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Volume 9, Number 29 | August 24, 2017

A new school year may be looming (Roaring Fork School District starts Sept. 5), but it's still summer at the John M. Fleet Pool. A number of young athletes came out for a Town sponsored Youth Triathlon on Aug. 18. River Sherman and Bram Marlow took the top title for ages 6 to 8, Camilla Mendoza and Westin Sherman took the 9-10 and Lucy Silcox and Harrison White won the 11-12. In the end, though, everyone was a winner because they each got to have their own sno-cone topped with the flavor of their choice at the end of the race.

Swim + bike + run _____ FUN MUNCHIE MONDAY

Clockwise from left: a mysterious masked swimmer; Owen Geiss on a bike; River Sherman on foot and Owen Geiss and Bram Marlowe with their medals.

Photos by Jane Bachrach

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TERPY/THIRSTY THURSDAY

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

What were you doing on April 18, 1970?

By Carl Smith As all of us know, life takes various turns and twists. In the spring of 2014 I ran for a 4 year term on the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District and was successfully elected to that term.

This spring my wife and I decided to consider selling our home in the Crystal Valley. We talked to four Real Estate Brokers and they all projected that the average time on the market in the Crystal Valley was 270 days. We thought this timing was perfect for a number of things including my term on the Fire District Board. As often happens, with the best laid plans of all of us, they sometimes prove to be in error. Our home sold and closed in 63 days. As a result, I no longer meet the qualifications to be a District Board Member.

In a similar fashion it had become obvious to me that I did not meet the physical qualifications to serve as a volunteer Firefighter/EMT on the Fire District. Therefore I have resigned both positions, as a District Board Member, and a volunteer Firefighter/EMT effective August 15, 2017.

I have truly enjoyed all aspects of my 47 years in the Fire and EMS Services since I started on April 18, 1970. If you don’t mind, I would like to reminisce on one aspect of my service and perhaps the most memorable call I responded to. The thing I believe I will remember most are the outstanding people I have served with over the 47 years. Firefighters and EMTs are an outstanding group of individuals. They work hard, they are dedicated and they have chosen to serve the public in often difficult and hazardous conditions.

More importantly they have also become lifelong friends.

The call I think I will remember most may be surprising to some.

The call was a fire alarm at a hospital. Those of us in the fire serv-

ice become weary of fire alarm calls. A vast majority of them turn out to be false alarms, take time to check them out, and then the reports have to be written. Boring. This call was typical as it turned out to be the same type of call. After the call was completed, the two Fire Engine and Ladder Truck Companies returned to quarters. I stayed in the lobby of the hospital to check out a remodeling project that was in the process of being completed. As I was standing there a woman ran into the lobby, crowded with people including doctors and nurses, carrying a baby. She looked around the lobby and choose me, a firefighter, to give the baby to. She yelled the baby was not breathing and that she had left her other child in the car. She then ran outside. I ran with the baby to the Emergency Department giving CPR. Fortunately the baby did survive.

This call impressed me my entire career. This mother, in one of the worst moments in her life, choose me, not because she knew me, but because of the firefighter gear I was wearing. Her actions clearly indicated the respect for the profession I had chosen. This call was always a motivator in how I served in the fire service.

It has been a great 47 years and my wife and I are off on a new adventure. I strongly encourage citizens of the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District to enquire with the Fire District Board President Gene Schilling on the possibility of completing my term on the board, and to run for a position on the board in the spring of 2018.

and community members for your support!

Editor’s note: This column was originally shared in the Carbondale Citizens Google Group.

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Atomic racism

A vet’s perspective

Dear Editor: Daily North Korea, other “Third World” countries and oppressed people of color must deal with racism, colonialism, imperialism and neocolonialism.

When I was born racism was still synonymous with white supremacy, and a racist was always white. Also the term Western Civilization is still synonymous with white supremacy. Code words, dog whistle talk.

It was the trickster Kerner Commission that invented the strange term of white racism. This led to calling American Blacks racists and to terms like reverse discrimination and diversity.

Creating the term of white racism allowed American whites to say when it fit their needs that the oppressed Black Man is racist.

White atomic (nuclear) weapons countries of France, the United Kingdom, Russia and the United States of America must respect the “Third World” atomic (nuclear) weapons countries of North Korea, India, Pakistan, and China.

North Korea won’t be tricked by the U.S. like Libya because “the white man’s burden” is not in the best interest of or for “Third World” countries and freedom loving “Third World” people.

Emzy Veazy III Aspen

Dear Editor: A 98 year old, 10th Mtn, ‘Hail Vail’ vet, John Tripp, rode his 3 wheel bike off the hill up Prince Creek, 3 miles into town, and stopped by.

He is invested in the future of the country and wanted to discuss a thought with us.

He wanted to know, what if America said to Kim Jong Un that, the US has their back, same as S Korea.

What if we offered them food and protection or at least admitted nuclear parity with our country.

We have called them evil, as J.W. Bush / Cheney described them, shortly after 9/11/2001.

Imagine how that would change the conversation.

To admit that one Nuke is exactly the same as 1 hundred nukes.

John Hoffmann Carbondale

Tri thanks Dear Editor: The Town of Carbondale Recreation and Pool Department hosted a fun Youth Triathlon on Friday, Aug. 18th. 19 young athletes ages 6-12 years old, most for the first time swam, biked, and ran around Sopris Park. We awarded 1st place prizes to girls and boys in three age groups. Winners in the 8 and under were River Sherman

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and Bram Marlow. In the 9-10 age group winners were Camilla Mendoza and Westin Sherman. In the 11-12 age group winners were Lucy Silcox and Harrison White.

It would not have been such a fun and successful event without all of the hard work by the young triathletes, parents, staff and volunteers. I want to especially thank The Orchard for providing snow cones to all finishers and parents, Roaring Fork Women’s Triathlon Team volunteers Coach Carla Westerman, Terri Ritchie, Nancy Zeigel, and Melissa Miller who helped register, time and marshal the course, and Kim Phillips who gave every finisher a medal.

Judy Haynes Assistant Pool Manager, Town of Carbondale

The bridge home Dear Editor: The bridge replacement in Glenwood Springs got off to a rough start. On the first day, there were unexpected back-ups on I70 all the way to Rifle. On the second day, a section of the old bridge was dropped on the east wing street of Grand Avenue, damaging a pillar of the new bridge, which may put off the 95-day estimated completion time.

My sole experience with the outage came when I had to go to Grand Junction.

I considered going over McClure Pass until I heard that CDOT was diverting semis LETTERS page 15

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Sales tax strong as budgeting begins Revenues up 3.5 percent so far; several big unknowns

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Carbondale’s annual municipal budget process began in earnest on Aug. 15, when Finance Director Renae Gustine and Town Manager Jay Harrington presented a summary of the town’s current revenue picture that reflects a relatively small growth in sales taxes and other revenues for the coming year, based on past performance.

According to a memo to the Board of Trustees (BOT), sales tax revenues (the town’s main source of income) for the general fund grew “slightly ahead of the projected 2 percent [increase] through July (June sales),” resulting in yearto-date sales tax revenues for 2017 of more than $2.3 million, just above the roughly $2.2 million collected by the same time in 2016, Gustine said.

The general fund lays out revenues and expenditures to support most of the town’s day-to-day operations through the year, and the expectation is that those revenues might come in a little higher than expected.

In fact, Gustine said, sales tax revenues so far this year have come to about 3.5 percent above revenues last year, overall.

But, she added, there is no certainty that the same level of revenues will hold through the end of the year.

“There’s no way of knowing” how the Grand Avenue Bridge project in Glenwood Springs will impact tourism and sales in Carbondale, Gustine said, adding that the town will not get any inkling about the detour’s effects on Carbondale’s revenues until late September or October, which is when collections for August and September will be on file.

So, just as they did in 2016 for the current budget year, the BOT concluded at a work session on Aug. 15 that a 2 percent sales-tax increase is the way to go for the 2018 budget.

“You never want to go too high (with revenue projections) and you never want to go too low,” Gustine told the Sopris Sun on Aug. 22. “It’s a conservative projection of revenues.”

One other unknown factor in the budgeting process, Gustine acknowledged, is the fact that a planned new City Market store on land formerly owned by the Colorado Rocky Mountain School in Carbondale, which was to be built this year, appears to now be on indefinite hold due to undisclosed financial issues within the Kroger corporation, which owns the City Market chain of stores.

It had become almost an article of faith among some town officials that the City Market store, which is to have a public gas station adjacent to Highway 133, would boost town revenues to an unknown but considerable extent.

The existing grocery store, located at the corner of Main and Highway 133, has long generated the greatest portion of the town’s annual revenues.

Gustine stressed repeatedly that the budget at this point is “very, very preliminary” because a lot of information has yet to be compiled, including such things as sales and other tax revenues for the entire year, income from federal mineral leases and severance taxes, and much more.

“These numbers will change, a lot,” she predicted, referring to the revenue figures.

A big part of the budget talks is whether or not the town will need to dip into its cash reserves in order to match revenues with expenses.

Gustine confirmed that the town’s fund balances — the amount of money in the town’s coffers at the start of every year — appear in good shape.

The general fund, for example, is projected to have standing reserves of more than $6.3 million at the end of 2017, an amount roughly equivalent to more than half of year of the general fund budget, in keeping with town policies.

“We’ve got a board that’s been very conservative in their spending and maintaining the level of services that we’ve all come to expect,” Gustine told The Sopris Sun. As for the expenditure side of the budget, Gustine said that Harrington was just beginning the process of talking with the heads of the various departments at Town Hall, at

and worn out.

Things that have not been discussed at all so far, she said, include the possibility of raises for town employees and any proposed big-ticket capital expenditures for equipment.

All of that will be make clear in the weeks to come, Gustine said, but the first step — taken at the Aug. 15 meeting — was to get a general picture of the town’s revenues, from which the BOT can make decisions about how much to spend in 2018.

meetings during which the department heads would lay out their spending priorities and proposed departmental budgets for the coming year.

Those figures will then be incorporated into a proposed budget that will be presented to the BOT, probably starting in September.

Because it is so early in the process, Gustine said, there is very little to go on concerning expenditures for the coming year.

But some indications have come out, Revenue Sources for General Fund she said, including possible changes in the town’s membership of, and expenditures toward, the energy conservation groups CLEER (Clean Energy Economy for the Region) and CORE (Community Office of Resource Efficiency), which have been helping the town reduce its “carbon footprint” by installing renewable energy technology on town buildings, businesses and homes over the past decade or so.

The BOT also has concluded that it must find money to buy new playground equipment for the local parks, equipment that will be in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and will replace existing gear that is both outmoded Sales tax revenue by month

Sales tax revenue by category (Jan.-July)

The Sun assembled these newsprint-friendly graphics based on data provided by the Town’s Finance Department.

We’re aware that the pie graph doesn’t add up to 100 percent, and we’ve confirmed that’s because of rounding.

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Town Report

Bridge closure affects town staff The first week of the Grand Avenue Bridge detour had a significant impact on commuting town employees, according to Town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to staff, trustees and others. Attempts to mitigate the drive by closing Fridays and putting crews on four ten hour days have been fairly well received, Harrington said.

Still, afternoon gridlock has created very long commute times, and the report expressed hope that a plan for a downvalley bus and van pool lane between County Road 154 and Glenwood Springs — which RFTA and the Town of Carbondale both lobbied for and was implemented over the weekend — would help alleviate things somewhat. Meanwhile…

• The town’s streets crew focused on getting light bases and conduit trenches installed for the new lighting along Highway 133. It’s a slow process as the bottom half of each hole has been filled with fairly large sized cobble that has had to be lifted out of the hole one piece at a time with equipment. The crew also installed a drywell in the alley north of Main Street between Seventh and Eighth and worked on street cleaning and grading the road up to White Hill.

• Rec staff took point on the Fourth Street road closure for Our Town One Table from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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• The Men’s Summer League Softball concluded Aug. 22 with a double elimination tournament.

The Mid-Valley Coed League has concluded, with Phat Thai finishing a perfect 10-0 this year. Results of the adult league games can be found at www.quickscores.com/carbondalerec.

• Parks staff fixed a leak in the irrigation system at

the pool and repaired the drinking fountain at Sopris Park shelter. Manual weed mitigation extraction project was completed at the North Face Bike Park and baseball diamonds, the Triangle park baseball diamond, the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center and Promenade Park picnic shelter. Crews are adjusting well to the 4 day work week and are keeping to new schedules.

• Departments are continuing to work on the 2018 budget (see page 3 for more).

• The Aug. 24 Planning Commission meeting will include a continued public hearing on Minor Site Plan Review to allow an Accessory Dwelling Unit in the OTR zone district. The commission will also consider a rezoning application for property located north of Main Street and west of 7-11. The proposal is to rezone approximately six acres from Planned Community Commercial to Mixed-Use. • Plastic beads clean up continues along Nettle Creek.

After several modifications, staff has set up a more efficient screening system to capture what is remaining along the ditch banks. The amount of lost media remains undetermined to date. Fire mitigation at the Nettle Creek plant is also ongoing, with material for the siding scheduled to arrive this week. The contractor has been focusing on the storage areas and roofing materials.

• The Crystal Well startup will occur on Aug. 25 following a dry run the previous day.

• The Police Department has hired Vladimir Dominguez as a new police officer and he has begun field training. Officers also conducted extra foot patrols at the Hootenanny for the Heathens and Our Town One Table.

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Cop Shop From August 11 through 16, Carbondale Officers handled 228 Calls for Service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

FRIDAY Aug. 11 at 3:53 p.m. Investigation into a sex assault report determined that the case belonged in a different jurisdiction, and the proper agency was informed.

FRIDAY Aug. 11 at 10:14 p.m. Slow Groovin’ BBQ informed police that their cash box had gone missing from the table by their catering van at Hootenany with the Heathens. About $3000 was reported stolen with no witnesses or suspects at this time.

Anyone with information can contact police at 963-2662.

FRIDAY Aug. 11 at 11:54 p.m. A traffic stop for a car with no headlights on lead to the 37-year-old driver’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

SATURDAY Aug. 12 at 1:40 a.m. The 60-year-old driver of a car driving in the middle of the road was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and possession of a controlled substance.

SATURDAY Aug. 12 at 9:30 a.m. When officers attempted to issue a citation for a dog off leash, the owner reportedly “resisted… attempts to detain him” and was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

SUNDAY Aug. 13 at 2:11 a.m. Police stopped a car for weaving and arrested the 29-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

SUNDAY Aug. 13 at 3:34 p.m. A report of a disturbance at 711 lead to an arrest for disorderly conduction and violation of a restraining order.

SUNDAY Aug. 13 at 11:42 p.m. Police contacted a vehicle for no trailer lights, speeding and weaving and, upon further investigation arrested the male driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

MONDAY Aug. 14 at 6:50 p.m. Officers contacted two underage boys who had been smoking marijuana. One was arrested on a warrant, while the other was issued a summons.

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Mayor: ‘We’re about public safety, and not immigration status’

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff A proposed resolution aimed at protecting Carbondale’s Hispanic community from deportation and other anti-immigrant actions, by police or by the town, was passed by the town’s Board of Trustees (BOT) this week, though not as it was originally presented by a group of local middleschool students.

Carbondale Middle School ninth-graders Vanessa Leon, Jessica Koller, Keiry Lopez and Cassidy Meyer — all members of a CMS organization known as The Issues Club — submitted an original resolution to the BOT early in the summer. But the trustees, at a meeting in July, opted to delegate Trustee Erica Sparhawk and Mayor Dan Richardson to rework some of the language and bring it back for consideration.

The resolution, which is being translated into Spanish for publication by area media outlets, declares that the town “recognizes the importance of all persons in the community, regardless of immigration status,” and clarifies that the town “supports a clear path for immigrants to legally live, work and become citizens of the United States.”

In its action clauses, the resolution holds that “no town employee shall inquire into a person's immigration status unless such inquire directly relates to a service request or the information is required to provide a Town service,” including interaction with the police.

The resolution also provides that “no

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town employee shall take action solely based on a person’s immigration status” and that no town department can unilaterally agree to partner with federal immigration authorities without first getting approval from the trustees.

That provision apparently is an effort to distance the town from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency, which has sought to enlist the help local police in various regions to track down or arrest immigrants deemed to be in violation of federal laws.

The resolution provides for enactment of an “outreach program” to the local immigrant community to increase that community’s interaction with officialdom on various levels, and for the Carbondale Police Department to designate one of its officers as the official public relations liaison with the immigrant community.

The resolution also explicitly notes that its provisions do not restrict the town from working with ICE, either to exchange information or in any other capacity, or with any other federal agency.

Some trustees referred back to the original document proposed by the students, and the revised version, as a clear indication of the town's interest in, and favorable attitudes toward the local immigrant population.

“The core purpose of this is to send a message,” said Trustee Ben Bohmfalk, explaining that the town government has no intention of seeing its police become an

arm of ICE. The revisions, including one made at Tuesday's meeting aimed at defining the town's support for immigration reform in general, were needed for clarity’s sake, said Trustee Frosty Merriott.

It was Merriott who suggested the latest revision, in order to avoid what he felt were unclear generalizations about “comprehensive immigration reform” that did not specifically mention electronic verification policies for allegedly illegal immigrants, or the need to secure the U.S. national border against illegal immigration.

“It’s a bigger discussion (than the original wording), and I would really like to ensure that our middle school students understand that,” he said.

As the trustee discussion wound down, Richardson noted that “this is a complex issue,” and one he admitted he did not completely understand earlier in the summer.

“I think what we were asked (by the students) was to pass a feel-good document … to make some of our residents feel comfortable,” the mayor said.

With the reworked language, he continued, “there are some tangible action items” that add to his own comfort level with the resolution.

“We're about public safety, and not immigration status,” he pledged.

Da bears The trustees, in addition to immigration, spent considerable time talking about the

summer’s invasion of Carbondale by a dozen or more bears seeking food in local dumpsters and trash cans.

Talking with Parks and Wildlife officer John Groves, the trustees acknowledged that there are deficiencies in the town’s efforts to get residents to “bear-proof” their trash containers, and discussed ways to make the town’s trash more secure and less attractive to hungry bears.

“We’re going to be digging into the trash thing,” said Town Manager Jay Harrington in a telephone interview on Aug. 23, referring to the need to enforce the bear-resistant container law as well as possibly reviving the BOT's unsuccessful effort to find a way to consolidate the local trash-hauling regime to reduce the noise and bother of having trucks from four different haulers on the local streets throughout the week.

Harrington confirmed that the trustees are likely to be talking about bear-proof trash cans as well as about the trash-hauling situation during this fall’s budget deliberations.

In other action, the trustees: • Witnessed the swearing-in of new Trustee Luis Yllanes, who was appointed to fill out the term of departed trustee Katrina Byars; • Approved a change to the municipal code to permit the presence of goats in town this summer, part of the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority's second summer of using goats instead of chemicals to control weeds along the Rio Grande Trail.

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Silence in the library

Shine a light

All Garfield County Libraries will begin a new schedule Sept.

5, the second round of reduced hours in conjunction with a $1.2 million decrease in operating revenue for 2017. The newest adjustment in open hours is designed to alleviate the staff shortages that have caused eleven emergency closures in the last eight months and comes as a direct result of data collection over the past eight months, staff input, and public survey comments. The Carbondale Branch, specifically, will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Wednesdays, 12 to 5 p.m. Fridays and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. For info on other locations, visit www.gcpld.org.

Kim Doyle Wille was recently honored with the Daily Points of Light Award for her ongoing commitment to Growing Empowerment and Cooking Matters in Garfield County and Cooking Matters Colorado, part of the No Kid Hungry network. Points of Light is the world’s largest organization dedicated to volunteer service.

In loving memory A fundraiser is in progress for the family of beloved Ross Montessori teacher Shaw Lewis, who was killed in an accident on Interstate 70 on Aug. 16. Visit www.gofundme.com/funeral-costs-family-support or email sonya.hemmen@rossmontessori.org for more information. Look for a full story on Lewis and his Sept. 16 memorial service in an upcoming issue of The Sun.

Hang tight The White River National Forest has released the proposed management plan for Hanging Lake, which includes a limit of 615 users per day, year-round, which would be managed through a fee-based reservation system coupled with a mandatory shuttle system from May through October. As visitation to the lake continues to rise each year, the results are natural resource and facility degradation, safety issues, parking congestion and impacts to the visitor experience. The proposed management plan and associated project documents can be found at www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50479.

As part of a 30-day comment period, an open house will be held from 5-7 p.m. Aug. 30 at the Glenwood Springs Library (815 Cooper Ave. in Glenwood Springs).

Don’t pass up this opportunity This week is the last chance to nab a National Park Service senior pass for $10. A congressional vote to increase the pass to $80 takes effect on Aug. 28, after more than two decades at the old rate. Locally, seniors can pick up a pass at White River National Forest’s Sopris Ranger District Field Office in Carbondale or, in a pinch, the Colorado River Valley Bureau of Land Management Field Office in Silt.

Found out Our new(ish) office at the Third Street Center is sporting a lovely array of sunflowers thanks to Ad Salesperson Kathryn Camp’s green thumb. Photo by Will Grandbois

The play’s the thing Fresh from being named Colorado Mountain College’s collegewide adjunct Faculty of the Year, Brad Moore, along with the college’s Sopris Theatre Company, recently received more award-winning news at the Colorado Theatre Festival.

Following a performance of the one-act play “The Dumb Waiter” at the festival, held June 22-24 in Salida, the company received five awards from the Colorado Community Theatre Coalition: First place show, best director (Brad Moore), best actor (J.D. Miller), best set and excellence in theatre, acting (Brendan Cochran).Two encore performances will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 1 and 2 at the New Space Theatre, at CMC’s Spring Valley Campus.

Resting on the Range

A Way Out, a non profit that supports people in need of addiction treatment and counseling, is hosting award-winning filmmaker Greg Williams who will show a portion of his film “Generation Found” at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 at the Gathering Place in Carbondale. It’s a call to action centered on a powerful story about one community — Houston — coming together to ignite a youth addiction recovery revolution in their hometown.The event will include a talk by Williams and a panel to discuss the state of youth drug and alcohol use in the valley and how some of those lessons can be applied here.

They say it’s your birthday…

Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Andrea Porter (Aug. 24); Danielle Rozga and John Hoffmann (Aug. 25); Linda Froning and Julia Tallmadge (Aug. 26); Tommy Sands and Joanne Howard (Aug. 27); JoEllen Maynard and Phil Maynard (Aug. 28); Tyler Treadway (Aug. 29); Caito Foster and Lynn Kirchner (Aug. 30).

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Dandelion Market reblooms in new location

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Dandelion Market, Carbondale’s natural foods outlet, is in the midst of a kind of resurrection following its closure earlier this year due to the loss of its lease on its original Main Street location.

Over the past couple of months, a band of volunteers and board members have worked feverishly to reopen the market in a new location next to the Rhumba Girls liquor store on Highway 133, across the highway from the Wells Fargo bank.

With a new board of directors, a new manager, and a new location, the byword of the day for the store is simple, said board member Richard Vottero: “survival.”

The new Dandelion Market reopened on Aug. 19, and is open Mondays through SaturNew Dandelion Market manager Terri Anzini arranges days from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Manager Terri Anzini, for- a display of local produce at the store’s new location. mer owner of another natural Photo by Jane Bachrach foods store, The Annex, is working with a staff of volunteers that, it is newal option, and that they “really would hoped, will help keep the overhead down to like us to be long-term tenants” on longera manageable level while the store works to term leases.

She said the building’s owners, Matt and pay off what board member Erica Sparhawk Beth Maun, are hoping the combined cussaid is perhaps $40,000 in debt to vendors.

“We’re running a tight ship,” said Sparhawk tomer bases of the liquor store and the Danon Aug. 22. “We have some cleanup to do” on delion Market will complement each other, such matters as getting the store’s fiscal house with each drawing potential customers to the in order and rebuilding what once was a ros- other’s door.

Board members and Anzini all expressed ter of some 600 paid members.

Sparhawk, who also serves on the Carbon- the hope that the store is over the worst of its dale Board of Trustees and works as program rough patch, which started several years ago.

After an initial four-year period of profmanager with the Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER) energy efficiency or- itability, followed by about that same numganization, said the co-op is working from ber of years of expansion and a lack of an email list of about 400 people and hopes profits, the store ran into trouble this year to reconnect with everyone who was an ac- with rising debts and the loss of the lease at its tive member before the store closed at its for- original location, 559 Main St. Last spring, the store was forced to close its mer location.

“This is going to really be starting from doors and, after a period of relatively frantic scratch,” predicted Anzini in an interview on internal discussions, reopen in a new location Aug. 21, explaining that the organization is and with a new lease (so to speak) on life in a gradually filling up its shelves in anticipation 600-square-foot space owned by the Mauns.

The new space, which formerly housed a of a growth in customers.

She said the board and she have reworked laundromat, is about the same size as the the organizational structure of the store to en- original Carbondale Community Food Cosure it never again runs into the kind of trou- op before it started expanding, said board member Erica Sparhawk. ble that forced its closure.

While Vottero and Sparhawk were the The store’s current plan, said Sparhawk, has three prongs — “a smaller space, lower main motive force for keeping the store alive and getting it a new space, Sparhawk was rent, and lower labor costs.”

Sparhawk and Anzini both said the cur- quick to point out, “We couldn’t have done it rent roster of about eight volunteers is enough without the other board members stepping to cover the store’s operating hours. But up, and the donors.”

Plus, she said, the store wrangled a $5,000 Sparhawk said the optimal number would be about 15 volunteers able to take on regular loan from an organization known at the Two shifts, and invited interested volunteers to stop Forks Club, a nonprofit funding group that offers loans to farmers, co-ops and other by and sign up.

With a deeply discounted initial rental rate small businesses in the North Fork and Roarthat is expected to increase in the future, ing Fork river valleys.

Still, she went on, “We’re open to acceptSparhawk said, the store is off to a good restart. She said that the landlords were ing more donations” to help the market rehappy to offer a one-year lease with a re- gain its footing.

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Up to $1,000 FINE for violating trash/bear ordinance! ¡Una MULTA hasta $1,000 por violar la ordenanza de basura/osos!

DON’T TEACH BEARS NEW TRICKS Bears have been seen in and around Carbondale Early prevention keeps bears from making a habit of visiting neighborhoods.

We CAN prevent repeat visits!

Early Prevention

REMOVE ITEMS THAT ATTRACT BEARS: • Garbage • Bird Feeders • Pet Food • Barbeque Grills • Fruit • Compost TOWN CODE: No Garbage Before 6AM on Collection Day

• The Town of Carbondale passed an ordinance prohibiting placement of trash for pickup before 6AM on collection day and empty containers must be brought in no later than 8PM the same day.

• The smell of any food may attract bears. Keep garbage indoors until the morning of trash pickup and keep outdoor barbeque grills clean and odorless. It is best to keep windows and doors securely locked, especially at night. If a bear enters your home, open doors to leave the bear an escape route and leave the house if possible.

GARBAGE KILLS BEARS

• Bears that make repeated visits to neighborhoods may need to be moved or euthanized. To keep your family and the bears safe, please remove any attractants and follow these guidelines until the bears hibernate in winter.

Bears are 90% vegetarian and rarely hunt or kill animals, however, they are wild animals and can be unpredicatable. Do not approach any bear, especially cubs.

TIPS

• It’s encouraged to have electrified chicken coops.

• Compost should be stored in a secure container or inside a secured area.

• Bear resistant trash cans should be approved/certified by the Inneragency Grizzly Committee

For additional information, call the Division of Wildlife: 947-2920.

Call the Carbondale Police Department if you see a bear anywhere in town: 963-2662

NO LE ENSENE A LOS OSOS NUEVOS TRUCOS Se han visto osos en Carbondale y en los alrededores Prevención temprana

¡La prevencion temprana ayuda a que los osos no se acostumbren a visitar los vecindarios!

REMUEVA COSAS QUE ATRAEN A LOS OSOS: • Basura • Alimentó para pájaros • Comida de animales domésticos • Parrilla para asar • Fruta • Compost EL CODIGO DEL PUEBLO: No Poner Basura Afuera Antes de las 6AM el Dia de Coleccion

LA BASURA MATA A LOS OSOS

CONSEJOS:

• El Pueblo de Carbondale ha pasado una ordenanza que prohíbe poner la basura afuera antes de las 6AM el día de colección y el contenedor vacío debe estar adentro ese día a las 8PM. • El olor de cualquier comida atrae a los osos. Tenga su basura

adentro hasta la mañana del día de colección y tenga su parrilla limpia. Es mejor tener ventanas y puertas cerradas, especialmente en la noche. Si un oso entra a su hogar, abra las puertas para que los osos tengan una ruta de escape, y salga.

• Osos que hacen visitas repetidas a las vecindades pueden ser movidos o se realizara eutanasia. Para mantener su familia y osos seguros, por favor, de eliminar cualquier atrayentes, y siga estos consejos hasta que los osos hibernan en el invierno. Osos son 90% vegeten arios y raramente cazan o matan animales, sin embargo, son animales salvajes y pueden ser impredecibles. No se acerque a los osos, especialmente los cachorros.

• Se anima tener un gallinero electrificado.

• El compost debe estar guardado en un contenedor seguro o dentro de un lugar seguro.

• Contenedores resistentes a los osos deben ser aprobados/ certificados por el Inneragency Grizzly Committee.

Para más información llame al Division of Wildlife al 947-2920. Si ve un oso en el pueblo, llame al Departamento de Policía en Carbondale al 963-2662.

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The total eclipse as seen by Emily Bruell and the viewing site as photographed by Monica Bruell.

What to expect when you’re eclipsing Based on personal experience by Emily Bruell 90 minutes before totality: After days of planning and an eight-hour drive, you pull off the highway into a dirt parking lot by a bluff overlooking the river. You exchange pleasantries (and snacks) with the other groups parked near you, and unwrap your cardboard and plastic eclipse safety glasses. The sky above you is a sunbleached blue, clear of clouds, and you feel excitement mounting.

60 minutes before totality: You think back to the time you spent at Yellowstone yesterday, watching the eruption of the Old Faithful Geyser.

“Isn’t that something,” the lady next to you marvelled as the geyser spouted and steamed and generally astounded its audience with massive subterranean force. “No one tells it to do that — it’s doing it all on it’s own.”

It struck you as a strangely unremarkable observation; what need would a buildup of superheated water have for human command, and what attention would it pay? Still, you realize that most of the environment you surround yourself with on a daily basis is under your control. You tell your car to drive, tell your AC to cool the house, tell the stove burner to light, tell your lamp to illuminate your room after dark. You remind yourself that this trip is different. While you’re here, the universe calls the shots.

45 minutes before totality: You look at the sky through eclipse glasses and see that the sun — bobbing in the artificially darkened sky like a peach — is already partially blocked out by the silhouette of the moon.

This reminds you of something you read in your pre-eclipse googling marathon about a pinhole camera, so you attempt to Macgyver one using a pocket-knife corkscrew to poke holes in an old box of Wheat Thins. When you hold the cardboard so the shadow falls on the paper, the sun shines through the holes and paints little crescents.

30 minutes before totality: The sun doesn’t look like the the Cheshire cat’s grin anymore; it’s more of a sliver, like the glowing orange hook of a live wire. You notice the light is subtly changing. Shadows are sharper; blades of

grass look hyper-defined; the hillside and distant rocky mountains look almost fake, like the photoshopped background of a cheesy selfie.

Things feel quieter, somehow, and you’re not sure if it’s your imagination or if the raucous chirps and cries of birds and insects are subdued in recognition of the sky’s strangeness.

10 minutes before totality: It’s definitely getting darker now; the sky is dimmed except for a slight ring of light blue along the horizon. You check the sun through your eclipse glasses and feel a slight plummeting sensation in your stomach when you see that it’s all but vanished, with only a candle wick’s width still exposed. The breeze picks up, and your T-shirt and shorts suddenly feel insufficient. You pull the towel that served as your picnic blanket around your shoulders to combat the unexpected chill.

5 minutes before totality: If you didn’t know the time, you’d swear it was after sunset. The grass is covered in shadow and the distant mountains flush with the same pink tint that lines the horizon now. A chorus of whoops from the eclipse chasers across the parking lot brings your attention to the scattered stars that have appeared in the sky.

1 minute before totality: You squint through your glasses as the last remaining thread of sunlight grows shorter — shorter — and disappears. The sun is gone, you think, and you drop your glasses.

Totality: You stare up at the black hole covering the place where the sun should be, and then at the line of white that rings it.

Sheets of light stream out from behind the blackness, and your brain dimly categorizes them as the outer atmosphere of the sun: the corona. At a glance, they look like glowing clouds, but when you look more carefully you can see them shifting along with the thin strands of radiating light that form them.

You're hit with a jolt of cosmic awe.

1 minute into totality: You fumble for your camera, and feel a second jolt hit you, ECLIPSING page 14

ink cosmically, act locally

By Diana Alcantara Sopris Sun board member How amazing are the people of the Roaring Fork Valley! I write these words after a wonderful series of events in the past few weeks of live music, theater, and even a community dinner in the street. The creative process flows strong through our Valley. There was also a delightful offering of celestial origin, a rare alignment between sun, moon and earth. Many Carbondale folks gathered at the place we call Third Street, a thriving center for human wellness for young thespians to explore, solar cars to race, zumba dance to jive, meditation to flow, artistic expression to awaken, wilderness to work, immigrant families to flourish, all under the compassionate eyes of Demeter, whose name graces the community garden.

The Third Street Center is also the place from where

The Sun’s eclipse viewing party was a hit with adults but even more popular with the kids. Diana Alcantara provided activities and an array of viewing apparatuses (top), Sarah Johnson of Wild Rose Education recorded a six degree temperature drop and Fred Malo (above) just took it all in. No one thought to bring a light meter, but solar production at the Third Street Center was noticeably dimmed. Incidentally, you might want to hold on to your eclipse glasses — we’re working on getting info on how to recycle them for future viewers.

Photos by Jane Bachrach

this very newspaper beams brightly. Many people thanked me, and The Sopris Sun, for organizing the eclipse viewing event and praised the turn out. Really all we did was put out a call for anyone who wanted to put on silly glasses to gather to gaze at the sky — a big thanks to those who showed up. Participation is what makes our community vibrant! Although I personally feel this paper’s “cosmic” value, am on the Board of Directors, and am a SunScriber, the bright beams of this nonprofit community paper cannot glow without community support. The Sopris Sun needs your direct participation. Please SunScriber, today — like right now after you put down the paper. It’s easy. Just go to www.soprissun.com and click on the yellow donate button. Or send us a check. We want to expand what The Sun does for our community, so think cosmically and act locally. We need your bright dollars to make it happen!

Win this painting!

The original Brian Colley artwork from last week’s Sopris Sun cover commemorates this rare 2017 solar eclipse. Through Sept. 6, you can bid on the framed 8”x10" painting by emailing news@soprissun.com or calling 510-3003. The current high bid will be updated on soprissun.com. Proceeds support your nonprofit community newspaper!

While Bonnie Fischer Park seemed to be the main epicenter of viewing, some folks were drawn to White Hill, where Dave Clark furnished a few telescopes.

Photos by Will Grandbois

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Community Calendar WED Aug. 23 - SUN Aug. 27 MOUNTAINFILM • The Wheeler Opera House (320 E Hyman Ave., Aspen) hosts a documentary film festival in partnership with Telluride Mountainfilm, featuring nonfiction stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues.

THURSDAY Aug. 24 TRAILS TO RAILS • Stop by the Carbondale Firehouse (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 7 p.m. to learn about the history of travel in the Crystal Valley in a program lead by Dale Will of Pitkin County Open Space and Trails, Bill Kight of the Glenwood Springs Historical Society and Kenny Frost of the Southern Utes.

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

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

Aug. 26 and “Dunkirk” (PG-13, captioned) at 5:15 p.m. on Aug 27.

COWBOY UP • Enjoy live music by LeverAction, dancing, food from Slow Groovin BBQ and both a silent and live auction in this benefit for Ascendigo. It all goes down from 6 to 10 p.m. at Fourth and Main.

BLUEGRASS • Elk Range doesn’t believe in round times, so they’ll kick off their set at 9:40 p.m. at The Black Nugget (403 Main St.).

ROOTS ROCK • The Deltaz swing back through Colorado with a 9 p.m. show at Carbondale Beer Works (647 Main St.) hard on the heels of their Aug. 23 show at the Black Nugget.

FRI Aug. 25 – SAT Aug. 26 SATURDAY Aug. 26

LIVE LETTER • Dance Initiative presents the live performance of the outdoor dance film “Letter To Congress: A WILD Sanity” choreographed by Deborah Colley and performed by dancers of CoMotion in real time against the backdrop of Mount Sopris.

Wear proper outdoor shoes and bring a folding camp chair at 6:30 p.m. at Sustainable Settings (6107 Highway 133); carpooling is encouraged due to limited parking. Tickets are $15 and available online only at www.danceinitiative.org.

FRIDAY Aug. 25 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Baby Driver” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 25-31; “An Inconvenient Sequel” (PG) at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 25; “The Big Sick” (R) at 5 p.m.

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AMERICANA • At 10 p.m., Moonshine Mountain plays the Black Nugget (403 Main St.).

LIVING COLOR • Allison Stewart helps you explore the interaction of light and color and learn the secrets of successful painting through guided exercises in color mixing, value, intensity, temperature and saturation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at The Art Base (99 Midland Spur, Basalt).

MOVIE NIGHT • Watch “The Goonies” on the big screen at Two Rivers Park beginning at 8 p.m.; bring a nonperishable food item to donate to LIFT-UP and a chair and blankets.

know farmers, know food…

Local beef, pork, and lamb. Grassfed, no pesticides, herbicides, antibiotics, or hormones.

CVEPA • The Crystal Valley Environmental Protection Association will host its annual dinner and meeting at 6 p.m. at the Redstone Inn (82 Redstone Blvd.) on Sunday evening August 27. Call 963-1389 with any questions.

POETRY • The Aspen Poets’ Society hosts another live poetry night at the Mountain Chalet (333 E. Durant Ave., Aspen) at 6:30 p.m. with live music

by Bobby Mason and special guest poets Valerie Haugen Nuzzo and Barbara Ford.

MONDAY Aug. 28 HEALTH THROUGH NUTRITION • Free opportunities include…

• One-hour consultation about heart attack prevention, plant-based nutrition, other medical issues. Call retired family doctor Greg Feinsinger, M.D. for appointment (379-5718).

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Pad Thai and Thai Iced Tea, along with seasonal, traditional Thai street food.

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FOREIGN FILM • Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.) presents “Tanna” at 5:15 p.m. as part of a monthly film series. Set on a remote Pacific island, covered in rain forest and dominated by an active volcano, this 2015 film, enacted by the Yakel tribe, tells of a sister’s loyalty, a forbidden love affair and the pact between the old ways and the new.

Further Out FRIDAY Sept. 1 ART SHOW • The opening reception for the 22nd Annual Redstone Labor Day Weekend Art Show takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. under the tents on the lawn of the Redstone Inn. The show continues throughout the long weekend with an array of free demos and workshops and profits funding scholarships for local high school artists. More information at www.redstoneartfoundation.org.

DAY OF PRAYER • All are invited to come pray for Creation in solidarity with others around the world from 7 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. in the outdoor chapel space behind St. Mary of the Crown Catholic Church (397 White Hill Rd.).More information at 510-0697 and seasonofcreation.org.

• Fourth Monday of every month, plant-based

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Help us prepare for another great winter season!

Spring Gulch Trails Workday Sunday, September 3 9 a.m.

(C.R. 108, Carbondale – drive until you reach the end of the paved road.)

We have 20 dogs, 15 cats and 3 rabbits waiting for a forever home.

Working together for pets and their people

WEDNESDAY Aug. 30

• 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. in the board room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

Spring Gulch Parking Lot

RJ Paddywacks offers a “C.A.R.E. Package” for new adoptive families, including a Paws for Points plan and a first-time 15% discount for your new pet.

potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing. More information at www.davinikent.org.

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RJ Paddywacks Pet Outfitter 400 E Valley Rd. # I/J Next to City Market in El Jebel 970-963-1700 rjpaddywacks.com

SUNDAY Aug. 27

Colorado Animal Rescue 2801 County Road 114 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-947-9173 coloradoanimalrescue.org

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Bring heavy-duty pruners, tree saws, wheelbarrows, rakes, and shovels, or just show up in working clothes with rain gear. Bring water!

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Ongoing

BLUEGRASS JAM • Bring the instrument of your choice or just your voice for a weekly jam session first and last Sundays at 6:30 at Steve’s Guitars (19 N 4th St.) and all other Sundays at the Glenwood Springs Brew Garden (115 Sixth St.).

IMMUNIZATION CLINICS • Garfield County offers immunization clinics at the Carbondale Family Resource Center (in the Bridges Center at 400 Sopris Ave.) the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. To schedule an appointment, call 945-6614, ext. 2030.

SENIOR MATTERS • The nonprofit Senior Matters, based in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.), offers numerous programs for senior citizens, including: tai chi with John Norman at 8:30 a.m. on Monday and Wednesday; tai chi with Marty Finklestein at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday; Alaprima Painters at 11 a.m. on Thursdays; the Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on the fourth Wednesday of the month; and the Roaring Fork Brain Train. Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

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

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

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 Mi Casita (580 Main St.) at noon every Thursday.

GRIEF AND LOSS • Pathfinders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday noon. An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. Pathfinders offers support groups from Aspen to Rifle and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org.

LET’S JUST DANCE • Catch a free lesson with Wild Bill at 7 p.m. then it’s $8 to get out on the dance floor at 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday at The Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). No partner or experience necessary. Questions? Call 970-366-6463 or email BillyPat4@gmail.com.

LUNCH • Crystal Meadows (1250 Hendrick Dr.) senior housing hosts a lunch every Wednesday.

BIRDING • Meet a Roaring Fork Audubon volunteer at 7 a.m. every first and third Thursday May through August in the little parking area next to the south Crystal River Bridge. Free.

POETRY WORKSHOPS • Release your inner poet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month a the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE • A free facilitated workshop for adults, writing your personal history, one story at a time. Facilitated

by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/genealogist. First and third Fridays, 10 a.m. to noon at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library, (815 Cooper Ave.). Info at 945-5958 or gcpld.orgf.

YAPPY HOUR • Colorado Animal Rescue’s Yappy Hour at the Marble Bar (150 Main St) takes place at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Sip on handcrafted cocktails and meet a C.A.R.E. dog, with $1 from every drink donated to C.A.R.E. Bring your own dog along as well.

SAVE MICHELLE’S GARDEN • A local citizen action group devoted to protecting Michelle Obama’s White House garden meets at 5 p.m. every other Thursday at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

C’DALE TRUSTEES • The Carbondale Board of Trustees holds regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.) starting at 6 p.m. The trustees usually hold a work session at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays. Info: 963-2733 or carbondalegov.org.

MEET THE MAYOR • Carbondale Mayor Dan Richardson holds his weekly “Office Hours” session at the Village Smithy (26 S. Third St)from 7 to 8 a.m. on Tuesdays. Drop by and say hi.

SOLO EXHIBIT • Carbondale Arts presents a solo exhibition of paintings by Paul Manes, at The Launchpad (76 S. 4th St., Carbondale).

Manes, who now lives in Carbondale, has been widely exhibited in America and Europe and his paintings have been acquired by many museums and private collections.

AMERICAN ART • The Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave., Basalt) hosts “America at Heart: Valleys to Peaks” a solo exhibition of works by Dan Young showcas-

ing plein air impressions of Colorado’s most beloved locations and pastimes.

CARBONDALE CLAY • The Carbondale Clay Center presents its twelfth annual national juried exhibition, this year called “The Art of Utility” and focused on functional ceramic wares. For more information, visit www.carbondaleclay.org or call 963-2529 (135 Main St.) 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.

TRIVIA NIGHT • Gather a team of up to six and head to Marble Bar (150 Main St.) on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. to compete for the chance at $50 off the team tab, plus show off the custom made marble Trivia Trophy for a while.

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.

FARMER’S MARKET • Local produce and more available at the Fourth Street Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays.

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.).

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Final sermon of the series is Sunday, Aug. 27

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î‚Še spirit endures for Church at Redstone

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff In the 40 years since its founding, The Church at Redstone has had just three pastors, and the fourth is planning on similar longevity.

Chris Moon is in the process of taking over from longtime pastor Bruce Gledhill, who is moving to Woodland Park with his wife, Connie, at the end of the month. “I’ve loved being in Redstone and being with this church and getting to be who I’ve been for the last 17 years,� Gledhill said. “I couldn’t ask for anything better.�

Going Gledhill grew up in Kansas, and although his family was active in the church, he was more interested in chemistry than ministry until his senior year of high school. “To my surprise I felt that God’s will for me was to be a pastor,â€? he recalled. “I feel like my experience has veriďŹ ed that.â€?

He attended a four year Christian college, added a bachelor’s in Elementary Education from Kansas State to the mix and came to Colorado in 1984 to do graduate work at the Denver Seminary. The next year, the family was asked to help a group that was starting a church in Eagle. There, they got involved with Eagle County Charter Academy, where they both worked for several years.

The call back to the church came from Jim Jarman, who was looking for someone

to “cover a few Sundays in Redstone.� “Here I am 17 years later,� Gledhill chuckled.

It was a surprising ďŹ t, as the family had actually thought about going overseas to escape the “denominational, competitiveâ€? aspect of most domestic churches. The Church at Redstone didn’t have any of that. “It’s an independent church and it’s very focused on serving the community,â€? Gledhill observed. “It was really what I wanted to ďŹ nd and it was in my backyard.â€?

While he had enjoyed public education, it had been challenging not to be open about his faith, and the new role gave him an opportunity to teach in a different way. His reach extended well beyond the folks who came to Sunday services, and he has been deeply involved in many aspects of the unincorporated community. He’s particularly proud of the church’s proactive fund to help those in need — and there’s plenty of need.

More than a year ago, however, he realized it was time to move on. “It was as clear to me as my initial sense of calling into the ministry,� he said. “I have a deep peace in my heart that this is the right time.�

With seven grandkids on the other side of the Divide and his connection to Redstone indelibly tied to his job, that suggested a move. The Gledhill’s plan to more or less retire, though what that looks like is up for grabs. It won’t involve a lot of golf — they’re more fans of racquetball and biking — and they fully expect to ďŹ nd a way to be involved

in Woodland Park. “We are waiting to see what God shows us to do,� Gledhill said.

Meanwhile, he’s glad to see the church in good hands with Moon, who was selected from among hundreds of applicants and has had an unprecedented chance for a slow transition. “We knew from the beginning that we’d have to do it right, and I think we have,�

Gledhill said. “We think he’s as good a ďŹ t as I have been for Redstone and for the church.â€?

Coming Moon’s story has some echoes of Gledhill’s: a Christian upbringing in Kansas with other passions before the becoming a pastor. For Moon, that meant a journalism degree and 10 years as a reporter and editor at periodicals like the Topeka Capital-Journal and the Wichita Business Journal. Then he felt “God’s nudgeâ€? and got a masters in theological studies before going into the ministry in 2011. “I wasn’t sure what he was calling me to, but it was a clear and persistent push,â€? he explained. “Studying God’s Word, teaching it and preaching it — I really found fulďŹ llment in that.â€?

He acknowledges that the Bible doesn’t speak to every issue. “We believe God gives the holy spirit to ďŹ ll in the gaps — that every prompting that’s

Bruce Gledhill, left, passes the torch to Chris Moon at the Church of Redstone.

Photo by Will Grandbois

truly from the spirit is consistent with his word,� he said.

Moon spent the last three years in a little church in eastern Kentucky, but thinks Colorado is the right place to settle down for the long term. “Everything really lined up in Redstone — what they were looking for and our needs,� he said.

His four kids, ages 14, 12, 10, and 9, are excited about the move, and the whole family is enjoying adjusting to Crystal Valley time.

He hopes to live up to the legacy Gledhill and his predecessors have left — and the spirit of the congregation. “What was really impressive about the church was the number of people who seem to be really deep in their faith and care about each other and their community,� he said.

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Our Town, One Table … Actually, there were about 98 tables hosting an estimated 1,300 people, according to organizer Sondie Reiff.

Reiff, the Town of Carbondale, Linda Criswell and several other volunteers (including the folks from Jaywalker’s who set up the tables) helped to make the third annual event a success.

The winners of the best table awards were decided by the official judges Amy Maes, Joy Rosenberg, Jeff Jackel and Peggy Peggy DeVilbiss.

“Celestial Eclipse” won first, “Peace Love and Happiness” was second and “Gypsies” came in third.

All in all it was a “bear” of a party, and in fact the bears hanging out in the spruce tree at the south end of Fourth Street added a new dimension to an event which was wild and crazy to begin with.

Photos and text by Jane Bachrach Note: Someone may have inadvertently taken the Carbondale Fire Department’s table home on Sunday, and organizers would like it back.

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Don’t close the road… bridge… hot spring!

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From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Aug. 25, 1977 Several years of litigation came to a close when a judge ordered the sale of some 90 residential lots that were part of the defunct Marble Ski Area. The envisioned resort community might have had a population of up to 20,000 during peak seasons, but the company ended up filing for bankruptcy after drawing opposition from local environmentalists and state commissions alike. (There now numerous homes in the area.)

In other news… Costilla County Cookie Champion Marian Carter shared her assertion that the reason the price of cookies keeps going up “is that the Democratic Congress spends money it doesn’t have.”

Aug. 27, 1987 The Highway Department was reportedly seriously considering leasing the public right of way around Penny Hot Spring to adjacent landowners who opposed nudity at the spring.

The Grange family, who owned land across the river had already bulldozed the old bathhouse and complained about indecent exposure at the springs and trespassing by waders.

Roy Rickus, the unofficial architect of the pool, countered that it was “sacrilege” to wear a swimming suit there. At the time, no tickets had been issued and the right of way remained public.

In other news… The Cattlemen’s Association’s closure of a road between the old Marion townsite and Four Mile alarmed the Sopris Snowriders (but they eventually came to an agreement).

Aug. 28, 1997 The aging Satank bridge was closed to pedestrians after a county inspection deemed the 100 foot span unsafe. Vehicular traffic had already been barred for several years, although residents reported that some motorcyclists might be using it. Attempts to shore up the untreated timbers over the years had met with middling success, and Garfield County Road and Bridge Supervisor King Lloyd suspected it would be torn down within 15 years. (In fact, the bridge underwent a complete restoration and is now once again open to pedestrians, though not cars.)

In other news… In his “Life Cycles” column Steve Wolfe proposed a road biking route to Aspen that bypassed Highway 82 (years before the Rio Grande trail would make it easy).

Aug. 30, 2007

Direct Support Professionals (DSP) are responsible for assisting individuals with developmental disabilities in leading self-directed lives and contributing to the community. DSPs assist with activities of day-to-day living, fun and creative outings and other social events.

Mountain Valley Developmental Services is seeking Full and Part Time DSPs to work in Carbondale.

Experience is not necessary as paid training will be provided.

Experienced applicants earn $17.50/hr. Medical, Dental and Vision.

Contact Hannah at hannah@mtnvalley.org or (970) 945-2306 or apply online at www.mtnvalley.org

Carbondale Middle School was unexpectedly staying put due to asbestos mitigation in the old Roaring Fork High space. The district was working to hunt down modulars to accommodate the addition of the fifth grade, which had previously been part of the elementary school. CMS staff remained positive as they unpacked boxes in the same rooms where they had packed them the previous week, with Principal Cliff Colia referring to the hiccup as “just a little distraction.” Added language arts teacher Adam Carballeira, “If I have four walls and a roof, then I can teach.”

In other news… Carbondale Trustees gave conditional approval to a plan for the 26-unit Mountain Sage Townhomes between Main Street and Colorado Avenue.

Eclipse om page 8 this one more physical, and right in the eye.

A small bug seems to have careened directly into your right eye, causing considerable pain. Caught between an urgent need to extract the insect from your eye and an unwillingness to miss any more of totality, you force your right eye open and fish the unwelcome visitor out while keeping your left eye fixed on the corona fanning out from the moon’s silhouette. Success! You flick the bug away and snap a few pictures with your camera before letting your watering eyes absorb the final half minute of totality.

Even now, you can see that one side of the halo around the moon is growing brighter.

2 minutes into totality: A glance through the eclipse glasses confirms what you’re

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afraid of: the sun is already starting to emerge. The next five minutes are like a sunrise in triple time as light floods back into the landscape. Soon, you’d need your eclipse glasses — revealing a still partially obscured sun — to prove that there’s anything different about the day. Cars that had pulled over to witness the event start up again and continue down the highway.

You probe your slightly tender eye with your fingertips and still see the ring of white around the moon behind your eyelids. You flash back to the thought you had before the eclipse — that the universe is calling the shots — and have to smile. It strikes you that emerging from your controlled environment means getting the package deal: day stars and eclipses and bugs in your eye. You don’t have to consider to know it’s worth it.

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Parting Shots

that way. I didn’t relish the thought of getting behind a string of 18wheelers in low compound going over the pass.

So I took the bus through Glenwood Springs and I was very impressed with how efficiently RFTA got it done. The walk across the pedestrian bridge was no problem. I allowed for plenty of time and got to Grand Junction three hours early.

I know it’s a pain, but it was a beautiful sight seeing all those people walking, biking, and taking the bus. I hope they keep it up after the new bridge is in, not just for the sake of the traffic, but for the sake of the climate.

Other than one trip to Grand Junction, I have avoided Glenwood Springs like the plague. I no longer swim at the Glenwood Hot Springs Pool or shop at the Glenwood Springs City Market. I swim at the John Fleet Pool and shop at the Carbondale City Market.

Both switches have been very pleasant. I find I have more energy swimming my mile in the cooler water and my experience at the Carbondale City Market has been heart-warming.

I checked through the automatic cashier and asked for $40 cash. I walked away forgetting the cash, as I’m prone to do in my old age.

About an hour later, I realized my mistake and went back. The cash was gone and nobody had turned it in.

“Oh well,” I said to the cashier, ”Guess I’ll have to pull out 40 more in the ATM.” Pretty soon, here comes the cashier with $40 in her hand. She said a woman overheard our conversation and asked the cashier to give me the money. I asked the cashier to identify her and she said she preferred to remain anonymous.

Only in a small town.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a Special Use Permit to install a telecommunications facility on the roof of a building.

The property is located at 1150 Highway 133, Carbondale CO 81623.

The applicant is Pinnacle Consulting, Inc, on Behalf of Verizon Wireless.

The owner is Ralph and Patricia Wanner.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on September 14, 2017.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

John Leybourne Town of Carbondale

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering a Major Site Plan Review application.

The property is the vacant parcel located at the northeast corner of Highway 133 and Main Street and is known as 1201 Colorado Avenue. The property is approximately .76 acres (33,350 sq. ft.) and is zoned Mixed-Use. The owner/applicant is Ronald B. Stein of Stein Properties, L.P.

The applicant proposes a mixed-use development with commercial and residential components. There would be 18 residential units and 2,100 sq. ft. of commercial space.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on September 14, 2017.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons from 7:00 a.m. through 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday. The application may also be reviewed on the Town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org.

Janet Buck Planning Director

Published in The Sopris Sun on August 24, 2017.

Published in The Sopris Sun on August 24, 2017.

TINY FENCER Braddock Coble (top) needed some help from his mom, Kendra, when it came time to don his gear at the first in a series of fencing classes at the Carbondale Rec Center on Aug. 14.

The session garnered plenty of enthusiasm from both kids and grown-up attendees like Jaspen Mackin and Sonia Marzec (above) — though the latter seemed more likely to quote “The Princess Bride”. Greg Domashovetz is providing the instruction in Carbondale (3:30 p.m. Mondays and 6 p.m. Wednesdays/$20 a class with a $5 equipment rental), Glenwood and Aspen in an effort to jumpstart the Roaring Fork Fencers Club. You don’t have to make every session to take part and can always get caught up with a private lesson. For more information, visit www.roaringforkfc.com. Photos by Will Grandbois

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