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Thunder River Theatre Company presents David Mamet’s “American Buffaloâ€? through July 5. At 66 years old, Mamet has built an almost unparalleled body of work as an author, playwright, screenwriter and ďŹ lm director. “American Buffaloâ€? (1975) was an early success, followed by many more, including: • The Pulitzer Prize winning play “Glengarry, Glen Rossâ€? (1984); • Oscar nominations in screenwriting for “The Verdictâ€? (1982) and “Wag the Dogâ€? (1997); • “House of Gamesâ€? (1987), which he wrote and directed, and won for best ďŹ lm and best screenplay at the Venice Film Festival.

î‚Šunder River î‚Šeatre unleashes “Bualoâ€?

Shown here (left to right) are Thunder River Theatre’s Lon Winston, Nick Garay and Owen O’Farrell. For a review of “American Buffalo,� please turn to page 7. Photo by Valerie Haugen

Greg Feinsinger: A local doctor on a mission for health Sopris Sun Staff Report Many Carbondale locals probably already know Greg and Kathy Feinsinger from seeing them in Sopris Park for the live music, or at the Crystal Theater, or the farmers’ market. They have been in the Roaring Fork Valley for 40-plus years and are a part of the town’s so-happy-to-be-here core of dedicated residents. Dr. Greg Feinsinger has practiced as a family medicine specialist for 41 years and he still works two days a week at Glenwood

Medical Associates. But the real passion in his practice these days is raising local awareness around the beneďŹ ts of eating a plantbased diet. Recently, he started The Center for Prevention and Treatment of Disease Through Nutrition, a 501(c)3 non-proďŹ t organization with a program that will provide chef-designed vegan meals for those who wish to make the switch. “I’ve been counseling people about diet and nutrition for over 40 years,â€? said Feinsinger, “and I never really saw amazing

“I never really saw amazing results until my patients began to eat vegan.â€? results until my patients began to eat vegan.â€? A vegan diet is, by deďŹ nition, plant-based food only — no animal protein, no dairy

and no extra oils. For the generations raised on the Standard American Diet (SAD), trying to shop for and prepare food with menus not designed around a meat entree can be a deal-breaker. Feinsinger’s mission for the last two years especially has been to show people how to get past those obstacles. It is his belief that just by changing eating habits, people can prevent costly chronic and/or debilitating conditions like diabetes and heart disease, and his own remarkable good FEINSINGER page 9

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Frosty doesn’t understand Dear Editor: Frosty Merriott does not understand the negativity associated with the trustee’s decision to place James Surls’s sculpture in the roundabout at Main Street and Highway 133. Well, Frosty, some of us are unhappy with the process that disallowed any public input for a very public place and reeks of political influence by special interests. You exhibited your prejudice in January of 2013 when you enthusiastically disclosed to an Internet forum that shares information on mostly local issues, the possibility of the Surls museum in the old library space before it was ever discussed by the trustees. During the discussion by the board, you disclosed that Jim Calaway was now a client of yours, but you felt that you could be objective. Yet, you were very vocal in demanding that John Foulkrod recuse himself from the discussion of the VCR project because one of his business partners was also a partner in the development. You also advocated for a public vote on the VCR development, yet in the discussion of the sculpture in the roundabout you opposed any public involvement, saying merely that you were “elected to lead.” If you are not guilty of catering to special interests, you are at least guilty of hypocrisy. And, to dismiss the critics of government as “naysayers” and “Monday morning quarterbacks” is one of the more undemocratic things I’ve heard lately. John Foulkrod admits to not caring what “the people” wanted, claiming that he based his decisions on what he thought was best for Carbondale. That was obvious for the 20 years he served as trustee or mayor. I was astonished by his statement during the discussion preceding the vote, to the effect that he did not want to have a public discussion be-

cause sometimes public involvement is “fruitful” and sometimes it’s not. Huh? Jim Calaway has been on a mission for some time to establish James Surls as the sculptor laureate of Carbondale and that is evidenced by his efforts to establish the Surls museum in the old library and now the sculpture in the round-about. It is probably a very unpopular position to oppose the desires of a very influential man who has shown his adopted community a good deal of philanthropy, but I take exception to being railroaded. Russell Hedman Carbondale

Admit it Dear Editor: Dear Mr. Foulkrod and Mr. Merriott, why can’t you just admit that it seemed like a good idea at the time? No biggie; you’re human and just like the rest of us you lack foresight. No way to know that the library wouldn’t be a museum dedicated to Surls and that the sculpture would be a replica of artwork already showcasing the purple mountain majesty that is Kirby Drive in Houston, Texas. (We know it’s not polite to disparage other states in the union, but if we’re making fun of another state it’s usually gonna be Texas ... apologies to Austin and Lubbock). Speaking of apologies, where are they for the parents and children who need a daycare facility? Jeannie Perry Clint Wilfley Satank

Teslas ain’t cheap Dear Editor: Please tell our Carbondale town council

there is a new electric car coming out. It’s called a Tesla and I am so sure that lots of people will be using them at the new electric plug in stations here in Carbondale. They will retail for $90,000. Really affordable, aren't they? Jane Spaulding Carbondale

Dear Editor: Each of us possesses the potential for a winning life. Within us is the ability to live with courage, to have fulfilling relationships, to enjoy good health and prosperity, to feel and show true compassion for others, and the power to face and surmount our deepest problems. Crucial to living a winning life is to undergo an inner transformation that will enable us to bring out our highest human qualities and change our circumstances. This process is a revolution of our own character, an individual human revolution. The practice of Buddhism as taught by Nichiren Daishonin is a catalyst for experiencing this inner revolution. It provides us with immediate access to the unlimited potential inherent in our lives by which we can live a winning life. It is the promise of Nichiren Daishonin that we can attain a state of freedom and unshakable happiness for ourselves while creating harmony with others. Through this process of inner reformation, we can also fulfill our dreams and desires. Nichiren Daishonin recognizes that to be human means to have desires and as we proceed in our human revolution we elevate our state of life, “magnetizing” our lives to attrct that which will further our happiness. True happiness or victory in life is having the tools to take on each hurdle, overcome it and become stronger and wiser in the process. Inside each human being is a storehouse of all the necessary traits to tackle every problem that confronts us. Buddhism is the practice that allows us access to this storehouse and unleashes our inherent power to take on all of life’s challenges and win. Paula Valenti Glenwood Springs

Dear Editor: The Garfield County Libraries recently hired JVA Consulting to assist in crafting a strategic vision and marketing plan for promotion of library services in Garfield County. We are seeking to develop our brand identity and marketing capabilities, with hopes of increasing the visibility and usage of library services in each of our communities and throughout the region. The libraries also seek to clarify our organizational vision and mission so it can be easily understood and embraced by library staff, local government, area businesses, the general public and used as the basis to creLETTERS page 19

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Marble Distillery a pioneering spirit in new industry Opening in December By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Connie Baker certainly does not look like anyone’s typical image of a whisky maker, but she is about to become one. Baker, 49, is a partner in the Marble Distillery, to be located at 150 Main St. in Carbondale once construction is completed on what she described as a first-of-its-kind distillery operation with an emphasis on “green,” or eco-friendly construction and operating techniques. The distillery plans to produce liqueurs, vodka and barrel-aged whisky, and to offer a tasting room and a shop where drinks can be sold and served, as well as a couple of rooms to lodge tourists and other guests. “We can’t find anyone who’s doing it yet,” she said of the building, which is being constructed under Carbondale’s new greenbuilding code and will use water and crushed marble from the Yule Quarry in

that corner lot as the “staging area” for Marble in its distilling process. “As far as we know, we’re the first,” she construction work on the distillery site. Baker said the distillery is part of a said, explaining that crushed marble will be used to filter the water meant for the stills, growing segment of “small-batch and and that water from hand-crafted” liquor disthe marble “cuttilleries that got its start tings” will be used in the state of Washingas a coolant for the ton a few years ago, and equipment in the now has taken root in building. Colorado. Baker, who is of “Now, Colorado is Irish stock, is workahead of Washington in ing in partnership distilleries,” she said with her husband, proudly, after noting that – Connie Baker Carey Shanks, and she attended a year of disMarble Distillery partner her brother in law, tillery school at the Dry Rob DiPangrazio, as Fly Institute in Spokane well as Michelle and in 2010. Keith Marlow, who The Marble Distillery, have ownership interest in the site itself. she emphasized, will be “family owned and She also is working with another Car- operated” and will be “a super-green sysbondale-area land owner, Bren Simon, who tem” that recycles 100 percent of the water owns the lot at the corner of Second and used in the process – beyond what ends up Main where the YouthZone trailer stood for years. Simon, Baker said, has offered

“We’re hoping to be a model for small distilleries.”

in the bottles, of course. And whose idea was this in the first place, a reporter asked in an interview? With a shy smile and a downward tilt of her head, Baker replied, “It was mine. It’s definitely my baby.”

1992 Originally from New York City, Baker moved here in 1992 and started up a pharmaceutical marketing business with offices in Carbondale and New York City, which she ran until recently. But she tired of that work, and at the same time, she said, DiPangrazio was going stale as a marketing and sales executive in North Carolina. “He wanted to change his life,” she said of DiPangrazio, “so he moved here in February” with his family, and went to work for Marble Distillery. As for her own transition, she noted, “I DISTILLERY page 14

Trustee puts pot-shop owner in hot seat; Barber Drive folks riled By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Carbondale trustee Allyn Harvey, at the board of trustee’s regular meeting on Tuesday, objected to what he termed a local pot shop owner’s “disregard” for city regulations and led his fellow trustees toward denial of that shop’s medical marijuana license renewal application. Harvey, and other trustees, also objected to the level of local ownership at the CMED medical marijuana shop, which does business as Rocky Mountain High at 66 Buggy Circle, which according to the town amounts to “one tenth of one percent” of the business in local ownership. The remaining 99.9 percent, Harvey noted, is in the hands of owner Michael Weisser, who lives in Edwards, Colo., and has ties to the state of Florida, and who told the trustees he controls nearly 20 medical marijuana businesses around Colorado. Pointing out that the town had included a provision in its codes requiring some degree of local ownership of some businesses, though not specifying the percentage of local ownership required, Harvey declared, “I would argue that this is, in fact, flaunting the local ownership provision of the local ownership provision of the code.” But CMED’s license application was not denied, after the trustees tied, 3-3, on Harvey’s motion to reject the application. Instead, the application will be reviewed again on July 8, along with a “finding of fact” drawn up by town staff and outlining the issues involved with the application, as a basis for the trustees’ ultimate decision on approval or denial of the business license. Harvey, in his initial criticism of CMED, argued that Weisser and his employees have missed deadlines and filed incomplete applications throughout the company’s tenure in Carbondale, including a late application for its medical marijuana license renewal,

which expired earlier this year. CMED majority owner Weisser, following a discussion among the trustees prior to the final vote, objected to Harvey’s characterization of the business and said to Harvey, “Don’t beat us up because we were late.” He said he had charged CMED’s current on-site manager, Forrest Woolery, with filing that application, and said Woolery has passed that chore on to another employee while Woolery went on vacation, but the application was not filed on time. Ticking off points he felt were in his favor, Weisser said, “One, we never got any notice” from town officials about the expiration of the license. “That’s not our responsibility,” countered Harvey. “You need to run your business and keep your license current.” Town staff and other trustees agreed with that assessment. “But the point is, look at what we do for the community,” Weisser continued, explaining that his shop sells products that are “very high in CBD,” a compound found in some strains of medical marijuana that has been found effective in treating seizures in children and adults. Plus, Weisser said, “we’ve been good citizens, good neighbors,” responsive to town requests regarding such issues as odors emanating from the shop and from the cultivation of its products. “What occurred … was just an oversight,” he told the trustees. Town Manager Jay Harrington informed the trustees that all three of Carbondale’s pot shops had filed late applications for license renewals, and that one of the local shops, the Doctor’s Garden, is currently closed for medical marijuana sales because its local medical marijuana license had lapsed, although it is open for recreational pot sales. TOWN COUNCIL page 14

Not that they aren’t doing anything, but some folks wonder what the flaggers at Highway 133 and Main Street are doing. Sometimes they wave traffic through the intersection or they stop traffic. Other times it looks like they are just standing around. Making eye contact with them doesn’t seem to affect their actions. In an e-mail, The Sopris Sun asked CDOT “what’s the deal?” Here’s the paraphrased response from project manager Adam Cornely. The flaggers in this location are there to stop all directions of traffic ONLY when United (the construction company) must get equipment in or out of the work zone. However, when the flaggers do stop traffic to let the equipment enter or exit the work zone, they also clear out the Main Street traffic queue after the equipment is gone. So, basically, motorists need to obey the stop sign on Main Street and are allowed to turn onto Highway 133 when they are able, unless the flagger is directing them to do otherwise. Photo by Lynn Burton THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper • JUNE 26, 2014 • 3

Flowers aren’t the only thing popping around town. So is the Carbondale Library’s community chalkboard at Third and Sopris. Word has it an artistic couple with a bucket full of chalk created their work of non-random art on Sunday afternoon. Photo by Lynn Burton

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e lucky 13th: Music festival draws a crowd Sopris Sun Staff Report

The number 13 is a lucky one for local music fans, as the 13th annual Mount Sopris Music Festival this weekend brings at least 20 acts to at least eight different venues around town – and it’s all free. Steve Standiford, of Steve’s Guitars, organizes the event. He gets the posters out, solicits sponsors, signs up the Town Plaza lineup for Friday and Saturday (June 27-28) and helped at least one venue find its acts. The musical genres include bossa nova, Americana, rock, bluegrass, alt-country, Motown and more. Here’s a sampling of what’s coming to town or is already here: Ali Sperry/Adam Chaffins/Jamie Dick is a Nashville trio united by deep friendship, love of music, and a penchant for “finely-crafted cocktails.” Their mix of songs, stories and sounds is anchored by impeccable musicianship that delivers far beyond the Nashville stereotype. Sperry’s 2012 debut album, “Storybook,” features lush arrangements that integrate elements of folk ballads, feel-good rock ‘n roll, and atmospheric string-infused pop. Dick (on drums) has toured with Abigail Washburn & the Village in the U.S., China, Australia, New Zealand and the U.K. Chaffins (bass/guitars/vocals) plays the progressive bluegrass group The Deadly Gentlemen, and has written, preformed and recorded with the likes of Susan Werner, The Infamous Stringdusters, World Party, Levi Lowery, the Carter Brothers and numerous others. The Trio, based in the Roaring Fork Valley, is comprised of Josefina Mendez (vocals), Tim Fox (piano and trumpet) and Mike Facey (bass and guitar). They perform their jazz and Latin jazz regularly in Aspen at the Jerome Hotel, the Limelight Hotel, at the Snowmass Westin Resort, and in Basalt at Heather’s Savory Pies and Tapas. They recently traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where they recorded

Let Them Roar takes the Town Plaza stage at 8 p.m. on June 27, followed by the Starlettes at 9 p.m. Admission to the Mount Sopris Music Fest is free. Courtesy photo Mendez’s CD “Todo Llega,” which is available on iTunes and Amazon. Smythe and Taylor are known for their symbiotic harmonies, humorous lyrics, and ‘”3-D” brand of guitar playing. They have been performing together since 2000 and have eight CD’s between them. They offer an eclectic vari-

ety of acoustic music, including contemporary and familiar tunes as well as their award winning originals. Their live shows celebrate the craft of songwriting in bluegrass, blues, folk, and Americana music. They have been on seven European tours and were featured for five years in a row MUSIC FESTIVAL page 8

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Send your scuttlebutt to news@SoprisSun.com. ball cap seemed more interested in the ball game on the TV than anything else. A balding guy with gray hair did the most talking, opining on numerous issues, including Indian artifacts and the federal Antiquities Act, and said “ ‌ if you’re in the army, is that right? I don’t think so.â€? Working on his last bit of his enchilada, our diner determined the man in question was not James Carville because he did not say a single word the whole time.

Pick your Mt. Fair gig Carbondale Mountain Fair volunteers who sign up early can pretty much pick their own gig (Example: for some folks, working the trash crew in the morning is somewhat preferable to working it in the afternoon due to temperatures and crowds). More than 300 volunteers are needed each year to help with everything from selling Tshirts to the Peace Patrol. Volunteers who give four hours or more receive a Mountain Fair T-shirt and one rafe entry for a New Belgium cruiser bike. To volunteer, go to carbondalearts.com.

Where’s Hitchcock when you need him? Terri Ritchie, Denise Barkhurst, Patty Thayn and several others have reported getting dive-bombed by redwing blackbirds on the Highway 133 paved bike trail. Apparently, these aggressive little birds are nesting near the bridge just south of Prince Creek. They seem to have no problem landing and pecking on the heads of bikers who go by, cawing all the while. All three women agree that a helmet came in handy. Sometimes, truth is just as strange as ďŹ ction.

Climate Change news from D.C. Citizens’ Climate Lobby members Amelia Potvin and Dave Reed found themselves in Washington, D.C. for the group’s national conference this week. “We both came here on our own dime,â€? Reed tells The Sopris Sun. The mission of Citizens’ Climate Change Lobby (CCL) is to create the political will for Congressional legislation to put a price on carbon emissions. “As its name suggests, it trains and empowers citizens to directly lobby their members of Congress,â€? Reed said. “Last fall we started a CCL chapter in the Roaring Fork Valley and we’ve had one meeting each with the Grand Junction ofďŹ ces of Rep. Scott Tipton and Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet.â€? Meanwhile, CCL members who didn’t come to D.C. are calling Congressional ofďŹ ces. “ ‌ they’ll talk to us because CCL is scrupulously non-partisan and has an awesome reputation for developing respectful, constructive relationships with all members of Congress.â€?

A celebrity spotting? At least one Pour House diner chowing down on beef enchiladas did enough double takes on a fellow diner last Sunday to require conscious non-glancing through the rest of his meal. The glancing victim was seated with ďŹ ve oth-

Dr. Jolee Stegemoller has joined Alpine Animal Hospital as a veterinarian associate. Stegemoller is a graduate of Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine. Off the job, she enjoys hiking and camping with her husband Derek and their dogs Jethro and Junie. Courtesy photo ers at a table in the middle of the Pour House’s dining area and looked a lot like political campaign consultant James Carville, who very well could have been in Aspen for Food & Wine, Ideas or various other political or non-political reasons. If the name “James Carville� doesn’t click, his mug often turns up on TV news shows, where he could described as “squinty eyed� or “looking like the front end of 2013 Chevy Camero.� Anyway, our diner glanced his way around the Carville look-alike’s table and determined the woman with long, gray hair to his right did not look like Carville’s spouse Mary Matalin. A 20 something-guy in a

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Congrats to Fotion, Everding Jeremy Everding, 31, and Steven Fotion, 47, both of Oceans Clubhouse Gym in Carbondale, ďŹ nished ďŹ rst in their respective divisions at the recent North American Strongman competition in Park. Fotion’s results put him in the Mr. Olympian competition in Las Vegas on Sept. 1920. Everding will next compete in a North American Strongman qualiďŹ er at Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel on Aug. 23, and can still earn a spot in the Las Vegas event. Way to go, Jeremy and Steven.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Zack Ritchie (June 26); Colton Mesner (June 27); Beth Mulry (June 28); Patty Phelan (June 29); John Stickney (June 30); Jax Moss (July 1); and Staci Dickerson, Jeanie Chestnutt, Dean Harding, and Laurie Loeb (July 2).

Haugen takes a bow as director of “American Buffalo” TRTC tops off 19th season By Barbara Dills Sopris Sun Correspondent If you live in or around Carbondale, you’ll be very much at home when you step into Thunder River Theater to see the company’s latest production, “American Buffalo,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet. It’s as if you’ve stepped into the Back Door Consignment Store, the Near New, or Miser’s Mercantile. The play takes place in a similar shop in an unnamed city, although Chicago, Mamet’s hometown, is implied (if you go, listen for clues). The set is chock full of good stuff from the stash of props Thunder River Theater Company (TRTC) has collected in its basement over the years, the kind of good stuff that easily could have passed through any or all of Carbondale’s well-loved secondhand stores at one time or another. You have until July 5 to see this first-rate production, skillfully directed by TRTC’s own favorite leading lady, Valerie Haugen. A few minutes into the play, any sense of comfort this familiar secondhand store setting provides is disrupted as the talented cast of three — Owen O’Farrell as shop owner Donnie, Nick Garay as Donnie’s young gofer Bobby, and TRTC Executive Artistic Director Lon Winston playing

The Thunder River Theatre Company production of “American Buffalo” continues through July 5. The play takes place in a secondhand store in an unnamed city, although folks from Chicago might recognize some references to their home turf. Photo by Valerie Haugen Teach — engage in the frequently vulgar verbal scuffling that saturates much of Mamet’s work. Be forewarned. If four-letter words (including one beginning with “f” and a misogynistic companion that starts with “c”) turn your stomach, you might not want to eat a big meal before the play. But if you are 17 or older, don’t let this warning keep you away. The profanity is never gra-

tuitous, and TRTC’s production of “American Buffalo” is just too good to miss. Mamet, also the author of the play “Glengarry Glen Ross,” which won a Pulitzer and was later made into a popular film, is known for portraying his characters — typically back-slapping, back-stabbing males — through the common talk and “profane poetry” of their dialog. Ten min-

utes into this play, the shock of the language will subside and you’ll be caught up instead in what one audience member described at intermission as “the river of language” that is “American Buffalo.” Not only that, but the play is funny — at times, laugh-out-loud funny — with humor bordering on slapstick at times, like when Winston, as Teach, hikes his pants up in just the right way at just the right moment. The onstage chemistry between TRTC’s trio of fine male actors is remarkable, and their rendering of three memorable but very different characters comes as much from the timing and delivery of their dialog and gestures as from the script itself. The plot revolves around a particular buffalo nickel that has passed through Donnie’s store. Its actual value is unknown, but when Donnie and Teach decide it must be worth a fortune, they become obsessed with recovering it from the customer who paid Donnie $90 for it. The coin, and the plot to get it back, work on many levels. On the one hand, the play is about the illusory nature of things and the fact that, as one character portends early in the first act, “Things are not always what they seem to be.” On another level, the nickel — which inspires their greed through much of the play, but in the end doesn’t matter to them at all — represents the decimated American bison. At the same time, the play makes a statement about the mercenary nature of American business AMERICAN BUFFALO page 19

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Lipbone Redding, a Carbondale favorite, takes the Town Plaza stage at 6 p.m. on Friday and is featured at Steve’s Guitars later that night at 9 p.m. Other notable acts include Carlton Pride & Mighty Zion, which closes out the plaza stage action at 9 p.m. on Saturday. Photo by Jane Bachrach

at the Guildford Music Festival in England, sharing “T-shirt real estate” with Blondie, Richard Thompson, the Waterboys, Hayseed Dixie and others. The local downtown lineup includes numerous local bands and solo acts, including the Steve Skinner Band, Let The Roar, the Starlettes, Matt Johnson and Electric Lemon. Standiford told The Sopris Sun “Like at the shop (Steve’s Guitars), we love presenting original music that is played by the singer/songwriter who created it. Cover (versions) are fine but we really do like hearing new music made by local musicians and there will be plenty of that at the festival.” Standiford said that over the years the festival has helped to raise more than $50,000 for local non-profits such as the CRMS preschool, Green Sprouts and KDNK. As usual, KDNK will operate a “beverage garden” on Friday night and on Saturday. Food will be provided by Senor Taco Show, and ice cream by the Cowabunga Creamery from Paonia. Village Inn is donating pies to the musicians, who are working for “food and drink.”

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Town Plaza stage June 27 5 p.m. — Josefina Mendez band (The Trio) 6 p.m. — Lipbone Redding 6:45 p.m. — Wade Newsome 7 p.m. — The Steve Skinner Band 8 p.m. — Let Them Roar 9 p.m. — The Starlettes June 28 Noon — Librarian Sue & Blacksmith Tim 12:30 p.m. — Patrick Fagan 1 p.m. — Morgan Williams 1:30 p.m. — Jim Hawkins 2 p.m. — Dave Taylor 2:30 p.m. — Matt Johnson 3 p.m. — Mack Bailey 4 p.m. — The Lost Keys 5 p.m. — The 4 A.M. Band 6 p.m. — Sperry, Chaffins & Dick 7 p.m. — The Nanograms 8 p.m. — Electric Lemon 9 p.m. — Carlton Pride & Mighty Zion STEVE’S GUITARS June 27 9 p.m. — Lipbone Redding June 28 9 p.m. — Sperry, Chaffins & Dick 11 p.m. — Carlton Pride & Mighty Zion

Other venues The Black Nugget – Carlton Pride (June 27), After Jack (June 28) Village Smithy – Dave Taylor, Breton McNamara (June 28) Carbondale Beer Works – Xperience Freedom (June 27) White House Pizza – Greg Masse (June 28) The Blend – Open mic (June 26) Dos Gringos – Bluegrass jam (June 29)

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Feinsinger continued om page 1 health is a testament to his conviction. He has himself been eating a plant-based diet since 2011. Through his practice at Glenwood Medical Associates, Feinsinger promotes his nutritional method of treatment by advocating that his patients watch the “Forks Over Knives” DVD and then follow the recipes from the “Forks Over Knives Cookbook” (both sold at cost at GMA), and by reading “The China Study,” authored by T. Colin Campbell, MD. Working with the Roaring Fork Cultural Council, Feinsinger was instrumental in getting Dr. Caldwell B. Esselstyn and his wife here last year to present information; it was a standing room only night at Thunder River Theater. Dr. Campbell and Dr. Esselstyn, through Dr. Greg Feinsinger their research and publications, have become standard bearers for plant-based nutrition, along with Dr. Dean Ornish who began his plant-based diet campaign over 20 years ago. Feinsinger has also presented live cooking demonstrations in the lobby at Glenwood Medical Associates in Glenwood Springs, with local chefs showing how to shop for and prepare plant-based meals, then feeding the crowds with the examples. “I’ve learned over the past two years that if people can have an opportunity to consistently eat plant-based meals, then they become enthusiastic about eating that way permanently,” said Feinsinger. “To make that possible, I created The Center for Prevention and Treatment of Disease Through Nutrition, based in Carbondale, and I approached the Carbondale Community Food Co-op to work with me. I’ve also recruited local chef Chris Norville to design and prepare vegan meals that will be available for pre-purchase.” Beginning July 1, there are 30 people who have committed to a month-long trial of eating vegan. They pre-purchased two vegan meals a day from the co-op. Norville will make and freeze these meals, and they will be available for pick up once a week at a special freezer located inside the Community Food Co-op. “My goal after this group is to be able to continue to provide quality, delicious vegan meals through the co-op for anyone who wants to be healthier by eating a plant based diet,” said Feinsinger. For more information about Dr. Feinsinger’s new nonprofit organization, or about his plant based nutrition offer-

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To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

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LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Honeycutters at 8:30 p.m. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • The 13th annual Mt. Sopris Music Festival takes place at various venues around town, including the Fourth Street plaza. The lineup includes: the Trio (Josefina Mendez, Mike Facey and Tim Fox), Let Them Roar, the Steve Skinner Band, the Nanograms, Valle Musico, Natalie Spears, and the Midnight Badgers. There’ll also be food, art and KDNK’s “beverage garden.” The festival is organized by Steve’s Guitars. Info: stevesguitars.net and 963-3304.

ARTIST BEAT • Artists in the current CCAH show “Landscape and Landmarks” will be demonstrating their technique at Bonfire Coffee from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Info: 963-1680. GALLERY RECEPTION • The Ann Korologos Gallery in downtown Basalt hosts a reception for painter Simon Winegar from 5 to 7 p.m. His current show, “Bones of America,” is comprised of 30 paintings of barns, no two of which are alike. Info: 927-9668. RODEO • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo continues its 2014 season at Gus Darien Arena east of town on County Road 100. Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; slack starts at 6 p.m. with the Grand Entry at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 adults/$30 per carload up to six, free for kids under 10. The weekly rodeo runs through Aug. 21. Info: carbondalerodeo.com. GONG MEDITATION • Davi Nikent presents a gong meditation with sacred harmonics – featuring Barry Chapman, Connor Johnson, Elizabeth Ward, Karen Connington and Daniel Pierce – at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. Admission is $20. Bring your own mat, pillow and blanket. Info: 618-5879. ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

FRI.-SUN. June 27-29 THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre continues its production of “American Buffalo” at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, and at 7:30 p.m. on July 3 and July 5, and 2 p.m. on July 4. This David Mamet play is recommended for adults and mature teens. The story is set in a mysterious landscape in which there can never be any accuracy about what is true and what is illusion. “‘American Buffalo’ is a very funny play,” said a TRTC spokesman. “It also contains a steady stream of profanity! The language is not gratuitous. TRTC has

chosen to do the play as it is written.” Tickets are $22 for adults and $12 for students. Info: thunderrivertheatre.com and 963-8200.

FRIDAY JUNE 27 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Belle” (PG) at 7:30 p.m. June 27-July 3 and “Chef” (R) at 5 p.m. June 27-July 1, (July 1 show is captioned). LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Missing Link (rock, R&B, country, blues) from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. PITCHFEST • Roaring Fork Business Research Center presents Pitchfest for entrepreneurs and investors at Aspen Glen. Info: 945-5158.

SATURDAY June 28 CAJUN CLAY NIGHT • The Carbondale Clay Center’s Cajun Clay Night goes from 6 to 9 p.m. with music (Roomy Boots and One Night Stand), gumbo, handmade bowls, silent auction, costume contest, kids games, libations, the famous gator cake and more. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 the day of; $20 in advance and $25 the day of for kids 6-16 (youth tickets do no include a ceramic bowl). Info: 963-2529. THOMPSON HOUSE TOURS • The Mt.

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SUNDAY June 29 SOKA GAKKAI • Local Soka Gakkai Buddhists celebrate humanity with music, food and more at Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs (on Grand Avenue) from 3 to 7 p.m. Soka Gakkai International is the world’s largest Buddhist lay group. According to a press release, the group is best known for its familiar chant “Nam-myohorengo-kyo.” The chant “ … is an act of faith … . When we call forth and base ourselves on the magnificent enlightened life that exists within each of us without exception … even the most fundamental, inescapable sufferings of life and death need not be experienced as pain. … Nichiren Buddhists chant the daimoku to get what they want – a successful career, better health, a good marriage, even world peace.” Info: 818640-6482 and pvalenti2010@gmail.com. POETRY • The Aspen Poets’ Society continues its open mic Live Poetry Night series at Victoria’s Espresso & Wine Bar from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tonight’s featured poet is Cameron Scott with music by Breton Hayes. Info: 379-2136. LUTHERANS MEET • Faith Lutheran Church holds a worship servcie at the CarCALENDAR page 11

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TUESDAY July 1 GLENWOOD MARKET • Glenwood’s Downtown Market happens every Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. There’s live music and more. Info: glenwoodmarket.com and 618-3650.

WEDNESDAY July 2 FARMER’S MARKET CONTINUES • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market returns to the Fourth Street Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday through Oct. 1. There’s live music, fresh produce, local meat/cheese/bread/crafts and more. This week, some artists from CCAH’s current show “Landscapes & Landmarks” will be painting live at the market. LIVE MUSIC • Basalt kicks off its Live After Five free music series in downtown in Lions Park with the Beatles tribute band Doctor Robert. It goes from 5:30 to 8 p.m. ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale fire station at 6:50 a.m. For program suggestions, e-mail amy@amybarr.com.

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DEAD ALERT • Dark Star Orchestra plays State Bridge Riverside Amphitheatre in Bond. Info: 614-285-7472.

TUESDAY July 8 ASPEN INSTITUTE • The Murdock Mind, Body, Spirit series presents “Mindfulness and the Psychology of Possibility” with Ellen Langer at Paepcke Auditorium from 7 to 8 p.m. Admission is $20. Info: 920-5770.

THURSDAY July 17 SUN MEETING • The Sopris Sun wants to hear from YOU! Please join us for a Community Open House to gather input from community members as we chart the future of The Sopris Sun. The meeting will take place in the Carbondale Branch Library’s community room from 6 to 8 p.m. Info: Debbie at 379-0214 or dsbruell@gmail.com.

THURSDAY July 24 LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 presents Robert Earl Keen Jr. at 9 p.m. Tickets are $37 in advance and $42 the day of. Info: Google PAC3.

Save the Date SATURDAY Aug. 9 SHINDIG • The Mount Sopris Historical Society holds its first ever Shindig at the Thompson House Museum from 6 to 9 p.m.

MEDITATION AND DHARMA • John (Chophel) Bruna facilitates a meditation and Dharma talk at the Third Street Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. There will be a 25 minute meditation, followed by a dharma talk with time for questions and answers. It’s offered by the Way of Compassion Foundation and co-sponsored by Davi Nikent. Info: wayofcompassion.org. DANCE AND MOVEMENT • Coredination and Bonedale Ballet’s Summer Dance and Movement Workshop will be held from June 23 to Aug. 23. Classes include ballet, jazz, tap, Pilates and yoga for all ages. Info: 379-2187 or bonedaleballet.com. KOROLOGOS GALLERY • “Bones of America: Western Barns and Farmlands” by artist Simon Winegar continues through July 6 at the Korologos Gallery in downtown Basalt. Info: korologosgallery.com. CCAH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities continues its show “Landscapes & Landmarks” at the Third Street Center. The show features Mary Cervantes (pastel), Mary Noone (acrylic), Charles O. Bailey (latex), Greg Watts (photography), Brian Colley (watercolor), Mark Simpkins (oil) and Carrie Trippe and Nicole Kinsler (mixed media). Info: carbondalearts.com.

VAUDEVILLE RETURNS • Glenwood Vaudeville Review returns with a spring show on Friday and Saturday nights. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. There’s a full bar and pub style menu from Juicy Lucy’s, Daily Bread and 19th Street Diner. Tickets are $24 for adults, $22 for seniors and $16 for kids (show only). Reservations at 945-9699 or gvrshow.com. TAI CHI • Senior Matters offers tai chi classes at the Third Street Center on Mondays and Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Classes are $48 per month or $8 for drop ins. Info: John Norton at 379-1375. TAI CHI • Senior Matters presents Simple Tai Chi in room 33 of the Third Street Center from 11 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Info: 379-1375. WEEKLY RUNS • Indepedence Run & Hike holds runs on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Info: 704-0909. ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY • More than 15 new artifacts have been installed in the Aspen Historical Society’s award winning exhibit at the Wheeler/Stallard House museum on Bleeker. Items include a parfleche bag, moccasins, a tobacco bag and cradleboard. “Seasons of the Nuche: Transitions of the Ute People” will be up for the summer season.

MORRIS CONTINUES • The Charles Morris show at Main Street Gallery continues. Info: 963-3775.

LINX • The Linx Networking group meets each Tuesdays at 7 a.m. in the Aspen-Sotheby’s real estate office on Midland Avenue in Basalt. Info: Keith Edquist at 928-8428.

FREE YOGA • True Nature Healing Arts (100 N. Third St.) offers free yoga from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sundays through the summer. Info: 963-9900.

MINDFULNESS GROUP • The Mindfulness group holds weekly sessions at 7:30 p.m. next to the Blend on Highway 133. Info: 970-633-0163.

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Please submit your community briefs to news@soprissun.com by noon on Monday. according to a press release. The general operating budget, of $56.3 million, reflects a 1.8 percent increase over the current year’s budget and is based on projections that enrollment will increase by at least 2 percent and state-based financial aid will grow by at least 50 percent. Revenues are projected to be higher overall than in the current year by almost $1.5 million, primarily due to increases in state funding and net tuition revenue. After holding tuition rates constant for the previous two years, increases of 2 to 6 percent were approved for 2014-15.

Libraries open at noon The Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Rifle and Parachute branch libraries will open at noon on June 27 to allow as many employees as possible to participate in the strategic visioning process that morning, according to a press release. “We apologize for the inconvenience of the morning closure and ask for your understanding in our decision,” said a library spokeswoman. The Silt Branch Library will be open normal hours that day and can be reached at 876-5500.

CCAH offers storytelling camp The registration deadline for the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities youth storytelling camp is July 2. The camp itself runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on July 7-12. It’s for youth 9 to 12 years old. The final day culminates with a storytelling performance at Heritage Park Care Center. The camp is a partnership between Spellbinders and CCAH. The cost is $230 for CCAH members and $250 for non-members. For details, call 9631680 or go to carbondalearts.com.

CMC offers middle school camps Colorado Mountain College, in partnership with several western Colorado higher education institutions, is offering low-cost summer camps to middle school students this summer. Reach Your Peak Colorado, an organization supported by the El Pomar Foundation’s Northwest Regional Council, creates opportunities for students who might not see higher education or career training

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Tien Huynh, a travel agent from Saigon who is visiting Carbondale this summer, tests out the pizza at Carbondale Community Oven's volunteer rewards dinner earlier in the month. Courtesy photo as goals. “The program aims to spark interest among middle school-aged students by connecting fun, summer learning experiences with rewarding, future careers,” said a program spokeswoman. Scholarships to assist with tuition are available. Colorado Mountain College also offers three techcamp sessions at Colorado Rocky Mountain School. For details, call 947-8357 or e-mail yarreola@coloradomtn.edu.

Mindful Life offered in July The Mindful Life Program’s Mindfulness course is offered in Carbondale on July 8, 15,

19 and 22. “The MLP Mindfulness course provides practical, accessible and universal skills that empower you to engage in your life with attention and intention,” said a program spokeswoman. The course is taught by John (Chophel) Bruna, co-founder of the Mindful Life Program. For details, go to mindfullifeprogram.org.

CMC approves budget for 2014-15 At its June 18 meeting in Steamboat Springs, the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees approved an operating and capital budget of $60.6 million for 2014-15,

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Fire calls June 15-21 The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District responded to 18 emergency 911 calls between June 15-21, including: • Trauma injuries – 3 • Medical emergencies – 3 • Automobile accidents – 3 • Citizen assist – 2 • Smoke alarms – 2 • Gas leaks – 2 • Grass fire – 1 • Vehicle fire – 1 • Stand by – 1.

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Sonny and Bernie Darien (right and left) brought more than 35 years worth of tennis memories with them when they returned to Carbondale from St. George, Utah for the dedication of the Darien Tennis & Pickleball Courts at North Face Park on Saturday. Approximately 20-30 friends and fellow tennis/pickleball players turned out in tennis togs to sip coffee, snack on fruit and pastries, and acknowledge the Darien’s role in bringing organized tennis to what was then a town known more for coal miners and ranchers than sports enthusiasts. “I was a sophomore in high school in 1977 and Sonny was my PE teacher,” Susie Cheney told the gathering from behind the seated Dariens. That’s the year Sonny started a tennis team at the school, which Cheney joined, “ … and it’s gone from there.” Cheney, still an avid tennis player, said the Dariens were instrumental in getting three tennis courts put in at Roaring Fork High School when it was built in the mid-1970s. Through the years, “Sonny would be out there pulling weeds, killing ants, hosing down the courts and giving free lessons. He was my coach and Bernie was always there to tell me her opinion.” The Dariens also organized the Potato Day tennis tournament, started the Roaring Fork Tennis Club and were involved in the sport in other ways. Sonny and Bernie visit Carbondale every summer and last year brought something new from St. George: Pickleball (which is played with paddles and hollow, plastic balls). Doug Pratt followed Cheney and said when he first read the Dariens were introducing pickleball to Carbondale, he wondered “What is it?” He attended a free pickleball class the Dariens gave at the North Face courts “and (I) had a great time.” Pratt pointed out pickleball had been around since the 1960s and credited the Dariens for bringing it to Carbondale. “There’s not a more deserving couple (than Sonny and Bernie).” Photo by Lynn Burton

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joke that I moved from drugs to liquor.â€? With an $8,800 design grant from the Community OfďŹ ce of Resource EfďŹ ciency (CORE), and promised marketing help from national start-up experts at The Proof Agency in St. Louis, Missouri, she said, the business already is off to a good start. “We’re hoping to be a model for small distilleries,â€? she said, explaining that the Marble Distillery is paving the way for the greening of the industry. “I think Carbondale is the perfect location for this,â€? she said of the distillery, adding that she plans on using fruit from Paonia, grains from around the Western Slope and malt from a farmer in Alamosa to make her small-batch products, and equipment fashioned in Montrose and other USA-based manufacturers. “And Carbondale welcomes that, embraces that,â€? she said. “I think it will be a welcome addition,â€? she added. “It’ll bring a little vitality to this area,â€? indicating the eastern end of Main Street. She said the plan is to open the distillery some time around Christmas of this year.

Town council continued om page 3 Half the trustees found Weisser’s arguments persuasive and were unwilling to simply deny the application (Trustee John Hoffmann recused himself from the discussion, leaving six trustees in charge). The board, after more than an hour and a half of debate, voted 5-1 in favor of a subsequent motion by Mayor Stacey Bernot to delay consideration of the CMED medical marijuana application until July 8 and to direct the town’s staff to draw up the â€œďŹ ndings of factâ€? regarding CMED’s compliance problems and other matters. As a consequence of that decision, other applications by CMED, for cultivation permits and permits for retail marijuana sales at its store on Buggy Circle, also were put on hold. The board also approved a subsequent motion from Bernot, asking town staff to draw up an “emergency ordinanceâ€? proposal that would require a minimum of 15 percent local ownership for pot businesses in Carbondale. As an emergency ordinance, if passed, it would take effect immediately, rather than wait for the normal 30-day delay so the new law could be published in legal advertisements in local newspapers. The “emergency,â€? according to Bernot, is that as of July 1 the town expects a ood of retail marijuana business applications. That is the date that the application process, open only to existing medical marijuana business from Jan. 1 though June 30 of this year, would be opened to all inter-

ested parties. Businesses who apply prior to July 8 would not be subject to the 15-percent rule even if it were adopted at that night’s trustee meeting. Town Clerk Cathy Derby told The Sopris Sun that she has received 11 “letters of intent� from parties planning to apply for some type of marijuana business licenses after July 1, including quality-control laboratories and licenses to manufacture “marijuana infused products� or MIPs.

Other items • In a different matter entirely, the trustees spent about 30 minutes listening to complaints from residents in the Barber Drive neighborhood, in the Crystal Village subdivision, about the deterioration of the surface of certain streets and the town’s need to engage in what residents termed “some serious repair.â€? Neighborhood spokesman Michael Durant told the trustees, “Barber Drive has got to be the worst maintained street in Carbondale,â€? and that other streets in the neighborhood are nearly as bad. He pointed out more than one “constellation of potholesâ€? and other problems. He also criticized the board for using public funds for what he felt were less important purposes, such as building a new bike park (a $95,000 project to be built by the Dirt Sculpt company, under an agreement approved by the trustees on Tuesday); providing rent subsidies for what he

called “our favorite non-proďŹ tsâ€? housed in the town-owned Third Street Center; and the placement of pieces of art around town, “half of which the town hates,â€? at a cost of roughly $12,000 per year. “We’ve been overlooked long enough,â€? declared neighbor Judith Bouchard, who submitted a petition demanding action on the street repairs. The mayor and town manager assured the complainants that the town had not deliberately ignored the Barber Drive area, and had been working on a solution to the chronically deteriorated streets. “I’d just like to apologize for our oversight, and for what we’ve put Barber Drive folks through,â€? said Trustee John Hoffmann, while the board in general pledged to go to work on ďŹ xing that street and others in the near future. • Approved relocation permits for The Center, a medical marijuana business at 60 N. Third St., which is moving to another building at 259 Main St. (the former home of the Floyd’s of Mayberry barbershop). The trustees also approved The Center’s application to add retail marijuana sales to its business, at the same Main Street address. • Received an audit report on the town’s 2013 ďŹ nances, which showed the town is in good shape regarding its internal ďŹ scal policies and has approximately one year’s worth of reserves, meaning the town government could operate for a year even it no revenues were coming in.

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tainable development.” Laird was part of the original development team that raised $4.5 million to transform the old Carbondale Elementary School into a community center that fosters collaboration, sustainability and creative exchange. Laird will join a staff that includes Facility Manager Mark Taylor, and Sarah Moore, who served as interim executive director during the search process, and will continue to help on special projects. “The Third Street Board of Directors feels like this is the perfect combination of people and skills to move the Third Street Center into the next phase of its evolution,” said Kirk.

It’s time for some kale and quinoa salad (Editor’s note: This recipe kicks off a series of healthy recipes from Kate Carei-Eakins). Kate Carei-Eakins practices as a Holistic Health Coach, Therapeutic Massage Therapist, and Quantum Emotional Clearing Coach. She also loves to cook. A few years back, she discovered that her daughter had sensitivities to wheat, gluten, yeast and sugar. Kate began combining her love of wellness with her love of cooking and baking to discover the many ways

Kale & quinoa salad

Serves 6 (I made this bigger because the leftovers are so good)

For the salad: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 large onion, thinly sliced 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa 1/4 teaspoon sea salt 1 small clove garlic, smashed 1&1/2 bunches kale (3/4 to 1 pound, without stems) or any dark leaf greens 1/2 heaping cup whole dates 1/2 cup roughly chopped raw almonds Sea salt

For the dressing: 1 clementine or mandarin orange, juiced 1/2 lime, juiced 2 teaspoons raw local honey or coconut nectar 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil Salt to taste

1. Heat the olive oil in a pan. Add the onions. Cook on low to medium heat until the onions have caramelized — about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside 2. Rinse the quinoa. Add it and the garlic to a 2-quart saucepan set over medium-

to enjoy sweet treats and healthy food that both taste good and are good for us. ••• It has been said that green leafy vegetables start growing this time of year to help lighten us up and give us energy for all the fun things we do in the summer. This kale and quinoa (keen-wah) salad is perfect to eat in your backyard or take to the park on a summer night. high heat and sauté for about a minute both to dry the grain and toast it lightly. Add 1 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Bring to a boil. Cover and turn the heat to low; cook for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat but leave the lid on for an additional 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the lid and fluff the quinoa with a fork. 3. Wash and remove stems from your leafy greens. Slice into fine ribbons. Place in bowl and lightly sprinkle with salt (helps to “cook” the greens). 4. Pit dates and slice into quarters. Make the dressing: 1. Whisk the juices together. 2. Whisk in the honey or nectar and olive oil.

To assemble salad: 1. Stir 2 tablespoon of the dressing into cooked quinoa. 2. Toss the dark leafy greens in with the still warm quinoa. 3. Toss in caramelized onions. 4. Toss in the remaining dressing. 5. Toss in the dates and almonds. 6. Salt to taste. This salad gets more delicious after sitting for a day or two!

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Wolf reintroduction producing surprises, new fears When will they find Colorado? By Denise Barkhurst Sopris Sun Correspondent When I first heard the news that a lone gray wolf had made his way from Eastern Oregon on the Idaho border, where he had been born five years earlier, to Southwest Oregon, I was impressed by the stamina of this wild animal who had traveled hundreds of miles in search of a new habitat. Now that his female mate and a new den of pups have been spotted in the Rogue RiverSiskiyou National Forest, my admiration for the wolf reintroduction program has turned to fear for these animals’ fates. I lived in Idaho in the 1980’s when the first talk of a wolf reintroduction program was being discussed. Lines wider than the infamous Salmon River were instantly drawn between longtime ranchers and the wildlife proponents who were trying to rebuild an ecosystem. Even Peter Jennings, the ABC news reporter, came to town. I suppose hunkering down with crusty locals in a coffee shop was his idea of real journalism, but the story remained twisted in bias and fear until 1995, when 60 years after the last wolf in Yellowstone was killed, 31 wolves were introduced into Yellowstone National Park and 23 were introduced into Idaho’s Frank Church Wilderness.

Surprises By all accounts, the reintroduction has not only been a success for the gray wolf population, it has yielded benefits that surprised even the program’s proponents. The ecological concept of “trophic cascade” can now be defined by this top predator’s existence in the Rockies. The idea is that without a top predator (wolves), herbivore population increases dramatically (deer and elk), which in turn decreases the plant life they feed on, altering an entire biological diversity. As a trophic cascade positive, Yellowstone wolves have killed numerous coyotes, which normally feed on voles, ground squirrels and gophers. Without the intense coyote population, these rodents have prospered and become available to hawks and foxes, thereby rebalancing the species populations. I went back to my old haunts in Salmon, Idaho 10 years ago where the chatter about wolves revolved around the side effect of creek bottom and spring recovery. It turns out that the scent of wolves in the air drives elk and deer to seek higher ground. Wallowing in low, wet environments means a lack of vigilance for these ungulates, and their subsequent movement allows for less creek bed erosion and plant damage. In Idaho and Yellowstone, this meant an increase in aspen stands that had long been on the decline. It also meant an increase in fish, beaver and songbird populations. The discussion had shifted, and while

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sustainably hold. In other words, someone can shoot a wolf if he deems the animal a threat to domestic animals or livestock. How tight or loose the justification is, seems a bit nebulous. These states have also begun tagged wolf hunts to manage the packs. This leads me back to my fear when hearing of this wolf Gray wolves have been known to travel hundreds of miles pair and their pups hiding out in the mountains of Southwest from their birthplace. Oregon’s thick woods. I know that area well. Its libertarian ranchers suffered some loss of sheep and cattle to wolves, the numbers were far less than fanaticism falls along the ideals of “big guns anticipated. However, in 2012, wolf kills and no government.” The mentality can seemed to be on the rise, and while ranchers often be shocking for a Carbondalian used are supposed to be reimbursed by the gov- to researched discussion, open forums and ernment for their losses, those payments can an educated population concerned with ecobe slow to manifest. Of course, there are two logical protection. I have these horrid images sides to the killing coin, with wolves being of a gun-toting, toothless backwoodsman shot in record numbers as well. Finding a bal- proudly holding up his wolf pup prizes by ance between the human livelihood of ranch- their tails. And I am not the only one. ing and the sustainability of a reinstated Wildlife officials are keeping the location of the den a secret, but in the current climate of ecosystem is a constant evaluation. big-mouthed social media, it seems a location leak is imminent. Oregon and CaliforNew debate As the federal government considers tak- nia have their own state protections in place, ing wolves off of the endangered species list but I wonder if it’s something like the minion a national level, biologists argue that they mal fines here for shooting a non-threatenare far from reaching full recovery. They ing bear. Remember the guy in Redstone have already been delisted in Idaho, Mon- whose dogs chased a sow up a tree? He subtana and Wyoming, though they are well sequently shot her, leaving two crying cubs below the numbers that the habitat could climbing over her dead body, trying to nurse. WOLVES page 19

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Wyly opens new gallery with Oksenhorn exhibit Sopris Sun Staff Report The summer is heating up as the Wyly Community Art Center in Basalt opens a new gallery with photographs by the late Stewart Oksenhorn on July 11; the existing Wyly gallery will feature K Rhynus Cesark starting on the same day. Both opening receptions are from 5 to 7 p.m. The Wyly’s new gallery, called the Wyly Annex, is located at 174 Midland Ave., next to Bernard’s. The show features concert photographs and are on loan from the Wheeler Opera House and Aspen Times, where he was the arts editor. “Stewart’s images have an incredible emotional depth, meticulous framing and a strong color sensibility. They also chronicle the impressive Aspen music scene,” says the Wyly Director of Programs Dasa Bausova. At the existing Wyly gallery in Lion’s Park, K Rhynus Cesark opens “Inside Out,” a site-specific installation of ceramic sculpture and encaustic paintings. “K is a beloved

local artist and instructor,” Bausova said. Cesark received her MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She is the former executive co-director of the Carbondale Clay Center and has taught at Colorado Mountain College, the Wyly Art Center and Anderson Ranch Arts Center. She is a fellowship recipient from the Colorado Council on the Arts and exhibits her work nationally. All of the work in “Inside Out” is new.

In other Wyly news: • “Printmaking: Art, T-shirts & More” is for kids and runs from June 30 to July 2. After taking the class, students will know how to print their own greeting cards, shopping bags, place mats, F-shirts and works of art. • In “sCREATURES: Art & Nature,” which runs on July 7-10, kids will invent a creature, make it out of paper maiché, design its habitat and describe its behaviors in their own sCREATURE journal. • “Guitars: Painted, Collaged & Sculpted”

runs from July 14-17 and is for kids and adults of all ages. Participants will translate their favorite song into a piece of art using an actual guitar as a canvas. • Sarah Peterson returns to teach her popular “Week of Watercolor” class on July 21-25. Participants will create luscious paintings of any subject that captures their imagination. Peterson’s attention to individual students helps both novice and advanced artists excel in this versatile medium. • K Cesark offers “Mixed Media Painting, Collage and Sculpture on July 28-31. This workshop will address twoand three-dimensional approaches (both on and off the wall) of working with mixed media, collage, paint and sculpture. Encaustic and alternative transfer techniques will also be demonstrated. For a full schedule of events, classes, workshops and exhibitions, and to register, visit wylyarts.org, call 927-4123 or e-mail art@wylyarts.org.

Live After Five returns to Lion’s Park, Willits Basalt’s Live After Five free music series kicks off with Beatles tribute band Doctor Robert at Lions Park on July 2. The music goes from 5:30 to 8 p.m., complete with a beer garden and food vendors. Other concerts are slated for Triangle Park in Willits through Aug. 20. Only the opening and closing shows will have beer gardens and food. The series is sponsored by Alpine Bank-Basalt. The schedule is as follows: July 2 – Doctor Robert (downtown); July 9 – Already Gone (Willits); July 16 – Derringer (downtown); July 23 – Smokin’ Joe (Willits); July 30 – Fifty50 (downtown); Aug. 6 – Poser (Willits); Aug. 13 – Caleb Dean (downtown); Aug. 20 – Starwood and Night Plane (Willits).

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Letters continued om page 2 ate a new marketing plan that will allow us to move successfully into the future. The ďŹ rst step will be staff-based information gathering, next there will be community meetings at all six libraries to gather public input, as well as web-based surveys and outreach to under and unserved populations. Why work on our strategic vision and mission now? The libraries have just ďŹ nished a challenging and exciting time, where all of our energies were focused on the construction of new facilities. We believe our next great challenge is to maximize the communities’ investment in these public libraries by identifying what matters most to the communities and ensuring that we do our best at answering that call. We realize we cannot be all things to all people. But, we are convinced that if we focus on our exceptional commitment to quality in service, materials, staff, and facilities, we will be able to provide something extraordinary for everyone. The Carbondale, Glenwood Springs,

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Yogis unite Dear Editor: in Action Day happens this Friday, June 27 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Paepcke Park. This is a community-wide day of action to unite the yoga community from Aspen to Glenwood bringing together teach-

ers and students from different studios representing several different styles of yoga. We are ONE and will come together this year in support of The Aspen Hope Center. We truly believe if we come together we can support each other and help to create happier and healthier lives for all. Look for favorite yogis Aaron King, Evan Soroka, Bel and Emily Carpenter, Jayne Gottlieb, Deva Shantay and more leading you through an all levels, heart-opening class. Live music with Chante Pejuta to accompany class. Please come out and support. Bring a mat, water and a hat. More info at www.aspenyogasociety.org. Thanks to all of the yogis and studios for your on-going support. We are stronger together than apart. This class is in partnership with Wanderlust Fest (get your tickets!), the Aspen Institute Spotlight Health and The Shakti Foundation. Gina Murdock Aspen

American Bualo om page 7 in general. “It’s kick ass or kiss ass,â€? says Teach at one point. Throughout the play, the characters repeat the words “it’s businessâ€? to justify both violence and dishonesty; cheating is okay as long as you don’t get caught. “American Buffaloâ€? is, superďŹ cially at least, a rough-edged play about three men, but it’s also a “bro-manceâ€? of sorts, and the TRTC production makes evident the tenderness and loyalty that also bind the characters together. As Director, Valerie Haugen says she wanted to make sure this aspect

came through. “What appealed to me about this play, at least in part, was the presence of the more feminine traits in these male characters,â€? she says. “For example, the play starts and ends with expressions of apology and forgiveness. ‌ Ultimately, all these characters really have is their devotion to one another.â€? “American Buffaloâ€? is Haugen’s ďŹ nal appearance as TRTC’s Associate Artistic Director, a position she’s held for most, if not all, of the past 19 years. She’s wanted to direct this play for a long time, so it’s ďŹ tting

that it rounds out this year’s season. Though she’s moving on to devote more time to her own writing, her many fans can expect to see her back on the TRTC stage in 2015 as Gertrude in “Hamlet.� Performances of “American Buffalo� continue June 27, 28, 29 and July 3, 4 and 5. Curtain for the Friday and Saturday evening performances is at 7:30 p.m. Sunday matinees start at 2 p.m. Tickets and more information are available at thunderrivertheatre.com or by calling 963-8200.

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cubs. He could have respected her place in the environmental whole. Will we, as Coloradans, think ahead as to how to live with wolves? Will we respect their place in our forests and ďŹ nd ways to reach a balance? Under rancher pressure, Colorado

refused to participate in the reintroduction program for gray wolves, and decided to deal with the situation if they migrated our way. So far, the few that have been sighted have either not survived or have returned north. But as seen in Oregon, that may change.

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Pitkin County is accepting proposals to provide Construction for Elk Park Phase I. Elements will include the construction of a “Depot� open air structure, interpretive panels and site work. More detailed information may be obtained by contacting: Lindsey Utter Recreation Planner Pitkin County Open Space and Trails 530 East Main Street, Third Floor Aspen, CO 81611

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Project Goals. The CDOT EEO officer has set Disadvantaged Business Goals at 3.5% for this project. There will be no on the job training goals. The CDOT Form 347, Certification of EEO Compliance, is no longer required to be submitted in the bid package. This form certified that the contractor/proposed subcontractors were in compliance with the Joint Reporting Committee EEO-1 form requirements. The EEO-1 Report must still be submitted to the Joint Reporting Committee if the contractors and subcontractors meet the eligibility requirements (29CFR 1602.7); we will, however, no longer require certification. For additional information regarding these federal requirements, please refer to: http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/jobpat/e1instruct.html . This project includes funding by CDOT administered by FHWA grants, therefore Davis Bacon wages will apply.

Printed Form for Bids: All bids must be made upon the Pitkin County Bid Form. Bidder must include CDOT forms 606 and 714 with his bid, forms 605, 621, and 718 the following day and form 715 within 48 hours of bid opening. If a work schedule is included as part of the bid package it must also be completed in ink and signed by the individual who will execute the Contract Form. Any work form completed as part of the bid package shall indicate the commencement date for construction. The work schedule must conform to the commencement and completion dates for the contract. Published in the Sopris Sun on June 26, 2014.

Our generation has only known an ecology and biological diversity without wolves, as Colorado’s last wolf was killed in 1943. What does environmental balance look like if they are allowed to return as a protected species? What trophic cascade gift awaits us?

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