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VOLUME 2, NUMBER 7 • APRIL 8, 2010

Bernot bound for mayor’s seat

By Terray Sylvester The Sopris Sun

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Mayor elect Stacey Patch Bernot (center) heard something she liked when trustee John Foulkrod brought the poll results to The Pour House April 16. Photo by Jane Bachrach

n the wake of six weeks of low-key campaigning, Stacey Patch Bernot won the mayor’s seat Tuesday in a landslide victory over rival candidate and current town trustee Ed Cortez.

Numbers from the town clerk’s office indicate that of 860 total votes for mayor, nearly 80 percent were cast in favor of Bernot.

Bernot received 686 votes while Cortez received 174.

“I’m just overwhelmed by the outpouring of support,” Bernot said shortly after learning of the results at the traditional election-night gathering at The Pour House.

However, the general post-election good cheer was tempered by news that Cortez had suffered a heart attack Sunday night and been hospitalized. Cortez was unavailable for comment Tuesday night after the results were announced (see sidebar page 7).

With two years left on his current four-year trustee’s term, Cortez will retain his seat on the town board.

Three trustees seats were also open in Tuesday’s election but were not contested.

Current trustees Frosty Merriott and John Foulkrod were re-elected to four-year terms, and Elizabeth Murphy was elected to a fouryear term as well. She will take the trustee’s seat vacated by Bernot, who had just completed a four-year term as a town trustee.

Murphy is the only new face that will appear on the town board in the wake of the April 6 election. She is the director of the Green Sprouts Foundation, a Carbondalebased non-profit intended to help local schools “go green,” by adopting various sustainability and energy efficiency measures.

A few more ballots were cast for Murphy than for the two incumbents. Murphy received 599 votes to Merriott’s 598 and CAMPAIGN page 7

Sun seeks new front-page art The Sopris Sun is seeking submissions for a new flag – that’s the thing on the top of the front page that says “The Sopris Sun.” So mix up your paints, fire up your graphic design software, sharpen your knitting needles or prepare whatever medium you feel most comfy in. Our favorite design will become the paper’s new flag, and the winning artist will also receive a prize.

The Size: 1.4 inches tall by 10 inches long.

The Deadline: April 16.

How to submit it: Convert your digital creation to a PDF and email it to news@soprissun.com. If you work in an-

other medium or if your digital file is too large, bring it to the Sun’s office at 711 Main St. in Carbondale, or mail it to The Sopris Sun, P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO, 81623.

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Contact Terray Sylvester, 618-9112 or news@soprissun.com.

C’dalians charged in break-ins

Open space program in the works

Chaos, synthesis and ceramics

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Carbondale Commentary Letters

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Stop the swap, PitCo Dear Editor: Editor’s note: This letter was originally addressed to the Pitkin County commissioners. The land in Pitkin County proposed for the swap is federal land managed by the Bureau of Land Management.

Please don’t approve of swapping an area loved and used by wildlife as a refuge for a plot of old farmland in Garfield. I have lived adjacent to the area in question since 1975 and would not like to see it become a private hunting ground or become off limits to the public. It belongs to an ecologically minded county and should stay as it is.

Furthermore, Wexner is the same “neighbor” who is trying to deny our subdivision, Stark Mesa, access to our easement for the Durfee Ditch (a ditch that used to carry water to the subdivision in the spring and early summer), an access that he and the former owner of his property sabotaged. In brief, let’s not be pushed around by a billionaire who thinks he can use his money and lawyers to grab anything he wants. This is Pitkin County, not Wexner County. Thank you for considering this request.

Clay Boland Jr. Stark Mesa subdivision Pitkin County

More census madness Dear Editor: Various articles about census nonsense have appeared recently, but you won’t believe this one. My daughter and her family were camping at the Canyonlands National Park campground. This has a strictly enforced 10-day limit and is closed in winter.

But that didn’t stop a census worker from appearing and asking my daughter and family, and then the folks at all the other hundreds of campsites, “Is this your permanent residence?” My daughter and son-in-law were almost speechless in response to this insanity, but after managing to get out a “no” with a straight face, the worker persisted in

wanting to get them to answer the other questions on the forms. These are your tax dollars at work.

Mary Boland Carbondale

Support C’dale, buy books locally Dear Editor: A friend of mine brought me an editorial from yet another small independent bookstore that is closing in Boulder. I thought it was very interesting and informative and would like to share the information, written

by Julie Leonard, with everyone in Carbondale who still has the chance to shop in their own town bookstore. The editorial reads as follows: “Until Dec. 31, I worked at an independent bookstore in Boulder. Due partly to competition from online booksellers that don’t pay any local taxes or support the community, the store is now closing.

“When you buy a book from a store, part of the money goes to pay property tax, which supports schools. Part goes to sales taxes, which support libraries, firefighters, etc. When people buy from Amazon, which doesn’t pay any of those taxes, they’re either going to have to make up the difference through other taxes or by giving up services.

“Look at the whole cost, not just the price listed online.”

Novel Tea is also having a serious problem staying alive. Part of the problem is the economy, but for the past two years a steady decline in sales is due to online shoppers.

Please, please stop and think before you order from a corporation that will soon be a monopoly as it mows down all independent bookstores that are in its way. This could soon be a reality for Carbondale if something doesn’t turn around.

And to my conscious customers who understand and support this store, thank you!

Lori Hutchens Novel Tea Books

Stop “stripification” in C’dale Dear Editor: I do not want the Highway 133 part of Carbondale to become a strip mall. Nor would I like the spirit of Carbondale to morph into a cluster of high-priced boutiques like its upvalley cousins. I would like Carbondale to remain a community of warm-hearted, caring, close-knit, globally connected, eccentric, creative, clear-minded individuals who think for themselves and continue to evolve together a higher vision of what it is to be wise stewards of the Earth and our unique area, taking into account local and native traditions as well as the best of forward-thinking imagineers and futurists, an eclectic ferment that synergistically works for everyone, not just those who would exploit and ultimately destroy the rare and precious thing called “community” due to their relentless pursuit of profit at the expense of our humanity.

I hope enough people share this vision to unite and resist the anonymous and mechanistic adulteration and extinction of what is truly important — what makes us truly human — that the stripification of Carbondale will extinguish.

True humanity cannot be bought, and if we sell what makes us human to the highest bidder, we will become another vestige of the soulless, creeping wasteland that America is fast becoming.

Fred Pulver Carbondale

How to handle panhandling?

Dear Editor: Why are the official greeters to the town of Carbondale panhandlers?

Come on Bonedale! There is no other town from Grand Junction to Aspen that allows this to go on. Do these same bridge people have tenure? Those of you who give these poor souls money are only enabling them to make bad choices.

They all have access to clothes, food and shelter without your money. They do not have the ability to make the right choices because they are mentally ill. They are not down on their luck. They are not jobless because they won’t work. They are not homeless because of the economy. They are mentally ill. They self medicate with the money you give them, which only makes their illness worse.

They break my heart. I am saddened by them on a daily basis. How can we, the good people of Carbondale, alleviate this situation? Do we not have panhandling laws?

How do we help them? How do we change the entrance to Bonedale to one that is welcoming, not heartbreaking?

Susan Alexander Carbondale

Enjoy the Crystal Valley trail

A group of current and former Carbondalians showed the Sun a little sun in Belize recently. From left: Glen and Susan Harris and Julie and Ted Wernsman. Courtesy photo 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • APRIL 8, 2010

Dear Editor: One of the many benefits of life in Carbondale is the fact that many neighborhoods are connected by trails that provide safe and pleasant transit for those who wish to bike or walk. Carbondale Board of Trustees, and Planning and Zoning Commission members should be commended for their part in making these connections happen.

Walking, running, or biking Highway 133 has been a frightening experience for years, but with the completion of the trail system along Highway 133 to the BRB Campground this spring, trail users can enjoy a safe pathway from Highway 82 to BRB. With our beautiful springtime weather, students from both ends of the trail can safely access Roaring Fork High School, hopefully eliminating much of the morning and afternoon auto traffic.

Highway 133 in Carbondale is the beginning of the West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway. Our byway is recognized for its historic significance, its natural beauty, its wildlife. By visiting the trail, the user can enjoy the spectacular beauty of the Crystal Valley while enjoying the safety of being off the highway and out of the car.

Many boards and jurisdictions have been involved during the years of planning and design of the project. Thanks to the Colorado Department of Transportation, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Board, GoCo, Garfield County, Gunnison County and Pitkin County commissioners, the Carbondale Town Council, the Crystal Valley Caucus, and the Crystal Valley Master Plan.

Thanks also for the cooperation from the owners of BRB, landowners and ranchers adjacent to the byway.

Avoid Nature Deficit Disorder, follow the dream of No Child Left Inside! Enjoy springtime in the Rockies and enjoy the Crystal River Valley by enjoying the Crystal Valley trail!

Dorothea Farris West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway Board of Directors

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Five local youths charged in string of car break-ins, forgeries

By Jeremy Heiman The Sopris Sun Four Carbondale juveniles and an 18year-old New Castle man are facing charges stemming from a series of alleged crimes between March 10 and March 28, Carbondale police say.

Alvaro Agon, the Carbondale Police Department’s school resource officer, said 18year-old David Olivas, three 15-year-old males and one 17-year-old male admitted to an auto theft and six vehicle break-ins in Carbondale.

Police Chief Gene Schilling said some of the youths will face six counts of theft and other charges. One will face as many as 22 charges, he said. The alleged violations include felony charges such as burglary, forgery and first-degree criminal trespass, and misdemeanor counts, including theft and receiving stolen property.

By law, juvenile cases are sealed. Names are not released, nor is other personal infor-

David Olivas. Courtesy photo mation of minors accused of a crime.

The district attorney’s office will decide which of the allegations the youths will be formally charged with and will advise the juveniles of the charges in court on April 28, said Deputy District Attorney Tony Hershey.

Olivas is charged with forgery, receiving stolen property, theft, unauthorized use of a financial transaction device and contributing

to the delinquency of a minor, Schilling said.

District Court Clerk Jim Bradford said Olivas will appear in court for sentencing April 14.

Schilling said Agon was instrumental in solving the case.

“We got a report of a stolen debit card being used,” Agon said. The debit card was stolen in one of the car break-ins.

Agon was able to identify the youths using the card in security camera footage from Glenwood Springs Wal Mart, stores at the Glenwood Springs Mall, and convenience stores in Silt, where the youths allegedly used the card on March 28, Schilling said.

The kids were brought in and interrogated at the Carbondale Police Department.

“We found out about the break-ins, and it kept going from there,” Schilling said, explaining that the juveniles all came in with parents on March 30, and Olivas turned himself in the next day.

Stolen goods, including car stereo compo-

nents, were found in the suspects’ homes and personal vehicles, Schilling said.

“We recovered a lot of stolen property,” Schilling said. “We’re trying to get it back to the owners.”

Olivas was taken to Garfield County Jail and is out on bond. The juveniles were released to the custody of YouthZone, Agon said. YouthZone released two to their parents, and the other two were sent to the juvenile detention facility in Grand Junction, he said. Agon did not know if they have since been released.

Hershey said that felony and misdemeanor designations don’t necessarily apply as usual in juvenile cases. He stated the maximum sentence possible for the juveniles is two years in the Division of Youth Corrections institution, but in such cases, punishments are usually negotiated. A more normal punishment might be probation, and if circumstances warrant, foster care or treatment for alcohol or drug problems.

Citizen group taking steps toward GarCo open space program

By Trina Ortega The Sopris Sun A citizen-led group pushing for a countywide open space program gained approval from Garfield County Commissioners Trési Houpt and Mike Samson on Tuesday to keep researching whether such a program is right for Garfield County.The group will be working with a county staffer to do so.

John Martin was absent from a special work session where the group presented its work to date and unveiled its name, the Garfield Trails and Land Conservation Initiative, or TLC. Both Houpt and Samson expressed supported for the group to look into conducting a public opinion survey. Samson and Houpt will also continue to allow the county’s long-range planner, Tamra Allen, to serve as a liaison between the citizen group and the board of county commissioners (BOCC).

Referencing a 2008 community survey and some preliminary citizen feedback on the county’s current comprehensive plan revision, Houpt said the open space work has merit.

“Everything we’ve done recently has come back with positive support for open space.

With that in mind, I think it’s really important that we continue with this process,” Houpt said.

The TLC group is made up of a handful of citizens and organizations, which have been meeting regularly since summer 2009 to discuss whether a countywide open space program would be viable. The group’s work was prompted in part by the dialogue that has surrounded the Sutey/Two Shoes land swap proposal, according to Jock Jacober, a member of the initiative.

That land exchange was a “coalescing idea” and an eye-opener for many, Jacober told the commissioners. TLC members say it has helped bring residents together to consider whether the time is right for a countylevel open space/land conservation program.

“The idea is that there are a lot more Sutey Ranches that are out there, and they all need some conservation work,” said TLC member Dale Will, who is the director of the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Program.

In the fall, the group met with the county commissioners and the commissioners re-

The back and forth surrounding the proposed Sutey/Two Shoes land swap helped stir up renewed interest in a Garfield County open space conservation program. A portion of the Sutey Ranch is pictured above. Photo by Terray Sylvester quested that a feasibility study be conducted with assistance from the Trust for Public Land. The BOCC also appointed Allen to work with the group at that time. Allen has been one of the key staffers working to craft the current comprehensive plan.

The Trust for Public Land (TPL) helped gather input on open space and conservation programs in other Colorado counties and laid out different funding opportunities among other research.

TPL is a national non-profit land conservation organization that conserves land as parks, community gardens, historic sites, rural lands, and other natural places. Since 1994, TPL has helped states and communities pass more than 380 ballot measures. Since the mid-1990s, the trust has had an 82 percent rate of success in getting ballot measures passed, said Dee Frankfourth, TPL’s associate director of conservation strategies.

Based on TPL’s study, Frankfourth said the best possible funding sources in Garfield County could be one or more of the follow-

ing: sales and use tax; property tax; revenue bonds; and/or oil and gas impact fees.

For the feasibility study, TPL looked at how much an open space program would cost individual taxpayers and how much money might be raised through the different scenarios.

Based on 2007 data, for example, a 0.125 percent sales tax increase could generate $1.26 million annually for a dedicated program and would amount to $20 a year for the taxpayer. A 1-mill property tax would cost a typical homeowner $25.34 per year, and could generate an estimated $3.25 million annually. Those are some of the less expensive funding scenarios TPL has drawn up.

Houpt questioned whether the economic climate has had a negative affect on citizens’ willingness to fund such programs. But TPL staff said the group’s success rate has not declined as a result of the recession.

However, for the first time ever, Boulder County residents voted down a sales tax increase to fund their open space program dur-

ing the recession, according to TPL attorney Peggy Chiu. She added that TPL did not work with Boulder County on its initiative.

Commissioner Mike Samson said he is concerned that even if residents support an increase in taxes, there are other issues of equal importance — such as transportation — that require new funding.

The commissioners discussed with TPL the idea of splitting a tax increase between two programs. Frankfourth said such funding “usually does not work very well.”

“We like to encourage counties to come up with dedicated funds for conservation,” Frankfourth said.

Houpt noted that some county programs are currently funded through such a split tax increase. “You sometimes have to fight to keep that [the allocations] in place, but we’ve been pretty successful.”

As part of its directive, TPL and the new open space group will consider crafting a public opinion poll that gauges taxpayers’ interest in both land conservation and transportation. Commissioners have not yet agreed to fund a survey, which is estimated to cost between $15,000 and $20,000, according to Frankfourth.

Beyond that, if the survey shows support, the next logical move is to craft language for a ballot initiative, Frankfourth said.

“We’re in a position now to make something special happen in Garfield County,”said TLC member Clark Anderson, director of the Western Colorado Legacy Program.

TLC has broad-based public representation, is launching a Web site, and aims to hold public presentations and workshops to spread the word and gather feedback. And the group wants to work in “lock step” with the BOCC, Anderson said.

TLC has determined at least two key goals for the program: that it will be countywide and that it will support trails as well as focus on land conservation. But the group is still seeking support from the BOCC. “This is going to take some sort of administration of program funds,” Anderson said.

The concept of an open space program in Garfield County is not new. Several OPEN SPACE page 13 THE SOPRIS SUN • APRIL 8, 2010 • 3

News Briefs The Weekly News Brief The Sopris Sun and the KDNK news department team up each week to discuss recent news from the Roaring Fork Valley. Catch the Brief on KDNK at 6:50 a.m. and at 5:35 p.m. on Thursdays, or find it online at KDNK.org.

Part of Gems sent to Congress The Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign announced April 4 that it has dispatched a proposal to Congress to designate as wilderness roughly 250,000 acres of public land in Summit and Eagle counties. That acreage represents more than half of the roughly 380,000 acres of federally managed land in Colorado that the Gems campaign would like to see designated as wilderness.

Since wilderness must be established by Congress, Colorado’s congressional delegation will have to get behind the Gems proposal. The proposed acreage in Summit and Eagle counties lies in Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District in the terrain of Rep. Jared Polis. A Gems campaign document states that the 2nd District terrain includes additions to 11 existing wilderness areas as well as proposals for eight new free-standing wilderness areas and two areas that are still under discussion.

The remainder of the Gems proposal has not yet been sent to Washington. It includes most of the proposal’s Roaring Fork Valley terrain and lies in Rep. John Salazar’s 3rd District.

Sloan Shoemaker, director of the Carbondale-based Wilderness Workshop, a lead

Cop Shop The following events are drawn from the incident reports of the Carbondale Police Department over the preceding few weeks.

TUESDAY March 30 At 7:11 p.m. police responded to reports of a domestic disturbance on Roaring Fork Avenue. They arrested one man on charges of third degree assault and domestic violence.

WEDNESDAY March 31 At 1:22 a.m. police were investigating an alleged hit and run on Cottonwood Lane when they talked to a man who turned out to have two outstanding warrants with the Garfield County Sherriff’s Department. The police arrested him.

WEDNESDAY March 31 At 2:42 a.m. police responded to a reported disturbance on Garfield Avenue, but found nothing but a broken bottle in the street.

WEDNESDAY March 31 A bike was reported stolen from Sopris Park.

WEDNESDAY March 31 At 8:55 p.m. police helped a man open his car.

He locked his keys inside.

THURSDAY April 1 At 12:40 a.m.

Carbondale police report a mis-dial 911 call from a phone in an elevator at 320 Main St.

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organization in the Gems coalition, stressed that the campaign will continue to work with stakeholders in the 2nd District.

“We are turning over our proposal to Rep. Polis … and in that proposal it will have the boundaries and the policy language that are a result of all the stakeholder work we’ve been doing,” Shoemaker told the Sun. “But there will also be some flagged areas that tell the congressman these are some areas we are still working on, be it policy language or specific boundaries.”

In a Monday email blast, the White River Forest Alliance appeared less than convinced.

“We now know all the Hidden Gems Wilderness Campaign’s supposed ‘attempts’ at public outreach was nothing more than a stall tactic as they attempted to divide and conquer the public,” stated the email. “…

Hidden Gems has decided to move on with their proposal ‘as is.’”

The Alliance is an advocacy group that represents motorized, recreational, and other public lands users. Mechanized uses are barred from wilderness areas under the 1964 Wilderness Act.

Commission seeks a diverse group of local citizens – business owners, ranchers, Latinos, and folks from every neighborhood – to assist in gathering community input for the town’s 2010 comprehensive plan.

“A Comprehensive Plan is a statement of community vision and the policies that help implement that vision. We are asking the people of Carbondale to help ensure we get plenty of feedback on what that vision should be,” said Ben Bohmfalk, planning commission chairman.

The task force will serve as a liaison between the community and the town. Its primary purpose is to listen to what people say and record those responses for the P&Z. Task force members will facilitate neighborhood chat sessions and community meetings. They will also check to see that the draft comp plan, as it emerges, accurately reflects what they have heard from the community.

The task force will go to work from May to September, working closely with the P&Z during that time.

Applications to serve on the task force are available at town hall at 511 Colorado Ave. and online at carbondalegov.org. Applications and letters of interest can be dropped off at town hall or emailed to Community@carbondaleco.net. For more information call Kay Philip at 704-4112. Letters of interest and applications are due April 21.

Volunteers sought for town group

Glenwood pedestrian bridge closed

The Carbondale Planning & Zoning

The Roaring Fork Transportation Au-

thority has announced that the pedestrian bridge beside Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs will be closed for repairs from April 5 to May 28. Walkers and bikers are advised to take an alternate route through Two Rivers Park. White dash lines have been spray painted on this alternate route to assist pedestrians. The city of Glenwood will also be offering a free pedestrian bridge shuttle through downtown from 4 to 10 p.m. For more information visit rfta.com/updates or call (970) 456-4545.

Utility-bill help offered Colorado residents behind on home heating bills still have time to apply for help. The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) encourages Coloradans who are having a hard time paying utility costs to apply for LEAP benefits. Applications will be accepted through April 30.

LEAP provides cash assistance to help families and individuals pay winter home heating costs. The program pays the highest benefits to those with the highest heating bills and lowest incomes by family size. Applicant income cannot exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty index, which equals a maximum income of $3,400 per month before taxes for a household of four people. The minimum LEAP benefit a household could receive is $350 and the maximum is $900.

To apply to the program, call (866-4328435) or visit any county social or human service department. Applications may also be downloaded from cdhs.state.co.us/leap.

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State bill aims to cut collisions between cars, wildlife

By Jeremy Heiman The Sopris Sun A bill making its way through the Colorado legislature has the potential to save lives, money and wildlife, proponents say.

And the bill has important Carbondale connections.

House Bill 1238, the Wildlife Crossing Zones Traffic Safety Bill, would require the Colorado Department of Transportation to establish “wildlife crossing zones” that would be managed somewhat like construction zones. Within these zones, the night speed limit would be reduced, and fines for violating the speed limit would be doubled. The zones would be established on stretches of highway known to have the highest number of vehiclewildlife collisions. They would be limited to a total of 100 miles within the entire state.

The legislative sponsors of the bill are District 61 Rep. Kathleen Curry, of Gunnison, and District 5 Sen. Gail Schwartz of Snowmass Village. Curry will host a meet and greet in Carbondale on Saturday. (See Community Briefs, page 10.)

Frosty Merriott, a Carbondale accountant and town trustee, developed the idea for the bill. He asked Curry to sponsor it in a meeting in Frisco last November, attended by representatives of CDOT, the Colorado State Patrol and the Center for Native Ecosystems.

Merriott, a wildlife activist, testified in favor of the bill before the House Transportation Committee in late March, along with representatives of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, CDOT and organizations representing Col-

orado emergency responders and fire chiefs.

The state transportation committee sent the bill on to the full house by a vote of 8-1, which is considered to be something of a triumph in these partisan times, Merriott noted.

Proponents are feeling pretty good about the bill’s prospects.

“Getting out of committee is the main hurdle,” Merriott said. Many new bills are killed in committee and don’t ever get a hearing in the House and Senate.

At this time, no group has stepped forward to oppose the bill, and it is supported by the Colorado State Patrol, along with agriculture and wildlife organizations. The Carbondale Board of Trustees sent a letter of support for the legislation earlier this year.

A major reason for the success of HB 1238 in committee is that it is expected to be revenue neutral, or even save money.

“Representative Curry expects it to be a wash, and CDOT and the Division of Wildlife do too,” Merriott said. In theory, he said, the bill would cut vehicle-wildlife collisions approximately in half.

If fewer animals are killed and injured, CDOT doesn’t have to pick up as many dead animals and the DOW doesn’t have to track as many injured animals. Disposal costs are avoided, and CSP doesn’t have to investigate as many accidents. The cost per accident is about $2,000, Merriott said.

The cost of installing four sets of signs per zone, maintaining the signs and enforcing a zone is expected to be about $6,600.

“If you stopped two or three collisions, it

Carbondale town trustee and wildlife advocate Frosty Merriott with photos he took of his daughter Shiloh and roadkill on Highway 82. Photo by Jane Bachrach would pay for itself,” Merriott said The legislation also aims to save human lives and reduce driver injuries. In 2008, seven people were killed and 191 injured in vehiclewildlife collisions statewide.

“If it saves one person’s life, you can’t put a value on that,” Merriott said.

One likely location for a wildlife speed zone would be between mile markers 13 and 17 on Highway 82 between Carbondale and

El Jebel. A 2008 study by the Western Transportation Institute indicates that a disproportionate number of drivers collide with animals on that stretch of road.

The bill has garnered national attention.

“There’ are people in other states who are rooting for this,”Merriott said.“We’re on the cutting edge of something that would really make an impact on wildlife collisions, not only in Colorado, but around the country.”

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Dr. Elizabeth Flood Spidell Dr. Spidell has joined our practice and is currently seeing patients at our Carbondale office. Dr. Spidell grew up in Glenwood Springs and is happy to be back in the Roaring Fork Valley. She most recently practiced at Mountain Family Health in Glenwood.

“Roaring Fork Family Physicians is a true community medical practice, the kind of clinic I imagined myself working in when I chose to become a family physician” she notes. “RFFP exhibits a true commitment to caring for the surrounding community."

Dr. Spidell enjoys treating a wide range of patients, with a special emphasis on women and children’s health, as well as minor procedures.

We are pleased to welcome her to Roaring Fork Family Physicians.

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Henry Nadell, a seventh-grade student at Ross Montessori School, has been named the winner of the Garfield County Libraries’ Graphic Short Story Contest. He beat out 30 other middle school entries by penning a story about a neck-tie-wearing alien who crash lands into Sopris Park. The story,“Carbondalien,” is filled with humor as the alien walks around Carbondale to meet the locals, enjoy a good burger and become the subject of a worldwide news buzz. To read Henry’s story visit garfieldlibraries.org. Congratulations and great job, Henry!

Some Scuttlebutt from Easter weekend Here’s some Scuttlebutt from Sunny, our Easter Bunny, who was hoppin’ around town over the holiday weekend, wigglin’ her nose-for-news.

This Sopris Sunny Easter Bunny happened to be hiding behind the stage at Sopris Park on Saturday morning during the Carbondale Recreation Department’s Easter egg hunt in which 3,000 eggs were “hidden.” Sunny reported that the scurrying, scrambling and screeching of kids and parents was epic and it wasn’t long before all the eggs, including the two golden eggs, were found and plopped into the hundreds of Easter baskets clutched tightly in the tiny hands of the eager hunters. The golden eggs contained a voucher for a day pass to the recreation center or the C’dale pool. All the other eggs were stuffed with a toy or a piece of candy.

Another Easter Bunny (bigger but not better than Sopris Sunny) arrived via fire truck courtesy of the Carbondale Fire Department.

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The track at the middle school is pretty busy these days with a large high school team of 36 students running their drills and an even larger middle school team pacing each other in the lanes.

Carbondale Middle School Coach Carly Madsen said she is working with about 60 to 70 young runners to compete in four meets this spring. With such a large outpouring of athletes, Madsen said she will need help training the energetic crew. So any runners out there interested in working with the next generation of track stars are encouraged to contact the middle school at 384-5700.

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It’s interesting that there are so many Aries people associated with The Sopris Sun. On April 3, our graphic designer, Terri Ritchie, celebrated her birthday. The day before that, the father of Terri’s kids, Dave Ritchie, celebrated his, and this Saturday, Marty “Ortega” Treadway celebrates his. Happy birthday to you Sopris sinners and to these local rams celebrating birthdays this week: Trish Anderson, Herschel Ross, Susan Shirley, Nicole Levesque, Rusty Burtard, Jane Munsell and Ed Brown.

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You’ll just have to read it for yourself to discover what else Michael Chandler’s novel, “Kincades’s Fear” has to offer.

We reported last year that the longtime Roaring Fork Valley author had released the second installment in his series of western adventure novels. Now, through our numerous resources, we’ve found out that “Kincade’s Fear” was reviewed by two of the largest national magazines featuring the western lifestyle.

According to the review in the most recent issue of “American Cowboy,” Chandler’s newest full-length novel is a “fast-paced adventure tale and a satisfying read.” The latest edition of “The Cowboy Chronicle” says, “… ‘Kincade’s Fear’ is the heart-pounding continuation of Chandler’s ‘Kincade’s Blood,’ (Chandler’s first novel). It’s gritty, with just enough ‘tall, dark and handsome’ to interest the ladies.”

Stay tuned right here for the Scuttlebutt on Chandler’s soon-to-be-released third book of Kincade adventures, titled “Kincade’s Early Years.”We’ll fill you in on the who, what, when and where of that one when our Scuttlenut gets us the info. ~ By Jane Bachrach

Campaign platforms play small role Foulkrod’s 576.

Bernot will be sworn into the position vacated by outgoing Mayor Michael Hassig during the trustee meeting on April 13.

At 32, she will be one of Carbondale’s youngest mayors.

She has previously served one two-year and one four-year term as a town trustee. She was elected to her first trustee’s term in 2004 at the age of 26. Previously she had served on Carbondale’s parks and recreation commission.

Bernot said she doesn’t think her wide victory margin has given her a mandate because she doesn’t think she and Cortez are significantly different politically, and because she doesn’t think that their platforms played a significant role in the campaign.

“I didn’t have any polarizing issues,” Bernot said. “What I read in [the wide victory margin] is that people appreciate that I’m approachable, that I listen.”

She stressed that no matter how many votes she received, she will still be just one of seven voices on the town council.

“I’m honored, but I know my role and my responsibility and that I’m in it with other people,” she said.

Bernot attributed her decisive win partly to the fact that voters weren’t actually forced to choose between herself and Cortez. She pointed out that votes cast for her could have been votes cast in support of a town council that would include both mayoral candidates.

At The Pour House Tuesday night, Michael Hassig described the outcome of the

What I read in [the wide victory margin] is that people appreciate that I’m approachable, that I listen. ... I’m honored, but I know my role and my responsibility and that I’m in it with other people.

– Stacey Patch Bernot election as the best result for Carbondale, saying the town will benefit from having both Bernot and Cortez on the council.

“On balance, I’d hate to lose Stacey’s clarity and perspective,” said Hassig, who is term-limited. “The town’s in good hands.”

The election as a whole, was a somewhat understated affair, and the traditional after party at the Main Street watering hole was sparsely attended. About 20 people gathered, and nearly a quarter of them were members of the local media.

Hassig echoed Bernot when he speculated that the low-key character of the election may have been due partly to the fact that Bernot and Cortez hadn’t staked out distinct

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campaign positions.

“Neither the issues nor the candidates presented huge choices for the voters,” he said.

About 26 percent of Carbondale’s 3,332 registered voters cast ballots in the mayoral race.

This year’s turnout was about on par with that of the previous town election in 2008 in which 25 percent of registered voters cast ballots. The 2006 election saw a 36 percent total voter turnout.

With the town council currently considering a handful of major land use proposals, growth and development are arguably the most contentious topics the next board will tackle. Hassig pointed out that less-experienced candidates may have taken strong pro-

Cortez suffers heart attack The election-day hubbub was interrupted by news that mayoral candidate and town trustee Ed Cortez had suffered a heart attack on Sunday. In an interview with the Sun early Tuesday evening, Cortez said he began to experience jaw and chest pains – both signs of a heart attack – while eating an Easter brunch at the Redstone Inn. Later that night he checked himself into Valley View Hospital.

Cortez was at home on Tuesday night as the ballots from the town election were

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Though he said he’d be avoiding heavy lifting for about 10 days.

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Indeed, with four of the five candidates currently sitting on the town council, the developments in front of the board got little play in the run up to the election. During their campaigns Bernot and Cortez declined to comment on specific land use proposals such as the 24-acre mixed-use Village at Crystal River development proposed for the west side of Highway 133. They argued that town council members serve in quasi-judicial roles when reviewing land use applications and should not discuss their views on such proposals in public.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY-SUNDAY April 8-11 SHORTSFEST • Aspen Shortsfest presents an international short film and video showcase in Aspen and Carbondale. Includes a competition to qualify for the Oscars. One hundred lively and humorous dramas, comedies, animated films and documentaries – all 30 minutes or shorter. $12 per show. Tickets: aspenshowtickets.com. More info: 920-5770.

THURSDAY April 8 WALDORF TOUR • The Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork at 16543 Highway 82, on the frontage road a half mile east of Catherine’s Store, hosts “Walk Through the Grades” from 8:25-9:55 a.m. Observe each grade and talk with faculty members. Reservations and more info: 963-1960, waldorfcarbondale.org.

KINDERGARTEN INFO NIGHT • Crystal River Elementary School holds a kindergarten information night from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. registration packets will be available.

Registration is 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 13.

Both events take place at the school at 160 Snowmass Drive. More info: 384-5620.

HOPE FOR KIDS • Author and speaker Mark Hoog presents parents with ideas for inspiring children to excel in life and explore their potential. 7 p.m. at the Carbondale Community School, 1505 Dolores Way. More info: 963-9647.

RELAY FOR LIFE • The Roaring Fork Relay for Life holds an informational meet-

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday.

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

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FRIDAY April 9

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents Aspen Shortsfest April 9-10 with showings at 5:30 and 8 p.m. Closed April 11-15.

PRESCHOOL OPEN HOUSE • Mt. Sopris Montessori School hosts an open house beginning at 10 a.m. at the school, 879 Euclid Ave., with tours of classes in session. Refreshments. More info: 963-3506.

DIVA NIGHT • Independence Run and Hike at 995 Cowen Drive, presents a fashion show, raffle and presentation by Nicole DeBoom, professional triathlete and founder of Skirt Sports. The night begins at 5:30 p.m., DeBoom speaks at 6:30 p.m. Bra fitting and breast cancer awareness stations, massage seats, catering by EcoGoddess, goody bags to the first 35 attendees. Women only. More info: 704-0909.

STUDENT MUSIC SHOWCASE • Jazz Aspen Snowmass presents a free public performance by Roaring Fork Valley students at Harris Hall in Aspen at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. School choirs, bands and jazz groups. More info: 920-4996, jazzaspen.org.

LIVE MUSIC • The Pitkin County Library presents the second installment of its Singer/Songwriter Sampler from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the library in Aspen. Featuring Dan

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LIVE MUSIC • Rivers Restaurant at 2525 S. Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs presents bluegrass by General Dixie and the Bad Habits at 9 p.m. Cam Daniels to open. No cover. More info: (970) 928-8813.

STAND-UP COMEDY • Steve’s Guitars at 19 N. Fourth St. hosts six local stand-up comics for a total of 90-minutes of funny. $12. More info: markthomascomedy.com, 963-3304.

SATURDAY April 10 HEALTH FAIR • Roaring Fork High School hosts a community health fair organized by Valley View Hospital from 7 to 11 a.m. Blood tests, medical screenings, info booths. Free, blood chemistry tests for a fee.

More info: vvh.org, 384-6653.

HEALTH SCREENINGS • Mountain Family Health Centers offers free health screening to the public from 12:30 to 6 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Mall in Glenwood Springs. Screenings for cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, body mass index, heart disease risk. More info: 618-3159 or sharla@mountainfamily.org.

CONTRA DANCE • A community contra dance with Richard Meyers as caller takes place from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at Glenwood Springs Elementary School in Glenwood Springs. Beginner instruction at 7:30 p.m. Live music by the Last Minute String Band. $8. More info: 945-0350, justuspaines@sopris.net, lastminutestringband.com.

SUNDAY April 11 FAMILY SHORTS • Aspen Film presents short films for ages 11 and up at 2 p.m. at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen. Part of Shortsfest. Tickets $6. More info: aspenfilm.org.

MONDAY April 12 PRESCHOOL PIX • At 10:15 a.m. Aspen Film presents the best in children’s books on video for kids ages 3 to 6 at the Children’s Rocky Mountain School at 1493 County Road 106, Bar Fork A. Spanish language program starts at 10:45 a.m. More info: aspenfilm.org, 925-6882.

TUESDAY April 13 REINVENT YOURSELF • Roaring Fork Leadership and the Glenwood Chamber CALENDAR page 9

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Michael Hassig Celebrating 18 Years of Public Service _______________________ Mayor of Carbondale for 8 years _______________________ Planning and Zoning Commission 10 years

Tuesday April 13 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall Everyone welcome!

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Community Calendar present “Reinvent Yourself,” a course in self-fulfillment with Greg Cortopassi. 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at US Bank, 1901 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs. $30 for chamber members, $40 for general public. More info: rfleadership.org.

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Mayor Michael Hassig’s 18 years of service to the town. Starts at 6:30 p.m. at town hall, 511 Colorado Ave. Dinner catered by El Pollo Rico. Beverages provided. Bring a dessert and stories. More info: 963-2733.

WEDNESDAY April 14 ROTARY PRESENTATION • Laurel

KDNK B-DAY • KDNK Radio celebrates its 27th birthday with a community BBQ from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at KDNK at 76 S. Second St. Burgers, drinks, cake and song. Free to KDNK members. More info: 963-0139.

April 15-18 CMC THEATRE • Colorado Mountain College Theatre presents Pamela Gien’s “The Syringa Tree,” a one-woman play about apartheid South Africa starring Leigh Rogers. 7 p.m. April 15-17, 2 p.m. April 18, at The New Space Theatre in Spring Valley.

Adults $15, students/seniors $10. More info: 947-8177.

TRUSTEES MEET • The Carbondale Board of Town Trustees meets at 6:30 p.m. at town hall, 511 Colorado Ave. On the agenda: the Thompson Park development.

April 16-17 INFO SESSIONS • The University of Colorado at Denver holds informational meet-

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PIZZA TUNES • White House Pizza at 801 Main Court presents bluegrass with

Justin Anderson and friends from 7 to 10 p.m. More info: whitehousepizza.com, 704-9400.

ADVENTURE FILMS • The 5Point Film Festival presents favorite films of the 2009 festival plus a sneak peek at the 2010 event at 7 p.m. at Dos Gringos, 588 Highway 133.

More info: 704-0788.

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Sheehan and Jane Keener give a presentation about Quiat Musical Outreach at the weekly meeting of the Carbondale Rotary Club at 7 a.m. at 300 Meadowood Drive. More info: (970) 3791436.

ings about its master’s program in counseling psychology and counselor education at 6 p.m. April 16 and 9 a.m. April 17 at the Glenwood Springs Community Center, Glenwood Springs. The courses will be taught at the school’s location in Glenwood Springs. More info: (303) 315-4977, marlinda.hines@ucdenver.edu.

April 16 WELLNESS CLASS • Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs hosts a class on sugars at 10:30 a.m. Free to Cardiac Wellness Members, $7 for others. Pre-registration: 384-7159.

STEVE’S GUITARS • Steve’s Guitars at 19 N. Fourth St. presents the Gold Heart Bluegrass Band. More info: 963-3304, goldheartbluegrass.com.

April 17 STEVE’S GUITARS • Steve’s Guitars at 19 N. Fourth St. presents the Jazz Aspen Snowmass Student Band. More info: 963-3304, stevesguitars.net.

SENIOR MATTERS CLASSES • Senior Matters offers a variety of classes and clubs weekly, throughout April and beyond, at its room in the Third Street Center, 520 S. Third St. Acting classes, book club, storytelling class, singing group, tai chi, basket weaving. Free or small fee.

More info: 963-2536.

DANDELION DAY • The committee for the 12th annual Dandelion Day seeks applications for vendor booths at the May 8 event in Sopris Park. More info: Suzanne at 618-1849, g.Suzanne@rocketmail.com.

The committee also seeks designs for Dandelion Day T-shirts and posters. Deadline: April 23. More info: Stacy at 319-3634, stacys14@yahoo.com.

SNOWMASS RECREATION • The Snowmass Village Recreation Center offers a variety of classes, including water fitness, swim lessons, parent/child aquatics, preschool aquatics, and kayak roll clinics. Classes offered weekly. More info: 922-2240 or snowmassrecreation.com.

OPEN MIC • Rivers Restaurant at 2525 S. Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs hosts open mic night with Jammin’ Jim Wednesdays from 8 to 10 p.m. No cover.

Food and drink specials. More info: 928-8813.

GROUP RUN • Independence Run and Hike at 995 Cowen Drive leads group runs, Saturdays at 8:15 a.m. Rain, snow, cold or shine. More info: 704-0909, independencerun@sopris.net.

REFORMERS UNANIMOUS • Reformers Unanimous, a faith-based program for those who are struggling with addiction, meets at 7 p.m. Fridays at Crystal River Baptist Church, 2632 Highway 133.

More info: 963-3694.

CLAY CLASSES • The Carbondale Clay Center at 135 Main St. is now registering for its next eight-week class session for potters of all levels, adults and children.

More info: 963-2529, carbondaleclay.org.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month

Until Someone Wakes Up

A prevention and education play performed by College students about Gender Roles, Sexual Violence and Healing.

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local high schools, we offer a public performance on

Friday, April 16 at 7:00 pm Glenwood Springs High School With Pie Reception following show provided by Village Inn

“Surviving Sexual Molestation”

When John was ten years old he was carrying a secret he didn’t share with anyone; he had been sexually molested by a soccer coach he idolized and trusted.

John shares the effects of his victimization on his life, and what kept him from telling his secret, and what he has done to overcome the enormous obstacles such a crime places on a victim’s life.

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Community Briefs Rep. Curry hosts meet & greet State Rep. Kathleen Curry will be in Carbondale on April 10 from 11 a.m. to noon for a meet and greet event. The meet and greet will be at the River Valley Ranch Clubhouse, 444 River Valley Ranch Drive. Curry, an unaffiliated representative from Gunnison, will be there to address legislative questions, discuss her party affiliation change, her re-election campaign, and take questions. For more information, call 963-1492 or visit kathleencurry.org.

Annual book sale benefits library The Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library is hosting its Spring Book Sale April 8 through 19 at the Carbondale library. Community members are invited to browse the collection of books donated to the library since the fall book sale. All proceeds from the book sale are used by the Friends to enhance the library’s collection and expand the programming budget in Carbondale. The sale runs during library hours.

For more information or to volunteer at the sale, call 963-2889.

RFTA shifts into spring schedule RFTA will roll into its spring schedule with the Aspen Highlands shuttle running every 20 minutes via the Castle Maroon route. The Highlands shuttle is closed. With Aspen Mountain re-opening on two consecutive weekends, April 17 to 18 and April 24 to 25, RFTA will keep the ski racks on the buses to accommodate the late season skiers.

Despite ski racks staying on a few weeks later,

bike racks will start appearing on the buses in mid-April.

RFTA valley changes for spring are effective April 12 through June 18. Hourly service runs after 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Hourly service runs all day and night on the weekends. On Sundays, the last up-valley bus departs West Glenwood Park & Ride at 10:05 p.m. and the last down-valley bus departs Rubey Park in Aspen at 12:15 a.m.

Due to construction on Grand Avenue, no bikes are allowed on buses in and out of Glenwood Springs between the Roaring Fork Marketplace stop and the Courthouse stop.

This restriction will be lifted as soon as the construction is complete in June 2010. Bikes may be carried on down-valley buses as far as the Roaring Fork Marketplace; on up-valley buses, bikes may be carried as far at the Courthouse on Seventh Street.

Career day volunteers needed Junior Achievement of the Roaring Fork Valley is holding a career day April 14 for eighth-grade boys from Carbondale, Basalt and Glenwood Springs and is seeking volunteers to talk about their professions with the students.

Since 1919, Junior Achievement has helped young people recognize how their talent and abilities can create better lives for themselves and those around them. Among other educational programs offered to the area’s youth, all eighth-graders from Aspen to Parachute participate in a career day. Volunteers will stress the importance of staying in school and will help the boys turn their inter-

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The time commitment is from 8:30 a.m. to noon April 14 at the Church at Carbondale. To volunteer or for more information, contact Sharon Brady at 404-7722 or sharon.brady@ja.org.

Preventing childhood sexual abuse In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, Childhelp River Bridge will offer free presentations of the play “Until Someone Wakes Up” and a presentation by John Warnick titled “Surviving Sexual Molestation.”

Featuring scenes of drama, comedy, and satire, the production “Until Someone Wakes Up” is produced by the Sexual Assault Victim Advocate Center of Fort Collins. It explores the complex issues surrounding sexual violence, gender role socialization and healing.

Composed of a cast of mostly teens and college students, the play approaches the topics with a balance of sensitivity, realism, and humor.

A free public performance will take place at 7 p.m.April 16 at Glenwood High School. Parents are encouraged to attend with their teenagers.A pie reception takes place afterward.

Childhelp River Bridge hopes to use the production to raise awareness and victim empathy, reduce the incidence of sexual violence, and give a message of hope to those who are survivors of crime.

The second event will be the presentation “Surviving Sexual Molestation” by John Warnick at 7 p.m. April 19 at Glenwood Springs High School. By the time Warnick

turned 11, he was carrying a secret he didn’t share with anyone: He had been sexually molested by a soccer coach he idolized and trusted. Warnick buried that secret for nine years until he found the courage and faith to confront his molester.

On April 19, Warnick will share how his decision to go to the police and district attorney led him to participate in a sting operation that attacked a nationwide child porn network.

Childhelp River Bridge is a child-focused, facility-based program in which representatives from many disciplines work together to conduct interviews and make team decisions on cases of child abuse. This model of intervention brings together trained professionals to investigate and provide medical and mental health care as well as support to child victims of abuse, while holding offenders accountable through the court system. In 2009, Childhelp River Bridge investigated 139 cases of child sexual abuse, 49 of the victims were male and the average age was between 7 and 12.

For more information about the organization and the events in April, contact Susan Ackerman at sackerman@childhelp.org.

Special mother to be honored Mother’s Day may be a day to cherish all things maternal, but the women of Sopris Mothers Acting Up are planning to make it a monthlong celebration surrounding their second annual naming of a Mother of the Year.

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“The event will most definitely involve chocolate, but that’s all we’ll say right now,” said Kathryn Diamond Camp, co-founder of the local organization, which raises most of its funds through the sale of organic chocolate truffles.

The group draws its inspiration from Mothers Acting Up, a national nonprofit with strong ties to the valley. Mothers Acting Up is a non-partisan political group charged with advocating on behalf of children. The local chapter is looking for nominees who exemplify the mission of empowering mothers to take action on behalf of children.

To sponsor a local mother, write SMAU a letter of recommendation that shares your nominee’s story and passion.The letter should tell about her life, what inspires her work, how she is taking action, whom she serves, and what her project seeks to accomplish. Sponsors are encouraged to gather signatures of others in the community who support the nomination and can also include any additional information, such as photographs or printed materials that can help others to better envision the scope of this woman’s work.

Include the email address and phone number of each sponsor and the nominee.

Nominations can be mailed to Sopris Mothers Acting Up, C/O Kathryn Diamond Camp: 231 Euclid Ave., Carbondale, CO 81623. All nominations should be mailed by April 15.

The award comes with a monetary con-

tribution in the winner’s name to her organization, as well as hands-on support from the group’s membership.

To learn more, visit soprismothersactingup.blogspot.com.

Rotary accepting grant applications The Carbondale Rotary is now accepting grant applications from organizations whose missions focus on the Roaring Fork Valley and Carbondale community. All applications will be reviewed, but projects that have a direct, immediate, and identifiable long-range benefit to the quality of life in the mid-valley area of Carbondale, El Jebel, and Basalt and coincide with Rotary International’s goals of literacy, health, hunger, water management, and youth services will receive greater consideration. Rotary funds will be used for the purchase of physical or tangible items for these projects.

The application deadline is April 28, and the grants will be awarded June 2. Applications are available at Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave., by calling Andy White at 274-2157, and online at rotarycarbondale.org.

The Carbondale Rotary meets at 7 a.m. every Wednesday at the Carbondale Fire House on Highway 133.

Rodeo royalty applications due The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo is seeking applications for the 2010 rodeo royalty.

Royalty serve as community role models and stand to receive scholarships. Rodeo princesses must be between the ages of 10 and 13. Queen attendants must be between the ages of 13 and 18. The queen must be between 16 and 21.

It’s TRUU! the Mid-Valley Unitarian Universalist Gathering is now

TWO RIVERS UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

The application deadline is April 30. For the application and more information, visit carbondalerodeo.com or contact Diane Teague at 379-7673 or letsrodeo10@yahoo.com.

Ram discount card offered The Roaring Fork High School athletic department and the Booster Club are offering Ram Discount Cards for $10 apiece. The cards are good through March 31, 2011, and offer discounts at many local businesses. Pick one up at Studio 2, 202 Main St. or from any RFHS athlete. Proceeds benefit the Roaring Fork High athletic programs. For more information, call 704-9598.

Landfill offers discount The West Garfield County Landfill sent out Earth Day Every Day coupons to county residents in early March. Coupons are good for one free load at the Garfield County landfill west of Rifle. The coupon cannot be used by commercial haulers, and no commercial-

Art Briefs

$500 for the winning fair design

That’s what you will receive, along with being a part of Carbondale’s history, if your design happens to be chosen as the top contender in this year’s Mountain Fair T-shirt contest. The theme this year is “Mountain Fair … The Artbeat of the Valley.” Get creative and come up with your own vision using any medium. The judges prefer handmade designs but will also consider those that are computer generated. The submission

size loads will be accepted. Each household is allowed five tires per load, but will be charged for anything over that. Waste must be sorted and coupons must be presented at time of weigh-in.Appliances containing Freon; freezers, refrigerators, air conditioners, and other similar items and hazardous wastes will not be accepted.

The county holds two free household hazardous waste events a year. This year’s first event is on May 1. Those interested must make an appointment by calling the landfill at 625-2516 during normal business hours.

Additionally, the county provides free electronic waste recycling on the second Thursday of each month, between 1 and 3 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Road and Bridge facility south of Glenwood, and at the West Garfield County Landfill during normal business hours. Residents are allowed six computer components or one TV for free; anything over costs $10 per item.

deadline is April 24, and the winning design will be featured on the Mountain Fair T-shirt, the color poster and other marketing materials. The winning artist receives $500. For further details, visit carbondalearts.com.

Shortsfest comes to town Aspen Film’s annual Shortsfest comes to Carbondale’s Cyrstal Theatre on Friday and Saturday, April 9 and 10. All the films are shorter than a half hour in length. DifART BRIEFS page 13

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Sports Briefs What a kick Carbondale’s PRO TKD Martial Arts Center has completed its annual Kick A Thon with record-breaking success.

This year more than 50 participants entered the competition, kicking as many times as they could in 15 minutes. Twentynine of them kicked more than 1,500 times. Contestants who ranged in age from five to 50 years old managed to hit that 100-kicks-per-minute mark.

Nicole Cerdenola of Roaring Fork High School set last year’s record with 1,779 kicks. This year she outdid herself with a total of 1,830. That’s just over two kicks a second for 15 minutes.

The annual event is part feat of strength, part fundraiser.

On Jan. 1 the students set goals for how many times they would kick and for the number of pledges they would pull in. A pledge is one penny per kick. Over the next two months the contestants trained with a variety of kick-conditioning and core-strengthening drills. The Kick A Thon kicked off Feb. 25, and then contestants were given a month to collect their pledges. An awards ceremony was held March 25.

Ram Sports Update Boys varsity baseball The Rams took both games of a doubleheader against Gunnison April 3, with a score of 10-2 in the first game and a shut out 10-0 in the second. They’ve earned a 5-0 record so far this season.

In game one, catcher Jake Strack-Loertscher went 4-for-4, with two home runs and two RBIs. He’s hit four homeruns this season. Meanwhile, pitcher Johnny Nieslanik struck out 13 Gunnison batters.While at bat he went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. The second game of the day was cut off after five innings with the Rams enjoying a big lead. Pitcher Alex Rascon struck out eight Gunnison players. Trent Reeds went 2-for-4 with three RBIs. On Tuesday April 6 the Rams trounced Basalt 15-0. In the four-inning game second baseman Shea Nieslanik went 3-for-3, hitting his fourth double of the season. Strack-Loertscher went 3-for-3 as well and Rascon struck out four of the Longhorns.

The Ram baseball team will play a doubleheader against Grand Valley at Grand Valley April 10.

Girls varsity soccer The Lady Rams lost 2-1 against Vail Mountain School at RFHS on Tuesday. They play Rangely today, Thursday, at RFHS at 4 p.m. and will play Moffat at 11 a.m. April 10 at Moffat.

Girls varsity tennis The Lady Ram tennis team was smiling in spite of the cold and rainy weather on March 27 during a tournament in Glenwood Springs. Coach Eileen Waski said she thinks the season is “going great” and that the players are “always smiling and having a good time.”

“It’s not all about winning,”Waski said.“My thought is to The Pro TKD kickers. Courtesy photo

Seeking Carbondale citizens to serve on the

Comprehensive Plan Task Force

Seeking diverse representation of Carbondale residents including north, central and south neighborhoods, ranching community, business community, Latino community, etc. to assist the Planning Commission in collecting public input for the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. This is a working committee that will facilitate neighborhood chats, P&Z work sessions and Town Meetings to gather and share community feedback. Timeline: May - Sept 2010.

Be part of the Solution!

Applications available at Town Hall or www.carbondalegov.org Please submit application & letter of interest to: 2010 Comprehensive Plan Task Force 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale 81623 community@carbondaleco.net Inquiries: 704-4112

Deadline: April 21, 2010

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have them still be competitive but have fun and make friends.”

The girls took on three teams that day from about 9 a.m. until after 5 p.m. In the morning matches against Glenwood Springs the doubles team composed of Paola Santiago and Niki Burns won their match in two 6-4 sets. Kenia Reyna and Michelle Lopez beat their morning opponents 7-5 and 6-3.

In the ensuing set of match ups against Paonia, Joey Clingan won 6-1, 6-0. Doubles team Adrianna Perez and Mariah Ahunada won with set scores of 6-2 and 6-1; and doubles team Rachel Parr and Hailey Reynolds won 6-4, 6-2. Santiago and Burns, and Reyna and Lopez also won matches against Paonia.

In the final competition of the day against Hotchkiss, Joey Clingan won 6-0, 6-4 and Perez and Ahunada trounced their opponents in three hard-fought sets with scores of 2-6, 6-1, and 10-1.

The girls play again April 9 and 10 in Delta.

Varsity track The RFHS track team fought headwinds at Cedaredge April 3, but still turned in a decent showing. The Browning brothers,Taylor and Zach, took third and fifth respectively in the boys’ 400-meter dash.Taylor Browning finished in 52.25, a tenth of a second off his best time of 52.24. Zach crossed the line with a time of 53.03, about a half second off his best time.

The pre-qualifying time for the state championships is 51:30.

Taylor and Zach Browning took fifth and seventh in the 200-meter, respectively.

America Pimental finished eighth in the girls’ 400-meter in 1:08.42, making coach Lindsay Hentschel proud.

Hentschel called Pimental’s performance “awesome to see.”

Though a freshman, Pimental regularly finishes in the top 10 in league competitions, said coach Hadley Hentschel.

The track team will compete April 10 at Eagle, and April 17 at Glenwood Springs.

Art Briefs continued from page 11 ferent programs will be shown Friday and Saturday nights, starting at 5:30 and 8 p.m. each night.

Friday night’s films include“Glenn Owen Dodds,” a 16-minute piece described as “an illuminating comedy for anyone who’s ever asked … ‘Why am I here?’” Director Frazer Bailey states, “Everything I have ever done in my career led me to this film.” He reportedly spent a year working the script with the writer Trent Dalton, making sure every word, gesture and dramatic turn of the lead character, Glenn Owen Dodds, was perfect.

The Saturday program includes “The Mourning of the Merry Stork” by Swiss and Lebanese filmmaker and professional journalist Eileen Hofer. Shot in Beirut, the film focuses on a married couple fleeing war-torn Lebanon in 1975. Hofer stated that she is

trying to “show some reality” through what is, for her, a new way of expression: poetry.

Shortsfest also screens in Aspen from April 8 to 11. For more information, visit aspenfilm.org or call 925-6882.

CMC displays Sprick paintings Daniel Sprick paints and draws with a passion for detail that animates his subjects with a spark of transcendent imagination. The latest results of his alchemy will be on display at the Colorado Mountain College Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs through April 29.

A local resident, Sprick is a nationally celebrated artist and part-time Colorado Mountain College instructor whose classically inspired paintings are collected and exhibited across the country.

Meet the artist at an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. April 9 at the CMC Gallery,

Open space 831 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs. For more information, call 947-8367.

Jazz pianist to play RFHS Lenore Raphael, renowned New York jazz pianist,will be headlining a performance on Sunday,April 11,with the local Intervention Band at 3:30 p.m. at Roaring Fork High School.

Raphael, described as a top jazz pianist, teaches and performs at jazz festivals around the United States and Europe. She is a Steinway Jazz Artist and author of a jazz theory book, “Jazz Master Class.”

Carbondale’s Intervention Band is composed of Bob Levey on drums,Tim Fox playing trumpet and Tom Paxton on bass.

Refreshments will be served. Tickets are $18 for adults and $11 for children in advance or a few dollars more at the door. For more information,visitinterventionband.com,orcall704-0695.

Business Briefs Biz resource center gains support A virtual incubator at Roaring Fork Business Resource Center (RFBRC) was recently awarded a three-year matching grant from the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade/Economic Development Commission to implement technology-based resources for entrepreneurs. RFBRC also recently received sponsorships from KMTS Radio 99.1 FM and from Comcast.

RFBRC is a business incubator that nur-

tures start-up enterprises from Parachute to Aspen as well as a resource center that helps existing businesses. RFBRC promotes existing business resources, creates new learning opportunities, and identifies ways for small businesses to access capital.

“We are looking for business owners and entrepreneurs interested in becoming advisors and mentors, and of course we are looking for clients and sponsors. We are also selling virtual technology — VoIP phone service, conferencing solutions, and online

faxing,” said Randi Lowenthal, CEO and the former Carbondale Chamber of Commerce director. Advisors and mentors volunteer their time to provide counseling at no charge and offer clients discounts on their services.

Lowenthal has also enlisted the help of Colorado Mountain College, which is making available its campuses between West Garfield and Aspen for a variety of programs and services.

To learn more, visit rfbrc.org, call 9455158 or email info@rfbrc.org.

continued om page 3 groups have come forward at different times to try to launch programs in the economically and socially diverse county. One of the more notable initiatives was in 2001 when voters supported a special district but did not approve the 2.5-mill property tax to fund the program.

TLC members agree that the funding source is the key, but they also say attitudes are shifting in favor of land conservation programs.

Chris Harrison, chair of the Carbondale Parks & Recreation Commission, said he believes landowners across the county are beginning to see the effects of the powerful oil and gas industry and are, therefore, more interested in land conservation.

“We’ve had 10 years of oil and gas going crazy in the western part of the county. I think there are a lot of ranchers and farmers who are starting to see that it would be good to have the county on their side to protect their land,” Harrison said.

Next Steps:

The Garfield Trails and Land Conservation Initiative is expected to meet with the commissioners again in a few months. The group is seeking additional members. To get involved, visit the Web site garfieldtlc.org (expected to go live soon) or call Martha Cochran at 963-8440.

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Two nationally accredited programs leading to licensure will be offered: • Clinical Mental Health Counseling / Private Practice School Counseling Students must meet University of Colorado Denver Graduate School admission requirements: • Bachelors or higher degree • 2.75 undergraduate GPA (or admission is provisional) • 900 scores on the GRE or 396 on Miller Analogies Test (MAT) • Completion of an interview/assessment process

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CARE’s Tracey Yajko puts the ‘good’ in ‘good dog’ As the effects of the weak economy trickle downward, more and more cats and dogs are left homeless, their owners having lost jobs or homes. Combine this trend with an increasing push from the public for no-kill shelters, and the need for space in animal shelters has increased across the country.

Colorado Animal Rescue, or CARE, is a local no-kill shelter whose mission is to provide safety and care for homeless animals and education for the pet-owning public. Located across from Colorado Mountain College’s Spring Valley Campus, CARE is funded through private donations and partnerships with the city of Glenwood Springs

by Sue Melus and Garfield County. Its funding, like others, has also experienced recent cuts.

CARE is fortunate to have Tracey Yajko, an on-site dog behaviorist and trainer.Yajko evaluates every dog that comes into the shelter, with the help of additional CARE staff. The standardized behavior evaluation monitors the dogs’ reactions to people, other pets, and every day stressors to determine its strengths and weaknesses. Through a series of exercises,Yajko works to identify potential behavior issues to determine where the dog could benefit from additional environmental enrichment and training. The evaluations facilitate the adoptions and provide the dogs the best opportunity to be paired with an appropriate owner.

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Yajko has worked at CARE for nearly six years, ever since she decided to switch careers from a stint in Internet sales during the dot com boom of the late ’90s. She recalled that her former job environment was fun, but the job itself wasn’t for her. After the dot com bubble burst, she started helping a friend with her dog walking business. A longtime animal lover, she soon decided to enroll in the well-respected San Francisco Dog Trainer Academy at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Well-known dog behaviorist and author Jean Donaldson taught the program, which focused heavily on learning theory and hands-on work with shelter animals. In 2004, Yajko received her Certificate in Behavior and Counseling.

CARE strives to be a leader in shelter management. The dogs at CARE are allowed to run in the outside enclosure three times a day and are offered basic manners training.

Every adoptable dog at the shelter is, at the very least, taught to sit and to walk on a leash to prepare it for its new home.

CARE also has a full-time, on-site vet tech, and hosts weekly visits from local veterinarian Julie Martin, who performs health exams, and spays, neuters and micro-chips each of the dogs and cats before they are adopted.

“We are very lucky to have the space and resources that we have here at CARE,” explains Yajko. “Many shelters in urban areas are extremely over-crowded and the animals are never let out of their kennels to run. We have a great facility and all of our local vets, staff and volunteers are very helpful.”

Sue Melus has a degree in natural resources. She is a freelance writer and also specializes in public relations for the outdoors industry and resource conservation groups. Read her blog at deerflydiaries.com.

Tracey Yajko chums it up with Hercules, a 7-year-old Rottweiler-mastiff mix, up for adoption at CARE. Yajko is CARE’s on-site dog behaviorist. Photo by Sue Melus

Sniff out CARE:

Colorado Animal Rescue currently has lots of great cats and dogs that need a new home. Anyone who is interested in adopting a pet is encouraged to call CARE at (866) 947-9173. Adoption applications are also available on CARE’s Web site. The shelter is always in need of committed volunteers and those who cannot commit their time are encouraged to donate food, dog treats, cleaning products or office supplies. Tracey Yajko, who can be reached at CARE, also offers dog training to the public.

Crystal Trail Bridges

The two bridges for the Crystal Trail will be placed on April 14th and 15th over the Crystal River just upvalley of the Fish Hatchery and over Thompson Creek just upvalley of Sustainable Settings Motorists should plan on one lane of traffic during the placement of the bridges

The Crystal Trail between Carbondale and the BRB Campground is expected to be completed before June 30th. Pitkin and Garfield County and CDOT appreciate your patience while the bridge installation iW completed.

For information please call Gary Tennenbaum, Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Land Steward at 970-920-5355

Chaos and synthesis in the ceramics of Jake Allee

By Trina Ortega The Sopris Sun Grand Junction ceramicist Jake Allee admits that his personality is a bit scattered, even chaotic at times. But those are the characteristics that have come to define his unique clay works, which have been exhibited in 34 states and seven countries.

A solo exhibition of Allee’s recent work will open at 6 p.m. this Friday at the Carbondale Clay Center, 135 Main St. Allee also will conduct a demonstration and workshop titled,“Wheel Thrown and Altered Forms,” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at the clay center. The cost of the workshop is $30.

“He has incredible energy and a strong passion for ceramics.We want to provide him with the opportunity to show his work here to increase awareness of his beautiful work and to increase awareness of his position there and within the ceramic community,” said K Rhynus Cesark, co-director of the clay center.

For the invitational show, Allee will exhibit 40 to 50 vessels created in the last year, mostly in the last four months. No matter when he might be working, Allee considers his works to be a “record of where I’m at in time and an expression of living life as an adventure.”

“My work, essentially, is a set of forms and textures and techniques that represent my life in different ways,” Allee said, adding that he rearranges his vessels and forms to create meaning from an endless array of pos-

sibilities, sort of like a game of Scrabble.

“The only trick to the game is spelling out the concept of utility. Once this is achieved, I use the object for experimentation in the finished surface through firing,” he says in his artist’s statement.

Allee says he suffers a bit from attention deficit disorder so crafting clay into the same shapes and forms does not hold his interest.

“I kept repeating the forms and repeating them and I actually got a little bit bored with it,” he explained. Now he cuts his clay forms apart, rearranges them, makes new ones, and does it again.

“It’s self-perpetuating, so to speak. … It sounds eclectic and very chaotic but really it’s a representation of my life,” Allee said.

Husband, artist, teacher, dog-owner, traveler, snowboarder, skateboarder — Allee says he enjoys spreading himself into all these different facets of his existence. Together, it all makes up his life. His pots are the same way.

Allee has been interested in ceramics since he attended community college, where he thought he was going to be a painter. But on the urging of some friends he tried a clay class and “there was no turning back,” he said.

He holds art degrees from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa, Iowa, the University of Iowa and the University of North Texas. He has participated in study abroad programs in Italy and Venezuela.

Among other highlights of his artistic life, he lists travels through Europe, Central America and elsewhere. Allee currently teaches ceram-

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Jake Allee's ceramic art is a fusion of thrown work and alterations.

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Next Steps:

For more information about the artist, visit jakeallee.com. To learn more about the workshop and exhibit opening, go to carbondaleclay.org or call 963-CLAY. ics at Mesa State College in Grand Junction.

Teaching has been a way for him to earn a living but also to help people, he said.

“I started teaching drum lessons when I was 18 years old. … I’ve always enjoyed helping people. Artists seek affirmation in all kinds of ways. That’s the best for me to affirm my validity in society — the fact that I can help people.”

Even when it’s a six-hour workshop, such as the one he’ll teach on Saturday, he loves to connect with new people and expose them to as much info as he can in as short amount of time as possible.

“When I sit down, start making art, and start talking about the philosophy behind what I do … that, to me, is pretty invigorating,” he said.

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