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“is is Edgar ... and nothing more.”

Edgar the raven was caught reciting poetry last week on his perch just outside of Carbondale. He is the namesake of poet Edgar Allan Poe, who gained fame with his narrative poem “The Raven” in 1845. The Edgar shown here reportedly comes around about five days a week and hangs out with a horse and two goats on Red Hill. A nearby resident feeds him his favorite meal, which is grapes and organic oat squares. After three months of visits, the curious bird almost eats out of the woman’s hand. On a related note, The Sopris Sun launches its monthly Poetry Corner this week, and readers should be assured there will be a dearth of poetry on these pages “nevermore.”

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

Introducing e Sopris Sun’s new Poetry Corner Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason. — Novalis The Roaring Fork Valley—Carbondale in particular—is blessed with an abundance of poets who are practicing, honing, sharing, and publishing their work. There are writing groups that meet regularly in Glenwood, Basalt, Aspen, and right here in Carbondale.

To take advantage of all this talent and dedication, and to offer a platform for local poets, The Sopris Sun will be featuring a regular (most likely monthly) poetry column. Poets who live in the 81623 zip code will be given some priority since The Sun is, after all, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper, but the work of all Valley poets will be considered. The

column will appear (loosely) in the issue that comes out the last week of every month, providing there is space.

Space will depend, in large part, on how much advertising and donor support is available for each issue. (If you would like to sponsor the poetry corner, contact your friendly poetry editor at the address listed below.)

Poetry Corner

Guidelines

Any local poet interested in sharing his or her work in the paper should send one to three poems in the body of an e-mail to our poetry editor, Jose Alcantara, at poetry@soprissun.com. All work will remain the property of its author.

Please include your full name and town of residence. Poems not selected for publication in the next issue will be kept for future consideration.

We kick off this first installment with a poem by Jose himself.

Hell Roaring

Bundling all of my sins in a blue bag I strap on my holey sandals and head to church.

Where I live, everything is high gothic – vaulted ceilings, shaded columns light falling in beams through blue green windows.

Bending low, I hear the Hosannas blowing from the untransubstantiated trumpets that will later turn to red currant wine.

The apse is a hundred silver spires.

The altar, like everything on high is stone gilt in snow.

Four miles in, I drop to my knees, immerse my head in the gurgling font, and shudder at the icy hand of God.

Jose Alcantara Carbondale 6/20/14

turned a frustrating day into a delightful celebration of people helping people. Thank you Carbondale!

Frank Leidy Broomfield

Thanks to The Sun Dear Editor: I want to thank you The Sopris Sun for publishing in the Aug. 21 edition the article titled “Bringing hope and healing to veterans,” written by my associate Annie Davies, of Rocky Mountain Human Services. Your paper is an important outreach to our veterans.

We held a most successful open house last Tuesday at the Third Street Center for the opening of our new veterans service office, sponsored by Rocky Mountain Human Services and the Western Slope Veterans Coalition. We had 80 in attendance, many of which read our PSA published in the Sopris Sun. Thank you for your support.

Our office is shared with the Center for Independence at the Third Street Center, and will initially be staffed on Fridays. I would like to invite you come visit us this Friday afternoon (Aug. 28) and meet Erin Wilkinson, Director for Military and Veteran’s Programs for Rocky Mountain Human Services. I will be there, along with new volunteers, and hope to see you then.

Lt. Col. Dick Merritt U.S. Marine Corps (Ret) Western Slope Veterans Coalition

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Dear Editor: About a month ago I discovered the beautiful people of Carbondale. I was on my first camping trip with my wife and another family at Paonia State Park. Sunday we returned through Carbondale on our way home to Broomfield. My friend was pulling a small camper when the wheels on his pickup locked up. He managed to get pulled over to the side of the road. He had hit a boulder in the road on the way to Paonia and damaged his transmission, which gave out as we approached Carbondale.

We decided to tow the camper with my machine and have his Honda towed to the dealer in Glenwood Springs. The light plug on his trailer did not match my Highlander and we were directed to the local NAPA dealer. The young man at NAPA spent a lot of time helping us get the adaptors installed to make the trip safely. We thanked him and decided to have lunch at your diner in town.

As we parked behind the diner, a Mexican-American gentleman in a pickup truck tried to communicate something about our trailer. We finally understood that we had left one of the wheel chocks several miles back, where we had first broken down. We thanked him and decided to eat first before going back to retrieve it. We finished lunch and when we approached our rig, we found the wheel chocks, beside the trailer. Apparently unsure if we understood his message, your fine citizen had gone back to retrieve the missing chocks, saving us the round trip.

We spotted his pickup parked nearby and left a note of gratitude.

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what its founders envisioned. Over 10 years ago several galleries were dismayed by the failure to promote the local business by the chamber of commerce or any other group.

The result of numerous meetings was to start an “art walk” the first Friday of each month to introduce people to artists and gallery offerings in town. We envisioned strolls along Main Street where people could visit galleries, meet artists and share a glass of wine. After First Fridays became successful, the galleries were delighted that the chamber was becoming interested and it soon took over with the arts council.

Shortly after the chamber took over there should have been some clue about the change of philosophy when a First Friday’s focus was on golf. The art walk concept was almost forgotten as the focus shifted to the streets and entertainment, and a circus atmosphere was achieved.

First Fridays took on a life of its’ own.

Crowds came. Who was I to complain?

Though it rarely made any difference in sales, First Fridays gave us an opportunity to see old friends and make new ones, and show them the works of the exceptional artists we represent.

The problem lies in the chamber’s recent direction to sell sponsorships for vendors to set up on Main Street. These sponsorships, according to the chamber, are necessary to keep First Friday going, because they aren’t getting enough support from Carbondale businesses.

Did I mention that two of the businesses that Carbondale closes its’ streets for are a Glenwood Springs car dealer and a rug store in Basalt and Aspen? The proliferation of LETTERS page 13

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Change on the horizon at CRES

By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Contributor The “back to school” buzz at Crystal River Elementary School this fall is not just about eager students with shiny new school supplies getting to know their new teachers.

This year, the start of the school year is also about the start of a new chapter of CRES. Teachers, parents and community members are being invited to participate in a series of Vision to Action meetings this fall with the goal of selecting or developing a new model and a new identity for CRES by December 2014.

Crystal River Elementary School staff participated in an all-day retreat last week facilitated by Colin Laird, who is also the Third Street Center director. Through a process of exploring their core educational beliefs and discussing the strengths and challenges of the school, the staff identified some possible models and strategies for the school to adopt. Laird will continue to work with the staff over the next couple of weeks to solidify the potential options.

Once the staff comes to consensus about the models they would like to explore, community members will have the opportunity to learn about and weigh in on each model at the Vision to Action meetings. A Community Action Team, consisting of parents, community members, and school and district staff was formed this summer to help organize the Vision to Action meetings.

School PTO President Angela Hanley is heading up this team.

“We have an incredibly talented teaching staff at CRES,” Hanley told The Sopris Sun, “but what we really need is an effective model for focusing the energy and talents of our teachers. I’m thrilled that the district is giving us this opportunity to choose a model that’s just right for our school.”

Why CRES? Last year, through a series of several meetings involving over 1,000 community members, the district created a new vision for Roaring Fork chool District schools. This vision includes a list of 17 commitments including: Students develop resilience, determination and the belief they can succeed; empower all staff to create an exceptional environment in which to work and go to school; provide meaningful, engaging, experiential learning opportunities. (The entire list of commitments can be found at www.rfsd.k12.co.us ).

Whatever model is adopted by CRES, it will provide a specific approach for meeting these commitments.

Why is CRES undertaking this process of identifying a new model to align with the new district vision when other schools are not? As RFSD Assistant Superintendent Rob Stein explained to The Sun, “CRES has been dipping in and out of ‘Priority Improvement Status,’ as the state defines it, for a number of years. That’s just one indicator showing that the school is

not performing up to its potential. We’ve also been hearing from the community that they want to clarify the school’s identity and develop some unique aspects of the school.”

When Stein learned last spring that CRES might be eligible to join the state’s Turnaround Network he was eager to pursue that possibility. According to the Colorado Department of Education website, the Turnaround Network provides “targeted support, resources and flexibility” to low performing schools with the goal of improving school performance and student achievement, as well as identifying effective strategies that could serve as a model for other schools.

Schools are categorized as “Priority Improvement Status” and “low performing schools” based on the results of their students’ standardized test scores.

Crystal River Elementary officially joined the Turnaround Network last spring. The network is providing resources to support the process of selecting a new model for the school this year. The network also supported the work of five teacher Action Teams this summer: twenty-seven CRES teachers worked in teams to review all aspects of the school from academic achievement and parent involvement to the social/emotional development of students. Building on existing strengths of the school, the teams developed concrete action steps for helping the school improve in all of these areas.

Crystal River Elementary teacher and Action Team Coordinator Marie Voss-Patterson was very pleased with the results of this work. “The teachers worked so hard this summer and their hard work definitely paid off,” Voss-Patterson said. “They came up with some very insightful ideas for helping teachers really reflect on their practice and getting all kids engaged and challenged.”

Stein emphasized that the work the teacher Action Teams accomplished this summer will be foundational to the future of CRES no matter what new models and strategies are adopted.

According to Stein, all district schools will undergo a review process similar to the one that the Turnaround Network provided for CRES. The action plan that results from each review will vary for each school. The fact that CRES was able to join the Turnaround Network enabled the school to get a jumpstart on this process.

Stein is very optimistic about CRES. “I’m really happy so far with the work the staff has done over the summer and the way the parents and community have rallied in support of the school,” he said. “The conversations we’re having are healthy and positive, at the same time both teachers and parents recognize the need for change and transformation in the school.”

Next Steps:

The initial Vision to Action meeting will be held on Sept. 9 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at CRES. All community members are invited to attend.

RE-1 Pre-Collegiate program “opens doors” (Editor’s note: This is the second in a twopart series on the RE-1 School District’s Pre-Collegiate program).

By Jimmy Serrano Sopris Sun Intern The Pre-Collegiate program provides academic enrichment and financial support to students who will be the first generation in their family to go to college. It has created many opportunities for me to challenge myself by helping me take rigorous courses and by helping me experience college life during the summer. In middle school, there was a selection process that began by choosing academically motivated students who were first-generation. They were given the chance to apply and were later interviewed before being accepted into the program. Ten were selected that year and I was among them.

Being a member of the Pre-Collegiate program involves meeting with our mentors, Sue Edelstein and Bill Spence, to talk about many topics such as how to improve time management and communication skills, as well as helping us decide what discipline fits us best for college. Pre-Collegiate members are also

required to attend summer college programs at CMC, CU Boulder or other similar, rigorous programs. I applied and was accepted into the Colorado School of Mines’ 2014 SUMMET program, which was a very intensive, three-week engineering program where I stayed in the dormitories full-time and took classes that covered many topics such as trigonometry, calculus, computer science, physics, geophysics, petroleum engineering, as well as civil and mechanical engineering. It was a fantastic experience that opened my eyes to many things including the workloads associated with college, as well as the skills required to be successful.

The Pre-Collegiate program is invaluable because it offers many preparatory courses, such as the PLAN test for the ACT, that helps students push themselves to the next level. It also puts them in contact with exceptionally learned scholars, and helps cover the costs associated with CMC or AP classes so that money is never an obstacle when it comes to choosing the most intensive classes possible.

The Pre-Collegiate program opens doors for many and without its guidance, I would not be where I am today.

Pre-Collegiate Program: Mentors are enriched

By Bill Spence and Sue Edelstein Special to The Sopris Sun Jimmy, Grace, Jos, Kim Squared, Leah, Sergio, the Finnster, Naomi. Nine unique teens have enriched our lives in Carbondale in ways we could never have guessed. Our ties to them, and in some cases their families, are so meaningful.

How did we get involved in the Pre-Collegiate Program (PCP)? We, who have no grandchildren, have not been educators, and really have had little contact with teens for 20 years? We were each involved in community boards and activities, but feeling antsy. We enjoyed our peers and beMENTORS page 8

Julio Martinez of Denver’s Salsa Studio Colombia stepped up for Latin dancing instructions in the early evening hours of Club Rotario’s 12th annual Festival Las Americas at Sopris Park on Aug. 24. Salsa Studio Colombia performed two dance numbers and offered a lesson in basic salsa while the headliner band, La Candela, took a break. Photo by Elizabeth Henry

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

TUESDAY Aug. 19 At 6:47 p.m. police received a report of juveniles smoking pot in Sopris Park. They were UTL (unable to locate).

THURSDAY Aug. 21 At 12:25 a.m. due to recent bear calls, police issued the first of several warnings to residents who left their trash cans on the following streets: Barber Drive, Wheel Circle, Colorado Avenue and Eighth Street.

Police also responded to a bear report on Greystone.

THURSDAY Aug. 21 At 3:58 p.m. police responded to complaints about a woman with goats and a dog off leash at Sopris Park. They gave her a warning.

THURSDAY Aug. 21 At 10:40 p.m. police responded to a report of shots fired in River Valley Ranch. They were unable to find anything.

Brian Colley, Meghan Gillespie and Bailey Haines teamed up to create this piece of chalk art at the Carbondale Library for a video DHM Design is making about the building’s landscape architecture and how the public relates to it. When it’s finished, the video can be viewed at dhmdesign.com and gcpld.org. Photo by Lynn Burton

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FRIDAY Aug. 22 At 12:40 a.m. police arrested one man and warned several others after a bar fight.

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Clockwise from upper left: August’s First Friday brought out some good, clean, fun as Vicki Peterson dumped cold water on her husband Chris’s head as part of a Mt. Sopris Rotary Club fund-raiser; folks filled the park in Redstone for the Dr. Robert, Beatles tribute band earlier in the month; Andrea Harris (left) and Olive Rose (a sixth generation Carbondalian) at KDNK’s Blues and Barbecue; Carlos Herrera pulled the season’s first pizza out of the Carbondale community oven in May (this was as close as the dog got to a bite).

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before there was our ‘camp Bonedale’ at the Mountain Fair. I remember the Crystal Valley Steak House had a 3 shot rum drink with different fruit juices that owner Rich Ryder named “The Bonedale.” (The same drink with 5 shots of different rum was the Ute Curse). This had to have been around the same 1979 time frame.” If you can help The Sun track Bonedale’s linage, please send your thoughts to news@soprissun.com.

Kids went back to school on Monday and Roaring Fork High School athletes hit the playing fields for the season’s first action on Aug. 29 and Sept. 2. On Friday night, the girl’s volleyball team travels to Glenwood Springs for a 6 p.m. match, while the football teams hits the road to Meeker for a 7 p.m. game. The boy’s soccer squad heads upvalley to Aspen for a 4 p.m. game on Sept. 2.

For a complete Roaring Fork High School sports schedule, see next week’s Sopris Sun.

New library titles

Baby please, don’t go

Here are just a few of the new titles at the Carbondale Branch Library:

Numerous government offices, the libraries, banks, post office and schools will be closed for Labor Day on Monday, Sept. 1.

Film fans take note The 35th annual Aspen Filmfest lights the screens at the Wheeler Opera House, Isis and Carbondale’s very own Crystal Theatre on Sept. 26 through Oct. 1. The festival is typically among the first to screen films that continue on to critical and Oscar glory. The complete schedule will be released at aspenfilm.org on Sept. 1. (Insider tip: if you see something you’d like to see, better snap up your tickets because they can go fast).

Tracing Bonedale A couple of weeks ago, The Sopris Sun asked readers if they knew when and where the town’s Bonedale moniker game from.

Dru Handy reports “ … It had to have been

• “Deadly Assets” by W.E.B. Griffin • “Top Secret” by W.E.B. Griffin • “The Magician’s Land” by Lev Grossman • “Driving with the Top Down”

by Beth Harbison • “Hellhole Infermo” by Brian Herbert • “Don’t Look Back” by Gregg Hurwitz • “Close to Home” by Lisa Jackson • “Windigo Island”

by William Kent Krueger • “The House of the Four Winds”

by Mercedes Lackey • “Love Letters” by Debbie Macomber

Another gluten free recipe Here is another gluten free recipe from Kate Carei-Eakins. It’s a peach crisp with Paleo Diet adaptation. It serves six to eight (unless your daughter and two friends are around). To do it:

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Preheat oven to 350 7-8 peaches pitted and sliced (enough to fill bottom of pan with slight overlap) A drizzle of local honey or agave 1 cup gluten free oats 1 cup almond flour 4 tablespoons almond milk (or any milk) 1/2 cup hemp seeds 3/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar 1 tablespoon cinnamon 1/2 cup cashews 1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon of room temperature vegan shortening or butter (for Paleo, use 11/2 cups of almond flour + 1/2 cup of coconut flour)

Instructions: 1. Place oats, almond flour and milk in a bowl and let them soak for 10 minutes 2. Lightly oil bottom of 11x11-inch baking dish 3. Arrange sliced peaches in the bottom of dish 4. Drizzle with honey 5. Add hemp seeds, sugar and cinnamon to the oat mixture and mix well 6. Cut shortening or butter into small pieces and add to oat mixture. Use your fingers or a fork to mix in the shortening till it is clumpy and crumbly 7. Stir in cashews 8. Sprinkle topping over peaches 9. Bake in preheated oven until the filling is hot and bubbly and the topping is golden brown.

30-40 minutes.

Kate Carei-Eakins practices as a holistic health coach, therapeutic massage therapist and quantum emotional clearing coach. She may be reached at kateceakins@gmail.com.

Theatre launches new name The former CMC Theatre company is now calling itself Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College, according to a press release. The 2014-15 season, produced by Jim and Connie Calaway, consists of four productions, running from Oct. 17 through April 19 at CMC Spring Valley campus and one production at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen. The season kicks off with “The Rimers of Eldritch” on Oct. 1719 and Oct. 23-26, followed by the musical “The Glorious Ones” Dec. 4-7 and 11-13 at Spring Valley and Jan. 23-24 at the Wheeler, “The Women of Lockerbie on Feb. 13-15 and 19-22, and the French farce “A Flea in Her Ear on April 10-12 and 16-19. Season tickets are on sale for the four-production series for $60, or $40 for students, seniors and CMC employees. All season ticket holders receive one additional ticket voucher, good for any one of the productions. For more information or to buy tickets, call 947-8177 or svticketsales@coloradomtn.edu (Scuttlebutt editor note: it’s not too early to be thinking about Christmas).

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: JoEllen Maynard and Phil Maynard (Aug. 28); Tyler Treadway (Aug. 29); Lynn Kirchner (Aug. 30); Sean Jeung (Aug. 31); Veronica Smith (Sept. 1); Lori Haroutunian (Sept. 2); and Kathy Webb, Pat Pier and Kim Kelly (Sept. 3).

Carbondale Community Food Cooperative expands

By Laurie Guevara-Stone Special to The Sopris Sun If you’ve wandered into the food co-op lately you may have noticed that it’s a lot more spacious. The store has expanded, and now has a table and chairs for people to hang out, socialize, and eat local organic food.

The Carbondale Community Food Cooperative (CCFC) on Main Street is Carbondale’s only member-owned natural grocery store. There are currently 465 member-owners. A $75 lifetime membership fee means you own a share of the cooperative, have a voice in decision-making, receive weekend discounts and can order bulk items. Although the store wouldn’t be what it is today without its member-owners, anyone and everyone can shop there.

A significant difference between a cooperative and your average grocery store is the ownership structure. Large grocery stores are owned by corporations that are located outside the Roaring Fork Valley, and distribute profits among managers and shareholders. The CCFC is owned by its members. Profits are reinvested into the store to expand and improve the selections.

Eventually, the co-op hopes to create a dividend program that returns profits to its member owners.

With the recent expansion, CCFC has started a monthly lecture series on different topics related to organic food and sustainable agriculture. The lecture series kicked

Co-op manager Avtar Perrault (left), volunteer Richard Vottero (center) and staff member Cody Lee gear up for another day at the store earlier this week. The co-op recently expanded its square footage and product lines, and has also added a lecture series.

Photo by Laurie Guevara-Stone off on Aug. 7 with Dr. Jody Powell presenting “Natural vs. Organic, What’s the Difference?” She discussed current issues around the topic of food labeling and GMO’s. Dr. Powell explained the difference between a product labeled organic (one with a label that reads “made with organic

ingredients”) and one labeled natural. She also discussed the possible health dangers of GMOs. The next lecture is scheduled for October with David Teitler, known to many as Dr. Dave, on the issue of mushrooms and our immune system.

The co-op also offers a monthly mem-

bership appreciation day where all member-owners receive 10 percent off their purchases (instead of the regular 5 percent discount on weekends), monthly specials and a monthly newsletter highlighting new products, sales, and interesting natural food-related news.

All of the produce carried in the store is grown to organic standards or beyond, and much is from local farmers. “We try to offer a lot of local Colorado products,” said Lisa Ellena, the co-op’s assistant manager. “It’s great that we have such an abundance of healthy natural products made right here in our state.”

Local products include Gina Cucina’s delicious soups, Potter Farms cage-free eggs, Osage Garden’s vegetables and herbs, and honey, cookies, bars, marinades, juices and more.

The co-op will be hosting a celebration and fundraiser for the recent expansion on Sept. 4 at 6 p.m., at Carbondale Beer Works. There will be live music from Let Them Roar, food using Colorado ingredients and great door prizes. One dollar of every CBW beer sold goes to the co-op.

Come by to dance to some great music, eat delicious food and enjoy some locally brewed beer, all while supporting your local food co-op!

Laurie Guevara-Stone is a board member for the Carbondale Community Food Cooperative (CCFC) and frequent shopper there.

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Matthew Wampler and Cheyenne Beightel are both ďŹ nishing their ďŹ rst summer as lifeguards at the John M. Fleet Swimming Pool in Carbondale. Matthew attends Roaring Fork High School and Cheyenne goes to Glenwood Springs High School. Both are looking forward to their junior year. Swimming is a core part of each of their lives.

Matthew visited the swimming pool on a regular basis each summer as a child and Cheyenne had been on the Team Sopris swim team for six years. Due to this, they decided to become lifeguards and work at the Carbondale pool.

To become lifeguards, Matthew and Cheyenne had to take a lifeguard pre-test. which entailed swimming 300 meters (100 meters freestyle, 100 meters breaststroke, and 100 meters any style), and treading water for two minutes without using their hands. Once they passed, they also took a lifeguard certiďŹ cation class to learn ďŹ rst aid, CPR and to have

Mentors om page 3 lieved we were contributing, but it was mostly policy work, strategic work and fundraising. We wanted to get to know people outside our circle and provide some direct, personal help. A neighbor recommended PCP, it struck a chord, and we jumped in.

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By Jimmy Serrano Sopris Sun Intern

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High school students step up at Carbondale pool

Cheyenne Beightel

Matthew Wampler

in-water training. They then applied to the swimming pool and were accepted. Cheyenne began in June and Matthew in July.

A typical day for them is about seven to nine hours long. They get to the pool in the morning, clock in and change clothes. Then they remove the pool covers and lap lanes.

Once completed, they keep a careful eye out to make sure everyone at the pool is enjoying themselves in a safe manner. When closing they put the pool covers back on and clean the bathrooms.

Matthew and Cheyenne both love their job and the people they work with. They

We soon realized how personally fortunate we were. College? An assumption for us ‌ the thing that came after high school.

Career? The world was wide open to our choices. Shaking hands, eye contact, networking, which fork to use in a ďŹ ne restaurant ‌ these were things we learned by osmosis from college-educated parents and grandparents. The idea of sharing these skills

with a group of bright teens whose loving families didn’t have that kind of helpful background was very appealing to us. “Our� kids are now 16, entering their junior year at Roaring Fork High School.

How different from the 12-year-olds we met four years ago! We practically burst with excitement at seeing their growth as they experience the world. As mentors, we do our best

enjoy almost everything about it, save for a few pet peeves. For example, when asked what it would take for someone to get whistled, Matthew replied, “Running. Everyone runs.� Cheyenne explained that her pet peeve is babysitting. It annoys her when parents drop off their toddlers and expect to have them watched. None of this gets in their way though, and they enjoy every second of their jobs.

When asked whether she has had to jump in to save someone, Cheyenne said “I’ve had to jump in and rescue two distressed swimmers.â€? Matthew has yet to jump in to rescue anyone, except for the occasional child in a oaty.

Generally, more children visit the pool except when the swimming lanes are open; during those times, more adults visit. There are usually four lifeguards who work for the pool, mainly high school students.

The John M. Fleet Swimming Pool’s hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and it will remain open until Sept. 1. to stimulate thoughtful discussion, bring in speakers who can open new career paths or tell inspirational stories, enhance self esteem, and take mind-expanding ďŹ eld trips to places ranging from an opera at the Wheeler Opera House to behind-the-scenes looks at the court system and the hospital. We try to ďŹ ll in skills and experiences the kids lack, such as PRE-COLLEGIATE page 13

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Congressman introduces West Slope wilderness bill Sopris Sun Staff Report Rep. Jared Polis (D-Boulder) recently introduced the Rocky Mountain Recreation and Wilderness Preservation Act, which would safeguard roughly 60,000 acres of land through wilderness and other designations in Summit and eastern Eagle counties, according to a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This proposal will beneďŹ t wildlife, strengthen our local businesses and economy, and protect our beautiful wilderness in order to ensure it can be enjoyed by generations to come,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Polis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The introduction of this bill is just the ďŹ rst step in the journey to protect our wilderness and strengthen our economy. I will continue to work with and listen to constituents and community partners, including Conserva-

tion Colorado and others, to preserve the natural beauty that our home is known for.â&#x20AC;?

Rep. Polis announced his bill at an event in Breckenridge honoring the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act. Representatives from the International Mountain Biking Association, A-Basin Ski Resort, Backpacker Magazine, Conservation Colorado, as well as county and state local elected ofďŹ cials all spoke at the event in support of Polisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a business owner in Vail, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in favor of more protected wilderness lands and happy to see Congressman Polis introduce this bill,â&#x20AC;? said Tom Mullen, a small business owner in Vail. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People come here for the opportunity to hike and be in beautiful, quiet areas, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one reason my

business thrives in this mountain resort.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was amazing to see such a diverse group of people all supportive of this bill,â&#x20AC;? said Will Roush of the Wilderness Workshop who attended the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rep. Polis did an amazing job of listening to the community and crafting a bill that beneďŹ ts everyone.â&#x20AC;?

Over the past ďŹ ve years, local community members have lobbied to protect the Central Mountains. The legislation would add new lands to Ptarmigan Peak, Holy Cross, and Eagles Nest wilderness areas as well as establishing three new wilderness areas: Hoosier Ridge, Tenmile, and Williams Fork and the Porcupine Gulch Protection Area. To protect important lands and trails for mountain biking and other recreation the legislation also includes the

Tenmile Recreation Management Area, a recreation hotspot.

People come to the Central Mountains to hike, camp, ski, kayak, raft, hunt, ďŹ sh, mountain bike, horseback ride, and use ATVs, and snowmobiles. Outdoor recreation $13.2 billion in consumer spending and is responsible for 125,000 jobs that pay $4.2 billion in salaries and wages, according to some reports and studies.

A Wilderness Workshop spokesman said that Rep. Polisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; bill is a critical element in the effort to enact the comprehensive proposal from Sen. Mark Udall that includes additional lands in western Eagle and Pitkin counties. Maps and text of the bill are available on Congressman Polisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website polis.house.gov/wilderness/.

Fish and Wildlife seeks scientiďŹ c data on greater sage grouse Sopris Sun Staff Report

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is initiating its formal status review of the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act by requesting information from a broad array of state and federal agencies and tribes, along with industry and local conservation partners, about the grounddwelling birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population and efforts to protect its sagebrush habitat, according to a press release.

During the next several months, the service will be gathering the best available scientiďŹ c and commercial data to evaluate the

effectiveness of the unprecedented and ongoing campaign to protect North Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest native grouse and its sagebrush habitat. The westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vast â&#x20AC;&#x153;sagebrush seaâ&#x20AC;? supports an abundance of wildlife. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to be sure we have the best, most up-to-date information on which to base our determination,â&#x20AC;? said Noreen Walsh, Regional Director of the serviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mountain-Prairie Region.

In 2010, the service determined that the greater sage-grouse was a candidate for protection under the Endangered Species Act, but that action was precluded by higher pri-

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Federal and state partners are working to put a comprehensive plan and adequate protections in place to conserve imperiled sagebrush landscape in the face of threats such as ďŹ re and invasive species, expanding development and habitat fragmentation.

To ensure the service can fully consider the cumulative effect of the conservation work across the birdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 165 million-acre

range in advance of September 2015 deadline, the USFWS is requesting that information be provided by Dec. 31, 2014.

A long-lived, game bird currently managed by the states, the greater sage grouse is dependent on large, unfragmented tracts of sagebrush containing a healthy understory of grasses and forbs. Since the settlement era, the greater sage grouse has lost an estimated 56 percent of its historic habitat and is now found in 11 western states and two Canadian provinces. Individual birds may range across 230 square miles in the course of a year.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Aug. 28 ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

FRIDAY Aug. 29 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Hundred-Foot Journey” (PG) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 29-Sept. 4; “Magic in the Moonlight” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 29-31 and “Chef” (R) at 5 p.m. Sept. 1.

LIVE MUSIC • The Breckenridge-based Salem plays the Black Nugget on Main Street tonight. Salem plays Todd Anders Johnson’s “socially-conscious compositions, blending energetic neo-soul and hip-hop,” according to a press release. The band has been touring with Risan Project events and has played numerous snow-sports events such as Winter X Games 12, Tailgate Alaska and the US Snowboarding VISA Cup. “Salem is certainly a band on the rise,” wrote Jason Blevins in the Denver Post.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Samwise Soloman (folk rock/new grass) from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover.

SUNDAY Aug. 31

a.m.), living praise worship (11:30 a.m.). Info. Faithcarbondale.com and 925-7725.

ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center presents a Rev. David Alexander CD (“Spiritual Growth”) at 10 a.m. Info: 963-5516.

TUES.-WEDS. Sept. 2-3 AUDITIONS • CMC Theatre holds auditions for “The Rimers of Eldritch” at the Spring Valley Campus from 6 to 9 p.m. Info: JD Miller at svticketsales@coloradomtn.edu.

TUESDAY Sept. 2 TWO STEP TUESDAYS • Two Step Tuesdays hops back to its weekly shindigs the Masonic Lodge (901 Colorado Ave.) in Glenwood Springs. This is a country music dance mix so boots and country dress is encouraged. Dance lessons from 6 to 7 p.m., dance from 7 to 10 p.m. The cost is $15 per person and partners are not required. RSVP at meetup.com. Info: 379-4956.

each month for stories and a craft. In September’s storytimes are today and Sept. 17. Info: 963-2889.

FARMER’S MARKET CONTINUES • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market takes place at the Fourth Street Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday through Oct. 1. There’s live music, fresh produce, local meat/cheese/bread/crafts and more.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant holds an

Further Out THURSDAY Sept. 4 PARTY! • The Carbondale Community Food Co-Op throws a party at Carbondale Beer Works from 4 to 6 p.m. Let Them Road will play; there’ll be some great raffle prizes. A buck from every beer goes to the Co-Op. Proceeds will help to pay for CCFC’s recent expansion.

gLENWOOD MARKET • Glenwood’s Downtown Market happens every Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. There’s live music and more.

Info: glenwoodmarket.com and 618-3650.

OPEN MIC • Boomerang Coffee Company on Highway 133 holds a latte art competition from 6 to 9 p.m., presenting some of the best baristas in the Roaring Fork Valley. Info: 970749-7273.

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FRIDAY Sept. 5

NEW STORYTIME • Students in grades K2 are invited to the Carbondale Branch Library on the first and third Wednesdays of

VOLUNTEER BBQ PICNIC • CCAH hosts a barbecue and picnic for Mountain Fair volunteers at the former Gordon Cooper Library

open mic night hosted by Dan Rosenthal from 8 to 10 p.m. Info: 928-8813.

CULTURE CLUB • The Culture Club meets at the Third Street Center at noon on Wednesdays. Info: 963-3221.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale presents Stacy Stein (Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment program) at 6:45 a.m. On Sept.

10 it’s Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser (CMC president). Info or to suggest speakers: riccarlson@gmail.com and steve@kdnk.org.

THURSDAY Aug. 28 LIVE MUSIC • Folk legend Ramblin’ Jack Elliott finds his way to Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building tonight. Info: 963-3304.

(now known as the Launchpad) from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. They’ll be cooking up locally harvest meats and vegetables from Ourganic Acres, and drinking locally made sodas and beer. The Mountain Fair slide show will run and the winner of the New Belgium Cruiser bike will be drawn. Bring a lawn chair, picnic basket and if possible your own cup, plate and utensils. Info: 963-1680.

SATURDAY Sept. 6 POOCH PLUNgE • The Basalt swimming pool (near the coke ovens and Arbaney Park) holds its annual Pooch Plunge for dogs and their two-leggeds from 10 a.m. to noon.

AUDITIONS • Sopris Theatre Company holds

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LUTHERANS MEET • Faith Lutheran Church holds a worship service at the Carbondale Middle School auditorium: traditional service (9 a.m.), educational hour (10

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

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auditions for “The Glorious Ones” from 2 to 5:30 p.m. with call backs the same hours on Sept. 7. The play will run Dec. 4-7 at the CMC Spring Valley Campus and on Jan. 23-24 at the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen. Info: 947-8177.

ples from True Nature’s Raw Food Bar will be featured along with a tent village for kids with face painting. Info: 963-9900.

BASALT SUNDAY MARKET • The Basalt Sunday Market continues from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Sept. 28.

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SUNDAY Sept. 14 PARTY! • The Pour House celebrates its 30th anniversary on Sept. 14. Stay tuned for details.

“FLOCK” CONTINUES • The Aspen Chapel Gallery continues the show “Flock: Works Inspired by Birds.” The local artists are Mary Ballou, Staci Dickerson, Linda Drake, Wewer Keohane, Tammie Lane, Jan Panico, Patty Ringer, Jill Scher, Jennifer Sellers and Lisa Singer. The show continues through Oct. 12.

SACRED FEST • True Nature Healing Arts (100 N. Third St.) hosts Carbondale’s first ever Sacred Fest commemorating its official grand opening celebration. Friday night begins with a ribbon cutting at 5 p.m., followed by a drum circle, African dance, life-size puppet show and live music. Free appetizer sam-

LEAD KINg LOOP • The 11th annual Lead King Loop charity races return to Marble with a 25K, 12.5K and 2.5K kids race. Proceeds benefit the Marble Charter School. Slow Groovin’ BBQ, prizes and a raffle top off the day. Info: leadkingloop25K.com.

Save the Date TUES.-SUN. Sept. 9-14 SHEEPDOg FINALS • The 2014 National Sheepdog Finals will be held at the Strang Ranch on Missouri Heights Sept. 9-14. Volunteers are needed. Sign up at avlt.org or sheepdogfinals.com. Info: sheepdogfinals.com.

Tickets range from $5 to $40; kids seven and under are free.

SATURDAY Sept. 13 CARE COMES OUT • Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) holds its 14th annual Dressed to the 9s fashion show at the Orchard. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. and includes hors d’oeuvres by Fusion Catering and dessert by Killer Cupcakes), the fashion show itself, wine/beer/champagne, silent auction, student video presentation from the Isaacson School

for New Media at CMC and more. Tickets are $75 and proceeds benefit CARE. Info: coloradoanimalrescure.org.

THURSDAY Sept. 18 BUSINESS EXPO • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Conference & Expo takes place from 8 a.m. to noon at the Orchard. More than 30 vendors are expected. Info: cailen@carbondale.com.

FRIDAY Sept. 19 CHAMBER gOLF • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce holds its annual golf tournament and ball drop at Aspen Glen, with registration starting at noon and shotgun start at 1:30 p.m. The ball drop’s grand prize is $1,500. Info: cailen@carbondale.com.

WTF CONTINUES • The CCAH show “WTF?: Wall, Table, Floor” continues at the Third Street Center. The show features work

by Frank McGuirk, Doug Casebeer, Jill Oberman, and Andrew Roberts-Gray, each working within their primary medium (clay or painting), to make new work specifically designed for display on the wall, the table and floor. “Form, function, and aesthetic qualities will find new solutions through this process,” said McGuirk, who is curating the show.

“Works will offer decorative or utilitarian purposes — in some instance both, and will highlight the role of creative hand-made works to enhance quality of living.” The show continues through Sept. 12, with a special Artist Beat event at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 12. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Info: 9631680 or carbondalearts.com.

THOMPSON HOUSE TOURS • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society hosts free tours of the Thompson House Museum on Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m. through the summer. The historic Thompson House is located directly behind the River Valley Ranch tennis courts.

Info: 963-7041.

KOROLOgOS gALLERY • The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt continues the show “Material Magic: Six Sculptors Create” through Sept. 8. Info: 927-9668.

WYLY ANNEX • The Jody Guralnick show “Subject to Change” continues at the Wyly Annex (174 Midland Ave.) through Oct. 11.

Info: wylyarts.org.

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

MEET THE MAYOR • Basalt Mayor Jacque Whitsitt meets the public over coffee on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. On Aug. 13, she’ll sit down at Starbuck’s in Willits from 7 to 8 a.m., and then head over to Saxy’s in downtown Basalt from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.

FREE YOgA • True Nature Healing Arts (100 N. Third St.) offers free yoga from 4 to 5 p.m. on Sundays through the summer. Info: 963-9900.

LINX • The Linx Networking group meets each Tuesdays at 7 a.m. in the Aspen-Sotheby’s real estate office on Midland Avenue in Basalt.

Info: Keith Edquist at 928-8428.

WEEKLY RUNS • Independence Run & Hike holds runs on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Info: 704-0909.

MINDFULNESS gROUP • The Mindfulness group holds weekly sessions at 7:30 p.m. next to the Boomerang on Highway 133. Info: 970-633-0163.

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travel costs, lodging, classroom sets for local schools and refreshments for the ďŹ nal event on Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. Billingsly will also give writersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; workshops at Carbondale Middle, Roaring Fork High and Bridges High schools. Her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chimeâ&#x20AC;? was a National Book Award ďŹ nalist.

The town of Carbondale is accepting community grant applications. Grants are available to the following types of organizations: health and human services, education, environmental, recreation, regional collaboration and cultural, according to a press release. Priority will be given to organizations providing services to the Carbondale community. The grant deadline is Sept. 19, at 5 p.m. Application forms can be found at carbondaleco.net or contact Cathy Derby at cderby@carbondaleco.net.

American Legion goes golďŹ ng American Legion Post 100 hosts its annual scholarship golf tournament at the Ranch at Roaring Fork on Sept. 20. Four person teams pay $40 each. Play starts at 8:30 a.m. with lunch and prizes following at American Legion Post 100 in Carbondale.

For details, call 963-2381.

Popular bike ditch tour returns The Roaring Fork Conservancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wildly popular Carbondale bicycle ditch tour returns on Sept. 4. Meet at town hall at 5 p.m. for the two-hour tour. The cost is $10 for non-RFC members/free for members. The tour, led by Carbondale water department staff, starts at a town head gate on the Crystal River near the ďŹ sh hatchery bridge south of town. Riders will learn the complexities of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ditch system and also learn the basics of Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;prior appropriationâ&#x20AC;? water law. Bring your own bike AND helmet. Registration is required at roaringfork.org/events or 927-1290.

Help CCAH get creative The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities holds a public meeting to discuss the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing creative district process at Dos Gringos from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 15. Infor-

RFTA falls back Dairy cattle will be keeping a wary eye out for guests wanting to do a little milking at Sustainable Settingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; annual Harvest Fest on Sept. 13. Ranch tours begin at 4 p.m. on that day. Photo by Jane Bachrach mational talks will be held at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Community input and engagement is very important as CCAH will present a branding and image idea that deďŹ nes Carbondale, as well as update everyone on the Creative District process moving forward,â&#x20AC;? said a CCAH spokeswoman. For details, go to carbondalearts.com or call 963-1680.

Sound off on solar The RE-1 School District holds an open house to solicit feed back on a proposed solar array, to be located Roaring Fork High

School, at the school at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 8.

The ďŹ ve rows of solar panels would be located at the south end of the building. The solar array would save the school district $400,000 over the next 20 years, according to published reports.

Support One Book One Town The Carbondale Branch Library is aiming to raise $2,000 for its 11th annual One Book One Town, which will feature youngadult author Franny Billingsly and her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chime.â&#x20AC;? Donations will help cover

The Roaring Fork Transit Agency switches to its fall schedule on Sept. 2. For details, e-mail info@rfta.com.

gap off limits to swimmers Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) closed the swimming area at Harvey Gap State Park near RiďŹ&#x201A;e on Aug. 19, due to public health safety concerns, according to a press release. Weekly water testing found elevated concentrations of the bacteria E. coli, most likely caused by recent heavy rainfall.

The reservoir also has low water levels, making swimming unsafe, according to CPW. A notice posted at the reservoir and on the Harvey Gap website indicates that the natural swimming area will remain closed for the rest of the season.

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vendors is far from the initial intent: to promote downtown businesses. The chamber has overstepped its bounds in “selling Main Street.” Many businesses oppose the street closure, and vendors pose another element of competition to the already struggling business owners, who pay premium prices for central Main Street locations. It is abhorrent to allow First Fridays to be turned into a fundraiser for any group. And the focus for September is motorcycles!

Carbondale merchants should be enraged at the concept of selling Main Street to anyone, much less businesses from other towns.

Pre-Collegiate om page 8 interview skills and approaches to critical thinking. We also seek special opportunities to help them gain a broader worldview so they’ll have less to adjust to when they go to college. We present the opportunities and provide references, but it is up to the students to pursue them. Examples have included community service trips to Thailand, New Orleans, and Africa; opera lessons at the Aspen Music Festival and School; summer academics at the Colorado School of Mines; participation in Teen Socrates at the Aspen Institute; representation on a Roaring Fork School District interview team to select a staff member; and more.

Little did we realize how much the kids and their families would share with us, and

If the chamber can’t keep First Fridays going, perhaps it’s time to let it revert to its original plan — a sedate little art walk.

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AREDAY thanks Dear Editor: On behalf of the board of directors of the American Renewable Energy Institute and the AREDAY Summit staff, volunteers, and sponsors we wish to extend a heartfelt thanks and our gratitude to the Hotel Jerome, the community of Aspen and the state of Colorado for

enrich our lives here in Bonedale. We see them around town and share smiles and hugs. We’ve come to enjoy and respect Roaring Fork High School, whose staff we find to be dedicated to challenging and growing its students. The kids recommend books and films that connect us to youth culture. With our Latino students, we have earned connections in their community, which is so much a part of Carbondale but so little experienced by many gringos. We’ve revisited our own strengths and weaknesses in the process of deciding what we have to offer them. We’ve seen children grow into focused young adults who are seeking intellectual and life challenges, identifying their strengths, and looking toward their futures.

We’ve earned the trust of these young people, a most precious thing.

hosting the 11th annual AREDAY Summit.

The four-day summit featured a luncheon with the 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, addressing climate, energy and the issue of gender inequality in the world today. We also honored The President and First Lady Rosalynn Carter, with The AREI Life Time Achievement award for their leadership in placing solar panels on The White House in 1978 and for bringing the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), which went on to become the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), to Colorado, thereby putting Colorado in the forefront of renewable energy development nationally and world-wide.

Additionally, Ted Turner and his family, Dr. Sylvia Earle, CNN Anchor Natalie Allen, T

We are especially pleased to be able to collaborate in this Sopris Sun issue with our mentee Jimmy Serrano. When we met Jimmy and his parents, his father looked us in the eye and said, “Jimmy is our hope.” Part of our job is to help parents understand what is needed and expected for their children to succeed in college. Antonio and Maria, who emigrated as non-Englishspeaking political refugees from El Salvador, have consistently encouraged Jimmy. When we met him as a seventh grader, his personal exploration of string theory sent Bill, who has a doctorate in geophysics, to the Web to get current! Since then, Jimmy has opened up to be an all-round scholar and school participant. Initially resistant to school activities, he has become a mentor to elementary school children, a participant in Mock

Boone Pickens, Sen. Michael Bennet, Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, Laura Welch, Marci Zaroff and Tom Steyer were among the many notable philanthropists, scientists, business leaders, elected officials and renewable energy experts to present and participate.

At this time of “The Great Transition” from fossil to renewable energy AREI applauds the clean energy leadership from the City of Aspen and Carbondale, the Aspen Ski Co. The Roaring Fork Valley and the citizens of the State of Colorado towards a sustainable future.

With great appreciation, Chip Comins, AREI Chairman and CEO Sally Ranney, AREI President Aspen

Trial, and maintained a 4.0 average while taking both AP and CMC courses as a sophomore. This summer he was chosen from high school applicants across the country to spend three weeks at the Colorado School of Mines. Like most of our “Team PCP,” Jimmy is learning not only to take whatever society throws at him, but to take it and turn it into an opportunity. He, as do each of them, has a great future ahead of him.

We are grateful to the Roaring Fork School District for providing the basic funding for the program and to the individuals whose private contributions help pay for advanced classes, testing and special experiences. The PCP program is fabulous in so many ways, and we hope to be in touch with these fine young people for years beyond their graduation.

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The Board of Directors of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District is soliciting

The Town of Carbondale is requesting bids for the installation of an irrigation system at the Carbondale Nature Park. The project will include the installation of approximately 500 LF of class 200 PVC Main Line, 900 LF of Lateral Lines and approximately 128 various bubblers and emitters according to the Irrigation Plans.

Bid packets can be obtained at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623.

Bids are due 2:00 p.m., September 1, 2014.

Contact Larry Ballenger at 970-510-1217 or lballenger@carbondaleco.net for more information.

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EAT. SHOP. PLAY CONFLUENCE OF RIVERS, RECREATION & CULTURE

MD: cardiovascular disease can be reversed Esselstyn returns to AVH Sopris Sun Staff Report At Aspen Valley Hospital on Sept. 7 at 1 p.m., area residents and visitors will have the unique opportunity to hear first-hand from renowned researcher, Caldwell Esselstyn, MD, about what he calls the “nutritional reversal of cardiovascular disease.” This former surgeon and researcher with the Cleveland Clinic will discuss scientific evidence about how the heart disease epidemic in this country can be stopped in its tracks by changing what we eat, according to a press release.

In addition to Dr. Esselstyn’s presentation, his wife Ann will present healthy family recipes and discuss practical matters related to the preparation of plantbased foods. Tasting stations, provided by Pyramid Bistro, Spring Café, and Aspen Valley Hospital’s Castle Creek Café will give participants the opportunity to taste test plant-based foods. Wrapping up the afternoon will be tours and information about Aspen Valley Hospital’s cardiac rehab program.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the

United States for both men and women. In the course of a lifetime, one out of every two American men, and one out of every three American women, will have some form of the disease. Treatment for heart disease includes expensive cardiac drugs, “clot-busting” medications, lasers, stents, and procedures that bypass clogged arteries and widen them with balloons.

Dr. Esselstyn’s research shows that a plant-based, oil-free diet can not only prevent and stop the progression of heart disease, but also reverse its effects.

According to Dr. Esselstyn, “Coronary artery disease need not exist, and if it does, it need not progress. It is my dream that one day we may entirely abolish heart disease, the scourge of the affluent, modern west, along with an impressive roster of other chronic illnesses.”

Dr. Esselstyn holds a B.A. from Yale University and a medical degree from Western Reserve University. He was trained as a surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic and St. George’s Hospital in London. Among other things, he was also a gold medal Olympian on the U.S. rowing team in 1956, and was awarded the Bronze Star while serving in the Army as a surgeon in Viet Nam

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Dr. Esselstyn’s scientific publications exceed 150. In 1995 he published research on arresting and reversing coronary artery disease, and 12 years later follow-up results were published, making it one of the longest longitudinal studies of its type. He and his wife Ann have followed a plant-based diet for 26 years.

Aspen Valley Hospital event organizer, former ICU nurse, and manager of the cardiac rehab program at AVH, Melody Durham, RN, explains why AVH is presenting this program. “We care for patients in the ER or ICU immediately following a cardiac event, or in our rehab program where we’re helping them regain some semblance of their ‘old’ self. The impact on their lives is significant, so our efforts toward prevention are extremely important.” Durham is a life-long vegetarian and has eaten only a plant-based diet for the past six years.

The “Healthy Foods, Health Lives” program is free, but seating and participation are limited. “Because we expect a large turnout,” said Durham, “we’ve rented a tent to accommodate as many people as possible.” To ensure a seat, make a reservation by calling 544-1393.

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CMC early childhood degree earns accreditation Sopris Sun Staff Report Colorado Mountain College’s associate degree in early childhood education has reached a milestone, according to a press release. The degree recently received full national accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

“The NAEYC is nationally recognized as the premier leader and advocate in early childhood education in the United States,” said Barbara Jackman, a faculty member in Colorado Mountain College’s early childhood education program. “Full accreditation ensures that our students have chosen a program of high quality to meet their professional and educational goals.”

An Associate of Applied Science degree in early childhood education prepares graduates for employment at child care centers, preschools, kindergartens, nursery schools, after-school programs, recreational centers and other programs for children from birth to age 8.

Colorado Mountain College’s degree was initially awarded national accreditation with conditions two years ago. The program’s new accreditation status will continue for the next five years, at which time it will be eligible for renewal.

“The accreditation decision is based on the accreditation commission’s review of the program,” said Jackman. “The commission evaluates the patterns of evidence indicating our program’s ability to support positive stu-

OUR School Director Joy Love, center, works with Bryn Thomas, 3, left, and Nathan Fry, 4, right, at the Glenwood Springs pre-school.

Love received her training in early childhood education at Colorado Mountain College, where she earned her early childhood director certificate. The college’s associate degree in early childhood education recently earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Photo by Kate Lapides dent outcomes in relation to the accreditation standards. Special attention is given to the use of student assessments and performance data to increase program effectiveness,

capacity and innovation.”

The AAS in early childhood education is offered at Colorado Mountain College’s campuses and commuter locations in Steam-

boat Springs, Rifle, Aspen, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs (Glenwood Center), Edwards, Dillon, Breckenridge, Leadville and Buena Vista.

The Family Resource Center's valued Mountain Fair Gyro Booth volunteers and partners made significant contributions to our mission of providing health and well-being services for Roaring Fork School District students.

THANK YOU! Denise Wright Maggie Cruz-Herrera Marcos Cruz Elizabeth Cammack Tracey Yajko Barbara Fuller Emily Fuller Brianna Rhodes Lisa McPherson Nolan McPherson Katie Marshall Dick Hart Mike Garbarini Georgine Garbarini Len Zanni Kellie Ulrich Haidith Ramirez Ruth Muse Robin Muse Sage Hursey Megan Vrono Jenny Lindsay Mike Lindsday Barbara Mason Candy Norvell Nancy Ball

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Community support makes a profound difference in the success of local students. Thank you for helping with food preparation or tent set-up, working as a crew leader or on the gyro line crew, aiding with break-down, donating items, sponsoring us, or for participating in several of these roles.

Carbondale Pickleball Tournament

When: Saturday & Sunday, September 6 & 7 9 am Who: Recreational (3.0 & below) and Competitive (3.5 & above) What: $35 entry fee per player (can play in both doubles and mixed) Why: Fun + Lunch provided both days Sat-Men’s & Women’s Doubles

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How: Register online at www.carbondalerec.com or call 970-510-1290 Registration Deadline : Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014

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