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Carbondale welcomed Ride the Rockies bicyclists with open arms (literally) on Monday morning. After pitching their tents, many of the 2,000 bicyclists in the annual tour made their way downtown for festivities that included dancing, eating, kicking back and an after-dark fire show. For more, please turn to pages 8-9. Photos 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, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

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The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to letters@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is 5 p.m. on Tuesday.

Great job Dear Editor: Working as a volunteer in the beer booth I asked the Ride the Rockies bicyclist which kind of beer they wanted to drink and also where they are from. Many bicyclists came from outside Colorado and would tell me “Carbondale is so beautifully located in the mountains” and “the people here are so cool.” I did not mind responding, “Yes I know. I live here.”

Andrea Stewart, Ride the Rockies liaison for Carbondale and our very own executive director for the Chamber of Commerce, you did an amazing job! Both at the high school and on Main Street I would see Andrea making sure everything was running smoothly and I also saw so many smiling volunteers ready to help where needed.

A BIG kudos out to Andrea, all the volunteers, Ride the Rockies committee members, vendors, street musicians, entertainers, business owners, town workers and people of Carbondale who contributed to make this day a huge success and memorable stop for Ride the Rockies riders.

Carbondale you rocked as one of the 2012 Ride the Rockies host towns!

Andy Lietz, president Carbondale Chamber Board of Directors

Fantastic performance Dear Editor: We had a fantastic experience recently, getting to be in the audience at the elementary school to see an outstanding performance by the kindergarten classes. They sang their hearts out with costumes and movement that was so delightful. These young children had learned all the words and tunes to eight songs and also had terrific body movements and facial looks that just en-

hanced this program. It was so outstanding that all the seats were filled at the beginning with many people having to stand and by the end of the “Hurray For Spring” program everybody was standing trying to clap as loud as possible and show their appreciation for a truly GREAT SHOW! Marsha and Jack Brendlinger Carbondale

Thanks to Udall Dear Editor: I’ve lived in the Roaring Fork Valley for much of my life and every year I gain a deeper appreciation for our local wilderness areas. I am thrilled to learn that Sen. Udall has launched a proposal to protect additional wilderness in the central mountains of Colorado, including areas like Hay Park (skirting Sopris) right in our front yard.

I recently learned that the majority of Colorado’s existing wilderness is high elevation land, primarily consisting of rock and ice. One of the core intents behind Udall’s proposal is to extend protection to more ecologically diverse mid-elevation areas.

This will help ensure that local wildlife can continue to move from the high country into the forests and meadows that provide critical habitat for mating, birthing and migration, and will preserve many of the tributary creeks and streams that feed the Crystal River and Roaring Fork watershed. For most of the people I know in the Roaring Fork Valley, wilderness is one of the main reasons that we live and work here. It’s a part of our culture, our economy and our community.

Thank you, Sen. Udall, for embarking on an effort that will benefit not only all of you current constituents, but also generations of Coloradans and Americans to come. I hope designating wilderness remains one of

your top priorities and urge you to consider adding lands to your current proposal.

Sen. Udall is currently seeking input on this proposal. For more information I encourage everyone to visit markudall.senate.gov/?p=form&id=52.

Ashley Muse Carbondale

Studio Tour thanks Dear Editor: On behalf of the Carbondale Community School (CCS) we would like to say thank you to our community, artists and sponsors for their strong support of the ninth annual Roaring Fork Studio Tour.

With artist studios from Aspen to Glenwood, this year’s tour was an exciting mix of art forms and creative spaces. The studio tour funds all of the arts programming at CCS. As well, because we are committed to arts education for all children, a portion of proceeds is donated to scholarships for CCAH’s after school arts classes.

The Roaring Fork Studio Tour would not be possible without the commitment of our sponsors. Our Gold Level sponsors have shown they value creativity in our community and arts education for our school by giving generously. We would like to extend a special thanks to these major sponsors: Ravenheart Gallery in Carbondale, Alpine Bank, The Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado, and Noelhouse Creative.

We would also like to thank our Silver Level sponsors: Community Footsteps.com, The Child’s Eye, and Ace Roofing, and our Bronze Level sponsors: Personal Rehabilitation Center, Mitchell & Co, and Sopris Engineering, LLC. The studio tour would be nothing without the participation our valley’s artists. We are blessed to live in a community with so much talent and artistic vitality. Thank you to all the studio tour artists!

We also appreciate our restaurant sponsor, Tempranillo, as well as the many food and beverage donors that made our opening night gala delicious: Orrison Distributing Company, Beverage Distributors, Elite Brands, Wine Connections, RNDC, Synergy Fine Wines, Pinnacle Distributing, True How does Italy this summer sound? It sounded pretty good to the Aspen Youth Band from Aspen middle and high schools. Band members enjoyed the Sun during their 10-day concert tour that included a stop at Ponte Vecchio in Florence (shown here). The band is comprised of: David Avila, Blair Buchanan, Kiki Glah, Chris Goralka, Nicholas Goralka, Lyon Hamill, T.J. Kaiser, Ethan Locke, Liam Locke, Ruari O’Donoghue, E.O. Rafelson, Jack Sarrick, Hugo Saucedo, Luci Sheriff, David Ulfelder and Margo Wagner, plus Fort Hays State University students Galen Whisman, Geoffrey Whisman, Greggory Whisman and band teacher Nancy Beyea.

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Brew, Alsco Linen, Western Slope Distributing, Sysco Foods of Denver, Vin DivinoDamon Ornowski, Cynthia Meyer, Premier Party Rentals, Blue Bird Productions, Southern Wine and Spirit, Just Janet’s Catering, and Colorado Rocky Mountain School.

Finally, we would like to recognize our many parent volunteers at the Carbondale Community School. Your tireless commitment to the studio tour and our school is much appreciated!

Laurel Tesoro 2012 Studio Tour Chair Tom Penzel Principal, CCS

Thanks to Wells Fargo Dear Editor: I have to relate to you my immense appreciation to Wells Fargo bank at the Meadows Mall in GWS. Just prior to a recent weekend, the bank was inhabited by a swarm of honeybees and instead of dispatching them to their doom, they closed the branch office and called for someone to remove them.

Apparently it’s Wells Fargo’s policy to not kill honeybees and instead find a solution to remove them without damaging them. It took a couple of days but the bees were finally removed Saturday just before bank closing time. They are a fine swarm that will be around to produce honey for you and me for years to come.

It should be noted that when a hive decides to swarm they are at their most docile and are searching for a new place to live. If LETTERS page 16

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our valley on energy innovations, my regret and increasing the percentage of renewables. won’t be about what we got done, but that Many of the energy efficiency gains are we didn’t move faster, think bigger and set being tracked on the Energy Navigator, a bolder goals.” tool CLEER developed to help large faOf special interest was how cility managers save energy and rete to th u Carbondale can learn from duce emissions. b e tr i other communities that are Beyond Carbondale town taking an accelerated apgovernment, significant emiswhat you’re proach to harvesting local resions reductions have been newables, such as Samso, achieved in school buildings, Denmark, a 100 percent redue to a program set up through .s . op newable energy-powered isCLEER and Garfield Clean Enn u ris s land. Samso has achieved the ergy to help the Roaring Fork goal of getting all its electricity and School District track and better manager heating energy from renewables; it exports energy use, according to CLEER. surplus electricity the town produces. PeoOver the last two years, schools have ple from all over the world visit Samso to saved more than $500,000 in energy costs learn how the community did it, and to take and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by classes at the Samso Energy Academy. more than 4,600 metric tons.

The Carbondale Energy and Climate Community-wide emissions reduction Plan, approved by town trustees in 2006, set forth several targets: • Reduce community-wide carbon dioxide emissions by 25 percent below the town’s 2004 base year by 2012.

• Obtain at least 30 percent of townfacility energy for heating and electricity from renewable sources by 2015.

• Reduce emissions directly attributable to town facilities and town operations by 25 percent by 2010 through increasing energy efficiency in all buildings and operations,

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Carbondale residents attending an environmental confab on June 6 expressed strong interest in the town achieving a “net zero” energy status by 2020, and creating a Carbondale version of an energy academy.

Many of the more than 50 people attending the Climate Protection and Economic Development meeting — sponsored

by CLEER, CORE and the Carbondale Environmental Board — expressed support for a variety of energy-related goals, with net-zero energy use and an energy academy being perhaps the most notable suggestions. “Net zero” is a concept whereby an entity consumes no more energy than it generates — generally through efficiency and/or renewables.

Meeting attendees discussed how Carbondale is doing in meeting trustee-approved energy and climate targets, along with the opportunity and need for significantly ramping up efforts to meet adopted targets. Attendees also discussed how increased efforts will produce significant economic development in Carbondale and could turn the town into a renewable-energy learning center.

“This has been the driest winter I’ve ever seen,” said energy analyst Randy Udall.

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targets are more difficult to achieve, due to the multitude of decision makers — home owners, renters, property owners, business owners and others, according to CLEER. “While many businesses and home owners have participated in the Garfield Clean Energy Challenge and CORE’s solar rebate program, the (June 6) group identified the need for a creative, focused effort to engage everyone in Carbondale,” said CLEER spokeswoman Erica Sparhawk.

Meeting attendees on June 6 set a goal of Carbondale being a “net zero” energy user by 2020 and creating a Carbondale version of an energy academy.

“Carbondale is already cool, but how cool will it be for our town to be net-zero by the time my nieces are in middle school,” said Forrest Fulker, owner of All Valley Resources, after the meeting.

You know what to “share” means and what an “arrow” is. Put them together and you get “sharrows,” which a town crew recently painted at several locations on Main Street. Sharrows invite bicyclists to use the road as a motorcycle or vehicle would use it. The Carbondale Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Commission recommended the sharrows, and on-street bicycle parking, as part of a larger initiative to make riding on Main Street safer and more accommodating, and to free up sidewalks for pedestrians.

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A primer: CLEER, CORE and GCE Sopris Sun Staff Report Per capita, there are probably more energy conservation outfits in the Roaring Fork Valley than in most places. It could be the altitude, attitude, water or combination of all three.

CLEER, CORE and Garfield Clean Energy turn up regularly in local news stories and press releases. What are the three organizations? Here’s a quick primer.

CLEER stands for Clean Energy Economy for the Region. Based in the Third Street Center in Carbondale, it’s a “nonprofit energy consulting company” according to its Web site. CLEER’s Web site also states the organization “ … works to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy, increase energy independence, and reduce our contribution to climate change. CLEER seeks and supports col-

laborative opportunities for research, education, advocacy and implementation of resource efficiency projects.”

Among its accomplishments, CLEER developed the Energy Navigator, “a webbased energy reporting tool that allows building managers to see building energy information live on line in an easy to read graphic format.” CLEER also has programs on transportation efficiency, economic development and building codes.

CLEER manages rebate programs funded by the federal Department of Energy, Governor’s Energy Office, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. CLEER has a staff of nine employees and is governed by a 10-member board of directors.

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Second graders at Crystal River Elementary School recently made a hefty contribution to Heifer International, a non-profit organization that buys livestock for families in Third World countries. The students’ goal was to collect $40 in spare change to buy a flock of chicks or ducks. They ended up collecting more than $200.

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The Colorado Mountain College board of trustees will consider adopting a budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 at its meeting at the Aspen Campus, located at 0255 Sage Way, at approximately 11 a.m. on June 18.

The budget is available for inspection at CMC General Service at 802 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs, and all other CMC campuses.

RFC hosts Coal Basin tour Roaring Fork Conservancy hosts a public tour of the Coal Basin mining restoration area west of Redstone from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 22.

Tour leaders include Steve Renner of the Colorado Department of Reclamation/ Mining/Safety Mark Lacy of the White River National Forest, Sharon Clarke of Roaring Fork Conservancy and Mike Mechau of the Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association.

Participants will see first-hand how mining activities coupled with unstable geology and steep slopes contribute to water quality problems and stream degradation, according to a press release.

A moderate hike is involved and the tour is not appropriate for kids under 12. Bring your own lunch. Registration is required at www.roaringfork.org/events. For details, call 927-1290.

Fracking debate slated in Aspen The Aspen Ideas Festival presents a debate about fracking used in oil and gas production at the Aspen District Theatre on July 1 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 at www.aifestival.org.

The debate question will be “No Fracking Way: The Natural Gas Boom is Doing More Harm Than Good.”

Supporting the motion will be Deborah Goldberg, managing attorney for Earth Justice, and Katherine Hudson, watershed program director for Riverkeep.

in conjuction with the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities

Against the motion will be New York Times columnist Joe Nocera and Susan Tierney, former assistant secretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Energy (and currently managing principal at the Analysis Group where she specializes in the electric and gas industries).

ABC News correspondent John Donvan will be the moderator.

The Aspen District Theatre is located in Aspen at 335 High School Rd. A reception is also slated for 6 to 6:45 p.m. the night of the debate.

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

TUESDAY June 5 At 11:50 p.m. officers contacted some juveniles who admitted they were getting ready for a senior prank.

The complete police report reads as follows: “Officers felt this was senior prank night so they contacted several students who verified it was. Due to the large number of students that were going to be involved in the prank, we contacted the school principal. We explained to the principal the students were determined to get into the school. Therefore, the principal gave us permission to allow the students into the school and supervise the event to prevent vandalism and property damage done within the school.”

(Editor’s note: The Sopris Sun placed a couple of phone calls to determine what kind of senior prank ensued on the night of June 5, but can only confirm some desks were moved around. A police report said three chickens were stolen from a backyard coop on Garfield Avenue on the afternoon of June 5, but they did not end up inside Roaring Fork High School according to police, and a parent said some of the pranksters have easy access to their own chickens so would not have had to steal them).

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The White National Forest and GarďŹ eld County now have ďŹ re restrictions in place that do not allow open ďŹ res.

The decision was made in consultation with local ďŹ re departments and ďŹ re protection districts. It is based on the current extreme burn index and long-range weather forecasts predicting continuing dry conditions with the potential for high winds resulting in red ag warnings, according to a press release. “I realize these restrictions will cause some inconveniences to forest users,â€? said forest supervisor Scott Fitzwilliams. “But the conditions we are experiencing are severe. The potential for large expensive wildďŹ res is real. We need to take these steps to minimize the potential for human-caused ďŹ re.â€?

On the White River National Forest and in unincorporated GarďŹ eld and Pitkin Counties, the following activities are not allowed: • Building, maintaining, attending or using a ďŹ re, campďŹ re, coal or wood-burning stove, any type of charcoal-fueled broiler or open ďŹ re of any type. EXCEPT: Fires are allowed in constructed, permanent ďŹ re pits or ďŹ re grates within developed forest service camp and picnic grounds or recreation sites and petroleum-fueled stoves, lanterns or heating devices that meet the ďŹ re underwriter’s speciďŹ cations for safety. Fires that are maintained or attended within a device that has a spark arrestor or where the ďŹ re is fully enclosed within a screen at all times is allowed. • Smoking cigarettes, except within an enclosed vehicle, building or developed recreation site. • Operating a chainsaw, except those with approved spark arrestors. The operator must have a shovel and ďŹ re extinguisher. • Welding or operating an acetylene or other torch with open ame. • Operating or using any internal combustion engine without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.

Fireworks are not allowed at any time on any public lands administered by the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management or the National Park Service.

In early May, a welding spark was blamed for starting a ďŹ re in the Willits area of Basalt, and a bullet ricochet started a 2.8-acre wildďŹ re outside Silt.

In 2002, a spark from a construction site on Missouri Heights north of Carbondale ignited a ďŹ re that spread to more than 1,500 acres, destroyed two houses and forced the evacuation of dozens of people.

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Nancy Law Blakeslee 1936-2012 Nancy Law Blakeslee was born on Oct. 31, 1936 in Denver, Colorado and passed away from lung cancer comfortably at home in Denver. She was 75.

Nancy was the daughter of Allen T. Law and Marjorie Benight Law. She graduated from Denver East High School in 1954, received her BA in physical education from the University of Denver in 1958 and received her MA in special education from Western State in 1973.

Nancy was a mother, teacher, community leader and traveler. She moved from Denver to Aspen, Colorado in 1961 and moved to Carbondale, Colorado in 1973. Nancy lived the past 13 years in Mazatlan, Mexico and two years before that in Oaxaca, Mexico. She spent her summers in Carbondale.

Nancy served many years as secretary of the Colorado Education Teachers’ Association. She was a physical education teacher at Valverde Elementary School and later a home economics teacher at Aspen High School, retiring after 22 years with the Roaring Fork School District.

Nancy also served as secretary and president on the board of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities; she was part of the Carbondale Parks and Recreation Committee; she served on the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for eight years and was chosen as Woman of the Year by the Glenwood Post.

When back in Carbondale for the summer, Nancy hiked regularly with a group called the “Wednesday Wanders.� She was also a member of PEO Chapter HC and was a founding member of Friends of Mexico in Mazatlan.

Nancy married Bob Funnell in 1956 and moved to Hawaii. Later, in Aspen, Nancy married Bruce Blakeslee and had two children.

Nancy is survived by her son Michael Blakeslee, grandson Sam Blakeslee and daughter-in-law Wendy Blakeslee of Aspen; daughter Diane Mulligan and son-in-law Mark Mulligan of Denver; and sister Barbara Childs and her family of Lakewood, Colorado.

A memorial service will be held in Carbondale. An announcement will come later.

In lieu of owers, Nancy asked that donations be made to the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, and Carbondale Lift-Up. In Mazatlan, Mexico donations should be made to Hospice of Mazatlan.

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Get the Facts About the Airport Master Plan Public Open House Monday, June 18, 6-8pm Pitkin County Library Review the Preferred Master Plan Alternatives and Financial Feasibility Study

Some Facts to Consider about the Airport Master Plan If the Airport Master Plan is approved, any new improvements, such as a new terminal, reconfigured parking or a second fixed base operator, would be evaluated based on market conditions, sound business practices, financial viability, and forecasted need.

All improvement projects recommended in the Master Plan would be subject to approval by the Board of County Commissioners before an expenditure of any of the Airport’s enterprise funds may occur.

Many proposed capital improvements in the Master Plan, if built, would be phased over time and involve significant community input each step of the way.

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Maybe not epic Recently, The Sopris Sun erroneously proclaimed an upcoming yard sale would be “epic,” based on a misunderstanding between the yard saler and a certain Sopris Sun editor. Some writers like to throw around the word “epic” because an event’s “epicocity” is always subjective, even major snow dumps at Aspen Highlands that prompt the flying of some sort of flag somewhere on the mountain (or so the non-skiing editor has read).

Anyway, this Sopris Sun editor vowed to never again to use the word “epic” in regard to a yard sale so he won’t do it with one coming up at 721 Latigo Loop on June 16-17 (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days).

The yard salers are 40-year Carbondale residents John and Ingrid Seidel and among other items, according to published reports, is a black walnut log. When asked via the e-mail machine, “How much are you asking for this walnut log? How big is the walnut log? Why would anyone want to acquire a walnut log? Are walnut logs on the endangered species list?” John replied, “Well it’s black walnut from Ohio, and could be used in some nice cabinetry.

It’s four-feet long and about 6 inches in diameter. … The log will go to the first highest bidder. I will ask $50.”

John is also trying to unload some Yule

marble from Marble so he continued, “Put in a plug for the Yule marble chunks. One would make a nice headstone.”

To which the Sun editor replied, “How big are they. A guy can never have too many marble headstones.”

John replied, “The big one is probably 3’ x 2’x 6” and weighs about 300 pounds.

Bring a friend.

Is that all?

No. Other items include basically “a whole house full of furniture” including an oak icebox, wood carvings and old hats and boots.

As for prices, the Seidels report that lots of items will be “make an offer” and they invite the public to come test their bargaining skills against Ingrid, who has been “trained in the bazaars of Egypt.”

The Seidels are moving to San Luis Obisbo, California. If you’d like to say adios but don’t necessarily want to buy a walnut log or haggle with Ingrid, there’ll be a going away get together at the Pour House at 5 p.m. on June 18.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Eileen Waski and Lynni Hutton (June 15), Vince Simonetti (June 16), Mike Strang and Taylor Carney (June 17) and Jennifer Bauer (June 19).

If a new terminal is approved, the community and airport stakeholders would participate in decision-making on all aspects, including mass, height, square footage, building design and more.

All improvement projects would be subject to local review as required by the Pitkin County Land Use Code.

All projects that either utilize federal funding or require a change to the Airport’s Layout Plan would require an environmental review as mandated under federal environmental regulations, including, for example, the addition of a parallel taxiway or a new terminal building.

Before any permits are issued, the Pitkin County Planning and Zoning Commission would conduct a review to ensure consistency with the Aspen Area Community Plan, West of Castle Creek and Down Valley Plans.

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Be a part of the plan.

To learn more about the Airport Master Plan go to www.aspenairportplanning.com.

Liam Kelly was scheduled to receive his Eagle Scout award at Boy Scout Troop 235 ceremonies on June 16. To receive Scouting’s highest honor, Liam earned 43 merit badges. For his Eagle Scout project, he organized a group of volunteers to travel to Joplin, Missouri to bring a church pre-school gazebo damaged in last year’s F-5 tornado back up to code. He raised more than $700 for the project, including donations from ACE Hardware of Carbondale and ski.com. Liam will be a junior at Bridges High School this fall and will continue his participation in FIRST, a robotics team in Glenwood Springs. He is a member of the Ski Country Amateur Radio Club and the National Honor Society. This summer he plans to attend the Boy Scout Order of the Arrow conference at Michigan State University. Photo by Lynn Burton 6 • THE SOPRIS SUN • JUNE 14, 2012

CLEER continued om page 3 CLEER manages the Garfield Clean Energy Program, which provides energy coaching and advice for homeowners and building managers throughout Garfield County, according to its Web site. The purpose of Garfield Clean Energy Collaborative “is to make it easier for residents, businesses, and governments throughout Garfield County to become more energy efficient and tap clean energy as a means to creating a stronger, more resilient economy.”

The GCEC uses state legislation that allows governments to cooperate with one another to provide a service or function that is

most efficiently provided on a regional basis rather than by single governments. Members of Garfield Clean Energy Collaborative are: Parachute, Rifle, New Castle, Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, Garfield County, the Garfield Regional Library District and the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority. The CLEER staff runs Garfield Clean Energy, which is governed by an eight-member board consisting of one representative appointed by each collaborative member.

CORE (the Community Office for Resource Efficiency) is a non-profit organization based in Aspen that also has an office at the

Third Street Center in Carbondale. According to its Web site, “CORE works cooperatively with businesses, individuals, utilities and government entities to create measurable improvements in energy and water efficiency in order to benefit the environment and develop a more sustainable economy.” CORE “ … promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency and green building in western Colorado and beyond.” CORE partners with individuals, governments and businesses (which includes three local utilities) to reduce energy use, promote alternative energy sources and address climate change. CORE also tracks national and global energy trends

and its four-page primer on natural gas and peak oil have been widely reprinted. Since its inception, CORE has raised 60 to 70 percent of its funding through grants. Major contributors include: The city of Aspen, Pitkin County, Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, the Aspen Skiing Company's Environment Foundation, the Glenwood Springs electric system, Louisiana Pacific Corporation, Rebuild Colorado, the Rockefeller Foundation, Sandia National Lab, Turner Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Energy. CORE has six full-time employees and is governed by a nine-member board, one of which is Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot.

roadwork ahead!

YOGA for FREEDOM brought quite a crowd to PAC3 on June 12. The night started with a synergy circle (shown here) that climaxed with a group hug, and concluded with a concert by Off the Mat Into the World co-founder Suzanne Sterling. The event was presented by the Shakti Foundation and the Aspen Yoga Society. Proceeds went toward eradicating sex slavery worldwide and it brought together yogis from all over the Roaring Fork Valley. Photo by Jane Bachrach

PITKIN COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SUMMER:

The Brush Creek Road chip seal project should be wrapping up in the next two weeks. Expect slightly longer delays as one lane is closed while crews apply the 3/8 inch chip seal.

This improvement will significantly extend the life of the underlying asphalt on Brush Creek Road. Thank you for your patience during this project.

Did you know Pitkin County maintains 254 miles of roads and 14 bridges?

Please Note: Construction schedules always change. Stay tuned.

We’ll do our best to keep you informed. Listen to KSPN and watch CGTV Channel 11 for the latest road updates.

Questions? 920-5390

Coal Creek Culvert Replacement: Coal Creek Road, located off Highway 133 near Redstone, will be replaced and the project will require road closures.

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Castle Creek Road (the entire road) is being repaved beginning in mid July.

Highway 82 near Basalt is being paved in July.

Highway 82 between Gerbazdale and AABC will be paved in August.

Jack Gredig Road (the road to the landfill) is being repaved in August.

Redstone Boulevard, Smith Hill Road and Willoughby Way are slated for repaving later this summer and fall.

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Two thousand pedal into Carbondale Roaring Fork High School served as base camp on Monday for the bicyclists and crew members that took part in Ride the Rockies. The bikers started to trickle into Roaring Fork High School at about 10:30 a.m., where they checked into camps before heading over to Main Street for the days’ festivities.

Carbondale rolled out the welcome mat and treated the cyclists and locals to a day-long party at Fourth Street Plaza featuring food, beer, ice cream and entertainment by Big Daddy Lee and the Starlettes. The day was rated PG so it was family friendly. Bikers and locals came out in droves.

Thumbs up to Ride the Rockies, the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Downtown Business Coalition, town of Carbondale and others for their flawless execution.

Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Community Calendar THURSDAY June 14 RODEO • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo returns to Gus Darien arena for its 10th season. Info: carbondalerodeo.com OPEN SPACE • The Garfield Legacy Project hosts the fourth of four open houses to explain its open space proposal from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Garfield County administrative building in Glenwood Springs. Info: the Aspen Valley Land Trust at marthac@avlt.org.

ROTARY • Roaring Fork Rotary meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.

FRI.-SUN. June 15-17 STRAWBERRY DAYS • Strawberry Days – featuring music, food arts/crafts booths and more – takes place at Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs Friday through Sunday. Info: strawberrydays.com.

FRIDAY June 15 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Bernie” (PG-13) at 8 p.m. on June 15-21, “The Dictator” at 6:15 p.m. on June 15-16. and “Chimpanzee” at 6:15 p.m. on June 1720, “Bernie” is a comedy drama, based on a true story, about a mortician who strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when he kills her, he goes to great lengths to create the illusion she's alive.“The Dictator” is a comedy about a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy will never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. “Chimpanzee” is Disneynature’s newest true-life adventure about a baby chimp whose curiosity lights up the forest until he is left to fend for himself.

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. 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 and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

purchases. Info: 927-4721.

PIE DAY • The Valley View Hospital Auxiliary presents its annual Pie Day at the Glenwood Springs United Methodist Church (824 Cooper) starting with slices at 9 a.m. and whole pies at 10 a.m.

LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works presents Josh Phillips and Ananda Banc for “an evening of acoustic bliss”starting at 7:30 p.m. No cover. Info: 704-1216.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents music every Friday night.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Acoustic Mayhem from 9 p.m. to midnight. Info: 928-8813.

LIVE MUSIC • The Crown Mountain Recreation District in El Jebel presents The Found at Crown Mountain Park from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. It’s free. Concerts are also slated for July 20 (The Poser Band) and Aug. 24 (Brad Manosevitz & the Flying Tourettes of Berzerkerstan).

COOKING • Today is the deadline to sign up for “Exploring Great Grains” with Susanna Goldstein.The class takes place from 3 to 5 p.m. June 17 in Basalt and 5 to 7 p.m. on June 19.The cost is $38. Info: 216-287-3977.

MON.-FRI. June 18-22 ROCK BOTTOM RANCH • The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies’ Rock Bottom Ranch in Emma offers RBR Explorers for 5 year olds on June 18-22. Info: 9276760. Other ages groups through 13 are scheduled through June 29. farms. Meet at the Basalt Park and Ride lot at 12:30 p.m. The day concludes with a potluck, bonfire and bluegrass jam at Sustainable Settings south of Carbondale.

Info: dawnevrabel@gmail.com.

SUNDAY June 17 FREE YOGA • True Nature Healing Arts offers free yoga in Sopris Park from 5 to 6 p.m.

Sundays through August. All levels are welcome. Info: truenatureheals.com.

MICHAEL ABDO • A Spiritual Center (“A place to grow in peace and truth through love and understanding” in the Third Street Center presents Michael Abdo at 10 a.m.

ANNUAL GARDEN TOUR • The Basalt Regional Library Foundation hosts its first annual Garden Tour at 5:30 p.m.The $50 ticket includes a tour of Basalt resident Sally Cole’s garden, refreshments and hors d’oeuvres, and a presentation by town of Basalt horticulturist Lisa DiNardo entitled “Cultivating the Beauty of Nature Within its Ever Changing Landscape.”Tickets are available at the library (checks only) and at the door. Proceeds will be used to support programming and for book

SATURDAY June 16 LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza presents Gusavo Brett. Next Saturday it’s Greg Masse.

Info: 704-9400.

FOOD NEWS • The Roaring Fork Food Policy hosts a potluck and tour of four local

We can balance at the brink of wisdom, never recognizing that we’ve arrived.

Loving spirits will live forever, we’re all swimming to the other side...

MONDAY June 18 DAVI NIKENT • Doreen Virtue presents “Healing Help and Guidance from Your Angels” as part of a weekly series organized at the Third Street Center by Davi Nikent. Info: www.davinikent.org.

TUESDAY June 19 G’WOOD MARKET • Glenwood’s Downtown Market at Ninth and Grand takes place from 4 p.m. to dusk. There are vendors and live music. Info: glenwoodmarket.com.

KEYNOTE ADDRESSES • Davi Nikent presents tele-streamed keynote addresses from the Hay House series “I Can Do It” at the Third Street Center Tuesdays (except July 3) through Aug. 7. Info: www.davinikent.org.

COMEDY • Jack Green presents Cardiff Tuesday Night Comedy Night at the Cardiff schoolhouse every week from through the summer, fall and into the winter. Tickets are $7.17. Info: 618-0199.

TUESDAY June 19 LIBRARY EVENT • Skyler Lomahaftewa, a North Ute bear dancer, will give a presenCALENDAR page 11

Thunder River Theatre Company “Professional Theatre at its Finest” Lon Winston, Executive Artistic Director

~ Singer, songwriter Pat Humphreys

Join us this Sunday, June 17, 2012, 10 a.m. for

Swimming to the Other Side

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www.tworiversuu.org UU Minister

Gretchen Haley Inspirational, Contemporary Music

Jimmy Byrne Youth Program Director Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist 10 • THE SOPRIS SUN • JUNE 14, 2012

Heather Rydell Childcare Provided

Thunder River Theatre 67 Promenade, on the Red Brick Walkway, Downtown, Carbondale

June 21 (Preview) June 22 (Opening), 23, 29, 30, July 1, 5, 6, 7, 2012 7:30 p.m. Curtain, except Sunday Matinee, 2 p.m.

Tickets & Information: www.thunderrivertheatre.com or 970-963-8200 You can fi nd us on Facebook!

Community Calendar tation of Ute and Native American song, dance, language and more at Gordon Cooper Library at 10 a.m. Info: 963-2889.

WEDNESDAY June 20 TRIVIA NIGHT • Proceeds from Trivia Night at Carbondale Beer Works go to Carbondale’s very own non-profit newspaper – The Sopris Sun.The action starts at 7:30 p.m.

Start boning up now.

FARMER’S MARKET RETURNS • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market returns to Fourth Street Plaza each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Oct. 3. There are new vendors and old faves, plus free entertainment.

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LIVE MUSIC • The Basalt Summer Music Series presents Cojon Brothers in Downtown Lions Park from 5:30 to 8 p.m. It’s free. Upcoming shows include Sue Krehbiel and Frank Martin on June 27. The June 20, July 11 and 15 and Aug. 8 shows take place at Willits Triangle Park.

RODEO • The Snowmass Rodeo takes place from 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday through Aug. 15 (except July 4). Info: www.snowmassrodeo.org.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale Firehouse on Highway 133Wednesdays at 7 a.m.Info: 927-0641.

Save the Date

Ongoing MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St.

VAUDEVILLE • The Glenwood Vaudeville Review’s all new summer show is staged in Glenwood Springs at 901 Colorado Avenue.

Shows take place Fridays and Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30 p.m. There’s a pub style menu and full bar. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, $16 for kids.

Through June, kids under 16 are half price.

Info and reservations: 945-9699 or gvrshow.com.

PAC3 • Donna the Buffalo, a KDNK DJ fave, plays PAC3 on Aug. 15. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

DANCE CLASSES • Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is offering classes for ages 4 through high school at the Third Street Center this summer.

Info: www.aspensantafeballet.com or 9257175.

MUSIC CAMP • Mountain Laurel Music Preparatory holds summer music camps in Aspen June 25-28 and Carbondale June 1822, and July 9-13 and 16-20. Info: 970-7101573 or 963-1680.

978 Euclid Ave., presents jewelry artist Colby June’ Coral Collection. Info: 970-355-9058.

WYLY • The Wyly Community Art Center in Basalt presents “ME & YOUnity” by ceramist Sara Pearson through June 29.

UTE EXHIBIT CONTINUES • The

GROUP RUN • Independence Run & Hike

Aspen Historical Society presents “Seasons of the Nuche: Transitions of the Ute People” at

stages an all-abilities run Saturdays at 7:45 a.m. Info: 704-0909.

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the Wheeler/Stallard Museum (620 W. Bleeker) through the summer. Kids 12 and under are free.

Hold the Presses

Further Out

THURS.-SUN. June 21-July 7 THEATER • Thunder River Theatre Company presents “Eudora’s Box” by Glenwood Springs resident Kristin Carlson. Info: at www.thunderrivertheatre.com.

FRI.-SUN. June 22-24 WOMEN’S RETREAT • The second annual Writing+Creativity+Horses = WELLbeing retreat takes place at Sopris Mountain Ranch in Basalt. The retreat features authors Lisa

Jones and Sheri Gaynor, and Susan Gibbs.

Info: 618-0561.

FRIDAY July 6 BUDDY BASH • The Buddy Program celebrates its 13th annual Bash for the Buddies at Hurst Ranch on McClain Flats. The event, which benefits more than 650 local youth through Buddy mentors, is typically a sellout. The night includes dinner, dancing, hors d’oeuvres, cocktails and a silent auction. Info: 920-2130.

SKINNER ORCHESTRA PERFORMS • The Steve Skinner Orchestra performs at Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street from 8 to 11 p.m. on June 22. There’s no cover. Info: 704-1216. Also at CBW, there’s an old time jam session with Dana Wilson from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday. All abilities are welcome.

WILDERNESS WORKSHOP LEADS HIKES • Wilderness Workshop is leading a series of hikes into wilderness-quality lands being considered for protection by several wilderness proposals including Sen. Mark Udall’s Central Mountain Outdoor Heritage Proposal and Representative Jared Polis’s Eagle and Summit County Wilderness Preservation Act. All of the guided hikes are free, but people must register in advance at Michael@wildernessworkshop.org or 963-3977. All outings are limited to 15 participants. The two local hikes are as follows: June 16 – Assignation Ridge wilderness hike near Carbondale, eight miles roundtrip. Bring water, food, boots and jacket. June 17 – Seven Castles area wilderness hike near Basalt. Moderate hiking for six miles.

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Community Briefs Mountain Fair updates

The Carbondale Council on Arts & Humanities (CCAH) is calling all artists to its 41st Mountain Fair Locals’ Gallery where artists will display and sell their work in a collaborative environment on the new “Carbondale Avenue.” All participating artists help set up and break down the booth space and work approximately two-hour volunteer shifts during the fair (July 27-29). The cost per artist is $50 and CCAH takes a 15 percent commission on sales. CCAH will handle the accounting, collect sales tax and pay the artists. Both two and three-dimensional work is welcome, but space is limited, so work is juried for admission. The application can be downloaded at: www.carbondalearts.com. For more information, go to www.carbondalearts.com, e-mail ccah@sopris.net or call 963-1680.

The fair is also signing up volunteers in the following areas: Green Team, Raffle, Volunteer Check In, Booth Sitting, Silent Auction, Peace Patrol, Ambassador and Backstage.

CMC holds registration workshops Colorado Mountain College will present New Student Early Registration workshops, on June 25 in Carbondale and July 26 in Glenwood Springs. First-time college students planning to attend CMC this fall are required to attend one of the orientation workshops, according to a press release.

Students who participate in the workshops will have the opportunity to register for

Graybeal presents co-housing session Architect Doug Graybeal holds an information session to explain a proposed cohousing project at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. on June 20.

“The housing project is aimed at active older members of the community,” Graybeal said.

Co-housing features include community gardens, social events and shared use of communal and energy-efficient systems, Graybeal said.

RFOV starts Young Stewards Initiative

Carbondale couple John and Tami Stroud attended the Roaring Fork Rotary Foundation’s Happening fund-raiser luau at the Orchard’s Gathering Place on Saturday night.

The Strouds just returned from Hawaii and are sporting authentic Hawaiian lei’s they brought back. Photo by Jane Bachrach their classes ahead of the Aug. 1 open registration date, giving them a greater selection of available classes.

To be eligible for these workshops, participants must be a first-time CMC student, complete a CMC application and provide test scores (SAT, ACT, the CMC Accuplacer test or transcripts of previous college work).

Students must sign up in advance by calling 963-2172 or 945-7486. Both workshops begin at 5 p.m.

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GarCo libraries receive $5,000 The Aspen Community Foundation has awarded a total of $5,000 for 2012-2014 for the Garfield County library system’s summer reading program.

This summer’s program includes a presentation from Out of the Mud Theatre, Connie Elstun’s “Bunnies & Birdies” magic show, music with Mary Sue & Carl, and Fairy Tale Theatre.

For details, go to wwwgcpld.org.

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers is offering its Young Stewards Initiative again this summer. The program is meant to develop a lifelong sense of stewardship of public lands, according to a press release.

The first project takes place at Avalanche Creek south of Carbondale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 26.

For details, contact Hannah Lippe at 9278241 or hlippe@rfov.org.

Meadowlands family hike slated The Roaring Fork Conservancy stages a family hike to meadowlands along the Roaring Fork River and Castle Creek from 4 to 6 p.m. on June 21. Meet at the Benedict Music Tent in Aspen. Registration is required at www.roaringfork.org/events.

SAL Post 100 17th Annual Golf Tournament To raise funds for youth programs A special thanks to our hole sponsors, donors & participating golf courses Joe & Jerry Zamora Bear Ranch Crystal View Carpets State Farm Insurance D & C Automotive Carbondale Car Care White House Pizza Crystal River Café Yampah Hot Springs City Market Crystal Theatre Casual Culture Crystal Fly Shop Pour House Lakota Canyon GC GWS Golf Course Battlement Mesa GC Alpine Bank Mtn Coastal Construction

Custom Carpet & Design Raz Construction Richie’s Lift & Haul Orrison Distributing Electric Mountain Lodge Pit Stop Harmony Scott Jewelry Heidi’s Deli Redstone Inn Aspen Skiing Company Red Rock Diner European Antiques Aspen Glen GC Roaring Fork GC Holy Cross Stewart Title Carbondale Ins. Service Hughes Excavating Co.

IRMW Wine Time Peppino’s Pizza Russett’s Main Street Spirits Two Rivers Café Beijing Tokyo Ace Hardware Red Rock Detail Rifle Golf Course Iron Bridge GC Ranch @ RF GC Special Thanks to River Valley Ranch Golf Course

Thank you ALL and special thanks to Post 100 Women’s Auxiliary for their help and support for this tournament and all Veterans throughout the year. Thank you and we will see you next year.

Shopping | Dining | Culture | Recreation

VISIT BASALT & EL JEBEL At the confluence of Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers THURSDAY June 14 RIVERSIDE GRILL, BASALT • SALSA NIGHT has returned, every Thursday night from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. Be here early for free instruction by Tere and Ricardo Hernandez (formerly Jimmy’s salsa DJ and local salsa dance instructors.) They will begin every Salsa Night with free instruction from 8:30 to 9 p.m. All are welcome.

WYLY SCULPTURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY • June 11-14, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.., ages

7-11. All skill levels. Fun figurative sculpture class of dragons and fairies with Lois Devine in the mornings and photographing Basalt with Catherine Adams in the afternoons. The cost is $210.

FRIDAY June 15

CORKY WOODS GRAND OPENING • Corky Woods specializes in a variety of “green” products for the home. From environmentally hip cleansers to home furnishings and more. Corky Woods is located on Midland Avenue next to Two Rivers Cafe in Basalt.

SUNDAY June 17 BASALT SUNDAY MARKET • Locally grown produce, local artists, cooking demonstrations and more. Meet and talk with local growers, ranchers, artisans and healers. Take home some of the finest local foods available, as well as arts, clothing and more from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Shawna Moore (right) gives the workshop “Encaustic & Pigment Stick” for adults (all skill levels) at Wyly Community Art Center in Basalt from 9:30 to 4:30 p.m. on June 15-17. The cost is $275 (members receive a 10 percent discount). To register, call 927-4123 or e-mail art@wylyarts.org.

glers in downtown Basalt or call 927-3441.

SIX WEEKS TO A HEALTHIER YOU • Meet once a week on Tuesday nights with dietitian/nutritionist Susan Drake. The program includes six nutrition and behavior modification classes, individualized plans and goal setting, one personal training session, three months of food logging/behavior modification Web site access, biometric testing and more! Space is limited so call 510-5121.

WEDNESDAY June 20 BASALT SUMMER MUSIC SERIES • The Basalt Summer Music Series Presents the Sea Stars in Triangle Park in Willits (in front of Smoke and El Korita). Bring yourself, family and friends to enjoy music and food from 5:30 to 8 p.m.

LIBRARY STORY TIME • You are invited to bring the little ones for story time at the Basalt Library in downtown Basalt. (up to five years old). Please arrive on time.

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Walking away from a beloved garden Walking away from a garden, one you’ve worked on loved in and learned from, backpack sprayer, the tank of my angst machine filled with Round Up … toasting the could possibly be heart wrenching. whole damn thing. Not proud moments for me!

Or not.

The idea of actually killing the gardens though, felt shameful. So finally, in crept I’ve been making my current garden since summer, 2006. I sailed into it with such sadness, filling my waking moments with such melancholy and a sense of loss. “Bye” to the now huge tree we’d planted together by the garage five years ago a joy and reckless abandon, it being the very first of my own, on ... five years. land we owned — it wasn’t rented, it wasn’t for someone else, it was all for us.

“Adios” to our matching Moms Memorial Gardens on each side of Alas, this shall be my last summer here. It is mine no longer. As the pasture gate. “See ya later” to the veggie garden and memories of Juniper picking and eating her first cherry tomatoes — before she was I’m packing my boxes and watching my green beds fill in and flower, even one.

I’ve experienced myriad emotions.

By Geneviève Joëlle It’s June now, and Time is kind. Acceptance is a dear friend. New Back in January, seeing the snow blanket my slumbering creation, Villamizar perspectives are visible.

I simply felt numb. It didn’t seem possible. After all this effort, all the I don’t have to take care of this anymore. I get to move on to a simpler, history, all the memories and unmet dreams … going, going, gone?

Spring came early and February took her mantle of snow, revealing the many dor- more manageable place. Old and new friends have filled my life, pushing obsessive garmant forms of every single plant I’d placed in my ground, like a taunt. As the daffodils den desires aside.

Anger? and grape hyacinth splashed color across the browns and tans, I spent many March moTime with Juniper is too precious to hang out with hostility. These crazy spring ments lying on the Red Bed In The Garden, eyes swollen from crying. I put 15 years of Buddhism to the test, trying to let go. To let go of the vision of my child running across winds have cleansed me. Sadness, my ass. I smile each Sunday as I laze about in the sun the lawn I had shaped, scrambling over boulders I had placed. painting my toes to tease the boys. At my side, the soft form of my weeping Siberian As the truth sank in, achy remorse soon followed. I never should have been so ob- peashrub echoes my self-indulgent mood, kissing up against the bergenia and ligularia, sessed, so consumed with such illusion. Had I wanted or expected too much? Should her bright yellow blooms flirting with sunshine.

In this last month and half I have left here, I will do what I should have always I have been happier with less? But I watched my child lean into an iris this May; she breathed its essence and then picked it for me, the first ever. And I knew these gardens done. I’ll simply enjoy it. I’ve finally cut myself peonies and set them in a vase by my pillow. Cool night air rouses their perfume, infusing delicious dreams. I’ll lie in the sun were a worthy, powerful, wonderful thing.

And so came anger and with it, righteousness: I’m the one that did it all. Why should some more, on that Red Bed In the Garden, and lose myself as soft winds caress the someone else get to have it? Why does someone else get to watch my child grow up in trees and my skin, the silken whisper of their leaves ushering in thoughts of new futures.

I’ll rest easy in the knowing … My Sweet Juniper still has this, a world of wonder my gardens on the days papa has her?

Why does someone else get to lie about in my gardens, have their friends over and and whimsy, of sensual pleasure … My two creations will still have each other.

Oh, such possibility. bask in what was mine? Feeling quite petulant and childish myself, I daydreamed of a

Getting Grounded

CONGRATS TO THE GRADUATES OUR 8TH GRADE GRADUATES MOVING ON TO THE FOLLOWING HIGH SCHOOLS: Heather Handy – Teacher Abby Kruse – Glenwood Springs High School Andra Saxson – Colorado Rocky Mountain School, Merit Scholar Avery Royer – Aspen High School Carly Rosenthal – Shining Mountain Waldorf School Danielle Minor – Roaring Fork High School Gabe Mertz – Colorado Rocky Mountain School Jari Lindholm – Colorado Rocky Mountain School Jillian Wentzel – Glenwood Springs High School Julia Ely – Aspen High School Julia Jungquist – Aspen High School Lexi Smith – Colorado Rocky Mountain School Maia Goel – Glenwood Springs High School Matthew Palomino – Colorado Rocky Mountain School Max Hunsaker – Colorado Rocky Mountain School Ryan Myler – Glenwood Springs High School Sophie Catto – Colorado Rocky Mountain School Sophie Timms – Colorado Rocky Mountain School Tessa Pargiter-Hatem – Colorado Rocky Mountain School Zachary Baker – Homeschool

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Dear Editor: Kudos to our super Public Works “A-Team.�

What a beautiful transformation on the entrance to Main Street!

All of this improvement has been a town-wide collaborative effort. Mainly because of you – the public entity who have been proactive in shopping locally and supporting our many ďŹ ne, small, local businesses – there has been a positive collection of your sales taxes by our town so the board of trustees gave the OK to the town manager, Jay Harrington, and he in turn gave Larry Ballenger (the Public Works director) the go-ahead to purchase and install upgraded sprinkler heads to service the numerous bulb-outs along our Main Street entrance. The bulbouts were never attractive, just dull and dead looking, yuk! No more!

Today, just like a magic wand was waved, we now see an area with upgraded street enhancements with newly planted owers and trees greeting travelers along our main entrance into our town core, accompanied by a delightful variety of owering plants and small shrubs showing off in our newly rejuvenated bulb-outs! Recognizing outstanding work by the “A-Teamsâ€? which includes Tony Coia, Russell (the irrigation specialist) and their supporting staff.

A super job by all of you! Thank you! Thank you all! We’ll be enjoying all that hard work of yours all summer long – ahh!

By the collaborative effort involved with the extensive town enhancement project, we mean to identify the complete chain of command: from the town’s citizens, to the board of trustees, to Town Manager Jay Harrington, to Public Works Director Larry Ballenger, to Smiley, Ellie and all our hardworking staff: a job well done everyone! Thank you one and all!

We’d also like to recognize and thank the “green thumbâ€? volunteer team who purchased their own owers and gave them to the community for enjoyment all summer long. In a few weeks, after these

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Project graduation thanks Dear Editor: As a recent graduate of Roaring Fork High School, I would like to thank the entire community for an unforgettable night at Project Graduation.

The joint effort from parents, businesses and donors throughout the valley truly made the event a success.

It is hard to believe that the town of Carbondale cares enough to put on such and event, and for that my classmates and I are very thankful.

Throughout the valley various businesses and individuals made major contributions to Project Graduation. Many generous restaurants provided food at the event, which was not only generous but delicious. Not to mention, Bob Olenick and the Red Rock Diner, who voluntarily served us all breakfast at 1 a.m.

Not only was there great food, but other businesses and individuals donated gifts, prizes and money for the entire senior class. Everything that was donated to Project Graduation was an act of kindness and a true example of the generosity of our community.

Another very important aspect of Project Graduation was the dedicated parents who stayed up past their usual bedtime to run casino games and serve food. The large amount of time that it took to set the event up and take it down also required lots of hard work from the parents of our senior class. I would like to especially thank Eva Cerise for organizing the whole event and Nicki Zugschwerdt for making it a possibility in Carbondale to begin with.

Without the support of our tight-knit community, Project Graduation wouldn’t be possible. So, on behalf of the class of 2012, I would like to thank everyone who kept us safe and entertained on graduation night.

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