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Dealing with Dolores; is there a Way? By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer
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It’s a grand new flag. For several years, Joe Scofield flew H.P. Hansen’s 45-star American flag from his third-floor condo leading up to the Fourth of July. Hansen bought the 100-plus year old flag at a Dinkel Building auction in the late 1980s and it’s believed the flag might have come from Marble. The flag was so tattered and worn that over the years Chris Chacos solicited flags for the ladies at LeClarann’s Sew Shop to use to patch it. This year when Scofield and his “partner in crime” Dave Scruby from across the street put up the old flag, a few people commented about how beat up it was, not knowing it’s age. So, after June’s First Friday community portrait, Scofield took down the flag and replaced it with a brand-new one. At 12'X18', the new flag is nearly the same size as the old one “but it weighs a lot more,” Scofield said. He said he’ll probably fly the flag for a few days beyond July 4. Photo by Lynn Burton
olores Way is one of Carbondale’s more problematic streets and most of it isn’t even in the town limits. Coming into Carbondale on Highway 133 from Highway 82, Dolores Way is the first right-turn option. It leads past the blue-roofed Ajax Bike & Sports, then into unincorporated Garfield County and greater Satank itself before dead-ending at the Roaring Fork bridge. The problem with Dolores Way is getting out. Specifically, the problem is turning left to pull up onto Highway 133 to motor north during morning or afternoon rush hour, or after school. It can take a while getting onto Highway 133, as Dolores’s traffic stacks up and motorists get antsy. The solution? That’s the problem. After months of discussions, there apparently isn’t a solution that will satisfy Satankers and their on-again-off-again adversaries at the Colorado Department of Transportation. Is anyone besides Satankers and CDOT involved in the dispute? Yes. The Garfield County commissioners are involved and they’ll discuss the Dolores Way issue while considering CDOT’s proposed Highway 133 access control plan at their meeting at the Garfield County Courthouse at 1 p.m. on July 8. The Carbondale Board of Trustees signed off on CDOT’s access control plan (ACP) several months ago and now it is the county’s turn. The ACP includes plans for rebuilding dozens of existing access points on Highway 133 in years to come.At some point in the future it calls for the town to build a road south of Ajax Bike & Sport to connect with Highway 133 at La Fontana Plaza. Most Satankers want CDOT to put in a traffic light at Dolores Way but they’ve been told that such a light is too close to the one at Village Road. Dolores Way activists report that last April they met with CDOT, Garfield County and the town of Carbondale.The solution that seemed to make everyone happy, or at least something CDOT could live with, was a roundabout at La Fontana Plaza.With a roundabout, folks wanting to turn left from Dolores Way onto Highway 133 would turn right, hit the roundabout and let it spin them north on Highway 133. Satankers say CDOT later backed out of the roundabout. Satankers say they’ll attend next Monday’s county commissioner meeting, but might have to leave home well before noon in order to turn left from Dolores Way and onto Highway 133.
CHALK IT UP, CARBONDALE! First Friday is July 5th! Carbondale is Calling! Friday from 5-9pm in Historic Carbondale!
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED SO YOU CAN DECORATE IT WITH CHALK! CONTEST STARTS AT 5:00!
Carbondale Commentary The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.
To each his own Do you know the worst thing about being smart? Did you just say “no?” Well that’s the joke, it’s a one-liner. Just like the old Irish joke: two Irishmen walk by a bar. The worst thing about being smart, as far as I can tell, is that you pretty much always know what’s going to happen next. Not a lot of surprises in the world, which could explain why smart people spend so much time in bars; a lot of genius in this town. It’s hard to stay positive once you realize how mismanaged this planet is, and if it takes a pint now and then to keep on keeping on, then I, for one, say,“To all my friends!” Benjamin Franklin summed it up pretty well, and he was kind of a smart fella: “Wine, a constant proof that God loves us, and loves to see us happy.” In a world where our food is regulated by the same guys who stand to win or lose at the profit sharing picnic table, and our public land advocacy agencies (“BLM stands for Beef, Lumber & Mining” – MM) really just exist as playthings for oil and gas companies; it’s nice to step into a dark room now and then and drink something bubbly with one’s mates. Especially in a town where our trusted trustees voted for a well-known Texan’s plan to draw art lovers to Carbondale but not to sell the art within the town limits so that we would receive the sales tax revenue. And what’s this I hear about voting for more “dry” events in our beloved mountain town? Are we sure Foulkrod understood the question? I’m going to have to By Jeannie Perry knock some sense into him while I knock some back, if you know what I mean. I can think of a lot of things this town needs: an Old West themed hotel with a saloon on the ground floor that opens to Main Street through swinging shutter doors, a taxi service for those who’ve imbibed in said saloon, street performers dressed like Val Kilmer in “Silverado,” the list goes on and on. But less alcohol in the hands of legal-drinking-age adults is not one of them. All this vote really did was cost CCAH some cash, not only in alcohol sales but also in the fewer amount of participants because they’ll all be in the bar, where they serve alcohol. As a country, we’ve already tried Prohibition and it didn’t work out so well; in fact, nothing that restricts personal freedom seems to stick.And now, finally, thanks to some old guys who wear robes to work, we are closer to marriage equality for everyone in the land of the free. It’s been said many times in many ways: Be cool, honey bunny. Live and let live. Don’t like abortion? Don’t have one. OK, maybe that last one’s a bit off-track but the point is don’t be like Jeannie Bueller in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (one of the all-time best movies ever made)! Jeannie is Ferris’s sister and she can’t let it go that Ferris is ditching classes until she meets Charlie Sheen in the police station: (Seriously, one of the top 10 cameos of all time): Charlie: “What do you care if your brother ditches school?” Jeannie: “Why should he get to ditch when everybody else has to go?” Charlie: “You could ditch.” Jeannie: “Yeah, I’d get caught.” Charlie: “Then your problem is you.” As I see it, alcohol doesn’t solve problems; but neither does banning it. And now’s as good a time as any to resurrect the ‘Barmuda Triangle’ between the Pour House, Townperiod and the Nugget. Maybe I’m just nostalgic for old times, but I’m not the only one who doesn’t want to see the Disneyfication* of our Main Street. I’m no Wile E. Coyote, but even I can tell ya that’s one surefire way to get the tourists running, all the way out of town and up to Basalt where they can quench their thirst.
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*Until last year there were no alcoholic beverage sales at Disneyland, as per Walt’s wishes. Which made perfect sense since it is a theme park for children.
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Lemonade thanks Dear Editor: To the Carbondale community, thank you for coming to our lemonade stand on June 29. We learned that advertising with a sign really helps. You also have to be loud and excited and look like you want to do this. We raised money for pancreatic cancer awareness and for soccer and art for us. We gave $35 to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Thank you for helping us help re-
searchers find a cure sooner and thank you for letting us do this. Alec and Taia Nykerk Fifth grade Second grade Carbondale
EV station’s no waste Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment to reply to a letter published in the Sopris Sun last week
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in regards to a citizen’s concern that a “free” electric vehicle (EV) charging station, which was recently installed in Carbondale, was a waste of taxpayers money. Maybe we are biased as EV owners, but the step to implement an opportunity for cars to charge is an amazing statement that our community is making about our stance to be greener. The benefit of improving the air we breathe seems to far outweigh the mere pennies it will cost for the electricity (it costs us about $13 a month to charge our vehicle at home). When we wanted to buy an electric car last year, we were told by the Glenwood Spring Ford dealership that the Roaring Fork Valley was 10 years behind the rest of the country in having the capability to have electric cars. Due to their perceived lack of demand, they simply choose not to sell the Ford Focus EV here. This was shocking to us (no pun intended), so when Ford couldn't sell us an electric car, we had one shipped from Nissan. We bought a Leaf and love it. But back to why it is so great to have a charging station in Carbondale. When EV owners plan to travel, they research areas with charging stations, which are virtually non-existent in the valley at this point (until now). Nonetheless, when they stop to charge, they inevitably shop or dine in that community while charging. The money will ultimately be put back into the community, and thus to the taxpayers, when people stop here to charge. Therefore, having a charger benefits the taxpayers of this community both environmentally and economically. We applaud the town of Carbondale for being a step ahead other rural communities in Colorado. Likewise, RFTA deserves recognition for putting the infrastructure in place for future charging stations. We are hoping that more people realize the impact that switching to an EV can make. If anyone has questions, we are happy to help at Craigfarnum@hotmail.com. Colleen and Craig Farnum Carbondale
Compost update Dear Editor: Thank you for printing my letter “Compost theft hurts.”This is an update about the missing compost and an extension of gratitude for the resulting outpouring of support from our valley-wide community. While one missing pile of compost is still a mystery, the other pile was innocently spread by a town work crew on dry patches of the back lawn of the Third Street Center. It’s nice to see that lawn greening up and coming in so thick! Though we were delayed five days in building and planting gardens, our work became easier and more joyful due to the donations of a dump-truck load each of the most excellent compost and top soil from the Pitkin County Landfill and the donated trucking of same by Aspen Earthmoving, who also donated a load of their top soil. A huge thanks to Kathleen Hall and Jack Johnson of the PitCo Landfill and to Rick Stevens and driver Brad Uffner for having Aspen Earthmoving help us so much. We have built and/or are about to com-
plete 22 beds since these donations were made.The children without school lunches in summer, seniors and shut-ins are all going to partake in a wonderful bounty of over 100 varieties of fruits, herbs and vegetables starting in the next two weeks. Over 200 gardeners who were recipients of free non-GMO organic seed packets from our Plant A Row To End Hunger program are starting to deliver produce to area food pantries. We have a lot of gratitude for our gardeners as well as stand-out volunteers like Dawn Dexter, Gwen Garcelon of the Roaring Fork Food Policy Council, CMC sustainability class students and graduates, CORE, and Senior Matters and Shannon Jones for collaborating with us through the Seniors Yoga Through Gardening class being taught by Shannon. We are also grateful to Jody Ensign of the Third Street Center for allowing us to grow community-sharing gardens in the seven plots around the building and to Mark Taylor for his great ideas and support. We particularly want to thank Andy Lietz, Cindy Weaver and the gardeners of the Good Seed Community Garden for all their hard work and support. GSCG is special. We also appreciate how much they’ve done in providing hose bibs, building great paths, and the new fencing around the perimeter that will keep critters out of the gardens. The community we feel when we are at GSCG is heart-warming and fulfilling. Thank you each and every one. If you are interested in volunteering to deliver produce to the needy or gleaning trees, LETTERS page 16
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Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident reports of the C’dale Police Dept. FRIDAY June 28 At 4:03 p.m. a man reported being struck by a vehicle near Sopris Park. Officers located a vehicle based on the victim’s description and observed markings on the hood and bumper “consistent with a hit-and-run.” The owner of the vehicle stated that “her foot had slipped off the brake” and that she was “concerned for the six year old in the vehicle, which became distraught.” She said she assumed that the man was OK because he was able to walk away from the scene, and that she had intended to contact authorities after dropping off the child. SATURDAY June 29 At 4:17 p.m. residents on Crystal River Road “captured” a turtle in their back yard and turned it in to police. Officers subsequently relocated and released it.
Kayakers are returning to the Crystal River after last year’s drought almost dried it up. At one point last summer, one section of the river was running at 1 cfs (cubic feet per second). Although the river is running higher this year than last, it is still far below normal. Photo by Lynn Burton
TUESDAY July 2 At 2:53 p.m. police confirmed the report of a bear in a yard along Colorado Avenue. Officers decided not to engage the animal and to wait for it to leave the area.
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Altitude Filmworks business taking off, landing clients By Cameron Scott Sopris Sun Correspondent Taking off from a portable 4’x4’ blue helipad with a bright orange H, an eight-rotor remote control helicopter with an HD camera launches into the air. And hovers. Moments later it skims a farm irrigation system for several hundred yards then swoops higher into the air capturing a shot of Red Hill. “Let’s get the shot in reverse,” suggests co-owner and pilot Jon Fredericks of Altitude Filmworks to co-owner and camera operator Louis Wilsher. Swooping backwards through the air in a reverse bell curve the helicopter returns then does a 90degree jib and flies off toward Spring Gulch while capturing the Colorado Rocky Mountain School’s campus. After a few more fly-overs, Mark Gotfredson, CRMS’s Director of Communications, nods in approval and Fredericks lands the helicopter back on the pad. The Carbondale-based Altitude Filmworks describes itself as specializing in “aerial filming and photography for commercial advertising, TV, documentary films, action/adventure sports, and special events.” Fredericks and Wilsher launched the company in January 2012 and although they have only been operating for 18 months, they already
have a long list of clients. “This type of filming is really evolving fast,” said Wilsher.“We are always customizing the helicopter to keep up with new technology and are always figuring out how to get better and better shots.” Wilsher explains that looking at something from the ground is much different than looking at something from the air. Even just a change of a few feet can create a huge shift of perspective. “A camera operator needs an awareness of the landscape and an ability to adjust to what you see, and both the pilot and filmmaker must stay dynamic under changing conditions and be able to anticipate everything from passing cloud cover to Jon Fredericks hidden objects or things you Co-owner and pilot might not want in a shot. Typically we have about six minutes of flight time per rechargeable battery pack to capture all of this,” said Wilsher,“and carry plenty of extras battery packs to exchange throughout a shoot.” Fredericks and Wilsher also rely on pinpoint control and accuracy while working together to get shots, typically filming when winds are below 10 mph and up to 20 mph for still shots. They are currently building a helicopter to carry cinema ALTITUDE page 7
“Aerodynamically there are a lot of similarities between operating a real helicopter and this remote helicopter.”
Louis Wilsher (left) and Jon Fredericks (right) demonstrate their remote control helicopter at Triangle Park, Carbondale. A camera is mounted below the rotors on the gimbal, between the landing legs. Their clients include the Kansas Tourism Division. Photo by Lynn Burton
AMP Camp Highlights
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Academy of Music and Performance (AMP) Summer Camp 2013 is a 5-day session for teenage students interested in learning about the music industry. We’re bringing together many of the professionals involved in the valley’s music industry, including performers, songwriters, teachers, audio engineers, and producers.
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Students will explore: • Voice • Songwriting • Music Theory • Playing with a band • Composition Support and Behind the scenes aspects of successful bands and musical events • Lights & sound • Stage production • Promotion The Academy of Music and Performance is a safe and welcoming place for students to experience playing, performing, producing, and composing music with students their age and similar interests.
Final performance student concert
July 8-12 - High school Summer Camp July 15-19 - Middle school Summer Camp *NEW*
12 p.m. at the PAC3
Sat., July 13
520 S. Third St. • Carbondale For more informatiion visit
www.amp-carbondale.com or call Shanti Gruber 970-366-2889.
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Send your scuttlebutt to news@SoprisSun.com. and destabilizing the surrounding area. Heavy equipment and trucks will be employed to remove and replace materials requiring single-lane closures in the area between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Monday through Friday while construction is under way. Traffic delays are not expected to exceed 10 minutes. For more information, call Fuller at 9634959 or e-mail him at fulcon@comcast.net.
Calling all Fair volunteers Now’s the time for volunteers to sign up for the 42nd annual Carbondale Mountain Fair, slated for July 26-28 at Sopris Park. Duties range from selling T-shirts to the ever-popular Peace Patrol. For details, go to carbondalearts.com.
Random review This just in from Carol Klein: Today, (Thursday), tomorrow, (Friday) and Saturday are your last chances to see an amazing production performed onstage by two of our town’s finest talents at Carbondale’s Thunder River Theatre: “Passionate Collaborators: Burns & Allen,” an original play researched, written and performed by Valerie Haugen (TRT associate artistic director) and Lon Winston (TRT executive director). The show was seen by sold-out audiences the past two weekends, and it certainly will happen again this final weekend. George and Gracie in Bonedale will give you many smiles and revive multiple memories of the wonderful early years of radio and two of its best and most memorable characters — with a bit of vaudeville! I personally guarantee you’ll have fun and leave smiling. It is surely no wonder that TRT received the 2012 in Henry Award from the Colorado Theatre Guild for excellence by being named Colorado’s Outstanding Regional Theatre. This current show absolutely validates this honor by providing their mission of ongoing quality theatre that challenges and entertains.
Colby June holds opening
In early June, Redstone reunion organizers were expecting perhaps 50 people would turn out to see how the town has changed over the past 10-40 years or so. It turns out that more than 90 folks turned out, including “old timers” who still live in the area. Attendees included organizers Sherry and Eric Johnson (who now live in Oregon) and Sylvia Morrison (Grand Junction). A highlight was a Sue McEvoy tour of the Redstone Castle and grounds. Courtesy photo
Independence Pass work slated The Independence Pass Foundation will be working on a slope stabilization project near the Independence ghost town at approximately mile marker 57 (four miles west of the summit) on Highway 82. The work will be starting on July 22 and continuing for two weeks, or until Aug. 5, according to a press release. Work will involve removal of debris from a washout on the north side of the highway;
placement of rock fill and geotextile stabilizing mesh for erosion control; placement of large rocks along the highway edge and installation of drainage structures to channel water away from the reconstructed area. “This area washed out in 2008 after an unusually snowy winter and heavy spring rains,” said Mark Fuller, Independence Pass Foundation director.“It has continued to deteriorate since then, eating into the hillside
Colby June Jewelry holds a grand opening and unveils her new collection at 1136 Colorado Ave. from 5 to 9 p.m. on July 11.“I use a variety of metals, including silver, bronze and gold,” June said.“Natural beauty inspires my work and preservation of the environment is of the highest importance.” For more information, go to colbyjune.com.
Sad news Friends report that Eric Heschong recently died in Santa Clarita, California. Heschong frequently visited Jim Field during the summer when Field lived in Carbondale, and created the distinctive Mt. Sopris plastic hats that first surfaced during the 2000 Mountain Fair. One friend describes Heschong as a “very funny guy in a subtle way.”
They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Brad Geddes and Dick Allenby (July 4); Herb Feinzig (July 5) and David Clark (July 6). A belated happy birthday goes out to Jax Moss (July 1).
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Altitude continued om page 5 cameras, which will be even more stable in heavier winds. “Aerodynamically there are a lot of similarities between operating a real helicopter and this remote helicopter,” explained Fredericks, who is also a helicopter pilot. “I’ve had about 1,500 flights with this remote helicopter so far. There are only about a dozen companies out there working at this level of quality, a few in California, some in the northwest and southwest and in Georgia, and here we are in the heart of the Rockies getting to film adventure sports in beautiful landscapes. So far we’ve filmed as far west as Boise, Idaho and also have done some work for the Kansas Tourism Division. We love what we do and feel very privileged to work on the projects we get to
work on.” In January, to celebrate their one-year anniversary, Altitude Filmworks released a 2013 Aerial Reel with some of their best shots from 2012, which can be found online at www.AltitudeFilmworks.com. And what’s up next? Working with Whole Foods on an informational environmental series about the Colorado River, drought and farming. “The most fun thing about this job,” and Wilsher “is getting to deliver the footage we’ve shot.” Fredericks added, “And when we make our clients happy, that makes us happy.”
Chalk it up for First Friday Sopris Sun Staff Report
Main Street will be closed for First Friday again so chalk art can reign on July 5. A chalk art contest with three categories will have prizes for ages 12 and under (sponsored by Sawyer’s Closet), ages 13-20 (sponsored by Peppino’s Pizza), and ages 21+ (sponsored by Sopris Liquor & Wine). The 12 and under winner will be announced at 7 p.m.; teen and adult winners at 8 p.m. Artists are encouraged to bring their own chalk, but complimentary chalk will be available at Sawyers Closet and Peppino's Pizza at 5 p.m. “Carbondale merchants will have specials celebrating all things Carbondale,” said a chamber of commerce spokeswoman. Main Street closes at 5 p.m. and reopens at 9 p.m. In other First Friday news:
Crystal River Meats at 689 Main Street is having an ice cream social with two-for-one cups and cones. Live music will be provided by Eric Gross and Rich Huttenhower at 5 p.m.; Marcel (Majid) Kahhak will paint live in his Dinkel Building studio/gallery from 6 to 8:30 p.m.; The Crystal Theatre presents “Mud” (PG13) at 7:30 p.m.
This parliament of owls was recently spotted near the Methodist church on Second Street. According to the owlpages.com website, groups of owls are sometimes also called a bazaar, brood, congress, diss and eyrie. Photo by Jane Bachrach
United Hoarders of the Valley presents its first First Friday “show and sale” from 3 to 9 p.m. at 432 Eighth St. For details, call 274-9615.
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Mi Casita goes CLEER to cut energy costs By Bob Ward Special to The Sopris Sun
With a recent investment in energy-efficient lighting and refrigeration, Mi Casita in Carbondale was able to cut its utility bills by 15–25 percent. Owner Kiko Peña has replaced all 67 light bulbs in his authentic Mexican restaurant — a combination of multi-lamp chandeliers and recessed cans in the ceiling — along with several fluorescent kitchen fixtures. In the bar and dining areas, he gave up his old incandescent bulbs for energy-saving LED lights. In the kitchen work area, he ditched 16 old T12 fluorescent tubes (each fixture had four bulbs) and substituted new, energy-efficient T8 fixtures, which put out just as much light with just three bulbs per fixture. “This was something we needed to do in order to lower our bills and also to do our part to lower our [carbon] footprint,” he said. In the kitchen especially, the benefits associated with the new lights go beyond efficiency and cost savings. The T8 bulbs emit a clearer, brighter light that is easier on his employees’ eyes and helps them see exactly what they’re doing. And those details are important in food preparation. Peña first began exploring the upgrades late last year but didn’t pull the trigger until he spoke with Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), which got him signed
Mi Casita owner Kiko Peña said he has cut his utility bills by 15-25 percent after working with CLEER to obtain energy-upgrade rebates. Photo by Lynn Burton up for the Garfield Clean Energy Challenge and then helped him choose the right improvements to make and find rebates to offset his costs. CLEER makes a point of steering business owners to the easiest, most cost-effective energy upgrades. In Peña’s case, his 14-year-old building is wellinsulated and retains heat, but the lights and refrigeration equipment were outdated. “Kiko is a great example of a local businessman who was convinced by the savings
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cient motors and fan speed controllers that power the fans only when cool air is needed. “Before I would walk in (to the cooler) and the fans would always be on,” Peña said. “Now sometimes it worries me that I don’t hear anything.” Of course, the silence is a sign that the cooling system is working correctly, on an as-needed basis. Couple that with energy-efficient “electronically commutated” motors, known as EC motors, and it all adds up to energy savings for Mi Casita. “Without the rebates, I doubt I would have done it,” said Peña, whose out-ofpocket cost amounted to about $1,500. He received rebates from Garfield Clean Energy via the town of Carbondale’s dedicated pool of rebate funds and Xcel Energy. Thanks to the rebates, Peña’s utility savings will cover the cost of his investment in roughly one year, and he says,“I’ll be happy with that.” “Right now we’re seeing savings in energy usage up to about 25 percent,” Peña said.“But since the cost of electricity is going up every year, the actual cost savings are around 20 percent.” Lighting and refrigeration were the easiest and most cost-effective improvements available to Mi Casita. Peña isn’t planning to do more upgrades right away, but when the time comes to replace his water heater and boiler, he’ll talk to CLEER first and look to reduce his power bills even more.
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THURSDAY July 4
FRIDAY July 5
KIDS PARADE • Carbondale’s Fourth of July Kids Parade returns to Main Street at 10:30 a.m. Staging takes place starting at 10 a.m. at Second and Main. After the parade there’ll be ice cream, watermelon, a bounce house, kids games in Sopris Park and a pool party until 4 p.m. LIVE MUSIC • CCAH presents Acoustic Mayhem, Fishtank Ensemble and a fire show at Sopris Park from 5 to 9 p.m. ROTARY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita on Main Street at noon every Thursday. Info: 963-6663.
FIRST FRIDAY • Carbondale’s Main Street will be closed to vehicular traffic for First Fridays through the summer. Galleries and stores are open late. Other events are also staged.
FRI.-SUN. July 5-7 THEATRE • SoL Theater Company presents “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” at Carbondale Middle School Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students. Info: soltheatrecompany.com. The musical won a Pulitzer prize and seven Tonys when originally performed on Broadway in the 1960s, and 50 years later enjoyed a revival.
THURS.-SAT. July 4-6 THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre Company concludes its run of “Passionate Collaborators: Burns & Allen.”Performances are at 7:30 p.m., except a 2 p.m. matinee on July 4. The play is based on the work of comedians George Burns and Gracie Allen, and was conceived, developed, and is performed by Valerie Haugen and Lon Winston.Tickets are $22 for adults, $12 for kids. Info: thunderrivertheatre.com or 963-8200.
MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Mud” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. July 5-11 and “The Sapphires” (PG-13) at 5:30 p.m. July 6. Closed July 4. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Grahams, an acoustic string duo from New York who play soulful bluegrass with earthy Americana, traditional folk and blues. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Those Oliviers will play at the Village Smithy from 7 to 9 p.m. The duo, based out of the New Orleans area, perform acoustic blues, Americana, country and rock in an interactive format on guitars, bass and mandolin. No cover. LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents the Leonard CurryTrio (Americana) from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. THEATRE • Theatre Aspen continues“Fully Committed”through Aug. 15. Info: theatreaspen.org and aspenshowtix.com. LIVE MUSIC • The JAS Café Downstairs at the Nell in Aspen presents the Wil Campa Y su Gran Union, a 12-piece Cuban salsa band at 7 and 9:30 p.m.Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at 866-JAS-TIXX (866-5278499). Info: jazzaspensnowmass.org. GALLERY OPENING • The Redstone Art Center hosts an opening for Richard Fitzger-
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SATURDAY July 6 LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Pretty Gritty Band. This is an acoustic duo from Maryland that plays a mix of alt-country, rock, blues and soul. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Smoke Modern BBQ in the Willits Town Center, Basalt, presents Those Oliviers from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. The husband and wife duo perform acoustic blues, Americana, country and rock on guitars, bass and mandolin. No cover. PIZZA BAKE • The public is invited to the community oven at the Third Street Center for a pizza bake. Bring your ready-to-bake pizza by 6:15 p.m., a chair and something other than alcohol to drink. Donations are welcome. Info: 948-3290. THOMPSON HOUSE TOURS • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society gives free tours of the Thompson House Museum on Saturdays from 2-5 p.m. The museum is located directly behind the River Valley Ranch tennis courts in the historic Thompson House. Info: 963-7041.
SUNDAY July 7 LIVE MUSIC • CCAH kicks off its Summer of Music free concert series with Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty band a Sopris Park starting at 6 p.m. Info: Carbondalearts.com. YOGA • True Nature Healing Arts offers free yoga in Sopris Park Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m. Info: 963-9900. SPIRITUAL MATTERS • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center meets Sundays at 10 a.m. Info: 963-5516. DAVI NIKENT • Betsy Bowie explains tension and trauma releasing exercises at the Third Street Center at 3:30 p.m. on Sundays through July 21. Info: 379-3486.
MON.-FRI. July 8-12 ASPEN CHAUTAUQUA • Dr. Patricia Limerick, director for the Center of the American West, moderates a series of panel discussions during “Chautauqua Aspen” at the Aspen Historical Society’s Wheeler/ Stallard Museum grounds. Panelists include: Ted Conover, Michael Kinsley, Buffalo Bill Museum Director Steve Friesen and Aspen native Tony Vagneur. Keynote speakers take the stage at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20. Free events are also slated. Info: 925-3721.
MONDAY July 8 FIREFLY WALK • The Roaring Fork Conservancy’s Filoha Meadows Firefly & Rare Orchid Walk near Redstone returns from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Another walk is slated for July 18. Info: 927-1290. CALENDAR page 11
Community Calendar TUESDAY July 9 CHAMBER LUNCHEON • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce hosts its quarterly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Orchard. Lunch will be provided by the Village Smithy; tickets are $20 in advance and $30 the day of the event. Debbie Patrick and Lauri Rubinstein are the speakers. Info or RSVP: 963-1890. GW MARKET • Glenwood’s Downtown Market takes place on Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. There’s live music starting at 5:30 p.m., plus locally grown produce, honey, artisan wares and more. Credit and debit cards accepted, along with EBTs. Info: 618-3650. DAVI NIKENT • Marty Finklestein gives taiji/qigong classes at Sopris Park at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesdays. Info: 948-7379.
WEDNESDAY July 10 BINGO • The Basalt Lions Club holds Bingo nights at the Eagle County Community Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on July 10 and 24, and Aug. 14 and 28. There’ll be 10 games and a
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progressive game each night. Food and beverages will be available. Proceeds go to high school scholarships and local non-profits. LIVE MUSIC • The Basalt Chamber of Commerce free Summer Music series (presented by Alpine Bank) presents the No Joes from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Triangle Park in Willits. Info: info@basaltchamber.com. CULTURE CLUB • The Carbondale Culture Club at the Third Street Center continues its lunchtime presentations from noon to 1 p.m. Today’s program is Vid Weatherwax (bluesy singer-songwriter/pianist featuring songs from Tom Waites, Randy Newman, John Hiatt and Vid’s own catalog of originals) and Rachel Dayton from Wellness Wave International (talking about vital energies we can’t live without). Info: 963-3330. FARMERS’ MARKET • The Carbondale Farmers’ Market takes place downtown from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Wednesdays through Oct. 2. ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at 7 a.m.onWednesdays at the firehouse. Info: Ken Neubecker at eagleriver@sopris.net.
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CARBONDALE MOUNTAIN FAIR • The 42nd annual Carbondale Mountain Fair features over 135 arts and crafts vendors, family entertainment, international food, competitions and live music held in Sopris Park. Visit carbondalearts.com for more information.
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DON’T WAIT, JUST TELL ME • PAC3 presents NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me” guest Paula Poundstone at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. A high school drop-out, she went to become one of the great humorists of our time. She is a frequent panel member on the weekly quiz show “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me” and tours as a stand up comedian across the United States.
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SATURDAY July 13 BBQ • The Wilderness Workshop hosts Unified forThompson Divide: BBQ by the river from 4 to 7 p.m. at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs. There’ll be music from All the Pretty Horses and
MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy on Third Street.
Milne, Mary Noone, Jill Sabella, Jane Seglem, John Taft, Liz Thele, Tom Torge and Lillian Wyant. Info: 963-1680.
PLEIN CONTINUES • “Plein Air: Fresh Paint” continues at CCAH’s R2 Gallery in the Third Street Center. The artists include: Brian Colley, Staci Dickerson, Joshua Fallik, Marcia Fusaro, Majid Kahhak, Nancy Lewis, Judy
RODEO CONTINUES • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo Series continues at the Gus Darien arena on County Road 100 east of town at 6 p.m. every Thursday. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., with slack at 6 p.m.; the performance starts at 7:30 p.m.
Hold the Presses TRUSTEES DISCUSS DOG PARK • The Carbondale Board of Trustees discusses where to put a proposed solar array at the Nature Park (aka Delaney dog park) on July 9. The meeting starts at 6 p.m BUGS FOR TEENS • The Carbondale Branch Library presents the reading program Bugs for Teens at the recreation center at 4 p.m. on July 10. For details, call 963-2889. HEARTBEAT MEETS • The Glenwood Springs Chapter of HEARTBEAT (Support for Survivors After Suicide) will meet at the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs (the Bethel Chapel entrance) at 6:30 p.m. on July 9. For details, call 945-1398 or e-mail pamsz@sopris.net.The church is located at 824 Cooper St. MONDAY NIGHT JAZZ • Jam session open to jazz musicians of all levels on the patio of the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs starts July 8 at 7 p.m. For more information visit the “Roaring Fork Valley Musicians” Facebook page or contact Zack Ritchie 970-987-9277.
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Lunch will be provided by The Village Smithy. Cost: $20 in advance, $30 day of event For more information and to register, contact the Carbondale Chamber at (970) 963-1890 or chamber@carbondale.com
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Community Briefs Dog agility heading to town The Grand Junction-based Zippity Do Dogs holds a sanctioned agility competition at the Bridges Center ball fields on Aug. 9-11. Admission is free. “This will be the first time an actual agility competition will be held between Grand Junction and Denver,” said local organizer Bill Lukes. “If all goes well, we plan to have this event in Carbondale every summer.” Agility trials are timed events in which handlers maneuver their dogs through an obstacle course. For more information on the upcoming agility trials, contact Lukes at fastblinddog@qwestoffice.net.
Wind Walkers hosts sanctioned event Wind Walkers hosts a Colorado West Hunter Jumper Association event at Cozy Point Ranch near Aspen on July 6-7. For details, go to cwhja.com. The following CWHJA event takes place at Strang Ranch on Missouri Heights on July 13-14.
Sewer gets jetted The town of Carbondale Sewer Department will be jetting in the following areas the early part of July: Colorado Meadows, Roaring Fork Village, Cowen Drive and Roaring Fork Avenue, which will include Meadowood Drive addresses starting with Latigo Loop. For more information, call 963-3140.
Town seeking board members The town of Carbondale is seeking members for the Planning & Zoning Commission, Tree Board, Environmental Board, Historic Preservation Commission and the Parks & Recreation Commission. The Deadline to apply is July 31. To learn more about each board and commis-
sion, or to submit an application, visit www.carbondalegov.org. Planning and zoning applicants and also contact Janet Buck at 510-1208.
Mindfulness Workshop slated John Bruna offers his Mindfulness Workshop at the Third Street Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on July 12, and on July 13 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. “The key to living a meaningful and happy life is to live in alignment with your own inner values,” Bruna said. “One of the most effective methods to achieve this alignment is to cultivate mindfulness in body, speech, and mind.” The workshop is offered on a free-will donation basis and is co-sponsored by GreenWeaver Inc. and Davi Nikent. For details, go to wayofcompassion.org or call 379-6779.
Learn how to act Ellie Davis offers an acting workshop through CCAH from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on July 9. The registration deadline is July 7. For details, go to carbondalearts.com.
Take a hike Wilderness Workshop and ACES offer a wildflower hike with naturalist Jim Kravitz July 9. Hikers will head up the Hunter Creek Trail outside Aspen. For details, call 963-3977.
Save the date Sustainable Settings’ 10th annual Harvest Festival takes place south of Carbondale on Sept. 15. Tickets are $125 per person before Aug. 1 and $135 after that date. For details, visit the Sustainable Settings website.
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Wildland fire-fighting: inherently dangerous Wildland fire-fighting is an inherently and other supplies had to be delivered by dangerous profession, as the tragic burn- helicopter. Crews were briefed by radio and over of 19 hotshot crew members in Ari- walked to the section of the fire that needed zona this week reminds us. more line dug or secured with additional You can plan for unplanned events on hazard tree removed by saw teams. the fire-line and you can do all the drills and The 20-person Horseshoe Meadow hotexercises the imagination shot crew was headed to the can conjecture but when fire-line from spike camp something real goes down walking in single file when a on your watch you can only 51-year-old male senior pray that you are ready to do crew member had a sudden your very best to deal with it cardiac arrest. Within a appropriately. minute his crew started CPR It was Father’s Day and and notified command on our team was managing the the radio that they had a Big Meadows Fire in Rocky life-threatening emergency. Mountain National Park Within minutes the two only a few weeks ago. The wilderness paramedics were fire was in rugged wilderness on-scene and doing everyterrain with the added danthing humanly possible inger of beetle-killed lodgepole cluding the use of the AED. pine ready to fall in the Though CPR and rescue By Bill Kight slightest wind. breathing continued, the From the time our team firefighter was not breathaccepted the assignment and signed the del- ing on his own and had no pulse for over egation of authority turning the manage- 10 minutes. ment of the fire over to us we had worked During that time team members who tirelessly with the National Park Service to had prepared for such an event performed mitigate risks to the men and women on the their functions at the command post. The fire-line. incident commander, operations chief, Planning meetings and briefings at the safety officer, radio operators and medical incident command post included refining unit leader worked to render further aid as and fine-tuning the safety plan. This resulted quickly as possible. in bringing in a firefighting helicopter from The short-haul ship was launched from Grand Canyon called a “short-haul ship” heli-base with two additional paramedics. with special rescue capabilities. Rocky Mountain National Park dispatch With help from Gov. John Hickenlooper was instructed to order Flight For Life. a Colorado National Guard helicopter with In what seemed like hours, the on-scene a rescue hoist was on standby at the High medic in charge reported the patient had a Altitude Army Training Site in Eagle Col- pulse and hotshot crews were carrying him orado should an extraction be required on to the heli-spot on a litter. steep slopes. Soon, Flight For Life lifted off to a hospiThere were also EMTs with every hand tal in Lakewood with a heart attack survivor. crew as well as two wilderness paramedics Riding with him that day … skilled response, on the fire-line with advanced life support luck and divine intervention (for the full that included two Automated External De- story see Wildfire Today at http://wildfiretofibrillators (AEDs). day.com/2013/06/19/firefighter-suffersWe were as ready as could be for any cardiac-arrest-on-big-meadow-fire/). type of accident that might occur. But what happened early Father’s Day wasn’t an ac- With 35 years of experience in federal cident, it was a medical emergency. land management agencies, Bill Kight, of Crews were camped out near the fire- Carbondale, shares his stories and conline in what is called a spike camp. Food cerns with readers every month.
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Carbondale then (left) and now (below). When John Seidel shot this photo of Main Street looking east in 1972, the town wouldn’t plant trees downtown for another 10-12 years. The Crystal Theatre’s doors were locked most of the time, except for 16mm films for kids on Saturdays and the occasional community play. Public Service Co. occupied the space next to the Crystal where Bonfire coffee now serves brews while customers chat and click around on their laptops. Main Street doesn’t look all that crowded back then but for some reason the town saw fit to post a “No U-Turn” sign (far right).
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Letters continued om page 2 weeding, watering and harvesting gardens or anything else, please contact me at 704-9535. Kim Doyle Wille Founder Plant A Row To End Hunger
Music thanks Dear Editor: We had another wonderful Mt. Sopris Music Festival over the hot weekend. The town plaza hosted 20 musical acts that provided nearly 14 hours of excellent music. Over at Steve’s Guitars, we hosted an additional 10 musical acts plus some free workshops and a fun Band Scramble. Our historic downtown was full of live music and we had a rocking good time. Many thanks to the town of Carbondale for providing the plaza and helping make this annual celebration of our vibrant local music scene happen, once again. And, it was also a successful fund-raiser for KDNK due to its friendly volunteer crew in the beverage garden. All of the talented musicians donated their musical services to the celebration and it couldn't
have happened without them. They sounded beautiful on the plaza lawn and all over town. Our sound crew, Bill Flanigan and Emily, made some beautiful sounds happen with their sound system and we were all treated to some ďŹ ne, free live music because of them. Thanks also go out to our other sponsors: Alpine Bank, Inter-Mountain Waste, Dos Gringos, Village Inn, Gear Exchange, Copy Copy, Sopris Liquor & Wine, Amore Realty, Sopris Chiropractic and all the volunteers who stepped up to make this event happen again. Special thanks to Jen Perez of Open Window Design for making us two beautiful posters. It was a lovely celebration of live music last Friday and Saturday. Hope you got to enjoy some of it. Musically Yours, Steve Standiford Steve’s Guitars Steve Skinner KDNK Carbondale
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Dear Editor: The 2nd annual Bonedale Sk8 Revival skateboard competition was held on June 15 at the Carbondale Skate Park. This event is the result of incredible efforts by Chris Johnson and his awesome support team: Josh Meyer and Natalie Pennino. Johnson organizes the event, secures all the sponsors and prizes and is the emcee during the comp. Meyer is responsible for marketing — if you did not get a chance to see the poster, check out the grafďŹ ti wall at the skate park where he reproduced it! Meyer also judged the event with Shawn Frick and Gabe Villarreal. Pennino was head of photography at the event — see the pictures on our Facebook page. Special thanks also to our grill master, Ed Johnson, who was roped into cooking up burgers and hot dogs for the masses. He graciously and tirelessly grilled almost 100 meals. The Sk8 Revival was fortunate to have tremendous support from sponsors. A very grateful thank you to the following: Casual Culture, Bones, Coalatree Organics, Radio Boardshop, Evergreen Skateparks, Grind for Life, Sidewinder Sports, Downhill Board and Skate Shop, Alpine Bank, Peppino’s Pizza, White House Pizza, BonďŹ re Coffee, Bright Idea Bulb Recycling, Cabal, and Meier Skis. Congratulations to our winners. First, second and third place prizes were awarded in the following categories. Girls only: Callista Smith (ďŹ rst), Amber Rouse (second). Grommets (ages 5-9 years): Ryder Bollock (ďŹ rst), Jasper Grimm (second), Mylo Ornowski (third). Lil’ Rippers (10-14 years): Nolen Johnson (ďŹ rst), Jeremiah Null (second), Oliver Smith (third). Thrashers: Kyle Olsen (ďŹ rst), Nick Miller (second), Alex Mill (third). Vintage Years: Shawn Frick (ďŹ rst), Josh Meyer (second), Gabe Villarreal (third). See you all next year! In the meantime, check out our youth lessons going on all summer long. Thank you! Carbondale Recreation Department
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