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Rants...
Contents Not In My Backyard
Obnoxious Fireworks... Page 4
By Matt Scharf
Let’s Stop Guessing
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The Fine Thread of Destiny Part 2
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By Ellen & Paul Bonnifield
Can You Hear Me Now?
Scott Ford
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A new comfort toilet...
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Raves...
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Rebirth by Kamal Ravikant
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By Dagny McKinley
The Black Leprechaun
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The Tangle Page 13
Seeing old friends...
Opps! Page 13 By Ellen Bonnifield
Odd 13 Brewing n00b
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By Eric Kemper
News from the Chief of the Chief Calendar of Events
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A new toilet...
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“Oh those horses? They are just for decoration” “They preach community and practice selfishness.”
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Living the Dream
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“I knock on wood every day” “Facebook is a scrolling comic book” The problem with anarchy is that people just refuse to listen to me. Maybe I’ll just become a fascist.”
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“I want to be free, like a hippe, but I just want to wear nice clothes doing it
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Not In My Backyard By Matt Scharf
The moose are gone. We can be at rest, assured that the moose will not be in our phones and computers for a long time. No footage for you. It was for the safety of the public and the moose families had to go. Bummer. The cover photo, submitted by Scott Kimmey, was taken of one of the violators near the ski area. I thought a photo of one was appropriate for this month’s cover so we can enjoy them a little longer. No, they didn’t shoot these animals dead. They were shot dizzy and shipped to Moffat County (Craig), to live a life elsewhere. It is interesting that Moffat County receives all our unwanted wildlife, including our troublesome bears. What kind of set up is that? That might be an eye popper.
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These majestic moose were evicted from our beautiful welcoming outdoorsy mountain resort town where dogs, cats and camels reign supreme. In the spring, the humming bird feeders fly off the shelves at 72 a second. We love them all! There are dog parks, and dog arguments. There are events for your truck and your dog. Cats never show up. There are some people who think they can ride a horse through a grocery store or bar. No one recommends this. There is something for all our animal lovers. Except for the moose. They got to go. Why? Because it’s something we can’t control. We want things we can control. Moose can be unpredictable. They can be dangerous when provoked. Safety tip; don’t provoke. Keep your distance and be aware.
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I have heard that 7th and Lincoln can be just as dangerous at 2:00 a.m. Have any moose attacked anybody other than that realtor a while back? I’m sure all our wildlife recognize how beautiful this valley is too. They could have the valley curse. Hope so. It’s their habitat and they were here first before we all moved in. They are going to plop where they want. We have the smarts to live our lives around them. Look at Estes Park with all their elk in town. How cool is that? But imagine the trauma to any living thing with the ability to possess parental instincts to love and protect their young. Imagine being a family living in absolute fear of being arrested, detained and then deported and asked to not come back. Good luck amigo. If you think I used a wildlife relocation program and turned it into a political statement… I think I did. All kidding aside, we need to re-evaluate ourselves as Americans or even as humans why does some of the population have the need to control everything and everyone around us. Here and abroad. Who wants to be controlled? Not me or anybody else. Unless you are reminded it’s your turn to do the dishes.
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Economics Common Sense of Our Dollars and Cents
Let’s Stop Guessing
Industry Sector
A. Mining 12% B. Retail Trade 11% The industry sectors10% that the folks from the C. top three Construction Hayden CCD receive their earnings from are:
By Scott L. Ford
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, a United States Senator from New York during the 70’s and 80’s, was fond of saying, “You are entitled to your opinion. But you are not entitled to your own facts.” I like to couple that quote with one from Mark Twain who said, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” One of my New Year’s Resolutions was to help us as a community to stop guessing. I am amazed at how often we simply guess about relatively important economic fundamentals when we do not need to. For example, last week I was talking to a well-known community leader when they told me that Steamboat Springs’ economy was a “threelegged stool.” The three metaphorical economic legs being Agriculture, Mining and Tourism. When I pressed them on why they felt this way – I was simply told – “Everybody knows this!” Their assessment of Steamboat Springs’ economy may have been true in 1967 but it is not true in 50 years later. We are increasingly living in the world of big data analytics. This is a term used to describe the process of examining large data sets to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations, demographic and/or economic trends and other useful information. It is a challenge to sift through all this data to find answers, but it is doable. To that end this monthly column will be focusing on our local economic data with the goal of helping us to stop guessing. The US Census Bureau has an electronic warehouse of data that it synthesizes from information given to them by the IRS annually. This information is aggregated and placed into a database that can be queried. I affectionately call this database the “cave.” I crawl into the “cave” almost every day and extract geographic, demographic and economic data nuggets. When I come out of the “cave” I then assemble these data nuggets into a profile that we can understand. Most often when I am in the “cave” I collect data using Census County Divisions (CCDs). CCD’s are areas delineated by the Census Bureau in cooperation with state and local officials for statistical summary purposes only. CCDs have no legal function and are not governmental units. In Routt County, there are four CCDs
Pct. of Total Employment
• Hayden • Oak Creek • Steamboat Springs • Yampa These CCDs share essentially the same boundaries of the three school districts: RE-1 = Hayden CCD, RE2=Steamboat Springs and RE3=Oak Creek/Yampa.
A. B. C.
Industry Sector
Pct. of Total Employment
Mining Construction Retail Trade
21% 11% 10%
This month I will focus on the Hayden CCD, i.e., West Routt School District RE-1. The community of Hayden is about 25 miles west of Steamboat Springs and as of 2015 was home to 2,437 people who lived in 1,013 households. The Hayden CCD population represents about 10% of Routt County’s total population.
Hayden begrudgingly acknowledges themselves as a bedroom community of Steamboat. They are correct. Of the employed persons age 16+ living in the Hayden CCD, 60% work primarily in the Steamboat CCD. Less than 10% of the labor force live and work within the boundaries of the Hayden CCD.
The population of the Hayden CCD age 16+ consisted of 1,980 individuals. This is the potential workforce. Of this number 1,428 worked at some point during 2015. The Hayden CCD has a labor force participation rate of 72%. Nationally the labor force participation rate is about 63%. The labor force participation rate is simply the ratio of folks age 16+ who worked in the past 12 months compared to the total population age 16+.
Folks in the Hayden CCD commute on average 25 minutes per day. On an aggregate basis, the working population of the Hayden CCD spends over 64,000 minutes each year commuting from home to work and back. About 92% do so by driving either a car/truck and of this percentage, 82% drove alone.
The top three private industry sector that the folks living in the Hayden CCD are working in:
A. B. C.
Industry Sector
Pct. of Total Employment
Mining Retail Trade Construction
12% 11% 10%
In 2015 theIndustry HaydenSector CCD collectively had aEmployment median housePct. of Total hold income of $57,216, which was about 11% lower than that County and 15% A. of all Routt Mining 21%lower than that found in theB.Steamboat CCD. Adjusted for inflation, the households Construction 11% in the Hayden CCD have seen a real growth in household C. Retail Trade 10% income of 2% since 2010. On an aggregate basis the households of the Hayden CCD received slightly over $65 million in income from all sources during 2015. Of this $65 million, 87% came from earnings associated with working either wage/salary or self-employment.
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About 22% of the folks age 25+ in Hayden have a BA/BS degree or better. In the Steamboat CCD this percentage is 56%. Statewide this figure is slightly over 38%. Of the 2,437-people living in the Hayden CCD in 2015, about 96% were born in the United States and of that group 55% were born somewhere in Colorado. There are 44 people who were born abroad of American parent(s). There are 46 people who were foreign born and of that number 7 are Naturalized U.S. citizens. The balance of 39 individuals are legal residents of which 58% are Canadians. Next Month – Oak Creek/Yampa
Note: • All data is from 2015 unless otherwise noted. • The following ACS Census Tables were use: DP03, B01003, S2403, S0801, B08066, B15003
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Bonnifield Files
The Fine Thread of Destiny: Building the Moffat Tunnel, Part II By Ellen & Paul Bonnifield
The first tunnel bill was hardly cold when in 1913 Manager Newman Erb started a second effort for public funds to build a Front Range tunnel. This time the City and County of Denver would foot the bill. Evans, without trouble, moved the bill through the city council, and as always, had enough “markers” to assure public support. The tunnel was 4.6 miles long and had provisions for a trans-mountain water diversion. Opponents defeated the project in the state supreme court. Railroad management turned its efforts to increasing shipments and revenue by extending the line from Steamboat to Craig thereby opening the Mt. Harris coal mining district. The D&SL actively recruited settlers resulting in the boom years of homesteading in Routt and Moffat counties. Promotion included the Service Lumber operation with its brief but spectacular moment at Steamboat. Coal shipments rose annually from a few thousand tons to more than a million tons. Livestock shipments increased until by 1916, more than 2,100 cars reached the Denver stockyards. Grain, cream, and potatoes added revenue. To attract tourists, the D&SL employed the respected photographer, L.C. McClure, to photograph spectacular scenery along the line.
The railroad museum at Phippsburg is more than a collection of railroad memorabilia; it recalls a unique period of our past. No railroad, at least none that I know of, has ever had the staunch loyalty of its employees and their families as the Moffat. Until his final breath, Pinky Lewis proudly wore the mantel of being a “Moffat Man” who worked on the Hill. They accomplished holding the thread of destiny together against enormous odds, hardship, and privation. For forty years before his death, David H. Moffat was determined to build a railroad directly west from Denver to Salt Lake City and open an unrealized empire.
He had at least ten surveys for tunnels of varying length and elevation through the Front Range. At the time of Moffat’s death, Representative Allen introduced a bill in the Colorado legislature for public funding of a tunnel. There it floundered in committee until Bill Evans rewrote it and pushed it through. Governor Shafroth, however, forced it to a vote of the people and its sound defeat. The tunnel called for construction from Tolland to Arrow (a station north of Winter Park). While the proposed tunnel was five miles long, in reality it was more than seven miles long. Apparently, the backers believed once the work began, it would be finished.
Hahns Peak
Artwork by Cully Kistler
Increased revenue did not cover operating costs. The railroad went deeper into debt. In 1916, the Board of Directors replaced Erb with Bill Freeman and the Denver & Salt Lake reorganized a second time. Old Moffat men described Freeman as “a hard son-of-a-bitch to work for, but he kept it [the railroad] operating.” He cut wages 20 percent and paychecks never included everything the employee earned. Brakemen threatened a strike to collect $180,000 in unpaid wages. Section men and extra gang men often went unpaid. Maintenance and repair nearly stopped. America’s entry in World War I saved the railroad. Freeman applied for the United States War Board to take over the line. They refused and pointedly recommended junking the road. Freeman’s “operation methods” cut loses and his persistent reapplying resulted in the Board eventually providing millions to pay down the debt, rebuild the road, and pay back wages. All things good come to an end. Following the Armistice, the War Board stopped financing the D&SL. In 1920-21 agriculture prices fell and in Moffat and Routt counties up to 85 percent of the homesteads were abandoned. Livestock shipments dramatically dropped and the open range cattle ranches died. Sheep raising became the core of northwestern Colorado’s ranching. Coal production at Mt. Harris and Oak Creek began a long, thirty-year decline. The years that lay ahead in the valley were grim times. A late spring snow in 1920 closed the Hill for six weeks. Unable to ship in hay, thousands of cattle died. Disgusted with the railroad, residents of Middle Park banded together and, with their small tractors and brute strength, forced open Berthoud Pass for trucks – a sign of the future. In March 1920, the D&SL’s leaders launched another attempt for public funding of three tunnels – the Tri-Tunnel campaign. Moffat Tunnel at 6.2 miles long was the biggest project and designated #1. The second
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tunnel was engineered at 5.8 miles long on the D&RG narrow gage under Monarch Pass. The third tunnel with a length of 2.3 miles was on the D&RG narrow gage through Cumbres Pass. Promoters hoped that by offering something to everyone they could get enough money to build the Moffat Tunnel. Campaigning was energetic, well financed, and organized, but once again, it failed to pass. Voters feared the only tunnel actually built would be the Moffat Tunnel. To stay in operation, the D&SL cannibalized itself and fell apart. Revenue was down due to the post World War I Panic and, with the failure of the Tri-Tunnel bill, many bondholders were ready to throw in the towel. In the fall of 1921, disgruntled bondholders initiated a suit in Adams County court to junk the railroad. Soon the Bankers Trust Co. of New York joined the legal action. Northwestern Colorado counties united to prevent scrapping the line. Judge Samuel Johnson received all filings but refused to make a ruling thus forcing the Bankers Trust to reach a temporary agreement with the railroad. Clearly, the end was near. The gods that control storms and the ruthless political savvy of Bill Evans combined to get a Moffat Tunnel bill through the legislature. On June 3, 1921, a funnel cloud dumped heavy rain sending Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River eleven feet or more above its banks at Pueblo. Houses with families clinging to their roofs were washed away. Fire started in a lumberyard and the floating burning lumber spread havoc. The death toll was high, but never determined. The Pueblo flood ranks among the worst disasters in Colorado history. After the flood, Pueblo and the Arkansas River Valley needed a large disaster relief fund. They went to the Colorado legislature for assistance. Bill Evans seized the opportunity and wrote a bill authorizing construction of the Moffat Tunnel with Denver, Grand, Routt, and Moffat counties paying the lion’s share of the cost. Jefferson, Adams, Boulder, and Gilpin counties had smaller responsibilities. As time proved, Grand, Routt, and Moffat counties paid the tab. The 6.2 mile tunnel had a pioneer bore paralleling it. Supporters, especially on the western slope, did not realize ZA tunnel site was selected to accommodate a trans-mountain water diversion project. So the western slope paid for Denver’s water tunnel.
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Go Figure!?
Routt County Agriculture by the Numbers By Scott L. Ford
The land area of Routt County is 2,368 square miles. This equates to 1.5 million acres of which about 40% or 600,000 acres are involved in some type of revenue generating agricultural activity. The land use of these agricultural acres is as follows.
Routt County Agriculture Land Use 12% 2%
The ranches in Routt County had $46.5 million in sales in 2012. About 87% of these sales came from livestock. Of total livestock sales, 95% came from cattle/ calves. Per the 2012 Agriculture Census in the county there were about 37,000 cattle, 9,000 sheep, 3,000 horses, 1,400 bee colonies and 1,300 egg producing chickens. Most of the ranches do not earn much money, with 70% having agriculture related sales of under $10,000. Across all ranches in Routt the average net income was $5,324 per ranch. It is obvious that very few ranches have sufficient income from agricultural activities for it to be considered the primary source of household income.
67%
19%
Pastureland
Cropland
Woodland
According to the Agriculture Census conducted by the USDA in 2012 there were about 800 farms (ranches) in Routt County. A lot of these ranches are under 50 acres.
Using 2015 US Census data about 3% of Routt County’s civilian Other workforce was employed in in the agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting industry sector. The employment in this sector accounted for 1.2% of Routt County’s aggregate household income in 2015
Distribution by Size of Routt County Ranches 1000+ Acres
13% 6%
500-999 Acres
14%
180-499 Acres
24%
50-179 Acres
39%
10-49 Acres 1-9 Acres
4%
On April 8, 1922, Governor Shoup issued an order for a special session. Senator Fred S. Follett of Steamboat Springs hurriedly introduced the Moffat Tunnel bill placing it as No.1. Bill Evans and his gang refused to allow the Pueblo Flood Bill a hearing until the tunnel bill passed. Finally bowing to Evans’ demand, the Moffat Tunnel Bill cleared the legislature. To head off unfriendly court action, friends of the tunnel began a court case. Soon opponents joined the action. In near record time, the case went to the U. S. Supreme Court. By the summer 1923, a $6,727,000 bond issue sold. The eventual total cost for construction was closer to $50,000,000. Boring the Moffat Tunnel was among the most difficult railroad construction projects in American history. That is next month’s saga.
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‘Boat Almanac
Can You Hear Me Now? By Karen Vail territory. Our Townsend’s Solitaires (Myadestes townsendii) on Uranium Mine Road are singing all winter to let others know that “This is MY juniper area!! Stay away!” Their song will soon increase in complexity to swoon females in the area. Their call is a beautiful high single whistle. Most birds singing in our area are males. Females in temperate zones use shorter, simpler calls than the longer and more complex male vocalizations, although there are exceptions. The female red-winged blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) sings two distinctive songs during the breeding season: one to communicate with her partner and the other is aggressively sung to other females.
Oh the joys! Townsend’s Solitaires are singing at Fish Creek Falls and spring fever is setting in. These slim gray birds occupying tree tops in areas rich with junipers (their favorite food in winter; allaboutbirds.org said they can eat 42,000 to 84,000 berries to survive the winter!) sing all year, but seem to ramp up the singing during February and March going into their breeding season. So why would a bird sing its heart out at the top of a tree alerting any predators within ear shot? And how do they create those lovely warbles? As a botanist scanning the ground most of the time, I depend on bird vocalizations to alert me to a bird’s presence and to tell me what is going on in the area. Are the birds anxious because of that hawk overhead, are they singing their little Romeo hearts out, are new chicks just learning the language? Some bird sounds are “songs” and others are “calls”. Calls tend to be shorter, less rhythmic sounds alerting others to a nearby threat or letting neighbors know where they are. Calls also are believed to be innate. A song is a more structured and complex learned vocalization produced while attracting a mate or defending
Unlike our rather simple voice box, birds have a specialized organ called a syrinx located where the trachea splits into two bronchial tubes. The syrinx is a highly modified trachea (the lower end of the windpipe), and bronchi (the two tubes connecting the trachea with the lungs) consisting of a resonating chamber with specialized membranes, cartilages and muscles. These are controlled by as many as six pairs of minute muscles and resonate to sound waves as the bird forces air over them. In songbirds, each side of the syrinx is controlled independently allowing birds to produce two unrelated pitches at the same time. Cornell’s Lab of Ornithology provides several examples of songbird master musicians at https://academy.allaboutbirds.org/features/birdsong/ how-birds-sing. You can actually see how the syrinx works as the birds are singing. Very cool! Sciencealert reported on one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs in our area, the Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus). Researchers found that Hermit Thrush males sing using a harmonic series – a pattern of notes used in human music. Simply put, the first note starts at a particular frequency followed by a note double that frequency, and so on. Males that “hit the right notes” were more attractive to mates. Taylor Swift eat your harmonious heart out! Another musical magician is the Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) with over 1,000 song types. How many songs do YOU have in your music collection? The thrasher often sings two sweeping tones at the same time by controlling each side of the syrinx independently. The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) can sweep through more notes than are on a piano keyboard in just a tenth of a second! By con-
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trolling each side of the syrinx independently a cardinal starts its sweeping notes with one side of the syrinx and switches to the other side without pause. How about that for aspiring musicians? Is our Townsend’s Solitaire born with its beautiful song? Most researchers believe true songbirds must learn their complex songs, whereas calls are innate (remember calls are the simple sounds needed for protection and location). Just like human babies enraptured by voices and sounds around them, baby birds learn by listening from the nest. This phase is a time to tune in to neighborhood songs by listening closely and memorizing them. When researchers removed chicks from their “tutors” during this critical period the birds did not learn song because they need to hear themselves and others to produce vocalizations. For most songbirds there are two distinct learning phases: 1) the sensory phase: memorizing songs as nestlings and creating a template, then 2) the sensorimotor phase: as juveniles practicing their new songs and matching their song to the learned template. Most birds do not begin to vocally practice their songs until after they have fledged. The first songs are baby babble as the young birds practice and refine their songs, just as human toddlers practice using their voice. They will develop a repertoire after several months, which often become their songs for life. Some songbirds such as Catbirds (Dumetella carolinensis) and Mockingbirds (Mimus polyglottos) learn to reproduce sounds around them including squeaky doors, chainsaws, car noises, frogs and other animals. Research on Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia) has shown that young males learn more from listening in on interactions within the community rather than solo tutor males. Think about listening only to your mother compared to hearing her conversing with a variety of people. More is learned from the complex interactions than the single thread. In the competitive world of finding a mate and defending territory, knowing the local dialect wins hands down. Just like human communication, birds have a variety of calls and songs, and these differ in “dialect” from different regions.
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Bird Beaks and Their Uses
Populations separated by geographic features often have developed unique local dialects over generations of passing those slightly altered songs down to the next generation. Have you ever walked through a forest enjoying the lovely bird symphony which suddenly goes silent? Look up in the sky and there is high probability a predator is on the wing. This silence alerts not just birds but also animals in the area. Bird alarms are a veritable “nature interaction” dictionary and can be a fascinating study. If you are interested in reading and understanding the natural world in amazing detail through bird interactions a favorite book is “What the Robin Knows” by Jon Young. Mobbing calls are sent out when a predator is near and the call invites others to come and help drive away the threat. These calls are understood across species and often the hawk will be followed and dive-bombed by several species called in for the urgent eviction. Or maybe you walked through the forest and heard a constant soft chatter. I hear this often in the winter as the mixed flocks of songbirds move through the forest and send out contact and flight calls to keep track of each other. They might also be sending out calls saying ”Hey, some nice seeds over here”. Learning to listen and interpret bird vocalizations can really enrich your time in the outdoors. Where a bird lives affects the sound of a bird’s territorial song. Birds use sounds that travel better in their environment. In dense forests the sound bounces off trees and is absorbed by leaves so the best songs are constant, brief and low frequency. The repetition ensures that a listener will hear it if the song is missed the first time. Birds frequenting the forest floor, such as Dusky Grouse (Dendrapagus obscurus), produce low-pitched sounds so as not to be distorted by bouncing off the ground. American Dippers (Cinclus mexicanus) need a loud, ringing call that is heard over the rush of running water. In meadows the Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) and Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandsichensis) have buzzy and complex songs of higher frequencies that will not be diminished by wind and carries over greater distances. And enjoy the Western Meadowlarks (Sturnella neglecta) singing their melodies perched atop fence posts carrying their magical warble even further over the meadows. The American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) has one of the loudest booming calls carrying long distances (up to a half mile) emerging from deep within their territory in a mass of reeds to an interested female. During spring my favorite time is the dawn chorus. It is like everyone just woke up and has SO much to say! We do not really know why birds sing their hearts out at dawn, but dawn is a good time for sound to travel as there is little other noise competition and wind. “The Life of Birds by David Attenborough” at http://www.pbs.org/lifeofbirds/index.html states that dawn songs can be twenty times as effective as those broadcast at midday. And dawn is a down time for hunting and foraging: there is little light, temperatures are lower and insects are not active. Also, a male singing with full vigor at dawn when their energy reserves are low after the night tells the female birds “I am tough and hearty and your best partner.” A bird’s song cannot lie. If the singer is weak it cannot bluff other birds and predators that it is a suitable mate, a formidable rival, or tough enough not to be messed with. Only strong birds can invest the energy and strength needed for loud, continuous singing.
Learning bird vocalizations is very rewarding, but it takes time to train the ear to pick up subtle nuances in songs and calls. Technology to the rescue! We used to use words to convey the sounds of bird vocalizations such as “chika dee dee dee”. But everyone hears things a little differently and words just do not capture the details. We now have several marvelous apps that we can take into the field. When these are used responsibly (see http://www. sibleyguides.com/2011/04/the-proper-use-of-playback-inbirding/ to see the arguments for and against “playback” and how it should be used) it opens up a whole new bird world. For more visual learners using spectrograms (or sonograms) can be beneficial. Spectrograms help us see song patterns using sound wave loudness and pitch over time. Typically, the brighter the color the louder the sound. Learning to interpret these graphs can take time, but definitely enriches each song that flits by so rapidly we often cannot recognize patterns and tones. Here are some tips to help enhance your birding ear. Find a place in early morning and settle in with your binoculars. This will help you focus. When you hear a bird, listen carefully, then try and locate the bird. Watch it sing through your binocs to embed the image in your memory. Repeat the song to yourself after you have heard it to strengthen your memory. Compare your bird’s vocalization with the sounds from recorded birds. Bring an experienced birder along to help you identify sounds and birds. When you are back home, play those recorded songs again and again till you can pick out the fine details. Then enjoy the symphony of nature!! See you singing on the trails!!
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Presents the Spring Concert “Phoenix Rising” Saturday April 8 at 7pm
Art in the ‘Boat
Beyond Photography By Dagny McKinley
Most of the featured artists are local but there are national artists as well. “It’s going to be a very interesting show,” said Desjardin.
Sunday April 9 at 7pm
Maestro Ernest Richardson
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Beyond. Outside understanding. Pushing past limits. Reaching into new territories, each of these an apt description for the new exhibit opening at the Steamboat Springs Art Depot in March. The concept attracted over 70 artists who submitted their work for consideration in the juried show. The ‘Beyond Photography’ exhibit was conceived by Karen Desjardin whose inspiration came from ‘Month of Photography,’ a Denver project directed by Mark Sink. MOPDenver is a biennial celebration of fine art photography with hundreds of collaborative public events throughout the Denver metro region and other cities in Colorado. Desjardin first learned about MOP in 2015 when she participated in an American Society of Media Photographers’ Colorado chapter group show at the McNichols Civic Center and Buell Theatre in Denver. “I thought it would be exciting to get something happening in Steamboat in collaboration with this huge, biennial photography event. My thought was that it would be yet another way to get more exposure for the creative arts in Steamboat,” said Desjardin. This year MOPDenver’s theme is “Between the Medium,” exploring the wide range of artistic practices photographers use. The Steamboat Springs’ Arts Council chose to mirror that theme with their own show called, ‘Beyond Photography.’ The show will feature 22 artists using photography in unconventional ways such as a composite photography piece shown on video, a 3D piece, encaustic, mixed media, digital manipulation, and more.
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Desjardin, one of the judges of the show, got her start in photography at a newspaper as a staff photographer in Loveland and then Boulder. She also holds a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “I started out in photojournalism in the 80’s, then focused on sports photography in the 90s as I photographed road and mountain bike racing and triathlons in North America and Europe. She has been the event photographer for the Tour de Steamboat for the last 3 years. “Since that time, I’ve continued to produce images for publication as a contributing stock photographer to Getty Images. I’ve also enjoyed learning about alternative processes and the fine art side of photography. That’s why I was interested in the theme of this show, I like the many directions one can take photography,” said Desjardin. Desjardin studied alternative photographic processes at workshops in Italy while living in France in the late 90s. She lived in Europe again from 2006-2010, in the Lausanne area of Switzerland where she frequented the shows and programs at the Musée de l’Elysée, a museum dedicated to photography.
With her expertise, Desjardin helped select some of Steamboat’s beloved artists to show their works. Fred Hodder and his wife, Monroe, have teamed up for an exciting new series of composite photography that combines illuminated photography and oil painting. Jessie Hansen’s piece ‘Televibrations’ explores the concept of what happens when an artistic medium is freed. Artists Paula Jo Jaconetta and Sista Luna will also be featured. In the Platform Gallery Beth Liggit will be displaying her Artisan Jewelry and Glass Art combining elements of nature and whimsy. Her craftsmanship and concepts are not to be missed. Workshops will be held throughout the month with information announced online at SteamboatArts.org. The very essence of art is possibility, ideas sprung from one’s imagination and brought to life. For ‘Beyond Photography,’ the medium of photography is the seed that has brought to life new explorations into artistic expression. This is a show to be savored.
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March 2017
Book Review
From the Kitchen and Sushi Bar
Rebirth by Kamal Ravikant By Jenna Meierbilbo
Rebirth is a novel that is difficult to put into words, but if I were to choose three I would choose these: lovely, evocative, and confusing. It is a work of fiction, its author calls it a fable, informed by Kamal Ravikant’s real life experiences of walking the Camino de Santiago. The Camino is a Catholic pilgrimage to the Santiago de Compostela, which is in the east of Spain just north of Portugal, from any of several starting points. The route Rebirth takes is from Roncesvalles, on the French border, through Leon, to the cathedral, and measures about 800 kilometers. However, the main character in the novel, Amit, actually begins his journey in India, where he decides on his journey soon after spreading the ashes of his recently deceased father. Amit’s relationship with his family, primarily his father, is at the forefront of Rebirth. Childhood trauma and forgotten memories come rushing to the surface after Amit’s father’s death, as well as troubling new feelings that refuse to let those demons die. I would describe this story as lovely first and foremost because of the superb writing of the author. Ravikant has made a poem out of a grueling physical and emotional journey. The Camino is a Catholic pilgrimage to be sure, but Amit is not identified with any faith, nor are most of the other characters, which is a writing choice that helps to bring everyone’s very human issues to light. The primary characters are from all walks of life, from a New Yorker with an Indian family, to a heartbroken Brazilian woman, a melancholy Frenchman, and an English nurse who works on film sets. Every one of these characters is easy to believe in, and when they depart the narrative, one finds they miss a character they’ve become attached to. When Amit spots a friend in the distance, the reader
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is also eager to meet back up with them. Every character you meet has a distinctive feel and dialogue when they appear, and the way the author introduces them serves a purpose every time. None of Ravikant’s characters are superfluous, and that is one of this novel’s particular strengths. His side characters appear, make their point, and then continue on with their own burdens outside the scope of the novel. The interactions between people are poignant and beautiful, and serve to illuminate Amit’s thought process during whatever leg of the journey he is currently braving.
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Ravikant’s descriptions of Amit’s journey down the Camino are evocative and truly captivating. You find yourself closing your eyes and feeling the wind and the rain, the heat and the cold, and seeing the crowded squares and the desolate stretches of desert during his journey. The rises and dips in the landscape unfold before the reader in the most poetic way imaginable, and the entire trip is punctuated by the yellow arrows that point the way. Where Ravikant describes the solitude and the heat of the desert portion of Amit’s long walk, one can feel the heat rolling with the hills. I found myself looking up tickets to Spain after reading this novel, just from the pure longing to be there. Maybe most significantly, I say this novel is confusing, not because I think it is a bad characteristic, but because it is a thought provoking one. Confusion is often the jumping off point to learning something new, and there is no doubt I found myself questioning while reading this novel. Amit spends the entirety of his own walk down the Camino questioning himself, his choices, and his relationships. The most prominent of the relationships he questions is the relationship he had with his abusive, now dead, father. I must confess that he came to a far kinder, and more peaceful, resolution than I can bring myself to understand, and I’m sure that is probably a result of the author behind Amit being a more understanding, peaceful person than myself. For that bit of confusion I have to thank Ravikant, because he helped me decide on a New Year’s resolution. I am currently experiencing, to a lesser degree I’m sure, what Amit experienced in Rebirth: personal growth is hard, and confusing, and sometimes painful. It is also worth it. I picked up Rebirth because I’d recently read a few “selfhelp” memoirs out of curiosity for the travel aspect they presented. Wild and Eat, Pray, Love were among these, and I have to admit I found those novels preachy at best, and absolutely infuriating at worst. I did not have this experience with Rebirth. Perhaps because it is a fiction inspired by a truth, or perhaps not, but I highly recommend anyone who wants to read about self-discovery while traveling read this novel. It drew an extremely strong response from my psyche, and did so without the eye rolling or exasperation I encountered while reading other novels of a similar persuasion. I will finish by saying that by the end of this novel, if you haven’t taken a look at at least one aspect of your life and decided you could do better, you’ll have at least added the Camino de Santiago to your bucket list, and that is enough of a reason to pass this novel on. Ravikant has titled this a fable, and it certainly lives up to its label.
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Routt County Disasters
The Black Leprechaun By Lyn Wheaton
Leprechauns wearing green Stetsons sit in doorways. Junkies lie in gutters. Beggars with cups and signs, wearing layers and layers of clothes, push shopping carts piled with mounds of what looks to us like worn out garbage, but to them, it’s everything they own and key to their survival. It’s harshness we can never know. An immediate and raw clashing of the disparate stratum of the human condition; this is life in the city. Life, that we shelter ourselves from in our small towns. Right out in the open exists an undeniable barrage of suffering and griminess of the most wretched sort, amidst the spectacle of wealth, and other walks of life considered more normal. And during the day they convene at the Social Security office along with countless others. This is a place where pretense is stripped away and people from all flights of life collide. In the city armed guards are prominently placed so if the more derelict amongst us considers getting out of line, they will be convinced to reconsider. I walked into the building in downtown Denver and pushed the elevator button. The old smudged metal door creaked open slowly. Inside the compact car was a strung-out, pale, white junkie leaning on one of the walls. I stood for a minute assessing my safety and trying to decide if I should get in. The aged door started to shut. A Hispanic gang member, as identified by the huge number 4 tattooed on his cheek, heroically jumped in front of the closing door, to keep it open for me. I rode up in the sluggish elevator with the two of them in silence. With every labored movement of the worn out elevator, the junkie slumped further down in the corner. His eyes, with pin-dot pupils, sunk into his face, but I knew he was watching me. That’s what junkies do. They look for opportunity. Somehow I felt safe, convinced that the well-mannered gang member would protect me should something go awry. The elevator finally reached the 3rd floor and deposited us at the threshold of hell. I walked out unscathed and walked into the corral. The place was wall-to-wall people. The government decided to keep the phone number to this local office a secret so making an appointment was not possible. I went in – took
a number that didn’t seem reachable in the time frame they laid out as their operating hours -- and looked for a seat. There was one seat in the front row of a section facing the electronic number counter and an old metal school desk accommodating the four armed police officers that kept watch over the crowd. I sat down and stared at the electronic counter. Every time one of the four categories of numbers changed, a loud high-pitched BING sounded. Due to the brain injury, I was sure this was going to unravel the few threads of sanity that I had been holding onto with everything I had. I looked at my ticket. #256. I looked at the board. #210. I was young, naive and hopeful. This should go fairly quickly. The noise sounded again. Unnerved, and in need of a distraction, I turned to the girl next to me and said, “Wow! I don’t know what I was thinking. I thought it would be empty... ” She was a twenty-something and had her headphones plugged into her ears like pacifiers. She smiled dismissively at me. Shit. I was so bored already. And then I noticed an older black man with a worn out Broncos cap on his head, he was toting his world on his back and gesturing at… me? I smiled. No. He was looking beyond me, behind me. I didn’t want to be nosy. Yes, I did. I turned around and saw another man communicating back. The man in the Broncos cap came over, stood by the newly vacated chair next to me, and started talking to the man in the row behind us. It became obvious many of the people in here were a family, a street family. I could tell from the vibe, the man in Broncos hat was a kind-hearted person. I listened to his soothing singsong voice; it had a bluesy preacher-like quality to it. He was inquiring about a mutual friend who had fallen ill. He wanted to know who her caregiver was and how he could get ahold of her. He also told his friend he had been robbed. Someone on the street had stolen two of his three backpacks. “Ummmm hmmmmm,” he sang in a serene tone, “What is particularly distressing to me, ummmm
hmmmmm, is when someone takes from someone who has nothing. Ummmm. Hmmmmm.” I was saddened to hear this and wanted to know more. I wanted to give him stuff and wanted to know his life story. Due to luck or the way things are supposed to go, he sat down next to me and I asked him what his number was. “Ummmm hmmmmm… 240.” He added, “We seem to be moving right along.” “How long have you been here?” I asked. He said about an hour. I was able to conclude from that, things were definitely not moving along, but at least now I had someone interesting to talk to. He told me he was a musician and had been to Woodstock where he met Jimi Hendrix. I told him I had lived in Woodstock prior to moving back out here. He enjoyed that. He said he was fascinated with the cultural fad of streaking and thought it had originated in Woodstock. He said he had analyzed it quite a bit. He was more like me than I first imagined. He found it really funny how people would take off their clothes, like they were peeling a banana, without a word, and than sprint naked in front of anything. They streaked in front of presidential campaign speeches, TV reporters giving the evening news, and across college campuses. He said, “I thought long and hard about whether I could streak, ummmm hmmmmm, but I decided that was just too much information.” I agreed. The entire time we chatted, we had our eyes glued on the digital numbers in front of us. We stared at the board. The cops stared at us. We looked at them. They looked at us, and we looked back at the board, and so on and so forth. Without warning, the set of numbers in the “T” category (our group) skipped from 226 to 278. I jumped to my feet accompanied by my new friend, Eric, and the two people next to me. After hours of waiting in the windowless, dirty, fluorescent, beige room, we had been digitally wiped out, and had to get to the bottom of it. After all this was the government. A united force, we approached the Security Guard table. Nervous, they stood-up, put their hands on the holstered weapons they wore, and started posturing. Appointing myself as the spokesperson, I said, “Our numbers got wiped out. The “T” section went from 226 to 278 and we were left behind.” The one semi-friendly guard instructed us, “If you all go back to your seats, we’ll explain what happened. There is an explanation.” It was clear they weren’t telling us anything until we retreated. This must have been some sort of hostage negotiation tactic. Once we were back in compliance, he assured us we had not been forgotten. Someone had an appointment and the board would soon go back to where it was. An appointment? How? I had so many questions and they were not willing to answer any of them. Now the whole gang of us; the young kind of messed up looking guy next to me, the well put-together middle aged woman next to him, Eric and I, started having all kinds of fun. We joked about entering the fifth dimension, being in the twilight zone, being swept up in a time warp, time
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traveling and every other thing you can imagine deriving from that whole incident. Our solidarity in suspicion of the government was a bonding experience.
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Tales from the Front Desk
Now hubby will trade horses in a minute But for things mechanical, his heart’s not in it.
So she, with list of essentials in hand, Starts looking, heedless of color or brand.
Blessed with beginner’s luck She finds a second-hand truck.
“Merry Christmas,” begins her call In a voice shaky and small.
“I’ve found a possible vehicle. It may cost a pretty nickel.”
With great determination She begins earnest negotiation.
The salesman sets his price. She responds, “No dice.”
He resignedly accepts defeat Saying “As a haggler you have me beat.”
324 is like any other room in any other hotel. Chances are you’ve stayed in a room just like it yourself. The guest in room 324 is not all that different from you. She stands in front of the mirror, fresh from the shower.
Next day generous hubby says “Try it As you travel to grandkids to baby-sit.”
She returns face swollen, red as a rose From her eyes to the bottom of her nose.
She pulls a circular hair brush from her toiletry kit. Her hair already litters the stiff bristles. She plugs in the hotel’s hair dryer. Scorching air roars out to bake her hair as she rolls and twists. Rolls and twists. Rolls and twists... Until--
A trip to the emergency room Leave both filled with gloom.
The truck is a misfit— She is allergic to it!
I grinned. “That’s like saying there’s a black Jesus.” He smiled, “Ummmm hmmmmm.”
I would later Google the Black Leprechaun and discover he was famous all right. There had been quite a bit written about him. Whether he was truly sober was unclear, but it didn’t matter. It could have just as easily been me after one too many keggers at the St. Patrick’s day celebrations in the back bowls of Vail, or in the dorms at DU, or one too many flirtations with any particular drug of the day. We can never know where all that is going to lead. What mattered was, I got to know a person -- a Leprechaun even -that I may have otherwise avoided, had I seen him passed out on the sidewalk of Park Avenue, and that kind of luck is hard to come by. As the day wore on, the gang seemed to naturally dissipate, magically dissolving back to our respective stations in life. I reluctantly pushed the button not knowing what I would find inside the cramped car. The rickety government elevator deposited me out on to the street, back into the macrocosm where worlds are not really supposed to intersect, and where dusk had ushered in an entirely different group of street people. Somehow I didn’t feel like the friendly gang member would come to my rescue out here. I kept my head up and walked away from the building, with purpose, the way we’ve been conditioned to do.
By Ellen Bonnifield What’s a loving wife to do When hubby’s pickup declares, “I’m through!”?
He really missed the green Stetson that had been stolen but found consolation in hoping that the person who ripped him off must have needed it. He added that he better not see the dude wearing his Stetson on the street or there was going to be drama, as he put it. He said he was famously known as the Black Leprechaun.
During the three hours I spent in the Social Security office, I felt like I had become part of the gang. Was it random or some divine circumstance that we all found ourselves here together at this time? This place -- an amalgamation of the destitute, the disabled, veterans, young people, old people, and immigrants getting Social Security cards -- was an undeniable comingling of all stages in the evolutionary process, and it was hard to sort who was more or less enlightened.
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“This type of thing is against the code of the street.” He said, and added, “It was probably some young kid on drugs, there are a lot of them, you know. Ummmm hmmmmm. I don’t touch the drugs anymore.” He told me he had given them up years ago.
I assumed the green Stetson was integral to his being a Leprechaun. I wanted to get him a new one. This man seemed to be at peace with himself, and his circumstances, and the thought of that made me think about who should be trying to help who. He was in a better frame of mind than I was, and appeared to be much less tortured than many people I knew.
Poetry in Motion
The Tangle By Aimee Kimmey
Eventually Eric’s number was called, but not before he told me of his robbery.
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The story you are about to read is true... more or less. Thursday. 3:47 pm. Room 324.
Yank! Yank! She winces as hair tugs painfully at her scalp. The fiery air burns her hand, but the brush won’t budge. She pulls harder until her eyes swim in tears. She turns off the dryer and sets it aside to pick at the tangle with both hands. The more she pulls the bigger it grows. She stares at her own reflection. She’s alone in her hotel room, just her and the tangle. What can she do? What would you do? She looks at the phone near the bed. Finally she picks up the receiver and dials 0. “Hello? Front Desk.” The cheery voice on the other end greets her. “Can you help me? My hair brush is stuck.” “Uhhh... Well, I’m alone down here, you’ll have to come to the lobby...” The guest in 324 sighs. She tightens her robe and takes her tangle to the Front Desk.
Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo. –Desmond Morris
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Drink of the Month
Odd 13 Brewing n00b By Eric Kemper
to round out the hops’ assertive character, American IPA’s can be absolutely sublime. They have gained a solid, sometimes grudging, sometimes rabid following worldwide. But simply being good, great, or even outstanding isn’t always enough in this short attention span world we live in. The style was adapted to create White IPA’s, with the addition of wheat to the grain bill, and Black IPA’s, a highly hopped dark beer that echoes back to the India Porters. There are East Coast IPA’s and West Coast IPA’s, led by breweries such as Stone, Dogfish Head, The Alchemist and Russian River.
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The newest iteration is an unfiltered, cloudy IPA, referred to as a New England IPA. Pioneered at breweries like Tree House and Trillium, it is hazier and fruitier while still featuring big bright hops. Beer, for all of its complexity and ubiquity, is such a simple beverage. It has only four ingredients, yet in every glass is contained a history of the world from which each beer originates. Water, malt, hops and yeast are all it takes to make this most popular of drinks worldwide. The type of grains, hops and yeast strains the brewer selects determines the characteristics in each glass, and what story that particular beer will tell. India Pale Ale, or IPA, is just such a beer. The style dates back to the time when India was a British colony. Supplies were shipped to India from Britain over a long sea voyage. At this time, there was no Suez Canal, so the ships traversed all the way around the southern tip of Africa. Beer, of course, was one of the most important goods to go to India. The country’s heat made it an unsuitable place to brew quality beer, so the beer coming from home was incredibly important for the morale of the British troops stationed there. Often, the casks of beer shipped would not survive the long voyage and would arrive spoiled. Someone eventually took note that the casks of beer that had received extra additions of hops arrived in a condition still suitable for drinking. The idea of hops being “antibacterial” was years away from being discovered, but their use as a preservative was definitely noted and a new style was born. India Pale Ale tended to be more of an officer’s drink; enlisted soldiers tended to drink darker India Porters. The India Porter style has been largely lost to history, but the IPA endured. Fast forward a couple of centuries to the nascent American craft brewing revolution. Styles like IPA, so different from the bland, mass produced adjunct lagers that were (and still are) so popular in the US, held a special fascination for this new breed of brewer. Eventually the style was adapted. Americans, extremists by their very nature, decided that if some extra hop flavor was good, cranking that mother to 11 would be GREAT! The American IPA was born. Aggressive, pungent, piney, citrusy and floral, hops are a close cousin to cannabis and have a similarly distinct flavor. The worst American IPA’s are a bitter, foamy hop water. But done well, with a robust malt backbone
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Which brings us to the beer: Odd 13 brewing in Lafayette, Colorado specializes in doing hazy IPA’s and kettle sours; n00b is the former. n00b is the first beer brewed at Odd 13’s new production facility and features heavy doses of Mosaic and El Dorado hops. The modern American IPA is a marvel of modern technology. The IPA, hardiest of styles once meant to last long sea voyages, is now a wilting flower in the sun. Most IPA’s are brewed to be drunk in 90 or 180 days, and no one cellars an IPA. The fresher they are, the better, and moreso if they’ve been kept cold for their entire packaged lives. The batch of n00b I bought on February 2nd had a packaged date of January 31st. 2 day old IPA at its finest! The beer pours an orange-gold color, just as hazy as promised. It’s already become a hackneyed question, but you understand the basis for the, “is that beer or juice?” query. The aroma is simultaneously piney and tropical, like pineapple in the forest. The flavor delivers on this promise, with notes of pineapple, mango and pine, with undertones of orange candy and blueberries. The body is full and round; juicy, but with a dry clean finish. This would be a great beer to pair with a nice piece of salmon or a spicy Thai curry. Odd 13 delivers again! An outstanding, juicy, complex IPA. Find it if you can, but Odd 13 is still small and some of their beers can be tough to lay your hands on. If n00b isn’t available, check out the flagship Codename: Superfan, which is also outstanding. Cheers!
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News from the Chief of the Chief By Scott Parker
Hello all and thank you for reading the 42nd installment of Smoke Signals: News from The Chief of the Chief. Happy March to all! Even though there is a month and a half left of Ski Season, I am kind of ready for Spring. Since before Christmas I have been nursing an injured back and it has been painful for a few reasons. First off, if you have ever had a herniated disc you know what I mean. You walk like a hunchback, all of your muscles tighten up, and life in general becomes pretty miserable. It is also painful because you have to hear about all the epic powder days you are missing! And man there have been a few this winter! Oh well. C’est La Vie! Enough whining. March is going to be an incredible month! We begin with a BANG as Kip Attaway plays after First Friday Art Walk on March 3rd and we also end with a BANG as the Chief Players present “It’s Only Murder,” a fun March Murder Mystery that we hope becomes a yearly tradition! And in between we have tons of other amazing events. • March 3rd: Kip Attaway • March 9th: Katie West Stand Up Comedy with Kristin Cronin opening • March 10th and 11th: Fly Fishing Film Tour • March 14th: Winter Film Series • March 15th: Free Foreign Film • March 17th: A Yampa Valley Boys St. Patricks Day • March 18th: Songwriter Series Presents: Rebecca Folsom and Liz Barnez • March 24th, 25th, 31st and April 1st: The Chief Players Present: “It’s Only Murder” Please follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram or go to our website and sign up for our weekly email blast! Thank you for reading and see you at the Chief!!! Cheers, Scott
www.chieftheater.com 813 Lincoln Avenue 970-871-4791
March 3
Kip Attaway Doors and Bar @ 7:30pm Show @ 8pm Tickets: $15.
March 4 Super Fun Steamboat Show! Doors and Bar @ 7:30 pm Show @ 8pm
STD (Save Todd Danielson)
March 9 Katie West Stand Up Comedy Doors and Bar @ 6:30 pm Show @ 7pm
Tickets: $15
March 10 & 11
Fly Fishing Film Tour Doors and Bar @ 6:30 pm Show @ 7pm
Tickets: $15 in advance/ $20 at the door
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Winter Film Series Doors @ 6:30 pm Show @ 7pm Tickets: FREE
March 17
St. Patrick’s Day Party with the Yampa Valley Boys & Friends Doors and Bar @ 6:30 pm Show @ 7pm
Tickets: $15
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Songwriter Series
Rebecca Folsom & Liz Barnez Doors @ 6:30 pm Show @ 7pm
Tickets: $15
March 24 & 25
Chief Players Present:
It’s Only Murder
Doors @ 6:30 pm Show @ 7pm
Tickets: $15
I like the ephemeral thing about the theatre, every performance is like a ghost – it’s there and then it’s gone. –Maggie Smith
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Calendar of Events WEDNESDAY MARCH 1 Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970846-9887 or eva57gibbon@ gmail.com Newcomers in Recovery 5:30PM @ 1915 Alpine Plaza #C-4 Meets weekly. (844) 955-1066 www.foundrytreatmentcenter.com Women Who Wine 6PM @ 385 Anglers Dr. Suite D. Join Yampa Valley Community Foundation for a unique Giving circle by women for women. www. steamboatchamber.com/ community/women-who-winemarch Karaoke Night 9PM @ Schmiggity’s FREE. www.schmiggitys.com THURSDAY MARCH 2 Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease 11AM @ The Yoga Center of Steamboat. FREE. Please contact Jeanne at 846-3326 before attending first class. Tread of Pioneers Museum Behind the Scenes Tour 11AM @ Tread of Pioneers FREE. www.treadofpioneers. org Steamboat Springs Writers Group Noon @ Art Depot. FREE. www.steamboatwriters.com Yampatika – Ski with a Naturalist 1:30PM @ Top of the Gondola FREE (Lift ticket not included). www.yampatika.org Stein Tag 2PM @ Butcherknife Brewing Bring your own stein & we’ll fill it for the price of a pint. People’s choice “Best Stein” contest at 6-ish. 970-879-BEER Kids Eat Free 4:30PM @ The Tap House Kids 12/under – Purchase 1 adult entrée get 1 kids’ entrée free Beer Run 5:30PM @ Twisted Trails A chance to get in a run and meet other runners Poetry Reading 6PM @ Off the Beaten Path Local writers Lindsey Royce and Amber DeLay present an evening of poetry and shared words. www.steamboatbooks. com Bud Werner Memorial Library presents Author Talk 6:30PM @ Library Hall Prize winning author Flor-
ence Williams talks about her book “The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative”. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Analog Son 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Funk $5. www.schmiggitys. com FRIDAY MARCH 3 STARS Mountain Challenge 9AM @ Steamboat Ski Area 4th annual STARS Mountain Challenge www.steamboatstars.com Used Books Sale! All Day @ Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Over 1800 books 50% off all weekend! www.steamboatbooks.com Awaken with Chopra Center Yoga 9:30AM @ Yoga Center of Steamboat. Chopra instructor Patty Zimmer. zimmer@ springsips.com 970-846-5608 Uranium Mine Snowshoe Tour 10AM @ Fish Creek Falls Parking Lot. Led by a Yampatika Naturalist. FREE ($5 parking fee). Registration required www.yampatika.org Steamboat Theatrical Society Noon @ Arts Depot. FREE. Contact sstew@gmail.com for info. Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970846-9887 or eva57gibbon@ gmail.com First Friday Art Walk 5PM @ Downtown Steamboat. FREE. New Paintings by Susan Schiesser 5PM @ K. Keifer’s West Elevation Gallery on 9th St. FREE. 970-846-7879 Lost Steamboat Photograph Exhibit 5PM @ Creekside Café FREE. www.treadofpioneers.org First Friday Art Walk @ Jace Romick Gallery 5PM @ The Chief. FREE. www.chieftheater.com Art Walk Reception “Beyond Photography” 5PM @ Art Depot. Beth Liggitt designer jewelry on display in Platform Gallery. FREE. www.steamboatarts. org Broadway’s Next Hit Musical 7PM @ Strings Music Pavilion
To submit your events or calendar information e-mail: matt@yampavalleyvoice.com Events may be edited for length or content. Calendar entries must be received by the 15th of each month. A spontaneous, audience participation-style evening of music & laughter! $35 @ www.stringsmusicfestival. com An Evening with Kip Attaway 7:30PM @ The Chief America’s favorite cowboy, musical comedian! $15 @ ALL THAT or chieftheater.com Whitewater Ramble – The Grass Waltz (The Band tribute) 10PM @ Schmiggity’s. Rocky Mountain Dancegrass. $10 @ ALL THAT or www.schmiggitys.com SATURDAY MARCH 4 STARS Mountain Challenge 9AM @ Steamboat Ski Area 4th annual STARS Mountain Challenge www.steamboatstars.com Used Books Sale! All Day @ Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Over 1800 books 50% off all weekend! www.steamboatbooks.com Aquatic Aerobic Classes 9AM @ Old Town Hot Springs Pool Contact sallytestrake@ greencourtpartners.com or 970-761-2381 to register Yampatika Guided Snowshoe Tour 10AM @ Howelsen Hill Ages 12 and up. Registration required. $20 includes snowshoes. www.yampatika.org 26th Annual Steamboat Pentathlon 10AM @ Howelsen Hill www.steamboatpentathlon. com Digital Film Making Workshop 11AM @ Art Depot 10 students maximum. 2-3 digital cameras available for those who can’t bring their own. $35. Register @ www.steamboatarts.org
FREE (donations welcome!) www.chieftheater.com Wish You Were Pink 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Pink Floyd Tribute $5. www.schmiggitys.com SUNDAY MARCH 5 Used Books Sale! All Day @ Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Over 1800 books 50% off all weekend! www.steamboatbooks.com Circle R Sunday Brunch 10AM @ Circle R Gastropub Dick Haller Memorial Ski Race 1PM @ Steamboat Ski Area Ultimate test of your Slalom and Giant Slalom skills! www.steamboat.com Latin Dance Night 7PM @ Schmiggitys FREE. www.schmiggitys.com MONDAY MARCH 6 Used Books Sale! All Day @ Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Over 1800 books 50% off all weekend! www.steamboatbooks.com Exercise for Parkinson’s 9AM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Jacqueline Teuscher @ 303-829-2869 or jacqueline.teuscher@gmail. com Nia Classes 10AM @ Yoga Lila Studio (1955 Bridge Lane) Fun, aerobic, non-impact workout. For info text/call Patty Zimmer (970)846-5608 Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here”. 6:30PM @ Library Hall. An evening of poetry and art honoring Baghdad’s famous street of booksellers. FREE. www. steamboatlibrary.org/events
Dick Haller Memorial Ski Race 1PM @ Steamboat Ski Area Ultimate test of your Slalom and Giant Slalom skills! www.steamboat.com
Turkuaz 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Power Funk. $15. www.schmiggitys.com
Bud Light Rocks the ‘Boat Free Music Series 3:30PM @ Gondola Square
Yampatika – Ski with a Naturalist 1:30PM @ Top of the Gondola FREE (Lift ticket not included). www.yampatika.org
Super Fun Steamboat Show 7:30PM @ The Chief All new original show each month – adult content
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Discount Wing Day 4:30PM @ The Tap House 970-879-2431
Token Tuesday 3:30PM @ Mountain Tap Brewery. Receive a token for each craft brew purchased and chose which of 4 nonprofits you will support. www.mountaintapbrewery. com History Happy Hour 5:30PM @ Butcherknife Brewery. “Outlaws: Tom Horn and the Bassett Family”. Free craft beer for all who attend! www.treadofpioneers.org Two-step Tuesday 7PM @ Schmiggity’s Country dancing. FREE. Schmiggitys.com WEDNESDAY MARCH 8 Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970846-9887 or eva57gibbon@ gmail.com Hitchens Brothers Jump Night 5PM @ Howelsen Hill Join the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club for Jump Night. www.sswsc.org South Routt Education Fund Raising Event. 5PM @ Circle R Gastropub. yvcf.org/sorocoedfund/ Newcomers in Recovery 5:30PM @ 1915 Alpine Plaza #C-4. Meets weekly. (844) 955-1066 www.foundrytreatmentcenter.com Bud Werner Memorial Library presents Author Talk 6:30PM @ Library Hall An evening with Rebecca Rotert, author of “Last Night at the Blue Angel”. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/ events The Last Revel 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Front Porch Americana FREE. www.schmiggitys.com THURSDAY MARCH 9 Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease 11AM @ The Yoga Center of Steamboat. FREE. Please contact Jeanne at 846-3326 before attending first class. Steamboat Springs Writers Group. Noon @ Art Depot. FREE. www.steamboatwriters.com Yampatika – Ski with a Naturalist 1:30PM @ Top of the Gondola FREE (Lift ticket not included). www.yampatika.org Stein Tag 2PM @ Butcherknife Brewing Bring your own stein & we’ll fill it for the price of a pint.
People’s choice “Best Stein” contest at 6-ish. 970-879-BEER Kids Eat Free 4:30PM @ The Tap House Kids 12/under – Purchase 1 adult entrée get 1 kids’ entrée free Beer Run 5:30PM @ Twisted Trails A chance to get in a run and meet other runners Beers with Peers 5:30PM @ Steamboat Brau House, 2500 Village Dr. #103 Join Chamber members for this networking event. www.steamboatchamber.com Katie West Stand Up Comedy 6:30PM @ The Chief Kristin Cronin will open the show! Adult humor. $15 @ ALL THAT or chieftheater. com
Bud Werner Memorial Library presents Author Talk 6:30PM @ Library Hall An evening with Bud Shaw revolutionary transplant surgeon turned author talks about his memoir “Last Night in the OR: A Transplant Surgeon’s Odyssey”. FREE. www. steamboatlibrary.org/events Young Bloods Collective presents SPEAK – Performances from Women in the Yampa Valley. 7:30 @ Yampa Valley Brewing Company, Hayden Proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood of the Rockies and Advocates. Tickets available online @ youngbloodscollective.org Funk You 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Funk. $10 @ ALL THAT or www.schmiggitys.com FRIDAY MARCH 10 Coffee with Council 7:30AM @ Crawford Room @ Centennial Hall. FREE. Coffee and light refreshments provided. www.steamboatsprings.net Western Regionals 8AM @ Howelsen Hill Watch Winter Sports Club athletes compete in the ski jumping and Nordic combined Western Regionals www.sswsc.org Routt to Work. 8AM @ CMC Learn more about the two-generational approach and increase the economic mobility of Routt County’s low income families. www. routtcountyunitedway.org/ cause/routt-to-work Awaken with Chopra Center Yoga 9:30AM @ Yoga Center of
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Steamboat. Chopra instructor Patty Zimmer. zimmer@ springsips.com 970-846-5608 Uranium Mine Snowshoe Tour 10AM @ Fish Creek Falls Parking Lot. Led by a Yampatika Naturalist. FREE ($5 parking fee). Registration required www.yampatika.org Steamboat Theatrical Society Noon @ Arts Depot. FREE. Contact sstew@gmail.com for info. Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970846-9887 or eva57gibbon@ gmail.com Flyfishing Film Tour 6:30PM @ The Chief The Flyfishing Film Tour returns for two nights this year! $15 advance tickets or $20 at the door. https:// events.ticketprinting.com/ event/22559 Young Bloods Collective presents SPEAK – Performances from Women in the Yampa Valley, 7:15 @ Circle R Gastropub in Oak Creek. Proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood of the Rockies and Advocates. Tickets available online @ youngbloodscollective.org Magic Beans 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Groove Grass/Ameritronica $5. www.schmiggitys.com SATURDAY MARCH 11 Western Regionals 8AM @ Howelsen Hill Watch Winter Sports Club athletes compete in the ski jumping and Nordic combined Western Regionals www.sswsc.org Aquatic Aerobic Classes 9AM @ Old Town Hot Springs Pool Contact sallytestrake@ greencourtpartners.com or 970-761-2381 to register Yampatika Guided Snowshoe Tour 10AM @ Howelsen Hill Ages 12 and up. Registration required. $20 includes snowshoes. www.yampatika.org Meet an Olympian 1PM @ Thunderhead Lodge Presented by Tread of Pioneers Museum & Steamboat Ski Resort. Featured Olympian: Ann Battelle. Olympian Tribute Display on 2nd floor of Thunderhead Lodge. FREE. www.treadofpioneers.org
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Calendar of Events Bud Light Rocks the ‘Boat Free Concert Series 3:30PM @ Gondola Square www.steamboat.com Flyfishing Film Tour 6:30PM @ The Chief $15 advance tickets or $20 at the door. https:// events.ticketprinting.com/ event/22559 Casino Night Fundraiser 7PM @ Steamboat Grand Ballroom. Raises funds for the Family Development Center. $25 advance tickets available at ALL THAT or $30 at the door. Young Bloods Collective presents SPEAK – Performances from Women in the Yampa Valley. 7:15 @ Off the Beaten Path Bookstore. Proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood of the Rockies and Advocates. Tickets available online @ youngbloodscollective.org Dynohunter 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Organic Techno $5. www.schmiggitys.com SUNDAY MARCH 12 Ski for Free @ Howelsen Hill 10AM @ Howelsen Hill Pick up free ticket from concession stand in Howelsen Lodge. www.stemboatsprings. net/ski Bud Werner Memorial Library presents Community Yoga Practice. 10AM @ Library Hall Focusing on David Swenson’s “Ashtanga Yoga Forms” DVD. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Circle R Sunday Brunch 10AM @ Circle R Gastropub Yampatika presents Moonlight Snowshoe Tour. TBA @ Emerald Mountain. $20 includes snowshoes – times vary. Registration required. www.yampatika.org Latin Dance Night 7PM @ Schmiggitys FREE. www.schmiggitys.com MONDAY MARCH 13 Exercise for Parkinson’s 9AM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Jacqueline Teuscher @ 303-829-2869 or jacqueline.teuscher@gmail. com Nia Classes 10AM @ Yoga Lila Studio (1955 Bridge Lane) For info text/call Patty Zimmer (970)846-5608
A Taste of History Noon @ Tread of Pioneers Museum. This month’s talk focuses Routt County soups www.treadofpioneers.org Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “The Bad Kids” 6:30PM @ Library Hall This documentary film looks at Black Rock Continuation High School and its programs For at-risk students. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/ events Live Band Karaoke 9PM @ Schmiggity’s Karaoke. FREE. www. schmiggity’s.com TUESDAY MARCH 14 Daffodils for Hospice 8AM @ Various Locations Help support Hospice programs by purchasing brilliant Daffodils for your home or office. Yampatika – Ski with a Naturalist. 1:30PM @ Top of the Gondola. FREE (Lift ticket not included). www.yampatika.org Discount Wing Day 4:30PM @ The Tap House 970-879-2431 Token Tuesday 3:30PM @ Mountain Tap Brewery. Receive a token for each craft brew purchased and chose which of 4 nonprofits you will support. www.mountaintapbrewery. com Tread of Pioneers Winter Film Series 6:30PM @ The Chief Edward S Curtis and the North American Inidan FREE. Donations accepted. www.treadofpioneers.org Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “Ostrich: A Life on the Run”. 6:30PM @ Library Hall. IWFF film about the Earth’s largest living birds. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Two-step Tuesday 7PM @ Schmiggity’s Country dancing. FREE. Schmiggitys.com WEDNESDAY MARCH 15 Rocky Mountain and Central Skiing Championships 8AM @ Howelsen Hill & Steamboat Ski Area. IFSA Freeskiing Big Mountain Competition. www.sswsc.org Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon
970-846-9887 or eva57gibbon@gmail.com
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Torchlight Parade 7PM @ Base of the Ski Area
Newcomers in Recovery 5:30PM @ 1915 Alpine Plaza #C-4. Meets weekly. (844) 955-1066 www.foundrytreatmentcenter.com
Beer Run 5:30PM @ Twisted Trails A chance to get in a run and meet other runners
Big Something 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Rock/Funk/Jam. $5. www.schmiggitys.com
Book Talk with Colin Cahoon 6PM @ Off the Beaten Path The author shares the inspiration behind “The Man with the Black Box” www. steamboatbooks.com
SATURDAY MARCH 18
Poetry Slam 6PM @ Off the Beaten Path Share your original poetry with a supportive audience and compete. To win a $10 OTBP gift card. www.steamboatbooks.com Isabel Sawhill 6:30PM @ Library Hall Isabel Sawhill’s presentation discusses preventing unplanned pregnancy by providing long-acting, reversible birth control. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Bud Werner Memorial Library presents the Free Foreign Film Series. 6:30 @ The Chief “Blush” is an award winning Israeli drama about coming of age in contemporaryIsrael. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Karaoke Night 9PM @ Schmiggity’s FREE. www.schmiggitys.com THURSDAY MARCH 16 Rocky Mountain and Central Skiing Championships 8AM @ Howelsen Hill & Steamboat Ski Area. IFSA Freeskiing Big Mountain Competition. www.sswsc.org
Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “I Never Look Back: The Buddy Werner Story” 6:30PM @ Library Hall A documentary about the Library’s namesake in honor of the library’s 50th anniversary. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events Treehouse! And the Roots of a Rebellion. 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Reggae Jam Rock. $5. www.schmiggitys.com FRIDAY MARCH 17 Rocky Mountain and Central Skiing Championships 8AM @ Howelsen Hill & Steamboat Ski Area. IFSA Freeskiing Big Mountain Competition. www.sswsc.org STARS Kids Camp 9AM @ Steamboat Ski Area A fun 3-day camp for ages 5-22 with physical disabilies www.steamboatstars.com
Business Education Series 8AM @ TBA. Steamboat Chamber seminar for Chamber businesses. www. steamboatchamber.com
Awaken with Chopra Center Yoga. 9:30AM @ Yoga Center of Steamboat. Chopra instructor Patty Zimmer. zimmer@springsips.com 970-846-5608
Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease 11AM @ The Yoga Center of Steamboat for those with Parkinson’s and their caregivers. FREE. Please contact Jeanne at 846-3326 before attending first class.
Uranium Mine Snowshoe Tour 10AM @ Fish Creek Falls Parking Lot. Led by a Yampatika Naturalist. FREE ($5 parking fee). Registration required www.yampatika.org
Steamboat Springs Writers Group Noon @ Art Depot. FREE. www.steamboatwriters.com
Steamboat Theatrical Society Noon @ Arts Depot Join theater enthusiasts to read and discuss theatrical works. FREE. Contact sstew@gmail.com for info.
Yampatika – Ski with a Naturalist 1:30PM @ Top of the Gondola FREE (Lift ticket not included). www.yampatika.org Stein Tag 2PM @ Butcherknife Brewing Bring your own stein & we’ll fill it for the price of a pint. People’s choice “Best Stein” contest at 6-ish. 970-879-BEER Kids Eat Free 4:30PM @ The Tap House Kids 12/under-Purchase
Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970846-9887 or eva57gibbon@ gmail.com St. Patrick’s Day Party 6:30PM @ The Chief Join Steamboat’s favorite “Irish Cowboys” The Yampa Valley Boys & Friends a the Chief for St. Patty’s Day fun! $15 @ ALL THAT or chieftheater.com
Rocky Mountain and Central Skiing Championships 8AM @ Howelsen Hill & Steamboat Ski Area. IFSA Freeskiing Big Mountain Competition. www.sswsc.org STARS Kids Camp 9AM @ Steamboat Ski Area A fun 3-day camp for ages 5-22 with physical disabilies www.steamboatstars.com Aquatic Aerobic Classes 9AM @ Old Town Hot Springs Pool. Contact sallytestrake@ greencourtpartners.com or 970-761-2381 to register Emerald Mountain Snowshoe Tour 10AM @ Howelsen Hill Led by Yampatika. Ages 12 and up. $20 includes snowshoes. Registration required at www.yampatika.org Bud Light Rocks the ‘Boat Free Concert Series 3:30PM @ Gondola Square www.steamboat.com ART-tini: An Evening of Plays, Prose, Music and Martinis 5PM @ The Art Depot Ticket price includes 1 free martini, Appetizers and a silent auction. $35. steamboatarts.org/art-tini Songwriter Series: Rebecca Folsom and Liz Barnez 6:30PM @ The Chief Rebecca Folsom is joined by Liz Barnez for this installment of the popular songwriter series. $15 @ ALL THAT or chieftheater.com Tallgrass 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Dirt Stompin’ soul $5. www.schmiggitys.com SUNDAY MARCH 19 Rocky Mountain and Central Skiing Championships 8AM @ Howelsen Hill & Steamboat Ski Area. IFSA Freeskiing Big Mountain Competition. www.sswsc.org STARS Kids Camp 9AM @ Steamboat Ski Area A fun 3-day camp for ages 5-22 with physical disabilies www.steamboatstars.com Circle R Sunday Brunch 10AM @ Circle R Gastropub Latin Dance Night 7PM @ Schmiggitys FREE. www.schmiggitys.com
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The Healing Power of Meditation 7:30PM @ Bud Werner Library Hall. Buddhist nun Kelsang Thaye shares Buddhist advice for healing and Spiritual transformation through meditation $10. meditateinfortcollins. org/Steamboat MONDAY MARCH 20 Rocky Mountain and Central Skiing Championships 8AM @ Howelsen Hill & Steamboat Ski Area. IFSA Freeskiing Big Mountain Competition. www.sswsc.org Exercise for Parkinson’s 9AM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Jacqueline Teuscher @ 303-829-2869 or jacqueline.teuscher@gmail. com Nia Classes 10AM @ Yoga Lila Studio (1955 Bridge Lane) For info text/call Patty Zimmer (970)846-5608 Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “Historic Agriculture in the Yampa Valley” 6:30PM @ Library Hall Co-sponsored by the Community Agriculture Alliance and Tread of Pioneers Museum FREE. www.steamboatlibrary. org/events Live Band Karaoke 9PM @ Schmiggity’s Sing your song with a live band! FREE. www.schmiggitys.com TUESDAY MARCH 21 Yampatika – Ski with a Naturalist 1:30PM @ Top of the Gondola FREE (Lift ticket not included). www.yampatika.org Discount Wing Day 4:30PM @ The Tap House 970-879-2431 Token Tuesday 3:30PM @ Mountain Tap Brewery Receive a token for each craft brew purchased and chose which of 4 non-profits you will support. www.mountaintapbrewery.com Two-step Tuesday 7PM @ Schmiggity’s Country dancing. FREE. Schmiggitys.com WEDNESDAY MARCH 22 Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970-846-9887 or eva57gibbon@gmail.com
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Tread of Pioneers Behind the Scenes Tour 3PM @ Tread of Pioneers Museum. FREE. www.treadofpioneers.org Newcomers in Recovery 5:30PM @ 1915 Alpine Plaza #C-4. Meets weekly. (844) 955-1066 www.foundrytreatmentcenter.com The Zen Life with author Alex Mill 6PM @ Off the Beaten Path Alex Mill, author of “The Zen Life: Spiritual Training for Modern Times” FREE. www.steamboatbooks.com Karaoke Night 9PM @ Schmiggity’s FREE. www.schmiggitys.com THURSDAY MARCH 23 Nastar Championships 8AM @ Steamboat Ski Area The best recreational skiers in the nation compete in the Nastar Championships. www.steamboat.com Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease 11AM @ The Yoga Center of Steamboat. FREE. Please contact Jeanne at 846-3326 before attending first class. Steamboat Springs Writers Group Noon @ Art Depot FREE. www.steamboatwriters.com Yampatika – Ski with a Naturalist 1:30PM @ Top of the Gondola FREE (Lift ticket not included). www.yampatika.org Stein Tag 2PM @ Butcherknife Brewing Bring your own stein & we’ll fill it for the price of a pint. People’s choice “Best Stein” contest at 6-ish. 970-879-BEER Kids Eat Free 4:30PM @ The Tap House Kids 12/under – Purchase 1 adult entrée get 1 kids’ entrée free French Club Happy Hour 5PM @ Off the Beaten Path Join the local French Club for a discussion of all things French. www.steamboatbooks.com Beer Run 5:30PM @ Twisted Trails A chance to get in a run and meet other runners Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “At the Fork” 6:30PM @ Library Hall Co-presented by Community Agriculture Alliance and Tread of the Pioneers Museum. This documentary
Calendar of Events film looks at food production in honor of Celebrate Agriculture Week! FREE. www. steamboatlibrary.org/events Late Night Radio with Maddy O’Neal 8PM All Ages Show - 10:30PM over 21 Show @ Schmiggity’s Electric Funk/Soul. $15 under 21/$10 21 & + @ ALLTHAT or www.schmiggitys.com
Chief Players Present: It’s Only Murder 6:30PM @ The Chief This comedy mystery by Sam Bobrick is the Chief Players 12th production! $15 @ ALL THAT or chiefplayers.com Schism 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Tool Tribute. $10 @ ALL THAT or www.schmiggitys. com
Cocktails with Council 4:30PM @ Carl’s Tavern Discuss issues of interest with Council members www.steamboatsprings.net Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “Three Wire Winter” 6:30PM @ Library Hall Join Bud Werner Library and Tread of Pioneers Museum for the digital launch of the Three Wire Winter Oral History and Magazine Collection. FREE. www.steamboatlibrary.org/events
Beer Run 5:30PM @ Twisted Trails A chance to get in a run and meet other runners Homebuyer Seminar 5:30PM @ Steamboat Board of Realtors Fidelity Mortgage presents this seminar for first Time homebuyers. 970-761-2245 to RSVP.
Bud Werner Memorial Library presents “Fire at Sea” 6:30PM @ Library Hall Gianfranco Rosi’s documentary film presents a portrait of the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa and the humanitarian crisis occurring in the seas around it. FREE. www. steamboatlibrary.org/events
FRIDAY MARCH 24
SUNDAY MARCH 26
Nastar Championships 8AM @ Steamboat Ski Area The best recreational skiers in the nation compete in the Nastar Championships. www.steamboat.com
Nastar Championships 8AM @ Steamboat Ski Area The best recreational skiers in the nation compete in the Nastar Championships. www.steamboat.com
Two-step Tuesday 7PM @ Schmiggity’s Country dancing. FREE. Schmiggitys.com
Sidewalk Sale All Day @ Downtown Steamboat
Sidewalk Sale All Day @ Downtown Steamboat
Awaken with Chopra Center Yoga 9:30AM @ Yoga Center of Steamboat. Chopra instructor Patty Zimmer. zimmer@ springsips.com 970-846-5608
Circle R Sunday Brunch 10AM @ Circle R Gastropub
Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970-846-9887 or eva57gibbon@gmail.com
Cranford Hollow 9PM @ Schmiggity’s Americana. FREE. www. schmiggitys.com
Young Professionals Network Happy Hour. 5PM @ Azteca Taqueria.
Awaken with Chopra Center Yoga. 9:30AM @ Yoga Center of Steamboat. Chopra instructor Patty Zimmer. zimmer@ springsips.com 970-846-5608
Steamboat Theatrical Society Noon @ Arts Depot FREE. Contact sstew@gmail. com for info. Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970-846-9887 or eva57gibbon@gmail.com Chief Players Present: It’s Only Murder 6:30PM @ The Chief This comedy mystery by Sam Bobrick is the Chief Players 12th production! $15 @ ALL THAT or chiefplayers.com New Family Dog 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Funk/Jazz. FREE. www. schmiggitys.com SATURDAY MARCH 25 Nastar Championships 8AM @ Steamboat Ski Area The best recreational skiers in the nation compete in the Nastar Championships. www.steamboat.com Sidewalk Sale All Day @ Downtown Steamboat Aquatic Aerobic Classes 9AM @ Old Town Hot Springs Pool. Contact sallytestrake@greencourtpartners. com or 970-761-2381 to register Bud Light Rocks the ‘Boat Free Concert Series 3:30PM @ Gondola Square www.steamboat.com
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Latin Dance Night 7PM @ Schmiggity’s Latin dance lessons followed by a night of Latin dancing FREE. www.schmiggitys.com MONDAY MARCH 27 Exercise for Parkinson’s 9AM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Jacqueline Teuscher @ 303-829-2869 or jacqueline.teuscher@gmail. com
WEDNESDAY MARCH 29
Newcomers in Recovery 5:30PM @ 1915 Alpine Plaza #C-4. Meets weekly. (844) 955-1066 www.foundrytreatmentcenter.com Karaoke Night 9PM @ Schmiggity’s FREE. www.schmiggitys.com THURSDAY MARCH 30
Nia Classes 10AM @ Yoga Lila Studio (1955 Bridge Lane). For info text/call Patty Zimmer (970)846-5608
Yoga for Parkinson’s Disease 11AM @ The Yoga Center of Steamboat. FREE. Please contact Jeanne at 846-3326 before attending first class.
Live Band Karaoke 9PM @ Schmiggity’s Sing your favorite songs with a live band! FREE. www.schmiggitys.com
Steamboat Springs Writers Group Noon @ Art Depot. FREE. www.steamboatwriters.com
TUESDAY MARCH 28 Meet an Olympian 1PM @ Thunderhead Lodge Presented by Tread of Pioneers Museum & Steamboat Ski Resort. Featured Olympian: Billy Kidd. Olympian Tribute Display on 2nd floor of Thunderhead Lodge. FREE. www.treadofpioneers.org Discount Wing Day 4:30PM @ The Tap House 970-879-2431 Token Tuesday 3:30PM @ Mountain Tap Brewery. Receive a token for each craft brew purchased and chose which of 4 nonprofits you will support. www. mountaintapbrewery.com
Steamboat Community Blood Drive 12:30PM @ Yampa Valley Medical Center. Register at 1-800-365-0006 option 2 or www.bonfils.org site code 0234. Plan for 1 hour. Walk ins welcome from 3:30-5:30 as space permits. Stein Tag 2PM @ Butcherknife Brewing Bring your own stein & we’ll fill it for the price of a pint. People’s choice “Best Stein” contest at 6-ish. 970-879-BEER Kids Eat Free 4:30PM @ The Tap House Kids 12/under – Purchase 1 adult entrée get 1 kids’ entrée free
FRIDAY MARCH 31
Steamboat Theatrical Society Noon @ Arts Depot. FREE. Contact sstew@gmail.com for info. US Freestyle Championships Noon @ Steamboat Ski Area Exercise for Parkinson’s 1:30PM @ United Methodist Church. To register, contact instructor Eva Gibbon 970-846-9887 or eva57gibbon@gmail.com Chief Players Present: It’s Only Murder 6:30PM @ The Chief This comedy mystery by Sam Bobrick is the Chief Players 12th production. $15 @ ALL THAT or chiefplayers.com The Sweet Lillies 10PM @ Schmiggity’s Gypsy Folk. FREE. www.schmiggitys.com
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March 2017
First Friday Artwalk March 3, 2017 5 pm - 8 pm ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS GALLERY 89 1009 Lincoln Ave 970.439.8196 Gallery 89 is proud to present our March group Exhibit “TRUTH IS BEAUTY”. Contemporary art gallery featuring exquisite collection of distinctive local and internationally acclaimed artists. JACE ROMICK GALLERY 813 Lincoln Ave 970.846.3877 Jace Romick’s photography capturing the American West and its lifestyle, paired with handcrafted artisanal frames to compliment his engaging photos. MANGELSEN-IMAGES OF NATURE 730 Lincoln Ave 970.871.1822 Legendary nature photographer Tomas D. Mangelsen has traveled throughout the natural world for over 40 years observing and photographing the Earth’s last great wild places. www.mangelsen.com PINE MOON FINE ART 117 9th St 970.879.2787 “Balance” A whimsical, western, yet contemporary show of Bronze. Sandy Graves’s sculptural forms create a spectacular and fresh artistic experience. STEAMBOAT ART MUSEUM 807 Lincoln Ave 970.870.1755 10th Anniversary Exhibit; a retrospective celebrating artists & exhibits from the first decade of SAM. The store features artist Jill Bergman’s hand painted linocuts.. STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ARTS COUNCIL AT THE DEPOT 1001 13th St. 970.879.9008 Beyond Photography • Works which use photography in unconventional ways Platform Gallery: Beth Liggitt Artisan Jewelry & Glass Art. Light Bites & Wine STEAMBOAT SPRINGS CENTER FOR VISUAL ARTS 837 Lincoln Ave 970.846.8119 “Roomful of Views” Small Works Show plus new paintings, photography and mixed media from artist members. Complementary wine and snacks. www.steamboatartcenter.com W Gallery 115 9th St 970.846.1783 Jana Cruder, part of Month of Photography, is a LA based fine artist exploring themes of sexuality, gender roles and human relationships with the environment and technology.
WILD HORSE GALLERY 802 Lincoln Ave 970.819.2850 Our featured artist for March 3 Art Walk is Spike Ress. He is a water color artist and oil painter. ALTERNATIVE VENUES FHYSICAL ELEMENTS PERSONAL TRAINING STUDIO 9th and Oak 970.846.0828 Photographer Annie Nash has a passion for storytelling, color, texture, and the female experience. Her photos bring light to unnoticed spaces and untold stories HARWIGS/LAPOGEE 911 Lincoln Ave 970.879.1919 HANS BRUNK : “Paradeigma” Black and white contemporary images captured by this promising young local photographer from personal travels throughout Europe and close to home, contrasting the unique and the ordinary. HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH 524 Oak St 970.879.0671 Featured will be the beautiful works of art in book form, “God’s Holy Mountain” and The Saint John’s Bible, the first handwritten Bible in 500 years. SKITOWN COMPUTING 1104 Lincoln Ave 970.870.7984 Tania H Coffey, Photography Capturing images of wildlife under a blanket of snow, to wild ones challenging the sports our town reveres. Images that come to life in ways you never imagined. STEAMBOAT SMOKEHOUSE 912 Lincoln Ave 970.879.7427 A recent transplant of New Orleans, Alex Sorapuru utilizes line work and color blocking to highlight the action of each piece. Over the past few months, Alex has been influenced by Colorado topography, those lines have found their way into his work. Much of his artistic development is centered at Louisiana State University where he completed his architecture degree. alex-sorapuru.squarespace.com URBANE 703 Lincoln Ave 970.879.9169 Local Artist Liza Stout studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Her media’s consist of painting, digital art and woodworking. Her Art is human-centered that brings together both nature & urbanity, wilderness & constraint and the way they intersect themes of intimacy and displacement.
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HappyHours Last minute changes can and do occur - Mother Nature, illness, tour malfunction, whatever - the accuracy of this calendar is not guaranteed! 8th Street Steakhouse 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. & 9:00 p.m. Aurum Food & Wine 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. daily Azteca Taqueria 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. & 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. daily
McKnight’s Irish Pub 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. & 9:30 - 11:00 p.m. daily Off the Beaten Path After 4:00 p.m. daily Old Town Pub 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. daily
Back Door Grill 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. daily & All day on Sundays
O’Neil’s Tavern and Grill 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. & 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 p.m. daily
The BARley 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. daily
The Pit on 5th 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Big House Burgers 4:20 - 6 p.m., Mon-Sat. & 2 - 6 Sunday
Rex’s American Grill & Bar 4:20 - 6:00 daily
Cantina Mexican Restaurant 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. daily
The Rusted Porch 2:00 p.m.- 6:00p.m. daily
Carl’s Tavern 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. daily
Salt and Lime 3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. & 10:00 p.m.- 11:00 p.m.
Circle R Bar 4 - 6 p.m. Thurs-Saturday
Sake 2 U 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Colorado High 5 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. daily
Sambi Canton 5:00 - 6:00 pm Monday - Saturday
Cuginos Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. & 9:00 - 11:00 p.m. daily Double ZZ BBQ 2:30 - 6:00 p.m. daily Dude & Dan’s Bar and Grill 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. daily Late Night Happy Hour: 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. daily E3 Ranch & Chophouse Restaurant 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. daily Harwigs & L’Apogee: 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. daily Laundry 4:30 - 6p.m. Tues.-Sat. Low Country 4:30 - 6 p.m. daily Mahogany Ridge 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. Late night happy hour: 9:00 to 10:00 p.m. daily Mambo Italiano 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. daily Mazzola’s Majestic Italian Diner 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. daily
Schmiggitys 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. daily Scratch 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. daily Slopeside Grill 10:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Speakeasy At The V 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. & 10:00p.m. - 12:00 a.m. Steamboat Smokehouse 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. & 9:30 to 11:30 p.m. daily: Sunpies Cajun Bistro 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. daily Table 79 Foodbar 5:00 - 6:00 & 9:00 - 11:00 daily The Tap House Sports Grill 3:00 - 6:00 p.m. weekdays Truffle Pig 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. daily Vaqueros Mexican Restaurant & Taqueria 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. daily
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The Heretic
Luck of the Irish Setter
Living the Dream By Lorre Buss
Stirling and I met in college. We were both studying theater, and became friends as I moved from studying acting to studying tech. This friend mentored me, having more practical knowledge than I. When he designed the lighting for a main stage production of Twelfth Night, I served as his Master Electrician.
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Though he was the more experienced techie, I was a few years older, with more years of college under my belt, and I graduated first. We immediately lost touch and our lives took very different paths. Somehow we reconnected in 2009 or 2010. Maybe I found him via Facebook; maybe we became “friends” there after a reunion brought about in another way. In any case, by the time this happened, I’d circled around and returned (in a slight and temporary a way) to theater, something I’d been away from for two decades. For a couple of weeks, we talked by phone or e-mail about our lives. I’d gone on a twisting, turning life adventure while he’d pursued his passion working as a roadie for Toby Keith. He and his wife traveled with the band, their eldest son in tow. At the prospect of more children they decided the road was no place to raise a family. Returning to the upper Midwest from whence they’d come, they became suburbanites. Stirling got a day job -- one that allowed him to make good use of his technical theater skills, but a day job nonetheless. When we spoke, Stir informed me that as soon as his youngest son was grown, he was going back on the road. He loved that life and was feeling hemmed in and cagey. I’m an astrologer, and I saw clear signs in my friend’s horoscope that the time was ripe for him to break out. I encouraged him to do so now, but his youngest son is somewhat autistic. Stirling had been advised that this child needed stability, and he interpreted this as meaning he, himself, must stay put. Though we remained connected through social media, we again fell out of touch. I wasn’t following him, and
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he didn’t seem to be following me. Last winter, I received a message from him through Facebook. He asked if I would give him my e-mail address because “it would be easier to talk that way.” I e-mailed his work address and received his reply two days later: “I don’t know if you know this,” he wrote, “but I was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer.” Chemo wasn’t working. Knowing I was in Colorado and hoping I could help, Stirling asked if I knew how to make CBD oil. This product wasn’t legal in his home state, so he was looking to brew his own. My heyday in the weed world ended a few years before I met this man, but I told him I would ask around. I sent a message to those I thought may have some information, and two or three replies came back. These I forwarded to my friend with a brief e-mail expressing sympathy for his situation and informing him that, in addition to anything else he tried, choosing to die was a valid option. I wasn’t referring to so-called “death with dignity” or “compassionate choice.” Our souls know exactly when and how to best depart; they need no help from us. Instead, I was encouraging my friend to accept with peace the journey on which he was about to embark. When my fiancé Clif was diagnosed with cancer, he, too, was stage four. That was for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Brain cancer is much more pernicious. Barring a miracle, I knew Stirling’s prospects of remaining embodied on earth were slim. I don’t know whether Stirling tried to make the oil, nor whether he took any. In July, his status on Facebook reported that he’d decided to stop treatment so as to enjoy his remaining time with his family. A couple weeks later, his wife posted that he had peacefully passed on. Had he lived the life he loved, the one that inspired him and urged him on -- instead of the one to which he felt obligated – would Stirling still be with us? Who can say? Nonetheless, I’m struck by the sense that in the deepest part of his being, he couldn’t wait to get out of the life he was in. Our choices in life aren’t always easy ones, as most of us have others to consider whose lives are deeply affected by our actions. Stirling loved his family dearly and wasn’t willing to introduce strife. Such a decision is laudable, but sometimes we fail to consider how our choices will affect us. That effect always spills over, one way or another, into the lives of those we love. Maybe Stirling would still have fallen ill and died, even if he’d returned to his life as a roadie. Or maybe not. Even if he had, he would have died satiated from living the life of his dreams.
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Tales from the Garden
Thanks for the Opportunity By Mike Baran I have used these simple words for years and I think they are trivialized similar to the way we use “sorry.” It is such an all-encompassing generic phrase, but its meaning is significant for me. This, being a platform of writing and free speech allows me to elaborate, so bear with me… When I set up my email and started to use it on the regular, I got mail from other people that had signatures on the bottom. It usually contained something profound to them that were important enough to share and define who they are in a short sentence. I wanted my own to identify me, and so, the search began. What I came up with was a Thomas Edison quote that hit right on for who I think I am and also what I want people to perceive me on my first digital impression. Being a military brat for the first 14 years of my life built in an inherit patriotism that still is largely intact. Responsibility ultimately was on my Father (he could lose rank if any of his family got into trouble). This kept us kids in line for our childhood and then carried on in some manner into adulthood. As I got older, the fear helped me to keep my escapades to a minimum to avoid trouble that would cause waves. As time went by and I hit high school, the push for college grew in intensity and frequency. The conversations about opportunity became very serious and the word began to pressurize conversations. My Dad was
and NCO (non-commissioned officer), which placed a ceiling on him that he could not get out from under. Captains with 4 years in forced salutes out of him because they outranked him. Housing was smaller and in a different neighborhood, restaurants were separate. There was this huge block for opportunity in his perspective. Once he retired, he immediately went back to college for city planning. He was energized as he worked on urban renewal projects for the City of Cleveland and other projects for classes. I couldn’t wait to get done with school and get on with my adult life! We argued constantly about my limited future, but I, being a young adult, already knew everything and also was convinced he was wrong. We graduated on the same day; me from high school and him from the university. I spent a year after high school landscaping and partying. I visited all of my friends away at college and watched a lot of them drop out. This continued to build conviction for me and my righteousness! I went to southern Ohio and visited friends at an environmental community college for a long weekend. After a couple nights with no sleep, we went on a night hike to one of the highest peaks near us. Delirium very quickly became clarity. When I got home, my parents were sitting at the kitchen table waiting for me. I sat down and told them what my
college plan was and they both were silent. (My Mother later let me know that D day had arrived and they were giving me the boot. Dodged that bullet!). Before the move to college happened, I buried my father… In the next few years, inspiration occurred. I became immersed in different opinions, lifestyles, and choices of what to learn and experience from a culture of enlightenment. I dropped 100 pounds and took in the tools necessary to bring on the next chapter of growth. The absence of the person driving me to succeed was gone and it all fell on me. Through random (are they really random?) people, my drive to do something with myself grew. The direction was still landscaping so I learned in the direction to make myself the best. I still drive to be the best; not in a competitive manner, but for personal growth. I have found success over the years and continue to grow in a manner that has not hit a plateau. New people come into my life constantly and support this growth through encouragement. Every job sold is another culmination of the past propelling me forward. I really look forward to what is next. So, thanks for the opportunity!
“Opportunity is missed by most because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work” -Thomas Edison-
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March 2017
Valley Voice
The Wandering Rose
Something New
Every year Audrey Rose tried doing something new, something she had never done before. She had tried scuba diving, waitressing, being a mechanic (she liked the job but the customers actually wanted a car that ran after she worked on it). She completed Run Rabbit Run barefoot and skipped for 24 hours straight. Sometimes she tried things she was terrified of, like swimming with sharks and jumping out of a plane, things that every part of her brain and body told her was a very, very bad idea. And she had survived.
This year she challenged herself to walk up to complete strangers and find one thing they had in common aside from the obvious things like having two parents. She truly believed that people were more similar than they
were different from one another so she created a list of questions to prompt possible commonalities such as: 1. Do you sleep on your back, side or stomach? 2. What are your five favorite foods? 3. What is your favorite color? 4. Do you believe in God? 5. What do you do for fun? 6. What type of music do you like to listen to? 7. Do you like cats or dogs, or everything? 8. Do you prefer beaches or mountains? When she started asking people about their preferences, she found she could find common ground through the things people liked, but something was missing in her interactions. People would say, “Oh, I like blue, or Pink Floyd, or cats or fish,” and they would have a second of shared common ground and then the people would move off without any really deep human connection. Audrey Rose quickly began to realize that it wasn’t enough to find one thing she had in common
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Mister Helpful’s Dating Guide
Naughty Bits, Dirty Pics
It’s all about your Happiness
By Mr. Helpful, M.D.
Men and women alike - time to have a serious talk. I wrote this last summer, but have come to understand that some folks are feeling the need to “share” in a fun way – again. This is a real topic for real adults. If you are confused about what defines “real”, I’ll bring up the term “breaking the law” at this point to make sure everyone is up to speed. And OH YEAH there are laws on the books regarding age that can land both parties behind bars. On top of the very real fact that once those pics are sent to one person, you have no control over where it can/will go from there. Revenge is a dish best served on the Interwebs. Guys – whatever you do in your short little lives – NEVER send someone/anyone a dick pic. Unless you are requested to do so by a current lover whom you have known for some time and can trust for years to come. Never send a dick pic; ESPECIALLY an unsolicited picture. For those who do not understand what the word ‘unsolicited’ means; it means when no one has asked you to send them a dick pic, but you think it’s a good idea to get the conversation going. Anyone who thinks that sending a picture of their ball sweaty junk, their own little spelunking Captain Caveman to anyone who didn’t ask for it is a mental midget of the lowest order. Guys, do not send dick pics. Ladies –When you are damn good and ready YOU let him know if it is an appropriate art form. And in fact - you should be demanding dick pics of any man you deem to be a potential “good date”. Right up front - let’s see it. Let’s see what we’re dealing with here even before there is any kissing. If you have any romantic notions about this
fella, I say get some photographic evidence of this mayonnaise pistol on the table and mull over your future plans for the weekend or even the rest of your life. Maybe even, once a week, have a girl’s night in to contrast and compare the many pics of Mr. Winky you’ve all collected. Safety first – no full names. Stay classy and come up with creative covert nicknames for the owners. Remember ladies (and men of preferences) this mushroom headed boneless big toe is going to be inside of you. Wouldn’t you like to know what it looks like beforehand? Some of you will even think that putting a trouser trout in your mouth will be the reward someone deserves for any number of reasons. In your mouth. The same mouth you eat with and kiss your nanna on the cheek when she tells you how proud she is of you. … In your mouth. When we’re at a restaurant, we see pictures of the food choices they offer. We lick our lips and think or even say out loud “my, my, that looks great. I’ll be putting that in my mouth tonight. Please and hurry, I can hardly wait.” We say that because we have seen a picture or at least a description of the thing that is on its way to our mouth. And when it comes to the table we look it over and we think “Yes, this is it. This is perfect. I have made a wise decision. I am smart and will now put this in my mouth.” Stop and think of how important this decisions could be. Think about how well we know this thing about to go into our bodies. Yes, we’ve come to trust the friendly smile of the front of the house restaurant staff bringing us this thing about to go into our mouths. But what of the cooks in the back? How many others have they served? Are they experienced? Are their hands clean? Was it prepared properly? Are we dining at some greasy spoon dive anyone and
everyone has been to; or are we about to enjoy an elegant something special only a handful (of invite only guests) have had the rare privilege of being served. Ask Questions People! Show some class damn it In any adventure into our private lives, take cares to raise the bar of every moment. So when it comes photography of the baloney pony, ladies never settle for a whipped out Polaroid of some dork’s dong. Demand quality from your potential future lover and reject their fumbling amateur attempts until they get it right. What is right you ask? A quality picture is one that you deem an acceptable man dragon for yourself. Remember dear reader, all of these are just suggestions meant to make you think. Should you really do this? Certainly not. Do people do this? Absolutely. My biggest suggestion is that you take control of your life and your body. Make boundaries as strong as you can, keep privacy apart of any conversation and always know “You are the prize”. Let the winners list be short and of a very high value.
Find Mister Helpful’s Dating Guide on Facebook, hit the LIKE button and read the expanded versions of this column and others. Next month – The Rough Stuff – Telling your date that you want to bring an aggressive homeless person into the bedroom.
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Knitting Withdrawal By LA Bourgeois
Making yarn has become another part of my distraction. I never packed away my drop spindle and so had it handy to attempt perfect spinning tension. I have to admit, I don’t like it quite as well as knitting, but I do still get to play with fiber.
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Knitting addicts are pretty easy to handle in that way. So, how am I managing my withdrawal? First, I don’t go to yarn stores. Since my internet landscape includes many indie yarn dyers, I feel proud that I’ve only purchased one bit of yarn, a set of miniskeins that came in a biohazard bag. Could you resist? Plus, I successfully resisted winding it. Victory! Second, I am using our home renovation (specifically my new studio), a series of books, and a couple of long-neglected crafts to distract me from the knitting.
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In my studio, baskets brim with yarn and the one assembled cubby holds skeins and hanks in every shelf. My desk is a door that we removed from a doorway leading from the dining room to the kitchen (why a door there? And there was a lock on one side. My imagination creates so many scenarios!). Boxes filled with wine and liquor make the legs. A space heater sits beneath the desk warming the whole room. Our new HVAC system gets installed tomorrow which means painting can begin by the end of the week. I’ve picked a very light yellow for my studio and my excitement grows at the thought of painting over the beige.
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My most effective distraction from knitting is books. I’m reading them everywhere I used to knit. My morning ritual includes reading a knitting textbook or selfimprovement tome or business technique book. (Currently, Creativity for Life by Eric Maisel. Next, an in-depth dive into Knitting from the Top by Barbara Walker or DIY MFA by Gabriela Periera.) When I am waiting in line or bored with television or relaxing into sleep, I read something fun. Right now, my fun book is Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Next on the list is a murder mystery (or three – I just finished reading a book that discussed several of the Golden Age mystery authors which grew that list quite a bit). My books have always been my friends – even before knitting, before crocheting, before crafting at all. One of my favorite stories from my grandmother involved her losing me in the bookstore and finding me plowing through a pile of books I’d pulled off the shelves. After clearing up my mess, she marched me up to the counter with an alphabet book in her hand which I proceeded to read to the hapless clerk. Impressed that I knew the word “xylophone,” she was convinced that I really did know how to read at such a young age. Frankly, though, what other word do they ever use for “x” in alphabet books? I just tried to look one up and the closest thing you could actually define in a picture is “xeriscape.” Seriously. However, after I learned the alphabet, my friends became Shel Silverstein, C.S. Lewis, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. A long affair with Nancy Drew cemented my love of mysteries. Finally, Stephanie keeps whisking me away to the movies. In the past few weeks, more movies have passed in front of my eyes than in the last six months. Most recently, we saw “Dr. Strange” in a darling little theatre/bar/pizza place. Inspired by his astral projection, I attempted some lucid dreaming of me knitting on my current project.
While digging through the storage unit for necessary construction tools, I found my cross-stitching materials and a three-part project perfect for my new studio. These pieces from the cutesy “Be-Attitude” series actually sum up my life right now quite well. When complete, they will say “Be A Witch,” “Be Thankful,” and “Be Merry.”
I think I’ve achieved some progress on my sock. I swear it’s growing each day.
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Cross-stitching doesn’t seem to take quite the same toll on my hands as knitting, so I’m slowly creating a perfect accent for my studio.
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So, a combination of activity, retail therapy (or lack thereof), and astral projection seem to be keeping my hands in line.
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Energetically Speaking
Dimensions By Fred Robinson
Water is a portal to a different dimension where you can fly, but you can’t breathe. Clean fuels and renewable energy are a portal to a prosperous peaceful future dimension with clean air. Big oil and coal need competition! As more people move to our wonderful valley the air quality will deteriorate. Right now the Colorado Energy Office is offering $500,000 to a gas station to install CNG infrastructure. CNG is methane and the exhaust emissions are 80% cleaner than gasoline, the exhaust emissions are 90% cleaner than DIEsel! There is also significant money available for propane dispensers and electric vehicle charging stations. This money is finite and the offer will expire. The best way for this offer to be utilized would be for a fleet to step up and say we want to protect our air quality and save money. So a base fleet could be city buses, trash trucks, or what about the hundreds of people moving shuttles on the road all day every day?
new Questar CNG station a mile from the school, so I took the students there to experience a fueling event. They were impressed with how easy it is. The school has an alternative fuels instructor who will hopefully teach how to install CNG and propane systems onto existing vehicles. I did my best to explain to him how good ethanol is. www.tourlincolntech.com/ denver/ A lot of people are worried about global warming and justifiably so, But what about the radiation leak at FUKUSHIMA? The nuclear reactor that was damaged years ago during a tsunami and tidal wave has recent-
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At some point your hands slipped away from theirs and you can’t seem to grasp them again. You tell yourself it’s all a bad dream but you know that you are not going to wake up from this nightmare. To those that you have lost along the way, it’s best to remember them and use that memory as strength and guidance. Also, don’t be afraid of embracing the people you love because you fear losing them too.
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Okay, okay you’re not Amish. But you should still pursue the great art of furniture building and butter churning. Seriously, why wouldn’t you want to know how to make butter? What? You hate butter? You don’t want to be Amish so you hate butter to prove it? Fine. Eat your dry toast and choke on it.
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And then the question will finally arise. Who is that man behind the goggles?
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It’s not a party if it happens every night… it’s just gluttony. At some point the glamour will fade and you will realize that those martinis you’ve been sipping on are made with an eight dollar handle of vodka. The party has to end sometime friend. Time to go home.
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