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Sage Williams, 12 (left), and Jaden Grimm, 10 (right), are both members of the Aspen Skate Club but over Christmas break they got pretty good workouts on the small pond at the north end of the Carbondale Nature Park. Sage’s dad, Greg, had more than just a hand in facilitating the workouts: he got out there with a shovel on numerous occasions and made like a human Zamboni to shove snow out of the way. He didn’t speculate about how thick the ice is, but did report that the pond itself isn’t very deep. For another view of the pond, please visit the Sun’s website at soprissun.com. Photo by Lynn Burton
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Carbondale Commentary The views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to the editor or guest columns. For more information, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at news@soprissun.com, or call 510-3003.
Well, I did it. I survived yet another holiday season existing pretty much on cheese and crackers, chocolate and wine. Inundated with the latest blood-rock, i-gadget and luxury sedan commercials, I’m left wondering how many years we have until WalMart opens their doors on Christmas day. The last month is a blur of parties and people and trips to the post office. And now, all I have left to show for it is a common cold and a half eaten box of Ritz By Jeannie Perry crackers, which I admit I’m eating for breakfast as I sit down to write my resolutions for 2014. First and foremost, my New Year’s resolution is to create positivity and keep putting it (myself) out there. I know it won’t be easy; it’s hard to keep smiling at strangers on the sidewalk who don’t smile back. And it’s hard to be a courteous driver when there is too much traffic for our two-lane highway. But I intend to wake up each day and forgive and forget yesterday’s trespasses except for litterbugs. I have to call them out; I can’t help myself. I’m turning into my mother. As a teenager I remember thinking I would die of embarrassment whenever my mom broke into song in the middle of the
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grocery store aisle. As if singing “Build Me Up Buttercup” as we filled the cart revealed anything more than our ability to carry a tune. Now, of course, I gravitate to those people in the grocery store; the wholehearted ones, the ones who aren’t afraid to show their true selves to the world. If necessity is the mother of invention, then vulnerability and honesty are its sisters. If you think about it, without vulnerability there is no creativity. And in order to create something real, and sustainable, it takes sincerity. (Fraud can’t pass itself off for long before party-goers wander off to talk to someone more interesting, someone genuine.) And if we’re not creating, then seriously, what’s the friggin’ point? I mean, why bother to get out of our pajamas? (Don’t get me wrong— in a perfect world we would all be able to create our lives in our pajamas. And I do think we’re headed in the right direction, towards loose-fitting, comfortable clothing for everyone. Think today’s yoga pants in public vs. the conforming suit lines of 1980s corporate slave wear.) Vulnerability is a funny thing in our culture. It’s not promoted as a positive, and yet just being alive is to be vulnerable. We don’t encourage it in our children, especially our boys. Vulnerability is perceived as the opposite of strength, but is it really? Not according to Dr. Brené Brown, vulnerability researcher: “Vulnerability is not weakness. I define vulnerability as emotional risk, exposure, uncertainty. It fuels our daily lives. And I have
come to the belief — this is my twelfth year doing this research — that vulnerability is our most accurate measurement of courage.” Dr. Brown collects data from everyday people, people who fall down and make mistakes and then get up and do it again. People who are searching for the same thing we all are: connection. Family, Fame, Fortune, Faith or Forestry, whichever one of the Five Fs we’re currently seeking is most likely a chance to feel like we’re a part of something bigger. Something substantial. Something we can point to and say look! I belong to this. After all, we’re humans. Not the most foresighted creatures in the universe, but we got a lotta heart. And as soon as we stop believing in Santa and his military-industrial complex, we might even evolve to be a kind, sharing, sincere species. A species invested in our children’s planet. Dare I say it? A species that doesn’t rank each other by the color of our suits. It’s 2014, for Pete’s sake! If we can’t put ourselves out there — show our true colors, as they say, then at the very least can we stop judging each other for our cracker preferences. Whether it’s melba toast, or gluten-free oat crisps with rosemary and raisins, or just a plain ol’ Ritz, it does the job. It holds the vulnerable cheese.
– Wendell Berry
tinually striving to assist, enrich and educate our citizenry. The Third Street Center is the actualization of shared community goals that not only build upon the foundation of our community, but also strengthen the fabric of our character and spirit.” Reaching out to communities from Aspen to Parachute, the 29 non-profit organizations that share a “home” in the center make irreplaceable contributions to the lives of thousands of families and individuals. The diverse missions of these beloved non-profits encompass human services, energy and the environment, community building, and the arts. The programs provided by the dedicated staff of these organizations engage a wide range of people, including those who are at risk, low-income and/or underserved. In addition to non-profits, the eclectic mix of tenants includes six for-profit compatible small businesses and five artists that contribute to the center’s vitality. Throughout the day and year-round, TSC buzzes with activity. People learn, socialize, work, are entertained, and play within the center. Residents and visitors of all ages — from young dance students of Ballet Folklorico to seniors — gather for diverse purposes from arts shows presented by Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities to the local high school prom. Organizations from around Colorado use the two community spaces — the Calaway and Round rooms — that are available to the public at reasonable rates, attracting overnight business to Carbondale.
Single words cannot capture the meaning of a place as multi-faceted as Carbondale’s Third Street Center. But “giving” is a word that comes close enough. The spirit of giving pervades this special place that was created by an extraordinary team effort. In 2008, the town of Carbondale became a core partner and advocate for the transformation of the then 49-year-old abandoned elementary school into a sustainable nonprofit center and community gathering place. The town joined with two non-profits, a non-profit funder, local bank, and design professionals to fulfill the vision for a nonprofit/arts center that had been percolating in Carbondale for a decade. Just three and a half years have gone by since its doors opened in May 2010. Yet, today it is as hard to imagine Carbondale without the Third Street Center as it would be to imagine the town without the Mountain Fair, Crystal Theatre or Village Smithy. Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot expresses the center’s value to the community: “Carbondale and its people have long prided themselves as being a caring, committed and active community, con2 • THE SOPRIS SUN • www.SoprisSun.com • JANUARY 2, 2014
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“Giving” and the ird Street Center “And so here, at the very heart of community life, we find not something to sell as in the public market but this momentous giving. If the community cannot protect this giving, it can protect nothing . . . .”
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Located at the edge of the historic town grid within a walkable, five-block distance from Main Street, the center complements Carbondale’s civic and commercial activities. The center’s mix of community uses, heavy daily traffic and accessibility encouraged the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce, which selected TSC “Non-profit of the Year” in 2013, to relocate to the facility. The center welcomes and nurtures the social life of the community at large. Through the diversity of its tenants and the variety of events it hosts, the center has established a “commons” that helps sustains the health and vibrancy not just of Carbondale but of the entire area. The Third Street Center’s essential mission remains to provide secure, affordable homes for non-profits, thereby enabling them to better serve this far-flung region. For that, we must rely on financial help from the community. To our benevolent individual donors and foundations, including Jim and Connie Calaway, the Anschutz Family Foundation, The Thrift Shop of Aspen, United Way of Garfield County, and the Roaring Fork Rotary Foundation, everyone at TSC sends sincere appreciation for your generosity. We invite you to include the Third Street Center in your giving. The center’s Board of Directors and staff join in extending warm greetings and best wishes for 2014 to all throughout our community. — The Third Street Center Board of Directors
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Jump-starting English language instruction in RE-1 By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent “It’s like we’re at the starting line and we’re ready to oor it.â€? That’s how Amy Galicia describes the RE-1 school district’s readiness to address the needs of English language learners. Galicia was hired this past summer as the new coordinator of the district’s English Language Development program (ELD). Galicia has worked in education for the past 21 years as a teacher, program developer and coordinator of bilingual programs in Mexico, Iowa and Colorado. She also has served as president of the Colorado Association of Bilingual Education. This year the district is moving full swing into a new approach to teaching English as a Second Language with the goal of engaging English Language Learner (ELL) students at higher levels as well as enriching the learning experience for all students. Language instruction will now be integrated into all classrooms (in contrast to limiting language instruction to ELD classes only). All teachers will be responsible for teaching English language development within the context of their speciďŹ c content area. Teachers also will be responsible for teaching in a way that makes the content comprehensible for students at all levels of English language development. In previous years, ELD teachers were the only ones who were fully trained to teach English as a Second Language. One of Galicia’s jobs is to train all teachers on how to embed English language instruction into the instruction of their content area and how to provide the supports that ELL students need. Galicia told The Sopris Sun that this approach (which is being adopted across the state) will enable ELL students to learn the same concepts and skills as their Englishspeaking peers. Previously, teachers tended to “water downâ€? the learning goals for ELL students due to their limited English skills. Now, teachers can expect ELL students to engage in high levels of thinking — analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating information — while they’re still in the process of learning English. ELL students will also be given more exibility in terms of how they demonstrate that they have learned the content. For example, if ďŹ rst graders are learning to differentiate between living and non-living things, Galicia explained, native English speaking students may be able to demonstrate their understanding by writing a list of living vs. non-living things,
while beginning ELL students could draw pictures or point to images. With this approach, ELL students can be assessed on how well they understand a concept, not simply whether they know enough English to express how well they understand a concept.
Detract? Will this new approach detract from the instruction of native English speaking students? To the contrary, Galicia states that “any supports for ELL students enhance learning for all students.� For example, teachers could incorporate more visual learning aids and hands-on experiences to support the ELL students in a classroom. Such varied approaches to teaching provide a richer learning experience for native English speaking students as well. Galicia also notes that fully integrated classrooms provide all students with valuable cross-cultural learning experiences that don’t exist when ELL students and native Englishspeaking students are in separate classrooms. Galicia said that extensive research over the past 50 years supports this new approach and debunks some common myths about learning a second language:
• Myth #1: Students learn English best if they stop using their Spanish in school and receive instruction in English only. According to Galicia, research ďŹ nds that kids who spend some time learning academic content in their ďŹ rst language learn English better than kids who are in Englishonly programs. “Many factors affect how quickly and how well you learn a second language,â€? Galicia said. “The number one factor is how well you know your ďŹ rst language.â€? “At age 5 kids are still learning their ďŹ rst language,â€? Galicia explained. “If they’re in a place where they’re not allowed to continue learning their ďŹ rst language it stunts their learning in the second language.â€? In contrast, if children have the opportunity to develop an advanced understanding of their native language either before or at the same time that they are learning a second language, they will be much more successful at learning that second language. Of course, instructing a child in Spanish requires a Spanish-speaking teacher. While many RE-1 schools do not have a sufďŹ cient number of bilingual teachers to provide instruction in Spanish, Crystal River Elementary School does provide reading and writing
instruction in Spanish and English to native Spanish speakers in kindergarten through second grade. Basalt Elementary School also includes instruction in both English and Spanish for some children (both native English speakers and native Spanish speakers).  • Myth #2: It’s best for kids learning English to spend their days in classrooms focused entirely on learning English as quickly as possible. According to Galicia, research indicates that ELL students learn English best when they are surrounded by their native Englishspeaking peers (as opposed to grouping all ELL students into one classroom). Also, kids are more successful in the long run academically if they are given opportunities to advance their knowledge in content areas while their English skills are still progressing. • Myth #3: It only takes kids a couple years to learn English as a second language if they start learning at a young age. Indeed, young children, after being in school for just a couple years, may be speaking English very well. However, Galicia explains, what these children have gained is conversational English. Conversational English requires ELL page 12
Does it get any better than this? Playing goalie during a sunny Sunday on Beaver Lake in Marble? Players said it’s a tradition to shovel out a small rink and play all-ages/all-abilities hockey over the holidays. This is a no-budget operation, so instead of nets for goals they put a pair of Sorrel boots at each end. Goals are scored but apparently not tallied. For more Marble hockey photos please visit soprissun.com. Photo by Lynn Burton
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Town Briefs Parks, recreation and trails plan coming in 2014 Sopris Sun Staff Report The recreation department is developing a request for proposals (RFP) for the Carbondale Parks, Recreation & Trails Master Plan update, according to a memo from town manager Jay Harrington. The Parks & Recreation Commission, and the Bicycle, Pedestrians & Trails Commission, will review the process in January. The RFP asks for a consulting team to work with town staff, commission members, a citizen-steering committee and elected officials to complete the 10-year plan by the end of 2014. The recreation department is also working with several committee members from the Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Commission to develop a RFP to seek “design-build” proposals from companies interested in design and construction of the new North Face bike park, which is scheduled to break ground in May.
hand built, split-log bridge railing over the Sopris Park ditch. • The downtown ice rink opened on Dec. 27. • The finance department is working on year-end reports, closing out 2013 and preparing the 2014 Budget Book. • A police officer was punched in the head outside a downtown bar on Dec. 22. The suspect was arrested and jailed on charges of second-degree assault. • Christmas day was very quiet except for a late afternoon hit and run/ DUI arrest. • The building department issued two permits, reviewed plans and performed four inspections the week of Dec. 23-27.
• Christmas tree recycling has begun in the parking lot at Fourth and Colorado, and will continue through January. • Public Works crews worked all week (Dec. 23-27) on snow and ice removal.
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Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident reports of the C’dale Police Dept. SUNDAY Dec. 22 At 8:09 a.m. police issued a warning to a man who had set up camp, complete with generator, across four parking spaces at the library. SUNDAY Dec. 22 At 11:28 p.m. police responded to a heroin overdose on Garfield Avenue. “Narcan” was administered and paramedics were able to revive the man, who was taken to Valley View Hospital.
FRIDAY Dec. 27 At 7:07 p.m. an officer contacted a male and female party at “Fisherman’s Park.” The young couple said that they were OK and had gone there to “make out.” The officer instructed the couple to “find a new place to do that."
• Smiley and crew have been working on the footings for the new steel building in the public works yard. • The streets crew fixed several damaged signs.
• Russell Sissom has almost completed a
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WEDNESDAY Dec. 25 At 1 a.m. a man called police to report someone near his back door. Upon arrival, police determined the noise had come from a deer. (Editor’s note: This report does not mention whether a fat man in a red suit was also seen in the vicinity).
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Aer almost 10 years, Russets closing its doors By Will Grandbois Sopris Sun Correspondent The rumors have been confirmed. Sunday, Jan. 5, will be the last day of business at Russets restaurant. After just shy of 10 years of operation, including the recession’s rough years, owners Sue and Claude Van Horton are hanging up their hats. The decision is, according to Sue, purely economic. Although billed as a “neighborhood restaurant and bar,” the establishment – Sue Van Horton has a reputation for fine dining that has been both a blessing and a curse. When the eatery opened in February 2004, times were good and people had income to spare. When things got tough, Sue surmises, people didn’t think of Russets as a place to just grab an appetizer and glass of wine. Since word began to get out that they’re closing their doors, they’ve been packed almost every night. Folks are eager to get one last taste of their favorite dishes. In particular, the wild mushroom soup and lobster
“I’ve always said we had the best customers and we’ve been blessed with the best staff.”
Sue Van Horton (right) has been greeting a steady stream of loyal diners in recent days. Wild mushroom soup and lobster bisque have been two of Russets’ more popular dishes of late. Before opening Russets almost 10 years ago, Sue and her husband Claude owned Chefy’s in Basalt. Photo by Will Grandbois bisque have been in great demand. “The other night we ran out for the first time ever,” Sue said. “We’ve been going through five gallons of each soup a night.” So far, they’ve been able to accommodate walk-ins, but as the week goes on, patrons hoping to get a last taste of Russets’ food would be well advised to reserve in advance.
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As for what’s next, the space has been listed for sale since late summer, with no buyers. “There’s going to be a huge void. But I’ve been very fortunate. I’ve always said we had the best customers and we’ve been blessed with the best staff,” Sue said. The Van Hortons have been through this before. Prior to opening Russets, they operated Chefy’s restaurant in Basalt for 15
years. Claude has been cooking in the Roaring Fork Valley for 42 years, getting his start at the Golden Horn in Aspen. Asked whether another venture might be on the horizon, Sue told The Sun, “We’re not thinking that far ahead. I just want to go skiing.” Russets is located at 225 Main St. The phone number is 963-3036.
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Former horses now roaring
The choice of venue for the announcement was no It was the best-kept secret Carbondale has not accident. Although the Horses have played nearly heard in a while. The band All the Pretty Horses let it every venue in the 81623 Zip Code, they got their be known as far back as Halloween it was changing start at the C-Town talent show back in 2009 with it’s name, but none of the pretty horses let their lips just Pevec, SandĂĄte and another player. They added ap to reveal the group’s new name. Ashton Taufer and Taylor during another performThere were clues, however. Last week’s Scuttlebutt ance there and played with Frank Martin at Steve’s quoted a coy Olivia Pevec saying her band’s new Guitars’ 10th Anniversary show in 2011. “We just name was inspired by “audience participationâ€? and asked him (Martin) to join us and he never left,â€? Pevec contained a “local reference.â€? recalled. “We’ve met here. We played here.â€? The band Well, some Sopris Sunners took the scant clue and also includes Sophia Clark. immediately determined that the Bonedale Boogie Sitting below a wall of guitars at Steve’s a few Band meets the hint’s requirements. That’s about the days ago, SandĂĄte added “It (Steve’s) is not just a peronly name the Sun crew could come up with before formance space — it’s a creative environment.â€? returning to their alleged work. With the new name comes a CD – ďŹ ve original Anyway, Pevec vowed not to reveal the band’s new tracks recorded at Echo Ranch Studios and masname until their CD release party at Steve’s Guitars tered at Misery Loves Company Records. Titled on New Year’s Eve. “All the Pretty Horses,â€? the EP is intended to serve So, without any more adieus, are you ready? Here as a bridge between the band’s old identity and it is. Drum roll please. The new name for the band Carbondale Middle School students in Wendy Hayden’s reading/social new, and includes the upbeat “Miles Down the formerly known as All the Pretty Horses is — Let studies class got a treat just before Christmas break. The sixth graders Road,â€? a thematic “Derrick Lights,â€? a slow rendiwere studying the Inca culture, so what better way to get some hands-on tion of “Ruthie’s Songâ€? the mostly instrumental Them Roar. “This whole (naming) process was really exciting,â€? learning than through two of Linda Hayes’s llamas. Makenzie Maker is “Broker than Brokeâ€? and the genre mixing “Thank guitarist Mateo SandĂĄte told The Sopris Sun earlier in shown here feeding Ilumina the llama. Students looking on include Kira Goodness.â€? The CD comes in a suitably artsy the week, “We opened it up to everyone. Each band Ettelson and Isabella Hernandez. Courtesy photo origami-style case, and was scheduled to be inmember came to the table with a bag full of names.â€? cluded with admission on New Years’ Eve. The reThe old name was selected without much competition, and is shared with another band maining CDs will be available through local distribution. out of Minneapolis, as well as the novel and its ďŹ lm adaptation. In the end, both SandĂĄte and “If you see us walking down the street, let us know you want one!â€? Pevec said. drummer Aaron Taylor claim to have come up with “Let Them Roarâ€? independently. While Barring small-town serendipity, you can also preview and purchase the CD online at letthe coincidence might be related to Katy Perry’s recent single “Roar,â€? SandĂĄte said the idea of themroar.bandcamp.com/album/all-the-pretty-horses. a big cat’s roar didn’t even occur to him. — By Will Grandbois and Lynn Burton “What roars? It’s the river. It has a deep tie to nature for me,â€? he said. The local connection for a group from the Roaring Fork Valley is one reason they chose it They say it’s your birthday over some of the other options. Pevec, meanwhile, emphasized that the “themâ€? doesn’t necFolks celebrating their birthday this week include: Eric Rudd (Jan. 2); Bob Albright, essarily imply an “us.â€? Paul Nieslanik, Skip Bell, Brad Palmer, Melinda Schultz and Rick Herrington (Jan. 4); “As we grow into the name, it’s something we’re going to explore,â€? she said. Peter Lamort, and Taylor Faczak (Jan. 6); and Stephen Paul (Jan. 8).
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Red Kettle Bell Ringing Our club had a successful Red Kettle bell ringing campaign for Salvation Army this Christmas season. We collected more than $8,000, including $1,000 on Christmas Eve alone. Thank you to all who donated during the holidays, and to all who volunteered to ring the bell, including our fellow Rotarians from the Mt. Sopris Club and non-Rotarians alike, to the local Cub Scouts and to City Market. Amanda Boxtel visited the Carbondale Rotary Club in December to demonstrate her exoskeleton and speak about the Bridging Bionics Foundation, which raises money to further education and research and development for exoskeltons and bionic technology for the physically disabled.
Carbondale Rotary Club members Ed Brown, left, and Andy White with Ana Gaytan from the new young adult Rotaract Club that has recently formed in the area ring the Salvation Army Red Kettle bell during the holidays at City Market.
Carbondale Rotary Club meets at 6:50 a.m. on Wednesdays at the Carbondale Firehouse. Visitors are welcome to come enjoy our weekly program and learn about the wonderful work Rotary does in the community and around the world. For program suggestions, contact Amy Barr, amy@amybarr.com, or Herb Feinzig, hf99@sopris.net
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Ivone MuĂąoz: Remembrances from friends, co-workers, students “She will be missed beyond words.â€? — Wendy Boland, RFHS teacher
Sopris Sun Staff Report Ivone Munoz, most recently an English Language Learner teacher at Roaring Fork High School, died on Dec. 27 following a long battle with cancer. MuĂąoz, 40, was a Carbondale native and mother of four, with an extended family that included her grandmother, parents, brother, sister, aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. Here are some recently compiled remembrances and those included in a Sopris Sun article: “I have a single word to describe Ivone: graceful. The way she advocated for her students, made her disagreements known, led her life, accepted her illness, and left this world were done with a grace that few people share.â€? — Sharon Moya “Ivone is an incredible advocate for her students both in the school and out in the community. She serves as a surrogate mother, career counselor, legal aid, college admissions ofďŹ cer, nurse practitioner, nutritionist, and, most importantly, trusted friend to all of her students. Ivone is involved in their lives before, during, and after their high school careers, and has been the difference for quite a few of them.â€? — Cliff Colia, retired principal, Ivone’s substitute teacher “Thank you Ivone MuĂąoz for the life you lived. Your example taught us to persevere and take advantage of that which makes us different ... to push through adversity, to have compassion for the misunderstood, and to never underestimate what unity, pride and a voice can do to change the world.â€? — Alex Alvarado, RFHS graduate “She always tells the students in her ELL (English Language Learner) class: ‘Never forget your Spanish and where you are from. Those are your roots. And you can succeed no matter where you come from.’â€? — Omar Gonzalez, RFHS student
A funeral mass was held in the Roaring Fork High School gym on Dec. 31, followed by a reception. Soccer was one MuĂąoz’s passions; family and friends were invited to sign a ball in the school lobby. Photo by Lynn Burton “Ivone has always taken on so much, worked so hard, and given so much of herself to others.â€? — Patty Bristol, retired teacher “I have always admired Ivone’s strength of character. She stood up for what she believed in, and she brought people together with grace, humility and optimism.â€? — Kenny Teitler, CMS teacher “Ivone truly was a person who lit up the room with her presence and smile.â€? — Matt Hamilton, RFSD School
Board President “There are so many things that I admired about Ivone including her indomitable spirit in face of the many challenges she faced in her life.  She was an amazingly strong woman ‌ The image of Ivone that is permanently left in my memory is her enthusiasm and her easy smile ‌ .â€? — Sue Rollyson, RFHS para-educator “Ivone always had a smile on her face, had a heart of gold, MUĂ‘OZ REMEMBRANCES page 9
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Community Calendar THURSDAY Jan. 2 ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.
FRIDAY Jan. 3 FIRST FRIDAY • A community skate night at the downtown ice rink kicks off the 2014 First Friday series. From 5:30 to 8 p.m. a fire pit will rage, and free hot dogs, flaming marshmallows and hot chocolate will be served up. Ice skate rentals are offered at the recreation center until 9 p.m. Many downtown stores and galleries will be open late. Info: 963-1890 or the ad on page 6. MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Nebraska” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Jan 3-9 except on Jan. 5 which will show at 2 p.m (captioned) and 5 p.m.; and “All Is Lost” (PG-13) at 5:15 p.m. Jan. 3-4. LIVE MUSIC • From the brilliant musicians who brought you Seventh Hour and Coyote Gospel comes Spore Favore (“The Band from Beyond”) with special guests Rob “The Camaro” Dasaro and Brad “The Man” Manosevitz. They join John Carlin (guitar), Guy Welles (e-mando and e-fiddle), Ryan Grow (drums) and Tommy Sherlock (bass). “Spore Favor is just as good as their wildly creative posters that feature scantily clad women, space ships, ray-guns and scary swamp monsters,” said one fan as he stole a poster at City Market to add to his extensive collection. This gig takes place at the Black Nugget on Main Street at 9:30 p.m. and band sources confirmed it has been approved “by people who like to boogie.” There’s no cover.
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LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Big Dog and the Midnight Badgers at 8:30 p.m. This is a spin-off project from the No Joes, featuring Matthew Palomino (lead vocals/electric bass), Lyle Luckett (drums) and Kimbrell Larouche (electric guitar). They play an original mix of “hard funky rock ’n roll from the mountains of Colorado.” Info: 963-3304. DAVI NIKENT • John Chophel Bruna brings his Mindful Life Program to the Third Street Center from 7 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 3, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 4 and 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 5. The cost is $100. Info: admin@wocompassion.org.
SATURDAY Jan. 4 LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars presents Pauline Reese, the reigning Entertainer of the Year winner from the Texas Music Awards. She’s reportedly Willie Nelson’s favorite female vocalist and a pioneer in the male-dominated genre of outlaw country. She’ll play a blend of original alt country, rock, Western Swing, honky tonk, folk and Tejano music. Info: 963-3304.
SUNDAY Jan. 5 DAVI NIKENT • Jacy Sundlie leads tension and trauma releasing exercises (TRI) at the Third Street Center from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Info: 948-5154.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 8 CCC • This week’s Carbondale Culture Club at the Third Street Center features a new musical collaboration – Valle Musico. The group
explores the confluence of classical, jazz and world music, and is comprised of guitarists Pat Winger and John Ramo, percussionist Lyn Byars and bass player Mike Facey. Ramo said the group was inspired by his chance meeting with Paul Simon in New York at about the time “Graceland’ was first released. “He (Simon) said that music for him was about ‘guitars and percussion.’” The Carbondale Culture Club meets at noon on Wednesdays and the public is invited. VALLEY DIVAS • The Valley Divas women’s
networking group meets at Konnyaku from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The cost is $12, which includes appetizers, a house drink and tip. ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary meets at the fire station Wednesdays at 7 a.m. NATURALIST NIGHTS • ACES and the Wilderness Workshop kick off their Naturalist Nights free speaker series with Dick Filby presenting “Wildlife at the End of the Earth: Antarctic Birds and Animals” in the Third Street Center at 5:30 p.m.
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LIVE MUSIC • Cody Canada and the Departed plays PAC3 in the Third Street Center tonight. On Jan. 17 it’s the Samples, followed by Terapin Flyer on Jan. 23, Head for the Hills on Jan. 28 and Agent Orange on Jan. 31. Info: pac3carbondale.com.
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HMC • Healthy Mountain Communities and the Sonoran Institute present “Building Strong Towns” with Charles Marohn at the Glenwood Springs Community Center from 6 to 8 p.m. It’s free.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 15
NATURALIST NIGHTS • ACES and the Wilderness Workshop continue their Naturalist Nights free speaker series with “Moose in the Roaring Fork Valley” in the Third Street Center at 5:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 22 NATURALIST NIGHTS • ACES and the
Wilderness Workshop present the film “A Fierce Green Fire: The Battle for a Living Planet” in the Third Street Center at 5:30 p.m. It’s free.
WEDNESDAY Jan. 29 NATURALIST NIGHTS • ACES and the Wilderness Workshop present “Songbirds as Indicators of Healthy Riparian Ecosystems” (with Dee Malone) in the Third Street Center at 5:30 p.m. It’s free.
SUNDAY Feb. 16 LIGHT IT UP • The Light It Up Blue fundraiser for Autism Speaks and the Extreme Sports Camp for Autism takes place in Aspen at 6 p.m. The music lineup includes John Popper and Brother’s Keeper, with special celebrity guest Jacqueline Laurita (“Real Housewives of New Jersey”) and actor Michael Chiklis. Tickets are $250 at lightitupblueaspen.org.
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Community Calendar from page 8 Ongoing KDNK • The Andy Zanca Youth Empowerment program on KDNK broadcasts Crystal River Elementary School students’ narratives, with such titles as “When I Broke My Arm” and “When My Uncle Died” from 2:55 to 3 p.m. on Mondays through Feb. 10. Tune in at 88.1 FM. KOROLOGOS • The Ann Korologos Gallery in downtown Basalt continues its show “The Exceptional Gift,” featuring the gallery’s regional and contemporary Western artists working in painting, prints, ceramics and sculpture. Info: 927-9668. MARY NOONE • The Main Street Gallery & the Framer at 399 Main St. presents Mary Noone’s annual show of flowers, dogs and landscapes through early February. Info: 963-3775. LINX • The Linx Networking group meets each Tuesdays at 7 a.m. in the Aspen-Sotheby’s real estate office on Midland Avenue in Basalt. Info: Keith Edquist at 928-8428. CANCER CONSULTATIONS • Valley View Hospital offers free lung cancer evaluations on Thursdays from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Info: 384-7707. MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy. DHARMA TALK • John “Chophel” Bruna facilitates a meditation and dharma talk at the Third Street Center on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Info: wayofcompassion.org. MUSIC TOGETHER • All Valley Music Together classes are under way. For details, go to allvalleymusic.com or call 963-1482. LIVE MUSIC • The Hotel Colorado hosts a Monday night jazz jam in its lobby at 7 p.m. The sessions are open to jazz musicians of all levels, semi-formal attire encouraged. Spectators welcome. For more information visit the Monday Night Jazz Facebook page or contact Zack Ritchie at 987-9277. LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works hosts open mic nights with Patrick Fagan Mondays at 7:30 p.m.
Muñoz remembrances om page 7 and went over and beyond for everyone.” — Grace De La Sala, CMS teacher “What I remember most about Ivone was her wonderful, spontaneous giggle. When she laughed (and she could find joy and humor in everything), she always made me want to laugh along with her.” — Barb Mason, RFHS assistant principal “Ivone impacted the school and community in so many positive ways. She was a true advocate for all students.” — Larry Williams, RFHS teacher “I had Ivone in class when she was a sophomore ... She sat in the front row. I can see her even now. She NEVER missed a day of class. She was so eager, so curious, so focused ... And then one day she was absent. I KNEW something was amiss. We all loved her so much that we ‘rallied the forces’ and found out her circumstances and got her to come back to school and petitioned the school board to help her graduate early.” — Bonnie Cretti, retired teacher “Ivone was a visionary of what is possible and the most gracious person I have yet to meet. She was never too busy to help someone in need.” — June Fox, teacher “Not only was Ivone supportive and nurturing to her family and students, she also had a great passion for soccer, which she shared with so many young players. She was always willing to help in any way she could be it coaching, managing, playing, translating forms for the Carbondale Soccer Club and even refereeing.” — Terri & Dave Ritchie “I’ve always admired Ivone’s thoughtfulness and passion for the Latino youth in the Roaring Fork Valley to maintain their education through high school and beyond.” — Debbie Martinez, CMC “Ivone was a true inspiration to all of the students
and staff of CMC’s ESL and GED programs throughout the valley. She never stopped thinking about how she could help our students achieve their educational and life goals, and at the same time amazed her colleagues with her unique talent for organizing our extensive grant paperwork. She made everyone’s lives better.” — Virginia Nicolai, CMC professor “Ivone bridged our two communities in an extraordinary way … She was an inspirational educator ... help(ing) others stay in school, learn English, and make their mark on the world, just as she did. Ivone had a brain as big as her heart.” — Sue Lavin, CMC teacher From Ivone’s letter to the community in The Sopris Sun: “It is difficult to express in words the gratitude I feel for the tidal wave of support my family and I have received as I have struggled with kidney cancer these last few months … There isn’t a day I don’t think about death and how much more relevant it is than it used to be several months ago. But just as present are your acts of kindness, my family, my goals and the wonderful thought of living. This concept of living becomes my focus. A focus on making a difference for others as you have done with me. I will never forget all that you have done ... It is with your help and kind gestures that I have gained a better and clearer understanding of how beautiful life truly is. Each day I am learning a new meaning of what it means to live life to the fullest. I thank God for each day I am alive and for the experience of being surrounded by so many beautiful human beings.” Editor’s note: For the complete obituary, please visit The Sopris Sun website at soprissun.com.
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Store owner shares humble roots with Steve Martin By S. Michael Jundt Special to The Sopris Sun With the sentiment of comedian Steve Martin, Heirlooms owner Brenda McCartney says, “I was born a poor girl in the middle of America.” Brenda's middle America was Mound, Minnesota, where hot and humid summers followed by some of the coldest winters below the Canadian border helped to pave a path southward. “Colorado blue skies and the youthful promise of parties and skiing brought me to my new home in 1979.” Housekeeping and nanny work paid the bills for a time. Then, in 1984, Claudette Carter took Brenda under her wing in the landmark consignment store Gracy’s in Aspen. From there, Brenda followed her manager, Susan Harvey, to Susie’s, a new consignment store. There, Brenda’s knowledge of recycle, up-cycle, second hand, resale and consignment continued to grow. Now, says Brenda, “I own my own crazy, fun
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consignment shop in the heart of Basalt.” Having upgraded her location twice, Brenda’s Heirlooms has become a staple on Midland Avenue in what used to be the old post office. Her store’s branding is funky and eclectic and laced with high-end finds. There, women’s and men’s clothing, jewelry, art, home goods, furnishings and gifts nicely fill the 2,800 square foot showroom. “The stories are endless,” says Brenda, “the goods never stop flowing and the fun is contagious. I’ve always wanted to write an account about the pieces that have traveled the valley and the stories they hold in their fibers. I have seen so many wonderful items resurface time after time.” In an economy where consigning goods has become a necessary win-win for both buyer and seller, Brenda McCartney shines brightly with 28 years of experience that, as she says, “has been a pure joy and good fortune. I do a job that I love . . . and I’ve never had to work a day in my life.”
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A mountain man’s medicine bag for 2014 I always get apprehensive at the prospect of a new year stretching out ahead of have been more than a few times in my life when things seemed hopeless and those me, with both opportunities and challenges sure to present themselves, and daunting words returned to offer encouragement. And hope. conundrums of every kind certain to test my character.I no longer make New Year’s Mark Twain provided several nostrums for my medicine bag, but the one that comes resolutions, but I carry a mental and spiritual repair kit wherever I go, a compendium up most frequently is his observation that “worry is interest paid on a debt you may of wisdom containing clichés, aphorisms and truisms to be used as psynever owe.” I worry less than I once did, but I’m still pretty good at it, chic Band-Aids, when needed. Sometimes they work, and sometimes and if I should fail to worry enough, my wife will usually remind me they don’t, but I think of this stuff as akin to the medicine bags the of one or two reasons to keep worrying. It’s then I recall Twain’s sage on Plains Indians used to carry, packed with their personal magic, totems advice, which I also share, tirelessly, with my two daughters. the against harm, disorder, confusion and the unexpected. Mountain men One of my own pearls of wisdom also made it into my medicine who had prolonged exposure to Native Americans took to carrying such bag, a thought that came to me when my eldest daughter complained By Jaime O’Neill bags themselves, filling them with a bright stone, an eagle feather, or High Country News that her then-boyfriend was giving her “mixed signals.” My reply to maybe a tintype of a woman they knew in St. Louis, far back down the her was: “Mixed signals are clear signals.” It helped her work some Missouri River. things out, and she complimented me on being so smart, but I think I just got lucky My personal medicine bag is pretty full now, and some of the things in it have when that insight came to mind. served me well, words against the chaos, and salve to the soul. First among my perHardly a day goes by when I’m not reminded of Samuel Johnson’s adage that “pasonal resources is the famous serenity prayer, which goes like this: “God grant me the triotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” Johnson made that observation during the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, years when this nation was being forged. Since our courage to change the things I can, and wisdom inception, we’ve been plagued by far too many to know the difference.” scoundrels who use ersatz love of country to mask It’s not easy to practice those words; it can narrow self-interest. Rush Limbaugh and a horde be exceedingly difficult to tell the difference beof others leap to mind whenever I think of Johntween the things you can change and the things son’s famous phrase. Limbaugh paid more than a you can’t, but learning to accept what cannot million bucks for Elton John to perform at his — Niels Bohr, scientist be changed is the first building block of sanity. fourth wedding, money that the anti-gay-rights I also find useful truth in the line from Shakescoundrel had originally earned by professing love speare’s Hamlet that reads: “There is nothing eiof country while sowing further division, and ther bad nor good but thinking makes it so.” doing his country so much harm. Though there are surely some things so bad that no amount of thinking can make them I don’t know what the next year will bring. As scientist Niels Bohr once observed, better, there’s also stuff we endure that’s really only as bad as we make it out to be. If “Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” With all that uncertainty, we rearrange our attitude, we can often reconfigure our own psychic pain. I’m just glad I’ve got so many resources in my medicine bag. So, I’ll sign off with the “Where there’s life, there’s hope.” I read that in a Tarzan comic book when I was immortal words of Porky Pig, who said so memorably: “Th-th-that’s all folks.” maybe 8 years old. Tarzan had been badly mauled by some fierce critter and had climbed up in a tree to recuperate. His chances of survival seemed poor. “Where there’s Jaime O’Neill is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News. life, there’s hope” appeared in a thought bubble above Tarzan’s bleeding head. There He writes in Magalia, California
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ELL continued om page 3 just a rudimentary understanding of the language. (Also, young children are very good at imitating accents, so they may sound like they have a much deeper understanding of a language than they actually have). Research has found that students need a more advanced, academic understanding of English in order to excel in school. According to Galicia, research demonstrates that it takes an ELL child an average of 5-10 years to reach academic grade level proficiency in English equivalent to a native English-speaking peer. When ELL students in the RE-1 district are placed into regular classrooms, they continue to get the language support they need to thrive in these classrooms (rather than just expecting them to thrive since they can speak conversational English).
Blending cultures Galicia’s perspective on ELD programs as a whole is that they should aim to blend cultures together and take the best of both cultures. She said that she does not believe in forcing children to assimilate or “to give up one thing and replace it with another.” Galicia points out that nationwide about 70 percent of ELL students are already U.S. citizens. Many of them are from families that want both English and Spanish language and traditions in their home. “I’ve taught the children of people who were physically beaten for speaking Spanish in school,” Galicia said. Many of these parents chose not to teach their children Spanish. As a result, those children are unable to communicate with their grandparents. “That won’t happen if we accept the best of both cultures,” Galicia said.
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NOTICE: This is to inform the residents of Carbondale that it is the intent of GrassRoots Television to request funds from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development Community Facilities Loan program. The funds are to be used for Community Television Studio Equipment. This is a public meeting intended to provide the citizenry an opportunity to become acquainted with the
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