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According to choreographer Alexandra Jerkunica, First Friday was supposed to be the kick off for Coredination & Bonedale Ballet’s newest summer Flashmob dance — “Feel It Still,” which dancers have been working on for the last three months. However, after meeting for their final rehearsal, they decided to set the dance as a nondenominational “Call for Rain” dedicated to all evacuees, firefighters

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Carbondale Commentary

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

The kindness of strangers On July 4, I stood beside Twin Lakes weeping. Mourning for “I was panicked. Everything I was seeing from the driveway our verdant Roaring Fork Valley, for friends, for the future of was terrifying,” Susan relates. “But llamas pick up on that. So I coming generations. The smoke signals pouring over Indepen- was telling myself ‘you have to be calm’. It’s important to convey dence Pass were a harbinger of global warming, of the desertifi- confidence so you can actually catch them.” cation of the American West.

“The llamas were surprisingly unconcerned about mom apFrom the Whitestar campground (40 miles away pearing from the dark, wearing a headlamp, to give as the DC-10s fly), I could access only sketchy them a midnight snack. Even though that never news. But I knew that Basalt, El Jebel and Missouri happens.” Because Susan had recently shorn their Heights were in peril. All I could do was to phone heavy coats, the llamas were, luckily, still wearing my husband and say “put out the welcome mat”. halters. Which never happens either. The first three Back in the valley two days later, I spotted Susan were uncharacteristically cooperative.

Proctor at the Aspen Music Tent. I gave her an emoFor the second batch, Rancher Rob volunteered tional hug and heard an amazing evacuation tale. his help. While returning — leading a convoy carWhile I had worried about many friends, I knew rying both humans and critters — Rancher Rob Susan would be on the horns of dilemma: she’s a volunteered that his house had two bedrooms. Why llama “mama” and 400-pound camelids aren’t easy didn’t Susan just stay there, instead of the evacuato move or shelter. tion center?

During the crisis, CARE took in refugee dogs My neighbor, Skye Skinner, housed nine huand cats. The Garfield County Fairgrounds in Rifle mans, four canines and two felines, then offered housed more than 70 horses, donkeys and goats. space on the floor and room for tents outside. My But Susan has six llamas. Because her trailer holds friend Peter Westcott, who evacuated from Misonly three at a time, transporting them to Rifle souri Heights, said he and his wife Kate Friesen would require two trips and six hours’ driving. Not had “20 offers of places to stay.” So did my pals a speedy escape, and fires don’t wait.

Steve and Annie Pfeiffer.

As it turned out, Susan was saved by the kind- By Nicolette Toussaint Susan stayed with Rancher Rob. She wrote, ness of a stranger.

“Starting at 1 a.m., we evacuated six llamas, two Around noon on July 4, a “fairly new” friend called to offer dogs, two cats, one adult grandchild plus boyfriend, myself and Susan a place to stay, noting that if the llamas needed to move, my tenant while watching a wildfire advance. All of us sheltered she’d ask her landlord to lend pasture space. Susan wasn’t wor- by strangers! So grateful.” ried; the winds were blowing the fire away from her place.

As I have watched the DC-10s streaking overhead carrying Anxiety set in much later, when Susan’s tenant texted her an red fire retardant, listened to the thrum of helicopters tirelessofficial pre-evacuation order. At 12:23 a.m. ly dumping water, as I have driven by fire trucks from distant Susan’s worry? “Llamas aren’t so easy to catch. They’re not states, my eyes have often misted over. I can’t see the faces of the known for obedience… and you can’t wake someone up at mid- men and women braving the scorching flames, sweating in the night to ask for help.” merciless sun or flying off into the sunset at the close of an endAbout then, the newish friend texted Susan: “Checking in to less day, and I will never know their names. But I’m grateful that see if you need help.” they chose to risk their lives for my loved ones, my community, Yeah, big time!

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OPINION

Seeking Higher Ground

Letters

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Fire diary from a startled artist Dear Editor: (Editor’s note: This statement was written the day the Lake Christine fire turned very threatening to the communities of Basalt and El Jebel.)

The Fire is a (expletive) beast. Just huge and totally out of control. Watched it yesterday move away from Basalt and toward the El Jebel area. Figured no problem for us, the wind was out of the north east and moved the smoke and flames away from Sopris Drive and my groovy little neighborhood.

Hundreds and hundreds of chopper water-drops out of lake Christine and airplane drops of that red retardant. Seemed to keep it all reasonable.

The night sky was aglow all night… a sick orange and brown mix of smoke and ash. Got up this a.m., tea on the deck, blue skies and a sleepy dog. A slight change in the breeze from the northwest. That got my attention and everyone’s in the hood.

Then the smell of smoke! Now everyone is in the street looking at the smoke

clouds coming our way. Chat, chat, chat and “what could possibly happen?” More smoke and ash.

Went up to the high school to get a good look at the situation.

Now the blaze is eating the wind and moving back toward town. A bit over the first ridge, so, still not so freaked out.

By the way, through all of this the July 4 crowd is getting a (expletive) fireworks display to never forget. All over town, clogging traffic, craning necks taking selfies and jamming the whole works up.

When it passes the original point of the fire I head home.

All through this, choppers, crop dusters and a big jet tanker are unloading nonstop. An air controller’s nightmare.

And don’t forget the power lines and power station that have been gettin fried and exploding. Holy crap!

Back at the house and here comes the gendarme… MANDATORY EVACUATION. Fire is less than an hour away!!

Neighbors in various speeds of loading jeeps, land cruisers, SUVs etc., etc., and

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bailing out.

I threw all kinds of (expletive) in every bag at hand. Dog gear, her food and blanket and toys, Cameras, iPads ,phone, laptop, binoculars, Armani suit ( a wedding coming, OK?!) Some clothes, knee brace, meds and bathroom stuff, all my guitars, a bottle of Rose and two bottles of My Chateauneuf de Pape and I don’t know what all is in my car, all balled up in a pile.

I do know this: I didn’t take one piece of art. Not one.

Where are my (expletive) priorities, you ask? I don’t know, right now.

I did video the entire house this morning though, so I can have an informed hassle with some (expletive) insurance adjuster telling me that ceramic racoon is worthless. Might be right about that, but not to me.

That brings me to driving out of the hood, cops and fire dudes everywhere, and very nice to boot (sure, their houses weren’t about to get toasted.)

I’m in my studio with June.

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Fire and I.C.E.

Evacuation brings added complications for immigrants

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

The flag traditionally hoisted in front of Rocky Mountain Stone Supply this time of year was backlit by flames on July 4 as the lake Christine Fire took an unexpected run toward El Jebel. Photo by Will Grandbois

Heroes made on Independence Day

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

Anyone who has dealt with wildfire will tell you that it’s an unpredictable foe. While firefighting can be full of repetition and drudgery — hold the line, call for backup, stay out of the way — the fate of a whole community can sometimes be decided in one moment, by one decision and the actions of a few brave men and women.

In Carbondale Fire Chief Rob Goodwin’s estimation, that’s precisely what happened as dark fell on Independence Day and the Lake Christine Fire.

“Every now and then, there’s a point where you’re putting it all on the line,” he said. “When that came, those folks really rose to the occasion.”

A veteran of decades of fires — including Storm King and Coal Seam, which Lake Christine is likely to join in the ranks of infamy — Goodwin had been holding his breath for the big one for months. When Basalt called for mutual aid shortly after 6 p.m. on July 3, Carbondale didn’t hesitate.

For a moment, it looked like it might be kept small. Then it blew out the west flank and started spotting down the hill. The next day, the wind kicked up and it made a 2000acre run to the east. All firefighters could do was get out of the way and try to keep the flanks away from homes.

“The fuel moistures are at record lows. We’ve never seen anything like it around here. The fire behavior has the potential every time to be much more unpredictable and radical,” Goodwin said. “But I don’t think it really tricked us until the night of the Fourth.”

sudden there’s a high wind and 200-foot flames rocking downvalley and people running for their lives.”

Greater Eagle Fire Chief Doug Cupp was the first to break it to the folks inside the station that the fire was bearing down on them and the trailer park in between.

“Cupp showed up and said, ‘We have about ten minutes.’ I had about a minute to be overwhelmed and then we had to kick it into gear,” Goodwin said. “I just did my thing, and everybody else did their thing. There were hundreds of people who responded.”

He particularly credited law enforcement for repeatedly bringing order to chaos and getting people out.

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Fireworks By that time, Goodwin was Operations Section Chief at the El Jebel Fire Station. After more than 24 hours of firefighting, crews were tired and eager to be replaced by the federal Type 2 team already trickling into the camp across the road.

“We had planned to just kind of monitor this thing and bed everybody else down until the next day,” he explained.

Then the winds changed.

“There was no warning,” Goodwin said. “All of the

A firefighter prepares to meet the flames at the El Jebel Mobile Home Park. Photo courtesy of Doug Cupp

When disaster strikes, people want information.

That was certainly true in the wake of the dramatic Lake Christine Fire that necessitated mandatory evacuations of about 500 homes in the midvalley.

Public officials did their best to disseminate updates to the media, which turned around and posted to readers. The evacuation center at Roaring Fork High School received more people asking how to best offer assistance than people seeking shelter.

But not all informational pursuits were met warmly — in particular, when an Eagle County Sheriff’s Department official arrived at RFHS with equipment to print official identification cards to registered evacuees, organizers turned her away.

“We told her no,” said Ray Alexander, a leading organizer at the center, adding that she was welcome to offer IDs to people outside of the shelter if they voluntarily accepted one. “She got upset, but we were like, ‘We don’t care. This is not Eagle County.’ Because we knew right away, most of these families would not be here [if that happened], and they had nowhere else to go. Can you imagine what that would be like? It would clear this place out.”

The RFHS evacuation center opened in response to the the mandatory evacuations in Missouri Heights and El Jebel Mobile Home Park on July 4. According to Suburban Stats Inc., which compiles data from the most recent U.S. Census, 39 percent of the population in El Jebel is Latino.

After that confrontation, the tension at the center was palpable, Alexander (who is fluent in Spanish) explained.

“Most people here, they’re very nervous,” he said during a July 5 morning interview. “Most of them are Hispanic that are still here. I had a long talk with them.”

Alexander, for his part, is no stranger to tough conversations during emergencies.

“I spent two months in Thailand after the tsunami and a month and a half in New Orleans after Katrina,” he said. In addition to ensuring people had access to needed supplies, that also meant helping families of the deceased. Comparatively speaking, the evacuation center felt “pretty easy,” he added.

But for those who had spent the night sleeping in a cot in the high school gymnasium — if they slept at all, Alexander noted — there were many feelings, but ease wasn’t one of them.

And then the rumors began spreading almost as fast as the fire.

At 11:55 a.m., The Eagle County Sheriff Twitter account tweeted: “#LakeChristineFire Rumores de ICE (migracion) esta afuera de los refugios, esta informacion es cumpletamente falsa, Porfavor valla si necesita ayuda o contactenos para cualquier informacion o preguntas a 970-445-4911.”

Translation: Rumors of ICE (Migration) outside of the shelters, this information is completely false, please go if you need help or contact us for any information or questions at 970-445-4911.

Samuel Bernal of Spanish radio station La Tricolor saw the tweet and shared it on the Montañas Unidas Facebook page.

“It’s good because everybody’s very willing to kill that rumor,” he said. “One of the Basalt officers wanted to make sure [he was available if] anybody had any questions about something and he was very sorry about this rumor. Everybody was very worried about that rumor.”

That said, of the myriad messages Bernal received from listeners about the fire, the rumor about U.S ImI.C.E. page 7

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Take me to the river

Dancing in new digs

Roaring Fork Conservancy is look for folks to contribute to the ongoing “Hot Spots for Trout” citizen science project, by collecting and submitting water temperature data in streams and rivers throughout the Roaring Fork Watershed. Volunteers need only pick up a thermometer and instructions from RFC, take water temperatures of our local rivers and streams, and enter this data into a public database via computer or smartphone. The campaign is meant to alert anglers to the fact that rising river temperatures are creating stress and other problems for the fish species in the rivers, and to urge people to hold off on fishing the local waterways when the temperatures rise above a certain level. To learn more or to register, go to www.roaringfork.org/drought/hot-spots-for-trout/.

Coredination & Bonedale Ballet have moved their dance, pilates and yoga studio to 1101 Village Road (between Saw Gallery and Gianinetti Park) and will be having a Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting event on Friday, Aug. 24, from 5-7 p.m. Guests will enjoy tasty appetizers, class demos, class giveaways, a chance to meet the teachers and more! For more on the organization and the event, check out www.bonedaleballet.com.

Got the goat Colorado Parks and Wildlife (is asking for the public’s help in collecting information related to two mountain goats that were shot and found dead on July 4, approximately 2.8 miles up the Quandary Peak Trail in Summit County. The number to call is 877-265-6648, Operation Game Thief, and callers may be eligible for a reward.

Penalties for the crime can include heavy fines and imprisonment.

Over the hill

Music to our ears

The Bureau of Land Management has announced plans to include lands in the North Fork Valley in its December 2018 lease sale. Citizens for a Healthy Community and the Town of Paonia, among others, have expressed concerns that the Preliminary Environmental Assessment on the proposed 35-well North Fork Mancos Master Development is inadequate to protect public health, safety, welfare, clean water and the environment. For more information or to comment, visit tinyurl.com/northforkleases2018.

Around 250 people came out to the latest music in the park, and collectively donated $100 to the Salvation Army while they were there. Meanwhile, in deference to the fire danger, the Carbondale Community Oven has suspended its bakes. The Aspen Airport, however, is taking commercial flights again.

In loving memory Pete and Jackie Cabrihna’s memorial is slated for Saturday, July 21, with an 11 a.m. internment at Spring Valley followed by lunch at La Quinta. RSVP at 618-3043.

Ram Camp Learn the fundamentals of basketball with Larry Williams and Jade Bath at Roaring Fork High School on July 14. Boys and girls entering second and third grade play from 9 to 11 a.m., fourth to sixth graders from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and seventh and eighth graders from 3 to 5 p.m. $20 registration includes a T-shirt. Contact rfbball08@yahoo.com or 618-4054.

They say it’s your birthday CHRISTMAS IN JULY • We’re officially closer to the next holiday season than the last one now, so if you still have your decorations up, you might as well leave them. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Ian Bays and Rebecca Self (July 13); John Tolan (July 14); Don Voltmer and Meghan Gillespie (July 15); Diana Alcantara, Katie Browne and Tony Spires (July 16); Merill Johnson, Jason Steinberg and Eric Brendlinger (July 17); Jacque Whitsitt, Laurel Sheehan and Heidi Paul (July 18).

TOWN WASTE HAULER ORDINANCE UPDATE

WHAT DO PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE WASTE HAULER ORDINANCE MEAN TO YOU?

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Public Meetings - Town Waste Hauler Ordinance The Town of Carbondale will be hosting informational meetings about the current waste hauling ordinance and proposed changes that include public contracting and cost impacts, wildlife protection and volumetric pricing. What does this mean to Town residents?

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Gratitude to all who cared for her, and a special thanks to the Alpine Animal Hospital crew for their medical acumen and compassionate, gentle guidance.

She literally can, ‘even’ (so now others can, too) ‘Bachelor’ contestant brings nonprofit to Carbondale

That, Herron emphasized, is exactly the point.

“Our big thing is helping girls is overcome selflimiting beliefs — that’s the SheLift catchall,” she said.

“Being outside and conquering physical feats has the ability to show you what you’re capable of in every other arena in your life. Every time I overcome a new obstacle or I learn a new sport or I do a double-black diamond, it’s the greatest feeling in the world. And that pride didn’t come from anybody else’s approval of you; it came from your ability to show up and try something that was scary.”

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff Sarah Herron described herself as “just a girl trying to find love on TV” when she went on the popular ABC series “The Bachelor.” But she was also the show’s first contestant with a physical disability — and that, it turned out, was a much bigger deal.

“When the show aired, I instantly had just hundreds of thousands of messages from girls literally all across the world — London, Canada, Japan — reaching out, saying ‘You’re the first person I’ve ever seen on this TV show that I feel like I can relate to,’” Herron said. “Most of these girls either had a disability or were struggling with self esteem issues. At first, I didn’t really know what to do with the platform because I wasn’t developmentally prepared for the responsibility.”

Amniotic band syndrome, a rare condition that restricts a developing fetus’ fingers, limbs or other body parts, caused Herron to be born with only the upper part of her left arm. And while she hadn’t prepared for such an overwhelming fan response, she never shied away from her limb difference on the show — but that didn’t mean she didn’t allow herself to be vulnerable.

“Trying to date the same guy as 25 other women was really hard on my self esteem, so I was very vocal about that,” she said.

Later, in the spinoff series “Bachelor in Paradise,” Herron gained even more traction with audiences when she stood up to on-air bullying. By that time, she had already founded her nonprofit, SheLift.

“I had a full-time job, so I wasn’t trying to start a business,” the Colorado native said, noting her advertising career in Los Angeles. “I just wanted to do something that gave back.”

A new role It started with a retreat in Aspen because that’s where she herself learned to ski. It’s also where she was first really inspired.

“I definitely had an ‘ah-ha’ moment,” she said, recounting watching an adaptive skier take a fall on the slope while riding a chairlift with her father. “[He] was just crushing these moguls, and then he fell. He was by himself, and I watched him pop himself back up with his arms, and then he just took off down the hill again. That was when the lightbulb went off in my head: if that guy can do it, any girl with one arm, one leg, whatever the physical limitation is, she can do it too.”

Managing growth

SheLift Founder and President Sarah Herron rapelling in Utah during a group outing. Courtesy photo That thought quickly evolved into, “OK, let’s bring girls skiing,” Herron continued.

Her father suggest she partner with Challenge Aspen.

Seven women came to that first retreat in March of last year. Kim Jozefiak, a “Bachelor” fan, was one of them.

“It was the first time I’d seen someone that looked like me,” she said of seeing Herron on television. “Naturally, I followed her on Instagram, and she posted about SheLift.

I looked up the organization and shot her an email.”

And while Jozefiak relished the opportunity to learn to ski with specialized professionals from Challenge Aspen, she left with a newfound confidence that translated off the hill, too.

“All of my friends are what I call able-bodied, so I was really looking forward to getting to know people like me,” she said of the trip. “The emotional side of it was kind of the best part because it makes you feel like you’re not going through it alone.”

Now, Jozefiak doesn’t consciously position herself in photographs to hide her limb difference on social media. “I felt more comfortable showing my arm, showing me,” she said.

Realizing the organization had a much bigger potential that she’d originally thought, Herron quit her advertising job and uprooted her life back to Colorado to commit fully to growing SheLift.

“If I’m going to be leading an organization that’s about outdoor recreation, I should be in the place that does outdoor recreation best,” she said of her home state.

SheLift has led two other retreats since that first one in Aspen, and now the organization is gearing up for its fourth and largest yet.

“We have 14 attendees coming and six mentors,” Herron said, adding that the size of the group isn’t the only change from previous retreats. “We’re trying it a new way: the mentors are going to be women who have attended SheLift in the past.”

Jozefiak will be leaving her professional role managing volunteerism and philanthropy at a financial firm in Chicago in order to serve as a mentor on the upcoming camping retreat.

“I’ve been begging, basically, to come back as a mentor or be involved with some capacity since this is... something close to my heart, very personal,” she said.

In order to ensure the organization’s future is sustainable, Herron hopes to make a formal introduction to the community -- she only moved to Carbondale about eight months ago — at a “Summer Soiree” free event, hosted by the Guest House and sponsored by Amore Realty.

“What SheLift needs the most right now is partners and support,” she said. “Partnering with brands that can not only help furnish [retreats] but support our social media and grow that presence online is really, really helpful because I really want to change the way people with limb differences are seen in the media.”

SheLift Summer Soiree When: 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12 Where: 13 Moons Ranch, 6316 Hwy 133 Cost: Free Bonus: Light bites and beverages with speaker Sarah Herron

The Art of Order “The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover.

If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”

– James Baldwin

This Sunday, Rev. Shawna Foster guides us through the spirituality and banality of art and faith.

Join us Sunday, July 15, 2018 - 10:00 a.m.

Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist (TRUU) @ Third Street Center, Community Room

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Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist

Music with Jimmy Bryne, Religious Exploration with Ana Chynoweth, Preschool with Justice Bouchet

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Behind the scenes at base camp

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hey came from all over the west and beyond to our community to help save homes and lives and for that we can’t thank them enough.They are our heroes. Here’s a look behind the scenes at the camp where mounds of supplies were stored, firefighters gathered and ate, washed up, hung out and strategized. It was their own temporary community set up at Crown Mountain Park in El Jebel.

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(Clockwise from top left) Firefighters move supplies through camp; a tree on CR 103 appears to be breathing smoke; one of the many supply trucks and boxes of supplies; looking tired at the end of the day; washing up; serving the crews; dinner tent; two firefighters from South Dakota about to leave for another fire in Colorado. (They both said they were so grateful for the outpouring of support from our community, adding that they don’t always get such a great reception!)

Power lines were a liability from the very first (this was taken just an hour after the blaze started on July 3). Photo by Will Grandbois

Fire

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“It was pandemonium for a little while,” he recalled. “The people that saw it didn’t need an evacuation notice.”

As fire crews moved into defensive positions, an ember shower began to fall.

“It was like a snowstorm, only it hurt,” Goodwin said.

Plan A was a traditional defense, but with vegetation right up to the trailer park and even under the decks, Cupp encouraged Goodwin to go for Plan B.

Fighting fire with fire “A burnout means you burn the fuel between the flame front and whatever you’re trying to protect,” Goodwin explained.

“You’re creating another problem for yourself, and you’re hoping it’s not as big.”

“Burnout operations are usually well planned and have a boatload of people on them,” he added. “We had about eight or nine minutes to set this up.”

That meant standing with the wind in their faces and their backs to the trailer park and launching flares 30 feet into sage and oak. With less than 100 firefighters available, it also meant double or tri-

ple duty with chainsaws and hoselines to douse the embers and prevent their own fire from burning the park down before the big firestorm even arrived.

“I don’t really go for all that hero crap.

It’s our job. But that night was absolutely heroic,” Goodwin said. “They knew they were in harm’s way… Everyone had been working or traveling, but it didn’t really matter to them. It takes everything you have — physically, emotionally — to do it well for a sustained period of time. This thing kept going until four in the morning.

I think it was everybody’s finest hour.”

Had they not held that line, Goodwin said, it would have been extremely difficult to protect the rest of El Jebel or any of the homes up the hill. As it was, exhausted crews were still obligated to chase the flames up in Missouri Heights. In the end, three homes were lost, but no one was seriously injured.

“None of it’s magic. It’s years of work and the right people in the right place at the right time,” Goodwin said. “If we could make that stand right there, we all knew everybody would likely get out okay.”

I.C.E. continued from page 3 migration and Customs Enforcement officers targeting evacuation centers wasn’t the subject of a single question.

“I suppose that maybe some people got afraid because they saw a police car or something. That could happen, but we didn’t get any questions about that,” Bernal said.

Instead, people simply wanted to know how they could help.

“It’s very sweet. People asking where they can donate, where they can bring food,” he said. When people heard that the Martinez family, who lost their home in the fire, needed clothing for their daughters, the response was overwhelming, he continued, describing the “beautiful community.”

Still, the rumor reflected the general fear felt by much of the Latino community toward authorities in the current political climate. Sandra Lopez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico whose asylum case was recently denied, got emotional

when she thought about what would happen if she had to evacuate from the Two Rivers Unitarian parsonage, where she lives in sanctuary.

“Thank God that it was a false alarm,” she said in Spanish. “Imagine if I, in a fire emergency, that I had to leave refuge, and then find myself with ICE!” Lopez has not left the parsonage in eight months. With that constant stress, she understands how information — even false information, which she acknowledged isn’t a good thing — gets spread.

“Por eso tenemos que cuando hay una emergencia protegernos unos a los otros,” she said. (That is why we have to protect each other when there is an emergency.)

And that applies to the entire community in a disaster, regardless of immigration status, she emphasized.

Fortunately, this community has done just that.

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Town Report

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The following items are drawn from Town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to staff, trustees and others.

ONE CONSEQUENCE of the ongoing Lake Christine fire has been that the athletic fields at Crown Mountain Park, located next to El Jebel, have been used as a staging area for fire fighters, displacing a variety of sports teams. The Town of Carbondale, in response, has opened up its athletic fields for practices and games originally scheduled for Crown Mountain. A Basalt Recreation Department baseball team is slated to use the Bill Hanks Field, and the Roaring Fork Soccer Club will be practicing at the North Face, Miners and Hendricks fields, for at least this week.

IN ADDITION, the fire caused what Harrington termed “electrical issues for our utility systems, with some residual breaker trips,” but no equipment failures, during the first week of the fire.

TOWN ARBORIST Mike Callas, as part of his ongoing duties, has been working on pruning, plantingbed maintenance, weed management and other chores around the streets and sidewalks, as well as removing offending limbs that hang low enough to brush the hats and faces of passing pedestrians.

SALES TAX REVENUES, which have been consistently higher this year than last, stayed high in June coming in at 8.98 percent higher than revenues at the same time last year. Overall this year, Harrington reported, those revenues have been 9 percent more than those of last year, and Harrington specifically men-

From June 29 through July 5, Carbondale Police handled 238 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

tioned the categories of sporting goods, retail sales, lodging, liquor & marijuana, restaurants and retail food sales.

SUNDAY July 1 at 1:20 a.m. A traffic stop for failing to maintain a lane resulted in the 35-year-old driver’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

THE CONTRACTOR working on a new sidewalk along Snowmass Drive, from Main Street to Sopris Avenue, has finished installing a retaining wall above the planned sidewalk and was scheduled to being working this week on a drywell near the intersection of Main and Snowmass, and preparing the subgrade for curb & gutter and the sidewalk itself.

SUNDAY July 1 at 2:12 a.m. After stopping a 27-year-old driver for speeding and not driving on the right, police arrested him on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

TOWN CREWS have fixed the toilet at Gateway RV Park, at the junction of Highways 82 & 133, and completed improvements to the water pumping system resulting in better water pressure for users of the facilities. The facility has a two-week stay limit, wi-fi, a bath house, full hook-ups and a petfriendly policy. Reservations can be made at www. gateway-rv-park.com. Harrington reported that the park was 95 percent full last week, and is expected to continue at that rate this week.

SUNDAY July 1 at 9:26 p.m. Following a phone call about a protection order, officers arrested a 40-year-old woman for assault, to be treated as domestic violence for the purposes of sentencing.

RECREATION PROGRAMMING for the coming week (and beyond) includes classes at the climbing wall in the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center, as well as fitness classes, pee wee baseball and T-ball games, a youth tennis camp for kids 8-12 years of age, skateboard lessons and riding lessons at the town’s North Face Bike Park, and a whitewater rafting trip. Pre-registration is required for rafting.

WEDNESDAY July 4 at 10:28 a.m. A business owner reported a flag stolen overnight.

TUESDAY July 3 at 8:48 p.m. Police received a call that that a 70-year-old man had pulled a gun on a child during a “ding dong ditch incident” — prompting a summons for prohibited use of a weapon.

THURSDAY July 5 at 2:10 a.m. A 25-yearold man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol after reportedly speeding and unsafe passing.

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By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff The Roaring Fork Transit Authority is nearing a decision on a fall tax question, if their presentation at the July 10 Carbondale Board of Trustees meeting is any guide.

“My hope is that the board can land on a number on Thursday,” consultant Ralph Trapani said, referring to the 8:30 a.m. July 12 RFTA meeting, which also takes place at the Carbondale Town Hall.

According to Trapani, RFTA began the “Destination 2040” process by drafting a list of potential projects with public input, then comparing it to income from 1, 3 and 4 mill tax increases. Some increase, he said, is needed just to maintain.

“RFTA starts running into a negative fund balance in 2027,” he explained. “It boils down to about a 20 to 24 percent reduction in services.”

For a recent poll, the agency considered a 3.65 or 2.65 mill increase, the latter of which would represent just over $80 a year in new taxes for a $500,000 home. Respondents were fairly evenly divided at the beginning of the poll, but supported it 51 to 40 percent after being informed of services and improvements supported by the funds. Of those who were unsure about 3.65 mills, 9 percent said they would likely support the 2.65 mill measure.

“I’m personally taking this with a grain of salt,” Trapani said of the results.

The trustees were skeptical, as well.

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“This is probably not going to be the only taxing issue on the ballot,” Marty Silverstein noted.

“If the school district is asking for money, if the libraries are asking for money, that all adds up.”

Heather Henry meanwhile, wondered whether it might not be wiser to pursue the higher figure and try again if it failed.

“Are we backed up against a wall enough that you have to pass it right now, or can this truly be a test of what the voters would want?” she queried.

Mayor Dan Richardson, who participates in RFTA business on behalf of Carbondale, said that was precisely what agency leadership was weighing.

RFTA CEO Dan Blankenship agreed.

“If we just replace buses, that would help us a whole bunch. But there are some other worthwhile projects we’d like to see get done,” he said. “Let’s think out of the box a little bit and see what we can do to preserve as many projects as possible and still make it an attractive package for the voters.”

The real key, they all agreed, will be outreach — in Spanish, too, as Trustee Luis Yllanes emphasized.

In other action, trustees…

Amended the map for seven lots at the southeast corner of Sopris and Third that were not supposed to be classified as Old Town Residential Approved a design for the Red Hill trail system.

Moved forward with approval of Thompson Park changes.

Continued to discuss tweaks to the Town’s tobacco regulations.

Do you support recycling to pay for it. and waste reduction? Fewer In an effort to inform trucks on the street? AffordCarbondalians about the opable trash pickup? Like havtions on the table and solicit ing a choice of hauler? Want feedback, the Town is hosting to protect the bears? informational meetings on Well, you probably can’t Wednesday, July 18, from 10 have it all. a.m. to 3 p.m. at the CarbonThe Carbondale Trustees dale Farmer’s Market and 5 have been struggling with to 8 p.m. at the Town Hall contradicting priorities for (511 Colorado Ave.). years. They could throw choice to the wind and put out a bid for a single hauler to the whole town to reduce truck traffic and probably save residents a bit of money. They could also require recycling, compost or volumetric pricing — but that’s likely to increase the bill for some or all residents whether they use those services or not. And if everyone in town is going to have bear proof cans, somePhoto by Jane Bachrach one’s going to have

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Community Calendar THURSDAY July 12

FILM SCREENING • Join Cine Club for a free screening of “La Ciénaga,” Lucrecia Martel’s acclaimed debut feature, as a part of its series “LATIN AMERICA: The Female Gaze” at the Learning Room in KDNK (76 S 2nd St.) at 7:00 p.m. A discussion of the film will follow.

CRYSTAL RIVER CAUCUS • Join the 7 p.m. meeting at Church at Redstone, to discuss the Coal Basin/Dutch Creek mountain bike trail development, a summary of the Coal Basin mountain bike development, and the Carbondale to Crested Butte BOCC Draft plan.

SUMMER SOIREE • An evening of light bites and beverages in support of the upcoming SheLift Retreat, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at The Guest House (6333 Hwy 133) featuring a speaker on the organization’s work.

INDEPENDENT VOTERS MEET • The Western Colorado Independent Voters group will meet at 7 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Library (815 Cooper Ave., Glenwood Springs). All registered Independent/unaffiliated voters are invited to attend.

THU to SAT July 12-14

WEST SIDE STORY • Come see Sol Theatre’s production of the classic musical at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) at 7 p.m. $15 for students, $20 for adults (soltheatrecompany.org/tickets).

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

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

FRIDAY July 13

REGGAE • Niceness seamlessly integrates elements of soul, funk, latin and hip-hop while staying true to their authentic reggae vibes at 8:30 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). $12 in advance (tacaw.org), $17 at the door.

CONSENSUAL IMPROV • Thunder River Theatre Company (67 Promenade ) hosts its hilarious comedy troupe, Consensual Improv!, for wacky improv games, audience interaction and good times in the style of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and Second City.

Doors and bar open at 7:30 p.m., show starts at 8. $15 FIDDLIN’ FOOLS • With influences that include Appalachian old-time, Balkan folk music, Swing Manouche, and early New Orleans Jazz, Resonant Rogues take their favorite flavors and blend them into a delicious, danceable dish. They’ll be at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) at 8:30 p.m.

LIVE ROCK • Marble Distilling (150 Main St.) welcomes back Guilty Pleasure for a free evening of live music at 7 p.m.

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MOVIES • The Crystal Theater (427 Main St.) presents “Won’t You be My

Neighbor” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. July 1317 and July 19; “Trails in Motion Film Festival” at 7 p.m. on July 18.

SATURDAY July 14

COMEDY • Marble Distilling (150 Main St.) brings Denver-based comedian Anthony Armstrong to Carbondale for its comedy night series. $15 at the door.

SUNDAY July 15

REDSTONE • The Redstone Historical Society’s annual membership event is happening at the Church at Redstone (213 Redstone Blvd.) from 1-4 p.m., featuring a tour of the historical homes/studios of renowned Colorado artists Jack Roberts and Frank Mechau. Free to RHS members and by donation to non-members.

There is a small amount of walking, with handicap parking and shuttle available.

For information, call 970-704-9539.

BAILE AL RODEO • Prepare to dance and enjoy the vibrant energy of Banda Troyana Jaripeo at the Carbondale Rodeo (Catherine Store Rd.) at from 4-9 p.m. Tickets are $35 (tomainc.co/bailes-bailes-bailes).

TUESDAY July 17

THE FEMALE ATHLETE • Dr. Thea Wojtkowski will address the anatomical differences between men and women as it affects their physical activities, as part of the OrthoAspen Lecture Series. At 5:30 p.m. in the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.) Check orthoaspen.org, for more information.

WEDNESDAY July 18

ROTARY SPEAKER • John Craig of Farmers of the Future will give an update about African aid at 7 a.m. at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.).

RSVP to Ed Queenan at 401-465-4276 or queenan.edward@gmail.com.

TRASH TALK • The Town of Carbondale will be hosting informational meetings about current waste hauling guidelines and proposed changes from 10 a.m.

- 3 p.m. at the Carbondale Farmer’s Market and 5 - 8 p.m. at the Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.).

Ongoing HIGH NOON • Bring your compliments, complaints and ideas to Sopris Sun Editor Will Grandbois at 12 p.m. Thursdays at the Pour House (351 Main St.).

EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN • Staff and sources talk about this week’s paper and more at 4 p.m. Thursdays on KDNK (88.1 FM).

HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include… One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plant-based nutrition, other medical issues.

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plant-based potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room, Third Street Center. All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing. More information at www.davinikent.org.

RODEO • The nonprofit, volunteer Carbondale Wild West Rodeo returns at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Gus Darien Riding Arena on Catherine Store Road.

FARMER’S MARKET • Sample wares from a small, eclectic blend of local farmers, producers and artisans Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fourth Street Plaza.

GRIEF AND LOSS • Pathfinders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday noon.

An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. Pathfinders offers support groups from Aspen to Rifle and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org.

TRIVIA • Geeks Who Drink comes to Batch (358 Main St.) for free at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays.

LET’S JUST DANCE • Feel great, have fun and dance Tuesdays at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Catch a free lesson at 7 p.m., then from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. it’s open dancing with two-step, swing, waltz, line dance, salsa and more. No partner or experience necessary. $8/person; $14/couple. Questions? Call 970-366-6463 or email billypat4@gmail.com.

various countries and cultures for $12 per class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in spring (6:30 to 8 p.m. in summer) Mondays at the Carbondale Community School (1505 Satank Rd.).

Aspen Art Museum, invites kids to learn about artists and create masterpieces of their own at 4 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.

PARENT CHILD CLASSES • Waldorf on the Roaring Fork (16543 Highway 82) present classes for parents and children 0-1.5 on Wednesdays June 20 thorugh July 25 and parents and children 1.5 to 3 on Thursdays June 21 through July 26; siblings up to kindergarten age welcome. Info and sign up at waldorfschoolrf.org.

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE • A free facilitated workshop for adults, writing your personal history, one story at a time. Facilitated by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/ genealogist. First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library, (815 Cooper Ave.). Info at 945-5958 or gcpld.orgf.

MEDITATION • Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Additionally, The Monday Night Meditation Group meets from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyone’s invited for SRF meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month.

STORYTIME • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) hosts stories songs and more for ages four and up at 10:30 a.m.

Thursdays and three and under at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.

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

WRITERS GROUP • Wordsmiths of all experience and abilities gather at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 6 p.m. on the second Monday of the month.

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair. Contact Marlene for more info: 928-9805.

SENIOR MATTERS • The nonprofit Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norton at 8:30 a.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train.

Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

SENIOR RADIO • Diane Johnson talks about senior issues and services on KDNK at 4:30 p.m. on the second Wednesday of the month.

RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m. Meet at the store 596 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza) and run various distances, with different routes each week.

Info: 704-0909.

ONE VOICE • Lisa Dancing-Light, founder of Higher Octave Music Programs, presents a community singing group intended to celebrate the joy that music brings to the spirit. Every other Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Helios Center (601 Sopris Ave.) in Carbondale.

RAGTIME • Theatre Aspen (470 Rio Grande Pl.) presents an epic musical set in 1900s New York with shows through August.

BOOK CLUB • Join friends and fellow readers to discuss great books at Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month; call 963-2889 for this month’s selection.

BLUEGRASS JAM • Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session first and last Sundays at 6:30 p.m. at Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.).

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It never rains but it pours

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal July 13, 1978 A cloudburst in the midvalley accompanied by severe lightning left almost an inch of water in the streets of Carbondale in less than three minutes as a torrential downpour hit the area. Some minor flooding in town was reported. The incident resulted in minor damage at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School; minor injuries for a Crystal River motorist near Redstone; a world-wide power and communications interruptions on a grander scale.

In other news… Dr. Gary Knaus began his practice in Carbondale on July 17.

dusty road into Marble to state their objections to the license. Crystalites raised the spectre of drunks from Marble racing up the one-lane road and disturbing their tranquility.

The town board did not vote at the end of the hearing, but they were expected to decide on the matter in August.

In other news… Carbondale Town Council members considered ways to deal with wood-stove pollution, possible parking problems associated with a Main Street restaurant-lounge proposal and a request to council for support of a town park located skateboard ramp.

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The Mountain View Inn again applied to the Town of Marble for a liquor license. Inn owners appealed a previous turndown of their application to the District Court and the court ordered a new hearing because Marble did not have a complete record of the earlier hearing.

The new hearing was held before an overflow crowd in the Marble Town Hall. A contingent form the tiny hamlet of Crystal bounced six miles down the

Nine candidates were in the running in the then-annual Kiss-A-Pig contest, which Garfield Youth Services hoped would raise $75,000. The program operated 35 programs that serviced 3,000 families a year.

The winner got to perform a lip lock with a pig at the Garfield County Fair in August. The candidates solicited votes at $1 each, and the one with the most votes got to kiss the pig.

In other news… Hungry midvalley residents were looking forward to the slated late July or early August opening of 689, named for the building’s Main Street address.

July 10, 2008 Rising from the ashes of its contentious past, the 52-unit Keator Grove housing development finally made affordable housing a reality for a few Carbondale residents.

While not all the dwellings in the development were completely finished, they began to go on the market in late May, though predictably at higher prices than those suggested during the planning stages of the project a few years prior.

Keator Grove survived several funding problems and eventually succeeded through a lot of work by a partnership of public and private organizations and entities.

Pitkin County helped fund the project with a grant of $50,000 and a loan of $450,000 in 2005. The town of Carbondale kicked in $10,000 in 2006, and granted fee waivers where it could to help get the project off the ground. Garfield County decided against making a contribution to the project.

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We skipped a few Pages Past in an effort to fit everything in lately, and thus missed this moment from the July 3, 2008 Journal in which locals John and Brenda Bell recounted finding an 80-pound, 147-millionyear-old dinosaur bone in Utah — which they dutifully reported and had protected.

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can even become too warm.

“Worst case scenario, their organs start to Carbondale Animal Hospital veterinarian fail, and they’re just too dehydrated so their Benjamin Mackin says he works with dogs suf- body suddenly tries to correct the fact that fering from negative effects of the heat on a reg- there’s too much fluid in the body,” Mackin exular basis. He sees cases from mild to sever and plained. “So it basically tries to eliminate some says it’s almost always avoidable. The dogs suf- of the solids in the body which can cause esfer from being left in vehicles too long to having sentially mini strokes throughout the body. It’s their paws burn against hot asphalt. really horrifying.”

“I always try to remind people that no mat“Unfortunately there’s no rule of thumb and ter how much they love their pets, if it’s wicked it really just depends on the dog when they can hot out it’s best for everyone if they leave them be left unattended in the heat. So everyone just home. And If you can’t do that you’re more than has to rely on common sense for the safety of welcome to leave them here for a few hours.” their pets and if they have any questions they Mackin says the dogs most at risk for heat can always call a vet.” stroke are dark in color, overweight, older and While there aren’t always easy guidelines there may be of brachycephalic breed (meanare a few tips that can help keep your pet safe. ing they have smushed faces, pugs, “For one thing, I just try to remind people bulldogs, etc.). Some of the that your dogs can’t always do what most severe occurrences you can. We have some wildly athletic stem from dogs at risk bepeople in the valley who love to run ing left in cars. with their dogs and I just would ad“I really think rollvise them to think about leaving them ing down your winat home or waiting until it’s a cooler dows does very little time of day. I think just being more to help the dog. Really, conscious about it helps. Because no dogs should be left most people just don’t always think for hours at a time in a car about it.” any time of the year,” he said.

Ben advises Carbondale resi“I have a dark French Bulldog dents to coordinate with others and I don’t leave him in the car in advanced before going out alone even for ten minutes.” for long. He would also like to Sometimes when dogs remind people they are always show signs of heatstroke welcome to leave their pets at their internal core can the animal hospital if they have overheat and their organs no other options.

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Nearly 500 firefighters from 20 states converged here.

The federal InciWeb fire website lists 40 “incident cooperators” lending a hand.

Countless “guvment” agencies — those faceless bureaucrats we’re so quick to criticize — have also convened to help us.

As I write this, 1,971 people have been evacuated and nearly 6,000 acres have been charred.

Three homes were lost, but more than 925 were saved.

Friends and perfect strangers have rallied online to raise money for those who Drawing by Griffin Hartley, age 11 lost homes: the McCauleys, soccer coach Levi Applegate, the we all are. In time of need, we are saved Martinez family with their four little not only by the bonds of community, but girls, and Cleve Williams, the Basalt also by the kindness of strangers. firefighter who lost his home while savNicolette Toussaint is a current Sopris ing ours.

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Great Fourth in Redstone Dear Editor: What a great parade we had on the Fourth. I don’t know if it was the biggest crowd Redstone has ever seen, but it was amazing.

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As I heard it, the saving of the El Jebel trailer park was nothing short of a miracle. About 9 p.m. on July 4, the gale force winds made a sudden shift and took direct aim on the trailer park. Quick thinking firefighters started a back burn that saved the day.

Lessons learned from the 1994 Storm King Mountain Fire that killed 14 firefighters came into play. Just like at Storm King, that Wednesday night wind change caught a group of firefighters downwind and uphill from a wall of fire. Unlike at Storm King, the orders from command came quickly; get out.

My uncle was a fire captain for the Hammond, Indiana Fire Department and fought the famous Standard Oil Fire in the 1950s. I was always proud to say my uncle was the kinda guy who ran into a raging inferno while everybody else was running out.

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I am fine, if a bit discombobulated. I will be OK and I don’t think the hood is going to go down, barring some dramatic change in the wind. Could happen, but the fire is one ridge over from Sopris Drive.

It was in total blaze mode and tankers were dropping retardant a quarter of a mile from my porch! Then I chickened out.

Smells like smoke everywhere. No ash in town. Just stupid (expletive) tourists.

Thanks for your very kind offers to come stay etc etc. Maybe I’ll show up at everyone’s house for dinner over the next few week in the form of rain check.Im too shaken to cook!

Oh yeah this bastard is going to burn all the way to Ruedi unless it rains. It is 0 percent contained.

Such an interesting day. I guess fireworks are out of the question. Who can compete with tracers rounds?

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Letters from page 14 The theme of the parade was to honor our veterans and it was done in a grand manner. The only thing missing was a marching band. Next year? However, when you get a pair of jet fighters (F-18s I think) doing a flyover you’re off to a great start.

It was an honor to organize the veteran’s contingent, but it couldn’t have been done without a lot of help.

Gentrye and Ryan Houghton did a great job decorating the float for the vets to ride on. An anonymous donor from Redstone funded the cost of the banner we carried thanking veterans for their service and sacrifice.

Everyone in Redstone got behind this event and it was a roaring success. I was really grateful for the large number of vets that did show up. Several were Vietnam era vets who were happy to shake hands with a lot of admirers. We were also honored to have two young Marines in dress uniform to accompany the vets.

The parade started at the Redstone Inn and proceeded down to the Redstone Art Center where a group of singers performed the national anthem, after which a color guard from Post 100 of the American Legion in Carbondale fired a 21 gun salute to honor our vets.

From there it was on down the boulevard to lots of cheers and hand clapping.

Thanks to everyone who helped put on the event. Redstone is awesome.

Skip Bell Redstone

Immigrants trapped in the US Dear Editor: Canadians, infuriated about Trump’s insults, have threatened to boycott the US, reducing the 20 million visits they make here annually.

For me, this highlights the effect of having a southern border closed to southern nationals. You see, the Canadians come and go as they please, some travel the US, some stay here and work a profession, with some marrying and returning home only for the free healthcare.

But the people from the south, if they make it into our country are essentially trapped here. They don’t have the option of returning to their homeland. They become one of the 11 million southern immigrants’ that Trump has made a pariah of. Imagine if our states had border walls and protectionist policies and only the brave or desperate could access a state. Colorado would fill up with Texans, stealing jobs from hard working 7-11 employees and cleaning agencies. Our economy would shrink to the size of our borders. Are we creating the immigration crisis with our racism?

John Hoffmann Carbondale

Our post office Dear Editor: It’s not the Pony Express anymore at the Carbondale PO but there is a Wild Horse Race behind the counter.

Whoa! it is actually a copy of

Unclassifieds a mural done by Redstone Artist Frank Mechau, a native of Glenwood commissioned by the WPA for public buildings. The original is at the American Museum of Western Art in Denver.

Mechau, who died too young at the age of 42 left a legacy of the lore and beauty of Western Colorado in numerous paintings and murals.

Thanks to Lee Ann Eustis with Carbondale Council on the Arts and the architect Dean Moffat, our PO building was designed to accommodate its actual size.

Giddy Up this Sunday to attend the tour of the Mechau home along with the studio of another local artist Jack Roberts, sponsored by Redstone Art Association. And if you cannot make that, you can go to the Colorado Public Radio Site Channel 12, click local and then in production and look for a trailer of a documentary of Mechau and his art It will also give you an opportunity to help complete it. Could this become a local crowd sourcing help especially if we encouraged others to participate?

At the least, I know you will enjoy viewing it. Our western heritage continues in Carbondale with our weekly rodeos, our parades, cattle drives, and still a few cowpokes at large as well in considerable local art and it’s time to celebrate a touch of its history.

Adele Hause Carbondale

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