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Carbondale’s American Legion Post 100 held its traditional Memorial Day ceremony on May 20. See more photos on page 7. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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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, email editor Will Grandbois at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

Death and Vanity Fair What really matters at the end of this life; is it fame? Fortune? The one with the most magazine subscriptions wins? In the end, I think it’s the memories. It comes down to how you make others feel because only through the living does our legacy endure. I like the idea that we’re all in this together and at the end we reconnect in stardust. This thought brings me an easy-going, off-the-hook, peace of mind. Like one of my favorite quotes by Ogden Nash- “There is not a shred of evidence that life is serious.” So, I might as well do what makes me feel accomplished and have a little fun along the way.

Death is beneficial in that it gives this life a frame of reference. Without a definitive end, I might be tempted to just sit around and watch the clouds go by. I find it reassuring to know there’s something unknown that comes for each and every living thing on this planet. Without exception. It’s the one thing we all have in common. And while I feel sorrow for our loss, I believe it to be an important part of the journey.

By Jeannie Perry Death reminds us to appreciate love; and to get going on that Bucket List…

Thankfully, death comes for us all, but before it comes for me I want to take the Proust Questionnaire on the last page of Vanity Fair. Then I can die happy. So here goes…

OPINION

Ps & Qs

What is your idea of perfect happiness?

Grocery shopping with my family in a store where I’m unfamiliar with the layout because that means we’re all on vacation together.

What is your greatest fear?

Anyplace my air depends on a hose.

Which historical figure do you most identify with?

Identify with—as in, aspire to be? Dorothy Parker.

Which living person do you most admire?

Elizabeth Warren. I don’t know how she stays so calm.

What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?

I worry.

What is the trait you most deplore in others?

Pretense.

What is your greatest extravagance?

My sunglasses.

What is your favorite journey?

This one.

What do you consider the most overrated virtue?

Cleanliness.

On what occasion do you lie?

When the policeman asks me if I know how fast I was going.

What do you dislike most about your appearance?

My chin.

Which words or phrases do you most overuse?

Dirty Grey Goose martini, please.

What is your greatest regret?

Not smashing the window of a car with a little dog inside, parked in a parking lot in Nevada in June.

What or who is the greatest love of your life?

Oris When and where were you happiest?

In my 40s.

Which talent would you most like to have?

The ability to speak in public without sweating profusely.

What is your current state of mind?

Joyful resistance.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

My tendency to wouldn’titbeawfulif (focusing on the worst case scenario.)

If you could change one thing about your family, what would it be?

Not a thing.

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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 news@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.

CMS tops Project Citizen Dear Editor: Two months ago a group of four students from Carbondale Middle School started their journey to a state wide competition in Denver. This idea started as a question: how can we best help the immigrant community in Carbondale?

As middle schoolers in a small town school, we made time in between classes, during specials and after school to create our presentation for the Project Citizen event.

As we prepared for the event in Denver, every person in the Issues Club helped put the presentation together. We all saw how much the plan we were proposing could help our community and the families around us.

We would like to propose Spanish classes for the Carbondale Police force to help connect all parts of the community, and create an outreach program to help the immigrant community feel safe.

Two weeks ago, the group of 14 Issues Club members drove to Denver and attended the Colorado Project Citizen Showcase. At the showcase event there were 20 teams of high school, middle school and elementary age students competing . We were the only non Front Range team and represented Carbondale in the best way possible, by winning the middle school age division.

Our presenters Vanessa Leon, Cassidy Meyer, Jessica Kollar and Keiry Lopez made the judges think, accept new ideas and put a personal touch on the presentation, these are just some of the reasons why Carbondale Middle School took first. I believe that one main reason we won was because each and everyone of us are truly passionate about our topic and our plan.

We all hope that in the future everyone in Carbondale feels safe and everyone is respected. Thank you Project Citizen for helping our plan come true.

Grace Jardine Carbondale Middle School

Letter to the Roaring Fork Valley Dear Editor: It is a known fact that there is a wealth of very talented musicians in this valley of all genres. I wish to mention two classical groups here who recently gave amazing concerts.

One is the Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra who gather their members from the valley and beyond, all ages. All levels rehearse once a week, take private lessons weekly and giving multiple concerts twice a year. This audience member, who attends regularly and has enjoyed watching them mature in their musicianship. Don’t miss their next concerts-see their website for more information: https://www.roaringforkmusicsociety.org.

The other group is the High Mountain Strings/Sinfonia.

A group of professional string players sometimes with guests (winds and brass), I was very fortunate to perform with them recently. Performing without a conductor, each member has such great passion for making every aspect of the music just right and all thoughts are considered.

For me, it was a most rewarding experience. Keep your eye out for their next concerts also!

Deborah Barnekow El Jebel LETTERS page 19

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Development plan would be new City Market’s neighbor Grocery store still on track to be built, officials say

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer According to Carbondale officials at Town Hall and a private land-use planner working on the Carbondale Marketplace project near the intersection of West Main Street and Highway 133, a proposed new and enlarged City Market store and its related commercial entities still are expected to be built.

In addition, according to a consultant involved with the City Market project, the owner of the lot just south of the City Market site along West Main Street has arranged for an open house on June 6 at the Carbondale Town Hall to gather public input about a new development idea in the same part of town.

The site of the newly proposed development scheme, which contains slightly more than 5.3 acres of the land once owned by CRMS, is owned by local businessman Briston Peterson and his partners.

As indicated by graphics provided by the development team, the newly-hatched plan for the lot next to Main Street — known as Lot 1 — calls for construction of two of what initially are envisioned as apartments at the north side of a large, soccer-field sized patch of open space bounded on the east by an extended Hendrick Drive and on the west by a newly created street, Shorty Pabst Way. Pabst Way is named after the late beer magnate, Shorty Pabst, who donated the land in question to the adjacent private school, Colorado Rocky Mountain School (CRMS), which later sold the site to a developer.

The new development plan also calls for construction of two “flex building” structures, on land currently occupied by a small, vacant house just behind the 7 Eleven store, and a two-story “office” facility located to the west of the RE/MAX real estate office on Highway 133.

Along West Main Street, according to local land-use planner Robert Schultz, who has been working with Peterson and with the City Market development team, the proposal calls for a group of retail or commercial spaces in a “mixed-use” arrangement, meaning the commercial use would be on the ground floor with office or residential on the upper floor.

Parking areas would be built around the apartments and other buildings, but not along Pabst Way. Schultz noted that the new development plans conflict with the existing zoning for the stretch along West Main, which is said is zoned for a “strip mall” type of development.

That existing zoning, Schultz said, dates back to the late 1990s, at least, well before developers started eyeing the property for large-scale commercial development, including the relocation of the existing City Market store from its current

The proposed development would occupy the south end of the Carbondale Marketplace property along West Main Street.

Photo by Shaine Ebrahimi location to the south of West Main, in the Crystal Village Market shopping center.

The open house, which will feature illustrations of the two neighboring development projects on the walls of the meeting room, is mainly a way for Peterson to gauge public support for the idea, Schultz said.

Schultz stressed that the target audience for the open house is, in large part, local residents looking for rental housing in Carbondale, a type of housing that government officials have long said is in short supply.

“You want something that’s going to work for the people you want to house,” Schultz told the Sopris Sun in an interview this week, meaning “people who are renters” and would be interested in the apartments Briston wants to build.

The City Market proposal, which is separate from Peterson’s new plan, also calls for construction of a First Bank with a drive-through window, and a gas station, both along Highway 133.

Schultz, who also is overseeing the City Market development proposal, said Peterson’s idea first came up a couple of months ago.

“Briston contacted Rich Camp (the City Market project’s landscape architect and planner) and me, and we started talking,” Schultz said.

The overall, 23-acre property has been targeted by different developers for more than 17 years, starting with the Crystal River Marketplace proposed by developer Brian Huster's Telluride-based Crystal River Development Co. That project approved by the town but then turned down by voters in 2003 at the end of a tumultuous battle between the developer and a group known as the Town Mothers.

A subsequent, revised development plan, called The Village at Crystal River, was put forward by Denver-area developer Rich Schierburg and also gained government approval, first by a community-based Roadmap Group that went

Other developments on the property have already begun the public process, including proposals for City Market and First Bank. Photo by Jane Bachrach over the plan and then by the town government itself.

But the town’s trustees then put the matter before the electorate after it became clear that opponents of the revised project were gearing up to force an election anyway.

That project also was rejected by voters, in 2012.

The current City Market development proposal was first conceived in 2012, Schultz said, and has received approval from the town’s trustees, though a final plat has yet to be filed and actual construction cannot begin until that plat is filed.

The City Market final-plat filing has been subject to five different delays, starting last year, due to requests to extend the filing deadlines for internal reasons cited by the Kroger national grocery chain, owner of the City Market and King Soopers grocery stores.

Calls to City Market officials, to learn about their construction plans or related information, such as when the store's current lease expires, were not returned by press deadline.

It’s a common misconception that the Marketplace property extends all the way to Dolores Way, but in fact it would be bounded on the north by an extension of Nieslaink Avenue and on the west by a new road named in honor of Shorty Pabst.

Courtesy graphic

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Town Briefs

Downed trees and flaming power poles According to Town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to trustees, staff and others, recent storms left town arborist David Coon with plenty to attend to, with wind damage throughout town and a tree in Miner’s Park which was apparently struck by lightning. Also, a power pole near Weant Boulevard and Highway 133 caught fire on the night of May 25, causing a power outage into the wee hours of the morning.

Meanwhile…

• A design charrette took place last week to map out the Carbondale Historic Food Forest permaculture project at the Thompson House Historic Park. Stakeholders represented in the charrette included CMC Sustainability Program Chairman- Adrian Fielder, CMC Sustainability Student- Julia Farwell, Founder of the Basalt Food Park-Stephanie Syson, Executive Director of Mount Sopris Historic Society- Beth White, and Parks & Recreation Director Eric Brendlinger. The charrette was led by Genieveve Villamizar. A preliminary plan was achieved for the planting of the heritage trees in guilds this June.

• At the John M. Fleet Pool, Carbondale Community School is conducting swim lessons and triathlon training for their student physical education program and will hold their annual triathlon on June 1. Swim lessons for youth and all of the adult pool programs and fitness classes will commence the week of June 5th. Go to www.carbondalerec.com for times, days and more information The pool will also be offering a second American Red Cross Lifeguard Certification course on June 13-16. Contact Margaret Donnelly for more info: mdonnelley@carbondaleco.net or 510-1280.

• Third Street reopened to traffic, with the only outstanding item on the project, other than punch list items, being the installation of the lighting which should take place in June.

• The contractor at the old landfill completed the placement of fill material and the project is expected to be seeded this week.

• The placement of the chip seal was completed this week along with sweeping in preparation of the fog seal on the chip sealed roads. The fog seal was slated to be placed on the chip sealed roads in River Valley Ranch, Third Street, and Village Lane this week.

• The town’s striping contractor was in to stripe the Town Hall parking lot and Main Street, Fourth Street between Garfield and Colorado as well as the angled parking on Colorado east of Fourth Street. He will be back to town one more time this year to stripe the Highway 133 intersections once the fog seal has been placed and has had time to cure.

• The Rec. Center basketball gymnasium will be closed June 3 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. for a private rental with 250 people attending the invitation only event. The cardio room and the climbing wall will be open as normal. The CRCC will also be shifting to the summer hours: from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

• The Nettle Creek special use permit land appraisal has been performed, with a few items remaining to be incorporated into the final version of the special use permit. The state has approved the design of the Crystal well treatment plant and the baffles were installed inside the clear well.

• Parks crews fixed leaks in the Highway 133 main line with some help from the Utilities Department’s vac truck, covered holes at Hillcrest cemetery and replaced broken rails at Evergreen Cemetery and North Face Park. Full time employees also attended a trenching and shoring training.

• The Police Department is conducting interviews for a Police Services Technician and will soon be advertising for an officer position. Officer Kirkland completed a two day class on advanced handgun tactics while Chief Schilling and Officer Zimmerman accompanied a fourth grade class to Highline Lake on an annual field trip.

Cop Shop From May 19 through 25, Carbondale Officers handled 199 Calls for Service.

During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

FRIDAY May 19 at 2:36 a.m. Officers noticed a vehicle behind a closed business with a recent history of break ins, and ended up issuing a summons to the driver for driving under the influence, open container of marijuana in a vehicle and minor in possession of marijuana.

FRIDAY May 19 at 8:56 a.m. A Carbondale resident contacted police to report a lost or stolen handgun.

FRIDAY May 19 at 2:35 p.m. Police responded to a report of a suspicious man with a knife and bag of white powder at the Black Nugget. After further investigation, officers arrested the 27-year-old on possession of a controlled substance and criminal impersonation, among other charges.

SATURDAY May 20 at 7:24 a.m. A security camera was reported stolen from its mount outside of a local business.

SATURDAY May 20 at 1:40 p.m. After a school zone sign was knocked down on Highway 133, police located the responsible vehicle nearby.

WEDNESDAY May 24 at 9:59 p.m. Police were dispatched to Valley View Hospital after a report of an assault.

THURSDAY May 25 Officers took two separate reports of stolen bicycles.

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Free park concerts kick off June 11

By Megan Tackett Special to The Sopris Sun Another summer in Carbondale, another monthly series of free concerts in Sopris Park.

Starting Sunday, June 11 — and continuing every second Sunday of each month until the program’s Sept. 10 finale — locals and visitors can count on late afternoons of free concerts from 4-7 p.m.

“This is an amenity for everyone,” said Marty Silverstein, co-event coordinator with Steve Standiford of Steve’s Guitars fame. Each show features two acts that includes a usually local opener followed by a touring headliner, according to Standiford. The two organizers split their roles according to their strengths: Standiford takes care of booking the performances, while Silverstein ensures the fundraising coffers are sustainable.

Thanks to the monetary support of the Town of Carbondale, myriad business sponsors and individual donors, all bands get a guaranteed payday, audience members get exposed to potentially new music and local bands get increased exposure.

“This year, KDNK is going to to broadcast at least one concert, [which] also exposes our musicians to more people. So, hopefully, it’s of mutual benefit,” Silverstein said.

“It’s family friendly,” Standiford added. While park rules apply — no alcohol, no glass and no pets — throughout the duration of the concerts, that doesn’t mean they are limited experiences. In fact, the duo behind the series fully encourages all participants to patronize the surrounding downtown vendors before or after each show.

“Some families come with picnics,” Silverstein said, adding that people may also order food to bring with them to the shows. “If people have to have a drink, they can go to White House [Pizza], Mi Casita or [Carbondale] Beer Works — and they have patios!”

“And Batch, soon!” chimed in Standiford about Carbondale’s soon-to-be Main Street newcomer.

While stumbling onto a free concert in the middle of the park will unThe full music lineup is still being finalized, but we already doubtedly be a pleasant know that DangerMuffin will headline the July 9 concert. surprise for some this Courtesy photo year, Silverstein and Standiford have been in the town’s music production scene for decades. Behind the scenes, they’ve had to evolve with the town’s needs — and the industry’s.

“I’ve been putting on live music every week [at Steve’s Guitars] for 20 years,” Standiford said. “[Planning] is kind of year-round.” By September, Silverstein noted, it will be time for grant applications.

“It’s 10 pages; it’s quite the list,” Standiford commented about the Colorado Common Grant Application. “Quite the contrast from the first event!”

Both Standiford and Silverstein expressed continued gratitude to all supporters for the series. This year, they plan to pass a collections hat around the audience after the same strategy proved so successful in the past — one year, individuals contributed about $300 to a passed hat, which ended up funding the September concert.

In an era of apparent divisiveness, the summer concert series is a beacon of inclusivity, as far Silverstein and Standiford are concerned. “This is a nonpolitical event,” Silverstein said. “The only thing I tell people is, if you like it, let your elected officials know. Because some of your money is going to this, let them know that you think this is a good use of that money. And I think it is. Through Steve and myself, we get a really big bang for the buck.”

Both organizers amusedly acknowledged that producing just one three-hour concert that attracts between 250 and 500 people, as each Sunday show in the Sopris Park series does, in Aspen could carry a much larger price tag.

“It’s really a group, community event with the whole town represented,” Standiford continued. “One of the things I like the best is that there are hippies and ranchers and cowboys: they’re all sitting in the same space. It’s such a nice thing to have the music just put everyone in the same space that they can agree on.”

“The last two years have been very successful,” Silverstein said, “and we just want to build on that success.” For Silverstein, some of the more poignant moments of that success are seeing three generations of the same family enjoying a music-oriented outing together.

“We’ve had a truly amazing response from the musical community and from the local community,” he added. “To me, this is part of keeping Carbondale funky.”

Of course, there is always one last, consistent ingredient to a successful outdoor event in Colorado, as Standiford pointed out: “Praying for good weather!”

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A new clothing startup brand is in the process of launching, founded by Basalt High School student Javier De La Cruz. Titled “Lost Generation,” it’s mission is “to allow for the expansion and exploration, of the diversity in definitions of beauty in design for today’s youth, within the clothing market-space.” It’s part of the The Tardigrade Group, which seeks to empower teens in the broader business world. Learn more at lostgenerationusa.com.

It’s time to purchase your tickets for Roaring Fork Conservancy’s 13th Annual River Float on June 10. Spend a morning floating the lower Roaring Fork with your family, friends, and a local river ambassador, then reconvene at Coryell Ranch for the River Fest, which includes a cook-out with music, famous homemade corn dogs, Roaring Fork Beer Company, and the opportunity to play with stand-up paddleboards and fly fishing rods. The whole package is $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers; reservations needed

by June 7 at www.roaringfork.org/events.

Mesoamerica Resiste Join the Beehive Design Collective for interactive storytelling featuring vividly detailed cartoons of plants and animals. The narrative links social movements to environmental struggles, connects cultural and ecological diversity and takes place at 6 p.m. June 5 at the Third Street Center.

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If they can’t find you, they can’t help Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District — which also provides ambulance service for the area — recently sent out a reminder for folks to make themselves easy to find.Specifically, they recommended having prominently displayed numbers on homes in a contrasting color in a well lit area. Additionally, in an emergency, turn on all outside lights after calling 911, identify vehicles in the driveway to dispatch and, if possible, send someone to the curb to flag down responders.

Sunset sessions The Wheeler Opera House will kick-off its recently announced series of free performances with a concert by singer/songwriter Kevin Heinz on June 2 in the newly renovated Wheeler bar lobby. Future performances will feature great music, spoken word, comedy and more, as you watch the sun set behind Aspen Mountain.

A Valley View Hospital helicopter managed to find a landing place near Mushroom Rock on the evening of May 24 after a hiker reportedly broke a leg on the trail. “We didn’t know exactly where they were and it was getting close to dark,” explained Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection Deputy Chief Rob Goodwin. “This was the safest way to do it for crews and rescuers.” Photo by Will Grandbois

The full experience JAS Aspen Snowmass is looking for volunteers to assist with parking, ushering, green team efforts and more for the upcoming JAS June Experience at the Benedict Music Tent in Aspen, June 23 to 25. Earn an experience ticket to the June show of your choice for every day you volunteer. If interested visit jazzaspensnowmass.org or email jasvolunteer@gmail.com with your contact information and availability.

Three new members joined the Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) on its Board of Directors: Maurice LaMee, former Executive Director of the Aspen Institute’s Aspen Words program, long-time Roaring Fork Valley educator, Kristen Graham, and Crystal Palace alumni and TRTC Associate Artist, Mike Monroney. They start as TRTC makes final preparations for the “2017 Masquerade Gala” on June 10, with tickets still available at www.thunderrivertheatre.com.

Support the arts A benefit gala for the Glenwood Springs Center for the arts will take place at 6 p.m. June 9 at the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue, with live jazz, dancers, comedy, live painting and more. Tickets are $40 a piece and available at www.glenwoodarts.org.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthdays this week include: Chip Munday, Debbie Romanus (June 1); Tracy Trulove, Easton O’Flannery (June 2); Lacy Hughes, Jim Ryan (June 5); Erin Cuseo (June 6) and Jenn Roeser (June 7).

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Good spirits up and down Main Street

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale’s historic Main Street district has long been the home of a changing roster of bars and restaurants, but these days things are looking a little different as the drinking scene takes on a more social vibe, according to two entrepreneurs working on those changes.

With the advent nearly two years ago of the Marble Distilling Company, 150 Main St., and now the pending inauguration of the Roaring Fork Beer Co.’s new tasting room at 358 Main, reportedly to be known as “Batch,” it would appear that the changing nature of Main Street drinking establishments is on the upswing.

A little history

Head Bartender Brian McIsaac makes a “Dude” while “The Big Lebowski” plays in the background in part of Marble Distilling's second anniversary week. Photo by Will Grandbois

Back in the late 1970s, before Carbondale had been discovered by the world as the mecca for food and drink that it has become today, there weren’t many places to get a drink on Main Street.

The celebrated Black Nugget Saloon was at the corner of Fourth and Main, the Crystal Valley Steakhouse had the space now occupied by Town, and a Mexican restaurant known as T-Jo’s offered food (with 3.2 beer) in the space formerly held by the European Antiques store and now about to become Batch.

A bar and restaurant called the Dusty Nose … er, the

Dusty Rose had moved into the space formerly filled by Kenny’s Pharmacy, but it didn’t last long and soon was taken over by Skip Bell and his Pour House, which continues to offer libations and food to this day.

Over the ensuing years, the names of these venerable businesses mostly have changed (does the name, Ship O’ Fools ring a bell, with its infamous Widespread Panic spoof in 2003?), though the storefronts largely remained the same until relatively recently.

Others have come (and some have gone) as the time

passed, but today’s roster of bar/restaurants has been fairly static for several years. From White House Pizza at Eighth and Main, to the Marble Distilling Co. on the east, the eating and drinking venues have mostly held pat.

Batch The scion of the Roaring Fork Beer Co. on Dolores Way, Batch was initially slated to open in late May, according to a small article in the online Brewbound publication, though it SPIRITS page 9

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With a completely remodeled interior, the “tasting room,� as it is styled, will feature 24 taps (compared to the six taps at the Dolores Way location).

Of those, a dozen will initially be serving up the beverages manufactured at the Dolores Way brewery, according to Aly Sanguily, marketing manager of the company she founded with her partner, Chase Engel. “We’re not actually a brew pub,� she told The Sopris Sun this week. “We’re a production brewery� with an outlet downtown that is not associated “Batch� is the latest in an ongoing trend of monosylwith a restaurant, as bars must labic business names, like its neighbor “town.� — both of which have hosted drinking establishments in the be in Colorado.

The idea for the new outlet past. Photo by Jane Bachrach came up, she said, because “We just really wanted to have a place for our customers to come and have a Marble Distilling taste of the beer (in) a really cool and Over at the Marble Distilling Company and unique place.â€? the Distillery Inn (a combination distillery and That, and the fact that on Dolores Way the lodge), co-owner Connie Baker paused in her business of attracting customers “was very frantic preparations for the company’s second successful in a very difďŹ cult location. In cer- birthday to chat about the changing nature of tain months, we were a little slower, because drinking establishments on Main Street. everyone was downtown.â€?

Although the MDC started out producing They met with the owner of the 107-year- strictly vodka-based beverages, it is now coming old building, Bernard Poncelot, struck a deal, out with whiskeys — both bourbon and rye, so and that was that. far, but with plans for what she termed a “sin“He was very positive and excited about gle malt� patterned after Scotch that has yet to everything we’ve done,� Sanguily recalled. be started.

Batch, she continued, has a “manufacAll of which is meant to satisfy a thirst that turer’s licenseâ€? that is standard for breweries has nothing to do with quantities consumed, in Colorado and permits strictly the sale of and more to do with providing unique hardbeer manufactured by the RFBC itself. liquor avors that can be savored and discussed.

But, she went on, they plan to expand the “I think it’s more of a social scene than a focus of the new establishment to include drinking scene,â€? she said of the atmosphere at wines and other alcoholic beverages, as well MDC and at Batch. as some non-alcoholic libations, which will The focus at MDC, she said, always has ow from the other taps not already busy been on providing a wide array of entertainwith RFBC beer. ment, from live music (the business has won Tasting rooms such as this one, she said, town approval for a stage out front) to movies are a different way of approaching cus- (such as a showing of “The Big Lebowskiâ€? on tomers’ needs for a drink and a place in May 30, in honor of the establishment’s signawhich to imbibe. ture drink, “The Dudeâ€?), in addition to the “It just creates it’s own scene,â€? she said, in range of beverages distilled on the premises and the same way that brew pubs “have their own sold at The Marble Bar. kind of vibe.â€? “You might come in for a cocktail or two Typically, she predicted, customers will be and then head out for dinner,â€? she explained, limited to two or three “poursâ€? of what she “or maybe come in after dinner and have a coutermed the “high octaneâ€? brews, partly to pre- ple. It’s more of a social and gathering place vent over-consumption but also because “most than a hang-out, drinking place.â€? people really don’t want more than three.â€?

And since the beverages sold are hard liquor There also will be â€œďŹ‚ights,â€? or sam- based, the atmosphere of talking more than plings of several brews at one sitting in boozing is one that is not only intentional, it is smaller glasses. deemed better for the health of the business as Asked how she might characterize the well as the customers. changing scene downtown, Sanguily reBaker stressed that the entire community is inmarked, “I feel like it’s such a specialized mar- vited to take part in the week of festivities markket. It’s just more intimate ‌ such a personal, ing MDC’s two-year run, starting with an event intimate experience.â€? planned at Batch Thursday night (although conAnd, she said, “I’m excited to be down- struction delays might mean that event will have town.â€? moved to MDC) and continuing with what Although the opening date was not ex- Baker called “the big partyâ€? on Friday. actly known by midweek, Sanguily said Batch Starting at 5 p.m. on Friday, she said, the will be open from 2-10 p.m. on Mondays 100 block of Main Street was to be closed, to through Thursdays, and from 2-11 p.m. on make room for a celebration that was to inFridays and Saturdays, and there will be live clude live music, food trucks and specialty music regularly. cocktails for all comers.

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Nicki and Rita, gatekeepers of Carbondale Middle School

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Writer If you’ve been to Carbondale Middle School, chances are you’ve met Nicki and Rita.

The school secretaries have been manning the main office for a combined 50 years, and in the process they’ve become almost inseparable. Indeed, it’s not uncommon for folks to mix them up or even combine their names, so we’ll stick with a first name basis here to avoid even more confusion.

“We usually answer to whatever they call us,” one of them quipped.

As such, it’s hard to imagine a time when Rita Overbeck did the job on her own. That was back in 1991, a decade after the Greeley native moved to the mountains with her family. It provided the perfect opportunity to keep the same schedule as her daughters, but proved far from easy.

“I was pretty overwhelmed that first year,” she said. “It was kind of learn as you go.”

When another full time secretarial position came open in October 1993, one of Nicki Zugshwerdt’s three kids suggested her to Rita. From Englewood originally, Nicki had a fondness for the area from spring breaks in Glenwood Springs when she and her husband considered a return to Colorado after a stint in South Dakota and had just started as a secretary in Basalt.

“I called her up, and she seemed very interested in not making the commute to Basalt,” Rita recalled. “It was just so much

nicer to have someone else.”

“It wasn’t very nice of me to only work there for a short time,” Nicki noted.

Nicki, who planned to be an accountant before succumbing to the family business (her mother, sister and cousin were all school secretaries), took on the financial end of things, as well as supplies and coordinating field trips. Rita handles matriculation, attendance, substitutes and the like. Most of what they do, though, can’t be contained in a job description.

“We wear so many other hats. You can have a five minute project take you three days, but you come in knowing that. You learn how to prioritize.” Rita observed.

“I’ve repaired I-don’t-know-how-many pencil sharpeners.”

“It’s the first place anyone sends anybody to get anything,” Nicki agreed. “We went through years when we didn’t even have a nurse.”

For a few years, they also took charge of putting together a yearbook, first via literal cut-and-paste and later in a digital format.

It gave them a perspective on all the facets of student life that didn’t go through the office.

“We went to every single home game,” Nicki recalled. “It was kinda cool.”

Often, the students they get to know best are the ones who were sent out of class for one reason or another. While some may be be labeled as troublemakers, they almost always behave for Nicki and Rita. Even if they did act up, there aren’t a whole lot of tricks

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“It’s fun to prove to the kids that we may be old but we’re not stupid,” Rita chuckled.

“You get to know them and you have kind of a soft spot for ’em,” Nicki said.

“Now is their time to make stupid choices.”

“You just hope that they learn from them,” Rita added.

They’re also the de facto school histo-

rians, having spanned two buildings, three mascots, four principals and eight vice principals.

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Nicki and Rita om page 10 Roaring Fork High School building in 2007, but asbestos mitigation set the whole project back. The challenges were compounded by the addition of the fifth grade, which had been part of Carbondale Elementary School until the final move to the Crystal River Elementary building. For what turned out to be a whole school year, the eighth grade operated out of modulars and classes were taught out of the boxes they had packed the previous spring. By comparison, the current construction in the auditorium, library and on the lockers is a minor inconvenience.

“It seems like every year there’s some new challenge,” Rita noted. “Next year will be the first time we’ve ever had matching office furniture.”

The mascot switch was somewhat less dramatic. When they first started, it was the “AllStars,” which Nicki recalls wasn’t a particularly fun mascot. The whole school voted to change over to the “Wolverines” — though neither Nicki or Rita could confirm whether the suggestion was an intentional “Red Dawn” film reference. The final and current change was more recent, when CRES and CMS both aligned with the RFHS Rams mascot (which itself changed from the Bulldogs when Basalt briefly joined Carbondale Union back in the day).

Of the principals they worked with, the longest running was Cliff Colia, who also happened to be the person who had the most trouble keeping their names straight — at least at first.

“There for a while we would wear

nametags, just so he could remember,” Nicki laughed.

“He really was the biggest kid we had in the school. He made it fun for the kids,” Rita added. “It was hard to see him leave.”

The secretaries relationship, though, goes deeper than just work.

“We’ve become best friends,” Rita explained.

They’ve travelled together in Alaska, Vancouver and Lake Powell, among other places. Their youngest daughters were born two weeks apart.

“We said they were twins separated at birth,” Nicki said.

The coincidence was compounded when they both came back from Christmas vacation with the same news of impending grandchildren — who ended up being born a day apart in 2014.

“We’d been working together too long,” Rita observed.

And while some things haven’t changed over the years, technology has left its mark.

“We used to do attendance by hand, then it was bubble sheets, now it’s all web based,” Rita recalled.

For the office, the march of progress is mostly positive, but in the classroom there are a slew of new requirements.

“I was always grateful I wasn’t a teacher, and they work so much harder than they used to,” Nicki noted.

It’s apparent with the students, as well.

The office now keeps a box of temporarily confiscated electronic devices.

“The biggest change I’ve noticed is how de-

pendent they are on their phones,” Rita said.

“They’re exposed to so much more,” Nicki added.

There’s also the matter of the greater variety of school choice and the corresponding plateau and even drop in CMS enrollment.

“When my kids all went here you know all the other kids in town,” Nicki said. “It

feels like it kinda split.”

While the open enrollment public option is sometimes looked down on, Nicki and Rita believe it’s as good as it gets.

“We have a staff that genuinely cares about kids and wants them to succeed,” Rita said. “This is a great place, otherwise we wouldn’t be here.”

Former Principal Cliff Colia began crossing off departing faculty after his first year at CMS. Now Nicki and Rita are the only ones remaining.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY June 1 ART WALK • Check out a new year of public art with insight from the artists. The Carbondale Public Arts Commissions hosts a tour beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.) with a reception after at the Launchpad.

FRIDAY June 2 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Buena Vista Social Club Adios” (G) at 7:30 p.m. June 2-8; “Born in China” (G) at 5:30 p.m. June 3 and “Their Finest” (R) at 5 p.m. on June 4 (captioned).

ARTIST RECEPTION • Main Street Gallery and the Framer (399 Main St.) shows off new paintings by Jane Lee from 5 to 8 p.m. for First Friday.

THREW AND THRU • The Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St.) features a solo exhibition by Matthew Eames featuring an installation and sculptures playing with the idea of tenuous space with a 6 to 8 p.m.

First Friday opening.

BLOCK PARTY • Marble Distllery turns two with a big bash on the 100 block of Main from 5 to 11 p.m., complete with Slow Groovin’ BBQ, Elevated Elixers, adorable adoptables from Colorado Animal Rescue and music from The Good Time Travelers.

CORRESPONDENCE • Carbondale Arts presents an exhibition that displays the artfully slow-paced discourse between 14+ artists utilizing the postal system in the tra-

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dition of mail art with an opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

ROCK ‘N ROLL • At at 8:30 p.m., AP and the Howlin’ Moons takes the stage at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.).

DRUM CIRCLE • Start First Friday off with a beat from 5:45 to 8:30 p.m. at True Nature Healing Arts (100 N. Third St.) Bring your own drum.

ROTARY INFO • Join the Mt. Sopris and Carbondale Rotaries from 6 to 8 p.m. for a membership meeting at the Pan and Fork Restaurant (303 River Valley Ranch Dr.).

SENIOR SYMPOSIUM • Colorado Rocky Mountain School (500 Holden Way) students shows off the results of their senior projects throughout the day.

FRI & SAT June 2-3 CROWN SUMMERFEST • Live music, food and beer vendors, hot air balloon rides and more come to Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel. Info at www.crownmtn.org.

RAIN BARREL WORKSHOP • Roaring Fork Conservancy, CORE and attorney Jeff

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SATURDAY June 3 AFTERNOON BLUEGRASS • Join Lookout Mountain Showdown from 1 to 4 p.m. at Marble Distillery.

GRILL YOUR ACE • Swing by Ace Hardware of Carbondale (1011 Highway 133) between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to snack on your favorite dish and maybe buy the grill that made it.

PEDALANDO • Join an all-ages bike ride departing Willits Town Center at 9 a.m. to Rock Bottom Ranch and back (just over 6 miles) to celebrate the summer biking season. Also, from 2 to 5 p.m., catch an intro to biking clinic for kids 8 and up to learn to properly use brakes, gears and basic riding positions.

MONDAY June 5 HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include…

• One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plant-based nutrition, other medical issues. Call retired family doctor Greg

Feinsinger, M.D. for appointment (379-5718).

• First Monday of every month catch a powerpoint presentation by Dr. Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition 7 to 8:30 p.m. board room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

• Fourth Monday of every month, plantbased potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing. More information at www.davinikent.org.

Further Out FRIDAY June 9 BINGO SWAP • Bring something used you're happy to give away but don't need anymore for a twist on the old game of Bingo at 5:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) Instead of winning a cash prize, you win the chance to pick out something cool someone else brought! Sponsored by Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists.

TUESDAY June 13 DIDGERIDOO DOWN UNDER • The Garfield County Libraries are kicking off the children’s 2017 Summer Reading Program with a high-energy, Australia-themed show that combines music, culture, puppetry, comedy, character building, storytelling, and audience participation. It all starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.). Free and open to the public; visit www.gcpld.org for more information.

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DHARMA • Every Wednesday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the Way of Compassion Dharma Center offers a meditation and Dharma talk facilitated

by John (Chophel) Bruna at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) suite 36, in Carbondale. On Saturdays, catch silent meditation at 8 and 8:30 a.m., followed by Chenrezig Sadhaha practice at 9:30 a.m. and book study and practice from 11 a.m. to noon.

POETRY WORKSHOPS • Release your inner poet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month a the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE • A free facilitated workshop for adults, writing your personal history, one story at a time. Facilitated by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/genealogist.

First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library, (815 Cooper Ave.). Info at 945-5958 or gcpld.org C’DALE TRUSTEES • The Carbondale Board of Trustees holds regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.) starting at 6 p.m.

The trustees usually hold a work session at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays. Info: 9632733 or carbondalegov.org.

SUPER CHATS • RFSD Superintendent Rob Stein hosts coffee chats from 7 to 8 a.m. at Bonfire Coffee (in the Dinkel Building) on the second Tuesday of the month, at Saxy’s in Basalt on the first Tuesday, and River Blend in Glenwood Springs on the fourth Tuesday.

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Club meets the first Tuesday of the month at the Gathering Center at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.) starting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Chuck Logan at 963-7002 or Chris Chacos at 379-9096.

BLUEGRASS JAM • Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session first and last Sundays at 6:30 at Steve’s Guitars (19 N 4th St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.).

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair SENIOR MATTERS • The nonprofit Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norman at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train. Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

COMMUNITY MEAL • Faith Lutheran Church (1340 Highway 133) hosts a free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale.com.

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SPIRITUAL SUNDAYS • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) meets at 10 a.m. sharp with social gathering at 9:45 a.m. Everyone is welcome.

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS • Garfield County offers immunization clinics at the Carbondale Family Resource Center (in the Bridges Center at 400 Sopris Ave.) the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. To schedule an appointment, call 945-6614, ext. 2030.

QUILT GUILD • The Roaring Fork Quilt Guild monthly meeting takes place at 10:15 a.m. — with an early workshop at 9 a.m. in May and June – the second Saturday of the month at the Carbondale Public Library (320 Sopris Ave.) with quilters and guests from the throughout the valley welcome.

LUNCH • Crystal Meadows (1250 Hendrick Dr.) senior housing hosts a lunch followed by Bingo every Wednesday.

SENIOR RADIO • Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m.

Meet at the store 596 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza) and run various distances, with different routes each week. Info: 704-0909.

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays.

The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita (580 Main St.) at noon every Thursday.

WESTERN ART • The Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave., Basalt) proudly represents 30 national and local Western artists representing diverse artistic traditions through June 9, 2017.

LET’S PAINT • Fiore Salon (225 Main St.) holds painting parties on the third Friday of each month. For $30, you get a 11x14 canvas, materials, instruction and snacks. BYOB. No painting or drawing experience necessary.

RSVP at 963-4673.

MEDITATION • Everyone’s invited for SRF meditation at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month and 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. Call Jim at 618-1135 with any questions.

BIRDING • Meet a Roaring Fork Audubon volunteer at 7 a.m. every first and third Thursday May through August in the little parking area next to the south Crystal River Bridge. Free.

YAPPY HOUR • Colorado Animal Rescue’s Yappy Hour at the Marble Bar (150 Main St) takes place at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Sip on handcrafted cocktails and meet a C.A.R.E. dog, with $1 from every drink donated to C.A.R.E. Bring your own dog along as well.

TRIVIA NIGHT • Gather a team of up to six and head to Marble Bar (150 Main St.) on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. to compete for the chance at $50 off the team tab, plus show off the custom made marble Trivia Trophy for a while.

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Get involved with annual Autism Awareness Walk

Riverview School selects the school’s official mascot Staff report Early last fall, the community had an opportunity to provide input on Riverview’s school mascot. Through this process, the choices were narrowed to hawks and ospreys. The Riverview Steering Committee decided to give the final choice to students.

Over the last several months, Riverview students had the opportunity to learn about hawks and ospreys from ACES staff, and then cast a final vote. Students from across the Valley cast their votes in special ballot boxes designed by students from Sopris Elementary School. At the first ever Riverview family barbecue held last week, the results of the vote were announced: Riverview is officially the Ospreys! To help celebrate this news, representatives from the Pauline S. Schnee-

Riverview School’s official mascot is the osprey. Courtesy photo

Staff Report Smiling Goat Ranch is hosting the second annual Go Autism Family Fun Walk at 2 p.m.on Saturday, June 10. Like 2016’s inaugural walk, the event will take place in Carbondale on the Rio Grande Trail led by the Junior ROTC Color Guard from Glenwood Springs High School. This year’s festivities will recognize and celebrate the work of Roaring Fork Leadership’s Class of 2017, whose members secured architectural and structural engineering services to help build Smiling Goat’s new working student housing. The housing will enable students and interns majoring in equine therapy to live at the ranch while learning and serving autistic children, veterans and their families.

Smiling Goat Ranch, established in 2015 and located at 271 Willow Lane, is a local affiliate of the internationally acclaimed Horse Boy Method. The nonprofit organization helps children with autism and veterans with PTSD by using the healing effects of horses, movement, nature, and supportive community.

All proceeds from the walk will benefit the ranch, which provides therapeutic services to families free of charge.

Registration will begin at 1 p.m. at the Carbondale rodeo grounds. Participation in the walk is free, but walkers are encouraged to seek sponsors. Any participant who raises $100 by the day of the event will receive a free T-shirt at registration. The walk will depart from the rodeo grounds and proceed along the Rio Grande Trail to Carbondale’s Town Hall (a distance of just under 5K).

An aid station staffed by sponsor Aspen Strong will await participants to supply water and snacks.

The walk will be followed at 4 p.m. by a catered party at Smiling Goat Ranch. Donations of $15 for adults; $5 for kids are encouraged.

Volunteers and additional sponsors are welcomed; please contact Sheryl Barto at sheryl@smilinggoatranch.com. Register in advance at goautismfamilyfunwalk2017.eventbrite.com. For more information, call 379-1383.

gas Wildlife Foundation attended the event and presented facts about the osprey.

The barbecue was well attended by nearly 300 people. This event was made possible by ample community support. The Riverview Parent, Community and Teacher committee planned for months, organized sponsors, and fundraised to make it such a special event. The Kiwanis Club donated their grill and manpower to cook, while Shamrock Foods, Nieslanik Beef and Crystal River Meats donated the meat for the event.

Riverview Principal Adam Volek reflects on the event, “The barbecue really demonstrated what can happen when a community pulls together. Our Riverview students had their first opportunity to see their new classmates and participate in a celebration as one big family.

This was truly a special event for the Roaring Fork Valley.”

BHS’s Leticia Ingram receives Teacher Recognition Award

Leticia Ingram

her students every day. As a 2017 honoree, Leticia will receive a $1,000 discretionary award; a $500 technology award; a $1,000 teacher-directed school grant; and the foundation’s Crystal Apple Award.

Upon receiving notice of the award, Superintendent Rob Stein said, “This is an exciting honor, and Leticia is truly deserving.”

Leticia expressed gratitude to the foundation and the school team at large: “I am surprised and honored.

I will do my best to elevate our students, schools, and educators with this honor. This award is due to all of us as a team working for our students.”

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By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer The Roaring Fork Valley’s Buddhist practitioners now have a place they can call “home,” sort of, at the Way of Compassion Dharma Center in Carbondale.

Located in the Third Street Center, it the first such center to open up in the valley, according to its Spiritual Director, John Bruna (who also goes by a traditional Buddhist name, Jangchub Chophel).

In addition, according to the center’s web site (www.wocdc.org), there now is an “app” that practitioners can use “to help us stay connected to the Dharma,” a reference to the teachings of Buddha, known as Dharma.

The center’s staff held a ribbon cutting ceremony at their new location on May 24, and is now open for business, said Bruna. He noted that Buddhist luminaries, from the Dalai Lama to monks from various monastic centers in India and in the U.S., have been coming to the valley for decades and have attracted considerable interest and devotion from area residents.

The whole effort to create the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, Bruna said, arose after he basically had stopped being a teacher of Buddhism, preferring to teach Mindfulness and other disciplines.

He moved here several years ago to be closer to the woman whom he ultimately married, Laura Bartels, a straw-bale construction contractor, originator of the Mindful Life program and a teacher in her own right.

But before that, Bruna’s path had taken him through six years of monastic training at the Gaden Shartse Monastery, which is headquartered in India but has a satellite center in Long Beach, Calif., where Bruna has lived and taught.

He also has had more prosaic jobs over the years, ranging from regular blue-collar work through substance-abuse counseling and teaching at a low-income, urban high school, he said.

But in 2001 he “found his spiritual teacher, Venerable Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen,” a life-changing experience that ultimately took him to India to be ordained as a monk in the Tibetan Geluk tradition.

Although he currently is a layperson, having at one point given up teaching Buddhist practices and philosophies, his arrival in the Roaring Fork Valley lead to requests that he take up the mantle of teaching once again.

“People here in the valley really wanted some of these teachings to be available,” he explained, so he went back to his previous role.

“In order for me to teach, someone has to ask,” he said in an interview at the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, adding that while his “teachings” are free, he and the center depend on contributions from practitioners and other supporters to keep the door open, the lights on, and the programs going.

Sitting in the new center, he said, “We just want to be a Buddhist center that serves anyone who’s even interested in Buddhism.”

The unveiling of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center. From left to right: Andrea Stewart, Carbondale Chamber Executive Director; Laura Bartels, Mindful Life Program; Dharma students and friends; John Bruna, Way of Compassion Spiritual Director; Rolf Hermanson, ANB Bank and Chamber Posse Volunteer. Courtesy photo The center offers a variety of lectures and programs (see the website for details) and is planning a series of speakers through the coming summer months, including a “Bodhicitta Retreat” in June with “the Venerable Tenzin Priyadarshi,”; and two public talks on July 13 and 14 by the Venerable Thubten Semkye, a nun from Sravasti Abbey, a Buddhist monastery.

The WOCDC website invites those inter-

ested to “join Thubten Semkye as she shares some of the Buddha’s wise words to help us avoid falling prey to ... destructive mental states and instead to nourish our minds of cool, clear wisdom and to empower our hearts with hope and joy.

The Way of Compassion Dharma Center is located at 520 S. Third St. Suite 28 and can be reached by phone at 510-0583, or online at admin@wocompassion.org.

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Basalt mayor resigns over radar gun controversy From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal

Greg Chandler

June 2, 1977

May 22, 1952 March 21, 2017 Greg Chandler was born to Maude Fern Schilling and George Lyndon Chandler on May 22, 1952, in Topeka Kansas. He spent his youth in Kansas, went to theatre school in Canada, and ended up in Colorado in the 70s. Greg was a man of many talents and one of his extraordinary gifts was playing piano. He composed original music and performed many concerts in the valley. He was an accomplished baker, studying in California. He was the head baker for the Hotel Jerome in Aspen and Daily Bread in Glenwood Springs. His life was riddled with health problems, forcing him to change careers. This led him to go back to school for Graphic design. He worked for Crystal Glass as a graphic designer in Carbondale before being diagnosed with Parkinson's in the 1990’s.

Greg loved the desert, hiking, and riding his bike. He had four major health issues that he faced with grace and a sense of overcoming to the last. He was very intelligent, articulate, and interested in people. At the end of his life he managed to ride his bike and keep himself moving in nice weather. He was charismatic and his nurses love him. The kindness of the staff at San Juan Living Center in Montrose was stellar. He will be missed greatly.

We will never forget this very special man.

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Basalt Town Hall was in turmoil after the mayor and two town staffers resigned, and most bar owners were upset that the town council had banned minors inside bars for any reason. One bar owner asked whether it would still be okay for her four-year-old daughter to take naps in the bar area. The mayor of three years (plus six as a town council member) cited “personality conflicts” with the other members for resigning. But there was more to it than that, including the police chief’s purchase of a $1,200 radar gun when the department already had one. In a five-page letter to the mayor, the police chief said he respected the “office” of mayor but not the mayor himself. The mayor never did get the information he wanted from the police chief, and had to get it from the town clerk instead. The final straw came when some of the town council members walked out of a meeting when the mayor brought up the issue of the radar gun. “I figured it would just get worse. That’s why I resigned,” he said.

June 5, 1987 The Valley Journal noted the passing of 87-year-old Dean Smith with an obituary and article by editor Pat Noel. The obituary noted that he lived in the Crystal River Valley or Carbondale his entire life, and jobs included being a “cutter” at the Marble mill in the town of Marble, working on the Crystal River and San Juan railroad, and farming, but his longest tenure was that of Carbondale’s marshal from 19371962. The article said Dean lived in a house on Third Street and liked to tell stories from the old days in his yard “ … amid sundry artifacts of days gone by, cords of used wood,

street signs, tools, barrels, a cab from a Marble trolley and other so call artifacts of his day.” As town marshal, Dean was also Carbondale’s fire chief, public works director, trash collector, street repairman and water superintendent. On one hand, Smith said the worked under 10 mayors and “they never bothered me much” but later in the article observed, “Hell, those guys (trustees) ran the town like they wanted and they had elections when they felt like it and only started makin’ them regular when the lawyers got on ’em.” He also harbored some bad feelings toward the trustees because they cut down cottonwoods and elms he’d planted in the 1930s and never replanted them. After a long motorcade of family, friends, city officials and police officers down Main Street, “ … a line of cars snaked it’s way up White Hill” where he was laid to rest.

June 5, 1997 Town trustees Mike Chamness and Krista Paradise proposed a new form of Carbondale-centric currency called the SPUD (sustainability, prosperity, unity and diversity). Details how the currency would be circulated inside the Carbondale town limits were a bit sketchy in the article, but it seemed to revolve around the concept of exchanging SPUD Bucks in return for time spent working for the buyer or seller. The denominations were in $3, $6 and $12 SPUD Buck increments. The suggested rate of exchange was one SPUD Buck per hour worked. The value of a SPUD “comes from our trust in our neighbors and ourselves,” Paradise said, adding “the currency is actually more valuable than U.S. currency because we know who is backing it.”

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Fechas: El 14 de Junio de - 16 de Junio, 2017 Ubicación: 915 School St., Glenwood Springs, Gymnasio de GSES En un esfuerzo por ser buen administrador y un buenos vecinos, La Escuela Elemental de Glenwood Springs estará llevando a cabo unos días de donación de muebles y equipos usados de la escuela primaria. Estos dias de donación tendrá lugar el 14 y el 15 de junio en el actual gimnasio de la siguiente manera:

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Alien cows invade Carbondale!

“Alien” cows with glowing eyes anxious to get outta town after crossing Highway 133.

Tammy Nieslanik chases some calves that have stopped to graze.

…Or at least you might think so from some of the photos. The Nieslaniks’ annual spring cattle drive moved through Carbondale at the crack of dawn on Friday, and other than a certain photographer forgetting to turn off her flash due to distractions like some calves eating Amy Kimberley’s flowers on the side of her house, things went fine.

This particular herd of about 500 cows and calves were driven from Carbondale up to the holding pens at the North Thompson Cattlemen’s property where the calves can pair back with their moms before before being turned out to graze during the summer months.

Johnny Nieslanik cradles Barley the dog, who just completed his first cattle drive as Cara Nieslanik looks on.

Marty Nieslanik guides cattle onto West Main Street.

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Tim Nieslanik tries to hide from the camera but was obviously unsuccessful.

Paul and daughter-in-law Tammy Nieslanik share a moment.

Riders and dogs guide cattle along Thompson Creek Road.

THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • JUNE 1-7, 2017 • 17

Do not forsake me, oh my darlin’

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Editor

write a column, and we could use more conservative voices as well. It doesn’t have to be an ongoing This isn’t my paper; it’s yours. commitment — we have an array of formats from For ďŹ ve months now, I’ve served as the sole full-time Scuttlebutt to the Covert Critique for you to share employee of Carbondale’s community newspaper, your ideas and experiences. which could have left me feeling a bit like Most of all, we hope that you’ll conWill Kane in “High Noon.â€? If you tinue to help us keep folks informed by haven’t seen the classic 1952 western ďŹ lm sharing your news tips and story ideas. — and I strongly recommend that you do We can’t cover everything, but I hate — it’s about a town marshal who, on the hearing about a good story after the fact. day of his wedding and retirement, ďŹ nds Luckily, plenty of people also take the himself without the support of his comopportunity to bend my ear when I’m munity when he needs it the most. That out and about, including a gentlemen has not been my experience. who asked for more columns from me.

This is, after all, the town that came Well, he got his wish, though I think he together to form this nonproďŹ t newspawas mostly hoping I would unleash my Will Grandbois per when the Valley Journal was shut inner-naturalist nerd. I have some other down. Despite the national rhetoric, plenty of people ideas rattling around in the back of my head that you here clearly value local news and features. We’ve been may be reading in the next few months. blessed with support in the form of advertising and Folks are also welcome to shoot us an email to donations, which make it possible for us to employ an news@soprissun.com, send a letter to PO Box 399, array of part-time staff, without whom I’d be the ed- call 510-3003 or drop by our ofďŹ ce in Suite 32 of the itor of a one-page newsletter or maybe a blog. In turn, Third Street Center — although there’s no guarantee the staff are backed by a posse of freelancers, volun- we’ll always be there and we can be pretty busy when teer columnists and others who bring diversity and we are. depth to our pages.

With that in mind, I’ll be at the Pour House at high I have been particularly delighted lately to receive noon on Thursdays. One of our board members might a number of letters and even a column from local stu- join me from time to time, and they’ve graciously ofdents. I see the education beat as one of the most im- fered to cover for me if for any reason I can’t attend. portant facets of our coverage, and it’s great to see I’m not looking for trouble, mind you, but I’m open to some interest in return. We also had a column address complaints and suggestions in addition to complithe complex issue of school choice, which I hope will ments and questions. continue to inspire discussion in and out of the paper.

With any luck, I’ll have more company than a In fact, I’d love to see a bunch of new voices with plush horse and Midge’s famous chocolate sheet cake, opinions and passions to share. We’ve been looking or I might end up feeling like Will Kane after all. Hope for someone from the immigrant community to to see y’all there.

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PsQs om page 2 What do you consider your greatest achievement?

I’m trying to put the feminine back in feminist.

If you could choose what to come back as, what would it be?

Stevie Nicks. Or a hawk.

What is your most treasured possession?

The pink and purple horse pillow Gran made for me.

What do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?

Clinical depression.

Where would you like to live?

In Satank. Or the south of Spain‌ What is your favorite occupation?

Circus animal rescuers.

What is your most marked characteristic?

I’m stubborn like a Pagan.

What is the quality you most like in a man?

Vulnerability.

What is the quality you most like in a woman?

Strength.

What do you most value in your friends?

Candor.

Who are your favorite writers?

JD Salinger, Tom Robbins, Beryl Markham, David Sedaris, Inga Muscio, Ernest Hemingway.

Who are your heroes in real life?

CNAs. What are your favorite names?

Merit and Bear.

What is it that you most dislike?

Our broken political system.

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The GSES School Furniture and Equipment Give Away Dates: June 14th - June 16th, 2017 Location: 915 School St., Glenwood Springs, GSES Gymnasium In an effort to be good stewards and a good neighbor, Glenwood Springs Elementary will be holding donation days for its remaining used Elementary School furniture and equipment. These donation days will take place on June 14th through June 16th in the existing gymnasium as follows: t June 14th: Furniture and equipment available for District Staff/Teacher and Carbondale Community School selection t June 15th: Furniture and equipment available for other surrounding school districts t June 16th: Furniture and equipment available for community, neighbors, and Habitat for Humanity

The giveaway days will start at 9AM and close at 3PM each day.

Interested parties are expected to bring what they need for handling and hauling the items they wish to take, without any assistance from the school district or GSES. As part of the process, all parties taking items from the District will be required to sign a waiver before entering the facilities.

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Letters continued om page 2 West Elk Loop background Dear Editor: The West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway, which includes Highway #133 from McClure Pass to Carbondale, was established approximately 20 years ago in cooperation with the US Forest Service and the Federal Highway Administration.

Its stewardship mission states that the Byway shall protect and enhance the intrinsic qualities of the Corridor. Those intrinsic qualities include recognition and protection of the scenic, natural, recreational, historic/cultural and archaeological resources in the Crystal Valley.

These are the characteristics that make the lands along the Byway special, give it deďŹ nition, and establish its unique character. They are the special qualities for which the Byway was designated. These are the special qualities supported by Pitkin County’s OSTB. The West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway is supported in the Crystal Valley by the activities and interests of Pitkin County’s Open Space and Trails Board and Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners. A review of the lands protected by ownership and Conservation Easements in the Crystal Valley supports our recognition of their value.

More than 7800 acres of special places in the Crystal River Valley have been protected from development and preserved for their unique and special qualities by the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails Board and the cooperation of Crystal Valley landowners who respect protection and preservation of open lands.

Dorothea Farris and John Hoffman West Elk Loop Scenic and Historic Byway Steering Committee Co-Chairs

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border to keep out Texans.

Texans own more property in Colorado than Coloradans do and they are poor stewards of the land. All they want to do is drill into it and erect rigs and derricks that despoil the countryside, all to extract a fossil fuel that is rapidly becoming obsolete, endangering nearby citizens with ďŹ res and explosions, and damaging our environment and climate. Texans won't be happy until our beautiful state looks like the blighted landscape we saw in the Texas-based ďŹ lm “Hell or High Water.â€?

Worse, Texans are poor skiers. They ski out of control jeopardizing other skiers, while their wives sit in front of the ďŹ re in the lodge in their $1,000 ski outďŹ ts and never see the slopes. Texans are recognizable in the apris ski joints. They are the boisterous, boorish ones with ten gallon hats, string ties, and alligator boots.

If we had a wall, Texans could go right around Colorado to Wyoming. Dick Cheney would welcome them there. The Mexicans are welcome here.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

Parting Shot

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Bee swarms Dear Editor: As our weather warms our bees are expanding their ranks and leaving their hives to create new colonies. If you have not seen a bee swarm it is a wonderful sight. It is a whirling ball of bees, not unlike a small tornado, moving through the sky with a musical buzz or if they have landed a ball of life hanging from a tree branch or another stable object.

Bees are what pollinate our gardens and fruit trees and the bee population has been declining. It takes a hearty bee to survive in our cold climate. These wandering local bees need to be provided with new homes to survive and continue their thankless task.

Local beekeepers are in the need of new bees to ďŹ ll their hives and replace colonies that may have not survived past winters. Please keep your eyes and ears open for bee swarms during the next month and notify a local beekeeper of your sighting.

Feel free to contact me and I will share your information with one or more of our local beekeepers. My cell number is (970) 379-8255.

Doug Graybeal Carbondale

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Keep ’em out Dear Editor: I propose we build a wall along our southern border. No, not the national border to keep out Mexicans, but Colorado’s southern

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

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Published in The Sopris Sun on June 1, 2017.

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THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • JUNE 1-7, 2017 • 19

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59 RIVER’S BEND | CARBONDALE | $1,895,000 This one-of-a-kind property was one of the very first properties built at Aspen Glen and now has been masterfully remodeled. The property has total privacy thanks to mature landscaping but maintains great views of Mt. Sopris from almost every angle. This beautifully remodeled mountain-modern home has spacious, open-plan contemporary living and was designed with entertaining in mind. From the high ceilings to the open staircase & upper landing in the foyer, this home has incredible charm with luxurious finishes—including hand-hewn ceiling timbers and hickory wood floors throughout. A huge lower level “playroom” complete with a surround-sound theater and a temp-controlled wine room, there is still plenty of space for a billiard table, bar and office. This masterfully designed home is a must see, right down to its heated 3-car garage, outdoor patio area, and landscaping.

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