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Main Street open for Mountain Fair

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer

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arbondale’s Main Street will not be closed to vehicular traffic for this year’s Mountain Fair, but it might be in the future, following a discussion of the idea by the town’s board of trustees on Tuesday night.

The idea was raised by Trustee A.J. Hobbs, who wrote in a July 2 letter that he felt Main Street needed to be closed during Mountain Fair weekend for safety reasons.

“I saw too many close calls between pedestrians and cars last year,” Hobbs wrote in his letter, which was addressed to the trustees and town staff. “I feel it is imperative that we close portions of Main Street for all of Mountain Fair.”

The letter suggested the closure should be from Third to Eighth streets, and at Tuesday’s meeting Hobbs explained that vehicular traffic could be re-routed to the streets that parallel Main, primarily to Colorado Avenue.

Hobbs wanted to close the street for this year’s Fair, July 24-26, but his fellow trustees felt there might be too many unknown repercussions to making such a decision so close to the event, without putting the idea through the town’s established system of analysis and public comment.

“I think the fallout of unintended consequences outweighs any sort of benefit we might get,” said Trustee Pam Zentmyer. “I don’t see it being worth it.”

Mayor Stacey Bernot added that doing so on such short notice would be contradictory to the town’s established methods of considering streetclosure proposals, and would set a poor precedent for others who might apply for similar closures for special events or other reasons.

Hobbs told the board that he had heard from a number of Main Street business owners who, he said, were not opposed to the idea.

Trustee Frosty Merriott reported that the Chamber of Commerce board of directors offered little in the way of “push-back” when presented with the idea, though he said he, too, worried that “there would be unintended consequences at this late date if we tried to bang this thing through.”

Trustee Katrina Byars said she had heard from some business owners who seemed “more hesitant” about the idea than the ones approached by Hobbs or Merriott.

The board concluded that it would be better to turn the idea over to the town’s Special Events MAIN STREET page 7

After Hunter (right) used his massive amount of dog power to give his human, Cody Skurupey, a pull on his skateboard to the Carbondale Nature Park to play ball, they paused before going down the hill so that Cody could show off his best friend's other talent. Skurupey owns Brite Ideas light blub recycling. 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

Locally grown food is a very big YES! During the years I spent as an organizer in the movement to end fied Development Code (UDC) currently being created may make it poverty and hunger, it became very clear that the idea of “ending possible for back yard gardeners to sell their produce and cottage poverty” was missing something necessary to its success. Shouldn’t food offerings in front yard produce stands by next summer. The ending something that causes vast suffering in the world be enough of city of Aspen is pursuing a plan for the Cozy Point property at the a motivator? What I found is that it is not. In order Snowmass Village turnoff that will likely showcase to end something, there must be a compelling vision many sustainable agriculture models and projects. of an alternative reality offered in its place. There Basalt donated town land for the establishment of a must be something to say YES to. public seed-saving garden and demonstration permaEven the idea of “sustainability” is losing its apculture “food forest” that is open to the public to share peal — because if the vision is one of merely avoidits bounty. ing catastrophe, or just surviving the coming crises A recent study by the University of California at we are not sufficiently moved. Do we really want to Merced, using USDA and National Science Foundasurvive only to experience more of what we currently tion data, states that most areas of the country could have? Isn’t what we currently have creating the probfeed between 80-100 percent of their populations with lems in the first place? Sustainability thought-leader food grown or raised within 50 miles. Even if we fed Donella Meadows calls this a failure of vision. The 40-50 percent of our population from locally grown exciting opportunity is to articulate the vision of the food we would drastically transform our health, food really thriving world we want and live it into being security and energy efficiency toward a truly thriving

By Gwen Garcelon with even the small choices we make each day. story for our communities and the world.

In his book “The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is PosIn order to do this we need to support existing farmers and capsible,” Charles Eisenstein talks about the process of letting go of the old italize and mentor many new farmers, and food growers on any story, and how to create and embrace a new story of thriving for our scale. I have realized that a big part of the more beautiful world that lives and for the world. When stories articulate a positive vision they my heart knows is possible is one in which farmers assume a posiignite the powerful emotions that sustain action toward that vision. tion of honor and value in society, and are afforded lifestyles that Trying to fight the old is exhausting, but putting our efforts to- make it possible to sustain their sacred work. ward something positive feeds us — literally and figuratively. This is In the Spring issue of the Utne Reader, a young California farmer, at the heart of reclaiming our local food systems. Growing food in Deena Miller, says, “We finally figured out we make less than $5 an a way that creates more health for the land, water and people is em- hour. How much do you sacrifice for this vision?” As long as farmpowering and a big YES to a thriving story for the world. ers are asking themselves that question, we have work to do.

We are healed by food that is healthy and alive and part of the Miller also shares, “But when I get down, I think about my mom ecosystem that gives us life. We come together around it at tables, in asking, ‘If everyone was doing what you’re doing would the world gardens, at farmers markets and fruit stands. And we are increas- be a better place?’ And the answer is, of course, yes. Yes, it would. ingly being called to come together around it in our town halls; and And that’s why I do it.” where decisions are being made that will shape the future of how we Now there’s a touchstone question that can guide our personal steward the land and feed ourselves from it. choices and public policy toward that better and more beautiful I see this beginning to happen all around. The Carbondale Uni- place we know is possible.

Slow is the new fast

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To the hedge trimmer (Editor’s note: This letter was addressed to “the anonymous Third Street clipper-happy hedge trimmer).

Dear Editor: For the past three years you have taken the liberty, without consulting me, to cut the juniper hedge that I planted 40 years ago on

my property along the Third Street sidewalk south of Garfield Avenue. Perhaps you believe you’re doing me or the community a favor, but I think a more respectful and neighborly act would be to personally contact me and ask my permission, or to inform the town if you think the foliage is encroaching on the sidewalk. In my opinion your behavior is an act of vandalism and I’m asking you to kindly

In between climbing Mount Sopris and hiking Mushroom Rock, Evan Young (left) and Emily Bruell managed to squeeze in a little extra Sun. Young was visiting from Boulder. During his stay, they also biked to El Jebel for some frozen yogurt.

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desist from further butchering my vegetation.

Thanks for your consideration.

Laurie Loeb Carbondale

Step right up Dear Editor: The cows are up high and the flowers are out. It must mean that the 44th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair is fast approaching, from July 24-26 in Sopris Park. Besides the rich community history, one of the best things about the fair is that it is mostly volunteerpowered. Volunteering feels good. CCAH needs about 300 volunteers to host the party.

You can sign up online on the CCAH website: www.carbondalearts.com/mountainfair/volunteers/ or you can do it the ol’ fashion way and sign up in person at the volunteer tent. I am partial to the fulfillment of composting and recycling on the Green Team, but I don’t want to steal recruits! You could also keep the peace, sell raffle tickets, park bikes and more. Tell your friends, neighbors, co-workers and visiting family to bop on down to the park to pitch in, but most of all to have a great time. Huzzah!

Jason White Carbondale

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Fire survey says budget and finances the top issues

The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District is doing a good job with the resources it has at its disposal, according to a majority — between 72 and 83 percent — of respondents to a recent survey of the department’s constituents.

But only about a third of those respondents indicated they would willingly pay higher taxes to “enhance” fire and ambulance emergency services over the next five years, while 41 percent said they would pay higher taxes just to “maintain” the levels of service that now exist.

These and other results are contained in a survey report that is part of the district’s broader master-plan process that has been under way for months, as an update to a 2004 master plan that is considered out of date.

The survey results, compiled by the RRC Associates market-analysis and survey firm of Boulder, Colorado, were scheduled to be formally presented to the district’s Master Plan Steering Committee at a meeting on July 15.

According to an advance copy of the RRC report, the survey was mailed to 3,277 “random” residents of the sprawling fire district, a 320-square-mile expanse that stretches from Marble in the south to Spring Valley in the north.

A total of 547 completed surveys were received in that sample, called the “invitation sample,” which RRC principal Chris Cares said translates to a response rate of roughly 17 percent.

“For this kind of a survey, it’s not bad at all,” Cares said of the 17 percent response rate.

In addition to the “invitation” survey questionnaire, Cares noted that an “open link” survey questionnaire was available on the CRFPD website [carbondalefire.org]. The firm reported that respondents completed 72

lieved to come from second-homeowners and others who were not mailed a survey but wanted to be involved anyway, though he added, “we have no way of knowing what the universe was for the open link.”

Asked to characterize the findings of the survey, Cares said, overall people feel that the district is doing a good job.

But, he continued, there is “a significant segment of the community that does not have an opinion” about the workings of the district.

Understanding and interacting with that segment, he said, is a big part of the district’s challenge in truly meeting the district’s needs

and desires.

Still, he stressed, the survey should not be compared to the 2013 election in which voters rejected the district’s appeal for a tax increase.

“I think the understanding we try to get out of surveys is more complex than just a yes or a no,” he commented, adding, “I would interpret it to mean a lot of the discussion [about the district] will continue to be centered around finances and taxes.”

The survey report is on the CRFPD website [carbondalefire.org], and can be found under the Information tab and the July 15 Steering Committee meetings section.

Tanner Nieslanik waits for his pitch in the Glenwood Geckos’ 2-1 playoff win over the Summit Black Diamonds in Carbondale on July 14. Nieslanik scored one of the Geckos’ two runs on a RBI double

by Xavier Trujillo.

The Mountain West Summer College Baseball League tournament continues through the week.

Nieslanik, a Roaring Fork High School grad, will be a sophomore at Colorado Northwest Community College in Rangely.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Family and friends are invited to gather Thursday, July 23, from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate the life of Susan K. Tindall, a long time elementary teacher, at Gianinetti Spring Creeks Pavilion in Carbondale.

Come and share you favorite story or memory of Susan. The family suggests that you bring a folding lawn chair and picnic blanket to this informal event.

The pavilion and park is next to the Roaring Fork River. Take Cowen Drive passed the Days and Comfort Inn to the three-way stop just beyond the curve to Eighth Street. The entrance is just south of the stop on the left and then down the hill on Gianinetti Road.

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online surveys (36 were only partially completed), for a total of 619 completed surveys.

The results from each grouping — the “invitation” and the “open” surveys — were compiled and analyzed separately, and the results from both were discussed in the survey report, which accounts for the differing values (72 percent or 83 percent) in response the assessments of the district’s job performance mentioned above.

Overall, the most critical challenge facing the Carbondale Fire District these days is figuring out how to handle its budget and financial issues, according to the report.

The second-biggest challenge facing the district, according to district residents, is taking care of wild-land and brush fires, with more traditional fire-fighting, educational and outreach tasks falling below those top concerns.

Asked about the district’s ongoing level of financial responsibility and prudence, respondents delivered a mixed bag of opinions.

A plurality of the “invitation” group (41 percent) felt the department has shown a high level of responsibility and prudence, financially speaking, though 24 percent felt the district shoed a low level of responsibility and prudence.

On the other hand, a majority of the “open link” group (52 percent) felt the district has demonstrated a low level of responsibility and prudence in the way it spends taxpayer money, with 39 percent saying the district’s responsibility rating is low.

But, Cares said, “The invitation (survey) is really the statistically valid response … it’s essentially a controlled group,” whereas the open-link survey was “our way of getting the broadest segment of the community to respond” outside of the random mailing method.

“In our work, our real attention is focused on the invitational segment,” he explained.

He said the open link responses are be-

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Town Briefs

Visitors now know they are in C’dale Sopris Sun Staff Report Visitors to Carbondale will be greeted with a couple of new “Historic Downtown Carbondale� signs following installation of one of the signs at Highway 133 and Weant Blvd., and the planned installation along the highway adjacent to Roaring Fork High School, reported Town Manager Jay Harrington in this week’s memo to the town trustees and town employees.

Harrington also reported that “our drywells had a tough time keeping up with all of the rain we have been receiving,â€? noting that town workers cleared out some of the drywells in the past week as well as repairing a fence in a ďŹ eld used for storage of snow cleared off the local streets every winter.

Parks crew members installed a new water spigot on a drinking fountain at Sopris Park, just in time for the upcoming Mountain Fair weekend, and another drinking fountain got a fresh coat of paint, Harrington wrote.

The parks crew also assembled and installed two benches at Gateway RV Park, located at the intersection of Highways 82 and 133 at the northern entrance to town, and trimmed trees along bicycle/pedestrian trails around Carbondale to prevent rain-laden branches from bending down and “making bicycle travel interesting� along the trail, Harrington wrote.

Town workers also continue the chore of removing elm saplings from the alley ways and in front of signs and mailboxes around town. Harrington continued, “we need to remind people to remove the owering heads from thistles and bag them for landďŹ ll disposal.â€?

Turning to newly installed irrigation systems and landscaping along the Highway 133 corridor through town, Harrington reported that someone has been “trashing� the newly installed materials, which will be expensive to repair.

Further to the south, along Highway 133 between Carbondale and Redstone, Harrington projected intermittent right/left

lane closures as crews working for the Colorado Department of Transportation work on guardrails and other equipment as part of the project to upgrade the roadway.

The new Roaring Fork Valley Pickleball Club (RFVPC) has asked that ground at North Face Park, west of the tennis courts where a soccer ďŹ eld is now, be designated as a new site for pickleball courts. The project of building the courts is to be funded by a combination of money raised by the club, and a hoped-for grant from Great Outdoors Colorado or the GarďŹ eld County Federal Mineral Lease District.

The estimated cost of the courts is $175,000, Harrington reported, adding that the parks and recreation commission is supportive of the idea, but wants to hold off until a new location can be found for youth soccer games, perhaps on property of the Roaring Fork School District.

In other parks and recreation news, Harrington wrote that the commission has endorsed the idea of converting the North Face little league baseball and softball ďŹ eld into a larger, regulation high-school baseball ďŹ eld and stadium. The redesigned ďŹ eld could be used for Roaring Fork High School games as well as for a summertime collegiate-level baseball league, Harrington noted.

In conjunction with these changes, Harrington continued, and in keeping with a 2009 school-district funded Sport Complex Master Plan, the existing Ron Patch baseball outďŹ eld fence could be removed to make room for construction of two new little-league baseball ďŹ elds, as well as an additional soccer ďŹ eld — a project that has yet to be discussed with the school district.

The town’s planning and zoning commission will meet on July 16 to discuss, among other topics, the third installment of the ongoing UniďŹ ed Development Code (UDC) as it concerns development standards, subdivision and deďŹ nitions. The meeting is to start at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Ave.

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From July 2 to July 8, Carbondale officers handled 213 calls for service. During this period, officers handled the following cases of note: THURSDAY, July 2: At 1:15 p.m. police were called to a residence on Marble Court regarding violation of a court-ordered protection order. A man was arrested and taken to the GarďŹ eld County Jail on a misdemeanor charge of violating a restraining order.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, July 2-3: Police took two reports of stolen bicycles, on Thursday from the Carbondale branch library, the other on Friday from outside the Carbondale municipal pool.

SATURDAY, July 4: At 22 minutes past midnight, police responded to a call to a Third Street residence concerning a domestic violence situation. A man was arrested for harassment and obstruction of the use of a telephone, and taken to the GarďŹ eld County Jail.

SATURDAY, July 4: At 6:08 p.m. police took a report of a vehicle break-in on Village Road. Tools reportedly were stolen from the vehicle in question.

SUNDAY, July 5: At 8:35 a.m. police responded to a call regarding a “cold trespass,� meaning it had happened earlier, at a home on Seventh Street. A report was written.

SUNDAY, July 5: At 6:44 p.m. police responded to a report of harassment allegedly taking place on Highway 133. A man was arrested on an outstanding warrant, as well as being charged with harassment and domestic violence.

WEDNESDAY, July 8: At 6:16 p.m. police took a call regarding an allegation of harassment. An ofďŹ cer concluded that no crime was committed, and both parties were warned against any future incidents of the sort reported.

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Fire district gets mixed grades

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer

Sunny Morehouse takes a turn at vocals as Saddle the Unicorn opens for Halden Wofford and the Hi-Beams at Sopris Park on July 12. The show was the second in the threepart Summer of Music in the Park series, which concludes with Let Them Roar and the Los Angeles-based Show Ponies at 4 p.m. on Aug. 9. The free series is produced by Steve Standiford and is funded by the town of Carbondale. Photo by Lynn Burton

The Carbondale Fire District, as personified in its board of directors and staff, has done “yeoman’s work in navigating the department through very difficult economic times,” concluded a recently submitted draft analysis of the district’s operations.

But, despite its reputation for efficient and effective fire-fighting and emergency-medical assistance, the district has a number of problems in its organizational structure, and should act before district staff fall victim to “burnout” and other negative effects appear, according to a draft master plan by Almont Associates, a Florida-based consultant.

The district in February hired two consulting firms — Mark Chain Consulting LLC of Carbondale and the Almont Associates — to divide between them the chores linked with an ongoing master planning effort, at a total cost of nearly $87,000.

The two firms are splitting the contract for the master planning effort, with just over $53,000 going to the Chain group — which includes the RRC Associates survey and other outreach and public education efforts — and nearly $34,000 to the Almont firm, for a technical review of the department’s current operations and future needs (see related story for the work by the Chain group).

The 136-page draft Master Plan for the district, as depicted by the Almont report, is available for public review at the district’s website [carbondalefire.org). Among the problems cited by Almont, as outlined by a

survey of “internal stakeholders” or members of the organization, are: • declining interest among community members to serve on the district’s board of directors; • attendance at volunteer training events; • concerns about compensation and benefits for paid staff; • questions about “board unification/ direction,” meaning the comportment of the board in making policy decisions; • and perceptions of a lack of open communication with the public about district issues.

A survey of “external stakeholders,” meaning taxpayers and constituents, laid out a lengthy list of “areas of strength (pride)” that indicated the district is perceived as providing “excellent service” by professional and attentive fire and medical crews, good outreach to the public by district staff, and generally a feeling that the department does a good job.

But other responses show a “perception of [a] ‘good ole boy’ network” in charge of the department, doubts about the “financial health” of the district, a lack of knowledge concerning the district’s operations, a need for “transparency in budget and spending,” and a “need [for] new blood or refreshments to the board,” among other perceived problems.

In a section titled “strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats,” the top item on the “threats” list was, “negative press,” followed by such comments as “unwillingness to change,” “lack of volunteers,” “retention of talent,” and “public communication — they don’t understand the current capabilities of the district.”

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On the mend Get well wishes go out to Anita Witt, who just returned home after knee replacement surgery.

Almost as cool as Pluto itself The Aspen Science Center is celebrating the remarkable technology that is allowing humankind to view the farthest reaches of the solar system. It turns out that David Aguilar, an Aspen Science Center board member and former director of science information at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, joined NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Team in 2015 to lead media coverage of the historic Pluto flyby. “We’ve taken a pinpoint of light we grew up with in school and turned it into a real planet!” Aguilar told The Sopris Sun. “It is the farthest mission humans have ever undertaken in the exploration of the final frontier of our solar system.” The New Horizons spacecraft is soaring past the dwarf planet of Pluto, sending back a plethora of data that will fuel the knowledge of astrophysicists and astronomers forever more. The New Horizons mission has been headlining news of late. The space craft was launched more than nine years ago and traveled three billion miles at 31,000 miles per hour to reach the dwarf planet that is ¾ the size of the Earth’s moon. Signals from the craft take more than four hours to reach earth.

A shady deal Just a reminder: the entry deadline for the shade-tent space lottery for Mountain Fair is July 17. There’ll be 24 lucky winners who will gladly pay $100 each for the coolness (temperature wise) and coolness popularity wise. For details, call 963-1680 or go to carbondalearts.com.

This just in Marty Silverstein reports he and others netted $302.76 when they passed the hat at last Sunday’s Summer of Music

in the Park show. Marty is an official co-organizer of the series and contrary to snide comments during the hat passing, the money will not become part of his beer fund. It has been sent to town hall. If organizers raise enough money, there might be a show in September.

This just in, II Come Aug. 1, the Near New Store at Third and Main streets will change its days of operation. The non-profit store will now be closed on Mondays, and open Tuesday through Friday. The hours will remain the same at 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The reason for the change? The Near New ladies say that because the store’s steps are usually piled full of stuff on Monday mornings (often of the junk variety), they’ve decided to use the day to sort through it and handle as needed. The store used to be closed on Wednesdays.

On a related note Please don’t dump your junk on the Near New Store steps.

Good deal Colorado Mountain College reports the U.S. Department of Education says the college is the third most affordable college for obtaining a bachelor’s degree. “We have always known that Colorado Mountain College presents an extraordinary value, so being recognized as offering the third-most-affordable bachelor’s degree in the country confirms that students at CMC are financially smart and receive a terrific advantage compared to their peers,” said Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, president and CEO of the college, which boasts seven campuses and 11 learning locations spread across the central Rocky Mountains.

“With national student debt reaching $1.3 trillion and more jobs requiring a post-secondary degree or certificate, students and families are acutely aware of the importance of an affordable, high-quality education.”

BYOD It’s bring-your-own-drum time at the upcoming Mountain Fair drum circle at 4 p.m. on July 24. You might remember that drum circle organizer Laurie Loeb started selling off her extensive drum and percussion instrument collection over the last couple of years, and does not have any to provide. If you’re wondering what a percussion instrument is, they include shakers, woodblocks, cowbells, pots and pans, and more. “If you have extras, kindly consider bringing them for others to use,” Loeb told The Sopris Sun. “I still have a few drums and hand percussion instruments for sale, so now’s the time to act to be assured of having your own forever after.”

She can be reached at lloeb@rof.net or 963-2798. On a couple of related notes, the Mother of the Mountain Fair (and drum circle) said that bass drummers are especially needed. “If you’re steady as a rock and have a malletplayed bass, kindly let me know.” Also, “This old gal just turned 75 and is gonna throw in the hat after this year’s circle, so please come and help usher her out! I soooo look forward to celebrating my last drum circle facilitation with y’all!”

Memorial service There will be a graveside memorial service for Dorothy Youmans, formerly of Carbondale, at 11 a.m. on July 19 at the New Castle Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions to the American Lung Association are appreciated.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Tony Spires (July 16); Jason Steinberg and Eric Brendlinger (July 17); Jacque Whitsitt, Laurel Sheehan and Heidi Paul (July 18); Tony Comer and Edgar Reyna (July 19); Amy Burdick (July 20); Colleen Weinfurter July 21 and Mary Boucher (July 23).

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Committee, which annually debates such issues in the fall, with the possibly trying it out next year.

In an unrelated decision, the trustees agreed to contract with an attorney who will serve as Carbondale’s liquor license hearing officer, to deal with occasional violations of municipal or state liquor laws by local liquor stores.

The attorney, Barbara Clifton of Rifle, would be paid $250 per hour for her service, which is predicted to be limited to a few cases a year. She has been serving in the same capacity for the City of Rifle since 2010, according to her resume.

The trustees also discussed creating a liquor-licensing review board, to take over some of the routine matters governing liquor license applications that historically have fallen to the board of trustees.

The idea, according to the discussion Tuesday night, would be to relieve the trustees of these considerations so the board could focus more on policy-making and running the town.

After considerable discussion, the trustees decided to ask Clifton, the new hearing officer, to submit a memo about the underlying issues involved in deciding whether the trustees should delegate their liquor licensing powers to a separate board, or keep doing it the way it has been done in the past.

In other action, the trustees: • Approved liquor license renewals for the El Horizonte restaurant and Carbondale Beer Works; • Approved special events liquor permits for Thunder River Theater, for a fundraising event at The Orchard church on Aug. 15, and for Cowboy Up Carbondale, a fund-raising event for the Raising A Reader organization scheduled for Aug. 28 at the Fourth Street Plaza; • Voted to approve business operations by SP Products (which is linked to the Silver Peak Apothecary cannabis business in Aspen) to make marijuana infused products (MIP) for sale as medical-marijuana and retail-marijuana items. The same group has received permits to run a store at 259 Main Street, the former location of The Center cannabis shops, although the business is not likely to open for another couple of months, according to management.

• Gave preliminary approval for a set of revisions to the town’s municipal codes, not including the land-use codes. The rewrite is meant to streamline the codes and make them more accessible and easy to read, according to a presentation by Town Clerk Cathy Derby, who has been working with the Colorado Code Company consulting firm on the project.

The finalized code rewrites are scheduled for a hearing before the trustees on Aug. 11

Steve Novy dismounts his tall bike for an Orion Entertainment field team on Saturday as part of production for the DIY series “Building off the Grid.” No other information from Orion was available. Shows on DIY include “Treehouse Guys” and “Yard Crashers.” Photo by Lynn Burton

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Gaden Shartse monks visit town for nine days On July 24-Aug. 1 The monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery are visiting Carbondale for nine days and will build the first-ever sand mandala at the Third Street Center, as part of Carbondale Compassion Days from July 24 though Aug. 1.

Carbondale Compassion Days are hosted

by The Way of Compassion Foundation and Dharma Center, which has been raising money to bring the monks here to create the sand mandala, according to a press release.

All of the funds donated for the mandala go to the monks to support their monastery back in India.

Sand mandalas are created to help purify and heal the environment. To create the sand mandala, the monks will spend hours painstakingly tapping on a pen-like device, pouring out small amounts of colored grains of sand until they complete an ornate design symbolizing the celestial palace of the Buddha of Compassion.

The monks will begin the public portion of their visit with an opening blessing at the 44th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair at 4 p.m., on July 24. They will also have a booth at Mountain Fair throughout the weekend and invite people to stop by to learn more about them and Tibetan culture.

There will be an opening ceremony for the

sand mandala at noon on July 28 at the Third Street Center. The monks will work on the mandala each day until completion on Aug. 1, when they will consecrate it at a public ceremony and ritually dissolve it at 5 p.m.

There are other activities and presentations throughout the week. For instance, at 7 p.m. on July 29 at the Third Street Center, the monks will offer a rare peek into their lives at the monastery with a slideshow, discussion and demonstration of their method of debate, followed by a question and answer period.

On July 30, they will conduct a Vajravidaran Healing Ritual at 7 p.m., also at the Third Street Center. This ritual offers an opportunity to improve one’s health by purifying negative karma.

On Aug. 1, the day begins at 10:30 a.m. at the outdoor yoga spiral at True Nature Healing Arts, where the monks will conduct a Tara Puja at 10:30 a.m. This is a ritual of sacred music and chant of the Praises to the 21 Taras.

With the blessings of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the monks of Gaden Shartse Monastery have been organizing tours for many years to share their culture and promote compassion and peace. In doing so, they have been able to interact with communities throughout the world and raise the necessary funds to maintain their traditional way of life.

Freshies in July? As a golfer practices on the driving range at River Valley Ranch, the fresh snow on Sopris was apparent the morning of July 9. Photo by Terri Ritchie

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Kea remembered

Photo by Lynn Burton

People arrived early at the River Valley Ranch Barn for the celebration of life for Kea Hause on July 11. They quickly filled the folding-chairs, alcoves and standing-room-only nooks. Then they hit the stairs and filled the balcony. Late comers settled onto the patio while at least one guy climbed through an open window in the buffet room where others had packed in. Several hundred friends, fishing clients, co-workers, business associates, colleagues and others remembered Hause for many things, but high on the list was the way he reached out and was open to everyone.

“Whatever he was passionate about … he wanted to bring people into the fold,” his older sister, Heather Froelicher, told the gathering. “He’d rather take clients fishing than just go himself.”

Kea’s mother, Adele Hause, later added, “He was inclusive … to all ages, classes and races.”

Adele and her then-husband, Ken, were teachers at Colorado Rocky Mountain School. Kea was born on the Hawaiian island that shares his name, and was raised in Carbondale. He died unexpectedly in March at the age of 54.

Kea’s passions were many, including skiing, surfing, fishing, hiking, art and music. He was best known as perhaps the Roaring Fork Valley’s preeminent fishing guide. “Everyone wanted Kea,” said one long-time client who had just arrived in town from Carbondale, Illinois.

Another of Kea’s passions was the river itself. In honor of that passion and in conjunction with the Aspen Valley Land Trust, the Kea C. Hause R3 Fund (rivers, riparian and restoration) has been established to help fund a project on the Crystal River as it passes through River Valley Ranch. For details, please visit AVLT.org/kea/.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY July 16 COMMUNITY WEED PULL • The community weed pull at North Face Bike Park continues every Thursday at 5 p.m.

SEER’S EXPLANATION • The topic for Larry Gottlieb’s Seer’s Explanation this month is “Listening.” The talk takes place at A Spiritual Center (room 31) in the Third Street Center at 7 p.m. Info: 948-1492.

RODEO CONTINUES • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo continues at the Gus Darien arena (east of town on County Road 100) Thursdays rain or shine through Aug. 20. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., slack at 6 p.m. and grand entry at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 per adult; $30 per car load (up to six people) with additional adults $5 each. Kids under 10 are free if accompanied by an adult. Advance and discount season tickets are available at the Roaring Fork Valley Coop. Info: carbondalerodeo.com.

ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

FRIDAY July 17 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. July 17-18, 21-23 and “Love & Mercy” (PG-13) at 5 p.m. July 18. There will be a special 30th Anniversary Celebration on July 19 featuring “Babe” (G) at 2 p.m.; “Cinema Paradiso” (R) at 4 p.m. (subtitled) and “Strictly Ballroom” (PG) at 6:30 p.m. Closed July 20.

PROSPECTOR SPEAKS • Amanda Adkins, from the “Prospectors” TV series on the

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

Weather Channel, speaks from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library. Her topic will be about collecting on Mount Antero, and the Colorado state gemstone (aquamarine). Toklat Gallery in Riverside Plaza on Two Rivers Road will host a reception following the talk.

Silver Queen Minerals is co-hosting the library talk. Info: 927-1437.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night as well as other nights.

Info: 963-3304.

SATURDAY July 18 BEER AND LOATHING • Roaring Fork Beer Company on Dolores Way throws a “Fear and Loathing in Carbondale” birthday bash for the late Dr. Hunter S. Thompson.

They’ll show HST documentaries through the day and into the night. At 7 p.m., there’ll be a Thompson look-alike contest. DJ Benny spins tunes from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC • The Magic Moments outdoor concert series in Redstone continues with Old Town Pickers (bluegrarss/folk/country) from 6 to 8 p.m. It’s free.

SUNDAY July 19 ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center presents the Rev. David Ault CD “Spiritual Discomfort” at 10 a.m. sharp (the social gathering starts at 9:45 a.m.). Info: 963-5516. On July 26, it’s Rev. Mac Legerton of NC, Christian Contemplative. Legerton has been recognized for his work in social justice, poverty reduction and sustainability.

MONDAY July 20 LIBRARY • The Denver Zoo returns to the Carbondale Branch Library for presentations at 11 a.m. and noon. Info: 963-2889.

TUESDAY July 21 BASALT LIBRARY • The Basalt Regional presents Tunes & Tales with Aspen Music Festival and School students from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Also today: Digital Downloads from 1 to 2:15 p.m., Teen Egg Drop Challenge (grades 5-12) 1 to 3 p.m., and Stuffed Animal Sleepover from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY July 22 PHYSICS & BBQ • The Aspen Science Center hosts a Physics for Kids BBQ at the Colorado Rocky Mountain School campus from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Besides the barbecue, there’ll be interactive fun with cutting edge science demonstrations and experiments. Dinner is followed by a question and answer talk geared towards kids and given by Elizabeth Simmons (physics and astronomy professor from Michigan State University) and Sekhar Chivukula (physics professor at Michigan State). The event is free and open to the public; donations will be accepted. All ages welcome. Info: aspensciencecenter.org.

OPEN HOUSE • Children’s Rocky Mountain School (preschool) hosts an open house and registration for 2015-2016 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Children are welcome. The school is located at 1493 CR 106 Road in Carbondale (last right before you cross the bridge). Info: Debbie at 963-3216.

FIREFLIES & ORCHIDS • The Roaring Fork Conservancy leads a firefly and rare orchid walk from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Filoha Meadows open space near Redstone. It’s free. The walk is appropriate for those 12 and older; minors must be accompanied by a parent. Registration is required at roaringfork.org/events.

Info: 927-1290.

LIVE MUSIC • Basalt Summer ArtsBeat continues downtown with the Starletts (Motown/soul) at 6 p.m. It’s free. Upcoming shows are: the Drunken Hearts (alt-Americana) on July 29; Latin Jazz Express (AfroCuban jazz) on Aug. 5; and Trout Steak Revival (Colorado bluegrass) on Aug. 12.

BASALT LIBRARY • The Basalt Regional Library presents the award-winning independent film “Human Capital” at 5:15 p.m. The presentation is part of the library’s Showtime series.

FARMER’S MARKET • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market at Fourth and Main Street takes place on Wednesdays through September. It starts at 10 a.m., according to the town’s website.

CRYSTALS • Toklat Gallery in Basalt presents Eric Anthony, who will talk about the history and healing powers of crystals. It goes from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Info: 927-1437.

Toklat is located in Riverside Plaza on Two Rivers Road.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale hosts Peter Wallison (former White House counsel) at the Carbondale Fire Station at 6:50 a.m. Info: rotarycarbondale.org.

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Community Calendar LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts an open mic night at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday.

Further Out THURSDAY July 23 CARBONDALE LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library presents “Doctor Who Trivia Night” at 5 p.m. There’ll be hot pizza and cold root beer, plus a Tardis photo booth and prizes.

Costumes are encouraged. Info: 963-2880.

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MOUNTAIN FAIR • The 44th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair takes place at Sopris Park. Music, food, booths, related events. Admission is free. Info: carbondalearts.com.

SATURDAY July 25 BASEBALL CLINIC • The Major League Baseball Alumni Association holds a free baseball clinic for players 6-16 at Crown Mountain in Basalt. Former Major League Baseball players will teach the basics of the game from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Online registration is limited to the first 200 applicants. Info: crownmtn.org.

TUESDAY July 28 ART & WINE BREAK • This month’s Art & Wine Break project at the Third Street Center is “Animated Self Portraits” from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Reservations are $25 at carbondalearts.com.

SATURDAY Aug. 15 TRTC • Thunder River Theatre Company holds its “Glitz & Glamour” fund-raiser at the Orchard. Info: 963-8200.

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Ongoing CARBONDALE LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library presents “Movie Matinee, Gaming & Lunch” at noon. Free lunch is provided during both events for anyone 18 and under.

These events are offered in partnership with Food Bank of the Rockies as part of the Summer Food Service Program. Info: 963-2889.

WATER AEROBICS • The Carbondale Recreation Department offers water aerobics for adults at the swimming pool from 8 to 9 a.m. on Mondays, Wednedays and Fridays. The drop-in fee is $10 per class; a 10-punch pass is $50.

SILVERSPLASH • The Carbondale Recreation Department offers SilverSplash for seniors from 9 to 10 a.m. at the swimming pool. The cost is included in SilverSneakers memberships, a pool pass or CRCC punch pass. The drop in fee is $5.

KOROLOGOS GALLERY • Painters Peter Campbell and Terry Gardner are featured at the Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt. The show continues through July 31. Info: art@korologosgallery.com.

“12 BY 2” CONTINUES • The Carbondale Council on Arts continues “12 by 2: A Conversation Between Poets and Visual Artists.” The show features painters, sculptors, photographers and fiber artists who were paired with a local poet to inspire one another to create new works.

The show continues through July 31. Info: 9631680 or carbondalearts.com.

WYLY ART CENTER ANNEX • The Wyly Art Center Annex in downtown Basalt features Ingrid Madigson. Info: 927-4123 or wylyarts.org.

WYLY ART CENTER • The Wyly Art Center in downtown Basalt continues a Sarah Peterson retrospective (watercolors) through July 31.

Info: 927-4123 or wylyarts.org.

WISNER CONTINUES • The Colorado Mountain College ArtShare Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs presents ceramist Michael Wisner through Aug. 27. His work is inspired by Anasazi and Mimbres potshards. The shows is presented in conjunction with the Ann Korologos Gallery in Basaslt. Info: 947-8367.

PICKLEBALL • The pickleball group meets for games at North Face Park at 8 a.m. on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays, and at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays. All skill levels and ages are invited.

MINDFULNESS • Way of Compassion Dharma Center in the Third Street Center hosts a meditation and Dharma teachings with John (Chophel) Bruna on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Info: 510-0583 or wayofcompassion.org.

CLASSICAL MUSIC • Take a late lunch and enjoy Aspen Music School student performances on the Wheeler/Stallard Museum lawn on Wednesdays at 1 p.m. It’s free. The series continues thorugh Aug. 19.

OPEN GYM CONTINUES • Open gym for basketball continues from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays through July at Carbondale Middle School; competitive play is slated for 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. The cost is $1. Info: Joe Markham at 963-1109 or nettmarkham@aol.com.

ASPEN HISTORY • The Aspen Historical Society curatorial staff gives free tours of his

archives Fridays at 10:30 a.m. through Aug. 21.

Info: 925-3721.

CARBONDALE CLAY CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center continues “Clay National X, Ceramic Color: The Endless Pursuit” through July 31. This is a juried and invitational exhibit, with the Montana-based Josh DeWeese as the guest juror. Info: 963-2529 or carbondaleclay.org.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy.

SENIOR AEROBICS • Seniors are invited to take part in an aerobics class at the El Jebel Community Annex Building on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. the suggested donation is $2 per class. Info: Christy at 970-328-7682.

LIBRARY • The Carbondale Branch Library hosts “Gaming & Lunch” from noon to 1 p.m. on Thursdays through the summer. Free lunch is provided for those 18 and under. The program is partnership with the Food Bank of the Rockies as part of its Summer Food Service program.

Info: 963-2889 and gcpld.org.

SATURDAY CRAFTERNOONS • The Wyly Art Center offers Saturday Crafternoons from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays. It’s for all ages; kids 4 and under must bring a parent. The cost is $5 per project. Info: 927-4123.

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club meets at the Senior Matters room in the Third Street Center Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. You must have a partner and the fee is $3 per person. Info: 963-0425.

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A sailboat motors to the Aspen Yacht Club dock on the second day of the Aspen Open regatta at Ruedi Reservoir on July 12. After a wet spring and summer, Ruedi is almost 100 percent full, which might account for a field of 47 boats, 12 of which were local, according to an AYC member. There were a total of eight fleets in the regatta. Finishers of note included the AYC crew of Bruce Upton (captain), Ryan Kaser, Joe Upton and Jeff Dickinson in Incidental Contact; they placed first in the PHRF Fleet. Jack Barker, of the AYC, helmed Adrianna to a third place finish in the same fleet.

Jinx Stone and Aaron Smith, both of the AYC, placed second and third in the Star Fleet. The AYC Summer Race Series continues July 19 and July 26, then Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30, and wraps up on Sept. 6, 13 and 20. For more information, go to aspenyachtclub.com. Photo by Lynn Burton

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A daughter overcomes then passes it on Before leaving for Nicaragua my daughter Shandra asked me to print pictures of her when she was born with a cleft lip and palate that showed her before and after the surgeries, all eight of them.

She also wanted a picture of both her high school and college graduations.

I threw in a few extra pictures like the one with the huge smile as she jumped out of an airplane skydiving.

Most all the pictures taken of her after recovering from surgery show a great big smile, which we call her $1 million smile.

“I didn’t know you took all those pictures of me. I’ve never

By Bill Kight seen them before,” Shandra told me when she was in town to pick up the photos.

“We were so proud of you,” I said with tears in my eyes.

One picture I treasure is of her in Grandpa Kight’s arms as he lay in a New Mexico hospital, his fight with cancer almost over. It was the first and last time he would ever see her. She was only eight weeks old, recovering from her first operation.

Some people might say she had a birth defect but she has been anything but defective her entire life.

Best let her tell how she feels about her life. These words come from little pieces of paper rolled into scrolls tied off with tiny ribbons.

It was her Christmas present to me, presented in a small treasure box. I open these gifts when I want to feel my daughter’s love: “I am sure being a parent to a child of a cleft lip/palate has been challenging and scary … through all the sur-

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geries and challenges. You always told me that I was special and you never made me feel ashamed or ugly for having one. Just the opposite, you have continued to encourage and empower me. You and Mom have both helped me see the blessing in my difference. Thank you.”

The pictures I printed out went into a small album that Shandra took with her to Nicaragua on her medical mission with Operation Smile. As part of the team, Shandra screens the children who will be operated on as well as sees them after their operation.

During each of those surgeries she endured at the old Children’s Hospital in downtown Denver, her mother and I were ever so thankful that she was healthy and didn’t have some life-threatening disease.

The nurses taking care of Shandra at Children’s made a lasting impression on her. She knew early her calling and passion in life was to be a nurse.

It wasn’t easy following her passion. It took five years for her to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing.

Hitting the job market during the recession, Shandra spent a year giving flu shots at health fairs before her dream of working at Children’s Hospital in Aurora came true.

Shandra’s second dream was to be part of Operation Smile. In her own words: “Whenever I’d see anything that had to do with Operation Smile, I’d cut it out and tape it to the wall in my room. Watching Operation Smile commercials really made me want to be a nurse and help other kids like me.” (From http://ww2.operationsmile.org/blog/2014/a-sense-of-belonging.html).

The scrapbook she made will show the children she takes care of in Nicaragua that she is one of them. She wants them to see her dreams came true and so can theirs.

The “blessing in my difference” her words referred to above is the powerful effect the gift of giving from her heart has on children and their families.

Would that we all had such a gift.

Caddis vs. green drakes; remember to pinch your barbs Over time, the “vs.” or versus concept has been a mad, moneymaking machine. Most likely because it captures us both in our imaginations and statistically-driven selves, and also because it often seems nearly impossible (or is impossible) for the two worlds to meet.

Michael Jordan vs. LeBron James.

The 2013 Denver Broncos vs. the 2014 Denver Broncos.

Ali vs. Tyson.

A few years back there was not one, but two, Alien vs. Predator films. And, like some of you out there I am “somewhat eagerly” anticipating Batman vs. Superman, due to hit movie theaters sometime in

By Cameron Scott 2016. Somewhat, because, well, what grown man would admit readily to caring about superheroes? And eagerly, because if Warner Brothers is able to pull off the Justice League concept without making complete shenanigans out of both caped crusaders, I’ll be somewhere in that million/billion dollar audience.

As summer has officially started (way back on June 21) there is no escaping one of the major facts of life this time of year: caddis vs. green drakes. Each year as a fishing guide, I go through a sort of transformation, from 1x and 2x tippet to 5x and 6x. From big bright flies, to small, buggy, understated ones. And from fishing all day to catch a steelhead or two, to guiding clients on trout fishing trips where one or two fish is uncomfortably slow. Instead of battling ice, snow, rain, sleet, and fluctuating river levels, I am dealing with high elevation sun, dehydration, crowds and choosing the right flies.

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Aspen Science Center responding to STEM challenge CRMS BBQ on July 22

By Denise Barkhurst Sopris Sun Correspondent Dropping watermelons from ladders, making fountains out of soda bottles, and creating geometric structures from zometools are just a few of the activities kids experience when they enter the world of the Physics for Kids BBQs hosted by the Aspen Science Center. On July 22 at 5 p.m., the center makes its way to the Colorado Mountain School (CRMS) campus in Carbondale for its yearly evening of simple BBQ fare and hands-on science geared towards kids of all ages.

The brainchild of George Stranahan, Kevin Ward and Andrei Ruckenstein, the Aspen Science Center is now in its 10th year of interactive, cutting-edge and innovative community outreach, stretching its programs into preschools, senior centers, libraries and day camps. Existing as an “organization without walls,” its mission is to make STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) accessible and relevant for the general public. As stated on its website, it does this by “advancing the public understanding of science through lifelong discovery, exploration, and education.” In other words, it makes science fun.

At its weekly summer BBQs, usually held on the Aspen Center for Physics campus, the center sets up science play stations for kids, then tops off the evening with a talk from visiting scientists geared towards the younger generations. At CRMS, the visiting scientists will be Elizabeth H. Simmons (dean of Lyman Briggs College and University Professor of Physics at the Michigan State University Department of Physics and Astronomy) and Sekhar Chivukula (professor of physics at Michigan State University). Their topic will be “building atoms.” In other words, what do all atoms of an element have in common? What makes isotopes of an element different from one another? Why do some atoms decay? How

The Aspen Science Center holds weekly events for kids in Aspen but this Wednesday evening they head down to Carbondale for a BBQ, demonstrations and talks by Michigan State physics professors. Courtesy photo

does this explain why the sun shines? As advertised in The Sopris Sun, “Participants will get to build model atoms from everyday materials ... and then eat them!”

STEM It is not difficult to identify the need for augmented STEM education throughout the U.S., and reports written by everyone from the Commerce Department to the U.S. Navy, UNESCO and Harvard verify that the U.S. ranks 24th out of 35 developed nations for science and math education. The statistics hold true no matter the grade level tested.

Our future economic stability and advancements require an increase in STEM education; therefore, enticing kids into understanding science is crucial.

According to these sources, STEM job growth is exponentially increasing; even in the recent recession, there were two jobs for every one person who had a STEM education. And, between 2010 and 2020, STEM job growth will increase 20 percent, with 1.2 million new jobs available. The research seems to pile on: STEM workers get an average of 26 percent higher wage; only 25 percent of high school graduates enter STEM studies in college, and 38 percent of those students will drop out of that major citing difficulty and unpreparedness; and only 23 percent of STEM workers are women, though women make up 48 percent of our current workforce.

Catching kids at a young age is the key to hooking their interest in science Harvard research proves that augmented experiential science outside of the traditional classroom not only increases the brain’s capacity for overall learning, it also pro motes problem-solving skills.

The Aspen Science Center acknowledges this by its tireless efforts. Recently, it hosted a “cool jobs” forum, where a NOAA meteorologist, a USGS

seismologist, a tech start-up entrepreneur, and a theoretical physicist talked to kids about what makes their jobs so “cool.”

In August, it will host the Stargazer and Ice Cream Social where astrophysicists, astronomers and professional storytellers will engage all ages as they gaze through giant telescopes and eat liquid nitrogen ice cream. Also in August, the center will present its Street Fair in Paepcke Park. Thirty and multiple science entertainers will spend the day booths engaging the public in activities that connect science to our everyday lives. Lego robots, oobleck, seismographs, lasers, and solar race cars will be a few of the demonstrations people can play with.

The Aspen Science Center events are free, with donations encouraged at the door so that the center can maintain its outreach programs. For more info, go to aspensciencecenter.org.

Denise Barkhurst is a part-time staff member at the Aspen

Science Center, and a Sopris Sun board member.

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