November 1, 2012

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Carbondale’s weekly, non-profit newspaper Volume 4, Number 38 | November 1, 2012

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PAGE 3Good Seeds

PAGE 4six89 saysgoodbye

PAGE 14Footballers

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Iron workers started putting together the new Carbondale library’s skeleton last week. Construction will continue through the winter and into next summer. The library is madepossible through a bond issue passed by Garfield County Library District voters a few years ago, which is also funding new libraries in Glenwood Springs, Rifle and Silt, andexpansions in New Castle and Parachute. Photo by Lynn Burton

FIRST FRIDAY: CELEBRATE DIA DE LOS MUERTOSPROCESSION 6:30PM: (open to all) From Thunder River Theatre

down Main Street to Third Street bringing the celebration to CCAH.ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: CMC students present ideas on sustainability in our daily lives.

Friday, November 2nd from 5-9pm in Historic Carbondale

Shaping up

Life’s a beachA couple of weeks ago I was on a beach with my toes in the sand and a michelada in my

hand, watching the waves in the midst of their eternal Sisyphean land grab. Life was good onthe beach, and I could get anything I desired: sunglasses, fresh coconut, a massage … well, al-most anything. They didn’t have any “Willie Nelson for President” yard signs. Still, it’s prob-ably where I’ll go for good if Sister Wife steals the presidency.

This election reminds me of student government at its worst —especially the geography questions.The fear factor inAmerica is atan all-time high. Turd Blossom is spending an obscene amount ofmoney on RomneyStyle —“Hey! Wealthy ladies!”Because whereelse in the world are the 1 percenters going to live and not have topay their share of taxes? I mean, the Caribbean’s nice to visit andall, but living there is a whole different story; when the seasonschange it’s from the hurricane is coming to the hurricane is here.

The best thing about my recent vacation was that there wasn’ta hurricane, but a close second was that there wasn’t TV and so Ididn’t have to watch the barrage of campaign ads. It would almostbe comical if it weren’t directly correlated to the future of our coun-try. Those ads make me want to vote for the Green Party, eventhough we all know I’m my mother’s daughter and when push

comes to shove I throw like a girl and I vote like a Democrat.Obama’s had his share of bad throws in the last four years, like putting the Darth-Vader-

of-food in charge of the FDA and letting habeas corpus die, starving and alone, in a cell with-out representation. I have to keep reminding myself that he’s the good one.At least he knowswhere the countries we’re planning to raid for oil can be found on a map.

It’s hard to watch this freak show; neighbors pitted against each other, planting yard signsand clinging to their favorite issues.The real issue is that Americans are being robbed, day inand day out. Maybe when we can’t drink the water and nothing will grow in the soil and ourchildren get cancer the way that we got chicken pox, maybe then we’ll realize that we’ve beenhad by the Republocrats?

“The reason the U.S. government takes in less than it spends is because it chooses not totax corporations and the rich at the rates applied to them in the 1950s and 1960s. Then thegovernment turns around and borrows money. It borrows from foreign governments, butalso from banks, insurance companies, large corporations and rich individuals who purchaseTreasury bills,notes,bonds,and securities. In effect corporations and the rich can not only keepmore tax dollars; they can then turn around and loan the money they kept to the governmentand earn interest on it.” – Richard Wolff

I want a president who works for the people who work for a living. And I want a Con-gress that listens to its constituents. We’re a joke of a freely elected system until we kick cor-porate money out of the process. In the article“A Radical Fix for the Republic”by JonathanShaw, Lawrence Lessig sums up the corruption in our government:

“Everybody had come to the recognition that ‘There is something wrong with the existingsystem,’ and that it needed to be updated — but we were making no progress in the contextof policymakers.”

At first, Lessig was puzzled. But gradually he realized the problem lay in the sclerotic, grid-locked policymaking system itself — particularly in Congress. “We weren’t making anyprogress because money was so inherent and tied to decisions,”he says now.“The public do-main had no lobbyists.The ideas of the public domain weren’t even on the table because therewas no infrastructure for putting them there.”*

I would sum up this election by comparing it to the old Irish saying that starts:“In life, thereare only two things to worry about… .” But I’m not worried, either the 1 percenters go liveon a beach, or I do.

*Harvard Magazine

Thanks to DebiDear Editor:

The residents of Crystal Meadows wouldlike to put out a huge thank you to DebiBoyle and all the other people involved at LiftUp for taking such good care of our seniors.Lift Up has helped them in so many ways andwe just wanted to let them know that theirgood deeds have not gone unnoticed.

Jerilyn NieslanikCarbondale

Join upDear Editor:

During the months of October and No-vember during its “Artober” annual mem-bership drive, the Carbondale Council onArts and Humanities (CCAH) is challengingexisting members to renew their membershipand bring in new members for a chance towin prizes that help the arts including ticketsto the valley’s premier “Green is the NewBlack Fashion Extravaganza: Myths andLegends” in March, “A Charlie BrownChristmas”musical presented by SolTheaterCompany, and a free annual membershipvalued at $50 that includes discounts toworkshops, classes and events.

Adding a twist to this year’s campaign, ex-isting or renewing members will be enteredinto the drawing every time they bring in anew member by Dec. 1, so that will increasetheir chances of winning one of the prizes.

CCAH offers a wide array of benefits toits members as well as adult workshops,youth classes, music classes and many funand inspiring events like Pecha Kucha,SWAN, Mountain Fair, Green is the NewBlack Fashion Extravaganza, fabulous ex-hibits in the R2 Gallery and more.

Founded in 1974, CCAH is a member-ship organization dedicated to building com-munity through the arts. For over 38 years,CCAH has defined artistic and culturaltrends and helped influence the imaginationof countless designers, musicians, dancers,and artists.At the end of the day,CCAH is allabout supporting the individual’s creative tal-ent, offering workshops, arts in educationclasses, free after-school classes, and provid-ing individuals with a platform throughwhich they can present their work.

For more information on membership,classes and other upcoming CCAH events,connect to: www.carbondalearts.com, or963-1680.

Gabrielle GreevesCCAH Development Director

GarCo’s deaf earsDear Editor:

We were present at the Garfield CountyBoard of County Commissioners on Sept. 17where comments were taken from the publicregarding the proposed solid waste manage-ment station on Catherine Store road(County Road 100).

In over four hours of comments, only a

few speakers other than owners or those af-filiated with the applicant, MRI, spoke infavor of the facility. Despite the overwhelm-ing opposition, including petitions of oppo-sition presented that were signed byhundreds of residents, the BOCC voted tocontinue the approval process until after theupcoming election.

We feel that this was an intentional moveby the two commissioners, John Martin andMike Samson, who are up for election onNov.6, as it is clear that they would lose hun-dreds of votes by approving the applicationat this time.

The only way to be sure that the BOCClistens to our concerns in the future is toelect Sonja Linman and Aleks Briedis as ournew commissioners. We clearly need achange in the leadership of Garfield Countythat includes all citizens in the decision mak-ing process.

Carol and George PucakCarbondale

ImagineDear Editor:

When you are diving up and down High-way 82 or 133, or just traveling on a smallroad into the hills or mountains, imaginewhat the rolling terrain, the vistas in all di-

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By Sue GraySopris Sun Correspondent

On a cool sunny day in mid-October, theGood Seed Community Garden is buzzingwith activity. Six-year-old Brandon Lausiersits on his dad Kevin’s lap and helps operatethe rented backhoe, digging holes in front ofthe eight-foot-high fence surrounding Car-bondale’s newest community vegetable gar-den. Half a dozen volunteers with shovelslevel out the holes and prep them for plantingnine fruit trees purchased from Eagle CrestNursery, who offered a 40 percent discountand gave them a free tree worth $300.

That seems to be a common themethroughout the short history of the GoodSeed Garden, which is located on propertyowned byThe Orchard church on SnowmassDrive. Many of the materials that went intocreating the garden last spring were donatedor discounted.Greg LarsenTrucking donatedcompost, Earthwise Horticultural broughtwood chips, Gould Construction deliveredtruckloads of rocks and Mammoth Peat, andlocal ranchers brought manure. Other dona-tions of products or services came fromAspen Tree Service, Ed Ptacek Landscaping,Caca Loco Compost,Ace Hardware, and So-pris Fencing. Planted Earth offered membersa one-time 15 percent discount. Hoses andtools were donated by the gardeners, andTheHarvey Family Foundation provided a gen-erous grant.

People who rented plots, either 5’x10’ or10’x20, built the raised beds themselves fromwhatever natural materials they couldgather: logs, rocks and wooden boards. Thegarden infrastructure was built entirely byvolunteers from the church and greater Car-bondale community.

“The vision we had in the beginning,”saidFred Pulver, one of the original garden com-

mittee members, “was to bring people fromthe church and the community together foreveryone’s benefit.” A cross-section of Car-bondalians applied for the 40 plots, fromteens to elders.About 75 percent of the plotswere rented by non-church members.

The gardeners have worked well togetherfrom the beginning, not just volunteering tohelp create the place, but sharing tips and ad-vice and looking out for pest problems intheir neighbor’s plots.

“I watered the plots next to mine if theylooked too dry,” said Dolores Pulver. “I ampersonally touched by the community spiritwe have in our garden,” wrote Garden Di-rector Andy Lietz in one of the newsletters heregularly e-mailed to participants to keepthem abreast of the progress, problems, do-nation needs and volunteer opportunities.

Lietz came to Colorado from the Chicagoarea six years ago. He went to work for SunSense Solar and joined what was then knownas The Church of Carbondale, later changedtoThe Orchard.Because of his love for eatingfresh, organically grown produce, Lietz be-came an early proponent of a church-spon-sored community garden and was eventuallyasked to put his project management experi-ence to work as the director.

The garden design came from anothercongregation member, Lisa Newman, a Hol-lywood set designer who eschewed the usualgrid pattern of community gardens in favorof a pleasing curvilinear design and park-likesetting. A round rock-bordered rose gardensits in the center, and garden members weregiven the opportunity to provide rose plantsin memory of departed loved ones.

Only Phase One has so far been com-pleted. Phase Two will begin next spring andwill have another 30-40 plots, more fruit

By Debbie BruellSopris Sun Correspondent

Until recently, the newly proposed charterschool in Glenwood Springs, Two Rivers Ex-peditionary School (TRES), was largely ig-nored by folks in Carbondale as an issue thatwould only impact the Glenwood community.

However,duringTRES’s first formal pres-entation to the RE-1 School Board on Sept.26 it became clear that the educational modelthat this charter was proposing — Expedi-tionary Learning (EL) — could potentiallyimpact schools throughout the Roaring ForkSchool District.

At the Sept. 26 meeting, school boardpresident Matt Hamilton asked the TRESproponents to consider options aside fromstarting a new charter school, including thepossibility of adopting the EL approach in anexisting Roaring Fork School District school.The school board then scheduled communitymeetings in Glenwood Springs, Carbondaleand Basalt in order to solicit community feed-back on both the TRES charter school pro-posal and the idea of adopting the EL modelin an existing school.

Expeditionary LearningStemming from the Harvard School of

Education’s Outward Bound project, Expe-ditionary Learning was initiated as a modelfor improving achievement in the country’s

lowest performing schools.Academic contentin EL schools is taught through projects,field-work, case studies, service learning and con-sultation with community experts.Expeditionary Learning schools focus onconnecting students’ learning to real-world is-sues and needs.

With high-stakes testing in Colorado’spublic schools soon to be taking on evenhigher stakes — teachers’ evaluations willsoon be tied to their students’ test scoregrowth — many schools are cutting outthings like projects, field trips and character-building in order to focus more class time onimproving test scores. Expeditionary Learn-ing turns that logic on its head, asserting thatproject-based learning and character buildingis the very thing that will lead to increasedachievement levels.

According to EL Mountain Region Direc-tor Jon Mann, “It’s not about a choice be-tween high achievement and deep learningfor kids, the idea of EL is, ‘Let’s get the cur-riculum more engaging and more structuredfor high achievement.’”

Carbondale feedbackThe community meeting to gather input

from Carbondale took place Oct.25 at Roar-ing Fork High School. The meeting was at-tended by two school board members, SchoolDistrict Superintendent Diana Sirko, TRES

proponents and about 15 parents and teach-ers from the community.

Debra Winston, Interim Head of TRES,explained that she represented a “small, butmighty band of parents”who are working tocreate a small, K-8 grade charter school(maximum of 190 students) structured as anEL school and located in Glenwood Springs.

The community members’ response to ELas an educational model was positive. How-ever, a common question that arose was onevoiced by Carbondale resident and AspenMiddle School teacher Cassie Harrelson:“Why do we need a charter school to imple-ment the EL model? Why couldn’t CMS (Car-bondale Middle School) or CRES (CrystalRiver Elementary School) be an EL school?”

Many raised their concern that the de-mographics of a charter school would notmatch the demographics of the larger com-munity. As parent Christie Jensen pointedout,“Charter schools are so different in thisarea because charters are mostly whiteschools. I wouldn’t like to see another one ofthose schools in our district.”

Similarly, parent and former teacher An-gela Hanley noted that, “By drawing a biggroup of parents away from the publicschools,you’re then left without that energy tocontinue to make your public schools better.”

TRES assured the audience that their goalis to have a diverse school,with only a limited

number of students coming from existingRFSD schools.

According to Winston, “Once we’re au-thorized (as a charter school) we can talkabout quotas to make sure we have a diver-sity of learners.”

Glenwood parent and TRES advocateRachel Connor explained,“it’s misleading tothink that we’d pull 190 kids from the RFSDschools.We have a huge interest from parentswho home-school and parents from SaintStevens and RE-2.”

Connor pointed out that the TRES groupis also hoping to see the EL model spread toother schools in the district after it is estab-lished at their charter school: “We want totake this EL learning model, incubate it atTRES,and work with the district to find waysfor it to disseminate outwards, so that all chil-dren throughout the district benefit.”

Teacher perspectiveTwo former EL teachers also attended last

Wednesday’s meeting, Cassie Harrelson andCarbondale Middle School teacher Amy(Brummer) Kaufman. Both had glowing re-ports about their experiences as EL teachers.As Kaufman stated in a letter that is nowposted on the district website: “I have neverfelt so valued as a professional and so men-tally stimulated as a teacher.”

Charter school proposal introducesExpeditionaryLearning

GoodSeedGarden touches community

Kim Nuzzo reads one of his poems at Thunder River Theatre on Oct. 29. For morephotos from an evening of poetry, please turn to page 18. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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GOOD SEED page 19


Saint Mary of the Crown Catholic Churchin

Carbondale

35th Annual

ELK/turkey DINNERCountry Store

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Elk/Turkey DinnerServed from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m.

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Tables were full at closing night for restaurant six89 on Oct. 27. After opening in 1998, the Main Street restaurant drew loyal fans from Aspen to Rifle and beyond. In an e-mail to patrons, owners Mark and Lari Fischer said their next restaurant in Carbondale will “ … have something of six89’s DNA as a large part of it. Whatever ‘it’ is.” TheFischers also own the Pullman (Glenwood Springs) and Phat Thai (Carbondale and Denver). Shown here are folks who gathered to celebrate Ron Speaker’s birthday. Ronand his wife, Lisa, are to the far left in back. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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rections and the open fields would look like ifit were all “developed.”

This is certainly what could happen unlessthese areas are protected. What is now opencould be covered with houses or commercialbuildings, and forever closed off to wildlife,any recreational use, or just enjoyment.

Protecting open space is essential forwildlife. These creatures deserve areas inwhich to roam across the three counties thatmake up the Roaring Fork Valley and be-yond.

With the increase of population, carefuland intelligent planning is essential so that thequality of life we know now is not destroyed.Open space, whether on a ranch or farm orother still“natural”areas, is critical to the fu-ture of the valley.

Living here, we want to be able to con-tinue to enjoy the open vistas, to walk ontrails and visit parks, to know that the wildlifehas a safe home, and to realize that we, ourchildren, grand children and beyond will beable to enjoy rural and historic areas ofGarfield County.

Please vote yes on 1A to protect our land.We won’t have to imagine the ugly; we

will forever enjoy the beauty.Carol DuellCarbondale

Pathetic and desperateDear Editor:

Recently many of us received a politicalpostcard designed to convince us not to vote

for a particular candidate.The candidate thatthe authors of this postcard are trying to dis-credit is Sonja Linman, a candidate forGarfield County commissioner.The card fea-tures an unfocused picture of Linman withthe word“FAIL”scrawled in red. It is an am-ateur, desperate and pathetic example of at-tempted political character assassination.

This postcard was not sent by Linman’sopponent, John Martin, but rather by a

Grand Junction based outside political groupwith their own agenda for Garfield County.

The text in the card asserts that a propertytax increase is a major part of Linman’s po-litical objectives. Nothing could be furtherfrom the truth. As a member of Linman’scampaign staff, I can tell you that there areno proposed tax increases in her platform.


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Cop ShopThe following events are drawn from in-cident reports of the C’dale Police Dept.

WEDNESDAY Oct. 24 At 9:01 p.m. anofficer red tagged numerous trash cansthat were left out after they are legally al-lowed on the street on Jacobs Place,Bridge Water and one other street inRiver Valley Ranch.

THURSDAY Oct. 25 At 12:34 a.m. po-lice responded to a report of stray cows inthe vicinity of DoloresWay and Highway133. Officers arrived and “escorted themhome,”according to the police report.

THURSDAY Oct. 25 At 9:40 a.m. a resi-dentonGracelandreportedher2011Sub-aru Outback (black in color) was stolen.

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THURSDAY Oct. 25 At 7:36 a.m. a resi-dentonEighthStreet reportedher residencehad been burglarized in the past two days.

SATURDAY Oct. 26 At 12:43 a.m. inthe 600 block of Main Street, an officercontacted an intoxicated man encour-aged him to go home.

Roaring Fork High School celebrated Senior Night for football players and cheer-leaders at the Rams’ last game of the season on Oct. 26. Shown here (left to right)are senior cheerleaders Leanna Jenkins, Shiloh Merriott, Julianna Ulrych and YahairaGlez. The football players who were honored are: Brandon Cruz, Michael Wampler,Michael Skinner, Keegan Fawley, Trae Moxley, Angel Cruz, Jessie Murillo, SamMorse, Jorge Rascon, Jordan Kobielusz, and Sergio Lomeli. Photo by Sue Rollyson

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Good gigWord has it that Dave Taylor and Lyn Byers (dba Guilty Pleasure) landed a gig to play

après ski at the Limelight in Aspen this winter. Drop in and check ‘em out before headingback downvalley this ski season.

Farris gets macedThe Pitkin County Cares Volunteer Service’s Greg Mace award for 2012 goes to Car-

bondale’s Dorothea Farris for her life-long dedication to community service.Farris spent more than 30 years in elected office as an Aspen School Board member and

Pitkin County commissioner, according to a press release. In recent years her many vol-unteer pursuits involve preserving the environment as a member of the Colorado WildlifeCommission, West Elk Scenic Byway commission, and Crystal Valley Environmental Pro-tection Association, “to name a few.”

RFOv digs WellsRoaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers recently named Dick Wells of Carbondale as its

2012 Ambassador of the Year. Wells served as Ambassador on three projects this year: oneof the Wulfsohn evenings in May; the Basalt Bridge project where he and fellow Ambas-sador Marty Manosevitz kept the lemonade and gator aid flowing for the 80-plus vol-unteers on a very hot June 23; and in a 180 degree reversal, kept the coffee and hotchocolate warm on one of the rainiest and coldest RFOV projects ever with the recentTamarisk project on Oct. 13 in Glenwood Springs.

Piling up PulaskisAlso on the Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers front, this year’s Pulaski award goes to

Carbondale’s Michael Hutton, who volunteered a total of eight project days in 2012. Thisis the second time Hutton has brought home a Pulaski.

KDNK seeking laborersCommunity-access radio station KDNK seeks donations of labor, gift certificates and

more for its annual Labor of Love Auction, slated for Nov. 30 at the Carbondale Recre-ation Center. The auction goes from 6:30 to 9 p.m. and features jazz from the Walt SmithTrio, finger foods, wine and beer. To donate, go to kdnk.org. The donation deadline isNov. 9.

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They say it’s your birthdayFolks celebrating their birthday this week include: Justin Marshall and Jay Riley

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The card also encourages you to call Lin-man at a phone number which, in fact, is nother’s. I know because it is my phone number.This may give you some indication of howrigorously the authors of this card havechecked their facts.

And if youwant tocheck the facts,Linman’spositions and platform are laid out publicly, infull sight, on her web site – Linman2012.com.Clearly the authors of this card chose to ignoreall the information publicly available in regardto Linman’s candidacy.

I don’t believe that Martin condones thistype of political mud slinging. He might con-sider publicly disavowing this distasteful,tawdry and dishonest form of campaigningto establish the point that our voters prefercivil political discourse to this example of ma-nipulative misinformation.

I expect to see more negative and untruth-ful ads about our local candidates before theelection is over. Don’t let outside political oreconomic interests sway your vote. Check thefacts; vote your convictions,not someone else’s.

Michael LarimeGlenwood Springs

vote for RankinDear Editor:

As a local business owner of GlenwoodSprings Ford, I encourage you to vote for BobRankin for House District 57.

As an outdoor recreation enthusiast I ap-preciate that Bob is encouraging access topublic lands. He has taken the time to listento the needs of small business owners and has

been one himself so he understands what weneed to revitalize our Colorado economy.TheColorado Automobile Association joins nu-merous organizations in endorsing Bob towork for us in Denver.Help ensure the healthof businesses throughout the Western Slopeby joining me in voting for Bob Rankin.

Zach CarlsonGlenwood Springs

Yes on 1ADear Editor:

I grew up in Glenwood Springs and nowlive in Carbondale. I am writing to expressmy strong belief in the open lands programon the ballot this November. As someonewho has lived in the valley for most of his life,I have seen this place change a lot and believenow is the time to make lasting steps to savewhat tracts of open land we have left. Ifpassed, 1A will: establish an open lands pro-gram for the county; raise around $2 millionfor the purchase of land, development rights,and to operate the program; raise money forthe county and municipalities to purchasesuch things as river access, easements fortrails, and provide incentives for ranchers tocontinue ranching rather than subdividingand selling.

Though the money raised for this pro-gram would come in the form of a 0 .25 per-cent sales tax, I believe most of us are herebecause of the beauty and recreational op-portunities this place provides. This taxamounts to 25 cents on $100, and that’s noton groceries or prescription drugs. That is a

negligible price to pay.The allure of this place is a product of our

environment, and its up to you the citizens ofGarfield County to make it happen. Pleasevote YES on 1A.

Shane SpykerCarbondale

Open space helpsDear Editor:

Tax increases are always a difficult pro-posal, and given the current economic uncer-tainty, the consideration of any increase intaxation may seem ill advised.However,with

Freshman Tyler Spence (#11) started the game at quarterback for the Roaring ForkRams on Oct. 26. He was the fifth quarterback to start this year. Going into last Fri-day night’s game at 1-7, the Rams pulled it together for a win over Lake County.Running backs Sam Morse, Keegan Fawley and Jose Lopez all totaled more than100 yards each. For more Ram action, including volleyball and soccer, please turnto pages 14-15. Photo by Sue Rollyson

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most decisions in life there are no absolutes,and no matter what influences that are pre-dominately present you must look beyondthe current forces, study the facts, and weighthe costs and benefits with sound reasoning.

This election year we have an opportunityto consider a small change in our sales taxthat will have exponential rewards to all ofus, our visitors, and generations to come.

While many may argue that limiting de-velopment opportunities will have economicconsequences, there obviously is a reasonpeople are drawn to our area and if we donot preserve our open space and plan pru-dently we are at risk of killing the goose thatlaid the golden egg. It is a question of balanceand Colorado has extensive examples of overdevelopment resulting in diminished eco-nomic vitality and quality of life.

Will the Garfield Open Lands Programmean no development? No, there will still bemany opportunities for quality development.But it will help in creating the proper balancethat will keep our area appealing, our landworking and our vistas intriguing.

For our economic health, quality of life,and for the benefit of future generations, I en-courage you to support this program by vot-ing yes in the coming election.

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Rankin for StatehouseDear Editor:

Carbondale resident Bob Rankin gets myvoteforColoradoHouseDistrict57.Here’swhy.

Bob Rankin is a businessman and is en-dorsed by the: National Federation of Inde-pendent Business, Colorado Association ofCommerce and Industry (Chamber of Com-merce), Colorado Farm Bureau, AssociatedBuilders and Contractors,ColoradoAssocia-tion of Realtors, National Rifle Association,Colorado ContractorsAssociation,ColoradoMedical Society,ColoradoAutomobile Deal-ersAssociation,Colorado ChiropracticAsso-ciation and Spokes (Bicycle Association).

Jo Ann Baxter has 29 years of experienceas a high school teacher and is endorsed bythe: Colorado Association of School Execu-tives, Colorado Professional Firefighters,Col-orado Education Association, NARAL ProChoice Colorado, Planned Parenthood, OneColorado and the Post Independent.

Clear choice: Bob Rankin for HouseDistrict 57

Karen AlldredgeCarbondale

Rankin for Dist. 57Dear Editor:

I’m supporting Bob Rankin for ColoradoHouse District 57 for two reasons.

First is his background in large and smallbusiness and his desire to get people back intothe workforce and turn around the economy.He is endorsed by the Colorado Associationof Commerce and Industry and the NationalFederation of Independent Business.

As a business owner myself, I understandthe importance of these endorsements and

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endorsed by the NRA with an “A” rating,while his opponent received an“F”rating.Asa long-term hunter I, too, am a firm believerin our Second Amendment and a proudmember of the NRA.

Bob JenkinsWoody Creek

vote No on 64Dear Editor:

I am blown away by Frosty Merriott’sletter (Oct. 25) of complete irresponsibility.As a teacher and a coach of many of Car-bondale’s youth (specifically boys) I cannotbelieve you actually believe the legalizationof marijuana will benefit our town.

I have been fighting the use of marijuanaand alcohol in our youth since 1997. I havefought many losing battles and have to saythat the difficulties of coaching today aremuch more than what they were in 2000when there wasn’t medical marijuana.

You state the number-one reason to voteyes on Amendment 64 is about the moneythat would be generated. I completely dis-agree. An article about the Mexican cartelsin the New York Times magazine a fewweeks back detailed how they have madeinroads growing and distributing marijuanain this country and in Colorado.

You believe the legalizing of marijuanawill take jobs and money away from thecartels? Quite the contrary. They have thesystems in place to blow away local pro-

duction before it ever gets off the ground inthe state.

Is Carbondale ready to deal with the le-galization of pot? Our town struggles withthe duties it already has; now imagine pilingon the legalization of marijuana.

As far as the health benefits, have youcompletely lost your mind? There is noth-ing beneficial about smoking marijuana:

• Inhaled marijuana smoke is not“medical” but dangerous. Marijuanasmoke is a crude THC delivery systemthat also sends harmful cancer causingsubstances into the body.

• The Institute of Medicine concluded,“Marijuana is not a modern medicine.”

• Medicines should not be approved bypopular vote but must undergo rigorous clin-ical trials and then be approved by FDA.

The marijuana of today is not the mari-juana of the baby boomers 30 years ago.Av-erage THC levels rose from less than 1percent in the mid-1970s to more than 8 per-cent in 2004. Marijuana was the secondmost common illicit drug responsible fordrug treatment admissions in 2002 — out-distancing crack cocaine.

There is hard evidence of poor studentperformance, and its links to use of mari-juana. In addition, smoking marijuana canlead to increased anxiety, panic attacks, de-pression, social withdrawal and other mentalhealth problems, particularly for teens.

The legalization of marijuana will makeit so anyone can grow pot. And if you thinkour youth won’t have easy access to mari-

juana you are being extremely naive.By the way, how many Fortune 500

CEOs regularly use pot? I think you mightwant to try researching the topic again.

Tory JensenGlenwood Springs

A burrowing jet?Dear Editor

I loved the photo of the unmarked mili-tary plane flying over Carbondale, howeverthere is no way that plane was flying at2,000-3,000 feet.Altimeters are calibrated atsea level, so according to your story thatplane would have been“burrowing”at least3,000-4,000 feet underground, as Carbon-dale's altitude is around 6,000 feet.

Sheldon FingermanAspen

be aware of epilepsyDear Editor:

Nearly three million Americans haveepilepsy. Epilepsy is the most common neu-rological disorder affecting all age groups, yetthe public is largely unaware it is a seriouscondition with severe consequences for peo-ple living with epilepsy and their families.

November is National Epilepsy Aware-ness Month, and I am one of thousands ofvolunteers working to raise awareness ofthis condition.

Epilepsy is common, but many peopledon’t know what to do when someone ishaving a seizure. That’s why the EpilepsyFoundation is asking everyone to learn

about epilepsy and take the “Get SeizureSmart” quiz in November. The interactivequiz, downloadable resources and othertools to recognize National Epilepsy Aware-ness Month are available at www.Get-SeizureSmart.org.

As a mother of someone affected byepilepsy, I strongly encourage everyone toget educated and take the quiz. My son’s life,or that of someone you know, may dependon it.

Megan NoonanCarbondale

Thanks to UdallDear Editor:

Recently, I attended the meeting Sen.Mark Udall hosted in Aspen to discuss hisCentral Mountains Outdoor Heritage Pro-posal. I was joined by business leaders andcurrent and former mayors and county com-missioners, all of us very supportive ofUdall’s proposal to protect appropriate andessential wilderness in our valley.

I want to thank Sen. Udall for his leader-ship in bringing together such a diversegroup. His emphasis on listening to all hisconstituents and working together towardconsensus wherever possible is a refreshingreminder of true leadership. I am sure Sen.Udall will move quickly and thoroughly toprotect those few remaining wild lands inour region, and I, along with many others,appreciate his work on this crucial issue.

Dorothea FarrisCarbondale


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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. View and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

Tommy Castro and the Pain Killers

Marcia Ball

Bobby Mason

November 3

November 9

November 10

November 16

November 21

December 1

Johnny O. BandDoors at 7pm / Show at 8pmTickets $10 advance / $15 day of show

Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead RevueDoors at 7pm / Show at 8pmTickets $12 advance / $15 day of show

Bobby MasonDoors at 7pm / Show at 8pmTickets $15

Marcia BallDoors at 7pm / Show at 8pmTickets $27 advance / $30 day of show

Comedy NightDoors at 7pm / Show at 8pmTickets advance $12

Tommy Castro and the Pain KillersDoors at 7pm / Show at 8pmTickets $17 advance / $22 day of show

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THURSDAY Nov. 1KAYAK FILm • Rios to Rivers and Col-orado Rocky Mountain School present thefilm “Los Escualos: Young Chilean Kayak-ers of Patagonia” at 6:30 p.m. and host aconversation with Chilean environmentalactivist Daniel Gonzalez and energy expertRandy Udall at the CRMS Barn. The eventis a fundraiser for a new river running ex-change between CRMS students and mem-bers of Club Nautico Escualo of Cochrane,Chile. Students from both countries willfloat Chile’s dam-threatened Río Baker andthe protected Grand Canyon with the goalof creating dialogue, cultural exchange andawareness of river ecology, kayaking andthe plight of some of the world’s last greatfree-flowing rivers. Tickets are $10, stu-dents are free. Info at RiosToRivers.org.

ZINGERS CONTINUE • Betsy Schenckleads the Senior Matters Zingers sing-alonggroup in Room 33 of the Third Street Cen-ter. Under her direction the tunes take on awhole new meaning and resonance whensung by seniors. Info: 963-2167.

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

FRIDAY Nov. 2FIRST FRIDAY • The Carbondale Coun-cil on Arts & Humanities, and ThunderRiver Theatre Company, present the firstannual collaborative Dia de los Muertosduring this month’s First Friday. The nightincludes Ballet Folklorico, a poetry reading,new exhibit at CCAH and more. Info: car-

bondalearts.com. Other First Friday eventstake place around town. Info: the article inthis week’s Sopris Sun.

mOvIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“Samsara” (PG-13) at 7:30p.m. Nov. 2-8 and “Search-ing for Sugar Man” (PG-13) at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 3-4.

CCC • The Carbondale ClayCenter opens its Holiday Fes-tive Tableware and Small WorksInvitational exhibition and salefrom 6 to 8 p.m. More than30 local and nationalartists will show and offerfunctional pottery and ce-ramic sculptures. The ex-hibition/sale continuesthrough Dec. 23, Tuesdaythrough Friday from 10a.m. to 5 p.m. and by ap-pointment. Info: 963-CLAY.

LIvE mUSIC • Steve’sGuitars in the DinkelBuilding presents livemusic every Friday.

LIvE mUSIC • Riversrestaurant in Glenwood Springspresents the Leonard Curry Trio (acousticbluegrass and rock) from 9 p.m. to mid-night. No cover.

SATURDAY Nov. 3SALSA N’ SWING • A benefit for Crystal

River Elementary School, CarbondaleCommunity School, Carbondale MiddleSchool and Roaring Fork High Schooltakes place from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Gath-ering Center on Snowmass Drive. There’llbe a Moe’s taco bar, cash bar, salsa lessonsand door prizes. Tickets (adults only) are$25 and include dinner and dessert, and areavailable the schools, Bonfire and Tortille-ria la Roca. Info: 384-5620.

CONTRA DANCE • A community contradance takes place in the Third Street Center

Round at 7:30 p.m. Mike O’Donnellwill call to the tunes of the Slide-whistle String Band. Admission is$8. Info: [email protected].

LIvE mUSIC • There’s a CD re-lease party at PAC3 for theJohnny O Band. The band

plays blues, rock, funkand soul. Tickets are

$10/$15 at Dos Grin-gos, Thunder River

Market and atpac3carbondale.com.

RFCC • The RoaringFork Cultural Council

presents Dr. Philip Tedeschi,who will talk about the relation-

ship between animals and people, at Thun-der River Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Tedeschi is aprofessor at the University of Denver, exec-utive director for the Institute for Humanand Animal Connection and master thera-peutic riding instructor. Ticket info: rfcul-turalcouncil.com.

RAW FOOD • True Nature healing artspresents the workshop “Raw Food & Nu-trition” at noon. Info: 963-9900. True Na-ture is located at 100 N. Third St.

SUNDAY Nov. 4SPIRITUAL mATTERS • A Spiritual Cen-ter takes a field trip to the new Center forSpiritual Living in Aspen, starting with op-tional meditation at 5:30 p.m., followed bya service and music by Bobby Mason at 6p.m. A potluck follows the service. TheCenter is located at the corner of AspenStreet and Bleeker. Info: 963-5516.

WEDNESDAY Nov. 6CHAmbER LUNCHEON • The Carbon-dale Chamber of Commerce hosts its an-nual luncheon at the Orchard from 11:30a.m. to 1 p.m. Tickets are $20 in advanceand $30 at the door. RSVP: 963-1890.

DIvAS • The Valley Divas, a women’snetworking group, meets on the firstWednesday of the month from 5:30 to 7p.m. at Konnyaku. RSVP on Facebook orat 704-1711.

Save the dateSATURDAY Nov. 10ELK DINNER • St. Mary of the CrownCatholic Church’s wildly popular elk dinner isserved up at the church from 4 to 7:30 p.m.It’s the 35th annual dinner.


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Further OutTHURSDAYNov. 8vETERANS DAY • Carbondale Middle Schoolwill host a Veteran’s Day program at the school at12:45 p.m. The Roaring Fork High School Choir,under the direction of Shanti Gruber, will perform“Dona Nobis Pacem,” “The Star Spangled Ban-ner” and “Let Freedom Ring, a Patriotic Celebra-tion.” The Carbondale Middle School Band,directed by Mark Gray, will perform“America theBeautiful,” “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,”and “My Country, tis of Thee.” All veteran’s andfamily members are welcome.

SIERRA CLUb FILm FEST • The Roaring ForkSierra Club’s Fall Film Festival presents the awardwinning films “Spoil” and “The Next Revolution”from 7 to 9 p.m. in theThird Street Center.The filmsare also shown at 7 p.m. at the Glenwood SpringsCommunity Center on Nov. 7. Info: 947-9613.

THEATRE TALK • Theatre Aspen hosts a panelof New York City industry leaders, including ScottEllis, Jed Bernstein,Vicki Reiss and Mary McColl.It’s in New York and by invitation only.

FRIDAYNov. 9DEAD REvIEW • PAC3 in the Third Street Centerpresents the Rocky Mountain Grateful Dead Reviewat 8 p.m.Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 at the door.

SUNDAYNov. 11vETERANS DAY •American Legion Post 100, lo-cated at 97 N. Third St., offers a free lunch for vet-erans at noon; $8 for non-veterans.

FRIDAYNov. 16LIvE mUSIC • Pianist/blues-rock Marcia Ball playsPAC3 in the Third Street Center at 8 p.m.

OngoingbEER RUN • Independence Run & Hikestages a four-mile beer run Thursdays at6:30 p.m. The running starts at La Fontanaand ends at a Carbondale watering hole.Info: 704-0909.

ASPEN ART mUSEUm • The Aspen ArtMuseum presents “Continental Drift” withseven Colorado-based artists through Nov.25. Each artist explores the idea of place.They are: Christina Battle, Scott Johnson,Jeanne Liotta, Sarah McKenzie, Adam Mil-ner, Yumi Janairo Roth and Edie Winograde.Admission is free. Info: 925-8050.The AspenArt Museum is located at 590 N. Mill St.

KDNK • Teachers discuss drop out issuesand more on KDNK at 6:34 and 7:34 a.m.through Nov. 2. Featured teachers includeBen Bohmfalk, Laura Hardman, Diana Al-cantara, Jennifer Kauffman and LisaDameron. KDNK-FM is broadcast at 88.1in Carbondale, and 88.3, 88.5, 93.5 and94.9 elsewhere.

GROUP RUN • Independence Run & Hikestages an all-abilities run on Saturdays at8:15 a.m. Info: 704-0909.

STORYTImE • The Waldorf School on theRoaring Fork holds a musical storytime forkids 0-6 years old and their parents from 9to 10 a.m. on Thursdays.The cost is $20 perfamily drop in or $60 for four sessions. Info:Holly Richardson at 963-0140.

ART • Through December, GlenwoodSprings Art Guild exhibits include Tara Vet-ter at the Flower Mart in Glenwood Springs,and Nancy Martin at Bullock Hinkey realestate in Glenwood Springs.

mAYOR’S COFFEE HOUR • Chat withCarbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot on Tues-days from 7 to 8 a.m. at the Village Smithyon Third Street.

STORYTImE • The Gordon Cooper Li-brary presents Storytime with Sue at 6 p.m.every Monday. Info: 963-2889.

CCAH CLASSES • The Carbondale Coun-cil on Arts and Humaniites offers youthfashion classes and more this fall. Info: 963-1680 or carbondalearts.com.

JAm SESSION • Carbondale Beer Workson Main Street hosts an old-time jam ses-sion with Dana Wilson from 7 to 9 p.m.every Monday. All abilities are welcome.

JAZZ JAm • A jazz jam with players rang-ing from middle school students to adults isheld at the Ramada Inn in GlenwoodSprings on Monday nights.

TAI CHI • Senior Matters in the ThirdStreet Center offers tai chi with instructorJohn Norton at 9 a.m. on Mondays andWednesdays. The cost is $40 per month or$7 per drop in. Info: 274-1010.

SUPPORT GROUP • Hospice of the Valleypresents a grief and loss support group inBasalt the second and fourth Wednesday ofthe month.

Hold the pressesvETS INvITED TO PURPLE STAR PROGRAm • The Carbondale Rotary Club invites military veterans, active service members and theirspouses to learn about the Purple Star Families program, during the club’s regular meeting at 6:45 a.m. on Nov. 7 at the Carbondale firehouse.The Purple Star program is working with the U.S. military to ensure returning service members and their families have the support and mentor-ing they need upon leaving active military service. If you plan to attend the meeting, please RSVP by noon on Nov. 6 at 376-1918 or 963-1383.

WHEN NOT TO bUY A CAR TAG • The Garfield County motor vehicle department will be closed for Election Day on Nov. 6. The countyclerk’s office will be open only for people submitting documents for recording or for election matters.

SOL PRESENTS “ORIGINAL” • Sol Theatre Company presents“Original”at Carbondale Middle School at 7 p.m. on Nov. 2-3.The play wascreated by eight local teenage girls and the subject matter includes real-life issues such as bullying and peer pressure, and embracing individual-ity and encouraging acceptance of others.“Original” will also be presented at schools from Aspen to New Castle.

bOCC DISCUSSE HAUL ROUTE • The Garfield County commissioners are expected to approve a letter to the BLM concerning SG Interest’sproposed haul route to its natural gas drilling leases up Four Mile Road outside Glenwood Springs during their early morning session on Nov. 5.

Community BriefsLibrary board discusses 2013 closures

The Garfield County Library board discusses closure dates for 2013 at its monthlymeeting at the Glenwood Springs Library at 6 p.m. on Nov. 1.

Proposed closure dates are: Jan. 1 (New Year’s Day), March 31 (Easter), May 27(Memorial Day), July 4 (Independence Day), Sept. 2 (Labor Day), Oct. 14 (staff work day),Nov. 21-22 (Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving), Dec. 24-25 (Christmas Eveand Christmas Day).The proposal also calls for early closures on Nov. 20, Dec. 8 and Dec.31. For more information on the Nov. 1 meeting, call 625-4270.

Public hearing on fire district budget Nov. 14The Carbondale fire district board of directors will consider approving its draft budget

for 2013 at its monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 14. The meeting takes place at theCarbondale & Rural Fire Protection District headquarters at 301 Meadowood Dr. Thebudget is available for public inspection at the headquarters.

Town still seeking tree freaksThe town of Carbondale is still looking for folks to serve on its tree board. It helps

if you have a passion for trees and want to get involved. For details, call Tony Coia at963-1307.

Students looking for veteransStudents at Crystal River Elementary School are inviting veterans to celebrate Veteran’s

Day at the Orchard at 2:15 p.m. on Nov. 8. For details, call Amber Bate at 384-5637.

medicare open enrollment starts Oct. 15Medicare open enrollment takes place Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, according to a press re-

lease. “If you are a Medicare recipient you should look at your current prescription drugplan (Medicare D), even if you are presently happy with it,” said a High Country RSVPspokesman.“You may find one with better coverage, higher quality and/or lower cost.”Fordetails, call High Country RSVP at 384-8744.

PremierCare hosts open housePremierCare, the offices of Dr. Tim Kruse, M.D., will host an open house along with

other health care providers at The Health Institute Building at 1460 E. Valley Road inBasalt (adjacent to the Mid Valley Medical Center) on Nov. 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Enjoywine, soft drinks and appetizers will be served. For details, call 927-0549.

CASA 101 explained Nov. 14-15Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) representative explain the program at

Gordon Cooper Library at 6 p.m. on Nov. 14-15. Topics include special advocates, vol-unteer advocates and training. For details, go to casaoftheninth.org or [email protected].

Salvation Army seeks blankets and suppliesSalvation Army in Glenwood Springs is accepting blankets, sleeping bags, tents, winter

gear and stuffed animals at 918 Grand Ave. The hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Mondays,Tuesdays and Thursdays. For details, call 945-6976.


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Harrelson explained at the meeting that the EL approach is “very teacher-driven …. Itwasn’t like, ‘Here you go, this is what you’re doing.’ I never felt defeated.”

On-site coaching of teachers and extensive, on-going professional development for teach-ers is an essential element of EL schools.

Application processesSchool Board President Hamilton clarified that a school cannot simply decide to be an EL

school; rather, it must be offered a contract by the Expeditionary Learning Network,a nationalnon-profit organization.According to Mann,his organization will invest a significant amountof time making sure a partnership is“viable and agreeable to both sides”before offering a con-tract to a school.

Mann explained that there are pros and cons to both starting a new EL school and convert-ing an existing school to an EL school — each approach faces different obstacles and differentadvantages. Mann noted that the timeline for both processes is essentially the same: it will takeabout three to five years before either type of school experiences full implementation of EL.

TRES has already initiated conversations with the EL Network and plans to apply for anEL contract after TRES’s charter application has been approved.

TRES is simultaneously applying to be a charter school operated within the school districtand a state-run charter school operated through Colorado’s Charter School Institute (CSI).CSIwill announce its decision regarding TRES’s application by Nov. 27 and the district will bemaking its decision at the Nov.28 board meeting. If both applications are approved,TRES willhave the option to choose whether to operate as a state- or district-operated charter school.

Upcoming meetingsNov. 6, 4 p.m. at Glenwood Springs High School – a community meeting and pres-entation with Jon Mann, EL Mountain Region Director, discussing the ins/outs of convertingan existing school to EL.Nov. 14 at Glenwood Springs High School – the district is soliciting feedback regard-ing TRES and Expeditionary Learning at its regularly scheduled school board meeting.The school board is also soliciting written feedback on this issue and posting comments on thedistrict website (www.rfsd.k12.co.us). Comments may be sent to any of the board members:Bob Johnson: [email protected];Matt Hamilton: [email protected];Terry Lott Richardson: moms4rfsd.gmail.com;Richard Stettner: [email protected] ;Daniel Biggs: [email protected].

Day of theDead highlights First FridayBy Eduardo Yanez and Bridget GomezSpecial to the Sopris Sun

One of the most celebrated events in Mexico is Day of the Dead, also called El Diade los Muertos.

Day of the Dead is a time to remember departed loved ones. This event is cele-brated on Nov. 1-2.The tradition is thousands of years old, with roots in Aztec, Mayaand Tabasco cultures. It was a time to remember departed loved ones.

In present day Mexico, families celebrateby going to the cemetery and lovingly clean-ing the tomb of departed loved ones. On thenight of Nov. 1 they stay there singing songsand telling stories. Traditional food, such astamales and bread called pan de muerto, areplaced on the tombs.

The Carbondale Council on Arts and Hu-manities (CCAH) will have an art opening forDay of the Dead during November’s First Fri-day (Nov. 2). Amy Kimberly, director ofCCAH, said “Art is an easy way to bring peo-ple together.”

This year the event will bring together artand theatre. The night will begin at ThunderRiver Theater with a performance by theAspen Santa Fe Ballet folkloric dancers at

5:30 p.m. At 6:30 p.m., a procession will leave Thunder River Theatre (moving downMain Street and onto Third Street) and arrive at the Third Street Center at 7 p.m.

At the Third Street Center, there will be traditional foods prepared by local fami-lies and those donated by Mi Casita, plus shrines and other artistic representations forDay of the Dead.

Everyone is encouraged to attend these free events. For more information on No-vember’s First Friday, please turn to page 17.

Eduardo Yanez and Bridget Gomez are Native Spanish Speaker class members atCarbondale Community School.

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The Roaring Fork High School volley-ballers look ahead to hosting a Class 3A re-gional tournament this weekend, while thefootballers and soccer squad look ahead tonext year after a season-ending win andloss respectively.

A brief wrap up:Volleyball: the No. 11 seeded Rams host

No. 14 Lamar and No. 26 Frontier Acad-emy on Saturday;

Soccer: the boys won a playoff game onFriday then lost on Saturday to end the sea-son with at 11-4;

Football: the boys bookended a nine-game season with a win over Lake County46-38 on Friday night to go with a winover Basalt in September, to end the seasonat 2-7.

On the gridiron, it was a tough season.Head coach Tory Jensen told KNFO’sDavid Bach before Friday night’s game hewas starting his fifth quarterback of theyear (a freshman) and the line had beenthrough 15 different combinations throughthe season. The game-to-game lineupchanges were brought on by injuries, illnessand player ineligibility.The biggest loss wasprobably running back/linebacker JohnnyNieslanik, who sat out the season with ashoulder injury.

In Friday night’s win, Jensen gives muchof the credit to offensive linemen BrandonCruz, Angel Cruz, Mike Wampler, VictorDominguez and Mitch Brown.“They had a

great game,” Jensen said.Running backs Sam Morse, Keegan

Fawley and Jose Lopez all ran for 100yards each. Morse also scored on an 85-yard kickoff return.

Tyler Spence, a freshman, started thegame. “Tyler played very well,” Jensensaid.“He’s not the biggest guy on the teamby a long shot but he ran the offense ex-tremely well. He handled himself like anupperclassman.”

Jensen said the Rams ended the seasonon a positive note. “The freshmen andsophomores stayed with the program andwe dressed 38 guys for the last game. Theyoung guys lost a couple of close games toa bigger Glenwood group, but showed thelevel we are capable of in the future,”Jensen said. “We are hoping for 50 guysnext year and the attitude is very positive.”

Jensen continued, “For the seniors …they stuck with a very difficult year and re-ally showed their true character, many ofthem playing all of the downs and playingmultiple positions due the adversity wefaced. Mike Skinner, Mathew Wampler,Keegan Fawley, Angel Cruz, Trae Moxley,Jordan Kobielus, Sam Morse, Jesse Murillo,Jorge Rascon, Sergio Gonzalez and Bran-don Cruz represented our school well.”

On the soccer front, the Rams made theplayoffs for the second year in a row, beat-ing St. Mary’s 1-0 in the first round to ad-vance to the Sweet 16, where they fell 5-1

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“Your story is our history.” That’s the slo-gan attached to the Mt. Sopris Historical So-ciety’s video history project, in whichold-timers are filmed talking about what itwas like growing up in theRoaring Fork and Crystal Val-leys during the days of potatofarming, mining and ranching.

It’s a rewarding endeavorfor Beth White, the HistoricalSociety’s new executive direc-tor. “They just love sharing their stories,”White said, “and some of them are very giftedstory-tellers, which makes it that much moreengaging.”

The goal of the program according toWhite, is to harvest those stories and memo-ries while they’re still available and intact, andto create an archive that can be used for re-search and education. She also envisions uti-lizing the Internet as a resource formaximizing the public’s accessibility to therich cultural heritage of this area.

White said there is a lot more interest inlocal history than one might think, and in-cludes herself in that category, even thoughshe moved here from Boston only four yearsago. “I really like people, I really like history,”White said, “I’m particularly intrigued withWestern history.”

CmC connectionIt wasn’t history, but her lifelong desire to

get a degree in photography that first broughtWhite to the Mt. Sopris Historical Societydoorstep. While she was enrolled in the pho-tography program at Colorado Mountain

College, she was given an as-signment in restoring archivalphotographs. White’s familyphotos were all back East, soshe decided to visit the mu-seum’s research library to seeif she could borrow an image

of the early days of Carbondale. Soon afterthat she became a volunteer, helping out withthe society’s Junior Docent program in whichhigh-school students serve as museum guidesand learn artifact interpretation, display cre-ation and more.

White was no stranger to historical preser-vation, having earned a graduate degree inMuseum Studies from Harvard University’sextension program in 2004 and interning atthe John F. Kennedy Library and Museum inBoston. She also served as assistant directorand director of special-events marketing ofBoston’s Commonwealth Museum. White’squalifications were soon recognized by then-director Linda Criswell and the MSHS boardhired her last June to lead their efforts at ex-panding the museum’s outreach to commu-nity members and visitors.

White came on board soon after the Soci-ety became involved with the 127-year-oldThompson House, which brought a new di-

mension and added responsibility to the non-profit organization.

One of the first orders of business was toopen the house to the public, and free tourswere conducted every Saturday through thesummer. Special events have also been held atthe Thompson House, including book clubmeetings and a plein air painting class. In Sep-tember, MSHS partnered with Walter Gallacherof KDNK’s “Immigrant Stories” to interview sixoctogenarians who gathered at the house to

participate in the video history project. In Oc-tober, MSHS held a fund-raising event therethat included a reading and book signing by au-thor Dorothy Wickenden (the best-selling“Nothing Daunted”), a light brunch, and a tourled by Lew Ron Thompson.

Thompson is the great-nephew of HattieThompson Holland, whose father built thehouse. Lew Ron grew up on the propertyafter his family inherited it in 1944 after Hat-

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Carbondale Chamber Quarterly LuncheonThe Carbondale Chamber Quarterly Luncheon is open to current and prospec-tive Carbondale Chamber members. Please join us as ASAP presents“Preparing for Year End and 2013” as well as the announcement for the2012 Carbondale Chamber For-Profit and Non-Profit Businesses of the Year.

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Lew Ron Thompson (right) and Tom Turnbull (left) share a laugh during the recentDorothy Wickenden book-signing at the historic Thompson House. The Mt. Sopris His-torical Society has other events planned for the house. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Main Street Gallery presents Ghost Pixel at First FridayBy Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

Use your imagination a little bit on First Friday.For decades, dating back 100 years or more, the west side of what is now Main Street Gallery

was used to put up posters and other announcements for Carbondale events big and small.Fast-forward to First Friday on Nov. 2, 2012, and the brick wall will be lit up

with Ghost Pixel Visuals projecting mapping and 3D motion graphics. Ghost PixelVisuals is the same company that presented a show at Red Rocks in late Septem-ber, plus other light shows at Civic Center in Denver, a concert at Belly Up in Aspenand MarbleFest in Marble.

“It’ll start when it’s dark,” said Main Street Gallery owner Frank Norwood.A blog at astounde.com called Ghost Pixel’s “Rowdytown” show at Red

Rocks a “game-changing, sold out event.”Other First Friday action includes:• Carbondale Beer Works on the east side of Main Street will feature The Mile Markers

starting at 8 p.m. There’s no cover. Steve’s Guitars in the Dinkel Building will also present live

music on Friday night – just has it has for nearly 11 years.• Harmony Scott Jewelry on the west side of Main Street will be serving up pomegranate-

cherry-lime juice and snacks, plus a 20-percent store-wide sale.• The Carbondale Clay Center at the east end of Main Street will hold its “Holi-

day Festive Tableware and Small Works Invitational” from 6 to 8 p.m. “Get yourholiday shopping done early,” said a Clay Center spokeswoman. More than 30

local and national artists will have functional pottery and small ceramic sculp-tures and wall pieces on view and for sale.

• Exhibits at the Third Street Center include CCAH’s annual Dia de losMuertos show featuring altars, artwork and sculpture; Colorado MountainCollege students will show their sustainability posters. The Third Street Café

will also be open.• Also around town, the Crystal Theatre presents “Samsara” at 7:30 p.m.;

Konnyaku celebrates its fifth anniversary; Majid Kahhak will paint live in hisDinkel Building studio.

As usual, wagon rides will depart from the Pour House throughout the night.

THURSDAY Nov. 1IT’S TImE FOR FOOTbALL • Come to Cuvee and watchboth Monday and Thursday night Football games on thebiggest screen in the Valley. Also get your raffle tickets forthe Brandon Lloyd Pro Bowl Jersey, to be given away athalf time of the Patriots game on Monday, Dec. 10.

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RFFRC • Roaring Fork Family Resource Centers presents“Love and Logic” in English and Spanish at Basalt Ele-mentary School from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays. For de-tails, call 384-5689.

FRIDAY Nov. 2EXHIbITION • The Wyly Community Art Center pres-ents Bill Gruenberg’s “Art is Easy” through Nov. 12. thehours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

SATURDAY Nov. 3SIGN UP • Registration is under way for Holiday ArtClub at Wyly Community Art Center. It’s for kids 6-11years old and takes place Wednesdays Dec. 5-19 at 5:30p.m. The cost is $75 with a 10 percent discount for Wylymembers. Register at wylyarts.org.

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At the performance, Kim Nuzzo, Valerie Haugen and KarenGlenn alternated reading from their books in four sets, with SarahGraf-Saito playing Bach compositions in between.

Kim Nuzzo (upper left) is a poet, actor, visual artist and presi-dent of the Aspen Poets Society. Nuzzo’s new book is titled “HolyFunk.” He is currently working on a one-man show titled “Poetsand Outlaws, Mystics and Saints.”

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tie’s death. The contents of the house were donated to theHistorical Society in 2009. Later, the Thompson family soldthe property to developer Frieda Wallison, who last Februaryobtained approval to build 45 dwellings with an agreementto deed the house to the town of Carbondale or the Histori-cal Society. Wallison still owns the house and leases it to theHistorical Society, according to White.

ExceptionalBeth White learned just how exceptional the Thompson

House is while applying to have it listed on the National Reg-ister of Historic Places. “To have both the house and much ofits original contents intact is very rare,” White was told. “It’sone of the few in the country. It’s unique in its own categoryof historic house museums.”

White said the vision and generosity of Lew Ron and theThompson family has given the Carbondale community andfuture generations an incredible way to access Western her-itage. “It’s an immersion experience,” White said, “to be ableto walk through the house and see items that were actuallyused by the original inhabitants. It’s like time-travel.” She saidthe house will also be a valuable tool for developing culturalheritage tourism, a growing field on both the national andstate level and a potential boon to Carbondale’s economy.Board member Darrell Munsell was instrumental in gettingthe Thompson House through the National Register of His-toric Places application process.

The money to operate and maintain the Thompson House,and conduct the video history and other MSHS pro-grams, comes partly from grants, but largely depends on do-nations from private citizens, local businesses andorganizations. “Community support is what makes these pro-grams possible,” White said. She acknowledged Jim Calawayfor advising the MSHS on fundraising efforts, and the hardwork of the many people who volunteer, saying: “An organi-zation is as great as its volunteers and we’re really apprecia-tive of the support we’ve received.”

The Historical Society is planning more ways to entice peo-ple to visit the Thompson House next year. A special annualevent is in the works that will celebrate not just the past, butthe current culture of Carbondale. The event will include per-formances by local musicians, poets and artists, and gamesfor kids. White explains, “We want people to realize that his-tory is fun!”

The Mt. Sopris Historical Society also maintains its LogCabin Museum at 499 Weant Blvd. For more information, e-mail [email protected] or call 963-7041.

Good seed continued om page 3trees, and a peaceful park for personal contemplation andfriendly gatherings. There is already a waiting list for plotsin the second phase.

more than vegetablesThe Good Seed Garden turned out to be more than just

a place to grow vegetables for the family table. It also be-came a learning ground for young people, a way to intro-duce them to gardening and foster a connection betweenthe cycles of nature and the food they eat. Teachers fromnearby Crystal River Elementary School brought their stu-dents on field trips to the garden and helped them identifythe vegetables. Many kids were surprised to learn that foodgrows on plants.

Cindy Weaver used her plot to mentor students fromBridges High School with lesson plans developed by CRMPIintern Sara Moorehouse. Weaver feels there is more to begained from gardening than just the vegetables themselves.“A garden is a metaphor for life,” she said, “if you can fol-low through with all the steps necessary for a successful gar-den – seed selection, ground preparation, planting, tending,harvesting -- then you can be a successful parent or run acompany.” She was pleased with the results of the programand said some of the teens found creative ways to expresstheir experience. One student recorded sounds in the gardento be used in a musical score.

The garden also became a source of sustenance for non-members when the church partnered with Lift-Up. A coolerwas placed in the garden shed so members could donatesome of their produce to local families who are having eco-nomic difficulties. The contents of the cooler were pickedup by a Lift-Up volunteer at the beginning and end of everyweek during harvest time.

Of course, the first season was not without its problems.Attempts to break ground were stymied by hard-packedclay soil, prompting a switch from in-ground plots to raisedbeds. A late frost killed off many newly planted tomatoes,powdery mildew attacked the squash, flea beetles shot tinyholes through lettuce and spinach leaves. The dry conditionsprompted the town of Carbondale to issue water restric-tions. Ground squirrels made off with cherry tomatoes,peas, and beans, then ripe vegetables too big for rodents tocarry went missing.

HighlightsOverall, the success of this ambitious project outshone

the minor setbacks and there were some notable highlights.The Aug. 5 dedication and blessing led by Pastor Doug Self

was attended by nearly 50 people. The garden was a stop onthe Roaring Fork Food Policy Council’s Fall bicycle tour. Anend-of-season Harvest Potluck was held at the GatheringPlace inside The Orchard, where gardeners sampled eachother’s produce in the form of veggie lasagna, potato casse-role, pumpkin pie and more.

As the October tree-planting project stretches on into theafternoon, the Waldmann family arrives to clean up their plotand prep for next spring. Chris and Andrea and their kidsCaroline and Alex grew their first ever vegetables this year.“When the first green sprouts appeared,” said Andrea, “thekids were so excited you’d have thought it was Christmas.”Caroline and Alex still exhibit enthusiasm as they shout outthe types of vegetables they grew: peas, beans, corn, beets,tomatoes, squash. Then their dad reaches down and pulls upa bunch of fat orange carrots that were hiding under the soil,prompting big smiles from the younger Waldmanns.

The members of the Good Seed Garden committee andthe many volunteers can take pride in achieving their goalof building a community asset in the form of a lovely andproductive organic garden, bringing people together andfostering new relationships and experiences for all ages.

For information on The Good Seed Garden, contactAndy Lietz at [email protected].

The Orchard is located at 110 Snowmass Drive in Car-bondale; phone 963-8773: e-mail [email protected].

Kevin Lausier and his son, Brandon, operate a backhoewhile digging holes for tree planting at the Orchard’sGood Seed Garden. Plans are already being sewn fornext season’s garden. Photo by Doug Stewart

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