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î‚Še ďŹ rst drive One of the annual spring cattle drives took place early Wednesday morning while most folks were still asleep. Word usually travels quickly that the cattle are being moved through town, but because the Internet and phone lines were down Tuesday night and into mid-morning on Wednesday, they were able to sneak through town kinda quietly, despite a few delays due to cattle stopping to chow down on some pretty green grass.

This year’s drive featured a pair of Carbondale police patrol cars that blocked trafďŹ c at the Highway 133/Main Street roundabout, which helped to steer the 300-head herd from Colorado Avenue, across Highway 133, then behind 7/Eleven before reaching west Main Street.

For 5-year-old Emmit Nieslanik (left) this was a special day. Although he had been to cattle drives since he was born, he rode in a car.

His mom and dad, Ted and Tammy, always worked the cattle drives.

Tammy told The Sopris Sun he wanted to ride through town on his horse this year.

So, once the cattle were driven past Highway 133 and were starting to head west on Main Street toward Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Tammy met grandma Celia, Emmit and his pony Wafes near Ace Hardware. In short order, they unloaded Wafes from his trailer, Emmit mounted and joined Tammy for a stretch of the drive, which concluded when the herd was put out on a holding pasture before heading to BLM land west of town.

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Mucus happens, but s’not what you might be thinking “Why does my nose run in the morning?” tered. It is not for the squeamish.

Everyone with a nose knows that boogers “Why does my nose run when I’m outside in cold weather?” I recently heard these state- must be picked or blown out, while snot sometimes runs out on its ments by different people 12 own. Snot happens often at hours apart, and I wondered: the most embarrassing why does snot happen? times, like during an interImmediately I’m presented view after a sports event or with a dilemma. Snot seems a

By Alyce Wonders when having sex. crude piece of slang to type No mention of the latter on the Wikipedia into the search engine. Is there a technical term?

Like spit equals saliva? Nothing immediately page, but under the subheading; “Cold weather and nasal mucus,” I learn that the comes to mind. Only one way to find out. cilia (that’s nose hair) which normally sweep Search: snot First surprise: there are multiple entries in mucus toward the back of the throat where it Wikipedia. Snot is an American hardcore is swallowed and processed by the stomach, punk band from Santa Barbara, California, become sluggish in cold weather, resulting in and several fictional characters are named the snot running forward and dripping out of Snot or Snott. It’s also slang for nasal mucus, the nostrils.

Sluggish cilia. Well that’s fairly mundane, but “a slippery secretion produced by, and covspeaking of sluggish; a reference under the “See ering, mucous membranes.”

Mucus is made up of antiseptic enzymes, Also” section of the page grabs my attention.

Click: Snail Slime antibodies, inorganic salts, and proteins. It Mammals aren’t the only animals that acts as a protective blanket over the mouth, nose, sinuses, throat, lungs, and gastrointesti- produce snot. Gastropods are famous for it. nal tract, preventing sensitive tissues from In Latin, gastropod means “stomach-foot” for the way the animal moves along on its drying, cracking and allowing infection in.

Notably, Wikipedia makes a distinction belly. This class of mollusk includes waterbetween “nasal mucus” and “dried nasal dwelling and land-living slugs and snails, mucus,” more commonly known as boogers. both of which produce two kinds of mucus.

The booger page is without a doubt the most The first serves the same purpose as human disgusting Wikipedia entry I’ve ever encoun- mucus, to protect tissue (in this case the

Down the Rabbit Hole

whole body of a snail or slug) from drying out. The second oozes from under the mollusk’s foot, creating the slime trail that snails are famous for. The foot mucus is part lubricant, part glue, which is why snails can crawl up vertical surfaces without falling off.

A good Wikipedia page will have fact discrepancies based on various sources, cited by footnotes. The gastropod page says there are 80,000 living snail and slug species, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, or 60,000 species according to Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology.

Ooh a new word!

Search: malacology The American Malacological Society is an organization dedicated to the study and preservation of mollusks. The colorful shell photos on their website are much more appealing than the tweezer full of booger on Wikipedia’s Dried Nasal Mucus page. But after quickly perusing the photos and scientific text, I’m drawn back to Wikipedia’s Snail Slime page by one of the subtitles: Use in cosmetics. Say what?

It’s true. According to Wikipedia and verified by the ABC News Lifestyle website, women actually smear snail slime on their faces to counteract the signs of aging (commonly called wrinkles). Originating in Korea a few years ago, products with names like Snail Gel, Snail Repair Cream and Snail Eye

Mask are now available all over the world, via the magic of eBay. Animal rights activists will be relieved to know that no snails are hurt in the process of making beauty creams. The slime is scraped up from the trails of lab-snails while they go merrily along their way, doing what gastropods do.

This sounds like one of those old-wivestale gimmicks. But clinical trials have shown the proteins, enzymes and anti-oxidants in common garden snail mucus are good for the skin. What’s the cost of one of these slime products, I wonder.

Search: snail slime skin cream eBay has a set of Snail Mucus Skin Care 50ml face cream plus 50ml face gel for $65.81.

Convert: 100 milliliters That’s a total of 3.38 ounces, which breaks down to about $19.50 per ounce.

Now I’m thinking that snot I’ve been blowing into a hanky all these years may actually have been wasted. In the future when my nose runs, I’ll just wipe the mucus across my cheeks and up around my eyes. So if you see a youthful-looking middle-aged woman with a crusty face walking around Carbondale, that’ll be me.

If you’re wondering about something, but don’t have time to go down the rabbit hole for the answers, go ask Alyce at sgray@soprissun.com.

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Please respect the Rebekahs Dear Editor: Time and time again the Rebekahs appeal to our community to PLEASE abide by their rules for donating to the Near New Store but unfortunately, we see that it does little good.

They submit letters to the editor and they post

all one needs to know on the front door and in the back of the store; too often disregarded.

Why? The Near New Store is valuable to so many in various ways – whether is it’s having a place to drop items off that we no longer need or being able to purchase great things inexpen-

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sively. Possibly you have been the recipient of their generous “gifting.” Years ago, our children received college scholarships that were greatly appreciated. Thank you Near New. I take offense by those that dump off their old TVs, mattresses and junk! It costs all of us that donate decent items to pay for the removal of if (not to mention the time it takes for the volunteers to get rid of the garbage).

Most of the businesses on Main Street put forth great effort to create a clean, inviting space and then we all have to look at the junk on the steps of the Near New! Put there by whom? Was it you?

I am embarrassed that I know people that unload items after hours and dispose of their electronics even though they know better.

Shame on them. I suppose for some the Near New hours are not convenient but that is no excuse. Glenwood Springs offers the Defiance Thrift Store and other businesses that would take your donations at a time that works better for you. (Lord knows the majority of us go to Glenwood Springs often). Make a few phone calls to see where you might drop off electronics. Quit being a pain to the ladies and quit littering Main Street.

I hope when Carbondale Town Council starts giving money to non-profits again, they might have the decency to put the Near New Store at the top of their list and at the very least take you out for a nice appreciation LETTERS page 16

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Trustees running to keep head of bear problems Chicken coop ordinance coming soon

By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Chicken coops, back yard fruit trees and bears in an urban setting can be a recipe for trouble, a local wildlife officer told the Carbondale Board of Trustees at a recent meeting, and everything possible should be done to avoid situations where hungry bears invade back yards.

That was one of numerous topics discussed at a May 19 work session, where the specific subject at hand was Carbondale’s emergency 2014 “bear-proof trash receptacle” ordinance, passed last September and up for possible modification this summer.

The ordinance was seen as a way of forcing local homeowners and businesses to deal with their garbage in a way that prevents bears from getting into the trash and, in some cases, the home, which could result in a bear either being killed or relocated to another part of the Western Slope.

Carbondale area wildlife manager John Groves, who spoke at the meeting, said the 2014 ordinance has been “fairly good” at achieving its intended goal.

But, Groves added, strict enforcement is needed to keep local bears from getting themselves into trouble, and using up-to-date bearproof trash containers is critical.

He told the trustees that a popular trash container that caught on last year — the BearSaver — was found to be not that effective in deterring bears from getting into the trash.

He said that in spite of its certification by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee,

which rates trash receptacles according to their bear-proof qualities, the BearSaver proved to be no match for the intelligence of the local black bear population. Bears quickly figured out how to open the things up and snack on the goodies inside.

The trustee discussion at one point on May 19 turned to the idea of the town subsidizing the purchases of bear-proof trash cans, an idea that the mayor did not support.

“I think people can figure that out one way or another,” Mayor Stacey Bernot remarked.

“I think Carbondale needs to start a fairly aggressive program regarding the replacement of trash containers,” said Trustee Allyn Harvey, adding that the town could provide residents with up-to-date information about which containers are most effective against hungry bears.

Trustee Katrina Byars, however, told her fellow trustees that when the ordinance passed last year, “I felt like we were putting the burden on the individual, rather than on the industry.” She said she supported exploration of getting the industry involved in helping with the container-replacement program.

In response to questions from the trustees, Police Chief Gene Schilling reported that his officers wrote “quite a few” tickets to homeowners who failed to obey the emergency ordinance, adding that the ticket was voided if the homeowner went out right away and got a bear-proof trash can.

“We had a lot of people take advantage of that last year,” Schilling said.

use electrified fencing to keep chickens corralled and discourage bears from breaking into the coops.

Chickens roaming around the back yard, Groves told the trustees, “are probably the number one draw for predators.”

The mayor commented that perhaps the town should “beef it up” in terms of ordinances requiring residents who keep chickens to also invest in electrified fencing for the coops where the chickens roost overnight.

That suggestion found support from Trustee Frosty Merriott, who said he had read research in favor of the idea. But, he noted, regulations requiring the use of electrified fencing “should be a must,” explaining that without enforcement any such legislation might be a waste of time.

Another primary attraction for bears, Groves noted, is the presence of fruit trees, which offer the same kind of nourishment that bears normally find when they are foraging in the wild.

“I don’t want to deny anybody their fruit

trees, but it is an attractant,” Groves said.

Even the use of electrified fencing does not always work to keep the bears away from the tasty fruit, Groves continued, particularly where bears already had been invading a property before the electrified fence went up.

In such cases, he said, bears will “put up with the shock” in order to get to the fruit.

“I’m a little nervous about the electrification,” said Schilling, explaining that local children tend to roam around and might end up on the receiving end of a shocking accident.

Schilling suggested the electrified fencing could be turned on only at night, which is the bears’ primary time to feed, a move that Groves said would be “tremendous progress” toward a final solution to the problem.

The trustees agreed that the town could issue alerts to homeowners about the requirement, printed in English and Spanish.

Town Manager Jay Harrington wrote in an e-mail on Monday that the “chicken coop legislation” currently is being drafted, for trustee review at a future date.

Corral those chickens Although the meeting was a work session, meaning that no decisions could be made as it was not a noticed regular meeting, one of Groves’ suggestions garnered support — to

Town takes ownership of historic ompson House

By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent The historic Thompson House located along Highway 133, hereafter to be known as the Thompson House Museum, now belongs to the town and citizens of Carbondale, but it won’t be open to the public until some time next year.

The reason, according to officials of the town and the Mount Sopris Historical Society (MSHS), is that the grounds around the museum and the gravel road leading to it will be occupied by a variety of earthmoving and digging machines in the months to come.

During that time, developer Frieda Wallison’s contractors will install the utilities and other infrastructure that will serve the new Thompson Park residential subdivision on land surrounding the museum, as well as the equally new Ross Montessori School on an adjacent site.

Town Manager Jay Harrington told The Sopris Sun that the infrastructure work probably will not be finished until the fall, perhaps in October.

But the main thing, for the historical society, is that the old house, which was donated by the Thompson family as a

memorial to their standing as one of the original homesteading ranch families in the area, is now in public hands.

“At least that part of it is secured,” said Lew Ron Thompson, whose great-aunt Hattie Thompson Holland lived for more than six decades in the house that was built for her and her husband, Oscar Holland, when they were newlyweds. Hattie Thompson died childless in 1944, Lew Ron told the Sopris Sun for a 2012 interview and story, and passed the property on to her relatives.

The couple’s personal furnishings, photos, documents and other antiquities were donated to the MSHS in 2009 by Lew Ron, his brother and two sisters.

Lew Ron Thompson, who lived for much of his young life in the Thompson House, is president of the MSHS board of directors.

He noted with satisfaction, during an interview this week, that a process that began eight years ago has finally born fruit.

He had high praise for Wallison, whom he and his family approached eight years ago with a plan to sell her the house and the land around it for her development project.

In return, Wallison, who lives in Old THOMPSON HOUSE page 7

Clouds hung low, a light rain fell and the Nieslaniks were moving boisterous cattle to a pasture north of Hillcrest Cemetery when American Legion Post 100 members performed a brief Memorial Day ceremony on Monday morning. After Hillcrest, the Legionnaires caravanned down to Weaver Cemetery on Eighth Street for another moment of silence, 21-gun salute and sounding of “Taps” before casting a wreath into the Roaring Fork River from the Highway 133 bridge. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Cop Shop

Town’s insurance carrier wants more Sopris Sun Staff Report Town Manager Jay Harrington, in his weekly memorandum to the Board of Trustees this week, informed the trustees that the town’s health insurance policies are being reviewed and evaluated in preparation for the annual renewal date of July 1, including a 23 percent rate increase proposed by the town’s health-insurance carrier. Other carriers are being considered, Harrington reported, that “are more in line with the town budget, and we are trying to keep the beneďŹ ts somewhat consistent with what has been offered in the past.â€?

According to the memo, Gould Construction, the contractor for the Thompson Park development, has begun clearing and grubbing out the site along Highway 133 at the south end of town.

The long-awaited project calls for mixed single-family and multifamily housing, as well as construction of a new Ross Montessori School. According to Harrington’s memo, sewer and water facilities will be the ďŹ rst “deep utility workâ€? at the site, and are expected to be ďŹ nished by late October.

Intermittent work continues on Highway 133 between Carbondale and Redstone, although Harrington reported that contractors working for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) are being slowed down by the ongoing, occasionally heavy rains in recent weeks.

On the other hand, Harrington reported, the recent heavy rains have given the town work crews “an opportunity to work on storm drainage issues� as they become apparent.

The recreation department reports that there will be seven teams competing in the town’s annual Adult Softball league, and that play commences on June 2.

In a related note, Harrington wrote that practice has begun for the Youth Baseball and Softball programs.

At the town-owned Gateway RV Park, located along the

From, May 14-20, Carbondale officers handled 221 Calls for Service. During this period, officers investigated the following “cases of note,� as summarized by the police department and sent to The Sopris Sun:

Roaring Fork River adjacent to the intersection of Highways 82 and 133, Harrington reported that occupancy statistics for last week were approximately 66 percent for the individual tentcamping sites; 36 percent for the 25-foot RV sites with water and electric hookups only; 55 percent for the 40-45-foot RV sites with full hookups; and 13 percent for the 34-foot RV sites with full hook-ups.

Part-time staff at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center began stripping and sealing the lobby oor of the Recreation Center last week.

Regarding local police activities, Harrington reported that the town was to host a “law enforcement marijuana classâ€? on May 22, and that Carbondale Police Lt. Chris Wurtsmith and Mesa County Sheriff’s Deputy Larry Nelson taught a “Bicycle Patrol for law enforcementâ€? class last week with ofďŹ cers from Carbondale, Basalt and Steamboat Springs in attendance.

The Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission meets May 28 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. The agenda includes four public hearings, concerning a condominiumization request for a commercial complex at 500 Buggy Circle, a PUD amendment concerning a property at 801 Main Court, an inďŹ ll application for 728 Euclid Ave., and a medical and retail marijuana business at 500 Buggy Circle.

Town utility ofďŹ cials have been testing the quality of water supplies from the Crystal well ďŹ eld and Nettle Creek, and reported no regulatory compliance problems so far. In addition, the town will be holding training and inspection sessions at the Roaring Fork Treatment Plant.

All town treatment plants are “operational and on-line,� the memo concluded.

The town was required to adjust the ow of town ditch water after the East Mesa Ditch caused ooding in a community garden, according to Harrington’s memo.

FRIDAY, May 15: At 3:39 p.m. ofďŹ cers responded to a reported ďŹ ght between two juvenile males at an undisclosed location. One of the young men was issued a summons into court on charges of assault and harassment.

FRIDAY, May 15: At 10:35 p.m. ofďŹ cers learned that an adult man allegedly had been harassing two juvenile males at 75 S. Third Street. The man was arrested and charged with three counts of harassment and taken to GarďŹ eld County Jail.

SUNDAY, May 17: At 2 a.m. ofďŹ cers watched a vehicle allegedly driving erratically and arrested the driver on charges of drunk driving and driving under a revoked license for a previous DUI. MONDAY, May 18: At 12:17 p.m. police responded to an accident between a RFTA bus and a car. No ticket was issued.

THURSDAY, May 21: Carbondale police reported that a suspect in numerous vehicle burglaries was arrested in Glenwood Springs when someone reported suspicious activity to the Glenwood Police Department. The suspect allegedly was driving a car that was stolen somewhere in the May 15-19 time frame from Greystone Drive in Carbondale. The suspect allegedly had changed plates on the vehicle with plates that were reported to belong on a vehicle stolen in Colorado Springs.

Carbondale Police Department recovered the stolen vehicle from Colorado Springs, as apparently it was abandoned when the other car was stolen. Some possibly stolen items were recovered from both vehicles, according to police.

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Untangling the knotty issue of opting out of testing Editor’s note: This is the second in a two part series on standardized testing.

By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent

and limited validity anyway. Many question whether the tests actually measure what they claim to measure.

According to Stein, the PARCC test, the main standardized test used in Colorado, does a good job of measuring students’ fundamental skills in reading, writing and math. While those skills may be only one aspect of children’s education, Stein argued, they are essential to their education, and standardized testing is an efficient way to measure how well students are learning those fundamental skills. High percentages

Across the nation, an increasing number of parents and students are opting out of state-mandated testing as a way to send a message to lawmakers about what they see as the overuse and misuse of standardized testing. While the percentage of opt outs in the Roaring Fork School District this year is “well below 5percent” according to Superintendent Diana Sirko, it has been a growing topic of conversation.

Carbondale parent Lorri Knaus chose to opt out her two children from testing at Carbondale Middle School this spring. “I don’t want to participate in a system that’s not doing what’s best for kids,” she told The Sopris Sun. In a letter to the editor to The Sun (March 26, 2015), she argued that the tests take valuable time away from learning, results from the test are of questionable value, and the overemphasis on statistical data nationwide is driving educational reform in the wrong direction.

“I’m realizing that I’m seeking change with the entire public education system. I can’t sit back and do nothing, even if the tiny bit my family does (by opting out) is just a drop in the bucket,” Knaus said in an interview with The Sun. In another Sopris Sun letter to the editor (Nov. 20, 2014), Stacey Craft, a Basalt parent whose daughter attends Bridges High School, argued that the tests are so stressful they cause “emotional harm” to children. In a letter in the Post Independent (March 3, 2015), she stated that the only result of testing “is to reduce your child to a cold, hard test-score number.”

George Stranahan is the co-founder of Carbondale Community School, co-founder and president emeritus of the Manaus Foundation, and an advocate of opting out.

In an interview with The Sun, Stranahan said that he sees opting out as a form of civil disobedience that could have a real impact in terms of changing our nation’s approach to educating children. He believes the overemphasis on testing “makes childhood into a matter of getting scores on a test rather than drawing, learning, socializing, making decisions ... the important things.”

of opt outs could eliminate this limited but valuable purpose of testing.

Stein told The Sun that the testing issue has become unnecessarily polarized, as if one has to choose between “whole child” and standardized testing.

“It’s not an either/or,” Stein said. “I’m passionately committed to character development and school culture ... (but) I don’t buy the argument that we shouldn’t look at data too.”

Even FairTest, an organization that supports opt out efforts, recognizes the problem of skewed data as a legitimate concern.

According to the FairTest website, “some districts had a history of holding low scoring, disabled, ELL or other students out of testing to make the school or district look better,” which essentially allowed those students to be “educationally ignored.”

Colorado’s recently-passed testing bill HB-1323 aims to eliminate this problem by specifically stating that schools are not allowed to discourage any students from participating in testing.

Concerns

Political strategy?

In interviews with Superintendent Sirko, Chief Academic Officer Rob Stein and school board members Matt Hamilton and Karl Hanlon, they each spoke of various problems and limitations with the current testing system, however they also voiced concerns about using opting out as a strategy for making needed changes in the testing system.

One problem they identified is that high percentages of opt outs could skew, or distort, the data. In other words, if a significant percentage of students from certain subgroups in a school tend to opt out more than others, then test results would no longer be an accurate reflection of the learning level of all students in that school.

Of course, some critics of testing would argue that test results have limited value

School board member Hanlon questioned whether opting out is truly an effective political strategy. Similar to the argument made by critics of testing that a numerical score can never explain the whole learning experience, Hanlon told The Sun that “opt out numbers don’t have nearly as much impact as personal conversations with lawmakers. Numbers don’t tell the whole story.”

Another problem with opting out cited

by Stein is the challenge of creating a comprehensive system that makes sense as a whole when parents pick and choose different parts of the system in which their children will participate.

School board member Hamilton sees the opt out movement as misguided. “I think we’ve misplaced our angst,” he said.

“We ought to be focusing on how do we build great schools, instead of how do we get rid of testing.” He argued that there are some exceptional public schools around the country, and mandated testing has not prevented them from being exceptional schools.

Hamilton said he thinks many parents nation-wide are feeling frustrated with public schools and that opting out “is the one thing they have control over ... one way to express their frustration.” In contrast, working to create schools that truly engage

“I’m realizing that I’m seeking change with the entire public education system.

I can’t sit back and do nothing, even if the tiny bit my family does (by opting out) is just a drop in the bucket.”

– Lorri Knaus

and inspire both children and teachers, aspects of education that were voiced loudly during the district’s visioning process, is “a hard battle that takes a long time.” Nevertheless, he believes that focusing school improvement efforts on the larger issue of building great schools will be a much more effective strategy in the long run.

Common ground Locally, there seems to be more common ground around the issues of standardized testing than one might expect. Everyone interviewed for this article agreed that there is currently too much testing, that parents and educators should be petitioning the

state to create a more sensible testing program, that there are critical aspects of education that cannot be fully measured by standardized testing, and that, at the same time, there is a valid need for assessment and accountability in our schools.

In addition, lawmakers and other top decision-makers seem to be responding somewhat to what testing opponents see as excessive testing: the Colorado legislature recently passed a bill reducing testing by about 26 percent and the governing board of the PARCC test voted last week to reduce total PARCC test time by about 14 percent.

Nevertheless, diverse perspectives remain on some difficult questions: What’s the right amount of testing?

What’s the minimum amount of standardized testing that could still serve the purpose of identifying exceptional school programs and identifying aspects of school programs and/or individual student learning in need of improvement?

What can be done to ensure that standardized testing does not dominate the culture and process of learning?

Can/should the “data” that drives educational decision-making include subjective and qualitative measures — such as student surveys, teacher surveys, and evaluations of student projects and portfolios — in addition to the numerical data received from standardized tests?

Will a dramatic reduction in testing lead to more engaging and inspiring schools? Or is the focus on test-reduction (or even testelimination) diverting reform efforts from deeper issues?

Do standardized tests actually measure what they claim to measure? Is the PARCC test moving us in the right direction in terms of what a valuable standardized test should look like? (Sample questions can be viewed at practice.parcc.testnav.com/# by clicking on the “Test Preparation” link).

Reed Russell takes his turn at the first ever Bonedale Bike Jam at North Face Bike Park on May 16. A total of 30 competitors took part. First place finishers were Atlin Mason, Quinn Carpenter, Sean Shuman, and Iziah Bell and Kevin Gonzalez. Other competitors included: Jade Morey, Molly Schutz, Jack Fry, Nathan Fry, Leander Hentschel, Mykerson Hentschel, Emmet Garcelon, Miles Spiess, Micah Morey, Blake Lugwig, Rudy Phelps, Dustin Belcher, Ryan Clark, Dillon Gressett, Mikey G. and Tracy Wright. Photo by Rob Morey

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Sun seeks interns The Sopris Sun is pleased to announce the receipt of a $1,000 grant from the Thrift Shop of Aspen. This money allows the Sun to continue its mission of informing, inspiring and connecting the community by hiring interns through the summer and fall of 2015. As such, the Sun is offering two internships for the summer months. Applicants must be either Roaring Fork or Bridges High School students, be sophomores, juniors or seniors in the 20152016 school year, and have an interest in journalism. Each intern will be expected to work 25 hours over the course of the summer under

the mentorship of a Sopris Sun board member.

The internship pays $10 per hour and offers the student important experience in the world of print and online journalism for his or her college and work resume. For an application or more information, please call Denise at 970379-9127 or go to www.soprissun.com.

Fire board discusses chief’s contract At its May 13 meeting, the Carbondale Fire District board voted to discuss a contract for fire chief Ron Leach in executive session at the fire station at noon on June 2, according to board member Gene Schilling. Leach the longtime fire chief, does not have a contract, Schilling said.

Leach requested the June 2 meeting in the “new business” part of the May 13 meeting agenda.

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The Carbondale Board of Trustees recently named its May Students of the Month. They are: Aidan Knaus, Odalis Corcuera, Jamison Godfreed and Maria Candela Salinas.

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Executive chef Philip Kendzior (left) recently opened the Pan & Fork Supper Club at River Valley Ranch with Susan Muenchen as business and catering manager, Ned Robinson as restaurant general manager and Ryan Kotwica as sous chef and kitchen manager.

The Pan & Fork specializes in providing the finest quality food and service for private dinner parties, events, weddings, cocktail gatherings, boutique dinners, meal drop offs and private chef services. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. For more information, call 963-7006. Photo by Jane Bachrach

The Ruedi Water and Power Authority has resumed its annual boat inspection program at its reservoir through Sept. 7, according to a press release. The authority is looking for invasive zebra and quagga mussels, which have the potential to damage both the natural eco-system and man-made infrastructure.

The inspections take about 10-15 minutes and there is no charge. For details, call Mark Fuller at 963-4959.

agrees to help out, up to $3,000. The 24-hour race is comprised of teams of 4 to 8 each, who race from Copper Mountain to Snowmass Village. As many as 1,500 runners are expected to enter, and roll through Carbondale on the Rio Grande Trail on June 6. For details, go to wildernessworkshop.org.

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Want to help Wilderness Workshop raise up to $3,000 on June 5-6 and probably have a pretty good time in the process? Well, the Ragnar relay race has chosen Wilderness Workshop as an official non-profit partner and will donate $120 per volunteer who

Aspen Film — presenter of Aspen Filmfest, Aspen Shortsfest and Academy Screenings — has picked John Thew as its new executive director, according to a press release. Thew brings more than 30 years of non-profit and business management to Aspen Film, most re-

cently having served as managing director of Theatre Aspen. He will begin work with the organization July 1. Co-Directors George Eldred and Laura Thielen recently announced their departure from the organization, having been with Aspen Film for 20 years.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Louis Meyer, Joan Lamont, Dorie Hunt and Alex Salvidrez (May 28); Clark Cretti (May 29); Chip Munday (June 1); Easton O’Flannery (June 2); Jenn Roeser (June 7); Diane Zastrow (June 8) and Rock Leonard and Henry Ortiz (June 9).

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By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent The town of Carbondale has joined forces with the Roaring Fork School District in a campaign to convince teenage students that it is dangerous and inappropriate to drink alcohol or use marijuana and other drugs while their brains are still in the formative stage.

But the partnership, forged at a meeting of the town Board of Trustees on Tuesday, did not come together without a little conflict, in the form of heavy criticism of the school district over what one trustee deemed a dereliction of the district’s duty with regard to student mental health issues.

The trustees, after considerable debate, agreed on Tuesday to dedicate $20,000 in revenues generated by the legal sale of marijuana in town, to help pay for a special clinician service at area schools, and an outreach campaign aimed both at the community at large and parents with kids in the local schools.

Town Manager Jay Harrington told the trustees that this year’s budget anticipates collection of at least $30,000 in the fund, noting that $7,000 of the fund already had been earmarked for another purpose.

The school district’s two-pronged approach is at least partly in response to a recent survey that indicated local students are at higher risk for drug and alcohol use, cigarette smoking and other troubling social behaviors than some students elsewhere in the state.

The district programs also are aimed at ed-

ucating parents about the underlying issues related to student drug and alcohol use, by providing parents with information and tactics they can use when discussing these matters with their kids.

Representatives of the school district — including Assistant Superintendent Rob Stein, Roaring Fork High School Principal Drew Adams and Family Resource Center Director Jenny Lindsay — had presented the trustees with a proposed budget of $30,000 to help cover the costs of the counseling and the outreach, which also is being funded by a donation from the Hope Center, an Aspen-based mental health advocacy group.

The request for Carbondale’s funding was directly aimed at using revenues the town receives from the sale of cannabis products by so-called “recreational” pot shops.

But Trustee Allyn Harvey, after being told that the school district itself is not providing funds to the campaign, condemned the district for that position.

“I find it appalling, sir, appalling,” he told Stein, adding that in his eyes, “frankly, mental health is an issue, frankly the number one challenge, to the success of students.”

Noting that Carbondale has “a fairly thin budget” and should be focusing its financial resources on the town itself, he argued that the mental health of students should be addressed with school district funding and support.

“I have a problem with the district not funding this stuff,” Harvey declared.

Stein, however, responded that the district does provide support in other ways, such as school nurses and other programs aimed at helping students cope with the stresses of life.

“What I would hate for you to think is that we’re not in this with you,” he told Harvey.

Trustee Pam Zentmyer, agreeing conceptually with Harvey’s assessment of the situation, expressed concern that the town was being asked to spend a large portion of its cannabis-generated tax income in ways that she indicated may not be the best use of those revenues.

Stein responded that the district feels constrained to strike a balance in its approach to education as well as student health issues, and that it is not necessarily part of the district’s “core mission” to provide mental health services to students.

He conceded that some might feel the district should “step up” and fund this kind of program.

But, he continued, the pot-generated fund controlled by the town was intended for educational purposes regarding marijuana use.

“For me, this money is just sitting there,” he said, adding that counseling and outreach programs are just what the fund was meant for.

In the end, the trustees voted unanimously, 6-0, to contribute $20,000 out of the town’s 2015 budget to the district programs, and Mayor Stacey Bernot suggested that the trustees probably will discuss further contributions during deliberations of the municipal

budget for 2016.

In other action the trustees: • Approved liquor license renewals for Konnyaku restaurant, and for Sopris Liquor & Wine, as well as a special tasting permit for Sopris Liquor & Wine.

• Approved a special event liquor license for the Carbondale Clay Center’s Cajun Clay night, a fundraising party scheduled for June 27 at the Main Street non-profit.

• Approved a special event liquor license for the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, for the Bicycle Tour of Colorado stop in Carbondale on June 22. A companion request of $4,000 for a “taste of Carbondale” party at Fourth and Main was trimmed to $2,500 after a chamber representative said they wouldn’t hold the event if the town didn’t fund at least part of the $4,000. After the meeting, trustee Allyn Harvey told The Sopris Sun the town did not fund $1,500 from the $4,000 request, which is equal to the estimated liquor cost the chamber included in its request for funds.

• Approved a request to buy additional solar panels from the Clean Energy Collective solar farm installations, to offset energy use at the town’s water and wastewater treatment plants.

• Approved a special use permit for a marijuana infused products manufacturing operation by Colorado Product Services, owned

by James Leonard and Robert Pinchuck, to be located at 655 Buggy Circle on the north side of town.

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History The historic structure was built in 1885 by Myron Thompson, patriarch and pioneer, who is remembered as the first white man who came to the Crystal River Valley to live among the Ute Indians. Myron Thompson, for whom Thompson Creek and the Thompson Divide area were named, established the Pleasant Valley Ranch to supply beef and other staples to the mining communities in the upper Roaring Fork Valley.

Prior to moving to Colorado, according to Lew Ron, Myron Thompson had been a carpenter and a farmer in Missouri, and fought in the Civil War on the side of the Union Army.

He was captured at one point and placed in the notorious prison camp in Georgia, a severely overcrowded facility in which 13,000 Union soldiers are said to have died from the abject conditions.

Somehow, Myron Thompson survived, and came west to seek his fortune as a prospector in the 1870s.

Failing to find the mineral wealth he sought, he turned to ranching, a livelihood that his descendants kept up through most of the following century.

Public ownership With the ownership of the Thompson House now in public hands, MSHS Executive Director Beth White said the task now is to get it ready for the public.

Among the society’s objectives, she said, is

the planting of a “heritage garden” on a section of the museum grounds, the care for some remaining heritage fruit trees and the planting of more, and the creation of historical exhibits inside the house for what White said would be interpretive explorations of the life of Hattie Thompson.

“It’s a big life, and it’s pretty wild,” White said with a laugh, explaining that any story of Hattie Thompson’s life would necessarily incorporate such divergent matters as geography, history, gardening and other domestic issues.

She noted that the house already is featured on websites that focus on what is known as “heritage tourism,” which is an increasingly valuable aspect of tourism throughout Colorado, such as the site of the Northwest Colorado Cultural Heritage organization (www.nwcoloradoheritagetravel.org).

Cultural heritage tourism, White said, is among the state’s fastest-growing sectors of the tourism market.

White predicted that the Thompson House, once it is open to the public, will provide a boost to Carbondale’s already healthy tourism economy.

But before work can be done on the grounds or the house, the MSHS must finish up negotiations with the town for a lease of the property, negotiations that got under way late last year.

Although the infrastructure work for the Thompson Park development is scheduled for completion in the fall, White said, the house itself probably will remain closed until early 2016.

The MSHS has applied for grants to “stabilize” the historic structure and fix up some exterior features, such as rickety window

The Thompson House in what is now River Valley Ranch is one of Carbondale’s major historic landmarks. The Mount Sopris Historical Society has opened the house for tours and special occasions for the past few years, but it will be closed until sometime next year as infrastructure work begins in Thompson Park subdivision. Photo by Lynn Burton frames, and install a set of shades to prevent further damage to the interior furnishings by the sun’s ultraviolet rays.

“It is our hope and intent that we can continue to make this unique asset available to the community, ongoing,”White declared, explaining that the society already has been conducting tours and holding events on the property.

The uniqueness, she said, comes from the fact that the building is filled with the personal effects of the family that lived there, rather than with an accumulated assortment of items collected from other sources and placed in the house to give it a historical feel.

This “pairing” of artifacts with the house, White said, can be found in only a select few “house museums” across the county, such as The Hermitage, a museum in the historic

home of President Andrew Jackson in Nashville, Tenn.

While the Thompson House Museum will not reopen to the public until next year, White said the MSHS annual fundraising party, called The Shindig, will be held on Aug. 9 at The Barn in River Valley Ranch, a building that was part of the original Thompson family ranch then moved to its current location.

As part of that event, White said, the MSHS will hand out the second of its annual Hattie Thompson awards, which celebrate women who had a notable impact on the community.

The first Hattie Thompson Award, White said, went to the late Ruth “Ditty” Perry, who died earlier this year but who also lived an eventful life as part of an early ranching family in the Carbondale area.

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By Barbara Dills Sopris Sun Correspondent Carbondale’s own Tobyn Britt got the idea for Main Street’s newest organic eatery and gathering spot, The Beat, last year while working at the former Fold restaurant on Dolores Way. For the past month or so, The Beat has been open limited hours in its remodeled home next to Dancing Colours, 968 Main Street. This week, Tobyn and his family are making final preparations for The Beat’s all-ages Grand Opening celebration coming up on First Friday, June 5.

To make space for the new restaurant, Cathren Britt reduced the footprint of her Dancing Colours shop, a locals’ favorite for the past decade. The Britts then added a fenced deck area with table seating on the east side of the building and, further back from the street, put in a fire pit and garden.

“The table area is where you might sit with someone in particular; the back area is all about getting to know your neighbors,” Cathren told The Sopris Sun. Said Tobyn, “We wanted it to be both beautiful and a little bit weird.”

The vision for The Beat, and the fire pit area in particular, will not surprise the Britts’ friends: in two words, community fun. The interior space is light and welcoming; the deck and back garden offer a semi-secluded but unassuming place for people to gather and relax, eat and drink leisurely, play and enjoy music, hold private events, and generally celebrate Carbondale’s creative spirit together. The name reflects Tobyn’s bent as a musician, but, said Cathren, also suggests “the heartbeat, the beat of what’s happening.

I’ve always said, the best thing about Dancing Colours is the people who come through the door. I’ve told Tobyn he can expect the same to be true at The Beat … Carbondale’s been amazing to us as a family.”

While the focus at The Beat’s First Friday party will be its specialty cocktails (the town trustees recently granted a liquor license) and non-alcoholic libations — kombucha on tap, sparkling mate, and other unique elixirs — the restaurant’s regular menu features vegetarian and vegan tapas-style small plates and bowls, salads, and soups as well as a long list of smoothies, teas, and coffee from Basaltbased Rock Canyon Coffee. Tobyn, a 2003 CRMS graduate, said The Beat’s food and drink offerings will vary with the season and with the availability of local ingredients, which he will use whenever possible.

The First Friday party runs 5 p.m. to midnight. Starting in June, The Beat will be open as a nightspot every Friday and Saturday, with the possible addition of Thursdays down the road. Hours are Tuesday through Thursday 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday 7 a.m to midnight and Saturday 9 a.m. to midnight.

They are closed Sunday and Monday. Readers can follow The Beat on Facebook at “The Carbondale Beat.”

Dancing Colours celebrates 10 years “This is our tenth year, which comes as a surprise to a lot of people,” said owner Cathren Britt. “It’s a labor of love that’s grown mostly through word of mouth.” Dancing Colours offers an eclectic mix of gift items, cards, games, infant toys, jewelry, blank journals, and other fun and unusual things. Its motto is “Celebrating Creativity.” Dancing Colours will be open extended weekend hours starting in June and will hold a drawing for gift certificates during The Beat’s First Friday celebration.

Valley View Hospital opens Willits Care Center Sopris Sun Staff Report Valley View Hospital recently opened its new facility called the Willits Care Center.

“We are so excited to be in the neighborhood,” said Stacey Gavrell, executive director of development and community relations for Valley View. “As the population grows, there is a growing demand for services in the midvalley. Expanding the services at Basalt will allow midvalley residents to stay close to home and receive excellent level of care right here. ” Located across from Whole Foods, the Willits Care Center takes up the building’s entire second floor and covers approximately 20,000 square feet.

In many cases, doctors and health care providers will split time between offices in Basalt and other locations, including the main hospital facility in Glenwood Springs, as they do now.

There are offices for family doctors, specialists and rehabilitation services, including longtime valley practices of Roaring Fork Family Practice and Pediatric Partners. Specialty centers include High Mountain Brain & Spinal Surgery Center, Glenwood Orthopaedic Center, Foot and Ankle Center, Heart and Vascular Center, The Lung Center, Sports Medicine & Shoulder Center, and Women’s Health. Opening July 1 is the new Mount Sopris Plastic Surgery Center.

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GarCo public health working on hantavirus case Sopris Sun Staff Report Garfield County Public Health officials are working with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to investigate a recent case of hantavirus exposure in the western part of Garfield County, according to a press release.

Last year, a Silt resident also contracted hantavirus. The disease has a high mortality rate nationally.

“Every year we see cases of hantavirus in Colorado. Our state is second highest in the nation in cases of the disease,” said Yvonne Long, Garfield County Public Health Director.

“If you have mice in or around your home, barns, or cabins you are at risk for exposure to hantavirus. That is why we are urging people to exercise extreme caution when they enter or clean up an area with evidence of rodents.”

Hantavirus is carried in the saliva, urine and droppings of certain infected mice that are found in the western and central parts of the United States. When contaminated dirt and dust are stirred up, the virus becomes airborne. Most people become infected by breathing in the particles, but it can also be transmitted through the bite of an infected mouse.

“This is the first case of hantavirus in Garfield County reported this year,” said Long.

“There is close to a 40 percent mortality rate associated with the virus. In the case we had last year, thankfully the person who was exposed successfully recovered. Hantavirus is extremely serious and with its high mortality rate, we urge people to take serious precautions.”

It takes an average of two to four weeks for symptoms of hantavirus to appear. Early symptoms include fatigue, fever and muscle aches in the large muscle groups. Additional symptoms may include headaches, dizziness, chills and abdominal problems. Within one to five days after early symptoms begin, late symptoms consistent with respiratory distress begin. These include cough and difficulty breathing.

There is no specific treatment, cure or vaccine for hantavirus infection. However, individuals who recognize the symptoms and seek prompt medical treatment may have a better chance of recovery.

For more information on hantavirus, contact Garfield County Public Health at 6255200 or 945-6614.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY May 28 IMMUNIZATION CLINIC â&#x20AC;˘ GarďŹ eld 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.

MONEY â&#x20AC;˘ Spiritual coach Dana Stovern presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;Money is Energy: The Five Money Mediumship Tools to Inspire Your Money Powerâ&#x20AC;? at 7 p.m. at the Third Street Center.

Admission is $25.

ROTARY â&#x20AC;˘ The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

FRIDAY May 29 MOVIES â&#x20AC;˘ The Crystal Theatre presents â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Water Divinerâ&#x20AC;? (R) at 7:30 p.m. May 29June 4 and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ex Machinaâ&#x20AC;? (R) at 5:15 p.m.

May 30-31.

BLOCK PARTY â&#x20AC;˘ A block party is slated for downtown Basalt. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being hosted by the Designer Outlet, Sapphire Rain, Tania Dibbs Studio, Salon Tullio and the Dusty Locker.

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;˘ Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents the Leonard Curry Trio from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. Coming up on Fridays in June: Dry Hollow, Leonard Curry Trio, Valle Musico, Nanogram. Info: 928-8813.

BRIDGES GRADUATION â&#x20AC;˘ Bridges High School holds its graduation ceremony at the

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.

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IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY â&#x20AC;˘ Sue Drinker (of Drinker Durrance Graphics) gives a workshop in iPhone photography from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Launchpad. The session will begin with some basic pointers on how to compose a great photograph with examples of each technique.

Popular manipulation applications will also be discussed and demonstrated. Info: 963-1680 or carbondalearts.com.

CMS CONCERT â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Middle School eigth grade GULO GULO Band will perform their Farewell Concert at the school at 2:22 p.m.

Selections include Cannonball Adderleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Walk Tall,â&#x20AC;? Michael Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thrillerâ&#x20AC;? and Adeleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rolling in the Deep.â&#x20AC;? Other selections are â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pick Up the Pieces,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Low Rider,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Respect,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cry Me a River,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Give Up the Funk,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;El Chupacabraâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Pink Panther.â&#x20AC;? The public is invited.

SATURDAY May 30 GRADUATION â&#x20AC;˘ Roaring Fork High School graduation ceremonies take place at the school at 10 a.m.

MOUNTAIN TO VALLEY â&#x20AC;˘ The annual Mountain to Valley Half Marathon and FAST 4-Miler Races set out from Glenwood

Park in Glenwood Springs, with buses leaving at 7 a.m. To register or for more information, go to mountaintovalley.com.

MINDFULNESS â&#x20AC;˘ The Way of Compassion Dharma Center in the Third Street Center holds a day dedicated to the Three Principal Paths, which includes the wish of freedom of suffering, the altruistic intention of great compassion and the wisdom of realizing the nature of reality. Info: 510-0583 or wayofcompassion.org.

SATURDAY CRAFTERNOONS â&#x20AC;˘ The Wyly Art Center offers Saturday Crafternoons from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for all ages; kids 4 and under must bring a parent. The cost is $5 per project. Info: 927-4123.

DRIVING CLASSES â&#x20AC;˘ AARP ovvers driver safety classes for those over 50 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Grand Valley Recreation Center in Battlement Mesa, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CMC Blake Center on June 10. Info: 384-8747 and dspgws@rof.net.

MON.&WED. June 1&3 KIDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S CIRCUS â&#x20AC;˘ Rebecca Stokes offers the ďŹ ve week Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Circus class at the Launchpad with Session 1 on Mondays from 4:40 to 5:30 p.m. and Session 2 on Wednesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for kids 7 and older; the cost is $80. Info: 406-579-9303.

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DINING OUT FOR VETS â&#x20AC;˘ Numerous downvalley restaurants will donate 10-20 percent of their proceeds to the Western Slope Veteransâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Coalition emergency fund as part of Dining Out for Vets. The Carbondale and Basalt restaurants include: BonďŹ re Coffee, CafĂŠ Bernard, Dos Gringos, Downvalley Tavern, Fatbelly Burgers, the Goat Deli, Heatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, the Ironbridge Grill, Joyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bella Mia, Phat Thai, the Pour House, SILO, Smoke Modern BBQ and Town. restaurant. The main event is the Veterans VIP Dinner at Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Hostaria in Aspen. Tickets are $125 at rmhumanservices.org. The Western Slope Veterans Coalition is part of Rocky Mountain Human Services, a 501(c)3 non-proďŹ t. The Western Slope Emergency fund assists veterans and their families in the Roaring Fork and Eagle valleys with emergency needs, including housing, food, mental health counseling, transportation and employment support.

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LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library kicks off its Harry Potter movie marathon at 4 p.m. The first film is “Harry Potter and the Sorceror’s Stone.” Popcorn will be served and costumes are encouraged. Info: gcpld.org.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale presents Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot at

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THURSDAY June 4

ART AROUND TOWN • CPAC unveils its 2015 Art aRound Town exhibit with a walking tour starting at 5:30 p.m. at town hall. A reception follows from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Village Smithy.

LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library hosts “Gaming & Lunch” from noon to 1 p.m. through the summer. Free lunch is provided for those 18 and under. The program is a partnership with the Food Bank of the Rockies as part of its Summer Food Service program. Info: 963-2889 and gcpld.org.

LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library kicks off its Adult Summer Reading program with the Starletts at 6:30 p.m. The Starletts are four powerhouse vocalists who share the leads and back ups in a synergy of Motown, soul and rock with a hint of jam. “You’ll hear covers in a whole new way, yet they feel as familiar as your favorite pair of booty shakin’ jeans!” Info: 9632889 and gcpld.org.

FRIDAY JUNE 5 SURLS DEDICATION • The dedication for the James Surls sculpture “Sewing the Future” takes place at the Launchpad starting with light refreshments at 5 p.m., followed by a short program at 5:15 p.m. including Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot, James Surls, primary donor Jim Calaway

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the Carbondale Fire Station at 6:50 a.m. Info: rotarycarbondale.org.

MINDFULNESS • Way of Compassion Dharma Center in the Third Street Center hosts a meditation and Dharma teachings with John (Chophel) Bruna on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Info: 510-0583 or wayofcompassion.org.

and Carbondale Public Arts Commission chair Ashley Todey. The sculpture is located in the roundabout at Main Street and Highway 133.

FRI.-SAT. June 5-6

DANCE • Dance Initiative presents “Damage: Hazards of Parallel Play,” a new work by Dance Initiative’s Artist in Residence Patrick Mueller at 8 p.m. at the Launchpad. The piece will be performed by dancers of Carbondale’s contemporary movement company, CoMotion: A Conscious Movement Project, who have been working closely with Mueller since late March.

Tickets are $10 online and $15 at the door. Space is limited. Reserve seats at danceinitiative.org.

MONDAY June 15

ENTRY DEADLINE • The entry deadline for the Wyly Art Center’s “Pencil Us In” public installation is June 15. The pencil garden will be planted in July. Info: wylyarts.org.

SATURDAY June 20

BIKE TOUR • Registration is under way at active.com for the first Ride for the Child. The 100-mile, 100K and 50K tour of the Roaring Fork Valley is a benefit for Court Appointed Special Advocates for the Ninth Judicial District (CASA). Sponsors include Aloha Mountain Cyclery, Alpine Bank and First Bank.

Save the Date SATURDAY June 20

ROTARY HAPPENING • The theme of this year’s Rotary Club of Carbondale Happening is “Viva Mexico.” The night will be filled with a celebration of music, culture and cuisine from Mexico. There’ll also be a silent auction. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and tickets are $125. To snap one up, e-mail Steve Skinner at steve@kdnk.org or call him at 963-0139. It all takes place at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Drive). Info: carbondalerotary.com.

SATURDAY June 27

CAJUN CLAY NIGHT • Music will be supplied by Electric Lemon, gumbo by Andreas Fischbacher and bowls by Carbondale Clay Center students and teachers at Cajun Clay night starting at 6 p.m. There’ll also be a silent auction, libations, crazy costume contest, kids fair and the CCC’s famous gator cake. Info: carbondaleclay.org.

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

CCAH SHOW • The photography show “Walk with Me” continues at the Launchpad. The show features photographs created by women who are or have been participants in the Valley Resettlement Project. The images include a narrative from the photographers and is an opportunity to get to know your neighbors in a positive and open atmosphere. Info: 963-1680 and carbondalearts.com.

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.

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 program for people dealing with chronic illness, disability, bereavement. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org or 319-6854 or 925-1226.

MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS • Greg Feinsinger, M.D., a retired, board-certified family physician now working on a volunteer basis, will discuss health fair results, heart health or other medical concerns on Mondays for free at the Third Street Center. For an appointment, call 379-5718.

MINDFULNESS GROUP • The Mindful Life Program hosts a weekly meditation and mindfulness group on Mondays from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m. in Suite 28 at the Third Street Center. All are welcome. Info: 970-633-0163 or mindfullifeprogram.org.

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club meets at the Senior Matters room in the Third Street Center Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. You must have a partner and the fee is $3 per person. Info: 963-0425.

JAZZ JAM • The Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs continues Jazz Jam Mondays from 7 to 9:30 p.m. All abilities are welcome. Info: Hunter Damm at 319-7853.

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Mary Lilly’s story: To Nettle Creek by way of D.C. Editor’s note: This is the second in a three part series about long-time Crystal Valley resident Mary Lilly.

By David Troxel Sopris Sun Correspondent Traveling in the Roaring Fork Valley in 1951 with two young sons in tow, Mary and John Lilly found themselves camping near the Crystal River alongside fellow “Easterners” John and Anne Holden, becoming friends and learning of their plans to start a school in the area.

The Holdens had visited the Osgood Castle in nearby Redstone as a possible school site, but had misgivings. As Mary recalls, “They really liked the property and the location, but it was too far from the railroad, too remote. They described other places they had investigated, and Johnny (John Jr., the eldest Lilly son) asked John Holden, ‘If you find a property and start a school, would you let me know?’ He really wanted to go to a school like that.”

The Lilly and Holden families parted soon after to return to their respective homes back east, but Johnny’s inquiry was not forgotten.

The following summer, he received a telegram from John Holden inviting him to join a work camp on a donated piece of land outside Carbondale.

“Johnny packed his trunk and took the train to Glenwood Springs, where they collected him,” remembers Mary. “They spent the summer digging holes for privies and building all kinds of things, which was pretty good for a city boy! Then he stayed

the next year for school.” So it was that John Lilly Jr. helped to build the Colorado Rocky Mountain School and joined its first class, followed a few years later by his younger brother Charlie.

Back East Meanwhile, back in Philadelphia, Johnny and Charlie’s parents picked up the threads of their own projects. John continued his research at the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1954 the Lillys moved to Washington, D.C., where he began his ground-breaking work with isolation tanks at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Mary resumed work on her art degree, while also supporting her husband’s work in sometimes unexpected ways. She describes an episode in a Florida operating theater that proved to be important to his study of dolphin-human communication: “I was on the (operation) observation deck, watching Dr. Lilly and his assistant put electrodes in a dolphin’s brain. The dolphin was making sounds, but they were both too busy to pay attention. But I could hear that the sounds the dolphin was making were mimicking their voices, so I described it to him.” This vocal trick, almost unnoticed, proved critical to much of John Lilly’s work in that field, and became the subject of the 1973 movie “The Day of the Dolphin.”

A drastic turn Then, in 1958, the Lilly’s story took a drastic and unpredictable turn. Dr. Lilly was

Mary and Charles Lilly at their Nettle Creek home in 1993. They settled there in 1971 after first visiting the Crystal River Valley in 1951. Courtesy photo invited to present the keynote address at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco. But there was a conflict, according to Mary.

“That same week, I was having final

exams at American University in Washington.

King Hussein of Jordon was speaking at commencement. I was adamant that, after 20 years of work, I was finally going to take my MARY LILLY page 16

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Wyly Art Center features paintings by RFHS student Sopris Sun Staff Report The Wyly Art Center opens “The Psychology of Emotions,” featuring paintings by Roaring Fork High School junior Amaranda Fregoso from 5 to 7 p.m. on May 29.

The show is offered through The Claudette Carter Art Mentors Program for young women and is directed by local artist Nancy Lovendahl. Each year, Lovendahl and artist Ingrid Magidson work one-on-one with a Basalt High School and Roaring Fork High School junior from September through June, according to a press release. Students learn first-hand what it takes to become a working artist. They are introduced to the full cycle of the exhibition process starting with a show concept, building each artwork, then moving on to photographing and promoting, culminating in their onewoman exhibition in The Wyly Gallery. Upon successful completion of the mentorship, the student helps select the next year’s mentee. The program is for a high school junior who is considering the arts as a career path. “This mentorship is invaluable in applying for admission and scholarships to colleges,” said a Wyly spokeswoman. Fregoso’s exhibition is the first of two such exhibitions, which continue through June 13. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

“My dream is to study psychology and learn more about people, learn what makes them happy and angry. I want to know what makes people tick,” Fregoso says in her exhibition statement.

The Wyly Annex continues its exhibition “Brilliant,” featuring Doug Casebeer and Andrea Wallace, through May 30. Casebeer’s work highlights sculptures of dwellings made from metal and wood on ceramic bases. Wallace’s work highlights large digital

archival prints by Singer Editions, from her body of work called “Fraternal. “ The Wyly Annex will feature Aspen artist Linda Girvin in a show titled “Portraits,” which opens from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 12. The show dates are June 6 through July 4.

Using a flatbed photo scanner, her photo-based art focuses on birds that have died, and explores the transition between death and life, and is an investigation of beauty. Girvin will discuss her work at 5:30 p.m. on June 24.

Adult classes The Wyly offers clay printing with Pam Porter from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 30-31.

The cost is $165.

The monthly Art Farm returns with “Canvas & Cabernet” from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 10. Lisa Singer and Kathy Honea are the teachers. The cost is $35.

“The Art of the Nature Journal” with Maria Hodkins takes place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 13-14. The cost is $150. All skill levels are accepted.

Pam Porter offers “Values Cards: Creating Your Own Personal Deck” from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on June 20. The cost is $80.

Kids classes The Wyly’s summer art camps run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on June 8 through July 31. For details, call 927-4123 or go to art@wylyarts.org.

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BMS students raise $2,000 for Nepal relief

By Steve Jundt

A pair of Basalt Middle School students recently raised $2,000 for victims of the recent earthquakes in Nepal.

“What these girls spearheaded was extraordinary,” said Principal Jeremy Voss. “The entire community pitched in, and it shows what a caring, compassionate place Basalt is.”

The 11-year-old students, Karuna Owens and Tashi Jackson, were both adopted from Nepal and had returned there to visit in recent years. Both have family and friends impacted by the disaster.

After deciding to tackle the project, Owens and Jackson enlisted teacher and student council support. They kicked off fundraising efforts by preparing a slide show on Nepal that was shown to every classroom.

Called “Coins for Compassion,” the campaign is actually what’s known as a “penny war.” Classes compete by putting change into jars for individual grades. Pennies add up to points for each grade, while silver coins or dollars subtract points. Perhaps fittingly, Owens’ and Jackson’s fifth-grade amassed the most points in the school.

Members of the Basalt business community jumped in as well, including Saxy’s and Mountain Greenery, who put out collection jars in their establishments. Basalt Elementary School students also got involved.

“With a helping hand by your side you can achieve anything,” said Jackson. “The way everybody pitched in was outstanding. I want to thank everyone for extending a hand of compassion to the people of Nepal and especially to Ms. Douglass for helping us achieve this goal.”

Jackson said her share of the donations will go to four different organizations in Nepal, including $250 to help rebuild the village of Khumjung and Pangboche, where she’s from. Another $250 will be donated to the Tsering Fund to help provide food, shelter and supplies to vil-

Imagine a shop filled with the world’s most influential fashion designers. All original creations, all authentic designs, all from the masters. Now, imagine you can afford it . . . at least for the next two weeks.

Designers Badgley Mischka, Elyse Walker, Mandalay, Halston and Peppa Pombo are just a few of the lines to be found inside the Designer Outlet at 227 Midland Avenue in Basalt.

The outlet is open through June 12, involving a half dozen Aspen store owners who have brought some of their unique wares to town.

“It’s a blending of creative minds and top fashion and it’s our effort to help lend vitality to the historic downtown corridor,” said one of the project’s coordinators.

The Designer Outlet features a varied array of both formal and casual wear, shoes and boots, plus an assortment of jewelry and accessories, all from top names in the industry. However, don’t expect the usual high prices for these high-line designers, as it is all being offered at the “outlet” values that buyers have traveled far to find and have learned to savor.

“This is an opportunity to provide midvalley shoppers with tremendous quality at extraordinary prices,” said another of the Aspen contributors. “And we’ll sell it all, right down to the furniture displays, fixtures, and racks. We are all very excited to see how old town Basalt responds to our concept.”

A block party is in the works for May 28, to be hosted by the Designer Outlet and surrounding shops including, Sapphire Rain, Tania Dibbs Studio, Salon Tullio, and The Dusty Locker. Live music from Wink and the Signal and an assortment of eats from the hosts will help to set an “old Aspen style” afternoon/evening of shopping and entertainment. The block event is respectful of Mother Nature so feel free to contact one of the shops for updated information.

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Basalt Middle School students Karuna Owens (left) and Tashi Jackson (right) recently raised more than $2,000 for victims of the earthquakes in Nepal. Courtesy photo lagers in need. The Rasuwa Relief Fund and Friends of Maiti, Nepal will also received $250 each.

Owens said her share will go to the Cloudbase Foundation and to KarmaFlights.

A Basalt Middle School spokeswoman said Owens’ and Jackson’s project ties in with the Roaring Fork School District’s new Habits of a Scholar initiative, which highlights five characteristics that are important for students to cultivate. One of the five characteristics is compassion.

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Mary Lilly î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 12 exams, hear this wonderful speech and get my bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree!â&#x20AC;? In order to graduate, Mary couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go to San Francisco with John.

She stayed in Washington to receive her hardearned degree, and he went on alone to the conference.

A few weeks later, Dr. Lilly had not returned, and his research at NIMH had apparently been abandoned. Mary soon learned that, after delivering his speech, John Lilly had boarded a plane to the Virgin Islands with the wife of an associate. The next year, Mary followed him there, and their divorce was made ďŹ nal.

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In Washington, D.C., Mary had to man I was going to age a new reality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I realized have to get a job,â&#x20AC;? she explains. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a job in Washington unless you know something, although,â&#x20AC;? she adds mischievously, â&#x20AC;&#x153;youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know anything there!â&#x20AC;?

With that understanding, Mary began working on her graduate degree. She taught art at the Holton-Arms School for girls in Bethesda, Maryland, and chaperoned a group  of students to the World Academy for Study Abroad, telling the girls â&#x20AC;&#x153;all about everything

in Rome and Florence and Greece. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know very much, but I told them!â&#x20AC;?

On a more enterprising track, Mary partnered with the American University art department to start Craft House, an outlet for the work of promising D.C.-area artists.

Later, an opportunity to invest in a small restaurant chain called the Hot Shoppes proved to be especially timely; the restaurant owners were named Marriott, and as their fortunes rose so did Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. She soon had the resources to quit Washington and follow her heart back westward.

Home at last Mary Lilly returned to Carbondale in 1971, looking for a piece of land where she could grow food and raise animals. She  searched from Aspen to Redstone before settling on a small ranch at Nettle Creek, in the Crystal River Valley not far from where she and her family had met the Holdens 20 years earlier. There, Mary was joined by her youngest son Charles, and together they worked to turn the old ranch into a place they could call â&#x20AC;&#x153;home.â&#x20AC;?

But only for a while.

(Next and ďŹ nal installment: Mary Lilly at Nettle Creek, a mission of mercy and coming home for good).

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Shelterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for all Dear Editor: In response to the notice in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paper, we would like to make it clear that the shelter that the town is building behind the Third Street Center is for everyone â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not only the Carbondale Community Oven. That means the community garden and the Third Street Center in general. And other users of the park. The whole community, in other words. Thank you to everyone who is helping to make this community shelter happen!

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health reasons have led to this difďŹ cult decision.

It truly is a sad commentary that Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s My Party! will be added to a dying breed of small, family operated businesses that have fallen to the Internet and big-box stores over the last several years. It seems that local, small businesses are a thing of the past. We optimistically thought that Carbondale would be different. It canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be stressed enough how vital it is for OUR community to support OUR local merchants.

Thank you so much to those loyal patrons who have kept us going for this long. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re touched by the outpouring of support we have received in light of this difďŹ cult decision.

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