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Ted Nieslanik sorts one of the hundreds of cattle into the appropriate holding pen at the Thompson Creek Cattleman’s Association property south of Carbondale on Oct. 18. Cattle are sorted according to brand so it will be easier to tell who’s who when they arrive outside of town. For more on this fall’s cattle drive, see page 15.

Photo by Jane Bachrach

ight years ago, four Carbondale middle school friends were hanging out at the pool and decided to form an organization to raise money for projects that would make their community, and the world, a better place.

The kids — Tavia Teitler, Fiona Laird, Emily Bruell and Kira Willis — named their organization Children for a Better World, or CFBW, and they organized a kids’ carnival in Bruell’s front yard. They raised $200. The next year, the girls helped organize a Halloween carnival for the Roaring Fork Family Resource Center.

Today, two of the girls are seniors at local high schools and two are in college, and the carnival is still going strong.

The annual Halloween Happening celebration — which includes games, food, a costume parade and parking lot trick-or-treating for preschool and grade school students, plus three bounce houses and more — will be from 1 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 29 at Crystal River Elementary School (CRES), 160 Snowmass Drive.

“It’s really cool. I forget that we did that, and then I see the posters for Halloween Happening and I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh. It’s still going on!’ I think it shows that even us as fifth- and sixthgraders, we knew what we were doing, we saw a need in community,” Teitler said.

The event is open to the greater community and geared toward grade-schoolers. Homemade tamales, Peppino’s Pizza and baked goods will be available for purchase.

“Halloween Happening is a great community event that brings kids from all our local schools together to celebrate Halloween in a safe, fun environment. It gives kids a good excuse to sport their costumes and stretch out the Halloween celebration,” said Angela Hanley, a member of the CRES Parent Teacher Organization, which took over organization of the event four years ago.

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

Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned for revisions.

Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to news@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is noon on Monday.

We’re better than this Dear Editor: This past evening of Oct. 13, a home in Carbondale prominently displaying a TrumpPence political sign was vandalized. Less than one week prior, a similar sign was removed from the same premises without the owner’s consent or permission. Both are acts of trespass, theft and criminal mischief.

The vandals who committed these acts should know that not all of the occupants of the multi-family residence where the signs were displayed agree with the political statement made by the signs. Those occupants are now forced to clean up a mess intended for another.

The individual whose house was vandalized has been and continues to be part of our community’s foundation. This individual committed his life and career to the service of his community and country. He placed his life on the line on a daily basis so that others, including the vandals of his property, would have the freedom, safety and security to go about their daily lives, always knowing that should they need to call on law enforcement for assistance, their call would be answered. This individual deserves an apology and, more importantly, respect and consideration regardless of any perceived political-opinion differences.

Our Bill of Rights and the First Amendment allow us all to freely express opinions and ideas. Removing another’s lawfullyplaced political sign not only violates local law but infringes upon another’s Constitutional rights. The vandals who engaged in such behavior ironically mirror the behavior and threats of the candidate promoted by the vandalized signs.

Carbondale prides itself as being a community of diversity and tolerance. This community reflects the many cultures, political beliefs, and ideas found across our entire nation. The question for those responsible for the acts mentioned above and for our broader community is this: will we treat each other with respect and tolerance or will we allow ourselves to fall into the same sewer of personal insults, character assassination and offensive words and behavior which has become the new norm?

This election has degraded into one of the ugliest political spectacles that many of us have ever witnessed. As a parent to young kids here in the community, I find myself having to explain, shield and discuss these offensive acts and words on a daily basis. Folks, we are better than this. While others in our country may choose differently, we can certainly pursue the high road and set a better example of civility, constructive discourse, and democracy for our neighbors, kids, etc.

David Cox Carbondale

McCrory for DA Dear Editor: In the race for district attorney we have a unique candidate and a unique opportunity. Chip McCrory is running as an inde-

pendent against his Democratic and Republican opponents.

Chip is non-partisan as this office should be and has a wealth of experience, more than either of his opponents.

Chip worked for 16 years in the DA’S office and for almost two decades in private practice. He has the leadership skills and mentoring skills to train young assistant DA’s.

He also has no axe to grind other than to serve his passion for justice.

In these contentious political times, isn’t it time we select the best-qualified person for the job and disregard party labels.

Marty Silverstein Carbondale

We are blessed Dear Editor: Sometimes my wife and I get concerned that we are spending too much at local dining establishments. Next thing you know, we are at the Sustainable Settings Harvest or KDNK dinner at town. or some other event at which talented local chefs are giving back to the community and we feel better about being part of the economic flow that allows Mark, Andreas and others to pursue their craft and share their gifts for worthy local nonprofits.

Then it seems more like we are part of a system that is working. We are blessed.

Bob Schultz Carbondale

Buddy thanks Dear Editor: The Buddy Program would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Mark Fischer and Chelsie Miller Zoller of Phat Thai for the recent generosity extended to us, as our board of young professionals (the Leadership Development Board) hosted a fund-raiser and community event at Phat Thai in Carbondale.

Thanks to Mark and Chelsie, the Buddy Program was able to recruit more mentors, educate Roaring Fork Valley residents about our work, and raise money to support our four mentoring programs and various services — all of which are free to youth and families in our community!

To learn more about the Buddy Program, please call us at 927-1001 or visit our website: BuddyProgram.org.

Lindsay Lofaro Executive Director The Buddy Program

ALLOY thanks Dear Editor: We are writing to express our sincere gratitude to the incredible people who made ALLOY, an art exhibit that explores the malleability of metals and the nature of art and artifact, such an extraordinary show.

A huge thank you to the other metal artists: Matt Haugh, Alison Finn, Mark Cesark, Ira Sherman and Haley Bates for their wonderful work, as well as everyone who sent us spoons from all across the country.

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A very special thank you to Reina Katzenberger and her whole team at Project Shop for the creation of the beautiful graphic works and for welcoming us so graciously for the making of the Elemental Library. Her expertise with books and the materials associated with them made that project a truly joyful collaboration and a highlight of the show. Everyone who works there got involved and made us feel at home with their tools and their space. The Project Shop at Max.ink is located at SAW and they can make (or help you make) your paper and print dreams come true! Go check em out!

This letter is especially for the dream team at Carbondale Arts. Brian Colley, as gallery manager, helped us stay on schedule and patiently reminded us of the things we forgot along the way always with the utmost kindness and charm. Laura Stover’s impeccable taste kept us energized and moving during installation. This show has a number of tricky little bits that everyone in the office helped to clarify and define the over all picture while generously entertaining our creative ideas for pricing, labeling and organizing.

Thank you again to all of them, especially Deborah Colley, for a really lovely opening night with delicious refreshments enjoyed by hundreds. Walking in to see the show so beautifully lit after some hours away was something we’ll not soon forget.

Thank you Staci Dickerson for honoring us as featured artists and for maintaining such a wonderful Artique. Thank you to the gallery committee for green lighting a project that required a bit of faith at the very beginning. In concept and content, this show had its own evolution the result pleases us both so much. And thank you to Amy Kimberly for assembling this crew and steering such a shining ship.

We are so grateful as well to the artists of the companion show at the Launchpad. Cam Scott’s poetry and Johanna Mueler’s exquisite prints have something new for me every time I go in.

Finally, thank you to everyone who buys art from any show, any time. Your purchase is a vote for someone to continue to explore and pursue their passion. This is an odd inclination, and a strong one, you make it possible and thrilling, to carry on.

Thank you to The Sopris Sun, the Post Independent, and Roaring Fork Lifestyles for your coverage of our work.

If you haven’t seen the show, please come, you will be happy you did. Both ALLOY and Feverish Migrations are up through the month of October and into the first days of November. Don’t miss it! Please feel free to share your thoughts about it with us at alloyart2016@gmail.com.

Thank you!

Natasha Seedorf Olivia Pevec Co-curators and contributing artists Carbondale LETTERS page 17

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CLEER, GCE continue drive to cut energy costs

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale (meaning residents, businesses, the town government, etc.) in 2014 spent nearly $18 million in 2014 on energy costs, about $11 million of which was associated with transportation, according to the groups that keep track of such things.

But over the past decade, changes in how the town’s energy resources are generated and used (and, more particularly, not used) are believed to have cut local energy costs considerably, according to town officials and representatives of the Clean Energy Economy for the Region (CLEER), Garfield Clean Energy (GCE) and its related organizations.

Back in 2009, the town spent about $7.9 million on utilities, according to Erica Sparhawk of CLEER. In 2014, disregarding $11 million or so in fuel costs, Carbondale is estimated to have spent just shy of $7 million on utility bills, “so we’re spending about $1 million less on our utility bills as a community,” Sparhawk said.

The town’s energy-efficiency programming also has significantly reduced the amount of greenhouse gas emissions attributed to heating and lighting Carbondale’s homes and businesses, according to the experts.

Carbondale’s trustees in 2006 enacted what is known as the Carbondale 2020 Plan, or the Energy and Climate Protection Plan, with the goal of cutting energy use by 20 percent by the year 2020.

The town has not quite achieved that goal, said Sparhawk, though she added, “we’re on track (but) with a little catching up to do.”

For example, said Sparhawk, the costs of powering Carbondale’s Roaring Fork wastewater treatment plant, once about the most expensive energy hog operated by the town, have been cut by more than half, thanks to the installation and use of a solar array in the field next to the plant.

“…we’re spending about $1 million less on our utility bills as a community.”

– Erica Sparhawk of CLEER

And Carbondale, more than any town in the region, has been an active and dedicated participant in these programs, as a way of reducing the amount of greenhouse gases created by the town’s energy consumption, as well as cutting costs.

But the ongoing set of programs that the town, working with CLEER, GCE and the Community Office of Resource Efficiency (CORE) put in place in 2006 were deemed in need of an update, and citizen involvement is a big part of that update.

Starting with a meeting held on Oct. 3, Sparhawk is shepherding a Climate Action Energy Plan process with a citizens advisory group, with the goal of putting together an energy conservation platform to replace the once originally created in 2006.

Acting on that plan, the town has worked

to “lead by example,” as the plan describes it, by increasing the energy efficiency of its buildings, closely monitoring energy use through a relatively new technological system call the Energy Navigator (there was no such monitoring system in place prior to 2006).

The town also has subsidized efforts by consultants, mainly CLEER, GCE and CORE, to work with local homeowners and businesses to either build more energyefficient buildings or retrofit homes and businesses with energy-conservation and alternative-energy technology, meant to reduce the town’s “carbon footprint,” or the amount of energy used by residents, businesses and government facilities generally.

By the reckoning of the consulting agencies, the energy efficiency programs have attracted the involvement of more than 40 local businesses and 400 local homeowners.

Sparhawk, in an interview with the Sopris Sun, said the series of three planning sessions (upcoming sessions are to be on Oct. 24 and Dec. 5) are intended to draw ideas from the public about the future direction of Carbondale’s energy-efficiency programming goals and build on the work started in 2006.

“The Town of Carbondale has identified climate action planning as a priority. The first climate plan for Carbondale, the Energy and Climate Protection Plan, was adopted in 2006,” states a summary on the website, www.cleanenergy2020.com, where readers can find a wealth of documents related to the town’s climate action planning, including a slide show from the Oct. 3 energy planning session.

“Now, ten years later, the Town has di-

rected us to inventory progress made towards the goals, convene community workshops, and draft a new plan reflecting local climate priorities,” the summary concludes.

The summary refers to a “broad-based group of almost 50 community members” including business owners, residents, energy specialists and others.

Explaining the tactics for drawing participants to the Oct. 3 workshop, Sparhawk noted, “We tried to broaden it beyond the usual participants, with personal invites, instead of just expecting those folks to respond to an ad in the paper.” E-mailed invitations were sent out to about 90 recipients, she said, including the town’s largest employers — City Market, Ace Hardware, Backbone Media and a few others.

“There were really only a handful of people there,” Sparhawk recalled, noting that City Market did not send a representative, though she hopes the grocery chain will participate in future sessions.

At that initial session, she said, the group spent its time being introduced to the issues underlying the work of CORE, CLEER and GCE. Participants also were given “homework” assignments — to pick a topic from a list of “focus areas” that included transportation, residential and commercial energy efficiency, government energy efficiency, renewable energy resources, waste, local food and purchasing.

“The next meeting will be when we will be rolling up our sleeves and identifying strategies that the town wants to pursue in these different focus areas,” she said.

Sparhawk said the initial meeting spent no time discussing the electorate’s rejection CLIMATE ACTION PLAN page 18

The Parade of Pumpkins has returned to Missouri Heights, and this one on the lower section of County Road 100 looks like he’s ready to go boating. The most prolific paraders appear to live on the Carbondale side of Missouri Heights. If you’d like to submit your favorite pumpkin pic, send it to news@soprissun.com before noon on Oct. 25 and include the photographer’s name. High-resolution photos work best; cell phone photos usually don’t reproduce well in newspapers. Photo

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Town Briefs

Rodeo announcer’s booth relocated Sopris Sun Staff Report The announcers’ booth at the Gus Darien Riding & Roping Arena, on County Road 100 east of Carbondale, has been taken down and relocated to the Hendrick Drive Community Garden, where it will be fixed up and used as a garden tool shed storage building for the 22 gardeners there, according to Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report to town staffers, trustees and others. Meanwhile, architectural plans for a new announcers’ booth at the Darien Arena were to be submitted to Garfield County this week. The plans and construction of the booth are being provided “pro-bono” by Tim Hagman and Don VanDevander, Harrington reported. Also, the town parks and recreation commission has recommended approval for a picnic/shade shelter at the Darien Arena, to be located at the east end of the bleachers. Harrington wrote that the shelter project is being proposed by a “long-time local ranching family who wish to recognize the western ranching heritage of Carbondale,” and plans will be reviewed by the town’s trustees next month.

In related news from Harrington’s report: The town planning and zoning commission was scheduled to meet on Oct. 20. The main item on its agenda is discussion of regulations for short-term rentals.

At its Oct. 6 meeting, according to Harrington, the P&Z elected commissioner Michael Durant to serve as the chair protem, meaning he will run the meetings if chairman Gavin Brooke is absent.

Town workers were busy repairing and preparing various facilities last week, including repairs to street lights, removal of a deteriorating sidewalk along Barber Drive and Miners Park (to be prepped for new concrete this week), and repairing the steps and handrail of the platform at the Leaf Days dumpsters.

Carbondale Mayoral Candidates’ Forum KDNK will broadcast live and make it available on kdnk.org soon after.

Aspen Public Radio will also air the event in some capacity.

From Oct. 6-13, Carbondale officers handled 288 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note: FRIDAY, Oct. 7: At 11:58 a.m. police took a report from a third party about a “cold” domestic violence incident at the RFTA park and ride lot in Carbondale.

FRIDAY, Oct. 7: At 12:33 p.m. officers received a report of a bicycle theft from the Third Street Center. No suspects were reported, and the bike reportedly was not locked.

SATURDAY, Oct. 8: at 13 minutes past midnight, police were dispatched to a location on Main Street regarding a “suspicious event.” A 26-yearold man was arrested on an outstanding warrant and taken to the Garfield County Jail.

SUNDAY, Oct. 9: At 10:03 a.m. police received a report of a burglary at on 4th Street. The front door was “forced” open, according to a report, though it was not known yet whether anything was taken.

MONDAY, Oct. 10: At 10:25 p.m. police stopped a vehicle for displaying expired license plates, and after investigating arrested a 58-year-old man on charges of driving while drunk or stoned, driving while his license was under “restraint,” and failure to provide proof of insurance.

TUESDAY, Oct. 11: At 5:06 p.m. police received a report of a “cold” theft from a gasoline outlet, in which a motorist reportedly drove off without paying $76.50 for nearly 22 gallons of diesel fuel, on Oct. 8.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 12: At nine minutes past midnight, police took a report about four tires on a 2000 Subaru being slashed while it was parked in the 300 block of Cleveland Place.

Fire Truck Rides

Tour the Fire Station and Trucks with Your Local Heroes

Thursday, October 20 5:30 - 7 p.m.

Third Street Center Calaway Room

Check out the Classic Air Helicopter

The three candidates on the November ballot for Mayor of Carbondale, Katrina Byars, Ed Cortez, and Dan Richardson, will gather for a moderated discussion of key issues facing the town.

Carbondale Fire District invites you to come to our Community Open House. It will be a great time with something for the entire family. Enjoy station tours, fire truck rides, a chance to meet Sparky the Fire Dog and prizes for grown-ups and kids! Join us for lunch and get to know your friends at Carbondale Fire.

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Meet Sparky the Fire Dog & Explore the Fire Safety House

Saturday, October 22, 2016 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

This event is open to all.

The public is invited to submit topics for consideration by writing to chamber@carbondale.com with the subject line: “Mayoral Candidate’s Forum topic.”

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Workers in the parks crew have kept up with leaf raking and removal, and winterization of irrigation systems. The bathrooms at parks and athletic fields are to be closed and winterized on Oct. 24.

Another recommendation from the parks and recreation commission is to convert two existing tent sites at the Gateway RV Park into two additional RV parking sites, Harrington wrote.

At the Carbondale Recreation & Community Center on Colorado Avenue, Harrington’s memo reported, the Ascendigo Adult Residential program will be renting the facility’s climbing wall for an hour and a half every Thursday, and Colorado Rocky Mountain School and Yampah Mountain High School students will be using the wall for their “active” program throughout the school year.

The Thompson Park subdivision and major site-plan review is scheduled to take place before the town trustees on Oct. 25, Harrington wrote, as is an application to amend the Crystal Village PUD-commercial/office zone district to allow commercial units to be converted to residential units. Both items on the agenda are public hearings. The meeting will be at Town Hall, starting at 6 p.m., and will be open to the public.

Carbondale police officer Fred Williams has completed a street-lighting survey that will be forwarded to the public works department, Harrington wrote.

Concerning ongoing maintenance and testing of the town’s domestic water system, Harrington reported that the Crystal Well #1 casing has been inspected via video camera, and seems to be in good shape with no repairs needed. The next step in getting the well back on line, Harrington continued, will be to install a new pump and analyze the water to be sure it is up to the town’s quality standards, possibly in November.

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Democrats continue attacks against commish candidate î‚Še Martin vs. Acha race

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer The GarďŹ eld County Democratic Party and John Acha, the party’s candidate challenging incumbent County Commissioner John Martin, a Republican, have been keeping up a steady drumbeat of political attacks on Martin for more than two weeks now.

The party two weeks ago released an unexpected endorsement of Acha’s candidacy by former county manager Ed Green last week, in which Green accused Martin, who has been commissioner for 20 years, of operating the county under a culture of fear, intimidation and retribution against county workers who criticized Martin’s administration.

And last week, Acha’s campaign and the party accused Martin of “double-dipping� when receiving reimbursement for expenses incurred while traveling on county business.

In a startling move, Democratic Party ofďŹ cials, along with the Acha campaign team, went to Martin’s ofďŹ ce to demand that he end his campaign for reelection or face the possibility of criminal charges over his alleged misuse of public funds while on trips to conferences held by the National Association of Counties over a three-year period.

Martin’s activities were the subject of a

2015 independent audit, a $7,500 probe ordered in May, 2015 by then County Manager Drew Gorgey, after a county administrative assistant inadvertently revealed discrepancies in the record of reimbursements for Martin’s travel costs.

Martin has denied that he did anything illegal or wrong, though he reportedly admitted to pocketing $1,800 in “per diemâ€? payments (intended to cover his meals and other expenses while on such trips) while simultaneously using a GarďŹ eld County credit card to pay for nearly $3,000 in meals and other incidental costs over a period from 2013 to February, 2015.

During that time, Martin was receiving “per-diemâ€? reimbursements for meals from one organization that GarďŹ eld County belongs to, Colorado Counties, Inc., while also making use of a county credit card.

The credit card charges were uncovered in documents obtain by the Democratic Party through requests based on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

The auditors (forensic accounts Betzer Call Lausten Schwartz of Denver) found that Martin had, in fact, improperly pocketed the $1,800 in per-diem advances paid by CCI, while charging his meals to taxpayers on the county’s credit card; had not disclosed to CCI that he was charging his meals, entertainment and other incidentals to the county; and had GARCO COMMISH page 12

Roaring Fork’s Ariahn Barajas pushes the ball up on his way to a score against CRMS on Oct. 15. The Rams went on to a 9-1 win against the Oysters. Roaring Fork dropped a tough game against Coal Ridge 1-0 on Oct. 18. Next up: Roaring Fork hosts Delta on Oct. 20. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Send your scuttlebutt to news@SoprisSun.com. tional compressor to its existing Crystal Compressor Station off GarďŹ eld County Road 108 west of Carbondale.

Rocky Mountain Natural Gas, a subsidiary of Black Hills Energy, is proposing the additional compressor to allow greater natural gas storage capacity to meet energy needs for the Roaring Fork and Eagle valleys. The company would add an additional building to house the compressor within the station’s existing, fenced perimeter. More information from Rocky Mountain Natural Gas about the proposed expansion is available at: https://www.blackhillsenergy.com/pipeline-projects.

Lift-Up food baskets deadline The dates to sign up for Lift-Up holiday food baskets are Oct. 20, Oct. 22, Oct. 25 and Oct. 27. For details, see the ad in this week’s Sopris Sun.

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Cripple Creek ski touring in La Fontana Plaza threw its annual winter season kick-off party last week that drew about 200 outdoor enthusiasts. Slow Groovin’ BBQ provided the grub. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Medicare open enrollment Medicare open enrollment takes places through Dec. 7, according to a press release. During open enrollment, you can: join a Medicare prescription drug plan, switch from one Medicare prescription drug plan to another, change from one plan to another, and more. Every senior who has a Medicare D prescription drug plan should have their cur-

rent plan assessed because costs and coverage may have changed. For more information, call High Country RSVP at 384-8744.

Compressor station comment The Bureau of Land Management is reviewing a proposal from Rocky Mountain Natural Gas to add an addi-

Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and the Colorado State Patrol, is warning motorists to watch out for wildlife during their migrations. “As snow begins to fall in the high country, the changing weather pushes wildlife to the foothills and lower elevations,� said CDOT biologist Mark Lawler. Over the past 10 years the state has seen an average of 3,300 reported wildlife related collisions each year. Also in that 10-year period, 2,661 crashes involved driver or passenger injuries; 33 of the collisions resulted in fatalities.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Gabe Alcala (Oct. 20); Mary Kenyon and Ron Speaker (Oct. 24); and Jocelyn Murray and Crystal Beltz (Oct. 25).

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Electronic kiosks now showcasing Carbondale’s attractions At the TSC, Launchpad and elsewhere Sopris Sun Staff Report The Tourism Council of Carbondale has partnered with Carbondale Arts and the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce to launch three visitor information kiosks, according to a press release.

The kiosks, which were up and running on Oct. 17, feature iPads with an interactive user experience to view information and learn about activities and things to do in town, provided by businesses.

The kiosks are located at the Carbondale Tourism Visitor Center in the Third Street Center, The Launchpad (home to Carbondale Arts, and The Village Smithy (which will be added later this year).

Additional kiosks are set to be rolled out in 2017 at hotels, Creative District businesses, and a portable kiosk for presence at local events.

– Andrea Stewart The idea to increase visibility for local busiCarbondale Chamber of Commerce nesses was spearheaded by Carbondale ChamExecutive Director ber of Commerce Executive Director Andrea Stewart, who said she saw an opportunity to tie-in with the launch of Carbondale Creative District by Carbondale Arts earlier this year. All entities came together to create an online interactive directory, which now serves as visitor information including interactive maps of the town and business listings.

The project to launch the kiosk program was funded by Carbondale Tourism with other support from Carbondale Arts, Carbondale Chamber, Carbondale Creative District, Third Street Center and the town of Carbondale through the community funding request program; and local businesses Rainy Day Designs and Sopris Apps who were involved in the development of the technical platform, design look and feel.

“We are excited to have an interactive platform to promote Carbondale’s assets and businesses, in conjunction with the launch of the Carbondale Creative District,” said Stewart. “This was definitely a great meeting of the minds as we came together to collaborate.

“The kiosks present our businesses, services and offerings in true Carbondale style.”

The Tourism Council of Carbondale, and the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, promote the town as Base Camp for adventure in the Roaring Fork Valley. Base Camp is now basking in the warmth of a nifty little camp fire, after electronic kiosks – with more to come – were installed at the Third Street Center and Launchpad. Photo by Lynn Burton The kiosks present our businesses, services and offerings in true Carbondale style.”

Said Carbondale Arts Executive Director Amy Kimberly, “The Carbondale Creative District is excited to see collaboration and information sharing starting with these kiosks.

This is the kind of project that gives people a real sense of what Carbondale is about.”

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“Death with dignity” proponent spreads the word Proposition 106

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer A Carbondale woman has been deeply immersed in the campaign to make Colorado the sixth state in the nation to permit terminally ill patients to choose how, where and when they will die.

Randi Lowenthal, whose own daughter and husband both have died, said she believes that Proposition 106 on the statewide ballot this election comes down to allowing people to be in charge of their own lives when those lives are coming to an end.

“To me, it’s all about personal choice,” she told The Sopris Sun in a recent interview.

“And if the need arose, I would rather make that decision myself,” rather than leaving it to a doctor or a hospital, or spending her last time on earth in the hands of caregivers at a nursing home.

Prop. 16, meant to provide “access to medical aid-in-dying medication” to those who want or need it, also is known as the “Colorado End-Of-Life Options Act” or the “Death With Dignity Act,” and would prompt a change in state statutes (not an amendment to the state constitution) to permit doctors to participate in a patient’s decision to end his or her life on his or her own terms.

It is based on a similar law in Oregon, also known as the Death With Dignity Law, enacted by that state in 1997.

The Colorado proposal is being opposed by several organizations, including some that are connected with churches or church groups, which refer to the proposal as “assisted suicide,” a type of procedure that is specifically prohibited in all 50 states in the U.S., according to a summary article on the Wikipedia web site.

Among the opponents of Prop. 106 are the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Parish headquartered in Northglenn, Colo. (www.ihmco.org); and the Family Policy Alliance of Colorado Springs (familypolicyalliance.com).

The Act According to the 2016 State Ballot Information Booklet (known as the Blue Book), Prop. 106 allows patients with a terminal illness to request from their physician, and administer to themselves, what are known as “aid in dying” medications.

Complete descriptions of the proposed act are available in the Blue Book, along with “pro” and “con” arguments about the act.

For Prop 106 to apply to a patient, according to the act’s language, the patient must: • be 18 years old or older; • be “able to make and communicate an informed decision” to two doctors (a primary care physician and a consulting physician); • have a prognosis of less than six months to live, confirmed by the two physicians; • be found mentally capable by the two physicians, who have determined that the

patient is able to understand the consequences of this decision; • and voluntarily express his or her wishes to receive this medication.

“I think it's about having the choice, and the comfort, of knowing the option is there.”

– Randi Lowenthal, Prop. 106 proponent

Doctors are not required to go along, but if a person’s primary care doctor refuses to take part, that doctor is required by the law to transfer the medical records of the patient in question to whichever new health-care provider the patient signs up with.

If the two doctors cannot agree that the patient is mentally capable to make this decision, they must then refer the patient to a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist for a mental-health evaluation before the process can proceed.

If the patient is found to be incompetent to make such a decision, he or she is declared ineligible to acquire and use the medications.

Opposition Some opponents have homed in on the fact that the act does not require a mentalhealth examination from the outset of the process. So, Lowenthal said, a mental-health evaluation “is not required as a first step,” but one is mandated early in the process if there is a question about the patient’s mental state.

While some opponents worry that such laws are susceptible to fraud and dishonesty — for example, by a relative who would benefit by a patient’s early death, or by society itself as a way of getting rid of people with disabilities — Lowenthal pointed out that there has been no such trouble reported by states that have death-with-dignity laws on the books.

Summing up her views, Lowenthal said “I think it’s about having the choice, and the comfort, of knowing the option is there” in cases where patients are faced with terminal diagnoses.

The Colorado Blue Book is widely available in printed form, or can be viewed online at www.coloradobluebook.com, for more information about Prop. 106.

The Sopris Sun welcomes letters to the editor from opponents to Prop. 106, or anyone else with an opinion on this topic.

Please send them to news@soprissun.com.

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GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF MAIL BALLOT ELECTION

For November 8, 2016 General Election

Election Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Election Type: Mail Ballot with in person voting options at Voter Service & Polling Centers Election Hours: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Election Day

Ballots will be mailed October 17 - October 21st to all active registered voters.

Voters who do not receive their ballots may request replacement ballots in person at the County Clerk’s Offices in Glenwood Springs or Rifle or by phone (970-384-3700 option 2, fax (970-947-1078) or email (elections@garfieldcounty.com). The last day to request that a ballot be mailed is October 31, 2016. After that date voters must appear in person at the County Clerk’s office or a Voter Service and Polling Center to request a replacement ballot, register to vote, or

complete a change of address and receive 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 the Early Voting (VSPC) located at the new County Administration Bldg. D at 195 West 14th St. in Rifle beginning Monday October 24th.

Each VSPC open on Election Day will have at least one ADA accessible electronic voting machine available for use from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm.

County Office Drop-off sites for voted ballots: Beginning October 17, 2016 Garfield County Clerk & Recorder 109 8th Street, Suite 200 Glenwood Springs, CO East Entrance M -F 7:30 am - 5:00 pm Suite 200 M-F 8:30-5:00 pm Election Day Open 7:00 am - 7:00 pm 24/7 Drop Box on 8th St. Rifle Branch Office 195 W 14th St Bldg. D Rifle, CO Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Election Day Open 7:00 am - 7:00 pm 24/7 Drop Box near building entrance

Voter Service & Polling Centers: October 24-November 8

Garfield County Courthouse-Room 200 M-F 8:30 am to 5:00 pm & Election Day from 7am to 7pm

Rifle Branch Office 195 14th St. Bldg. D M-F 8:30 am to 5:00 pm & Election Day from 7am to 7pm

All drop off sites and Voter Service and Polling Centers listed above will be open Saturday October 29 and November 5, 2016 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Voter registration changes and ballot issuance available only at the VSPCs in Glenwood Springs and Rifle on these Saturdays.

Return voted ballots by mail with appropriate postage affixed ($0.47 stamp) or you may hand deliver your ballot to one of the designated dropoffice sites listed below. Ballots must be received at a Voter Service and Polling Center or the County Clerk’s offices by 7:00 pm on Election Day to be counted. Postmarks do not count. Verify your voter registration information and track your ballot (sent and received) at www.govotecolorado.com.

Town Hall Drop-off Sites: October17 – November 8, 2016

New Castle Town Hall 450 W. Main Street New Castle, CO M-F 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Silt Town Hall 231 N. 7th Street Silt, CO M-F 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Parachute Town Hall 222 Grand Valley Way Parachute, CO M-Thursday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm

Carbondale Town Hall (7am to 7pm on Nov 8) 511 Colorado Ave Carbondale, CO M-F 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Additional Voter Service & Polling Centers open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Election Day-ONLY

Glenwood Springs Community Center - 100 Wulfshon Rd New Castle Library - 402 W Main St. Silt Library - 680 Home Ave. Parachute Library - 244 Grand Valley Way Carbondale Town Hall - 511 Colorado Ave.

Questions: 970-384-3700 Option 2 for Garfield County Elections Department Sample ballots available at www.garfield-county.com

Designated Election Official: Jean M. Alberico, Garfield County Clerk & Recorder jalberico@garfield-county.com or 970-384-3700 x 1820 Published in The Sopris Sun on October 20, 2016.

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Community Calendar THURS.-SUN. Oct.20-22

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

8 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday of the month.

DANCE INITIATIVE • Dance Initiative’s Artist in Residence program returns with the New York based company Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener. At the Launchpad at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 21, there’ll be a studio presentation of works in progress followed by a Q&A session. Tickets are $15. A masters class is offered at the Launchpad from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 22. Space is limited. Register at danceinitiative.org.

ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

THURSDAY Oct. 20

FRI.-SAT. Oct. 21-22

MAYORAL CANDIDATE FORUM • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, KDNK and Sopris Sun hosts a mayoral forum from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Third Street Center’s Calaway Room. The candidates are Katrina Byars, Ed Cortez and Dan Richardson. The public is invited to attend.

The deadline to submit questions is Oct. 18.

Send them to chamber@carbondale.com with the subject line “Mayoral Candidate’s Forum topic.” Aspen Public Radio will also air the event in some capacity.

YAPPY HOUR • The Marble Distilling Co. and CARE team up for another Yappy Hour starting 5:30 to 7 p.m. Adoptable mutts will be on paw to take home; $1 from every cocktail all day will to CARE. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Richard Shindell at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.

LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works serves up a jazz group on its patio from 6 to

CRC • Pitkin County Commissioner Tom Newland will discuss the Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail report at the Crystal River Caucus meeting, which starts at 7 p.m. at the Church at Redstone.

THEATRE • Colorado Mountain College’s Sopris Theatre Company presents “Boeing Boeing” at the Spring Valley campus. This is a 1960s French comedy that follows the antics of swinging bachelor Bernard as he manages to carry on with three stewardesses until they all land together in Paris. Show runs Oct. 21-22 and Oct. 27-29 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 23 and 30 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18 for adults and $13 for students, seniors, CMC staff and faculty. Info: Brad Moore at 945-8187 and coloradomtn.edu (search for Sopris Theatre Company).

FRIDAY Oct. 21 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Dressmaker” (R) at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 21-27; “The Light Between Oceans” (PG-13) at 4:45 p.m. Oct. 22 and “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week” (NR) at 4:45 p.m. on Oct. 23.

Orchard Valley Farms & Market

Pumpkin Patch Daily 10AM-6PM Hayrides leave Orchard Valley Farms

Wine Tasting Shop the Market Picnic by the River

Saturdays in October hourly from 11AM-4PM Travel to our neighbor, Camelot Farms, where you pick apples and pet some critters.Then pick some pumpkins and taste some fresh pressed apple cider at Orchard Valley Farms.

The cost is $5 per child which includes the hayride and petting zoo.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3340.

BIO-ENGERY • An introduction on bioenergy (with Misha) is offered at the Third Street Center starting at 7 p.m. A meditation will be followed by brief sessions with Mish. Info: mishbe.com.

YOGA • Yoga classes with Himalayan Yogini Devika Gurung take place at the Launchpad from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and will continue every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at the same time. Bring a mat if you can.

Info: 963-2054.

SATURDAY Oct. 22 LIVE MUSIC • The Black Nugget in downtown Carbondale presents 4AM at 9 p.m.

There’s no cover.

FIRE HOUSE OPEN HOUSE • The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District holds an open house at its Meadwood station from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’ll be station tours, fire truck rides, a chance to meet Sparky the Fire Dog and more.

CMC • Colorado Mountain College presents author Reyna Grande at 7 p.m. at its Spring Valley Campus. Grande wrote the critically acclaimed memoir “The Distance Between Us.” Molina Speaks, a Denver-

based poet and performance artist, will also appear. The event marks the 10th anniversary CMC’s Common Reader community reading program. Info: coloradomtn.edu.

COME ON BY • 20/20 EyeCare in Glenwood Springs celebrates the remodel of its Optical Boutique from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Coffee and donuts will be served up from 9 to 11 a.m.; a food truck rolls in from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Come spin the prize wheel, try on frames and glasses. Take a selfie and you get to keep the selfie stick.

Info: 945-2020.

SUNDAY Oct. 23 LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents John Gorka at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30 at the door.

FAMILY CONSTELLATIONS • Carol Shure holds a Family Constellations workshop from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Pre-registration is recommended at 831-218-5770 or carolshure@yahoo.com.

PLANT-BASED FOOD • A community potluck for plant-based whole foodies or wannabes is held at the Third Street Center at 6:30 p.m. Bring your favorite fall dish, utensils, plate, bowl and cup. Info: davinikent.org.

COMMUNITY CONCERT • The season opener for the Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association is “Tribute to CALENDAR page 11

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Community Calendar the King” at Glenwood Springs High School. The concert portrays the early Elvis and it starts at 2:30 p.m. Admission is by season membership, which is sold at the door ($40 adults; $90 families). Info: gsconcertassn.org.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 26 RAINBOW BODY • An introduction to the book “Rainbow Body and Resurrection” by Fr. Francis Tiso takes place at the Third Street Center starting at 7 p.m. The presentation promises to move attendees into a state of deep awe and inner knowing, according to a press release. The suggested donation is $20. Info: francistiso.com or 618-5879.

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ROCK ‘N ROAST • Growing Years School and Mt. Sopris Montessori School throw their seven annual Rock ‘N Roast Halloween bash at the Orchard (110 Snowmass Dr. in Carbondale). The bash goes from 6 to 10 p.m. and includes: Music from Steve Skinner’s band, BBQ, a silent auction and more.

Tickets are $40 per person/$75 per couple (must be at least 21 to enter). Child care will be provided. To reserve a ticket, call 9633506 ext. 2, or go to eventbrite. Costumes are encouraged.

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HALLOWEEN HAPPENING • The WIN • Women Interacting and NetworkCRES PTO Halloween Happening takes ing (WIN) takes place at from 7:15 to 9 place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Crystal River Ela.m. at the Glenwood Springs Branch Liementary School (160 Snowmass Drive). brary. Info: glenwoodchamber.com.

There’ll be games, food, a costume parade, LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts an parking lot trick-or-treating, a bounce casopen mic night at Rivers restaurant in tle and more. Tickets are $12 at the door.

Glenwood Springs every Wednesday from Proceeds benefit Carbondale Middle School programs. Info: 309-3142.

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GRIEF AND LOSS • Pathfinders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday (starting Oct. 3) at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday (starting on Oct. 5) at 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.

ART BASE ANNEX • The Art Base Annex in Basalt presents Boulder-based artist Sarah McKenzie through Nov. 5. Running concurrently at the Art Base is the Laurie Doctor show “Map of Regrets.” Info: theartbase.org.

LEAF DAYS • Carbondale’s Leaf Days continues in the parking lot east of Town Hall.

Leaves and tree branches must be removed from bags for composting; garbage bags, plastic bags etc. are not accepted. Info: carbondalegov.org, Facebook and 963-1307.

STEVEN COLBY SHOW • The Carbondale Clay Center presents a show of new work by Steven Colby through Oct. 29. He

said that this collection is his most personal.

“I’m more than ever making work about myself, my experience and my communities, rather than the heavy historical and didactic influence that has led me to this new period. And, the work is deeply connected to sutras and tantras from the Buddhist tradition.” Info: carbondaleclay.org.

KOROLOGOS GALLERY • The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt presents “Inhabitations: Western Landscapes” through Nov. 15. The show features works by Peter Campbell, Dean Mitchell, Elizabeth Sandia, Andy Taylor, Marie Figge Wise, Simon Winegar, Dinah K. Worman and Dan Young. Info: 927-9668 or art@korologosgallery.com.

C’DALE TRUSTEES • The Carbondale Board of Trustees holds regular meetings the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at town hall starting at 6 p.m. (Oct. 11 this month); the trustees usually hold work session at 6 p.m. on the first and third Wednesday. Info: 963-2733 or carbondalegov.org

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HOME BREWERS BALL • The 2016 Home Brewers Ball takes place at 6 p.m. at the River Valley Ranch sales barn. There’ll be live music and dancing, a beer label contest, farm-to-table appetizers, Slow Groovin’ BBQ and silent auction. Proceeds benefit the locally produced film “How We Grow” and the nonprofit Fat City Farmers. Admission is

$50 via Pay Pal at howwegrowmovie.com, or by e-mailing haley@howwegrowmovie.com.

TASTE OF BASALT • The 21st annual Taste of Basalt takes place from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Roaring Fork Club. Proceeds go to enhance college counseling, hands-on science programs, technology, teacher training, outdoor education, art, music and more in Basalt schools. Tickets are $100 per person at basaltedu.org. The Taste of Basalt usually sells out.

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GARCO commish om page 5 improperly used taxpayer funds to pay for drinks while at the conferences, among other findings.

Martin was ordered by the county to pay back the $1,800, and did repay $1,000, according to reports. The remaining $800 reportedly was paid by checks from fellow commissioners Tom Jankovsky and Mike Samson, for reasons that have yet to be fully explained.

At a political forum in Glenwood Springs on Oct. 12, Martin denied any wrongdoing and accused the Democrats of essentially playing politics with irrelevant charges and attempting to intimidate and threaten him into resigning and abandon his quest for reelection.

Martin has not responded to repeated requests from The Sopris Sun for an interview about these and other matters related to the county commissioner race and the charges by Democrats.

The Democrats say Martin’s financial juggling amounted to embezzlement of county funds, and have wondered publicly whether the alleged “double-dipping” was indicative of similar malfeasance over a much longer period of time than that covered by the audit.

“John Martin embezzled money from the county, and instead of trying to uncover the extent of his malfeasance and obtain justice for the taxpayers of Garfield County, the powers that really run our county covered it up,” claimed Democratic Party leaders, including Chairman Bob Shively, attorney Andrew Quiat and Acha, in a press release issued last week.

“This investigation found thousands of

dollars misused by Martin, but was so limited in scope and time period there could be thousands more pocketed or misspent on personal items that were not uncovered,” party officials maintained.

The party also has alleged that Martin, while traveling, has not adhered to county and IRS policies and rules regarding the keeping of records detailing meals and other activities paid for with public funds.

On Monday, the party accused Martin and his fellow commissioners of improperly charging meals to county credit cards over a period of a year and a half, from January 2015 to April 2016, which was the time span covered by the party’s FOIA requests in recent weeks.

The FOIA requests yielded documents that show the taxpayers were billed for meals on Mondays throughout the period, Monday being the normal day of regular meetings of the Board of County Commissioners.

An examination of county records, according to a statement by Acha’s campaign, shows that “nearly every Monday John Martin enjoys a free lunch on the county dime with at least one other commissioner.”

Martin again has denied any wrongdoing, according to reports.

But Acha’s campaign maintains that, if it is true that at least two commissioners regularly take lunch together on meeting days, then the commissioner routinely violate the state’s laws concerning open meetings, which require that any meeting of two or more members of a three-person political body meet in open, advertised session.

If two or more commissioners meet for lunch, according to the Democrats, they are illegally doing public business outside the confines of a legal open meeting, advertised in advance.

But Martin, according to published accounts, has said that county business is not discussed at the luncheons. In a news report published on Monday, he is quoted as saying that the commissioners only have an hour for lunch on meeting days, admitting that he and Samson often eat lunch together on those

days, but do not talk about official matters.

Acha’s statement also accuses Martin and the other commissioners of regularly buying lunch for others, but not keeping detailed records about who those others are and what is discussed during the meal.

Martin, reportedly, has countered that the commissioners are authorized to buy lunch for others when conducting county business, and that while it might be a good practice to record who is at those lunches and what is discussed, it is not required.

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Outdoor education: More to it than getting outside (EDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTE: Shaina Maytum is a teacher at Glenwood Springs High School).

By Shaina Maytum Special to The Sopris Sun Last week I took my Glenwood Springs High School outdoor education class on a three-day adventure to Granite Lakes, located in the Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness far above Basalt. As anyone who has spent time in the outdoors knows, it takes as much work to prepare for a three-day trip as it does to prepare for a 30-day one. With the gear, the paperwork and transportation, the only things that really change are the quantity of food and number of clean T-shirts.

However, anyone who has spent time in the outdoors also knows that as soon as you take your ďŹ rst step onto the trail, all of that melts away. Time stops, if only for a day.

That observation remains true even when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trekking with 20 reluctant teenagers.

It never ceases to surprise me how little outdoor experience many of the students in our valley have had. Quite a few go skiing at the resorts, and some do a bit of exploring with their parents, but fewer than half the students on our trip had ever been on an overnight backpacking trip, and some students on the trip had never spent a night sleeping outside.

Amazing It is amazing how much can be accomplished in even a two-night trip. Hiking the ďŹ ve miles and 2,000 vertical feet to our campsite was humbling for most. I was amused to come around each corner to see students sprawled on the trail, unwilling to believe that if they just gone a tiny bit slower they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to stop every 200 feet. I was touched to see students who had mostly been in the background of the class stopping to wait for those at the end of the line, looking back after every switchback to make sure they were still there.

From the ďŹ rst night to the second, students went from the

Outdoor education teaches lots of lessons that have more to do than lighting campďŹ res and not getting lost in the wilderness. Courtesy photo chaos of trying to cook pasta on backcountry stoves to creating burritos together, complete with vegetables AND heated tortillas. We all ate together, and the petty conďŹ&#x201A;icts of the day melted away as bellies ďŹ lled with beans and eyes ďŹ lled with wonder at the setting sun.

We cleaned up camp for the night, and sat in the last light of evening reďŹ&#x201A;ecting on a day of ďŹ shing, hiking and a twohour solo sit under the bright blue early-fall sky. We had only had passing thoughts of the stress and anxiety inevitably awaiting us at home, and students had spent the day untethered from their ubiquitous cell phones. We were grateful.

Gratitude Gratitude is what students expressed that night, and in light of a recent car accident that rattled our school community, they were particularly primed to do so. One student said that he was grateful for making so many memories. Another said she was glad to have camped out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for the second time

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Aldo Leopold, who many consider the father of the U.S. wilderness system, once said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are 40 freedoms without a blank space on the map?â&#x20AC;? And for this, for the young people I will continue to take into the wilderness, and for myself and all of us, I am grateful.

The importance of outdoor education in the context of a large public school cannot be overstated. Outdoor experiences, plus knowledge gained in class, allows students and teachers to get to know one another as people, facilitating relationships and friendships that can last a lifetime.

Through outdoor education, students develop increased conďŹ dence, leadership skills and a greater capacity for selfreďŹ&#x201A;ection. They additionally develop a profound sense of belonging in this valley we call home, leading to an ethic of environmental stewardship. In the end, it is not really about the outdoor experiences (powerful as they are), but rather about an ability to function in our world as thoughtful, involved, compassionate citizens.

The Sopris Sun is soliciting stories from teachers in our valleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schools. Our goal is to help people better understand the challenges, humor, joy and accomplishments that teachers experience as they educate our communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth. With support from the Manaus Foundation, we will pay $200 for every story that is selected for publication. Stories should be about 400 to 700 words. Please include your name, phone number, email address and school. Stories should be titled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teacher Storyâ&#x20AC;? and sent to: dsbruell@gmail.com or The Sopris Sun, P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. For more information please call Debbie at 970-379-0214.

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Halloween î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 1 Teitler, now a senior at Roaring Fork High School, recalls how she helped make some games and plan for the ďŹ rst Halloween Happening, and is proud to know the event still takes place. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cool that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s people interested in it enough to step up and keep it going because it takes a lot of work,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The ďŹ rst one For their very ďŹ rst carnival on Bruellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawn, as well as the Halloween Happening, the four girls ordered and assembled prizes, brainstormed games and activities, and split the duties of creating and running the games at the event.

One game was the Sleeping Troll. They set up a tarp with a curtain divider. Behind the curtain, lay a sleeping troll. (Top secret: It was a dad theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d recruited from the community).

Children had to snatch candy from the troll before he awakened. Another game was ďŹ shing. They painted a scene of an octopus in water on a board, and children would cast a line into the â&#x20AC;&#x153;waterâ&#x20AC;? and retrieve a prize. Teitler was tickled to know both those games are still part of the Halloween event.

Even better, the event was a success and Teitler remembers that they paid back expenses and made a proďŹ t.

Most importantly, kids had fun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As little kids, Halloween is such an exciting time,â&#x20AC;? Teitler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You spend so long ďŹ guring out what your costume is, then wear it only one night for maybe an hour while you go trick-or-treating. So I think people were excited to have another event to go to and another celebration to take part in.â&#x20AC;?

In 2010, the girls helped organize a haunted house, but as they grew older, they let go of the reins, eventually focusing on other school leadership activities. Teitler said the Halloween Happening was the ďŹ rst big event she helped plan. She is now involved with RFHS Student Council, and has organized school assemblies and game nights. Last year, Laird (now a freshman at Columbia University) raised funds, purchased trees, arranged the equipment, and organized the volunteers

Volunteers from CRES's Parent Teacher Organization help organize the Halloween Happening. Pictured, left to right, are: Angela Hanley, Amy Charters, Mandy Brennan, Tami Bender, Cassie Cerise, Michelle Marlow and Jamie Maybon. Courtesy photo for a tree planting day at RFHS. Laird said creating their own organization and later helping plan the Halloween Happening was a great way to contribute to their community and make a difference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a huge learning experience getting involved and helping to run an event and interacting with the adults making it happen,â&#x20AC;? Laird said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a fun, strange feeling hearing that it is still going on today,â&#x20AC;? Laird continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure that none of us imagined that years later, the Halloween Happening would still be going on. I hope that it makes Halloween just a little bit more enjoyable for kids who attend.â&#x20AC;?

The event is a fundraiser for the CRES PTO and is organized mainly by CRES parent volunteers. Proceeds go toward CRES programs, including outdoor education and enrichment activities, guest speakers and multi-curricular projects focused on community, diversity and the arts, as well as to Carbondale Middle School athletic teams that help with the event. Other sponsors of the event are Carbondale Family Dental, All Kids Dental, 20/20 EyeCare, and Valley View Hospital.

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Cattle kicked up dust on Tuesday, soon after leaving the holding pens up Thompson Creek as they headed home to their various winter pastures outside of Carbondale. This fall’s cattle drive was a bit different than the norm, as it took place in the late afternoon rather than early in the morning when the Nieslanik family usually move their cattle through town. Some of the cattle slowed down in front of the Carbondale Recreation Center, trying to decide whether to stop and play some pickleball or just head home, but after being out on BLM range all summer they decided they were homesick.

The two-legged’s pictured here are Arturo Ortiz (top left) and Tim and Paul Nieslanik (middle left).

Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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Democrats ask DA to investigate Martin’s spending

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer In the latest move by Democrat John Acha to topple 20year Republican incumbent Garfield County Commissioner John Martin, the county Democrats have formally called for an investigation into Martin’s spending of taxpayer money over the course of the last several years.

Democrats have accused Martin of embezzlement concerning his expenses over three years of attendance at conferences of the National Association of Counties (NACo), which has its headquarters just outside Washington, D.C. The allegations are based largely on a 2015 audit, conducted at a cost of $7,500, that uncovered improper accounting of Martin’s expenses and the appearance that Martin was “double dipping” in that he accepted per-diem cash payments to cover his expenses while he was paying for those expenses with a county credit card (see related story, page 5).

In a letter delivered to the offices of Ninth Judicial District Attorney Sherry Caloia on Oct. 19, the Executive Committee of the Garfield County Democratic Party stated “herewith calls upon you to forthwith seek the appointment of a Special Prosecutor for the further investigation, indictment and prosecution of John Martin for Class 5 Felony Embezzlement by a public official.”

Caloia has said that her office cannot undertake the investigation due to a conflict of interest, as the Garfield County commissioners are one of three county boards that together fund the $3 million budget of the Ninth District.

The Ninth District composes Garfield, Rio Blanco and Pitkin counties.

Instead, Caloia told The Sopris Sun on Wednesday, she will call upon the Fifth Judicial District Attorney, Bruce Brown, to take on the matter.

The Fifth District composes Eagle, Summit, Lake and

Clear Creek counties.

The letter to Caloia came from Bob Shivley, co-chair of the Garfield County Democratic Party, who included copies of an auditor’s report from a previous investigation of Martin’s expense records, and an 11-page opinion by Glenwood Springs attorney Ryan Gilman (who is working on Acha’s campaign) that the information contained in the audit and other documents is sufficient to sustain an indictment of Martin.

“Corruption in Garfield County should not fare any better than it does in Grand County.”

– Bob Shivley, co-chair of the Garfield County Democratic Party

Martin, who has denied any wrongdoing in several published news stories, has not respond to repeated requests from The Sopris Sun for an interview about the matters raised by Acha and the Democrats.

Acha and his supporters have suggested that, given the apparent veracity of Martin’s mishandling in recent years of his expense vouchers and other financial reporting requirements covered by Garfield County’s policies, it is easy to imagine there are other examples of embezzlement or other fraudulent acts committed by Martin in his long tenure as a county commissioner (he was first elected in 1996).

“It is unknown to us why no broader investigation was undertaken,” Shivley’s letter states, referring to the fact that the audit was limited to reports detailing Martin’s expenses while attending NACo conferences over three years, from 2013 to 2015.

Shivley maintains that the accusations against Martin should be viewed against another embezzlement case involving a Garfield County official, former county bookkeeper Robin McMillan, that started out based on suspicions that she had stolen about $50,000, a figure that ultimately turned into more than $440,000, according to reports about the case.

In addition, Shivley expressed concerns that then county manager Andrew Gorgey, who ordered the audit in May of 2015, left his job immediately after the audit report was received by the county, and why the other two members of the Board of County Commissioners — Tom Jankovsky and Mike Samson — together paid $800 (a check each amounting to $400) of the total $1,800 that Martin was ordered to repay following the audit.

Shivley also wrote in the letter that he believes Martin should have paid the $7,500 cost of the audit.

Shivley likened Martin’s case to that of another county official in Colorado, former Grand County Commissioner James Newberry, who pleaded guilty last January over allegations that between 2009 and 2013 he double-charged the county for mileage reimbursements and charged the county for trips he never took.

“Corruption in Garfield County should not fare any better than it does in Grand County,” Shivley declared in his letter to Caloia.

Caloia was in Meeker on Wednesday and not in the office to receive the letter from Shivley, and Shivley said he would wait and see how she responds before taking any further steps.

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Letters continued om page 2 Go raibh maith agat Dear Editor: A very heartfelt go raibh maith agat and danke schön from Carbondale Recreation to all the staff members, sponsors, volunteers, entertainers, vendors and patrons of the 2016 Celtic and Oktoberfests!

We are now 15 years running and still going strong and there are many to thank for that.

First of all, a HUGE thank you to my staff: Eric Brendlinger (he may be the Boss Man but he doesn’t mind taking orders), Margaret Donnelly (who jumped in full force on her first Fests), Jason Thraen (who came and helped out even with a week-old newborn at home!), Gracie Piccinati (who put in enormously long days and never stopped smiling), Jonelle Luther, (who helped wherever she was needed) and Trevor Capel-Jones and Olive Tampol (who worked at the Fests after working at their other jobs).

Next, our sponsors. Thank you so much to these returning sponsors: Premier Party Rental, Roger Janicek and David Grego with Orrison Distributing, Mike Stokes with Warsteiner, Dave and Alyssa Reindel with EverGreen Events, Andy Grogger and crew with Andy’s Ice Carvings, John Ackerman with Ackerman Log and Timber, City Market Carbondale and El Jebel, Comfort Inn and Suites, Sopris Liquor and Wine, and Roaring Fork Beer Co. A big thank you to our new sponsors

that allowed us to offer free face painting and pumpkin carving for the kids: Trevor Cannon with Umbrella Roofing, Katy and Dr. Andrew Nardecchia with Carbondale Family Dental, and Chris Peterson with Ace Hardware.

Next, the volunteers. This may be one of the most fun volunteer gigs to sign up for but we sure appreciate our volunteers all the same! Thank you: Dan McGuire, Becky Wagner, Jackie Powers, Bryant Maggert, Jeff Jackel, Katie Montie, Audra Schmidt, Scott Hanley, Meghan Kirkland, Grant McKinnon, Jay Harrington, Rebecca Murray, Darin Binion, Cortney McDougall, Dan Giese, Karen Wahrmund, Ken and Stephanie Keister, Noah Bauldridge, Jake and Brady Heuer, Mark Wisroth, Trevor and Nicki Cannon, Brent Moss, T Fink, Kimberly McCleary, Richard Kinley, Kerry Van der Voort, Jonathan Stokely, Kellie Land, Andrea Korber, Megan Ravenscraft, Kari Heuer, Dan Self, Gail and Tom Heuer, Leigh Heuer, Amy and Craig Helm, and any one I missed!

Next, the vendors and entertainers.

Our vendors: Mac’s Snack Shack (eight years running now), Renewal by Anderson, Nerium, Sweet Coloradough, and About Face. The entertainers: Potcheen, The Average German Band, Those Austrian Guys, Chalet Dancers, and Pearl & Wood.

And finally to our fans — thank you for supporting us again. For those who

wonder where all the money goes, it goes to the event! Celtic and Oktoberfest are break-even events and are run to show tourists and residents alike a good time in downtown Carbondale. We hope you keep coming back, and we hope you keep bringing new friends, too!

Thank you.

Jess Rochel Carbondale

Cortez for mayor Dear Editor: Prior to 2008, I have witnessed Ed Cortez as an able advocate for the town of Carbondale as a trustee and businessman advocating responsible development in housing and business. During that time, he was also a board member of RFTA, and an effective voice for regional issues that have dynamically affected our valley helping establish the groundwork for the new BRT system that we all enjoy.

Since 2008 our valley has gone through many changes. We have all had to adjust to new economic realities. Of the field of candidates running for mayor, he stands alone as an effective leader in quality of life issues that effect the working public.

As a working bus driver and union president he has negotiated a realistic precedent setting working wage for the drivers and improved and streamlined our relationship with management. To accomplish this, Ed demonstrated a negotiating

tenacity and consensus building skills that produced great results for the whole RFTA enterprise.

Ed has the insight and experience to walk the thin line of governance with a hard working public that is demanding quality of life improvements with limited resources.

Tim Honan Carbondale

Schwartz for Congress Dear Editor: As a two term Colorado state senator, representing 11 of the most diverse counties of western and southern Colorado, Gail Schwartz had a distinguished legislative record, where 95 percent of her bills were bi-partisan.

During her stint as our state senator, Gail served as Majority Whip for two years, as well as the Chair of the Senate Agriculture, Natural Resources and Energy Committee, the Capital Development Committee, the Water Resources Review Committee and the Senate Local Government Committee. No wonder her colleagues on both sides of the aisle recognized her as the Senate’s hardest working member.

Gail’s values are our values. The Roaring Fork Valley is composed largely of public lands. Whereas Scott Tipton has supported his party’s stance to transfer our public lands to the states — threatening LETTERS page 19

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Climate action plan î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 3 last spring of a tax measure that would have created a property tax to provide a permanent funding source for the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy work.

Asked whether the planning sessions were meant to build a foundation for a similar, future tax hike to pay for the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy-efďŹ ciency work, Sparhawk shook her head and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wait and see what the group comes up with.â&#x20AC;?

The reason to hold off on any such discussion, she said, was â&#x20AC;&#x153;because, despite that vote, the town has done a lot and invested a lot of funds, and the community has seen progress. So weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not at the point of starting from scratch. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a lot of history to build on, and a lot of successes.â&#x20AC;?

Plus, she said, the failure of the tax question has not dealt a severe blow to the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy-efďŹ ciency work so far. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had to scale back,â&#x20AC;? she remarked, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but what the funding would have done is, it would have created the ability to move a bunch of things forward, to meet new targets.â&#x20AC;? It is that kind of information â&#x20AC;&#x201D; new target goals and plans for how to meet them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that she hopes will come out of the planning sessions.

One unanticipated problem area has been the energy consumption represented by the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expanding cannabis industry, notably the electricity used by marijuana cultivation facilities (known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;growsâ&#x20AC;?) that base their business model on growing marijuana plants indoors under an array of lights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grow houses are so energy intensive, be-

yond what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re normally used to,â&#x20AC;? she said, that this one economic sector is believed to have put a crimp in the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planning.

But that is not an insurmountable hurdle, she said.

Another unknown in Carbondaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy picture, she said, is the energy consumption and emissions related to the transportation sector, which in this area comprises mainly â&#x20AC;&#x153;light-duty vehiclesâ&#x20AC;? such as cars, small trucks and delivery vehicles.

The transportation-related data referred to in reports, she said, comes from GarďŹ eld County, state and national studies, which cannot accurately predict Carbondaleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s situation.

Carbondale, she said, has only a small amount of light industry and practically no large commercial enterprises beyond City Market. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carbondale really is a residential community,â&#x20AC;? she explained, in which average energy use already is well below that of Colorado and the nation as a whole.

Much of that is due to the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emphasis on installing photovoltaic solar panels on homes, businesses and at local schools, among other installations over the past decade or so.

She pointed to a slide she displayed at the Oct. 3 planning session that indicates the town has more than 1,000 kilowatts worth of solar energy capacity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had pretty amazing growth,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re over a megawatt of solar in our town.â&#x20AC;?

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Letters continued î&#x2C6;&#x2021;om page 17 our watershed, our wildlife, our western heritage, our recreational economy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gail understands that our public lands must remain in the public domain for all those reasons and more.

Gail understands that water is the lifeblood of western and southern Colorado. Gail will always protect the water interests of the Third Congressional District, ensuring adequate supplies for municipal and agricultural uses, protecting our in-stream ďŹ&#x201A;ows and water quality and guaranteeing that our water always remains pure and safe for our communities.

Gail recognizes climate change can be a game changer for our water and believes in â&#x20AC;&#x153;all the aboveâ&#x20AC;? in regards to our energy policy.

Unlike Scott Tipton, who voted against equal pay for women as well as defunding Planned Parenthood, Gail will ďŹ ght for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights in the workplace and a womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal right to choose.

Gail Schwartzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s issues are our issues.

Gailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record bespeaks a lifetime committed to preserving Coloradoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s majestic environment, protecting its water, natural resources, agricultural economy and building strong rural communities. Gail will truly be a representative of the people and not of special interest groups. Gail will work alongside Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet to ďŹ nd a solution for the permanent

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Please note that under the provisions of C.R.S. 3432.5-101 et seq. Comments related to noise, truck traffic, hours of operation, visual impacts, effects on property values and other social or economic concerns are issues not subject to this Officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jurisdiction. These subjects, and similar ones, are typically addressed by your local governments, rather than the Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety or the Mined Land Reclamation Board.

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protection of the Thompson Divide. Scott Tipton has not nor will not. Scott Tipton has consistently sided and voted not only along party lines but along with his TeaParty cronies and on behalf of industry.

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s send Gail to Washington as our next U.S. congressional representative for the Third District to solve problems, not play politics.

George Newman Pitkin County commissioner

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m for Writer Dear Editor: I am voting for Scott Writer for Pitkin County commissioner because I have always felt that the ďŹ ve-member board allowed more adequate representation than the state-required three-member county boards. Our county is diverse, informed, large, and, in many ways, complicated by its diversity. The issues that each representative must study and the decisions that must be made are complex and far reaching. Transportation, water needs, protection of our cherished wild lands and fragile environment, protection of wildlife and habitat, impacts of climate change, population growth, social needs, recreational demands, lack of adequate or appropriate housing, ranching and mining demands, lifestyle differences, waste management and recycling demands, types of

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Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Town of Carbondale Board of Trustees for the ensuing year of 2017; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection; that such proposed budget will be considered for adoption at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees to be held at Carbondale Town Hall on December 13, 2016 at 6:00 p.m.

Any interested elector within the Town of Carbondale may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

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NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors for the ensuing year of 2017; a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors to be held at Carbondale Fire Headquarters, 301 Meadowood Drive, Carbondale, Colorado on November 9, 2016 at 5:30 p.m. Any interested elector of such Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget.

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jobs and availability of skilled employees, communication mechanisms and more. All are issues with that a commissioner must be familiar with and informed about.

County commissioner is a full time, life-consuming task. Our complex lives require commitment, dedication, perseverance and a true love of place and community. To do the job well, one must reach beyond this valley to become familiar with statewide and national issues. One must be comfortable with budgets and complex proposals, and management styles and diverse needs and approaches to resolution. Only significant experience in a variety of interests and both personal and professional confidence will enable the individual to address the issues and the inevitable differences of opinion with skill and a will to resolve those differences to best benefit the citizens for whom the commissioner serves. A review of Scott Writerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and experiences indicates that Scott has the knowledge, skills, interest and motivation to represent us well. His work and lifestyle experiences both in the valley and beyond will serve us well as we move forward into a future with new challenges and unknown demands. A conversation with Scott clearly demonstrates his commitment to our communities, our people, our

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Vote for Tipton Dear Editor: Gail Schwartzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s radio and TV ads keep playing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stop Scott Tipton from selling our public lands.â&#x20AC;? She goes on to say she is for all uses on public lands, including energy, grazing and tourism.

On July 8, 2016, in the Daily Sentinel, at her announcement to seek ofďŹ ce her quote regarding federal lands: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We should not be selling them, we should not be leasing them,â&#x20AC;? Schwartz said.

Now she claims Scott Tipton wants to sell public lands? He has never said that. It polls well, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not accurate.

Scott served on the board at Mesa Verde National Park. He was instrumental in Chimney Rock becoming a National Monument. He has always been for multiple use on public lands and has fought against wilderness designations that would limit public access.  For freedom to use public lands, vote for Scott Tipton.

Lois Dunn Grand Junction

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