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Spirits of the Fair The spirit of the fair is actually multiple spirits. This year, the Carbondale Mountain Fair honors Ute Indians, who inhabited the Roaring Fork Valley until about 1880.

As usual, a drum circle helps kick off the fair on Friday afternoon. Photos by Jane Bachrach Mon - Fri: 7am-4pm

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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.

Sun launches new website This issue marks the launch of The Sopris Sun’s new, improved website, as those of you reading this online have probably already noticed. If you’re among that group, now’s a perfect time to check out some of our new features. For the majority who prefer the print edition, here are several reasons to check out what the Sun, in cooperation with Footsteps Marketing, has put together at www.soprissun.com.

• Photos and videos. We’re making up for lost time with a big slideshow on the homepage that anyone can contribute to, plus photo galleries, and a partnership with the newly launched Valley Insider. Check for Mountain fair coverage throughout the weekend, and don’t forget to submit your best shots of the Fair and beyond. We’ll share the best on our site and occasionally in print.

• Special inserts. Our Mountain Fair issue launches with the fair’s official program right there on the website’s front page. Keep an eye out for the Roaring Fork High School Rampage student newspaper in the fall.

• Linkable, sharable articles. From this week forward, no more scrolling through the e-edition trying to show someone an article. Our new website is easily searchable. Pin, tweet, or share with the click of a key.

• A new calendar submission tool. Want your event listed online and in print? Our simple form makes it easy.

• A new polling system. Enter your response and see the results in real time.

• A live feed from Twitter. Sometimes the Internet has the news first. Share something people need to know with #bonedale and it’ll automatically show up on the Sun’s homepage.

• Advertising. We’ve provided a few slots for local business to use the same ads they’ve already designed for the print edition. There’s more information about this feature online.

• More to come. We wanted to take advantage of the new features for Mountain Fair, but that doesn’t mean we’re done. In upcoming months, we’ll be rolling out a Mount Sopris webcam, web submission tools for classified ads and advertising, and if all goes well a great deal more as well.

None of this would have been possible without the help of Carbondale’s own Footsteps Marketing. Pat Curry and his crew have partnered with the Sun to bring readers more and better access to news and views that matter to Carbondale.

We also could not do what we do without your ongoing support. The Sopris Sun is your paper, so please: donate, advertise, send photos and contribute articles. In return, we’ll continue improving the Sun in print and online.

Once again, that’s www.soprissun.com. Check it out and don’t forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

– The Sopris Sun board of directors

Check for Mountain Fair coverage throughout the weekend, and don’t forget to submit your best shots of the Fair and beyond.

Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to letters@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is noon on Monday.

Join the Dream Team Dear Editor: The Mountain Fair is the fair that it is because of all the great dreamers that it takes to create it.

Has it ever crossed your mind to become part of the great machine that creates this marvel?

You’ve heard of the Mountain Fair Dream Team — care to join us?

Certain pieces of the fair come alive only because someone dreams of them. Five years ago Patty Nadon and I said to each other “could this become a pedestrian fair?”

It’s taken us six years but we are there!

Other teams keep dreams alive in the Oasis, on the Gazebo, in the Jam Tent, at the Pie and Cake Contest, at the caliber of juried art, at the … where would you create your dream of the fair?

Many of us have been working on the fair for years. Is it time for you to step up to the plate and either give us a hand or take over the leadership?

We know you are out there; we just haven’t met yet.

Stop by the Information Booth and say, “Hey, I want to be on the Mountain Fair Dream Team!” … and let the magic begin.

Barbara Bush Carbondale

Shade’s for sharing Dear Editor: I believe that CCAH’s idea to create a large shaded area in the areas shouldering the Gazebo stage soundboard at Mountain Fair is absolutely terrific.

As The Sopris Sun has reported, this year, CCAH has initiated a fee and a lottery system for putting up individual (10'x10') shade tents /EZ-Ups for the duration of Mountain Fair. The fees collected will some day be used to create a massive shade structure.

I would like naysayers of the idea and LETTERS page 16

In response Dear Editor: I am writing in response to Gina Shaw, who wrote in to complain about the offensiveness of the Burlesque Show on July 28-29 at PAC3.

I can only say that yes, some of the work might offend. Some might make you uncomfortable. But we women of the Burlesque Show believe that feminine power in

Helping the Sun shine on Mount Rainer. That’s what members of Carbondale Boy Scout Troop 235 did after summiting Washington state’s bestknown mountain.

From left to right: Travis Provost, Keegan Fawley, Jeremiah Bernat, Matthew Wampler, Robbie Thompson and Michael Wampler.

Photo by Chris Bernat

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it’s rawest form is often an uncomfortable topic of discussion, and that part of our mission statement, so to speak, is to bring up those topics for the community to think about. This is not your typical feather and lace, easy on the eyes and ears kind of show. Would Carbondale want that anyway? I hope not.

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Carbondale has been behind the curve as far as roundabouts go. Just about every town from Aspen to Parachute has at least one of the things and Carbondale will join the list next year. Traffic consultants say that roundabouts are not only safer for vehicular traffic, but for pedestrians as well.

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By Bob Ward Sopris Sun Correspondent There are several reasons why roundabouts are spreading like wildfire across the United States, and here they are, according to the experts: Roundabouts reduce accidents when compared to stoplights. They’re more efficient and increase vehicular capacity. They’re safer for pedestrians. They cost less than electronic signalized intersections to build and maintain. And, because they reduce stopping and starting, they save gasoline.

That’s a pretty good argument to completely abolish stoplights. But Carbondale residents remain leery of the roundabout concept and its possible impact on the town.

As Carbondale prepares for its first roundabout at the busy intersection of Highway 133 and Main Street, The Sopris Sun decided to give readers a crash course in the modern roundabout. Troy Pankratz, a Wisconsin traffic consultant who is working on the Highway 133 project, understands the doubts about roundabouts but is a fan himself.

“A roundabout will keep traffic moving at all times, and a driver won’t have to wait for the cycle of the red light,” Pankratz said. “It’s a more efficient use of the intersection, of the paved area.”

Yes, roundabouts can be intimidating for those more accustomed to signalized intersections. Many drivers are used to the stop-and-go instructions provided by stoplights, and it’s unnerving to yield to a constantly circling flow of vehicular traffic.

But statistics in a growing number of American cities and towns show that drivers eventually get the hang of roundabouts and accident rates drop. According to a report from the Nevada Department of Transportation, “a study printed in the Transportation Research Record reported that converting 23 test intersections throughout the U.S. from traffic signals to roundabouts reduced injury crashes by 80 percent, and reduced all crashes by 40 percent, in those areas.”

Pankratz attributes the difference to slower vehicle speeds, and the geometry of roundabouts, in which cars tend to flow in the same direction. In other words, when accidents do occur in roundabouts, they’re almost always sideswipes, as opposed to violent T-bone or head-on collisions.

“The slower speeds are a great benefit for pedestrians as well,” Pankratz added.“Pedestrians are crossing lanes of traffic with a better ability to judge significant gaps in traffic, and they’re also looking at one direction of traffic at a time.”

Pedestrians The planned roundabout at Main Street and Highway 133, for example, will feature “splitter medians” to divide traffic where vehicles enter and exit the roundabout, and those medians provide islands for pedestrians. When pedestrians enter the roadway to cross, they’re only contending with one direction of traffic, and most drivers will be looking straight ahead toward the pedestrian, versus looking up at a stoplight or looking left at cross-traffic.

“There are studies out there that show public perception of roundabouts,” Pankratz said. “Before the project you typically see a high percentage of negative feedback and resistance. Six months after, the scale is tipped very much the other way.”

Studies also show that roundabouts, which feature none of the electronics of a signalized intersection, are simpler to build and maintain. According to the Nevada Department of Transportation, “operational savings from roundabouts have been estimated at an average of $5,000 per year. In addition, the service life of a roundabout is approximately 25 years, versus approximately 10-20 years of service life for traffic signals.”

“A roundabout will keep traffic moving at all times, and a driver won’t have to wait for the cycle of the red light.”

Carbondale’s roundabout

So how will this translate to Carbondale, and how will people and businesses be affected? Some residents are concerned about easy access in and out of the various businesses at the busy Main Street/Highway 133 junction. Present plans show, for example, that a left turn from the 7/Eleven onto west Main Street will be blocked by a median — just one example of how traffic patterns and driver behaviors will have to change.

Terry Kirk of Sopris Liquor & Wine was a member of the leadership team that helped plan the project, and he says “CDOT is trying their hardest to accommodate all the people located around the roundabout, and is working with them to make this process as painless as possible.”

But only time will tell exactly how drivers will navigate the intersection and what the effects on businesses might be. People seem to accept that a roundabout will move traffic more efficiently than the current stoplight, but there are concerns — despite what the studies say — about the safety of pedestrians and cyclists in this new, constantly moving traffic environment at Carbondale’s busiest intersection.

More on that in future editions.

Troy Pankratz Traffic consultant

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Solar Friendly says C’dale is just that

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Solar Friendly Communities has awarded the town of Carbondale a Silver Level certification for adopting “best practices” designed to make it faster, easier and more affordable for residents to go solar.

“Carbondale has long been a solar leader…,” said Rebecca Cantwell, senior program director for Solar Friendly Communities.

Solar Friendly Communities is led by the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association, according to SFC’s website. Other entities involved with Solar Friendly Communities include the American Solar Energy Society and the Rocky Mountain Institute.

“Carbondale becomes the first community on the Western Slope to earn the valuable designation, and the eighth community in Colorado since the program began late last year,” said Cantwell.

Carbondale is being recognized for earning 940 points out of a possible 1,600 to qualify for Silver Level recognition. Cantwell said the town has worked on a variety of ways to make solar permitting smoother including: posting requirements in an online checklist, capping fees at $100 per PV or solar thermal permit, and encouraging solar energy in town planning documents.

“Carbondale is honored to receive recognition for our efforts in promoting energy generation through solar,’’ said Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot.“We have worked hard to incentivize and promote carbon reducing measures such as solar through our programs and codes. Our strong local solar businesses allow our citizens to accomplish sustainable projects that benefit the individual, our town and beyond. Carbondale will continue to be a leader in renewable energy and leave a lasting legacy for the next generation.”

Solar Friendly Communities works to advance reforms to solar permitting, inspection and finance as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot initiative to drive down the costs of solar energy, according to the SFC website. The program uses a roadmap of 12 Best Practices and rewards communities for endorsing these practices.

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wood, Fort Collins, Arvada, Nederland and Boulder County in earning Solar Friendly Communities certification.

While the costs of solar panels have dropped dramatically in recent years, the “soft costs’’ of solar including permitting and inspection now account for up to 60 percent of the total price, according to SFC. “By adopting policies that cut the time required to get rooftop solar systems installed, Carbondale is helping to cut the cost of the systems and making solar more affordable. With interest in solar growing, the streamlined processes will also help the town prepare for greater solar energy demand,” said a press release.

Carbondale residents have numerous programs to help them go solar. The Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) has rebates available for residents throughout the Roaring Fork Valley to advance solar energy throughout the community. CORE offers rebates of $0.50/kWh up to $3,000 for solar photovoltaics and $1,500 per panel, and up to $6,000 for solar thermal. In addition, they offer a low-interest loan to help mitigate the upfront costs of solar energy.

California-based Optony, part of a Rooftop Solar Challenge team, helped Carbondale work on its policies and submit its application for SFC’s certification process.

The Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association was established in 1989 and has more than 400 members. According to the mission statement on its website, it “ … works to remove barriers, highlight emerging trends, advance policy and improve public outreach and education across the state.”

The Colorado association is part of the national Solar Energy Industries Association, and represents and leads a wide range of solarrelated businesses including: manufacturers, distributors, dealers, installers, integrators, financiers, utilities, entrepreneurs, educators and others. COSEIA is governed by a nine-member board of directors that oversees the organization’s strategic priorities, budget and bylaws.

Solar Friendly Communities and COSEIA operate out of the same office at 1536 Wynkoop St. in Denver.

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Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident reports of the C’dale Police Dept.

MONDAy July 15 At 9:10 a.m. a man contacted police regarding video surveillance footage that appeared to show a man stealing a Budweiser cooler. An officer contacted the suspect, who asserted that he’d obtained permission from the clerk to borrow the cooler. The original caller admitted that this was possible, and promised to speak with the clerk.

TUESDAy July 16 At 9:56 p.m. following a suspicious persons call, officers detained two teenagers for possession of marijuana after observing them driving on the wrong side of the road near Perry Ridge in River Valley Ranch. When the officers pulled over the vehicle, they noticed “the strong smell of cannabis.” Neither occupant had a medical marijuana card. One boy was released with a summons while the other was not charged.

WEDNESDAy July 17 At 3:45 a.m. a man asked officers for a ride upvalley. He was informed that Carbondale police are not able to leave town for that long without another officer to cover for them.

Trustees move ahead on Surls roundabout proposal

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer What’ll it be for the center of the new roundabout at Highway 133 and Main Street?

A specially commissioned piece from Missouri Heights sculptor James Surls?

How about a rotating work of art as part of the town’s on-going Art aRound Town series?

Then there’s always the minimalist approach — nothing but concrete.

Those are the three ideas included in a recent memo from staff to the Carbondale Board of Trustees. At Tuesday night’s meeting, the trustees made no commitments but voted to move forward on the Surls concept and also request the Carbondale Public Arts Commission coordinate community outreach on the project.

The Colorado Department of Transportation will start its Highway 133 widening project next April and the most visible component will be a roundabout at the intersection of Main Street.

“If we leave the determination to CDOT, the center of the roundabout would most likely be concrete,”said town manager Jay Harrington in his memo. He later pointed to the town’s commitment to art — including Art aRound town, the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities and galleries around town — and said “The staff’s position is that the roundabout should, at some level, include art as a center piece.”

There are some drawbacks with placing in the roundabout a piece from the Art aRound Town series, which invites sculptures to put their work at numerous locations on a 12-18 month basis. For one thing, Harrington’s memo said, any piece of sculpture will require a foundation that must be designed for the characteristics of a specific piece. “Changing the art every year may require the removal and installation of different foundations and … lighting.The center of a two lane roundabout would be a difficult area to remove and install

on an annual basis.”

With the nothing-but-concrete option receiving little if any support, the trustees focused on the Surls idea on Tuesday night. Private donations would fund the sculpture; local philanthropist Jim Calaway has said he will spearhead the drive.

The estimated cost for landscaping the roundabout, and the sculpture foundation, is $15,000-$20,000.

“The landscaping can be anything from drought tolerant native plants … to significant flower beds and vegetation,” Harrington said. He also pointed out that the trustees must consider landscape maintenance requirements on Highway 133 and the roundabout, and “ … Our current staffing levels are not sufficient to maintain what we currently have.The additional landscaping (along Highway 133) … would require increased seasonal/temporary staffing in 2015.”

In other news from Tuesday night’s trustees meeting: • The trustees voted to move ahead with putting a question on the Nov. 5 ballot, asking residents to approve a 5 percent sales tax on marijuana sold in licensed establishments. Towns and counties have the option of allowing or prohibiting the sale of small amounts of marijuana after Colorado voters approved Amendment 64 last year. The Carbondale trustees have said they favor allowing licensed marijuana sales, and are moving forward with drafting ordinances to regulate the trade. The 5 percent sales tax would go toward policing marijuana outlets.

• The trustees voted 6-0 to give town manager Jay Harrington another two-year contract, with a raise to $120,000 per year.

• Trustees said they will consider lowering the allowed decibel level at Sopris Park and other venues from the current 100 to 75, following complaints prompted by the CCAH concert on Sunday night.

• The trustees instructed staff to return with a recommendation on how to handle the rodent problem at the White Hill cemetery.

Town Briefs RV park occupancy at 68 percent Sopris Sun Staff Report Gateway RV Park at the intersection of Highway 82 and 133, which the town owns, recorded a 68 percent occupancy rate the week of July 13-19, according to town memos.

In other news gleaned from the town manager’s weekly report of July 19: • The police department has been in contact with Mountain Fair staff to have them advise vendors, volunteers, visitors and others that any dogs observed in the park will be issued a citation. Mountain Fair will make continuous announcements that no dogs are allowed in the park.

• The town has a “fair amount” of surplus equipment and vehicles for sale at publicsurplus.com.

• A resident on Third Street came to town hall and complained about the number of waste trucks that travel his street.

• The public works crew received kudos for the installation of a sprinkler system for Senior Housing along Westridge Court. “The area will look much nicer now and Senior Housing maintenance agreed to mow and maintain the grass,” the memo stated.

• Core Cardio is the most popular class at the recreation center, averaging 19 participants per class.

• The submittal date for the Gus Darien riding arena lighting project RFP (request for proposals) has been extended to Aug. 13 to address a conflict with the existing main electrical service drop having to be relocated because of where a new light pole is to be located.

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As Vice-President for Sustainability at the Aspen Skiing Company, Auden Schendler has learned what it takes to create a sustainable organization. His book is used as a guide to corporate sustainability. And he says that the Colorado Mountain College bachelor’s degree is an important part of the solution.

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Credit-card “Town” mystery solved Some folks have been scratching their head then reaching for the phone to call their credit card company, after noticing a “Town Carbondale” item on their recent statements.

Folks who don’t even live in the town limits are reportedly scratching really hard, because they don’t remember giving Carbondale any money, such as paying a utility bill with a credit card. Town hall has even been fielding phone calls about the “town” item. It turns out the “town” in question is not “The town” of Carbondale. The “town” on credit card statements is the new Town. restaurant on Main Street.

Meet the new volleyball coach Roaring Fork High School has a new girl’s volleyball coach. She’s Jennifer Dority, who takes over for Carrie Shultz.

Dority crew up in the Chicago area and was a middle hitter for Bradley University (a Division 1 school). Her kill percentage, block assists and solos are still among the top 20 in Bradley history. Sopris Sun readers will learn more about Coach Dority as the 2013 season approaches.

Another Sun?

The July 22 Full Moon Cruiser ride was a toga party, following last month’s theme of “cardboard, duct tape and bubble wrap.” According to a cruiser insider, approximately 400 riders showed up at Sopris Park last Monday for the monthly ride, which can be seen on its Facebook page (carbondalefullmooncruiserride). Votes are now being compiled on Facebook for the Aug. 20 theme. Photo

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It turns out the Sopris Sun you’re reading right now was not the Roaring Fork Valley’s first Sopris Sun newspaper.

That honor apparently goes to the Basalt-based Sopris Sun of 1970. A copy of the newspaper recently surfaced from a book found in a thrift store, and was Vol. 1, No. 29, March 27, 1970. In that 12-page issue, the following Basalt and Carbondale mayoral and town council candidates were profiled respectively: Phillip Shelden and Freeman Nash for mayor in Basalt, plus town council candidates Lowell Bair, Glen Curtis, Bill Eppley, Harry Terliamis, James Cavender, Ray Hendricks, Millard Kelley, Lynn Woolley and Norval King; in Carbondale, Charles Kelly and Virgil Payne for mayor, plus Gus Darien, Odie Cooper, Elaine Berry, Ione Neal Meredith, Joe Blanc, Bobby Cook,

Mario Ronce, Neal Morris, Marcella Hicks and Fred Johnson. Advertisers included the Midland bar in Basalt (serving “The best hamburgers in the world”), Pied Piper toys and hobbies on Main Street in Basalt, Basalt Drug (which was having a “1 cent” sale for 10 days), and in Carbondale Frank’s Laundromat (with “new 15 pound washers”), and Jim’s Gun Shop on Main Street (offering “complete gun repair service.”) If anyone remembers anything about what was apparently the original Sopris Sun, feel free to drop the new Sopris Sun a line at news@soprissun.com.

looking at clouds that way Last week’s Sopris Sun included a cloud photo by staff photographer Jane Bachrach and we asked readers if they saw what she saw. Kathy Enman was first to respond and she was correct with “a dog.”This wasn’t really a contest, although Enman declined the Sun’s offer of a free puppy as prize. Three other readers also responded: Toye was second to respond; Mary Wheeler was third to respond and said the dog was chasing after a ball with its ears flopping; Kristin Lawrence said she not only saw a dog, but that she’s certain it’s her golden-doodle named Teddy. As for future cloud shots, keep an eye out because Jane shoots them all the time.

GarCo fields Komen team The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office once again fielded a team for the recent Susan G Komen Race for the Cure, according to a press release. Megan Alstatt captained the team, which included more than 20 others. “It was our biggest team ever,” said a sheriff’s office spokesman.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Jim Tippett, Adrienne Ackerman and Ruby Honan (July 25); Tom Baker and Brent Moss (July 28); and Cheryl Loggins, Nancy Barnett and Cresta Stewart (July 31).

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The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities wrapped up its Summer of Music series with Pato & the Now Generation, and All the Pretty Horses, at Sopris Park on July 21. The series ran on Sundays through July and included Fishtank Ensemble, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, and Old Town Pickers. Photo by Renee Ramge

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Camp Run-a-Mukers help with Boxtel’s wish

By Sue Gray Sopris Sun Correspondent

Camp Run-a-Muk kids swarm Amanda Boxtel when she tried out her new Ekso Bionics suit at the Carbondale Recreation Center last week. The students conducted several fundraisers to help Boxtel pay for the suit. Photo by Marty Madsen

Imagine a world where dreams come true. That’s the world being created by the visionary children of Camp Run-a-Muk, an after school and summer camp in Carbondale. Last week they celebrated the realization of a wish made by a special Roaring Fork Valley resident, Amanda Boxtel, who was paralyzed from the waist down in a skiing accident in 1992.

For the past 21 years, wheelchair-bound Boxtel has dreamed of walking again. It was a dream shared by many, including Jennifer Soucie who taught preschool with Boxtel before her accident. Believing in the power of intention, they created a ritual of envisioning Boxtel walking, which they kept to nearly every day at 11:11a.m.

Last year, Soucie the owner/director of Camp Run-a-Muk, invited Boxtel to visit the children, tell her story and share her vision of being able to walk again. Soucie said Boxtel actually got out of her wheelchair and crawled on the floor with the children. “She showed them that her legs didn’t work,” Soucie said, “and that made a big impression.”

Recalling the visit, 11-year-old Sebastian Arreolla said “The first time I met Amanda, I was surprised because when most people get hurt, they get mad about it

and she wasn’t… she always had a smile on her face. That’s what I loved about her.”

“They all loved her,” Soucie said, “and she loved them back and they could feel that love.”

After Boxtel told the kids about the robotic walking device she sometimes used as part of experimental therapy for people who’ve lost the use of their legs, and expressed her wish to own one so that she could walk every day, the kids decided to help her achieve that goal.

Will Rose (12) and Maya Lundgren (10) spearheaded the effort to come up with fundraising ideas and all the kids helped make and sell friendship bracelets, lemonade and artwork featuring footprints of the younger children created by stepping in paint and walking across a piece of paper.

“I told the kids I’d match whatever they made,” said Soucie, “and within a few months I had to put in $1,000!”

Soucie decided to create a website to help the kids further their fundraising efforts, and last December ImagineXO.com was born. The XO stands for Ekso Bionics, the company that makes the wearable robotic suit that resembles an exoskeleton.

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Considering sustainable uses on our public lands

By Sue Gray Sopris Sun Contributor What did you do last weekend? That’s a common question in these parts, which is often answered with a list of outdoor activities, no matter what the season.

There are now more backcountry recreation options than ever: camping, climbing, cycling, fishing, hiking, horse packing, hunting, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, trail riding and wildlife viewing to name a few.

With so many locals and visitors enjoying public lands in so many ways, it’s important that everyone do their part to minimize the impact they make on habitat and wildlife.

Most users of public lands know and observe the “pack it in, pack it out” rule — whatever you brought with you, you take back with you. This has reduced the backcountry litter problem considerably since the concept was introduced in the 1970’s.

During the environmental movement of the 1960s and 1970s, two other phrases were commonly used to remind people how to treat the backcountry and wilderness areas responsibly: “leave no trace” and “tread lightly.”These phrases are now the names of organizations that continue to teach responsible and sustainable backcountry practices.

These seven principles are from the Leave No Trace website are: • Plan ahead and prepare: Poorly prepared people, when presented with unexpected situations, often resort to high-impact solutions that degrade the outdoors or put themselves at risk. Proper planning leads to less impact.

• Travel and camp on durable surfaces: Damage to land occurs when surface vegetation or communities of organisms are trampled beyond repair. The resulting barren area leads to unusable trails, campsites and soil erosion.

• Dispose of waste properly: Though most trash and litter in the backcountry is not significant in terms of the long term ecological health of an area, it does rank high as a problem in the minds of many backcountry visitors. Trash and litter are primarily social impacts that can greatly detract from the naturalness of an area. Further, backcountry users create body waste and waste water that requires proper disposal.

• leave what you find: minimize site alterations, such as digging tent trenches, hammering nails into trees, permanently clearing an area of rocks or twigs, and removing items.

• Minimize campfire impacts: Because the naturalness of many areas has been degraded by overuse of fires, seek alternatives to fires or use low-impact fires. (ALWAYS know and observe fire bans and restrictions).

• Respect wildlife: Minimize impact on wildlife and ecosystems. Don’t approach, chase, feed or pick up wildlife.

• Be considerate of other visitors: Following hiking etiquette and maintaining quiet allows visitors to go through the wilderness with minimal impact on other users.

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mission is to teach motorized vehicle users to practice minimal impact on public lands. The following three tips are from the Tread Lightly! website: 1. Travel responsibly on land by staying on designated roads, trails and area. Go over, not around, obstacles to avoid widening the trails. Cross streams only at designated fords.

When possible, avoid wet, muddy trails. On water, stay on designated waterways and launch your watercraft in designated areas.

2. Avoid sensitive areas on land such as meadows, lakeshores, wetlands and streams. Stay on designated routes.

This protects wildlife habitats and sensitive soils from damage.

Don’t disturb historical, archeological or paleontological sites.

On water, avoid operating your watercraft in shallow waters or near shorelines at high speeds.

3. Do your part by modeling appropriate behavior, leaving the area better than you found it, properly disposing of waste, minimizing the use of fire, avoiding the spread of invasive species and repairing degraded areas.

Know more Want to do more in order to protect our wilderness and public lands? Two local organizations offer opportunities to donate money and time.

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of nearly three million acres of public lands in western Colorado.” Their mission is to defend public lands from harmful development, protect and restore habitat, and educate the public about the importance of wilderness preservation.

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers provides the community with opportunities to participate in trail building and restoration projects, planting wetlands, removing invasive species, and refurbishing historic sites.

Responsible stewardship of the land benefits plant and animal life, and provides satisfying recreational opportunities for generations to come. For all of us who live in areas heavily dependent upon outdoor recreation tourism, protecting our public lands also helps create a sustainable economy.

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Leave No Trace www.lnt.org Tread Lightly! www.treadlightly.org Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, 927-8241 PO Box 1341, Basalt, CO 81623 www.rfov.org Wilderness Workshop, 963-3977 P.O. Box 1442, Carbondale, CO 81623 www.wildernessworkshop.org

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Community Calendar THURSDAY July 25 lIVE MUSIC • PAC3 at the Third Street Center presents the Carolina Chocolate Drops at 8 p.m. Their 2010 Nonesuch debut, “Genuine Negro Jig,” garnered a Best Traditional Folk album Grammy last year. Tickets are $40/$45. Info: pac3carbondale.com or 925-1663.

CHAMBER MUSIC • The Basalt Regional Library presents free chamber music featuring students from the Aspen Music Festival and School at 5:15 p.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 15. This week it’s harpist Emily Levin. Info: 927-4311.

STORyTIME • The Carbondale Library at 320 Sopris Ave. holds a storytime for toddlers and infants Thursdays at 10 a.m. Info: 963-2889.

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

FRI.-SUN. July 26-28 MOUNTAIN FAIR • Always the last full weekend of July and always the Roaring Fork Valley’s best party. The 42nd edition takes place in Sopris Park south of Main Street.

For details, check out the Mountain Fair program in this week’s Sopris Sun.

FRIDAY July 26 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Frances Ha” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. July 26Aug. 1.

KOROlOGOS GAllERy • The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt opens “Character Studies: Portraits with Personality”with a reception

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.

from 5 to 7 p.m. Eight artists are represented, with a wide range of styles and subjects. For further information, call the Ann Korologos Gallery at 927-9668 or visit at 211 Midland in Basalt. The gallery’s website is korologosgallery.com. lIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents All the Pretty Horses, which is sometimes described as a “popular, local, alt-countryrock, Portuguese love-ballad” band. Info: 963-3304. lIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Josh Rogan from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover.

PASTOR HART • The Orchard is pleased to announce that Pastor Will Hart of Global Awakening and Will Hart Ministries will be at The Orchard at 6:30 p.m. and at Christ Community Church in Basalt on July 27 at 6:30 p.m. Info: 963-8773 ext. 104.

CHURCHlEy RECEPTION • The Redstone Art Center hosts a reception for pastel landscape artist Barbara Churchley from 5 to 7 p.m.

FARM TO TABlE • Rock Bottom Ranch in El Jebel hosts a farm-to-ranch diner featuring locally produced food and chefs. Info: aspennature.org.

SAT.-SUN. July 27-28 DOWNTOWN ASPEN ART • The 11th annual Downtown Aspen Art Festival is held

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.Admission is free. Info: 561-746-6615.

SATURDAY July 27 lIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Lipbone Redding.

He’s also in town to play the main stage at Mountain Fair.

Info: 963-3304.

THOMPSON HOUSE TOURS • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society gives free tours of the Thompson House Museum on Saturdays from 2-5 p.m.

The museum is located directly behind the River Valley Ranch public tennis courts in the historic Thompson House.

Info: 963-7041.

MUSHROOM FAIR • The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies hosts its annual mushroom Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. at Hallam Lake.

It’s free. Info: aspennature.org.

SUNDAY July 28 THEATRE • Theatre Aspen presents a staged reading of “Cross That River” at the Hurst Theatre. Info: theatreaspen.org.

SPIRITUAl MATTERS • A Spiritual Center in theThird Street Center presents Candice Oksenhorn (meditation, oils and ayurveda from the Chopra Center) at 10 a.m. Info: 963-5516. yOGA • True Nature Healing Arts offers free yoga in Sopris Park Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m.

Info: 963-9900.

POETRy NIGHT • Sponsored by the Aspen Poets’ Society, Poetry Night will be held at Victoria’s Espresso & Wine Bar from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Live music with singer/songwriter Mark Kwiencienski. Open mic for poets ($3 donation per poem). Featured poet is Claudia Putnam. Open to all poets and listeners.

Info: 379-2136.

MONDAY July 29 lIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works hosts open mic nights with Patrick Fagan Mondays at 7:30 p.m. lIVE MUSIC • The Hotel Colorado hosts a Monday night jazz jam on its patio at 7 p.m.

The sessions are open to jazz musicians of all levels. For more information visit the Roaring Fork Valley Musicians Facebook page or contact Zack Ritchie at 987-9277.

EAST WIllOW HIKE • Wilderness Workshop leads a hike into the East Willow area of the Thompson Divide. The hike will explore some of the mid-elevation wildlife habitat that makes the area critical to the local ecology. Info: wildernessworkshop.org. lIBRARy • The Carbondale Library hosts Musical Storytime with Sue Schnitzer every Monday at 4 p.m. Kids must be accompanied by adults at all times.

TUESDAY July 30 lIVE MUSIC • Allan Harris is a world-class singer, guitarist and songwriter who Tony Bennett once called “my favorite singer.” He CALENDAR page 11

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Community Calendar is also a three-time winner of the New York Nightlife award for Outstanding Jazz Vocalist and plays a mix of jazz, blues and soul with the sly elegance of Nat King Cole. “We have hosted him before and he is really special,” said Steve Standiford. Info: 963-3304.

EXPlORING THROUGH MUSIC • Michael Stanwood explores the world through music at 10:30 a.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library at 320 Sopris Ave. He’ll perform on a khaen, didgeridu, angklungs and other instruments and explain about the cultures from which they come.

Info: 963-2889.

MOVIE DAy • The Carbondale Branch Library at 320 Sopris Ave. invites kids in grades K-5 at 4 p.m. to enjoy popcorn and a movie on their new projector.This program is part of the Tuesdays @ the Library series. Info: 963-2889.

GW MARKET • Glenwood’s Downtown Market takes place on Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. There’s live music starting at 5:30 p.m., plus locally grown produce, honey, artisan wares and more. Credit and debit cards accepted, along with EBTs. Info: 618-3650.

WEDNESDAY July 31 lIVE MUSIC • The Basalt Chamber of Commerce’s free Summer Music series (sponsored by Alpine Bank) continues from 5:30 to 8 p.m. with the Smuggler Mountain Boys

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in Lions Park. Info: basaltchamber.com.

CUlTURE ClUB • The Carbondale Culture Club at the Third Street Center continues its lunchtime presentations with singer/songwriter AO Forbes performing songs from his CD “Simple Magic” and Donna Lee (emotional release based on The Sedona Method).

Info: 963-3330.

BIlINGUAl STORyTIME • The Carbondale Library at 320 Sopris Ave. offers a bilingual storytime with Alejandra at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. It’s for kids 1-5. Info: 963-2889.

Further Out

THURSDAY Aug. 1

SATURDAY Aug. 3

GUITAR WORKSHOP • The Carbondale Branch Library is offering a free beginning guitar workshop at 6 p.m. The workshop is taught

by Jackson Emmer and covers the basics of tuning, healthy posture and learning music on the guitar. Emmer has shared a bill with numerous well-known performers, including Shawn Colvin and Sam Bush. Info: 963-2889.

HASSIG OPENS • The Nugget Gallery in Aspen hosts an opening reception for Chris Hassig at 6 p.m. on Aug. 3. Hassig, who grew up in Carbondale, will show his grass drawings, giclée and intaglio prints, fictional map prints, cut-paper stencil cyanotypes and other drawings. The show ends on Sept. 25. Info: chrishassig.wordpress.com.

Ongoing

FARMERS’ MARKET • The Carbondale Farmers’ Market takes place downtown from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Wednesdays through Oct. 2.

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

TEEN ZONE • The Carbondale Library presents Teen Zone from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Teens are invited to study, surf the Net, read, write, draw or hangout. Bring a laptop or borrow one from the library. Info: 963-2889.

RODEO CONTINUES • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo Series continues at the Gus Darien arena on County Road 100 east of town at 6 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m., with slack at 6 p.m.; the performance starts at 7:30 p.m. The series continues every Thursday through August 22. Adults are $10, a car load (up to six people) is $30, kids 10 and under with an adult are free.

Info: carbondalerodeo.com.

RFC • The Roaring Fork Conservancy presents “Mining Water: A historical look at Aspen’s Rivers and Mining” from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Holden-Marolt Mining Museum in Aspen. It’s free. Info: 927-1290.

ROTARy • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at 7 a.m.onWednesdays at the firehouse.

Info: Ken Neubecker at eagleriver@sopris.net.

Save the Date FRIDAY Aug. 2

DON”T WAIT, JUST TEll ME • PAC3 presents NPR’s “Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me” guest Paula Poundstone at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

DAVI NIKENT • Marty Finklestein gives taiji/qigong classes at Sopris Park at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesdays. Info: 948-7379.

STRANAHAN CONTINUES • CMC’s

ArtShare gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs continues a show of George Stranahan’s black-and-white photos through Sept.

25. Info: 947-8367 or cmcartshare.com.

MUSIC TOGETHER • Classes for infants, toddlers and young children take place at Music Together in Carbondale and Aspen. Info: allvalleymusic.com or 963-1482.

TNHA ClASSES • True Nature Healing Arts offers classes in second chakra (creativity and sexuality), metta, tantra, meditation with a sweat lodge, and more. Info: 963-9900.

BEER RUN • Independence Run & Hike stages a four-mile beer run Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. and a group run Saturdays at 8:15 a.m.

Info: 704-0909.

Hold the Presses SEX OFFENDER ClASS • The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, and Glenwood Springs Police Department, offer “Personal Safety for Young Children” and “Community Sex Offender Education” at the Garfield County commissioner room on Eighth Street at 6:15 pm. on July 29. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.

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Community Briefs

Please submit your community briefs to news@soprissun.com by noon on Monday.

Huge drum sale after the circle Here’s a great chance to get your own instruments for future drum circles at prices you can afford! Immediately following this year’s Mountain Fair opening drum circle at 4 p.m. on Friday, there will be a gigantic sale of all instruments used in the circle. The sale will be held under the pie & cake judging tent near the picnic shelter and will last for only 45 minutes. “Choose what you want and pay what you think is a fair price,” said drum circle founder/CCAH founder and Mother of the Fair, Laurie Loeb. Loeb said she needs to divest her arsenal of drums and percussion instruments and wants the community to have them in order to carry on the tradition of community drumming. “Please help me get out from under this joyous load that I can no longer carry,” she told The Sun. Purchases are cash or check only. For more information, e-mail Loeb at lloeb@rof.net.

English in Action seeks volunteers English in Action is looking for volunteers to work one-on-one with adult immigrants to help them learn English. The next training takes place at their office (33 Gillespie Dr. in El Jebel) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 6.“Volunteers need no teaching or foreign language experience, just the desire to make an important difference in someone else’s life,” said an English in Action spokeswoman. For more information or to RSVP, call 963-9200. or e-mail liz@englishinaction.org.

Davi Nikent goes M4W Davi Nikent is collaborating with Gwen Garcelon, Cindy Solano, Dr. Greg Feinsinger, Jon Robson and others to present the six-month program Masterminds 4 Wellness. The first session takes place at the Third Street Center Board Room at 7 p.m. on July 30. For details, go to masterminds4wellness.com.

Also coming up from Davi Nikent, Claire O’Leary offers Empowerment through Journaling from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 3. The fee is $145. For details, call 303-525-6893.

Clay Center holding classes The Carbondale Clay Center offers summer classes for all skill levels through from 6:30 to 9 p.m. through Aug. 27. For details, call 963-2529.

A SGM engineering batter waits for his pitch at last weekend’s Carbondale Recreation Department end-of-season tournament for 9-10-year-old players. Basalt’s No. 2 team beat Aspen’s No. 2 team in a double overtime victory to win first place. Photo by Lynn Burton

RFC seeks monitors

Hunting deadline

Roaring Fork Conservancy is seeking volunteers to monitor temperatures in area rivers.

For details, call 927-1290 or e-mail sarah@roaringfork.org.

The deadline to sign up for Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s hunter outreach program is Aug. 1. For details, go to bit.ly/womenafieldapp or bit.ly/youthhuntapp.

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e library’s “Pillars of Light:” A community work of art

By Nicolette Toussaint Sopris Sun Correspondent Along the north side of the new Carbondale Branch Library are seven pillars decorated with art glass — a creation designed by local glass artist Shannon Muse, but created by more than 20 hands and more than 100 minds.

The work of art, which is called “Pillars of Light / Pilars de Luz,” contains more than 5,000 pieces of recycled glass along with Swarovski crystals and metallic-sheened dichroic glass. Embedded among the pieces of glass are quotes contained in tiles made of opalescent iridized glass.

“I couldn’t have done this without the interns,” said Muse. “They put countless hours into this project.” At the library dedication last Saturday, Muse thanked her volunteers by giving them glass hands hung on thong necklaces.

In keeping with the “green” nature of many materials in the library, the clear, sage-colored background glass was made from broken shower doors and windows. Muse’s volunteer interns broke the tempered glass, which separates into chunks, and then melted those pieces in a kiln to remove the sharp edges. They individually placed more than 5,000 pieces of this “field glass” by hand.

Muse, who works out of her Paradise Art Glass studio on Sopris Avenue across the street from the library, earned a commission to create the pillars by winning a community competition, knowing that money had not yet been raised through donations to pay for the project. It was, she says, an act of faith to begin the project hoping that money for

The streams of colored art glass symbolize knowledge flowing from books to minds.

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Get Set… Let the reading begin.

Garfield County Library Executive Director Amelia Shelley (upper far right) invited kids 12 and under to help her cut the ribbon at the new Carbondale Branch Library on July 20.

Within seconds of the cutting, kids led the way through the doors and on to computers and books. More than 300 people attended the opening and the library recorded more than 1,000 visits through July 23. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Carbondale’s new library: more of everything Sopris Sun Staff Report The new Carbondale Branch Library has more of everything than before: square footage (13,000 now compared to 3,200 at the old Gordon Cooper Library), books (20,500 compared to 18,020 before), study rooms (four now compared to zero before) and public computers (20 now compared to six before).

Located at 320 Sopris Ave., two blocks south of the old library building, the $5.2 million library was designed

by Willis Pember Architects, and is also more energy efficient than the old building, with south facing orientation, high performance low-e glass, 97 percent efficient boilers for heating and more. The Garfield County Library District chose not to spend money on the LEED certification process and instead committed $30,000 to purchasing solar panels for the roof, said library district director Amelia Shelley. “We are hoping to raise at least $50,000 or more to provide a minimum of 20kWh of photovoltaic power on the facility,” she told The Sopris Sun.“We would love to achieve zero net energy for electricity to this building.”

Even without the official LEED process, as of right now the building would qualify for Gold certification, according to Jeff Dickinson, who does contract work for CLEER and worked closely with the library district on the project.

The district received about $155,000 in financial support from the community for amenities and artwork, including a donation from Jim and Connie Calaway for the community room; Colorado Stone Quarries for marble; the Boettcher Foundation, Sam Viersen Family Foundation and BKS Family Foundation for capital support; and The Aspen Thrift Shop for art. The following groups and individuals donated to the approximate $52,000 cost of the Pillars of Light installation at the building’s entrance: Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library (including the piano in the community room), Alpine Bank, Bill Spence and Sue Edelstein, Jaywalker Lodge, RA Nelson Construction, the Mt. Sopris Rotary Club (half a pillar) and Carbondale Rotary Foundation (half a pillar) and in memory of Dr. Gary Kitching. James Surls in loaning the library sculptures on a rotating basis.

Clockwise from upper left: There’s plenty of room for books, computers and more at the new Carbondale Branch Library; Mark Cesark’s panel on the check-out desk is one of several pieces of art; the library’s backside includes several Adirondack-style chairs; the library sits at the intersection of Sopris Avenue and Third Street; a bank of computers sites in the middle of the library. Photos by Lynn Burton THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper • JUly 25, 2013 • 15

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Community activist and public art promoter Sue Edelstein raised the funds and Muse completed “Pillars of Light” earlier in the summer. Donors contributed $7,500 per pillar or in some cases split the cost of a pillar.

The money was used, among other things, to buy art glass and crystals from a collection in Denver. Pale turquoise, blue and pink rivulets of art glass course through the field glass, looking like rivers running down from snowcapped peaks through the valley.

Muse explains that the streams of colored art glass symbolize knowledge flowing from books to minds.

Garfield County Libraries and Muse invited community members to submit the quotes that adorn the text panels on the pillars, and local citizens responded enthusiastically. A pillar map available from the library lists more than 100 donors for the quotes.

The sayings on the pillars range “Pillars of Light” volunteer Terri Ritchie (left) accepts a glass hand pendant from project defrom quirky to sublime: • From poet Mary Oliver: “Tell me, signer Shannon Muse (right) during the grand what is it you plan to do with your one opening for the Carbondale Branch Library on Saturday. Ritchie felt the project was a “Labor wild and precious life?”

• Albert Einstein: “Not everything of Love” by Muse the way she involved the that can be counted counts, and not community. Photo by Jane Bachrach everything that counts can be counted.

• Near the Albert Einstein quote is the number 741.59, which is the Dewey Decimal designation for comic books and graphic novels.

• A Groucho Marx quote reads: “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”

Should the Crystal River be designated a Wild and Scenic River?

Letters continued om page 2 the rest of the community to be aware of an ethic among past, and hopefully present, shade-tenters: The space in the park belongs to no single-person, so we believe in sharing our shade with others to the extent that we can still enjoy it. I hope that all shade-tenters invite not only their close friends to join them, but also other fairgoers who look hot and like they might like to enter the shade and take in some music.

We have entered the lottery for an EZUp site with a handful of other families with young children. We are hopeful to have a "home base" at Mountain Fair and grateful to CCAH for arranging the system. For those who feel "left out" of the shade, I invite you to look for an unoccupied EZ-Up and get yourself some shade. When the official occupants arrive, you may just make some new friends. Also, I recommend for you THE COOLEST place in the park to be: underneath the trees with your feet in the ditch. That’s where IT’S really at.

Jimmy Byrne Carbondale

Use it, reduce it Dear Editor: We (CORE) participated in the Unified for Thompson Divide Rally on July 13 and are pleased to say it was an outstanding event with over 700 attendees.

The Community Office for Resource Ef-

ficiency (CORE) works cooperatively with businesses, individuals, utilities and government entities to create measurable improvements in energy and water efficiency in order to benefit the environment and develop a more sustainable economy.

Drilling in Thompson Divide will not develop a more sustainable economy for the Roaring Fork Valley. Therefore CORE opposes drilling in the divide and supports the efforts of the Thompson Divide Coalition to preserve this important land in our valley. In support of the Thompson Divide Coalition and as one more way to empower residents and businesses to take action, CORE partnered with CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for the Region) on creating the Thompson Divide Energy Pledge, a six-week campaign to encourage citizens in the valley to reduce their personal energy consumption so that collectively we can prevent oil and gas extraction in wild and scenic places like Thompson Divide. We are doing our part and we call on valley residents to take the Thompson Divide Energy Pledge and show their support for the protection of Thompson Divide. Visit www.aspencore.org to learn more about what you can do too!

Lucy Emerson-Bell Outreach Coordinator, CORE Carbondale and Aspen

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Ekso suit continued om page 8 But for Boxtel and the children at Camp Run-a-Muk, it wasn’t just about the money. The kids also participated in using their imagination to envision Boxtel walking again.

Boxtel believes all that collective energy has power, and what you send out into the universe comes back to you.

When Australian-born Boxtel brought a boomerang to Camp Run-a-Muk, it became a symbol of the power of manifesting your dreams.

Boxtel and Soucie share the belief that love has power, too. The children’s love and desire to help Boxtel was soaring out into the community and the world, and coming back in the form of donations. With the help of ImagineXO and other benefactors, Boxtel’s wish was getting very close to becoming reality.“You’ve held this dream and vision with me,” Boxtel told the children, and promised that when she got her Ekso suit, they would get to open the package.

On July 16, 2013, that promise was fulfilled, along with Boxtel’s wish for the ability to walk again. A ceremony was held at the Carbondale Recreation Center that included a speech by Boxtel thanking the children for helping her achieve her dream, and a rendition of Alicia Keys’ “This Girl Is On Fire” sung by camper Sebastian Arreolla, with the other campers joining in on the chorus. Then as the mistyeyed gathering of parents, friends and community members looked on, the kids tore the gift wrapping off the big box containing Boxtel’s very own bionic walking device.

With the help of an Ekso Bionics physical therapist and two trainees, Boxtel put the suit on and within minutes she was walking through the lobby doors and down the sidewalk. The device works by sensing tiny body movements and turning them into strides using motors in the suit’s hip and knee joints. With continued use, it actually increases physical ability as well as alleviates the pain, swelling, and bladder and bowel dysfunction often associated with paralysis.

Boxtel flashed her famous smile as she strolled down

Green code training offered the sidewalk to the cheers and tears of the onlookers. The happy group of young campers followed close behind, in awe of the whole experience.

“I’m just amazed,” said camper Will Rose. “A year before it was just a dream and now it’s a reality.”

Stella Shipman (12) was one of the campers involved in raising money but who had never even met Boxtel before the event at the recreation center said “When I saw her, it made me realize how it would feel if I couldn’t walk and what it would be like to walk for the first time again. I was happy for her.”

“The bigger picture is the children have a chance to learn that giving is its own reward,” said camp director Soucie, “They get to see their efforts in the spirit of love, hope and giving come full circle.”

In a follow-up interview at Camp Run-a-Muk with Shipman, Lundgren and Arreolla, along with fellow campers Coleman Straeter (6), Elijah D. Brogdon (9) and Zaida Leslie ( 6), it was evident that philanthropy has now become a passion.

Through continued fundraising and creative envisioning, they hope to send local X-Games athlete Sam Ferguson, who is also paraplegic, to a surf camp for disabled people in Costa Rica, “because he grew up in Hawaii and loves to surf.”

They also intend to help 9-year-old fellow camper Parker Wilson, who can’t walk due to cerebral palsy, by giving her a trip to the Save the Chimps sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, “because she just loves chimpanzees and orangutans!”

Lundgren summed it up by saying “We’re trying to help people make their dream come true.”

For more information, please visit camprunamuk.net, imagineXO.com and eksobionics.com.

The Valley Insider’s video coverage of this event is available on The Sopris Sun's new website at www.soprissun.com.

Sopris Sun Staff Report The town of Carbondale is offering an in-depth training workshop on the 2012 International Green Construction Code (IgCC). The IgCC is the newest resource conservation code in the United States and was published in 2012, according to a press release.

The training will be focused for architects, but contractors, designers and others are also encouraged to attend. AIA credits are available.

This full day class will be led by Christopher J. Green, FAIA LEED AP, and David S. Collins, FAIA NCARB. “This class is intended to provide those attending with a comprehensive overview of the code and architectural implications with a purposeful focus on the architect-building official relationship toward helping create successful strategies for projects developed under this code,” said a town of Carbondale spokeswoman.

The class will provide a background to the intent of the code and its development, an overview of the code and project implications and architectural compliance strategies. In addition to a thorough overview of the code, the class will also look at materials and construction waste management, energy implications (prescriptive and performance), water, delighting and commissioning. The course will provide several exercises relating to key elements of the code.

The training will be offered from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 14 at town hall. A $20 fee will be collected at the door. Seating is limited, so RSVPs are being accepted at tisrael@carbondaleco.net or 510-1210.

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Obituary

James “Randy” Udall James “Randy” Udall, a native son of the American West, died June 20, 2013, on the eve of the Summer Solstice, doing what he loved most, hiking in the remote Wind River Mountains. He was 61 years old.

The cause of his death: natural.

Randy was both a visionary and a pragmatist. Known for the size of his heart and the breadth of his wild mind, Randy Udall was all about energy: physical and mental.

His expertise on domestic and international energy sustainability was singular, both as a free-lance writer and as an advocate. In 1984, he co-founded the non-profit Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) in Carbondale, Colorado, where he served for 13 years as director. CORE’s

partnerships with electric utilities and local governments led to Colorado’s first solar energy incentive program, the world’s first Renewable Energy Mitigation Program and some of the most progressive green power purchasing programs in America.

In 2005, Udall co-founded the Association for the Study of Peak Oil-USA to track the shifting balance between world oil supply and depletion. He was a brilliant communicator, owned by no one, plain-spoken, humble and nuanced. He was a celebrated speaker engaging audiences worldwide on the complexities of energy development. He was the rare thought leader who put his thoughts into action. Udall’s home in Carbondale was retrofitted with solar panels that he often shared would keep 300,000 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the at-

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mosphere over 20 years. The energy bill on his 2,000-square-foot home was a mere $300 per year.

Randy Udall told hard truths: “We have been living like gods,” he often said. “Our task now is to learn how to live like humans. Our descent will not be easy.”

Randy Udall was born on Oct. 29, 1951, in Tucson, Arizona, to former Arizona Congressman Morris K. Udall and Patricia Emery Udall. His education was informed by Prescott College and the University of Denver, but he graduated from neither. He subscribed to what John Wesley Powell called “a home-grown education” driven by place and fueled by curiosity. His path of inquiry was grounded in auto mechanics, carpentry, a commitment to writing, environmental studies and advocacy. He also worked for Outward Bound as a wilderness instructor. Instinct, intuition and experience became the bedrock of his uncommon wisdom.

Randy belonged to a respected political family. Alongside the distinguished political career of his father, he was the nephew of Stewart Udall, Secretary of the Interior during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, from whom he drew great inspiration. His eldest brother Mark Udall and his cousin Tom Udall currently represent Colorado and New Mexico in the U.S. Senate. With his usual wit and candor, he often apologized for politicians in the West, but he never abandoned his family’s commitment to public service and embrace of the open space of democracy.

In the 1980’s, Randy reported on the Sanctuary Movement for the Tucson Citizen, riding the underground railroad and listening to the plight of the refugees it carried from Central America to the United States. He was the first reporter to break the story of the Tucson Sanctuary Movement nationally and garner support and justice for them. Through his writing, Randy continually sought to give voice to others and to the land. “I love forms beyond my own, and regret the borders between us,” wrote Loren Eiseley, one of Randy’s favorite authors.

In 1987, Randy co-authored “Too Funny To Be President” with his father, Mo Udall, and Bob Neuman. In 1993, he collaborated with his uncle Stewart Udall and photographer David Muench on the book “National Parks of America.”

He was a man who loved words and big ideas. As much as he loved to climb mountains, he loved the landscape of public discourse. Udall will be remembered as an extraordinary listener and a lively raconteur.

He gave dignity to his conversations, be it with a roughneck in the oil patch or testing and charming an environmentalist over beer. He was at home with those who cared.

His alliances were creative and brave. He possessed an open mind and at times a fierce one, calling for an ethics of a place.

Udall did not hesitate to go toe-to-toe with oil executives, calling for accountability, when discussing the realities of peak oil.

Most of all, Randy Udall loved all things wild: skiing across Baffin Island in 1976, casting a line of light on a meandering river, hiking the Colorado Rockies with his children. In an e-mail to his daughter Tarn, when rafting with her brother down the Tatshenshini River in Alaska, he said simply, lovingly, “Stay warm, stay fed and feed the morale meter, too.”

He was a man of paradoxes: a loner and a communitarian; joyful and brooding, present one minute and gone the next. And his vast frame of reference was apparent by the diversity on his bookshelves with Mary Oliver’s “Collected Poems” next to “A Field Guide to Geology,” Ivan Doig’s nonfiction shelved next to “The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power” by Daniel Yergin. When Wallace Stegner admonished Westerners “to create a society to match the scenery,” this was the joyous life work of Randy Udall.

Udall is survived by his beloved wife, Leslie Emerson and their three children: Ren, Tarn, and Torrey Udall; his five siblings, Mark Udall (wife, Maggie Fox), Judith Udall (husband, Ben Harding), Anne Udall (partner, Tillie Clark), Brad Udall (wife, Jane Backer), and Kate Udall; his nephews Jed Udall and Clay Harding, and niece, Tess Udall. He also leaves behind his cousin, Tom Udall, alongside Denis Udall, Scott Udall, Lynn Udall, Lori Udall and Jay Udall. He is preceded in death by his father, Morris K. Udall, his mother, Patricia Emery Udall, his uncle Stewart Udall, and his nephew Luke Harding.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to: The Randy Udall Memorial Fund, Alpine Bank, 350 Highway 133, Carbondale, Colorado, 81623. Donations will support Youth in Action.

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Another year. A good one I love it. I really do. to be sure. While the hatches Watching a client catch a have been screwed up by low fish, or working with them, winter water flows and more hunting with them, goofing hot days than I can shake a around with them, trying to piece of fried chicken at, I’m meet impossible expectations working more and harder is my kind of work. than I ever have. The fish are Exciting. stranger than fiction. And By Cameron Scott Never the same. there are more people out A.D.D. Demential. Multi fishing every day and night than I can count. dimentional. High definition. Dysfunctional.

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I meet up with one to three clients. They are In a lot of ways guiding is similar to writfrom everywhere, have been everywhere, and ing and teaching creative writing. Helping have decided to hire a fishing guide. The cra- someone discover their voice, like helping ziest specifically request to fish with this po- someone catch a fish, is just about as human, etry-spouting-non-pot-smoking-highly-liberal challenging and brilliant as you can get. And -family-oriented-hustling-contradiction-of-a- sometimes it even comes easy. human-being — AKA yours truly. Almost all of the clients I fish with are highly successful and skilled individuals who carry a wide Friday Night with Cat range of humor, ego, expectations, entitleIn my lap, fur damp from rainstorm, ment and listening skills. That’s where the I can feel each rib and knob of spine similarities end. Some of them I am able to the skull he pushes into my palm crack open in minutes, make smile, relax, give and the angular chin he extends in to hanging out with me for four to eight beneath my fingers. If piano keys hours. Some of them remain un-crackable had been like Ocho’s chin and disassociated from the experience they I could have made music purr. are having. Some of them I have a beer with at the end of the day. Some of them wouldn’t It is the skull of a cat that sits even think about it. on top of the devil’s cane.

If fly-fishing is an art, then guiding is the Each knob of spine is an answer. art of catching fish through someone else. Fly Each rib a reason for hunger. fishing is enough of a cluster of hooked Neither friend nor enemy Ocho branches, tangles, broken off flies, punctured is the cumulative effort of years waders, fishless days and swimming sessions to love something that does not. as it is. To want to introduce someone to He will sit forever in the mountain’s such a human art, you truly have to be sarcophagus, birds and chipmunks counter-cultural. The true definition of which strewn at his feet, each an offering. is to both love and hate something at the same time.

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e River: how to keep yourself and your family safe

By Tami Suby Special to The Sopris Sun Whenever my life feels out of balance my first instinct is to get on the river. Over the past 19 years I have floated over 15,000 miles of rivers — kayaking, raft-guiding and doing swiftwater rescue/CPR training. The river feels like home to me. However, I have seen and experienced some life-threatening moments in those years.

Recently, I watched a woman lose consciousness after two other boats with small children got surfed and almost flipped in the ledge-hole (on-river left) at the kayak park in Glenwood Springs. Incredibly, the woman was resuscitated by five kayakers that got her to shore. They began CPR and revived her before the paramedics arrived.

A few days after that, a small raft was wrapped on Tombstone rock and several commercial companies stopped to help the private boaters try to save the raft.

Last summer I pulled two guys without life jackets out of the Shoshone section on the Colorado River because their Walmart raft flipped in a sizable hole. The list goes on.

A little education can change a life. If you are planning on spending time rafting or tubing down a river, here are six essential rules: 1. Always wear a river life jacket, not a water-skiing life jacket.

Your river life jacket should fit snugly and not pull up above your shoulders. Water skiing vests float a person straight up and down, while river jackets have more flotation on the chest to keep the feet up and help you swim with your feet downstream. Wearing a river life jacket is the smartest thing you can do for yourself and for those that might end up trying to help you if you need it.

2. Know what you’re getting into.

If someone wants to take you down the river, ask questions. How many times have they run that section? What

Look for Class I water if you want to tube down a stretch of river. This photo was taken at Two Rivers Park in Glenwood Springs. Photo by Lynn Burton Class river is it? What kind of boat do they have? How many years have they been boating? If you’re uncertain as to whether the person has sufficient experience and knowledge, do a commercial trip instead.

3. Know where you are going and what class of river you’ll be floating.

Rivers are rated by difficulty. Class I is still water (for example, Ruedi Reservoir). Class II is moving water with small riffles. Class III has rapids with several options to paddle through that are safe if you know how to read

water. Small holes (recirculating water), rocks, and other obstacles will be present. You need some experience and training to navigate a raft through Class III. Class IV has more extreme obstacles and much larger consequences. If you fall out of the raft you must know how to rescue yourself. Someone guiding Class IV should have plenty of training and experience. Class V may have waterfalls, large pour-overs (water recirculating over rocks) and other river features that require expert guiding.

4. Think twice before bringing kids.

If you have little experience on the river, or with a certain section, leave the kids at home. In the last year I have seen at least a dozen small children in rafts that were in very dangerous situations on the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers. My son is 6 and I now take him on mellow Class II with our ducky and he sits with my husband or me.

5. Think three times before bringing alcohol on a river trip.

Bringing beer on the river when it is a flat stretch is one thing. Bringing alcohol when you need to be alert, smart and react quickly is something else. In general, mixing alcohol with river sports is a bad idea.

6. Choose a mellow stretch for inner tubing.

Make sure you follow all of the instructions above, and be aware that you must add one degree of difficulty to the classifications listed above if you are tubing. (In other words, a Class III in a raft is really a Class IV in a tube.)

Some of the most quiet and serene moments of my life have been on the river deep in the Grand Canyon; some of my most thrilling and exhilarating moments have been right here on the Slaughterhouse section of the Roaring Fork. I hope the river can become a haven for you, too.

Tami Suby is a certified raft guide, kayak instructor, swiftwater rescue technician and CPR trainer.

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The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt opens “Character Studies: Portraits with Personality” with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 26.

Eight artists are represented, with a wide range of styles and subjects. “The common thread of this exhibition,” says gallery manager Julia Novy, “ is the revelation of the subjects’ spirits, moods and personalities.”

Heather Foster’s commuters on a subway are juxtaposed with her own paintings of cows.

Tomás Lasansky’s Thomas Jefferson is complemented

by Jill Soukup’s imposing buffalo.

Joel Ostlind’s delicate etchings of nudes contrast to the bold portraits of Native Americans by Nathan Solano.

The paintings of Jill Soukup, Cheri Christensen and Julie Chapman offer windows into the characters of the fox, coyote, cow and bird, hanging next to Charlie Lasansky’s young ballerinas.

“Character Studies: Portraits with Personality” is slated for exhibition through Aug. 4. For further information, call the Ann Korologos Gallery at 927-9668 or visit at 211 Midland in Basalt. The gallery’s website is korologosgallery.com.

Aspen Art Museum The Aspen Art Museum presents “Lorna Simpson: Works on Paper” on July 26 through Sept. 22.

The Simpson show includes more than 100 works, including a new series created during her tenure as the AAM’s 2013 Jane and Marc Nathanson Distinguished Artist in Residence.

Regarded as one of the leading artists of her generation, Simpson came into prominence in the mid-1980s through photographic and textural works that confronted

and challenged conventional attitudes toward race, gender and cultural memory, according to an AAM press release.

Since the late 1990s, Simpson has extended her concerns into a series of film and video installations and large-scale photographic works printed on felt. “Lorna Simpson: Works on Paper” highlights a more recent body of works on paper that explore the complex relationships between the photographic archive and processes of selffashioning. Many of the images incorporate women’s faces cut from issues of Jet and Ebony magazines, their hair and suggestion of a torso rendered vibrantly in ink and watercolor, and centered on the page.

As in Simpson’s earlier works, these new drawings and collages continue to take the African American woman as a point of departure and continue her longstanding examination of the ways that gender and culture shape the experience of life in our contemporary multiracial society.

Simpson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1960 and received her BFA in photography from the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and her MFA from the University of California, San Diego. Her work has been shown as such institutions as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and others in Los Angels, Michigan, South Carolina and Paris.

“Lorna Simpson: Works on Paper is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue featuring a series of newly commissioned essays by the AAM’s Nancy and Bob Magoon and director Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, Connie Butler (chief curator of the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles), Franklin Sirmans (the Terri and Michael Smookie curator and department head of contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art), and New Yorker staff writer Hilton Als. An opening reception with the Simpson will be held at 6 p.m. on July 25.

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Schools short of musical instruments, launch donation drive Sopris Sun Staff Report The Roaring Fork Valley has long been known for its amazing local music scene.

Local middle and high school instrumental music programs are now following suit and literally bursting out of the schools’ band rooms.

This coming year alone there will be 325 new ďŹ fth and sixth grade student musicians in school programs in Glenwood, Carbondale, Basalt and Aspen. With the help of Jazz Aspen Snowmass and others, people up and down the valley are starting their journey as life-long musicians in our public schools.

Unfortunately, schools are unable to supply enough instruments for students that need them. “I have 25 students who have chosen to play the ute next year and I have eight utes," said Glenwood Springs High School and Middle School band director

Tami Suby. Many parents buy or rent instruments, but those costs are a struggle for many parents. “We always scrounge and ďŹ nd an instrument for students who want to play,â€? Suby told The Sopris Sun, “but it would be great to have a bigger eet.â€?

In an effort to help provide more instruments to students, the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities (CCAH) and Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) are assisting school programs with an instrument drive. The groups are looking to get instruments out of people’s attics, sheds and basements, and into the hands of young people.

Why are so many students interested in music? Suby said she believes it has to do with the fact that “we all relate to music on some level and it is one of the most powerful ways to express ourselves.�

Suby also pointed to the innovative approach to learning that happens in music classes. Education reformers, including pro-

ponents of Expeditionary Learning, are emphasizing the importance of project-based learning, collaborative projects, public presentations and performance-based evaluations; band class has used this approach for years, Suby said.

In band class, Suby explained, the students must work together on a common project: learning and performing a piece of music. Students periodically break up into small groups (such as the clarinet players) to problem-solve and develop their contribution to the group as a whole. In addition to learning about music and musical technique, students develop patience, listening skills, teamwork skills and meticulous attention to detail.

After a signiďŹ cant amount of individual, small group and whole-group work, the students come together and present the result of their hard work in the form of a public performance. As Suby describes it,

“The adrenalin, love and hard work that all come together at the moment of performance is pretty magical.�

How to contribute

Drop off your used instrument at one of the following locations: CCAH office in the Third Street Center (between Aug. 15-Sept.

15); Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts (between now and Sept. 15), or the JAS office in the Red Brick Center in Aspen.

Send in a cash donation for the music program through Jazz Aspen Snowmass or directly to each program. For more information on how to contribute pleas, contact JAS at 920-4996 or Tami Suby at tsuby@rfschools.com.

Monetary and instrument donations are tax deductible. You may specify which school you would like to receive your donation.

Pardon My Garden sprouts new mid-valley tour

By Sue Coyle Sopris Sun Contributor Despite its unassuming name, the Pardon My Garden club is 80 members strong, all living and gardening throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. This summer, for the ďŹ rst time in its 20year history, the non-proďŹ t organization is planning a tour featuring 11 gardens stretching from Watson Divide to El Jebel.

The ďŹ rst annual Garden Tour, billed as “Ornamental and Edible Gardens of the Mid-Valley,â€? will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 27. In the past, the club has held plant sales and donated the proceeds to individuals or local organizations, typically giving grants totaling between $5,000 and $7,000 a year. The ticket sales from this summer’s tour will be used for the same purpose.

Club president Kathryn Rooney said the tour was planned for late summer, rather than spring, in order to see vegetables in production. The 11 sites featured on the tour, including residential and municipal gardens, exemplify the ingenuity and dedication required to grow gardens in an arid, high-altitude environment. One example, said Rooney, is an El Jebel resident who produces gardens using only one hour of ditch water a week. “It’s hard to grow vegetables in this area,� Rooney said. “If it were easy, we’d call it planting.�

Another highlight includes the indoor and outdoor gardens of Amory Lovins and Judy Hill, who grow tropical fruits such as bananas year-round in their greenhouse.

Although the tour is self-guided, each site will have a property owner to greet visitors and answer questions. Lisa DiNardo, horticultural manager for the town of Basalt, will act as guide at Basalt Town Hall. “Lisa is one of the gardening rock stars in our valley,� said Rooney.

Pardon My Garden members range from professional gardeners and landscapers to “newbies,â€? according to tour publicity chairperson Rachel Dayton. “We all are passionate about digging in the dirt and growing environmentally conscious ower gardens and landscapes, as well as organic vegetable gardens,â€? Dayton said.

The club plans to hold next summer’s tour in the Carbondale area.

Money raised has been used to support gardening, tree care, vegetable production, sustainable ecology, best practices for landscape care, conservative use of water and beauty in public spaces. Included in the list of the club’s grant recipients are Heritage Park Care Center, Roaring Fork High School’s Grow Dome project and libraries in Carbondale, Basalt and Glenwood Springs.

Tickets for Saturday’s tour can be purchased for $10 at pardonmygardenannualtour.eventbrite.com, or the day-of for $15 at Eagle Crest Nursery in El Jebel until noon.

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Tickets to the Garden Tour on tour day can also be purchased at Eagle Crest Nursery in El Jebel only from 9 a.m. to noon.

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