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SnowvemberNot that anyone is keeping track, but last week might be the earliest that kids have everscampered out on the River Valley Ranch driving range for some sledding. The slipping,

sliding, shouting and rollicking came after an early-season storm dumped 4-6 inchesin and around Carbondale. Photos by Lynn Burton

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By Patrick Hunter

“Water, water, everywhere, Nor anydrop to drink.”

– Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

Whatever you do, don’t shoot the alba-tross — should one appear above Carbon-dale. It’s hard to imagine that not being able todrink the local water would ever be a problemin Carbondale. But, stuff happens. When Iwas on the Carbondale Board of Trustees,some 20 years ago, the federal governmentput some clamps on the Carbondale watersupply. There was a worry that contaminantson the ground, and in surface water, could in-fect the spring water and wells that made upthe town water supply. We had to hurry upand get some treatment facilities in place.

Still, even though we are surrounded bywater, and as I write have frozen water layingon the ground outside, who would considerscooping water out of a river or ditch andtaking a long “draught”? (I had to look thatup. It means a big gulp. Olde English usage).

There are some tiny bugs in our water, likegiardia, that will make you very unhappy.Who could imagine, as well, that there mightbe a power outage of long enough durationthat the treatment of the public drinkingwater would be shut down, and that “bad”water would get into the storage? It happens.You could still boil it — that is if you have astove that would work. You could have anold style gas stove with pilot flames. Ormaybe you could get a camp stove out of thegarage. Or do you have a wood stove in thehouse? Wait, what about bottled water?

Yeah, but the stores ran out because the de-livery trucks couldn’t get here. Maybe youhave some iodine pills, or possibly, a back-packer’s water filter. You’re in luck!

Big meetingThere was a big meeting at Colorado

Mesa University in Grand Junction severaldays ago about the future of the water supplyin Colorado. You may know that the bigreservoirs to the west of us are draining outbecause for the last few years we have beenusing more water from the Colorado Riverthan it’s giving us. In 1922 a big “compact”was drawn up by water users in the westernstates and Mexico. The compact is a set ofrules about who gets how much. Unfortu-nately, the years previous to 1922 were wetterthan the actual long-term average. To make itworse, the climate prediction is for even lessflow in the river due to climate change.

Fighting over water is nothing new. In1934, Arizona called out its National Guardto stop California from diverting the Col-orado. They settled in court. You haven’tseen anything yet. The conference produceda lot of vocabulary such as “seeking a re-silient future,” “collective decisions,” “em-brace uncertainty, “learn by doing,” “harnessthe complexity… to implement creative so-lutions,” “enhance the flexibility and adap-tive capacity of their systems,” and this gem:“play well with others.” All those quoteswere in the Nov. 12 article by Hanna Holmof the Free Press Weekly. If those quotes were

solutions, we are in really big trouble. WhatI did not see in an article was: “get out andhire the best lawyers first.”

Not far offAt a point in the not too distant future,

the amount of the Colorado River water thatthe state of Colorado can withdraw (in mostcases “hold back”) will be reduced, per theagreements. Many recent immigrants to ourlittle community (including Anglos) are notaware that a significant amount of the Col-orado River water is diverted to the EasternSlope under the mountains through tunnels.The Eastern Slope wants more. They want tokeep developing and they are going to wantmore water, not less. They will want all ofwhat they are getting now, and more. That“more” would have to come out of what theWestern Slope is trying to hang on to. Theyhave more votes!

Most water use in the state is agricultural,by far. Big changes are already happening.“Buy and dry” refers to the purchase ofwater rights from farms that either go out ofbusiness, or start to grow crops that use lit-tle or no water. Some farmers have had theirirrigation wells shut down by the state be-cause of their impact on the undergroundwater table.

“Water rights” refers to the practice of hav-ing the state confer on certain entities that have

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OPINION

By Debbie BruellAs Chief Academic Officer of the Roaring Fork School District,

Dr. Rob Stein has spearheaded the monumental task of bringing ourcommunities together to create an inspiring new vision for ourschools. The task that lies ahead — actually bringingthat vision to fruition — is even more daunting.

Stein, who led an extraordinary transformationof Denver’s Manual High School after it was closed as a low-per-forming school, has the experience and expertise needed to take onthat task. He is not afraid to ask tough questions and to be askedtough questions by others. His responses always cut to the chase.He has an exceptional ability to think outside the box and find in-novative solutions.

So why has the school board, with two newly appointed (notelected) board members, suddenly decided to change course and con-sider extending Dr. Diana Sirko’s contract after it expires this spring?The next board meeting is less than three weeks away, includingThanksgiving break during which the school district is closed for anentire week. I urge the school board to give the public more than thisshort time frame to weigh in on this critical matter.

When Judy Haptonstall’s contract was terminated in 2012, the dis-trict spent $25,000 undertaking an extensive search and an in-depthcommunity process to find a superintendent who could lead our dis-trict through the changes our schools sorely needed. After numerousinterviews with community members, staff members and the board,Stein was selected as superintendent.

About one month after Stein signed on as superintendent, his wifesuffered a severe brain injury in a biking accident. Stein resigned to at-tend to his family.

Sirko, who had retired in June 2012, came out of retirement to

take the interim position of superintendent left vacant by Stein. In De-cember 2012, the school board offered Sirko a 2½ year contract as su-perintendent and Stein (whose wife had made a remarkable recovery)was offered the position of assistant superintendent and chief aca-

demic officer. The school board’s press release regard-ing these hirings emphasized that Stein was broughtback into the leadership of the district to guarantee

“the long term sustainability” of the district’s efforts. For the past two years, every involved parent, every teacher, every

principal I have communicated with has been anticipating that Steinwill be hired as superintendent at the end of Sirko’s contract this spring.

No one anticipated that Sirko, who had come out of retirementwhen Stein left for a family emergency, would seek to continue as su-perintendent beyond these 2½ years.

Our district was incredibly fortunate to find someone of Sirko'sstature to step in when we were suddenly left with no superintendent.With 40 years of educational experience, including a position at theColorado Department of Education, Sirko has had a great deal tooffer our district.

Sirko has been a very positive presence in our schools — yet shehas not been the driving force behind the changes that have broughtoptimism and inspiration back to our schools.

Thank you, Dr. Sirko, for stepping in when our district truly neededyou. If the school board does vote to extend your contract, I hope youwill do everything in your power to encourage Dr. Stein to remain inthe district and complete the amazing work that he has just begun.That is what our district needs now.

Debbie Bruell is a former RFSD board member, and currentSopris Sun board member.

Why is RFSD considering changing course?

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By Trina OrtegaSopris Sun Contributor

From the outside looking in, the new roundabout canlook pretty intimidating — yes, even scary — as a cyclist.But once you know and follow the rules of the road, nav-igating the roundabout is manageable.

Now that the roundabout is open and northboundHighway 133 has through paths and an appropriatelysized and marked shoulder, there’s no longer a need toavoid the Highway 133/Main Street intersection or over-shoot and double-back on your cycling commute to CityMarket. That said, I admit I was not excited about cy-cling into the roundabout the first time. Traffic is con-stantly moving, and even weeks after it opened, it seemedsome drivers were still learning how to get in and out ofthe roundabout.

Truth is, Carbondale is still small enough that whencommuting by bicycle for town errands, I am less likely toride up and down on Highway 133 and fully use theroundabout. But I have every right to. Road cyclists onlong rides prefer to pedal on the roads (it’s often saferthan ducking in and out of intersections on a path), andthey have every right to.

Whether you’re commuting a half-mile through town,cruising on a summer’s day, or hammering out a strongpace for a 60-mile training ride up to McClure Pass, thekey is to know how to navigate the roundabout via bicy-cle. So here are some tips, as gleaned from the “Highway133 Construction Updates” tab on www.carbondale-gov.org and my personal cycling experience.

By the book• You are a moving vehicle in a traffic lane, so follow the

rules accordingly and treat the roundabout the same wayyou would as if driving a car.

• Choose your lane before entering and stay in that lane.• Yield to pedestrians in crosswalk as you enter.• Yield to all traffic in all lanes of the roundabout. • Do not enter beside a driver already in the roundabout.• Again, stay in your lane. Ride in the middle of the lane.• Do not hug the curb.• As you approach your exit, use your hand to signal right. • Exit from the outer lane into the right lane.• Yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk as you exit.• Avoid riding next to large trucks when approaching

and in the roundabout; they may need extra width to maketheir turn radius and are allowed to straddle lanes if needed.

• Do not use the “truck apron” (that strip of concretethat looks like a senseless little sidewalk in the center ofthe roundabout). The apron allows for longer-wheel-basedvehicles, such as trucks and buses, to negotiate the round-

about by rolling over the small curb that separates it fromthe driving lane. It is NOT for pedestrians, cyclists or theaverage motorist.

• Use hand signals. I may be pretty old-fashioned here,as I don’t see a lot of my fellow cyclists doing this, but themore you can let drivers understand what you’re doing,the better. It also tells motorists that you take your right tobe on the road seriously. New to these signals? Use your leftarm straight out to denote a left turn. Bend your left armupward at the elbow (90 degrees) for a right turn. To indi-cate a stop or slowing down, hold your left arm straightdown. If you can’t do this while managing your bike, stickwith the sidewalks.

• When my dad was teaching me how to drive, hisbiggest piece of advice was: Always be on the defensive. Icarry this “defensive driving” philosophy into my cyclinghabits, too. Motorists are not always paying attention andwith a change in traffic flow, such as Carbondale’s fancy newroundabout, you should never take for granted that otherscan see you or that they are even looking for you. (Along

those lines, it doesn’t hurt to wear bright colors and usewhite lights and blinky lights at dusk and night).

Wrap upIn Carbondale, it’s easy to avoid fully entering the round-

about to get through our busiest intersection. It may be saferand more direct to use the crosswalks with your bike. Re-member that if you ride through a crosswalk, though, pedes-trians have the right-of-way, so don’t make them move overfor you. Use the designated crosswalks; in the short time theroundabout has been opened, more and more Carbondaledrivers are learning to stop for pedestrians. (But don’t forgetto walk on the defensive, too.)

Avoiding the cone zone this year has been easy on a bi-cycle compared to a car, but I’m glad to see the project wind-ing down. Whether you’ve been for or against theroundabout, it’s here. As a result, I think there’s an oppor-tunity for all users (motorists, cyclists, walkers, skateboard-ers, scooterers, everyone … Kumbaya) to learn to be moreconscientious when sharing the road. Be safe out there, kids.

Navigating the new roundabout at Highway 133 and Main Street might seem scary to some bicyclists but it need notbe. Consider the following: motorists travel pretty slowly in the roundabout; you don’t have to worry about a motoristopening his door and knocking you off your bike because so far, nobody has attempted to park in the roundabout; andlastly — you have a legal right to be there. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Unless you’re riding into the very teeth of oncoming trafficinstead of with it, and happen to survive long enough togive a left-turn signal that you want to exit the roundabout,all turns are right-hand turns and should be indicated asTrina Ortega shows here. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Bicyclists must wait their turn and merge into roundabout traffic just as motorists do. Key tip: Do not enter beside adriver already in the roundabout. Once in the roundabout, avoid riding next to large trucks, which may need extra widthto make their turn radius. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Ridin’ the roundabout: Some ins and outs


Town Briefs CDOT aims for Dec. 5 ribbon cutting

Cop ShopFights, “shot” fired, senior paranoia

Carbondale police officers last week dealt with a “shot” fired at alocal home, a case of senior paranoia and a number of fights last week.

The incidents here were drawn from Carbondale Police Department reports.

FRIDAY Nov. 7 At 3:14 a.m.police called on a missing per-sons report, which turned out tobe a dispute between a man andhis wife, after the wife left him ata bar and went home. The ine-briated man reportedly called911 several times to report hiswife missing, and ultimately wasarrested on charges of harass-ment and obstruction of govern-ment operations.

FRIDAY Nov. 7 At 6:41 p.m.police were called to CrystalMeadows senior housing, wherea resident told officers she wasworried that “someone was lis-tening to her over the cable wire”that brings cable TV into herapartment, according to PoliceChief Gene Schilling. No actionwas taken by the officers.

SATURDAY Nov. 8 At 12:16a.m. officers broke up a fight be-tween two men at the RFTA busstop at 7th and Main, ticketingone man for harassment and dis-orderly conduct.

SATURDAY Nov. 8 At 12:25a.m. cops were called to a fight

between patrons in a bar. Onecombatant went to the hospitalwith head injuries, but after inter-viewing witnesses and watchingsome video from the bar’s cam-eras, the officers declined to presscharges against anyone involved.

SATURDAY, Nov. 8 At about4 p.m., police were called over adispute between a motorist and abicyclist, in which the bicyclistwas upset at the motorist after thecar’s horn was blown in the cy-clist’s general direction. “Cursewords were exchanged” betweenthe disputants, the report stated,but after the officers talked toboth parties about handling suchsituations “in a more civil man-ner,” no tickets were issued.

MONDAY, Nov. 10 Atabout 8 p.m. police were calledto a “shots fired” report onCrystal Bridge Drive in RiverValley Ranch. Turned out, some-one shot a paintball at a kitchenwindow, scaring the occupantwhile she was doing the dishes,but police were unable to findthe perpetrator.

Sopris Sun Staff Report

Work on Highway 133 through Carbondale was ex-pected to continue, causing some traffic snarls this week,as crews were projected to keep up the pace of workleading up to a planned Dec. 5 ribbon cutting ceremony,town manager Jay Harrington said in his weekly reporton Nov. 14.

Temporary highway closures were on tap for theweek, Harrington reported, as crews were set towork on striping the highway, installing signs andelectrical work.

Also planned for this week was the installation of“rapid flashing beacons” on Cowen Drive and at theround-about, following completion of installation workat Hendrick Drive and the highway the week before.

In other items, Harrington reported that:• Friday, Nov. 14, was the final day of this year’s Leaf

Days collection arrangement.• LED light installation was to continue on the street

trees along Main Street, and city crews had started re-placing the summer banners with holiday banners andwreaths last week. In addition, city workers were sched-uled to install LED holiday lighting in the spruce tree atWeant Boulevard and Main Street.

• The town’s Parks and Recreation Commission hasbeen asked to name the new community garden behindthe Third Street Center, in the middle of Bonnie FisherPark, as “Demeter’s Garden.” According to Harrington’sreport, Demeter was “the Greek god of the harvest.” Theproposed name is to be posted for a 45-day public com-ment period prior to the town taking formal action onthe proposal.

• Town staffers, led primarily by recreation directorJeff Jackel, have completed work on the town’s com-pliance documentation for the Federal Title VI, aboutcompliance with civil rights regulations mainly per-taining to services and accommodations for Spanish-speaking citizens. The documents were set to be adoptedat the Nov. 18 meeting of the town trustees.

• Harrington reminded the trustees and citizens thaton-line registration for the town’s busy recreational pro-gramming is always available at carbondalerec.com,and noted specifically that several ongoing programs arecontinuing, notably “Motion Mondays” and “Wild &Wacky Wednesdays,” which take place from 10:25 to11:45 a.m. on those days, and are geared toward kidsaged 1 year to six years old and their parents.

Other programming includes “Early ReleaseWednesdays,” aimed at providing activities for school-aged kids released early from the local public schoolson Wednesdays, which includes activities at the climb-ing wall and a variety of other related programs foryounger and older kids.

And, Herrington reported, this is the third week ofthe Dinky Dunkers program, designed for first-gradersand second-graders who love basketball. on Mondays,Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

There also is a “Dodgeball Derivatives” class on Fridays.Harrington reported that all these activities have

been attracting significant numbers of participants.• On a final, but important note, Harrington re-

ported that portable toilets are being removed fromtown parks for the winter, with the exception of toiletsat Sopris Park and the Carbondale Nature Park.

John ColsonSopris Sun Correspondent

A proposed new four-plex at the corner of Second Streetand Sopris Avenue has churned up considerable resistanceamong some neighbors of the project, including an accusa-tion by one critic that the owner of the property was engag-ing in “class warfare” in her remarks at a recent publichearing.

The four-plex, if approved, would be built at 191 Sopris,on the site of an existing 2,600-square-foot, one-story, singlefamily home, most recently owned and occupied by long timelocal resident Harold Leonard but now owned by 13-yearlocal resident Kim Kelley and a development company, So-pris Properties LLC.

The plan, according to documents on file at Town Halland information generated at two meetings of the planningand zoning commission, is to tear down the old house andreplace it with a two-story, 8,200 square-foot four-plex ofrental units, which is to be 31 feet high at the peak of the roof,with parking in several ground-level garages as well as alongthe alleyway to the north of the site.

The owners, who are applying under the town’s latest “in-fill” growth regulations, are seeking a variance to the town’srequired setbacks of 20-feet from the property line along pub-lic rights-of-way, to reduce the setbacks to 10 feet along So-pris and 15 feet along Second Street.

Project planner Mark Chain has explained that the smallersetbacks will allow the building to be located closer to thestreets and keep it from being too close to the nearest neigh-bor to the east, the home of 92-year-old Laura Bair.

Although critics of the project have expressed a numberof objections to the project as proposed, it is the combinationof the mass and height of the building that is the main prob-lem, according to several neighbors.

“I am opposed to the size of this, I call it a monstrosity, be-cause it does not fit into the neighborhood,” said BrigitteHeller, who lives next door to the proposed four-plex, at 226S. Second St. “It is all right for them to tear down the oldhouse, but not to replace it with this, this skyscraper.”

Heller concedes that, under the city’s current codes, thebuilding can be up to 35 feet tall at the roof ridgeline, with-out any review from the town.

But the setback-variance request, Heller maintains, meansthe project must undergo review by the P&Z and the town’sboard of trustees, and she feels that the review should lead toa call for reduced height and mass in a building that she main-tains would cut off her views of the sky and of Mt. Sopris ifapproved as proposed.

Past meetingsAccording to minutes from a Sept. 11 P&Z meeting, and

the packet notes from a second meeting, on Nov. 13, projectplanner Mark Chain and architect Jess Pederson told com-mission members that they have tried to put together a proj-ect that meets current demand for rental housing, is in keepingwith the neighborhood, and does not create an unacceptable

impact on its neighbors.By moving the house closer to the streets than called for in

the town codes, and putting most of the parking in garagesand off the alleyway, Chain told the P&Z members, “they aretrying to fit in with the neighborhood and not create a sub-urban feel,” according to minutes from the Sept. 11 meeting.

At the Nov. 13 meeting, Chain introduced some changesto the plans, notably a breaking-up of the roof lines withgables and elimination of two garages to make the buildingless massive, and the addition of new architectural elementson the Second Street frontage of the building to modify whatcritics had called the “commercial” feel of the building.

These changes did not, however, satisfy the neighbors.Jeff Maus, a former builder who lives catty-corner to the

project site, is opposed to the plan, and feels the project’sowner, Kim Kelley, who lives in River Valley Ranch, has ig-nored and belittled the opposition to the project.

“It’s too big a project for the lot,” he said when contactedby The Sopris Sun, adding the concern that the debate over theproject has turned negative.

“I think we’ve all really made an effort to talk about theproject on its merit, and not have it be personal,” Maus toldThe Sopris Sun.

But at a Nov. 13 meeting of the P&Z, he and Heller bothreported that a frustrated Kelley remarked that her neighbors,living in “their modest little houses,” are simply unwilling toaccept change,

At that point, Maus said, she was the one who made it apersonal battle between herself and her intended neighbors.

“I think with that comment, it did [become personal],”Maus said. “That comment was an insult to the entire neigh-borhood. I just really did take that to be, like, class warfare.”

At another point in his interview with the Sun, Maus de-clared that, “If this is approved, we’re gonna start an armsrace of house sizes here,” meaning he fears that future rede-velopment proposals will involve ever-larger new structures.

“We all know that change is inevitable,” Maus continued,having earlier explained, “I think the neighborhood does em-brace change,” even in cases where the neighborhood densityis increased.

“I think density (as a civic tool to prevent sprawl at theedge of town) is a good thing,” Maus went on. “But this isnot good planning.”

The project plans, already having weathered a P&Z pub-lic hearing that stretched over two meetings, were expectedto be either approved or denied at the Nov. 13 meeting.

But the development team, after a short consultationat the end of that night’s public hearing, opted for a sec-ond continuance.

Town planner John Leybourne said that, in a conversationfollowing the public hearing, Chain remarked that it was pos-sible the project plan will undergo more serious changes inlight of the comments made at the two public hearings.

“They may do it, or they may not,” Leybourne said. “It’sup in the air.”

Chain could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.The matter is now scheduled for a third continuation of

the public hearing, on Dec. 10 at Town Hall.

Infill redevelopment project on Sopris riles neighbors


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The northeast corner of Sopris Avenue and Second Street could see a four-plex if the town trustees OK a plan to teardown the existing single-family home. Public hearings before the P&Z have been continued twice after neighborsexpressed concerns. Photo by Lynn Burton

Thank You!for our Roundabout Sculpture!The following donors made the James Surls sculpture “Sewing the Future” a reality!

And all of you who made anonymous donations at First Friday, the Farmer’s Market or other events.

Contributors:Jim and Connie CalawaySara RansfordDavid and Sandy BurdenSue Anschutz-RodgersAlpine BankSusan and Larry MarxLarry CohenSue Edelstein and Bill SpenceFirst BankUnited CompaniesTom and Suzie AdgateCarbondale Rotary ClubJames and Hensley PetersonMt. Sopris RotaryWoodbridge Structured Funding

FoundationFrosty and Carly MerriotJaywalker LodgeJohn Foulkrod and Georgia

ChamberlainAnonymous FundJoe ScofieldArt and Carolyn AckermanThompson ParkKay BrunnierGayle EmbreyPatti and George StranahanMichael PaulinRH Crossland Foundation

Mark Harris and Claudia LauerDonald and Marcia Flaks

Steve and Wewer KeohaneLand + Shelter

Jeff CarlsonReese Henry

Curtis and Jill KaufmanJim Noyes

Sopris Liquor and WineKen Ransford

Patience GriffithsLaurie Solomon

Sue and Bob HessNancy Taylor

Eric Smith Richard Orrison

Lee Beck and John StickneyDr. Bruce and Linda Greene

Ann HarrisDiane Doolittle

Randi LowenthalDoug and Alex Yajko

Amy KaiserLorrie and Rick Carlson

Flower Power LLCLon and Debra Winston

John BergsromMichael and Heather Lafferty

Scott Keating and Nancy Lovendahl

In-kind contributors:James Surls

Colin LairdCDOTDHM

Footsteps MarketingRoadside Gallery

George ScottRobert Singer and Associates

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It’s never too late for a good bear photo. This one was taken about six weeks ago, twomiles up the Crystal. Word has it the cub later tore down the clothes from the laundry lineand played with them … which makes one wonder if he climbed into some pajamas forhibernation. Photo by Aija Tunkeviciute

Unitarian hitching same sexersThe Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist

(TRUU) congregation reports its minister, theRev. Stephan Papa, will conduct Services ofUnion for same sex couples, as he has beendoing for several years. Couples need not beUnitarian Universalists, according to a pressrelease. “Unitarian Universalism is a faith thatencourages thinking, questioning, the equalityof all people, self-definition of the divine, andactive participation in social issues,” the pressrelease continued. “It embraces principles bywhich to live, rather than dogma or creed.”TRUU meets at the Third Street Center onSundays. For details, go to tworiversuu.org.

Here comes JimmyFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter is

more than 90 years old but is scheduled tospeak at Thunder River Theatre as part ofthe Roaring Fork Cultural Council speakerseries on June 23.

Check out JeannieIf you’re wondering what Sopris Sun

columnist Jeannie Perry is commenting on,observing, wondering about and sometimesslamming, check out her blog at mindyourp-sandqsson.blogspot.com.

Eighth graders notch winsThe Carbondale eighth grade boys bas-

ketball team improved to 2-1 in league playlast week with wins over Aspen 43-25 andRifle 34-19. Joe Salinas and Aidan Sloan putin 10 and 8 points respectively in the winover Aspen; Oscar Mirandas chalked up 11and Ronald Clementes scored 9 in the winover Rifle. The boys next take on Parachutein the Wolverine Cave of Pain (aka Carbon-dale Middle School) at 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 20.

RFHS celebrates T-dayRoaring Fork High School students and

staff will be bringing in homemade dishes tocelebrate Thanksgiving with a special lunchstarting at 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 20. Word hasit there might also be a lesson on dancing“nortenas.” On a related note, the school’sModel United Nations Club is raising fundsfor its trip to New York in March to partici-

pate in nationwide Model UN proceedings,where they will represent Cambodia.

Spruce up the coverBreak out the paints and sharpen your

pencils, because it’s time for the “Spruce upthe Sun” annual holiday design contest. Thisyear’s theme is “Winter Wonderland” andthe contest is open to grades pre-K throughhigh school. The entry deadline is 5 p.m. onDec. 15 for drop offs at the Third StreetCenter, or a postmark of Dec. 8 for thosemailed to Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623.For details, check out next week’s Sopris Sunor call 510-3003.

New kid onthe block

She’s MorganMarie Tolle, bornon Nov. 4 to Cristiand Shawn Tolle.Welcome to theworld, Morgan. Allthree reside in Car-bondale.

Angel Tree returnsThe Mt. Sopris Rotary club is hosting

Angel Tree this year for Carbondale. TheAngel Tree project provides holiday gifts toRoaring Fork Valley children in need and lastyear 200 were served. This year there are 230children in need so please pick up an angeltag at Alpine Bank, City Market, Sawyer’sCloset or the Orchard, and return it with anunwrapped gift in a gift bag before Dec. 5.

Heading over yonder?If you’re heading to the Front Range dur-

ing the holidays, Young Mountain StringBand will host special guests John Popperand others Jan. 1-3 at the Boulder Theatre.

They say it’s your birthdayFolks celebrating their birthday this

week include: Rosie Sweeney and MikeMetheny (Nov. 20); Lindsay Henstchel(Nov. 22); Casey Weaver (Nov. 24); StevePuzick (Nov. 25); and Terra Salamida andDan Richardson (Nov. 26).

Scuttlebutt Send your scuttlebutt to [email protected].

CORE, CLEERfunding discussedNov. 25John ColsonSopris Sun Correspondent

The multifaceted questions surround-ing the issue of trash pickup in Carbon-dale, debated for five years now, mayfinally be headed toward resolution fol-lowing a decision Tuesday night that it istime for the town’s board of trustees toget to work on an actual ordinance onthe topic rather than simply calling formore discussion.

The actual work, however, is not likelyto start until December at the earliest, andperhaps not until some time after the newyear begins.

The trustees, along with Jason Haberof the Community Office on Resource Ef-ficiency (CORE) and Jason White of thetown’s environmental board (known asthe E-board), held a lengthy chat Tuesdayabout a memo from the E-board outliningthat board’s recommendations about howto handle trash pickup in town.

“This doc attempts to summarizewhat’s really been five years of work,”Haber told the trustees.

The memo pointed out that there are

certain basically dysfunctional elements tothe town’s current trash hauling arrange-ments, including the fact that trash trucksply the town’s streets “every single day,”bringing noise, odors, pollution fromtruck exhaust and excessive wear and tearon the streets, as summarized by trusteeAllyn Harvey.

“Frankly, I am sick of it. I am sick of itevery morning” Harvey declared, addingthat he feels the current arrangement truly“results in people having garbage out onthe streets every day of the week.”

All agreed, though, that the idea of con-solidating the town’s trash hauling con-tracts, and paring the number of haulersdown from the current five to one probablyis not going to happen, since the haulersthemselves are solidly against the idea.

In general, there was agreement that:• The town’s current fee for a trash-

hauling operating permit, a flat $50, is in-sufficient and should be raised;

• That the number of haulers operatingin town either should be reduced, or thehaulers should be assigned to specific“zones,” meaning each hauler would haveits own zone of operations and duplica-tion of service routes could be eliminated;

• That haulers should be required topick up recycling and compost materi-als separately as a regular service, tokeep those two types of refuse out ofthe landfill;

• That bear-proof trash containers

should be required for every home intown, whether the town helps with the$250 cost per container or not;

• That more public education is neededto ensure residents are not confused abouthow to correctly handle composting toavoid smelly, messy compost piles that at-tract wildlife and offend neighbors.

Recommendations included in thememo called for the town to continue thepractice of offering special pickup days forcertain kinds of refuse, such as householdhazardous material, electronic devices,Christmas trees, pumpkins and yardwaste; and to consider adopting a “pay asyou throw” pricing structure known as“volumetric” waste management, underwhich residents are charged only for whatthe haulers pick up.

This pricing method, according to thememo, should “create clear and significant

price signals to decrease consumption andincrease waste diversion rates.”

The E-board, as part of the recommen-dations, offered to work with CORE andthe Waste Free Roaring Fork program onsuch things as educational outreach to res-idents. The memo suggested that any costof such educational efforts could be paidout of the town’s “paper bag fund,” whichcomes from the sale of paper bags at thelocal grocery store as part of the town’sban on the use of plastic grocery bags.

Finally, the memo notes that the RiverValley Ranch subdivision is acting on itsown to arrange for a “single hauler serv-ice,” and suggested the town should watchthat process for signals about how thetown itself might want to proceed.

At the end of the discussion of thememo, mayor Stacey Bernot started tourge the E-board to keep working on theissue, when Haber cut in and asked formore specific “direction” from thetrustees, as the E-board appears to be ap-proaching “burnout” in terms of endlessdiscussions on the issue and no real action.

“We don’t have time tonight,” Bernotsaid, pointing to the clock and mentioningthe meeting’s still-unfinished agenda.

It was agreed, though, that the trusteeswill tackle the issue at a work session inthe near future, and then provide the E-board with a more concrete set of propos-als to work on.

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Nov. 21, 6 to 9 p.m.Sopris Sun Staff Report

What the heck is a Hootenanny, youask? Bottom line: A party with live music,drinking, dining and dancing. What startedoff as a Scottish New Years’ tradition hasspread across the globe and finally made itto downtown Carbondale, according to apress release.

In the late 1930s, members of HughDeLacy’s New Deal political club voted tocall their monthly musical fund-raiser a“hootenanny” as opposed to a “wingding,”and the rest, as they say, is history.

The Urban Dictionarydefines a Hootenanny as a“celebratory event held inthe southern United Statesand possibly featuring someof the following: home-brewed hooch, straw hat,people ‘dipping’ socially,banjo, air boat, shotgun, andconfederate (sic) flag. Inter-estingly enough, it tends tobe wild, uninhibited anddionysian despite the so-cially conservative views ofmost of its participants.”

In other words, a hoot-enanny is the place to setaside our differences, let our hair downand get down together.

“We’ll be skipping the Confederate flagand shotgun but there may be banjo,” warnedKDNK General Manager Steve Skinner.

“People dipping socially, yes,” he promised.In that spirit, KDNK’s Hootenanny will

feature live music from the SmugglerMountain Boys. This four-piece band fea-tures Craig Snow on guitar, David Notoron mandolin, Mike Leavy on bass and Mr.Randall Udderback on fiddle. (Apparentlythe public will be spared banjo after all).

“We’re bringing in a traditional blue-grass band to play for the community andKDNK. We are all into it,” said Notor.

Musician and country-caller Tom Pax-ton will make the trip down from Aspen tocall a traditional square dance for the com-

munity. Paxton will lead dancers throughsimple choreography that coincides withthe beat or phrasing of a song.

Food will be provided by area restau-rants including the 19th Street Diner, Moe’sBBQ, The Village Smithy, The Pour House,Peppino’s, Bravo Catering and WhiteHouse Pizza. Drinks will include an assort-ment of wine and beer from the RoaringFork Beer Company.

The KDNK Hootenanny includesKDNK’s annual Labor of Love Auction.Among the auction items is a Fender “KurtCobain” Jaguar electric guitar. This custom-shop replica of Cobain’s iconic guitar iscrafted down to the axe’s own dings, wear

marks and scratches, and in-cludes the same electronicsand pickups that define Nir-vana’s hit sound. There is alsoa Yamaha acoustic guitarsigned by Vince Gill and BigAl Anderson of the bandNRBQ. Beyond those twoitems, the auction is full ofpractical items like massage,restaurant certificates, get-aways, car maintenance anda lot more.

Megan Passmore isKDNK’s auction and volun-teer coordinator. She has beenbusy assembling the more

than 250 auction items, printing certificatesand arranging the system for check in andcheck out. She has generated an online pre-view of auction items at kdnk.org/auction. Ifpeople want to preregister for the auction orvolunteer for the event they can call Passmoreat 963-0139.

For the second year, Alpine Bank is fur-nishing a computer system to expedite checkin and check out. Participants will be able toleave with their items and certificates after theauction closes.

Putting on the Hootenanny is a group effort.“We have more than 40 volunteers set-

ting up, decorating, checking people in andout, helping with food and drink andbreaking down afterward. Most of our vol-unteers are people you hear on the radio,”said Passmore.


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Next Steps• Tickets are required for admission to KDNK’s Hootenanny.• “Partygoers can name their price for a ticket,” explained Skinner. “Please donatewhat you can and come have a good time.”

• Tickets are available at the door, the KDNK studios at 76 S. Second St., at 963-0139or by going to kdnk.org/auction.

THANKSGIVING DAY IS NOV. 27

SOPRIS SUN DEADLINESAd reservations, letters and public service announcementsdue Friday, Nov. 21 by noon.

Publicize your Black Friday sales!Contact Bob [email protected]


Letters

a “beneficial use” (agriculture, power plants,cities, industry) the ability to use certainamounts of water. What I just learned (Ithink), is that such “beneficial use” does notallow the rights holder to either “waste”water or to use more than they really needfor their “use.” That means they should notdivert more from the river than they need,and that they should be sure that what theydivert, but do not use, gets back to the riverto be used by others. The last part is called“return flow.” For example, several local

ditches tail out into the Roaring Fork Rivernear the Highway 133 bridge.

There are going to be many changes tousing water -- keeping in mind, we hope, to“play well with others.” There are plenty ofexamples in dry countries, and I have an ideaor two. Next time.

Patrick Hunter is a Colorado MountainCollege sustainability studies studentand member of the Citizens ClimateLobby. He lives outside Carbondale.

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Gratitude for manyDear Editor:

This is probably the most difficult letter Ihave ever written. My heart is overflowingwith gratitude for the many, many peoplewho have supported me on my recent jour-ney. My heart is so full that I really don’tknow where to start or how to adequatelyexpress what I am feeling.

I have lived in and around Carbondalesince 1974 and always knew that it was aspecial place. Because of its specialness, Ihave been an active and involved member ofour precious community. I can honestly saythat I grew up here. But, the outpouring oflove, prayer, support and genuine friendshipand concern that I have recently experiencedis truly astonishing.

Friends who know me well will tell youthat I am really a pragmatic person. How-ever, in this last month I know that the loveand healing thoughts that were sent myway helped me heal from my recent sur-gery and will get me through my upcomingchemotherapy. Please, accept my verydeepest thanks and even deeper love. Icouldn’t have done it without each andeveryone one of you. I am genuinely andprofoundly grateful.

Ro MeadCarbondale

CRES thanksDear Editor:

With all of the work being done at Crys-tal River Elementary School this year, I want

to express my appreciation for the staff andthe principal who spend their valuable timeand energy at our great school.

I know teachers in general do not getenough credit for the work they do, nor do ouradministrators. Crystal River ElementarySchool seems to get a bad rap, but it really is agreat place for children to learn and grow.Heather Cremeans has been dealt a tough handto deal with. The strategies and programs thatshe has been pushing and implementing haveincreased morale and test scores for our kids.

The RAM KABAM assemblies are an ex-cellent example of how she is working to bringour school closer together while making it fun.Our school will not change over night, but shehas brought us off priority improvement andwe are seeing valuable strides in the right di-rection for the kids who really struggle.

Heather also has a great supportive VP inCharla Meyer. Together they represent re-spect, thoughtfulness, pride and dedication. Iam very thankful that we have the teachers,staff and administrators, and I want them toknow that I support them.

Sharon SamuelsonCarbondale

Sun thanksDear Editor:

The Sopris Sun staff would like to offer aheartfelt thanks to all the volunteers, boardmembers and others who made the moveinto our new space run so smoothly. (In caseyou missed the newsflash, we moved acrossthe hall in the Third Street Center into a big-

ger and brighter space. In old CarbondaleElementary School terms, we went from“4th grade to 5th grade”).

Within 24 hours, the office was fullymoved out of the old space and into the new.We couldn’t have done it without the follow-ing volunteers: Colin Laird for having the vi-sion and facilitating the process; Dave Ritchieand Poss Architecture + Planning for layingout the new space; Debbie Bruell for coordi-nating all the help and organizing the archiveswith assistance from Denise Moss and SueGray; Craig Fulmer, Mark Wolfe, Sam Goff,Cliff Bryant and Mark Taylor for moving theheavy stuff; and Barbara Dills for getting ourtechnology to run smoothly in the process.The natural light that shines on the staff is awelcome change!

The Sopris Sun staffBob AlbrightLynn BurtonJane BachrachTerri Ritchie

Basketball thanksDear Editor:

On Nov. 15, Carbondale Middle Schoolhosted a three team (Moab, Glenwood andCarbondale) eighth grade boy’s basketballround robin tournament. Thanks to DianeDarling (tickets); Scott Darling (clock); DaveKolquist (assistant coach); and Eric Nieslanik,Tim and Tanner Nieslanik, Brad Thompsonand Paul Gonzales (officials). Special thanksto the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce,the town of Carbondale, Peppino’s and Bon-fire for their donations to the welcome bagfor the boys of Moab. Also, thanks to the par-ents and spectators who came to cheer andsupport the boys of Carbondale.

Joe MarkhamEight-grade boys basketball coachCarbondale Middle School

Dump standardized testingDear Editor:

Standardized testing happens for one rea-son only -- parents ALLOW their children tobe excessively tested. If parents, students andteachers refuse to participate, schools will haveto replace these expensive tests with mean-ingful instruction and practical, low cost, old-fashioned assessments based on essay writing,math skill sheets and oral reading fluency. Theprotest movement is growing and your voiceneeds to be heard.

There are myriad problems with the newCommon Core standards across all grade lev-els. The new standards leapt a full grade level in

many cases. A seventh grade child now has afull year gap in her math instruction expecta-tions. It’s impossible for any child to skip hugechunks of linear math instruction and be ex-pected to succeed in that subject. The schooldistricts knew about this impending trainwreck, yet they did nothing to phase in thesestandards. At lower grade levels, some stan-dards aren’t even developmentally appropriate.

The amount of classroom time consumedby testing and test prep is staggering. In theRoaring Fork School District our children lose72 days just in physically taking the tests fromthird to 10th grade. Test prep wastes evenmore of their time.

Common Core is expensive, requiringtechnology upgrades and textbook purchases.

The tests are not actionable in a meaning-ful way. No one gets to see the actual gradedtests, so they have no way of knowing whatcontent areas they are deficient in.

Standardized tests cause emotional harmto children of all ages. This cannot be stressedenough. Moms have told me their kids are sostressed about these tests they can’t sleep, theythrow up before the tests and they are wor-ried that their teachers will be fired if theydon’t perform well. No child should be sub-jected to this.

What can you do about this? It’s time fora little civil disobedience. We can stop thisnonsense in our local communities and inturn, inspire other families across the nationto do the same.

E-mail your principal, the school superin-tendent and the school board president([email protected] and [email protected] RFSD). Tell them you oppose testing andyou do not give permission for your child tobe subjected to ANY standardized tests thisschool year. (There are numerous tests giventhroughout the year). Tell them your child willnot be going to the computer lab to spendhours learning how to use the newest testingsoftware. Tell them you want your child tohave meaningful, teacher-created assessmentsthat are integrated into regular classroom in-struction. E-mail your teachers and tell themthe same thing. Reassure your teachers thatyou will stand with them when they refuse toadminister the tests (as teachers all across theU.S. are now emboldened to do). Sign up forthe free newsletter at www.unitedoptout.com.Send an e-mail to the Colorado Legislature’sStandards and Assessments Task Force,[email protected].

Our children deserve better. Do your partand create the change.

Stacey CraftBasalt

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Community Garden Name ProposedThe Carbondale Parks & Recrea on

Commission received a request to name theCommunity Garden at Bonnie Fischer Park:

“Demeter’s Garden” Demeter” was the Greek Goddess of the Harvest.

Following a required 45day public comment period, the Parks & Recrea on Commission will

take formal ac on on January 14, 2015 regardingthe name recommenda on to the Town Trustees.

To comment, object to name, or suggest different name: contact Recrea on Director Jeff Jackel at:

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THURSDAY Nov. 20CCAH SHOW OPENS • The CarbondaleCouncil on Arts and Humanities officiallyopens its “Deck the Walls” holiday show from6 to 8 p.m. at the Launchpad’s R2 Gallery.The show features jewelry, silk scarves andwool cowles, handmade dolls, lamps, candles,handcrafted bath and beauty supplies, kitchenwares and one of a kind holiday ornamentsand cards. The lineup includes: Betsy Bing-ham-Johns, Asha Ironwood, Susie KaldisLowe, Sharill Hawkins, Franscensca Howell,Lil Momeyer, Penelope Olson, Lucy Rogin-ski, Alexa Webster, Joy Rosenberg, NatashaSeedorf, Penny Alexander, Pam Porter, JillScher, Dave Cary, Josefina Gordh, HendrikaCegielski, Jan Schubert, Paul Markham,Roland MacKendrick, Diane Kenney, AnneGoldberg, Peg Malloy, Bees & Weeds Bath &Body Supply, Queen of The Meadow, LisaDresback, Two + Two, Brian Colley, ElizabethHazle, Kelly G. Field, Joan Engler, MaryNoone, Judy Milne, Kat Moser, Sharon New-some, Jan Panico, Sondra Reiff, Eliza Rogan,Lisa Singer, Wade Newsome and Philip HoneWilliams. “Deck the Walls’ continues 9 a.m.to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 24.Info: carbondalearts.com or 963-1680.

MEET, EAT, PLAY • The Carbondale Com-munity Food Co-op holds a potluck dinnerand info session from 6 to 8 p.m. at the library.Learn about the co-op, chow down and meetthe co-op board. BYOPC&U (plate, cup andutensils). Info: 963-1375 or carbondalecom-munityfoodcoop.org. The co-op is locatedwest of the Dinkel Building on Main Street.

MEDICARE INFO • Seniors Matters dis-penses Medicare information in room 33 ofthe Third Street Center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.The deadline for Medicare enrollment is Dec.7. RSVP-trained volunteers will help folks de-termine the right Medicare drug coverage. Tomake an appointment, call RSVP at 384-8744.

TSC • The Third Street Center gives a pres-entation of its next phase in the evolution ofthe non-profit center from 6 to 9 p.m. withfine food, drink and music. Tickets are $75each or $600 for a table of eight. Info: third-streetcenter.net/nov20.

SOUND MASTER RETURNS • Soundmaster Daniel Pierce hosts a singingbowl tantric sound meditation ses-sion at Strange Imports (next to theCrystal Theatre) from 6:30 to 8p.m. Donations are appreciated.Info: 963-7100.

ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotarymeets at Mi Casita at noon everyThursday.

FRIDAY Nov. 21HOOTENANNY • KDNKthrows an old-fashioned hoot-enanny from 6 to 9 p.m. atthe Carbon-dale Recre-ationCenter.Dress yourWestern best andenjoy live music, square dancing, theLabor of Love Auction, food and drinks.

Info: 963-0139 or kdnk.org/auction.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old partof the Dinkel Building presents the Denver-based Steak Trout Revival at 8:30 p.m. Thisquartet won the 2014 Telluride Bluegrass Fes-tival’s band competition. Tickets are $15.Info: 963-3304.

MOVIES • Crystal Theatre presents “Bird-man” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21-26. ClosedThanksgiving.

SATURDAY Nov. 22COUNTRY-STYLE DANCE • There’ll be a

country-style dance featuring theCaleb Dean band from 7 to 10p.m. at the Third Street Center.It’s a benefit for the SalvationArmy in Glenwood Springs.Tickets are $10. Info:meetup.com/RFVdance/.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitarsin the old part of the DinkelBuilding presents Treble & Basswith Brittni Brown on violin andSarah Graf on cello. Brown andGraf are local music teacherswho plan a “fun mix of classi-cal and not so classical music,”including Ravel, Piazzolla,Mozart and more, accordingto a press release. The showstarts at 8:30 p.m. and ticketsare $10. Info: 963-3304.

KOROLOGOS SHOW • The holiday show“The Gift of Winter” opens its run at the Ann

Korologos Gallery in Basalt. An artists’ re-ception is slated for Dec. 12. Info: 927-9668.

SUNDAY Nov. 23ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third StreetCenter presents Jan Garrett and JD Martin at10 a.m. On Nov. 30 it’s the Ram Dass CD“Conscious Aging.” Info: 963-5516.

LUTHERANS MEET • Faith LutheranChurch holds worship services at the Carbondale Middle School auditorium: tra-ditional service (9 a.m.), educational hour(10 a.m.), living praise worship (11:30 a.m.).Info. Faithcarbondale.com and 925-7725.

MONDAY Nov. 24MINDFUL LIFE • The weekly Mindfulnessgroup (of Mindful Life) meets at the ThirdStreet Center on Mondays from 7:30 to8:15 p.m. The suggested donation is $10.All experience levels are welcome. Info:970-633-0163.

JAZZ JAM • The Hotel Colorado in Glen-wood Springs continues Jazz Jam Mondaysfrom 7 to 10 p.m. All abilities are welcome.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 26LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts openmic nights at Rivers restaurant from 8 to 10p.m. Info: 928-8813.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbon-dale presents Anna Gaytan (Rotaract) at6:45 a.m. On Dec. 3 it’s Chris Klug. Info:[email protected] and [email protected].


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OPEN CONTINUES • The Wyly Opencontinues at the Wyly Art Center in down-town Basalt. Also, “4 Architects,” which fea-tures Glenn Rappaport, Harry Teague, LarryYaw and Will Young, continues at the WylyAnnex (174 Midland Ave. in Basalt) throughDec. 6.

MAIN STREET GALLERY • The MainStreet Gallery continues the Victoria Broyles

show “Field Explorations.” 399 Main Streetin Carbondale.

SAW SHOW CONTINUES • Roaring ForkBeer Company (1941 Dolores Way) shows thework of SAW artists Chris Erickson and Stan-ley Bell at its tasting room.

TWO STEPPIN’ • Two Step Tuesdays takesplace at the Third Street Center every Tuesday

night at 7:45 p.m. Admission is $7 singles/$12per couple. Partners are not necessary. Wearhard soled shoes and bring water. Info:meetup.com/RFVDance.

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Clubmeets at the Senior Matters room in the ThirdStreet Center Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Youmust have a partner and the fee is $3 per per-son. Info: 963-0425.

FIGURE DRAWING • The CarbondaleCouncil on Arts and Humanities offers figuredrawing sessions on Mondays from 6 to 9p.m. Info: [email protected]. or 970-456-2865.

AUTISTIC STORYTIME • The Carbon-dale Branch Library offers a sensory story-time for autistic children and their parents/caregivers Saturdays at 10:30 a.m.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat withCarbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tues-days from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy.

MEET THE MAYOR • Basalt MayorJacque Whitsitt meets the public over cof-fee on the second and fourth Wednesday ofthe month.

LINX • The Linx Networking group meetseach Tuesdays at 7 a.m. in the Aspen-Sotheby'sreal estate office on Midland Avenue in Basalt.Info: Keith Edquist at 928-8428.

MEDITATION AND DHARMA • John(Chophel) Bruna facilitates a meditation andDharma talk at the Third Street Center from

5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. There will bea 25-minute meditation, followed by adharma talk with time for questions and an-swers. It’s offered by the Way of CompassionFoundation and co-sponsored by DaviNikent. Info: wayofcompassion.org.

WEEKLY RUNS • Independence Run &Hike holds runs group runs at 8 a.m. onSaturdays and 6 p.m. on Thursdays. Info:704-0909.

TAI CHI • Senior Matters offers tai chiclasses at the Third Street Center on Mondaysand Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Classes are $48per month or $8 for drop ins. Info: John Nor-ton at 379-1375.

TAI CHI • Senior Matters presents SimpleTai Chi in room 33 of the Third Street Cen-ter from 11 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Info:379-1375.

MINDFULNESS GROUP • The Mindful-ness group holds weekly sessions at 7:30 p.m.Mondays at the Third Street Center. Info:970-633-0163.

EXTREME COFFEE • The Extreme SportsCamp in the Third Street Center invites folksto drop in for a free cup of Boomerang Cof-fee during Friendly Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to3:30 p.m.

CANCER CONSULTATIONS • ValleyView Hospital offers free lung cancer evalu-ations on Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m.Info: 384-7707.

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SHAKA CROSS CONCLUDES • AlohaMountain Cyclery concludes its Shaka Crossseries at North Face Park. Registration is $20and begins at 9:30 a.m., with pre-riding at 10a.m. and a free kids race (9 and younger) at10:30 a.m. Info: 963-2500.

SATURDAY Dec. 6SPOKEN WORD • Alya Howe presents twospoke word workshops featuring Suzi QSmith at the Third Street Center. Smith has ap-peared alongside the late Gil Scott Heron, plusLes Nubians, Dead Prez, Rev. Run, TalibKwell and others. The fee is $45 per work-shop or $80 for both. The workshops are co-

sponsored by CCAH and Justice Snow’s. Infoand to RSVP: 309-2582 or [email protected].

SATURDAY Dec. 13WILD & SCENIC FESTIVAL • TheThompson Divide Coalition brings the Wild& Scenic Film Festival to the Crystal The-atre on Dec. 13. The festival features con-servation and adventure films that illustratethe Earth’s beauty, the challenges that facethe plant, and the work that communitiesaround the world are doing to protect theareas they cherish, according to a press re-lease. “Through these films, we hope to in-spire you, our audience, to become moreinvolved with one of the biggest conserva-tion opportunities facing our own commu-nity: permanent protection for public landsin the Thompson Divide area,” said a Thomp-son Divide spokesman. Other sponsors in-clude CLIF Bar, Sierra Nevada, Patagonia andlocal businesses. Info: 970-355-4223.


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The Wyly Art Center has opened a new exhibition, TheWyly Open, featuring over 50 works from artists who re-side within the 816 zip code, according to a press release.

“Two and three-dimensional work in a variety of medi-ums are represented, showing us once again what an amaz-ingly talented valley we have,” said a Wyly spokeswoman.

Throughout the duration of the exhibition, the view-ing public is invited to cast a single vote each for theWOW award (The Wyly Open Winner). The exhibitioncontinues through Dec. 19. Gallery hours are Tuesdaysthrough Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission isfree. The Wyly Art Center is located at 99 Midland Spurin downtown Basalt.

The Wyly Art Center’s new gallery space, The WylyAnnex at 174 Midland Avenue, continues its current exhi-bition, “4 Architects,” featuring the artwork of Basalt ar-chitects, Glenn Rappaport, Harry Teague, Larry Yaw andWill Young. It is well known that many architects call Basalthome, what is less known is that these architects are alsopracticing artists. The exhibit continues through Dec. 6.

The upcoming exhibition at The Wyly Annex will fea-ture Basalt resident and internationally known artist Ba-

yard Hollins. His contemporary landscapes exist betweenclassical realism and abstract expressionism. The openingreception takes place form 5 to 7 p.m. on Dec. 12. The ex-hibition continues through Jan. 24.

In other Wyly news:• Sarah Peterson returns to teach her ever-popular

technique of using wet-on-wet watercolor. With this tech-nique, students will learn to create gorgeous paintings of anethereal nature, of any subject that captures their interest.“Sarah’s attention to individual students helps both noviceand advanced artists excel in this versatile medium.”

• Fall After School Art Club continues from 4 to 5:30

p.m. on Tuesdays through Dec. 2. The club teaches childrento develop communication and creativity skills, build self-esteem and above all, learn how to think differently.The art projects are designed to keep them involved as wellas challenged. Students walk away with finished pieces, butlearn along the way that it is as much about the process asthe final product.

• Wyly Wares returns! This beloved holiday artisans’market will be held at the Wyly from 4 to 7 p.m. on Dec.5, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 6-7. The market featuresan array of handmade gifts created by local artists. Fordetails, call 927-4123 or e-mail [email protected].

• Just add glitter! The Wyly Art Center presents Hol-iday Ornament Decorating from 4 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 5.Children design their own holiday ornament with Wylyart supplies while they wait for Santa and the Basalt treelighting in Lions Park. The activity is free.

• The Holiday Art Club meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m. onDec. 9 and Dec. 16. Children will undertake fun, holiday-themed art projects that can be gifted and treasured.

For a full schedule of events, classes, workshops andexhibitions, and to register, visit wylyarts.org, call 927-4123 or e-mail [email protected].

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Wood stove tips from the E-boardThe Carbondale Environmental Board is reminding

the wood stove and fireplace crowd that proper burn-ing will not only help to dissipate the brown cloud thatsometimes hangs over town in the winter, but protecteveryone who has to breathe that air and maybe evensave you some money. Wood burning tips include:

• Burn only dry, seasoned wood. Never burn wet,green, or painted wood – or trash for that matter.

• Maintain a hot fire; don’t let it smolder.• Have a certified professional inspect and service

your wood stove or fireplace annually.• Upgrade to an EPA approved wood stove or fire-

place insert if need be.“Remember,” said an E-board press release. “Burn

wise, burn the right wood the right way, in the rightwood-burning appliance.”

Fire board talks budgetThe Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District

Board of Directors meets to discuss the 2015 budget atthe Carbondale Fire Station at noon on Dec. 1. Thedistrict’s public hearing was on Nov. 12.

JA seeks volunteer teachersJunior Achievement of the Roaring Fork Valley is

seeking friendly, motivated volunteers from all occu-pations to teach pre-planned courses in life skills, en-trepreneurship and financial literacy, according to apress release. Volunteers will lead five or six 30-45minute sessions during school hours starting in January.In Carbondale, a teacher is needed for Tara Kluth’s sec-ond grade class from 2:25 to 3:05 p.m. on any day ex-

cept Wednesdays. There are seven openings in Basalt.For details, e-mail Laura Seay [email protected] or call405-708-1577.

GW Chamber seeks nominationsThe Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Associa-

tion is seeking nominations for awards, including:Bosco Tourism Business of the Year, the Jim NovakPhilanthropic Business of the Year, the ATHENA,and ATHENA Young Professional awards, the Citi-zen of the Year, and the Top Brass award. Winnerswill be announced at the chamber’s annual gala atthe Hotel Colorado on March 7. For details, go toglenwoodchamber.com.

Basketball parents meetThere will be a parent/player meeting for sixth, sev-

enth and eighth grade boys interested in playing on acompetive /club basketball team at Carbondale MiddleSchool at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 4. For details, call JoeMarkham at 963-1109.

WRNF offers tree permitsThe White River National Forest offers permits for

those wishing to cut Christmas trees for personal useon federal property. The permits cost $10. For details,call 963-2266.

WindWalkers issues challengeWindWalkers equine assisted learning the therapy

center has been offered a $20,000 challenge grant forthe month of November. The deadline to contribute isNov. 30. For details, call 646-327-0602.

Town council from page 7In other action the trustees:

• Agreed to discuss making a contribution to an areaveterans group toward the cost of adding names of Car-bondale war veterans to a monument in Rifle. The issuewas broached by John Scalzo of Rifle, a veteran and oneof those responsible for getting the veterans monumenterected several years ago, but bearing only the names ofveterans between New Castle and Parachute. The veteransnow want to add names of veterans from GlenwoodSprings and Carbondale.• Agreed to lease a parking space in the alley south of the100 block of Main Street, to resident Patti Lecht, on anannual basis.• Adopted an agreement with local businessman RickBalentine, amending Balentine’s development approvalsfor a project known as the Lofts at Dolores Park, permit-ting Balentine to sell on the free market a condo unit orig-inally meant for the town’s affordable housing inventory,as part of a plan to help him complete stalled portions ofthe project and subsequently contribute to the town’s stockof affordable housing units.• Approved a transfer of water and sewer taps from theold, temporary Ross Montessori School buildings north oftown hall, to a new, permanent school site that is part ofthe Thompson Park development off Highway 133 on thesouth side of town.• Agreed to hold a discussion with CORE and CLEER,local energy efficiency advocacy organizations, aboutusing the town’s annual revenues from federal minerallease fee payments and severance taxes. The proceedscome mainly from oil and gas exploration in westernGarfield County, and there has been discussion of dippinginto those funds to pay for the town’s renewable energyprograms. The topic will be added to the regular meetingagenda for Nov. 25.

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HEARING ON APPLICATION TO BE HELD AT:CARBONDALE TOWN HALL511 COLORADO AVENUE

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APPLICANT:FORREST WOOLERY, MANAGER

Information may be obtained from, and Petitions orRemonstrance’s may be filed with the Town ClerkCarbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Car-bondale, CO 81623

Published in The Sopris Sun on November 20, 2014.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearingwill be held before the Carbondale Board of Trusteesfor the purpose of considering a Special Use permitto operate a Large Daycare Center.

The property is located at 744 Merrill Ave.

The Applicant is Faith Lutheran Church.

The Owner is Roberts Land & Cattle..

Said Public Hearing will be held at the CarbondaleTown Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, COat 6:00 p.m. on December 9, 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.

John LeybourneTown of Carbondale

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