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Volume 7, Number 2 | February 19, 2015

A harrowing winter

Brad Palmer has worked as the ranch manager for the Triple H quarter horse ranch for about 15 years and reports this is the earliest he has ever harrowed his pastures. Ranchers usually harrow later in the spring before they start irrigating their pastures. Other clues of the on-going mild and less-than-snowy winter: Some horse owners report their steeds are already shedding; it looks like tennis players on the River Valley Ranch courts won’t have to get out with their snow shovels to get in some early season play; and the town’s two ice rinks look like they may have seen their last skating. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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By Lucy Kessler and Amelia Potvin On a 70 degree day in February, a group of climate activists from the Roaring Fork Valley carpooled to Denver to meet with over 90 of their compatriots from Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Montana. The Citizens Climate Lobby (CCL) “Wild West Regional Conference” gathered students, retirees, mothers, scientists, park rangers, teachers, clergy and others for a two-day training on how to convince members of Congress to pass a revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend. Representatives from the Carbondale and Aspen CCL chapters attended the conference, which provided trainings on current climate science, the political landscape in Washington, and even how to achieve personal breakthroughs through enhancing our listening skills. Climate change has become the second most polarizing issue in our nation, second only to the approval rating of President Obama. It’s even more controversial than abortion, the death penalty and gun rights. Even so, the tone at CCL’s regional conference was calm and even joyful, with laughter echoing through the church where the meeting was held throughout the day. I (Lucy Kessler) joined Citizens Climate Lobby at first because I was concerned about the future we face due to escalating climate change. What I didn’t expect were the personal breakthroughs I’ve experienced and the camaraderie that has formed in our chapter. Indeed, this organization is full of remark-

able people, throughout all 240 United States and international chapters. One example is Bill Barron, a carpenter and ski patroller who volunteers in the Salt Lake City chapter. A shy person by nature, Barron has twice run for Congress in Utah on a single-issue climate platform. Most recently, he improved from less than 1 percent of the vote to 1.5 percent, an improvement of almost 1,500 people willing to vote solely for climate change solutions. His major campaign strategy: a 600-mile bike tour ending at Capitol Reef National Park. The goal of Citizens Climate Lobby is to pass a revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend in Congress, by working directly with Congressional delegations in each district in the U.S. In the Roaring Fork Valley, that means lobbying Republican Representative Scott Tipton and Senators Cory Gardner (R) and Michael Bennet (D). Climate change has been viewed as a partisan issue; however, a recent poll conducted by Stanford University and the New York Times found that 80 percent of Americans indicate that they’d support tax breaks for businesses to produce more electricity from water, wind and solar power. Seventy-eight percent said they favored the federal government putting limits on the greenhouse gases that U.S. businesses emit. The “fee and dividend” model proposed by Citizens Climate Lobby assesses a fee on carbon, which is a market-based rather than regulatory approach to limit the negative externalities of carbon emissions. All American

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households would receive a dividend check, and the vast majority of households will receive more than they will pay for in increased energy costs. When the Carbondale chapter was formed in October of 2014, there were only two other chapters in Colorado, one in Denver and one in Boulder. As of Feb. 7 there were nine active chapters in the state. The only congressional district in Colorado that remains without a CCL presence is district five (Colorado Springs). The Roaring Fork Valley chapter has met with representatives from Bennet’s and Tipton’s offices, generated 40 letters to the editor and over 60 letters to members of Congress. We are a group that focuses on what we are for, not what we are against, and believes optimism and inclusivity to be the keys to the chapter’s success. Every month, the hundreds of chapters across the United States, and even around the world, all congregate on a conference call to coordinate tactics and strategies for the month, listen to a guest speaker, and report successes. “This work is not easy, but it is definitely possible, and since it is possible, I must try,” said Florida CCL member Jay Butera, a retired businessman. Citizens Climate Lobby hopes to pass carbon fee and dividend in 2015 and accepts new members on a rolling basis. Lucy Kessler is an energy efficiency and outreach expert at the Community Office for Resource Efficiency. Amelia Potvin is a third grade teacher in Glenwood Springs. Reach them at ccl.rfv@gmail.com.

Why did the caterpillar cross the road? Taking a walk down Satank Road on a beautiful spring-like day in January, I observed a fuzzy

black caterpillar inching its way across the pavement. The appearance of these larvae usually coincides with the April thaw, so I wondered why this one was here now.

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Off I went down the rabbit hole… Typing “fuzzy black caterpillar” into the Google Images search bar provided multiple matches to my sighting, as well as the common nickname “woolly bear,” of which there are over 250 species. After clicking on various photos and learning the names of some North American species, then visiting the corresponding Wikipedia pages, I believe the caterpillar I saw was the larva of the Isabella Tiger Moth, which can tolerate cold regions and is found throughout the Rocky Mountains. But there was a problem. The Isabella larva was black on the ends and reddish brown in the middle. My caterpillar was all black. The only mention of larva color on the Wikipedia page was under the heading “In culture. “American folklore suggests the woolly bear’s color can predict the severity of the coming winter. More brown meant a mild winter, more black meant a severe winter. Since we are in the midst of one of the CATERPILLAR page 17

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Man arrested aer stabbing on Cooper Place By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Carbondale police reported on Tuesday that a dead woman was found in an apartment building on Cooper Place on Feb. 16, after a man involved in a car wreck on Highway 133 told police he had killed his wife in that apartment building. Police were not releasing the name of the victim, or of the alleged killer, as of shortly after 11 a.m. on Tuesday, pending notification of the victim’s family and the issuance of an arrest warrant for the suspect. An autopsy confirmed that the woman died of multiple wounds from a sharp object, and that the case formally is considered a homicide. This reportedly is the first homicide case in Carbondale since 2003, when Jessie Brooks was tried and convicted for the accidental shooting death of his friend, Bobby Rogers, according to news stories published at the time. The suspect in this week’s stabbing case remained at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction on Tuesday, after being airlifted there with what a police statement indicated were “serious injuries” sustained in the auto accident. According to a statement issued by the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District on behalf of the Carbondale Police Department, the incident started with the car wreck on Highway 133, at 7:15 a.m. The statement reported that a Toyota

Carbondale police found the body of a stabbing victim inside an apartment on Cooper Place on Feb. 16. As of press time, police had not released the name of the victim or suspect in what they are calling a homicide. Cooper Place is a dead-end street that runs north/south from Garfield Avenue, just east of Highway 133. Photo by Lynn Burton 4-Runner rear-ended a semi-truck near Crystal River Baptist Church on Highway 133, and that the driver of the Toyota was taken first to Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs before being transferred to St. Mary’s. It was during the flight to St. Mary’s, according to the police statement, that the driver reportedly told the flight crew he had

killed his wife and told the crew where the body could be found. At about 2 p.m. on Monday, Carbondale police “responded to the reported location” but did not immediately find the body, the statement explained. After searching nearby apartments, police encountered a woman who said she was heading to her home in the area being

C’dale meth lab suspect busted at Glenwood motel By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent A Carbondale man accused of running a small meth lab in his apartment here saw his bond cut in half by a local judge during his first court appearance, though he was still in jail in lieu of payment of a $5,000 bond shortly after 4 p.m. on Tuesday. Chad Boulter, 26, was arrested at a motel in Glenwood Springs on Valentine’s Day and placed in the Garfield County Jail and charged with possession of heroin, among other allegations. Boulter was arrested by the Glenwood Springs Police at shortly after 2 p.m. on Feb. 14, according to Glenwood Springs Police Chief Terry Wilson. Wilson, speaking on Tuesday, said his department got a call at about 2 p.m. on Feb. 14, from “a third party” who informed officers that Boulter had a room at the motel on and that Boulter had told the caller that there was a warrant out for Boulter’s arrest. Police showed up at the motel a short time later and found Boulter standing on an outside balcony smoking a cigarette. Wilson said Boulter admitted knowing he was wanted by police, and claimed he had planned to turn himself in to police the following day. After being arrested, Boulter reportedly asked if he could retrieve some items from his room, allegedly including a backpack containing capped syringes. Police went into the room, Wilson said, and found what appeared to be drugs and drug paraphernalia, as well as a second man who disavowed ownership of any drugs the police might find. Wilson said the second man was not arrested. A later search of the room, Wilson said, turned up suspected drugs that ultimately tested positive as heroin, but no methamphetamine. The search also allegedly turned up

a number of syringes. Wilson noted that the warrant for Boulter’s arrest directed that he be held in lieu of paying a bond of $7,500. According to records at the Garfield County Jail, Boulter was jailed on charges of possession, manufacture and distribution of a Schedule 2 substance (methamphetamine), possession of heroin, and possession of drug paraphernalia. He was formally advised of the charges against him in Garfield County District Court on Tuesday, where his bond was reduced from $10,250 to $5,000. Boulter allegedly ran afoul of the law on Feb. 5, when Carbondale police officers responded to a telephone call requesting a “welfare check” at Boulter’s apartment in the 400 block of Garfield Avenue in Carbondale. Police reported that the caller suspected someone was using meth (a kind of speed) at the home, and that when they arrived at the residence they “recognized an odor consistent with methamphetamine production.” After getting permission from a resident, the officers searched and found “what appeared to be a methamphetamine lab” on the premises. Boulter reportedly was at home when police arrived, but was not arrested on the spot because police were instructed to hold off by the Ninth Judicial District Attorney’s Office, according to Schilling. A warrant for Boulter’s arrest was issued on the evening of Feb. 6. According to an officer at the jail, Boulter’s bond had been raised from an initial amount of $7,000 to $10,250, an increase that Chief Wilson said was probably due to the added charge of heroin possession on top of the allegations contained in the Carbondale warrant. Wilson said the reports filed as of Tuesday by his officers did not indicate whether a follow up investigation had been started as a result of the Feb. 14 arrest and the discovery of the unnamed additional man in Boulter’s room.

searched by police. She declined to allow police inside, but searched the apartment herself and found the suspected homicide victim inside bearing what police believed were knife wounds. The suspect in the case was placed in “protective custody,” according to the police statement, while he is being treated for his injuries.

Potential teen brawl reported on Sopris Avenue By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Carbondale police say there was an apparent brawl brewing in town between Carbondale teens and a group of teens from the Rifle area on Feb. 12. The near-fight reportedly took place about 12:30 p.m., in the parking lot shared by the Carbondale Branch Library and the Bridges High School facility on Sopris Avenue, and was reported to police by “someone in the library,” according to Police Chief Gene Schilling. According to a summary of police activities last week, written by Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington, the “juveniles from Rifle were gone” by the time police arrived on the scene. Harrington’s summary reported that “it was reported that a group of juveniles from Rifle were attempting to start a fight with a group of juveniles from Carbondale.” Harrington wrote that the matter currently is under investigation. Schilling, in an e-mail exchange with The Sopris Sun on Tuesday, wrote that the reporting party “thought there was about 10 people involved” and that “it doesn’t appear there was any criminal behavior at this time.” In response to questions from The Sun, Schilling wrote that the reporting party did not indicate there were any weapons involved, and that there was “no physical fighting that we know of.” He said his officers have spoken with students at Bridges High School, and that “they said there have been issues and wouldn’t tell us what” those issues entailed. “We have identified the Carbondale people involved but are currently trying to identify the Rifle people,” Schilling concluded in one of the e-mails. Schilling did not report any arrests as a result of the incident.

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Town Briefs

Trustees propose rodeo roofing Sopris Sun Staff Report Town officials are applying for a $49,000 grant from the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District, which hands out funds originally paid to federal and state regulators by energy companies drilling for gas and oil in this area, for use in building a roof over a set of bleachers at the Gus Darien Riding Arena and making improvements to the arena’s announcers booth, according to town manager Jay Harrington’s weekly memo to trustees and staff. As part of the application, Harrington reported, the town expects that matching funds of $10,000 each (a total of $20,000) will come from the board of trustees and the Rodeo Board that stages a summer-long series of rodeos at the arena.

In other items from Harrington’s report: Local youths are filling up extracurricular classes at the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center. Harrington reported that a newly inaugurated youth dodgeball class, started on Feb. 13, drew 24 participants in its first session. In addition, the pre-school Motion Mondays and Whacky Wednesday’s drew more than 20 participants and their parents in recent sessions, Harrington wrote. That was in addition to the ongoing offerings of climbing classes, which include Spider Monkeys for the very young, beginning and advanced climbing courses, a Climbing Club and a new Learning To Lead class for those interested in learning how to be the lead climber of a group attempting a climbing route. The new Learning to Lead course, Harrington explained in his memo, offers instruction on “the difference between a top-rope belay and a dynamic lead belay, and is a perfect training ground for the participants to take these skills outside to real rock.” Continuing offerings at the Recreation Center, Harrington noted, in-

clude the Youth Basketball Leagues for kids of different age groups, and an Adult Volleyball League on Monday nights. A new beginners fitness program, offered in collaboration with the Valley Settlement Project of the Manaus Fund, “is geared toward first-time participants in a fitness program,” Harrington reported. “Our group instructors will provide a non-intimidating class that trains the participant to use our fitness equipment and provides them with important exercise strategies and fitness goals.” Meanwhile, Harrington reported, drop-in sports events remain popular, including basketball on Wednesday nights, soccer on Friday nights and pickleball on Saturday mornings. In other recreation news: Harrington reported that the Parks & Recreation Commission has approved the 10-year Comprehensive Parks, Recreation & Trails Master Plan and is recommending it be approved by the town’s board of trustees. The plan, Harrington reported, will be on the trustees' agenda on March 10. To prevent damage to town athletic fields, the soccer goals at North Face Park and the Hendrick Ranch field have been locked together to prevent early-season play, Harrington wrote. He explained that the turf in general is vulnerable to damage by players at this point, and that the Hendrick field was aerated and seeded last week, necessitating the town’s action to delay early springtime use of the fields. The Planning & Zoning Commission has finished its latest review of the draft Unified Development Code, and the P&Z comments are being sent to the consultant on the UDC project, Clarion Associates. A second draft of the proposed UDC will be sent to the town, for review by town boards, commissions, staff and the general public. A public meeting will be scheduled.

Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident reports of the C’dale Police Dept.

SaTURDay, Feb. 7: At five minutes past midnight, police stopped a car on Main Street for having broken taillights, and ended up ticketing the driver for not having a valid driver’s license and for being a minor in possession of marijuana, and an underage passenger for possessing both marijuana and liquor. SaTURDay, Feb. 7: at 3:41 a.m. a local man was ticketed for littering on Highway 133. SaTURDay, Feb. 7: at 3:10 p.m. police got a report about a local woman losing “an exorbitant amount of money from an online dating scam.” The local police contacted the Federal Bureau of Investigation for assistance with the case. SUNDay, Feb. 8: at 3:32 p.m. police arrested a local man for masturbating in public and for trying to “influence a public servant.” MONDay, Feb. 9: at 12:34 p.m. police were contacted by a man who said his bicycle had been stolen from the RFTA Park & Ride bike rack. The bike was not locked. MONDay, Feb. 9: at 6:24 p.m. police were called upon to mediate between a man and his former girlfriend, both of whom accused the other of harassment. Police found no criminal actions in the matter, and advised the two to keep away from each other in the future.

RFHS Model UN Bringing international experiences to the Roaring Fork Valley!

FUNDRAISING GALA Saturday, Feb. 21 5-7 p.m. at the Calaway Room in the Third Street Center in Carbondale Featuring a presentation by the Model UN students about the club and upcoming conference. Some food & drinks will be provided. Donations of any amount are welcome. The Model United Nations Club at Roaring Fork High School is a new school club that offers students an opportunity to engage in real world issues, international diplomacy, and public speaking through a simulation of the United Nations. The goals of the club are to provide students the opportunity to explore international relations and diplomacy through an intensive, engaging and extremely fun simulation of the United Nations.

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Spoken word artists return to Roaring Fork Valley Visiting six Carbondale schools Sopris Sun Staff Report For the third year in a row, Aspen Words (formerly known as the Aspen Writers’ Foundation) has brought acclaimed bilingual spoken word teaching artists to work with students in Roaring Fork Valley middle and high schools. From Feb.17-27, this year’s trio of poets is fanning out across the Roaring Fork Valley, encouraging and inspiring young people in 16 schools to ďŹ nd their voices and express their feelings through poetry. In Carbondale, they will lead assemblies and bilingual workshops for students from Roaring Fork High School, Bridges High School, Carbondale Middle School, Carbondale Community School, Colorado Rocky Mountain School and Ross Montessori School. Valley-wide, they will reach over 3,000 seventh through 12th graders in just nine days, according to a press release. This is visit number three for Myrlin “Myrlindoâ€? Hepworth from Phoenix. He’s joined again this year by poet Logan “Dirty Verbsâ€? Phillips from Tucson — who taught with Hepworth here for two weeks last February and also as a guest of the RE-1 School District in the spring of 2013 — plus ďŹ rst time visitor, award-winning young female poet Mercedez Holtry from Albuquerque. The project will culminate in three free events this year. The ďŹ rst is the second annual Youth Poetry Slam to be held at the

Third Street Center in Carbondale on Feb. 27. Young poets from throughout the valley will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. (registration opens at 5:30 pm); poems in both English and Spanish will be welcome. Judges will be selected from the audience and will score each poet on both content and delivery. Other audience members will be encouraged to get involved in the fun by voicing their support for their favorite poets and responding with cheers or boos to the judges’ scoring. The community at large is invited to come out and support the valley’s brave young voices. The Youth Poetry Slam will be followed immediately at 9 p.m. by an all-ages cumbia dance party led by DJ Logan Phillips. The party will feature Phillips’ extensive collection of Latin music from around the hemisphere. Basic instruction in cumbia will be offered from the stage. Everyone is welcome, whether attending the poetry slam or just coming for the cumbia party. Admission is free but donations to help cover costs will be welcome. The third and ďŹ nal free event will be Feb. 28, at The Wheeler Opera House in Aspen: “Aloud: A High Altitude Poetry Jamâ€? featuring the spoken word artistry of Hepworth, Phillips and Holtry. Winners from Friday’s Youth Poetry Slam will join the poets on stage. The performance starts at 6:30 p.m. POETRY SLAM page 19

Visiting poets Logan Phillips (shown here), Myrlin Hepworth and Mercedez Holtry performed and talked about their work at Roaring Fork High School and Carbondale Middle School on Feb. 17. They’ll work with students in 16 schools from Glenwood Springs to Aspen through Feb. 28 as part of an Aspen Words program. Photo by Sue Rollyson

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RFHS roboters snag silver

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The Roaring Fork High School robot team recently placed second at the regional tournament at the CMC Spring Valley campus on Feb. 14. The team is comprised of Nick Penzel, Jayvin Krych, Wes Engstrom, Jimmy Serrano and Knoll Featherstone; Jay Engstrom is their coach. The competition revolves around designing, building, programming and driving a remote control robot to complete a set of tasks. The Ram team created a paddlewheel system to move balls up to a forklift and then ramp them into the scoring baskets. Way to go, Rams.

New titles at the Carbondale Branch Library include: • “The Whites” by Richard Price; • “Obsession in Death” by J.D. Robb; • “Blood Infernal” by James Rollins; • “Lamentation” by C.J. Sansom; • “The First Wife” by Erica Spindler.

Linx donates The Linx Networking Group recently donated a total of $2,000 to: Hospice of the Valley, Tom’s Door, Huts for Vets, English in Action and Feed My Sheep. Linx is a business networking organization whose members work together to grow and promote their businesses. “Each of these recipients can be found on the Internet should you wish to make a personal contribution,” said a Linx spokesman. For more on Linx, call 928-8428.

Check it out The show “It’s New to Me” at the Aspen Chapel Gallery features Ananda Banc, Rochelle Norwood, Kat Rich, Deva Shantay, Sunni McBride, Eden Marsh, Jay Phillips, Elizabeth Riecks, Skye Weinglass and Will Young. “It’s New to Me” spotlights contemporary and new works of the Roaring Fork Valley and is curated by Rich. There’ll be an opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 25. The show continues through April 5 and is made possible in part by a grant from The Thrift Shop of Aspen.

Save the dates Aspen Film’s 24th annual Shortsfest returns to Aspen and the Crystal Theatre in Carbondale on April 7-12. Tickets will go on sale March 20 at aspenshowtix.com.

From the MHS The winter issue of the Marble Historical Society’s Marble Chips newsletter was recently mailed out (on actual paper, eight pages in length) and items include: on July 10, 1917, the Marble Town Council passed a 9 p.m. curfew for all kids 17 or younger with a fine of not less than $1 nor more than $25; on July 5, 1923, the town council set a 12.5 mile per hour speed limit for motorized vehicles, with a fine of not more than $300 and up to 60 days in jail. To become a member of

This just in The Carbondale Board of Trustees recognized its Students of the Month on Feb. 10. They are (front row, left to right): Jack Dahl and Roie VanDevander; (back row, left to right): Brenda Pena-Mata, Isabel De La Canal and Max Cerf. Not shown: Miguel Garcia. Photo by Lynn Burton the Marble Historical Society and receive your own Marble Chips newsletter via US mail, go to marblehistory.org.

CaRE news The Glenwood Springs High School (co)studio class and Colorado Animal Rescue will auction off dog houses at the CMC Spring Valley campus as a fund-raiser on May 2. For details, e-mail Rachel Connor at Rachel@costudio.org or call 618-0690.

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A La Junta angler has crushed the previous state record for flathead catfish, according to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife press release. On Jan. 19, Tony Chavez pulled a 27-pound flathead catfish from the still basin below John Martin Reservoir. The gigantic fish was 39 inches in length. The previous record was 15 pounds and 32 inches in length. Flathead catfish were stocked at John Martin sporadically from 1994 to 2009 and were acquired from the state of Arkansas through special trades. “Flathead catfish have tremendous growth potential,” said a CPW spokesman. “Fish weighing well over 50 pounds are common in the Midwestern states. The angling world record for flathead catfish is more than 120 pounds.” John Martin Reservoir is located southwest of Lamar.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include Steve Skinner (Feb. 24).

Chromebooks: One per student, 4th grade and up Funded by mill levy override By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent The Roaring Fork School District is making a dramatic shift in how technology is being integrated into the learning process, thanks in large part to funds approved by voters for a mill levy override in 2011. Until recently, when a teacher wanted to do a class project that involved computers, the teacher would reserve the school’s computer lab on a specific day (or days) when it was available. Some schools had a few computer labs; some schools had only one or two labs with about 25 computers. Last spring the school board approved a Chromebook 1-to-1 Initiative — a three-year plan to purchase a total of 3,600 Chromebooks, to serve the approximately 3,600 students in fourth through 12th grades. Soon every classroom teacher in those grades will have a cart of Chromebooks available to use whenever they’re needed. Teachers will be able to integrate computer-use into their lesson plans without worrying about whether or not computers will be available. Students will move seamlessly from working on and off the computer without re-locating to a computer lab. Along with this increase in students’ access to computers, the district created a new position this school year to help teachers use technology as strategically and effectively as possible. Ben Bohmfalk is the district’s first full-time technology integration facilitator. Bohmfalk’s role has been to help teachers identify ways that technology can help them incorporate more creativity, critical thinking, problem-solving and collaboration in the classroom. He emphasizes that technology is not meant to be “one more thing” teachers need to teach, but rather a tool to support teachers’ existing goals. Bohmfalk also helps teachers connect with each other, sharing success stories about technology-use in one classroom with teachers across the district. Bohmfalk told The Sopris Sun that he is seeing teachers and students “take off” with projects that would not have been possible before the Chromebook Initiative. Basalt Middle School teachers Craig Macek and Jane Douglas have “flipped” their math classes this year. Instead of lecturing during class time and assigning problems for students to complete as homework, Macek and Douglas create weekly video tutorials explaining new concepts. Students watch the video tutorials as their homework, pausing and rewatching challenging concepts as many times as needed. Then, in class, students work through problems while the teacher is available to help them if they get stuck. “That allows me to work with an individual or small groups of students while the others use their Chromebooks to review concepts I explained in the video,” said Macek. Carbondale Middle School English teacher Brittany Bergin-Foss is moving toward a “paper-less” classroom. Her students use their Chromebooks to conduct research, write and revise papers, provide feedback on their classmates’ papers, and turn in their final assignments — all without the teacher ever going to the copy machine and students ever pressing “print.” At Basalt High School, Ticia Ingram’s geography/English language development students used Chromebooks to create their own digital maps, applying what they learned about human migration factors to plot their own journeys from Central America and Mexico to Basalt. Roaring Fork High School biology students, in teacher Hadley Hentschel’s class, are using Chromebooks to graph their lab data — turning a process that used to take about 20 minutes with pencil and paper to an almost instanta-

The Roaring Fork School District is two years into a three year project to provide Chromebooks for in-school use to each of the district’s 3,600 students from fourth to 12th grades. These fourth graders at Crystal River Elementary School were completing a test on their Chromebooks on Wednesday. Photo by Lynn Burton neous process — allowing for more class time to discuss the data and providing more opportunities for students to actively engage with the data, such as isolating and manipulating variables on their computers.

What’s a Chromebook? “The Chromebook is really just a portal to the web,” Bohmfalk told The Sopris Sun. Rather than running software programs in the traditional sense — programs that require updates and are vulnerable to viruses — they run apps that are designed to interact with information on the web. As a result, they require far less maintenance. Teach-

level were using Chromebooks in the classroom. In the spring of 2014 the school board approved the purchase of an additional 2,300 Chromebooks at the cost of about $455,000 per year for the next three years (including hardware, staff support, and wifi infrastructure.)

Too much technology?

Bohmfalk is well aware that there are concerns about students spending too much time on computers. “It’s not about having kids behind a screen all the time,” Bohmfalk explained, “It’s about kids having access to computers when they need them ... and using computers strategically.” Drawing on his own 10 years of experience as a social studies teacher at Basalt High School and Roaring Fork High School, Bohmfalk works with teachers to identify instructional challenges — such as how to get kids more engaged or how to address the diverse learning levels of students in one classroom — and then brainstorm ways in which technology might help them ad– Ben Bohmfalk dress those challenges. RFSD technology integration facilitator “The focus is on stuff that everyone supports, such as getting kids to collaborate more, and putting kids in a creative/creator role,” Bohmfalk said. ers can spend their time on instruction rather than manag- “We’re trying to shift our kids from simply consuming ining the computer devices themselves, Bohmfalk explained. formation to synthesizing information and creating someChromebooks are also about one-fourth to one-half the thing of value … a presentation or info-graphic.” As much as he values technology, Bohmfalk firmly becost of other computers the district has purchased, aclieves there’s no way technology could replace teachers or cording to the district Technology Director Jeff Gaitlin. In addition, Chromebooks can “boot up” and connect the classroom environment. “If parents walked down the with the Internet in just seconds; they store student work hallways I think they would be comforted by the fact that “in the cloud,” which means that students can access their classrooms still feel like normal classrooms — teachers are work from any other computer with an Internet connec- talking with kids, kids are talking with each other, worktion; and Chromebooks allow for easy centralized man- ing in groups, doing activities, sometimes on computers, agement of links that will pop up on each Chromebook and sometimes not.” “There’s virtually no job these days that doesn’t use which links will be blocked due to their inappropriateness. The district purchased 1,300 Chromebooks in Decem- computers in some way,” Bohmfalk said. “That doesn’t ber 2013 as a pilot project. According to Gaitlin, they saw mean that kids need to be on computers all the time, but it “amazing results” in terms of their impact on instruction does mean that they need to know how to use technology and the innovative ways in which teachers at every grade effectively to thrive in today’s economy.”

“The focus is on stuff that everyone supports, such as getting kids to collaborate more, and putting kids in a creative/creator role.”

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Rams sink Pirates The Roaring Fork boys are on a roll. On Feb. 13 (shown here) they downed the Olathe Pirates 63-25, then followed up with a 62-57 win over Moffat County on Feb. 14 and 58-39 victory over Coal Ridge on Feb. 16. The last win puts the Rams at 12-6 and 9-4 for the season, with regular season play wrapping up at Gunnison on Feb. 20. Against the same schools as the boys, the girls fell 63-25, 46-21 and 37-26. Photos by Sue Rollyson

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Fire board considers master plan framework Board members also blast î‚Še Sun By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent The elected leaders of the Carbondale ďŹ re district, at a meeting on Feb. 11, laid out a framework for updating the district’s decadeold master plan, including how to engage the public in coming up with ideas for rescuing the district from its ongoing ďŹ nancial difďŹ culties. The district recently hired two consulting ďŹ rms — Mark Chain Consulting LLC of Carbondale and the Almont Associates ďŹ rm of Port Orange, Fla. — to divide between them the chores linked with the master planning effort, at a total cost of nearly $87,000. The two ďŹ rms are splitting the contract for the master planning effort, with just over $53,000 going to the Chain group and nearly $34,000 to the Almont ďŹ rm. The master plan project is an outgrowth of a 2013 tax hike election, in which voters rejected the district’s request for additional tax revenues to overcome losses of revenues due to the effects of the recent national recession. District ofďŹ cials have warned taxpayers that the district is facing serious ďŹ scal problems and must ďŹ nd ways to boost its revenues or be faced with cutting the quantity and quality of services provided to district residents. At present, district ofďŹ cials have linked the master plan to prospects for putting to voters another tax-hike question of some sort.

Steering committee At the Feb. 11 board meeting, consultant Mark Chain and his subcontractor, Leslie Lamont of Lamont Planning Services, also of Carbondale, stuck with their recommendation for a nine-member “steering committee,â€? to be made up of two members of the ďŹ re board and seven others appointed from the district at large, to aid the consultants in gathering public input about the district and its needs. The Chain group’s portion of the planning process is to be largely a matter of “leading the public involvement process, which entails community surveys, community outreach, and website and communication services, along with the ďŹ nancial feasibility process portion of the Master Plan,â€? according to a statement issued by the district when the consultants were selected. The steering committee is important, Lamont told the board, because it provides a method for sifting through issues and problems without the need for the board itself to meet every time an issue arises. Plus, she said, “The committee is also your ambassadors to the community,â€? providing a conduit for information to the public without the board’s direct involvement. District board member Carl Smith at one point asked whether a schedule of monthly meetings, as proposed by Chain, would be enough to work through the complexities represented by a master planning process. Smith suggested the committee might need to meet every two weeks, or perhaps weekly, to

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get the job done in the six months allocated to the process. “That’s a lot to ask,� Lamont countered, suggesting that additional meetings could be called for if the monthly-meeting schedule proved inadequate.

“I don’t think Lynn Burton (editor of The Sopris Sun) needs to be privy to everything everybody discusses on this board.â€? Michael Kennedy Fire board member Chain added that scheduling too many meetings might discourage public involvement, as the committee will be made up mostly of volunteers who very likely will have other obligations in addition to their service to the district. “However we’re going to manage them (the meetings),â€? Kennedy said, “let’s not make it a cumbersome process, because we’ve got to get this thing going.â€? Fire district ofďŹ cials have said publicly that the district needs more revenues if it is to maintain services at the level achieved in re-

cent, more cash-ush years, in particular if the district hopes to continue to offer 24-7 coverage by certiďŹ ed emergency medical technicians or EMTs. That portion of the district’s services, ďŹ re ofďŹ cials have said, consumes the lion’s share of the district’s annual budgets.

budget for 2016 The Feb. 11 meeting covered a broad range of topics, including Fire Chief Ron Leach’s report on his plan to start working on a budget for 2016 as a backdrop to the master planning process and future debates over whether the district should again seek a tax hike from its constituents. When asked to estimate the district’s tax valuation prospects for the coming years, Leach told the board, “the numbers seem to go all over the map, from ďŹ ve percent to 30 percent.â€? He said that real estate professionals he has talked to have pegged property valuation increases at “about 15 percent.â€? Looking at it conservatively, Leach noted that the district expects to collect a total of about $1.5 million in tax proceeds for last year, and that a cautious estimate might be an increase of 10 percent, or roughly $150,000 for next year. “Ten percent will not right this ďŹ nancial problem that we have,â€? he told the board, adding that tax-valuation ďŹ gures from the county assessor’s ofďŹ ce will not be available until next August. FIRE BOARD page 18

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THURSDAY Feb. 19

THURS.-SUN. Feb. 19-22

LIVE MUSIC • Electric Lemon kicks off Third Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the old gym in the Third Street Center. Admission is $5. Roaring Fork Beer Company brews will be available on tap.

THEaTRE • The Sopris Theatre Company presents “The Women of Lockerbie” at the CMC Spring Valley Campus at 7 p.m. on Feb. 19-21 and 2 p.m. on Feb. 22. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors. Info: 947-8177 or on Eventbrite.

OPEN HOUSE • Carbondale Community School (1505 Dolores Way) hosts an open house from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Info: 963-9647. aFTER HOURS • The Basalt Chamber of Commerce hosts an After Hours get together from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Aspen Orthopedic Association, and Roaring Fork Physical Therapy. Info: 927-4031 and basaltchamber.com.

FRI.-SUN. Feb. 20-22 REDSTONE RETREaT • The Redstone Art Gallery offers a weekend retreat that includes painting classes, cooking classes, yoga and more. Info: 963-3790 or artredstone@yahoo.com.

FRIDAY Feb. 20

WyLy • The Wyly Art Center in Basalt presents “What is Wild? What is Domestic” with Susan Obermeyer Strauss at 5:30 p.m. A discussion will revolved around her current show “Domestic Wild.” A $10 donation is suggested. Info: wylyarts.org.

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Theory of Everything” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20-26 except Feb. 22, which will show only at 2 p.m. (close-captioned) and 5 p.m.; “Wild” (R) at 5 p.m. on Feb. 20 and “The Imitation Game” (PG-13) at 5 p.m. Feb. 21.

SPaNISH COMPUTERS • The Carbondale Branch Library offers a free introductory computer class in Spanish at 5 p.m. The new class is offered the first and third Thursday of each month. Info: 963-2889 and gcpld.org.

RETRO SKI PaRTy • The second annual Retro Après Ski Party happens at the Third Street Center gym from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Break out your coolest retro ski garb and come have dinner, dance, take in some vintage Warren Miller films and walk home with schwagg from the silent auction. Tickets are $25. Proceeds benefit the Carbondale Community School. Info: 963-9647.

ROTaRy • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

THURS.-SAT. Feb. 19-21 LaFF FEST • The Wheeler Opera House hosts the fifth annual Aspen Laff Festival. Comedians include Hippieman and his “Plan for America,” Jim Breuer, Andrew Sleighter and others. Info: aspenshowtix.com. ASPENWORDS WORDS ASPEN

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood presents the Leonard Curry Trio from

9 p.m. to midnight. No cover.

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GENEaLOGy • The Basalt Regional Library offers help in genealogy from 1 to 3 p.m. Info: 927-4311.

SUNDAY Feb. 22 LIVE MUSIC • Claire Lynch and her band plays the Woody Creek Community Center at 7 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.). Tickets are $30 at woodyc3.org.

SATURDAY Feb. 21 LIVE MUSIC • JJ Worley and the Mutton Busters bluegrass band takes the stage at Steve’s Guitars starting at 8:30 p.m. Info: 963-3304. MOVIES • The Carbondale Branch Library and Mt. Sopris Historical Society present “Red Stallion” at 2 p.m. Popcorn and cookies will be served. Movies will also be shown the third Saturday of March and April. MODEL UN • A fund-raiser for the Roaring Fork High School Model UN program takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Third Street Center. There’ll be food and a presentation about the upcoming Model UN Conference in New York that they’ll be attending. Info: 384-5777. MaRIMba WORKSHOP • Eric Baumheier teaches Zimbabwean marimba from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at the Launchpad. The cost is $20 for adults and $15 for kids under 16. Info: carbondalerhythmcollective.org or 303717-1310. UPHILL RaCE • The 2015 Challenge Aspen Chris Bove Memorial Uphill race takes place at Snowmass Mountain at 7:30 a.m. Anything goes: snowshoes, stabilizers, skins or skis. Info: 923-0578 or crowdrise.com. EaGLE CREST • The Saturday Winter Market returns to Eagle Crest Nursey in El Jebel on Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

SKI THE PaSS • The Independence Pass Foundation and Ute Mountainer hosts the third annual Ski for the Pass at 10 a.m. Skiers will cover 7K from the winter gate on Independence Pass to Lincoln Creek. This classic Nordic ski race is an Aspen Cup race series event. The entry fee is $15 for indivuals and $30 for families. Hot drinks and pastries will be served. Registration is 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at Ute Mountaineer (Hyman and Galena in Aspen). POETRy • Live Poetry Night at Victoria’s Espresso & Wine Bar in Aspen features poetry, an open mic and music. Info: 379-2136. aSC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center presents Lisa Dancing Light (live music) at 10 a.m. Info: 963-5516.

MONDAY Feb. 23 PbWF TaLK • Ardis Hoffman of MasterMinds4Wellness gives a free talk about the Hippocrates Table 28 Day Plant Based Whole Foods meal program at 7:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Info: davinikent.com.

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Community Calendar Art Break from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center. The night is for painting, and Lisa Singer will help folks use acrylic paint to practice painting perspective, shading and more. CCAH will provide the drinks and snacks. To sign up, go to carbondalearts.com. “FORKS OVER KNIVESâ€? • MasterMinds4Wellness presents the ďŹ lm “Forks Over Knivesâ€? at 6:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. The ďŹ lm examines the claim that most, if not all, degenerative diseases can be controlled or reversed by rejecting a diet built around animal-based and processed foods. The suggested donation is $10. Info: davinikent.com.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 25 DaNDELION Day • The Dandelion Day committee holds a public planning meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Volunteers are needed and new ideas are welcome. The festival is slated for May. Info: 618-1849. LIVE MUSIC • Grammy nominated singer/ songwriter Seth Glier kicks off his at Steve’s Guitars in advance of his upcoming album “If I Could Change One Thing.â€? On tour, Glier performs with an untraditional lineup, which

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includes Joe Nerney, a blind, 62-year-old sax player, whom Glier met when he was 15. A key element of Glier’s music and life in general is activism and autism awareness, according to a press release. He is an advocate for Musicians On Call and a LIVE! artist partner for ChildFund International, which has helped hundreds of children ďŹ nd sponsors. He is also involved with his non-verbal autistic brother and is focused on sharing his ways of communicating to the non-verbal through music. Info: 963-3304. ROTaRy • The Rotary Club of Carbondale presents the Third Street Center’s Colin Laird at 6:50 a.m. at the Carbondale Fire Station. Coming up: Eric Brendlinger (the Carbondale Recreating Center on March 4), Mary Harris (the Audubon Society on March 11) and John Quinn (Home Care/Hospice of the Valley) on March 18. Info: rotarycarbondale.org. LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts open mic nights from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs. CULTURE CLUb • The Carbondale Culture Club hosts Johnna Modene and her presentation on the women’s self-defense technique called “model muggingâ€? at noon.

TWO-STEP TUESDay • Foot stompin’ fun continues at the Third Street Center a 7 p.m.

THURSDAY Feb. 26

ENERGy FORUM • The Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association presents an energy forum titled “Think Global. Act Local.â€? from 7 to 9 a.m. at Aspen Glen. The theme is “How Global Energy Prices Affect You; How Local Rebates and Programs Can Save You $$$â€? Speakers include Christopher Guith (VP of the Energy Institute) and Mike Ogburn (CLEER). Tickets are $40 for chamber members and $50 for the general public at glenwoodchamber.com. EIa CELEbRaTES • English in Action celebrates its 20th anniversary from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Wyly Art Center in Basalt. There’ll be appetizers from around the world, drinks and music. The suggested donation is $10 at the door. Info: 963-9200 or lara@englishinaction.org.

FRIDAY Feb. 27 yOUTH POETRy SLaM • Aspen Words presents a youth poetry slam and cumbia dance party from 6:30 to 11 p.m. at the Third Street Center. It’s free. Student sign up begins at 5:30 p.m. The cumbia party will feature DJ/spoken word artists Logan “Dirtyverbsâ€? Phillips. Info: aspenwords.org. THEaTRE • Thunder River Theatre Company begins its production of “Hamletâ€? at

Ongoing CLay CENTER • The show “Molly Berger: A Thing Like Home continues at the Carbondale Clay Center through Feb. 27. Info: 963-2529.

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bring your own cushion or chair. Info: meditationcarbondale.weebly.com.

MEDITaTION • Silent meditation is held at the Launchpad from 6:45 to 7:30 a.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please

MayOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy.

7:30 p.m. Subsequent performances are on Feb. 28, and March 6-8 and March 12-13. Tickets are $14, $17 and $25. Info: 963-8200 and thunderrivertheatre.com.

MONDAY March 2 CLaSSIC MOVIE NIGHT • The Sopris Sun presents “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kidâ€? at 7:30 p.m. at The Crystal Theater. Tickets are the regular $8, with proceeds beneďŹ ting your non-proďŹ t community newspaper. Costumes are encouraged. Come see the Oscar winning ďŹ lm from 1969 starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. Get your cowboy on! PHOTOG SPEaKS • Time magazine contract photographer Robert Nickelsberg speaks at Colorado Rocky Mountain School at 7:30 p.m. He has documented conicts in Kashmir, Iraq, Sri Lanka, India and Afghanistan. The event is open to the public; tickets are $10. Info: crms.org/nickelsberg.

FRI.-SAT. March 13-14 FaSHION SHOW • CCAH’s Green is the New Black Fashion Extravaganza takes over the Carbondale Recreation Center for two nights. The theme is “Underground.â€? Tickets are available at carbondalearts.com and the Launchpad. Info: 963-1680. VVaS CONTINUES • The 35th annual Valley Visual art show, featuring 60 local artists, continues at the Launchpad through March 6. The R2 Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Info: 963-1680 or carbondalearts.com

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CCaH accepting R2 proposals for ’16

Dandelion Day seeks volunteers

The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities is accepting 2016 proposals for its R2 Gallery in the Launchpad. CCAH is seeking proposals that feature “enticing, unique and educational exhibitions that serve local artists but also reach out to regional and even national artists as well,” said a press release. Proposals may be for an exhibition of individuals’ work, or a group show (juried or invitational). Two and three dimensional works, as well as video installations will be considered. The application deadline is May 1. For details or an application form, go to carbondalearts.com.

The 2015 Dandelion Day is being organized, volunteers are needed, and a planning session is slated for 6 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the Third Street Center. The annual festival of sustainability will take place in May. New ideas are welcome. For details, call 618-1849.

art teacher offers creativity class Art teacher/life coach Pam Porter offers creativity coaching exercises and “visionary collage work” that helps students to gain clarity and manifest their dreams. It all takes place at the Third Street Center on Friday mornings through March 20. Space is limited. For details, go to carbondalearts.com or thecreativeflowstudio.com.

Rio Grande aCP comments extended The Roaring Fork Transportation Authority has extended public comment on its Rio Grande Access Control Plan to May 9. Several open houses are also scheduled, according to a press release. For details, call Angela Kincade at 384-4982 or e-mail akincade@rfta.com.

young scholarship applications available Applications for J. Robert Young scholarships available are now available at wccf.org. The scholarships to graduating high school seniors are available to those in locations served by Alpine Bank, according to a press release. The application deadline is March 15. The J. Robert Young scholarship was established in 2008 by Alpine Bank employees and an executive committee to honor bank chairman, J. Robert (Bob) Young, on the bank’s 35th anniversary.

E-mail basics for seniors Senior Matters offers a free introductory e-mail class for seniors at the Carbondale Branch Library from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 28. Participants will learn about e-mail providers, how to sign up for e-mail, best practices regarding e-mail use and security, and how to print e-mails out properly.

Food for fines Garfield County libraries are accepting non-perishable food items in lieu of fines through the month of February. Each food item counts as a $1 credit against pending fines. Credits can only be applied to current fines and cannot go toward lost materials or fees. Food items will be given to LIFTUP and cannot be expired. Suggested donations include canned fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, jelly and pasta.

RF Conservancy slates Snow Day Through a Facebook and in-office fund-raising project spearheaded by Lynn Kirchner of Amoré Realty and David Clark, more than 20 folks recently donated enough money to carpet Lois and David Hayes’ home. Kirchner told The Sopris Sun that Handcrafted Carpets of Carbondale, and Jeff Mohsenin and his staff, were “amazing” during the project, which included replacing old carpet with linoleum in one of the bathrooms. Photo by David Clark

The Roaring Fork Conservancy holds its annual Snow to Flow Day on McClure Pass from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 28. The cost is $20 for RFC members and $30 for nonmembers. The field trip will demonstrate how spring river conditions are predicted by looking at snowpack. Derrick Wyle (National Resource Conservation Center surveyor) and the RFC’s Sarah Johnson will guide the tour. Meet at the Redstone Inn for coffee, refreshments and an introduction on exploring snowpack. Registration is required at roaringfork.org/events.

CARBONDALE COMMUNITY SCHOOL Now Accepting Applications For the 2015-2016 school year Application Deadline: April 3

Progressive integrated curriculum Small, multi-aged classes (K-8) • Outdoor education Encouraging inquisitive, independent and self-motivated learners

We've been having some warm weather in the valley, but some of us are still hoping for a little more winter! Here are some favorite wintery moments from Carbondale students:

"Ice skating" by Hazel Jenkins CCS, Kindergarten

“I like to do face plants and backflips and have snowball fights”

Ahora Aceptamos Aplicaciones Para el ciclo escolar 2015-2016

“Sometimes my dog starts digging, and digging, and digging! So I join her. After we stop, the yard is full of twisting tunnels!”

This issue is full of winter fun, but spring is just around the corner! For next month’s KidZone, draw us a picture or write us a few sentences about your favorite part of spring. Submissions must be received by March 13.

You are invited to meet our teachers, view student portfolios, and tour our facilities.

Thursday, February 19th from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

– Luke Lavy RMS, 2nd Grade

– Zayante Sansterre RMS, 3rd Grade

Open House

Un Curiculo activo basado en las experiencias de la vida Clases pequenas que combinan ninos de diferentes edades Grados Kinder - 8 • Educacion y actividades al aire libre Desarrollar estudiantes independientes v motivados "Building a snowman" by Brynlee Graves CCS, Kindergarten

Please send all submissions, plus your name and grade, to KidZone@soprissun.com or send them to: Emily Bruell 238 Euclid Ave Carbondale, CO 81623

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Exposicio Noche de la escuela abierta. Estan invitados a conocer nuestros maestros. Jueves, 19 de Febrero de 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Fecha limite para aplicationes: 3 de Abril

Carbondale Community School 1505 Dolores Way, Carbondale 963-9647 (Public Charter School of the Roaring Fork School District)

Pasture pics These photos were all taken on Valentine’s Day … so can you find the heart in one of them? The cows shown here were taking a drink in their pasture east of the Carbondale Nature Park (aka Delaney dog park). Ranchers check on the cattle herd there several times a day, as it’s calving season. The calves are usually up on their feet within minutes of being plopped to earth. As for this horse, he seemed to be doing a double take as Triple H quarter horse ranch manager Brad Palmer harrowed the bone-dry pasture at least two months earlier than normal. Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Clockwise from top left: Brianne Jones, Deborah Macsalka, Stephanie Dibacco and Ananda Banc (with the Roaring Fork Follies Troupe behind her). Photos by Jane Bachrach

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Burlesque wins hearts Roaring Fork Follies presented Le Burlesque De L’Amour in two sold-out shows at the Launchpad on Feb. 13-14. From top to bottom: aerial artist Jacqui Edgerly; (back to front, left to right with hearts): Jacqui Edgerly, Katie Montie, Ananda Banc, Deborah Macsalka, Dena Barnes, Stephanie Dibacco, Lacey Malcomson and Brianne Jones; (bottom left): Augustine Barlett; the Roaring Fork Follies Troupe. Jane Bachrach photos

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English In Action celebrates 20 years on Feb. 26 Sopris Sun Staff Report English In Action is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Wyly Community Art Center from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 26. The organization invites community members — including their tutors, students and supporters — for an evening of appetizers from around the world, drinks and music. The event honors the people who are making a difference in the community by bridging the communication gap. People to be recognized at the event include: Julie Fox-Rubin (Founder of English In Action), Polly Pollard (Longest Serving Tutor), Michael McLain and Simon Perez (Longest Tutoring Pair), Adriana Cabrera Torres (Extraordinary Student/Volunteer), Michele Cardamone (Exceptional Community Member), and all the volunteers who participate in English In Action. English In Action was founded 20 years ago to help adult immigrants in the Roaring Fork Valley learn English and to foster strong cross-cultural friendships. “Our primary service is a one-on-one tutoring program,” said an EIA spokeswoman. “We also offer work-

shops and weekly small group tutoring.” Since 1994, English in Action has served nearly 1,000 adult immigrants, with the help of nearly 800 volunteers. “Join us in celebrating two decades of work to make our community a welcoming place to live, where everyone has the opportunity to pursue their dreams.” The celebration will also include a margarita contest featuring concoctions created by some of the Roaring Fork Valley’s best bartenders. Attendees will get a chance to vote for their favorite “punch.” Classical guitarist James Katzenberger will perform as well. English In Action also wants to take this moment to thank its food and drink sponsors, including: Backdoor Catering, Shinta Damayanti, Dos Gringos, The Goat, Jimmy’s, Mountain Mixology & the Cocktail Brothers, Perrin Wolfe, Riverside Grill, Roxy’s, Sopris Liquor & Wine, Suerte Tequila, Taqueria El Nopal, and Whole Foods Market. Event sponsors include: Alpenglow Foundation, Alpine Bank, Aspen Peak magazine, Aspen Public Radio, Boogie’s Diner, Footsteps Marketing, Obermeyer Asset Management, Kelly and Mark Purnell, The Law Of-

fice of Jennifer M. Smith PC, Sopris Liquor & Wine, and Waas, Campbell, Rivera, Johnson and Velasquez. As English In Action enters its next 20 years, demand for programs remains high. The organization currently has a waiting list of 100 individuals who would like a tutor. At the 20th anniversary celebration, EIA will launch a campaign to substantially increase the number of adults it serves from 230 to 330 and to recruit an expanded the pool of community members to serve as tutors. “English In Action is looking forward to celebrating the diversity of the valley and the achievements of our volunteer tutors and adult students.”

Next steps

What: English In Action’s 20th anniversary celebration When: Wyly Art Center in Basalt When: Feb. 26 from 5 to 7 p.m. Tickets: Suggested donation $10. Info: 963-9200 or lara@englishinaction.org.

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SNOW REMOVAL POLICY As we begin our annual snow removal efforts, the Town of Basalt asks for cooperation from residents of the Town in the following areas:

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On Wednesday mornings, after a Tuesday night Council meeting, visit in an informal setting with Basalt Mayor Jacque Whitsitt for coffee and a chat at Saxy’s Coffee Shop, 104 Midland Avenue.

• RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS - All snow from private property or adjacent sidewalks, should be stored on private property. Residents are responsible for clearing snow along sidewalks and away from mailboxes and fire hydrants. • PRIVATE SNOW PLOWING - Placing, dumping or pushing of snow onto city streets or right-of-ways from adjacent properties is prohibited.

• STREET PARKING - Cars parked illegally may be towed.

• SAFETY AROUND PLOWS - Please slow down and use caution. Keep back a minimum of 50 feet. • CHILD SAFETY - Please ensure that children refrain from playing on, in and around snow mounds.

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This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts, make comments and catch up on what’s happening in Basalt. All issues and topics welcome.

The next Coffee with the Mayor is:

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Letters

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to news@soprissun.com or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is noon on Monday.

Ski for Sisu thanks Dear Editor: On behalf of the Mount Sopris Nordic Council, I would like to thank the generous community that supported our 23rd annual Ski for Sisu skiathon. This year’s event achieved number or records. The Nordic community turned out in record-breaking numbers, which is reflected in the money we raised for trail grooming at our local crosscountry ski area, Spring Gulch. It costs over $500 per day to keep Spring Gulch groomed and maintained. Approximately 20 percent of the Nordic Council’s budget is raised by this event alone. A total of 1,925 kilometers were skied by 128 skiers ages 4 to 86. Forty-two people skied 25 kilometers or more. Seven people skied 50 kilometers! Congratulations to these hearty participants: Helen Carlsen, Laurie Guevara-Stone, Patrick Johnson, Timothy Lindholm, Jan Stenstadvold, and Tripp and Gabriella Sutro. The Mount Sopris Nordic Council board is grateful for the support from our sponsors: Alpine Bank,

Cold Mountain Ranch, Bighorn Motors and Berthod Motors. A special thank you goes out to Mike Shook for organizing this year’s silent auction. Mike gathered 90 items from the very supportive business community. Thank you to all who donated to the silent auction. An event like this is not possible without the help of a dedicated volunteer crew. Thank you to Susy Ellison for coordinating the volunteers: John Armstrong, Russ Criswell, Aaron Taylor, Carolyn Williams, Kallie Carpenter, Gayle Wells, Lee Ann Eustis, Ann English, Joy Blong, George Tempest, Ivy Hansen, Elliot Norquist, Tripp Sutro and Penny Ridley, Barbara Dills, Katie Marshall, Bob Lucas, Patrick Clark, Roger Carlson and Marj Perry. More thank yous go out to Dos Gringos for supplying coffee for the event, Coloradodough for the donuts, and Big Agnes and Honey Stinger for the energy snacks for the skiers and silent auction items Greg Fitzpatrick Chairman, Ski for Sisu

Caterpillar om page 2 mildest winters in memory, my all-black caterpillar didn’t seem to be a very good weather forecaster. Besides, woolly bears are supposed to predict winter weather in the fall, not in the middle of winter. I thought I’d explore the relationship between “the color of woolly bears and winter” by typing that phrase into the search engine. From the results I chose the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website, where I learned that “the coloring indicates the age of the woolly bear caterpillar. The caterpillars shed their skins or molt six times before reaching adult size. With each successive molt, their colors change, becoming less black and more reddish.” So apparently my all-black caterpillar was very young. Maybe the warm weather caused it to hatch from its mother moth’s eggs too early? Nope. The NOAA website said woolly bears actually hatch in summer and fall, then hibernate in their caterpillar state through the winter by allowing themselves to slowly freeze all but their interior cells which are protected by “a natural organic antifreeze called glycerol.” According to Wikipedia, glycerol is a sugar alcohol compound that is derived from plant and animal sources for use in a wide range of products from pharmaceuticals to anti-freeze. In the form of nitro-glycerin, it creates dynamite. I get a mental picture of exploding caterpillars. Eeeeew. All sources confirm that after the mature woolly bear comes out of its frozen hibernation, it spends a few days eating (weeds mainly), then mates, then spins a cocoon, and emerges a few

weeks later as an adult moth, which lays eggs and the cycle starts all over again. But the caterpillar I saw probably wouldn’t be doing any of these things, because for at least another month or two (I hope), there won’t be any green plants for it to eat, or as far as I can tell, other caterpillars to mate with. What would become of the little guy? Could he go back into a deep freeze and wake up again when true spring arrives, or was he doomed to freeze to death that very night when the temperature dipped below 30? Searching “Can woolly bears freeze to death” brought me to a web page titled “Avoid Multiple Freeze/Thaw Cycles: Woolly Bear Caterpillars,” on the blogsite of Promega, a biotechnology company. Here I learned that a recent study published in the Journal of Experimental Biology found an “increased mortality (death) and tissue damage associated with repeated freezing that is not seen in sustained freeze events.” Odds are my caterpillar won’t be participating in the April mating frenzy. The article concluded with, “As snow covers become less predictable and climate warms, understanding how multiple freeze/thaw events affect the physiology of freeze-tolerant organisms poses a fascinating set of questions for biologists to ask.” I guess I’m not the only one who wonders about these things! Sue Gray typically asks questions that have no answers, but doesn’t let that prevent her from enjoying the search. Contact her at sgray@soprissun.com.

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Fire board om page 9 Media policy The board also had somewhat heated discussion about the district’s relatively new policy restricting public comments about district business to board president Gene Schilling or, if Schilling is unable to do it, to Kennedy. Schilling, stressing that “this is my opinion,” conceded that board members, as elected officials, have the right to speak to news reporters about district business. But, he continued, “it seems like whenever there’s something that people (dissenting board members) don’t like, it goes into the press.” Schilling was highly critical of The Sopris Sun, which he accused of trying to “control” how the district is run by publishing what Schilling felt were critical or negative stories about district decisions and policies. Singling out Smith, who was elected in 2014 and has been critical of certain board actions before the election and since, Schilling

charged that the media is “ … try to use their influence, and I think they suck you into it.” Smith responded that there have been fewer than six “non-unanimous” votes on the board since he was voted onto the board, and that he supported the idea that Schilling and Kennedy should be the official spokespersons for the district. But, Smith added, “There’s always going to be something we’re not agreeing on,” and he would continue to speak out concerning board matters when he feels it is warranted. Kennedy, concurring with Schilling’s views, said he understands that elected board members have the right and obligation to talk to news reporters. But, he said, board members should exercise caution to avoid starting “a pissing contest … in the newspapers” among board members who have differing views. Agreeing with Schilling that the papers are guilty of “picking and choosing” what to publish, he noted that the paper at one point ran

stories based on e-mails among board members, and declared, “I think that’s bull crap.” He later opined, “I don’t think Lynn Burton (editor of The Sopris Sun) needs to be privy to everything everybody discusses on this board.” Kennedy later clarified, by telephone to this reporter, that e-mails between board members do not always reflect what is said at board meetings, which are open to the public. “I think The Sopris Sun should get their information from the public meetings,” he told The Sopris Sun on Wednesday. At the Feb. 11 board meeting, Kennedy also brought up a controversial ladder truck the district bought three years ago, and maintained an article The Sun published about the purchase did not accurately explain the financial arrangements surrounding the deal. “We saved the taxpayers thousands of dollars,” Kennedy said. “That (the financing) was a smart business decision on our part … .” After some more criticism of The Sun’s

In other fire board business: • The Carbondale Fire Board will hold a special meeting at noon on Feb. 25. Agenda items include: consideration of approval of master plan consultant contracts; and discussion of a mediation consultant.

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Fire district accepting steering committee applications Sopris Sun Staff Report The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District is accepting applications for members of the public to serve on a master plan steering committee, according to a press release. The application deadline is March 4. Candidates should be available to attend up to five meetings from March through July. Fire board members Mike Kennedy and Carl Smith will also serve on the committee; up to seven members of the public will be appointed. Each steering committee member should be familiar with their neighborhood, geographic area or community interest.

coverage of the district, Kennedy made a motion to sell the ladder truck “ … if that’s what everybody wants to do. …” and also the district’s command trailer, which Smith had questioned the need for last year. Both motions died for the lack of a second.

However, committee members will speak for themselves as individuals during the process and need not represent any specific group or organization. Master plan consultants and fire district staff will serve as a resource to the committee, so significant background work or research will not be necessary. Candidates should write a letter of interest and include any information they feel is relevant. Letters can be e-mailed to Fire Chief Ron Leach at leach@carbondalefire.org or mailed to: Ron Leach, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, 300 Meadowood Drive, Carbondale, CO 81623.

HEARING ON APPLICATION TO BE HELD AT: CARBONDALE TOWN HALL 511 COLORADO AVENUE CARBONDALE, COLORADO

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Information may be obtained from, and Petitions or Remonstrance’s may be filed with the Town Clerk Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO 81623 Published in The Sopris Sun on February 19, 2015.

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Poetry slam om page 5 In addition to Carbondale schools, the following are participating in the program this year: Glenwood Springs High School, Glenwood Springs Middle School, Yampah Mountain High School, St. Stephen’s Catholic School, Basalt High School, Basalt Middle School, Aspen High School, Aspen Middle School, Aspen Country Day School and Aspen Community School.

What students are saying

Here are a few quotes from last year’s spoken word program in Roaring Fork Valley schools:

The New Mexico-based Mercedez Holtry is a firsttime visitor to the Roaring Fork Valley. She has won multiple slam titles, including Albuquerque’s 2015 Women of the World Slam Championships. Courtesy photo

“In a few days, Myrlin and Logan can make the difference for someone between feeling low or being happy. They let me express myself and feel confident speaking. You could tell that they valued our poems and words.” – Gloria, RFHS student

“From Logan’s words about free writing (literally, ‘setting you free’) to Myrlin’s beautiful contention that ‘every action is either an expression or a call for love,’ these poets brought more to our school in terms of cultivating spiritual health and wellbeing than most visiting psychologists or life coaches ever have in the past,” said Aspen Country Day School English teacher Annie Garrett after the 2014 visit to her school.

“Poems aren’t just words on a page, waiting to be read. They’re emotions needing to be expressed, needing to be shared loudly, with vigorous detail.” – Tibet, CMS student

“Myrlin believed in me. He didn’t judge me and tell me my dream was impossible. He made me feel like I had someone who actually cared about me. I didn’t feel alone.” – Anali, RFHS student

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Legal Notice NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission for the purpose of considering an Infill Application to Construct a single family structure and construct an attached ADU, The property is located at Lot C2, Block 11 Cooperton Townsite, Town of Carbondale. The applicant/property owner is Morgan WIlliams

Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on March 12, 2015.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in the Planning Department office, Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined by interested persons during regular working hours, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. John Leybourne Planner

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