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Volume 4, Number 10 | April 19, 2012

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By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

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f Tuesday night’s meeting wasn’t a test of how the new board of trustees tilts on some issues, it gave some clues.

The topic: a still-in-the-works draft ordinance from the Carbondale Tree Board that would not only apply to trees on public property but some trees on private property as well. Among the provisions under consideration: requiring a permit for cutting down “specimen” trees on private property.

“This (draft ordinance) gives me great pause,” said mayor Stacey Bernot early in the discussion.

“Some (provisions) are kind of onerous,” added trustee John Foulkrod.

“This (an ordinance targeting some trees on private property) is a very sensitive area to get into,” said trustee Elizabeth Murphy as discussion wound down.

Addressing the issue from the opposite direction, new trustee Allyn Harvey said he thinks the town needs to update its tree ordinance and there are “probably” some trees on private property the town should consider for protection.

Trustee Frosty Merriott expressed the most support for the idea of the town protecting some trees on private property. He said an ordinance that includes such provisions will be “an anathema” for some but such ordinances in other towns have worked well in preserving “heritage trees.”

Three tree board members — Kenny Belinski, Gabe Riley and Shara Dame — addressed the trustees.

Belinski said the board looked at ordinances in Aspen and Basalt before coming up with language presented on Tuesday night.“We shouldn’t overlook how they (Aspen and Basalt) went about it,” Belinski said.

The tree board’s suggested provisions under consideration, which were printed in red in the trustees packet, include: “No Specimen Tree shall be pruned, topped, trimmed, sprayed or removed without a Tree Permit”; “No Specimen Tree shall be pruned, topped, trimmed, sprayed or removed unless such work is recommended by an ISA Certified Arborist in writing and such recommendation is attached to the application for a Tree Permit.”

“All work involving Specimen Trees shall be performed by, or under the direct supervision of the Certified Arborist that recommended the work included in the Tree Permit;” The town’s current tree ordinance, which applies primarily to trees on public property, defines a “specimen tree” as “a spruce, pine or other coniferous tree having a

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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.

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We won Dear Editor: At the post election party at the Beer Works, I heard the proclamation “We won” several times throughout the evening, and in fact, someone tagged my car window that night with the very same statement: “We won.” I decided to leave it there, because it is true.

We did win — as a community. We won because we had people in our town passionate enough and selfless enough to enter the political arena and the campaign fray to offer to give their time and energy in the thankless pursuit of trying to do what’s best for all of us as a community.

We won because so many of our citizenry exercised the privilege to vote — a percentage far above the national average — thereby actively participating in a system which although may seem broken at times,

nonetheless defines us and the freedoms we enjoy and often take for granted.

We won because no matter on which side of an issue I stand, or which candidate I support, I have the opportunity to have my voice heard, not just at election time, but regularly if I choose. All I have to do is care.

We as a community have come through two elections recently, both of which contribute to (and neither of which absolutely defines) the continued development of our personality as a community. My hope is that, all differences aside, we can now come together and continue to move forward as Carbondale, unified in our desire to do what is best for our community whatever we individually believe that to be.

The only real enemy is apathy.

I salute everyone who participated in the process — as advocate, candidate or voter.

Oh, and please continue to support First The Katie Scott family, Riley family and friends recently visited Shrine Mountain Inn. The kids were gracious enough to take a moment from their exploring to demonstrate their reading skills. They are (from left to right): Duncan Scott, Madeleine Scott, Annie Scott and Kenny Riley. Courtesy photo

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Friday — it, too, is to all of our benefit, either directly or indirectly.

Dave Taylor Carbondale

Thanks to Derby Dear Editor: I had the pleasure of visiting your town hall and working with town clerk Cathy Derby last week just three days after the municipal election. Citizen Center (a non-profit focusing on open government, transparency and elections) filed an open records request for ballots and related election materials on the Wednesday before. Clerk Derby invited us into the office Friday and invited us to see any public records we wished.

Derby broke the norm for standard responses of most Colorado election officials to any public oversight of elections. Confident that she had complied with the law and all procedures, she was comfortable inviting a review of the records. Based on some preliminary and inaccurate information, we had been concerned that there may have been a problem with the ballot design.

Derby was able to clear up the concern immediately, and luckily we spent most of our time discussing ways to obtain some resources and information that can be used in future elections. I should say that I did not attempt to count ballots, although Clerk Derby assured me that I could return to do that at any time. I did not feel the need to undertake that task given the checks and balances she had in place.

The reason for my letter is to publicly thank Clerk Derby for breaking the mold and recognizing that elections are the peoples’ elections and that a standard of modern democracy is the citizens’ ability to verify their elections, and not rely solely on the government telling us who won the election.

Many city and county clerks in Colorado have adopted an anti-transparency policy concerning elections, and are spending huge sums of public money to bring legislation that would greatly reduce transparency of elections in Colorado on the eve of 2012 elections.

Some clerks would have delayed our requests for weeks and months, or even demanded a round trip to court before allowing a review of election records. Clerk Derby took the opposite approach that Open Records laws require. I hope she also feels that the experience was mutually beneficial.

About the April 12 Sopris Sun Due to an error at the press, the initial Sopris Sun press run on April 12 did not include the last eight pages of that issue. When we discovered the error, we took those papers off the street and the press printed a second run with the correct number of pages.

The correct paper was on the street between 4 and 5 p.m. on April 12. If you grabbed an earlier one and thought it looked funny, that’s because it was. The Sopris Sun apologizes for any problems this press error may have caused.

Knowing that the public and press can always access their records and the meetings of their officials does much to build confidence in local government. I trust that Clerk Derby is one of many examples of that culture in the Town of Carbondale.

Congratulations on the vibrant, attractive and open community you foster.

Marilyn Marks Aspen

Dandelionize White Dear Editor: The Dandelion Day/Arbor Day sustainability celebration is on May 12 in Sopris Park and there are some great candidates for this year’s nomination for The Order of the Dandelion, which honors individuals for their contributions to the community in regards to sustainability.

In particular, Aaron Taylor is a standout for his work with bike and pedestrian issues; Soozie Lindbloom is a great community asset for artistically addressing environmental and social issues; Theo Colborn’s passion for educating us about fracking is nothing less than heroic. There are others too. However, I’m casting my vote for The Order of the Dandelion to Jason White.

In general, Jason’s contributions to Carbondale are too numerous to describe here.

Professionally, Jason has been doing good green things as a planner for the Roaring Fork Transit Authority (RFTA) for years.

He’s also an all-star volunteer on Carbondale’s Environmental Advisory Board, tackling a variety of difficult sustainability issues, working diligently on its Waste Diversion LETTERS page 12

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Access Roaring Fork: after-school programs to the rescue

By Angela Paulone Sopris Sun Correspondent Imagine this. It’s late afternoon in Carbondale and hundreds of middle school students have just been released into the community.

As you’re returning from work or going grocery shopping for last minute dinner items, you notice middle schoolers around town. Some are grouping together in the park, at shopping centers or convenience stores. Some are running about, while others are roaming aimlessly on the sidewalks of Main Street. You think to yourself,“Why do these children have nowhere to be? How can so many be unaccounted for? What can be done?”

Well, lucky for us here in Carbondale and throughout the valley, a non-profit organization is already taking those questions into account. That organization is Access Roaring Fork.

Founded in 2003, Access Roaring Fork came on the scene and began serving kids’ needs in Basalt with one class. After that first digital media class, it was evident that more students needed an after-school program that provided a safe, supervised environment during the “at risk” hours between 3 to 6 p.m. The focus of Access Roaring Fork’s mission shifted and by the spring of 2008 this non-profit organization expanded to Carbondale and middle schools along the Interstate 70 corridor. Serving more than 2,000 students, offering 200 classes and employing 100 teachers, Access Roaring Fork offers programs for every student from fifth through eighth grade.

Access Roaring Fork (ARF), whose after-school program is called “Second Shift,” provides a combination of academic tutoring, enrichment classes that provide life skills and leadership development, and exposure to athletics and the arts not of-

states, “We connect kids to the community, teachers, to education and to positive opportunities. We create programs for them to succeed in student relationships.”

Access Roaring Fork Director Deb Bath says, “It’s rewarding to see those kids enjoying what they’re doing.” And Luis Polar, assistant program director, comments that his first impressions of Access Roaring Fork were “the dedication that the staff had for the well-being of the kids; how the programming was developed around helping these students.”

An example of classes offered is Pat Wild’s unicycling class at Riverside Middle School in New Castle. Students who had never done

it before ended up being able to ride around the block. They asked to get T-shirts so their club at school could look official.

Another class is Carbondale Middle School’s cooking class, held at the Bridges Center, taught by Phillip Kendzior. This year the class has grown so much there is a waiting list. Kendzior donates all the food and not only teaches how to cook, but also incorporates nutrition, financial management and creativity.

Alex, a CMS student, talks about one of the programs offered for eighth graders: “I learn so many ways how to write a story.

It’s a big opportunity to catch up.”

Second Shift teachers Karen Harvey and Dave Kolquist feel that “having been teachers ourselves, we know the challenges that teachers face and we are happy to support them. We essentially are happy to be a part of such a team of people. And we’ve seen growth and a great commitment to improve on the kids’ part.”

Commenting on his own upbringing, Polar said, “Growing up in Latin America, we didn’t have any programs like this, so being in the Roaring Fork Valley and offering a program like this is extremely important to the students and the parents to ensure a safe and secure environment. That’s something I appreciate and glad I’m a part of.”

Access Roaring Fork couldn’t have succeeded without the help of individual donors, grants, Garfield County, the town of Carbondale, parents, grandparents, teachers, retired teachers, volunteers, and the like.

Access Roaring Fork’s goals include expanding programming from K-8 and tracking and supporting grades 9-12, to engage the community even more and to increase funding. For more information about Access Roaring Fork, visit their Web site: accessroaringfork.org.

In a memo dated Feb. 9 and included in the April 17 trustees packet, town building official John Plano made several observations about the draft ordinance, including: “The public process stated would significantly increase the time it would take to process a building permit. … This extra step to have a public board (the tree board) involved could make a building permit for an addition or a new

home into a very long process.”

Tuesday night, the tree board also briefed the trustees on other projects it is working on. Bernot noted it might have been “premature” for the draft tree ordinance to appear in a trustee packet.

After the meeting, Bernot said the tree board expects to be working on the draft ordinance in the weeks or months to come and present it to the trustees later this year.

Carbondale Middle School students enjoy the fruits of their labor during a recent cooking class offered through Access Roaring Fork’s after-school programs. The cooking class was instructed by chef Philip Kendzior with help from The Pan & Fork Supper Club.

Photo by Luis Polar (Access Roaring Fork) fered during the school day. All classes — whether art, cultural, health, academic or sport — are supervised and uphold an engaging atmosphere.

An Umbrella Think of Access Roaring Fork as an umbrella under which a wide variety of community organizations provide programming, from JazzAspen to Red Cross to the local police departments. With Access Roaring Fork as the conduit, individual organizations and school districts save valuable staff time and reach a wider audience than if they were working solo.

Mary Rippey, ARF’s program director,

Tree ordinance continued om page 1 trunk diameter of 18 inches (18”) measured forty-two inches (42”) above the adjacent grade. Or, a deciduous tree having a trunk diameter of six inches (6”) measured fortytwo inches (42”) above the grade.”

The draft ordinance applies to the building permit process. It states that specimen trees must be identified and “Inspection and approval by the Landscape Manager of all work covered by the Tree Permit

when issued in conjunction with a Building Permit is required prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy.”

During Tuesday night’s discussion, tree board member Gabe Riley said requiring tree review during the building permit process is “not too much of an extension of the building permit process” and the ordinance may be “onerous” but not completely out of line with other towns.

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

THURSDAY April 12 At 1:05 a.m. officers observed a male on Cowen Drive digging around a vehicle. Upon contact, the man said he was looking for his credit card.

THURSDAY April 12 From 11:09 a.m. to 12:03 p.m. an officer red tagged three vehicles and one trailer on Meadowood Drive.

FRIDAY April 13 At 10:05 a.m. a female appeared at the police department after being told her dog was caught running loose for the second time. She became disorderly in the town hall lobby and knocked over a heavy metal sign, which almost struck a small child.

SATURDAY April 14 At 2:10 a.m. police broke up a shoving match in a convenience store check out line.

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SATURDAY April 14 At 3:12 a.m. an officer found an adult male and female hiding in the bushes at Fourth and Colorado. He “encouraged” them to go home.

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Rest of the adventure world discovering 5Point festival Sopris Sun Staff Report In just five years, the 5Point Film Festival has hit the ground, tested its wings and taken off to solid if not rave reviews from around the country. Here’s what Brendan Leonard, from semi-rad.com has to say about the festival that takes over downtown Carbondale on April 26-29.

“Five years ago, you might have asked if the outdoor world really needed another film festival, what with the attention given to Telluride, Banff, Adventure Film Festival and plenty of others. But Julie Kennedy launched the first-ever 5Point Film Festival in Carbondale, Colorado, in spring 2008, proving that if you build something awesome, people will come.

“Proof: Remember the movie ‘Cold,’ about Cory Richards’ winter climb of Gasherbrum II with Simone Moro and Denis Urubko? Yes, the most talked-about adventure film of 2011. That one. That film might not have happened at all without Julie’s vision — she brought together Richards, writer Kelly Cordes, and filmmaker Anson Fogel to produce the brutal, honest 19-minute film just in time to premiere at last year’s 5Point festival. And then it of course blew up, racking awards everywhere.

“So if last year’s 5Point Festival brought us ‘Cold,’ you can imagine being excited for this year’s lineup of films.”

Not bad for a festival built upon five guiding principals: • Respect, for each other, for the environment, for the experience and for the knowledge we inherit from those who inspire and teach us; • Commitment, to overcome fear and give ourselves completely to the challenge at hand while leading a vital existence and never allowing ourselves to become complacent; • Humility, to assume the courage and

the discipline to listen to our intuition and not our egos, always mindful of our place in the natural order; • Purpose, to muster the motivation and conviction necessary to pursue our highest aspirations in the face of adversity; • Balance, to maintain our focus and energy in life, in nature and on the journeys we undertake while things we cannot control shift around us.

A total of 52 films, ranging from 2 to 35 minutes will be screened at the Carbondale Recreation Center during the festival. Although the festival is performing to an everwider audience, its roots remain planted in Carbondale with several locals playing a role in the event.

Carbondale resident Jack Brendlinger is one of six jury members who will judge the films and hand out awards. Brendlinger is also the award artist, who has created a bronze sculpture of the Carro Torre massif, which goes to the winning filmmaker. Other judges include Katie Mustard, who co-produced “A Case of You,” which stars Evan Rachel Wood, Justin Long, Sam Rockwell, Brendan Fraser and Vince Vaughn.

Other locals involved with the festival are Soozie Lindbloom, Tyler Stableford, Aaron Garland and Chris Davenport.

On the presentation side, Carbondale native Hayden Kennedy talks about his and Jason Kruk’s summit of the southeast ridge of Carro Torre in January. Local photographer Tyler Stableford produced the seven-minute film “Shattered,” which is screened on April 26. Local fishing guide RA Beattie produced the 15-minute fishing film “The Arctic” and is expected to attend the festival.

For more information on the 5Point Film Festival, go to www.5Pointfilm.org or look for their program around town.

Roaring Fork’s Megan Gianinetti was named Honorable Mention on the Denver Post’s 3A AllState girl’s basketball team. Gianinetti, a junior, averaged 11 points a game and was instrumental in leading the Rams to a playoff berth for the first time in several years.

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Flying cat returns Lots of folks noticed last week’s blurbs in The Sopris Sun about Don and Jody Ensign’s wire cat that went flying off their balcony at Third and Colorado during the Great Windstorm of April 6, 2012. Artist Janet Nelson is known for her many creations — including wire sculptures that are on display at town hall, the library and in collections all over the U.S. — and she reports she made the Ensign Cat about 20 years ago.

Anyway, the cat went flying off the balcony, landed in the street, someone saw someone else pick it up, Jody ran a classified in the April 12 Sun and the Sun picked up the classified and turned it into a Scuttlebutt item.

Low and behold, last Friday, Marilyn Murphy at the Gordon Cooper Library called the Ensign residence and said that Amber Sparkles (a noted artist in her own right) had found the cat and brought it in — if birds of feather flock together, then the reasoning must have been that wire sculptures do too.

So, the flying cat is back home where it belongs but the story doesn’t end there. Jody had told the Sun that if her cat was found thanks to the items in the newspaper, she’d donate $50 to the newspaper — which she did.

In Amber Sparkles name.

Jody and the Sun are calling this donation the Flying Cat Award.

Prom time Word has it Roaring Fork High School’s prom is Saturday night at PAC3. The after party’s at El Jebowl.

Check this out The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities commissioned Hamilton Pevec to make a documentary video that shows some of the reasons Carbondale was recently given the Governor’s Arts Award – which was presented to Mayor Stacey Bernot in Breckenridge on April 13. You can check out the video at ww.vimeo.com/40023722. Pevec reports, “You might even see yourself in it.”

Speaking of the Gov.’s award Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot not only traveled to Breckenridge to pick up the Governor’s Arts Award on April 13, but on April 12 she attended a Colorado Creative Industries reception at the Governor’s Mansion honoring Colorado Grammy Award winner Ryan Tedder and Colorado Academy Award winner Daniel Junge. Bernot even got to

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EU debated at TRTC Students from Roaring Fork and Aspen high schools, plus Colorado Rocky Mountain School, debate the European Union’s future with a pair of real, live Europeans at Thunder River Theatre on April 27. Learn more about the event in next week’s Sopris Sun.

Birthday greetings There’s only one birthday through the end of the month: Leslie Emerson (May 19). If you’d like to get your birthday in The Sopris Sun Birthday Book (technically, they are all in a computer) send it to news@soprissun.com.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY April 19 “THE GIFT” • Davi Nikent presents the documentary “Discover the Gift: It’s Why We’re Here” at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Info at info@davinikent.org.

GIRLS TO WOMEN • The Family Resource Centers’ annual Girls to Women symposium takes place all day at the Bridges Center. Info: 384-5689.

ROTARY MEETS • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club meets at Mi Casita Thursdays at noon.

FRIDAY April 20 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. April 20-26 and “Jeff Who Lives at Home” (R) at 5:30 p.m. April 20-22.

WOLVES • SolTribe, Mission Wolfe and 12 local students host an educational presentation with live wolves at Thunder River Theatre from 7 to 9 p.m. on April 20.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for kids.

Info: 970-456-7196.

AVLT SHOW • The Aspen Valley Land Trust’s eighth annual “Living on the Land” art show and sale opens with a reception from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at 831 Grand Ave. Fifty percent of all sales supports local land conservation. The weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays. Info: 963-8440.

TRAILS CONFAB • CLEER and others host “2012 Regional Trails, Biking, Walk-

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.

ing Summit: Health, Economic and Clean Energy Benefits” from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Community Center. Info: 704-9200.

SATURDAY April 21 OVEN FIRES UP • A community oven bake day takes place at the Third Street Center. Have your bread ready by 1 p.m.

Info: Linda at 963-9371.

Street Center with Mary Whalen. The fee is $65. Info: 963-1947.

Ongoing

STUDENTS SHOW WORK • Figure drawing students of Ida Burnaman show their work at the Lappala Center on Colorado Avenue through May 3. The hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays.

VOICES FOR CHANGE • Lisa Dancing Light and Annie Flynn present “Voices for Change” at Steve’s Guitars from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday evenings through May 21. The suggested donation is $10 per session. Info: lisadancinglight.com.

WEDNESDAY April 25

TREE CEREMONY • There will be a tree ceremony at the corner of Sopris Avenue and Third Street at 4 p.m. to honor the trees that will be taken out at the new Carbondale library construction site.

BLUES DANCING • A blues dancing class with Justin Riley is offered from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center. A blues dance party follows the class. Info: 925628-7827.

SUNDAY April 22

FAMILY STORY TELLING • Ross Montessori School presents a family story telling evening with Merrilee Hindman from 6 to 7 p.m. It’s free.

ONE-OF-A-KIND PERFORMS • “Open Voices, Open Hearts” with one-of-a-kind singer-songwriter Judy Fjell is presented by the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist congregation at the Third Street Center from 10 to 11:30 p.m. It’s free. Info: tworiversuu.org.

WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE • The Advocate Safehouse Project presents a free women’s self defense class taught by Karen Bradshaw (4th degree black belt in Cuong Nhu martial arts) and Whitney Manning from 2 to 5 p.m. at town hall. Info: 9452632, ext. 107.

MONDAY April 23 RAW FOOD CLASS • Today is the last day to register for a raw food (vegan and gluten-free) cooking class at the Third

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

Further Out

THURSDAY April 26

CCAH SHOW CONTINUES • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities show “FIVE”continues through April 27 at the Third Street Center. “’FIVE’ tells the story of that place that lies within all of us — somewhere on the edge between desire and fear and the known and unknown is a place deep inside us all where the spirit is transformed and pushed beyond its limit by our deliberate commitment to usher in something new and original. In this soulful place we are catalyzed to learn, expand and engender newfound understanding to inspire others on their journeys,” said Ro Mead, CCAH program director.Artists include: Renan Ozturk, 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 Rifle High School. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday. Info: 963-1680.

ELLISON SPEAKS • Susy Ellison presents “Taking Science to the Extreme: Artic Research Adventures at the Gordon Cooper Library at 6:30 p.m. Info: 963-2889.

BOOK SALE • The Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library book sale takes place through April 23. Volunteers needed. The library is located at 76 S. Fourth St.

BIKE TOUR • The Roaring Fork Conservancy hosts a Pitkin County open space bike tour from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It begins in downtown Basalt. Info: 927-1290.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St.

Regional Trails, Biking & Walking

SUMMIT

Friday, April 20 GLENWOOD SPRINGS COMMUNITY CENTER 8:30 am to 5:00 pm 100 Wulfsohn Road Glenwood Springs, Co GUEST SPEAKERS JOHN RICKS Associate Director of the Colorado Tourism Office JESSICA OSBORNE Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Sprinkle Consulting & CDOT Bicycle & Pedestrian Programs present a half day Bicycle Facility Design Class

TO R E G I S T E R call 704-9200 or visit GarfieldCleanEnergy.org REGISTRATION IS $15.00 & INCLUDES LUNCH

HEALTH ECONOMY CLEAN ENERGY SPONSORED BY Garfield Clean Energy (GCE), CLEER, Glenwood Springs Post Independent, RFTA, CDOT, Garfield County Public Health, Pitkin County Open Space & Trails, City of Glenwood Springs, Town of Carbondale, Rifle and the Economic Development, Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Councils of Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Aspen, Basalt, Snowmass, New Castle, Silt, Rifle and Parachute

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Hold the presses Library closed All six branches of the Garfield County libraries will be closed on April 20 for a stafftraining day. Normal library hours will resume at 10 a.m. on April 21. You can still browse and request books, movies, and more on the library district’s Web site, www.gcpld.org, during the closure.

Time to clean up The town of Carbondale’s annual Spring Clean-Up Day is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 21. Bring items (no hazardous waste) to the vacant lot just east of town hall. Fees range from $10 to $35 depending on residency and load size. For details, see the ad in this week’s paper.

Osmia Organics opens Osmia Organics holds a store opening and launch at 2607 Dolores Way from 6 to 9 p.m. on April 20. Check out the company’s line of organic and natural soaps, skincare products and perfumes. The opening will be catered by the Pan & Fork Supper Club, with wine from Sutcliffe vineyards. For details, call 510-6610 or go to www.osmiaorganics.com. Dolores Way is located at the north end of town off Highway 133.

Roger Wilson visits Redstone State Sen. Roger Wilson holds a town hall meeting at the Hightower Trading Post in Redstone from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on April 21. State Rep. Millie Hammer will also attend.

Rock Bottom Earth Day Colorado Rocky Mountain School presents the comedy “Noises Off” at the school barn at 7:30 p.m. on April 20-21. Tickets are $10 adults/$5 kids. Shown here are (left to right): James Fisher-Smith, Lane Edwards, Reynis Vazques, Tyler Smith, Nicholas A. Hunsake, Jamie Ramge, George Bernard, Nina Rettenwander, Lucien Blakemore. (Courtesy photo)

Rock Bottom Ranch in Basalt holds an Earth Day celebration and volunteer day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 21. Rock Bottom Ranch is located at 2001 Hooks Spur Rd.

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Community Briefs Rodeo royalty tryouts Carbondale Wild West Rodeo royalty tryouts for the 2012 season take place at the Gus Darien riding arena east of Carbondale at 5 p.m. on May 7. The deadline to submit an application is May 1. Scholarships will be awarded at the end of the season.

The three royalty positions available and the age categories are: 10-13, 13-15 and 15-21.

For details, send an e-mail to letsrodeo10@ yahoo.com.

Sol Theatre auditions Sol Theatre holds auditions for“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat” at PAC3 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 28 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 29. Actors are needed from the ages of 7-18. For details, e-mail soltheatrecompany@gmail.com or call 720-936-9732.

Studio Tour deadline

one interested can submit their poems to the library for display.

Mother’s Day Mile Registration is now open for the 13th annual Mother’s Day Mile at 1 p.m. on May 13. The one-mile race is a fund-raiser for the Advocate Safehouse Project.

Pre-registered participants are guaranteed an ecofriendly bag with goodies. The special attraction is a gift basket silent auction. There will also be kids’ activities and more. To guarantee your goody bag, preregister at Glenwood Medical Associates at 1830 Blake Avenue, Glenwood Springs; US Bank at 8th and Grand Avenue, Glenwood Springs; wwwrunningguru.com or www.advocatesafehouse.org. For more information contact nrein@rof.net or call 945-2632.

Rotary Happening tickets on sale

The Gordon Cooper Library, and the five other Garfield County branch libraries, will be closed for staff training day on April 20. You can still browse library offerings at gcpld.org.

The Roaring Fork Rotary Foundation is now selling tickets for the Carbondale Rotary Happening, slated for June 9 at the Gathering Center on Snowmass Drive.

Tickets are $125, which includes dinner, complimentary beer and wine, dancing to the Big Daddy Lee Band, live and silent auctions and the all new “Wall of Wine.” For $20, you’ll have the opportunity to blind pick a bottle of wine ranging in value from $10 to $100.

For details, go to rotarycarbondale.org or e-mail thehappening@rotarycarbondale.org. Proceeds benefit the humanitarian efforts of the Rotary Club of Carbondale.

Celebrate Poetry Month at the libraries

Raising a Reader hits Carbondale

The Garfield County Libraries are hosting events around the county to celebrate Poetry Month. At the Gordon Cooper Branch Library in Carbondale there is a “Poetry Wall” during the entire month of April. Any-

The Raising a Reader program comes to the Gordon Cooper Library at 4:15 p.m. on April 25, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on April 27, and 9:45 a.m. on April 30.

For details, go to www.earlylearningfund.org.

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 on May 19-20.

For details, call 379-7618.

Library closed on April 20

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Carbondale Board of Trustees StudentLiaison Monica Grijalva-Ruiz attended her final meeting on April 10 after serving for a year. After Mayor Stacey Bernot read a letter of appreciation, Ruiz told the trustees, “It was a different experience; different but fun.” Bernot’s letter said: “On behalf of the Carbondale Board of Trustees I would like to express our sincere appreciation for your service as Student Trustee. Your commitment, energy, and participation have helped influence us in making important decisions for our community. In a time when many teenagers are consumed with material items and social networks, you have been a breath of fresh air the way you have immersed yourself in local governance. Your ability to offer input, pose challenging questions, and relate pressing issues facing your peer group have shown your maturity and aptitude for leadership. Monica, you are a well-rounded young woman with a bright future. We wish you the best on your next endeavor and we encourage you to keep in touch.” Ruiz is a senior at Roaring Fork High School. Photo by Lynn Burton

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) 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

All the action around town on April 11 was at Roaring Fork High School for the annual talent show. Zack Ritchie (shown here) won second place for his drum solo. Kayla Henley was awarded first place honors for the story she wrote — “The Dream.” Erick Vigil took third place for his original rap “Autobio.”

Other students in the show included Dominic Frazzini, Corrina Ramirez, Moises Dolores, Izzi Mata, Will Masters, Cameron Doherty, Walker Soucie, Madison Bailey, Marcos Irigoyen, Louis Guinto, Tanner Gianinetti, Nico Rojas, Zach Hunt, Stuco (Student Council) and Roaring Fork High School teachers. Kenya Pinela and Sam Carpenter were the talent show coordinators.

Photos by Sue Rollyson

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Almost 25 years ago, famed primatologist Dr. Jane Goodall gave up her career in order to devote her entire time and energy to the mission of saving our planet. As this charismatic woman tells us about her life, she is shown among her beloved chimpanzees in Africa, as well as on her travels around the globe, spreading her message of hope for future generations.

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Letters continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 2 sub-committee and leading the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meetings during the chairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s occasional absences. Jason is the driving force behind the Mountain Fair Green Team, setting the bar for zero waste and sustainability at large community festivals in the region. Furthermore, Jason is a familiar face in town hall, representing the Environmental Board, RFTA and the public on various topics, during innumerable board of trustee meetings.

In addition to working to promote food sovereignty in the region, another of Jasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many community-improving volunteer activities involves being an active participant in the planning process for Carbondaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s comprehensive plan.

Jasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passion and energy is unclouded and focused on maintaining and improving

the great things many of us cherish about Carbondale. He is a level-headed person providing a reliable voice of sound reason, with keen hearing for fairness and careful eyes to consideration. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m lucky and proud to call Jason White my friend and in my opinion, is an exemplary citizen who should be high in the running for Emperor of the United Federation of Intergalactic Planets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; based in Carbondale. But because no such thing yet exists, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m voting for Jason White to be honored on May 12 by the next-best-thing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Order of the Dandelion.

Please cast your vote for The Order of the Dandelion nominees at www.facebook.com/ carbondaledandelionday.

David Reindel Carbondale

Enviro-fatigue setting in Dear Editor: I am witnessing what I can only call environmental fatigue in my community. Exhausted debates and stressors that have left our community too diminished to evaluate a new proposal for environmental destruction in the name of development.

Perhaps the issue is too small for us to ďŹ ght. There are ďŹ ve living spruce trees located on Sopris Avenue in Carbondale that are headed for the chopping block out of sheer short-sighted thinking. These trees represent our cultural and biological heritage.

It is irresponsible for their value to be dismissed because they are trees. Only intelligent planning is needed for them to live. They are among the oldest and largest trees in our

Chamber of Commerce names Andrea Stewart director Sopris Sun Staff Report At its regular meeting on April 12, the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce board of directors voted to appoint Andrea Stewart executive director of the Chamber.

Stewart had been acting director since January 2012 when former executive director, Sherri McClenahan, resigned. Stewart has been with the Carbondale Chamber since August 2008 helping with marketing, tourism and member services.

Andrea Stewart is the Carbondale Chamber of Commerceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new executive director. Stewart has been with the chamber since 2008. She earned a BA from the University of Wyoming and later an AA from Colorado Mountain College. Photo by Jane Bachrach

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Andreaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personable smile is contagious, and her enthusiasm in helping chamber members made this decision to secure her as the permanent face of the chamber as executive director very easy,â&#x20AC;?said Andy Lietz, president of the Carbondale chamber.

Stewart told The Sopris Sun, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am honored to be named the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce executive director, and look forward to working with the business community and the town as we continue to focus on member retention and recruitment of prospective members, as well as First Fridays, Ride the Rockies, the chamberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer golf tournament and fall business conference.â&#x20AC;?

In response to several Sopris Sun e-mail questions, Stewart also provided the following info: I am a Wyoming native, born and raised in Cheyenne. I played basketball and ran cross-country, and indoor and outdoor track.

I was a member of the Clover Club 4-H group, and my family is very involved with the Cheyenne Frontier Days, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest outdoor rodeo.

I have a broad range of music likes, anywhere from country to pop and rock. I am

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the older of two, my sister Catherine is 22. I was named Miss Congeniality of Miss Wyoming Teen USA 2002 and was a Junior Miss Scholarship recipient.

I graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2007 with a BS degree in communication, with an emphasis in public relations and advertising, and a minor in marketing communication. In 2011, I graduated from Colorado Mountain College with an associateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Resort Management and Hospitality.

Prior to moving to the Roaring Fork Valley, I was the marketing coordinator for the University of Wyoming Athletics Department, and served as a marketing and promotions intern for the Athletics Department throughout college.

My husband, Danny Stewart is from Rangely Colorado; we met in college. He was drawn to the Roaring Fork Valley because of the great outdoor recreation opportunities, including skiing, ďŹ shing, hiking, biking. Currently, he is a civil engineer at Schmueser Gordon Meyer, SGM in Glenwood.

I have yet to climb Mount Sopris, but look forward to doing so.

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town, and in themselves hold hundreds of pounds of CO2 and provide a number of environmental services to our community.

We face severe deforestation thanks to the little pine beetle, so our senseless sawing of these trees adds insult to injury on our declining arboreal community.

I call for protection of these trees as local heritage treasures to be preserved for future generations. The developer must be called upon the use their extraordinary design skills to ďŹ nd a way for them to be protected.

As the Lorax says: I speak for the trees, for the trees have no tongues.

Katrina Byars Carbondale

Editorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s note You might notice The Sopris Sun is back down to 12 pages this week, because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all we can afford to print.

As a result, the Sun is experiencing a backlog of letters that did not appear in the paper this week. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to get them all in next week.

Unclassifieds

Submit Unclassifieds to unclassifieds@soprissun.com by 12 p.m. on Monday. $15 for up to 30 words, $20 for 31-50 words.

CARBONDALE PLANTED EARTH GARAGE SALE! Friday and Saturday, April 20-21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Green House! New and gently used employee and store items. Cash only, please!

For info, call 963-1731.

Treat yourself to a sparkling clean house.

SPRING SPECIAL: 20% OFF! References (970) 618-8623. *Credit card payment information should be emailed to unclassifieds@soprissun.com or call 948-6563. Checks may be dropped off at our office at the Third Street Center or mailed to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. Call 618-9112 for more info.

New Moms

The Sopris Sun will carry on a Carbondale tradition with a special Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day edition featuring portraits of new moms and their infants

Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Photos taken April 26-27 To schedule your photo session contact Beth White at bethwhitephotography@gmail.com.

Please submit two different time requests and specify your preferred time slot.