2020-02

To the Editor:

Letter to the Editor

The Bicycle Rider Boogeyman

One of the great aspects of living in the Crystal River Valley is that the American people own so much of our valley. Over 80% of the land in our portion of Pitkin County is publicly owned. This provides us daily with grand scenic enjoyment and trails to use. Our homes, on relatively small parcels of private land, are surrounded by Forest Service Land, including large swatches of Wilderness.

My belief, my values are that we have an obligation to share with the others!

In his January letter to the Editor, Bill Jochems expressed his sincere concerns about a specter of scary and harmful bicycle riders, if I may: cyclists as BoogeyPeople. Cyclists who would use the proposed Carbondale to Crested Butte Trail, part of the larger “16 in 16” plan proposed for our Colorado by Governor Hickenlooper several years ago, will want to ride their bikes not get schlepped everywhere in cars. Moreover, many of us who live in the Valley find the proposal of great benefit for long walks off-highway as well

as grand bicycling. Let me cite one rider I encountered the summer before last while walking down the old road to McClure pass: A woman in her sixties cycled passed me going uphill on her mountain bike. We talked briefly. She noted that she always bicycled uphill and then used the highway for a rapid return to her car parked below at the trailhead. This seems much more typical of future trail users.

Finally, with regard to the other Boogey: Wildlife. In recent years, one animal per mile per year has been reported to CDOT as roadkill along Hwy 133. That is a minimum, animals who drag themselves off the highway before dying are not reported as certainly are some others who die on the shoulder. The other big threat to wildlife: Hunters. I need to add: Habitat loss due to a near doubling of residents in the valley and anthropogenic global warming. The trail’s habitat impact will be much smaller and much of the route can use habitat already degraded by old road and rail grades. Any impact of trail users, cyclists or hikers, will not be measurable compared to these major hazards to wildlife.

Mark Hilberman Redstone

Pitkin County Files Suit Against Redstone Home Owners

by GentryeHoughton

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners filed a complaint with the District Court on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, against the Rock Creek Association (RCA) regarding the closure of Dorais Way.

The RCA is a homeowners association representing the Wild Rose Ranch subdivision beginning at the southern intersection of the Redstone Boulevard with Dorais Way just south of the Redstone Campground. RCA is not the only defendant listed within the complaint, and also names five specific residents, as well as “the individual members of the RCA … not yet identified in this action.”

According to the complaint, “on August 28, 2019, the RCA sent the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County … a letter regarding ‘Notice of Permanent Closure of Dorais Way … to Public

Access.’” This ultimately cuts off access to the 185-acre Filoha Meadow Nature Preserve, which is open from July 1 — September 30 annually.

Once part of the Rock Creek Wagon Road, the complaint asserts that Dorais Way has been “a road for public travel and thoroughfares … in the Crystal River Valley connecting Carbondale to various properties and recreational opportunities … since at least 1885, and evidence exists that a public road has existed on the ground following the Crystal River for transportation and commerce for many years before that time.”

A court date was not yet set at the time of this publication. Terry Knapp, as President of the RCA, was contacted, but responded with no comment on the matter.

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Echoes of Life

Theresa St. Laurent passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on the morning of January 18, 2020. St. Laurent had been a resident of the Crystal River Valley for the past 40 years and is survived by her daughter, Dr. Brandy St. Laurent, and son, Anderson Cole.

The Crystal Valley Echo would like to honor her memory in our March edition. We ask that you please share your comments, stories, and photos by sending them to: GentryeH@hotmail.com.

A GoFundMe account has been set up by her family to help offset medical costs, www.gofundme.com/f/theresa-st-laurent-memorial; there will be a celebration of life in Redstone on Saturday, June 27, 2020.

by Charley Spear

If a cat supposedly has nine lives, Crystal Valley resident Nicole Beinstein must surely be of the feline persuasion.

“I have a lot of different lives that I’ve lived,” Nikki said when we sat in her classroom at Marble Charter School (MCS). She wasn’t exaggerating!

Born and raised a New Yorker, in 1994 she was enrolled in a pre-medical program at Columbia University while working in the reproductive endocrinology department at Brooklyn Hospital. She remembers her first trip West. “I came out to Aspen [on vacation] with my mom and saw Explore Booksellers. I knew I wanted to work there. Took their test, and got the job.”

Getting to Know You

goes, once you come to this valley, no matter how many times you leave, you’ll always return Or something to that effect, right?

Sure enough, the Crystal River Valley beckoned Nikki’s homecoming. “I’m no longer married but feel my kids are supposed to be here.” Her son Moses, now 10, attends Crystal River Elementary School, and Ruby, 13, is her mom’s student at MCS. Nikki also recently bought a home in Carbondale.

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After a while, the fertility doctor she worked for asked her to come back, which she did for three more years. By then though, she had decided “no more med.” Instead, she did a 180 and went to business school for a couple of years at Yale University.

Her next move out west took her to San Francisco where she learned all about the entrepreneurial dot-com business world. She helped start one that grew so fast… “We had a hundred people employed within the first year. I felt lost. I was in the operations/service side of the company. Not sure what I was doing there. It had an amoral feel about it with all the ‘get-rich-quick’ hype.”

Nikki shed that hairball experience and ended up, again, in Aspen. This time she met the future father of her children, Ruby and Moses. After 9/11 in 2001, they went back to New York, soon realizing though that as non-professional rescue workers, they couldn’t be of much assistance even though “like everyone at the time, we just wanted to help each other.”

After a short sojourn in Seattle, they came back to Aspen/Basalt. “We got married, had our first child in 2006, and bought a home in Redstone in 2007.”

Cat Life # (are we losing count yet?) happened to Nikki and family when they moved back to Los Angeles for a while. However, as the saying

“I think I’ve always been meant to be a teacher even though I had never really thought about it. My family upbringing and environment were of a highly-competitive background. I never imagined I’d be a ‘teacher.’ I had a very strong education myself but teaching never occurred to me. If anything, I was expected to get my Ph.D. and become a professor. But I didn’t.”

However, Nikki donned the mantle of Education when she started at MCS working on the Marble Times portion of the Crystal Valley Echo.

“I was asked to teach Language Arts. Then they needed someone for Grades 6-8 for Math, Social Studies, Language Arts, and Science. So, I stepped up to the plate.”

Did I mention Nikki found time in between to become a published author?

Her first book hit the stands in 2009 with George Stranahan. They co-wrote Phlogs, a tabletop book of George’s black and white photographs, his poems, autobiography, and Nikki’s accompanying essays. They won a Colorado Book award.

When she moved back into the Redstone house in ’09, it came time to pull out her earlier notes about Lady Bountiful. It seemed to Nikki that the good lady of the Redstone Castle fame wanted her story told. Nikki finished that historical novel, The Middle World in 2014. She self-published with editing by Alyssa Ohnmacht.

Nikki loves writing and has two theater projects in her creative-side pipeline right now. And that’s not all on her 2020 horizon. Beginning in January, she has cut back her class time at MCS

IN REDSTONE AND MARBLE

Nicole Beinstein

to mornings only so that she can focus on a non-profit idea she’s nurtured for some time.

“I want to incorporate all my life experiences in a way to help our young people,” Nikki said. “My goal is to build a viable partnership between local businesses and schools. It’s modeled on a course I developed at CMC as an adjunct professor of Sustainable Business in 2015. There are three criteria: People. Planet. Profit. And how to best accomplish the betterment of all three. I see daily that our kids want to make a difference in this world. They crave it. And we have such a short window of time.

“Going to college and getting a degree is one way, but we also need apprenticeships where they learn trades and can give back in that way. We need their energy. I think this would give them a voice in their future.

“That’s my vision.”

Redstone Castle Welcomes New Manager

by Gentrye Houghton

The Redstone Castle welcomes its new manager Candace Theriot to the Redstone community. Originally from Baton Rouge, La., Theriot has resided in the Roaring Fork Valley since September 2019.

“I always wanted to live here [in Colorado]. My family used to come up and ski when I was a kid,” she explains. “Mostly to Aspen, Snowmass, Steamboat, all over really, but never to Redstone specifically.”

With a Masters in Education Technology, she was teaching Principles of Engineering and Computer Animation at a high school in Houston, Tex., before her move last fall. “I looked for a teaching job to get me here, and accepted a position as a 5th grade Special Education teacher in Basalt while living above a shop in Downtown Glenwood Springs,” says Theriot. “But, teaching doesn’t pay well, and I knew it was common for people to have multiple jobs to live here. I was looking for a second job when I came across the Manager’s position at ‘The Castle.’”

She’d always wanted to run a Bed and Breakfast, in fact, she and her sister attempted renovating an old plantation home in Louisiana, but “it ended up being more of an undertaking than what we could really do,” she said. “So, I really respect what the Carvers have done here, especially in the timeframe they’ve done it and keeping with the historical integrity of this home.”

Once Theriot submitted her resume, as the second step in the hiring process Steve Carver requested she submit a video of herself with a set of questions to answer. “They had so many applicants, but there were many who refused to submit the video!” she explained.

Theriot talked about the “magic” she felt when Steve and April Carver first brought her out to show her the town of Redstone and the Castle, as there was a fresh frosting of snow blanketing the landscape. “I was just in awe of this place, and felt so appreciative that someone would be willing to take on this project,” said Theriot.

She started learning the ropes in December, helping with holiday events but officially took the reins in January. “It’s pretty quiet right now, which is nice while I’m still learning the job. There are a lot of noises I’ve had to get used to in this old house, but I’m perfectly at peace here alone,” she says.

“I love sharing this place with our guests,” she continued, “and seeing things through their eyes. Just think of the life this home has been through! I’m so happy to be part of the Carver’s vision, and I look forward to getting more involved with the community.”

Theriot’s already gotten her feet wet by attending the Redstone Community Association’s meeting in January, as well as the Crystal River Caucus meeting. Plan to see her out and about, and from all of us at The Crystal Valley Echo, “Welcome to the Crystal, Candace!”

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Redstone Community Association Bulletin

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT: REDSTONE GENERAL STORE

There will not be an RCA board meeting on February 4th, due to the Colorado Rual Academy for Tourism (CRAFT) Workshop happening on the same day.

What is the CRAFT Workshop?

CRAFT empowers rural destination partners with training and implementation funding for local economic development strategies that promote tourism assets, strengthen alignment around tourism development goals, and uncover new opportunities for economic growth through tourism.

RCA was awarded with a CRAFT Marketing & Social Media workshop that will focus on marketing and branding the town of Redstone. Once the workshop is completed, we are eligible to apply for a $2,500 (non-matching) Implementation Grant. The funds of which can be used to promote Redstone businesses through marketing and social media.

We’ve decided to highlight some of Redstone’s businesses, and this month we’re featuring the Redstone General Store. The General Store has been successfully owned and operated by Michael and Lisa Schlueter for the past 13-years; they operate year round 7-days a week even while business is very slow during the winter months. This establishment is vital to Redstone as a place to meet and grab a cup of coffee or a snack, for last minute gifts, rare candies, and to pick up those items you forget to grab when you are down valley and need that last ingredient, a bottle of wine for dinner, or even flu meds when you can’t make it to town. They currently have pretty much anything you would need and if they don’t have it you don’t need it!

One of the highlights for many who visit Redstone in the summer is to grab a delicious ice cream cone and head over to the park to enjoy their tasty treat while taking in the beautiful views. Sadly, this may not be the case for long due changes in availability and distribution. Although many of us locals tend to take its presence for granted, Redstone would not be the same without the General Store. Therefore, we encourage you to show your support to them, and all of Redstone’s businesses, year-round as well as sending friends and family

Business Subcommittee

Gentrye Houghton President Ron Phaneuf Vice President Katie Lowery Treasurer Sara Lewis Secretary

Josh Wambolt David (DJ) Johnson Nathan Helfenbein Steve Pavlin

Alternate Member: Cathy Montgomery

Still

MEMBERSHIP FORM

The RCA has created a business subcommittee to create a stage for business owners to meet and discuss what it takes to own and maintain a business in our beautiful little town. All business owners are invited to attend and provide their input on their trials and tribulations. Meetings are held before the regular RCA Board meetings the 1st Tuesday each month at 6:00 p.m. at the Redstone Inn. If you have questions please feel free to contact DJ at DJredstone68@gmail.com

Redstone is an unincorporated village that relies completely on donations and volunteerism spearheaded by the Redstone Community Association (RCA)

Your membership dues directly fund RCA projects and events.

Thank You for your support!

MARBLE FIREHOUSE EXTENSION

by Amber McMahill

Tucked into the corner of the Mill Site Park, the small fire station in Marble has played host to thousands of events, incidents, and training sessions in its life. Thanks to district voters who passed the bond issue question on the November 2018 ballot, it will soon be able to host even more and respond with greater efficiency.

The station will be getting a 2,500-foot addition, upgraded firetruck, water tanker, and a brush truck, as well as some much-needed upgrades for equipment and technology. Work on the station will break ground this spring with completion in the fall.

Multipurpose Room

One of the significant benefits of the new fire station will be an almost 1,000-square-foot multipurpose room. Not only will this space be available for community meetings and events, like the wildly popular Community Thanksgiving Dinner, but it will also provide much-needed space for volunteer training, and search and rescue incident response.

"The room right now is difficult to train in, and training is everything," explains District Fire Chief Rob Goodwin. "I anticipate being successful in our volunteer recruitment this spring, and we have to be ready for them." The new area will provide the space needed for practical training — new upgraded technology will ensure the

process is as effective as possible.

As activity in the back-country surrounding Marble increases, so does the number of rescues staged from the firehouse. The existing room with a tiny kitchen and single bathroom is too small. "When we have incidents in Marble,” Chief Goodwin explains, “they are often high acuity and a long term process. There have been times when we have had 50 to 70 people operating out of there. How it is now, it’s tough. So we need an area where we can effectively run an incident from."

In addition to the added space, there will be a modern kitchen with the ability to cook for large groups and two handicap accessible bathrooms. The upgraded technology will be utilized here, as well, with up-to-date computers, projectors, and phone systems. This includes a desk and computer available that will act as a base and workstation for the Gunnison County Sheriff's Deputies when they come to Marble.

Separate Bunker Gear Area

There has been rising awareness following the events of 9/11 on the increased risk of developing cancer for firefighters. According to two extensive studies by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, there is a 14% increase in cancer-related deaths for firefighters compared to the general population in the United States. While research is still underway on how to best protect our firefighters, two fac-

tors thought to contribute to this number are addressed with this extension. There will be a new, separate, and contained room for “bunker gear,” or the gear used when responding to fires. Currently, the gear storage area is located behind the bays that house the trucks. This means that anytime the vehicles start-up, the diesel exhaust coats the area. Also, the equipment itself can often carry contaminants from smoke and toxins it comes in contact with while fighting fires. With the new room dedicated to the storage of gear, it will be much easier to mitigate the risk of contamination.

Along with the area devoted to storing gear is new gear itself. Especially relevant are the self-contained breathing apparatus, or SCBA masks, on order for every firefighter. These steps are welcome news to Volunteer Captain Ron Leach, "This fire district is taking good care of its Marble volunteers."

Additional Bays and Trucks

The 2018 Lake Christine fire outside of Basalt burned over 10,000-acres and ignited the fear of wildfires for most Upper Crystal River Valley residents. Marble is in a precarious location in the event of a wildfire. One of the largest neighborhoods in the area sits on a south-facing slope with a single lane road providing access; along with only one narrow road in or out of Marble, which could be cut off should a fire start; and not to mention issues with climate change, thus the threat of wildfires is only getting worse.

The fire station extension includes two additional truck bays, and much-needed trucks are coming to fill them as well. A brand new water tanker truck is also on order, as well as a brush truck. These new units will "allow Marble volunteers to make a quick and effective initial attack on wildfires that break out in the valley, and prevent a small brush fire from becoming a large catastrophic wildfire," explains Leach. It will give the Marble station the ability to contain the blaze until the calvary arrives from the main station.

In addition to the brush truck and water tanker, both Redstone and Marble will be receiving new engines as part of the bond issue. The current engines are both circa the 1990s. State of the art engines have been ordered with delivery estimated to correspond with the completion of the fire station this coming fall.

GEOLOGICAL HISTORY: FILOHA MEADOWS & PENNY HOT SPRINGS

Russ Cunningham is a geologist living part-time in the Crystal River Valley.  He has been practicing geology over 40 years after receiving a Master of Science degree in 1978.  Cunningham has worked internationally as well as in numerous regions of the United States while in the oil and gas industry helping America become energy independent.

While most residents of the Crystal River Valley are familiar with the Penny Hot Springs north of Redstone (and its crowded parking lot), few have considered how this natural spring came into being.

The area is located approximately two miles north of Redstone on the Crystal River’s western bank along Colorado State Highway 133 and is part of the 185-acre nature preserve that protects a one mile stretch of the Crystal River Valley from further development. The preserve extends from Avalanche Creek on the north to Dorias Way on the south.

Filoha Meadows is characterized by a unique floral and faunal assemblage that has developed due to the anomalous geothermal activity far below the ground surface. The nature preserve was assembled in three different land acquisitions between 1991 and 2003 by Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. An exhaustive description of the flora and fauna can be found on the Pitkin County web site in the Filoha Meadows Management Plan, 2008.

The subsurface geothermal anomaly (unusually high heat flow) warms the meadow, which affords a relatively snow-free winter grazing area for bighorn sheep and elk. Additionally, the mineral-rich ground waters create a soil that supports rare, specialized and diverse vegetation. Since the subsurface geology has a significant direct impact on the flora and fauna, the geothermal anomaly should be considered an integral part of the nature preserve’s ecosystem. To understand the origin of the geothermal anomaly we must unravel the geological history of the central Colorado Mountains.

The Earth’s geological history is described in terms of millions of years. The time scale is interpreted from minerals contained in rocks all over the planet, with accuracy that is +/- (plus or minus) a few million years. This time frame is difficult to fathom for those of us who consider a centenarian an old person!

Present-day Colorado was a low relief, humid, swampy grassland, and woodland environment during the period when dinosaurs roamed the area. Stegosaurus, Colorado’s state fossil, and the carnivore Allosaurus lived during the Jurassic period, 200-140 million years ago (mya), and later starred in the 1993 thriller “Jurassic Park” film.

Most of the earth’s landmass was assembled into a single, huge continent named Pangea during the Jurassic and early Cretaceous Periods. Forces deep inside the planet caused the Pangea landmass to break apart into separate continents during the late Cretaceous period, about 75-65 mya when T-Rex and Triceratops roamed the Centennial State.

As the North and South American continents separated from the European and African continents, huge mountain ranges began to be thrust upon the western margin of the American continents as the Pacific plate was subducted below the American continental plates. Subduction

takes place at convergent boundaries of tectonic plates where one plate moves under the other and is forced to sink due to high gravitational potential energy into the mantle.

These mountain ranges include the Rocky Mountains, which extends from Alaska to Mexico, and the Andes Mountains, which extends from northern Colombia to the southern tip of Chile. Plate tectonics continues today and is the cause of earthquakes as well as crustal deformation expressed by folded, faulted, and uplifted rock units that form other mountains.

The plate collisions began to uplift the Colorado Rocky Mountains about +/- 70 mya and continued well after 60 mya. This 10 million year time span was characterized by folding and faulting, which uplifted portions of Colorado while other areas were buried as much as 30 to 40-kilometers (approx. 130,000-feet) below the surface. Rocks buried to this depth melt from extreme pressure and temperature, and commonly form deeply buried fluid-like bodies (magma) that rise along fracture zones (faults) due to density-driven buoyant forces. As the magma rises, it cools and forms rock bodies called plutons that have unique mineral assemblages different than the surrounding rock.

The above-described process explains the source of the high heat flow found at Filoha Meadows and Penny Hot Springs. Moreover, the pluton that provides the high heat flow rests above the Elk Mountains thrust fault that originated in the Sawatch Range to the east. This pluton is exposed at the surface and is described as a

quartz monzonite or quartz diorite depending on the dominant minerals present.

Mt. Sopris is the northernmost surface exposure of the pluton which extends southeast where it is exposed on the high peaks around Marble (Snowmass and Treasure Mountains) and farther southeast toward Ashcroft where it forms Castle Peak. Additionally, the high heat flow from this pluton created the Conundrum hot springs in the 11,200-foot high meadow at the base of Conundrum peak. It also caused the metamorphism (change in form) of the Leadville Limestone to form the marble mined at the Yule quarry, and “cooked” the organic-rich sediments of the Mesa Verde Formation that created the coal beds mined by Midcontinent Resources in Coal Basin just outside of Redstone.

In summary, folding and faulting during the mountain building processes caused by global tectonic plates colliding deformed the crust and created subsurface magma bodies. These plutons migrated along fracture zones and transferred heat to surrounding rocks that were then metamorphosed. The uplift of these rock units exposes the pluton at the surface.

As you soak in the Penny Hot Springs with the smell of rotten eggs wafting up from the mineral-rich waters, and you’re gazing across the valley admiring the bedded red rocks of the Maroon formation abruptly terminating at the igneous rocks of Mt. Sopris, just realize you’re enjoying the benefits of Mother Nature’s giant FRAC job!

Update on Colton Farrell

Local Marble boy Colton Farrell turned 8-years-old on January 6, 2020. In his eight years on this earth, he has endured more than most: Born 13-weeks early, weighing a mere 1lb 10oz., was only 12-inches long, and spent 70 days in the NICU before he was cleared to go home in March 2012.

Colton was a typical little boy, growing and playing. Some of his favorite things being Minecraft, camping, skiing, and fishing. You name it, he did it. In September 2017, he began exhibiting alarming health issues: Headaches, vomiting, and blurred vision. On November 21, Colton received a CT Scan which depicted intracranial pressure. He was immediately flown, via Flight for Life, to Denver Children's Hospital, where they conducted an MRI, that showed he had a tumor that had metastasized to his spine. He underwent emergency brain surgery, but just days after the operation their worst fears were confirmed when the Farrells were informed that Colton had Medulloblastoma, a rare pediatric brain cancer.

Over the next 7 months, Colton received a shunt placement, re-learned how to walk, talk and eat, undergo-

ing an extreme Chemotherapy regiment and pushed through many other obstacles, including being septic and multiple stays in the PICU.

In June of 2018, Colton was finally able to go home, cancer-free, and resume his life to the best of his ability. However, the months prior left him weak, and He practically re-learned how to be the kid again, but he did it! He was able to run and play again and was able to celebrate Christmas 2018 at home.

However, just five days after Colton's 7th birthday, he went for a post-treatment MRI. Again, their worst fears came rushing back as his cancer had returned. This time, the family opted to try a newer type of Radiation Therapy, offered at MD Anderson in Houston.

Colton completed his treatment and was again declared cancer-free in April 2019. He has since received five post-treatment MRIs, which are performed in Houston. The last MRI showed a new "brightened" spot; while his Oncologist is not convinced it is a serious problem, he does want to keep a close eye on Colton. This means traveling regularly to Houston for follow-up examinations and scans.

The Farrell Family has truly endured more in the last two years than anyone ever should. With mounding medical debt, it is truly heartbreaking that they have to worry about making ends meet, as all of their energy should be focused on keeping Colton healthy. The Farrell family understands that times may be tough for everyone, which is why they are eternally grateful to this community for all the support they have received, past and future.

If you are interested in offering a helping hand, please visit www.gofundme.com/f/6vqpw6-colton-strong.

Roaring Times in the Crystal Valley

As the disc jockey set up, and people trickled into the dining room, something was… different.

Yes, the black and gold decorations adorning the Redstone Inn’s walls certainly alluded to a significant air of festivity. Balloons and streamers hung from every possible point in the dining room and shimmered elegantly in the dim light. The main dining room was dark and regal feeling, transformed into a lavish chamber for the most sophisticated of affairs, but it was the people who paraded around, with such an air of properness that truly set the tone.

Neighbors greeted neighbors with excited eyes and an outdated formality. Those from out of town took in the grandeur with wide eyes. A man in a deep red velvet blazer was keen to order champagne, well before dinner was served while another held a fake cigarette between his teeth. Yet another man, up from Aspen, touted the virtues of his new Automobile. Everyone carried on with vibrant amusement and it was apparent that community and tourism were both alive and thriving in Redstone.

Women were dressed in efficient skirts, the sparkle of their beads and sequins nearly outshined the lights of the DJ. Their hair was neatly and meticulously drawn behind feathered headbands. Men in vests and suspenders shook hands and complimented each other on their outdated style. The youngest gentleman in attendance expertly brandished a well-trimmed mustache, stick-on, of course, which fit quite well into the evening. Behind him, three sharply dressed women commented on how they had all found the exact same dress on Amazon, specifically for this evening.

The level of detail and sophistication truly was a standard reminiscent of an earlier time; a time like the Roaring Twenties.

It was new years eve at the Redstone Inn in 2019. As the DJ began his program, it was clear from the music that this was indeed 2019. Cell Phones flashed their dull blue screens as the photos were taken in the photo booth, expertly adorned with balloons and props. Headlights of arriving cars flashed intermittently through the windows from the parking lot and at the bar sat a few patrons

who, based on their dress and disposition, intended to ring in the current new year. But in years prior, say 100 years ago, this would have been a very different scene in a few ways, yet very similar in others.

In the 1920s, there was a sense of prosperity, of something greater and grander happening all over the world. The last soldiers were coming back from World War I and had found Europe to have many things worth aspiring towards. This has been noted as influencing the cultural revolution that was taking place, leading to the popularity of

jazz and art deco, for example.

Fashion was evolving to become a bit more risqué and flirtatious. This was the era of the “Flapper” girl. One ad from the Aspen Democrat-Times advertised, “Beads, Beads, Beads. We are showing the swellest line of pearl necks we have ever had!”

An extraordinary event also happened in 1920. The 19th amendment was ratified, giving women the right to vote.

It is also worth noting that on January 29, 1920, prohibition was officially signed into place and lasted until 1933.

Yet, little is known about what was actually happening in Redstone and the Crystal Valley in the early '20s. John Osgood had been absent since 1911 and the town was just holding on. The population in the 1920 census was only 31. Early news articles in 1920 hint at “rumors” that the coal mines would reopen, but it was, however, just a matter of time before the prosperity of the country at large made its way to the Crystal Valley.

In 1922, the Federal Government was in discussions with the Redstone Improvement Company (to be broken up in 1928)

to purchase land in Redstone for “use as a government recuperating hospital for war-torn veterans,” citing the beautiful natural setting as the perfect place for some mental healing.

Elsewhere in the country, large scale manufacturing, namely in airplanes and automobiles, was taking off. Most Americans were able to purchase electrical appliances such as refrigerators and radios and the average national yearly household income would rise from roughly $6,400 in the early ’20s to $8,000 by 1929. In 2019, the average hovers just below $90k!

By the middle of the '20s, Redstone and the Crystal River Valley were becoming a novelty or were at least being marketed as such. The Redstone Inn ran an ad in 1925, which began, “TOURISTS, ATTENTION!” It boasted that the Inn was “newly and beautifully

Take a tour of this unique national treasure and get a glimpse into early 20th century life for the elite. Reservations required.

Stay the night in a beautifully-renovated historical suite.

Plan your event at this stunning setting. Indoor and outdoor venues are available.

furnished and offers a menu unsurpassed in Colorado,” further promoting “delightful mountain climbing... and a fine clubhouse,” among other amenities of the valley. Similar ads ran appealing to Aspen motorists' promising of a visit to Redstone, “Try it once and you’ll go again.” The road, at that point, was dirt.

Both of these advertisements could have alluded to slower times in town and seen as attempts to drive more tourists into the area, specifically from Aspen and Glenwood Springs.

In 1924, Osgood announced he had plans to rebuild the Redstone Highway, partially, it would seem, for for the benefit of drawing more attention to the town, as construction had been underway since at least 1921 and by the middle of the century, Redstone and the surrounding area would be rebranded and advertised as a resort town.

In an Aspen Daily Times article dated November 29, 1924, Osgood’s plans were laid out to rehabilitate the 18-mile stretch from Carbondale to Redstone. The article also notes that “the cottages in Redstone, numbering more than twenty-five and which have fallen into disuse will be gone over and put into good condition.” The same article makes mention of upgrades to Redstone’s streets, water system, and other municipal utilities. By December 22 of that same year, with a crew of 32 men, the work had reportedly begun on not only the homes, roads, and water but also on the power grid.

By comparison, it’s interesting to note that such maintenance to public utilities continues to be a focus of life up the Crystal — nearly 100 years later, stronger internet service is being developed.

During 1924 and 1925, as Redstone underwent the beginnings of a revival, the majority of this rehabilitation and advertisement fell on the shoulders of Lucille Osgood. In 1926, the year in which John C. Osgood died, Colorado Senator Phipps extended an invitation to then-President Coolidge to spend his summer in Redstone in one of Osgood’s homes, an offer which could be seen as clever PR to bring the nation’s eyes on the valley.

However, Osgood perished in 1926 and by 1928, Cleveholm Manor, now the Redstone Castle, would be offered for sale and Redstone would be noted as “one of the show places of Colorado.” Cleveholm wouldn’t sell for another 18 years, but in the last few years of the '20s, articles were appearing in the Aspen Daily Times touting the successes of formal dances and banquets. They spoke of a festive air and “not one idle moment from the time one lands in Redstone until the departure for home.” This certainly sheds light on the fact that the area was gaining popularity, if even just for socialites to gather and be seen.

Women and men would have crowded into the main dining room of the Redstone Inn, candles and dim electrical lights feeding a low light to the room, its regal flair fit for the finest event of the times. There would have been a festive air to the occasion, a special night not to be missed. Women would have been adorned in pearls with sequin-covered dresses glittering brilliantly in the haze of cigarette smoke. Vibrant makeup would have complimented their deliberately set hair while men milled about in striped pants and black vests, expertly brandishing well-trimmed mustaches.

The next day, the newspaper would make mention of the evening, similar to New Year’s in 2020, that “all report a dandy time.”

FEBRUARY at the Redstone Inn

Valentine’s Weekend

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Wine and Champagne Tasting 6 -- 8 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge

$14 per person, reservations required.

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16

Sweetheart’s Sunday Brunch 8 -- 11 a.m. in the dining room.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15

Live music in the Grill

Local band: Wooden Rock 6 -- 9:30 p.m., no cover.

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17

President’s Day drink specials!

BINGO!

February 20, 6:30 p.m. in the Bar & Grill

the Bar & Grill Dining Room

• Breakfast: Saturdays & Sundays from 8 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.

• Lunch: Everyday from 11:30 a.m. — 5:30 p.m.

• Dinner served daily until 8:30!

• Friday & Saturday nights 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Great Rooms Bar & Grill Dining Room 970-963-2526

Your journey begins at www.RedstoneInn.com

Vintage Valley

"The Tri-County Teachers' Association met in Redstone February 21. The meeting was an enthusiastic one, fifty-four teachers attending. Immediately after lunch at the Redstone Inn a sleigh ride was indulged in, sleighs being provided by Superintendent T. M. Gibb. The visitors were regaled with a view of Redstone's many beautiful and picturesque sights. At 2 p.m. the convention was called to order at the school and the following program was followed:

Instrumental Music ………………. Mrs.Nickold of Redstone Literature in the High School ……. O. C. Crooks, Principal of High School, Glenwood Motor Education …………………. Isabel M. Little of Red Cliff

Selection ……………………….… Male Quartette of Aspen Grammar ……………………….… Mrs. O. B. Fleming of Rifle

The Teaching of Arithmetic ……… E. C. Park Principal of Washington School, Aspen

Instrumental Music …………….… Mrs. Pearson of Redstone Pupil Discipline ………………...… Grace M. Halleck of Basalt Instrumental Music ……………..… Mrs. Beaman of Redstone

After this the school house was inspected and many expressions of admiration and approbation were heard. At 8 p.m. the meeting was thrown open to the public, the program rendered in the opera house being as follows:

Selection ………. Redstone Band Song ...…………. William Bolton of Redstone Selection ………. Redstone Band Lecture ………… Industrial Training. Dr. R. W. Corwin Social Hour ….… For Those Who Do Not Dance Social Hop …..… For Those Who Dance

The band acquitted itself creditably. Mr. Bolton sang in his inimitable style. Dr. Corwin's lecture was a rare treat to the sober-minded and thoughtful in the audience, and was a revelation to many as to what may be done in the way of systematic mental and industrial training. The doctor is always for the practical. The hop was most enjoyable, and the whole meeting a red-letter event for Redstone as well as for the teachers of the association."

An excerpted from CAMP AND PLANT Vol. III, No. 10, March 14, 1903, page 237. Archived by The Bessemer Historical Society, www.steelworks. us/education/primary-sources/camp-and-plant/

CAMP AND PLANT was a weekly periodical published by Colorado Fuel & Iron Corporation’s Social Betterment Department between 1901 and 1904.

Marble Museum Winter Open House

Saturday February 8, 2020

1 p.m. — 6 p.m.

by Alex Menard

History and Geology converge in Marble

The Marble Museum presents its Winter Open House with free admission as well as discussions by five leading experts in history and geology.

The museum features displays explaining the history and development of Marble from the hard rock mining days to the peak of the marble industry, including the Lincoln Memorial and Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The historic Marble High School, now the musuem, was constructed in 1910. Several classrooms and the school library are preserved as they were during operation until 1941. New exhibits include vintage ski and climbing gear, antique kitchen and camera equipment, and a geology exhibit.

The geology of the area also explains its history. The time you spend at these talks is guaranteed to provide you with a new perspective of appreciating and understanding this beautiful valley for as long as you live here.

Discussion Itinerary

1 p.m. Larry Meredith, author of This Cursed Valley, will speak about the early activity in the valley during the days of the Ute Indians.

2 p.m. Darrell Munsell, Professor emeritus West Texas A & M University and author of multiple books about the Crystal Valley, will speak on the Osgood and Redstone Coal Era.

3 p.m. Tom Prather, Professor emeritus of Geology, Western Colorado University, will speak on the Geology of the West Elk Mountains, which was the subject of his doctoral dissertation.

4 p.m. Bruce Bartleson, Professor emeritus of Geology, Western Colorado University, will speak about the geology of Marble.

5 p.m. Duane Vandenbusche, Professor of History at Western Colorado University for 55-years, co-author of Marble City of Stone and incoming State Historian, will give an account of the history of Marble.

Photograph courtesy of the Marble Historic Society.

What's Up with Pitkin County?

The Pitkin County Commissioners hold weekly work sessions on Tuesdays and bi-monthly public hearings on Wednesdays in our BOCC meeting room at the Pitkin County Administration and Sheriff’s Building. Both meetings are televised live and repeated on locater CG12 TV. They are also streamed live and available on the County website. Agendas are posted in the Aspen/Glenwood newspapers and on-line at www. PitkinCounty.com. In this column, your District 5 Commissioner, George Newman offers his take on current matters. You can reach him at George.Newman@PitkinCounty.com.

CLIMATE CHANGE ORDINANCE AND CODE

As mentioned in last month’s column, the BOCC passed, on first reading, a new Energy Code, based on the recently updated International Energy Code plus staff amendments. If passed in February, upon second reading, this will establish an Energy Usage Standard for all residential projects. In addition, new Land Use Code text amendments were approved that addressed our 2017 Climate Action Plan goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated from the built environment.

In 2014, a Pitkin County Greenhouse Gas inventory was completed, which was updated in 2017. It determined that the most significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in the County comes from buildings. Based on that study, the BOCC adopted a 2017 Climate Action Plan focusing on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a County-wide level, with the long term goal of working regionally to address this issue.

At BOCC direction, the Community Development Department convened a working group of citizens representing various groups from architects to builders, Realtors, engineers and energy-related consultants who met regularly for a year to help review and shape both the Land Use Code and Energy Code modifications. Following review by the P&Z, recommendations were presented to the BOCC at our regular public hearing.

Highlights of the Energy Code Ordinance address:

• Use-specific standards for a wide array of renewable energy use including solar, energy storage, wind, and hydro.

• Activity Envelope exemption for renewable uses.

• Floor Area exemption for energy storage.

• Site planning guidelines for solar orientation.

By requiring applicants to address standards and guidelines for solar access/site orientation relating to driveways, roofs, and buildings as part of site plan submittal on the front end of the process, this ensures site designs will address opportunities to reduce energy consumption and accommodate for renewables. These new Land Use policies support the County’s goal of preserving our environmental quality and also reflect many recently updated Caucus Master Plans in their support for climate change mitigation and environmental protection.

• Along with the P&Z, the same working group discussed proposed amendments to the current adopted 2015 International Energy Conservation Code. Recommendations brought forward from these groups directly address Pitkin County’s Climate

Action Plan, Green House Gas Reduction and Emergency Climate Change Proclamation goals by establishing an energy rating index (ERI). One program example is the use of HERs (home energy rating system). HERs is the industry standard by which a home’s energy efficiency is measured. It’s also the nationally recognized system for inspection and calculating a home’s energy performance. The ordinance will address a “whole project energy budget” that focuses on building performance, renewable energy and targeting net-zero onsite energy usage. This whole project energy budget will now include building efficiency as well as exterior energy usage. The initial 2020 goal of this ordinance is a targeted and measurable reduction in energy usage in a format Staff is calling Net30. Net30 is reached in a two-phase approach. The first requirement is for a project to obtain an ERI score of 60 before applying any renewable energy credits to the calculation method. This goal should be achievable in new homes through proper site orientation, insulation, windows, HVAC system to name a few. Then by utilizing renewables such as solar panels, the second requirement for a project is to reach an ERI of Net30 as well as offsetting 100% of their exterior energy usage through a renewable offset or REMP payment in lieu. By 2030, the goal is for all residential projects in Pitkin County to reach an optimal ERI score of 0 (a NetZero proximity). To implement these

changes it will require:

• Development of an ERI, with training opportunities through CORE and PITCO.

• Specialized plan review and inspections related to the ERI program.

• Development of a monitoring and measurement component in coordination with Holy Cross and Black Hills Energy that protects the anonymity of the consumer.

• Coordination with the Land Use Code Amendments by requiring solar access site planning criteria for plan submittal, incorporation of energy storage onsite and include resiliency planning approvals for each home.

This amendment to the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code applies primarily to new construction. Alterations and remodels that are not required to install a completely renewable energy system will remain, as indicated by other sections of this Code. Staff is planning, over a few months, to roll out the program, allowing time to educate the community and assure a successful program.

THE MARBLE TIMES

Our Take Aways After Reading About Martin Luther King Jr.

I learned about Martin Luther King Jr. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, his mother was a teacher and his father was a Baptist Minister. Martin Luther King Jr. was a good leader because he attempted to change people’s minds in a peaceful way.

By Elsie

Mile, Grade 3

In January, I was learning about Martin Luther King Jr. I learned that Martin Luther King Jr. changed many people’s lives. I learned that he was part of passing laws so whites and blacks could drink from the same drinking fountains.

By Sam Brown, Grade

3

Mahatma Gandhi’s original name was Mohanda Karamchand Gandhi, but he is known by Mahatma which means “great soul”, he wanted to achieve his goals without using force or violence and he had two goals: to free India from Britain's rule and to free Indians everywhere from prejudice.

By Eli Sorenson, Grade

5

This month I learned about Martin Luther King Jr. so that is what I am talking about. Martin Luther King Jr. tried to change what people thought and how they treated people with different color skin. Martin was an awesome guy! I learned that Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Georgia and wanted all children and adults to be free. He was a special person in our history.

By Ellamae Siemon, Grade

3

This page sponsored by David Parks & Laurie Farber

Recently I have been learning about Mahatma Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1969 in Porbandar, Gujarat, India. He was part of freeing India from Britain. He went to college in London to become a lawyer. He did this because they were under prejudice in India in the 1800’s.

By Auryn Test, Grade 5

In January I was learning about Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. was upset by the laws in the South. The laws were not fair to the black people and he wanted to change those laws.

By Gavy Edwards, Grade

6

In January I was learning about Martin Luther King Jr. I learned that Martin Luther King

By Ali Wofford, Grade

3

By Soren Mile, Grade

5

I learned about Mairead Corrigan. She tried to make peace between Irish and British people. She also had a friend named Betty Williams.

In January at school I have been reading about Martin Luther King Jr. I learned that he made peace and freedom and that was important. I learned that Martin Luther King Jr. was born 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He gave a speech at the Washington Monument. He was a good leader because he was part of changing the laws and people’s lives.

By Tobin Vinciguerra, Grade

4

Recently I have been learning about historical peacemakers. One fact about a peace maker called Nelson Mandela is Nelson was in jail for 25 years for peacefully protesting against South Americans getting treated poorly. Everyone can be a peace maker, you just have to try!

By Keegan Jaeger, Grade

5

Request for Comment on Crystal Trail

The White River National Forest (WRNF) is soliciting comments on a proposal from Pitkin County to construct and maintain a natural surface, non-motorized, multi-use recreational trail from Redstone south to the summit of McClure Pass. The proposed trail would be located within the State Highway 133 right-of-way and along the route of the historic Rock Creek Wagon Road and Old McClure Pass road.

The WRNF is preparing an Environmental Assessment (EA) to consider and disclose the anticipated environmental effects of issuing a Special Use Authorization to Pitkin County which would allow the County to construct and maintain the trail on Nation Forest System (NFS) lands. The proposed trail would be constructed to be a soft-surface or natural surface trail, running about seven miles in its entirety and crossing approximately five miles of NFS land.

For the five miles on NFS land, the existing non-system social trail that follows a historic wagon road and the Old McClure Pass roadbed would be reconfigured or improved to meet standards for trail sustainability and visitor use. Two new parking areas would be developed to improve trail access. The purpose and need of the proposed trail are to improve connectivity between Redstone, nearby subdivisions, and McClure Pass as well as improving access to recreational use along Highway 133.

The Forest Service hosted a public open house for the scoping phase on January 28 in Carbondale. An opportunity to comment on the environmental analysis is available until the end of the day on February 19.

Project information is available online at www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56913, this can also be found at the Aspen-Sopris Ranger District, or may be obtained by contacting Shelly Grail Braudis at shelly.grail@usda.gov.

Written comments must be submitted via mail, fax, electronically, or in-person to: Scott Fizwilliams

℅ Shelly Grail Braudis PO Box 309 Carbondale, CO 81623,

Fax: (970) 963-1012

Electronic comments including attachments may be submitted to: https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/public/commentinput?project=56913

Those who choose to comment should include:

1. Name, address, phone number, organization represent ed (if any);

2. Title of the project for which the comment is being submitted; and

3. Specific facts and supporting reasons for the responsi ble official to consider.

Your comments on this proposal will help to further develop the proposed action, potential alternatives, and complete an environmental assessment.

Avalanche Awarness Training in Marble

The Marble Hub put on a spectacular event at the Marble Fire Station. We had about 45 people show up to listen to, Matt Huber through the CAIC (Colorado Avalanche Information Center), who informed the participants about Avalanche Safety in the area.

The Marble Hub event was great. The group was very involved and inquisitive with varying levels of experience and expertise.

January 29 Wilderness Workshop’s Naturalist Nights. Topic: Maintaining CATCHments, Not WaterSHEDS: The Effects of Wildfire with Liz Schnackenberg from the U.S. Forest Service. Third Street Center, Carbondale at 6:00 p.m. or January 30 at ACES – Hallam Lake, Aspen at 6:00 pm. For details, visit: WildernessWorkshop.org/Naturalist-Nights/

February 1 Card Making with Terry Langley 10 a.m. — Noon at the Marble Community Church. Small material fee may apply.

February 2 SnoTel Presentation and Field Trip. 12 — 3 p.m. Meet at the Marble Hub and travel to McClure Pass. Be prepared to be outside. Fee Applies.

February 2 “Ski for Sisu” from 9 a.m.— 2 p.m., a community ski-a-thon that raises money to support the Spring Gulch Trails near Carbondale. Register with Mount Sopris Nordic Council by visiting www.SpringGulch.org, or e-mail info@SpringGulch.org.

February 3 Yoga with Jamie Fiske, 3:45 — 4:45 p.m. at the Marble Charter School.

February 5 Wilderness Workshop’s Naturalist Nights. Topic: Too Hot to Trot? Pika Ecology in a Time of Global Change with Johanna Varner, Ph.D, Colorado Mesa University. Third Street Center, Carbondale at 6:00 p.m. or February 6 at ACES – Hallam Lake, Aspen at 6:00 pm. For details, visit: WildernessWorkshop.org/Naturalist-Nights/

February 8 Second Saturdays in Marble, FREE: Marble Museum Winter Open House with History and Geology talks on the hour every hour, 1 p.m. — 6 p.m, see page ___ for full details. Chocolate Extravaganza Contest and Tasting, 11:30 a.m. — 1 p.m. plus wood carving, 1 p.m. — 4 p.m., with Rex and Vickie Branson at the Marble Charter School.

February 10 Yoga with Jamie Fiske, 3:45 — 4:45 p.m. at the Marble Charter School.

February 12 Wilderness Workshop’s Naturalist Nights. Topic: Feral Horses in the Western USA: Politics, Controversy, and Science with Kate Schoenecker,

Crystal Calendar

Send event information to gentryeh@hotmail.com

FEBRUARY

Ph.D, U.S. Geological Survey. Third Street Center, Carbondale at 6:00 p.m. or February 13 at ACES – Hallam Lake, Aspen at 6:00 pm. For details, visit: WildernessWorkshop.org/Naturalist-Nights/

February 14

Sonwriters’ Night at Beaver Lake Lodge, featuring Marble songwriters: Mario Villalobos, Larry Good, Brad Kline, David Walker Good. 7 p.m., $10 per person, beer and wine sales benefit Lead King Loop Steering Committee.

February 14 Valentine’s Day at the Redstone Inn. Wine and champagne tasting, 6 — 8 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge, $14 per person, call (970) 963-2526 for reservations.

February 15 Beading class with Chris Salomon, 1 — 3 p.m. at the Marble Hub.

February 15

Live music with local rock band Wooden Rock at the Redstone Inn Bar and Grill. 6 — 9:30 p.m., FREE.

February 17 Yoga with Jamie Fiske, 3:45 — 4:45 p.m. at the Marble Charter School.

February 19 Wilderness Workshop’s Naturalist Nights. Topic: No Boundaries for Birds: Saving Tropical Birds in the Roaring Fork Valley with Nic Korte, Grand Valley Audubon Society. Third Street Center, Carbondale at 6:00 p.m. or February 20 at ACES – Hallam Lake, Aspen at 6:00 pm. For details, visit: WildernessWorkshop.org/Naturalist-Nights/

February 20 Bingo at the Inn. 6:30 p.m. in the Bar & Grill.

February 22 Cross-country ski lesson with Alex Menard, 10 a.m. — Noon. Meet at the Marble Hub.

February 24 Yoga with Jamie Fiske, 3:45 — 4:45 p.m. at the Marble Charter School.

February 26 Wilderness Workshop’s Naturalist Nights. Topic: Border Wall Impacts on Wildlife, Wilderness, and Communities: A View from Both Sides of the Border (bilingual presentation) with Myl-

es Traphagen, Wildlands Network & Mirna Manteca, Profauna. Third Street Center, Carbondale at 6:00 p.m. or February 27 at ACES – Hallam Lake, Aspen at 6:00 pm. For details, visit: WildernessWorkshop.org/ Naturalist-Nights/

February 29 Learn to cook Philippian style with Gyoza/Mandu and Springs Rolls with Kelly Wilson at the Marble Charter School, 1 — 3 p.m.

Upcoming…

March 2 Yoga with Jamie Fiske, 3:45 — 4:45 p.m. at the Marble Charter School.

March 4 Wilderness Workshop’s Naturalist Nights. Topic: Snowmelt to Streamflow: Vulnerability of Mountain Rivers to Climate and Forest Change with Rosemary W. Carroll Ph.D., Desert Research Institute. Third Street Center, Carbondale at 6:00 p.m. or March 5 at ACES – Hallam Lake, Aspen at 6:00 pm. For details, visit: WildernessWorkshop.org/Naturalist-Nights/

March 7 Cross-Country Ski Tour with Alex Menard. Meet at the Hub, 10 a.m. — Noon.

Ongoing…

The Marble Hub will be open on Saturdays from January 4-April 11, 2020 from 10:00am-3:00pm to give community members an opportunity to socialize and enjoy free coffee, hot chocolate and pastries.

Body Fusion class with Lisa Wagner. Meets every Tuesday and Thursday, 8:30 — 10 a.m., at the Church at Redstone. All are welcome!

Yoga and a Soak at Avalanche Ranch Hot Springs, $25 cash/class. Bring your mat, towel, swimsuit, water, and snacks. Complete your experience and ask about massage availability when you call 970-963-2846 to reserve your yoga spot.

Mondays — 9 a.m. with Shannon Jones Wednesdays — 6 p.m. with Whitney Roginski Saturdays — 9 a.m. with Sarah Coburn

For anyone needing help stretching their food budget, Gunnison County Officials currently have boxes of food available distributed through the Marble Community Church. There is no charge to the recipient and no reservation is needed; boxes are available for an individual or up to a family of four and contain enough meals to last approximately three days.

Please call Pastor Jon Stovall at the church to arrange a pickup time for your box today, (970) 963-1464.