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Smooth skating

Jose Olaya, 9, tried out his kick scooter on the skateboard park’s new addition last week. The 4,000-square-foot addition brings the skateboard park’s total to 17,300-square-feet, making it the largest in the Roaring Fork Valley according to the Carbondale Recreation Department.

Recreation Coordinator Jessi Rochel said that skateboard instructor Chris Johnson got the project rolling by collecting $1,400 in donations from parents. He worked with recreation director Jeff Jackel to secure a $105,000 grant, which was also used next door to create three new tennis courts at North Face Park.

“The original park is an amazing skateboard park but geared toward the intermediate to advanced,” said Rochel.“Chris saw the need for features that skate beginners could learn on.”

The Carbondale Recreation Deparment offers two levels of skate classes (beginner and intermediate/advanced). “The beginner lessons are by far the more popular of the two,” Rochel said.

Rochel continued,“The new beginner addition is perfect for a younger age group. Not only that, but it has enough transitions, space and interesting features for any level of boarder to work with.”

If last week’s skateboard action was any indication, the addition is a hit. Kids, teens and young adults were rolling, jumping and spinning on skateboards, in-line skates, kick scooters and bikes.

The addition was built by Evergreen Skateparks from Portland, Oregon.

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Carbondale Commentary

is little cracka’s going to the state capitol The mainstream media seems to be to be confused by the Occupy movement: how did it happen, what are the demands, why don’t they get a job instead of sitting in the park all day?

Way to add insult to injury, guys. One of the reasons they’re sitting in the park all day is because there are no jobs. I, myself, am waiting for Whole Foods to open so I can rejoin the American workforce (I’ve heard there’s a personality test but I’m not worried, it’s just a matter of figuring out which one they want to see.)

“This movement is an effort to take our country back …

It will not stop until there is an end to the corporate abuse of the poor, the working class, the elderly, the sick, children, those being slaughtered in our imperial wars and tortured in our black sites. It will not stop until foreclosures and bank repossessions stop. It will not stop until students no longer have to go into debt to be educated, and families no longer have to plunge into bankruptcy to pay medical bills. It will not stop until the corporate destruction of the ecosystem stops, and our relationships with each other and the planet are radically reconfigured.”* I don’t even know what a black site is, but for the first time in my life I was called the N word at Occupy Aspen. First the racist called us lazy, which I of course answered right back with, “No, we are not lazy!”Having been standing around in the park

By Jeannie Perry for eight hours I felt more than justified in this incredibly inadequate response, which was immediately deemed irrelevant by the shouting of the N word from a white man on a bicycle in Aspen.“Wow,” I thought to myself,“what has happened to my hometown? Too many rats in the cage? Too many white rats?”

I recently heard a comedian on “Raw Dog Comedy” talking about how white people are not supposed to use the N word, but they can say “Nigga.” So, he claims, by the same reasoning black people should not use the word Cracker, but instead they should say ‘Cracka’.

It all seems so outdated to me, like a uni-ski-suit. It’s 2011 and a white guy on his bike feels it necessary to shout ancient racist slurs at a bunch of other white people in a park? Really?

Where is all this anger coming from? And why is it directed at typical, everyday Americans?

The police are the 99 percent. The people on Fox who pretend to deliver real news are the 99 percent. Hell, even some of the bankers are the 99 percent, as much as they hate to admit it. There are 1,200 billionaires in the world listed on Forbes’ Billionaires of the World List (not the actual title of the list.) Then there is a layer of rich we don’t even know about. So, unless you’re as rich and greedy as Goldie Hawn’s pre-amnesia character in “Overboard,” don’t worry. You’re not the 1 percent. You can relax and hang out with the rest of us. “Let’s hang out!” – Juan.

Maybe the best thing about this movement is how organic it is. Started by the people and for the people, there is no corporate mission. That’s why there is no official list of demands, or PowerPoint display of solutions. It’s up to us, the people of this planet, to find a way to live together that’s fair and balanced with each other and with Nature.

All my Occupy Aspen “work” has led to a potential meeting with Colorado’s governor, where I will make my case for clearing the murky waters of corporate legislation. Just as our forefathers stayed up late fretting about separation of church and state, we must stay awake and make sure Big Business brings our government home with nothing but a goodnight kiss at the door. And I think medical marijuana is the perfect place to start.

A relatively new (legitimate) industry, Big Bud will try to force its way into their offices just like its brother Big Tobacco. Especially with the Baby Boomers entering their cancer years, they’re going to want more natural and herbal remedies, not the knock-down-drag-out pharmaceuticals of their parents’ generation. So here’s our chance, to start at a state level and keep Big Bud away from legislation pertaining to itself. There, that’s my demand. And this little cracka’s taking it all the way to the Capitol. *“Why the Elites Are in Trouble” by Chris Hedges.

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How’d that get there?

Dear Editor: Some may be wondering how a nine-hole disc golf course could ever be approved for Gianinetti Park in the first place. Well, here is how it’s done in our town: • Utterly ignore the recently adopted 10 year “Parks, Recreation and Trails Com-

prehensive Master Plan.” This makes complete sense since nowhere in its 131 pages is there any mention whatsoever of disc or Frisbee golf.

• Keep the disc golf course plans a secret from all the residents of Roaring Fork Village. Not one NIMBY neighbor was asked to weigh in on the merits of the course in

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their neighborhood park. And of course, let’s not consult Heritage Park nursing home.

• Do not invite public opinion of any kind.

This way you don’t have to defend any plans or actions to the townspeople or trustees until it’s too late to make a difference.

• Do not consult a land-use professional.

This way you can avoid any discussions of code, setbacks, buffer zones and incompatible land use activities.

• Do no independent research. Ignorance is bliss. Let’s just approve an activity we know absolutely nothing about.And let’s not check it out on the Internet or run it by any other towns that already have a course.

• Install the course when that SOB Hofto is out of town. Yes, imagine our surprise when we came home after a few days to a fully functioning course with the No. 8 T-pad just two feet away from our property line.

• Just disregard any future complaints that come up.

So, are we ever going to see this rogue disc golf course taken out of Gianinetti Park?

Bill Hofto Carbondale

Redirect City market money Dear Editor: Here’s an easy way to solve the“Bagging” problem, at least in Carbondale. For probably a decade, City Market grocery store has used the “Value Card” to overcharge unsuspecting people more for the same products for which card-holders pay less. Over a long period of time, surely tens of thousands of dollars have been collected from those unaware of or not choosing to participate in this manipulative practice. With those overcharged fees the grocery store could buy cloth bags for everyone in town for several years!

It is simply a matter of consumer control and manipulation to entice consumers to buy “valued” items (inventory control) for less.

The very concept of selling identical products to customers at different prices based on the possession of a “Value Card” is appalling, considerably slows down the checkout process, and is essentially non-American. It sickens me every time I go through the line to hear the checker tell me how much I’ve “saved”today with my value card. I can only commiserate with those who pay more. I’ve thought many times about leaving a pile of groceries on the counter, but that would only cause the already hard-working checkers to replace everything in it’s place.

I am not advocating keeping plastic or paper bags, but suggesting that the thousands of dollars spent for groceries in this town should make it incumbent upon the seller to find an economical, environmentally agreeably way for their customers to get their groceries home. Free cloth or other biodegradable bags would be great!

On another note, if the Village at Crystal River (VCR) project passes, what will happen to that huge empty space left by City Market? I, for one, would like to see another grocery store in town to offer some competition, but they’ll never let that happen.

Frank Norwood Carbondale

Considering vCR Dear Editor: Very soon the Carbondale trustees will be

asked to vote on the Village at Crystal River (VCR). I have the following comments: 1. Since this is such an important issue that has dragged on for so long, I urge the trustees to refer this to the voters of Carbondale.

2. Please consider how much VCR is going to cost Carbondale. Commercial space is very valuable. Residential development does not pay it’s own way. The developer wants to impose a PIF to help him pay for the development. He also wants to be excused from the voluntary real-estate transfer assessment (RETA) for the original sale of the residential units. Assuming that the units will sell for an average of $250,000, the 1 percent RETA would be $2,500 per unit. At 144 units, this amounts to $360,000 that the town would be giving away. This is a lot of money. Why is this even a consideration?

How much are we going to give away?

3.The developer also wants long-term approvals. Again, the town would be burdening itself with baggage that future boards of trustees would have to deal with.

4. The double roundabouts proposed in this development on Highway 133 are a foolish idea. Roundabouts work well when placed at opposite ends of a busy thoroughfare. They allow right-in right-out traffic patterns; they ease in pedestrian crossings, moderate traffic speeds, and keep the traffic flows going smoothly. Adding more in between them increases the efficiency of the above when spaced an appropriate distance apart, but not when they are only yards apart. One at Main Street, another at Industry, and another at Cowen would work well.

The proposed configuration would not.

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Here we go again Trustees send Village at Crystal River to the people

By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer For the second time in eight years, Carbondale voters get to decide whether to allow development on a 24-acre site west of Highway 133 and north of Main Street.

The Carbondale Board of Trustees voted 5-1 during a packed-house meeting Tuesday night to send the question to the people following four hours of citizen input and 45 minutes of discussion among themselves.

At issue was the Village at Crystal planned unit development, proposed by Denver developer Rich Schierburg and three local partners, which calls for a total of no more than 125,000 square feet of retail space (anchored by a new 58,000-squarefeet grocery store), up to 164 residential units, and commercial uses that allow a gas station, bank and fast-food restaurant.

Later phases could include a hotel, medical facility, school or light manufacturing, according to the development application.

In 2003, a group called the Town Mothers circulated a petition to force a citizen vote on the Crystal River Marketplace,

which included 252,000 square feet of retail space (a 125,000-square-foot big-box anchor store such as Home Depot, a grocery store and other commercial uses). Residents shot down the Crystal River Marketplace in a referendum after the trustees approved it.

No date has been set for the Village at Crystal River ballot question. Town attorney Mark Hamilton told the trustees they can schedule the election “as early as possible” and agreed with one trustee who calculated it could be as early as 40 days from now.

Mayor Stacey Bernot Trustees ended up considering and voting on three different motions Tuesday night, each with different potential ramifications, before the third sent it to the people and concluded the night’s action.

The first motion from the trustees, to let residents of Carbondale decide whether to approve the project through a ballot question, died on a 3-3 vote. Trustees Frosty Merriot, John Hoffmann and Pam Zentmyer vote yes. Trustees Elizabeth Murphy, Ed Cortez and mayor Stacey

“Are you willing to roll the dice (on the motion failing?)”

Bernot voted no.

The second motion, for the trustees to approve the project, also failed on a 3-3 vote with Murphy, Cortez and Bernot voting for it, and Merriot, Hoffmann and Zentmyer voting no.

The project would have probably died then and there had a third motion not been presented, which ended up being slightly different from the first. Trustee John Foulkrod recused himself from the proceedings several months ago due to a potential conflict of interest and did not vote.

The third motion, made by Merriot, called for the trustees to approve the project but also put it to a vote of the people.

Trustee Murphy was the only trustee to vote against the motion.

Some of the trustee discussion during the three motions contained an insider context and sailed over the head of most in the room. Just before the second motion, to approve the project, Bernot asked Merriot “are you willing to roll the dice (on the motion failing?)”

Merriot shot back, “It’s unfair of you to ask about that.”

Bernot replied that “not everybody has the information we have,” apparently in regard to allegations about Merriot’s comments about the Village at Crystal River

Rich Schierburg made on Carbondale radio station KDNK in 2010.

In earlier comments Tuesday night, Bernot said the town is “at great risk” over possible litigation if the project is not approved, apparently due to Merriot’s remarks about VCR on KDNK. “It gives me great pause … .”

After the meeting, former trustee Brad Hendricks told the Sopris Sun that because the Village at Crystal River is now in the hands of the people rather than the trustees, the town is off the hook in regard to possible litigation over Merriot’s remarks on KDNK. ••• For trustees Hoffmann and Zentmyer, VCR’s biggest stumbling block is the 1 percent PIF charged on all retail transactions to fund improvements to Highway 133.

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Board seeks input on new Carbondale library Sopris Sun Staff Report The Garfield County Public Library District and its design team have set out to engage the community in the new Carbondale library design process.

Three open house community input meetings are planned for the coming weeks to support collaboration throughout the project.

“I’m passionate about getting the community to these meetings because I want every single person to feel like they’ve made a contribution to the new library,” said Gordon Cooper Library Branch Manager Marilyn Murphy. “I want them to feel like they’ve participated throughout the whole process. This is their new library.”

The first open house takes place Nov. 8 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center Calaway Room. Displays will remain up until 8 p.m. for those who need to come later in the evening. The first meeting is designed to gather ideas about community needs and goals. Each meeting will build upon the others throughout the process.

The second open house, also at the Third Street Center from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, will check back with the community about the design’s conceptual direction.

The third open house (at the Third Street Center) takes place from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 12 to show the direction the library design team has developed.

“People need to come and provide input because we might not think of some things that they come up with. This particular [design] team is very good at conducting community meetings, gathering input, and

incorporating citizens’ ideas,” Murphy said.

The design team is comprised of Willis Pember Architects with support from library architect Humphries Poli, Land+Shelter, DHM Design, Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Dan Richardson, KL&A, Beaudin Ganze, Group 3 Planners and Mark Chain Consulting.

“The physical building is important,” Murphy said. “Libraries really have evolved their role in the community. They are now considered the community’s ‘living room.’”

Murphy said the new library will continue to house hard-bound books, as well as e-books (such as books for Kindle or Nook), audio and downloadable volumes, and offer access to statewide and university libraries. Additionally, libraries such as the Gordon Cooper fill a niche for those seeking Internet access help with job applications and resumes, and computer classes.

“The library is truly the cross-section of the community — we have moms, educators, students, Latino families, wealthy and working-class patrons. All of the community is welcome. Whatever a person is looking for is accessible through our library,” Murphy said.

The new library will be located at the corner of Third Street and Sopris Avenue, where the old tennis courts now sit.

Ground breaking is anticipated for the summer of 2012.

The Garfield County Public Library District operates libraries in Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, New Castle, Silt and

Parachute. The district is funded through property taxes and a sales tax.

The Carbondale library is named after Gordon Cooper, one of the original Mercury astronauts who spent 34 hours in space in 1963 and flew a later mission as

well. He is portrayed in the Tom Wolfe book and movie about the original U.S. astronauts titled “The Right Stuff.”

Cooper was born and raised in Oklahoma but his mother moved to Carbondale in the 1950s. He died in 2004.

Emily Seubert (right) tosses leaves with her son, Gabriel Campbell, at Gianinetti Park on a recent afternoon. Leaves are falling fast but there still seems to be plenty of piles for tossing or kicking your way through. Photo by Lynn Burton

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bouldering competition slated The Carbondale Recreation and Community Center hosts a bouldering competition at the climbing wall on Nov. 5 as part of

Berkman, Becker pass away (Editor’s note: Musicians Howard Berkman and T-Ray Becker both passed away in the past week. The Sopris Sun is awaiting obituaries for both. Berkman, originally from Chicago, was a blues singer and guitarist who lived for many years in Carbondale before moving to Paonia. T-Ray Becker played in the Aspen rock band Black Pearl in the 1970s and eventually moved to the Carbondale area where he played country/folk/blues as a solo artist and in groups. He also recorded several CDs. One of his songs, “King of Main Street,” was biographical and described his comings and goings in downtown Carbondale. Steve Standiford knew both men well. Here is a eulogy he wrote for his Steve’s Guitars newsletter.)

I found out this morning that Howard Berkman and T-Ray Becker passed on to the great music hall in the sky. Both of these legendary local musicians played a big role in

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helping make our music shop what it is today. In 1980, I bought my first two guitars in the valley upstairs (in the Dinkel Building) at Wally’s Music; and it was Howard Berkman Howard’s incredible playing that helped make the sale. Those first two guitars got me started and Howard was a dear friend ever since. T-Ray played many a song in our room and he was the very first act to play our first Friday Night.

He started the streak, which is at 510 Fridays in a row now. I will miss these incredible musicians as players and friends. Losing them leaves a big hole that is hard to fill. I dedicate this week’s live music to their memory. They were special and I will not forget them.

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Voters in the Roaring Fork Re-1 School District approved a mill levy override on Tuesday by a margin of 59-41 percent (4,8413,904), according to unofficial results from Garfield, Pitkin and Eagle counties.

The Re-1 school board warned of dire cuts and increased class sizes if the $4.8 million override did not pass. The override ballot question was brought on by a $5.2 million cut in state funding over the past two years.

In the school board election, Terry Lott Richardson and Daniel Biggs defeated Phil Weir and Myles Rovig.

In other election action, voters in the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District approved $775,000 mill levy override for the next two years to maintain fire and ambulance service at current levels. The override passed 60-40 percent (1,895-1,209).

the American nation-wide Bouldering Series.

There will be 40 different bouldering “problems” set on the climbing wall, each with a different point value. The competitor’s top five scores from completed problems are tallied to determine a winner in each division.

Eric Brendlinger, Recreation Center Manager said, “Bouldering competitions pit the athletes against gravity, and not necessarily against each other. ABS competitions test the ability of each competitor to make their body perform a series of moves unlocking the secrets of increasingly difficult bouldering problems. Each competitor is pushed to the limits of their own ability, and this makes for a great camaraderie amongst the competitors, because ultimately they are just competing against themselves. It is a very supportive and festive environment and it is as much fun to watch as it is to compete.”

Categories range from youth to adult.

Competition begins at 4 p.m. with youth registration at 3 p.m. The entry fee is $20 for ABS members and $25 for non-members.

For details, call 704-4190.

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

SATURDAY Oct. 22 • At 11:19 a.m., police received a call from a medical marijuana dispensary owner who said a female party had walked in and wanted to buy heroin. The owner gave police a description of the woman but they were unable to locate her.

SATURDAY Oct. 22 • At 12:30 p.m., police received a report from a man that his wife had lost her gold wedding ring near the Floral Boutique on Main Street. Police said they’d call him if someone turns in the ring. mONDAY Oct. 24 • At 9:02 p.m., police received a tip from Basalt police that Basalt High School students were going to “egg and TP” Roaring Fork High School. Carbondale police conducted several security checks through the night. mONDAY Oct. 24 • At 7:15 p.m., a resident on Fourth Street reported someone put washable graffiti on his windows that

said “Occupy Aspen 11-5-11.” Police contacted the Occupy Aspen Web site and asked them to remedy the situation. Later that night, police observed a window washer removing the graffiti. “No further action taken,” said the report.

FROm Oct. 25-27 • Police issued 11 tickets or red tags to vehicles without plates, stickers or appeared to be abandoned on public property.

THURSDAY Oct. 27 • At 6:45 p.m., a resident on Sopris Avenue reported that a “cold, hungry chicken” had entered her house. Police told the resident the town doesn’t have a place to keep chickens.

THURSDAY Oct. 27 • At 10:46 p.m., police responded to the area of Dolores Way and Highway 133 to look for a cow that was loose. By the time police arrived, the cow appeared to have gotten back into CRMS property.

VCR continued om page 3 ers,” Zentmyer said. “I can’t vote for a PIF.” Hoffmann agreed, calling a 1 percent tax on groceries “unconscionable” and “it’s all about social justice … economic justice.”

Earlier in the meeting, Schierburg said a PIF is necessary for him to pay for the estimated $2.3-$2.5 million in improvements to Highway 133 that the Colorado Department of Transportation will require due to the project’s impacts.

Throughout the trustee discussion on the three motions, mayor Bernot was most impassioned in favor of the project. Many of her comments revolved around what she said were the economic benefits the project will provide in terms of sales tax revenues, jobs and “spin off” businesses that will set up shop in VCR. She also said she’s a fifth generation Carbondale resident and hopes that her kids will also be able to live here.

“I see myself and my children as endangered species here,” she said.

She said that people take risks to live in Carbondale and “this gentleman (Schierburg) is willing to take a risk … we need more economic diversity.”

She also reminded people in the audience who want the VCR property to remain as it is that “this isn’t some horse or cattle pasture … it’s commercially zoned.”

••• The meeting started at 6 p.m. A total of 58 members of the public got up and spoke during four hours of citizen input. The retractable wall between council chambers 1 and 2 had been opened up and public works director Larry Ballenger added several rows of chairs for about an hour as folks filtered in. Eventually, a line formed along the council chamber’s back wall as up to a dozen people at a time waited their turn at the podium. Most kept their remarks to three minutes or less as requested by mayor Bernot. When Allyn Harvey got up, she joked that he’d be docked 10 seconds for the night’s only public outburst early in the meeting.

It was difficult to gage exactly how many in the audience favor or oppose VCR, because several just said they want it to go to a vote, while a few said they oppose or support the project with conditions.

Still, if you lump the VCR opponents together with the ones who wanted a vote, the opponents outnumbered supporters 34-24 (more or less).

A dog walker skirts the disc golf course at Gianinetti Park. At least one neighbor has expressed safety concerns over discs that fly through the air on the course. The Carbondale trustees will discuss the issue at their meeting on Nov. 8. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Send your scuttlebutt to news@SoprisSun.com. moose. The theory was tested on the Discovery Channel reality series Mythbusters, and was proven an actual myth.

Save the date The First annual CCAH Youth Green is the New Black Fashion Show, with the theme “The Future is Ours,” takes place at PAC3 on Nov. 19. There’ll be 40 models and 20 dancers from Aspen to Glenwood Springs.

Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and the performance starts at 5 p.m. A donation of $15 for adults and $8 for youth is suggested. Volunteers are needed. For details, go to www.carbondalearts.com.

Just in Kathy Ortiz served up 55 gallons of soup and 200 burritos at the Rock Bottom Ranch Harvest Party on Oct. 22.

Yum, yum

Kid’s activities Web site cranks up Holly Hoffman Gressett has started up a kid’s activities Web site at www.rfvkids.com.

She encourages people to send event e-mails to holly@rfvkids.com. For details, call 379-3601.

Did you see that?

Was the bicyclist pedaling west on Main Street in front of Six89 last week actually texting while he rolled along? Maybe he was just checking his messages.

On a related note, the Biker/Dog Owner of the Month award for October goes to the guy spotted in the White House pizza area a couple of weeks ago. Not only was he giving Dog No. 1 a good workout on a leash, he had Dog No. 2 riding easily in the bike trailer behind.

Speaking of bikes The next full moon is reportedly Nov. 10, which means it’s time for another Full Moon Cruisers ride. Some in the Carbondale bicycle community are asking that Full Moon

The Carbondale Soccer Club U-12 boy’s team won the Colorado Youth Soccer Grand Junction Tournament, held Oct 29-30. The team was undefeated in the tournament and outscored their opponents 13-1. Photo by Kerry Flagg Cruisers keep the noise down this time around, maybe leave your air horns at home, and keep in mind that nobody has been busted for DUI biking – yet.

Thanks to the Rotary The Sopris Sun is throwing a fund-raising party at Dos Gringos from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 3 and guess who is offering up a $500 matching grant? The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club. That means every buck the Sun can raise up to $500 will be matched by the club for a cool 1G.

Public Input Open House Monday, November 7, 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Pitkin County Library

We want your feedback on the Airport’s 20-year Master Plan Update.

Stop by and review the draft concepts we’ve developed for the airport, including options for the terminal area and general aviation.

Anyone interested in participating is welcome at any time during the two hour open house.

Get involved! Help us meet future needs and enhance your airport!

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moose alert The Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife is reminding motorists to watch out for moose. A CDPW press release points out that because moose were rare in Colorado for decades but are becoming more common, drivers need to be especially alert. The press release states a commonly held belief by some drivers is that if a collision with a moose is unavoidable, accelerating will allow you to drive through its legs and “under” the

The RE-1 school lunch menu for Nov. 3-9 is as follows: Nov. 3 (elementary and middle) pig-n-blanket, herb roasted potatoes, strawberry/banana mix, milk; (high school) spaghetti, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Nov. 4 (not available). Nov. 7 (elementary and middle) mac-n-cheese, cucumber tomato salad, cherry cobbler, milk; (high school) beef taco, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Nov 8: (elementary and middle) bean burrito, fresh pico de gallo, apple wedges, carrot cake bars, milk; (high school) hot dog, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Nov 9 (elementary and middle) chili, corn bread, carrot and celery sticks, orange slices, milk; (high school) enchiladas, fruit and vegetable bar, milk.

They say it’s your birthday Birthday greetings go out to: Jeff Achey (Nov. 4), George Stranahan and Trina Ortega (Nov. 5), Beth Broome (Nov. 6), Brett Nelson and Lee Beck (Nov. 7) and Rick Carlson (Nov. 8). And a special Happy Birthday goes out to Virgil Leeman of Marble, who turns 90 on Nov. 7.

Girls on the Run head to Steamboat for 5K Sopris Sun Staff Report Has anyone run into a pack of small girls running, skipping, jumping and giggling on the bike path near Carbondale’s Town Hall recently? They are Girls on the Run. Girls on the Run (GOTR) is a national program designed to empower girls through running.The mission of GOTR is to“provide an accessible, inspiring, and experience-based program that creatively integrates running while empowering girls to be healthy, respectful, confident and joyful for life.”

There are 22 GOTR sites in Western Colorado alone and this fall 505 girls, ages 8-11, are participating along with 120 volunteer coaches.

Shannon Meyer, a local parent and conservationist, saw how much her 8-year-old Cassidy loved running and when she heard about GOTR she knew it would be a perfect fit for Carbondale. Before registration signs were even posted for the program there were 16 girls clamoring to join from Ross Montessori School, Crystal River Elementary and Carbondale Middle School.

“I really hoped not only to bring the joy of running to these girls but also to bring together girls from the different elementary schools that otherwise might not get to know one another” said Meyer.

Ross Montessori School hosted the team and principal Sonya Hemmen and kindergarten teacher Kelly Klotz volunteered to coach, along with Ross parent Carolyn Williams.

In addition to churning out laps and playing running games, the girls learn about pos-

Volleyballers advance; season ends for soccer

By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Correspondent

Volunteer coach Shannon Meyer jogs with the Girls on the Run team at a recent workout at the Carbondale Middle School track. The Girls on the Run program on the Western Slope has attracted 505 girls ages 8-11 and 120 volunteer coaches. Photo by Lorri Knaus itive self-talk and body image, saying no to gossip and bullies, coopering and choosing friends wisely and they learn to set a goal and strive for it.

Before Tuesday’s workout, Hemmen gathered the runners around her and they sat on the school’s back porch look at magazine advertisements as the program’s truth-inadvertising section. They looked at ads for everything from food to perfume and talked about what the ad was trying to tell them and whether the message was good for them.

Then, with the help of their coaches, they translated that concept to themselves and talked about how they would advertise their best qualities. They began a sprint workout where they wrote down one of their own strengths after each lap around the school-

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yard. After they finished running they shared their list with a teammate who then added another perceived strength to their own list, giving them a positive reminder to bring home from the days practice.

The teams’ goal is to participate in the 5K GOTR run in Steamboat on Nov. 5. They have been increasing their running distance every week and did a practice 5K on the track last week. Some girls have a goal of running the whole distance while others have a goal of getting to the finish line with a smile on their face.

“We have amazing chemistry in this group” said Meyer. “The girls completely engage with the curriculum and have so much to say about all of these topics, you can just see that they are ripe to be learning these things.”

Carbondale’s volleyball girls opened the playoffs with a 3-2 defeat of Brush on Oct. 29. The nail-biting match was back and forth throughout, with the Beetdiggers taking the first and third rounds while the Rams notched a narrow victory in the second, dominated in the fourth, and finally broke the pattern with a fifth round win.

Their second round of the day, against Colorado Springs Christian, was more decisive. Though the Lions were obliged to make 29 points in the second match before they could establish the requisite two-point margin, their final 3-0 victory left little comfort for the defeated Rams.

The Rams playoff performance and 17-5 record still leaves Roaring Fork in the running, however. On Nov. 5, they’ll travel to Valley High School for the next round, taking on the host as well as Holy Family and Faith Christian.

Soccer The season came to an end for the boys’ soccer team after a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Classical Academy on Oct. 29.

The loss came during the round of 16 for the state playoffs, a respectable achievement for the young team that got off to a slow start this season. The Rams finished the season at 10-6. With the elimination SPORTS page 16

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First Friday introduces gift certificate drawings Sopris Sun Staff Report This month’s First Friday action in Carbondale includes drawings for gift certiďŹ cates from the Village Smithy, BonďŹ re, Harmony Scott Jewelry Design, Sopris Liquor & Wine, PAC3, Konnyaku, Six89, Phat Thai, the Pour House, Russets, El Pollo Rico, the Floral Boutique and Dancing Colours. All you have to do is grab a First Friday map (available all over town), take it to any ďŹ ve map sponsors to get it stamped, then drop off the stamped map at Phat Thai, the Third Street Center or Sopris Liquor & Wine. “As always, First Friday festivities include a free bus shuttle, free bicycle rickshaw rides, street performers and after-hours merchant specials,â€? said Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Director Sherri McClenahan.

Something else new this time around — a Lakota drum circle conducted by Sol Tribe at Fourth Street Plaza, led by Lakota Sioux elder Alex White Plume from the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. “We’ll start beating the drum at 6 p.m.,� said Sol Tribe spokeswoman Lori Ventimiglia. “Bring your drum if you have one.�

White Plume will discuss Lakota traditions, culture and society. He is a former vice-president and president of the Ogallala Sioux Tribe and was featured in the PBS documentary “Standing Silent Nation.� “We are honored to have him join us, and invite youth and adults to come visit,

join the circle and ask questions,� Ventimiglia said.

First Friday is Nov. 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. (more or less) on Main Street, Highway 133 and the Third Street Center.

At the Third Street Center from 6 to 8 p.m., the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities celebrates Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in the Round Room with a show of shrines, original artwork and luminarias. The OM Puppet Theater, along with students throughout Carbondale, will present bilingual performances of “A Gift for Abuelitaâ€? at 5:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The story is about a girl and her grandmother, and the signiďŹ cance of Dia de los Muertos. Mexican food and drink will be served. “Dia de los Muertos is a three-day Mexican festival in which families pay their respects to loved ones who have died,â€? said Ro Mead, CCAH program director. “This ancient tradition, dating back to Aztec and Meso-American cultures over 3,000 years ago, reects the traditional beliefs of a life/death/rebirth continuum, and reveres death as a beginning to a new life. It is believed that spirits of deceased loved ones return during this festival.â€?

The show “United We Art: New Work from 42 Contemporary Women� continues at CCAH’s R2 Gallery.

Map sponsors include: Crystal River Spas, Dancing Colours, Six89, Carbondale Beer Works, Mi Casita, Peppino’s Pizza, the

Altars, shrines and other Day of the Dead items are on display at the Third Street Center for November’s First Friday. Shown here is a detail from an altar created by Michael Carter. Lynn Burton photo Floral Boutique, Transformation Yoga, Ravenheart Gallery, European Antiques, the Pour House, Phat Thai, San Juan Leather, Lulubelle, Roadside Gallery & Printing, Fig and Lily, Harmony Scott Jewelry Design, Sopris Liquor & Wine, El Pollo Rico, Red Rock Diner, Bikram Yoga Col-

lege of India, Third Street Center, CCAH, True Nature Healing Arts, Main Street Spirits, M3 Marketing and Russets.

For more information on First Friday, contact the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce at 963-1890, or “like� First Fridays Carbondale on Facebook.

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Hollywood casting director making open call Angels needed to start middle school drama program

By Nicolette Toussaint Sopris Sun Arts Correspondent Hanna Hall, who is from Carbondale, has appeared in films such as “Forrest Gump,” “The Virgin Suicides”and“Halloween.”Jake Muxworthy, of Carbondale, has appeared in “I Heart Huckabees,” “24,” “Saving Grace” and dozens of other film and TV projects.

Boti Bliss, of Aspen, has had a long Hollywood career that has includes playing Maxine Valera in “CSI Miami.” Brady Corbet, of Glenwood Springs, has starred in feature films such as“Thirteen,”“Thunderbirds”and “Mysterious Skin.”

Other local kids who made the grade in Tinseltown include rocker Josh Phillips of “Fire in the Asylum”fame, Lora Criswell and Jake Sakson of Carbondale, and Laura Peters and J-Ray of Aspen.

How did the Roaring Fork Valley achieve such disproportionate luster in the silver screen’s pantheon?

All these working actors studied in here in Carbondale in the 1990s with Kether Axelrod, an accomplished Hollywood casting director who has repeatedly bounced back and forth between Colorado and California. Axelrod is third generation Hollywood; her grandmother starred in silent films and her father was noted as the screenwriter who penned “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and the “Seven Year Itch.”

Axelrod spent years as a successful actress before transitioning into casting. Her specialty was finding kids and teens who could play the younger versions of Hollywood stars, most famously finding Michael Conner Humphreys to play the younger Forrest Gump in Tom Hanks’ film. While holding open casting calls across the United States for around 30 films, she discovered an unusual treasure trove of talent in Colorado, particularly around Carbondale.

She followed her protégés to Los Angeles, helped them build their careers, and returned to Carbondale this summer with a mission.

“We have to have a drama program in middle school. This is my freaking crusade,”

Kether Axelrod comes from a long line of film folks. Her father wrote the screenplays for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “Seven Year Itch.”

Her grandmother (shown in the painting in the background) was an actress in silent films. Photo by Julie Albrecht says Axelrod. “Adolescence is so hard; it’s horrible. I had a rough experience as an adolescent, and I vowed I wasn’t going to forget it. As kids approach puberty, they are in agony, and acting can be a lifesaver. There’s such an awakening associated with acting because to do it, you have to have an intense understanding of the human condition.”

Axelrod is currently teaching a film and TV acting class on Tuesday nights under the sponsorship of the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities. She says there’s a synergy to the mixed-age class; the teens prompt the adults to open up while the adults help the youngsters stay focused.

Axelrod’s acting method involves digging deep, and it’s cathartic for teens. “I tell them, ‘you know that thing that you feel bad about, the part of you that you hide because you think it’s unlikeable and that people will find you unacceptable, when you get in touch

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with that, that’s where your talent lies.’

Teenagers have a lot of that going on.

“Teenagers are dying to find what’s true and who they really are. Acting is about peeling back the layers and showing your true self. That’s why teens become empowered by it,” she said.

“There’s also something special and magical about this valley, and about the kids who are here.They’re not growing up pasteurized.

There are kids from Aspen who are rich, but it’s not the money, it’s the fact that they have traveled and have experienced cultural diversity. Then, because this is an artists’ community, there are kids whose parents are artists and musicians. When you start mixing them with kids from trailer parks, the hicks and the hippies, and they’re learning from each other, something wonderful happens.”

Axelrod’s quest is to create a production that will involve at least half of the kids in

Carbondale Middle School, providing handson learning experiences in set building, costuming, musical performance and graphic arts and marketing. Axelrod has already enlisted support from Carbondale Middle School Principal Rick Holt and the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities; both have pitched in resources to supplement Axelrod’s expertise.

“It would only take a couple thousand dollars to make this happen,” says Axelrod,“ and in this magical valley, I just know it can.”

Editor’s note: People who want to donate to the middle school drama program can make donations to the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Attention Drama Program, Box 175, Carbondale, CO 81623. Anyone interested in film acting classes can contact Kether Axelrod at 323-363-0790 or kethersigil@gmail.com.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Nov. 3 ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary Club meets at Mi Casita every Thursday at noon. Today’s speaker is Terri Knob (board member of the River Center). The speaker on Nov. 11 is Gary Hartman (CEO the Growth Coach).

SUN FUN • The Sopris Sun, Carbondale’s non-profit newspaper, throws a fund-raising party from 5 to 7 p.m. at Dos Gringos Burritos in La Fontana Plaza on Highway 133. There’ll be free food, cash bar and opportunity to support community-based journalism.

STEvE’S GUITARS • Cheryl Wheeler plays Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building.

Info on Wheeler: www.cherylwheeler.com.

ART OPENING • Carbondale artists Olivia Pevec and Jill Scher are included in the Red Brick Center for the Arts show “The Five Elements of Sculpture,” which opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m.

The center is located at 110 E. Hallam St. in Aspen. Info: 429-2777.

HPC • Carbondale’s Carbondale’s Historic Preservation Commission meets the first Thursday of each month at town hall starting at 6:30 p.m.

FRIDAY Nov. 4 mOvIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Big Year,” a comedy about bird watchers that is based in part on the obsessive efforts of Snowmass Village resident Stu Preissler (played by Steve Martin) to

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win a year-long contest. Other birders are played by Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Brian Dennehy. The film is directed by David Frankel (“Marley & Me”) and is based on a book by former Denver Post reporter Mark Obmascik. In the film, the four birders race around the United States, trying to break the record of 732 species spottings in one year. Each of the four birders is at a different stage in his life: Preissler is a wealthy businessman. Black’s character is an underachieving computer nerd, while Wilson’s character is a building contractor. One film reviewer called “The Big Year” a “genial, amusing and somewhat unfathomable” film, with “a constant steam of gentle” mirth. “The Big Year” (PG) plays at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 410; “The Help” (PG-13) plays at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 4-5; “The Guard” (R) plays at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 6-8.

tional with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m.

Featured ceramists include: H.P. Bloomer, Tony Wise, John Cohorst, Nathan Bray, Lyla Goldstein, Avi Arenfeld, Tyler McGinn, Casey Coffman, CJ Jilek, Elizabeth Farson, K Rhynus Cesark, Shawn O’Connor, Lusterbunny, Diane Kenney, Sarah Moore, Donie Hubbard, Charlie Childress, Mary Ballou, Sue Tirrell, Katie Kitchen, Lisa Maher, Tom Jaszczak, Ronan Peterson, Tammie Lane and Gail Burtik. The show runs through Dec. 30.

The Carbondale Clay Center is located at the east end of Main Street.

Info: 963-2529.

PHOTO GALLERY OPENING • Brent Moss Photography hosts a soft opening from 6 to 8 p.m. behind the Floral Boutique on Main Street (in the northwest corner of the Dinkel Building).

LIvE mUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works presents Big Daddy Lee and the King Bees.

CLAY CENTER • The Carbondale Clay Center kicks off its 2011 Holiday Invita-

DAY OF THE DEAD • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities hosts a Day of the Deadinspired puppet and mask show at the Third Street Center at 5:30, 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., plus an exhibit of altars, shrines and related art. Info: 963-1680.

LIvE mUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents Mad Dog & the Smokin’ J’s at 10 p.m.

LIvE mUSIC • Colorado Mountain College presents the Rifters at the Spring Valley Space Theatre as part of the 12th season of the Jim Calaway Honors Series. The Rifters, from Taos, play acoustic dance-oriented

Americana music. Show time is 7:30 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults. Info: 947-8367.

STEvE’S GUITARS • Steve Forbert plays Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building. Info: www.stevesforbert.com.

FIRST FRIDAY • Galleries, stores and other venues are open late for First Friday.

PAINTING DEmO • Marcel (Majid) Kahhak will paint live from 6 to 8 p.m. at his gallery in the Dinkel Building. The painting theme is “Fall Splendor.” Beverages and hors d’oeuvres will be served.

Info: 704-0622.

FOOTbALL • Roaring Fork High School wraps up its season at home against Aspen at 7 p.m.

LITERACY OUTREACH • Garfield County Literacy Outreach celebrates its 25th anniversary at the Glenwood Springs library from 4 to 7 p.m. The public is invited. Info: 945-5282.

SATURDAY Nov. 5 STEvE’S GUITARS • Lisa Dancing-Light and Penny Nichols present a concert at Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building at 8:30 p.m. Nichols will perform songs from her new CD “Colors of the Sun: the Early Songs of Jackson Browne” and songs from her previous recordings. Dancing-Light will perform songs from her recently completed CD “Light Years.” Tickets are $15 at the door or by reservation at 963-3304. Dancing-Light and Nichols also offer a vocal CALENDAR page 11

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LIvE mUSIC • The Roaring Fork Valley Pinups host their Rockabilly Ball at PAC3 at 9 p.m. Music will be provided by The Rhythm Getters. The Pinups will also be releasing their 2012 calendar to beneďŹ t Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE). Tickets are $10 at the door.

LIvE • Carnahan’s Tavern in the Dinkel Building presents TRUNK at 10 p.m.

TASTE OF bASALT • The Basalt Educational Foundation presents the 16th annual Taste of Basalt at the Roaring Fork Club.

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Milemarkers and a rafe. Tickets are $85 per person/$160 per couple in advance at Midland Shoe or www.tasteofbasalt.com.

Sponsors include Alpine Bank and American Family Insurance.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 9 LIvE mUSIC • White House pizza presents Off Center (“a local rock bandâ€?).

ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary meets at the ďŹ rehouse Wednesdays at 7 a.m.

OPEN mIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts open mic nights at Rivers restaurant every Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m.

Ongoing TEEN PHOTO SHOW • The Gordon Cooper Library presents a photo show from local teens based on their favorite book titles. mAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St. FREE DANCE LESSONS • Crystal River Ballet School is offering a free contemporary jazz workshop for ages 7 and up at Bridges High School Wednesdays from 4 to 5 p.m. through October. Info: 704-0114.

LYLA GOLDSTEIN • S.A.W. presents new work by ceramist Lyla Goldstein. S.A.W. is located at 978 Euclid Ave., and the hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment. Info: 963-0201.

Further Out FRIDAY Nov. 11 vETERANS DAY • Glenwood Springs Elks Lodge 2286 will honor veterans of all branches of the armed services at 6 p.m. The night includes hors d’oeuvres, beverages, speakers and entertainment from the Glenwood Springs High School Percussion Ensemble. The Elks Lodge is located on old Highway 6&24 in West Glenwood (the I-70 frontage road), next to Glenwood Gardens.

SATURDAY Nov. 12 LUNAFEST • The Advocate Safehouse Proj-

ects presents LUNAFEST ďŹ lm festival at Carbondale Middle School at 7:30 p.m. The festival shows award-winning short ďŹ lms by and for women. Tickets range from $10 to $20 at the door or by calling 945-2632, ext. 104.

THURS.-SAT. Nov. 10-12

THEATRE • Colorado Rocky Mountain School students present “Fiddler on the Roofâ€? at 7:30 p.m. at the CRMS Barn (1493 County Road 106). Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students and kids. Info: 963-2562.

Hold the Presses PHOTO SHOW • The Colorado Mountain College Gallery in downtown Glenwood Springs presents the photographs of CMC graduate Elizabeth Moreno through Nov. 29.

mESSIAH REHEARSALS HAvE bEGUN • The Aspen Choral Society and Glenwood Community Chorus begin rehearsals for the 34th performance of Handel’s Messiah on Nov. 6. Upvalley rehearsals are Sundays in Aspen at St. Mary’s Catholic Church from 4 to 6 p.m.

Downvalley rehearsals are Mondays in Glenwood at the First United Methodist Church from 6 to 8 p.m. Auditions are not required. For more information at www.aspenchoralsociety.org.

GLENWOOD ART CENTER • The Glenwood Art Center presents “Evolution of Flightâ€? with the works of more than 50 artists. Info: 945-2414.

GORDON COOPER • The Gordon Cooper Library presents activities for kids from kindergarten through ďŹ fth grade from 4 to 5 p.m. on Tuesdays, and toddler and infant story time on Thursdays at 10:30 a.m. Info: 963-2889.

bOOK CLUb • The Senior Matters Book Club meets the third Tuesday of the month at the Third Street Center from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Info: 945-7094.

COREmUTER THROWS PARTY • CORE, four volunteer groups and 60 non-carbon commuters hold a celebration for the Team Challenge program at the Third Street Center at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 16. The program’s projects included a donation-based retroďŹ t of a Lazy Glen home and harvesting hundreds of pounds of fruit in Glenwood. The transportation group saved 6,818 pounds of CO2 and encouraged 7,411 miles of biking and walking in just their ďŹ rst month of team competition toward human-powered commute miles and car-free days.

Nov. 15 is the ďŹ nal day for commuter competition. Refreshments will be provided at the Nov. 16 party; please bring your own water bottle or beverage, plus a bowl and spoon. RSVP to energy@aspencore.org. bUSINESS CONFERENCES ADDS SPEAKER • The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce’s annual business conference and expo has added economist R. Dan Brumbaugh Jr. to its speaker list. The conference will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Dec. 2. Tickets are $40 in advance and $50 the day of the event. For details, call 963-1890.

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Community Briefs Calling all veterans Crystal River Elementary School is looking for local veterans to honor at its annual Veteran’s Day celebration. “CRES students would like to send a special invitation in the mail to all Veteran’s in our community,� said a CRES spokeswoman.“If you are a veteran please send your mailing address to: ahenke@rfsd.k12.co.us or call 384-5637 so we can send you an invitation to the celebration in your honor.�

The event will take place at Crystal River Elementary School on Nov. 10 at 2:15 p.m.

GarCo wildďŹ re plan posted GarďŹ eld County has posted its wildďŹ re protection plan at www.garďŹ eldcounty.com/county-services/emergency-management.aspx.

The plan helps residents learn what they can do on their own in the event of a wildďŹ re.The Colorado State Forest Service (970-248-7325) is also available to help homeowners devise a defensible-space plan for their homes.

The Web site also includes a survey on wildďŹ re risks and mitigation needs for the community. Walsh Scientists and Engineers will survey the communities of GarďŹ eld County and interview ďŹ re chiefs.The information gained will be used to assessing wildďŹ re risks and to identify mitigation opportunities for communities. Data and maps of these community assessments will be available to the public on the GarďŹ eld County Emergency Management Web site.

For more information, call Chris Bornholdt at 945-0453, ext. 1012, or Danielle Cassidy at 303-443-3282.

Parenting Through Divorce A Parenting Through Divorce class will be offered in Carbondale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 5. The class is designed to equip parents with the skills to raise healthy, well-adjusted children despite the challenges of divorce. The class is required to ďŹ nalize divorces with children in Colorado. To register, call Tammy Perry at 379-5124.

Aspen airport holds open house The Aspen/Pitkin County Airport invites community members to a public open house to learn about the reďŹ ned alternatives for improvements at the airport. The Nov. 7 gathering will focus on alternatives for the entire airport, including terminal area and general aviation improvements. Those interested are welcome to drop by anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. at the Pitkin County Library in Aspen.

Attendees will have the opportunity to give feedback and ask questions. “We encourage everyone in the community to attend this open house to share their opinions. It is important

that we reect the community’s desires as we address the airport’s current and future needs,� said Aspen Airport Aviation Director Jim Elwood.

Ram b-ball meeting Nov. 9 Roaring Fork High School will host a basketball parents meeting at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9. The meeting will be held in the gym and it is for parents of both boys and girls basketball players.

For details, call Larry Williams at 384-5775.

Clay Center offering memberships The Carbondale Clay Center is offering memberships, opening new opportunities for folks to get involved while showing their support. Memberships levels are $50, $100, $250, $500 and the $1,000 Guardians of the Fire annual gift. “The Clay Center is a place to create community through the ceramic arts,� said spokeswoman Sarah Moore. “Your support of CCC, and the arts in Carbondale helps keep our town the vibrant arts community we love.�

Each year CCC reaches over 1,000 children, teens and adults through evening, day and after-school classes, summer clay camps, workshops, collaborations with other non-proďŹ ts, outreach programs and exhibitions. To sign up, call 963-2529, e-mail sarah@carbondaleclay.org or go to www.carbondaleclay.org.

Free dinner for vets The American Legion Post 100 in Carbondale is hosting a Veteran’s Day dinner at 4 p.m. on Nov. 11. Dinner is free to all veterans, $7 for all others.

The American Legion is located at 97 N. 3rd Street in Carbondale. This dinner is open to the public. For more information, call 963-2381.

Elk/turkey dinner slated The 35th annual Saint Mary of the Crown Parish elk/turkey dinner will be held at the church on White Hill from 4 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 12. Donations of $10 for adults and $6 for kids 5-12 years old and seniors will be accepted. If you’ve never been up White Hill, just head east on Sopris Avenue. If you’ve never been on Sopris Avenue, it runs east/west, three blocks south of Main Street. If you’ve never been to Main Street ‌ .

TRTC holds auditions Thunder River Theatre Company announces auditions for “The Cherry Orchard� at 3 p.m. on Nov. 13. The play will run Feb. 24-25, March 2-4 and March 8-10. For details, call 963-8200 or e-mail lonw@sopris.net.

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Volunteers builders: Sean McWilliams, Cameron Wiggin, Josh Springer, Tom Passavant and Karen Glenn, Katie and Larry Leonaitis, Leslie and Patrick Johnson, Russ and Linda Criswell, Michael Thompson, Tim Even, Steven Deliyanis, Ben Sellers Jr. and Sr. Donors: Whimsical Women of the West, BKS Charitable Foundation, Slow Food Roaring Fork, Town of Carbondale Business donors: Gallegos Corporation, Valley Lumber, Pro Build, Mayne Block, The Fireplace Company

Sheehan helping save classical music — one piano at a time

By Trina Ortega Special to The Sopris Sun Some have seen her wildly fast fingers at the piano during Carbondale Mountain Fair, playing Bach while her husband, Barry Sheehan, interprets the music and crafts metal masterpieces in response. Others have attended her classical music concerts with internationally renowned musicians, such as Rob Haskins. Some locals have taken a piano class or private lessons from her.And still others know of her from a rolling billboard: her white Subaru wagon with the flowing musical notes and the words of her nonprofit — Mountain Laurel Music Preparatory — on the side.

And now at least four families in the Roaring Fork Valley have a different connection with Laurel Karlik Sheehan through her new program, aPiano 4u, which provides free pianos to young musicians.

“With a keyboard, you are hearing the representation of a sound. With a piano, there is a real string, creating real vibration in your presence.

This is the organic. This is the whole thing,” Sheehan said. “That’s why I’m passionate about getting pianos out of living rooms where they aren’t getting played and into rooms where kids want to use them.”

Her career as a performing artist and music teacher has kept Sheehan in close contact with numerous people, and she often meets individuals who want a new home for a family piano. Simultaneously, she has young students who are advancing in their music studies and show a desire to continue playing. It sometimes just comes down to “connecting the dots,” Sheehan says. After successfully providing four children with new upright pianos this year, she decided to make aPiano 4u an official program of Mountain Laurel Music Preparatory.

“We call her the piano fairy angel,” said student Nicole Peirson, 9, of Carbondale.

“Laurel is awesome because she just is, and she got us a free piano.”

Peirson is a student in Sheehan’s advanced piano class held through the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities and had previously owned a small keyboard with 65 keys. Sheehan paired Peirson with a full-size 1957 Everett upright piano (88 keys).

As a result, Peirson says she has a greater desire to practice her repertoire of songs, the latest of which includes Bach’s Minuet in G,“Hoppity Skippity Jump” and “Moondance” by Van Morrison.

“The piano is a lot more different than my keyboard because my keyboard has lighter keys and the piano has heavier keys. It looks a lot better in our house than our rocking chair,” Peirson said.

vibration and sound waves For Sheehan, part of the fulfillment of teaching, playing and sharing music is about the scientific knowledge of vibration and sound waves and the patterns they create.

And with an actual piano — in which a hammer strikes a string and produces sound and vibration — that science is at the student’s hands, she says.

“This reading music thing, that can appear to be the most frightening thing of all to learn about, turns out to be really easy. If you just look at it through the lens of this overtone series,”she said, pointing to a diagram of a sound wave getting broken into even portions as it travels away from the listener.

The science of sound is part of Sheehan’s “bigger-picture” approach to teaching piano and reading music. The curriculum for her published piano instructional workbooks is based on that science, and she believes that providing students with knowledge about sound will better their understanding of music.The workbooks are used in her classes, and students teach their peers the content.

Sheehan currently is fundraising to produce an iPad application of the curriculum as well.

Laurel Sheehan, top left, incorporates fun while teaching music to students Sandy Bustamte and Julia Gressett (top right). Connor Hoffman plays the piano as Gressett and Sheehan look on. Photos by Trina Ortega

The workbooks and her classes (held at both CCAH and the Aspen Community Church) are based on the work of educator and scientist Grace Cushman, whose findings shaped the Peabody Preparatory Curriculum of Johns Hopkins University as well as The Walden School summer music program and festival. The curriculum focuses on octaves and fifths — predictable patterns that can be found in all styles of music, from sonatas by Beethoven to jams by the Grateful Dead.

“If you’re just memorizing a scale or a song, you don’t have any context of the pattern,” said Sheehan, who also taught at the Peabody Institute from 1990 to 1995. “It’s kind of like coming in through the back door, where the scale is the front door. You’re coming into the house through a different door and getting to know the parts before the whole.”

This concept comes out during a class with beginner students. Sheehan points to a musical scale on which she has drawn some notes. “Going up the stairs,” she sings, starting in a deep voice and melodically progressing to a higher voice with each syllable.

“The point is if you establish these things that sound like an octave, the vision of a‘fifth’ becomes easier. Students can know information instead of just remembering or regurgitating information,” Sheehan said.

There to here Sheehan first began learning to play piano at age 5, studied at the prestigious Bratislava Conservatory, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music in piano performance from Hopkins, has championed works of contemporary composers, and has performed nationally and abroad. All of the respected music teachers she had up until age 30 taught the more traditional method of memorizing a scale. She was very frustrated to learn, as an adult, that music was far more understandable and accessible than she was ever told.

“I thought, ‘Do you mean to tell me I spent a million hours of memorizing stuff that was just a pattern?’ I was mad. Adults I run into get mad, too. We deserved to have known,” she said of the science of sound that is the basis for all music and can allow a listener to “experience music on a deep level.”

But Sheehan has taken that “new” knowledge and incorporated into her classes, where students (children and adults) learn patterns, SHEEHAN page 15

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“I can’t hear you!” How a community regained its voice Memoirs of a River…

Up the Crystal

By Charlotte Graham Sponsored by the Mt. Sopris Historical Society

Dot. Dot. Da-dot-dot-dot!

Pretend the dots are Morse code for: “Drop everything right now and come to the Sopris Sun fundraising party Nov. 3, from 57 p.m. at Dos Gringos on Highway 133.

Come celebrate our community-based weekly newspaper and that rare breed of dedicated idealists I call “indie newsheads.”

Earliest evidence Ever since Native American Indians etched their deep messages on patina-covered rocks all over the West, there has obviously been an avid human need to“get the news out.”There’s even a couple of huge boulders in Utah and Arizona aptly named “Newspaper Rock.”

Some might even call it an itch that can’t quite be reached; because, no matter how difficult the efforts, especially in our pre-tech world, independent newspapers seem to attract people who have at least one thing in common.With little, if any, measurable remunerative return on their time investment, they just never give up scratching at that passion to pass on information. Rare breed indeed!

An empire’s paper At the Mount Sopris Historical Museum, one can still read Carbondale’s finest journalistic endeavors circa 1924 in Volume 1 of the “Crystal River Empire” newspaper. As you can see, reading about those earliest times help us connect the dots today of Carbondale’s social structure.

There was a big hole in the news-reporting business between the late 1920s and the 1970s in Carbondale. Basic reason was that during those desperate Depression and Warera years, most folks here were hard put and scrambling for work. The paying kind.

’morning, folks!

However, by the early to mid 1970s, with a ski-based economy ramping up in Aspen, Carbondale started “waking up.” There was a desire and need for a community newspaper that would focus specifically on Carbondale’s issues, people, business and events.

“Good Morning, Carbondale” was the front-page headline of Vol. 1 No. 1 of “The Roaring Fork Review” in April of 1974. This new day dawned with a newly-hired editor, Patrick Noel and co-editor/photographer, Rebecca (Young) Tucker; two fresh-faced grads out of CSU where they had worked together on their college newspaper, “The Collegian.”

Turns out Becky — now Young again, and Pat — still Noel — cut their journalistic wisdom teeth with this big break provided by Denver newspaper man Bob Sweeney, who already owned a dozen small-town papers.

With a year or so of the “The Review” under their belts when it sold, they went on to begin Carbondale’s longest-running newspa-

Several newspapers have served Carbondale since its founding in the 1880s. The small town was pretty well chronicled by its own newspapers until the 1920s, when the local economy began to stagnate. Newspapers regained their footing in the 1970s.

per; first known as the“The Roaring Fork Valley Journal” in 1975 that later became “The Valley Journal” or “VJ” until, as varied stories go, it ran red ink for too long and bled out.

I got to visit with Becky, whose first words after introductions, were, “I can’t adequately tell you enough how much work it was to publish [the paper}.”Becky confirmed my itchy theory, “We couldn’t help ourselves.”

See a pattern?

Becky told of 60 to 70-hour weeks to produce what became a 36-page (!) weekly newspaper. This in a world of Underwood manual typewriters with page layouts pasted up by hand. “It HAD to be done by young people,” Becky said. “For five years, I never, ever slept on a Wednesday night.”

Lynn Burton, our Sopris Sun editor, remembers those VJ days.“Before long, the Valley Journal became known for its outstanding photography, sometimes quirky coverage of Carbondale and its denizens, and independent attitude.”

And don’t forget the Valley Journal’s famous Mother’s Day issues that started in 1984. “I remember because my first son was born and we were one of the ones on the cover,” said Becky. “Brenda Buchanan came up with that idea and Patti Barry Levy was the photographer.”

While their pay was peanuts minus the nuts, their rewards were rich. “The walls of the VJ office were covered in Colorado Press Awards,” Becky said.

Today, Becky is in a different but still-related field. She helped with the initial start-up of The Sopris Sun’s “indie” effort three years ago but has a full-time job and family that has kept her out of the loop on the day-to-day grind since.

One editor’s name shows up on a pretty consistent thread as I leaf through random VJ copies at the museum.Again, that is Pat Noel.

His writing style back then still grabs and holds reader’s interest, especially his interviews with old-timers. Becky described him thus, “Pat had an amazing way of dealing with people … Ghandi-like.”

I caught up with Pat at his home in Collbran via telephone to talk about his recollections. “I was editor off and on for about 15 years,” he answered of my question.“The big stories of those days were the Marble Ski Area, the West Divide-Placita Dam and MidContinent Mine.”

“Old-timers like Mary Ferguson welcomed the new blood,” Pat said. “I enjoyed sharing their oral histories.”

The VJ’s demise in 2008 raised a hue and

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cry from this community. A new generation of young “indie newsheads” stepped forth, hence, the birth of “The Sopris Sun.” Kudos to all!

Now, The Sun wants to continue to shine and grow in the footsteps of those great

“indie” newsheads who came before us. Will you help? If you want to keep local news journalism alive where YOU have a VOICE, we’ll see you Nov. 3 at Dos Gringos!

For lots more on this story, go to: marbledweller.com.

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Backing up a Blackberry on the digital highway Once you merge onto the digital high- surprise, a phone. way there’s no turning back. You’ve been It went everywhere with me except the “tagged” like a Facebook photo floating shower. I was always slightly annoyed when forever in cyberspace. having to turn it off at the docNot to mention the never tor’s office or other places ending updates that will be where silence was sacred. I usurequired for all the electronic ally cheated and only turned it devices you decided to drive to vibrate except when flying on this ephemeral road. Or on airplanes. better, still think of all the But the greatest benefit to money you or your company me was the address book. My will spend buying newer 1,300 “contacts” had accumu“better” models? lated over the last five years Last month I reported that and the lifespan of one other my“old”Blackberry had died.

Blackberry.

A new one was ordered and Now you would think that arrived practically the next these so called “smartphones” day by FedEx.That’s when the could transfer your informadigital nightmare began. tion from one model to anBy Bill Kight Let me define“old”as any other somewhat seamlessly? device that outlasts its warranty by one day Think again. or that has reached the end of the two-year Though my new digital marvel actually contract you signed in blood and becomes belongs to Uncle Sam, I still treat it like its obsolete and mysteriously quits working. mine. So I march down to the closest AT&T I had grown attached, literally, to my old phone store and ask if they can transfer my faithful sidekick Blackberry Bold that I nick- contacts onto “my” new device. named“Blackbeard”because it stole so much Much to my surprise only 230 contacts of my time putting in the dang password re- made it. The kind lady at the store and I were quired every time I turned around. helpless. But alas, isn’t that what infamous It was either on me or next to my bed help desks are for?

24/7. No need for a watch, an alarm clock, From previous “help” desk experiences I a weatherman, a personal data assistant, a have learned to set aside at least half a day for word processor, a dictionary, a memo pad, these sessions, blissfully hoping it won’t eat a calculator, a compass, a map or GPS, an up my whole day. address book, a camera, a calendar or — I took meticulous notes on the suggestions

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offered to make sure I didn’t miss anything.

An hour later and no more than the 230 contacts had “migrated” to the new device (we can’t really call it only a phone can we)?

The help desk guru asks the level 1 expert of all experts for help while I am waiting on hold, listening to terrible elevator music. Finally I am told they will call me back, which alerts me to the realization that I am in serious trouble.

The help desk calls back and puts me on a three-way call with the AT&T smartphone expert. What seems like a lifetime later it is suggested the help desk person go help someone else and the AT&T person will call the

RIM (Research in Motion, which owns Blackberry) expert.

In a soft-spoken fatherly Chuck Yeager voice he guides me to a solution save for one thing. Only those contacts that were previously backed up will make it through the ether. Panic strikes. When did I last do a backup?

I better close for now and finish hand entering those last 100 of 1,300 contacts that were never backed up.

Bill Kight is an outdoorsman who has spent over 30 years helping manage America’s public lands. He is currently stuck at his desk fiddling with his “smartphone.”

Sheehan continued om page 13 note reading, octaves, conducting, interval recognition and ear training.

Parent Karen Peirson believes in Sheehan’s approach.“The students seem to understand how to read the notes at a very quick pace. She is motivating to the kids and engages with each and every student, and allows them to learn from each other,” Peirson said.

Sheehan is known for her high energy and has a great respect for children, Peirson says, which has been helpful for her daughter, Nicole, who is independent and “wants to play like the pros.”

“Nicole likes being her own director.

She has taken her new knowledge and run

with it. She loves being challenged and wants to learn more,” Peirson said.

Sheehan teaches the basics of the language of music, in order to “keep classical music alive,” she says.

“We’re trying to do our part to save classical music here. If we don’t do the work we’re doing, we’ll lose music. You can’t play Beethoven if you can’t read music. It will be a language that will be gone,” Sheehan said.

For more information about Mountain Laurel Music Preparatory and aPiano 4u (including the donation of a piano), contact Sheehan at 963-7411 or visit. www.mtlaurelmusic.com.

f the Crow o y r nP Ma in ari t in Carbondale sh a S 35th Annual

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Donation: Adults $10 5 to 12 and Seniors $6 COUNTRY STORE 395 White Hill Road Carbondale, Colorado (970) 704-0820

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Letters continued om page 2 pay the PIF, but only as an alternative to having to drive to El Jebel or Glenwood Springs.

Russell Criswell Carbondale

Disturbed and offended Dear Editor: As a resident of the Roaring Fork/ Crystal River valley region, I am disturbed and offended by what seems to be the move to fast-track oil and gas leasing in the Thompson Divide area.

The recent proposal to unitize 32,000 acres in the Thompson Divide area is incompatible with the unique integrity and current and future recreational and agricultural value of the area.The current move to place multiple lease holdings into a single unit for debate is an affront to a sincere and legitimate means of input and disclosure for a community very much opposed to extractive development in the Thompson Divide area.

Not just a not in-my-backyard issue, the Thompson Divide area holds a wealth of very real current and future economic and aesthetic value in ranching, agriculture, hunting, ďŹ shing, hiking, mountain biking, skiing, horseback riding and other recreational opportunities.

Although we do rely on oil and gas resources to sustain a quality of life, extractive activities in such a unique and vulnerable area such as Thompson Divide need to be done, if done at all, in a responsible and ethical manner. The recent proposal to lump SG Interests leases into a unitized parcel does not by any means ensure any potential development would be done with the sustainability of the natural environment of which my community depends in mind.

I urge any and all of you concerned about the environmental integrity of our region and a viable democratic process to get involved. Urge your elected ofďŹ cials and regional BLM/ Forest Service administration to deny any proposal to unitize 32,000 acres in the Thompson Creek area and take steps to ensure the integrity of the economic and social values of a wild and scenic Thompson Divide.

Peter Pierson Carbondale

Sports om page 7 of Roaring Fork, Basalt is left as the Western Slope’s only hope for a state soccer title.

Football Though the Rams played a superb game, pulling ahead with a ďŹ eld goal in the ďŹ rst quarter and keeping the lead throughout, Roaring Fork’s 3421 victory over Grand Valley on Oct. 28 was a bittersweet one. The win, the Rams’ third for the season and second against Grand Valley, was overshadowed by the news that the Colorado High School Activities Association may drop Roaring Fork to

Raise your steins Dear Editor: Raise your steins to another Celtic Fest/Oktoberfest come and gone! Carbondale Recreation would like to thank our generous sponsors for this two-day extravaganza: the town of Carbondale, Premier Party Rental, Orrison Distributing, Warsteiner, Steve’s Guitars, Sopris Liquor and Wine, EverGreen Events, Comfort Inn and Suites Carbondale, and Days Inn Carbondale.

A big thanks also to KDNK and Ackerman Log and Timber.

I would not be able to pull off this event without the long hours of help from Rebecca Wagner. Thanks also to recreation staff members Eric Brendlinger, Justin Perdue, Olive Tampol, Liz Robinson, Crystal Beltz, Torrey Sanson, Feenagh O’Donnell-Pax, Kari Heuer, and Bryan KentďŹ eld.

My volunteers deserve a big hand for all their time and effort: Bryant Maggert, Jackie Powers, Ben Mackin, Shaggy and T Fink, Kimberly and Randy Henrie, Jessenia Gonzalez, Gage Reese, Ryan Wilch, Kelly McKibben and Mark Harro, Garrett Alexander, Josh MacNaughton, Gayle Wells, Ashley Weitzel, Mak Keeling, Alana Monge, Kersten Wilson, Cheryl Pitout, Scott Haycock, Allie Rochel and Jeremy Everding, Tom Heuer, Jake Heuer, Craig Helm, Gwen Garcelon, Candace and Rick Goodwin, Marc Cavatora, Zuleika and Dave Pevec, Jason White, Evan Cree, Allison Austin and Natalie Spears.

A very special thanks to Matt Wagner and Gail Heuer for jumping in when the event was at its busiest. They kept things running smoothly and were all around amazing!

And here’s to the music and entertainment! We had traveling polka bands the Average German Band and Alpine Echo, as well as traveling German dancers T.E.V. Edelweiss Schuhplattlers. Local acts included Bristlecone Drive and The Public House, the Starlettes, and Steve Skinner and the Uninhibited Brazilians.

Finally, thank you to Andy Grogger and crew for feeding the masses. And thank you to all who joined in the festivities and for the ďŹ rst time ever helped

1A for the 2012-14 cycle.

Not only would the shift mark a turn for Roaring Fork as far as who its new opponents would be, it also fundamentally alters the dynamics of high school football in the Roaring Fork Valley. Aspen, Glenwood Springs and Basalt, all of which boast much higher enrollments than Roaring Fork, will almost certainly remain in 2A, leaving the Rams without many of their historic rivals.

The Rams will play the Aspen Skiers at home on Nov. 4 in their ďŹ nal game for the season and, potentially, their last in-valley match up for a while.

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Jessi Rochel Carbondale Recreation Department

Thanks to SkiCo foundation Dear Editor: As the snow begins to pile up on the high mountain passes, I want to take this moment to express my sincere gratitude to the Aspen Skiing Company’s Environment Foundation. Their generous contribution to the local U.S. Forest Service Wilderness program this summer made it possible for us to protect the wild character of the wilderness areas we all love.

As recreation pressure on these areas intensiďŹ es and federal budgets for their protection shrink, the presence of rangers on the trail has become a rare and precious resource. A 2011 Environment Foundation grant enabled us to ďŹ eld ďŹ ve stewardship ambassadors who contacted over 4,800 wilderness visitors on 120 patrol days. Wilderness rangers work to spread the ideal of a responsible backcountry ethic to all of these visitors that will ensure the preservation of wild country for generations to come.These rangers not only provided valuable information to every party contacted but also naturalized hundreds of ďŹ res scars, packed out load after load of trash and helped to maintain an extensive trail system. The committed support of the Environment Foundation is directly responsible for the tangible improvement of resource conditions throughout the wilderness areas in the Roaring Fork Valley.

If you enjoy hiking in our wild backcountry, thank a SkiCo. employee today for their contribution to the Environment Foundation. In the same spirit, I would also like to recognize the invaluable longterm contributions of the Forest Conservancy, the Wilderness Workshop and Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers to this same stewardship cause.

Andrew Larson Lead Wilderness Ranger Aspen-Sopris Ranger District White River National Forest

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO AMENDING TITLE 7 OF THE CARBONDALE TOWN CODE TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 7.21 ENTITLED: “DISPOSABLE CARRYOUT BAG REGULATIONS.�

NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, and adopted at a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, on October 25, 2011.

This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication of this notice. The full text of said Ordinance is available to the public at www.carbondalegov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during normal business hours.

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ATTEST: __________________________ s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk

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