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Volume 8, Number 3 | February 25, 2016
Thanks to the entire community – volunteers, donors, advertisers, board and staff members, readers and others – The Sopris Sun is celebrating its seventh birthday. Above, columns from left to right, are a sampling of covers from 2009 through 2015. For a note from the board, please turn to page 2. Cover design by Terri Ritchie
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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.
Not itching here… Let’s keep it that way The Sopris Sun just turned SEVEN! That’s a milestone the whole community can be proud of. Your nonprofit newspaper was founded in February 2009 at the depth of the recession, and we not only survived that bumpy road together, we have grown stronger every year, thanks to the generous support of our advertisers and donors and the dedication of our staff and board. Heck, with your help, we’ve made it to the infamous itch-point in a marriage! That’s right. Statistics on the average lifespan of small nonprofits like The Sun are not readily available, but according to Wikipedia, the National Center for Health Statistics reports the following about marriage: “In 1922 the median duration of marriage that ended in divorce was 6.6. In 1974 the median duration was 7.5. In 1990 the median duration was 7.2. While these can fluctuate from year to year, the averages stay relatively close to the seven-year mark.” We’ve made it to seven and the only itch we’re feeling is to make the paper even better. We remain faithful, as always, to you, dear readers. Here are some facts we’d like to share: • It costs us $1 to produce every print copy of The Sopris Sun. • We distribute roughly 235,000 copies of The Sun each year, all the way from West Glenwood to Aspen and Redstone. That’s 4,500 each week. • 2,500 readers also access The Sopris Sun online each month. The latest issue is posted to www.soprissun.com on Wednesday evening each week. • While 85 percent of our income comes from advertising (thank you advertisers!), we rely on individual and business donations from the community for an additional 12 percent (the other 3 percent is from grants). In 2016, that translates to about $30,000 in donations. • Last year, 170 of our readers became “SunScribers” by making tax-deductible contributions to help support this crazy venture. We know we can increase that number if you, our readers, understand how much we need your support. • No donation is too small. Even $5 makes a difference! • As of early this week, 1,217 people have liked us on Facebook. • We welcome all your feedback, suggestions and ideas. Write to us anytime on Facebook or at feedback@soprissun.com. Come celebrate this milestone of The Sun’s 7th birthday at The Pour House on Thursday, March 10 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The cake’s on us. Now for some silliness: In case you were wondering where that term “the seven-year itch” comes from, here are a few tidbits, also from Wikipedia: • The phrase originated as a name for irritating and contagious skin complaints of a long duration. • It was first used to describe an inclination to become unfaithful after seven years of marriage in the play “The Seven Year Itch” by George Axelrod, and gained popularity following the 1955 film adaptation starring Marilyn Monroe and Tom Ewell. • Predictably, Marilyn plays the temptress. Here’s one of her many great lines: “Hi. It’s me, don’t you remember? The tomato from upstairs.” We just might have to put “The Seven Year Itch” on our list of prospects for Classic Movie Night 2017. Share your classic movie suggestions with us on Facebook. And thanks for reading The Sun! The Sopris Sun Board PS: It’s easy to become a SunScriber by making an online donation or mailing a check to PO Box 399, Carbondale 81623.
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Thanks to Balog Dear Editor: Saturday night at Third Street Center I, along with 180 folks, attended the award-winning documentary “Chasing Ice” by environmental filmmaker James Balog. Balong has risked his life to give us the visuals of the vastness of our major glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate on our planet. We would never see or know about this catastrophic event had he not done his research, mounting time-lapse cameras on several continents, monitoring the recession of these ancient bodies of ice. He shared his results, representing NASA, at the climate talks in Copenhagen and Paris. His passion for informing the public and policy makers will be helpful in sharing the urgent message of immediate action. I extend my gratitude to everyone that helped conLETTERS page 14
Correction Last week’s story on Ballot Question 2A contained some information that will be clarified here. Ballot Question 2A is proposed to help the Carbondale community invest in clean energy solutions and achieve community emission reduction goals adopted in 2009. Funding would go to help households, businesses and the town make buildings and transportation more climate friendly, and increase Carbondale’s use of renewable energy. For more details, visit www.climateactionyes.com. The story also inaccurately reported that close to $1.8 million has been spent by the Town of Carbondale on programs managed by CORE and CLEER. The $1.8 million includes a comprehensive list of investments the Town of Carbondale has made over a nine year period, including major public building energy upgrades and street light retrofits; purchasing panels in a community solar garden through Clean Energy Collective; rebates for businesses and homeowners, free home energy assessments, a program to help low-income residents cut energy costs; and memberships in CORE and Garfield Clean Energy (GCE), a countywide program.
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Sopris Lodge developers moving forward By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer The developers behind a planned senior citizen housing and living center in Carbondale, known as Sopris Lodge, said this week that they are only weeks away from submitting a formal development application to the town. Abdi Pirzadeh, president of Aspen Built Homes, confirmed on Friday that he and another proponent, Terry Claassen of TCC Properties, have been working with town officials to hammer out some of the pre-application details for the project, which is proposed for construction on property in Carbondale owned by the Nieslanik family. TCC properties, based in California, has been involved in developing other projects in Colorado, including senior living centers in Montrose, Golden and Glenwood Springs, according to information about the firm available on the Internet. Most recently, according to Claassen, the company was engaged in the initial development-approval process for a project along the Roaring Fork River in Glenwood Springs. That project, Claassen told The Sopris Sun in July of last year, has been sold to a development partnership in Wisconsin, and was due to break ground soon. According to information presented to the Carbondale Board of Trustees in late July, the Sopris Lodge project at that time was envisioned as a 70-unit complex on land just north of the Rio Grand Trail and east of Fourth Street. Claassen, who was the spokesman for the project at a meeting on July 29, 2015, said the access to the proposed senior complex originally was proposed as a driveway alongside the Rio Grand Trail to Fourth Street. But negotiations with the owners of the land in question were not interested, and the focus shifted to a plan to redesign North 2nd Street and its crossing of the Rio Grand Trail, and then create a street leading to the senior project. Since July, town officials have been studying 2nd Street to determine how it could be redesigned and rebuilt so it would meet the town’s standards for a public street SENIOR HOUSING PROPOSAL page 15
Planning & Zoning Commission sends UDC to trustees A new zoning code By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer Carbondale’s citizen planners, after more than two years of work on rewriting the town’s development review regulations, this week took their final action on a streamlined, updated and in some cases groundbreaking set of regulations for reviewing development proposals. On Thursday, the volunteer members of the Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the proposed Unified Development Code. The night before, on Wednesday, the P&Z met in joint session with the Carbondale Board of Trustees to go over the document one last time before presenting it to the public in a public hearing Feb. 18. (Editor’s note: The trustees’ meetings are now on Wednesday nights, after The Sopris Sun has gone to press.) The draft version of the UDC, as it is known, now will go before the trustees on March 9 for yet another public hearing in preparation for final adoption. Work began on the UDC in 2013, after town officials concluded that the old code, dating back to 1993, was too cumbersome and, in places, too contradictory to be of much practical use to developers or to the town itself as it reviewed development proposals for everything from commercial businesses to residential homes and complexes. The UDC is 358 pages of text, diagrams and illustrations, comprising eight chapters, that can be viewed on a special website (www.carbondaleudc.com), which features a considerable amount of information about the process undergone by the Planning & Zoning Commission and the town’s consultant on the project, Clarion Associates of Denver. Planning Director Janet Buck told The Sopris Sun on Friday that the meeting between the P&Z and the trustees went smoothly. “No major issues came up on Wednesday night,” Buck said, noting that the trustees did make some suggestions for last-minute changes. “Basically, it is some clean-up of the lighting section, putting agricultural lands in sensitive areas, consider food processing in all commercial zone districts and allow community gardens in all zone districts,” she said of the trustees’ proposed modifications. She noted that, in more than two years spent on the UDC, “There had already been numerous meetings (read many, many, many) working through the UDC, as well as four public meetings in addition to the public hearing (Thursday) night.” The trustees’ regular meetings typically start at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at Town Hall (511 Colorado Ave.), with work sessions usually the first and third Wednesday. The public is encouraged to attend the meetings.
In what’s believed to be the first time in the Valley Visual Art Show’s 36 years, a high school student won the People’s Choice award. Roaring Fork High School junior Katelyn Krehbiel took first place for her watercolor/acrylic/colored pencil and resin portrait titled “What Are You Thinking?” (above). Working with layered steel mesh and paint, Janet Nelson was runner up for her “Red Dress” (right). Krehbiel was awarded $100 and two tickets to CCAH’s Green is the New Black fashion show; Nelson received $50 and one ticket to the show. The show, one of the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities longest running events, attracted a record 67 entries in numerous mediums. Other artists receiving People’s Choice votes were Kip Hubbard (“Time”), Judy Fox-Perry (“Lucky Cricket”), Heather Craven (“Dilla”), Launa Eddy (“An Open Mind”) and Kirk Robinson (“James: As the Frontiersman”). A total of nine pieces were sold: three mixed media, two paintings, two prints, one drawing and one photograph. Photos by Jane Bachrach
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Town Briefs
Town moves ahead on 133 slow down Sopris Sun Staff Report The Town of Carbondale is working with officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to expand a 25-miles-per-hour speed limit stretch of Highway 133 to include the entrance of the new Ross Montessori School, according to the Feb. 19 weekly memo from Town Manager Jay Harrington to the town’s trustees and other recipients. In response to questions from The Sopris Sun, Harrington confirmed that Town Hall first broached the subject of expanding the school zone last spring, and that the town had reminded CDOT in November that the school would be opening in January (which it did). He said he was unsure how far the zone might be expanded, if CDOT goes along with the request, or when that might occur. In the memo, Harrington noted that there is a meeting scheduled for March 11 on the subject. In other remarks, Harrington wrote that the streets crew has made headway with snow and ice removal, and that the town’s street sweeper has been brought into service thanks to the recent warm and relatively dry weather. In particular, Harrington noted, the parks and recreation department has been working on ice dams along trails, where drainage has been blocked. Harrington wrote that these problem areas are being monitored for possible installation of drywalls to aid in preventing future drainage issues. Harrington also reported that the ice rinks at the Gus Darien Riding Arena and the Fourth Street Plaza both are closed for the season due to the extended warming period experienced in the valley. He added that the town had “almost eight weeks of good skating this season.” Town officials took part in a meeting last week, hosted by the Roaring Fork Food Policy Council, where participants discussed
ways to improve the Carbondale Farmer’s Market, which is held on Wednesdays in the summer and fall. Ideas under consideration, Harrington wrote, include expanding the market’s hours of operation into the evening; hosting a second weekend market; accommodating more local area farmers at the market; providing additional financial assistance from taxpayer funds; raising vendor fees; and the need to find a replacement for the current market manager, whom Harrington indicated would be unable to run the market operations this summer. At the Carbondale Recreation and Community Center (CRCC), the winter/spring catalogue for programs is now available, either in printed form or online at www.carbondalerec.com. The Youth Basketball League practices take place from 4 to 7 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays; games continue to be held each week against teams from Aspen, Basalt and Glenwood Springs, Harrington wrote. There are 10 teams competing in the league. Other continuing programs offered at the CRCC include youth dodgeball every Friday; youth climbing classes as well as Spider Monkey classes for climbers aged 4-6 years; adult volleyball league games every Monday night and Pickleball pick-up games on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (1:30 and 3:30 p.m.). In addition, Harrington wrote, the “Be My Workout Buddy” program is continuing through the end of the month, with participants competing to win prizes while working their way though 29 different fitness challenges. For information on this program, go to the recreation department website or call Margaret Donnelly (recreation department health and wellness coordinator) at 510-1280. Harrington reported that the utilities department measured “a blip in the turbidity at Nettle Creek,” the town’s chief source of potable water, and predicted that turbidity values will rise as the spring snowmelt season gets going.
Garfield County Humanitarian Service Awards
CALL for NOMINATIONS Honoring those who give their time and efforts to residents of Garfield County
Nominations due Friday, March 4
Please submit a nomination form and 3-6 letters of support that convey your nominee’s dedication to humanitarian efforts.
Nomination form and rules available online:
www.garfield-county.com or call (970) 309-4658
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Cop Shop From Feb. 12-18, Carbondale police officers handled more than 200 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:
SATURDAY, Feb. 13: At 5:32 p.m. police officers responded to a verbal altercation between a visiting parent and coach of a visiting team playing Roaring Fork High School in basketball. The case is under investigation. SATURDAY, Feb. 13: At 9 p.m. officers responded to a fight involving an intoxicated male. He was arrested for disorderly conduct and taken to Garfield County Jail. SUNDAY, Feb. 14: At 12:50 a.m. police stopped a vehicle for weaving and an improper turn on Highway 133. The driver was arrested for DUI. TUESDAY, Feb. 16: At 7:37 p.m. officers responded to a report of a disturbance at the RFTA park-and-ride lot on Highway 133. Officers arrested a 46year-old male for disorderly conduct and trespassing, and took him to Garfield County Jail. THURSDAY, Feb. 18: At 2:14 a.m. officers stopped a vehicle on suspicion of utilizing a false car tag. Upon contact, police found that the plates were indeed false and the driver had a suspended license. The driver was arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended license.
Whole lotta coloring goin’ on. This was the scene at the Orchard a couple of weeks back, as adult coloring book creators Stacy Dickerson and Kelley Cox invited the public to try their hand at this quickly growing form of artistic relaxation. Photo by Jane Bachrach
Around town Top: Skip Bell behind his Pour House bar earlier this year. If you want Skip to greet and seat you one last time, you’d better get over there on Friday. He tells The Sopris Sun he’s retiring, but you’ll still see him around. Photo by Jane Bachrach Middle: Snarl. Snarl. This Lamborghini turned heads at the Days Inn on Feb. 23 as it waited for LGM Sports (transportation) to load it up and take it out of town. Photo by Lynn Burton Bottom: Watch out for bears, but don’t be scared. The 74 colorful bruins on display at the Carbondale Library and Alpine Bank are courtesy of Crystal River Elementary School art teacher Susan Annabel’s fourth grade class. Annabel said she came across several boxes of wooden bears at the school and knew she had to do something with them. After talking with CCAH Director Amy Kimberly, she came up with the Bear aRound Town exhibit, modeled after Art aRound Town. “Students worked in teams to plan, design and paint their wooden bears,” Annabel said. “The artist teams made color choices, created patterns with shapes and lines, and added accessories to the bears.” Each bear also tells a unique story of how it spent the day in Carbondale. Courtesy photo
Roaring Fork sophomore Justin Thompson takes a shot in the Rams come-from-behind 52-49 overtime win against Gunnison on Feb. 24. The win keeps Roaring Fork in 3A Western Slope League playoff action as they face Coal Ridge in Grand Junction in the semi-finals at 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 26. On Feb. 27, Roaring Fork plays at 11:30 a.m. for third place, or at 2:30 p.m. in the championship round. Photo by Sue Rollyson
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Climate action tax forum
Attention gear-heads
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce — a non partisan entity, per its bylaws — is hosting a Climate Action Excise Tax Forum on Monday, March 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Calaway Room at the Third Street Center, according to a press release. Representatives from the town’s Technical and Financial Advisory Committee, Holy Cross, SourceGas, and Xcel Energy have been invited to participate in this panel-setting Q&A, which will be facilitated by Michael Kinsley of the Rocky Mountain Institute. Panelists’ Q&A will take place from 6 to 7 p.m. From 7 to 7:30 p.m., individuals will have the opportunity to ask questions to the panelists. The public is invited to attend this free, informational event. In the interest of time and to avoid repetitiveness, the Carbondale Chamber requests the public to submit questions in advance to chamber@carbondale.com no later than Friday, March 4 at 5 p.m. For more information, please contact the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce at 963-1890.
Just a reminder that White River National Forest rangers recently busted a couple of snowmobilers for riding their sleds in a Richmond Ridge just outside Aspen. They were probably feeling fine when they rode in through the fresh powder, but a little less so when they were slapped with $500 fines.
Yum, yum The Sopris Sun celebrates its seventh birthday with cake and good cheer at the Pour House from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on March 10. See you there.
CGS open house Crystal Glass Studio (50 Weant Blvd.) hosts an open house on Feb. 26 for its new GLASSROOM, where they will teach
In case you’re wondering Day Light Saving Time begins on March 13 (spring forward); St. Patrick’s Day is March 17 (no American Legion parade this year unless you want to do it yourself); the first day of spring is March 20; RFSD’s spring break is March 21-26; and Easter is March 27.
Fire district 911 calls The Carbondale Branch Library’s outdoor chalkboard took on birthday card duties for someone named Robin on Feb. 24, thanks to a thoughtful artist. Photo by Lynn Burton classes in various art-glass techniques. Stop by from 4 to 8 p.m. to meet the artists and view the studio.
Hoops At last Sunday’s seventh and eighth grade round-robin basketball tournament at Roaring Fork High School, the seventh grade All Stars fell to Montrose 51-30, but Edin Tena scored 12 points and Graham Pietsch had seven. In their next game, DeBeque racked up 51 points to Carbondale’s
34, with Pietsch scoring 12, and Finn Leahy and Manny Santana putting in six each. For the eighth grade All Stars, Carbondale nipped Montrose 32-29, with Nate Carricarte scoring 10 and AJ Adams six. The All Stars then got a win over Glenwood Springs 38-19, with Jonathan Woodrow dropping nine points and Lucas Schramer six. On Feb. 28 at RFHS, the seventh graders face Craig at 1 p.m. and Riverside at 3 p.m.; the eighth graders take on Olathe at noon and Vail at 3 p.m.
Here are the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District 911 calls for Feb. 14-20: • Medical emergencies (4); • Trauma emergency (1); • Motor vehicle accidents (2); • Citizen assist response (1); • Standby requests (3); • Carbon monoxide responses (3); • Fire alarm responses (2); • Smoke alarm response (1); • Odor check response (1).
They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Jayme Sewell and Dottie Daniels (Feb. 26).
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Movie: Inside Out Cost: FREE! When: February 27, 2016 @ 6:30-8:30pm Where: Faith Lutheran Church 1340 Highway 133 Carbondale, CO 81623 There will be drinks and popcorn. Just bring a blanket or two! Questions: 970-510-5046
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Breakfast is served
Most of the calves on this page — including a few young, galloping gourmets — didn’t seem to mind being photographed during breakfast, but some moms did and shamelessly stuck their tongues out at this photographer who didn’t take it personally. It was breakfast time last week when we caught up with Ted and Paul Nieslaniks’ herd of more than 300 cattle near the Waldorf School east of Carbondale. The number of cattle increases daily during this time of year as calving season is in full swing for these ranchers who work or are on call 24 hours a day to make sure that all is well with moms and newborns. Between feeding, ear tagging, giving shots, helping first-time moms during labor, moving the cattle around, checking calves and moms to see if they need medical attention and if so administering to minor medical needs, it seems as if a cowboy’s work is never done.
Photos and text by Jane Bachrach
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GSES RENOVATION REUNIÓN COMUNITARIA RENOVACIÓN DE GSES COMMUNITY NIGHT Por favor, acompañarnos
Please join us for a para una presentación y presentation and discussion discusión sobre el nuevo diseño de las instalaciones on the new facility design Friday, February 26th
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Viernes, 26 de Febrero 5:30 PM to 6:30 PM 915 School St.
Doggone right! Doggone Clean in Carbondale opened its tubs, and doors, to help out CARE on Saturday, with a portion of the proceeds going to the nonprofit animal shelter. John Short (top photo) opened the do-it-yourself pet wash with wife Terrie in the Sopris Shopping Center last August. Middle photo: Erin Lepe dries her dog Lola after the nervous pup’s first bath in a tub. Bottom photo: Isabella Cordova, 6, the Shorts’ granddaughter, took it all in. Word has it she also sold a box or two of Girl Scout cookies during the day. The event also included an adopt-a-thon for CARE dogs. For info on Doggone Clean, call 309-9034. Photos by Jane Bachrach THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • FEBRUARY 25 - MARCH 2, 2016 • 9
Community Calendar THURS.-FRI. Feb. 25-26 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE • KDNK continues its winter membership drive with the CTown talent show at Steve’s Guitars at 7 p.m. on Thursday, and a toast to KDNK at the Roaring Fork Beer Company (1941 Dolores Way) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sustainable members can pick up their KDNK beer stein and the ďŹ rst brew is on the Dink. Frank Martin will play the blues. Info: kdnk.org.
THURSDAY Feb. 25 YAPPY HOUR • Marble Distilling (at the east end of Main Street) and CARE host their monthly Yappy Hour from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Signature cockTAILS include the Muttarita and Bloodhound Mary. CCS OPEN HOUSE • Carbondale Community School, a public charter school of the Roaring Fork School District, hosts an open house for prospective students in grades K-8 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. Principal Tom Penzel will review the school’s mission, philosophy, integrated curriculum, admissions procedure and approach to academic excellence, creative arts and outdoor education. Child care will not be available. The lottery deadline for the 2016-2017 school year is April 1. Info: 9639647 and discovercompass.org. OPERA • The Aspen Music Festival’s “The Met: Live in HDâ€? series continues with Berg’s “Luluâ€? at the Wheeler Opera House starting at 5:30 p.m. ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at
To list your event, email information to news@soprissun.com. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events take place in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the Community Calendar online at soprissun.com. View events online at soprissun.com/calendar.
Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.
THURS.-SAT. Feb. 25-26 THEATRE • The Sopris Theatre Company at the CMC Spring Valley campus presents “Anton in Show Businessâ€? 7 p.m. on Feb. 25-26; and 2 p.m. on Feb. 28. “Anton in Show Businessâ€? is a play-within-a-play that pokes fun at theatrical life when a Texas drama company attempts to produce Chekov’s “The Three Sisters.â€? Tickets are $18 for adults, $13 for seniors and students, and are available at svticketsales@coloradomtn.edu.
FRIDAY Feb. 26 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Youthâ€? (R) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 26-Mar. 3 except Feb. 28 which will show at 5 p.m; “The Danish Girlâ€? (R) at 5 p.m. Feb 26; “The Big Shortâ€? (R) at 4:45 p.m. Feb. 27 and “Roomâ€? (R) at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 28. THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre Company opens a three-week run of “Freud’s Last Sessionâ€? by Mark St. Germain. The play, directed by Wendy Moore, imagines a meeting between legendary psychoanalyst Dr. Sigmund Freud and the young, rising Oxford Don — C.S. Lewis. On the day England enters World War II, Freud and Lewis clash about love, sex, the existence of God, and the meaning of life. “This touching and humorous play reveals the minds, hearts and souls of two brilliant men as they explore the greatest questions of all time,â€? said TRTC press release. The production features Bob Moore as Dr. Freud, and TRTC’s
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Corey Simpson as C.S. Lewis. The production also welcomes the company’s newest employee, Sean Jeffries, who is TRTC’s lighting designer and tech director. “Freud’s Last Sessionâ€? previews at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, and opens at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 26 with a champagne reception following the show. The production then continues on Feb. 27, March 4-6, and March 10-12. Post-show talkbacks with the cast and director will be held March 3 and March 11. “This show will sell out,â€? said a TRTC spokesman. For ticket info, go to thunderrivertheatre.com or call 963-8200. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Let Them Roar. Info: 963-3304. COMEDY • Tonight is comedy night at Marble Distilling (the east end of Main Street) featuring Denver’s Steve Gastineau at 6 p.m. Gastineau has toured comedy clubs and colleges around the country and has shared the stage with comics David Spade, Jon Lovitz, Jake Johannsen, Paula Poundstone, Wayne Brady and Jimmy Fallon. Denver’s Channel 9 News recently voted him “One of the Funniest Comedians in Denverâ€? while The Denver Post calls his style “clever and engaging.â€? In addition to the comedy, Marble Distilling Co. will have passes and event giveaways for the upcoming Apres Ski Cocktail Classic slated for March 3-6. LIVE MUSIC • The Wheeler Opera House presents an evening of popular music with the Edwin McCain Trio at 8 p.m. McCain, known for popular hit songs such as “I’ll
Beâ€? and “I Could Not Ask For More,â€? has toured as a solo artist and with a full band, but this particular performance will feature acoustic performers. Tickets are $45 at aspenshowtix.com and 920-5770. MT. FAIR DEADLINES • Today is the deadline for arts/crafts vendors to apply for the 2016 Carbondale Mountain Fair; the food vendor deadline is April 1. The fair is held in Sopris Park on July 29-31. Info: marianne@carbondalearts.com and carbondalearts.com. LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Valle Musico from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. There’s no cover. Coming up on Friday nights through March: the Leonard Curry Trio (March 3), Louie & the Lizards (March 10), Whiskey Stomp (March 17) and Valle Musico (March 24).
SATURDAY Feb. 27 MARBLE DISTILLING • Gearing up for the Green is the New Black fashion extravaganza, Marble Distilling (east end of Main Street) presents guest bartender Shawn Tonozzi and his team of mixologists. Tonozzi and friends will take over the Tasting Room bar and work their magic to create the perfect signature martini for CCAH’s GITNB (March 11-12). There will also be giveaways throughout the evening, including tickets to the fashion show. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Minneapolis-based Brian Laidlaw, a songwriter/poet who is touring to supCALENDAR page 11
Community Calendar port his book/album “The Stuntman.â€? Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • The Black Nugget on Main Street presents 4AM at 9 p.m. There’s no cover. LIVE MUSIC • The Loyal Brothers Lounge in Glenwood Springs presents a rock-a-billy pin-up party with the Tankerays starting at 7 p.m. There’ll also be a pinup contest; no cover. SATURDAY MARKET • Eagle Crest Nursery hosts an indoor Saturday farmer’s market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through March 12. Items include local produce, eggs, ďŹ sh, meats, bread, pastries, spices, jewelry, arts, apparel and more. Info: 963-1173.
SUNDAY Feb. 28 POETRY • The Aspen Poets’ Society poetry night series continues at Victoria CafÊ at 6:30 p.m. There’ll be live music with singer/songwriter John Hatanaka, an open mic for poets, and special guest Brian Laidlaw. Admission is free. Info: 379-2136.
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Registration for the Democrats starts at 6:30 p.m. with the action at 7 p.m. Registration for the Republicans starts at 6 p.m. with action at 7 p.m. For Democrat info, call Bob Shivley at 618-1509; for Republican info, call David Merritt at 379-7064. LIONS MEET • The Carbondale Lions Club meets the ďŹ rst Tuesday of the month at the Gathering Center (the Orchard on Snowmass Road) starting at 6:30 p.m. Info: Chuck Logan at 963-7002 or Chris Chacos at 379-9096.
WEDNESDAY March 2 NATURALIST NIGHTS • The Wilderness Workshop/ACES Naturalist Nights series at the Third Street Center continues with “From Cottonwoods to Cut Banks: Is River Restoration Working in the Desert Southwest?â€? The speaker will be Shannon Hatch of the Tamarisk Coalition. The presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. and it’s free. The talk will be repeated at ACES in Aspen at 7 p.m. on March. 3.
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BOOK SIGNING • Explore Booksellers in Aspen hosts a book signing from 5:30 to 7 p.m. for author Mark Tompkins and his debut novel “The Last Days of Magic.â€? The event will include a short reading, discussion with Tompkins, plus food and drink from Pyramic Bistro. “The Last Days of Magicâ€? (Viking) starts in 14th century Ireland, and blends historical, ďŹ c-
tional and present day mysteries. Following the Aspen launch party for his book, Tompkins will travel on a tour that includes stops in San Francisco, Boston, Houston, and New York and other locations. OPERA • The Aspen Music Festival’s “The Met: Live in HDâ€? series at the Wheeler Opera House continues with Puccini’s “Turandot.â€? Showtime is 5:30 p.m. Info: 920-5770.
Ongoing MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy. CCC • The Carbondale Clay Center presents 19 years of work from the non-proďŹ t’s visiting artists, teachers and students in the show “Our Collection.â€? Info: 963-2529 and info@carbondaleclay.org. ART SHOWS • The Art Base in Basalt continues Ada Christensen’s show “Colorscapesâ€? at its Charles J. Wyly Gallery, and “Out of Sight Insightâ€? by photographers Judy Hill Lovins and Amory B. Lovins at the Art Base Annex. Info: theartbase.org.
third Monday of each month. Sign up begins at 7 p.m. Info: 948-8228. LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts an open mic night at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs from 8 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday. REDSTONE CASTLE • Guided tours of the historic Redstone Castle take place on Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. through the winter. Info: 963-9656. MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS • Dr. Greg Feinsinger offers free heart, diabetes and stroke counseling on Monday mornings at the Davi Nikent ofďŹ ce in the Third Street Center (Suite 24D). For an appointment, call 379-5718. If you have recent lab test results, bring them.
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VALLEY DIVAS • The Valley Divas women’s networking group meets the ďŹ rst Wednesday of the month at Konnyakus (the La Fontana Plaza on Highway 133) starting at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $12 for members and $15 for non-members, which includes a house beverage, appetizers and tip). RSVP on Facebook at valleydivasroaringfork.
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CAUCUSES • Carbondale’s Precinct 1-4 Democratic and Republican party caucuses take place at Carbondale Middle School, and Roaring Fork High School respectively.
ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at the Carbondale ďŹ re station on Meadowood Drive Wednesday mornings at 6:45 a.m. Info: rccarlson@gmail.com.
GITNB • The eighth annual Green is the New Black fashion extravaganza takes over the Carbodale Recreaction Center. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 for CCAH members and $40 for non-members, but go up after Feb. 26. Info: carbondalearts.com.
ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center meets at 10 a.m. sharp (social time starts at 9:45 a.m.). Info: 963-5516. TRUU • Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist meets at the Third Street Center at 10 a.m. Info: tworiversuu.org.
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they will exercise leadership to bring the Basalt and regional community together and move it in a positive direction forward. “The next few years will be among the most important in Basalt’s modern-day history,” said Robin Waters, chamber president. “Basalt leaders will need to work together to unite the community, craft a collective vision and strategize effective, fiscally-responsible ways to move forward. This is an opportunity for policy-makers and residents alike to focus on collaborative problem solving.” Eight candidates will be on stage for two hours answering a series of eight to 15 questions each. To bring more depth to candidates’ positions and to provide ongoing accessibility for the public, the Basalt chamber has also arranged for each candidate to be filmed after the forum to elaborate on questions drawn from the live forum and others received from the public. Andrew Spickert and Emmy award winning filmmaker Barry Stevenson, along with long-time resident Haley Thompson, are part of a new professional video team working to capture significant moments around the Basalt community. Videos will be posted online and on social media by the chamber for public viewing. Questions may be submitted for consideration to BoardChair@BasaltChamber.com or on the election thread on the Basalt community page on Facebook. Questions chosen will best reflect the key issues of the day and elicit substantive candidate comment. The election will be held on April 5. Ballots will be mailed March 14 to 21 to registered voters. March 14 is the last day to establish residency in the town of Basalt ! in order to vote in April. The new mayor and city council are scheduled to be sworn in on April 19.
Sopris Sun Staff Report The Basalt Area Chamber of Commerce holds an election issues/town council forum at Grace Church of the Roaring Fork Valley (1776 Emma Rd.) from 6 to 8 p.m. on March 2, according to a press release. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the program will begin promptly at 6 p.m. The forum is open to the public and will provide voters with an opportunity to meet and hear the positions of the candidates prior to the April 5 Basalt mayor and town council elections. Candidates for mayor are incumbent Jacque Whitsitt and town councilman Rick Stevens. Six candidates are vying for three at-large town council seats: challengers Leroy Duroux, Jennifer Riffle, Auden Schendler and Katie Schwoerer, along with incumbents Robert Leavitt and Herschel Ross. “The Basalt Chamber and volunteers have worked to design a forum and to shape questions that challenge candidates to seek visionary and uniting solutions for Basalt,” said chamber board member Charles Spickert. “We encourage the community to join with us in this effort.” According to Spickert, questions for the candidates will cover current concerns such as traffic, affordable housing, child care and maintaining a vibrant workforce, as well as general topics about economic vitality and sustainability, regional collaboration and fiscal responsibility. Candidates will be encouraged to demonstrate how
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Doc Tubbs and wife Nan: quite the medical team around helper. How did I know? The old tin-can-and-string method. I telephoned Jewell Doyal Schauster in Carbondale and had a delightful visit. “Oh, yes, I remember. My mother was his nurse for 10 Ernest and Marjorie Gerbaz suggested a story about Doc years,â€? Jewell said. “Back then, everyone had their babies at Tubbs while visiting at one of my Mount Sopris Historical Sohome. He’d go from Missouri Heights to Marble and Redstone ciety museum Tea Dates. Right away, I went in search of inand she took care of all the babies afterwards, usually at home.â€?  formation about early Carbondale country doctors. There was There were a few remembrances about the country physimore than one doctor in the Roaring Fork Valley, but one early cian’s lead foot, not to be confused with a bad case of athlete’s family physician that served this town and its surrounds was foot. In fact, that was the first thing old ‘Ol Doc Tubbs. Chuck Harris of Missouri Heights remembered about Doc Tubbs.  A one-man show “He was always tearing around Practicing right up until his “very sudat high speeds. I remember a bad acdenâ€? death in 1947, Carbondale’s longestcident on the old Buffalo Valley road tenured M.D. was W. Ray Tubbs. He was when he had an office in Glenwood By Charlotte Graham born in 1874 in New Jersey and made his Springs.â€? That would have been in way via Denver to Carbondale to practice the 1940s, the days of real hot rods. medicine in 1911. Doc Tubbs’s shingle was the only one in town Doc often worked ’round the clock, especially in the days for 35 years. of epidemics. His only sleep was the 40 winks he got while Pretty near all his calls and visits were serious accidents horse and buggy bounced him back to town from some illness and emergencies of the day. With Tubbs the only doctor around, people tended to “tough it outâ€? but he was still called or injury only a few miles, but hours away, by buggy. Makes hither and yon all the time. But then, with the bad, came the sense when the day came, he’d jump into a zippy new Ford Model T that could go 25 miles per hour. Wheeee. Hell’s bells. good as well. Get out of the way! Chuck remembered one of his own teen accidents. “I was Early medical care Helen Kreutz Dupire (pronounced Du-PIER) of Carbon- headed to [Carbondale Union] high school. Usually I drove dale, now in her 90s, shared the story of her last medical visit our Ford Model T. This particular time, I had ridden my horse in and it was the first day there was ice.â€?  with Doc Tubbs. Did this slip’n’fall victim call 911 or speed-dial the per“It was when he delivered my second son in August of ‘47. When I called up in November for a three-month [baby] sonal injury attorney du jour? Nope. Chuck had to crawl back up on his horse, ride over to Doc Tubbs’s office and hop check-up, I was told Doc had died.â€? Helen’s memory served me well. I dashed to the Glenwood in by himself. “Doc put on a splint, tied me up and told me that was all he Springs Library, dizzily spun through a few months’ of microfiche and found the front-page funeral service notice for Doc- could do.â€? And don’t let the door hit you on the way out? I tor Tubbs, November, 1947, in the Glenwood Post. He was 73. could tell that while telling his story, Chuck remembered his Tubbs and his second wife, Nan Holmer, built their brick agony and the Doc’s assessment just like it happened yesterday. Times have definitely changed. Including pain tolerance home/office on Main Street, where Six89 restaurant (just west of the post office) operated for a number of years. In levels. Speaking of ... is the last laugh is on us? fact, the Tubbs’ owned the entire block, according to Jeff Home-grown medicinals Bier of Redstone. Everyone I spoke with remembered how Doc Tubbs always “He and my great-aunt Nan owned from where is now CMC up to Main Street,â€? Jeff said. “Upstairs in the house made his own medicines, salves and supplements. Guess a were the exam[ination] rooms. Each room had a sink, I re- good Doc “growing his ownâ€? wasn’t any big deal back then. “He’d give you an exam, make up some medicine right member, because we stayed with them when our family came there and it’d cost you two bucks,â€? Chuck said. to Carbondale. I must have been two or three years old.â€? Helen Dupire recalled one of Doc Tubbs’s concoctions. Nan was a nurse Doc had met while serving as a field surgeon in Europe during World War I. (Who besides me would “One time he gave me a tin of black salve that he made up for want to know more of that love story in the midst of such my throat. He told me to rub it on for a month. I did it even horror? (Ernest Hemingway! ... according to Memoirs copy though it made my throat look grey and dirty.â€? Helen also remembered the cost of medical care those editor, Pam Heckert, with tongue-in-cheek!) Nan became Doc’s nurse after they married. There’s a hint days. “That last pregnancy in ’47, including the whole nine or two of some supposed “scandal-of-the-dayâ€? in some circles, months, the delivery and 10 days of hospital visits afterwards but given the times and circumstances of how they met ... cost me $59,â€? she said. “I remember so clearly that I had to scandal schmandle. One would bet they certainly earned their call the office to ask about it. When the bill arrived in the mail, on it was written, ‘requested. Thanks.’ It was as though they happiness together. Ada “Momâ€? Doyal was Doc’s midwife, nurse and all- only sent it to me because I ‘requested’ it. That’s the kind of Editor’s note: This is a condensed and edited version of a chapter from Charlotte Graham’s book “Memoirs of a River ‌ Up the Crystal, Vol. 2â€?
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good old country doctor he was.â€? Jeff Bier tied the “how and whyâ€? all together of the good Doc’s backyard pharmacy. “Doc Tubbs knew all about plants, herbs and natural healing. He had his own apothecary where the post office building is now. There were outbuildings and irrigation ditches all over out there where he grew and made a lot of his own medicinals.â€? Wonder what Doc Tubbs would have to say about the “newâ€? medical curative in town today? Or, for that matter, local herbs that were used by Ute forebears? Seems that medicinal plants growing around here have been used ... well, forever. Carry on. Charlotte’s winter-writing plans and seeking warmer climes for same made a casual desert journey a bit more focused with the death of her mother down in ’ol San Antone. While taking care of family “stuff,â€? she says the unexpected blessing is that she has found time to retrace more of her own family’s rich native history in South Texas. Get your copy of the full stories in â€?Memoirs of a River‌Up the Crystal, Volumes One and Twoâ€? at local shops or online at www.charlotte-graham.com. “Likeâ€? her page on FaceBook at: Charlotte Graham-Author.
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Some ingredients for good health: Letters good food, exercise and more believe that whether we enjoy good health or are stricken by disease is mostly out of our control. We have been indoctrinated with the idea that illness is the result of bad luck, bad bugs or bad genes. However, this view is disempowering and ultimately not scientifically valid. While germs and genetics play a role in our health, rarely do they dictate our health status. True genetic illness makes up a tiny percentage of disease (Hemophilia, for instance, is the result of bad luck, bad genes). Barring such true genetic conditions, how our genes express themselves is due in large part to environmental influences — our lifestyle choices. These choices — how we eat, move and think — promote or hinder our innate capacity for health and vitality. I teach a paradigm of wellness rather than the conventional paradigm of sickness. The body’s natural state is that of wellness. When we provide ourselves and our children with what we as humans need to be sufficient — nutritionally, emotionally, physically — then good, true health usually follows. It is one thing to help patients in the office but it is quite another to see it play out in the laboratory of my home. So, darn right I’ll use my family as an example of good health! Not to brag but to inspire. I’m excited to share some of what I’ve learned over the years in future columns. I hope I can create conversation, ruffle some feathers and shift some paradigms. Dr. Scott Tesoro has been serving the Roaring Fork Valley's chiropractic needs since 1994. He currently sees patients in Willits, Carbondale and Aspen. Please comment at scott.tesoro.dc@gmail.com or www.soprischiropractic.com.
tribute time, energy and money to make this event happen. Deep gratitude to James Balog for coming to inform us about what is really happening with oil and gas exploration with his new film “1000 Cuts” so we can be a clear and informed voice for change. As James pointed out, we need many voices and many leaders to “be the change we wish to see in the world” and communicate intelligently with our policy makers while also enacting change at home. Carbondale has an exciting opportunity to do that right now. We can “be the change the we wish to see in the world” by supporting Climate Action Yes and voting yes on 2A in this upcoming April election. Lisa Dancing-Light Carbondale
Yes on 2A Dear Editor: I am in in firm support of the Climate Action Yes! on 2A proposal to add a fee associated with our personal and commercial energy use. Like many of our community members, I too am aware of the argument that another tax will add to the increasing affordability issues of our town, but I am also aware that every dollar spent in energy efficiency can yield far more in energy savings. If people were to make even simple changes in our energy use, the savings would far outweigh a tax fee. Start with the things that don’t cost money: turn off the lights when you leave a room; unplug your computers, wireless routers and phone charges when not in use (yes, these gadgets still use energy when plugged into a wall, even if they are “off”). Amaze yourself with the savings in the first month, then take that money saved and make some small investments in LED light bulbs, garage door strips, window coverings, insulation for your water heater, a programmable LETTERS page 15
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By Dr. Scott Tesoro Yesterday a childhood friend took me to task for a Facebook post. The post relayed a conversation between my wife and me and our two kids, ages nine and 11, regarding health and wellness. We were discussing how healthy our kids have been to date, how few medical visits they’ve had (eight total) and how they’ve never needed antibiotics. I mentioned in the post they have yet to drink soda or see the inside of a McDonald’s. Of course they occasionally get sick, but they recover with minimal intervention. I went on to say that we realize we have been fortunate and that our hands-off strategies don’t guarantee a perfect outcome. However, we truly believe that when provided with the essential ingredients for health (whole food, exercise, emotional support, etc), good health generally ensues. My friend’s beef was that I was bragging. “You guys are the best parents ever,” he sarcastically replied. Now, this is the guy with whom I raided the girls bunk in sleep-away camp, and with whom I went away to college. In other words, he is an OLD friend. Old friends are not about to cut you slack or recognize that you’ve come a long way since that bowl of Johnny Walker and cornflakes in high school. The thing about old friends is that their opinions carry a disproportionate amount of weight. Fifty people “liked” the post, but HE didn’t, which caused me to wonder if this was my Facebook equivalent of a “my honor student” bumper sticker? Now, no one would ever use social media to boast, brag or show his best face. Certainly not moi. But, my buddy’s comment did make me consider the ultimate intention for the post. Was I just bragging? Health, wellness, sickness and disease have been my life’s work and study for three decades. So many people
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held before the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission to consider a request for a Subdivision Exemption and Lot Line Adjustment in order for a portion of the property located at 64 North Third Street to be absorbed into the property known as Lot B of the Kelley Lot Line Adjustment.
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chiefs in the Public Works Department ate all of you. Thank you. who gave permission to the project, and to Chris Chacos Carlos Loya, the one who transformed that Project “Gunga Din!” old look to the “new look.” Carbondale Also, thanks to our newest planting volunteers: D’uan Hajdu, O. D., Jeanie Hays with Boogie’s thanks the law offices of Whitsitt & Gross, and Zane Dear Editor: This past Friday, over 1,000 people kicked Kessler with the Thompson Divide Coalition. off their Fourth of July celebration with one Thanks to the town’s new arborist, Dave of Aspen’s most popular traditions: the anCoon, who in addition to his many duties nual Boogie’s Buddy Race to benefit the manages to water every flower pot in our Buddy Program! This 5K race and 1-mile town three times a week! family and canine walk provides funding to Other volunteers involved with planting their own plants in those large pots are: Mary support nearly 1,000 local youth and their Beth Bos (new owner of Main Street Spirits), families through many critical services and Aimee and Anthony Gullwick (Koru con- programs including individual mentoring, he crew struction company), Amy Kimberly (CCAH), group mentoring, leadership education, Peter Gilbert of the Dance Initiative (soon-to- Lemonade Day, activities, scholarships, and most of you have noticed the be occupants of the old town library on Fourth therapeutic counseling. David Houggy w flower boxes along the en- Street), Stacy Evans & Friends, Susan’s FlowExecutive Director ondale’s Main Street public ers plus 21 others who are repeat participants The Buddy Program w nice to see beautiful flow- since 2010. Thank you folks! Takenewly Second Street section north across What the Rio Grandeand Trail, jog to the east about 50 feet, and this is what you come to. Developers want to these covered attractive pleasuse Second Street ties. to access their housing project and plan to submit an application within a month. Photo by Lynn Burton ncient black railroad ant senior gifts your efforts are to nks to Smiley Wise, one of the this community. We appreci-
The application includes two properties: 1) 64 North Third Street (aka Lots 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Block 10, Town of Carbondale), and 2) Amended Lot B, Kelley Lot Line Adjustment according to the plat recorded at Reception No. 871475. The property owners are Shook Family LLC and True Nature Holdings, LLC, respectively. The applicant is Michael Shook.
Said Public Hearing will be held at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, CO at 7:00 p.m. on March 17, 2016.
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.
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