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Volume 10, Number 30 | August 30, 2018

Roaring Fork High School senior Aiden Sloan (left) scored two of three goals in the season opener against Basalt. Photo by Sue Rollyson

Friday Night Lights shine on a different kind of football The Roaring Fork Boys Soccer team played its first game of the season on Aug. 23 — a 3-0 victory over Basalt. The boys were similarly successful in a 2-0 away game against Vail Mountain on Aug. 28 and are looking good headed into an 11 a.m. home

game against Grand Junction on Sept. 1.

It’s expected to be an excellent season for the Rams, and the timing is particularly perfect as soccer steps into the primetime slot vacated by varsity football (junior varsity, if there’s a team, will play on Mondays).

Folks looking for crisp autumn air, the thrum of the bleachers and the smell of grilling burgers and dogs can get their fix with 6 p.m. home games against CRMS on Sept. 11, Delta on Sept. 27, Aspen on Oct. 5 and Coal Ridge on Oct. 18.

The volleyball girls have also had a great start to their season, with tournament wins over Nucla, Telluride and Soroco on Aug. 25. They’ll host Rifle at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 4 then play away until late September.

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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.

Nimbyism — a great American tradition?

By Paige Meredith Two recent occasions sparked my interest in the subject of nimbyism.

First was a letter to the editor of a valley newspaper written by no less than a former Aspen mayor decrying the attitude of Crystal Valley residents who oppose the proposed bike path through the valley by calling them nimbys.

Secondly, a gentleman spoke at a recent public forum held at the Third Street Center conducted by Open Space and Trails. He referred to those who object to the bike path as classic examples of nimbyism. Of course, these gentlemen used these terms in a pejorative and judgmental sense; but as I have considered the subject I believe they were wrong in doing so.

Maybe nimbyism is instead not necessarily right or wrong, but a great American tradition.

Think of the multitude of examples, modern and historical: Early cattleman not wanting sheepmen or sodbusters anywhere near, Native Americans versus European settlers, cross-country skiers vs snowmobilers, hikers vs equestrians or mountain bikers, Glenwood Springs residents not wanting great numbers of huge trucks carrying limestone through their neighborhoods, Pitkin County and many others not wanting natural gas wells in Thompson Divide and on and on.

I suppose we all have an idyllic picture of the environment in which we would be happiest, or most satisfied or comfortable, and when we attain at least a measure of that condition we are quick to protect it. The great question is: can we justify nimbyism based on one’s preferred and established lifestyle being threatened by someone else’s different preferences? This seems to be an instinctive talent because we are all probably natural-

born nimbys anyway. Even our legislative and judicial systems allow, no they create, a variety of nimbyisms.

Think of zoning laws: someone in authority, or who has the talent and energy to organize a movement, has decided that a certain enterprise isn’t suitable or appropriate in a particular section of town. Thinking locally, it seems that this was the consensus a few years back when the “town mothers” of Carbondale led the successful political charge against a big-box store here in town; or think of Pitkin County which doesn’t allow any new mobile homes but seems to revel in being the most exclusive county in the nation when comparing the richest 1 percent of its population to the lower 99 percent (Source: Aspen Daily News-Aug. 6).

One of my personal nimbyisms is a resentment of giving up part of the relative peace and quiet of living in the the Crystal River Valley to the, what I would call hordes of Harleys and other super noisy motorcycles that have discovered the West Elk Scenic Byway. In my portion of the valley, the narrowness combined with the cliffs magnifies the sound because it has nowhere to go. Part of my frustration is based on a bumper sticker seen on a pick-up recently. Big bold letters proclaimed Harley Davidson as great – but in smaller print it said: “Too loud? – too bad!”. I wonder if that attitude is worse than the nimbyism it engenders.

The Lord knows it is very difficult to love your neighbor as yourself or to do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

OPINION

Mutt & Jeff

Letters

Dear Editor: I am thrilled to be moving back to the valley, mountains, family and friends that I love.

As a disabled wilderness enthusiast, horses allow me to navigate terrain I otherwise no longer could access. We rode on the Sutey Ranch on Friday and it is one of my favorite trail riding experiences without mountain bike surprises.

I hope we can continue to support the ranch for hikers, equestrians and wildlife for now and the future.

Louisa Davidson Carbondale

Millennialspeak Dear Editor: I love millennials. I think they’re the hope of the future and the only reason I didn’t emigrate to Canada after the 2016 election.

But damn, I find millennialspeak annoying. You know; awesome, perfect, or no worries.

Awesome is greater than good, fine, or nice. Mt. Sopris is awesome. Most of the things millennials describe as awesome

for their generous, ongoing commitment of support.

Jim Calaway, Chair Kay Brunnier Bob Ferguson – Jaywalker Lodge Scott Gilbert – Habitat for Humanity RFV Bob Young – Alpine Bank Peter Gilbert Umbrella Roofing, Inc. Bill Spence and Sue Edelstein Greg and Kathy Feinsinger Carolyn Nelson

Thank you to our SunScribers and community members for your support!

It truly takes a village to keep The Sun shining.

Paige Meredith alternates this monthly column with fellow conservative Stan Badgett.

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are good, fine, or nice.

Religious types think their iconic deities or heaven, paradise, or nirvana are perfect, but nothing on this earth is. In fact, I don’t believe perfection exists in the universe.

I’m a worrywart and I will defend my right to worry to any laid-back millennial.

Of course, we boomers had our catch words, too, like cool, rad, or blow it off and they had nothing to do with temperature, politics, or expelling air through the lungs.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

A spectacular season Dear Editor: The final notes of the 2018 season of the Aspen Music Festival and School have sounded.

The lovely addition of the two extra concerts from Seraphic Fire and the Professional Choral Institute Singers was icing on a delicious cake. High caliber artists, faculty and students who presented so many wonderful programs of great literature fleshed out the theme of the season, Paris, City of Light, out in brilliant programming.

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We owe a large debt of gratitude to Asadour Santourian, Vice President for Artistic Administration and Artistic Advisor for his genius and patience in the intricate details of the schedule. Along with input from Robert Spano, Music Director and Alan Fletcher, President and CEO, Mr. Santourian designed programs to give the audience exceptional music experiences. He draws upon a deep knowledge of music literature and great artists from everywhere.

My thanks to the AMFS and Mr. Santourian for a wonderful summer of music!

Deborah Barnekow El Jebel

Our Town One Table thanks Dear Editor: On behalf of Carbondale Parks and Recreation, we would like to thank everyone for attending the 4th Annual Our Town One Table. This year we had over 100 table reservations, and we could not have made this happen without all of your help.

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Four acres of downtown all up for sale at once

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff Carbondale’s historic downtown area is newly donned with several for-sale signs, but many contend that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

The six lots recently and simultaneously were added to Aspen-based realtor Karen Toth’s listings, and one is already under contract.

“Most of the people who have had interest have all been from Carbondale,” Toth said. “I’m excited…

Carbondale has probably been waiting for these properties, and most of the inquiries we’ve had have been from locals.”

That is true of the 6,900-square-foot lot at 190 Main St. next to KDNK, she confirmed, though she was not able to identify the purchaser.

All of the properties are undeveloped, meaning that over the next several years, the face of downtown could change quite a bit. That’s an exciting prospect for Corey Simpson, executive director at Thunder River Theatre Company. The largest parcel for sale — a little more than 2.5 acres listed for more than $6.8 million — surrounds the theatre building.

“Back when we bought our property, there was already a plan to develop all that land around us,” Simpson said of the 2004 purchase. “I think it would be incredibly beneficial for our town to have a vibrant development that’s maybe a… mixed-use space. That’s exciting for our theatre.” Different downtown offerings would attract different potential audiences, he continued, noting that a new TRTC facility or an expansion might even be possible. “It’s also not lost on us that we are one building in the middle of an entire lot, and we own our building outright. I don’t know what that means; it would probably depend on the developer.

There are things we would love to do with our building or have a new facility.”

Regardless of the dirt parking lot’s future, one thing is certain: TRTC is not at risk of losing access to its own building. “There’s a right-of-way through the property, so they have to give us access to the building,” Simpson continued, comparing the situation to the Wheeler Opera House in Aspen, which has an alleyway easement.

Fitting the pieces together Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington shares some of Simpson’s enthusiasm, but assured that development wouldn’t happen overnight.

“To see some things come forward, it could be exciting for town, but it will probably take some time,” he said. “We’ve been working on the City Market plan for years, so commercial real estate does not come quickly in Colorado.”

That may be a relief in the short term, especially regarding the Fourth Street Plaza.

“We’re really fortunate we’ve been able to use it as a public space at no cost,” Harrington said. “Obviously, folks have a connection to the Fourth Street property downtown,” he continued, but added that while the Town is interested in potentially acquiring the parking area, it was never assumed that the plaza would forever remain a sort of public domain.

“Back in the mid-to-late 2000s, there was a full set of plans permitted for construction,” Harrington said.

There is, however, one area in particular that town officials hope to purchase in the future.

“The town has long had a high priority… to acquire the lot behind Town Hall,” he said, noting that the lot in question is not currently for sale. “We’ll continue to look at that and pursue that, as it’s a critical piece of our downtown puzzle. It was one of the reasons the board wanted to get the streetscape fund re-established, so we could have a fund to deal with downtown parking, and that includes land acquisition.”

Simon (doesn’t) say The lots currently for sale, though, are fair game to private developers. In total, about 4.15 acres of downtown property will potentially command almost $11.5 million if each parcel fetches its asking price.

Randy Metz, a local attorney and agent for Equanimous Holdings, Trotwood Holdings, Pickwick Holdings and Elea Holdings — the four limited liability corporations that own the for-sale properties — declined to comment for this story.

While her name isn’t officially attached to any of them, the holdings companies that technically own the land all share a 329 Main St. address — the same address as the Melvin and Bren Simon Foundation and MSB Associates, for which Bren Simon is the Corporate Executive Officer. Simon, widow of shopping mall billionaire and Indiana Pacers co-owner Melvin Simon, is known locally for both her privacy and philanthropy.

According to its 2016 990-PF tax form (the most recently available), the Melvin and Bren Simon Foundation had more than $15.7 million in assets. She’s independently made several donations to myriad organizations, as well, and town officials have consistently referred to MSB Associates as a good community partner and neighbor.

“From the Town’s side, we’ve had a really good working relationship with MBS Properties,” Harrington said.

Both Carbondale Arts Executive Director Amy Kimberly and Simpson told similar stories of Simon’s charity.

“She’s been very generous with the Carbondale Creative District and helping us fulfill our vision,” Kimberly said. TRTC has been a specific beneficiary of that generosity, Simpson added.

As for why the properties all went on the market so suddenly, sources requesting anonymity suggested Simon is separating herself from Carbondale.

“I think she just — her heart was just broken — she felt that the town had not felt good about her, I guess,” one source said. “I think it was mainly over the [the restaurant] Town.”

Town closed its doors in October. At the time, the building at 348 Main St. belonged to Broparla Hold-

The “park” adjacent to the Fourth Street Plaza (bottom, during setup for Cowboy Up) is one of several properties recently listed for sale in downtown Carbondale. One is already under contract, while a handful of others associated with the same LLCs do not appear to be on the market (top — based on research originally conducted by the Post Independent). ings, another LLC linked to Simon. It was sold to 348 Main LLC in March for $1.1 million. Metz was the grantor in that transaction, according to the Garfield County Assessor website.

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Recent moisture and favorable weather conditions have allowed White River National Forest, the Bureau of Land Mangement, Pitkin and Garfield Counties to dial back fire restrictions beginning Friday, Aug. 31. The reduction to Stage I will allow campfires in formal campgrounds over Labor Day, but many activities are still banned and several jurisdictions remain in Stage II; check the local regulations. Incidentally, security guards posted on the Lake Christine Fire encountered 20 vehicles in the area illegally on Sunday, posing problems for engines on the narrow roads. The gates to the 509 and 524 roads are now locked and will only be opened for authorized personnel.

An untitled painting by acclaimed western artist Jack Roberts has been donated by has family to the Redstone Art Foundation to be sold by silent auction at the Redstone Art Show. Bidding on the 14x18 canvas depicting a Ute man starts at $1,000; stop by Redstone over Labor Day Weekend to see it and many other works.

Count sheep Strang Ranch won’t be hosting the National Sheepdog Trials this year, but it’s not too far to The Meeker Classic, which runs Sept 5 - 9. Catch educational events, demonstrations, music and shopping all week.

Not their first rodeo

Talk of the Town Carbondale’s new municipal website recently went live at carbondalegov.org. It features electronic translation into 104 language, space for public comments and a signup for regular email updates. It’s also connected to the Town’s social media outlets and hosts plenty of information about upcoming events and important alerts.

Check your breath Many Coloradans think it’s safe to drive after a few beers, but drivers can reach legal limits after only one or two drinks. As part of its summer campaign to prevent DUI, CDOT has partnered with the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility to offer 200 BACtrack mobile breathalyzers to young adults in Colorado, free of charge.

Those interested can apply at breathalyzer.codot.gov.

Please, sir Join Defiance Community Players in putting on a performance of “Oliver!” directed by Jennetta Howell & Brendan Cochran with musical direction by Brad Vier-

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Original Roaring Fork Pickleball Association President Clyde Alberts recently passed the torch to Priscilla Dickinson.

The club also has a new website, roaringforkpickleball.org, is actively looking for a site for dedicated courts and will be hosting a tournament Sept. 8 and 9. Photo by Jane Bachrach heller. Auditions will be held 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 as well as 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3 p.m. Sept. 8 — schedule your appointment at 379-5940 and prepare 60 seconds of song and wear comfortable clothes to dance in. The show itself runs Nov. 9-18 at Glenwood Springs High School.

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Although a few events are still slated for the Gus Darien Arena, the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo season is officially over and the champions have been crowned. Quinton Hayden topped the all-around point count, mostly from barrel racing. Other top contestants included Haillie Taylor (ladies breakaway), Kaid Nieslanik (#8 roping header), Tom Harrington (#8 roping heeler), Terry Forrest (#11 roping header), Evan Koster (#11 roping heeler), Sam Bevan (dally ribbon roper), Caitlin Lucchesi (dally ribbon runner), Shane Smith (ranch broncs), Josh Warren (hide race horse rider), Shelby Massie (hide rider), Jacey Fritlan (junior breakaway), Haley Mazurek (junior barrels), Ronnie Will (barrel racing).

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Caito Foster and Lynn Kirchner (Aug. 30); Chloe Shirley, Sean Jeung (Aug. 31); Veronica Smith (Sept. 1); Lori Haroutunian (Sept. 2); Kathy Webb, Pat Pier and Kim Kelly (Sept. 3); Terry Kirk (Sept.

4); Don Ensign, Heather Craven and Janelle Johnson (Sept. 5); Peter Robinson, Ben Hoffmann, Nancy Taylor, Linda Bishop, Jesse Payne, Lora Meraz and Randi Lowenthal (Sept. 6).

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Q: Two different people told us that they love seeing you at work and around town, and one woman said you are her “favorite character around Carbondale.” What’s that all about?

Letty Gomez

A: I think it’s my smile (again grinning broadly), and that’s coming to me from my dad. I know lots of people love me. I know I love this community, this is my community. Sometimes I want to be more involved in a lot of stuff, but I’m so busy working.

A familiar smiling face

By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent The Sopris Sun is conducting a series of interviews with folks you may not have seen in the paper before – a sort of introduction to your neighbors. This week we caught up with Leticia (Letty) Gomez, who works as a cashier at the Bonfire coffee house on Main Street and was hostess (along with other tasks) at the Village Smithy restaurant for many years.

Sopris Sun: Tell us a little about yourself, where you’re from.

Gomez: My name is Leticia Gomez, I am 42, and I have two children — Ismael, who is 15 (attending Roaring Fork High School) and Angel Gabriel, he is seven (attending Carbondale Community School). I had another baby, she died eight years ago, from an accident. My husband, Usieo Dolores, he works as general manager at Sunburst Car Care. I am from Mexico Puebla, it’s south of Mexico City, like two hours, and when I was five my family moved to

Leticia Gomez (center), Charlie Chacos and Brittney Rippy wrestle with a brand new computer system at Bonfire on Main Street. Photo by John Colson Mexico City because my dad got a job there, and my mom, too.

Q: How did you get to Carbondale?

A: I’m coming here (to the U.S.) on July 21, 2000. I was 24, and I had a cousin who lived here three years but she left her kids in Mexico, and I was the company for the kids (bringing them to join their mother). I was only supposed to be here for one year, working to help my mother and my father get a better life, they lived in a small apartment, and I wanted them to get a little house. But in one year I didn’t make a lot of money, and I decided to take one more year, and I met my love, my husband, and I got married, and that was that. I’m still here (smiling broadly).

Q: What have you done since coming here?

A: The first months were difficult, because I speak no English. I get a job washing dishes

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at a sushi place (no longer in business) and at the same time I’m helping Charlie (Chacos, owner of the Village Smithy), and after three months he hire me, as a dishwasher. He has me doing that for two years, I think, and then he make me hostess, and the last couple of years I am waitress. And I’m working at the Smithy for 16 years.

Q: But two years ago you had decided to leave the Smithy and do something else?

A: I decided that was it, but then Charlie say he want to talk to me, and tell me I should come to work at the Bonfire. I like it here. And I work at the Fat Belly Burgers, too. I know the owner, Francie Jacober, she teaches at the Community School (Letty and her family performed catering duties for the weddings of two Jocober sons), and she asked me if I would come to work at Fat Belly. So I did, and I like that, too.

Q: You work two jobs, you volunteer to serve food and beverages at the weekly Rotary Club meeting, you’ve been through five years of English classes through CMC and you want to take other courses in computer systems to help with your job — what do you do for fun?

A: I like to travel, I want to do that more, to see the West, and especially Western Colorado. When I am here, at home, I love to walk, all around the town, in the summertime. In the winter, I’m hiding in my house, because of the cold.

Q: As are something of a leader in the Latino community, what do you think of relations between the Latino and Anglo portions of Carbondale’s populace?

A: I want to see them more involved, more social, more (mixing) of the children, more friendly for everyone.

If you know of someone who should be featured in “Our Town,” email news@ soprissun.com or call 510-3003.

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A unique ecosystem endures on the slopes of Basalt Mountain Photos and text by Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff The folks at Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI) like to compare Jerome Osentowski to a pioneer species — a hearty organism that establishes the first foothold in an inhospitable landscape and paves the way for future abundance.

Since the 1970s, Osentowski has been doing just that in a secluded valley just outside of Basalt. Specifically selected for its microclimate — the heat retention of Basalt Mountain and the lack of strong winds renders the area warmer than Carbondale — the 8-acre property supports grape vines and pear trees outside in the open. The greenhouses, meanwhile, host dates, dragonfruit and all manner of exotic plants most of us have never heard of. Some are grown from seed, others grafted. One basil plant was simply propagated from the produce section of the grocery store.

Even within familiar crops there’re often several varieties, including local heirlooms like the Obermeyer Apple, gleaned as part of the heritage tree project, as well as several accidental hybrids.

The dizzying variety is intentional. Coupled with efforts to extend the growing season, it makes it possible to have cherries three months out of the year and live food right up through November.

And if one crop fails, it’s no big deal — in fact, Osentowski seems to see it as an opportunity to try something new.

“You can always change socks in the middle of the game,” he said.

It took some time to figure out how to get the passionfruit to pollinate, and some trees take

One of the core tenets of permaculture is “share the surplus” and Ostentowski made sure our reporter didn’t leave with partaking of figs and other fruits of his labor.

Green Drinks at CRMPI What: The local Green Building Council branch offers a chance to socialize over a brew while enjoying a free tour of CRMPI. When: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5 Where: 2101 Cedar Dr., Basalt (a shuttle is in the works) More info: facebook.com/events/697485507284875/

years to bear fruit. But many species also have multiple uses: food, medicine, pest control or, if all else fails, compost.

The permaculture philosophy isn’t about strict control. They try to stay ahead of the bears for harvest, but some fruits are there mostly to distract the birds — part of “a pact with the animals.”

In these forest gardens, everything intertwines in casual abundance,

with the essential ingredients of life cascading through the system.

“We’re not doing anything new,” Osentowski observed. “We’re just taking what nature does and adding a twist or two.”

The inorganic elements of the farm are similarly woven in. In addition to a variety of heatsink technologies to regulate temperature, one of the greenhouses features a sauna which warms people

“The key is in the soil” Maron says. and plants alike.

“We try to integrate things rather than segregate them,” Osentowski explained.

There’s also a water catchment system and photovoltaics on the roof and a gravity-fed drip irrigation system running from the spring. Thanks to some intentional landscaping above the

gardens, the record drought is almost nonexistent there.

And when it comes time to pay the bills, that same philosophy of diversity comes into play.

CRMPI sells tinctures and seedlings, charges for tours and workshops and benefits from a lot of trades and internships. There’s always interest — Osentowski is considered one of the founding fathers of permaculture and his book “The Forest Garden Greenhouse” has inspired readers to make the pilgrimage from all over the world.

But with his 77th birthday coming up, it’s about time Osentowski was working two or three days a week instead of 24/7.

He’d like to travel or at least sail around Ruedi Reservoir.

To make that happen, it’s going to take some sort of transition funding and a sustainable business model with paid employees.

“It’s always been a little shoestring,” acknowledged Executive Director Callie Maron, a Valley native who has worked on the property for four years. She sees a shift in public priorities since CRMPI’s early days, and thinks it will work in their favor.

“If Jerome has made it so far with so much resistance, imagine what we can do now that people are starting to want to grow their own food or at least know where it comes from,” she said.

And while the Lake Christine fire — which came within a mile of the property and prompted evacuations throughout the neighborhood — is a stark reminder of what cultivation is up against, CRMPI is still there.

“It’s still resilient. It’s still vibrant. It’s still changing,” Osentowski said. “We hope it’s here for another 100 years.”

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Town Report

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

From Aug. 17 through 23, Carbondale Police handled Calls for Service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

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FRIDAY Aug. 17 at 3:54 p.m. A 28-yearold man was stopped for speeding and found to be driving on a revoked license with open containers of alcohol. He was released on summons.

VANDALISM on irrigation systems at North Face Park and off Main Street resulted in additional waste water. Otherwise, reduced watering time and higher mow heights have allowed the Town to cut down on its overall usage.

THE SWIMMING POOL closes for the season after Monday, Sept. 3, when it will be open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a morning lap swim.

CHURCHILL BUILDING RENOVATIONS prompted a courtesy review by the The Carbondale Historic Preservation Commission.

THE 2019 BUDGET is scheduled for adoption on Dec. 11.

A SPECIAL USE PERMIT for telecommunication antennas at 1150 Highway 133 will go before the Planning Commission on Aug. 30.

POTATO DAY APPLICATIONS for sponsors or vendors are due by Aug. 31. Forms are available online at carbondalerec.com.

A PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT is slated for Sept. 8 and 9 at the Darien Pickleball & Tennis Courts. Open to ages 16 and up, it include men’s and women’s doubles as well as mixed doubles. Register for $35 by Sept. 5.

ROARING FORK RANCH ROPING is scheduled for Sept. 8 and 9 at the Gus Darien Rodeo Arena.

NETTLE CREEK PLANT is back online and operational as the town’s primary water source.

A BRAKE FAILURE on the dump truck hauling biosolids to the landfill has been repaired.

OFFICERS Rodgers and Blue attended an Active Shooter training while School Resource Officer Bell attended a Sex Crimes training.

T H E

FRIDAY Aug. 17 at 8 p.m. Following a report of a dog bite to a minor, a 68-yearold woman was issued a summons.

SATURDAY Aug. 18 at 2:30 p.m.

While arranging to release a set of keys to a 26-year-old man police discovered he was wanted on local warrants and arrested him.

SATURDAY Aug. 18 at 10:46 p.m.

After a traffic stop for failure to use a turn signal or observe a stop sign, police arrested the 46-year-old driver on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

SUNDAY Aug. 19 at 12:01 a.m. A 34-year-old woman was pulled over for expired registration and failure to observe multiple stop signs and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

SUNDAY Aug. 19 at 2:51 a.m. Following a careless driving stop, a 22-yearold man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, intent to distribute, possession of a dangerous weapon and failure to provide proof of insurance.

SUNDAY Aug. 19 at 12:04 p.m. A report of a domestic dispute led to the arrest of a 41-year-old man for violating a restraining order and a 35-yearold woman for harassment.

SUNDAY Aug. 19 at 2:44 p.m. Responding to a report of suspicious behavior, police arrested a 63-year-old man for criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.

SUNDAY Aug. 19 at 6:24 p.m. Over $1,000 in damages to a car led to the arrest of a 41-year-old man for criminal mischief.

TUESDAY Aug. 21 at 1:53 a.m. Following a traffic stop for defective headlights, the driver was arrested for driving under the influence.

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Trustees strive for simplicity in trash hauling policy

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff

the board to “keep it simple” — and it became something of a mantra as Mayor For trash talk, it was remarkably civil. Dan Richardson led trustees through a The bulk of the Board of Trustees agenda list of priorities. for Aug. 28 centered on waste-hauling, First and foremost was the issue of with only a few bones of contention. whether to have a public contract, which It helped that that the Town had in- the assembly seemed to agree on. Trustee cluded input from five haulers and con- Marty Silverstein, however, expressed a ducted a survey of locals before continu- desire for at least two districts for separate ing a discussion that bid to give small haulhas been popping up ers a chance, but the ever since the municimajority settled on the pal dump closed. staff recommendation “I really like the of one hauler. Trustee way you guys took Heather Henry, meanyour time looking at while, suggested a onewhat you’re looking year contract with an for,” said Jeb Hensley, option to extend, but District Ranger for bowed to concerns that Waste Management. it might not justify the Of the 127 people capital costs for a prowho responded to the spective applicant.

– Trustee Lani Kitching survey, 96 percent felt The need for an optdiversion is important out provision proved and 73 percent are sticky due to a state willing to pay more to make it happen. requirement that residents must be able Recycling was viewed as a core service to choose another service even if they end by 90 percent, while 74 percent wanted up paying two bills as a result. Consultant composting at least available. The major- Laurie Batchelder Adams raised the possiity also felt that truck traffic was an issue bility of including a “super saver” option and supported volume-based pricing and for folks who wanted minimal service to a public contract. There was also broad remain compliant — a proposal that was backing for wildlife management, but dis- widely embraced. agreement on how to accomplish it.

Noted Trustee Lani Kitching, “My Longtime local Hank Van Berlo urged sense is that, like the bag ordinance, the

“My sense is that, like the bag ordinance, the benefit is publicly recognized, but it will take a while for people to adjust.”

You’ll have to hire out or compost your cups yourself - organics are not going to be required under the town’s new policy. benefit is publicly recognized, but it will take a while for people to adjust.”

The Board was in favor of including recycling as a required part of all plans, but opted not to do the same with compost.

Currently, only two haulers offer the service, and secondary contract would likely be necessary to serve all of Carbondale.

As for volumetric pricing, the devil may be in the details. Most haulers already offer different rates for different sized cans

(at least for individual residential containers), but the price structure varies. Batchelder Adams advocated for charging at least 80 percent more for double the volume, or else adopt a nonlinear “hybrid” approach intended to better reflect the actual cost to haulers. Trustees ultimately opted to leave it to staff to draft some options for the final request for proposal.

Another issue that wasn’t strictly settled was whether to limit all residential pick up to one day of the week. Silverstein advocated for no more than two, while Henry felt that neighborhoods could be picked up on different days without individual households seeing more than one truck. Erica Sparhawk suggested expressing a preference for a single day and making it part of the evaluation criteria, which seemed to work for both camps.

Single-day pickup would also help with wildlife enforcement, and the availability of bear-resistant containers was one point the trustees wouldn’t budge on. Indeed, the final ordinance will likely include a provision in which repeat violators are simply issued a container and billed for it.

Regardless, there are still several steps of drafting, bidding and education before implementation. If the Town chooses to start with a new year it may not be until 2020, but if Trustee Ben Bohmfalk gets his way, it will likely be before the next bear season.

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Shooting range’s fate unclear as public discussion unfolds

By Justin Patrick Sopris Sun Correspondent The fate of the Basalt Public Shooting Range is still undecided as state officials, local representatives, and members of the public continue to grapple with the many questions left smoldering in the aftermath of the Lake Christine Fire.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) held the second of two professionally facilitated public forums Monday evening at Basalt High School. Though officials continued to stress the importance of input, dialogue, and communal problem solving, it remains to be seen how two seemingly opposite positions – closing the existing range and moving it elsewhere versus reopening the range, with or without stipulations – can reach reconciliation.

The Basalt Town Council passed a resolution to recommend to CPW (which will ultimately make the decision about the range) to implement a conditional short-term reopening, but to answer within six months whether the range can be relocated (the council’s preference) or reopened with a list of requests mostly focused on safety.

“I’m pleading for your grace and some patience as we work through this,” said JT Romatzke, CPW’s Northwest Regional Manager, to the crowd Monday night.

He reiterated the same message while addressing the town council Tuesday. He expressed frustration that the council had already prepared a draft resolution before the conclusion of Monday’s forum, let alone with enough time to synthesize all the many sticky note suggestions collected from the audience. “I haven’t even gotten though the second meeting yet…and we have a town voting for a resolution,” he said. Romatzke again emphasized the importance of information-gathering and conversation before rushing to conclusions during the council meeting.

Bill Infante, a Basalt town councilperson, said the town is seeking a solution as quickly as possible. “The drafting of a resolution was not meant to front run the process,” he told the audience.

“It was meant to expedite the solution because hunting season begins on Sept.

1.” He said he has been diligently reaching out to owners of closed landfill sites, decommissioned quarries, and other parcels that might be a suitable location for a new range, but without luck. “We want to reopen the range when it’s appropriate,” he said.

According to Basalt Town Manager Ryan Mahoney, that possibility may present itself as early as Friday when, he said, the Stage II Fire Restrictions will likely be lifted. That change would allow CPW to

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The rifle range at the Basalt State Wildlife Area. Photo courtesy of the Roaring Fork Valley Sportsmans Association reopen the range. The Basalt Town Council acknowledged with its resolution that there is a legitimate need for hunters to sight their rifles in preparation for hunting season, and that to allow them to do so in a relatively safe, contained environment was preferable to open shooting on public land, a happenstance that area wildlife manager Perry Will said has already been reported to his office. The council recommended the range’s temporary re-opening so long as fire suppression measures are strictly adhered to and a CPW employee is on site during open hours, among other considerations.

But council was wary of returning to

“business as usual” and having its recommendation for a short-term reopening blend into a complacent return to the pre-fire operation. Councilperson Katie Schwoerer was especially outspoken on this point. She recommended that the draft resolution’s original time frame of 12-18 months be shortened to six months, a change that was implemented in the final resolution. She emphasized that while she would be all right with waiting for a year or more to find the best solution, she did not want to see the range operating for more than six months without sincerely addressing council’s concerns. She GUN RANGE page 15

Rotary tries something new with ‘Running of the Balls’

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

The classic dinner, dancing and silent auction template is often a fun way for nonprofits to raise some money and gather their core community of donors. But the Rotary Club of Carbondale decided that using Hollywood-caliber hurricane fans to blow inflatable balls down Main Street would be even more fun.

“So many organizations follow that model,” Rotary President Alan Cole said. “We decided we wanted to try something new.”

The rotary met with the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce to pitch their idea, and this First Friday, Sept. 7, will mark the inaugural Running of the Balls. Originally a spinoff from the beloved Ducky Derby that the Rotary Club of Aspen holds every year, the Carbondale rotarians are offering a $5,000 grand prize to the race winner.

If all goes well, Frank McSwain, a longtime member of the Carbondale club, hopes that the Running of the Balls can become a keystone event for the rotary.

“We’d like to build on this and make this a signature event for us if everything works out,” he said. “We’ll look for ways to grow and improve it and get more people involved — and it’s fun! If we get some traction with the community, the growth potential is definitely there.”

It’s certainly going to be a hard-to-miss event if you’re out and about, and that’s part of the point.

“We’re going to launch the balls off the back of dump trucks,” Cole said of the rubber balls he estimated are two feet in diameter. “As a spectacle, it’s really going to be something.”

And it’s not just the race itself.

“We’re going to be setting up carnival games in the Fourth Street Park, there’ll be a whole slew of carnival games. I think we’ll have a bounce house. We really want

(From left to right): Rotary Club of Carbondale President Alan Cole, Frank McSwain and Jack Brendlinger pose outside of Ace Hardware with their promotional sign for the inaugural Running of the Balls event Sept. 7.

Photo by Megan Tackett to make it family friendly,” Cole said. “We’re going to have a short ‘Running of the Kids’ fun run, followed by a parade down Main Street. We’re going to have fire trucks, clowns… we want to make a splash of this thing.”

That splash has the potential to make real waves. As an entirely volunteer-based organization, the Rotary gives away basically all the money it takes in — even the nonprofits they’ve partnered with to sell tickets to the Running of the Balls keep 80 percent of their sales.

“We wanted to incentivize them by saying, ‘Hey you, can keep the majority of the funds you raise selling this,” Cole said, listing Youth Zone, Ascendigo and Sol Theatre as their partnering organizations for ticket sales.

An event of this caliber, of course, does not happen without larger corporate sponsors — and in this case, even another Rotary. Carbondalians interested in Rotary

have two opportunities to explore: The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at 7 a.m. at the fire department, and the Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at noon at White House Pizza.

That doesn’t mean the two clubs view each other as competition.

“There are morning people and mid-day people,” McSwain said. “Some things, we work together, some things, we do our own thing. It depends on how big the project is.”

The Running of the Balls is a big project. Ace Hardware is the titular sponsor, and ANB Bank, Alpine Bank and Heartland Environmental Services all deserve special shout outs, Cole emphasized. If it’s a hit, those funds will go toward furthering the number of scholarships the Rotarians give local graduates and ensuring even more third graders receive free dictionaries. It could even mean more women in Niger learn more sustainable farming methods to ensure financial independence for their families.

“We’re in a time now where we need civic organizations to bring people together,” Cole said of Rotary clubs.

“It’s non denominational, areligious, apolitical. The mottos is service above self. We are people of action. We raise money and we extend ourselves and our volunteer hours to go out into the community and make things better.”

Running of the Balls Where: Main Street and Fourth Street Plaza When: 5-8 p.m., First Friday, Sept. 7 Cost: $10 for one ball; $20 for three balls; $30 for five, up to 25 balls for $100 Trivia: It was originally called Great Balls of Fire, but given this year’s trauma, the rotarians thought better of it. Maybe next year.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Aug. 30

ORTHOASPEN LECTURE • Dr. KhanFarooqi will discuss the different types of arthritis that form in the foot and ankle and the best treatments for each at 5:30 p.m. at Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

RHYTHM OF LIFE • Matt Venuti performs at 7 p.m. at True Nature Healing Arts (100 N. Third St.).

FRI Aug. 31 & SAT Sept. 1

ORPHEUS FEST • Sunlight Mountain Resort (10901 CR 117) presents two days of music, art, food and outdoors. Tickets are $40 for one day, $60 for both or $75 if you want to camp. Info at orpheusfest.com.

FRI Aug. 31 – MON. Sept 4

REDSTONE ART SHOW • Check out work from local artists on the front lawn of the Redstone Inn (82 Redstone Blvd.) with a 6 to 8 p.m. opening reception Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekend hours and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday.

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

Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

FRI Aug. 31 – THU Sept. 6 WEDNESDAY Sept. 5 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre (427 Main St.) presents “BlacKkKlansman” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 31-Sept. 2 and Sept. 5-6. Closed Sept. 3-4.

SATURDAY Sept. 1

BLOOD DRIVE • The St. Mary’s Bloodmobile will be at the Carbondale Rec. Center (567 Colorado Ave.) from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

FILM FEST • From 5 to 7 p.m., Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.)

GREEN DRINKS • Take a free tour of Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (2101 Cedar Dr., Basalt) at 5:30 p.m., sampling tropical fruits and more from the high-altitude edible landscape.

Ongoing

LONGHORN REUNION • All former classes, teachers and families are invited to join a potluck at Basalt High School (600 Southside Dr.) at 10 a.m. for a once-in-five-years opportunity to connect.

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.

SELF DEFENSE • Rising Crane Training Center (768 Highway 133) offers women a chance to learn to protect themselves and condition for strength and self confidence with a free 10 a.m. event. Questions and registration at 2748473.

BOOK CLUB • Join friends and fellow readers to discuss great books at Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) at 4 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month; call 963-2889 for this month’s selectio.

ART & AG • Tour the studios, galleries, farms and wineries of the North Fork Valley from 10 to 4 p.m. then partake in a $75 farm-to-table dinner at Edesia Kitchen (395 Clark Ave., Paonia). Info, tickets and maps at northforkcreative.org.

shows off the results of its 72-hour film challenge and announces winners.

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). On Sept. 10, catch a powerpoint presentation by Dr. Feinsinger about the science behind plant-based nutrition, 7 to 8:30 p.m., boardroom Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). Fourth Monday of every month, plant-based potluck 6:30 p.m. Calaway Room, Third Street Center. All events supported by Davi Nikent, Center for Human Flourishing.

Information at www.davinikent.org.

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.

STORY ART • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.), in partnership with the Aspen Art Museum, invites kids to learn about artists and create masterpieces of their own at 4 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month.

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

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

STORYTIME • Carbondale Branch Library (320 Sopris Ave.) hosts stories songs and more for ages four and up at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays and three and under at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. Kids must be accompanied by an adult.

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

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•Concerts including National Headliners Skywave, Chris Daniels and the Kings.

Kids Concert by Recording Artist “Dr Noise” •Free Cake and Ice Cream Social •Food Court and Beer Garden •Art Show and Sale by Glenwood Springs Art Guild

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Community Calendar

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Ongoing

RUN AROUND • Independence Run & Hike hosts a run around town Saturdays at 8 a.m. Meet at the store 596 Highway 133 (in La Fontana Plaza) and run various distances, with different routes each week.

Info: 704-0909.

MEDITATION • Free silent meditation sessions are held at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Additionally, The Monday Night Meditation Group meets from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at True Nature (100 N. Third St.) and offers instruction in the Buddhist practice of Vipassana. Also at True Nature, everyone’s invited for SRF meditation from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first Sunday of the month.

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

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

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

FARMER’S MARKET • Sample wares from a small, eclectic blend of local farmers, producers and artisans Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Fourth Street Plaza.

HISTORY MUSEUM • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society Cabin Museum and Pioneer Heritage Garden (located at the corner of Highway 133 and Weant Boulevard) is open on Wednesdays 3-6 p.m. and Fridays 12-3 p.m. through September 2018.

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

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

OPEN MIC • Take the stage at Riverside Grill (181 Basalt Center Circle, Basalt) from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays . Food and drink specials. Free.

KARAOKE • The Black Nugget (403 Main St.) and Sandman bring you over 30,000 songs to choose from and a quality sound system to release your inner rockstar at 9 pm. every Thursday.

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

ple. Questions? Call 970-366-6463 or email billypat4@gmail.com.

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

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club meets at the Carbondale Fire Station (300 Meadowood Dr.) at 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays.

The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at White House Pizza (801 Main Ct.) at noon every Thursday.

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.

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

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

RECOVERY MEETINGS • Self-Management and Recovery Training, an abstinence-

based secular self-help program for those struggling with addiction, meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Glenwood Springs Library (815 Cooper Ave.) 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.

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

Further Out THURSDAY Sept. 6

HEALTHCARE DOC & TALK • Members of the Physicians for a National Health Program screen “FixIt - Healthcare at the Tipping Point,” — a 40-minute documentary about the growing cost of providing healthcare insurance — at 7 p.m. followed buy a Q&A with local physicians at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). RSVP to gbohmfalk@gmail.com.

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Enter Sandman, karaoke host with the most

By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff

David Sandman is all over the place. His karaoke business now has weekly shows in Breckenridge, Aspen, El Jebel, Vail, Carbondale, Avon and Glenwood Springs — a different town scheduled every night.

“I’m a very, very busy person these days,” Sandman said. “For the past three years, I’ve been doing it six, if not seven days a week.”

He prefers it that way. With more than 30,000 songs in his library and decades of experience, he takes pride in the business he’s cultivated since 2005, just four years after moving to Colorado. Perhaps even more importantly, he’s just excited he can make a living through sharing his passion.

“The things is, I’ve always been a people watcher, always,” Sandman said. “This job lets me communicate with people on a level that everybody can pretty much get on board with. If you don’t know somebody and they’re singing a song, you can walk up to them and feel like you know something about them.”

That kind of communication has led to real connections between people, he continued. “I’ve had people meet at my shows, then go on to get married. It’s a social bridge that works when it should.”

New frontiers For Sandman, it’s also become a bridge into the classroom. Through an educa-

(From left to right) Natalie Rae Fuller, Tracie Wright and Arn Menconi sing their hearts out during a Thursday night of karaoke with Sandman at the Black Nugget.

Photo by David Sandman tional initiative through the Vail Valley Foundation called YouthPower365, Sandman has an hour-long program during which he works with students.

“We go into the schools, teaching kids about their powers using karaoke to give them guidance,” he said. “We have the power values: perseverance, ownership, wellness, empowerment and respect.” Put together into an acronym, the values spell out the first word in the name of the program: POWER Hour.

There’s a more strictly educational angle of the program, too. Often without even realizing it, students improve their literacy through reading song lyrics in real time. “[It] helps with their reading [and] introduces them to music a little bit and the fact that there’s meaning in it,” Sandman explained. “Teaching them how to use the mic right, which is self serving, because eventually they’re going to be my customers.”

While he said that last bit with a laugh, he wasn’t fully joking. It would be easy to think of karaoke as a frivolous pursuit, but Sandman is incredibly business minded, and he’s already working on his next growth stage.

“I’ve created a product, and I’m working on creating more software stuff that can be used by professional hosts,” he said, noting his background in computer science. Recent karaoke goers may have already used Sandman’s new tabletbased catalogues.

“I developed [it] with a student,” he said. “By July, we had this songlisting software, and I’ve been using it now for a couple of months without issue. I’m looking at offering that to the market. Now you have a book that’s always up-to-date, easy to read in the dark and doesn’t get graffitied on.”

Pitch perfect Integrating technology into the karaoke experience has always been a cornerstone of Sandman’s competitive edge.

“Over the years, I’ve just gotten known for loyalty and that if there’s a song available in karaoke, I’ll get it for you in that moment,” he said. “I’m a technophile. I know computers inside out — always have. [Everything is] state of the art.”

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ning a fair show in terms of wait lists and treating singers with respect.

“I run the show with consistency and fairness, because that’s something I didn’t like in other shows,” he said. “The things I have for rules for are because I want it to be a fair experience for everyone.

Everyone gets the same chance: I don’t care if you’re my girlfriend or my mother or a superstar celebrity. Some people, it doesn’t make them happy, but I think they respect it. Because if I started messing with that list, I’d lose my following.

They’d feel cheated.”

Much of that following can at least claim local celebrity status in the right circles. If you walk into the Black Nugget on a Thursday night, you may think you’ve walked into an audition for “The

Voice” more so than a karaoke night at a local bar. Sandman thinks technology has something to do with the elevated caliber of singers he sees, too.

“Every show I have that I’ve established that works, I’m amazed,” he said.

“But I think that has to do with the fact that I’ve removed and the industry itself has removed the hokey of karaoke. The generation that’s grown up with [technology] has unprecedented access to music.

With the advent of iTunes, if you hear it, you possess it. All this has led to the acceptance of people expressing themselves through music — even karaoke. Once you get rid of the judgment and the apologies, listen for a second, and you’re going to hear people expressing themselves and doing it quite remarkably.”

Nights on the town If you’re feeling a little shy under the spotlight, fret not: in addition to karaoke, the Black Nugget offers plenty of other themed evenings for entertainment: Mondays: Card sharks and guppies can try their luck in a Texas Hold’em tournament Tuesdays: More of a pool shark?

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Gun range continued from page 10 felt there was danger that the region’s collective memory about the fire would fade come winter, and that the inertia of reopening would discourage any painful or costly efforts to relocate.

Many citizens spoke in favor of opening the gun range as soon as possible, both at the CPW meeting and during the comment period to Town Council. They cited the long-ranging safety record of the range, its importance to the hunting and sporting community, and acquiescence to implement more rigid safety and fire mitigation standards as key reasons for allowing the range to reopen as soon as possible and potentially to remain in Basalt.

“We can all agree that safety is the primary concern,” said Larry Emery, president of the Roaring Fork Valley Sportsmen Association. “Continued closure of the Lake Christine range will in fact create the behavior we all wish to avoid,” he said.

State Senator Kerry Donovan was present Monday evening. She said she has been inundated with phone calls and emails and was there to ensure that her constituents’ voices were being heard.

She said she was pleased to see the communal discourse unfolding. “It’s inspiring to see people willing to come and openly and honestly find a solution for a community when it’s such an important issue,” she said.

It is likely that more discussion and debate will occur before a solution is reached. “As people bring forward ideas for recommendations, they have to be implementable,” said CPW Director Bob Broscheid, who made the trip from Denver. “Opinions are good, we value opinions, but they have to be ‘legit’… Shooting ranges are very controversial, socially complex. And as urbanization continues these discussions are going to continue,” he said.

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Walt Smith was dedicated to music right up to the end

By Scott Condon Reprinted with permission from The Aspen Times

the day — the Hotel Jerome, Red Onion and the Freddie Fisher Room at Aspen Highlands.

Legendary jazz pianist Walt Smith’s dedication to music “Freddie Fisher actually got him back in Aspen,” Newlasted right to the very end. bury said.

Smith died Aug. 18 in Grand Junction — on a day he was Smith later operated a piano bar and café at the base of scheduled to perform even though he had suffered a heart attack Aspen Highlands called The Hindquarters. A low snow year a month earlier. Smith was going to sit in on a couple of songs in 1961-62 tanked the business and Smith and his wife, Carwith the band Swing City Express at a tribute and birthday ol, moved their family back to Denver. They returned to the party thrown in his honor at the Grand Junction Arts Center.

Roaring Fork Valley and lived at a property known as the The band was unaware he has Wooden Handle up the Fryingpan Valpassed away until shortly before the ley. The Dallenbach family now owns performance started at 2 p.m., said the property.

Smith’s daughter, Leslie Newbury, In 1964 he and drummer Bert Dahwho attended with friends. The lander became the house band at the tribute took on special meaning — Tippler at the base of Aspen Mountain. with a picture of Walt placed on the “We used to hear him all the time,” grand piano in his absence. said longtime Aspen-area resident John “He was always so nice, kind.

McBride. He and his wife, Laurie, would He just touched so many peoples’ end their ski days at the Tippler to hear lives through who he was and his Walt. They recalled it was a great scene – Leslie Newbury demeanor,” Newbury said. where everybody would get together afSmith’s daughter Smith turned 91 six days before ter a day on the slopes. he died. His heart finally gave out, Newbury said.

“Everybody knew everybody then,” McBride said when Smith had a 68-year connection to the Roaring Fork Val- asked about the flavor of Aspen at the time. “It was like a ley after first coming to Aspen in 1950 to play a six-week college campus for adults, or near adults. In other words, it run for the opening of Steve Knowlton’s Golden Horn res- was fun.” taurant and club.

Smith told the late Aspen Times arts and entertainment He moved to Aspen from Denver in 1954 and became editor Stewart Oksenhorn in 2006 that the Tippler was his a partner in a bowling alley where Boogie’s is now located. favorite venue to play.

Bowling didn’t work out (legend has it that a teen-aged pinset“It was just magic, that room,” he said in the January ter didn’t show up for work one day, forcing Walt to take on 2006 article. “We were at the bottom of Little Nell, people the duty. He soon realized it wasn’t for him). Instead, music hanging from the ceiling after skiing and every night.” was his calling. He became a staple performer in Aspen’s hopNewbury recalled that someone with connections in the ping après-ski and night scene. He played with Freddie Fisher, music industry invited her dad to move to Los Angeles at known for his wit and clarinet playing, at all the hotspots of SMITH page 17

“He was always so nice, kind. He just touched so many peoples’ lives through who he was and his demeanor.”

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one point.

“His answer was, ‘Fame is fleeting, family is forever,’” she said. He declined the invitation.

Family went beyond blood for Smith. Laurie McBride recalled that Smith was in demand for numerous community functions, such as the Aspen Valley Hospital dinners.

Walt and Carol moved to Battlement Mesa in the late 1970s (and later to Grand Junction) but he maintained his connection to the Roaring Fork Valley music scene.

He did Tuesday night shows at the Sopris Restaurant south of Glenwood Springs for years until it closed in 2005. He was as popular with the downvalley crowd as he had been decades before in Aspen.

Jazz aficionado Nancy Cook Kelly said she started going to see Smith’s band at the Sopris every week after she moved to the Roaring Fork Valley.

“He was so free-flowing with his jazz,” she said.

“There was something about Walt with the way he would move through.”

Friends would regularly meet at the Sopris, make new friends and hang out with the band, she said.

“Walt was like my Colorado father back then,” Kelly said.

Returning to the Sopris week after week never got stale because Smith and his band had a broad repertoire — and they never repeated how they played familiar songs, Kelly said. In addition, there were always singers and players in attendance. Walt would invite them to sit in for a song or two.

That’s how bassist Mark Gray met Smith. Shortly after moving to the Roaring Fork Valley, a buddy insisted that Gray come with him to see Walt Smith. They were introduced and Gray told Smith that he had been an upright bass player in his younger days and was getting

back into it. Smith invited him up to sit in on a couple of songs. He passed the impromptu audition. Walt invited him to play with the band a few months later, explaining that his regular bassist went on vacation and didn’t come back.

Smith’s hallmark was that he trusted people to play and he strongly encouraged them to show up with new ideas or variations on songs, according to Gray. Smith was inspiring in that way.

“We affectionately called him Swing Daddy,” Gray

said. “Everything he played had a jazzy swing to it.”

He later added, “He really couldn’t play anything ugly.”

Gray ended up playing with Smith for 22 years after they met in 1996, much of that time with drummer Chris Goplerud. Their usual routine included the regular gig at Sopris Restaurant on Tuesdays, then wedding receptions, office parties and various gatherings on weekends. They were playing two or three nights per week. After the Sopris closed in 2005, they migrated to Buffalo Valley Inn. “I tell people that’s where I got my master’s degree in jazz — from Walt Smith University,” Gray said. “He never really taught me anything except through leading.”

In addition to the regular gigs at the Glenwoodarea restaurants, Smith played each fall at the Roaring Fork Jazz Party at Snowmass Village. He regularly returned to the Roaring Fork Valley for performances, including sold-out shows at The Temporary in Basalt in January and April. Those were among his last big, public performances.

“He loved it. He always loved coming to the Roaring Fork Valley,” Newbury said.

In recent years, he played more in Grand Junction at nursing homes and his church.

“He played about a week after his heart attack (in July) at a friend’s 100th birthday party,” Newbury said.

“He couldn’t say no.”

The story is even more amazing, Gray said, because Walt had to borrow an electric wheelchair to maneuver himself into position on the piano bench to play a few songs.

Newbury said details are being arranged for a celebration of Walt’s life at Grand Junction in the near future.

Sometime in the late fall there will be a musical tribute to Walt’s life in the Roaring Fork Valley.

Bet on it being a popular performance.

“There’s so many people in town that really love that man,” Kelly said.

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The best laid plans…

From the archives of the Roaring Fork Valley Journal Aug. 31, 1978

Ford took second place in pole bending at the Little Britches national finals.

Residents of the Crystal Canyon Acres (aka: behind the BRB) subdivision came together to replace their damaged bridge without much help from Pitkin County, which had never formally accepted the road. All of the machinery, supplies and materials for the 20-ton-limit span were purchased by residents, with local construction crews providing the labor. The remnants of the old bridge, damaged by runoff the previous June, were put to use strengthening a smaller bridge over Bill Creek, which had provided alternate access in the interim.

In other news… District Wildlife Manager Jim Goodyear seemed optimistic about the potential return of wolverines, which he described as as “pound for pound the most ferocious animal in the wild.”

As part of the planning process for a new headquarters for The North Face in Carbondale, the Town had the option of using some of the property for roughly 12 years before the building expanded. The lease was viewed by trustees as too short to justify construction of ball fields in that location, however. Instead, they favored subdividing the parcel for commercial use, with an arts center envisioned. (The property now hosts Roaring Fork High School, Carbondale Fire and, coincidentally, ballfields.)

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Sept. 1, 1988

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The expansion of subdivisions into the urban wildland interface was causing problems in a rough wildfire year. An incident in the Cedar Crest subdivision of Glenwood illustrated the issue. “It’s probably a firefighter’s biggest nightmare,” said Bill Kight. “Up every canyon, two or three houses are in danger.” Residents were encouraged to clear an area around their homes as wide as the height of the tallest nearby tree and keep hoses that can reach all the way around their homes so they could wet things down before evacuating. The fire season, meanwhile, wouldn’t be viewed as over ‘til it snowed.

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The transformation of the old Carbondale Elementary School building into The Third Street Center was about to move ahead. According Roaring Fork Community Development Corp. Director Colin Laird, 25 to 30 nonprofit grounds had already put in a deposit and lease terms were being negotiated. Even with the land swap that made it all possible nearly complete, however, it was still expected to take a year before the space opened, with asbestos remediation, energy efficiency improvements and more planned.

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The Carbondale Clay Center is planning a solo exhibition of Peg Malloy’s work for the month of October, and recently shared some thoughts about her loss.

Born Feb. 8, 1943 in Rockford, Illinois to William Barton and Constance Forbes, she grew up riding horses on the family farm with her younger sister, Patsy, as her sidekick. She graduated from Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. While taking a pottery class in Santa Barbara, she found her true passion when she first put her hands in wet clay.

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While much of this work will be done within the schools, we would also like to physically connect the schools to create a single Carbondale Creative Campus.

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Letters from page 2 unteers, staff, organizers, and sponsors for making this event such a wonderful experience. This annual event continues to grow and this year was the first year we received local sponsorships from the following: Main Street Gallery & The Framer, Sopris Liquor and Wine, Third Street Center, Sarah Moore with Coldwell Banker, Carbondale Arts, Amoré Realty, and Susan’s Florals and Gifts. We appreciate the generosity from our local businesses who wanted to help fund our community event.

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I would also like to thank event sponsors, volunteers, and those who donated in-kind to Cowboy Up including Premier Party Rentals, Roaring Fork Valley Co-op, Orrison, Swire Coca-Cola, Mat Dog Repair, Devlin Financial, Forum Phi Architecture, Precision Tile, Alpine Bank, Casey Concrete, Martin Ranch, Nieslanik Horses, Coldwell Banker Mason Morse, R & A Electric, Peter Murray Development, Land

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