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Maddie Melia concludes her solo performance during the PAC3 Foundation Music Academy Summer Camp show on July 6. The camp is designed to give students a taste of many aspects of the music industry, including running the lights, dialing in a PA system, promotion and more. For more, please turn to page 8. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Carbondale Commentary The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.

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Yes, in our back yard

By Mary Noone and Frank Breslin We know that Garfield County is an amazing place to live, raise a family and establish roots. As transplants – Frank over 35 years ago and Mary in 1981 – we have embraced Garfield County for its beauty, recreation and economic opportunity. The breathtaking vistas and natural resources of Garfield County have a value both personal and economic to us. We have also lived and worked here for long enough to realize the ebb and flow of the county’s economic fortunes.

Western Colorado, and indeed many places in the West, historically had to cope with the ups and downs of local economic fortunes. We know it well in Garfield County: in 1982, the oil shale boom of the late 1970’s suddenly stopped as Exxon pulled its operations out of the area, creating economic hardship and uncertainty. Today we are experiencing another swing in the economy as Garfield County seeks to balance our amazing energy resources with a future that balances growth and economic security.The constant is the unmatched beauty of the land, well-stewarded by the hard-working families of the Colorado and Roaring Fork river valleys, and the uniqueness of each of the six distinct communities in the county. From Carbondale in the shadows of Mount Sopris to Parachute at the epicenter of new energy development, Garfield County has it all.

This unmatched diversity is something that should not be taken for granted. We feel that now is the time to safeguard the vistas and grandeur of the landscape and natural assets of Garfield County for future generations. Twenty of Colorado’s 64 counties currently have some sort of program that provides funding to support their water resources, wildlife and working ranches. We believe now is the time to create an open-land program for Garfield County.

Through the Garfield Legacy Project, we have been working with the county commissioners to create such a program that fits our unique character. We support the creation of an open lands and recreation economy program that embraces the following core principles: Keep private lands in private hands. We support voluntary land conservation with willing private landowners.

Keep decisions local. Projects are reviewed by a volunteer advisory board made up of citizens from Garfield County.

Minimize government involvement. We propose a 5 percent cap on revenues that may be used for administrative purposes.

Automatic expiration of the program after 10 years.

Keep it transparent. An annual independent report will be produced to ensure wise money management.

A modest sales tax of one-quarter of 1 percent, or 25 cents on every $100, would provide the necessary funding to implement such a program. Because we are such a visitor and industry destination, only 40 percent of the revenue would be borne by Garfield County residents, and that cost averages out to less than $40 per year. Three dollars and change a month. A small price to pay for what is priceless.

We want our children and our grandchildren to know that there will always be working farms and ranches, protected rivers and access to those rivers, wildlife habitat for hunting and fishing, and world-class recreation opportunities. This is another valuable option for local landowners in lieu of development. Now is the time. For more information on the Garfield Legacy Project go to www.garfieldlegacy.org and be one more voice saying Yes In My Back Yard to an open lands program in Garfield County.

Mary Noone and Frank Breslin are involved with the Garfield Legacy Project.

Letters

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Thanks to the firefighters Dear Editor: I am writing in praise of Ron Leach and the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District for their fast response to the residential fire in Hermits Hideaway on July 6.

Although the home was a total loss their actions contained a very explosive fire from turning into a major disaster.

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Mountain Wilderness Area. The subdivision itself is on the south side of the Crystal River and is heavily timbered.

The members of the Marble sub station made a rapid response and with their expert actions were able to prevent the loss of many more homes and a major forest fire. With critically dry forest conditions and the wind blowing my direction, and our home with only 200 yards of dense trees separating us from the burning structure, trees next to the

burn were already on fire.

I tried to approach the fire from above and personally witnessed these heroic volunteer firefighters risking their lives. I was close enough to see four or five in the heat of the flames dragging hose up a steep driveway to within feet of the 30-40-foot flames totally engulfing the three-story home.All the while explosions were going off within the structure.

I was close enough to hear one of the firefighters shout for more water because they had run out. The supply water tankers were hauling water from the lake below.

They demonstrated great leadership, organization and coordination of resources.

I have no doubt that they not only saved my and my neighbors’ homes but also prevented another forest fire for the state of Colorado.

These volunteers deserve and have our gratitude and thanks.

Thanks and God bless you.

John Jaeger The Jaeger family Marble

Stop posturing Dear Editor: A recent Glenwood Springs Post Independent article entitled “Garfield County rejects home sprinkler mandate” was inaccurate. Although the PI has since printed a correction, I don’t think we should let the Garfield County commissioners off the hook for misleading the reporter into spreading misinformation.

Fire sprinklers are NOT a “federal requirement” and have nothing to do with the federal government.The requirement is in the 2009 International Residential Code, published by a non-profit, non-governmental organization called the International Code Council, Inc. Most local governments use the IRC instead of writing their own residential building code, and adopt the new version when it is updated every three years.When the Garfield County commissioners adopted the 2009 version, they had the option to delete the home sprinkler requirement, but instead they just postponed it to Jan. 1, 2013. Recently they changed their minds and decided to delete it after all, and they are patting themselves on the back for standing up against government mandates.

Other local jurisdictions were ahead of Garfield County in deleting this requirement.

For example, before Carbondale adopted the 2009 IRC, the building official met with representatives from the industry and the fire department, who recommended deleting the requirement that all new homes have fire sprinkler systems. This group recommended other more cost-effective steps to protect lives (mainly extra sheetrock in key locations), and the town’s government is in incorporating this advice into its building code.

Carbondale is lucky to have John Plano as its building official and Bill Gavette at the fire department. These guys both have a deep understanding of life safety codes, which allows them to interpret the rules flexibly, so that the public is protected, but money is not wasted on feel-good measures that have no real effect.

Maybe the Garfield County commissioners could learn something about effective compromise from the town of Carbondale and the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District, instead of indulging in political posturing about the size of government.

Nancy Smith Carbondale

Curry is running Dear Editor: I will be submitting petitions to the Colorado Secretary of State on July 11 in order to be placed on the November ballot as an unaffiliated candidate for Colorado House District 61.

I will be providing 600 signatures, well in excess of the 400 required by law.

The overwhelming positive response and encouragement I received while completing the ballot petition process has energized the campaign and convinced me that voters are ready for the current political system to be reformed and improved. I spoke to hundreds of voters throughout House District 61 over the past month and learned that there is a great deal of support for a non-partisan approach to problem solving.

I am very grateful to the volunteers that helped me circulate petitions and appreciate the time the voters took to visit with me and sign their names. I look forward to a positive campaign and am excited about giving the voters of House District 61 a viable option on the ballot this year!

Kathleen Curry Gunnison LETTERS page 15

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Town puts watering restrictions into effect Even/odd days

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Due to last winter’s low snow pack and Staircase Park, which is accessed from this summer’s drought, the Carbondale Oak Run on the west side of town south of Board of Trustees on Tuesday night put into Main Street, is secluded and even during the effect even/odd watering days for lawns, gar- on-going fire ban continues to attract folks dens and related uses. who persist in building fires in fire pits down The trustees exempted residents who there – and steal and deface fire-ban signs. need water for newly installed landscaping, In last week’s Sopris Sun, several Crystal lawns and trees, provided the total area is not Village residents expressed concern over the more than 400 feet, according to a staff potential for wildfires in the overgrown park, memo by Carbondale Utility Director and stated, “It has long been a o r n D o Mark O’Meara. Those residents must haven for teenagers and young riv •D dS obtain an exemption permit at town adults who hang out, drink up hall, which carries with it an exempalcohol and smoke cigathe port S tion from even/odd watering days. rettes and pot.â€? with un Don a Residents whose addresses end with Also at issue are atio an even number are allowed to water covenants attached to propn on even numbered days, and those erties along the Crystal River with odd numbers on odd days. that can make it difficult for Trustees declined to enact a “no useâ€? waproperty owners to remove dead tering period from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, so trees and other vegetation.“They (covenants) watering will be allowed throughout the day. are pretty strict,â€? Public Works Director Town staff first alerted the trustees of the Larry Ballenger told the trustees. possible need for watering restrictions in a Dead trees and other vegetation on town May 22 memo. Since May, stream flows property along the Crystal have also piled up have continued to decline in the Crystal and over the years, creating a fire hazard. One Roaring Fork rivers. Carbondale’s primary Oak Run resident, John Towne, said he used water sources are wells on the Roaring Fork to not be concerned about fires in the area and Crystal rivers, and from Nettle Creek, but after a recent wildfire just upstream, he which feeds the water treatment plant on the isn’t so “cavalierâ€? any more. shoulder of Mt. Sopris south of town.

Although the trustees voted 6-0 to reThe high demand for water in June took move Staircase Park’s concrete fire pits, the place on the 18th, with the Roaring Fork and discussion flickered back and forth. Trustee Crystal river wells running 24 hours along John Foulkrod said even if the town takes with the Nettle Creek plant, according to a out the pits, kids are still likely to go down staff memo dated July 10.“Running these fa- there and start fires. “Are you going to have cilities at this high rate is not advisable. less the (fire) danger? I don’t know.� He also Doing so leaves little room for maintenance suggested homeowners overlooking the or failure of equipment.� park should call the police when they see The watering restrictions include the fires. “We should have some enforcement.� town ditch system, which resident’s use for Earlier in the meeting, trustee Allyn their lawns and gardens through the use of Harvey said people will build fires in Stairprivately owned pumps. The town has the case Park with or without fire pits. “I don’t option of turning sections of the ditches on if know if that (removal) will solve the and off to allow for reduced demand. problem,� he said. “It might make matters In other action from Tuesday night, the worse.� trustees voted 6-0 to remove the fire pits in In making his motion to remove the pits, Staircase Park and to hire a consultant to trustee Frosty Merriott said “We ought to draft a plan for addressing vegetation con- take them out and be done with it.�

Mak Keeling serves one in last weekend’s River Valley Ranch Classic tennis tournament. Keeling and his doubles partner, Hunt Walker, defeated Gary McElwee and Paul Dudley 6-4, 6-4, in the opening round of 4.0 play, and went on to win their class. Photo by Lynn Burton. Other winners were: WOMEN Women’s 3.0 Doubles: Andrea Olson & Kathy Robinson Women’s 3.5 Doubles: Terri Conrad & Karen Passchier Women’s 4.0 Doubles: Janet Leverson & Nancy Zeigel Women’s 3.0 Singles: Lisa Ice Women’s 3.5 Singles: Tierney Thoms Women’s 4.0 Singles: Sarah Shook MEN Men’s 3.5 Doubles: Patricio Gonzalez & Roark Roney Men’s 5.0 Doubles: Ken Sawer & Rob Simpson Men’s 3.5 Singles: Judson Zevin Men’s 4.0 Singles: Terry Maner Men’s 5.0 Singles: Daniel MacDonald MIXED Mixed 3.5 Doubles: Peer Erickson & Tracy Young Mixed 4.0 Doubles: Mak Keeling & Darlene Dion

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RE-1 superintendent resigns Roaring Fork RE-1 School District Superintendent Rob Stein tendered his resignation on July 11 due to family medical problems that require his full and undivided attention, according to a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my short time getting to know the district, I have grown extremely fond of the people and developed a deep regard for their work,â&#x20AC;? Stein said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regretfully, however, given the needs of my wife and family, I can ďŹ nd no workable means of continuing as superintendent. The staff, students and community of the Roaring Fork schools deserve strong, dedicated leadership and I am sorry I am unable to provide it at this time.â&#x20AC;?

School board president Matthew Hamilton said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Board of Education is saddened to have to consider this letter of resignation at its July 18 board meeting. At this meeting we will work towards the selection of an interim superintendent and begin to layout a timeline for the selection of a new superintendent. The board and staff extend their best wishes to Rob and his family as they work through this difďŹ cult time.â&#x20AC;?

legislature reinstates senior exemption The Colorado state legislature voted to fund the Senior Citizen Property Tax exemption for 2012 in its recent session. The deadline to apply for the exemption is July 15.

Fifty percent of the ďŹ rst $200,000 of the actual value of qualifying seniorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homes will be exempted from property tax.

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Stage II ďŹ re ban still in effect Despite recent rains, the GarďŹ eld GarďŹ eld County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce, GarďŹ eld County ďŹ re protection districts and municipalities are keeping in place a Stage II ďŹ re ban based on local weather condi-

tions, ďŹ re fuels, resources available and the risk to the safety of area communities, according to a press release â&#x20AC;&#x153;This county faces enough natural risk with thunderstorms without opening up additional opportunities for accidental ďŹ res,â&#x20AC;? said GarďŹ eld County Sheriff Lou Vallario.

Under a Stage II ďŹ re ban, campďŹ res and open ďŹ&#x201A;ames (including cigarettes and charcoal grills) are prohibited outdoors.

Vallario said that with forecasts climbing back towards the upper 90â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and relative humidity dropping, combined with expected winds through the week, it will only take a day or two to return to extreme ďŹ re danger.

FireďŹ ghters snuff three wildďŹ res Area ďŹ reďŹ ghters quickly put out three wildďŹ res started by lightning strikes on and around Missouri Heights on July 5. There were no injuries and no structure damage.

Carbondale ďŹ re chief Ron Leach said the ďŹ res were all called in by citizens and occurred about ďŹ ve miles apart at Sterling Ranch and Spring Valley Ranch sub-divisions north of Carbondale. The third ďŹ re was not in a sub-division. Each blaze covered about one-tenth of an acre and were put out with shovels, other hand tools along with water carried on the ďŹ re trucks.

Carbondale, Basalt and Glenwood Springs ďŹ re districts responded.

Carbondale and Basalt ďŹ re districts conduct routine patrols in the Missouri Heights areas due to extreme ďŹ re dangers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Had the ďŹ re department ďŹ rst response trucks not been in the area and put the ďŹ res out pronto, there is no telling how bad things may have gotten in Missouri Heights,â&#x20AC;? Leach said.

Carbondale talks economic development Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Andrea Stewart, along with Maura Masters and Tom Kenyon, address the GarďŹ eld County commissioners during their regular meeting on July 16 to discuss marketing Carbondale with the county. An exact time was not listed on the meeting agenda but it takes place in the morning.

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TUESDAy July 3 At 10:14 p.m. a citizen called to complain about â&#x20AC;&#x153;hundreds of midnight bike ridersâ&#x20AC;? in Carbondale.

The caller said he became trapped on Roaring Fork Avenue and the bicyclists would not let him pass.

WEDNESDAy July 4 At 3:25 p.m. an ofďŹ cer observed a man smoking a cigarette under a tree at Seventh and Main.

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SATURDAy June 7 At 1:15 a.m. a police ofďŹ cer observed a disturbance between several males in the alley near 351 Main Street. The ofďŹ cer told the men they needed to go home or theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be going to jail. One male â&#x20AC;&#x153;kept mouthing offâ&#x20AC;? to the ofďŹ cer, who noticed he was holding an open container of beer. Police arrested the 26-year-old Basalt man for possessing an open container of alcohol.

SUNDAy June 8 At 10:17 a.m. a citizen called police to report a person who was â&#x20AC;&#x153;out of controlâ&#x20AC;? the night before. An ofďŹ cer investigated but could not ďŹ nd anything suspicious.

Jenna Bradford (shown here) helped lead the Carbondale Renegade Marching Band down Main Street during First Friday on July 6. Elsewhere downtown, the Marbonia Springs All Stars drumming group laid down rhythms for local breakdancers while CCAH opened its current show “BowHaus” at the Third Street Center. Photo by Lynn Burton

Connect to The Isaacson School for New Media Join us to celebrate the opening of the Isaacson School for New Media at Colorado Mountain College. Walter Isaacson, former CEO of CNN and author of the international bestselling biography, Steve Jobs, will speak on:

"The Passion of Steve Jobs and What he Saw for the Future" All dedication events are free and open to the public, July 18, District Theater in Aspen: 9:30 am – Dedication Ceremony including keynote address by Mr. Walter Isaacson 11:30 am – Lunch Reception with the Showcase of Youth Digital Media Contest participants 12:45-1:45 pm – Isaacson School Future Forum A panel discussion of the promise and future vision of the I-School featuring faculty, community partners, and youth

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Get the Facts About the Airport Master Plan Pitkin County and Airport Director Jim Elwood Invite You To Take a “Behind the Scenes” Airport Tour Call 429-2852 to make arrangements

Some Facts to Consider about FBOs and the West Side of the Runway The west side of the runway was reserved for future aeronautical uses in the 2004 Master Plan.

The recommendation for additional hanger space on the west side of the runway has been reduced from 180,000 to 19,400 square feet.

The Federal Aviation Administration requires the airport to consider proposals for additional Fixed Base Operator (FBO) facilities as space allows and the market dictates. FBOs offer both commercial and private aircraft services, including fueling and deicing. There is currently one FBO at the airport.

The airport has received $64 million in grants from the FAA over the last decade for airport improvements. All FAA grants stipulate that the County may not discriminate against future proposed operators or grant exclusive rights to an existing operator. Whether another FBO gets built will depend upon the need as determined by market conditions.

County Commissioners have certain latitude to control the way the airport is developed but must have clear, justifiable, documented reasons for precluding additional development.

Aspen/Pitkin County Airport It’s your Airport.

Be a part of the plan.

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

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Sojourner inks Carbondale Aspen Sojourner magazine, which puts visitors in the know about that town and its surrounding environs, features Carbondale in its summer issue. The story by Mitzi-Jill Rapkin and photos by Daniel Bayer, compares Carbondale to Brooklyn’s Williamsburg of the 1990s or San Francisco’s’ Bernal Heights of the more recent past.

Four-year resident Janine Cuthbertson is quoted as saying, “There is this freedom and acceptance here that you can go after your passion. In fact, it’s almost like an expectation that if you have a passion here, people want you to go for it. Everyone believes in something and it bleeds into the vibe of the town.”

A sidebar with photo of kids on the fence at the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo lists the “community pillars” as: community access radio station KDNK, Sustainable Settings, PAC3, the rodeo, Thunder River Theatre Company and Steve’s Guitars.

Another newcomer, Nicole Kinsler, told Rapkin she particularly likes the Crystal Theatre, which she loves “ … For movies on a cloudy, rainy day. I love the intimacy of it … everyone is so personable and warm and welcoming.”

Dancing in Dance Initiative – organized in 2009 to support and promote dance, dancers and choreographers – returns with its Spectrum Dance Festival & Workshops at PAC3 and Thunder River Theatre on July 20-21.

This action-packed weekend includes a hip-hop competition with $1,000 prize, a dance with kites indoors, an aerial dance on fabric, two dance parties, and an original theatrical combination of tango and contemporary ballet, plus outstanding dance workshops like aerial, hip-hop, ballet, tango, movement and injury prevention.

Read more about it in next weeks Sopris Sun or go to www.danceinitiative.org.

Hitched up Dr. Hugh E. and Mrs. Rosemarr Greathouse of Carbondale announce the marriage of their daughter, Patricia, to Abel Esteban Gomez, son of Mr. Abel Esteban Cruz and Mrs. Ernestina Gomez Alvarez.

The Ceremony was held in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) temple in Denver on June 16, 2012,

Sarah Buckley headed over to the Third Street Center by herself on First Friday and returned a dog-owner after adopting Rhino from CARE. The rescue dogs were on hand to help celebrate the CCAH show “BowHaus.” Photo by Jane Bachrach with a reception following at the LDS chapel in Glenwood Springs on June 21.

The Greathouses retired to Carbondale from Southern California in 2004. They have five children (four daughters, on son), 15 grandchildren and two great-granddaughters born last year.

Patricia, their youngest, received her bachelor’s degree in dance from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; her master’s degree in education with emphasis in English as a second language at Simmons College in Boston. She has taught at Sopris Elementary School in Glenwood Springs and Carbondale Middle School.

Abel owns his own accounting business in Glenwood Springs. They met at Church.

They say it’s your birthday Birthday greetings go out to Rebecca Self (July 13), John Tolan (July 14), Don Voltmer (July 15), Diana Alcantara (July 16), Jason Steinberg, Tony Comer and Eric Brendlinger (July 17), and Jacque Whitsitt, Laurel Sheehan and Heidi Paul (July 18).

Belated birthday greetings go out to Debi Martinez (July 10) and Sarah Villafranco (July 11).

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Dr. Ben Mackin helped judge the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities “BowHaus” show at the July 6 First Friday and the winners are: Best in Show, Fido’s Eco House (Rowland and Broughton Architects, Scott McHale team leader); Best Use of Recycled Materials, Greenline Architects (Steve Novy); Best Two-Dimensional Art (a book), Land + Shelter (Andrea Korber); and Jury’s Choice, DHM Landscape Architects. The show, at the Third Street Center, features a collection of dog/cat-house related designs and doghouses, created by local architects as well as photographs and art by local artists that are being sold in a silent auction that ends on July 18. Proceeds benefit Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) and CCAH. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Operation Overboard Go Deep With God! Dive into VBS when: Monday, August 13 through Wednesday, August 15, 2012 time: 9:00 am to 11:30 am where: Carbondale Community United Methodist Church 385 South 2nd Street, Carbondale ages: preschool to 6th grade

Please register at overboard.cokesburyvbs.com/Carbondale Contact Pastor Melanie Dobson Hughes for more information. melaniedobsonhughes@gmail.com or cell 919-724-3557.

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f any of these PAC3 Foundation Music Academy Summer Camp students were nervous during the afternoon rehearsal for their July 6 performance it was impossible to tell.

The musicians were focused when they needed to be and it was mostly a fun experience for them during the camp’s recently completed second session. The teachers were Marc Bruell, Shanti Gruber and Rob Miller.

“I think all of us had been thinking of similar programs, but it was (PAC3’s) Mark Taylor who came up with the idea to create a program where students get to learn about many facets of the industry,” Bruell told the Sopris Sun this week.

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Bruell continued,“We also felt it was important to give young people an opportunity to learn creative, healthy ways to express themselves. It’s important for teens to be engaged in something they feel good about, and it helps when that thing is valued by their peers.”

The summer’s third and final session is scheduled for Aug. 6-10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

In the top photo (left to right): Olin Morrison, Maddie Melia, Ben Pope (behind Maddie), Assata Wells and Ben Neiley. In the other photos (left to right): Isaac Long, Morrison and Elijah Hale, and Morrison. Not pictured are Evan Piccolo and Ryan Myler. Photos by Jane Bachrach

TRTC named Colorado’s outstanding regional theatre Sopris Sun Staff Report Thunder River Theatre Company has won the Colorado Theatre Guild’s Special Henry Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre of the Year.

“This is an amazing honor, and we are delighted that TRTC has been recognized this way by colleagues and critics alike,” said Thunder River Theatre Company Executive Director Lon Winston.

Winston said the company is preparing for its 18th season. For the first 11 years of TRTC’s existence, their theatre home was an 18-wheeler, and TRTC performed wherever they could in the Roaring Fork Valley.

In 2004, TRTC’s capital campaign raised $1.25 million in 11 months; and TRTC bought land, designed and built their theatre,

and opened on New Year’s Eve of 2005 with the building paid for.

“Of course, none of this could have been accomplished without the incredible generosity of TRTC’s founders, donors and theatre patrons,” Winston said.

TRTC’s productions have been recognized for their excellence regionally and nationally.

When TRTC brought a production to the then Morrison Theatre, it was chosen by the Rocky Mountain News as Critic’s Choice. In 2006, the El Pomar Foundation selected TRTC as one of three finalists in Colorado for their “Excellence in the Arts” award, and the only theatre.

TRTC creates many original works, including last year’s nationally touted “A Tempest of the Mind” about the Shakespeare

authorship controversy.TRTC has developed an original Greek Shards series including “Greek Shards – Medea.”

Winston and Associate Artistic Director Valerie Haugen were invited to bring portions of that production to Dartmouth College by the Classics Association of New England in 2004.

Dr. Mary Wilson, Director of CANE, wrote in CANE’s 100th anniversary Journal that TRTC participation was the “highlight of her tenure.”

TRTC has begun another original series “Passionate Collaborators,” and are creating a new work on Gracie Allen and George Burns for this coming season.

“TRTC strives to open new doors to American and European classics, making

them resonate for contemporary audiences,” Winston said. “TRTC does not shy away from difficult literature.”

This year TRTC did Chekhov’s masterpiece “The Cherry Orchard.” In the past few years TRTC did “A Streetcar Named Desire,” “Death of a Salesman,” “Glass Menagerie,” “Mother Courage” and Max Frisch’s “The Firebugs.” The company has also done plays such as “House of Blue Leaves” and Sarah Ruhl’s “The Clean House.”

This coming season TRTC will be doing O’Neill’s masterpiece “Long Day’s Journey into Night.” Of TRTC’s 51 productions to date, 28 have been dramas and 23 comedies and musicals.

TRTC has many free outreach programs:

School. She attended Fort Lewis A&M at the old Hesperus campus and then the new site in Durango. Ruth received her teacher’s certificate and taught at Cahone Elementary School. In 1958 she married George Dewell, whom she met at Fort Lewis, and who was to be her loving companion for 54 years.

The couple moved to Fort Collins while George finished college. They lived in Carbondale, Colorado, for 36 years where George had a veterinary practice. To this union were born three children: Denise, Douglas and Grant. After George’s retirement the couple moved back to Dolores.

Ruth was a member of Montelores Baptist Church, an avid flower gardener and a friend to all who knew her. She passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 2, 2012 after a long and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer.

Ruth is survived by her husband; daughter Denise (David) Close of Buena Vista, Colorado; son Douglas (Cheryl) of Tenmile, Oregon; and son Grant (Reneé) of Nevada, Iowa; and five grandchildren of whom she was so proud: Koby and Trevor Close, and Caitlin, Nicole and Nolan Dewell. She is also survived by sisters Waneta Martin, Velma

Hollen, Bessie White and June Bertram, all of Montezuma County plus numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

In lieu of flowers, those who wish are asked to donate in Ruth’s honor to Montelores Baptist Church, Box 2, Lewis, CO 81327 or to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, 2141 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 7000, El Sequndo, CA 90245.

Services were under the direction of Ertel Funeral Home. For more information or to send condolences, log on to www.ertelfuneralhome.com and click on the obituary section.

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Obituary Ruth Hollen Dewell 1937-2012 Funeral services for Ruth Hollen Dewell, 74, of Dolores, Colorado, were scheduled for July 9, 2012, at Montelores Baptist Church. Interment was planned for Fairview Cemetery.

Ruth Hollen Dewell was born Oct. 2, 1937 to Robin and Marie Hollen of Pleasant View, Colorado. She was the last of nine children born to the Hollens. Ruth was a 1955 graduate of Cortez (MCHS) High

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Community Calendar THURSDAY July 12 lIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents David Grisman BlueGrass Experience at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance and $40 the day of the show. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

FIlOHA WAlK • The Roaring Fork Conservancy’s final Filoha Meadows, Firefly & Rare Orchid Walk of the season takes place north of Redstone from 7 to 7:30 p.m. Registration is required at roaringfork.org/events.

RODEO • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo takes place at the Gus Darien arena on County Road 100 every Thursday through Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults or $30 per carload (six people or less). Info: carbondalerodeo.com ROTARy • Roaring Fork Rotary meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.

FRIDAY July 13 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Moonrise Kingdom” (PG-13) at 8 p.m. July 13-19 with additional showing at 6 p.m. July 14 and“Bernie”(PG-13) at 5:45 p.m. July 15.

BOOK lAUNCH • A poetry reading and book launch for Karen Chamberlain’s new book “Ephedra” takes place at the Third Street Café in the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. The readers include Kristin Carlson, Valerie Haugen, Kim Nuzzo and Rosemerry Wahtola. A reading is also scheduled for Victoria’s in Aspen at 7 p.m. on July 12.

CAJUN ClAy NIGHT • The Carbondale Clay Center brings back its popular Cajun Clay Night from 6 to 10 p.m. The night in-

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To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

cludes Cajun flavored fun with handmade bowls, gumbo, appetizers donated by local restaurants, alligator cake, costume contest, silent auction (featuring the works of James Surls, Mark Cesark, Bayhard Hollis, Sally Cole and others), cash bar live music with Steve Skinner and more. Tickets are $45 in advance and $55 the day of the event. Info: Carbondaleclay.org or 9632529. The Carbondale Clay Center is located at the east end of Main Street.

SECOND FRIDAy • SAWorks holds its monthly Second Friday featuring tylerWARE by Lea Tyler from 6 to 8 p.m. Tyler’s handpainted wooden bowls burst with color and make perfect wedding gifts. She is based in Carbondale and has held residencies at Anderson Ranch Art Center and the Carbondale Clay Center.

SAW is located at 978 Eulcid Ave. Info: lea@tylerware.com or 970-355-9058. lIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents music every Friday night. lIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Greg Masse from 9 p.m. to midnight. Info: 928-8813.

SAT.-SUN. July 14-15 REGATTA • The Aspen Yacht Club ‘s 43rd

Open Regatta takes place at Ruedi Reservoir east of Basalt.

SATURDAY July 14 WIlDFEST • The Wilderness Workshop’s family-friendly hoedown featuring Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams, Acoustic Mayhem, Slidewhistle, Pastor Mustard, Jammin’ Jim’s juggling and Dance of the Sacred Fire takes place at the Flying Dog Ranch in Woody Creek from 5 to 10 p.m. Tickets are $15 for WW members, $25 for non-members, and kids 12 and under are free.

Admission includes dinner featuring local grassfed beef hamburgers, brats and other fare (vegetarian or equivalent). Beer and wine will also be sold. The Flying Dog Ranch is located three miles up Woody Creek Road (aka Lenado Road). Everyone who carpools or rides a bike will be entered into a drawing for prizes donated by local businesses. Info: wildernessworkshop.org. lIVE MUSIC • Bighorn Toyota and the Redstone Community Association kick off the Magical Moments summer concert series with the Johnny O Band and Mike Gwinn from 6 to 9 p.m. at Redstone Park. The night includes a Howard Berkman tribute and silent auction. Berkman was a well-known local bluesman who died last year. lIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents The Malah, a South Car-

olina-based jam band, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8 in advance and $12 the day of the show.

Info: pac3carbondale.com.

GyMKHANA • The season’s gymkhana series continues at the Gus Darien arena on County Road 100 east of Carbondale at 1 p.m. (check in is at noon). Each event is $5 and all ages (starting at 7) and abilities are welcome. For details, call Mike Goscha at 274-3223. The gymkhanas are held the second Saturday of the month through September.

PIN-UP ClASSES • Creative College Collections on Highway 133 offers another New School of Pin-Up class from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Info: collagecc.com or 963-9488.

SECOND SATURDAy • Basalt’s Second Saturday, which takes place from 5 to 8 p.m., features a motorcycle show, pedal tractor pull, the Carbondale All Stars plus food and drink.

DRAKE EXHIBITION • An exhibition featuring photographs by Martha Drake opens at the Wyly Community Art Center in Basalt from 5 to 7 p.m. info: wylyarts.org or 9274123. An exhibit by Theodore B. Mockbee is also on view.

SUNDAY July 15 lIVE MUSIC • CCAH continues its free Summer of Music series with Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, playing Western swing, rockabilly and traditional country at 7 p.m. at Sopris Park. Milemarkers kick off the show at 6 p.m. She show is free. For details, go to carbondalearts.com.

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Community Calendar KITES • As part of CCAH’s Concerts, Kites and Carbondale free music series, Ravenheart Gallery (across from Sopris Park) offers a free kite-making class with Heather Morrow from 5 to 7 p.m. Morrow, has worked at numerous kite shops, including Guildworks Flight Studio, HQ Kites, Disney World, Kiteman Productions and IBEX Puppetry. Following the workshop, students are invited to fly them at Sopris Park. Info: 963-1680.

FREE yOGA • True Nature Healing Arts offers free yoga in Sopris Park from 5 to 6 p.m.

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

BOBBy MASON • A Spiritual Place in the Third Street Center presents Bobby Mason at 10 a.m. Other presenters this month are Sonny Conley (July 22) and Nancy Van Donnelan (July 29).

MONDAY July 16 JAM SESSION • Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street hosts an old-time jam session with Dana Wilson from 7 to 9 p.m. every Monday. All abilities are welcome.

NEWSPAPERS DISCUSSED • Local writer Paul Anderson leads a three-part discussion on local newspaper journalism at the Basalt Regional Library from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on July 16, 18 and 24. For details, call 927-4311.

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

DAVI NIKENT • Davi Nikent’s Tuesday Night Streaming Speaker series continues with “Holding Steady in Times of Change” with Louise Hay and Cheryl Richardson at the Third Street Center at 6:30 p.m. The suggested donation is $10.

WEDNESDAY July 18 lIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 the day of the show. Info: pace3carbondale.com. lIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building presents the Driftwood Singers. The Los Angeles-based duo is in their early 20s and embrace not only a love for the Carter Family but punk ethos as well. Pearl Charles and Kris Hutson weave guitars, autoharp, banjo, fiddle and mandolin on their releases, including last year’s “Look!” on Trailer Fire records.

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

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

Pitkin County is getting a volume discount on roadwork this summer by piggybacking with CDOT on asphalt and construction

PITKIN COUNTY ROAD PROJECTS SCHEDULED FOR THIS SUMMER: Paving of Emma Road begins this week. Prep work includes patching in advance of a two inch asphalt overlay. Expect short delays of approximately five minutes during the paving portion of this project.

Weather permitting this project should take one week to complete.

Coal Creek Culvert Replacement This project is expected to begin later in July. It involves replacing a culvert approximately 1¼ miles up Coal Creek Basin Road near Redstone. This is a two-month-long project, but it will only be necessary to close the road for a little over a week. Stay tuned for more information about the exact dates of closures.

Please Note: Construction schedules always change. Stay tuned.

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

Questions? 920-5390

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

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

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

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

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TUESDAY July 17

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

Further Out

THURSDAY July 19 ClASSICAl MUSIC • The Basalt Regional Library presents free concerts featuring Aspen Music Festival and School students Thursdays at 5:15 p.m. through Aug. 16. Info: basaltlibrary.org

FRIDAY July 20 JEVON BOUDREAUX BENEFIT • A benefit for former Carbondale resident Jevon Boudreaux takes place at the Gathering Cen-

ter on Snowmass Drive from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Titled “A Ladies Night Out,” the benefit includes manicures, pedicures and massages, plus appetizers, a cash bar, Pampered Chef and Kiko Paprika presentations, a silent auction, music and more. Boudreaux, a 2004 graduate of Roaring Fork High School, lives in Washington state and was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. A “bags” tournament is also slated for Mountain Fair weekend (at a site to be determined). Donations can be sent to Alpine Bank-Carbondale.

Save the Date July 27, 28 and 29

CARBONDAlE MOUNTAIN FAIR • The 41st annual Carbondale Mountain Fair features arts, crafts, music and entertainment and held in Sopris Park throughout the weekend. Visit carbondalearts.com for more information.

TUESDAY Aug. 28 ROBIN SUTHERlAND • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents classical pianist Robin Sutherland at 6:30 p.m. at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School barn. An appetizer and champagne reception follows the concert. Tickets are $65 for CCAH members and $75 for non-members. For details, call 963-1680 or go to carbondalearts.com. Sutherland is principal pianist for the San Francisco Symphony.

Hold the Presses JOSH & ANANDA AT CBW • Josh & Ananda go acoustic with mellow tunes at Carbondale Beer Works on Main Street from 8 to 11 p.m. on July 13. There’s no cover. Trivia Night at 7:30 p.m. on July 18 benefits Extreme Sports Camp (an athletic experience for kids with autism). There’s a $5 suggested donation to play. Coming up at CBW: Oregon’s Quick & Easy Boys on July 20, Big Daddy Lee and his band on July 21. Info: 704-1216.

FREEDOMWORKS PRESIDENT SPEAKS • Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks, and Dick Armey speak at the Doerr-Hosier building at the Aspen Institute at 5:30 p.m. on July 19.

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Community Briefs Volunteers needed for Wildfest The Wilderness Workshop is still rounding up volunteers for its first annual Wildfest from 5 to 10 p.m. on July 14 at the Flying Dog Ranch in Woody Creek.

Volunteers receive free admission, which includes dinner, and are needed for parking, food and beverage service, and set up and clean up. For details, call Melanie Finan at 9633977, ext. 13.

Music headliners include Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams, Acoustic Mayhem, Pastor Mustard and Slidewhistle.

CCAH offers adult classes The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities offers summer art classes to adults through Aug. 7. Classes include Exploration of Relief Printing, on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. for four weeks starting on July 17. The teacher is Thea DeRudder. Tuition is $90 for CCAH members and $100 for non-members. For details, call 963-1680 or go to carbondalearts.com.

RFOV looking for crew leaders Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers holds another crew leader training on July 14-15.

The training includes a technical overview on what makes for sustainable trails, leadership techniques and models and hands-on experience building new trail and performing trail maintenance. For details, call 927-8241, e-mail davidhamiton@rfov.org or go to www.rfov.org.

Crown Mountain offers coed kickball Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel offers an adult coed kickball league from July 19 through Sept. 20. There’s a minimum of three girls and three guys per team, according to a press release. The cost is $250 per team and the registration deadline is July 17. The season ends with a tournament and prizes. For details, call 963-6030.

Alzheimer’s caregivers workshop HomeCare & Hospice of the Valley offers a free workshop to caregivers, hospice volunteers and family members who care for people with Alzheimer's at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs from 1 to 3 pm. on July 17.

The workshop’s goal is to provide information about how to guide people with

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Cajun Clay Night on July 13 features not only gumbo, music, a costume contest and silent auction, but slices of an authentic alligator cake as well. The whole thing takes place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the east end of Main Street. See the ad in this week’s Sopris Sun for details. Sopris Sun file photo Alzheimer’s through daily activities.

Teresa Black from the Alzheimer’s Association and Nancy Becker, Social Services Director at Heritage Park, will present the workshop. Sign up in advance by calling Wendy Steckler at 927-6650 if you are interested in attending.

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The Democratic Party has opened a campaign headquarters for President Barak Obama and other candidates at 912 Grand Ave. in Glenwood Springs.

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MORE GOOD NEWS! Members also receive a ten percent discount at Sopris Liquor and Wine in Carbondale. Sopris Liquor and Wine at 1026 Highway 133 (across from City Market) is the largest liquor store in the valley.

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We at KDNK really appreciate the support of Sopris Liquor and Wine and Mi Casita.

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VISIT BASALT & EL JEBEL At the confluence of Frying Pan and Roaring Fork Rivers THURSDAY JULY 12

MONDAY JULY 16-27

RIVERSIDE GRIll, BASAlT • Salsa Night has returned, every Thursday night from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Free classes are given until 9 p.m.

S.P.E.E.D. CAMP, CROWN MOUNTAIN PARK, BASAlT • S.P.E.E.D. Camp (Speed, Endurance Equals Dominance). Every athlete that attends this six-session camp will learn cutting edge speed and strength training techniques that will bring their sports performance to the next level. Ages 13-18 are from 8 to 9 a.m., ages 7-12 are from 9 to 10 am.

SATURDAY JULY 14 SECOND SATURDAy, BASAlT • Second Saturday activities take place on Midland Avenue from 5 to 8 p.m. and include a motorcycle show, local food, cold beverages, the Earthbeat Choir (from 4 to 4:45 p.m.) a Wyly Art opening (5 p.m.), Pedal tractor pull, the Carbondale All-stars and more.

SUNDAY JULY 15 BASAlT SUNDAy MARKET • Locally grown produce, local artists, cooking demonstrations and more. Meet and talk with local growers, ranchers, artisans and healers.

Take home some of the finest local foods available, as well as arts, clothing and more from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

TUESDAY JULY 17 Fly TyING ClASS, BASAlT • Frying Pan Anglers offers a fly tying class from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.

The cost is $10. For details, call 927-3441.

TUESDAY JULY 17 –AUG. 2 KIDS SPORT CAMP, CROWN MOUNTAIN PARK, BASAlT • Come try a variety of sports in six separate days. For boys and girls ages 5-8 years. Sports include: soccer, football, T-ball, tennis, basketball and fundamentals. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.

WEDNESDAY JULY 17 BASAlT lIBRARy STORy TIME • You are invited to bring the little ones (up to 5 years old) for story time at the Basalt Library in downtown Basalt. Please arrive on time.

BASAlT SUMMER MUSIC SERIES • The Basalt Summer Music Series Presents Dana Underwood & Dave Andersen in Lions Park downtown. Bring your friends and family to enjoy this continuing concert series. 5:30 to 8 p.m.. It’s free.

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Lew Lama’s Wisconsin walls: priceless Getting Grounded

I didn’t know who Lew Lama was, but we were staying in the heartlands of Wisconsin – an agrarian dayBy Geneviève Joëlle dream of landscapes so Villamizar idyllic it pulls at the heartstrings. Fading red and silver barns sit aging atop century-old stone foundations; silos compete with Virginia creeper in their slow race to the sky. Farm fields, forests and pastures undulate in every direction, cloaking the hills in a dazzling patchwork of green against blue.

Rockwork has deep roots here.

Did I want to see some stonewalls?

Are you kidding me? And that was how it started.

Who is Lew? A fantastic character who has always loved two things: great conversations and putting two stones together. His livelihood seems inevitable, growing up in the Hudson Valley, tagging along with the Italian stonemasons amidst the hewn rock aqueducts carrying fresh water to New York City. Lew still has the accent and he speaks with ease, in short raspy bursts, always with a chuckle. Sun-darkened skin and a skullcap of shorn silver hair frame eyes that are alive. His hands are a cliché – wide capable palms and strong fingers, sanded to smooth leather, burnished brown by sun. Stonework and farming have kept him strong.

We spent the next week visiting his creations, a country home here; renovations of a series of walls there; it

was terrific. My perceptions of Lew shifted at the very first wall. When I get to see superior work, that which is imbued with soul and artistry, time stops and my heart races. The spirit in their work is them. I became very aware that I was in the presence of a kind of greatness. Lew’s work is rough and beautiful and foreign. So different, still right, following the regional style, yet better.

I get the impression his mastery of stone began in the 1970s, with his work in Mallorca, a Mediterranean island off the coast of Spain. An anthropologist by degree, he was working with the British Museum carbon-dating excavated findings. In the off-season, local stone crews, hot for those of “strong body and weak mind,” took him on. This is where he learned their indigenous craft, which he has absorbed into his own method. Further studies in England and east and North Africa, where he studied stone terracing and water distribution systems in the Rif and Atlas Lew Lama’s pièce de résistance is found at a boathouse on Lake WisMountains, have also influenced Lew’s art. consin. Photo by Genevieve Villamizar His walls are a textural trip. Lew explains that the roots of his style have Arab origins, who courses, there may exist in his work irregular areas, as believe the perfect stone has six sides – more of a circle though rock has moved with earth changes, but held than a rectangle. Rather than a series of uniformly straight GREEN THUMB page 15

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The Green Thumb Guide î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 14 strong. Lew also sets â&#x20AC;&#x153;columnsâ&#x20AC;? of stacked stone into the walls as â&#x20AC;&#x153;checksâ&#x20AC;? to prevent potential failures from infecting the whole wall. And rather than ďŹ&#x201A;at capstone across the top, he places vertical coping stones.

Nothing tips or moves when you test his work and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the touch of power tools anywhere. Everything looked hand hewn, seemingly ancient and timeless, with a classical quality. They were magniďŹ cent.

His pièce de rĂŠsistance is a boathouse on Lake Wisconsin. Lew is the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only artisan with the know-how to successfully complete the speciďŹ ed 10-foot-high dry-stack walls.

Arriving in a clearing, our anticipation built. The boathouse was hidden from view, along a bluff. Water sparkled through the park-like trees.

When we ďŹ nally came upon it, my body just sighed. It was beautiful, homage to Frank Lloyd Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prairie style: sheets of glass contrasting against rock, joints of stone curving into stone. The craftsmanship was breathtaking.

Lew has no arrogance though; I think even he is amazed by how it turned out. As we were leaving, he had to lighten the mood (of course) by pointing to a â&#x20AC;&#x153;soldier,â&#x20AC;? a vertical rock he had placed in the horizontal courses of the outdoor kitchen wall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Otherwise itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be boring. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d look like brick.â&#x20AC;?

I love his sense of play! It absolutely pissed off the clients of course, but to hear Lewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s glee as he related the tale? Priceless.

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It has matured into quite a beautiful place if you ask me.

From Day One the plan was: community classes/workshops, resident artist work space and a gallery, all to promote excellence in the ceramic arts and to build community.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been very challenging to do these programs in such limited space, but they are doing just that!

There is wonderful, positive, youthful energy at the Clay Center these days. Every First Friday they generously open their doors and welcome the community to a state-of-the art gallery exhibit. Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and adult classes are thriving.

Many of the 33 former resident artists go on to graduate school and/or teach in universities, community colleges, clay centers, work in professional studios, and win fellowships and national awards. Among them is a Fulbright Scholar, Alix Knipe. Not only is the Clay Center a ďŹ xture in our community, it is also a nationally recognized resource.

Now is our chance to â&#x20AC;&#x153;show the love!â&#x20AC;? Cajun Clay Night happens this Friday (July 13) and is one of the most fun fundraisers ever! Even if you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the event, please consider making a much-needed donation to this wonderful community asset.

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