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Harvey, Zentmyer, Hoffmann win

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

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Horse Boy trainer Iliane Lorenze demonstrated back-riding (one of the Horse Boy methods of equine-based treatment for autistic children) at Windwalkwers on Missouri Heights last Sunday. Lorenze accompanied Horse Boy founder Rupert Issacson as part of the nationwide Autism Awareness Month. The teddy bear in this photograph represents an autistic child who would ride with a trained adult. Photo by Jane Bachrach

ewcomer Allyn Harvey joined incumbents Pam Zentmyer and John Hoffmann in the winners’ circle Tuesday night, claiming the seat vacated by former trustee Ed Cortez who was term limited out of office.

Also, by 27 votes, residents upheld a town ordinance approved 6-1 last year that bans plastic carryout bags at grocery stores larger than 3,500 square feet (aka City Market). The bag ban was upheld 51-49 percent (718-691).

Zentmyer, who enters her second term as trustee when she is sworn in at the next meeting, garnered the most votes at 757, followed by Harvey at 701 and 700 for Hoffmann (who also enters his second term).

Hoffmann defeated Village-at-Crystal River supporter Bill Lamont by 27 votes (Lamont recorded 673 votes). The other vote tallies are as follows: • Lorey Esquibel – 414 • Red Cunningham – 353 • Stacy Stein – 109 • Doc Philip – 104 • Sean Keery – 69 • Jim Breasted – 59.

Carbondale residents were allowed to vote for up to three candidates.

Stein and Breasted dropped out of the race in early March but their votes in the mail-in election were counted.

A total of 63 percent of Carbondale’s 2,803 active voters took part in the election.

In response to an e-mail from The Sopris Sun on Tuesday night, mayor Stacey Bernot summed up the election in part: “ … the electorate has decided the new face on our board will be Allyn, and I welcome him to the board. … The press enjoys soundbites or buzz words like ‘slate,’ ‘ticket’ or ‘mandate’ when in actuality there is real work ahead of us. All seven are committed individuals elected to serve our town at this point in time. Just as the visionaries that preceded us, and those future candidates that will come after us, we are just taking our turn to work hard for the community we all care deeply about. In a community as special as Carbondale, each and every election is important and after the dust of this election settles we will once again realize that the bonds that bring us together are stronger than the issues that may have divided us in the past.”

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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.

Time for a new paradigm

By John Hoffmann I’ve been asked why I proposed a winter opening of the Rio Grande Trail between Catherine’s Bridge and Rock Bottom Ranch at the last RFTA meeting. At that meeting, Jonathan Lowsky had reported on the conclusion of the five-year wildlife study of that section of trail. The study showed the wildlife to be thriving with the trail use.

I’d like to see us change how we think about animals.

Everywhere I look, I see systems straining, both human and natural. Fly east over any part of the United States and I see vast unbroken expanses of land shaped and occupied by man. Nature has no choice but to die or acclimate to humans and our artificial environments. It’s time for a new paradigm.

Carbondale, like most valley neighborhoods, has a sizable herd of deer and sometimes elk that graze through it in winter. Raccoons, marmots and skunks are comfortable living around town. We share a common interest in a clean environment and benign interactions. It’s time for people to become aware of how to react and interact with the natural world harmlessly.

I have experienced the indifference of species that have become accustomed to harmless human presence. I’ve walked through deer herds and had deer pass around me in town. I’ve felt the race of my heart, the flush rising out of stillness from connecting on an egalitarian basis with a member of the animal kingdom and found it energizing. I think many of us have.

I’ve seen herds peacefully grazing during hunting season on McNulty’s Cottonwood Pass Preserve, with the road full of hunters who have stopped and are glassing the deer.

I’ve noticed the change in herd mentality on the day before the opening of rifle season as the group broke up.

For me, these were evidence of exquisite intuitive sensibility. When asked for empirical evidence of the winter effects of humans on deer/elk herds, the author of our excellent study, Jonathan Lowsky, of Colorado Wildlife Science LLC, gave RFTA a lone example of a study, considering the difference in herd reactions to snowmobilers as opposed to skiers. It showed the herd not reacting to snowmobiles but becoming nervous around/ skiers. That short study could have been influenced by mitigating factors.

I watched the Rio Grande corridor swell with wildlife after the trail was built compared to times I walked it before the trail was completed. Conventional wisdom was saying the trail would decimate animal populations, but that was not the case.

With so many calling for restrictions on public movement on the fringes of wild lands due to wildlife considerations, I want to see empirical evidence of the need for that and RFTA’s recent study gives us an excellent opportunity to quantify our human impact.

More importantly, the trail presents an educational opportunity for us to raise awareness for benign interaction between humans and our neighbors in nature. It could usher in a new democracy of inter specie collaboration, and show the way to a kinder, better connected, people.

John Hoffmann is a Carbondale board of trustee member and the town’s representative on the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority’s board of directors.

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About Bohmfalk’s column Dear Editor: Concerning the column written by chef George Bohmfalk,“Food Irradiation: What’s the big deal?” I found it ironic that Mr. Bohmfalk’s argument in favor of the destruction of the food supply was supported by evidence of common medical techniques that use radiation.

People today are suffering from cancer and degenerative diseases at increasing rates; how hard is it to see the connection between 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • APRIl 5, 2012

the modern lifestyle with all its unnatural assaults on the human body and this alarming trend? I don’t think the answer to any of our health problems lies in relying on more technology and irradiating our food. It lies in a return to what is natural and wholesome.

While I appreciated Mr. Bohmfalk’s faithful reference to many facts in support of irradiation presented to us by such institutions as the FDA, USDA, AMA, World Health Organization and others, I am not convinced that their research and “facts” are reliable or

complete. In fact, the more research I have done on these institutions and their agendas, the less I am inclined to take any of their advice. There are imagined conspiracies and real conspiracies, and I firmly believe irradiating our life-giving food is a part of a conspiracy to benefit big corporations at the expense of our health.

If, as a country, we are divided on this topic, I ask that at least we can agree to make the labeling of these irradiated products be plain and forthcoming, so that we as consumers can decide for ourselves what we want to consume and not the government.

As with the availability of raw milk, the organic movement, vaccinations and alternative healing methods, we must insist upon the right to make personal choices based upon our individual beliefs. It is a very big deal, one of the biggest we could contemplate.

Erica Epperson Carbondale

Waldorf thanks Dear Editor: The Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork extends a heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, donors, volunteers and guests at this year’s Hands and Heart Full Moon Feast.This event is the Waldorf School’s primary fundraising event and it has evolved into a fantastic feast of locally grown/raised/brewed food, wine and beer. This year, thanks to the great venue and hospitality of Josh Behrman at PAC3, we were entertained by The Haunted Windchimes — an incredible bluegrass band that had the crowd ‘movin’ and groovin’!

We’d also thank all of the many people and businesses that helped make it a success by donating time to the event, items for the auction, food for the feast and/or sponsoring the event.

Our sponsors included: True Nature Healing Arts, Bighorn Toyota, The Marrs Family, Jayne Coley/Stockman’s Land Exchange and Community Banks. Our food/wine/beer donors included: Crystal River Meats, Peach Valley CSA, Osage Gardens, Whole Foods, Black Canyon Foods, Avalanche Cheese, Roaring Fork Hams Homebrew Club and Jackrabbit Hill Vineyards.

We are honored to be part of this spectacular community and are very grateful for the support. Hope to see you at next year’s event.

WSRF H&H Committee Jayne Coley Thea DeRudder Jon Ray Gardner Kay Graybill Ginger Janssen June Waterman Dan Richardson

‘Forwhatests’ Dear Editor: World forests and tropical rainforests are becoming gone, totally destroyed, and will never come back.

World forests the size of a football field are being destroyed about every four seconds.

Tropical rain forests are being destroyed at a rate of some 67 acres a minute. By this same time tomorrow, nearly 100 species of life will tumble into extinction.

World forests are being totally destroyed

at a rate of about six to seven square miles per hour. That is more than the size of the whole Roaring Fork Valley per day becoming permanently gonzo.

More than half of the tropical rainforests of earth have already been destroyed.

Some 70 percent of all plants known to have cancer-fighting properties are found in the tropical rainforests. Currently, rainforest vegetation yields a major portion of today’s medication for leukemia and heart disease.

Only about 1 percent (chance level) of rain forest vegetation has been examined for disease use, yet scientists already know that over 2,000 varieties of rain forest plants possess some cancer fighting properties.

The time you might spend reading this article, some three minutes or so, Earth will have had some 54 city block areas burned or bulldozed.

Why has Carbondale, the USA and the rest of the world said or done nothing about our world exponentially rising carbon dioxide levels over the last two years? Has our world population or our world stock markets been destroying world trees and oxygen for money ($)? Hey, a good and happy life and living for humanoids.

For Planet Earth, just reaching the food production level needed in 2025 could require up to the water equivalent of annual water flow of 24 Nile rivers or 110 Colorado rivers for additional irrigation waters and trying to feed people and animals.

Happy deforestation!

Doc Philip Carbondale

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Governor’s Arts Award recognizes town’s long-term commitment Presented April 13 in Breckenridge

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer When Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper presents the town of Carbondale with the Governor’s Arts Award in Breckenridge on April 13, it will represent a life-time achievement award of sorts.

Go back to the early 1970s, and about the only art around town you might find in Carbondale would be yard figurines or an ornamental bird-bath or two.

Flash forward to 2012 and you almost can’t walk down the street downtown without at least glancing at one of the dozens of sculptures placed by the Carbondale Public Art Commission.

Beyond public art, the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities offers numerous art education programs at the Third Street Center.

Performing arts now have a place for productions at the Thunder River Theatre.

Community access radio station KDNK “entertains and informs” 24 hours a day.

Last fall, CCAH director Amy Kimberly started thinking about some of the ways that Carbondale has evolved into an arts related town. She came up with almost two pages of evidence, which she submitted to the state agency Colorado Creative Industries in nominating the town for the Governor’s Arts Award (the Front Range town of Lafayette also received the governor’s award).

The nominating criteria state: “The Governor’s Arts Award recognizes and honors a Colorado town or city that works collaboratively to employ the arts as a focal point for community development and highlights the integral role the arts play in strengthening their economic vitality. The community chosen will have demonstrated their use of the arts and creative industries to enhance their quality of life, build economic prosperity, improve educational achievement, and grow cultural tourism.”

Nominations were judged on: Significance and magnitude of the use of the arts and the creative sector to enhance the vitality of the nominated town or city; breadth of populations served by arts actions and collaborations; extent of vision and long-term plan for using the arts and the creative sector as a

The Carbondale Public Arts Commission teamed with the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities to nominate the town for the Colorado Governor’s Arts Award. Shown here in front of town hall are CPAC members (left to right, front) Allison Berger, Stephanie Schilling, Nancy Kyner and Mindy Kaebegein; (back, left) Brad Sherman and trustee liaison John Foulkrod. Not shown are CPAC members Ashley Todey, Jeff Murcko, Sue Edelstein, Andrea Korber, Carol Klein and Mark Harris. (Photo by Lynn Burton) strategy for community enhancement and economic development; and evidence that actions have added to the community's social and economic fabric and quality of life.”

Writing up Carbondale’s art-related evolution – almost 40 years worth – is probably more of a book-length project than a newspaper article, so The Sopris Sun is printing Kimberly’s nomination letter in its entirety, followed by some e-mail quotes from community members.

Here you go:

Oct. 20, 2011 The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities and the Carbondale Public Arts Commission nominate the Town of Carbondale for the Governor’s Art Award. Carbondale is a town that is defined, in part, by its commitment to the arts. That commitment has built a strong, healthy community. From the Public Art that graces the Carbondale core to the First Friday Art Walks that bring people from all over the valley, to the Carbondale Mountain Fair, an arts and music fest that is 40 years old, Carbondale has invested in the arts and that investment has built a

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strong arts economy and community. The Town of Carbondale funds the annual Art Around Town Public Art Sculpture Exhibit.

The Public Arts Commission oversees this.

Additionally, the Town of Carbondale sets aside 1% of all Public Works projects for purchase of art or the town’s permanent collection. There are currently 19 works in the town’s collection. The town contributes an additional $30,000 or more yearly to events and nonprofits producing events. The Town of Carbondale has always been a partner in maintaining and growing the arts.

Carbondale is nestled between the arts heavy Aspen, 30 miles up the road, and Glenwood Springs, 15 minutes down the road. It has always been a ranching community, along with a diverse population of workers (making the commute to Aspen), artists and families.

The public schools are 40-60% Latino. The population is about 7,000, having grown 2,000 people since the year 2000.The arts are the glue that keeps this diverse population healthy and thriving.

The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities has been a force in the community for 38 years. Its mission is to enhance the cre-

ative life of Carbondale and build community through art. Since its inception it has always had a strong partnership with town government in order to accomplish the mission. This relationship has produced a vibrant arts culture that Carbondale is defined by, and, it is that culture that attracts visitors to the area. Where else can you find the city police in tie-dye uniforms on the Saturday Mountain Fair every year or town employees volunteering time to direct traffic and pick up garbage during the three-day fair? This is an event in which community members consider it their duty to volunteer.

Public Works Department employee,Tony Coia, is an artist at creating incredible, selfsustaining gardens. He can be found creating, cleaning and maintaining these gardens in the spring and summer. He also helps the Public Arts Commission change out the town sculptures yearly and begins putting up the Christmas lights that keep Carbondale festive in the fall. It is his commitment, along with his employers’, that has Carbondale blooming all year round.

The Carbondale Public Arts Commission was established in 2002 as a Town commission with a mission to beautify Main Street contributing to Carbondale’s reputation as an important arts center and arts destination in the Roaring Fork Valley.The Carbondale Public Arts Commission, a volunteer board, administers Art Around Town. Additionally, the town tries to purchase one of these works each year to insure a strong arts presence in the town. Since 2005, the town has invested over $50,000 towards public art.This will continue.

The Parks and Rec Department, under the direction of Jeff Jackel, decided to expand what the town definition of recreation was to include music and the arts. Seeing the draw that free Summer Concerts had in other communities, Jeff took $15,000 out of his Rec budget nine years ago for furthering the arts and arts events in Carbondale. Today that budget has grown to $25,000 and helps produce 5 summer concerts, The Five Point Film Festival and Festival Las Americas, a festival focusing on the arts and culture of our Latino community.

The most recent addition to further the vibrant arts scene in Carbondale is the Third Street Center, created from a land trade between CCAH, the Town of Carbondale and the School District. It is a green refurbished elementary school transformed into a nonAWARD page 4

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Award continued om page 3 profit and for profit center featuring primarily arts and environmental businesses. It creates additional collaboration between organizations, provides much needed community gathering space, brings people from throughout the valley to experience events, classes and education, and is a huge catalyst in economic development with the addition of the Performing Arts Center at Third Street (The PAC3). The PAC3 is the only dedicated multi-purpose venue of its kind from Glenwood Springs to Aspen and is instrumental in the expansion of performing arts and music in Carbondale in specific, and down valley in general. This project would not have happened without the vision and support of the Town of Carbondale.

Carbondale has been defined by some of its major nonprofits, including the Carbondale Clay Center, CCAH, the Thunder River Theatre Company and KDNK Community Radio. All these entities receive town support. All bring important arts and community events to Carbondale and all attract people to live and play in this magical town. The Town of Carbondale invested $100,000 to help build the Thunder River Theatre. They also invested $100,000 in the creation of the Third Street Center.

Recent surveys show Carbondale’s unique values to be in arts and dining. The Economic Roadmap created in 2003 shows that one of the top five reasons people live in Carbondale is due to the commitment to the arts, especially through the support of the nonprofit sector. Stroll throughout town on a First Friday and witness the throngs of people from throughout the valley who come monthly for this event. Town vans shuffle folks from gallery to gallery, along with Bike Jitneys, bicyclists and lots of happy walkers!

I have lived in Telluride, worked in Crested Butte and Lyons, and I have never experienced a more art-centric town than Carbondale because it is not a tourist center or resort, but a small community that has always believed in the power of art!

Amy Kimberly Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities

Today’s Carbondale is a far cry from 1969 when I arrived to a tiny burg of 600 people (mostly ranchers, farmers and coal-miners) — and no paved roads.

Within just a couple of years, with artists flocking in, we had Mountain Fair to bring these diverse groups together harmoniously through the arts, and shortly thereafter, an opera company, a ballet company, an orchestra, a community theater, and the Council on Arts & Humanities.

Throughout our cultural and arts evolution, the town government has always been a partner with and support for the people of the community to build on these assets. And from the get-go, the Colorado Council on Arts and Humanities mentored and supported us. It never could have happened without everyone pulling together!

Way to go, Carbondale; the best little spot on earth!

– Laurie Loeb

This is further proof that the arts, CCAH, and our other non-profits and the events they sponsor are a very important and often underestimated component to Carbondale's economic health, well-being and future.

The Board of Trustees needs to make supporting this valuable part of the local economy a priority in future budget considerations. Like debit on the left and credit on the right, I default to "Don't Change Carbondale let Carbondale Change You." Thank you Amy for such a well-written letter.

– Frosty Merriott, town trustee Carbondale is a place that is welcoming. People with diverse views respect each other. Art is considered a necessity, not a frivolity. This is the type of community where art can evolve and be appreciated rather than judged. For those of us who have been here for decades, this place has embraced us. The artists who are still relocating here are welcomed. We may not have the largest purchasing patron base, but our community supports our openings with attendance and enthusiasm and we are treated with reverence and respect (OK, with curiosity as well!). As an artist, who could ask for more?

Thank you Carbondale, you are the best.

– Wewer Keohane, visual artist (Editor’s note: These quotes were received via e-mail and in some cases were edited in accordance with Sopris Sun style).

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Community Meeting Series Each meeting has the same format and content, choose the most convenient time and place: ŹMonday, April 16, 6-8 PM, Town Hall ŹTuesday, April 17, 6-8 PM, 3rd St. Center, Calaway Room. ŹWednesday, April 18, Noon-2PM, 3rd St. Center, Calaway Room.

Get informed on the plan and help answer key questions Since the comprehensive plan vision process began last spring, the working group (appointed by the town trustees) has been working steadily to articulate plan concepts based on the visions expressed by community members. We now need your input on several topics before we create a draft comprehensive plan.

Meeting topics will include: x Overview of the process, next steps. x Land use strategies and mapping for residential neighborhoods, along Hwy. 133, downtown and in other commercial areas. x Tradeoffs between maintaining a compact town vs. expanding the town outward. x Ideas for enhancing pedestrian and bike mobility. x Prioritizing/refining strategies about the economy, sustainability, ecology, diversity, housing and other topics. x Demographic, economic and budgetary/fiscal data.

Keep up-to-date on the comprehensive plan on the town website: http://www.carbondalegov.org/

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April with Carbondale Rotary Meetings are Wednesdays 7 AM at the Carbondale Firehouse. Visitors are welcome to come enjoy the programs and see why people actually get up so early to do the wonderful work for the community and around the world that Rotary does.

SPEAKERS: April 11th - Paul Spencer, “Solar Energy” April 18th - Dr Andy White, “Eye Care” April 25th - Jim Calaway on KIP Education Applications are now available for Carbondale Rotary Scholarships for graduating seniors to continue their education. Areas of emphasis are financial need, school and community service, and a well rounded approach to life. Applications will require an essay addressing Rotary’s 4-Way Test and its motto “Service Above Self”.

Graduating seniors from Basalt, Roaring Fork, Bridges, and CRMS are eligible and should visit their school counselor for applications and details. Application are due by April 7, 2012.

Carbondale Rotary Community Service Grant applications are now available for non profit groups needing financial help for carrying out their work benefiting the community.

Details and application information is available on the Rotary website www.rotarycarbondale.org.

There are currently 1,214,714 Rotarians in 34,216 clubs world wide improving the quality of life in their communities. For more information about how you could join in their efforts right here in Carbondale, go to www.rotarycarbondale.org or call our Membership Chair Jay Leavitt at 584-3333 or leavitt@sopris.net.

ROTARY DATES TO REMEMBER: April 14th - Health Fair at Roaring Fork High School June 9th - The Happening Luau, a dinner dance

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Dandelion Day duties divvied up Volunteers are needed for Dandelion Day, Carbondale’s creative environmental celebration. The festivities take place on Saturday, May 12. Activities include the Parade of the Species down Main Street, the Slow Bike Race, Crystal River Clean-up, farmers selling veggie starts, local artists, healthy food and local music all day in Sopris Park.

To volunteer, call Lacy at 379-4617 or email lacyorton@comcast.net.

And while we’re talking DD, nominees for the second annual Order of the Dandelion Award have been finalized. Vote for your favorite on the Carbondale Dandelion Day/Arbor Day Facebook page (facebook.com/carbondaledandelionday).

The Order of the Dandelion recognizes individuals who have made outstanding environmental and sustainable contributions to the community; 2012 nominees are Aaron Taylor, Soozie Lindbloom, Jason White, Kay Brunnier, Clare Bastable and Theo Colbran.

New First Friday guy Chris George is the new volunteer director for First Fridays (Carbondale’s monthly celebration of arts, music, food and fun).

Says George: “The goal of the April First Friday is to have more of Carbondale recycling and thinking responsibly about waste.

We want to showcase our great community and attract visitors throughout the Valley.

Together we can not only truly make a difference, but also enjoy the satisfaction of working together. Promoting Carbondale is our privilege.”

For more on the April First Friday, please turn to page 12.

Mountain Fair deadline The deadline for food vendors to apply for the 41st annual Carbondale Mountain Fair is April 6. Applications are available at www.carbondalearts.com. The fair takes place July 27-29 at Sopris Park and as usual, CCAH expects 15,000 to 20,000 people to attend. For details, call 963-1680.

Thanks from KDNK KDNK dropped the Sun a letter pertaining to the community access radio station’s recent membership drive. Here’s what it had so say: “Thanks so very much for your (the public’s) continued support of KDNK. Because of listener contributions our membership drive was a success and we can continue to bring you NPR, local news, all that great music and special broadcasts. Our mission is to provide public access radio that connects community members to one another and the world. Your part of that connection is mission critical. Thank you!

And then there’s this SolTribe founders Lori and Dave Ventimiglia want folk to know, “Recently our organization hosted a group of 15 Lakota from the Pine Ridge Reservation for a multiple day fundraising tour of the area.

“The community of Carbondale treated our Lakota friends with kindness, generosity and hospitality. We would like to thank everyone who attended the events both in Aspen and in Carbondale and who con-

Red-wing blackbirds have returned to their cattail perches at the Delaney dog park pond. Some folks speculate the birds winter in Rifle, while others theorize they migrate farther to the west – in Parachute or even DeBeque. Photo by Lynn Burton tributed to the Lakota Logging Project which the fundraising tour was about.

“And we want to extend our deepest gratitude to Tara and Casey Sheahan, Andrea and Charlie Chacos, and Leslie, Haven and Mike Keery for opening up their homes to the visiting Lakota.

“Also, a big thank you to Brian Leasure of Destination Holdings for the use of the beautiful Old Thompson Barn and to Ryan at Heidi’s Brooklyn Deli for the wonderful lunch platter. This event was a huge success and we couldn’t have done it without the support of this wonderful community!”

He already caught it Car-of-the-week honors go to the brand new red Porsche Carrera with a dream catcher dangling from the rear view mirror in

the Third Street Center parking lot on Sunday.

Drop in on Matt School board member Matt Hamilton continues office hours at the Third Street Center from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. Appointments are not necessary. You’ll find him in the offices of Healthy Mountain Communities/Roaring Fork Community Development (at the short end of the Long Hall).

They say it’s your birthday Birthday greetings go out to: Judy Schilling (April 5), Mark Wolfe (April 6), Mary Lilly, Cassie Cerise and Beth Simonetti (April 7), Trish Anderson (April 8), and Marty Treadway and Herschel Ross (April 10).

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Mid-Continent’s coal-fired power plant idea flamed out in 1990 Looking back at April 1990, some of the orado. At the time, power usage from Glenevents and issues could have taken place just wood to Aspen was about 10 megawatts. last week, while at least one was so “20th Mid-Continent pitched the project as encentury.” vironmentally friendly.

The 20th century proposal Waste coal had been piling came from Mid-Continent up for years at the mines Resources (which operated and sporadic spills had the coal mines west of Redflowed into Coal Creek and stone) and Bechtel CorporaBy Lynn Burton on into the Crystal River. tion (which as the world’s Burning the coal would get biggest construction company operated rid of the waste. Mid-Continent also said it pretty much everywhere). would use “clean air technology” to keep air The two companies got together, cast their pollution to a minimum. gaze east on County Road 100 and decided Mid-Continent’s plan met with immediate they’d like to build a coal-fired, 80-megawatt scorn and disapproval from local folks. The generating plant out there, according to the company would have needed local, state and April 12, 1990 Valley Journal. federal permits and the project never got beYou might know the “out there” in ques- yond the proposal stage. Within a year Midtion as near Mid-Continent’s former coal Continent withdrew its development load out facility – across the road from where applications and within a few years of that two signs were put up last year to protest a the mines themselves closed – a victim of a proposal to build a solid waste transfer sta- costly fire that took months to extinguish and tion on the same property. the high costs of mining coal at 8,000 feet.

Mid-Continent representatives said the ••• plant would kill two company birds with one On the planning front in April 1990 the stone. For one thing, power to the company’s town government set out to decide what its vast network of mines could be spotty at goals and directions should be, and to draft a times, which is not a good situation when it’s mission statement. needed to power gigantic fans to suck danThe first step was to hold a public meeting gerous methane gas from under ground. at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School Thanks to new technology, Mid-Continent barn to gather input. Keep in mind, this new could also use waste coal to power the plant. planning process took place three years after (Note: the coal from Coal Basin was coking the year-long Pioneer Project – which was coal, was low in sulfur content and used for meant to chart a course for a new kind ecomaking steel). The company also planned to nomic development. sell excess power to Public Service of ColWith the Pioneer Project in mind, and its

Looking back

nearly endless rounds of public meetings, then-town-manager Davis Farrar told the Valley Journal the current planning project “ … has a bright light at the end of a short tunnel.”

With or without a mission statement, Carbondale grew through the 1990s. Fueled by a rebounding national economy, demand for

second homes and a booming construction industry from Aspen to Glenwood Springs, notable developments included River Valley Ranch, La Fontana Plaza, Red Rock Plaza, Country Inn & Suites motel (Days Inn was built in the late 1980s) and in-fill on Main Street – just to name a few.

About the Fender house Dear Editor: This is in response to the Sopris Sun article entitled “Falling in love with the old Fender home” on March 8, 2012.

To say we were surprised to see this article in the Sun is an understatement, but as we read the beguiling words of Genevieve Villamizar, we began to understand the attachment that those who pass by each and every day must feel for what has been to us a very large part of our lives since the time we could first remember visiting grandma and grandpa, and later our Aunt Gene. The old house is full of many fond memories.

The idea of selling the Fender house is a hard one for us, but we are heartened to know that other people value it as well and wish nothing more than the right people be found to own the home which is surely a part of Carbondale’s Golden Years.

For some background, the house was built in 1913 by the Sweet family who was up at the Crystal River Ranch at the time. The house came into our family in 1940 when our grandparents, Orville and

Irene Fender, acquired it. After their passing, our aunt Gene Fender lived there for many years until recently.

When we sisters go into the house now, we remember the games we used to play and the running around that used to get us a stern look from grandma and banishment to the back yard. We could hope for nothing better than the cries of children ringing out once again. The Fender house has been waiting a long time. The house is still available and we are confident a new partner will be found one of these days.

Doreen and Debra Fender Rifle

NOTICE TO PROPOSERS

RFTA Solicitation No. #12-010 On-Call Service and Maintenance Providers

Notice is hereby given that the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (“RFTA”) is soliciting proposals from qualified companies to provide on-call and maintenance services for the following trades.

Vendors may submit a proposal in more than one category. x x x x

Arboriculture Asphalt Concrete Fencing

x x x

Landscaping/Revegetation Painting Plumbing

These on-call and maintenance services will be performed at the various RFTA Operations and Maintenance Facilities, RFTA Housing, and on the Rio Grande Trail. Award of these contracts shall be made to up to three (3) of the most responsive and responsible proposers in each service category. The awarded vendors will be added to the RFTA On-Call Service and Maintenance List to be used when we are in need of assistance on small projects.

Solicitation Documents will be available Tuesday, April 3, 2012 by request. Information associated with this project will be available online at http://www.rfta.com/rfps.html. To request copies of the solicitation documents, please complete and return the Vendor Registration Form, which may be found on RFTA’s website, www.rfta.com and www.rftabrt.com to ensure that your name is listed on the “List of Potential Proposers.” Be sure to include the solicitation number #12-010 and service category(ies). Vendors already registered with RFTA should complete the abbreviated version by checking the appropriate selection at the top of the form.

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Proposals will be due Thursday, April 26, 2012 by 5:00 p.m. (MT). Proposals should be submitted via email to procurement@rfta.com in PDF format, with the fee schedule submitted as a separate document. “Response to RFP #12-010/Type of Service” should be placed in the subject line of the email to clearly indicate the contents. To be considered, proposals must arrive at RFTA on or before the date specified. Any proposals received after the time to which reference is made will not be considered.

Be a History Sleuth. Join the Junior Docent SCAVENGER HUNT on Main Street. Friday, April 6. Watch for clues about historical Carbondale!

For questions or more information, contact RFTA’s Procurement Department: Dina Farnell, RFTA Procurement Specialist procurement@rfta.com; (970) 384-4869

Collina Washington, RFTA Procurement Manager procurement@rfta.com ; (970) 384-4886

Thank you to

mtsoprishistoricalsociety.org

for its ongoing commitment to local history

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Community Calendar THURSDAY April 5 ROTARY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita on Main Street every Thursday at noon. lIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Jessica Fichot tonight, followed by The Emma Hounding on April 6 and Devon Meyers and Friends on April 7. Info: 963-3303.

HPC • Carbondale’s Historic Preservation Commission meets the first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at town hall.

NATURAlIST NIGHTS • The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies presents “The American Dipper: An Indicator of River Health,” by Dee Malone at 7:30 p.m.

It’s free. Info: 925-5756.

HOlY WEEK SERVICES • Holy Week and Easter Services are held at Carbondale Community United Methodist Church with Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. on April 5, Good Friday at 7 p.m. on April 6 and Easter with a 7 a.m. Sunrise Service on April 8 (regular worship service at 10:30 a.m.). The church is located at 385 S. Second. Info: 963-4461.

FRIDAY April 6 SHORTSFEST • The Film’s Shortsfest sneak preview takes place at Carbondale Beer Works from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. CBW is located at 647 Main St. ClAY CENTER • A show featuring resident artist Tony Wise opens tonight at the Carbondale Clay Center. Info: 963-CLAY.

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. 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 and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

WOMEN’S HISTORY ART SHOW • The Basalt Regional Library hosts the opening of “Women’s Education – Women’s Empowerment from 5 to 7 p.m. The show features the following Roaring Fork Valley artists — Langford Barksdale, Katalin Domoszlay, Kody Firmin, Cristina Gair, Kathy Honea, Nicole Kinsler, Carrie Marsh, Pola Oginski, Jill Sabella, and Laura Smith – working in the following mediums: oils and acrylics, photography, pottery, mixed media, and installation.

Info: 925-5858.

WII BOWlING • The Marble Wii Bowling League continues at Slow Groovin’ BBQ Friday nights at 7 p.m. Info: chendrixstudio@aol.com.

GOlF COURSE OPENS • The Aspen Golf Club opens today with the first tee time at 9 a.m. Season passes range from $185 for juniors to $1,949 for Platinum Membership. Info: 429-1949.

bondale and Wheeler Opera House in Aspen April 10-15. The festival is widely regarded as a premier North American showcase for short comedy, drama, documentary and animated films. Info: aspenfilm.org or 920-5770.

HUMANITARIAN DEADlINE • Today is the deadline to buy tickets to the 23rd annual Garfield County Humanitarian of the Year awards dinner on April 16. The dinner takes place at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are $20 each. Info: 456-3271.

6-12 and “A Separation” at 5 p.m. on April 7-8. “Friends with Kids” is an ensemble comedy about a close-knit circle of friends at that moment in life when children arrive and everything changes.“A Separation” is a Golden Globe and Academy Award winner for Best Foreign Language Film.” Set in Iran, a married couple is faced with moving to another country or staying in Iran to look after a parent who has Alzheimer’s disease.

FRIDAY April 6

TUESDAY April 10

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Friends with Kids” at 7:30 p.m. on April

SHORTS FEST • The Aspen Shortsfest takes place at the Crystal Theatre in Car-

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Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist (TRUU) @ Third Street Center

www.tworiversuu.org UU Minister

Gretchen Haley Inspirational, Contemporary Music

Jimmy Byrne Youth Program Director Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist 8 • THE SOPRIS SUN • APRIl 5, 2012

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KENYA BENEFIT • At 7 p.m., Aspen Community United Methodist Church will host a benefit featuring Lawrence Mathiu of Meru, Kenya. Mathiu is a teacher and community organizer who works with the Aspen Community Church and Fort Collins First United Methodist Church to provide clean water projects and libraries and much more for schools in the Meru area. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for students 1318. Info: 925-1571. The Aspen Community Church is located at 200 E. Bleeker St.

WEDNESDAY April 11 RFHS TAlENT SHOW • The Roaring Fork High School Talent Show is presented at the school at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited and the students appreciate your support.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale Firehouse on Highway 133 Wednesdays at 7 a.m. Info: 927-0641.

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Further Out

SATURDAY April 14 PUPPETS RETURN â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities hosts an evening of African puppets, music and dance from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center.

The night showcases Roaring Fork High School students, who will perform a story with marionettes they created. The night will also feature African dancers and musicians.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free.

HEAlTH FAIR â&#x20AC;˘ One of Valley View Hospitalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Fairs takes place from 7 to 11 a.m. at Roaring Fork High School. A blood draw, which costs $45, requires fasting for 12 hours before the draw. Other exams include

Ongoing â&#x20AC;&#x153;GEEK SPEAKâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ KDNK presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Geek Speakâ&#x20AC;? with ByteMarks Computer Maintenance from 4:30 to 5 p.m. every Monday.

Call in questions at 963-2976.

ClAY CENTER â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Clay Center offers classes for all ages and special events. The center is located at the east end of Main Street. Info: 963-CLAY. SAlSA â&#x20AC;˘ Salsa Night takes place from 8:3011:30 p.m. every Thursday at the Riverside Grill in Basalt. Free â&#x20AC;&#x153;casualâ&#x20AC;? instruction by Tere and Ricardo Hernandez. lINX â&#x20AC;˘ The LINX networking group meets at the ChaďŹ n Light building in Basalt every Tuesday from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Info: 390-8401.

Hold the presses prostate speciďŹ c Antigen ($35), blood count ($20) and colorectal kit ($15). Appointments are not necessary. Info: 384-6651.

FRIDAY April 20 STUDIO TOUR â&#x20AC;˘ The deadline for artists to apply for the Roaring Fork Valley Studio Tour is April 20. The tour takes place from Aspen to Glenwood Springs and takes place May 19-20. Info: 379-7618.

FRIDAY May 18 SOFTBAll DEADlINE â&#x20AC;˘ The deadline to register for Carbondale Recreation Department co-ed and menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s softball is May 18.

Info: 510-1292.

Outdoor ďŹ lms shown at TSC The Wilderness Workshop and the Colorado Mountain Club present the Backcountry Film Festival at the Third Street Center at 5:30 p.m. on April 9. Buy tickets at www.cmc.org/ bcffcarbondale.

The nine ďŹ lms focus on winter sports and landscapes and includes â&#x20AC;&#x153;Solitaireâ&#x20AC;? (festival cut) from Sweetgrass Productions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chalk and Skiâ&#x20AC;? is a chalk-in-hand daydream about skiing and winter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Breaking Trailâ&#x20AC;? (festival cut) from Powderwhore Productions captures deep powder and fresh lines. For more information, call 963-3977.

library board meets The GarďŹ eld County Library Board meets at the RiďŹ&#x201A;e Library at 6 p.m. on April 5. The library is located at 207 East Avenue. For more information, call 625-4270.

Music classes begin All Valley Music Togetherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spring classes begin April 9. The classes are for infants, toddlers and pre-school children with parents or caregivers, and run through May 31. For details, go to www.allvalleymusic.com or call 963-1482.

WYlY â&#x20AC;˘ Wyly Community Art Center presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Long View: New Landscapes by Bayard Hollinsâ&#x20AC;? through April 27. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Info: 927-4123.

IMMUNIZATIONS â&#x20AC;˘ The GarďŹ eld County public health department offers immunizations for $10 at the Bridges Center (455 S. Third St.) the second and fourth Thursday of the month. Please bring your immunization records. To make an appointment, call 9456614.

MAYORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COFFEE HOUR â&#x20AC;˘ Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St.

Community meditation slated Community meditation will take places at the Third Street Center from 6 to 7 p.m. on April 12. Donations will be accepted. For details, go to www.highlifeunlimited.com or call 963-9182.

Orchard holds Easter services The Orchard on Snowmass Drive holds Easter services at 9 and 10:45 a.m. on April 8. For details, call 963-8773.

Molly Gibson hosts pow-wow The Molly Gibson Lodge in Aspen hosts a Native American pow-wow-style dance at 6 p.m. on April 7. The Aspen Historical Society will also give a presentation on the history of Ute Indians in the Roaring Fork Valley. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free. For details, call 925-3434.

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Deb Bath: Picked from a pool of excellence

By Angela Paulone Sopris Sun Correspondent If one looks hard enough, it is easy to find many people in this valley who contribute their time and talents from which others benefit. Several folks who do great service are nominated for the annual Humanitarian Service Awards. Among those nominated is Carbondale’s own Deb Bath, executive director of Access Roaring Fork. According to the Humanitarian Service Awards nomination form,“the awards honor humanitarians who give their time, attention and efforts to benefit residents of Garfield County.”

There are several categories for the awards and it is a chance “to honor residents of Garfield County for their selfless contributions to make our community an ever more vibrant, diverse, caring, sustainable, supportive and safe place to live, work and play” (www.garfield-county.com/community/humanitarian-service-awards.aspx).

Deb Bath epitomizes this description, although she would be too humble to agree.

Deb has lived in the Roaring Fork Valley her whole life. She attended Colorado Mountain College, studying accounting and taking

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writing classes. She began her work with kids while running a summer program for 16and-17-year-olds and then, when her daughters were young, volunteered every week at their school teaching reading and writing. She continued her involvement for years, volunteering at fundraisers, spaghetti dinners, and carnivals and starting a spell-a-thon.

In 2000, Deb opened a tutoring center in Carbondale. Her idea was to focus on grades K-4 but when the doors opened, middle through high school students were the ones who entered. She revamped her whole plan, offering ACT/SAT prep. She had businesses sponsor kids and helped parents to help their children.

After two years, life called Deb to a new direction. With Steve Kaufman, she collaborated on a more organized after-school program. “It was a perfect fit because I loved working with the kids,” Deb told The Sopris Sun. Access Roaring Fork began with just two schools — Carbondale Middle School and Basalt Middle School — and it eventually expanded over the years to five schools down the Interstate-70 corridor to Parachute. With this program, the kids selfselect what they want to do, so the programs are designed around the kids’ interests.

“We provide a safe environment and are able to bring back the lost arts of sewing, cooking, weaving, knitting, art journaling, along with social life skills and leadership skills,” Deb said.

When asked how she feels about being nominated for all her work, Deb stated: “The first thing I felt was that it’s not about

me. It’s about the teachers, administration and parents. I couldn’t do this without my team, which goes from the janitors who clean up after us, to the kids, to the teachers who want to share their skills. I want everybody to be acknowledged.”

Deb’s goals are to write a book and to continue her work with Access Roaring Fork to promote its growth. “Overall, my biggest goal is to really raise consciousness that we all make a difference — we can all make a difference in a child’s life no matter what we do.”

She also noted: “It’s really rewarding to see the kids happy and participating in something they want to do. I’m fortunate enough that this is what I get to do. I have a great job. I get to build relationships with youth, adults and other organizations.”

To celebrate Deb Bath and the other Humanitarian Service Awards nominees at the 23rd annual banquet, visit Garfield County’s Web site or call 456-3271 for more information. The banquet will be held on April 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs.

From left to right, Hayden Bernot, Elle Derby and Tavia Teitler recently worked with YouthEntity volunteers Peter Gilbert and Gerry McDaniel to produce the DVD for grades 4-6 titled “I Am Financial Knowledge.” A DVD for grades 8-9 is in the works. Courtesy photo

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Senior nominees John Breckinridge Ron Kokish & Niki Delson John Neal Organization nominee First United Methodist Church of Glenwood Springs Visionary Founders nominees Diane Welter Rosie McSwain

Monday, April 16, 2012 • 5:30 p.m.

Hotel Colorado • Glenwood Springs Tickets $20 • Advance payment required by Tuesday, April 10 Reservations: www.garfield-county.com > Tickets for HSA Awards or call (970) 456-3271

Community Briefs Sol Theatre opens The new non-profit Stage of Life Theatre Company (SoL) for kids is presenting “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” in Carbondale on June 21 and is working to raise $12,000 to cover the costs of production, according to a press release.

“SoL Theatre Company helps children and young adults expand their self concept, inspires them to lead by example and educates them to build the social and emotional tools in order to live meaningful lives. Our goal is also to offer our program at the lowest possible cost to the participants as well as scholarships for children who would not otherwise be able to afford it,” said founder Logan Carter.

SoL holds a kick-off party and silent auction at the Third Street Center from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 5.

Auditions for the company’s first production are April 28.

Thursday Night Bar continues Thursday Night Bar in Glenwood Springs offers legal advice on civil issues, divorce, custody, tenant rights and powers of attorney. It’s offered by Alpine Legal Services at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs and takes place starting at 5 p.m.Volunteer attorneys provide their time for a 10 minute private consultation the third Thursday of every month.A small donation is asked but nobody is turned away, according to a press release. For details, call 945-8858.

Strawberry Days parade applications available Applications for the 115th annual Strawberry Days parade in Glenwood Springs are available at www.strawberrydaysfestival.com. The three categories are: commercial/business, political candidates and non-profits. Applications are due June 1. The parade itself takes place on June 16 at 10 a.m.

CRES holds open house Crystal River Elementary School holds an open house for parents of preschool and kindergarten children from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on April 5. Students must be 5 years old by Oct. 1, 2012 to attend kindergarten in the fall. Registration is from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 10. For details, call 384-5620.

Race registration under way Registration is under way for the Mountain to Valley race on June 2. There’s a 4-miler and 10-miler, both of which take runners across Dry Park Road, down Four Mile and into Glenwood Springs. Runners can register at our www.mountaintovalleyrace.com.

Bighorn Toyota offers scholarship Bighorn Toyota in Glenwood Springs is sponsoring the Miss Strawberry Days scholarship. A total of $8,000 will be awarded to three young women who enter the Miss Strawberry Days competition. For details, call 945-6589.

Richardson’s ground squirrels have been emerging from their burrows of late. This trio was out and about at Cattle Creek. Photo by Julie Albrecht

Carbondale Spring Clean-Up Day Día de Limpieza De Carbondale Saturday, April 21, 8 AM - 4 PM Sábado Abril 21, 8AM a 4 PM Parking Lot across from Town Hall at Northeast corner of 4th St. and Colorado Ave. Estacionamiento Público Por la calle 4 y Colorado Junk, furniture, branches, appliances (refrigerators must be certified Freon free) Muebles, ramas, y aparatos (los refrigeradores deben ser libres de Freon) $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)

• Have a magical musical adventure.

• Meet other parents and children in a fun, safe, musical environment.

• Music Together classes for babies and children to age 5 with parents and the ones who love them.

• Classes in Carbondale, Basalt, Aspen, Glenwood Springs and New Castle.

Spring session April 9 - May 31 Space is limited. Join Now! Preregistration is required

Tires $4 each/$10 large (llantas $4/grande $10) Rims must be removed (deben quitar los rines) $25 per pick-up load ($35 for large load) Residents outside Town limits $25 por camioneta ($35 si la carga es grande) Para personas fuera de Carbondale

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

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î&#x201A;&#x160;is monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Friday focuses on Earth Day/recycling Sopris Sun Staff Report

This monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s First Friday, on April 6, focuses on Earth Day and recycling, according to a press release.

Local recycling and trash-hauling companies will have tables and displays on Fourth Street Plaza to educate the public about the importance of recycling. The First Fridays Committee will also have a table to share information about the evening, upcoming events in town and local business promotions.

Some of the proprietors and establishments taking part in the nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festivities in-

clude: Harmony Scott (now offering 100 percent recycled silver â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alphabet Charmsâ&#x20AC;?), Jenni Fautsko at Luminance Photography (door prizes and appetizers), Dave Taylor at Cool Brick Studios in the Victorian south of the Village Smithy, the Pour House with horse-drawn carriage rides, Ravenheart Gallery and others.

Elsewhere around town: At the Third Street Center, the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities is partnering with the 5Point Film Festival for the exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;FIVE.â&#x20AC;?The exhibit features: Renan Ozturk,

FireďŹ ghters respond to three blazes Sopris Sun Staff Report On March 26, the Carbondale Rural Fire Protection District responded to numerous calls for service, including three wildland ďŹ re calls, according to a press release.

At approximately 12:15 p.m., the district was paged for a smoke check one mile south of Carbondale. Upon arrival, the responders found a controlled burn that reignited due to high winds. A crew of crew of four extinguished the ďŹ re.

At 12:30 p.m. on the same day, a page for a report of smoke on the ridge above River Valley Ranch subdivision was received. A crew hiked in to access the ďŹ re and found a 50-foot-by-50-foot area burning in pinion juniper and grass. There were signiďŹ cant winds in the area but the crews worked quickly to

knock down the ďŹ re, and then spent more than three hours on scene to ensure the ďŹ re was extinguished. A total of 11 ďŹ reďŹ ghters, with two ďŹ re trucks, responded. The cause is under investigation and is believed to be human caused.

A third smoke report was received at 5:15 p.m., calling ďŹ reďŹ ghters to an area three miles south of Carbondale. Another controlled burn had rekindled and a crew of ďŹ ve put out the ďŹ re.

There were no injuries or losses reported in any of the ďŹ res.

Deputy Fire Chief Rob Goodwin said the ďŹ res had the potential to grow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These ďŹ res occurred on a day when a Red Flag Warning was in effect, with winds sustained over 40 miles per hour, very low humidity.

Andy Taylor, Anson Fogel, Henry Nadell, Barry Sheehan, Sybil Hill, Ryan Halliwell, Coleen Clare, Amy Hinkley, Ginny Beesely, Kim DeFries, Jack Brendlinger, Drew Ludwig, Ben Knight and students from RiďŹ&#x201A;e High School. For details, go to www.carbondalearts.com or call 963-1680.

Majid Kahhak will paint live in his Dinkel Building studio from 6 to 8 p.m.

Cop shop continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 4 bank notiďŹ es you three to four weeks later the check in non-negotiable. The bank will not cover the loss and the bank will want its money back from you.

The Internet is full of cons; please be careful and never send cash in the mail. If you suspect itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a con it probably is. The FBI has a cyber crime unit to investigate cons and frauds on the Internet.

Item No. 2: Dog owners beware Spring is here and you and your dog want to be outside to play.

Please remember Carbondale requires you to keep your dog on a leash when walking around town. If you fail to keep your dog leashed, you may be given a ticket and that walk may cost you $32.50 or more.

Carbondale has two wonderful dog parks where you and your dog can run free. All of Carbondaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other parks are off limits to dogs. This ordinance is set in place to protect

The Carbondale Clay Center, at the east end of Main Street, hosts an opening reception for resident artist Tony Wise.

Mount Sopris Historical Society junior docents are staging a scavenger hunt downtown. Look for posters in business windows.

The winner gets a prize.The Crystal Theatre in the Dinkel Building presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Friends with Kidsâ&#x20AC;? at 7:30 p.m. children and other park users from what your dog may leave behind or the danger of being bitten. The good citizens who live around the parks are happy to call the police and report any violations of this ordinance. The cost of a dog in the park ticket is $45.50 and if your dog is off leash, well that is a lot of money for a walk in the park with your dog.

Item No. 3: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the law Laws and ordinances are set in place by our elected ofďŹ cials for the protection of all the people. The police are entrusted by the people to enforce those society rules. In a perfect world there would be no need for police.

Let us all try to make Carbondale a little closer to perfect. Please follow the rules or you may be visited by the police. The police ofďŹ cers of Carbondale love to visit with people but would rather talk about hiking, biking, ďŹ shing or a thousand other things than why your dog is off leash in Sopris Park.

Be safe from the folks at CPD.

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The owner is Kathleen Haley and Todger Anderson

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on April 26, 2012.

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