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McKee Pond near the entrance to Marble might not be big enough for the regattas they stage at Ruedi, but there seems to be plenty of room for small sail boats like this one.For more on the water-sports action in Marble, please turn to page 9. Photo by Lynn Burton

Count commissioners surrenderedDear Editor:

As a former Garfield County commis-sioner and State Oil and Gas (COGCC) com-missioner I feel compelled to respond to anarticle in the July 25 Post Independent, enti-tled, “Sullivan critical of county’s revision forO&G facilities.” I agree with Mr. Sullivan’sconcerns and I am outraged.

By adopting a regulation that makes all “onand off-pad” facilities a “use –by- right,” Com-missioners Jankovsky, Martin and Samsonhave taken away our rights as property own-ers in Garfield County to formally challengeindustrial activity that will impact our land val-ues, businesses and quality of life. They are bla-tantly disregarding their oath of office.

The Garfield County commissioners havecompletely surrendered their land-use au-thority to the oil and gas industry. In effect,they have said “any and all uses of land inGarfield County for purposes related to oiland gas activity, no matter what impacts theymay have on others, are acceptable and wedon’t even need to listen to those that maythink otherwise.”

County commissions and the COGCC

play very different roles in Colorado. TheCOGCC is responsible for regulating thetechnical side of developing oil and gas, andcounties are responsible for regulating land-use. Typically in Colorado, county land-usecodes require an application process for theestablishment of facilities that supportdrilling. In most cases a public hearing is re-quired, allowing an opportunity for the pub-lic to voice their support or concerns. Thesefacilities include: compressor stations, watertreatment facilities, tanks, pipelines, roads andany other facility supporting development.But by making all “on and off-pad” facilitiesa “use by right,” the Garfield County com-missioners have eliminated any opportunityfor Garfield County residents to formallyvoice their concerns.

It is time for responsible leadership inGarfield County. We need a county commis-sion that will represent all of its constituents,including individuals, landowners, businessowners, the agricultural, recreational, andtourism industries, royalty owners and theoil and gas industry — not just the oil andgas industry.

Trési HouptGlenwood Springs

Vote for meDear Editor:

Hello, my name is Sue Franciose and I’mrunning for Eagle County coroner in the up-coming Nov. 4 election. During the campaignprocess, I’ve had the opportunity to meet alot of residents that have similar questions. I’dlike to take this time to answer these ques-tions and clarify some areas.

Where did the coroner’s role come from?The office of coroner was formally estab-lished in England in 1194, to “keep the pleasof the Crown (Latin, Coronae).” “Coroner”referred to an officer whose job was to deter-mine how and when a person died and to col-lect taxes. In more recent history, the coronerwas seen as an unbiased, non-political posi-tion, and in many states, given the authorityto arrest the sheriff, providing a check andbalance system.

2. What are the qualifications to be a Col-orado county coroner? The requirements fora Colorado county coroner are: A high schooldiploma, no felony conviction and must re-side in the county. Many Colorado countyCoroners have NO medical background.

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I never thought I’d say this, but Thank God for George W. Bush.Now, wait — before you think I’ve been taken to a remote loca-

tion and brainwashed by some of my relatives, let me explain.“Shrub,” as I affectionately call the former president, passed a law in2008 that protects children who show up at the U.S.’s kitchen doorwithout their parents and in need of help. It makes sense, seeing aswe like to see ourselves as the big chinned, wideshouldered, apron-wearing country that hands outlemonade flavored with corn syrup to all theworld’s children.

While I like to joke that I’m scared of children(and that, like horses, they can smell fear, which iswhy they follow me around) truth be told, I be-lieve children are actually kinder and less cow-ardly than most adults. Especially adults likeRegina Thomson, who:

“ … believes the federal government is breakingits own laws in allowing the waves of youths tocross the border and remain in the United States andthat states like Colorado are adding to the problemby becoming ‘sanctuary’ states.” – Nancy Lofholm, Denver Post.*

Listen up, Regina: the children showing up at the border are justlike the kids who came over on ships from Europe in the SecondWorld War. There is no other sane reason a mother would send herchild to another country alone. The only difference is, in World WarII those kids were fleeing from crazy Nazis and today these kids aretrying to escape crazy drug cartels in Central America. (Crazy drugcartels that the United States has supplied with guns, I might add). Toeveryone who thinks these kids aren’t America’s problem: I think youshould want to be careful about how you tackle this situation. Afterall, you can’t claim to be a good Christian (or any other organized re-ligion’s devotee for that matter) and hate refugee children. Jesus lovedlittle kids, yo.

I cannot imagine being eight years old and finally crossing theborder into what I believe to be a safe and free country, after a har-rowing journey by myself, only to be met by a bunch of old whitepeople screaming at me. I mean, who is spreading this bullshit on

their toast every morning — Fox News?Shame on US. And shame on you, President Obama, for trying to

deny these children the same due process we allow murderers anddrug dealers (who, of course, are the reason these kids are coming indroves to the border in the first place). And shame on every memberof Congress who heads to the beach with their own kids this month,instead of dealing with this humanitarian crisis.

What the heck happened to this country? When did we turn into abunch of sniveling yellow bellies with no compas-sion for other peoples’ children? Unless you are ofNative American heritage, we are all descended fromimmigrants. So, the conclusion I am forced to drawis that we are actually full of fear and loathing forourselves because of the genocide that was perpe-trated on the true natives of this land. It is despicableto think about, just as it is despicable to imagineadults standing at the U.S./Mexico border yelling atchildren who are fleeing for their lives.

Immigration is not an issue to take a stance on,but an opportunity for all of us to generate a chainof positive action. “A single act of kindness throwsout roots in all directions, and the roots spring up

and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to othersis that it makes them kind themselves.” — Frederick William Faber.

You know what I wish? I wish I lived in a country with realityshows about the Real Housewives of Wherever putting on their besttrack suits, loading up their minivans and going down to the borderto help these kids out (perhaps with a pit-stop at Shrub’s ranch to pickup one of those giant checks!)

Ways to help from Carbondale:• Donate to Ariel Clinical Services- arielcpa.org/2938 North Ave

Suite G Grand Junction CO 81504;• E-mail your U.S. representative, senator or president before they

go on summer vacation;• Foster a kid;• Stop watching Fox News.• *http://www.denverpost.com/News/Local/ci_26223255/Forces-

mobilize-in-Colorado-to-help-unaccompanied-immigrant-children.

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Cop ShopThe following events are drawn from in-cident reports of the C’dale Police Dept.

MONDAY Aug. 4 At 11:31 a.m. policereceived a report of a vehicle that hadbeen parked at the Third Street Center forseveral weeks. An officer put a “24 hournotice to tow” tag on it.

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Historic tours, music, BBQand moreBy Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

Here is how an 1889 Aspen Weekly Times article cov-ered what might have been Carbondale’s last official“shindig.” The headline read “An Old Time Shindig,” with a“Special correspondence” byline and “Carbondale, Jan. 26”dateline. The article read:

Last night the social hop given at their pleasant home byMr. and Mrs. Oscar Holland proved to be one of the mostsuccessful social events of the season. The dancing hall wasbeautifully wreathed in evergreens. The entertaining coupleproved to be adepts (sic). The supper was superb, with allthe delicacies from home and abroad. Davis Harris’s stringband furnished the music. Dancing continued until six inthe morning, when breakfast was served, after which the

finishing dances were had.Among those in attendance were:Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fravert, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thomp-

son, Mr. and Mrs. E.D. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sewell,Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Camp-bell, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Alcorn, Mr. and Mrs. M.H. Dean,Mrs. Rogers and Mrs. Harris; Young ladies: Nellie Alexan-der, Cora Camp, Edna Denmark, Bertha Perham, JennieWald, Lottie Thompson, Norise Moriarity, Nevad Alexan-der, Lura Tucker, Mabel Nurnberg, Lizzie Woodward,Anna Wald, Verne Cox, Sadie Nicols, Allie Barber.

Although not acknowledged in the article, Hattie’s great-nephew, Lew Ron Thompson, is confident that young menalso attended the party. “She (Hattie) was a matchmaker,”Thompson told The Sopris Sun last Saturday, while he andMt. Sopris Historical Society Director Beth White spruced upthe 129-year-old brick house for this Saturday’s officialShindig. “That’s one reason they had these parties.”

The Mt. Sopris Historical Society’s inaugural Shindigtakes place at the Thompson House Museum from 6 to

9 p.m. on Aug. 9.A partier from 1889 would probably feel comfortable at

the 2014 Shindig. Thompson will start a fire early on Satur-day in a brick-lined pit on the grounds, then load in plenty ofbeef, cover the pit with its heavy steel top, then spread sandon top – just like pit barbecue was cooked in the Old West.With the sand sealing the pit, the fire soon goes out but theheat is retained, which cooks the beef (or whatever else is inhere) “just right.”

The Thompson House lawn, kept alive and thriving withuntreated irrigation ditch water, is thick and green, and prob-ably looks much like it would have when Oscar, Hattie, theirfamily and friends walked on it 125 years ago. At Saturday’sShindig, there’ll be lawn games and tents in case it rains. Muchof the property’s original wrought iron fence still rings theproperty. The stage will be set up in the northwest corner ofthe lawn, just this side of the fence, with tables in front of that.The musical lineup features Steve Skinner & the ThompsonDividers, the Carbondale Rhythm Collective, Valle Musico,Sharon Young and Dory Light, and Jack Lanning.

Throughout the evening, Bill Kight will stroll the groundsas Jasper Ward, a Colorado pioneer who moved to the stateas a freighter, then went on to become a town marshal in Tin-cup, saloon owner and preacher, and in there somewhere be-came the first settler in what is now the New Castle area. Onstage at 8 p.m., Kight will tell Ward’s story the way that Wardhimself would tell it.

Throughout the evening, the MSHS will conduct guidedtours of the downstairs and upstairs of the historic ThompsonHouse. The home’s furnishings are original to the house andmany date back to the time of its construction. On the backporch, there’s even what was back then a new-fangled device– a washing machine.

After Oscar’s death in 1920, Hattie continued to run Pleas-ant View Ranch, which covered more than 1,000 acres ofwhat is now River Valley Ranch and parts of south Carbon-dale. She also traveled the world and brought home manytreasures. To honor Hattie and Carbondale-area women, theMSHS will also present its inaugural Hattie Thompson awardto a recipient who embodies her spirit.

The Thompson House Museum is technically located at633 North Bridge Dr. at the north end of River Valley Ranch.The driveway is located immediately west of the River ValleyRanch tennis courts parking lot.

Next stepsWhat: The ShindigWhen: 6 to 9 p.m. on Aug. 9Where: Thompson House MuseumHow much: tickets are $75 each at 963-7041 or at the PourHouse on Main Street.

By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

It’s the Code of the West:• Never try on another man’s hat;• Never pass anyone on the trail without saying “howdy;”• Remove your guns before sitting down at the dinner table;• Cuss all you want, but only around men, cows and horses.There are other important provisions in the unwritten

Code of the West, but they broadly encourage hospitality,fair play, loyalty and respect for the land.

Yep, ma’am, we all live in the west, including Redstoners,so we’re all subject to the Code of the West to one degree orthe other. That’s one reason the issue of horse poop on theroad (aka “road apples”) has surfaced in Redstone.

Word has it, someone recently put a flyer on every-one’s front door who lives on Redstone Boulevard, urg-ing them to attend the Aug. 5 Redstone CommunityAssociation to discuss:

• “Banning horses without bun bags from The RedstoneBlvd. because of the horse manure not being picked up byRiders;” and

• “Banning gun shots in or within hearing range of theVillage of Redstone.”

Come to find out, the Redstone Community Association’sAug. 5 meeting has been rescheduled to Aug. 12, “ … but it(horse poop) isn’t an issue we can do anything about,” saidRCA vice-chair Cathy Montgomery.

The two-page flyer asks Redstone residents to “pleasebring ideas” on how to help with the issues and that “Cow-boys & villagers can be friends.”

Redstone apparently isn’t a one-horse town, but it ispretty much a one-road village. Redstone Boulevard runsnorth and south through the village, lined by houses, shopsand a restaurant or two before dead-ending at the RedstoneInn – where horse-drawn sleighs have been known to parkin the winter.

Besides proposing a ban on undiapered horses and gunshots within hearing range, the flyer also includes helpful in-formation about horse poop, including: it should age forabout six months before being used on gardens; and, horsemanure is unlikely to spread disease to people, with human

Horse poop takes center stage in Redstone Federal lawsuit targetscops aer “shooter” drillBy Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Report

A lawsuit filed in federal court on July 29 namesCarbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling and police of-ficer Michael Zimmerman, and other co-defendants,after what the plaintiff calls an “active shooter drill” atHeritage Park Care Center on Oct. 16, 2013.

In her lawsuit, Carbondale resident MichelleMeeker alleges that Zimmerman took her “hostage”with a “gun” while she was on duty as a registerednurse at Heritage Park and as a result, she “has sufferedand continues to suffer significant damages, includingsevere mental and emotional distress, as a result of De-fendant’s actions, which constitute intentional, willfuland wanton violation of her rights under the UnitedStates Constitution and the laws of the United Statesand the State of Colorado.”


Writer, poet and history buff Bill Kight has played New Castle pioneer Jasper Ward for Glenwood’s Frontier Historical So-ciety for 14 years. He brings Ward’s persona to Carbondale on Aug. 9. If you want to know how Ward met his death atthe fairly young age of 36, you’ll have to come out to the Mt. Sopris Historical Society’s Shindig. Photo by Lynn Burton

SHOOTER DRILL LAWSUIT page 8REDSTONE ROAD APPLES page 8

Shindig returns to ompson House aer 125 years

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Topless ATVer “saves” hikerIn an incident that reliable witnesses describe as “even better than an Elvis sighting,”

a young woman wearing nothing but a smile from her waist up was seen driving an ATVup the high road to Lead King Basin on Sunday. Come to find out, the topless ATVerfronted a band at the Mountain Fair main stage on Aug. 23, although she was fully clothedat the time. A witness called The Sopris Sun and reported his party of five humans andthree dogs was descending to the switchbacks when they encountered the young womanwho was enjoying the out-of-doors the way it should be. The “Party of Five,” as it’s nowbeing called, confirmed the rare occurrence to other hikers who asked about what theythought they’d just seen. “We confirmed what they’d seen then asked them ‘Did you knowyou were in a topless zone?’” The topless ATVer caught back up with the Party of Fiveafter turning around but the weather had turned cool and by then she was wearing a vest.She asked if any of the hikers needed a ride back down and one took her up on it, savingabout three miles of wear and tear on her legs and lungs.

Don’t tell anyoneBecause Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is coming to town, specifically to Steve’s Guitars, “In the

old part of the Dinkel Building,” and living-room style seating is limited. At 77 years old,press material on Ramblin’ Jack says he is a five-time Grammy nominee in the folk or arelated category, actually won Grammys for Best Traditional Blues Album in 2009 andBest Traditional Folk Album in 1995, and that then-President Bill Clinton awarded himwith the National Medal of the Arts in 1998. In the early 1960s, he and Bob Dylan vis-ited Woody Guthrie at his bedside when he was dying of Huntington’s disease. Here’s theway that Johnny Cash introduced him to his TV audience in 1969: “Nobody I know —and I mean nobody — has covered more ground and made more friends and sung moresongs than the fellow you’re about to meet right now. He’s got a song and a friend forevery mile behind him. Say hello to my good buddy, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott.” Anyway, ifyou know about folk music you know about Ramblin’ Jack Elliott. He rolls into Steve’son Aug. 28. For details, call 963-3304. No word on whether there’ll be standing room onlyout on the sidewalk, in the alley, or hung upside down from the heels above Steve’s bigwindows that face out to Fourth Street.

Fit to be recognizedThree Carbondale guys recently proved their fitness by winning or doing well in their

age categories in an Ironman competition or Crossfit event. Let’s start with David Clark.Clark placed first in the Men’s 55-59 age group at last weekend’s Boulder Ironman. The

event entailed a 2.4-mile swim, followed by a 112-mile bike race and then a 24-milemarathon. Clark made it across the finish line with a time of 10 hours, 25 minutes, 47 sec-onds. He is ranked 65th out of 2,800 athletes in his age group.

Also competing in the Boulder Ironman, Tim Mason finished third in his 65-69 year-old age group. Mason is a former chef at the Ship of Fools, Glenwood Canyon Brewpuband most recently the Pour House.

Meanwhile, at the Crossfit Games out in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago, Mark Fis-cher finished fourth in his 55-59 age division.

This just inThis year’s Potato Day is Sept. 27. No word on the theme.

This just in, part twoHere are the final Green Team results from Mountain Fair:• Compost: 28.5 cubic yards (43.9 percent of total waste stream);• Cardboard: 13.6 cubic yards (20.9 percent of total);• Recycle: 12.5 cubic yards (19.3 percent of total);• Landfill: 10.3 cubic yards (15.9 of total).Green Teamer Jason White recently reported to the crew that 10 years ago, Mountain

Fair would have ordered a pair of 40 cubic yard Dumpsters “just for trash. … Nicelydone ... . We’ve come a long way from the cigarette butt experiment 20 years ago.”

Other winners areIn the July 31 Sopris Sun we ran a photo of a sign that said “Eat Colorado Beef” and

asked folks to tell us where it was. The first, second and third place respondents got theirnames in the paper, and those folks are: Andy Lietz (first), Scott Hanley (second) and Tig-ger Kelly the cat at the Four Bar Ranch. The sign is located on the Four Bar fence at thecorner of Highway 133 and Prince Creek Road. Coming up in The Sopris Sun’s Aug. 14issue: Didn’t that sign used to be somewhere else? If you can identify the sign, it’s currentlocation and former location, you get your name in the Aug. 14 issue and we won’t evenrun the photo.

They say it’s your birthday. Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Ed Engelki (Aug. 7); Amber Sparkles

and Chris Peterson (Aug. 8); Dru Handy (Aug. 9); Louise Holgate (Aug. 10); Tripp Adamsand Bill Hofto (Aug. 11); John McCormick (Aug. 12); and John Ginn (Aug. 13). Happybelated birthday to Steven Burdick (Aug. 6).

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Roaring Fork BusinessResource Center, Access to Capital

Aug. 27 – Patrick Hunter, CMCSustainability Program

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Attorney Tom Rice, who is representingSchilling and Zimmerman, said the “gun” inquestion was made of red plastic and was nota real gun.

The lawsuit, filed in Denver, also names asdefendants Life Care Centers of America, Inc.,(doing business as Heritage Park Care Cen-ter), Colorado Medical Investors, LLC (doingbusiness as Heritage Park Care Center),Robert Baker (executive director of HeritagePark), Jessica Varley (human resources direc-tor of Heritage Park) and Melanie Holmes(director of nursing at Heritage Park).

When contacted by The Sopris Sun, Her-itage Park issued the following statement con-cerning the lawsuit: “Heritage Park Care

Center associates are specially trained to carefor residents and patients in need of nursingand rehabilitation care. We recognize that ourfacility is their home, and as part of our on-going focus on safety, we conduct routinetraining drills to prepare for various scenariossuch as fire and natural disasters.

“In October 2013, we conducted one ofthese emergency preparedness exercises inconjunction with the local police department.We have become aware of a former em-ployee who has filed a complaint related tothe exercise.

“Due to a pending lawsuit, we cannot pro-vide further information but are working toresolve the situation. In the meantime, Heritage

Park Care Center remains focused on provid-ing quality care to our patients and residents.”

Schilling and town manager Jay Harring-ton referred all questions to the Denver-basedRice, who represents the town through the Col-orado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency.

Rice told The Sopris Sun that Zimmermanwas on duty at the time he took part in thedrill at Heritage Park, that Schilling was awareof the drill, Heritage Park asked for the town’sassistance, and the town was not paid. “ …(the town) did it as a public service.”

Meeker’s lawsuit claims that “Defendantsintentionally failed to disclose to LCCA em-ployees … that the gunman … was actually apolice officer and that the hostage situationwas merely a drill.”

Rice told the Sun that Heritage Park didpost notices of the impending drill, but it wasnot the police department’s responsibility topost the notices.

Meeker, the plaintiff, was hired at Her-itage Park on Sept. 10, 2013.

In her detailed account of the incident,Meeker said her supervisor told her to seewhat a gentleman (Zimmerman) in the dayroom wanted, because he “looked suspicious.”

When Meeker approached Zimmer-man, he told her to follow him down a hallto show her something. They came to aroom, where Zimmerman pulled his jacketback, “revealing a gun tucked into thewaistband of his jeans,” the lawsuit states.

“As Ms. Meeker cried and begged forher life, the man said in a hushed tone thatthis was a ‘drill.’”

The drill continued, with two other Her-itage Park employees being drawn into theroom. When the drill concluded, Meekerwas escorted into director Robert Baker’soffice for de-briefing.

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Redstone is in an unincorporated part ofPitkin County (ie: it’s not a town such asAspen or Basalt) so its residents cannot passordinances that are specific to Redstone.Pitkin County Animal Safety Director Re ReBaker told The Sopris Sun that PitkinCounty does not have an ordinance that re-quires diapers for horses or that horse own-

ers clean up after their steeds. “We don’teven have an ordinance (like that) for dogs,”she said.

As for shooting guns in Pitkin County,deputy Levi Borst said the county does nothave an ordinance that relates to when andwhere it’s OK to discharge a firearm, butdoes enforce state statutes. Those statutesmostly address safety.

Which brings us back to the Code of theWest. The code does not say anything aboutcleaning up after your horse, but implies thatconsideration for others is a central compo-nent, such as “don’t stir up dust around thechuck wagon.”

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THURSDAY Aug. 7RODEO • There are three remaining per-formances at the Carbondale Wild WestRodeo: Aug. 7, 14 and 21. Hawaiian night isAug. 14. The rodeos are held at Gus DarienArena east of town on County Road 100.Gates open at 5:30 p.m.; slack starts at 6 p.m.with the Grand Entry at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are$10 adults/$30 per carload up to six, free forkids under 10. Info: carbondalerodeo.com.

CLASSICAL MUSIC • The Basalt RegionalLibrary’s Chamber Music Concert series con-tinues at 5:15 p.m. on Aug. 7 and 14. The freeseries features students and participants fromthe Aspen Music Festival and School.

WINDWALKERS BENEFIT • Kemo Sabe,at 434 E. Cooper in downtown Aspen, hostsa reception for the Windwalkers rider schol-arship fund from 6 to 8 p.m. A $20 donationis asked; 10 percent from sales of hats, boots,belt buckles and accessories will go to theCarbondale-based non-profit. Windwalkersis located on Missouri Heights and is anequine assisted learning and therapy center.

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

FRIDAY Aug. 8MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“Begin Again” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8-14;“Chef” (R) at 5 p.m. Aug. 8; “Words and Pic-tures” (PG-13) at 5 p.m. Aug. 9-10 (closedcaptioned on Aug. 10) and “Finding Vivian

Maier” (not rated) at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 11-12.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old partof the Dinkel Building presents Locust Honeyat 8:30 p.m. This female trio combines heartbreakin’ countries harmonies with raging old-time fiddle tunes, backed by banjos, guitarsand upright bass. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurantin Glenwood Springs presents theLeonard Curry Trio from 9 p.m.to midnight. There’s no cover.Info: 928-8813.

WYLY OPENINg • The Jody Gu-ralnick show “Subject to Change”opens at the Wyly Annex (174 Mid-land Ave.) from 5 to 7 p.m. Galleryhours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tues-day through Saturday. The showcontinues through Oct. 11. Info:wylyarts.org.

MONEY MAgIC • Dana Stovernpresents “Access Your Secret MoneyPower with 5 Chakra Money Reading Treas-ures” at 6:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center.The cost is $35. Info: 970-527-4412.

SATURDAY Aug. 9SHINDIg • The Mount Sopris Historical So-ciety holds its first ever Shindig at the Thomp-son House Museum from 6 to 9 p.m. Themusic lineup includes Steve Skinner & TheThompson Dividers, Valle Musico, and theCarbondale Rhythm Collective. There’ll bepit barbecue and old-fashion lawn games.Tickets are $75 at The Pour House and mt-soprishistoricalsociety.org.

CELEBRATE THE PET • Alpine Animal

Hospital presents “Celebration of the Pet” atCrown Mountain Park in El Jebel. The daybegins with a K9 run/walk at 10 a.m andconcludes at 2 p.m. There’ll also be pet pho-tos, face painting, adoptions and food. Info:the ad on page 9.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old partof the Dinkel Building presents Free theHoney at 8:30 p.m. This female triofrom the Gunnison Valley plays anoriginal blend of Americana with hintsof old-time, blues, bluegrass, gospel,gypsy and jazz. Info: 963-3304.

THEATRE • Theatre Aspen concludesits run of “The Full Monty.” Info: the-atreaspen.org or 844-706-7387.

CLASSICAL MUSIC • The Car-bondale Branch Library

continues its series ofconcerts featuringAspen Music Festival

students at 6 p.m. Re-freshments will be served. Info:

963-2289.

ART AUCTION • Anderson Ranch ArtsCenter in Snowmass Village holds its 34th an-nual Art Auction and Community Picnic be-ginning at noon. The barbecue is $15; GuyWelles will give a live performance. Info: An-dersonranch.org.

TRAIL RUN • Independence Run & Hikehosts a trail run up Capitol Creek. Info:704-0909.

SUN.-TUES. Aug. 10-12AREDAY • American Renewable EnergyDay Summit takes place at the Hotel Jerome

in Aspen. Speakers include former PresidentJimmy Carter, philanthropist Tom Steyer, TedTurner, historian and frequent “Imus in theMorning” guest Douglas Brinkley, and for-mer Colorado Sen. Tim Wirth.

SUNDAY Aug. 10FREE YOgA • True Nature Healing Arts of-fers free yoga in its Peace Garden from 4 to 5p.m. on Sundays through the summer.LUTHERANS MEET • Faith LutheranChurch holds a worship servcie at the Car-bondale Middle School auditorium: tradi-tional service (9 a.m.), educational hour (10a.m.), living praise worship (11:30 a.m.). Info.Faithcarbondale.com and 925-7725.ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third StreetCenter Tony Tucker “Children of the Earth” at10 a.m. Comcing up: Rhonda Piccola(“Healthy, Happy Healing”) on Aug. 17, RickDavis (“Better to Give Than Receive”) onAug. 24, a Rev. David Alexander CD (“Spiri-utal Growth”) on Aug. 31. Info: 963-5516.

MON.-WED. Aug. 11-13VBS • The Carbondale/Basalt CommunityUnited Methodist Church’s Vacation BibleSchool takes place from 9 a.m. to noon inCarbondale. Info: [email protected].

TUESDAY Aug. 12ONLINE ADVICE • Online media expertLiz Gracia presents “Small Business Blueprintfor Your Online Success” at the Third StreetCenter at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 12 and 19. It’sfree. Info: 970-404-0492.TWO STEPPIN’ • Two Step Tuesdays re-

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

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WETLAND WALK • The Roaring ForkConservancy hosts a wetlands walk in RioGrande Park from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. It’s free.Info: 927-1290.

gLENWOOD MARKET • Glenwood’sDowntown Market happens every Tuesdayfrom 4 to 8 p.m. There’s live music and more.Info: glenwoodmarket.com and 618-3650.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 13FARMER’S MARKET CONTINUES • TheCarbondale Farmer’s Market takes place at theFourth Street Plaza from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. onWednesday through Oct. 1. There’s live music,fresh produce, local meat/cheese/bread/craftsand more.

LIVE MUSIC • Basalt continues its LiveAfter Five free music series from 5:30 to 8p.m. with Caleb Dean (downtown in LionsPark), and Starwood and Night Plane onAug. 20 (Willits). Info: Basaltchamber.org.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant holds anopen mic night hosted by Dan Rosenthalfrom 8 to 10 p.m. Info: 928-8813.

CULTURE CLUB • The noontime CultureClub at the Third Street Center presentssongs, slides and a community sing-alongwith Steve Skinner. It’s free. Coming up: “TheEssence of Mindfulness” with John (Chohel)Bruna on Aug. 20, and “Reaching the HigherGround with Families and Communities inConflict” with R. David Troxel on Aug. 27.Info: 963-3221.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbon-dale meets at the Carbondale fire station at6:50 a.m. Info or to suggest speakers: [email protected] and [email protected].


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OngoingKOROLOgOS gALLERY • The Ann Korolo-gos Gallery in Basalt continues the show “Ma-terial Magic: Six Sculptors Create” through Sept.8. Info: 927-9668.

LIVE MUSIC • The Hotel Colorado hosts aMonday night jazz jam at 7 p.m. The sessionsare open to jazz musicians of all levels. Spectatorswelcome. For more information visit the Mon-day Night Jazz Facebook page or contact ZackRitchie at 987-9277.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Car-bondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy.

MEET THE MAYOR • Basalt Mayor JacqueWhitsitt meets the public over coffee on the sec-ond and fourth Wednesday of the month. OnAug. 13, she’ll sit down at Starbuck’s in Willitsfrom 7 to 8 a.m., and then head over to Saxy’s indowntown Basalt from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.

FREE YOgA • True Nature Healing Arts (100N. Third St.) offers free yoga from 4 to 5 p.m. onSundays through the summer. Info: 963-9900.

LINX • The Linx Networking group meets eachTuesdays at 7 a.m. in the Aspen-Sotheby’s realestate office on Midland Avenue in Basalt. Info:Keith Edquist at 928-8428.

Further OutSATURDAY Aug. 16THEATRE • Theatre Aspen concludes its run ofthe comedy “Cottage” and the musical “LittleWomen.” Info: theatreaspen.org or 844-706-7387.

TUESDAY Aug. 19BIKE RACES • The U.S. Pro Challenge bicycleraces rolls into town from County Road 100 onits way from Aspen to Paonia. Main Street fromSnowmass Drive to Seventh Street will be closedfrom 10 a.m. to noon.; parts of Euclid and Weantwill also be closed.

SUNDAY Aug. 24FILM • Bridget Strang presents the documentary“Away to Me” at the Crystal Theatre at 5 p.m.The film follows three sheepdog champions fromthe U.S., Canada and South Africa in their questto win the Soldier Hollow sheepdog trial in Utah.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 27LIBRARY MEETINg • The Garfield Countylibrary system hosts a community meeting to so-licit input for its new strategic plan at the Car-

bondale Branch Library at 6 p.m. Info: gcpld.org.

THURSDAY Sept. 18BUSINESS EXPO • The Carbondale Chamberof Commerce’s annual Business Conference &Expo takes place from 8 a.m. to noon at the Or-chard. More than 30 vendors are expected. Info:[email protected].

FRIDAY Sept. 19CHAMBER gOLF • The Carbondale Chamberof Commerce holds its annual golf tournamentand ball drop at Aspen Glen, with registrationstarting at noon and shotgun start at 1:30 p.m.The ball drop’s grand prize is $1,500. Info:[email protected].

TUES.-SUN. Sept. 9-14SHEEPDOg FINALS • The 2014 NationalSheepdog Finals will be held at the Strang Ranchon Missouri Heights Sept. 9-14. Volunteers areneeded. Sign up at avlt.org or sheepdogfinals.com.Info: sheepdogfinals.com. Tickets range from $5to $40; kids seven and under are free.

Save the DateSATURDAY Aug. 23LAND DANCE • The Aspen Valley Land Trust’s11th annual Save the Land Dance will be held atthe John Nieslanik Ranch at 5:30 p.m. Musicwill be provided by Halden Wofford and the Hi

Beams. There will also be a sheep-herdingdemonstration. Tickets are $85 each until Aug.15 then $100 after that; and $40 for those under40 years old ($50 after Aug. 15). Tickets areavailable at 963-8440 or at avlt.org.

Hold the PressesLIBRARY BOARD MEETS • The Garfield County Libraries’ Board of Trustees meet at the Carbon-dale Branch Library (on Sopris Avenue) at 6 p.m. on Aug. 7. A budget committee meeting will be held at4 p.m. For those with ADA needs, contact Wilma at 625-4270.

Community Briefs Please submit your community briefs to [email protected] by noon on Monday.

CMC Theatre holding auditionsCMC Theatre will hold auditions for

“The Rimers of Eldritch” at the New SpaceTheatre on the Spring Valley campus from 6to 9 p.m. on Sept. 2-3. The play is often re-ferred to as a murder mystery but produc-ers say the question is not who shot a townderelict but why. For details, e-mail JDMiller at [email protected].

Registration under way at CMC Registration for fall semester classes at Col-

orado Mountain College is under way. Classesstart the week of Aug. 25, and additional classesstart throughout the semester. For details, go tocoloradomtn.edu/classes or call 945-7486.

“WTF?:” reception slatedThe Carbondale Council on Arts and

Humanities hosts an opening reception forits show “WTF?: Wall, Table, Floor” at theThird Street Center from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug.14. The exhibition will show work by FrankMcGuirk, Doug Casebeer, Jill Oberman andAndrew Roberts-Gray that can be displayedon the wall, table and floor. The show con-tinues through Sept. 12. For details, visit car-bondalearts.com or call 963-1680.

One Book shooting for $2,000The Carbondale Branch Library is aim-

ing to raise $2,000 for its 11th annual OneBook One Town event. “This will help covertravel costs, lodging, classroom sets for localschools and refreshments for the event,” said

a library press release. “Donations of all sizesare welcome to make this community eventhappen.” This year, the library is bringing inthe young adult author Franny Billingsly. Theselection is “Chime,” which was a National

Book Award finalist. The First WednesdayBook Club has selected “Chime” as its Oc-tober book and will discuss it at 6 p.m. onOct. 1. Billingsly will present writers’ work-shops at Carbondale Middle School, Roar-

ing Fork High School, and Bridges HighSchool, as well as speak at the library at 5:30p.m. on Oct. 17. For details, call 963-2889.

Volleyball, football starts Aug. 11Roaring Fork High school starts practices

for volleyball and football on Aug. 11. Thevolleyballers hit the courts from 6 to 8:30a.m. and 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday-Fridaythrough Aug. 22. Saturday practices will beheld at 9 a.m. on Sept. 16 and 23. Physicalsmust be completed prior being eligible forpractices. For details, e-mail head coach Jen-nifer Dority at [email protected].

Roaring Fork football practice startsgoes from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., and 5 to 7:45p.m. starting on Aug. 11 at the middleschool field. Players must have completedtheir physical before practicing. For details,call head coach Tory Jensen at 948-8208.

g’wood Canyon bike path openRepair work has been completed and

the Glenwood Canyon bike path is nowopen. The path along the Colorado Riverwas closed for several weeks due to damagebrought on by high water. The path will befully operational until the end of Septem-ber when crews will need to perform morepermanent repairs.

Mule deer summit slatedColorado Parks and Wildlife holds a

mule deer summit at the Ramada Inn inGlenwood Springs on Aug. 9. For details,go to cpw.state.co.us.


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Ten-week-old Luke Strang, future trial competitor, meets his first sheep, Agnes, whoshowed up during the horseshow at Strang Ranch over the weekend. Agnes hasn’t beenseen in Carbondale for three years. If you remember, Agnes and her cohort, Baa, wereseen in and around Carbondale during the National Sheepdog Trials in 2011, trying tohide from the hundreds of sheepdogs that descended on Carbondale. We haven’t seenBaa this year but the trials don’t start until Sept. 9 so there’s plenty of time for him tomake an appearance. Please let The Sopris Sun know about any sightings of Agnesand/or Baa. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Colorado peaches are finally hittingfarmer’s markets. Their sweet juicinessadds a refreshing flavor to the rich greensof salads and can compliment veggies tocreate a full array of summer tastes. Hereare a couple of peach-related recipes fromKate Carei-Eakins.

Taste of summer saladsServes 4-6

Salad:4 cups of arugula3 small-medium peaches, pitted and chopped3 small beets, steamed and chopped1/2 cup of roasted and salted almonds,roughly choppedDressing:4 Tablespoons lime juice2 Tablespoons olive oil1 Tablespoon raw local honey or coconut nectar1/4 teaspoon sea saltInstructions:1. Mix all salad ingredients together in a bowl2. In a jar with a lid, shake together dressingingredients3. Pour 1/2 of dressing over salad, toss andlet sit 5-10 minutes4. If desired add remaining dressing5. Serve and eat with joy!

Peachy kale and basil saladServes 4-6

Salad:2 bunches of kale, stems removed and roughly chopped1 red pepper, chopped1/2 red onion, thinly sliced1/2 cup fresh basil, chopped2 small peaches, pitted and chopped1/3 cup of pistachios

Peach dressing:2 very ripe peaches, pitted and chunked1 1/2 Tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar2 Tablespoons lemon juice2 Tablespoons olive oil2 Tablespoons water1 Tablespoon raw local honey or coconut nectar1/4 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions: 1. Place dressing ingredients in blender, blenduntil smooth2. Place kale and 1/2 the dressing in bowl, mixor massage with hands until kale is slightly wilted3. Toss red pepper, onion, basil and peachesinto salad4. Allow salad to marinate for at least 30 minutes 5. Taste and add in remaining dressing if desired6. Sprinkle in pistachios7. Serve and eat with joy!

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done by pathologists (MDs) and the findingsor report is then sent to the coroner’s office.The coroner’s office reports the findings to thefamily and issues a death certificate.

I hope this clarifies some areas. Learn moreat www.suefranciose.com or e-mail me [email protected] with any questions.

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High Tone Auto Body: A place to meet by accidentBy S. Michael Jundt

Meeting by accident isn’t always a badthing, and for these two auto body profes-sionals it meant the merging of both familyand industry talents.

Jacob and Melissa Jones, owners ofBasalt’s High Tone Auto Body, are nostrangers to life’s impacts. “We literally metaccidently,” says Melissa. “Jake was drivinga low-profile vehicle and while slowing fora speed bump, I rear ended him.” The twobecame high school sweethearts and havebeen married for 17 years.

“We moved to the valley seven years agofrom Southern California,” says Melissa.“We wanted a better environment to raiseour family in.” Daughters Audrey and Cal-lie, 16 and 14, love the Roaring Fork Valley,and being a family that enjoys the outdoors— skiing, fishing, rafting — has proven Col-orado to be their ideal choice.

“Jake worked at High Tone for six yearsbefore we purchased it,” Melissa continues.

“His dad owned an auto body shop in Cal-ifornia and my dad worked for a large high-end dealership, so we both have beenaround the industry all of our lives.”

Jake’s forte is body painting, but his 18years of collision technology and manage-ment experience brings the perfect quali-ties to ownership. While Melissa’s eye forquality control, strong customer servicevalues, and finesse with stubborn insur-ance companies more than rounds outtheir partnership.

Both Jake and Melissa are environmen-tally conscious and scrutinize their shop touphold the highest green standards. Theyalso enjoy giving back to the community.

“We started by sweeping the floors sowe are looking for an intern, someone whois actually interested in working in the bodyshop long term. In the old days, all greattradesmen learned the skill that was handeddown from the journeyman. We are hopingto give our skills to the next generation.”

High Tone is a leader in collision repairand its technicians are all I-car certified. It’sa shop of professionals that you would ex-

pect to find in a large city but that has beenmore than satisfying its customers for thepast 35 years.

Sopris Sun Staff ReportThe Wyly Art Center presents “Subject

to Change: unnatural selection” by JodyGuralnick at the new Wyly Annex exhibi-tion space at 174 Midland Ave. in down-town Basalt. The opening reception takesplace from 5 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 8.

Guralnick will premier her new work asa site-specific installation comprised offound, natural and man-made objects, com-bined and altered by porcelain and wax.

“Some of Jody’s new work will hangfrom the ceiling, some will be displayed ontables and chairs, and some will be pre-sented as large wall-hung panels,” said aWyly spokeswoman.

Guralnick received her MFA from PrattInstitute in New York. Her work hasbeen exhibited nationally and internation-ally, and she has been shown at the NationalArt Museum of China in Beijing, Art CityGallery in New York, David Floria Galleryin Aspen, Anderson Ranch Arts Center inSnowmass Village, CU Art Museum inBoulder, New Contemporaries in London,and Studio 10 in Zurich. In 2013, Gural-nick was a visiting artist at the AmericanAcademy in Rome.

“This body of work is a ‘refugium’ — aspace where specimens both natural andman-made are preserved and reconfigured

Wyly opens Guralnick; Korologos continues “Magic”

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so that hybrid objects emerge. I hunt and gatherplants, seed-heads, buds, cones, books andevery-day ephemera, meticulously building,combining, and encasing the found material inporcelain and wax. Today, these containers ofinformation and their evolution are threatenedwith extinction. I use these objects as my rawmaterial to preserve, study, and comprehend theincreasingly tenuous relationship between na-ture and the man-made. I celebrate — with asense of urgency — all that is made by hand,paw, and claw.”

The exhibition continues through Oct. 11.The Wyly Annex gallery hours are Tuesdaythrough Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

“Material Magic”The Ann Korologos Gallery in downtown

Basalt continues “Material Magic: Six Sculp-tors Create.”

The show features western themes and in-fluences in bronze, ceramic, wood and glass bysculptors Veryl Goodnight, Gordon Gund,Neil Clifford, Amy Laugesen, Lloyd Schermer,and Immi Storrs.

Goodnight’s work reflects deep affection foranimals, capturing both their power and beauty.She works from life, resulting in a visible inti-macy with her subject matter. “Having a living,breathing model nearby provides informationthat a thousand photos can’t convey.” Good-night has placed work in private and public col-lections throughout the world. Among her mostnotable achievements is a seven-ton bronzemonument, “The Day The Wall Came Down,”

commissioned for the George Bush PresidentialLibrary in Texas, with a second casting on ex-hibit at the Allied Museum in Berlin.

Gund was born in Ohio, educated in Mas-sachusetts, and now divides his time betweenAspen and the East Coast. He has worked inbronze, wood, and clay for more than threedecades. A six-foot version of his work“Flukes” is in the permanent collections of thePhiladelphia Museum of Art, the Grounds forSculpture, and the Cleveland Arts & MedicineInstitute. Although Gund lost his sight in 1970from retinitis pigmentosa, his sculpting processresults in elegant forms and highly polishedsurfaces which are a delight to touch and be-hold. “Sculpting keeps me in touch with theworld. I visualize the images, how they lookfrom different angles, inmotion, and their visualexpression,” he said.

Toronto-based NeilClifford sculpts in bronzeand stone, creating one-of-a-kind works. He said hisapproach reflects his deepappreciation of nature anda desire to engage theviewer. “I believe the qual-ity of our lives is enhancedby surrounding ourselveswith art that stimulates thesenses every time one en-gages with the work.”Clifford is collected inter-nationally by both corpo-

rate and private art enthusiasts.Schermer’s art career began decades ago. As

a newspaper publisher he was surrounded bythe very material — wood and metal type —that would ultimately be transformed into hissculptures and monotypes. When typeset tech-nology was replaced by offset printing, Scher-mer held onto his own cache and the idea forcreating sculpture was born. As Schermer likesto remind his collectors, “You are dealing withtwo diminishing resources: antique type andme!” Schermer divides his time between Ari-zona and Aspen, where he is an honorarytrustee of The Anderson Ranch Art Center anda lifetime trustee of The Aspen Institute.

New York-based artist Immi C. Storrs isbest known for her imaginative, yet refined,sculptures inspired by the animal kingdom.Storrs portrays familiar animals in a highly styl-

ized and playful manner. “My work is differ-ent because I do mostly animals,” she explains.“You can tell what they are, whether it’s a birdor a cow or horse, but the horse may have fourheads and four tails!” The versatile Storrs cre-ates both large-scale outdoor and smaller, moreintimate interior works in a variety of media.Her work has been exhibited throughout theU.S., including at the White House in Wash-ington, D.C.Laugesen is based in Englewood,Colo. Her bronze and ceramic abstractedhorses reflect a deep connection with the equinespecies. “As a metaphor, the horse symbolizespower, grace, nobility, strength, endurance andfreedom,” she said. Her large-scale commis-sions are in public collections throughout theRocky Mountain Region.

“Material Magic: Six Sculptors Create” con-tinues through Sept. 8. For details, call 927-9668

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearingwill be held before the Carbondale Board of Trusteesfor the purpose of considering the adoption of two or-dinances which would amend Chapter 18 (ZoningDistricts) of the Carbondale Municipal Code. Theproposed ordinances would PERMIT RETAIL MAR-IJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITIES WITHIN THEHCC ZONE DISTRICT WITHIN THE TOWN OFCARBONDALE and would ALLOW RETAIL MARI-JUANA CULTIVATION FACILITIES WITHIN THEHCC ZONE DISTRICT WITHIN THE TOWN OFCARBONDALE BUT ONLY FOR THOSE LICENSEHOLDERS LICENSED TO OPERATE AN OP-TIONAL PREMISES CULTIVATION FACILITY INTHE HCC ZONE DISTRICT AND WHO HAVE EX-ISTED IN CONTINUOUS OPERATION FROM THETIME OF LICENSING.

The applicant is the Town of Carbondale.

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Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, COat 7:00 p.m. on August 28, 2014.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in thePlanning Department office, Town Hall, 511 ColoradoAvenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined byinterested persons during regular working hours,8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Published in The Sopris Sun on August 7, 2014.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearingwill be held before the Carbondale Planning andZoning Commission for the purpose of consideringan Infill Application to convert an existing carport intoa residential unit, the application also requires a vari-ance for the expansion of the carport structure that is

located in the 30 ft setback.

The property is located at 178 S. 8th Street, Town ofCarbondale.

The applicants/property owners are Linda Halloranand Andrew Taylor.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the CarbondaleTown Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, COat 7:00 p.m. on August 28, 2014.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in thePlanning Department office, Town Hall, 511 ColoradoAvenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined byinterested persons during regular working hours,8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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