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Bonedale Bike Week returns Sopris Sun Staff Report In Carbondale, bicyclists are not only allowed to roll through the streets just like vehicles, chevrons painted on streets such as Main Street invite them to do it. To celebrate and promote nonmotorized, two-wheel transportation, the sixth annual Bonedale Bike Week takes place May 20-24. The week kicks off with Community Bicycle Tuning Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 19 at Ace Hardware. The rest of the week is as follows: • May 20-24 – Free coffee, tea and breakfast snacks for cyclists from 7 to 9 a.m. at Fourth and Main.

• May 20 – Kids Bicycle Safety Rodeo from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the recreation center; Kick-Off Party and Spoke’n Word Slam from 7 to 9 p.m. at Carbondale Beer Works.

• May 21 – Bonedale Bike Challenge from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Roaring Fork High School (costumes encouraged).

• May 22 – Bike-In Movie at 8:30 p.m. on the south side of the Third Street Center.

• May 23 – Digital Scavenger Hunt from 5 to 8 p.m. at Aloha Mountain Cyclery (costumes encouraged).

• May 24 – Pedal Parade at 5:30 p.m. at the recreation center (costumes encouraged); party at the recreation center patio from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

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Carbondale Commentary The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

Behind the scenes at BE HEARD! TV

By Elizabeth Drolet “Camera three, get a wide shot,” Director Auston Tribble orders as he examines the show through a video multi-camera switcher called the Tri-caster. Cameraman Alex Parrish steadily caresses the zoom on the $10,000 video camera and captures the guided moment of time through his camera lens. Technical Director Quenton Henry then prompts and changes the video of the live feed and viewers at home are seamlessly engaged with a different view of the show. Floor Manager Jack Willis cues host Isaac Carlson on how much time is left as another weekly episode of BE HEARD! TV is webcast live from the Carbondale studio to a global audience. What viewers don’t see, however, is that the video crew staffing this professional production are teenagers, still awaiting graduation from high school.

The hidden treasure of BE HEARD! TV, whose studio is located north of the Third Street Center in the Bridges High School building, is that it offers up to 10 class credits for students to learn all aspects of new media through the production of the weekly teen talk show (the 2012-2013 broadcast season recently ended).

The BE HEARD! TV show features an on-camera panel of bright, articulate and local high school students speaking out on social issues, changes and challenges of this generation. The consistent underlying theme of each episode is essentially what’s broken about this era and how they will fix it! This season we have captured the attention of young and old with topics such as: “Getting Smashed with Snooki: The effects of reality TV,”“Gun Violence: Why now?”“Moral scandals in the White House”“The Impossible American Dream: Is your piece of pie still edible?” and “Social Media: Is it ruining your life?”

Reactions As associate producer of a teen talk show, I get a variety of reactions about my job.

The most consistent is the change of opinion of teen voice from a viewer who hasn’t seen the show to one who has. The same older person who might cringe at the idea of voluntarily listening to a teen rattle on about their beliefs will approach me after the show with surprise and an insight they didn’t have before. BE HEARD! TV, gives an inside scoop about the generation now and thus, a glimpse of the future. The intrigued viewer will say that they “didn’t know teens thought that way” and leave with a epiphany that while this voice may not be the most mature, it is making decisions that are affecting current adults’ future.

This season conjured up controversy, laughter, outrage and applause from an opinionated and lively set of panelists. The show has an audience microphone that gives older voices a chance to speak out. This creates a bridge in a generational gap, as perspectives and questions are shared. Meanwhile, a seal is broken, a window is unveiled and change takes place.

BE HEARD! TV is brought to viewers by the non-profit organization the True Media Foundation. Executive Director Christopher Tribble began the foundation and television show as a way to mentor youth to produce media with social value. This is a resounding concept that especially strikes the chords of anyone who is disappointed with the media of today and wants to see change in the future. In addition, in a technological upswing of the times, the program offers a venue for journalists to stay current and pursue successful careers in new media.The True Media Foundation is made possible by generous sponsors and is in need of support. Colorado Mountain College and the True Media Foundation will be hosting a new media summer camp June 16-21. For more information, call 963-1115 or visit the truemediafoundation.org.

Elizabeth Drolet is associate producer of BE HEARD! TV

Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to letters@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is noon on Monday.

Amazing Dear Editor: This town is amazing and I don’t use that word lightly. Of course, I already knew it but once again the people here rose up to the occasion. I would like to thank all the people who helped in the fund-raiser for Ivone Munoz.

First, I would like to thank all the volunteers who helped put on the spaghetti dinner and silent auction. Thanks to all who came out and supported Ivone at our dinner.

Also, I would like to give a huge thanks to the businesses and individuals who generously donated to the silent auction. The following businesses helped us: Ace Hardware, Aspen Glen golf, Aspen Skiing Company, Bonfire Coffee, Capital Peak Outfitters, Carbondale Acupuncture Center, Chili’s, City Market, Crystal Gardens, Crystal Theater, Crystal River Elementary staff, Carbondale Middle School staff, Dominos, Dos Gringos, Glenwood Canyons and Adventure Park, Hot Springs Pool, MAcXperts, Mi Casita, Paragon Technology Group, Pour House, Peppino’s, Ranch at Roaring Fork golf, River Valley Ranch, Sunburst Car Care, and the Village Smithy.

Also, these individuals donated: Amy Krakow, Bella Dodds, Connie Casey, Dianne Alcontara, Dino Baldizan, Doug Bristol, Janet Early, Jenny Johnson, Jill Stokan, Larry Black, Robin Jackson, Rosemary Clark, Sally Friend, Sue Heffer, Sue Turner, Suzanne Vitulo, and Tim Fox. I hope you all will please support these businesses who help individuals who need a little extra help. I would also like to thank Crystal River Elementary staff, students and parents for going the extra mile in our Copper Silver Wars. I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone.

Patty Bristol Carbondale

Celebrating art Dear Editor: May is the month we celebrate the artistic mastery of our students. In fact, there are high school art shows and concerts through out the Roaring Fork Valley this month.

The art teachers of the valley support each other sharing ideas, projects and helping to judge shows. Representing all the art teachers of the valley, I would like to encourage the community to voice your support of the arts by going to the art shows and letting your principals and board members know how important the arts are to the education of your child.

Tish McFee Basalt High School

Thanks to WF, RFFP Crystal Theatre owners Kathy and Bob Ezra take a break with The Sun at the recent Cinema Trade Show in Las Vegas, where they were scouting digital cinema equipment.

Courtesy photo 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • www.SoprisSun.com • MAY 16, 2013

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Crystal River Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization, I would like to thank Roaring Fork Family Physicians and Wells Fargo Bank for sponsoring our first

annual C.R.E.S. RAMS RUN! On April 19, over 400 kindergarten through fourth graders ran a combined total of almost 1,000 miles in 30 minutes, raising over $10,400. This money will be used to outfit every grade level with cross-country ski equipment for our physical education programming and will help fund our new kindergarten and first grade playground.

Because of the generosity of these local businesses and our Carbondale community, we can continue to enrich the educational opportunities of our most valuable resource: our children.

Thank you again, Roaring Fork Family Physicians and Wells Fargo Bank.

Lorri Knaus President, CRES PTO Carbondale

A big hit Dear Editor: Thanks to all who made our movie memorabilia sale a success: Jeff Mohsenin and Ivo Bensch from Handcrafted Carpets and Floor Coverings, Linda Froning from Colorado Mountain College, Frank and Sally Norwood from Main Street Gallery and The Framer, Avtar and the Carbondale Community Co-op, The Sopris Sun and KDNK. LETTERS page 16

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Crowd split 50/50 over library lease proposals

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

Speaking about the FEC, Barbara Dills said she’d looked into whether the Third Street Center is appropriate for the facility but after researching the issue decided it isn’t. For It was an “either/or” kind of discussion concerning the Carbondale library building’s example, the Third Street Center does not have “toddler ready” restrooms and state regfate Tuesday night, although a hint “of win/win” crept in at the end. ulations do not allow such daycare centers in “mixed use” buildings with open access to Trustee John Hoffmann said the top two proposals — a James Surls Museum and the pubic. She urged the trustees not to make a decision based on “hearsay” that the the Family Enrichment Center — have a lot of support. He alluded to a theoretical site FEC could find a place at the TSC. at the 35-acre Delaney dog park then concluded, “I think we need to find a home for both On the other side, Andi Korber told the trustees the Surls Museum fits into the town’s of these uses.” new comprehensive plan because the public identified the arts as a key driver for ecoA few minutes later, the Carbondale Board of Trustees nomic growth. “This (the Surls museum) fits with this vision,” voted to continue the issue of whom to lease the building to she said. until May 28.

No gathering like Tuesday night’s would be complete with Three proposals have been submitted from prospective out a visit from long-time resident and one-time trustee cantenants for the 3,800-square-foot building on Fourth Street didate Doc Philip. Early in the meeting, Philip donned a between Main Street and Euclid Avenue: a museum to show chicken-head hat, stood at the speakers’ podium, told the the work of Missouri Heights sculptor James Surls, a day trustees “This is what I want to tell you” and then started care facility for infants through grade five that is going by bocking like chicken.

John Hoffmann the name Family Enrichment Center, and a group of nonHe kept bocking loudly as he left the podium and apCarbondale Town Trustee profits who would use the building under the umbrella of proached the trustee’s table, then continued bocking as he rethe proposed Carbondale Performing Arts Academy. turned to the podium. After bocking his last bock, Philip then The Carbondale Performing Arts Academy was apparently a no show at Tuesday yelled “ … You people are so dysfunctional … it’s pathetic.” After ranting a bit about the night’s meeting. Most of the 29 speakers spoke either for or against the museum and shortcomings of the current and future Carbondale libraries, he told the trustees they day-care center, although one said he’d like for the town to sell the building and use the should give the building to the Ute Indians for a gambling casino and brewery. Such a money to reduce his taxes or undertake capital improvement projects such as providing use would “ … attract thousands every week.” ditch water to all homes in town so that residents would not be using treated water to The town’s request for proposals (RFP) asked prospective tenants how their proposal keep their lawns green. would provide an economic benefit to the town and bring vitality to downtown.

A straw poll of the speakers broke down as: 13 for the FEC, 12 for the James Surls Memos to the trustees from town staffers have pointed out the trustees do not have Museum and five as neutral/neither/other. to lease the building to any of the applicants. If and when the trustees choose a tenant, Many of the arguments for FEC focused on benefits for children, parents and the com- the town will negotiate a contract. At Tuesday night’s meeting, town manager Jay Harmunity the facility will provide, while the Surls Museum contingent pointed to the tourism rington told the trustees the library property is zoned residential, and any non-residenimpacts of a showcase for the world-class sculptor. The town received dozens of letters about tial use will have to go through a land-use process. the proposals, which are available on the town’s website in the May 14 trustees packet.

The new Carbondale Branch Library should be ready for occupancy in June or July.

At least two speakers introduced new angles to the discussion, or tried to put oppos- Carbondale officials have said they expect to take ownership of the existing library building points to rest. ing in August or September.

“I think we need to find a home for both of these uses.”

Town considering Delaney dog park for solar array

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer The town Trustees, and Parks/Recreation Committee, huddle on May 21 to discuss whether to allow a solar array in the Carbondale Nature Park (aka Delaney dog park).

The proposed array is part of a stepped up effort for the town to meet its long-standing goal of obtaining at least 30 percent of its energy for heating and electricity from renewable sources by 2015, according to town memos.

The dog-park array would be one of three, including arrays on the Third Street Center roof and the public works building on Highway 133, that the town would allow to take advantage of Xcel Energy’s awards program.

The solar array on the Carbondale Recreation Center roof is also part of the Xcel Energy awards program, which the company initiated several years ago in its efforts to reach production of a state-mandated 30 percent in renewable energy.

The proposed site at the Delaney dog park covers about 1/4 of an acre and is staked out for references purposes, about 50 yards east of the park entrance.

The array is part of a purchase power agreement, which the trustees approved earlier in the year and sets up a partnership with a solar contractor (in this case Sunsense) and a financing entity that owns the array. In exchange for the town allowing the solar array, the town obtains power from the financing entity, which makes its money through federal tax credits.

The current push for more solar power is linked to the town’s Energy & Climate Protection Plan, pass in 2006. Key points in the plan include: • Reduce emissions directly attributable to Town facilities and Town operations by 25 percent by 2010 through increasing energy efficiency in all buildings and operation, and increasing the percentage of renewables.

• Reduce community-wide CO emissions by 25 percent below the 2004 base year by 2012.

• Turn emissions reduction efforts into an economic advantage by reducing household, business, and local government energy bills; keeping more money currently spent on energy flowing in the local economy; and investing in existing jobs/creating new jobs tied to sustainable energy.

• Leverage community investments to obtain 25-50 percent of non-community funds or significant investment returns to create the new economic activity, through installations of renewable energy production on municipal facilities, homes and businesses.

• Develop a resource-efficient building ethic in Carbondale to serve as a model for other communities.

CRMS student Will Burrell (left) and River Program Coordinator/math teacher Peter Benedict (right) set the course for this weekend’s kayak and canoe races on the Crystal River. For details, turn to Calendar on page 10. Photo by Lynn Burton THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper • MAY 16, 2013 • 3

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

TUESDAY April 30 At 5:54 p.m. a citizen reported a dog had gotten in with cattle east of the Delaney dog park and was chasing them. The dog owner and dog had driven away by the time police arrived, but not before another citizen told the offending dog owner his dog could be shot by the ranchers.

WEDNESDAY May 1 At 7:38 p.m. an ofďŹ cer contacted an apparently intoxicated woman on Cowen Drive as she was preparing to drive away. The ofďŹ cer issued verbal warnings, but caught her driving a few minutes later. She refused roadside and chemical tests, and was arrested for careless driving and suspicion of DUI. SUNDAY May 5 During the week of May 5-12, ofďŹ cers issued six citations or warnings for dogs at large and worked on installing related signage in Gianinetti Park.

Gardeners by the hundreds welcomed the growing season at the annual Colorado Rocky Mountain School plant sale last weekend, where the greenhouse was bursting with vegetable and ower starts. The sale is staffed by volunteers and CRMS juniors under the leadership of CRMS Garden Program Director Linda Halloran, with proceeds going to the junior class and the CRMS general fund in support of the garden. Photo by Barbara Dills

TUESDAY May 7 At 11:53 p.m. an ofďŹ ce noticed a bear near the intersection of Barber Driver and Clearwater Street. “After it climbed a tree, we left it alone,â€? the report stated. “No garbage was out.

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BUE wins GCE challenge, CMS second, CCS third Sopris Sun Staff Report Bea Underwood Elementary in Battlement Mesa was the winner among the 12 elementary and middle schools in Garfield County that participated in the fourth annual Bike and Walk to School Challenge, held April 23–25.

Carbondale Middle School earned a second place finish, and the Carbondale Community School came in third. Rifle Middle School earned the highest number of points before contest officials adjusted for school size, and won the “Jumbo Savers” award.

Alpine Bank provided cash prizes for the four winning schools: $1,000 for Bea Underwood Elementary, $500 each for Rifle Middle and Carbondale Middle, and $250 for Carbondale Community School. Alpine Bank also provided $50 and $25 cash cards for the topthree finishing classes at each of the 12 schools.

The 167 classes and 5,575 students that took part were given points based on rates of participation in the morning and evening for walking, biking, carpooling, and riding buses to and from school, as well as for signing a commitment to using alternative transportation throughout the remainder of the school year and during Cathy Tuttle the summer.Altogether, the 5,575 students saved 21,098 Challenge coordinator, pounds of carbon dioxide and $37,574 in vehicle costs Garfield Clean Energy (fuel, wear and tear, etc.), and burned 232,603 calories.

The other eight schools competing in the challenge were Highland Elementary in Rifle, Elk Creek Elementary, Kathryn Senor Elementary and Riverside Middle School in New Castle, Sopris Elementary, Glenwood Springs Elementary and Glenwood Springs Middle schools, and Crystal River Elementary in Carbondale.

“Students in this part of Colorado are very excited about saving energy and leading healthy, active lives,” said challenge coordinator Cathy Tuttle of Garfield Clean Energy. “A big thank you to Alpine Bank for supporting this event.”

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Feral swans?

The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;feralâ&#x20AC;? is usually used in conjunction with â&#x20AC;&#x153;catâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;dogâ&#x20AC;? and brings to mind screechy, shifty, uncontrolled, wild or bothersome critters that nobody wants slinking around.

But have you ever heard of a â&#x20AC;&#x153;feral swan?â&#x20AC;? It turns out, the Carbondale area is home to at least three or four of what local birders call â&#x20AC;&#x153;feral swansâ&#x20AC;? and not only do property owners not mind them hanging around, some folks want to go look at them.

This feral swan jag started when The Sopris Sun ran a photo of one of the birds on our May 2 cover.

Little did we know at the time the trumpeter swan was in fact feral. A birder tells the Sun the big, plump, white birds are not typically seen in the Roaring Fork Valley, but someone planted four of them in the mid-valley a few years ago and they must have escaped or were turned loose. Swans mate for life, the birder said, and one was killed a few years ago so now there are three. This birder also said he thinks the remaining pair had three babies last year and two survived last summer. The birds have forgotten or never knew how to migrate, so they are here year â&#x20AC;&#x2122;round.

The Sopris Sun cannot divulge the location of the May 2 swan, but it was just east of town. Word has it the swans also paddle around from time to time in ponds along the Missouri Heights road in El Jebel.

Thanks to last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Roaring Fork High School workday, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;RFâ&#x20AC;? has returned to a clearing on White Hill road overlooking the football ďŹ eld.

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A Top 10 list Someone believed to work out of undisclosed ofďŹ ces at the Dinkel Building and on Euclid Avenue submitted this as 10 reasons to donate to the Crystal Theatre Digital Fund-Raising Campaign: 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Winged Migrationâ&#x20AC;?

9. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pirate Radioâ&#x20AC;?

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4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Across the Universeâ&#x20AC;?

3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strictly Ballroomâ&#x20AC;?

2. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cinema Paradisoâ&#x20AC;?

And the number one reason to donate to the Crystal Theatre Digital Fund-Raising Campaign: Other ďŹ lms too numerous to mention, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Waking Ned Devine,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Truman Show,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speech,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x153;Billy Elliotâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Intouchables.â&#x20AC;?

For details on the theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s digital fund-raising drive, check out the ad on page 10.

Sports briefs The Roaring Fork girls soccer team won its ďŹ rst game at the state playoffs 1-0 last week before being tripped up 3-1 the following day â&#x20AC;Ś the boys baseball team fell to Holy Family 12-2 â&#x20AC;Ś Roaring Fork is sending the following tracksters to the state 3A meet at JeffCo Stadium in Denver this weekend: Taila Howe (100 and 200 meter dash and long jump) and the boys 4X200 meter relay team of Michael Skinner, Jose Lopez, Trevor Dusza, and Keegan Fawley â&#x20AC;Ś and the Aspen Junior Gents (which includes several Carbondale players) won the state Division II ruby championship with a 19-8 win over Fort Collins.

They say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Cynthia ButterďŹ eld (May16); Terrie Geddes (May 17); Peter Frey (May 19); and Jenny Garcia (May 20).

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Letters

Dear Editor: We are a town that is continually pushing the boundaries for exploring sustainability and a supportive community. We must hold onto these ideals while determining the best use for the old library site on Fourth Street.

The concept of sustainability applies to human equity, environment and economy.

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Economically, the FEC will provide jobs and will pay rent to the town. People who have income are crucial to our town’s economic survival. At a time when we fret over the public coffers, rent from the FEC will be a benefit for Carbondale. This is money that can further support projects and needs for our community. The numbers are concrete and are based on an existing need and desire, not projected tourism based on numbers from other communities, or a fluctuating economic stability, or the idea that we are Aspen’s bedroom community.

Please show support for a community-based, childcare center that can demonstrate how Carbondale values its core citizens.

Denise Barkhurst Carbondale

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Dear Editor: For the past 29 years I have seen Carbondale become a destination town without equal. I have always maintained that our town is the hub of the Roaring Fork Valley: Cultural events, First Fridays, Mountain Fair and so much more to attract visitors.

Now to have the opportunity to be home to a museum recognizing a world-class artist like James Surls seems to me to be a nobrainer. I believe that the economic effect would be a true benefit to all Carbondale businesses and the museum would enhance our stature in the arts community a direction in which our town has been steadily going.

Some day people will say“If you are going to visit the Surls Museum in Carbondale, you might take a day and go see Aspen.”

Thanks for listening.

Skip Bell Manager The Pour House Carbondale

We are a community that consists of a growing number of families. Clearly, it is nearly financially impossible for one parent to stay home. The need for quality childcare, from infants to after-school care, is crucial if we want families to survive and invest in our town. This center qualifies for both low-income and medium-income families. Equity will be met through this open availability.

Families constitute a huge portion of our home ownonor Driv ers, provide volun•D d Sup teerism in our schools the port and sports programs, S and spend dollars at with un Don a our stores and restauatio rants. We need to acn knowledge this importance by providing them a safe and educationally enriching space for their children. As well, there will be parenting classes, teen time, and wellness information available for any interested community member. The FEC is equitable to every Carbondale citizen.

This project will have gardens and green space in the center of town. There will be orchards and the opportunity for children to learn about growing food and caring for the planet. This is the next generation, the generation burdened with mitigating greenhouse gases and changing unhealthy lifestyles. How wonderful to have a space in our downtown core to show them the viability and importance of the environment.

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Yes for FEC Dear Editor: I strongly support the Family Enrichment Center as the future occupants of the old Carbondale Library building.

After a lot of thought, I feel that this structure, as well as the location, serves the purpose of the Family Enrichment Center better than any of the alternatives. It will also solidify Carbondale as a town committed to supporting all families and contributing to the future youth population of the community.

As a new father of a 7-month-old boy, I’ve recently struggled with finding quality, af-

fordable, child care for only two days a week. The prohibitive cost of childcare is punishing middle to lower income families disproportionately to other income levels. Of course, it would be nice to have the financial means to be able to stay home everyday with your kids. Unfortunately, this is not an option for most of us.

The quality of life is relative to the experience one has. Without my wife working three days a week and myself working four days a week, we would never be able to save enough money to travel as a family, purchase a new tent to camp in, or visit distant relatives. It is a trade off for sure, being away from my son four days a week to be able to support us, but it is an investment into our families future experiences.

This investment should be easier to make within a small community like Carbondale.

We all love where we live, we all enjoy being with our families, and most of us would really enjoy having the people of the community care for our children while we earn a future for them.

On another note, all of these families will be drawn to the core of town at the beginning and end of the day to drop off or pick up their kiddos. I would bet that many cups of coffee, meetings over breakfast at the Smithy, White House pizza dinners, or movie nights at the Crystal Theater will be a result of the increased core traffic. And this will only increase with time and exposure.

Travis Beery Carbondale

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Community Calendar THURSDAY May 16 LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents Junior Brown at 8 p.m.

Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music combines the soul of country and the spirit of rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s usually a wide-eyed look accompanying one who witnesses Juniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique instrumental prowess for the ďŹ rst time ... or the second, or third, for that matter. Junior invented his own guitar, one that combines the standard 6string guitar and the steel guitar. In Juniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;guit-steelâ&#x20AC;? is an amazing tool, a means to creating some of the hottest, most heartfelt playing heard in years Tickets are $23-$28. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

OPEN MIC â&#x20AC;˘ The Blend Coffee Co., Mountain View Plaza on Highway 133, hosts an open mic from 6 to 9 p.m. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be poets, performers and others, plus wine and espresso specials. Info: 970-366-6890.

ROTARY â&#x20AC;˘ Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita on Main Street at noon every Thursday. Upcoming programs include: Rotary exchange student from Taiwan Annie Lin (May 16). Info: 963-6663.

FRI.-SAT. May 17-18 WHIMSICAL WOMEN â&#x20AC;˘ Whimsical Women of the West present their spring show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gypsyâ&#x20AC;? at Four Mile Bed & Breakfast, located ďŹ ve miles up Four Mile Road on the way to Sunlight Mountain Resort. An opening reception takes place from 4 to 9 p.m. on May 17, and the show continues from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 18. A total of 25 local artists showing ďŹ ber art, jewelry, folk art, container gardens, pottery, yard art, collectibles,

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ďŹ ne art and more. A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cooking with Herbsâ&#x20AC;? demonstration is slated for 1 p.m. on May 18.

Info: 945-4004.

and Tales from the Road,â&#x20AC;? at PAC3 in the Third Street Center 8 p.m. Tickets are $20$25. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

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MOVIES â&#x20AC;˘ The Crystal Theatre presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Company You Keepâ&#x20AC;? (R) at 7:30 p.m.

May 17-23 EXCEPT May 19, 6 p.m. showtime only; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tranceâ&#x20AC;? (R) at 5:15 p.m. May 17 and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Silver Linings Playbookâ&#x20AC;? (R) at 5 p.m.

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BIKEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;N TUNES â&#x20AC;˘ Local bike shops give free tune-ups at Sayre Park on Grand Avenue in Glenwood Springs from 5 to 10 p.m. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also be mechanic classes, bike polo and bluegrass music. The event is being organized to draw attention to the efforts to save Thompson Divide from gas developments. The bike shops taking part are: The Gear Exchange, MG Cycle and Sport, Aloha Mountain Cyclery, Mountain Sports Outlet, Sunlight Ski and Bike, T-Race Bike and Ice, The Stomparillaz and The Roaring Fork Mountain Biking Association.

HORSE FILM â&#x20AC;˘ Wayne Ewing presents the Carbondale premier of his ďŹ lm â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing with Magicâ&#x20AC;? at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m.

The ďŹ lm is based on the book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zen Mind, Zen Horseâ&#x20AC;? by Dr. Allan Hamilton. Tickets are $10. The screening is a beneďŹ t for Sopris Therapy Services. Info: 948-1002.

LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Bill Payne, an original member of Little Feat, presents a solo act â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tracing Footsteps â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Journal of Music, Photography

HORSE SHOW â&#x20AC;˘ The Colorado West Hunter Jumper Association holds its ďŹ rst show of the season from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Strang Ranch on Missouri Heights. Admission is free but DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED. Info: cwhja.com.

GARDEN JOURNALS â&#x20AC;˘ Maria Hodkins instructs gardeners on keeping an illustrated garden journal, using nature sketching and watercolor, page design, lettering, and artful journaling techniques. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The cost is $90 CCAH members/ $100 nonmembers. Info: 963-1680.

SATURDAY May 18 RFHS PLAY â&#x20AC;˘ Roaring Fork High School presents the mixed-media play â&#x20AC;&#x153;Night of the Living Deadâ&#x20AC;? at the school at 7:30 p.m. on May 18-19, and May 21.The production will be half live-stage and half with a drop-down screen.The presentation is based on the 1968 cult classic ďŹ lm of the same name. For ticket prices and times, call the school.

KAYAK RACES RETURN â&#x20AC;˘ The Colorado Rocky Mountain Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Crystal River races return to the Crystal River bridge. In recent years, low ďŹ&#x201A;ows and scheduling conďŹ&#x201A;icts caused the race to focus downriver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But this year, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be back in full swing with a slalom race,â&#x20AC;? said a CRMS spokesman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The scene at the bridge over the Crystal River is fun with music and announcing.The races start at 10 a.m., with registration at 8:30 a.m.

Awards will be presented at 1 p.m., followed by a victory lap at 3 p.m.

ART STUDIO TOURS â&#x20AC;˘ Studios open at 10 a.m. providing an opportunity to watch artists in action and purchase art. Studios close at 5 p.m. and an Artists Gala reception follows at 6 p.m. at Carbondale Community School featuring food, libations and silent auction.

CASINO NIGHT â&#x20AC;˘ Thunder River Theatre Company holds its Casino Night fund-raiser at the Orchard on Snowmass Drive from 7 to 10 p.m. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be blackjack, craps, Texas Hold â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Em and roulette. Bravo catering will provide the food and the Smuggle Mountain Boys the music. Tickets are $80, which includes your ďŹ rst $50 in â&#x20AC;&#x153;funny money.â&#x20AC;? Live auction items include a James Surls sculpture, a Majid Kahak painting and more.Tickets are available at www.thunderrivertheatre.com, or from TRTC ticket representatives. Info: 948-7060 or 202-365-8245.

SUNDAY May 19 SPIRITUAL MATTERS â&#x20AC;˘ A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center presents Pam Davis and Dave Avalos (bowls, gongs and sound healing) at 10 a.m. Info: 963-5516.

LIVE MUSIC â&#x20AC;˘ Jamminâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jim hosts an open mic at 5 p.m. at the Black Nugget. No cover.

TRUE NATURE â&#x20AC;˘ True Nature healing arts presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Connect with the Sacredâ&#x20AC;? from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on May 19, 26 and June 2.Alexa Webster and Rebecca Moebius will explain postures, dance, breath, art, myth and meditation. The cost is $125 for all sessions or $35 for drop in. Info: 963-9900.

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Community Calendar LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents Band of Heathens at 8 p.m.

Since emerging as a favorite live band out of Austin a decade ago, Band of Heathens has toured relentlessly, building a devoted following and landing on some of the finest stages in music. In three studio albums and hundreds of shows, they’ve evolved as a group and broadened their sound.Tickets are $17 and $22. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

MONDAY May 20 POKER • The Black Nugget hosts Texas Hold ’Em at 7 p.m.

JAM SESSION • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street hosts an old time jam session with Dana Wilson Mondays at 7:30 p.m.

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spoons or washboard; all skill levels are invited. Info: 704-1216.

WEDNESDAY May 22 BINGO • The Basalt Lions Club holds is biweekly Bingo night at the Eagle County Community Center from 7 to 9 p.m. There’ll be 10 games and a progressive game each night. Upcoming Bingo nights are June 12 and 26, July 10 and 24, and Aug. 14 and 28.

CULTURE CLUB • The newly founded Carbondale Culture Club continues its lunch-time presentations at the Third Street Center Calaway Room from noon to 1 p.m. To reserve a time to perform, call Lisa at 963-3330.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at 7 a.m. on Wednesdays at the firehouse.

Info: Ken Neubecker at eagleriver@sopris.net.

Ongoing MUSIC TOGETHER • Classes for infants, toddlers and young children are offered at Music Together in Carbondale and Aspen.

Info: allvalleymusic.com or 963-1482.

TNHA CLASSES • True Nature Healing Arts offers classes in chakras, metta, tantra, meditation with a sweat lodge and more. Info: 963-9900.

LIBRARY • The Gordon Cooper Library presents “Music and Games” at 4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. It’s for grades K-5 and

includes card games, dominoes, checkers, chess, Uno and more.

SCULPTURE SHOW CONTINUES • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents its annual sculpture show at the Third Street Center. Sculptors include: Thomas Barlow, Joe Burleigh, Doug Casebeer, John Doyle, Mark Harris, Connie Hendrix, Michael Lindsay, Nancy Lovendahl, Susan Olsen, Tai Pomara, Lisa Singer, Sherrill Stone and James Surls. The show continues through June 7. Info: carbondalearts.com or 963-1680.

The 2013 Roaring Fork High School art show takes place at the main gym on May 20-22, with a closing night party featuring music, food and drink from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 22. The show hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Courtesy photo

Further Out FRIDAY May 24

LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents the Tommy Malone Band at 8 p.m. at PAC3. Singer, guitarist, songwriter Tommy Malone has always been a fresh breath in the world of Americana rock music.

For over two decades Tommy has enjoyed a successful career as the guitarist and singer for the legendary SUBDUDES. Tickets are $10/$15. Info: pac3carbondale.com

SAT.-SUN. May 25-26 BIKE-A-PALOOZA! • Aloha Mountain Cyclery on Highway 133 presents its fourth annual Bike-A-Palooza! from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on

Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

There’ll be free food and drink, music, road and mountain bike demonstrations and plenty of bike-centric fun. Info: 963-2500.

WEDNESDAY May 31 CELEBRATE LEADERSHIP • Roaring Fork Leadership celebrates 25 Years by inviting alumni and friends to a Silver Anniversary Celebration at Wildwood Snowmass from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 and can be purchased at rfleadership.org. The Westin is offering a special $79 room rate if booked

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Community Briefs

Please submit your community briefs to news@soprissun.com by noon on Monday.

CCS studio tour returns

SAL tees off at RVR

The Carbondale Community School’s 10th annual Studio Tour runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on May 18, and concludes with a gala and silent auction at the school from 6 to 10 p.m. the same day.

The tour is free. Information about the tour is available in the program inserted into this week’s Sopris Sun. A gala at CCS includes tapas from Tempranillo restaurant, music, libations, a live art auction and a silent auction for hundreds of items. Tickets are $35 at the door and $30 at roaringforkstudiotour.org.

Proceeds benefit art programs at Carbondale Community School, which serves students from K-8.

The Sons of the American Legion golf tournament takes place at River Valley Ranch at 8 a.m. It’s a shotgun start and the entry fee is $100. A barbecue and awards ceremony will take place at American Legion Post 100 following the tournament.

For details, call 963-2381. Proceeds go to the SAL scholarship fund for Roaring Fork High School students.

Crown discussed in El Jebel Pitkin County Open Space will discuss management options for the 145-acre Red Ridge Ranch (formerly the Saltonstall property) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on May 20 at Basalt Town Hall. The property is located in Emma between Hooks Lane and Rock Bottom Ranch. Issues open for discussion include trail access to the Crown, agriculture and wildlife habitat protection.

Blood drive at VVH Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs holds its monthly blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on May 15. For details, call 384-6657.

Marble Charter offers tours Congratulations are in order for three Carbondale students who graduated with honors from Fort Lewis College in Durango on April 27. Pictured from left to right are: Torrey Udall, Matthias Weissl and Michael Black. Courtesy photo

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The Marble Charter School offers tours from 1:45 to 4 p.m. on May 17. This is an opportunity for interested families to observe recess and K-8 classes at the school.

For details, call 963-9550.

Grief recovery program begins A 10-week, Grief Recovery Method

From left to right, Zamira Fuentes, Yahaira Glez and Ilse Bustamante dived in and shoveled some dirt at Sustainable Settings during Roaring Fork High School’s annual workday on May 13. Photo by Sue Rollyson Outreach program starts at the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 22. There is a fee of $163 but a sliding scale is available. This is not a drop in group, although participants can join up to the third week. for details, call 970-456-7026.

Buddy program holds essay contest The Buddy Program and Aspen Magazine partner on an essay contest for high school and middle school kids. The topic is

“Commitment.” Essays should be 200-500 words (type written) and explain a commitment contestants have made and how it has enriched their life. Entries or questions should be sent to david@buddyprogram.org.

MS walk staged in Glenwood The National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Walk MS Glenwood Springs takes place at the No Name rest area in Glenwood Canyon at 9 a.m. A 5K run begins at 8 a.m.

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NOTICE TO STREET STRIPING CONTRACTORS The Town of Carbondale is accepting bids until 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 24, 2013 for painting parking lot and on-street parking stall striping.

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Carbondale isn’t a town many consider more than a pit stop on the drive to Aspen.

It’s not a ski town or a big summer tourist hub on the Western Slope. It’s just Carbondale, a small town most in Colorado don’t have much reason to think about.

Trae Moxley wants to change that.

He’s the first football player from Roaring Fork High School to land a scholarship with a Football Bowl Series program in at least 16 years, signing with CSU as a tight end on Feb. 6. The signing comes with an inherited pressure but for Moxley it’s a matter of trying to represent his school as well as every mountain town in Colorado. Roaring Fork’s Trae Moxley spent much of “If I’m able to let people know that last season taking a direct snap from center small town athletes can also become big- then sweeping to the left or right. At CSU, time athletes that would be something cool he’ll get to play his real position of tight for my resume,” said Moxley, who also was end. Sopris Sun file photo by Sue Rollyson recruited by the University of Colorado. “If I can get people to say, ‘if he can do it, I can Roaring Fork Rams and had 572 receiving do it,’ I think that’s really cool.” yards and 10 touchdowns by the time his Cool? Yes, but not easy. junior season came to a close. As a senior, There’s a significant difference between he racked up nearly 700 yards receiving for football at a Class 1A school like Roaring a 2-7 team, but was never able to fully Fork and a 5A program. Roster sizes are thrive in his tight end position. limited at smaller schools and for teams in Moxley was needed to play both ways the mountains fall weather forces an adap- for Roaring Fork, starting at tight end, detation of a slower style of play. fensive line and filling in spots in between.

If jumping four It wasn’t ideal, said prep classifications Jensen, but the team sounds like a lot, needed him. consider the transi“We’re rebuilding tion from 1A to the our program, so, unforMountain West. It’s tunately, I wasn’t able to given Moxley, 6slot him in at one spot. foot-5, 275 pounds, He became a jack-ofsome concern about all-trades, which wasn’t Thor Jensen how he’ll fit in with ideal, but it’s where we RFHS football coach the Rams. But he had to go with our protakes solace in gram,” Jensen said. “I thinking back to a camp at Colorado State think he has a lot more potential. When he University last summer that proved he can gets under CSU’s fold, the upside is huge. play Division I football.

Being able to go up against top competition “I was worried for a very long time. I and being able to test himself every day — thought with me being the top dog and he’s going to rise to the occasion.” never being pushed around that would And CSU loves its tight ends. throw me off my game once I got to CSU The Rams have a history of taking full for the first couple of weeks,” Moxley said. advantage of big bodies on either end of the “But I went down to a camp and there offensive line. More recently from Kory were some good athletes there and I was Sperry under coach Sonny Lubick to Eric still one of the top guys, so that was a Peitz for Steve Fairchild to Kivon booster for me.

Cartwright and Crockett Gillmore with “Plus, I was talking with Austin Berk, Jim McElwain, CSU takes advantage of who’s playing in CSU’s spring game, and he versatile players who can catch and block. went to a 5A school (Grand Junction). That’s a big reason why Moxley wants to Even he said there’s a big difference because spend his college years in Fort Collins. guys up there know how to play ball. I’m “CSU runs a tight end set pretty much worried, but at the same time, I’m not.” every down. That’s pretty cool,” Moxley The last time Roaring Fork sent a foot- said.“I’m so excited to go to CSU, it’s crazy. ball player to college it was to Football It’s going to be a good fit for me, not only Championship Series member Northern because I’m a tight end but because we’re Arizona and the difference between small going to be a really good team.” and large school football caught up to Moxley knows he still has a long way to him, Roaring Fork coach Thor Jensen go, but if CSU keeps its tight end focus said. He doesn’t think that will be an issue there’s no reason he can’t be a trailblazer for Moxley. for high school football players throughout He was a three-year starter for The rural Colorado.

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Off the road, now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back on poetry â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only a few days ago Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d come into Denver like a bum; now I was all racked up sharp in a suit, with a beautiful well dressed blonde on my arm, bowing to dignitaries and chatting in the lobby under chandeliers.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jack Kerouac, â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the Roadâ&#x20AC;?

Jack Kerouac, with his milk and honey and angels and blues, so many blues, beaten wine-low and risen ďŹ re-high blues, spent some time in Denver. And although Denver never ended up sticking (Denver doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stick, not like the Roaring Fork Valley sticks), Jack was there. It has been so long now I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall much of â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the Road,â&#x20AC;? other than the sense of booze and friends and ďŹ&#x201A;op house mattresses. And travel, constantly traveling to and through places. Some places that get in your bones. Others so hollow and cardboard claptrap it was like you were never there. And moving. Always, constantly, without fail, and even in failure, moving.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure if it is ever truly possible to be off the road.

But after two years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve decided Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m off it.

By Cameron Scott OfďŹ cially.

Retired.

While my own version of being on the road is not like Sal Paradiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (one of the main characters in â&#x20AC;&#x153;On the Roadâ&#x20AC;?) I too have been moving, constantly moving, from contract work to contract work in pursuit of ďŹ sh and writing and teaching. Not necessarily in that order. But not unnecessarily, either.

And while I never traveled in the dark compartments of a train or hitchhiked, I did make it down to Mexico for two weeks of living in a three-sided palapa.

And while I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I meant to, I too traveled west and found myself wallowing through human brilliance and brokenness. A total of ďŹ ve months in Chiloquin, Oregon where the average family income (as in dinner and gas and diapers) is $23,000 and the average individual income is $11,000 per year. There have been easier times, too, like living in Wallowa County, Oregon for six months where I felt like a king and steelhead ďŹ shed to my heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s content.

Where being off the road leaves me, ďŹ nally, after loading and unloading my truck at

Tailgate

least 50 times, and undomesticating myself down to clothing, ďŹ&#x201A;y rods, gas and groceries (and a mountain bike and skis), is stuff left and spread out across the universe. My guitar and amp are down in New Castle. My books are in three separate places. I feel like someone (me) put a bomb under all the stuff I own (two truckloads, no more, no less) and blew it up. Two years is plenty of time to lose stuff like prescription sunglasses and reels, not to mention roots or love. Not that I am the soul equivalent of things, but it is hard to be thingless in a culture based on capital and capitalism. And it is even harder to be rootless and loveless.

But the thing is, and the thing that Jack Kerouac probably never found, was a place like the Roaring Fork Valley. Where you can hustle to your heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s content in the economic engine. Or tune in to an alternate lifestyle and drop out, then drop back in again. You can even howl and sound out barbaric yawlps. Pretty much all of the things an artist or poet might need.

And Jack Kerouac, if you are out there, incarnate or as an incantation, a group of us meets as the Carbondale Poetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Cooperative. We are, as it were, and as it always will be, bards and barbarians, poets ďŹ rst and last.

Jack or Jackie or Jaqueline, even if you are just passing through, even if you are just passing, we have a place for you.

The Carbondale Poetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Society meets Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. year round, rain or shine. For more information contact Margie at marjorie.deluca@gmail.com.

After Wright and Goethe In the flooding river, branches; after the rainstorm, everything is wet.

Just wait: soon enough even you will be breaking into blossom. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cameron Scott

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Tigger: She once was crooned by a wet rock star

By S. Michael Jundt Basalt Page Writer Although being named after a much-loved, high-energy, bouncy cat could cause another paws (whoops, pause), Tigger Ash, owner of Basalt’s Designer Consigner, has no such qualms.

A native of Vermont, Tigger, a self proclaimed Dumpster-diver/yard-sale junkie, began purchasing her own clothes at the age of 13.

“I just seemed to have a knack for reusing and recycling,” says Tigger. “My girlfriends hated shopping thrift stores with me because I could always find the real treasures lurking in the shadows.”

Tigger came to Colorado in 1989 and landed a job working for a lady in a landscape and garden store. “After 10 years I was setting roots in the valley and had a house but knew I needed to do something different to survive,” she said.

Her brother and sister-in-law had the listing for the Designer Consigner store located below Stubbies. “With a little help reminding me of my passion for pre-owned goods I made the leap,” Tigger laughs. “Actually, it was more like I jumped off a cliff and didn’t crash.”

Designer Consigner moved across the highway in 2004 to its present location on Fiou Lane and has been renowned for carrying some of the finest home furnishings in the Roaring Fork Valley. The team of Tigger and her employee, Rhonda Foley, put forth an energy and enthusiasm in everything they do. However, it’s the store manager, Callie (a stray cat who never left) who keeps them both in line. “It’s true,” says Tigger. “We work for the cat!”

Although Tigger has provided furnishings for some famous names through the years, it’s her only other valley job that really has a story worthy of her name. “It was Christmas week and I was watering plants at various homes,” says Tigger. “I let myself into an Aspen Club house after knocking and began watering. It wasn’t until I was up on a ladder that I realized there was someone home. We were both a bit startled, me on the ladder and him, dripping wet out of the shower and wearing a bathrobe. After letting him know I was the plant lady and telling him my name, he began singing the Tigger song from Winnie the Pooh. I knew right away I was being serenaded by Jimmy Buffett.”

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Letters continued om page 2 Special thanks to Mike Mulry for invaluable hours of help setting up, and to our stellar staff for their help and enthusiasm: Bryan and Marie Ezra, Nancy Smith, Shelle DeBeque, Elizabeth Gauger, Mavis Fitzgerald, Sue Horn, Hank Van Berlo and Will Grandbois.

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The memorabilia event raised $11,000 in sales and donations, bringing our total to $31,355 toward our goal of $70,000 by May

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Where is the diversity?

Dear Editor: A recent topic of conversation among myself and many friends, in light of the 5Point Film Festival, is the missing representation of women in the films shown as well as in the lineup of film-makers and photographers.

There also seems to be a lack of representation of ethnic diversity.

I appreciate the values of the 5Point Film Festival and what it brings to our community, and I know that without these added dimensions and representations, it loses my appeal and the appeal of others who I have talked to.After attending the festival for the previous three years, (and two out of the three years I volunteered) I was not inspired to purchase a ticket or volunteer this year when seeing the line-up and continued missing representation.

I did talk to several people who attended various programs this year, and the consensus seemed to be: hardly any women, a little more ethnic diversity this year, and that a few of the films had more depth to them, meaning that they contained deeper messages and showed people overcoming life challenges through their adventures, rather than just fo-

cusing on "conquering" the next mountain or river or ride.

I know that part of the problem here might be (and probably is) that these underrepresented groups are missing from the outdoor and independent film industry at large.

Is this the bulk of the issue or are these underrepresented groups submitting films and not being chosen?

How can the 5Point improve outreach to these unrepresented groups? That’s a huge part of the film festival staff’s role: to reach out to filmmakers and look for films. I feel like it’s up to them to look into possible new filmmakers and films that would add to the diversity of the film festival.

Alana Monge Carbondale

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