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Volume 8, Number 49 | January 12, 2017
New Rebekah member Rochelle Norwood (left) holds down the fort at the Near New thrift store in Carbondale on Friday with plenty of help from volunteers anna abdelaal (center) and Olivia Pevec (right). Photo by Jane bachrach
New energy at the Near New secondhand store by Will Grandbois sopris sun staff Writer A new generation is pitching in with Carbondale Daughters of Rebekah, and it’s none too soon. Although the group has a steady volunteer base to help with the Near New secondhand store, active membership has declined over the years. Now, Rochelle Norwood has joined the fold as one of the youngest members in years, and with a couple other 30-somethings slated for induction early next month.
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“The potential is so great, and they’ve been really open to us and our crazy ideas, but there’s no rush to change anything about the way this place is run,” Norwood observed. “It’s been serving its role really well for 40 years.” A branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Rebekahs date back to 1851 when future U.S. Vice President Schuyler Colfax pushed for a role for the daughters and wives of male members. Founded on ideals of friendship, love and truth, the order has endured and thrived lo-
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cally even as the Odd Fellows faded. The original Carbondale lodge burnt down in 1902 and was rebuilt in its current form at the corner of 3rd and Main in 1905. Its cornerstone bears a USGS marker for 6,181 feet above sea level, and thus is likely the reference point for the town’s posted elevation. For many years, lodge business was conducted upstairs while the downstairs was rented out as a church, dance hall and even a paint store. In 1975, however, the Eastern Stars, a branch of the Freemasons, were
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looking for someone to run their Near New store nearby, and the Rebekahs decided to take it on. It started small, but eventually expanded to fill the whole lower floor. The store is an all volunteer operation, and all funds raised after expenses go to various charitable causes. The Rebekahs funds scholarships to Carbondale and Basalt high school graduates every year, as well as a United Nations trip for high school juniors. Applications for the latter are available at the Near New and due by Feb. 15 Rebekahs page 14
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