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Carbondale Middle School students are in final rehearsals for their play “Lift Off in 3D,� slated for 7 p.m. on April 6 and 2 p.m. on April 7. Several numbers will be enhanced with 3D glasses that will be provided. The play, directed Nina Kether Axelrod, is a space/time adventure in which NASA astronauts travel to rescue Major Tom from an alien planet. The aliens, shown here, are (left to right) Kira Ettelson, Jessie Lopez, Avy Andrews and Aiden Foote. Photo by Lynn Burton

Zoning code rewrite process nears starting line

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Ready.

Set. Go? Not quite yet, but Carbondale is nearing the starting line of a process to rewrite the town’s zoning code that is expected to extend into next year.

The Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission’s March 28 agenda called for the appointed board to ďŹ nalize the format for a downtown “visioningâ€? meeting for downtown property owners on April 11. Another important date is April 29-30, when the town holds kick-off meetings and hud-

dles with focus groups.

Carbondale is rewriting its zoning code following the trustees passage of a new comprehensive plan earlier in the year. The new comprehensive plan, with few actual teeth, was meant to provide the framework for a new zoning code that will come equipped with plenty of choppers.

According to memos in the March 28 P&Z packet, the preliminary format for the April 11 visioning meeting will include lots of questions for downtown property owners to consider. A partial list of rough-draft questions follows below.

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Under the heading “Uses/Vitality,â€? the questions include: • What do you feel like are the biggest assets of our current downtown? What are the biggest pressures to downtown? • Why did you locate your business downtown? • What other types of uses in downtown would complement your business? • What uses do you envision for some of the vacant downtown properties?

Under the heading “Parking/Transportationâ€? the questions include: • How do you get to downtown? Why do you choose that method? • How far do you expect to park from your downtown destination? What’s the maximum distance your customers expect to park? What would be an acceptable distance in ďŹ ve years?

Under the heading “Follow Up/Other Questionsâ€? the questions include: • What’s the downtown vibe? • Where is the center of downtown?

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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.

Blower fish days Grey and overcast. Taxes. Mud season. I woke up a few mornings ago after days of sideways sleet, lost steelhead, a tire flatter than a pancake, and cat barf, and decided something needed to change.

It isn’t that sideways sleet is necessarily bad, tires can be changed and cat barf can be cleaned up a la Mr. Miracle’s cat-barf-be-gone-carpet-dissolving formula. But lost steelhead remain lost. And to top it all off, I’ve begun dreaming of Colorado’s blue sky days.

I swear on my Schlappen and Coche steelhead wuppin’ wooly buggers there is no sky more vibrant or blue as the sky that can be found in the Rocky Mountains. A sky so blue it vibrates. A sky that has invaded my cloudy Oregon dreams and left me homesick. With a mere week left in Wallowa County and an April full of contract work in rough-and-tumble Chiloquin, it looked like I was ready to crack deep as the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. And so it was I woke up knowing I needed to change my mojo.

Folks change their mojo in a variety of ways and while mine has always been to go fishing, fishing was precisely the thing I needed a break from. I’d started growing moss like a tree I’d been standing in the rain and sleet and snow so much, my waders had developed the irreversible stink of

By Cameron Scott river sludge, fish slime, salami, beer and stale cigars due to the companions I’d been fishing with, not to mention the layer of mud and dust coating the lower half of my truck had become so thick it was lowering my gas mileage.

My first thought was to give the 6 Ranch a call.

Local purveyors of Corriente grass-fed cattle, honey, and farm-fresh eggs, the past few months I’d been lending a helping hand. The novelty of flaking alfalfa for cows, lambs, horses, and a goat ancient as the basalt columns along the Wallowa River, has not worn off. Neither has the novelty of watching my buddette drive her red tractor skewering 900-pound bales of hay and loading them onto a flatbed truck while working the gear shift with one hand and with the other tipping back a triple shot Americano.

Maybe, I thought to myself, cowgirls were just the thing I needed to improve my mojo. After a quick call though, it turned out they were in the middle of their annual goal setting (otherwise known as mother-daughter tequila tasting) retreat where they tack up butcher paper on the walls and develop a multi-pronged strategy for keeping the ranch afloat. Sending off a text to another friend, I got a quick reply that the skiing the day before had been “blower.”

“Well,” I thought to myself, “I had drug my back-country ski gear all the way from the Roaring Fork Valley the prior fall and still had not used it, maybe it was time to clean the spider webs out of my boots.”

But blower? So I texted back: “Blower good or blower bad?” As it turns out, it was blower as in “a windless day with powder blowing out of the way as you bounce down the face of a mountain like a bunny rabbit resetting your mojo at every turn.”

There was even a bit of blue sky. Not as blue as Carbondale’s, but just blue enough.

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I swear on my Schlappen and Coche steelhead wuppin’ wooly buggers there is no sky more vibrant or blue as the sky that can be found in the Rocky Mountains.

Heraclitus’s Blues My hands don’t work. The current barely eddies around my numb legs, I’m late picking her up, and the bank is about to close.

Above the canyon I can hear the road jammed with honking cars. Every twenty minutes another plane flies low overhead, searches.

for runway, then peels off back to Denver as skiers bang their heads against plastic windows. Fly line heavy with ice, still as a fish, I stand frozen, legs splayed in frost and stone, as I realize I’ve made the mistake of stepping into the same river twice.

– Cameron Scott

Correction There was a mistake in last week’s story about the proposed James Surls Museum. The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities is not the initiating nonprofit in the proposal.

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Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to letters@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is noon on Monday.

SL&W thanks Dear Editor: Our thanks to all who showed up for our semi-annual customer appreciation day at Sopris Liquor & Wine. We hope all of you were able to take advantage of the storewide discounts, our way of showing you our appreciation for your business.

Thanks to Todd Merriam who smoked over 200 pounds of pork for the sandwiches that were supplied during the day.

Susie Jimenez of Food Network Star and Spice It Up! also made a Mexican coleslaw to go alongside that was a great hit.

Our appreciation also goes out to New Belgium Brewery and their new beer Rampant, Fireside Colorado Whiskey, Michter’s Straight Rye, Angel’s Envy Bourbon, Deleon Tequila, Bacardi Oak Heart Rum, Southern Comfort Cherry and Tuaca Cinnaster. Vendors of these products were available in the store to explain the history and making of these special brands, while we tasted them.

KSNO did a great job of covering our event. Thanks for the 10 food and entertainment packages that were given away throughout the day. KMTS was also great spreading the news throughout the valley.

Special thanks also go out to Aspen Valley Harley-Davidson. Everyone enjoyed seeing the motorcycles and the Razor that were on display. Thanks also for all the free merchandise giveaways that AVHD supplied.

Aspen Valley, and Sopris Liquor & Wine, also joined together to purchase insurance for one lucky customer to have the chance to win a motorcycle.

There was more participation than we anticipated. SL&W apologizes for any confusion or miscommunication with detailing the rules of the event. Better prior communication of the details of the promotion outside of the store, and a microphone and amplification system inside the store were both needed. Lessons learned will allow SL&W to better and improve any future event promotions.

Once again, thank you.

Terry A. Kirk Sopris Liquor & Wine Carbondale

Give gambling a try (Editor’s note: This letter was addressed to the Carbondale Board of Trustees).

Dear Editor: I am worried about the town’s future “old” Gordon Cooper Library space use.

Apparently, in recent history, you could not expand the square footage because of neighbor complaints. Now, you apparently want to expand the square footage again to accommodate a one person/one family private art museum with no sales. This is absolutely stupid. This old one-person

artist is not from Carbondale. This old oneperson artist could simply die tomorrow.

Then what?

What about your old library parking?

There are some eight or nine potentially perpendicular car parking units along the north side of Garfield Avenue that never were touched so far in the last 120 years.

Why not now?

Why not consider allowing the old Gordon Cooper Library building to be used by the old Ute Indian tribe to become a gambling hall, casino and bar? About 20 percent of Americans (that is some 1,200 Carbondale folks) gamble and always have. At least consider using the southwest corner as a sitdown bar. You could also have beer and wine walking participants in Carbondale gambling and arting (sic). You could even have a small local Carbondale (dandelion) brewery in the old office desk and Xerox back-room space for a once-in-a-lifetimeexperience visit to the internationally wonderful place of Carbondale, as well as being opened to international arts and artists.

Doc Philip Carbondale

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Poetry fest returns with workshops, performances Sopris Sun Staff Report Thunder River Theatre Company’s third annual Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival returns with workshops, performances and awards ceremonies on March 29-31.

“The theme is ‘Poetry Everywhere,’” said TRTC Director Lon Winston.

The festival takes place at Thunder River Theatre, located west of the Dinkel Building in downtown Carbondale. Performances and open mics take place at 7 p.m. on March 29-30.

The festival kicks off by honoring Reg Saner with the Chamberlain Award for Lifetime Achievement. There will also be performances by Kit Kalreiss Muldoon, Patrick Curry, Eric and Jacob Walter, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Jeff Spahr-Summers, Debbi Brody, Ellen Metrick, Trinity Lafey and SETH.

Saturday will feature an award ceremony naming the new Western Slope Poet Laureate, along with performances by M.D. Friedman, Uche Ogbuji, the Word Horde, Jimi Bernath, Barbara Ford, current Western Slope Poet Laureate Art Goodtimes, Roseanna Frechette, Bill Kight, Jared Smith and Judyth Hill.

More than a dozen workshops are slated through the day on March 30. Titles and teachers include: “Open Mic 101,” with Kit Kalreiss Muldoon; “Uche Ogbuji’s Poetry from the Heart's Far-Flung Places,” and “Contemporary Music and Poetry: Creative Connections,” with Rick Kempa; “Writing the Political Poem” with Debbi Brody; “Collaborations: the muse everywhere,” with Stewart Warren; and “Loosening the Knot of the Robe” with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer.

Sunday morning’s continental breakfast begins at 10 a.m., followed by a gourd circle led by Art Goodtimes.

“One of the highlights of the festival is an art show in the lobby of the theatre featuring the artwork of Kim Nuzzo and Wendy Videlock,” Winston said.

Thunder River Theatre Company is also offering financial assistance scholarships to high school students and college students in need.

The festival honors the life of Karen Chamberlain, who passed away in September 2010.

“Don't miss this incredible opportunity to honor a great lady and to grow the poetry in your soul,” Winston said.

Tickets are available online at www.thunderrivertheatre.com. For details on scholarships, e-mail lonw@sopris.net.

Aaron Abeyta will perform and lead a workshop titled “The Poem as Prayer: The Imagination in Observation.” Courtesy photo from TRTC

Davi Nikent presents Moss & Mather transformation workshop Couple moved to Carbondale in July

By Barbara Dills Sopris Sun Correspondent Carbondale resident Richard Moss, M.D. has been teaching transformation, self-healing and the art of conscious living around the world for 37 years, ever since a lifechanging realization about its limitations led him to leave the practice of medicine.

Moss moved to the Roaring Fork Valley from Ojai, California this past July, joining his partner, Annalisa Mather, to live in what he calls “this lovely little town.”

Of late, the couple has been leading large groups in Europe, South America and Australia, as well as in the United States, but now the two are bringing their work home to Carbondale with a more intimate workshop entitled “Deep Work.”

This workshop, supported by Davi Nikent Center for Human Flourishing, is open to the public (limited to 10 participants). It starts the evening of April 4 and wraps up the afternoon of April 8.

Moss describes Deep Work as “a heartfirst dive into what is up for you in your life right now,” facilitating and accelerating positive changes in areas such as physical health, soul life, relationships, or any other areas a participant is led to explore. In the past, the sessions were offered as 10-day retreats, but Moss and Mather have adapted the format to accommodate the demanding schedules of 21st century Americans.

Moss is also a prolific writer. His books include “The I That is We” (1981), “How Shall I Live” (1985), “The Black Butterfly: An Invitation to Radical Aliveness” (1986), “The Second Miracle: Intimacy, Spirituality, and Conscious Relationships” (1995), all published by Celestial Arts, “Words That Shine Both Ways” (self-published in 1997),

“The Mandala of Being: Discovering the Power of Awareness,” published by New World Library, 2007, and his newest book “Inside-Out Healing: Transforming Your Life Through the Power of Presence” published February 2011, Hay House. He is most well known for the deep experiential nature of his work where people learn holistically with their mind, body, and feelings.

A dedicated nature-lover and mountaineer — having hiked and climbed extensively in the Rockies, Sierras, Himalayas and in South America — Moss said he is enjoying getting more familiar with the local mountain landscape and the many outdoor activities available here. Besides hiking, he enjoys road biking, is taking up Nordic skiing, and admits with a smile that when they go downhill skiing together, he trails well behind Mather — a former ski instructor. In her current work, Mather focuses on assisting people to a healthy connection with their bodies. She has studied and worked with in-

ternational educators in therapeutic hypnosis and psycho-neuro-immunology.

When not busy traveling, teaching and spending time in nature, Moss is at work on three essays: • “Stop Being a Prisoner of Your Beliefs”; • “How to Address Threatening Feelings in a Creative, Liberating Way;” and • “Evolutionary Couple: The New Paradigm for Intimacy.”

Moss was also the subject of a New Dimensions radio interview with the late Michael Toms that aired on KDNK on March 6. The interview, entitled “The Doorway to Being Present to Life,” is archived and available at www.newdimensions.org.

Next steps

Details for “Deep Work” are available at www.davinikent.org or by e-mailing to Annalisa Mather at annalisa@richardmoss.com.

Roaring Fork Valley residents are offered a discounted fee.

Isabel (Izzy) Mata plays guitar and sings an original composition at Roaring Fork High School’s second annual Ram Jam on March 21. The evening showcased talent from the school’s jazz band, choir and guitar class, as well as Carbondale Middle School’s jazz band and vocalists.

Photo by Sue Rollyson

With nods to the Harlem Globetrotters and Black Beard the pirate, the Carbondale Middle School gym was a crazy place on March 22 as students took on teachers in a fund-raising game. Students purchased challenges for teachers (such as the eye-patch on this dribbler) to make the game more difficult for them. The final score was 28-28, as school-time ran out after the third quarter. Photo by Jane Bachrach THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper • MaRCH 28, 2013 • 3

Obituaries

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John M. Tafejian 1922-2013 John M. Tafejian passed away on March 11, 2013 at the age of 90 years.

John was born to Sumpad and Grace (Doodakian) Tafejian in 1922 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Sullivan High School and North Park College.

John was a decorated veteran, serving in the Pacific during World War II. He met and married the love of his life, Mary (Torosian), in Chicago in October, 1946. John worked for his father at the Merchandise Mart, and then enjoyed various lines of

andrzej Juliusz Ulrych 1934-2013 In the distance I watch a sailboat head towards the horizon, and as it gets smaller, I know my father is drifting further away. The sails disappear, as does the boat and all that is left is the vast immense sky. That is my father’s spirit, larger than life.

Andrzej Juliusz Ulrych lived life without bounds, skied with finesse, climbed Makalu in the Himilayas without oxygen, and Everest, was an explorer, adventurer and architect.

He built the incredible house on West Buttermilk, with the idea that people shouldn’t live in square houses that a nautilus shell and the Golden Mean proportion were the gateway to a new form of architecture.

work including sales, insurance, food service and security guard.

He was a kind and generous man, beloved by his family and friends. His hobbies included fishing, reading, playing backgammon and collecting scale-model cars, and books and anthologies. He loved the outdoors and being by the ocean.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his wife. He is survived by his sister Florence (John) Manougian, Portland Oregon; daughter Karen Tafejian, Carbondale, Colorado; sons Raymond and Timothy Tafejian, Escondido, California; niece Elizabeth Kamajian, Mt. Prospect, Illinois; and by his many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

Donations can be made in his name to the volunteers of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, 300 Meadowood Dr., Carbondale CO 81623.

There were certain aspects of the building process that people said, “Andre it can’t be done!” He would furrow his thick eyebrows, get that glimmer in his eyes we all know too well, and say, “Just watch!” To our amazement he would defy all reasoning, and we would be utterly amazed. There was nothing in life that he did by the book and definitely his passing wasn’t any different.

Having graduated from hospice three times, transitioning was on his terms. His wishes to have a home burial were fulfilled.

Handled only by the hands of his loving family, he was placed in his new home.

Andre, as everyone knew him, had been born on May 20, 1934 in Warsaw, Poland to Juliusz Ulrych (Minister of Communication) and Sophie Ulrych (an engineer for the railroad). He had the infamous restaurant "Andre’s."

If one looks closely in Aspen, on that historic building where once people felt honored to work there, and others danced by the light of the moon and stars, you will find his name. With his passion for a life lived well and whole, he was instrumental in starting Seeds of Change, a company for organic heirloom seeds.

His ongoing pursuit of an alternative life style is carried on by his family.

Andre passed away March 17, 2013 and is survived by his amorous and devoted wife, Jyoti, who made sure that his wishes throughout his battle with Parkinson’s were executed; his brother Tadeusz J. Ulrych; the mother of his children, Brigitte Heller-Ulrych; his children Barbara, Andre and Julian; grandchildren Nathan, Juliana, Isabella, Sophia and Tristan; niece, Liza, her son Sebastian and nephew Jason.

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

THURSDaY March 21 Between 10 and 10:27 a.m. police issued speeding tickets to drivers at Second Street and Snowmass Drive, Highway 133 and Hendricks Drive, and Highway 133 and Weant Boulevard.

THURSDaY March 21 at 3:52 p.m. police received a report in the River Valley Ranch area of a young man wearing a red coat and pajamas “acting strange.” Police contacted the man who said he lives in the area and was taking a walk. Police took no further action.

SaTURDaY March 23 at 8:39 p.m. a citizen called police after seeing some “suspicious” things at a neighbor’s house.

The police report said the case is “inactive” for now.

SUNDaY MaRCH 24 at 12:16 a.m. a police officer contacted a female who was making threats to kill herself. She was taken into protective custody and transported to Valley View Hospital.

SUNDaY MaRCH 24 at 1:43 p.m. police issued a summons to a suspect for shoplifting at City Market.

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Strapping on Easton’s newest line at Marion Gulch Snowshoeing made easier

By Sue Gray Sopris Sun Correspondent When I first moved to the Roaring Fork Valley 15 years ago, my wintertime outdoor activity consisted solely of downhill skiing.

Sad to say, it remained that way until last Friday. Though I’ve wanted to try snowshoeing for the past few years, I had no idea how to get started. I was a little intimidated by trying to figure out what equipment was needed and where to find suitable trails. So when I was invited to join a sponsored snowshoe outing on March 22, I jumped at the chance.

The event was arranged by Outside Media and Easton Mountain Products to demonstrate Easton’s new line of snowshoes.

I joined the other eight participants at Bonfire Coffee, where we met Hilary Hutcheson and Ashley Arnold from Outside Media, and Easton’s head of sales, Rich Packer. After introductions and some invigorating beverages, we carpooled up Thompson Creek Road to Marion Gulch, a little over six miles west of downtown Carbondale.

At the trailhead, the group gathered around Packer as he explained what makes Easton’s new line of snowshoes unique: contoured frames that nest together to allow a closer, more natural stride, crampons that pivot independently over uneven terrain and a binding with a single pull strap that holds the boot securely without shifting.

Of course this was all Greek to me. Having never sampled any brand of snowshoe before, I had to rely on the seasoned participants to tell me how this experience differed from past ones. Carbondale resident Frank Zlogar said the binding system was a lot simpler and “provided a secure foothold which I had not experienced with any previous snowshoes I had used.” His wife, Ruthann, liked the nesting contours because she said the wide stance required by conventional snowshoes always

The Salt Lake City-based Easton Mountain Products led a demonstration snowshoe tour for local folks at Marion Gulch west of Carbondale last week. The company’s new snowshoe drew some pretty good reviews from participants. Easton snowshoes are available for rent in Carbondale at Ajax Bike & Sports and in Glenwood Springs at Summit Canyon Mountaineering. Photo by Sue Gray. made her hips hurt.

I liked both of these features too, the first because complicated bindings were one of the fears I’d had, and the second because it allowed me to walk without any awkwardness.

I’d also worried about feeling like I had lead weights on my feet, which wasn’t the case with the Easton Woman’s Hike model. They were so light, I sometimes forgot they were there.

After everyone was geared up we followed one another up the trail. There happened to be a window of clear weather between the storm that dusted the area on Thursday and the one that was due to come in Friday afternoon, so within a few hundred feet some of us were stopping to shed our jackets and gloves.

I hadn’t been too sure of the proper clothing and footwear for this activity either. The group was outfitted in everything from leggings to snowpants on the bottom and fleece vests over poly/wool shirts to sweaters and a variety of jackets on top. So basically, dress like you would for any winter outdoor activity: several thin layers with a jacket in case it turns cold or windy or you end up being out

longer than you anticipated. Most wore some kind of winter boot, either the simple hiking variety or Sorrels. I found my midweight hiking boot adequate, but might opt for something more waterproof next time. Ruthann wore an even lighter weight hiking shoe and used waterproof shoe covers or gaiters for extra protection.

As we made our way over the gently undulating landscape, it was obvious that everyone was enjoying the experience in their own way. Some raced ahead, climbing the gentle inclines with ease, while others, myself included, kept a more leisurely pace. Most were using poles that increase stability, but I was told they also help one keep an upright posture, promoting deeper breathing. A few of the members of our group were also trying Easton’s trekking pole with the Rock-Lock™ system that eliminates slipping.

I fell to the back of the pack, stopping often to look around and take in the fabulous scenery. Sunlight sparkled on new fallen snow and the evergreen boughs sported white shawls, while wispy clouds lazed in the deep

blue sky above. It was quiet and peaceful. The hike lasted about an hour, and from beginning to end I found the experience totally enjoyable.

I’m ecstatic at the prospect of being able to enjoy the beauty in my own backyard with this new wintertime activity. It’s far less intimidating than I’d feared, especially with the technological improvements in today’s equipment. There’s one problem though.Where before I’d been looking forward to spring, I now wish winter would stick around a little longer!

Next steps

Easton Mountain Products www.eastonmountainproducts.com Where to rent: Ajax Bike & Sports, Carbondale, 963-0128.

Summit Canyon Mountaineering, Glenwood Springs, 945-6994.

Don’t go alone: Roaring Fork Adventure Social Club www.meetup.com/CarbondaleHikers-Mountaineers/.

Trailheads: www.backcountryskiingco.com/glenwood/ 4-mile-routes.html.

Extreme Sports Camp at forefront of autism outdoor programs

By Sheryl Barto Special to The Sopris Sun A new government survey released last week indicates that 1 in 50 school-age children have an autism spectrum disorder.While the survey does not replace last year’s study that found 1 in 88 have an autism spectrum disorder, it adds to the growing evidence that the prevalence of autism in the United States has been underestimated.

There are likely a lot of individuals going undiagnosed and thus do not have access to important services that can improve lives. But one such group with critical services is located right here in Carbondale.

Extreme Sports Camp’s headquarters is in the Third Street Center and serves local, regional and national populations of youth and adults across the autism spectrum through experiential, community-based learning opportunities to enhance their health, abilities, personal growth and social engagement.

Founded by Sallie Bernard, who has a young adult son on the autism spectrum, ESC has worked to create innovative services

specifically designed to meet the urgent needs of the autism community. These services include summer residential and day camps, winter ski programs, after-school and weekend activities, and adult employment options.

“April is Autism Awareness Month and is an ideal time to come together around this urgent public health issue,” said Jill Pidcock, development director of Extreme Sports Camps. “An important … aspect of families dealing with autism is the isolation as well as financial difficulties of caring for children with ASD. The goal of ESC is help kids enjoy new experiences by participating in summer and winter sports activities offered throughout the valley.”

Light It Up As the Roaring Fork Valley joins the Light It Up Blue initiative to raise awareness by lighting Aspen blue for Autism Awareness Month, ESC is adding a new community twist so that everyone regardless of their skiing or riding ability can participate. It’s the Vertical Blue Ski Challenge, from March 30

through April 1.

Vertical Blue takes place at all four Aspen/Snowmass ski area mountains. The event will be a competition on two levels: individuals and teams that may download a newly created app to track vertical feet skied. Endorsed by local athletes Adam Moszynski and Darcy Conover, the goal is to collectively ski 1 million vertical feet in the name of autism. Moszynski has a family member with autism.

“We want everyone to be able to contribute and have fun doing it at the same time,” said Deb Gravelle, executive director of Extreme Sports Camp. “We are collecting prizes from local merchants and restaurants along with some pretty cool ski/board gear, which will be given to participants during our drawings on April 1 at Après Ski at Ajax Tavern.”

One high-profile participant in the gala is actor Max Burkholder, best known for his role as Max Braverman on the hit NBC drama series “Parenthood.” On the series, Burkholder portrays a young man

with Asperger Syndrome — which is on the autism spectrum.

Aspen Mountain is the only ski resort in the world to participate in Light It Up Blue.

Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that inhibits a person’s ability to communicate and develop social relationships, and is often accompanied by behavioral challenges.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have called autism a national public health crisis whose cause and cure remain unknown. As a comparison, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects more children than Down syndrome, AIDS, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, diabetes and cerebral palsy combined. Autism spectrum disorder affects nearly 2 million children in the United States and likely tens of millions worldwide.

Sheryl Barto is the mother of a 19-year-old son with autism who graduated from Basalt High School last year and is now attending life skills school for autistic young adults.

THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper • MaRCH 28, 2013 • 5

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Carbondale Culture Club forming up The newly formed Carbondale Culture Club, organized by Lisa Dancing-Light and Jody Ensign, is looking for presenters at the Third Street Center’s Calaway Room from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays starting April 10. The idea is to create a Chatauqua-style atmosphere for the lunch-hour, with 20 minutes of music, 20 minutes of poetry or a book review and 20 minutes of “something informative.” Suggested topics include: arts and creativity, the environment, education, health and wellness, government, media, science, social justice, spirituality and women’s rights. To reserve time for a slot, call Lisa at 963-3330 or e-mail lisa@lisadancinglight.com. The new group’s mission statement is:“Connecting our community with education, entertainment and enlightenment.”

Bullet points • The Ranch at Roaring Fork golf course is now open (FYI: golfers have been smacking balls around the nine-hole course on Highway 82 for more than 35 years); no tee times but call 963-4410 for more info.

Have you seen this bike?

It’s a Rocky Mountain Slayer 70 with full SRAM parts. Dylan Crane, 17, planned to ride it on the World Cup mountain bike circuit this summer but those dreams took a big hit when the bike was stolen from in front of City Market last week. Crane, a junior at CRMS, worked and saved for more than a year to buy the bike and only had it for two hours before someone ripped it off. A friend says the bike “was the opening for him into everything big … that he aspired to do.” Dylan reported the theft to police, who have been keeping an eye out and have reviewed the store’s security camera footage. If you’ve seen the bike, report it to police at 963-2662, call Dylan at 970-201-0813 or e-mail dylan.crane@crms.org. A $500 reward is being offered for the bike’s return.

Holy Week and Easter Services at

Carbondale Community United Methodist Church

• Louise Holgate, representing the Rebekkah Lodge/Near New store, presented the Carbondale Community United Methodist Church’s Extended Table team with a check for $500 on March 24.

• Carbondale teens headed to the U.S. Snowboard Association National Championships at Copper Mountain on March 30 through April 9 are: Cameron Doherty (slopestyle & rail jam), Joey Lang (half pipe, 13-15, skier), Will Masters (slopestyle, 16-18, skier) and Tyler Spence (slopestyle, 13-15 skier).

• The deadline to enter the 2013 Mountain Fair poster contest is April 15.

• The Carbondale Clay Center is taking applications through April 4 for a 12-month studio technician residency and 12-month artist residency; call 963-2529.

• The New York Times ran an article about proposed drilling on Thompson Divide on March 16; Bill Fales and Zane Kessler were among those quoted.

• Trevor Cannon (owner of Umbrella Roofing) has been elected to the board of directors of the Roaring Fork Business Resource Center.

• After six years of saying “No, I don’t have a website,” Lisa Singer finally does; check out lisasingerart.com.

• The Manaus Fund has added Elaine Gantz Berman to its board of directors.

This just in Roaring Fork High School boys and girls tracksters recently competed in the Rifle Invitational with several logging personal bests.The finishers include: Keegan Fawley (seventh place, 400 meters), Michael Skinner (sixth place, 300 meter hurdles), boys 4X400 meter relay (sixth place with Michael Skinner, Trevor Dusza, Raul Leyva and Keegan Fawley), and Xochil Mercado (sixth place, 200 meters).

Marge Palmer is a 2X grandmother Marge Palmer is proud to announce the arrival of two baby granddaughters.Valerie Palmer Dawe was born on March 11, 2013 to Robin Palmer and Bill Dawe in Fort Collins. Alba Shaw Cutler was born on March 22, 2013 to Aurora and Chip Cutler in Glenwood Springs.

Robin and Aurora are the daughters of Marge and the late John Palmer of Carbondale.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Hank van Berlo (March 28); Stacy Patch Bernot, David Hayes and Bob Schultz (March 29); Jorie DeVilbiss (March 30); Colleen Borkovec and Jane Hart (March 31); Dave Ritchie (April 2); and Don Muishet, Jeff Busk, Terri Ritchie and Lorena Medina Jones (April 3).

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8:30 AM • Easter sunrise service – on church grounds, behind the church building

9:00 AM • Pancake Breakfast – in fellowship hall 10:30 AM •Easter service with special music 12:00 NOON • Easter egg hunt for children – on church grounds

Located at 385 South Second Street, Carbondale, CO 81623 (970) 963-4461 • carbondalecommunityumchurch.com

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Dreams coming true at White Dog Gallery Sopris Sun Staff Report A fairly new transplant to Carbondale, Alan Weaver is making his dreams come true at the new White Dog Gallery and business office for Dream Weaver Designs at 50 Weant Boulevard.

Working with interior designers for most of his professional career installing premium home automation, lighting and entertainment systems, Weaver once had the random thought of opening his own gallery with a variety of exceptional art pieces.

“One day I saw the need for beautiful art in some of the homes I was working in, but I put it in the back of my mind until I happened by this space that has been the home to a mix of art in the past, and thought it would be perfect as a fine art gallery,” said Weaver.

With the audio consulting work he does, he understands aesthetic luxury and exquisite living, and how to combine the two.

Named for his two white, fluffy Somoyed dogs, Weaver is as enthusiastic today, almost four months later, about the opening of the White Dog Gallery as he was then, although he admits to starting off 90 percent excited and 10 percent nervous. He has filled the space with high-end eclectic art that comes from all over the country, and soon the world. Local artists are also included in abundant representation.

Weaver said he set out to create a space that flows with a good vibe and he has succeeded with many accolades and other forms of support coming his way from throughout the valley.

Ranging from spectacular steel pieces from local sculptor Barry Sheehan to amazingly unique metal-matted photographs from New Zealand photographer Chris McLennan, the White Dog Gallery also features Native American work from renowned New Mexican painter K. Henderson, and fine wood furniture from Blase Mathern, Jr. “Metal prints represents a new art medium for preserving photos by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets. Because the image is infused into the surface and not on it, the images take on an almost magical luminescence,” said Weaver about McLennan’s work.

Ethereal colored pencil giclee drawings from Art Venti of Venice, California, are hung next to bright and happy work from emerging local oil painter Barbara E. Courtney (aka B.E.C.). Colorado artist Victor Issa’s brass figurative sculptures sit alongside turned wood vases from native woodworker Dean Arneson, who is donating 10 percent of his sales at White Dog to community access radio station KDNK, where Weaver is a regular volunteer DJ known as, no coincidence, Dream Weaver.

Dream Weaver Designs specializes in the art of high technology, and also has an office at the White Dog Gallery. For more information go to www.thewhitedoggallery.com.

Johnny Ivansco, the wine manager at Sopris Liquor & Wine, discusses a bottle with Susie Jimenez at the store’s Customer Appreciation Day last Saturday. Not only did folks get to sample tequila, whiskey and other beverages, word has it the barbecue was literally finger lickin’ good as well. Photo by Lynn Burton

No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY March 28 SPRING CLEaNSING • Today is the deadline to register for True Natural Healing Arts’s Spring Cleansing with Leslie Threlkeld. The workshops take place the evenings of April 1 and 15. The cost is $150 with yoga and $75 without. Info: truenatureheals.com ROTaRY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita on Main Street at noon every Thursday. Upcoming programs include: mortgage broker Pat Dalrymple (March 28), club assembly (April 4), Colorado State Treasurer Walker Stapleton (April 11), Buddy Program director David Hougy (April 18), Project Amigo Director Coke Newell (April 25), club assembly (May 2), BIORGANIX compost tea owner David Bernhardt (May 9) and Rotary exchange student from Taiwan Annie Lin (May 16).

FRIDAY March 29 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Quartet”(PG-13) at 7:30 p.m.Mar. 29-Apr. 4 and “Life of Pi” (PG) at 4:45 p.m. Mar. 30.

FLY FISHING • The Ferdinand Hayden Chapter of Trout Unlimited presents the 2013 “Fly Fishing Film Tour” at PAC3 in the Third Street Center. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., with part I at 6:30 p.m., followed by intermission and give-aways then part II at 7:45 p.m.Tickets are $13/$15, which includes food, a cash bar and silent auction.Tickets are available at Alpine Angling in Carbondale, Roaring Fork Anglers in Glenwood and the PAC3 website.

POETRY EVERYWHERE • The third annual Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival will be held at Thunder River Theatre March 29-

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

31, honoring the life of Karen Chamberlain, who passed away in 2010. Performers include: Western Slope poet laureate Art Goodtimes, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, Trinity Lafey, Jared Smith, SETH, Uche Ogbuji, Kit Kalriess Muldoon, Roseanna Frechette, Eric and Jacob Walter, MD Friedman and others.

Saturday workshops include Uche Ogbuji’s “Poetry from the Heart's Far-Flung Places,” “Contemporary Music and Poetry,”“Writing the Political Poem,” and “Collaborations.”

Info: thunderrivertheatre.com.

LIVE MUSIC • Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra performs a special acoustic set at 8 p.m. at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen. Info: 920-5770.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night and other nights as well.

Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street presents the Tony Rosario Band from 8 to 11 p.m. No cover. Info: 704-1216.

LIVE MUSIC • The Black Nugget on Main Street presents the Jerry Goodman Band (jam/covers) at 9 p.m. No cover.

SATURDAY March 30 EGG HUNT/C’DaLE • The Carbondale Recreation Department holds an Easter egg hunt at Sopris Park beginning at 10 a.m. Registration for the Easter basket raffle starts at 9 a.m. There’ll be a shotgun start divided by age (1-8 years old).The eggs go quickly so arrive on time.

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It’s for kids 6 months to 12 years old. The Easter Bunny will also pay a visit to the kids.

It’s all free. Info: crownmtn.org.

EGG HUNT/WC • There’ll be an Easter egg hunt for kids at the Woody Creek Center (WC3) at 11:30 a.m. The hunt is free for WC3 members/$5 for non-members (kids 2 and under are free). Info: 922-2342.

LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen Jr. at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30/$35.

Info: pac3carbondale.com.

LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street presents Lyn Byars and Gwen Hill from 7 to 10 p.m. No cover. Info: 704-1216.

LIVE MUSIC • The Black Nugget on Main Street throws a dance party with Phractal Pterodyctyl at 9 p.m. No cover.

SUNDAY March 31 LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works presents an open mic from 7 to 9 p.m. No cover. 704-1216.

LIVE MUSIC • The Black Nugget on Main Street presents an open mic with Jimmin’ Jim at 5 p.m. No cover.

EaSTER SERVICE • Carbondale Community United Methodist Church holds an outdoor sunrise Easter service at 8:30 a.m., with a pancake breakfast at 9 a.m., service with special music at 10:30 a.m., and an Easter egg hunt at noon. The church is located at 385 S. Second St. Info: 963-4461.

Special services will also be held at 7 p.m. on March 28-29.

MONDAY April 1 JaM SESSION • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street hosts an old time jam session with Dana Wilson Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

Bring your banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, spoons or washboard; all skill levels are invited. Info: 704-1216.

POKER • The Black Nugget hosts Texas Hold ‘Em at 7 p.m.

THEaTRE aSPEN DEaLS • No fooling, individual tickets and season tickets are now on sale for Theatre Aspen’s 2013 productions of “Les Miserables,” “Fully Committed” “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown.” Info: 925-9313.

TUESDAY April 2 POETRY SLaM • Steve’s Guitars hosts Arizona slam poet Logan Phillips at 7 p.m.

Phillips is in the area for workshops with several RE-2 schools. In related news from Steve’s, April shows include: Tony Furtado (April 10), Dan Bern (April 12), plus John Oats, Casey Driessen and others TBA. FILM • Dos Gringos burritos presents the documentary “Where the Yellowstone Goes” at 7 p.m. A $5 donation is requested. Info: wheretheyellowstonegoes.com.

WEDNESDAY April 3 ROTaRY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale presents Club Assembly; April 10 it’s the Buddy Program. The club meets at the firehouse at 7 a.m. every Wednesday. Info: Ken Neubecker at eagleriver@sopris.net.

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THURSDAY April 4

DEEP WORK • A four-day workshop with Richard Moss, MD and Annalisa Mather will be held through April 8. It’s supported by Davi Nikent. Info: Annalisa@richardmoss.com.

SATURDAY April 6 CMS PLaY • Carbondale Middle School presents the play “Lift Off in 3D” at 7 p.m. tonight and 2 p.m. on April 7. Tickets are $10 at the door ($6 for kids).

SUNDAY April 7 SURLS STUDIO TOUR • Sculptor James Surls holds an open house at his Missouri Heights studio from noon to 5 p.m. Surls recently submitted a proposal to the town of Carbondale to convert the existing Gordon Cooper Library building into the non-profit James Surls Museum when the new library is finished in August. Surls’s studio is located at 4381 County Road 103/Crystal Springs Road. To get there from the intersection of Highway 133/82, go

east (upvalley) on Highway 82 for 1.8 miles, turn left onto County Road 103 (aka Crystal Springs Road), continue for 4.3 miles. The driveway is on the left. For more information, see the ad in next week’s Sopris Sun.

SATURDAY April 19 aRT SHOW • The Aspen Valley Land Trust’ Earth Day art show will be held April 19-21 at 831 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs. An opening reception will be held Friday at 5:30 p.m. The show is sponsored by Alpine Bank and features Lilli Belmont, Stephen Bershenyi, Dean Bowlby, Martha Cochran, Brian Colley, Staci Dickerson, Connie Engeler, Joan Engler, Marcia Fusaro, Ellen Gould, Kathy Honea, Heather Hopper, Michael Kinsley, Steve Keohane, Wewer Keohane, Fred Lodge, Nancy Lovendahl, Jane Lee, Linda Loeschen, Mary Noone, Vallee Noone, Lynette O’Kane, Mike Otte, Amber Sparkles, Sherrill Stone, Melissa Sumera and Blaine Wright. The hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 20 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 21. Info: 963-8440.

Hold the presses G’WOOD ROTaRY HOSTS FUND-RaISER • The Glenwood Springs Rotary Club hosts a fundraiser at the Ramada Inn from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 28. There’ll be half-price appetizers from the 6th Street Grill, two-for-one drinks for those who donate to the club, and entry into an April 12 drawing for gift certificates at 19 restaurants. For details, call 948-6226.

CRES OPENS HOUSE • Crystal River Elementary School holds a pre-school and kindergarten open house at 6 p.m. on April 4. To sign up, call 384-5620. Registration day is 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 9.

MaRBLE CHaRTER SCHOOL TOURS CONTINUE • The Marble Charter School (K-8) offers tours of the school and Q&A sessions from 1:45 to 4 p.m.onApril 19 and May 17.The pre-school also offers a story time from 10:20 to 11.40 a.m. every Thursday. For details, call 704-1275 or 963-9550.

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BaLLET FOLKLORICO • Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklorico Program Director Francisco Nevarez gives adult classes at the Third Street Center from noon to 1 p.m. on Mondays. The cost is $12 per class/$40 per month. For info in English and Spanish call: 970-319-1598.

CLaY CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center at the east end of Main Street presents Sarah Moore and K Rhynus Cesark. Info: 963-2529. aNDY TaYLOR SHOW • Korologos Gallery in Basalt presents “Andy Taylor: Current Works.”

WHITE DOG SHOW • The new White Dog Gallery on Weant Boulevard presents New Orleans artist Dianne Parks, who paints scenes from her hometown. Info: thewhitedoggallery.com or 510-5391.

GERDES CONTINUES • Colorado Mountain College’s ArtShare gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs presents photographs by Scot Gerdes through April. Info: 947-8367 or cmcartshare.com.

TNHa CLaSSES • True Nature Healing Arts offers classes in second chakra (creativity and sexuality), metta, tantra, meditation with a sweat lodge, and more. Info: 963-9900.

PILaTES, BaLLET & YOGa • Coredination, A Movement Studio in the Third Street Center offers group and individual mind-body classes in pilates, ballet and yoga for all ages and levels.

Info: 379-2187.

MONTESSORI TOURS • Ross Montessori Charter School (K-8) conducts weekly tours for potential parents Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. To reserve a spot, call 963-7199. Enrollment continues through April.

BEER RUN • Independence Run & Hike stages a four-mile beer run Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and a group run Saturdays at 8:15 a.m.

Info: 704-0909.

CIVIL WaR TaLK • The Glenwood Springs Library hosts “Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War.” Discover this pivotal period of American history with your community through a five-part reading and discussion series on Wednesdays (except March 27) through April 10. It’s from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Sarah Swedberg, Ph.D, associate professor of American History at Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction will provide background lectures and will lead the conversations on selected readings. Info: 625-3471.

MaYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy on Third Street.

ZINGERS • Betsy Schenck leads the Senior Matters Zingers sing-along group at Heritage Park Care Center on Tuesdays at 2 p.m. Info: 963-2167.

JaZZ JaM • A jazz jam with players ranging from middle school students to adults is held at the Ramada Inn in Glenwood Springs on Monday nights at 7 p.m.

BILINGUaL STORY TIME • Gordon Cooper Library presents a bilingual story time for kids 1-5 years old Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. info: 963-2889.

MUSICaL STORY TIME • The Gordon Cooper Library presents Musical Story Time at 4 p.m. on Mondays. Kids must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Info: 963-2889.

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Friday, March 29Th at Pac3 Carbondale

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Available at Alpine Angling and Crystal Fly Shop in Carbondale, Roaring Fork Anglers in Glenwood Springs OR Visit PAC3’s website: www.pac3carbondale.com SPONSORED BY: Authentic Mexican Cuisine

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All proceeds from this event benefit the Ferdinand Hayden chapter of Trout (FHTU) Unlimited FHTU serves the Gold Medal watersheds of the Frying Pan, Roaring Fork, Crystal, and lower Colorado Rivers and their many tributaries. We serve the communities of Aspen, Basalt, El Jebel, Carbondale, Marble, Redstone, Glenwood Springs, Silt, Newcastle, and Rifle.

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Community Briefs Fund set up for Ivone Muñoz Ivone Muñoz — a dedicated and talented teacher who has worked in Carbondale schools for the past 21 years, is an active community member and mother of four — is battling cancer.A benefit account has been set up in her name at Alpine Bank to help her family pay medical bills. To donate, just ask for the Ivone Munoz Cancer Fund. Also, anyone wishing to donate an item for a silent auction scheduled for April 20 can contact Patty Bristol at 309-9200 or pbristol@rfsd.k12.co.us.

CMC hosts first-generation summit Colorado Mountain College holds its First Generation College Summit at Glenwood Springs High School from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 6. The focus will be on educating students who will be the first in their family to attend college. Students in grades 7 through 10 and their parents are highly encouraged to attend. For details, please see the advertisement on page 7.

Health fair hits Carbondale Valley View Hospital holds a health fair at Roaring Fork High School from 7 to 11 a.m on April 6. For details, see the advertisement in next week’s Sopris Sun.

Creative planning process coming

bread and soup will be served. Such a plan is mentioned in the town’s new comprehensive plan, according to a press release. “It (the plan) is about utilizing our resources to strengthen all of us living in Carbondale, stimulating the economy through creativity and attracting new business to Carbondale,” said CCAH Director Amy Kimberly. For details, e-mail Kimberly at mountainfair@sopris.net or call 963-1680.

Carbondale’s 15th annual Dandelion Day is accepting applications for booth space from vendors (food, crafts and businesses) and non-profits. D-Day is also seeking sponsors, volunteers and people to give demonstrations. “We’re also conducting a public survey to determine the recipient of the Order of the Dandelion award,” said a spokeswoman. Dandelion Day is May 11. For details, call Sue Gray at 618-1849 or go to dandelionday.org.

Marble Charter tours continue The Marble Charter School offers tours of the school and Q&A sessions from 1:45 to 4

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Junk, furniture, branches, appliances (refrigerators must be certified Freon free) Tratos, los muebles, las ramas, y los aparatos los refrigeradores deben ser Freones liberta) $10 per pick-up load ($20 for large load) In-Town Carbondale residents $10 por carga para residentes de Carbondale ($20 si la carga es grande) Tires $4 each/$10 large (llantas $4/grande $10) Rims must be removed (los bordes deben ser quitaron) $25 per pick-up load ($35 for large load) Residents outside Town limits $25 por camionetta ($35 si la carga es grande) Para personas fuera de Carbondale

Downtown Round Table

Before the Planning & Zoning Commission begins a Unified Code Development (UDC), they are seeking input on what aspects of the zoning code needs to be amended. The Commission invites you their April 11, 2013 meeting, beginning at 7:00 pm in Town Hall for a round table discussion.

For additional information, please contact Janet Buck, Town Planner 970.510.1208 jbuck@carbondaleco.net

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NO HAZARDOUS WASTE NO DESPERDICIOS PELIGROSOS Questions, call Public Works at 963-1307

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Celebrate Spring!

These two bighorns were part of a herd of 15-20 that wandered across Frying Pan Road about two miles outside of Basalt on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. The sheep probably came from the Basalt State Wildlife Area. State wildlife officials remind motorists to watch out for bighorns on that stretch of road, especially during this time of year when they nibble early-season vegetation. Photo

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April 27, 2013, Lions Park FE-Waste Recycle Day – bring your electronic clutter for recycling – small fee may apply FFree Garden and Forestry Workshops FEarth Friendly Vendors FSee www.basalt.net for more information on E-Waste recycling and fees (if any).

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THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper • MaRCH 28, 2013 • 11

Poetry is everywhere in Carbondale this week In America poetry is like sex. It’s everywhere but hard to ďŹ nd.

As a matter of fact “It’s Everywhere� is the theme of this year’s Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival in Carbondale on March 29-31. To sign up for a workshop or open mic, go to thunderrivertheatre.com.

The successful festival is in its third year and still growing thanks to the efforts of Thunder River Theatre’s Valerie Haugen (associate artistic director and founding member) along with Artistic Director Lon Winston.

Ask Valerie why she writes poetry and she’ll tell you how it saved her life. Here is what a few poets say about why poetry is important and why they write. • Daisy Zamora: “I cannot

By Bill Kight imagine how other people live without poetry, because for me poetry is a way of living my life, a way of feeling life.â€? • Adrienne Rich: “Poetry can bring together those parts of us which exist in dread and those which have the surviving sense of a possible happiness, collectivity, community, a loss of isolation.â€?

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• Stanley Kunitz: “Poetry explores depths of thought and feeling that civilization requires for its survival.â€? • Garrett Kaoru Hongo: â€œâ€Ś to be a voice that I can listen to, that makes sense and raises my own bereft and mundane consciousness, that speaks to me as if it were the elder I’ve always wanted.â€? • Sharon Olds: “Poets are like steam valves, where the ordinary feelings of ordinary people can escape and be shown.â€?

And if you’re man or woman enough to admit it you probably wrote poetry yourself ‌ when you were a kid ‌ until someone told you it wasn’t any good so you quit.

Or maybe you’re a closet poet and don’t want anybody to know it. Yet the poet Claribel AlegrĂ­a says “poetry is like bread — everybody shares it.â€? Yeah, in private.

My personal poetry journey started while only seven. I was encouraged to love and write poetry by my mother who was also a poet. All my daughters write poetry as does my 13-year-old grand-daughter. Must be in my family’s genes.

My deep passion for poetry caught ďŹ re when I went to a reading by Gary Snyder while attending the University of New Mexico in the 1960s.

Like me, Snyder loved the outdoors and his poetry took me to where he had been. It was like I was there with him.

I devoured his books and have somehow managed to hang on to most of them except the ones I’ve given away.

My favorites are “Mountains and Rivers Without End,� and “Danger on Peaks.�

Here’s his description of his writing process in the poem

“How Poetry Comes to Meâ€?: It comes blundering over the Boulders at night, it stays Frightened outside the Range of my campďŹ re I go to meet it at the Edge of the light Coleman Barks is another poet I admire. Back in 1988 for 17 years he had been translating a SuďŹ mystic poet unheard of in America who lived from 1207-1273.

Bill Moyers was interviewing Coleman for his PBS television series on poetry and asked if this ancient poet could ever be appreciated in America. Coleman said he didn’t know.

Now 76 and after 42 years of devoting his life to this poet called Rumi, he has given us ironically enough the best selling poet in America.

As forbidding as sex seems to be for most people to talk about in the open, poetry it seems suffers from the same fate.

It’s taboo, set apart as sacred and at the same time forbidden to be used.

Well it’s not forbidden anymore. Not in Carbondale. Not this weekend.

Bill’s twitter (@bkite11) proďŹ le says, “Public Affairs OfďŹ cer for the White River NF. Writes Common Ground column for the Sopris Sun Newspaper. PIO on Rocky Mtn. Incident Mgt. Team A. Poet.â€?

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