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Volume 15, Number 42 | November 23 - November 29, 2023

Honoring Native Heritage Mitchell Silas, a full blooded Navajo man and renowned sand painter, teaches us to move forward and strive to work together to preserve native cultures. Illustration by Larry Day, based on a photo by Klaus Kocher

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The Methodist churches of Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and Basalt held its first Justice Dinner, hosted by the cooperative parish's Justice Ministries Team at Glenwood's Bethel Chapel on Thursday, Nov. 16.

The focus of the evening was to learn more about indigenous people; and recognizing and atoning for the faults of the past, including church involvement in the Nov. 29, 1864 Sand Creek Massacre in what later became part of eastern Colorado. November is Native American Heritage Month.

Photo by Klaus Kocher, text by John Stroud and Klaus Kocher

OPINION

Mature Content

By Ron Kokish

Adolph Hitler was interviewed on the radio. “I’m going to kill 6 million Jews and 5 clowns”, he announced.

“Why Clowns?” the interviewer asked.

“See,” Hitler replied, “Nobody cares about Jews.” Lately, I’ve been feeling that Hitler had a point.

Racism is treating a racial, cultural or ethnic group differently than you treat your own group, or having different rules for them.

When the group is Jewish, it’s called antisemitism. Lately, I’ve seen antisemitism, right here, in Carbondale.

Arab countries declared war on Israel the day it was founded, May 14, 1948, with an announced goal of driving every Jew they didn’t kill out of the region.

Mostly, an uneasy ceasefire exists.

Iran has not declared war but its relationship to Israel is openly hostile.

It funds Hamas, a relative newcomer whose charter (constitution) contains: “: "Israel will exist . . . until Islam will obliterate it, just as it obliterated others before it."

On Oct. 7, Hamas soldiers raped,

LETTERS

Holiday Baskets

The Holiday Baskets Program is in full swing! For over 40 years we have supplied food and gifts to people in need in our valley for the holidays. Run entirely by volunteers, this program is a wonderful community effort with numerous groups and individuals participating. Ten local social service agencies have referred 270 families, over 1,000 individuals, to the program this year. In addition to toys, clothing and other gifts, each person also receives a City Market gift card. The Holiday Baskets Program often gives the only gifts families will receive for the holidays.

There is still much work to be done. To become a Holiday Angel, by buying gifts for a family of the size you wish, please send an email to rfvholidaybaskets@gmail.com. To learn more about the program or make a donation online visit our website (www. holidaybasketsprogram.com) or send a check to Holiday Baskets Program, PO Box 2192, Basalt, CO 81621.

Anne Blackwell, Holiday Baskets Chair

Thompson Divide

The protection of the Thompson Divide has been a priority for local communities for a long time. As a hunter who has hunted the Thompson Divide, this area is especially important

Save the clowns

beheaded, murdered, and burned alive Jewish civilians, took others hostage for display, torture and execution, and filmed their carnage to proudly post on the internet.

Whatever one’s opinions about Israel’s behavior over the past 75 years, it makes sense for Israel to put Hamas out of business permanently.

Israel is, after all, involved in a declared war with an enemy whose raison d'être is to kill you; negotiation is not an available option.

On Nov. 11, the leader of a peaceful demonstration demanding that Israel halt its military campaign spoke to the Aspen Daily News. He was “aghast and horrified at Israel’s indiscriminate bombing and assault on 2.3 million innocent Palestinians.”

Indiscriminate? Israel was bombing military targets identified by their intelligence, targets that Hamas had purposely placed adjacent to or under apartments, hospitals and schools.

This is a standard part of Hamas’ playbook. Where was his outrage at Hamas for using 2.3 million innocent people as human shields? Where were demands that Hamas release innocent hostages in return for a ceasefire?

In a Nov. 11 letter to the Post Independent, a former Carbondale trustee wrote about Israel “raining hellfire and revenge on a locked people,” and taking “a close look at Jewish cloistered society.” Hellfire, yes. But revenge? Israeli hellfire had military objectives and is ending as those objectives are achieved.

“Cloistered Jewish Society?” We sailed with ancient Phoenician traders and have lived all over the world for 3500 years. Marco Polo noted the presence of Jewish communities in various parts of Asia, including at the court of Kublai Khan in China. When Israel declared its existence, we didn’t even have a common language except for prayer. We speak the languages of the countless countries we live in and when allowed (which is most of the time in most countries), we become professionals, teachers, business people, soldiers, and politicians.

There has never been a more worldly people than the Jews.

“In the Kibbutz, education rarely strays from religious parameters . . .” the former trustee wrote. Sorry, but the original Kibbutzniks were mostly atheists and socialists. Now they’re businesspeople and professionals whose work spans the globe. The security on your computer probably originates from an Israeli Kibbutz.

This matters because disinformation about a targeted group is a wellestablished method for justifying subsequent persecution.

There’s been evidence of antisemitism at Roaring Fork High School too. A year ago, swastikas were penciled on bathroom walls.

The school followed its protocols and moved on without informing the larger community. No one was apprehended. But the Jewish Community thought we should have been informed because we cannot

to me. I have seen how important it is to have large, undeveloped landscapes to support healthy elk and deer herds. The Thompson Divide contains significant chunks of roadless areas that are key for wildlife habitat and movement corridors. For seven years, I lived just outside of Redstone, literally in the Thompson Divide, and filled my freezer with its bounty. It’s no wonder many hunters, like me, are drawn to the Thompson Divide each year. I thank the Forest Service and BLM for noticing our “Unified for Thompson Divide” yard signs, and for listening to our community’s desire to keep this special place intact, and initiating a proposed mineral withdrawal that would keep out new drilling and mining for 20 years.

While the ultimate goal is permanent protection through the CORE Act, the proposed mineral withdrawal is an important protection for the next 20 years and I ask the agencies to act quickly to finalize these protections as soon as possible.

Bob Shettel, Carbondale

like a political rant, which I think we have all had enough of.

I absolutely agree with Mr. Malo that Native Americans have been more than wronged, but some of his letter seems to stray from this stable area of agreement, and more into controversy. One such case, is when he makes this very broad statement, "All this has left me with the impression that European-Americans are the most blank-awful critters that have ever inhabited this planet...

Conservatives and Christian nationalists say we shouldn't teach about these atrocities in school...Is this how we learn from our mistakes?"

I would like to point out that Ghengis Khan and the Mongols would scoop out his opponent's eyes and then fill them with molten silver, just to make a point to his enemies who he would conquer next. The Aztecs would sacrifice humans by cutting out their beating hearts to ensure rainfall. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge killed millions of their own people, simply because they were "intellectuals." And Belgians (a modern European nation) once took over the Congo and enslaved their people into digging for uranium, gold, copper and other substances.

My point is, many, many civilizations and races have slaughtered and wronged each other throughout history, and none of them should be called the most blankawful people of all time. The reason I say

RE: ‘The Minutes’

I recently read Fred Malo Jr.'s letter to the editor, and being a theater guy, I was at first interested in a rare letter about the plays at TRTC. But, unfortunately as I continued to read, the letter began to sound less and less like a review on a play, and more and more

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Colorado State University warns dog owners to be on the lookout for a contagious illness that leads to a new type of canine upper respiratory infection. The disease is linked to severe pneumonia and is spreading along the Front Range. In a recent interview, Dr. Michael Lapin of CSU’s James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital said that “cases are being diagnosed more frequently and the course of disease is different than usual.” He added that no one knows yet whether it’s caused by a virus, bacterium or a combo of the two. Symptoms may include coughing, sneezing, nasal or eye discharge, and lethargy. Local veterinarians urge caution when traveling with your dog to the Front Range this holiday season.

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Four of seven new bills were signed into law Monday night after a special session of the 74th Colorado General Assembly last weekend. According to the Denver Post, those bills will provide property tax relief in the wake of the failure of ballot Proposition HH, fund the state Department of the Treasury to staff the property tax deferral program, flatten TABOR refunds and increase the Earned Income Tax Credit match.

Thompson Divide EA delayed The release of a draft Environmental Assessment for the proposed Thompson Divide Withdrawal, initially scheduled for the week of Nov. 13, has been delayed. Olivia Blake, acting public affairs officer for the White River National Forest, stated in an email that the timeline has been extended for some final internal reviews. “Environmental analyses are complicated documents that require multiple levels of review from a wide variety of people,” she told The Sopris Sun. “We do not currently have an estimated date for its release.” The withdrawal of 224,704 acres of U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands in the Thompson Divide area, south of Carbondale, was initiated in Oct. 2022.

More information is at www.bit.ly/ ThompsonWithdrawal

Carbondale’s Town Center project team recently released an executive summary of their work, specifically regarding community outreach, along with a full report. According to a press release, the design team is working on Phase One conceptual floor plans and unit types to submit a Low Income Housing Tax Credit application in February.

“The team continues to present to, and gain feedback from, the town trustees to further shape the design,”said the release. For folks who wish to stay involved, tune into trustee meetings with Artspace Town Center on the agenda. Visit www.carbondaleconnect.org/ town-center to view the executive summary and full report. Courtesy photo

Daily Bread gas explosion

A gas explosion ripped through the Daily Bread restaurant and bakery in downtown Glenwood Springs on Saturday Nov. 18. A city press release stated that the explosion blew out the front window and left active flames at the source of a gas leak. Adjacent buildings were evacuated and the fire was doused. One person inside Daily Bread at the time of the explosion was taken to Valley View Hospital with minor injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Operation Santa

The U.S. Postal Service’s holiday program Operation Santa began in 1912 and is still going strong. First, you choose a letter to Santa from the USPS website. Let’s say, “Little Tommy wants a …” Well, what do kids want this year?

Maybe he wants a KDNK sweatshirt, or a Sopris Sun SUNscription, or the complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica, a puppy, a kayak or a trip to Meow Wolf. By going to www.

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uspsoperationsanta.com you can find out, fulfill the wish, wrap up the gift if applicable and mail it right to Tommy.

It’s all about random acts of kindness.

KDNK Listener Survey

Our local radio station is a community gem and wants to hear from the community. You can weigh in on topics like music, local news and National Public Radio by participating in a listener survey at www.kdnk.org

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GARFIELD COUNTY LIBRARIES REPORT

A quick look at GCPLD’s 2024 draft budget

By Lynn “Jake” Burton Sopris Sun Correspondent

The library district’s draft budget for 2024 is about $3.2 million more than 2023, according to the budget that staff presented to the Garfield County Public Library District board of trustees.

A partial list of where taxpayer money is going: • Library materials account for approximately $816,000 in 2024, compared to about $675,000 in 2023. This represents a 28% increase in print and electronic materials.

• For advertising and marketing, the 2024 budget calls for $140,500, compared to $131,500 last. The advertising and marketing budget makes up 1.24% with an increase of $9,000. “Additional promotion is needed for the expansion of cultural events, direct mailers, library card competition (and) using GPS for expanded library card sign up,” according to the report.

• Partnership spending is approximately $69,000 in 2024, compared to about $59,000 last year.

The $10,000 increase comes with a membership to CLEER (Clean Energy

Economy for the Region.)

A brief breakdown of the draft 2024 budget compared to 2023 is as follows: • Revenues: $15 million in 2024 compared to $12 million in 2023. The library district gets most of its funding from a quarter-cent Garfield County sales tax and property taxes. Property taxes contributed about $1 million in 2023, according to district staffer James Larson, and is projected to bring in about $1.5 million in 2024.

• Expenditures for 2024 are projected at $11.3 million, compared to $10.3 million in 2023.

• Excess revenues over expenses at the end of 2024 are projected at about $18 million, compared to $14.5 million in 2023.

The legal notice for the 2024 draft budget was posted in the Post Independent and Citizen Telegram in early October. The draft budget can be viewed at www.GCPLD. org/about-us/finance The library board is expected to act on the budget at its December meeting and be presented to the Garfield County commissioners in January 2024.

New in the stacks

One of the many recent additions to Carbondale Library’s print collection includes “Atlas of Wild America” by Carbondale resident Jon Waterman.

The hefty coffee table book was published by National Geographic and looks at more than a dozen federal wildlife areas and nature preserves.

The 431-page book is filled with text, photographs, illustrations and other graphics. It’s a companion book to Waterman’s “National Geographic Atlas of the National Parks.” Waterman has written 13 other National Geographic books, including “Running Dry: A Journey from Source to Sea Down the Colorado River.”

Another new book of note is “Camera Girl: The Coming of Age of Jackie Bouvier Kennedy” by Carl Sferrazza Anthony.

Pillars of Light

Did you ever wonder about the inscriptions on the seven pillars on the front side of the Carbondale Library? The inscriptions include: • “Lex et veritas”;

• “Life is a garden, dig it”; • “A pearl is an oyster’s biography,” by Federico Fellini; • “No snowflake ever fell in the wrong place,” a Zen saying; • “When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing,”

by Tom Robbins.

The Sopris Sun went to the ultimate expert on how the quotes and phrases found placement on the pillars — stained-glass artist Shannon Muse, who lives less than 50 yards from the library.

“It was a community project,” Muse stated.

“Volunteers helped me.”

The community art project took place in 2012-13 when the library was under construction.

The word went out for folks to submit quotes, phrases and ideas. The art project’s entrants were responding to the question “What do libraries or literature mean to you,” Muse explained.

Volunteers helped Muse create the green glass mosaic in her studio. “There are 100,000 individual pieces,” she continued. The pieces all came from recycled glass.

Muse said a Carbondale librarian entered the Dewey Decimal system number for comic books. Muse herself sprinkled in lots of numbers and the alphabet from A-Z

Photo by Lynn "Jake" Burton

for little kids to look for.

Someone suggested the phases of the moon, which are up high, on the first pillar to the west of the library’s front entrance.

At least two sponsors for the project have their logos embedded in the columns: The Carbondale Rotary and Alpine Bank.

The work of art is titled “Pillars of Light/Pilares de Luz”, which is noted on a plaque on the northeast corner of the building.

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Giving back with Lee Beck

By James Steindler Contributing Editor The Sopris Sun shines brighter, and certainly makes a lot fewer mistakes, because of Lee Beck, the weekly’s dedicated volunteer proofreader.

At a time when young people are consuming news through Tik Tok, and the media is beginning to utilize AI, Beck looks back on her time in the industry. Firsthand, she has seen it develop from proofreading on punch tape in the ‘70s to reviewing Google Docs today.

Some background

Growing up, there were always newspapers in Beck’s childhood home in the Bronx. Her parents instilled a sense of responsibility for keeping up with the world outside of their front door.

On top of which, the public school system she attended utilized newspapers in its curriculum. “Every year in elementary school, we had a newspaper unit,” Beck explained.

“Newspapers were very much a part of our education.”

After high school, Beck attended the University of Connecticut, studying Government and minoring in History. Following her studies, she worked in advertising for four years back home, the advertising capital of the world, New York City. Then, she

went on an adventure.

Her journey, planned for one year, began at the Alliance Francaise in Paris, studying French for six weeks; then acquiring a car with a couple of her classmates, and new friends, to travel through Spain. After dumping the car back in the South of France, she caught a boat in Marseilles to Haifa, Israel, where she stayed for a couple of months. Then, on to Italy, Switzerland, France and finally, England. Her funds held out for the better part of nine months, then, “Well, I just ate less,” she quipped.

Once back in the states, she returned to the grind of advertising in New York for another stint. She became bored, however, with her job and life in the city, so, in ‘71, she traveled to Aspen where she had visited a friend the year before. Again, Beck planned on staying no more than a year in this new place. “It’s been a long year,” she told The Sopris Sun. At first, she skied and worked a couple of small jobs off of the books, including stuffing Section A into Section B of The Aspen Times (then a weekly) on Thursday afternoons with a crew of others. This was before machines did that kind of thing, Beck pointed out. “We got beer and pretzels, and two bucks an hour.”

Carbondale life

Working as the downvalley ad

sales rep for The Times, among a variety of other responsibilities there (including proofreading), she became acquainted with Carbondale.

She would stop in at The Valley Journal when it was operated by its founders, Pat Noel and Becky Young, to trade ads. Ads back then weren’t digital, of course, but hard copy. So, it took going places and face-to-face meetings to get the job done.

After a few years of Noel asking her to work for The Journal, in ‘78, Beck took a job there as the ads manager and moved to Carbondale.

Often, the team would be at the office until midnight on a Wednesday to meet deadline and put the paper to bed. After which, they often retired to the Black Nugget to wind down.

She made life-long friends there, such as Khara Gaw, then The Journal’s graphic designer. Beck is the godparent to Gaw’s children, and she and her husband, John Stickney, break bread on Thanksgiving with the Gaws to this day.

After leaving the Journal in ‘84, she did odd jobs, waitressing a bit and so forth, and more volunteer work.

She recalls volunteering for KDNK’s Labor of Love Auction live on the air, and described it as her “very favorite thing to do.”

Beck took over for Jack Sebesta as the volunteer proofreader for The Sopris Sun sometime around 2010 or 2011. Since then, her sharp eye for detail and abundance of love for, and attention to, this community rounds out the pages of this paper week after

Photo by James Steindler

week.

On top of making the paper appear as perfect as possible, Beck serves on The Sopris Sun’s board of directors.

She stands up for what she thinks is right, and does so out of a sense of duty to preserve local journalism. She hardly, if ever, misses a volunteer opportunity for the paper, whether it be slinging drinks at the Mountain Fair Cantina or stuffing envelopes.

The Sopris Sun is grateful for the invaluable care she continues to offer.

“I personally think it’s important that those of us who can, give back to our community,” Beck concluded.

“This is one way I’ve found that I can give back.”

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Response breaks ground for Halle Center

By Myki Jones Sopris Sun Correspondent On Nov. 17, the Aspen-based non-profit Response broke ground for the Halle Center for Hope and Healing in Basalt. The final structure will be an 8,050-square-foot temporary housing facility to provide shelter for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. It will also be used for additional office space for Response. The organization has raised $8.3 million, of a $9 million goal, which will go towards the center’s construction.

The project is part of Respone’s efforts to provide more emergency housing for survivors.

The design is focused on security for them, their families and even their pets.

“I know that there's nothing more important to people than housing. You can't get on with your day; you can't get on with your life; you can't do anything if your housing is not stable,” Betsy Crum, Response’s board president, stated during her opening remarks. “For a lot of people [trying to] leave a domestic violence or sexual abuse situation, they have to choose between a roof over their head or being safe … Once the Halle Center is done, they won't have to make that choice.”

DHM Design of Carbondale designed the facility.

The shelter will have a conference room, communal kitchen space, food and clothing pantries, client meeting rooms, a play-yard for children and suites that can accommodate survivors and their families. It is being constructed on land near Isberian Rug Company’s showroom close to Highway 82. It will be a “public facing” shelter — a design theme like shelters are moving toward across the country.

“The old model used to be to have a confidential safehouse,” Executive Director Shannon Meyer told The Sopris Sun. “But, in

an age where you can have a tracking device put in a car (or your phone can be tracked), it's nearly impossible to have a confidential shelter anymore. So, instead we're building this with security in mind.”

Meyer has been with the organization for six years and has been a Valley local for 25. During her speech, she thanked a list of donors who have contributed to the project, including The Diane & Bruce Halle Foundation which the center will be named after. Diane challenged the organization in 2019 to make efforts to provide survivors with more housing options. “[I am] super excited this is finally coming to fruition. One year into the process, having raised almost $9 million and to be breaking ground is exciting,” Meyer stated. “It feels like such a huge relief for survivors in the Valley. To think that we will have this by January of 2025 is phenomenal.”

Other prominent donors include the Daniels Fund, the DLP Fund, Adam and Melony Lewis, and Robert Glickman committed an endof-year matching grant of $100,000 to help Response reach its goal. Glickman contributed some earlier funding for the center as well. The project received a grant of $4 million from the State of Colorado in August.

After the groundbreaking, attendees toasted with champagne and whiskey. Twenty people were expected to show, which turned into 37 in total, including board members of Response, Basalt Mayor Bill Kane and Pitkin County Commissioner Kelly Curry.

“On behalf of the town of Basalt, we are pleased that Response is here,” Kane said during his speech. “We acknowledge what a critical use this facility will have … We’re proud to have Response in our community.”

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Response team members (left to right) Shannon Meyer, Txell Pedragosa, Tiffaney Bledsaw and Cristal Revilla Serrano sink gold shovels in at the site for the Halle Center. Photo by Myki Jones

“There are a lot of players in the housing space, and through the county we deliver housing options often through our human services,” Curry added. “The services that Response provides directly intersect with that and fills a gap that exists in our community.”

For updates on the project, inquiries about Response’s services or to make a donation, visit www.responsehelps.org or call 970-920-5357.

Outpatient palliative care clinic established at VVH

By Ken Pletcher Sopris Sun Correspondent In its continuing effort to provide more and better patient services to the region, Valley View Hospital (VVH) in Glenwood Springs recently established an outpatient Palliative Care Clinic in the outpatient medical building adjacent to the hospital. The new facility complements the inpatient palliative treatment that VVH has been providing for some six years.

Dr. Shane Lieberman, a board-certified palliative medicine physician, came to VVH from the Denver area about a year ago with the goal of setting up the outpatient facility.

“We opened our doors for the first time in July, at first for one day a week; that has now been expanded to two,” he told The Sopris Sun.

What is palliative care?

The word “palliative” comes from the Latin root “palliere,” meaning “to cloak,” and the dictionary defines it as “reducing the severity of a disease or condition without curing it.” The VVH website characterizes it as “specialized medical service focused on alleviating pain, anxiety and other distressing symptoms in patients facing a serious or lifethreatening illness.” It can be used, for example, to help patients experiencing side effects from medical treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation.

Palliative care is often thought of in terms of hospice care — end-of-life treatment given to individuals nearing death which focuses on care, comfort and quality of life but does not include treatment of the disease or condition. Indeed, it got its start with the origins of hospice care in Britain in the late ‘60s. Canadian physician Dr. Balfour Mount, who

established an early North American hospice service in Montreal in 1973, coined the term “palliative care” the next year.

The clinic

However, as Dr. Lieberman made clear, “All hospice care is palliative care, but not all palliative care is hospice care.” He stipulated that the VVH clinic “is not directly involved with hospice care” and does not “coordinate hospice care,” noting that there are specific hospice facilities for that treatment. What he and the rest of the staff at the clinic are developing at the clinic is a “supportive care service for people facing a lifethreatening illness … [to] help them cope with this stage of their life” as they undergo treatment for the condition.

He emphasized the objective of “building relationships with people” and the importance of oneon-one interactions. “It’s really about relationships — getting to know and focusing on the whole person,” and then helping them chart a treatment regimen.

“Patients feel more supported and better managed” with palliative care.

Dr. Lieberman had a varied life before becoming a physician, which included working as a CPA, obtaining a graduate degree in German and leading a jazz-funk band for several years. However, he decided to go to medical school to “be of service on a daily basis” and was drawn to palliative care for that reason.

The approach the clinic’s staff has taken means that they can spend more time with individual patients.

Consultative appointments are typically an hour long, and Dr. Lieberman says that he may see only “six or seven patients in a day; maybe 40 or 50 per month.”

The staff can build relationships with patients that will “follow on for years and years.”

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Shane Lieberman, MD, physician at Valley View Hospital's Palliative Care Center in Glenwood Springs. Photo courtesy of Valley View

Dr. Lieberman explained that before the clinic was operating, palliative care was an option at the hospital “only for inpatients who were already in crisis.

Something is going wrong with their health but not necessarily end-of-life. They are sick and vulnerable — not always the best time to have meaningful (though often necessary) conversations.”

He continued, “With the opening of the clinic, we can help build our relationship and start these conversations earlier and in an atmosphere that is more comfortable and won’t necessarily feel like any decisions need to be made immediately.” As an example, he said that the clinic staff works closely with patients in VVH’s Calaway-Young Cancer Center. He concluded, “I think the clinic is a great addition for our community.”

For more information, contact the clinic at 970-384-4220.

Voices of the Crystal The Crystal River has been part of my life for the nine years since I moved here and I grow to love it more each day. My hope is that it can remain free flowing and undisturbed so that the beauty of the river and the sound of moving water can be part of the lives of future generations.”

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Winterfaire A Family Celebration of Winter!

Saturday Dec 2nd 11am-3pm * Family crafts * *Unique shopping * * Food & treats * * Puppet play * *Enchanted story * & much more!

Hosted @ Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork 16543 Hwy 82 Carbondale

KDNK is hosting its annual Labor of Love Auction at Thunder River Theatre on Dec. 1 from 5-8:30pm. A “very merry” live auction begins at 7pm, to be emceed

by KDNK DJ The Walrus. You can also bid on items from the comfort of your own home, Dec. 1-8, by visiting www.bit.ly/KDNKLOL. KDNK has been putting on the Labor of Love Auction for years. Just look at this Valley Journal archive photo of volunteers and staff members taking calls (before online bidding was a thing) and having fun during the Labor of Love fundraiser of 1987.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23

THANKSGIVING Happy Turkey Day! Most government offices will be closed today and tomorrow.

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Winterfaire Store Open House!

Thursday November 30th 5-8pm

Adult Only festive holiday shopping experience! Live music music, food & beautiful handmade giftss from over a dozen local vendors!

More info & presale tickets for Saturday Dec 2 @ waldorfschoolrf.com waldorfschoolrf

HOLIDAY EVENTS!

HOLIDAY MEETING Feeling the Thanksgiving blues? Catch a recovery meeting at the meeting place at 10am. The Meeting Place offers 24 recovery meetings each week. Find a meeting that suits you at www.meetingplacecarbondale.org THANK YOGA Cari Eisenson leads “Thanksgiving Day Gratitude Flow” at Kula Yoga on Main at 9am. Register at www.kulayogaonmain.com

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24

LIGHTS ON The Hotel Colorado hosts fun activities and entertainment starting at 3pm leading up to its 33rd Annual Holiday Lighting Ceremony at 7:05pm.

HOLIDAY DINNER SHOWS The Glenwood Vaudeville Revue invites you to dinner and a show, full of Holiday spirit, every Friday and Saturday at 6pm and Sundays at 5pm through Jan. 13. More info at www.gvrshow.com

Holiday Cookie Contest

Friday, December 8, 4-6 pm, $10 registration fee Bring 2 dozen of your best homemade cookies arranged in a basket, platter, on a sled, in a tree etc, and a recipe to share. Prizes will be awarded for Most Creative, Best Presentation, and Best Overall.

Register at coloradomtn.edu/commity-education using “cookie” in the keyword search, or stop by the Carbondale Campus or call 970-963-2172

Student Art Show and Party

Tuesday, December 12, 6-8 pm Come see what our Art Students have been creating this semester and help us celebrate their accomplishments with some Holiday Cheer.

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SOPRIS THEATRE Sopris Theatre Company, located at CMC’s Spring Valley campus, presents “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” The show opens tonight with Friday and Saturday showings at 7pm and Sunday showings at 2pm through Dec. 3. Tickets at www.coloradomtn.edu/theatre

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26

METHODIST WORSHIP The Roaring Fork Methodist Cooperative Parish invites anyone to worship at its Sunday services in Carbondale (385 South Second Street), weekly at 9am. The Parish considers itself a reconciling congregation, “meaning we are welcoming and affirming to all.”

DRAG & DRUNCH The Roaring Divas perform at the Marble Distillery at 11:30am.

KDNK AT EL DORADO DJ Luis Raul brings a cinematically driven western psychedelic set to El Dorado at 3pm. Check it out inperson, or turn your radio on.

ECSTATIC DANCE Alya Howe and DJ Alejandra Rico guide the Ecstatic Dance at 13 Moons Ranch south of Carbondale at 6pm.

Email alyahowe@me.com or call 970-309-2582 with questions.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 27

EIA OPEN HOURS English in Action holds open English tutoring hours at the Basalt Library at 6pm. Call 970-963-9200.

MICRODOSING The Western Colorado Mycological Association is hosting an expert panel where the public can ask questions about microdosing at the Carbondale Library at 7pm. www.wcmycoassociation.org

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28

‘THE MINUTES’ It’s the final weekend to see Thunder River Theatre Company’s performance of “The Minutes.” Catch the show tonight or tomorrow night at 7:30pm, or Sunday, Nov. 26 at 2pm. Tickets at www.thunderrivertheatre.com

CHARCOAL WORKSHOP Valeria Fiala guides a “Perfect Imperfection — Charcoal” workshop at 5:30pm. Register at www.theartbase.org

CRYSTAL THEATRE The Crystal Theatre shows “The Holdovers” tonight and tomorrow night at 7pm, Sunday at 5pm and Thursday, Nov. 30 at 7pm.

“Advice for Girls” screens on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 5:30pm.

FOOD AND MOOD Emily Stanton, a public health dietitian nutritionist, presents “Food and Mood: Understanding the Connection between Diet and Mental Health” at 2:30pm at Sopris Lodge.

Register at www.soprislodge.com

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 25

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30

GRAND ILLUMINATION Redstone hosts its Annual Grand Illumination. Join Santa for a walk down the Boulevard, starting from Propaganda Pie at 4:30pm, to the “larger-than-life” bonfire at the lower parking lot of the Redstone Inn.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29

WINTERFAIRE STORE Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork invites people to the opening of its Winterfaire Store from 5-8pm.

This is an adults only event. The school’s Winterfaire celebration is tomorrow from 11am to 3pm,

which is open to all ages. More info at www.waldorfschoolrf.com

from 2-5pm. Then, the adult “Bad Santa” photo shoot kicks off at 6pm.

5POINT FOR FREE 5Point’s “On The Road Tour” stops at the Pitkin County Library in Aspen for a free viewing of its adventure films at 6pm.

Register at www.pitcolib.org

GARLAND WORKSHOP Vallee Noone guides a garland making workshop at the Launchpad today and tomorrow from 4-6pm. Register at www.carbondalearts.com

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1

SHINING MOUNTAINS FILM The Aspen Indigenous Foundation presents the Shining Mountains Film Festival, with feature-length and short documentaries, as well as live Q&A sessions following each screening, today and tomorrow at The Wheeler Opera House. Tickets and more info are at www.shiningmountainsfilm.com ENGLISH CLASS Valley Settlement teaches an English class from 9am to 12:30pm at the Basalt Library.

INTERIOR DESIGN POP�UP Djuna and Te Zaal Interior Design hosts an opening for its “Interior Design and Gift Pop-Up” in Basalt (23300 Two Rivers Road, #32) at 4pm.

The pop-up will be open Thursdays through Saturdays, noon to 6pm, Dec. 2-23. More info at www.djuna.com XMAS IN WILLITS A tree lighting celebration takes place at Triangle Park in Willits, complete with Santa and Mrs. Claus visits for kids, carolers, free horse drawn carriage rides and more from 4-6pm.

LIGHT UP CARBONDALE Carbondale lights up the Christmas Tree at Weant Boulevard and Main Street and fills downtown with holiday cheer this First Friday. The fun starts at 5pm. There will be two public engagement opportunities there for upcoming town projects and initiatives: the development of Chacos Park and the Carbondale Mobility & Access Plan.

ORNAMENT PAINTING The Carbondale Clay Center invites little ones and their guardians to paint clay ornaments from 6-8pm. Walk on down to the Christmas tree lighting afterward to hang your ornament!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2

XMAS TREES & POSADA Wilderness Workshop and Defiende Nuestra Tierra host their bilingual and annual “Christmas Tree Cutting and Posada” event at Babbish Gulch Trailhead (4 Mile Road) from 10am to 2pm. Christmas tree permits will be available. More info and registration is at www.bit.ly/Xmas-Posada HOLIDAY BAZAAR The Glenwood Community Center hosts its Third Annual Holiday Bazaar with local makers, creators, crafters and artistic vendors from 10am to 6pm. More info at www.bit.ly/GlenwoodBazaar HOLIDAY MARKET The Redstone Art Foundation hosts the Redstone Holiday Market, a European style outdoor market with locally made bits and bobs, from 11am to 4pm along the Boulevard.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE A celebration of life service for Paul N. Sutro will take place at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Basalt at 2pm. All are welcome.

ORAN MOR Scottish-Irish musical group Oran Mor performs a holiday concert at the Carbondale Library at 2pm. The group will perform at the Glenwood Springs Library on Dec. 8 at 6pm.

NAUGHTY OR NICE? Marble Distillery hosts familyfriendly photo shoots with Santa

FRIDAY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER DECEMBER

SUMMIT FOR LIFE The Chris Klug Foundation hosts the 2023 Summit for Life at Aspen Mountain at 5:30pm. A post party is to follow at the Sun Deck.

Alternatively, skip the uphill hike and Ride for Life by taking the Gondola straight to the top. More info at www.chrisklugfoundation.org BRIAN BLADE Brian Blade and the Fellowship perform at TACAW at 8pm.

Tickets at www.tacaw.org

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 3

BLISS YOUR HIPS Cari Eisenson guides a “Bliss Your Hips” yoga session at Kula Yoga on Main at 5:30pm. Register at www.kulayogaonmain.com NATIVE PRIDE Native Pride Productions presents “Inspired by Tradition, Powered

by Dance,” a live performance, and educational opportunity, of traditional Native American dances at the Wheeler Opera House at 1:30pm.

Tickets at www.aspenshowtix.com

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 4

TOY MAKEOVER Kids, 6-12, give their used toys a makeover for the holidays. Repurpose and upcycle old toys to create something new at the Community Art Center in Glenwood Springs. Register at www.bit.ly/glenwoodrec-arts

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5

MUSIC TRIVIA The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program hosts its Music Trivia Night fundraiser at Carbondale Beer Works at 7pm. This is a 21 and up event. Register your team at www.bit.ly/AZYEPtrivia

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6

COSECHA TEXTILES Learn and experiment with textiling at the Cosecha Textiles studio south of Carbondale every first Wednesday from 4-9pm. Register at www.cosechatextiles.com

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NORDIC SOCIAL Mount Sopris Nordic Council hosts its annual Nordic Social, kicking off the cross country ski season, at El Dorado in Carbondale at 6pm. Members will each receive a free drink ticket.

‘THE GRINCH’ The Glenwood Vaudeville Revue screens the 2018 animated rendition of “The Grinch” at 6:30pm.

Tickets at www.gvrshow.com CHARLIE ALBRIGHT The Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association hosts pianist Charlie Albright for a performance at the Mountain View Church in Glenwood Springs at 6pm. More info at www.gsconcertassn.org

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7

SOL THEATRE Youth company SoL Theatre presents “A Christmas Story” at Thunder River Theatre tonight, tomorrow and Saturday at 6pm. Catch the matinee on Sunday, Dec. 10 at 2pm. Tickets at www.soltheatrecompany.org MEN’S GROUP HeadQuarters in Basalt hosts Common Roots, a monthly open gathering for anyone 18 and up who identifies by he/him pronouns, at 6pm. Register at www.headq.org

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La película ‘Advice for Girls’ (‘Consejos para chicas’) pretende animar a las esquiadoras

Por Kaya Williams Aspen Public Radio Traducción por Global Language Services Sierra Schlag ha esquiado pistas empinadas y técnicas en Noruega, ha dirigido excursiones por las montañas de Japón, ha aplastado montículos de nieve como joven competidora en Park City y ha bajado a toda velocidad por la nieve batida por el viento del monte Sopris, en el valle Roaring Fork.

La esquiadora profesional de estilo libre residente en Carbondale lleva deslizándose cuesta abajo desde que era una niña pequeña, y ahora representa a marcas como Atomic Skis y OnX Backcountry. Pero durante la mayor parte de su vida, no se ha visto reflejada en los medios de esquí, que "todavía se dirigen mucho a los hombres blancos", dice.

"Soy japonesa-estadounidense y puedo dar fe de que nunca he visto a nadie que realmente se parezca a mí en los medios de esquí", dijo Schlag en una entrevista.

Entre en "Consejos para chicas", un documental sobre esquí protagonizado exclusivamente por mujeres que celebra la presencia de esquiadoras con diversos orígenes y nuevas perspectivas sobre este deporte. Se proyectó en The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) a principios de este mes y se presentará en el Crystal Theatre de Carbondale el 29 de noviembre.

"Cuando estábamos haciendo esta película, queríamos... que todo el mundo se encontrara a sí mismo y se viera en al menos una de estas historias", dijo Schlag.

Schlag protagoniza la película y ayudó a producirla con un equipo totalmente femenino también detrás de la cámara. Addy Jacobsend fue "el cerebro de la operación" como productora de la película, dijo Schlag. Trabajaron con la directora Sara Beam Robbins y varias mujeres más en el rodaje y la fotografía en lugares como Crested Butte, Alta y Jackson Hole.

"Consejos para chicas" no es sólo para elevar a un tipo de chica o mujer, es para elevarnos a todas, para que todas podamos mejorar y tener más poder", dijo Schlag.

Por eso, la película presenta a mujeres de color, mujeres transexuales y mujeres con discapacidades, no como representantes "simbólicas", sino como miembros fundamentales de la comunidad del esquí con historias individuales que merece la pena celebrar. En la película también aparecen grandes profesionales, como el campeón de esquí libre AJ Cargill y el medallista de plata olímpico Devin Logan, así como guías de montaña, personas influyentes en actividades al aire libre e incluso algunos niños de 12 años que dan volteretas hacia atrás.

"La reacción de la gente que dice: 'Por fin me veo en los medios de esquí', es

Sierra Schlag (derecha) y Addy Jacobsend hacen una bajada en nieve polvo en la estación de esquí de Alta, en Utah, para la película de esquí "Advice for Girls", dirigida exclusivamente por mujeres. Schlag y Jacobsend produjeron la película con el objetivo de animar a todas las mujeres de la montaña. Foto cortesía de Bianca Germain

realmente gratificante", afirma Schlag.

Sin embargo, no siempre ha sido así en las películas de esquí y otros medios de la industria. Schlag dijo que los movimientos sociales y políticos de 2020 impulsaron a las marcas de actividades al aire libre a tomar medidas en materia de diversidad, equidad e inclusión, pero esos esfuerzos "de base" a veces pueden quedarse en el camino cuando la industria siente un pellizco financiero.

"Creo que (la industria del esquí está) evolucionando a un ritmo lento, ... y creo que va a hacer falta mucho trabajo para que se materialice ese cambio real", dijo Schlag.

"Consejos para chicas" llega casi una década después de otra película de esquí pionera protagonizada exclusivamente por mujeres, “Pretty Faces” ("Caras bonitas"), y casi 25 años después de una de las primeras centradas en mujeres, "No Man's Land" ("Tierra de nadie"). Pero hay un claro apetito por más.

El año pasado, el documental "Nexus" se centró en cinco grupos diferentes de mujeres en la montaña. Este invierno, hay dos comedias de esquí dirigidas por mujeres en la cartelera: "Here, Hold My Kid" presenta a las esquiadoras profesionales (y madres) Elyse Saugstad y Jackie Paaso, mientras que "Weak Layers" desafía los estereotipos del "típico esquiador (ski bro)" bajo la dirección de Katie Burrell.

Y "Consejos para chicas" generó más de $47,000 en financiación de una campaña de Kickstarter, respaldada por más de 400 simpatizantes.

"Crear ese espacio, crear esa representación va a abrir las puertas para que más mujeres y chicas digan: 'Oh, puedo hacer una película, puedo mostrar mi personalidad y mi forma de esquiar'", dijo Schlag.

Además, pueden hacerlo mientras disfrutan del deporte en una comunidad que les apoya, sin la presión de estar "esquiando pistas de locura en Alaska todos los años" para tener éxito, dijo.

"Mi consejo en la película es que te presentes como eres, porque hay espacio suficiente para todos", dijo Schlag. "Y algo que he aprendido a través del proceso de hacer esta película es que... no necesitas deslizarte por las pistas más largas o hacer trucos gigantescos. Puedes simplemente (divertirte) con tus amigos. Y eso es del todo suficiente".

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Elevando el futuro Por Crystal Mariscal

“El agradecimiento contrarresta la ansiedad y el estrés”, según leí en una revista mientras esperaba para una cita de doctor. En el mismo lugar de nuestro cuerpo donde se produce el estrés y la ansiedad también se produce el agradecimiento. Y según explicaba estas estadísticas, eso tenía lógica, ya que el estrés era por pensar en lo que no tenemos, mientras que el agradecimiento se enfoca en lo que sí tenemos.

Todos hemos conocido a alguien o muy pesimista u optimista, ¡donde llegan a desesperar!

Las personas que a todo le ven lo negativo, que para ellos ya no hay esperanza y

Una escuela tenía unas letras gracias, les invito a reflexionar El poder del agradecimiento a medio pintar que decían en que necesitamos agradecer todo es malas noticias, incluso si sale el sol se molestan. O los que se alegran hasta por que en la línea para pagar en la gasolinera se encontró a conocidos y pese a que se le hizo tarde pudo saludar a alguien que hacía mucho no veía.

El agradecimiento, es una acción e incluso un estilo de vida. Entre más lo practicamos más lo podemos ejercer.

Agradecer por un día más de vida, por el aire, por nuestra familia, por poder caminar y ¿por qué no agradecer el poder deleitar la comida? ¿Cuántas veces a la semana practicamos el agradecimiento? ¿Qué es algo que agradece en este preciso momento? ¿Ya lo pensó? Ahora, ¿ya agradeció?

En septiembre pude viajar a Londres y a Kenia, en África.

Londres fue mágico, lleno de sabor y cultura. Al llegar a Kenia, todo cambió. Yo imaginaba algo diferente, y por no saber me quedé sin dinero, ya que había olvidado cambiar dinero a la moneda de Kenia, y mis tarjetas no eran aceptadas en las comunidades tan rurales. Quería comprar tantas

CHISME DEL PUEBLO Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro

El equipo del proyecto del Centro del Pueblo de Carbondale lanzó un resumen ejecutivo de su trabajo, específicamente con respecto al alcance a la comunidad, junto con un reporte completo. De acuerdo con el comunicado de prensa, el equipo de diseño está trabajando en la fase uno de los planes de planta conceptuales y tipos de unidades para presentar una solicitud de Crédito Fiscal para Viviendas de Bajos Ingresos en febrero. “El equipo continúa en presentar, y conseguir comentarios de los fideicomisarios del pueblo para formar aún más el diseño”, dijo el comunicado de prensa. Para las personas que desean mantenerse informados, sintonice las reuniones del fideicomisario con Artspace Town Center en la agenda.

Visite www.carbondaleconnect.org/town-center para ver el resumen ejecutivo y el reporte completo.

Un aviso a amantes de los perros

La Universidad del Estado de Colorado advierte a los dueños de los perros estar al tanto de una enfermedad contagiosa que lleva a un tipo infección respiratoria canina. La enfermedad está ligada a una neumonía severa y se está esparciendo en la región del Front Range. En una entrevista reciente, el Dr. Michael Lapin de James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital de CSU dijo que los “casos están siendo diagnosticados con más frecuencia y el curso de la enfermedad es diferente de lo usual”. Él añadió que todavía nadie sabe si es causada por un virus, una bacteria o una combinación de las dos. Los síntomas pueden incluir tos, estornudos, secreción nasal u ocular y letargo. Los veterinarios locales urgen precaución cuando viajen con sus perros a la región del Front Range en estas temporadas festivas. Para más información visite www.bit.ly/ K9Respiratory

Dando frutos en la temporada especial Cuatro de siete nuevas pólizas fueron pasadas a ley el lunes por la noche después de una sesión especial de la 74a Asamblea General de Colorado la semana pasada. De acuerdo con Denver Post, esas pólizas proporcionarán alivios a impuestos de propiedad tras

manualidades y no podía, solo tenía dólares y esos no los querían como forma de pago.

Viajamos a una tribu, donde la misión y propósito del viaje era construir un tabernáculo.

Me tocó visitar escuelas muy, pero muy pobres, y mi corazón lloraba con todo lo que mis ojos veían. Mi hija mayor me dijo algo que nunca olvidare “que no te mueva la lastima, si no la compasión”. Una maestra mientras platicaba conmigo me dijo “en América todo lo quieren resolver con dar más.

Se sienten obligados a dar por dar. Pero no saben disfrutar lo que tienen, no les llena el dar y no les llena el tener”.

Cuando entendí el mensaje que ambas me estaban intentando dar, agradecí la experiencia de poderlo vivir.

No hubiera sido lo mismo si no hubiera estado en ese lugar y ver de primera mano a lo que ellas se referían. Agradecí el no tener dinero de ese país conmigo, ya que en mi desespero hubiera hecho algo que quizás hubiera ofendido a la tribu. El dinero no lo compra todo, y eso es algo mencionado hasta en canciones.

“el conocimiento es poder”.

Libros con pastas desgastadas y hojas perdidas. Un grupo de unas ocho niñas compartían una biblia forrada con bolsas de plástico y la cuidaban como una joya. La leían y la discutían.

Se la pasan una por una para leer y lo hacían en orden, como algo que ya estaban muy acostumbradas a hacer. Algo que en mi casa hubiese sido un tema de pleito, ya que mi hijo menor tiene hasta su propio vaso para tomar agua, no le gusta compartir.

Para los niños de esta tribu, el ir a la escuela es caminar millas de distancia bajo un sol que come la piel y animales salvajes (y hablo de depredadores en África).

Pero ni eso los detiene. Eso me llevó a escribir esto, ya que trabajando con Colorado Mountain College y ver la cantidad de dinero que la universidad tiene para que alguien estudie, y sin tener que pasar tantos retos como esos niños, todavía hay mucha gente que decide u opta por no estudiar pese a que tienen el deseo e interés de hacerlo.

En este día en el que damos

más y que hemos dejado de hacer por la razón que sea, y como esos deseos de estudiar no se van. Qué hacer con esos deseos de sacar un título universitario o una certificación y cómo poco a poco si no lo proponemos podríamos hacerlo.

Agradecer que todavía podemos hacerlo ya que no hay edad, u obstáculo que nos pueda parar una vez que lo tenemos determinado. ¡Así somos los latinos de aferrados!

Colorado Mountain College, agradece a cada estudiante el que nos confíen sus sueños, y que nos permitan trabajar con ustedes por esos sueños.

Agradecemos que nuestras comunidades sigan cambiando el futuro de nuestro estado para bien.

Por mi parte, gracias por leerme y dejarme compartir con ustedes.

Crystal Mariscal, especialista en mercadotecnia y comunicaciones en español para Colorado Mountain College. ¿Tienes preguntas?

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el fracaso de la propuesta electoral HH, financiar el departamento estatal del personal de tesorería para el programa de aplazamiento del impuesto a la propiedad, aplanar los reembolsos de TABOR y aumentar la igualación del crédito tributario por ingreso del trabajo

División Thompson EA atrasada

La publicación de un proyecto de evaluación ambiental de la propuesta de extracción de Thompson Divide, inicialmente programada para la semana del 13 de noviembre, ha sido atrasada. Olivia Blake, quien actúa como oficial de asuntos públicos para el Bosque Nacional White River, declaró en un correo electrónico que el tiempo ha sido extendido por revisiones finales internas. “Los análisis ambientales son documentos complicados que requieren varios niveles de revisión de una gran variedad de personas”. le dijo a The Sopris Sun. “Actualmente no tenemos una fecha estimada para esta publicación”. El retiro de 224,704 acres del Servicio Forestal de los EE.UU. y la Oficina de Administración de Tierras en el área de terrenos de la División Thompson, al sur de Carbondale, fue iniciada en octubre del 2022. Para más información visite www.bit.ly/ ThompsonWithdrawal

Explosión de gas de Daily Bread

Una explosión de gas destrozó el restaurante y panadería Daily Bread en el centro de Glenwood Springs el sábado 18 de noviembre. Un comunicado de prensa de la ciudad declaró que la explosión voló la ventana frontal y dejó llamas activas debido a una fuente de fuga de gas. Edificios adyacentes fueron evacuados y el incendio fue apagado. Una persona dentro de Daily Bread a la hora de la explosión fue llevada al hospital de Valley View con heridas menores. La causa del incendio está bajo investigación.

Operación Santa

El programa de festividades de los Servicios Postales de los EE.UU. “Operación Santa” comenzó

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en 1912 y todavía va fuerte. Primero, escoge una carta para Santa en el sitio web del USPS. digamos, “El pequeño Tommy quiere un…” bueno, ¿qué quieren los niños este año? Quizás quieran una sudadera de KDNK, o una SOLcripcion a Sopris Sun, o una serie de Encyclopedia Britannica, o un perro, un kayac o un viaje a Meow Wolf. Al visitar www. uspsoperationsanta.com puede enterarse, cumplir el deseo, envolver el regalo si aplica y enviarlo por correo a Tommy. Todo se trata de un acto de bondad.

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Los días festivos son una época de alegría y celebración, pero también pueden ser una época de excesos. El consumo excesivo de alcohol es una de las mayores preocupaciones durante esta temporada, ya que puede tener graves consecuencias para la salud y la seguridad de las personas.

El abuso del alcohol puede llevar a accidentes automovilísticos, problemas en las relaciones familiares y conyugales, problemas de salud y violencia. Es importante que las personas sean conscientes de estos riesgos y limiten su consumo de alcohol durante las festividades.

Si bien es cierto que el alcohol puede ser una parte importante de las celebraciones, es importante recordar que el

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consumo excesivo puede tener graves consecuencias.

Si planeas beber durante las festividades, asegúrate de hacerlo de manera responsable y moderada. Aquí hay algunos consejos para ayudarte a disfrutar de las festividades de manera segura: • Conoce tus límites: Es importante que sepas cuánto alcohol puedes manejar antes de que se convierta en un problema. Si no estás seguro, trata de limitar tu consumo de alcohol a una o dos bebidas por evento. Aparte de prevenir una cruda horrible, te puedes evitar muchos momentos vergonzosos.

• Bebe agua: El alcohol puede deshidratarte, lo que puede llevar a problemas de salud. Asegúrate de beber suficiente agua durante las festividades para mantenerte hidratado. Aun si piensas beber alcohol, asegúrate de hidratarte bien antes y después.

• No conduzcas bajo la influencia: Si planeas beber durante las festividades, asegúrate de tener un plan para llegar a casa de manera segura. Si no tienes un conductor designado, considera tomar un taxi o

usar un servicio de transporte compartido. Si te quedas en tu carro, no te quedes en el asiento del conductor. Si un oficial te encuentra borracho en el asiento del conductor, no importa si el carro está estacionado, tú puedes ser detenido.

• Busca ayuda si la necesitas: Si sientes que estás luchando contra el abuso del alcohol, busca ayuda. Hay muchas organizaciones que pueden ayudarte a superar tus problemas con el alcohol. Hay que perder el miedo a decirle a nuestros familiares que no vamos a beber alcohol hoy.

Manejar bajo la influencia del alcohol es un delito grave que puede tener graves consecuencias legales. En los Estados Unidos, las sanciones por manejar bajo la influencia del alcohol varían según el estado, pero generalmente incluyen multas, tiempo en la cárcel y la revocación de la licencia de conducir.

Por ejemplo, en Colorado, la ley indica que una persona puede ser arrestada por manejar bajo la influencia del alcohol, aun sin estar manejando. La ley prohíbe el

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tener control actual físico de un carro mientras estás bajo la influencia del alcohol. Así que si te quedas dormido en el asiento del conductor con el carro encendido mientras estás ebrio, puedes ser arrestado.

Además de las sanciones legales, el manejo bajo la influencia del alcohol también puede tener graves consecuencias personales. Los accidentes automovilísticos relacionados con el alcohol pueden resultar en lesiones graves o incluso la muerte, y pueden tener un impacto duradero en la vida de las personas involucradas.

Es importante recordar que el alcohol afecta la capacidad de una persona para conducir de manera segura, y que incluso una pequeña cantidad de alcohol puede tener un impacto significativo en la capacidad de una persona para operar un vehículo de manera segura.

Recuerda que también es ilegal tener contenedores de alcohol abiertos dentro de tu auto. Esto incluye al pasajero. Si vas a transportar alcohol para tu fiesta, no lo abras hasta que estés en el lugar. Si después de un evento quieres llevarte una botella abierta, coloca la botella en el maletero del auto, donde

no esté a tu alcance mientras manejas.

Además, el consumo excesivo de alcohol puede llevar a comportamientos imprudentes y peligrosos que las personas no harían si estuvieran sobrias. Las personas que beben en exceso también pueden tener dificultades para recordar lo que hicieron mientras estaban ebrias, lo que puede llevar a sentimientos de arrepentimiento y vergüenza más tarde.

El alcohol afecta la capacidad de una persona para tomar decisiones informadas y puede llevar a comportamientos peligrosos e imprudentes. En mi experiencia, la mayoría de las personas arrestadas durante las fiestas de fin de año, están bajo la influencia del alcohol, drogas o ambos.

Yo les propongo que intenten por lo menos pasar una fiesta de fin de año sin alcohol. Tal vez te sorprendas al ver que la puedes pasar super alegre y saludable a la vez. Probablemente recuerdes mejor el momento y puedas estar presente en tus cinco sentidos. Lo que es aún mejor, no vas a tener que sufrir una terrible cruda el día después.

Las fiestas sin alcohol pueden ser de lo mejor.

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Elecciones ordinarias Ciudad de Carbondale

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La ciudad de Carbondale celebrará elecciones municipales ordinarias el 2 de abril de 2024. Se eligen tres asientos de la Junta de Síndicos (todos los términos son de cuatro años). Aquellos que deseen postularse para Síndico pueden recoger una Petición de Nominación a partir del 2 de enero de 2024, lunes-viernes 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. de la secretaria del ayuntamiento, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO. Requisitos: Todos los candidatos deben ser un elector cualificado de la ciudad, un ciudadano de Estados Unidos, tener al menos 18 años de edad y haber residido en la ciudad de Carbondale durante un año consecutivo inmediatamente anterior a la fecha de la elección.

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GARFIELD COUNTY REPORT Anti-Semitism, nuclear energy and Mother Nature, Inc

By Amy Hadden Marsh Sopris Sun Correspondent

Silt resident Caleb Waller opened Monday’s Garfield County Commissioner (BOCC) meeting with a plea to stop antisemitism. Waller told the BOCC Monday that, according to the AntiDefamation League (ADL), antisemitic attacks have increased by 388% in the U.S. in the last five years. In fact, ADL reports in its 2022 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents that 3,697 incidents occurred in 2022, up from 1,986 in 2017 and the highest amount on record since 1979. Waller stated that his Jewish friends in the area feel “uneasy” and he questioned how Garfield County is doing in terms of antisemitism and racism.

According to his LinkedIn profile and a Feb. 2019 article in the Jerusalem Post, Waller is the former creative director of the evangelical Hayovel Ministry, founded by his father in 2007 to help Jewish farmers in the West Bank. Waller left the ministry in 2019. His LinkedIn profile states “Caleb … continues his father’s legacy by traveling regularly, along with his family, to Israel to help secure the Jewish people in their covenant land.”

Waller said his family is in Israel but did not mention the Hayovel Ministry. “Where are the Black people in Garfield County?” he asked, stating that people go where they are welcomed. He urged the BOCC and the audience to make Jewish people feel welcome in the county.

“I think you will find all three of us as commissioners in support of welcoming all people,” said Commissioner Mike Samson. “I hope the Jewish community realizes that we support them,” he added. “And, with that being said, I would just like to announce that the Rifle Bears are in the championship game for football.”

Nuclear energy

The first item on the agenda was a presentation about nuclear energy in western Colorado. Matt Solomon, project manager for the Northwest Colorado Energy Initiative (NCEI), stated that the NCEI wanted to “get ahead of the activists” and briefed the BOCC about what the group is doing to transition away from coal-based energy in the state. According to material obtained by The Sopris Sun, the NCEI works with the Associated Governments of Northern Colorado (AGNC).

Based on requirements from Colorado HB231247 to assess advanced energy solutions in rural Colorado, NCEI's main objective is to foster a regional discussion for an energy transition that includes nuclear energy and to survey the public.

Solomon said the group is collaborating with Colorado Mesa University’s Public Policy Institute and the Colorado School of Mines, and has received funding from Con-Edison, a large utility company on the East Coast.

“Once we get fully funded, we'll begin the surveys and the outreach and the education with the public,” said Solomon. “Let's figure out where the public's opinion lies to begin with and then let's root out the misinformation and discuss the facts of transitioning from coal.”

He added, “Younger people did not live through Three Mile Island so they’re open to nuclear energy.” In 1979, a cooling malfunction caused the partial meltdown of the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor #2 in Pennsylvania. The event has been a poster child for the hazards of nuclear energy for the past four decades.

Solomon claimed that waste from newer, smaller nuclear reactors does not exist. “The French are taking a look at recycling nuclear waste,” he said.

“So, there is no waste.”

Commissioner Mike Samson, portrait by Larry Day

Natural Asset Companies

The next item on the agenda was a comment letter from the BOCC to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to a proposed rule change published in the Federal Register in October.

The proposed change was put forth by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG) to create a new investment class called natural asset companies (NAC). ESG Today, which covers environmental, social and governance issues for investors, reports that NYSE has taken a minority stake in IEG, whose founding investors include the Inter-American Development Bank and the Rockefeller Foundation.

From Fox News to Counterpunch, media reports suggest that NACs are akin to Mother Nature, Inc and that this investment class will monetize ecosystems and natural processes. The Garco BOCC is against NACs for a variety of reasons, including how they may impact federal lands and federal land management.

The Board’s comments include those made by the American Stewards of Liberty, the Financial Fairness Alliance, and the Blue Ribbon Coalition, and urge the SEC not to adopt the proposed rule.

The Board also heard updates from the county human services department and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

To view the entire meeting, visit www.garfieldcounty.com/board-commissioners

Hickenlooper bill touts retirement savings for low income individuals

By London Lyle Sopris Sun Intern

On Oct. 19, Senator John Hickenlooper reintroduced the Retirement Savings for Americans Act (RSAA), along with Senator Thom Tillis and Representatives Lloyd Smucker and Terri Sewall. If passed, the bipartisan bill would provide qualifying workers with tax-advantaged retirement savings accounts and allow the federal government to match contributions for low to middle-income workers.

RSAA would significantly impact the lives of gig workers or independent contractors, such as DoorDashers and Uber drivers. DoorDash operates in the Valley, and Uber operates out of the Aspen Airport.

Each of these companies have come out in support of the bill. Max Rettig, vice president of public policy at DoorDash, said, “With more Americans choosing new ways to work … we’re proud to support this bipartisan effort to enable more workers in the modern economy to access the kinds of benefits that have long been out of reach for all but full-time employees. This is an important step toward empowering workers, like Dashers, to choose independence and flexibility … while still having access to important benefits.”

According to proponents, it’s not just gig workers that would reap the benefits. All full and part-time workers who do not have access to a retirement plan through their employer would be eligible for an account. Applicants would automatically be enrolled at 3% of their income, with the option to

increase or decrease their withholding, or leave the program altogether, at any time. This bill may also help small business owners who cannot afford to fund retirement savings plans for their employees.

An account would function like any other retirement savings account, enabling holders to build intergenerational wealth by passing their assets down. Holders would be able to choose from a list of investment options, which includes index funds made up of stocks and bonds, or lifecycle funds, tied to their prospective retirement date, according to a press release.

The RSAA bill was originally introduced in 2022. It remains almost entirely unchanged, but with “updated language to ensure low and middleincome Americans will be eligible for the tax credit,” continued the press release.

“The intent of this bill is to make sure that workers who don’t have access to adequate retirement savings accounts aren’t worried about retiring, or scared to stop working,” a spokesperson from Hickenlooper’s office told The Sopris Sun. “As things become more expensive, it’s harder for folks to retire. This bill would provide a sense of security to a lot of workers who are fearful right now, and that’s invaluable.”

Pushback includes a “slippery slope” narrative — that RSAA would give the government a way to control people’s retirement money, which, in turn, could lead to authority over other aspects of Americans’ lives.

Brian Graff, chief executive officer of the American Retirement Association, argued that the bill’s passing could upend the private market in

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London Lyle, the author of this piece, is a freelance reporter with The Sopris Sun. Freelance workers would be eligible to apply for a retirement savings account through the federal program should it pass.

Photo by Brooke Moreilhon, London's roommate

favor of the federal government.

Alternatively, “The way our office looks at it, is that this bill is a way to fill the gaps. It’s for all the folks that fall in between, and don’t have access to private retirement plans,” Hickenlooper’s spokesperson added. “There are a ton of gig workers, freelancers or part-time folks who might work multiple jobs, and they need this plan. The intent is not a government takeover by any means.

It’s intended to fill gaps where people are falling through the cracks.”

“Americans who work hard their whole lives deserve to retire with dignity,” said Hickenlooper.

“This bill helps low-income workers enjoy a secure retirement and fulfill their American dream.”

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Filmmaking in the RFV: A ‘Gift’ that keeps giving

By Myki Jones Sopris Sun Correspondent Filmmaking in The Roaring Fork Valley is a rising artistic medium. Narrative, documentary and avantgarde type films are being made as local creators have been working on fleshing out original short and feature-length stories often centric to Colorado.

Graham Northrup and Laurie Clemens Maier are visionary creators, both local to the Valley. In tandem with being an award-winning filmmaker, Maier is a producer and writer. Northrup is an acting coach, director, photographer and head of operations for Northrup Studios. Both are dedicated to creating films that are shot locally and have as much local involvement as possible.

"From a very early age, I loved watching 'Movie Magic.' The making of films, seen behind the scenes, and thinking, 'Wow, that's so cool.' I've always been fascinated with that," Northrup shared with The Sopris Sun. He originally went to school for filmmaking but later switched to theater, a trade he’s worked for 25 years.

He dabbled in film throughout this career, but during the COVID-19 pandemic, when theaters were closed, he thought to himself, now is a great time to start making films.

Northrup Studios released "Stand Up!" in the film festival circuit earlier this year and screened the film at the Isis Theatre in Aspen on Oct. 16. This comedic coming-of-age drama, filmed locally, took home multiple awards, including Best Short at the Castle Rock Film Festival, Best Narrative Short at the Beyond the Curve International Film Festival and People's Choice at the Grand Mesa Short Film Festival.

Maier was a co-producer on the film. She explained she was drawn to the industry while working as an actress on the Front Range where she grew up. She began writing short stories, scripts and features, which

aligned with a passion for storytelling.

"Once you start writing and you've got some passion with the characters in the story, you run with that," she said.

Maier recently submitted her film “On Top of Me” to four different film festivals: Worldwide Women's Film Festival, Oniros Film Fest, San Diego Independent Cinema Awards and California International Shorts Festival.

She is also working on her latest project, "The Dude is Legit," a narrative sports comedy based on real-life events involving her brother.

"This is my brother's story. He was a pitcher in high school and got a scholarship to play at CSU [Colorado State University], but, unfortunately, he tore up his shoulder and could no longer play," Maier shared. But, “It's [also] a fun script with a lot of humor and involves the baseball gods.”

Maier and Northrup just wrapped up filming of a sci-fi short thriller titled "Gift.” The film tells the story of a young man named Liam and his little sister Kiersten who can heal people through touch, and how an oppressive warlord in a post-apocalyptic landscape is looking to use her power for his regime’s gain. It’s anticipated to enter the film festival circuit in early 2024.

"It's a self-contained film, setting the stage for a larger story. You'll be left wondering,‘What's next?’”

Northrup explained.

“Being a Colorado filmmaker born and bred. I always think of Colorado as mountainous and rugged,” he continued. “So that's very much part of an ethos, but I always said I'd try to set my films here in the mountains."

In addition to being shot in the area, two locals star as the main characters. Jessica Vesey, a senior at Aspen High School, plays Kiersten, and Elijah Pettet plays the lead role of Liam.

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(Left to right) Cameron Hodge, Graham Northrup and Laurie Clemens Maier on the set of “On Top of Me." Courtesy photo

"Graham and I have larger things we want to say.

With ‘Gift,’ it's that the world is wounded, and we ask ourselves how we can make a better world,” Maier expressed. “A lot of things that we talk about in the writing of our films are timeless themes, and I think that is appealing to a wide audience."

"Gift" recently underwent a crowdfunding campaign and is set to start filming Nov. 16-19. When discussing the crowdfunding efforts, Northrup said that those who donate to the film contribute to a community asset.

"When I was speaking to my friend … and told him I was raising money, he said, 'Yeah, you're not raising money, you're helping convince people to invest in a community asset.' Local filmmaking is not only an asset but also a community within itself."

For updates on both creators’ upcoming projects or to get involved, visit www.northrupstudios.com and www.laurieclemensmaier.com, or check out both creators on Instagram and Facebook at @northrupstudios and @laurieclemensmaier.

New owner-editor resurrects Mountain Gazette

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent

Mike Rogge, the new owner and editor of Mountain Gazette magazine, is fully aware of the legacy of the iconic magazine, first published in 1966 as Skier’s Gazette. Some of its past contributors eventually took refuge in and around Aspen, including a few notorious Woody Creatures, such as the late Gaylord Guenin who, years ago, took over the publication from its founding editor, Mike Moore.

The 38-year-old Rogge has worked in outdoor media for 20 years, combining two things he loves, skiing and writing.

“I knew how to write and talk about skiing,” he shared.

At age 17, he wrote for local newspapers in Upstate New York and was published in Freeskier magazine at 19.

He grew up skiing the Adirondack Mountains and took full advantage of $10 ski nights. “After I got out of school at 2:30pm, I would ski for seven hours until 10 at night.”

After graduating with a degree in writing and literature from SUNY Potsdam, Rogge moved to Southern California, where he was hired as an editor for Powder Magazine.

He equated those days at Powder to “getting a master's degree in how to run a media company,” learning from some

of the most prolific outdoor magazine editors, like Derek Taylor, Matt Hansen, Tom "T. Bird" Monterosso and Pat Bridges.

“Every Friday night, all the magazine editors would go to this bar, and they taught this 23-year-old kid on a barstool — who just shut his mouth and listened — how to run a media company and take care of people,” Rogge said.

After three years at Powder Magazine, he founded his publishing company, Verb Cabin. His first book was about Haitian art, which he would make into a documentary film that premiered at the Brooklyn Museum.

While he was entirely out of the ski media industry at the time, he said he “was directing films and freelancing — cobbling it all together.”

Rogge was working on a film project in Alaska when he got word that the Mountain Gazette was for sale. He said the purchase negotiations took about seven months, mainly due to busy schedules.

He found the perfect moment one January morning in 2020 at the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Denver.

Recalling the details, he said, “I slipped him a personal check because I didn’t have any investors. I said, ‘This is what I can afford, man. I'm sorry if you're insulted by it.’”

The seller accepted the deal but had one final ask. “He said, ‘I'd also like you

to buy me a Coors Banquet beer.’ So, at nine in the morning at a bar across the street, I bought him a beer, and with that I became the proud owner of a magazine that hadn't been published in nine years,” said Rogge.

A short two and a half months later, the world would shut down due to the global COVID pandemic, and Rogge could no longer travel to make films, but he could focus on breathing new life into the dormant publication.

This fall, issue 200 was published with an iconic golden aspen leaf gracing the cover, an image created by the late Aspen artist Tom Benton and sourced from a collection of his work on display at Aspen’s Fat City Gallery.

The cover is an homage to Benton, whose work appeared in past issues.

It’s also a nod to a once frequent collaborator and contributor, the late journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

Rogge said the magazine features some wrenching stories, such as one where the writer survived an avalanche in which his ski partner died. That story follows a timeline of when the avalanche happened and the emotional rollercoaster experienced by the author in the months that followed.

Rogge called it “a really heavy story.”

At the same time, it was followed by a piece from a cameraman who takes photos of dogs right before they get treats, which Rogge called “goofy and funny.” He added, “I think that dichotomy is really important.”

Making his Mountain Gazette debut in issue 200, the famous Steve Martin and cartoonist Harry Bliss paired up on

Issue 200 of Mountain Gazette magazine was published this fall with an image of an aspen leaf by the late Tom Benton, a former contributor.

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a cartoon. The duo have collaborated before as author and illustrator with two New York Times best-selling books.

Rogge said readers can look forward to additional contributions next year.

For Rogge, the visual is as important as the words in the 11” by 17” format. Issue 200 has a photo gallery-style spread by world renowned American photographer, filmmaker and explorer Chris Bukard, while another section showcases work by the prolific Swedish adventure photographer Mattias Fredriksson.

For more information about Mountain Gazette magazine, visit www.mountaingazette.com

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For some, holidays are the most challenging time of year Not alone

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent With the death of the former First Lady Rosalynn Carter on Sunday, many news outlets are remembering her as a champion for mental health advocacy alongside her husband, former President Jimmy Carter.

As a member of the Governor's Commission during her husband's Georgia governorship, she worked on behalf of mental health care reform.

Later, she contributed to the 1980 Mental Health Systems Act in her role with the President's Commission.

With the holiday season upon us, The Sopris Sun is reflecting on how people can help one another through a time that proves to be difficult for many, and presents additional challenges for those coping with mental illness.

According to the American Psychological Association, 38% of people surveyed said their stress increased during the holiday season, which can lead to physical illness, depression, anxiety and substance abuse. The reasons include lack of time, financial pressure, gift giving and family gatherings.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) noted that 64% of individuals living with a mental illness felt that their conditions worsened around the holidays.

Michelle Muething, executive director of the Aspen Hope Center, acknowledged some of the challenges.

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“People who have moved here, may have left their support systems and loved ones behind. Everyone asks me about resources, where people can go, and where people can reach out if they're in a crisis; but I think it is so much more than that crisis piece,” she told The Sopris Sun. “People need to make connections in the community, and you need to make those connections in ways that feel good for you.”

Finding places where you can build those community ties might take a little time and research. Muething recommends checking online event calendars for local libraries, and art and community centers “that always have events posted that are usually free.” Newspapers (The Sopris Sun included) have event calendars. KDNK Radio airs its daily community calendar as well. Local chambers of commerce are also a good source for community happenings. In addition, people can take a stroll and peruse community bulletin boards at coffee shops or other venues where posters promoting classes or events can be found.

A spiritual community, Muething suggested, can offer guidance and compassion for those seeking personal growth.

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“When I hear from people who have made strides in this community — that's how they've done it — they've made a connection. That is not therapeutic. It's not substance use or mental health in nature. It's not seeking out a support group for an issue. It's finding a community where they belong,” Muething said.

Not just a crisis line

suicide. It can be, ‘Hey, I'm struggling.

I'm wondering if you could help get me connected,’” Muething said.

“One of the things that we advocate for at the Aspen Hope Center is helping people find strength, health and well-being,” she continued. “You have to be an active participant in your life, and to do that, you just have to take a little bit of a step. Some people have trouble doing that; we help them by letting them know what resources are available.’”

Self love

Muething emphasized that you do not have to be in a suicidal crisis to reach out and call the Aspen Hope Center’s 24-hour crisis line.

“People often reach out because they're worried about somebody else.

People ask for resources for loved ones, and we can help navigate them to resources,” she said.

“It doesn't have to be a crisis of

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OPINION Garfield County Libraries

By Jamie LaRue

Here are three questions with the same answer.

1. What is the greatest single predictor of how healthy you'll be as a child, and how long you'll live as an adult?

2. What is the greatest single predictor of whether you will be free, or in jail?

3. What is the great single predictor of how much education you'll have, and how much money you're liable to make?

Give up? The surprising answer is: fourth grade reading scores. Children who live in literate households tend to be more aware of what healthy behavior looks like, from food to exercise to cleanliness to safety. Most of America's prison population is functionally illiterate, meaning they read at or below fourth grade level. And, finally, early exposure to lots of words and stories builds not just the skills, but the interest in learning. That translates to academic achievement and income.

Taken together, that's Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.

What makes fourth grade so significant?

I'm grateful Generally, that's about the time that children make the shift from learning to read to reading to learn. Reading for fun is a big piece of that.

What's the best predictor of 4th grade reading scores? Reading readiness by age 5. And, what's the best predictor of that?

According to research conducted in 2010

by Mariah Evans of the University of Las Vegas, New Mexico, it comes down to the number of books in the home. After studying 27 countries over a 20-year period, she concluded that getting just 500 books into the home of a child between the ages of 0 and 5 is as good as having two parents with Master's degrees — regardless of the actual education or income of the parents.

Investing in 500 books is a mighty cheap alternative to hospitals, prisons and welfare. And, if you can't afford to buy 500 books for your children, well, that's why we're here. Everyone can find 500 books at the library!

So, I wanted to take a moment to express my thanks for the existence of public libraries. I've used them all of my life, and they have provided both challenge and sanctuary for me. Reading allows us to talk with people long dead — and encounter the fresh new voices of our times. It helps us to understand each other.

In this holiday season, as we gather to revel in both calories and conversation, take a moment to be grateful to an institution whose sole purpose is to honor our curiosity and awe of the world.

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Garfield County Libraries!

Kokish column defend ourselves from what we don’t know. Jewish leader Niki Delson met with principal Baiardo, Mayor Bohmfalk and school board member Kenny Teitler to explain that for us, swastikas are an active existential threat. We want to be informed whenever antisemitic incidents occur, and we would love to be a part of programs to promote intercultural understanding. Delson was assured that the school board would take it up and try to develop an expanded protocol that included community leaders when there were racist incidents in a school.

Last month there were two more incidents of swastikas on school walls. Again, internal protocols were followed and again, the Jewish Community was not informed. Delson contacted Baiardo and the Mayor. “Hey, what happened? I thought we were going to be in the loop?” Mayor Ben and the chief communications officer for Roaring Fork School District acknowledged they’d dropped the ball. They promised to pick it up.

A meeting between Jewish leaders and RE1 leaders is being worked on for early December. Then, Delson followed up with Carbondale Police Chief Kirk Wilson. Surprised, Wilson said he hadn’t heard about the antisemitic incident but would follow up and get back to her. The

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next day, Chief Wilson told Delson that this time, the school did not make a police report or even inform School Resource Officer Paul Lazzo about the incident.

What are we to think?

Maybe this is just the ordinary bureaucratic tendency to sweep disruptive events under the rug because it keeps daily work running more smoothly. If so, it’s also much more than that, because keeping this quiet allows antisemitism “privacy” to grow strong, until eventually, it erupts into overt persecution.

I’m not claiming that antisemitism is rampant in Carbondale. It isn’t. The people I’m calling out will probably be shocked and sincerely profess innocence. That’s because antisemitism can be institutional; historically designed into Western thinking to be insidiously obscured from conscious awareness. Until Oct. 7, I didn’t know it was there either. Now I do. I know most of these people personally and I ask them and every reader to consider long and hard because I’d like to remain friends. But, I won’t remain silent.

Ron Kokish is married to Niki Delson. Mature Content is a monthly feature from AgeFriendly Carbondale.

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The Rise and Fall of the Colorado Yule Marble Company: Part II

By Lynn “Jake” Burton

Continued from last week’s Works in Progress page ...

By 1912, the Colorado Yule Marble Company (CYMC) had grown to about 700 workers; and so had its reputation nationwide, with dozens of white marble buildings scattered in several states, and cemetery monuments and grave markers in even more.

The year 1912 was perhaps the most infamous for the company. Two years prior, in 1908, a newspaper publisher named Sylvia Smith moved her printing press from Leadville to Marble, to add her newspaper, The Marble City Times, to a newspaper lineup which included The Marble Booster. The two newspapers covered the Colorado Yule Marble Company from opposite angles. While the Booster lived up to its name by promoting CYMC on every occasion, The Marble City Times did just the opposite.

Smith opposed the CYMC, claiming the enterprise was a scam meant to deceive shareholders. She took every opportunity to bad mouth the company. Her big break, literally, came on March 12, 1912 when a massive avalanche roared down the mountainside,

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jumped the Crystal River and destroyed part of the mill. Nobody was injured but Smith headlined her coverage in that week’s paper with “Destiny kept her appointment and redressed many wrongs.” She continued by writing that the mill was “crushed like an eggshell …. Avalanche warnings unheeded …” that dividends “… will never be paid to shareholders” and the company was organized by “strenuous promoters” who prey on unsuspecting shareholders who are losing their “hard earned life savings …”

Well, Col. Channing Meek, company officials and most town folks (including the town doctor) were not happy with Smith’s article. Long story short, they had the town marshal put her on a train to Carbondale, where she proceeded to Denver. The town confiscated Smith’s printing press and stored it in the Kobey’s store basement. Smith sued dozens of town residents and won a sizable settlement, but many town people couldn’t pay and were forced to leave town. Smith died in Denver in 1932.

Aside from the Sylvia Smith affair, the year 1912 was the darkest one for CYMC. The company’s founder, Col. Meek, was killed in a tramway motor accident in August. He and three workers loaded onto the open sided tram at the quarry for the 3.8 mile trip to town.

At some point, the trolley brakes went out and it started careening down the tracks faster and faster. Meek yelled for everyone to jump. They all did, and three survived. Not Meek, a rotund man of well over 200 pounds. He hit the ground, rolled then struggled to get up. He was taken to his house on the far north edge of town. A doctor was brought in from Glenwood Springs but he died three days later. He was 57 years old.

Meek’s body was loaded onto a Crystal River & San Juan rail car and taken to Carbondale for his eventual burial in Denver. Among his pallbearers was Colorado Governor John F. Shafroth. The irony of the accident is that the tram eventually came to rest on a flatter

stretch than the 17% grade where the four occupants jumped off. Had they rode out the brakeless tram, Meek would have survived.

In 1913, the CYMC recorded its major claim to fame in the form of a $1 million contract to provide the stone for columns and east facing side steps for the Lincoln Memorial. Under the leadership of General Manager J.F. Manning, CYMC beat out competitors in Vermont and Alabama. Not only did CYMC finish the job a few years later, it delivered its last shipment before the contract deadline.

Despite the prestige and publicity from the Lincoln Memorial job, by 1915 CYMC was in serious financial trouble. The company had issued $3 million in bonds in 1905. Not only were the bonds due, it’s believed CYMC hadn’t even paid the interest on them. CMMC went into receivership in 1917. Its assets were sold at auction in 1919 and CYMC was dissolved.

The hopes and dreams of Col. Meek and hundreds of others came to a disappointing end, only 12 years after he lowered himself into the quarry to show his men the operation was safe.

One side note regarding the year 1917, was that scores of Italian nationals were called back to their home country to fight in World War I. Some observers say this is what doomed the CYMC. In reality, the company had been doomed for years but hardly anyone knew it.

This piece is far from the full story of the CYMC. How and where did Meek roundup hundreds of workers willing to move to the wilderness of Marble, Colorado? Had Meek not been killed in 1912, could he have refinanced the company to make it profitable?

These are among some of my own looming questions.

Material for this article came from several sources, including Oscar McCollum Jr.’s books “Marble: A Town Built on Dreams” volumes 1 and 2, “Marble Colorado: City of Stone” by Duane Vandenbusche and Rex Myers, “An Inventory of the Papers of the Colorado Yule Marble Co” from the Colorado Historical Society library, and internal documents including a 1904 company prospectus written

by Charles Autin Bates of the New York-based Knickerbocker Syndicate.

The portals to the quarry were located 3.8 miles outside of town. These days, the portals can no longer be viewed from the road that leads to them. Photo courtesy of The Marble Historical Society

The CYMC drafting room was a free-standing structure located near the mill and covered about 1,200 square feet. Draftsmen would lay out largesized plans on the floor. Photo courtesy of Marble Historical Society

The original CYMC office was located at Second and Main Street in Marble. The two men on the right are likely company founder Channing Meek and vice-president Charles Austin Bates. Photo courtesy of Marble Historical Society

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LETTERS

this is because there were always people from those cultures and races who were just minding their own business, or even standing for what was right. To paint the whole of a race with such a large brushstroke is neither justified nor correct.

Mr. Malo, is this how we learn from our mistakes? Should we place people under unfair and incorrect impressions? As Martin Luther King once said, "Darkness cannot drive out darkness. Only light can do that." The slaughter of the Native Americans was the direct result of broad, negative public impressions, and we can never let that happen again, to any race or society.

Agemian Badgett, Carbondale

RFOV gives thanks

The Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) Board of Directors and staff wanted to take a moment to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the incredible volunteers and partners who have dedicated their time and effort to steward our region’s vital public lands.

In 2023, we mobilized 1,457 unique volunteers who contributed 7,757 volunteer hours to improve 52 miles of trail, restore 19 acres of habitat and degraded landscape, and mitigate eight acres of fuel to reduce wildfire threat.

Through their dedication, passion and hard work, RFOV volunteers have not only made a difference with an onthe-ground impact, but have inspired others to join in and support our mission to promote stewardship of our public lands.

Without their invaluable support, achieving our goals would have been an insurmountable task. Their generosity and commitment have touched the lives of residents and visitors in this region in ways that will have a lasting impact.

Everyone at RFOV would like to convey our deepest appreciation and admiration to every volunteer involved.

Their diverse talents and perspectives have enriched our initiatives and propelled us forward.

Together, we celebrate their spirit and unwavering commitment to making a positive difference in our community.

Becca Schild,Executive Director

Thank you, Carbondale

A few words to say that we appreciate and respect our Mayor and trustees for their kind response to the current refugee crisis in our town. Carbondale was ill prepared to meet the immediate needs of so many who arrived with nothing. We understand and are grateful that they took the first step in providing immediate shelter, food and clothing as they figure out what to do next. Their generous response makes us proud to live here.

Niki Delson & Ron Kokish, Carbondale

Wild and Scenic

If we residents of the Crystal River Valley really want to keep our beloved River free flowing, and really want to keep dams from strangling the life out of our River, then we should all support federal Wild and Scenic designation of the upper 39 miles. That is the best way

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to preserve what we all cherish.

Various alternatives have been put forth and discussed, but none of them are as clean, simple, durable and effective as a Wild and Scenic River designation, which would prohibit dams on the main stem of the Crystal River and prohibit trans-basin diversions; and nothing more.

The alternatives are less certain.

They are either measures pursuant to state law, or even county ordinance, which can easily be repealed. And, the voluntary agreements can easily be nullified.

The only management would be by the White River National Forest of the land it manages. Forest Supervisor Scott FitzWilliams considers Wild and Scenic designation essentially as a way to “preserve the status quo.” The only restraint on the owner of private property would be that the owner could not dam the mainstem. And, so far, no owners have said they want a dam.

There is nothing to fear.

So, designation gives us what we want and costs us nothing. Tis the right thing to do.

Bill Jochems, Carbondale

Take a Minute

As consumers, we celebrate 30% more as a bonus in our purchases. As motorists, we rarely give any thought to delivering speeds of 30% more over the roads we drive (25mph + 30% = 32.5mph).

We continue to ask everyone to stop driving self determined “comfortable” speeds. They aren’t “comfortable” to anyone OUTSIDE of the vehicle.

Part of our community has daily exposure to the bulk of traffic, let’s encourage everyone to give it a brake.

Investing in equality of life in our communities is an investment we can ALL live with.

Diane Reynolds, Take A Minute

RE: Hamas goals

Usually I agree with Patrick Hunter’s views in his letters, but not this time. He says, “I have yet to see any attempt at describing why Hamas made their attack or what they hoped to accomplish.” It’s easy. What they hoped to accomplish was the complete eradication of Israel.

Hamas has stated that publicly many times. Hamas does not want to coexist with Israel as its neighbors are doing. It wants Israel to disappear from the face of the earth.

Hamas started the war. Israel will end it.

Joan Isenberg, Glenwood Springs Editor’s note: Hunter’s letter “Hamas goals” was posted online, but not in print.

Letters policy: The Sopris Sun welcomes local letters to the editor.

Shorter letters stand a better chance of being printed. Letters exclusive to The Sopris Sun (not appearing in other papers) are particularly welcome.

Please cite your facts and include your name and place of residence or association. Letters are due to news@ soprissun.com by noon on the Monday before we go to print.

PARTING SHOTS

LEGAL ORDINANCE NO. 9 Series of 2023 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ARTICLE 10 OF THE CARBONDALE MUNICIPAL CODE FOR THE PURPOSE OF MODIFYING REGULATIONS TO THE LICENSING OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on November 14, 2023. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication of this notice. The full text of said Ordinance is available to the public at www.carbondalegov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during normal business hours.

Holiday mental health

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• Balance holiday expectations: Set realistic hopes and assess past interactions to manage expectations effectively.

• Avoid known triggers: Mitigate holiday stress by replacing painful activities with positive ones. Avoid holiday movies that remind you of lost family or friends • Find ways to give back: Enhance the holiday experience by donating your time to a local nonprofit organization that piques your interest. (You can find one in the 2023-2024 Parachute to Aspen Nonprofit Giving Guide at www.bit. ly/SunGivingGuide.

• Personalize your decor: Skip overwhelming traditions, choose colors that bring you joy and make your space a comfortable sanctuary.

• Be giving to yourself: Write an encouraging message in a card and mail it to yourself. While appreciating others in your life, remember to practice self-love by appreciating you These smart lovebirds shared a romantic moment before hightailing it into the dense forest just outside of Carbondale. No way did they want to be captured, plucked, shoved into a hot oven and gobbled up by the humans on Thanksgiving.

But, to their credit, they had the last gobble! Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

If you or someone you know is struggling with mental health related issues during the holiday season or any other time, help is available. The Aspen Hope Center can be reached 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by phone at 970-925-5858. For additional information, visit www.aspenhopecenter.org.

Public Notice November 2023

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