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C’dale steps up to the plate In some sense, The Carbondale Cowboys of the Mountain West Summer Baseball League started their season with a mark in the loss column before they ever played a game. The team is made up of players from colleges across the country and they stay with host families in the area while they’re here, which in the past was never a problem.

A week ago when we shot this photo, six host families were still needed to house these players. The Sopris Sun was going to help put the word out but since then folks have stepped up to the plate and we’re happy to report there are no more homeless Cowboys! Currently their record is 3 & 5 with 28 games left to play. Find their schedule online at mtwestsummercollegebaseball.com and catch a home game on the Ron Patch Memorial Field.

Carbondale Cowboys’ pitcher Brian Cantu from Tabor College in Kansas is on the mound giving it his all to strike out the batter at the plate.

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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.

e problem with pre-existing conditions Last week, during a Glenwood Springs town hall meeting with Kaiser Health Foundation estimates that 27 percent of adults under Senator Michael Bennet, many locals worried about congress re- 65 have health conditions that would have made them uninsurable placing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Bennet thinks the senate under pre-ACA underwriting practices. “Pre-existing conditions”, will consider the replacement, the American Health Care Act as variously defined by ACHA health insurers, would include about (ACHA), sometime before July 4.

50 health issues ranging from AIDS and acne to high Although individual market ACA choices haven’t cholesterol and cancer. been good in our valley — along with a couple other That’s no big worry for those covered by employermountain counties, we pay the highest premiums in sponsored health care, but life tends to be what hapthe nation — Senator Bennet sees nothing in ACHA pens when you’re making other plans. Nearly 20 that’s going improve our condition. percent of Americans lost jobs during the last recesI’m not surprised. sion and can testify that the timing of a job change— Before aging into Medicare last fall, I repeatedly and hence the need to apply for individual health wondered whether the high cost and low quality of insurance — is not necessarily something one can concare available locally would eventually force me to trol. Thus, the time when a “pre-existing condition” leave this valley. I wasn’t alone; I know several peostarts to exist can be rather arbitrary. ple here who pay more for ACA insurance than they Biologically, the propensity to develop many medpay for housing! ical conditions exists from birth. Differences in DNA While the proposed ACHA does prevent health do increase or decrease our chances of getting a disinsurers from outright denying coverage to people ease such as diabetes, heart disease, Alzheimer’s or with “pre-existing conditions,” it doesn’t limit costs. breast cancer. Fortunately, the Genetic Information State-run “high-risk pools” (which existed pre-ACA) Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) has prevented disare proposed to help, but according to an AARP recrimination by health insurers and employers since port, premiums could reach as high as $27,500 a May 2008. Recent political discussion hasn’t included year. That’s in states that actually have pools (not all

By Nicolette Toussaint comments about pre-conditions written into our states must run them) and in states that don’t run DNA, but the ACHA discussion and prospects for out of money (which is what happened pre-ACA.) coming generations do prompt me to ponder what health care is for.

ACHA wouldn’t improve much on the situation I faced when I In 2015, a Bloomberg report ranked 55 developed nations on moved here in 2011, prior to landing a job with health care. Because health care efficiency—comparing life expectancy, health care costs I had worried about losing coverage when I left my California job, per capita and costs as a percentage of GDP. The US fell near the botI had stockpiled medications for two pre-existing conditions, asthma tom, at number 50. A 2012 report in the Journal of the American and depression. I had received excellent medical care at Kaiser San Medical Association asserted that waste—including unnecessary Francisco for 28 years, courtesy of various employers. That had en- treatments, overpriced drugs and procedures and under-use of preabled me to seek help for my two pre-existing conditions, but it also ventive care—makes up 34 percent of total US health care spending! meant that they were on my medical records.

As former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, recently obSure enough, they kept me from getting medical insurance prior served in a talk at San Francisco’s Commonwealth Club, no patient to passage of ACA. would opt for getting treated for a disease over avoiding the disease Ironically, neither of my pre-existing conditions now exist. It altogether. But our “health care system” routinely offers incentives turned out that the asthma was sparked by polluted urban air and that prioritize illness over health. allergies to plants that don’t grow here. The depression was largely The problem, I suspect, has to do with pre-existing conditions: a reaction to San Francisco’s persistent fog. The prescriptions I had 1) insurance companies (and big pharma) and 2) their outsized stockpiled — a year’s worth of drugs that would have would cost contributions to our elected officials. Since they get rich when we over $5000 under that policy I couldn’t get — wound up being get sick, there’s little incentive for them to diagnose, let alone cure, thrown out. What a sorry waste! the problem.

But ACHA could return us to the bad old days. While only about one out of every 33 babies born each year in US each year has a Nicolette Toussaint is delighted to have aged into Medicare and birth defect, from then on out, life is full of dings and scrapes. The to have found an excellent local healthcare provider.

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Seeking Higher Ground

Letters

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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.

Carbondale’s new birding trail Dear Editor: …AKA Riverfront Trail is located in the riparian corridor next to the River Valley Ranch RVR golf course. It is a small, quiet patch of riverfront that holds an impressive bird population. Roaring Fork Audubon RFA has been monitoring this section for two years and found at least 34 nesting species, 12 more possible breeders, and 10 feeding species – 56 total in this small area!

Roaring Fork Audubon will be giving free birding tours on the trail every First & Third Thursday of the month through summer. Please join us for this short two hour walk. We will have a bird book and a couple binoculars to loan if needed.

If you go, meet us at 7 a.m. at the small

parking lot on the left before the bridge, (coming from Hwy 133). Turn into RVR from 133 at the second light leaving Carbondale (across from fire station). Look for an Audubon volunteer in the lot.

No need to sign up but if you have questions, email smnharris@gmail.com.

Mary Harris Roaring Fork Audubon Society President

Lacrosse thanks To the Carbondale Community: As the head coach of the Roaring Fork High School girls’ lacrosse team I want to write a public letter of thanks to our community.

It is truly humbling to know how many people in our community came together in

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order for one sports program to be available to our high school girls. Lacrosse is a beautiful and dynamic sport that requires fitness, intelligence, teamwork, bravery, and creativity. My coaching staff and I are enthusiastic and grateful to share this sport with the next generation of young women.

We would like to thank Joe Lang, founder and director of the Swam Lacrosse Club for creating the middle school girls’ lacrosse program; and to middle school coaches Jennifer Steele, Liz Penzel and Amanda Leahy, to name a few present and past.

We would like to thank Roaring Fork High School staff and the school board for agreeing to support and house our program.

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Carbondale Salon continues centuries-old tradition

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

Is there a linguist in the house?

Newspaper reporters can face scowling editors when they spend more than about five minutes searching for the definition of a word to start an article.Well, this particular search for the definition of “salon” is nearing its 56th minute.

Here’s what we’ve learned so far, about the word “salon” but not of the “hair” or “room” variety as per a paperback version of Merriam Webster (note: the next word after “salon” is “saloon.”) Because Merrian Webster isn’t of much use in this case, here’s what that go-toguy Wick A. Pedia (get it?) has to say: “A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine the taste and increase the knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace’s definition of the aims of poetry, ‘either to please or to educate’ … Salons, commonly associated with French literary and philosophical movements of the 17th and 18th centuries, were carried on until as recently as the 1940s in urban settings.”

A bit more easy-access internet-based research shows that dictionary.com includes more than one definition of the kind of salon we’re talking about, including this one: “… the Salon, an annual exhibition of works of art by living artists, originally held at the Salon d’Apollon: it became, during the 19th century, the focal point of artistic controversy and was identified with academicism and official hostility to progress in art.”

And on that note, let’s wrap up this salon search in New York City, where, according once again to Mr. Pedia, Ruth Logan Roberts (1891-1968) held her own salon during the Harlem Renaissance “that brought together major figures active in Harlem at the time in politics, community service, and the arts.”

If one were to Google “Carbondale Salon” in years to come, one might learn the inaugural Carbondale Salon at the Launchpad took place from 6 to 8 p.m. on June 17, and featured: Zack Ritchie (drummer); soloist Carolyn Yates and the cast of “Vacuum Carbondale CO” (dance); Sarah Graf (cellist); Stefano Da Fre (filmmaker/actor); and Harry Babar (comedian).

“I am excited to welcome this diverse group of performers opening the first-ever Salon at the Launchpad,” said Carbondale Salon curator Alya Howe. “I find the artists through having seen or hear them perform, through recommendation, and via YouTube/MP3 samples of their work. Then I consider the flow and balancing of a program,” she told The Sopris Sun.

The program Carbondale’s very own Zack Ritchie (a student at the University of Colorado) starts the night’s program. “I have been peeking in on him for years,” Howe said. “His musicality, ingenuity, chops and sensitivity made him a musician I have invited to perform at the Poetry Brothel (at Justice Snow’s in Aspen) as a musical poet and to accompany some poems. He is creative and fun to work with. I have heard him play a few times on the Front Range and am super interested to see what he will come up with for the Salon.”

Ritchie started playing drums nine years ago

Zack Ritchie

Carolyn Yates stretches in front of a mirror during a Carbondale Salon rehearsal at the Launchpad on Tuesday. Those vacuum cleaners in the background are there for a reason. They really suck, but also play a big role in a dance piece created by Alya Howe that includes Jeni Ptacek and Shannon Jones. The performers for the night come from the Roaring Fork Valley, Denver and New York City. If you miss the Carbondale Salon at the Launchpad on June 17, it will be repeated at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen on June 18. Photo by Jane Bachrach under the instruction of Chris Goplerud and Mark Gray, Howe said in a press release. He came up through various in-school programs offered by Jazz Aspen Snowmass. He currently studies jazz drums under the instruction of Paul Romaine at CU, and is making his way into the Denver music scene. Ritchie approaches hiphop with an improvisational jazz flavor to create dynamic beat-driven jams that aim to stimulate both the body and mind.

Next on the program are soloist Carolyn Yates with “vacuumers” Jeni Ptacek and Shannon Jones. Yates grew up in Silverthorne and danced with Summit School of Dance through her formative years. She went on to earn a BA in dance from Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington. She also holds multiple certifications in teaching yoga with over 500 hours of training.

Sarah Graff (cellist) is a performing cellist and teacher in Western Colorado. She holds a bachelor’s degree with Performer’s Certificate honors from the Eastman School of Music.

Since completing her degree she has also performed in the Freiburg Ensemble Academie, the National Orchestral Institute, and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Graff also performs solo and chamber music recitals throughout the Roaring Fork Valley and Western Slope. She played in the inaugural Salon at Justice Snow’s in 2012 and enjoys bringing classical music shows to unexpected venues, such as Steve’s Guitars.

Graff is executive director of the Roaring Fork Music Society (the organization that runs the Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra). She first came to Aspen in 2006 and now lives in Carbondale.

Harry Baber (comedian) grew up in Little Rock, Arkansas, and attended an all-boys Catholic high school, “where I was thoroughly educated on why I should move to Colorado,” he said. When Howe asked the Denver-based Baber why get got into comedy, he answered, “The rush of performing combined with a unique atmosphere in which you can approach

topics honestly or fantastically has always appealed to me. When I figured out that people will give you money or a burrito for yelling at strangers for 10-20 minutes, I knew I found my calling.”

New York City-based Stefano Da Fre concludes the night with his film “Tu Me Manques/You Are Missing From Me.” He is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. His union affiliations include: Screen Actors Guild, Association for Television and Radio Artists, and Artists Equity Theater Association. In addition, he has been an elected member of the Montreal International Film Festival selection committee since 2009. Stefano has worked with several notable artists including Academy Award winner Ang Lee in the film “Taking Woodstock.” In 2014, CBS hired him for the television series “Blue Bloods” starring Tom Selleck and Donnie Wahlberg. He has also appeared in television shows such as MTV’s “One Bad Choice” and co-starred in USA Network’s “Pandora’s Box” as Sgt. Casper. Note: Carbondale’s Krysia Carter Giez was the editor on Stefano’s film.

As for the U.K.-born performance artist Alya Howe, her credits are too numerous to list here, but she has won national and international awards, and has performed with companies and in her own works throughout the United States and Europe.

The Carbondale Salon is supported by Carbondale Arts, and Under Alya’s Umbrella.

Carolyn Yates

Sarah Graf

Stefano Da Fre

Next steps

What: The inaugural Carbondale Salon Where: The Launchpad When: June 17, 6-8 p.m.

How much: $23 at eventbrite.com More info: 970-309-2582.

Can’t make the Carbondale event?

Catch The Salon at The Wheeler Lobby Bar in Aspen at 8 p.m. June 18.

Harry Babar

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Town Briefs Skateboard competition returns to Carbondale ● The annual Bonedale SK8 Revival competition returns to North Face Park June 16 and 17 with pro demos and prize giveaway, bowl and street competition, according to a the weekly report to town staff, trustees and others prepared by Renae Gustine in Jay Harrington’s absence.

It all starts at 5 p.m. Friday night with a skate workshop with pros Jono Schwan and Daniel Cuervo, then be sure to register around 10 a.m. saturday for the competition with cash prizes, jam sessions, food and music. Meanwhile… ● The Friday Night Lights ranch sorting event is scheduled from 6 to 10 p.m. each Friday night at the Gus Darien Rodeo Arena and the first Gymkhana is scheduled for from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, June 11. ● Finance conducted interviews for an accounting job this week with hopes that the position will be filled by July 1. ● Sales tax revenues for May were up 6.2% from May of 2016. Year-to-date revenues are above 2016 by 2.9 percent, compared to the 2 percent projected. ● A design charrette took place last week to map out the Carbondale Historic Food Forest permaculture project at the Thompson House Historic Park. The planting of the heritage trees in guilds took place at the beginning of June. ● Registration is now open for the Herb

& Spa Wellness program for middle school students from 10 to 14 years old. It runs from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Mondays June 12- July 31. The town’s wellness programs also feature a class for all ages called Herbs & Edible Flowers taught by the Colorado State University extension program from 6 to 9 p.m. June 26. Register at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center or go online to www.carbondalerec.com. ● The John M. Fleet pool schedule is available on line at www.carbondalerec.com with swim lessons for youth and all of the adult pool programs and fitness classes in session, including two new classes this summer: Aqua Zumba and Aqua Yoga. ● There is still an opening for two seasonal park maintenance positions. Contact Russell Sissom, Parks Supervisor for more informationrsissom@carbondaleco.net or 970-510-1327 ● The drinking fountain at Colorado Meadows park is under repair and currently non-functional. The Sopris Park drinking fountain will need to be replaced in the 2018 budget. ● Staff prepared the packet for the June 15 Planning Commission meeting, which will include a discussion of a draft framework for Planned Unit Development policies. The Commission is also continuing their discussion on potential amendments

to the Unified Development Code and will be soliciting comments from staff, boards and commissions, as well as referral agencies. Finally, there is a public hearing for a fence in the Hendrick Ranch PUD. ● The streets crew was busy in River Valley Ranch, patching around manholes on Perry Ridge and cleaning up the streets and alleys where people have been dumping furniture and trash. ● Staff worked with the contractor on the project at Bridges High School to come up with alternate plans to underground the electrical service to the building that did not involve shutting down the ditches and also met with several residents to discuss concerns related to parking and the recently completed chip seal project. ● The Utility Department has been working on balancing the well systems, with hot weather expected to increase demands on the water system. Conservation is requested as one treatment plant is out of commission until July. ● Officer Litzau attended an Impaired Driving class on June 5 and 6 and said it was excellent. Also, about half of the officers completed the annual Agility Test and the rest will have it done by the end of the month. Finally, the Police Department is currently advertising for an open Police Officer Position.

Cop Shop From June 2 through 8, Carbondale Officers handled 265 Calls for Service.

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

FRIDAY June 2 at 8:44 p.m. When officers noticed a vehicle with a passenger hanging out of it fail to yield to a pedestrian, they contacted the driver who turned out to have a revoked license. He was arrested and booked at the Garfield County Jail.

SATURDAY June 3 at 10 a.m. Police received a report of a break-in at a local restaurant. Nothing was taken, but some damage was done to the building.

SATURDAY June 3 at 9:34 p.m.

Following a noise complaint in River Valley Ranch, police contacted four under age boys, three of whom were summoned for minor in possession of marijuana.

SUNDAY June 4 at 2 a.m. Police responded to a report of domestic violence and arrested a 20-year-old man for third degree assault.

MONDAY June 5 at 7:56 p.m. Officers were unable to locate the suspect in a domestic violence case after the alleged victim was transported to Valley View Hospital.

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Byars to resign from board at end of June Back to business

Zoning, history, water also discussed

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale’s cost of living has ďŹ nally caught up with Trustee Katrina Byars. “I’ve really put my heart and soul into trying to make my life work here, and it’s just not in the cards for myself and my kids,â€? she announced as part of her comments at the start of the June 13 Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting. “It’s been an honor and an extraordinary opportunity to serve with each of you. I’m conďŹ dent that this board represents many things that are dear to my heart.â€?

Byars was elected to the position in 2014, making her the second longest serving member of the current seven-person board. A single mother, she found herself without a place to stay in April 2016 when the house she was renting was put on the market. The family opted for a couple of months of couch surďŹ ng to maintain residency and keep Byars on the board before she found a more stable option. She also got a job managing the Dandelion Market food co-op, but was one of several staff members cut recently in the organization’s ongoing struggle with a rental challenge of its own.

Katrina Byars. File photo Now, Byars explained, she’s making the move to Glenwood Springs at the end of the month, and will have to step down after the June 27 meeting. Several of her fellow board members expressed surprise and dismay at the news, but Byars assured them that she would continue to do everything she could to support the community.

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Next, the board heard a presentation from Historic GarďŹ eld County, a proposed special district that organizers hope to put on the fall ballot. “It’s a constant ďŹ nancial struggle to keep the doors open ‌ We need a solution to make historic preservation viable in GarďŹ eld County,â€? explained Matt Annabel of the Mt. Sopris Historical Society, one of seven local organizations involved in the proposal.

Under the plan, Historic GarďŹ eld County would be granted a .45 mil property tax — roughly $3.24 per $100,000 valuation for residential and $13.05 for commercial — amounting to about $1 million from Carbondale to Parachute. A county-commissioner appointed board would dole out the proceeds to local historic organizations in the form of annual assistance and project focused grants. For more information, visit historicgarďŹ eldcounty.org. “This proposal is really an opportunity for every citizen in GarďŹ eld County to share in the protection of who we are and where we live,â€? Annabel said.

Trustees also approved the adoption of a climate action plan aiming for a 100 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2050 — which precipitated some applause — and a water utility rate increase that will take effect July 1 — with markedly less celebration.

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After the trustee comments and the usual opportunity for general public feedback, the board launched into the actual agenda.

First up was the rezoning of the KDNK radio station at 76 S. Second St. from Residential High Density (R/HD) to Historic Commercial Core (HCC). According to station manager Gavin Dahl, the rezone is intended to allow broader use of existing facilities, but not lead to any alterations to the building itself. “What we want to be able to do is, within ďŹ re code limits and neighborly behavior, have DJ meetings or classes or forums or jam stations — basic functions I would have anticipated for a radio station,â€? he told the board, adding that while KDNK is nonconformist in culture, it wants to conform with the code.

Consultant Bob Schultz also noted that, should KDNK or a future owner want to take advantage of the zoning with a future building, there would still be a height stepdown and setback requirement on the side adjacent to a residential zone. “I think it’s a continuation of a pattern that just exists in town,� Schultz said. “It’s just once again making the zoning and the comp plan match what’s been going on for a very long time.�

With no takers for public comment, the board approved the rezoning and a corresponding modiďŹ cation to the lot’s role in

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The ďŹ nal production of Thunder River Theatre Company’s current season, opens June 16 and runs through the end of the month at 67 Promenade.

The play, by Shelagh Stephenson, who also wrote for the popular cable series “Downton Abbey,� features three wildly different sisters, each trying to adjust to their mother’s recent death, and each attempting to reconcile their differing interpretations of childhood memories.

Tickets ($12-$30) and details are available at www.thunderrivertheatre.com or 963-8200.

The creek formerly known as Prince The Prince Creek Draft Management Plan is now available for review and comment through June 30 at www.pitkinostprojects.com.. In addition, Open Space and Trails will host an open house on the plan on June 19th from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Carbondale Town Hall.

Not in it for the money A break-in and robbery at the Redstone General Store this past weekend warranted a brief presentation from the Sheriff’s OfďŹ ce at the most recent Crystal Valley Caucus meeting.

The Sun has it on good authority that the theft involved beer and cheese.

Harry Potter and the Magic Potato Grab your wand and cauldron; if a recent Facebook event is any guide, the 109th Potato Day celebration on Oct. 7 comes with an invitation to Hogwarts. While the news may have been more magical had it been delivered by owl, The Sun appreciates the advanced warning regardless of form, as it will give us time to work out how to make our pictures move.

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BLM seeks Balzac comments The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on an oil and gas development plan about nine miles west of Rie. The Balzac Gulch Master Development Plan and associated maps are available at http://bit.ly/2qZZGDC. Comments need to be received by July 10, 2017; written comments and questions should be directed to the Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Balzac MDP, 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652 or via email to blm_co_si_mail@blm.gov.

On air online Colorado Mountain College’s student-run radio station recently relaunched RadioCMC.com, a website that allows the college’s station to be heard anywhere. Work-study student Matthew Fisher developed the new site last semester with the goal of improving community engagement. It’s mobile-

The Sopris Sun’s own Tommy Sands recently encountered this majestic moose at the Maroon Bells. Incidentally, the summer bus service to the Bells is underway, with tickets available at Four Mountain Sports, Aspen Highlands Village or Rubey Park Transit Center. Private vehicles will be permitted before 8 a.m. or after 5 p.m. for a $10 cash-or-check-only fee. For more information, visit www.fs.usda.gov/goto/whiteriver/MaroonBells. friendly with access to the station’s educational and entertaining podcasts and an easy-to-use contact form to book studio time, ask about a song or show, or send the station a public service announcement or news release. The live broadcast is accessible anytime at 93.9 FM in Glenwood Springs,

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Roaring Fork School District was recently awarded $531,000 Building Excellent Schools Today (BEST) grant from the Colorado Department of Education. Along with matching from the recent bond issue, it will support the construction of secure entry vestibules, security camera upgrades and card readers at Carbondale Middle, Bridges High, Basalt Elementary, Basalt Middle, Basalt High and Glenwood Springs Middle schools. Construction of all the bond projects are underway, with the majority of the facilities projected for completion at the start of the 2017-18 school year.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating the day of their birth this week include: Eileen Waski, Lynni Hutton (June 15); Lon Winston, Vince Simonetti (June 16); Annie Flynn, Taylor Carney (June 17); Bill Flanigan, Nancy Smith (June 18); Jennifer Bauer, Garrett del Castillo (June 19); Ty Burtard, Arleen Ginn, Todd Fugate and Ernie Kollar (June 21).

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Our Town

Marianne Ackerman

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Writer The Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before as a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week, we caught up with Marianne Millard Ackerman — not to be confused with her neé Quigley counterpart. A mother of three, she has filled many roles and lived many lives, from growing up in the San Francisco Bay area to doing production for The Valley Journal and other local papers to doing early computer work for KDNK’s Labor of Love auction to helping run Ackerman Log and Timber to manning the desk for Colorado Mountain College.

THE SOPRIS SUN: What brought you out here?

ACKERMAN: In a previous life, I was an professional equestrian. I started when I was a kid and kept doing it into my 20s, when I was hired by Sandy Smith who had a ranch at the time up in Missouri Heights.

I remember being invited to join the Roaring Fork Hounds Fox Hunt, and being the good pony clubber that I am, I showed up

Marianne Ackerman Photo by Jane Bachrach completely spit-polished in my formal attire, and people were all in western saddles with ski parkas on.

Q: What made you stay?

A: I looked at the map at the trailhead of the flattops and saw the expanse of the wilderness. I grew up going to the Sierras, and I’m very fond of them, but here you can get away from people so much easier. I discovered an affinity for the Colorado River. I’ve explored a lot of it, I’ve conceived children on it, I’ve raised my children on it. It’s become a really important, integral part of my life.

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Q: How did you meet your husband?

Q: How did you get involved in CMC?

A: I was at the Steakhouse, drowning my sorrows on a rebound from a recently fizzled relationship, and Leslie Johnson looked at me and said, “Marianne, there has got to be someone out there for you,” and in the same breath she turned around and said, “Have you met my friend John Ackerman?”

We talked for a while; he was writing Chinese characters on a napkin and that kinda got me. I went home that night and called my sister and said, “I met the man I’m going to marry.”

A: I really, really believe in education as the answer to all the world’s problems, and I actually went to school there before I worked there. I had transcripts from five different schools and with a few classes I was able to turn them into a Associate of Arts degree.

Then I decided I wanted to redo my math education, then I wanted to do that Gary Zabel field trip, and I took a year of Geology first and just immersed myself in it.

Q: Tell us about the other Marianne Ackerman.

A: When I was diagnosed with melanoma, I knew right away it was going to be okay.

If you look at the statistics, a very large percentage of us are going to say at some point, “I have cancer.” And I kind of thing people need to start practicing that, because it’s a pretty big shift in reality. They’re also making huge advancements. I had immunotherapy; I didn’t even have to have chemo. Everybody knows somebody who’s gone through it, and a lot of them survive and thrive.

A: It’s not just that there are two of us, we’re both married to John Ackermans. When I’m trying to write a check in Glenwood, at the courthouse or the hospital — it always comes up. We had mutual friends, so eventually we were introduced. With both our efforts, we make the name greater.

Q: What was the appeal of computers?

A: There were some people in my life who were saying it was a really cool thing and I should learn how to do it, but I think I probably was attracted to it because of the way my mind works. I like data and I like working with it to come up with a big picture.

Q: How did you manage to juggle all your roles?

A: Sometimes it gets really intense and you work long hours and late nights, and sometimes you can take off for a week and do something fun.

Q: Is there anything you’d like to share about your health challenges?

Q: What’s next?

A: I’m at the age where I need to be thinking about retirement and what that looks like.

Maybe it’s on wheels.

If you know of someone who should be featured in “Our Town,” email news@ soprissun.com or call 510-3003.

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Connecting cameras to Carbondale cops

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer At some point in the near future, Carbondale police officers will be wearing “body-cams,” which will capture images and sound recordings of everything from traffic stops to street encounters with citizens, similar to the devices worn by big-city cops and made famous in news stories about controversial acts by police around the country.

But the local police say their move to outfit officers with the devices was not driven by national news stories or complaints about police behavior.

Instead, said Lt. Chris Wurtsmith, second in command of the Carbondale Police Department, the move was driven “probably by just the opportunity to give the guys another tool in terms of evidence collection. So long as the camera’s facing what’s happening, it really enhances what we can present as evidence.”

In addition, Wurtsmith said, having the cameras record interactions between police and the citizenry might improve the level of customer service, particularly “in terms of transparency.”

Examples of how that might work, he said, could include roadside maneuvers in

DUI stops or incidents involving suspected criminal activity.

Wurtsmith was asked how body cameras might have played a role in a high-profile incident in 2004, in which former CPD Off. Jose Muñoz used a taser six times on local resident Stephen Horn, after Muñoz pulled Horn over for allegedly coasting through a stop sign.

The officer claimed Horn was acting aggressively and irrationally, while Horn said he had simply gotten out of his car to approach Muñoz, whom Horn knew.

“That would have told us a whole lot,” Wurtsmith replied, referring to the conduct of the two individuals involved.

He said the department has been thinking about body cameras, and testing different models, for about two years, and this year purchased seven cameras at a cost of $4,100, with annual video-storage in the cloud expected to cost $1,680 per year. The funding for purchase of the cameras was donated by an anonymous local citizen in early May. Wurtsmith said the police department is writing up a set of “policies and procedures” to be followed by officers and management concerning the use of

“…So long as the camera’s facing what’s happening, it really enhances what we can present as evidence.”

Here's looking at you: Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling shows off one of the department's new body cams. Photo by Will Grandbois the cameras.

He said he was not sure when the cameras will be put into use by the officers.

Police Chief Gene Schilling said the policies and procedures will be included in the LexiPro manual of policies the department uses.

Already, Schilling said, the cameras have come in handy when a man stopped for suspicion of drunk driving disputed an

officer’s version of what went on during the incident.

The department pulled out the recording of the event, and the man’s claims were withdrawn, Schilling said.

“It allowed it to not go through a trial, in that he agreed to take a plea bargain,” Schilling said of the suspect and the case, which he said happened “a couple of months ago.”

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The Carbondale Board of Adjustment voted 5-0 on May 31 to deny a building permit to Pat Kiernan for his proposed house at 728 Euclid Ave. As indicated in the town’s “Finds of Fact,” the BOA over ruled a building official’s decision to issue Kiernan a building permit because the structure was “not consistent with the historic character of Old Town.”

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BOA denies building permit on Euclid Avenue

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer At its meeting on May 31, the Carbondale Board of Adjustment (BOA) voted 5-0 to deny a building permit previously issued to Pat Kiernan for a single-family structure at 728 Euclid Ave. Kiernan has 28 days to appeal the BOA in district court, according to Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure (C.R.C.P.). Kiernan was unavailable for comment for this article.

More than a dozen residents on Euclid, Sopris Avenue and Eighth Street appealed town staffer John Plano’s decision to issue Kiernan a building permit earlier in the year. The BOA held a public hearing on the issue on May 11. After comments from opponents and proponents for the building permit, the BOA instructed town staff to prepare a “Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law,” which the board used as the basis for overturning Plano’s decision to issue the building permit.

Kiernan’s building permit application called for a five bedroom, 4,455-square-foot house (with basement and second floor on a 1,485-square-foot foot print) on the 7,040square-foot lot, according to documents filed at town hall. Each of the three upstairs bedrooms included a bathroom and small “studio.”

One of the appellants’ initial objections to Kiernan’s structure was that it could be turned into a boarding house, which is not allowed in the OTR (old town residential) zone district.

In the “Reasons for the Decision” section of the “Findings of Fact,” staff presented two reasons for denying the building permit: The structure’s design was “not consistent with the historic character of Old Town”; The applicant did not submit a landscape plan or a “shading analysis.”

The “Finds of Facts” stated in one section, “Compliance with UDC (the Uniform Development Code) is not just about quantitative dimensional standards – qualitative standards apply too.”

It continued to say, “existing homes in the OTR zone district are generally designed as not just one box, but rather a series of connected boxes,” and that “ … the Applicant’s design consists of just one large box with two above-ground floors and one below ground.”

The “Findings of Facts” in this section concludes, “ … the proposed building presents too much mass and scale for the neighborhood, resulting in non-compliance with the purpose section of the OTR zone district … as this section states that special emphasis shall be placed on the unique home sizes characteristic of the OTR zone district.”

For the complete document, please visit soprissun.com/files/728EuclidFoF.pdf.

Kiernan asked to appeal the board of adjustment’s decision at the board of trustees meeting on June 13. After Kiernan’s presentation and a few comments from the trustees, town attorney Mark Hamilton said he thought the BOA was “thoughtful” at its May 31 meeting and it was a “fair process.” He concluded, “In my view, the board of adjustment has the final say on this.” The trustees didn’t vote on Kiernan’s request, but Richardson closed his remarks by telling Kiernan “it doesn’t look like” the board wants to consider his appeal.

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Community Calendar

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday.

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

THURSDAY June 15

SATURDAY June 17

IT’S THE WEST, HONEY • The Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave., Basalt) hosts from 5 to 7 p.m. an artists’ reception and opening for an exhibition celebrating the rugged individualism of the western frontier through the works of Heather Foster, Terry Gardner, Peggy Judy, Sandy Kaplan and Simon Winegar.

ENTERTAINMENT • The Salon features an outstanding roster of allnew artists: Zack Ritchie, drummer; Emily Fifer or Carolyn Yates, dancers and cast of Vacuum; Sarah Graf, cellist; Stafano Da Fre, filmmaker/actor and Harry Babar, comedian. These artists will perform a variety of different works curated by Alya Howe and supported by Carbondale Arts at 6 p.m. at The Launchpad. Tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-salontickets-33842945160.

LATIN JAZZ • Valle Music brings a 6:30 p.m. evening show to Carbondale Beer Works (647 Main St.).

SOLO SOUNDSMAN • At 8:30 p.m. perennial favorite Lipbone Redding returns to Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth Street).

FRIDAY June 16 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Paris Can Wait” (R) at 7:30 p.m. June 1622 and “Born in China” (G) at 5:30 p.m.

June 18.

HEAVY BLUES • Roaring Fork Beer Company hosts Will Whalen at 6 p.m. at its brewing location (1941 Dolores Way).

RESORT ROCK • At 8 p.m., The Steve Skinner Band descends on Marble Distilling (150 Main St.).

FRI, SAT & SUN June 16-18 STRAWBERRY DAYS • One of the area’s longest traditions returns to Glenwood for the 120th year with live music, arts and crafts, food, carnival, parade and more.

CASINO NIGHT • Carbondale Rotary brings casino games, a silent auction, live music with Valle Musico, food from Slow Groovin’ and more to the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6 p.m.; tickets are $100 and benefit local youth scholarships.

SUNDAY June 18 HEALTH FAIR • Aspen Valley Hospital (401 Castle Creek Rd.) brings back its “traditional” health fair from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. with expanded laboratory testing at affordable prices. A blood draw only event will also take place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on June 17 at the El Jebel Community Center (20 Eagle County Dr.). Register online at aspenvalleyhospital.org.

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• 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.

BLUEGRASS • Fresh off their Telluride Bluegrass Festival Performance, Steve's Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) hosts The Mighty Pines at 8 p.m. for their Carbondale debut.

Further Out SATURDAY June 24 PIG ROAST • YouthEntity’s ninth annual benefit takes place at the Aspen Glen Club (545 Bald Eagle Way) from 6 to 10 p.m., featuring cocktails, appetizers, a buffet dinner, live music, a raffle and more. TIckets are $150 or two for $250 and available at youthentitypigroast.org.

STARGAZING • The Aspen Science Center teams up with the Three Rivers Astronomy club to bring telescopes to the top of Independence Pass from 8 to 11 p.m. to view a spectacular moonless sky at 12,095 feet — an event is for serious and novice astronomers alike.

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Ongoing FARMERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MARKET â&#x20AC;˘ Local produce and more returns to the Fourth Street Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays beginning June 14.

TRIVIA NIGHT â&#x20AC;˘ 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.

YAPPY HOUR â&#x20AC;˘ Colorado Animal Rescueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE â&#x20AC;˘ 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 GRIEF AND LOSS â&#x20AC;˘ PathďŹ nders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday noon. An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. PathďŹ nders offers support groups from Aspen to RiďŹ&#x201A;e and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathďŹ ndersforcancer.org.

LINX â&#x20AC;˘ The Linx Business Network meets Tuesdays at 7:15 a.m. at the Sothebyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International real estate ofďŹ ce (201 Midland Ave.) in

a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with an early workshop at 9 a.m. in May and June â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the second Saturday of the month at the Carbondale Public Library (320 Sopris Ave.) with quilters and guests from the throughout the valley welcome.

Basalt. Linx is a networking organization whose members work together to grow and promote their businesses, according to a press release. All dues not used for administration are given to local non-proďŹ ts each December. Info: Keith at 970-390-8401 or kedquist@usa.net.

BRIDGE â&#x20AC;˘ 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

MINDFULNESS â&#x20AC;˘ The Mindful Life Program in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) offers group sessions Mondays at 7:30 p.m. Admission is by donation and registration is not necessary. Info: mindfullifeprogram.org and 970-633-0163.

SILENT MEDITATION â&#x20AC;˘ Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The public is invited.

THREW AND THRU â&#x20AC;˘ 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.

CORRESPONDENCE â&#x20AC;˘ Carbondale Arts presents an exhibition that displays the artfully slow-paced discourse between 14+ artists utilizing the postal system in the tradition of mail art at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

SENIOR MATTERS â&#x20AC;˘ The nonproďŹ t 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 970-3062587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

SENIOR RADIO â&#x20AC;˘ Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

DHARMA â&#x20AC;˘ 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.

BLUEGRASS JAM â&#x20AC;˘ Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session ďŹ rst and last Sundays at 6:30 at Steveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Guitars (19 N 4th St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.).

QUILT GUILD â&#x20AC;˘ The Roaring Fork Quilt Guild monthly meeting takes place at 10:15

POETRY WORKSHOPS â&#x20AC;˘ Release your inner poet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the ďŹ rst and third Mondays of each month a the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

Câ&#x20AC;&#x2122;DALE TRUSTEES â&#x20AC;˘ 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 work session at 6 p.m. on the ďŹ rst and third Tuesdays. Info: 963-2733 or carbondalegov.org.

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS â&#x20AC;˘ GarďŹ eld 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.

LIONS MEET â&#x20AC;˘ The Carbondale Lions Club meets the ďŹ rst Tuesday of the month at the Gathering Center at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr.) starting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Chuck Logan at 9637002 or Chris Chacos at 379-9096.

COMMUNITY MEAL â&#x20AC;˘ Faith Lutheran Church (1340 Highway 133) hosts a free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the ďŹ rst and third Saturdays of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale.com.

SPIRITUAL SUNDAYS â&#x20AC;˘ 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.

LUNCH â&#x20AC;˘ Crystal Meadows (1250 Hendrick Dr.) senior housing hosts a lunch followed by Bingo every Wednesday.

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Community

A daddy daughter bucket list college graduation trip

By Frosty Merriott

In 2009, our ďŹ rst ever Daddy Daughter Trip was Yellowstone and we stayed in a cabin with no lock on the doors and there had been grizzly sightings! It was my ďŹ rst alone time with Shiloh and no Carly and she was a teenager for Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sake! When the Pillow Pet came out, though, I knew I was still just Daddy. The Lamar Valley was referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Serengetiâ&#x20AC;? and that stuck; I wanted to take her to see the real thing. I began saving my money.

I was thinking we would do an National Geographic Photography Safari but Shiloh had other ideas. She didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to just take pictures but wanted to see the people and the culture (we have sponsored several Tanzanian children through Compassion International). She had read where there was a place you could feed orphaned baby elephants and she had seen on Facebook a place where you could have breakfast with giraffes?!

On my end, I was having very uncharacteristic serious self-doubts about an adventure like this. Lots of voices in my head: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re too old to go on a trip like this, time to adopt a more mellow lifestyle.â&#x20AC;?

I asked my good friend, Stacey, what she thought. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is the worst that can happen? You get carried off by a lioness and never seen again!?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes!â&#x20AC;? I replied. So I asked Dr. Kotz his thoughts. He said that was pretty common but it was all about making memories. I knew this but I just needed to hear it from my doctor. The chance to spend time with Shiloh, before she started work and/or had a different man in her life was too powerful. I also wanted to see Africa as it is now while there are still elephants, lions, cape buffalos, leopards and rhinos. We saw and got pictures of all the Big Five! To think you are considered an accomplished

hunter if you kill the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Fiveâ&#x20AC;? is so disgusting to me.

I contacted Lise Kargaard in South Africa and told her my daughter wanted to feed baby elephants, go to that Giraffe Manor Place and learn about the culture, visit a Masai Village and, oh yeah, I would love to take some pictures as well.

The next thing I knew, we had fostered two baby elephants Karisa and Kelelari for my granddaughters in Mississippi from the Daphne Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage.

This got us into the orphanage at feeding time and while we were staying two nights at Giraffe Manor! The orphanage had 36 elephants between one month and two years old. The keepers slept with the young ones at night and rotated lest they (keepers) become too attached. They are so cute but it is so tragic! If you get the chance read â&#x20AC;&#x153;Life Love and Elephants: An African Love Storyâ&#x20AC;? by Daphne Sheldrick. It was one of those books I did not want to ever end.

We ďŹ&#x201A;ew from Denver to St Paul to Amsterdam to Nairobi, Kenya. Some 20 hours in the air, bone tired and sleep deprived we walked out of the Nairobi Airport, there must have been over 100 men in the dark holding up little name placards. Welcome to Africa! Finally, I spotted George he was holding a small dark giraffe! When we arrived at the Manor it was like 11 at night

but they had prepared fresh meat pies a candle light dinner with Tuskers Beer! The people were so sweet and friendly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jamboâ&#x20AC;?!

We stayed two nights at the Sand River Camp in the Masai Mara where the owner sat us down on arrival: â&#x20AC;&#x153;This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Disney World; the camp isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fenced and you are not allowed out of your tent between dusk and dawn without security!â&#x20AC;? (Masai warrior with a spear; no guns are allowed except by rangers) He said that the lions hunt through the camps at night and sure enough we were awakened almost every night by either a roaring lion, a screaming hyena or a snorting Cape Buffalo. This is also where we met our favorite guide, Newton Congo, who is our newest friend on Facebook.

We also stayed three nights at the Kusina Camp in the Serengeti, where a pride of lions watched us have a beer from 50 feet just outside the glow of the bonďŹ re.

And our ďŹ nal stop was at the Sanctuary Camp in the Ngorongoro Crater. You just have to see this to believe it. The trip now seems surreal at times, but no, the memories are vivid and real. We will remember this adventure for the rest of our lives.

In fact we are already thinking of going back when I turn 75 and taking the whole family. Good Lord willing and the creek donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rise of course. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m still just Daddy.

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ROARING FORK HIGH SCHOOL PROJECT

Thanks RFHS Project Graduation is a community effort to keep our high school seniors safe on the important night of graduation, and is completely funded and supported by the generous donations and volunteer efforts of these businesses and individuals.

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The rodeo tradition goes way back in Carbondale.

Congratulations RFHS Class of 2017!

Carbondale’s Wild West Rodeo: It’s a family tradition!

By the Turnbull Family Of all Carbondale’s many celebrations and traditions, the Wild West Rodeo stands out as a huge testimony to the agricultural way of life that has long been a part of this valley. The dedication of the large number of volunteers and the board to put on a weekly event during the summer is truly remarkable and we salute each and every one.

The original Rodeo Club, which started in 1948, enjoyed much success and fun as they put on an annual Potato Days rodeo for the community. When Dave and Lisa Weimer moved here a number of years ago they were inspired to bring new energy to this long standing tradition. Dave along with Mike Kennedy & Melanie Cardiff and a number of others, began the summer rodeo series and it continues now under the present board of Mike, Melanie and Tom Harrington.

The Wild West Rodeo brings the community together to celebrate our western traditions and agricultural heritage and many of today’s contestants in the rodeo enjoy the sport that represents the way of life of their grandparents. This is true for much of our Spanish speaking community as well. Rural roots and traditions run strong.

Our family enjoys the rodeo and all the traditions it represents and this past year we were looking for a way to honor Bob and Ditty Perry who ranched here on the Mt. Sopris Hereford Ranch for 65 years. They, like so many others, worked hard to make this community what it is today and we wanted to do something that would honor all those hardy souls who have gone on but are not forgotten. The arena is named for Gus Darien, a wonderful old time local rancher who put in countless hours for the rodeo as well as serving on the town’s council and clinic boards. When we were asked “Who was Gus”?, we realized Carbondale’s agricultural past needed to be shared.

The suggestion of a picnic pavilion at the rodeo grounds seemed perfect as the arena sees both summer and winter use and what better way to bring people together than to have a place to sit down and enjoy food and

company. With many many thanks to Travis Jadwin and his Silverado crew the pavilion is ready. There will soon be a fire pit for the winter skating groups and the three historical panels are now in place. We hope by adding the opportunity for our agricultural history to be displayed everyone will feel a stronger connection to all those who loved this valley long before we knew it.

The Mt. Sopris Historical Society’s director Beth White would like to have a forum to display some of the many great photographs they have in their collection and hopefully there will be others who will contribute to the display.

None of this would have come about without the amazing organization and persistence of Sherry Rubin who helped take this project from dream to reality and we can’t begin to thank her!

“THANK YOU SHERRY!” We thank all those who contributed their time and efforts to make it come true.

Thank you Tim Hagman for your architectural rendition, SGM for your engineering help, Eric Brendlinger for your winter use suggestions and Steve Groom for your great care of the rodeo grounds. Special thanks to you Travis and everyone from Silverado who worked hard to get this ready on time. It was nice to know that Bryan Brown of Hi Con Concrete and Casey’s Concrete did the cement work as Bryan himself is a rodeo contestant every week.

Thank you Bill Rice for fabricating those great display panels, Garett from Artisan Fine Finishing for painting, Jon White for your fire pit and beautiful weathervane additions, and to Tyler Stableford, Sally Norwood, Becky Young, Cody Griebel, George Hendrix and Shawn Tolle for your photos and mounting contributions which will soon be on display.

Our greatest hope is that the picnic pavilion will get lots of use and will remind us all of our families and friends and our western traditions and heritage.

Cheers to the “Wild West “ crew, and here’s to a great summer of rodeo!

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Behind the scenes at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo

Calf ropin’ and bull ridin’ are two of the most popular events at the Carbondale rodeo, which came barreling into the 2017 season on June 1.

This year, the grand entry style is more traditional. There is no royalty this year and instead, all of the entrants participating will ride into the arena before lining up for “The Star-Spangled Banner”. Also, in place of the Royalty Scholarships, the rodeo will be offering two $1,000 scholarships to deserving contestants or volunteers.

A few other things our photographer noticed this season is that more women seem to be participating in the roping events and that the ears of some of the bulls can be quite beautiful! Also, if you want to check out the most athletic human in the arena, watch the bullf wrangler during the bull riding competition; this guy literally saves lives using his athletic ability to distract the bull away from the fallen rider.

Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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Feelin’ loopy & gettin’ bullied

Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Northwest CO ďŹ res consume more than 18,000 acres

By Jen Hill jen@theheraldtimes.com Reprinted with permission from the Rio Blanco Herald Times, www.theheraldtimes.com RBC | The Rio Blanco County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce, Bureau of Land Management and Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black held an informational community meeting in Rangely Tuesday, June 13, for updates on the Dead Dog and Hunter ďŹ res.

The Hunter Fire, located in the Piceance Creek area about 20 miles southwest of Meeker, had burned 992 acres and was 70 percent contained. The ďŹ re, which started June 10, is believed to have been caused by lightning and is burning in pinyon, juniper, grass and brush. Despite continued windy conditions, Tuesday brought quick progress with the Hunter ďŹ re, as the blaze went from only 30 percent to 70 percent contained with no growth. Wednesday, crews will continue to strengthen containment lines and, as conditions allow, will be relocated to the Dead Dog ďŹ re.

The Dead Dog Fire, which started June 11, is located approximately 10 miles north of Rangely and has consumed 17,731 acres.

At press time it was only 10 percent contained. The ďŹ re stretches from Deserado to Blue Mountain and from just north of Rangely to Highway 40, causing a temporary closure of Highway 40 on Monday.

According to Sheriff Anthony Mazzola, the Dead Dog ďŹ re was human-caused and is currently under investigation.

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Heavy smoke billowed from the Dead Dog Fire near Rangely Monday afternoon as the ďŹ re grew from a few thousand acres to almost 18,000 in extremely windy conditions.

Photo by carrieswailsphotography.com Rangely Fire were the ďŹ rst responders on the scene, followed by the Bureau of Land Management. The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black took control of operations Tuesday.

County roads 65 (Deserado), 1 and 96 are closed, according to an update Wednesday morning from the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce. Employees of the Deserado underground coal mine are being allowed through the road block. While the Deserado Mine did shut down temporarily on Tuesday, both the mine and rail line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which transports Deserado coal 35 miles to

the Bonanza power plantâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;were expected to resume full operations by Tuesday night. As of Tuesday the ďŹ re had reached within a quarter of a mile of the railroad line. Team Black said that the rail line is considered a security focus moving forward.

Moon Lake Electric Association reported that 54 power poles have been impacted, however there has not been any interruption in power services. Currently the poles are the only damaged structures.

Ty Webb with Team Black described the Dead Dog scene as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;chaotic ďŹ reâ&#x20AC;? and said

the team was working to establish a secure anchor point along County Road 1. According to Team Black the 10 percent of containment is the oil patch, an area they made a priority. The crew, which is close to 300 strong, plan to focus more on the north end near Highway 40 in the coming days.

Helicopters and air tankers are being utilized to try and contain the blaze. The planes are currently refueling and ďŹ&#x201A;ying out of the Grand Junction Airport.

It is not expected that the ďŹ re will impact the Chevron Turn Around project, which has brought an additional 500 temporary workers to Rangely.

According to Lisa Hatch, coordinator for the upcoming Dinosaur Spectacular Hang Gliding Event, which is supposed to begin this weekend, the ďŹ re will likely impact the event. Dinosaur, Colo., is 18 miles northwest of Rangely on Highway 40. If there is any air trafďŹ c in the area, it becomes a no ďŹ&#x201A;y zone for the gliders. Additionally, there are concerns about the area being too hot for potential landings. If the ďŹ re is still burning by the weekend it is likely the gliders will be forced to ďŹ&#x201A;y out of Steamboat instead.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estimated that it has been a very long time since the area of the Dead Dog Fire had burned. According to a Deserado Mine employee, a recent study of the area stated that some of the pinyon and junipers in the area are up to 100 years old.

For updates on the ďŹ re residents are encouraged to call 970-549-0723 or visit inciweb.nwcg.gov.

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ird Street Center steams into eighth year on a roll ‘Let there be Light’ underway

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Maybe it was a typical cool summer Wednesday morning at the Third Street Center on June 14.

A little before 8 a.m., name tags, coffee and snacks awaited the more than two dozen community leaders who would soon file through the front doors and into the Calaway Room for the new Communities that Care “key leaders” orientation meeting.

Due to the Communities that Care meeting, tai chi with Lyn Byars/John Norton was bumped down the hall to the Round Room, while in the Down the Rabbit Hole room that abuts the Round Room, SoL Theatre kids were smiling, laughing, jumping around and dancing to “Happy.” Thirty feet away from the SoL Theatre dance party, back in the Round Room, Norton started his tai chi session “ …

We’re finding a still place in the middle of chaos … Isn’t that what tai chi is all about?”

A few minutes earlier, Byars told The Sopris Sun, “This place was probably already hopping at 7 a.m. There’s always something going on here.”

Through the rest of the day, several community groups held meetings in various TSC rooms. Chamber of Commerce Director Andrea Stewart brought in bundles of tourist guides to her front entrance office, while next door, Lance Norton poured java at his new Cilundu Coffee shop. Lisa Singer’s paint brushes waited to be put to use in her studio.

A pianist rehearsed in the Two Rivers Unitary Universalist room. The Wilderness Workshop folks in their suite off offices were working do to what they do best – protecting the wilderness. At the end of the “long hall,” artist Hone Williams had already headed out to Boulder for the June 15 opening of “Seriously Audacious Situation Surrealism” at the Dairy Arts Center on Walnut Street. Nomi Phillips (of Nomi’s Translation and Book Keeping) met with a client in her small office next to the TSC break room.

In all, the nonprofit Third Street Center, housed in the former Carbondale Elementary School, is home to 36 nonprofits, artists and businesses.

“I really like the Third Street Center’s ver-

satility,” Byars told The Sopris Sun. We won’t name and names here, but Byars said he teaches tai chi in another town’s community room. “Other than my class, the place was just about empty.”

History A condensed Third Street Center history on its website reads thusly: 1961: Carbondale Elementary School opens. Additions come in 1967, 1988 and 1989. In December 2006, students move to the larger and modern Crystal River Elementary School.

2006: The Economic Development and Sustainability Plan (The Economic Roadmap), identifies the decommissioned Carbondale Elementary School as community space for the many nonprofit organizations in Carbondale and an incubator of innovation, sustainability and economic activity.

2008: The Town of Carbondale swaps land with the Roaring Fork School District to gain ownership of Carbondale Elementary School bulding. The Town of Carbondale, The Manaus Fund, Alpine Bank, Roaring Fork Community Development Corp and Sustainability Center of the Rockies (SCoR) collaborate to set up a nonprofit structure and finance the renovation of the Carbondale Elementary School to the Third Street Center. Construction begins.

2010: The Third Street Center opens with a grand opening celebration in June.

A bit more background info: according to published reports, in 2008 the Third Street Center nonprofit group signed a 49-year lease with the Town of Carbondale to manage the facility.

The TSC received early financial help from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs ($500,000), Garfield County ($135,000) and the Town of Carbondale ($100,000). Much of that money was used for upgrades, repairs and remodeling for the 56-year-old building.

‘Let there be Light’ The Third Street Center raised $90,000 for the first phase of its “Let there be Light” campaign to overhaul the building’s former gym.

The Third Street Center took down the basketball hoops and built a stage at the south end of the gym several years ago but a major problem remained. Third Street Center staffers, users and the general public called the windowless gym “The Cave” because even when the overhead lights were on it was pretty dark. Without lights, the gym could have at-

Lyn Byars (center) in John Norton’s (far left) tai chi class on Wednesday morning. Byars said he discovered the Third Street Center when he started volunteering at Lift-Up five years ago. Since then, Byars has become proficient enough at tai chi to teach. On a related note, since 2008 the Third Street Center has raised just over $3 million from grants and individual donations, according to TSC Executive Director Colin Laird. Photo by Lynn Burton tracted bats except there was no way for them to fly in. The key component to phase one was installing six large windows (three on each side) plus glass double doors. Phase one wraps up soon as the walls are being painted white (remember when they were a moody purple)?

The Third Street Center is currently working to raise $110,000 to complete the gym re-

modeling project, which will consist of: window shades, new flooring, improved sound and lighting for events, acoustic improvements and additional seating.

“We also need a name for the new space,” says the Third Street Center’s website. To make a suggestion or cast a vote, go to the Third Street Center’s Facebook page.

e mission and board According to the Third Street Center’s website, “The mission of the Third Street Center is to promote community through a multi-tenant, mixed-use facility that models sustainability in its design and practice. By providing long-term, affordable rental space, the Center brings together a diverse collection of nearly three dozen nonprofit organizations, artists and small businesses under one roof, leveraging their unique strengths. It offers them opportunities to work together more closely, creatively and efficiently, to develop solutions for common problems facing the region and their clients. In sharing a home, the nonprofits are encouraged to share skills, talents and resources, enabling them to more effectively pursue their goals.”

The 2017 board of directors are: Scott

Darling (board vice president, retired/finance sector), Jim Kenney (retired/finance sector), Dick Hart (retired attorney and judge), Kathy Feinsinger (retired nurse/Valley View Hospital), Garret Jammeron (vice president, Alpine Bank-Carbondale), Laura Kirk (landscape architect, DHM Design), Frank McSwain (nonprofit/fundraising consultant, Sloan Shoemaker (tenant representative, executive director of Wilderness Workshop), Erica Sparhawk (Town of Carbondale trustee representative, program manager for Clean Energy Economy for the Region), and Andrea Stewart (tenant representative, executive director for the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce). Colin Laird is the Third Street Center’s executive director; Mark Taylor is the facility manager.

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Obituary

Valley faces ďŹ ery summer; RFHS turning around Wesley Paul Bright

A beautiful baby boy arrived on earth on June 6, 1971 and departed this earth on June 3, 2017, at the age of 45 years, 11 months and 28 days.

Wesley lived with his mom and grandparents during his early years on a farm near Lineville, Iowa. He was living near Carbondale, Colorado at the time of his death. Where he had lived for many years.

Those preceding him are his grandparents Earl and Lela Bright, Uncles J.O. Bright, Gene Bright and Dannie Glassinger, Aunt Ellen Bright, Cousin Jean Ann Bright.

Those left to remember him are his mom, Virginia Pauline Bright-Burlingame; his dad, Dennis Burlingame, Aunts Donna Hollinger (Ellis), Grace Nell Glassinger Lineville, Iowa. Aunts Glenda Bright and Joan Bright Leon, Iowa; Uncle Rex Bright Newport News, VA; Cousins Doug, Richard, and Mark Eubank and Michelle Andrews (Spence) of Virginia, James Bright (Susan), Fort Wayne In., Jason Hollinger (Edith) Germany, Tracy Hollinger-Morgan (George) Indianola, Iowa, David Hollinger (Laura) Murray, Iowa; Lywn Beard (Bobbie) Viola, Ks; Hester Beard, Prescott, Iowa, Regina Smith (Chris) Creston, Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.

Burial will be at the Bright-Gattliff Cemetery with a graveside service at a later date.

Instead of cards or ďŹ&#x201A;owers, Please send an interesting story about Wesley and how you knew him to: Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Burlingame; 30511 302nd Avenue, Lineville, Iowa 50147.

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal June 16, 1977 Following the â&#x20AC;&#x153;no-snow winter of 1976-1977,â&#x20AC;? Roaring Fork Valley ďŹ reďŹ ghters, government ofďŹ cials and residents were concerned about the upcoming wildďŹ re season. The ďŹ nal winter and spring tally put moisture accumulation at less than 40 percent of normal. Altogether for the past week, members of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District had been called out virtually every day, and sometimes more than once a day. â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;Ś and each conďŹ&#x201A;agration seems to be worse than its processor. One couple up the Crystal fought off a small wildďŹ re with garden hoses until two ďŹ reďŹ ghter units could arrive. One unit responded after putting down a wildďŹ re at the nearby Avalanche Creek campground.

June 18, 1987 George Hart, who was retiring as a pharmacist in Glenwood Springs, reďŹ&#x201A;ected on where his career started in 1938 as a freshman at Carbondale Union High School, working at the Carbondale Drug Store on Main Street (now the Pour House). Carbondaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population was only about 400, but Hart told the Valley Journal, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was always something like a dance happening on Saturday night. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have a big run on liquor. Later at about midnight, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have a run at the soda fountain â&#x20AC;Ś we had four booths â&#x20AC;Ś weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d stay open until 1 or 2 (a.m.).â&#x20AC;? Carbondale being a small town, teenage small town pranks were not unheard of. One year, some kids slung a rope around a cowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neck and walked it over from across to the post ofďŹ ce. They tied a stick to the end of the rope, dropped it into the night mail box and left the cow standing there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The post ofďŹ ce was a pretty big mess the next morning. Pour Mr. Payne (the postmaster).â&#x20AC;?

June 19, 1997 The Carbondale Board of Trustees voted to hire the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst police dog, but not before voicing its own concerns and grilling new Police Chief Gene Schilling on all facets of the dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job description. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a bias against police dogs in general,â&#x20AC;? said one trustee, who said he had to explain their use when he was a Peace Corps member during the U.S. civil rights era. Some trustees were concerned that the dog, Raven, would be used to sniff the halls for drugs at Roaring Fork High School.

Schilling assured the trustees that such would not be the case. He also said that under policies set out in a new sixpage K9 manual, the dog also would not be used to apprehend any suspect, or as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a level of force.â&#x20AC;? The trustees authorized Ravenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hiring, after a police ofďŹ cer who already owned the dog said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d let the police department use it.

June 14, 2007 In an editorial about the situation at Roaring Fork High School, the Valley Journal noted, â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;Ś a positive turn of direction â&#x20AC;Ś â&#x20AC;&#x153; as â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;Ś a committed and energetic group of parents, teachers and students have stepped forward to help blaze a new course toward better accountability.â&#x20AC;? Problems had included â&#x20AC;&#x153;laggingâ&#x20AC;? teacher morale and questions about â&#x20AC;&#x153;academic rigors.â&#x20AC;? Among the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accomplishments in that year, the Ram Jam Band won its division the valley-wide Battle of the Bands, drama students (under the direction of Ralph Young) â&#x20AC;&#x153;pulled off an amazing production of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Godspellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?, Cathleen McCourt and Jacinda Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; art students put on â&#x20AC;&#x153;an amazing end of year exhibit. The editorial concluded in part, â&#x20AC;&#x153; â&#x20AC;Ś but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean we (the Valley Journal) should turn a blind eye when legitimate issues and concerns are being raised.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Compiled by Lynn Burton

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GO AuTism Despite the heat on Saturday, June 10, the second annual GO AuTism Family Fun Walk for Smiling Goat Ranch took off as scheduled from the Carbondale Rodeo grounds, headed down the Rio Grand Trail and ďŹ nished at Town Hall.

Although there were water stations along the way, by the time the adults, kids, goats, dogs, horses, and miniature horses, and the JROTC color guard arrived at their destination everyone was mighty thirsty.

According to director Sheryl Barto, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smiling Goat Ranch in Carbondale was established in 2015, and is a nonproďŹ t organization helping children with autism and veterans with PTSD free of charge by using the healing effects of horses, movement, nature, and supportive community.â&#x20AC;?

Hannah Bingaman, rising senior at Roaring Fork High School, is on the left riding Gates; Sheryl Barto on the right riding Adobe. Behind them is the JROTC Color Guard from Glenwood Springs High School.

Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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A flag for an indivisible nation

By Niki Delson I have been thinking about the flag, what it stands for and when it came to be a divisive rather than unifying symbol for me.

When I was in grade school, Thursdays were assembly days. The girls were required to wear navy blue skirts, white blouses, and red bow ties. The boys wore navy slacks but if they were chosen, they could be part of the color guard. The guard was dressed all in white, with a red tie and they carried the American Flag to the front of the assembly hall. We all rose, put our hands over our hearts and recited the pledge. I loved how it ended “One Nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” It echoed family values (“Justice, justice you shall pursue.”) I think back to the fifth grade and how we all stumbled trying to insert the words “Under God” right in the middle, and dividing the words “One Nation, indivisible.” I was a child. It was the 1950’s and I was unaware of the many ways our country was divided. I had not yet seen the water fountains – one side for “colored”, the other for “white.”

In 1892 President Benjamin Harrison issued a proclamation in honor of Columbus Day with ceremonies to be held in schools and other public places. “Let the national flag float over every schoolhouse in the country, and the exercises of such as shall impress upon our youth the patriotic duties of American citizenship.” The National Education Association, representing teachers, endorsed a flag project and named Francis

Bellamy, a minister with a Christian Socialist theology as their chairman. Bellamy wrote the original pledge. “I pledge allegiance to my Flag and the Republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” In 1924 The Flag code was written, offering guidance about the handling of the flag, and the words of the pledge were changed. It was a time of great immigration to our country, and the original words “to my flag” were changed and recited “to the flag of the United States of America,” a move to encourage immigrants to distinguish their newly adopted country from their homelands.

In the early years, the pledge was recited by coming to attention, snapping your heels together and raising your right arm, palm up. In 1942 President Roosevelt signed a joint congressional resolution – we would put our hands over our hearts; the hand raising looked too much like the Nazi “Seig Heil” In 1954, reacting to the “Red Scare” a movement grew to affirm a national relationship with a higher power. The pledge was changed again, dividing the words, “One Nation” and “indivisible.” Now we added the words “under God.” The change has

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“One Nation, Indivisible, with liberty and Justice for all.”

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withstood court challenges.

It seems to me that we all view patriotism through the lens of our childhood and personal experiences. I suspect that military families do not see parades and community demonstrations of nationalism through the same lens as immigrant families, for whom government is suspect and marching nationalistic parades are a reminder of atrocities and a precursor to harm. Many parents raise their children to respect and be loyal to their government. I was taught to question my government, to not follow blindly and that is safe to express views that differed from the government’s.

Symbols matter. The Statue of Liberty symbolizes our love for freedom.

The flag and the history of our pledge to it continues to be divisive. Desecrating the American flag has been a form of anti-government protest that many Americans find extremely objectionable.

President Trump tweeted, “Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag – if they do, there must be consequences – perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!” However, like the words “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance, desecrating the flag has withstood court challenges and is protected

by the first amendment as form of free speech. Justice Scalia understood. In a 1989 speech he said, “If it were up to me, I would put in jail every sandal-wearing, scruffybearded weirdo who burns the American flag. But I am not king.” In a Supreme Court Decision, Texas v. Johnson, 1989, Justice Kennedy wrote “Though symbols often are what we ourselves make of them, the flag is constant in expressing beliefs Americans share, beliefs in law and peace and that freedom which sustains the human spirit.”

There is a short section on the Rio Grande Trail between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale where small American Flags adorn a fence on both sides of the trail. When I ride by, I do not let myself think about the divisiveness of this symbol. I say to myself, “One Nation, Indivisible, with liberty and Justice for all.” I would love to see American Flags adorning the entire trail – a testament of our valley’s devotion to these values. I would love to see American Flags flying in front of all our houses, a demonstration of our hope that we are united by those ideals.

If you agree that we ought to become “one nation, indivisible,’ fly our flag in front of your home regardless of your political views.

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.

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Letters continued om page 2 lanik, Athletic Secretary Jade Bath, and Finance Secretary Kathy Alcala for their hard work and support.

We are currently a self-funded program and receive no financial support from the school district. Thus, to all our supporters and donors large and small, we thank you: Roaring Fork Swarm Lacrosse Club, Glenwood High School Athletics, Roaring Fork Engineering, Classic Air, Roaring Fork High School Booster Club, Valley View Hospital, Teahan Construction, the Tomassos, the Coles, the Issels, Joe Meade, the Glenns, Kim Feder Bookkeeping, Rainy Day Designs, Beth Hahn Girls Leadership, and Ondalu Nutrition Consulting.

Lastly, thank you to Roaring Fork High School teacher extraordinaire Chelsea Robson for creating a coaching team with me and to Amanda Wynn for joining us this year.

Each athletic season is a small journey full of little life lessons – kudos to our outstanding team of athletes who came along for the ride this year. Their dedication, work hard, positive attitude and teamwork turned a 1-7 season last year into a 6-2 season this year!

As a community member and a parent now working at the high school I have a newfound appreciation for the educators and administrators who work tirelessly to ensure a healthy learning environment and a healthy future for the kids in our community. Thank you.

Sarah Klingelheber Carbondale

Bike week thanks Dear Editor: We, here at the Way of Compassion Bicycle Project would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the Bonedale Bike Week volunteer organizers and staff.

Their selfless acts of kindness have brought a wonderful community event back to life this year, and have supported this bike centered event for 9 years. This year, Bonedale Bike Week made a very generous donation to the Way of Compassion Bicycle Project to continue our community bike program.

We are truly grateful and are honored to receive this generosity. Much Love!

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Plenty to do here Dear Editor: Thursday, June 1 and Friday, June 2 were big days in Carbondale. Thursday was the annual Art Walk. Attendees were led up and down Main Street to see the numerous artworks in town, many of which I’ve never noticed before. Several of the artists were on hand to explain what they were thinking

when they created the piece. Once again, I was amazed at the amount of talent that is in this town.

For four years, I lived in the farming town in northern Idaho my mother grew up in, a town of 500 people, 22 of which were first cousins and ten aunts and uncles. I worked for farmers, ranchers, loggers, hunted, fished, played mushball, and drank beer. It was an ideal situation and I’ve always thought the worst mistake I ever made was leaving there and returning to the Chicago area because I was short of money.

Now that I’ve lived in Carbondale, I can see that eventually I would have gone crazy in that little town. The nearest movie theater or library was 40 miles away, the local bar had occasional country and western bars and style shows which were nothing more than girly shows featuring lingerie. I’m no artsy-smartsy, but if I don’t get a dose of art, music, theater, film, comedy, and literature every once in awhile, I get antsy. Friday was the monthly First Friday. With First Friday, Mountain Fair, and Potato Days, you’re never at a loss for something to do in this town. Carbondale veterans said it was the biggest First Friday ever. Cars were parked all the way to Sopris Ave. Main St. was jammed with people. Living a block from downtown, I was kept awake that night by loud rock music and a loud argument. I love this town. I just hope we don’t love it to death.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

autism and our belief in the unique gifts that each autistic person can bring to the world.

Like 2016’s inaugural walk, the event was led by the Junior ROTC Color Guard from Glenwood Springs High School. We celebrated 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. Particular recognition goes to Ken Adler with KA Design Works for providing architectural services and Brett McClevain with KL&A Structural Engineers for contributing structural services. 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.

The GO AuTism walk would not have been possible without the support of the following businesses, organizations and individual sponsors. We wish to express our gratitude to: KA Design Works, True Nature Healing Arts, KL&A Structural Engineers, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse, Roaring Fork Leadership, Ace Hardware, Grand River Health, Hagist Excavation, Savage Excavation Company, Berthod Motors, Target, Aspen Strong, Alpine Bank, Roaring Fork Valley Co Op, Whole Foods, Paul Nieslanik Ranch, Sarah Moore/Coldwell Banker Mason Morse Real Estate, Roaring Fork Physical Therapy, Alle-

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gria, Live Loud Tee Shirt Company, Goldyn Equine, and Lt. Col. Dick Merritt.

Big thanks to Emma Carter and Melissa Wiley who coordinated registration and food service. Jenna LInden and Jane Bachrach were there to capture amazing, beautiful images. Smiling Goat Ranch could not do what it does throughout the year to support children and families without its volunteers: my husband, Karl Hanlon; my bonus kids Zoe and Zane Hanlon; my dear neighbor Lily Meadows; and Beth Shoemaker, Stella and Sadie Shoemaker, Susan Cottle, Karla Rohrbaugh, Hannah Bingaman, and the Glenwood Springs High School JROTC Class and Color Guard. We also benefit from the generosity of our good neighbors, Tim and Carolyn Hagist, Carter and Sophie Schlumberger, Sarah Moore and Mark and Jenni Hendrickson.

We are hosting Huts for Vets this summer for one day of equine therapy and cordially invite the community to join us and meet the veterans during our pot lucks at 5:30 p.m. on July 10, Aug. 14, Aug. 28 and Sept. 11.

Thank you to all of our community supporters and to everyone who came to walk last weekend – including many locals and visitors from as far away as Denver and Rifle.

We hope to see you again next year!

Sheryl Barto Executive Director Smiling Goat Ranch

GO AuTism thanks Dear Editor: A BIG thanks and shout out to the amazing, wonderful Roaring Fork Valley! WOW! The second annual GO AuTism Family Fun Walk for Smiling Goat Ranch took place on Saturday, June 10 in Carbondale. The walk was very well-attended by horses and humans of all ages! Even our goats happily walked along side our fellow therapy dogs and min horses. It made for a colorful, hopeful spectacle.

Smiling Goat Ranch, established in 2015, is a nonprofit organization helping children with autism and veterans with PTSD free of charge by using the healing effects of horses, movement, nature, and supportive community.

And wow, what an incredibly supportive community we have! And it continues to grow.

For many families living with autism, being seen as different is nothing new, but being part of an event full of such welcoming love certainly is. This is the sense of community that Smiling Goat is bringing to the Roaring Fork Valley with its growing Horse Boy-affiliated program. This event represents our efforts to support each family learning to deal with

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