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MAN GO WILD from mango madness at Mountain Fair. Daniel Armenia’s Señor Mango was one of the busiest and most popular booths this year. Not only was it amazing to watch the masters slice them so deftly and artfully, but it was commonplace to see both adults and kids munching their way through the park day and night. Photo by Jane Bachrach

A newcomer finds the hometown in Mountain Fair

By Matthew DeLuca Special to The Sopris Sun

This weekend marked the two-month anniversary of my imigration to the Roaring Fork Valley from Philadelphia. Between relocation, looking for employment and adjusting to a new (and vastly different) culture and community, it has been a busy couple of weeks, but I have met some of the most welcoming and hospitable

friends one could wish to meet. Each one had the same words of advice for meeting new people in the community: “Make sure to go to Mountain Fair!”

In the weeks leading up to Carbondale’s 47th Mountain Fair, however, I was not the only person experiencing some anxiety. Carbondale Arts Executive Director Amy Kimberly has been helping to organize the town’s trademark summer event for 14 years, and even she admitted

to some trepidation heading into the weekend’s festivities.

“This has been an extremely politically divisive time in America, and I was concerned that this year’s Mountain Fair would reflect that,” she said. “I thought it was going to be a tough one — and I couldn’t have been more wrong”.

When asked to elaborate, Amy went on to say, “This community, from the volunteers to the fair goers, have HOMETOWN page 9

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The good, the bad and the fire Do you want the good news first, or the bad news? Oh wait, but if we look away (or move to Europe) it will take generations there is no good news. I can’t take this much longer; it seems like to get back the ground lost. Each and every time the matryoshka every time I turn around there’s something so wrong with the world doll tries to see how much he can get away with, we must be there that I don’t know how we’ll ever make it right to stand our ground and chase back the greed and again. I feel like Dorothy, only instead of Kansas, corruption rollin’ through our towns.

I’m in hell: fire, treason, and vandals, oh my!

Speaking of rollin’ through town, there’s more We have vandals in my neighborhood. And bad news; we almost lost Basalt, Willits and El not just your typical teenage gargoyles who Jebel to fire. As I stood on my deck at night, watchwalk around with bad hair, angst, and the ating the flames that were reported to be over 70 titude that accompanies that lovely right-of-pasft. high, I just kept thinking “thank you.” Thank sage time in life. I’m talking about grand theft you to karma, to the gods and goddesses, sure, auto and criminal mischief. but mostly to the firefighters. What an incredible Also, keep an eye out for twin plastic bunjob they did, and continue to do, to protect our nies, about yay high, that plug into the wall homes and businesses. It’s amazing how quickly and stare you down with their cute and terrible one’s priorities can change when faced with real smiles. They were happily living outside, waitdisaster. Animals seem to get it, in fact, they seem ing for the next occasion to light up the party, to be way ahead of us when it comes to most bawhen someone with a heart of darkness stole sic life canons. Excluding humans, is there greed them. If you, or someone you know, took the in nature? Ruthlessness, sure, but full-on greed? bunnies, please return them now with no quesI can’t help but worry for the animals and their tions asked. Because if you don’t, and any of my loss of habitat, (once again due to humans) but I neighbors attend a house party where the twins trust in nature to set them up with a sweet new are prominently displayed, you can expect recondo in Eagle County. Similar to the way I know percussions— and not just of the karmic kind. it will all work out for us in the end, so if it’s not (Just kidding, sort of.) alright, then it’s not the end. It’s hard not to focus Karma’s got her hands full right now. I do on all of our problems, and I get sucked into the believe what goes around comes around, espeeddy of day-to-day more bad news… but once in

By Jeannie Perry cially on a larger scale than stealing electric twin a while I can pull my head up and glimpse our bunnies. I believe karma adjusts for scale, which potential for empathy and compassion and love. could make the finale of the current administration’s shitshow And when I do, it is astounding. exceptionally loud and grotesque.

When our friends were evacuated and showed up at 3:30 in As a nation, we’ve been playing just the tip for over a year and a the morning with their dog in the car, I realized that when you half now. Obviously, the plan is to desensitize Americans so that we boil it all down, life is about the living. None of the inanimate just lie down and let the dictatorship (coal-fired) train roll in to the objects that money can buy, which we think we love and need, station. And when dealing with Baby POTUS, karma may take even carry joy with them. It is in — and up to — us. Except for those longer than usual because he has no accountability for his actions. plastic twin bunnies, I know they continue to bring joy and terBut we cannot give up. I can barely care what he’s up to anymore, ror wherever they go.

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Leave someplace for the horses Dear Editor: On Thursday, Aug. 5, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) closes its first Public Comment for the recreational use prior to assigning designations of two parcels of land acquired in a recent land exchange, one the Sutey Ranch Parcel in Missouri Heights in the Heart of Horse Country and the second, the Haines Parcel on Prince Creek Road. The public scoping meeting was held July 24, and we now have 12 days left to identify issues, concerns, and potential impacts for BLM analysis.

Comments may be e-mailed to blm_ co_sutey_haines_rmpa@blm.gov or mailed to BLM, 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652, Attn: Sutey/Haines Management Plan.

These two decisions are at the heart of protecting the historical horseback riding on the CROWN with truck and trail-

er parking access in the Haines Meadow and horseback riding and hiking on the Sutey Ranch.

For the Haines Parcel, the RFVHC maintains that horsemen need the historic truck and trailer parking on the Haines Meadow for easy access to the Crown, Middle Country riding terrain. Our parking will not interfere with bike trails. On March 12, Pitkin County BOCC and OST wrote a letter to the BLM supporting our request.

The RFVHC asks the BLM that Sutey Ranch become the one place where you can ride horses and hike without mountain bikes. Most beginner / intermediate horseback riders and their horses may not be experienced enough to deal with fast moving mountain bikes. The Sutey Ranch is perfect for the novice horses and horseback riders.

Quoting from conversations with BLM Grand Junction Office: “multi-use does

not mean every use”. The “Unmet Demand” for horseback riding on trails is underserved, at this time. The BLM set a precedent in Grand Junction, Colorado by changing a few multi-use trails to hiking and horseback riding only. This designation has been accepted by all user groups.

Please keep the Sutey Ranch separate from the 3,500 acre Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area (SRMA) emphasizing mountain bikes.

We ask for special protections for the water, by keeping and using the vested, existing water rights on the land.

We ask for special protection for the wildlife by enhancing the habitat to improve the biodiversity of the Sutey Ranch Parcel. We would love to see the Sage Grouse, the coral colored Milk Snake, and the Brewers Sparrow on our next horseback ride across the Sutey Ranch.

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Correction: A story in the July 26 issue misidentified Allyn Harvey’s role with Compassion Aspen. He is in fact an advisory board member for the Angel of Hope project specifically.

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Life finds a way on scorched earth Photos and text by Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

Even as the Lake Christine Fire continues to smolder within its increasingly secure cage of containment, the areas it first scorched nearly a month ago are already showing signs of recovery.

The charred landscape just north of Basalt feels post-apocalyptic, but new sprigs of gambel oak poke up among charred sticks, a few blades of grass poke up from the ash and birds and butterflies find purchase on trees with a few yellow needles left.

The spot, on the Basalt State Wildlife Refuge up the road from the shooting range where it all began (and which competing online petitions are clashing over) is apparently fairly representative for this side of the mountain. It’s labeled “intermediate” on a map of vegetation damage rendered from before and after satellite imagery. The Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) Team is here to verify things on the ground — and give the local media a peek behind the curtain in the process.

Firefighters call the burned-out land “the black,” but soil scientist Beth Anderson is more concerned about white and red as indicators of severe damage to the landscape. As she sifts through the bare dirt, the blackened parts reveal roots just under the surface and clods that hold together.

Where a log smoldered, ash and dirt just fall apart.

Numerous factors determine the damage to the soil, team leader Liz Schnackerberg explains. A dramatic crown fire, while a nightmare for firefighters, can sweep through an area quickly and leave the ground intact while a slow, smoldering blaze is much more problematic after the fact.

There’s more of that on the other side of the mountain, toward Cattle Creek. BAER will cross that bridge once the fire’s out and more immediate impacts are assessed.

First on the list of concerns is flooding, with big burn scars just upstream from the same subdivisions that were under pre-evacuation orders from the fire itself until last week. Vegetation and healthy soil soak up precipitation, and even then flash floods have been an issue on the slopes of Basalt Mountain. Add in a less permeable

Birds, bushes and butterflies are more resilient than we give them credit for, and the aftermath of the Lake Christine Fire is not the wasteland it first appears.

surface and plenty of debris, and each new storm brings cause for concern.

Luckily, according to Schnackerberg, the “broken” landscape on the south side of the burn doesn’t give big flows much chance to get rolling, and many smaller drainages have relatively flat sections which would tem-

per the ferocity of a flood. As for the potentially more damaged sections to the north, Cattle Creek — with intact vegetation along its banks, a wide channel and floodplains — should be able to take it.

Still, the ideal outlook for the next few months is intermittent gentle rain rather than dramatic downpours.

If all goes well, there could be grass on the hillsides before the fall, fireweed in years to come and a return to a similar, if younger version of what it was a decade down the road — provided invasive species don’t get there first.

In the meantime, though, the group finds it wise to clear out as a storm looms over the hill, and by the time we pass the miraculously intact power station and Lake Christine itself (what’s left of it after being dumped on its namesake), it looks like the land behind us has been blown away.

As one fire winds down, others flare up The Western Slope just can’t catch a break.

In addition to the now mostly contained Lake Christine Fire, inciweb.nwcg.gov is tracking a dozen active blazes on our side of the Continental Divide.

The closest to Carbondale is the Cache Creek Fire on Battlement Mesa near Rulison, which was sparked by an unknown source on July 28 and grew to more than 995 acres by Aug. 1. The rugged terrain has made access difficult, prompting the use of both air resources and ground crews under the direction of a Type 2 Incident Management Team. With mostly oil and gas infrastructure threatened, only a handful of evacuations have been ordered.

The Cabin Lake Fire on the Buford New Castle Road is similarly uncontained as of press time, with more than 480 acres of heavy timber burning. Seven Lakes Lodge and other area residents are on pre-evacuation and the road and adjacent forest is closed to visitors.

A no-fly zone has been established over both

fires and folks are encouraged to stay out of the way of helicopters at Battlement Mesa Reservoir.

There are three other fires in Rio Blanco County (Indian Valley Fire being the largest), one in Routt, one in Grand and two in Montrose. Additionally, numerous small flare-ups have been quashed around the state, including one between between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale on Highway 82.

Stage Two fire restrictions remain in effect throughout Garfield County …with prohibitions against outdoor fires of any kind including charcoal grills, fireworks, welding, smoking except within an enclosed building or vehicle and use of a combustion engine without a spark arrester.

Liz Schnackerberg (center) and the Burned Area Emergency Response Team are taking the first steps in a process of identifying and responding to the many challenges that come after a fire.

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Enrique Palomares (men’s four mile run), Emily Worline (women’s four mile), Joe Demoor (men’s 14 mile) and Katie Stookbsberry (women’s 14 mile).

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will celebrate Colorado Day on Monday, Aug. 6 by offering free entrance at all 41 state parks. All other fees, including camping and reservations, will remain in effect. Colorado Parks and Wildlife manages 41 state parks and more than 300 state wildlife areas; info at cpw.state.co.us. Incidentally, customers who need to cancel their campground reservations can now do so online at cpwshop.com.

Riders on the storm The National Weather Service is holding a Storm Spotter training to support weather warning notifications in the Lake Christine burn scar area. No registration is necessary for the event, which takes place at 6 p.m. Aug. 8 at the new Roaring Fork Conservancy Building. A rain gauge will be provided to every household that helps out by providing rainfall and timely info to the weather service.

Drive on All state drivers’ license facilities will be closed Aug. 2-3 while the conversion of information to the Colorado DRIVES system takes place. Colorado DRIVES offers faster transactions and better county-to-county integration compared to Colorado State Titling and Registration System (CSTARS), which was implemented between 1983 and ’86. New services available after the update include improved online vehicle registration and renewal services, applications for emissions waivers, access to receipts, personalized plate requests, new registrations, change of address service, documents for uploading and more.

A rock and a hard place The Colorado Department of Transportation will conduct closures of both westbound and eastbound Interstate 70 at exit 49 near De Beque the week of Aug. 13-16 to perform rockfall mitigation. Full closures are scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, with intermittent stops on Monday and Tuesday.

Be our guest A group from the Roaring Fork Valley spearheaded

by Sean Gooding and Dr. Dave Jensen has purchased the Electric Mountain Lodge on McClure Pass just above

The last day of the RFSD’s Summer Advantage USA program in Carbondale ended with a splash July 27 when Carbondale firefighters showed up to spray the kids, sending them running and screaming and begging for more. Photo by Jane Bachrach Paonia. It has been fully renovated back to its nostalgic roots with plans to have it operational in time for hunting season. For more information, visit electricmtnlodge.com.

They are the champions The results from the 47th Annual Mountain Fair competitins are in: Gloria Wallace (cream pie, best in show), Judy Harvey (exotic pie) Dottie Rupp (fruit pie) Poncho Loya (singles horseshoes) and Poncho and Mark Loya (doubles horseshoes) Janae Jochem (women’s woodsplitting) Ernie Priest (men’s woodsplitting), Rob Wright (flycasting), Lindsay Jones (women’s bike race), Chris Brandt (men’s bike race) Eric Novy (kids’ bike race) Bob Stumpus (grand master’s), Larry Smith (costume), Kelly Walsh (exotic cake, best in show), Mellisa Collom (cake),

WE’VE COME A LONG WAY! Yes, a lot has happened in the great state of Colorado since it was created on August 1, 1876. And a lot has happened since Alpine Bank was founded 45 years ago. To celebrate Colorado’s heritage, Alpine Bank encourages you to visit your local history museum to explore our past.

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(Tri)umph in Longmont The Roaring Fork Women’s Triathlon Team completed their 19th season by competing in the Outdoor Diva Triathlon — a half mile open water swim, 12.9-mile bike ride, and a 5K run at Union Reservoir in Longmont — on July 29. The team includes 51 ladies aged 15 to 70 and hailing from Basalt to Rifle, including Carbondalians Jen Butterfield, Kimberly Feder, Margot Fishman, Laura Kirk, Terri Ritchie and Nancy Zeigel. Four members finished in the top three in their age groups: Sharma Phillips (second) 40-44, Heidi Halladay (second) Elite, Lucy Laffoon, (third) Elite, Margot Fishman (second) 70-74. It was also a very special day for RFWTT Founder Nancy Reinisch, crossing the finish line of her 100th Triathlon!

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Justin Patrick, Maciej Mrotek and Jeff Dahl (Aug. 2); Gavin Dahl (Aug. 3); Jay Leavitt (Aug. 4); Rosie McSwain and Priscilla Dickinson (Aug. 5); Shiloh Merriott (Aug. 5); Carly Merriott (Aug. 6); Ed Engelki (Aug. 7) Amber Sparkles and Chris Peterson (Aug. 8).

Leaving a lasting legacy like Mary Lilly

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Carbondale as we know it is built on layers of philanthropy, and Mary Lilly’s estate is the latest example.

Lilly died in 2016 not long after celebrating her hundredth birthday, and included provisions for numerous local, state and national institutions — including The Sopris Sun — in her estate.

“She loved this place and she wanted to give something,” noted friend Linda Criswell. “She thought she would need her money until she died, or she would have given it away sooner.”

Although she had no direct descendents, she did include other relatives and loved ones in her will, and it took until last month for all the checks to be signed. Lilly started by making a list of causes and organizations she wished to support, according to Criswell.

“She tended to favor organizations that kept her in touch and welcomed her,” she said.

For a small nonprofit, the substantial support of legacy giving requires special stewardship.

It offers The Sun much-needed financial stability in the form of reserves, and our board and staff is working on other ways to sustainably enhance what we do.

We can’t build budgets based on one-time gifts, so we’ll still have to meet our annual fundraising goals in order to plan projects for next year.

As a more mature organization, KDNK Most folks choose not to reveal their has the benefit of an existing reserve and estate plans in advance — in case somean almost-complete mortgage. As such, ac- thing changes — but Sue Edelstein and Bill cording to Director Gavin Dahl, Lilly’s gift Spence made an exception for a special to the radio station should be arrangement with the Third able to fund tangible projects.

Street Center. Along with Greg “We’ve identified a growing and Kathy Feinsinger and Jim list of things we are considerand Connie Calway, they’ve ing,” he explained, including a pledged $1 million (with $1.2 new membership database, an million as the 2020 goal) toaudio console for news departward a special Alpine Bank ment, video equipment or proloan, saving the nonprofit cenfessional development. A gold ter $30,000 in interest every record will also be added to year. Along with ongoing givtheir wall of fame, and the staing (all of the aforementioned Mary Lilly tion is hoping to help resurrect donors are also Honorary an oral history project of Lilly’s.

Publishers for The Sun), it lets them see “We want our supporters to see that their money in action here and now. continued giving can be transformational,” “They have a very special program Dahl said. “We need to be thinking about a that’s totally unique and amazing,” Edelculture of philanthropy and being able to stein said. “I would love to see more peoshow the impacts of a gift to fund journal- ple do it.” ism and storytelling.”

She’s not concerned about the lack of For Criswell, the most moving tribute to instant gratification with a legacy gift. date was a free concert arranged by the As“It’s satisfying to see what a donation pen Music Festival in Lilly’s memory. does, but the satisfaction also comes in the “I think all nonprofits should have some decision to do it and knowing you’re going kind of a plan and way to recognize peo- to help a special organization continue to ple,” she said. exist and thrive,” she said.

“We’ve asked the question of what’s Keep on giving important to our lives, and what we reLilly isn’t the only Carbondalian with ally believe in, Spence added. “The comlegacy arrangements. munity is very important to us, and is our

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family as well.”

And, according to Edelstein, it’s just as easy as leaving money to a loved one.

Those with an IRA or SEP retirement account might find it even easier, with tax exemptions on both end if withdrawals go to charity.

And while they’d love to see some of what they leave behind go to special projects, stability is important to them, too.

Organizations need financial support just to be who there are, and we recognize that,” Spence said. “I think the term legacy is full of meaning. It’s nice to see things that you believe in have stability and the potential to evolve.”

The couple specifically cited an excellent financial planner for making it possible for “solid jobs and a strong ethic that we should live below our means” to translate into both financial stability and meaningful bequests and the Calways for inspiring their giving in the first place.

Jim Calaway himself told The Sun that, since his kids are already independently wealthy, he and Connie plan to leave everything they haven’t already given away to their many causes.

“Legacy giving is a wonderful thing to do with your life,” he said. “I really encourage people who are in the position to help to do so.”

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School District housing project opens its doors

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff Before going back to school, some Roaring Fork School District staff members are going home.

Move-in for a brand new 20-unit complex on Third Street is slated for Aug 6. following an open house on Aug. 1.

“We’re excited about what this can do for our staff and our community,” Chief Operating Officer Jeff Gatlin said. “This is done well, and I think it’s going to provide a good quality of life.”

Paid for predominantly by a bond approved by voters in 2015, the project brings the total number of staff units in Basalt, Carbondale and Glenwood Springs to 61.

All of the Carbondale units (which include one, two and three bedroom apartments in both flat and townhome configurations to support a variety of living experiences) have been assigned to teachers and other staff, most of whom work in town.

Carbondale Middle School teacher and 13-year district employee Krista Lasko has been following the process since its first iteration more than a decade ago.

“I was going to meetings with the board to get it approved way back before the recession,” she recalled. “When it finally came back I was really excited.”

The family has never been willing to

sacrifice location for luxury, and currently lives right down the street, in a townhome they bought at the height of the market.

“We never thought we would get out from under our mortgage,” she said.

But the timing worked out, and they’re even selling the space to another teacher.

“It’s just come full circle,” Lasko said.

While some of their friends have expressed confusion at their move from owning to renting, it’s a strategic move.

“It’s not a just step up to buy a single family home. It’s double,” Lasko said. “We’ll be saving a couple hundred dollars a month, so we can put more in savings to make the jump again.”

Although she’s a little worried about the more public, unfenced dynamic of the complex, Lasko is quite pleased with the overall design.

“I think they made some good choices,” she said, specifically highlighting the kitchen, substantial storage areas and landscaping. She’s looking forward to sharing the public space with her fellow teachers.

CMS, in particular, is well represented. Amanda Mutchler and Clemente Martinez are used to living together, but it will be a new experience living next door to other members of their team.

“I think I just view it as one big happy place,” Mutchler said. “Teach-

ers just really get each other.”

It’s all part of the small-town experience they were looking for when they made the move from Denver. What they weren’t expecting was to pay as much or more to live in a small town, and to trade a commute to the mountains for a commute to work. They’re confident that Carbondale is the place for them.

“We were very fortunate to both be able to find jobs at such a great school,” Mutchler said. “It’s really the perfect blend of our mountain activities and our cultural values of community in value in one unique place.”

They weathered a year in Carbondale at a higher rent with the relief of staff housing in mind. Otherwise, it’s likely that they would have had to share a house — or not live in the area at all.

They’re not worried about having the district as a landlord,” Mutchler said. “The district has done a good job taking on that property managing company to be that objective third party.”

She highlighted some of the same benefits of the facility itself, as well as its family-friendly feel, and natural light.

“They’re brand new, and we get to be the first ones to use it, so it can feel really like ours,” she said. “Before, I’ve always felt like we were living in someone else’s home.”

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CRMS summer program helps underserved kids realize the college dream

By Justin Patrick Special to The Sopris Sun Tucked out of sight of the more visited parts of Carbondale is the lush, meticulously maintained campus of the Colorado Rocky Mountain School. One might suspect that it lies dormant during the summer months, awaiting the turning of the leaves, but that is hardly the case. In fact, it is a bustling hive of academia for a few dozen grateful and hardworking students visiting from underserved urban communities.

Since its inception in 2007, the HS Squared (High School, High Scholar) program has helped hundreds of minority high school students achieve their dreams of college acceptance and, ultimately, professional success. The program now accommodates 25 students per grade level (freshmen, sophomores, and juniors). To qualify, students must demonstrate academic excellence in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects, be first generation college candidates, be a part of underrepresented minorities in those subjects (African American, Latino, or Native American) and qualify for reduced or free lunch programs. Students

are accepted into HS Squared during their freshman year and complete five weeks of the program at CRMS for three years in a row — until they are entering their senior year. Currently, most participating students are from Fort Worth, Denver, New York, and New Orleans, cities where the program has developed a strong pipeline into local schools. There are plans to expand to new locations.

“I think the mission of the program – bringing in super motivated kids and giving them an experience they can’t get at home – is pretty special,” said Aspen High School science teacher Brent Mailo, who has taught chemistry at HS Squared for five years. He emphasized the high quality of educational instruction and the supportive academic environment students embrace. “A lot of the science they do at home is ‘worksheet’ science; here, they’re a part of the action. Creating an experience is much more memorable and powerful than watching a teacher or a YouTube video. When they’re involved, they’re actually doing science. It’s pretty impactful,” he said.

About 70 to 80 percent of teachers return every summer. In addition to regular staff, students receive instruction and

Chemistry teacher Brent Mailo orchestrates a hands-on science experiment in an HS Squared classroom this July. Photo by Justin Patrick guidance from a variety of experts. In the classroom next to Mailo’s, Andrew Brightman, Associate Professor of Engineering Practice at Purdue University, was visiting along with his team. He had designed a lab for first year students to create filters using raw materials in the hopes of turning muddy river water into a potable beverage.

According to Director Cindy Blachly, HS Squared is the only high school program Purdue travels to.

In addition to honing their understanding of STEM subjects, the program offers invaluable college counseling services. Be-

ginning their freshman year, students are coached through the college application process. They receive SAT and ACT instruction, as well as highly personalized, one-on-one attention to develop their essays and resumes, improve their interview skills, complete the “common app,” and learn the ins and outs of securing financial aid. By living in the dorms, they also get a taste for life away from home and learn how to be self-sufficient.

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Town Report

Cop Shop

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

Due to decreasing flows in the Crystal River and due to increasing demands on the Town’s potable water system, the Town Manager has implemented the following restrictions as of July 30: No outdoor irrigation between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Properties with an even numbered address can water on even numbered days of the month. Properties with an odd numbered address can water on odd numbered days of the month.

No draining and refilling of swimming pools, hot tubs, spas etc.

No washing of privately owned vehicles, trailers or boats except from a bucket.

No washing of sidewalks, driveways parking areas, tennis courts, patios or other paved areas.

Exceptions can be made for homeowners associations, large systems, drip irrigation, and commercial car washes.

The Town expects river levels to continue to decline which, in turn, may result in lower ditch flows than normal. Ditch users should be aware of this potential and take appropriate measures with their equipment.

It is likely that that water supplies will continue to dwindle throughout the fall. Failure to adhere to these restrictions may result in the declaration of a “water crisis” which, among other things, would prohibit all outdoor irrigation.

OUR TRAILS OUR TENTS continues with a backpacking trip to Savage Lakes on Aug. 16 and 17. It’s for ages 10 and up; preregistration required.

SWIMMING POOL HOURS will change Aug. 13; see the full schedule at carbondalerec.com. So far, the pool has seen more than one thousand additional visitors year over year.

FRIDAY JULY 20 at 12:43 a.m. A speeding stop resulted in the arrest of the 19-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence.

FRIDAY July 20 at 8:31 a.m. Following a report of domestic violence, a 36-year-old man was arrested for harassment.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES include a full-time Recreation Facilities Maintenance position (contact Eric at ebrendlinger@carbondaleco.net or 510-1279), CRCC Climbing Instructors, Recreation Program Assistants, and Customer Service Representatives at the Carbondale Recreation Center (contact Jamie at jwall@ carbondaleco.net or 510-1214).

FRIDAY July 20 at 3:07 p.m. A municipal vehicle apparently struck a municipal building off Highway 133.

PLANNING AND ZONING held a public hearing on UDC revisions that apply to child care regulations. The Commission also held interviews for three seats that will open in August. Three applicants were interviewed with a fourth to be interviewed at the August meeting.

The recommendations will come before the Trustees at a later date.

SUNDAY July 22 at 12:08 a.m. After stopping a car with its headlights off, police arrested a 25-yearold driver for a revoked license and the 28-year-old passenger on a warrant.

A PATROL MEETING at the town hall covered topics like sexual assault investigations (taught by District Attorney Jeff Cheney and Chief Investigator Lee Damuth), mental holds (presented by Michelle Muething from the Hope Center with two of her co-workers) and threat assesments and gang activity (presented by Garfield County TAG Officers). Additionally, Officers Gretchen Bell and Tade Shively attended a half day class on drug symptoms.

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FRIDAY July 20 11:13 p.m. Failing to stop at a stop sign landed a 35-year-old woman an arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

SUNDAY July 22 at 12:58 a.m. Failing to stop at a stop sign or maintain a license plate light led to a DUI charge for a 50-year-old man. Less than two hours later, a 22-year-old with the same last name was pulled over in a vehicle with a missing tire and arrested for reckless driving and DUI. SUNDAY July 22 at 10:55 a.m. A noise complaint led to a warrant arrest.

MONDAY July 23 at 2:37 a.m. A woman was arrested for domestic violence and a man was issued a summons for violating a restraining order.

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The Garfield County Fair kicked off this week and at least eight kids from the Mt. Sopris 4-H club in Carbondale are showing their livestock.

Pictured here is Scarlett Carney with her breeding heifer, Martha.

Scarlett and her brother Gus have been working on market beef and swine projects.

The fair continues through the weekend.

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come together in such a beautiful way and have made one of the most amazing Mountain Fairs I can remember. We are on second-and third-generation volunteers who grow up wanting to be here working together to make (Mountain Fair) happen. It doesn’t matter if we disagree during the year or we have different political stances; Mountain Fair is a special part of this community where we drop all of those differences and we come together in love.”

Experiencing this event for the first time, that feeling of love and togetherness was the first thing I noticed upon entering Sopris Park. The second thing I noticed was the overwhelming beauty and joy of the attending art and music. Any uneasiness I harbored just melted away.

Johanna Mueller, a local artist who had a tent at this weekend’s festivities, could relate.

“With the Lake Christine Fire, I was concerned because practicing and consuming art is typically the first thing to go in the face of a natural disaster or cultural upheaval,” she said. But it seemed that — yet again — Mountain Fair had worked its magic: “I feel like the art and music has really been soul food for us. It really turned out to help heal and enrich everybody I have seen this weekend”.

Everywhere you looked, from police and planners to volunteers and thousands, the cohesiveness of Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley was on full display. With more than 145 vendors and hundreds of fair goers, this was no small feat, as the Fair attracts people from far beyond the Valley.

Molly — of Molly’s Crepe Escape — is one such person. For the fourth year in a row, she brought her business from Taos Ski Valley in New Mexico to Carbondale to help feed the Mountain Fair masses.

When she learned that I was new in the Valley, she recalled her first Mountain Fair 16 years ago.

“I was working as a vendor for my friend’s pizza booth, and I mean this in the best way possible: nothing has changed. I have been to a ton of fairs and this one is my favorite, every year.”

We both exchanged memories of summer fairs we had attended in different places and different times. Both of us agreed there was something special about this weekend. I asked her what sets this party apart from all of the rest. “I hear my parents talk about the times changing with technology and life and whatever else, but you come here and this is hometown America, man”.

As I finished my crepe (which was delicious Molly, thank you!) and watched people filing out in a bittersweet fashion, I reflected on the past two months. I thought about all of the things I had been able to accomplish in my short time in the Roaring Fork Valley. I thought about all of the amazing people I had met at Mountain Fair and in the community. I thought about how beautiful Colorado nights were. I thought about my conversation with Molly about “hometown America.”

I felt my friend Paul pat me on the shoulder. He said smilingly, “Happy Mountain Fair.” And in that moment, I knew that I was home here in hometown America.

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Buzzin’ around Mountain Fair

After buzzin’ around Mountain Fair for three days, you could feel the love from the pollinators as it spread throughout Sopris Park and beyond.

These are just some of the faces scenes, events and people that stood out — there were also many more moments captured that could fill every page of this week’s newspaper. We hope you enjoy this photo journey of a memorable Mountain Fair that weathered the elements without too much of a sting!

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Diesel Dan and Rhonda R2 Roberts left their hives to announce the women’s wood splitting competition on Saturday. Before alighting upon that scene they flew over the main stage where Crystal River Ballet’s production of Alice and Wonderland was being held. Meanwhile, this little honey bee flitted around the Oasis on Saturday morning while a table of judges at the pie-baking competition crack up at an argument between two photographers who shall remain unnamed.

Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

LET IT BEE The rain and hail didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of fairgoers, some of whom reveled in it. Ernie Priest raced to the finish line to win the men’s wood splitting competition, while many kids and adults lazily munched on mangos and corn on the cob as they enjoyed the music in the park. Other folks dressed up in original pollinator outfits or in Marty’s case, in purple cake judging attire in honor of Maureen Nuckols.

Former fair director Thomas Lawley made a cameo appearance.

Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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Community Calendar

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

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

MON July 30 - SUN Aug. 5

TUES Aug. 7 – SAT Aug. 11

COUNTY FAIR • Head down to 1001 Railroad Ave. in Rifle for 4-H shows, Jr. Livestock Show & Sale, rodeos, concerts, a parade and a demolition derby.

DANCE • Dance Initiative presents a week of events with Artist in Residence Crossman Dans(c)e. Catch a Q&A with Dylan Cross at 7 p.m. Aug. 7 at Carbondale Beer Works (647 Main St.), a $15 all-levels Cunningham Dance Workshop at 10 a.m. Aug. 11 at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) and a $15 studio performance of works in programs at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at The Launchpad.

Registration and info at danceinitiative.org.

THURSDAY Aug. 2

I AM MLK JR • Compassion Fest and Gathr Films has partnered to bring this special screening to the Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) at 7:30 p.m. — provided enough tickets are sold in advance at compassionfest.world.

TUESDAY Aug. 7

FRI to THU Aug. 3-9

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) presents “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3-5 and Aug. 7-9; “Mountain” (PG) at 5:30 p.m.

Aug. 4 and “RBG” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 5. Closed Aug. 6.

FRIDAY Aug. 3

ART OPENING • The Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St.) hosts a 6 p.m. reception for Clay National XIII, juried by John and Andrea Gill and featuring works from clay artists from across the nation.

AMBASSADOR TALK • The Roaring Fork Cultural Council brings Ambassador Chris Hill to the Thunder River Theatre (67 Promenade) at 7 pm. to discuss the current world political climate including the Korean Peninsula. Tickets are $25 at thunderrivertheatre.com.

FUNKY ROCK • Louie and The Lizards play from 7:30 p.m. ‘til almost midnight at Marble Distilling (150 Main St.).

SATURDAY Aug. 4

JOYFUL JAZZ • Sammy Miller and The Congregation play at 9 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). $17 in advance at tacaw.org or $22 at the door.

MONDAY Aug. 6

DAM FILMS • Pina — a film about choreographer Pina Bausch — screens at 8 p.m. as part of the ongoing Dance, Art, & Music series at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). $8 for Aspen Film members, $11 in advance at tacaw.org or $13 at the door.

TRAIL WORK • The Red Hill / Mushroom Rock trail system gets a makeover thanks to Aspen Valley Land Trust and Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers.

Help out Tuesdays anytime from 4 p.m. to dusk.

ORTHO TALKS • Learn about partial or total knee replacements, the benefits, the surgical considerations and the recovery process with Dr. Tomas Pevny at 5:30 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

WEDNESDAY Aug. 8

DOCUMENTARY • At 5 p.m., Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.) screens “Tomorrow” in which Melanie Laurent and activist Cyril Dion travel to ten countries where grassroots pioneers are reinventing their economies and democracies.

NPR SPEAKER • Phil Reeves talks about “International News in the Era of Trump

& Twitter at The Temporary” at 7 p.m. at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits). $22 in advance at tacaw.org or $27 at the door.

Ongoing HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include… One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plantbased nutrition, other medical issues. Call retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, M.D. for appointment (379-5718). First Monday of every month catch a powerpoint presentation by Dr. Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition, 7 to 8:30 p.m., boardroom Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Fourth Monday of every month, plantbased potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room, Third Street Center. All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing.

More information at www.davinikent.org.

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

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

MEDITATION • Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Additionally, The Monday Night Meditation Group CALENDAR continued on page 13

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meets from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyone’s invited for SRF meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month.

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

DHARMA • The Way of Compassion Dharma Center holds a Dharma talk and meditation from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays and a silent meditation and Buddha of Compassion practice at 8 a.m. Saturdays at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

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

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

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

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

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

WORLD DANCE • Learn rhythms from various countries and cultures for $12 per class from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at the Carbondale Community School (1505 Satank Rd.).

LIFE DRAWING • Drop in for figure drawing with Staci Dickerson at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at SAW (525 Buggy Cr. Unit C).

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

COMMUNITY MEAL • Faith Lutheran Church (1340 Highway 133) hosts a free community meal from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of the month. Info: 510-5046 or faithcarbondale. com. Carbondale Homeless Assistance also has its meeting on the fourth Tuesday of each month.

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

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

OPEN MIC • A new open mic takes place from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at Riverside Grill (181 Basalt Center Circle, Basalt).

Food and drink specials. Free.

STORY ART • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.), in partnership with the

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The festival includes three days of films, local and international speakers, workshops, and an outdoor festival with live music, food & vendors.

Further Out THURSDAY Aug. 9

RFTA INPUT • Share your opinion with the Roaring Fork Transportation Agency board to help shape the “Destination 2040” plan at 9 a.m. at Carbondale Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.).

PRINT WORKS • Carbondale Arts presents an exhibition highlighting how contemporary artists are exploring modern applications of these traditional techniques and incorporating fresh perspective, with a 6 to 8 p.m. opening reception to the public at the R2 Gallery in The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays. The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at White House Pizza (801 Main Ct.) at noon every Thursday.

BEHIND THE ART • Free BTalks continue at 6 p.m. with stories from sculptor Nancy Lovendahl, performer Nina Gabianelli, entrepreneur Bear Matthews Motio 2.0 and culinary entertainer Glenn Smith at The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits).

YOGA • Get a donation based introduction to Hatha Yoga Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. at The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.).

MAKERSPACE • Children and teens are invited to design, create, tinker, and play with art and technology to design and create with 3D Pens, make stop-motion animation films, engineer duct tape creations, build their own video games, and more from 2 to 3:30 p.m. every Wednesday at the Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.).

COMPASSION FEST: Film Festival, Fair, Music,and Symposium Join us at Compassion Fest for a celebration of compassionate action, highlighting people making a real difference in our community and the world.

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

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HOOTENANNY • The Carbondale Creative District and KDNK team up for food, brews and music beginning at 5 p.m. at the Fourth Street Plaza.

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True to its name, The Guest House welcomes all

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

Seth O’Donovan and her team are a few years off from fully realizing her vision for the Guest House at 13 Moons Ranch, but her current mantra is a simple one: yes.

“When folks walk up to me [and say], ‘Seth, we had this idea, maybe we can do this thing.’ I’m like, ‘The answer is yes; the question is how?’” she said. “Saying yes to everything forces you to live in new creativity.”

The Guest House, ultimately, will offer immersive experiences that intertwine farming, dining and hospitality. Though the lodging aspect will be the final phase of the project, O’Donovan isn’t waiting to share her philosophy or the space, which features a treehouse and several 1980sera cabins.

“We’re never going to wait for this magic, finished moment. I don’t believe that actually exists,” she said. “The background scenes are largely leveraging zoning, renovation and resource building.

The front-end scenes are about what we can do, which is what we can do under our current permitting structure with Pitkin County and what we can offer people on the land just because we’re able to.”

That’s Phase One, she explained. For Phase Two, which she slates for next year between April and October, the goal is to have one finished building that is “completely in line with the zoning that it needs and completely renovated,” she explained.

“This will enable us to do full event and dinner hosting, as well as all of the educational class and workshop pieces that we want to do through artist studios.”

That latter part is important. Though she certainly has the experience to do so if she wanted — her culinary résumé includes the French Laundry in Napa and Frasca in Boulder — O’Donovan is not interested in creating another high-brow, luxe resort getaway in Colorado. Instead, she wants to create connections for her guests with the land on which they’re staying, and that involves several facets.

“We’re such a fast-paced, information-intaking society that the kind of experiences that actually matter right now are immersive ones,” she said. “When we eat differently, when someone cares

Gia Fanelli (left) and Seth O’Donovan prepare for the North Star Dinner, a celebration of the Sewell family’s 125th year stewarding Sunfire Ranch. Courtesy photo

for us differently, when we’re nourished, when our nervous systems decompress — those are actual moments of brain chemistry change.”

That’s why Phase Three, which O’Donovan estimates will finalize in 2020, will include a lodging model, though the details on what that will look like are still in the works. “[The Guest House is] an intersectional project between agriculture, dining and lodging,” she said. “It is that because I believe that people’s disconnection to the land is the root of all of our disconnection. If you provide people experiences to connect to the land, then a lot of other transformations happen.”

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Economic development O’Donovan is very intentional about creating a business model that recognizes more currencies than simply the almighty dollar. It goes back to creating an immersive, accessible experience that best serves the people staying at her establishment, regardless of their backgrounds.

“My rule is this: if you come to the property, you contribute,” she said. “We have an economics scale that’s very unilaterally analyzed by dollar amounts, and I just need us to start rating and accounting for the dollar amounts that exist in other economies, like people who are caring for people and people who are artists and people who are spending their lives

trying to change something.”

Again, O’Donovan’s resume backs up her ethos. In addition to fine dining, she’s spent a decade in social work that breaks the mold, ranging from founding an organization dedicated to youth and human trafficking to national organizing with the Flobots to connect civic action pieces with the band’s fanbase.

“It’s just such weird worlds,” she said of the intersectionality between her careers. “There’s no way to explain to folks in the community organizing and social work world why a certain way you open a bottle of burgundy matters, and there’s no way to explain to fellow captains in a restaurant why it’s important to be drug through a street by police. And I just think that’s actually what we need.”

That melding of worlds means acknowledging the commonalities between vastly different demographics.

O’Donovan doesn’t believe that task will prove as difficult as it seems.

“I have millionaires tell me that they go to luxury resorts all the time and have a great luxury experience, and walk out completely lacking substance,” she said.

“And I’ve had people who are artists and community organizers who are working their asses off 70 hours a week and just figuring it out, who believe or have come to sort of live in zones where their work isn’t valued monetarily. Everyone needs a leveling of the field. We all crave substance, and we all crave basic needs.”

In practice, O’Donovan envisions The Guest House might host traditional events like weddings one weekend and nonprofit retreats the next, plus whatever other concepts to which she can say yes.

But no matter what The Guest House becomes as the concept develops, it will always be the brand on 13 Moons Ranch — O’Donovan has no aspirations to overrun the existing entity or the family that operates it.

“We all know the many layers of gentrification. I’m not interested in duplicating that,” she said. “People’s connections to their land and their generations matter. So 13 Moons Ranch will always keep its title. We’re building basically a model where the family of the property just becomes its eternal VIPs. How fun is that?”

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Powers Art Center celebrates five years showcasing world-famous art Local legacy collection includes works by Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff To commemorate the museum’s fifth anniversary, Powers Art Center Director Melissa English curated a true crowd pleaser, returning to the original Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns staples in the John and Kimiko Powers Collection.

“This one is especially close to my heart because it’s the original collection,” English said of the exhibit, explaining that, since the museum’s focus has been Jasper Johns since its opening in 2014, the operating foundation acquired multiples, creating a complete collection of Johns’ limited edition works on paper.

That’s more than 330 pieces.

“That’s why we are able to change his exhibits once a year and present different approaches to Jasper’s art,” English said.

Because the museum is the legacy of John Powers, who died in 1999, the exhibits come directly from the John and Kimiko Powers Collection as donations, so the center doesn’t require loans from outside museums. In fact, the opposite is true: the Powers Art Center often loans its pieces, such as when it recently sent a few smaller Johns works to The Broad in Los Angeles.

“I know every piece, but when I hang it again at a different a gallery or see it in

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in a different light, I see things I haven’t seen before,” English said of Johns’ art.

“There’s so much depth to his work; it’s really neverending.”

Every aspect of the Powers Arts Center is a nod to its namesake, from the Japanese architecture — in addition to American pop art, Powers dedicated much of his collection to Japanese art from the fifth through 19th centuries — to the saxophones displayed in cases on the first floor.

The latter was his wife Kimiko’s idea.

“He played saxophone at a very accomplished level, to where he could jam with Count Basie,” English said. “He played whenever he could. He played with the Walt Smith Trio. It was definitely a hobby for John Powers.”

That hobby helped fund his education, which included Princeton and Harvard Law. “He did a lot of early, groundbreaking tax work,” English continued of his legal career. He later pivoted from private practice to the publishing world, joining Prentice-Hall first as general counsel and retiring in his forties as president.

But throughout his life, saxophone and art were his mainstay passions — which his friend, Andy Warhol, immortalized in a portrait that greets museum goers at the entrance. In it, Powers is holding his fa-

This portrait of John Powers with his favorite saxophone was painted by Andy Warhol, whom Powers called a friend. It’s the first piece museum goers see when they enter the Powers Arts Center in Missouri Heights. Photo by Joel Samuelson vorite saxophone.

“During that era, in the 60s, when all the pop artists were emerging, collectors of course were patrons, but they became friends with the artist,” English said. “It was a different time, and they would go and visit them in their studios.”

Andy Warhol and John Powers developed such a relationship.

“John Powers was a very likeable man.

You’d meet him and feel like you’d think you’d known him all your life,” English said.

“He really contributed to the art in Colorado. He could pick up the phone and say, ‘Andy, come out and let’s do an exhibit.’”

Powers shared his love for art through myriad avenues. “He would facilitate exhibits at the Aspen Institute and was very instrumental in starting the Center for Contemporary Art in Aspen,” English noted. Additionally, Powers founded the Aspen Institute’s Asian Seminars.

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Teacher housing The couple is seriously considering going down to one vehicle given the easy proximity to work and downtown, and also hopes the move will be a stepping stone to ownership.

“Long term, it would be great to be able to buy,” Mutchler said. “It’s been hard to really work toward those long term savings goals.”

Added Martinez, “It’ll be awesome to not just make ends meet, but feel like we have a really sustainable career.”

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That’s the long-term goal of the project, with tiered rent based on income (as low as $671 for one bedroom on a firstyear teacher salary), one year lease terms and a maximum five year stay. According to Gatlin, the district is still working on how to support either expanded rental opportunities or some sort of ownership assistance — with rent from the current units to support it.

“The revenue goes right back to housing,” he said.

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process,” said Betsy Bingham-Johns, the program’s College Counselor. “The kids are such an inspiration. They come into the process willing to conquer it and put 100 percent into making their futures happen… They really want to improve their options and get a really good education to make a difference.

It’s life changing for them,” she said.

Nick Favoloro, a Resident Advisor who lives in the dorms with the students and helps with college counseling, highlighted the thorough consideration given to each student. “We give them as much individualized support as possible,” he said. Each student is workshopped in a group session, where they are encouraged to identify their strengths and even devise a single catch phrase that encapsulates their essence. “We really hope the students take ownership of their strengths and are able to promote them throughout the college application process,” he said.

The results speak for themselves. In recent years, HS Squared students have attained a 100 percent college acceptance rate. More impressively, they are experiencing a nearly 100 percent college graduation rate. That number is truly remarkable, as some studies show that college retention rates are as low as 10 percent for students in the same demographic.

In addition to rigorous classroom time, students are able to participate in a variety of physical education opportunities that the Roaring Fork Valley is perhaps best known for. They kayak, raft, rock climb,

hike, and mountain bike — experiences that are virtually unattainable to their peers at home and sometimes develop into side passions for them.

“The environment here is completely different from my home school,” said Edriana Cofer of Forth Worth, Texas.

All students interviewed by The Sopris Sun identified the strong sense of community and mutual encouragement as the most beneficial quality of the program.

“It is a motivator,” said Leo Barrera.

“Every year, I get to see there are other students of color pushing and driving themselves to go to college and pursue professional careers. It’s the communal vibe. You can be yourself and not be under a persona you might be back at home. You will be accepted with open arms,” he said.

Third-year student Harlen Nolasco of the Bronx, New York, echoed that sentiment. “You make lifelong friendships,” he said of his peers at CRMS. HS Squared has a budget of about $525,000, according to Blachly, most of which is raised by donations from private individuals. All student expenses from travel to room and board are covered by the program. The students are there to focus on maximizing their potential and helping their peers do the same.

“Community is a really big factor,” said Heaven Adams of New Orleans. “I felt really welcome my first year. Going back home, I felt a little depressed. I wanted to come back so bad.”

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By Megan Tackett “Ow!” Oscar cried out as his knees and hands hit the floor. Papers were still falling around him, and his backpack was practically up over his head. He hadn’t even made it to his locker yet.

“How do you say ‘loser’ in Spanish?!”

Rudy taunted, standing triumphantly behind Oscar.

Keeping his head low to avoid eye contact, Oscar adjusted his backpack and scurried to reclaim his homework. If he could just get away, it would be alright…

“Hey!” Rudy grabbed the straps of his backpack so hard that Oscar was sure his neck would snap. “I asked you a question!”

Oscar was on his tiptoes now, and he could feel Rudy’s angry breath on his face.

“Perde —” he started to stammer, but was mercifully interrupted by the trill of the bell.

And just like that, he was back on the hallway floor, crumpled where Rudy dropped him. Tears stung his eyes, but thankfully nobody was there to see them.

Why were his peers so cruel? Especially now, after everything that had happened?

He tried desperately to remember the songs of the planets and the voice of the mountain, but it all rang hollow in that moment.

The rest of the day passed uneventfully, but Oscar wasn’t eager to get back home.

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When he stepped off the schoolbus, Oscar went left instead of right. He didn’t have a destination in mind; he just wanted to walk, and he wasn’t ready to go home just quite yet. Without really meaning to, he found himself wandering toward Sopris Park. In front of the gazebo, a young woman with blond bangs sat in overalls, surrounded by wooden constructions of flowers and vines. There were a few other people around her, pointing upward toward the gazebo’s ceiling and bantering about who should do the heavy lifting.

“Hey, little dude, wanna come help us?” a middle-aged man with curly hair and deep laugh lines asked. “We could use someone young and strong. Plus, if you volunteer, you’ll get a backstage pass.”

Mountain Fair. Of course. They were setting up the stage for Mountain Fair.

How could Oscar have forgotten? He smiled, imagining an animated Humpty Dumpty sitting at the stage’s edge, rocking to whatever jam band was in the line-

up for that weekend. He missed the magic that seemed so long ago. Now, he could barely even see Mount Sopris through the Lake Christine Fire’s haze.

“Sure,” he said, deciding he could use the distraction. He jogged over and hopped onto the stage. From that vantage point, he could see that the wooden art pieces weren’t just flowers and vines: there were four huge letters that he knew would spell “love” once arranged.

They worked for about an hour before Oscar remembered that his family expected him home for dinner.

“Crap. I’m so sorry, guys, but I have to go,” he said, jumping from a ladder and running across the grass. He rounded the corner before he heard it.

“Perdedor!”

Oscar stopped immediately, his heart in his throat. Rudy circled him on his bicycle. But before Oscar’s anxiety completely took over, he noticed a plump bumble bee behind Rudy. It bobbed along almost merrily, like it was following him.

Rudy’s focus remained squarely on Oscar, his eyes narrowed and mean — until the bee landed on top of Rudy’s head. Oscar

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Rudy’s eyes softened.

“Hey, man. I’m sorry. Look, you don’t deserve this. I just have a lot going on right now, and I guess I’ve been taking it out on you,” he said.

Oscar just stared blankly at him, dumbfounded. The bee fluttered on its way, back toward Sopris Park.

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‘Where roads go, development follows’ From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Aug. 3, 1978 Satank residents and Colorado Rocky Mountain School officials clashed over a plan to close a section of County Road 106 through campus and build a bypass in its stead. According to Board Member Paul Lappala, CRMS’s main motive was safety, with the possibility of leasing space along the new road as an added bonus. Said founder John Holden, “This is a terribly important thing for the school. I can’t see where it’s going to harm anyone.” Neighbors like Menkes, the Henkes and others disagreed.

“Where roads go, development follows,” Kathy Menke pointed out. (Indeed, Dolores Way has since become a major commercial and industrial center within the Town of Carbondale — though not leased from CRMS. Meanwhile, the remaining right-of-way through campus continues to be a bone of contention.)

In other news… Housewives in need of work due to the divorce, death or disability of their husband were urged to contact the Displaced Homemakers Program.

Aug. 4, 1988 The cistern in the back yard of a longabandoned church building downtown was found to contain toxic petrochemicals usu-

ally found in wood treatment products, coal oil and carburetor cleaner. The building had been built during the depression and last used a decade previously to construct snowmobile sleds. Since then, it had been a haunt for beer bashes and a dumping ground for trash. It was during an attempt to clean up the space for a community garden when a youngster fell into the previously undiscovered pool and developed a skin rash. The health department conducted an analysis, and the Town was trying to figure out how to clean it up.

July 30, 1998… is missing from the bound volumes.

July 31, 2008 The proposed Gateway River Park got a boost from a Division of Wildlife Grant enabling the purchase of the property northwest of the Highway 133 bridge. The Town already owned parcels to the east of the bridge on either side of the river, and hoped to connect it all together with a pedestrian bridge (the rail bridge later served that purpose). The new property, meanwhile, had the restoration potential to serve as a public campground and RV park rather than the

“If anything from Mountain Fair survives into the 21st Century, it should be hot afternoon rock ‘n roll.” Photo by Rebecca Young year round trailer park it had become (this has since come to fruition). Boat ramp access would also be maintained, but proposals for a water park were less certain (and didn’t happen).

In other news… Buyers lined up for the affordable housing lottery at Keator Grove.

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continued from page 15 pasture at 13110 Hwy 82 – open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday – is itself a piece of modern work by Japanese architect Hiroshi Nanamori. The almost 15,000-square-foot space first welcomes with a 5,600-square-foot reflection pool lined with black granite.

A concrete frame marries density and empty space over the water to highlight a spectacular view of Mt. Sopris.

“It has such a calming effect, people tend to whisper when they come in,” English said of the architecture. “It’s all solar [and] geothermal, so it’s really state of the art.”

Inside, the Andy Warhol display dominates Gallery One on the first floor, which also features a library — lined with pottery by ceramicist Takashi Nakazato — and a media room to encourage contemplative study. Upstairs, room after room takes viewers through Jasper Johns’ works from 1960 to 1999.

“It’s a huge commitment, to establish a museum and commit to caring for a collection in perpetuity,” English said, though she emphasized that her love of the work didn’t make it feel like a job. “It’s not just having a museum and let people come to visit. You have to care for it for your grandchildren’s grandchildren.”

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We need support from you, asking the BLM to preserve and protect our Western Heritage through the tradition of riding horses on the land for generations to come.

Finally, we ask that you write a letter for the Sutey Ranch to be designated the one place where we can ride horses without mountain bikes.

More information about the parcels and the planning process is available at https://go.usa.gov/xnvM5.

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The heart of horse country Dear Editor: The BLM’s newly acquired, Sutey Ranch Parcel, an exceptional, historic, homestead property is located in Garfield County, just off Road 112, Crystal Springs Road.

This old Western Homestead property takes our minds back in time, when the Sutey Brothers lived on the land. Our Western Heritage still lives at the Sutey Ranch, as the wind whispers through the slats of the old structures still standing at the original home ranch.

In the 1980s, Leonard Coleman and Kevin Wright of the DOW found American Indian Ute arrowheads on their visit to the Sutey Ranch. Native American Heritage, and the spirits of old souls who hunted on this land keep this spiritual place sacred.

Peaceful, natural, and quiet, horseback trail riding connects humans with our open space lands and with the historic intention of our Western Heritage traditions. I ask the BLM, new stewards of this land to support the historic nature of the Sutey Ranch Parcel.

Lack of congestion with less people on trails creates a scenic, more peaceful, balanced recreational experience of enjoying the land and the wildlife together. The finite 557 acres of the Sutey Ranch Property can only support a limited number of recreational visitors.

The BLM must prevent wildlife habitat fragmentation by keeping the Sutey Parcel out of the Red Hill Special Recreation Management Area for mountain bikes.

Prioritizing horseback riding and hiking on the Sutey Ranch will automatically reduce the number of users. The BLM must consider this land’s carrying capacity.

Placing special protections for the water, by using of the vested, existing water rights on the land will insure the wildlife will survive and thrive, by enhancing the habitat to improve the biodiversity of the

Sutey Ranch Parcel.

The BLM has identified the Goshawk, the Sage Grouse, the Milk Snake, the Brewers Sparrow and the Northern Leopard Frog as sensitive species that are native to the Sutey Ranch. When I horseback ride across the Sutey Ranch, I hope to catch a glimpse of some of these creatures.

I ask that the Sutey Ranch be the one place, where we can ride horses without mountain bikes. A place where the tradition of riding horses on the land will continue, preserving our historic Western Heritage for generations to come.

Regarding the BLM, Haines Parcel on Prince Creek Road, to access the historic horseback riding trails in the Middle Country of the Crown: the equestrian community needs parking. I am asking the BLM for equestrian, truck and trailer parking in the Haines Meadow to access the Penstemon Trail and the Crown Road #8320 in the Middle Country of the Crown.

Equestrians can ride anywhere on BLM open space lands. Horseback riders are well aware of safety concerns with mountain bikes on trails. Our intention is not to cause unsafe situations with mountain

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bikers, but we merely want to be able to access the non-bike and several multi use trails with excellent line of sight, widetrack footing, and plenty of room to pass each other.

The Homestead Act of 1862 ushered in the era of cattle ranching in the Roaring Fork Valley. When you drive up Prince Creek Road, over the cattleguard you feel those traditions are still alive. You envision entering the old West. The dusty road, the meandering creek next to the old corrals and catch pens, and the sight of roaming cattle take you back in time. Many locals and visitors alike drive along Prince Creek Road to experience the essence of our Western Heritage. I ask the BLM to hold onto and keep this Western experience alive.

Please let horsemen and horsewomen have entrance to these lands through truck and trailer parking to continue the tradition of riding our historic trails.

The BLM deadline for comments is Aug. 5, emailed to blm_co_sutey_haines_ rmpa@blm.gov or mailed to BLM, 2300 River Frontage Road, Silt, CO 81652, Attn: Sutey/Haines Management Plan.

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