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he Carbondale & Rural Fire Protec-tion District recognized more than adozen volunteers and staffers at its re-cent annual banquet, including Matt

Cole as Firefighter of the Year and Lisa Wagner asMost Valuable Player.

“Matt is a key member from the Station 84crew,”said the banquet program.“Ever since Mattstarted with CRFPD he has been a non-stop force.Matt received his Firefighter 1 Certification and isan EMT as well. Matt’s positive attitude and de-sire to be an excellent firefighter along with amotor that won’t quit make him a great additionto the fire district and his community as well.”

Other award categories and honorees included:EMT of the Year and Training “Monster” (RonKroesen), Rookie of the Year (Brandon Deter),Most Calls (also Matt Cole), Ambulance Driverof the Year (Ed Ptacek), Leadership Award (GaryMcElwee), Most Improved (Lacey Snyder), SafetyAward (Kevin Greene), Ever Ready Award (MikeGilfry) and Distinguished Service (Rob Goodwin).

The Lifesaver Award went to Allan Ingram,Garrett Kennedy, Will Handville, Ron Kroesen,Ray Bourg, Logan Piccolo and Brandon Deter foran ambulance call at the district’s west end. Ayoung patient was not breathing and in cardiacarrest.“From the ED physicians to the parents ofthe patient, everyone involved agreed that thiscrew’s actions absolutely saved the patient’s life,”said the program.

Wagner, this year’s MVP, is a longtime memberof the ambulance crew at Redstone Station 82and was elected an EMS lieutenant by the mem-bers. “Lisa has taken that responsibility very seri-ously, by organizing regular trainings at Station82 and even making dinner for everyone whoshows up. Lisa is also a member of the VolunteerMembership Committee and she has been a bigpart of the difficult task of writing a new Volun-teer Handbook that has taken more than 12

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In its first season of operation, Carbondale’s downtown ice rink is proving a major hit with kids. Most skaters are justlearning but a few zip around like hockey players (hopefully without body checks). The rink will be in operation for as longas the ice lasts. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Thanks to allDear Editor:

For the last two years I have beenworking with the Carbondale MiddleSchool and Carbondale Council for Artsand Humanities to create a dynamic the-ater department for our middle school

children. We have been building this de-partment with a small grant fromCCAH and a huge amount of commu-nity support.

With no real budget to speak of wewere able to present a full-fledged pro-duction last year and are preparing our

new production for early April. I want totake a moment to thank all the amazingpeople (too numerous to name, but youknow who you are!) who have made theseproductions possible by virtue of their do-nations of time, money and creativity.

We are blessed to have you in our com-munity. In particular I want to express mydeepest thanks to Stu Urfrig at AlchemyAudio Visual, who has made our produc-tions possible by donating his state-of-the-art equipment to our shows. It’s folks likeyou that make this town the greatest placeI have ever lived.

Kether AxelrodCMS Theater Department

Read the billDear Editor:

I see where our Colorado Scott Tiptonis being accused of not voting for theSandy Hook Elementary School bill. Who-ever wrote the letter needs to go to ScottTipton’s website and see why he didn’tvote for it.

This bill was another one of our so-called wonderful Congress’s attempt topush through a bunch of agenda’s thathad nothing to do with Sandy Hook Ele-mentary. There were millions of dollars ofmoney to go to other states. Kind of likethe Bridge to Nowhere!!! That is why hedidn’t vote for it.

This Congress (they are what I call the“seat warmers”) can’t just keep spendingmoney that is not for the original purpose.A bunch of them added millions of dollarsto this bill. Fortunately he read the Bill. Ido hope the readers will at least give Scottthe benefit of the doubt.

I think this is kind of like Katrina. If thepeople want to send money and a CarePackage, do so. Our government — Con-gress in particular — is so corrupt thatthey can’t be trusted to tell the truth.

Scott Tipton is trying to make a state-ment that he is reading the bills and he istrying to help out the citizens of theUnited States.

Jane SpauldingCarbondale

Become a mentorDear Editor:

January is National Mentoring Month.I have been a Big Buddy in the Buddy Pro-gram for the past 10 years, during whichtime I’ve experienced fun-loving momentsand growth opportunities.

At the end of a decade, seeing that myLittle Buddy has a true sense of herself andan inner confidence, gives me the assur-ance that this quiet, kind, creative youngadult will be just fine in whatever shechooses to do in life. In fact, I am sure shewill contribute more to this world than Ican even imagine.

Reflecting on our years together, I amreminded of the pure joy of hanging outwith a playful, mischievous, silly kid: thebirthdays and plays, the focus on schoolwork, and the discovery of art through

visiting local galleries and the Aspen ArtMuseum. Today, it’s hard to believe that Iam being exposed to what it takes to getinto college in 2013.

As a mentor, there were times when Iwas unsure of my contribution. However,you never forget those precious timesspent talking something over together, orhow proud it makes you feel when youhear your Little Buddy repeating some-thing that you taught her. Those timesmake you realize that you have helpedwith the development of this person’s lifealong the way. Being a Big Buddy addsvalue to you as an individual well beyondyour initial expectations.

The Buddy Program makes our com-munity shine. My friends supported ourBuddy relationship, too, which shows thepower of this community. Through theBuddy Program, other community mem-bers supported us with generous discountson ski lift tickets, passes to the AspenRecreation Center and event tickets.Countless others supported us on a dailybasis with warmth, generosity and accessto everything this valley has to offer.

As has been said many times about thisprogram, it’s hard to know who gets themost out of it — you, or your Little Buddy.I highly recommend becoming a mentor inthe Buddy program. For more informa-tion, call 970-920-2130 or e-mailwww.buddyprogram.org.

Cindy HoubenAspen

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Get used to the new normalBy Sarah Jane Keller

High Country News

There’s fine dust in the tire ruts nowAlong the old feed roadThey’re workin’ on a six year droughtJust so you know

– James McMurtry, “Six Year Drought”

If it seems like there’s less snow on the ground than there used to be, it’s notyour imagination. This year, the folks at the Natural Resources Conservation Serv-ice, the federal agency in charge of keeping track of the West’s current snowpackand how it compares to the past, updated the years that define normal. And guesswhat? The new normal is officially drier than the old normal.

What's considered normal changes about every 10 years because many weather-watching organizations shift the 30-year average of observations that define “nor-mal” climate. When the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationchanged its window for normal in 2011, higher temperatures became the officialstatus quo. This year, the snow and water trackers at the NRCS stopped using datafrom the 1971 to 2000 stretch and began defining normal as 1981 to 2010. The re-sult is that wet years from the 1970s fell out of the average and dry years from the2000s were rolled into it. Now drier is the new average over much of the West.

This is bad news for skiers and the industry they support, but the implicationsgo beyond vexing powder fiends. Anyone who depends on the mountain runoffthat fills reservoirs, waters crops, or who watches for floods in wet years will haveto adjust their expectations of what 100 percent of normal snow and precipita-tion means.

For example, at one SNOTEL monitoring station in Yellowstone NationalPark, a key site for predicting Snake River flows for nearly all of southernIdaho’s agriculture, the moisture in the snow (which matters for water man-agement more than depth) is 123 percent of the new normal. But it’s only 111percent of the old normal.

Phil Morrisey, a hydrologist with the NRCS in Idaho says the change in normalcan affect water users like raft companies that put boats on the water based on acertain runoff forecast or irrigators who depend on a specific percent of normal foradequate water amounts. Depending on which basin they’re in, water users willhave to compensate by mentally subtracting five to 15 percent from this year’s per-cent of normal reports, until they get used to the new normal.

The idea that we’ll have to adjust our thinking to fit a new reality also resonateson a larger scale. A report released by the Bureau of Reclamation last Decemberspells out how climate and human behavior will conspire to make sure the Col-orado River can’t meet demands in the next 50 years, Texas is taking New Mexicoto the Supreme Court over Rio Grande “water rustling” and while it’s still early inthe winter to know how snowpack will shape up, a good chunk of the West is al-ready mired in drought. Welcome to the new normal.

Sarah Jane Keller is a High Country News intern.

Carbondale CommentaryThe views and opinions expressed on the Commentary page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sopris Sun. The Sopris Sun invites all members of the community to submit letters to theeditor or guest columns. For more information, e-mail editor Lynn Burton at [email protected], or call 510-3003.


Colorado Avalanche Information Cen-ter forecaster Brian McCall gives a free talkon the subject at Cripple Creek Backcoun-try at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 5.

Store owners Randy Young and DougStenclik said they hope to encourage safebackcountry travel through the talk.

“We love backcountry skiing more thananything in the world,”Young said.“But itcan also be one of the most dangerous ac-tivities. It’s easy to become cavalier aboutsafety when the snow is good.”

McCall will give a brief review of ava-lanche awareness and safety, in addition toan overview of local snowpack this winter.Topics to be discussed include: planningand preparing for backcountry travel, rec-ognizing avalanche terrain, decision-mak-ing and group dynamics in the backcountry

and basic search and rescue with beacons,shovels and probes. The talk will be fol-lowed by an open forum discussion.

According to the Colorado AvalancheInformation Center, avalanche relateddeaths have steadily risen since the 1950swhen data collection began, and in the win-ter 2011-2012 season, seven people in Col-orado died. Two deaths have been reportedthus far in the 2012-2013 season; both oc-curred in the Roaring Fork Valley area.

“It’s no secret that the Colorado Rock-ies have some of the most volatile snow-pack in the country,” Young said.

Space is limited so RSVP to [email protected].

Cripple Creek Backcountry is located inLa Fontana Plaza on Highway 133.

Young and Stenclik opened their storelast November.

By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

Quick. How many organized or semi-or-ganized parades are staged in Carbondaleeach year?

OK, excluding the monthly rag-tagMoonlight Cruisers bicycle outings, theBonedale Bike Week parade and whenSanta Claus rolls down Main Street on theback of a flatbed truck at Christmas, thereis: Potato Day in the fall … Dandelion Dayand St. Patrick’s Day in the spring …Fourth of July in the summer … and zipolain the dead of winter.

Until now.A few weeks ago, the First Friday Com-

mittee got together and determined thatwhat Carbondale really needs in the winteris a Fat Friday Mardi Gras parade so that’swhat it’ll be.

First Friday goes Fat Friday on Feb. 1

with a parade that at this point includes atleast 25 floats.

“We hope to make this an annual event,”said Carbondale Chamber of CommerceDirector Andrea Stewart.

Fat Friday will also include parties andspecials at many restaurants around town.

Stewart said that Sopris Liquor andWine owner Terry Kirk actually presentedthe idea of a Fat Friday parade to help boostbusiness around town during a typicallyslow month.

Kirk has some experience in the MardiGras parade world. Last year he hauled afloat up to the Snowmass Village parade andreturned with the first place prize. In retali-ation, at least four Snowmass Village organ-izations are expected to invade Carbondalefor our first foray into Fat Friday.

The parade will start at 4:30 p.m. at thecorner of Second and Main then head west

to Seventh Street, at which point it will mostlikely conclude.

A reviewing stand with local judges willbe set up next to the Pour House.There’s noword at this point whether each float willstop at the stand like they do at Potato Day,or whether they’ll just keep on going andhope the judges fingers aren’t too cold toscribble notes, determine numerical scores,text kibitzers in the audience or to do what-ever judges do to award prizes.

In any case,“We are really excited for thisfamily-friendly event and encourage every-one to line Main Street,” Stewart said.

So far, the lineup includes:• Mi Casita• Crystal River Spas• Carbondale Beer Works• The Pour House• Gordon Cooper Library• Sopris Liquor & Wine

• Western Slope Aggregates• The Village Smithy• CCAH• KDNK• InterMountain Waste & Recycling• Aloha Mountain Cyclery• Citewaste• Isberian Rug Company• ABCD Soderberg• ESC/Aspen Landscaping• The Sopris Sun• GrassRoots TV.The exact order of parading has not yet

been determined, although the paper-basedSopris Sun float will probably not be posi-tioned right next to a reported entry that fea-tures fire dancers.

There are still some parade slots avail-able. For details, call the Carbondale Cham-ber of Commerce at 963-1680 or e-mail [email protected].

Avalanche forecaster speaks at Cripple Creek

months to complete. Lisa is truly a MostValuable Player.”

The district also recognized 11 individ-uals for years of service at the banquet.They are:

• 10 years – Jake Spaulding, BryceHalverson, Carl Smith, VernHolmes and Ray Sauvey;

• 15 years – David “Munk” Swift,Brian Farris;

• 20 years – Lou Eller;• 25 years – Tim Hunter and Rob

Goodwin;

• 30 years – Jolene Singer.The Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection

District was founded in 1953 and serves anarea from Marble to Missouri Heights, andfrom the Colorado Mountain Collegeturnoff to the west to the Eagle County lineto the east.The district operates fire stationsin Carbondale, Redstone, Marble, MissouriHeights and near the CMC turnoff. Thereare 19 career personnel and 68 volunteers,according to the district’s website. The dis-trict is governed by a five-member board,elected by district voters.

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Fat Friday joins Carbondale parade lineup

David Hardin does some “California Dreamin’” at the El Jebel Winter Market lastSaturday. The market is staged inside Eagle Crest Nursery on Saturdays from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. through Feb. 23 and features local produce, baked goods, fish, jew-elry, apparel and more. Photo by Lynn Burton

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By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

From assignments ranging from Vietnam to the White House,Dick Durrance is known equally as a photojournalist and adver-tising photographer.

These days the Glenwood Springs area resident is also mak-ing a name for himself as a motivational speaker. Durrance willcombine photography with his presentation “Dream Like aChampion” at Thunder River Theatre in downtown Carbon-dale at 7 p.m. on Feb. 2.

Durrance’s talk is sponsored by the Roaring Fork CulturalCouncil and Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley.Tickets are $20 at www.roaringforkculturalcouncil.com.

Born in Seattle, Washington, in 1942, Durrance was raised inAspen and in 1969 joined National Geographic’s photographicstaff. In 1976 he resigned to launch a career in advertising pho-tography. In the late 1980s,he and wife Sue Drinker started work-ing together. In 1995 Durrance turned his attention tophotographing the world’s most beautiful golf courses, which heturned into the coffee table book“Golfers.”

Growing up in Aspen, Durrance’s ski-racing father told himthat few people will ever be lucky enough to actually be a cham-pion but that everyone can dream like a champion.

“ …. Like a champion, everyone can choose to see what is,imagine what can be and create a new dream for themselves, evenwhen they know they are not likely to be the best in the world,”

Durrance says on his website.“(He) believed individual excel-lence is the key to communitywell being.”

A. O. Forbes, an instructorat Colorado Rocky MountainSchool, said “What you takeaway from Dick’s presentationis this thought: individual excel-lence not only opens pathwaysto the possibilities of our ownlives, it is the key to well beingfor the entire community.” Dick Durrance

Photographer now focuses on dreaming like a champion

Changes at the PDCarbondale Police De-

partment Senior Sgt.GregKnott isn’t gone yet, buthe has accepted the job ofinterim police chief inBasalt and has also ap-plied for the permanentposition. Knott said thatfor now, he will work forthe Carbondale PoliceDepartment on Monday,Tuesday and Wednesday,and for Basalt on Thurs-day and Friday.

Basalt Town ManagerMike Scanlon told TheSopris Sun the townhopes to hire a permanentpolice chief by April 23.

Knott said he startedwith the Carbondale Po-lice Department as the or-dinance officer during Mountain Fairweekend in 1993. “That (weekend) was aneye-opener,” he joked.

Knott graduated from Montrose HighSchool and earned a BA from Mesa StateUniversity in Grand Junction.He is currentlyworking on an MA in public administrationat the University of Colorado-Denver.

In other police news,patrol officer MichaelZimmerman is the new school resource offi-cer for the six public schools in Carbondale:Roaring Fork High School, Bridges High

School, Carbondale Middle School,Crystal River Elementary School,RossMontessori School and CarbondaleCommunity School.

Zimmerman, 44, worked for 23years in the Laporte County (Indiana)sheriff’s office.He joined the Carbon-dale Police Department last summer.

Trustees OK comp planAt Tuesday night’s meeting, the

Carbondale Board of Trustees unani-mously approved a new comprehen-sive plan that will guide the town as itstarts to overhaul its land-use codesstarting this year.

The 140-page plan is available onthe town’s website and also as hardcopy at town hall.

“This is their (citizens of Carbon-dale) document and it can be used toprotect the unique qualities thatbrought them to Carbondale: small

town character, economic opportunity, recre-ational assets and natural amenities,” statespart of the plan’s statement of purpose inChapter 1.

The plan cites a state forecast that predictsCarbondale’s population will increase from6,000 in 2012 to 8,000 in about 2020.

Carbondale hikes traffic finesYou might think twice about passing on

the right in the south-bound lane on High-way 133, floating stop signs, playing your

car stereo too loud or following too closelyto the vehicle in front of you.

The Carbondale Board of Trustees ap-proved a new fine schedule for traffic offenseson Tuesday night and highlights include:

• A $350 fine for speeding 20-24 milesper hour over the posted limit;

• A $100 fine for not buckling yoursafety belt;

• A $125 fine for not obeying traffic con-trol devices;

• A $100 fine for using earphones whiledriving.

Pillars of Light deadline nearsThe deadline to submit an inscription

for the Pillars of Light public art project atthe new Carbondale Library is Jan. 31.Theinscriptions should reflect, even in an“oblique” way, the influential role a libraryhas had on one’s life, according to a hand-out at the library.

The inscriptions should be no more than30 characters. Ideas can also be sent to Shan-non Muse at 289 Sopris Ave., Carbondale,CO 81623.

Humanitarian deadline nearsThe deadline to nominate someone for a

Garfield County Humanitarian ServiceAward is Feb. 8. The awards will be pre-sented at a banquet in Glenwood Springs onApril 16. Nomination forms and rules areavailable at Garfield-county.com or by call-ing 309-6036.

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SUNDay Jan. 13 at 5:56 p.m. an officerobserved a man who he knew was a twice-deported felon. A records check said theman was wanted on a Garfield Countywarrant. Police arrested the man and tookhim to Garfield County jail.

MONDay Jan. 14 at 3:18 p.m. police is-sued a citation to a driver for speeding in aschool zone at Weant and Highway 133.

MONDay Jan. 14 at 5:39 p.m. at 980Cowen Dr. an officer issued a warning cardto a man for idling his vehicle and loudmusic. The vehicle was unattended.

TUESDay Jan. 15 at 2:15 a.m. an officerreported,“While in the parking lot of 7-11I observed a red Dodge Ram 1500 strikethe concrete island on Highway 133 atMain, go airborne and then continue southon Hwy. 133. Contacted the car and driverand arrested (Editor’s note: The Sopris Sundoes not print names in Cop Shop) for DUI,reckless driving, obstructed vision, posses-sion of paraphernalia, no valid OLN (sic)and expired plates. Driver was lodged atGarfield County Jail.”

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By Celeste ComingsSopris Sun Correspondent

The boys and girls in blue and goldcleaned up weekend (Jan. 18-19), with bothteams winning games against Aspen andBasalt. The girls are proving themselvesharder and harder to beat, while the boyswere tested with two tough wins in overtime.

The games were no walk-in-the-park forthe varsity boys. It started with a face offagainst Aspen, ranked third in the league.The game was as fast paced as the scorewas — back-and-forth. The gym was loud,cheers echoed each other from side to side.

The first half was heated and two ofDakotah Grett’s five points came from thefree throw line after Aspen received atechnical. The Rams were only up 19-13at the half.

After an equally intense second half, thefinal ticks of regulation featured two clutchfree throws from Ben Carpenter.Trailing bytwo with 25 seconds left, Trae Moxley tiedthe game at 40 and it would take an over-time to determine the winner.

In OT the boys came out with a tena-cious full court press, lead by defensive spe-cialist Israel Leyva. Leyva stopped Aspenfrom setting up in its half-court and deter-mination was written all over his face. He’snot the guy you want stuck on you, butthat is right where he’ll be.

Aspen only scored once in the fourminute overtime. Tied at 42 with just a fewseconds remaining, the ball was in-bounded

to Grett who pulled up and sunk a game-winning three. The final buzzer soundedand head coach Larry Williams let out ahuge sigh of relief. This marked the firstboy’s win against Aspen in seven years onAspen’s home court.

The late night in Aspen left the Rams flatagainst Basalt on Saturday. It turned intoanother hard fought contest. The Rams gotoff to a poor start, down by as many aseight in the first quarter. They came outahead at the half with a score of 24-17 butthe Longhorns were relentless. They shotunbelievably well, making seven 3-pointers,one of which would tie it up at 46 late inthe fourth quarter. Coach Williams drew upa play with eight seconds remaining,but Grett couldn’t get the shot off in time. Itwas into another overtime for the Rams.

Tanner Nieslanik then came alive. Hestarted with a steal at the top of the key andfinished with a 3-point play after gettingfouled.Another three pointer by Basalt andfoul on the Rams brought yet another tie at53. With less than a minute remaining,Nieslanik broke away with another steal,and gained control for an assist toTrae Moxley, who led the Rams with 30points. Up by two, Nieslanik was fouledand put the game out of range, sinking twopressure free throws to seal the 57-53 win.

GirlsAt the other end of the court, the girls

demolished both teams they faced thisweekend. After thisweekend, they are atrain with a lot ofmomentum behind it.

The girls traveledto Aspen for a 30point win on Fridaynight and turnedaround on Saturdayto racked up a 42point win over Basalt.It is safe to say, thegirls are in full strideand only continuingto improve. The teamincludes the notori-ous “Twin Towers,”Hattie and MeganGianinetti who havebeen regular highscorers and rebound-ers. Megan put up 21points on Aspen andHattie collected 10boards.

On Jan. 22, theboys and girls facedCoal Ridge and won57-35 and 59-57 re-spectively. The teamstravel to Cedaredgeon Jan. 25.

Jack Fisher putsone up in RoaringFork’s 57-35 winover Coal Ridge onJan. 22. Photo bySue Rollyson

Cheers to 40 years!Photos and text by Lynn Burton

lpine Bank held an anniversary party to celebrate 40 years of servingCarbondale, the Roaring Fork Valley and beyond on Jan. 16. Bank founderand chairman of the board Bob Young (center) hoisted the �rst toast and saidhe is most proud that Alpine employees are now the majority stockholders in

the bank. Other 40th anniversary events will continue through the year.

Clock wise from upper left: Larry Green; Alicia Crandell snaps a pick of early bank cus-tomer Wick Moses and Young; John Matchael; Aeon Cigarroa (bank teller) and Li Free (cus-tomer service representative); Alpine Bank-Aspen president Scott Gordon (left) and AlpineBank-Carbondale Assistant Vice President Jeri Alberts; Amanda Holley; Shannon Muse,Alpine Bank-Carbondale President Richard Fuller, Amelia Shelley and Marilyn Murphy(Fuller presented a $7,500 check to the library for its Pillars of Light art installation, whichMuse designed and is creating).

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40 years!P by Lynn Burton

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MMyy CCoouunnttrryy iiss TTiibbeettA short film by 17 year old exiled king of Tibet Namgyal Wangchuk Trichen Lhagyari

Namgyal Wangchuk Trichen Lhagyari is the only living descendent of Songtsen Gam-po, the first Dharma King of Tibet (617-698 AD). Namgyal Wangchuk represents his long lineage after being coroneted a Tibetan King by His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama in exile five years ago. He is part of a generation of young Tibetans struggling to retain their traditional culture in the face of persecution.

Saturday, January 26, 2013 1:00 pm Basalt Regional Library Community Room

THURSDAY Jan. 24LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the originalpart of the Dinkel Building presents ShannonMcNally andAmyAlvere on Jan.24.On Jan.25 it is guitarists Moors and McCumber, andon Jan.29 the San Francisco bandTracorum.Info: stevesguitars.net or 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • The Black Nugget presentsthe Todd Tijerina Trio (blues/R&B).

DaVI NIKENT FILM • Davi Nikent pres-ents the documentary film“Doctored”at theThird Street Center at 9 p.m.A $10 donationis asked.

OM THEaTRE • Om Puppet and MaskTheatre presents “Lin Yi’s Lantern” at theBasalt Library at 5 p.m.This is a puppet showfor all ages and running time is 25 minutes.

ROTaRy • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets at MiCasita every Thursday at noon.

FRIDAY Jan. 25MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“Lincoln” (PG-13) at 7 p.m. Jan. 25-31;“Promised Land” (R) at 4:45 p.m. Jan. 26and “Searching for Sugar Man” (PG-13) at5 p.m. Jan. 27.

LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works onMainStreetpresentsTheStereoFidelics (guy/girlindie funk rock) from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.Theirinstrumentation incudeds“smoothMoogpedalbass”and“screamin’ electric violin.”

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old partof the Dinkel Building presents live musicevery Friday night.

POETRy •Thunder RiverTheatre company

hosts an open mic fund-raiser for the thirdannual Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival at8 p.m. The event is free but it’s $5 for fiveminutes on the microphone. The festival it-self is March 29-31. Info: 963-8200.

SATURDAY Jan. 26LIVE MUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works onMain Street presents Mark Berenson (blues/bluegrass/folk) from 6 to 9 p.m.

SUNDAY Jan. 27aSC • A Spiritual Center in the Third StreetCenter presents Karri Ann at 10 a.m.

TUESDAY Jan. 29MOVIE Day • The Gordon Cooper Libraryinvites kids in grades K-5 to a film at 4 p.m.Looney Tunes are included in the program.

WEIGHTTaLK • Integrative health special-ist Jon Robson gives a talk on weight andbody image issues from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at theThird Street Center. Robson is META-Med-icine master trainer and health coach. A $10donation is asked. Info: 989-3329.The talk ispresented by Davi Nikent.

WEDNESDAY Jan. 30LyNX TaLK • Tanya Shenk PhD. talksabout lynx reintroduction in Colorado at theThird Street Center at 5:30 p.m. The talk ispart of the Wilderness Workshop/RoaringFork Audubon/ACES Naturalist Nights se-ries, which continues through March 28.

ROTaRy • The Rotary Club of Carbondalemeetsat thefirehouseat7a.m.everyWednesday.Info: Ken Neubecker at [email protected].

Community Calendar To list your event, email information to [email protected]. Deadline is noon on Monday. Events takeplace in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the CommunityCalendar online at soprissun.com. View events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

Further OutSATURDAY Feb. 2DaNCE • The new dance troupe Co-Motiongives a performance at Carbondale MiddleSchool at 7:30 p.m. Info: danceinitiative.org.

RFFC •The Roaring Fork Cultural Council andHabitat for Humanity presents Dick Durranceat Thunder River Theatre in downtown Car-bondale at 7:30 p.m. Durrance — a NationalGeographic photographer and motivational

speaker — will share three ideas for embracingchange and bringing your best to the world. Hewill also share photographs from around theworld and talk about his adventures.Tickets are$20 at roaringforkculturalcouncil.com.

GROUND HOG BaKING • There’ll be aGround Hog Day bake at the Third Street Cen-ter community oven at 1 p.m. To RSVP, call963-9371 or go to the oven’s Facebook page.

OngoingSINGING BOWLS • Daniel hosts singing bowlsessions at High Country Gems and Mineralsin Glenwood Springs on Wednesdays at 6:30p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from 1 to 4p.m. Info: 945-8137.CCC • Winter classes for kids and adults areunder way at the Carbondale Clay Center. Info:963-2529.HOOPS •The Carbondale Middle School gymis open for boys in grades 5-8 for basketballshoot arounds and games from 10 a.m. to noonon Saturdays.There’ll also be donuts, chocolate

milk and $5 for half-court shots.

MayOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Car-bondale Mayor Stacey Bernot onTuesdays from7 to 8 a.m.at theVillage Smithy onThird Street.

ZINGERS • Betsy Schenck leads the Senior Mat-ters Zingers sing-along group at Heritage ParkCareCenteronTuesdaysat2p.m.Info:963-2167.

aPRÈS SKI • DJ RasGis spins roots rock reggaeduring après ski every Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m.at Burger Bar & Fish, located in Snowmass BaseVillage across from the Elk Camp gondola.

Save the dateFRIDAY Feb. 1FaT FRIDay • This month’s First Friday is Fat Friday in Carbondale, with a parade featuring 25floats (and counting), restaurant and merchant parties and specials, and more.The parade is sched-uled to start at 4:30 p.m. at the corner of Second and Main Street, then proceed down Main Streetto Seventh Street where it will end.The Gordon Cooper Library will feature a fire pit and live bandon Fourth Street. A panel of “celebrity” judges will make awards to floats in several categories.Masquerade costumes are encouraged. To enter a float, call the Carbondale Chamber of Com-merce at 963-1890 or e-mail [email protected].


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Sopris Sun Staff ReportIn a unanimous decision, the Colorado

Historic Preservation review board on Jan.18 recommended listing Carbondale’s his-toric Thompson House on the NationalRegister of Historic Places.

The board voted to send the nominationto the Keeper of the National Register forfinal review by the National Park Service inWashington, D. C. With the approval of theNational Park Service, the Thompson Housewill be listed on the National Register, ac-cording to a press release.

The Colorado Historic Preservationmeeting — attended by members of the Mt.Sopris Historical Society, the Thompson

family and developer Frieda Wallison —took place at the History Colorado Centerin downtown Denver.

“The house is in beautiful condition. Icongratulate you,” said Edward C. Nichols,a Colorado state historic preservation offi-cer. Another board member added,“What atreasure! I think it is just wonderful.”

According to materials published by thestate of Colorado:“Listing (on the NationalRegister) provides recognition of a commu-nity’s historic importance” and qualifies theproperty for certain protection, funding andtax advantages.Additionally, the presence ofa public landmark such as the ThompsonHouse enhances tourism, creates a cultural

identity and offers a historically significantlocale for events and education.The Thomp-son House, through efforts of the Mt. SoprisHistorical Society, the developer, and thetown, met all the necessary criteria, which isset by the National Park Service.

“This is a wonderful example of collab-

oration among business, the nonprofit sec-tor and government,” said Wallison, thehouse’s current owner.

The house and grounds will eventually betransferred to the town of Carbondale withthe Mt. Sopris Historical Society operatingthe two-story brick house as a museum.

ompson House takes step toward National Register

Hold the pressesRaCES aND MEMBERSHIP DRIVE aT THE GULCH • The Mount SoprisNordic Council holds a membership drive at the Spring Gulch Nordic trail systemfrom noon to 3 p.m. on Jan. 26. Also up at the Gulch, the Nordic Council and AspenValley Ski Club hosts kid’s races for ages up to 13 on Jan. 27. Registration takesplace from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and the races are freestyle (skate or classic). There’ll behot chocolate and snacks, plus medals for the finishers. The entry fee is $5.

CaTTLEMEN MEET aT RaMaDa INN • The Holy Cross Cattlemen’s Associa-tion holds its annual meeting and banquet at the Glenwood Springs Ramada Inn onJan. 26. The meeting starts at 12:55 p.m. with a business report and updates fromgovernment agencies. At 2:20 p.m., Dr. John Patterson will present “How does rain,green grass and the urban consumer affect me as a cattleman?”The talk will addresshow ranchers deal with issues associated with the drought as well as consumer is-sues. The social hour begins at 5:30 p.m. followed by the banquet at 6:30 p.m. Themenu features certified Angus beef and tickets are $25. All the Pretty Horses will playfrom 8:30 to 11 p.m.

The delegation to the Colorado Historic Preservation review board included left to right:Valerie Santisteven, Art Russell, Frieda Wallison, Lew Ron Thompson, Melanie Marusin,Jackie Thompson, Vern Arbaney, Lee Ann Arbaney, Jacquelin Thompson Russell, Dar-rell Munsell, Jane Munsell, Linda Criswell and Beth White. Courtesy photo

Thanks to Jami FridayWord from Crystal River Elementary

School is that kindergarten teacher Jami Fri-day wrote a grant application to the KennedyKing Foundation, which awarded the schoolalmost $20,000 to fund full-time kinder-garten for the rest of the year for families thatcouldn’t afford it.The state pays for only half-time kindergarten. Way to go, Jami.

New dance company forms upDance Initiative board member Deborah

Colley says that she and three others havefoundedacontemporarydancecompanycalledCo-Motion. Those other three are: AshleyArnold,DanaGanssleEllis andAjaMcAdams.

“We’re collaborating to create, developand perform choreographic work using mod-ern movement, contemporary content andthought-provoking innovation,” Colley said.“Our plan is to collaborate across artisticmediums,blending dance with the visual arts,film and music in order to develop multi-di-mensional projects and explore creativeboundaries. We hope to provide a transfor-mative performing arts experience for localdance artists and patrons.”

Co-Motion’s first work will be presentedat Carbondale Middle School at 7:30 p.m.on Feb. 2. Information is available at dance-initiative.org.

Plug’d hosts Sundeck partyJayson Vezzoso’s Plug’d Entertainment

hosts a pre-X Games launch party at AspenMountain’s Sundeck at 10 p.m. on Jan. 24.The lineup includes hip-hop icons Java Star,

Coughee Brothaz and Spice 1. Downvalleysponsors include Roadside Gallery, WINHealth Institute, Cool Brick Studio andKDNK.Tickets are $75/$150 at [email protected]. A portion of the pro-ceeds go to Amanda Boxtel, Ekso Bionics, theWounded Warrior Project and the OceanHealing Group.

New owners at Redstone art CenterStephanie and Michael Askew, from

Plano, Texas, recently bought the RedstoneArt Center from long-time owner Bev Goss.TheAskews discovered Redstone on a camp-

ing trip in 2005.Michael is a photographer who specializes

in large format photography. Stephanie is awatercolor artist who for many years taughtpiano, voice and guitar. They are currentlyrenovating the 115-year-old building thathouses the Redstone Art Center.

O’Kane included in arvada art showLynette O’Kane is one of four local artists

included in the“Art of the State”exhibition attheArvada Center for theArts.The center re-ceived more than 1,600 entries from nearly600 artists living and working in Colorado,

and eventually chose 160 artists. The otherlocal artists are: Sara Ransford, Lara WhitleyandAndrew Roberts-Gray.O’Kane works inmixed media on canvas, with a recent focuson elk and deer.

Making the Dean’s ListTucker Farris,a 2012 RFHS grad, logged a

4.0 GPA at Colorado State University/Pueblo,which put him on the Dean’s List. He’s a psy-chology major.

Keep an eagle eye outBald eagle spotting in the Roaring Fork

Valley are not that rare, but they aren’t ex-actly common. That’s why some folks mightwant to know they’ve been spotted in treeson County Road 103 about half-mile or milenorth of Highway 82.

Send us your stuffThe Sopris Sun welcomes birth and wed-

ding announcements, student news such asdean’s list,business promotions, reunions andmore. Just send them to [email protected].

They say it’s your birthdayBirthday greetings go out to: Phil Harris,

Susanne Shrimp and Peggy Chain (Jan. 24):Amber van Berlo, Kristen Graham, VictoriaMadden and Karen Olson (Jan. 26); WallyFinley, Elizabeth Ritchie and Laura Mc-Cormick (Jan. 27); Sherry Herrington andTheresa Olander (Jan. 28); Shane Holmberg(Jan. 29); and a special birthday shout out toCarbondale Middle School student FelinaCruz, who turns 13 on Jan. 25.

Scuttlebutt Send your scuttlebutt to [email protected].

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Downtown Carbondale Celebrates First Friday New Orleans Style!The parade with floats, music and your friends is scheduled to start at 4:30 p.m.at the corner of Second andMain Street, then proceed downMain Street toSeventh Street where it will end. All in celebration of First Friday.

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Non-profits team for Pajama DriveChildren’s Rocky Mountain School and the Family Visitor Program are teaming up

again to embark on their second annual Great Pajama Drive to foster the love of bed-time reading for underprivileged children in the Roaring Fork Valley, according to apress release.

The school will be accepting donations of new pajamas (newborn, child and adultsizes) until Feb. 8. For every pair of pajamas donated, the Family Visitor Program willsupply a matching book. The goal is to collect enough pajamas to donate to 300 localfamilies by Valentine’s Day.

“We were inspirited to do this drive through a similar, national scholastic program,”said Debbie Condello, Director of the Children’s Rocky Mountain School.“But after allthe pajama collecting we did, we found they were given to families in New York. Wewanted to keep it closer to home, so we started our own pajama drive.”

Pajama’s can be dropped off at: Growing Years, Alpine Bank (Basalt, Carbondaleand Glenwood Springs), Blue Lake Preschool, the Basalt Library, Children’s RockyMountain School, Gordon Cooper Library in Carbondale, the Children’s Mini College

in Glenwood Springs, and the Family Visitor Program and Early Childhood Networkin Glenwood Springs.

LUNaFEST returns in Glenwood on Feb. 9.The LUNAFEST film festival returns to the Hotel Colorado at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 9.

LUNAFEST connects women, their stories and causes, and spotlights the work of a di-verse array of women filmmakers. Proceeds benefit the Advocate Safehouse Project andthe Breast Cancer Fund, according to a press release. Tickets are available at the Blendin Carbondale, Treadz in Glenwood Springs, and The Midland Art Company in Rifle.For details, call 945-2632, ext. 107 or visit lunafest.org.

Women’s network changes nameThe Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association’s Business Women’s Network

has changed its name to WIN (Women Interacting and Networking) and now meets atthe Hotel Denver from 7:15 to 9:15 a.m. the last Wednesday of the month. For details,call 945-1514.


Aspen Santa Fe Ballet Folklórico students, under thedirection of Francisco Nevarez-Burgueno, will perform afree program at the Basalt Library at 5:30 p.m. on Feb.12 at 5:30pm. A reception with refreshments will followthe performance. Tickets will be available at the Basalt li-brary front desk during regular library hours.

This event will be an informative and fun performance,

highlighting the folkloric dance of many regions of Mex-ico, according to a spokesman.

Nevarez-Burgueno will introduce each piece, provid-ing background information and historical context. Heleads free after-school classes at the Third Street Center inCarbondale and Basalt community, teaching 120 studentsaged 5-18 throughout the valley, from Aspen to Glen-wood Springs.

ASFB founded Folklórico in 1998 with a goal of en-gaging the community with an arts outreach. Folklóriconow directly impacts the lives of over 240 students ingrades K-12 in Basalt, Carbondale and Santa Fe publicschools. The award-winning Folklórico ensemble per-forms regularly across the region.

“Folklórico transcends cultural barriers through theart of dance,” said a press release. “Folklórico teachesartistic excellence, promotes positive youth developmentand encourages the crossing of cultural boundaries by stu-dents and their families. It represents ASFB’s firm com-mitment to engage and inspire new generations of creativethinkers and artists.”

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Her behavior was not so terrible,not really. Not as terrible as, say,disconnection from the place where she livedif she were to spend all day gazinginto her smart phone. As terrible asgrabbing a bite of fast food?Not terrible like that, either. And yet,it could be said her terrible behaviorof breaking horses was a bit misunderstood.That the plates she broke on benderswas a bit dreadful. But terrible? No.Not terrible like destroying a way of life,or, for that matter, eradicating a species.How terrible is it to love? Who can judgeif any of us are a spoiled tenderloinor perfect age ripened beef? And whatof demands, accomplices, blindsides,and those times when our backs are pressedagainst the wall? No, I wouldn’t call a dovea sparrow, or a caged bird free. I wouldn’tsay her behavior was terrible, only that it isterrible not to have someone close to youwho can make terribly good biscuits.

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My slow-food reintroduction began unintentionally manyyears ago with a jet boil, a tiny baggie of salt and pepper, andfive brook trout caught out of a high mountain lake.

I was at the time, what was, is, and hopefully will forever becalled, a “Scramble Leader,” meaning parentshad turned over their sons and daughters tothree of us for a week of pre-college backpack-ing. I was also at the time a fly-fishing fanatic offantastic proportions, no lesser or greater than Iam now. Which means, added to my poorlyplanned eighty pound plus back pack full ofextra “energy,” i.e. candy corn, gummy bears,lemon drops, and a much coveted can of DillPickle Pringles to keep everyone moving downthe trail, I packed a fly fishing set up whichturned out to be a good thing, when half thegroup wanted trout for dinner instead of the ohso predictable combination of canned chickenmixed with dehydrated mashed potatoes.

To be honest, I’m not sure where I’d begunto go wrong. Maybe it was the Papa John’s pizzas during highschool poker nights. Perhaps it was the first box of Kraft Macn’ Cheese I downed while watching“Top Gun”when I was 12.But the fact remains, somewhere between breastfeeding andmy early teens, I began to slip from sprouted whole-foodheaven into Frankn’Weenie hell.What once consisted of a dietof homemade granola, handmade pasta and pasta sauce, andhomegrown veggies, had become an ever-increasing diet ofBurger King, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, pop-tarts,and cans of pop-the-top soup.

While a fishing bum has got to eat, and while I have eatenmany suspect foods during the course of my lifetime (popcornand chip sandwiches for example), perhaps none are as suspect

as the many foods I’ve downed that have spent days sittingunder heat lamps at gas stations on the way to and from rivers.I am not proud of my food as fuel mentality, but it exists.

The thing is, in more than one way, and on more than oneoccasion, fly-fishing has saved me from utter de-struction. And in this particular case, after thattasty dinner of brook trout, I began to remem-ber the sunfish that had to be bigger than mygrandpa’s hand to keep.The asparagus we usedto pick from ditches. The blackberries,salmonberries, thimbleberries and huckleberriesof summer. Wild sorrel. Miner’s lettuce. Wildnettles. Mushrooms. Ever so slowly and care-fully, I’ve begun to harvest wild and ediblefoods, replacing some of the less savory foodsin my diet.

As to the current slow-food movement, withstrange and wondrously good tasting fresh-squeezed juices, local veggies, bovine nectarsand grass fed beef, I can only say, almost straight

off the slow food website (www.slowfoodusa.org): Buy local,buy organic, buy food that tastes good, respects growing sea-sons, place and culture, protects the environment, gives healthto those who eat it, and is accessible to all (and gives fair wagesto the people who grow, pick and prepare it).

Why?Because why not?If we can envision a world where the food we eat is good

for us, good for farmers and workers, and good for the planet,and we still get to go fly fishing after all the chores are done,call us stardust, call us golden, call us at least on the right track.And if we still eat a cold deep-fried bean burrito on sale for 50cents once in a while, then so be it.

Making the case for taste; time to go slow

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Legal NoticeORDINANCE NO. 1Series 2013

AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEESOF THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE, COLORADO,AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF TITLE 13 OF THECARBONDALE TOWN CODE CONCERNINGWATER AND WASTE WATER SERVICE FEES

NOTICE: This Ordinance was introduced, read, andadopted at a regular meeting of the Board ofTrustees of the Town of Carbondale, Colorado, onJanuary 8, 2013.

This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after

publication of this notice. The full text of said Ordi-nance is available to the public at www.carbondale-gov.org or at the office of the Town Clerk, 511ColoradoAvenue, Carbondale, Colorado, during nor-mal business hours.

THE TOWN OF CARBONDALE_________________________By: s/s Stacey Bernot, Mayor

ATTEST:__________________________s/s Cathy Derby, Town Clerk

Published in The Sopris Sun on January 24, 2013.

January 24, 2012

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