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Volume 3, Number 33 | September 29, 2011

Bend those poles

Shannon Williams demonstrates pole bending – bareback style – at the Bareback Bonanza on Sept. 24 at the Gus Darien arena.

Inset: That’s Parker Nieslanik racing to the finish line with a cup of freshsqueezed milk at the Bareback Bonanza cowmilking contest, in which teams of three contestants must rope a cow, milk it and deliver the cup to the other end of the arena. The Bareback Bonanza wrapped up this year’s Potato Day. For more pics, please turn to page 12. Photos

by Lynn Burton

Carbondale Commentary

Escaping to the desert Escaping the mountains occasionally is a necessary thing for me. Too much green for too long in the summer. Then the thought of so much white all winter.

Time to head for the desert.

That means finding all my gear and repairing a few things. Sounds easy, but not if you’re in the process of moving into another place and have packed everything you own into boxes.

Can’t find the old wet stone to sharpen my knife so I head to the Co-op store and find a new one for six bucks.While there I remember I need a sewing awl and needles. By the time I check out I’ve spent almost $50.

Not complaining though. Fifty bucks for food my camping buddy is buying and another $50 for gas makes the cost of this vacation $150. Cheap for quality time in the Utah desert.

Better add in a few things I needed and used this trip as an excuse to buy. The new REI Mountain II tent plus “footprint” (one step up from a ground cloth) was $339 after using my $50 gift card.

Couldn’t find my old REI membership card and of course there was no record of me in their electronic database. Add $20.

The decision to get a new tent came after the one from the fire cache issued to me years ago kept me awake flopping around all

By Bill Kight night in heavy wind on a fire.

Now I have my own top-notch equipment that can be used on fire assignments and personal recreational trips.

Almost forgot the new sleeping pad. With my bad back the sale price of $139 for a 3-inch thick self-inflating waterproof “Paco pad” was well worth it.

This desert trip involves canoes on Lake Powell so I need waterproof paddling gloves. My old work gloves won’t cut it. Add a new small and large dry bag for a total of $78.

Can’t leave out my Contigo spill-proof coffee mug. The old one went everywhere with me.

Had it for years. Can’t remember where I left it. That’s $22.

My old headlamp finally broke. Figured a $34 waterproof LED one from Factory Surplus might be a good idea.

Got to have home-made GORP on an expedition so add $36 for nuts, dates and other ingredients minus the organic Palisade peaches and pears that have to be dried to go in the mix.

They were $65.

That’s not counting my labor for cutting up and drying the fruit. Consider my time as contributed services … free that is.

Of course a person gets mighty hungry moving and fitting out an outdoor expedition and doesn’t have time for cooking, so add a few meals and some Cliff bars over three days. That comes to about $73.

Toiletries are defined as “products used in washing or caring for the appearance, e.g. shampoo, deodorant, or soap, etc.” Caring for my appearance is not really a concern of mine while in the desert away from civilization.

However, there are a few personal items quite necessary for proper body maintenance: toothpaste; first aid stuff; lots of things for pain relief such as full extra strength Excedrin, Advil, Aleve, etc.; sunscreen; bug-off stuff and the list is almost endless. Expensive stuff. Figure about $76.

Batteries for the headlamp come to $10.

Wore out my camping socks so two pair of those “smart” wooly-keep-your-feet-warm socks on sale at $10 a pair comes to $20.

Don’t think I want to add up the total. After all, a fall camping trip to the desert is priceless.

Common Ground

Bill Kight is currently community liaison for the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District and member of Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team A. Pat Bingham and hubby of 26 years Greg Fitzpatrick took a break on their recent Tour Du Mont Blanc in France, Italy and Switzerland to catch up what was going on back in Carbondale.

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Letters

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mockingbird (Editor’s note: This poem was submitted by American Life in Poetry).

Dear Editor: I can hear him, now, even in darkness, a trickster under the moon, bristling his feathers, sounding as merry as a man whistling in a straw hat, or a squeaky gate to the playground, left ajar or the jingling of a star, having wandered too far from the pasture.

Judith Harris Washington, D.C.

Thanks to the Rams Dear Editor: Rams Day was a success at Carbondale Senior Housing.The Rams spirit took over at Senior Housing when the students from Jill Knaus’s Reach class came by to help set up the senior lunch barbecue party and help residents with odd jobs.They were a great group of kids and everyone appreciated their help.

Great job, students.

Thank you for working hard and we look forward to seeing you next year.

Jerilyn Nieslanik Carbondale Senior Housing

Thanks to the Strangs Dear Editor: Thank you to the Strang family for bringing the National Sheep Dog Finals to our valley!

Kudos to Bridget Strang and Ellen Nieslanik for their hard work and efforts to include Carbondale in on the fun and festivities.

What a delight to see so many people in town for a week enjoying our restaurants, shops and businesses as a result.

It was refreshing to see a cooperative relationship with the town and the event that allowed us to put our best foot forward to thousands of visitors.

Carbondale’s heritage is about ranching and it is so appropriate that it took an event like this one for our little town to be recognized around the world for hosting an event like the Sheep Dog Finals.

Here’s hoping we can host more events like it.

Lynn Kirchner Carbondale

Vote for the fire district Dear Editor: On Nov. 1 we all have an opportunity to determine the immediate future of our fire protection and our ambulance service.

That is Election Day and proposition 4A is on the ballot.

That mill levy override will provide the

Correction Due to an editing error, an article in last week’s Sopris Sun said there are two high schools in Carbondale. In fact, there are three high schools in Carbondale: Roaring Fork High School, Bridges High School, and Colorado Rocky Mountain School.

funding necessary to keep your Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District operating at the high level that we have come to expect.

The returns in community safety and lower insurance premiums will partially offset the small increase in taxes.

A total of $14 per $100,000 of valuation seems to me to be a real value. We are so fortunate to have these dedicated men and women on call to care for our lives and property. Let’s see that they have the funding necessary for them to do their jobs.

Thank you for reading this.

Skip Bell Redstone

Yes on 3E Dear Editor: In 2005 my wife and I moved to this valley because we felt that Carbondale and the surrounding area provided a strong community in which to raise our children. Our schools are critical, nurturing all of our children.

Unfortunately, our state does not nurture our schools. According to the Tax Foundation our tax burden is 8.6 percent of income (2009), 39th nationally. My cousins in New Hampshire and Vermont will tell you that our property taxes are a pittance. This leads to a state budget that is woefully inadequate to educate future generations. Colorado LETTERS page 5

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Trustees get an earful on Sopris Park noise Gazebo also draws complaints

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Several Sopris Park area residents reeled off complaints about noise and related problems emanating from town’s primary outdoor venue during Tuesday night’s board of trustees meeting.

“Sound checks start at 10 a.m. for a 4 p.m. event,” said Meredith Bullock, who lives across the street from Sopris Park on Euclid Avenue. “Then they play (recorded) random rock ‘n’ roll for an hour or two.”

The Ben Reed memorial gazebo, with the kids and sometimes unsavory activities that allegedly transpire there, also drew the residents’ ire.

“The gazebo has turned into an awful place,” said Jerri Alberts, who lives across the street from the park on Garfield. “And that’s a shame.”

In a memo to staff, recreation director Jeff Jackel listed 14 events that either take place or have taken place in the recent past at Sopris Park from May through September, including Dandelion Day, Mountain Fair, the Performance in the Park Series and Festival Las Americas.

One of the problems for the biggest event, Mountain Fair, is the duration of activity in the park. “Mountain Fair starts (setting up) two days before and goes on three days after,” said Bullock.

And then there are the numerous smaller events and gatherings that can disturb the peace for those living on Euclid, Garfield, Sopris and beyond. Bullock said that a recent memorial service at the gazebo for a local resident who passed away went from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with speakers and music. “It just droned on,” she said. “There was no refuge (in her house.)”

The Moonlight Cruisers bike rides, which make Sopris Park a primary stop each month during the full moon, is also creating problems according to Alberts. “All it is is a drunk fest, with music and screaming and hollering … they just go around and around.”

Alberts explained that many of the problems aren’t so much what’s going on in the park, but what goes along with it: noise from people coming and going, litter and “lack of consideration (for the neighborhood).”

For example, Mountain Fair banned smoking in the park this year. “Guess whose lawn became the ashtray?” she said.

Alberts has a perspective on Sopris Park that few can match. She said Mountain Fair now compared to the 1970s and into the 1980s is a much more peaceful event. Back then, when the town didn’t have an open container ordinance and folks could bring in their own booze and get loaded all day, she sometimes found people camping on her lawn. “It was just a big drunk fest.”

As for folks who say that residents shouldn’t have moved close to a park if they weren’t prepared for the noise, “I was there before the park,” Alberts said.

One resident pointed out that the number of events in the park seem to have increased in the past couple of years; Jackel’s memo said the trustees might consider limiting the number of large events.

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Trustees tackle VCR on Oct. 4 Sopris Sun Staff Report The Carbondale Board of Trustees is scheduled to discuss the Village at Crystal River planned unit development (PUD) once again on Oct. 4, and after more than two years of public review and 35 public meetings the board might be nearing some action.

That’s because on Aug. 18, the trustees voted 5-0 to instruct town staff to draft a document detailing all of the proposed agreements between the town and developer so they can have something on paper in front of them to vote on.

Although the Aug. 18 step was a big one, town planner Janet Buck advised at the time that subsequent discussions might take “a meeting or two.”

The Village at Crystal River planned unit development, proposed by Rich Schierburg and the Denver-based Peregrine Group, calls for approximately 125,000 square feet of commercial/retail density, including a 58,000-square-foot grocery store according to the development application; approximately 15,000 square feet of office space; up to 164 residential units; and a parcel of approximately three acres for a school, day care

center, hospital, hotel or combination of light manufacturing with a retail component. The proposed development is slated for 24 acres on the west side of Highway 133 north of Main Street about one-third of the way toward Delores Way. The Village at Crystal River has undergone significant changes since it was first proposed more than two years ago and in October 2010 trustees started nibbling away at a punch list of issues it asked town staff to compile.

At that time, by a straw vote, trustees agreed to prohibit art galleries, studios, movie theaters and farmers’ markets from being built at the proposed development on Highway 133.

The parcel’s current zoning is planned community commercial (the south onethird of the parcel) and commercial/retail/wholesale (the north two-thirds).

The applicant is asking to rezone the property through a planned unit development to allow the mixed-use project.

The land was annexed into the town limits in the 1990s when Colorado Rocky Mountain School sold it to a private party.

CCAH brings noted author to TSC Sopris Sun Staff Report The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities continues its speaker series “Creating Change” with author and mythologist Michael Meade at the Third Street Center at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 30.

The talk celebrates the release of Meade’s new book “Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of the Soul.” Drawing on folktales and myths from many cultures and spiritual ideas from the East and the West, he leads readers to an undeniable truth: the only story we came here to live is our own.

A New York native with a razor sharp wit, Meade’s insights are valuable because they have been hard won through decades of work in the trenches by mentoring youth, visiting prisons, assisting war veterans and fostering dialogues between genders and races, according to a press release.

Through story, poetry and discussion, he is able to find common ground on hostile turf, working with Chicago gangs, in barrios in Los Angeles, on Native American reservations and with Sudanese refugees.

“Michael Meade is one of our most brilliant and visionary teachers and this profound book is a life-line to the soul,” said a CCAH spokeswoman.

In his current book, Meade shows how the limitations of family and fate form the inner threads from which individual destiny must emerge. Weaving stories within stories, lacing pertinent psychology within cultural analysis, and mixing autobiography with myth, Meade opens the territory of fate and destiny to new interpretations and deeper meanings.

A $15 donation for the event is asked. For more information, call CCAH at 963-1680.

Camille Shanahan of Carbondale was shy with words but not with tunes at the Carbondale Clay Center’s third annual Wheels and Wheels fundraiser Sunday evening on east Main Street. The event was billed as “super darn fun” with cycling skills contests (including highest bunny hop, longest wheelie and longest skid); a costume contest (which Shanahan and her friend A.J. Frey won); bike decorating; homemade chili; hand-thrown tumblers and beer; a deejay; and after-dark cruiser ride. All proceeds benefit Clay Center programming. Photo by Trina Ortega THE SOPRIS SUN • SEPTEmbER 29, 2011 • 3

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ballots mailed out Oct. 11-16

Pat Chlouber running for CmC board

Elections in Garfield County are via mail-in ballot only, according to a press release. Ballots will be mailed out Oct. 11-16 to all eligible registered voters.

Voters who do not receive their ballots may request replacement ballots in person at Garfield County Clerk and Recorder offices from Oct. 11 through Nov. 1, or by phone, fax, or e-mail. The last day to request that a ballot be mailed is Oct. 25. After that date voters must appear in person at the County Clerk’s office to request a ballot. Any voter may surrender their mail ballot and cast their vote on an ADA accessible electronic voting machine located at the Clerk’s office in Glenwood Springs or Rifle during normal business hours from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day (Nov. 1).

Drop-off sites include Carbondale Town Hall (510 Colorado Ave.) during regular hours through Nov. 1.

Pat Chlouber, of Leadville, has announced she will be a candidate for Colorado Mountain College Trustee in District 6 this November. The CMC Trustee Board is comprised of seven representatives from within the counties that CMC serves.

Chlouber, a former school teacher, served on the Lake County School Board, the State Board of Education, and the Energy/Mineral Impact Advisory Committee for the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed her as the U.S. Department of Education secretary’s regional representative. Most recently, she was appointed by Gov. Hickenlooper to the Colorado Charter School Institute Board of Directors.

She was also a member of the CMC-Timberline Campus Campaign Cabinet.

Household hazardous waste day

Police identify accident victim Carbondale police have identified the man who died in a traffic accident on Highway 133 on Sept. 27 as 29-yearold Carlos Alberto Garcia-Cortez. Garcia-Cortez, an El Salvadorian national, was a resident of Carbondale at the time of his death, according to a press release from the police.

Garcia-Cortez was lying in the highway between Weant and 8th Street at about 3 a.m. when he was run over by a southbound vehicle.

Police are waiting for a toxicology report. No charges were filed in the accident.

The town of Carbondale holds a household hazardous waste day in the parking lot east of town hall from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 1.

Items accepted are: batteries, oil-based paint, cleaning supplies, anti-freeze, oil, solvents, aerosols and tires. Radioactive materials, explosives, ammunition, biohazards, propane tanks, electronic waste, fire extinguishers and commercial waste are not accepted.

In-town residents are free; out-of-town residents are $25. Auto tires are $4 each, larger tires are $10 each; there’s a $5 extra per tire if it’s on a rim.

For details, call 963-1307.

The following events are drawn from incident reports of the Carbondale Police Department. mONDAY Sept. 19 • At 11:12 a.m., a resident in the 700 block of Euclid complained about the Full Moon Cruisers ride from the night before. She said the cruisers make too much noise. One rider carries a stereo and another an air horn. When the woman contacted the cruisers they were rude to her then rode off. The police officer advised the woman to call when the noise is in progress next time, and to attend the next town council meeting and tell them about the noise.

WEDNESDAY Sept. 21 • At 3:54 p.m., police responded to a 911 call at a downtown business. On arrival, an employee said he was trying to place a conference call and dialed 911 by mistake.

WEDNESDAY Sept. 21 • At 8:34 p.m., employees at the River Valley Ranch Club House reported two bears in their trash dumpster. Officers were unable to local any bears, and it did not appear to them as if the dumpster had been disturbed.

WEDNESDAY Sept. 21 • At 12:15 p.m., a resident on Roaring Fork Avenue reported two bikes were stolen from in front of his residence the night before.

THURSDAY Sept. 22 • At 11:19 p.m., a Carbondale police officer inside the department office at town hall reported hearing a man outside yelling obscenities.

When the officer contacted the 54-year-old man, he said a man with an English accent was threatening him. The officer reported, “There were no other males around the area.” The man then told the officer he was staying with a friend and wished to go there. He was unable to provide any other details and requested the police not contact him for a follow up.

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Trustees continued om page 3 Some of the events have also grown or changed focus. Trustee John Foulkrod said that for 30 years, the Fourth of July celebration started with a kids parade in the morning, and concluded with watermelon in the park.“Now, the parade is in the afternoon, when it’s hot.”This year’s Fourth of July event at Sopris Park also featured amplified music and a beer tent.“People saw it as an opportunity to sell beer,” Foulkrod said. “It’s not what we did 30 years ago.”

Nearly all the residents who spoke pointed to the gazebo as major source of irritation and concern. “I call it Pee Wee’s Playhouse,” said Dan Bullock.

Meredith said kids “slap” their skateboards on the gazebo“every few seconds”all summer long and “it’s totally annoying.”

Other kids climb around in the rafters, which could create a problem, Dan said.

Another problem with the gazebo are the baffles that back the structure to the south, which were installed several years ago to direct sound to the park and reduce noise escaping into the neighborhood. When the gazebo was first built in the mid-1980s, there were no baffles so anyone under the roof was easily visible from the outside. In an unintended consequence, the wall-like baffles now allow kids or anyone else to hide from view. Trustee Pam Zentmyer was first to suggest the baffles be removed when not needed for concerts. “That’s an excellent idea,” said Rita Marsh, who lives on Euclid.

Town staffers have already corrected one problem at the park. On two occasions this summer, events that were not authorized for amplified music opened the electrical box and plugged in their instruments. Now, the box is locked, which will allow the town to better control amplified music.

The trustees listened closely to the complaints and made several suggestions. Trustee Ed Cortez said maybe events should shut down at 8 p.m., “Especially Mountain Fair.”

Foulkrod made notes throughout the discussion and came up with the following four actions: no skateboards on the gazebo, increased police presence at the gazebo (“shine a spotlight on ‘em,” he said), small gatherings would not be allowed to use amplified music, and require trash deposits for all events (without exception.) he said.

Someone else suggested that event organizers expand trash cleanup from the park and into the surrounding neighborhoods.

Early in the meeting, more than one resident said that musical encores often extend concerts beyond their agreed-to closing time. Mayor Stacey Bernot suggested the town consider fining event organizers when they run overtime. “The meter starts running at 9:01 p.m.,” she said.

Added town manager Jay Harrington. “It (a fine) is an effective tool.”

As the discussion wound down, trustee John Hoffmann thanked the residents for their input. “It was valuable information,” he said.

Said Bernot, “We want to see a reduction in impacts to the neighborhood.”

We proudly welcome to our practice

Mountain Fair attracts large crows to Sopris Park, but smaller events can also have a big impact on the neighborhood, according to area residents. Sopris Sun file photo

Letters continued om page 2 spends $1,781 less per pupil (2008-2009) than the national average and is ranked 40th as a result.

After $5.1 million in cuts our school district is left with few reasonable choices. The district has cut 15 teachers, 60 non-teaching positions, eliminated spending to update textbooks, drastically reduced spending on materials, and delayed maintenance and upkeep projects on infrastructure that we only a few years ago elected to build. In addition, teachers have taken furlough days and not seen their salaries increase.

In a down economy we all need to do more with less but this logic means our children suffer. They lose critical years of education as teachers are faced with ever larger classes, equipment failures, and materials are unavailable or outdated. Perhaps most dam-

aging is the potential exodus of our most critical asset as teachers are forced to consider jobs in other nearby districts whose voters have made additional financial commitments to their districts allowing for increases to teacher pay/benefits.

Vote for Our Kids asks our community to pay $36 per $100,000 in home value at a time when dramatic property devaluations mean you’ll still pay less property taxes than you would otherwise have paid last year. Voting for Our Kids means keeping schools open, seeing football on Friday nights, and maintaining a top notch teaching staff. My wife and I care deeply about this community and recognize that schools are integral to its appeal. We are Voting for Our Kids. Yes on 3E! Matt and Jen Hamilton Carbondale

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more Potato Day news After Potato Day, some folks were wondering where the actual potatoes were at Sopris Park. Sure, the Zeta Epsilon crew served up some tasty baked spuds, along with great slaw, juicy barbecue beef, buns, beans and ice cream (three flavors). But where were the five or 10pound bags of russets and locally grown Red McClures for sale? Well, for the benefit of all us city-bred Carbondalers, here’s what Potato Day spokeswoman Eva Cerise reports via the e-mail machine: “It’s a little early for any potato harvest this year as we have had very warm weather. The harvest of potatoes usually takes place after a hard freeze. The vines need to freeze so the skin on the potato will set.” So there you go.

On a related note, Potato Day is always the same weekend as Roaring Fork High School homecoming. If homecoming is a little later next year, maybe we’ll get some Red McClures.

Full congratulations to the half-marathoners Carbondale was well represented in the top 100 finishers in last weekend’s Golden Leaf halfmarathon in Aspen. Finishing No. 18 was Sari Anderson (at 1:47:52), followed by No. 41 Justin Anderson (1:53:51), No. 88 Amelia Potvin (2:03:23) and No. 97 Ryan McGovern (2:04:43).

Other downvalley top 100 finishers were: Mikey B., Craig Ullmann, Gilles Cote, Mary Cote, and Andy Wellman (Rifle). Approximately 1,000 runners entered the 13.1-mile race.

Please pick up after pooches The staff of the Gordon Cooper Branch Library would like to kindly remind dog owners to please pick up after their pooches.There has been an increase in dog droppings on the lawn area surrounding the library, and it has led to some smelly and unfortunate encounters for children and adults alike. “We would all appreciate if you could pitch in and pick up after your pet to make this health hazard a thing of the past,” said a library spokeswoman.“Thank you for your cooperation.”

Go here Like to plan ahead? The Sopris Sun’s online calendar includes Rams’ home games, town events, CCAH activities, music at Steve’s and the PAC3, and much more — weeks in advance.

Go to soprissun.com and click on calendar.

“Charlie has been a project manager on a broad range of projects and has a strong background in design as well as the technical complexities of a project,” said DHM principal Laura Kirk. ”He has a passionate interest in sustainable design, and is committed to a design process that strives to balance site ecology with human interaction and aesthetics.”

His recent projects include the Third Street Center (a joint effort between the town of Carbondale, the Manaus Fund, the Roaring Fork Community Development Corporation, and the Sustainability Center of the Rockies).

DHM Design is an employee-owned planning and landscape architecture firm with Colorado offices in lower downtown Denver, Carbondale and Durango, and Raleigh, North Carolina.

Chamber board nominations being accepted The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its board of directors election. Up to seven board members will be elected. The board meets the second Thursday of the month from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Incoming board members will be required to attend a retreat Nov. 10 and are welcome to attend the December meeting, where they will be non-voting members until January. Ballots will be sent out Oct. 14 and newly elected members will be notified on Oct. 31. The board seats are two-year terms.

Nominees must submit: Name, address, daytime phone number; Professional affiliation; A short paragraph summarizing their background; A short paragraph summarizing why they want to serve.

For more information, call chamber director Sherri Harrison at 963-1890 or chamber president Farrah Roberts 704-3102.

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By Kelsy Been Special to The Sopris Sun Residents of Garfield County should be aware that a major event in America’s nuclear history unfolded right in their own backyard. Forty-two years ago, on Sept. 10, 1969, some 8,426 feet below the ground surface near Rulison (an unincorporated area west of Rifle), a 40-kiloton nuclear device was detonated. The resulting blast registered 5.5 on the Richter scale — three times more powerful than the Hiroshima bombing.

This detonation, known as Project Rulison, was the second experiment in the Plowshare Program, which was designed to develop peaceful uses for nuclear energy.

Specifically, the goal of Project Rulison was to find more cost-efficient means of liberating natural gas from underground regions. In fact, the test released 10 times the amount of natural gas as compared to traditional methods. However, the natural gas was found to contain radionuclides, rendering it unmarketable. After the detonation, the State of Colorado placed a buffer zone prohibiting gas drilling on the 40 acres immediately surrounding the test site; later, this buffer zone was expanded an additional three miles around the original 40 acres.

As the energy crisis develops, the salience of Project

Obituary

Jamie Jon Samuelson 1965-2011 Jamie Jon Samuelson died Sept. 25, 2011 at his home in Lakewood, Colorado. He was 46.

Jamie was born on Feb. 24, 1963 to Marion L. and Ann M. Lyons Samuelson in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. He grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley and grad-

Rulison is heightened. Garfield County is second only to La Plata County in gas production in Colorado. Recently, there has been much debate over whether it is now safe to drill in the buffer zone. In December of 2009, the Bureau of Land Management approved drilling within the threemile buffer zone, although permission has not yet been given to drill within a half-mile of the blast site. Learning about the history of the blast as well as the possible environmental impact has become a subject of growing interest in the area.

The Garfield County Libraries have collected a large number of Project Rulison documents including many primary sources. The collection contains reports, plans, evaluations, maps, newspaper clippings and letters published between 1969 and 2007. These items document the time leading up to the project, the detonation itself, as well as ample post-analysis and reportage.

The Rulison collection was originally housed at the Parachute Branch Library, but is currently in the process of being assessed for preservation. The libraries hope to digitize the documents to allow for greater access to the public and scholars wishing to study the documents. Individuals wishing to view the collection are invited to call 625-4270 for details.

uated from Roaring Fork High School in 1983. After high school, he attended truck driving school, which started him on a 27-year career doing what he loved – driving and working on trucks. He married Cathleen Letey on June 21, 1997. They lived in Idaho Springs, Colorado, for 12 years, before moving to Lakewood shortly before his death.

Jamie is survived by his wife, Cathleen; daughter, Zoe Grillos; mother, Ann; brothers Jerod (Sharon) Samuelson

A nearly full house greeted Vibesquad and Community Projekt for PAC3’s first electronic show on Sept. 23.

Upcoming shows include Wild Magnolias on Sept. 30, Anais Mitchell on Oct. 14 and Anders Osbourne on Oct. 27. Photo by Will Grandbois

and Joel Samuelson; sister Jodi (Tom) Provost; nephews Travis Provost, Ruben, Brady and Colby Samuelson; and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Marion.

A memorial service is planned for 1 p.m. with a reception to follow, on Oct. 1 at the Carbondale Fire House.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Jamie Samuelson Memorial Fund, c/o Ann Samuelson, at any American National Bank.

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“Dressed to the K9’s”

Colorado Animal Rescue’s “Dressed to the K9’s” fundraiser at the Carbondale Recreation Center on Sept.

24 was a dazzling affair.

Dogs and felines accompanying their strutting companions on the runway drew hearty howls and catcalls from the crowd.

Paul Franzik from Feed Them with Music (top center) performed an original song that he wrote for the occasion before the main event. Alexandra Yajko (center) MC’d the event, which attracted about 250 CARE supporters who wined, dined and responded to Jim Callaway’s request for donations. If you missed “Dressed to the K9’s” you can still donate at www.coloradoanimalrescue.org. Since opening in 2000, CARE has taken in and placed more than 8,500 dogs, cats and exotics. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Footballers, volleyballers, soccer boys all roll Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Correspondent Trucks loaded with chanting high schoolers paraded through Carbondale on the night of Sept. 21, waking residents and bringing small crowds to Main Street. Anyone who’d overlooked the chill nights and Potato Day stirrings was reminded that Homecoming was here.

The truck rally is an annual tradition at Roaring Fork High School, and part of a weeklong buildup to the games, the Potato Day parade, and the Roaring Fork High School Homecoming Dance Saturday night. It’s a time of great energy for the Rams, when the teams hit the ground running with the full force of school spirit and the hopes of the community behind them.

They didn’t disappoint.

The Roaring Fork soccer team took on Hotchkiss on Thursday afternoon, bringing the Rams’ first victory for the weekend. Sam Carpenter, assisted by Enrique Abarca, made the first goal, then Abarca added a second to put the Rams ahead 2-1 at the half.

Sam and Ben Carpenter each chipped in another goal in the second half, while the Bulldogs couldn’t penetrate the Rams’ defense, bringing the final score to 4-1 Rams.

The girls’ volleyball team took on Aspen the evening of the Sept. 22, and after a narrow loss in the first game, came back to defeat the Skiers 3-1. The match, though officially the Lady Rams’ Homecoming, RAM SPORTS page 15

Above: Roaring Fork’s Teddy Benge (#84) picks up some yards against Coal Ridge on Sept. 23. This week’s game pits the Rams against the Basalt Longhorns.

Photos by Will Grandbois Right: Hattie Gianinetti smacks a winner in Roaring Fork’s 3-0 victory over Basalt on Sept. 23. Roaring Fork, 8-1, takes on Rifle at home on Sept. 29 at 6 p.m., then hits the road on Oct. 1 for matches against Cedaredge (noon) and Hotchkiss (6 p.m.)

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Sept. 29 ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon.

Today’s speaker Dorothea Farris (president of the Crystal Valley Environmental Association).

LIVE mUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works presents My Countrymen (jazz, swing, grooves) at 8 p.m. No cover.

FRIDAY Sept. 30 mOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Drive” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30-Oct. 6 and “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m. Sept. 30-Oct. 2.

THUNDER RIVER THEATRE • The Thunder River Theatre Company opens its fall season with John Guare’s quirky love story “The House of Blue Leaves” at 7:30 p.m. The play continues Oct. 1, 7-9 and 1315; there are Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on Oct. 2 and 9. Ticket info: 963-8200. Thunder River Theatre is located downtown at 67 Promenade, west of the Dinkel Building.

5POINT • The 5Point Film Festival shows films outside in the Six89 garden from 6 to 9:30 p.m. The film is free; pulled pork sandwiches are offered at $12. There’ll also be music and gear raffles. Info: www.5pointfilm.org “CREATING CHANGE” • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities presents mythologist Michael Meade at the Third Street Center at 7:30 p.m. as part of its “Creating Change” series of lectures.

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. 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.

His talk celebrates the release of his new book “Fate and Destiny: The Two Agreements of the Soul.” The suggested donations is $15. Info: 963-1680.

at 8 p.m. No cover.

for a 6 p.m. game.

LIVE mUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Bad Willie (rockin’ blues) from 9 p.m. to midnight.

MONDAY Oct. 3

FOOTbALL • Roaring Fork High School hosts Olathe at 7 p.m.

bUDDY PROGRAm • The Buddy Program holds an orientation fund-raiser at Phat Thai from 7 to 11 p.m.

There’ll be complimentary cocktails, raffle prizes and a DJ. The suggested donation is $10. info: www.buddyprogram.org or call 927-1001.

bUSINESS AFTER HOURS • The Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association and 10 businesses host a Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. at Executive Plaza (1512 Grand Ave.) Info: 945-6589.

SATURDAY Oct. 1

LIVE mUSIC • PAC3 in the Third Street Center presents the New Orleans band Wild Magnolias at 8 p.m. Advance tickets are $30 and $10 for each additional ticket; day of show tickets are $35 each and $15 for each additional ticket. Info: www.pac3carbondale.com.

LITERACY RACE • The Glenwood Canyon Shuffle Race for Literacy takes place with a 5K and halfmarathon. To register, go to www.runningguru.com. To volunteer for the event, go to www.literacyoutreach.org.

LIVE mUSIC • Carnahan’s in the Dinkel Building presents Rick Rock and the Roosters at 10 p.m.

ART OPENING • The Redstone Art Center hosts an opening reception for watercolor artist Kurt Isgreen from 1 to 4 p.m. His paintings focus on western landscapes. Info: 963-3790.

LIVE mUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works presents Electric Lemon (rock, blues, jams)

VOLLEYbALL • Roaring Fork travels to Cedaredge a noon game, and to Hotchkiss

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bOOK SALE • The Friends of the Gordon Cooper Library fall book sale concludes today. It’s held during regular library hours in the community room of the library. Info: 963-2889.

GHOST WALK • The Frontier Historical Museum in Glenwood Springs begins taking reservations for its annual Ghost Walk tour of Linwood Cemetery today. Info: 945-4448.

TUESDAY Oct. 4 LIVE mUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents Greg Masse at 10 p.m.

“ANNIE” • Tickets for the Broadway musical “Annie,” which will be presented by Theatre Aspen at the Wheeler Opera House Dec. 16-23, go on sale today. Info: 920-5770.

SOCCER • Roaring Fork travels to Rifle for a 4 p.m. game (JV at 6 p.m.).

WEDNESDAY Oct. 5 ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary meets at the firehouse Wednesdays at 7 a.m.

VALLEY DIVAS • The Valley Divas, a women’s networking group, meets the first Wednesday of the month from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Konnyaku in La Fontana Plaza. The cost is $10 and includes a house drink and appetizers. RSVP on Facebook or call 704-1711.

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THURSDAY Oct. 6

Info: 970-355-4554.

mEETING • Carbondale’s Historic Preservation Commission meets at town hall the ďŹ rst Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Oct. 7

GOLF TOURNEY • The Ram Classic golf tournament is held at River Valley Ranch. It’s a fund-raiser for Roaring Fork High School sports programs and the cost is $100 per person/$400 per team. Sponsors are also needed.

FRI.-SAT. Oct. 7-8

CELTIC FEST • Celtic Fest is held in downtown Carbondale. Food, music, beer and fun.

SATURDAY Oct. 8 THOmPSON DIVIDE RALLY • A rally to oppose natural gas drilling in the Thompson Divide area southwest of Carbondale is slated for the Third Street Center at 10 a.m.

Ongoing CCAH • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities concludes its “Valley Art Teachersâ€? show at the Third Street Center on Sept. 30. Artists included in the show are: Barbara Orcutt, Tish McFee, Guinevere Jones, Ami Maes, Leslie Keery, Hilary Forsyth, Ida Burnaman, Anne Goldberg, Staci Dickerson, Sandra Kaplan, Sunny Harrison and Megan Perkins. Info: 963-1680.

STONE CARVER’S EXHIbITION • The 15th annual Stone Carver’s Exhibition is held at the Redstone Art Center concludes on Sept.

30. Colorado sculptors include Madeline Wiener, Kathi Caricof and Steve Kentz. Info: 963-3790.

GLENWOOD ART CENTER • The Glenwood Art Center presents “Evolution of Flightâ€? with the works of more than 50 artists, including: Elaine Hill, K.K. Cherry, Ann Ramsay, Kathy Honea, Dan Glidden, Christina Brusig, Ernest Delto, Ricky Lively, William Laemmel and Noemi Kosmowski.

Info: 945-2414.

S.A.W. • S.A.W. presents the work of Amy Butiwicz, Steve Leetch and Stanley Bell. The gallery is located at 878 Euclid. Info: 963-0201.

KOROLOGOS • Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt continues a show featuring Carbondale artist Andy Taylor, plus Dan Young, Dan Namingha, Nathan Solano, Elizabeth Sandia and Gregory Stocks.

FARmER’S mARKET • The Carbondale Farmer’s Market at Fourth and Main St. continues Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There’s music, fresh produce, ďŹ sh, prepared food, owers and more. The market is sponsored by American National Bank and runs through Oct. 5.

FARmER’S mARKET • A Saturday farmers market takes place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Crystal River Meats lawn at 55 N. Fourth St. Vendors include Osage Gardens and Crystal River Meats. Info: 963-9996.

CONVERSATION CIRCLES • Literacy Outreach holds conversation circles for non-Eng-

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LIbRARIES CLOSED OCT. 10 • All six branches of the GarďŹ eld County library system will be closed Oct. 10 for a staff-training day.

Normal library hours will resume at 10 a.m. on Oct. 11. You can still browse and request books, movies, and more on the system’s Web site at www.gcpld.org. lish speakers to practice their English at the Gordon Cooper Library Mondays from 2 to 3:30 p.m. and Fridays from 10 to 1 a.m. Volunteers are needed. Info: 945-5282.

TEXTILE ARTS • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities’ School of Textile Arts offers classes in sewing, block printing, batik and more through Nov. 4. Class costs vary.

Info: 963-1680 or www.carbondalearts.com.

LINX NETWORKING • The Linx networking group meets each Tuesday morning at 7:15 a.m. at the ChafďŹ n and Light Real Estate ofďŹ ce in downtown Basalt. Linx is a business networking organization whose members work together to grow and promote their businesses. All dues not used for administration are given to local charities each December. Info: Keith at 970-390-8401. mAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St.

CCAH OFFERS PIANO LESSONS • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities offers piano lessons Thursdays for adult beginners, young beginners, intermediate ages and older beginners for the next eight weeks.

For details, call 963-7411.

RFOV WORKS ON LOST mAN TRAIL • Volunteers are needed to help Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) and the U.S. Forest Service conduct trail maintenance on the Lost Man Trail near Independence Pass on Oct. 1. RFOV and its project partners provide the tools, instruction, leadership, rafe prizes and dinner for all volunteers. Trail work begins at 8:30 a.m. and runs through 4 p.m..

Register online at www.rfov.org.

KIDS • Weekly winter activity for 0-4 year olds (physical movement, games, obstacle course, climbing wall, bubble and more) is offered at Bridges High School from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday all winter. The fee is $12 per family. Info: 977-0109.

GRIEF GROUP • Hospice of the Valley, in partnership with Grand River Hospital, is offering an ongoing Grief and Loss Support Group that meets the ďŹ rst and third Monday of every month. Info: 544-1574.

ZINGERS SING • The Zingers singing group gets together at the Third Street Center every Thursday from 2 to 3 p.m. Info: 945-7094.

GROUP RUN • Independence Run and Hike at 995 Cowen Drive leads group runs Saturdays at 8:15 a.m. rain or shine. Info: 704-0909.

AL-ANON mEETS • Al-Anon for friends and families of alcoholics meets at the Orchard Tuesdays at 7 p.m.

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The Sun’s online calendar has Rams’ home games, town events, CCAH activities, music at Steve’s and the PAC3, and much more, weeks in advance.

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CELTIC FEST SEEKS VOLUNTEERS • The town of Carbondale’s 10th annual Celtic Fest and Oktoberfest, in conjunction with EverGreen Events, are looking for volunteers to staff the zero waste stations on Oct. 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., and Oktoberfest on Oct. 8 from 11a.m. to 1p.m., 1 to 3 p.m., 3 to 5 p.m., 5 to 7 p.m., and 7 to 9 p.m. To volunteer, contact Jessi at jrochel@carbondaleco.net or call 704-4115.

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The sun was almost as bright as the smiles at the Potato Day parade on Sept. 24. The theme was “Potato Sack is the New Black” and folks spared almost no expense in stitching together their burlap-based fashions. One of the parade entries (White House pizza) took the fashion extravaganza angle all the way and stationed a photographer on the float who snapped pics of suitably attired models. The Thompson Divide Coalition entry also drew some smiles, with the off-float attraction of an angler on stilts casting for a 24-inch cardboard trout (perched on the head of a guy pedaling a unicycle).

Photos by Jane Bachrach

Community Briefs Recreation funding deadline Oct. 5 Community event requests from Carbondale’s Recreation Fund are due Oct. 5, according to a press release. The Carbondale Parks & Recreation Commission will consider the funding requests and make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees on Oct. 12.

Community Event Request forms are available at town hall. For details, call Jeff Jackel at 704-4114 or e-mail jjackel@carbondaleco.net.

RFbRC offers business workshops The Roaring Fork Business Resource Center offers fall workshops in starting your own business, business research, and search engine optimization. For details, go to www.rfbc.org.

AVSC adds Pandas program The Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club has added to its Buttermilk 6 Saturday Pandas program. The new program joins the Aspenauts at Snowmass for kids from age 3 through kindergarten. The program takes place on five Saturdays and one Sunday starting Feb. 4. For details, call 2055104.

CmC picks Common Reader book Colorado Mountain College has chosen “A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School” by Denver resident Carlotta Walls LaNier for its Common Reader book.

Copies of the book are available at local bookstores and libraries. LaNier will visit seven Colorado Mountain College locations for public talks and visits with students Oct. 18-20 and Oct. 25-27.

For details, go www.coloradomtn.edu/commonreader.

ening the community by guiding and inspiring youth through mentoring will expand to Carbondale this fall. In order to increase awareness of the Buddy Program in Carbondale, the group’s board will host a fund-raiser at Phat Thai (343 Main St.) from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 30. There’ll be complimentary cocktails, raffle prizes and DJ. The suggested donation is $10.

The Buddy Program served over 650 youth in 2010, providing mentoring programs and support services for kids 6-18 years old. There are several programs, including the Peer-toPeer program in which high school students mentor children in the elementary and middle schools for an hours per week.

For more information, visit www.buddyprogram.org or call 927-1001.

Maritime mercenaries invaded Ruedi Reservoir in the form of the Aspen Yacht Club’s “Talk like a Pirate Day” on Sept. 24.

Many club members dressed the part and also decorated their boats for a fast lap around the reservoir, collecting poker cards and staging mock-battles with water cannons and water-balloon grenades. On Sept.

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Routt County days; Carpenter Ranch nights â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much money in it son. And I never found it anything but a pain in the neck some of the time. But hold on! It was the good life for me and my family â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the freedom of it, the joy of being able to tell the rest of the world to go to hell any time I felt like it, which was often.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Farrington â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ferryâ&#x20AC;? Carpenter (cattle rancher, lawyer, maverick)

surdity and joy I wish I had four legs instead of two, two turkey vultures, one snake, one squashed beaver, a bunch of wet hay bales drying in the sun and a group of six bulls (all of which I could smell from 50 yards away). Ah, the smell of sweet hay. Ah, the smell of urine, manure and fermenting grass; ah, the smell of beef! Which was for dinner. Twice. And just about the best tasting Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had in a long time.

Like the electricity-proIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent the past month ducing coal plant across the in an artist residency on the road, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent this past Carpenter Ranch, just outmonth superimposed on the By Cameron Scott side of Hayden. Hayden, for landscape of Routt County: those of you with a knack catching Routt County ďŹ sh, chasing after for geography, is located about half way beRoutt County antelope, working and play- tween Steamboat Springs and Craig. And ing under the watchful eyes of red tailed an artist residency, well, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just say an hawks, golden eagles, turkey buzzards, artist residency is one of those things where geese and cranes, pulling up Routt County time ceases to exist, the days roll into each mallow (in fact ďŹ lling up an entire 6x8x4 other, and all of a sudden youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got yourcompost bin with mallow, and then self a big bale of tasty hay, or in my case, mounding mallow in a pinnacle toward the about 13 new poems, a blog post, an outsky), and just generally living and breath- door column, about 25 pastels of the coal ing my way through Routt County. plant across the road, a bunch of pictures of Minus the mountains, everything is really big trout, a day and a half at Strawpretty big up here, namely the ranches, sun- berry Hot Springs, and more thimble sets and ďŹ sh. On a 30-minute run last week, berries, service berries, raspberries, choke I encountered three deer, one red tailed cherries and zucchini breads and cakes than hawk, two antelope I chased into an open one man deserves. ďŹ eld with such an incredible amount of abThe Carpenter Ranch was started by

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Ultimately, I think Ferry knew a lot about opposing forces, that having the Nature Conservancy right across from a coal plant might create some dialogue.

Ferrington R. Carpenter, who is perhaps best known for his prize winning Hereford cattle and being integral in passing the Taylor Grazing Act (in many ways he was the father of the Bureau of Land Management).

Through his forward thinking, the Nature Conservancy now stewards the ranch, and they in turn have partnered with the Colorado Art ranch to offer a month-long artist residency during the month of September.

Ironically enough, it was also Ferry Carpenterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s land on which the coal plant is built. When I ďŹ rst rolled into the ranch I had a standoff with it; the sheer imposition of how it sits in the landscape of rolling hills, white rock cliffs and buttes. Ultimately, I think Ferry knew a lot about op-

posing forces, that having the Nature Conservancy right across from a coal plant might create some dialogue.

Every night as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve driven home from the road, lights and lit up steam like a signpost, it has for me. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never done a charcoal pastel in my life (ha, charcoal), and yet now I have an entire stack of pastels. As for impositions, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thoroughly enjoyed imposing my not-very-imposing posterior throughout Routt County this month. If you get the chance, I bet you might, too.

Given Chance Given chance, given half a chance.

Given oil, given heat, given shelter, given sleep.

Given coal, given basil, given spiders, given earwigs, given mallow, given soil. Given sheep, given cows and goats, roosters on the compost heap, hallows in the backwoods, given grain, given all this; given a wasteland and given time, given daylight until it ends, climbing trees through pitch and bark. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Cameron Scott

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Ram sports continued om page 9 drew somewhat less attention than a rescheduled match against Basalt the following night. With the football game scheduled for 7 p.m., the 6 p.m. game was cutting it close for many sports fans, but the dueling games, reminiscent of Homecoming Fridays of old, brought substantial crowds all the same.

As if aware of the time crunch, the girls made short work of the Longhorns, winning the first two matches decisively, and running into trouble only in the third. With the football game fast approaching and the audience leaking away, the two teams traded points, each pulling ahead for a point or two before the other gained steam and turned the tide. The Rams pulled ahead in the home stretch and the game grew even more heated. Hattie Gianinetti clinched the final point for Roaring Fork at 6:55 p.m., winning the game 25-22 and the match 3-0. The win brought their season record to 8-1.

As the volleyball spectators and news of the victory trickled into the stands at the football field near the old Roaring Fork High School, the teams were just taking the field. After three defeats to top rated teams, the Rams were eager to notch a win and wrap up the week’s sports lineup in style. Coal Ridge, with a large portion of their starting team out on suspension and their assistant coach running the show, was similarly burning to prove themselves.

For a while, it looked like a tossup. The Rams held possession for most of the first half, but played a game by degrees, running the ball just enough to make a first down or until an interception turned things around. The first touchdown went to the Titans, but at half time the

game was tied 7-7.

The third quarter opened with a fumble by Coal Ridge, and the Rams turned the reversal into points awhile later, with Jordan Kobielusz pushing the last five yards for a touchdown. From there, Coal Ridge seemed to tire while the Rams, fueled by a point advantage and a mob of chanting fans, ran away with the game.

Roaring Fork still eschewed throwing in favor of running the ball, and after a few interceptions by the Rams, Coal Ridge learned the wisdom of the method. The game crawled along on the ground, but the gap in the score grew.

The score was 28-7 and the Rams were inching toward the Titan’s goal line when the buzzer sounded and the Roaring Fork crowd erupted in cheers.

As the team rumbled through a tunnel of their classmate’s arms and into the locker room, head coach Tory Jensen was smiling. “All of the sudden some light bulb went off that hadn’t gone off in three games,” said Jensen as the crowd began to dissipate “Hats off to (Coal Ridge).

They’re missing something like 14 guys and they did a great job, but our kids had to figure out how to believe in themselves, and that was huge.”

With cars still filing out of the parking lot, Jensen was already looking ahead. “Next we’re playing Basalt and it’s rivalry week ... it’s a team that everyone likes to play, and they like to play against us. It’s 12 miles away, and it’s game time.”

The football game against Basalt will take place on their turf at 7 p.m. on Sept. 30. The boys’ soccer team will travel to Basalt on Sept. 29 for a 6 p.m. game, and the varsity volleyball team will host Rifle, also at 6 p.m., on Sept. 29.

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Pat Wanner (left), Bob Olenick, Susie Wallace and Terri Ritchie (far right) visit at the Tater Trot finish line on Sept. 24. Wanner, Ritchie and Betty Hoops (not pictured) “hooped” the 1-mile leg of the Potato Day event, while Olenick wheeled Wallace the entire 5K in the bucket of his bike. Photo by Betty Hoops

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Approximately 100 runners participated in the Tater Trot 5K and 1 mile run/walk on Sept. 24. Here are the top 10 finishers in both categories: 5K 1. Jeremy Duncan 2. John Stroud 3. Chris Muman 4. Mike Uncapher 5. John Maxwell

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STRANG RANCH WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR WONDERFUL SUPPORT IN HOSTING THE 2011 NATIONAL SHEEPDOG FINALS

Photo by Louisa Davidson

CONGRATULATIONS to STAR and ALASDAIR MACRAE for winning The OPEN DIVISION of the FINALS

MANY THANKS TO THE SPONSORS………………………

Who made it all possible FOUR STAR: Alpine Bank, Bank of America, Black Sheep Web Design, Bravo Fine Catering, Down Valley Septic, LLC, Emma Farms Cattle Company, KDNK Community Radio, Mason and Morse, Mountain and Plains Border Collie Assoc., Premier Party Rentals, Skip's Pour House Restaurant & Bar, The Sopris Sun, Town of Carbondale, Western Slope Trailer Sales

THREE STAR Colorado Lamb Council, Crystal River Ranch, Crystal Springs Ranch & Saddlery, MRI, Propane Services, Inc., Porter Ranch, Roaring Fork Valley Coop, Susan and Marc Michie, Spring Valley Ranch TWO STAR: Antelope Creek Leather Works LLC, Berthod Motors Inc., Dalby Wendland & Co., PC, Lassiter Electric, Inc., Niesbrouck Farmers Market LLC, Tybar Ranch, LLC

ONE STAR: Amoré Realty, Heidi Hat, NeilGaring Insurance, Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

And to EVERY ONE OF THE 236 DOG SPONSORS………….

And for the USE OF VEHICLES from: Berthod Motors, Bert Nieslanik, Mitch Gianinetti, Mountain Power Sports, Roaring Fork Club, Western Slope Trailer Sales

AND MANY, MANY THANKS TO THE VERY MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO CAME FROM NEAR AND FAR and HELPED TO MAKE THE 2011 SHEEPDOG FINALS A HUGE SUCCESS!!

A BIG THANK YOU!!! IT COULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT YOU.

Too many to name, too many hours to count, too many miles of travel and too many jobs to enumerate.

special thanks to: The Nieslanik family: Ellen, Joe and Sam and their many wonderful relatives The Strang Ranch family, friends and employees and Mountain Blue Turf Farm