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Volume 13, Number 30 | Sepember 2-8, 2021

Second opinion

By James Steindler Contributing Editor

The Carbondale Clay Center (CCC) simply cannot get enough of the Phelps twins, Kyle and Kelly. The duo’s exhibition, “Race, Class, & the Blue Collar,” composed of a collection of figurines depicting the struggles and realities of the American working class, was on display at CCC through the month of August with a closing reception on Aug. 29.

Mostly due to their expertise as ceramicists, but partially because it’s just too hard to say goodbye, the twins were invited to judge the Carbondale Clay National XV on First Friday, Sept. 3. The theme this year for CCC’s annual contest: “The Narrative Figure.” There will be a reception from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at CCC in downtown Carbondale, where awards for “Best in Show” and “Staff Selection” will be announced. The exhibition will remain on display through Sept. 25.

Each year, CCC invites a renowned artist to judge the Carbondale Clay National, but it’s hard to separate the Phelps twins who create and work together on a regular basis. So, this year, there will be two sets of eyes on the prize.

The brothers invited four nationally recognized figurative ceramic artists to participate: Roberto Lugo, Mac McCusker, Keith Smith and Paul Wandless. They selected 12 more artists from those who applied to compete from across the country.

Throughout the month, CCC will be taking your votes as well. Folks can vote in-person or online for the piece they like best. At the end of the month, the center will announce “People’s Choice” along with a cash prize for the winner.

“Ceramics is a prime medium that artists use to ‘tell a story.’ Carbondale Clay National XV: The Narrative Figure juried exhibition is a broad conversation on the issues of our modern age involving society, politics, environment, religion, class, sexuality, gender, poverty or war,” say jurors Kyle and Kelly Phelps. “We are looking to openly represent individual expression through this variety of topics amongst contemporary figurative ceramics.”

For more information on the Phelps twins or to vote in the Carbondale Clay National XV, visit carbondaleclay.org "Carbondale Clay National XV: The Narrative Figure" was juried by Kyle and Kelly Phelps and opens at the Carbondale Clay Center with a reception on Sept. 3 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Photo by Will Sardinsky.

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Ps & Qs

By Jeannie Perry When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be?

Will I be pretty?

Will I be rich?

Here’s what she said to me...

You will flee your home and country just to survive. You will miss spending holidays with your friends and family because you will be living in a foreign land with strangers. You will have little to no support and, especially being a woman, you will need to be resourceful to stay alive and stay safe. You won’t have time for daydreams about being pretty or rich. You will need to be strong and resilient if you are going to live a long life. You will be as far

Halting the machines of war back as your children’s family history goes. They will only know where they come from through your eyes and your stories. This is the price of freedom when you are born in a place under constant threat from weapons made and sold for profit.

Or you can stay. And be the third wife of an old man who will get you pregnant before your own body has matured enough to grow breasts to feed your first baby. A man who will decide all aspects of your life: from healthcare to education to spiritual ritual. Is that a life worth living? To be only a babymaker, a food preparer, a cleaner.

What of your hopes, dreams, and aspirations?

Here in a “developed” country, in the year 2021, we are all about equal rights. Well, we preach that anyway, but in practice we fall a little short. We tell our girls, “Don’t dress provocatively, don’t walk alone, don’t go out at night to avoid rape.” This instead of teaching our boys: “Do not rape.”

We pay our female professionals a fraction of what the men make, in every industry. As if reproductive organs have any bearing on one’s ability to act, teach or perform

dental surgery.

The world is smaller than ever before. We fly ourselves all around the globe — even into space, holding very important meetings and communicating instantaneously, but we still can’t figure out how to keep our sons and daughters safe from the ancient practice of war. I can understand differing opinions, I can even understand contrasting values, what I can’t wrap my head around is the endless violence.

Living with the United States is like being in an abusive relationship. And while you might get some fancy baubles (tanks and helicopters), it isn’t worth the physical and emotional anguish. Instead of black eyes and broken arms, we leave behind a new generation full of regrets and revenge. Why can’t we try something new? Let’s build a hospital, a school, a Holiday Inn Express with a business center and then take the first flight home. It would certainly be cheaper and it couldn’t end worse. Of course, we would have to find something besides fancy weaponry for destroying lives to spend our tax money on…

Hmm, I know. Maybe we

could build up the infrastructure of our country, too. Pouring money into our hospitals, schools and community centers (free wifi) doesn’t sound half bad. And I might add, if we’re not going to invest in the future of our own country, then why the hell would we spend so much money on the other side of the planet to “defend it”?

Pretty soon, I hope, the United States will take a good, long look in the mirror and admit that Uncle Sam is too old to still be driving this bus. He’s preoccupied with an old route and consequently we are missing stops; stops that we need to get off this military industrial complex-based economy.

The women in Afghanistan are about to pay dearly for all the bombs and guns — for all the homes and lives lost in the last 20 years. That is on us. But maybe, once we get a leader who was not born of a war boom, we can spend some time and money forward, in the hopes that future generations won’t continue to kill and maim each other over past transgressions. They may even find time to bring about equality — or at least daydream about it.

Many of you may have followed the story of our daughter, Anna Cunningham, a local teen who in 2019 lost her battle to childhood cancer at the age of 16. With our hearts finally healed enough, this past year her father and I started the ALC Foundation in her memory. The goal of this foundation is to give back to the many heroic organizations that reached out to our family with compassionate support and a generosity of spirit that moved us beyond words. Their great work gives hope to children and their families as they navigate the difficult journey of childhood cancer.

Our first fundraising events, held this past July, included the inaugural Anna Cunningham Memorial Golf Tournament followed by the first-ever live concert on the driving range at River Valley Ranch. We were proud to host acclaimed musical guest Brett Dennen along with local opening band Shady Lane.

Early attendance numbers put the crowd at over 2,000 people. What a night! We again found ourselves so moved by the outpouring of community support! We want to thank our many event sponsors and donors for their contributions that helped us raise, in our first year, over $50,000 to give to our 2021 charities. The Town of Carbondale and the Parks and Rec Department went above and beyond by donating the use of their amazing new stage and helping us to create a truly awesome and professional event. It gave us great joy to watch the many children running around and dancing on the driving range. This was the exact spirit of the event we were hoping for and the concert exceeded our expectations in every way.

The charities that we are supporting this year are: The Denver Children’s Hospital Foundation:

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$5,000 to support families who are challenged to pay for medical treatment for their children; Camp Wapiyapi: $15,000 to continue their work of sending sick kids with their siblings to camp with medical support; and finally, Brent’s Place: $30,000 to support their safe and clean accommodations provided free-of-charge to sick kids and their families during cancer treatment.

We couldn’t have done this without the amazing support from our community! Thank you for helping us put hope in every fight. See you all next year!

With our deepest gratitude, Julie Warren and Red Cunningham Carbondale

Mountain views As per Sopris Sun 8/26 coverage of the comp plan process (page 7), Cushing Terrell suggested that “the Historical Commercial Core zoning could be amended to specify three stories instead of a 35-foot height limit to attract developers with more lenient, form-based design standards.”

The cover page of our comp plan prior to the 2013 version stated, but never formally adopted, the goal of preserving the visual corridor to Mount Sopris. Sadly, that tenet was not carried forward to the current comp plan and isn’t even mentioned in discussion of its revision.

Encouraging buildings higher than 35 feet flies in the face of our small town character and with the possible obliteration of views of our mother mountain, as well as the horizon in any direction, we may as well be living in a city. I am, therefore, not in favor of taller buildings in Carbondale!

Our quality of life has been disrupted by the very recent rate of growth and its accompanying

impacts such as traffic, noise and rude behavior.

If unable to be absorbed in a healthy manner, this is not sustainable. And then there is questionable availability of scarce water demanded by ongoing growth. Yes, the Town has senior water rights, which don’t do any good if/when there’s no water! Our serious drought conditions emphasize this. If we cannot grow out or up, perhaps it’s time to stop allowing rampant growth.

Laurie Loeb Carbondale

Labor Day Labor Day is upon us, with parties and parades. This year, we celebrate the proud history of our American Labor movement. Mother Jones advised, “Mourn the dead — and fight like hell for the living!”

We at the Western Colorado Trades and Labor Assembly intend to do both. We hope to educate others about the roots of Labor Day, to understand why we have so much to celebrate — and so much to fight for.

The long weekend we’re celebrating was paid for by the blood of striking workers. In 1894, it was common for employees to work 12 or more hours per day, seven days a week. Despite early child labor laws, children as young as five still worked in mines, mills and factories. When the American Railroad Union called for a nationwide boycott of Pullman cars, President Grover Cleveland called in 12,000 federal troops to break the strike. Resulting riots led to the deaths of dozens of workers. In 1894, Labor Day was created to heal the breach between the government and the American worker.

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Correction: Last week’s “CVEPA Views” column was written by Suzy Meredith-Orr, not John Armstrong as mistakenly printed.

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Habitat and home conserved near Carbondale

By Olivia Emmer Sopris Sun Correspondent

On Tuesday, Aug. 31, a handful of giddy Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT) staff members gathered at the Coffman Ranch, 1.5 miles east of downtown Carbondale. They were there to celebrate the organization’s purchase of the verdant property from longtime owners Rex and JoAnn Coffman.

The Coffmans purchased the property in the 1950s from the Cerise family. An old barn remains from their former dairy operation, though for the last 30 years or so they’ve leased their pastures to Bill Fales of Cold Mountain Ranch for his cattle operation. A conservationminded family, the Coffmans, and their children, decided to sell their property at a discount to the local land trust.

AVLT could not make the $6.5 million purchase alone. $2.5 million came from Great Outdoors Colorado’s Protect Initiative, $2 million came from Pitkin County, $200,000 came from Garfield County and $25,000 from the Town of Carbondale.

The purchase has been in the works since 2019, though AVLT and the Coffmans first collaborated over a small conservation easement on the property in 2003. AVLT usually doesn’t purchase land outright, instead

buying conservation easements on privately owned parcels. But, according to AVLT staff, the Coffman Ranch is so uniquely precious they decided it warranted a more hands-on approach.

The ranch boasts about three quarters of a mile of Roaring Fork River frontage with undeveloped riparian habitat and about 35 acres of wetlands. According to Jeff Davlyn, AVLT’s philanthropy director, “There's a bunch of dense habitat along this three quarter mile of Roaring Fork River. The more biologists we talk to, we keep hearing there's just not much of this kind of riparian shrubland and woodland left on the middle Roaring Fork River. The quality of the wetlands through that section is really unique.”

Another compelling feature of the Coffman Ranch is ample senior water rights, which are now also protected by AVLT’s ownership and the associated conservation easement that was purchased by Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. The water rights are on the Union and Slough Ditches and date back to 1884. According to Suzanne Stephens, AVLT’s executive director, “A big part of why Pitkin County got involved in funding [this project] is because by protecting these water rights, it basically ensures that this water has to run through

the Roaring Fork River all the way through Pitkin County to get here.

And so, in that sense, it's protection for Pitkin County rivers and water by tying it down here.”

In addition to fulfilling AVLT’s mission of protecting wildlife habitat, this purchase also preserves agricultural land. The flood-irrigated pastures are currently leased to Bill Fales, who says that the land is important to his cattle operation.

“That shoulder season before and after the Forest Service permits are available is a critical time for us to have our cows on nice pasture.

They get bred better, more of them become pregnant, if they're on good feed. And if I can save feeding hay, hay that takes a lot of work to put up, and have them feed themselves, it’s much more economical.”

Over the next few months, AVLT will be working on their management plan for the property. Goals include restoring the western edge of the property, protecting existing wildlife habitat, continuing agricultural activity, creating public access to the property and the river, developing educational programming, potentially expanding food production and, one day, moving AVLT’s offices to the site. While they have brought in enough grants and donations to cover the purchase,

AVLT staff celebrates closing on Coffman Ranch. Photo by Olivia Emmer. that fundraising effort is part of a larger $14 million campaign to support management and future programs at the property.

In an interview, Bill Fales, the Coffman’s longtime leaseholder, reflected on the legacy of the Coffman family. “Rex and Jo and their three kids are being amazingly generous to the community. You could easily see how a billionaire could have bought the property and fenced it off and changed the habitat. Rex and Jo really wanted it to stay as a working ranch and are thrilled that AVLT are going to be doing the work they are going

to do there. They really need a lot of congratulations for doing that, and for forgoing getting more dollars, in order to take care of the property the way they see best.”

For now, life on the ranch will continue much as it has in years past. Rex and JoAnn Coffman have a life tenancy on the property and AVLT intends to maintain the existing agricultural leases.

The community will have a chance to visit the property on Sunday, Sep. 19, for AVLT’s “Party in the Pasture.” The event is free, but registration is requested at avlt.org

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Aspen Journalism Aspen Journalism Editor Curtis Wackerle was named the nonprofit news agency’s executive director following the departure of Brent Gardner-Smith, who was hired as news director at Aspen Public Radio. Wackerle will continue to serve as editor and reporter on the Connie Harvey Environment Desk. His work as a journalist in the Roaring Fork Valley began as a reporter for the Aspen Daily News, where he eventually became editor-in-chief.

Paralympics Congratulations to Kyle Coon! This local finished 5th in the men’s triathlon race for visually impaired athletes at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Coon also competed in the 750-meter swim, 20K bike and 5K run events. Coon’s teammate Brad Snyder took gold for the 5K run.

Theatre season Thunder River Theatre Company has chosen Missy Moore to take the creative helm as interim artistic director. In this role, she’s charged with curating and often directing the 2021/2022 in-person season. The season will open with Jaclyn Backhaus’ “Men on Boats,” a witty retelling of John Wesley Powell’s 1869 expedition to chart the Colorado River with 10 vivacious women comprising the cast.

The show opens on Sept. 30.

RVR victory Crystal Outdoors, LLC withdrew suggestions for an amendment to the Town of Carbondale’s Unified Development Code after facing monumental opposition — including 110 letters from River Valley Ranch (RVR) property owners. “Crystal Outdoors believes that the interests of the community will be better served if we hit the pause button, evaluate the feedback to date and hopefully engage with the Town staff and RVR Master Association representatives in a more positive dialogue,” wrote the law firm representing the owner of the golf course. Crystal Outdoors, LCC is exploring the construction of new buildings on what is now currently the RVR driving range.

Interstate repair The Colorado Department of Transportation contracted Lawrence Construction at $6.1 million to assess and repair damage to I-70 in the Glenwood Canyon after several major slides of mud and other debris caused considerable damage on July 29 and 31.

Work is scheduled for weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. with several night closures planned that will limit travel to one direction at a time. The goal is to have repairs complete with all four lanes open by the end of November.

Business Confluence The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Business Confluence event on Sept. 15 at the Third Street Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with networking at the Old Thompson Barn in River Valley Ranch from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Conference highlights will include updates from the Town of Carbondale, Garfield County and the State of Colorado

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Tallest sunflower of 2021? In response to last week's solicitation, Albert Draina sent this photo of their garden giant, standing at 10' 2". Courtesy photo. regarding economic impacts and opportunities spurred by COVID. Tickets are at carbondale.com

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Lori Haroutunian and Dean Perkins (Sept. 2); Samuel Bernal, Kim Kelly, Pat Pier and Kathy Webb (Sept. 3); Terry Kirk, Andrea Slaphake and Ralph Pitt (Sept. 4); Heather Craven, Stephanie Dibacco and Janelle Johnson (Sept. 5); Linda Bishop, Brisella Escalante, Ben Hoffmann, Randy Lowenthal, Lora Meraz, Jesse Payne, Peter Robinson, Nancy Taylor, Haley Thompson and Mindy White (Sept. 6); Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza, Richard Hart and Mario Tarin (Sept. 7); Gayla Tippett Auten, Jane Bachrach, Janet Boyle, John Bruna, Tris and Tag Speaker, Whitney Will and Halle Zander (Sept. 8).

RFSD responds to staffing and salary concerns

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent

During a special meeting on Aug. 25, the Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education unanimously approved a mill levy override (MLO) proposal.

RFSD voters will decide, on the Nov. 2 ballot, whether or not to approve a property tax increase that will provide additional funding for teacher and staff member salaries.

An MLO exploration committee presented their recommendation to the board to approve the mill levy override proposal. They also recommended that "75% of the dollars go directly to recurring staff salary increases, 12% go to the nonrecurring staff and student retention and recruitment efforts and 13% will need to be set aside as the statemandated charter school share."

Angie Davlyn, RFSD chief of human resources, said that while the district has experienced staffing shortages in recent years, this is "a staffing crisis like I haven't seen before, and this is my sixth year here."

Adequate staffing had been a problem going into the 202021 school year when the district faced a slightly higher than the usual number of teacher resignations. Some of the current job openings have been posted for 12 to 15 months.

As of Aug. 23, Davlyn explained,

the district had 57 open positions, including teachers, paraprofessionals, school bus drivers, food and custodial service employees.

RFSD is not unique when it comes to staffing issues. The results of an August staffing survey conducted by the Colorado School Finance Project, a nonprofit that compiles data on topics related to school finance, showed that of the 104 of the state's 178 public school districts that responded, most unfilled positions were for teachers and paraprofessionals. Forty-two of the responding districts had at least one unfilled position for school counselors or social workers, with a minimum of 67 positions unfilled across the state.

The recruitment and retention situation has been exacerbated, in part, because of tough competition from neighboring school districts that can offer higher salaries.

According to a graphic on the RFSD website's homepage, the district has the third most expensive cost of living among Colorado school districts. At the same time, the district ranks 60th in per-pupil funding and 37th in average teacher pay among Colorado school districts.

The Colorado State Legislature caps how much individual school districts can increase mill levies.

Accounting for a previously

approved $8.8 million mill levy override, which passed in 2011, it is currently estimated, by the Colorado Department of Education, that an additional $7.7 million is available under RFSD's cap. The MLO exploration committee recommended that "under no circumstances will the amount assessed be allowed to exceed the $7.7 million maximum reflected in the ballot language."

Carbondale Middle School Principal Jennifer Lamont has been with RFSD for 23 years. She said the school is down one teacher and two paraprofessionals. She is also an MLO exploration committee member.

Before they even get here, keeping new staff prospects is a challenge Lamont knows all too well. She shared, "I had one position that turned over four times, and finally, the fifth person stuck with it. But it turned over four times — people accepted the position and then six weeks later called and said they found something else in a community where they can afford to live. Some people, after accepting it, said three days later, 'We'd never be able to afford to raise a family there.'"

Salaries are also an issue for support staff. As Lamont emphasized, "You have to have support staff to run schools." She added, "A lot of our support staff is paid less than City Market

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CMS Principal Jennifer Lamont explained the difficulties she encountered with hiring this summer, saying, "I got shot down a lot for the cost of living in this area." Photo by Sue Rollyson. [employees] and a lot of other employers in the valley."

And Lamont knows the affordable housing problem in the valley is nothing new. She said, "It's a tricky thing because it's like you're almost preaching to the choir.

Everyone knows how expensive it is to live here and how everyone has a hard time finding a way. It's not just teachers; it's everyone."

Another MLO exploration committee member, Jonathan Godes, is Glenwood Springs mayor and a parent of two students at Glenwood Springs Middle School.

He observed the lack of stable housing just plain "wears people

out." And while new hires are enthusiastic about working here, precarious living situations lead to them feeling disconnected because, as he said, "how can you feel like you're part of a community when you don't have the ability to even know where you're going to lay your head in 60 to 90 days?"

Lamont said providing the voters with the details will be of paramount importance so they can make an informed decision. "Now that it's a ballot measure, we'll need to present, definitively, every aspect of the vote so people understand how it is impacting them."

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Riding into the wreck Photos and text by Paula Mayer Sopris Sun Correspondent

It was the summer of 2019 and I was sitting in the grandstand at Gus Darien Arena. The first round of ranch bronc riding was underway. A bronc came flying out of the bucking chute and took that cowboy clear across the arena. A man on horseback rode into the impending wreck at full gallop.

Lasting just seconds, it was one of the most breath-taking displays of horsemanship I’d witnessed.

Who rides into danger? A rodeo pickup man. During roughstock events, a pickup man’s job is to make sure both man and animal exit the arena safely. At the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo, these events are bull riding and ranch bronc riding.

Whether the cowboy stays on for eight seconds or gets bucked off, the ride ends with a dismount. That’s when the pickup men go to work.

Brice Berentis, Sam Bevan and Matt Nieslanik have been the pickup men at this amateur rodeo for years.

Sam’s father-in-law, Rick Arbaney, was one of the original bull shaggers when the Carbondale rodeo first started. Bevan, a local farrier, says about working with roughstock, “It’s all a respect thing for the animal.

You don’t want to hurt them.

Safety for the rider, safety for the animal.” On picking up, “The most

dangerous situation is a hurt cowboy on the ground who can’t move or is unconscious. When that happens, it’s our responsibility to hang on to the bull and contain him until they can take care of the cowboy.

Bucking bulls, even angry ones, are just looking for a way home — an open gate.”

“Every good cowboy gets bucked off,” says Matt Nieslanik, a local rancher. His oldest son, Nate, competes in ranch bronc riding. “Having my kid out there sure puts a little pressure on a guy.”

Nieslanik grew up around livestock and herding animals on his family’s ranch. His dad and uncles had a partnership and ran cattle, which continues today. “We didn’t rodeo when we were kids, we worked.”

“If things get a little western out there and we have a big crash, we already know what the other guy is going to do.” Brice Berentis, of Berentis Rodeo in Fruita, is also a stock contractor for the rodeo. He and Nieslanik pick up at the ranch bronc event. “We can see when the wreck’s coming, anticipate it, and get into position. By the rules of the event, we can’t go in there until the whistle blows. If we interfere too soon, the cowboy gets a re-ride. So we get into position, observe, wait.

Ranch bronc riding is a less controlled dismount than, say, bareback riding or bull riding because they’re doing

everything they can to hold on with both hands.”

Nieslanik walks through the chain of events when a bronc rider is hung up, meaning he’s coming off but his hand remains in his rigging : “Rope it, catch it by the hack rein, dally it off. One of us secures the horse and slows it down, while the other guy is working on how to get the rider’s hand out. We talk to those guys while it’s happening.

We’re asking are you out, is your hand out? And when they say ‘yeah,’ they’re ready to get off. You have to make sure they’re ready.”

Some common threads running through these three men are love for the sport, nerves of steel and a history of family ranching. They all feel fortunate to have grown up in communities where ranching was a key element. Hours spent around livestock gave them the skills needed to anticipate how animals move, where to apply pressure, when to back off. Says Nieslanik, “For us it’s a way of life.”

Aug. 19 was the season’s final rodeo in Carbondale. As we turn the page, we remember with a smile those few hours each Thursday night under the lights with our rodeo family and look forward to our weekly reunion next year.

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Health Fair Save the date!

Blood draws available by appointment only. No walk-ins.

Online and telephone booking starts Monday, August 16.

Session 1

ASPEN Aspen Valley Hospital Thursday, September 30 Friday, October 1 Saturday, October 2 BASALT El Jebel Community Center Sunday, October 3

Session 2

ASPEN Aspen Valley Hospital Thursday, October 21 Friday, October 22 Saturday, October 23 BASALT El Jebel Community Center Sunday, October 24

All appointments 8:00 am - 11:00 am.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 2 UNDER THE SUN

Join Sopris Sun correspondents and guests for Everything Under The Sun, airing every Thursday on KDNK at 4 p.m.

DANCE WORKSHOP

Dance Initiative artist-in-residence Kizuna Dance offers a dance class at The Launchpad at 6:15 p.m. To register, email megan@danceinitiative.org

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3 MUDSLIDE FESTIVAL

Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park hosts the first-ever Mudslide Festival with a muddy dunk tank, live music and lots of chocolate treats.The fun begins on Friday and continues through Sunday. All festivities are included with the purchase of a gondola ticket.

PRIDE

True Nature invites the community to rally in support of unity, acceptance and love with face painting, poster making and community drumming beginning at 4 p.m.

Lab Tests Offered

ASPEN SPACE STATION

An interactive art installation hosted on the back of Aspen Mountain features several free events this weekend. “Aspen Black Hole Simulator Session” is from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Sept. 4. “BLAST OFF! A journey into the mind” is from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 5.

“The Pleasures of Gravity” is on Sept. 8 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Details are at aspenspace.org DANCE PERFORMANCE

Dance Initiative artist-in-residence Kizuna Dance performs at The Launchpad at 7:30 p.m. For tickets, visit danceinitiative.org

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5 TAI CHI

Jake Carroll teaches Tai Chi for free at Basalt Library at 8 a.m. To pre-register, email info@basaltlibrary.org REDSTONE MUSEUM

Redstone Historical Society invites the public to the grand re-opening celebration of the Redstone Museum at Redstone Park from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Walking tours to the coke ovens will depart from the park every half hour.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 6

• HealthScreen w/CBC - $70

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• hsCardio CRP - $35 • Hemoglobin A1C & EAG - $35 • PSA, Total - $40 • Vitamin D - $45

Libraries are closed to honor workers and their historic struggles for better treatment by employers.

Full test descriptions at aspenhospital.org/health-fair.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 7 FIRST FRIDAY

September’s First Friday theme is “Family Block Party,” with family-friendly events at the Fourth Street Plaza beginning at 4 p.m. The annual Pride parade begins at 5:30 p.m. at Second and Main. aspenhospital.org |

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Tues/Thurs 10a-12p, 9/14-10/21 For beginning or intermediate students. Learn to draw accurately what you see using traditional drawing and observational skills in a step by step, easily understood method, and progress is observable.

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Mon/Wed/Fri 5-8pm and Sat/Sun 10a-2p, 9/20-26 Learn to “make” a photo and not just “take” a photo. This class is for beginning to intermediate photographers who want to get off the automatic setting.

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Tuesdays 9a-12p, 9/21-28 Get familiar with the many features available with Microsoft Word, and learn to use templates, create letters, and incorporate fun features like pictures, Word Art, Smart Art, and tables.

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Tuesdays 9a-12p, 9/21-28 Learn the basics of a Microsoft Powerpoint presentation, and how to incorporate graphics, animations, transitions, and media.

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THE BALANCE

“The Balance,” an immersive exhibit by local artist Vallee Noone will open at The Art Base in Basalt on Sept. 3 with a reception from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

CLAY NATIONAL

Carbondale Clay National XV is a national exhibition of ceramic art held annually at the Carbondale Clay Center. An opening reception is hosted from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The exhibition will remain on display through Sept. 25. For gallery hours and more info, visit carbondaleclay. org SOUND HEALING

Dr. Zachary Cashin leads a sacred sound healing journey at True Nature at 6 p.m.

Tickets are at truenaturehealingarts.com REDSTONE ART SHOW

The 25th anniversary Redstone Art Show and Sale begins with an opening reception at 6 p.m. and continues all weekend. Free workshops and demonstrations take place on Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Find the schedule of events at redstoneartfoundation.org FILM PREMIERE

SoL Theatre Company presents a short original film, produced during a youth summer camp, called “Dear Peter Jackson: An Unexpected Summer.” Additional screenings will be on Sept.

4, 10 and 11 — all at 6 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Tickets are at soltheatrecompany.org CRYSTAL THEATRE

The Crystal Theatre shows “CODA” on Friday and Saturday at 7:30 with a matinee on Sunday, Sept. 5, at 5 p.m. “Nomadland” screens on Saturday, Sept. 4, at 5 p.m.

Proof of vaccination is required.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 MURAL WORK

Roaring Fork Audubon Society invites the public to help paint a community mural at the Third Street Center today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. No sign-up is necessary.

REDSTONE CONCERT

Feeding Giants performs at Avalanche Outfitters (behind the coke ovens) at 5:30 p.m. for the final concert of the “magical moments” summer series.

PAINTING WORKSHOP

Missy Prudden leads a series of free outdoor watercolor painting workshops from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. meeting at Basalt Library. To register, email click@basaltlibrary.org YARN GROUP

The Basalt Library Yarn Group returns, welcoming knitters to work on and discuss projects, yarn techniques and world events at Basalt Library on Tuesdays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

REGENERATIVE LIVING

The Center for Human Flourishing offers an eight-week course with Lisa McKenzie discussing climate change, soil health, nutrition, water/drought, self-care and more. To register, email lmckenzie1light@gmail.com

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 8 GARCO LATINOS

Garfield County’s newly-formed Latino Community Committee meets at the Rec. Center in New Castle at 6:30 with representatives from each of the Garfield County school districts and Joyce Rankin, Third Congressional District representative to the Colorado State Board of Education.

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10 JOB SUPPORT

Colorado Workforce provides information and tech support for job seekers at the Basalt Library from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Walk-ins are welcome, pre-registration is recommended at 970-927-4311.

OPEN HOUSE

Stepping Stones hosts an open house for the organization’s newly remodeled youth drop-in center at 1150 Hwy. 133 in Carbondale from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11 AUTHOR TALK

In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Rifle Library hosts author Alda P. Dobbs, presenting her new book about a young girl’s migration from Mexico following the Mexican Revolution. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. and is free and open to all.

For more info, call 970-625-3471.

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 12 MUSIC AND NATURE

Aspen Valley Land Trust, in partnership with Sustain Music and Nature, offers a guided nature walk and acoustic concert with Colorado bands Sugar Britches and Tree-O from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Silt River Preserve. Tickets at bit.ly/AVLTinSilt

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OTRA PERSPECTIVA Por Crystal Mariscal Manos sudorosas, mariposas en el estómago, la cara punzante y las palabras a medio fluir. No, no hablo de síntomas por estar infectados con el coronavirus, sino de los síntomas que le dan a los valientes cuando deciden alzar su voz para defender su causa o abogar por sí solos. Levantar la mano o la voz, ponerse de pie o caminar hacia un micrófono requiere de agallas y de ser más fuertes que el miedo que nos paraliza. Ya hemos estado paralizados por mucho tiempo, con las ideas volando en la cabeza.

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Venciendo el miedo de usar nuestra voz

para que salgan haciendo eco entre los oyentes. ¡Algo tiene que pasar después de hablar! Las ideas llegan y se van, los espectadores tienen otra perspectiva, y los valientes tienen más coraje para seguir de pie. Suena muy romántico, y hasta poético, pero en el momento de nuestro turno, terminamos dejando que el silencio sea ensordecedor, y el que calla otorga. Dejando que alguien más decida por nosotros. ¿Cómo perdí el miedo de hablar en público? Es una de las preguntas más frecuentes que recibo, no tanto sobre temas comunitarios sino ¿Cómo fue que pude perder el miedo en sí? A lo que me parece muy simpático ya que ¿quién les ha dicho que perdí el miedo? Mínimo una vez a la semana tengo que presentar, hablar en público o tomar una decisión, y nuevamente es hacer que mi cuerpo sufra de ansiedad y nervios, y no solo por saber que me están observando mientras hablo, sino porque mi primer idioma es el español. Así que mi mente se convierte en una pista de baile donde tengo que coordinar las palabras en una especie de tango o danza de interpretación donde a veces el inglés sale cantado y con estrofas en mezclas de idiomas, ese tan ya

famoso "spanglish". Y del lenguaje corporal – ¡mejor ni hablamos!

Las manos terminan expresando en señas, es como otro lenguaje, uno que cuenta relatos llenos de pasión y desesperación.

Pero mis ideas solo yo puedo expresarlas. ¡Nadie más! Y es mi responsabilidad hacerlo. Después de todo es el cambio que yo deseo por el cual yo abogo.

Hay una película infantil que recién estrenó en una plataforma de películas, donde uno de los personajes le enseñaba al otro como callar la voz de miedo interna, cada que quería hacer algo, todo lo lograba solo gritando: ¡Silencio Bruno! Hasta ya no escuchar esta voz por quedar aturdida por los gritos. Lo más magistral de esa parte de la historia no era que funcionaba, sino que él reconoció su temor o su conciencia y le tenía una identidad, sabía cómo no escucharlo y como mandarlo callar.

En este artículo intentaré darte herramientas para que también le puedas gritar a tus miedo: ¡Silencio Bruno! Eso sí, de una manera más apropiada para nosotros los adultos enfrentando temas serios. Sin necesidad de que enfrente de un maestro, al tener que abogar por tus

hijos, termines gritando, ¡Silencio Bruno! Así que toma nota y ponlo en práctica.

Es muy importante que identifiques el problema exacto que deseas compartir. ¿Cuál es el inconveniente? ¿Por qué es un inconveniente o problema? ¿Quienes son los afectados? ¿Cómo son afectados? Hazte todas las preguntas que sean necesarias para identificar el problema. Una vez hecho eso, vas a hacer un resumen del problema, y lo vas a escribir en frases fáciles de memorizar. Después vas a analizar bien cuáles son las mejores soluciones según el área afectada. ¿Qué recursos hay? ¿Qué se ha hecho antes? ¿Qué tanto trabajo se requiere? ¿Es algo que necesita atención del vecindario, escuela, municipal o de condado? ¿Quién está dispuesto a ayudar? ¿Quiénes son los aliados? Ahora de igual manera que los problemas vas a reducir las soluciones, y las vas a escribir de una manera que sean fáciles de exponer y de entender.

Intenta omitir nombres de personas a menos de que sea sumamente necesario.

Ahora parte de la solución es investigar el lugar adecuado para exponer. ¿Será una junta escolar?

¿Una reunión de vecinos? ¿Día, lugar y hora? ¿Hay una agenda? ¿Qué se necesita para poner tu nombre en la agenda?

Pareciera que son muchos pasos, pero créeme que te sentirás mejor al saber bien tu tema, así podrás estar preparado para tomar las preguntas que te puedan hacer.

Esto es solo una parte esencial, y lo más básico, pero hay mucho más que te puede ayudar. La doctora Judith, quien también escribe en este periodico y que aparte es muy querida en el valle, me invitó a hacer una pequeña clase sobre este tema. Gracias a todas las clases y entrenamientos que he tenido que tomar me siento cómoda de poder guiar a otros a cómo canalizar sus ideas para poder hacer buen uso de nuestra energía física a la hora de pedir un cambio o simplemente abogar por nosotros mismos o por nuestras familias. Te puedes registrar a esta clase gratuita en el 989-3513. Lo más valiente ya lo hiciste; pensar afuera de la caja.

Ahora, ¿que piensas hacer?

“El verdadero progreso social no consiste en aumentar las necesidades, sino en reducirlas”.

-Gandhi.

CHISME DEL PUEBLO ¡Sumate! ¡La fecha límite para las solicitudes del programa educacional juvenil de The Sopris Sun Future of Journalism se acerca rápidamente! Estudiantes locales de secundaria que estén interesados en participar en este programa gratuito, con reuniones los miércoles en Carbondale de 3 p.m. a 5 p.m., deben aplicarse antes del 8 de septiembre en soprissun.com/future

Periodismo de Aspen El editor de Aspen Journalism Curtis Wackerle fue nombrado director ejecutivo de la agencia de noticias sin fines de lucro después de la partida de Brent GardnerSmith, quien fue contratado como director de noticias en la radio pública de Aspen.

Wackerle seguirá sirviendo como editor y reportero en Connie Harvey Environmental Desk. Su trabajo como periodista en el valle de Roaring Fork comenzó como reportero para el Aspen Daily News, donde eventualmente se convirtió en editor en jefe.

Paralímpicos ¡Felicitaciones a Kyle Coon! Este residente local terminó en quinto lugar en la carrera triatlón de hombres para atletas con discapacidad visual en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Tokio. Coon también compitió en la natación de 750 metros, la carrera en bicicletas 20K y en eventos

de carrera de 5K. El compañero de Coon, Brad Snyder, se llevó la medalla de oro en la carrera de 5K.

Lecciones de tenis El parque y recreación de Carbondale ofrece lecciones fundacionales de tenis para las edades de ocho a 14 años los martes y jueves de 4:30 p.m. a 5:30 p.m. comenzando el 7 de septiembre de 5:30 p.m. a 7 p.m.

En los mismos días, el club de tenis de Carbondale invita a jugadores intermedios mayores de 14 años a afilar sus habilidades.

Para más información visite carbondalerec. com

Velada en el jardín True Nature Healing Arts celebra el equinoccio de otoño con una reunión acogedora al aire libre el 22 de septiembre.

Bocadillos y espíritus locales serán proporcionados, junto con música del grupo del mundo folclórico bohemio Roma Ransom. Las entradas están disponibles en truenaturehealingarts.com

Reparación interestatal El Departamento de Transportación de Colorado contrató a Lawrence Construction por $6.1 millones para evaluar y reparar el daño en la I-70 en el cañón de Glenwood después de varios deslaves de lodo y otros escombros

causaron daños considerables el 29 de julio y el 31 de julio. El trabajo está programado para los días de semana de 7 a.m. a 5 p.m. con varios cierres durante la noche que se han planeado que podrían limitar viajes en una dirección a la vez. La meta es tener las reparaciones completas con cuatro carriles para finales de noviembre.

Subsidios galardonados Recientemente, Two River Unrestricted Endowment Fund otorgó a 10 organizaciones sin fines de lucro un total de $15,000. Recipientes del subsidio del 2021 incluyen: River Bridge Regional Center, A Way Out, Voices, Summit 54, Smiling Goat Ranch, River Center, Center for Independence, Carbondale Clay Center, Family Resource Center y The Meeting Place. Two River Community Foundation se asocia con Western Colorado Community Foundation para construir esta donación y distribuir las ganancias anualmente.

Ayuda para las artes A partir del 23 de agosto, las organizaciones de artes y profesionales van a poder solicitar fondos adicionales por medio de Colorado Arts Relief Fund.

Hay $15.5 millones disponibles para los artistas afectados por la pandemia para la segunda ronda de fondos estatales. Para más información visite oedit.colorado.gov

Subsidios de la comunidad La ciudad de Carbondale está recibiendo solicitudes para subsidios de la comunidad hasta el 24 de septiembre. La ciudad asigna 1% de sus fondos generales a subsidios comunitarios.

Organizaciones grandes regionales sin fines de lucro que busquen ayuda de la ciudad pueden pedir hasta $500. Organizaciones pequeñas y locales pueden pedir hasta $5,000. Prioridad irá hacia organizaciones que dan servicios que beneficien directamente a residentes de Carbondale. Para más detalles visite bit.ly/ CdaleCommunityGrants

Pregúntale a un abogado Alpine Legal Services ofrece una clínica de línea directa todos los miércoles de 5 p.m. a 7 p.m. Tener cita no es necesaria, llame al 970368-2246 y visite alpinelegalservices.org para el horario actual de fechas por tema legal.

Día de la Patata 2021 Carbondale celebra la 112ª celebración anual del día de la patata el 2 de octubre en Sopris Park. El tema de este año es “renacimiento del tubérculo”, celebrando la renovación de la comunidad a medida que emergemos de las restricciones de la pandemia. El festival incluirá un desfile, puestos y un almuerzo comunitario hecho con patatas locales. Solicite como patrocinador, vendedor o para el desfile en bit.ly/CdaleEvents

Deportes de otoño de vuelta

Por Jeanne Souldern Traducción por Dolores Duarte

Podías sentirlo en el aire esta semana – el marcador hizo clic en "otoño". Con eso, viene la emoción de la temporada deportiva de otoño de los Rams de la Roaring Fork High School (RFHS).

Los nuevos lanzamientos en RFHS incluyen una nueva directora deportiva, Crista Barlow.

Ella es conocida por muchos en la comunidad deportiva de Carbondale, con 22 años de experiencia como entrenadora de fútbol. Con esa conexión de entrenamiento, ella conoce a muchos de los actuales estudiantes-deportistas de los Rams y sus familias. Sus hijos, Ross, que es un senior, y Jake, un estudiante de segundo año, ambos asisten a RFHS. Barlow creció en Brookfield, Wisconsin, cerca de Milwaukee. Jugó al fútbol mientras asistía a la Universidad de Michigan y se mudó a Colorado en 1999.

Una de las aspiraciones de Barlow este año es aumentar el apoyo de los aficionados. Dijo: "Quiero que nos unamos como escuela y nos apoyemos en todos los deportes".

Las precauciones de COVID esta temporada, dictadas por la Asociación de Deportes de Escuelas Secundarias de Colorado (el organismo que rige los deportes de high school en Colorado), son limitadas. El fútbol americano y el fútbol de los chicos son deportes al aire libre y no requieren cubrebocas para los jugadores, el personal técnico o los aficionados. El voleibol femenino, al ser un deporte de interior, requerirá cubrebocas para los jugadores, el personal técnico y los aficionados.

No habrá límite en el número de aficionados que asistan a los partidos.

Foto de Sue Rollyson.

La temporada de juegos en casa de los Rams comenzó con el voleibol femenino, el jueves 26 de agosto La entrenadora principal Karen Crownhart explicó, mientras que el equipo tenía muchos seniors que se graduaron la temporada pasada, este año, "con un grupo súper joven, hemos pasado mucho tiempo sólo tratando de hacer un poco de conexiones y llegar a conocer a los demás y cómo juega cada uno."

Con sólo siete de sus 23 partidos programados que se juegan en casa, Crownhart dijo, "Sería bueno tener aficionados para esos partidos en casa."

El primer partido de fútbol en casa de los

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chicos de los Rams contra su rival de toda la vida, los Longhorns de Basalt, se jugará el jueves 2 de septiembre (junior varsity a las 4 p.m., varsity a las 6 p.m.).

El entrenador principal Nick Forbes dijo: "Hemos tenido ventaja sobre ellos [los Longhorns de Basalt] el último par de años, pero cada juego es uno nuevo, y por lo que estamos emocionados de comenzar nuestra temporada contra un equipo que hemos conocido bastante bien y tiene mucha historia."

Forbes es optimista sobre lo que ha visto del equipo hasta ahora. Dijo: "Este es fácilmente uno de los grupos más centrados que llegan.

Están muy motivados. Todos los seniors están mostrando un liderazgo increíble para mantener esa motivación y mantener a los más jóvenes con los ojos en el premio."

Las luces del viernes por la noche están de vuelta con el fútbol americano de los Rams jugando su apertura en casa contra los Panthers de Peyton el 3 de septiembre a las 7:30 p.m.

Eric Bollock, entrenador de fútbol americano de los Rams, recapituló la temporada de fútbol del año pasado, diciendo: "Ellos hicieron un trabajo increíble, y lucharon. Todo lo que se puede pedir a un deportista es que haga lo mejor que pueda y no se rinda. Eso es competición.

Aprenden a luchar y a aceptar el resultado".

A medida que el programa de fútbol se reconstruye en RFHS, Bollock compartió: "No tenemos escasez de atletas que consiguen el juego y aman el juego."

El otoño está aquí, así que saca tu abrigo favorito y ve a apoyar a tu equipo local.

Como subrayó Barlow, "me encantaría que la comunidad volviera a apoyar el deporte y que más gente viniera a los partidos".

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Novedades de Carbondale, 24 de agosto Por Raleigh Burleigh Traducción por Dolores Duarte

Toda la acción durante la última reunión en persona de la junta administrativa de Carbondale, se desarrolló en el ayuntamiento. Todos los miembros de la junta estuvieron presentes excepto Heather Henry.

Ben Bohmfalk reveló durante las actualizaciones de la junta administrativa que, contrariamente a lo que se le dijo a los miembros en su sesión de trabajo el 17 de agosto, Mountain Waste – el transportista de basura de la ciudad – no había estado colocando calcomanías informativas en todas los contenedores cuando hay cobro de multas a los residentes que dejan contenedores cuyas tapas no pueden cerrarse el día de la recolección (o con cualquier artículo fuera del contenedor). "Estoy decepcionado por esa corrección", dijo Bohmfalk, aclarando que Mountain Waste debe colocar las calcomanías cuándo multa a los residentes.

Después, la junta administrativa ofreció una gran cantidad de elogios y gratitud al dirigente, Jay Harrington, regalándole una fotografía enmarcada del Mount Sopris.

Una transferencia de licencia de licor se concedió a Adriana Liechti.

Su negocio, Craft Coffee, tiene un contrato de arrendamiento de cinco años en 689 Main Street, donde

apoyan a los fabricantes de productos locales como jugos, panes y café tostado localmente.

A continuación, los miembros de la junta revisaron una propuesta de Harrington para gastar los fondos federales de ayuda por el COVID en mejoras de ciberseguridad, incluyendo la expansión de internet de fibra óptica. La actualización se estima en alrededor de 500,000 dólares. Hasta ahora, la ciudad ha recibido 866,905 dólares de la ley del plan de rescate de Estados Unidos y está anticipando fondos adicionales en 2022 y 2023.

Confiando en que este es el mejor y más alto uso permitido para los fondos restringidos, la sugerencia fue aprobada con la adición de un proceso de licitación para la instalación de la fibra.

También sobre el tema de la resiliencia, el director del Third Street Center, Colin Laird, se presentó ante la junta para pedir apoyo y conseguir un subsidio del Departamento de Asuntos Locales de Colorado (DOLA) para añadir capacidad de almacenamiento de energía solar en el Third Street Center. Laird reveló que el conjunto solar del edificio produce un promedio de entre 10% y un 20% más de energía de la que necesita el edificio. El almacenamiento de ese exceso de energía ayudaría a impulsar el distrito “net-zero" propuesto por CLEER, que también incluye la

biblioteca, Bridges High School y las viviendas del distrito escolar.

Erica Sparhawk señaló que la adición de almacenamiento de batería podría establecer al Third Street Center como un centro de emergencia en caso de un corte de energía en toda la ciudad. La ciudad aprobó la búsqueda de un subsidio de DOLA en nombre del Third Street Center.

A continuación, los miembros de la junta se reunieron con Cushing Terrell (CT), la empresa contratada para dirigir el proceso de actualización del plan integral de la ciudad. La primera mitad de este proceso se centró en la recopilación de información, comenzando con un evento de lanzamiento el 2 de julio.

La encuesta en línea recibió más de 550 respuestas en aproximadamente un mes. Tras dos reuniones a puertas abiertas (en inglés y en español) y dos actividades de planeación ya realizadas, habrá dos audiencias públicas virtuales (en español el 19 de octubre y en inglés el 21 de octubre) y una audiencia de adopción final alrededor de año nuevo.

CT presentó la proyección de crecimiento de 1,200 nuevos residentes para 2030 (la población de Carbondale se estima actualmente en 6,972). Sobre la base de la proporción histórica de 2.65 residentes por unidad de vivienda, esto sitúa la necesidad en aproximadamente 450 nuevas unidades de vivienda en diez

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Dirigente del pueblo de Carbondale Jay Harrington (derecha) recibe un regalo de gratitud por miembro de la junta Marty Silverstein tras 10 años de servicio.

Foto de Raleigh Burleigh. años. Ya hay 199 unidades en marcha o recientemente en línea y otras 105 unidades están propuestas y en proceso de revisión.

Esto significa que dos tercios de la necesidad proyectada se cubrirán probablemente en los próximos años.

Además, CT estima que hasta 340 unidades podrían ir en Downtown North (a 24 unidades por acre) y hay otras parcelas vacantes en el centro que podrían acomodar un crecimiento adicional.

CT también sugirió que la zonificación del núcleo comercial histórico podría modificarse para especificar "tres pisos" en lugar de un límite de altura de 35 pies

para atraer a los promotores con normas de diseño más permisivas y basadas en formas urbanas En cuanto al plan de acción climática, CT sugirió cambiar el marco de enfoque del plan integral de 2013 de 1. Comunidad, 2. Ecología, 3. Economía a 1. Protección Cimática, 2.

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Fall sports return for Roaring Fork High School Rams

Roaring Fork sophomore quarterback Max Bollock (11) scuffs up the synthetic surface of Ignacio H.S. Field while throwing on the run over Jeremy Roderick (74) during season-opening action this past Saturday, Aug. 28. Bollock would throw two TD passes and eclipse 150 yards passing, but the Rams fell 50-20 on the road to the Bobcats (1-0, 0-0 1A Southern Peaks). Up next, RFHS will host Peyton on Friday night, Sept. 3, in more non-conference action. Photo and text

by Southern Ute Drum sportswriter/photographer Joel Priest.

The RFHS mountain bike team's first race of the season featured 13 student-athletes competing in Leadville. Courtesy photo.

RFHS sports is back! The gym was overflowing with energy and spirit as the girls volleyball team battled with Coal Rridge in the first home game.

The young team lost but fought a valiant fight. Photso by Sue Rollyson.

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Bill Morrow’s sculptures find home

By Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Editor

“I have absolutely no fear of dying.” Bill Morrow, 75 years old, stepped inside from working on a 2002 Buick Rendezvous to join The Sopris Sun by phone. “I’m actually looking forward to the opportunity. But I can’t do it until this sculpture is gone.”

Morrow refers to more than a dozen sculptures, spanning subjects, styles and sizes. They’ve been amassed over the course of four decades.

His work is well-known in the Roaring Fork Valley, lending artistic flair to many Carbondale locations. The giant “Insane-ocycle” in front of the Roaring Fork Coop towers over Highway 133. Morrow’s caduceus, a winged rod spiraled by snakes, welcomes patients at Roaring Fork Family Practice. Pieces also rest at the library and KDNK and have sat outside of many other institutions like the Village Smithy.

The opportunity for people to acquire an original Morrowsculpture of their own draws near, with an auction planned at the Bookcliffs Arts Center in Rifle in late-October. The property that the arts nonprofit calls home is the same where Morrow grew up.

Morrow is looking to pass along his accumulation of sculptures, “before I die,” to leave his two grandchildren with more than enough money to cover the costs of cremation.

After 50 years of smoking tobacco and a stint in the coal mines, Morrow relies on trailing a cylinder of oxygen to keep him steady as he stays busy.

“I’m not going to die until the good lord is ready to take me home,” said Morrow, “and the only thing that dies is my physical body. The rest is eternal.”

Morrow is a second generation Coloradan whose father was born in Aspen in 1911. When he was raised on the property in Rifle, it was 72 acres. His father later sold all but five.

Morrow returned to live there with his family in 1993 and dreamed of purchasing the remaining acreage. He converted the farm shed into a studio, adding a roof and insulating it. However, his wife, Cindy, fell ill in 1995 and the mounting medical bills drained away their savings.

Through his ornamental iron work upvalley, Morrow scouted donors willing to help purchase the land, appraised then at $275,000. He turned to the Bookcliffs Arts Council, an established nonprofit, for the 501c3 status to process donations.

His idea was to found the Sunrise Art Garden. In early 2000, two day before they closed on the property, Morrow's father passed away. Then, in 2005, so did Cindy. Soon after, Morrow was asked by the arts council to pack up and move along.

“My life’s kind of like a scrambled egg, isn’t it?” said Morrow.

“They haven’t broken the yoke yet though.”

He has always had a creative spirit. His mother kept him entertained as a child with paper and pencil and he would often draw ships.

Some years after graduating from Rifle Union High School in 1963, Morrow received a draft notice during the Vietnam War. Preferring not to be trained to kill, Morrow decided to join the Navy and spent about two years in the belly of the USS Intrepid, an aircraft carrier that had survived World War II and once returned to Pearl Harbor with a rigged sail after torpedoes took out its propulsion. Morrow worked in the boiler room and painted a mural on the ship, a floating city with 3,000 people living aboard.

After completing two tours with the Navy, Morrow worked a variety of jobs throughout Colorado. Ninety days into being a rookie police officer, he was told to enroll in the Colorado Law Enforcement Training Academy. “It sounded like boot camp,” said Morrow. So, he quit. “I already did that and didn’t like it the first time.”

Morrow worked for a fish hatchery, helped construct the sanitation plant in Carbondale and a bridge in Basalt. He managed the mobile home park next to Carbondale’s diner and built a welding and machine shop nearby. After working in coal mines near Grand Junction, he started a welding business that went bust when Exxon shut down its operations in 1982.

This spurred Morrow to sculpt. He took a truckload of pieces down to Tucson, Arizona, and returned home defeated, having only sold one. Nonetheless, Morrow kept his spirits high.

Quoting Fred Haberlein, he told The Sopris Sun, “Art is something that you do from the heart.” He continued, “You

Second generation Coloradan, Bill Morrow, is looking to sell his remaining sculptures in an auction later this fall.

Photo by Raleigh Burleigh. don’t do it for the money.” While living in Carbondale, Morrow routinely volunteered at the Carbondale Mountain Fair when Thomas Lawley was the director.

“We volunteered to go into the third dimension, where there’s an earth school,” Morrow concluded our conversation.

“Up and down, truth and bulls**t. We gotta struggle through it.

[For me,] graduation day is coming up.”

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CVEPA shares perspective

By James Steindler Contributing Editor

On Aug. 29, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) board conducted their annual public meeting at Propaganda Pie in Redstone. Longtime Western State University professor of history Dr. Duane Vandenbusche was the keynote speaker and focused on the importance of water conservation in the West.

CVEPA formed in 1972 in opposition to a proposed ski resort slated for Marble.

During last week’s Everything Under the Sun radio show, CVEPA board president John Armstrong claimed that the hypothetical ski town, “would have been developed to the size of the city of Grand Junction.” At the time, CVEPA’s forward-thinking group was made up of mainly women who, despite contempt from neighbors that welcomed the idea of a chairlift in their backyard, triumphed in preventing developers from acquiring Forest Service permits to build the ski area.

CVEPA has continued to fight for environmental preservation in the Crystal Valley, including stamping out the proposed Placita Dam which would have diverted water from the Crystal River.

They continue the fight today, confronting issues ranging from their push for “wild and scenic” designation for the Crystal River, to mitigating ATV use on the Lead King

Loop and checking every rock unturned inbetween.

About 50 people attended the meeting along the riverbank behind Propaganda Pie. Once the board meeting convened, folks grabbed specialty slices of pizza, filled up their cups with beer and hurried back to their seats to listen to Vandenbusche speak.

Vandenbusche skipped the use of a microphone and relied on his deep and loud professorial voice. He walked up and down the riverbank expounding on his knowledge of the history of water use and politics west of the Mississippi River.

“The day, I think, is fast approaching when we will see the great eastward movement,” because, as he repeated several times, “there’s not enough water [in the West].” He stressed that water conservation is essential to preserve life as we know it. “Today, in 2021, the water situation in Colorado and the West is dire,” said Vandenbusche, “D-IR-E. And underline that seven times.” To view a copy of Vandenbusche’s speech, visit gunnisontimes.com/articles/water-thelifeblood-of-colorado After the professor, Christopher Cox – current owner of the Crystal Mill – spoke of his plans to harness Bear Creek’s flows for a hydro-powered resort of 20 structures on the property. He intends to conserve roughly the other 85% of it. Furthermore, Cox plans to donate the Crystal Mill for historical preservation. He stated that the Crystal Mill Foundation, formed in 2020,

CVEPA board member Dorthea Farris gives her two cents during the Aug. 29 public meeting.

Photo by James Steindler. disbanded but assured that all of the money fundraised in that effort would go toward preserving the mill. Cox and his business partner openly fielded a number of questions from the crowd.

In contrast, Katey Todt of Lewicki and Associates, a geologist and senior consultant for Colorado Stone Quarries (CSQ) – the Italian company which heads the active mining operation at Marble Quarry – was relatively tight-lipped. Todt was the last speaker and specifically would not divulge information regarding the company’s plans for compensatory mitigation efforts as directed by the Army Corps. “I can’t talk too much about the Army Corps process because we’re still in the middle of that application,” said Todt, “the case is not closed yet.” When asked if they had a timeline, she replied,

“not definitely.” Armstrong stated that to get any information CVEPA has had to file a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Army Corps. Todt stated that CSQ has also had to issue FOIA requests to the Army Corps.

Todt did inform attendees that CSQ would continue to mine the Franklin Quarry which is at the mine’s surface for the next 15 years. She added that their mining permit for the entire quarry is good for 100 more years.

Before the meeting adjourned, Armstrong made it clear that CVEPA needs young people to join in their efforts and become future environmental stewards for the Crystal River Valley. For more information about CVEPA and to apply to become a board member, visit CVEPA.org

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Sex ed 2.0: student-led

By James Steindler Contributing Editor

When high schoolers feel they’re only scratching the surface of a subject, it’s not every day that they’ll fill the void themselves and take their education into their own hands. Three recent graduates from the valley decided to advocate for their peers and create a more comprehensive sex education and healthy relationships curriculum.

This semester, Roaring Fork School District high school students will have the option to take an online course known as Causewell for a health credit.

Causewell was created “for teens by teens,” according to the organization’s recent press release.

“Although the current sexual health education curriculum typically used in public Colorado high schools meets the requirements of the Colorado Department of Education’s comprehensive health standards,” the release reads, “it does not adequately address critical components of sexual health including development of a healthy self-identity and an understanding of others, mindfulness, trauma and self-care. Additionally, in Colorado the teaching of sexual education is left up to each individual district and not required for everyone.”

Zoe Vozick was a lead intern in forming the Causewell project. Vozick graduated from Basalt High School in 2020 and is currently studying integrative studies with an emphasis in social justice and human rights at George Mason University. Vozick’s efforts were not made alone.

Her peers, Pilar Meléndez and Sydney Clark, also had a hand in the creation of Causewell.

“The foundation of a healthy life is a healthy relationship with self. From our relationship with self, we then develop strong, fulfilling relationships with others, which add meaning and depth to our human experience,” said Meléndez. “The earlier we start to develop healthy relational concepts and patterns, the

better all the types of intimate relationships we may seek will develop.”

Vozick and the two other recent valley graduates connected with Garfield County Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) program manager Arn Menconi. According to its website, Garfield County PREP’s mission is to “increase young people’s access to comprehensive sexual health education and foster connection to trusted adults.”

According to Menconi, “It was extraordinary to work with the college students to bring about a never-beforeseen solution for our youth so quickly, easily and free to all.”

Causewell offers two courses, but the main one is Positive Healthy Relationships which was in part created

by Vozick, Meléndez and Clark. The course has five modules: 1. Bodies and Brains; 2. My Own Best Friend; 3. Our Past, Our Present; 4. We are all Connected; 5.

Intimacy and Love. The other course, Comprehensive Sexual Education, is an online class borrowed from the Colorado Health Network.

With the help of Lindsay Hentschel, a Glenwood Springs High School counselor, a number of students enrolled in Causewell for the current semester. Because the courses are online, students are expected to complete the subject matter on their own for a passing grade, with some oversight from a health instructor at the school.

"Causewell expands on the often discrete standards for comprehensive health creating an integrated experience for understanding our behavioral choices in the context of our relationship goals. Social-emotional competencies that are often hard to integrate in secondary curricula are woven into the modules. The curriculum is accessible, student-developed and student-centered and takes the burden of curriculum development and navigating the newest resources and terminology off of teachers who often have multiple preps,” said Hentschel.

Eventually, “Our goal is to have the learning

2020 Basalt High School graduate and lead intern for the Causewell project, Zoe Vozick. Courtesy photo. management system, which is basically a ‘KhanAcademy’ for sexual education, be a part of health classes in the schools,” said Vozick.

The curriculum does not exclusively advocate for abstinence. “It really deals with user choice,” said Vozick.

“So, we talk about abstinence but we also talk about birth control methods and all the different types of sexual relationships that can occur.”

“This is very important to me because I did not receive proper sexual health education, so I wanted to provide that opportunity for other students,” Vozick explained. “Also, to teach a younger generation to find their voice within relationships and feel empowered to advocate for themselves and their desires.”

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The Colorado River is sending us a message GUEST

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by Gary Wockner It feels like an apocalypse in the Southwest – wildfires, floods, drought, heat, smoke.

This was not the norm when I moved to Colorado 35 years ago. Climate scientists may have predicted the arrival of these extreme events, but many admit their predictions have come true faster than they expected.

One outcome they pinpointed was the impact of heat and drought on water flows in the Colorado River. For the last 20 years, this new climate – combined with booming human population growth – has parched landscapes, drained reservoirs and incited talk of water wars across the region. Lake Powell

on the Colorado River and Glen Canyon Dam, which creates the reservoir, have become casualties of this strained environment.

Lake Powell is the second largest reservoir in the United States, but in the last year alone its water level has dropped 52 feet and the reservoir now sits at 31.4% full.

If you’re a pessimist, that’s over 68% empty. Water managers are already imposing cuts in water deliveries in some states; all their choices are filled with political pitfalls.

A further complication is that the federal government operates a hydroelectric plant at Glen Canyon Dam that provides cheap electricity to parts of the Southwest. The day is coming when the hydroelectric turbines will stop for want of water to spin them.

To save the lake and generate electricity, the government needs water. But where will that water come from?

Upstream of Lake Powell, in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and New Mexico, are millions of acres of irrigated farms and ranches that suck massive amounts of water out of the Colorado River before it reaches Lake Powell.

If those farms and ranches quit taking water and instead ran that water downstream, the lake and

its electricity could be saved. To ensure that outcome, the federal government has hatched a plan it calls “demand management,” which proposes to buy or lease massive amounts of farm and ranch water to prop up Lake Powell.

On the one hand, the farmers and ranchers would get paid for the water, and likely paid very well.

If I were a rancher who owned water, I’d sit comfortably until the offering price for my water made me even more comfortable.

On the other hand, lots of people and businesses believe that irrigated farming, ranching and outdoor recreation are not only central to the region’s economy, but also to its culture. Should that economy – and the soul of the Southwest – be sacrificed to save a manmade reservoir and its hydroelectricity?

I’m torn by this dilemma. If farms and ranches are dried up, more water flows down the river.

More water in the river benefits fish and the environment. But there’s another solution: We can save farms and ranches and instead drain Lake Powell, allowing the Colorado River to flow free through 169 miles of a drowned and beautiful place called Glen Canyon.

There’s always the “save hydroelectricity” argument,

Willow Creek Canyon, once a popular side canyon for boaters, is now a sandy wash. Photo courtesy of Glen Canyon Institute staff. but it’s a red herring. There are other ways to generate electricity, including wind and solar. In fact, if you’ve ever stood near Glen Canyon Dam and its hydropower plant, you can’t help noticing that it’s surrounded by millions of acres of dry, sun-drenched landscape that would make a great place for a solar electricity farm.

Electricity can be replaced; farms and ranches cannot.

As we grapple with these tradeoffs, it’s important to remember that even lower water flows are projected for the future, plus more severe heat and drought that will become the “new normal” for the Colorado River and the entire region. Lake Oroville, California’s second largest reservoir, now has inactive

hydro turbines because there’s not enough water to turn them.

Its dusty lakebed is a harbinger of what’s to come for Lake Powell.

Let’s also remember that Glen Canyon Dam was finished in 1963 and it and Lake Powell are only 58 years old. The region lived without them before, and it can live without them again.

Now, nature is forcing our hand, telling us that it’s time to breach the dam and let the Colorado River run free.

Gary Wockner is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, a nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about the West. He is a river-protection activist based in Colorado and runs the nonprofit Save the Colorado.

LETTERS

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Damage from recent debris flows closed the Hanging Lake trail for the remainder of 2021. Work to restore the trail could continue into 2023. Thankfully, the area's ecology is showing signs of a quick recovery. According to White River National Forest hydrologist Justin Anderson, “We saw intense rainfall events during July that delivered sediment and ash upstream of the waterfall. Clear water is now draining into the lake from Spouting Rock. Soil function will take longer to recover. The landscape is pretty resilient to fire and water, even the magnitude of the events that occurred.”

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