2011 Crystal Valley Echo December

THE CRYSTAL VALLEY ECHOand Marble Times

Providing a voice for community-based organizations and individuals that enrich the life of the Crystal ValleyDecember 2011 FREE Volume 8 Number 12

• Serving the Crystal Valley since 2002 •

Inside

Shop localpage 2

Marble’s newpastorpage 5

Carbondale fires

page 9

Vintage Valleypage 10

Marble Timespages 11-14

A look back at 2011

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2011 images: clockwise from top left, a pooch dons footware for WinterFest’sDog Parade; the Pyrhana Team paddles the upper Crystal; bighorn sheep winterin the Crystal Valley; ice cream at the Redstone General Store.

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MISSION STATEMENT:To provide a voice for Crystal Valleyites; to bringattention to the individuals and local businessesthat are the fabric of the Crystal Valley region; tocontribute to the vitality of our small town life.

PublisherAlyssa Ohnmacht

EditorCarrie Click

Staff WriterSue McEvoy

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DistributionDawn Distribution • 963-0874

Contributors to this issue ofThe Crystal Valley Echo:

Betsy Wedemeyer, John Emerick, George Newman, Carbondale and Rural Fire District,

Jack Roberts, Marble Charter School Students and Staff, Ellie Kershow, Thunder River Theatre Company,

Debbie Crawford, CMC, Doug Straw, Bruce Gledhill, Tim Lloyd, Olenick family,

Kay Moravek, Roberta McGowan, Carbondale Chamber of Commerce,

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, Garfield County Library District,

Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities, Keira Clak, CARE, Laurie Loeb, Doug Matthews,

Nancy Chromy, Debbie Russell, the Piffers, David Pacini

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Happy Holidays From the EchoThe Twelve Days of Christmas

During this holiday season in particular, we keep hearing about the importance of shoppinglocally. At the Echo, we couldn’t be more in agreement. Although Marble, Redstone and Carbondalearen’t exactly big-box shopping meccas (which is part of the reason we like them so much) there arestill lots of shops, restaurants, lodges, and services that sell and offer items that would make greatholiday gifts, even in the form of a gift certificate to enjoy soon after the presents are opened.

The Echo’s Sue McEvoy came up with this little ditty, below, and though it doesn’t includeeverybody – it would be one long ditty if it did – the idea is to get you thinking about purchas-ing presents right here in the Crystal Valley. Happy holidays….

On the twelfth day of Christmas my true love gave to me:

Twelve months of Echoes (a subscription to The Crystal Valley Echo)

Eleven horses galloping (courtesy of Avalanche Outfitters)

Ten dips in the hot springs (at Avalanche Ranch)

Nine old-fashioned candies (at the Redstone General Store)

Eight rounds of bingo (at the Redstone Inn)

Seven local wines (at the Redstone Company Store)

Six months of plowing (at Rusby Property Services)

Five marble sculptures (at The Marble Gallery)

Four antique items (at Tiffany of Redstone)

Three lovely facials (at Crystal Dreams Spa)

Two golden earrings (from the Redstone Art Center)

And a gift certificate purchased locally!

From top, Jan Cross is one of the many artists represented atThe Marble Gallery; lots of gifts are available at AvalancheRanch; the horses are ready for a ride – sleigh or otherwise –at Avalanche Outfitters; Perfectly Pecan Crunch, handmade atthe Redstone General Store, is available by the ounce or giftbag for holiday giving.

Echo file photos

DECEMBER 2011

W H O W E A R E

Betsy WedemeyerRedstone Age:

Old enough to know better (about quite a few things)

Occupation:

Real estate broker and speech pathologist

Birthplace:

Wichita, Kansas

When did you move to the Crystal Valley and why?In 1986; we were living in Kansas City when we started look-ing, three years before we actually moved. My husband Bobwas working for a company based in California and workingout of our house. We knew that might be a ticket to move tothe mountains, him being able to bring his job with him. Wedidn't really know the Crystal Valley and had thought wewanted to live close to Aspen. One Fourth of July, we wereout looking at properties. We saw our now-house advertisedin the paper. We came to see and that was it! We are so gladwe didn't move to Aspen and ended up near Redstone!

What three things would you like people to knowabout you?

1) I love living here.

2) I would hate to have to move anywhere else.

3) I feel so lucky to live here.

Which living person do you most admire?

There are many people I love and many I admire but notjust one.

What's the best piece of advice you've ever beengiven?

Live your authentic life and don't worry what others think.

What is your favorite thing to do in the CrystalValley?

Take walks in the woods above our house with our dogs.

Who are you? Would you like others to know who you are and what you’re about? Or do you know someone who lives and/or works in the Crystal Valleywho would make an interesting Who We Are subject? Let us know by contacting the Echo at [email protected], or call 963-2373.

“Who We Are” is a Q&A about Crystal Valleyites and/or those who work in the Crystal Valley area. Our objective is to give community members better connections and familiarity with each other.

A L O O K B A C K

Betsy Wedemeyer in China

As 2011 drawsto a close, welook back atsome of thestories fromthe past year

By Carrie Click, Echoeditor

Twenty eleven.Despite the all-too-familiar economicdownturn, the past yearsaw the start-up of sev-eral new businesses inthe Crystal Valley, whilefewer closed down forgood.

A good number ofCrystal Valleyites voiced

their desire to see their surroundings protected, along with local wildlife habitat.Designating the Crystal River as Wild and Scenic became a hot topic in January,largely because the possibility of the West Divide Project, involving at least two dams andreservoirs to be built in the Crystal River became a very real concern. Permission to approvethe future construction of a reservoir that would have drowned the village of Redstone wasdenied, but questions remain if a much smaller dam will be permitted near the town site ofPlacita near the entrance to Marble’s County Road 3.

Questions about energy industry activity in the Thompson Divide area nearCarbondale also remain, though a vocal group called the Thompson Divide Coalition, andPitkin County Commissioner George Newman have taken their concerns all the way toWashington.

The Crystal River Valley’s historical mining past made a return in 2011 when the YuleMarble Quarry above Marble sprang to life again in November 2010 after being pur-chased by Enrico Locati Lucini of Carrera, Italy. By January 2011, the quarry was up andrunning.

Another mine – a marble, gypsum and alabaster mine operating in the Avalanche Creekarea in the Crystal Valley – made news in 2011 as well. Originally named the White BanksMine and renamed the Mystic Eagle Mine, White River National Forest officialssought public comment about requests from the mine’s owners, the Elbram StoneCompany of Glenwood Springs, to operate the mine year-round, thereby potentially dis-rupting nearby bighorn sheep and elk herds. The owners also requested building a bypassroad and a log structure at the property. As of press time in late November 2011, WhiteRiver National Forest officials had yet to approve the mine’s operational plans.

There was plenty of discussion on whether or not the Crystal Valley should allow med-

ical marijuana farms and pot dispensaries. Outside of Aspen, Redstone was theonly place in Pitkin County with the appropriate zoning to permit medical marijuana sales.That same zoning could allow other areas in the Crystal Valley to permit pot-growing. Boththe Crystal River Caucus and Redstone Community Association came out in opposition tomedical marijuana dispensaries operating in the Crystal Valley.

Sara Lewis became the new general manager of the Redstone Inn after closing downCafé Redstone, which she owned and operated with her husband Jimmy Lewis.

WinterFest 2011 took place in Redstone Feb. 18-20 and involved everything from ice-climbing demonstrations to snowshoe races to a dog parade on the Boulevard to a movieabout free climbing Yosemite’s El Capitan. The Redstone Community Association (RCA)coordinated the event. As of press time in late November of 2011, the RCA had decided notto hold WinterFest in 2012. A sanctioned snowshoe race around the Redstone Castle willtake its place in February.

After years of planning and preparation, work began in late April on the RedstoneCoke Ovens Restoration Project and was completed in October – except for the land-scaping work around the site. The end result of the project resulted in the reconstruction offour of the ovens so that they look exactly as they did when they were operational in 1903.

In May, The Marble Hub opened in the Marble City State Bank Building, as literally a“hub” for the Marble community. Ten local entities joined together to make The Hub intoa cooperative community center with a coffee bar, Wi-Fi spot, library, bookstore, consign-ment shop and visitor information outlet: the Crystal River Civic Commission, GunnisonCounty, Town of Marble, Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, the Forest Service,Marble Charter School, Crystal Valley Preschool, Crystal River Heritage Association,Marble Community Church and the Marble Crystal River Chamber.

Slow Groovin’ BBQ also opened in Marble in May, increasing the town’s restaurant offer-ings by 100 percent. Ryan and Karly Vinciguerra opened their barbecue joint in what was for-merly Woody’s Rollin Smoke Bar-B-Que & Cookshack. Ryan and Karly met when they wereworking at the Little Nell Hotel in Aspen, and made the move to Marble with their son Tobin.

In June, Avalanche Ranch added another amenity to its resort: hot springs. The Ogilbyfamily owns Avalanche Ranch and drilled underground, creating two pools, a waterfall, andenough geothermal heat to heat the 13 buildings of the ranch during winter.

Mitch Alcala of Redstone coordinated another successful Redstone Rally at the end ofJune, the second consecutive motorcycle-based festival of its kind in the Crystal Valley. Therally included a poker run, a classic car show, had vendor booths, a silent auction, and livemusic. Proceeds went to Project Sanctuary, which provides Colorado therapeutic retreats tomilitary families.

In early fall, team members from Pyranha, a British based kayak and canoecompany, picked the Crystal River as the place to inaugurate one of their new boats, theShiva. One of the toughest sections of whitewater around, the team plunged into theCrystal Gorge up by Crystal City, which one team member called, simply “amazing” sinceit’s “like falling off the edge of the planet.”

In November, the Marble voters decided to retain Marble Mayor Tony Petrocco whena recall election was held.

As winter closes in and another Grand Illumination greets the Crystal Valley, we canonly imagine what’s in store for 2012. Here’s to a happy holiday season for everyone, aswell as a Happy New Year for the Crystal Valley.

A year of Echoes


Your calendar for goings on in and around the Crystal River Valley

C R Y S T A L C A L E N D A R

Help the Echo’s calendar grow; let us know. Send eventitems to [email protected] by the 15th of thepreceding month. Be sure to include the five Ws (who,what, when, why and where); contact info, cost and any-thing else you think readers need to know.

• Dec. 2: 6-8 p.m. Majid Kahhak paints live in honor ofthe holiday season on First Friday at Kahhak Fine Arts &School, 411 Main St., Carbondale. Beverages and horsd’oeuvres served. 704-0622, mkahhak.com.

• Dec. 2: 6-8 p.m. First Friday is a tradition inCarbondale, and includes all types of retail businesses, gal-leries, restaurants, free shuttles, rickshaw rides, maps, andperformers along the Highway 133 corridor, Third StreetCenter, and downtown, carbondalearts.com.

• Dec. 2-3, 8-10 at 7 p.m.; Dec. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. CMCTheatre presents “I Hate Hamlet” at CMC-SpringValley’s New Space Theatre. $15/general admission,$10/students, seniors, faculty. Call for tickets: 947-8177,[email protected].

• Dec. 2: 8:30 p.m. David Michael Smith and the GutString Band is at Steve’s Guitars, 19 N. Fourth St.,Carbondale. $10/person, 963-3304, [email protected],www.stevesguitars.net.

• Dec. 3, 10 and 17: 2-5 p.m. Santa’s coming to town.The big guy will be at the Redstone Inn for meet-and-greets on the before-mentioned dates and times (i.e.every Saturday before Christmas Eve). 963-2526.

• Dec. 4: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. African-inspired drummingworkshop with Laurie Loeb is at Carbondale CommunitySchool, 1505 Satank Rd., Carbondale. For info and reser-vations, contact Laurie at 963-2798, [email protected].

• Dec. 4: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. All Levels Balance workshopwith Bel and Emily Carpenter at Bikram Yoga Basalt. Formore information and registration, go tothehottestspot.net or call 927-1230.

• Dec. 4: 1-2:30 p.m. Mountain homestead class withMelissa; food shopping for holistic health. Info, RSVP:Melissa Sidelinger, 704-0402.

• Dec. 5-6: 6 p.m. Auditions for 10 parts ranging in agefrom 18 to 75 in “Dangerous Liaisons” directed byGary Ketzenbarger are at Colorado Mountain College –Spring Valley. Prepare a one- to two-minute monologue,and cold read from script; scriptis available. Performancesare Feb. 10-12, 16-19. Call 947-8177, [email protected].

• Dec. 6: 10 a.m. Redstone Community Associationmeets at the Redstone Inn. Learn about upcomingRedstone events, and help plan for them. redstonecol-orado.com.

• Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28: 1-2:30 p.m. Adult knitting classat The Marble Hub, 105 W. Main St., Marble, 704-9482.Info, RSVP: Chrisy Sidelinger, 704-0402.

• Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28: 3:45-5:15 p.m. Kids knitting classat The Marble Hub, 105 W. Main St., Marble, 704-9482.Info, RSVP: Chrisy Sidelinger, 704-0402.

• Dec. 8: 7:30 p.m. Opening night with pre-show recep-tion of Thunder River Theatre Company’s“Always…Patsy Cline,” which continues Dec. 9-11 and15-18 at the Thunder River Theatre in Carbondale, 67Promenade. Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.; thunder-rivertheatre.com, 963-8200.

• Dec. 10-11: 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. The Marble Hub’sHoliday Open House with Santa and his helpers, forlittle spenders and big spenders. Children (little spenders)shop from 1-2:30 p.m. Adults (big spenders) shop all day.Free gift wrapping, free refreshments. 105 W. Main St.,Marble, 704-9482.

• Dec. 15: 1-3 p.m. Time to recycle in Redstone. Infront of the Church at Redstone, Redstone Boulevard.

• Dec. 17: Christmas Bird Count with the Roaring ForkAudubon Society. Contact Mary at 963-0319 or Linda at704-9950 to take part. Roaringforkaudubon.org.

• Dec. 18: 5-7 p.m. Community Solstice Celebrationin the Calaway Room at the Third Street Center inCarbondale. Free bonfire solstice ceremony, OM PuppetTheater’s “Lin Yi’s Lantern,” music by Jimmy Byrne, sol-stice sing-a-longs, fresh bread from the community oven,and warm drinks. 987-3140, www.tworiversuu.org.

• Dec. 19: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Digestion class with JaclynWolf and Monique Villalobos at The Marble Hub, 105 W.Main St., Marble, 704-9482. RSVP: Monique Villalobos,963-7117. [email protected].

• Dec. 21: 7 p.m. on. The Howard Berkman TributeConcert is at the Blue Sage Center for the Arts. Donationsaccepted to go to a scholarship fund for a deserving youngperson. 228 Grand Ave., Paonia. [email protected];Blue Sage’s number: 970-527-7243.

• Dec. 22: The last day for the “Close to Earth,” photo-graphic and multimedia exhibit on the ranchers who livein the mountains of Baja California Sur, Mexico by CMCphotography graduate Elizabeth Moreno. CMC Gallery,831 Grand Ave., Glenwood Springs, 947-8367,cmcartshare.com.

• Dec. 24: 5 p.m. Christmas Eve service at MarbleCommunity Church. Dramatic monologue presentationwith candlelight; 121 W. State St., Marble, 704-1218.

• Dec. 24: 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve service at Churchat Redstone, 213 Redstone Blvd., Redstone, 963-0326.

• Dec. 25: 10 a.m. Christmas Day service at Churchat Redstone, 213 Redstone Blvd., Redstone, 963-0326.

• Dec. 25: 10 a.m. Christmas Day service at MarbleCommunity Church. Christmas story, Christmas carols,and Christmas Communion; 121 W. State St., Marble,704-1218.

• Dec. 31: Johnny O. rocks the Redstone Inn forNew Year’s Eve. Dinner, dancing, champagne toast,lodging packages, too. 963-2526, restoneinn.com.

ONGOING

• Guided tours of the historic Redstone Castle dur-ing the winter are on the weekends. Tickets are availableat The Crystal Club Café, Tiffany of Redstone, and theRedstone General Store. $15/adults, $10/seniors/children,free for kids under 5 years. More info on group tours: 963-9656 or redstonecastle.us.

• Take a horse-drawn carriage ride around Redstone.$25/person. Winter horseback rides available, too. 963-2526, redstoneinn.com.

• The Marble Hub’s winter hours are Friday, Saturdayand Sunday, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. 105 W. Main St.,Marble, 704.9482.

• Pilates in Redstone is on Monday and Thursdaymornings; 8-9 a.m. is advanced; 9:30-10:30 a.m. is begin-ner; and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. – all levels, everyone wel-come, at the Redstone Inn. $10 fee, punch passes avail-able. Dress comfortably and bring a mat. 704-1843.

• Roaring Fork Combat Veterans Support Group, asafe place for veterans who have served in combat opera-tions to share, meets every Monday at 8 p.m. at the CircleClub, 123 Main St., Carbondale. Contact Adam McCabe,309-613-6-91, [email protected].

• Total Body Fitness schedule in Redstone is Tuesday andThursday, 8:30-10:30 a.m., at the Church at Redstone onthe Boulevard. Have a two-hour body experience: Sculptyour figure with low impact to burn body fat, weight-bear-ing exercises to strengthen and breathing and mindfulstretching for flexibility and body/mind awareness. Free tothe community. All abilities welcome. Since 1995. Personaltraining available. Instructor: Lisa Wagner, 963-8240.

• HEARTBEAT – support for survivors after suicide –meets the second Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. atthe United Methodist Church, 824 Cooper St. (the BethelChapel entrance), Glenwood. Call Pam Szedelyi, 945-1398, or [email protected].

• Want to be "In Stitches"? Every first, third and some-times fifth Wednesday, bring the stitches (knit, crochet,needlepoint etc.) of your choice to the Redstone InnLibrary Room from 4-6 p.m. Beginner to advanced. CallKay Bell, 963-9811 or Mary Dorais, 963-3862.

• Recycling in Redstone is on the first and thirdThursday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Bring your card-board, glass, plastic, newspapers, magazines, aluminum,steel cans and office paper to the Pitkin County bin parkedadjacent to the Church at Redstone, Redstone Boulevard.

• Carbondale Recreation offers classes and programsfor a range of activities for kids and adults. 704-4190, car-bondalerec.com.

• Get help: Crystal Valley residents living in Pitkin County(that’s you, Redstonians), are encouraged by the AspenCounseling Center to pick up the phone if you are in anemotional crisis and need to talk to a trained professional.Don’t wait. Call 920-5555.

UPCOMING

• Jan. 12: 4-8 p.m. Open house community inputmeeting for Carbondale’s new library is at theCalaway Room at the Third Street Center 520 S. Third St.Carbondale. Come when you can. Light refreshmentsserved. Contact Andrea Korber of Land+Shelter at 963-0201, [email protected].

• Jan. 13: 7-11 p.m. Band of Heathens plays at PAC3 atthe Third Street Center in Carbondale. Presented byCarbondale Council on Arts and Humanities. The MileMarkers open. $30/tickets, all ages. 520 E. Third St.,Carbondale. Tickets available at carbondalearts.com.

• Feb. 4: The third annual USSSA-sanctioned RedstoneSnowshoe Race/Fun Walk 5k is at the RedstoneCastle; redstonecolorado.com.

DECEMBER 2011

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Marble Community Churchwelcomes new pastorBy Sue McEvoy, Echo staff writer

In October 2011, the MarbleCommunity Church welcomed a newfull-time pastor: Chaplain (Colonel) JonR. Stovall and his wife, Peggoty. As youmight surmise from his title, Jon is arecently retired Air Force command chap-lain with 28 years in the armed forces.

Jon, or Pastor Jon, arrived for his inter-view with church elders on Sept.10.

“[It was] the day they moved the sheepthrough Marble,” Jon recalls. He held his firstworship services on Sept. 11.

Jon and Peggoty have taken up resi-dence in the parsonage of the church andhave been busy moving in and acquaint-ing themselves with members of the con-gregation and residents of Marble.

“What I like about Marble is, here’s aninterdenominational church in the moun-tains,” says Jon. “Although the communi-ty is small, everyone’s welcome. Andwhen you go around, whether they go tochurch or not, they know you as the min-ister. This first month has really beenwonderful. It’s kind of neat because we’reentering into the whole season of Adventand Christmas. It crystallizes why I’m here in my own life.”

Jon hopes to draw on his experience as an Air Force chaplain to minister to Marble’s congrega-tion, which fluctuates between 40 and 60 members depending on the season.

“My responsibilities here are to love the people, pastor them, visit them especially when theyare sick, and to be present to the community,” he says. “The way I look at myself is – there’s physi-cians for the physical body but I am here to be, as best as I can, a doctor of the soul for people.”

Raised in the Black Hills of South Dakota, Jon realized his calling for Christian service and mis-sionary work after high school. He was ordained as a minister in 1980 and commissioned as an AirForce chaplain in 1983. He has served at bases in Nebraska, Germany, Washington DC, Texas,South Carolina, Afghanistan, Bahrain, and Maryland. Jon completed his service as the Air ForceGlobal Strike command chaplain at Barksdale, La.

Peggoty has a nursing degree and, with experience as a substitute teacher, has already startedsubstituting at the Marble Charter School. The Stovalls have two grown children, and several rel-atives in Colorado. They’ve brought their Labrador retriever named Starbuck with them to Marble.

“One thing that drew us to Marble was the mountains,” Jon says. “We both love to hike. Maybewe’ll do some snowshoeing. I’ve never tried cross-country skiing so we might try that, and mostof all I’d like to learn how to do fly-fishing.”

The Marble Community Church is an independent interdenominational Christian church.Services are held every Sunday at 10 a.m. Pastor Jon especially welcomes everyone to the candle-light service on Christmas Eve at 5 p.m. He also hopes to incorporate men’s and ladies’ groups andpossibly a game night as activities for members of the congregation.

To reach Pastor Jon, call 963-1464, and visit marblecommunitychurch.org.

Jon Stovall


C RC R YY SS TT A L R I V E R CA L R I V E R C A U C U S M AA U C U S M A TT T E R ST E R S

The Church at Redstone

We invite you to come and worship God with us in a peaceful and beautiful setting

next to the Crystal River in Redstone

Worship 10:00 a.m.Nursery provided

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Christmas Eve Service6:30 p.m.

Christmas Day Service10:00 a.m.

Bruce A. Gledhill, Pastor • 970-963-0326www.churchatredstone.com

A community church serving Redstone and the Crystal Valley.

By John Emerick, Crystal River Caucus

The Crystal River Caucus held its 2011 annualmeeting on Nov. 10, ending its 17th year of operation.The meeting agenda included an update on the pend-ing water court proceedings regarding the WestDivide Water Conservation District application, anupdate from the Thompson Divide Coalition on pro-posed gas drilling activities in the Thompson Dividearea, and election of board members.

West Divide water rightsThe Crystal River Caucus filed a letter of oppo-

sition with the District Water Court last July con-cerning the application for water rights for the WestDivide Water Conservation District and ColoradoRiver Water Conservation District. The applicationstill calls for a 4,000-acre-foot reservoir on theCrystal River. Other letters of opposition were filedby Pitkin County, Trout Unlimited, Crystal ValleyEnvironmental Protection Association, andAmerican Rivers. According to Bill Jochems, attor-ney for the caucus, Pitkin County will be the keyopponent in this case. Jochems believes that thecounty will argue that the two districts don't havethe funds, or the intention to build the reservoir,that the districts are trying to hold these waterrights only for speculative purposes, and that theyhave not proceeded with reasonable diligence dur-ing the 54 years that they have held their condition-al water right.

The court proceedings are at an early stage, and

Jochems would not speculate on how long it wouldtake for the court to reach a decision.

“It all depends on how hard the principal partiesare willing to fight,” he said.

Thompson Divide updateMarj Perry, representing the Thompson Divide

Coalition (TDC), presented an update on proposed oiland gas drilling activities in the Thompson Dividearea. The mission of the Thompson Divide Coalitionis to secure permanent protection from oil and gasdevelopment on federal lands in the ThompsonDivide Area by seeking federal withdrawal of gasleases there.

The coalition’s biggest concern is the request fromSG Interests to the Bureau of Land Management(BLM) to unitize 16 gas leases that the Houston-basedcompany holds in the Thompson Divide area. Theaction would lump all of the leases into one holdingand would allow the company a time extension andprovide more flexibility in drilling than if the leaseswere held individually. The leases include 32,000acres in the heart of the Thompson Divide RoadlessArea, which connects many other roadless areas toGrand and Battlement mesas and the main stem of theRocky Mountains, and thus is extremely important asa wildlife corridor.

An industry consultant working with the TDCestimated that within the 32,000 acres in the pro-posed unit, there could be as many as 400 wellsdrilled, and more than 200 miles of roads in the area.To date not a single well has been drilled in the area,

and the only other natural gas company in the unit,Encana, has already indicated they will allow theirtwo leases to expire.

The coalition believes that the unitization requestis a ploy to hold onto the leases after they would nor-mally expire, without any significant development,until the price of gas increases. The coalition believesthat the unitization request should be denied, but ifapproved, BLM should require a full environmentalimpact analysis and limit surface disturbance.

In October, the 10th Circuit Court of Appealsupheld the 2001 Roadless Rule issued during theClinton Administration. Thirteen of the leases in theproposed unit were sold after implementation of therule and did not include stipulations barring surfacedisturbance. Several environmental organizations,including Western Resource Advocates, WildernessWorkshop, and High Country Citizens Alliancebelieve these 13 leases are non-compliant with the2001 Roadless Rule and should be cancelled.

New board members elected Three regular board positions were open, as well

as the position of vice chair being vacated by yourstruly. Bill Hanks, Mike Ferguson, and Clark Heckertwere elected to the board, and Mark Lacy was elect-ed to be vice chair. Board members whose termsexpire next year include Dee Malone, chair, andSharon Clarke, Tom McBrayer, Chuck Ogilbee, andRay Pojman.

For more information, contact the Crystal RiverCaucus at [email protected] or call 963-2143.

The caucus holds its annual meeting Nov. 10

DECEMBER 2011

New focus with 2012 budgetBy George Newman, Pitkin County District 5 Commissioner

In 2010, the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) and staff held a series of “kitchen talks” throughout thecounty. The goal was to revisit our mission statement that was last done in a similar format 10 years ago. It provided usan opportunity to share with citizens the current programs and services we offer and to gather input and re-set priorities.

This past year at our annual retreat, we reviewed the data collected and created a new mission statement as wellas a new vision statement on where we see the county going. This then led to a new strategic plan that all the coun-ty departments used in the development of the proposed 2012 budget as well as a five-year plan; the overall goalbeing to focus on investing in services and infrastructure that will produce results citizens need and desire.

While our overall budget includes special revenue funds (airport, landfill, library, open space and trails, transla-tor, E-911), this column focuses on the general fund, which includes the county’s core services (road and bridge,human services, public safety, community development, administration, clerk and recorder, attorney’s office, pub-lic works/fleet). The projected 2012 budget for these core services is $23,284,930.

Revenues to the general fund come from property taxes (28 percent), sales taxes (28 percent), program and serv-ice fees (21 percent), intergovernmental revenue (17 percent) and miscellaneous other sources (6 percent). Propertytaxes that go towards the general fund are less than $.06/tax dollar collected. Pitkin County levies a 3.6 percent salestax. These funds are split amongst four separate authorities: 1.5 percent for mass transit, 0.1 percent for the HealthyRiver and Stream fund, with the remaining 2 percent shared with Aspen, Snowmass Village and Basalt. The finalallocation to the county’s general fund is 43 percent of this 2 percent, which is less than a penny for every dollarspent in Pitkin County.

Based on our strategic plan, we are taking a new approach to our proposed budget and five-year plan by realign-ing resources from services experiencing less demand (community development) to those experiencing moredemand (human services and road and bridges). In addition, we are increasing our investment in the recruitment,retention and development of a professional and qualified workforce. By merging and reallocating some of our“undesignated” fund balances (facilities fund, tech pool fund, and road fund), we will be able to re-apportion thesedollars in conjunction with designating 50 percent of all sales tax revenues towards capital projects.

During the next five years, the proposed capital plan includes:• $10.8 million for road and bridge projects ($1.9 million in 2012);• $7.8 million for facilities maintenance and energy conservation measures ($1.7 million in 2012);• $3.9 million for information technology investments ($800,000 in 2012);• $3.4 million for heavy equipment and vehicle replacements ($325,000 in 2012).

The ability to allocate this high percentage to capital projects is due not only to the revised allocation of incomerevenue but also to approximately $5.2 million in operations saving. This includes the elimination of six positions,reductions in health insurance expenditures, and savings throughout the organization in personnel expenditures andcost center reductions.

With the help of the financial advisory board, the BOCC continues to take a conservative outlook over the nextfive years. We are projecting a modest increase in sales taxes (2-3.5 percent over five years), an average increase ofjust over 3 percent in property tax revenues as the real estate market slowly adjusts, a gradual improvement in ourinvestment income, and community development fees beginning to rebound in 2013. Of course, these are just pro-jections, but the beauty of a five-year plan is it allows us to make adjustments based on economic realities and, ifnecessary, to re-allocate the percentage of the general fund budget from capital projects back to operations.

Although the final budget will not be approved until mid-December, I believe the county is going in the right direc-tion adapting to our new economic reality. The proposed 2012 budget and five-year plan are the first steps in main-taining our long-term financial and organizational health, while advancing community and environmental well-being.

In this column, District 5 Pitkin County Commissioner George Newman offers his take on current matters. You canreach him at [email protected]. Pitkin County commissioners hold weekly work sessions on Tuesdays andbi-monthly public hearings on Wednesdays in the Plaza One building next to the Pitkin County Courthouse on Main Streetin Aspen. Agendas are available at aspenpitkin.com. Both meetings are televised live and repeated on locater CG12 TV.They are also streamed live and available on Pitkin County’s website, at aspenpitkin.com.

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ObituariesThomas Raymond “T.Ray” Becker

Nov. 1, 2011

Thomas Raymond “T. Ray” Becker passed away peacefully onthe morning of Nov. 1.

He is survived by his two sons, Jesse and Andrew Becker, andhis former wife, Nancy.

Thomas “T. Ray” Becker lived an amazing life. He loved many,and was loved by many. There was a memorial gathering at ThePour House restaurant in Carbondale on Nov. 12.

Donations may be made to the T. Ray Becker Memorial Fundat Alpine Bank.

Howard W. Berkman June 4, 1947 – Oct. 29, 2011

Beloved son,nephew, brother,uncle and friend,Howard Berkmanunexpectedly passedaway in Paonia on Oct.29 following a brief ill-ness. He was 64.

Chicago born, welltraveled, and residing inColorado since 1976,Howard was a profes-sional singer/song-writer/guitarist wellknown throughout theWest Slope and beyond.

Howard is survived by his mother, Harriet Farkas of Tamarac,Fla., his uncle Carl (Hattie) Fox of Niles Ill., sister Felice (Darrell)Sage, nephew, Kyle Sage of Littleton Colo., sisters Pamela(Mehran) Saky and Brenna Hopkins, and stepbrothers Dr. Daniel(Gail) Farkas and Dr. Jeremy (Fran) Farkas.

A memorial celebration of his life was held at the Blue SageCenter for the Arts in Paonia on Nov. 13.

In lieu of flowers, please make your donations to HowardBerkman Music Scholarships, First State Bank of Colorado, P.O.Box 597, Paonia CO 81428.

Howard Berkman TributeConcert to be held Dec. 21

The Howard Berkman Tribute Concert is being held at the BlueSage Center for the Arts, 228 Grand Ave., in Paonia on Dec. 21.Music starts at 7 p.m.

The lineup includes Mojo plus Devon Meyers; Mike Gwinnand the Northfork Flyers; Gus Brett; The Strolling Scones; PaulFrazier; Big Bottom with Johnny O. and friends; and MidnightMesa.

“Other musicians would love to participate, but at this pointthat's all we can fit in,” says organizer Mike Gwinn.

A good friend of Howard’s, Bob Pinetta, will M.C. the evening. Donations are being requested to go to a scholarship fund in

Howard’s name for deserving young musicians. “The parameters of the scholarship are yet to be determined by

a committee, of which I’m a part,” says Mike. A silent auction table will be set up, and everything else,

including the music and the facility is being donated. Mike says that he would appreciate help with a potluck organ-

izing food and drinks for the event as he has his “hands full organ-izing music. The Sage will sell beer and wine to help defray theirexpenses.”

Mike Gwinn’s e-mail is [email protected]. The Blue SageCenter’s number is 970-527-7243.

DECEMBER 2011

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Re-1 school board member to hold office hours

Dear Echo: I would like to thank everyone who helped support and pass

the mill levy override for the Re-1 School District. I know that inthese very difficult times, it was a lot to ask, but thankfully ourvalley has rallied around our schools and our children, realizingtheir importance for our future.

Funding for education is not just a district problem; it’s astatewide problem that needs to be fixed. With Gov.Hickenlooper proposing more cuts for education in his budgetfor next year, we are by no means out of the woods yet.

I’d like to keep the conversation going about the direction ofour schools. As a board member of Re-1 as well as a father of two,I know how vital it is to be involved and understand more aboutthe schools my kids attend, so in an effort to be more accessibleto parents, teachers, students and community members, I will beholding office hours each month. I will be based at the BasaltElementary School, so if you would like to set up an appointmentto meet with me, please contact the school office at 384-5800.

Below are the dates and times that I will be at the school:Dec. 13, 3:30-5 p.m., Jan. 10, 3:30-5 p.m., Feb. 7, 3:30-5 p.m.,

March 6, 3:30-5 p.m.

Thank you!Richard Stettner

Roaring Fork School District Re-1 Board MemberBasalt

By Carrie Click, Echo editor

Carbondale woodwork-er David Rasmussen is stilllooking for shop space andtools to replace all that helost in a Nov. 3 fire.

A 100-year-old barn where David had set up hiswoodworking shop on Thompson Creek Road aboutthree miles west of Carbondale was a complete loss as aresult of the fire. The barn, which was owned byCathren and Jeff Britt of Carbondale, was insured, butDavid had no insurance on his tools or materials. No onewas hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

According to Deputy Fire Chief Rob Goodwin ofCarbondale & Rural Fire Protection District, the firewas extinguished within 20 minutes from the call forassistance at 4 a.m., which brought six fire trucks, oneambulance and 18 volunteer and paid firefighters tothe scene.

The Britts also used the barn to produce wares fortheir Dancing Colours store on Main Street inCarbondale.

“We are very sad for David’s loss!,” wrote Cathrenin an email to the Echo.

As of Nov. 22, David said a benefit fund has beenestablished at Alpine Bank in Carbondale to help himrecover some of his losses.

David works with sustainable materials to createfunctional wood pieces. His one-of-a-kind custompieces are influenced by the natural landscape.

With the destruction of his working space onThompson Creek Road, David is temporarily work-ing out of Anderson Ranch Arts Center in SnowmassVillage. He is currently looking for new space withexisting equipment to start creating his original andcommissioned pieces. If you have ideas about studioand woodworking space, contact David at 970-510-0637, [email protected] or visitdavidrasmussendesign.com.

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at 184 N. 11th St., in Carbondale. The first responding fire officer was on scene within eight minutes andreported a fire burning between a shed and a home. The first fire truck was on scene in 16 minutes.

The fire damaged a chicken coop, straw bale shed and windows of the residence, along with a fence, deckand porch at the adjacent residence at 201 N. 10th St. There were no firefighter or civilian injuries, though allof the chickens in the coop were killed in the fire. The chicken coop was a total loss and the straw bale shedsuffered extensive damage, however no dollar amount has been determined as of press time.

The fire department responded with three fire trucks, an ambulance and 17 personnel. The fire wasreported as being out at 4:21 am.

“The first arriving engine, staffed with both volunteer and paid members, did an excellent job of contain-ing the fire and preventing further spread,” said Carbondale Deputy Fire Chief Bill Gavette.

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Christmas past – with Alma OsgoodBy Sue McEvoy, Echo staff writer

The beginnings of the holiday tradition in Redstone date back to the founding of the “model village” in theearly 1900s by John Cleveland Osgood, chairman of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. Osgood’s wife, Alma,known as Lady Bountiful to the townspeople, considered Christmas her favorite season to visit Redstone.

While many stories may have been lost to time in the past 100 years, here are a few that were documented. Here’s one from Redstone’s former company newspaper, Camp & Plant, from Dec. 20, 1901:“Arrangements have been completed for quite an elaborate celebration of Christmas in Redstone. The public school is

to have its tree in the Elk Mountain Inn [now Redstone Inn], which is now nearing completion. Mrs. Wright and MissFreeman are in charge of the entertainment to which all residents of Redstone have been invited. Mr. and Mrs. Osgoodand their guests, Miss Osgood and Mr. Agassiz, will be present.”

Here’s some more recent correspondence sent to the Redstone Castle, dated Dec. 24, 1976, which includ-ed a copy of “The Redstone Waltz,” a piece of music created by Alma Osgood:

“Dear Sir,In 1903-05, my father worked as a miner near Redstone. We lived in a colorful little house near the center of town.

Mrs. Osgood was very kind to all the children of the town, every year she gave us toys and cakes. One year my sisterreceived a sheet of music with her gift and a request to play it on her violin. Mrs. Osgood wrote the piece herself you see,but we never heard no more of it. I am alone and feeling poorly and am sending you this unusual page for whatever useyou may see fit.

God Bless, Karl P. Hunt”An excerpt from, “The Tin Man,” a story of the life of former Crystal Valley resident Roy McTavish, tells

a little more about Alma Osgood’s generosity: “Roy moved to this valley in 1897, his father worked on the original Redstone Mansion as the foreman on the job, but

they lived in a tent until the first house in town was built. Roy began his education at the age of six in a little wooden school-house until the school was moved into a stone building Mr. Osgood provided. Roy remembered, “All the children loved theOsgoods, especially Mrs. Osgood.” This was because every Christmas she would have them write her a note, telling whatthey wanted for Christmas. “The first thing I wanted was a sled, and I got a beautiful sled.” Each child received the gifthe or she asked for. “The second year I asked for a watch, and I got a watch.”

Alma Osgood, left, as depicted in this Jack Roberts’ painting.

DECEMBER 2011

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MCS Read-A-ThonBy Bella

Marble Charter School students recently had an amazing Read-a-Thon! Ittook place starting October 1st and ended October 29th. Each student made areasonable goal of pages to read. Students asked friends and family to give thempledges for every page they read. Each day of the month students logged theirpages on a chart and worked towards theirgoal. Eventually every kid reached their goaland in celebration the teachers and parentsarranged a 24-hour read-in where at least oneperson was reading at school from 9 am oneday to 9 am the next. (Most the time, every-one was reading, except for the middle of thenight when people took turns getting up andreading for a couple of hours.)

As a reward for all the hard work put intoreading during the month of October, it wasarranged that all MCS students got to go tothe Glenwood Hot Springs pool! We also gota presentation about the libraries in our valleyat the Glenwood Springs library. The kids gotto learn how to use the Dewey DecimalSystem, how to find a book and what the labels onthe spines of the books mean. The students had somuch fun reading and meeting their goals!

A huge thank you to everyone who participated.Thanks to the students for doing so much reading,thank you to all of the people who made pledges, weraised $1,446 to go towards books for our school.And, a special thanks to all of our readers who helpedthroughout the month: Jill Ulrych, MaryAnn Wofford,DezaRae O’Flannery, Alyssa Ohnmacht, Karen Good,Alicia Benesh, Beth and Matt Maun, Randy Tuggle,Becky Trembley, Jorndan Maguran, Peggoty Stovall,Larry Good, Kristin Wahlbrink and of course our fan-tastic teachers and staff.

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Day of the Dead CelebrationBy Ralph and Katie

On November 2nd at 6:00 there was a Day of the Dead celebra-tion, Dia de los Muertos, at Thunder River Theater Company inCarbondale.

This celebration had talking ,dancing, and this year it had an Aztecinfluence. The dancers were from Aspen Santa Fe Ballets FolkloricoDancers. The readers were Jeff and Kristen Carlson, Valerie Haugen,

Richard Lyon, and Lon Winstonthe owner of Thunder RiverTheatre Company. This wasThunder River TheatreCompany’s 8th annual Day ofthe Dead Celebration.

Several people from MCSattended this celebration whenasked what her favorite partwas Alyssa Ohnmacht quicklysaid, “The costumes wereamazing and beautiful. Theyalso sounded amazing. Myfavorite part of the performancewas when they were dancing sohard that the floor shook.”

Veterans Day at MCSBy Ralph

On Thursday November 10th Marble Charter School celebratedVeterans Day By inviting Veterans from the area to tell their storiesabout serving in the Armed Forces. There was at least one person forevery Armed Forces group except for Coastguard. MCS bus driverJim Aarts was one of the Veterans that was celebrated, he served inthe Navy on an aircraft carrier. Another Veteran that came was AllanStickell, from the Marines. His job was truck driving, his main goalwas to get the cargo from point A to Point B as quickly as possible. Therewas many more Veterans that came that day. As the veterans left the MCSstudents presented the veterans with cards. The 3-5 group presented posterswith important words on them like Honor and Sacrifice to the veterans. Wehope to celebrate this event once again next year.

After learning how plants carry out processesnecessary for life, the 3rd thru 5th grade stu-dents created drawings of their own plants andlabeled its basic parts. Left by Patrick, right byKatie.

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Our staff’s favorite holiday traditions

Debra: Eating good food with people that I love.Debby: When we sit around the around thetable and tell what were thankful for.Dan: My favorite holiday is Thanksgivingbecause I gets to be with family and gets to relaxand watch football.Andi: Putting the Christmas tree up afterThanksgiving.Gina: Having meals with family.Amy: Christmas music.Jim: Eating a lot of food on Thanksgiving.Barry: Getting dressed up and dancing.Christy: Always making turkey bread onThanksgiving.Carin: Playing board games with family duringThanksgiving so that dinner lasts really long.

What foods our staff like to eat for the holidays?

Debra: Shrimp, lobster and seafood Debby: Christmas cookies, leftover side dishesand scalloped cheesy potatoes.Dan: A big turkey with stuffing, mashed pota-toes and gravy, broccoli salad and apple pie.Gina: mixing sweet and savory and enjoying allthe leftovers.Andi: Homemade cranberry sauce with pumpkinpie.Amy: Eggnog and decorated cookies.Jim: Stuffed turkey.Barry: Pie and cherry sauce.Christy: Green bean casserole.Carin: My family likes turkey, but I like steakbecause there is no Thanksgiving in Holland.I don’t really like turkey.

By Ralph, Katie and Ava

Student SpotlightTomasBy Ralph

Who is your hero andwhy? My hero is MarioLemieux because I wantto be a hockey player likehim.Who would you like tomeet and why? I’d liketo meet Wayne Gretzkybecause he’s the besthockey player ever.What is your favorite movie? Narnia.What is your favorite book? Warriors.What is your favorite subject? Science.What is your favorite sport? Hockey.What is your career choice? A hockey player.What is your pet peeve? The same sound over andover.Who is your favorite sports player? Jaromír Jágr. Where would you like to visit the most? Hawaii.

Teacher SpotlightKatie’s interview of Amy

Who has influenced you the most? My aunt Judy,who taught me that hard work and effort pay off.What is your favorite book? Cutting For Stone.What is your favorite subject to teach in school?Science because there is always something interesting toexperiment.What is your favorite sport? Nordic skiing.When were you the happiest? When I had my twokids.When is your birthday? May 27.Where would you like to visit and why? Europe because there is a lot of history there.Where did you spend your best vacation ever? In HawaiiHow would you describe yourself, using 3 adjectives? Energetic, Patient and Curious.How would you spend your ideal day? Hanging out with my kids and going hiking.

E-Team Update - 6-8 - Debby MacekThis past month, the older students at MCS, 6th – 8th

grade, have all completed our big unit on statistics and dataanalysis in mathematics. 6th graders are now focusing onfactors and multiples, 7th graders are working diligently onproportions, and 8th graders are mastering the PythagoreanTheorem. Next month, 6th graders will begin tackling frac-tions, as 7th graders move on to negative numbers and 8thgraders begin looking at exponential functions. In LanguageArts, students have completed Personal Narratives and eithera Problem-Solution Essay or a Cause-Effects Essay. Nextwe’ll be working on some seasonal writings and poems aswell as finishing reading Farewell to Manzanar and focusingon expository readings. In Social Studies, the 6th – 8thgraders completed their work on Asia by comparing and con-trasting the four major religions there (Islam, Buddhism,Hinduism and Christianity) and looking at the Japanese-American Internment during WWII and the conscription ofchild soldiers in the Myanmar Civil War through the lens ofconflict and how it effects children and families. Next, we’reoff to Africa; we’ll look at colonialism and current efforts atsustainability in that continent. The 3rd – 5th graders arestudying history and geography through the lens of biogra-phies; famous people from around the world will help us gainperspective on different cultures.

Wildcats Update - 3-5 - Dan PollThe Wildcats classroom is thankful for the seasons. The

Reading streets program has been a wonderful addition toour schools curriculum. Each week is centered on a ques-tion of the week. Each week also has several mini-conceptsthat spiral back around throughout the school year. ForNovember, our questions of the week will be; Why do peo-ple explore new place, what can we discover in the land-scape of the Southwest, and How does Yosemite reflect theunique qualities of the west. In Math, we will be continu-ing to build on the student’s knowledge of place value. Wewill be working on addition and subtraction of numbers upto one million. In subtraction, we are focusing on master-ing problems where students have to barrow. We will alsobe working on breaking apart word problems. The weeksare flying by and we are moving right along!

K-2 Class Update - Gina MilesLooking back at November, I am amazed at what the

students accomplished. We wrote expository reports onanimals from Indonesia. The Water Dragon and MouseDeer were two favorites. We also had an interesting trip tothe Marble Cemetery to celebrate Dia de los Muertos.

During the short school month of December, the K-3classroom will be very busy. Along with our normal aca-demic program, we will be learning about holiday celebra-tions from around the world. If you have a special holidaythat you celebrate and would like to come and share withor class, please let us know.

We are still trying to gather supplies for a “new” Kinderspace. We are asking for lightly used wooden blocks, dressup items, craft supplies, child size furniture etc. Please callthe school (963-9550) if you have anything you can pass on.

Science Update - Amy RusbyThe great things we are doing in Science at MCS!!!The 3rd thru 5th grade students have been learning about

the life processes of plants compared to the life processes ofanimals. To expand their understanding, they have alsolearned about the differences in plant and animal cells. If youare in the area, please stop by MCS and see the students’ dia-grams of a plant and a cell. This was their way of sharing theirunderstanding of what they have learned.

The 6th thru 8th grade students have been working with apartner to research one of the biomes of the world (For example-Tundra, Desert, Freshwater, Rain Forest, Savannah, DeciduousForest). Then they were asked to design a blueprint of a sustain-able city within their biomes. We had the pleasure of having,Marble local, Jim Aarts, come to class and brainstorm with stu-dents on how they can make their cities more sustainable anduse less non-renewable resources. Once the students were com-pleted with their blueprints, they were given Legos, to actuallybuild their cities! Come check out their great minds at work!

In December, the 3rd thru 8th grade students will be learn-ing about Social and Emotional Well Being and Preventionand Risk Management. This will encompass students learningabout: nutrition, physical fitness, personal hygiene, commu-nication skills, stress management and drug education. If youor someone you know, would be a good resource for us tohave in class to discuss any of these topics, please give AmyRusby a call at 963-1009. It is always beneficial to have out-side sources partner with us in educating the students.

A brief look into the classrooms…

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Director’s CornerThe Need for Community in aCommunity School

By Debra Winston

The Marble Charter School is truly a community schoolin that it exists to serve the local children who would haveto ride a bus for long distances to attend school if it werenot for this local school. This harkens back to the originalidea of the local school that served the whole communityas a gathering place, polling place, dance hall and often-times a place of worship. Our Marble Charter School hasnow expanded to include a huge activity room and com-mercial kitchen. With our new playground, open to thewhole community, we offer recreation and enrichment toeveryone. We even have two families who bring their chil-dren here from Glenwood Springs!

The community is welcome to be even more involved.We help to maintain an ice-skating rink that is open to thepublic, free of charge. This year, we have been partneringwith the Hub to offer baked goods and now the Hub willalso have ice skates available to rent for a nominal fee. Wehosted a talent show on Dec. 2 and we invited the com-munity to participate. The community also benefits by theLead King Loop each year in early September. This amaz-ing race takes runners on one of three routes and finisheswith a fabulous luncheon. Runners from all over Coloradoreturn year after year. We write an original musical – thisyear using folktales from around the world – and we’d loveto have costume and set assistance as well as a robust audi-ence in early March.

We welcome visitors any time. Come in if you’d like toread to children or have someone read to you. And if youhave a skill that you could share with our students, let usknow. We would like to begin a program of apprenticeshipsso that our older children can learn a craft or skill through acraftsperson and enjoy that special relationship that only amentor can provide. Our community school can only be asstrong as the community that surrounds – and participates –with us. Come join us in our educational adventures!

The K-2 class studied Japanduring the Asia unit. Theylearned about an important sym-bol of Japan, Mt Fuji. They alsolearned that Japan has many vol-canos and the parts of a volcano.

Clockwise from left, Volcano byBaylee. Mt. Fuji with train by Alex.Colorful Mt. Fuji by Cormac

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Our refuge is depleted to nothingwith our evacuation.

The bus stops and we enter a flood ofmusic and joy.

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We don’t know how long we havebeen here and our peaceful evacua-tion is now only a distant memory.

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Below, 6-8 - As part of a social studies unit on Conflict, students learned about theexperiences of Japanese-Americans during their internment in camps duringWWII. They studied photographs, propoganda, and Presidential Order 9066which authorized evacuations and internment. They read articles about thecamps, discussed what struck them powerfully, and then together in groups wrotepoems to perform to the class.

DECEMBER 2011

Piñon countryThis is the second in a series in Echo Logic about evergreen trees of the

Crystal Valley.

Another great evergreen of the Crystal River Valley is the ColoradoPinyon Pine, or Piñon Pine (Pinus edulis). In the lower Crystal Valley, thelandscape is dominated by pinyon-juniper woodland. This native treegrows all along the foothills of Carbondale and up through the

Avalanche Creek area towards Redstone. It grows with Rocky Mountain juniper mostly, but alsowith oak and sagebrush.

Pinyon-juniper woodland has an immense range spreading from Texas to California and all theway to Idaho and down into Mexico. (A common abbreviation of this forest is called P.J.) It is avery common forest type in the lower elevations of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah.

This two-needle pine only grows to about 20 feet. It has a rounded conical crown and its conesare small and shaped like an egg.Locally, pinyon pines tend to likerocky, flat areas on arid slopes in thelowlands of the Crystal Valley.

The pinyon pine has a great deal ofcultural significance and historicalvalue for the Native Americans in thesouthwestern United States, includingColorado. It has been and continues tobe an excellent source of food for peo-ple and wildlife, especially the pinyonnuts. A variety of birds rely on theseeds of this tree for food. The Clarksnutcracker, piñon jay, Stellar’s jay andscrub jay depend on this plant, just toname a few.

If you are headed up the CrystalValley, there is an excellent place to experience the pinyon-juniper woodland first-hand. At approx-imately mile marker 58 off Highway 133 on the west side of the road (or a right-hand turn if youare heading upvalley), is a place called the Perham Creek trailhead established in 1996. There is asmall parking lot and the trail begins immediately to the right.

The trail begins by having to cross the creek right off the bat, but a small wooden foot bridgemakes it super easy. Then it gradually climbs up into the pinyon-juniper woodland. There you canhike among the Colorado pinyon pine and Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum) as wellas Gambel’s oak (Quercus gambelii) and mountain sagebrush or big mountain sage (Artemesia triden-tata). The view of Mt. Sopris from this trail is awesome and the easy hike makes it a must do. Thisforest type has a timeless, peaceful quality that is sure to touch those who allow themselves toslow down and take it all in. It is especially nice in the late fall when the leaves of the deciduoustrees have already turned and winter has not yet gripped the lower elevations of the Crystal Valley.

Ellie Kershow lives in the Crystal River Valley where she writes about botany and environmental sci-ence. She has a master's degree in environmental science and policy.

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As I See ItA MONTHLY COLUMN BY BRUCE GLEDHILL

What’s in your mailbox?

Our mailbox was surprisingly full today. To be precise, it heldeight items. As you might guess, seven of those were unwantedbulk mail advertising. For that reason, I keep a trash can close tomy front door and the junk mail gets deposited there withoutmore than a glance.

Oh, and the eighth item in my mailbox? It was a bill.But in a few days the contents of our mailbox will change. Over the next three weeks we

will be blessed with an average of about three Christmas cards a day. Talk about Christmasjoy…I don’t have to look any farther than the miracle of hand-addressed mail.

The Christmas season is about the only time of the year when going to the mailbox is apleasant experience. Maybe it’s no accident that our mailbox is red and green.

In many cases, the Christmas cards we receive represent friendships that have withstoodyears of time and miles of separation. They stir memories of life and love we have shared withthe senders. The people mean so much to us that we actually keep their cards until the follow-ing Christmas.

Now I have to admit, for us, Christmas cards are a case where it is definitely more burden-some to give than to receive. In recent years ours have usually gone into the mailbox some-time long after the first of the year.

There’s no question about it, Christmas cards are a hassle to get out. First we have to buythem, searching through piles of boxes to find one with a cover and a text that suits our style.Then we try to add at least a short personal greeting in each card. Next we have dig out theaddress book and transfer all the proper names and numbers onto the envelopes. Then comesstuffing, sealing, and stamping.

Although I make it sound like a dreary task, it’s actually a small price to pay for the rewardof receiving those personal greetings in return.

Each card in your mailbox is a reminder that the real heart of Christmas is love. Love, ofcourse, is the key ingredient of the Christmas story that tells about God reaching out toembrace the world. Love is also at the heart of our individual enjoyment of Christmas as wereconnect with family and dear friends.

Personally, I’m delighted that we have now turned to the calendar page that saysDecember. This month, many of my trips to the mailbox in front of our house will be reward-ed with colorful envelopes containing Christmas love in written form.

Bruce Gledhill is the pastor at the Church at Redstone.

Arts & Entertainment“Always…Patsy Cline” opens on Dec. 8

Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC), in a special part-nership with Aspen Stage, is presenting an encore produc-tion of "Always...Patsy Cline.” Based on singer Patsy Cline’slife. The Roaring Fork Valley's Jeannie Walla plays Patsy Cline,and co-star Cara Daniel will recreate Louise Seger, Patsy’shilarious friend, backed by The Bodacious Bobcats.

The show includes 27 songs from Patsy’s short yetremarkable career, as band members Bobby Mason, J.D.Martin, Geoffrey Morris, Randall Utterback, Dave Johnsonand Larry "LT" Thompson recapture the music of the 1950s.

TRTC has presented "Always...Patsy Cline" twice beforefor successful, short runs. After meeting with the cast andAspen Stage, TRTC decided to bring this family friendly pro-duction back to the theatre for a full run this holiday season.

Theatre patrons will recognize Jeannie from roles withTheatre Aspen, Aspen Community Theatre, The CrystalPalace, The Broadway Players, The Aspen Fringe Festivaland more. Cara is known in the Aspen area for her roleswith Aspen Stage, TRTC, The Crystal Palace, and more.

The production opens at the Thunder River Theatre, 67Promenade in downtown Carbondale on Dec. 8 and con-tinues Dec. 9-11 and 15-18. All performances are at 7:30p.m. except the two Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Ticketprices have been reduced from past performances of"Always...Patsy Cline" to $20. Opening night includes areception of champagne, catered savories, and meetingthe cast, musicians and crew. The reception is sponsoredby Jill and Craig Rathbun, and The Fleisher Company.Tickets are available at thunderrivertheatre.com. For moreinformation, contact 963-8200.

– Lon Winston, Thunder River Theatre Company

“I Hate Hamlet” at Spring Valley Dec. 2-10“I Hate Hamlet,” a comedy about a TV actor who tack-

les the role of Hamlet with assistance from the ghost ofJohn Barrymore, is being presented this December atColorado Mountain College in Glenwood Springs-SpringValley. Complete with swordplay and word play betweenthe living and the dead, “I Hate Hamlet” explores thedueling desires to pursue money or art.

Directed by Sue Lavin and written by Paul Rudnick, “IHate Hamlet” is a screwball comedy that highlights thetalents of an ensemble cast of CMC students and theaterprofessionals, including Nick Garay, Cassidy Willey, GaryKetzenbarger, Kelly Ketzenbarger, Gerald DeLisser andJanice Estey.

The play runs Dec. 2-3 and 8-10 at 7 p.m., with mati-nees on Dec. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. in the New SpaceTheatre at Colorado Mountain College in Spring Valley.Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students, seniors,staff and faculty and can be reserved at [email protected] or 947-8177, or purchased with cash orcheck at the door.

– Debbie Crawford

“Dangerous Liaisons” auditions on Dec. 5-6Colorado Mountain College (CMC) Theatre is holding

auditions for the 10 parts featured in the play,“Dangerous Liaisons,” at 6 p.m. on Dec. 5-6. The audi-tions are being held at CMC-Spring Valley.

Those auditioning are asked to prepare a one- to two-minute monologue, and to cold read from the script.Script copies are available.

Directed by Gary Ketzenbarger, the play requires fourmale actors and six females ranging in age from 18 for 75.

The play will run Feb. 10-12, 16-19. Contact 947-8177, [email protected]

with questions.

LIFT-UP provided Thanksgiving dinnerfor more than 1,500 local familiesMore giving planned for December’s holidays

By Doug Straw, LIFT-UP

LIFT-UP distributed Thanksgiving meal assistance to more than 1,500 local families during theThanksgiving holiday this year, a 30 percent increase over 2010. More than 6,000 people sat down toThanksgiving dinner this year – roughly 10 percent of the population for the communities in which LIFT-UPoperates – thanks to the generosity of the community.

Registration figures included 403 families in RIfle, 360 families in Glenwood Springs, 190 families in Basalt,185 families in Carbondale, 135 families in Parachute, 100 families in New Castle, 59 families in Silt, and 52families in Aspen.

"About half of the food distributed was donated by the community from food drives and items broughtinto the food pantries,” said Jeffrene Fowler, LIFT-UP's services manager, “and half was purchased by LIFT-UPat Food Bank of the Rockies or at local grocery stores."

The holiday meal assistance included traditional Thanksgiving menu items like stuffing, potatoes, corn andgreen beans, and a $10 meat voucher that was redeemable at local City Markets and Clark's Market inBattlement Mesa.

"I'm amazed and grateful to see how our community responds to the needs in our region, and I'm happythat LIFT-UP can serve as a channel of assistance to brighten the holiday season for neighbors in need," saidLIFT-UP Executive Director Mike Powell. “It’s been a rough year for many of these folks. I want to thank allof the supporters and volunteers that help make this tremendous outreach possible."

LIFT-UP is also distributing holiday meals in December in time for Christmas. The special holiday mealassistance is provided in addition to the regular services provided from LIFT-UP's seven area food pantries,which are serving an average of more than 2,000 people per month, and The Extended Table Soup Kitchen inGlenwood Springs that serves more than 1,100 meals per month.

To donate or find out more about LIFT-UP, contact 625-4496, liftup.org, or [email protected].

DECEMBER 2011

S P O R T S

Kids’ Sports & OutdoorsBy Larry Good

Gymnast loves everything about the sport

Meg selected for first-ever U.S. Freeskiing Slopestyle Team

By Sue McEvoy, Echo staff writer

Carbondale’s own Megan Olenick has recentlybeen selected to be a member of the first-ever U.S.Freeskiing Slopestyle Team. The U.S. Ski andSnowboard Association created the 10-member team,made up of five men and five women, in response toslopestyle skiing being included in the 2014 WinterOlympics to be held in Sochi, Russia.

“I got selected for the team in October but they didnot announce it until Nov. 4,” said Meg. “It was hardknowing that I was going to be on the team but not able to tell anyone until theyannounced it.”

Meg spent the fall training in Park City, Utah at the Center of Excellence, themain training facility for all of the U.S. winter sports teams. There, she worked outfive days a week in the gym lifting weights and recovering from knee surgery,which she underwent last March.

Homegrown in Carbondale, Meg learned to ski at age 2, and then joinedPowder Pandas at Buttermilk. Her first trick was a 360 or full spin. She now enjoysdoing zero spins – taking off and landing backwards – during her slopestyle runs.

Meg follows in the tracks of her two older brothers, Peter and Michael Olenick,who have both skied and coached professionally. Peter won a gold medal for SkiSuperpipe High Air at the Winter X Games in January of 2010.

“Landing your run in a contest and having it be the best run you can do is themost satisfying feeling in the world,” Meg said. “My heart is racing a million miles

an hour and my whole body is in shock. I always look around to see my familyand their reaction just to make sure that it was not a dream.”

Watch for Meg and the U.S. Freeskiing Team throughout the upcoming winterseason competing in World Cup events, the Winter X Games and the Dew Tour.At 6’3”, Meg is the tallest woman athlete on any of the U.S. winter teams, so she’shard to miss.

Carbondale’s Megan Olenick makes the team

Top left, Meg Olenick. Photo courtesy of the Olenick familyAbove, Meg in motion. Photo by Tim Lloyd

The sporting world is filled with goals. Put a ball in thehoop, cross the goal line. Kick a ball into, over or throughthe goal.

But a few sports – boxing, running, gymnastics – are moreelemental, and so in those sports, goals are something more personal and incremental.

Born in Marble, Carly Moravek is a local gymnast who has charted her future in thesport into attainable goals, and is pursuing them stridently, like so many mileposts ona personal journey. She does all four events – vault, floor, uneven bars and balancebeam, and she loves everything about the sport.

"I love the floor event because of the dance and the leaps, and I love some of themini events like tumbling and trampoline,” says Carly. “I can do a back flip, a front flip,front and back layouts, a layout with a full twist. I love the meets, I love seeing peo-ple go up and compete and I love getting scores and getting medals and you getscrunchies and little stuffed animals and stuff!"

Since beginning with Coach John Bakken of Aspen Gymnastics in June of 2009,Carly has quickly risen through the compulsory levels of competition towards her goalof someday reaching the Elite level that would qualify her for college competition, U.S.and world championship meets – possibly even the Olympics!

She loves the sport, which is based on the grace and beauty of movement, strengthand coordination, and self-expression. She is fully engaged in the process – one ofmeeting appropriate competition on her journey towards the Elite level. Carly is cur-rently at level 5, competing at the Compulsory level (levels 4 through 6), which culmi-nates in the state championships in Denver on Dec. 10-12. Last year, Carly placedninth at state at that level. She is not nervous about the upcoming state championship"because I had that experience last year and I did well," she says.

She is equally philosophical about the opportunity to move up. "Coach decides if he wants me to move up levels, and if he sees progression then

he might have me skip level 6,” Carly says. “I don't know. My goal is to do as well inlevel 5 as I did last year in level 4."

If she does well this year, and if her coach feels she's ready, Carly hopes to jump toOptional level competition (levels 7-9) for the upcoming January through April season.

Carly thrives on team chemistry, and uses a healthy rivalry to improve her perform-ance. Two good friends on her team are at the same level and sometimes she beatsthem in competition, and sometimes they beat her, but they drive each other to excel.

"We all compete as a team,” Carlysays, “but gymnastics is an individ-ual sport as well, because we getscores and rankings for yourself, butyou have a team to support you."

In that way, Carly is aware ofhow the team element supports theindividual performance, and how shein turn supports her team with herindividual performances. She is alsobecoming aware of how nerves canimpact an individual performance.

"I’ve noticed that when we arewarming up I do a lot better thanwhen I compete," she says, laughing.An athlete develops that sort of self-awareness through competition. When Carlyexceeds her goals or expectations for a certain meet, she feels "pretty good. Proud. If Idon't do well I say to myself, ‘Oh well, I can do better. I've done it before.'"

Carly enjoys all sports in a family that participates in hockey, basketball, baseball,volleyball, and gymnastics. What began for her in the summer of 2009 as "just lookingfor a summer sport, and gymnastics looked fun," has now become four gymnasticspractices a week, plus travel to meets. And it impacted her life in a different way whenit became necessary for her to switch from Marble Charter School (MCS) toCarbondale Middle School to keep up with her gymnastics schedule.

"I didn't want to lose gymnastics,” she says, “but I realized if I went to a different schoolI wouldn't lose my friends, but if I stayed [at MCS] I would lose gymnastics, so I went."

Carly Moravek likes Carbondale Middle School, and she loves gymnastics and shehas lots of friends. It seems as if she has everything in order. Good luck at state, Carly!

In Kids’ Sports, I wish to recognize the thrills and agonies of our children’s sporting pur-suits, but with a grateful wink to the parents, grandparents, siblings and other guardianswho quietly make it happen. Our community is a better place for all that support. Nextup…hockey? Skiing? Shoot me an e-mail at [email protected] if you have a kids’ sportsstory that needs telling!

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Echo BriefsSalvation Army bell ringers: Money donatedhere stays here

Volunteer bell ringers for the annual Salvation ArmyRed Kettle Campaign are accepting donations duringthis holiday season at locations throughout the RoaringFork and Colorado River valleys, from Aspen toParachute. Funds go to help individuals and families inneed. Money donated here stays here.

For more information, 945-6976 or The SalvationArmy, P.O. Box 2964, Glenwood Springs CO 81602.

– Roberta McGowan, Salvation Army

Special First Friday celebrates the holidaysAt a special First Friday, on Dec. 2, Carbondale cele-

brates the holidays with Light Up Carbondale! Santa willbe on hand, along with holiday tree lighting, the CrystalRiver Elementary School Choir, a bonfire, hot chocolate,and a Parade of Bike Lights throughout the evening.

Activities take place starting at 4:30 p.m., at theCarbondale Rec Center, at Main and Weant streets, ThirdStreet Center, Fourth Street Plaza, and other locationsthroughout Carbondale.

For info, call 963-1890, and visit carbondale.com. – Carbondale chamber

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers honors outstanding participants

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV), whichworks on improving and maintaining many trail systemsthroughout the Roaring Fork, Colorado River and CrystalRiver valleys, recently honored outstanding individualsfor their efforts with the nonprofit organization.

On Oct. 20 at the Third Street Center in Carbondale,RFOV recognized project and committee volunteers,agency partners, and food sponsors who have gone theextra mile to help fulfill the nonprofit’s mission of pro-moting stewardship of public lands through volunteeropportunities for trail work and conservation projects.

Among those honored:• Volunteer of the Year: Susan Cross of Snowmass

Village• The Pulaski Award (most RFOV projects in a season):

Jamin Heady-Smith of Glenwood Springs• New Crew Leader of the Year: Clay Colver of Aspen• Crew Leader of the Year: Gail Mason of Aspen • Agency Partner of the Year: Gary Tennenbaum with

Pitkin County Open Space and Trails. Gary has been andcontinues to be instrumental in several Crystal Valleyopen space projects, among them, Redstone’s plans toimprove three open space parcels: Elk Park, RedstonePark, and Redstone Boulders.

• Food Sponsor of the Year: Smoke Modern BBQ ofBasalt

• Ambassador of the Year: Helen Carlsen of BasaltFor more information, visit rfov.org or call 927-8241.

– Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers

New Carbondale library design teamseeks community input

The Garfield County Public Library District’s designteam are seeking to engage the Carbondale communityin the new Carbondale library design process. Openhouse community input meetings are planned for thecoming months to support collaboration throughout theproject.

The design team’s goal is to create a library that is notonly in Carbondale, but of Carbondale. The library dis-trict’s groundbreaking goal is anticipated for the summerof 2012.

Two open houses already took place in November.The third public open house is on Jan. 12 so that thecommunity can see the direction that the new libraryfacility design has developed.

The meeting will be held in the Third Street Center’sCalaway Room from 4- 6:30 p.m. with an after-hoursopen house available until 8 p.m. (for those who need tocome later). People are encouraged to come when theyare able and jump into a lively community event. Lightrefreshments will be available.

The design team is lead by Willis Pember Architectswith support from library architect Humphries Poli,Land+Shelter, DHM Design, Schmueser Gordon Meyer,Dan Richardson, KL&A, Beaudin Ganze, Group 3Planners, and Mark Chain Consulting. Community meet-ings are sponsored by the Third Street Center.

The new library will be located at the corner of ThirdStreet and Sopris Avenue, currently the home of two ten-nis courts.

Please contact Andrea Korber of Land+Shelter withany questions about the community outreach process at963-0201, [email protected].

– Garfield County Library District

CCAH presents Band of Heathens inJanuary

The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities(CCAH) presents the Band of Heathens, Jan. 13 at thePAC3, at the Third Street Center.

“Every January, the Band of Heathens travel fromAustin, Texas through Carbondale on their way backfrom Steamboat Springs, and every year, CCAH snagsthem for a great winter dance party,” said CCAH Director

Amy Kimberly. Local favorites, The Mile Markers, kick off the show.

This show benefits CCAH arts programming includingafter-school programs for youth, scholarships for classes,workshops for adults and many opportunities for artiststo showcase their work.

Doors open at 7 p.m. The Mile Markers take the stageat 8 p.m. followed by the Band of Heathens at 9 p.m.Tickets are $30 and on sale now at carbondalearts.com.To find out more and buy tickets go tocarbondalearts.com or call 963-1680.

– Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities

Foster a pet for the holidaysThis holiday season, Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE)

is reminding you to open your heart and your home to apet from CARE.

During the holidays, CARE is inviting animal lovers tovisit the shelter and participate in our “Foster a LonelyPet for the Holidays” campaign. With a goal of emptyingthe shelter’s kennels by Christmas, CARE is encouragingmembers of nearby communities to invite a pet home forthe holidays. CARE supplies everything you need (food,bowls, toys, beds, etc); you just supply the time and thelove.

All who are interested in participating in this programare encouraged to contact CARE at 947-9173. Let's makethis holiday season special for everyone.

– Keira Clark, CARE

Drumming workshop on Dec. 4 at CCSCarbondalian Laurie Loeb is offering an African-

inspired drumming workshop on Dec. 4, from 10 a.m.-1p.m. at the Carbondale Community School (CCS), 1505Satank Rd., Carbondale. Appropriate for both beginnersand intermediates, the workshop focuses on playingmulti-part rhythmic patterns in ensemble, developingrhythmic sensibility, and basic djembe/ashiko technique.Participants will also have the opportunity to playAfrican-style bass drums, cowbell, and shekere, as well ascreate their own improvisational rhythms for communitydrum circles.

Studies have shown a direct positive correlation toimproved immune system functions, enhanced mentalacuity, and heightened spiritual awareness throughdrumming.

Registration is $40, and drum rental is $10. Advancereservation is imperative. Contact Laurie Loeb at P.O. Box363, Carbondale 81623, 963-2798, [email protected].

– Laurie Loeb

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REDSTONECOMMUNITYASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Steve Pavlin:President

Cathy Montgomery:Vice President

Harry Remmers:Treasurer

Jacob RobbinsSecretary

Barbara Albin

Billy Amicon

Cary Hightower

Debbie McCormick

Ann Martin

Alternate Members:

Kim Amicon

Linda Cerf-Graham

Bob McCormick

Marlene Remmers

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“Citizen empowermentand sense of communitymake people happier.”

– Dan BuettnerPaid Advertisement

REDSTONE COMMUNITY BULLETINwww.redstonecolorado.com

REDSTONE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Your membership dues directly fund RCA projects and events. Thank You for your support!

The next RCA Board Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Dec. 6th at 10 AM at theRedstone Inn, Osgood Room Come join us -- we need your support and your input!

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Name ______________________________________________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________________________________________

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______ Individual/Family $35.00 ______ Business $135.00 ______ Multi-Business $210.00

Make Check Payable to: Redstone Community AssociationMail to RCA: 303 Redstone Blvd. Redstone, CO 81623

A huge THANK YOU

to the RCA Boardfor the

Beautiful Holidaydecorations of

lamp-posts and bridges

on the Boulevard.GREAT JOB!

RCA Board of Directors will be sponsoring a WinterCharity – HOSPICE OF THE VALLEY. There will be donationboxes next to Santa in the Fireside Room on Saturdays – andboxes at our local businesses and Church

The Redstone Art Center • Redstone Church • Redstone Inn Redstone Company Store • Tiffany of Redstone

Redstone General Store • Hightower Trading Post We felt everyone in the community has been touched by

Hospice at one time or another. Please contribute to make thisendeavor a success. We will continue this drive throughout thewinter months.

SANTA IN REDSTONE… Santa will be greeting children in the Fireside Room at the

Redstone Inn every Saturday, 2 – 5 PM until Christmas. Bring your children and

enjoy a fun afternoon in Redstone.

3rd ANNUAL REDSTONE SNOWSHOE RACE/FUN WALKThis 5K race will be held Saturday, February 4, 2012. It is sanctioned by USSSA. The Redstone Castle will be the course location. Come join the fun. Check

website redstonecolorado.com for information.

We would like to welcome the following to the RCAMembership list published last month

Individuals: Sharon and Roger Berry, Mary and John Petrocco,Michelle and Ron Sorter

Businesses: Avalanche Outfitters, Tiffany of Redstone


Leslie Jensen andDoug Matthews ofDenver visitedArches NationalPark in Moab thispast August, andbrought along acopy of the Echo forsome accessoryreading material.

Echo-Travels…Thanks to all who share their travels! Take The Crystal ValleyEcho along on your next travel adventure. Send your photoand info to [email protected].

Nancy Chromy visitingsons Jack and Ryan Wolfeand Jack’s girlfriendAmanda Petter – whilereading the Echo, ofcourse – in Santa Barbara,this past September.

From left, Phunchok Dolma, Tsepal Skit, Skarma Zigmet Dolker andZesdon Angmo, all students of Leh Public School in Ladakh, India share acopy of the Echo they were given by Echo staff writer Sue McEvoy whileshe was visiting India earlier this fall.

Redstonians Bill and DebbieRussell went to Lititz, Penn.

to visit their son and daughter-in-law,

Jake and Jodi and meet their

new grandson, Memphis, who enjoyed stories

from the Echo.

A look at life at Crystal Valley Preschool

A R O U N D T H E V A L L E Y

Collins Katharine PifferBorn 11-11-11 at 1:14 p.m.

at Valley View Hospital in Glenwood SpringsSix pounds, nine ounces

19 inches longParents are Matthew Piffer

and Jacqulynn Collins of Redstone

Book yourwinter

adventureby calling963-1144

or 963-2526

ChristmasTree Rides

Call for reservations…

Back by popular demand…

Winter Sliegh RidesNew this year…

WinterTrailRides

Birth Announcement

Grand Illumination…Redstone style

Locals and visitors alike enjoyed Grand Illumination 2011. The eveningstarted off with a bit of snow falling, but the fire kept everyone warm. From top, a view from the balcony of the Redstone Inn. Photo by DavidPacini. Santa and friends at the Redstone Inn. Santa will be at the inn onthe Saturdays before Christmas. Carollers entertained the crowd.Bottom photo, Redstone’s Mason Helfenbein. Photos by Sue McEvoy

DECEMBER 2011


The Echo’s Parting Shot…

See you next month!

970-963-2526your journey begins at www.redstoneinn.com

Look for our 12 days ofChristmas to include:

wine tasting, tea &scones, bingo, live

music and much more!

Join us forChristmas Dinner

seating starts at 1 p.m.Call for reservations

and more information

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with us!

Dinner • Dancing • Champagne Toast

Music starts at 8pmDancing with The Johnny O Band starts at 9pm

$120 per couple plus tax and gratuity

Packages including lodging and breakfast start at $275 per couple plus tax & gratuity

Sign up for our email to find out about specials, special events and other things going on at the Inn!

Celebrate New Year’s Eve with us!

REDSTONE CASTLE TOURSSaturday & Sunday • 1:30 p.m.

(Additional holiday tours: December 24 thru January 1)

Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors, $10 children 5-18, Children under 5: FREE(FOR GROUP TOURS CALL 970-963-9656)

Tickets available at Tiffany of Redstone,

and the Redstone General Store.CASH OR CHECK ONLY

www.redstonecastle.us

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