21 03 25

Sopris the

Cultivating community

connections since 2009

Sun

¡Aqui! ¡Adentro!

Sol del el

Valle

UNA NUEVA PUBLICACIÓN SEMANAL CON NOTICIAS Volume 13, Number 7 | March 25-31, 2021 LOCALES EN ESPAÑOL.

Craving Fashion?

To observe the second COVID-induced cancellation of Carbondale Arts' annual Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza, a mini campaign series titled "The Fashion of Food: Connection We're All Hungry For" is tying together support for local restaurants with an ode to fashion.

Carbondale Executive Director Amy Kimberly, in collaboration with the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and creative director Laura Stover,

reached out to designers, models and restaurants for Sarah Overbeck to photograph.

Other designers and restaurants can be seen through March on all Carbondale Creative District social media accounts (@carbondalecreativedistrict) Models (left to right) Stephanie Dibacco, Leah Swan, and Caroline Iles pose at Honey Butter wearing designs by Caroline Iles.

Photo by Sarah Overbeck.

Do you enjoy The Sopris Sun? Sun? Please let our sponsors know!

Local businesses and organizations help to underwrite our production each week, and without them there wouldn’t be a newspaper! Their ongoing support for The Sopris Sun and other Valley nonprofits makes a major difference for us all as a community. Without them, many beloved local nonprofits would struggle or simply not exist.

We would like to publicly thank our sponsoring advertisers!

Weekly advertising sponsors: • First Bank • Aspen Valley Hospital • Sopris Lodge at Carbondale • RJ Paddywacks • Cool Brick Studios • Colorado Animal Hospital • Novus Autoglass • Sunburst Car Care • Yampah Spa

Sol del el

Bi-weekly and monthly sponsors: • Alpine Bank • Carbondale Chamber of Commerce • Valley View Hospital • Trudi Watkins Real Estate • Colorado Animal Rescue • Carbondale Rotary • Lift-Up

Valle

We’d also li ke to g for the gran ive a special shout-out t that now m to MANAUS a k e s it possible provide a Sp for us to anish sectio n each wee k!

We invite you and your business to become one of our weekly, monthly, or seasonal advertising sponsors. Help underwrite our award-winning editorial coverage today.

Please call or email: Todd Chamberlin Executive Director 970-510-0246 Todd@Sopissun.com The Sopris Sun is a 501c3 Community Nonprofit.

2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • March 25 - March 31, 2021

OPINION Sincerest thanks to our

Honorary Publishers

for their annual commitment of $1,000+ Email todd@soprissun.com for more information.

Lee Beck & John Stickney Kay Brunnier Michelle & Ed Buchman Toni Cerise CoVenture Sue Edelstein & Bill Spence Deborah & Shane Evans Greg & Kathy Feinsinger Peter & Mike Gilbert Gary & Jill Knaus Carly & Frosty Merriott Lee Mulcahy James Noyes Ken & Donna Riley Patti & George Stranahan Anne Sullivan & John Colson Megan Tackett True Nature Healing Arts Elizabeth Wysong

Legacy Givers

for including us in their final wishes.

Mary Lilly

And all our SunScribers

and community members for your support.

It truly takes a village to keep The Sun shining.

SEEKING HIGHER GROUND

By Nicolette Toussaint

I didn't plan to spend extended periods with nurses in the year of COVID-19. But after three eye surgeries gave me an up-close and personal view, I came away convinced that nursing must be a “calling,” something akin to ministry.

These days, cataract surgery is almost routine (or was before COVID). Last May, I was pleased to learn that Medicare would at last approve surgery to remove the smoggy clouds from my eyes, but I was shocked to learn that I also needed strabismus surgery! Since birth, I have been cross-eyed due to the same misalignment suffered by Siamese cats; it took six decades to learn that it was fixable!

Because of COVID complications, it took seven months to schedule the three “elective” surgeries my eyes needed.

I say “elective” here with some

In praise of nurses

irony. While any surgery short of a medical emergency is considered elective, my vision felt urgent. My eyes were holding up only for about two hours for reading or computer work.

A few hours more and my weary eyes succumbed to double vision, despite the prisms in my glasses. At night, between the glare of oncoming headlights and the TWO white lines I saw at the shoulder of the road, I worried that I could quickly become a candidate for non-surgery.

I checked into Children's Rocky Mountain Hospital in Denver for my “Siamese cat surgery” on a November morning. I wasn't worried about the procedure. I was too busy fighting panic over the IV. Even when I get a blood test, I close my eyes and squeeze the chair like a python. I'm terrified of needles.

“I think the vein in my right arm is easier to find,” I ventured.

“Oh, we're good at finding tiny veins,” the nurse assured me. “This is a children's hospital.”

Just then, the doctor walked in.

He exchanged a nod with the nurse, then began asking who had dropped me off.

“All done!” the nurse exclaimed.

“You've practiced that diversion before, haven't you?” I laughingly alleged. The nurse smiled knowingly.

A month later, after my surgicallyreattached eye muscles had healed, I checked into Valley View Hospital for cataract surgery. A team of nurses

danced around me, rolling me in warm blankets, attaching pressuremassage bandages to my legs and inserting the dreaded IV — again, quite expertly. Their choreography astonished me. So many tasks, so few collisions! I couldn't understand all the medical jargon, but I noticed the skill, the precision, the teamwork. I wondered about the nods and the scribbles they left on a white board, one that noted, among other things, that I answer to my middle name.

Every few minutes, one of the nurses jotted a numerical code on the white board.

“What's that about?” I queried.

“Those are the drops to prepare your eyes for surgery,” she answered.

“One every three minutes.”

It wasn't the first time I had been wowed by nursing at Valley View.

A year earlier, a painful attack of pancreatitis landed me in the ER. I then spent a night in acute care. In the wee hours, as I struggled to get to the bathroom to throw up the water I had drunk, a male nurse named Jesus ministered to my needs. He checked on me repeatedly, tip toeing in to monitor my pain meds and to make sure I was warm and as comfortable as I could be while trying to sleep sitting up.

The care I received this past year from nurses — at Children's Hospital, Valley View and at Grand Valley Hospital — has been literally eyeopening. Thanks to those wonderful

nurses, I experienced virtually no pain or fear through three surgeries encompassing five procedures.

Watching all those nurses working masked and cautious, I have worried about how much stress COVID is inflicting on them.

In February, I watched a 15-minute New York Times video called “Death Through a Nurse's Eyes.” The filmmakers, Alexander Stockton and Lucy King, described it as “a short film offering a firsthand perspective of the brutality of the pandemic inside a COVID-19 ICU.” For the video, several nurses at Valleywise Medical Center in Phoenix wore cameras as they attended the sickest COVID patients, many of whom did not recover.

As a doctor in the film notes, he comes by for a few minutes but the nurses are always there, for hours on end. Brushing patients' teeth, changing catheters, holding hands in final moments so that patients don't die alone.

Half a million deaths, and nurses have been there for nearly all of them. Nationwide, our nurses must be feeling bone-deep battle fatigue.

COVID's American death toll now surpasses that of World War II. There are no words adequate to thank our nurses for their service during this year of isolation and loss.

I will say it anyway. Thank you, thank you 555,298 times over.

LETTERS Re: Climate of love Donate by mail or online.

P.O. Box 399 Carbondale, CO 81623 520 S. Third Street #32 970-510-3003 www.soprissun.com

Editor Raleigh Burleigh • 970-510-3003 news@soprissun.com Executive Director Todd Chamberlin • 970-510-0246 adsales@soprissun.com Graphic Designer: Ylice Golden Delivery: Crystal Tapp Proofreader: Lee Beck Current Board Members Linda Criswell • Klaus Kocher

Kay Clarke • Lee Beck • Megan Tackett Gayle Wells • Donna Dayton Terri Ritchie • Eric Smith • Vanessa Porras The Sopris Sun Board meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday each month via Zoom. Contact board@soprissun.com to reach them.

Founding Board Members Allyn Harvey • Becky Young Colin Laird • Barbara New • Elizabeth Phillips Peggy DeVilbiss • Russ Criswell The Sopris Sun, Inc. is a proud member of the Carbondale Creative District The Sopris Sun, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation. Donations to The Sun are fully tax deductible.

I am writing in response to Gwen Garcelon’s column in last week’s Sun. It seems that the incident involving Michael Francisco, the police and City Market is ripe for a restorative, rather than retributive process. All three appear to be not only the affected party, but also the responsible party. A restorative justice process would enable the harms done to everyone (including the Carbondale community) to be repaired, without shaming anyone. I hope this can occur.

Judie Blanchard Carbondale

Re: RFHS We have been parents within the Re-1 School District since 2007 and have five more years to go. Currently, we have students in 8th grade and 7th grade at CMS. We just had a senior graduate last year from RFHS who attended all grades at CRES, CMS and RFHS. We are very grateful for the outstanding teachers he encountered over the years. We have been involved parents from the very beginning. Everything from: field trips; organizing teacher meals; to getting the community-built playground at CRES organized (down to ordering every last nail and screw and recruiting over 500 volunteers); team dinners; and most recently, in the time of a pandemic, going into CRES, CMS and RFHS on a weekly basis to set up free Covid testing for all staff, provided by Roaring Fork Neurology.

To say we have seen a lot of staff come and go over the years (our son had three different principals and two different assistant principals in his four years at RFHS) would be an understatement. We have always been quiet about voicing our opinions regarding such decisions made by RFSD but not this time. We are extremely disappointed in both the process and the hiring of the new RFHS principal.

We don’t question Megan’s qualifications for the position, but the total disregard of the input from the teachers within RFHS and the community members surrounding RFHS is unacceptable. It is clear to us that Zoe Stern deserved the opportunity to serve as RFHS’s principal. Zoe has done an amazing job at RFHS; she and Lyn made a very strong team.

What a slap in the face and now RFHS will be looking for a new assistant principal (as well as BHS). Sounds all too familiar …

Rob Stein, this is on you. Apparently you have no idea what is appropriate for RFSD, RFHS, and the Carbondale community. What was the point of the hiring committee, limiting parent input and rushing the process? It appears you already knew who you were going to hire.

It is in the best interests of the RFSD for you to resign immediately.

There is no going back on this announcement.

We hope the RFHS staff remains strong in the face of this disrespectful and unjust environment you, Rob Stein, have created.

Mandy and Pete Brennan Carbondale

Sign guy speaks When I was ten years old, I asked my father for a ride. He said, "Go stick your thumb in the air." I did. That was over forty years ago. I've been hitchhiking ever since.

Most of the people who stop are good people. It is an honor to meet them. People without courage, and common courtesy, yell things as they drive by. “Get a job, get a car, get a life.” If I look, it is looking into the eyes of humanity. Many folk accelerate from stop sings to accentuate the no.

Cars emit carbon monoxide, why would I want one? Often, I hitchhike to work. You wouldn't yell “get a life” at me if I wasn't living.

Now I am sitting in the street with signs that say: “community-spirited policing,” “rethink police training, “feliz navidad,” “ethics carbondale,” “drop the charges,” and “know thy neighbor.”

A person walked by and made a comment.

He didn't have the courage to stop like people with decency do. He foolishly said, "Feeling oppressed out here? I'm white, I don't have a problem."

If I look, it is looking into the eyes of humanity.

Our neighbor got knocked down by the people we pay to protect us. Homo sapiens sapiens. Even while sitting down, I stand for all of us.

Social aka Stephen Horn Carbondale Continued on page 17

The views expressed in opinion pieces do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The community is invited to submit letters up to 500 words to news@soprissun.com. Longer columns are considered on a case-by-case basis. The deadline for submission is noon on Monday.

THE SOPRIS SUN • Your weekly community connector • March 25 - March 31, 2021 • 3

SCUTTLEBUTT Prescribed burns

Standardized testing

The Bureau of Land Management is completing prescribed fires on federal land in Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin County, including Cattle Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Cherry Creek, the West Divide, Braderich Creek, and Collins Creek.

According to Deputy White River Forest Supervisor Lisa Stoeffler, prescribed fire is “a cost-effective, efficient method to reduce hazardous fuels and improve wildlife habitat.” Smoke may be seen from nearby communities and roads.

The Colorado Department of Education is requesting that the federal government partially waive state assessment requirements and invites the public to comment on proposed changes that would reduce the number of tests for students this spring. The one-year changes requested are in response to the unique academic challenges spurred by the global pandemic. Under a plan approved by the legislature and Governor Polis, students would be required to take only one state test. Third, fifth, and seventh graders would take English tests and fourth, sixth, and eighth graders would take math tests. Science tests would be eliminated in 2021. Public input is solicited via a survey available through Wednesday, March 31, at bit.ly/COtesting

Roaring Fork Leadership Roaring Fork Leadership has graduated over 800 alumni in the valley since 1988, teaching important skills with a 10-month curriculum. Applications for RFL Academy 2022 will be received through July 15. Community leaders may also be nominated. More info at rfleadership.org

Now hiring Basalt Regional Library is hiring a Technology & Marketing Assistant.

This position will assist patrons with technology questions, run technology classes, and submit library programs to community calendars along with other duties. Learn more at basaltlibrary.org/ employment Meanwhile, Carbondale Arts is hiring an Education Director to oversee Rosybelle, the mobile maker bus, and all activities related to arts education and Carbondale Arts. Applications are due by April 9. More at carbondalearts.com/news

Artist fellow sought The Aspen Art Museum invites Roaring Fork Valley artists to apply for six available artist fellow spots. Applicants must commit to scheduled monthly meetings through December 2021 and be 18 years or older at the beginning of the program on April 18. Artists working in any medium and at any level are encouraged to apply by Saturday, April 10, at bit.ly/artfellow

PitCo transitions to Level Orange Pitkin County returned to Level Orange restrictions on Wednesday, March 24, at 9 a.m. The move was required after six consecutive days of exceeding Level Yellow case count numbers and the state’s percent positivity thresholds. This means a reduction in capacity for businesses to 50%.

Drive-in Earth Day 5Point Film hosts a pop-up, drive-in film screening on April 22-23 in honor of Earth Day. The event will include an all-new curated shorts film program and special guests. Taking place at Roaring Fork High School in partnership with the Town of Carbondale, admission is $45 per car and each screening starts at 8 p.m.

More at 5pointfilm.org/popup

Redistricting The Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions staff are accepting public comments for shaping preliminary maps. To comment, use the form available at bit.ly/COredistrict; email colorado.redistricting2020@state. co.us; prepare a map of your community and submit it as an attachment; send a letter to Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions, 1580 Logan St., Suite 430, Denver, CO 80203.

Shots People 50 or older, frontline essential workers, and persons 16 to 59 with two or more high-risk conditions are eligible for a vaccine. Garfield County residents may make an appointment by calling Valley View Hospital at 970-384-7632.

Eagle County residents may call 970328-9750. Pitkin County residents may call 970-429-3363. Free COVID testing is available throughout the Roaring Fork Valley by scheduling an appointment at rfvcovidtest.com

Best way to warmup after playing in the cold Historic Underground Vapor Caves

No Walkins Please Call for Appointments Caves Included

Aly Sanguily and Chase Engel with their dog Townes pose at the reimagined Batch Provisions bar.

After a winter hiatus, Batch is reopening with a full bar and neapolitan pizzas. They will also offer a mocktail menu for adults and kids with housemade syrups and fun flavors, like the "Cutie Dog" named for Townes by their seven-year-old daughter Harlow. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

Shuttered Venues Operators Grant On April 8, the Small Business Administration will begin receiving applications for the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant program established by the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues. This program includes $15 billion available to performance-related occupations that did not benefit from a Paycheck Protection Program loan. Application details are at bit.ly/ShutteredVenues

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another trip around the sun this week include: Ben Canady, Alta Otto and Paul Struempler (March 25); Ruby Marker, and Brian McIsaac (March 26); Shea Courtney and Drea Marsh (March 27); Hank van Berlo, John Field and Damon Scher (March 28); Stacey Bernot, David Hayes, Lucy Perutz, Bob Schultz and Jesse Terrell (March 29); Jorie DeVilbiss (March 30); Georgia Ackerman, Colleen Borkovec and Jane Hart (March 31).

TWIN LABS APPLIANCE REPAIR 970-401-2710

Hot Springs Mineral Baths

“A Lot More Private than a Pool”

For Information & Reservations call 970-945-0667 • yampahspa.com Spa Open 9-9 Salon Open 9-7 • One Block East of the Hot Springs Pool 4 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • March 25 - March 31, 2021

When your appliances fail, don't chase your tail - call Twin Labs

Authorized service provider

Community pitches for indoor batting

By Jeanne Souldern Sopris Sun Correspondent

What's that famous line from the film "Field of Dreams?” If you build it, they will come. In Carbondale, it's — if you need to build it, we will come.

Construction is underway on an enclosed 80 foot by 30 foot batting facility at Ron Patch Memorial Field's southeast corner. When the indoor batting facility is completed, the Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) Rams baseball team will have a dedicated space to practice. Players will get in their batting practice reps to develop and improve their game skills, regardless of the rain or snow.

RFHS baseball coach Marty Madsen said several Roaring Fork Valley businesses are donating materials and labor for the project's completion. Money is also being raised in an online GoFundMe campaign to cover costs for other aspects of the project, such as permits, inspections, lights, and turf. Madsen said, "So they are people that are still coming up and saying, 'Oh, I still need to be a part of this project, too.'"

The team shares the RFHS gym with other activities. It has always been a jostle, but this year it's been even more of a challenge. COVID-

restrictions shifted space use in schools, and the gym, typically used for baseball practice, is now used for a study hall. There were safety concerns with hitting baseballs indoors. "Even the auxiliary gym is dangerous with hard balls and those concrete walls.

It's pretty dicey," Madsen said.

Madsen recalled three years ago, when the team had a snow delay for a game with Olathe High School, they used their indoor batting facility. He said, "The kids were like, 'We could do this coach.'" With that seed planted, Madsen began the planning process, which included a GoFundMe campaign.

No one is more excited about the facility's completion than the players themselves. Two members of the RFHS baseball team, Ray Siegfried and David Good can't wait to have a baseball-dedicated facility.

It will also make Carbondale unique. "You could go play at maybe Basalt or Glenwood, but neither of those schools has something like this.

It makes us kind of stand out," said Siegfried, who is in his fourth year with the team.

Good, a junior, said the facility had been long anticipated. He said, "I've been waiting for something like this around here for the longest time because you can't hit baseballs outside

during the wintertime. So now that we're gonna have indoor batting cages, we'll be able to get some work in over the wintertime."

RFHS Athletic Director Dominic Yoder explained that Madsen, in his 18th year working in Carbondale schools and 10th year as RFHS head coach, built and fostered relationships within the Roaring At the site of the future RFHS indoor batting facility, (left to right): David Good, Fork Valley community to make the Athletic Director Dominic Yoder, Head Coach Marty Madsen, and Ray Siegfried project a reality. "Marty has done all are eager to get in a few swings. Photo by Sue Rollyson. the legwork. I'm super proud of what a former coach for RFHS football Project completion is expected he's done," Yoder said. and baseball, said, "It's a great group" in early to mid-May. Madsen said Madsen explained, "I've been here of people doing the work and "I love long enough to know a lot of people they are still accepting donations. in the trades, and they've invested to see kids in sports, doing sports, The GoFundMe page is at bit.ly/ in our community, and they were and I'm all for supporting that kind RFbatting, and you can email Coach like, 'We can make this happen. Our of thing."

Yoder and Madsen agree the Madsen at mmadsen@rfschools.com schedules are crazy, but we'll do our facility will be a valuable asset to for more information. best to help you out the best we can.'

We put a schedule together, and they RFHS's baseball program, now and into the future, with the greater A few of the project donors were all like, we'll make it happen."

Several businesses have generously community reaping the benefits of DM Neuman Construction donated materials and labor. fostering interest in and supporting Gallegos Jason Gallegos of The Gallegos youth baseball programs.

"It will change the dynamic of this Calco Pumping Corporation was instrumental in current team and the visibility to the TJ Concrete Construction getting excavation work scheduled.

T. J. Joiner of TJ Concrete younger players and the opportunity Western Slope Materials/Casey Construction is donating labor and that they have here to play baseball," Concrete forms. Joiner said the concrete slab Yoder said.

Kaegebein Fine HomeBuilding Siegfried summed up what the is going in next week, with concrete donated by supplier Casey Concrete facility means for the future of Divide Creek Builders and Ryan Pratt of First Builders baseball in Carbondale, "It's going to R&A Enterprises Choice is donating the rebar. Joiner, be a game-changer."

The family of Oscar and Wilma Cerise

We can recommend a personalized account or the best hiking trails.

As members of the communities we serve, it’s our responsibility to know them inside and out. If you have a question, reach out. We’re here. We’re working. And we’re a neighbor you can always count on.

REQUEST FOR BIDS TOWN OF CARBONDALE-COLORADO AVENUE 12” SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENT PROJECT The Town of Carbondale is accepting bids from qualified bidders to perform work on the Colorado Avenue 12” Sewer Main Replacement Project.

Talk to a personal banker today at 970•704•1012.

Sealed bids will be received until 11:00 AM, April 16, 2021, by the Town of Carbondale, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, 81623, at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. Plans and specifications will be distributed electronically and can be requested via e-mail to jpetaisto@sopriseng.com . Plans will be available March 26, 2021. There is a mandatory pre-bid conference for this project on March 30, 2021, at 1:00 PM.

anbbank.com

409 Dolores Way, Carbondale Serving You Throughout the Roaring Fork Valley

The project includes the replacement of the existing 10” sanitary sewer main in Colorado Avenue from Highway 133 to 11th street. This also includes service lines which are tributary to the main line, as well as street removal and replacement necessary to construct the sanitary sewer main. The existing sewer will be abandoned and grouted following the successful construction and testing of the proposed sanitary sewer system.

THE SOPRIS SUN • Your weekly community connector • March 25 - March 31, 2021 • 5

Simplicity and consistency

By Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Editor

Carbondale Trustees convened their regular meeting on March 23.

Trustee Ben Bohmfalk led the meeting with Mayor Dan Richardson tending to a family emergency. All other trustees were in attendance.

Consent agenda was approved.

This included accounts payable totalling $261,672. Items of particular expense include $26,999 for a utilities van from CUES, Inc; $29,600 for special programs like event sponsorships and the farmers’ market; $44,000 for Nettle Creek Pump Back Project engineering services; an annual payment of $17,000 to Insight Public Sector for Microsoft 365; $15,623 to equip the new police vehicle with radar and other tech; $11,000 toward a records system software for the police department; and $5,000 from the tobacco tax was granted to Stepping Stones.

During opening remarks, Trustee Lani Kitching briefly addressed the recent Boulder tragedy. “Having survived a similar incident several years ago,” she began, “I know there’s no class of condolence that can cut through the profound shock and utter disorientation over a sudden loss that the impacted families and affected communities now and long after will suffer. To those deeply stricken, just know your neighboring municipalities, families, and friends feel you and stand

ready to bring their support.”

Trustees voted to accept a public art donation from Carbondale Arts. The bear sculpture overlooking the Nature Park will be relocated nearby onto the town’s right-of-way. Glitter & Gold, Ltd (aka AXD Babe) received a transfer of liquor license for her 689 Main Street business. KDNK was approved for a special event liquor permit for Dandelion Day, May 8, in accordance with prevailing COVID restrictions.

Carbondale Center Place was granted permissions necessary to proceed with demolition and redevelopment of the Sopris Shopping Center.

The main item on the agenda was summer street closures to assist restaurants with ongoing capacity restrictions due to COVID. Continuing their discussion from a work session the previous week, Trustees decided that Main Street will close to cars from May 1 to Oct. 15, consistent with outdoor deck allowances for restaurants, on Wednesday through Saturday evenings from 4:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Town staff will work with restaurant owners on set-up and take-down, but that is their responsibility. Restaurants can also apply for a deck space extension, utilizing a second parking space, if the neighbor directly fronting that space consents. The motion passed with Trustee Marty Silverstein casting the sole dissenting vote having suggested that the street closure could avoid Thursdays so as not to conflict with the

weekly summer rodeo.

It was decided for the sake of clarity and consistency to fix the dates, instead of making street closures dependent upon state or county COVID restrictions. “Part of what we learned from last year,” commented Trustee Heather Henry, “is that anything can happen.”

Several trustees and members of the public also commented on the pleasant atmosphere established by street closures. Trustee Marty Silverstein interjected that if Main Street closures were for any reason other than in response to a public health crisis, the matter should go to a vote at the next municipal election.

From the staff ’s weekly reports: Seasonal bald eagle closures ended for Nuche Park and Riverfront Park.

Parks & Rec is hiring for seasonal work: seeking lifeguards, water safety instructors, a recreation assistant, fitness instructor, and mowing services.

“Where My Peeps At?” Scavenger Hunt Race is on April 3 at 9 a.m. The cost is $25 per team of two to six people.

Registration is at carbondalerec.com Public tennis courts at Triangle Park are closed for crack repair. North Face Park courts and the skatepark street course are now open.

Carbondale Nature Park is tentatively scheduled for a burn the week of March 29. This technique for

Staying Home?

Try Out Our Delivery Services!

We want you and your pets to stay healthy and happy, so we are urging our customers to use our delivery services.

All orders over $75 get FREE DELIVERY!

Carbondale's flags flew half-staff on March 23 to mourn the senseless loss of life that transpired in Boulder one day previous. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

soil health and weed control is part of the Integrated Weed Management Plan for 2021.

Ditches are anticipated to be turned on, April 15. Meanwhile, town crews will be cleaning irrigation ditches and smoke may be visible from burning.

P&Z had two public hearings on March 11. The first was for a proposed ADU on Mancos Street. The second was an ANB Bank application for

a new building. Both hearings were continued to April 15.

Planning staff held a preapplication meeting for a new development at 156 12th Street for a seven-unit townhome development.

Each townhome has three bedrooms and would be for-sale units.

Spring Cleanup and Waste Diversion Day is scheduled for April 24.

Double Black Dispensary (formerly Doctor's Garden) is currently hiring budtenders! Join our growing team today! Send resume to MikeC@DBcanna.com

COME SEE OUR NEWLY EXPANDED SELECTION AND OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW STORE IN CARBONDALE AT 655 BUGGY CIRCLE Bring this AD in for 10% off entire purchase 970-963-1700 RJPaddywacks.com Open 7 Days a week − Mon.-Fri. 9:00-6:30 ~ Sat.-Sun. 10-5pm 400 E. Valley Road # I/J, Next to City Market in El Jebel

6 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • March 25 - March 31, 2021

Correlation between overdraft fees and income?

By James Steindler Sopris Sun Correspondent

Consumers near and far often reel from incurred overdraft (OD) charges in their checking accounts. It may seem reasonable to assume that those paying OD fees likely have less money in their account. That is not necessarily the case according to local bankers.

Alpine Bank speaks candidly “The historical pattern really has less to do with peoples’ financial position and more to do with their financial management and discipline,” says Alpine Bank (AB) Chief Administration Officer Tom Kenning. “I’ve seen plenty of customers that make great salaries, have a lot of money, and they still bounce a bunch of checks.”

By the same token, Kenning acknowledges, “Obviously there are people that are trying to get from paycheck to paycheck” who also pay penalties for over drafting.

Alpine Bank has a tiered fee structure. Once an account is in the red, any transaction that is more than $15 will trigger a $35 non-sufficient fund (NSF) fee; under $15 results in a $15 NSF fee. The cost to the bank is the same for each tier.

“There are two purposes behind an NSF fee,” says Kenning, “The first is there are costs to the bank in handling these things.” Kenning estimates the data processor AB uses charges the bank about 50 cents for each NSF item.

The bank also “devotes quite a bit of staff time” resolving the issue and notifying customers.

Again, he acknowledges that “costs do not equal the fee we charge.”

“I think that part is to try to discourage people from doing it because it’s really not good for them, it’s not good for us, and it’s not good

Local teller Allie Parker works the drive up window at Carbondale's Alpine Bank. Photo by James Steindler.

for the merchant on the other side,” he believes.

The bank also pays for the losses when a customer absconds with a negative balance in their account.

There are roughly 153,000 checking accounts at AB in Colorado. “On any given day there are about 600 to 700 items that are non-posted,” said Kenning, “so that’s like .5% of our customers that would have an NSF on any given day.”

Some bigger banks have started to offer accounts which would restrict the customer from making purchases that would overdraw their account. In this case, “If an item is presented, it’s returned,” explained Kenning, “and then you [the customer] have to go figure it out on the other end.” AB does not currently have this as an option, however, it’s on their radar according to Kenning.

For customers struggling to make it out of the red zone that continue to incur NSF fees, AB has a “Fresh Start” program where a

customer can close their delinquent account and open a new one. The customer is expected to honor the old account’s balance by making incremental payments.

There is a national database, so to speak, used to track folks who have abandoned overdrawn accounts. Once a customer is put on such a list, it becomes difficult to find a bank that will open an account for them. AB, as most banks do, references this database.

Other local banks The Sopris Sun reached out to four Carbondale banks for this story. All but one, First Bank, were able to respond — with some limitations — before press time.

Each financial institution retains customers’ records for about seven years. Still, there is apparently no data within or between the local banks to indicate whether or not there is a trend

that lower income account holders pay the brunt of OD penalties. “It’s something that we can’t control and it’s really inconsistent,” says Kenning.

Veronica Worley with ANB Bank in Carbondale says that their fees are placed into a general ledger for fee income, along with the NSF, copy of statement, and checks. Worley reviews a list of NSF posts every day and will call customers to notify them. She determines on a case by case basis if a $30 fee needs to be processed or if the customer deserves a break.

Yahaira Garcia-Perea with Wells Fargo says that they recently launched a new “Clear Access Banking product,” a checkless bank account that helps customers avoid spending more than the amount available in the account without incurring overdraft or NSF fees. “This account is designed for consumers seeking an account that helps manage their spending or who are new to banking, like a young adult.”

Studies In 2013, The PEW Charitable Trusts conducted a study called “Overdraft America: Confusion and Concerns about Bank Practices.”

It describes frustration among consumers with OD banking procedures which many reportedly were unaware of before incurring fees.

According to the PEW survey, young people and low income account holders more commonly pay these fees. The study reads, “Consumers making less than $30,000 a year are nearly twice as likely to incur an OD penalty fee than those making more than $30,000.”

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau conducted a study in 2017 which mentions, “account holders that incurred one or more OD or NSF fees paid an average of $225 in OD and NSF fees per year.”

Looking for Exceptional Primary Care Near You?

Your story, digitized.

Stand out on the web.

Michael Plachta, MD Family Medicine

Edward Wiese, MD Internal Medicine

Karen Locke, MD Family Medicine

Kelly Locke, MD Family Medicine

Aspen Valley Primary Care offers a full complement of services for adults and children in two convenient locations near you.

Craft your online narrative with a website, email, strategic advertising and search marketing. Drive footsteps through your door, whether physical or online.

Check out footstepsmarketing.com/services

Aspen | Basalt Virtual visits available

NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS

ASPEN VALLEY PRIMARY CARE ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL

BOOK TODAY footstepsmarketing.com

970.510.5233

/

Carbondale, CO

970-279-4111

0401 Castle Creek Road, ASPEN | 1460 East Valley Road, Suite 103, BASALT 970.279.4111 | aspenhospital.org | AspenValleyHospital

THE SOPRIS SUN • Your weekly community connector • March 25 - March 31, 2021 • 7

COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY MARCH 25

Visit soprissun.com to submit events.

TUESDAY MARCH 30

LIVE MUSIC

Hap Harriman and Nelson Oldham play at Heather’s in Basalt at 6 p.m.

FRIDAY MARCH 26 LIVE MUSIC

Feeding Giants plays at Heather’s in Basalt at 6 p.m.

STREAMIN’ STEVE’S

Wild Flight performs at Steve’s Guitars at 7:30 p.m. The livestream will be available via the “GrassRoots Community Network” YouTube channel.

TUTOR TRAINING

English in Action offers tutor orientation training online at 5:30 p.m. for persons wishing to teach English to an adult immigrant as a way of forging intercultural friendships, strengthening our community, and making a positive difference in someone’s life.

For registration, email info@ englishinaction.org or call 970-963-9200.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 31 LIVE MUSIC

Suzzanne Paris plays at Heather’s in Basalt at 6 p.m.

SATURDAY MARCH 27 FRUIT TREE PRUNING

Join Vanessa Harmony to learn about how to prune old and young fruit trees beginning at 10 a.m. at the Emma Schoolhouse. The event is free courtesy of Heritage Fruit Tree Project but masks are required as well as personal pruning tools.

INTIMACY WORKSHOP

True Nature Healing Arts hosts “Give the Love You Want: A Unique & Intimate Co-Ed Workshop to Awaken your Heart Desires with Tyler Lambuth” at 5 p.m. More at truenaturehealingarts.com/workshops LIVE MUSIC

Rodrigo Arreguín plays at Heather’s in Basalt at 6 p.m.

SUNDAY MARCH 28

IMPROVING EQUITY

Colorado Humanities hosts “Changing the Legacy of Race: Latinx Equity Before/After COVID,” an online panel conversation at 7 p.m.

Registration is at bit.ly/latinxequity

FURTHER OUT THURSDAY APRIL 1 SOLARIZE

Learn about the benefits and costs of adding battery storage to your solar system, financing options, technologies and more with an informative webinar 5:30 p.m.

Registration at bit.ly/solarizeinfo

FRIDAY APRIL 2

SPRING INTO WELLNESS

FULL MOON TREK

Wilderness Workshop hosts a community skin up Tiehack/ Buttermilk Mountain beginning at 6 p.m. Registration is at bit.ly/WWtrek

First Friday will be celebrated as a virtual event. If you wish to be listed as a resource for healthy living, contact Rita Marsh at info@davinikent.org or 970-379-5620

"Alligator Diving" by Larry Day. ART OPENING

Carbondale Arts presents “Stone Souls” and “Contemporary Fiber Art: Crossing Thresholds” at The Launchpad from April 2 through April 29. An outdoor reception is tentatively scheduled at 5:15 p.m. The gallery is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SATURDAY APRIL 3

ONGOING

KARAOKE THURSDAYS

SOMATIC DANCE

Dance Initiative hosts Dance for the People, a weekly dance class focused on improving body awareness, connectivity, and fitness. The class costs $10 and is hosted at The Launchpad on Tuesdays at 9 a.m. Masks and social distance spacing are required.

INSIGHT MEDITATION

The 5th Annual “Where My Peeps At?” Scavenger Hunt takes place all day departing from the Carbondale Rec Center. Details and registration at carbondalerec. com

Roaring Fork Insight offers a weekly meditation practice with teachings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 a.m. and Wednesdays at 8 a.m. More at roaringforkinsight.org

DANCE EXPO

Aspen Indigenous Foundation hosts a free “Native American Indian Dance & Drum Exhibition” at Wagner Park in

There are garden plots available at Demeter's Community Garden located behind the 3rd St. Center.

Call the Carbondale Rec. Department at 970-510-1290 to reserve one.

C.A.R.E. h as available 9 dogs and 3 ca ts for adop tion.

or 970-948-7379.

SCAVENGER HUNT

Want to grow your own veggies this summer?

Working Togethe r For Pets And The ir People 2801 CR 11 Glenwoo d Springs 4 , CO (970)9479173

Aspen at 4 p.m.

TAI CHI WEDNESDAYS

Marty Finklestein offers Tai Chi classes at the Third Street Center on Wednesdays at 4:30 p.m. Reservations are necessary at taichiwithmarty@gmail.com

The Black Nugget offers karaoke on Thursdays at 7 p.m.

CRYSTAL STREAMING

Virtual cinema offerings include “Heartworn Highways,” “Identifying Features,” “You Will Die at Twenty,” “M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity,” and “Some Kind of Heaven.” Fifty percent of ticket sales support the Crystal Theatre. More at crystaltheatrecarbondale.com ABOVE/BELOW

The Art Base in Basalt presents a series of monotypes by Marcia Weese exploring the relationship of the worlds above and below the surface. The exhibition continues through April 16, viewable Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

¡Oferta doble!

¡Cómprate 4 anuncios (por uso cuando quieras) entre hoy y el 30 de abril y recibirás un anuncio adicional en español gratis! ¡Incluye diseño y traducción!

Contáctanos llamando 970-510-3003 o por correo electrónico a sol@soprissun.com

Double Deal!

If you buy 4 ads (use any time) between now and April 30th, you will get a Spanish ad free! Plus free design and free translation!

For more info contact Todd Chamberlin | adsales@soprissun.com | 970-510-0246

.R.E. ers a “C.A f f o s k c a w RJ Paddy optive or new ad f ” e g a k c s for pa ing a Paw d lu c in , s 15% familie first time a d n a n Points pla your new pet. for discount

Hi! Leia here, just looking for the a 5 year old Great dane on. I mean th perfect human to lean people. That’sat literally; I love to lean on my way of sayi like you!” ng “Hey, I I’ll also sit in yo ur la p if you gi the chance. Som etimes I th ve me Chihuahua. Wan t to be my neinwk I’m a human?

Call 970-947 -9173 for mor e info.

Sol del el

RJ Paddywacks

400 E Valley Rd. # I/J

Next to City Market in El Jebel

970.963.1700 rjpaddywacks.com

8 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • March 25 - March 31, 2021

Va lle

Valle

Sol del el

Conectando comunidades

¿Para qué es el arte?

OPINION

AL NO ARTISTA Por Vanessa Porras

Cuando pensamos en arte, es común pensar en pinturas de óleo en lienzos con temas de paisajes bonitos o tal vez retratos pintados durante el renacimiento de gente elegante con piel de porcelana y trajes extravagantes.

Típicamente, al pensar sobre arte, se nos vienen a la mente obras maestras que solo aquellos que fueron bendecidos con un gran don y talento impecable son capaces de crear.

El arte también nos hace pensar en nuestras propias limitaciones.

Volumen 1, Número 4 | 18 al 24 de marzo de 2021

Nos limpiamos las manos y le dejamos el trabajo a alguien más, disculpándonos con la excusa, “a mi simplemente no se me da lo de ser artista.” Más allá del trauma que alguien nos impusó durante nuestra niñez al decirnos que nunca seríamos buenos artistas, también dejamos de ser buenos observadores. Usamos el mismo criterio con el que nos juzgaron cuando vemos el arte de alguien más. Incluso, cuando llegamos a ver arte abstracto, pensamos, “yo pude haber hecho eso,” con actitud condescendiente.

Como artista y educadora de arte, este problema es algo que veo comúnmente en mis alumnos. De cierta forma, cuando doy clases a mis pequeños estudiantes, es más fácil que cuando doy clases a adultos. La diferencia está en que los pequeños no tienen prejuicios limitantes sobre sus capacidades.

Si ellos dicen que el garabato que dibujaron es un caballo verde con patines, es mejor seguirles el rollo.

Hay dos razones por las que decido creerles. La primera es por que eso es lo que ellos realmente

ven. ¿Quién soy yo para decir lo contrario? El proceso de la creatividad va de la mano con la imaginación. La técnica se puede desarrollar durante toda una vida, pero la imaginación es algo delicado que se debe cuidar y fomentar. Y dos, es importante cultivar en ellos el poder ver y pensar de forma crítica. No en plan de criticar, sino, con la intención de ver y pensar sobre las cosas desde distintas perspectivas.

Estamos acostumbrados a ver asuntos que nos acechan del dia al dia tal y como son y categorizarlos como malo o bueno, bonito o feo y nos hace falta dimensión y perspectiva.

Mi trabajo con adultos es mucho más difícil ya que les tengo que convencer de que no necesitan ser buenos artistas para crear arte o apreciarla. Puede ser complicado entender exactamente lo que se considera arte y su propósito. Y es aún más complicado conectarse a algo cuando no lo entendemos.

Como todo buen observador, no somos ingenuos a lo que pasa alrededor del mundo.

Para muchos de nosotros que tenemos familia fuera del país, conocemos las dificultades de nuestra gente y nuestro pueblo en tierras lejanas. Similarmente, conocemos las penas que afligen a gente de razas diferentes a la nuestra, con idiomas que no entendemos, en países que tal vez nunca conoceremos. El arte nos puede ayudar a sentir empatía por el dolor ajeno. Nos ayuda a ver la vida desde otra perspectiva e incluso ponernos en el lugar del otro. Por otra parte, hay arte que nos transporta a tiempos más felices. Hay una razón por la cual al pensar sobre el arte, pensamos en cosas bonitas. El arte nos ayuda a sentirnos bien y recordar tiempos de alegria ya sea de forma visual o al invocar una emocion dentro de nosotros que nos recuerda que no todo es de color gris.

El mundo actual en el que vivimos está entrelazado con las redes sociales. Recibimos una cantidad excesiva de información ya sea buena o mala. El arte y en particular el arte de la observación

Agradecemos su apoyo para este nuevo proyecto.

es algo que nos puede ayudar a crear balance en nuestras vidas cotidianas. Actúa como un filtro que discrimina entre lo que comúnmente ha sido aceptado por la sociedad. Nos ayuda a apreciar lo que realmente tiene importancia y extraer belleza de cosas terrenas.

Así que, ¿Para qué es el arte?

Este es un tema, similar a muchos otros temas de la teoría del arte, que nunca tendrán una respuesta concreta. Durante siglos, la gente ha debatido el propósito del arte, para el artista al igual que para el público, sin llegar a ningún acuerdo. Esto se debe a que el arte está en constante evolución. De cierta forma, es como el espejo ante nuestra sociedad que refleja no solo lo que vivimos colectivamente sino individualmente también.

Así que más allá de contestar esta complicada pregunta, esta columna está dedicada al “no artista” que también ha olvidado ser un buen observador.

CHISME DEL PUEBLO Sobre la vacuna English in Action y Mountain Family Health han colaborado para producir “Vacuna 101,” una presentación en español con preguntas y respuestas acerca de la vacuna para el COVID-19. Como un recurso confiado para la comunidad inmigrante, English in Action ha referido a más de 300 de sus participantes a un alivio de la pandemia local desde el comienzo del coronavirus. Para saber más, contacte a info@englishinaction.org o visite englishinaction.org

Inyecciones Personas de 50 años de edad y mayores, trabajadores esenciales de primera línea y personas entre las edades de 16 años y 59 con dos o más condiciones de alto riesgo ya son elegibles para la vacuna. Los residentes del condado de Garfield pueden hacer una cita llamando a Valley View Hospital al 970384-7632. Residentes del condado de Eagle pueden llamar al 970-328-9750. Residentes del condado de Pitkin pueden llamar al 970429-3363. Pruebas para el COVID están disponibles gratis a través del Valle de Roaring Fork haciendo citas al rfvcovidtest.com.

Cubrebocas La administración del gobernador Jared Polis publicó un plan preliminar que tiene un enfoque doble para aliviar las restricciones en los niveles inferiores del sistema de marcado del estado y facilitar que los condados se comuniquen con ellos. Según los cambios

propuestos, no se requerirían cubrimientos faciales en los condados de Level Green, excepto para las edades de 11 a 18 en la escuela.

El estado facilitará alcanzar este nivel más bajo al permitir una tasa de 35 casos por 100,000 personas en lugar de los 15 casos actuales por 100,000. Además, el estado está reduciendo los límites de capacidad en otros niveles para reabrir bares y permitir más comidas en el interior.

Reestructuración de distritos El personal de los Comisionados de Reestructuración Distrital Independientes de Colorado están aceptando comentarios públicos que serán usados para formar el mapa preliminar. Para hacer comentarios, use la forma disponible en bit.ly/COredistrict ; envíe un correo electrónico al colorado. redistricting2020@state.co.us; prepare un mapa de su comunidad y envíelo como un documento adjunto; envié una carta a Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions, 1580 Logan St., Suite 430, Denver, CO 80203.

Condado de Pitkin pasa a Nivel Naranja El condado de Pitkin regresó a restricciones de Nivel Naranja el miércoles 24 de marzo a las 9 a.m. El movimiento fue requerido después de seis días consecutivos excediendo el número de casos y límite de porcentaje positivo del Nivel Amarillo. Esto significa una reducción de capacidad para negocios al 50%.

9 • el Sol del Valle • soprissun.com/espanol/ • 25 al 31 de marzo de 2021

Noticias en español

Contratando

The Post Independent está ahora publicando noticias en español todos los lunes dentro de su periodico. Según su editor, Peter Baumann, incluirán entre tres a cinco artículos por semana y todo el contenido estará también disponible en inglés. Ayudando con traducciones, Edgar Braantes proviene de Costa Rica y es especialista en comunicación. ¡Bienvenida sean!

La Biblioteca Regional de Basalt está contratando a un asistente de tecnología y mercadeo, esta posición ayudará a clientes con preguntas tecnológicas, manejar clases de tecnología, entregar programas de la biblioteca a calendarios comunitarios, además de otros deberes. Para más información, visite basaltlibrary.org/employment.

Mientras tanto, Carbondale Arts está contratando a un director de educación para supervisar Rosybelle, el bus marcador móvil, y todas las actividades relacionadas con educación de arte y Carbondale Arts. Las aplicaciones deben ser entregadas el 9 de abril, para más información visité carbondalearts.com/news.

Subvención para lugares de eventos cerrados El 8 de abril, la Administración de Negocios Pequeños aceptará aplicaciones para el programa de Subvención para Operadores de Lugares de Eventos Cerrados. Este programa incluye $15 miles de millones disponibles para lugares de eventos cerrados que no recibieron un préstamo del Programa de Protección de Pagos. Detalles de la aplicación aquí: bit.ly/ ShutteredVenues

Eventos del Condado de Garfield Un evento es definido por el condado de Garfield como una actividad abierta al público para más de 40 personas. Organizadores de eventos deben completar formularios apropiados 30 días antes del día del evento.

Para formularios e información actualizada, visite bit.ly/GarCoevents.

Excursión de luna llena Wilderness Workshop anfitriona una relajante Tiehack (excursión) comenzando a las 6 p.m. Para inscribirse visite bit.ly/WWtrek

Súmate al diálogo Estamos sumamente agradecides por el apoyo que hemos recibido para el Sol del Valle durante este primer mes. Invitamos a todo el mundo contribuir ideas y contenido, escribiéndonos a sol@soprissun.com o llamando a 970-510-3003.

Anúnciate acá Para garantizar el éxito para este nuevo proyecto, y verlo crecer con el tiempo, tenemos de venta espacio publicitario para anuncios en español, inglés, y bilingües.

Haremos el diseño con tus ideas sin costo adicional. Para saber más, mándanos un correo electrónico a adsales@soprissun.com o llámanos a 970-510-3003.

OPINION

DEFENDIENDO LA MADRE Por Beatriz Soto

En Defiende Nuestra Tierra estamos muy emocionados de colaborar con el Sol del Valle.

Reconocemos que es de gran valor para toda nuestra comunidad y nuestra democracia, que la gente de habla hispana pueda recibir información local y estatal relevante en nuestro idioma. En esta columna hablaremos de temas relacionados con nuestras tierras públicas, el cambio climático, la justicia ambiental y la interseccionalidad de estos temas con los muchos otros temas que afectan a nuestra comunidad Latina. En el Valle Roaring Fork y del Río Colorado, como en todo el estado de Colorado, estos son temas de suma importancia. Por ende, sabemos lo crucial que es que nuestra comunidad esté bien informada y listos para participar y opinar en estos temas. Esperamos que la información que compartamos por este medio le ayude a platicar con sus

En defensa de la vida misma

hijos en sus proyectos de la escuela, con sus vecinos cuando existan cambios en nuestra colonia y a votar de manera informada cuando existan propuestas de ley en relación a estos temas.

La semana pasada, un número de latinos en nuestra comunidad participamos en la Semana inaugural de Abogacía Latina a nivel federal.

El objetivo de la semana fue “apoyar a comunidades, organizaciones, familias e individuos latinos a que sean defensores de sí mismos y en sus propias comunidades en torno a los problemas que afectan nuestra vida diaria.” Como directora de Defiende Nuestra Tierra para Wilderness Workshop, quería asegurarme que nuestros funcionarios electos a nivel federal sepan que proteger las tierras públicas y sus ecosistemas, tener acceso a agua potable y tomar acción climática (sobre todo con los incendios forestales de los años pasados que afectaron a tantos en nuestros valles) es una prioridad para la comunidad latina en el oeste de Colorado.

Nuestras tierras públicas y la conexión con la madre tierra son una parte importante de nuestra identidad y cultura y crean una narrativa de la diversa y compleja historia de nuestra nación y nuestra gente. Estos lugares, todos los cuales son tierras ancestrales indígenas, preservan nuestro patrimonio cultural compartido, brindan espacios para el bienestar emocional y la recreación, son una parte integral de nuestra economía y son

donde tradicionalmente pasamos tiempo con la familia y los amigos.

Nos encanta recrear en las presas, pescar y la carnita asada en el bosque.

Sin embargo, los estudios científicos muestran que las comunidades latinas en todo nuestro estado, el país y a nivel global están sufriendo de manera acumulada los impactos económicos y de salud de la mala calidad del aire y el agua, y sufren consecuencias desproporcionadas de calor extremo, incendios forestales, sequías y otros impactos de la crisis climática. Con los latinos a punto de convertirse en el 30% de la población de los Estados Unidos para 2050, lo que ya ha sucedido en los condados de Eagle y Garfield, continuaremos experimentando estas graves consecuencias de un planeta que se calienta a un ritmo desigualado.

Científicos han descubierto que el 30% del planeta debe estar protegido para el 2030 para hacer frente a las crisis de pérdida de biodiversidad y poder enfrentar el cambio climático; esta inspiradora propuesta global es comúnmente conocida como Treinta para el Treinta (30x30). Las tierras públicas, que abarcan aproximadamente un tercio del territorio y aguas en los Estados Unidos, serán cruciales para formar una red nacional de tierras y aguas protegidas, uniendo grandes tramos de territorio silvestres con parques más pequeños administrados localmente, cinturones verdes, ranchos y tierras agrícolas entre otros proyectos de

conservación impulsados por la comunidad.

La intención de 30x30 es que sea una estrategia de conservación multifacética impulsada y diseñada localmente que creará más oportunidades para que las personas se involucren y orienten la toma de decisiones sobre cómo proteger la naturaleza más cercana a sus comunidades, ya sea en el centro de Los Ángeles o en zonas rurales de Colorado. Pero es necesario centrar todos los esfuerzos de conservación de 30x30 en la equidad.

Estos esfuerzos deben respetar la soberanía de los pueblos indígenas y nativo americanos e incorporar su conocimiento ancestral a la conservación del territorio; nuestras comunidades latinas también deben estar incluidas para fomentar nuestros valores y prioridades para la administración de la tierra y el agua.

El fuerte apoyo a favor del clima y la conservación de la base electoral latina puede ser fundamental para proteger las tierras y las aguas durante la próxima década, pero solo si integramos las voces de los indígenas, afroamericanos, latinos y todas las comunidades de color, que histórica y sistemáticamente han sido excluidos de la toma de decisiones sobre tierras públicas.

Beatriz Soto es la Directora de Defiende Nuestra Tierra para Wilderness Workshop. Ella es originaria de Chihuahua, México, y madre de su hijo que es primera generación de Colorado. Ella y su familia viven en New Castle.

Donaciones por correo o en línea P.O. Box 399 Carbondale, CO 81623 970-510-3003 www.soprissun.com Editor Raleigh Burleigh • 970-510-3003 news@soprissun.com Executive Director Todd Chamberlin • 970-510-0246 adsales@soprissun.com Directora Artística: Ylice Golden Diseñadora gráfica: Jacquelinne Castro Distribucion: Crystal Tapp Miembros de la Mesa Directiva

Linda Criswell • Klaus Kocher Kay Clarke • Lee Beck • Megan Tackett Gayle Wells • Donna Dayton • Terri Ritchie Eric Smith • Vanessa Porras The Sopris Sun, Inc. Es un miembro orgulloso del Distrito Creativo de Carbondale The Sopris Sun, Inc. es una 501(c)(3) organización benéfica sin fines de lucro.

Contribuciones financieras son deducibles de impuestos.

¡ESCRÍBENOS!

Para contribuir ideas y contenido al Sol del Valle, escribiéndonos a : sol@soprissun.com Para comprar espacio publicitario en español, inglés, o ambos, mándanos un correo electrónico a : adsales@soprissun.com También se puede contactarnos llamando a 970-510-3003.

Conduce sobre tierra, no sobre barro

Por Olivia Emmer Traducción por Dolores Duarte

benéficas trabajan cada año para mantener las rutas de la comunidad. El ciclista de montaña local y copropietario de Aloha Mountain Cyclery, Conforme las temperaturas incrementan Darren Broome, es un firme defensor de que con la llegada de la primavera, también lo hace la comunidad de ciclistas de montaña respete la cantidad de barro en nuestras rutas o caminos los caminos. “Queremos que la gente sepa, ¡ey!, locales. A diferencia de los caminos en otras andamos sobre tierra, no sobre barro. Si ves barro, partes del país, donde los suelos son arenosos y gira y no pases sobre él, ni lo atravieses corriendo, o el uso de rutas en condiciones de humedad no es caminando. Solo dale un poco de tiempo y tal vez un problema, muchos caminos en el valle del río dirígete hacia algo más desértico o sal a correr por Roaring Fork tienen un alto contenido de arcilla. un carril de bicicleta o algo por el estilo. Solo dale Es probable que una huella lodosa o una marca tiempo a nuestros caminos para que se preparen de bicicleta se seque y persista hasta el final de la y se sequen.” La tienda de Broome también temporada. organiza jornadas voluntarias de mantenimiento O aún peor, según el presidente del consejo de de caminos, generalmente en el sistema de rutas Red Hill, Davis Farrar, los excursionistas y ciclistas de Prince Creek. Si bien aún no se han establecido intentan evitar el barro, ensanchando la única vía fechas de trabajo para este año, ellos publican sobre y causando problemas de mantenimiento. Farrar oportunidades de voluntariado y las condiciones ha estado involucrado en el sistema de caminos de los caminos en su sitio web.

Red Hill desde los años 90, y ha visto un aumento Otra entidad local que educa sobre el uso significativo en el uso de rutas a lo largo de los responsable de los caminos es la Asociación de años. Red Hill, que es un área de administración bicicletas de montaña Roaring Fork (RFMBA). de recreación especial del buró de administración “Elije prudentemente tu hora y lugar. Si está de tierras, actualmente tiene más de 65,000 usos lodoso y estás dejando una marca, es hora de dar cada año. El Ayuntamiento de Red Hill se ha la vuelta.” Eso es según el director ejecutivo de preocupado por el rápido crecimiento en el uso RFMBA, Mike Pritchard. Que continuó: “A de rutas, pero “cuando Prince Creek abrió y con medida que nos acercamos a marzo y a principios todas las cosas que ha hecho el Espacio Abierto de abril, es el momento de dejar nuestros caminos del Condado de Pitkin – Sky Mountain Park y locales en paz si están lodosos y conducir hacia todo lo relacionado – el uso ahora se ha extendido Fruita; ve hacia los caminos secos más al oeste desde Red Hill.” Farrar continuó: “Una vez que en el desierto”. Además de promover mensajes se abren los otros sistemas de caminos, ese uso se como, “Conduce sobre tierra, no sobre el barro” extiende y el impacto es menor.” Si bien la parte y “deja que el camino se mantenga sin alterarlo,” frontal de Red Hill está abierta todo el año, otros RFMBA tiene un programa de “agente de ruta” sistemas de caminos regionales abren durante la que capacita a los voluntarios para que realicen el temporada en abril y mayo. mantenimiento adecuado en su propio tiempo.

Negocios locales, agencias y organizaciones RFMBA también colabora en eventos grupales 10 • el Sol del Valle • soprissun.com/espanol/ • 25 al 31 de marzo de 2021

Visitando a Red Hill durante la primavera, es importante evitar pasar por el lodo. Foto por Raleigh Burleigh. de mantenimiento de caminos.

Otra organización de beneficencia en el tema de los caminos locales es Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV), que organiza jornadas de trabajo en caminos en todo el valle. La RFOV está programada para publicar su calendario de trabajo para caminos en abril y tiene programada la construcción de rutas para conectar Red Hill y Sutey Ranch a partir de mayo. Esta primavera, RFOV planea instalar letreros de inicio de rutas habilitados con código QR en Red Hill, Lorax y Prince Creek, para que los usuarios puedan compartir fácilmente notas de los caminos hacia una ubicación centralizada.

Con todos estos grupos locales que organizan eventos comunitarios, no escasean las formas de

participar o grupos a los que donar en apoyo de los caminos locales. Una vez más, Farrar comenta, “Sería genial si la gente se inscribiera, sintiera que tiene la obligación de salir y ayudar a cuidar esos caminos y mantenerlos en buena forma, porque si no se les cuida, se acaban.”

El último consejo de Farrar fue: “No utilices los caminos cuando estén enlodados. Úsalos por la mañana cuando estén congelados.” Además de las condiciones del camino publicadas en el sitio web de Aloha Mountain Cyclery, los usuarios de Facebook pueden visitar el grupo Condiciones del Roaring Fork Trail, donde los miembros pueden obtener información sobre los caminos de otros amantes de la aventura.

Elevando voces con La Nueva Mix

Por Raleigh Burleigh Sol Corresponsal

Axel Contreras, originario de Guatemala, es bien reconocido por su voz, energía, y dedicación. Ha ganado reconocimiento y apoyo tanto local como nacional por su vocación.

Desde La Nueva Mix, una radio comercial con alma comunitaria basada en Glenwood Springs, alcanza servir y entretener a diversos gustos a través de la música latina.

Contreras tiene experiencia ayudando a radios comunitarias del valle Roaring Fork KAJX y KDNK. Para KDNK, empezó haciendo un show de una hora todos los jueves.

Ya pronto llegaba a dar cuatro horas de radio, toda música por “request.” Llevaba consigo una colección de música impresionante haber trabajado como DJ de fiestas desde 1993. Por esa época pre-digital, no era tan fácil introducir la música de otros países a una población.

El formato de La Nueva Mix, y origen de su nombre, se relaciona a la elección de música.

Junto con un amigo Mexicano, Contreras tomó la decisión de no compartir solamente la música banda y norteña. Su mezcla incluye música de toda latinoamérica, reflejando la diversidad de personas hispanohablante viviendo actualmente en el Valle Roaring Fork. Al principio, alguna gente le decía que era un formato “demasiado malo,” que “no iba a durar ni un mes.” Ahora, La Nueva Mix es la radio número uno de los once mercados que posee la compañía AlwaysMountainTime, LCC. También es la única estación en español que tiene esa compañía.

En el año 2010, con los impactos de la la crisis económica mundial, la compañía estaba “en números rojos” y despidió a toda la ayuda que

hablar temas importantes para la comunidad,” tanto como COVID o el incendio de Grizzly Creek. Contreras invita a menudo a gente de los condados Garfield y Eagle para contar cosas de importancia, incluyendo alguaciles, profesionales de salud, Susie Meraz de Bay Equity Home Loans todos los jueves, abogado de inmigración Ted Hess todos los miércoles, y alguien de impuestos durante esa época del año.

Más allá de ganar dinero para la radio, “estamos ayudando a muchísima gente,” cuenta Contreras. Recién ayudó a Voces Unidas a inscribir a gente latina para vacunarse. “Beneficiar a la comunidad, dando una ayuda necesitada.

Allí no cuenta el dinero. Lo que cuenta es la ayuda.”

La Nueva Mix utiliza Facebook para transmitir en vivo y archivar sus entrevistas.

También, la tecnología ha llegado a un punto en que Contreras ya puede tomar vacaciones.

Hasta puede manejar la radio desde Guatemala utilizando su celular. Si hay una emergencia, puede parar la programación y salir al aire con dos aplicaciones de smartphone.

Además de ayudar a personas localmente, Contreras ha hecho una tradición desde 2014 de ayudar al hospital St. Jude a recaudar fondos con un radiotón. Su primer año, tenía la meta de recaudar $21,000 estando en la radio por 18 horas tras dos días. Consiguió más del doble el gol, ganando $53,245 para el hospital que se especializa en investigaciones por cáncer y niñes.

Según Contreras, manejar KQSE, La Nueva Mix, es su “dream job” y es notable. Se escucha en su voz emotiva cuando sale al micrófono. Se puede sincronizar 27/7 a 102.5 FM, 107.1 FM y 94.5 FM.

Axel Contreras apoya a la comunidad a través de su vocación con La Nueva Mix. Foto por Raleigh Burleigh.

tenía La Nueva Mix por esa entonces — menos Contreras. Tras mucho sacrificio, iba mejor ya en 2012/2013. En 2014, la compañía tenía nuevos dueños que llegaron a preguntarle a Contreras que hacía para que esta radio sea la más exitosa en cuanto dinero atraía entre todas sus estaciones.

Pidieron a Contreras escribir su rol, las cosas que hacía, y él respondió: “Todo.”

Desde programación a producción, ventas de publicidades, entrevistas y regar las plantas …

Contreras es La Nueva Mix. “Como no se puede arreglar algo que no está descompuesto,” los nuevos dueños lo dejaron

VACUNA PARA COVID-19 Todas las dosis son gratuitas. No es necesario ser ciudadano de los Estados Unidos y tampoco se necesita demostrar su presencia legal para recibir una vacuna de COVID-19 en Colorado. Además, la salud pública nunca compartirá su información con fines de inmigración o para aplicar la ley.

GRATIS | SEGURO | ACCESIBLE PARA TODOS Número de teléfono: 970-340-8504 Localidades: Sitios en los condados Garfield, Eagle, Pitkin ¿Se requiere cita? Sí

diciendo “this is your radio station.” Es tu estación de radio. Con esa afirmación, siguió su rumbo y ya en 2015 recibió un presupuesto aumentado para contratar ayuda.

Hay programas que iniciaron con La Nueva Mix y ahora son populares por todo el país. Incluyen Alex “El Genio” Lucas (Lunes a Sábado, 5 a.m. a 11 a.m.) y Compa Mike y La Muñeca (Lunes a Viernes, 11 a.m. a 2 p.m.).

Otra programación muy importante es lo local con Contreras mismo (2 p.m. a 6 p.m.).

“Por ser una estación de radio local, nosotros tenemos la ventaja de poner en pausa la radio y

OFERTA para nuevos clientes de Lifestyle Laser Lifestyle Laser ofrece: •

Eliminación de tatuajes

•

Depilación

•

HydraFacial

•

PhotoFacial

•

Botox

•

Dysport

•

Eliminación de manchas solares

•

Tratamiento para venas de araña

•

Tratamiento para hongos en las uñas La mayoría de los tratamientos duran 30 minutos o menos

20% de descuento para cualquier tratamiento (excluyendo a BOTOX y Dysport)

Solo por inscribirse en avance La oferta termina el 30 de abril, 2021

Nos cuidamos de COVID

Cómo hacer cita: Llamar o hacer cita en línea

VOCESUNIDAS.ORG/VACUNA

LifestyleLaserGlenwood.com 818 Colorado Ave Suite 308, Glenwood Springs | (970) 393-7500

el Sol del Valle • Conector de comunidad • 25 al 31 de marzo de 2021 • 11

Valley Settlement cuenta con liderazgo femenino

Por Raleigh Burleigh Traducción por Jacquelinne Castro

Maria Tarajano Rodman fue traída a los Estados Unidos cuando tenía cuatro años de edad. Ella recuerda vívidamente a su madre ponerse de rodillas para darle un beso a su tierra natal por última vez antes de abordar el avión. Algo en su madre sabía que no regresaría por el resto de su vida.

Ya sea un recuerdo de Rodman misma o implantado con la repetición de la historia, las experiencias vividas al inmigrar han profundamente informado sus decisiones, y más recientemente para servir como la siguiente directora ejecutiva de Valley Settlement.

Al llegar al valle de Roaring Fork desde Farmington, New Mexico, Rodman rápidamente confirma que se ha encontrado con su trabajo soñado y está “saltando de su cama hacia el trabajo.” Previamente, ella sirvió como CEO del Boys & Girls Club of Farmington (club de niños y niñas de Farmington), una organización que se enfoca en fortalecer a personas jóvenes a realizar sus potenciales como ciudadanos productivos, responsables y bondadosos. Ella cree en el valor de la comunidad y anticipa que esta será la última parte de su carrera.

La misión de Valley Settlement, mejorar la vida de inmigrantes

locales, se alinea con el propio deseo de Rodman de reciprocar los valores que ayudaron a su propia familia a encontrar un hogar en un país extranjero. Sus padres a menudo le decían al crecer, “cuando llegamos, fuimos apoyados. Fuiste apoyada. Lo que sea que llegues a hacer, por favor busca una manera para ser de ayuda.”

En junio del 2020, la corte suprema decidió en contra de finalizar la póliza de Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) establecida por la administración de Obama en el 2012.

Esta decisión se sintió muy emocional para Rodman, inspirándola más a trabajar en servicio a las familias inmigrantes. Sabiendo esto, su esposo vio un anuncio de empleo por Valley Settlement y le informó rápidamente.

Rodman envió su aplicación y la “belleza transcurrió.” El proceso de la entrevista reflejaba sus propios valores: inclusiva, exhaustiva y con un énfasis en la conversación.

La unión de Rodman con Valley Settlement coincide con la organización sin fines de lucro, la cual comenzó como un proyecto de Manaus en el 2011, reubicando desde Third Street Center en Carbondale al edificio de U.S. Bank en Glenwood Springs. La movida localiza a Valley Settlement más centralmente dentro de su área de servicio y más cerca de una ruta de bus. Sin embargo, la

organización continuará operando a través del área con programas móviles y remotos.

Valley Settlement ofrece seis programas primarios, variablemente impactados por COVID: El Programa de Padre Mentor, entrenando padres para servir en escuelas locales, fue puesta en espera y planea resumir en el otoño.

El preescolar móvil El Busecito se ha pasado por Internet, sirviendo casi 100 preescolares dos veces por semana.

Aprendiendo con Amor les enseña habilidades a padres e infantes así como rutinas, fomentando bienestar social y emocional, y lenguaje y números.

Familia, Amigos y Vecinos, diseñado para aliviar desafíos de cuidado infantil en el Valle Roaring Fork, desarrolla una red de proveedores de cuidado informales con un programa de entrenamiento de dos años.

Aprendizaje para Toda la Vida se enfoca en educación de adultos con temas como literatura de computadora, inglés y matemáticas.

Y por último, Alma es un grupo de ayuda de salud mental para mujeres embarazadas y madres de niñes pequeñes.

Como una organización de abogacía y de confianza, Valley Settlement presenció directamente

La misión de La Alianza de Nutrición Abundante y Segura, Safe and Abundant Nutrition Alliance (SANA), es trabajar de la mano con una diversa gama de miembros de la comunidad para encontrar soluciones comunitarias basadas en la equidad a la inseguridad alimentaria.

En SANA abogamos por la comunidad para ver cambios en nuestro sistema alimentario local. Trabajamos con y para familias e individuos desde Parachute hasta Aspen.

Si usted gusta participar, contar su historia o ser voluntario/a por favor comuniquese con nosotros por medio de nuestra página de Facebook https://www.facebook.com/2020SANA

Maria Tarajano Rodman. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh. discrepancias presentadas por COVID, con la comunidad demográfica “hispana o latina” resultando positiva a un ritmo desproporcionadamente alto comparado con su porcentaje de la población general.

Mientras tanto, los impactos socioeconómicos de cierres, restricciones, y falta de acceso a ayuda gubernamental también han empeorado condiciones de desigualdad.

En respuesta, parte del nuevo trabajo de Rodman será expandir la misión de Valley Settlement con nuevos programas. Este proceso comenzará con sesiones de escucha con la comunidad planeadas para el 2021. Hasta ahora, se ha alegrado en “aprender cómo un estudiante” de las empleadas y voluntarias de

Nuestra juventud local requiere sentir una conexión ahora más que nunca, con sus recursos escolares limitados, menos actividades en grupo, y menos conexión con sus compañeres. ¡Convertirse en mentor para un menor es ahora más importante que nunca! Su desarrollo y crecimiento es ahora fundamental.

Valley Settlement. Ella describe al equipo empleado por la organización como “25 mujeres asombrosas,” continuando, “Ellas ya son líderes, solo necesitamos apoyar.”

En el 2006 y 2009, Rodman regresó a Cuba con su padre. Su madre, fiel a la intuición, ya había fallecido antes de tener la oportunidad de regresar. Rodman pudo ver las manos de su mama en las manos de sus parientes y comprendió el dolor que su familia transitaba. Experimentando la resiliencia de sus padres trabajando por sus sueños, y haberse unido a la fuerza laboral a una edad muy temprana, Rodman creció valorando la educación y comunidad. Entiende de primera mano la necesidad de “hacer juntos, no para” y “ aprender de, abogando con.”

Buddy Program busca mentores o “Big Buddies” que tomen INICIATIVA para apoyar a nuestra juventud.

Quizás pienses “ahora no tengo tiempo” pero en realidad una conexión 3 o 4 veces por mes puede ser la GRAN DIFERENCIA en la vida de un menor.

Para más información, contacta a Sylvia: Sylvia@BuddyProgram.com 970-704-8479

BuddyProgram.org 12 • el Sol del Valle • soprissun.com/espanol/ • 25 al 31 de marzo de 2021

Valley Settlement welcomes Latina leadership

By Raleigh Burleigh Sopris Sun Editor

Maria Tarajano Rodman was brought to the United States when she was four years old. She distinctly remembers her mother kneeling to kiss the ground of their natal Cuba before boarding the airplane. Something in her mother knew that they would not be returning within her lifetime. Whether the memory is truly Rodman's, or ingrained by the story's repetition, the lived experiences of immigrating have deeply informed her decisions, most recently to serve as Valley Settlement's next Executive Director.

Arriving in the Roaring Fork Valley from Farmington, New Mexico, Rodman is quick to affirm that she's encountered her dream job and is “bouncing out of bed for work.”

Previously, she served as CEO of Boys and Girls Club of Farmington, an organization that strives to empower young people to realize their potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. She believes in the value of community work and anticipates that this will be the final part of her career.

The mission of Valley Settlement, to improve the lives of local immigrants, aligns with Rodman's desire to reciprocate the values that helped her own family find home in a foreign country. Her parents often told her while growing up, “We came here, we were supported. You were supported. Whatever you do, please find a way to be of service.”

In June 2020, the Supreme Court ruled against ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy established by the Obama Administration in 2012. The news of this decision was emotionally felt by Rodman,

centering her wish to serve immigrant families. Knowing this, her husband saw the Valley Settlement job listing and immediately informed her. She submitted an application and “beauty happened.” The interview process mirrored her own values: inclusive, thorough, and thoughtful with a focus on conversation.

Rodman's joining Valley Settlement coincides with the nonprofit, which began as a project of the Manaus Fund in 2011, relocating from the Third Street Center in Carbondale to the U.S. Bank Building in Glenwood Springs. The move places Valley Settlement more centrally within their area of service and closer to a bus route. Nonetheless, the organization will continue operating throughout the area with mobile and remote programs.

Valley Settlement focuses on six primary programs, each variably impacted by COVID: The Parent Mentor Program trains parents to assist in local schools. Placed on hold throughout the pandemic, the plan is to resume in the fall.

El Busecito Mobile Preschool consists of traveling classrooms for preschoolers. Now operating virtually with weekly activity bags distributed to students, the program serves nearly 100 preschoolers twice a week.

Learning with Love teaches parents and their toddlers skills like building routines, fostering social-emotional wellness, and language and numbers.

Family, Friends and Neighbors was designed to alleviate child care challenges in the Roaring Fork Valley by nurturing a network of informal care providers with a

two-year training program.

Lifelong Learning focuses on adult education with topics like computer literacy, English, and math.

Alma is a peer-based mental health support group for pregnant women and mothers of young children.

As a trusted community advocacy organization, Valley Settlement directly witnessed discrepancies laid bare by COVID, with the local “Hispanic or Latino” demographic testing positive at a rate disproportionately high compared to its share of the general population. Meanwhile, the socioeconomic impacts of closures, restrictions, and lack of access to government aid have actively worsened inequality.

In response, part of Rodman's new job will be to further Valley Settlement's mission with new programs. The process begins with community listening sessions planned for 2021. So far, she has taken joy in “learning as a student” from her staff and volunteers. She describes her staff as “25 amazing women,” continuing, “They're already leaders, we only need to support.”

In 2006 and 2009, Rodman returned to Cuba with her father. Her mother, true to intuition, had passed away before the opportunity arrived. Rodman could see her mother's hands in the hands of their relatives and understood the grief that their family transited. Experiencing the resilience of her parents laboring for their dream, and having joined the workforce herself at a young age, Rodman grew up valuing education and community. She understands firsthand the need for “doing together, not for” and “learning from by advocating with.”

New Client SPECIAL at Lifestyle Laser Lifestyle Laser offers: • Tattoo Removal • Hair Removal • Hydro Facials • Photo Facials • Botox • Dysport • Sun Spot Removal • Spider Vein Treatments • Toenail Fungus Treatments Most treatments take 30 minutes or less

Get 20% off your first appointment (Botox and Dysport excluded)

By appointment only Offer expires April 30, 2021

CARBONDALE

Programs

Learning with Love For toddlers and parents

El Busesito Preschool Mobile preschool buses

Parent Mentor

For elementary school students.

Lifelong Learning

Adult learners take courses in English, Spanish literacy, computer skills, math, and more.

Family, Friends and Neighbors

Informal care providers for children in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Alma

Support to depression.

mothers

experiencing

perinatal

Family Support Team

Provides important one-on-one support to connect families with the resources they need to thrive.

Scan here to learn more!

https://valleysettlement.org/programs/

COMMUNITY

SCHOOL

Carbondale Community School is now accepting applications!

We are a free, public charter school! We offer an alternative and individualized education for students in grades K-8!

• Small class sizes • Multi-age, creative and outdoor learning opportunities • Teachers who know and value YOU! Apply at DiscoverCompass.org Openings for incoming 6th, 7th and 8th Graders!

Call us at 970-963-9647 Deadline: April 2, 2021

COVID compliant

LifestyleLaserGlenwood.com 818 Colorado Ave Suite 308, Glenwood Springs | (970) 393-7500

Joining CCS has been a great experience and I have learned a lot and grown as a person. My teachers have been amazing mentors this year! ~ Caitland, Grade 8

THE SOPRIS SUN • Your weekly community connector • March 25 - March 31, 2021 • 13

14 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • March 25 - March 31, 2021

Honoring women peacemakers

By Geneviève Villamizar Sopris Sun Correspondent

changing paradigms: street kids in Rio, children ripped apart by bombs, a global chemical industry altering DNA in species — including our own.

How can a dolphin fight back as its sex organs shrink within just a few generations? How can parents address the accelerating puberty in their daughters? (Will male organs be next?)

How do ordinary citizens challenge the abuses of industry, corruption, and power?

“Chido rankles at anything that feels like ‘power over,’” Chambliss writes. When offered a small house in the corner of a property investors would buy, where Chido could practice, she declined. Chido asks, “How would the investors feel if the situation were reversed?” If she owned the land? If she permitted them only a small corner?

“Oh no,” they replied, “that would give you too much power over us.”

Without equity, how could investors truly value empowering orphans?

“A peacemaker is anyone who narrows the gap between dominance and subordination,” Chambliss says.

“This isn’t just about doing something for other people. It’s doing it with them — in a way that I would want someone doing it with me.”

Chido raised money to found the Hope Center for orphaned kids, a dream she had since she was eight and needed protection and power

Author Barbe Chambliss (left). Courtesy photos. organization, Global Medical Relief Fund, sticks with kids until they’re 21, relaunching them into the world. “[It’] s exciting and empowering, a feeling I hadn’t felt in a very long time.”

“These women have so rubbed off on me,” says Chambliss. “I hope people pick up the message that all it takes is an act of conscious doing. It doesn’t always take a lot of money. It doesn’t often take much time.”

For a conscious peacemaker TedTalk, she is coached to tell a sensational story of gripping drama and violence.

“But this is way earlier than the violence,” Chambliss counters. “This makes violence irrelevant.”

for herself. Its mission is to help orphans encounter their own worth, despite abuse or loss at the hands of irresponsible adults. Rather than “give,” Chido was strategic. Women from the village were invited to train first, before a child even came. Their role? To pave the way for those kids returning to the villages. To ensure villagers would see and respect that child’s worth.

The projects in Women Peacemakers are often done as a matter of course.

“How could I not?” asks a young New Yorker hamstrung by her own loss and anxiety — small potatoes compared to kids blown apart by bombs or suffering inconceivable medical maladies. Orchestrating surgeries and therapies, her

L E N OW AS ING

“I was worried that people would say, ‘Oh gosh, I could never bring the whole Masai village back or anything like that!’ I want readers to see the tactics of these women so they can apply them on an everyday basis as ordinary people.”

Paonia farmer and author Barbe Chambliss, Ph.D., met with The Sopris Sun to share her newly-published book, Women Peacemakers: What We Can Learn From Them. Of the fifteen stories within, a favorite of hers unfolds in Zimbabwe.

Chido Govero’s mother dies of AIDS, leaving Chido to provide for her little brother and increasinglyblind Granny. With no parents to protect her, Chido faces the male advances made by her own extended family. The grind and hustle of securing food through labor forces her from elementary school. Chido is seven years old.

Researching “conscious” peacemaking, Chambliss traveled the globe, delving into the stories of women taking on inequity. Be they scientists or athletes, the oppressed or the privileged, they do so not by activism (which Chambliss contends often still involves conflict) but through being conscious. It’s a choice to acknowledge a problem, a choice to listen to understand its roots, and a

choice to nip it in the bud.

Even when Chido could secure food, cousins or uncles often stole it.

Granny took Chido to the woods, teaching her to identify edible mushrooms by feel. Fortuitously, Chido was sponsored to attend a “Barefoot Mushroom Farming Training” developed to empower orphaned girls to alleviate hunger in their villages. This first exposure to outsiders showed Chido that men and adults could be kind, that she deserved respect, and that she had choices.

This is what Women Peacemakers seeks to share — that “victims” need not wait to be “saved.” They control their future.

Suddenly, Chido could feed her family, sell the extra mushrooms, send her brother and other orphans back to school and pay their fees. She was soon sponsored for three more years of mushroom studies. Composting the decay and violence of her childhood, Chido then taught in return.

“Everywhere she went,” writes Chambliss, “Chido [made] complicated processes simple and understandable … She customized her lessons to make use of local waste products,” teaching by doing and showing — language barriers be damned.

Chambliss speaks with her whole body, hands flying, shaping stories from Zimbabwe to Bosnia, Idaho to Israel. Unhyped stories of women

Co l

e o Av ad or

Sopris Lodge at Carbondale

Tru He e Nat alin ur gA e rts

Main St

Gra

nd

eT rail

N 2nd St

N 3rd St

Welcome Center

Rio

Main St

Elevated Senior Living is Coming to Carbondale Sopris Lodge at Carbondale Senior Living is a lifestyle community offering independent living, assisted living and memory care for the Roaring Fork Valley. We support resident wellness, choice, and healthy living, allowing you to live well, age well.

• Easy access to the Rio Grande Trail and downtown Carbondale

• Fitness Center

• Wellness programs and life enrichment activities

• Outdoor patio with hot tub

• Delicious chef-prepared meals

• Gardening beds

• Concierge and transportation services

• Greenhouse

• Bistro, library, Internet café, and theater

• Pet-friendly community

• Technology for safety, security and entertainment

….and much more

Visit our Welcome Center Today!

265 Main Street, Carbondale, Colorado | 970-440-2628 | SoprisLodge.com Independent Living | Assisted Living | Memory Care | Managed by THE SOPRIS SUN • Your weekly community connector • March 25 - March 31, 2021 • 15

OPINION

by Ben Bohmfalk Recently I have noticed a heightened level of angst in locals’ discourse about where our town is heading. Specifically, some of the discourse in emails, letters, and on social media about 8th Street sidewalks, new development along 133, and the Main Street summer closure has veered from constructive dialogue to negative attacks. I see the outrage over Michael Francisco’s arrest as a separate issue which would rightly cause citizens to question the direction of our local government regardless of when it happened, but its timing has coincided with these other issues and the emotions have carried over. My theory is that there are two main causes of this trend, and that if we pause and reflect on those causes, we can shift back to the constructive civil

Presume positive intent

discourse that makes Carbondale great, and enables us to make positive decisions together as a community.

I think the main cause of the deterioration in how we talk about local issues is pandemic fatigue.

When the pandemic forced the Carbondale Board of Trustees and our commissions to adapt to Zoom meetings, we decided to keep moving forward with public processes and decisions rather than bring the Town’s business to a halt. That has mostly worked surprisingly well, and even increased the public’s ability to participate in some meetings.

But after a full year of virtual interactions, we’re all sick of it. The lack of face-to-face interaction hinders communication and makes it harder to remember that we’re all human, doing our best in a tough time. We all have fewer conversations with our friends and neighbors than normal, and more digital interactions than we’d like. You may not bump into people around town and learn about an issue until a decision has been made, leaving you feeling left out of the public process.

I think the other main cause of this angst is that a lot of development that was years in the making is now getting built, so the pace of change seems to have accelerated during the

Cool Brick Studios

pandemic. A sign of how much we all love our little town is how worried we get when we see new buildings going up. None of us want Carbondale to grow in ways that threaten the qualities that caused each of us to move here or stay here, and the construction sites along the highway cause many of us to wonder where we’re headed. Combine that with the isolation and stress of the pandemic, and it’s easy to feel that your local government is disconnected from the locals themselves. The reality is that this is exactly the kind of development that we, as a community, chose to embrace over the past decade or more. Everything being built today is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan (2013) and Unified Development Code (2016), both adopted before any of the current Trustees were elected. Our current staff, commissions, and trustees continue to refine these plans to better meet changing times, while maintaining our commitment to accommodating compact development within our town core rather than sprawling out into surrounding open space.

So, what can we do to shift back to constructive dialogue?

First, presume positive intent.

Remember that Town Trustees, volunteer commissioners, Town

world-class multimedia studio

photography • film • video 360° virtual tours

staff, and others involved in the public process are good people with good intentions. So are the people you disagree with about a specific decision. Share your perspective and criticize poor policy in order to make it better, but stop short of attacking the individuals involved.

Second, talk to people. All of the negativity I’ve referenced has been expressed digitally, not in face-to-face conversation. Rather than venting on Facebook or on an email, take a moment to talk to someone about your concerns.

Every Carbondale trustee and the mayor have our phone numbers and/or email addresses posted on the town’s website, and we would be happy to find a time to meet up and chat. Talk to your friends and neighbors to get their perspectives too, and don’t take what you see on social media as representative of reality.

Lastly, check out some of the resources at carbondalegov. org, where you can find the Comprehensive Plan (under Planning and Zoning Commission), YouTube recordings of recent meetings (under Mayor and Trustees), and full packets of information for every meeting. You’ll find that our community planning documents are well thought-out and that our meetings are open,

civil, and deliberative. I hope this transparency helps restore trust in our public processes.

I look forward to returning to in-person public meetings, bumping into more people in local businesses and on the street, and discussing residents’ concerns in face-to-face conversation very soon. Disagreement and debate are healthy parts of local decisionmaking. Let’s just remember that we’re all neighbors, we all love this town dearly, and we’re all doing our best in challenging times.

Ben Bohmfalk has served on Carbondale's Board of Town Trustees since April 2016. He previously was chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission and currently works as a technology facilitator for the Roaring Fork School District.

Scan here to visit Carbondale's website!

https://carbondalegov.org/

Looking for recovery?

MISSION: To provide a safe and supportive location for meetings, fellowship, educational activities, and social events for people, families, and friends in recovery.

Hosting live, hybrid and online recovery meetings.

Audio and visual excellence all under one roof !

CoolBrickStudios.com

86 S 3rd St. Carbondale, Colorado 16 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • March 25 - March 31, 2021

www.meetingplacecarbondale.org

Springtime at the Source

Primavera en la Fuente

By Will Evans

Each morning I greet the mountain with gratitude and am nourished by fresh water I am mostly water, as a descendant of Source.

I grow in an awareness, Source and I are One. Buried inside my essence a fire awakens and I see the world through a new lens, as a child of Source.

Fresh water is the essence of our living-world story.

Traducción por Raleigh Burleigh

Crezco en conciencia, Fuente y yo somos Un@.

Hundida en mi esencia se despierta una llama y veo al mundo con una nueva mirada, como hij@ de Fuente.

Agua fresca es la esencia de nuestra historia tierraviviente.

Cada mañana saludo a la montaña con gratitud y me nutre agua fresca Soy mayormente agua, como descendiente de Fuente.

LEGALS NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE is hereby given that on April 1, 2021, at 12:00 p.m., final settlement will be made with GOULD CONSTRUCTION, INC., 6874 CO-82, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, by the TOWN OF CARBONDALE, 511 Colorado Ave., Carbondale, Colorado, on a contract for labor and materials for a project known as TOWN OF CARBONDALE CLARIFIER IMPROVEMENTS; and that any person, co-partnership, company, association of persons, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against GOULD CONSTRUCTION, INC. or its subcontractors, for labor and materials, may, at any time, up to closing of business the last work day prior to final settlement, that is, by April 1, 2021, file a verified statement of the amount due with the TOWN OF CARBONDALE (Attn.

Kevin Schorzman kschorzman@carbondaleco.net) pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended.

Failure on the part of the Claimant to make such verified statement, prior to the final settlement on the contract with GOULD CONSTRUCTION, INC., will relieve the TOWN OF CARBONDALE from any liability for such Claimant's claim.

PUBLISHED BY THE ORDER OF TOWN OF CARBONDALE. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE is hereby given that on April 2, 2021, at 12:00 p.m., final settlement will be made with MUELLER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., 5032 CR 154., Glenwood Springs, Colorado, by the TOWN OF CARBONDALE, 511 Colorado Ave., Carbondale, Colorado, on a contract for labor and materials for a project known as TOWN OF CARBONDALE ROARING FORK WTP FILTER PROJECT; and that any person, copartnership, company, association of persons, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against MUELLER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC. or its subcontractors, for labor and materials, may, at any time, up to closing of business the last work day prior to final settlement, that is, by April 2, 2021, file a verified statement of the amount due with the TOWN OF CARBONDALE (Attn.

Kevin Schorzman kschorzman@carbondaleco.net) pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended.

Failure on the part of the Claimant to make such verified statement, prior to the final settlement on the contract with MUELLER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC., will relieve the TOWN OF CARBONDALE from any liability for such Claimant's claim.

PUBLISHED BY THE ORDER OF TOWN OF CARBONDALE.

Wemagooah Kazuhchich. Photo by Will Sardinsky.

LETTERS Farewell to a CMC pioneer Dave Clark was a science instructor in the early days of Colorado Mountain College, known in the early 1970s as Colorado Mountain Junior College. Due to the fact that West Campus (Glenwood Springs) had only 300 students and East Campus (Leadville) had only 100 students, the few teachers in the Science, Business, and communication/ Humanities departments taught almost all of the subjects in their disciplines. As a result, Dave Clark taught Biology, Botany, Astronomy, College Algebra, Calculus, etc.

He was an excellent teacher who was very popular. Despite the fact that they were asked to teach many subjects in labs and classrooms

Continued from page 2 in temporary buildings (mainly converted student dorms after the first permanent student dormitory was built), Dave and his fellow teachers were able to teach collegelevel courses — an accomplishment that eventually led to the agreement with CU Boulder to accept transfer credits from Colorado Mountain College.

Here's a fond goodbye to an inspiring teacher who helped make Colorado Mountain College the accredited megacollege of many campuses that it is today.

Clay Boland Jr. Retired CMC Professor

Dead of night Dark as a new moon Cold as a ghost passing close Uneasy evening JM Jesse Glenwood Springs

Haiku #2 No sweet bird song this morning Everything hushed By a blanket of wet spring snow

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Thompson Park, LLC (“Applicant”) has submitted an application for approval of a preliminary and final subdivision application (“Application”), for the property legally described as Parcel 3 and Parcel 4, THOMPSON PARK SUBDIVISION, according to the MASTER PLAT thereof filed May 19, 2015, as Reception No. 862909, Garfield County, Colorado (“Property”), with Parcel 3 comprising .46 acres and Parcel 4 comprising .98 acres. Thompson Park, LLC is the owner of the Property.

Applicant is proposing to (a) subdivide Parcel 3 into 4 lots and build 6 residential units thereon and (b) subdivide Parcel 4 into 7 lots and build 7 residential units thereon. One condominiumized structure containing a total of three units will be constructed on one of the lots on Parcel 3, and all three of those units will be deed-restricted for affordable housing. The remaining lots on Parcel 3 will be developed as townhomes, and all lots on Parcel 4 will be developed as single-family dwellings. This Application will not change what was already approved during the Major Site Plan Review for the Property. It would simply divide the property into lots to allow for individual dwelling units which can be sold.

The Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees, Garfield County, State of Colorado, will conduct a public hearing to consider the Application on April 13, 2021, at 6:00 PM, at Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave., Carbondale, Colorado.

You may watch a live streaming of the meeting on You Tube. Search Town of Carbondale April 13, 2021 meeting. Please be aware that you will experience a 15-30 second delay.

If you would like to submit comments regarding this application,

email your comments or letter to msikes@carbondaleco.net by 4:00 pm on April 13, 2021. 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 April 13, 2021. You will receive instructions on joining the meeting online prior to 6:00 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. Wifi 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 970/5101208 by 3:00 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.

Janet Buck Town Planner ORDINANCE NO. 1 Series of 2021 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO, APPROVING THE CARBONDALE CENTER PLACE SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on March 23, 2021.

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.

THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE By: s/s Dan Richardson, Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 2 Series of 2021 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO, APPROVING AN APPLICATION OF CARBONDALE CENTER PLACE, LLC FOR MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW APPROVAL TO DEVELOP MIXED USE BUILDINGS UPON LOT 1, CARBONDALE CENTER PLACE SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION, FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ALLOW GROUND FLOOR RESIDENTIAL USE, AND FOR ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE FOR LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on March 23, 2021.

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.

THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE By: s/s Dan Richardson, Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 3 Series of 2021 AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO, APPROVING AN APPLICATION OF CARBONDALE CENTER PLACE, LLC FOR MAJOR SITE PLAN REVIEW FOR LOT 2, AND CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPROVAL TO DEVELOP A SELF STORAGE FACILITY AND ALTERNATIVE COMPLIANCE REVIEW WITH RESPECT TO MINIMUM LANDSCAPED AREA UPON LOT 2, CARBONDALE CENTER PLACE SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on March 23, 2021.

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.

THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE By: s/s Dan Richardson, Mayor

Jampa Carbondale THE SOPRIS SUN • Your weekly community connector • March 25 - March 31, 2021 • 17

Your Big Backyard XX

Across 1. Primer used in one-room schoolhouses (2 words).

7. Denver suburb near Thornton.

8. Possess.

10. The Black Diamond ___ ___ used to operate near Glenwood Springs (2 words).

11. Opposite of narrow.

13. Common in our area. Eats rodents and grows to six feet long.

15. Plant.

16. Indigo flower grows on tall stems in meadows and woods. Toxic.

17. Dog Star.

19.Performs onstage.

20. Powder ___,. Wee ones at Buttermilk.

21. Not fictitious.

23. Shrub.

By Chromostome

24. Flecks of gold in a river bed.

Down 1. Towering landmarks near Aspen (2 words).

2. Hot springs destination; Garfield County seat (2 words).

3. Trout appendage.

4. Alas, poor ___! I knew him, Horatio.

5. Subalpine evergreen (2 words).

6. Elk, Gore, and Sawatch, for example.

9. Was indebted to.

12. Luxury hotel in downtown Aspen.

14. Prominent peak in Rocky Mountain National Park.

18. Self-addressed, stamped envelope (abbr.)

21. Electrical current that rapidly changes direction (abbr.)

22. Hotel Colorado became his temporary home (abbr.)

Across: 1. MCGUFFEYSREADER. 7. NORTHGLENN 8. OWN 10. COALMINE 11. BROAD 13. BULLSNAKE 15 . SOW 16. MONKSHOOD 17. SIRIUS 19. ACTS 20. PANDAS 21. ACTUAL 23. BUSH 24. PALCER Down: 1. MAROONBELLS 2. GLENWOODSPRINGS 3. FIN 4. YORICK 5. ENGLEMANNSPRUCE 6. RANGES 9. OWED 12.JEROME 14. LONGS 18. SASE 21. AC 22. TR

“The organization is so much more than teaching English. Bringing families together, opening our hearts and minds to those we may not normally connect with...”

AFTER-HOURS MEDICAL CARE ASPEN VALLEY HOSPITAL

—JILL COHEN

INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING AS AN ENGLISH TUTOR? CONTACT US AT

info@englishinaction.org or 963-9200

Join us for or next ONLINE TUTOR ORIENTATION October 15!

This community ad space provided by Cool Brick Studios

It’s time to explore Waldorf Education: Kindergarten to 2nd Grade Thursday April 8th 5pm or 7pm

When you have unexpected medical needs, After-Hours Medical Care is here for you. We are staffed with doctors and nurses to answer your medical questions and treat minor injuries and illnesses, including: sprains, simple fractures, lacerations, UTIs ...and more.

If you have respiratory symptoms, fever, sore throat, or flu/COVID-19-like symptoms, we can arrange a telemedicine consult for you by calling 970.544.1250.

970.544.1250

RSVP required

bit.ly/ExploringWaldorf

234 Cody Lane, Basalt Monday - Friday 3:00 – 11:00 pm Saturday & Sunday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm aspenhospital.org |

18 • THE SOPRIS SUN • soprissun.com • March 25 - March 31, 2021

AspenValleyHospital

PARTING SHOTS

"Speaking open doorways"

Photo (left) and text by Raleigh Burleigh

Since 2008, Adi Shakti Ashram, the nonprofit umbrella under which Mana Foods operates, has organized a 72-hour Gurmuhk mantra chant in Carbondale.

The Guru Granth Sahib, a book of prayers and hymns compiled in the 17th century, is recited as one complete “unbroken sound” with around 18 volunteers taking one hour shifts. Organizer Sotantar Anderson translates “Guru Granth” as “the great song, transforming darkness into light.” Sotantar calls it “yoga,” creating “equal mind” and inspiring bliss. “You shift one thing in yourself, you shift the whole world!” Although the text is a central religious scripture of Sikhism, it is composed of poets from many backgrounds and Sotantar’s aspiration is to “share in community” and “break the boundaries of religious dogma.”

Purple crocuses bloom at the True Nature Peace Garden. Photo by Raleigh Burleigh.

WINDSHIE REPAIR AUTO GLA REPLACEM WINDSHIELD

SERVICE DIRECTORY eW imaatte Wa ash tm i i l sh CLEAN Ult Cleans Inside

U

Practicing minimal contact check-in.

INSIDE & OUT & Out

Complete CompleteInterior Interior and and Exterior wash package.

Exterior Wash Package Car ash Car W Wash Detailing Detailing Oil changes Oil Tires Changes

Tires

970-963-3891 970-963-3891

Weather Insurance Insurance Weather

If it rains or snows bring the vehicle back within If it rains48orhours snowsand bringweback vehicle will the rewash it. within

48 hours and we will rewash it.

970-963-8800 745970-963-8800 Buggy Circle in Carbondale www.sunburstcarcare.com 745 Buggy Circle in Carbondale

www.sunburstcarcare.com Open Mon.-Sat. 8am-5:00pm and on Sundays from 9am-4pm for washes only Open Monday - Saturday 8am to 5:30pm and on Sunday from 9am to 4pm for washes only.

REPAIR & AUTO GLASS REPLACEMENTMo

Mobile Service Available

bil Servic Availab

Locally Owned by David Zamansky

Locally owned bybyJake Zamansky Locally Owned David Zamansky 289 MAIN STREET | (970) 963-2826 | CARBONDALEAH@GMAIL.COM

500 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, C 500 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, CO

REAL ESTATE FOR YOU! NOT A KDNK MEMBER? CALL 963-0139 GO TO KDNK.ORG

BUY OR BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME IN 2021!

There has never been a better time to take advantage of the historically low mortgage interest rates than right now!

0295 Badger Rd. Carbondale, CO | Lic# IR 100017154 | www.trudiwj.com | 970-309-6200

THE SOPRIS SUN • Your weekly community connector • March 25 - March 31, 2021 • 19