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Volume 7, Number 11 | April 23, 2015
Library fireplace fuels heated debate Hypocritical? By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent
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Emily Henley plays the role of Helena in SoL Theatre Company’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Young actors from all over the Roaring Fork Valley took on the Shakespeare play about mistaken identity and mischief in the woods. For more photos, please turn to page 13 and The Sopris Sun website at soprissun.com. Photo by Jane Bachrach
fficials with the Garfield County Libraries District want to install a gas fireplace in the relatively new Carbondale Branch Library, but some people in Carbondale think a gas fireplace is a bad idea that sends the wrong message about the town’s energy priorities. The issue gained public prominence on April 14, during a discussion at the Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting between the trustees and library board member Bill Lamont, about an issue not related to the fireplace. During the discussion, Trustee Pam Zentmyer brought up the fireplace project, which is scheduled for review at the May 7 meeting of the library district’s board of directors in Parachute. Library district meetings rotate through the six towns in Garfield County, and the next Carbondale meeting is in August. Zentmyer, at the Carbondale trustees’ meeting, recalled that there was “some concern in the community about the fireplace” a few years ago, when the library was being planned to replace the older, smaller Gordon Cooper Library facility. The concerns had to do with Carbondale’s active opposition to natural-gas drilling in the Thompson Divide, a mountainous and relatively undeveloped area southwest of Carbondale, and the feelings on the part of some that having a decorative, natural-gas fireplace in a public building might be seen as hypocritical. “I feel a little alarmed,” Zentmyer said of the gas fireplace project going forward “without public input from the people in this community.” Lamont, who is Carbondale’s representative on the library board, acknowledged that the fireplace had been discussed in the planning phase for the new library, and that there had been resistance to the idea. “It was never brought to a head because we took it off the table,” he said, noting that there were other debates with town residents during the library planning process, such as the removal of several old trees for safety reasons and to make way for better views of Mt. Sopris from the facility, and the initial lack of solar panels on the roof to generate some of the power needed to run the new library facility. LIBRARY FIREPLACE page 9
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Tooth of the lion: tracking down some dandelion history Weekly in print; daily online It’s dandelion season and Carbondale’s sure this was the inspiration behind the anofficial town flower is popping up every- imation scenes in the Ice Age movie(s) when where. Over the last few years I’ve learned a they illustrate what happened to Manny’s lot about this beneficial plant, which was family from the cave paintings.” Now I haven’t seen the brought to America by EuIce Age animated movie seropeans and cultivated as ries, but assumed it was both a vegetable and medabout the challenges cericine. It was known by tain species of mega fauna many names across Europe By Alyce Wonders (science-speak for big aniand Asia, but our version mals) faced from a changcomes from the French “dent de lion,” meaning lion’s tooth, refer- ing climate. Search: Cave paintings Ice Age movie ring to the jagged leaf shape. The word Result: YouTube clip, Cave Drawings: “dent” is familiar as the root of “dental” and “dentist.” Come to think of it, the first dent Manny’s Family Manny the mammoth and his friends was probably a tooth mark, maybe even from a lion. But back up a minute … what walk into a cave and observe paintings of did the French know about lions? Did these animals like themselves. Seeing the mammoths, Manny “remembers” what hapbig cats ever live in France? pened to his family. The scene portrays Let’s take a trip down the rabbit hole. humans throwing spears and rocks at mamSearch: Lions in France Result: Reddit.com, Chauvet Cave Lions moths. I’m horrified. What’s become of chilPaleolithic paintings of mane-less lions dren’s cartoons? More importantly, is this on the walls of Chauvet Cave in southern really what happened to the mammoths, France have been dated to 32,000 years lions and other species? Wiping my tears, I type: What happened ago. But that species of cave lion went extinct over 12,000 years ago, pre-dating the to the woolly mammoth? Result: NatGeoTV “Why did the woolly French language. This comment from Doublechucklehaha mammoth die out?” Reason number one: climate change. caught my attention: “Also, I’m now pretty
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Whew, I thought so! Reason number two: humans. Oh no. Habitat loss and overhunting finished off the mammoth, but what about lions? Search: What happened to the cave lions? Result: Carnivora website, Cave Lion Changing climate may have been responsible for the disappearance of most of the mega fauna, but evidence from ancient camp sites indicate that cave lions were hunted by early humans, which may have contributed to their demise. Damn. But that all happened 12,000 years ago, long before French was spoken in the Chauvet Cave region. So what was the inspiration behind the naming of the dandelion? Search: Dandelions in France Result: Columbia University Introduced Species, dandelion page “The earliest recordings can be found in Roman times and use has been noted by the Anglo Saxon tribes of Britain and the Normans of France.” Search: Normans Result: Wikipedia The Normans were descended from Viking conquerors of northern France in the first half of the 10th century. When was that?
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Thanks to the neighbors When Carbondale Chamber Director Andrea Stewart isn’t running the Boston Marathon, she’s kicking back with The Sopris Sun. This was Stewart’s third 26.2mile race and first Boston Marathon. Her time was 3:54:10. “My legs are a little sore but expected, considering Heartbreak Hill, which was towards the end of the race,” she told The Sopris Sun on Tuesday, one day after the legendary race. The Boston College area was Stewart’s favorite section of the route. “The energy in the city is absolutely amazing and my adrenaline is still going. Walking around the city the day after the race is helping stretch my legs!” Courtesy photo 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • www.SoprisSun.com • APRIL 23-29, 2015
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Local educators pan possible pot ordinance changes Distance from schools an issue By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Carbondale’s elected leaders agreed on Tuesday, at least in principle, to hold off on shrinking the allowable distance between local cannabis businesses and various educational or counseling facilities around town. Because the conclusion was reached during an informal work session, it is not yet cast in the bureaucratic equivalent of concrete, as formal and legal decisions cannot be made during such sessions. The trustees arrived at their conclusion after some of the trustees and two local educators — Roaring Fork School District assistant superintendent Rob Stein and Carbondale Community School Principal Tom Penzel — panned the idea of allowing pot shops to be located closer to schools, daycare centers, drug rehabilitation centers and other facilities than current law allows. The idea had come up as a way to spread cannabis-related businesses around town, as opposed to the concentration of such businesses in certain areas because so much of the town is too close to a school or other protected facility.
“We have developing mindsâ€? at the schools, Stein told the trustees, adding that students are “a vulnerable populationâ€? that must be protected from the attractions of the local cannabis culture. “It’s clearly documented that it’s not a safe substance for them,â€? Stein declared, though he said the school district has no objection to laws that “maximize liberty for adults, and promote commerceâ€? with regard to Colorado’s experiment in legalization of marijuana. “Kids are just really confused,â€? added Penzel. “They’re getting all these mixed messagesâ€? such as laws allowing high school seniors to use medical marijuana, where recreational pot is off limits to everyone under 21 years old, and the conicts between the federal prohibition against pot and the state’s laws permitting its use. Trustee Allyn Harvey argued strongly against shrinking the distance between pot shops and substance-abuse rehab centers, maintaining that such an action would “undermineâ€? the mission of Carbondale’s much-praised Jaywalker Lodge rehab center by making it harder for the facility to market itself as “a safe placeâ€? for recovering ad-
dicts to live and change. Turning to the issue of odor complaints from neighbors of cannabis businesses, the trustees directed the town staff to come up with better controls for the odors drifting out of local sales outlets and other cannabis establishments, and a proposed new law to expand the required distance between cannabis cultivation facilities (colloquially known as “growsâ€?) as a way of dispersing the concentrated odor from those businesses. “That’s where we see the complaints,â€? said Town Manager Jay Harrington, explaining that having cultivation operations clustered close to each other ensures that odors will be a problem in that neighborhood. Town Clerk Cathy Derby, whose job includes overseeing cannabis businesses and inspecting them during the licensing process, cautioned the trustees that cultivation operations nearly always generate some level of odor. “It’s always going to smell somewhat,â€? she said, “no matter how often they change their ďŹ lters,â€? referring to the use of ďŹ lters on the air-exhaust systems to keep the odors inside the establishments. She said that the odor can be kept to a minimum, meaning that it will be “noticeableâ€?
without being “offensiveâ€? to the neighbors. Currently, according to the town, there are no distance requirements for separating cultivation operations. On top of agreeing to combat the odor issue, the trustees gave an informal nod to the idea of putting town resources, speciďŹ cally the “educationalâ€? fees attached to the cannabisshop licensing process, to work educating local youth about the risks of smoking pot at a young age. In addition, a town ordinance that sets limits on the number of certain types of cannabis businesses in town is due to expire on July 1, and the town’s trustees are working on extending that “capâ€? for another two years, to July 1, 2017. The trustees also are hoping to adopt a new ordinance prohibiting the manufacture of “hash oil,â€? a marijuana concentrate, using a controversial and dangerous method involving butane fuel as the distilling agent, among other changes to the laws governing cannabis businesses in the community. Some of the proposed changes to the cannabis regulations will go before the planning and zoning commission, while others can be decided solely by the board of trustees.
Draî†? UDC receives public scrutiny on April 30 John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent The second “moduleâ€? or installment of Carbondale’s proposed revisions to its development and land-use codes, known as the UniďŹ ed Development Code or UDC, is now being reviewed by town ofďŹ cials and is available for public inspection through a link on the home page of the town’s website (www.carbondalegov.org). In addition, a public meeting on the UDC is scheduled for April 30 at town hall, and any local residents interested in how the town deals with growth and related issues is encouraged to attend. The revisions to the town’s land use regulations have been underway since early in 2014, in part as a way of streamlining the codes to make them easier to understand and to use. The UDC process also is described as a
way of implementing the Carbondale Comprehensive Plan, adopted in 2013, by incorporating the ideas and policies contained within the comprehensive plan, which is an advisory document, directly into the land use codes themselves, which have the force of law. The ďŹ rst installment of the UDC was released for public review in mid-2014. The overall UDC, which involves work to consolidate outdated earlier development codes and make the code, as a whole, easier to understand and to use, is expected to be ďŹ nished later this year. The revisions are being formulated by a consultant, Clarion Associates, working with the town’s planning and zoning commission (P&Z), a seven-member body with two alternate members to ďŹ ll in whenever a regular member is not available.
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Utilities located; mag chloride coming Sopris Sun Staff Report Preparations for spring continued for town employees this week, according to a weekly memo to the town’s board of trustees and employees from Town Manager Jay Harrington. Among the work projects undertaken by the town crews were a utility locate on Rock Court in preparation for work on a settled section of the street; routine maintenance on various traffic barricades and traffic control devices, trash receptacle stations and dog-waste stations; and identification of locations for applying magnesium chloride as a dust suppressant this spring. Harrington also reported that the town has filled two of the four-member mowing crews for the summer season, and that work crews have begun the process of laying down “engineered wood chips” on the surface areas of several parks around town. As the town continues preparations for repairs to Barber Drive this summer, Harrington reported that the second round of advertising for bids for the work yielded five bids, which will be reviewed with the town’s engineering contractor, SGM, this week. Once a contractor has been selected, town staff will begin the public notification process and plans to hold at least one public open house concerning the project, at town hall. Harrington also reminded trustees and town employees that a contractor for the ongoing Highway 133 resurfacing and repair project, Old Castle Group, will host an open house April 23 starting at 6 p.m. at town hall, and that the public is invited to this event. Recreation programming at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center this week includes Spider Monkey and Advanced Youth Climbing classes, and regular fitness classes and youth climbing glasses Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. With the 5Point Film Festival taking over parts of the Recre-
ation Center for the annual film festival this week, hours of public operation for the fitness area, climbing wall and outdoor exercise areas have been changed somewhat for the duration, including public-access hours until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. Harrington reported that the recreation staff has added hours on Sunday “to replace some of the lost time for our members,” from 9 a.m. until noon on Sunday. A newly installed irrigation system at North Face Bike Park will be checked this week to see how it performs, and hydroseeding of the park area is planned for the next couple of weeks. New programming for North Face Bike Park, Harrington reported, includes three sessions of classes on pumping, jumping and cornering techniques, which are open to all levels of riders and will take place on Tuesdays at different times for different age groups. Cost per session is $60, and the classes are scheduled in late may, June and July. More information and registration is available online at www.carbondalerec.com. The Garfield County Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to hold a hearing on May 13 concerning a rezoning application for a portion of the River Edge development project, near the intersection of Cattle Creek Road and Highway 82 between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale. The P&Z hearing is to be held at the Garfield County Administration Building at 6:30 p.m. Harrington reported that Lt. Chris Wurtsmith of the Carbondale Police Department recently attended a meeting of the Law Enforcement Immigrant Council, held at Catholic Charities in Glenwood Springs with the goal of improving interaction and communication between law enforcement entities and the area’s Hispanic community.
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FRIDAY, April 10: At 10:38 a.m. police took a report of a harassing telephone call to a juvenile female. The call turned out to be a prank. SATURDAY, April 11: At approximately 10 a.m., two men reported that each of their vehicles had been broken into the night before on Rock Court and North 10th Street. A laptop computer was stolen at the Rock Court address. There were no suspects, according to police. SUNDAY, April 12: At 1:38 p.m. an officer observed a vehicle “that appeared to dark tinted driver’s side and passenger’s side windows,” (sic) according to a report. The officer contacted the driver, a juvenile whom the officer knew and whom the officer knew did not have a valid driver’s license. The vehicle was impounded. SUNDAY, April 12: At 2:34 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop. The driver was arrested for drunk driving. When he was being booked into Garfield County Jail officers reportedly found a packet of cocaine in his pocket. “The driver had no idea how the cocaine got into his pocket,” police reported. MONDAY, April 13: At 11:01 a.m. a man reported that his son’s bicycle had been stolen at North Face Bicycle Park on the previous Thursday. MONDAY, April 13: At 4:34 p.m. police issued a court summons to a juvenile on Second Street. COP SHOP page 9
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Dandelion Day still blooming in its 17th year; weed expert slated Sopris Sun Staff Report For the third year in a row, Dandelion Day will be plural, with sustainably themed activities on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 8-10, according to a press release. Friday at 5:30 p.m., the Crystal Theater will show “Open Sesame: The Story of Seeds,â€? about protecting our food diversity by saving and replanting our own vegetable seed. An optional donation in any amount will go toward theater rental. At 7 p.m., True Nature Healing Arts, and Carbondale Acupuncture Center, will co-sponsor a slide show by Durango author Katrina Blair called “The Wild Wisdom of Weedsâ€? for a suggested donation of $10. Register for this event at www.truenaturehealingarts.com to learn the many uses and beneďŹ ts of the weeds that grow all around us. Saturday’s festivities on May 9 begin with the beloved Parade of the Species starting at 10 a.m. at the corner of Second and Main Street. The local African Dance troupe will lead the costumed kids and adults — along with animals, bicycles, carts and stilts — but no motorized vehicles. The parade marches down Main Street to Sopris Park where the 17th annual sustainability fair takes place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Booths featuring plants, merchandise, information, demonstrations, food and beer will ďŹ ll the park. There’s something for everyone. All day, the Sopris stage will come alive with music from local Dandelion Songwriters, SOL Theater, Saddle the Rainbow, and Wooden Nickel, with a community Contra Dance at 5 p.m. The educational presentations in the Learning
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Tent on such topics as backyard chickens, beekeeping, gardening and herbalism, have been so popular the last two years that a second tent will be added this year, with 10 presentations in all. The full schedule and descriptions are on the website: www.dandelionday.org. New this year is Hemp Alley, where the sustainable aspects and beneďŹ cial uses of industrial hemp will be on display courtesy of the local advocacy group, Colorado Hemp Education Association www.coloradohemped.org. Kids activities include a bounce house, games, and the CCAH art tent. All ages are welcome to stamp their shirts, bags, shoes or anything else at the Dandelion Day Headquarters Merchandise Booth. Sunday, May 10 is Mother’s Day, and after taking mom to breakfast you can take a hike. Katrina Blair will lead a Wild Weed Walk to point out the beneďŹ cial plants nature has provided for us. Meet at the gazebo in Sopris Park at 11 a.m. to carpool to a local trailhead. The Dandelion Days sustainability festival and events wouldn’t be possible without the help of many volunteers. More are needed to ďŹ ll the various responsibilities of creating this colorful, family oriented, environmentally friendly festival that is unique to Carbondale. To offer your time, contact Robin at robinvannorman@gmail.com. “Come celebrate spring and sustainability with your friends, neighbors and visitors,â€? said a Dandelion Day spokeswoman. “With more events, activities, booths and music this year, everyone will have a dandy good time at Dandelion Days.â€?
1919-2015 Blanche Elaine Holgate passed away peacefully in Carbondale, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. She was 96 years old. Blanche was born near Nettle Creek (near Carbondale) on Jan. 31, 1919 to parents Mary Julia Panion and Edward Whitbeck. She was the great-granddaughter of John Mobely, one of the ďŹ rst white settlers of Marble, and founder of Clarence, Colorado. Blanche lived her life in Carbondale, spending winters in Apache Junction, Arizona. Blanche married Robert Holgate in 1934. They raised four children: Claude Holgate (Allene), Kenny Holgate, Winona Hoffman, and Jan Clark. She loved to read, crochet, make quilts and spend time with her family. Blanche is preceded in death by Robert Holgate and Claude Holgate. She is survived by three of her children, Kenny, Winona and Jan; 13 grandchildren, Ted Holgate, Terry Stacey, Jim Holgate Jackie Feigenbaum, Toni Holgate, Ivy Holgate Fife, Ken Holgate, Mike Hoffman, Greg Hoffman, Holly Gressett, Tracie Skoglund, Travis Clark and Jessica Clark; her 25 great-grandchildren and seven greatgreat-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 24 at 11 a.m. at the Gathering Center in The Orchard in Carbondale. In lieu of owers please make a donation to the 7 Star Rebecca Lodge scholarship fund, PO Box 1104, Carbondale, CO 81623.
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Mother’s Day pics update Due to popular demand, photographer Mark Burrows has added an extra day for Mother’s Day sittings at the Third Street Center from 2 to 7 p.m. on April 25. For appointments, call 379-4581 or e-mail mark@rfvphoto.com. Portraits of moms with babies born since last Mother’s Day will be printed in the May 7 Sopris Sun.
Dandelion Day seeks volunteers Dandelion Day organizers are looking for volunteers to help stage the familyfriendly event, which takes place May 8-10. For details, e-mail Robin at robinvannorman@gmail.com.
Speaking of volunteers CCAH is looking for volunteers to help out when Opera Colorado comes to town on May 14. The company will perform “Romeo and Juliette” at the Third Street Center at 7:30 p.m. For details, call 963-1680 or go to carbondalearts.com.
Highway 133 open house slated The Colorado Department of Transportation and Oldcastle SW Group hosts an open house to explain the Highway 133 construction project between Carbondale and Redstone at Carbondale Town Hall from 6 to 7:15 p.m. on April 23, according to a press release. The project consists of rock-wall scaling, guardrail upgrades, bridge deck and rail repairs and replacement, chip
seal road overlay, pavement marking and safety improvements. A pilot car service will be implemented at times during the $4 million project to minimize traffic delays. The targeted completion date is mid-September. To be added to the project update list email coloradoSH133@gmail.com or call 704-5269.
The Carbondale Board of Trustees recognized Students of the Month on April 14. They are (left to right): Sophia Jacober, Hayden Nickamin and Olivia Pedersen. Not shown is Ronald Clement. Photo by Lynn Burton
New bike ride heading this way The inaugural Ride for the Child bike ride rolls through the Roaring Fork Valley on June 20, according to a press release. The ride will feature 100-mile, 100K and 50K loops. All three rides start in the Mount Sopris area and include aid stations and support vehicles. There’ll also be a post-ride party with music, food and prizes at Roaring Fork High School. To sign up, go to active.com or call Aloha Mountain Cyclery. Proceeds benefit Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) in the Ninth Judicial District.
British Soccer camp returns The Carbondale Soccer Club is bringing the British Soccer Camp to Triangle Park in Basalt on June 8-12 and July 27-31. It’s for ages 3-12 and the fee ranges from $60-$143. For details, go to challengersports.com, call Mark Simpson at 720-442-9708 or e-mail msimpson@challengersports.com.
Locals booth deadline May 1 The deadline to apply for the Carbondale Mountain Fair Locals Booth is May
1. Artists must be a current CCAH member, reside in the 816 zip code and feature handmade items. Artwork will be juried. For details, call 963-1680 or go to carbondalearts.com.
County offers immunization clinics Garfield County Public Health offers immunization clinics at the Carbondale Family Resource Center (400 Sopris Ave.) the second and fourth Thursday of the month. To schedule an appointment, call 945-6614, ext. 2030.
How about a Kansas fling? The second annual Glass Blown open disc golf tournament takes place in Emporia, Kansas on April 28 through May 3. More than 900 professional and amateurs from 37 states and five foreign countries are expected. For details, call 620-340-6430.
They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Gayle Embrey (April 26); Wewer Keohane, Rachel Gillespie and Donni Cochran (April 27); and Julie DeVilbiss (April 28).
Neighborhood Input Meetings Carbondale Fire District Master Plan The Carbondale Fire District is continuing to hold Neighborhood Input Meetings over the next few weeks. Please come out and let us know what you think about the District at a location convenient for you. Meetings start at 7 PM. DATE
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April 28
Missouri Heights
Station 5 Missouri Heights Station 6986 CR 100
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Carbondale Immunization Clinic Garfield County Public Health is offering children and adult immunizations at the
Carbondale Family Resource Center 400 Sopris Avenue in Carbondale.
Appointments are available the second and fourth Thursday of each month. Please call Garfield County Public Health at 970-945-6614 ext. 2030, to schedule an appointment.
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UDC om page 3 The current volunteer chair of the P&Z is area architect and developer Gavin Brooke, founder and principle partner of the Land+Shelter development firm. Also on the commission are volunteers Rich Camp, Yuani Ruiz, Jennifer Gee DiCuollo, Michael Durrant, Heather Henry and Marina Skiles. The alternate members are Ken Harrington and Charlie Kees. The first “module,” or draft revision of the town’s codes, was released last year and laid out an overview of the existing code and a series of proposed changes.
Paring down As proposed in its draft form, the latest module, known as Module 2, represents a paring down of the number of zoning districts, which has resulted in the elimination of a dozen previously existing districts along with addition of three new districts that combine different aspects of the eliminated zoning districts. In addition, Module 2 contains a section describing the proposed listing of “allowable uses” in developments, a list that also contains a number of the provisions and regulatory parameters culled from the eliminated zoning districts. Previously, according to summaries and graphs in the draft UCD, town codes held a total of 23 zoning districts, as well as a “conservation overlay district” and a section labeled “floodplain designation and
New zone districts flood damage prevention,” which specifically concerned the issues suggested by the section titles. On top of that, the town has signed off on a number of “planned unit developments,” projects that did not quite fit with the underlying zoning where they were proposed. The idea of a PUD is to provide flexibility for the developer and for the town. Besides providing developers some wiggle-room relative to the strict zoning provisions, it gives the town leverage for demanding concessions from developers, such as increased amounts of open space and the clustering of developed units, that might otherwise not be possible if the project in question fit into the underlying zoning. But the use of the PUD process, some felt, went overboard and created an unacceptable over-reliance on the PUD as a way of getting around an increasingly difficult collection of sometimes conflicting and always complicated network of codes and regulations. Town officials and prospective developers alike considered the existing development codes cumbersome to the point where development review became what many felt was a needlessly expensive and convoluted process. “The lineup of zoning districts,” according to a statement in a memo from planning director Janet Buck to the town trustees, “was revised based on the need to remove obsolete districts, consolidate similar districts and develop new districts to implement the comprehensive plan.”
Arbor Day
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As drafted, the UDC has 14 zoning districts, including three new ones — mixed use, conservation and public facilities — that did not exist before. For a complete list of the proposed new list of districts, log onto the website of the code revision project, at www.carbondaleudc.com, where readers also can review the updated zoning district map of the entire town and links to the first two “modules” or segments can be reviewed. In a window titled “Module Two of the New Unified Development Code,” interested members of the public can click on a section called “Module 2 Review: Introduction,” to read through the planning department’s memo explaining the thinking behind the proposed revisions. Among other things, the memo explains how the consultant, working with the P&Z, trimmed the old list of zoning districts. In one section, outlining Commercial and Mixed Use zoning categories, the memo explains that in keeping with the comprehensive plan’s identification of the Commercial/Transition (C/T) district as following “new urban” design philosophies, meaning setbacks should be minimized so that buildings are closer to the street or sidewalk, with parking to the sides or rear of the buildings. Or how, in the Residential/High-Density (R/HD) district, the plan also calls for smaller setback distances between homes and the street, as a way of encouraging higher density development in that zoning district. In the second part of Module 2, titled
“Use Standards,” the draft UDC contains a “table of allowed uses” that is “organized first by major use category (e.g., residential, commercial, industrial), and then by subcategory (e.g., household living vs. group living),” according to the planning staff’s memo to the trustees. A later section contains a listing of “usespecific standards,” further refining the incorporation of the comp. plan’s provisions into the town’s development codes. Many of the use-specific standards, according to the memo, were carried over from the existing code, but were “revised significantly for clarity and consistency” and to “ensure compatibility [of a proposed development or project] with surrounding uses.” This section also proposed changes in how the town government deals with “accessory uses and structures,” and “temporary uses and structures,” as they may be proposed as part of a development application. Finally, Module 2 contains a section on “definitions,” just as the earlier Module 1 did, with Module 1 definitions shaded in gray “so that the new definitions can be easily identified,” according to the planning department memo. Some of the definitions were carried over from the current code, but others “are new and are based on definitions from other codes Clarion has drafted and then tailored for Carbondale.” This module also contains a section describing how the newly arranged zoning districts relate to the comp. plan adopted in 2013.
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Baseball Field at Northface Park
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5Point rolls in April 23-26 Sopris Sun Staff Report
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The eighth annual 5Point Film Festival takes over Carbondale once again on April 23-26, with: more than 35 special guests, more than 45 short adventure films spread over six programs, 12 free participation activities, four free community parties and the ever-popular Van Life Rally. 5Point’s five guiding principles are: Respect (For each other, the environment, for the experience and 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).
5Point Schedule
Most of the 5Point events and programs take place at the Carbondale Recreation Center.
April 23 • Afternoon: Creation of a public art piece (recreation center); • 5-7 p.m.: Kickoff party and Van Life (recreation center); • 7-10 p.m.: Film program (recreation center, ticket required, strong language);
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April 25 • 8:30 a.m. to noon: Frying Pan River clean up (Basalt); • 8:30 a.m.: Independence Run & Hike group run; • 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Dirt Bag Diaries (Steve’s Guitars, free); • 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Youth Adventure film program (recreation center, free for those under 13); • 12:30-2:30 p.m.: Ice cream social (recreation center); • 2 p.m.: Scraper bike ride (recreation center, helmets required); • 2-4 p.m.: Film program with Jeremy
In what has become a 5Point and Carbondale tradition, the film festival’s ice cream social and community picnic returns to the recreation center from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 25. New this year: Aloha Mountain Cyclery and CCAH will help kids decorate their bikes for a scraper bike ride, which will head out at 2 p.m. Sopris Sun file photo Collins and Jeff Lowe (recreation center, ticket required, strong language); • 5-6:30 p.m.: Panel discussion with filmmakers, photographers, writers and others on the art of storytelling (RSVP required by April 24 at hilarymoliver@gmail.com); • 5:30-7 p.m.: Community tailgate party with Let Them Roar at 6 p.m. (recreation center, free); • 7-10 p.m.: Film program (recreation center, ticket required, strong language, some nudity); • 10 p.m.: 5Point after party (201 Main St.); April 26 • 11 a.m. to noon: Panel discussion (recreation center, free); • Noon to 2 p.m.: Community brunch (recreation center, $10 donation); • 1-2 p.m.: Book signings with Jeremy Collins, Wade Newsome and Doug Woodward (recreation center); • 2-4:30 p.m.: Film program on Yosemite with Tommy Caldwell and Lynn Hill (recreation center, ticket required, strong language).
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The Basalt Downtown Business Association is accepting proposals for
businesses to lease the Merino Park (formerly the Recycling space) for the summer months. Please go to www.BasaltDowntown.com to view the Request for Proposal. Proposals must be submitted by May 4th, 2015. 8 • THE SOPRIS SUN • www.SoprisSun.com • APRIL 23-29, 2015
Library fireplace om page 1 But, he told the trustees, the idea came up again when a Carbondale-based firm, The Fireplace Company, offered to donate a gas fireplace in honor of former library board member Lanny Kroh, who has been diagnosed with cancer, and Trustee John Hoffmann agreed to build a decorative enclosure for the appliance. Zentmyer pressed her argument, however, noting, “I just think there are a lot of people who probably feel like I do.”
Not opposed Other trustees, however, have indicated they did not feel as strongly about the matter as Zentmyer. Hoffmann, who runs the Roaring Forge blacksmithing shop in Carbondale, said the decorative enclosure is about half done, and added that he is not sure when it will be completed. In defense of the idea, Hoffmann told his fellow trustees, “We’re also the only library in the district that doesn’t have a fireplace,” and added that it would be a relatively low-intensity appliance. “I don’t see it as a waste of energy or anything,” he told The Sopris Sun on Friday, explaining that the fireplace is rated as putting out 20,000 British Thermal Units (BTUs), which he said is “the smallest gas fireplace” available. He also feels that, as the library is heated by natural gas anyway, the fireplace will not add much to the facility’s utility bills. “It’s an efficient appliance, and there’s no reason why there shouldn’t be one there,” he said in a telephone interview. And Mayor Stacey Bernot, who suggested the library board should get community input before installing a fireplace, praised the district for being “thoughtful” in moving to honor a library board member experiencing health difficulties. Mollie Roache, manager of the Carbondale Branch Library, said that she is aware that some in town feel the fireplace would not be a good idea, but that others have approached her to ask that a fireplace be installed.
Cop Shop om page 4 The juvenile was turned over to his/her mother. TUESDAY, April 14: At 5:41 p.m. police received a report of another vehicle break-in, this one on Colorado Avenue. WEDNESDAY, April 15: At 9:58 a.m. police began investigating a report involving forgery of personal checks belonging to an at-risk, elderly adult. WEDNESDAY, April 15: At 7:02 p.m. police got a call from a woman reporting a case of identity theft. THURSDAY, April 16: At 5:59 p.m. a woman reported the theft of a barber’s pole from Highway 133.
Roache said she has no feelings about the project either way. “As a staff member, I am trying to remain impartial on political issues,” explaining that while a fireplace might not normally be political, in Carbondale it seems to be just that, as a consequence of the Thompson Divide gas-drilling controversy. For some, though, it’s a matter of comfort and relaxation, she continued. “Some people like sitting next to a fireplace, reading,” Roache noted in a telephone interview on Monday. She also pointed out that the cast iron enclosure is designed to match a “community room gate,” also crafted by Hoffmann. “So, from a local artistic point of view, I’m very excited,” she said. Garfield County Libraries’ Director Amelia Shelley on Monday said in part in an e-mail to The Sopris Sun, “Interestingly, we had people ask to have a fireplace at the Carbondale Library during last summer’s community meeting.”
Opposed But some citizens strongly oppose the idea. “I think it’s a terrible idea,” said longtime Carbondale resident Lee Beck, who attended several of the planning “charettes” held by the library district while the new library was being designed. “It was a terrible idea when it first came up,” Beck continued. One of her objections, she said, is that the fireplace “is not for heat, it’s really for ambiance,” a description she said was talked about by library staff when questioned during the final charette. In addition, she said, she is suspicious about the fact that the plans for a fireplace have been resumed without any discussion with the people of Carbondale. “I think, although I don’t have any way to prove it, that they were just trying to put it over on everybody,” she maintained. But her main objection, she said, relates to the conflict between the installation of a fireplace and town’s stand against natural gas drilling in Thompson Divide. “How hypocritical is it to spend public funds to burn more natural gas?” she asked. “It just doesn’t seem logical to me. Why are we spending money on a fireplace, when we could spend the money on books, or programs?” She expressed the hope that the library district would not move ahead with the installation before having a full discussion with Carbondale citizens, at a meeting in Carbondale rather than Parachute or some other remote location. “It’s a lot of gas to get there,” she said of the meeting in Parachute, which is about 50 miles from Carbondale, “and that’s another waste of energy.” Shelley, however, wrote in an e-mail to The Sopris Sun, sent on Tuesday evening, that “the Board won’t wait until August for people to come to a meeting that is at a more convenient distance to speak to them (the board) about their concerns.”
Roaring Fork Chapter brings Acclaimed Storyteller to the Roaring Fork Valley
Judith Black In Two Separate Events IN CARBONDALE AND BASALT
STORYTELLING WORKSHOP Wednesday, April 29 Carbondale Library 9 a.m. ’til noon
Getting the Story Off the Page
Storytelling performance
The Techniques of Telling
Tickets at the door: $15
Wednesday,
April 29 Basalt Library 5:30-6:15 p.m.
ACT 1 Family stories for ages 4 to 104 6:30-7:15 pm
ACT 2 More complex stories for ages 11 to 111
Basalt event is FREE Both events presented with generous support from our sponsors
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Community Calendar THURS.-SUN. April 23-26 5POINT • The 5Point ďŹ lm festival takes place at the Carbondale Recreation Center and other locations. Outdoor ďŹ lms, community picnic, special events and more. Info: 5pointďŹ lm.org.
THURSDAY April 23 HIGHWAY 133 OPEN HOUSE • CDOT holds an open house to explain the Highway 133 construction project from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at town hall. The $4 million project between Carbondale and Redstone has already started, and will conclude in September. To be added to the project update list e-mail coloradoSH133@gmail.com or call 704-5269. ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday. FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS • Carol Shure presents an introduction to family constellations at the Third Street Center from 6:30 to 9 p.m. To register, call 831218-5770 or go to davinikent.org.
FRIDAY April 24 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Danny Collinsâ€? (R) at 7:30 p.m. April 24-30 and “The Wrecking Crewâ€? (PG) at 5:30 p.m. on April 25. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Valle Musico from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. Info: 928-8813.
To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View events online at soprissun.com/calendar.
LIVE MUSIC • Fifty50 plays classical and original rock from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street.
workshop is $10 and knee pads are encouraged. Register at danceinitiative.org or contact danceinitiative@gmail.com.
LIVE MUSIC • Wanda and the Assets play an end-of-season jam starting at 8 p.m. at the Two Rivers CafÊ in Basalt. The band is comprised of Eric Gross, Paul Buechler, Dennis Jung, Mike Luciano and Wanda Micheli.
STORYTELLING • The Basalt Library presents storyteller Judith Black. From 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., the stories are for ages 4 and up; from 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. it’s for ages 11 and up. Free with support from Spellbinders, Alpine Bank and the Thrift Shop of Aspen.
DAVI NIKENT • Misha explains bio-energy at the Third Street Center at 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation. Info: davinikent.org.
SATURDAY April 25 SMART PHONES • The Carbondale Branch Library and Senior Matters presents “Smart Phones for Seniorsâ€? at 10:30 a.m. The class lasts one hour, followed by a Q&A session. It’s free. Info: 963-2889. TREE PLANTING • Carbondale combines Arbor Day with a work day at the Bill Hanks baseball ďŹ eld at North Face Park. Volunteers will meet at the baseball ďŹ eld for donuts, coffee and juice at 8:30 a.m.; planting will begin at 9 a.m. When the planting is completed hotdogs and Cracker Jacks will be served. The event is sponsored/supported by Three Rivers Little League, the Carbondale Tree Board and the Kay Brunnier Tree Fund. DANCE WORKSHOP • Dance Initiative hosts a modern technique workshop with Patrick Mueller from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Launchpad. Mueller has performed with Troika Ranch Dance Theater in New York, the Ben J. Riepe and Mancopy Danse companies of Europe, and currently serves as teaching faculty and production manager at the Colorado Conservatory of Dance. The
RIVER CLEANUP • The Roaring Fork Conservancy’s 17th annual Fryingpan River Cleanup starts at 8:30 a.m. Meet at Lions Park for breakfast and go from there. Prizes will be awarded for Best of Trash, Most Toxic, Most Useful and most Unusual Trash. All ages are welcome. Info: roaringfork.org or 927-1290. ELECTRONIC RECYCLING • The town of Basalt and ECOS partners on their annual Electronic Recycle Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lions Park. Info: basalt.net. WELLNESS EXPO • The fourth annual Health and Wellness Expo takes place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Ramada Inn in Glenwood Springs. Admission is free. Info: healthandwellnessexpogws. LIVE MUSIC • The Grand Junction based Conifer (jam/funk) plays from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Carbondale Beer Works. TAI CHI • It’s World Tai Chi Day at 10 a.m. at Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs. Drop in and have some chai tea and fun.
SUNDAY April 26
at Victoria’s (510 E. Durant Ave.) starting at 6:30 p.m. Several Roaring Fork and Crystal River valley students have signed up to read their work. Info: 379-2136. ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center presents the Rev. David Ault CD “Spiritual Discomfortâ€? at 10 a.m. Info: 970-812-2120.
MONDAY April 27 PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION • Children’s Rocky Mountain School will host an open house and 2015-2016 registration for new students from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the preschool. Children are welcome and light refreshments will be served. The school is located at 1493 CR 106, just outside Carbondale. Info: 963-2524.
TUESDAY April 28 FIRE PLAN MEETINGS • The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District continues its series of input meetings to help it draft at master plan at 7 p.m. at the Missouri Heights ďŹ re station. The series continues at 7 p.m. at the ďŹ re station at the CMC turnoff on April 29, Aspen Glen on May 4, the Carbondale ďŹ re station on May 11 (for volunteers), Aspen Equestrian Estates on May 18 and the Carbondale ďŹ re station on May 19. ART BREAK • CCAH hosts another Art & Wine break from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center. April’s medium is decoupage with Lisa Singer. Space is limited. Pre-register at carbondalearts.com or call 963-1680.
POETRY • The Aspen Poets’ Society hosts its second annual “Spotlight on Student Poetsâ€?
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Town of Carbondale
Purge Your Spurge
ZONE DISTRICTS & USES
Get rid of this highly invasive noxious weed and get FREE landscape plants!
PUBLIC MEETING April 30th 7:00 pm
Carbondale Town Hall 511 Colorado Ave.
Join us for the presentation and provide your input of the Carbondale UDC (updated zoning and land use code). Learn more and provide your feedback at www.carbondaleudc.com.
Landscaping day at Nature Park! May 23, 2015 9:00 AM Meet at Delaney Nature Park Kiosk • Bring work gloves, sunscreen, a hat and water (gloves available if needed) • No landscaping experience necessary, just a willingness to get your hands dirty and sweat a little bit. • Snacks and water will be provided (as well as a free workout!) To RSVP and for further information contact: David Coon – Carbondale Town Arborist dcoon@carbondaleco.net – (970) 510-1331 Give back to your community and get involved with your local parks! Community Service hours will be signed off on as needed
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Community Calendar CARBONDALE LIBRARY • The fourth Tuesday of the month is Movie Day at 4 p.m. The rest of the 4 p.m. monthly schedule is as follows: Story Art with the Aspen Art Museum (first Tuesday), PAWS to Read (second Tuesday), Legos (third Tuesday). LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street hosts an open mic night from 8 to 11 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. YOGINI SPEAKS • Dr. Kamala Easton, author of “Autobiography of a Yogini: A Black Woman’s Love Affair with her Guru,” speaks at the Third Street Center at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $15. Info: davinikent.org.
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WEDNESDAY April 29 BOOK CLUB • The Senior Matters Book Club will discuss “Still Life with Bread Crumbs” by Anna Quindlen at the Carbondale Branch Library at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. CULTURE CLUB • The Carbondale Culture Club in the Third Street Center presents Claire O’Leary (profound journaling) at noon. ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale Fire Station at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesdays. Info: rotarycarbondale.org.
FRI.-SAT. May 1-2
SATURDAY May 2
BONEDALE BALLET • The Bonedale Ballet/Coredination spring dance performance is presented at Carbondale Middle School at 7 p.m. There’ll be classical ballet, contemporary, modern dance and tap. Info: 379-2187 or bonedaleballet.com.
DOG HOUSE AUCTION • Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) and the Glenwood Springs High School (co)studio class holds a dog-house auction from noon to 3 p.m. at the Spring Valley campus. Info: 618-0690 or rachel@costudio.org.
FRIDAY May 1 GALLERY PROPOSAL DEADLINE • May 1 is the deadline to submit proposals to CCAH for shows in its R2 Gallery. Proposals may be for an exhibition of an individual’s work, or a group show (juried or invitational). Two and three dimensional works, as well as video installations will be considered. Preliminary proposal forms are available online at carbondalearts.com or may be picked up at the Launchpad. Notifiactions will be sent by July 15. Info: 963-1680.
KARAOKE NIGHT • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club of Carbondale hosts a benefit karaoke night at Mi Casita starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are a $10 each, or $20 for three and eight for 50. Ticket holders are entered into a drawing with restaurant gift certificates ranging from $400 to $1,800. Tickets are available from Rotarians and at Ace Hardware from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 25. Info: mtsoprisrotaryclub.com. Proceeds from the event go to local charities. RFHS CAR WASH • The Roaring Fork cheerleaders hold a fund-raising car wash at the school. Proceeds will go toward a summer cheer
Ongoing CARBONDALE LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library holds Family Story Time every Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., and Tablab/Wii Gaming at 4 p.m. on Thursdays.
program for people dealing with chronic illness, disability, bereavement. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org or 319-6854 or 925-1226.
CLAY CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center continues “Elina Jurado: New Work” through April 24. The show features Jurado’s brightly colored earthenware pottery. Info: 9632529 or carbondaleclay.org.
FREE COUNSELING • Davi Nikent facilitates free, one hour counseling sessions about heart attack, stroke and diabetes prevention from 8 a.m. to noon every Monday at the Third Street Center. For an appointment, call Greg Feinsinger, M.D. at 379-5718.
PATHFINDERS • The grief and loss support group Pathfinders meets at Core Healing Arts 1101 Village Road, Suite 2D from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of the month. Pathfinders is a non-profit, psychosocial support
MEDITATION • Silent meditation is held at the Launchpad from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please bring your own cushion or chair. Info: meditationcarbondale.weebly.com.
camp. The squad is also planning to compete in this year’s Colorado High School state cheer championship in Denver the first weekend in December. To buy tickets to the car wash or to make a donation to the team, call Carol Farris at 618-6812.
cis@aspensciencecenter.org. On May 10, kids will make something to take home for Mother’s Day.
SUNDAY May 3 RUNNING • The Basalt High School National Honor Society hosts a 5K run/walk “color run” to benefit the Aspen Hope Center. Participants will walk or run the route while fans shower them with powdered paint. For details, call Basalt High School. ASPEN SCIENCE CENTER • Jimmy’s restaurant in Aspen hosts Science Sundays with the Aspen Science Center from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’ll be interactive and fun experiments and demonstrations for kids of all ages and families. It’s free but donations will be accepted. Info: jfran-
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TUESDAY May 5 CCL • The local Citizens Climate Lobby meets at 6 p.m. in the Third Street Center Calaway Room.
THURSDAY May 7 SAW SALE • SAW’s spring open house and art sale takes place from 5 to 9 p.m. at 525 Buggy Circle. There’ll also be a silent auction for CCAH, music and refreshments. Artists include: Alleghany Meadows, Amy Butowicz, Brian Colley, Carla Reed, Chris Erickson, Elliot Marquet, Jay Phillips, John Cohorst, Joseph McBride, Kendra Sparks, Kristina Horne, Lisa Ellena, Megan DeNev Wussow, DeNev Jewelry & Designs, Sarah Wood, Steven Colby and Takeo Hiromitsu. Admission is free. Info: sawcarbondale.com.
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Wyly wraps up two shows; youth show coming Sopris Sun Staff Report The Wyly Art Center gallery continues Chris Hassig’s exhibition “Close In and Far Away” and Alleghany Meadows/Sam Harvey’s exhibition “The Landscape of Making” on April 25. Hassig works primarily in drawing and printmaking. The show includes intricate pen and ink drawings, copperplate etchings, cyanotypes, and a short video peek into Hassig’s Saiopor sketchbook. The Meadows/Harvey show in the Wyly Annex features utilitarian ceramic objects arranged into sculptures and hand-built closed vessels.
son Ranch educators Doug Casebeer and Andrea Wallace in the exhibition “Brilliant.” The opening reception is on May 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. Casebeer is Anderson Ranch Arts Center’s associate director, as well as the artistic director of ceramics. Wallace is Anderson Ranch’s artistic director of photography and new media. Her work will feature five 30x40-inch digital archival prints by Singer Editions, from her body of work called “Fraternal.” Casebeer’s work will feature sculptures of dwellings made from metal and wood on ceramic bases. “This exhibition will be a special midvalley opportunity to view their work together,” said a Wyly spokeswoman.
Coming soon
Adult classes
The Wyly gallery features Basalt Middle School students in “Youth Artist Studio Showcase: ReVision,” which opens from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 1. The show exhibits work from a 10-week program that explored creativity, recycling and repurposing. The Wyly Annex will feature nationally and internationally recognized artists/Ander-
Life is good on the farm — Art Farm that is. Enjoy an evening of relaxation, fun and creativity. Sip some wine while you get your creativity flowing with “Many Marks & Mixers” on May 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. The cost is $35. In this monthly event, the Wyly will provide inspiration, all materials, wine and nibbles to one and all, no previous art experience neces-
sary. Participants will paint on small square panels with acrylics. Lisa Singer and Kathy Honea will be on hand to “assist you in tilling your creative soil.” On May 11 from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m., students will create their own designs that can be printed on paper, cards or T-shirts in “Screen Printing” with Vidabeth Bensen. The cost is $55. “Even if you have never screen printed before, you will be amazed at the results,” said the spokeswoman. Special emphasis will be placed on helping teachers incorporate screen printing into their curriculum. “Artists, teachers and anyone else interested in learning this centuries-old printmaking technique will benefit from this workshop.” On May 30-31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Pam Porter teaches “Clay Printing.” The cost is $165. This playful technique is ideal for artists of all level. Colors, textures and patterns are applied to a slab of wet clay. When the image on the slab is complete, a sheet of heavy absorbent paper is placed on top and hand pressed. The resulting monoprint (i.e. one-ofa-kind-print) is dynamic and beautiful.
Kids classes “The Art Project” is the Wyly’s new after school art program for children ages 6-8. The current session is “Art-Full Animals” with Pam Porter on from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays through May 26. Tuition is $135. Each week focuses on animals from different environments, and creating related projects, including desert animal sand paintings, mixed-media African animals, sea-creature prints, rainforest bird mobiles and more. On Saturdays this spring between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. it’s “Saturday Crafternoons.” Drop off your children for an afternoon of craft making and fun with Lindsey Webster. Each week the class will focus on different art projects ranging from cardboard tube creatures to salt dough creations. All ages are welcome (ages 4 and under must bring a parent to help). The cost is $5 per child per project. The Wyly’s summer art camps run from June 8 through July 31; the hours are 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information, visit wylyarts.org, e-mail art@wylyarts.org or call 927-4123.
Town of Basalt Partners with ECOS for Electronic Recycle Day in Basalt
Saturday, April 25, 2015 The Town of Basalt has partnered with ECOS Disaster Restoration to take all the hassle out of responsibly recycling electronic waste.
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Midsummer’s night dreaming Patrick Keleher (left), Eli Pettet and Katia Galambos (center), and Beth Fawley (right) played key roles in the SoL Theatre Company’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Third Street Center on April 17, one of five such performances on April 16-19. Coming up for SoL: "Free to Be ... You and Me” with auditions on May 2-3. Photos by Jane Bachrach
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DATE AND TIME: MAY 12, 2015 AT 6:00 P.M. DATE OF APPLICATION: APRIL 3, 2015 BY ORDER OF: STACEY BERNOT, MAYOR
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Information may be obtained from, and Petitions or Remonstrance’s may be filed with the Town ClerkCarbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623.
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Information may be obtained from, and Petitions or Remonstrance’s may be filed with the Town Clerk Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623. Published in The Sopris Sun on April 23, 2015.
HAS REQUESTED THE LICENSING OFFICIALS OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE TO GRANT A MEDICAL MARIJUANA INFUSED PRODUCT LICENSE TO MANUFACTURE MEDICAL MARIJUANA INFUSED PRODUCTS AND
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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 to operate a Medical Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility.
The property is located at 655 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, CO.
The applicant is Colorado Product Services LLC. . The owner is James Leonard
Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on May 14, 2015.
PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF COLORADO
BY ORDER OF: STACEY BERNOT, MAYOR
HAS REQUESTED THE LIQUOR LICENSING OFFICIALS OF CARBONDALE TO GRANT A TRANSFER OF LIQUOR LICENSE TO SELL MALT AND VINOUS LIQUORS FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISE AT
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DATE AND TIME: MAY 26, 2015, AT 6:00 P.M. DATE OF APPLICATION: FEBRUARY 27, 2015
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HEARING ON APPLICATION TO BE HELD AT: CARBONDALE TOWN HALL 511 COLORADO AVENUE CARBONDALE, COLORADO
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Information may be obtained from, and Petitions or Remonstrance’s may be filed with the Town Clerk Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623.
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. John Leybourne Town of Carbondale
Published in The Sopris Sun on April 23, 2015. PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a Special Use permit  to operate a Medical Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility.
HEARING ON APPLICATION TO BE HELD AT: CARBONDALE TOWN HALL Â 511 COLORADO AVENUE CARBONDALE, COLORADO
The property is located at 655 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, CO.
DATE AND TIME: MAY 26, 2015, AT 6:00 P.M. DATE OF APPLICATION: MARCH 18, 2015
The applicant is Colorado Product Services LLC. . The owner is James Leonard
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APPLICANT: MICHAEL WOODS
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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.
John Leybourne Town of Carbondale
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a Special Use permit to operate a Retail Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility.
The property is located at 655 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, CO.
The applicant is Colorado Product Services LLC. . The owner is James Leonard
Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. on May 26th , 2015.
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.
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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 to operate a Retail Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility.
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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 to operate a Medical Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility.
The property is located at 500 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, CO.
The applicant is Cooper Mason Ventures LLC. . The owner is Mike Woods
Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on May 14, 2015.
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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.
Published in The Sopris Sun on April 23, 2015.
The property is located at 655 Buggy Circle,
Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on May 14th, 2015.
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.
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Letters continued om page 2 goes through CRMS. About 30 years ago the people in Satank and CRMS came to a legal agreement to close County Road 106 to through-vehicle access through CRMS’s campus. This was in exchange for an alternate route to Highway 133 (Dolores Way) and a pedestrian/bike access through the campus on the County Road 106 forever. Now CRMS (possibly illegally according to commissioner John Martin) has changed the south entrance to their campus, jeopardizing the County Road 106 ROW. Since their new driveway leaves the easement, anyone who uses the driveway will possibly be trespassing. At the very least, we need a legal agreement saying the ROW now follows the new driveway.
I’m very surprised that the County Road and Bridge Department (according to PI’s April 9 article) would have approached CRMS about any safety concerns at their entrance. I’ve never heard of any accidents there. We have had accidents at Dolores Way and Highway 133 and they have certainly not offered any improvements for safety there. I look forward to seeing County Road 106 right of way signs at both the north and south ends of the ROW in the near future. I also hope to see a legal agreement with CRMS that allows the ROW to follow the new driveway. Betsy Lincicome Satank
Legal Notices om page 14 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a Special Use permit to operate a Medical Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility.
The property is located at 500 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, CO.
The applicant is Coper Mason Ventures LLC. . The owner is Mike Woods
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Board of Trustees for the purpose of considering a Special Use permit to operate a Retail Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility.
The property is located at 500 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, CO.
The applicant is Cooper Mason Ventures LLC. . The owner is Mike Woods
Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. on May 26, 2015.
Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 6:00 p.m. on May 26th , 2015.
John Leybourne Town of Carbondale
John Leybourne Town of Carbondale
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.
Published in The Sopris Sun on April 23, 2015.
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 to operate a Retail Marijuana Infused Products Manufacturing Facility.
The property is located at 500 Buggy Circle, Carbondale, CO.
The applicant is Cooper Mason Ventures LLC. . The owner is Mike Woods
Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on May 14th, 2015.
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.
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.
Published in The Sopris Sun on April 23, 2015.
Published in The Sopris Sun on April 23, 2015.
John Leybourne Town of Carbondale
Click: 10th century The period from 901 to 1000 in the Julian calendar. In the list of historical events during the 10th century I find, “Reindeer and Bears become extinct in Britain. Lions become extinct in Europe by this date, with the last dying in Caucasus.” Click: Caucasus The Caucasus or Caucasia is a region at the border of Europe and Asia. One of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, the region has a high number of animals and plants that survived the Ice Age in the Caucasus Mountains. Some of Europe’s Paleolithic cave lions evolved into another lion species that would have been familiar to the French-speaking people who thought the leaves of the dandelion looked like lion’s teeth. Eventually those lions disappeared too, also at the hands of humans. But at least we still have our African lions. And modern humans have since learned to protect habitat and not hunt a species out of existence … right? Search: African lions Result: WorldLionDay.com (World Lion Day is Aug. 10) In 1975 there were around 250,000 lions in Africa. Today the population is 30,000. Let me guess: humans. Yep, among the reasons listed for the lion’s decline are: habitat loss, prey loss, human-wildlife conflict, unsustainable trophy hunting practices and poaching. We are still hunting lions to extinction. As I look out upon the field of yellow flowers covering my lawn, I think about how the town of Carbondale adopted the dandelion as the symbol of sustainable living practices and protecting the natural environment from human harm. And I wonder if it’s already too late; if someday cave paintings, Google Images and dandelions may be the only evidence of lions left on earth. Alyce Wonders sometimes finds it very dark down the rabbit hole. She can be reached at sgray@soprissun.com.
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