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Volume 8, Number 38 | October 27, 2016

Robyn Hubbard (left) and Karen Bradshaw (right) suggest “community rising” for the Community Safety, Awareness and Self Protection workshop at the Launchpad from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 5. Hubbard (a counselor with Pathfinders and Core Healing Arts) and Bradshaw (a 5th degree black belt in Cuong Nhu martial arts) will co-facilitate the workshop, which is sponsored by: Pathfinders, Rising Crane Training Center, Dance Initiative, Advocate Safehouse, Core Healing Arts, and Creative Awakenings.

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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.

Passion fuels life: Health care knows no borders

By Dr. Jade Wimberley I have recently had the great fortune to blend two of my greatest passions: my work as a naturopathic doctor and world travel. Both deliver adventure and best of all, a never-ending opportunity to exchange ideas.

I am a relatively new resident of Carbondale and am thoroughly enjoying getting to know my neighbors.

And my neighbors are getting to know me.

About two years ago, I spearheaded a social movement I dubbed “The Health Revolution” to promote health care that focuses on wellness, not disease management, and is supportive of the whole person — mind, body and spirit. Then, as today, national health care was a hot topic for American citizens and politicians alike.

I think it would be safe to say that most everyone wants to be healthy and fit and to live full, expressive lives, but there is disagreement on what constitutes good healthcare.

sion. To me, this was the most striking difference between Iceland and the United States. Profit, and dare I say greed, does not enter the picture. In Iceland, the profit expected from health care spending is the satisfaction of knowing all 320,000 citizens have their medial needs met.

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I was delighted, therefore, to be invited by Dr. Odder Steinarsson, Iceland’s Minister of Welfare and Health, to discuss and compare the health care models of our two countries — the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Iceland’s health care system is funded 85 percent by taxes and the remainder by service fees. Each citizen pays about $400 a year for complete medical care, which is delivered by government-employed doctors and government-run facilities. Most everyone receives the same type of care regardless of who he or she is or how much one can pay. Unlike America, there are few private hospitals or health insurance agencies in Iceland.

Pharmaceutical ads (which increase sales of drugs) are not allowed on televi-

Nationalized medicine Nationalized medicine has often scared Americans. Arguments against this type of health care range from lack of life-saving treatment due to long waiting periods to the idea that everyone loses when there isn’t a free marketplace. In my conversation with Dr. Steinarsson, we did discuss some of the money-related issues regarding government provided health care. For example, in Iceland a patient does not have to go to a general practitioner (GP) first before seeing a specialist. Initially, this saved Iceland money—cutting out the GP middleman, but in the past five years, too many patients have been seeing specialists when it is not warranted, escalating costs. Iceland is also finding it difficult to staff enough doctors. This issue is compounded by the fact that only half of Iceland’s home-grown doctors return to Iceland after their residency due to higher pay in surrounding countries. With half of the current doctors over 50 years old, the need for a better incentive package is evident.

Dr. Steinarsson and I spent a good portion of our time together discussing changes we felt could impact the health of the world’s population. We agreed that good health begins with lifestyle. In Iceland, life is slower paced and simpler than in America. This is reflected not only in lower stress levels, but diet as well. I only saw two

fast food restaurants (Subway and Taco Bell) in my travels and very little advertisement for junk food. The Icelandic diet is much more oriented towards whole foods such as fish, grains, fermented foods, meats and dairy — not processed foods. The gas station even had a salad and soup bar.

As a naturopathic doctor, a tenant of my practice is to use food as preventative medicine. In America, lobbyists for processed food and drug companies play a villainous role in contributing to disease. The focus is not on keeping a person well, but dealing with a disease once one falls ill. Diseases like obesity and Type-2 diabetes are rampant in America, and it is in the best interest of the high fructose corn industry, fast food/processed food industries, and companies who have developed drugs for these diseases to keep it that way. This is a problem, but we as a united citizenry can combat it with our purchasing power. Stay away from processed foods and eat local, organic real food as much as possible.

Lately, I have seen more press reports regarding the support of a tax on sugar. Dr. Steinarsson and I agreed that this would be a good idea. Recently the World Health Organization suggested that governments should tax sugary drinks to fight the global epidemics of obesity and diabetes. This is not an insignificant problem that will go away if we ignore it.

I encourage you to speak out and connect with others who want to have healthier lifestyles and a health care system that is equitable and affordable to all citizens.

Share your concerns, your ideas, your successes with each other, just as Dr. Steinarsson of Iceland and I did. Health education knows no borders.

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.

Thanks to Sun article Dear Editor: I just wanted to thank you (The Sopris Sun) for the lovely article on the origin of the Halloween Happening event. My family has thoroughly enjoyed participating in

and volunteering for this event since we moved to Carbondale in 2011. Now that my oldest is in middle school, it was wonderful to read the article together and learn that middle schoolers started this event and are still around to reflect back on it.

The story helped my family have a conversation about giving back to the community even in small ways because you never know what kind of impact it will have later on or who will benefit. And, we were able LETTERS page 12

Correction In last week’s Sopris Sun, we asked Carbondale town arborist to ID this tree at 497 N. Seventh Street. He provided an answer: “Looks like red oak or northern red oak, which is just a subspecies of red oak. The Sun reduced Coon’s ID to “oak.” Here is his follow up answer.

“Northern red oak is not a subspecies of red oak; it is a species in the red oak group. Northern red oak and red oak are considered to be one in the same, and are both common names for Quercus rubra, which is the species' Latin name. Something interesting to possibly note is that plants, just like animals, are all given Latin names, which are used worldwide as a sure way to communicate the true name of the species. Common names, such as "red oak" or "sugar maple" may refer to one particular tree in some part of the country or world and refer Photo by Lynn Burton to an entirely different tree somewhere else. For instance, the name "red oak" in the southern United States may be used to refer to Quercus falcate, or southern red oak, while the same name (red oak) may be used to refer to what is now commonly known as northern red oak, or Quercus rubra. Common names may be confused and even changed, but the Latin stays the same.

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Mayoral candidates lay out views, opinions, approaches property in town rather than annexing adjacent lands – is a good thing.

He declined to offer an opinion about the mix of housing, saying that policies and such matters should start with the combined conclusions of the planning and zoning commission, which advises the trustees on development matters.

Still, he said, “It seems pretty clear to me that we’re lacking entry-level housing,� though he said he sees development proposals on the horizon that are responding to that need. “I think we’ve seen a ground swell of interest in developing private-sector, affordable housing,� he commented.

Byars, Cortez, Richardson

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Approximately 40 area residents showed up on Thursday evening at a mayoral candidates’ forum in Carbondale, listening to the three candidates — Katrina Byars, Ed Cortez and Dan Richardson — as they described what they would like to do as mayor and how they are different from each other.

Prior to the start of the forum, both Cortez and Richardson were up and walking around, working the room, shaking hands and talking with attendees, while Byars sat quietly in her assigned chair at the front of the room, thinking and watching.

Byars, an incumbent trustee whose opening remarks came ďŹ rst, said she is running in part because she hopes to ensure Carbondale’s water supplies “stay clean and pure for the next seven generations,â€? as well as getting more playground equipment for disabled children into the town’s parks, raise the level of local services for senior citizens, and push for increased lighting of town streets and trails for safety reasons, among other things.

Cortez, a former Carbondale trustee, followed with a declaration that he is “passionate about Carbondale, my neighbors and the town I’ve been a part of for more than 20 years.�

He said he hopes to avoid imposing additional taxes on residents, and to keep working on Carbondale’s ongoing environmental and energy-efďŹ ciency efforts, make the streets safe for pedestrians and cyclists, and adopt policies “that support our economic diversity.â€?

Richardson, incumbent trustee and acting mayor, spoke last in the alphabetical order followed by the moderator, Jim Green, head of continuing education at Colorado Mountain College.

Richardson told the audience that it has been “fun� to be acting mayor, and that part of his enjoyment of his position during the initial period of his tenure has come from his two young sons, who are actively interested in his role in town government and pepper him with questions about it.

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Katrina Byars (left), Ed Cortez (center) and Dan Richardson (right) all spoke and discussed issues at the Carbondale mayoral forum at the Third Street Center on Oct. 20.

On a related note, GarďŹ eld County Clerk and Recorder Jean Alberico sent out mail-in ballots the week of Oct. 17-21. Election Day itself is Tuesday, Nov. 8. The GarďŹ eld County Elections Department is handling questions at 384-3700, Option 2.

Photo by Lynn Burton “To me, it speaks to what being mayor is all about,� he said, explaining that the job largely entails educating the community about how government affects the lives of the people, and about the issues facing the community.

A recording of the forum, which was sponsored by The Sopris Sun, the Carbondale Community Chamber of Commerce and KDNK radio, is available on the radio station’s website at www.kdnk.org.

Q&A kick off Green ďŹ rst asked the candidates about their vision for the town’s future — how much it should grow, whether it should expand its boundaries by annexation and, if so, in which directions; what kind of housing mix should be encouraged, and what kind of new businesses should be invited to locate here.

Byars spoke about people she has talked to who live outside the town boundaries and feel disenfranchised because they can’t vote on town elections and issues even though they shop and recreate in town. “I do think it makes sense for us to ex-

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pand our boundaries,� she said, though she stressed it should not be done without the consent of landowners and residents in areas where annexation is proposed.

The town’s future growth and evolution, she continued, should reect the needs of all residents, regardless of their economic or social circumstances, and it should be the priority of the town to encourage “a more diverse tax base with more small, independent businesses.â€?

Cortez, acknowledging that the town’s biggest sales-tax contributor is City Market (which he said accounts for roughly 30 percent of the town’s sales-tax revenues), welcomed plans for a newer, larger City Market.

But, he cautioned, that alone “is not gong to be the end of our economic woes.�

Though he did not directly offer his feelings about annexation, he said, “I believe that we need to develop, but we need to do it smartly,â€? and noted that during his time as a trustee he was involved in the effort to encourage “in-ďŹ llâ€? development to avoid sprawl.

Richardson concurred that in-ďŹ ll development — developing vacant or underused

Byars spoke of her belief that the town has resources it can “leverage� to attract additional funding from the county, state and federal levels of government to create affordable housing on a scale that will meet Carbondale’s needs.

Regarding a question about using the town’s general fund reserves — which currently stand at somewhere between 75 percent and 100 percent of the amount need to keep the town functioning for a year — both Byars and Richardson indicated a willingness to draw down those reserves to the 75-percent level for critical programs such as housing and lighting for the town’s dark streets and trails for safety reasons. “I am absolutely against tapping into (the reserves),� Cortez countered. “I call it the ‘emergency fund,’ because I’ve been a trustee when we’ve had emergencies,� though he did not describe the nature of those emergencies.

He reiterated his belief that “the boom we’re having (in housing prices and tax revenues) is, at some point, going to not last,� arguing that the town should keep its reserves high to deal with the possibility of future economic downturns.

Each of the candidates expressed satisfaction with the number of advisory boards the town has created to help the trustees deal with different aspects of the town’s operations, and Byars even proposed to add one to the 11 or so existing advisory boards — one that would be dedicated to working on the priorities of the town’s growing Hispanic population.

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David Hayes (center) was next up at the Special Olympics bowling tournament at Bowlounge in El Jebel on Oct. 22.

Hayes rolls with the Mountain Valley Developmental Services’ Pen Pals team, and earned a second place red ribbon for his efforts. The tournament attracted Special Olympics teams from around the Western Slope.

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Dancing-Light going global on VoiceAmerica

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer Lisa Dancing-Light is going global with one of her songs, after author Dr. Kent Johnson chose it as one of two theme songs for his new VoiceAmerica.com show “The Convergence: Uniting the Tribes in the Interspiritual Age.” The song, several years in the making, is adapted from a poem by author Anne Hillman, and is titled “The Song of Love” (an anthem for humanity). It starts: You are loved, you are accepted You are held in a vast embrace You are perfect as you are A child of God, a gift of Grace.

Johnson first heard Dancing-Light perform her song on the Third Street Center’s Kawai baby-grand piano during a Davi Nikent Interspiruality Network event at the Center in June of this year.

“He came up to me after performing it (the song) at the close of the presentation and said, ‘This is just the kind of song we are looking for, for our theme song for The Convergence,” Dancing-Light told The Sopris Sun. “I figured, that I would never hear from him again, but so many people are moved by the song and share all sorts of cool thoughts and inspirations.”

In August, Dancing-Light received an e-mail saying the 13-week VoiceAmerica series was in production and was asking for her permission officially to use “The Song of Love” as a theme song. “It was at that time that I saw the list of guest speakers and I literally began to quiver with excitement, and I realized this was enormous.”

Speakers on the 14 week series, which starts on Nov. 3, include: Fr. Thomas Keating, Pato Banton, Hana Bower, David Sloan Wilson, evonomics founder Robert Kadar,

Steve Farrell, shaman Oscar Mir-Quesada, Diane Williams and Deborah Moldow, Angie Thurston of the Harvard Divinity School, Deepak Chopra and others.

“This is the greatest honor to feel a part of our global community through this offering to humanity, and especially to be associated with the high caliber of guest speakers working as a collective whole raising planetary awareness and consciousness,” Dancing-Light said.

Dancing-Light and Hillman were first introduced by Davi Nikent founder Rita Marsh in 2008, after Hillman’s second book, “Awakening the Energies of Love,” was released. Dancing-Light was inspired by and considered the book’s “Song of Love” chapter for several years, “but no melodies sang within me.” She was blocked.

Finally, in 2011, Hillman came to Carbondale to lead “A Surrendered Life” retreat. Dancing-Light signed up. “In a private session with Anne I shared my creative inspiration. Her response was, ‘Yes, that’s it. Go for it.’ The perfectionist in me wanted specifics, so I asked, ‘What do you want the song to say? She gestured with arms outstretched and said, ‘I want it to say: Welcome, you are loved. Everyone is welcome. This is a song of inclusion.’”

The next morning in her hot shower, she looked up asking “Whatever wants to sing through me, sing threw me now. What happened next was something I cannot completely explain. The song sang itself to me completely. It came through as a perfect newborn baby.”

Dancing-Light said she rushed to her piano, “desperately writing chords and melody down. … In an altered state of ecstasy.”

Later that day at the retreat, Hillman invited DancingLight to perform her new composition. “After a deep breath, I started singing. I looked up after the first verse; everyone was in tears. I knew something significant was

The VoiceAmerica.com show “Convergence: Uniting the Tribes” show chose Lisa Dancing-Light’s “Song of Love” for one of it’s two theme songs for the weekly series, which starts on Nov. 3. Courtesy photo happening. When I was done, there was silence. Anne, herself a vocalist, declared, “Lisa, you did it!”

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Model Mugging teacher out of retirement

Important news

Johnna Modine taught the Model Mugging women’s self-defense course in the 1990s, then “retired� from the cause. Following recent assaults in Carbondale, plus presidential candidate Donald Trumps ongoing remarks about women and requests for her to offer the course again – she is. Modine is offering the Model Mugging course at the Third Street Center on Nov. 11-13. Said one MM student from 2014, “I can’t thank you guys enough for what you have helped me accomplish and for helping me better myself so I can be a better mother and protect us when need.�

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Students at Crystal River Elementary School are searching for local veterans to honor at their annual Veterans Day assembly on Nov. 10. If you know such a veteran, e-mail the name and mailing address to Bonnie at bďŹ scher@rfschools.com.

Thank you Larry Ballenger There’ll be a retirement party for Carbondale Public Works Director Larry Ballenger from 3 to 5 p.m. on Oct. 27 at town hall. Light appetizers will be served.

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Lenio advances in Grammy competition Basalt Middle and High School band director Nick Lenio was notiďŹ ed this week he has advanced to the semiďŹ nal round of the Grammy award’s Music Educator honors. “The call came in the middle of my sixth grade band class,â€? Lenio said. “ ‌ This honor really isn’t about me, though. It’s about the entire Basalt band program. ‌ Without the joy and enthusiasm and hard work of my students, I’d be teaching to an empty room.â€? Only 25 music teachers nationwide made the cut from 290 in the quarterďŹ nal round. The 10 ďŹ nalists will be selected in December. The winner receives a Grammy award, a $10,000 grant plus a matching grant for Basalt schools.

Flying mallets return Local percussionist Eric Baumheier is offering his introductory classes in Zimbabwean style marimba to kids ages 10 and up. Experience is not necessary. For details, contact Baumheier at ebaumheier@gmail.com, 303-7171310 or go to carbondalerhythm.org.

Rotarians Mike Waski, left, and Alan Cole, hand out dictionaries to third grade students at Crystal River Elementary School. Each year, the Carbondale Rotary Club donates brand new age-friendly dictionaries to all Carbondale third grade students. This year, the club is distributing dictionaries to 93 students at CRES, 32 at Ross Montessori, 16 at Carbondale Community School and 13 at the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork. Courtesy photo.

Natals say “thanks�

Donna Natal dropped off a note at The Sopris Sun in the Third Street Center this week saying, “The Natal family would like to extend their appreciation to everyone for their kind thoughts and wishes during a time of sadness due to the passing of Emma Natal.�

Recreation center closed The Carbondale Recreation center gym, lobby and kitchen will be closed for a quinceanera starting at 2 p.m. on Oct. 29.

The Basalt Middle School holds it’s fourth annual Family Science Night from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 4. Admission is $10 per student.

Baby please, don’t go All six GarďŹ eld County libraries will be closed for a staff-training day on Oct. 28.

Lift-Up food baskets deadline The last date to sign-up for Lift-Up holiday food baskets is tonight, Oct. 27 from 5-7 p.m. at the Lift-Up ofďŹ ce in the Third Street Center.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Chip Brotzman, Julie Lang and Kay Schaefer (Oct. 27); Gina Guarascio (Oct. 28); Lisa Ruoff and Chase Fenton (Oct. 29); Kaleigh Wisroth and Tess Freenan (Oct. 31); Justin Marshall and Jay Riley (Nov. 1); and Marge Palmer and Dave Weimer (Nov. 2).

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Carbondale candidates file reports; Byars is on top Sopris Sun Staff Report Carbondale mayoral candidate Katrina Byars has raised the most money for her campaign according to reports filed with Carbondale Town Clerk Cathy Derby, with Ed Cortez and Dan Richardson in second and third.

According to Byars’ report, filed on Oct. 19, a day after the filing deadline, she has taken in a total of $1,100 in cash contributions — $100 that she herself donated to her campaign, and $1,000 from financial broker Bill Shepherd of Carbondale. She also reported an in-kind donation of $100 worth of work on her campaign logo by Wylie Chenoweth of Carbondale.

Byars’ expenses, according to her report, have included: $30.29 in gas from a service station in Glenwood Springs, for transportation to a candidate interview; $44 (in two payments) to Campaign Partner of Still River, Mass., for work on her campaign website; $132.20 to Basalt Printing for printing an iron-on transfer about her candidacy; $133.20 to Ace Hardware of Carbondale for “sign-making supplies;” and $102.78 to City Market in Carbondale for a telephone to be used in her campaign.

According to the report submitted by Cortez, his total campaign spending to date has amounted to $609.59 on “yard signs and door hangers,” paid to a company called Signs, Etc. in Lakewood, Colorado. The sole campaign form submitted by Cortez, which lists no donations to his campaign, states that a lack of information about donors means he has not raised any money.

Richardson’s report details contributions of $800 from eight donors. The contributions to Richardson’s election committee, Elect Dan Richardson, include $200 apiece from Richardson himself and from former mayor Stacey Bernot; $100 each from Keith Brand, Frank McSwain and Joan Matranga; $50 from Lewis Frances; $30 from Jeff Lauckhart; and $20 from Aaron Taylor. All of the contributors report that they live in Carbondale.

The expense report by Richardson (and his registered agent, Andrea Korber) shows that he has spent a total of $455.89, including $44 with a firm called CampaignPartners.com in Still River, Mass., for website fees; $210.63 with Independence Press of Aspen for “sign stickers;” $195.14 with Copy Copy of Glenwood Springs, for flyers; and $6.12 with Paypal.com of San Jose, Calif., for “online contribution fees.”

Subsequent campaign finance reports are due on Nov. 4, four days before the Nov. 8 Election Day, and on Dec. 8, one month after the election.

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Havin’ a blast. That’s what kids had at the Carbondale Fire District’s annual open house on Oct. 22. Besides the “educational” bounce house whose walls were peppered with fire safety tips, district staffers and volunteers provided fire truck rides and firehouse tours. Sparky the fire dog showed up wagging his tail, as did Valley View Hospital’s emergency helicopter. Everyone who wanted one got a free hot dog or hamburger. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Responding to a question about the town’s aging and, in some cases, deteriorating infrastructure — streets, sidewalks, water and sewer, parks — Richardson noted that he supported a tax-hike question on last spring’s ballot to create a funding source for a capital-improvements program, which was rejected by the voters.

He said the town is not in terrible shape right now, and should be able to get along without new taxes for a while, though he feels Carbondale’s “funding structure” would not be able to accomplish much if faced with a sudden and intensive need for money to make large-scale repairs to its infrastructure.

“I think there’s some work to be done there,” he said.

Byars, agreeing that the town’s facilities are not in critically bad shape today, said that if pressed to name her priorities for fixing things up they would be to put more ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant playground equipment in the parks, and improving the riparian habitat along the Crystal River to sustain the town’s historically clean water resources.

Cortez argued that the question relates directly to the need for more attention on economic development in Carbondale, which he said has been lacking under recent boards of trustees.

The community needs to decide how it wants to approach the underlying issues, he said, not just the trustees.

And, he said, he feels confident that, faced with an urgent need to come up with more revenues, the voters would go along.

“If we needed to, in an emergency, to come up with some kind of a tax to be able to take care of infrastructure, or whatever needed to be done, in an emergency,” the community would do it, Cortez predicted.

safety issues and concerns about ensuring that Carbondale’s starry night sky is not blotted out by light pollution, Byars remarked, “It’s not an either/or (proposition).” She said adding lights to dark areas can be accomplished, using appropriate technology, without sacrificing the night sky to light pollution.

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Consensus

Asked directly how they would deal with citizen demands for increased lighting in the dark parts of town, for safety reasons, each candidate agreed that something needed to be done, and quickly.

“That is something that we really need to focus on,” Cortez declared. “That is what I consider an emergency.”

But he was critical of the town’s recent decision to hire consultants to look into where lights should be put, and what kind of lights should be used, insisting instead that Carbondale could turn to RFTA (the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority) for research it has done into lighting as it prepared to build new Bus Rapid Transit stations up and down the valley.

Richardson pointed out that the town already is working on this, and expressed satisfaction that the town did not immediately acquiesce to demands last summer for increased lighting along the Rio Grande Trail as it passes through Carbondale. Subsequent discussion has revealed that many people reacting to the conflict between

The final question of the forum asked what sets the candidates apart in terms of being able to bring people together and work toward a consensus on difficult issues.

“This is an ability I have, that I didn’t know I had,” stated Cortez, explaining that when he became a RFTA bus driver after the recent recession put his solar-installation business into bankruptcy, he was quickly asked by other drivers to head up an effort to start a drivers’ union.

“I found out I was an incredibly strong negotiator, Cortez continued, “and I believe these abilities I have are unique and not found in this town,” at least not on the current board of trustees.

Richardson bashfully admitted to feeling he is “somewhat of a boy scout” in that he is “boring” and likes being involved in local governance.

“I’m committed to empowering people by listening and consistently demonstrating integrity and authenticity,” he continued, adding that he had demonstrated these qualities in leading, seeking consensus, and

supporting his fellow trustees in debating issues and finding answers to questions and issues brought before the board.

Byars, who spoke last, said she had been a community organizer prior to being elected as a trustee, and that she feels she offers a sensitive, intelligent and compassionate nature, with empathy for the issues facing ordinary citizens.

In addition, she said, she has worked hard to come to grips with an array of complicated, technical issues such as water resources and the Thompson Divide gas-drilling controversy, and is well prepared to lead the board into the future.

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Two months in the making – organized by Robyn Hubbard, Karen Bradshaw, Deborah Colley, Nannette Weinhold, Felicia Trevor and Sheri Gaynor – the free workshop Community Safety, Awareness and Self Protection is presented at the Launchpad from 3 to 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 5.

Hubbard told The Sopris Sun she received a grant from Dance Initiative to attend “movement or dance-based leadership training” in June. “The commitment was that I bring what I learned back to our community.” At the same time, many in women in the community were upset and afraid, following two reported assaults. “The vision for the event was born to include my facilitation of movement-based community building, including creating safety and trust among each other and using our bodies in movement to begin to bring to light and tend to the struggles of this difficult topic.” Hubbard invited Bradshaw to demonstrate the practical skills of self-defense/self protection “so that people walked away with both the sense of greater awareness of themselves and in relation with others, as well as with practical tools for self protection.” The workshop will be divided into two, 45-minute sections between community building and self-defense. The prayer flag art part of the workshop is an opportunity for people to put what they learned, discovered and/or what they were inspired by during the event into art form as a gesture of healing and unity. “These flags can be hung in people’s homes as a reminder for themselves or around town in honor of our community commitments and healing,” Hubbard said.

“There will be a place during the event to work on the prayer flags if one would like to be part of the event, but not interested or comfortable with being part of the group.” A team from Advocate Safehouse will be available to share statistics, answer questions and offer support.

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

Crown Mountain Park presents a pumpkin patch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 29, and a black eggs hunt at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 30. For details, go to crownmtn.org.

BLM reviewing compressor station The Bureau of Land Management is reviewing a proposal from Rocky Mountain Natural Gas to add an additional compressor to its existing Crystal Compressor Station off Garfield County Road 108 west of Carbondale, according to a press release. 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 blackhillsenergy.com.

Death Café hits Carbondale Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists presents Death Café at the Third Street Center starting at 5 p.m. on Oct. 30. Attendees will discuss “death so we can make the most of our (finite) lives,” according to a press release. There’ll be tea, coffee and cake, and no grief counseling. Admission is free.

For details, contact 510-0442 or minister@tworiversUU.org.

CARE adopt-a-thon CARE holds its fall adopt-a-thon at Iron Bridge golf club from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 29. For details, call 947-9173.

Colorado Wilderness Gathering Wilderness Workshop is collaborating on the 2016 Colorado Wilderness Gathering: Looking to a Wild Future through Education and Advocacy. The get together will be held in Buena Vista on Nov. 12-13. The cost is $40 per person (not including lodging). For details, e-mail will@wildernessworkshop.org.

Dig the Carbondale budget Dig it, bite into it, chew it over, digest it … after that, who knows. In any case, the draft Carbondale budget is available for viewing online at carbondalegov.org and in hard-copy for at town hall. The town trustees will approve the final budget in December.

Ukulele reminder The Ladies Ukulele Band rehearses at the Church at Redstone from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of the month. No experience is necessary. Beginners and experienced players are welcome. Private lessons are available. Membership is free but you must supply your own ukulele. Two music books and a chord chart will run about $42.00. Call Stephanie Askew at 963-1417 to sign up for this music class and for information on finding an instrument and books. Or, email her at Stephanie1askew@yahoo.com.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Oct. 27 LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works serves up a jazz group on its patio from 6 to 8 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday of the month.

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

THURS.-SUN. Oct. 27-30 THEATRE • Colorado Mountain College’s Sopris Theatre Company presents “Boeing Boeingâ€? 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. The show runs Oct. 27-29 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 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).

FRI.-SUN. Oct. 28-30 THEATRE • The Glenwood Vaudeville Revue presents “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Streetâ€? on Oct. 2830 and Nov. 3-5. Doors open for dinner and drinks at 6:30 p.m.; performance time is 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25. The show is intended for mature audiences only. Info: visit gvrshow.com.

FRIDAY Oct. 28 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Dressmakerâ€? (R) at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28

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.

& 29, Oct 31- Nov 2; “The Light Between Oceans� (PG-13) at 4:45 p.m. Oct 29 and “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week� (NR) at 6 p.m. on Oct. 30; “Almost Sunrise�sponsored by A;(NR) at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 3.

ROCK ‘N ROAST • Growing Years School and Mt. Sopris Montessori School throw their seventh 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 963-3506 ext. 2, or go to eventbrite. Costumes are encouraged.

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

Highway 133, just over the Thompson Creek bridge across from Sustainable Settings, south of Carbondale). The event is casual and free to everyone. Bring something to throw into the cauldron and/or beverages to share. “We delight in costume dress and arriving by bike,â€? said a SI spokeswoman. “Join us in festive games and bring your jamstruments for music making.â€? The art barn will be open with an art supplies sale and the bonďŹ re will keep everyone warm. “Come when you can, bring what you can, let’s make some magic soup.â€?

RFCC • The Roaring Fork Cultural Council presents U.S. Ambassador Chris Hill at Thunder River Theatre starting at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25. Info: thunderrivertheatrecompany.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.

LIVE MUSIC • Guilty Pleasure brings their good-time rock ‘n roll (with a twist) to Kanpai restaurant in Glenwood Springs.

The music goes from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Oct. 29

SCAVENGER INDUSTRIES • Everyone is invited to share stone soup at the ďŹ rst annual Scavenger Industries Art Barn at 13 Moons ranch from noon to 8 p.m. (6334

HALLOWEEN HAPPENING • The CRES PTO Halloween Happening takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. at Crystal River Elementary School (160 Snowmass Drive).

There’ll be games, food, a costume parade,

parking lot trick-or-treating, a bounce castle and more. Admission is free. Individual tickets will be sold for each attraction; wristbands for unlimited attractions are $12. Proceeds beneďŹ t Carbondale Middle School programs. Info: 309-3142.

THRILL THE WORLD • Coredination/ Bonedale Ballet and the Carbondale Branch Library present “Thrill the World 2016â€? at 4 p.m. (sharp). This is a world-wide synchronized dance event to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller.â€? The Coredination/Bonedale Ballet crew has been rehearsing for several weeks and will come dressed for the event.

Info: 963-2889.

CD RELEASE PARTY • Jan Garrett and JD Martin hold a CD release party at a private home in old Basalt. A high tea kicks things off at 4:30 p.m., followed by a hour of music at 5 p.m. Attendees receive a free CD. Tickets are $15 in advance at info@garrett-martin.com.

ROTARY AUCTION • The Glenwood Springs Rotary closes out its online auction today. Info: silentauctionpro.com.

SELF DEFENSE • The Carbondale Recreation Department and SAHN Taekwondo offer a free self defense class from 1 to 4 p.m. at town hall. It’s for people 12 and older. Pre-registration is required at carbondalerec.com. Info: 510-1290.

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Community Calendar Center presents “What Are You Doing Here?� with nationally known ceramist Steven Colby. From 1 to 3 p.m., Colby will give a hands on wheel demonstration; from 3 to 5 p.m. it’s candlestick making.

From 5 to 6 p.m. he’ll give a lecture. Participants can come and go as they please.

Light food and refreshments will be provided. The suggested donations are $25 for adults; $16 for seniors; $12 for students and free for CC members. All proceeds will be used to help replace aging studio equipment. Info: 963-CLAY.

TUESDAY Nov. 1 ARAC/CA • Fall artists in residence at Anderson Ranch give a slide show at the Launchpad at 6 p.m. Each resident will present 20 slides of his/her work in ďŹ veminute segments; a Q&A will follow.

Snacks will be served and admission is free.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 2 RAILROADING • The railroad dome car was inspired by Glenwood Canyon and was a common site on the original California Zephyr. The history of the dome car is the topic of the program at the Glenwood Railroad Museum at 7 p.m.

The Glenwood Railroad Museum is located in the Glenwood Railroad Depot across the street from the Hotel Denver on Seventh Street.

LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts an open mic night at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs every Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m.

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Further Out

THURSDAY Nov. 3

SPECIAL FILM • In recognition of Veteran’s Day, Alpine Bank presents “Almost Sunriseâ€? at the Crystal Theatre at 7:30 p.m. The ďŹ lm follows a pair of Iraq war veterans who embark on a 2,200 mile walk from Wisconsin to California, in an effort to reconcile their past with the present. Ad mission is free but a $10 donation is being asked. Proceeds beneďŹ t Huts for Vets.

FRIDAY Nov. 4 DIA DE LOS MUERTOS • Carbondale Arts presents its annual Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) procession and performance, beginning with an art walk around the Carbondale Creative District from 5 to 6:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., there’ll be a performance at Thunder River Theatre, followed by a procession to the Third Street Center for altar viewings, traditional foods, hot chocolate, face painting and music from La Tricolor, and the Mount Horeb Band. Volunteer opportunities are available.

Info: 963-1680 and carbondalearts.com.

SATURDAY Nov. 5 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-totable appetizers, Slow Groovin’ BBQ and silent auction. Proceeds beneďŹ t the locally produced ďŹ lm “How We Growâ€? and the nonproďŹ t Fat City Farmers. Admission is $50 via Pay Pal at howwegrowmovie.com, or by emailing haley@howwegrowmovie.com.

5:30 p.m. at the Launchpad. There will also be a prayer ag art project, onsite counselors and a call to action to learn how to prevent assault and to help each other, according to a press release. The other nonproďŹ ts involved include the Launchpad, Dance Initiative and PathďŹ nders. Info: 963-1680 and carbondalearts.com.

THURS.&SUN. Nov. 17&20

SELF PROTECTION • Several nonproďŹ ts, including Advocate Safe House, offer a free healing/self-protection workshop from 3 to

SPECIAL FILM • The Roaring Fork Women’s Triathlon Team presents the ďŹ lm “TRIâ€? at the Crystal Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, and 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 20. “TRIâ€? is a NOVA International Film Festival 2016 winner for Best Film, Actress, Inspirational and Family, and Best Story Line winner at the 2016 Boston International Film Festival 2016. “Triâ€? also won three awards at the recent Atlantic City Cinefest Film Festival. Tickets are $20 at eventbrite.com. Left over tickets will be available at the door. Info: nrein@rof.net.

Dean Mitchell, Elizabeth Sandia, Andy Taylor, Marie Figge Wise, Simon Winegar, Dinah K. Worman and Dan Young. Info: 927-9668 or art@korologosgallery.com.

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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 his-

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.â€? Info: theartbase.org.

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.

Ongoing 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.

KOROLOGOS GALLERY • The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt presents “Inhabitations: Western Landscapesâ€? through Nov. 15.

The show features works by Peter Campbell,

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Coldwell Banker thanks Dear Editor: Once again the RealtorsÂŽ at Coldwell Banker Mason & Morse have done a great food drive for the Carbondale Lift Up. They have been doing this for several years now, and are always the ďŹ rst ones in the fall to help us restock our shelves after some months of very little coming in. They organize and print off lists, gather bags and man the table, and then drop off the donations. All of us here at the food pantry are very grateful — not to mention the people we serve that beneďŹ t from your kind efforts. Thank you from all of us!

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Dan’s the man Dear Editor: With this wacky national election just a couple of weeks away, I wanted to add what I believe to be a common sense endorsement to the local election mix.

Having lived in the Roaring Fork Valley for almost 25 years (yup, all the way back to our little-bity City Market, Alpine Bank in a modular and BYOB at Mountain Fair), I have started and grown a busi-

ness that continues to thrive, watched neighborhoods blossom and enjoyed the many recreational perks that go with living in this special place. Simultaneously, I have seen the Town of Carbondale beneďŹ t from the mayoral reign of several capable leaders with their common goals of thoughtful growth while retaining that “small town feel.â€? Fortunately, we have another candidate that ďŹ ts that mold and beyond.

Dan Richardson is as solid as they come. I see Dan as a pragmatist with a healthy dose of common sense. To quote Wikipedia: “pragmatists consider thought an instrument or tool for prediction, problem solving and action.� In short, Dan gets it.

His experience at the board level along with his community involvement is obvious. Dan listens and processes. He avoids knee-jerk or over-emotional reactions to issues by gathering information and opinions from all sides in his efforts to blend inclusiveness with sound judgment. Dan is a committed father, husband and friend.

So as we approach Election Day, ďŹ rst, be sure to vote. It’s not just our right; I believe it’s our obligation. And as you ponder your selection for mayor of Carbondale, think about what you want this town to be and who should hold the reins. Personally, I want to see someone who, like me, appreciates this “small town

feel� with that dash of measured, responsible growth, someone who listens to all concerned and considers the effective results.

That’s why as a longtime citizen of this valley and a contributor to this wonderful, funky town, I wholeheartedly support Dan Richardson for mayor.

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Vote for Richardson Dear Editor: I voted for Dan Richardson, and I hope you will too. Being mayor is VERY different from being a rustee! Citizens need to be conďŹ dent that their mayor will give every citizen a fair hearing whether the mayor personally agrees or not. I didn’t always see eye-to-eye with Mayor Stacey Bernot, but I knew that I would get a fair hearing and she genuinely wanted to hear what I had to say. That’s one of the things that made her such a great mayor and I have seen those traits in Dan, too.

Dan has been criticized for “only interested in running the meeting.� Running the meeting may be the mayor’s most important job. Citizen apply to the town for zoning variances, special use permits, liquor licenses and many other reason. The town’s ordinacnes stipulate criteria that must be met for applications to be approved. One of the mayor’s most important jobs is to

understand those criteria, and guide the trustees to a line of questioning that is relevant to the application and the criteria.

Questions outside of these two areas tend to give applicants the impression of government capris(sic). Dan is masterful at keeping things relevant and on track.

Some claim that Dan is stiing the democratic process by raising the bar for placing a matter on the Board of Trustees agenda from two trustees to three. This is pure electioneering poppycock! Raising the bar was being considered well before Dan was elected trustee. It was voted on and approved by the BOT while Stacey was mayor. It seems to me that the losers on that issue are being cry babies rather than team players. The fact is that ANY citizen can speak with the board on ANY issue at one of their regular meeting under the agenda item� Persons Before the Board Not on the Agenda.�

Lastly, I am skeptical of any candidate who claims to have a silver bullet for our most vexing problems, but won’t share the plan unless he’s elected. Sorry, show us your plan and we’ll vote for you if we like the plan.

Dan has a strong work ethic, excellent listening skills, and an ability to lead productive discussions. I urge you to vote Dan Richardson for mayor.

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From the front lines at Standing Rock, ND the main road and stretched for a quarter mile. Various tribes and communities from around the world brought the flags in a universal show of support. There were city and state flags and flags from countries as far away as Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. Tribal flags dominated the display, colorful and defiant. The camp itself was a mash up of tents and teepees, campfires and singing and drumming.

It was getting dark so I found my friends, unloaded the clothing that had been donated by friends here in Carbondale and settled in for my first night camping next to a large colorful teepee with painted leaves and a drawing of a buffalo on the side. I would be sleeping and camping out of my car for the next few days.

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The young man eyed me carefully as I drove up to the security gate of the Spirit Camp earlier this month. He was in his early twenties, a bandanna around his forehead. A couple of others who were also manning the entrance glanced up as well. After all, my 2007 Yukon was sporting Colorado plates, and I look nothing like a Native American. I decided to speak first: “Hi, I am here to meet some friends from the Cheyenne River tribe,” I told him and I could see him perk up a little.

“Cheyenne River,” he said, “that’s my tribe,” and he smiled proudly.

“I’m here to meet (I told him the names of my friends) and I brought supplies,” I said.

“What kind of supplies?” he asked.

“Winter coats and warm clothes donated by my community. We support what you are doing here,” I told him as he nodded and pointed to several large tents off to my right.

“That’s the supply tent. You can park anywhere next to it and someone will help you unload if you need.” One of the other men walked up smiling.

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As many as 3,000 protestors camp out on any given day at Standing Rock, North Dakota, according to published reports. Most are Native American Indians who oppose the 1,200-mile Dakota Access Pipeline, which would come to within a half-mile of the Standing Rock Sioux reservation. Photo by Dave Taylor “Colorado! Welcome brother, it’s good to have you here!” the second man said, and just like that I was welcomed as a part of the Standing Rock protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAP).

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I came to Standing Rock to show solidarity with the protest against the DAP. The controversial pipeline was initially rejected by the city of Bismarck to the north, due to concerns of leakage and pollution of water resources. The pipeline was then conveniently pushed further south, adjacent to the Standing Rock reservation on what are historically sacred tribal lands. The camp is also known as the Sacred Stone Camp and the area contains a state historical designation for the Medicine Stone, which has been documented in non-native culture as far back as Lewis and Clark. The area is home to numerous ancient campsites and burial sites. I was told that the location of the Spirit Camp was a favorite camping spot for Sitting Bull’s Hunkpapa band of Lakota. The construction of the pipeline will both threaten the ancient sites as well as the Standing Rock page 14

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I expected the protest to be quiet, as I had heard that the Department of the Interior and the Corps of Engineers had requested that Energy Partners Ltd, the parent company of the pipeline project, halt construction while the archeological claims of the Lakota were re-examined. The media was reporting that the company had agreed and construction was halted. That proved not to be the case.

The next morning I was awakened to the sound of a bullhorn imploring everyone to line up for an “action.â€? My friends were off cutting wood to supply the camp for winter, so I grabbed my camera and began asking anyone I could ďŹ nd what was going on. No one wanted to talk to me. I was an outsider and my questions were politely ignored. At the camp next to me I approached an older Lakota man. The camp ew the ags of the American Indian Movement and the Wounded Knee siege. I asked him what was going on, if there was to be some sort of confrontation. He looked away and mumbled something and went back into his tent. We would later become friends, once I had been properly introduced, and I learned that he had been at every Native American Indian protest since Alcatraz, and he allowed me to interview him on camera and was quite animated.

That morning, however, he wanted nothing to do with me. The best I could deter-

mine was that there was going to be a political rally in Bismarck later in the day and the group was going up there to protest and speak. I decided to stay in camp, wait for my friends to return, shoot some footage and try to arrange some interviews.

There was an ofďŹ cial media tent on a hill a few hundred yards away with a solar charging station for phones and some limited wiďŹ . Several times I went over and tried to register and get press credentials but everyone was gone for the action so I was on my own.

Reason #2 The other reason that I came to the Spirit Camp was to gather footage for a documentary I have been working on for over a year with the Cheyenne River Lakota tribe. It is not about the pipeline.

Rather, it focuses on the cultural genocide of the Lakota people through the many generations of the boarding school years, when their children (and the children of other native tribes) were taken from them for “re-education� in church-run boarding schools that for decades were rife with horrible conditions, abuse and corruption. In fact, while this gathering has been described as representing the largest gathering of different tribes in history, I have had the sad experience of witnessing another such “gathering� of representatives of tribes from all over North America — at the children’s cemetery at the Carlisle Indian School in Pennsylvania, the most famous of

Some protesters are from the Standing Rock area, while others come from much farther away. The area is home to numerous ancient campsites and burial sites. Sitting Bull’s Hunkpapa band of Lakota also camped there. Photo by Dave Taylor the boarding schools. There the graves of children from every tribe rest next to each other in an eternal display of mournful solidarity and shared tragedy. Here at Spirit Camp, as in Carlisle, different tribes, with some traditionally sworn enemies camping next to each other, have gathered together as representative pages in the history of native peoples in the United States.

Seventh generation One of my Cheyenne River friends works with Lakota youth. His personal mission is to educate them about their culture and help them to rediscover who they are as a people. The reservations have one of the highest suicide rates among young people in the nation, and addiction and alcoholism are formidable demons. Each year

he takes struggling teens on a two-week horseback retreat to teach them what it means to be warriors for the people. In their culture, being a warrior is less about warfare and more about honor and integrity and being of service to the tribe and caring for those who are unable to care for themselves — values that seem to have been lost in many modern societies.

I was fortunate to be introduced to, and then interview members of the youth council. These are members of the Seventh Generation, prophesized by Black Elk as the force for reuniting the Sacred Hoop, which represents the “continuity of the Lakota people� and which was broken through their suffering and mistreatment, beginning

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Black Elk and Crazy Horse had visions of the hard times to come and Black Elk predicted that after seven generations there would be a transformation of spirit and the Sacred Hoop would begin to be mended.

These young people spoke with eloquence and passion of their determination to reconnect with their traditional ways and culture and the responsibility they feel for protecting the few resources they have left — including the water. Everyone I talked to echoed the same sentiment: “We have had so much taken from us, and we have so little left. We are not going to give up the water. Without the water, nothing can survive.�

I was reminded without blame or judgment, that I am a Wasi’chu, the Lakota word for the Europeans who came to their land. It means, “the one who steals the fat� (takes the best for themselves), and is a name that has been reinforced throughout their history. It is a history that isn’t taught in schools here in the United States and represents a toxic shame that in my opinion would be better acknowledged rather than denied and allowed to fester within both cultures, native and non-native.

Part of the mission of the Seventh Generation is to awaken the enlightened wisdom of the traditional ways — respect for the earth and all life; gratitude for all we are given; the nobility of caring for each other (these are my paraphrases) — to both their own people and to the wasi’chu. They believe, as do many that our culture has poisoned itself and out of the ruins a new movement must arise that is in harmony with nature.

There was talk among many of the establishment of a new nation, a new “tribe� so to speak, at the Spirit Camp, which would be comprised of members of all tribes and societies and would be a model for surviving the collapse of economies and governments. That collapse has also been prophesized by the elders along with an admonition to carefully prepare. For sure, the

energy of the Spirit Camp was positive and full of hope and pride — very different from what I have felt in the reservations I have visited. The “rez� is universally described by the Native people in terms such as “depressed and depressing,� “like a prison camp,� “lifeless,� and many said they wanted to leave permanently and live at the Spirit Camp.

Later that afternoon, the “actionâ€? motorcade returned with a deďŹ ant declaration of victory. Besides the political rally, they had succeeded in peacefully shutting down ďŹ ve different work sites. The pipeline workers had packed up once the protestors arrived in force and there was a big rally at camp with speeches and prayers. “Peacefulâ€? needs to be emphasized. The Direct Action Principles are posted all around the camp and include: We are Protectors; We are peaceful and prayerful; “____ismsâ€? have no place here; Respect the locals; We are proud to stand (no masks); No weapons or anything that could be considered as one; Property damage does not get us closer to our goal; Direct action training required for all taking action; No children in potentially dangerous situations; We keep each other accountable to these principles; This is a ceremony. Act accordingly.

The more publicized physical confrontations have been few and occurred when groups of protestors witnessed heavy machinery starting to dig in areas considered to be sacred burial sites. The feeling was that here was no time to seek an injunction as the work was beginning immediately and groups of protestors, led by the members of the youth council among others, jumped the fence and trespassed in order to stop the machinery. Guards with pepper spray and dogs confronted them and several were bitten as a result but the work was halted. I was also told anecdotally of horses being shot with beanbags from shotguns and in at least one instance, a horse dying as a result. For the most part however, the actions and confrontations have been peaceful.

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There has been talk of creating a new nation, a new “tribe� at Spirit Camp, which would be composed of members of all tribes and societies, and would be a model for surviving the collapse of economies and governments. Photo by Dave Taylor

Feeling at home Over the next few days I began to feel more and more at home. I was granted press status and given a press pass that allowed me some legitimacy with my camera. When it was time to leave I found myself wishing I could stay longer. The winds were cold and brutal and I don’t envy those who will stay for the winter.

Even the best-made camping tents were having trouble withstanding the constant onslaught of the wind gusts of 30 to 50 mph. Tents were ripping and collapsing and some simply blew away. The teepees were standing tall and strong, however, and I hear that more are being brought in for the winter.

Some have asked me what do they need? Almost everyone I talked to said the same thing: “We need your prayers and we need you to make your voices heard to your representatives. Please do that for us.� You can voice your support at the following website: http://standingrock.org/news/call-forsupport—stand-with-standing-rock/.

Since returning, I have heard of another situation where native land is being threatened with oil and gas exploration and drilling without their consent, this time even closer to home. H.R. 5780 (the Utah

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When I began the long drive home, I gave a Lakota gentleman a ride to the Pine Ridge Reservation about six hours south.

We had good conversation and I reected on my experience. Although I was eventually welcomed and treated warmly in almost every situation, initially I was often looked at with suspicion and distrust as an outsider. I would briey experience the sting of discrimination and the awkward feeling of being stared at with prejudicial glares. I wonder what it must be like to have that be a person’s daily reality.

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Standing Rock update In the past week, tensions have increased between protestors, the Morton Country Sheriffs Department and private security contractors hired by the pipeline. Tactics used to suppress protests have crossed the line into civil rights violations according to legal observers on the ground and include: unwarranted use of pepper spray and rubber bullets; excessive force used in arrests; targeted vehicular stops against protestors for minor infractions; the designation of five persons or more as a “riot� in order to levy more serious charges against the protestor than simple trespassing. These tactics are designed to weaken the resolve and strain the financial resources of those supporting the protest. Those wishing to support the protestors are urged to contact the White House at 202-456-1111 or send a message to whitehouse.gov/contact. Ask President Obama to support the peaceful protest and act on behalf of the 17 million Americans who depend on the Missouri River for their clean water.

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