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First Friday gets back to roots

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Writer irst Friday on March 6 gets back to its roots as an art walk, but also steps in a new direction by officially encouraging folks to shop local.

“Did you know that ¼ of every penny of sales tax collected in Garfield County funds your public libraries?” said a recent library district press release.

To create awareness of how shopping locally can help the district put more books on shelves and offer other services, shoppers are invited to bring sales receipts from Carbondale businesses to the library from March 6 through April 3 for entry in drawings for goods and services from local businesses. The shop-local program is being organized and promoted by the Carbondale Branch Library, Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, Roaring Fork Leadership and businesses throughout town.

On the art walk front, according to the chamber of commerce, offerings, events and venues include: • The Carbondale Clay Center from 6 to 9 p.m. with “Pairings” at 201A Main Street (across from Fatbelly Burgers); • CCAH’s “Mohawks, Tattoos & Street Art” from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Launchpad; • A demonstration by art teacher Maurice Reed from 5 to 8 p.m. at European Antiques; • Live painting from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Kahhak Gallery (St. Patrick’s Day will be the subject); • Mary Noone will conduct a painting demonstration at Main Street Gallery from 5 to 8 p.m.; • Mousai Gallery features interior décor inspired

by Mother Nature, featuring James and Cheri Vilona; • Sopris Liquor & Wine hosts an Italian wine tasting from 5 to 6:30 p.m.; • Strange Imports features SAW potter Steven Colby from 5 to 8 p.m.; • Susan’s Flowers hosts a special event from 5 to 8 p.m.; • Main Street Spirits holds a tasting for chardonnays, cabernets and 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey from 5 to 7 p.m.; • Crystal River Meats brings its farmer’s market trailer to the Village Smithy from 4 to 8 p.m.; • The Hair Bar in La Fontana Plaza is offering a “blow out special;” • ACME Healing Arts in Sopris Plaza is throwing a Home Grown First Friday Jam from 7 to 9 p.m. with live music, door prizes and cannabis info.

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The second Youth Poetry Slam at the Third Street Center — presented by Aspen Words — drew a crowd of 300 to witness valley youth sharing their work from the stage. Thirtytwo students performed original poems and another 30 would have done the same if there had been time. The top four scorers in the slam and four other students selected by visiting poets Myrlin Hepworth, Logan Phillips and Mercedez Holtry were then invited to appear on stage at the Wheeler Opera House on Saturday.

In a sampling of other action around town: • Harmony Scott Jewelry Design at the east end of Main Streets holds a “spin to win” casino night; • Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building

presents Valle Musico at 8:30 p.m.; • The Crystal Theatre presents “Still Alice,” staring recent Oscar winner Julianne Moore;

• The Cherry Creek Singers bring traditional Lakota drumming and singing to the Third Street Center Round Room at 5:30 and 7 p.m. (donations are appreciated).

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Carbondale Commentary The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

Carbondale: A great place to be (yourself ) In the last few years Carbondale has been bondale local; how to act when confronted with featured in several magazines, showcased as “A real life in this small mountain town: Great Place to Be!” Well, it’s working; we’re When driving on Catherine Store Road, (yes, like a fly strip for transplants. I get it, if you that is the name of the road. There’s no “‘s” and weren’t brought up by people it doesn’t bother us, grammatically who carry a pocket knife, there’s or otherwise) and you find youra romantic quality to the whole self driving at the pace of cows “living off the land” lifestyle, walking, show some patience and and it’s authentic here. Carbonslow down. Those beasts are your dale has a quality not found in future fancy cheeseburgers with many small towns; it’s a capaGorgonzola aioli. (True Carbonble-yet-laid-back feel, definitely dale natives will want to know the worth preserving. And while definition of aioli: “It’s what rich change can be good, I think we people call mayonnaise.” -MM) should go over a few things, in When hanging out at the Pour the hopes of making the transiHouse, trying to blend in, it is imtion smooth for everyone: new perative that you A) don’t wear a and old, good and bad, upblack cowboy hat unless you can standing and down-to-earth. back it up, and secondly, don’t Attention newcomers: welbother ordering “stiff” drinks from

By Jeannie Perry come to our Rocky Mountain the bartenders. That’s the only way town at the confluence. Yes, we know how great they know how to make ’em. (It should go withit is to be here; we live here, we work here, we out saying, but I’ll say it: don’t bother ordering play here. And while we’re glad you’re here, “light” drinks either). And if you’re going to please don’t try to change it. Just let Carbondale eavesdrop on the next booth’s conversation be. The sooner you let go of your past, the bet- (hardly your fault, as their voices get louder with ter our future will be. And the same goes for the each round) whatever happens, do not interrupt old-timers: no use grumbling about all the new with a story about how you did it back home. faces. Just think of it like this; there’s a whole Also, for your own safety, leave your yoga mat new batch of folks to buy the drinks and listen in the car. to your stories Don’t ask what’s in it, just drink the Piehole.

I’ve put together a few tips on being a CarDo not set your car alarm. Ever. It is preten-

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tious (the antithesis of Carbondale) and you might as well have a loudspeaker on top of your car that shouts, “I am from out of town!” Know that as a Carbondalian, you will eventually drive a pickup or a station wagon; it’s up to you how long you hold out.

Quit buying up all the open space you can get your hands on. Going in and outbidding the Entities That Be before they can get their unruly ducks to line up is not making you popular with the locals. That land belongs to our children’s children and they’re going to need it for hunting and foraging. If you don’t believe me, you should eavesdrop at the Pour House more often.

When walking down Main Street early in the morning, try not to gawk at the folks who are still in their clothes from the night before, as those are real locals. They may not know exactly where their car is at the moment, but they’re the ones who’ll stop in a blizzard to help you out of the ditch. Also, please refrain from stating, “What a cute little town” at any time of day.

When driving down Main Street and someone walks out in front of you, stop. Take a deep breath, try to relax, and smile as you wait for them to shuffle across the street. Which reminds me, smile a lot. The more you do it, the more familiar it will feel and maybe one day when someone you don’t know smiles at you on the street, you’ll automatically smile back. Life is good here.

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Scale matters; agricultural shis under way So I’ve been thinking about and working create integrity. The collateral damage is with scale for a long time, mainly in the realm waste, overuse, destruction and in our human of human systems. What size groups work experience, depression, violence and disease. best together given their purYou know the score. pose and collaborative capaciRecent United Nations reties? At what point does ports are fascinating in that they breakdown begin to happen unequivocally state that current and why? How does the scale industrial agricultural methods at which the system is operatcan no longer feed the world, due ing support or degrade the opto the impacts of overlapping enportunity of all members to vironmental and ecological crises experience and express their linked to land, water and rewholeness and happiness? source availability. The newest reLately I’ve been thinking a search and initiatives coming out lot about scale as it relates to of the UN around food and food production and stewardhunger issues call for governship of the land. Joel Salatin ments to shift from their focus on shared his “Benchmarks of the big industrial monocrop Truth” in agriculture at the model to small-scale farming and

By Gwen Garcelon Slow Money gathering this fall. “agroecology” methods.

The one that really stood out for me was about “being honoring.” He said, “Does it Agroecology Agroecology is a traditional way of using look like the life beings on that farm, from the bees to the clover to the farmers, are being farming methods that are less resource orisupported to express the full extent of their ented, and which work in harmony with society. Ironically, it’s a return to what we have gifts and talents?”

A big part of this has to do with the scale always known as human beings, and what inof the enterprise. When the system grows to digenous cultures have practiced beautifully a point where the participants lose the ability — a deep relationship with the land and each to be accountable to one another, lose the other that is honoring, and allows all of life its level of connection that elicits deep empathy full expression of joy and meaning and inand understanding, lose the joy of being seen tegrity. And it is a patient, often non-linear and being needed and appreciated, then the process — to develop the relationships and system no longer has integrity — and it can’t trust with the land, and with each other in

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Correction Last week’s photo of Roaring Fork Valley Co-op employees incorrectly listed their names. They are, from left to right, Heladio Sanchez, Crystal Holley, Lynn Donnelly and Baldo Barragan.

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community where this kind of fullness and integrity can occur.

Small and slow. It’s such a challenging shift for us to make in our culture of bigger, better, faster — and especially in light of the urgency we feel to head off ecological, social and economic disasters we may see coming our way.

But we only need to take a deeper look around in our communities to see that the shift is occurring, in the small and powerful ways that are beautiful and that will be enduring.

Community gardens Take a look at the public Basalt Food Forest, a partnership of permaculture expert Stephanie Syson and the former head of the town’s parks department staff, Lisa DiNardo.

In the center of town, it is changing the way people think about growing and sharing food. Or the creative partnership of RFTA and CCAH in Carbondale, resulting in a fledgling public food garden along the Rio Grande bike path at Eighth Street.

Or how about the garden at Colorado Rocky Mountain School that provides 30-40 percent of the produce that its school community consumes? I think it is setting a precedent for someday every institution with a food service component being responsible for growing as much as they can on site.

Grand River Hospital in Rifle is picking up the charge with their greenhouse project.

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Dandelion Day could wither without new blood May 8-10 this year

By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent The Carbondale community appears to be the only one in the U.S. that has named the dandelion as its town flower, according to a quick search of the Internet in search of other such locales.

But Carbondale’s unique place in history, as far as dandelions and civic pride are concerned, may be in trouble if the organizers do not get a little help in staging the annual Dandelion Day, which this year is to take place on May 8-10 in Sopris Park and other venues.

The Dandelion Day planning committee recently issued an appeal to the town’s Environmental Board (or E-Board, as it is commonly known) seeking greater support and participation from E-Board members, or at least ideas about where to find additional personnel to help put on the popular event.

Efforts to contact E-Board members for this story were not successful.

Started in 1998 The Dandelion Day event began in 1998 as a one-day celebration of the plant, after environmental activists convinced the town to stop treating Sopris Park with herbicides and the town’s trustees gave the plant its official designation.

But what started out as a very simple event sponsored by the E-Board, with a flea market, a few booths with environmental themes and not much else, has blossomed into what this year will be three days of activities, May 8-10.

This year’s event will feature numerous booths, a parade, live music from the park’s stage, a film at the Crystal Theater on Friday night, and a speaker offering tips about edible plants at the Crystal Theater on Friday and again on Sunday at a different location.

It is the added complexity of the celebration, along with the hard work it takes to put it on, that the current Dandelion Day Planning Committee is troubled about, according to one of the committee members, Sue Gray.

The committee currently has a half-dozen members, all volunteers, some of whom have served on the E-Board in the past or serve on it currently, Gray told The Sopris Sun this week.

The planning committee members split up the duties associated with Dandelion Day, which include arranging the live music acts [Stacy Stein] to organizing the vendors [Alyssa Reindel] to doing the advertising, creating a poster and managing the website at www.dandelionday.org [Gray], and other chores.

One huge task, Gray said, is recruiting and organizing the 15-25 volunteers needed every year to set things up on Friday, staff the vari-

ous activities through the weekend and then tear it all down to restore the park to its nonfestival placidity.

“Nobody wants that job,” remarked Gray.

“Every year we have a new volunteer coordinator. It’s really hard to recruit volunteers.”

The overall commitment for the committee members, Gray estimated, is “as much as 270 hours,” which translates to between 40 and 50 hours per year, per committee member.

And after several years of doing the work, Gray said, she and two others — Stein and Candace Goodwin, who oversees the general organization — are ready to step down.

“It’s not burned out,” Gray said of the feelings felt by the three. “It’s just stretched thin.” She noted that she and the others each has an array of other volunteer activities, and that they each would like to step away from Dandelion Day and concentrate their energies on those other activities.

The problem The problem, Gray said, is that none of the E-Board members have shown interest in taking part in the planning for Dandelion Day, although E-Board members Jason White and Jeff Lauckhart have offered to work as volunteers at this year’s event.

Gray conceded that the planning committee itself is partially to blame for its own feeling of being “stretched thin,” as a conse-

quence of its work to expand and broaden the celebration.

“We keep adding on to our own burdens,” she said with a rueful grin. “We want Dandelion Day to evolve into something more than it is.”

An example of the event’s broadening effect, she said, is last year’s Dandelion Day movie, “Bringing It Home,” a documentary about the growing interest in legalizing hemp as an industrial alternative to the U.S. dependency on petroleum-based products.

The film, she said, led directly to the formation of the Colorado Hemp Education Association, a Carbondale-based organization that is advocating for hemp legalization nationwide and for ways to get a hemp industry kick-started here in Colorado now that hemp cultivation and processing is legal under the state constitution.

She also noted that Dandelion Day in Carbondale is to be featured in an upcoming edition of the Milwaukee, Wis.-based Country magazine, in an article about how the plant figures in private celebrations around the nation.

The next meeting of the Dandelion Day planning committee is on March 11, from 68 p.m., at Dos Gringos restaurant and coffee shop in the La Fontana Plaza, at which the public is invited to attend and participate.

The Environmental Board will meet at town hall on March 16 at 6 p.m.

Murder suspect booked in GarCo Jail Passport found in Dumpster

By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Murder suspect Arturo Navarrete-Portillo, 46, was released from a Grand Junction Hospital on March 4 and taken to Garfield County Jail, according to a press release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Navarrete-Portillo was transferred from Valley View Hospital to an unidentified Grand Junction hospital on Feb. 16, after he was involved in an automobile accident on Highway 133 and later told law enforcement officers he had killed his wife, Maria Carminda Portillo-Amaya, 30, earlier in the day.

Navarrete-Portillo appeared before a Garfield County district judge for advisement at 3:30 p.m. on March 4 and is being held without bond.

Navarrete-Portillo faces charges of first-degree murder and domestic violence for his alleged role in the death of his wife, whose body was found in an apartment on Cooper Place.

Local and state law enforcement authorities have been tight-lipped concerning details of the investigation and the case against Navarrete-Portillo.

What is known is Navarrete-Portillo’s arrest and subsequent hospital stay has cost the town of Carbondale about $9,200, according to Town Manager Jay Harrington.

In an e-mail exchange with a reporter on Wednesday, Harrington stated “the vast majority of the costs (reflected in the $9,200 in bills) have been with the private security” firm that guarded Navarrete-Portillo at the hospital around the clock since his arrest.

Carbondale Police Chief Schilling, in a follow-up e-mail, wrote that the bill for cleaning up the apartment was paid by the

landlord before the apartment was released back to the owner and the occupants.

Schilling explained that in addition to approximately $8,800 in primarily security costs, the town also is on the hook for food bills estimated by Schilling to be “between $300 and $400,” as well as the cost of plywood for boarding up the murder scene and “some overtime” that has yet to be calculated.

Authorities learned of the killing when the suspect, while being airlifted to Grand Junction for treatment of his injuries on Feb. 16, told the flight crew that he had killed his wife earlier that day and where her body could be found, in an apartment on Cooper Place.

Carbondale police did not learn of the suspect's statement until that afternoon, and located the victim’s body during a search of the area that began at around 2 p.m.

The investigation is being led by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, in cooperation with Carbondale police, the U.S. Homeland Security Administration and other agencies.

Authorities did not report the victim’s name until Feb. 19, and the suspect’s name was not released until Feb. 24.

Police acknowledged on Feb. 27 that one possibly key item of identification, the suspect’s passport, was found in a Dumpster on Feb. 25, nine days after the murder and nearly that long after authorities reportedly had investigated and cleared the Cooper Place apartment where the murder took place.

According to a source familiar with some of the events following the murder, but who asked not to be identified, the passport was found in the pocket of a sweatMURDER page 8

Carbondale eighth grade All-Star Mikel Mayo (#34) goes up for a shot against Aspen while Aidan Sloan (#32) and Ronald Clemente (#30) look on last Sunday. The eighth graders won the game 31-27 behind Mayo’s 11 points and “Jumpin’” Joe Salinas’s 10. The seventh grade All-Stars hung on to beat Glenwood 24-23. Meeker rounded out the four-team tournament. The action continues at Roaring Fork High School on March 8. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Town Briefs Governments discussing Rio Grande access Sopris Sun Staff Report Town staff and the Carbondale Board of Trustees were scheduled to meet with officials from Glenwood Springs, Garfield County and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority on March 4 to talk about concerns the towns and the county have regarding the Access Control Plan for the Rio Grande rail and trail corridor that connects Aspen and Glenwood Springs and all points in between.

The return of winter weather appears to have caused a few problems for the town’s street crew of late, according to the weekly memo from the office of Town Manager Jay Harrington (the report was written by Finance Director Renae Gustine, as Harrington was out of the office).

According to Gustine’s report the street crew went into the neighborhoods around town with the street sweeper last week, but also was required to do some sanding on Feb. 20 along “some very slippery streets.”

In addition, the gravel parking lot at Colorado Avenue and Fourth Street was graded, new street signs were placed on Wald Drive and Rock Court, and some work was done on drainage and sidewalks at Gianinetti Park.

Other work over the week included removal of concrete panels along 3rd Street just south of Sopris Avenue, and a leveling of a stretch of sidewalk using compacted road base.

Gustine reported that several elm trees in that part of town have heaved up under the concrete sidewalks, and that the town is talking with the Tree Board about removal of those trees.

Preparation for work on Barber Drive continues, and town staff met with the SGM engineering company to discuss “bid quantities and drainage issues,” Gustine reported.

The Carbondale Public Arts Commission has selected new sculptures for placement as part of this year’s Art aRound Town (ART) program, and town staff has been meeting with the Envi-

ronmental Board to discuss the annual Spring Clean-Up Day, Household Hazardous Waste Day and sponsorship of an E-Waste Day this year.

New bear-resistant trash and recycling containers were put in place this week at Miner’s Park and Staircase Park, the memo stated.

Gustine reported that normal maintenance was done on trash, recycling and dog-waste stations around town, and she noted that, “Now that the snow has melted, we see that there are numerous people that are not picking up after their dog.”

The planning department has reported an increase in businesses wanting to either replace or upgrade the signs they have on their businesses, as well as the rate of inquiries about development on properties around town.

Only one response has been submitted to the Carbondale Historical Preservation Commission (CHPC) request for proposals to conduct an updated survey of historical properties around Carbondale, which was scheduled for a review at the CHPC’s meeting on March 5.

Town employees worked on the water system at the Gateway RV Park, at the intersection of Highways 82 and 133, with the goal of rebuilding all the park’s water stations by opening day in the spring, Gustine reported.

All of the town’s water and treatment plants were reported to be “running smoothly” last week, Gustine wrote, adding that some equipment has arrived or is on order for installation at the plants in the coming weeks.

Recreation department offerings continued to be well used by the citizens, including a tournament of the Youth Basketball League with teams from Glenwood Springs, Basalt and Aspen; and tournament play among teams in the Adult Volleyball League. The department plans to begin new youth climbing sessions this week.

Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident reports of the C’dale Police Dept.

SATURDAY, Feb. 21: At 7:19 a.m. officers showed up to help deal with a Colorado Department of Transportation highway sanding truck that had flipped onto its side after running up against the curb at the new roundabout at Main Street and Highway 133. According to a police report, the truck “tripped” over the curb.

No injuries were reported.

SUNDAY, Feb. 22: At 12:04 p.m. police pulled a vehicle over on Main Street for a routine traffic stop. The driver, however, told police he did not have a driver’s license on him, and that he’d forgotten the address where he lived. The officers took the man to the police station for further investigation, and discovered he had given a false name “because he had two active warrants for his arrest,” according to a report.

MONDAY, Feb. 23: At 6:51 p.m. police stopped a vehicle at the corner of 8th Street and Main Court for having a headlight out. The driver was ticketed for operating an unsafe vehicle, driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and for failure to provide proof of insurance.

TUESDAY, Feb. 24: At 8:35 p.m. police investigated a two-car collision between an adult male in a Chevy pickup and a juvenile driving a Jeep Cherokee, at 900 Highway 133. The juvenile was ticketed for failure to yield while pulling out of a private driveway, and the adult had his pickup towed as a consequence of the incident.

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The Sopris Sun invited folks to “dress Westernâ€? for our showing of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidâ€? at the Crystal Theatre on Monday night. Patrick Keleher, 12, needed no prodding as he already had the get-up in his closet: An Australian Driza-Bone coat, bandolier for ammo, bullwhip and rancher’s hat he bought for a buck at a garage sale when he was 7. Patrick, a Carbondale Middle School seventh grader, attended the ďŹ lm with his mom, Alicia.

Patrick’s dad, Brian, told The Sun he loves movies, especially Westerns, but had not seen Butch and Sundance on TV. “How often do you get to see that (a classic ďŹ lm) on the big screen?â€? he said.

When Patrick got home that night he told his dad, “That was the best movie ‌ It was so good.â€?

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Send your scuttlebutt to news@SoprisSun.com. aquatic habitat and riparian corridor, create a diversity of recreational opportunities and amenities, and create a stabilized streambed and mitigate bank erosion. Partners on the project are AVLT, River Valley Ranch and the town of Carbondale.

Hoopsters make 3A regionals Despite last Saturday’s 57-45 loss to Moffat County in the 3A Western Slope League tournament in Grand Junction, the Roaring Fork boys basketball team advances to the 32-team regional tournament in Colorado Springs, where they’ll face Denver Science & Technology at 7 p.m. on March 6. The game will be played at Colorado Springs Christian High School, located at 4825 Mallow Road.

For directions, call the school at 719-5352727. The Rams bring a 15-7 record to the game, compared to DS&T’s 17-4. The winner takes on either #2 tournament seed Colorado Springs Christian or #31 seed Bruce Randolph at 1 p.m. on March 7. Roaring Fork came into the season with only three players with varsity experience and played Moffat County close for three quarters on Feb. 28, leading 33-30 at one time.

Alcantara places in writing contest Carbondale’s Jose Alcantara took second place in Colorado Mountain College’s Common Reader art and creative writing contest.

On the art side, Carbondale’s Henry G. Maxwell took second place for his piece “No More.� For more on the contest, go to http://bit.ly/lvL0ckh.

Spring forward Daylight Saving Time sneaks up on some folks, until they ďŹ gure out why church and various other Sunday events are under way or over when they arrive. In any case, Daylight Saving Time kicks in at 2 a.m. on Sunday,

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Alpine Bank-Carbondale recently recognized its Pays for A’s winners for the second quarter. Pictured (left to right): Kassidy Page (Basalt High School), Kristin Page (Roaring Fork High School), Connor Hollenback (Carbondale Community School), Alicia Crandell (loan administrator) and Jackson Kruse (Carbondale Middle School). Not picture are Cassidy Meyer (Carbondale Middle School) and Josiah Wheeless (Crystal River Elementary School). Courtesy photo March 8 so don’t forget to set your alarm clock ahead one hour before falling asleep.

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The Roaring Fork girls soccer team kicks off its 2015 season at home against Aspen on March 10 (4 p.m. for varsity, 6 p.m. for JV).

The 15-game regular season concludes at home against Grand Valley on April 28.

A joint project to restore the 1.4 mile stretch of the Crystal River through River Valley Ranch starts soon and Dr. David Rosgen of Wildland Hydrology will explain it at the RVR Barn at 4:30 p.m. on March 6. Rosgen won the Leopold conservation award from the Federation of Fly Fishers and is an author, watershed forester, rancher and professor, according to a press release from the Aspen Valley Land Trust. The project’s key objectives include: restore and improve the

And furthermore on spring St. Patrick’s Day is March 17, which means that once again there’ll probably be some sort of make-shift parade on Main Street. No word at this time whether it will

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Here is another gluten-free recipe from Kate Carei-Eakins. It’s shortbread cookies with a vegan option and makes 16. • 2 cups almond our • 1 tablespoon coconut our, sifted • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla • 1/3 cup butter or vegan shortening, softened • 1/4 cup honey, agave or coconut nectar • Pinch of salt • 1/2 cup dried cranberries Preheat oven to 350 1. Mix everything except the cranberries 2. Add in cranberries 3. Using a tablespoon, scoop dough unto a parchment lined cookie sheet 4. Bake 8-10 minutes, until the edges are slightly golden 5. Cool completely Kate Carei-Eakins practices as a holistic health coach, therapeutic massage therapist and Quantum Emotional Clearing coach.

She also loves to cook and may be reached at kateceakins@gmail.com.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Gwen Garcelon and Bobby Mason (March 6), and Pat Curry (March 11).

Obituary Betty Lou (Betsy) Schenck 1927-2015 Betty Lou (Betsy) Schenck, of Carbondale, Colorado, died on Sunday, March 1, 2015, after a brief illness. She was surrounded by her loving family and her husband of 63 years, Robert “Bob� Schenck.

Betty was 87 years old.

Betty was born on May 12, 1927 in Trinidad, Colorado to Ruth and Ralph Schade. Betty and her two siblings, Alan and Alice, spent their early years in Albuquerque where she attended Ernie Pyle Middle School before going on to Albuquerque High School (class of 1945). Betty completed two years at the University of New Mexico before graduating with a BA in music from Colorado College in 1949. Betty fondly remembered playing at sorority and fraternity parties to offset expenses through college, and she continued to be an entertainer for more than 70 years. Betty left for New York to play classical piano, but she eventually moved to Denver where she met her future husband, Bob Schenck, while looking for a place to use as a recital hall. Betty and Bob were married at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Denver on Dec. 17, 1951.

Betty and Bob then moved to New Braunfels, Texas where all six Schenck children were born.

However, Betty and Bob could not stay away from Colorado for long, and they moved the family back to Carbondale in 1968, where they made Missouri Heights their home. Betty spent a wonderful 25 years teaching music at Colorado Mountain College and during her time there she received her MA in music from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1991.

Betty was loved by students of all levels and in-

uenced many with her music and stage productions in the Roaring Fork Valley. “Fiddler on the Roof,â€? “The Mikado,â€? “Oklahoma,â€? “Cabaret,â€? “H.M.S. Pinaforeâ€? and “The Sound of Musicâ€? comprise a short list of many musicals performed under the guidance of Betty Lou at the Crystal Theater in Carbondale. Betty also loved Sundays at St. Barnabas Church where she combined worship with her love for music for many years, often playing the organ and always singing during the services. Betty will be remembered professionally as an excellent teacher, a talented performer and a leading ďŹ gure in the arts community, but she is best remembered for her loving smile, infectious laughter and joy for life.

Betty is survived by her husband, Bob, and their loving children, Susan Schenck of Denver (husband Ed Drummond, grand-daughter Meriel), Barbara Hale of Grand Junction (husband Russell, grandsons Robert, David, and Jonathan), Bobby Schenck of Albuquerque (wife Tricia, grandchildren Lillian, Augustus, Helen, George and Marian), Patty Naft of Paonia (husband Skip Naft), Paula Byra of Denver (husband Andy Byra, grand-daughter Betsy), and John Schenck of Carbondale (wife Kellie and grandchildren Dara, Rand, Paul, and Dayton); and younger sister Alice Hofer (nieces Laurie, Carrie, and Holly).

Funeral services are scheduled for noon on March 7, 2015 at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church (546 Hyland Park Dr., Glenwood Springs), with a reception to follow at Rivers Restaurant (2525 S Grand Ave, Glenwood Springs) from 1:30 to 4 p.m. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Betty’s life. In lieu of owers, the family requests donations made to Betty’s singing group “The Zingersâ€? at Alpine Bank, or to St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.

Betsy Schenck

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Cocina del Valle: New co-op caters to all markets Started with Manaus help

By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent A dozen Hispanic families, most of them from Carbondale, have banded together to form Cocina del Valle, or Kitchen of the Valley, which has been cooking up a storm of mostly Mexican dishes and catering to a growing clientele of area organizations and individuals.

Family members do the cooking, serve the food at events, and handle the catering and delivery duties.

Cocina del Valle, which was started with the help of the Manaus Fund’s Valley Settlement Project in the Third Street Center [TSC] in Carbondale, was hoping for a kitchen space located in the TSC as well.

But after months of trying and failing to reach an agreement for a kitchen facility in the TSC, Cocina del Valle is about to move into a space on Two Rivers Road in Basalt, formerly occupied by the now-defunct Eurasia restaurant, according to Carbondale philanthropist and entrepreneur George Stranahan, founder of the Manaus Fund and principle of the Valley Settlement Project.

Once it is open, some time this spring, the Cocina del Valle will function as a sit-down restaurant and a catering business, with take-out available, said Stranahan, who negotiated a lease agreement with the Basalt landlord this week.

“All of this came out of our parent-mentoring program,” Stranahan said of the families involved in the Cocina.

The Valley Settlement Project was started several years ago to offer a variety of programmatic assistance to local low-income families, primarily Hispanics, such as career counseling, development of leadership skills, school-related assistance for youths and their families, and much more.

Looking for ways to help Hispanic families make a living in the Roaring Fork Valley, where Latinos were harder hit than others by the hardships of the Great Recession, Stranahan met with some of the families and asked them what they thought they could do that had economic value.

“They all said they could cook,” Stranahan recalled. “The first thing they came up with was food.”

And so began the planning that ultimately led to creation of Cocina del Valle, which originally involved 19 local families.

A cooperative The enterprise, run as a cooperative of local Hispanic families, originally was envisioned solely as a take-out facility, pos-

Murder om page 3 shirt, apparently by an unknown man who was “Dumpster diving” at the ET Plaza industrial park on Feb. 25 at about 6 p.m.

The sweatshirt reportedly was part of a large bundle of material, some of it soaked in blood, that was cleaned out of the apartment by a painting contractor, either on Feb. 25 or a day or two before then, according to the informed source.

Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling declined to comment on the finding of the passport, referring a reporter to CBI information officer Susan Medina.

Medina, in an e-mail to a reporter, confirmed that the CBI was “aware that personal property was discovered in a dumpster following the release of the residence back to the property owner.”

Medina also reported that CBI crime-scene technicians were in Carbondale on Feb. 16 “to process the crime scene and collect evidence pertinent to the case.”

She did not directly answer a question about how the crime scene technicians missed the sweatshirt with the passport, but stated, “The CBI is confident of the numerous items of evidence collected at the scene of the crime and the significance of the homicide investigation.”

– Lynn Burton contributed to this report.

Cocina del Valle is a cooperative comprised of about a dozen Hispanic families. They can cater everything from a simple lunch to Aspen-style occasions. The cooperative’s origins can be found in a Valley Settlement Project parentmentoring program. Courtesy photo sibly with the capability for delivery, which would have operated out of a space in the TSC that was designed to be a commercial kitchen.

But when another TSC business, Lisa’s Cafe, closed last year, Stranahan said, the thinking about Cocina del Valle shifted to a concept that included seated dining as well as catering and take-out.

Complications arose concerning the Lisa’s space, however, and Stranahan again shifted his focus to a space adjacent to the main doors to the TSC, after learning that the main utility lines for the TSC come in to that part of the building.

“Essentially, when you’d walk into the Third Street Center, you’d walk through a restaurant,” Stranahan said, adding that he and the TSC board felt that might enhance the vitality of the building.

But, once again, the planning got bogged down in details, prompting the Cocina del Valle coop to establish legal commercial kitchens in a couple of local homes and start doing business that way.

“It’s really been going very well,” Stranahan said of the

business so far, explaining that the kitchen has catered to a variety of local organizations, including the Carbondale Police Department, the Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners, events put on by the Roaring Fork School District, the Day of the Dead celebrations at the TSC itself, and birthday parties of local families, among other customers.

“They can do high-end, Aspen style, or the low-end burrito for lunch,” remarked Valley Settlement Project Executive Director Jon Fox-Rubin on Tuesday during an interview about the cooperative.

Referring to the Basalt facility, Stranahan said, “We think it’s a pretty good business model. Besides, there’s a certain Taqueria that’s not there anymore,” a reference to the once wildly popular Taqueria el Nopal that closed its doors last year, when the town started redeveloping the site where the restaurant once stood.

Although the Cocina kitchens in Carbondale remain open for business (they can be reached at 970-274-2826), Stranahan said those probably will close down once the Basalt restaurant opens its doors.

Re-1 lets housing approvals lapse; still trying

By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent The long-planned, but financially troublesome housing project slated for an athletic field next to Bridges High School in Carbondale appears to be on hold indefinitely, following a decision by the Roaring Fork School District Re-1 Board of Directors on Feb. 25.

According to Assistant Superintendent Shannon Pelland of the school district, the school board concluded that the project is not financially feasible for now, at least not according to a timeline preferred by the Carbondale Board of Trustees.

Consequently, the school district is allowing the “vested rights” for the project to lapse, meaning an earlier approval by the town will no longer be in effect.

Pelland explained that the district has been investigating a variety of financing tools to build the project, which envisioned between 100 and 120 units in a mix of houses, apartments, duplexes and townhouses, on the athletic field situated between the Bridges building and the Third Street Center.

In addition to the housing, the project called for an extension of Capitol Avenue, and a new street called Grace Avenue, through the project site to Weant Boulevard.

The district, along with the town, had been working together over the course of several years, in hopes that the project would provide affordable housing for teachers and

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other district employees, as well as Carbondale town employees and other possible occupants.

But the district’s search for financing showed that “we were still looking at a financial gap in excess of $5 million, and that’s to get rents down to a level our staff can afford,” Pelland reported.

Just to build the first phase of the project, amounting to 40 units, would cost an estimated $10 million plus perhaps $3 million to put in the streets, water and sewer lines and other infrastructure.

After a series of meetings between school district officials and the town’s trustees, Pelland continued, the town seemed to expect the housing project would get under way in about 18 months, a schedule the district is unable to satisfy.

“Even to assure them that we could do it within three years would probably have been a leap,” she said.

But, she stressed, “We still feel like it’s doable, over time.

I don’t want people to think that this project is dead forever.

We’re not giving up.”

In the meantime, Pelland said, the school board has directed district staff to explore the idea of building smaller projects, perhaps 10 units each or so, in the district’s three municipalities — Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.

Although the town was notified of the school board’s decision by phone on Feb. 26, Pelland said, a formal letter of explanation was not sent until this week.

In TRTC’s “Hamlet,” Shakespeare’s language soars

By Barbara Dills Sopris Sun Correspondent Lon Winston and the Thunder River Theater Company (TRTC) he directs make some dramatically bold moves in the current production of “Hamlet,” which runs for the next two weekends, with shows on March 6-8 and 12-14. The result is a reshaping of this classic Shakespeare tale to allow the audience to focus on universal psychological themes rather than 16th century politics or pageantry.

We get to bathe unimpeded in the extraordinary beauty of the play’s language, and a welcome bath it is.

Those who are Shakespeare novices like myself will be pleasantly surprised to find in TRTC’s adaptation a “Hamlet” that is refreshingly accessible without losing its poetry or its punch. Years ago while living in Portland, I made the pilgrimage to Ashland several times to see Shakespeare plays performed at the renowned Oregon Shakespeare Festival. What I remember most, I’m embarrassed to say, is trying to stay awake through those long, laboriously staged productions. By contrast, TRTC Executive Artistic Director Lon Winston chose to bring us this timeless story on an intriguingly minimalist set that leaves much to the individual imagination of each audience member. The actors are dressed simply, mostly in black, inhabiting a time out of time, which could be any time — including ours. Against this simple backdrop Shakespeare’s famous story of ghosts, intrigue, and revenge unfolds in its TRTC-edited form at a lively and engaging pace. Winston describes

always believed that the bigger the play and the bigger the challenge — the simpler All that lives must die, one should go.”

Passing through nature to eternity.

Because of this fresh, innovative ap— Queen Gertrude proach, the production offers plenty of surNeither a borrower nor a lender be, prises for the more vetFor loan oft loses both itself and friend, eran Shakespeare-goer as well. While us newAnd borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. bies might be intent on This above all: to thine ownself be true, following the plot and unpacking the poetry, And it must follow as the night the day those more familiar Thou canst not then be false to any man. with the play can won— Laertes der at Winston’s interesting use of masks (to suggest the two-facedTo be, or not to be — that is the question: ness of every characWhether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer ter), the incorporation of Tuvan throat singing The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune music to add a ghostly Or to take arms against a sea of troubles air, and the creative And by opposing end them. ways one simple set is able to serve the action — Hamlet in every scene.

Then there’s Hamthe company’s intention this way in his online director’s diary: “As a contemporary the- let himself. Veterans and novices alike will apatre-goer, you only need to allow the words preciate David Pulliam’s moving portrayal of and images to wash over you and you will get the prince. As in his prior TRTC roles in “The it all. You can experience Shakespeare’s mag- Lion in Winter,” “All My Son,” “ Long Day’s nificent poetry and use of language. If the po- Journey Into Night” and “Something Intanetry and language is where the brilliance lay, gible,” Pulliam gives a forceful performance. then that is where the focus should be. I have His soliloquies — one of which includes the

STRAIGHT FROM “HAMLET”

Featuring: David Pulliam (Hamlet), Valerie Haugen Mike Monroney, Richard Lyon Corey Simpson, Sophie Sakson Kim Nuzzo, Nick Garay Owen O’Farrell, Cassidy Willey Brendan Cochran, J.D. Miller Directed & Designed by Lon Winston Written by William Shakespeare

often quoted “To be or not to be” line — are a highlight of the play. Winston says, “You don’t do ‘Hamlet’ just to do it. … And, if you don’t have a ‘Hamlet’ you don’t do it.” He had long wanted to produce “Hamlet” at TRTC; when Pulliam arrived on the local theater scene and joined the company several years ago, Winston knew he had his man.

The others in the large cast include familiar faces on the TRTC stage (Richard Lyon, Mike Monroney, Owen O’Farrell, Nick Garay and Valerie Haugen) as well as relative TRTC newcomers and debut performers Brendan Cochran, J.D. Miller, Kim Nuzzo, Sophie Sakson, Corey Simpson, and Cassidy Willey. They all do a fine job, some playing multiple roles. Among the many bright performances, another standout moment for this reviewer was Owen O’Farrell’s soliloquy as the Player King in Act III’s play within the play.

“Hamlet” is the third play in TRTC’s 20th season. Hats off to Lon Winston for succeeding in taking such bold creative risks with a Shakespeare classic while not interfering with what has set it apart for 500 years: some of the most extraordinary language to grace any stage.

Next steps

Performances of “Hamlet” continue at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, March 12, 13, and 14, as well as at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 8. Special discounted price for students and those 20-30 years old. Information and tickets at thunderrivertheatre.com.

FEB. 27, 28 MARCH 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 2015 EVENINGS: 7:30 P.M. MATINEE: MARCH 8TH, 2:00 P.M. ADULTS $25, STUDENTS $14 20/30 SOMETHINGS $17

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Community Calendar THURSDAY March 5 SPELLING BEE • The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment Program, and the Roaring Fork Beer Company, present Let It Spelling Bee fund-raiser from 6 to 8 p.m. Teams of three to five members can enter for $20; individual spellers can enter for $5. Info: 9630139 or azyep.org.

PIANO RECITAL • The Basalt Regional Library presents Kevin Kaukl performing selections from Beethoven and Rachmaninoff at 5:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:10 p.m.). It’s free.

AUTHOR SPEAKS • “The Gift of Change” author Dr. Constance Clancy-Fisher speaks at the Third Street Center at 6:30 p.m. Info: davinikent.com.

ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

FRI.-SUN. March 6-8 THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre Company continues its production of “Hamlet” at 7:30 p.m. on March 6-7 and 2 p.m. on March 8. Subsequent performances are March 12-14 at 7:30 p.m. The TRTC production runs for approximately two hours.

The cast includes: David Pulliam as Hamlet, plus Mike Monroney, Valerie Haugen, Corey Simpson, Richard Lyon, Owen O’Farrell, Nick Garay. Sophie Sakson, Kim Nuzzo, Cassidy Willey, J.D. Miller and Brendan Cochran.

Tickets are $14, $17 and $25 at thunderrivertheatre.com or 963-8200.

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MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Still Alice” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 6-12 except

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Mar. 8, which will show only at 2 p.m. (captions not available); “The Imitation Game” (PG-13) at 5 p.m. on Mar. 7 and “Whiplash” (R) at 5 p.m. Mar. 8.

BIG DOIN’S • CCAH presents “Mohawks, Tattos & Street Art” for First Friday shenanigans at the Launchpad from 5 to 7 p.m. In preparation for CCAH’s upcoming Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza, the Launchpad is transforming into an underground arts hub. “Come get a faux tattoo, a mohawk, or a street art truckers hat tagged on site by Valley Visual Artist’s Stanley Bell before hitting the streets of Carbondale’s First Friday scene,” said a CCAH press release.

This is also the last night to vote for the Valley Visual Art Show’s People’s Choice award.

Info: 963-1680 or carbondalearts.com.

CLAY CENTER • As part of First Friday, The Carbondale Clay Center hosts “Pairings,” which features cups from more than 30 local and national artists. The community is invited to choose a cup to purchase and “Pair it” with tastings of handcrafted beverages donated by event beverage sponsors that include: Altitude Spirits, Big B’s Fabulous Juices and Hard Cider, Roaring Fork Beer Company, Suerte Tequila, Tonic Juicery, Woody Creek Distillers and others. The $5 admission fee gets you a drink ticket. Participating artists include: Ginny Beesley, Molly Berger, HP Bloomer, Birdie Boone, Doug Casebeer, Brooke Cashion, K Rhynus Cesark, Staci DeBolt, Justin Donofrio, Matthew Eames, Lisa Ellena, Julia Galloway, Anne Goldberg, Sam Harvey, Kenyon Hansen, Bryan Hopkins, Elina Jurado, Matt Kelleher, Diane Kenney, Kristin Kieffer, Suze Lindsay, Peg Malloy,

8:45 – 10:15 am . . . . Invigorate Yoga 10:30 – 11:30 am . . . Balanced Yoga 12:00 – 12:50 pm . . . Flow Yoga 1:00 – 3:45 pm . . . . . Acupuncture (by appt.)

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Kent McLaughlin, Alleghany Meadows, Frank McGuirk, Jill Oberman, Ronan Kyle Peterson, Susie Pentelow, Peter Pincus, Vicki Snyder, Kendra Sparks, Mike Stumbras, Sue Tirrell, Bradley Walters, Alex Watson and Brandon Whitacre. Info: 963-2529 or info@carbondaleclay.org.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Valle Musico at 8:30 p.m. Admission is $10. Info: 963-3304.

LAKOTA DRUMMING • The Cherry Creek Singers from the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe bring traditional Lakota drumming and singing to the Third Street Center Round Room at 5:30 and 7 p.m. There’ll be a silent auction and donations will be appreciated. Info: 970-2741589 or lakotaeagle1@hotmail.com.

CRYSTAL RESTORATION • The Aspen Valley Land Trust, River Valley Ranch and town of Carbondale are partnering to restore and enhance the 1.4 mile section of the Crystal River that runs through the sub-division.

To help kick off the project, the project’s conceptual plan will be presented at the RVR barn at 4:30 p.m. The program will include Dr. David Rosgen of Wildland Hydrology.

LIVE MUSIC (ASPEN) • The Wheeler Opera House presents Abba Mania. Tickets are $45.

Info: 920-5770 and aspenshowtix.com.

LIVE MUSIC (GS) • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Jeff Rice from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. The rest of the March lineup is Starcher Hutsen (March 13), Fifty/50 (March 20) and Valle Musico (March 27). Info: 928-8813.

PHOTO OPENING • An exhibit of Colorado Mountain College photography stu-

dents work opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at the CMC ArtShare Gallery at 802 Grande Ave. in Glenwood Springs. The show runs through April 28. The photos range from award winners in the Colorado Photographer of the Year competition to photojournalism, commercial, fine art and portraits. The ArtShare gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

The show continues through April 28. Info: 947-8367 or cmcartsahare.com.

SATURDAY March 7 GARDENING TALK • The Good Seed Garden at the Orchard Church is hosting a potluck dinner and discussion from 5 to 7 p.m. for those wanting to get involved with community gardens in Carbondale. Kids are welcome. Info: 963-2825.

RAHW EXPLAINED • Kat Bjornson and Danny Shuford explain the RAHW (rhythm assisted heart wisdom) Movement at 7 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Using a combination of movement, sound and cradling the participants in essential oils, Bjornson and Shuford bring a unique opportunity that transforms and heals from within, according to a Davi Nikent press release. The suggested donation is $20. To register, e-mail kat@rahw.info or call 970-366-0963.

GS ROCKS • The Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association turns the Hotel Colorado into a House of Blues as part of its annual community and business awards banquet. The ceremony itself starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by a cocktail hour and silent auction at 6:30 p.m.

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Community Calendar fet. Ceremony from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Awards will be presented to the Citizen of the Year, the ATHENA Young Professional, Businesses of the Year and others. There’ll also be casinostyle gaming and dancing to the Blues Brothers tribute band The Soul Men from Cleveland. Tickets are $80 each. Info: 9456589 or glenwoodchamber.com.

THEATRE ASPEN HONORS GATES • Theatre Aspen’s annual costume gala at the Hotel Jerome honors philantropist Betty Gates. There’ll be dinner, DJ, silent auction, special entertainment and dancing. Last year’s event sold out. Info: theatreaspen.org.

EAGLE CREST • The Saturday Winter Market continues at Eagle Crest Nursey in El Jebel on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Check out the local produce, food, coffee, clothing, accessories and more.

SUNDAY March 8 CONCERT SERIES • Rebecca and Kuba (vocalist and vibraphone/percussionst) perform jazz, pop and classical selections at Glenwood Springs High School at 7 p.m. The concert is presented by the Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association and admission is through membership. Info: 945-8722 or 945-5384.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE • Justice Snow’s hosts the premiere of “What Price Glory,” a song cycle about the Roaring Fork Valley by New York-based composer Trevor Wilson at 5 p.m. “What Price Glory” will include material based on personal experiences, conversations, books, and the call of the Roaring Fork Valley itself. In New York, Wilson leads the vocal based chamber folk group Anawan. Admission is free. Info: a@anawan.net.

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MONDAY March 9 OILS FOR THE SOUL • The Carbondale Community Food Coop (on Main Street) hosts the free talk “Essential Oils for the Soul” from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Artisan/distiler Eric Scott will be on hand to unlock the aromatic wonder and mystery of essential oils.

Info: 963-1375.

TUESDAY March 10 CCL • The Roaring Fork Valley chapter of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby holds its monthly meeting at the Third Street Center at 6 p.m. There’ll be an optional potluck dinenr. Info: ameliapotvin@gmail.com. Upcoming meetings are slated for April 14, May 12, June 9 and July 14.

ART DEMO • The Glenwood Springs Art Guild presents Connie Hendrix and “Spontaneous Watermedia” at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church (1630 Grand Ave.) at 7 p.m. A meeting will follow. Info: 274-3325.

TIME TRAVEL • The Aspen Historical Society’s “Time Travel Tuesday” series continues with “Ski Fashion: A Retro-Spectacle” at 300 E. Hyman at 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY March 11 SUICIDE PREVENTION • CMC at the Lappala Center (690 Colorado Ave.) presents “Learn How to Save a Life” with Noreen Steiner at 5 p.m. Steiner is a CMC staffer and volunteer with the Aspen Hope Center. She will explain how to recognize the signs of a suicide crisis and how to act. Info: 963-2172.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale presents Eric Brendlinger (from the

Carbondale Recreation Center) at the Carbondale Fire Station at 6:45 a.m. Upcoming guests are: Mary Harris (the Audubon Society on March 11) and John Quinn (Home

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THURSDAY March 12

SNOWSHOE HIKE • The Roaring Fork Conservancy hosts a snowshoe hike to Capitol Creek Ranch from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Registration is required at roaringfork.org/events. Info: 927-1290.

WINTER WORDS • Aspen Words presents Michael Lewis (“Liar’s Poker,”“The Big Short,” and “Flash Boys”) at Paepcke Auditorium at 6 p.m. A book signing will follow. Tickets are $20 at aspenshowtix.com or 920-5770. Info: aspenwriters.org.

FRI.-SAT. March 13-14 FASHION SHOW • CCAH’s Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza takes over the Carbondale Recreation Center for two nights. The theme is “Underground.” Tickets are available at carbondalearts.com and the Launchpad. Info: 963-1680.

FRIDAY March 13 HASSIG AT THE WYLY • The Wyly Art Center in Basalt hosts a reception for Carbondale artist Chris Hassig and his show “Close In and Far Away” from 5 to 7 p.m. The show continues through April 25. At the Wyly Annex, Sam Harvey and Alleghany Meadows open their show “The Language of Making” from 5 to 7 p.m. Info: 927-4123 and wylyarts.org.

SATURDAY March 14 CELTIC DANCE • The Hell Roaring String Band provides the music for a Celtic concert and dance at the Carbondale Branch Library starting at 3 p.m.

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LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts open mic nights from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs.

The HRSB features Ted Frisbie (vocals/mandolin), Shannon Meyer (vocals/fiddle), Mark Sumera (guitar) and Kayo Ogilby (banjo). The event is free and refreshments will be served. Info: 963-2889 or gcpld.org.

LIVE MUSIC • The Wheeler Opera House presents the Subdudes. Dancing will be allowed. Tickets are $39. Info: 920-5770 and aspenshowtix.com.

CHOCOLATE EXTRAVAGANZA • The Colorado Mountain College Children’s Mini College “Chocolate Extravaganza” takes place at the CMC Center from 5 to 7 p.m. There’ll also be a silent auction.

MONDAY March 16 PESHLAKI SPEAKS • Navajo artist Mae Peshlakai returns to the CRMS barn to talk about Navajo lifestyles, beliefs, arts and culture at 7 p.m.

She started weaving at a young age, helping her mother, carding wool, spinning wool into yarns and weaving. After marrying James Peshlakai, an accomplished silver and gold smith, she took up silversmithing and now makes jewelry every day.

She is the daughter of a medicine man and medicine woman. Info: 963-2562.

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MARGARITAVILLE • The Sopris Sun’s annual Margaritaville at Mi Casita returns. Margaritas, food and fun. Stay turned for details.

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GITNB fashion show expands designer lineup

By Deborah Colley Special to The Sopris Sun

Designer Melanie Finan at a recent fashion show rehearsal. Finan is also launching her own clothing business. Photo by Jane Bachrach

This past Sunday, models and designers gathered at the old gym in the Third Street Center during one of many all-cast rehearsals in preparation for CCAH’s upcoming Green Is The New Black Fashion Extravaganza. Hangers, clothing, shoes and safety pins were all mixed up in rush of activity as models hurried between rehearsing their choreographed lines and meeting with their designers for fittings. It was the first time many of the volunteer models have seen the clothes they will be showcasing on the runway and the excitement in the room was palpable.

Green Is The New Black is in its seventh year and continues to wrap its arms around old and new talent, attracting 26 local, regional and nationally known fashion designers from the Roaring Fork Valley, North Fork Valley, Grand Junction, Denver, California and Wisconsin. Ten of these 26 designers are new.

The show features film and dance, plus digital and fine art, but the original purpose of the show was to inspire, motivate and support designers to create and use sustainable materials and methods. And it still is.

“Over the past few years we’ve created an incredible venue for designers,” said

CCAH/GITNB Director Amy Kimberly.

“And in the year or so we are seeing some of our long-standing local designers transition from creating work once a year for the show to investing in their skills, equipment and starting small businesses.”

Starting businesses Owning and running a clothing business isn’t easy or readily profitable, just as being a full-time artist has its challenges as well.

Maria McFarland (Over All winner of the 2014 GITNB Designer Challenge) knows this all too well. McFarland does clothing repairs and alterations for private clients and high-end stores in Aspen. She said she feels that while she enjoys this kind of work, it doesn’t pay much but does provide more of an income than she feels she might make producing a collection of clothing for sale.

Molly Briggs is also familiar with these challenges, but has found success downvalley. Since her first GITNB debut as a jewelry designer, Briggs has won over many clients and opened a store in Carbondale — The Downhill Board Shop. Despite these successes, Briggs still looks forward to the motivation and challenges that the GITNB provides. She lists deadlines and positive feedback from the crowd as significant motivations for her, along with the opportunity

to “work alongside so many talented designers. It’s hard not to be inspired by the great relationships that have been created thanks to the fashion show.”

Melanie Finan, a GITNB designer since 2011, is currently in the process of launching her own clothing business — Soma Threads.

As of four years ago, Finan had never designed a fashion line but found herself in charge of dressing a group of performers for the show. Since then, Finan has taken several steps to invest in her new-found talent and passion by developing a home studio, taking sewing classes, purchasing high quality tools and assessing her clothing’s design and marketability. She received some positive encouragement last year when she won GITNB Designer Challenge’s Most Forward Fashion award; her clothing has been selling too.

“I wouldn’t be at the level I’m at as a clothing artist if it weren’t for CCAH’s fashion show,” Finan said. She will be collaborating with local artists to produce Soma Threads and, should she decide to go into full production, she will work with The Whole Works, a new clothing manufacturing facility in Rifle that employs women who are transitioning from federal assistance. The founders of Whole Works are the official sponsors of this year’s GITNB Designer Challenge.

Next This year’s Green Is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza’s theme is Underground. It will take place March 13-14 at the Carbondale Recreation Center. The steps show is the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities’ annual gala to raise funds for arts education programming that supports arts in local public schools. The show is not suitable for youth. Tickets are $35 for CCAH members, $40 for non- members and $100 for VIP seating at carbondalearts.com or by phone at 963-1680. www.soprissun.com

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CRES program brings real life to classroom

By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Contributor Aspen author Jill Sheeley wraps a lot of adventure into her writing lessons with children. They’re part geography, part ski school, part avalanche safety and part canine studies.

Sheeley is the author of the children’s book series “Adventures of Fraser the Yellow Dog” and has spent much of the last two weeks visiting with students at Crystal River Elementary School (CRES) for its Visiting Author Program. On Tuesday, Sheeley worked with the kindergarten classes and talked about how she came to write the adventurous tales that are based on her real life Lab, Fraser.

Although Fraser was not trained as a rescue dog, he had great intuition and a deep desire to protect people. Sheeley told the students that Fraser had helped get a young girl out of a pond, made a path for a tiny dog that was trapped in deep snow, and had fought off aggressive dogs, among other rescues.

“I had a really good idea that people would want to read about Fraser,” said Sheeley, who has also published a young adult novel, “The Blue Bottle; The World According to Fraser — A Memoir by Aspen’s Most Famous Yellow Lab;” “Christmas in Aspen;” and the cookbook “Lighter Tastes of Aspen.”

Sheeley had Fraser since he was a pup and he is the main inspiration for the children’s series, but Sheeley also drew from her love for and knowledge of skiing and the stories of her husband, Don, who serves on ski patrol and mountain rescue. The main human in the series is a character created in

Jill Sheeley shows CRES students her skis during a recent visit. Sheeley’s presentation was part of the school’s Visiting Author Program. Photo by Trina Ortega the vein of her daughter, Courtney, who during her growing years shared many adventures with Fraser.

One class of kindergarteners had prepared questions for Sheeley. They asked: • “How long does it take to write a book?” Both the longer memoir and a shorter children’s book take Sheeley the same amount of time — about two years each.

• “Did you write the stories on paper or on a computer?” Sheeley says she prefers to write in journals. “I write every single day in my journal. Every single day. Then when I’m done writing, I transfer it over to the computer,” she told the students.

Fraser’s memoir was handwritten entirely into a journal. Sheeley had not set out to write a book in Fraser’s voice, but when she

had filled up the journal, she realized she had a story. The book is told from Fraser’s perspective, with the yellow Lab insisting: “I’m writing my life’s story because I felt it was about time to tell ‘all’ and pass on what I’ve learned. There’s something for everyone in my book.”

With older children, Sheeley leads writing exercises and explains the publishing process. She studied sociology at the University of Denver but her lifelong love of writing won out, as did her love of skiing.

She left Denver for Aspen more than 40 years ago and hasn’t looked back. She selfpublished her first book, “Christmas in Aspen,” which she had envisioned as a fullcolor book of photographs but financing that project was out of the question, so it became a collection of stories, recipes and memories of Aspen families and individuals.

The Crystal River Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization helped fund Sheeley’s visit as part of the school’s Visiting Author Program. PTO representative Angela Hanley said parents want these types of experiences for their children.

“Teachers and parents are always looking for ways of making the learning in school connect to the outside world, and the visits by Jill Sheeley (and later in the year by Garry Pfaffman) do just that. Through the conversations and lessons, kids see a larger purpose for the work they do every day in Writers Workshop,” Hanley said.

Sheeley’s books are available at www.jillsheeleybooks.com.

Photos that didn’t fit (until now) Roaring Fork High School celebrated Senior Night at its final home game of the season against Coal Ridge on Feb. 18. To the left is Emily Fisher (#25) and to the right Kendra Quezada (#32). The five boys basketball seniors: Raul Leyva, Chering Sherpa, Ben Carpenter, Adrian Chavez and Ray Acuna were honored, as were senior cheerleaders: Esme Lopez and Evy Morales (Bridges High School). Photos by Sue Rollyson

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EAT. SHOP. PLAY CONFLUENCE OF RIVERS, RECREATION & CULTURE

Wyly “mad as a March hare” about new programming March is blowing in on a strong note at the Wyly Art Center and Wyly Annex with nationally known ceramic artists Sam Harvey and Alleghany Meadows, Carbondale-based artist Chris Hassig, art classes, a new website and more.

Leading the charge are Harvey and Meadows with the upcoming show “The Language of Making.” Both artists spend their time showcasing their talents in Aspen but have not exhibited together in a single show, according to a press release. “The Language of Making” opens with a reception at the Wyly Art Center from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 13 and continues through April 25.

“Close In and Far Away” features Hassig’s drawings, prints and cyanotypes at the Wyly Annex. Working primarily in drawing and printmaking, with a long-time interest in fictional mapmaking, much of his current work focuses on semi-abstracted detailed and minimalistic grass drawings. The show opens with a reception from 5 to

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The show “Signify” at the Wyly Annex features sculptors Charmine Locke and Tai Pomara, and closes out on March 7. “This is a unique opportunity to view the works of Charmaine (wife of internationally known sculptor James Surls) and Tai (Surls’s studio assistant) together,” said a press release.

Locke’s work features life-size human figural sculptures made of painted hydrastone (crushed limestone) draped in painted canvas, treated burlap or waxed cloth. Using heavy symbolism, Locke’s work explores her interest in human behavior and motivations. Pomara primarily uses bronze casting and welding to create minimal metal works. He is a formalist, analyzing and comparing the way objects are made and their visual aspects.

The WAC show “Domestic Wild,” featuring Carbondale artist Susan Obermeyer Strauss, also closes on March 7. Her current work features paintings of her “earthly obsession”

(horses) in a broad range exploring man and horse through many cultures.

Coming up from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on March 18, the Wyly Art Center hosts a discussion with Anderson Ranch Art Center’s 2015 spring artists in residence. The discussion will revolve around their respective art explorations.

Adult classes Wyly art classes for adults include: • “Woodcut Workshop: Print Exchange!” with instructor Jennifer Ghormley. She’ll teach students the traditional woodcut technique to create a graphic image with subtle wood-grain texture. Participants will also produce multiple prints to trade with each other. The workshop takes place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 7-8. The cost is $145. It’s for ages 16 and older.

Kids classes • For kids 6-8 on Tuesdays from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. through April 7, it’s “Time Machine.” Each week, children

will go back in time and focus on a different artist and style of art. They will create colorful collages like Matisse, design pop-art-like Andy Warhol pieces, paint Kandinsky trees, form Rousseaucolored clay jungles, produce splatter paintings like Jackson Pollack, build Picasso-inspired wood scrap sculptures and explore 3-D dreamscapes that remind one of Dali’s work. “It’s a handson way to learn some art history,” said a Wyly spokeswoman.

• All ages are invited to “Crafternoons” on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Each week focuses on different projects from cardboard tube creatures to salt dough creations. Kids 4 and younger must bring a parent. The cost is $5 per project.

• Toddlers and pre-schoolers are invited to “Art Start” from 10 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays. Registration is required.

• “South African Upcycled Arts!” for kids 6-12 years old is offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 23-27.

Therese Coats will show students how to fabricate art from surprisingly

On Wednesday mornings, after a Tuesday night Council meeting, visit in an informal setting with Basalt Mayor Jacque Whitsitt for coffee and a chat at Saxy’s Coffee Shop, 104 Midland Avenue.

Wrapping things up, the Wyly’s new website can by found at wylyarts.org. You’ll find fully updated content and a simple interface to sign up for classes (and donate) online.

For more formation, call 927-4123 or e-mail art@wylyarts.org.

The Wyly Art Center is located at 99 Midland Spur in downtown Basalt; the Wyly Annex is located a 174 Midland Avenue in downtown Basalt.

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Gardens om page 2 building more positive social fabric.

That makes me think of Sopris Elementary teacher Mark Browning’s partnership with the school’s neighbor, Mountain Valley Developmental Services, that happens to have a large greenhouse. Now the students are not only learning how to grow food using solar

energy, but they are also learning how to build relationships with the adults with developmental disabilities in their community.

It’s not just the growing of food, it’s the power of community. Growing Food Forward (GFF) is a project that is helping to build gardens on unused community land throughout the Roaring Fork Valley for distribution to those who are hungry and lack

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The Language of Endorphins

dear love beloved love the sacred infinite thirst of twisted codes in secret spaces / are they a sign to sanctify ourselves up to everything / without belonging to anything / anonymous even to knowing in the eyes of a child / sisters brothers do you think it is enough to be big blind sheep /or by naming the random wind not die nothing to lose like a pilgrim without a holy road life is hard or almost love if that's what you want / look for the transcendental / word or weight / like the breath of heaven on your heart Kim Nuzzo Carbondale

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access to fresh healthy produce. In the process, GFF is teaching the needed skills of seed saving and water-smart small scale growing that our communities will need for sustainable futures.

As permaculture thought-leader, David Blume states, “If we had 10 percent of the population engaged in agriculture rather than the current 1 percent, we could easily

feed the country without petrochemicals or pesticides.”

It’s happening, one garden, one public project, one creative partnership at a time -adding up to that needed cultural shift where agriculture and our relationship to the land, and to all life, is honored and practiced on a scale that supports our ability not only to hold together, but also to flourish.

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Stop the brush burning Dear Editor: I’m writing to ask Garfield County officials to implement limitations on burning in rural areas of Garfield County. Tonight, Feb. 24, the entire town of Carbondale reeks of putrid smoke from all four corners of the town’s limits.

Carbondale town officials have no jurisdiction over burning done on rural properties along Catherine Store and Tom Bailey’s property, or up Highway 133 towards Redstone. The Carbondale Fire Department was not notified of any controlled burns today in the area, yet it happened.

What right does anyone, especially the very wealthy property owner “ranchers” of this area, have to pollute the very air that every other human being and animal in the area breathes? How is it still legal for someone to aggravate the asth-

matic or allergic conditions that anyone else may have, or increase everyone else’s risk of lung cancer because they can’t afford to haul their dead brush to the dump, even if they are worth millions or billions of dollars?

Why is everyone forced to breathe this stench that sits like a stinking burnt blanket over the entire town and is so thick that it penetrates your car when you turn into town, and even penetrates your closed up house?

Open burning needs to be limited to instances of absolute necessity along ditches, and people who are allowed to burn should be required to demonstrate financial hardship in order to be allowed to burn dead brush that could be hauled to the dump instead.

I have personally witnessed multiple burns while floating along the stretch of river just upvalley of Carbondale, where

landowner(s) could have easily removed brush instead of torching it. I’m sure many residents all over Garfield County are fed up breathing smoke — especially when there are so many other toxic drilling contaminants in the air as well.

Burning brush is too often a lazy, irresponsible act that adds to the carbon footprint on the planet, presents public safety and health hazards, and I strongly encourage officials to create and enforce legislation to limit this irresponsible behavior.

David Johnson Carbondale

Burning is OK Dear Editor: I have to wonder about a person that gets upset about the fields and the ditches being burnt in the spring here LETTERS page 16

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and around in the Carbondale area. I guess the pantries in 2015. We are grateful for their best answer I have is: Do you really know why commitment to providing fresh produce for the ditches and the ďŹ elds get burned? Do you the people we serve. Fresh fruits and vegetahave a clue where your food comes from? Do bles are an important part of a healthy diet, you even know how this starts the process of and at-risk families often do not get these items due to cost and availability, especially during the growing season.

I have never heard of such a complaint in the winter months. We have made gift cards this valley before. The farmers and ranchers available to our food pantries to use for fresh do their upmost to take care of their land. produce each week at local grocery stores in Burning their ďŹ elds has been done for years. each community.

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