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Volume 9, Number 35 | October 5, 2017

Diggin’ potatoes Photo by Jane Bachrach Text by Will Grandbois While potatoes aren’t the area’s king crop anymore, the buildup to Potato Day wasn’t completely without a local harvest thanks to Sustainable Settings.

Jared Minori has been testing some biodynamic practices on the property south of town, which once produced enough spuds to fill train cars. Specifically, he’s been tracking how companion planting and soil composition impact germination rate and yield on a couple of rows of Purple Viking and Yukon Gold potatoes. He’s still tabulating all the data, but it’s pretty clear that the sandier soil produced bigger and better potatoes.

“Adding more light to the soil keeps all the energy in the ground,” he explained.

That may seem like an odd leap of logic outside of the context of biodynamic agriculture, but with a background in both biology and philosophy, Minori is well placed to bridge the gap.

“There’s science behind all this spirituality,” he noted. “It’s about following the rhythm of the plant and its life cycle.”

In many ways, it’s a return to traditional practices, with particular emphasis on the solar and lunar cycles.

“Just like the moon moves the tides, it can move the water in plants,” Minori said.

With that in mind, he harvested the potatoes in an ascending moon, which theoretically means less moisture and longer storage.

“I want to feed the farm for the whole winter with these potatoes,” he said.

If you’re wondering about the dried blood on his arms in the photo, that’s from a ceremony with a bison earlier in the day — part of a gesture to the animals that built the soil in North America.

Minori himself won’t be around to eat the last of the potatoes, as he’s off to Laos and Vietnam to work with coffee farmers there. There, he’ll likely encounter different beliefs and different practices, and he plans to keep an open mind.

“There is no be all and end all method,” he said. “If it works, that’s good. If not, that’s interesting too.”

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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.

White people I love to break it to all the white supremacists that the only place for you in America’s future is in the history books. To all the bigots, racists, and xenophobes, I say, your time; she’s up. Prejudice is going the way of parachute pants and the phone booth. And now it’s a law; it’s in the books.

Apparently ours is a society that needs legislation for common sense, but whatever, as long as we get there.

White privilege has been going on in this country since the beginning,

By Jeannie Perry and spotlighting people’s differences is Chapter Two in The Oligarchy Handbook (consumerism is Chapter One.) The idea of white supremacy may be dead, but the ghost still rattles its chains every time a white person does nothing to help her non-white neighbor. We’ve had more than one war about this, people, and it’s settled. We’ve decided, as a species, not to foster segregation or discrimination. Why can’t the ugly mobs carrying tiki torches get with the program? (And since when do the losers of the battle get to fly their flag?!)

If you’re white and nineteen and angry, (as you should be at that age) try picking another cause (maybe one that betters the world?) instead of regurgitating an old, unworthy idea that will never come to pass.

Also, consider whether the reason you fell for it in the first place is because you are coming from a place of insecurity and selfloathing. And if you’re white, over nineteen and still angry, it’s not too late. There’s still time for you to find your way to inner peace, and — of course — there’s a support group: Lifeafterhate.org. Google it, because people living happy, productive lives do not spend their time actively putting others down.

The best analogy for white privilege I’ve read is by stand-up comedian Omar Ismail, from the UAE; reprinted here with his permission.

Ps & Qs

By Omar Ismail Consider it this way. All I know about you is you’re tall.

Do you have any advantages?

Yes. Does that mean you don’t deserve the can of tuna on the higher shelf? No. Nobody is saying that. Eat away mighty giant.

Should you feel guilty about getting the tuna from the top shelf? No. Nobody is saying that. Lighten your soul’s burden and let it fly free in the clouds beneath your knees.

Does that mean short people can’t get the tuna? No. Nobody is saying that. See how the enduring hobbit pushes forward in her quest.

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 500 words via email at news@soprissun.com or 250 words via snail mail at P.O. Box 399, Carbondale CO 81623. Letters exceeding that length may be returned for revision or submission as a guest column; please include your name, town, and contact information. The deadline for submission is noon on Monday.

Not a dotard

OPINION

All you know about me is that I’m white

Letters

Does that mean there aren’t disadvantages of being tall? No. Nobody is saying that. You have our sympathy for your poor bruised knees.

What people are saying is: 1. Denying you are lucky is silly.

2. Stop looking bewildered every time a short person can’t reach something. We’re sick of explaining this incredibly simple concept.

3. We know there are things you do not have (e.g. even higher shelves.)

4. We know there may be other things preventing you reaching the high shelves.

Maybe you have bad elbows or arthritis.

Short people with arthritis are still below you. You are still lucky you are tall.

5. It works out well for most people, for the grocery store to put most things on medium shelves.

6. If you can help shorter people with things on higher shelves, do so. Why would you not do that? Short people can help you with stuff on lower shelves.

7. We are annoyed that the people who run the grocery store put all the best stuff on the top shelves.

There are a lot of people who are putting things on higher shelves because they hate short people. Don’t associate with those people. They want everything to be about this height: Same with white. Advantages. It doesn’t mean you’re rich. It doesn’t mean you’re luckier than a lucky black guy. Nobody wants you to be crippled with guilt. Nobody has ever wanted that, or means those things.

It means you have an advantage, and all anyone is asking is that you “get” that.

Once you get that, it’s pretty straightforward to all the further implications.

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Dear Editor: As a 70 year old who is just 8 months younger than the emperor, I wish to vent a curmudgeonly complaint about something I never thought I would feel strongly about: age prejudice! It started last Spring when I began noticing editorial comments about how the emperor could not change his world view or how he lived his life because he was “70 years old” AND when you reach that age you are set in your ways. Which implies that ALL of us are stuck in our tie dye...

I beg your FRIGGING pardon!!! All you young whippersnappers look around you and you will see a lot of us who are still vital and still are changing our behavior, thoughts and tastes even though we may not be able to move on the dance floor like we used to!

We adapt and move forward or we rot.

NOT A DOTARD YET!!! - I hope somewhere Walter Welch is saying “you tell ’em”....

Wick Moses Carbondale

Mulling the mule Dear Editor: It was with more than passing interest that I read the article by Justin Patrick about the boiler on Lost Trail Creek. I had passed by and inspected this device numerous times over the years and always wondered how machinery of this size could possibly be transported to these remote locations. I have come across 6 more of these boilers on my wanderings in the high country around Marble, Redstone and Crystal (one being the size of a small submarine).

Justin’s illustration and research certainly helps clear up the mystery of how these pieces of equipment arrived at their remote locations. I had thought they might have been skidded up the trails by horses and men with the men fortified by “Seelye’s WasaTusa, Dr. Sanford’s Liver Invigorator and other patent medicines of the day.

As to the function of these boilers, I talked with Jesse James McKinney many years ago who owned a ranch just north of Redstone bordering today’s Filoha Meadows Open Space. He had worked at the sawmill above Redstone in his youth where one of these boilers is located. He stated that the boiler powered the flywheels and belts that drove the saws used for cutting lumber in building the town of Redstone, mine timbers and other needs of the area. This certainly makes sense, as all these high country mining towns needed lumber for the structures necessary for living and work.

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Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection by the numbers

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff While “fire” is right there in the name, it’s just one small facet of the services Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District provides across 323 square miles and six stations.

“Maybe Emergency Services is more accurate but not as much fun to say,” observed Deputy Fire Chief Rob Goodwin.

In fact, volunteers actually spend more time running the ambulance. According to data provided by the department for the past 12 months, of 1,197 calls for service, 576 were emergency medical service (EMS) related, with 101 motor vehicle accidents included in that figure. There were 231 service and “good intent” responses — which include things like smoke checks, citizen assists and calls that were canceled en route — and 90 occasions that called for standby or special event coverage.

According to Goodwin, the latter don’t usually result in any action, but are nevertheless considered an important part of the department’s role.

By far the most common type of fire call was a false alarm (154 for of them), followed by brush or wildland fires (18) and structure fires (14). Five vehicle fires, 13 gas leaks and 11 carbon monoxide incidents bring the total figure to 80.

Goodwin sees false alarms as par for the course and better than the alternative. “We would not want someone to not call 911 because they thought we did not want to come to a certain type of incident,” he said.

Also, while fire calls are on the rare side, they often require much larger crews than anything besides search and rescue.

The national standard for structure fire response is to have at least 15 people, two engines and one ladder truck within nine minutes at a 2,000 square foot residential structure fire to safely operate. Small rural fire departments don’t always achieve that, but mutual aid from other districts does help.

Over the last year, Carbondale Fire provided mutual aid to its neighbors 23 times and received it 21 times. Those figures may not include the automatic aid area near the Eagle County line, where Basalt Fire is automatically paged as well to ensure the quickest response. In any case, mutual aid doesn’t always mean responding directly to an incident; it can also mean freeing up personnel by manning a station.

In fact, one of the biggest challenges rural departments face are concurrent calls — when someone calls 911 while crews are still out helping someone else. In the Carbondale area, that happened 71 times (for a total of 152 calls) in 52 weeks.

Preparing for those eventualities means more staff and volunteers with a wide range of expertise. It’s one of the main factors the CRFPD board has cited in its decision to go back to the voters to renew a 1.75 mill levy override for the coming three years.

“Everything from training people to personal protective gear for volunteers and paid staff to up to date apparatus and adequate staffing for incident response are directly reliant on the level of funding that we receive,” Goodwin said.

In the heat of the moment. It was pretty scary and really hot out there after the propane tank was set on fire and the flames grew to cataclysmic proportions. Members of the Carbondale, Basalt and Glenwood Springs fire departments participated in a special propane fire training class on Sept. 30, funded by the Propane Education and Research Council of Colorado. In addition to 4.5 hours of classroom training they also they took part in a practical training in the field next door. According to Dennis Cruise, a propane training instructor from Virginia, putting out gas and propane fires is very different than putting out a brush or structure fire and for safety reasons it’s important to know how to handle them and work together as a team. Photos by Jane Bachrach THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • OCTOBER 5-11, 2017 • 3

Town Report

Gateway RV Park closes for the season In its last week of operation for the year, Gateway RV Park saw 83 percent occupancy on vehicle sites and 30 percent for tent sites with 20 blocked nights for Town employees due to the bridge closure, according to the weekly report staff, trustees and others typically sent out by Town Manager Jay Harrington but this week compiled by Finance Director Renae Gustine.

Meanwhile… ● The streets crew finished installing the new light poles along the east side of Highway 133 from Village Road to Cowen Drive. Now, the crew is working to replace the light on Village Road in front of Alpine Bank and tying it into the new system while Holy Cross hooks up power. ● Members of the streets crew continued assisting the utility department with drywell cleaning. In addition, they cleaned up branches that had fallen during recent storms, swept streets, performed sign maintenance and added gravel to some of the parking areas in the older part of Town to reduce drop-offs and improve the edge support of the asphalt roads. ● Staff met with the Colorado Department of Transportation to discuss potential parking alternatives at Red Hill, and met with County staff to discuss the potential sidewalk along the east side of Snowmass from Sopris to Main Street. ● The application period for the Town Arborist position closed with 13 applications received. Staff will now move ahead with the

screening, interview and hiring process. ● Finance is preparing the 2018 Budget Draft for presentation to the Town Board on Oct. 10. ● A meeting concerning the current and projected economy held by Colotrust was well attended by representatives from City of Glenwood, Pitkin County, Colorado Mountain College, RFTA, RF Water, and other special districts. ● The Crystal Well project is entering the final phase of completion , the final “punch” list has been created and only a small amount of telemetry and control work remains. ● The ditch season is winding down with ditch shutoff occurring Oct. 12. ● Junior maintenance workers Tom Peters and John Grosvenor joined the ranks of certified operators. ● Building and Planning staff held a preapplication meeting along with the Town Clerk on a proposal for a marijuana co-packaging facility which potentially could be located on Buggy Circle. ● Planning staff attended the Integrated Transportation System (ITSP) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting about the 20year long range planning document for RFTA. The Committee reviewed alternatives such as station, service and maintenance facility improvements, phasing (short, medium and long term) and funding sources. The next steps will

be conducting a baseline poll of community members, public outreach and community meetings on the 20-year vision document.

Funding sources and financing strategies will be explored as part of that outreach. ● Celtic Fest and Oktoberfest celebrations produced some winners. “Best legs” in a kilt” went to Thomas Bertha and his daughter Madison Mae. Gabby Angelico won the liter holding contest female division with a time of 1:56, while Lawrence Bond topped the men with a time of 3:48.The corn hole competition was won by Ralph Smalley & Tom Dion. ● Parks & Recreation staff will be attending the annual Colorado Parks & Recreation Association Conference for continuing education sessions and training in Keystone on Oct. 4-6. ● Parks employees continued with the manual removal of the Willows and Siberian Elms that have infiltrated in the Highway 133 corridor right of way plantings. They also repaired the door locks at the Sopris Park bathrooms, replaced the archery targets at Delaney Nature Park and are in the process of retrofitting the faucets at the Hedrick’s Community Garden. ● Officer Stock Bell attended the Colorado Animal Welfare Conference, Officer Shively participated in a Search and Seizure class, Lt. Wurtsmith enrolled in a leadership class and Officer Shively is signed up for a certified VIN course. The Police Department will attending a Spanish Immersion Class Nov. 13-15.

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Cop Shop From Sept. 21 through 27, Carbondale Police handled 202 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

FRIDAY Sept. 22 at 10:16 p.m.

Following a report of a domestic disturbance, a 20-year-old Carbondale man was arrested on preliminary charges of third degree assault and menacing, which will be treated as domestic violence for the purposes of sentencing.

FRIDAY Sept. 22 at 11:47 p.m.

A traffic stop for careless driving and failure to display headlights lead to the arrest of a 19-year-old Carbondale man on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana.

SUNDAY Sept. 24 at 6:31 p.m.

Another domestic violence call lead to a misdemeanor arrest.

TUESDAY Sept. 26 at 5:14 p.m.

Follow a disturbance call, an 18-year-old Carbondale man was arrested for violating a restraining order.

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RJ Paddywacks Roaring Fork Family Practice Sopris Self Storage Strang Ranch The Orchard White House Pizza Mashed Potato $100 A4 Architects Amoré Realty Arthur Ackerman Bonfire Coffee Garvik Construction John Foulkrod

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Damn, Daniels

Don’t panic

Motivated college-bound high school seniors in Colorado are encouraged apply for the Daniels Scholarship Program, which provides a “last dollarâ€? four year full ride to any accredited nonproďŹ t college or university in the United States. To be eligible to apply for the scholarship, students must earn an SAT Math score of at least 470 and an Evidence-Based Reading & Writing score of at least 450; or ACT scores of at least 17 in each category (Math, English, Reading, and Science) and demonstrate ďŹ nancial need. The application will be open through Nov. 30; visit danielsfund.org for more information or to apply.

If you see smoke in the next couple weeks, it may not be cause for concern. Federal ďŹ re ofďŹ cials are hoping conditions will be ideal to complete several prescribed burns on the Western Slope, including a1,200-acre Cattle Creek Prescribed Fire on the U.S. Forest Service Aspen/Sopris Ranger District nine miles north of El Jebel in Eagle County. If all goes as planned, the burns will help reduce the risk of large wildďŹ res and stimulate new vegetation growth that beneďŹ ts wildlife.

The last straw In an effort to curb the buildup of single use plastic, Carbondale Beer Works is going strawless beginning in November. CBW already has compostable straws, but with over 500 million straws used every day in the United States, they’re taking a ďŹ rmer stand. It’s all part of a broader movement; read more at strawlessocean.org.

Understanding your grief PathďŹ nders and Sean Jeung present a ďŹ ve week program on grief from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays beginning Oct. 5 at 1101 Village Rd. #2D. The series is free, but donations are accepted. For more information, call 319-7696.

TrafďŹ c tales If you’re looking for a way to vent your frustrations with trafďŹ c, you might take some inspiration from thespian Brit McElf, who has been posting musical updates (presumably while stationary) on her commute through Glenwood Springs since the beginning of the bridge closure. Check it out at tinyurl.com/mcelfyoutube. As of yet, we haven’t heard of any “La La Landâ€? style song and dance numbers on Highway 82, but since the choreographer’s a Western Sloper, we’re not ruling it out.

Get the vapors If you’re heading to north Glenwood during the construction, it’s a good idea to park on the south side and walk across the pedestrian bridge. As an added perk, if your destination is the Yampah Vapor Caves, snap a selďŹ e with the construction and your all day cave pass is $10 Monday through Thursday.

Grand gesture The public was invited to check out the art and artists at SAW during the annual open house on Sept. 28. Some of the artists did demos for the guests that toured the facility including artist Carla Reed (pictured here) who demonstrated the encaustic technique using beeswax and resin.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

Close to home You don’t have to drive to Aspen to enjoy the 39th Annual Aspen Filmfest — there’s a whole slew of showings at Carbondale’s own Crystal Theatre. On Oct. 6, catch “Luckyâ€? screens at 5:30 p.m. and “The Desert Brideâ€? at 7:30 p.m., on Oct. 7 it’s “All the Wild Horsesâ€? at 5:30 p.m. and “The Florida Projectâ€? at 7:30 p.m., “Letters from Badhdadâ€? at 5:30 p.m. and “The Upsideâ€? at 7:30 p.m. to wrap things up Oct. 8. For tickets and more information visit aspenďŹ lm.org.

One of the ďŹ ve pillars of Basalt Middle School’s Habits of a Scholar character program is Compassion. When Hurricane Harvey slammed into Texas in August, Basalt Middle School decided to kick off the school year by highlighting this important trait through a competitive fundraiser known to students as The Penny Wars. The fundraiser, which ran from the ďŹ rst day of school through the school’s Back to School Night, raised $1,000 for Arnold Middle School in Cypress, Texas.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating another year of life this week include: Tami Stroud (Oct. 5); Matthew Roeser, Christi Couch and Bill Anschuetz (Oct. 6); Camille Vogt and Bob Burns (Oct. 7); Jody Ensign (Oct. 8); Melissa Nelson, Sarah Graf and Sarah Morehouse (Oct. 9); Charlotte Vanderhurst (Oct. 10) and Jake Kinney (Oct. 11).

Fall harvest First Friday, October 6 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

In the heart of Carbondale’s Creative District

Live Music by Pennies for Picasso – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 4th & Main St.

First Friday Farmers’ Market vendors include Roaring Gardens, Neislanik Beef, Two Roots Farm, and more! 4th & Main St.

Carbondale Arts @ The

Launchpad presents an evening of education and music with deTour, a project of the Bohemian Foundation.

76 S. 4th St.

Coredination/Bonedale Ballet Thrill the World Carbondale sneak peek. Look out for those zombies at exactly 5:20 p.m.! 4th & Main St.

Stepping Stones Hot cider,

games, info about our programing, and more! Tent on Main St.

Marble Distilling Co. New

autumnal signature cocktails & hot toddies. Live music with Zac Grant of Zolopht. 150 Main St.

Carbondale Clay Center

“Past is Prologue� on display through the end of the month, opening reception on First Friday.

135 Main St.

Mary’s Main Street Spirits

Serving cocktails including mint cucumber vodka, grapefruit lime gin, and black tea lemonade vodka.

389 Main St.

Kid Mountain – An entity of

The Orchard brings fun for little ones during First Friday, with small pumpkins for children to decorate.

4th & Main St.

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So you vant to be a vampire

39th Annual October 3-8, 2017 aspenfilm.org

Spooky tag game for adults and teens runs Oct. 13 through 31

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff I opened the door to the stairwell and found myself face to face with a trio of living dead. With a weapon in each hand, I did my best to fend them off — but even as I dispatched his brethren, one broke through my defenses and, with a touch, made me one of them.

“Humans vs. Zombies,” a sort of team-based marathon game of tag, has become a popular activity on college campuses since Brad Sappington and Chris Weed did it at Goucher in 2005. Although I succumbed to the plague, my aforementioned experience at CU Boulder was an extremely positive one; it was a layer of excitement that didn’t require me to take time out of my studies or even leave my dorm to play.

The full rules are available at humansvszombies.org, but while we’re taking inspiration there for a new activity, The Sopris Sun is changing things up.

For starters, we’re replacing the zombies with vampires. We want to add to, not distract from, Thrill the World, and besides, vampires are more interesting to portray and slay. Rather than nerf guns and rolled up socks or even garlic and wooden stakes, we expect you to fight off our brand of undead with The Sun. Also, Carbondale is not a college campus.

While participants might encounter a vampire at the grocery store or a bar on a Friday night, it will be a lot more exciting if we create some opportunities to encounter the opposing team. As such, we’ll be instituting a point system to encourage active participation and hopefully allow us to crown some overall winners.

Here’s how it works: We’ll be out and about registering people at First Friday and Potato Day. You can also sign up at Bonfire Coffee or Dandelion Market during business hours, or stop by our office at the Third Street Center from 9 to 5 Monday and Tuesday.

Ten dollars will get you two bracelets — one yellow and one red.

Don the yellow one beginning Friday the 13th and grab a paper to defend yourself. Vampires can’t tag you when you’re actively holding a copy of The Sopris Sun, but if you put it down or stash it in your back pocket, one little tag and you’re one of them. Surrender your yellow bracelet, don the red one and begin seeking out your prey.

Both teams will have the opportunity to earn stars for attending local events — we’ll keep you informed of which ones in the paper, on the website and through a special Facebook group. Vampires also get points for each human bracelet they obtain. After Halloween, the top scorer on each side (assuming any humans are left on Oct. 31) will be awarded with a small prize and the everlasting fame that comes from being featured in The Sun. It should go without saying that we don’t want anyone undermining their safety or anyone else’s, but in this day and age it’s probably worth noting that folks are participating at their own risk. That said, the fun scales with involvement, so we hope you’ll sign up. Feel free to contact me with any questions at 510-0540 / will@soprissun.com — or keep an eye out for the alter egos of the staff and board out perpetuating the battle between light and darkness.

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By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff It’s hard to miss the newest addition to the True Nature Peace Garden: a 6-foot-tall, 2,860-pound granite statue of Ganesha, a well-loved figure in Hinduism and Buddhism.

“Ganesha is a very important deity in India. He is the remover of obstacles to our happiness and purpose in this life,” Eaden Shantay, co-founder and co-owner of True Nature, said in an email while in Costa Rica. Shantay shares his founder and owner credits with his wife, Deva Shantay. In December, the pair traveled to Tiruvannamalai in southern India to further their studies of Vedanta, a spiritual philosophy based on India’s sacred scriptures.

“We did want to bring back a Ganesha sculpture for the True Nature Peace Garden and about-to-be completed Kiva and spa building, but had no idea how it might happen,” he said of the statue’s origin. “As the days passed on our month-long sojourn, between classes, we began to visit local sculptors and explore their work. We found a sculptor we liked very much, Rajesh, and after a few discussions, commissioned a large Ganesha for the Peace Garden,” he continued, adding that several people became involved in said discussions. “We used our rickshaw driver, Siva Das, as an interpreter. Siva Das then introduced us to a friend of his who was a shipper of goods.”

The Shantays purchased the stone — “‘male blackstone,’ which is actually white,” as Eaden described it — and Rajesh was able to begin his work in January. The resulting statue finally arrived in the United States in August, first spending several weeks in San Francisco before its successful delivery to True Nature “very auspiciously at 11:50 a.m., Aug. 21, during the very peak of the solar eclipse,” Shantay said.

“That was pretty wild,” Carolyn Yates, a yoga instructor and author at True Nature, said of the sculpture’s timely arrival at the center.

On Friday, Sept. 29, about 50 people gathered to witness the sculpture’s official unveiling. James Swartz, a prolific author known as Ramji for his Vedanta teachings, was present at the event and gave a blessing at the ceremony. The Shantays travelled with Swartz during their De-

cember trek to India and consider him one of their teachers.

“He did the blessing and gave some background on the symbology,” Yates said about Swartz’s presentation. “Just having him here to bless it was pretty great,” she said.

Even the deity’s name is steeped in symbolism. “Ga” denotes “Buddhi,” or intellect, and “Na” represents “Vijnana,” or wisdom.

The name is a Sanskrit compound word, combining “gana” and “isha,” the latter of which translates to “ruler” or “lord.” But the symbology behind Ganesha doesn’t stop with his name.

“His body has many symbols,” Shantay said. “Ganesha’s big elephant head represents knowledge of the scripture. The big stomach represents his fullness and complete satisfaction with who he is as love. His one tusk, non-duality — that we are all connected in this life. And finally, the rat at his feet represents his mastery of his fears and desires, which keep us bound and suffering.”

Even Friday’s unveiling date carried a deeper meaning. “Sept. 29 is a very important day for Ganesha, representing freedom and knowledge, per the ancient Vedic calendar from India,” Shantay said.

The sculpture’s placement is fitting.

“Ganesha [is the] remover of obstacles, gatekeeper and bestower of new beginnings,” Eric Mitchell, general manager at True Nature, said in an email. “He will watch over the True Nature Peace Garden near the entrance to the Kiva, which we expect to be completed in February.”

True Nature held the formal unveiling of Ganesha in the Peace Garden on Sept. 29.

Community members of all ages, many bearing flowers, came to help celebrate the unveiling which was performed by Eaden Shantay and author James Swartz, also known as Ramji. Photos by Jane Bachrach The Kiva is True Nature’s next phase of development for its peace garden. “The Kiva will be a destination teaching and performing venue for many disciplines of healing, wisdom, self study and art,” Mitchell said. When completed, the staff at True Nature plan to host a grand opening ceremony.

In the more immediate future, Swartz will complete a four-part seminar series on

a concept he calls the “Yoga of Love,” which also serves as the title of one of his recent books. “This Sunday [Oct. 8] was actually a bonus — it was supposed to be three parts,” Yates said regarding the series.

“It’s a look at relationships through this yoga philosophy of Vedanta; it’s a vast body of work. Vedanta itself is an ancient backbone of yoga and of lifestyle.”

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Oct. 5 WESTERN ART • The Ann Korologos Gallery (211 Midland Ave., Basalt) is hosting a group exhibition that captures the varied beauty and majesty of Western landscapes with works by Peter Campbell, Leon Loughridge, Brett Scheifee, Andy Taylor, and Marie Figge Wise. The opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. and the show will remain on view through Nov. 16.

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Events take place in Carbondale unless noted.

PAST IS PROLOGUE • As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, the Carbondale Clay Center (135 Main St.) displays the work of its founder and ďŹ rst executive director (1997-2004), Diane Kenney, with a 6 to 8 p.m. opening reception.

BLUEGRASS • Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) hosts Ginny Mules at the standard 8:30 p.m. start time.

THU to SAT Oct. 6 – 8 DANCE • Want to learn to dance? Learn and practice to a live band for just $10 at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Masonic Lodge (901 Colorado Ave.) in Glenwood Springs. Already know how to dance but want to improve?

Don’t miss the second annual Dance Extravaganza, featuring the amazing Ari Levitt from Roll Up the Rug Seattle teaching nine classes over the weekend. Tickets and info at tinyurl.com/danceextravaganza2.

FRI to THU Oct. 6-12 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Aspen Filmfestâ€? (R) Oct. 6-8 and “Baby Driverâ€? (R) at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 10-12. Closed Oct. 9.

FRIDAY Oct. 6 BOWLBY OPENING • Main Street Gallery and The Framer (399 Main St.) is featuring new works by local artist Dean Bowlby throughout October, with a 5 to 8 p.m. First Friday reception. Bowlby’s paintings range in subject from local polo match paintings, Hanging Lake to European street scenes.

POETRY READING • Jodie Hollander, recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship in South Africa, a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant in Italy, and a Hawthornden Fellowship in Scotland, will be reading excerpts from her book “Dark Horsesâ€? alongside local poet Tony Alcantara from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Basalt Regional Library (14 Midland Ave.).

ROCK YOUR FACE OFF • Jack and Jill brings its energy to Carbondale Beer Works (647 Main St.) from 9 p.m. to midnight.

21+ ROCK • The Tankerays play at the Black Nugget (403 Main St.) from 9 p.m. into the wee hours of the morning.

SATURDAY Oct. 7 POTATO DAY • Carbondale’s oldest festival starts with a parade down Main Street at 10:30 a.m. followed by music in the park

from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., kid activities and a BBQ with a baked potato bar for the vegetarians.

This year’s theme is “Harry Potter and the Magic Spud.�

5K RUN • Ross Montessori School welcomes all ages for a 5K and one mile fun run / walk fundraiser. It all starts at 7 a.m. at 109 Lewies Lane and wraps up in time for the parade.

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS • Colorado Animal Rescue (2801 CR 114) hosts its annual event honoring our furry (or scaly‌ feather‌ whatever as long as they're well behaved) friends from 10 a.m. to noon.

ART HEIST • The Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) hosts an interactive, '40s style fundraiser with a 5:30 p.m. champagne preview, 6 p.m. cocktail party and art heist in which participants will have the chance to steal great artwork right off the walls of the R2 Gallery. At 7:30, transition across the alley with your secret code to enter the speakeasy at Batch.

Tickets run $35 to $110 at launchpadcarbondale.com/artheist/ or 963-1680.

PUMPKIN PATCH • Crown Mountain Park hosts games, music, hay rides, a silent auction and, of course, pumpkins from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; info at www.crownmtn.org.

MANUSCRIPT WORKSHOP • Tiffany Quay Tyson of Lighthouse Writers in Denver teaches you how to get your manuscript ready for the world from 9 a.m. to noon at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

LOCAL MUSICIANS • Steve’s Guitars (19 N. Fourth St.) hosts Dean McGraw, Jim Hawkins and Mateo Sandate at the standard 8:30 p.m. start time.

SAT & SUN Oct. 7-8 COHERE GATHERING • As Potato Day is winding down, a community harvest celebration with live music and workshops is gaining steam in Pumpkin Hollow outside of Paonia. Admission is $20 for teens and adults (free for kids) and free camping is available in the orchard. Visit coheregathering.com for details and a full schedule.

SUNDAY Oct. 8 SKI SWAP • Buy and sell new and used winter sports gear and clothing in the Willits Town Center (723 E. Valley Rd.) from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. while listening to live music by Brothers Keeper and contributing gently used coats to the River Center drive. Contact Susan at Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club for more information: 205-5107.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 10 THE PRODUCERS • Mel Brooks’ hit musical “The Producersâ€? comes to The Temporary (360 Market St., Willits) with a 7:30 p.m. curtain time.

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Ongoing DEAD MAN’S CELL PHONE • Thunder River Theatre Company (67 Promenade) presents Sarah Ruhl’s humorous look at technology’s ability to create love, connection and isolation in the digital age. Directed by Corey Simpson, with choreography by Alya Howe and featuring Sonya Meyer, Gerald DeLisser, Dani Grace Kopf, Wendy Perkins, Brian R McIsaac and Chloe Conger, performances take place at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 8. Get your tickets at www.thunderrivertheatre.com or call 963-8200.

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.

PARENT CHILD CLASSES • Waldorf teacher and parent Holly Richardson offers programs for caregivers and children ages 1 to 3, with musical storytime from 9 to 10 a.m.

Mondays, Sweet Peas Garden from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays and Peas and Carrots from 9 to 11 a.m. Fridays. Call 963-1960 for more info or visit waldorfschoolrf.com.

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.).

OUR VOICE • Lisa Dancing-Light, founder of Higher Octave Music Programs, presents new community singing group intended to celebrate the joy that music brings to the spirit. Thursdays beginning Oct. 5 (and except Thanksgiving) and running each week from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at The Helios Center (601 Sopris Ave.) in Carbondale. Preregistration is suggested before Sept. 30 but drop ins are also welcome.

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.

NOT HORTICULTURE • SMG (Save Michelle’s Garden), a political action group based around the philosophy of Michelle Obama’s White House Garden, meets at 5 p.m. every other Thursday at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.).

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.

C’DALE TRUSTEES • The Carbondale Board of Trustees holds regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.) starting at 6 p.m.

The trustees usually hold a work session at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays. Info: 963-2733 or carbondalegov.org.

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

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.

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

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Club hosts duplicate bridge (not sanctioned by ACBL) from 6:30 to 10 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.). $6/per pair. Contact Marlene for more info: 928-9805.

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

Info: seniormatters.org; Diane Johnson at 970-306-2587; and Senior Matters, Box 991, Carbondale CO, 81623.

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

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

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 and 5 to 6:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month.

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

The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita (580 Main St.) at noon every Thursday.

YOUR STORY, YOUR LIFE • A free facilitated workshop for adults, writing your personal history, one story at a time. Facilitated by Shelly Merriam, historian/writer/genealogist.

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

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

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e many seasons of fall

Although fall officially began on Sept. 22, the trees don’t care about official dates and their leaves change color whenever they want to — depending on the weather of course. Here are a few moments from the first couple of weeks of autumn. It’s a pretty diverse season, as you can see from the raven braving the snow up on Red Hill on Oct. 2 and these geese bathing in the sun at a pond in River Valley Ranch on Oct. 3. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Goat gypsies pack up aer hard work on Rio Grande Trail

By Justin Patrick Special to The Sopris Sun The end of September and the close of summer brought with it the departure of some of Carbondale’s most honored guests: the 220 goats that munched their way along several miles of the Rio Grande Trail destroying weeds and rehabilitating soil in year two of three in a standing contract with the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority (RFTA). After about 36 days of being corralled in temporary enclosures along the iconic trail, the goats were loaded into trailers and moved to their next job reducing potential wildfire fuel near the location of the infamous Storm King fire. Moving with them were co-owner Donny Benz, full-time employees Harmony Davies and Russ McKenna, and a couple of sturdy sheep dogs.

Such is the life of these unique, modernday shepherds that move nomadically as work and weather demand. Benz founded the company, Goat Green LLC, with his mother, Loni Malmberg in 1996. They now have over 1,000 goats working several contracts simultaneously in any of seventeen western states.

The business can be touch and go and requires a high level of discipline and organization.

“We live under our hats,” said Benz. “We’re

gypsies. We go where the work is and where people will pay us.” He described an instance in which a truck was full to capacity with goats, but due to a client’s last-minute change of heart, there was no destination for them.

Benz told the driver to “head east, I’ll figure something out.”

The goats must be able to graze in a variety of circumstances. They may be stationed along relatively quiet bike paths, but they must also be able to operate safely in bustling city centers, around loud noises, next to highways — anywhere that a paying customer wants large swaths of weeds removed and soil health improved.

At least one staff member must be on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week, ready to deal with any calamity that might arise. Harmony Davies and Russ McKenna both signed up earlier this year. Davies was attempting to run a similar business on the front range, but said she did not have enough goats to make an impact. She became familiar with Goat Green last winter, and spent the snowy season herding several hundred goats on their property in Fort Collins. Despite the hard and isolated work, she immediately fell in love with the job and contacted McKenna to urge him to join her.

While some of these hungry caprines chowed down on the weeds and grasses along the Rio Grande Trail, others napped before once again attacking the yummy feast that nature provided. Photo by Jane Bachrach “Dude,” she recalled telling him. “I think you’ll really love this gypsy goat life.”

Davies described their role as challenging yet fulfilling. “It’s hard because you’re away from your friends and family, but at the same time you get to create your own new start in every city. You get to live in the back alleys and on the trails, but be a part of it, and heal the land in the process. I can’t imagine doing anything else.”

McKenna agreed. After years of working in a “cube farm” in the IT world, and despite receiving two to three times the pay, he was

“looking for something meaningful to do with the rest of my career.” While the work is physically exhausting and the hours long, he vowed to continue doing it until physically unable. “You will break your back some days.

You wake up with the sun and you go to bed after the sun sets. But it’s a chance to spend the rest of my life putting things back into the earth that was all taken out.”

Both employees spoke fondly about the stream of positive feedback from Rio Grande trail users this summer.“The community recepGOATS page 20

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By Megan Tackett Sopris Sun Staff Money talks, as the adage goes. During Potato Day weekend, a little money can say â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and do â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a lot. As both printed books and vinyl records continue to enjoy industry-wide renaissances, locals will have the opportunity to expand their collections in both arenas without paying retail prices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all while helping two Carbondale nonprofits.

Carbondale Homeless Assistance (CHA) will be temporarily taking over the 689 building on Main Street for their second annual book sale from 9 a.m. Oct. 6 to 3 p.m.

Oct. 8. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ďŹ lling a niche because the libraries donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do their annual book sales anymore,â&#x20AC;? said Lynn Kirchner, owner of Amore Realty and CHA founder. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have a nook or a room in the library that has books for sale all year round, so they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t typically donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have their big sale.â&#x20AC;? However, the libraries play a big part in this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fundraiser, she added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year, when we did it, we got books from all the different libraries, from Aspen all the way toâ&#x20AC;Ś RiďŹ&#x201A;e. They brought us books â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and then they came and shopped for books, so it was an exchange. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing that again this year; weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the cooperative effort of all the libraries, which is wonderful,â&#x20AC;? she said.

All proceeds from the sale will beneďŹ t CHA directly, which works to provide resources for the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s habitatchallenged population, as Kirchner described homelessness and almost-homelessness. The organization works with the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center to purchase shower passes so that people have a way to maintain their hygiene â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this is particularly important if they are working, she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of them are there by misfortune, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a

lost job, or an illness, or they lost their homeâ&#x20AC;Ś whatever, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some misfortune that happened. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re lazy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there are some people with drug and alcohol problems, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people with mental illness, [but] for the most part, our local community of homeless is not that venue.

They want to make themselves good community members,â&#x20AC;? she said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are a lot of hidden gems.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Gavin Dahl KDNK station manager

Shoppers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ďŹ nd any price tags at the book sale â&#x20AC;&#x201D; everything is by donation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;what is it worth to you?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Kirchner said about pricing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The recommendation is a buck a book. But some of those books are $80, $90 books â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re gorgeous. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a couple donations coming in from National Geographic and stuff that are just amazing books â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re beautiful. So we hope to get maybe $25 for a book like that.â&#x20AC;?

Curling up with a new-to-you book is a special pastime, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one often made better with music. For those wanting to complete the experience, they can head to the KDNK record sale next to the stage at Sopris Park during Potato Day. For the true audiophile, Luke Nestler, KDNK program director, music director and DJ, warns that there may be a line before the sale even starts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of collectors out there who come to the

record sale,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people will be there at 8 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock before we even set up waiting ďŹ rst in line: they want the ďŹ rst crack at it.â&#x20AC;?

The KDNK record sale is a longtime local tradition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shoot, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing it forever. I came on staff in 2004, and it had been going at least a decade before that,â&#x20AC;?

Nestler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tradition when the same faces show up. And another part of it thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of cool, too, if you put a tracker on an album and see where it went, it would start at the record sale and come back around to the record sale.â&#x20AC;?

And, again, everything is a dollar. Nestler estimates that there will be more than 1,000 CDs to pore through and about 500 vinyl records available at the sale. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We always skim the top, cause our library has the priority,â&#x20AC;? he said about sorting through the boxes of donated music. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve pulled the good stuff out [the rest goes to the sale].

But we alway miss some.â&#x20AC;?

Last year, Nestler recounted, they missed a big one.

Thankfully, the would-be buyer pointed out the stationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mistake in including it in the sale and let it keep the collectorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s item. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mark Zoller â&#x20AC;&#x201D; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of our DJs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he found a Beatles White Album and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;well we have like 10 copies of Beatles White Album,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and he was, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;no, noâ&#x20AC;Ś look at this.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And it was a stamp number on the White Album. And he said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;this is worth a thousand bucks!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Nestler said through laughter. Serial numbers stamped on the cover of the album proves an album is a ďŹ rst-edition pressing.

While shoppers arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely to come across anything of that magnitude, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there are a lot of hidden gems,â&#x20AC;? KDNK station manager Gavin Dahl said. And KDNK members have an extra bonus: they can raid Nestlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;secret stash,â&#x20AC;? a thank-you perk of which Dahl encouraged every member to take advantage.

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Homecoming: a chance for school and town to come together

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff In days of yore, Homecoming meant balloons on Veterans Memorial Bridge, painted signs in every shop window and most of the town watching the game.

While the Rams still enjoy community support, Athletic Director Jade Bath wouldn’t mind if it stepped up a notch this week.

“I think it’s huge for the kids to see the stands full,” she said. “It means a lot to them whether they’re winning or losing, but particularly if they’re not having the best season.”

It has been a mixed bag for Roaring Fork so far this year.

Soccer has become the school’s strongest fall sport.

“We have really good numbers when it comes to soccer and they’ve played together for a long time,” Bath explained.

The team is currently 8-2 overall and 2-1 in league — their only losses to Delta 2-1 on Sept. 9 and Aspen 1-0 on Sept. 27.

Offensively, Junior Aidan Sloan has contributed 25 points and 5 assists, closely followed by freshman Alvin Garcia 16 points and 4 assists and junior Ronald Clemente with 12 points and 2 assists. Junior Leo Loya

takes care of the defensive end with 3.9 saves per game for a goals against average of 0.889.

They’ll host the 3-5-1 Grand Valley Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. Oct. 5 for Homecoming, but Bath is already looking ahead to the big match with the 10-1 Delta Panthers on Oct. 19, a game that could decide a lot in the playoffs.

Next up is volleyball, with a 6:30 p.m. game against archrival Basalt on Oct. 5. The Longhorns may have the edge there, with a 6-3 record to the Rams’ 2-9. Still, on their home turf and fresh off a 3-2 win over Olathe on Oct. 5, it’s far from a foregone conclusion.

“We have to get everything clicking and get them moving… It’s the best I’ve seen them all play together,” Bath said of the last game.“That was a good start to our homecoming week.”

The team lost a host of seniors from last year, leaving a young but not altogether inexperienced team. Junior Gaby Santana leads on attacks with seven kills and a hitting percentage of .176, and also adds 4.7 blocks per match. Senior Lily Nichols tops serving points with 13, junior Kendall Bernot tops the team with four aces, junior Logan Erickson gets in 4.4 digs per set and sophomore Emily Broadhurst contributed 14 assists per set.

Finally, the Friday night lights will illumi-

The Roaring Fork soccer team has seen only two losses this season and there wasn’t any dishonor in going down 2-1 in hard fought physical bought against Delta, last year’s league champs, on Sept. 9. Photo by Sue Rollyson nate two football teams looking for their first win of the season at 7 p.m. Oct. 6.

The Rams struggled to field the numbers for a team this year, and endured several games with no points on the board before making a touchdown against Moffat County on Sept. 29. Still, they’ve persevered.

“They’re still keeping their heads up and staying positive, which is pretty cool to see from high schoolers,” Bath said. “I’m really proud of them.”

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“It gets our kids out in front of the community to represent our school in a different way,” Bath observed.

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Fiî&#x2020;?y years of gratitude at Colorado Mountain College

By Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser CMC President and CEO Fifty years ago, the sawdust had barely settled when Colorado Mountain College opened its doors for classes in Leadville, and in Spring Valley near Glenwood Springs. We have come so far since then that Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper has proclaimed Oct. 2, 2017, â&#x20AC;&#x153;forever afterâ&#x20AC;? as Colorado Mountain College Day. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been one of the nearly 2,500 people to attend any on-campus CMC 50th anniversary events this past year, or the thousands we spoke with at community events, you know our main message has been one of gratitude. Truly, Because of You, we are here today. Without your philanthropic, tax and moral support, the half-million students and community members who have come through our doors over these past ďŹ ve decades would not have reached their educational goals, gotten better jobs, attended countless events in our facilities or simply learned for the joy of learning.

Our vision says it all: We aspire to be the most inclusive and innovative studentcentered college in the nation, elevating the economic, social, cultural and environmental vitality of our beautiful Rocky Mountain communities.

We are who weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been. And we have also grown up: â&#x20AC;˘ We offer certiďŹ cates to bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s de-

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We have lived our vision by listening to pleas from myriad stakeholders to offer bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degrees that tie directly to local and regional workforce needs,

saving students a commute to distant cities. We have used technology to bring learning to our communities.

In the early 1960s, visionaries traveled the back roads of ďŹ ve counties to gain votersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; support to create a unique local-district college. Voted into law in 1965, Colorado Mountain College started operations in 1967 with two small residential campuses; within ďŹ ve years we were also offering classes in Aspen, RiďŹ&#x201A;e, Salida, Eagle County and Summit County. By the early 1980s, voters had agreed to include Steamboat Springs in Routt County. We now have nine counties in our service area, which is the size of Maryland â&#x20AC;&#x201C; dotted with high mountain passes!

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TRTC delivers a comedic meditation on mortality and media with ‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’

By Nicolette Toussaint Sopris Sun Correspondent The ringing of a cell phone, that ubiquitous irritation, interrupts Thunder River Theatre Company’s funny new production almost from the get-go. But it’s not an audience transgression this time; it’s the play itself.

Jean, played by TRTC newcomer Sonya Meyer, occupies a café with a lone stranger, and it’s his phone that’s ringing, ringing, ringing…

Jean prompts him: “Your phone is ringing…

“Aren’t you going to answer… Answer the damn phone!”

Puzzled by his non-response, Jean soon discovers that Gordon, brought to life by actor Brian R. McIsaac, has gone offline with a mild case of rigor mortis. Jean, who owns no phone of her own, answers Gordon’s.

Dead Man’s Cell Phone, a quirky comedy written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl, explores how the technology that connects us also addicts and isolates us. The compulsion to respond to the demands of a digital device is so common that psychologists have named it — “digital entrapment”.

Jean becomes digitally entrapped not only by the demands of Gordon’s ringing cell phone, but also by being drawn into his former life. Jean soon meets Gordon’s mistress, his family and a shadowy-and-sinister associate.

Invited to a family dinner, Jean delivers “messages” that Gordon never sent in an earnest attempt to provide closure to his disconnected intimates: Gordon’s elegantly acid mother, Mrs. Gottlieb, Gordon’s widow Hermia, and his brother Dwight. All through their awkwardly humorous conversation, Jean tiptoes around the fact that she never actually met Gordon. She deflects an onslaught of bizarre and intrusive questions from his mother by saying that she knew Gordon from work.

The family blanches visibly. Was she on the “inbound” or “outbound” side of the business, they want to know?

“Inbound,” she replies.

Without spoiling the plot, suffice it to say that this apparently harmless fiction about Gordon’s work — an endeavor the family darkly hints is “toxic” — will take Jean in an outbound direction. Entirely out of this world.

While Ruhl’s whimsical script provides plenty of chuckles, it’s sometimes a bit over the top. During dinner, for example, Jean ceremoniously produces a coffee cup, a saltshaker, a knife and a spoon purloined from the café.

Offering them as gifts to family members, Jean presents them as symbolic messages from the departed. Although this stage business and the dialog around it felt a bit strained to this reviewer, Ruhl’s play is intended as a metaphysical meditation. The playwright’s world isn’t required to make sense, nor must it follow consistent rules.

(It doesn’t.)

During Act II, the characters meet in an electronic pur-

“Dead Man’s Cell Phone” continues at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14 with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 8. Get your tickets at www.thunderrivertheatre.com or call 963-8200. Photo by Jane Bachrach gatory, effectively portrayed with impersonal menace by Alya Howe’s choreography and presented in a darkened theatre lit only by cell phones. The audience meets Gordon posthumously, and as the act unfolds, Jean, Gordon and Mrs. Gottlieb must all reconcile their life’s actions in the LED light of divine retribution.

For example, Jean, who has fallen in love with Dwight, commits a mortal sin, one that has been called “phubbing” (a combination of the words “phone” and “snubbing”.) As the two lovers profess their undying fealty, Jean feels nonetheless compelled to continually answer Gordon’s cell phone. Dwight professes undying connection. Jean waves him away. Dwight persists. Jean coldly phubbs him off, shouting, “I’m on the phone!”

Lured in ever deeper, Jean is eventually snared by Gordon’s dangerous business. Without giving away the plot, suffice it to say that this particular digital entrapment has life-altering consequences.

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likens to a “comforting small casserole”, Sonya Meyer tranforms a nebbish into a nimble lead and comedic foil.

Gerald DeLisser plays Dwight, the one truly likeable family member, as an approachable everyman.

Chloe Conger is sexy and archly hilarious as the “other woman” who gives lessons on how to provocatively apply lipstick in public. Wendy Perkins is properly exasperating as Gordon’s mom. As Gordon’s widow, Dani Grace Kopf delivers “too much information” and the results of too much alcohol with comic precision.

Despite the way Ruhl’s script oddly mixes the mundane with the metaphysical, TRTC’s cast and Corey Simpson’s direction keep it moving and funny throughout, delivering a message about love, death and intimacy. As Jean says, “It’s like, when everyone has their cell phones on, no one is there.

It’s like we’re all disappearing the more we’re there.”

The play premiered last Thursday and entertained a soldout house on Friday. Thunder River Theatre Company offers upcoming performances of “Dead Man’s Cell phone” on the evenings of Oct. 6, 7, 12, 13 and 14, and a matinee on Oct. 8. Tickets available at www.thunderrivertheatre.com.

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Basalt Council mulls affordable housing proposal A development partnership between Roaring Fork School District and Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley will go before Basaltâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s town council at 6 p.m. Oct. 10. According to information provided by Habitat, the Willits-area development would include 27 homes in 12 duplex/triplex buildings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; all for sale community housing. The seven acre subdivision provides an average lot size of 3,400 square feet with a pavilion play area and 81 parking spaces. Keep an eye out for the public notice and meeting agenda at www.basalt.net.

Crystal Trail comment period extended The public will have until Oct. 30 to comment on the potential alignment of a Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail. The original deadline was Oct. 2, but was extended after members of the community suggested more time should be given for public comment, given the breadth of wildlife and engineering data to be considered. All of the information is available at www.pitkinOSTprojects.com, along with an online survey to collect public feedback. An already scheduled Oct. 17 joint meeting of county commissioners, the Open Space and Trails Board and Carbondale Town Council will still be held at Carbondale Town Hall. Open houses that had been scheduled on a draft plan will be

pushed back until January 2018, with ďŹ nal adoption of a plan by the Open Space and Trails Board and county commissioners occurring in February or March.

A â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;culture of caringâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; at GarCo The Child and Family Services Review (CFSR) team of the federal Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bureau recently evaluated the State of Colorado Human Services child welfare practices. GarďŹ eld County Department of Human Services volunteered to be one of three counties reviewed on its child welfare practices. Of the 17 cases reviewed in GarďŹ eld County, nine received a 100 percent strength rating on every criteria level.

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Illegal grow highlights the problems with pot on public land

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff While the recent discovery of a 2,700 plant illegal cannabis grow on Forest Service land near Redstone is dramatic, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far from unprecedented.

In fact, according to Regional Press OfďŹ cer Lawrence Lujan, 51 such sites and more than 160,000 plants have been eradicated statewide since 2009, with Colorado ranked third behind California and Kentucky for such seizures in 2016.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a major challenge for the Forest Service on several fronts.

First, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the matter of public safety, with booby traps, armed growers and toxic chemicals par for the course. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law enforcement agents are trained to safely navigate most of these hazards, but if forest visitors encounter a grow site, the situation can quickly turn unsafe,â&#x20AC;? Lujan explained in an email.

The sites are usually chosen for their remoteness and, despite apparently harsh conditions, plentiful availability of fertile soil and water. Nevertheless, recreationalists are responsible for discovering them about half the time, Lujan said, with aerial detection ďŹ&#x201A;ights, active investigation and other Forest Service action making up the other half.

A typical illegal grow site consists of camping areas, water diversions, three to 15 plots separated by anywhere from few yards or up to half a mile, and a trail system

connecting it all. Some signs of a grow include large quantities of supplies or unusual structures, garden tools, tanks, netting, hoses and, of course, ďŹ ve-lobed plants with serrated leaves.

If you encounter something of the sort, the Forest Service recommends making some observations, leaving the area the same way you entered and calling 9-1-1. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t linger at the site, call attention to yourself, touch anything out of the ordinary.

It takes interdepartmental cooperation with organizations from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Homeland Security Investigations to local law enforcement to investigate and secure a site after itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discovered. Suspects face federal charges â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and one person is, in fact, in federal custody in association with the Redstone grow.

After that, the challenge switches to cleanup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Environmental impacts from growing marijuana are severe,â&#x20AC;? Lujan wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growers clear native vegetation before planting and install miles of plastic tubing to transport water from creeks for irrigation, which reduces stream ďŹ&#x201A;ows for ďŹ sh and aquatic habitat. Overuse of herbicides and pesticides kill competing vegetation and wildlife.

Human waste and trash are widespread.

Following harvest, winter rains create severe soil erosion and wash herbicides and pesticides, human waste and trash into

Few speciďŹ c details have been provided regarding the grow discovered near Redstone, but these Forest Service provided photos show numerous cannabis plants apparently hung up to dry and plenty of infrastructure at the site that will need to be cleaned up.

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tion has been shockingly positive,â&#x20AC;? said Davies.

The consistent praise is one reason RFTA Trails and Corridor Manager Brett Meredith is conďŹ dent the goat grazing operation is here to stay. Meredith is their most enthusiastic advocate within the organization. When he took the trails manager position several years ago he was shown a cabinet full of pesticides and told to spray liberally to combat noxious weeds along the heavily used former rail bed.

He said he felt terrible doing it, and that â&#x20AC;&#x153;everyone runs away from you when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wearing a white suit and blue backpack.â&#x20AC;? After researching the causes of weeds and long-term solutions for inhibiting their proliferation, Meredith discovered a town in Idaho that had successfully used goats to mitigate weeds and improve soil health. He contacted Goat Green LLC and entered into a three-year contract to work the Rio Grande Trail. This year, RFTA paid about $50,000 for the task order.

Meredith is convinced this is money well spent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spraying is a one-time deal. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not investing in the soil, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just killing.â&#x20AC;? He indicated that a trail manager might have to revisit the same location several times per season to spray. The weeds pop right back, and trail users are thoroughly wary of possible negative health effects caused by spraying chemicals.

The goats, on the other hand, are part of an allnatural, comprehensive plan to manage vegetation, promote education and outreach, and improve soil health. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People love it,â&#x20AC;? Meredith said of the furry, energetic creatures that regularly attract the attention of trail users and their kids. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They can see it and it makes sense.â&#x20AC;?

(Available for public perusal at the Carbondale Branch Library)

Oct. 6, 1977 The Journal took the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest festival opportunity to share a bit of potato history. According to Martha Witchey, then viewed as the preeminent authority on the subject, Eugene Grubbs was testing potato varieties in the Carbondale area back in the 1880s before he was appointed to the State Board of Agriculture and wrote the deďŹ nitive work on the subject. His work inspired area farmers, and Potato Day got its start in 1909 as much for buying and trading as for entertainment. Production peaked in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;30s, with thousands of tons of spuds were exported from the area every fall, then declined as farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s switched to easier crops. Other than a two year hiatus during World War I, the event took place annually with little formal organization until the Chamber of Commerce took over in 1947.

Core events included a barbeque, rodeo, dance and a wide array of lawn games. (These days, the event is put on by the Xi Gamma Tau chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority and timed to coincide with Homecoming â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which helps make for the biggest parade of the year. Some events have gone by the wayside and there arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always local potatoes for sale, but the tradition continues.

Oct. 8, 1987 An apparently new venture, Roaring Fork Railroad was planning to operate four renovated cars between Denver and Salt Lake City for the winter, with a stop in Glenwood Springs and transfer service up to Aspen. The Silver Queen and its richly decorated Vista Dome cars were slated to travel behind Amtrakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s California Zephyr, with fares ranging from $29 to $280 depending on destination and services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;ŚThere will be no prettier train ride or more luxurious railcars in public operation in the country,â&#x20AC;? said Railroad President Randy Parten.

In other newsâ&#x20AC;Ś Plans for a water diversion and hydroelectric plant near Marble were threatened by a proposed Wild and Scenic designation for the Crystal River.

Oct. 9, 1997 In an effort to expand its netowrk, Colorado Public Radio ďŹ led for KDNKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 88.1 frequency, potentially limiting the radio stationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signal to the immediate Carbondale area. Although the request was still early in the approval process, KDNKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s roughly 1,200 members were alarmed. Potential responses included picketing, approaching the CPR board or merging with KAJX â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which was in a similar position.

In the end, a citizen action group was formed (and they must have been successful, since you can hear KDNK throughout the valley and over to Leadville.)

In other newsâ&#x20AC;Ś Trustees were contemplating a new vote for an open container law a year after such a measure was rejected 4-3.

Oct. 11, 2007 The Senior Matters Committee, recently incorporated under Parks and Recreation, went before the trustees to report on their three year plan to bring a senior center to town. Characterized as a work in progress, the effort had recently been buoyed by a successful rodeo fundraiser and hopes that there might be space at the planned Third Street Center (which is indeed where it ended up).

In other newsâ&#x20AC;Ś The auditeria stage at the new Roaring Fork High School was christened with a Woody Creek Productions performance of Gershwinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crazy for You.â&#x20AC;?

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Photo and text by Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Staff The Historic Thompson House will soon be getting a new furnace thanks to a grant from the Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE), but its historic counterpart will stay in place so that Lew Ron Thompson can tell its story.

Thompson grew up in the house before it was set aside, along with its original contents, as a museum owned by the town and run by the Mount Sopris Historical Society.

As such, he’s well acquainted with the coal fired furnace in a little hand dug room beneath the house, as well as the pipe and radiator system that runs on convection instead of electric pumps.

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“In a lot of ways, we’ve kinda come a long way backwards,” he observed. “It took a lot of attention, but back in those days you didn’t have much else to do in the winter.”

The CORE grant is just one of several supporting an array of renovations on the house, with funds coming from the State Historical Fund, Federal Mineral Lease District, Garfield County and the Aspen Thrift Store.

The goal is to have the house ship shape and ready for more tours next year. In some ways, that’s when the hard work begins: securing funding to keep the doors open long term.

The 1A ballot initiative might provide just the ticket, but while Carbondale’s Board of Trustees has already endorsed the measure, the final decision will be up to the voters.

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Letters continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 2 The Holden/Marolt Mining Museum in Aspen has an amazing example of one these boilers that has been completely restored down to the gauges, valves and a great explanation, with photos, of how they worked.

There is also a restored, working sawmill which brings the mystery all together as to one of the uses of these mighty pieces of iron, long ago abandoned but still majestic in their high alpine settings.

Jeff Bier Redstone

Oktoberfest thanks Dear Editor: Even though the weather was not on our side for the ďŹ rst time in 10 years, Carbondale Parks and Recreationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annual Celtic Fest and Oktoberfest were still great events enjoyed by many brave souls. We would like to sincerely thank all the staff members, sponsors, volunteers, entertainers, vendors, and patrons that came out despite the wind and rain!

First and foremost, an enormous thank you to our staff: Eric Brendlinger (he may be the Director now, but he still lets us tell him what to do), Margaret Donnelly (who was everywhere doing everything), Jason Thraen (who ran a very long and very exciting Cornhole Tournament among other things), Gracie Piccinati and Annie Jones (who IDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d for hours on end), Jonelle Luther (who helped out all over the place), Judy Haynes (who helped with set up), Lea Linse, Valerie Gilliam, and Kathy Kirkland (ďŹ rst-timers!), and Trevor and Olive Capel-Jones (our newlyweds!).

Secondly, thank you so much to these returning sponsors: Premier Party Rental, Roger Janicek and David Grego with Orrison Distributing, Aly Sanguily with Roaring Fork Beer Co and Batch, Warsteiner, Dave and Alyssa Reindel with EverGreen Events, Andy Grogger and crew with Andyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen, John Ackerman with Ackerman Log and Timber, and Sopris Liquor and Wine.

Thirdly, but no less importantly, the volunteers! Thank you Jason Hodges, Becky Wagner, Jackie Powers, Bryant Maggert, Deja Hansen, Delia Bolster, Evan Pletcher, Kara and Katie Montie, Audra Schmidt, Scott Hanley, Rebecca Murray, Darin Binion, Dan Giese, Jill Nicole, Ken and Stephanie Keister, Noah Bauldridge, Nate Grinzinger, Micah Conklin, Danielle Boyle, Diana Buirgy, Jake and Brady Heuer, Megan Ravenscraft, Kari Heuer, Dan Self, Gail and Tom Heuer, Leigh Heuer, Amy and Craig Helm, Quinn, Jim, and Candace Donnelly, and any one we missed!

Fourthly, our vendors: Macâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Snack Shack, Katieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coffee Trailer, and John Adams with Psychic Boutique of Glenwood.

Fifthly, the entertainers: Our Bagpiper Charlie Bailey, The Crowlin Ferlies, Gora Gora Orkestar, Lookout Mountain Showdown, and The Logan Brothers.

Sixthly, we would also like to thank Chelsea Paas with CRMS Preschool for organizing our pumpkin face painting and offering a bake sale!

They were able to raise $450!

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We hope you keep coming back, and we hope you keep bringing new friends, too!

Jamie Wall and Jessi Rochel Carbondale Recreation

Share your vision Dear Editor: Bren Simon, can you share your plan for all that property you own in downtown Carbondale? We all love this little town and are worried as we see businesses that occupy properties you own shut down thanks to decisions you or your attorney have made recently.

Teresaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market, Coloradough, and Dandelion Market were evicted and the buildings they occupied demolished. Putting a fence up around the grass ďŹ eld where thriving businesses once were is offense to many people and greatly diminishes the vibrancy of our downtown. Now Mark Fischerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Town Restaurant is closing, presumably because he and you (or perhaps your attorney) canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to terms on the lease. Of course we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the details of that disagreement but we do know that Mark would have loved to keep his restaurant going, and that Carbondale is losing a great asset.

Our community has been welcoming to you â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and many of us appreciate your support for our nonproďŹ ts. But as a founding and longtime board member of the Dandelion Market, and as a former Town Trustee, I

have to say I am disturbed by your recent decisions affecting our town. On the face of it, it looks like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to undermine our business core by shuttering four thriving downtown businesses in four short months.

If you have a plan, many of us in Carbondale would greatly appreciate it if you (not your attorney) shared it with us, and even let our business owners, elected ofďŹ cials and the community at large share in the vision and help make your plans shine and succeed.

Allyn Harvey Carbondale

About Town Dear Editor: Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s news that Town is closing doors in Carbondale is sending shock-waves through the community. I heard a colleague say that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been like a death in the family: there is disbelief, anger, and sadness among many right now.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m extremely heartbroken for Mark and Lari Fischer, and for their staffâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;the friendly faces at the coffee counter, the kitchen pass and the cocktail barâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;many of whom will be making life-changing decisions right now about work, careers, how to pay the bills and whether they can sustain life in Carbondale anymore.

For myself and many others, a restaurant like Town sits at the heart of this community: itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where we go for breakfast, where we have our coffee meetings, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where we go for birthdays dates or dine on First Fridays. We LETTERS page 23

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Stop in for lunch, grab a drink or dessert or just drop in.

Letters continued om page 22 can even coax our Aspen friends to come down valley for dinner with the tempting invite of Town. Mark and his team have also supported so many other businesses and organizations over the years: 5Point Film Festival fundraising dinners, Sustainable Settings harvest dinners and many others. Our brewers and distillers in this community got a leg-up from Town which championed their fledgling products from the get-go. It feels like a community without such immense support from Town is going to be very hollow and empty. How can we, as a community ever say thank you to Mark, Lari, and Town for all they’ve done for us?

I’ve worked with Mark in a culinary capacity over the years and I’m so aware of his impact: he single-handedly put Carbondale on the dining map of the state of Colorado when he opened SIX89. Many chefs and industry players beyond the Roaring Fork Valley hold him in high regard and consider him as a pioneer of the local food movement. He’s been an ambassador for our state, our valley and our little town when he’s participated in initiatives like dinners at the James Beard House in New York.

More anxiety comes at the thought of an empty business sitting on Main Street: what is the true economic impact of a fourth empty space in the core of our business district? How much sales tax will be gone from our town’s budget? What will the overall impression and visitor experience be like with Town gone? Is there another chef or restaurateur that can ever fill that void?

I hope the community leaders, trustees, business owners, and landlords start putting their heads together to have creative conversations about how to mitigate this loss and how we find ways to continue to thrive long-term when we are dependent on visitor spending for our tourism economy.

Thanks to Mark, Lari and the team at Town for all you’ve done for Carbondale. Thank you for feeding us, for supporting our businesses, our fundraisers, our endeavors. Long live Phat Thai and The Pullman!

Sarah-Jane Johnson Carbondale

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Originals, Indigenous, Native, Aboriginals, or Home Grown Ethnics who gave the pale invaders all the help they could. The indigenous population taught us how to use the natural resources of their land and navigate the terrain.

We then poisoned, killed, enslaved, displaced and robbed the Indigenous of their culture and language while desecrating their homeland. It must be hard to be an indigenous and know this. And then hear the holiday named after a nemesis that normalized native deaths and never even made it to the mainland.

John Hoffmann Carbondale

Former Gov’s for fracking Dear Editor: Don’t you just love former governors Roy Romer and Bill Owens telling their former constituents how wonderful fracking is? I wonder how much that ad set back the oil and gas industry. Oh well, we all know they have it.

They say let’s not ban fracking, let’s improve it and make it safer. Why? So it is cheaper and more efficient to extract a fossil fuel that would be better off for all of us if it was left in the ground?

We know fracking injects chemicals into the ground water, but we often don’t know what those chemicals are because the oil and gas companies say they don’t know. Why do I doubt that? Oil and gas companies are not exactly loosely run concerns. They know exactly what they’re putting in the ground. They just don’t want to tell us.

There are strong indications fracking causes earthquakes. Scientists need to do more study on this, but there is some reason why Oklahoma had more earthquakes than California last year. Speaking of Oklahoma, in a clear case of biting the hand that feeds you, horizontal fracking in Oklahoma has damaged 450 vertical oil wells.

These ads are just part of a full court press by big oil and gas to convince people that science is wrong about climate change. We’ve all seen the Exxon-Mobil ads that claim natural gas is the clean energy source. It is cleaner than coal, but that’s like saying dirt is cleaner than feces.

They are both fossil fuels, burning them causes CO2 emissions, and that causes climate change.

For counter advertising, all the climate change warriors should have to do is show news clips from Harvey, Irma, Maria, and the raging wildfires in the West.

Fred Malo Jr. Carbondale

Dog attack Dear Editor: BEWARE dogs on leash NOT always in control of owner.

In Carbondale,Co; Thursday Sept 28, I was the victim of a vicious German Shepherd dog attack, at the side entrance of Comfort Suites.This older couple could still be visiting the valley. Heads up.

Happy 130th to Carbondale!

Ann H. Hyde Aspen

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TOWN OF CARBONDALE ORDINANCE NO. 15 SERIES OF 2017

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO APPROVING A SEVENTH EXTENSION OF THE DEADLINE TO RECORD A FINAL SUBDIVISION PLAT FOR THE CARBONDALE MARKETPLACE SUBDIVISION

NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on September 26, 2017.

This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. The full text of said Ordinance is available to the public at www.carbondalegov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during normal business hours.

THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE _________________________ By: s/s Dan Richardson, Mayor

ATTEST: __________________________ s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk

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