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Volume 7, Number 6 | March 19, 2015
underground fashion rises to the top The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities went Underground this year and created a fashion production that was unique, edgy, intense at times and, once again professional and entertaining. In addition to the clothing and models, the stars of the show were the makeup and hairstyles. From mohawks to a potpourri of freaky “doo’s,” to face and body makeup that was creative, bizarre, elegant and dramatic, models were transformed into otherworld characters that moved, danced, crept and glided across the runway with purpose and charisma. Created by Laura Stover, the projection mapping that was used as a backdrop added a whole other dimension to the production that drew standing ovations on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Clockwise from top left: Becca Shank, Melanie Finan, Emily Good, Victoria Schuleter and AJ Hobbs.
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Thanks to Markham, Kolquist Dear Editor: We would like to thank Joe Markham and Dave Kolquist for the amazing experience and support they have given us this year with basketball. They volunteered numerous weeknights and weekends to make sure our eighth grade team got as much experience as possible. They are amazing people for volunteering so much time to help us and we are really lucky that they are in Carbondale and care so much about helping us and love basketball. Sincerely, Liam Laird, Joe Salinas, Oscar Miranda, Jorge Sandoval, Mikel Mayo, Dawson Kuhl, Ronald Clemente, Aidan Sloan, Will Rose Eighth Grade Carbondale travel basketball team
CCAH outdoes itself Dear Editor: Once again the team at CCAH has outdone themselves. Green is the New Black was not just a success because it sold out both nights, it was a success because it paid homage to the creativity that is cached and released in the fine people of this valley. What the CCAH put on was not just a visual spectacular, it was a gift to this community. Although people are paying to go, ultimately what they walked away with is a priceless and invaluable ex-
perience that likely pushes them to be more creative, more thoughtful about the world they live in and more emboldened in their own skin. The show was beyond incredible. It truly provided an emotional and visceral journey from the cave to the streets following the theme of “Underground.” The choreography, the dancers, the diversity of the models and the incredible talent exhibited in the diverse clothing is inspiring beyond belief. It was a true extravaganza, a feast, an empathetic odyssey and most importantly a sacred tribute to the talent and passion of CCAH and folks within this valley. Thank you CCAH for working so hard to put on this event that helps define who we are and incites us to look at ourselves and our potential as a limitless pool of power. Mitzi Rapkin Pitkin County
Why land conservation matters Dear Editor: Pitkin County and Eagle County have been partnering in Open Space land acquisitions throughout the Upper Roaring Fork Valley. Saving our local ranch and wild lands is one of the most important things that we, as a society, can do at this time. My family farm in Pennsylvania is being swallowed up by the advancing city with expanding populations, traffic, crime, pollution and the constant forward beat of progress. I grew up on this 1,400-acre
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working farm in the Lehigh Valley in eastern Pennsylvania. Willow Brook Farms was famous for black Angus beef (breeding stock) and world champion quarter horses. We raised corn, potatoes, soybeans and hay in crop rotation. We also raised turkeys and pheasants for sale. In 1997 the Allentown Bethlehem Easton (ABE) Airport took the back part of Willow Brook Farms by inverse condemnation, and offered my family a small amount for the land. We went to court with the airport for fair market value of our land. After 15 years, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania awarded in our favor, but we no longer had our land, and the legal system was the true winner of settlement. Ironically, the airport sold our land to the Rockefeller Group who will put the largest Fed Ex Hub on the northeastern coast. Willow Brook Road, which was a two-lane dirt track when I was a little girl, will be a four-lane highway. In order to keep our farm, we now generate income with an 18-hole golf course, horse boarding operation, hay growing operation, and a wedding and special event center on the remaining 325-acre farm. When I return to Willow Brook Farms I still see the incredible beauty of its historic stone buildings, large open pasture lands, and grand old hardwood trees that my grandfather, my father and I planted when I was a girl. Willow Brook Farms is an island surrounded by city. This is why it matters now to preserve and protect our precious ranch and wild LETTERS page 15
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Trustees send parks plan back for tweaking By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent
The Crystal River courses 1.4 miles through River Valley Ranch on the west side of Carbondale. A partnership comprised of the town of Carbondale, Aspen Valley Land Trust and River Valley Ranch is working on a restoration and enhancement project that could start in 2016 if sufficient funds are raised. Photo by Lynn Burton
Crystal River restoration gains town’s attention Led by AVLT plan By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Public and private entities are working on a plan to restore and revitalize a stretch of the Crystal River that is publicly owned but passes through the River Valley Ranch (RVR) subdivision at the southwestern edge of Carbondale. The project is a partnership among the town of Carbondale, the managers of RVR and the Aspen Valley Land Trust (AVLT), a non-profit organization based in Carbondale, and is called the Crystal River Restoration and Enhancement Project. According to a “conceptual design” of the project on the AVLT website (www.avlt.org), the objectives of the project are to improve aquatic habitat along the 1.4-mile (7,500 feet); provide “a diversity of fishing opportunities and access;” introduce “oxbows” in the river’s course that will enhance fishing and other recreational opportunities; reconnect a series of “historical small, off-channel streams and oxbow lakes” to the river itself; stabilize the stream bed and banks; and improve the access for all users, including the handicapped, in compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, among other goals. In a memo to the Carbondale Board of Trustees from the AVLT (see the packet of information for the Feb. 24, 2015 meeting, available on the town’s website, www.carbondalegov.org), the Crystal River has been characterized as one of the 10 “most endangered rivers” in the country, according to the non-profit river advocacy group, American Rivers. In reports issued in 2012 and 2014 by American Rivers, the Crystal River moved up from being named the eighth most endangered river (2012) to being part of the second most endangered river basin in the U.S. (the Upper Colorado River, in 2014), according to the AVLT memo. “These designations are a result of water diversions, threats of storage projects, and the loss and degradation of aquatic and riparian habitat,” the memo stated. To rectify the Crystal River’s degraded status, last year the AVLT hired Dr. Davis Rosgen and his company, Wildland Hydrology, to come up with the draft conceptual river restoration plan that won the preliminary support of the Carbondale trustees on Feb. 24.
Cost Overall, according to the memo, the estimated cost of a detailed design plan, obtaining the needed permits for working in the river, and doing the work itself, is projected
to be between $2.6 and $2.9 million, depending on variables ranging from the cost of renting equipment to the cost of obtaining fill material. The AVLT, according to the memo, has expected to donate $20,000 in staff time, as well as $10,000 in grant money from the Aspen Skiing Company’s Environment Foundation, to the early design work of the plan. In addition, the memo anticipated application for a Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) grant, in the amount of $75,000, to be put toward the cost of coming up with a final, detailed design plan from Wildland Hydrology. The GOCO grant would involve $25,000 in matching funds, “which AVLT is currently pursuing.” Town Manager Jay Harrington, who has worked with Rosgen and Wildland Hydrology on municipal projects in other communities, expressed confidence in the firm and its work, and said, “We’re excited to do some restoration work on the Crystal.” But, he continued, the town does not have the financial resources to pay for “a project of this magnitude,” and predicted funding will depend on grants from outside sources. According to the conceptual plan on the AVLT website, the work on the river would involve “channel reshaping, river structures, bridge protection or enhancement … small bridges for trail crossings and park improvements” at the six pocket parks the town owns along the 1.4-mile stretch.
Reshaping the Crystal As part of the reshaping of the river, the plan projects that the river would be narrowed from 150 feet at one point where it crosses the property of Tom Bailey, down to 95 feet, removing river bottom material from the center of the river and using fill material to “replace the eroded banks” to improve in-stream fish habitat. While noting that many kinds of restorative work are needed, the conceptual plan from Wildland Hydrology notes that “the Crystal River is relatively stable through the Town of Carbondale,” and that it has not meandered much over an 18-year period starting in 1993, before there was much development on either side of the river channel. As a wide, shallow stream, the river has been subject to some stream bank erosion, the plan states, but adds that “the overall river trend is toward recovery” from the different kinds of degradation is has experienced in the past. Harrington noted that it is unlikely any actual work in the river will begin this year, but predicted that it could happen in 2016, depending on the availability of funding.
The Carbondale Board of Trustees was expected to give its stamp of approval for a new, 10-year Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan last week, but instead decided to send the plan back to staff and the Parks & Recreation Commission for a bit of last-minute tweaking. For one thing, according to Recreation Director Jeff Jackel, the trustees wanted a better understanding about how the plan might make available a 12-acre, townowned River Island in the middle of the Roaring Fork River, east of the Highway 133 bridge over the Roaring Fork, which has essentially been unused for years other than as a stopover point for occasional boaters. The draft Master Plan calls on the town to look for ways to use the island “as a rafting campsite and/or dayuse rental space if financial benefit can be found and ecological integrity can be maintained.” The plan also suggests that the town link up with the Roaring Fork Conservancy, a Basalt-based non-profit that keeps its eye on river health in the Roaring Fork River drainage, “and other river ecology experts to determine if environmental quality can be achieved while allowing access.” But the trustees seemed unsure if the plan contains sufficient guarantees that the environmental integrity of the island will not be compromised, Jackel recalled. The trustees concerns, Jackel said, included direction that he “look at the environmental impacts to the island” that might occur if it was more actively used. He said it appears as though a study should be done, by a paid consultant, to determine exactly what those impacts would be and how they could be handled. But, he added, “It’s not a high priority” for the town right now, particularly since the island has been all but vacant and unused for the past several years. Besides the issues related to the island, Town Manager Jay Harrington said the trustees were concerned about whether issues about river ecosystems elsewhere through town had gotten enough attention in the master plan, and asked that those aspects of the plan be examined and modified.
ADA concerns In addition, the trustees wanted more clarity on how the town will deal with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which mandates that public facilities be equipped in order to allow easy access to all, including the handicapped. “They wanted to make some very minor changes,” Jackel said of the ADA compliance issues, including refinements concerning how the plan would meet what are known as “Universal Design” standards for ADA accessibility. The “Universal Design” standards, according to online information sources, originated at the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University, and are based around a set of principles aimed at providing access for all. According to the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, the term, “universal design,” was coined by an architect and industrial designer named Ronald Mace, a polio victim who “devoted his life” to designing buildings and public spaces with accessibility in mind, and who specifically worked to highlight the issue of accessibility for the handicapped as well as non-handicapped, according to the New York Times. Mace worked as senior research associate, professor and director of the Center for Universal Design. He died in 1998. Jackel said on Monday that he already had made some changes to the plan, in response to the trustees’ suggestions, and that the Parks & Recreation Commission signed off on the changes at its meeting on March 11. He said the plan is expected to be in front of the trustees again for adoption either at the March 31 meeting or the meeting on April 14.
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Bike polo players looking for turf Sopris Sun Staff Report Recreation-related issues dominated the March 13 weekly memo from Town Manager Jay Harrington, issued to the Board of Trustees, town employees and others. The Parks and Recreation Commission, at its March 11 meeting, indicated support for the efforts of the Carbondale Bicycle Polo Club to find a field on which to play their games. The bike polo group had been using the Bonnie Fischer Park area (formerly the playground for the Carbondale Elementary School) but the group was displaced by construction of the Community Oven and placement of a new community garden in that location. The staff of the recreation department, according to the weekly memo, suggested the group make reservations for park use through the recreation department, for use of one or another of the local athletic fields on Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Additionally, the Parks and Recreation Commission expressed support for the idea of creating a “Birding Trail” along the Crystal River Nature Trail as it passes through the River Valley Ranch subdivision. The idea comes from the Roaring Fork Chapter of the Audubon Society, and the commission expressed support for the bird-watching
area to start at the South Bridge and extend northward. According to Harrington, town staff will be meeting with officials at RVR this week to discuss the idea. The Parks and Recreation Commission also talked over what Harrington described as “a list of ‘action items’ to be accomplished in 2015” as reflected in the Parks, Recreation and Trails Master Plan, currently under consideration for adoption by the town Board of Trustees. Town staff currently is working on a submission to the Garfield County Live Well Board, seeking financial assistance for construction of an “outdoor classroom shelter” at the Community Garden/Bread Oven in Bonnie Fischer Park, at the south end of the Third Street Center. Town staff also have put portable toilets in town parks, which will stay in place until the park bathrooms are opened for the summer in late April. In addition, soccer goals are to be erected in the parks this week, for the start of the town’s summertime youth soccer programs. Registration is under way for the town’s summer youth baseball and softball programs, which are meant for participants between the ages of 7 and 15 years. Registration deadline is April 17, and the cost is $80 per participant (which includes a uniform). According to Harrington’s memo,
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the programs typically fill up quickly, and parents are encouraged to sign up early by calling 510-1290. For other recreation information, Harrington reported that the town’s recreation brochure is now in production and is scheduled for public dissemination during the second week of April. The town has secured a U.S. Forest Service 10-year special permit. This will allow the continuation of the town’s “Trails & Tents Program,” which provides four hiking trips for local youths every summer, as well as the “Over The Hill” hiking program, which entails three senior-citizen hiking trips and one overnight backpacking trip each summer. In a non-recreation item, Harrington reported that town planner John Leybourne will be helping out with an information session, entitled “Managing Marijuana,” at the upcoming 2015 meeting of the Colorado Chapter of the American Planning Association conference, to be held in September. The session will cover the issues inherent in regulation of medical and recreational marijuana businesses at the state, county and local level, as well as enforcement issue and economic impacts. Other attending from this area will include two members of the Garfield County staff and one staffer from Adams County.
Cop Shop From March 5-12, Carbondale officers dealt with 262 calls for service, according to a summary of police activity issued by the town on March 13. The following reports represent a portion of that activity, as selected by police staff members.
FRIDAY, March 6: At 4:23 p.m. officers took a report of harassment between unidentified individuals at Roaring Fork High School. No further details were included in a report from police to The Sopris Sun. FRIDAY, March 6: At 6:51 p.m. police received a report of a fraudulent call to a local home from someone claiming to be with the Internal Revenue Service. No further information was supplied in the police report. THURSDAY, March 7: At 3:22 p.m. police took a report of a stolen purse at Miner’s Park. THURSDAY, March 7: At 4:39 p.m. police received a report having to do with “an ongoing domestic violence issue” at a home on Colorado Avenue. FRIDAY, March 8: At approximately 3:41 p.m. police received a report of animal abuse at a home on Wheel Circle. Police responded and arrested a 31year-old male on charges of felony animal abuse over allegations that he beat one of his dogs. The injured dog COP SHOP page 15
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When paraders lead, leaders will follow?
Well, that’s sort of how the St. Patrick’s Day parade played out on Tuesday at about 4 p.m. This guy (in hat) and his pom-pom waving female partner in a red Jeep were all that kept the town’s string of at least 30 straight St. Patrick’s Day parades in tact. A few minutes later, when everyone figured out the parade was over, Gary Pax grabbed Edward Prunckun (his 94-year-old dad) in his wheelchair and invited spectators to join in an impromptu parade. They first headed east from the vicinity of Bonfire, gained steam and paraders as they neared the Pour House, pulled a U-turn as traffic allowed, then jigged their way back west and concluded the spectacle at Fourth Street. Photos by Lynn Burton and Terri Ritchie
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The Valley Settlement Project is headed to Denver on March 23 to be included in the 2015 Kids Count in Colorado report as an example of a success story. Hosted by the Colorado Children’s Campaign and Gov. John Hickenlooper, the day’s events include a continental breakfast followed by a news conference in the South Foyer of the state capitol. VSP members will speak during the programs. The Valley Settlement Project is a Manaus Fund program, based in the Third Street Center and is a dual generation program focused on school readiness, elementary school achievement, economic stability and community engagement for local families.
DHM Design recently elected CarbonSpring break for RFHS schools is dale’s Laura Kirk as its president. “As presi- March 23-27. dent, Laura will bring new dimensions of design, growth and proďŹ tability to the ďŹ rm,â€? Check it out Roaring Fork High School students said outgoing president Mike Gasper. Kirk joined DHM Design in 1991 as a landscape fared well at the second annual “Battle of designer in the Denver ofďŹ ce. In 1998 she the Wallsâ€? show at the Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts. The founded the Carbondale ofshow features art from six ďŹ ce. She will continue to live area high schools that was in Carbondale, according to judged by artists. It turns a press release. “I believe in out RFHS won ďŹ rst place the legacy of this ďŹ rm and for its wall. Carly Rosenwill work to drive the people thal took ďŹ rst place as and ideas forward that conArtist of Show and Adjoa tinually solidify our place as Hursey took second. Portone of the top design ďŹ rms in folio Honors went to Ben the nation,â€? said Kirk. “My Carpenter and Jackson focus will be on innovation Hardin. Katelyn Krehbiel and strategic planning that received a Special Honor will sustain and grow DHM for her charcoal piece. in the decades to come.â€? In The show runs through addition to recently directing March 31. The Glenwood signiďŹ cant community and Laura Kirk Springs Center for the private design projects, Kirk has advanced corporate-wide efforts to help Arts is located just east of the Hot Springs shape DHM’s culture and operations. “Her Pool. The hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on emphasis on culture has helped DHM attract Monday through Friday and noon to 4 p.m. and retain talented designers from across the on weekends. country,â€? said the press release. DHM Design is an employee-owned planning and land- They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week scape architecture ďŹ rm with Colorado ofďŹ ces in lower downtown Denver, Carbondale and include: Bonnie Fischer (March 26). If you’d like to get yours or someone else’s Durango. Their ofďŹ ce in Raleigh, North Carolina services projects in the eastern region of name into The Sopris Sun birthday book, please send it to news@soprissun.com. the country.
Fire board names MPSC members
Dawn Barton Welles of Carbondale was recently awarded the title of Global Worldloppet Master Skier by the international Worldloppet Ski Federation. This title is awarded to Nordic skiers who complete 16 ski marathon races around the world. Welles is the ďŹ rst U.S. woman to achieve the ranking. She competed in cross-county ski marathons in Australia, Canada, Japan, Russia, the U.S. and Europe. Created in 1978, the Worldloppet Ski Federation is an international Ski Federation of cross-county ski marathons uniting 20 races on ďŹ ve continents. Courtesy photo
The Carbondale Fire Board recently appointed the following community members to its Master Plan Steering Committee: Chuck Tornius, Hank van Berlo, HP Hansen, Jason Sewell, Joanne Teeple, Joe Enzer, Laura Van Dyne, Michael Hassig, Ray Sauvey and Tom Flynn. The community members join board members Mike Kennedy and Carl Smith, who will act as co-chairmen. The Carbondale Fire Board recently hired the Carbondale-based Mark Chain Consulting LLC, and the Florida-based Almont Associates for a total cost of $87,000 to draft a master plan for the sprawling district that stretches from Marble to Missouri Heights. On a related note, the board will hold a retreat at the Carbondale Fire Station at 1 p.m. on April 1.
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Town of Carbondale Barber Drive Reconstruction Project
The Town of Carbondale is soliciting bids for the Barber Drive Reconstruction Project. The project consists of complete removal of asphalt roadway, partial removal of concrete curb and gutter, adjustment of manholes and valve boxes and pouring new concrete curb and gutter and paving new asphalt pavement on Barber Drive. Visit the Town website for additional information. Sealed bids are due April 2, 2015 at 1 p.m. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at the Carbondale Town Hall, 511 Colorado, Carbondale, CO. Contact Larry Ballenger at lballenger@carbondaleco.net for questions.
Arrest warrant remains sealed in murder case By John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent The suspect in the Feb. 16 murder, Arturo Navarrete-Portillo, is trying to keep quiet and prevent prosecutors, or anyone else, from gaining access to a variety of documents and types of information related to the slashing death of his wife, Maria Carminda Portillo-Amaya, 30. Navarrete-Portillo, 46, was formally arrested on March 4, after spending more than two weeks in a hospital in Grand Junction, recovering from injuries he sustained in a traffic accident on the morning his wife died in an apartment on the west side of Carbondale. The warrant for his arrest, and a supporting affidavit that contains the reasons police believe he is the murderer, remain sealed on orders from Ninth Judicial District Judge James Boyd, although the judge has indicated the documents may be unsealed and released for public inspection at the end of March. According to court documents, Navarrete-Portillo either is or recently has been a resident of Basalt, although police reported at the time of the murder that he and his late wife were living in an apartment on Cooper Place, which is where her body was found by police in the afternoon of Feb. 16. Others also were living in the apart-
ment, although police have not indicated the other residents are implicated in the killing or considered suspects in any other way. Navarrete-Portillo is being held without the possibility of bonding out at the Garfield County Jail, and has appeared in court at least twice in the past two weeks, reportedly in a wheelchair. He is being represented by the state’s public defender’s office. While the arrest warrant and affidavit remain sealed, the rest of the file on the case against Navarrete-Portillo is open to public inspection.
Flurry of motions A flurry of motions were filed on March 15, by public defender Sara Steele and by the District Attorney’s office, including a defense motion aimed at limiting pre-trial publicity on the case by asking Judge Boyd to gag the attorneys involved in the case and prevent them from discussing it with the media or the public. In addition, Steele and her office have filed motions hoping to “preserve and produce any and all items of evidence” obtained during the investigation and arrest, including notes police officers took at the time. The defense motion, which had not been signed by the judge as of Monday,
noted that “it is the practice of law enforcement to destroy their notes” and asked the judge to specifically prohibit such actions by officers involved in the case. The defense also hopes to prohibit prosecutors from obtaining jail records related to visitation logs that may have involved the defendant, as well as any medical reports, psychiatric reports, hair samples and “buccal swabs” typically taken from the inside of a defendant’s mouth. The DA’s office, also on March 15, objected to a defense motion that would lead to production of correspondence between law enforcement officers and the DA, and to the motion prohibiting the taking of hair and buccal swabs. But as of March 13, no motions had been filed on a central issue — whether or not the warrant and affidavit should be unsealed. At a hearing on March 10, a deputy district attorney asked the judge to unseal the documents, but Steele told the judge her office objected to that move and probably would file a formal motion to that effect. DA Sherry Caloia told the Sopris Sun on March 5, in an e-mail exchange about the case, that she had no objection to the documents being made public. “It is sealed, but not by my doing,” Caloia wrote. “I did want it to be unsealed
but the court on its own said he was keeping it sealed.”
March 23 deadline The judge gave Steele until March 23 to file a formal objection to unsealing the documents, and indicated that if no motion is filed the documents might be made public on March 31, which is the date the judge set for a hearing on all motions. The affidavit, in addition to providing details about how police went about their initial investigation of the killing, may contain information about how the victim died, what kind of weapon was used, whether others might have known of the crime and how much they may have known. Police only heard about the crime on the afternoon of Feb. 16, although the victim is believed to have died early in the morning. According to police, Navarrete-Portillo was on a medical flight to Grand Junction for treatment of two broken legs and other injuries from the accident, which happened shortly after 7 a.m., when he informed the flight crew that he had killed his wife earlier that day. Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling told The Sopris Sun that his department did not learn of that alleged statement until early afternoon, and did not begin a search at the apartment until about 2 p.m.
Celebrity chefs step up for River Bridge fund-raiser Sopris Sun Staff Report The Roaring Fork Valley’s local celebrity chef, Susie Jimenez, is again hosting Imagine 3 to benefit River Bridge Regional Center. Fans of the Food Network will recognize Jimenez as the runner-up from season seven of “Next Food Network Star.” Imagine 3 will take place at the Orchard from 6 to 10 p.m. on April 4, according to a press release. Event-goers will be treated to wine and beer, live music by the Starletts, dancing, silent auction, as well as a culinary experience hosted by Susie’s Spice It Up and The Pullman, Town., Phat Thai, Allegria and Tempranillo. The plan for Imagine 3 was hatched over coffee between neighbors — Susie Jimenez and River Bridge Executive Director Blythe Chapman. The friendship between Jimenez and Chapman grew, and Jimenez was inspired to learn more about local needs, and to truly make a difference in the lives of local children. “I feel so fortunate for the opportunities I’ve had in my life and to live in such a wonderful community. I’m thrilled that I can make a difference in fighting child abuse and supporting victims,” said Jimenez. Jimenez’s relationship to food began while picking fruit with her parents, who came to California from Mexico. In 2011, she was one of two final contestants in the Food Network show “Next Food Network Star.” Jimenez has also hosted a Spanish-language cooking show on the station Utilísima and runs catering company Spice It Up. Chapman said she hopes that in addition to raising much needed funds for child abuse treatment and prevention, Imagine 3 will
raise community awareness. She explained, “Child abuse is an unfortunate reality in our valley, and we know it’s a difficult thing for people to acknowledge or talk about. But the good news is that River Bridge is here to help children and families, from the very beginning stages of disclosure, through treatment and into recovery.”
River Bridge Regional Center is a child advocacy center based in Glenwood Springs, serving the communities of Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties. River Bridge uses a multidisciplinary approach in the prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse. Within a warm, child-friendly environment, River Bridge provides hope and
healing to neglected and abused children and their families through counseling, advocacy and investigation services. For more information about River Bridge Regional Center or Imagine 3, 945-5195 or e-mail info@riverbridgerc.org. To purchase tickets to Imagine 3, please visit https://imagine3.eventbrite.com. Viewing history with fresh eyes and ears, that’s the Carbondale Community School production of “Westward Ho!”, which concludes its two-night run at the school at 6:30 p.m. on March 19. The play traces western expansion from the time early explorers landed on American shores, through the Revolutionary War and well into the 20th century. The play was written by individual-scene group leaders and their students. One highlight: even those with a good grasp of U.S. history might be surprised at the number, and kind, of inventions credited to Ben Franklin. Photo by Lynn Burton
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It took about 80 volunteers, hours of rehearsals, more than two dozen designers and two sold out shows to make the 2015 Green is the New Black fashion extravaganza the hit that it was at the Carbondale Recreation Center on March 13-14. And if you’re wondering about the two guys dashing down the runway in high-heels, it was a preview of Response’s Men in Heels race during First Friday on June 5. For more on the Green is the New Black fashion show, check out the program at the lower left of the Sopris Sun website (soprissun.com).
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And the winners were: • Best Overall was Two Teutonic TuTu Twats by Natasha Seedorf and Robin Alexander (facing page, far right); • Most Fashion Forward was a tie between Hard Candy by Laura Stover and Soma Threads by Melanie; • Honorable Mentions for fashion and creativity went to Sail With Me Now by Chloe Brand, and Wilder Design by Loren Wilder. THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s weekly community connector • MARCH 19-25, 2015 • 9
Community Calendar THURS.-FRI. March 19-20 ENDANGERED ANIMALS BENEFIT • The Second Grade Lunch Bunch at Crystal River Elementary School hosts a fundraiser/sale to benefit endangered animals in the school lobby from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m. Students will be selling notecards, key chains and temporary tattoos featuring artwork created by the group.
THURSDAY March 19 MARGARITAVILLE ON MAIN STREET • From 6 to 9 p.m. at Mi Casita restaurant. Put on your Hawaiian prints and come party with the Sun! A five-dollar entrance fee gets you discount margaritas and option for the $10 allyou-can-eat taco & pozole bar (kids eat for $5). Free admission for all SunScribers OR if you sign up to be a SunScriber at Margaritaville. LIVE MUSIC • The Third Street Center kicks off its Third Thursday music series with Tjaar from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Third Street Center’s old gym. Admission is $5 (kids under 12 are free). There’ll be beer, wine and tamales from Cocina del Valle. MEET THE CHIEFS • Police Chief Gene Schilling and Fire Chief Ron Leach meet the public over coffee to chat about various issues from 8 to 9 a.m. at the Village Smithy on the third Thursday of the month. BIG EVENT • Carbondale Community School’s 17th annual Big Event – “Westward Ho!” — will be performed at the school at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under, and are available at the school and Carbondale Recreation Center. Info: 963-9647.
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.
CMC • Carbondale Middle School students present a physical education dance performance from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. A total of 70 students from grades 6-8 will perform their own original dances. The event is made possible through a CCAH grant. WINDWALKER FUND-RAISER • Windwalker holds a fund-raiser from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Chef’s Club in the St. Regis in Aspen. Tickets are $40. Info: gabrielle@windwalkerstrc.org. ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday. MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Selma” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 20-26 and “Awake: The Life of Yogananda” (PG) at 5:30 p.m. Mar. 21-22. OPENING RECEPTION • CCAH opens the show “State of Abstraction” from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Launchpad. The show, curated by Dave Durrance, celebrates abstract expression through compositional paintings and sculptures, and featrues Shelley Bogaert, Amy Butowicz, Judy Hancock, Nancy Kullgren, Suzannah Reid, Mark Brendon Smith and Ellen Woods. The R2 Gallery in the Launchpad is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The show runs through May 1. Info: carbondalearts.com or 963-1680. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC (GS) • Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs presents Fifty/50 from 9 p.m. to midnight. No cover. Valle Musico
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WEAVING • Tara Tippett and guitarist Mateo Sandate conduct a weaving workshop from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Info: Davinikent.org. On March 22 from 1 to 2:30 p.m., Tippett offers a weaving workshop for kids seven and older for $35. LIVE MUSIC • Greg Masse plays acoustic après at Bumps at Buttermilk from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. RFBC CELEBRATION BEGINS • Roaring Fork Beer Company kicks off its first birthday week with a raffle at Sopris Liquor & Wine. Buy any RFBC beer then give the receipt to a cashier to be entered in a drawing. Other events include a Bonfire Coffee Roasters’ porter tapping in the Tap Room on March 23.
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MON.-FRIDAY March 23-27 THE WYLY • The Wyly Art Center in Basalt presents “South African Upcycled Arts!” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for kids 6-12 years old. Teacher Therese Coats will show students how to fabricate art from common and overlooked materials that often end up in the landfill. Registration is required and the fee is $175. Info: wylyarts.org.
TUESDAY March 24 LIVE MUSIC • Lyn Byars hosts an open mic night from 8 to 11 p.m. at Carbondale Beer Works the second and fourth Tuesday of the month. There’s no cover. NATUROPATH SPEAKS • Dr. Jody Powell starts a five-week Healthy Living workshop from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the CMC Lappala Center. The workshops will examine how to evaluate the toxicity of common, everyday household CALENDAR page 11
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THEATRE • The Wheeler Opera House presents Nikki Boxer and David Ledingtham in “Venus in Furs” at 7:30 p.m. The play was nominated for a 2012 Tony award. Info: aspenshowtix.com or 920-5770.
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DAVI NIKENT • Carol Shure gives Family Constellation workshops from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Third Street Center. According to the Davi Nikent website, “Systematic Family Constellation work is a therapeutic process based on the understanding that, just as we inherit our physical traits, we also inherit emotional patterns that are unconscious and unspoken.” The fee is $80 per day or $150 for two days. Info: carolshure.com.
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plays on March 27. Info: 928-8813. ACLU’ER SPEAKS • Nathan Woodliff-Stanley, the executive director of the Colorado ACLU, gives a talk at Thunder River Theatre as part of the Roaring Fork Cultural Council speaker series at 7 p.m. His topic will be government surveillance as it pertains to terrorism. For ticket information, go to thunderrivertheatre.com.
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products, their potential health risks and how to replace them, according to a press release. Other topics include skin and hair care, selecting the healthiest of foods in the Paleo diet and more. The cost is $25 per workshop or $100 for them all; advance registration is required. Info: coloradomtn.edu/event/healthy-living-series.
the AARP Smart Drive program from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CMC Blake Center in Glenwood Springs (1402 Blake St.). The fee is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Topics include how to properly use antilock brakes and how medications may affect driving. Info: 384-8747.
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BOOK CLUB MEETS • The Senior Matters Book Club’s book this month is “The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Frye,” by Rachel Joyce. They will meet at the Carbondale Branch Library at 4 pm. ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale holds an assembly at the Carbondale Fire Station at 6:45 a.m. On April 1, it’s Paul Anderson (Huts for Vets); April 8, Sarah Wood (5Point Film Festival); April 15, Club Assembly; April 22, Debbie Wilde (Insight to Impact). 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. RSVP DRIVING COURSE • RSVP offers
SATURDAY April 4 RIVERBRIDGE FUND-RAISER • Roaring Fork Valley celebrity chef Susie Jimenez is again hosting Imagine 3, to benefit River Bridge Regional Center, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Orchard. The night will include wine, beer, live music from the Starletts, dancing, a silent auction and food from Susie’s Spice It Up, the Pullman, Town., Phat Thai, Allegria and Tempranillo. River Bridge Regional Center is a child advocacy center based in Glenwood Springs, serving the communities of Eagle, Garfield, Pitkin and Rio Blanco counties. River Bridge uses a multidisciplinary approach for the prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse. For tickets, go to imagine3.eventbrite.com. Info: 945-5195 or info@riverbridgec.org.
Ongoing KOROLOGOS SHOW CONTINUES • The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt continues the show “Angus Wilson: A Singular Vision” through April 10. Info: 927-9668. HASSIG SHOW CONTINUES • The Wyly Art Center in Basalt presents Chris Hassig’s show “Close In and Far Away” through April 25. At the Wyly Annex, it’s Sam Harvey and Alleghany
Meadows in “The Language of Making.” Info: 927-4123 and wylyarts.org. FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS • Greg Feinsinger, M.D. offers free one-hour counseling sessions about heart attack, stroke and diabetes prevention at the Davi Nikent office in the Third Street Center from 8 a.m. to noon every Monday. For an appointment, call 379-5718.
Further Out FRIDAY March 27 DANCE • Dance Initiative kicks off its Artist in Residency program with excerpt performances by Control Group Productions at 6 and 7:30 p.m. at the Launchpad. The performance includes a digital installation and will be accompanied by a CGP sound technician. Control Group Productions is directed by Peter Mueller, who has performed with Troika Ranch Dance Theatre in New York dance companies in Europe, and currently teaches at the Colorado Conservancy of Dance. Tickets are $10 at danceinitiative.org (space is limited). Info: 379-0376 or danceinitiative@gmail.com.
SATURDAY March 28 DANCE WORKSHOP • Dance Initiative offers a workshop with Patrick Mueller in modern technique from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Launchpad. Registration is $10 at danceinitiative.org.
TUESDAY March 31 PERSONAL CHARACTERS • Create a personal character from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at CCAH’s Art Break in the Third Street Center. CCAH provides everything, including instructor Lisa Singer, to make moveable selfportraits. Space is limited. Register at carbondalearts.com. Info: 963-1680.
WEDNESDAY April 1 RYNEARSON SPEAKS • Author Larry Rynearson will talk about the historical significance of Colorado mountain passes at the Glenwood Railroad Museum at 7 p.m. It’s
free. He, along with photographer Rick Jones, published the book “Colorado’s Historic Passes,” which explores many of the 92 passes used for wheeled transportation. The April 1 program will focus on passes that were crossed by railroads. The Glenwood Railroad Museum is located in east end the Glenwood Springs Railroad Depot across the street from the Hotel Denver on Seventh Street.
THURSDAY April 2 CONTRACTORS’ EXPO • CLEER and others present the 2015 Energy Smart Contractor Expo from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Hotel Colorado in Glenwood Springs. Building and mechanical contractors, architects, real estate professionals and materials suppliers will be on hand to talk about trends in energy efficiency. Tickets purchased by March 19 are $10, and cover the workshops, breakfast and lunch. (Use promotional code “2015Expo”). Tickets purchased March 20 or later are $17. Info: hmcgregor@cleanenergyeconomy.net or 704-9200.
FRIDAY May 1 GALLERY PROPOSAL DEADLINE • Today is the deadline to submit proposals to CCAH for shows in its R2 Gallery. Proposals may be for an exhibition of an individuals work, or a group show (juried or invitational). Two and three dimensional works, as well as video installations will be considered. Preliminary proposal forms are available online at carbondalearts.com or may be picked up at the Launchpad. Notifications will be sent by July 15. Info: 963-1680.
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Basalt Middle School named as one to watch Sopris Sun Staff Report Basalt Middle School was recently chosen as a Colorado Trailblazer School to Watch for the second consecutive time, according to a press release. Recognized for creating an extraordinary learning environment, Basalt Middle School is once again part of an elite national network of high-performing middle schools. Only 16 out of 505 middle schools in Colorado have received this designation, while nationwide approximately 350 out of more than 13,000 middle schools in 19 participating states — or about two percent — have been honored. “Our staff and students work incredibly hard to build a strong learning culture at Basalt Middle School,” said Principal Jeremy Voss. “This designation is a wonderful recognition of those efforts. I’m very proud of our community.” Basalt Middle School first applied for and received this three-year distinction in 2012. In order to initially qualify, a school
“Our staff and students work incredibly hard to build a strong learning culture at Basalt Middle School.” Jeremy Voss Principal must submit an extensive application and undergo a rigorous peer-review process that includes a site visit by other member schools. According to Diane Lauer, Colorado Schools To Watch state coordinator, a second designation is more difficult to achieve because a school must demonstrate a continued trajectory of success. After a team site visit in early February that involved observations in every classroom and panel discussions with teachers, students, and parents, BMS was able to demonstrate that it exemplifies a long-term commitment to building a positive, engaging, and academically rich environment for students and families. “The evaluation team was especially impressed with the instructional prac-
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organizational structures. Dr. Diana Sirko, superintendent of schools for the Roaring Fork School District, said, “Basalt Middle School is truly a model of the key components of excellence that must be present in any school. This recognition is a wonderful reflection of the hard work, persistence and commitment of BMS students, staff, the leadership team, and the community. Vince Lombardi once stated, ‘There are no shortcuts to excellence.’ This wisdom is modeled by BMS each day. We are extremely proud of all that they continue to accomplish as a school.” Designation as a Colorado Trailblazer School to Watch comes with the opportunity to give a presentation on best practices at a national conference in Washington, D.C. in June. Basalt Middle School will be sending several staff members to D.C. to accept this award, and BMS will be officially presented with its School to Watch banner in April as part of its quarterly honor roll assembly.
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Pre-K and K open house slated Crystal River Elementary School hosts an open house night for parents to meet teachers, see classrooms and ask questions at 5:30 p.m. on April 9. Registration packets will also be available. On registration day for the 20152016 school year, scheduled for April 16 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., parents must bring a birth certificate, immunization records and deposit for full-time kindergarteners. There is no fee for part-time kindergarten.
Bull Mountain discussion The Crystal River Caucus discusses Bull Mountain oil and gas development near Paonia from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Church at Redstone on April 9. For details, call 920-5206.
WRFN schedules prescribed burn The Aspen-Sopris Ranger District of the White River National Forest planned to conduct a prescribed burn in the Avalanche Creek area approximately 10 miles south of Carbondale the week of March 16-20, according to a press release. This project has been an ongoing partnership project with shared funding from the White River National Forest, Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife and Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. Numerous mechanical treatments have occurred throughout the project area boundary over the past four years to help improve critical bighorn sheep habitat. Other objectives include improving big game winter range and reducing hazardous fuels. This
Friday the 13th was a lucky day for Crystal River Elementary School second graders. The Aspen Center for Environmental Studies led them on a snowshoe expedition on Aspen Mountain as part of its winter field science program. Besides having a bit of fun, students learned about animals and how they adapt in the winter, plus snow and skiing safety and basic snow science. For many students, it was their first trip on the Silver Queen gondola, and their first views of their home watershed from 11,000 feet. The ACES winter science program is funded in part by the lululemon Aspen store. Photo by Chris Cohen (ACES) prescribed fire will improve wildlife habitat by stimulating new and more nutritious plant production in the burned area. Officials said they expect the fire pattern will leave a patchwork of burned and unburned vegetation, providing wildlife with better areas to feed among unburned vegetation that provides cover. This burn will also decrease the fuel load that has accumulated over the past few years and help reduce the risk of a much larger, unwanted wildfire by targeting oak brush and mountain shrubs. According to Aspen-Sopris District Ranger Karen Schroyer, “Fire has historically played an important
role in supporting a healthy ecosystem in the Crystal River Valley. We hope to get an acceptable window of weather where we can burn safely and effectively. If we don’t get the right weather, we won’t burn.” Smoke from burning may be visible from various locations along the Highway 133 corridor. Most of the smoke will dissipate during the day though some nighttime smoke may remain in valley bottoms and drainages as temperatures drop. This carry over smoke is expected to be of short-term occurrence. For more information, contact the AspenSopris District office at 963-2266.
SGM offers Westhoff Scholarship SGM in Glenwood Springs will award up to four scholarships of $1,000 each to assist aspiring civil engineers and surveyors in pursuit of their studies, according to a press release. The scholarship is in honor of Steve Westhoff, an SGM field engineer whose integrity, humor and vast technical knowledge were an inspiration to SGM and its many clients. The application deadline is April 17. For details, go to sgminc.com/community/ or call Angie Boyer at 384-9054.
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Spring sports up and running Spring sports are in full stride at Roaring Fork High School with the girls soccer team wrapping up its regular season at home on April 28, the boys baseball team at home on May 2 and co-ed track team at the Tiger Invitational in Grand Junction on May 8-9.
Spring RFHS sports schedules
The remainder of the season’s schedules are as follows.
SOCCER March 19 – RFHS at Coal Ridge, 4:30 p.m. March 31 – Basalt at RFHS, 4 p.m. April 2 – RFHS at Aspen, 4 p.m. April 7 – RFHS at Vail Mt., 4 p.m. April 9 – Vail Chr. at RFHS, 4 p.m. April 11 – RFHS at Eagle Valley, 1 p.m. April 16 – Rifle at RFHS, 4 p.m. April 18 – RFHS at CRMS, 11 a.m. April 21 – Rangely at RFHS, 4 p.m. April 24 – RFHS at Moffat County, 4 p.m. April 28 – Grand Valley at RFHS, 4 p.m.
BASEBALL March 21 – RFHS at Basalt (DH ), 11 a.m., 1 p.m. April 1 – RFHS at Rifle, 4 p.m. April 4 – RFHS at Cedaredge, 11 a.m. April 6 – Meeker at RFHS, 4 p.m. April 9 – RFHS at Glenwood, 4 p.m. April 11 – Grand Valley at RFHS (DH) 11 a.m., 1 p.m. April 14 – Coal Ridge at RFHS 4 p.m. April 18 – RFHS at Gunnison (DH), 11 a.m., 1 p.m. April 25 – Aspen at RFHS, (DH), 11 a.m. 1 p.m. April 28 – RFHS at Coal Ridge, 4 p.m. May 2 – Moffat County at RFHS (DH), 11 a.m., 1 p.m.
Roaring Fork senior Emily Fisher (left) battles CRMS’s Ella Hartshorn (right) for the ball in the Rams’ 3-3 tie on March 12. Roaring Fork takes a 2-1-1 record into its game with Coal Ridge on March 19. After a week off for spring break, the Rams hit the pitch again at home against Basalt on March 31. Photo by Sue Rollyson
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14 • THE SOPRIS SUN • www.SoprisSun.com • MARCH 19-25, 2015
Bring in your receipts from Carbondale businesses dated between March 6 and April 3, 2015 to the Carbondale Branch Library and be entered in a drawing on April 3 for goods and services donated by local businesses.
Letters continued om page 2 lands through Pitkin County and Eagle County open space and trails acquisitions and Aspen Valley Land Trust permanent conservation easements, which help ranchers and farmers to continue their agricultural heritage. Holly McLain Carbondale
Are you a restaurant or catering busi- Human Flourishing; the Third Street Cenness? Plan a special healthy meal or snack ter and more. Illène Pevec, PhD to sell Friday night to entice your cusCarbondale tomers in your door to make wise, healthy choices for delicious foods. Make it a spring tradition to develop new healthy Where is the outrage? treats each month. Customers who eat Dear Editor: healthy food live longer. I am writing in response to the Sunday Are you a yoga or ďŹ tness teacher? Offer article in the Aspen Daily News, “A Gaze Spring Into Wellness a special event for the First Friday crowd from the Lion’s Mane,â€? describing the to attract new participants to your well- land subject to the uneven Wexner swap. Dear Editor: I have to ask, “Where are the voices On First Friday, April 3, Carbondale ness style. Wellness practices (all and every will have it’s ďŹ rst full blown Spring Into type), bike shops, sports businesses, gyms, speaking out against this loss of public Wellness celebration ďŹ lled with healthy ďŹ tness centers, health coaches, physicians, land?â€? ed by the kind, caring and chiefs in the Public Works Department ate all of you. Thank you. Where is the passion to preserve and eating and active living starting at 5 p.m. chiropractors, nutritionists and chefs all Chris Chacos annot speak more highly of who gave permission to the project, and to and going until after 8 p.m. Join the town serve the community year round. We wel- protect public land? Project “Gunga Din!â€? to their clients’ well being. Carlos Loya, the one who transformed that We owe it to so many who have gone of Carbondale in bringing your business come your participation along with all our to observe our loved ones old look to the “new look.â€? Carbondale or non-proďŹ t into the forefront of active, town eateries to make this a spring Friday before us, and sacriďŹ ced so much to crewe strive to do all we can Also, thanks to our newest planting volto remember. ate public land and national parks, to healthy living. I felt that every request that unteers: D’uan Hajdu, O. D., Jeanie Hays with Boogie’s thanks Most diseases plaguing the ďŹ rst world stand up and take a stand on this issue. Carbondale is part of Live Well GarďŹ eld ge on her behalf was hon- the law offices of Whitsitt & Gross, and Zane Dear Editor: healthy This is a people two-for-one County, thanks to the efforts of several are preventable with exercise and This past Friday, over 1,000 kickedacre swap. Are tempt was made to fulfill Kessler with the Thompson Divide Coalition. a garden? we, the people, really OK with that? By Carbondale based non-proďŹ ts and our eating. Have you ever planted as treated with the utmost Thanks to the town’s new arborist, Dave off their Fourth of July celebration with one town will all the way, years from now, town’s Recreation Center several years ago The community gardens in of Aspen’s most popular traditions: the an-whose taxes will t and loving care. I am very Coon, who in addition to his many duties Center to Buddy pay for the to maintenance to create a coalition with the GarďŹ eld have tables at the Third Street nual Boogie’s Race benefit theand upkeep of onderful folks at Heritage manages to waterhelp everyyou flower pot in our sign up for a place to plant the Sutey Ranch bike1-mile park? County Health Department to promote Buddy Program! This 5K race and ate we are to have this fa- town three times ahealthy week! food! How much land is enough health and wellness for everyone. There are family and canine walk provides funding to for a private munity. Other volunteers Walk involved or with ride planting your bikesupport into town! person to own? is it ever enough? no limits to how you can join the healthy nearly 1,000 local youthWhen and their i Stranahan their own plants in those large pots are: Mary with through your What makes us think that fun with your ideas and initiatives to eat Dance down Main Streetfamilies many critical services and a private indibondale Beth Bos (new owner of Main Street Spirits), active vidual will do amentoring, better job of protecting well, stay active and support good health friends! People who stay physically programs including individual Aimee and Anthony Gullwick (Koru conkeep their bodies and brains ďŹ t. Exercise public space and wildlife than the Forest for all. mentoring, leadership education, crew struction company), Amy Kimberly (CCAH), group to be the best Service orscholarships, the BLM? Iand thought that was Are you a business or non-proďŹ t who has shown through research Lemonade Day, activities, Peter Gilbert of thepresentation Dance Initiative (soon-toagainst dementia! Exercise their job. gets people out and active? Use Friday, counseling. st of you have noticed the be occupants of theimproves old town library on outcomes, Fourth therapeutic learning too. what if the “topographyâ€? of the ForApril 3 as a launch date to inform the DavidSo Houggy flower boxes along the en- Street), Stacy Evans &Get Friends, FlowyourSusan’s wellness business’ name on est Service land is “very steepâ€? and remote community about your spring and sumExecutive Director dale’s Main Street public ers plus 21 others who are repeat participants Spring Into Wellness map and hard to access? I know this land very mer active living services like mountain the Carbondale The Buddy Program nice to see beautiful flow- since 2010. Thankand LEAP into a Healthy Spring! 510- well and it is sacred and silent and has biking, y ďŹ shing, wilderness adventures, you folks! hese newly covered section What attractive and pleasfund-raising runs/walks, trampoline 6390 or info@davinikent.org. much to teach those who will listen. ent black railroad ties. ant gifts your areevent to co-sponsored by the town of schools and high wire adventures. You can effortsThe I am writing this letter based on the s still to Smiley Wise, one of the this community. We appreci- Recreation Center and town simple principle of keeping hard-won pubbe a sponsor of the event and get your Carbondale name and location on the town Wellness of Carbondale Parks and Recreation De- lic lands in the hands of the public. Once Map by calling 510-6390 or e-mail partment; Sustainable Settings; Dr. Jody it is gone, it is gone forever and the WexnPowell, ND; Davi Nikent, Center for ers will info@davinikent.org. own eight square miles of land $31.95
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and two others were taken to Red Hill Kennel, where an examination indicated the injured dog is “doing ďŹ ne,â€? according to a police report. The dogs will be held in protective custody pending court action on the matter. FRIDAY, March 8: At 6:16 p.m. police took a report about a “road rageâ€? incident at the intersection of County Road 106 and Main Street. No further information was included in the police report. WEDNESDAY, March 12: Police were contacted by a person concerned about a 13-year-old girl “going out with friends late at night,â€? according to a report. OfďŹ cers spoke with the parties involved, concluded it was not a police matter and forwarded the case to the GarďŹ eld County Department of Human Services. WEDNESDAY, March 12: Police responded to a missing person report in River Valley Ranch. On investigation they found the body of a 71 year-old man in the Crystal River. The case remains under investigation, but an initial police report indicated that foul play was not suspected.
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