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Volume 2, Number 36 | October 28, 2010

Ice cream, you scream

Michael Wampler (left) and Brandon Williams (right) add liquid nitrogen to the mix while whipping up a batch of Earl’s ice cream. Wampler and Williams are students in the class Real World Business 101. See story page 9. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Deal nears completion for Third Street venue By David Frey Sopris Sun Correspondent In just a few months, the curtain may rise on a new performance space in the Third Street Center. By February, the non-profit center hopes to have the former gymnasium in the old elementary school revamped as a venue for concerts and events. Center representatives hope to ink a contract by early November with concert promoter Josh Berman and Mountain Groove Productions, who plans to use the space

himself for events four to six times a month and rent out the space to others interested in using it for anything from yoga retreats to lectures to concerts. “He’s very interested in helping to renovate the space, putting in his own money, making some improvements to the acoustics,” said Third Street tenant Colin Laird, who has worked to secure tenants,including Mountain Groove Productions. Laird also sits on the board of The Sopris Sun. Not everyone is jumping to their feet in applause, though. Some neighbors are wor-

ried about the impacts of a performance center on the residential neighborhood.And one tenant is criticizing the center’s board for thinking too small and moving too fast. Barclay Lottimer, who runs the Third Street Café in the center,says rather than move quickly to create a barebones concert venue, the center should invest in a true performing arts center that could better satisfy needs for theater groups and other performances. Lottimer, who has a long background in theater, had hoped to run the performance space himself, and had even drawn up plans

for what a performing arts center might look like, including a 300-seat tiered audience space, a full backstage area, catwalks and high-tech lighting system. “Theater’s my love,” said Lottimer, who produced theatrical productions with New York theater legend Joseph Papp and has worked in Los Angeles and Europe. “It came to me that there’s a major need in this city.The major need is for a true performing arts center for the community.” Lottimer was overlooked, though, for THIRD STREET page 8

Patagonia CEO coming

Big snake reported near dogs

Rotary presents “A Picasso”

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Carbondale Commentary Taking on the water buffaloes By Ken Neubecker The DOW dropped a load of brood fish into the river near Basalt a couple weeks ago and I caught one. It was an 18-inch salmonid torpedo with teeth and a powerful jaw; a rainbow, more like a brown in shape and temperament. Nice fish! But the rivers have been very low. The Crystal and the Roaring Fork have had less water than normal for most of the fall. Even with wet weather, diversions will continue sporadically through the rest of October, which doesn’t help. We would have seen these low flows back in August if it hadn’t been for the intensity of the monsoon rains. The snowpack was long gone, thanks to hot, dry weather and a thick layer of dust covering the mountain snowpack. One thing is certain: our water supply is shrinking while our demands for water continue to grow. If we continue to meet these shortages as we always have, with more diversions, our rivers will suffer even more. And that seems to be the way we are headed, at least if the traditional water powers have their way. More diversions are planned from the Colorado headwaters, from Rocky Mountain National Park to Independence Pass. Aurora wants to build new diversions from the Fryingpan drainage. Colorado Springs and Pueblo hope to take more water from both the Fryingpan and the upper Roaring Fork. Then there is the River District’s West Divide Project. This project would build two large reservoirs on the Crystal, drowning the town of Redstone and the valley above leading to Marble. Water would be taken to the lands south of Silt and Rifle, primarily for oil shale development. This project would have detrimental impacts to the Crystal River, not to mention the residents of Redstone. Many of these projects are expected to provide water that the state says we’ll need by 2050, when the state’s population will be double. What about 2051? Will we continue to decimate the farms and rivers of Colorado for an un-sustainable status quo? Climate change and growth could dry up many streams completely. We need to make serious changes in our system if we hope to pass healthy rivers, farms and communities to our heirs in the 22nd century. The waters of Colorado belong to its people and it’s time that we, the people, were more engaged and better informed. Our 19th century system of antiquated laws and values doesn’t provide the basic protections healthy rivers need. The state’s minimum in-stream flow rights are not much help. There are no minimum stream flows on the Roaring Fork below Carbondale or the Colorado below Kremmling. Those on the Crystal are inadequate and junior. The same can be said for most rivers in Colorado. The entrenched water interests, the “water buffaloes,” won’t make the needed changes. If we truly care about the future of our rivers than we, the people of Colorado, will need to do it. Hopefully the fall fishing will be as good in 2110 as it is today. Ken Neubecker is director of the Western Rivers Institute, a past president of Colorado Trout Unlimited and a representative on the Colorado River Basin Roundtable. He will be talking Oct. 28 at CMC in Carbondale on the future of Colorado rivers.

The Bruder family took a trip to Croatia last summer and brought along a Sopris Sun to read. From left to right are: Denise, Dan, Brooke and Brittany. Brooke, a sixth grader at Carbondale Community School, says she’ll be studying Croatia as part of Culture Fair this year. Courtesy photo. 2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • OCTOBER 28, 2010

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 letters@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623.

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Dear Editor: Ten years ago the citizens of Colorado voted medical marijuana as a state constitutional right. Banning state licensed and tightly regulated medical marijuana facilities will not make medical marijuana go away. A ban on facilities “within the unincorporated boundaries of Garfield County” (as the ballot questions are put) will drive those rural facilities into our municipalities. A further ban on facilities within our municipalities will simply move medical marijuana from a few businesses working at commercial and industrial properties to a proliferation of smaller unregulated growers and caregivers working out of their homes in our neighborhoods. The ballot questions are not about banning medical marijuana, but rather where the facilities will be located.A no vote on Garfield County Ballot Questions 1A, 1B, 1C will keep medical marijuana facilities regulated, inspected and out of our residential areas. Ryan Gordon Carbondale

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Draper is uninformed Dear Editor: I am afraid Brenda Draper is terribly uninformed on the state of the economy. In her recent letter to the editor, she appeared to blame the national recession on Trési Houpt. It’s true that there are empty storefronts in most communities across America, and foreclosures have increased dramatically, but this is certainly not the result of decisions our county commissioners have made. Under Trési’s tenure the county airport has been upgraded and expanded; a multijurisdictional partnership has been created to improve the east Parachute overpass and to build a West Parachute overpass to meet growing demands; the Garfield New Energy Community Initiative was formed, bringing renewable energy projects and energy efficiency opportunities to Garfield County; the business incubator is supported by Garfield County; the county has partnered with several oil and gas companies on major county road projects; and the county recently adopted a new land use code that cut red tape by turning many hearing processes into administrative decisions on land use applications, saving people thousands of dollars. All of these projects position Garfield County for a strong recovery when this country pulls out of the recession. As a 50-year resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, 40 of which have been in Garfield County, I strongly support Trési and invite you to please join me in supporting her for county commissioner.Vote forTrési Houpt on Nov. 2. Laurie Loeb Carbondale LETTERS page 14

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Aspen Art Museum features Zagoras, Keohane in show By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Correspondent Ellenmarie Zagoras and Wewer Keohane are a rare breed, and they wouldn’t have it any other way. They each make art for the fun of it, without letting money or fear guide their work. They explore, play, create and dream. Zagoras, a Silt painter, comes right out with it: “We’re kinda little rebels.” Keohane, who works out of her Oneirica Art Ranch up Cattle Creek, takes a few minutes to talk about how meaningful it is when viewers “connect rather than dissect” with her artwork. She reflects on how her work once made a person cry and says that her greatest experiences with viewers take place with the pieces she was “scared to death about because they were deeply personal.” Then Keohane admits: “We don’t sensor ourselves. … I guess we are kind of like rebels.” The women are hoping their work will be an inspiration to others, especially women, to explore their creativity. Keohane and Zagoras are representing the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities in a two-person show Nov. 2-7 at the Aspen Art Museum. Their work is part of the museum’s “970.org” exhibition that highlights eight valley arts organizations with individual shows. The Carbondale Clay Center and SAW (Studio for Arts + Works) also will have exhibitions (see sidebar), and several Carbondale artists will display at the Aspen Chapel Gallery throughout the exhibition, which runs through Nov. 28. CCAH Executive Director Ro Mead said Keohane was selected to represent the council because she has been a longtime supporter of the valley’s arts community. “I chose Wewer, number one, because I have known her for a long time and I’ve watched her grow as an artist. Wewer has been a big supporter of CCAH. In addition, she’s a huge supporter of artists, particularly of local artists and particularly of women artists,” Mead said. Keohane was shocked when Mead called

Aspen Art Museum 970.org Exhibitions and Presentations

Oct. 27-31 Exhibition: Carbondale Clay Center and Colorado Mountain College Ceramics Studio Opening: 6-8 p.m. Oct. 28 Artists: Nathan Bray, K Rhynus Cesark, John Cohorst, Holly Curcio, Lisa Ellena, Kelly McKibben Harro, Mark Harro, Bayard Hollins, Diane Kenney, Elliot Marquet, Sarah Moore, Mary Ballou, Gail Bartik, Suzanne Clarke, Casey Coffman, Sam Harvey, Katie Kitchen, Susan Muenchen, Alan Roberts, Elizabeth Schneider, Megan Talarico, Kate VanAlstine and Will Young

Nov. 3-7 Exhibition: Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities and Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts Opening: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 4 Artists: Wewer Keohane, Ellenmarie Zagoras, Noemi Kosmowski and Kristof Kosmowski

Wewer Keohane’s “Tea Ceremony” (above) is included in the Aspen Art Museum exhibit “970.org.” The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities chose Keohane (far right) and Ellenmarie Zagaros (right) to take part in the exhibit. but immediately accepted. Then she contacted Zagoras, whom she’d met six years ago at a New Castle art group gathering. “I was hoping she’d say yes; she didn’t hesitate,” Keohane said of Zagoras, 76, who took up painting at age 70 and has never exhibited. (Zagoras, who was a ceramics artist for a number of years and had a collection of 235 paint brushes said it was finally time to “see what the brushes could do.”) “Her work and her dedication to her passion is empowering to me,”Keohane, 62, said. In contrast to Zagoras, Keohane has been showing her work for more than 25 years. Zagoras said the invitation was “one of the nicest surprises a 76-year-old woman can get.” She hopes to be an inspiration for other women not to give up their dreams, in part because it’s so darn fun, she says. “I am the happiest little sucker when I’m

down in my studio. I’m like a 6-year-old in a playground,” she said.

An alchemist Zagoras calls herself an “alchemist painter” and explores with nontraditional substances, such as WD-40 and gun powder, and lets the paint tell her what to do. She recently got a new table with a rotating top (her brainchild) so she can experiment with liquids while spinning the table. Zagoras begins her paintings with no specific intention. Like Zagoras, Keohane works intuitively ALCHEMIST page 7

Nov. 7, 4 p.m. In Conversation: Architecture — Harry Teague and Sarah Broughton. Architects Harry Teague (Harry Teague Architects, Basalt) and Sarah Broughton (Rowland + Broughton Architecture and Urban Design, Aspen/Denver) discuss their respective practices in the Roaring Fork Valley and how local issues shape their creative vision and the buildings that result. Nov. 10-14 Exhibition: SAW (Studio for Arts + Works) Opening: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 11 Artists: Stanley Bell, Steven Colby, Anne Goldberg, Angus Graham, Barb Jaksa, Colby June and KC Lockrem continued on page 7

Chamber features Patagonia CEO at Carbondale Expo Sopris Sun Staff Report He comes from a company whose mission statement says,“Build the best product, cause no unnecessary harm, use business to inspire and implement solutions to the environmental crisis.” The company is outdoor products and clothing manufacturer Patagonia and the “he” is CEO/president Casey Sheahan. Sheahan, a Boulder resident, will be the keynote speaker at the Carbondale Chamber Casey Sheahan, Patagonia’s CEO, is the keynote speaker for the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s annual conference and expo, slated for Nov. 5. Courtesy photo

of Commerce’s 2010 business conference and expo titled “Thriving in the New Economy.” The expo will be held at the Church and Carbondale Gathering Center from noon to 6 p.m. on Nov. 5. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 the day of the event. Patagonia, with $315 million in sales last year, is noted internationally for its commitment to product quality and environmental activism. Since 1996, the company has used only organically grown cotton in its clothing

line, according to media reports. The California-based company grew out of a small operation that made tools for climbers. Today it makes clothes for climbing, as well as for skiing, snowboarding, surfing, fly fishing, paddling and trail running. “These are all silent sports,” states the Patagonia Web site.“None requires a motor; none delivers the cheers of a crowd. In each sport, reward comes in the form of hardwon grace and moments of connection be-

tween us and nature.” Patagonia donates at least 1 percent of its sales to hundreds of grassroots environmental groups all over the world.“We know that our business activity – from lighting stores to dyeing shirts – creates pollution as a by-product,” said a company spokesman. “So we work steadily to reduce those harms.” The expo’s other keynote speaker is R.J. Gallagher Jr., a partner at Forte International Profiles.

Carbondale Chamber Expo schedule Noon to 12:30 p.m. – Registration Noon to 6 p.m. – Expo open 12:45 to 1 p.m. – Welcome speech 1 to 2 p.m. – Keynote, Casey Sheahan 2 to 2:30 p.m. – Break, expo, refreshments 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Panel discussion: “Locals Thriving Today and Yesterday”

3:30 to 4 p.m. – Break, expo, refreshments 4 to 5 p.m. – Keynote, R.J. Gallagher Jr. 5 to 6 p.m. – Expo and networking 5:15 p.m. – Appetizers served, beer and wine available 6 p.m. – Expo closes

For more information, call the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce at 963-1890.

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News Briefs The Weekly News Brief The Sopris Sun and the KDNK news departments team up to discuss recent news from the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond. Catch the Brief on KDNK between 7:30 and 8 a.m. and between 5:30 and 6 p.m. on Thursdays.

GarCo clerk’s office closed The Garfield County Clerk’s office in Glenwood Springs and Rifle will be closed for regular business (except for the recording and election departments) on Nov. 2 (Election Day). The staff will be helping with the election, according to a press release.

Independence Pass closes for season The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed Independence Pass on Highway 82 east of Aspen until next spring, according to a press release sent out at 4:40 p.m. on Tuesday.

Halloween buses scheduled RFTA is scheduling an expanded Halloween bus schedule on Oct. 31. Departures will leave Glenwood Springs on the upvalley route at 11:05 p.m. and 12:05 a.m. Buses will depart Rubey Park in Aspen at 1:15 and 2:15 a.m. Other routes inAspen have also been expanded.

Comments taken on SkiCo proposal Public comments on the Aspen Skiing Company’s plan to develop a forest health plan covering several thousand acres at Snowmass, Buttermilk,Aspen Mountain and Aspen Highlands will be accepted until Nov. 15, according to a press release.The work would be done over the course of the next 10 years.

Written comments should be addressed to: Aspen SkiCo Forest Health Project; c/o Skye Sieber, Project Leader, 0094 County Road 244, Rifle, CO 81650 or fax to 625-2532. (From summitcountyvoice.com).

EPA recognizes CRES Energy efficiency efforts at Crystal River Elementary School over the past six months saved the school $19,000 in energy costs and earned the school a seventh-place finish in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s National Building Competition. “I want to congratulate you and say how proud we are. To save $19,000 is a huge accomplishment,” said Roaring Fork School Board member Debbie Bruell, during an allschool assembly held Tuesday to celebrate the school’s award. Crystal River was one of 14 buildings across the country chosen to compete in the EPA’s inaugural competition, which drew applications from more than 200 buildings. Crystal River was one of two K-12 schools in the EPA competition, and it finished well ahead of the other school, Van Holten Primary School in Bridgewater, N.J., which achieved a 5 percent energy savings. Crystal River’s effort in the competition teamed up students and faculty at the elementary school,along with members of the Carbon-

dale Middle School Energy Club,the school district’s maintenance staff and energy efficiency consultants from New Energy Technology of Grand Junction. The effort was started with a grant from the Garfield New Energy Communities Initiative, which is managed by CLEER, Clean Energy Economy for the Region. Principal Karen Olson said the school is not finished saving energy. “We’re not going to stop because the competition’s over. Do we want to save the planet?” she asked the

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students, and received a resounding “Yes!”

Buddy Program expands to C’dale The Buddy Program has launched two new mentoring programs in the Carbondale schools by implementing a Small School program at Carbondale Middle School and a Peer-to-Peer program at Roaring Fork High School aimed at Crystal River Elementary School students. For more information, call 920-2130.

The following events are drawn from incident reports of the Carbondale Police Department.

TUESDAY Oct. 19 At 6:32 p.m. a resident of Barber Drive reported his newly poured concrete driveway had been vandalized by two juvenile girls. Police issued summons to the two girls. The man said it would cost between $1,200 and $1,500 to re-pour the driveway. TUESDAY Oct. 19 At 11:31 p.m. Carbondale police assisted Garfield County Sheriff’s officers and an ambulance crew with an assault victim at Oak Run Road. WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 7:51 a.m. someone found a knife covered in blood near Crystal River Elementary School. It was taken to the police department and officers report there is no evidence it was used in a crime. WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 2:39 p.m. a resident of Crystal Circle reported a rooster

crowing obnoxiously at a nearby house. Police issued a warning to the owner, who said he’d take care of it lickety split. WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 4:59 p.m. a woman called from Buck Point Road to report she had been contacted by someone claiming to represent a “federal debt collection agency.” Police contacted the alleged debt collector and he hasn’t called the woman since. WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 5:43 p.m. police received a report of an intoxicated man in the intersection of Eighth Street and Highway 133. Officers were unable to locate the man. WEDNESDAY Oct. 20 At 9 p.m. a frustrated neighbor called from Euclid Street to report a dog barking incessantly. Police contacted the owner.

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Roaring Fork’s Niki Burns serves one against Coal Ridge during her team’s 3-0 win on Oct. 21. The Rams are undefeated in league play going into Saturday’s round-robin playoff action at home. Games start at 9 a.m. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Carbondale residents who have not voted early or by absentee ballot can head to the polls at town hall on Nov. 2 and vote in person. The hours are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Only one ballot question pertains strictly to Carbondale. That’s ballot question 2A, which asks voters whether to extend a 1.5 mill levy property tax through Dec. 31, 2020. If voters approve the extension, money raised according to the ballot question is to be “spent for the purpose of constructing public streetscape and related improvements within the town, including expanded downtown parking, pedestrian safety, street lights and beautification as a voter-approved revenue change and an exception to limits which would otherwise apply under Article X, Section 20, of the Colorado Constitution or C.R.S. 291-201(1).” Garfield County Ballot Questions 1A and 1B ask whether to prohibit medical marijuana centers and cultivation operations in unincorporated parts of Garfield County (outside various town limits). Ballot Question 1C asks whether “medical marijuanainfused products and manufacturers’ licenses, as defined in section 12-43.3-104, Colorado Revised Statues” shall be prohibited within the unincorporated boundaries of Garfield County. In Garfield County races, incumbent Trési Houpt faces challenger Tom Jankovsky for a seat on the board of county commissioners. Incumbent Lou Vallario faces challenger Tom Dalessandri for the sheriff’s post. Incumbent assessor John Gorman faces Jim Yellico. Running unopposed are Jean Alberico (clerk and recorder), Georgia Chamberlain (treasurer), Scott Aibner (surveyor) and Williams “Trey” Holt (coroner). Garfield County residents are also asked whether to retain county judge Paul H. Metzger. The race for state representative in District 61 has attracted statewide attention as incumbent Kathleen Curry (a former Democrat) hopes to retain her seat through the writein process. She faces Republican Luke Korkowsky and Democrat Roger Wilson. Voters can cast ballots on seven amendments to the Colorado Constitution (P, Q, R, 60, 61, 62, 63) and whether or not to approve two new statues (101 and 102.) Voters statewide can also vote in the gubernatorial, Senate, House of Representatives, Secretary of State and Attorney General races, and one seat on the University of Colorado Board of Regents. Statewide, voters are also asked whether to retain three Colorado supreme court justices and four court of appeals justices.

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Send your scuttlebutt to Scuttlebutt@SoprisSun.com. with total weight lifted. Moses Greengrass lifted a total of 1,165 pounds to take first place, with the recreation center’s very own Tony Kern taking second place by lifting 1,055 pounds.The third place finisher was another Carbondale recreation center employee, Justin Perdue.

After Hours was a success

The Carbondale Middle School seventh grade football team had a pretty good season, ﬁnishing the year at 5-1-1. They are shown here at the ﬁeld where Roaring Fork High School also plays its games. Courtesy photo

Brendlingers named to hall of fame Marsha and Jack Brendlinger will be inducted into the Aspen Hall of Fame in 2011. The Brendlingers settled in Aspen in 1963, where they built and operated the Applejack Inn on Main Street in Aspen and raised four kids. They opened the Tower Fondue Restaurant in Snowmass Village in 1967 with Howard Englander. They moved to Carbondale in 2002. The Aspen Hall of Fame began in 1986 as part of the SkiCo’s celebration of Aspen’s

40th anniversary of skiing. The hall of fame recognizes and honors individuals who have had a significant and lasting impact on the Aspen/Snowmass communities — economically, physically, spiritually or intellectually.

Pretty strong The Carbondale Recreation Center held its first ever strength competition on Oct. 23. The competition consisted of three power lifts: dead lift, bench press and squat. Body weight was taken into consideration along

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Approximately 196 guests attended the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s After Hours at the Third Street Center on Oct. 20. The following folks won door prizes: Lynne Feigenbaum (a night at the Redstone Inn), Keellia Thurber (a Solar Energy International gift certificate and T-shirt), Ashley Allison (an Ameriprise Financial Services cooler with beer), Dale Ahrens (a Coredination Pilates class gift certificate), Melanie Finan (a Sopris Sun 1/8th page advertisement) and Judy Welch (a solar flashlight).

Belated thanks The Sopris Sun forgot to thank Grass Roots TV and Dancing Colours Studio for helping out at our recent fund-raiser at the Village Smithy. So there you go.

First snow A woman who goes by the name Sinapu reports the first snow up Prince Creek Road occurred at 8:36 a.m. on Monday. She said the precipitation started as rain but soon turned to snow. Meanwhile, a couple hundred feet lower in Carbondale, folks were reporting hurricane-like conditions with high winds and rain that continued until about 9 a.m.

Snake alert A regular at the Delaney dog park reports a man briefly captured then released a large snake on the Nieslanik-pasture side of the park. What constitutes a “large snake” in Carbondale? The regular said the man held up the snake by the end of its tail, raised it up higher than his head and the thing cleared the ground by a foot or two. “The guy wasn’t a giant, but he wasn’t short either,” the regular stated in an attempt to explain the criteria for a “large snake.” The man who grabbed the snake speculated that it was a bull snake and that it didn’t appear to pose any danger to dogs. “It’s not like it was a boa constrictor that escaped from someone’s house,” the dog park regular said. “And it was docile.”

Welcome to the world Andrea and Thomas Maddalone of Silt are the proud new parents of a baby boy named Beau Thomas Maddalone, born Oct. 6 at 8:56 p.m. at Valley View Hospital. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 14 ounces. The proud new grandparents are Andrea’s parents, Ron Lane and Kathy Enman of Carbondale, and Thomas’s parents, Karen Maddalone-Cochran and Anthony, (Tony) Maddalone of Silt.

Birthday greetings Happy birthday to: Gina Guarascio (Oct. 28), Chase Fenton and Lisa Ruoff (Oct. 29), Kaleigh Wisroth and Tess Freenan (Oct. 31), and Marge Palmer and Dave Weimer (Nov. 2).

Alchemist continued om page 3 once she begins, but she usually has an idea of what she wants to express. A full-time fine artist, Keohane has work in permanent museum collections across the nation (including the recent acceptance of her “Believe it or Not” into the Denver Art Museum) and has received awards for her vibrant woodcuts and surreal and expressionistic paintings, monotypes, collages, and handmade books. “Our work comes from an intuitive, feminine place using our masculine to get it done. And it’s so different,” Keohane said.

They don’t see eye to eye on everything but when it comes to creating art, they agree that you have to be selfish. By choice, they both live in isolated places after being city girls most of their lives. “We’ve both spent an inordinate amount of time on our own,” Keohane explained, which she believes allows them to create without fear. Keohane says that because she allows herself the time to create, she is simply a better person. “You have to give yourself permission to play,” she said. Zagoras put it this way: “You have to give yourself the freedom to do

whatever the hell you want.” And Zagoras recommends that we check ego, fear and the desire to make money at the door, and focus on what she used to teach students in a creative arts class. Her best lesson wasn’t based on textbooks, charts or slides, but rather consisted of two words handed out to the students on postcards: WHAT IF. The opening reception for the Keohane-Zagoras/CCAH show is from 57 p.m. on Nov. 4 at the Aspen Art Museum, 590 N. Mill St. For the complete exhibition schedule, visit aspenartmuseum.org.

Eight pieces by Ellenmarie Zagaros (one of which is shown here) are included in the Aspen Art Museum exhibit “970.org” from Nov. 2-7. Zagaros, 76, did not start painting until she was 70. Carbondale artist Wewer Keohane is also included in the show. An opening reception takes places at the museum from 5-7 p.m. on Nov. 4.

Aspen Art Museum 970.org Exhibitions and Presentations continued from page 3 Nov. 14, 4 p.m. In Conversation: Film — Edgar Boyles and Danny Brown. Edgar Boyles, Emmy award-winning cameraman and director of photography, and filmmaker Danny Brown discuss the Roaring Fork Valley as a base for filmmakers who work in locations around the country and around the world. Nov. 17-21 Exhibition: Aspen Chapel Gallery Reception: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 18 Artists: Joel Belmont, Lili Belmont, Shelley Bogaert, MarySue Bonetti, Sandy Boyd, Erin Dinsmoor, Jennifer Ghormley, Kathy Honea, Jennine Hough, Sandy Johnson, Deb Jones, Linda Loeschen, Carol Loewenstern, Michael McConnell, Michael Raaum, Sara Ransford, Doug Rhinehart, Andrew Roberts-Gray, Alan Roberts, Marty Schlein, Jason Schneider, Don Stuber and Ellen Woods Nov. 24-28 Exhibition: Aspen Art Museum Staff and Founders Reception: 6-8 p.m. Nov. 24 Artists: Sherry Black, Patricia Bukur, Kasey Bullerman, Dick Carter, Ellie Closuit, Genna Collins, Jonathan Hagman, Jared Rippy, Laura Thorne and Jason Smith

Nov. 28, 4 p.m. In Conversation: Photography — Mary Eshbaugh Hayes and Karl Wolfgang. Local photographer Mary Eshbaugh Hayes, who has taken photographs of Aspen for the past 62 years, and Basalt-based photographer Karl Wolfgang discuss the influence that living in the Roaring Fork Valley has had on their lives and photographic careers.

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Trustees narrowing down final VCR issues By Lynn Burton The Sopris Sun

In construction parlance, it’s called a punch list. A builder and his client come up with a list of final details to address before a project is deemed officially complete. The Carbondale board of trustees has come up with their own punch list concerning final issues to address on the proposed Village at Crystal River before the development application goes to a vote.Trustees got their first look at the punch list on Tuesday night and it includes: open space and park dedication, a community housing mitigation plan, limitation on land uses, streets, Highway 133 improvements, environmental and energy sustainability practices and vested rights.

No knockouts were thrown but the trustees, and public, did take a few swings at a paragraph in a staff memo that stated the following uses are prohibited: “art galleries and studios, movie theatres, craft stores 2,500 square feet or less, farmers markets, permanent cultural and civic uses, museums, and tourist/visitor oriented retail … .” Trustees Stacey Bernot, John Foulkrod, John Hoffmann and Elizabeth Murphy indicated they oppose the prohibitions to one degree or another. Trustee Ed Cortez said he is undecided while trustee Pam Zentmyer pointed out the prohibitions are meant to protect downtown businesses. “We have one of the most beautiful and vibrant downtowns around,” Zentmyer

ird Street continued om page 1 Berman, a major concert promoter in the area who has produced shows ranging from folk legend Robert Earl Keen to Yoga Rocks the Mountains at Snowmass Village last summer to Carbondale Mountain Fair. “I’m really excited about what we’re going to accomplish,” said Berman, who declined to discuss his plans at length because negotiations were still ongoing. Plans include basic modifications to make the former school gym ready for performances in a few months: improved acoustics, a stage, a backstage area and temporary seating for up to 400 people. The Third Street Center plans to add fire sprinklers and an additional exit to comply with

building codes. “It’s probably going to be limited,” Laird said,“but if we’re wildly successful in doing this, more can be added, but at a later time, as we see it performing financially.” Lottimer has more ambitious plans. He would like to embark on a fund-raising project to raise money for a high-tech performing arts facility. He wonders why the project is being handed off to Mountain Groove, which isn’t a non-profit, without seeking other proposals first. “I’ll match Josh’s deal today,” Lottimer said. “Anybody who knows what they’re doing would match and beat his deal, because they’re giving it away.”

said. She said it would be “heartbreaking for a lot of people” if Village at Crystal River businesses replaced those downtown. Carbondale resident Allyn Harvey briefed the trustees on the history of the prohibited uses, and said their origins date to a public vote that overturned a trustee decision to allow the Crystal River Marketplace project several years ago, and recommendations that came from the ensuing Economic Roadmap project. “A lot of thought went into this,” said Harvey, who sits on The Sopris Sun’s board of directors. Speaking to the larger issue of the project itself, developer Rich Schierberg said VCR would actually help downtown businesses by attracting more shoppers to town.

Crystal Theatre owner Bob Ezra disagreed. “History tells us (shopping centers) are detrimental to downtowns,” he said. The Village at Crystal River PUD covers 24 acres on Highway 133 north of Main Street and calls for a mix of commercial and residential uses, including a grocery store. Trustees will continue discussing the project’s punch list in November. In other Tuesday night action, Trustees: • issued a proclamation honoring Kathy Goudy for her eight years on the planning and zoning commission; • approved liquor license renewals for the Village Smithy and El Horizonte; • approved the 7th Street Partners project at 282 and 296 N. 7th Street.

Lottimer admits he’d like to run the facility, but he insists it’s not sour grapes that drive his complaints. “This is really because I love the community and I love the arts,” he said. Laird said he shares Lottimer’s vision for a full-fledged performing arts center, but he thinks its unreasonable for the center to go through another capital campaign, and likely spend years waiting for funds to open the doors on it, when events could start taking place in a more modest facility in months. “The difference of opinion is how to get there and how quickly do you get there?” Laird said. “I think we learned a lot from the renovations of the Third Street Center.”

That project took years to convert the former school into a non-profit center. Amy Kimberly, who helped bring together the Third Street Center and Mountain Groove, admitted things like backstage bathrooms probably won’t happen, but dressing rooms will. Berman’s plan will allow the space to fill with more people, she said, making for more profitable performances. “We’re looking into the best ways that we can make it work with the space that we have,” said Kimberly, who is also an event producer. “I don’t believe that we should be going out for a lot of funding. I think this can generate its own funding. As it brings in money, improvements can be made.”

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Young entrepreneurs chill out in ice cream class By Trina Ortega Sopris Sun Correspondent Tenth-grader Keegan Fawley adjusts a welder’s mask around his forehead then pulls on a pair of long, blue suede welder’s gloves. He and his classmates at Roaring Fork High School line out the rest of their equipment: stainless steel bowls, wooden spoons, a highspeed mixer and a tank of liquid nitrogen. One student pours custard into the bowl; another readies the mixer and holds a wooden spoon for stirring; a third lifts a tall silver-colored container that looks like an industrial strength helium tank. (It’s called a Dewar and is insulated to keep its contents — liquid nitrogen— cold.) As the liquid nitrogen is poured into the bowl, it sends small wisps of fog up and over the rim and begins to instantly chill the custard. “I love science,” ninth-grader Brandon Williams chimes in from the sidelines. After several more pours and constant scraping of the bowl, the boys have produced about a gallon of ice cream. Despite how it looks and sounds, these high schoolers are not in a science class or cooking workshop. The students are enrolled in Real World Business 101 that aims to give students hands-on skills in business management, including supply and demand, creating the capital it takes to start a company and evaluating whether a business is successful. “It’s a mix of business and science,”Fawley says.“Who wants to sit in class all day and just study business? This is why I took the class.”

They’ve learned about global economics, talked about why they love Peppino’s, and conducted market research in the ice cream section of the local City Market; now the students have launched into the cool part of the class — making ice cream as part of their own start-up “company,” Earl’s Ice Cream.

Making a batch It’s a Thursday afternoon in October, and the young entrepreneurs are in the Roaring Fork High School cafeteria making their frozen treat using savory custard from Robinsons Dairy in Denver, vanilla, Oreo cookies and liquid nitrogen from AirGas in Glenwood Springs. Fawley lifts his welder’s mask to explain how the custard for their ice cream could go sour if not stored at cold enough temperatures and adds that the butterfat in the custard yields a superior ice cream. “There’s 14 percent butterfat in there,” Fawley says. “We sampled lots of different brands. Ours was by far the best because it was creamy and had the butterfat in there.” A second group of students is making a small batch of ice cream using a traditional ice cream maker for the home (that doesn’t use liquid nitrogen) to compare the taste and product yield. “The liquid nitrogen ice cream is a lot creamier and thicker and it freezes it faster,” Alexa Maes says while checking the electric machine. As part of their market research, the students taste-tested six of the top U.S. ice creams.

The girls keep an eye on things while Trevor Dusza (right) prepares a mixing bowl of ice cream in Real World Business 101 at Roaring Fork High School. From far left to right are: Shaeley Lough, Sarah Nelson, Kayla Henley and Alexa Maes. Photo by Jane Bachrach They already have produced large enough quantities to sell at a school event — Rams Day in September.A quick interview with several students churns out some reflections about their first on-the-ground experience. “The Oreo flavor went the fastest. We did not sell all the chocolate. We sold out of the vanilla,” Maes said. As a result, they are making more Oreo

and no chocolate for their next sales opportunity — a Halloween event at the school.Then they hope to reach a wider market by selling at November’s First Friday art studio tour.

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October 29th & 30th at The Church of Carbondale Theater Auditorium. This is the first time this production will be available to be seen in the valley! Don’t miss it! All proceeds from this event go back into supporting local community and educational programs. Tickets are on sale now at various locations around the valley. For more information or to reserve tickets call Herschel at 927-9112 or talk to any Carbondale Rotarian.

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Community Calendar

To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com.

THURSDAY Oct.28

HALLOWEEN • The American Legion Post 100, located at 97 N. Third Street, throws a Halloween costume party from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The band Already Gone will perform. Tickets are $8 and the public is welcome (you must be 21). Info: 963-2381.

RIVER TALK • In conjunction with the Roaring Fork Conservancy’s Colorado River Month, the Colorado Mountain College Lappala Center in Carbondale hosts a free presentation by Ken Neubecker titled “Flowing Uphill: Diversions, Rivers and the Future of Water in Colorado.” This event takes place at 6:30 p.m. Info: 963-2172.

FAMILY EVENT • Roaring Fork Family Resources presents a family event for preschool and elementary children at Bridges Center in Glenwood Springs from 4 to 7 p.m. Info: 384-5689.

FRI.-SAT. Oct. 29-30 THEATRE • The Carbondale Rotary Club presents the play “A Picasso” at the Church at Carbondale. The two-person play, featuring Bob Moore and Wendy Tennis (directed by Wendy Moore), takes place in Paris during World War II. Pablo Picasso has been summoned from a café by German occupation forces to a storage vault for an interrogation. Curtain time for each performance is 7:30 p.m. For the show on Oct. 29, there’ll be an appetizer, dessert and drink at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $15 for the reception at all Alpine Banks, Amore Reality, or Rotary members. THE DANCE INITIATIVE • The Dance Initiative presents “Dance for Us,” spotlighting local choreographers working in contemporary ballet, jazz, tango and clogging, at Thunder River Theatre Co. at 7 p.m. Info: 963-8681.

FRI.-SUN. Oct. 29-31 GHOST WALK CONTINUES • The Frontier Historical Society in Glenwood Springs holds its 11th annual Historic Ghost Walk through Linwood (Pioneer)

SAT.-SUN. Oct. 30-31 HAUNTED HAY RIDES • The Redstone Inn, Avalanche Outfitters, Redstone Stables and the Aspen Carriage and Sleigh Co. are offering haunted hay rides during Halloween weekend. Info: 948-8606 or 963-1144.

SATURDAY Oct. 30 Bob Moore and Wendy Tennis are featured in the play “A Picasso” at the Church at Carbondale on Oct. 29-30. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Courtesy photo Cemetery Oct. 29-31. Tours are at 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m. 8:30 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Sundays. Participants need to carry lanterns or flashlights for the moderately strenuous 1/2 mile hike up to the cemetery. Tickets are $15 at 945-4448.

FRIDAY Oct. 29 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “It’s Kind of a Funny Story” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 29 -Nov. 4; and “The Social Network” (R) at 5 p.m. Oct, 29-31. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars, located in the old part of the historic Dinkel Building, presents Bruce Hayes. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs throws its annual Halloween extravaganza from 9 p.m. to midnight with Bad Willie. There’ll be a costume contest and giveaways. There’s no cover.

WOMEN’S ARM RASSLIN’ • KDNK presents women’s arm rasslin’ at Phat Thai in downtown Carbondale. Women are encouraged to put their courage and strength to the sticking point and register at the event starting at 9 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to wear a costume. A trophy will be awarded to the winner and consolation prizes to the losers. This is a fundraiser for KDNK and a $10 donation will be requested at the door. Info: 963-0139. LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza presents Trenton Allen from 9 p.m. to midnight. There’ll also be a Halloween costume contest. FALL CONCERT • The Aspen and GlenCALENDAR page 11

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Community Calendar continued from page 10 wood Choral Society presents a fall concert at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church at 7: 30 p.m. The Mesa State College faculty brass quintet will perform Baroque music, and the chorus will sing Vivaldi's Gloria, under the direction of Ray Adams. The church is located at 546 Hyland Park Dr. Tickets are $15 at the door (kids under 12 are free but donations are appreciated). HALLOWEEN PARTY • Rock Bottom Ranch in El Jebel hosts its annual Halloween Harvest party from noon to 4 p.m. There’ll be pony and carriage rides, pumpkin carving, storytelling, music from the Hell Roaring String Band and more. Tickets are $10 per person (members are free). HISTORY TALK • The Basalt Regional Heritage Society presents a talk with Charles and Bobby Glassier Harris (former owners of Catherine Store) at the Basalt Re-

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HARPIST PLAYS • Russets restaurant presents classical harpist Elise Helmke every Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. S.A.W. SHOW CONTINUES • S.A.W. presents “Collaborations” with Angus Graham and Stanley Bell through Nov. 4. S.A.W. (Studio for Arts + Works) is located at 978 Euclid Ave. Info: 963-0102. ZYZDA SHOW CONCLUDES • Cynthia Zyzda shows her mixed media exhibit “Migrations” at 5 p.m. at the Colorado Mountain College Gallery, 831 Grand Ave., in Glenwood Springs through Nov. 1.

gional Library at 1:30 p.m. Charles’s family members were original El Jebel settlers from the Aosta region of Italy. Ernest and Fred Gerbaz will also speak.

SUNDAY Oct. 31 BOO BASH • The Red Brick Center for the Arts holds its second annual Halloween Boo Bash from 2 to 5 p.m. There’ll be a haunted house, scavenger hunt, clowns and more. The center is located at 110 E. Hallam St., Aspen. Info: 429-2777.

MONDAY Nov. 1 MASTER GARDENER • The deadline to sign up for the CSU Extension offfice’s Master Gardener program is Nov. 1. The classes take place at the Third Street Center From Jan. 27 to March 24. Graduates are certified to work in outreach programs including mentoring youth groups. Info: 625-3969.

KOROLOGOS SHOW CONCLUDES • The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt presents “Western Color” with artists Andy Taylor, Elizabeth Sandia and Gregory Stocks through Nov. 1. MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at The Village Smithy, 26 S. Third St. ACOUSTIC CARNAHANS • Singer/ songwriter T Ray Becker hosts an acoustic music night with new musicians every week from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays at

WEDNESDAY Nov. 3 LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza presents Barry Chapman & Friends from 7 to 10 p.m. There’s no cover. DIA DE LOST MUERTOS • The seventh annual Dia de los Muertos celebration is

presented by the Thunder River Theatre Company at 6 p.m.

OPEN MIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs holds an open mic night with Jammin’ Jim every Wednesday from 8 to 11 p.m. through November.

Further Out CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE • The 34th annual Carbondale Christmas Boutique takes place at the firehouse from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Nov. 20. Admission is free and complimentary coffee and treats will be served. Part of the proceeds benefit the Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District. There’ll be a big variety of hand-made crafts including holiday wreaths, decorations and orna-

ments, knitted items for adults and children, quilted bags, jewelry, bath and spice products, wooden frames, photo cards, aprons, jellies, baked goods and more. The crafters include: Debra Evans, Rebecca Hodgson, Terry Lee, Sue Melus, Tania Odessa, Ellen O’Gorman, Angie Riley, Val Sillivan, Kathy Strickland, Mary Teague and Charlotte Vanderhurst.

Carnahan’s Tavern. Info: 963-4498.

LEGAL SERVICES • Alpine Legal Service offers intake to eligible clients from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Mondays and Fridays at the Garfield County Courthouse in Glenwood Springs, and Tuesdays and Wednesday at the Pitkin County Courthouse in Aspen. Info: 9458858, 920-2828.

GROUP RUN • Independence Run and Hike at 995 Cowen Drive leads group runs, Saturdays at 8:15 a.m. rain or shine. More info: 704-0909. SUICIDE SURVIVORS’ SUPPORT • A support group for those who have lost a loved one to suicide meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs, 824 Cooper St. Info: 9451398 or pamsz@sopris.net.

ROTARY MEETING • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club holds its weekly lunch meeting at noon Thursdays at the Aspen Glen Club featuring a local speaker. Info: 948-0693.

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We support Trési Houpt because she brings balance, experience and thoughtful leadership to the Board. David Devanney Richard Buchan Thomas Sisneros Richard & Sandy Getter John & Lori Sweers Paul Helman Tom Hall Elaine Hanak-Hall Bob & Ann Arrington Dana & Barbara Barker Marla Haschks Mark Gould Clare Bastable Mary Russell Sloan Shoemaker Nathan Stowe Warren & Jeanette Humble Ed Sands Frank & Kim Breslin Craig & Jill Rathbun Sue Bacon Alice Laird Amy Barr Worth Carroll Sheri Scruby Ann Hopkinson Carmen Iacino John & Maurine Taufer Susan Cashel Russ Arensman John Hoffman Susan & Robert Hess William Lando Judy Fox-Perry John Foulkrod Nancy Kyner Beth & Michael Mulry Lee Beck John Stickney Kathryn (Kat) Camp Rich & Holly Glasier Randi Lavelle Garry & Bettie Evenson Ivo & Betty Jo Lindauer Judith A. Topol Bernita Grove Cheri Brandon John & Mary Ann Keller Robert & Elaine Warehime Bruce & Kat Neumann Ralph Fruetel Suzanne & Jeff Stephens John Evans Anne Goldberg Larry Dragon Mark & Christine Stevens Bruce Stolbach Michael & Barbara Larime Steven O’Brien, M.D. Elaine Cloninger Steve & Georgia Carter Linda Jenks David & Shannon Meyer Philip & Anne Freedman Ken Jones Jo & Steve Bershenyi Jeff Houpt Lloyd & Marlene Manown Cyndi & Peter Fleming James O’Donnell Elizabeth & Tim Malloy

Gay Moore Scott & Lisa Sobke Butch & Luana Olson Linda & Jim English Jerry Rankin Sharill & Jim Hawkins Paula Derevensky Kenneth Koerber Sean & Greg Jeung Heather McGregor Walter Gallacher Dale & Shelley Kaup Gregory Durrett Pat Seydel Cindy Crandell Marcia & David Moore J.A. & Patricia Tonozzi Ellie Caryl Andrew McGregor George & Linda Austin-Martin Dick & Jackie Durrett Dave Reed Wendy & Anthony Bontempo Rosario Iraola Young Kay Clark Philip Debbie McKenna Barclay Lottimer Betsy Leonard Carolyn Duell Charles Moore Garry & Thelma Zabel Gerry & Marja Vanderbeek Alison & Ron Limoges Dick Helmke Marice Doll Robert Millette Margaret Pedersen Jonathan Tripp Joe & Debra Burleigh John Sebesta Nancy Smith John Stewart Debbie & Marc Bruell Davis & Cathie Farrar Kim Stacey HP & Gwen Hansen Herb Feinzig Gayle Wells Laurie Loeb Michael Hassig & Olivia Emery Laura Van Dyne Jolene Melnicoff Greg & Kathy Feinsinger, MD Jim & Connie Calaway Russ Criswell Kathy Kopf Ed Colby Judy Beattie Patricia Tomasko Randy L. Van Engelenburg Steve Kaufman Ruth & Mike Podmore Michael & Marjan Barnes Tyler Stableford Josh Hmielowski Chris & Terry Chacos Theodore & Nancy Hess Cindy Ryman John & Doris Shettel Sue Lavin Bruce Christiansen Stacey & Rob Gavrell Sonja & Whitney Linman Emily Finch Hal Sundin Richard Voorhees David & Ann Nicholson Jock Jacober Joyce & Tom Ball Anthony Bontempo Liz Chandler Kay Ware Rachel Conner Sarah Hess James Peterson Christopher Hassig Andrea Holland & Jim Sears

Jay Cronk Barb Coddington Will Perry Caroline Norquist Elliot Norquist Jim Noyes Ed Cortez Jeannie Golay Michael Gorman Allen Lambert Jay Leavitt Virginia Harlow Michael Gibson Leslie Lamont & Lance Luckett Jean Buchan Jeanne Nicholson Beth Shoemaker Les Schaub Keith Lambert Paul & Bobbie Light Frank Martin Joni & David McGavock Frosty Merriott Dean Moffat Gail Pollack Jack Real Leslie Robinson Greg Russi Jennifer Sanborn Mike Sawyer Anita Sherman Steve Smith Paula Stepp Melissa Sumera Robin Tolan Ralph Trapani Alice Bedard-Voorhees Bruce Wampler Charlie Westerman Randy Winkler Judy Woodward Harvey Branscomb Bill & Joan Lamont John Salazar Linday & Barb Brown Maggie Peterson Joan & Jack Green Dr Richard Wells Bill Spence Bernie Buesher Sue Edelstein Judith Hayward Kevin & Carole O’Brien Betsy & Scott Bowie John Korrie Trina Haines Bill & Barb Barnes Patrick Tonozzi Patty & Charlie Ringer Jaimie Moore Sam Houpt Sheri Tonozzi Zack Stepp Mike Blair Julie Olson Steve Tonozzi Frank Houpt Melissa Deltaan John & Susan Gorman Kay Vasilakis Missy Prudden Kimberlie & Jim Chenoweth Douglas & Lynne DeNio Elizabeth Phillips George Chandler Sue Coyle Marge Chandler Nella Barker Amelia Shelley

Community Briefs Rooks benefit is Oct. 30 A benefit “bike cruz” for Carbondale police officer Drake Rooks is Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. to noon, with lunch at the firehouse from noon to 2 p.m. The entry fee for the bike ride is $20 and the cost for just lunch is $10 (kids are free). Rooks lost part of his left leg in a motorcycle accident but plans to return to the police department. Proceeds from the event will go toward Rooks’s medical bills. The bike cruz starts downtown and concludes at the fire house. Participants are invited to decorate their bikes.

Master Gardener program returns The Colorado State Extension Master Gardener program returns to Carbondale with classes Jan. 27 through March 24. The application deadline is Nov. 1. Colorado Master Gardeners are volunteers who help the Colorado State University Extension extend knowledge-based gardening information to the public, according to a press release. They volunteer in a variety of outreach activities including answering phones at the Garfield County Extension office, working with gardening classes, mentoring youth gardening groups, staffing booths at farmers’ markets and more. Upon completion of the 50-hour Master Gardener course, volunteers receive the Colorado Gardener Certificate. Classes will take place at the Third Street Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursdays. Two tracks are offered. Participants may train to become a Colorado Master Gardener Volunteer (tuition and fees $185); or they may purchase the class for $550 and obtain a Colorado Gardener Certificate, which may be used for marketing purposes. For more information, call the Garfield County Extension Office in Rifle at 625-3969.

Energy Star tour scheduled Roaring Fork Energy Star Partners and Green Weaver present a tour of a straw bale house under construction from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 28. The tour targets building officials, builders, contractors, developers, Realtors, appraisers and members of the building community, but the public is also welcome. Participants will learn about low impact and natural approaches to high performance homes, according to a press release. The house is located at 340 S. Second Street. To RSVP, call 920-7276. Project partners and donors are Scott McHale, Green

Line, Resource Engineering Group Inc., DHM Design and Terralink Structures. Sponsors include the towns of Carbondale, Basalt and Aspen, Pitkin County, CORE and the Governor’s Energy Office.

Holiday meal registration Lift-Up holds registration for holiday meals through Nov. 6 in Carbondale, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Rifle and Parachute. In Carbondale, recipients can register at the Lift-Up office in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St.) from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 28, Nov. 2 and 4, and from 10 a.m. to noon on Oct. 30 and Nov. 6. Those wishing to donate non-perishable food items can bring them to any Lift-Up office. Financial contributions can be made through liftup.org. For more information, call 625-4496.

Flu shots The Glenwood Springs public health office will give flu shots at Ace Hardware in Carbondale from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 30. For more information, call 945-6614.

Safehouse holds Safe Nights The Advocate Safehouse project holds Safe Nights through Oct. 31. Those being memorialized include Pamela Patterson and Doug Beldon. Those wishing to participate may pay $50 to sponsor a night of shelter and safety. For details, call 945-2632.

Aspen Ski Swap The 56th annual Aspen Ski Swap takes place at the Aspen High School gym from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 30.

AHS conducts Jerome tours The Aspen Historical Society conducts tours of the Hotel Jerome Thursdays at 1:30 p.m. For details, call 925-3721. The Wheeler/Stallard and Holden/Marolt museums are also open from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

World Cup volunteers needed Volunteers for the Aspen Winternational 2010 World Cup ski races are needed. A sign up rally will be held at the Red Onion in Aspen from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 4. There’ll be free drinks, food and more. For details, call 970-300-7034.

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Ice cream continued om page 9 ment, teaches the class every Tuesday and Thursday and has purchased a college-level textbook to help students understand business concepts and topics, including global economics, market share, management, teamwork, accounting and marketing/sales. Students are expected to know how much it costs to produce one gallon of ice cream ($15) and what it means to realize a 43 percent variable profit margin on their first round of sales. “Those are the kinds of lessons that are percolating through here,” Speaker said.“We worked real hard to make $200.” Speaker, who was a portfolio manager for 21 years at Janus Capital, said he volunteered to teach the class because financial literacy among young people gets “brushed over.” It is not Speaker’s first time working with Carbondale youth. About two years ago, he volunteered to teach a business class at Carbondale Middle School and donated money for an investment/stocks challenge at the high school last year. Speaker loves math and numbers, and his goal is to teach kids about money management, from personal credit to itemizing costs as part of a business. He wondered how he could grab kids’ interest, and he fell back on a concept he and his wife, Lisa, had stirred up a while back: to make and sell handmade ice cream in Carbondale.

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Deep respect The class has given him a deep respect for teachers and Speaker hopes he has been getting through to some of the kids. The students say (in between swiping an Oreo or two) they are proud of their tasty product, and they simultaneously appear to be grasping the concepts. “I heard we were going to be starting a business. My grandma runs a business and I thought I might be interested in finding out what it’s all about,” said Maes, who is the “Alexa”that inspired the name of the Carbondale kids’ consignment shop, Alexa’s Closet. Maes said the class has “definitely been a different experience” than she expected. “I learned there’s a lot more to starting up a business. I thought we’d be making the ice cream in a week, but it’s taken five weeks,”she said, explaining some of the background work they’ve done, such as coming up with a budget and considering how to serve the product. “You actually have to put a lot of work into it before you can make the ice cream.” RFHS Principal Clif Colia said the students have been successful in their venture, when the ice cream proved popular at Rams Day. “Of course, the real assessment is selling the ice cream,” Colia said. “Everyone was into it — both the students who made the ice cream and the students who bought it.”

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Letters continued om page 2 How balanced is Houpt? Dear Editor: Several recent letters to the editor state that Trési Houpt represents the voters in balancing oil and gas operations and the environment. This is only partially true since she must recuse herself from all county votes on this subject given her position on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. I therefore suggest that we keep her on the state oil and gas commission and elect a business leader to replace her as county commissioner. That candidate is Tom Jankovsky. Tom has the business background and leadership experience to move Garfield County forward. He has a plan to create jobs and diversify our local economy. Please join me in voting for our future. Miranda Draper Rifle

How can I not? Dear Editor: If people ask me why I support Trési Houpt, all I can think is, how can I not? To me Trési is the mind and heart of Garfield County. She is a master of thoughtful discourse. Bringing the concerns of the children, women, husbands and seniors forward. Trési speaks to the balance of health and continuance of the land and concerns for wildlife to the table. That’s why Gov. Ritter appointed her to the oil and gas board, for balance.

The Dali Lama said he always weighs the relative benefit of a thing against two measures: promoting community and enhancing compassion. I would be sad to think that this voice for healthy community was not represented at the table. John Hoffmann Carbondale

Candidate walks the talk Dear Editor: Over the last two months,Tom Jankovsky has walked over 100 miles in Garfield County neighborhoods to speak first hand with voters. Tom’s business and leadership experience make him the candidate that understands what needs to be done in order to create jobs, diversify our local economy and balance Garfield County expenditures in the face of declining revenues. Unlike his opponent that talks the talk, Tom Jankovsky has truly walked the talk and therefore is best suited to represent all of us as our next Garfield County commissioner. Please cast your vote for Tom Jankovsky. Phil Long Glenwood Springs

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Gould, Christensen agree Dear Editor: The two of us are sometimes perceived as having different perspectives on political issues. However, the fact is we both recognize the importance of an independent voice for our district in the state legislature and during this election there is nothing that we feel more strongly about than the need to reelect Kathleen Curry as our District 61 state representative. Curry is the only candidate for this office that possesses the knowledge and experience necessary to effectively represent our district. She has lived in and worked for the communities within our district for decades. She is

the only member of our legislature that actually has had the courage to stand up to partisanship and put her ethics and commitment to the residents of her district above the desires of a political party. We find the amount of out-of-state and Front Range money being poured into our area on behalf of partisan candidates both offensive and proof that the parties are putting their selfish interests above those of the citizens of our state. Those of us who are fed up with ongoing partisan bickering want and need people with Kathleen’s courage, knowledge and commitment to doing what's right. While it will take a little more effort to fill in a box on the ballot and write in her name, the outcome is critical if we are to continue to have a state representative who puts the people of the Western Slope ahead of party dogma. Mark Gould Bruce Christensen Glenwood Springs

Curry has the experience Dear Editor: Kathleen Curry, our Colorado House Representative for District 61 and a Gunnison rancher, has experience and balance despite what the attack ads state. Curry is a water expert. She understands agriculture and its importance to the state. She has a good grasp of property rights issues, understands the need to balance the LETTERS page 15

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Letters continued om page 14 state budget and knows the importance of higher education. Curry is known and respected for her knowledge and ability to listen to all her constituents. Curry will not split the vote. Rather she will receive votes from both parties from individuals wanting to avoid partisan politics. Write in “Kathleen Curry” (or something close) and fill in the box. The box has to be filled in for the optical scanner to read. Kathleen Curry is knowledgeable and experienced. Re-elect Curry, an independent voice for Colorado. Marj Perry Carbondale

In a democratic society Dear Editor: In a democratic society, government exists to provide for its citizens those services deemed necessary by that society that individuals, alone, cannot provide. Elected officials are given the authority to preserve or create an environment that protects our quality of life, reflects our responsibilities for stewardship of the planet, and secures opportunities and a role for Colorado’s citizens to learn, live, and work. Such responsibilities require a healthy sense of purpose, confidence and self-assurance, and a strong understanding of process and procedures. Roger Wilson exhibits the intelligence, integrity, persistence, interest, commitment and knowledge necessary to represent House District 61 in the Colorado

State Legislature. As for the Pitkin County commissioner race, Jack Johnson has participated in legislative and issue-driven committees. He has been involved in city governance (Aspen), has traveled to outlying communities and has become familiar with the complexities of a county that includes incredible diversity. Pitkin County needs commissioners who are committed to the entire county, who are interested in and educated about all the issues affecting the county, and who recognize both the opportunities and constraints of local governments. Jack Johnson, through his involvement, has demonstrated this commitment. Dorothea Farris Carbondale (Pitkin County)

Curry is a winner Dear Editor: To say that these are challenging times does not really put things into perspective. We have been working hard for the incumbent in the upcoming election for State Representative — Kathleen Curry. Curry has been successfully working on our behalf for the past six years on issues including but not limited to water, public safety, energy, education and state finances. Kathleen brings an intelligent and balanced approach to the issues. In my tenure as mayor and statewide executive board representative for municipal interests as well as the interests of resort communities, my dealings with Kathleen

could not be more productive. Find State Representative, District 61, on the ballot. Write in “C U R R Y” and fill in the box or oval next to the write in line and you are done. William Buck, mayor Crested Butte

Thoughts on Jankovsky Dear Editor: Tom Jankovsky says vote for him because he’s the pro-business candidate? Really? We all love Ski Sunlight, the local ski area he manages, but is that the business model we want for Garfield County? It’s a lovely mountain, full of good skiing terrain and a great sense of community, but over the last decade while Colorado’s ski industry thrived Ski Sunlight declined. In the Aspen Daily News on Nov. 14, 2008, Sunlight board President Richard Schafstall describes Sunlight as a “fading family resort, running on aging lifts, limited snowmaking and facilities past their prime.” He goes on: “The ski area has lost $1 million in the past 11 years while other small resorts in the state have thrived.” This was on Jankovsky’s watch and is not the business leadership Garfield County needs. A few years ago, portions of Ski Sunlight were leased for natural gas development. Imagine that, skiing with frac’ing trucks, flaring gas, toxic waste pits and the stench. It would have sealed Ski Sunlight’s fate. What did Jankovsky do about it? Nothing. He didn’t even know about it. It wasn’t until

a local conservation group pointed out to the BLM that it is illegal to lease ski areas that the leases were withdrawn. Will Jankovsky neglect Garfield County like he neglected Ski Sunlight? We can’t risk it, not now. I am voting for Trési Houpt. She has the brains, the dedication, and the stewardship to keep Garfield County on the right track. As a commissioner, she’s managed huge growth in the county, successfully overseeing a $100 million budget, kept spending in line while meeting important social services needs and addressing gas boom impacts. Trési knows that economic diversity is the key to a healthy economy and community. She supported the Garfield County Airport expansion, a key piece of infrastructure attracting strong business investment and tourism alike. She, along with her fellow sitting commissioners, listened to local voices and supported their self-determination. Case in point, the GarCo BOCC unanimously supports the Thompson Divide Coalition’s efforts to protect local agriculture, recreation and hunting in the greater Thompson Creek watershed. Her opponent, Jankovsky, is in the pocket of multi-national natural gas companies shipping their profits out of the county and he wants to see the Thompson Creek/Four Mile area turned into another industrial sacrifice zone. Vote for Trési. She’s the right balance for Garfield County. Sloan Shoemaker Carbondale

We support Jim Yellico as Garfield County Assessor, because he is committed to improving the Assessor’s office. We deserve it! To see my Vision for the Garfield County Assesor’s Office, visit www.JimYellico.com Addie Marantino Angie Allee Angie Fowler Andy Stanczak Anne Jolley Aspen Wilderness Outfitters Bailey Campbell Bob Derkash Bob Hinkey Becky Gremillion Becky Rippy Beth Riviere Beth Powers Bill Guccini Bill Bullock Blake Risner Bob Reynolds Bonnie Daniels Bonnie Miller Brandi Donelson Brandun Weeden Brook Sherick Brain Derby Bub Donelson Caleb Liston Carla Pine Cathy Lee

Capitol Peak Outfitters Inc Carrie Couey Carol McInnis Chad Eggleston Cheryl Chandler Cheryl Yarrow Chrystal Lyons Cody Derby Colleen Rominger Colleen Townsley Courtney Kleager Coy Bretthorst Dan Kellogg Dan Richardson Daniel Rincon Danielle Cerise Daryl Yarrow Dave Merritt Dave Townsley Darren Smith Debbie Guccini Dee McCown Don Vanderhoof Donna Guccini Dorris Bullock Doug Meyers Earnest Family

Eddi Vanderhoof Eli & Bronwen Houck Francine Mechling Frank Miller Geno’s Store Gilbert Lee Greg James Gregg McCorkle Guy Brickell Gwen Porter Harlan Porter Harlan Nimmo Heather Howe James T. Priestly Jamie Allee Jane Lee Jan Bullock Jan McClintock Jane Gentilini Janet Balcomb Jean McCorkle Jeff Carlson Jeff Cheney Jeff Horning Jeff Powers Jeff Medeiros Jeff Riviere Jen Medeiros

Jennifer Burr Jennifer Rose Jerry Foster Jessica Mason Rice Jim Benson JoAnne Couey JoEllen White Joe Haney Joe & Sara Sims Joe O’Donnell Joey Williams John Rose John Howe John Doose John Mechling Josh Goodsell JorgeAnne Guccini Joslyn Wood Judy O’Donnell Karen Foster Karen England Kate Collins Kathy Williams Kelley Couie Kelly McKee Kent Jolley Kenny Osier Kenny Smith

Kerri Cheney Kim Passey Kim McGraw Kim Fegan Kim Sills Kimberly Cabeceiras Kimberly Lyons Kirk Bartunek Kodi Sickels Kohler McInnis Kristi Rathbun Kristine Leahy Lara Fergen Larry McCown Laurie Osier Leonard England Lenore M. Dahl LeVans Lisa Bartunek Lori Cass Lori McInnis Lou Vallero Lynette Brickell Marvelle Couey Mary Bretthorst Mary Benson Michael Fergen Michelle Godeski

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Rob Rathbun Robin Haney Roger Bullock Ron Roesener Ron Liston Ross L. Talbott Sara Houston Scott Balcomb Scott Marr Scott McInnis Servando Casillas Shane Sherick Shannon Derby Shannon Brown Shannon Stowe Sharon Williams Sheila Liston Solomon Liston Steve Carter Steve Pine Steve Reynolds Steve Rippy Stacey James Sue Yellico Sue Kellogg Susan Henry Susan Horning Tanya Alexander

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From Lake Powell The general consensus driving asleep under the stars on the secback from the desert this week- ond story of a houseboat, wakend was that we should have ing up at 6:30 a.m. (when I stayed. I’m sure every rafting, would normally be waking up boating, mountain biking, climb- for work) and slipping away in a speedboat. In between ing, canoeing, RVing,ATVing, black and blue tubing and dirt biking, excursions,waterskiing eastbound ve- by Cameron Scott wrecks, and watching wake boarding ambuhicle we passed with various attached accessories lance wipe-outs,I lipped a few bass, was thinking the same thing as cradled a carp,roamed limitless exwe all headed into a dark and panses of red-rock,cliff-jumped,exrather ominous looking storm ploredAnasazi ruins,participated in front stacked against the natural impromptu dance parties, and even gas wells of Battlement Mesa: We did some glow-in-the-dark moonlight swimming. are going the wrong direction. Energized by constant sunAs a first, I ended up at Lake Powell this weekend, falling shine, bath water lake tempera-

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Western Divination Cresting the pass in blue light of uncrested sun a new gas well, tower of floodlights, haunting web of roads and piping, scars and glyphs, hunger scrawled into open hills of aspen and scrub oak. Road cuts into weak rock formations remain weak. Boulders scattered across pavement require signs. The future, broken and dissident. Wilderness, a three legged

coyote banged around by men with guns. Built on the backs of mountains, long leaning valleys, open range becomes a mirage. A dusty red horizon. Empty houses, lone monoliths, concrete cathedrals cling to sage brushed buttes while ranches try to avoid, erasure, re-erasure, only to be re-built, atrophied or subdivided by a patchwork quilt of population. Paonia Reservoir low again, si-

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tures, and well-stocked coolers and refrigerators, it wasn’t long before I began wondering how to carve out a dirt-bag existence in this human-made paradise. Food, shelter, water, scurrying around as a marina swabby, everything clicked into place until I encountered Lake Powell Life Plan Problem #1, a boat, quickly followed by Lake Powell Life Plan Problem # 2, fuel for the boat. It also wasn’t long before the crew of 10 I was with, in the ever increasingly typical damn-thetorpedoes mentality of our lifetime, was slipping small thought-provoking tidbits of information in between cans of beer. One minute I would be having a conversation about Lake Powell (everyone who was killed nusoidal creek extends over mudflats, ends at dam, sloshing in late October wind. Currents stir shallow sediment, seen in swirls. Sucked down the concrete drain like dirty dishwater. Driving past the coal mines of Somerset, past the fruit orchards, farms, and wineries of Paonia and Hotchkiss, forced to find folds of solitude in the guts of difficult places. Paths widen, wear themselves deeper, over

making the dam, the riparian and river systems that were screwed up in the process of creating the giant silt-catching bathtub, and the ever increasing amounts of boat traffic and expansion of population centers like Las Vegas), and the next I’d be whipping around in sheer insanity and laughter on the end of a rope. If anything,my first trip to Lake Powell exemplified the human condition. Meaning Lake Powell is, in all of its sheer conundrums as an appendage or microcosm of both the desert southwest and a very human desire for fun in the sun, like a big tasty cake. Do we want to eat it? Yup. Would I do it all over again with the same crew of friends? Without hesitation. Is it good for us? Debatable. cliff outs, along old game trails. Where one track leads, others follow. Parking lots spill over. Rivers fill with footsteps. Scattered through landscape, bleached bones and scat lie strewn from scavengers. A lone skull fills with sand. Here a femur, there a vertebrae. Fly line unfolds and falls. Picked up, punctured, punctuated, protected, pulled apart: Each one of us exists in a West that barely exists at all.

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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 2011; 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 the Carbondale Headquarters/Training Building, 301 Meadowood Drive, Carbondale, Colorado on November 10, 2010 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. Published October 28, 2010 in The Sopris Sun.

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Setting the Record Straight: Environment versus the Economy, a False Choice

Tom Jankovsky for Garfield County Commissioner Dear Fellow Citizens of Garfield County: As is sadly too often the case in politics, others have taken it upon themselves to interpret and present my stance on oil & gas regulation for me (and you).

businesses honest, and to keep communities safe and prospering. However, over regulating any industry can create a hostile environment which causes any The politicization of domestic energy county, state, or even nation to lose jobs and revenue. Oil and gas is a accomplishes nothing. Our country $3.2 billion industry in our part of is best served by producing our own energy, and, fortunately for us in this the state, according to the Colorado part of the state, we are blessed with School of Mines, and better still, each job in the industry creates world-class reserves of natural gas. nearly two more jobs. Best of all, the regulations by the federal government are strengthened Our county coffers rely on this further here in Colorado by what the industry for nearly half our Wall Street Journal describes as the operating budget. That means toughest regulatory safeguards in money for teachers, roads, law America. enforcement. Regulatory certainly attracts investment, translating to It has come to my attention that my message on oil & gas regulation may philanthropy, and good-paying yearround jobs. have been misunderstood. As such, I would like to take a moment to set the record straight. During the Glenwood Springs Issues and Answer Forum, I said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I will not over regulate oil & gas. They are regulated at the State and Federal levels. We do not need to have duplicate regulations at the County level. I will make decisions on oil & gas that have to do with county land use and planning and building codes.â&#x20AC;? Over regulating is very different then not regulating an industry. A certain level of regulation or oversight is necessary to keep

My opponent for Garfield County Commissioner sits at the State level on the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission. Because of her position on the Commission, she cannot participate in many oil and gas decisions at the County level due to a conflict of interest. In fact, my opponent recused herself 16 times in 2008 & 2009. Where is the balance when only 2 County Commissioners are making County Oil & Gas decisions? Environmental issues reach beyond oil and gas. We are a large county with an economy dependent on many outdoor activities. During my

career at Sunlight Mountain, I have been a steward of the land as well as involved in sustainability projects. I understand environmental issues from a business perspective, and I know the importance of our air quality, water quality, riparian areas and our pristine lands. As a businessman, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been accountable for decades. As an independent entrepreneur, I know that when I make a bad decision, I pay the price. When my opponent makes the wrong decision- YOU, the taxpayer, pay the price. Whose experience is more valuable in these challenging times? And please vote- billions of people around the world would love to have the privilege, and we have our finest men and women stationed around the world to protect our right to participate in self-government. I am asking for and would appreciate your vote on Nov. 2nd. For more information about my platform please go to my website www.votetomj.com Thank you:

Tom Jankovsky Candidate Garfield County Commissioner