’s amazing how much heat pumps have evolved in the past ten years,” Peter points out. “These are not mainstream yet, but they will be. It was because no one believed that we could heat our whole house this way. Everyone told us to go with a big, gas furnace, but Cindy understood how it would work, and we went with it.”

These decisions paid off. So far their Xcel Energy statements show a negative balance, in which they are banking an average of $2 / day in energy they are feeding into the grid. Town of Carbondale Building Official John Plano says, “this home is the most energyefficient, with the lowest HERS* rating of any house I have inspected in my career of more than twenty years in code enforcement, and that’s saying a lot.” (*HERS = Home Energy Rating System, the industry used for calculating a home’s utility performance. ) “John Plano from the Town and Marty Treadway iency) helped any time we faced something that would impact our home’s footprint,” Cindy says, adding that Carbondale is looking ahead with progressive requirements that will help shape “Small homes feel better to us as parents and as a couple. They feel cozier, more livable,” Cindy says. “We’ve never had a house larger than 2000 square feet, and I can tell you that they’ve always felt big to me. The value of the small space is that it is intrinsic to how we want to live and the way we want to be in the world.”

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PLANNING AHEAD

Both of their 23-year-old kids are taking a semester off of college, and there’s plenty of room at home. “You never know what life is going to throw you,” Cindy says. “The kids might move home with a spouse one day, and we wanted to be able to evolve with the changing needs of the family.” So they built a studio apartment in the back.

For now, rental income on the 500-square-foot unit will help offset their mortgage.

A two-story ceiling gives the small space a grand feeling and this bank of stacked windows matches a similar detail in Peter’s mother’s former house in Missouri Heights. They copied this design to honor memories of being in her home.

SO MANY CHOICES...

The longterm impact of building materials can be a big consideration. Peter and Cindy chose Hardie Unlike wood, it will not rot.

The color will not fade or require painting. Over the lifetime of a house, this can save countless maintenance costs, dramatically reducing the embodied energy of producing additional materials. Instead of using traditional lap siding, they chose 1”x 6” trim boards spaced over a breathable vapor barrier similar to Gore-tex. This creates visual interest and contrasts with a rusted corrugated wainscot.

LET THERE BE LIGHT

Natural light is a priority for the couple, so they wanted windows on both sides of the home. North-facing windows could have brought noise and curious eyes from the nearby bike path while undermining the home’s passive-solar qualities. They chose inoperable doublepane clerestory windows.

These windows cannot be opened, and they are built with two panes separated by an insulating air pocket that inhibits heat transfer – so energy loss is minimal and noise is buffered. From inside, there is no sense of feet away from the home.

WARMTH

Cindy and Peter discovered this Heartstone Bari woodburning stove at a friend’s home in Vermont.

It can swivel to face either the living room or the dining room. “We love getting to Cindy says. Of course, this appliance is as energythe home. It is touted by the manufacturer as “the modern stove on the market,” far exceeding EPA emission standards.

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Located right off of the Rio Grande Trail, the home’s unique, triangular-shaped entry and tall, narrow design catches the attention of passers-by. “We knew our presence would be felt,” Peter says, “so we made design decisions and materials choices with the neighborhood in mind. We wanted to create something beautiful and sensitive to its surroundings. When we hear from people who enjoyed watching the construction process, or who like what we built, it makes the whole process and everything that went into it feel complete.”

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Being face to face is more fun.” JIMENA LOVO RIVAS BMS grade 5 • “I miss my friends. I miss playing with them at recess, sitting with them at lunch, and working with them.” ELLA KLINGELHEBER RMS grade 4 • “The thing I miss most are my friends and teachers. They cheer me up when I am sad or having a bad day.” KATHLEEN STUART CRES grade 3

• “I have missed seeing my friends.” JAYCIE KINCAID BMS grade 5 • “When I get stuck, my friends help me. And when my friends get stuck, I help them.” PERRY FULTON RMS grade 4 • “I missed seeing my friends everyday and being able to socialize every day. I also missed seeing my teachers, because they are awesome and they make every school day better.” BRIGHTON HATHAWAY GSMS grade 7 • “What I miss most are my teachers. They teach me all the stuff I need to know. They are always supportive and kind.” JADE MOREY RMS grade 3 • “I never realized how much I loved school until I couldn’t go anymore. I miss seeing so many familiar faces, getting a smile here and a ‘how are you doing?’ there.” REMI BRUNSON WSRF grade 5 • “I miss my friends and classmates.” MARGARET BROCKMAN CRES grade 4

• “I miss going to Starbucks with my friends and hanging out or just talking with them. I also miss having sleepovers, and I wish we could get back to our normal lives, but not until the virus is tame.” EMMALYN STRAIT BMS grade 8 • “There are many things I miss about school but easily the thing I miss most about it is all the wacky stuff that would happen in class!” DYLAN MORRISON BMS grade 8 • “I miss being able to talk to my friends without being six feet apart.” LOWRY CAMP WSRF grade 6 • “One of the things I miss most about school is art. Art is my favorite subject. You can do lots of fun stuff like paint a lot of pictures.” ANNABELLE MATTHIAS RMS grade 2 • “When I think of my friends I think of the happy times we had together. Like the fun games we played at school, third grade ski day at Buttermilk or how we made each other laugh! When I think of those moments I feel happy, but still I miss my friends.” YARI LOBODA AES grade 3

• “Damaris , Avlieen, José, and Andrea.” MELISSA HORCH GSES grade 4 • “I miss interactive learning and working with friends.” ESTEBAN ROMERO RODRIGUEZ CMS grade 5 • “I miss Ms. Monica Gucwa because she is so nice.”

CHARLOTTA BENTLEY RMS grade 3 • “Squeals of delight echo in the Aspen Elementary School Cafeteria, as joyful children shovel their food into their mouths, excited to get out to recess. The delicious smell of pizza floats through the air as I chat with my friends. Little did I know, this would be my last meal in the super crazy Aspen Elementary cafeteria.

This is a feeling that I don’t get at home. I used to not like the noise of the cafeteria, but now, I wish I had it back. The bustle and the ear splitting chaotic noise made me feel not as lonely as I do now.” HEIDI HANCOCK AES grade 4 •

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GLENWOOD SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL

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RMS

(970) 384-5500 www.rfsd.k12.co.us 120 Soccer Field Road, GWS Open Enrollment Publicly Funded RE 1 School District Grades 5-8

ROSS MONTESSORI SCHOOL

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As the closure was happening, I really got to experience the feeling of having others with you along the way because everyone was affected. All teachers and staff members were supportive and considerate on what was happening around the world.”

(970) 963-7199 www.RossMontessori.org 109 Lewies Lane, Carbondale Enrollment Lottery Publicly Funded Charter Kindergarten & Grades 1-8

I miss art class and my teacher Ms. Sonya Taylor Moore. I love how we can be creative and free... Once a year, the whole school and fun. And we have a song to go with it.”

MADILYN MATTHIAS

grade 4

ERIKA MOJARRO

grade 8

GRADES 1–8

SES

SOPRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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(970) 384-5400 www.rfsd.k12.co.us 1150 Mt. Sopris Drive, GWS Open Enrollment Publicly Funded RE 1 School District PreK, Kindergarten & Grades 1-4

I miss all my teachers and friends. A good thing is that we get to see each other on our class calls,but it is not the same as meeting them in person.

BRAELYN THOMPSON grade 4

WSRF

WALDORF SCHOOL ON THE ROARING FORK

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(970) 963-1960 www.WaldorfSchoolRF.com 16543 Highway 82, Carbondale Application Process Tuition w/ Financial Aid + PreK, Kindergarten & Grades 1-8

I miss shaking my teacher’s hand in the morning, playing with my friends at recess, and doing activities in person and not from a video. I miss just being with my classmates and friends. I miss so many things from school, but one of the things I miss the most is having the support of my friends in my class when I need it.”

ABIGAIL O’KEEFE

grade 4

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AHS

ASPEN HIGH SCHOOL (970) 925-3760 www.aspenk12.net 0235 High School Road, Aspen Open Enrollment Publicly Funded Aspen School District Mascot: Skier Colors: Red & Black

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MY GRANDMA CONNIE used to love the book “The Little Engine That Could.” The book tells the story of a train carrying toys and

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food for the children in the next town over; however the engine runs out of coal and is unable to make it up a large hill. Several other engines pass by without offering to help. That is, until the Little Engine that Could arrives at the scene. Despite never having made it up the hill herself, she pulled the stranded engine up the hill saying “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.”

Although it sounds silly, this mantra has served as a guiding principle in my life.

“I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.”

QUINN RAMBERG valedictorian

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BHS

BRHS

BASALT HIGH SCHOOL

BRIDGES HIGH SCHOOL

(970) 384-5959 www.rfsd.k12.co.us 600 Southside Drive, Basalt Open Enrollment Publicly Funded RE 1 School District Mascot: Longhorn Colors: Purple & Gold

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IN EVERY STAGE OF LIFE it is so easy to get caught up in social pressures, especially in high school. It is so easy to put up a facade and pretend to be someone you’re not in

(970) 384-6160 www.rfsd.k12.co.us 455 S. 3rd Street, Carbondale Open Enrollment Publicly Funded RE 1 School District Mascot: Frog Colors: Green & White

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IN THE COMING YEARS, we are all going to have to learn to adapt to our “new normal” and be resilient in the face of these challenging times. These are two important things that my time at Bridges has taught me, and I’m

not being yourself your reality becomes

sure my classmates have experienced these

the person you are not. I experienced the

things as well. I have learned to not give second chance when I made mistakes and

for seven months. After being back at

that encouraged me to try harder and do

Basalt, I realized this fear was completely

better the next time.

irrelevant because all that really matters is that I am comfortable with myself and who I am. Not who anyone else wants or expects me to be.”

SASHA BRUCKER co-valedictorian

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BEING OVERLY INVOLVED in the high school scene was not what mattered most to me. I found most of my joy in the classes that I was taking and in expanding my knowledge. I enjoyed studying subjects

While each student may be different, we all get along here at Bridges. I never imagined very bright student working through an addiction issue would be nice to me at lunch or someone with a completely separate political viewpoint from me, would put that aside and become my friend.”

MILES CRAFT valedictorian

across disciplines and plan to continue this in the future by studying physics and comparative literature. I stayed true to myself and my aspirations, which led me to become the person I am today, and I consider that a success. “ ANNE SCHROCK co-valedictorian 39

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COLORADO ROCKY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL (970) 963-2562 www.CRMS.org 500 Holden Way, Carbondale Application w/ entrance testing Mascot: Rocky Mountain Oysters Colors: Green & White

GSHS

GLENWOOD SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL (970) 384-5555 www.rfsd.k12.co.us 1521 Grand Avenue, GWS Open Enrollment Publicly Funded RE 1 School District Mascot: Demons Colors: Red & White

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RFHS

YMHS

ROARING FORK HIGH SCHOOL

YAMPAH MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL

(970) 384-5757 www.rfsd.k12.co.us 2270 Hwy 133, Carbondale Open Enrollment Publicly Funded RE 1 School District Mascot: Rams Colors: Blue & Gold

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THIS CLASS HAS BEEN THROUGH QUITE A LOT. Three principals, two vice principals, six different counselors, plenty of teachers and classes shifting around and now a pandemic,

(970) 945-9463 www.YMHS.org 695 Red Mountain Dr., GWS Open Enrollment Publicly Funded Charter Mascot: Grizzlies Colors: Purple & Black

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but if anything, it’s made us better students

on our own, and we’re all the better for it.

On the other hand, let’s give Roaring Fork some credit for what it does well, and there’s a whole lot. We have an incredible

biggest supporters! I worked hard so I could give my little Chavelita a future. But I also did could be proud. I did it mom!”

and more proactive humans. Here, success wasn’t handed to us, we sought after it

YOU GUYS NEVER LET ME GIVE UP and are my

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NADIA PALOMERA

IF YAMPAH HAS TAUGHT ME ANYTHING, it’s that you can’t go through your life alone. Not to say you can’t accomplish things by yourself, in fact

group of teachers, many of whom take the

no one can do things for you, but life is full of

time to know their students personally and

resources and family and love and happiness

profoundly. My teachers have challenged

and if you can surround yourself with people

me, forced me to think critically, and most

who can support you and who are good for

importantly, shaped my character in ways

you, you can do absolutely anything. And

few other people have.

sometimes worlds end when yours does.

Make sure you have a partner you can rely on.

We have been through so much together, and

Embrace you’re uniqueness and share it and

I hope you try to hold on to as many of these

the world will be better for it.”

people as possible, because few will ever know you quite like they do. We’ve spent years working and waiting to get to this day. But graduation isn’t what you’ll remember about your time in Carbondale. You’ll remember the people you knew, the friends you made and the experiences you shared.”

REX HAMILTON valedictorian

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JADA ELLIOT

WITH MY TIME AT YMHS I learned a lot more than just what schools are meant to teach you. I learned how to see things from others’ view. I learned how to have patience and have responsibility.”

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ACES / Rock Bottom Ranch

(970) 925-5756

Offering in-person afternoon programming this Fall for elementary-aged children.

Ascendigo

(970) 927-3143

Programs and services for those on the autism spectrum. Valley-wide.

Aspen Equestrian Team

(970) 922-6755

Developing competitive middle and high school riders at Cozy Point Ranch.

Aspen Jewish Congregation

(970) 925-8245

Family, school-aged & adult education programs. Valley-wide.

Aspen Learning Center

(310) 433-3892

Individual and small group learning sessions for ages 5 and up. Basalt.

Aspen Rec Department

(970) 544-4100

Learning day camp, youth pod sports teams, take home art kits and recreation facilities. Aspen.

Aspen Sante Fe Ballet

(970) 925-7175

Limited dance classes offered in Glenwood, Carbondale, Basalt, Aspen.

Aspen Skating Club

(970) 379-5900

Fall skating classes at the ARC in Aspen.

Aspen Youth Center

(970) 544-4130

On and off-site activities. After-school. Weekdays. Free. Aspen.

Carbondale Clay Center

(970) 963-2529

Clay Kits for Kids - materials and engaging instructions. Pick up in Carbondale.

Challenge Aspen

(970) 923-0578

Custom and small group year-round adaptive experiences for persons with disabilities.

Creative Flow Studio

(970) 963-5546

Themed art activity kits, including instructions and materials. Available for pick up in Carbondale.

Crown Mountain Bike Park

(970) 963-6030

BMX runs through September. Pump track and new bike park open through the season.

Handmakery

(970) 309-7686

Art classes for all ages – from Mini-Makers (ages 3-5) to tweens, teens and adults. Carbondale.

Jimmy Byrne Music Makers

(970) 274-3666

Guitar and piano lessons for ages 6 and up. Zoom, or in-person (individuals / pairs). Carbondale.

Pitkin County Libraries

(970) 429-1900

Online storytimes and curated educational materials.

Rock and Roll Academy

(970) 379-9685

In-person, afterschool or school-hours music programs for kids in Grades 4 - 12. Willits.

Roaring Fork Fencers Club

(847) 778-8513

Individual and small group fencing lessons for ages 5 and up. Glenwood, Carbondale and Aspen.

Rocky Mountain Kids Clubs

(970) 404-1587

Learning cohorts, disance learning support and limited afterschool programs. Carbondale.

Rocky Mountain Martial Arts

(970) 948-6694

Afterschool, in-person martials arts classes for ages 4+ in Basalt and Aspen.

Snowmass Village Parks & Rec

(970) 922-2240

Swim lessons and limited after school activities for kids this fall. Snowmass.

The Art Base

(970) 927-4123

Offering Art Kits To Go for kids and taking reservations for site visits. Basalt.

Theatre Aspen

(970) 925-9313

Town of Basalt

(970) 927-8214

Fall youth soccer, lacrosse, junior golf and nature programs. Basalt.

Town of Carbondale

(970) 510-1290

Afterschool skateboard, pickleball and tennis lessons. Also “Art Fun” classes. Carbondale.

WSRF

(970) 963-1960

Parent-child mornings for ages birth to 18 months or 18 months to 3 years old.

Wind Walkers

(970) 963-2909

Equine assisted learning and therapy center. Classes and private lessons. Carbondale.

W H AT ’ S

H A PPE N I N G

September

October

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CASA SUPERHERO RUN

DATE: SEPT 26 - OCT 4 LOCATION : VIRTUAL/ FUNDRAISER Run the annual 5K or 10K in a superhero costume CASA of the 9th, which provides advocacy representation for children in need. Enter photos of your “race” to win prizes and raise awareness.

SEPT 3

BURLAP DINNER - SEASON EXTENSION 6:00 – 8:00 PM ACES, ROCK BOTTOM RANCH Join ACES at Rock Bottom Ranch for a casual evening exploring the agriculture systems followed by a meal for four in the open-air pole barn. The evening begins with wine and beer, followed by a step-by-step production tour, conversations with the agriculture crew, and concludes with dinner and dessert.

SEPT 4

FIRST FRIDAY “CREATIVE DISTRICT ART WALK” 4:00 - 8:00 PM CARBONDALE MAIN STREET Stroll Main Street and check out gallery openings, balloons & face painting, and the annual Running of the Balls.

SEPT 5

“FOREST GUMP” AT THE AUDI DRIVE-IN THEATRE 9:00 – 11:00 PM BUTTERMILK PARKING LOT Aspen-Snowmass and partners present a drivein theatre at the base of Buttermilk Ski Area. The outdoor venue will feature a 40-foot wide screen and surround-sound via FM radio.

SEPT 7

LABOR DAY ICE CREAM ANTI-SOCIAL ALL AROUND SNOWMASS The Town of Snowmass Village is back at it again to give away free ice cream. The decorated ice and a summer playlist with an ode to 30 years of JAS Aspen Snowmass Labor Day Experiences.

November

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19 NOV

ASPEN YOUTH CENTER’S ANNUAL AETHER GAMES

DECK THE WALLS HOLIDAY MARKET

SEPT 9

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DATE: OCT 7 TIME: 12:00 - 5:00 PM LOCATION : ONLINE AND AROUND ASPEN Join AYC for a virtual scavenger hunt. Aspen Youth Center and Aether Apparel are partnering up with the Goosechase app for a safe, socially distanced scavenger hunt around Aspen.

YOUTH ART PARK: LISTEN + LEARN ZOOM SESSION Learn about the new Carbondale Youth Art Park that is currently being planned. Offer feedback through the survey online at Carbondale Arts through the month of September.

SEPT 17 & EVERY THURSDAY

MIDVALLEY FOOD BANK 12:00 - 2:00 PM CROWN MOUNTAIN PARK, EL JEBEL Aspen Ski Company and Crown Mtn. Park host we weekly drive-up food bank for anyone in need. The food bank will continue to operate through Autumn.

SEPT 18

CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERT 4:00 PM THOMPSON HOUSE, CARBONDALE Enjoy music played outdoors on the lawn at the Thompson House by Minsa Wu and Alfredo Muro. Hosted by Carbondale Arts.

SEPT 19

7:00 PM/ SHOW AT 8:00 PM SOUL POWER AT THE DRIVE-IN CROWN MOUNTAIN PARK, EL JEBEL a behind-the-scenes look at Zaire 74, with James Brown, BB King and other legends.

SEPT 19

EMMA SCHOOLHOUSE BAZAAR 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM THE EMMA SCHOOLHOUSE, BASALT The Annual Emma Schoolhouse Bazaar will take place outdoors in the school yard. Find goods from your favorite local artists.

DATES: STARTING NOVEMBER 19 TIME: 5:00 - 9:00 PM LOCATION: THE LAUNCHPAD, CARBONDALE This is a vibrant collective of local and regional artists, designers, and hand-makers. Up to 10 visitors are allowed in the shop at once; masks and social distancing required.

THE NUMBER OF VIRTUAL EVENTS, IN-PERSON EVENTS, CLASSES AND PROGRAMS THAT PARENTS FOUND AT MOUNTAINPARENT.COM THIS SUMMER Want to learn about posting a listing in the Activity Finder? Please email us at events@mountainparent.com.

SEPT 21 - 25

SILVER TEE GOLF TOURNAMENT SNOWMASS

the Ball Drop on September 22nd at 8:00AM. For $100/ball, you will have a 1 in 250 chance of winning $10,000.

OCT 3

ANNUAL POTATO DAY 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM ONLINE & DOWNTOWN CARBONDALE The 111th annual fall community celebration in honor format to accommodate social distancing.

OCT 14 - 18

5 POINT FILM FESTIVAL CARBONDALE/ VIRTUAL

around the world, creating an inclusive gathering of our outdoor and creative communities in a virtual format.

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Snowmass PARKS & RECREATION

2835 Brush Creek Road, Snowmass Village (970) 922-2240 snowmassrecreation.com

IMPORTANT INFORMATION Reservations and masks are required.

Memberships are required to make a

Memberships are not required to register for a program, such as our Kids Day Camp and Adult Sports Leagues.

RESERVATION POLICIES

The reservation system opens Saturdays at 8:00 PM to book a spot for the following week (Monday - Sunday). You can reserve a workout or pool spot anytime during the week.

FALL FITNESS CLASSES & FITNESS EQUIPMENT

FALL YOUTH SWIM LESSONS

SKI CONDITIONING It’s time to build strength , coordination and balance in preparation for the ski season.

TENNIS LESSONS

YOGA A versatile yoga class for many levels of experience and ability.

NEW CLASS! LIIT (Low Impact Intensity Training) A lower impact, lower intensity class than the popular HIIT class, this routine helps ease back good workout that is easy on the joints!.

Group swim lessons and private swim lessons are extending into the Fall! You can submit a request for a private swim lesson or learn more about swim lessons by visiting our website, under the Recreation Center tab.

for available times for private lessons.

All ages are welcome.

PICKLEBALL LESSONS for available timees for private lessons.

All ages are welcome.

Register for this and all Fitness Classes through the online Catalog.

GARFIELD COUNTY LIBRARY

PITKIN COUNTY LIBRARY

OUTDOOR FUN & GAMES WEDNESDAYS STARTING SEPT. 9 2:30 PM GLENWOOD SPRINGS BRANCH Jump up and come on down to the Glenwood Springs Branch Library for a fun, active, socially distanced good time. Join your friends (K- grade 5) for fun and games on the plaza or nature walks around town. Rain or shine.

VIRTUAL STORYTIME WEDNESDAYS 10:30 AM The children’s librarian, Allison, sings ongs, rhymes and tells stories for kids of all ages. The videos are posted to the Library’s Facebook page and YouTube channel, and remain active for 24 hours.

OUTDOOR MOVIES AT THE LIBRARY SEPTEMBER 30 7:00 PM GLENWOOD SPRINGS BRANCH Safely watch a movie on the plaza with family and friends. Spanish subtitles will be provided.

Please bring your own seating and mask, and follow all library, local, and state COVID protocols.

ART ON THE PATIO WEDNESDAYS, SEPTEMBER 16 & 30 3:30 PM CARBONDALE BRANCH Create special art projects on the Carbondale Branch Library patio. Registration is required and space is limited for these free events for ages 12 and up. Provided by the library in conjunction with Carbondale Arts. Social distancing measures will be in place and masks are required.

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AFTER SCHOOL WEEKLY WONDERS: CRAFT & SCIENCE TAKE HOME KITS MONDAYS, STARTING SEPT 8 New kits available to pick up from the library’s main entrance on Mill St. every Monday.

Accompanying videos and how-to’s can be found on the Pitkin County Library YouTube channel. *Sept 8 is a Tuesday, but the Library is closed Monday, Sept 7 for Labor Day. PITKIN COUNTY LIBRARY LAB Your favorite kits, games and crafts from the library makerspace are available to check out.

Enter the search term “library lab” in the catalog to place holds on camera kits, robotics sets, sewing machines, crafts, games, puzzles, and more. www.pitcolib.org

BASALT LIBRARY OUTSIDE STORYTIME THURSDAYS IN SEPTEMBER 10:30 - 11:00 AM Welcome to Outside Storytime!

Families are invited back to early literacy storytimes. Designed for ages 3 - 5 years, come enjoy stories, songs, and action rhymes on the front lawn of the library, weather permitting. Please bring your own seating arrangements. We will be practicing social distancing by separating age of 10 must wear a mask.

HARVESTING YOUR SEEDS! A PRIMER WITH THE CSU EXTENSION SEPTEMBER 14, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ZOOM + RECORDING ARCHIVE Roaring Fork valley gardeners know the next step is to plan for next year. Specialist Denyse Schrenker will talk about the how-to’s of seed saving and what to do to prep soil now for next spring. Denyse is a Horticulture & Small Acreage Management Specialist at the CSU Extension, a go-to resource for Colorado gardeners. This program will take place on zoom, and a recording will be available for viewing later.

ONLINE TECH HELP SEPTEMBER 22 2:30 - 4:00PM ONLINE Looking for help with your computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.? Sign up for a half hour zoom appointment.

Carbondale

RECREATION DEPARTMENT 567 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale (970) 510-1290 carbondalerec.com

SEPTEMBER ART FUN

DAYS: Tuesday-Thursday Sessions Wednesdays ONLY Sessions AGES: 8 - 12 TIMES: Tues-Thurs 3:00 - 4:30 PM Wednesday-only Session 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM DATES: September 1 - 24 LOCATION : Carbondale Recreation Center This FREE program will be held outside at the Rec Center, with social distancing and masks required at all times. Each participant will receive their own art kit to work with and take home.

SEPTEMBER SKATE LESSONS DAYS: Wednesdays DATES: TIMES / LEVEL ONE: 4:30 - 5:30 PM TIMES /LEVEL TWO: LOCATION : Carbondale Skate Park

Whether you’ve never skated before or want a chance to perfect new tricks, join instructor, Chris Johnson, at the Carbondale Skate class for you. Must have own skateboard.

Helmets Required. All other safety gear highly recommended.

AFTER-SCHOOL PICKLEBALL DATES:

SESSION 2: SEPT 21 - OCT 7 SESSION 3: OCTOBER 12 - 28 JUNIOR SESSIONS (AGES 6 - 9) TIME: WEDNESDAYS, 3:00 - 4:00 PM YOUTH SESSIONS (AGES 10 - 14) TIME: WEDNESDAYS, 3:00 - 4:00 PM

AFTER-SCHOOL TENNIS

DAYS: Tuesdays and Thursdays TIMES / (AGES 6-9): 3:00 - 4:00 PM TIMES / (AGES 10-14): 4:00 - 5:00 PM DATES : Session 1: Sept 1-17; Session 2: Sept 22-Oct 8; Session 3: October 13-29

VOTER REGISTRATION DATES OCTOBER 19 - NOVEMBER 2 EARLY VOTING Vote in person at your local polling location or drop off the ballot you received by mail.

OCTOBER 20 RECOMMENDED MAIL-IN BALLOT DEADLINE Recommended date to mail in ballot to assure it is received by your county by Election Day. After this date, you can still request a mailed ballot, though you should make plans to deliver it in person to a polling location.

OCTOBER 26 VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE TO RECEIVE A BALLOT BY MAIL

receive a ballot by mail.

NOTE: If you miss registration for mail-in voting, you can still register and vote in person on Election Day. NOVEMBER 3 ELECTION DAY 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Visit MountainParent.com for a list of local polling locations, a link to verify your Colorado voter registration and a list of books for kids of all ages about voting in America.

RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER (970) 384-9500 The Family Resource Center of the Roaring Fork Schools is available to connect RE-1 families to security, health care access, etc.

FOOD BANK OF THE ROCKIES & LIFT-UP Carbondale Library Pick-Up Location Wednesdays 2:30 - 3:30 PM Thursdays 4:00 - 5:00 PM — First United Methodist Church Glenwood — Mobile Pantry – Aspen (Buttermilk) Wednesdays 12:00 - 2:00 PM — FBR Mobile Pantry – El Jebel 20 Eagle County Dr. Thursdays 12:00 - 2:00 PM — Visit LiftUp.org for Lift-Up distribution dates this Fall.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Aspen Strong The directory connects individuals to resources for direct mental health or addiction service providers.

Mind Springs Health Virtual Therapy and Psychiatry - 970.945.2583 Mental Health Support Line 1.877.519.7505 Facebook Live Series Schedule

Aspen Hope Center 24 Hour Hotline Aspen (970) 925-5858 CARBONDALE MUTUAL AID GROUP The Carbondale Mutual Aid Group is a Facebook Group that contains signup forms for requesting help and for volunteering, a list of local resources, and occasional posts and updates about Carbondale’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Facebook group is a platform for discussion and support.

WESTERN COLORADO 2-1-1 WC211.ORG Connect to an Information & Referral Specialist. Dial three simple digits 2-1-1 to talk with a referral agent Monday through Friday, community resources, including employment, food pantries, help for an aging parent, addiction prevention programs for teenage children, affordable housing options, support groups and other stressful life situations.

CATHOLIC CHARITIES People experiencing hardships may request assistance for items such as rental/mortgage assistance, utility assistance, emergency food assistance, household supplies, and transportation assistance.

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Aspen

RECREATION DEPARTMENT 0861 Maroon Creek Road, Aspen (970) 544-4100 aspenrecreation.com

ADULT ACTIVITIES

FULL DAY CAMPS

RED BRICK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

ADULT LAP SWIMMING, MASTER SWIM AND WATER AEROBICS ARE AVAILABLE.

DAYS: MONDAY – FRIDAY, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM COST: $44 PER DAY AGES: GRADES K - 4 LOCATION: ASPEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL This fall the City of Aspen will be providing full day camp, in place of afterschool club. In the morning, students will work on their school assignments and homework, the counselors will help the kids log-in but will not be responsible for teaching lessons. After lunch there will be trips and more.

110 EAST HALLAM ST., SUITE 118, ASPEN TOURS BY APPOINTMENT (970) 429- 2777 REDBRICKASPEN.COM The Red Brick Center for the Arts welcomes the chance to host you for a private tour of the current exhibition. Additionally, you can meet Resident Artists working in their studios and view the range of artwork being made by Aspen artists. Tours are limited to a max. of 3 guests at a time and masks are required. Please call to schedule a tour.

PLAYGROUNDS

RED BRICK ART KITS

Lawn, such as yoga, body weight circuit training or a stretch class. Look for indoor and you must register in advance. Swimming Covid-19 punch pass. To purchase a punch pass, make a reservation, review Covid-19 procedures and see the latest schedules, please go to AspenRecreation.com

RECREATION CENTER UPDATES During the closure due to COVID-19, staff has been hard at work creating a reopening plan safety of the community and staff drives every step of planning. This fall look for hockey skills and drills sessions, limited indoor and outdoor and more. Check the website often for updates at AspenRecreation.com

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ASPEN HAS OVER 30 PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS THAT ARE OPEN YEAR ROUND. EACH PLAYGROUND HAS ELEMENTS THAT CHALLENGE KIDS OF ALL AGES. While visiting please follow the latest Covid-19 recommendations for general safety such as sanitizing hands after touching playground equipment, social distancing and face coverings. And remember dogs must be leashed at all times. Please dispose of dog waste properly.

Red Brick Art Kits offer a complete creative activity including all supplies and instructions to keep a child’s imagination engaged and growing. Once the project is complete, encourage your young artist to use the ideas and supplies they explored in the kit to create another work of art. Art Kits make great make gifts too. To purchase a kit please email kathy.broughton@cityofaspen.com

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