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Volume 14, Number 11| Apr. 21 - Apr. 27, 2022

HAPPY EARTH DAY 2022!

The city of Aspen hosted hundreds of visitors for a powwow organized by the Aspen Indigenous Foundation on April 15 and 16. Audiences enjoyed watching drum groups and dancers of all ages compete.

Photo by Klaus Kocher

OPINION

Musing

By Raleigh Burleigh

In a valley rich with highquality media, what sets The Sopris Sun apart? As the lucky editor of this weekly wonder, I can say wholeheartedly that community involvement is what makes The Sun shine brightest.

From quirky photography to serious opinions and timely haikus, we have the honor of publishing a wide array of contributions submitted by our readership. This variety of voices and perspectives creates a tapestry that may best be described as our collective scrapbook.

The Sopris Sun is a journal, conveying a moment in time to be remembered.

As a 501c3 nonprofit educational organization, we are in the blissful business of opening doors. Frequently, The Sopris Sun is the first place that a person sees their work printed and distributed to a potential audience of thousands (even more, accounting for online

LETTERS

Together, we are The Sopris Sun

Our dedicated board of directors and other volunteers propel our mission (to inform, inspire and build community by fostering diverse and independent journalism) on a readership), including friends modest and growing budget. and strangers.

And we depend on your In this way, we inspire "Meanwhile, you can expect the same donations to make it one another to share our happen. It’s no secret commitment to journalism, with gifts — particularly for that the cost of living regular updates on local government, writing, drawing/painting is outpacing the ability and photography. schools, the environment and more. We of many beloved Additionally, we strive to are granted this opportunity thanks to local institutions to elevate other community support fr om donors and advertisers, provide liveable wages. offerings and events of all which has grown our papers and staff Meanwhile, the costs for sizes. printing and distributing This week, we take a step substantially in the past year." this treasure are also increasing further in service to creativity along with the uncertainty of with “Work in Progress,” our global circumstances. relaunched its weekly new fiction section. Every Please consider giving week, we will dedicate space to public affairs program on what you can to assure the KDNK — Th ursdays at 4 p.m. a selection of locally-created continuance of this community — while dedicating resources art and literature submitted to to becoming a bilingual asset well into the future. Trust fiction@soprissun.com Meanwhile, you can expect newspaper informed by local that every dollar is received in the same commitment to voices. We also launched our gratitude and carefully allocated journalism, with regular updates youth journalism program. This toward meeting our needs and on local government, schools, has seen tremendous success exploring our potential.

You can give online at www. the environment and more. We in its first year, training four soprissun.com/donate, by remarkable young women into are granted this opportunity mailing a check (to PO Box 399, professional journalism. thanks to support from donors Carbondale, Colorado, In a rapidly changing world, and advertisers, which has grown 81623) or in-person at next Th e Sopris Sun has been a our papers and staff substantially week’s movie night fundraiser constant companion, delivering in the past year.

Our team now includes two every week without pause for at the Crystal Theatre. We full-time editor/reporters, a part- over 13 years. Each issue brings will be showing two of Dave time Latina editor for el Sol del fresh insight (and delight) into Taylor’s award-winning films on April 28 beginning at 7 p.m.

Valle and a full-time ad manager/ the lives of its readership.

On behalf of this soulful Th e Sopris Sun is more than executive director. Additionally, “fishwrap” and all of its just a newspaper, it’s our story.

We we support an hourly graphic contributors, I thank you for are an educational nonprofi t that designer, an hourly ad designer, giving time, attention and teaches and preaches community. two translators, one unstoppable dollars toward helping to Goodness knows, nothing delivery man and a robust pool of sustain it.

Together, we are The could be more important than talented freelance photographers, Sopris Sun — a gift that you promoting healthy community writers and cartoonists. help circulate. in times like these.

In 2021, The Sopris Sun

Celebrate Earth Day You are invited to join an Earth Day celebration in Carbondale on Friday, April 22, at 4:30 pm.

Meet in the old City Market parking lot to learn about Xcel Energy, divestment and No Mow May. Listen to or march with the Earth Day Band up the path to the Wells Fargo Bank.

All ages are welcome. Dress in yellow, the color of the sun. Feel free to bring signs or come an hour early to make a sign with materials provided.

Let's show up for the Earth and encourage those around us to help protect our beautiful planet.

The future depends on what we do NOW. Wendy Draina Carbondale

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2. Vote Yes on B for our already approved commercial/warehouse complex in Garfield County.

My family has owned this parcel for over 60 years, and our roots in the Valley go back well over a century. We have waited decades for the right family development team to build the right project on this land for our community. 480 Donegan will give the City substantial water rights, housing for people working in Glenwood and hopefully enable the redevelopment of the adjacent mall. All of the city’s professional staff advocated for annexation because it is the appropriate project at exactly the right time.

All of the disinformation regarding this annexation is incredibly disappointing.

Let’s not complicate the issue facing Glenwood Springs voters: Vote No on B for real affordable housing. If you

need additional information, please visit 480Donegan.com Floyd Diemoz Glenwood Partnership, LLLP

Pat Milligan In a recent disgusting, shameful corporate act smacking of tyranny, Aspen SkiCo has outrageously banned yet AGAIN a local institution for over three decades, fellow Irish American Pat Milligan. Why does neither Aspen paper consider it newsworthy? Why not ask billionaire artist, SkiCo Managing Director Paula Crown for a comment? #FreePatMilligan https://bit.ly/3JAhZa8 Lee Mulcahy Kyiv, Ukraine

VOTE NO on B To be clear, our parcel on Donegan is privately owned and will be developed.

On May 3, voters in Glenwood Springs have two choices as to what happens to our property: 1. Vote No on B for a diverse residential project within the city, including affordable housing for Glenwood workers, open space and donated land for a new fire This artwork was submitted for inclusion in The Sopris Sun's newly launched Work in Progress station. section, the debut of which can be found on page 25 of this edition. "Mother Mountain" by Benny Blue OR 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • Apr. 21 - Apr. 27, 2022

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The Sun invites you to the movies

By James Steindler Contributing Editor Friend and neighbor Dave Taylor graciously offered to screen two of his award winning films in support of The Sopris Sun’s spring fundraiser, which kicks off this week. You are invited to enjoy the show at the Crystal Theatre on Thursday, April 28, at 7 p.m.

Taylor was born in Georgia and from there ended up in Little Rock Arkansas, only to move to the Big Apple (New York City) where he began working in audio production. “Film came late in my career,” he told The Sun. “I was an audio guy — radio theater.

My first career was in commercial radio which transitioned into voiceover work in New York and finally music production at Cool Brick Studios, which I still do as my ‘day job.’”

Cool Brick Studios is a music production studio which Taylor opened in a historic home on Third Street in Carbondale. Taylor recognized there is a plethora of talented musicians in the Valley and has provided an authentic recording experience for those local artists.

Perhaps that sense of local stewardship is why Taylor appreciates The Sun so much. “I am a strong believer in local, local, local when it comes to modern media,” he said. “There are a lot of big powerful national news outlets but they can’t tell me what’s going on across the street or at city hall.”

The two films showing on April 28 are Taylor’s latest visual works.

Mark of the Jaguar “Mark of the Jaguar” is a documentary which gives insight into the conflict, and possibility for coexistence, among jaguars and the cattle ranching culture in the Brazilian Pantanal region.

“Filming was done through long days on the rivers of the Pantanal,” he described, “tracking the jaguars and [being] with local families who live in the region to understand their lives and relationship to a major apex predator.”

Back in the ‘70s, jaguars were hunted and nearly eliminated by the ranchers in the region. Through the work of conservation groups — including Panthera, which Taylor’s team worked with closely — a harmonious approach has been embraced.

Taylor hopes people will walk away from the film with a better understanding that “the problems of human-animal conflict can be resolved with a win-win conservation approach that benefits both the animals as well as the people.”

unTHINKable “unTHINKable” is a short film that is part of an even larger story Taylor has been working on. It takes the audience back to the Western Territory during the Civil War era. The three characters represent the colliding cultures. Ohitakawin Kopa Anuksan (also known by her English name, Roberta Bald Eagle) plays the part of a Native American woman. Her companion, Ada (played by Sophie Sakson), is a white woman returning from burying her baby to find a Black Union soldier (played by Frank Harley Jr.) near death, hanged by his neck from a tree.

Ada cuts the man down from the tree and the story unfolds as they attempt the uncertain and difficult process of bringing him back from the brink of death. “The theme of the film,” Taylor began, “is that compassion knows no boundaries.”

The production of “unTHINKable” has a strong connection with Carbondale. Sakson grew up in the Valley and Anuksan’s brother, Anuk Bald Eagle, has also resided here. A good part of the production team is largely from the area as well.

“I’m trying to focus, as an independent filmmaker, on telling stories that I feel are compelling and important; then trying to get as many people exposed to them as I can,” explained Taylor. His two original films, “Whitewashed: The Ethnic Cleansing of America” and “In the Footsteps of Giants,” are available to stream for free on his website: www.coolbrickstudios.com That’s all for now, folks. We hope to see you at the Crystal Theatre on April 28! Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for kids and can be purchased at the door. The theater currently requires proof of vaccination from all patrons.

(Pictured above) Dave Taylor with unTHINKable actors Ohitakawin Kopa Anuksan (left) and Sophie Sakson (right).

Courtesy photo.(Pictured below) Juru and Patricia, the jaguars, who Taylor refers to as the "stars" of the film. Courtesy photo

MOTHER’S DAY IS FAST APPROACHING Join The Sopris Sun’s beloved tradition, carried on from The Valley Journal, of featuring portraits of new mothers with their babies born in the past year.

Call 970-379-4581 email mark@rfvphoto.com to schedule a shoot at Sopris Park on April 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 or 24.

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Demeter’s Garden

Pickleball 101

The community garden behind the Third Street Center, known as Demeter’s Garden, has available plots for the 2022 growing season. Plots come in various sizes and, for those new to gardening, help will be available. People interested in reserving garden space can contact the Carbondale Rec Center at 970-510-1297.

Learn the basics of Pickleball in four sessions! For beginners, first-timers and the curious, Joe Markham will provide equipment and teach at the courts in Carbondale.

Sessions will occur on April 26, 28, May 3, 5 and May 31, June 2, 7, 9 (1 to 2:30 p.m. for ladies and 2:30 to 4 p.m. for men). Markham will also teach couples on May 10, 12, 17, 19 (1 to 2:30 p.m. or 2:30 to 4 p.m.). To register, email nettmarkham@aol.com with your name, number and desired session. “Warning,” writes Markham, “uncontrollable laughter, smiling, giggling may occur during and after play!”

Queer VOICES VOICES is looking for two or three Roaring Fork Valley residents who identify as queer to participate in its Queer VOICES Theatre Project this fall. Auditioners must be at least 18 years old. Otherwise, VOICES welcomes any and all queer-identitifying community members to try out.

Those interested in signing up for a group audition slot can email art@voicesrfv.org

Empty the shelters Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) is participating in BISSELL Pet Foundation’s national “Empty the Shelters” effort, May 2-8. CARE will charge reduced adoption fees, up to $25. According to a press release, shelters are in crisis due to overcrowding and a record number of pets are in need of new homes. For more information, visit www. bissellpetfoundation.org/Empty-The-Shelters

I-70 Detour Act Congresswoman Lauren Boebert introduced the I-70 Detour Act, which would require the Department of Transportation to investigate alternative solutions for when I-70 is closed. The Garfield County Commissioners issued a letter in support. “Specifically, we see the need and importance to immediately fund the already identified local improvements to Garfield and Eagle County roads that serve as an alternative route during a closure as well as to direct significant funding to add resiliency and mitigation to the hazardous sections of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon as a dual approach,” Commissioner Tom Jankovsky stated.

Now hiring On April 22, Earth Day, Sunsense Solar will install the 12th and final solar array at Habitat for Humanity’s Basalt Vista Affordable Housing Community. For six years, Sunsense has dedicated its annual Earth Day installs on Habitat homes in remembrance of Andy Lietz (pictured above), a former Sunsense employee and Habitat board member who started the tradition and has since passed away. Courtesy photo

Request for water Every year, Colorado Water Trust (CWT) asks waterrights holders to consider giving a portion of water allotments back to rivers and streams. CWT is currently investigating nine offerings within Colorado. Preliminary offerings are due by June 30. More information is available at www.coloradowatertrust.org or by emailing RFW@ coloradowatertrust.org

Timber!

Carbondale’s town arborist fielded a call the week of April 11, when a large spruce tree fell on Sopris Avenue due to high winds. The property owner kept a slab of the tree trunk and later reported to The Sopris Sun that the last 30-40 rings were quite close together, indicative of the current drought.

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The Buddy Program is hiring a new case manager, responsible for engaging with youth, their families and volunteer mentors.

The deadline to apply is Friday, April 29. For a full job description, visit www.buddyprogram.org/career

Masks off !

Effective immediately, the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA) is no longer enforcing facial coverings/masks on buses or in transit stations. RFTA still encourages unvaccinated, ill and immunocompromised persons to consider wearing facial coverings for their personal safety. Other COVID-19 mitigations will continue, including increased ventilation, “bus fogging” and the availability of hand sanitizer on all buses.

They say it’s your birthday!

Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Renae Gustine and Shannon Muse (April 21); Sage Dawson, Fred Malo, Kameron Miranda and Mendo Will (April 22); Rosemary Dewers (April 23); Enrique Abarca, Dick Gibson and Holly Tullar (April 24); Hope Sontag and Stephen Shapiro (April 25); Gayle Embrey, Lee Ann Eustis and Susan Jordan (April 26); Donni Cochran, Rachel Gillespie, Wewer Keohane, Sloan Shoemaker and April Spaulding (April 27).

Learning with the Police

Learn about different topics and resources available in our community.

TOPICS: Spanish lead, will be interpreted in English, if needed *Food will be provided*

Hosted by: Carbondale Police Department For more information call 970-963-2662

Fridays at 6:30 pm at Town Hall April 29 How to get a driver's license.

May 13 Victim Rights & Immigration May 20 Juvenile/Parental Rights June 10 Civil vs. Criminal June 24

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MANAUS creates sustainable social justice solutions

By Kate Phillips Sopris Sun Correspondent

People have an innate desire to help.

Oftentimes, when a community is faced with a challenge, that desire becomes immediate, almost urgent; like a river gaining velocity during a storm, these people gather knowledge — books are read, money is donated and time is volunteered.

But how do you keep that momentum going after the storm?

Enter MANAUS, a nonprofit based in Carbondale that aims to create a more inclusive and socially-conscious society through community engagement and education.

Inspired by the Rio Negro and Rio Solimões converging to create the Amazon River in Manaus, Brazil, the nonprofit’s namesake highlights how people — like rivers — can unite despite their differences to create a positive change, according to project manager of the Equity Action Project (EAP) at MANAUS, Bryan Alvarez-Terrazas.

Founded in 2005 by the late George Stranahan, MANAUS was formerly known as The Manaus Fund, which invested in local nonprofits dedicated to social justice.

Since its renaming, MANAUS has become its own nonprofit that partners with local organizations to address social injustices across the Western Slope via sustainable and collaborative projects.

At MANAUS, a series of “guiding principles” are followed in order to ensure that marginalized populations are at the forefront of the conversation, said AlvarezTerrazas. Together, these principles — justice, community- and human-centered design, solidarity and allyship — help MANAUS

leaders to “listen, imagine and launch” projects tailored to the community’s needs.

“With that human-centered design component, we’re not making solutions for people, but instead keeping it an open conversation by saying, ‘I’m not the expert in this. I don’t have that deep experience in this. Tell me more about your experience,’” Alvarez-Terrazas continued. “In this process we’re building trust. I want to listen.”

As the project manager of EAP, AlvarezTerrazas has learned a lot about listening in order to facilitate meaningful change.

Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, the entire country erupted in outrage, and Valley leaders reached out to MANAUS seeking antiracism support.

After interviewing and listening to these leaders, MANAUS, alongside Valley Settlement and Aspen Community Foundation, launched the EAP — a seven-week intensive training program for antiracism, race equity and inclusion. It seeks to dismantle oppressive systems by diversifying positions of power to more accurately represent the area’s population.

Partnering with Full Circle Strategies, the EAP has already worked with 26 local organizations, directly training 113 individuals.

“It's been primarily nonprofits, but we’ve also worked with some charter schools as well as the town of Carbondale and the Carbondale Fire Department. We’re trying to get as far-reaching as possible,” Alvarez-Terrazas continued.

In addition to the EAP, MANAUS is also home to the Rocky Mountain Preschool Coalition (RMPC). Focusing on public policy, RMPC’s mission is to increase access to high-quality early childhood education for

people across the socioeconomic spectrum, shared project manager Katie Langenhuizen.

Notably, RMPC propelled the 2019 state legislature’s bipartisian House Bill 19-1052 into action. Sponsored by Representatives Julie McCluskie and Janice Rich and Senators Bob Rankin and Jeff Bridges, the bill permits the creation of special tax districts for early childhood services, such as early care, education and mental health, for children from birth to eight years of age.

“This is another way to support young families, especially those struggling the most,” Langenhuizen said. “It’s a way to elevate the issues of our communities.”

Recognizing that many individuals want to help, but do not know where to start, MANAUS also offers free learning opportunities, “as a way to continue providing greater access to different resources to the community,” Alvarez-Terrazas said.

One such opportunity is the newly-launched Social Justice Library. Located at the Third Street Center in Carbondale, the Social Justice Library is a mini-library that loans out educational books covering topics such as community organizing, antiracism and education reform.

In addition to the Social Justice Library, MANAUS has partnered with The Arts Campus at Willits to host the Equity Speaker Series as a way to broaden invigorating social justice conversations.

On April 20, the Equity Speaker Series welcomed its first guest, Alejandro Jimenez — a former undocumented immigrant, poet, writer and distance runner — who spoke about his experience as an undocumented child living in the United States.

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Bryan Alvarez-Terrazas, manager of MANAUS' Equity Action Project, enjoys a sunny afternoon with Changa, reading a book by George Stranahan in the newly-launched Social Justice Library at the Third Street Center.

Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

Adriana Alvarez, will speak on July 27 about diversity within the educational system, biliteracy development and strengthening the family-school relationship.

“This is one way that we make sure — especially two years out from 2020 — that these conversations don’t fade away into the background,” assured Alvarez-Terrazas.

To learn more about getting involved, educational opportunities and future Equity Speaker Series events, visit www.manaus.org

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Moving beyond abuse: ‘Expressive Journeys’

By Myki Jones Sopris Sun Correspondents

Trigger warning: the following content touches on topics of sexual assault and abuse.

Aspen Dance Connection is partnering with nonprofit the Empowered Voice to present “Expressive Journeys” at the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue on April 24 at 7 p.m. This artistic event is intended to amplify the voices of survivors of sexual abuse through multiple creative mediums including dance, locally-produced films, and spoken word.

An excerpt from a production called “Walls,” by dance choreographer Alya Howe, will be shown at Sunday’s event.

Howe will invite the audience to create their own meaning and message behind her work.

Voices Heard is an e-magazine created by editor-in-chief Claire O’Leary — also the founder of the Empowered Voice — to highlight the stories of survivors of sexual violence, ranging from abuse to rape and even human trafficking.

“They’re typically stories of ‘here is where I was, this is where I am today and this is how I got there,’” explained O’Leary.

“So you get a lot of hope from that, as a recent survivor or as someone who is thinking about sharing your story — not publicly by any means, the way that I am and have done, but with someone trusted

to begin healing as early as possible.”

O’Leary and Fran Page, artistic director of Aspen Dance Connection, are the event’s organizers. They decided to hold the event in April in observance of sexual assault awareness month. The two have worked together in the past, and the idea for the event came from a collaboration in December.

“The part that we are emphasizing is the resilience of these women that have gone through this pain, taking their lives back and going to the next level,” stated Page. “The emphasis is on overcoming, and using any and all creative expressions.”

Speaking with The Sopris Sun, both women touched on being survivors of assault and abuse themselves and shared sentiments of hoping that persons in attendance will leave with more empathy and understanding, and will also feel inspired by the presenters’ strength.

On telling these difficult stories through art, O’Leary said, “Art bypasses the brain and just allows one into that unconscious part.

That then allows you to put things on paper that won’t come in words. It really has a huge impact on one’s healing because it helps you release so much of the stuff that you have been holding inside.”

This event is also a celebration for the first printed edition of Voices Heard Magazine and will feature a live auction of “survivor art” — paintings, drawings, posters and books that all focus on the journey from survival to

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"Walls of Waiting" by Alya Howe is one of several artistic pieces featured in "Express Journeys." Courtesy photo

healing. All the proceeds will be used to help the Empowered Voice, which will continue its mission of providing a platform for survivors of sexual abuse in any form.

Asked about the challenges of putting together the event, O’Leary and Page shared the sentiment that, while it is important to bring awareness to how common abuse is, the main purpose is to showcase that survivors are able to heal from what they have been through.

The average age that a woman first speaks about being abused, The Sopris Sun was told, is 58 years old. The secret is kept for so long due to stigma, shame and other factors of trauma.

“I have seen abuse started as early as six months old, which is deplorable and mindboggling,” said O’Leary. “I want to make sure the public is informed so we can stop it, and for those who are survivors they know that you can heal, become resilient and [that] you can become strong and independent.”

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest

National Network (RAINN), every 68 seconds in the United States, someone is victimized by sexual violence. One out of every six women is sexually assaulted before they turn 18 years old, with one out of every 10 men being victimized in their lifetime before turning 18.

For tickets to the event, visit the Vaudville Review’s website at www.gvrshow.com For more information about upcoming events from Aspen Dance Connection, visit aspendanceconnection.org

If you or anyone you know is or has been victimized by sexual abuse, you are encouraged to reach out to the following resources: RAINN: www.rainn.org 1-800-656-4673 Advocates Safe House: www.advocatesafehouseproject.org, 970-945-4439

Women’s Voices project returns with ‘Wetlands’

By Myki Jones Sopris Sun Correspondent

Local nonprofit Voices will premier their upcoming project, “Wetlands,” at the Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) building on April 29 at 7:30 p.m.

The show is repeated on April 30 at the same time and on May 1 at 6 p.m. A final performance will be held at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen on May 7 at 7:30 p.m.

The mission of Voices is to encourage collaboration between diverse groups of people and amplify underrepresented voices within the community. This show will be directed by Renee Prince, with the assistance of Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza.

“Wetlands” is a collaborative project by 10 local women in the Roaring Fork Valley and is described by their website as a “kaleidoscope of a show” incorporating movement, music, nature puppetry and the human voice to spotlight how deeply connected we are to one another and the natural world. Some pieces in the show will also deal with heavy topics, such as abuse, isolation and other turmoils wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The wonderful team behind Voices' production of "Wetlands." Photo by Jem Moore

The show is being formulated through a theater process called “devising.” This means that it is still being created even as rehearsals commence. There is no pre-written script, just monologues, scenes and other creative anchors.

Speaking with Prince and ensemble members Marcia Weese, Toddy Walters, Flor Pastrana, MinTze Wu and Stage Manager Dani Taylor, they chatted indepth with The Sopris Sun about its contents and the process.

“Having the freedom to create what we want for our stories is

really nice,” stated Pastrana. “I am grateful to be here again. We are hoping to connect with the audience and, hopefully, they'll feel the courage to come out and speak their truth.”

According to Prince, “Wetlands” is an original piece that has been two years in the making. Production and in-person collaborations, which Voices relies on to create original content, were put on hold when the pandemic began.

Before COVID, the organization was working toward its second annual Women's Voices

Theater project, following up on a successful event in 2019. Eight local women planned to bring to the stage their varied work. In lieu of a live event, the performers produced a special podcast titled “The Collective Pause” that aired on KDNK on Mother’s Day, 2020.

In 2022, the nonprofit was able to regroup in-person, and the idea for “Wetlands” was born.

According to Prince, this show is something that “audiences haven’t seen before.”

“Every time we do this there are real synchronistic connective threads that start to happen that start to build organic throughlines,” she said. “That is always such a satisfying thing.”

MinTze Wu, who will present an original piece about her time in a COVID isolation ward in Taiwan, called the show “an everevolving project,” adding, “We are not so much thinking about what we want to perform but what story do we desire to tell?”

The idea behind the title comes from natural wetlands acting as a filter for water runoff, so that it goes out the other side clearer than when it came in. Wetlands are also generally safe places for animals to rest, nest and nurture themselves.

“I thought of the wetlands as being a metaphor for what women do instinctively, which is to empathize and take on other people's hurt and filter it,” stated Walters.

Weese added to that statement, pointing out that “because it is a filter of sorts, we as women often take on abuse that we wouldn’t normally stand for — and I think this is a very important part of this production. You’ll see several pieces addressing this.”

The ensemble credits Renee as being a “leader with the flashlight” during the creation of this project.

Without a traditional script to follow, production has relied on collaborative efforts that also honor the creative autonomy of all involved.

“To be able to sit at the table and watch this tapestry unfold is so beautiful,” reflected Taylor.

The whole ensemble is staying true to the idea of amplifying personal voices, rather than playing characters written by someone else. As Prince mentioned, “Storytelling suffocates stereotyping. When you see someone in the wholeness of who they are, it is impossible to limit perceptions based on one attribute they have.”

To purchase tickets for “Wetlands,” visit voicesrfv.org where links to both TRTC and the Wheeler Opera House are available. TRTC requires proof of vaccination and recommends masks be worn during performances. The Wheeler Opera House also requires proof of vaccination or proof of negative COVID results that same day.

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By James Steindler Contributing Editor By the end of March, the U.S. Forest Service announced finalized guidelines for districts that wish to expand the use of electric bikes (e-bikes) on its trails in the future.

E-bikes are currently permitted on all Forest Service roads and 60,000 miles worth of motorized accessible trails — which make up 38% of the total trails the agency manages. The finalized policy, issued on March 31, permits the continued use of e-bikes on trails already designated for motorized vehicle use and “lays out a process to evaluate future requests for expanded access,” according to a recent press release from the agency.

“This is a national policy developed by our Washington office to provide clarity and guidance for local units across the United States,” explained White River National Forest (WRNF) public affairs officer David Boyd. “The directive clarifies the definition of an e-bike and identifies e-bikes under three classes of motor vehicles.”

Class one e-bikes have a motor that only works while the rider is pedaling and turns off after reaching 20 miles per hour (mph); class two e-bikes do not require pedaling for the motor to run but still shut it off at 20 mph; class three e-bikes require pedaling for the motor to run, but it shuts off at 28 mph.

“E-bikes are currently allowed in our summer travel management on roads and trails open to motorized vehicles,” Boyd clarified. But, he added, e-bikes are not currently permitted on any WRNF trails designated for non-motorized use.

However, that could shift by way of a public land-use management change process. “Currently, there are no proposals or plans to change e-bike management on the WRNF,” stated Boyd. “Potential changes related to e-bikes would be similar to any other potential land-use management changes in which we would be coordinating closely with partners and stakeholders and involve the public.”

He clarified that such a process would also involve “some level of environmental analysis under NEPA [the National Environmental Policy Act].”

A conservationist’s perspective “We haven’t been closely following the Forest Service policy because by and large the agency has been rightly classifying e-bikes as motorized vehicles,” Wilderness Workshop (WW) policy director Juli Slivka told The Sopris Sun. WW is a nonprofit based in Carbondale with the mission “to protect and conserve the wilderness and natural landscapes of the Roaring Fork Watershed, the White River National Forest and adjacent public lands.”

WW’s policy director appreciates that, under current policy, for e-bikes to be permitted on a non-motorized trail “the agency must comply with its Travel Management Rule … which requires environmental impact analysis and public input so that trails can be sited to avoid conflicts with wildlife and other resources.”

She added that the organization has “been much more engaged in the BLM’s [Bureau of Land Management] e-bike policy, which seeks to classify e-bikes as non-motorized vehicles, thereby circumventing meaningful analysis.” In 2019, the Department of the Interior, under former President Donald Trump, issued Secretary’s Order 3376 “for the purpose of creating recreational opportunities through the use of electric bikes,” reads the BLM website.

To Slivka’s point, the BLM website further states that “the BLM’s rule defines an e-bike as a bicycle with a small electric motor of not more than 750 watts (one horsepower) which assists in the operation of the bicycle and reduces the physical exertion demands on the rider.”

Still, the proposed use of e-bikes on any non-motorized BLM trail must be approved by an authorized officer “through subsequent land-use planning and implementation-level decisions,” reads its website.

In 2020, the BLM Colorado River Valley Field Office decided to allow class one e-bikes on the Grand Hogback Trails, six miles north of Rifle.

“We’re [WW] advocating for the BLM to revise its e-bike policy to ensure that e-bike trails are sited appropriately, which requires recognizing that they are motorized vehicles and analyzing their impacts accordingly,” Slivka said.

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By Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Editor The Lady Rams soccer team started the season strong with a win against Colorado Rocky Mountain School CRMS on Saturday, April 9 (4-1). On April 16, the girls saw a close defeat against Eagle Valley High School during their first home game (1-2). Another close defeat against Grand Junction (1-2) was followed by a total victory, crushing the Rifle Bears at home (5-1). Their next home game, playing again against CRMS, is this Saturday at 11 a.m.

The girls lacrosse team, meanwhile, is ranked third in the league. Their upcoming game against Aspen on April 21 at 6 p.m. promises to bring excitement, with that rival team holding the league’s number one spot.

The Roaring Fork High School boys baseball team is ranked fourth for 3A schools, having defeated Aspen in back-to-back games on Saturday, April 16. Fans can cheer them one with another doubleheader this Saturday at home versus Basalt.

UPCOMING RFHS GAMES*

*Dates and times are subject to change.

For the most current information, check out www.maxpreps.com

Girls Soccer

Baseball

April 21 - versus Moffat (away) at 4 p.m. (V) and 6 p.m. (JV) April 23 - versus CRMS (home) at 11 a.m. (JV) and 1 p.m. (V) April 28 - versus Basalt (home) at 4 p.m. (V) and 6 p.m. (JV) April 30 - versus Coal Ridge (away) at 11 a.m. (V) May 3 - versus Vail Mountain (home) at 4 p.m. (V) May 5 - versus Rifle (away) at 4 p.m. (V) May 7 - versus Aspen (home) at 4 p.m. (JV) and 6 p.m. (V)

Girls Lacrosse April 21 - versus Aspen (home) at 4 p.m. (JV) and 5:30 p.m. (V) April 22 - versus Grand Junction (away) at 4 p.m. (V) and 5:30 p.m. (JV) April 26 - versus Fruita (away) at 4 p.m. (V) and 5:30 p.m. (JV) April 28 - versus Eagle Valley (away) at 4 p.m. (V) and 5:30 p.m. (JV) April 30 - versus Battle Mountain (home) at 11 a.m. (V) and 12:30 p.m. (JV) May 2 - versus Summit (home) at 4 p.m. (V) and 5:30 p.m. (JV) May 5 - versus Steamboat Springs (away) at 4 p.m. (V) and 5:30 p.m. (JV) May 7 - versus Durango (home) at 10 a.m. (V)

April 21 - versus Coal Ridge (away) at 4 p.m. (JV) April 23 - versus Basalt (home) at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. (V) April 26 - versus Olathe (home) at 3 p.m. (V) and 5 p.m. (JV) April 27 - versus Delta (home) at 2 and 4 p.m. (V) April 30 - versus Coal Ridge (home) at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (V) May 3 - versus Basalt (away) at 4:30 p.m. (JV) May 4 - versus Rifle (home) at 3 p.m. (V) and 5 p.m. (JV) May 7 - versus Moffat County (away) at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (V) May 9 - versus Glenwood Springs (away) at 4:30 p.m. (JV) May 10 - versus Durango (away) at 1:30 p.m. (V) May 14 - versus Gunnison (away) at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. (V)

Track & Field Meets April 22 - Coal Ridge Invitational in New Castle April 29 - Montrose Invitational in Montrose May 6-7 - 3A Western Slope Meet in Rifle May 13-14 - Tiger Invitational in Grand Junction May 19-21 - State Championships in Lakewood

(Right) The RFHS girls soccer team had a rough start to the season, but played beautifully against the Rifle Bears on Tuesday, April 19, cinching a 5-1 victory. Photo by Sue Rollyson (Left) The RFHS boys soccer team received their state championship rings during a brief ceremony at school. They won the 3A state championship this past November. It was a first for Roaring Fork High School! Photo by Sue Rollyson

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, APRIL 21 DEATH OF A PUGILIST BenFeng Productions presents its “Death of a Pugilist” at the Carbondale Library at 2 p.m. and the Glenwood Springs Library at 6 p.m.

SPORTS Roaring Fork High School’s girl’s lacrosse team plays against Aspen in Carbondale at 4 p.m. (JV) and 5:30 p.m. (V)

Art Computers Bread Baking Creative Writing Spanish Geology Pilates Qigong and more

VAN LIFE 5Point’s Van Life Rally kicks off the festival from 4 to 7 p.m. in the Town Center lots surrounding the Thunder River Theater.

5POINT 5Point Film’s Flagship Festival features four unique film programs each night this weekend at 7 p.m. Other feature films, panels and community events continue through Sunday. For the full schedule of events, check out 5pointfilm.org COMING HOME The Center for Human Flourishing celebrates Earth Day with a two-part program honoring our relationship with Mother Earth. Part one is from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center on Thursday. Part two is at 7th Elder on Canyon Creek on Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 28 • 7PM at the Crystal Theatre FEATURING TWO AWARD-WINNING FILMS BY DAVE TAYLOR OF COOL BRICK STUDIOS

THURSDAY, APRIL 28 • 7PM at the Crystal Theatre FEATURING TWO AWARD-WINNING FILMS BY DAVE TAYLOR OF COOL BRICK STUDIOS

Mark of the Jaguar

Won “Best Endangered Species Film” at the Wildlife Conservation Film Festival in New York.

Follow two of the Pantanal’s jaguars as they engage in ritual courtship and mating and watch as this apex predator hunts and kills large crocodiles and interacts with its natural surroundings. Learn how the local cattle ranching and river communities have learned to recognize the jaguar as an economic asset and how they are better off living with the jaguars rather than seeing them as a threat and killing them. el

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A young southern Civil War widow in the territorial south is returning from burying her two-week-old baby when she finds a black Union soldier who has been caught and hanged by local vigilantes and is barely still alive.

She cuts him down and along with her Native American companion faces the difficult task of trying to save him.

The experience will change their lives forever.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 23

FRIDAY, APRIL 22 PAIRINGS The Carbondale Clay Center prepares for their annual Pairings event (June 3) with handmade vessels available to purchase online at www.carbondaleclay.org

ICE CREAM SOCIAL 5Point Film and Sundae invite you to enjoy free artisanal ice cream and music by the Low End Family Collective from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

KUNDALINI YOGA CLASS The Sattvic Health Temple at Mana Foods now offers a Kundalini Yoga class on Fridays at 8:30 a.m.

COMMUNITY DANCE Lily Bright leads a dance class for all levels from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Glenwood Spring Library, and again at The Launchpad in Carbondale from 5 to 6 p.m.

SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE Colorado Mountain College hosts its sixth annual Sustainability Conference with keynote speaker Matt Hamilton. The conference takes place from 9 a.m. to noon via Zoom (RSVP at www.coloradomtn.edu/sustainabilityconference) and in-person from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Spring Valley campus with student presentations and live music by Olivia Pevec.

IN THE DIRT For Earth Day, Basalt Library invites community members to its plot at the Basalt Community Garden from 2 to 3 p.m. to brush up on planting and growing tips ahead of the season. More info at www.basaltlibrary.org

BANK AND JOHNSON Chris Bank and Mark Johnson perform at Heather’s Savory Pies at 6:30 p.m.

A short narrative film based on a Civil War period novella written by Dave Taylor, that has won several awards.

The Artbase in Basalt exhibits art created by four local high schoolers and their mentors, under the Claudette Carter ARTMentors Program, through May 21. There will be an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 22. Courtesy photo

SPORTS Roaring Fork High School’s baseball team plays against Basalt in Carbondale at 10 a.m. and noon.

EARTH DAY MARCH Join 350 Roaring Fork for a climate rally, marching to the music of “Second Line New Orleans Groove.” Meet at the old City Market parking lot at 4:30 p.m. and dress in yellow!

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PICASSO Sopris Theatre Company’s production of “Picasso at the Lapin Agile” concludes this weekend with performances on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and on Sunday at 2 p.m.

Tickets are at coloradomtn.edu/theatre CRYSTAL THEATRE The Crystal Theatre shows “Everything Everywhere All At Once” at 7:30 p.m. through Monday, except at 5 p.m. on Sunday.

ANDY FRASCO The Arts Campus at Willits presents blues rock with Andy Frasco & The U.N.

CODY JEFFREYS Cody Jeffreys performs at Heather’s Savory Pies in Basalt at 6:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24 HEALING WITH ANCESTORS Carol Shure leads a constellation workshop to work through inherited trauma from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Email carolshure@yahoo.com YIN AND ZEN Ally Morrison leads a Yin and Zen practice session for all levels at Kula Yoga on Main from 3 to 5 p.m.

EXPRESSIVE JOURNEYS Aspen Dance Connection and the Empowered Voice present a benefit for sexual abuse survivors at the Glenwood Vaudeville Review at 5 p.m. The fundraiser will help launch Voices Heard, a new magazine empowering survivors to shatter the silence of their abuse. For tickets, call 970-945-9699 or visit www.gvrshow.com

MONDAY, APRIL 25 VEGAN POTLUCK The Center for Human Flourishing invites you to share in a whole foods, plant-based potluck from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28 MOVIE NIGHT The Sopris Sun invites you to a viewing of “Mark of the Jaguar” and “unTHINKable,” two award-winning films by Dave Taylor, at the Crystal Theatre at 7 p.m. Proceeds from the event benefit this newspaper!

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Este Día Internacional de la Tierra, hablamos del agua

Cortesia de Beatriz Soto Directora de Protégete para Conservation Colorado

Todos tenemos una relación íntima con el agua, ya sea con los ríos que corren por las montañas, el agua calentita que sale de nuestra regadera o nuestra fascinación por despertar a una mañana blanca donde todo se encuentra cubierto de nieve.

De igual manera todos tenemos historias de agua; culturas como las de los pueblos originarios están llenas de leyendas, fábulas y mitos que nos invitan a cuidar y respetar el rol del agua en el mundo natural y nuestra sociedad. Al día de hoy seguimos navegando nuestra relación con el agua, y creando nuestras historias para nuestra generación y las que nos siguen.

Yo me volví más consciente del valor del agua cuando de niña mi familia se mudo de Florida a Chihuahua. De un lugar tropical con abundancia de agua a un desierto donde el agua toma un nuevo valor.

En Chihuahua, como en muchas áreas de México, la mayoría de las casas tienen tinacos en sus techos, ya que el agua es limitada y solo se recibe a cierta hora del día. El auto solo lo podíamos lavar con cubeta y si usábamos manguera se nos multaba. Como arquitecta mi prioridad al diseñar una casa nueva era minimizar el uso del agua y crear sistemas para reciclar las aguas grises. También comprábamos agua de garrafón, ya que no confiábamos en la calidad de agua que salía de nuestras llaves o el mismo gobierno nos recomendaba que se hirviera el agua antes de beber o cocinar con ella.

Recuerdo leer las noticias que de acuerdo con proyecciones de la Junta Municipal de Agua y Saneamiento de la ciudad de Chihuahua, la ciudad cuenta sólo con unos 10 años de agua, debido a la baja recarga de los mantos acuíferos y la sobreexplotación de los mismos. De la misma forma leía las noticias de guerras de agua entre los múltiples usuarios de este valioso recurso. Todo esto me causaba mucha incertidumbre; entre otros dilemas sociales y económicos, fue un factor que influyó mis motivos para migrar de nuevo a los Estados Unidos.

Ahora que vivo en Colorado, uno de los estados más importantes en abastecimiento de agua a más de 60 millones de personas, mi relación con el agua continúa madurando. Hoy en día, mi trabajo está íntimamente relacionado con el agua desde un punto de vista legislativo.

Para ser muy honesta, los temas del agua son muy complejos; desde los tratados internacionales hasta los derechos de agua por antigüedad del estado de Colorado. Pocos en nuestra comunidad Latina saben navegar este sistema tan complicado.

Constantemente me pregunto, ¿cómo llegamos a crear un sistema tan ineficiente? Este mismo sistema está diseñado para que estemos desconectados, ignorantes e indiferentes a este tema que impacta el futuro de cada uno de nosotros. Hoy es el tiempo para empezar a participar y estar en las mesas de decisiones sobre el futuro del agua en Colorado.

Beatriz Soto es directora de Protégete, un programa de Conservation Colorado. Foto de cortesía

El 22 de abril es el Día Internacional de la Tierra y mientras reflexiono acerca de los impactos del calentamiento global, la crisis de la pérdida de biodiversidad y la alerta roja del nuevo reporte del Grupo Intergubernamental de Expertos sobre el Cambio Climático (IPCC por sus siglas en inglés) mi mente constantemente regresa a mi relación con el agua.

Según el monitor de sequía del Departamento del Interior, una gran mayoría del oeste de los Estados Unidos está experimentando temperaturas superiores al promedio y condiciones de sequía severas o extremas. En California y en la cuenca del río Colorado, ciertas presas han alcanzado mínimos históricos de almacenamiento, el más bajo en más de 30 años.

El lago Powell y el lago Mead, las dos presas más grandes de los Estados Unidos, se encuentran actualmente en niveles históricamente bajos.

Aunque las cuencas de Río Grande, el Río Pecos y partes de Arizona recibieron algunas lluvias monzónicas durante el año pasado, el alivio temporal no ha revertido la sequía de más de dos décadas que afecta esta región. Actualmente existe una situación de suministro de agua muy desafiante en gran parte del Oeste del país, y estados como Colorado están al centro de este dilema.

Si fuera poco el desafío de enfrentar una sequía extrema y asegurar la cantidad de agua necesaria para sostener nuestras ciudades, agricultura y economía, también tenemos el desafío de la calidad del agua. Cuando comencé a organizar en nuestra comunidad en temas relacionados al medio ambiente, una y otra vez, miembros de nuestra comunidad predominantemente que habitan en casas móviles o “parqueaderos” han estado elevando problemas de justicia ambiental relacionados con la calidad del agua en sus hogares.

Familias de Apple Tree en New Castle, residentes de Eagle River Village en Edwards y muchas otras comunidades a lo largo del estado, desde Durango en el sur, Clifton hacia el oeste hasta Greely al norte y parqueaderos en el área metropolitana de Denver, todos con el mismo problema.

Comunidades enteras reportan que no pueden lavar su ropa blanca porque se percude. Empiezan a presentar sarpullidos y caída de cabello cuando se mudan a estos lugares y comienzan a bañarse en esta agua. Muchos reportan tener que cambiar sus llaves y aparatos electrodomésticos que utilizan agua muy seguido por que el agua en su comunidad les acorta la vida. Pocos se atreven a beber esta agua, muchos ni los dientes se lavan con el agua de la llave.

Debido a que son comunidades de clase obrera o migrantes, donde muchos han pagado costos muy altos por este tipo de vivienda y ser dueños de su trailita, pronto se dan cuenta de que están en una situación muy vulnerable. Es como estar entre la espada y la pared, claro que todos quieren agua limpia. La realidad es que pocos están dispuestos a alzar la voz, ya que existe el miedo, muy justificable, de no correr el riesgo de perder su hogar, cuando no hay manera viable de mover su casa y no existen residencias accesibles donde reubicarse cercas de sus comunidades y fuentes de trabajo.

En este esfuerzo es muy importante destacar que este debe ser un esfuerzo entre los habitantes del parqueadero, los dueños del terreno y las agencias de gobierno. De igual manera se pueden buscar soluciones e inversiones por medio de la legislación estatal para erradicar este problema de una vez por todas.

En este Día Internacional de la Tierra, les invito a ser parte de la solución. Los invito a reflexionar sobre su relación con el agua. Las comunidades latinas debemos unirnos a la lucha por conservar este vital elemento y defender el derecho a que todos gocemos de acceso al agua limpia.

Por nuestra salud y por nuestras generaciones futuras.

OPINIÓN

Desde La Clínica Por Maria Judith Alvarez

Esto es lo que la mayoría de las personas quiere cuando se trata de salud: vivir hasta una edad avanzada.

Tener una buena calidad de vida hasta las últimas horas antes de morir, en vez del lento desgaste que muchos comienzan a sentir a los cincuenta o sesenta.

Tener buena visión, movilidad normal y un cerebro intacto hasta la hora de morir.

Mantener su independencia en vez de ser llevado a un asilo de ancianos o requerir asistencia domiciliaria. ¿De qué se muere la mayoría de las personas en este país? En orden de frecuencia, entre las mayores causas de muerte son: Enfermedad cardiovascular (ataque cardíaco y accidente cerebrovascular por causa de una aterosclerosis grasa en las paredes de las arterias).

Cáncer. Complicaciones por

Cuando se trata de nuestra salud, ¿qué queremos? nuestro sistema médico (por ejemplo: efectos secundarios de drogas prescriptas, infecciones hospitalarias, errores de doctores y otros proveedores de salud, errores que suceden en hospitales. Un estudio reciente de la Universidad de Johns Hopkins descubrió que más de 250,000 muertes anuales son causadas por errores cometidos por el sistema de salud estadounidense). ¿Cuáles son las principales causas de discapacidad?

Accidente cerebrovascular, que suele dejar a la víctima paralizada o imposibilitada para hablar.

Complicaciones de diabetes, como ceguera, enfermedad cardiovascular, insuficiencia renal, neuropatía (que es dolor y entumecimiento en piernas y pies que puede derivar en amputación), problemas de movilidad, generalmente relacionada con obesidad.

Modificaciones en el estilo de vida, particularmente ejercicio diario y una dieta basada en plantas, libre de alimentos procesados, sin azúcar, sin sal, sin aceite han demostrado poder prevenir la mayoría de las enfermedades crónicas de las que sufren y

"Modificaciones en el estilo de vida, particularmente ejercicio diario y una dieta basada en plantas, libre de alimentos procesados, sin azúcar, sin sal, sin aceite han demostrado poder prevenir la mayoría de las enfermedades crónicas de las que sufren y mueren."

Donaciones por correo o en línea P.O. Box 399 Carbondale, CO 81623 970-510-3003 www.soprissun.com Editor Raleigh Burleigh • 970-510-3003 news@soprissun.com Editora Contribuyente Crystal Mariscal Directore Artístico Hattie Rensberry Diseñadora de anuncios Alyssa Ohnmacht Traductoras Jacquelinne Castro y Dolores Duarte

mueren: obesidad, hipertensión, colesterol alto, enfermedad cardiovascular, diabetes tipo 2, enfermedades inflamatorias como artritis reumática, enfermedades autoinmunes como esclerosis múltiple, demencia incluida el alzheimer, muchos tipos de cáncer.

Estas modificaciones han demostrado revertir muchas de estas condiciones si ya se encuentran presentes o si ya las padecen. ¿Cómo puedo mantener una buena salud?

Aparte de estas modificaciones, el tener un chequeo médico mínimo una vez al año si no tienes ninguna condición médica que requiera consultas periódicas como diabetes (azúcar alta)

hipertensión (presión alta) etc, y realizando un estudio de sangre para ayudar al doctor a saber cómo están trabajando todos tus órganos, y detectar si existen datos que puedan hacer sospechar principios de una enfermedad.

La clínica del pueblo junto con otras organizaciones estará ofreciendo una Feria de Salud el Sábado, 7 de Mayo, de 9 a.m. a 1 p.m. en la High School de Glenwood Springs. ¡Estamos trabajando para que la población sea más sana y no necesite atención médica!

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¡SE APROXIMA EL DÍA DE LA MADRE! Invitamos a todas las madres con bebes nacidos dentro del último año que tomen un retrato profesional con nosotros para la edición especial del Sopris Sun, el 5 de mayo.

Llama o manda un texto a (970) 456-6929 para hacer una reservación para el 9, 10, 16, 17, 23 or 24 de abril en el mirador del Sopris Park.

Fechas adicionales serán agregadas según la necesidad.

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Amusando

Por Raleigh Burleigh

En un valle rico en medios de comunicación de alta calidad, ¿qué es lo que distingue a The Sopris Sun? Como el afortunado editor de esta maravillosa publicación semanal, puedo decir con entusiasmo que la participación de la comunidad es lo que hace brillar más a The Sopris Sun. Desde fotografía peculiar hasta opiniones serias y Haikus oportunos, tenemos el honor de publicar una amplia variedad de contribuciones entregados por nuestros lectores. Esta variedad de voces y perspectivas crea un tejido que se podría describir como un álbum de recortes comunitario.

The Sopris Sun es un diario, transmitiendo momentos en el tiempo que merecen ser recordados.

Por ser una organización sin fines de lucro educacional 501c3, estamos en el dichoso negocio de abrir puertas. Frecuentemente, The

Todos somos The Sopris Sun Sopris Sun es el primer lugar en el que una persona puede ver su trabajo impreso y distribuido a una potencial audiencia de miles de personas (además de los lectores en línea), incluyendo amigos y desconocidos.

De esta manera, nos inspiramos los unos a los otros para compartir nuestros talentos — particularmente en escritura, dibujos/pinturas y fotografía. Adicionalmente, nos estrechamos para elevar otras oferendas y eventos de la comunidad, de todos tamaños.

Esta semana, tomamos un paso más para proporcionar la creatividad con “Work in Progress” (obras en marcha), nuestra nueva sección de ficción. Cada semana, dedicaremos un espacio al arte y escrituras locales que sean entregadas por el público a fiction@soprissun.com Mientras tanto, puedes contar con el mismo compromiso hacia el periodismo, con actualizaciones regulares acerca de noticias locales del gobierno, escuelas, el ambiente y más. Hemos sido concedidos esta oportunidad gracias al apoyo de donantes y anunciantes, el cual ha ayudado a incrementar sustancialmente nuestro periódico y también nuestros empleados durante el último año.

Nuestro equipo actualmente incluye dos reporteros/editores de tiempo completo, una editora Latina de medio tiempo para el

Sol del Valle y un administrador de anuncios/director ejecutivo de tiempo completo.

Adicionalmente, tenemos el apoyo de dos diseñadoras gráficas, dos traductores, un repartidor imparable y un grupo robusto de talentosos fotógrafos, escritores y dibujantes independientes.

En el 2021, The Sopris Sun reanudó su programa semanal de asuntos públicos en KDNK — los jueves a las 4 p.m. A la misma vez, se dedicó recursos para convertirse en un periódico bilingüe informado por voces locales. También lanzamos nuestro programa de periodismo juvenil.

Todo esto ha sido un tremendo éxito en su primer año, entrenando cuatro destacadas jóvenes en el periodismo profesional.

En un mundo que está en constante cambio, The Sopris Sun ha sido un compañero constante, haciendo entregas cada semana sin interrupción por más de 13 años.

Cada publicación trae una nueva perspectiva (y deleite) en las vidas de nuestros lectores.

The Sopris Sun es más que un periódico, es nuestra historia.

Somos una organización sin fines de lucro educacional que enseña y aconseja a la comunidad.

Dios sabe, nada podría ser más importante que promover una comunidad sana en tiempos como estos.

"Mientras tanto, puedes contar con el Nuestra dedicada junta de mismo compromiso directores y otros voluntarios impulsan nuestra misión hacia el periodismo, (de informar, inspirar y con actualizaciones construir una comunidad al fomentar un regulares acerca de periodismo diverso e noticias locales del independiente) con un presupuesto modesto y gobierno, escuelas, el creciente. ambiente y más. Hemos Dependemos de sus donaciones para poder sido concedidos esta hacer esto posible. No oportunidad gracias es un secreto que el costo de vivir en este al apoyo de donantes y valle está superando la anunciantes, el cual ha habilidad de muchas ayudado a incrementar queridas instituciones para poder proporcionar sustancialmente salarios dignos. Entretanto, nuestro periódico los costos para imprimir y distribuir este tesoro también y también nuestros ha estado incrementando empleados durante el junto con una incertidumbre de circunstancias globales. último año."

Por favor considere donar lo que pueda para asegurar la continuidad de este recurso comunitario en el futuro.

Manténgase seguro que cada dólar es recibido en gratitud y asignado con cuidado para poder alcanzar nuestras necesidades y explorar nuestro potencial.

Se puede donar en línea en www. soprissun.com/donate, enviando un cheque (a PO Box 399, Carbondale, Colorado, 81623) o en persona durante

nuestra noche de película y recaudación de fondos el 21 de abril en el Crystal Theatre.

Estaremos mostrando dos películas premiadas de Dave Taylor comenzando a las 7 p.m.

Les agradezco por su tiempo, atención y donación para ayudar a sostenernos. Unidos, somos The Sopris Sun – un obsequio que usted ayuda a circular.

Aprendiendo con la Policia Aprenda sobre diferentes temas y recursos disponibles en nuestra comunidad.

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Volver a lo Esencial Por Triny Rochin

Cuando una pareja se une en matrimonio se hacen votos comprometiéndose a permanecer juntos, aunque vengan dificultades e invariablemente vendrán, cuando lleguen, el voto que hicimos debe prevalecer. Una pareja puede tener diferentes costumbres, carácter, fortalezas y debilidades, sin embargo, es posible caminar juntos, amarse, respetarse y ayudarse. En cualquier ceremonia de nupcias, es muy común escuchar a la pareja comprometerse a amar y respetar a su cónyuge todos los días de su vida.

En todas las culturas de todos los tiempos, la familia es en sí misma un valor, por eso es importante que estemos comprometidos a amar y a cuidar a nuestra familia, así como a hacer todo lo que esté de nuestra parte por salvaguardarla. Las familias pueden ser muy diferentes entre sí,

La necesidad principal que todos tenemos pero sus necesidades básicas son las mismas. June Hunt fundadora de la organización Esperanza para el corazón afirma que todos tenemos tres necesidades básicas, siendo la primera de ellas el amor, seguido del reconocimiento y la seguridad.

Aquí nos enfocaremos en el amor.

No es posible enfatizar lo suficiente la importancia de hacer a nuestros familiares y seres queridos saberse y sentirse amados, por lo que ellos son, no por lo que hacen.

Los efectos de no sentirse a m a d o pueden ser devastadores, entre ellos se encuentran efectos físicos, psicológicos y espirituales, lo cual puede ir desde sentimientos de soledad hasta depresión y suicidio. El matrimonio debe ser un frente unido, como padres debemos esforzarnos por hacer de nuestro hogar un lugar lleno de amor donde todos seamos plenos.

El verdadero amor debe siempre ser demostrado, hay diversas maneras de hacerlo. Una forma de mostrarle a nuestra familia que los amamos es con palabras que si estamos cerca de ellos pueden ser

expresadas. Si están lejos, podemos tomar unos minutos para escribir una nota de amor o un mensaje de texto, esto puede hacer una gran diferencia en su día.

Otra manera de mostrar amor es dedicándoles nuestro tiempo.

Solemos escuchar que el tiempo es dinero, pero no es así, el dinero se guarda, el tiempo se va y no es posible recuperarlo, por lo tanto, el tiempo es mucho más valioso que el dinero. Para nuestros hijos, tiempo significa importancia, d e s p u é s de todo, en nuestro trabajo no somos indispensables, alguien más puede hacerlo, pero para nuestra familia somos irremplazables, nunca, nadie llenará nuestro lugar.

Es importante, además, que tengamos conversaciones abiertas, significativas con nuestros hijos, esto les demostrará que tenemos un interés genuino en ellos, un deseo de ser parte de sus vidas.

Conozca sus metas, sus sueños, sus expectativas para ellos mismos, para usted y para su familia. Lamentablemente gritos, gestos, golpes y hasta amenazas

"El verdadero amor debe siempre ser demostrado, hay diversas maneras de hacerlo."

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reemplazan las conversaciones en muchas familias.

Hemos permitido que la televisión, los celulares, los videojuegos y las computadoras nos aíslen, es lógico hasta cierto punto que muchos niños o jóvenes no deseen tener conversaciones importantes con sus padres. Si ese es su caso y no sabe por dónde empezar a reconectarse con su familia, simplemente hágales saber que los ama, que está ahí para ellos y sea paciente. Si sabemos que hemos fallado a nuestro cónyuge o a nuestros hijos, si los hemos lastimado, seamos sinceros y humildes y pidamos perdón.

Por último, podemos crear momentos especiales cada día, pequeñas muestras de afecto pueden hacer grandes diferencias en sus vidas, puede ser un acto de servicio o un regalo, no tiene que ser costoso, lo importante es hacerle saber a nuestra familia que los amamos.

Días atrás, mientras manejaba por una calle de nuestro hermoso valle, presencié un hermoso e inspirador cuadro, estacionados junto al camino estaban dos autos, junto a uno de ellos estaba un hombre, daba la impresión de ser un trabajador de construcción saliendo a su trabajo, junto al otro auto estaba una mujer, al parecer la esposa y una niña de

aproximadamente seis años de edad, con su mochila en la espalda y una lonchera en su mano, seguramente iba a la escuela. Lo bello, fue la manera en que su papá le soplaba besitos, al mismo tiempo que su mamá agachada junto a ella la abrazaba, juntas decían adiós a papá con alegres sonrisas. No pude evitar sentirme feliz por esa familia.

Mientras pensaba en cómo esa muestra de amor impactaba la vida de esa pequeña, pensaba con tristeza en tantos otros matrimonios o niños en el mundo que no tienen esa dicha. Escuché un consejo para el momento de ir de compras, es que vayamos satisfechos, si vamos al supermercado con hambre llenaremos nuestros carritos de cosas que no serán necesarias ni nutritivas. Ese principio aplica también para la vida, si mandamos a nuestros hijos por la vida vacíos, echarán a su “carrito” cosas innecesarias y dañinas para ellos, pero si van llenos de amor y satisfechos, no tendrán deseos de aceptar lo que fuera del hogar se les ofrece y que hoy por hoy está destruyendo a la juventud.

Medite, ¿Que puede hacer hoy para demostrar a su familia cuánto la ama? ¡Sea intencional al hacerlo!

La vivienda accesible no debería ser un milagro

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Writers on the Range Por Benjamin Waddell

Por Benjamin Waddell Traducción por Dolores Duarte

Los residentes del Westside Mobile Home Park de Durango, en el sur de Colorado, lo calificaron como un milagro. Tienen un contrato para comprar el terreno en el que se asientan sus casas, su alquiler no subirá y demostraron que la cooperativa de viviendas que habían fundado tenía poder de permanencia.

El futuro de Westside no era un hecho. El propietario neoyorquino, Neal Kurzner, rechazó su primera oferta, diciendo que tenía un comprador corporativo que poseía muchos parques de remolques y que estaba dispuesto a pagar $5.5 millones de dólares en efectivo. Dio a la comunidad sólo siete días para presentar una oferta en efectivo.

"Sabíamos lo que estaba en riesgo", me dijo la residente Darcy

Díaz. "Pero ¿cómo conseguir $5.5 millones de dólares?".

Díaz, que creció en Colombia y se mudó a Westside en 2018, sabía que su única esperanza era organizarse. Con un grupo de otros residentes decididos, Díaz ayudó a iniciar la cooperativa Westside Mobile Home Park.

Lanzó una cuenta de GoFundMe, abrió una página de Facebook y preparó tamales, pozole y empanadas para recaudar fondos para la causa. Entonces Local First, que apoya las iniciativas de desarrollo en el condado La Plata, concedió a Westside $140,000 dólares en efectivo más un préstamo de $395,000 dólares a cero intereses, mientras que la comunidad de Durango se volcó, ayudando a Westside a recaudar algo más de $50,000 dólares en menos de una semana.

Mientras tanto, Stefka Fanchi, quien dirige Elevation Community Land Trust, consiguió el apoyo de funcionarios del condado, bancos y un puñado de organizaciones sin fines de lucro. La relación de la cooperativa Westside con Elevation, que aboga por soluciones de vivienda para la clase trabajadora, proporcionó la garantía necesaria

"El éxito de Westside da esperanzas en un mercado de la vivienda en el que los parques de casas móviles se venden a menudo con un breve aviso." para apoyar el proyecto.

El resultado: en sólo cinco días, Elevation y Westside reunieron $5.56 millones de dólares en efectivo más los gastos de cierre. El 25 de marzo presentaron su oferta.

Durante casi una semana, la comunidad esperó la respuesta, y muchos residentes dijeron que apenas podían dormir.

Entonces, el 31 de marzo, Fanchi dijo que tenía noticias. Díaz y sus compañeros organizadores se reunieron en torno a una computadora en la cocina de un vecino. "Ha sido una semana muy dura", comenzó Fanchi a través de Zoom. "Y tengo una novedad, y es que ¡vamos a comprar Westside Mobile Home Park". "¡Aceptaron!", gritaron los residentes, llorando, y volviéndose

Familias de Westside esperan para saber si su oferta fue aceptada.

Foto de Benjamin Waddell

unos a otros con inmensa alegría. Díaz abrazó a su hija de dos años, y en la pantalla, Fanchi y sus colegas lloraban.

El éxito de Westside da esperanzas en un mercado de la vivienda en el que los parques de casas móviles se venden a menudo con un breve aviso, seguidos de grandes subidas de los alquileres o desalojos.

Pero el éxito de Westside es una excepción. Desde 2020, cuando Colorado comenzó a exigir a los propietarios de parques de remolques que notificaran a sus residentes su intención de vender, más de un centenar de parques de remolques se han puesto en el mercado y sólo cuatro han conseguido comprar el terreno en el que se encuentran.

Ahora, Colorado necesita aprobar una legislación adicional que conceda el primer derecho de rechazo a los residentes de los

parques, les dé más tiempo para presentar una oferta y limitar el porcentaje que los parques pueden aumentar el alquiler. Un proyecto de ley para hacer precisamente eso ha sido presentado por el representante demócrata estatal Andrew Boesenecker.

Los residentes de Westside Mobile Home Park necesitaban un milagro, y lo han conseguido. Pero el acceso a una vivienda digna no debería depender de los milagros.

Debería ser simplemente como son las cosas.

Benjamin Waddell es colaborador de Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a estimular la conversación sobre el oeste. Es profesor asociado de sociología en el Fort Lewis College en Durango.

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Se estrecha la búsqueda de superintendente para el RFSD Por James Steindler Traducción por Dolores Duarte

El Distrito Escolar de Roaring Fork (RFSD) está reduciendo su búsqueda de un nuevo superintendente para reemplazar a Rob Stein al final del año escolar. Tres finalistas viajaron al valle para conocer la comunidad y hacerse una idea de lo que pueden esperar en él.

Cada candidato pasó un día en el distrito recorriendo las escuelas, participando en las reuniones de los comités asesores y pasando la tarde para conocer la comunidad. Los foros comunitarios tuvieron lugar en la oficina del distrito de Carbondale. Ahora, la junta educativa del distrito espera anunciar el nuevo superintendente en su reunión del 27 de abril.

El Sopris Sun tuvo la oportunidad de hacer una pregunta a cada uno de los finalistas, y teniendo en cuenta que todos los candidatos son ajenos al valle, esto es lo que hicimos: "¿Qué te motiva a mudarte al valle de Roaring Fork para apoyar la educación en esta región?".

Aquí están las respuestas en sus propias palabras.

Jesús Rodríguez Nací en Denver y crecí en una comunidad del Front Range similar a las del valle de Roaring Fork.

Crear oportunidades educativas de alta calidad para los estudiantes ha sido el trabajo de mi vida como profesor bilingüe, director, líder de educación superior y actualmente como subdirector académico en uno de los mayores distritos escolares del país.

Maestros increíbles marcaron una gran diferencia en mi vida. Estoy buscando un hogar en el que yo también pueda influir directa y significativamente en la vida de los jóvenes. En las escuelas de Roaring Fork ya se está llevando a cabo un gran trabajo y me motiva aprovecharlo trabajando en colaboración para garantizar que todos los estudiantes reciban la educación de primera clase que se merecen. A mi esposa y a mí nos encantaría volver a Colorado y criar a nuestro hijo pequeño en uno de los lugares más bellos del planeta.

Cada finalista para superintendente de RFSD reside fuera del distrito y traería experiencia extensiva en liderazgo educativo. Fueron dados la bienvenida el 18 de abril, con la oportunidad de explorar el distrito y conocer a la comunidad.

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José "Joe" López A mi familia y a mí nos encanta la naturaleza. Ambos crecimos en comunidades pequeñas como Glenwood Springs, Carbondale y Basalt. El RFSD se basa en valores sin pretensión, un compromiso con la equidad y la excelencia y apoya la educación del niño en su totalidad. Estos atributos del RFSD son muy importantes para mí.

Si tengo la oportunidad de servir como superintendente del RFSD, nos verán a mi familia y a mí participando en eventos comunitarios y formando parte de la estructura de la comunidad.

Realmente creo que juntos podemos continuar la excelencia académica del RFSD a través de la colaboración, el trabajo en equipo, el profesionalismo y un alto nivel de responsabilidad.

Mi familia y yo estamos deseando reunirnos con todas las partes representantes del RFSD el lunes 18 de abril.

Tammy Clementi ¡Me encanta esta pregunta! Para mí, trasladarme al valle de Roaring Fork para servir y apoyar la educación, siempre comienza con dos preguntas: ¿Cuál es la necesidad? ¿Cómo puedo servir? Mi conjunto de habilidades se alinea al 100% con las áreas identificadas en el perfil de liderazgo (respuestas acumuladas por las partes representantes) que necesitan apoyo. El trabajo de mi vida se ha centrado en asegurar que estamos ejecutando las prácticas equitativas en nuestras escuelas que permiten que cada niño tenga éxito. ¡Este es el trabajo que me mantiene despierto por la noche y enciende mi pasión para continuar abogando y defendiendo a cada niño!

Además, el RFSD está listo para pasar al siguiente nivel de excelencia. La competencia y la dedicación del personal y la comunidad es la salsa secreta para hacer que la magia suceda. Estoy emocionado de trabajar con gente que comparte el mismo deseo para los estudiantes en nuestras escuelas. Cuando hay unidad en nuestro trabajo conjunto, independientemente de las subidas y los dolores de crecimiento, hace que nuestro trabajo sea mucho más gratificante. Vivir y servir en el valle de Roaring Fork es la cereza del pastel.

El valle es una de las zonas más bellas de Colorado. Soy una nativa de Colorado cuya pasión es apreciar y jugar en nuestros increíbles espacios al aire libre... Por lo tanto, vivir y trabajar en el valle de Roaring Fork sería un sueño hecho realidad.

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CHISME DEL PUEBLO Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro

los costos de adopción hasta alrededor de $0 o $25. De acuerdo con la conferencia de prensa, los refugios están en una crisis debido a la sobrepoblación y un gran número de mascotas están en necesidad de nuevos hogares. Para más información, visite www.bissellpetfoundation.org/EmptyThe-Shelters

Día del Árbol Únete con Aspen Valley Land Trust y Wilderness Workshop en Coffman Ranch el 30 de abril para una celebración del Día del Árbol desde las 10 a.m. hasta mediodía. ¡Este evento es gratis pero el espacio es limitado!

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Desvío de la I-70 La congresista Lauren Boebert introdujo el I-70 Detour Act el cual requerirá al departamento de Transportación que investigue por soluciones alternativas cuando la I-70 esté cerrada. La junta de administradores del condado de Garfield emitió una carta en apoyo. “Vemos muchas necesidades e importancia para fundar las mejoras que ya han sido identificadas para las calles de los condados de Eagle y Garfield, las cuales sirven como ruta alternativa durante los cierres, además de también redirigir fondos significativos para agregar resistencia y mitigación a las secciones peligrosas de la I-70 en el cañón de Glenwood como un enfoque dual”, dijo el administrador Tom Jankovsky.

Contratando El programa Buddy está contratando un nuevo administrador de casos, una posición que se hace responsable de participar con la juventud, sus familias y mentores voluntarios. La fecha límite para inscribirse es el 29 de abril. Para una descripción completa del trabajo, visite www.buddyprogram.org/career

¡A quitarse las mascarillas!

Efectivo inmediatamente, la Autoridad de Transportación de Roaring Fork (RFTA) no está imponiendo las mascarillas en los autobuses o en estaciones de tránsito. A los que no están vacunados, a los enfermos y a las personas de salud delicada, RFTA todavía alienta usar la mascarilla por su seguridad personal. Otras moderaciones de COVID-19 continuarán, incluyendo el aumento de ventilación, “empañamiento de autobús” y disponibilidad de desinfectante de manos en todos los autobuses.

Queer VOICES VOICES está buscando a dos o tres residentes de Roaring Fork Valley que se identifican como LGBTQ+ para participar en su proyecto de teatro de Queer VOICES este otoño. Las personas que audicionan deben tener al menos 18 años de edad. De lo contrario, VOICES le da la bienvenida a cualquier persona que se identifique LGBTQ+ de la comunidad que participe. A aquellos que les interese inscribirse en una audición de grupo puede enviar un correo electrónico a art@voicesrfv.org

Helado social El jardín de Demeter El jardín comunitario detrás de Third Street Center, conocido como Demeter 's Garden, tiene espacios disponibles para la temporada del 2022. Los espacios vienen en varios tamaños y, para aquellos nuevos a la jardinería, la ayuda estará disponible. Las personas interesadas en reservar un espacio para su jardín pueden contactar al Centro Recreativo de Carbondale al 970-510-1297.

¡Vacíe los refugios!

Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) está participando en el esfuerzo nacional de “Vacié los Refugios” de BISSELL Pet Foundation, del 2 de mayo al 8 de mayo. CARE reducirá

5Point quiere crear un medioambiente más inclusivo en los deportes de aventura y en nuestra programación.

Estamos celebrando al tener nuestro programa de cine familiar en un formato bilingüe. Una celebración de la diversidad seguirá al programa de cine donde toda nuestra comunidad podrá disfrutar de helados gratis y aprender más de nuestras organizaciones locales sin fines de lucro que están involucradas en los temas de la naturaleza y los jóvenes.

¡Madera!

El arbolista del pueblo de Carbondale registró una llamada la semana del 11 de abril, cuando un árbol de abeto cayó en Sopris Avenue debido a los altos vientos. El dueño de la propiedad se quedó una losa del tronco del árbol y luego reportó a The Sopris Sun que los últimos 30-40 aros estaban muy juntos, indicando la actual sequía.

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Preparación para asuntos del oso negro y el agua

Por James Steindler Traducción por Dolores Duarte

El gerente de vida silvestre de Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) en el distrito de Glenwood Springs, Matt Yamashita y el gerente asistente de vida silvestre de la zona, Darren Chacon pidieron a los comisionados firmar una carta en apoyo de un esfuerzo de financiación regional para mitigar los encuentros entre humanos y los osos negros.

CPW distribuirá $1 millón de dólares en fondos de subvención, del nuevo programa de subvención comunitaria para la reducción del conflicto entre el oso y el humano, en todo el estado. El distrito de Glenwood Springs de CPW planea solicitar entre $200,000 y $250,000 dólares.

Chacon transmitió a los comisionados que la comisión de CPW aprobó el mes pasado un nuevo plan de análisis de datos de la unidad de osos, con el objetivo de mantener las llamadas de contacto entre humanos y osos por debajo de 450 al año.

"Esas 450 llamadas no sólo impactan a los oficiales de CPW", explicó Chacón. "Impactan en los municipios; impactan en el PD [departamento de policía] y en el departamento del sheriff... muchas veces acuden a una llamada antes que nosotros. No sólo afecta a nuestra agencia, sino a toda la comunidad".

CPW se ha puesto en contacto con los 13 municipios de los valles de Eagle y Roaring Fork, así como con los cuatro condados (incluido el de Gunnison), para solicitar su apoyo a un enfoque coordinado.

"En lugar de que todos los municipios y condados compitan entre sí, si podemos colaborar y trabajar juntos como un gran grupo, entonces Matt [Yamashita] solicitaría una suma única".

"Las agencias locales pueden asociarse con otras agencias, incluido el personal local de CPW, para llevar a cabo un proyecto", se lee en las directrices del programa de subvenciones.

"Aunque se fomentan estas asociaciones, no son obligatorias".

"Estamos buscando diferentes formas de gastar este dinero", dijo Chacón, "puede ser para botes de basura a prueba de osos, medidas disuasorias o educación ... la lista puede seguir".

"La segunda parte", continuó Yamashita, "es hacer que hablemos más allá de las fronteras municipales y del condado, y reconocer que los osos no ven esas fronteras ... así que para abordar adecuadamente esos problemas tenemos que pensar en la misma línea y no sólo empujar el problema a nuestros vecinos".

Las solicitudes de subvención deben presentarse antes del 6 de mayo, "así que la CPW está buscando cartas o financiación hasta el 22 de abril", explicó Yamashita.

"Creo que es un buen acuerdo", dijo el comisionado Mike Samson. "Veo que quieren que todos estén en la misma página y les aplaudo por eso".

El comisionado Tom Jankovsky quiso aclarar que CPW no estaba solicitando fondos del condado. Yamashita explicó que CPW no rechazaría una oferta, pero que, en este momento, depende de los municipios para añadir a las arcas fondos de contrapartida.

"Este proceso de subvención, tal y como está planteado, tiene en cuenta los fondos de contrapartida", explicó Yamashita.

Afirmó que la mayoría de los 13 municipios se han comprometido a aportar entre $10,000 y $20,000 dólares.

Calidad del agua Tras los incendios forestales de 2020 y los desprendimientos de tierra de 2021, la preocupación por la calidad del agua ha aumentado.

Paula Stepp, directora ejecutiva del Middle Colorado Watershed Council (MCWC), compareció para solicitar financiación para el esfuerzo continuo de monitorización y mejora de la calidad del agua en el río Colorado entre el Cañón Glenwood y De Beque.

"Cuando tenemos un incidente de flujo de escombros aquí arriba, todo se viene y lo vemos subir muy rápidamente en Glenwood. Para cuando llega a Silt, Parachute o De Beque, el problema es que no es como inmediato y luego eliminado", explicó Stepp. "Se queda, se queda y se queda, y se enfrentan a una situación de escurrimiento de sedimento durante todo el

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verano y hasta el otoño, en lugar de tener sólo un período de escurrimiento a corto plazo en el que tienen más sedimento".

El año pasado, entre otros esfuerzos, la MCWC estableció un control de la calidad del agua, de la humedad del suelo y de los pluviómetros.

Ryan Sparhawk, científico del suelo del White River National Forest con sede en Glenwood Springs, se refirió al origen de los flujos de escombros. "Nuestra pregunta es: ¿de dónde viene este material?".

Según Sparhawk, más que de las propias cicatrices de la quema, en las que sólo se perdieron unas dos pulgadas de suelo, los grandes flujos de escombros procedían de los barrancos que desembocan en el cañón.

"Fue muy interesante para nosotros descubrir que la cicatriz del incendio tuvo un impacto en estos flujos de escombros, pero también hubo otras fuerzas físicas que produjeron todos esos escombros", explicó.

Tras una exhaustiva presentación, los comisionados acordaron por unanimidad conceder al MCWC $10,000 dólares del fondo general y otros $5,000 dólares de su presupuesto de financiación discrecional.

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Defiende Nuestra Tierra: Preparing for the 2022 fire season

By Omar Sarabia

Omar Sarabia is the Director of the Defiende Nuesta Tierra program at Wilderness Workshop.

The long winter has ended and, little by little, spring is arriving with sunny and warm days. You can see plants blooming, hear birds singing and grasses are getting greener every day. It’s a beautiful time to explore the incredible public lands that are all around us!

Spring also marks the beginning of wildfire season — a crucial time for everyone in our community to be alert and informed, so as not to accidentally cause a fire, know what to do in case a fire happens and be aware of planned fires.

The Defiende Nuestra Tierra program at Wilderness Workshop wants to ensure that all in our community have access to important safety information about fires, and this is a great opportunity to learn a bit more about wildfires and how they are part of our natural world. It’s helpful to think about the three different types of wildfires that can occur during our fire season.

Prescribed Fires: Planned or prescribed burns, also known as controlled fires, refer to the planned and controlled use of fire by a team of experts under specific

conditions (temperature, wind, humidity, etc). They are a safe, calculated method to improve habitat and reduce the amount of fuel in the forest while ensuring that property and people remain out of harm’s way.

Natural Fires: Most often caused by lightning strikes, these fires are part of our landscape and ecology. They are often suppressed or put out by wildland firefighters to protect communities, but when conditions are safe they are sometimes allowed to burn. When conditions are especially hot and dry, it can be very difficult to extinguish these fires.

Human-caused, unplanned fires: These are fires accidentally started by people and often pose a risk to communities. Some causes of these fires are illegal campfires, electrical infrastructure or a careless cigarette.

Fire is a natural ecological process (just like rain or animal migration). If suppressed or removed from the landscape, harm is caused to plants, animals and forest ecology. Both natural and prescribed fires provide important ecological benefits, such as improving or creating wildlife habitat including nesting sites for birds, increased food for animals like elk and deer, and even great mushroom foraging for us humans! Prescribed fires can help maintain healthy forest ecosystems, reduce the risk and severity of future wildfires and keep our communities and fire departments safer.

This year, the Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are planning several prescribed fires in our region, including : Cattle Creek Prescribed Burn: nine miles northeast of El Jebel and nine miles southwest of Gypsum, up to 1,500 acres.

Cottonwood Creek Prescribed Burn: four miles north of Eagle, up to 460 acres.

Muddy Pass Prescribed Burn: five miles north of Edwards, up to 2,900 acres.

Seven Castles Prescribed Burn: six miles east of Basalt,

up to 1,100 acres.

Cherry Creek Prescribed Burn: 10 miles north of Silt, up to 1,200 acres.

West Divide Prescribed Burn: 17 miles south of Silt, up to 1,000 acres.

Braderich Creek Prescribed Burn: one mile west of Redstone, up to 1,500 acres.

Collins Creek Prescribed Burn: Seven miles north of Aspen, up to 1,200 acres.

Hunter Creek Prescribed Burn: Two miles northeast of Aspen, up to 1,200 acres.

What to expect All of these prescribed fires are planned and will only occur if fire officials determine conditions are ideal for a safe and effective prescribed burn; these conditions generally occur in April or early May. If conditions are not favorable, the fires will not occur. The fires usually take place over one to three days. Once lit, crews will remain on-site to monitor and contain the spread of the fire.

On burn days, do not call 911 if you see flames or smoke in these areas. There can be a lot of smoke visible at all times and people may even see flames. You can expect to see fire trucks, crews and possibly a helicopter hovering over the burn. Signs and personnel will be posted for the safety of the public. During the night, little or no fire will be observed.

Sign up for alerts For information about planned prescribed fire, contact: White River National Forest Facebook page at Facebook@ WhiteRiverNF; or on Twitter: @WhiteRiverNews.

Call the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District of the US Forest Service: (970) 963-2266 Depending on where you live or work, we encourage you to sign up for text message, phone call or email alerts: Pitkin County Alert System: www.PitkinAlert.org Garfield County: www.GarCo911.org Eagle County: www.ECemergency.org The “Defiende Nuestra Tierra” Facebook page will also be sharing up-to-date information on prescribed fires this spring.

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Tag a Topek

By Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Editor

What the heck is a Topek?

“The design and intent is inspired by the Inuit Topek house,” explains Blackhound Design Company. “It is a place that encourages gathering and community between people.”

As dining stretched outside to allow for social distancing in 2020, the city of Glenwood Springs purchased five Topeks from Blackhound Design Company to provide a little intimate shelter for visitors and residents alike.

Now, the city is seeking to beautify these little structures with a call for artists, as part of its 2021 Public Art Master Plan.

“Art and culture are vital to a healthy, thriving and just community,” Arts Supervisor Annie Henninger told The Sopris Sun. “The city recognizes that.” Her work is overseen by the Glenwood Springs Arts and Culture Board and falls under the city’s recreation department.

According to Henninger, Glenwood Springs Recreation Manager Steve Frederick broadly defines “recreation” as “what we do as individuals to increase the quality of our lives.”

Along with a growing commitment to promoting the arts, Glenwood Springs has moved its recreation staff into the old hydroelectric plant, built in 1888 to power Walter B. Devereux’s vision for a resort-based city.

The building was lovingly repurposed by the Glenwood Springs Arts Council beginning in 1989. Initially leasing the building from the city for ten dollars per year, the nonprofit renovated the space with offices and studio/classrooms, thanks to grants from the city, Colorado Historical Society and Gates and Boettcher foundations, in addition to its own fundraising.

The council later lost the space, in 2017, when accusations of misdemeanor theft against the nonprofit’s executive director, Christina Brusig, prompted City Council to end its financial support and the building’s lease. Brusig was eventually ordered to complete 50 hours of community service, pay a $2,000 fine and write apology letters. After fulfilling those conditions, the case was dismissed.

Your art here! The Glenwood Springs Arts and Culture Board will choose 10 artists to paint mini-murals on the sides of these mobile meeting and eating pods. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh

The Glenwood Springs Arts Council now operates out of a space, 616 Sixth Street, just up the road.

The “Better Together” mini-mural initiative was dreamed up

by John Carr, a member of the city’s Arts and Culture Board.

Carr is a nationally-recognized muralist himself, and was involved with the 100 Gates Mural Project in Brooklyn, New York. This consisted of artists enlivening the roll-down security gates at stores to turn their streets into after-hours, open-air galleries.

Ten muralists will be selected to decorate the side of a

Topek. The four-foot by five-foot canvases can be painted with acrylics, spray paint or a combination of the two. Chosen artists will each receive $550 and must supply their own materials. Garfield County residents at least 16 years of age can apply online by 11:59 p.m. on April 29.

Additional details can be found at www.bit.ly/TopekArt. To learn more about the city’s arts initiatives, including an open house at the old hydroelectric building on June 4, visit www.glenwoodrec.com and click on the “Arts & Culture” tab.

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5Point helps local youth dream big

By Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Editor

Through the 5Point Dream Project, Makai Yllanes hosted a free two-day camp to make rock climbing accessible to local middle school students. Courtesy photo

This weekend, the streets of Carbondale will again be bustling with the excitement of 5Point’s 15th Annual Flagship Festival. It’s an event that many people associate with thrill-seeking outdoor recreation. The five tenets of 5Point, however, are lessons to live by daily. These are: purpose, respect, commitment, humility and balance.

For over a decade, 5Point has invited high school students from Parachute to Aspen to apply these principles in pursuit of realizing a personal dream. Proposals have varied from building a skatepark at a Navajo reservation to hosting a Valley-wide LGBTIQA+ dance (which became an annual tradition).

Each year, a handful of applicants are chosen to receive a $1,500 scholarship toward making their dream a reality.

5Point Executive Director Luis Yllanes informed The Sopris Sun that serving on the jury for the Dream Project was his first connection to the organization. “It really inspired me,” he said. “Leaders deal in hope. And these are our future leaders.” Yllanes stepped off the jury panel when his son, Makai, decided to apply for the scholarship in 2021.

Ultimately, Makai was selected along with six other students. Over the course of a year, Emma Boucher got involved with Theater Aspen to explore her passion for acting; Emma Hostetler led teen artists in the creation of social justice murals in New Castle; Angelika Minoli shone a lens on the ongoing refugee crisis in her natal Greece; Bryn Peterson teamed up with Kayo Ogliby, his geology teacher at Colorado Rocky Mountain School, to climb a tower in Utah and produce a YouTube documentary series; Makai hosted a free rock climbing camp for underserved middle school students; and Ellie Urfrig and Willa Schendler teamed up to take action on their climate concerns, rallying students to lobby at the State Capitol.

During a banquet on Wednesday, April 13, several of the students announced that leftover money from their scholarship would be donated to the organizations that helped them with their projects.

In 12 years, the program has awarded close to $95,000 to aspirational teens. Since 2014, the application has been available in Spanish to promote inclusion. The 2021 jury consisted of Michael Stevens, Gabriella Sutro, Beatriz Soto, Zoey Steel and Tracy Wilson, and the program’s sponsors were Alpine Bank, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse, ValleyOrtho and 2757 design+build co. In 2022, applications will be solicited in the fall to coincide better with the school year.

5Point audiences will have the opportunity to congratulate the 2021 Dream Project recipients on Friday, April 21, at the Carbondale Rec Center from 6 to 6:45 p.m.

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CVEPA Views

By John Armstrong

On April 14, the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) board meeting enjoyed a delightful levity which is uncommon these days.

Solidarity is not synonymous with unanimity, so it is refreshing when we all agree on something. The pact to agree to disagree, respectfully, is a basic tenet of any healthy board.

Numerous issues in the past decade have found environmental organizations on different sides of the same issue. Most notably are debates over public land uses. So often the disparities are not the goal but the method through which we hope to succeed. The unique twist is that collective ethos may be the same — environmental defense — but the details of the pathway can differ significantly.

CVEPA board members are unified in their support of the Gunnison Public Lands Initiative

Learning, challenging, collaborating

(GPLI) proposal to expand The Raggeds Wilderness Area to include Treasure Mountain. Treasure Mountain is the magnificent massif that dominates the Marble skyline as it stretches east into Gunnison County. The expansive dome rolls for miles above 13,000 feet and is one of the most significant snow reservoirs in the Crystal Valley watershed. Expansion would connect Treasure Mountain with the existing wilderness area.

GPLI presented their proposal at the Marble Town Council meeting earlier this month, where the Marble trustees unanimously endorsed it. The key to GPLI’s success over the past decade has been inclusivity. They have galvanized over 10 major community groups with interests varying from water, grazing, hunting and fishing, conservation and both motorized and non-motorized recreation.

Most of GPLI’s work is in the Gunnison watershed.

Their proposal to include Huntsman Ridge, above McClure Pass, in a Special Management Area is also important to CVEPA (learn more at gunnisonpubliclands.org).

Two well-attended open house meetings in Carbondale and Redstone were recently hosted by the Coal Basin Methane Project. Lively and thoughtful question and answer sessions followed the presentation

by Chris Caskey. Caskey is applying

for entry into Coal Basin to conduct the forefront of global warming mitigation, it is important that methane research.

CVEPA supports the request regulations be developed to expedite of the Coal Basin Methane Project projects to capture and destroy to enter the basin to gather more or harness the gas in an efficient information on the location and and environmentally responsible volume of escaping methane gas. manner. We encourage the public to The board arrived at this consensus seek out more information on this after extensive discussion based complex proposal. on research, education, public meetings and history. CVEPA was at the heart of the reclamation of "CVEPA supports the request of Coal Basin in the 1990s, and the Coal Basin Methane Project feels particularly protective of to enter the basin to gather more the healing watershed. With information on the location and board support come caveats volume of escaping methane we strongly stand by. Reentry gas. The board arrived at this into the basin must be done consensus after extensive discussion with the lightest possible based on research, education, footprint. Any roadwork must be public meetings and history." limited to the minimal disturbance needed for access. The prevalent Mancos Shale in the basin has no After years in the waiting, binding quality and is extremely erosive. All efforts to protect the United States Army Corps water quality and control erosion of Engineers (USACE) released must be implemented from the their retroactive permit for the beginning. Finally, reclamation Colorado Stone Quarry (CSQ), must be ongoing and a large bond the marble quarry. The quarry “used explosive charges on the western to support this is mandatory.

Environmentalists are inquisitive hillside to fill the former channel and enthusiastic about the prospect with 97,000 cubic yards of fill,” of capturing this harmful greenhouse according to the USACE permit. gas. There is now strong financial The quarry did not have a permit support to gather more data. It is for destroying Yule Creek nor did essential to have an unbiased second they receive a fine from anyone for or third party to corroborate the the action. CSQ is on the hook for findings of the primary proponent the “ecological enhancement” of of the project. With methane on the new block-lined channel they

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“To compensate for the loss of aquatic resource,” CSQ is required to conduct their compensatory mitigation (in lay terms, their “penance”) in Muds Gulch, one half mile downstream from the quarry. Muds Gulch is a perennial avalanche and flash flood drainage consisting of the prevalent Mancos Shale. Any improvements are better than nothing, but CVEPA finds Muds Gulch a low priority.

The permit is pitifully inadequate and toothless compensation for such a reckless and egregious offense as destroying over a quarter mile of Yule Creek. In order to maintain the high water quality of Yule Creek, our federal agents at the Army Corps of Engineers have required CSQ to monitor the water quality flowing through the quarry. CVEPA contests charging the fox with guarding the henhouse! If CVEPA had not reported the illegal relocation of Yule Creek in 2019, would our state and federal agencies even know about this travesty?

All discouragement aside, CVEPA hopes to work with CSQ to improve and protect the Yule Creek Valley in the future. For information about the mission and work of the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association, visit cvepa.org

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By Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers staff We live in a special place, but it's the people that make our region truly unique.

The outdoors culture that's so central to our lifestyle — and so exciting to visitors — only begins with hiking, biking, rafting or fishing.

Simply put, there's a difference between being a trail-user and a trail-participant.

Thankfully, it's not difficult to participate in a culture of stewardship. Last year, more than 1,200 people like you joined together to repair trails and restore landscapes, all with the helping hand of Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV).

By getting involved in trailwork, restoration and fire-mitigation, you get involved with federal, state and local conservation agencies, learning from their experiences. After all, volunteering outdoors is as much about nature as it is about the neighbors, friends and family that volunteer alongside you.

That's why our theme for this year is "Making Our Shared Outdoors Into Common Ground.” And that's why we invite you to join us and become the "V " in RFOV this year!

As the snow melts, we welcome you to get outdoors and help (1) make recreation Artwork by Carbondale artist Jim Harris, winner of RFOV's 2022 Art Contest, whose work reflects this year's theme: "Making Our Shared Outdoors Into Common Ground."

more sustainable, (2) make our landscapes healthier and (3) better adapt our community to wildfires. Each of these goals is too big to tackle all at once. On the other hand, these goals are big enough that all ages, abilities and backgrounds can help in our efforts. Really, truly, RFOV wants your help.

We want you on a weeknight after work. We want you for a three-day backpacking trip. We want you and your family (we can even offer childcare). Tree planting, trail rebuilding, fire break construction — we want your help!

Most importantly, we want you to be transformed. Because everyone who volunteers with RFOV understands the positive impact their actions have on our community.

Stewardship is about caring for the places you care about. RFOV cares about our shared outdoors, we care about our community and we care about you. Please, join us.

RFOV's first volunteer project of the season is building the new C-Line Trail at Red Hill on May 3.

Other May events include work at Rifle Gap State Park and the Storm King Trail.

View and register for RFOV community events and student summer sessions online: rfov.org/calendar

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The Story-Teller and his Dog

By Tom Mercer My Uncle Carl was a story-teller. Carl lived in a small house on the banks of the Illinois River. His hair was white and his chin generally displayed the suggestion of a beard fighting to take root in that location.

Carl had a small dog (of uncertain breed) named Ulysses. On some days, my uncle would take his dog out for a short walk, and on other days the dog would take my uncle out for a walk. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement and they maintained the routine without fail.

In addition to being a dog-lover, Uncle Carl was a champion story-teller.

He was particularly skilled at sharing a ripping-good yarn. It made no difference if the listener was a life-long friend or a complete stranger in the grocery store.

The old man was able to share a seemingly endless number of colorful stories without repeating any of them to the same listener a second time. No one ever questioned the veracity of the old man’s stories for fear of missing a singularly good tale — whether true or not. Entertainment and fact are not necessarily linked together — they are only distant linguistic relatives. In any case, the old man had talent, a good dog and a comfortable home. It was a warm, overcast summer day when Carl shared the following story with me.

“It was a late night — probably about the middle of the night — that a local fellow named Walt Taylor entered the inter-city bus station and purchased a oneway ticket to Urbana, Illinois. The only other person in the waiting room was a young man that appeared to be in his early twenties. Well, Walt sat across from the young fellow and occasionally glanced up at the clock on the bus station’s wall. They were the only two passengers in the room, so, naturally they eventually introduced themselves. Walt noted that the style of the young man’s clothing seemed dated and out of fashion. This aroused Walt’s curiosity, and he wanted to know a bit more about the young man. Walt asked him if he rode the bus often and the man looked up and replied, ‘No, not often, but I am joining my fiancée in Urbana and tomorrow I’m going to meet her parents for the first time.’ His explanation was punctuated with a nervous smile. As their conversation continued, Taylor and the young man chatted about their hometown.

Taylor found some of the young man’s responses odd, particularly when he referred to certain specific events in their hometown’s past as though they had just recently taken place. Taylor shrugged off his uneasiness and did not question the young man further. Still, Taylor did not remember ever seeing the young man around town and that seemed very strange, given the small size of their community.”

“Taylor’s musings were interrupted by an announcement emanating from the speaker on the wall of the bus station.

Passengers for Urbana were asked to board the bus that waited outside. The young man stood up, gathered his belongings and headed towards the waiting bus, but Taylor decided to make a quick trip to the men’s room prior to boarding. When Taylor exited the restroom, he passed by the seat where the young man had been, and there, on the young man’s seat, was a ticket to Urbana. Taylor picked it up and headed towards the boarding area, knowing that by now, the young man must be frantically searching for his missing ticket. Taylor stepped up onto the bus and presented his own ticket to the driver.

Then, Taylor handed the driver the other ticket, explaining that it had been left behind by a young man he had met in the waiting room. As the driver examined the ticket, Taylor scanned the faces of the few passengers on the bus, but the young man was nowhere to be seen.”

“Then, Taylor heard the driver ask, ‘Is this some kind of a joke?’ The driver pointed out that, although Taylor’s ticket was in order, the ticket that belonged to the young man was dated May 24, 1960.

The driver added, ‘This ticket is for the exact date that the Wilkinson Bridge fell into the Illinois River, drowning everyone on the bridge at that time, including all of the passengers on a bus headed for Urbana.’ The blood drained from Taylor’s face as he haltingly made his way down the aisle to take his seat on the night-time bus to Urbana.”

Well, that was the end of Uncle Carl’s story. Ulysses wagged his tail in appreciation and I complemented Uncle Carl for another tale well-told. I wondered where on Earth Uncle Carl came up with the ideas for the stories he told. Perhaps Ulysses knows.

Cowgirl

By Stephanie Zaza You are not your thoughts.

Meditation gurus, yogis, massage therapists, psychologists tell me this. I don’t know if I understand it entirely, but I presume it is meant to calm and benefit me on some emotional level. I’m also not sure I believe it entirely.

And, really, I just can’t help myself – I must think about this idea that I am not my thoughts. If I look at my husband and am full of the thought of how and how much I love him, am I not the thought that I love this man? When I attend to the transcendent beauty that is everywhere here, am I not the thought that life is sweet? Am I not the thoughts flowing through my mind when I resonate to a piece of music, or surrender to the sweetsalt-butter-chocolate crunch of a cookie, or recoil from an unpleasant person? Must I surrender to the idea that I am not these thoughts? I don’t think I can. I am love.

I am the appreciation of beauty and the sweetness of life. I am resonance and taste and bitterness.

On the other hand, I have many thoughts that are not sensory or emotional.

Maybe it is these thoughts that I am not.

But, they are my ideas, my intellect. Am I not made of these thoughts? Is this not how I identify as “self ”? Perhaps I can surrender to the idea that I am not these thoughts.

I would like, rather, to be the cowgirl of my herd of thoughts — the cowgirl who rides gently through and around them, wrangling and corralling them; nudging them in a productive direction. Toward the rich pasture land where they feed and grow. Toward the creek to be watered and refreshed. I try to cull the weak ones from the herd, but I brand the rest with a hard, glowing, stylized “S.Z.” — they are mine.

Are they me?

I build and maintain fences for my herd. I construct them carefully. These people cannot see this thought. These other people cannot see that thought. I must corral these thoughts — me — when I am with these people. My fences are strong. But then the fence is weakened by emotion or alcohol or exhaustion and a thought breaks through and lows softly, mournfully or screams in pain. And I try to pull it back in, rebuild the fence, apologize to the neighbor for the steaming cow pie in her yard. I deny my thought — that wasn’t me. I didn’t mean it. I was wrong…I am not that thought that dared to escape.

Without shepherding, my thoughts amble freely through the plains of my mind while I walk my dog, while I hike, as I glide up the snowy road on my new touring skis.

Sometimes they stampede, spooked by the fear that things are very wrong and I have something to say and it’s hard to articulate and I’m maddened by the social media flies buzzing and biting my flesh and the howling of the news like coyotes yipping at my heels. My thoughts gather speed and kick up horrendous clouds of choking dust that I cannot see through, the hooves pounding a drumbeat of terror because I cannot figure out what to say, how to say it, why — or even if — it is important to speak.

If I am to be the cowgirl of my thoughts, I must also calm this herd. I quiet them in the comfortable shelter of my home, in the companionship of my partner who has corralled his own herd, in the warmth

of a bowl of white beans with rosemary.

The flames flicker from the fire table while the strains of a violin concerto settle over me. I sing a cowboy lullaby — yahoo tam-a-lam-a-day — scratch my dog’s ears, sip some whiskey, breathe in the sage and pine-scented air. The Milky Way is stretched across the sky. So settle down ye cattle ‘til the mornin’.

And Then…

By Shelly Merriam And Then My jaw tightened breath quickened mind raced and I thought but… but, ‘you don’t understand’ but, ‘that’s not what I meant’ but, ‘that’s not how it happened’ heat rose to my head my thoughts muffled by what I was hearing.

I started to interrupt and then…..

I paused to choose in that space between where there lies breath and calm where there lies grace and wisdom listen I paused to choose a response and none was necessary.

This poem was inspired by what it feels like to experience and live by Viktor E. Frankl’s quote: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space, is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”

Illustration by Dede Shea

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Carbondale is site of next RFSD staff housing expansion

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent

The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) Board of Education unanimously approved a plan to expand its staff housing program by 30 to 60 new units in Carbondale. The proposal was presented by Jeff Gatlin, RFSD chief operating officer, at the regularly-scheduled board meeting on April 13 at the Carbondale District Offices. This board approval begins the process of implementing a roadmap to expand the staff housing program — a strategic initiative for the district for the 2022-23 school year.

The 2.7-acre plot in Carbondale, known as the Meadowood Site, is currently a vacant lot near North Face Park and Roaring Fork High School along Meadowood Drive.

Once developed, the site would include a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units, with a total estimated project cost of nearly $17.2 million for 40 units, or $22.9 million for 60 units.

The plan would be paid for by a combination of internal funds and Certificate of Participation (COP) financing. COPs are a financing tool that allows a school district to utilize a lease structure and borrow money to finance capital projects, without technically issuing long-term debt.

In 2015, RFSD voters approved a bond issue with an allocated $15 million dedicated to starting a staff rental housing program. Currently, the district’s inventory of rental housing units, from Basalt to Carbondale, is at 66 units. Twenty of those units are within Carbondale.

While the passage of the mill levy override ballot measure by district voters in November 2021 brought salary increases to district staff, the growing demand for and lack of affordable housing remains a problem for the district’s efforts to retain and recruit talent.

Gatlin’s memo to the board states, “As real estate conditions continue to experience tremendous scarcity and skyrocketing price increases locally, all of our communities are grappling with this challenge.

While many discussions are taking place on local projects, there is not a viable plan that will provide housing to our staff in the near future. Meanwhile, internal demand continues to increase, making it critical that Roaring Fork Schools expand the current staff housing program.”

The district has set a goal of creating 100 more housing units to be added to the existing inventory of 66 units. While the plan is admittedly an ambitious one, the district understands the importance of exploring development options, using district-owned land in order to minimize development costs while addressing staff housing needs.

“The school district has performed a thorough examination of all district-owned parcels of land (through a land inventory and assessment) and has identified development opportunities that are prioritized based on numerous factors, though price, efficiency and scale were the main drivers,” Gatlin’s memo stated.

Gatlin said a finalized plan and funding proposal would be presented to the board for approval before construction begins this fall.

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The 6th Annual “Where My Peeps At?” Scavenger Hunt and Little Peeps Basket Hunt were hosted by the Carbondale Rec Department on Saturday, April 16. This year's theme was "art" and saw 27 teams and 125 participants! First place went to "Not a Peeps" (pictured). The team consisted of Lindsay, Hadley, Myker and Leander Hentschel and Scooter Ricciardi. Congratulations! Photo by Jame Wall and Erica Savard

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LEGALS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering an amendment to the Unified Development Code (Title 17 of the Carbondale Municipal Code). Specifically, the amendment is to Chapter 17.08 Definitions to remove the requirement that tenancy for household living and residential dwelling must be arranged on a month-month or longer basis, and to allow tenancy to be arranged for a period of less than 30 days.

The applicant is the Town of Carbondale.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. on May 10, 2022.

You may also participate via Zoom. The Zoom link will be available on the May 10, 2022 Board of Trustees agenda.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The application may also be reviewed on the Town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org

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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a Condominium Subdivision for the 5.37 acre mixed-use project currently under construction with an ultimate buildout of 115 rental units in eleven buildings and over 10,000 sq. ft. of commercial square footage. This Site Plan Review was approved by the Town in 2018. No changes are proposed for the approved Site Plan.

This proposal is to subdivide the 5.37 acre property into seven condominium parcels (Land Units) with the remainder common parcel serving as the Common Element. Each Land Unit would contain either one or two of the eleven buildings. A Condominium Association would be created to oversee and manage the seven Land Units and Common Element.

The Unified Development Code (UDC) requires that when a property undergoes Condominiumization that 15% of the land be dedicated for public open space. The applicant proposes to place an easement on the 34,676 sq. ft. central common area to allow public access to the future futsal court and adjoining open space.

The property is located at Lot 1, Carbondale Marketplace Subdivision (property located between City Market and Main Street).

The applicant/owner is Briston Peterson of Crystal River Marketplace, LLC. Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. on May 10, 2022.

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