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Volume 5, Number 25 | August 1, 2013

Rico connecting Carbondale to a corn revolution By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent

At Carbondale Mountain Fair 2013, the Johnsons rise to the occasion with Matt winning the song-writing contest, Leslie taking third in the four-mile Mt. Sopris Runoff and Patrick (shown here) winning the wood-splitting contest. Spectators report Patrick defeated “a really muscular guy” and might have logged a record time. It’s also believed that Patrick is the only man to ever win both the Dandelion Day slow-bike competition, and Mountain Fair woodsplitting contest, although there’s no truth to the rumor that his pose here will be immortalized as a statue in the roundabout planned for Highway 133. For more photos, please turn to pages 14-17. Photo by Jane Bachrach

ust before Dandelion Day in May, Carbondale resident Alejandra Rico launched a campaign to raise awareness and funds to support an independent documentary film, “Sunnú”, about the struggle of indigenous northern Mexican communities to preserve their native corn seed and their way of life. Rico herself is from Chihuahua City in the northern Mexico state of Chihuahua. Her sister, Ariana Rico Bustillos, is sound manager for the film. The film addresses the ways in which the monopolization of the food industry is threatening to destroy rural life in Mexico as well as the rich diversity of Mexican corn-seed varieties and says the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has allowed U.S. government-subsidized corn to be sold in Mexico at a low price, taking over the market of indigenous corn growers. The film also says the introduction of genetically modified seeds are irreversibly contaminating native seed varieties. Without seed diversity, food production in these communities and across the globe is vulnerable to disease and climate change. Because indigenous people’s lives have centered around the planting and harvesting of corn — from their dances and celebrations to their entire cosmology — their culture is at risk of disappearing as well. Rico said the destructive pattern they’re seeing in Mexico is happening to farming communities all around the world. She organized a booth at Dandelion Day to start spreading the word about the film and the food politics it addresses. She distributed free native Colorado corn seeds to raise people’s awareness about the value of native seed varieties; she shared bilingual copies of “Food, Inc.,” a film about corporate farming in the United States and the unhealthy food it produces; and she talked with people about fundraising efforts to support the making of “Sunnú.” Three months after Dandelion Day, Rico said she is noticing the ripple effects of those efforts: people are coming up to her to tell her how tall their corn is growing; other people are letting her know how the “Food, Inc.” video has changed their family’s eating habits; and as word has spread throughout the community about the film, people are continuing to make donations.

Fund-raising efforts In May, the ﬁlm makers launched a “Kickstarter” campaign to raise the $50,000 they needed to produce Sunnú FILM page 3

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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.

A hitchhiker’s guide to Highway 133 Another great fair (note to loyal Ps & Qs readers: I would like to climb into a time machine and change two things about last month’s article. 1) The title should’ve been “Don’t Be Like Jeannie B.” and 2) Val Kilmer wasn’t in “Silverado.” I meant “Tombstone” (my sister called me up and told me to get a f***ing fact checker!)

One of my favorite books of all time is “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” It contains truths that I’m certain are universal. And yes, I believe in aliens. Mostly because I find it incredibly arrogant to think we are the only life forms out there, but also because it’s lonely and sad to think that we’re as good as it gets. (And I am not alone in my belief. Astronaut Gordon Cooper believed in aliens, probably because he went to space, where they live, as does the Hon. Paul Hellyer, former Canadian minister of national defense. Believe in aliens, I mean; I do not think that the former Minister lives in space). See footnote. And to think, all these years we’ve been led to believe that “intelligent life,” (and I use that term loosely) as we know it, is the only kind in existence. Now, in fairness to the giant boom of babies, that’s what they were told and most of them never met a“tall white”in the desert of Nevada (not when they were sober anyway) so how would they know? But our generation has way more access to the planet than any one before because of little devices we keep in our pockets that we use to watch kitten videos. Also, these devices make it harder and harder for the Air Force to keep a lid on things like this. As long as we’re discussing topics no one wants to admit, the By Jeannie Perry issue of the Dolores Way and Highway 133 intersection reminds me of the planet in “Hitchhiker’s Guide” where the giant pig-like creatures have to have an officially stamped corresponding form, filled out in triplicate, submitted during regular business hours, and signed off on by Zaphod Beeblebrox in order to proceed with building an interstellar galactic highway. Here’s the deal, as I see it. CDOT and RFTA are in a pissing contest and CRMS keeps trying to get someone to take look at its yellow signature in the snow, meanwhile minivans full of children are careening through dangerous left hand turns twice a day and no one’s doing a damn thing about it. CDOT doesn’t want a traffic light there and RFTA won’t let us use theirs, which is less than a block away (us being: residents of Satank, teachers and parents of the Community School’s students, anyone who works or shops at The Paint Store, CAT,The Fold, Sunsense Solar, Sopris Crossfit, NAPA, Ajax Bike & Sport, American National Bank Bank, etc.) At meeting after meeting it just goes round and round, and now two out of three Garfield County commissioners have voted to accept the highway plan as is, which includes a brandnew road through pasture land that comes out onto Highway 133 at a roundabout about 100 yards down the road. Someday. (This is CRMS land, and I’m sure they’ll give it to the town for a “good price” in exchange for the necessary zoning for it to become a development buildyour-own-sundae.) What no one seems to give a scoop of you-know-what about, is that Dolores Way is our only Way in and our only Way out.There is a county road through CRMS, but Garfield County vacated vehicle access years ago, and CRMS would like them to vacate pedestrian and bicycle access as well. (Or, CRMS could hire a strategic planner who doesn’t recommend building up their campus on a county right-of-way, just sayin’). Good God, I never thought I’d be interested in something as tedious as a future highwayaccess control plan. But I guess that’s what happens when you’re an earthling in her 40s and you live in a neighborhood “Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy … .”

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Carbondale treated the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond to another great Mountain Fair on July 26-28.The fair chalked up some first and as always, some fine-tuning. Notable items include: • For the first time in the fair’s 42 years, founder Laurie Loeb was not actually in the park because she’s in rehab at Heritage Park, but she still made the fair. That’s because Peggy DeVilbiss and friends brought balloons from their shade tent to Loeb’s room, which they said extended the fair boundaries. Get well soon, Laurie. • Speaking of shade tents, the lottery to pitch said tents went well.Winners ended up with double their money’s worth, because the tents shielded them from sun and rain. • The fair invited Ute tribe members and other Native Americans to officially

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Mountain Fair thanks Dear Editor: Another great Mountain Fair has come and gone but the memories of all the wonderful folks who came together to make it happen will remain with us for a long time. We feel so lucky at CCAH to live in a community where people care about each other and have no problem volunteering countless hours to good causes. There are no words to express the gratitude we feel. Once again so many folks rallied that it would be hard to name them all. We do hope all of you put your name in the New Belgium bike rafﬂe. We won’t pull a name until our volunteer party in September so do stop by CCAH if you have not done so. We want to give some special shoutouts to the friends who were there every step of the way, giving countless hours of time and energy to bringing us a fabulous fair: First and foremost, Mark Taylor and How did the Sun Gate at Peru’s Machu Picchuin get its moniker? Is it so named because the area’s inhabitants placed special importance on the sun, or because Carbondale residents now gather there to read The Sopris Sun? In any case, these folks from the CMC Study Abroad program and some Carbondale residents brought their own Sun to Cuzco earlier this year. Shown here are: Dan Pittz and Lauren DeAre (reading the paper), plus Mark and Karen Strakbein, Samantha Brookes, Erin Bartels, Sara Pearson and Everett Gardner. Courtesy photo

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share their history and culture with folks for the first time. • Mountain Fair solved the noisy New Belgium beer truck problem that bugged neighbors last year. The company fitted out a trailer with six or seven taps then shuttled cold kegs to it from a refrigerated truck behind town hall. • Alpine Bank-Carbondale President Joe Scofield once again demonstrated he does not need a bill counting machine to count greenbacks at the Cantina beer garden. • KDNK broadcast from the park the entire weekend, which helped listeners determine when it was dry enough to come back out after Sunday’s showers. The 42nd annual Carbondale Mountain Fair goes into the books as another great one, thanks to fair organizers, volunteers, the town of Carbondale and 15,000-or-so mellow fair goers. See you there next year.

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the film. Kickstarter is an online resource that generates funding for projects through individual donations rather than corporate or venture capital backing. Projects such as a film, game or CD are posted on the Kickstarter website and individuals can back a project by pledging a donation. Creators keep 100 percent ownership of their projects. One stipulation of Kickstarter is that no funds are actually distributed until 100 percent of funds are pledged. Sunnú set a goal of raising $50,000 on Kickstarter by May 22. They were about $17,000 short of their goal, so were not able to receive any funds pledged through Kickstarter. However, Rico was able to send the $12,600 she raised just from Carbondale to the Sunnú crew, enabling them to continue their work on the film. They used these funds to film more communities across Mexico and edit existing footage. They hope to use this additional footage to leverage the remaining funds needed to complete the film.

tains of Chihuahua. The giant puppets marching down Carbondale’s Main Street on Dandelion Day demonstrate the number of Carbondale folks who share Camou’s passion for puppetry. As Rico discovered while working for four years as the community liaison for schools in Glenwood, the Roaring Fork Valley also includes a large number of immigrants who originated from Rico’s home state of Chihuahua. Rico has connected with some Chihuahuan immigrants living in Carbondale who have lived the very story depicted in Sunnú: small, family farmers who were unable to earn a living after the development of NAFTA; they left the land that their families had farmed for generations, looking for work in other parts of Mexico; unable to ﬁnd work in Mexico they immigrated illegally to the U.S. in search of a job, sending home a portion of their earnings to the family they left behind in Mexico.

Carbondale connections

Rico’s background

Rico noted that as she talks about the ﬁlm to folks in Carbondale, there are many different angles through which they feel a personal connection to “Sunnú.” Of course, the area’s strong food movement — from the Roaring Fork Food Policy Council to community garden advocates — shares Sunnú’s commitment to local control over food production. The ﬁlm’s director, Teresa Camou, is a puppeteer who has worked with the Bread and Puppet Theater Company in Vermont since 1996, leading workshops and touring internationally with them. She is also the founder and director of an indigenous puppet theater company based in the moun-

Ironically, Rico said she didn’t truly understand what it was like to be a poor Mexican laborer until she came to Carbondale. In the summer of 2000, during a break from law school in Mexico, she joined a few friends who were traveling to the U.S. Her friend had an aunt living in Carbondale, who found Rico and her three friends two rooms to rent in a trailer for one month. The four law students shared two tiny and very hot bedrooms in the trailer, and a couple and their small child shared the other bedroom. Rico recalls riding the bus home from one of her two jobs, feeling so exhausted she could barely stay awake, realizing how many of her compatriots lived almost their entire

“People need to really see me and my commitment to understand how important this film is.” – Alejandra Rico lives under these conditions. Rico said she realized how challenging this life would be “even in friendly and beautiful Carbondale.” In Mexico, Rico went to private schools and was not forced to earn money as a youth. While she came from a family with a strong sense of social awareness, her knowledge of the plight of low-income Mexican people was theoretical until that month she spent in Carbondale. Through the years, as Rico has traveled back and forth between Carbondale and Mexico, she has also become more aware of another aspect of the Mexican immigrants’ experience — crossing the border. Despite the fact that she now has a law degree and ofﬁcial papers to enter the U.S. legally, she has had some frightening and demeaning experiences of being interrogated and intimidated by Border Patrol. Rico said she could only imagine the desperation of people who would enter the country illegally. Rico’s sister, Ariana, also spent some time in Carbondale. She worked for the Spanish newspaper La Tribuna from 20082009 and volunteered as a DJ at KDNK during this time. After being gone for about six years —

going to college, working and traveling — Rico and her sister both returned home to Chihuahua in 2009. Rico says they both “saw Chihuahua with new eyes” and felt more passionate than ever about the need to preserve peace and dignity among the Chihuahuan population. They soon connected with activists who had been working for decades advocating for indigenous rights. Although Rico decided to return to Carbondale, she continues to play a critical role in terms of fund-raising and public relations for “Sunnú.” Because of Rico, Carbondale has become the central link between the film and the United States. Rico notes that her face-to-face interactions with people here have been essential to Carbondale’s support for the film. “People need to really see me and my commitment to understand how important this film is,” Rico said. Rico is a staff member at the Carbondale Branch Library, yoga teacher, gardener and volunteer DJ at KDNK. She also coached volleyball at Carbondale Middle School for the 2012-13 school year. Rico’s sister is currently visiting Carbondale and will be offering a presentation at the library at 5 p.m. on Aug. 7. She will show footage from “Sunnú” and be available to answer questions.

Next Steps

Ariana Rico Bustillos, Rico’s sister and sound manager of the documentary film “Sunnú,” which addresses the destruction of rural life in Mexico and how its demise is related to the food industry, will be giving a presentation at the Carbondale Branch Library at 5 p.m. on Aug. 7. For more information on “Sunnú,” go to sunnu.org.

Megan Lizotte (far right) jumped out to a 10-yard lead in Saturday’s 35th running of the Mt. Sopris Runoff and increased it to more than a half-mile, becoming the first woman to win the 14-mile race with a time of 1 hour, 35 minutes and 23 seconds. The race, organized by Independence Run & Hike in conjunction with Mountain Fair, starts at the Emma Schoolhouse, heads toward Mt. Sopris then loops down Prince Creek Road to Highway 133 with the finish line just inside Sopris Park’s south entrance. Lizotte, from Basalt, is reportedly getting back into competitive shape after giving birth late last year. Earlier in July she placed second in the u.S. Mountain Running Championships in Cranmore, n.H. In Saturday’s race, Brian Johnson (Aspen) finished second at 1:40:37, followed by Val Lobota (old Snowmass) at 1:42:43. Photo by Lynn Burton THE SOPRIS SUN, Carbondale’s community supported newspaper • AUgUST 1, 2013 • 3

First Friday heads to the beach Sopris Sun Staff Report

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This month’s First Friday on Aug. 2 heads to the beach, with live music, limbo, Hula-Hoop contests, a conga line down Main Street and goldﬁsh races in front of the Black Nugget. “Flower leis are optional,” said a Carbondale Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman. As usual, merchants will offer specials and celebrate all things Carbondale. Downtown, Main Street will be closed from 5 to 9 p.m. Sponsored by Sopris Liquor & Wine and the Black Nugget, goldﬁsh will be provided for the races, which start at 5 p.m.

• The Crystal Theatre presents the 2013 Sundance Film Festival hit “The Kings of Summer.” The ﬁlm (rated R for language) is a coming-of-age comedy about three teenage friends who decide to spend the summer building a house in the woods and living off the land. The ﬁlm starts at 7:30 p.m. • Josh and Ananda play Fatbelly Burgers starting at 5:30 p.m. • The Carbondale Clay Center hosts an opening for Staci DeBolt from 6 to 8 p.m. • Marcel (Majid) Kahhak will paint live at his studio/gallery in the Dinkel Building starting at 6 p.m.

• Sol Theatre in the Cowen Center presents local author Amy Krakow, who will read from her book “The Mutt and the Monster, the Musical.” There will also be theatre games; the cost is $25 per child from 5:30 to 8 p.m. • The new Carbondale Branch Library at 320 Sopris Ave. hosts the Fort Collins based TVS & Two ﬁngers from 5 to 7:30 p.m. • True Nature Healing Arts at 100 N. Third St. presents kirtan music with Gayan and Laura, and also serve free samples of tea and chocolate.

CMC seeks to ﬁll three board seats Sopris Sun Staff Report Colorado Mountain College is seeking candidates to run for positions on its board of trustees. Each term is for four years. The application deadline is Aug. 30, according to a press release. Each potential candidate must be an eligible elector, as deﬁned by state statute, and reside within the boundaries of the district in which they submit their petition to run. The three districts with seats up for election are: • District 1 – Pitkin County, not including the Roaring Fork School District’s District B (Carbondale through Glen-

wood Springs), plus the area within District A (Basalt); • District 3 – The area within the boundaries of Garfield School District Re2 and Garfield County School District 16 (western Garfield County); • District 7 – The area within the boundaries of Eagle County School District Re-50J’s Districts B, C, D, E, F and G. To be eligible as a candidate in the November general elections, interested persons must file a petition to run. Petitions will be available from the college’s district administration office in downtown Glenwood Springs starting on Aug. 7. Petitions, in-

cluding at least 50 qualifying signatures, must be returned to the district administration ofﬁce by 1 p.m. on Aug. 30. The election will be held Nov. 5. Potential candidates and those with questions should contact Debbie Novak at 802 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs, CO, 81601, or 947-8365. Colorado Mountain College operates campuses in 11 towns located in nine counties: Chaffee, Eagle, Garﬁeld, Grand, Jackson, Lake, Pitkin, Routt and Summit. Its three residential campuses are located in Glenwood Springs, Leadville and Steamboat Springs.

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The Crystal Theatre in the historic Dinkel Building hosts a digital donor appreciation party from 1 to 4 p.m. on Aug. 18. Thereâ€™ll be drawings for various prizes, a trailer show of past movies, and donors to the digital campaign can pick up their perks, which include one second of 35mm ďŹ lm (24 frames), and Sharkboy/Lavagirl 3D glasses while supplies last. Earlier in the year the theatre successfully conducted a drive to raise funds necessary to convert from ďŹ lm to digital. On a related note, the two wildly entertaining videos the theatre produced to promote the drive are still viewable at crystaltheatrecarbondale.com.

Their grandfather reports that Agemian and Delphi Badgett also saw a ďŹ‚uffy barking dog in the cloud photo recently printed in The Sopris Sun. Be looking for another cloud shot from Jane Bachrach very soon.

Unusual project opens

Trashy domain site available The donttrashcarbondale.com domain will soon be coming up for auction, according to an e-mail The Sopris Sun received this week. If youâ€™ll remember, opponents to a solid waste transfer station on County Road 100 established the website when the Garfield County commissioners were discussing the issue last year; the opponents lost and opted not to kick the thing into the courts. If you think you might find such a domain useful, contact Domain Team, 2 Greenway Plaza, Houston, TX 77046. Who knows, thereâ€™s probably a whole new bunch of people or corporations who want to come trash Carbondale.

Postcard from the road: â€œGreetings from the southern most point in the u.S.,â€? writes RVR residents Dottie and Murry Daniels. â€œWe were in Key West to root for our friend in the Ernest Hemingway look alike contest during Hemingway Days. He did not win but will return next year for his ninth try.â€? Photo by Dottie Daniels

Culture Clubbers release schedule Hereâ€™s the August schedule for the Carbondale Culture Club, which is free and open to everyone at the Third Street Center from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesdays: â€˘ Aug. 7 â€“ Vocalist Ananda Banc with guitarist Chris Bank; Jody Powell presenting â€œWhat is the Paleo Diet?â€? and other natural health topics:

â€˘ Aug. 14 â€“ Classical pianists April and Bryn Phinney; Suzette Skidmore presenting â€œDiscover the Color of Your Aura.â€? â€˘ Aug. 21 â€“ Singer/pianist/guitarist Jimmy Byrne; Peter Goldstein and Rita Marsh discussing Davi Nikentâ€™s Master Minds 4 Wellness series. â€˘ Aug. 28 â€“ Jazz singer JoseďŹ na Mendez with Tim Fox on piano; Donna Lee presenting â€œA Course in Miracles.â€?

CCAH opens the show â€œCohabitation, Cooperation, Collaboration: A Most Unusual Projectâ€? at its R2 Gallery from 6 to 8 p.m. on Aug. 8. The artist couples included in the show are K and Mark Cesark, Sue Drinker and Dick Durrance, Wewer and Steve Keohane, Nancy Lovendahl and Scott Keating, and Annette and Andrew Roberts Gray. Each artist is featuring a select piece of individual work as well as a piece of collaborative work with their signiďŹ cant other to reveal intricacies of their relationships through art. The exhibition continues through Aug. 30. On a related note, spaces are still available for CCAHâ€™s Mosaic Youth ARTCamp with Rochelle Norwood. The camp for kids 9-14 takes place Aug. 12-16, with pre-registration until Aug. 8. Info: 963-1680.

They say itâ€™s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Anibal Guevera (Aug. 1), Jeff Dahl (Aug. 2), Jay Leavitt (Aug. 4), Rosie McSwain and Priscilla Dickinson (Aug. 5), and Ed Engelki (Aug. 7).

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“I’m intellectually stimulated again. I can’t see being completely retired — even 20 years from now.” – Mark Chain Mark: I agree with Shelle about how humbling it is. When you have a lot of reading and it’s 11 at night, you feel the difference. At 21, I could go to 3 a.m., but now I am yawning. I don’t have the energy I did 20 years ago. Financially, I will make it through, taking a little from savings, with scholarships, living on the cheap, eating rice. The support I get from my wife is crucial. Hank: I concur, especially about the humbling part. I had to become a family member with a group of 20-somethings. Many were thinking, “Is this guy going to be an anchor around our neck?” I’m gregarious, so I thought,“I will ﬁt in.” But I had to work at that, especially in the classes. EMS is excruciating when you have to learn a whole new language, body systems and how all of that integrates. Shelle: We have grown children and grandchildren, and I didn’t see them as much as I would have liked. I was so busy for a while that I couldn’t go for hikes, or go skiing with friends. Hank: I didn’t realize that I would have two families. These are AA or AAA personalities. Everybody has their own opinion about how things should be done, and it’s the best opinion. Being older and wiser, I have to hold my tongue sometimes. One-third of my life is spent with an-

Mark: I like to exercise three or four times a week. At one point, I didn’t exercise for six weeks! There were no movies, no recreation. And my situation is the opposite of Hank’s. Only two out 24 students in my program at CMC are men.

Mark: I agree that the concept is changing. People here want to be stimulated and to be doing things. When I’m busy, I get more done. I’m intellectually stimulated again. I can’t see being completely retired — even 20 years from now.

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For what it’s worth

Hank: In contrast to my previous career, this is so personally rewarding! I go home every day feeling that I’m valued. It’s on the public record that, in terms of pay, firemen aren’t very far above the guy slinging fries at McD’s … .

Baby boomers are generally defined as those born between the years 1946-1964. Here’s some of what baby boomer websites have to say about that generation: • Time magazine chose the Baby Boom Generation as its “Man of the Year” in 1967, noting “Never in history has such a group had such an impact on the way society operates. • It has been reported that baby boomers see travel as a necessity, not a luxury. They travel to exotic destinations for escape from everyday ailments including stress. • As a generation, baby boomers are more philanthropic than previous generations. • Reports indicate that a typical boomer volunteers for non-proﬁts and other organizations an average of 51 hours a year. At more than 30 per cent, the volunteer rate for baby boomers is the highest of any generational age group – and more than four percentage points above the national average. • According to a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling was the ﬁrst baby boomer, born one second after midnight on Jan. 1, 1945. Believe it or not, actor Tom Cruise and Prince Charles are members of the Baby Boom Generation.

Shelle: That goes for teachers, too. Doing this job, teaching, is the hardest job I have ever done. The law office was high pressure, but when I came home at night, I was done. Now I come home and have lesson plans to write and I wake up in the middle of night planning the next day or thinking about what I could have done better the day before. But I second what Hank said. It’s the most rewarding job I have ever done. Hank: This work gives me a sense of purpose. I’m very thankful to the board and chief for giving me this opportunity when they had every reason not to. SOPRIS SUN: How does this fit with the idea of retirement? Shelle: If I were to retire now, there would be a lot of time to fill! Hank: I think that the notion of retirement has changed with our generation. We don’t want to admit that we’re getting older, so we find ways to revitalize ourselves. Change is intellectually stimulating. At some point, I will retire from this, but then again, you have to have a reason to get up in the morning.

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Letters continued îˆ‡om page 2 mel of Carbondale Light and Power, and Lance Dement. Our wonderful backstage volunteers like Kristen Levy and Katrina Byars. Our front line teams like Jen Roeser, Leslie Johnson, Kat Rich and Lis Ensminger. Cantina crew led by Hans Lindbloom and our amazing Green Team supervised by Jason White and Mark Weinhold. Of course there are lots of folks who worked really hard like our photographers and Oasis Team (thanks Katie and Andrea) and rafďŹ‚e and T-shirts and KDNK and the volunteer coordinators and locals art gallery and â€Ś the list goes on and on. We just wish we could put our arms around you all and hug you. The town of Carbondale is a wonderful partner in all of this so give Gene Schilling, our town trustees, and the parks and recreation staff lots of love when you see them. They really step up when it counts! Also, huge love to Joe ScoďŹ eld for his wisdom and ďŹ nancial expertise, and The Sopris Sun for the programs. We hope to see yaâ€™ll at our thank-you party in the fall. Stay tuned at www.carbondalearts.com and our CCAH Facebook page for pictures, videos and thank-you party dates! Remember, â€œHumankind did not weave the web of life, we are but one thread within itâ€? Much Love, The CCAH staff Amy Kimberly

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A fair adventure Dear Editor: Early Monday afternoon, an acquaintance of mine (letâ€™s call him â€œIchabodâ€?) told me an astounding story that I will brieďŹ‚y recount in this letter. Ichabod had received a call from a gentleman who introduced himself as Nicola Tesla Jr. In a thick accent, Mr. Tesla said he needed to hire a driver to transport a device from Denver to Sopris Park, install and activate the device by July 26 (this past Friday), and then deactivate the same device late Sunday night. He offered Ichabod a handsome sum of money for his services and an agreement was quickly reached. Naturally, I asked Ichobod what kind of device he was to install, thinking that it was some sort of equipment needed for successfully staging Carbondaleâ€™s Mountain Fair. Reluctantly, and with an audible groan, Ichabod told me the following unbelievable tale. It seems that a group of concerned Carbondale citizens who were acutely sensitive to loud noises (i.e. music, laughter, singing, gaiety, etc.) had pooled a large sum of money and purchased one of Mr. Teslaâ€™s recent inventions. The invention was called â€œThe Cone of Silence.â€? Ichabod was supposed to install this device and let it run uninterrupted

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through Mountain Fair weekend. The instructions that accompanied the device said that it would prevent any sounds whatsoever from leaving the conďŹ nes of Sopris Park, thereby preserving the sanity of the residents that lived nearby. Unfortunately, Ichabod lacked the knowledge and skills necessary to plug in an electric fan, let alone activate the mysterious â€œCone of Silence.â€? Itâ€™s no wonder that things went terribly wrong. Although the details were unclear, perhaps due to Ichabodâ€™s consumption of micro brewery products, it became clear to me that he had inadvertently reversed the polarity on the device, which produced the opposite of the intended effect: The neighbors could hear every note of music, every laugh, giggle and chortle, and every song that was sung all weekend, but the fair-goers were oblivious to the loud complaints of the parkâ€™s neighbors. As Ichabod ďŹ nished his story, my skin sprouted goose bumps, doubtless in reaction to the possibility of impending litigation. I wondered: Would this be the end of Mountain Fair? Would Mr. Tesla give up his scientiďŹ c pursuits in favor of some mundane profession? Would the parkâ€™s neighbors get a refund? Would festivals, fairs and celebrations be forever banned from our community by over-cautious ofďŹ cials, thereby instituting an even more brutal â€œCone of Silence?â€? Only time, and votes, will tell. Tom Mercer Carbondale

Lovinâ€™ the burlesque Dear Editor: This letter is in response to Gina Shawâ€™s complaints against the 2013 Burlesque Show at the PAC 3 in Carbondale. I have attended the show every year and this year I attended both nights. The second night I ran the box ofďŹ ce and Shawâ€™s disapproval of the show was the one and only negative comment I received. Everybody else had glowing reports both nights. It is unfortunate that Shaw did not stay for the show. She missed so many fun, quirky, wildly creative acts. Personally, I think the show is a fabulous example of the talent, conďŹ dence and unbridled passion of Roaring Fork Valley women. To perform the skits they do on stage in front of a packed audience requires a unique ability to be both uninhibited and poised. They may toy with the boundaries of decorum, but what audience wants to attend a burlesque show that fails to be daring and provocative? Burlesque forever! Jessi Rochel Carbondale

Oven turning two Dear Editor: The Carbondale Community Oven is almost two years old. Thatâ€™s a lot of pizzas, bread and pastries! Carbondaleâ€™s wood-ďŹ red masonry oven, open to everyone and located behind the Third Street Center, has inspired LETTERS page 9

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Letters continued om page 8 communities all over to build their own community baking places. This year for the ﬁrst time, we will be baking with local Carbondale wheat. We would like to extend our thanks to the following individuals and organizations for contributing to the wheat program and assisting in the purchase of a commercial-grade grinder for making ﬂour: BKS Charitable Foundation, The Crossland Foundation, Donie Hubbard, Tom Baker, Frosty and Carly Merriott and Russ and Linda Criswell. And a hearty thank you to John Nieslanik for pioneering this exciting project! Members of the Carbondale Community Oven

Remembering Randy Udall Dear Editor: Congratulations to all in Carbondale for the designation as a “Solar Town.” I want to share a step that led to public and private solar installations here. In 2004 I began to work at CORE, the non-proﬁt Randy Udall founded. Joani Matranga and Randy had worked together to develop the Green Building Code with Pitkin County and to found the Renewable Energy Mitigation Fund program that received funding from the people building houses in Pitkin County who did not wish to comply with the building codes energyefﬁcient guidelines. They now pay fees if they don’t meet the code, which includes required solar installation on homes over 6,000 square feet. The fund is used to pro-

vide rebates to permanent residents in the Roaring Fork Valley (not just Pitkin county) for installing photovolatics and/or solar hot water systems on their homes as well as rebates for energy efficient appliances. Part of my job at CORE was to track the solar installations and manage the rebate program. A lot of solar installations happened because of this Green Building Code, the first in Colorado that Randy and Joani nursed into being. The one thing Randy asked me to do that winter was to write a grant to Xcel energy to ask for $25,000 to put PV on Carbondale’s town hall.When he asked me to do this, I was dubious we could get the money because only non-profits could apply (not government entities) and CORE is a non-profit, but we wanted to install the PV on a town building as an example to the community. I wrote the grant and included an educational piece to make scholarships available to people who wanted to learn PV solar installation techniques via a Solar Energy International class. We got the grant and the SEI class climbed on the Carbondale Town Hall roof, and did the first solar installation on a town hall in the state. As far as we could discover, Carbondale holds the distinction as the first municipality to generate renewable energy on a town building. Thanks in part to Randy’s vision, we are a Solar Town. The many solar installations that grace the Recreation Center, picnic pavilion and Third Street Center all follow that renewable energy vision that

Randy, with many others, helped to create. I am grateful for the period I worked at CORE because I learned a lot about how a few committed people can transform a community. Randy was a great boss because he never bossed me, but he led me in a fruitful direction. Illène Pevec Carbondale

for more. So how is he ﬁnancing Obama Care? This is “bait and switch.” He baited you into voting for him with the promise of health care and now he doesn't see any way of paying for it. Jane Spaulding Carbondale

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Divide thanks (Editor’s note: This letter was originally sent to Sen. Mike Bennett). Dear Editor: I wanted to thank you for introducing the Thompson Divide Protection and Withdrawal Act. As you well know there are amazing places that are worth far more than the dollar value of the minerals underneath. Thank you for having the courage to take the ﬁrst step in protecting this land. Heather Pratt Carbondale

Bait and switch Dear Editor: I understand everybody wants the new health care. Unfortunately, not everybody can afford Obama Care. Employers are going to put everybody to half time until they are making enough money to afford the health care for employees. The is going to make more people out of work, or unable to afford their health care. Obama has tapped out the Social Security and Medicare as far as making us pay

Dear Editor: “Who do you love?” asked the great blues man Bo Diddley — a man that wore “a cobra snake for a neck tie.” Let’s not go that far, but who do you like for Democratic candidate for president in 2016? I think it just might be time for a woman president but I don’t mean Hilary. The new senator from Massachusetts, in Ted Kennedy’s old seat, is former Harvard Professor Elizabeth Warren. She rocks! Warren was the driving force behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Currently she is on a rampage to stop senate Republicans from jacking up interest rates on college students. It seems to have escaped the attention of most Americans, but the right-wing billionaires (America’s ruling elite) are waging all-out war on the American people. Rightwing politicians are both in hock and in fear of the “Billies.” So, senate Republicans phoned in a ﬁlibuster on the college interest rate and tried to push it from 3.4 percent LETTERS page 13

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Aug. 1

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.

and ‘Frances Ha’ (R) at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 3-4.

SPECIAL PERFORMANCE • TVS and Two Fingers is the union of Mark J. Rosoff and Dave Zekman, members of the experimental music group Two Fingers, alongside poet Tim Van Schmidt. Since 1996, they have been presenting audiences with sound poetry, a mind-teasing mix of original spoken words, visuals, motion, and sound art made from traditional and untraditional instruments for a fun and interactive experience for all ages. TVS and Two Fingers will perform at the Carbondale Library at 5 p.m. Info: 963-2889.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Blackberry Bushes (northwest alt-folk string band in the same genre as Crooked Still). 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • The Black Nugget on Main Street presents the Caleb Dean Band (pure country) at 9 p.m. No cover. CHAMBER MUSIC • The Basalt Regional Library presents free chamber music featuring students from the Aspen Music Festival and School at 5:15 p.m. on Thursdays through Aug. 15. This week it’s harpist Emily Levin. Info: 927-4311. LIVE MUSIC • Pianist John Riger gives a free outdoor concert at the Avalon Theatre in Grand Junction from 5 to 8 p.m. The theatre is located at Seventh and Main. gUITAR WORKSHOP • The Carbondale Branch Library is offering a free beginning guitar workshop at 6 p.m. The workshop is taught by Jackson Emmer, who has shared a bill with numerous well-known performers, including Shawn Colvin, John Hammond and Sam Bush. Info: 963-2889. STORYTIME • The Carbondale Library at 320 Sopris Ave. holds a storytime for toddlers and infants Thursdays at 10 a.m. Info: 963-2889. ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

DON’T WAIT, JUST TELL ME • PAC3 presents NPR’s ‘Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me’ guest/comedian Paula Poundstone at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door. Info: pac3carbondale.com.

OPENINg • The Carbondale Clay Center at the east end of Main Street hosts an opening reception for Staci DeBolt from 6 to 8 p.m. Her show, ‘The Giving Chair,’ explores forms decorated with images of chairs, addressing the question of ‘What is the relationship between a person, a place of rest and their environment?’ Her show will be up through Aug. 30. Info: 963-2529.

THOMPSON HOUSE TOURS • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society gives free tours of the Thompson House Museum on Saturdays from 2-5 p.m. The museum is located directly behind the River Valley Ranch public tennis courts in the historic Thompson House. Info: 963-7041.

FRIDAY Aug. 2

OPENINg • The Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts hosts a reception for Wild Women artists at 5 p.m. The GSCA is located at 601 E. Sixth St. Info: 945-2414.

DAVI NIKENT • Claire O’Leary offers ‘Empowerment Through Journaling: Beyond the Story’ from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $145. Info: 303-525-6893.

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LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents David Olney and Sergio Webb. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Fatbelly Burgers at the east end of Main Street presents Josh & Ananda (acoustic duo) from 5:30 p.m. until it’s over. No cover.

MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents‘The Kings of Summer’ (R) at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2-8

FIRST FRIDAY • Carbondale’s monthly First Friday takes place at various venues around town. For details, go to Carbondale.com.

First Friday Fun

AUG 2 7:30 – 9:30 PM Come enjoy festive Kirtan music featuring Gayan and Laura and sip on organic loose leaf tea.

Reflexology Workshop AUG 3 3 – 6 PM $60/person or $110/couple Learn techniques for self-healing and for helping your family and friends. Led by Shanti.

NIA AUG 4 4 – 5 PM $15 Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that connects the body, mind, emotions and spirit. Led by Steve Alldredge.

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SATURDAY Aug. 3 HASSIg OPENS • The Nugget Gallery in Aspen hosts an opening reception for Chris Hassig at 6 p.m. Hassig, who grew up in Carbondale, will show his grass drawings, giclée and intaglio prints, ﬁctional map prints, cut-paper stencil cyanotypes and other drawings.The show continues through Sept. 25. Info: chrishassig.wordpress.com.

SUNDAY Aug. 4 LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents the Honeycutters (a string band in town after a opening for the Infamous Stringdusters at State Bridge). Info: 963-3304. YOgA • True Nature Healing Arts offers free yoga in Sopris Park Sundays from 5 to 6 p.m. Info: 963-9900.

MONDAY Aug. 5 LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents Rebecca Frazier and the Hit & Run Bluegrass Band. Info: 963-3304. LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works hosts open mic nights with Patrick Fagan Mondays at 7:30 p.m. LIVE MUSIC • The Hotel Colorado hosts a Monday night jazz jam on its patio at 7 p.m. The sessions are open to jazz musicians of all levels, although shoes, dress pants and a collared shirt are required. For more information visit the Roaring Fork Valley Musicians Facebook page or contact Zack Ritchie at 987-9277. LIBRARY • The Carbondale Library hosts Musical Storytime with Sue Schnitzer every Monday at 4 p.m. Kids must be accompanied by adults at all times.

TUESDAY Aug. 6 COME DANCE • RFV Dance hosts TwoStep Tuesdays from 7:45 to 9:15 p.m. at the CALEnDAR page 11

Community Calendar Third Street Center through August. This is mostly partner dancing to country two-step, triple step, country swing and EC swing for swing and Lindy dancers; partners are not required, although they will not necessarily be furnished. This is not a professionally hosted dance, according to a press release, and not for teaching (although private instructions can be arranged).Admission is $7 per person. RSVP at meetup.com/RFVDance or e-mail gaeg1@comcast.net. LIVE MUSIC • The Redstone Art Center presents free jazz with the Redstone Hysterical Band (John Riger, Bruce Imig, Jeff Andrews, Stephanie Askew and Michael Askew) outdoors on the grass from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. MOVIE DAY • The Carbondale Branch Library at 320 Sopris Ave. invites kids in grades K-5 at 4 p.m. to enjoy popcorn and a movie on their new projector. This program is part of the Tuesdays @ the Library series. Info: 963-2889. gW MARKET • Glenwood’s Downtown Market takes place on Tuesdays from 4 to 8 p.m. There’s live music starting at 5:30 p.m., plus locally grown produce, honey, artisan wares and more. Credit and debit cards accepted, along with EBTs. Info: 618-3650.

WEDNESDAY Aug. 7 SPECIAL PRESENTATION • Ariana Rico Bustillos, sound manager of the documentary ﬁlm,‘Sunnú,’ which addresses the destruction of rural life in Mexico and how its demise is related to the food industry, will be offering a presentation at the Carbondale Branch

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Branch Library at 5 p.m. LIVE MUSIC • The Basalt Chamber of Commerce’s free Summer Music series (sponsored by Alpine Bank) continues from 5:30 to 8 p.m. with the Natural Disasters at Triangle Park in Willits. CULTURE CLUB • The Carbondale Culture Club at the Third Street Center continues its lunchtime presentations. Info: 963-3330. LIVE MUSIC • The JAS Café Downstairs at the Nell Summer Series presents Vieux Farka Toure (‘The Hendrix of the Sahara’), a Malian guitarist and singer. He is the son of Grammy-winning musician Ali Farka Toure. Tickets are $35 and can be purchased at 866JAS-TIXX (527-8499). Info: 920-4996. BILINgUAL STORYTIME • The Carbondale Library at 320 Sopris Ave. offers a bilingual storytime with Alejandra at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesdays. It’s for kids 1-5. Info: 9632889. FARMERS’ MARKET • The Carbondale Farmers’ Market takes place downtown from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Oct. 2. TEEN ZONE • The Carbondale Library presents Teen Zone from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesdays. Teens are invited to study, surf the Net, read, write, draw or hangout. Bring a laptop or borrow one from the library. Info: 963-2889. ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale meets at 7 a.m.onWednesdays at the ﬁrehouse. Info: Ken Neubecker at eagleriver@sopris.net.

Save the Date FRIDAY Aug. 9

SPECIAL PRESENTATION • Davi Nikent presents an evening with Dr. Eben Alexander at Roaring Fork High School at 7 p.m. Alexander will recount his near death experience and share some of the lessons that revised his thinking about science, spirituality, consciousness and the nature of existence. His story is the subject of the best-selling book “Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon’s Journey into the Afterlife.” Tickets range from $25 to $75. Info: davinikent.org.

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LIVE MUSIC • The JAS Café Downstairs at the Nell Summer Series presents Nicole Henry, described by the New York Times as ‘a jazz and pop/soul superwoman, every inﬂection conveyed conﬁdence and mastery.’ Info: 920-4996.

FILM • ‘Gasland Part II’ is shown at Paepcke Auditorium in Aspen at 7 p.m. as part of Aspen Film and the Aspen Institute’s “New Views: Documentaries & Dialogue” series. Tickets are $20 at aspenshowtix.com.

Ongoing KOROLOgOS gALLERY • The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt continues“Character Studies: Portraits with Personality” through Aug. 4. Info: 927-9668 or korologosgallery.com.

MUSIC TOgETHER • Classes for infants, toddlers and young children take place at Music Together in Carbondale and Aspen. Info: allvalleymusic.com or 963-1482.

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

TNHA CLASSES • True Nature Healing Arts offers classes in chakras, metta, tantra, meditation with a sweat lodge, and more. Info: 963-9900.

Hold the Presses VALLEY DIVAS MEET A KONNYAKU • The Valley Divas networking group meets at Konnyaku restaurant from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Angie Callen will present “Organizing Your Life.” The cost is $12, which includes appetizers, house drink and tip.To RSVP, call Lauri Rubinstein at 704-1711.

BLM LIFTS FIRE RESTRICTIONS • The BLM and Garfield County lifted fire restrictions on public lands on July 31.“Lower fire danger does not mean no fire danger,” said Steve Bennett, field manager for the BLM Colorado RiverValley Field Office.Fireworks are always prohibited on BLM,National Forest and National Park Service lands, according to a press release. For more info. call 876-9000.

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Community Briefs

Please submit your community briefs to news@soprissun.com by noon on Monday. Glenwood Canyon bike path. The entry fee is $30 per person for the half-marathon and $25 for the 5K. Entrants receive a long-sleeved Tshirt. To register, go to runningguru.com, download a race form from literacyoutreach.org, e-mail literacyoutreach@rof.net or call 945-5282. Literacy Outreach is also seeking volunteers, sponsors and donations for the Glenwood Canyon ShufďŹ‚e.

Music Maker Mondays at library The Carbondale Library kicks off its Music Maker Monday series at 2 p.m. on Aug. 19. The program is for teens and will show how to use GarageBand and other music apps on the libraryâ€™s iPads. â€œBring a memory stick so that you can take your songs home to share with your friends or on Facebook,â€? said a library spokeswoman. For details, call 963-2889 or go to gcpld.org.

Marble seeks new trustee The town of Marble is taking applications to ďŹ ll a vacancy on its ďŹ ve-member board of trustees through Aug. 1. Applicants must be registered electors in the town of Marble. For details, e-mail leach@townofmarble.com.

RFOV wades into wetlands project Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers will assist the city of Aspen to improve the wetlands at Rio Grande Park from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Aug. 3. â€œThe wetlands area helps ďŹ lter storm water runoff before it enters the Roaring Fork River and provides important wildlife habitat,â€? said a RFOV spokesman. Volunteers will plant thousands of wetland plants, riparian trees and shrubs, and complete native seeding. Parents are encouraged to bring their kids (ages 6-12) for this familyfriendly project. Volunteers can sign up at rfov.org or call 927-8241.

Bike-race volunteers needed The USA Pro Cycling Challenge in Aspen and Snowmass is looking for volunteers to help with the 16-team race, which rolls into the Roaring Fork Valley on Aug. 19-20. Duties include race course marshals, hospitality, ambassadors, Green Team and more. Volunteers will receive a commemorative T-shirt. For details, go to aspenupcc.com.

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Alpine Bank-Carbondale recognized fourth-quarter Pays for Aâ€™s recipients earlier in the summer. They are (left to right): Lauren Murphy (Carbondale Community School), Sarah Murphy (Carbondale Community School), Ruben Samuelson (Crystal River Elementary School); bank assistant vice-president Erkko Alm is also shown. not shown are Michaela Craig (Colorado Rocky Mountain School) and Eric Froelicher (Colorado Rocky Mountain School). Courtesy photo

garCo Fair seeks volunteers The 75th annual GarďŹ eld County Fair in RiďŹ‚e, which runs Aug. 5-11, is looking for volunteers. Volunteers who work four hours receive a T-shirt and ticket to events. Positions include the information booth, kids activities, bull riding, the Charlie Daniels concert, demolition derby and more. For de-

tails, go to garďŹ eldcountyfair.com or call Krista DeHerrera at 309-6214.

Literacy shufďŹ‚e returns The Glenwood Canyon ShufďŹ‚e Race for Literacy returns on Oct. 5. Events include a half-marathon (13.1-mile) run and relay race, and 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) run/walk on the

Hospice of the Valley, in partnership with Grand River Hospital, offers a grief and loss support group the ďŹ rst and third Monday of the month. For details, call 544-1574 or go to hchotv.org.

Hunting licenses go on sale Leftover big-game hunting licenses go on sale at 9 a.m. on Aug. 6, according to a press release from Colorado Parks and Wildlife. â€œThere are fewer leftover licenses available than last year but hunters will still ďŹ nd plenty of opportunity,â€? said a spokesman. For details, call 1-800-244-5613. On a related note, CPW is offering a free, bow-hunter education class at Horse Thief Canyon state wildlife area Aug. on 17-18. For details, go to cpw.state.co.us or call 970-255-6100.

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â€œIs your mind hungry?â€?

â€œA little.â€?

The Hungry Mind How do some schools fuel childrenâ€™s hunger for knowledge while other schools squash childrenâ€™s natural and spontaneous curiosity? Check out Susan Engelâ€™s thought-provoking video on our website today.

How do we keep kids hungry for learning in Carbondale? Educate yourself or others today @ www.carbondaleconversation.org

Letters continued om page 9 to 6.8 percent. A so-called compromise could wind up with some rates ballooning to over 10 percent. Warren is ﬁghting them tooth and nail. Part of the “War on America” includes the destruction of both universal and university education. In the “Billies” dream of a “feudal” (and you could add: fascist) America, ordinary Americans are reduced to “serfs.” The lot of the average citizen becomes so miserable they are incapable of resistance. All wealth ﬂows to the top. This is, of course, ongoing; the number of serfs is growing by the day. That’s the ulterior motive behind the off-shoring of industry, the attacks on unions, the reductions on taxes on the wealthy and their corporations, the rising costs of education, the attacks on teachers, the destruction of pensions, etc. Senator Warren gets this in a big way. She, unlike most, can raise campaign money from ordinary Americans. She’ll work for us. Hilary, unfortunately, like Bill (and like Obama), is a tool of the elite. It’s made them very wealthy, and it’s made the “Billies” even wealthier. It’s time for a “real” change you can “count on.” Patrick Hunter Carbondale

Take a hike Dear Editor: I’d like to invite and encourage members of the community to partake in the Summer Hike Series offered by the Wilder-

ness Workshop. It’s been an absolute pleasure to act as one of the hike leaders for this program as we have had the opportunity to get into some of the most beautiful places in our backyard and explore. This is a great time not only hike with friends, new and old, but a wonderful chance to learn about some of the political activity in these very special areas. We have chosen hike locations immersed in either the Thompson Divide or places that are being considered for potential Wilderness designation. This is a fantastic program and is absolutely free! Spots are limited so register online at www.wildernessworkshop.org. Happy trails! Annie Henderson Glenwood Springs

get engaged on Highway 82 Dear Editor: Recently, a local newspaper published my letter to the editor urging the citizens of Glenwood Springs, if they want a Highway 82 bypass, to get up off the couch, circulate a petition to schedule a vote on the issue, and then stir up the voters to get out and vote. Similarly, in this letter I am addressing the citizens of all the communities surrounding Glenwood Springs to get engaged with the question of whether or not to build a Highway 82 bypass around Glenwood Springs. Not long ago I measured the length of Highway 82 through Snowmass Canyon. It

is about ﬁve miles in length. If the Colorado Department of Transportation has been able to afford this sort of solution in a relatively uninhabited portion of Pitkin County, then surely it can afford the same sort of solution to bypass the city of Glenwood Springs. An elevated highway along the lower slopes of Lookout Mountain from Buffalo Valley to I-70, or a tunnel from just south of Walmart to I-70, are both entirely feasible. It is time to call a halt to all planning for the building of an unnecessary new Highway 82 bridge over the Colorado River as has been proposed by the Colorado Department of Transportation. The money may have been allocated and authorized, but that does not mean that it should be spent on this foolhardy scheme. Citizens trying to get home to Riﬂe and Gypsum or home to Carbondale, Basalt and Aspen should not have to drive through the heart of downtown Glenwood Springs. James Breasted Carbondale

Pour House thanks Dear Editor: I would like to take a moment and express my appreciation to the staff at The Pour House for the ridiculously great job they did during Mountain Fair. The crowds were great and mostly peaceful, but really demanding. We served amazing amounts of food and liquid re-

freshments to a very appreciative and happy throng of fair-goers. Thanks to everyone who helped make this year’s fair a roaring success. Again, thanks to my great staff and the ﬁne folks of Carbondale and beyond. Skip Bell, manager The Pour House restaurant Carbondale

Remembering Drew (Editor’s note: This letter was submitted in July). Dear Editor: Everyone at Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club is so sorry to hear about the passing of Drew Sakson. He was a tremendous volunteer for AVSC and affected everyone with his enthusiasm, his welcoming nature and his love and support of his kids. You were never bored when Drew was in the room; he wouldn’t let you stand alone. The AVSC community involves lots of training, support, traveling and volunteering. These aren’t always easy, but with Drew around you knew it would be fun. In recent years, the pride that he had in his daughter Andra’s achievements made it all worthwhile. Drew was a great member of our community and will be missed. On behalf of Mark Cole and The Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club, Beth Hansen Administrative manager AVSC

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Mountain Fair 2013 Mountain Fair 2013 is history but in the following pages, we hope you enjoy some of the memories. From the cake baking competition to men’s and women’s woodsplitting, from the music and dancing to the Native American presence at this year’s extravaganza, the spirit of Mountain Fair lives on. Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

You could have your cake… and eat it too. as shown here. The theme for the judges at this year’s cake-baking competition was “Royalty.” As you can see, three of the judges came as Princess Kate with baby George. The two tasters in the middle (Rochelle Norwood and Marianne Ackerman) were not judges; they just sampled leftovers that were brought to the Information Booth.

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The beat goes on The Mountain Fair beat is always set in the drum circle and opening blessing. This year was no different, other than the fact that for the ﬁrst time, fair-founder Laurie Loeb was unable to lead the circle and handed over her drumsticks to Kip Hubbard who made her proud. From Sister Sparrow to Lipbone Redding and Rowdy Shadehouse, the music rocked the crowds, dancers and performers (including the Magic Oracle Zoop Troup, which entertained crowds throughout the fair for the ﬁrst time). Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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Some of the memorable faces of Mountain Fair, including Amy Kimberly who celebrated her 10th anniversary as Mountain Fair director in a get-up created for her by local designer Rhonda Roberts.

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Despite some wet weather, folks still enjoyed the food and events at Mountain Fair There was something for everyone. Photos and text by Jane Bachrach

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chases were for second homes or condos for rental. This Isberian Rug Co. has quite a history. Now in its fifth allowed us to develop out-of-area clients who purchased generation of operation, the family’s patriarch, Stephan Is- rugs for their first home as well. Realizing I couldn’t berian, more than rises to the demanding challenge of make a living just selling imports, I saw the market shiftmaintaining a unique legacy. ing towards a demand for wall-toStephan’s parents, Manoog and wall carpet so I opened Stephan’s Araxi Isberian, fled Turkey as surCarpets. vivors of the Armenian genocide of This company, employing 22 car1915. His father and mother both pet layers, grew to be so successful originated from prominent rug weavthat we were able to finance other ing families in Anatolia, Sivas and ventures such as an Armenian Kaysari, and it was only natural that restaurant in the historic Hotel these traditions be carried with them Jerome in Aspen. It flourished for – Stephan Isberian eight years and eventually boasted a and passed on to future generations. Stephan’s days in the rug trade four star rating. The kitchen was began while growing up in Chicago. Each day after personally furnished with spices and ingredients from the school, he and his brother would go to work at their par- Middle East, and we played two shows a night (belly dancent’s store, cleaning and repairing rugs. It was expected ing and oriental band).’ of them to learn the rug trade as well as to contribute to The service business — rug cleaning and repair — has the family business, and it was during this time that he developed as the company’s primary competitive advanwas taught the founding principles, which would lead to tage. In 1999, Stephan built the ‘ultimate rug store,’ a sechis future success. ond location, in Basalt. This building is a 9,000-square-foot He began traveling overseas in 1964 buying rugs and rug washing facility as well as a complete restoration facilcarpets throughout the ity with a master repairman from Turkey and three retail Middle East and central showrooms. Asia. From 1964 to 1977 ‘We purchased the land in a visible location next to the he made more than 11 main highway in the center of town and targeted the midoverland trips from Europe and-lower valley as well as the clientele of the Western to Afghanistan taking dif- Slope, which was huge. The timing was right on,’ he said. ferent routes each time Stephan Isberian is an incredibly unique person with buying and trading in an- an equally unique approach to entrepreneurship. There are tique carpets. He moved to a number of qualities that distinguish Stephan above Aspen in 1967, and opened everyone else in the rug industry. First and foremost, his inhis own rug store. The Is- tegrity, not only as a person but as a businessman, has berian Rug Co Inc. has proven to be the number one catalyst for his success. grown to service the entire Stephan has consistently stayed true to the code of busiWestern Slope, eventually ness ethics that were first ingrained when he was a child. developing a clientele base ‘Reputation is everything,’ says Stephan, ‘great service, that spans the world. honesty and integrity will insure success.’ Stephan recalls ‘In the early days of what his father used to say to him when he was a child: ‘It Aspen, there were few doesn’t matter how many rugs you have, or how much customers buying rugs for money you have. What makes you wealthy and a success their homes in the valley,’ is how many customers you have and what those cushe said. ‘Most rug pur- tomers are saying about you and your company.’

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A Missouri Heights day with Chuck Harris (EDITOR’S nOTE: Ruth Brown “Ditty” Chuck’s grandfather, Charles, and his Perry reports that Chuck Harris, whose brothers, Tom and William, made their way grandfather helped to settle Missouri to Missouri Heights. They left their wagon Heights in the 1880s, recently gave Jillene at Buena Vista and walked on a trail to Rector and her a tour of Aspen. The first year they the area and related stories made their living hunting about it. Perry moved to a and fishing, selling their ranch just south of Carmeat and fish in Aspen. bondale with her late husRosetta Noble and anband Bob in 1941. What other girl were on their By Ditty Perry follows is Perry’s account way to Aspen to teach of Harris’s stories. Some of these stories school. The town of Independence was one and incidents are included in “They Came of their last nights, after a long, exhaustFrom Missouri: The History of Missouri ing trip. While at Independence, a Charles Heights, Colorado” by Anita Witt). brought in a huge bear he’d shot. Rosetta was fascinated with the hunter and the We started our tour at Chuck Harris’s bear. Later in the year, she and Charles were house on the lower part of Missouri married and off to Missouri Heights to live. Heights. Chuck and Bobbi built their house They raised hay, grain, potatoes, a big vegwhen Chuck got out of the army after etable garden and five children. World War II. He had a strong interest in the medical world, attended veterinary Catherine Store school, was a heavy equipment operator, a It was named after Judge Edward Staufbuilder, a rancher who loved his horses — facher’s wife, Mary Catherine. She ran the a man of many trades. post office from their home. Starting in Chuck’s father and grandfather had var- 1892, Catherine Corner (at the present day ious places over the years on Missouri Highway 82/County Road 100) became a Heights. Water was scarce. Money was whistle stop on the train. The outgoing mail scarce. Fights were plentiful. The Spring bag would be thrown out and the incoming Park Reservoir, built in 1912, caused even mail bag would be tossed in. more water fights. You had pay to use the Chuck and Bobbi Harris owned Catherreservoir water and many were not able to ine Store at various times, which was an afford it. Many felt too much of the water important landmark to all Missouri went to the reservoir leaving not enough in Heights residents. They bought it in the the creek. ‘40’s and bought it again in the ‘50’s. They

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“Ira Fender and two sons moved to Missouri Heights in a boxcar with farm machinery, a 1914 Ford, chickens, cows, mules and what furniture would fit.” then tore it down and rebuilt it as it stands today. Kit and Mike Strang had young children in the Aspen school. When they got off the school bus in the late afternoon, Bobbi and Chuck looked after them until Kit was able to pick them up. All were extremely happy with this arrangement.

The Fenders Ira Fender and two sons moved to Missouri Heights in a boxcar with farm machinery, a 1914 Ford, chickens, cows, mules, and what furniture would ﬁt. In 1915, Mary his wife, her sister, and his two daughters all followed. Ira met them at the Catherine Corner stop. He bought 160 acres on High Mesa from Rosetta and Charles Harris, who had homesteaded there. Fred Holgate built their house with no insulation in that day and age, and no water except for an irrigation ditch. Drinking water had to be hauled from Blue Creek two miles away. In the winter, stock had to be driven to Blue Creek to drink. Ira cleared

and plowed and planted 60 acres of wheat and the next year in potatoes. The Fenders became a part of the Carbondale Valley Potato Growers Association. The Fender grandparents came out and bought a place nearby, and the Fender children went to the Catherine School. The Fender place had a blacksmith shop, bunkhouse, smokehouse, coal house, potato cellar, and garage. They put up hay which, at times, ended up at the neighbors due to strong winds. In the early 1900’s, the Blue Creek School was built with inside running water from Blue Creek. All together, Missouri Heights had seven, one-room schoolhouses from 1886-1947.

Lloyd and Mary Blue They raised hay, grain, potatoes, 300 head of cattle and a few sheep. Hard as they worked, they still took time to play occasionally. Mary played piano and violin for the community dances held at the Blue Ranch. They had picnics, socials and school plays as well. MISSOuRI HEIGHTS page 20

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Missouri Heights continued îˆ‡om page 19 Jean and Dee Blue They continued running the ranch. Jeanâ€™s mother, Mary, was the secretary for the government prisoners of war during WWII. Prisoners were camped at the old CCC camp in Glenwood (the Civilian Conservation Corps) that Rooseveltâ€™s New Deal created. During the war, ranchers could use prisoners to pick potatoes. The Mount Sopris Hereford ranch used the men to do farm work, as did others. In the late â€˜50â€™s, the old Midland rail was taken up. Jean and his wife, Lorine, lived in the last boxcar left at the Catherine stop. They had an old woodstove, but it got mighty cold in the winter without any insulation.

The Fisher family cemetery We continued on with our drive and came to a power substation. Just past this, there is a small road off to the left and south. We opened a gate and continued on until we arrived at the Fisher Cemetery. We parked and walked all around the cemetery, which had lovely wildďŹ‚owers and views. We heard the story of Billy Fisher. Billy was playing around and decided to scare his father, who was coming to meet him. Billy wrapped himself in a bear pelt that he had. His father came, saw the bear and shot it. Very sad to say, Billy was ďŹ rst to be buried there. (Anita Wittâ€™s book â€œThey Came From Missouri: The History of Missouri Heightsâ€? is available at local bookstores and amazon.com).

Missouri Heights had seven, one-room schoolhouses from 1886-1947. This one, on County Road 102 across from Strang Ranch, is probably the best known and is maintained by the Missouri Heights Community Association. Photo by Lynn Burton

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