July 7, 2011

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Witt’s new horsePage 4

Burlesque returnsPage 6

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Carbondale’s weekly, non-profit newspaper Volume 3, Number 21 | July 7, 2011

Nic Scher brought his juggling act downtown and was one of several street entertainers who helped liven up First Fridayon July 1. The enhanced First Friday included bicycle-powered rickshaws, a shuttle service and expanded number of busi-ness participants all over town. First Friday’s new look will continue through the summer. Photo by Jane Bachrach

By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

y Rich Schierberg’s estimation, he hasmet with Carbondale town boards 32times since 2008 to discuss his Village at

Crystal River development proposal.“We need to bring this to an end,” Schierberg

told the town trustees on Tuesday night. “I’m pre-pared to stay until 3 a.m.”

When 3 a.m. finally rolled around, Schierbergand the trustees were long gone and town hall wasdark and empty. The trustees and Schierberg diddiscuss the Village at Crystal River for about twohours though, and seemed to reach consensus on atleast one item: most of the trustees are willing to goalong with a 4-mil property tax levy on commercialproperty through the developer’s creation of a met-ropolitan tax district within the project, and a 1 per-cent PIF on retail sales in the shopping center.

Last year, Schierberg proposed a PIF of 1 to 1.25percent after trustees said they would not agree tothe creation of a metropolitan district with a 30 millevy on all property (commercial and residential)within the project’s boundaries. Tuesday night,Schierberg said his new proposal comes after CityMarket,which has indicated it is interested in mov-ing toVillage at Crystal River, told him it would notagree to a 1.25 percent PIF.

A PIF (public improvement fee) is similar to asales tax collected within the shopping center and inthis case would be used to pay for on-site infra-structure and off-site improvements such as up-grades to Highway 133 and Main Street.

The Village at Crystal River is a proposed 24-acre mixed-use development west of Highway 133and north of Main Street. Carbondale voters shotdown a development proposal from a previous de-veloper on the same parcel several years ago.

After Schierberg’s metro district expert briefedthe trustees on the ins and outs of the proposed gov-ernmental entity, trustees logged in on the issue.

“I don’t like the PIF, period,” said trustee JohnHoffmann. Trustee Frosty Merriott said he’s “OK”with looking at the 4 mil/1 percent PIF proposal,while trustees Elizabeth Murphy and Ed Cortez saidthey are in favor of it.Trustee Pam Zentmyer said,“A

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TOWN COUNCIL page 9

Save the Thompson HouseDear Editor:

It could be said that a community’sworth is rooted in the depth of its characterand the richness of its heritage. Carbon-dale’s pride and dignity are reflected to theoutside world as a mirror reflects our image,through the value each of us places in thecommunity, no less than the value we placein our ability as individuals to overcomeeconomic hardship, families to endure per-sonal tragedy or businesses to turn thingsaround when markets change.

Carbondale’s history informs the world ofwho we were, how we have grown up, andwho we have become. It is our moral imper-ative — the town government, the chamberof commerce, the tourism board, the histor-ical society, and every individual citizen — tocollectively band together to preserve thisspecial place we call home. Preservation in-cludes taking care of our most treasured as-

sets, specifically our downtown, our mu-seum, our wild and open spaces, and specialand unique places like the historic Thomp-son House.

I urge the Carbondale Town Trustees tosecure the Thompson House’s place in ourcommunity’s future by agreeing to give theMt. Sopris Historical Society ownership andstewardship of that iconic property.The timeto act is now, before we have bulldozed ourpast forever.

Kip HubbardBoard member, Mt. SoprisHistorical SocietyCarbondale

Regarding SkiCo’s spinDear Editor:

In regard to SkiCo's spin on the federallabor law violations, to paraphraseMadeleine Albright when asked about CondiRice’s performance at the Aspen Music Fes-

tival: SkiCo plays the piano well, but tellssome real whoppers.

When I read that the violations of federallabor law were just “good management,” Iwas concerned after I fell over laughing.

Has SkiCo learned anything?At least SkiCo does not shoot protesters

for a living wage. SkiCo just bans them froma national forest. An Eagle Scout and a PhDbanned from one-third of my hometown, in-cluding public lands, under threat of arrest?

As the SkiCo owners should know, it’ssimply uncool to fire singers [Chicago Trib-une] or ban newspapers from companyproperty simply to stifle a message.

SkiCo has many extremely talented andhighly educated people working for it, butSkiCo's well-known arrogance is one of thesad truths of this valley.

Recall my “SkiCo and Barbie” letter:SkiCo’s lawyers quickly informed lawyersthat the ban on me from U.S. national forestSkiCo leases will not be dropped for charityand to not write anymore letters. Oops. :)(sic) Does SkiCo really care whether some lit-tle guy, some peon, goes to his friend’s char-ity, Greenaliscious, at The Little Nell? No.

But SkiCo wants to send the message: Ifyou speak out, we’ll ban you and you're not

going to ski in Aspen.And we all love to ski.SkiCo pays the least paid ($69 per day) on

a lesson SkiCo charges $625. More impor-tantly, SkiCo pays $9.25 and $10 per hour inone of the most expensive places in Americato retail and lift employees respectively.Now it’s up to you. We are a community of8,000 here. Time to make SkiCo forget thebottom line and do the right thing. Love yourneighbor.Walk the walk. Pay a living wage toour most vulnerable citizens.We can only dream.

Lee Mulcahy, PhDAspen

Invasive species threaten nation’s bird populations(Editor’s note: The following piece comesfrom the Audubon Society Web site atAudubon.org/newsroom).

More than one-quarter of North Amer-ican bird species are in trouble or decline.Working with other conservation organiza-tions and using a science-based process, theAudubon Society has identified more than200 species of birds in America that showeither significantly decreasing numbers orrestricted range, or face other threats.

The Audubon WatchList includes birdsthat are restricted in their breeding range,such as the Whiskered Auklet, ElegantTern, and Millerbird, which are highly vul-nerable to introduced invasive predators intheir specialized breeding areas.

Other species on the WatchList, such asBell's Vireo, are experiencing widespread

habitat loss across their range, with inva-sive species as a contributing factor in theirdecline. Others, like the Bristle-thighedCurlew, have special vulnerabilities to in-vasive species. The Bristle-thighed Curlewhas a unique flightless molt period, whichmakes the species particularly vulnerableto introduced predators that can quicklycapture the defenseless birds.

Invasive species are one of the most crit-ical threats to our nation’s declining birds.

Invasive species threaten more thanone-third of the birds on Audubon’sWatchList.WatchList species are those thatface population declines, are threatened byhabitat loss on their breeding or winteringgrounds, or have limited geographic rangesthat heighten their vulnerability to isolateddisasters like severe weather or oil spills.

Invasive plants like bufflegrass, Phrag-

mites, and salt cedar are destroying habitatneeded by many of America’s fastest-de-clining birds, including Costa’s Humming-bird, Curve-billed Thrasher, SeasideSparrow,Abert’s Towhee, and the Elf Owl.

The Willapa Bay area along the south-western coast of Washington contains richintertidal mudflats and native salt marshhabitats that make it one of the most im-portant stopover sites on the West Coastfor Dunlins, Short-billed Dowitchers, andother shorebirds. In the past decade, an in-vasive weed called smooth cordgrass hasdestroyed more than 18,000 acres of theBay’s intertidal mudflats and salt marshes.

Another WatchList species, the Long-billed Curlew, has been declining signifi-cantly over the past 150 years largely dueto the disappearance of much of its prairieand meadow habitat. On the San Luis Na-

tional Wildlife Refuge in California, an in-vasive plant called yellow starthistle is wip-ing out grasslands and rendering the areaunusable for breeding by the curlews.

For more information about WillapaBay and San Luis National WildlifeRefuge, check out Audubon’s report“Cooling the Hot Spots.”

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To create this year’sposter, the Mountain Fairorganizers fired up the WayBack machine, asking Car-bondale artist John Toly toget out his paintbrushes tocommemorate the event’s40th anniversary. The lasttime Toly created a Moun-tain Fair image – a pair ofdancing feet emblazoned ingreen on a butter-yellow T-shirt – Jimmy Carter was inthe White House and a gal-lon of gas cost 65 cents.

“This time, I wanted adesign that would say threethings,”Toly said.“I wantedit to be about Carbondale,about mountains, and aboutthe fair. So what icons repre-sent those ideas? The mountain is easiest, of course. It’s Sopris. But how do you visuallysay Carbondale? And how do you represent the fair? That’s difficult. In past, the postersshowed someone dancing or musical notes, or maybe the artist showed the booths. Butthis is the 40th year, and I wanted it to be special.”

The fair’s organizer, the Carbondale Council for Arts and Humanities (CCAH), wantedit to be special too. CCAH has traditionally held a contest to select the Mountain Fair’sannual poster design. But this year, CCAH departed from the contest to honor both Tolyand the Fair’s anniversary.

Toly’s inspiration came from a celebratory gesture: “When it’s your 40th, someonehands a bunch of flowers to you.” Hence, his poster features a bouquet bursting forthfrom the town as seen from Mushroom Rock on Red Hill.

To communicate the joy of the fair, Toly wanted “bright, fresh colors,” and this timearound, he got them. Back in 1970s, technological limitations and printing costs limitedartists to one-color designs. But this year’s design is as colorful as the summer wildflow-ers springing up all over Carbondale.

Toly, who has lived in Carbondale since 1974, and who grew up in Wyoming, has ex-hibited his watercolor paintings in both Carbondale and in galleries in Aspen.

“I had several one-man shows in the Dinkel Building,”Toly recalls.“There was a spacethere that we called ‘the Black Hole.’ I had to cross that space to get to my apartment. Itwas upstairs, above a bar that was called the Nugget. That space is now Steve’s Guitars.I put lights in the Black Hole and showed my work there.”

Heating technology has improved considerably since the Dinkel Building was erectedin the 1890’s and since Toly’s time. Toly lived there rent-free in return for stoking the coalboiler that heated not only the building, but also the whole block.

Toly remembers that he trundled roughly 60 tons of coal via wheelbarrow to thatboiler every winter. He could not wander far from the building because the fire wouldsoon go out. ”I had to be there all the time. And I also had to shovel out all of the ashesleft from burning all that coal.”

In 1990,Toly bought an old Carbondale church building and began restoring it.Today,its large open interior is decorated with bougainvillea and tropical greenery. A large bar-rel filled with gold and white koi greets visitors near the door, and large, handsome wa-tercolors on the walls recall the six months Toly spent living in Maui, as well as time spent

in living in the Crystal and Roaring Fork valleys.The building’s handsome, white interior, with its vaulting ceilings and radiant heated

floor, bears almost no resemblance to what it was when Toly moved in. Living in just twofinished rooms – the only part of the building that was habitable – Toly spent manymonths “working as an assistant” to a friend who actually had the skills necessary tocomplete the remodeling job. “If anyone knew how much work it was going to be, theywould never start such a project,” he added dryly.

Getting back to this year’s Mountain Fair poster, CCAH is thinking about offering aspecial commemorative version of the workhorse that folks will see around town.“We areresearching the possibility,” said Fair director Amy Kimberly. “It would be about $25(each) if we can make it happen.”

John Toly incorporated three iconic images for the 40thCarbondale Mountain Fair poster and T-shirt (right).Toly’s only other Mountain Fair design graced the event’sT-shirt in the mid-1970s – back when gasoline was 65cents a gallon. The fair takes place at Sopris Park on July29-31. Photo by Lynn Burton

Fair Affairs:Mountain Fair sends folks scavengingThe 40th annual Carbondale Mountain Fair(July 29-31) is throwing a retro T-shirt scav-enger hunt starting July 8 and ending at 3p.m. on July 30, according to Fair spokes-woman Maura Masters.“There’ll be great prizes for participants whopick up game cards and clues, and hunt forMountain Fair T-Shirts at different businessthroughout Carbondale, the CCAH office inthe Third Street Center, online at: carbon-dalearts.com, at CCAH Summer of Musicevents, on KDNK public radio, in the SoprisSun community newspaper and occasion-ally leaked on Facebook.”Added Mountain Fair Director Amy Kim-berly: “We want to build excitement for this

year’s Fair, and who doesn’t love those oldT-Shirts?”Various businesses throughout Carbondalewill house T-shirts from the last 40 years.Prizes go to hunters who find all of them,complete their game card and enter to winat the Mountain Fair Information Booth. TheGrand Prize is a pair of VIP tickets to theJazz Aspen Labor Day fest worth $2,500.Other prizes include PAC3 tickets and more.

Locals Gallery seeks artistsCarbondale Mountain Fair is acceptingartists for its Locals Gallery. Two and three-dimensional work will be accepted butspace is limited and the work is juried. Thecost is $50 per artist; the CarbondaleCouncil on Arts and Humanities receives a15 percent commission on sales. Partici-

pating artists help set up and break downthe booth and work two-hour volunteershifts. The application can be downloadedat carbondalearts.com. For details, [email protected] or call 963-1680.Drum circle rounding up volunteersOnce again theMother ofAll DrumCircles willopen the 40th annual Carbondale MountainFair in Sopris Park at 4 p.m. on Friday, July29. “This facilitated circle of hundreds of peo-ple typically sets the tone of unity within diver-sity by bringing all together in one harmonioussynchronized and embellished pulse -- therhythm of the One,” said drum circle founderLaurie Loeb.Loeb said she is seeking volunteers for thefollowing tasks:• Pre and post drum circle (two people):

packing/unpacking, loading/unloading, trans-port, set up/break down drums and equip-ment (2:15 to 3:15 p.m. and 5:15 to 6:15).

• During the drum circle (four people, trad-ing off with each other so everyone candrum): stand outside the edge of the circleto distribute instruments as people arriveand gather up instruments at the end, andkeep a watchful eye for "wandering" instru-ments (3:30 to 5:30 p.m.)

Drum circle drummers are asked to bringtheir own percussion instrument, although alimited number of drums and small handpercussion instruments will be provided.

To sign up, e-mail Loeb at [email protected] who put in four hours at the drum cir-cle receive a Friend of the Fair T-shirt.

Toly’s Mountain Fair poster celebrates C’dale roots


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NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS for SKATEPARK DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES

Carbondale, Colorado July 7, 2011

The Town of Carbondale is soliciting proposals from qualified professional skatepark design/construction companies to design and build a poured-in- place concrete“beginner” skate park as a Phase 2 addition to the existing North Face Skate Park.

Sealed proposals will be received at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale,Colorado 81623 until 4:00 p.m., Monday, August 1, 2011.

A copy of the Request For Proposal may be obtained at Town Hall. Questionsshould be directed to Jeff Jackel, Recreation Director, at 970-704-4114, or by emailat [email protected].

Cop ShopThe following events are drawn from incident reports of theCarbondale Police Department.

SUNDAY June 26 At 7:17 p.m. police received a complaint of aband playing at Fat Belly burgers on Main Street. An officer con-tacted the band who said they could not turn down the musicfurther so they decided to stop playing.

SUNDAY June 26 at 2:27 a.m. an officer observed an intoxicatedman walking near Casual Culture and gave him a ride home.

TUESDAY June 28 at 10:16 a.m. a Carbondale resident reporteda man confronted him over a Hidden Gems sticker on his vehi-cle at the Cowen Center. Police later located the alleged offenderand gave him a citation for harassment.

TUESDAY June 28 at 10:30 p.m. police responded to a com-plaint about a loud party on Keator Road. The partiers agreed tokeep things down.

WEDNESDAY June 29 at 6:27 p.m. an officer contacted thedriver of a van who ran a stop sign on Roaring Fork Avenue nearthe middle school. It turned out the driver was 14 and her momwas giving her a driving lesson. The officer told the mom the girlis too young for driving lessons and too young for a learner’s per-mit, and gave her a verbal warning.

THURSDAY June 30 at 1:45 a.m., an officer put a ticket on a ve-hicle on Wheel Circle for blocking the sidewalk.

THURSDAY June 30 at 5:24 a.m., an officer put a ticket on aTexas vehicle for blocking the sidewalk on Barber Drive.

THURSDAY June 30 at 6:51 p.m., police gave a trespass warn-ing to a transient at the Gateway RV park and asked him to leavethe boat ramp area.

Anita Witt treatedher friends to a

show with her newhorse Trigger earlier

in the week. Wittlives on Missouri

Heights and splitsher time betweenthe Roaring ForkValley and Texas.

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Right now, the former Carbondale Ele-mentary School kitchen in the Third StreetCenter is nothing but hard concrete floors,tile walls, exposed ceiling pipes and wires,and dust. By next December though, Grass-Roots TV hopes to have filled the spacewith television broadcast equipment, videocameras, a studio, office and other elementsrequired for community members to pro-duce their own TV shows.

“It’s pretty complicated (setting up the fa-cility),” said GrassRoots Director John Mas-ters “We need to make sure we do it right.”

To help fund the $300,000 Third StreetCenter project, the Aspen-based GrassRootsis holding a family-friendly fund-raiser(GrassGames) at Sopris Park on July 16 fea-turing games for kids and adults, live music,barbecue and beer garden.

Masters said the community TV stationdoesn’t expect to raise anywhere near the$300,000 it eventually must raise for theThird Street Center studio, “but it’s impor-tant for us to be able to demonstrate todonors and grant (sources) that the com-munity wants to see this facility.”

Most folks who live or have lived up-valley are familiar with GrassRootsTV.Thestation, founded in 1971, is the nation’sfirst community television station. Anymember of the public is welcome to pro-duce their own TV show or special pro-gram. A sampling from the July 5 schedule

included “This Week at the Aspen MusicFestival,” “Medicine in the Mountains,”and “The Locals Show.”

For years, GrassRoots’ broadcast rangestopped at the Ranch at Roaring Fork be-tween Carbondale and El Jebel. In May, thestation expanded its range on Channel 82to Carbondale and Glenwood Springs.When the Third Street Center studio is op-erational, programming “will be up to the

public,” Masters said.With the expansion, the station reaches

more than 17,000 cable households withmore than 50,000 viewers, according to aMay 7 article in the Aspen Daily News.

Transforming an industrial kitchen intoa TV studio is a bit more challenging than atypical remodel. For one thing, the kitchen’stile walls aren’t going anywhere, so Grass-Roots is asking the public for egg cartons to

apply to the walls to deaden the room andimprove its acoustics.The ultimate goal is topaint the egg cartons and create a mosaic.

As for the upcoming GrassGames, theaction for kids and adults will include awhiffleball homerun contest, fricket (a crossbetween Frisbee and cricket), bocce ball,Pooh stick (in the park ditch) and moregames at a buck a crack.

Prizes will be awarded.

“Coming soon.” That’s what the GrassRoots banner in the Third Street Center says. The community TV station’s Carbondale satellitewill be located across the hall from the School of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet and next to PAC3. Photo by Lynn Burton

GrassRoots branches out at the ird Street Center

Boy Scouts assist Joplin victimsLiam Kelly from Carbondale Boy Scout

Troop 235 recently organized a team to travelto Joplin, Missouri to help rebuild a churchgazebo damaged by the recent tornado. CalebBegly of Marble and Robbie Thompson of Car-bondale both thought the trip was a good ideaso they signed up.

The idea started when Kelly contacted BoyScout Troop 39 in Joplin so see if there was any-thing local Scouts could do to help. Kelly, Beglyand Thompson ended up working in Joplinfrom June 26-30 and besides helping with thegazebo, they helped clean up debris and sorteddonations from four semi-trailer truck trailers.

In all, four members of Troop 39 lost theirhomes and one boy was critically injured.

It’s time to think “time capsule”Folks over at the Mt. Sopris Historical So-

ciety are in the early stages of figuring outwhat to put into a time capsule to be opened in75 to 100 years. One possible resting place forthe capsule would be the as-yet unbuilt newGordon Cooper Library, according to histori-cal society board president Linda Criswell. Thelast major time capsule was placed behind theMasons plaque at Carbondale Town Hall inthe 1990s.

Dog park updateThanks to the pit-bull-like persistence of

town trustee Ed Cortez, there is now a trashcan


OPENINGSTown of Carbondale Volunteer Boards & Commissions

Planning & Zoning Commission 1 Alternate opening

A detailed description of the Planning and Zoning Commission is available on the Town website,www.carbondalegov.org / Municipal Code / Title 18 Zoning: 18.60.020.

Board of Adjustment & Appeals 1 Opening

A detailed description of the Board of Adjustment and Appeals is available on the Town website,www.carbondalegov.org / Municipal Code / Title 18 Zoning: 18.60.025.

Parks & Recreation Commission 1 Opening

For further information, please contact Jeff Jackel, 963-2733, ext 214.

Tree Board 3 openings

See the Tree Board website for further information, www.carbondaletree.org.

Environmental Board 2 Openings

A detailed description of the Environmental Board is available on the Town website,www.carbondalegov.org

Historic Preservation Commission 2 Openings

A detailed description of the Historic Preservation Commission is available on the Town website,www.carbondalegov.org

Carbondale Public arts Commission 3 Openings

A detailed description of the Public Arts Commission is available on the Town website,www.carbondalegov.org

Applications will be accepted until July 8th, 2011

APPLICATIONS ARE AVAILABLE AT CARBONDALE TOWN HALL

Or on the Town Website www.carbondalegov.org

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Live burlesque comes to Carbondale in the form of “Viva La Woman” at PAC3 on July 15-16.This troop is comprised of local ladies,not all of whom are shown here. Tickets are available at Dos Gringos. The Sopris Sun will run a story on this one next week. Photoby Jane Bachrach


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ObituaryConnyErhard1929-2011

Conny Erhardpassed away peace-fully on the eveningof May 23, 2011.Born Constance Elizabeth Leisy in Cleveland,Ohio on Feb. 7, 1929, Conny spent most ofher adult life as a resident of Colorado.

Conny was an avid outdoorsman andcelebrated all parts of the natural world.

Whether in the desert, at the beach or in themountains, she always took time to intentlystudy everything around her.

Conny first came to Colorado as a sum-mer cook on a trail ride. She ended up en-joying the mountains and moved to Denverwhere she held several jobs, most notablyteaching special education.While in Denvershe met her husband Albert Erhard. Theywere married on Nov. 22, 1961.

Conny and Albert shared a love of themountains and would spend most of theirfree time hiking, skiing, hunting and back-packing throughout the mountains of Col-orado. In 1974, they moved to a farm near

Parachute with their two young boys,George and Eben. This was her home fornearly 30 years and she became an avid veg-etable gardener as well as an active memberof numerous community organizations. Shealso raised guide dogs during this time.

In addition to the home outside of Para-chute, Conny spent much of her spare timeat her cabin in Crystal. She loved the upperreaches of the Crystal River Valley and es-pecially enjoyed the last months of the yearin the mountains, often remaining in Crys-tal, Colorado until November. Her cabinwas always a welcome stop for a cup of cof-fee and spirited conversation for travelers

looking for a break. She was an active mem-ber of the Crystal Valley EnvironmentalProtection Association working to help pre-serve the country she loved.

In the late stages of her life, Conny di-vided her time between Crystal and Car-bondale, Colorado, and San Manuel,Arizona, and parts in between. The formermining town of San Manuel proved to bean exceptional winter home where she wasactive in the historical society and as a vol-unteer at the public library. She was also aregular at the Saturday Farmer’s Marketand was often seen riding her bike throughtown with her dog, Abby, by her side.

at the north end of the Carbondale NaturePark (aka the Delaney dog park). The newtrashcan is handy for dog walkers whohave not yet trained their dogs to doo-dootheir business at the entrance of the park,close to several receptacles.

Remember whenA Third Street Center guy reports that

when Howard Berkman used to play hisblues guitar at the old Ship of Fools (nowHestia, sort of), he and two or three otherguys used to grab gallon-size pickle cansout of the kitchen and help Berkman on therhythm side. Berkman didn’t appreciate the

impromptu rhythm section however, be-cause the guys did not actually possess verygood rhythm in the first place and in thesecond place, they’d been drinking.

Why bring up Howard Berkman, theShip of Fools and pickle cans now? Becausethe same guy in question, acting on anotherTSC person’s suggestion, might bring someempty five-gallon plastic buckets like theones that accumulate at the TSC to theMountain Fair drum circle to bang on. Ifyou’d like to join this section of the drumcircle, find the TSC guy who knows aboutwhere they are or locate your own five-gal-lon plastic bucket. Please: no one-gallonpickle cans. Berkman might be there.

Slow downA Hendrick Ranch resident reports that

a speeder hit an in-flight robin the otherday on Holland Drive and killed it dead.The upshot? Please slow down so thatother red, red robins can continue bob, bobbobin’ along.

Renegades request uniformsThe Carbondale Renegade Marching

Band plans to reprise its wildly successfulFourth of July show and perform at Moun-tain Fair and Potato Days. In order to dothis performing in the appropriate style, theall-renegade band is looking for musicians,

uniform parts, flags, instruments and otherrelated items. For details, call Sarah John-son at 510-0697 or e-mail [email protected].

Maestas does double dutyColorado Mountain College has named

Joe Maestas as CEO of the Roaring Forkand Aspen campuses.

Maestas, who started with the college asa counselor, said“My vision is to help bringtogether all the locations along the RoaringFork River corridor in a collaborative way,so we can all be more consistent in provid-ing and sharing resources. This will help usto better serve our students.”

THURSDAY July 7WYLY RSVP • The Wyly Community ArtCenter in Basalt holds its seventh annualgala event “Flower Power,” hosted byCharles and Dee Wyly at their ranch at Lit-tle Woody Creek, on July 21. The deadlineto RSVP is today. The evening includes anal fresco dinner, music from the 1960s-70sand silent auction. Period dress is encour-aged. Sponsorship and tickets are availableat wylyarts.org.

HPC MEETS • Carbondale’s HistoricPreservation Commission meets the firstThursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. attown hall.

FRIDAY July 8MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“Midnight in Paris” (PG-13) at 8 p.m., July8-14.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in theDinkel Building presents Jaden Carlsen &Rob Drabkin. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood Springs presents Bad Willie (classicrock) from 9 p.m. to midnight. There’s nocover.

SATURDAY July 9FARMER’S MARKET • The SaturdayFarmer’s Market takes place on the lawnnext to Crystal River Meats (55 N. FourthSt.) from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Vendors includeOsage Gardens, Avalanche Cheese, Mid-land Baking and Crystal River Meats.

Info: 963-9996.

LIVE MUSIC • Defiance String Band (fea-turing April Paine, Don Kaufman and JohnSommers) plays the Basalt BASH on Mid-land Avenue from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

SUNDAY July 10LIVE MUSIC • The Carbondale Councilon Arts and Humanities’ Summer of Musicseries continues in Sopris Park with BigSam’s Funky Nation. From New Orleans,“Big Sam” Williams plays slide tromboneand is a former Dirty Dozen Brass Bandmember. In 2010, the band toured the U.S.plus France and Greece. The band has alsoplayed festivals such as Bonnaroo andSouth by Southwest, and the New OrleansJazz & Heritage Festival. The show startsat 7 p.m.

HIDDEN GEMS HIKE • The WildernessWorkshop’s Hidden Gems hikes continueswith a horseback ride to Hay Park (nearBasalt and Carbondale) beginning at 9 a.m.The ride goes up the flank of Mt. Sopris.Info: whiteriverwild.org.

TUESDAY July 12BLOOD DRIVE • Valley View Hospital inGlenwood Springs holds its monthly blooddrives from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the thirdTuesday of the month. Info: 384-6657.

BOOK CLUB • The Senior Matters bookclub meets the third Tuesday of the monthat the Third Street Center from 11 a.m. to1:30 p.m. Info: 945-7094.

WEDNESDAY July 13FARMER’S MARKET • The CarbondaleFarmer’s Market at Fourth and Main St.continues from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There’smusic, new vendors and old favorites, plusfish, prepared food, flowers and more. Themarket is sponsored by American NationalBank and runs through Oct. 5.

LIVEMUSIC • White House pizza presents

Rich Huttenhower and Eric Gross (acousticguitar and keyboard) from 7 to 10 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC • Ryan Shupe and the Rub-ber Band headlines the Summer of Musicconcert series at Two Rivers Park in Glen-wood Springs. Opening act is the DefianceString Band from 5 to 6 p.m. The park islocated at 740 Devereux Road (in the east-ern end of West Glenwood). It’s free.

Further Out


CALENDAR page 9

Community Calendar To list your event, email information to [email protected]. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. Events takeplace in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the CommunityCalendar online at soprissun.com.

GET UPGET INGET FITGET TO WORK!

No time to ride outside? Would you like a great cardio workout?Want to lose weight or just feel fit?

SUMMER INDOORCYCLING SCHEDULE AT THE REC CENTEROffered by Certified SpinningInstructor, VALERIE GILLIAMand Certified Spinning and PilatesInstructor, LISA RASHBAUM.TUES/TH 6:45 - 8:00 AM40 minutes cardio followed by 30 minutes stretching and core work$7.00 drop in/$6.00 if you sign up for the month

WED 6:05 - 7:00 AM55 minutes of cycling fitness fun Class included in membership or $6 drop for in town residents

Contact Valerie Gilliam for more info: 970-948-5877 or [email protected]

COME ON IN TO THECARBONDALEREC. CENTER AND WORK OUTBEFORE YOU GO TO WORK.

Try YourFirst Classfor FREE!

THURSDAY July 14HIDDEN GEMS HIKE • This WildernessWorkshop Hidden Gems hike is a full-moonaffair to Hay Park (near Basalt and Carbon-dale) starting at 7 p.m. The hike is a moder-ate one and the moon is expected to rise. Info:whiteriverwild.org.

SATURDAY July 16GYMKHANA • A gymkhana will be held atthe Gus Darien arena east of town at 1 p.m.on July 16, Aug. 13 and Sept. 17. The club isfor equestrians seven and older and the eventsare barrels, poles, flags and a rotating event.Volunteers are needed. Info: 274-3223 or379-9978.

SAT.-SUN. July 16-17REGATTA • The Aspen Yacht Club holds itsannual regatta at Ruedi Reservoir. The cluboccupies Benedict Bay in a small cove in themiddle of the four-mile-long reservoir located18.6 miles east of Basalt. Info: 963-3223.

SUNDAY July 17CCAH CONCERT • The Carbondale Coun-cil on Arts and Humanities presents the NewFamiliars (North Carolina) at Sopris Parkstarting at 7 p.m.The New Familiars play theirown style of rock ‘n’ roll with growling har-monies and multi-instrument arrangements.They’ve been known to switch from back-porch hoe down to full-tilt rock at the drop ofa guitar pick. It’s free. Info: 963-1680.

TUESDAY July 19BIRDING • Rock Bottom Ranch in El Jebeloffers a morning birding tour from 6 to 9a.m. All experience levels are welcome. Info:927-6760.

THURSDAY July 21TIPPETTS PERFORM • The Tippetts(Shanti Gruber and Megan Goodwin) head-line the Bookcliffs Council on Arts and Hu-manities summer music series from 7 to 8:30p.m. at Sunset Park in Rifle (1100 E. 16th St.).

Crystal Springs RanchSummer Riding Camp

Established 1983

Children learn the fundamentals of riding, horse care, and vaulting (gymnastics on the moving horse), while having fun and making new friends.Campers should bring a sack lunch & beverage

Sessions: $95 per day or $425 per weekCall or email:Kathy Weiss (970) 963-1505 • [email protected] Bopeley (970) 379-3446 • [email protected] Springs Ranch1609 County Road 112 • Carbondale, CO 81623www.crystalspringsranch.net

Monday-Friday • 10am-3pm • June 20 - August 19, 2011


Carbondale, Colorado

NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALSfor LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION SERVICES

Carbondale, Colorado JUNE 27, 2011

The Town of Carbondale is soliciting proposals from qualified professionallandscape construction/installation companies to install landscaping and irriga-tion systems at the intersection of Main Street/Snowmass Drive/County Road100. The plant list contains 8 trees; 23 deciduous shrubs; 12 evergreens; 238ornamental grasses; and, 1,054 perennials.Sealed proposals will be received at Town Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue,Carbondale, Colorado 81623 until 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 11, 2011. Any pro-posals received after this time will be returned to the proposer unopened. The Planting Plans and Details may be obtained at Town Hall between the hoursof 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Questions should be direct-ed to Larry Ballenger, Director of Public Works 970-963-2733 or by email [email protected] Town reserves the right to award to the best bid based on a consideration ofcost, contractor’s qualifications and experience. The Town reserves the right toreject all or portions of any or all proposals; to waive irregularities and techni-calities; to re-advertise or to proceed to provide the service in the best interest ofthe Town. The Town of Carbondale may, at its sole discretion, modify or amendany and all provisions herein.

OngoingCCAH SHOW CONTINUES • “Child’s Eye” at the Carbondale Council on Arts and Hu-manities (in the Third Street Center) continues through the month. The show features 20young artists ages 9-18 who use digital photography and computers to create original images.The CCAH R2 Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Info: 963-1680.

CLAY CENTER SHOW CONTINUES • The Carbondale Clay Center presents the nation-ally juried show “Atmospheric Fired 2011,” featuring more than 40 ceramic artists. The Car-bondale Clay Center is located at the east end of Main Street. Info: 963-2529.

UTE TRAILWORK • Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers conducts work on the Ute Trail inAspen Tuesday evenings on July 12, 19, 26. Work on the steep, popular trail will include re-inforcing and rebuilding the trail surface in several locations. Work sessions begin at 4 p.m.and continue till dusk, concluding with a free dinner for all participants. Volunteers can showup any time after 4 p.m. to join a work crew call 927-8241.

FARMER’S MARKET • The Fresh Fridays Farmer’s Market is held behind the RedstoneCompany Store every Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. Info: 963-3408.

SAILING • The Aspen Yacht Club holds sailboat races at Ruedi Reservoir on Sundaysthrough the summer. The club’s facility has vehicle parking, boat storage, a mast raising yardarm, club house, camping lawn, volleyball court, fire pit, beach, 60 boat slips, rigging dock& concrete launch ramp, porta potties and two rescue boats. Info: aspenyachtclub.com.

CMC SHOW Continues • The Colorado Mountain College Gallery in downtown GlenwoodSprings presents Basalt artist Michael Raaum.The show features 28 abstract impressionist paint-ings and continues through July 27. The gallery is located at 831 Grand Ave. Info: 947-8367.

MAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat with Carbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tuesdays from7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithy, located at 26 S. Third St.

YOGA IN THE PARK • True Nature Healing Arts offers yoga in Sopris Park Sundays from5 to 6 p.m. through August. It’s free and all levels are accepted. Info: 963-9900.

RODEO • The Carbondale Wild West Rodeo continues its season at the Gus Darien arenaeast of town (on County Road 100) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 at the gate.

LIVE MUSIC • Pianist/singer John Riger plays Fin’s in downtown Glenwood Springs everySaturday night through the summer.

ZINGERS SING • The Zingers singing group gets together at the Third Street Center everyThursday from 2 to 3 p.m. Info: 945-7094.

GROUP RUN • Independence Run and Hike at 995 Cowen Drive leads group runs Satur-days at 8:15 a.m. rain or shine. Info: 704-0909.

AL-ANON MEETS • Al-Anon for friends and families of alcoholics meets at the OrchardTuesdays at 7 p.m.

Save the dateSATURDAY July 16LIVE MUSIC • Slide guitar player Kraig Kenning performs in a free concert at Redstone Parkfrom 6 to 8 p.m. He blends folk, country and rock. Other Redstone Park shows take place Aug. 6(Strolling Scones), Aug. 20 (Peter Karp & Sue Foley) and Sept. 4 (the Defiance String Band). Theseries is sponsored by Bighorn Toyota and others.

Hold the PressesS.A.W. SHOW OPENS • S.A.W. opens the show “Surreal Response” with a reception from6 to 8 p.m. on July 8. The show runs through Aug. 8. S.A.W. is located at the west end of Eu-clid, just off Highway 133. For details, call 963-0201 or go to sawcarbondale.wordpress.com.

TOUGH ENOUGH FOR PINK • The July 14 Carbondale Wild West Rodeo is a ToughEnough to Wear Pink edition, and 10 percent of the gate receipts will go to the Valley ViewHospital Foundation. The rodeo takes place just east of town at the Gus Darien arena andstarts at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $10.

Trustees continued om page 1PIF is not at all something I want to support.”

Mayor Stacey Bernot’s main objectionwas to Schierberg’s first proposal of the nightfor a 3-mil levy that would include residen-tial property as well as commercial. Her con-cern was that such a residential levy withinVCR could prompt those residents to voteagainst a mil levy increase within the townas a whole if one were ever proposed. Schier-berg said he had no objection to placing a 4-mil levy on commercial property andexcluding residential.

As for other VCR issues discussed Tues-day night, Schierberg handed out to trusteesand town staffers a spreadsheet concerningsustainability issues such as solar access thatwas not made available to the press or pub-lic. He indicated the spreadsheet clears up anydifferences between him and the trustees on

the issue.The trustees continued theVillage at Crys-

tal discussion to Aug. 16.In other business from Tuesday night:Trustees awarded a $164,257 contract to

the Carbondale-based Excavation Servicesfor public improvements to the Town CenterII project north of the Dinkel Building. Exca-vation Services was not the low bidder butwas within about 7 percent of the lowest bid-der (a Grand Junction company). Afterawarding the bid, trustees instructed staff todraft a policy concerning preferences for localcontractors on municipal projects. Of the$164,257 to be paid to Excavation Services,$159,500 is coming from a letter of creditfrom the Town Center II developer who al-lowed the property to go into foreclosure sev-eral months ago.


Bonedalers celebrated the Fourth of July with aparade, followed by music and various events inSopris Park. From the top (clockwise): AnandaBanc and the Carbondale Starlettes made theirdebut with Motown, soul and what one onlookersaid was a “stunning” display of choreographedmoves; a trombonist in the Carbondale RenegadeMarching Band keeps an eye on her sheet music;Brook Le Van (left) brought his own goat (center)to dance with; a mix of kids, puppets, flags andbanners led the parade from the east end of MainStreet; Barbara Courtney doffed her Uncle Sam hatto give the parade a bigger splash of red, white andblue. Photos by Jane Bachrach and Lynn Burton

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Community BriefsSheepdog sponsorships available

Dog/handler team sponsorships for the 2011 National Sheepdog Finals at StrangRanch are available for $125 each. Sponsorship benefits include:

• Two VIP gate passes for the entire six-day event;• A framed photo of the handler and dog;• Name listed on the National Finals Web site and program;• A tax-deductible receipt.• Sponsorships are limited. For details, go to sheepdogfinals.com.The 2011 National Sheepdog Finals will be held Sept. 13-18 and will attract han-

dler/dog teams from around the United States.

CMC bachelor degree info sessionColorado Mountain College holds a series of information sessions on its new bache-

lor degree programs. The dates and locations are as follows:• July 11 & 27 – Aspen (0255 Sage Way), noon to 1 p.m. on July 11; 6 to 7 p.m. on

July 27 (for details, call 925-7740).• July 13 & 18 – Rifle (3695 Airport Road), 10 to 11 a.m. on July 13; 6 to 7 p.m. on

July 18 (for details, call 625-1871).• July 14 – Carbondale (690 Colorado Ave.), noon to 1 p.m. (for details, call 963-

2172).• July 27&28 – Glenwood Springs (1402 Blake Ave.), on July 27 noon to 1 p.m.; 6 to

7 p.m. on July 28 (for details, call 945-7486).Beginning in the fall, bachelor’s degrees will be offered in business administration and

sustainability studies. For details, go to coloradomtn.edu/4year.

Sopris Therapy Services seeks volunteersSopris Therapy Services is seeking volunteers for its Horses for Heroes programs for

recently disabled veterans. There will be a volunteer training from 1 to 3 p.m. on July 10at Sopris Therapy Services (located at Aspen Equestrian Center in Carbondale).

Veterans will be in Carbondale the weeks of July 10 and August 7. Sopris TherapyServices also offers several other veteran’s programs and other volunteer opportunities towork with children and adults with disabilities. For details, call 704-1037.

B4H looking for volunteersThe newly formed Bicycles for Humanity (B4H) -- Aspen Roaring Fork chapter is hold-

ing two open meetings for volunteers for its projects this summer. The group is collecting

donated bikes to fill a container to send to Africa this fall and conducting a fund-raiserduring the USA Pro Cycling Challenge on Aug. 24.

Volunteer opportunities will be outlined at the two meetings, where short films will beshown and refreshments served. All are welcome. Meetings will be held from 6 to 7:30p.m. on July 11 at the Red Brick Center is Aspen, and 6 to 7:30 p.m. on 12 at Dos Grin-gos in Carbondale.

For details, call Mark Stevens 948-3097.

Open House: July 9 & 16, 2011 - 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Application Deadline: July 20, 2011

Lottery: July 22, 2011 - 12 NoonMountain Regional Housing 520 South Third Street, #23

Income Category 4Maximum Gross Household Income: $108,300*

*May add $7,500 per dependent up to three dependents

528 Jacobs Place, $198,999Duplex2 Bedroom, 1.5 bathsFull Finished Basement 1,260 SF of livingspace (per assessor)

2 Pets OKHOA - $140 per month2010 Taxes - $829

769 Sebree, $202,977Duplex2 bedroom 2.5 bathsFull finished basement 1,260 SF of livingspace (per assessor)

2 Pets OKHOA - $140 permonth.2010 Taxes - $898

620 Bridgewater. $238,803Single Family Home2 bedroom 2 bathsFull finished basement(bathroom plumbed in)1,486 SF of livingspace (per assessor)

2 Pets OK HOA - $140 permonth.2010 Taxes - $1,030

Carbondale Community Housing Lottery

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Applications are available and may be picked up and turned in at Mountain Regional Housing 520 South Third Street, #23, Carbondale, CO

www.carbondalegov.org or www.colorado.gov/housingcommunity.org Information: 970-704-9801 or [email protected]

Requirements: Full-time Employee: minimum local employment of at least onehousehold member of 30 hours per week, 9 months per year. Priority is given toapplicants who live and/or work in Carbondale town boundaries.Not Own Other Property: members of the household may not own otherimproved real estate in the RF Valley, including mobile homes, with the exception ofowner-occupied commercial real estate (not less than 50% occupied by the owner).Occupancy: Owner(s) must live in the unit

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Folk icon Steve Earle played to another sold-out house at the PAC3 on July 3. Hehad racks of guitars to the left and right throughout the two sets, which provedhandy when a string broke during one song and a roadie ran out with a replacement.“He literally didn’t miss a beat,” said one audience member after the show. Andspeaking of after the show, word has it Earle said the backstage dinner, catered byVickie Browne, was the best on the tour so far. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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Legal Notices8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

John LeybourneAsst. Town Planner

Published July 7, 20011 in The Sopris Sun.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearingwill be held before the Carbondale Board of Trusteesfor the purpose of considering the adoption of an or-dinance which would amend Chapter 18 (ZoningDistricts) of the Carbondale Municipal Code. Theproposed ordinance would affect the location, zon-ing and establish conditions of operation of Com-mercial Medical Marijuana Facilities as defined in theOrdinance. Conditions to be considered will be al-lowed locations in zone districts and will specifically

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearingwill be held before the Carbondale Planning andZoning Commission for the purpose of consideringa Subdivision and PUD amendment to create 3 sep-arate lots conveyable lots.

The property is located at 12th Street Industry Place,Carbondale. The applicant and owner is CarbondaleEarth Investments.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the CarbondaleTown Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, Co.at 7:00 p.m. on July 28, 2011.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in ThePlanning Department office, Town Hall, 511 ColoradoAvenue, Carbondale, Co. and may be examined byinterested persons during regular working hours,

include restrictions and requirements for operationof such facilities.

The applicant is the Town of Carbondale.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the CarbondaleTown Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, COat 7:00 p.m. on July 26, 2011.

Copies of the proposed application are on file in thePlanning Department office, Town Hall, 511 ColoradoAvenue, Carbondale, CO and may be examined byinterested persons during regular working hours,8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Janet BuckTown Planner

Published July 7, 20011 in The Sopris Sun.

Service Directory


With the official start of summer behind us and an es-timated 50 percent of the world population at risk of vita-min D deficiency, it's important to consider what thisseasonal change may mean for our vitamin D levels andsupplementation.

For much of the country, this is the time of year whenthe sun shines and people head outside to soak up its warmrays. An individual is capable of endoge-nously producing greater that 10,000 IU ofvitamin D daily, but what factors actuallyinfluence production and is continued sup-plementation necessary in these warmer,brighter months? Let's take a closer look.

There are many factors affecting vitaminD production in the body, the most wellknown being the angle of the sun's rays.The angle of the sun's rays is affected by the time of day,season and latitude. These factors in turn determine theamount of UVB exposure that reaches the skin and, ulti-mately, stimulates vitamin D production in the body.

UVB rays are the portion of light that stimulate vitaminD production and are diffused during the early and latterparts of the day, during winter months and incrementally inlatitudes north of the equator. Skin type is another factorwhen considering vitamin D production by the body. Indi-viduals with darker skin pigmentation require longer sunexposure time for vitamin D synthesis. The combined fac-tors of skin type, latitude and season must be factored intodetermining the necessary length of sun exposure time foran individual to produce optimal amounts of vitamin D.

An example provided by the Vitamin D Council illus-trates this point well:

At noon in Miami, an individual with skin type III (fairwith mild burning potential) would require approximately6 minutes to synthesize 1000 IU of vitamin D in summerand 15 minutes in winter. Skin type V (dark-toned skinwith rare burning) would need around 15 and 29 minutes,respectively.

At noon in Boston during summer, skin type III wouldrequire approximately 1 hour and skin type V, 2 hours tosynthesize 1000 IU of D. During the winter months in

Boston vitamin D production is not possible.In addition to the factors discussed above, many people

use sunscreens that, even at a minimal sun protection fac-tor of 8, can block 95 percent of UVB rays. Optimal vita-min D production necessitates 40 percent of the entire skinsurface be exposed when outdoors with the torso havingthe largest capacity for production and the face the least.

For those individuals under the age of 20and over the age of 60, vitamin D produc-tion can take quadruple the amount oftime than it does for the rest of the popu-lation.

Other culprits blocking UVB rays in-clude clouds, air pollution and glass; thewarm sun may be a welcome sightthrough the office window, but it's not

contributing to vitamin D production without direct skinexposure. UVB tanning beds are a viable direct exposureoption, however they are costly and overuse is associatedwith accelerated aging of the skin and increased risk of skincancers. Just as outdoor exposure does not require tanningor reddening of the skin to stimulate vitamin D produc-tion, neither does exposure by tanning beds.

Consideration of all of these factors in addition to base-line testing and monitoring of your vitamin D levels usingthe 25OH Vitamin D blood drop test will ensure optimalvitamin D health for each individual.

References:• Vasquez M.D., et.al. “The Clinical Importance of Vi-

tamin D (Cholecalciferol): A Paradigm Shift with Implica-tions for all Healthcare Providers.” Alternative Therapies;Sept/Oct 2004. Vol 10. No. 5

• Vitamin D Council vitamindcouncil.org.

Dr. Lisa Fitzwilliams is a chiropractic physician, licensedcertified nutritionist and functional medicine practitionerwith over 21 years experience. She came to the RoaringFork Valley in 2009 and has recently opened a functionalmedicine practice in Carbondale. She can be reached at970-987-4470.

JourneysintoHealth

By Dr. LisaFitzwilliams

Fun in the sun: What it meansfor your vitamin D levels

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