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Future is sewn

James Surls assistant Tai Pomara guides the two-ton “Sewing the Future” onto its concrete pedestal inthe new Carbondale roundabout on Nov. 20. The in-ternationally known sculptor donated his time and de-sign for the $200,000 steel and bronze piece. A fund-raising committee comprised of Connie and Jim Calaway, and Sue Edelstein, spearheaded the drive to raise the funds to pay for materials, fabrication andrelated costs; Jay Walker Lodge Director Mark Klosterengaged clients to volunteer on the effort, while JodyEnsign helped behind the scenes. The project’s rootsactually date back about six years ago when Edelsteinand fellow Carbondale Public Arts Commission(CPAC) member Sherrill Stone first pitched the idea toSurls in his Missouri Heights studio. The town trusteesvoted 7-0 in 2013 to accept and take ownership of aSurls sculpture. The Calaways kicked off the fund-raising drive with a $100,000 donation.

According to interviews and a Surls website,“Sewing the Future” is a symbolic work. The greenbase represents the vessel and is a symbol of the female giving forth the thread of life. The thread runsthrough three needles, which represent art, science andphilosophy. The other three elements are the jewel, theflower and tree with eyes, all of which are commonSurls themes. “All of these elements derive from thevery nature that gives us our existence on the earth.The jewel is the equal to and represents the crystal, thepurest element of life. … Parallel to this are the flowerand the tree, both of which humans would be hardpressed to live without. … ,” Surls said on the fund-raising drive’s website.

Surls recently told KAJX reporter Marci Krivonenthat as a piece of public art, and with motoristsdriving past it on their way to somewhere else, viewerswill only look at the sculpture for one or two secondsat a time. But over time, viewers will come to absorbthe piece on a “subliminal level” and build a sensibility “to what it is.” He told Krivonen he is “proud andgrateful” for the opportunity to donate “Sewing theFuture” to Carbondale, as people will view it fordecades to come. “I’m very pleased with it.”

For photos of the sculpture’s installation, pleaseturn to pages 18-19.

Photo by Lynn Burton

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By Dr. Diana SirkoDuring the Thanksgiving season it’s al-

ways good to pause before the Christmasrush and remember the things we arethankful for. This fall, weasked community members toparticipate in our facility mas-ter planning process – more than 40 steer-ing committee members committed over 60hours of their time and expertise to this ef-fort, and many more community membersparticipated in community input sessions.Last school year, more than 1,400 commu-nity members came out to express theirviews on the future of our schools whichresulted in a comprehensive strategic planthat will guide our teaching and learningfor the future. And just over three yearsago, a majority of your neighbors commit-ted to providing an additional $4.8 millionannually to support our schools. In theRoaring Fork School District, we have a lotto be thankful for because none of thesethings would have happened without thehelp of our extended family of staff, par-ents, students and community members.

Today, we want to say “thank you” for

your support of our schools. This commit-ment to ensure that every child in our val-ley receives a high-quality education, andthe significant changes underway in our

district would not be possiblewithout community support.

As a result of the mill levy,the district was able to:

• Fund Chromebooks – computers forstudent use in the classroom

• Purchase new curriculum and reinstate50% of reduction in school materi-als/supplies budget

• Eliminate furlough days and addresssalary and benefit inequities

• Reinstate the Employee AssistanceProgram

• Reinstate and permanently fund addi-tional classroom teaching positions

• Reinstate custodians and ground main-tenance staff

• Increase bandwidth throughout schoolsto meet technology needs

• Reserve funds to mitigate possible fu-ture state budget cuts

We are also thankful our local com-munity support of education is strong be-

cause our state and district budgets con-tinue to be constrained by constitutionalamendments and mandates including –the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR), theGallagher Amendment, and Amendment23. These constitutional provisions limitthe traditional power of legislators andthe governor to set tax and budget policy,barring lawmakers from raising taxeswithout the vote of the people, and pushdown assessment rates on residentialproperty – a primary source of schoolfunding. In addition, state legislators havepassed unfunded mandates in the areas ofearly literacy, educator effectiveness andschool accountability.

The future of our district is bright. OnThanksgiving, we are grateful to be partof such an engaged, passionate and gener-ous community that has challenged us tothink creatively about how to achieve ourmission to ensure that every student de-velops the enduring knowledge, skills andcharacter to thrive in a changing world.

Dr. Diana Sirko is superintendent of theRoaring Fork School District.

Roaring Fork School District pauses to give thanks

Shop local; support communityDear Editor:

Small Business Saturday is on Nov. 29,and as the executive director of the Carbon-dale Chamber of Commerce, I invite you toshop local, and support our community.

Tis’ the season for spending time with thosewho mean the most to us, and giving back.

Chamber board member and small busi-ness owner of It’s My Party, Sandy Graetz,

believes shopping local is what makes theRoaring Fork Valley so unique and wonder-ful. “We all choose to support one another,before supporting the big name companies,which allows for so many successful smallbusinesses in the area!” Graetz said. She isbusy preparing for Small Business Saturday,as It’s My Party! Is having its biggest sale yeton Nov. 29.

Carbondale is such a great community andis full of events, festivals and gatherings. These

events would not happen if it were not for var-ious grants provided by the town of Carbon-dale, which are funded by sales tax revenues.

Karen Eden (InterMountain Waste &Recycling and Carbondale chamber presi-dent) said it best: “Small businesses are theheartbeat of our town. Not only do smallbusinesses provide various goods and serv-ices, but the owners are our friends andneighbors who provide jobs and often staylate when you are trying to find somethingperfect. Save gas, shop local and enjoy SmallBusiness Saturday!”

In need of gift ideas? The CarbondaleChamber has gift certificates, which makegreat gifts for employees, friends and family,and encourage people to shop locally. It’seasy. Just stop by our office in the ThirdStreet Center to purchase gift certificates atthe chamber office and redeem at any par-ticipating chamber business. To date, theCarbondale Chamber has sold over $18,700worth of gift certificates this year. Thatmeans $18,700-plus is staying right here inthe community. Wow!

The Carbondale Chamber of Com-merce consists of 460-plus businesses andis committed to working together withbusiness and the community to provideleadership, education, and support for ourmembers in order to make the Carbondalearea a more vital and dynamic place tolive, work and visit. Every penny counts.Shop local, support Carbondale.

Andrea StewartExecutive DirectorCarbondale Chamber of Commerce

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Married to Wal-Mart heiressJohn ColsonSopris Sun Correspondent

Carbondale’s second-oldest shopping center, the CrystalVillage Plaza at the southwest corner of Highway 133 andMain Street, has been sold to a nationally-ranked real es-tate investment company with ties to the Walton family, ofWal-Mart fame.

Neill Taylor, a resident of River Valley Ranch and formerco-owner of the shopping center, confirmed on Monday thatthe property had been sold recently to the Kroenke Group,headquartered in Missouri, though he would say no more.

“The rest of it is under a confidentiality agreement,” hetold The Sopris Sun.

The property manager in charge of the Crystal VillagePlaza on behalf of the Kroenke Group, Mike Tamblyn of Den-ver, could not be reached for comment on Monday. His out-going phone message stated that Tamblyn would be out ofthe office for the entire week.

Also unavailable by telephone was Bill Small, a broker forZenith Realty in Aspen, whom Taylor identified as one of thebrokers involved in the deal.

Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington, when askedabout the sale, confirmed that he had met with Tamblyn lastweek, and that Tamblyn had come to town to meet with ten-ants in the shopping center, which is where City Market andAce Hardware are located. Attempts to contact the tenants inthe center before the Sopris Sun’s early Thanksgiving dead-line on Monday afternoon were not successful.

Harrington said the new shopping center owners havenot given any indication of their plans for the plaza, al-though the Kroger corporation, owner of the City Marketstore located there, has been making plans to move the storenorth of Main Street along Highway 133. That site was firstcalled Crystal River Market Place and later Village at Crys-tal River but voters defeated both projects at the polls andthe land remains vacant.

At least one proposed shopping center at the CRMP siteinvolved a plan to bring in a “big-box” store as an anchortenant, although no particular store was ever named by the

developers at the time.Harrington said City Market officials, as recently as last

year, held discussions with the town about subdividing theold CRMP site to enable the store to relocate, but nothingcame of the discussions.

The Kroenke Group, founded in 1983 by billionaire StanKroenke, was referred to by Forbes Magazine as Kroenke’s“wholly-owned venture, which invests in … shopping centerdevelopment projects as well as apartment buildings and stor-age facilities” around the U.S.

Many of the shopping centers, Forbes reported, have aWal-Mart at the anchor tenant.

Kroenke is married to Ann Walton, daughter of the late Wal-Mart co-founder, Bud Walton, according to published sources.Kroenke and his wife, each in their own right, are worth in theneighborhood of $5 billion apiece, according to Forbes.

The couple reportedly own a home in Aspen, purchased in

2011 for a reported price of $20.75 million, which the AspenJournalism media organization reported was “the most ex-pensive real estate purchase of 2011.”

In addition to being one of the biggest developers of shop-ping centers in the U.S., as well as the eighth largest propertyholder in the country, Kroenke has amassed a global sportsdynasty that includes the St. Louis Rams football team, theArsenal soccer team, and Denver Nuggets basketball team,according to Forbes and the walmart1percent.org website.

In his involvement in various real estate investment compa-nies and partnerships, Kroenke reportedly has generated con-siderable controversy. He is involved in lawsuits with a formerpartner in the firm, THF Realty (which stands for “To HaveFun,” according to Forbes) and waged a decade-long court bat-tle with another former business partner from Missouri, RaulWalters, who built many early Wal-Mart stores, according tothe Denver Post and walmart1percent.org website.

Folks call it the City Market shopping center but technically, it’s Crystal Village Plaza. In any case, the Missouri-basedKroenke Group recently acquired the shopping center that is home not only to Carbondale’s only full-service grocerystore, but ACE Hardware, Dominos’s Pizza and a handful of other businesses. Sopris Sun file photo

Crystal Village Plaza sold to billionaire developer

John ColsonSopris Sun Correspondent

By the appearance of building activity on lots around Car-bondale, it would seem that the town’s long, dark period ofnext-to-no new construction is coming to an end, as the na-tional and regional economies seem to be regaining somevigor in the wake of the Great Recession of 2008-09.

According to Teka Israel, administrative assistant for thebuilding and planning departments at town hall, the buildingdepartment has issued more permits for construction projectsin 2014 so far than it did in the whole of 2013.

“We just have a lot of individual homeowners that are get-ting financing and building right now,” Israel explained.

She reported that the total number of permits issued bythe department in 2013 came to 224, while the number as ofearly November was 260.

That total for 2014 to date has included 10 permits forsolar installations, the same number as were issued in 2013,but upticks in plumbing permits (56 this year so far, comparedto 39 last year), and mechanical permits (70 this year, versus47 last year).

Building permits, according to Israel, were down slightly,

with 124 building permits issued so far this year, a drop from2013’s total of 128.

But overall, according to Israel’s research, Carbondalehas seen starts on 22 new residential projects this year, com-pared to 16 in 2013. She noted that a dozen of last year’sbuilding permits were contained in a single project, theMountain Sage town homes.

Last year saw more commercial building permits issued,a total of four including the new Roaring Fork FamilyPhysicians office complex on Highway 133, a warehouse,

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Town Briefs “Rolling closures” projected for 133 Sopris Sun Staff Report

Town officials were expecting “rolling closures” onHighway 133 the week of Nov. 24-28, as crewsworked to install striping, traffic signs and electricalequipment, according to Town Manager Jay Harring-ton’s weekly memo to town trustees and staff, sent outon Nov, 21.

The work will continue to include installation ofthe highway’s newest signal, at Highway 133 andSnowmass Drive.

Some popular items in the latest installations withthe highway upgrade, Harrington wrote, are “rapidflashing beacons” at Hendrick Drive and CowenDrive, which are designed to make it easier for pedes-trians to get across the highway at intersections wherethere is no traffic light. Harrington wrote that townhall has “received many compliments” for installingthe flashing lights.

In case readers haven’t noticed, it’s beginning tolook a lot like Christmas in town, as the crews havebeen busy installing holiday wreaths and holiday lightsalong Main Street and have decorated the large fir treeat the U.S. Forest Service offices.

In other town news, Harrington reported:• Town workers removed the temporary RFTA bus

stop along Colorado Avenue near the highway, fol-lowing completion of construction work along MainStreet near the highway and reestablishment of the busstop there. As soon as the highway contractor moves itsequipment out, the town crew will re-install thewooden fencing along that stretch of Colorado Avenue.

• The town’s ongoing youth recreation programs

continue to generate interest and gather participation,Harrington wrote, as shown by online registration (atwww.carbondalerec.com) and a steady stream of par-ticipants, particularly in the climbing-wall programsand the youth open-gym. The youth open-gym pro-gram has been expanded to include those aged 7 yearsand older (for $3 per participant) between the hours of2-4 p.m. on Early Release Wednesdays, which is atown program organized in cooperation with theschool district.

Beyond the programming for youngsters, Harring-ton noted that the town is offering several SpecialClass programs, including Tae Kwon Do, SummitConditioning and Base Building For Cyclists

In addition, registration has begun for Men’s Bas-ketball League, Youth Basketball League, AdultBroomball League and a winter Adult VolleyballLeague.

And now that winter officially has begun, the townis working on the two ice rinks, one at the Gus DarienRiding Arena on County Road 100 east of town, theother at the Fourth Street Plaza vacant lot. The hope,Harrington wrote, is to have the Fourth Street rinkready to go by December’s First Friday celebration, onDec. 5. He also noted that the police department hasbegun monitoring the town for compliance with thesidewalk snow-shoveling regulation.

On a different topic, Harrington reported that thetown “has been fielding numerous inquiries regardingproperties in town as it relates to zoning,” and that theplanning department “has received a new Special UsePermit for a cultivation facility.”

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

SATURDAY, Nov. 15 At 1:01 a.m. police got a call about a“suspicious person” trying to get into a truck at the cornerof Second Street and Snowmass Drive. Police responded,but did not see any sign of break in, and were unable to lo-cate the owner of the vehicle for further information.

SATURDAY, Nov. 15 At 9:15 p.m. police were called abouta domestic disturbance at a home on Garfield Avenue. Aninvestigation into the circumstances lead to the arrest of theman of the home on charges of domestic violence, criminalmischief valued at less than $300 and harassment.

SATURDAY Nov. 15 At 11:44 p.m. police contacted a mo-torist at the corner of Main Street and Weant Boulevard forallegedly running a stop sign. Upon further investigation,police concluded that the driver was drunk, and arrestedher on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol ordrugs, failure to obey a traffic control device and drivingwithout a valid license.

mONDAY Nov. 17 At 9:42 a.m. an officer took a reportconcerning a “cold” hit and run that reportedly took placein the City Market parking lot.

mONDAY Nov. 17 At 2:05 p.m. police took a report aboutan unidentified man allegedly threatening another man witha knife and a gun on Colorado Avenue.

TUESDAY Nov. 18 At 6:37 p.m. police were informed by a51-year-old man of a “cold” accident involving a deer anda vehicle at the intersection of Highway 133 and WeantBoulevard. He was driving on the highway when the deerallegedly ran out in from of his vehicle, was hit, and thenran off, causing minor damage to the vehicle.

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an office building and the Marble Distillery project on MainStreet, where construction actually did not start until earlyin 2014.

This year, Israel reported, there were two new commer-cial building-permit applications, one of which is under re-view and the other being a warehouse on Dolores Way.

In addition, Israel wrote in her analysis of the numbers,“A significant retail commercial remodel is also under re-view,” as the Roaring Fork Coop owners have applied tospruce up their entrance to the store and other, relativelyminor changes.

In general, Israel said of the pace of construction activityin town over the past year or so, “I would say it’s pretty con-stant. We’ve been busy.”

Building official John Plano agreed, as he stopped by Is-rael’s office in between site inspections and noted, “The lastfew days have been ridiculous” thanks to a rash of inspec-tions requested by builders.

“We definitely had a rush before winter,” Israel explained,“a mini-rush actually. People wanted their permits yester-day” and there was a steady stream of plan reviews involv-ing mostly residential projects.

Still, it is nothing like the tail end of the housing boom in2008, which Israel called “an insane year” when there were79 homes planned and mostly built in Carbondale.

Since then, Israel calculated, there was one home built in2009 (two others were planned but put on hold by devel-opers), three in 2010, one in 2011 and six in 2012.

On the commercial side of the construction picture, Is-rael said it has been essentially the same, “very constant,”with one project being planned, one under construction andone “in the pipeline” for review.

One new sector of the local business community, the pro-duction and sale of marijuana to consumers, has notprompted a lot of building activity to date, as business own-ers mainly have opted to remodel existing structures rather

than build new ones.Town Manager Jay Harrington acknowledged that there

has been an uptick in private sector construction.“I think things are coming back,” he observed, but added,

“I don’t think we’re anywhere near heading back to the hugeconstruction seasons of the 2007-2008 days.”

He said foreclosures have slackened in pace, and once-

stalled projects are being finished, and summed it up withthe prediction, “I think we’re going to see an active con-struction season” for 2014-2015.

He added that the town’s own pace of building, whichwas fairly hectic in 2014, is expected to slack off in the com-ing year as the government focuses mainly on maintenanceand repair projects.

Construction is on the upswing in 2014 following the Great Recession of 2008-09 and officials expect it to continueinto 2015. The town has already issued more building permits this year than last. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Happy Thanksgiving,Roaring Fork Valley!For this month’s Kidzone, children were asked whatthey were thankful for. We received many wonderfulreplies, a few of which can be read below.

“I am thankful for my friendSawyer and my family because whenI feel lonely they make me smile.” — Maddie Anderson, 2nd grade, CRES

“I am thankful for my life because Ilove it” — Hanna Thomoff, 2nd Grade, RMS

“I am thankful for my family and animals and friends because theyare so nice to me and they love me.They like to give me their time toplay, and my grandma likes to go onwalks with me.” — Harper Stone, 2nd grade, CRES

“I am thankful that my family givesme love” — Alexavier Szezelina, 1st Grade, RMS

“I am thankful for my universe andthe solar system and the sun andEarth and my continent and seasons.”— Jacob Betley, 2nd Grade, RMS

“I am thankful for water...becausewater keeps us alive.” — Sam Brennan, 2nd grade, CRES

“I am thankful for my family andEarth and my friends and my houseand people and cars and trees andflowers and my cousin and clip-boards and seasons and my life.” — Enrique Lopez, 2nd Grade, RMS

“I am grateful for my Mom, Dad,brother and dog. I am thankful forthem because if I didn't have themI would have to do all the choresaround the house by myself and Iwould feel soooooooo lonely.” — Alea Blanchard, kindergarten, CRES

— Please send all submissions, plus your nameand grade, to [email protected] send them to:

Winter is around the corner, and holiday cheer is in the air!It’s a time for happy hearts and helping hands, so for nextmonth’s Kidzone, please tell us in a few (1-3) sentences about atime you helped someone or someone helped you.Submissions must be received by December 12.

Emily Bruell238 Euclid AveCarbondale, CO 81623

The theme is “winter-wonderland” The contest is open to grades Pre-K throughHigh School. Artwork must be 8 1/2 inches wideby 11 inches high. You may use a variety ofmedia, such as watercolor, pen and ink, crayon,chalk, markers, etc. Brighter colors are encouraged. No sparkles please. Please keep designs 2-dimensional in order for us to scan the artwork for publication.

Let your imagination run wild and get thosecreative juices flowing.Spruce Up the Sun contest winners receive the honor of having their artwork inthe Dec. 25 issue which is distributedthroughout the Roaring Fork Valley as wellas being posted on the Sun’s Web site.

The deadline for entries is 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 15.Drop them off at The Sopris Sun office in the Third StreetCenter (520 S. Third St., #36 – at the end of the “long hall”)or send them to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623, post-marked by Dec. 8. Please include your name, grade level, and a phone number with your entry. For more information, call The Sopris Sun at 510-3003.

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The Sopris Sun continued its Spruce Up TheSun cover competition this year, opening up thecompetition to original designs instead of limit-ing it to a contest in which students colored in aline drawing.Almost 100 entries were submitted, includ-ing a box full from art teacher Ami Maes, whodelivered them just before deadline on Monday.The entries included many beautiful and cre-ative winter holiday scenes. Some featured moretraditional settings, such as a warm �re andother inviting home scenes. Others included fa-vorite winter sports such as snowboarding orice-skating. Santa seemed to be multi-talented:disco dancing, hot-tubing in hot cocoa and evendunking a basketball.

This year’s top honor goes to Daniela Rivera,a sixth grader at Carbondale Middle School.First place winners in the various categoriesare: Cal Stone (pre-school), Emmet Garcelon(kindergarten through fourth grade), GelenaAmaral (�fth grade), Hayden Holbrook (sixthgrade), Hannah Feder (seventh grade),Nanessa Montoya (eighth grade) and AmiMaes (adult).Judging such a competitive contest wouldnot have been possible without the help of dis-cerning eyes at the Carbondale Council on Artsand Humanities. The Sopris Sun staff andCCAH would also like to thank all of the con-testants for sharing their creativity and talents. Itmade judging a truly dif�cult task.Contestants may pick up their original art-work at The Sopris Sun of�ce at 520 S. ThirdStreet #35.

For the contest category winners, pleasego to pages 18-19 and visit our website(www.soprissun.com).Thanks again to all who entered. Happyholidays and starting thinking now for the2014 contest.

Cover contest winner: Daniela Rivera, asixth grader at Carbondale Middle School.

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Redstone Castle open for toursThe historic Redstone Castle has started its winter tour

schedule with special holiday guided tours at 1:30 p.m. onNov. 27-28 and Dec. 22-26 and 29-31. Regular tours are Sat-urdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Tour guides tell all aboutRedstone founder and coal baron J.C. Osgood, and what itwas like living in his company town in the early 1900s. Tick-ets are available at 963-9656 or at redstonecastle.us.

5Point taking submissions5Point Film Festival is now taking film submissions for the

2015 festival, slated for April 23-26 in Carbondale. Informa-tion about how to submit, the types of film, and formattingcan be found at 5pointfilm.org/submit. Deadline for submis-sions is February 3.

Wolverines split a pairAfter losing a defensive struggle to Glenwood Springs 21-12,

the Carbondale Wolverine eighth grade boys basketball teambounced back for a 52-33 win over Parachute on Nov. 18 andNov. 20 respectively. In the Parachute win, Joe Salinas and LiamLaird scored 12 points each; Aidan Sloan chipped in 11. TheWolverines’ next game is Dec. 2 at Basalt. Carbondale standsat 3-2 in league play behind Glenwood and Riverside.

Clues that summer is overSome members of the flip flop crowd report their thong

tan lines have faded to white, while the Glenwood Canyonbike path is closed for the winter. The Rio Grande Trail fromCatherine Store bridge to El Jebel closes at 5 p.m. on Nov. 30.

bmS multi-Sport coaching opensBMS Multi-Sport offers a full range of professional coach-

ing services designed to help triathletes reach their full athleticpotential and is now accepting clients, according to a pressrelease. Programs include individualized fitness analysis, sportspecific performance clinics, hands-on coaching sessions andnutritional consultations that enable each athlete to under-

stand and ultimately exploit their unique athletic ability, saidowner/head coach David Clark, who has been coachingathletes/triahletes for more than 15 years. For details, call970-379-4755 or e-mail [email protected].

Ross montessori snags second busThe Ross Montessori Charter School has acquired an ad-

ditional 65-passenger school bus thanks to a $25,000 grantfrom the Garfield County Federal Mineral Lease District, ac-cording to a press release. The additional bus will provide anupvalley route from the eastern side of Carbondale to Basaltand Emma in the 2015-2016 school year, as well as trans-

portation for field trips. “We are looking forward to expand-ing our service in the next school year and providing moreoptions for families coming to Ross. The new bus is in greatshape and will serve the school well,” said transportationmanager Dave Lawson. “The additional route in the nextschool year will shorten the current route from Carbondale toGlenwood Springs by as much as 40 minutes.”

Last chanceThe Aspen Chapel Gallery show “Pedestal to Pantry” runs

through Nov. 30. Artists include: Diane Kenney, MichaelBonds, Charlie Childress, Justin Donofrio, Lori Desner, LisaEllena, Jill Oberman, Molly Peacock, Jay Phillips and SaraRansford. The gallery is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This just inDel Monte reports 30 million green-bean casseroles will

appear on tables during Thanksgiving week, according to apress release. Colorado ranks #8 in its love of the green-beancasserole, according to the Del Monte Green Bean Index.Kentucky ranks #1, with 78 percent of respondents sayingthey “really like or love this dish.” As for other green-beantrivia: bacon is the #1 “secret ingredient,” followed bycheese, mushrooms, bread crumbs/croutons/crushed crack-ers, and almonds.

Don’t put your hand thereThe Outdoor Power Equipment Institute is advising folks

never to put their hand inside a snow blower’s auger or chute.For details, go to opei.org.

They say it’s your birthdayFolks celebrating their birthday this week include: Holly

Glasier (Nov. 27); Ruth “Ditty” Perry, Richard Fuller andPaul Hassel (Nov. 28); Naomi Pulver (Nov. 29); ChuckDorn (Nov. 30); Sadie Dickinson (Dec. 1); Elizabeth Robin-son, Ted Brochet, Paul Stover and Sierra Palmer (Dec. 2);and Ro Mead (Dec. 3).

The Carbondale Board of Trustees recognized its Students ofthe Month on Nov. 18 and they are (left to right, front row):Azure Schuster and Morgan Needham; (back row): JaimeLopez, Logan Erickson and Quinn Rooney. Courtesy photo

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Making the festival circuitSopris Sun Staff Report

Roaring Fork Valley resident Josh Phillips stars in the fea-ture film “The Creep Behind the Camera,” which will playfor one day only at the Crystal Theatre at 2 p.m. on Dec. 6.

Originally from northern California, Phillips has beenan on-again, off again Carbondale resident since the early1990’s. While he is well known in the valley as an ac-complished rock/blues guitarist, Phillips also has an act-ing career that many were unaware of, according to apress release.

Long-time locals may remember him as the front manfor 12BarFlies, Big Swifty, Zec Nebula, Fire In the Asylum,and more recently Betty Ford Explorer, The Roosters, andthe acoustic duo Josh and Ananda.

After spending the 1990’s in the Roaring Fork Valley asa ski-lift operator by day and rocker by night, Phillipsheaded back to Los Angeles where he spent 11 years work-ing as an actor in films, television shows, commercials, videogames and anime voice-overs. Upon returning to Coloradoin 2010, one of his Los Angeles contacts suggested thatPhillips read for the starring role of Vic Savage in a Col-orado Springs-based independent film.

“The rest is about to make movie history here on thebig screen of the Crystal Theatre,” said a spokeswomanfor Phillips.

A feature-length dark comedy, “The Creep Behind theCamera” chronicles the outlandish story of director ArtNelson (AKA Vic Savage), an irredeemable con-artist (andall-round jerk) in his audacious efforts to produce a mon-ster movie in 1964. The result was the obscure yet cultishfilm “The Creeping Terror.” Considered to be the worstmovie ever made, it also became one of the most mind-bog-

gling scams in the history of celluloid.As “The Creep Behind the Camera” made its recent

rounds in the film festival circuit, Phillips has amassed somerave reviews.

Michael Klug from Best Horror Movies states: “… thepicture belongs to Josh Phillips as Vic Savage. At oncecharming, then alarming, then downright brooding andfrightening, he runs the emotional gamut … It’s a real tour-

de-force performance and worthy of greater attentions.”Simon Laperriere from the Fantasia Fantastic Film Fes-

tival: “Josh Phillips is the real deal … (he) is a marvelous ina bipolar performance and the sense of rhythm gives him achance to shine.”

Twitch Film said: “Josh Phillips plays the maniacal ArtNelson and impressively manages to avoid portraying himas a cartoon, even when the script pushes him hard in thatdirection. During the scenes of domestic abuse, he even be-comes a disturbingly menacing presence, all fun and charm,leaving his character at the drop of a hat when necessary.”

Culture Crypt has this to say: “Phillips and Thomasbreathe authentic dimension into archetypes that couldhave been standard lifetime movie abuser and abused, butinstead elicit hate, heartbreak, pity, sadness, and sympathy.”

“The Creep Behind the Camera” has just completed itsfilm festival circuit with a world premiere in Amsterdam,showings in London and Montreal, and it’s American debutat Screamfest in Los Angeles last month. The film is alsoslated to be shown at PollyGrind Film Festival in Las Vegas.Other than a special showing in Denver and one in Col-orado Springs, this Carbondale showing will be the last timethe movie hits the big screen until it goes into distribution.

The film is not yet rated but is likely an R.

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Next stepsWhat: Showing of “The Creep Behind the Camera”;When: Dec. 6 at 2 p.m.;Where: The Crystal Theatre on Main Street in Carbondale;How much: $10 at Dos Gringos in La Fontana Plaza;Insider tip: The film will likely sell out so get yourtickets early.

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THURSDAY Nov. 27DRUmSTICK DASH • Bonfire Coffeestages the 5K Drumstick Dash on Hen-dricks Drive starting at 9 a.m. (across fromthe dog park). The entry fee is $15 in ad-vance and $20 the day of the race.Info: carbondalesoccer.org.

SHAKA CROSS CON-CLUDES • Aloha Moun-tain Cyclery concludes itsShaka Cross series atNorth Face Park. Regis-tration is $20 and beginsat 9:30 a.m., with pre-riding at 10 a.m. and afree kids race (9 and younger)at 10:30 a.m. Info: 963-2500.

TURKEY TROT • The Turkey Trot takesoff from the Glenwood Springs RecreationCenter at 10 a.m. The entry fee is $10 at In-dependence Run & Hike or $15 on race day.

ROTARY • The Mt. Sopris Rotary meetsat Mi Casita at noon every Thursday.

FRIDAY Nov. 28mOvIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“The Good Lie” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28-Dec. 4 and “Birdman” (R) at 5 p.m. Nov. 28-30.Closed Thanksgiving.

LIvE mUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the old partof the Dinkel Building presents live musicevery Friday night. Info: 963-3304.

SATURDAY Nov. 29LIvE mUSIC • The Black Nugget on Main

Street presents Josh & Ananda (acousticduo) at 9 p.m. No cover.

SbS • Basalt takes part in Small BusinessSaturday with discounts and other activities.Info: basaltchamber.com.

SUNDAYNov. 30

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Poets’ Societyhosts an

open micnight for

poets at Vic-toria’s Caféin Aspen at

6:30 p.m. Comeenjoy live music with Bre-

ton McNamara and hear the featured poet,Roger Adams. The event is open to all poets

and listeners at no fee. Info: 379-2136.

ASC • A Spiritual Center in the Third StreetCenter presents the Ram Dass CD “Con-scious Aging” at 10 a.m. Info: 963-5516.

LUTHERANS mEET • Faith LutheranChurch holds worship services at the Car-bondale Middle School auditorium: tradi-tional service (9 a.m.), educational hour (10a.m.), living praise worship (11:30 a.m.).Info. Faithcarbondale.com and 925-7725.

MONDAY Dec. 1FIRE DISTRICT • The Carbondale &Rural Fire Protection District Board of Di-

rectors discusses the proposed 2015 budgetat the Carbondale Fire Station at noon.The public hearing was Nov. 12.

JAZZ JAm • The Hotel Colorado in Glen-wood Springs continues Jazz Jam Mondaysfrom 7 to 9 p.m. All abilities are welcome. Formore info contact Hunter Damm 319-7853.

TUESDAY Dec. 2WINTER WORDS • The Aspen Writers’Foundation kicks off its Winter Words serieswith Jess Walter at Paepcke Auditorium at 6p.m. Walter wrote “Beautiful Ruins” in 2012,was a National Book award finalist in 2006,and won National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air”Novel of the Year in 2012. Tickets are $20.Info: 920-5770 or aspenwriters.org.

WEDNESDAY Dec. 3CULTURE CLUb • The Carbondale Cul-ture Club presents Rick Bauvelt (“Raising AReader”) at the Third Street Center at noon.

ASPEN CHAPEL GALLERY • The AspenChapel Gallery features Brian Colley, LisaSinger, Staci Dickerson, Kat Rich and 27 otherlocal artists in its “Small Wonders” show,which runs through Jan. 4. An opening recep-tion will be held tonight from 5 to 7 p.m.

LIvE mUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts openmic nights at Rivers restaurant from 8 to 10p.m. Info: 928-8813.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbondalepresents Chris Klug at 6:45 a.m. Info: [email protected] and [email protected].

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

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Further OutTHURSDAY Dec. 4“CLImb FOR FREEDOm” SHOWN • Di-rector Stephen McGhee will discuss his film“Climb for Freedom” after its screening atthe Wheeler Opera House at 7 p.m. Ticketsare$10. The documentary follows sevenmen who are determined to conquer thetallest mountain in the world outside Asia –Mt. Aconcagua.

THURS.-SAT. Dec. 4-6THEATER • Sopris Theater Company pres-ents “The Glorious Ones,” a fun and bawdymusical that follows a 16th century comme-dia dell’arte troupe backstage, onstage andoffstage during the Italian Renaissance. Di-rected by Brad Moore and featuring Col-orado Mountain College students, theaterprofessionals and community members, theproduction will take place at the New SpaceTheatre on the Spring Valley Campus on at 7p.m. The play continues at 2 p.m. on Dec. 7,and 7 p.m. on Dec. 11-13. Info: 947-8177 [email protected].

bASKETbALL mEETING • There will be aparent/player informational meeting for sixth,seventh and eighth grade boys interested inplaying on a competitive/club basketball team.It will be held in the Carbondale MiddleSchool library at 6:30 p.m. Info: 963-1109.

FRIDAY Dec. 5SANTA HITS TOWN • Santa Claus visitsthe CCAH Launchpad from 3 to 4:30p.m., and then again from 6 to 8 p.m. Info:


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FIRST FRIDAY • First Friday returns withLight Up Carbondale downtown at 5 p.m.then elsewhere around town.

TNHA • True Nature Healing Arts (100 N.Third St.) hosts a holiday boutique openhouse from 5 to 8 p.m. Info: truenature-heals.com.

IT’S OvER • The Carbondale Chamber ofCommerce holds a ribbon cutting ceremonyat the City Market parking lot at 3 p.m. tonote the compleition of the Highway 133construction project.

bASALT SPARKLES • Santa Claus comes toBasalt for its tree-lighting ceremony from 4 to 6p.m. at Lions Park. Info: basaltdowntown.com.

SATURDAY Dec. 6CLASSICAL mUSIC • Pianist AmandaGessler returns to the Carbondale Branch Li-brary for another classical music concert at 3

p.m. She will perform Beethoven’s Sonata no.29 in B-flat Major, Opus 106, “Ham-merklavier.” Refreshments will be provided.

SPOKEN WORD • Suzi Q Smith at the ThirdStreet Center. Smith has appeared alongsidethe late Gil Scott Heron, plus Les Nubians,Dead Prez, Rev. Run, Talib Kwell and others.The fee is $45 per workshop or $80 for both.The workshops are co-sponsored by CCAHand Justice Snow’s. Info and to RSVP: 309-2582 or [email protected].

WINTER mARKET • The GlenwoodSprings Community Center holds an artisanwinter market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This isa one-day craft, bakery and gift market. Info:945-5562.

FRIDAY Dec. 12KOROLOGOS GALLERY • The Ann Ko-rologos Gallery in Basalt hosts an artist’s re-ception. The show runs through Jan. 4. Info:927-9668.

Ongoing

Save the Date

CCAH SHOW CONTINUES • The Car-bondale Council on Arts and Humanitiescontinues its “Deck the Walls” holiday showthrough Dec. 24 at its Launchpad’s R2Gallery. The show features jewelry, silks,scarves and wool cowles, handmade dolls,lamps, candles, handcrafted bath and beautysupplies, kitchen wares and one of a kind hol-iday ornaments and cards. The lineup in-cludes: Betsy Bingham-Johns, AshaIronwood, Susie Kaldis Lowe, SharillHawkins, Franscensca Howell, Lil Momeyer,Penelope Olson, Lucy Roginski, Alexa Web-ster, Joy Rosenberg, Natasha Seedorf, PennyAlexander, Pam Porter, Jill Scher. Dave Cary,Josefina Gordh, Hendrika Cegielski, JanSchubert, Paul Markham, Roland MacK-endrick, Diane Kenney, Anne Goldberg, PegMalloy, Bees & Weeds Bath & Body Supply,Queen of The Meadow, Lisa Dresback, Two +Two, Brian Colley, Elizabeth Hazle, Kelly G.Field, Joan Engler, Mary Noone, Judy Milne,Kat Moser, Sharon Newsome, Jan Panico,Sondra Reiff, Eliza Rogan, Lisa Singer, WadeNewsome and Philip Hone Williams. “Deckthe Walls” continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. onMondays through Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 5p.m. Info: carbondalearts.com or 963-1680.

OPEN CONTINUES • The Wyly Open con-tinues at the Wyly Art Center in downtownBasalt. Also, “4 Architects,” which featuresGlenn Rappaport, Harry Teague, Larry Yawand Will Young, continues at the Wyly Annex(174 Midland Ave. in Basalt) through Dec. 6.

mAIN STREET GALLERY • The MainStreet Gallery continues the Victoria Broylesshow “Field Explorations.”

TWO STEPPIN’ • Two Step Tuesdays takesplace at the Third Street Center every Tues-day night at 7:45 p.m. Admission is $7 sin-gles/$12 per couple. Partners are notnecessary. Wear hard soled shoes and bringwater. Info: meetup.com/RFVDance.

bRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Clubmeets at the Senior Matters room in the ThirdStreet Center Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. Youmust have a partner and the fee is $3 per per-son. Info: 963-0425.

FIGURE DRAWING • The CarbondaleCouncil on Arts and Humanities offers figuredrawing sessions on Mondays from 6 to 9p.m. Info: 970-456-2865 or [email protected].

AUTISTIC STORYTImE • The CarbondaleBranch Library offers a sensory storytime forautistic children and their parent/caregiverSaturdays at 10:30 a.m.

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

mEET THE mAYOR • Basalt Mayor JacqueWhitsitt meets the public over coffee on thesecond and fourth Wednesday of the month.

LINX • The Linx Networking group meetseach Tuesdays at 7 a.m. in the Aspen-Sotheby’s real estate office on Midland Av-enue in Basalt. Info: Keith Edquist at928-8428.

WEEKLY RUNS • Independence Run & Hikeholds runs group runs at 8 a.m. on Saturdaysand 6 p.m. on Thursdays. Info: 704-0909.

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December 5 at 3 p.m., at the City Market parking lot The landscape contractor will be returning inthe spring to complete landscaping.

LIGHT UP CARBONDALE• 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.: Santa for children 5 and under, Launchpad

• 5 p.m.: Caroling with Santa and tree lighting, 4th & Weant, Forest Service Building

• Pedestrian parade down to 4th Street Plaza with Santa, tree lighting at 5:45 p.m.

• Join us for cookies and hot chocolate around the bonfire at the 4th Street Plaza

• 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.: Santa, SoL Theatre, performing excerpts from Annie and Crystal River Ballet performing excerpts from the Nutcracker at The Launchpad

There is also a cup auction at the CARBONDALE CLAY CENTER

and a tasting at MARY’S MAIN STREET SPIRITS.

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SATURDAY Dec. 13WILD & SCENIC FESTIvAL • The Thomp-son Divide Coalition brings the Wild & Sce-nic Film Festival to the Crystal Theatre onDec. 13. The festival features conservationand adventure films that illustrate the earth’sbeauty, the challenges that face the plant, andthe work that communities around the worldare doing to protect the areas they cherish, ac-

cording to a press release. “Through thesefilms, we hope to inspire you, our audience,to become more involved with one of thebiggest conservation opportunities facing ourown community: permanent protection forpublic lands in the Thompson Divide area,”said a Thompson Divide spokesman. Othersponsors include CLIF Bar, Sierra Nevada,Patagonia and local businesses. Info: 970-355-4223.


SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY • SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES • NOVEMBER 29

By Nicolette ToussaintSopris Sun Correspondent

A lot of folks think their homeowners as-sociation exists to say no: No you can’t hangout your laundry; no you can’t park there; noyou can’t paint your house pink. But RiverValley Ranch’s HOA wasn’t recently namedthe Colorado Homeowners Association ofthe Year by the Colorado Community Asso-ciation Institute just for enforcing policies.

“In the past four years, we have carved a180-degree turn in how HOAs are managed,viewed and executed,” said Ian Hause, theRiver Valley Ranch HOA executive director.“Here, it’s about customer service, creatingcommunity and developing traditions.”

River Valley Ranch’s traditions include anEaster Egg hunt, a swimming pool openingwith free hot dogs, the Wild West HoeDown, a summer fishing derby, a Fourth ofJuly Jubilee, and a “dive-in” movie that fea-tures Pixar films shown on a big screen atpoolside. As the weather cools, there’s theHaunted Halloween Happening, an ice skat-ing party and art installations at the clubhouse that change every two weeks. HOAmembers have just started the HelpingHands group that assists seniors and momswho need a hand.

Home owners association dues, whichonce were as high as $305 and which covermembership in RVR’s health club and aquat-ics center, are now $269. Special Projects Di-rector Pam Britton observed, “It used to bethat instead of asking, ‘Are our dues goingup?’ homeowners would ask, ‘How much?’But the selection committee that gave us theaward looked at dues across a seven-year av-erage. In that time, our dues only increasedone dollar — and we have increased hours ofoperation, activities, events and functions.”

Hause adds, “The primary purpose of ahome owners association is to protect and en-hance property values. That’s often forgottenby HOAs. They usually focus more on en-forcement. If you focus on the lifestyle, thenreal estate values and compliance will follow.”

The River Valley Ranch HOA works atextending a sense of community beyond itshomeowner group. “It’s not only the peoplewho own property,” says Hause. “It’s alsorenters and staff. Neighbors as well. The big-gie we have done a good job at is setting ex-pectations that are reasonable and attainable,and then exceeding them.”

The River Valley Ranch HOA takes careof assets that include buildings, a fitness facil-ity, tennis court, a golf course, 3,800 trees thatare officially designated as community forest

by the U.S. Forest Service, as well as parks,open spaces and a long stretch along theCrystal River. Hause notes, “One of the con-

ditions of approval [for building RVR] wasthat the golf course be public. Our otherrecreation facilities are private to balance thatout for homeowners. We operate a road andbridge function, so we act as both a mini-mu-nicipality and a private club.”

River Valley Ranch has worked to over-

come the clannishness that is sometimes as-sociated with planned communities and pri-vate clubs. Says Hause, “This HOA is aboutlifestyle, relationship and community build-ing, not only within RVR, but also to thetown of Carbondale and even beyond.”

The HOA recruits volunteers to work onHabitat for Humanity construction projectsevery third Thursday. Home owners associa-tion members took an active role in buildingthe house that was erected for the Lavendarfamily, and are now involved in building asecond Habitat for Humanity house innearby Keator Grove.

The HOA also sponsors a public lectureseries that has included Lou Dawson (whoclimbed and skied all of Colorado’s four-teeners) and Pete McBride, whose award-winning documentary “Chasing Water”traces the Colorado River from its headwa-ters to its vanishing flow into the Gulf ofMexico. The HOA has begun working withthe valley-wide Cradle to Career initiative toimprove local education. It’s also investigat-ing a riparian habitat restoration project forthe Crystal River in tandem with the AspenValley Land Trust.

Britton says, “We are very fortunate tohave kind of leadership that makes creating

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“This HOA is aboutlifestyle, relationship

and community building,not only within RVR, but

also to the town of Carbondale and even beyond.”

Ian HauseRiver Valley Ranch

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Britton continues, “Ian grew up here. There’s a passion for this place that’s embedded in hisDNA. He understands this valley and Carbondale’s cowboy-in-tie-dye vitality in a way that’shard to quantify. Ian knows everyone on a first-name basis. He can make potential adversityevaporate. It’s kind of magic.”

Brenda Bamford, the HOA member services director, had the honor of accepting the awardin Denver. River Valley Ranch is the first HOA on the Western Slope to ever be honored bythe Colorado Community Association Institute’s award.

The River Valley Ranch clubhouse bulletin board is full ofpostings for HOA events and programs, and communityevents as well. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Libraries closed after T-dayThe Carbondale Branch Library and

Basalt Regional Library will be closed onThanksgiving Day and the day after, but re-open on Nov. 29.

GarCo closed after T-dayIf you’re planning to head to the Garfield

County Courthouse and conduct some busi-ness (such as buying a car tag) the day afterThanksgiving, think again. Garfield CountyCourthouse offices will be closed not only onThanksgiving, but the day after as well, ac-cording to a press release. This includes allcounty offices of elected officials and countyadministrative departments. The West GarfieldCounty Landfill will also be closed on the dayafter Thanksgiving. On a semi-related note,Garfield County commissioners and the Uni-versity of Denver masters of social work pro-gram staff will honor Garfield County’shistory with a brief tree lighting ceremony at11th Street and Grand Avenue at 5 p.m. onNov. 28. Refreshments will be served.

WRNF tree permits availableChristmas tree permits will be available

from the Sopris Range District Station in Car-bondale starting on Nov. 28. Christmas tree

cutting is allowed in most areas on the WhiteRiver National Forest with the following ex-ceptions: wilderness areas, scenic byways,Glenwood Canyon, the Maroon Bells ScenicArea, commercial timber sales, recreation andski areas, campgrounds, trailheads, developedsights and administrative areas. Trees may notbe cut within 100 feet of any road or trail.Maps showing where Christmas tree cuttingis allowed are available at all offices wherepermits are sold.

Senior matters releases event lineupSenior Matters, which meets in the Third

Street Center, has released an events lineupthat includes:• A Medicare Monday video on Grass-

Roots TV (go to show ID12833);• Silver Sneakers at the Recreation Center

at 9 a.m. on Monday and Wednesdayand 10 a.m. on Friday;

• Art Ackerman’s “Swing Swing” onKDNK Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.;

• The Senior Matters Book Club at theCarbondale Branch Library at 4 p.m. thefourth Wednesday of the month;

• Pickleball at the recreation center cur-rently, and soon at Carbondale MiddleSchool from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday;

• Tai chi with John Norton at the ThirdStreet Center at 9 a.m. on Monday through

Wednesday and Friday at 11:30 a.m.;• Tai chi with Marty at the Third Street

Center at 5:30 p.m. on Friday;• Utility assistance with Tobi at 510-5456;• Senior lunch at Crystal Meadows every

Wednesday followed by Bingo;• Mountain Madrigals at the Methodist

Church in Glenwood Springs on Dec. 7(for a ride, call the Travelers at 456-2295by Dec. 1).

Library programming continuesProgramming at the Carbondale Branch

Library continues with:• Storytime at 4 p.m. on Mondays;• Storytime with the Aspen Art Museum at

4 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month;• Bilingual storytime at 10:30 a.m. on

Wednesdays;• Legos at the Library at 2 p.m. on

Wednesdays;• Middle School Makerspace at 2 p.m. on

Wednesdays;• Book Club at 6 p.m. the first Wednesday

of the month;• Infant and toddler storytime at 10:30

a.m. on Thursdays;• Tablab at 4 p.m. on Thursdays;• Sensory storytime at 10:30 a.m. on the

first Saturday of the month;• Get Your Ukulele On at 6:30 p.m. the

first and third Mondays of the month;• Paws to Read at 4 p.m. on the second

Tuesday of the month;• Writers’ Group at 6:30 p.m. on the sec-

ond Tuesday of the month;• Wii gaming at 4 p.m. the third Thursday

of the month;• Movie Day at 4 p.m. on the fourth Tues-

day of the month;• Senior Matters Book Club at 4 p.m. on

the fourth Wednesday of the month;• Roaring Fork Songwriters Group at 6:30

p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month;• Loteria Night at 6 p.m. on the fourth

Monday of the month.

Fire district callsHere are the Carbondale Fire Dis-

trict’s emergency 911 calls for the weekof Nov. 16-22:• Medical emergencies (7);• Motor vehicle accidents (4);• Smoke odor responses (3);• Citizen assists (2);• Smoke alarm responses (2);• Fire alarm responses (2);• Request for mutual aid (1);• Wildfire assignment/smoldering

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By Adele CraftSopris Sun Intern

Homeschooling is becoming more mainstream and isincreasingly accessible in the United States as an alternativeto traditional public schooling. According to the NationalHome Education Research Institute, there are about 2.2million homeschooled students in the U.S. The home-schooled population continues to grow at an estimated rateof two to eight percent per year.

Contrary to many stereotypes, homeschooling is demo-graphically diverse and spans both religious and secularhouseholds. The scholastic.com website, quoting KathiKearney of the Gifted Development Center, reports thatgifted children are the fastest-growing group to leave tra-ditional institutions for homeschooling. “In many cases,”she says, “school districts can’t afford the resources neces-sary to meet these students’ highly individualized needs.”

There are more than 150 homeschool families in theRoaring Fork Valley. Many of these families are part ofthe Roaring Fork Valley Homeschool Network. They hosta website and an e-mail blast service that helps home-schooling families support each other and plan group ac-tivities. They plan field trips, public speaking events forkids, moms’ nights out and weekly park play days, andorganize specialty classes. The online portion of the net-work is moderated by Joanne Snell, Casie Buchanan andStacey Craft.

Due to the increasing interest in homeschooling, theRoaring Fork Valley Homeschool Network will host aquestion and answer session on Dec. 8, from 6 to 8 p.m. at

Basalt Town Hall. The session will include a panel of home-schooling parents and students to answer questions abouttheir homeschooling journeys. The panel will representmany of the homeschooling philosophies, including: self-created curriculum, un-schooling, classical education,boxed curriculum and online learning.

This event is open to families throughout the valley whoalready homeschool, as well as conventionally schooledfamilies who have an interest in learning more about edu-cational alternatives. Children are welcome to attend alongwith their parents.

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Local homeschool students at their Living History presentation at the Basalt Regional Library in 2013. For LivingHistory, about 20 students researched historical characters and made costumes that portrayed that character through adramatic presentation. The event was sponsored by the Roaring Fork Valley Homeschool Network. Courtesy photo

Roaring Fork Valley Homeschool Network families willset up display tables to showcase the materials and cur-riculum they use in their homes so that everyone can seeexamples from various types of homeschooling methods.

Snell’s approachThere are many different approaches to homeschool-

ing, and each family’s experience with it is unique. Snell,who homeschools her own three kids (Ruby, 7; Leilani, 4;and Abram, 2), states, “We decided to homeschool for anumber of reasons. The first was to experience the joy oflearning together. Just as it is exciting to watch your childwalk for the first time, it is just as exciting or more to helpthem learn to read or understand multiplication. I adoremy children and want to soak them up each and every day!Homeschooling is fantastic for this!”

Ruby’s favorite thing about homeschooling, Snell says,is “ … mama is always there to help her whenever sheneeds help. She also loves that mama has spread her lovefor math to her.” Leilani says her favorite thing abouthomeschooling is writing with mama by her. She alsoloves playing blast off, which involves counting to 20 andback again while standing on a chair, and then leaping offthe chair.

buchanan’s approachBuchanan’s favorite things about homeschooling are,

“Not having to drive on those winter roads, not surren-dering my child’s education to someone who is over-whelmed with 20 children and wondering if they are goingto pour into them as much as I would. I just want to give

them fantastic stepping stones for life!”Buchanan has five-year-old twins named Caitlyn and

Kylee. Homeschooling was something relatively unfamil-iar to Buchanan before her girls reached school age. Sheexplains, “We have so many options available to us in thevalley [and] I felt a need to explore them, and at least beaware of the different approaches. It was a very eye-open-ing time for me to realize, looking back in my own life,when my passion for learning burnt out (middle school).

And then I could see how that same thing happens to somany children I know in the public school system. I feelI came out of public school fairly unscathed, but I cameto realize how much more educated I could have been.When I looked around at kids outside the ‘traditional’factory-model public school system, I found kids who areinspired to educate themselves, rather than be drug (sic)through school by their elders. I see kids who are healthy,happy, engaging and whole. They know how to integrateinformation from different sources and apply it to life inexciting ways.”

Buchanan also stated, “We can go out into the worldevery day and learn the concepts through experiencingthem in very real ways you do not get in a text book, andwith kids of all ages they can learn from and use as rolemodels. I can ignite and build that passion for learning inthese early years, rather than slowly squashing it.”Buchanan, along with many other homeschooling parents,say they can focus on giving their children the best educa-tion they can receive through learning via a wide variety ofmethods. They can focus on their children as individuals,a type of care that they may not receive in a public educa-tion system where there is often an average of 20 studentsper teacher.

Homeschooling is not just for young children. It can betailored to meet the needs of every child, including middleand high school students. Seventh grader Miles Craft doesacademic homeschool four days a week with two of hisfriends. One day a week, they participate in the GlenwoodSprings Arts Center’s program for homeschoolers. Theyenjoy a variety of arts classes, such as guitar, dance, potteryand choir. Miles says his favorite thing about homeschool-ing is, “You can learn things faster yourself, instead of wait-ing for a teacher to tell you.” When students are older, thereare a wide variety of opportunities from online courses,CMC early admission and internships.

Next stepsWho: Roaring Fork Valley Homeschool Network.What: Q&A session.When: Dec. 8, 6 to 8 p.m.Where: Basalt Town HallWhy: To spread the word about homeschooling. The session will include a panel discussion.

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Sopris Sun Staff ReportThe League of American Bicyclists has recognized the

town of Carbondale with a Gold Level Bicycle FriendlyCommunity award this week, joining 325 other com-munities from across the United States, according to apress release.

With the announcement of 55 new and renewing Bicy-cle Friendly Community awards, the town of Carbondalejoins a group of communities, in all 50 states, that aretransforming their community to be more bicycle friendly.

“Visionary community leaders are recognizing the real-time and long term impact that a culture of bicycling cancreate,” said Andy Clarke, president of the League ofAmerican Bicyclists. “We applaud the town of Carbondalefor investing in a more sustainable future for their townand a healthier future for their residents who live there.The Gold Level award that is being bestowed upon Car-bondale recognizes their commitment to improving con-ditions for bicycling through investment in bicyclingpromotion, education programs, infrastructure and pro-bicycling policies.”

Clarke cited Carbondale’s new bicycle park at NorthFace Park as one reason for earning the Gold Level award.Said Carbondale Recreation Director Jeff Jackel, “Thisthree-acre terrain orientated area was devoted to the de-velopment of off-road bike skills consisting of three mainareas, a pump track, dirt jump lines, and a steep single-track mountain bike skills course, with graduated terrain toencourage skills progression from beginner to expert. The

bike park was designed to encourage individuals of all abil-ity levels to get outside, get on a bike, and to stay fit riding.”

The Bicycle Friendly Community program is revolu-tionizing the way communities evaluate their quality of life,sustainability and transportation networks, while allowingthem to benchmark their progress toward improving theirbicycle-friendliness, Clarke said.

The program provides a roadmap to building a friendlybiking environment within the community, and the appli-cation award process has become a rigorous and an edu-cational tool in itself.

Darryl Fuller, chairman of the Carbondale Bicycle,Pedestrian & Trails Commission, who submitted the ap-plication, said “Carbondale received Bronze Level certifi-cation from the League of American Bicyclists in 2010, andwith their application this year, passed by Silver certifica-tion and reached Gold certification which will be in placefor four-years before renewal is required, but reaching ei-ther Platinum or the highest level Diamond certification isa clear incentive for the town of Carbondale to continu-ously improve.”

The Carbondale Bicycle, Pedestrian & Trails Commis-sion is deeply involved in creating a bicycle friendly Car-bondale for everyone. “The commission’s commitment is tolisten and learn from citizens, define standards and sharebest practices to engage the community in updating bikeroutes, paths and trails within the 10-year Parks, Recre-ation & Trails Master Plan update that is now under way,”Jackel said.

Carbondale bicyclists are a hearty group and are likelyto be pedaling around town no matter the temperature.Photo by Lynn Burton


Sopris Sun Staff Report

Following a Sopris Sun guest opinion on Nov. 20 that publicizedSuperintendent Diana Sirko’s request to have her contract extended,the Roaring Fork School District Executive Team e-mailed the fol-lowing memo to school district staff members. The Sun asked forand received a copy of the memo and prints it here in its entirety:

Dear Colleagues,The School Board has announced that they will dis-

cuss extending the Superintendent’s contract at its Dec.10 meeting. We realize you may be reading and hearingrumors about leadership decisions in the district. Dur-ing this time of uncertainty, the executive team wantsto take this opportunity to clarify some of our beliefsand commitments.

• We are excited about the work we are doing and theprogress we are making as a district. We stand united asa team and proud of the work we are accomplishing asa district.

• We are committed to continuing the work we do onbehalf of our students. We will not let distractions get inthe way.

• All members of our team have acted with integrityand none have violated any agreements with respect tothis situation.

• We trust that the Board will be judicious in theprocess of making the best decisions for the district.

• The Board and executive team are jointly commit-ted to the direction established by our mission andstrategic plan.

We recognize that you may have more questionsright now than can be answered. Let’s all stay focusedon students and their learning and continue to conductourselves in a way that does not divide us or disruptour work.

Respectfully,The Executive Team

Jeff GatlinRick HoltNikki JostShannon PellandDiana SirkoRob Stein

•••The issue of whether to extend Dr. Sirko’s contract first

surfaced when the school district issued the followingpress release late in the afternoon on Nov. 19. The pressrelease reads as follows:

The Roaring Fork School District Board of Educationwill discuss extending Dr. Diana Sirko’s contract as dis-trict superintendent at its Dec. 10 meeting scheduled for5:30 p.m. at Bridges High School in Carbondale.

The board follows an open process and will considerDr. Sirko’s request to extend her contract. There be timeon the agenda and public comment is welcome. Dr. Sirkohas formally requested a three- year extension.

Board President Daniel Biggs said Dr. Sirko has assem-bled a highly effective leadership team, including the re-tention of Shannon Pelland as chief financial officer andthe hiring of Dr. Rob Stein as chief academic officer amongothers. “Together that leadership team has made remark-able progress within the district, including the visioningprocess and the resultant strategic plan,” said Biggs.

Although Dr. Sirko’s contract does not expire untilJune, the school board said it needs to consider this mat-ter now. There is a short window, between January andMarch, when most superintendents are hired because ofthe school year calendar.

“If the board decides to allow Dr. Sirko’s contract toexpire, the district would need to undertake a public se-lection process in early January,” said Biggs. “Until thenit is premature to begin discussing other candidates forthe position.”

Administrators post memo on Sirko controversy Valley View Hospital Associationearns recognitionSopris Sun Staff Report

The Valley View Hospital Association announcedit has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer onKey Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission,the leading accreditor of health care organizations inthe United States, according to a press release.

Valley View was recognized as part of The JointCommission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hos-pitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attainingand sustaining excellence in accountability measureperformance. Valley View is one of 1,224 hospitalsin the United States to achieve the 2013 Top Per-former distinction.

The Top Performer program recognizes hospitalsfor improving performance on evidence-based inter-ventions that increase the chances of healthy out-comes for patients with certain conditions, includingheart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care,children’s asthma, stroke, venous thromboembolismand perinatal care, as well as for inpatient psychiatricservices and immunizations.

“We understand what matters most to patients atValley View is the quality and safety of the care theyreceive. That is why we have made it a top priority toimprove positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes. Valley View is proud to be nameda Top Performer as it recognizes the knowledge, team-work and dedication of our entire staff,” said CEOGary Brewer of Valley View Hospital Association.

This is the third year Valley View has been recog-nized as a Top Performer having received the recog-nition in both 2011 and 2012 for its performance onaccountability for key quality measures.

Sopris Sun Staff Report

The Aspen Writers’ Foundation wel-comes an award-winning lineup to its 2015Winter Words stage, beginning with theseason opener on Dec. 2. All five events inthis year’s series will be held at Paepcke Au-ditorium on the Aspen Institute campusstarting at 6 p.m.; doors open at 5:30 p.m.

The 18th annual Winter Words pro-gram includes #1 New York Times best-selling novelist Jess Walter (“BeautifulRuins”) on Dec. 2; Pulitzer Prize-winningpoet, Natasha Tretheway, who served asU.S. Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014(“Thrall”) on Jan. 6; 2013 National BookAward winner George Packer (“The Un-winding”) on Feb. 10; Michael Lewis, au-thor of 11 New York Times bestsellers(including “Flash Boys”) on March 12;and novelist/filmmaker Ruth Ozeki (“ATale for the Time Being” ) on April 14).

While the individual events will varyslightly in format — some will be solopresentations and others will be moder-ated onstage conversations — all fiveevenings will incorporate readings by theguest authors and conclude with Q&Aexchanges with the audience, accordingto a press release. Books will be availablefor purchase and signing, courtesy of Ex-plore Booksellers.

In describing the 2015 Winter Wordsseries, which she curated, AWF CreativeDirector Adrienne Brodeur said, “This sea-son, we are aiming to expand our audi-ence’s literary horizons by showcasing anexciting mix of literary fiction, investiga-tive journalism, cultural reflection, and po-etry from a group of astonishing writers,all great storytellers. Through the door-ways of their books, we are able to slip,often involuntarily, into the lives of theircharacters — an Italian innkeeper whofalls in love with an American on the coastof the Ligurian Sea, a black soldier fightingin the Civil War, a Silicon Valley billion-aire who arrives at a radical vision of thefuture, flash boys banding together to tryto reform the financial markets, a youngJapanese girl who documents her Buddhistgrandmother’s life. In doing so, we areable to touch another human soul, the es-sential magic of great literature.”

Series passes for Winter Words areavailable for $80 until Dec. 2, with spe-cial pricing of $60 offered to AWF mem-bers. Individual event tickets are $20each. Passes and tickets can be pur-chased online at AspenShowTix.com orthrough The Wheeler Box Office (920-5770). Additional information aboutWinter Words events or AWF member-ship is available from the Aspen Writers’

Foundation at 970-925-3122.The Aspen Writers’ Foundation was

founded in Aspen in 1976 as a cutting edgepoetry conference and literary magazine.Today the Aspen Writers’ Foundation isone of the nation’s leading literary centersand a stage for the world’s most prominentauthors. Aspen Writers’ Foundation pro-grams employ literature as a tool for pro-voking thought, broadening perspectives,fostering connections, inspiring creativity,and giving voice. Since 2009, AWF haspartnered with the Aspen Institute, under-scoring the highest humanistic ideals ofAspen founder Walter Paepcke: to betterunderstand human challenges by cultivat-

ing one’s inner life through the exchange ofwords, stories and ideas.

The Aspen Institute mission is twofold:to foster values-based leadership, encour-aging individuals to reflect on the idealsand ideas that define a good society, and toprovide a neutral and balanced venue fordiscussing and acting on critical issues. TheAspen Institute does this primarily in fourways: seminars, young-leader fellowshipsaround the globe, policy programs, andpublic conferences and events. The Instituteis based in Washington, DC, Aspen and onthe Wye River on Maryland’s EasternShore. It also has an international networkof partners.

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Tips for getting your letters to Santa ClausSopris Sun Staff Report

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, according to a press release.Not only that, the Postal Service can help you prove it when Santa replies to your

child’s letter to Santa — complete with a North Pole postmark.

Steps for your child to get a letter back from Santa:

• Have your child write a letter to Santaand seal it in an envelope addressed to:Santa Claus, North Pole.

• Tell your child that you’ll place a stampon the envelope and mail it to St. Nickfor him or her.

• Later, when alone, open the envelope,read the letter and write Santa’s re-sponse on the back of the child’s letter.Have Santa write: “It’s important to begreen and save paper. That’s why I’mwriting on the back.”

• When responding as Santa, referenceyour child’s accomplishments not in-cluded in his or her letter, i.e., “Santa isso proud that you volunteered to helpyour teacher after school, or Santa is re-ally impressed with the great job you’redoing in school — especially with math.”Sign it Santa Claus with a P.S. to get tobed early Christmas Eve.

• Place the letter into a new envelope ad-dressed to the child at his or her home.Be sure to include: Santa Claus, NorthPole, as the return address on the en-

velope. Don’t forget to apply a First-Class stamp — such as a recently is-sued Santa or Rudolph Forever stamp.

• Place the stamped envelope in a largerenvelope (or Priority Mail envelope) withadequate postage addressed to: NorthPole holiday postmark postmaster,4141 Postmark Dr., Anchorage, AK99530-9998.

• Letters from Santa must be received bythe Anchorage, AK, postmaster no laterthan Dec. 15, 2014.

• The Anchorage postmaster will openthe envelope, remove Santa’s letter ad-dressed to your child, apply the NorthPole postmark and mail it back home.

• When Santa’s letter arrives, have yourcamera ready when you ask your childto open the letter and read it to you.

• Share the photos on Twitter and Face-book using the hashtag #SantaLetters.Keep the letters and the photos in ascrapbook as a great family keepsake.

Crew plants “Sewing the Future”

James Surls and his crew placed “Sewing the Future” in thenew roundabout on Nov. 20. Clockwise from upper left:

Assistant Tai Pomara (in black) drove the sculpture downfrom Missouri Heights; Pomara directed the crane operator to

place half of the marble block that sheaths the pedestal; Pomara seemingly balances “Sewing the Future” on his head;

Surls was “hands on” throughout the installation.


Lynn Burton Photo

Jane Bachrach Photo

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Jane Bachrach Photo

Clockwise from upper left: Surls shared achuckle while Casey Post tightened one ofthe 16 bolts that holds the sculpture in place;Pomara tosses the strap that connected“Sewing the Future” to the crane hook; JimCalaway (right) hands over a check for thebalance of the $200,000 raised to fund thesculpture; construction workers and townemployees got a break to watch the action;Surls directed the crane operator just beforethe sculpture was lifted off a flat-bed trailer.


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The RoaringFork Valleyhas seen morethan its shareor orange sunsets lately,including thisone last weekend.Photo by Jane Bachrach

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On the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month,meet in an informal setting with Basalt MayorJacque Whitsitt for coffee and a chat.

• Ideas for downtown redevelopment? • Thoughts on marijuana laws? • Questions on the river project?

This is a great opportunity to share your thoughts,make comments and catch up onwhat’s happening in Basalt. All issues and topics welcome.

The next Coffee with the Mayor is:

Wednesday, Saxy’s in downtown Basalt from 8:15 to to 9:15 AM.

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We have some fun activities for youth through adult.Check it out online, pick your copy up at Basalt Town Hall, or we would be happy to drop one in the mail for you. Just call us at 970-927-8214 x400, or you can visit our website and register online at www.basalt-expressrec.org.

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Sopris Sun Staff ReportTheatre Aspen School (TAS) presents

the spring production of “Shrek, TheMusical” by the Winter Teen Conserva-tory and Young Company, according toa press release.

The crowd-pleasing musical will be per-formed at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House onDec. 11-13, with evening shows at 7 p.m.,and a matinee on Dec. 13 at 2 p.m.

A special meet and greet, “SHREK-CEPTION,” will take place following theshow on Dec. 12 and will include ogreishnibbles and libation along with an oppor-tunity to have photos taken with the cast.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for stu-dents 18 and under, and may be purchasedat the Wheeler Opera House Box office at320 E. Hyman Ave., online at www.aspen-showtix.com or by calling 920.5770.

TAS’s presentation of “Shrek, The Mu-sical” is under the artistic leadership of di-rector Graham Northrup, Theatre Aspen’sdirector of education and outreach. Themusical director is Jonathan Gorst, whoserved as the music director for the Broad-way tour of “Phantom of the Opera.” Thechoreographer and stage manager is AlieWalsh, a teaching artist for TAS, who mostrecently directed TAS’s production of“Seussical” while staring in TheatreAspen’s production of “Little Women.”

“Shrek, The Musical” features a cast of35 Roaring Fork Valley students fromAspen to Glenwood Springs. The leads areTJ Kaiser as Shrek, Lyon Hamill as theDonkey, Beth Fawley as Fiona, and LukeRyan as Prince Farquaad.

The other members of the cast includeAnnie Caine, Gigi Coghlan, Jo Dominguez,

Clare Donovan, Jack Dresser, Nakiri Gal-lagher-Cave, Nick Galambos, Jaclyn Har-ris, Talitha Jones, Louise Lipsey, WilliamLuckett, Morgan Malcolm, Luis Martinez,Maxine Mellin, Karlie Nelson, Mae Sharaf,Audra Shield-Taylor and Lilli Smalls.

The production also features a youngcompany ensemble, comprised of fourththrough seventh graders Ronnie Bedford,Katie Dangler, Ellie Dangler, Spencer Dia-mond, Eliza Domingos, Linnea Earl, FelixFrisch, Garrett Greene, Eliza Marolt, Wil-low Poschman, Micah Sanders-Silva, RubyWalker and Charlotte Zuker.

Based on the Dreamworks animationmotion picture adopted from WilliamSteig’s 1990 book “Shrek!, Shrek, TheMusical” thrills with music by JeanineTesori and book and lyrics by DavidLindsay-Abaire. The humorous and

touching story of friendship and truelove revolves around the ogre Shrek, hissidekick, Donkey and Fiona the princesswho live in the kingdom of Duloc ruledby the diminutive Lord Farquaad, andincludes a band of fairytale creatures. Fa-vorite songs include “Big Bright Beauti-ful World,” “Freak Flag,” and “Welcometo Duloc.”

Theatre Aspen School offers theatre ed-ucation for children ages 5-18, as well asadults. The school’s approach emphasizesproviding high-quality professional train-ing in the various elements of theatre –both onstage and backstage – in lieu ofmerely just providing a performance op-portunity. The organization’s goal is tobuild character and confidence in its stu-dents. Registration for TAS spring after-school classes is underway. For furtherinformation contact Graham Northrup, at925.9313 or visit www.theatreaspen.org.

TAS presents “Shrek, the Musical” at the Wheeler



TRTC presents a classic:“e Lion in Winter”Starting Dec. 11Sopris Sun Staff Report

Thunder River Theatre Company presents the classic play “The Lion in Winter”starting on Dec. 11.

Written by Academy Award-winning playwright James Goldman, “The Lionin Winter” is a favorite among theatre-goers. “It is an intelligent comedy de-picting the personal and political conflicts and gamesmanship of Henry II ofEngland, his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their children (Richard, Geoffrey &John) and their guests during Christmas, 1183,” said TRTC Executive DirectorLon Winston.

This Tony Award-winning play was adapted by Goldman into the AcademyAward-winning film of the same name, starring Peter O’Toole and Katherine Hep-burn. The play continues, to the delight of audiences everywhere, to be producedaround the world, including revivals on Broadway and London’s West End.

“The Lion in Winter” is being directed by TRTC member Mike Monroney.Creating the roles for this long-time favorite are Winston as Henry II and guestactress Trary Maddalone as Eleanor of Aquitaine.

“Maddalone appeared in TRTC’s very first production in 1995, and TRTC isthrilled to have her back celebrating our 20th anniversary season,” Winston said.

Also featured are company members David Pulliam as Richard and NickGaray as King Philip of France. New to the TRTC stage are Jaime Sklavos asAlais, Adam Solomon as Geoffrey and Emery Major as John.

The play runs Dec. 11-14 and 18-21. Evening performances begin at 7:30p.m., with two Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $14 forstudents and $17 for 20/30 somethings.

If you purchased single tickets to TRTC’s “The Gin Game” and wish to pur-chase season tickets, a special offer is still available. Call 963-8200. For more in-formation, visit thunderrivertheatre.com.

The theatre is located in downtown Carbondale on the red brick walkway be-tween Main Street and Colorado Avenue, and Fourth and Sixth streets.

KDNK hosted the annual Rocky Mountain Community Radio Conference on Nov. 12-14.A total of 15 regional community radio stations comprise a network that shares the costof Colorado state capital reporter Bente Berkland in Denver. KDNK hosted three days ofsocial events, workshops, breakouts, presentations and meetings. Participants also receiveda schwag bag full of goodies from Peppino’s Pizza, Osmia Organics, Dos Gringos, theDoctor’s Garden and KDNK, plus a reception at Town., a party at Carbondale BeerWorks, breakfast at Bonfire Coffee and lunch at Mi Casita. Live broadcasts were alsoaired for general managers, and news and music departments. Courtesy photo


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Pathfinders will be holding grief and losssupport groups throughout the valley thisholiday season. The holidays can be a hardtime when you’ve lost someone you love.The focus of these grief groups will be tolove, remember and honor the ones we lost.We will host groups in Aspen and Carbon-dale on Monday nights and Rifle onWednesday nights. We began the week ofNovember 24. The groups are open so youcan come to all of them or just to one. Therewill be ads in the papers but please feel freeto call me with any questions at 379-5276or [email protected].

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buddy thanks Dear Editor:

I want to thank the community memberswho attended our reception at Town. restau-rant on Nov. 19 to learn more about theneed for youth mentoring and volunteer op-portunities at the Buddy Program.

We are grateful to Town. and Mark Fis-cher as well as Oskar Blues Brewery for host-ing us and creating a delicious five-coursemeal and ale pairing, with a portion of theproceeds benefiting the Buddy Program.

This inspiring evening included remarksfrom Carbondale Mayor Stacey PatchBernot, who spoke of the need for youthserving organizations and the benefits ofgiving your time to a young person. Thankyou, Stacey, for being a valued stakeholderfor our organization.

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Development Board members who helpedorganize this event: Jim Palardy, JaredGoulet, Kaitlin Windle, Summer Berg, An-drea Bryan, Anna Bugge, Chris Cohen,Chelsea Dillon, Candace Huffman, CharlesLucarelli, Stephanie Peterman, EmilyPetrilla, Rebecca Polan, Kirsten Schmit andChris Streifel.

This year, as of July, we have served260 children in Carbondale through ourfive mentoring programs, includingLemonade Day. There are many moreyouth in need of a caring adult men-tor. To learn more about volunteering asa Big Buddy, please call 920-2130 or e-mail [email protected].

Heather HicksDirector of RecruitmentThe Buddy ProgramAspen, Basalt, Carbondale

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