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‘A lucky life’ Heritage Park Care Center resident Eva Gerbaz — one of the valley’s oldest natives — celebrates her 100th birthday today. As shown in the submitted inset photo, Gerbaz provided for her family by raising vegeteables and livestock at the Gerbaz ranch near Carbondale. Main photo by Trina Ortega

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Eva Gerbaz celebrates a century in the valley

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oday, one of the people who has lived in the Roaring Fork Valley the longest marks her 100th birthday. Eva Gerbaz has watched the valley transform from sparsely settled terrain populated with ranchers and miners into what it is today. To hear her children tell it, she has filled her years with family and lots of hard work – though it has been hard work she loved.

“She worked and worked and worked; you couldn’t believe how hard that woman worked and was happy doing it,” said her son, Jerry Gerbaz, who splits his time between California and the Roaring Fork Valley.

She was born Eva Francis Arbaney on April 22, 1910. Her daughter, Dolores Stutsman, said that Eva’s parents had emigrated from the Italian Alps, and Eva was among the first generation of her

family born in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Eva’s father, Laurent Arbaney, worked in Basalt for the Midland Railroad. But he eventually transitioned away from that job to devote his time to the family’s ranch, which lay just south of present-day Highway 82 on land that has since become part of the golf course at the Roaring Fork Club.

Eva was born on that ranch and grew up working it, Stutsman said. Even after she married and moved to her husband’s family’s ranch she would occasionally return to lend a hand and help dig the potatoes that were such a fixture of agriculture in the valley.

She attended the public school in Basalt, and later married Harvey F. Gerbaz, whom everyone called “Mike.”The ceremony was held Dec. 24, 1930, at Saint Mary’s Church in Aspen, and afterward the couple moved to the Gerbaz ranch in Gerbazdale.

Jerry Gerbaz said that Eva has never

lived anywhere but the Roaring Fork Valley, and for the majority of her life, the ranch was her home. She lived there until she moved to Heritage Park Care Center in 2006, about 10 years after her husband, Mike, passed away.

While on the ranch Eva raised three children, and she now also has eight grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons. Stutsman said Eva has taken great pleasure in the time she spends with her family.

“I would say the highlight of her life was her family,” Stutsman said. “She always enjoyed teaching, encouraging and spending time with us. She had time for everybody and was really patient.”

Stutsman’s brother echoed that sentiment. “She took such good care of us kids and lived for us and lived for a lot of people,” Jerry Gerbaz said.

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Carbondale Commentary Earth Day 2010: Redefining Quality Guest Editorial by Dan Richardson The sacred bond that binds my wife and me is efficiency.What I love dearest about my children is their efficiency. I’m an efficiency nut, and even I understand that the previous statements are so ridiculous that I risk divorce by even writing them! Efficiency is a necessary evil that we endure when we must quantify and minimize something that is undesirable, like wasted time, money or natural resources. Given enough words, I can certainly describe why I love my family and the value it adds to my quality of life, but it would be impossible for me to quantify.

As they say, “You can’t put a price on love,” but what about quality of life? What’s the value of life in Carbondale? What’s the value of a safe neighborhood? What’s the value of clean air, clean water and healthy food? It depends on your definition of quality.

All day long we make value choices and spend money based on things that feel better, taste better, look better, smell better and cost more. We believe they have a higher level of quality, for whatever reason. We decide that these things are worth more time, effort and/or money.

For example, most will pay more for a name brand drug, even though generic brands are cheaper and provide the same service.The name brand is obviously trusted, and therefore valued more. Batteries are another great example.We balk at the idea of higher energy prices, but we’ll gladly pay 1,000 to 10,000 times the price of electricity for the convenience of a battery.

So we give credence, on a daily basis, to the notion that once we wrap our arms around a value, such as trust or convenience, we are willing to pay more for it. We have, sometimes unknowingly, included those values in our own personal definition of quality.

Our societal definition of quality is quite complex and dynamic but nonetheless lacking in many ways. We rely on free markets to efficiently value everything we buy or sell. Prices rise and fall and as a result the market gets more intelligent‚ as it learns what value we put on things. I am a recovering capitalist romantic because I was intrigued with the efficiency with which free markets can work. After all, the laws of supply and demand apply quite well to many aspects of our economy. They work for employment until you meet a coal miner with black lung disease and wonder how he is fairly compensated. They work for natural resources until you realize carbon pollution remains in the atmosphere for more than a century so how can it possibly be accurately priced. They work until you realize that the economy is a subset of our environment, and not the other way around.

My sobering cold shower has been the realization that free markets only work for things that can be easily quantified. They work very poorly for the things we cherish most, like love, health and a sense of community. So it’s critical to make the differentiation between what is most important to us, and that which has the highest monetary value. Even in these days of divisive politics, I bet we can all agree that a clean environment is of great value, even though in a free market it is much less valuable than a truckload of trees, a tanker of oil, or a bottle of water. I bet we can all agree that our health is of great value, even though in a free market it is much less valuable than the soft drink, tobacco, or fast food industries.

So on Earth Day 2010, how can we redefine quality to better reflect the commonly held values that are ignored by the free markets? How do we ensure that the needs of unborn generations for such basic elements as clean air, clean water and healthy food are met? The answer lies in how we choose to define quality in every action we take and every decision we make.

Little decisions from what kind of milk to buy to big decisions like what career path to pursue will build the legacy that future generations will inherit. This legacy will have some definition of quality associated, but it’s my dream that it will be so great you can’t put a price on it.

Dan Richardson is a clean energy consultant and volunteers his time as a SCoR Board member. Now a Carbondale resident, he is a former Glenwood Springs City Council member, former RFTA Chairman of the Board, former GSCRA Board member, and former youth sports coach.

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From The Sopris Sun Dear Readers, Last week, in our April 18 edition, we made a mistake and the first page of our Community Calendar was printed twice. This also meant that the second page of the calendar was omitted from the paper.

This was an oversight on our part, and we apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused to all of you, our advertisers – including Yampah Spa and the Carbondale Middle School – readers and the folks who had events listed on the second page of the calendar.

This has also put us on our toes. We’ll do our best to prevent anything like this from happening again.

Thank you, as always, for supporting the Sopris Sun. We’ll continue to make every effort to bring you a useful, engaging and error-free publication in the future.

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Nurture nature Dear Editor: Earth Day reminds us how critical it is to be aware of, and take responsibility for, the toxic load of herbicide, pesticide, solvents, heavy metals, lead, mercury, uranium, tungsten, war toxins, petroleum products, petroleum exhaust products, persistent organic pollutants, dioxins, phthalates, PBAs, thrownaway plastics, trash loading, chemical fertilizers, climate warming gases, CO2, methane, free radical oxides, brown fielding of extractive sites and other products of a civilized, extractive society that depredate the air, aquifers, lands, rivers, and soil, while depleting biota, natural resources and ecosystems.

We are quickly rendering this planet uninhabitable. Toxicity is visible in the health of wildlife, forests, crops, pets, children, economy and us.

Celebrate nature, nurture the ecosystem.

John Hoffmann Carbondale

Saving lives Dear Editor: The Roaring Fork Relay For Life thanks Timbo Pizzeria in Basalt, New York Pizza in El Jebel, Uncle’s Pizza in Carbondale, Mike Marcucci & Pepsi Beverages Company in New Castle, and Independence Run & Hike in Carbondale for their generous donations to fight back against cancer.Their support for the 2010 Relay For Life Kick Off Meeting helped everyone in this valley celebrate more birthdays!

Thanks for your generosity.

Ann Keeney, event chair Relay for Life of the Roaring Fork Valley

Kennedy’s lessons live

Carbondalians Betsy and Bryan Browning (farthest left) recently went in search of some sun in Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cozumel. It was a family trip, and along the way, Betsy’s sister, Melissa Helser, celebrated her birthday. Melissa is pictured at center with her son, Jesse. Betsy's parents, Ray and Nancy Helser are farthest right. Courtesy photo 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • APRIL 22, 2010

Dear Editor: The following is a quote from a great man whose life was tragically cut short before he had a chance to manifest the full extent of his greatness. Fortunately, his words can still guide us both locally, and as a nation, through these times that truly try men’s souls.

“We seem to have surrendered community excellence and community values to

the mere accumulation of material things.

“The gross national product does not allow for the health of our children, the quality of their education, or the joy of their play.

“It does not include the beauty of our poetry or the strength of our marriages.

“It measures neither our wit nor our courage; it measures everything, in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.”

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After years of work, Third Street Center dream becomes reality

By David Frey Special to The Sopris Sun It had been a dream for years. In two weeks, the Third Street Center will be a reality.

A lot of work remains between now and then, said Colin Laird, interim executive director for the Third Street Center. The grand opening isn’t scheduled until mid-June.

But by May 1, about a dozen tenants will be in their new spaces, converting what had been an old, dingy elementary school into a well-lit, environmentally friendly non-profit center.

“I thought I would be doing this for the rest of my life,” Laird said with a laugh. “I think everybody did. But I think there’s a bit of a sigh of relief. It’s a vision that a lot of people have held for a long time. These things never happen as quickly as you want them to, and then when you get to the end you run out of time.”

Construction crews are still installing skylights and working on the roof. Parking and landscaping work will continue for a while. Furniture in common areas might not show up immediately.

But many of the tenants will. Non-profits such as YouthZone, LIFT-UP, Compass and the Jaywalker Lodge will be opening their new facilities. Solar Energy International will start holding classes at its new space in May. The Carbondale Council on Arts & Humanities (CCAH), which is in the midst of a major capital campaign for renovations to its new space, has an art show planned for First Friday in June, and it plans to be ready for it.

“Everybody is so excited to be there,” said CCAH Executive Director Ro Mead.

At an open house last month, crews were still working as visitors came to check out the space. Roofers were pounding on the roof. Backhoes were rumbling outside.

Many walls were just two-by-four framing.

The floor was strewn with cords and pipes.

But no one seemed to notice, Mead said.

“People were walking around saying, ‘This is going to be great!’ That’s the kind of energy that’s out there.”

CCAH has the most ambitious plans for its space. It’s about halfway through a $150,000 capital campaign to raise money for the renovations, which will include expanded space for galleries, allowing CCAH to take advantage of traveling exhibits in addition to showcasing the works of local artists. The space also will include a class-

Johnny Weiss, executive director of Solar Energy International, pores over the plans for the organization’s classroom space in the Third Street Center. Photo by Jane Bachrach room, letting CCAH offer workshops on site instead of renting out space.

The group is still waiting to hear on two grants, Mead said, but she’s optimistic it will be ready in time for the Carbondale Community School’s exhibit on June 4.

“It’s slow,” she said. “It’s a hard time to raise money. But so many people have come up to me and said, ‘CCAH is the heart and soul of this community.’ Of course, I cry every time I hear that. But you know, I don’t think the community would not fund us, would not support us. I don’t think at this point they’d let us fail. We love Carbondale and Carbondale seems to love us.”

Quality of life enriched Organizers envision the Third Street Center as being a non-profit hub in a town rich with non-profits. Add to that a handful of artists who are establishing their studios there, and they’re hoping it becomes a vibrant part of Carbondale’s community life.

“It’s a center for collaboration and partnerships and ongoing innovations for solving community problems and improving the quality of life in our community,” Laird said.

“What better way to engrain that into the fabric of the Third Street Center than having it be created by this community partnership.”

Unlike in Aspen, where the Red Brick Center and the Yellow Brick Center were

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converted from schools to non-profit centers thanks to funding from the city, the Third Street Center lacked that kind of public support. Instead, a series of land exchanges put the school in the hands of the town in October 2008. The town leased the building and land to the newly formed nonprofit Third Street Center for 49 years.

The non-profit took over the exhausting work of converting an old elementary school into a new non-profit center. Predevelopment financing came from philanthropist George Stranahan’s Manaus Fund.

Construction and permanent financing came from Alpine Bank.

“In some ways it’s typical Carbondale,” Laird said. “It’s like, ‘Well, no one can really do this by themselves. The town can’t do it by itself. Is there another way we can do this?’”

Much of the school dates back to 1961.

Some of the tenants – and its board members – went to school there. Additions came in 1967 and 1988, but none of it was designed with sustainability or architectural beauty in mind.

‘Best deal in town’ Walking through it two years ago, when organizers brainstormed on how to make this non-profit center come to life, it looked more like an abandoned elementary school than a

fledgling nonprofit center. Unused shelves and file cabinets still littered the hallways.

Nearly all the spaces are leased now, although organizers are still trying to figure out what to do with a couple of awkward spaces. The old gymnasium is bigger than most non-profits would want to pay for, but it could make an ideal performance space.

The old kitchen could be a good fit for a caterer or for a food service to serve the tenants once it’s up to code.

Tenants sign a lease, from one year to five years, with a right to renew. The base lease is $975 for a five-year lease, and the center can only increase it 2 percent a year. Even in tough economic times, that has proven attractive to tenants, who see long-term leases remaining reasonable at the center, even if the economy rebounds in the Roaring Fork Valley and rents rise elsewhere.

Tenants like CCAH and Wilderness Workshop, which want to design their own spaces, may do so, but they must cover the costs themselves.

“There aren’t too many things like it,” said Johnny Weiss, executive director of Solar Energy International.“If you’re a nonprofit organization looking for space, it’s the best deal in town.”

After trying to determine its plans, Solar Energy International opted to remain in its current non-profit space next to KDNK but create a new classroom space at the nonprofit center.

SEI is holding trainings in 17 different states and a few foreign countries, Weiss said. Meanwhile, it’s at work trying to build an “eco-campus” in Paonia. But the group wants to “keep a strong base here in Carbondale,” he said, and the Third Street Center gave it a way to expand without leaving its current quarters.

“It’s real exciting for us,”Weiss said.“It’s a great opportunity.”

A shared space For many tenants, part of the excitement of the center is the ability to share space with other non-profits and artists. More than 25 tenants have signed on. They range from the artistic, such as Ballet Folklorico, to the environmental, including the Sustainability Center of the Rockies, to human services, like Youth Zone. The building is designed with “nodes” for different types of uses.

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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.

Citizens concerned about hydraulic frac’ing, the number of additional roads, and other effects of drilling formed the TDC last winter.

The council stated that the board “has not and will not contribute anything other than our name” and urged members to become informed about the issue.

New Castle man accused of Carbondale crimes Carbondale fire district holds board election The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District holds a board of director election on May 4. There are four candidates running for three seats: Gene Schilling, Joseph E. Enzer, Mark Chain and Michael R. Kennedy, according to district spokeswoman Jennifer Cutright.

Electors who are on their county’s permanent mail-in voter list have received ballots in the mail. Those ballots may be mailed in or brought to the Carbondale Fire Station off of Highway 133.

Applications for mail-in voter ballots can be obtained at the Carbondale Fire Station, located at 301 Meadowood Drive, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The other polling place is the Redstone Fire Station, located at 1085 Redstone Blvd., Redstone. Polls will be open at both locations from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The three board seats up for election all carry a four-year term.

The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District extends from Missouri Heights to Marble, and includes parts of Garfield, Gunnison and Pitkin counties.

For more information on the election, call 963-2491.

Nordic council supports TDC Stating that the quality of cross country skiing would be negatively impacted by oil and gas development in the Thompson Creek area, the board of directors of the Mount Sopris Nordic Council has endorsed the efforts of the Thompson Divide Coalition, or TDC. “The board believes that the possibility of oil and gas development in the Thompson Creek area will certainly impact the quality of skiing at Spring Gulch and may indeed challenge our mission,” states an April letter to Nordic council members.

The letter continues, stating that the board has “joined with” the North Thompson Cattlemen’s Association and Crystal River Ranch, the owners of the property that contain the Nordic trails, to “support the efforts of the Thompson Divide Coalition to prevent or, at least, mitigate the impact of drilling.” Those impacts, the board says, include pollution of the aquifer, air, and water and increased oil and gas industry traffic.

There currently are 81 leases in the Thompson Creek area, and some are above the Spring Gulch Nordic area, according to the letter.

New Moms

An 18-year-old New Castle man was informed on April 14 of the charges against him in relation to a series of alleged crimes committed in Carbondale in late March.

David Gamez Olivas was advised that he is charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor and two counts of identification theft, class four felonies, and unauthorized use of a financial transaction device, a misdemeanor.

Olivas and four Carbondale juveniles were allegedly involved in an auto theft and six vehicle break-ins between March 10 and March 28 in Carbondale. Carbondale police say the youths were identified when they were seen on security camera footage, allegedly using a debit card in Glenwood Springs and Silt. The debit card was said to be stolen in one of the vehicle break-ins.

Ninth Judicial District Court Clerk Jim Bradford said Olivas was not accompanied by an attorney when he was advised of the charges.

His arraignment is scheduled for May 6 before District Court Judge Denise Lynch. A trial date has not been set.

DOW needs Bear Aware volunteers The Colorado Division of Wildlife is looking for volunteers in the Glenwood Springs area to serve on the area Bear Aware team. An informational and recruitment meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 26 in the conference room at the U.S. Forest Service Glenwood Springs Office, 900 Grand Ave. The Glenwood Springs Bear Aware team is a group of volunteers who educate homeowners and visitors about ways to reduce black bear conflict in the area. Bear Aware team members will be used in neighborhoods where bear activity is occurring. Volunteers will go door-to-door to provide information and to spot bear attractants that could be eliminated.

The volunteers will not be authorized to enforce laws, regulations or ordinances but they will be able to bring violations to the attention of the appropriate authorities. Bear Aware team members do not handle or deal with bears but as volunteers they may have opportunities to work with wildlife officers when bears are captured for research or relocation.

To RSVP for the meeting or for more information about the Glenwood Springs Bear Aware team, contact the Division of Wildlife in Glenwood Springs at 947-2920.

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RFSD gets green light to move ahead with teacher housing project

By Trina Ortega The Sopris Sun Casting more than just their votes, the Board of Trustees has put “a little faith” into the Roaring Fork School District’s plan for an affordable housing project in town.

After being assured the housing would be attainable and confirming that the town will gain a new portion of Capitol Avenue, the BOT approved RFSD’s planned unit development (PUD) amendment to build a highdensity affordable housing project near Weant Boulevard and Highway 133.

The motion to approve the change to what’s being called the Carbondale Elementary School Partnership Village passed 6-1 with Pam Zentmyer dissenting at a special meeting Tuesday night.

The project is on 14.5 acres between Bridges High School and the Third Street Center. With the PUD amendment, the project will contain up to 120 residential units, including studios, flats, duplexes, and single family homes. At least 80 percent of the units will be deed-restricted affordable housing.

Zentmyer said she could not, “in good conscience” approve the PUD because the affordable housing information was too vague; it did not include square footage and a breakdown of the economic categories.

Overall, since the town has agreed to waive $1 million in fees for the project, Zentmyer said she wasn’t convinced the town was receiving equitable benefits in return.

RFSD land-use planner Chuck Perry said the district wants to maintain flexibility to

respond to the real estate market, but assured the BOT that the RFSD guidelines will meet Carbondale’s affordable housing policies that are current at the time of construction. Furthermore, he said those details will be contained in the RFSD housing guidelines, and the district will continue working with the town to craft its document.

Trustee John Foulkrod also said the town has to have “a little faith” in the school district to make the project affordable and appealing for their own employees.

“If they can’t make it work, they’ve screwed up their own deal,” Foulkrod said.

As examples, Perry said a one-bedroom flat would measure 600 square feet and a three bedroom, two bath duplex would measure 1,350 square feet. At the low end, he estimated that it would cost $198 per square foot to build and that same unit would sell at $200 per square foot.

“These are not glamorous units. These are efficient units fairly close to your guidelines,” Perry said.

Whether it’s an entry-level teacher or a teacher with tenure, RFSD school board member Bill Lamont said that if they fail in that, “we fail the project.”

“Our objective from day one was not to provide affordable housing for Carbondale.

Our objective was to provide affordable housing for teachers. We’re not going to keep building just to build,” he said.

Within the PUD agreement, at least 25 percent of the units will be made available to RFSD employees who currently live or work in Carbondale. Once that allocation is

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Mayor Stacey Patch Bernot recognized the concern but said the community has listed affordable housing as a priority and “this is one way to buy into it.”

Trustee Ed Cortez added that they must keep the bigger picture in mind. “This is

about what kind of quality education we want for our kids,” he said.

As part of the agreement, RFSD also will dedicate Capitol Avenue to the town in phase 2 of its construction process.

RFSD is required to go before the trustees for subdivision plat approvals and design review and still must meet all town building code requirements.

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And as her children explain it, thinking of others was in large part what Eva spent her life doing. The Gerbaz ranch produced hay, grain and potatoes, and the family also kept dairy cows and raised cattle, sheep, pigs, chickens and turkeys. Aside from her own work on the ranch and looking after her immediate family, Eva would cook for the sheepherders employed on the ranch and anyone else who was visiting or lending a hand.

“Mother worked hard,” Gerbaz said.

“She went out in the fields and worked with dad then came and cooked supper. She cooked for him morning, noon and night.”

But both Stutsman and Gerbaz said that Eva took pleasure in her work and, in particular, her vegetable garden.

“I always called her the original organic gardener,” Stutsman said.

“She was very proud of that garden,” Gerbaz said. “That’s probably why she’s lived as long as she has – because she ate everything out of that garden.”

Eva’s children describe their mother’s

cooking as always handmade, and produced so close to home as to rob the term “local food” of most of its meaning. The dishes Eva made invariably came right from the garden or from animals the family had butchered themselves. Eva made her own cheese, sausage, sauerkraut and more, and when an animal was slaughtered, no part of it would go to waste.

“She believed in ‘homemade from scratch’,” Stutsman said.

“Mom even made pickled pig’s feet,” Gerbaz noted.

Stutsman said that Eva has lived longer than all of her siblings and all of her husband’s siblings. When asked how she thinks her mother has lived so long, Stutsman surmises that Eva’s longevity may be due partly to the fact that she never smoked or drank much alcohol. But she points to her mother’s general happiness and optimism as well.

“She always enjoyed what she did,” Stutsman said. “I would say she’s really optimistic. I think that’s why she’s the age she is.

‘I’ve had a real lucky life,’ she says that a lot.”

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Calling all new mothers

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To continue a Carbondale tradition and to honor all new moms,The Sopris Sun will publish a special photo spread featuring new mothers and their babies on the cover of our Mother’s Day edition, which lands on the stands May 6.

To make the pictures, we’ll hold a photo shoot from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday and Friday, April 29 and 30, at the Young residence sunroom, at 323 Garfield Ave., just a block south of Main Street in Carbondale.The photo shoot is for all mothers who have had babies during the past year. To schedule an appointment and for more information, please contact the Sun at 618-9112 or news@soprissun.com.

Whistle pig alert Folks up Prince Creek report a healthy population of whistle pigs about a mile up from Highway 133.“Healthy” in this case is about two or three, according to a Scuttlebutt source.

For those new to the area, whistle pigs are marmots and are much larger than squirrels.

Get Your Art-Off

Doc Eason honored in Hollywood Several weeks after the Motion Picture Academy hands out its Oscars, the lesser known Academy of Magical Arts presents its own Academy Awards.

At the 42nd annual Magical Arts Awards ceremony, held in Hollywood on April 11, local entertainer Doc Eason was awarded two trophies in as many categories. This marked his first win as Lecturer of the Year and for the second year in a row he won the Closeup Magician of the Year. The nominees performed at the Magic Castle during 2009.

Eason is a fixture in the local entertainment scene, having worked as the Magic Bartender at the Tower Restaurant in Snowmass for nearly 30 years. His seasonal homes are the Artisan restaurant at the Stonebridge Hotel, and Silvertree hotel in Snowmass. He is also available for private house parties and other events.

Thanks for the party Julie Oldham says she wants to thank “everyone” for a very special birthday party in March (she just returned from spring break). High up on the thank you list is her husband Nelson and his band, the Redtones, and Steve Standiford at Steve’s Guitars. “The rest of you will be expected at the next big Oldham extravaganza — whatever that is,” she said. Re-

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Crystal River Elementary presents its annual art show during a Children's Day/Día de los Niños celebration from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The event will include the kids’ Earth Day performance, student artwork and kid-created books.

Entrance is free. Food and children’s books also will be available for sale. For more information, call Debbie at 963-1348. ports from the party say the photos are slightly embarrassing “but what can a girl expect when she wears the hot pink pants out in public.” Besides all the fun, the party also raised $350 for LiftUp. Now the remaining question: Will Nelson don the hot pink pants next time?

Half staff explanation Folks were wondering why the flags at the post office and forest service office were flying at half staff on Monday. A call to the PO revealed President Obama ordered flags to half staff in remembrance of the Oklahoma City bombing 15

Last Spring the folks at SAW (Studio for Arts + Works) had so much fun with the model-off, they’re doing something similar this year.… The May 7 First Friday at SAW will be an ArtOff. What's an Art-Off? Teams will be presented a surprise theme at 7:30 p.m. and given one hour to complete a collage that explores the theme. Arrive at 6:45 p.m. to be assigned to a team. Materials will be provided but you’re welcome to bring your favorite tools. You don’t have to be a designer or an artist to play. Says Andi Korber of Land + Shelter: “Everyone is welcome. And everyone’s an artist.”

A blooming profession Resident landscaping expert and Sopris Sun columnist Geneviève Joëlle Villamizar has been working for more than a year with the Association of Professional Landscape Designers for approval and support in starting a state chapter. She recently got word that the association granted the chapter.

APLD offers the only international certification program for designers, setting standards of professionalism and technical knowledge for the field.A state chapter will provide a community in which to share ideas, network and continue to learn and achieve higher levels of professionalism.

“A state chapter simply allows us to do this locally, uniting the advanced Front Range culture and the very rebellious mountain scene. We get to focus on our region, our design movement and Colorado’s heritage — all very unique compared to the rest of the country,” Genevieve says.

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Obituary Lester Fred Bickel June 23, 1912 April 5, 2010 Lester was born in Broken Bow, Neb., and managed the family farm there as well as caring for his mother during the Dust Bowl years. Both his father and brother were killed in farm-related accidents. He and his wife, Frances, moved to Denver where he readied airplanes for WWII serv-

ice for Continental Airlines. The owner, Robert Six, subsequently hired Les to build his home in Ridgway, Colo. That launched a construction career of over 50 years.

Bickel Construction Company was successful with numerous structures on the eastern slope of Colorado. In the ’70s, he began work in Vail, where he built municipal structures and hotels.

Later, as a resident of Glenwood Springs, his company, Western Enterprises, built many structures in western Colorado.

He was extremely proud of the CMC Activity Building on the Spring Valley Campus, the Glenwood Post, Holy Cross Electric, the REI Voc Tech Building and

Walmsley Elementary School. He was fortunate to work on the Basalt fire station and a Garfield Youth Services contemporary structure in his 90s.

His first wife, Frances; daughter, Shirley (Lee Carlson); and sister Gladys preceded him in death. He is survived by his son, Larry (Priscilla); daughter, Virginia (Vess Wright); nine grandchildren; and 11 greatgrandchildren; his nephew, Dale Bickel; and his niece, Sharon Simon. He is survived also

by Adele Hause of Carbondale, whom he married in 1983, and adding four stepchildren and six step-grandchildren, which he included in his loving care. He was a member of the Glenwood Lions Club and be-

longed to Carbondale Community United Methodist Church. He was extremely enthusiastic about the mountains, rivers and Lake Powell, and was a fisherman, hunter, cyclist, hiker and skier. He loved exploring the desert southwest and enjoyed his last 10 years as a “snowbird” in Tucson, Ariz.

The memorial service will be at the Carbondale Community United Methodist Church at 1:30 p.m. on May 2. The Rev. Wally Finley will officiate. Lunch follows at the Carbondale Community School.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Carbondale Community United Methodist Church, 385 S. Second St., Carbondale, CO 81623.

Care for a tree on Arbor Day Sopris Sun staff report It’s not as famous as Sherwood or Redwood, but Carbondale’s “community forest” is just as important in providing oxygen and respite for its human inhabitants.

That’s why the Carbondale Tree Board, a volunteer-run group appointed by the Board of Trustees, will host another free Arbor Day celebration from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at River Valley Ranch.

“The role of the tree board is to advise the board of trustees on Carbondale’s community forest — the trees in our parks and the trees in the town’s rights of way,” said Kathryn Rooney, vice chair of the board.

“Our vision is that of a community that continues to enjoy gracious tree-lined streets,

which will provide shade and make this the wonderful place we all like to walk and ride bikes and push our strollers in.”

The 16th annual Arbor Day event will include a coffee hour from 9 to 10 a.m. with certified arborist Kim Bock; a tree pruning workshop from 9:30 a.m. to noon with Colorado State Forester Vince Urbina; tree plantings with Carbondale Public Landscape Manager Tony Coia in the town’s right of way along River Valley Ranch Drive; and a complimentary chili and cornbread lunch from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. at the RVR Ranch House.

Rooney says this arbor day is special because, in addition to the trees that volunteers will plant on Saturday, the town is planting 32 new maple trees along River Valley Ranch

The winning student artists for the town’s Arbor Day poster were (left to right) Malia Machado from the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork; Alex Zavala from Carbondale Middle School; Jan Canyon Koopson, Waldorf; and Cindy Peña, CMS. Drive this week to replace the old cottonwoods that were removed about two years ago.

“The tree board’s goal in working with RVR is to celebrate … the restoration of those trees in Carbondale’s right of way and to re-

ally create an opportunity for Carbondale residents to celebrate their trees,” she said.

Participants are encouraged to bring work gloves and a dessert to share. For more about the town’s Arbor Day event, call 963-1307.

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Saturday, April 24th • 7:30 pm Thunder River Theatre in Carbondale Robert K. Steel is the former President and CEO of Wachovia Corporation. He previously served as Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance. In that capacity, he served as the principal adviser to the Secretary on matters of domestic finance and led the Department’s activities with respect to the domestic financial system, fiscal policy and operations, governmental assets and liabilities, and related economic and financial matters.

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Aspen Glen bald eagles raising three young ones

By Jeremy Heiman The Sopris Sun They’ve done it again.The pair of bald eagles that nest annually in the Aspen Glen subdivision have three young eaglets in their nest this year.

The three eaglets have been visible for the past few days in their nest in a large ponderosa pine on the east bank of the Roaring Fork River, along the 10th fairway of the Aspen Glen golf course. Nesting pairs of bald eagles generally raise a brood of one or two per year, so the three this year and the three raised in 2008 label this pair as exceptional eagle parents.

“It’s a success story, for sure,” said John Groves, Carbondale district wildlife manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

Studies elsewhere have shown that the presence of humans nearby will sometimes cause bald eagles to abandon a nest.This particular pair of eagles are able to tolerate human disturbance nearer to their nest than most will, Groves said.

The young birds, downy and dark gray and prehistoric-looking, can be seen above the edge of the nest from time to time. They molted from their first light-colored downy coats last week, said Ted Hilty, a retired orthodontist and Aspen Glen resident who watches the birds frequently.

The birds are active, and an observer with a spotting scope can see them stretching their wings and jostling one another. Their squealing can also be heard from the nearby bridge.

One parent remains on or near the nest almost all the time.

Groves said the chances that all three will survive to adulthood are not easy to handicap. Reliability of food sources is the primary factor, he said. In an eagle brood, the oldest sibling is generally strongest, with a head start on the others. That bird is always first in line to be fed when the adults return to the nest with food, and, if food is not plentiful, will often increase its strength advantage by hogging the food. Sometimes, a weaker eaglet will be pushed out of the nest or allowed to starve.

“There’s definitely still that potential,” he said.

But, as in 2008, when all three triplets survived to fly away, food seems to be plentiful in the neighborhood, Groves said. The bald eagle’s primary food is fish, but they often eat carrion, and will also catch ducks and ground squirrels.Wyoming ground squirrels, a species without stripes, are fairly abundant in the Cattle Creek area again this year. Groves said there were fewer winter-killed elk and deer this year, but some carcasses remain in the area.

Groves said the fishing will be poor in the Roaring Fork when the runoff colors the water, but he has seen the adults fishing successfully in ponds at Coryell Ranch and others nearby. This pair have also been known to poach a few fish from the Carbondale fish hatchery.

“They usually find a source somewhere,” he said.

Groves believes the first eaglet hatched

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May 25, while Hilty says it was around May 15. In either case, the young birds can be expected to be flying by early June.According to the Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds, bald eagles’ first flight is 72 to 75 days after hatching.

The adult pair have successfully raised a brood at the Aspen Glen nest every year since 2004, Hilty said.That year, one of the two eaglets fell or was pushed from the nest and died. They raised two in 2005, 2006 and 2007, three in 2008 and two again last year.

Once the young birds learn to fly, they hang around the nest until late August or September, Hilty said. Then both the young and their parents leave.

“You never see any juveniles come back to the area,” he said. Adolescent bald eagles are primarily dark gray-brown in color, with blotches of lighter color on their wings. They don’t get the white plumage on their heads and tails until their third or fourth year.

Groves said adolescent birds from the western United States generally move north to Alaska or western Canada. Once they reach the breeding age of four or five years, they may return to a familiar area to nest and raise a brood. Right now, he said, the first eaglets raised at Aspen Glen in 2004 are of breeding age, ready to begin the cycle again.

Though bald eagles were removed from the federal endangered species list in 2007 they are still protected from trapping and shooting under the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Through a spotting scope, a viewer can watch the three eaglets stretch their wings.

Photo by Jeremy Heiman

Next Steps

The Roaring Fork Conservancy will sponsor a bald eagle, osprey and heron viewing tour May 5. The tour will be conducted by wildlife biologist Jonathan Lowsky of Colorado Wildlife Science, LLC, and staff of the RFC. Participants will have an opportunity to see the bald eagle nest at Aspen Glen. Register: roaringfork.org/events. More info: 927-1290.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY April 22 CHILDREN’S DAY • Children’s Day/Día de los Niños, a celebration of kids, books and diversity, takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Crystal River Elementary School, 160 Snowmass Drive. Books, artwork and singing by kids.

Homemade Mexican food and childrens’ books for sale. More info: 963-1348.

PARENTING WORKSHOP • Child sexual abuse prevention expert Feather Berkower presents Parenting Safe Children, a workshop to help parents protect their kids from sexual abuse; 5:30 to 9 p.m. at PitCo Health and Human Services, 0405 Castle Creek Road, Aspen. $25. More info: (970) 429-2043.

BOOK SIGNING • A book signing with locals George Stranahan and Nicole Beinstein Strait, authors of“Phlogs: Journey to the Heart of the Human Predicament,” will be at 6 p.m. at the Gordon Cooper Library. More info: 963-2889.

EARTH FILM • The Carbondale premier of “Earth Songs: Mountains, Water & the Healing Power of Nature,” a documentary film produced by Brian Luke Seaward will be at 7 p.m. at the Church at Carbondale, 110 Snowmass Drive. More info: rita@davinikent.org or 963-8979.

FRIDAY April 23 BASKET WEAVING • Senior Matters presents a basket weaving class with instructor Karen Eldredge from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Senior Center in the Third Street Center. $60 includes materials. More info: 963-2536.

WELLNESS CLASS • Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs hosts a class in low-sodium eating and flavorful alternatives to salt at 10:30

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

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

a.m. Free to Cardiac Wellness Members, $7 for others. Pre-registration: 384-7159.

TASTE OF SPRING • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce presents A Taste of Spring from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Church at Carbondale, 110 Snowmass Drive. Food, beer and wine tastings and martini bar; live painting by Majid Kahhak; silent auction; dance with live music by Monkey Luv. $60; $50 in advance.

More info: 963-1890.

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “A Single Man” (R) at 8 p.m. Apr. 23-29; “The Young Victoria” (PG) at 5:45 p.m. Apr. 24 and “The Last Station”(R) at 5:45 p.m. Apr. 25.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers Restaurant at 2525 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs hosts classic bluegrass, blues and ’70s rock by Cottonwood Acoustic starting at 9 p.m. No cover. More info: 928-8813.

SATURDAY April 24 RFHS YARD SALE • Roaring Fork High School World Travelers Club will host a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the high school on south Highway 133 to raise money for a student trip to Europe. The club also will host a tailgate barbecue at the May 1 Rams baseball game at the Ron Patch field. More info: 379-5744.

ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION • The Carbondale Tree Board presents the 16th annual Arbor Day celebration from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at River Valley Ranch Ranch House.

Speakers, planting and pruning advice, and lunch. Bring gloves to the tree workshops and a dessert to the lunch.

HEALTH FAIR • Valley View Hospital hosts a health fair including blood tests, medical screenings and information from 7 to 11 a.m. at Glenwood Medical Associates in Glenwood Springs. More info: vvh.org, 384-6653.

BENEFIT YARD SALE • Alpine Christian Academy’s eighth annual benefit yard sale takes place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the academy parking lot in Basalt. Furniture, household accessories, exercise equipment, building materials and more.

The school is located at 20449 Highway 82, between Basalt and El Jebel across from the Willits subdivision. Donations are still being accepted. More info: 927-9106, 404-1715.

RIVER CLEANUP • The Roaring Fork Conservancy hosts the 12th annual Frying Pan Clean Up on the Frying Pan River from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Free breakfast for volunteers beforehand at Lions Park in Basalt.

More info: at roaringfork.org/cleanup.

HATHA YOGA • Lisa Dancing-Light and Sujata Stephens offer a class in the power of sound and hatha yoga from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave. $85 before April 16, $90 after. More info: 384-2524, 963-3330, lisadancinglight.com.

CULTURAL COUNCIL • The Roaring Fork Cultural Council hosts an evening with former U.S. Under Secretary of Treasury for Domestic

Finance and Wachovia CEO Robert K. Steel at 7 p.m. at the Thunder River Theatre, 67 Promenade. $10; limited seating. More info: rfculturalcouncil.org.

STEVE’S GUITARS • Italian composer/pianist Emanuele Tozzi performs at 8:30 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars, 19 N. Fourth St. Chris Bank plays sax and guitar; John Michel is on percussion. $10.

More info: www.emanueletozzi.com.

SAT. – SUN. April 24-25 ECO FEST • Aspen Eco Fest includes roundtable discussions, an eco-marketplace, a clunker criterium bike contest, green tie ball, eco fashion show and an environmental art show at the base of Buttermilk Mountain.

More info: aspenecofest.com.

SUNDAY April 25 DRUMMING WORKSHOP • Rhythms of the Heart offers an African-inspired drumming workshop from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Carbondale Community School. For beginners to intermediates. $50; advance registration required. More info: 963-2798.

LIVE POETRY • The Aspen Poet’s Society, Ink, hosts an open mic for poets, live music by Kent Reed and special guest poet Renick Stevenson from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Hotel Lenado in Aspen. Drink specials. More info: 379-2136.

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WEDNESDAY April 28

ROTARY GRANTS • Carbondale Rotary is accepting grant applications until April 28.

More info and applications: Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave.; Andy White at 274-2157; rotarycarbondale.org.

ROTARY PRESENTATION • The Carbondale Rotary Club plans its annual “Happening” during its weekly meeting at 7 a.m. at 300

HEALTH INSURANCE WORKSHOP • The Colorado Department of Human Services presents a workshop on the effects of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act upon businesses and individuals from noon to 2 p.m. at Valley View Hospital. Free.

More info: 945-6589.

SCIENCE FAIR • Crystal River Elementary School presents its All School Science Fair from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Open to the public. Hands-on science experiments. More info: 384-5668.

ART BIZ CLASS • Artists will learn about sales options with galleries, at fairs, on Web sites and through their studios; pricing strategies; and methods to market themselves in the Marketing Your Artwork Class with Anne Goldberg from 6 to 9 p.m. at the CMC Lappala Center. Register: 963-2172, www.coloradomtn.com.

STRAW BALE BUILDING • The Colorado Mountain College Lappala Center offers an

STORIES IN PICTURES • All Valley Photo Alliance, in association with the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, presents world-class photographer Dick Durrance telling stories in pictures at 7:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Free to AVPA members, $10 for the general public. Refreshments. More info: sdrinker@drinkerdurrance.com, 945-4321.

CYCLING TIME TRIAL • The Aspen Cycling Club hosts a road time trial starting at Catherine Store at 6 p.m. Registration opens at 5 p.m. Members, $5; non-members $10. more info: 922-2000, aspencyclingclub.org.

PIZZA TUNES • White House Pizza at 801 Main Court presents covers and originals by David Harlan from 7 to 10 p.m. More info whitehousepizza.com, 704-9400.

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introductory workshop on straw bale construction, taught by Mark Wolfe Webber from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Advance registration required. More info: 963-2172.

April 30 WELLNESS CLASS • Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs hosts a class on the do’s and don’ts of restaurant eating at 10:30 a.m. Free to Cardiac Wellness Members, $7 for others.

Pre-registration: 384-7159.

May 1 TAILGATE FUNDRAISER • The Roaring Fork High School World Travelers Club hosts a tailgate barbecue at the Ron Patch/Roaring Fork High School baseball field. Lunch served from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 (adults), $5 (students and seniors). Chicken drop raffle tickets will be sold, and the chicken drop will take place at the end of the second game. Winner takes $500. Game times are 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

VETERANS SUPPORT GROUP • The Roaring Fork Combat Veterans Support Group, to help combat veterans of all conflicts find relief and camaraderie, meets at 8:30 p.m. Mondays at the Circle Club, 123 Main St. More info: (303) 613-6191, bigmac309@gmail.com.

ART CLASS • Kahhak Fine Arts and School at 411 Main St. offers classes from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Teacher Majid Kahhak has 30 years professional teaching and painting experience. More info: 704-0622, mkahhak@sopris.net.

DANDELION DAY • The committee for the 12th annual Dandelion Day seeks applications for vendor booths for 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.

SUMMER ARTS CLASSES • Registration is open for classes at the Glenwood Springs Cen-

ter for the Arts. Classes start June 7. Pottery, visual arts, silversmithing, guitar, voice, piano, theater, dance and more. More info: 945-2414, glenwoodarts.org.

INTAKE • Alpine Legal Service offers intake to eligible clients from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Mondays and Fridays at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs and Tuesdays and Wednesday at the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen. More info: 945-8858, 920-2828.

SUICIDE SURVIVORS’ SUPPORT • A support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs, 824 Cooper St. More info: 945-1398, or pamsz@sopris.net.

HEART YOGA • Diane Agnello offers gentle yoga for cardiac health and stress reduction Mondays through April 26. More info: 384-7159.

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Community Briefs Finance guru visits Carbondale

Telling stories with pictures

The former CEO of Wachovia, Robert K. Steel, will speak on the timely topic of “Wall Street vs. Main Street” as part of the Roaring fork Cultural Council’s speaker series at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 24 at Thunder River Theatre.

Steel is the former president and CEO of Wachovia Corporation. He joined the board of directors of Wells Fargo upon its merger with Wachovia. He served as under secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance for two years under the George W. Bush administration. Previous to that appointment, he spent nearly 30 years with Goldman Sachs in Chicago, London and New York. He retired from the firm as vice chair. He is the chairman of the Aspen Institute Board of Trustees.

The series brings nationally and internationally known figures to the Roaring Fork Valley, speaking on cultural, political and ecological issues in their areas of expertise. Among those to speak at events this year include former U.S. secretary of state Madeleine Albright.

The council presents the series in partnership with Colorado Mountain College and the Thunder River Theatre. The program begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, and seating is limited. For more information and tickets, visit rfculturalcouncil.org.

All Valley Photography Alliance presents internationally renowned photographer Dick Durrance, who will display some of his most beguiling and whimsical work and share the secret of capturing intriguing images at a presentation at 7:30 p.m. April 28 at the Third Street Center.

Durrance is a world-class photographer whose career spans five decades. His early life was spent here in the Roaring Fork Valley, surrounded by the magnificent landscapes and the charisma of his talented mother and father and their spectacular circle of friends. His travels and wide assortment of photographic assignments have led him to war-torn Vietnam for the U.S. Army, all over the world as a staff photographer for National Geographic, oil refineries in Saudi Arabia for corporate reports, Cape Cod to Bora Bora for advertising assignments, national parks throughout the country for The National Park Foundation, and world-class golf courses for the PGA Tour and other golfing establishments.

Admission is free to AVPA members, and $10 for the general public. Refreshments will be available.

For more information, contact Sue Drinker at sdrinker@drinkerdurrance.com or 945-4321.

YouthEntity hosts open house YouthEntity will celebrate Money Smart Colorado Week (April 24 through May 1) and National Financial Literacy Month with a community open house to learn about YouthEntity’s new and innovative programs.

The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 26 at YouthEntity in the Bridges Center in Carbondale.

“Whether you are a parent, student, educator, or just interested in learning more about stocks and money and banking, you will enjoy meeting and hearing from students in our Investment Challenge program for high school students and our new “I am financial knowledge.” program for fourth- through sixth-graders,” states a press release.

The evening will feature tours of the YouthEntity Alpine Bank, an FDIC approved mobile branch of Alpine Bank, just for youth. Learn how students under 18 can open accounts there and the benefits they will receive.

YouthEntity is a non-profit organization providing real-world learning experiences that develop financial knowledge, cultivate business experience, and build technological skills.

Winner of the Spencer and Julie Penrose Award for outstanding not for profit in Colorado and recipient of commendation from the Colorado State Senate for outstanding service to the state.

For more information: visit youthentity.org or email kirsten@youthentity.org.

Garfield County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event

Saturday May 1, 2010 At the West Garfield County Landfill 0075 CR 246 (Anvil Points Road) Rifle, CO 81650

PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT BY Calling 970-625-2516 Between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday Appointments are scheduled every five minutes beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending at 2:00 p.m.

This event is open to residential households only.

The ONLY wastes that will be accepted are the following: Paint (lead, latex and oil based), Varnishes, and Stains, Thinners, Anti-Freeze, Used Motor Oil, Transmission Fluid, Petroleum products, Pesticides, Herbicides, Solvents, Poisons, Batteries, Florescent Light Bulbs, and any questionable material.

Quantities of waste will be LIMITED Please no commercial size loads.

Bring all items in a sturdy box preferably in their original labeled containers.

Please do not mix products together.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Class helps artists market work Colorado Mountain College has the perfect opportunity for artists who love to make art but don’t know much about how to sell or market their creations.

In the class “Marketing Your Artwork” offered April 29 with Anne Goldberg, creative types will learn about sales options with galleries, at fairs, on Web sites and through their studios; pricing strategies; and methods to market themselves.

“I focus not only on various ways to market and sell one’s artwork, but also on having folks think about themselves as artists,” says Goldberg, a local ceramicist who has a studio at SAW (Studio for Arts + Works).

While the class is designed for artists, anyone trying to sell or market a product they create can benefit from the information, she adds.

“I think that artists are often reluctant to market themselves and their work, and this class is designed to give them some tools to get over that hump. It certainly isn’t easy to sell work in today’s marketplace, so hopefully the information I present in the class can help artists be more successful,” she says.

The class runs from 6 to 9 p.m. April 29 at the CMC Lappala Center in Carbondale.

Register by calling 963-2172 or logging on to www.coloradomtn.com.

Happiness: an infection worth spreading In last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Journeys into Health column, we presented information about the link between the emotion of happiness and an individualâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s state of health and wellbeing. We promised that in the next column we would further explore the topic of happiness and health by looking at cultures and societies that are making value shifts to help people live happier and healthier lives.

However, this morning as I was contemplating the next article, an interview on NPRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weekend Edition with Scott Simon caught my attention. Simon was talking with actor Michael J. Fox about his new book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future.â&#x20AC;?

Fox, who has Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease, explained that he learns from his illness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right as I speak to you now, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m waiting for a pill to kick in, which is not helping me out and not kicking in,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And so, I have a choice: I can either kind of quit and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, this is into not ideal, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to give inâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; or I can just push through.â&#x20AC;?

He says that much of the time, his pills are working and he

by Rita Marsh feels great. He has to remind other people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and himself RN, BSN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that his natural state is halting and tremulous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always happy either way,â&#x20AC;? he said.â&#x20AC;&#x153;So when it comes to me, body language lies.â&#x20AC;?

His words rang in my heart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always happy either way.â&#x20AC;? Here is a man who lives with a disease that causes his body to shake and gesture uncontrollably, and whose brilliant career in stage, big screen and television acting has been cut short. Yet he makes this statement to describe his general wellbeing: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am always happy either way.â&#x20AC;?

As I listened further, Simon asked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do you think people have expectations of you?â&#x20AC;?

Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response was another heart wringer.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Um, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really matter because â&#x20AC;Ś I am pretty set on my path and I am pretty comfortable with what I am doing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have enough experience to know that I seem to be pleasing the people who I most want to please, and when I am not pleasing them I am learning from their disappointment and it is pushing me in the right direction. So I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t burden myself too much with othersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; expectations or even my own expectations. I think your happiness grows in direct proportion to

your acceptance, [and] in an inverse proportion to your expectations. It is just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other or doing the next right thing.

Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s description of his relationship with others inspired me to look into the way happiness and good cheer spreads through social networks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; through family members, friends and neighbors.

From the 2008 Framingham Heart Study, scientists from Harvard University and the University of California-San Diego extrapolated that knowing someone who is happy makes you about 15 percent more likely to be happy yourself. A happy friend of a friend increases your odds of happiness by almost 10 percent, and even your neighborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sisterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friend can give you nearly a 6 percent boost.

One of the authors of this study, Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis of Harvard University, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your emotional state depends not just on actions and choices that you make, but also on actions and choices of other people, many of which you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know.â&#x20AC;? The study showed that happiness spreads more easily among people who are closer together physically. It also showed that happiness can spread across three degrees of separation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one person benefited from the happiness of his or her friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; friends.

Christakis and his co-author, professor James Fowler from University of California at San Diego, suggest that happiness may spread like an infectious disease through mimicry and the copying of facial expressions. It may also spread so easily because happy people are more apt to share their good fortune by being pragmatically helpful or financially generous to others. Additionally, happy people may spread their good cheer by changing their behavior toward others and being nicer or less hostile â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or maybe they merely exude an emotion that is genuinely contagious.

Can we, as a community, support each other and spread happiness like an infectious disease? Can we gain from Michael J. Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s example of putting one foot in front of the other and doing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;next right thing?â&#x20AC;?

Whatever action you take, try a smile on as you do it (even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re alone) and see how that feels.

Can we gain from Michael J. Foxâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s example of putting one foot in front of the other and doing the â&#x20AC;&#x153;next right thing?â&#x20AC;?

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Legal Notices TOWN OF CARBONDALE ABSTRACT OF VOTES CAST AT A REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN CARBONDALE, COLORADO APRIL 6, 2010

The Mayoral Candidate receiving the highest number of votes will serve a 4-year term. The Three (3) Trustee Candidates receiving the highest number of votes will serve 4-year terms VOTES CAST IN PRECINCTS 1, 2 & 3

NAME OF PRECINCT PRECINCT PRECINCT CANDIDATE #1 #2 #3 MAYOR

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We, the undersigned Canvassers of the Election Returns of an Election held in said Carbondale, in the State of Colorado, County of Garfield, on Tuesday the 6th day of April, A.D. 2010, for the election of Mayor and 3 Trustees, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct abstract of the votes cast at said election, as shown by the returns from the three voting precincts in said Town of Carbondale.

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WITNESS our hands and seal this 9th day of April A.D. 2010.

Catherine Derby, Town Clerk Michael Hassig, Mayor

Published April 22, 2010 in The Sopris Sun. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a zone text amendment to the Townʼs Commercial/Transitional (C/T) Zone District. The purpose of the amendment is to allow “building materials and supply sales” as a Special Use under certain circumstances within the C/T Zone District in the Town of Carbondale. The applicant is Roberts and Company Inc. Said Public Hearing will be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO. at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2010.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO. and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Doug Dotson Community Development Director

Published April 15 and April 22, 2010 in The Sopris Sun. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a special use permit under Section 18.55.015 of the Town of Carbondale Municipal Code for the purposes of allowing a specific use including building materials and supply sales, storage and related contractor office operations at 1107 Hendrick Drive in Carbondale, legally described as Lot C, Flashland Subdivision. The special use is subject to a concurrent review and approval of a text amendment to the Municipal Code that would allow building materials and supply sales as a special use in the C/T Zone District. The applicant is Roberts and Company Inc. The owner property owner is Colin R. Chapman.

Said Public Hearing will be held before the Planning and Zoning Commission at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO. at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 29, 2010.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in The Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO. and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Doug Dotson Community Development Director

Published April 15 and April 22, 2010 in The Sopris Sun. NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAWS OF COLORADO EAGLES VIEW RESTAURANT 303 RIVER VALLEY RANCH ROAD CARBONDALE, CO 81623

HAS REQUESTED THE LIQUOR LICENSING OFFICIALS OF CARBONDALE TO GRANT A TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE TO SELL MALT, VINOUS, AND SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES AT 303 RIVER VALLEY RANCH ROAD CARBONDALE, CO HEARING ON APPLICATION TO BE HELD AT: CARBONDALE TOWN HALL 511 COLORADO AVENUE CARBONDALE, COLORADO DATE AND TIME: MAY 25, 2010 AT 6:30 P.M. DATE OF APPLICATION: APRIL 9, 2010

BY ORDER OF: STACEY PATCH BERNOT, MAYOR APPLICANTS: ALYSSA OHNMACHT MICHAEL OLANDER

Information may be obtained from, and Petitions or Remonstranceʼs may be filed with the Town Clerk Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623 Published April 22, 2010 in The Sopris Sun.

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S.O.U.L. COOKING CLASSES - Sustainable, Organic, Unprocessed & Local. Wednesdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m., $40 includes lunch! Fresh & Wyld Farmhouse Inn, Paonia. April 28: Cheesemaking - Chevre with Jim Schott, Owner - Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy. May 5: Chasing Wyld Asparagus. Call Dava 970-527-4374. 30% off overnight rates for participants. FARMERS MARKET Sundays 11-3 a.m., Phillips 66, Basalt!

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ideas about what it could be for everybody at the center,” said Amanda Emerson, director of enrichment services for Mountain Valley Developmental Services.

Her group is already in place there, offering day services for adults with developmental difficulties who either can’t work or choose not to. Along with the non-profit group Senior Matters, it was one of the first tenants to occupy the Third Street Center. It’s coming up on its first anniversary in May, when many other tenants will just be moving in.

Working in the midst of a construction project has been “a learning process,” Emerson admitted, and not always an easy one. But she said she’s excited to watch as the center comes together.

“We’re very excited for the grand opening and seeing more people,” she said.

Lottery: April 26, 2010 Carbondale Town Hall 12 noon Income Category 4* Maximum Gross Household Income $107,100

Crystal Village Townhome - $434,000

Fully Furnished Willits Townhome - $570,000

3 bedroom, 2 bath 1,576 sq. ft. completely remodeled townhome. New kitchen, baths, floors and Trex deck outside. 2 car garage. Close to shopping, parks walking path and downtown Carbondale.

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Hot tub and robes included!

Peaceful Oasis in Hendrick Ranch - $747,000

Spectacular in Panorama Ranch - $963,000

4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home offers vaulted ceilings, 2 Master Suites, 3 decks and mature and extensive landscaping.

Oversized 2 car garage and a driveway that can hold the entire gathering.

3 bedroom, 3 bath home offers 3,873 sq. ft. on 7.48 acres. Completely re-built in 2008, new doors, floors, windows, wiring, roof and gourmet kitchen.

Oversized garage and blacktopped driveway.

Thompson Corner, 766 Sebree Listing Price: $190,919 • • • • • • •

Townhome 2 bdrm., 1.5 baths 1260 SF of living space (per county assessor) Finished basement Pets OK HOA $395/qtr.

2009 Taxes - $800

*May add $7,500 per dependent up to three dependents.

Other restrictions apply.

See housingcommunity.org or carbondalegov.org for a complete application and guidelines.

For information: 970-704-4112 or Kay Philip at kphilip@carbondaleco.net

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