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This ghostly figure appeared at the mouth of Hell ‌ Roaring Ranch earlier in October. If he were actually running for office, he might see some stiff competition from other apparitions along Highway 133. The Fryingpan may have the most pumpkins, but the Crystal really pulls out the stops for its displays.

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Volume 12, Number 38 | October 29 - November 4, 2020

Moving to the right side of the tracks OPINION

SEEKING HIGHER GROUND

By Nicolette Toussaint

“You'd think a white girl like me woulda had a better relationship with money.”

I blurted that out during a recent “Money Matters” interview. Across Colorado, financial disparities are widening, particularly across racial and geographic lines. So the Bell Policy Center, with funding from the Colorado Health Foundation, has begun the Money Matters project. It aims to improve lives by expanding access to safe, affordable financial services and by teaching financial skills. In a local pilot group, folks have begun sharing personal stories to gain insights into what works, what doesn't, and what they would change.

Despite having had two college-educated parents, both birthright U.S. citizens, I've always harbored money anxiety. A sense of unworthiness kicks when I have to negotiate a salary or fee. Though I'd

prefer to avoid money-talk entirely, Money Matters got me to examine my hangups.

Part of my fiscal dis-ease probably harkens back to family history: My maternal grandfather was a steel-mill laborer. As a third grader, I discovered that he and Grandma Mamie were far less literate than I was! Mamie grew up dirt poor, one of five daughters reared by a widowed mother living in a wind-scoured sod-house. Even into her seventies, Mamie saved buttons from outworn clothes and patched her dishcloths. The shadow of that hard time fell forward 60 years across four generations.

My paternal grandfather, by contrast, retired to a horse farm after owning a Chicago law firm. His family called my mom the “little girl from the wrong side of the tracks”.

Although there aren't any tracks here nowadays, I've been thinking how I figuratively crossed over.

Much has to do with where official lines get drawn: On the credit side of my balance sheet, I count being in line for Medicare, Social Security and excellent public schooling. The latter includes instate tuition at CU Boulder (about $350 a semester back then, if memory serves).

On the debit side: both parents.

In her 70s, my mom phoned in a panic: the “man at the bank” was trying to swindle her into moving money from a savings account to a “CD”! She'd never heard of a Certificate of Deposit and didn't understand FDIC insurance.

My father, who'd blow the mortgage money on ski tickets, was unreliable. During college, he abruptly cut off my living allowance.

He then refused to fill out financial aid forms (an invasion of his privacy) while also refusing to declare me, at 17, an emancipated minor. This story prompted my Money Matters interviewer to ask, “What did you do? Rack up credit card debt?”

“Oh no!” I laughed. “I'm old! It wasn't legal for women to have credit cards back then! That was before Ruth Bader Ginsberg changed our lives.” (Boyfriends, a thenhusband, and later my stepmother supported my living expenses until I graduated.)

Looking back – even from a relatively privileged viewpoint – I can see how socially-drawn “lines in the sand” can make and break families. Age, gender, education, skin color, class, immigration status, family history, language, access to healthcare... they all combine with our individual actions to determine our fortunes.

My own modest retirement comes thanks not only to saving, investment and learning from two husbands, but also to having recently crossed one of those socially-drawn dividing lines.

At 63 and a half, I was working six part-time and seasonal jobs here in the Roaring Fork Valley. (Age discrimination, ya think?) None of those jobs offered health insurance; I had to buy it myself. Because my income was about $150 above the line at which the Affordable Care

Act would offer help, and because Colorado drew up a “resort area” zone that saddled mountain towns with the highest insurance costs in the nation, an ACA counselor advised me to: 1) stop working or 2) use a friend's front-range address to sign up for healthcare.

Ironically, option one would have left me unable to pay for glasses and hearing aids – the only healthcare I actually needed!

Option two left me feeling ethically queasy. Wasn't that illegal? “There's nothing in the law against it,” the counselor replied. “The worst would be that the provider would kick you out.”

Thank goodness I managed to stay well and out of trouble for 18 months before Medicare made an honest woman of me.

Since Money Matters is asking what works and doesn't, here's my two-cents-worth: Public education and affordable college work. Big time! Financial ignorance doesn't.

And if I could change just ONE thing to benefit other Coloradans?

I'd use my magic wand to erase Colorado's 11 health insurance zones and say it's all one state.

Nobody should have to choose between rent and healthcare, or lose their small business, just because they're under 65 and live in 816XX. Nicolette is seeking Roaring Fork Valley residents, particularly seniors, to interview for the Money Matters project. Email thymetoblossom@gmail.com — your insights are needed and your privacy will be protected.

LETTERS Public lands Dear Editor: As a resident of Marble and a fourthgeneration Colorado native, I feel I must speak out.

First of all, I understand that Marble is a beautiful place and a great place to visit. I'm amazed at the number of people who speed through our community with no regard for pets, children, people walking and the people who live here. The speed limit through town is 15, also the speed limit on County Road 3 is 35 except where you turn off from Highway 133, where it is 20 through the residential neighborhood.

There is no camping or fires at Beaver Lake; it says this in large letters at the entrance to the lake. Additionally, you need a fishing license to use the lake as is required for any Parks and Wildlife land in Colorado.

Please be respectful of Marble and the people who live here. People like David Lesh are the problem — no respect for public lands.

Wake up people! Don't be the person who watches things happen and doesn't say or do anything.

Stand up to the jerks that are ruining you our public lands. Public lands are a privilege.

I will not hesitate to send a pic of your license plate to CPW and CSP. Be on your best behavior. This is not the

wild west. Stop your abusive behavior to public land. Keeping my eyes open. Good day.

Mike Yellico Marble

Air and water Dear Editor Air and water — two essentials of life and under constant threats to Western Colorado life.

We all want clean air and water, typically taking both for granted in our “rural” area.

Emissions and particulate matter in the air is an abstract subject, encompassing the tons of emissions from oil and gas operations and combustion byproducts from many sources.

What you don’t see can hurt you. Our quantity of water is threatened by drought conditions and population growth in the arid southwest and Front Range.

Wildfire smoke warnings during the Grizzly Creek Fire, the death from lung cancer of a very influential person in our lives, along with clusters and incidences of cancers in our western areas of ages young and old piqued my concerns. Firerelated air quality warnings included the fact that tiny particles can enter our bloodstream and cause health impacts.

What about other compounds in our air, seen and unseen? Think of diesel smoke…you see it, and then you don’t, or poisoning from carbon monoxide. Both are

measurable and go “somewhere.”

Cities around the world including Denver benefited from clearer and cleaner air during the early days of this pandemic. The expanded Colorado Oil and Gas Commission regulations/ protections are laudable and workable. Garfield County air quality monitoring (not done since 2016) is needed in Glenwood to quantify impacts of traffic volumes of SH 82 and I-70, being downwind of exploratory impacts, and the potential huge quarry expansion.

As done in the past by resource extraction companies, water speculators have purchased agricultural lands and water rights in Western Colorado. They are banking on continued population growth and value of a scarce(r) commodity. Imagine no Olathe sweet corn or Palisade peaches!

Perhaps our current county leadership should advocate for a parallel Jordan Cove pipeline to bring water from the Oregon coast to Western Colorado? A worthy offset for the estimated 1.5-16 million gallons of water used to frack a single well? No more water is being created on Earth. “Forest management and cleanup” would not have helped with the GC Fire. We must be aware, proactive and health-focused in our world of aridity and scarcity.

Greg Jeung Glenwood Springs Continued on page 20

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Mitsch Bush and Boebert don’t agree on much The race for Colorado's 3rd Congressional District has drawn the nation’s eye. Lauren Boebert unseated incumbent Scott Tipton in the Republican primary and now faces off with Democrat Diane Mitsch Bush. Let’s take a look at what the candidates think is best for the country, the district and the Roaring Fork Valley. By James Steindler, Sopris Sun Correspondent

Core Act: “It was local and federal officials, ranchers, farmers, small business people, conservationists, and water experts who were in these groups day after day trying to come to a real collaborative consensus.”

Diane Mitsch Bush was born in St. Paul, MN and is proud to say that she grew up with a single mother and a public school education. “I moved here [Colorado] full time on Halloween of 1976,” she laughed.

Mitsch Bush recalled working as a County Commissioner in Routt County and later as a state representative — representing constituents from both Routt and Eagle counties. “I worked a lot with the commissioners in Pitkin and Garfield on issues around affordable housing, transportation, water and public lands,” she stated. She prides herself on working bipartisanly to, “Get things done.”

Her agenda is based on what her potential constituents from

all, “29 counties in CD-3 have told me again and again what their priorities are. ”Those three main concerns being: cost of healthcare, making a living wage and protecting public lands.

When it comes to healthcare, she would work to, “protect and strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA),” and would like to see funding for, “rural health clinics like Mountain Family Health in the Roaring Fork Valley.”

As for the economy she’d like to start by investing in infrastructure including: broadband, transportation, the electric grid and water. “This will create good local jobs now,” she stated.

Mitsch Bush strongly supports the Colorado Outdoor Recreation and Economy (CORE) Act. In part the bill would prevent further oil permits from being issued on The Thompson Divide. “The

CORE Act came out of a decade of stakeholder meetings in seven Western Slope counties,” Mitsch Bush stated, “It was local and federal officials, ranchers, farmers, small business people, conservationists, and water experts who were in these groups day after day trying to come to a real collaborative consensus.”

She applauded the work of the Thompson Divide Coalition as, “A great example of a stakeholder coalition,” and how, “They worked for over a decade on the principals that became the CORE Act.” When it comes to immigration reform, she supports bringing back DACA and stated that, “We have Dreamers in the Roaring Fork Valley and all of our valleys that have contributed so much to our communities — they are community members, they are Americans.”

CORE ACT: “I would prefer to see more input from local stakeholders, not just from selected politicians.”

Lauren Boebert was born in Florida but moved to Colorado as a youngster with her family. She was 13 when she made it to Rifle twenty years ago.

While most of her time is spent in and around her hometown, Boebert has spent some time in the mid valley. “I have been campaigning in the area since the early days of the primary election,” she stated, “I've met a good number of people from Carbondale and am honored to count them among my supporters.”

Although Boebert is relatively new to politics, in her opinion, “Republicans have a history of compromising with the

promise of something to come at a later date from the Democrats,” and, “That day never comes.”

If elected Boebert’s priorities would include, “Getting America open back up for business, continuing America’s energy independence — and pursuing America's energy dominance,” and finally, “Making sure healthcare is personal and portable and making sure health care prices are competitive.”

Concerning energy supply Boebert said, “I think diversity of our energy is inevitable but I don’t think that means a wholesale stop on the energy supplies that are making America energy independent and as a result are making us safer around the globe.”

Boebert is also a proponent of exploring a different kind of energy supply. “Nuclear is the cleanest energy that our

planet has to offer but far left extremists want nothing to do with it,” she stated.

When it comes to the CORE Act, Boebert takes issue: “I would prefer to see more input from local stakeholders, not just from selected politicians.”

Boebert added that she thought it would, “Be more appropriate to be run as a standalone bill, not to be tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act.” Boebert indicated that she would be open to comprehensive immigration reform, “but that needs to include building the wall, enforcing border security and having both a viable entry and exit system.” She believes that people who immigrated to the US without documentation, and are already here, should, “not have a leg up over those who are standing in line to do it right.”

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Following a serious car accident on Highway 82 a Basalt mother and two children were airlifted to Denver with serious injuries where they remain today. A benefit fund has been established to help with mounting medical bills and living expenses, and while it has already exceeded its $10,000 goal, we doubt that’s all they’ll need. Visit gofundme.com/f/ moz-alfaro-family-benefit to donate.

While the Grizzly Creek Fire grew by about 150 acres last week, the big snow took a bite out of fire danger, and most ranger districts on the White River National Forest will lift fire restrictions on Oct. 30.

All hallows Stop by the Carbondale Branch Library sometime Tuesday, Oct. 27 through Thursday, Oct. 29 and carve a pumpkin on the back patio — supplies provided as long as they last. Leave your masterpiece and it will be entered into the Bonedale Jack O'Lantern Spectacular alongside drop-off entries. Then, at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 29, catch comic magician Brian Richards’s virtual show on YouTube Live — visit gcpld.org to tune in.

Pitch in Fundraising is underway for a public batting cage at the North Face/ Bill Hanks field. The cage will be open to the public and suitable for users of all ages. The Town has already purchased the frame and net system and so far the Roaring Sports foundation has raised a little over half of the $6,000 price tag for the rest — visit gofundme.com/f/ bonedale-batting-cage to help bring it all together.

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Get a lift Sunlight Mountain Resort has launched a new Ski & Stay wholesale lift ticket program aimed at growing winter tourism in the Roaring Fork Valley. It offers a special limitedtime opportunity for local lodging properties to purchase steeplydiscounted adult and child lift tickets for packaging with overnight stays.

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A penny saved LaMedichi Savings Clubs,​a project of Manaus, will receive $900,000 from Denver-based NPX over three years to help Hispanic/Latinx immigrants in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys of rural Colorado build good savings habits.

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Head honcho Heritage Park Care Center has a new executive director: Seth Anderson.

Anderson most recently served as administrator in training at Life Care Center of Cheyenne, Wyoming. He started his career in long-term care as health information director at Life Care Center of Bountiful and previously worked in physician clinics.

Trash to treasure There’s nothing scary about the Middle Colorado Watershed Council’s fall river restoration project this year. Head out in full costume, wear some gloves and bring a trashbag to do a little

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Drop off trail trash at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. either day, and pick up candy in exchange.

A new batch They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, and Batch is hoping that’ll be the case as they turn the lights down for a few months to work on a new experience. Their last open day will be Nov. 21, with a return when the birds start chirping and the flowers start blooming again.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Katee Peach, Daniela Rivera, Lisa Ruoff and Chase Fenton (Oct. 29); Gracyn Overstreet, Brendan Cochran and Lowry Camp (Oct. 30); Katie Dahl, Marty Voller, Julia Lee and Kaleigh Wisroth (Oct. 31); Don Parkison, Justin Marshall and Jay Riley (Nov. 1); Marge Palmer and Dave Weimer (Nov. 2); Suzie Brady, AJ Waski and Zack Jones (Nov. 3) Debra Burleigh, David Cappa and Jeff Achey (Nov. 4).

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By Roberta McGowan Sopris Sun Staff.

Just recently, The town of Marble received a $333,000 Resilient Communities Grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) to significantly improve the Marble Mill Site Park.

GOCO explained on its website that the Gunnison County park has seen an uptick in visitation since the pandemic started, stressing the Town’s existing infrastructure and ability to host tourists safely. The grant will help alleviate crowding, provide better access to the river, create an additional park entrance and protect historic structures.

“This grant will enable us to do so much,” said Marble Parks Committee member Amber McMahill, “The park is very popular with residents, especially with the students from local schools, including Marble Charter School, Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS) and the Carbondale Community School.”

Marja O’Connor, another committee member, added, “Receiving the grant is significant to all of Marble, as it will renew such an amazing space.”

O’Connor also thanked Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) for working with students to upgrade the walking trails.

Committee members also include Alex Menard, Brent Compton, Richard Wells, Andrew Miles and Mike Yellico.

McMahill noted that Town Administrator Ron Leach and Mayor Ryan Vinciguerra were likewise integral in getting the grant.

The mill is well known for providing finished stone for the Washington D.C. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Lincoln Memorial, the Denver Library and the Denver State Capitol and other structures.

Although it was once the largest of its kind in the world, the mill site has deteriorated from years of overgrown vegetation and lack of sufficient funding to restore the area.

But the local community didn’t give up. The Marble Parks volunteer committee is making progress in restoring the 25-acre site to its former glory as much as possible. Also

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Committee member Amber McMahill tours the park now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photo by Roberta McGowan in the works is improving a walking trail around the large remaining walls, buildings and columns with fun, interactive educational experiences.

Presently the park features an outdoor stage, basketball court plus picnic areas. The site is also home to the annual summer MARBLE/marble symposium which has drawn stone carvers from across the globe since 1989.

But at the same time Marble’s future looks bright, there are problems the committee wants to address.

Marble local Alex Manard described an influx or All Terrain Vehicles (ATV) during summer, which he called “motorized madness.”

The large trailers used to haul ATVs, Menard explained, take up much of the park’s parking area and produce a lot of exhaust and noise. So, the committee decided to apply a portion of the grant to providing a quiet, alternative entrance.

According to the Colorado Encyclopedia, the neighboring towns of Marble and Clarence were established in 1881. Soon,

miners in the area were reporting that the roofs of their mines were made of fine white marble.

The first marble quarry in the Crystal River valley was established in 1884. However, in the early 1900s, the mill struggled to overcome the devastation of an avalanche followed a few years later by a large, destructive fire.

The quarry was closed in 1941 after demand slowed. Then, the old Colorado Yule marble quarry reopened in 1988, and has operated on and off since.

The grant comes via the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado. It was created by voters in 1992 to invest a portion of Colorado Lottery proceeds to help preserve and enhance the state’s parks, trails, wildlife, rivers and open spaces. To date, the organization has invested $1.3 billion in 5,300 conservation and recreation projects in all 64 counties, following its five program values: resource conservation, outdoor stewardship, community vitality, equitable access and youth connections.

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Information surfaces on little-known quarry GM

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Correspondent Much is known about Col. Channing Meek, the enterprising businessman who turned a marginal marble quarry into a nationwide operation in the years from 1905 until his untimely death in 1912. Less was known about Meek’s globe-trotting general manager at the Colorado Yule Marble Company.

Until now.

Descendants of John Forrest Manning donated their great-grandfather’s memoirs to the Marble Historical Society this summer, and what tales they tell.

Born in Virginia in 1862, his first memories were of Union soldiers marching down the street in the town where he lived. Flash forward to the 1930s and he is writing a letter from Hawaii, telling about the beautiful music and singing he had enjoyed that night. The music “ … carried me back to my boyhood days when I used to sneak out to the negro (sic) quarters, on a moonlit night, to listen to the Negro melodies and the banjo.”

During his 75 years, Manning: • Created a thriving business in Washington D.C. that included the city’s first major apartment building; • Owned and operated a marble quarry in Vermont, where he acquired the reputation of a strike breaker; • Landed the contract for Colorado Yule to supply marble for the columns and steps for the Lincoln Memorial; • Traveled the U.S., made two trips to Europe and one to South America, and later took a trip around the world.

Early life From all accounts, Manning was born into an at-times prosperous family, although not without its tragedy. Shortly after his birth, a brother and sister died “ … and were buried by the servants and workmen …”, he writes. Manning’s father was a captain in the Confederate Army, “ … which at that time was fighting for what the Southern states maintained was their right to continue with slavery …”. He remembered “graphic stories”

from his mother. “The war having stripped the South, and especially those in northern Virginia, of their slaves, livestock, forage and farm supplies, the matter of getting a bare subsistence was a daily struggle,” he writes.

Manning’s family eventually got back on its feet, with his father buying and selling grains and fertilizers in Leesburg, and opening a limestone quarry and kiln. “My life in boyhood was a happy one … as we had plenty of servants, nice horses to drive, and children’s parties. I was taught to dance when quite young, which made the parties a great pleasure to me.” All that changed during what Manning describes as the “depression” of 1872, when his father was wiped out financially and was forced to clear land for a 150 acre farm his sister gave to him. “This property was heavily wooded, and here I, at age 14, with my younger brothers and father chopped down the trees, built a house and made our home.”

It’s hard to tell whether Manning attended school after the age of 12, but by the age of 15 he was tired of the “drudgery” and “deprivation” of home, and asked his parents for the opportunity to go out and work for a living. They agreed, and the young Manning went to live and work on his nearby uncle’s farm. His salary was $5 a month. “My hours of labor were from four in the morning till nine at night …”.

From ages 15-17 while living with his uncle, a wealthy businessman from Washington D.C. often visited. “He became very fond of me and invited me to come to Washington and stay with him until I could find a job.”

In Washington D.C. At 18, after a series of jobs, Manning landed a bookkeeping job at a firm. When the head bookkeeper got sick, Manning was given his position. “As on the farm, I knew no hours. I was on the job at six o’clock in the morning and many nights found me in the office at twelve o’clock. One of the company’s co-owners became fond of Manning, and “ … often took me to meetings and banquets, which gave an acquaintance with the businessmen in Washington.” One of those men owned a marble mill that manufactured slate mantels

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JF Manning also oversaw the building of dozens of small houses for Colorado Yule’s workers. In his memoir, he noted there were 22 nationalities in town, which the company tried to segregate as much as possible. Photo by Henry Johnson, courtesy of the Marble Historical Society

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When JF Manning arrived in Marble in 1906, the Colorado Yule Marble Company had built a small mill alongside the Crystal River. One of his primary projects was to expand the facility, which he did. The mill eventually ran for a quarter mile along the river, and was believed to be the biggest in the world. Photo by Henry Johnson, courtesy of the Marble Historical Society and conducted general marble work. At the age of 20, in 1882, Manning bought a half interest in the business. “From 1883 to 1900 our business prospered,” Manning writes.

In 1889, Manning met a woman named Florence, who would become his wife, and together they had four children.

By himself and with partners, Manning the businessman diversified, building single family homes, the Cairo apartment house and public buildings. He also acquired “considerable” property in Washington D.C. but had been in a “speculative mind”.

When an economic slump hit the nation in 1902, he was eventually forced to sell most of his assets but at the same time bought the Columbian Marble Company in Rutland, Vermont. Manning was 40 years old.

The Columbian Marble Company did well enough for a while, which enabled the Mannings to travel to Europe as part of a plan to break a strike that began in 1903. “ … there was much violence by the strikers and imported thugs who beat up and maltreated workmen …”.

Meanwhile, while dining in Paris during the strike, the Mannings ran into an old friend of J.F.’s who, with his wife, was just returning from Russia. His friend had been advising the Czar on submarine water crafts. Manning learned another old friend from Virginia was in St. Petersburg. “ … although the Russo-Japanese war was on, we decided to go to St. Petersburg and Moscow.” Which they did.

Back in the U.S., by about 1905 the Vermont marble quarry was in bad financial shape due to “lack of sound material to operate it.” The quarry company was forced into receivership and Manning was left with no capital and no job. He was weighing at least two job offers when he was contacted

by Col. Meek in Marble. “I visited the property and was much impressed with the possibilities of developing a large industry, and accepted the position.”

Marble Manning writes that from 1906-1909 he was very busy securing business, building a new plant, opening quarries and constructing a town in which men could live. A turning point for the company was landing the contract to supply marble for a courthouse in Cleveland. Other orders were coming in so rapidly that the mill (fabricating plant) was running 24 hours a day. With Manning’s help,

the town of Marble was incorporated. He was elected justice of the peace and president of the school board. The company built many small houses for its workers. There were no less than 22 nationalities living in town, with the majority Italians, Germans, Swedes, Czecho Slovaks (sic) and Norwegians. “These nationalities were as far as possible segregated in town.”

In 1908, Manning had another strike on his hands, but “By heroic measures the conflict was held in check by putting the riotous members in jail and getting agitators out of town, after which business was resumed in a normal way.”

(Note: In other histories of Marble, some speculate that the strike was actually fomented by a rival quarry in Vermont).

The high-water mark for Manning, Colorado Yule and the town of Marble probably occurred in 1913, when the company landed the contract for marble to be used for columns and steps for the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. “There had been no marble job in the United States or elsewhere that I know of erected with so many large blocks of Marble,” Manning writes.

Two years later, however, the Colorado Yule Marble Company began a steady decline, as 10year bonds that were issued under Col. Meek in 1905 became due, and the company struggled to pay them. By 1919, Manning had moved on from Marble, and spent the next 15 years or so as vice-president of the George A. Fuller construction firm.

Manning retired from business in about 1932, which gave him more time for travel.

One trip took him and one of his daughters to Japan, of which he was quite impressed. In a letter to a friend, he writes, “New buildings, new roads and other improvements are seen on every hand, all up-to-date, with railroads equal to the Pennsylvania and New York Central tracks.”

So, there you go. J.F. Manning, 1862-1936.

From the Civil War to the lead up to World War II. Quite a life. Note: Oh, yea. Manning was also elected mayor of Rutland, Vermont at one point and served a term in the Vermont state senate.

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2. Burn dry, seasoned wood. Wet, green, painted, treated wood, and trash should never be options. Start with chemical-free fire starters and dry kindling. Maintain a hot fire and don’t let it smolder.

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Acostarse frente a un fuego crepitante suena bastante atractivo en estos días fríos y cortos.

ES LA TEMPORADA DE LEÑA EN CARBONDALE OTRA VEZ. AQUÍ HAY 3 CONSEJOS DE LA JUNTA AMBIENTAL DE CARBONDALE. 1. Para seguridad, deje que un profesional inspeccione su estufa de leña y el conducto de humo.

2. No queme mas madera seca. Mantenga un fuego caliente y evite la combustión lenta que produce humo nocivo.

3. Actualicé a una estufa o chimenea de madera aprobada por la EPA. Reduzca las emisiones, queme menos madera, tenga un hogar más cálido y sea seguro. ¡Gracias!

Author’s note: Thanks to J.F. Manning’s greatgranddaughter, Pamela Thornburn Bloch, for confirming some dates in this story.

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Weak 2020 water year comes to a close

By Lindsay Fendt Aspen Journalism

The blizzards of January and February seem like distant dreams to Colorado water managers.

What started as a promising year for water supply — with above-average snowpack as of April 1 — ended Sept. 30 with the entire state in some level of drought.

The water-year calendar, which runs from Oct. 1 through Sept. 30, is designed to account for the importance of snowpack in water supplies in the West. Every winter, precipitation builds in the mountains. Come spring, the snowmelt is stored for use throughout the summer.

Although snowpack levels have always been a critical indicator of the year’s water supply, other factors had a bigger role during water year 2020.

Colorado had above-average levels of snowpack going into April, but below-average precipitation and high temperatures in spring quickly veered the state in the opposite direction. This year saw one of the driest April-May periods on record in Colorado, below the 10th percentile.

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“When you get those hotter temperatures, it means the atmosphere wants to take more moisture out of the ground,” said assistant state climatologist Becky Bolinger. “So the soils are drier and the stream flows got a bit lower. Then the vegetation was also a bit dryer and not able to keep the moisture that it did have.”

The dry, hot spring gave way to a dry, hot summer — and the results were striking. The water year ended with almost every part of the state in a precipitation deficit. The southwest corner of the state was hit the hardest, with precipitation levels below 30% of normal in April, May, August and September. Several sites in southwest Colorado — specifically, the Gunnison, Dolores and San Juan river basins — registered their driest Aprils on record. Statewide, reservoir levels were at 49% of capacity, which is 84% of the average for Oct. 1.

According to preliminary data from the Bureau of Reclamation, the total inflow into Lake Powell for the 2020 water year was about 6 million acre-feet, just 55% of average. This is the 10th-lowest recorded inflow into Lake

are seeing what used to be an every-one-in-30year dry year coming every year instead.”

In an effort to deal with increased pressure on rivers, as well as a declining budget, the river district placed a question on the November ballot asking voters in its 15-county jurisdiction to raise property taxes that fund the district. If passed, the measure would raise nearly $5 million, most of which the district says would go toward projects supporting productive agriculture; infrastructure; healthy rivers; watershed health and water quality; and conservation and efficiency.

Starting 2021 with a deficit

The Crystal River at the fish hatchery just south of Carbondale was running at about 10 cubic feet per second on Oct. 13, much lower than the state’s instream flow standard of 60 cfs. Rivers in the Roaring Fork watershed have seen below-average streamflows in water year 2020, which ended Oct. 1, despite a slightly above-average snowpack. Dry soil conditions threaten to bring a similar scenario in water year 2021. Photo by Heather Sackett Powell. Lake Powell finished the water year at 47% of capacity.

The low inflow to Lake Powell puts Colorado and the three other states in the upper basin of the Colorado River at risk in the future. Under the 100-year-old Colorado River Compact, the upper-basin states (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) must be able to release 7.5 million acre-feet of water from Lake Powell to the lowerbasin states (Arizona, California and Nevada) every year. Failing to meet this obligation would trigger mandatory water cuts in the upper basin.

Every year that flows are low into Lake Powell, the upper basin relies on storage in Lake Powell to meet its flow obligations. So far, there has never been a compact call, even in drought.

“We’re 20 years into the worst drought in recorded history. Yet, in every year of the drought, the upper basin has met its river-flow obligation to the lower basin,” said Bureau of Reclamation spokesperson Marlon Duke. “In fact, across all 20 years of the current drought, we’ve released an average of 8.73 million acre-feet from Lake Powell, even in the driest years when less than 5 million acre-feet flowed into the reservoir.”

The Roaring Fork Valley reported average snowpack levels this year but saw below-average streamflow in every month except May in data available through July. The river is currently about 27% below its seasonal average. Reservoirs in the upper Colorado River basin are 82% full as of Oct. 1, which is 101% of average for the date.

The high-temperature, low-soilmoisture trend Climatologists warn that the trend seen throughout the basin where high temperatures and low soil moisture wiped out healthy snowpack levels is likely to become more normal in the future. According to Bolinger, if high fall or spring temperatures shorten the typical snow season by even a short time, it can drastically alter the time frame for the melt season.

“Precipitation is pretty variable around our state, so we are always going to see droughts,” she said. “We are seeing a very clear warming trend, and I think it is likely that the warmer temperatures will contribute to making those droughts more severe.”

Although climatologists and hydrologists are still unsure of exactly how every variable of climate change will affect water supply in the future, repeated dry years are already taking a toll on the state. After severe droughts in 2012 and 2018, Colorado’s water managers were hoping for a string of good water years to recover. That did not happen in 2020.

“It’s been a miserable year from a hydrologic perspective,” said Colorado River Water Conservation District General Manager Andy Mueller. “I would say that I think that we, as a state and as the West Slope, we need to be coming to terms with a new reality. We

While policy across Colorado is still catching up to the dry conditions today, models for the upcoming year indicate that the state may need to brace for another poor water year in 2021.

“Soil-moisture conditions entering the winter can have an impact on the amount of runoff that occurs the following spring,” said Cody Moser, a senior hydrologist with the Colorado Basin River Forecast Center.

“Below-average soil moisture conditions have a negative impact on water-supply volumes because soil-moisture deficits are larger, leading to less-efficient snowmelt and rainfall runoff. It’s looking highly likely that soil-moisture conditions throughout Western Colorado will be below normal entering the upcoming snowpackaccumulation season.”

The state also is experiencing La Niña conditions, which results in a dry fall. La Niña conditions are expected to persist into winter, which generally delivers the state a mixed bag in terms of precipitation. In a typical La Niña year, Colorado’s northern mountains see above-average snowfall, while the state’s Eastern Plains and the San Juan mountains in the southwest see less snow than usual. This could be disastrous for the southwestern corner of the state, which has experienced more-intense drought than almost any other part of the country in recent years.

Higher-than-normal temperatures also are expected to play a role in the 2021 water year.

“The climate prediction center is calling for a good chance of above-average temperatures in October,” said Bolinger. “That makes it harder for the snowpack season to start, and when you don’t start it right away, it makes it harder. You have less time to build up to your normal peak.”

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Andy Hackbarth finds his melody in Saguache

By Kate Phillips Sopris Sun Correspondent

Andy Hackbarth is a Carbondale native who recently bought a historic hotel in Saguache, which he and his father are renovating in hopes of a mid-2021 opening — visit sauachehotel.com for more.

Q: You have such an extensive music background. Care to share a little bit?

A: I started getting into music when I was about 12 years old, and I was really into bluegrass music.

I used to hang out at Great Divide Music Store as a kid, and when I was maybe 14 years old I started playing several summers at the Aspen Music School. As time went along I had a band and we played a lot in the valley. We played several times at the Wheeler; John Oates had a songwriting festival that I performed in and I even played at Mountain Fair one year. Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities actually gave me my first scholarship to the Aspen Music School.

Q: Did you go right into traveling after that?

A: I did the first three years of college at Lawrence University. My junior year I came back in-state to

CU Boulder to finish my classical guitar degree. It was at that point that I started touring a little bit. I formed a band and started doing local tours around Colorado — including the valley. I then graduated from CU Boulder, and then decided to go to Nashville to pursue a singing/ songwriting career.

Q: What was it like to be immersed in that environment?

A: It’s incredibly competitive — but not cut-throat like New York or L.A. — it was just a very welcoming community. Everybody is sort of a big shot in their own small town and then everybody goes to Nashville and finds out there are really talented musicians there. It’s a very humbling experience, but if you stick it out it makes you so much better.

Q: You did some work on a cruise ship. What was that like?

A: It was the middle of winter, I had no gigs, no money, and my dad asked if I had ever given thought about the cruise ships. I hadn’t thought about it too seriously, but it seemed like the right time. I started off with one contract and then one contract turned into six years. I started off as a singer/songwriter on the ships and then I taught myself to play piano to get the Piano Bar gig

I think the people would love to have a little more entertainment and culture available to them.

The really cool thing about this property is the potential for alternative energy. We’re incorporating a lot of active solar energy as well as passive energy because it is south facing. We really want to be moving toward a sustainable building here, and always asking ourselves how we can make this a really cool place that is also very sustainable that won’t have a huge negative impact on the environment and area?

Andy Hackbarth, a born and raised Carbondale musician, is gearing up for his next adventure as the current owner of the Saguache Hotel. Courtesy photo which was a late night adults-only do whatever you want show.

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A: I have been in motion for years. It was such an adjustment to be in the same place, to slow down, breathe, and live a somewhat more conventional lifestyle. I think this hotel can encompass all of these things that I am passionate about, and to have a place here that’s centered around music and art. I think is going to be really rewarding.

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By Will Grandbois Adults should trick-or-treat with kids to help Sopris Sun Staff enforce social distance — particularly limiting time in doorways. Costume masks are not a As cold weather sets in and restrictions tighten, substitute for an approved COVID-19 face it’s clear that the holiday season will look even less covering. Just like preparing a costume that can like a normal than did the summer. Earlier this incorporate a winter coat, plan a costume that month, Canadians took Thanksgiving with just incorporates a mask. their immediate households, while folks stateside It’s also worth communicating with your will get their first real look at the discrepancy neighbors to find ways to hand out candy while with Halloween. The State of Colorado, Garfield keeping appropriate distance. Use a slide or tubes County and Town of Carbondale have all issued to deliver candy from a distance, or place it at the suggestions on how to celebrate responsibly. end of a driveway or yard’s edge.

“The winter’s just beginning. I think there’s As for the adults, indoor Halloween parties pretty common agreement that things have gotten are particularly discouraged this year. It may bad quickly,” noted Mayor Dan Richardson. be reasonable to host smaller and carefully“We’re finding that social events where multiple organized events that promote safe practices families get together are a noteworthy cause for like face coverings, hand washing and social the outbreak. That’s where we need to be strict distancing. While the weather may make an and hold each other accountable so that we don’t outdoor gathering difficult, consider projecting a have to close down schools and businesses.”

Halloween movie onto the garage door. A small “Halloween is, to me, one of those situations group or could watch as long as they are following where there’s not a strong need to go outside our all precautions per the social distancing calculator protocols,” he added. “Naturally, children are — and emerging statutes which prohibit more likely to have a hard time remembering to wash than two households from gathering. their hands, keep their masks on, and practice If you are in isolation, quarantine, have been social distancing when they are excited about exposed to, or are sick with COVID-19, do not Halloween candy, so we strongly urge parents and participate in any in-person activities, including the community to consider doing it differently. handing out candy.

That’s one reason our police officers will be Although Richardson was the lone vote handing out candy throughout the day — so that against the Town’ s mask ordinance, he now kids can have the fun with less risk.”

Families with children 13 and younger may believes that the evidence in favor of current request goodie bags by social media messaging precautions is solid.

“We’ve learned a lot as a country what works and calling the police department during business and what doesn’t work. Not only do they have hours at 963-2662.

If you do decide to trick-or-treat, Children’s good data, but they have good instructions,” he Hospital experts say one of the safest things you said. “I feel like it’s worth everyone’s time to get up can do is have children wait 48-72 hours before to speed on the protocols.”

He praised the community’s efforts thus far. digging into Halloween candy collected trick“I think we’ve done a great job; we just need or-treating. That’s a long time to wait for kids, so parents should consider having a small stash of to keep it up and stay diligent,” he said. “That candy on hand that was purchased ahead of time personal accountability is going to be what I think for kids to enjoy immediately. makes or breaks the winter.”

Halloween was one of my favorite holidays when I was growing up in Central Illinois.

Sure, Christmas was grand, but there was less candy, no costumes, and no pranks to speak of at Christmastime. Trees were to be decorated with angels at Christmas, while Halloween resulted in trees decorated with toilet paper. Kids were allowed to run wild through our dark, small town streets collecting candy and homemade treats like popcorn balls until their bags or buckets overflowed.

The worst thing that ever occurred in my small town of 6,000 souls consisted of someone throwing raw eggs at cars, or the occasional soaped window screen – both difficult to undo. My small-town Halloween experience was comparable to what you might read in a Ray Bradbury novel, and everything about the night seemed to be steeped in magic.

Also, Halloween was not the only night that we could forage for handouts. In our town, the night before Halloween was known as “Beggar’s Night,” and it was common practice for kids to make the rounds on both

nights, doubling their sweet take.

Of course, trick-or-treaters with any sense of pride wore an entirely different costume on Beggar’s Night. It was double the fun, twice the take, and a costume design challenge for every kid with a sweet tooth! I always wondered if the dentists in our town celebrated the anticipated boom in business.

I can’t help but compare my boyhood Halloween experiences to the pale, more structured version of the holiday that exists today. However, times and traditions do change. It’s inevitable. My Halloween experiences were a product of simpler times.

Responsible parents must now be focused on the safety of their children that participate in the Halloween tradition. Masks that obscure a trick-or-treater’s vision may make something as simple as crossing a street a dangerous proposition. There have even been rare incidents of trick-or-treaters discovering harmful objects embedded in their candy.

For these reasons, parents should help their young children choose a costume that does not obscure their child’s vision, and the child’s treats should be carefully inspected before allowing any of it to be eaten.

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HOLIDAY LIGHT installation is about to begin.

REC. CENTER HOURS for November run 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and sport court rentals will also be available.

TRUSTEES were originally slated to meet in-person this week, but opted to return to a remote format due to increasing COVID-19 rates. Among other items, they permitted a license transfer for Double Black dispensary from 580 Main St. #300 to 655 Buggy Circle; heard updates from Garfield Clean Energy, Ruedi Water and Power Authority and the Colorado River District; discussed plastic reduction in the context of COVID-19 and went over the capital projects budget.

THE TURKEY TROT will be limited to 100 registrants, with a start time staggered in 10-minute increments with 10-person heats.

LEAF DAYS continue through the end of the month.

RED HILL continues to receive improvements like signage.

THE 2020 CENSUS closed early, but the Aspen to Parachute Complete Census Count Committee seized the time it had to focus on the undercounted populations of Latinx community, young kids, seniors, people with only P.O. boxes and seasonal workers. One of the steering committee members noted that, ”Multiple jurisdictions coming together; unprecedented (I think) regional efforts to be inclusive of our whole community; cooperation between governments and nonprofits – these are all very positive foundations from what I hope will be improved regional responses to our shared challenges.”

POWER is being routed to the picnic pavilion at the Gus Darien Arena, and a 50-amp pedestal project is underway at the Gateway RV Park.

THE CAR ES ACT reimbursements have begun.

WATER DEMAND has decreased.

The Roaring Fork Plant Water Treatment plant is temporarily out of service to permit work to commence at the well house clear well basin.

DEVELOPMENTS in the works include Carbondale Center Place, which should be submitted in early November, and parcels 3 and 4 of Thompson Park.

NEW SAND STORAGE is under construction at the Public Works shop.

BACKFLOW TESTING is underway, and commercial customers should have received reminders.

KEN HARRINGTON, a long time member and co-chair of the Planning Commission, tendered his resignation.

A SIDEWALK is being constructed from Main Street to the Rio Grande Trail along the east side of Second Street.

VOTERS have been dropping off their ballots at Town Hall; taking selfies at the ballot box seems to be trendy.

THE MAIN STREET CLOSURE will end when the time changes, although there are plans to permit the side streets for dining as weather permits.

OFFICERS completed the Standard Field Sobriety Test recertification.

From Oct. 9 through 22, Carbondale Police handled 443 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note: FRIDAY Oct. 9 at 12:20 a.m. Following a speeding stop, a 32-year-old was summoned for driving under the influence.

SATURDAY Oct. 10 at 6:33 p.m. A 46-year-old was issued a municipal summons after refusing to wear a mask and leave the park and ride.

MONDAY Oct. 12 at 9:05 a.m. Police took a report of a boy sending inappropriate pictures to a girl.

MONDAY Oct. 12 at 12:57 p.m. A stop light violation led to a 52-yearold’s arrest for driving while revoked, failure to present insurance and improper use of a child restraint system.

MONDAY Oct. 12 6:28 p.m. Police took a report of signs being stolen and obtained video footage to support the investigation.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 14 at 8:22 p.m. Officers took a theft report.

THURSDAY Oct. 15 at 12:15 a.m. A careless driving stop led to two summons for minors in possession of marijuana.

FRIDAY Oct. 16 at 1:14 a.m. After officers stopped the obstruction of a roadway, four kids were referred to YouthZone.

SATURDAY Oct. 17 at 5:58 p.m. Police were informed of a protection order violation.

SUNDAY Oct. 18 at 4:56 p.m. A guard rail was damaged when a car hit a rock at Sopris Park, leading to a careless driving citation.

SUNDAY Oct. 18 7:42 p.m. Following a speeding stop, a 29-year-old was summoned for driving under the influence.

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GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF NOVEMBER GENERAL MAIL BALLOT ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Election Date:

Election Type:

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Mail Ballot with in-person voting options at Voter Service & Polling Centers

Election Hours:

7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Election Day

Ballot Drop-off sites – Beginning October 12, 2020 Garfield County Courthouse 108 8th St. Glenwood Springs, CO East Entrance M – F 7:30 am – 5:00 pm 24/7 Drop-Box on 8th St Carbondale Town Hall 511 Colorado Ave 24/7 Drop-Box Front Entrance

New Castle Town Hall 450 W Main Street 24/7 Drop-Box Front Entrance

Garfield County Administration Building 195 W 14th St Bldg. D, Rifle, CO 24/7 Drop-Box near building entrance Silt Town Hall 231 N 7th Street 24/7 Drop-Box Front Entrance

Parachute Town Hall 222 Grand Valley Way 24/7 Drop-Box Near Front Entrance

Please note the Town Clerks will not be accepting ballots in their offices for this election.

Ballots must be received at a Voter Service and Polling Center or a designated drop-off site by 7:00 pm on Election Day to be counted. Postmarks do not count.

Track your ballot (sent and received) at www.govotecolorado.gov.

Early Voting - Voter Service & Polling Centers Open October 19 to November 3 — Excluding Sunday Garfield County Fairground — South Hall 1001 Railroad Ave Rifle, CO

Monday through Friday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Saturday October 31, 2020 10:00 am to 2:00 pm

Glenwood Springs Community Center Use West entrance 100 Wulfsohn Rd Glenwood Springs, CO

Election Day Tuesday November 3, 2020 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

Additional Voter Service and Polling Center available Election Day Only November 3, 2020 Carbondale Town Hall 511 Colorado Ave Open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm

There will be no in-person Voting on November 3, 2020 at the New Castle, Silt, or Parachute Libraries or the Garfield County Clerk’s Office at the Courthouse in Glenwood Springs so plan ahead and take advantage of early voting at the Fairgrounds -South Hall in Rifle or the Glenwood Springs Community Center.

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A rough return to in-person learning

By Laurel Smith Sopris Sun Correspondent On Oct. 26, Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) fourth through eighth graders stepped out into 11 inches of snow and walked to their school bus stops for the first time since March 13.

The storm that brought several road closures and blackouts throughout Roaring Fork Valley was not the school district’s only hurdle. This first day of in-person learning for fourth-eighth graders comes after a week of record breaking COVID-19 cases that have not spared schools.

After just seven days of in person learning for RFSD K-3 students, 47 students and staff members at Crystal River Elementary School have been told to quarantine and moved to distance learning. RFSD is not the only district having to manage COVID within school buildings. RE-2 had 124 students and multiple staff members under quarantine as of Oct. 25.

The pressure for RFSD to open schools has been mounting for months. On Sept. 9, the district announced that inperson learning for younger students would resume later that month only to have the school

board backpedal just days later citing an increase in COVID cases. RFSD changed their metric for reopening schools several times between July and October, causing additional confusion. In mid-September, they indicated that in person learning would be considered for K-8 students when the community entered the state designated cautious or level one risk zone for COVID-19 spread.

At this level, the two week incident rate needs to be between 0 and 75 cases per 100,000 people. The district looked at data from Pitkin, Garfield and Eagle Counties, but never reached acceptable levels for long enough to open schools in September.

An open letter signed by 20 Roaring Fork Valley pediatricians in October urged RFSD to open schools and warned of the devastating mental health consequences for students if schools remained closed, and the district began opening with the youngest students last week.

A late October start poses some challenges. Both locally and nationally, cases are higher now than they have ever been since the start of the school year and students have already been out of classrooms for nearly seven months.

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Basalt Elementary students wait to enter the building until other classes are safely inside in order to prevent contact between different cohorts. Photo by Laurel Smith One of the unique challenges the RFSD faced was that its borders cross into four counties.

With state analysis of risk levels unavailable in July when the district first announced their reopening plan, they relied on metrics provided by each county; Garfield, Pitkin, Eagle and even Gunnison.

In September, they began using the state metrics instead of the county to analyze the data, but levels still remained too high to consider reopening schools under each of the district’s plans.

Since then, all clear cut guidelines for when and if schools should move to a distance learning model have been removed from in-

person learning plans. “Because the state Covid dial only presents a partial picture of the current risk level in our communities, we are working closely with public health and local medical experts to determine when the level of risk warrants a transition back to distance learning,” says Roaring Continued on page 19

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A recent hike near Marble CVEPA VIEWS

By Peter Westcott “Is it safe?”

That was the big question posed on the Oct. 7 hike sponsored by the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA) about the tailings from the half acre smelter site near Marble. It’s also, at the moment, a question unanswered.

When it is answered it will have large ramifications for the future of the 55 acre riparian site on the outskirts of the Town of Marble.

CVEPA became interested in the site when it learned a benevolent Marble woman tried to donate the land to both the Aspen

Valley Land Trust and to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

While both organizations were interested, both turned down the donation because of the smelter site, which dates back to 1913. They were worried about the potential for toxic waste from the site. No one seems to be quite sure what the smelter was used for, or whether there is any potential toxic material left in the area.

The Oct. 7 hike was attended by a little over 30 people, roughly half consisting of students and staff of the Marble Charter School. The young students were eager to show off their knowledge of the site, contributing information about the process of smelting (separating metal from ore) and identifying slag (the glassy material that is the waste product).

However, they were no clearer than others on what metals were processed at the smelter site. It seems to have nothing to do with mining at the nearby marble quarry.

The slag in the area is very noticeable. For decades, slag was thought to be harmless, and was often mixed with cement in use in roads and railroad beds. Slag from processing steel is still considered harmless, but slag from refining copper, zinc or cadmium may contain arsenic, lead, barium or other potentially toxic elements.

Taking a break along the way. Courtesy photo CVEPA decided the 55 acre parcel was too valuable to give up on, though, and offered to pay $1000 toward testing the material. That spurred Pitkin County’s Healthy Rivers Initiative to also contribute $5000 toward the testing.

The participants on the walk all clearly hoped the testing will come back showing no toxic materials, and that the land can be preserved by one of the organizations. They were entranced by the fall colors, the spectacular riparian area, and the

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potential of the land being used for education and passive recreation.

John Armstrong, president of CVEPA, explained that the current owner would like the public to enjoy the land in a passive manner.

Recently gates have been put up at the entry to control off road vehicles, which have created erosion areas from rampant use. Overall, though, the land is in prime condition, with the exception of the actual smelter site.

The testing should take place in

the coming months, and hopefully by spring there will be an answer to whether the land can be preserved for the public.

The students from the Marble Charter School left the hike after visiting the smelter site, but the other participants continued on the road to the Yule Creek Falls.

The brilliant autumnal day and the crystal water left the hikers even more entranced by the area, and hoping for a happy ending to the story.

A mutual respect

By James Steindler Sopris Sun Correspondent In the late evening of Oct. 14 my neighbor, Ridge Hackett, turned up at the front door to my cabin. First, I noticed his wide grin visible in the dim porch light and then a large zip-lock baggie of fresh meat he held up dangling next to his smile. It was the backstrap — the best part they say — from a towering bull elk he and his friend had mercifully brought to life’s end.

Merciful? Well, I was offered a new point of view in that regard. This bull had lived a long life and had been in several tussles in his time, which later was made apparent to me from the multiple gashes where points on his antlers once were.

Had he grown old in the wild and say broken a leg, his suffering would have been more intense and prolonged.

This made me consider my elders who tell me that growing old is painful even within the comforts of modern society; the thought of being helpless and alone in the wild gave me a new perspective on hunting — at least for older game.

Hackett and his pal had been hunting for four days in the high country and had reached a point where they were ready to give up. They quipped with one another, “Wouldn’t it be a pain if we actually got something at this point?” And that’s when they saw him. It took two consecutive shots to bring the animal down.

They quartered the body, removed it’s head, loaded up what meat they could in their packs and stored the rest under

Hackett descends a steep chute with a full 75-pound pack on the way home.

Photo by James Steindler

Steindler stops for a rest while packing out. Photo by Ridge Hackett an overhang on a steep hillside nearby. It couldn’t be left there for long and that’s where I came in.

Thereupon in a hunter’s journey they may call on their friends to help pack out the rest of their kill. Hackett called several of his buddies but alas I was the only one available on such short notice.

He warned me, “This will be the hardest thing you’ve done all year,” which made me wonder if he’d presented the proposal in the same way to his other friends. Still, I agreed.

He told me to bring my biggest camping backpack with as few supplies as possible going in as there would be plenty to load up and take out. I pulled

my Kelty backpack out of storage, filled up a couple nalgenes, grabbed a couple snacks, my first aid kit and that was it.

It felt like an empty pack — which was counter intuitive to my mountaineering instincts but clearly logical.

The hike in was steep and the trail only reached part way and the rest of the climb was through a draw riddled with loose timber and rock where every movement had to be taken with caution.

I imagined how it would be on the way down with what was sure to be a lot of weight on my back.

Finally, we reached a butte, a good place to take a rest and looked down at the view that had been at our backs.

My friend offered me a piece of cooked steak — part of the elk we were going to retrieve. The meat was tough and we ate with our hands. It seemed primal to rip away shreds with my teeth and yet I acknowledged each bite with gratitude — a connection that had never been

made quite so clear to me.

We reached the top of the ridge and began a descent into the next basin.

We hit the valley’s floor and walked the corridor toward its apex. It was densely wooded with glowing yellow aspen tree leaves. There was no chance of seeing another human being — a rarity even in nature today.

Just before the pinnacle of the valley the woods opened up into a field of fallen timber strewed over one another.

It was difficult to navigate a feasible path through the sea of logs but my guide, having been there the day before, led the way and pointed out a bed of matted grass where the elk likely slept.

The closer we got to the vertex of the valley the more serene the environment became. A waterfall still trickled down from the cliffs above into a stream the elk undoubtedly drank from. Moss blanketed the red rock on each side of the water flow.

According to Hackett the animal could have spent quite a bit of time there and perhaps frequented most years after mating season. It seemed like a great spot to vacation for an old bull.

We reached the overhang where the remaining quarters were stored. Hacket hauled the legs to a rock where I held each steady as he cut through its knee joints to make storing them in our packs more feasible.

Once packed up, we turned and traced our steps home albeit much more slowly. That night, I had the backstrap for dinner and for the first time in my life felt like I had earned a carnivorous meal and perhaps even a piece of the animal’s postmortal respect.

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On Oct. 27, Garfield County reported a two week cumulative incidence rate of 221 per 100,000 people. This puts the county at ‘safer level 3’.

If the rate raises to above 350 the county will be moved into the highest level of risk, ‘stay at home,’ for this particular metric.

There are currently no plans to modify the district's procedures should cases continue to rise.

“If full-time learning is no longer safe we will have to evaluate at that time,” Been said.

She added that the district is already implementing the state's most conservative recommendations so no changes would need to be implemented between the state’s “safer level 1” and “safer level 2” risk metrics for example. Those recommendations including mask usage, social distancing, and dividing students into groups of learning cohorts, will be in place for the foreseeable future.

In person learning is scheduled to resume for high school students on Nov. 4.

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LETTERS Soto and Robinson Dear Editor: Colorado and Garfield County have supported a strong oil and gas extraction industry that has impacted communities in positive and negative ways.

The wealth this county has seen has been a reflection of the nation’s inclination to drive the economy based on the energy from fossilized fuel, and little stood in the way to balance that dependence. Environment and safety, climate change and wildlife took a back seat in that drive.

Now the oil, gas and coal industries are not as lucrative, and renewable energy companies are surpassing traditional oil and gas companies in size. NextEra Energy’s market capitalization was larger than Exxon in early October (bit.ly/31K9p5p).

The county and Western Colorado are feeling the impact of this change and are searching beseechingly for new endeavors that can provide a steady stream of income to our local economies.

Once again, we’ve waited until the last minute to look for alternatives instead of using the wealth we had in hand to create new opportunities when we had the economic means.

We now have two candidates for the Board of County Commissioners for Garfield County, a candidate running to represent us in House District 57, and a candidate running for a State Senate District 8 that are ready to create opportunities

Continued from page 2 through renewable energy, a recreation economy, investment in infrastructure, reliable internet access, and stronger relationships with municipalities.

Vote for Beatriz Soto and Leslie Robinson to represent all of us on the Board of County Commissioners in Garfield County, and Colin Wilhelm and Karl Hanlon to stand up for the Western Slope in House District 57 and State Senate District 8. It is time for a change in leadership.

Paula Stepp Glenwood Springs

Soto for GarCo Dear Editor: We need energetic younger leadership on our county commission. As a well-educated professional who is committed to all our communities in Garfield County, Beatriz Soto is the one.

As a former member of the board for the organization where Beatriz works, I have seen her in action and have great respect for her.

That she is bilingual and sensitive to the needs of all of our residents is a huge plus. That she is a woman adds new perspective.

Our board is currently made of three fine older men who have contributed a great deal, and they should be thanked, but they are from another era and their interests no longer reflect the interests of the greater community.

Please vote for Beatriz! She’s the one to take us forward!

Sue Edelstein Carbondale

Vote for climate candidates Dear Editor: The three largest fires in Colorado’s history have all occurred in 2020 – two of them in October!

The exceptional drought that has created the conditions for these historic fires isn’t just fluky weather, it’s the leading edge of a longterm change in our climate. The fires themselves are nature’s way of replacing forests that can no longer survive in such warm, dry conditions with species that previously grew at lower elevations. If we don't rein in our carbon emissions, those new forests will eventually burn, too, to be replaced by desert vegetation.

This election, voters are more alarmed than ever by climate change, or global warming. How could they not be? With each passing year, more parts of the country have experienced a foretaste of what’s to come – fires and floods, tragedy and trauma, the personal and collective costs of rebuilding.

In this election, I urge voters to make climate a top priority as they consider the candidates.

In the presidential race, Joe Biden is proposing a major infrastructure program to reduce emissions and create jobs; Donald Trump can only blather about “tiny windows.” In our

Congressional race, Diane Mitsch Bush has serious policy proposals on climate; her opponent Lauren Boebert is doubling down on “drill baby drill.” In the Garfield County commissioner races, Leslie Robinson and Beatriz Soto have a practical platform that calls for diversifying the local economy and transitioning to clean energy; the incumbents are wasting taxpayers' money propping up a dying oil and gas industry.

In these races, the choices are clear. Please vote for candidates who are providing leadership and working for positive solutions to address climate change.

Dave Reed Carbondale

Perry Will Dear Editor In the ideology-driven, hardball world of politics, it's hard to remember when we voted for someone based on character.

In my long life I've voted for only a handful of Republicans. But I'm supporting Republican Perry Will in his bid to keep his Colorado house district 57 seat. Let me tell you a story.

The State of Colorado compensates beekeepers for bear damage, and they provide beekeepers with solar-powered electric bear fencing. When Perry was my local wildlife officer, a bear got in my bees.

I hit the panic button and didn't wait for fencing from the Division of Wildlife. I went down to Hy-Way

Feed and bought my own.

When I inquired about reimbursement from the Division, Perry could have said, "Tough luck. You didn't follow the rules."

Instead, he acknowledged that my request was covered by the spirit, if not the letter, of the law, and he accommodated me with the stroke of a pen. That was long ago, but you remember something like that.

We need problem solvers in the legislature. This means creative leaders who are willing to work with people with whom they might disagree, in order to promote the common good.

Perry Will has decency written all over him. When he got appointed to his seat a year ago, he summed up his political philosophy. "You're not going to make everyone happy but at the same time, you do what's best for the community you represent. I've always done that throughout my career."

Amen I say. I don't expect Perry to agree with my views on every issue, but I'm confident he'll act honorably and keep his word. These days, that's saying a lot.

Ed Colby New Castle

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She had been in treatment for most of the past six years, given Continued on page 21

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medications so toxic that they, not the disease, nearly killed her. Two years ago, she went into remission — or, as some of her doctors claimed, she had been cured.

After all she’d been through, it was believed she could not get pregnant, nor carry to term.

But she did get pregnant. And, about 24 weeks into her pregnancy, the deadly cancer came back. Should she at that point abort the fetus to save her own life? Or should she continue to carry the baby, even if the possibility of serious malformations was high, and her own treatment was delayed? The fetus’s viability might not be fully known until close to birth.

My friend’s daughter, in consultation with her husband, mother and physicians, chose a middle path. She delayed her cancer treatment for two months so that the baby, if healthy, might have a chance to live. She delivered her son early and resumed aggressive cancer treatments. He, meanwhile, was all she had hoped he would be.

She spent little time with him, as she pursued medical regimens to save her life at a distant hospital.

Sam turned a year old shortly before his mother died. While this young woman chose to keep her baby at great peril to herself, as a Coloradan she had every obstetrical and heartwrenching option open to her to consider. And she did. The point is, had it been determined that the fetus was severely deformed, or not viable any time after 22 weeks, my friend’s daughter would have ended her pregnancy, and given herself a better chance to save her own life.

The decision as to how to proceed was horrifically hers to make, and not the legislature’s. Whatever she chose to do, there was no way to avoid profound grief. Yet, it was the right decision for her and her family to make, in light of all the options. One of the most invasive things Big Government can do is limit these

options for the women whose life, or death, depends on them. Vote no on Proposition 115, which would ban all abortions in Colorado after 22 weeks.

Dyana Z. Furmansky Carbondale

Yes on B Dear Editor: At a time when the ugliness of partisan politics dominates the media, we come together as residents of Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties, to ask for your support of Amendment B to repeal the Gallagher Amendment.

Amendment B was referred to Colorado voters by a large majority of both Republican and Democrat legislators. The Gallagher Amendment was created in 1982 and inserted a formula into our state constitution that assumes a one-size-fits-all approach to property taxes.

Fast-forward almost 40 years, and the Colorado tax landscape is much different today from what it was then.

Over the years, Gallagher’s one-size-fits-all approach has grown more and more lopsided, providing deep property tax breaks to the state’s wealthiest Front Range neighborhoods, while draining budgets in rural communities and piling the taxes onto local small businesses.

An additional result is that schools and special districts (including fire, hospital, water and sewer) are stuck in a cycle of constant budget cuts, with a new round of shortfalls due next year.

During the time of this pandemic when so many of our small, local businesses are struggling just to stay afloat, Gallagher continues to crush them under a tax burden that is more than four times that of homeowners. If we do nothing, Continued on page 22

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LETTERS that shoots up to FIVE times greater next year.

The good news is we can fix this without increasing property taxes. Amendment B repeals the outdated, lopsided Gallaher Amendment and freezes property tax rates. The only way the rate could increase in the future is by a vote of the people.

We encourage your yes vote on Referendum B. It levels the playing field for rural, small town Coloradans, for our local businesses and for our Roaring Fork Valley communities.

Norman Bacheldor, Eagle County Kathleen K. Barger, Garfield County Lauren Cornish, Pitkin County Roger Hennefeld, Eagle County Ferdinand (Tito) J. Liotta, MD, Garfield County Representatives to Colorado Mountain College Foundation

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Mitsch Bush and Hick

constituents, not someone who sides with conspiracy theorists and disregards law and order like her opponent.

I also encourage you to vote for John Hickenlooper as our U.S. Senator.

His opponent, Cory Gardner, has disregarded many requests for in-person town halls across the state prior to COVID. It’s not as if he wasn’t in our valley; he was, but just for photo ops for himself. Hick may not be a slick-talking politician like Gardner, but he is thoughtful and respectful. Gardner has unsuccessfully tried to repeal the Affordable Care Act repeatedly, which would leave many Colorado residents without healthcare coverage for pre-existing conditions, coverage for adult children up to age 27 on parents’ plans and coverage for people that may have met their lifetime maximum coverage amounts. Hickenlooper will protect healthcare for all of us.

Please join me in voting for Diane for Congress and Hick for Senate. They both will stand up for Colorado, not special interest groups.

Connie Overton Carbondale

Dear Editor: I am writing to urge you to vote for Diane Mitsch Bush as our 3rd Congressional District Representative.

She is focused on issues that affect Coloradans, especially on the Western Slope.

Affordable healthcare is at the top of the list. She will fight for us to lower premiums, deductibles and prescription drug prices.

She will work to protect coverage for preexisting conditions and funding of rural healthcare clinics, and will support expanded substance/opioid abuse prevention and treatment programs.

Her opponent, Lauren Boebert, has no plan to address these issues. Let’s elect Diane, an experienced representative for CD3.

Serving in Congress is a job for a person that has knowledge of the job and their

Worldview matters Dear Editor: Suppose John F. Kennedy was running for President in 2020.

Imagine the shock and “radical-right-wing” name calling if he were to say, “ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.”Of course, JFK lived in a patriotic day before Johnson’s welfare state of the War on Poverty (1964).

The past decade has seen a race of bottomdwellers to be fellow members of the Venezuela

Club economically with Santa Claus(D) campaigning against Santa Claus(R); both promising different levels of “what your country can do for you.” Balderdash!! Socialism doesn’t work! Robin Hood was a thief ! Strong selfless families and churches function much better as they, “ask what they can do for their community.” Unfortunately, the losing War on Poverty has destroyed millions of families with a government check replacing fathers. Sigh.

Our choice is clear for U.S. Representative of CD3 in Lauren Boebert, as she is the most focused on our Constitution and limiting the federal government in its interference of the States’ rights. Her Constitutional voting record will be accessible for all to see as she seeks the goal of 100%; well above Scott Tipton’s career 65%, and even further above most all of the socialist Representatives averaging less than 25% Constitutionally (thenewamerican.com/ freedom-index). When Lauren takes the Oath of Office in January 2021, she will be swearing to, “…defend the Constitution against enemies foreign and domestic”; not the Republican Party; and not the President.

Far too many politicians have turned their back on the Constitution for the spineless motto of, “meeting in the center of the aisle.”

No legislation is better than unconstitutional legislation. … and to the Constitutional Republic for which it stands…

Jerry Law Glenwood Springs

Turned into a tragedy Dear Editor: The New England Journal of Medicine — one of the most prestigious and respected medical journals in the world — was first

published 208 years ago.

All those years, it has avoided taking political stands, but broke that tradition recently with an editorial stating that the Trump administration should be judged for its “astonishing” failure to respond appropriately to the current COVID pandemic. The editorial board said the administration “took a crisis and turned it into a tragedy.”

Greg Feinsinger, M.D. Carbondale

Vote for better Dear Editor: Are we so immune to the horrors in our world and the lack of leadership and empathy in our democracy that we ignore the headline that at least 545 children, separated from their parents when they sought protection and care, cannot now be reunited with family.

Instead, many are more concerned that bars and gyms cannot be opened, that schools remain under scrutiny, and — oh my! — the football game was cancelled!

As we look forward to a season of family, and tradition, and introspection, and New Year's resolutions, perhaps we can consider the impacts of loss of loved ones, the lack of interest in our role in the protection of our remarkable democracy, the community violence, lack of informed or visionary leadership….and more.

The People’s House (White House) belongs to all of us. We need to take it back – with compassionate leadership, and appropriate participation. It truly does “take a village”. We are better than this.

Dorothea Farris Crystal Valley

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Proposed 2021 Budget

La Propuesta del Presupuesto 2021

The Board of Directors of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District will be discussing the proposed 2021 budget at their regular monthly meeting Wednesday, November 11, 2020 • 11:00 a.m.

Carbondale Fire Station 301 Meadowood Drive, Carbondale

La Junta Directiva del Distrito de Protección de Incendios de Carbondale y Rural estarán hablando sobre la propuesta del presupuesto 2021 en su junta mensual.

Miércoles 11 de noviembre 2020 • 11:00 a.m.

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LEGALS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a Conditional Use Permit and a Minor Site Plan Review application for the purpose of constructing a ADU in the basement of an existing single family home.. The property is in the Medium Density (R/MD) zone district.

The property is located at 2010 Eastbank Point, Lot 3 of the Thompson Ice Subdivision.

The Applicants/ Owners is Damian Webster and Desiree Rothschild.

You may watch a live streaming of the meeting on You Tube at 7:00 p.m. on November 19, 2020.

Search for Town of Carbondale Planning Commission November 19, 2020 meeting. Please be aware that you will experience a 15-30 second delay while viewing the meeting.

If you would like to submit comments regarding this application, email your comments or letter to msikes@carbondaleco. net by 4:00 pm on November 19, 2020. This email or letter will be entered into the record.

If you would like to comment during the meeting, email msikes@ carbondaleco.net with your full name and address by 4:00 pm on November 19, 2020. You will receive instructions on joining the meeting online prior to 7:00 p.m.

Also, you may contact msikes@ carbondaleco.net to get a phone number to listen to the meeting, however, you will be unable to make comments. Wi-Fi will be available in the lobby of Town Hall and a phone will also be available in the lobby for the public to listen to the meeting.

Please email Janet Buck at jbuck@ carbondaleco.net or call 970/4563036 by 4:00 p.m. the date of the public hearing if special accommodations are necessary to participate in the meeting.

Copies of the proposed application are available on the Town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org. Please contact msikes@carbondaleco. net if you are unable to view the application on the Town’s website and would like to request an alternate method of review.

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