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Lost, but now found By Lynn Burton Sopris Sun Staff Writer

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chunk of Carbondale history landed, unexpectedly, on the Launchpad doorstep last week. The chunk of history was packed into a cardboard box mailed to Carbondale Arts from New Mexico. The box contained four trays of Mountain Fair slides dating from the 1970s through late 1980s — a total of 560 photo slides documenting the fair, from events such as the limbo contest that continues today, to the days when the Carbondale Fire District used to hose down the crowd with an actual fire house (blasted from a 45 degree angle). This reporter and a photographer named Dyke Peterson, photographed the Mountain Fair slide show in 1985. Like other photographers before and after us, we shot dozens of rolls of Kodak Ektachrome film during most of the fair, rushed them to Slide Master at the Aspen Airport Business Center for processing, sped back to Carbondale to load the slides into carousels, then splashed them up on a screen at the gazebo for a wildly enthusiastic audience. Flash forward to the early 1990s, and the Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities gave the slides to a local photographer, to compile a Mountain Fair slide show retrospective. The photographer combed through hundreds of slides — from photographers that included Jim Ryan, Becky Young, Patty Barry Levy, Rich Clarkson, Mark Gamba and others — and picked out 560 slides for the show, which was presented at the fair that year. After the fair, the slides went missing. This reporter tracked down the photographer a year or two later, who had moved to Fort Collins. His wife said they had the slides but he denied it. Long story short, someone mailed the slides to Carbondale Arts last week. For a sampling of the slides, please turn to page 8. Camp Bonedale 1985. Before folks started planting open-sided tents in Sopris Park during Mountain Fair, Camp Bonedale staked out turf for anyone who felt like sitting in the blazing sun for several hours. Of course, this was before the Carbondale trustees passed an open container ordinance, so massive quantities of beer helped cool down Camp Bonedale residents. Photo by Lynn Burton

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RE-1 bond projects: An update on your investment By Rob Stein

asking for bonds and getting ahead of it. Our It’s been almost one year since voters sup- conscious decision to go to bond early reported the Roaring Fork School District’s sulted in a more competitive bidding process, $122 million bond issue to fund a series of which means we were able to get more bids major building improvements. Our schools for better rates. Because increased competiwere grateful for your support a tion for construction means inyear ago, and we want you to creased cost, the school district’s know that your investment was ambitious timeline for construcboth smart and timely. tion resulted in us getting more A lot has happened in a year building for your tax dollars. — both in our community and That is, by working hard and around the state. While planning fast, the district was able to get and construction are well unmore for less and be a good derway for the Roaring Fork steward of your investment. Schools, Colorado voters in the This past year has been a Dr. Rob Stein November election are being flurry of planning, designing, asked to support 24 bond issues to raise more and construction, which will result in imthan $4 billion in taxes to support public ed- provements to every single school and other ucation. This is the most money ever re- support facilities in the district. The bulk of quested for school funding from Colorado the projects are set to wrap up by the winter voters. Of course, we won’t know which of 2017. The last project set for completion, bonds will pass until after election day, but Glenwood Springs Elementary School, is we do know that competition for construc- scheduled to be completed in February 2018. tion is undoubtedly going to increase in Col- Despite the ambitious timeline, overall the orado as a result of the record-setting amount projects are on time and within budget. requested through bond issues. Our ambitious timeline also means, howOur board of education was proactive ever, that construction occurs year-round. To and strategic in predicting the volatility of this avoid the anticipated escalation costs, the diselection with the number of school districts trict has to continue work during the school

year. Although students, parents, and staff may experience the occasional disruption or inconvenience from construction, the work will be finished faster than most large-scale projects. We’re grateful that our community has been, and continues to be, so generous in supporting the needs of our students. In addition to thanking you for your support, we want to thank you for patience as we live through our construction and the local road construction over the next year. You have our promise that we are planning now to help reduce the inconvenience and impacts of construction and also working hard to make sure we get through it as quickly as we can. Ultimately, the success of these projects is a result of voters’ wise investment and the district’s smart planning and execution. We are excited that the planning and work happening now will directly benefit current students. To learn more about the district’s many bond projects, go to our Bond Project Updates page to see monthly updates, pictures, FAQs, project fact sheets, and more! Dr. Rob Stein is superintendent of the Roaring Fork School District. This column was written before the Nov. 8 election results were known.

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Why I voted for Trump

This land is your land

Dear Editor: Let’s get to the jump street of why I voted for Donald Trump to sit in the Oval Office at The White House in Washington, D.C. Although there are many reasons, I will give you three to chew on and for the hypocrites amongst you to choke on and hit the graveyards across America. First, I have caught hell for decades in my native country of America where treason, subversion, trickery and hatred with many smiling faces wage genocide against me and many tens of millions of my fellow Americans. Second, I know America history and am well connected in it through my ancestry and my relationships in it where I am well respected by those in the know concerning me. My testimony includes my ancestor Denmark Vesey and hosts of Americans who know or knew me and my family. They are far more than a few. They are black, yellow, brown and white Americans. Third, as my mother, Mrs. Winifred Veazy used to say, "Every dog has its day." Ergo, I have a much better chance under a Trump White House to succeed, prosper and be where I am supposed to be at the top of America society. It’s the greatest story ever told and the greatest miracle ever witnessed that I am still alive in America! I don’t sucker punch, jerk around or abandon those who support me and my efforts. Now like the Phoenix I rise! You ain’t seen nothing yet. Enuff said, Emzy Veazy III Aspen/Burbank, California

(Editor’s note: In light of Tuesday’s presidential results, Illene Pevec submitted the lyrics to Woody Guthrie’s best known song, which he wrote during the Great Depression). This land is your land, this land is my land From the California to the New York island From the Redwood Forest, to the Gulf Stream waters This land was made for you and me. As I went walking that ribbon of highway I saw above me that endless skyway And saw below me that golden valley This land was made for you and me. I roamed and rambled and I followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me, a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me. When the sun comes shining, then I was strolling In the wheat fields waving and dust clouds rolling The voice was chanting as the fog was lifting This land was made for you and me.

Halloween Happening thanks Dear Editor: The end of October marked our fourth annual fantastic Halloween Happening carnival hosted by the Crystal River Elementary School

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PTO. We’d like to give a big thank you to all the organizations and volunteers who helped make it a great success! It is our goal each year to continue a tradition started by the Family Resource Center to provide a fun, safe, family-friendly event to celebrate Halloween with our entire community. CRES’ neighbor the Orchard partnered with us to add a trick-or-treat activity in the parking lot. This was the first year we’ve held the event at our own school and it was a huge success! A huge thank you to every volunteer who contributed before, during or after the event, including parents who donated sweet treats for our concession stand. A special thanks to our wonderful event organizers Kallie Carpenter, Cassie Cerise, Amy Charters, Karen Crownhart, Maira Dominguez, Teresa Fink, Angela Hanley, Jamie Maybon, Leslie Russell, and Izzy Stringham, and our wonderful administrators who supported and helped with the event — Mr. K and Mrs. R-G. Thank you also to our local businesses and individuals for being supporters and sponsors of our event, especially All Kids Dental, Aspen House of Bounce, Carbondale Family Dental, Carbondale Middle School eighth graders, Jaywalkers Lodge, Peppino’s Pizza, Rainy Day Designs,The Orchard, Trina Ortega, and 20/20 Eyecare. The CRES PTO would like to thank ALL of our AMAZING volunteers, supporters and carnival-revelers at Halloween Happening! Each year it takes a huge communal effort to make our event a success and we are very appreciative to everyone involved. Thank you very much! Crystal River Elementary School PTO

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RE-1’s first community organizer ready to “listen” GSHS grad Janeth Niebla

Manaus Fund According to the Manaus Fund website, its Valley Settlement Project is aimed at supporting “low-income families who are not successfully settled or attached to the community in which they live.” As Jon Fox-Rubin, executive director of the Manaus Fund, told The Sun, “Developing families’ engagement with the schools certainly fits our goal of settling families within our communities.” Through another partnership between Manaus and the school district, Dr. Mark Warren, a professor of public policy and public affairs at the University of MassachusettsBoston and author of “A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform” (2011), will be spending the day on Nov. 17 talking with school district staff and local community leaders, and presenting a free talk for community members in the evening. According to a press release from Warren, his evening presentation will address “how community organizing represents a promising approach to school reform as part of a broader agenda to build power for low-income communities and address the profound socio-economic and racial inequalities that affect the education of children.” RFSD Superintendent Rob Stein told The Sun, “We are grateful to the Manaus Fund for sponsoring Mark’s visit. … I hope that others in and outside of schools will participate in this as part of an ongoing dialogue about how we can all work together to improve our communities.”

By Debbie Bruell Sopris Sun Correspondent The Roaring Fork School District recently hired its first community organizer, Janeth Niebla, a 2004 graduate of Glenwood Springs High School. This one-year position is being paid for by a gift from the Manaus Fund, although Niebla is officially an employee of the school district. Superintendent Rob Stein told The Sopris Sun that Niebla will be “convening meetings in homes and other community spaces to help us learn more about the hopes and challenges faced by our families.” As Niebla explained in a recent interview with The Sopris Sun, one of the “pillars” of the district’s strategic plan is community partnerships. Her primary goal in her new position will be to get families more engaged in the schools and to help build school-community partnerships. As a community organizer, Niebla told The Sun, she won’t simply be telling parents how to be more engaged. Instead, she’ll be talking with parents and other family members about what their concerns and interests are regarding their children’s schools. “All community organizing must begin with a listening phase,” Niebla said. “It’s hard to say exactly what I’ll be doing because it’ll up to the people in the community.” Many people don’t understand what organizing is about, Niebla told The Sun. “People are used to programs which tell people what their programs will be doing and how they’re going to do it.” In contrast, Niebla said, she’s going to be approaching community members and saying to them, “You tell me what you think.” Her work will emerge “organically” through her conversations with community members. Niebla said that she hopes to “create a space where all families can come together and talk together in meaningful ways ... and find connections with teachers as well. Regardless of who we are and the language we speak, we’re all here to make sure kids are healthy and happy … . We can find that common ground.” Niebla said she will start by knocking on the doors of lots of Latino families, “listening to them ... and getting to know them.” Her initial focus will be with Latino families, she explained, because it’s going to take more effort to get them involved in these kinds of conversations. Many lowincome Latino families are “on survival mode … (consumed with) work, feeding their families, and getting ready for the next day,” Niebla said. “School meetings are not on their radar.” Niebla said she will be working primarily with the families of students in three Roaring Fork schools: the new school being developed in the Eastbank area, and two additional schools that have yet to be determined.

Niebla’s background Born in Mexico, Niebla moved with her family to Basalt when she was nine years old. She attended Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) schools in Basalt and Glenwood Springs until graduating in 2004. She then attended Colorado Mountain College where she received her associate’s degree, and the University of Denver (DU), where she earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and communications. Niebla has had over 10 years of experience doing community-organizing work. At DU she organized students around issues of diversity and inclusiveness. She was next hired by the Manaus Fund to help start the Valley Settlement Project. Later she worked with an organization in Long Island, New York, organizing, among other things, free pre-school for low-income families. She also worked at the State University of New York at Old Westbury helping students who were also parents to access additional resources and support services. Niebla said the RFSD community organizing position came at a perfect time; she was ready to come back home to the Roaring Fork Valley and be near her family again.

Janeth Niebla had a busy day on Monday, first meeting with Valley Settlement Director Eloisa Duarte at 9 a.m., an Eastbank parent at Bonfire coffee at 10 a.m., then meeting with other folks at Bridges High School later in the day. Her one-year position is being paid for by the Carbondalebased Manus Fund. She attended Roaring Fork School District schools, graduating in 2004, and earned a BA in political science/communications from Denver University. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Who: Dr. Mark Warren; What: Talk on community organizing, school reform and addressing inequalities; When: Nov. 17, 5:30 to 7 p.m.; Where: Roaring Fork High School. _________________________________________________

Yes they did. Ross (left) and Keano Velasquez were among the last voters at town hall on Tuesday night. As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, 2, 418 Carbondale residents had cast ballots in the mayoral election, which Dan Richard won with 1,308 votes, followed by Katrina Byars with 656, and Ed Cortez with 454. Incumbent Garfield County Commissioner John Martin was elected to his sixth, four-year term, defeating John Acha 12,834 to 9,575. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Obituary Trent Jaron Goscha 2003-2016 Trent Jaron Goscha, 13, was born on May 27, 2003, in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, to Michael and Jayme Goscha of Carbondale. He attended OUR School Preschool in Glenwood Springs, then Crystal River Elementary and Carbondale Middle School in Carbondale. Active in football and baseball, he went on to center his attention on baseball as an outstanding all-star pitcher. He also had a passion for music, and spent many hours at the piano and on his trumpet singing and making up songs. He attended the Aspen Music School’s P.A.L.S. program for trumpet and enjoyed hearing live music, especially military songs. Trent was scheduled to play “Taps” on Thursday, Nov. 10, for his favorite school activity, the Veteran’s Day concert. He was an avid outdoorsman and loved to go fishing, shed hunting and exploring. His main outdoor passion was snowmobiling, and he prayed for snow year-round. He enjoyed many snowmobiling adventures with his dad and friends, and talked about them endlessly. Trent had a love for his country and those who protect it that was unmatched by any his age, and a passion for upholding his values of faith, family and freedom. He was proud to be a Boy Scout and a member of the Mt. Sopris 4-H Club, where he made many friends and learned many valuable skills. Trent had many loves, but his true love was being a cowboy. He loved moving, sorting, being with cattle

and riding his horse Sunday whenever he could. He was an accomplished rider and hand, being awarded the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo Sportsmanship Buckle for 2016 and receiving third place in his division at his first Roaring Fork Ranch Roping this fall. He loved and cherished the cowboys and cowgirls he met along the way and who were such influential role models and heroes in his life. Trent is survived by his parents and little sister Tess, his faithful horse Sunday and tag-along Pebo; bedmate Pip, playmate Ricky Bobby, and cat Skitters McGriddle; grandparents Ron and Darlene Goscha of Carbondale, Jay and Linda Fosdick of Penrose, and Jacque Fosdick of Fowler, Colorado. Aunts, and uncles include Todd and Cindy Goscha of El Jebel; Tim and Jackie Goscha of Rifle; Julene and Jr. Romero of Pueblo; Jeana and Gabe Geringer of Fowler; and Joy and Jason Love of Glenwood Springs. Cousins include Jeremy and Brittney Goscha and little Paisley Goscha of El Jebel, Kai, Canaan and Claire Geringer of Fowler, and Payton Love of Glenwood Springs. His best friend and stand-in brother is Dayton Reese of Brighton, Colorado. A viewing will be held on Thursday, Nov. 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Farnum Holt Funeral Home, and a memorial service will be held on Friday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m. at the Orchard in Carbondale. Everyone is invited to bring a dish and join the family in a pot luck (Trent’s favorite) after internment in Carbondale’s Evergreen Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be made at any Alpine Bank.

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Habitat for Humanity: Not just for low-income folks Application deadline Dec. 9 By Justin Patrick Sopris Sun Contributor It’s called “the cliff effect.” You work hard and earn more, but you can’t get ahead. As one Colorado foundation explains: “… as a family’s earnings increase and they rise above the official poverty level, they begin to lose eligibility for tax credits, child care subsidies, health care coverage and food stamps, even though they are not yet self-sufficient. So although (they) may be working and earning more, their families can’t reach financial security. This is called the cliff effect.” The phenomenon is even more pronounced in resort areas like the Roaring Fork Valley, where the high cost of living further reduces the value of even a healthy middle class income – $50,000 to $60,000 a year. The cliff effect makes it extremely difficult to mount one major barrier to setting roots in a community: owning a home. Buying a house in the area from Aspen to Glenwood Springs (and increasingly Silt, Rifle, and New Castle) is slipping from the grasp of middle-income earners. This is a significant problem for community stability and psychological well being, and the “housing crisis” is referenced at town hall meetings, during local political campaigns, and is frequently discussed in the media. Although everybody is talking about it, finding solutions to making the dream of home ownership a real possibility for young and middle-aged professionals is a complicated task. One area nonprofit, Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley, is rethinking affordable housing with a focus on community partnership, and the model is working extraordinarily well.

The struggle Jamie Wilson, a Roaring Fork native, nurse and mother of three, knows all about the cliff effect and how it locks the middle class into a dreary struggle. Though she is well educated, having earned degrees from the University of Colorado Boulder and the Denver School of Nursing, her decision to make a life for her children in the Roaring Fork Valley, where she grew up, left her wondering whether she had a long-term future here. “I made all the right moves,” Wilson told The Sopris Sun. After becoming a nurse, Wilson moved her family to Glenwood Springs, where she commutes to Aspen and Basalt to work. But she quickly realized that moving into a space large enough to accommodate her family’s needs would not be possible outside of Glenwood. Even there, she is barely scraping by. “In our valley, you can’t even afford a condo if you make $50,000 or $60,000.” “I don’t want to do the ‘poor me’ thing because I feel very lucky for every opportunity I’ve had,” said Wilson. “I took all the steps I was told would increase our chances of succeeding regardless of our circumstance. I did all that, but still found myself stuck. It was discouraging.” Through her work with the Salvation Army and active community participation, Wilson discovered the Habitat for Humanity program. At first, it didn’t even occur to her to apply. “I had the outdated opinion that it was for really needy families. I didn’t even think for a second that I would qualify,” she said. Eventually, with encouragement from Habitat staff that assured her that she qualified, she warmed to the idea and applied. She was one of 18 candidates that made it through an initial screening process. She interviewed before the Habitat board and was one of four families to be offered a Habitat home in Carbondale this year. Wilson was ecstatic. “My kids will have somewhere to have Christmas, and invite their friends over, and have their own room. It’s all the things you take for granted.”

Attacking the problems Scott Gilbert, president of Habitat for Humanity Roaring Fork Valley, is the driving force behind the organiza-

Volunteers, professionals and home owners themselves come together to build Habitat for Humanity houses. Many local families and individuals are eligible to apply for a Habitat for Humanity home, even though they earn $50,000 to $60,000 per year or more. Photo by Justin Patrick tion’s home building success over the past several years. After a career in advertising Gilbert intended to retire, but found idle life unfulfilling. When his daughter, a teacher, was having trouble purchasing a home on her salary, Gilbert realized the problem was wide spread. He decided to spend his time helping people locally to own homes. “It’s a three-headed monster,” Gilbert said of building

“Habitat is evolving from focusing on people in poverty to people who are gainfully employed but locked into under-employment such that they would never qualify for homeownership through conventional means.” affordable housing in mountain communities. First, land is expensive and in high demand. Second, labor is expensive, often requiring home builders to be brought in from Denver. Third, materials are more expensive, and there are not a lot of suppliers. Gilbert’s strategy has been to attack each of these problems. Habitat finds free or distressed land that somebody wants to give or sell cheaply to a nonprofit that can turn it into affordable housing. “We’re not on the open market buying land, we’re on the distressed market trying to appeal to people to give us a break,” he said. Reducing labor cost is where the Habitat model succeeds brilliantly. Half of the hours on a home build are donated by volunteers, including the home owner, who must commit 250 hours. Not only does this significantly reduce costs, it improves the home’s quality with diligent attention to detail (Habitat homes in Carbondale have received some of the highest Home Energy Rating Systems grades in town). Furthermore, because Habitat can offer repeat busi-

ness to professionals such as plumbers and electricians, they often reduce their rates. Lastly, Habitat has brokered deals with major suppliers such as Lowe’s for discounted rates on some supplies. Some materials are acquired for free. With grants from family foundations and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (which offers programs to help rural economies), as well as proceeds from the ReStore business Habitat operates, the nonprofit is able to build high quality homes relatively cheaply. According to Gilbert, Habitat still loses about $100,000 per home. Obviously, this would be unacceptable for a for-profit construction company. Habitat is rapidly expanding its program. Four homes have been built this year, with six planned for next year, and eight by 2019. “More homes, more families, more quickly,” is the goal.

Picking the families As challenging as building the homes is filling them with the right families. According to Amy French, volunteer coordinator and family services director, only 50 families applied last year. “There’s obviously more than 50 qualified families in the valley,” she said. Broadening the applicant pool depends in large part on educating the public about the program and changing perception. “Habitat is evolving from focusing on people in poverty to people who are gainfully employed but locked into under-employment such that they would never qualify for homeownership through conventional means,” said Gilbert. Staff is always looking for deserving families who are ready for home ownership but may not realize how Habitat can help. In addition to offering significantly reduced purchase prices on homes (for example, Wilson’s home in Carbondale is valued at $500,000 but was sold to her for half that), Habitat is often able to secure USDA mortgages and reduce down payments to as low as $2,000. Families are guaranteed a mortgage payment not to exceed 28 percent of their gross income, which includes the mortgage principal, mortgage interest, insurance and taxes. That kind of a deal could be the solution that many local HABITAT page 15

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Send your scuttlebutt to news@SoprisSun.com. but the deck is stacked against them … This is a system that targets, exacerbates and punishes mental illness.” When she arrived at jail the whole situation seemed a bit funny, “ … but the funny wore off while I waited five hours to be processed.” Finally, a friend showed, posted bail and got her out of jail. “It was a powerful experience.”

After the deluge As many Carbondalians tried to go about their business following Donald Trump’s stunning upset in the presidential election, others kept their minds occupied coming up with songs to request on KDNK. Here is a sampling of songs that were played, or requested, on Wednesday morning: • “It’s the End of the World as we Know it” – REM • “A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall” – Bob Dylan • “You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet” – BTO • “Sympathy for the Devil” – Rolling Stones • “Everything’s Gonna Be Alright” – Bob Marley • “Everything is Broken.” – Bob Dylan • “Revolution” – The Beatles • “Back in the USA” – The Beatles • “The Day the Music Died” – Don McLean • “Eve of Destruction” – Barry McGuire

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Carbondale Middle School students designed the art for RFTA’s Carbondale circulator bus. The bus will be officially unveiled at the school from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Nov. 12. For a program of the day, see the ad on page 4. Courtesy photo

Speaking of which Meanwhile, some devastated anti-Trumpers turned to the satiric newspaper The Onion for some laughs to jolt them out of their postelection funk. As Jeff Dickinson pointed out on KDNK, it’d be hard to beat the Onion’s heading when Barak Obama was first elected in 2008: “Black man given worst job in America.” Still, the Onion came up with a couple of zingers on Wednesday morning: • “Report: Things finally as bad as Trump claims” • “Nation Throws off Tyrannical Yoke of Moderate Respect for Women.”

The rest of the story Some folks are probably scratching their heads over the Oct. 31 item in Cop Shop that says police arrested a 38-year-old woman and took her to jail on an outstanding warrant for her arrest (leaving the scene of an accident at Mountain Fair). She attracted police attention when they noticed she was digging in the 8th Street cemetery (it was, after all, Halloween Day and police were a bit curious as to her motives). Anyway, the woman is “known to The Sopris Sun” as police sometimes say, which learned of her arrest late last week. It

turns out, the woman was digging a foundation for her grandmother’s headstone and was wearing a black-skirted wedding dress and white boots. She said that looking back, she probably should have alerted the town about her plans to dig in the cemetery on Halloween Day. She said the Carbondale police were nice, and waited for a friend to show up and take care of her dog. Still, the police did put her in handcuffs for the 30-minute trip to jail, which was surprising. When she was checked in, her two cellmates made her see how lucky she is. “I was a tourist in there …

• Carbondale Arts holds its annual membership meeting and celebration from 6 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 17 at the Launchpad. Members get to vote for board members. Info: carbondalearts.com and 963-1680. • The Oven Crew at the Third Street Center reports the next community bread bake will take place at 1 p.m. on Nov. 12. “Come on over and celebrate this amazing weather and this wonderful opportunity we have to break bread together,” said the OC spokeswoman. • The Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association brings Rhythm Future Quartet (an acoustic jazz ensemble) to Mountain View Church at 7 p.m. on Nov. 13. Tickets are by subscription. For details, go to gsconcertassn.org or call 945-8722.

They say it’s your birthday Folks celebrating their birthday this week include: Kelsey Freeman and Estefania Montoya (Nov. 12); Maria Flores and Riley Skinner (Nov. 13); Sue Rollyson, Ron Leach and Morgan Williams (Nov. 14); Joyce Leeman (Nov. 15).

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“Let’s learn how from Mark Warren.” “Ready to work together?”

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“Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform”

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Dr. Mark Warren Roaring Fork High School — Admission is free Dr. Mark R. Warren is professor of public policy and public affairs at the University of Massachusetts Boston. He is the author of A Match on Dry Grass: Community Organizing as a Catalyst for School Reform, (2011) and Transforming Public Education: The Need for an Educational Justice Movement (2014).

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Our Children, Our Schools For more info: call Janeth Niebla 970.366.9352

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Students teach Sopris Sun readers about Día de los Muertos (Editor’s note: The Sun didn’t have room to run this article from Crystal River Elementary School students last week so we’re running it now). By Hilary Guernsey, CRES teacher CRES students Fourth grade students in Spanish as a second language (SSL) classes at Crystal River Elementary School spent the last few weeks learning about Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos, a Mexican holiday that is celebrated on Nov. 1-2. These students interviewed several Latino community members — CRES parents who also work at the school as parent mentors — about their experiences celebrating Día de los Muertos and what the holiday means to them. As part of the project, SSL teachers invited Sopris Sun correspondent Debbie Bruell to their classrooms to give students tips about conducting interviews. After Debbie’s visit, small groups of students wrote their own interview questions and conducted interviews with parent mentors. The students summarized their interview findings into paragraphs, and then worked with high school students from the Roaring Fork High School Rampage newspaper to edit their paragraphs. This project is an example of the kind of work CRES students will be doing as the school shifts toward more projectbased learning. Projects are designed around a real-world question that is connected to the broader community. Students develop new knowledge and skills as they work together to investigate the question, and eventually to present their findings to an authentic audience — in this case Sopris Sun readers. The following are some excerpts from students’ final work. • We interviewed Raquel ... (from) Nayarit, Mexico ... When Raquel and her family get together there would be about 57 people including aunts, uncles and many other members of their family. Raquel and her family only make one altar in their house, but they celebrate many family members on that altar. On their altar they will put photos of their loved ones, favorite foods and marigolds! They will leave the altar at the cemetery. – Harper Stone and Ellie Knaus • We interviewed Gabriela from Guanajuato, Mexico. First, she told us that it takes almost a month to prepare the food for this spectacular celebration. This is important because it is only a two day long celebration! For example, to make tamales it takes about a week to finish. First, you have to soak the corn husks. Then, you make the dough. Finally, you make the meat filling and put it in the dough. It’s a lot of work! – Morgan Fink and Lawson Kreiling • They set up altars at the graves and put the food they prepared on the altars. They put the person’s favorite food and sugar skulls on the altars. It is a happy celebration. The children play games on the graves. One game they might play on the grave is tag. I learned that a lot of people celebrate in different ways depending on where they are from in Mexico. – Briana Lopez • We interviewed Iliana ... Her family walks to the cemetery at night on November 1. Then, they dust off the graves of people in their family and leave roses on them. After that, they eat the special food that they prepared ... She also likes to put on candles and a picture of the family member that she is remembering. Day of the Dead is a day to be happy and not sad. – Liza Logan • The altars that they make are usually colorful and vibrant to help set the festive mood. She also said that The Day Of The Dead is a holiday to have fun. They usually have fun by decorating the cemetery with sugar skulls and marigolds to make the cemetery look alive. – Jayden Speakman • We interviewed Eloisa Duarte, director of the parent mentor program ... she said that her family makes pineapple tamales and that is really cool because usually there are only tamales that are spicy ... she told us that they have booths all around the cemetery selling different foods and drinks. For

example, they have hot chocolate and candy for the kids to eat ... the tamales are one of the foods that takes a lot of effort and perseverance because they have a lot of ingredients and with that perseverance and effort the tamales taste delicious ... – Maddie Anderson, Samuel Brennan and Dalton Groom • I interviewed Yareli from Ignacio Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico. She believes her loved ones are still with her even though they have passed on. She drives to the cemetery far away from the city, and up a mountain, to clean the trash, old flowers and bark off of the graves until dawn to remember the people who have passed on ... I learned that the Day of the Dead can sometimes be heartbreaking even though it is joyful and fun. – Payton Marlow • I interviewed Jesucita from Acapulco, Mexico ... Jesucita’s family puts many flowers on loved ones’ graves to make them pretty. Another reason they put flowers around the grave is because her family thinks it gives the loved ones a way back home. Jesucita makes lots of food and puts it on the altar. After the celebration they eat the food. The reason her family puts the food on the altar is because her family thinks that it will also give their loved ones a reason to come back home. – Hugo Wilsher • I interviewed Guillermina from the middle of Mexico ... One thing she does is celebrates her dad ... When she builds an altar (for him), it normally takes four hours. She decorates it with flowers, candles, water and photos. I felt grateful to talk to Guillermina about how she celebrates day of the dead. – Coleman Streater

• ... they go to the cemetery and start cleaning so everything is nice. They pick up trash on the grass ... Some of them cry and sometimes they laugh. They cry because they wish their loved ones were still with them. They laugh because they remember all the funny things their loved ones did... – Rex Foster • Another reason they make a beautiful celebration for the dead is because when they care for and love the dead it makes feelings like sorrow and joy come back ... – Wren Groves • When I interviewed Jesucita she said many different places in Mexico celebrate in many different ways. Jesse also said Day of the Dead is a super sad holiday ... She also told me that all Mexicans have one day to celebrate adults that passed on and one day to celebrate children that have passed on. I think Mexicans should have one day to celebrate pets that have passed on too. Jesucita also makes a path of flowers to the grave to lead the loved ones that have passed on back to their homes ... when they go to the grave Jesucita and her family stay there till 10 p.m. They will eat, decorate, pull weeds and sing songs. – Lily Adams • I interviewed Guillermina from Zacatecas, Mexico. On Day of the Dead Guillermina and her family visit the graveyard. When they get there they eat tamales and chocolate covered chicken. And they stay up all night, celebrating! They dance. They eat. They pray. – Nathan Hughes

The Día de los Muertos celebration at the Third Street Center on Nov. 4 concluded a First Friday that started with an art walk then stopped at Thunder River Theatre for a Waldorf School performance. From left to right: Kate Keleher and Marlee Brinson in front of Valley Settlement Project’s altar. Both are fifth graders at the Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork, and performed with classmates earlier in the night. Photo by Mike Brinson

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style In some ways, Carbondale Mountain Fair has changed and in other ways it hasn’t changed a bit. One thing that hasn’t changed, the Roaring Fork Valley’s best party brings together folks from all walks of life. Clockwise from upper left: Karen Jeffries (left) and the late Frank Smotherman (right) announcing raffle winners from the information booth; Mountain Fair directors from 1971 to 1985, left to right: Laurie Loeb, Gwen Hanson, Claudia Bach, Sherri Draper and Joann Ricci; back in the day, the Carbondale Fire District cooled the crowd with an actual fire hose; the late Mark Ross demonstrating how he made his fish rubbings; former Playboy magazine model and “Hee Haw” co-star Barbie Benton (center) and her husband George Gradow (right) at the start of the Mt. Sopris Runoff.

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Safe routes consensus: Don’t focus on Rio Grande Trail By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer While no decisions were made, a community meeting on Monday about ďŹ nding “safe routesâ€? for pedestrians and cyclists traveling around Carbondale at night yielded one item of information that a town trustee said will help a lot as the Board of Trustees (BOT) tries to determine how to meet citizen demands for safe streets in the dark. And that bit of information, reecting a consensus of the roughly 15 people who participated in the discussion on Monday night, is that the town should not be focused too much on the Rio Grande Trail as it cuts through the center of Carbondale. “That’s a really important point for the trustees,â€? said Trustee Ben Bohmfalk, who was at the meeting as liaison between the BOT and the Bike, Pedestrian & Trails Commission (BP&T), which hosted the meeting and, with assistance from the Land+Shelter consulting ďŹ rm, is leading the effort to help the BOT on the issue. Among the other main points summed up by the attendees — who split into three separate discussion groups for much of the 90minute meeting — included: • A feeling that increasing the lighting of dark portions of Carbondale’s streetscape, alone, will not solve the problem of helping residents to feel safe as they walk or ride around town at night; • There are certain parts of town — Village Lane near Gianinetti Park, sections of

South 8th Street as it approaches Main Street, parts of Snowmass Drive and Weant Boulevard, and stretches of Highway 133 were speciďŹ cally mentioned — where a lack of lights is the most critical part of the problem; • Along some streets, the lack of sidewalks is just as important as a lack of light, because it forces pedestrians and cyclists either into the streets or into equally dark parts of the neighborhoods, where they feel unsafe.

Taking steps Participants on Monday noted that the town has been taking steps, some of them even prior to a pair of assaults on women that happened last summer and sparked demands for action by the government. For instance, said BP&T member Niki Delson, for some time the Carbondale police department has offered free rides to people who feel anxious about walking home alone at night. But, Delson said, that service is not widely used, as not many people know about it. Summarizing the feelings of people at one of the discussion tables, BP&T chairman Darryl Fuller noted that while the Rio Grande Trail through Carbondale is not viewed by some as a particularly safe route at night, “I use Rio Grande Trail all the time at night.� But in light of perceptions that the trail is not a good, safe route, Fuller continued, “I think 8th Street becomes really important� as a north-south route through the western

neighborhoods of old Carbondale. He acknowledged that 8th Street between Village Road and Main Street is not seen as adequately serving any type of users right now — whether they are cars, bicycles

â€œâ€Ś just increasing lighting and sidewalks generally was something that could be agreed upon.â€? – Andi Korber

or pedestrians — he said the street needs more sidewalks and should be upgraded to a more “multi-use pathwayâ€? for all modes of transportation. Some suggested that the town should increase the number of police call-boxes, to offer pedestrians or cyclists a way of calling for assistance if they feel threatened, but Fuller wondered if that would be useful. “I just think, in the age of cell phones, a call box in general ‌ I’m questioning how effective they areâ€? in offering a heightened sense of security to people on

the streets at night. In attempting to wrap up the meeting on Monday, Andi Korber of Land+Shelter said that at one group discussion table, people told her that historically, “we tended to feel pretty safe in Carbondale.â€? But in light of recent assaults and a general increase in personal anxiety, she said, people feel the town must make changes to help its residents feel safer. That might include a map of safe routes for nighttime travel that could boost use of those routes and create a “safety in numbersâ€? feeling; a special telephone app that displays those routes and other safety-related measures; and perhaps a more clearly identiďŹ ed north-south link between the northern and southern sections of town, she said. “But just increasing lighting and sidewalks generally was something that could be agreed upon,â€? she concluded. Bohmfalk in particular said the discussion group he was with felt that more lighting along Highway 133, Village Road and other streets clearly was viewed as a viable part of any ultimate solution. The BP&T commission will be meeting in December to go over the complete set of ďŹ ndings from Monday’s meeting, as well as other kinds of input. That meeting will be public, although it is not likely to be a formal public hearing, Fuller said, but rather a chance for the commission members to put together a set of recommendations for the trustees to consider.

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Community Calendar THURSDAY Nov. 10 YAPPY HOUR • The Marble Distilling Co. hosts a CARE Yappy Hour from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Proceeds go to Colorado Animal Rescue; dogs will be on paw for adoption. WATER TALK • American Rivers and Wild Rose Consulting present Ken Neubecker and his talk “Flowing Uphill: How Water and Rivers Work in the Westâ€? from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Third Street Center. Donations will gladly be accepted. Info: 970-230-9300 or kneubecker@americanrivers.org. CRYSTAL RIVER CAUCUS • The Crystal River Caucus holds its annual meeting starting at 7 p.m. at the Church at Redstone. A trails committee meeting starts at 6 p.m. Info: 963-2143. LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works serves up a jazz group on its patio from 6 to 8 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday of the month. ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

FRI.-SUN. Nov. 11-13 SELF DEFENSE • Johnna Modene and Robert Mintz offer Model Mugging at the Third Street Center. Modene demonstrates self-defense skills and shows students how to effectively channel fear. She also coaches women to develop focus, strategy and techniques to help women through emotional and physical difďŹ culties. Mintz gives instructions while wearing a protective suit. He imitates different types of criminals and

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.

rapists, and trains women how to negotiate when appropriate and also how to ďŹ ght off a real assailant. Modene stressed that Model Mugging “is not counseling or therapy.â€? To register, call 970-274-1222. Info: bit.ly2dmpavn and Modelmugging.org.

“The Dressmaker� (R) at 5 p.m. Nov. 13 and “TRI� at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17.

SAT.-MON. Nov. 12-14

YOGA • Yoga classes with Himalayan Yogini Devika Gurung take place at the Launchpad from 9 to 10:30 a.m., and will continue every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at the same time. Bring a mat if you can. Info: 963-2054.

BIRD SEED SALE • The fourth annual Roaring Fork Audubon Society beneďŹ t seed sale takes place at RJ Paddywacks in El Jebel. The store will donate 20 percent of sales to the local Audubon chapter. Info: 963-1700.

FRI.-SAT. Nov. 11-12

DANCE • Dance Initiative presents “HEaRDâ€? at the Launchpad at 7:30 p.m. Alya Howe choreographed the pieces, which features Bailey Barnum, Dana Ganssle Ellis, Emily Fifer,  Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza, Jeni Ptacek, Meagan Londy Shapiro, Natalie Rae and Robyn Hubbard. Tickets are $10 at danceinitiataive.org.

FRIDAY Nov. 11

VETERAN’s DAY • The American Legion Auxiliary hosts a Veteran’s Day dinner starting at 5 p.m. The menu includes openfaced turkey sandwiches, mashed potatoes and green beans. Dinner is free for all veterans; $8 for the public. Info: 963-2381. MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents “Queen of Katweâ€? (R) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11-16; “Don’t Think Twiceâ€? (R) at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 11; “The Light Between Oceansâ€? (PG-13) at 4:45 p.m. Nov. 12;

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old part of the Dinkel Building presents music every Friday night. Info: 963-3340.

SATURDAY Nov. 12 CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE • The 40th annual Carbondale Christmas Boutique takes place at the Carbondale Fire House. Local artisans will offer one-of-a-kind gifts, including: jewelry, photo cards, holiday decorations, candles, stained glass items, leather items, purses, sewn items, hand-made-soap, skin care products, herbal remedies, jams and home-made fudge. The hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ELK/TURKEY DINNER • The 39th annual Saint Mary of the Crown elk/turkey dinner takes place from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Donations will be accepted for adults at $12, $8 for those 5-12 years old and seniors. Info: 704-0820. HEART CENTERED HOLIDAYS • Davi Nikent presents its 2016 Heart Centered holiday celebration from noon to 5:30 p.m. at the Third Street Center Round Room, the Calaway Room and also the Board Room. Info: Davinikent.org.

STANDING ROCK • Locals who have traveled to Standing Rock, North Dakota, to help the Sioux tribe’s ďŹ ght against the Dakota Access Pipeline, will discuss their actions and related issues at the Third Street Center starting at 5:30 p.m. Info: call 5100442 or e-mail Shawna@ivaw.org.

SUNDAY Nov. 13 YOGA FOR CATS • CARE holds a Yoga for Cats session at its CMC Spring Valley shelter. Each 30-minute class is $10. To reserve a spot, call 947-9173. ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third Street Center presents Larry and Kay (“Spiritual Adventures in Moroccoâ€?) at 10 a.m. sharp (social time at 9:45 a.m.).On Nov. 20 it’s Claudia Plattner; Nov. 27, Carmen Iacino (“Have Ease in the Chaosâ€?). Info: 963-5516.

MONDAY Nov. 14 WRITERS’ GROUP • The Carbondale Writers Group meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library. Everyone is welcome, from beginners to experts. Info: 947-9593.

TUESDAY Nov. 15 OPENING RECEPTION • Anderson Ranch in Snowmass Village hosts an opening reception for the show “Sifting/Flowers in the Gravel/At the End of the Ice Ageâ€? at 5 p.m. The show features Chris Hassig, Burnie Arndt, Sophia Dillo and Elliot Norquist. CALENDAR page 11

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Give or Volunteer To Support your local Salvation Army 970-945-6976 or email: karen.lee@usw.salvationarmy.org THIS COMMUNITY AD SPACE DONATED BY COOL BRICK STUDIOS.

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Community Calendar WEDNESDAY Nov. 16 TROUT NEWS • The Ferdinand Hayden Chapter-Trout Unlimited holds its annual meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Carbondale Branch Library. The event includes a presentation by author Landon Mayer (“Trout Tips — Secrets and Tactics for Selective Trout”). He will also sign copies of his latest book, “101 Trout Tips.” Info: Ken or Paula at 970-230-9300.

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RFC BIRTHDAY • Roaring Fork Conservancy celebrates its 20th birthday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Riverside Grille in Basalt. Admission is free but RSVP at roaringfork.org/events. Since 1996, Roaring Fork Conservancy has inspired people to explore, value and protect the Roaring Fork Watershed, according to the RFC website. They bring people together to protect rivers, and work to keep water in local streams, monitor water quality and preserve riparian habitat. Roaring Fork Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. Info: roaringfork.org. CARE BINGO • Carbondale Beer Works holds a Bingo night from 7 to 9 p.m. for Colorado Animal Rescue. LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts an open mic night at Rivers restaurant in Glenwood Springs every Wednesday from 8 to 10 p.m. ROTARY • The Carbondale Rotary Club presents Kayce Anderson (“Empowering Girls to Stay in School”) at the Carbondale Fire Station at 6:45 a.m.

THURS. & SUN. Nov. 17 & 20

SPECIAL FILM • The Roaring Fork Women’s Triathlon Team presents the film “TRI” at the Crystal Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 17, and 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 20. “TRI” is a NOVA International Film Festival 2016 winner for Best Film, Actress, Inspirational and Family, and Best Story Line winner at the 2016 Boston International Film Festival 2016. “Tri” also won three awards at the recent Atlantic City Cinefest Film Festival. Tickets are $20 at eventbrite.com. Left over tickets will be available at the door. Info: nrein@rof.net.

THURSDAY Nov. 17 COMMUNITY POT-LUCK • The Dandelion Market co-op will host its annual pot-luck/meeting in the Calaway Room of Carbondale’s Third Street Center from 6-

7:30 p.m. Voting on new officer postings and other market-related discussions will also take place. JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE • Mack Bailey and Rachel Levy present “Stories, Songs & a John Denver Tribute” at the Basalt Regional Library starting at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free; doors open at 5:10 p.m. The event is underwritten by the Thrift Shop of Aspen. INNER ADVENT • The Center for Healing & Renewal in downtown Carbondale presents “Inner Advent” on Thursdays on

Use It or Lose It Perceptions and Reality Dick Wolfe State Engineer, Colorado Division of Water Resources

Save the Date Nov. 17 and Dec. 1, 8 and 15. These are classes to explore the mysteries of the season through painting, drawing and singing, according to a press release. The classes take place from 9 a.m. to noon, and the suggested donation is $10 to $25 per class. Info: Helena Hurrell at 720-390-8388 and helioscenter.org. SONGWRITERS CIRCLE • The Carbondale Songwriters Circle meets at the Carbondale Branch Library after-hours door from 7 to 9 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month. Bring an instrument; everyone is welcome. Info: Amy at 970-470-1750. RON & GENE • Carbondale Fire Chief Ron Leach, and Carbondale Police Chief Gene Schilling, meet the public over coffee at the Village Smithy from 8 to 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of the month.

FRI.-SAT. Nov. 18-19 COMEDY • Thunder River Theatre presents “Consensual Improv.” The local “comedy posse” includes: Jan Garrett, Don Chaney, Gerald DeLisser, Nina Gabianelli, Mike Monroney, Tammy Kenning, Corey Simpson, Cassidy Willey and Miller Ford. The night will include improv games, sketch comedy and “good times,” according to a press release, and will be hosted by Jeff Patterson. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. with a cash bar; the show goes from 8 to 9:15 p.m. Tickets are $10 at thunderrivertheatre.com and 963-8200.

SUNDAY Nov. 20

HATTIE THOMPSON AWARD • The Mt. Sopris Historical Society and Thomson House Museum present Dorothea Farris with their 2016 Hattie Thompson award from 3 to 5 p.m. at the River Valley Ranch Barn. Speakers will include John Martin, Bill Jochems and others. The Roaring Fork Beer Co. will also debut its newest brew, inspired by Hattie Thompson. The reception is being hosted in collaboration with Brian Leasure of Destination Holdings, Emma Danciger of Tybar Ranch and Chase Engel of Roaring Fork Beer Company. RSVP to beth@mtsoprishistoricalsociety.org by 11/17.

Ongoing GRIEF AND LOSS • Pathfinders offers a grief and loss support group every other Monday (starting Oct. 3) at 6 p.m., and a caregiver support group every other Wednesday (starting on Oct. 5) at noon. An RSVP is required to Robyn Hubbard at 319-6854. Pathfinders offers support groups from Aspen to Rifle and is located in Carbondale at 1101 Village Rd. Info: pathfindersforcancer.org. MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS • Dr. Greg Feinsinger gives free medical consultations Monday mornings at the Third Street Center. To make a reservation, call 379-5718.

The 40 th Annual

Carbondale Christmas Boutique November 12th 8:00am – 3:00pm Carbondale Firehouse off Highway 133

Pitkin County Healthy Rivers will host a presentation on one of the most misunderstood interpretations of Colorado Water Law, ‘use it or lose it.’ Mr. Wolfe will discuss the correct application and legal measure of Colorado water rights. Please join us!

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Russ Criswell (left), Tim Brogdon (center) and Takeo prepare to send teepee poles to Native American Indians at Standing Rock, North Dakota. The poles are part of a shipment of clothing and supplies to protestors of the Dakota Access Pipeline. On a related note, there will be a concert featuring Indigenous, and related activities, to support the Standing Rock cause at the Third Street Center from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 18. The suggested donation is $35 at consciousgloballeadership.com. Courtesy photo

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A group of developers hoping to build a mix of 366 homes and a large commercial complex at the property known as River Edge, located between Carbondale and Glenwood Springs, failed to get everything they wanted from the Garfield County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) at a meeting on Monday. What they did get, though, was a clear indication from the three commissioners that Garfield County supports the basic proposals that make up the River Edge land use application, and want the developers to keep working to make the project a reality. The developer, a Texas partnership known as Carbondale Investments, LLC has been trying for years to put together a project on a 160-acre property that has been the site of at least three previous development proposals, starting with the Sanders Ranch plan in 2001, on land between Highway 82 and the Roaring Fork River at its confluence with Cattle Creek. The property at one time was owned by Union Oil of California, which reportedly bought the land to acquire its water rights for use during the oil shale boom that blossomed in Western Garfield County in the 1970s and 1980s. The oil shale boom ultimately went bust, and the energy company sold the land to developers. Successive project proposals on the Sanders Ranch land have been resisted by Carbondale officials, who felt the site was an inappropriate place for a large housing project with associated commercial development. Carbondale officials have argued the commercial activity at River Edge would siphon shoppers away from Carbondale businesses and cut into annual sales tax revenues that are the main source of income for the town, among other objections. Some of the approvals achieved by earlier developers, according to county documents, were set to expire in December. Earlier in 2016 representatives from Carbondale Investments (CI) tried to get extensions for the project’s preliminary plan, vested rights (the period that the developers have to get the project out of the ground or face expiration deadlines) and a development agreement, all of which are essential aspects of government approvals for development. That request was denied by the BOCC last April, in part because county planners and attorneys had concluded that the preliminary plan for the project expired in 2014 and that there is no legal way to reauthorize the preliminary plan short of starting over again from scratch. In addition, planners have noted that the project already is five years behind schedule for breaking ground and starting construction, based on approvals granted to CI in 2011, when the project was scheduled to be completed by 2019, according to documents on file with Garfield County. At Monday’s meeting, the BOCC was told by a developer’s representative that CI already has spent more than $5.5 million on the project, and that it is likely to have to spend another $3 million before construction can begin. As part of the changing face of the project, the representative said, CI has been talking with owners of adjacent parcels of land, which once were part of the overall project site before they were subdivided by the development company, about somehow reconnecting the different parcels for a new development scheme. The developer’s representative, whose name was inaudible in the online videotape of the BOCC meeting, told the BOCC that extended approvals were needed to keep the talks alive. But the commissioners, having unexpectedly gone behind closed doors to talk with their attorney, concluded that the only extensions legally available to the project are for the vested interests and the development agreement, both of which were extended to 2021 at the Monday meeting. The preliminary plan, however, could not be extended, though the commissioners seemed united in their displeasure that this was the case, and urged the developers to not abandon the effort to get the project built. Attorney David McConaughy, who represented the CI developers at the meeting, could not be reached for comment about what the developers plan to do next. Sopris Sun reporter John Colson was unable to attend Monday’s Garfield County Commission meeting, but viewed the River Edge portion online.

Doctors Garden starts winter coat drive

By John Colson Sopris Sun Staff Writer

The oldest recreational cannabis shop in Carbondale, doing business under the name Doctors Garden, last week embarked on what it hopes will be an annual drive to collect winter coats and sleeping bags for the area’s homeless population. The drive, according to store general manager Russell Wilde, is the ďŹ rst such effort by the store, which in January, 2014, was the ďŹ rst in the Roaring Fork Valley to open under the then-new, voter-approved recreational marijuana legalization, under an amendment to the state’s constitution that was overwhelmingly endorsed by the state’s electorate in 2012. “Basically, what we’re doing is a sleeping-bag/snow-coat drive,â€? Wilde told The Sopris Sun on Tuesday, explaining that the drive had begun a week earlier. “The main goal is, we don’t want anybody to freeze in the valleyâ€? in the cold winter months, Wilde continued. He said he had ďŹ rst come up with the idea while working at a different cannabisrelated business, but it had never really gotten off the ground until he came to work for James Leonard, owner of the Doctors Garden shop, a couple of months ago. In setting up the charity effort, Wilde said he had reached out to area homeless advocates, including Feed My Sheep in Glenwood Springs and the Aspen Homeless Shelter in, obviously, Aspen.

Explaining the details of the drive, Wilde said, the idea is for buyers to bring in a sleeping bag or a winter coat for donation to the drive, in return for which they will get $80 off the sale price on an ounce of cannabis, the largest amount that can be purchased at the store. The accumulated coats and bags will then be shipped to either Feed My Sheep or the Aspen Homeless Shelter. But, Wilde emphasized, a buyer can only bring in one coat or bag per day to get the discounted deal. Still, he said, customers can participate in the drive three times over the duration of the sale, which he expects will continue until Thanksgiving or a little longer if the ski areas are prevented from opening due to a lack of snow. “Nobody really needs winter coats or sleeping bags in the spring or summer,â€? he remarked, so the drive is to be shut down some time before spring and restarted next fall. In general, Wilde added, Doctors Garden is “trying to be seen as more of a community-driven store than a proďŹ t-driven store,â€? in a localized effort to mitigate whatever bad rap the cannabis industry has gotten as being interested only in making tons of money off the Colorado cannabis business. Notably, the ongoing coat-and-bag drive is not the only humanitarian cause that Doctors Garden is involved in. In addition, according to the Colorado Product Services website (www.colorado-

productservices.com), the business donates to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Denver, and to the Semper Fi Fund, a national organization that offers ďŹ nancial assistances to wounded U.S. Marines and their families, while the marines recover from their wounds. Colorado Product Services, according to its website, is “the Western Slope’s largest producerâ€? of cannabis products, including

differing volumes of owering buds for smoking as well as edibles, “topicals,â€? “eJuice and “vapor smoking accessories,â€? with regional kitchens and cultivation operations under its corporate umbrella. It is on the third oor of the building at 580 Main St. (the building that houses the Mi Casita restaurant at street level), and is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (until 8 p.m. on First Fridays). Erin Rigney of Rainy Day Designs was ďŹ rst to respond to the Sun’s “where is thisâ€? contest last week and also let us know who created it. The artsy pile is located up Prince Creek Road at one of the Tybar Ranch’s entrances. It’s creator, Jose Miranda, tells the Sun it’s built of cottonwood trees that fell in 2014. He says Tybar owner Emma Danciger liked the wood pile so much, she asked Miranda to build another one at the main entrance. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Pre-school teaching is not for the faint of heart By Lexie Clark-Kimmel Special to The Sopris Sun “That’s so cute! You work with pre-schoolers!â€? “I wish I could play all day like you do. But I actually have to go work.â€? These are just some of the statements made to me and my colleagues who choose to work with pre-school children. But, as any early childhood educator will tell you, this pre-school business is not for the faint of heart. In fact, it can often break your heart into a million pieces. For some kids, there is simply too much noise — not the happy commotion of the classroom, or the shrieks of delight on the playground kind of noise — but the noise that can creep into small minds and hearts. This noise is the doing of adults and their adult worlds, worries and bad choices. Adults don’t always intend for their worries and bad choices to seep into their children’s lives. It can be a gradual, unintended side effect of parents having to deal with the tough stuff. We do our best with the kids in our charge, but for those kids whose lives have been affected by trauma, learning to socialize, count and other pre-academic skills are often set aside. Instead, these kids must ďŹ rst learn to trust, to live in a world outside their home (the classroom) where their needs are met in a loving way. This can be very unsettling for kids whose lives have been touched by trauma.  I once worked with a four-year-old boy I will call Sam. He was adopted and his birth history was fraught with drug and alcohol abuse while he was in utero. We were told he had classic characteristics of attachment issues. He would go out of his way to act in ways that perpetuated how he felt about himself: I am bad.  I deserve to be treated as such. Sam would violently rage one minute, then beg for a hug the next, screaming “Why don’t you love me?â€? We did the best we could for Sam, trying to let him know day by day, minute by minute, that he was worthy and loved in spite of his behavior. We truly thought that our love could push out all the noise for Sam. We sent him on his way

to kindergarten where we hoped the staff would see past the bad version of Sam that he had of himself. We also hoped that others could look past this version of Sam. Fast forward several years. I attended the holiday party of a good friend. Her neighbor was telling my friend a dramatic story about the teen she watched after school. The neighbor went to pick him up from school only to find it was on lockdown. She feared the worst, and soon found out that the boy she baby sat was the cause. I listened intently as she told us that the boy had threatened to stab his teacher with a pencil and in fact, had her pinned into a corner. Sadly, she was not surprised because this incident was among a long list of his aggressive and often dangerous acts Then she said his name — Sam — and some other identifiers that made my skin tingle and my heart jump. It was my Sam!  It was sobering and heartbreaking and naive for me to realize in that moment that our consistency, responsiveness, our love, so many years before, were not enough for Sam. He will most likely never be OK. His demons likely only dampened by a cocktail of medications.  We are lucky, though, those of us who work with and care for our littlest students. We get to be a part of what turns out to be for some kids the best years of their lives, which is in turns fulďŹ lling and deeply upsetting.

‌ these kids must first learn to trust, to live in a world outside their home (the classroom) where their needs are met in a loving way.

Lexie Clark-Kimmel is an early childhood special education teacher in the Roaring Fork School District. The Sopris Sun is soliciting stories from teachers in our valley’s schools. Our goal is to help people better understand the challenges, humor, joy and accomplishments that teachers experience as they educate our community’s youth. With support from the Manaus Foundation, we will pay $200 for every story that is selected for publication. Stories should be about 400 to 700 words. Please include your name, phone number, e-mail address and school, if possible. Stories should be titled, “Teacher Story� and sent to: dsbruell@gmail.com or The Sopris Sun, P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. For more information please call Debbie at 970-379-0214.

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The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. FRIDAY, DEC. 9. Drop them off at The Sopris Sun office in the Third Street Center (520 S. Third St., #36 – at the end of the “long hallâ€?) or send them to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623, postmarked by Dec. 5. Please include your name, grade, age and phone number ON THE BACK of your entry. For more information, call The Sopris Sun at 510-3003 or email terrir@soprissun.com. 14 • THE SOPRIS SUN • www.SoprisSun.com • NOVEMBER 10-16, 2016

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Habitat om page 5 families need in order to own a home. Habitat is looking for “families the community wants to support.â€? Volunteers want to feel appreciated. “We get to witness home ownership ďŹ rst hand,â€? said Rabbit (her complete name), a volunteer, who spends at least one day a week at a home site. “Without volunteers we wouldn’t get the homes built. It’s so rewarding. Please sign up,â€? she said. Wilson conďŹ rmed the warmth and community spirit at the home site. She ďŹ nds friendly messages scrawled on her oorboards. “You get your house built with love,â€? she said. “You feel supported. That’s what small communities are all about.â€? Habitat for Humanity seeks home owners who meet the program’s requirements and who will put in the time to build and maintain the home. “Who’s ready to take on extra responsibility? Who’s ready to take on roots? We’re looking for ready,â€? said Gilbert. Applications for 2017 are due by Dec. 9. To ďŹ nd out more, visit habitatroaringfork.org/homeownership, or contact volunteer coordinator Amy French at 948-7207.

Election day was a “harrowing� experience for many who were glued to their computers and televisions as the unexpected results were posted on their screens. Paul Nieslanik literally had a harrowing experience on Nov. 8 as he turned over soil in one of the pastures up on Red Hill in preparation for seeding in the spring. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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From Oct. 28 to Nov. 3, Carbondale officers handled 213 calls for service. During that period, officers investigated the following cases of note:

FRIDAY, Oct. 28: At 4:08 p.m. police were contacted by a local businessman concerning the suspected theft of “a piece of heavy construction equipment� earlier in the year. A report was taken.

blue, World Touring bicycle stolen from a RFTA bus stop in Carbondale (the police summary did not indicate which bus stop). The front tire is white-walled, while the back tire is solid black, according to police.

SATURDAY, Oct. 29: At 11:39 p.m. police stopped a vehicle for speeding 1-4 miles per hour over the speed limit. After investigating, police also arrested the 55-year-old driver on suspicion of driving while under the inuence of alcohol or drugs.

MONDAY, Oct. 31: At 2:08 p.m. on Halloween Day, police encountered a local woman digging in the ground at Evergreen Cemetery along 8th Street in north Carbondale. Upon investigation, the police discovered that the 38-year-old woman had a warrant out for her arrest for failing to appear in court about a trafďŹ c violation. She

SUNDAY, Oct. 30: At 5:33 p.m. police were informed about a 10-speed, light-

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Habitat for Humanities volunteers sometimes include your neighbors. The 2017 deadline to apply for a Habitat for Humanities home is Dec. 9. Photo by Justin Patrick

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