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Governor ďŹ nds receptive crowd at Beer Works Broncos back him up John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent
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ov. John Hickenlooper took a sip on the wild side of Carbondale last Sunday, when he stepped off his huge campaign bus and into the tight conďŹ nes of the Carbondale Beer Works brewpub. Really, though, he was in his element — a Broncos game on the television, microbrew beer on tap only a step away, and a crowd of Democratfriendly locals on hand to ask him questions and to wish him well. “I love having the Broncos playing today,â€? the governor told the crowd after being introduced by Carbondale Trustee Allyn Harvey. “I’m guaranteed to have your attention.â€? Hickenlooper, a craft-beer entrepreneur himself (he founded Wyncoop Brewery in 1988), is currently locked in a tight race for reelection against Republican challenger Bob Beauprez. On Sunday, he stopped ďŹ rst in Glenwood Springs, at the Glenwood Canyon Brewing Co., then proceeded to the Beer Works for a nearly twohour visit before heading on to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new high-tech business near Aspen — Amatis Controls at the Aspen Business Center. Standing in front of a big-screen TV as the Broncos thrashed the New York Jets, the governor recited a litany of economic development and growth statistics that Colorado has seen during his tenure, in spite of more than a dozen natural-disaster declarations that have included massive wildďŹ res and horrendous oods, Turning to the social side of the political equation, Hickenlooper declared, “We’ve reduced teenage pregnancy by over 40 percentâ€? while he has occupied the governor’s mansion in Denver, which he said is the best record of any state in the U.S. And while Colorado is “the number one innovative state for education,â€? he continued, he also admitted that employment remains unacceptably low. In a private discussion with The Sopris Sun, HICKENLOOPER page 3
Gov. John Hickenlooper’s opening remarks were brief, but his stay at Carbondale Beer Works on Oct. 12 lasted well over two hours. He started his campaign swing through the Roaring Fork Valley in Glenwood Springs and wrapped up at the end of the day in Aspen. Photo by Lynn Burton
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Parks & Recreation focus groups to meet By Jeff Jackel The town of Carbondale needs your input and wants to know what is important to you when it comes to the community’s parks, recreation programs and trails. If you have not completed the parks and recreation master plan survey, you still have until Sunday, Oct. 19 to complete it. It’s an online survey that takes approximately 1015 minutes to complete. Your answers will assist and play a role in helping to shape future efforts over the next 10 years on what you would like to see occur with the town’s parks, recreation and trails system. Please complete the survey by going to the town’s website at www.carbondalegov.org and click on the survey link on the lower right side of the home page stating: Public Online Survey for the Parks, Recreation & Trails Master Plan. We appreciate your time in completing this survey and in return, would like to thank you with a free, one-day pass to the Carbondale Recreation & Community Center upon completion of the survey. Help us spread the word to members of the community and users of town parks, recreation and trails by passing this link on to your friends. If you are unable to complete the survey online, paper copies are available at town hall, the recreation center and the Carbondale Branch Library. Also please consider attending one of the citizen public workshop meetings to be held on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 22 and 23, at Carbondale Town Hall from 6 to 7:30 pm. Information on the community survey will be presented and each evening everybody that attends at 6:15
p.m. will receive a keypad to participate with keypad polling on a variety of detailed follow-up questions and/or to evaluate potential recommendations that came out of the survey results. Also during the day, next Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 22 and 23, we will be meeting with all the major stakeholder focus groups to discuss their individual group needs. Some of the groups we will be meeting with include all organizations involved with youth sports, senior organizations, visitor and tourism enhancement groups, the RE-1 School District, Latino groups, trail advocates, special event organizers, adult recreation groups, etc. Because these stakeholder focus groups entail your community involvement and input regarding what your group or organization’s current and future parks and recreation needs are, please contact me regarding a time you can meet with us. Your future success in Carbondale could depend upon your involvement and willingness to become engaged with the public process of completing this master plan. The master plan must be driven by citizen feedback and your own ideas that come out of these focus groups. We’ll need assistance from everyone within the private sector and the public sector, the non-profit sector and the business sector, the school district, churches, and individuals to share with us what your needs are. The old master plan is almost 11 years old and a new guiding document is now required that reflects Carbondale’s current and future needs for its parks, recreation and trails system. With existing and pro-
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jected budgetary constraints, an assessment and a plan of action must be taken after hearing from citizens to ensure the town’s parks, recreation programs and trails provide the level of service and quality that Carbondale residents deserve. The soon-to-be updated Carbondale Parks, Recreation & Trails Master Plan will address services, management, maintenance and facilities in a fiscally responsible and sustainable manner. With your involvement at the workshops next week, we hope to hear from you on your strategies to meet your needs. Community recreation partnerships with other groups will also be examined and expanded where possible to play a vital role in developing future facilities to meet your needs. Hopefully, there will be many recommendations and new ideas that come out of these workshops next week, with specific implementation strategies to help guide the town’s decision-makers. Ultimately, the master plan will provide a roadmap for the town to follow for the next 10-years as it relates to our parks, recreation programs and trail system. Please get involved by completing the community survey before this Sunday, Oct. 19 and please plan on attending one of the citizen public workshop meetings next Wednesday or Thursday evening at Town Hall. If you have questions on the master plan process or would like to know more about the survey or workshops scheduled for next week, please contact me at 510-1214 or email me at: jjackel@carbondaleco.net. Jeff Jackel is recreation director for the town of Carbondale.
Roaring Fork district schools reconsider safety issues By Drew Adams In February, 1989, one man conducted one simple ritual that saved his life. This man, a co-worker of my father’s, was indoctrinated by a simple mantra — safety first. He embraced this concept in every part of his life, and on that day in February, just 16 minutes into takeoff, the United flight he boarded suffered a sudden catastrophic cargo door failure, which created a loss in cabin pressure and nine passengers were sucked out of the airplane. Entire rows of seats, luggage and equipment disappeared into the atmosphere and this one man stayed securely fastened to his seat inside the plane. One simple ritual, buckling his seatbelt, saved his life. My career in education began in the early 1990s, back when doors were often left unsecured and propped, visitors were allowed to wander down the halls, and the only thing we ever practiced were fire drills. As educators, we taught our students to evacuate in an orderly fashion and other than verifying all students were accounted for and lined up by their classes, we had
few other worries regarding school safety. Since then, school safety has taken on a completely different character. Educators are now responsible for the safekeeping of students from hazmat spills, wildlife, natural disasters and unfortunately active shooters. Like all matters in life, we learn from our mistakes and gain knowledge and experience as we age. Emergency response personnel analyze each tragedy and make recommendations for addressing school safety nationwide. Beginning this semester, all Roaring Fork School District employees participated in a series of trainings to improve school safety. Representatives from local law enforcement agencies partnered with the sheriff’s departments from both Garfield and Eagle counties to develop customized safety plans for each campus. Teachers and staff in each building were provided with insightful ideas to improve safety and to help develop a new mindset in addressing active shooters on school campuses. Albert Einstein once stated that “you
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cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.” As staff, we cannot prepare for every emergency scenario we encounter, however, we can at least begin the practice of new, simple rituals of safety and perhaps save lives. The valuable trainings conducted in our schools this month allowed for staff members to embrace the power of helping to de-escalate emergency situations in methods we never considered. While inconvenient, small steps and routines of locking and securing exterior and interior doors, checking in visitors at the main office, and reporting concerns as they arise, help us maintain a safer school environment. As educators we ask you to speak with your student(s) about the importance of the simple mantra that saved my father’s co-worker — safety first. Drew Adams is principal at Roaring Fork High School.
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Hickenlooper om page 1 Hickenlooper explained that his prescription for getting the state’s economy going is to encourage small businesses to move here or start here. “I am on the side of smaller (businesses),” he said. “I think small is long-term, more resilient, more diversified in terms of going through recessions.” He observed that encouraging small businesses to locate in communities around the state would be preferable to trying to lure “Fortune 500 headquarters” to move here. Recalling his “Bottom-Up” business initiative in 2010, Hickenlooper said the goal then, and now, has been “to make the state more pro-business, but with the highest standards” in broad environmental and economic terms. “Young people are driving the economy,” he emphasized, adding that it is the job of the state and local governments to focus on “what kind of things young entrepreneurs look for” in potential relocation communities — good schools, varied recreational opportunities and a good work force. Plus, he said, “You’ve got to, kind of, reach out and involve young people in how your community is managed. Do young people feel welcomed to be part of the leadership of the community? I think that vitality is what attracts (young entrepreneurs), if you have more bike paths, more live music, more coffee houses, more things that are appealing to young people.”
Hemp Questioned about ways to keep the state’s agricultural industry vibrant in the face of mounting pressures to sell out to developers, Hickenlooper noted that it is still a $40 billion industry annually. When asked about ongoing efforts to capitalize on the legalization of industrial hemp, which once was a big cash crop in Colorado, Hickenlooper said, “We’ve supported hemp from the beginning (the 2012 legalization vote on Amendment 64). But I think people get overexcited about it.” He said hemp has been legal in Canada for some time, but remains a relatively small portion, about $12 million a year, of the broader Canadian economy. “And that’s a drop in a bathtub” when compared to Colorado’s existing, more traditional agricultural economy, he said. “The trouble with hemp is, it’s competing with cotton (referring to hemp’s use in making clothes and other fiber products, mainly). And, sure, it does some things that cotton doesn’t do, but it’s much more expensive … to grow, harvest and process into usable forms than with cotton.” Granting that hemp is “more durable, stronger” than cotton, the governor continued, “You need to find those uses where you get the maximum benefit from hemp. So far, there don’t seem to be as many as we’d like.”
Buttonholed Moving through the crowd at Beer Works, Hickenlooper was buttonholed repeatedly by locals with concerns and questions. Long-time local Jim Breasted of Carbondale peppered the governor, and Colorado Department of Transportation Director Don Hunt, with questions about the impending replacement of the Grand Avenue Bridge in
It took Gov. Hickenlooper a few minutes to make his way down from the Carbondale Beer Works’ small stage and into the crowd as the press and public quickly crowded around. He didn’t leave CBW until after the Broncos clinched a 31-17 win over the Jets. Photo by Lynn Burton Glenwood Springs, which Breasted opposes. “Putting Highway 82 through downtown Glenwood Springs was a historical mistake,” Breasted declared, “and you’re compounding that by building a new bridge.” Instead, he said, the bridge should be upgraded as it is, and the state should put its weight and its highway budget behind the idea of creating a true bypass around Glenwood Springs that would relieve traffic congestion through the heart of the downtown. Hunt, however, stressed that the state’s primary role is to fix the bridge, which he said is “functionally obsolete” and “unsafe.” After that, said both Hunt and Hickenlooper, the state will be ready to start thinking about a bypass. The governor was quizzed about the state’s role in promoting solar and other alternative energy technology, by CMC solar instructor Chris Ellis. “How do we start moving our state toward long-term energy literacy?” Ellis asked. “We need to get young kids involved in this, to teach them STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) concepts.” The governor said the state already is deeply involved in this area, citing the work done by the Governor’s Energy Office. But, he conceded, “we are not providing the resources for that (ramped up student involvement) especially at the elementary school level.” He added, “One of the keys is going to be social media,” using high-tech communications to reach and interest students, and he expressed the hope that the state’s business community will step forward with expertise and other resources to help accomplish this and other tasks. The governor appeared to be well-received by the crowd, observed Carbondale Trustee Harvey, who noted that the day was perfect for the visit “Carbondale likes football, and beer, and it was raining this morning, so why not
Hickenlooper (left) and Carbondale Beer Works owner Jeff Dahl (right) discuss their shared craft during the Colorado governor’s visit to the Main Street brewpub. Hickenlooper opened the well-known Wynkoop Brewing Company in lower downtown Denver in 1988 after being laid off as a Buckhorn Petroleum geologist in the early 1980s. Photo by Lynn Burton come here?” Harvey asked rhetorically. “I came to see the governor, and not the game,” said Brigitta Hilberman of Redstone. “The game I can see at home if I want to.” A confirmed Hickenlooper supporter, she
added, “I’m very happy to be here. He’s supporting important causes in Colorado, and I wish him the best. I hope he wins.” jbcolson51@gmail.com
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Teen pot plant pilfering case expands to five John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent It appears that there are now ďŹ ve teenagers accused of stealing pot plants from a Carbondale private garden last summer, after two new names reportedly were added to the original list of three alleged thieves. Due to their ages, the teens are not being identiďŹ ed by the Carbondale Police Department, but the department conďŹ rmed in late September that three teens had been arrested and were facing felony charges in relation to a series of three incidents that allegedly began last July and continued through early September. The three teenagers appeared in court in Glenwood Springs on Oct. 8, charged in separate case ďŹ les, and were instructed to show up again for further proceedings over the coming weeks, according to Ninth Judicial District juvenile case prosecutor Tony Hershey. Hershey, who declined to discuss the details of the Oct. 8 court proceedings in a telephone interview, said that two more teens have been added to the overall case, and that they also will be appearing separately for future court dates. Schilling, who was out of the ofďŹ ce earlier this week and unavailable for comment on the additional suspects, said in September that police believed a total of eight plants have been taken in three separate incidents. The plants went missing from a small enclosure made of a wood frame covered with plastic sheeting, and Schilling said that a surveillance
video showed three teens entering the structure and emerging with pot plants in hand in at least one incident. The three allegedly climbed over a “tall fence� surrounding the pot garden, in order to get to the structure, Schilling said. One of the three teens, Schilling said, subsequently was implicated in a burglary in The Carbondale Rotary Club recently donated $5,000 to Habitat for Humanity/ Roaring Fork Valley, which was matched by Jim and Connie Calaway, bringing the total of the golf fund-raiser at the Roaring Fork Club to $100,000. The checks were presented during a construction session for a Habitat for Humanity house in Keator Grove. Habitat for Humanity has built or is building three homes in Carbondale, with a fourth planned for next spring. Photo by Jane Bachrach
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Rams roll past Longhorns
Roaring Fork volleyball and footballers notched wins over Basalt on Oct. 8 and Oct. 10 respectively. On the volleyball front, the Rams’ Corey Johnson (shown here) keeps the ball in play in Roaring Fork’s 3-0 win over their up-the-road rivals. On the gridiron, quarterback Tyler Spence (#7) rolls out as Edgar Villasano (#77) releases from his block in Roaring Fork’s 14-10 win. Spence threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Roy Benge in the first half, followed by a two-point conversion run by Sergio Vega. Spence scored on a seven-yard scramble in the second half to secure the win. For Roaring Fork’s Oct. 14 soccer action, please turn to page 15. Photos by Sue Rollyson
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Check out Nick’s pics The Village Smithy is showing a selection of Nick Isenberg’s Mt. Everest Base Camp photographs through Nov. 5. Isenberg tells The Sun he and his wife, Joan, visited the camp for their 65th birthdays in 2007. When he shot pictures of the mountain from the tent village below Base Camp at sunrise he experienced a real shock. “The entire top of Mt. Everest was a giant cross — kind of like the Mount of the Holy Cross in Colorado, except bigger. Much bigger.” Isenberg said that after checking with the people in the village he learned the cross is only visible during a short time of the year. By the time the sun is up enough to light up the snow that makes the cross, the top of the mountain is usually covered with clouds.
Here comes Franny
Author Franny Billingsley gives a presentation at the Carbondale Branch Library to culminate One Book One Town at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 17. The library’s Maura Masters tells The Sun there are a half-dozen reasons to attend the event: 1. It’s a great way to learn about young adult literature. 2. Conversations about Billingsley’s book “Chime” have been stimulating. 3. Billingsley is a National Book Award finalist and she’s coming to speak at our library! 4. One Book One Town is not about everyone agreeing on a book, but it is about fostering discussion about similarities and differences as a community. 5. Even if you didn’t like the book, this is a chance to hear the author’s perspective. 6. The author will share her writing process, so anyone who writes will learn about how to get a book published.
Woman kisses pig – and likes it
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A new high school intern has joined The Sopris Sun for the fall season. Adele Craft, a sophomore at Bridges High School, loves to write and is excited to learn about the workings of a newspaper. In the past, Craft and her brother Miles self-published the only newspaper for home-schooled students in the valley. “I hope to major in psychology and journalism with the ultimate goal of a career in education. I plan on starting my own school some day,” said Craft. “I have written six plays that have been performed by local kids and am currently working on a creative non-fiction novel, so writing is a passion for me.” Craft will be writing articles for The Sun throughout the coming months as part of its internship program for local students. Photo by Lynn Burton
Another recipe from Kate This apple pie smoothie is another gluten-free recipe from Kate Carei-Eakins. “With all the fresh, delicious apples at the farmer’s market, this is fast becoming my favorite smoothie,” she tells The Sopris Sun. Here you go: Ingredients 2 cups of fresh spinach or mixed super greens 2 ribs of celery, chopped small cucumber, chopped 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk (or milk of choice) 1 cup unsweetened apple juice 1 tablespoon of lemon juice 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 4 apples, chopped 1/4 avocado Directions 1. Combine greens, celery, cucumber, almond milk, apple juice and lemon juice in blender. Blend to desired consistency. 2. Add in cinnamon and apples, blend well 3. Blend in avocado.
They say it’s your birthday. Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Ian Edquist and Mike Grandbois (Oct. 18); and Gabe Alcala (Oct. 20).
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Lucy Roginski (top) and Melissa Tennant (bottom) demonstrate acrobatic-partner yoga on the Launchpad’s sprung dance oors during the facility’s grand opening on Oct. 9. The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, and Dance Initiative, joined forces to lease the former Gordon Cooper Library building from the town to create the new Launchpad. For a related story, please turn to page 13. Photo by Lynn Burton
The Crystal Theatre presents the award winning documentary “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiagoâ€? at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 17-21. “It (the ďŹ lm) shows the full range of the Camino experience: the internal thoughts, the spiritual insights, the physical strains, the solace of nature, the weather, the new friends made, and the sharing with others of all ages and from all countries,â€? said blogger Jack Karolewski. “In many aspects, I enjoyed this documentary a little bit more than the commendable Camino ďŹ lm ‘The Way.’â€? In 2013, “Walking the Camino,â€? whose assistant editor was Glenwood Springs native Andrew Zabel, won Best Documentary honors at the Hollywood Film Festival and other festivals, and was also recognized at The Newport Beach Film Festival (Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Film Making), the American Documentary Film Festival (Audience Favorite Award) and Prescott Film Festival (Audience Choice Award). The Camino de Santiago is a 1,200year-old pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, the claimed burial place of St. James. Since the ninth century, millions of world travelers have embarked on an epic pilgrimage across northern Spain that is said to be profoundly enlightening, spiritually nourishing and physically challenging. There are several routes but the most widely traveled is the Camino FrancĂŠs,
which extends 500 miles across northern Spain, beginning at the French border in the Pyrenees. While the pilgrimage is traditionally a Catholic one, people walk the route for a range of reasons, from spiritual to desire for adventure. Today, several hundred thousand people a year embark on this mostly unpaved path with little more than a backpack and a pair of boots. From January to September 2014, a total of 208,007 pilgrims arrived in Santiago from the various routes of the Camino. “Walking the Caminoâ€? follows a diverse group of pilgrims, ages 3 to 73, from all over the world as they attempt to cross an entire country on foot with only a backpack, a pair of boots and an open mind. The trekkers cope with blisters, exhaustion, loneliness and self-doubt, but at the end they say they have triumphed over fears and prejudices that had become roadblocks to living a fulďŹ lled life. Martin Sheen, who stars in the Camino film “The Wayâ€? calls this documentary “brilliant.â€? The ďŹ lm, by director/producer Lydia B. Smith and produced by Future Educational Films, was a grassroots effort and was funded in large part by individual donations totaling more than $500,000, according to a press release. As for the Roaring Fork Valley’s Andrew Zabel, he currently lives in Portland, Oregon, where the film was produced. He works as a freelance digital graphic designer.
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Jankovsky, Sullivan trade barbs at candidate forum John Colson Sopris Sun Correspondent Differing opinions about the oil and gas industry’s work in Garfield County were the central focus of a recent candidate’s forum on the District 1 county commissioner’s race. At that forum, incumbent Republican Tom Jankovsky tried to paint his challenger, Democrat Michael Sullivan, as being “anti-oil and gas,” and Sullivan accused Jankovsky of caring more about the demands of the industry than about the health, safety and welfare of citizens feeling the brunt of the industry’s activities. The Issues & Answers political forum was held at the Glenwood Springs City Hall on Tuesday, and includes informational segments on statewide ballot questions and the races among candidates for regional and national offices. It was broadcast live on KDNK, Carbondale’s community access radio station, and an audio recording of the event is available for listeners’ review, broken down by questions and races, on the station’s website (KDNK.org). KDNK’s news director, January Jones, said the station’s website also features a link to the nonpartisan Colorado General Assembly Legislative Council Blue Book, which covers the different statewide ballot questions. A video version of the event can be found at the website of the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association (www.glenwoodchamber.com), and the forum will be rebroadcast at noon, 7 p.m., and midnight on Cable Channel 10 on Oct. 18, 19, 21, 24 and 31. Jankovsky, 65, is the former long-term manager of the Sunlight Mountain Ski Area near Glenwood Springs, and a current member of the ski area’s board of directors. He is seeking a second term as the commissioner for District 1, which covers Glenwood Springs, Carbondale and most of the Roaring Fork Valley with the county’s boundaries. Sullivan, 60, has worked in both the hospitality and television production industries in the region, and currently works for the Hyatt Grand Aspen hotel in Aspen. He has been a member of the county’s planning and zoning commission for six years. Responding to questions from moderator Ron Milhorn, news director of KMTS-FM radio, Jankovsky and Sullivan traded barbs and charges over a range of subjects. Toward the end of their portion of the forum, Jankovsky began repeatedly trying to paint Sullivan as uniformly against oil and gas activities in the county, period. “Again, I will just note that my opponent is anti-oil-and-gas,” Jankovsky said at one point. “He calls it toxic.” “I am not in the back pocket of oil and gas,” Sullivan countered later, and he insisted,
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“I understand the importance of oil and gas revenues to the county,” as well as the importance of the industry to the nation’s economy as a whole. But, he maintained, “There are simply some places that we should not drill,” such as the controversial Thompson Divide region southwest of Glenwood Springs. Jankovsky agreed that the Thompson Divide is “pristine,” but said private property rights of drilling companies must be safeguarded, and that a compromise solution must be found that does not trample on those rights. Sullivan argued that, with him on the Board of County Commissioners, there will be greater diversity of opinion, at least, if not in the voting results at the board meetings every week. “We have three commissioners on the county board who think the same, vote the same,” on nearly every issue, Sullivan charged. “There is diversity on our board of county commissioners,” Jankovsky countered, maintaining that the three commissioners do not always agree on every issue and that they have debates on many of the issues facing them. The two differed on the county’s $3 million worth of improvements to Four Mile Road, which leads to Sunlight Mountain Resort and to the Thompson Divide area where there are leases for oil and gas exploration. “It’s an asset to the county … a great safety improvement,” Jankovsky said of the project, particularly in an area known as Black Diamond Curve (or Dead Man’s Curve, according to Jankovsky), that has been realigned. “I don’t think it’s safety,” Sullivan shot back. “I think it speeds up the traffic” and ultimately will benefit primarily the ski area and the oil and gas industry. “My opponent does want more rules and regulations,” Jankovsky charged at one point. “He wants overreaching government.” “I do not want bigger government,” Sullivan replied, “but some regulation is important” if citizen health and welfare is to be safeguarded. In reaction to Jankovsky’s campaign promises to bring more and better jobs to the county, which is a standard part of the incumbent’s talking points to voters, Sullivan argued that the oil and gas industry provides less than one percent of the jobs in the county, not the 12 percent Jankovsky has cited. “Where are all the jobs he’s talking about?” Sullivan asked. This sort of back-and-forth between the two went on for about an hour, far longer than any other portion of the forum, as each candidate strove to defend his individual positions while attempting to tear holes in those of his opponent.
It’s common to see deer bounding through the Thompson House grounds but this week a couple of firmly grounded donkeys were drawing the attention. Photo by Julie Albrecht
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Community Calendar THURSDAY Oct. 16 SMART DRIVER COURSE • AARP offers its Smart Driver course at the CMC Lappala Center from 8:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for non-members. Those who complete the course receive a discount on their car insurance, according to an AARP press release. Info: 384-8747. ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday. UDC MEETING • The town of Carbondale holds a public meeting to discuss the draft Unified Development Code at 7 p.m. at town hall. Info: carbondaleudc.com. GONG BATH • Strange Imports hosts a sound meditation and gong bath from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with Daniel Pierce. Info: 963-7100.
FRI.-SUN. Oct. 17-19 DANCE • Dance Initiative’s Spectrum Dance Festival takes place at Thunder River Theatre and the Launchpad. There’ll be performances, workshops and “Battle to the Drums” competition. Other highlights include a performance by the Chicago-based King Charles. For details, see the ad on page 9 of this week’s Sopris Sun or go to danceinitiative.org. THEATRE • Sopris Theatre Company presents “The Rimers of Eldritch” at the CMC Spring Valley Campus. Curtain times are 7 p.m. on Oct. 17-18, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 19. “The Rimers of El-
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.
dritch” is a murder trial in a small Missouri hamlet that brings to light prejudice, lies and inhumanity, and is directed by Sue Lavin. Info and tickets: 947-8177 or svticketsales@coloradomtn.edu. The play continues Oct. 23-25 at 7 p.m., with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 26.
FRIDAY Oct. 17 MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “The Skeleton Twins” (R) at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17-23 and “Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago” (Not Rated) at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 17-21. ONE BOOK, ONE TOWN • The Carbondale Branch Library hosts the 11th annual One Book One Town event, featuring young-adult-author Franny Billingsly, at 5 p.m. Billingsly’s book “Chime” is a National Book award finalist and is available at the library. Info: 963-2889. HOLIDAY SHOW • Today is the deadline to enter CCAH’s juried Holiday Show. CCAH is looking for artisanal gift items such as jewelry, soaps, lotions, scarves, hats, as well as handmade holiday items like ornaments and gift cards. Items must be handmade and priced under $200. The show runs Nov. 21 through Dec. 24. Info: 963-1680 or carbondalearts.com.
ROCK ’N ROAST • Rock ‘N Roast takes over the Orchard’s Gathering Center from 6 to 10 p.m. There’ll be a wine wall, music, silent auction, food and drawings. You must be at least 21 to atttend. Proceeds benefit the Children’s Rocky Mountain School, Growing Years and Mt. Sopris Montessori School. Info: 963-3506, ext. 1. TNHA • True Nature Healing Arts on north Third Street hosts “Heart Rhythm: A Dance Liberation Project” from 7:30 to 9 p.m. LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents live music every Friday night. Info: 963-3304.
SATURDAY Oct. 18 ACES HARVEST FEST • Doctor Robert, a Beatles tribute band, performs at Rock Bottom Ranch in Basalt from 12 to 5 p.m. The annual festival benefits local elementary schools. Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for kids; ACES members receive a 20 percent discount. This is a car-free event. For shuttle info: www.aspennature.org.
FIRE OPEN HOUSE • The Carbondale Fire District hosts an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its main station on Meadowood. There’ll be fire truck and station tours, refreshments, ambulance demonstrations, blood pressure checks, fire safety information and more. ANIMAL BLESSING • CARE, Two Rivers Unitarian Universalists and others host a Blessing of the Animals across from the CMC Spring Valley campus at 10 a.m.
SUNDAY Oct. 19 BIKE RACING • Aloha Mountain Cyclery continues its Shaka Cross Series at North Face Park, with registration beginning at 9:30 a.m. and pre-riding at 10 a.m. Races will also be staged at Roaring Fork High School on November 16 and November 27. Info: 963-2500. LUTHERANS MEET • Faith Lutheran Church holds worship services at the Carbondale Middle School auditorium: traditional service (9 a.m.), educational hour (10 a.m.), living praise worship (11:30 a.m.). Information: Faithcarbondale.com and 925-7725. ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center presents Gwen Garcelon (“Evolving the World Through Radical Self Love”). On Oct. 26 it’s Sean Jeung. Info: 963-5516. LIVE MUSIC • Internationally known folk icon Tom Paxton will be making an
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Community Calendar appearance at the Wheeler Opera House. Accompanying him on guitar and vocals will be local musician Tom Paxton. The two have never met but have been in contact through local musician John Sommers, with the senior Tom jokingly demanding $80,000 in back royalties from the junior Tom, who protests his innocence, and is looking forward to clearing up the confusion since people assume he is the one who wrote all those great songs. The “elder” Paxton wrote some of folk music’s best-known songs, including “Last Thing On My Mind” and “Bottle of Wine.” Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Info: Wheeleroperahouse.com.
MONDAY Oct. 20 MARIMBA LESSONS • Eric Baumheier starts an eight-week series of youth and adult group marimba classes at the Launchpad (aka the former Gordon Cooper Library building) on Mondays and Thursdays starting today. For details, call 303-7171310 or e-mail ebaumheier@gmail.com. JAZZ JAM • The Hotel Colorado in Glen-
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wood Springs continues Jazz Jam Mondays from 7 to 10 p.m. All abilities are welcome.
TUESDAY Oct. 21 BLOOD DRIVE • Valley View Hospital in Glenwood Springs holds its monthly blood drives from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. Info: 384-6657.
Ongoing CARBONDALE BRIDGE CLUB meets every Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Senior Matters Room of the Third Street Center. We play duplicate bridge. All players are welcome. You must arrive with a partner. Fee is $3 per person per night. For further information, contact Diane Morgan 963-0425.
LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts open mic nights at Rivers restaurant from 8 to 10 p.m. Info: 928-8813.
SWAN CONTINUES • The Carbondale Council on Arts & Humanities continues its 2014 SWAN show at the Launchpad (76 Fourth St.). The show features the work of more than 30 local women artists working in an array of mediums. Info: carbondalearts.com or 963-1680.
CULTURE CLUB • The Culture Club in the Third Street Center presents Dr. Greg Feinsinger (preventing heart attack, stroke and diabetes through nutrition). On Oct. 29 it’s the Josefina Mendez. Info: thirdstreetcenter.net.
TWO STEPPIN’ • Two Step Tuesdays takes place at the Third Street Center every Tuesday night at 7:45 p.m. Admission is $7 singles/$12 per couple. Partners are not necessary. Wear hard soled shoes and bring water. Info: meetup.com/RFVDance.
WEDNESDAY Oct. 22
ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondale presents Josh Wolman of the Aspen Country Day School at 6:45 a.m. Info or to suggest speakers: riccarlson@gmail.com and steve@kdnk.org.
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DANCE • Coredination & Bonedale Ballet presents their 10th anniversary Dance Performance at 2 p.m. Info: 379-2187 or bonedaleballet.com.
AUDITIONS • Thunder River Theatre holds auditions for Michael Hollinger’s “Red Herring.” The play will be staged June 19 through July 4, with rehearsals in May through June. Info: Wendy Moore at wmphq7@gmail.com or 948-5121.
LANDSCAPES • Ann Korologos Gallery in downtown Basalt continues “Out of the West: Landscapes” through Oct. 31. Info: 927-9668 and korologosgallery.com. FIGURE DRAWING • The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities offers figure drawing sessions on Mondays from 6 to 9 p.m. Info: 970-456-2865 or honewilliams@gmail.com. AUTISTIC STORYTIME • The Carbondale Branch Library offers a sensory storytime for autistic children and their parent/caregiver Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy. MEET THE MAYOR • Basalt Mayor Jacque
Whitsitt meets the public over coffee on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month. LINX • The Linx Networking group meets each Tuesdays at 7 a.m. in the Aspen-Sotheby's real estate office on Midland Avenue in Basalt. Info: Keith Edquist at 928-8428. WEEKLY RUNS • Independence Run & Hike holds runs on Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Info: 704-0909. MEDITATION AND DHARMA • John (Chophel) Bruna facilitates a meditation and Dharma talk at the Third Street Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. There will be a 25-minute meditation, followed by a dharma talk with time for questions and answers. It’s offered by the Way of Compassion Foundation and co-sponsored by Davi Nikent. Info: wayofcompassion.org. TAI CHI • Senior Matters offers tai chi classes at the Third Street Center on Mondays and Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. Classes are $48 per month or $8 for drop ins. Info: John Norton at 379-1375. TAI CHI • Senior Matters presents Simple Tai Chi in room 33 of the Third Street Center from 11 a.m. to noon on Fridays. Info: 379-1375. ASPEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY • More than 15 new artifacts have been installed in the Aspen Historical Society’s award winning exhibit at the Wheeler/Stallard House museum on Bleeker. Items include a parfleche bag, moccasins, a tobacco bag and cradleboard. “Seasons of the Nuche: Transitions of the Ute People” will be up through the fall.
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Community Briefs Please submit your community briefs to news@soprissun.com by noon on Monday. GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE OF 2014 GENERAL ELECTION Election Date: Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Election Type: Mail Ballot with in-person voting options at Voter Service & Polling Centers Election Hours: 7:00 am to 7:00 pm on Election Day Ballots will be mailed between October 14 and October 17 to all active registered voters and eligible property owners in a special district with a question on the ballot. Voters who do not receive their ballots may request replacement ballots in person at the County Clerk's Main or Branch office or by phone (970-384-3700 option 2, fax (970-947-1078) or email (elections@garfield-county.com). The last day to request that a ballot be mailed is Tuesday, October 28, 2014. After that date voters must appear in person at the County Clerk's offices or a Voter Service and Polling Center to request a replacement ballot, register to vote, or complete a change of address and receive a ballot. Any voter may surrender their mail ballot and cast their vote on an ADA accessible electronic voting machine located at the Clerk's office in Glenwood Springs or Rifle during normal business hours beginning October 14, 2014 or the DHS Voters Service and Polling Center from Noon to 5:00 pm beginning Monday through Friday on October 20 to November 3rd. On Election Day all three of these sites will be open from 7 am to 7pm. Voters may return voted ballots by mail with appropriate postage affixed ($0.49 stamp) or may hand deliver voted ballots to one of the designated drop-off sites listed below. Ballots must be received at a Voter Service and Polling Center or the County Clerk's offices by 7:00 pm on Election Day to be counted. Postmarks do not count. Verify your voter registration information and track your ballot (sent and received) at www.govotecolorado.com. County Office Drop-off sites for voted ballots: Beginning October 14, 2014 Garfield County Clerk & Recorder 109 8th Street, Suite 200 Glenwood Springs, CO East Entrance M -F *7:30 am - 5:00 pm Suite 200 M-F 8:30-5:00 pm Election Day Open 7:00 am - 7:00 pm 24/7 Drop Box on 8th St.
Rifle Branch Office 144 E. 3rd Street Rifle, CO Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm Election Day Open 7:00 am - 7:00 pm
Town Hall Drop-off Sites: October 14-November 3, 2014 Monday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm New Castle Town Hall 450 W. Main Street New Castle, CO
Silt Town Hall 231 N. 7th Street Silt, CO
Parachute Town Hall 222 Grand Valley Way Parachute, CO
Carbondale Town Hall 511 Colorado Ave Carbondale, CO Voter Service & Polling Centers:
Garfield County Courthouse-Room 200 Rifle Branch Office 144 E Third St, Rifle
M-F 8:30 am to 5:00 pm & Election Day from 7am to 7pm M-F 8:30 am to 5:00 pm & Election Day from 7am to 7pm
Early Voting Location- DHS Conference Room at 195 W 14th St, Rifle, beginning October 20, 2014 Noon - 5 pm thru November 3, 2014. Open from 7 am to 7pm on Election Day November 4, 2014 Only the Voter Service Center at the Courthouse in Glenwood Springs will be open on Saturday October 25, 2014 from 10:00am to 2:00 pm for all voter services. All drop off sites and Voter Service and Polling Centers listed above will be available Saturday November 1, 2014 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Additional Voter Service & Polling Center open Election Day ONLY Nov. 4, 2014 - 7am to 7pm Carbondale Town Hall- 511 Colorado Ave Glenwood Springs Community Center - 100 Wulfshon Rd New Castle Library - 402 W Main St Silt Library - 680 Home Ave Parachute Library - 244 Grand Valley Way Questions: 970-384-3700 Option 2 or extension 1770 for Garfield County Elections Department Sample ballots available at www.garfield-county.com Designated Election Official: Jean M. Alberico, Garfield County Clerk & Recorder 970-384-3700 ext 1820 or jalberico@garfield-county.com
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Creative District group meets The Creative District stakeholders group meets at the Launchpad (76 S. Fourth St.) from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20. The agenda includes: hearing a presentation from a potential consultant, reviewing survey results, prioritizing projects and more. For details, call 963-1680.
CMS unveils mural Carbondale Middle School unveils a 4X62-foot mural titled “Doing What We Love!” from 12:40 to 12:55 p.m. on Oct. 21. The CMS Neo-Pop Hipsters will also put in an appearance. The mural was planned, designed, drawn and painted by 118 CMS students under the guidance of visual art director Ami Maes. She told The Sopris Sun the mural was inspired by painter Romero Britto. The public is invited to the unveiling.
Learning expert speaks at Bonfire Learning expert Maria Bagby, of the California-based Therapeutic Literacy Center, leads a discussion titled “Does Your Child Struggle In School?” at Bonfire Coffee from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21. To RSVP, call 858-668-9266. The presentation is sponsored by Bonfire Coffee and Rainy Day Designs.
KDNK board meets The KDNK Board of Directors meets at 76 S. Second at 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 20. The meeting is open to the public and an agenda is posted at the KDNK office. For information contact KDNK at 963-0139.
Common Reader visits CMC Students and community members are invited to hear Tom Montgomery Fate, author of “Cabin Fever: A Suburban Father’s Search for the Wild,” during free public readings at seven Colorado Mountain College campuses this month. He appears at the CMC Spring Valley Campus at 7 p.m. on Oct. 21. For details, call 800-621-8559.
Ballots in the mail County clerks were scheduled to send out ballots for the General Election the week of Oct. 13-17. To check or update your voter registration information, visit www.GoVoteColorado.com.” After filling out a mail ballot, remember to sign it and return it by mail or through a ballot drop-off box,” said a Garfield County Clerk and Recorder press release. To find the nearest
ballot drop-off statewide, visit www.MyColoradoVote.com, or locally, the Garfield County website at www.garfield-county.com. Important dates include: • Oct. 27: the last day to register to vote online in order to receive a ballot by mail; • Nov. 4, Election Day: Ballots must be received at any Garfield County VSPC or drop off site no later than 7 p.m. For more info., call 384-3700, ext. 1770.
GarCo takes Ebola precautions Garfield County is taking precautions following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmation of the first travel-associated case of Ebola to be diagnosed in the United States. “We have talked with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) staff, which receives guidance from the CDC,” said Yvonne Long, Garfield County public health director. “Locally, we are planning and coordinating with local hospital infection control systems, regional epidemiologists and healthcare providers. We have preparedness plans, are coordinating now and will act as needed.”
Trustees OK with gay marriage By a 5-1 voice vote on Tuesday night, the Carbondale Board of Trustees approved a resolution supporting couples’ right to samesex marriage and civil unions. Trustee Frosty Merriott voted against the resolution; AJ Hobbs was absent. The Colorado attorney general has given the green light to county clerks to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. In other business: the trustees voted 4-2 to deny Dolores Park Loft’s request for relief from a community housing agreement, and approved revisions to medical marijuana and retail marijuana licensing procedures.
Fire calls The Carbondale Fire District received the following calls for service the week of Oct. 5-11: • Medical emergencies (three) • Trauma emergencies (three) • Ambulance standby requests (two) • Fire alarm responses (two) • Carbon Monoxide alarm response (one) • Downed power line (one) • Citizen assist (one) • Trip to elementary school for fire prevention education (one) • Smoke report (one) • Vehicle accident (one) • Hazmat report for a gasoline spill (one).
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Top to bottom: Patricia Ringer’s “Just Beyond Perception,” Tanya Black’s “Goddess Series” pendant, Shelly Safir Marolt’s “Shabbat 1925,” and Shelley Campbell Bogaert’s “Handmaid’s Tale.”
By Karen Glenn Special to The Sopris Sun
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On Oct. 9, staffers from the Carbondale Council on the Arts and Dance Initiative met to bless the Launchpad, the new art and performance space in the old Gordon Cooper Library. As Dance Initiative’s Peter Gilbert carried a burning smudge stick from room to room, Unitarian minister Nicolette Toussaint called down blessings on the artists who would soon use those rooms. Just a few moments later, the 4th annual SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) show opened. Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities director Amy Kimberly estimated that during the evening, 400 people circulated through the galleries, sampling hors d’ouevres from Silo (Carbondale’s newest catering company), drinking wine and admiring the art of 33 talented local women artists. From time to time, the art lovers paused to watch daring performances from aerialists Stacy Everson and Jacqui Edgerly, swirling above them on silks, or Melissa Tennant and Lucy Roginski doing acrobatic partner yoga on the freshly installed sprung dance floors. “Synchronicity is everything,” Kimberly said. “Of course, the SWAN show should be our first here. It is one of our most popular, and we’re proud that CCAH helped develop and build it along with Gail Embrey, Sue Drinker and others.” Wewer Keohane, a well-known artist and assistant curator for the show, cited the space itself as one of the show’s stars. “For the first time, we’re able to show off art in the way that a highend gallery does. The art can breathe.” This year’s theme, set by curator and photographer Sue Drinker, is “Once Upon a Time: A Visual Exploration of Storytelling.” She cited Shelly Safir Marolt’s work, “Shabbat 1925,” as the show’s iconic piece. In the mostly black and white painting, two women sit next to each other, eyes not meeting, as they eat the Sabbath dinner. “I try to create themes broad enough not to inhibit but to inspire a new piece of work,” said Drinker. Key to the show, agreed Drinker and Keohane, is seeing artists stretch themselves
class artists I invite,” said Drinker. The women each submit three art pieces, and the curators (Drinker, Keohane, and Pam Taylor) often choose the piece that is most different from their usual work. One is Shelley Campbell Bogaert’s “Handmaid’s Tale.” While most of her work is sculpture made from steel, wood or clay, this piece consists of three long pieces of netting covered in dryer lint. They hang like banners from a metal rod. “I was looking at what lint represents in women’s lives,” Bogaert said. The work, which resembles weaving, mixes whimsy with a message. Another example is Patricia Ringer’s “Just Beyond Perception.” The large red and yellow painting is organic, contemplative and abstract. Ringer, who was once a realistic painter, said “If it begins to look recognizable, I change it. I want the viewer to bring his or her own perspective.” The painting, built on layer after layer of acrylic paint, is so tactile that Ringer invites viewers to touch it. Drinker also reserves a third of the show for emerging artists. “As women, we all know how strong you have to be against overwhelming odds. We like to support new artists and pay it forward.” “Women are as talented as men, but they’re still not represented in the same percentages in the art world. Only 5 percent of art in museums is by women,” added Keohane. This year, the show includes three monetary prizes: Best in Show, Most Provocative, and Honorable Mention. Curators from the Baldwin Gallery will choose the winners. During the Artists’ Beat presentation (on Oct. 23, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.) Kiki Jai Raj will explain why the particular pieces were chosen. In addition, the artists will vote on their own favorite piece. The show continues through Nov. 7. “We hope that since we are downtown, people will continue to come in on a daily basis,” said Kimberly. Getting back to last week, by the day after the Launchpad opening, Kimberly’s wish was coming true. Visitors were viewing the show in a calmer atmosphere. And one artist arrived to substitute a different piece for one that was already sold. The blessings were beginning.
“For the first time, we’re able to show off art in the way that a high-end gallery does. The art can breathe.”
Note: SWAN will take a hiatus next year. “Instead we’ll have a symposium two hours a day for a week,” said Drinker. “We’ll look at how to put yourself forward to the buying public in the best possible way.” The SWAN show will return in 2016 with the theme of “thresholds.”
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Aspen Valley Hospital to host health fairs this fall Sopris Sun Staff Report Aspen Valley Hospital will hold two health fairs in the next few weeks — one will serve the midvalley community and one is designed for seniors, according to a press release. On Saturday, Oct. 25, Midvalley Health Day takes place from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the El Jebel Community Center/Eagle County Government Building. Presented in partnership with Aspen Medical Care, Aspen Orthopaedic Associates, Bauer EyeCare, Locke Family Medicine, and Sopris Medical Practice, a variety of free and low-cost screenings will be offered. Free screenings include blood pressure, eye pressure, vision, height, weight, body mass index, percent body fat, air flow, pulse oximetry, and knee exams (wear shorts). Flu shots will be available for adults for $35. Laboratory tests include the stan-
dard health-fair profile with glucose, kidney and liver function, lipids, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and complete blood count (CBC). This test requires fasting for at least 12 hours (with the excep-
web site, www.avhaspen.org. Those with appointments will be given first priority. The El Jebel Community Center/Eagle County Government Building is located adjacent to the main stop light in El Jebel
Free screenings include blood pressure, eye pressure, vision, height, weight, body mass index, percent body fat, air flow, pulse oximetry, and knee exams (wear shorts). tion of water) and it costs $48. A prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood test for men costs $28. The Cardio CRP blood test is $35 and the Vitamin D blood test is $40. Colorectal cancer kits are $25. Participants are strongly encouraged to schedule an appointment for their blood draw. This can be done via the hospital
on the City Market side of Highway 82. The Senior Health Fair — for those aged 60 and older — will take place on Friday, Nov. 7 at Aspen Valley Hospital. Sponsored by the hospital, Pitkin County Senior Services and Community Health Services, this fair takes place from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.
The same lab tests will be offered as at Midvalley Health Day and prices are also the same. Appointments will not be scheduled for the Senior Fair. Flu shots will be available at no cost for those with a Medicare card. Because of a change in protocols, pneumonia vaccine will not be offered this year. Free screenings include blood pressure, oral health, vision, eye pressure, hearing, height, weight, body mass index, air flow, pulse oximetry, skin exams and knee exams (wear shorts). Lab results will be mailed to participants approximately two weeks after each health fair. Participants are reminded that their doctor will not receive a copy of their results. It is each participant’s responsibility to make an appointment with their healthcare provider to review results. Participants should plan to pay by cash or check at both health fairs. For more information, call 544-1305.
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Roaring Fork’s Aaron Palomera (#16) battles for the ball against Coal Ridge during a home game on Oct. 14. The Rams downed the Titans 2-1 on two goals by Erik Carrillo, which virtually assures Roaring Fork of a Class 3A Western Slope League title. The Rams were scheduled to wrap up their regular season at home against CRMS at 4 p.m. on Oct. 16. Photo by Sue Rollyson
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Open seven days a week
Weekend Leaf Drop Supervised residential leaf drop will be at the following locations: October 18 & 19 – Arbaney Park October 25 & 26 – Willits Soccer Field November 1 & 2 – Southside Soccer Field November 8 & 9 – Willits Soccer Field November 15 & 16 – Basalt Seed Garden 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Go to
www.basalt.net for more information
DO NOT drop off yard waste outside of these times.
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OPEN HOUSE: Sun., Oct. 26, 10am-12pm CARBONDALE 775 Sebree Place at River Valley Ranch 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, Carbondale, Remodeled Kitchen, Large Deck
$307,900 www.garfieldhousing.com
Please separate leaves from branches and twigs. Brush and stick trailer will be provided also.
618-0319 or 625-3589
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Fests thanks Dear Editor: The 13th annual Celtic Fest and Oktoberfest were a rousing two-day success. Carbondale Recreation would like to thank all of our guests, sponsors, vendors, bands and volunteers. I cannot thank the following recreation staff enough for their tireless help: Becky Wagner, Billy Kirkland, Eric Brendlinger, Leanna Jenkins and Johanna Salvatierra. And a special thank you to David Grego for once again going above and beyond!  The 2014 sponsors include: Premier Party Rental, Or rison Distributors, Warsteiner, EverGreen Events, Andy’s Kitchen, Sopris Liquor and Wine, Roaring Fork Beer Company, Steve’s Guitars, Handmakery, Ackerman Log and  Timber, Days Inn, City Market Carbondale and El Jebel, and Sweet Coloradough.
Celtic Fest and Oktoberfest are break-even events based on showing the residents of Carbondale and the Roaring Fork Valley a good time, as well as promoting tourism in our fair town. We cannot stress enough how much we appreciate the support of the community, visitors and sponsors of this event for allowing us to continue the fun! The 2014 volunteers include: Jess McKay Smith, Jackie Powers, Bryant Maggert, Meghan Stewart, Melissa Stewart, Laura Stewart, Bob Stewart, Cheryl Pitout, Irma Sanic, Nadia Nell, Peer Erickson, Jake Rohe, Jennie Rohe, Theo  Williams, Kara Montie, Alison Watts, T Fink, Noah  Bauldridge, Chris Woods, Joe Davis, Olive Tampol, Trevor Capel-Jones, Melissa Williams, Celeste Scoville, Andrew Chandler, Danielle Boyle, Taylor Maggert, Gus Jepsen, Katie Montie, Lacey Malcomson, Susan Mount, John Mount, Jeff Thomas, Kelly Thomas, Kari Heuer, Jake Heuer, Gail Heuer, Tom Heuer, Leigh Heuer, Brady Torchia,
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NOW ACCEPTING FALL AND WINTER CLOTHING
Jankovsky - “We want to encourage remote fracking.”
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  963-1984
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MOBETTAH MULFORD COMPOSTING CO.
2340 100 Road Carbondale
$5 OFF OF EACH $25 PURCHASE
303 Main St. • Carbondale • 963-3940 • OPEN 7 DAYS
mate Was i t h l $31.95
U Cleans Inside & Out
Now accepting clean, organic yard waste at no cost. Think about it!! FREE!!! Near Catherine Store Bridge.
FATBELLY BURGERS
If it rains or snows bring the vehicle back within 48 hours and we will rewash it.
Car Wash • Detailing Oil changes • Tires
Open Mon.-Sat. 8am-6pm and on Sundays from 9am-4pm for washes only
Grab and Go Local Grass-fed Beef Burgers
Salads By the Locals For Ice the Cream Locals
NEW!
Weather Insurance
970-963-8800 745 Buggy Circle in Carbondale www.sunburstcarcare.com
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EMBROIDERY BY CORALIE. To raise money for girls education in Afganistan. She will donate all to a nonproďŹ t. Names/words $5, mountains, heart or other design $10 on a beige background. Personalize a bookmark $15. Call 970-355-9982.
Call 379-3307 for more details.
Complete Interior and Exterior wash package. and
NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors for the ensuing year of 2015; a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed budget will be considered at the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directors to be held at the Carbondale Headquarters/Training Building, 301 Meadowood Drive, Carbondale, Colorado on November 12, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. Any interested elector of such Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the budget. Published in The Sopris Sun on October 16, 2014.
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Alicia Robinson, and Dan Self. Big thanks to Potcheen, The Average German Band, Those Austrian Guys, and The Starletts for providing excellent musical entertainment; Ami Maes for providing creative kids’ crafts; Andy Grogger and team for another round of awesome Austrian fare; and Dave and Alyssa Reindel for keeping the event clean and green! And ďŹ nally, thank you to Kristine Hansen and Fox News Online for including us in your article on ďŹ ve quirky Oktoberfests across the U.S. we love what we do and we are so happy to see that others do, too! We hope to see you all back again next year! And invite your friends! Jessi Rochel Carbondale Recreation
Locally raised beef and produce 220 Main St, Carbondale | 970-963-1569 fatbellyburgers.com | info@fatbellyburgers.com
FREE CLASSIFIED ADS for kids and teens to promote their businesses enterprises. Thirty word maximum. Please send to unclassiďŹ ed@soprissun.com. NEW CARBONDALE DISPENSARY opening soon, now hiring Budtenders and Managers. We are seeking individuals who are hard-working, mature and passionate. Applicants must complete and submit a ‘Key Employee License’ application. Please email acmehealingcenter@gmail.com to submit your resume and request a license application.
SPECIALIZING IN PRODUCING & REPAIRING OUTDOOR Tuesday-Friday 2pm-5pm SEWN GOODS 1945 Dolores Way, Carbondale
TOWN OF CARBONDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT is now accepting applications for the position of Police OfďŹ cer. Refer to www.carbondalegov.org for more information and application. Deadline is October 17, 2014 by 5:00 p.m.
(upstairs above Roaring Fork Beer Co.) (970) 315-2605 Info@UpSki.com is now accepting
GET THE WORD OUT IN UNCLASSIFIEDS! Rates start at $15. Email unclassiďŹ eds@soprissun.com.
sewing repairs!
We also: Manufacture bikepacking & cargo -bike bags Repair sewing machines
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