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This dog took a Chuckit fake and then did a two-step at Carbondale Nature Park over the weekend. She quicklyrebounded, squared up with her owner and tore after the ball when it was finally flung a second later. Dog own-ers call Carbondale Nature Park the Delaney dog park. The park covers about 35 acres northeast of town hallon Roaring Fork River bottom land, and is one of the town’s more popular parks. Photo by Lynn Burton

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Change the nameDear Editor:

I am writing in support of the proposedname change of Bull Pasture Park on thewest side of Highway 133 south of CrystalBridge Drive to Nuche Park. “Nuche”means “The People,” and is what Ute Indi-ans call themselves.

In making this name change the town ofCarbondale will be joining other WesternSlope towns — such as Montrose, Delta,Ouray and Aspen — in acknowledging theNuche, the people who inhabited and stew-arded the lands before the settlers camewith a name designation of a park, trail,tree or other natural environment.

Citizens may comment, object or sug-gest an alternative name by contactingJeff Jackel, recreation director, at 510-1214, or email: [email protected] submit your comments by April 7as this will be the end of the 45-day pub-lic comment period, and the Parks &Recreation Commission is expected totake formal action on April 9 regarding arecommendation to the town of Carbon-dale Board of Trustees.

For information on the history of theNuche in Western Colorado, read the fourpart series in the Sopris Sun written by JohnHoffmann starting with the Jan. 9 issue.

Thank you for joining me in supportingthe name change.

Rita MarshCarbondale

Stacey is C’dale-heartedDear Editor:

Stacey Benot is our mayor. This lady hasalways had Carbondale in her heart and onher mind. Why in the world would shekeep butting heads with Frosty and twoothers on this city council?

She gets out voted every time she thinksof something that would be a good thingfor our town.

I have spoken with her on numerousoccasions and it seems that Frosty alwayshas a different opinion regarding a num-ber of issues and he certainly doesn’t workwith Stacey on a lot of things. You can tellby his comments that he is of a differentmind than those of us that are Old Timershere in Carbondale.

So, as far as I am concerned, I would bethe first one to say that Frosty and two ofhis cohorts who always vote his wayshould not be re-elected. Let’s get Staceysome people she can work with.

Jane SpauldingCarbondale

Vote for themDear Editor:

I am voting for Katrina Byars, Alexan-der (AJ) Hobbs and Frosty Merriott forCarbondale town trustees on April 1 and Ican’t wait.

All three of these candidates have a pas-sion for the environment, a commitment tokeeping this community intact and thriv-

ing, and an eye and an ear for social justice.Katrina and Alexander are new to the

trustee scene, yet this new blood brings richexperience in community organizing anddeep knowledge in both the energy sectorand in issues of whole systems environ-mental approaches.

Frosty will be serving another term as atrustee if voted in. His previous experienceas a board member has me convinced thathe will be right there rolling up his sleeveswith Katrina and Alexander to do the goodwork to keep Carbondale a wonderfulplace to live, work, play and be amazed —at any age. Please vote on April 1.

Soozie LindbloomCarbondale

Thanks to GlenwoodDear Editor:

I would like to say thanks to GlenwoodSprings City Council for voting unani-mously against drilling in the ThompsonDivide area and urging the BLM to let theleases expire on April 1.

The negative effect of huge trucks trav-eling through downtown GlenwoodSprings, Midland Avenue and up and downFour Mile road on a daily basis on the city’sinfrastructure, recreation-based economy,and private property values cannot be over-stated. There are property owners in Para-chute that claim their property values havedropped as much as 75 percent after their

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

By Patrick HunterSopris Sun Columnist

Who are you? Or, maybe, what are you?Let’s put down a few of the basics. Homo

Sapiens. (Wise man, in Latin.) We’ve beenaround about 200,000 years. Some of us“Euro” types have been found to still have alittle Neanderthal in us.

Say you are a woman. Say you are about30 years old. Say you don’t have children butyour “biological clock” is ticking. If youdon’t already have a “permanent” mate, youmight be looking for one. You are lookingfor certain characteristics in the male versionof the species.

Some good research was done in evolu-tionary biology in a survey of women in cul-tures around the world. From Mongoliansto African tribes, from Inuit to Italians orAmericans of all ethnicities they found strik-ing commonalities. Women were all lookingfor the same things in their mates. Womenwanted men who offered some financial sup-port, had some status in the community,were healthy, had good looks, a stablelifestyle, and could provide emotional sup-port to include love and affection. In anotherwords, regardless of culture, basic humanneeds and wants are the same throughout the

species. The reason is simple. Having a childrequires an enormous investment in time andenergy and resources. The basic humanmodel is for two parents to share that effort.Human children require a long period ofsupport. With the current economy, that canrun into their 20s and longer.

So, what drives these most basic decisionsand actions? Is this something we’re taughtor does it come from observing our neigh-bors? No, it’s deeper than that. You could sayit’s our “operating system.” We are hardwired to reproduce, just like every livingthing on the planet. The wiring is built intoevery cell in our body; it’s called DNA.

Observe a litter of puppies, or a group ofyoung children in the schoolyard. You cansee different kinds of behavior. You will seedifferent levels of interaction, of caution, offriendliness, of aggression, of energy, of ap-petites, of observation — the list goes on. Yesthere is the debate about “Nature” or “Nur-ture.” But these critters are too young to havelearned their behavior. And why out of fivekids in the same family are there such differ-ent personalities when they have had thesame upbringing?

Most of us like to think we are completelyin charge of our own lives. Some think a

higher power has a lot to do with things. FlipWilson the comedian portrayed a characternamed Geraldine that used to claim “the devilmade me do it.” So I’ve been talking aboutpersonal traits. But let’s expand the scope.

Why, for example, is the United States fac-ing another crisis in a foreign land on theother side of the planet? What is it about acountry, in particular ours, that is constantlyembroiled in conflicts with other countries orother people? Why isn’t Denmark constantlyup in arms, or Mongolia, or New Zealand?If America were a person, you would saythere was a very aggressive personality, a ten-dency to go looking for problems.

Why does America have more people inprison than any other country? Why doesAmerica have more gun violence than anyother country? I would make the case thatour human DNA is a major reason behindthese kinds of behaviors. Now we come tothe gist of this essay.

The two major challenges the world facestoday are diminishing natural resources andclimate change. Many scientists are predict-ing the end of Homo Sapiens. The generalproblem is that humans have created the dis-aster we are now facing; but we do not have

Is U.S. DNA headed for outer space?

The Sopris Sun welcomes your letters, limited to no more than 400 words. Letters exceeding that length may be edited or returned forrevisions. Include your name and residence (for publication) and a contact email and phone number. Submit letters via email to [email protected] or via snail mail to P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. The deadline to submit letters to the editor is noon on Monday.

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By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

In Aspen, it’s called “Squirm Night,”where candidates often field nasty ques-tions and everyone gets the opportunityto vent.

At Monday night’s candidate forum atthe Third Street Center, it was more like“Cozy Up to the Microphone” night,where the four candidates running forthree trustee seats didn’t disagree on muchof anything.

Four candidates are running for threeCarbondale Board of Trustee seats: incum-bent Frosty Merriott, plus Alexander (AJ)Hobbs, Katrina Byars and Wayne Horak.Mayor Stacey Bernot, a fifth-generationCarbondale native, is running unopposedfor a second term.

Monday night, this reporter’s notesshow that the word “definitely” was ap-parently used only once, by Merriott, whenasked if he thinks the town needs a newgrocery store.

Hobbs and Byars, both Roaring ForkValley natives, said or implied that Car-bondale can be a “role model” in sustain-ability.

And after taking a pass about the ques-tion concerning the town’s biggest chal-lenge, Horak returned to it later in thenight and said “It’s the budget.”

The night’s moderator, Sopris Sun boardmember Frank Zlogar, posed nine ques-tions to the panel. Some questions weresubmitted previous to the forum and othersby audience members. They included ques-tions about economic development, High-way 133 construction, balancing eventssuch as Mountain Fair with the impactsthey cause to neighbors, the intersection ofHighway 133 and Dolores Way, future useof the former Gordon Cooper Librarybuilding, drilling in the Thompson Divide,and how to increase sales tax revenues.

Bernot made her opening commentsthen was retired to the audience, where she

sat next to trustee Allyn Harvey, toobserve the remainder of the forum.Here is some of what the trustee can-didates had to say.

AJ HobbsHobbs (who also answers to the

name Xander) got the best laugh of thenight when he pointed out he’s a “sin-gle young male” who has participatedin all of Carbondale’s special events. Inhis opening comments he said he’d beguided by five principals that relate tothe town: health, vitality, prosperity,community and sustainability.

Hobbs said he doesn’t have any so-lutions to the Highway 133/DoloresWay problem off the top of his head,but said they will get worse in the fu-ture. He wrapped up on that point byurging people to “drive less, ride abike or walk.”

About 50 percent of Carbondale’sgeneral fund budget comes from salestaxes, and the City Market grocery store isthe town’s largest sales tax generator.Hobbs, who said he is on the CarbondaleCommunity Food Co-op board, saidhealthy competition between grocery storesis good, but any new store must be “state ofthe art” in sustainability, and indicated hedoesn’t see why it can’t have solar panels,wind energy producers and gardens on theroof. He also pointed out that money spentat a corporate grocery store ends up going“outside” Carbondale and that residentsneed to support local farms and the re-sources that are here.

On the Thompson Divide, seven milessouthwest of Carbondale, Hobbs said thetown’s clean air and drinking water aremore important than money that energycompanies might make there.

Hobbs was the only candidate to talkabout the lodging industry and said therewould be an economic benefit for Carbon-dale to have an upscale hotel downtown.

Katrina ByarsIn her opening comments, Byars said the

main reason she’s running is to protect thetown from energy companies’ fracking inthe Thompson Divide, which has the poten-tial to “threaten” the town’s drinking water.

On the town’s budget, Byars said it’s“maxed out” and one way to help the econ-omy is through the Creative Plan that’s cur-rently under way. She said the plan includessignage and “way signing,” that those work-ing on the plan say will help to direct cus-tomers to businesses.

On the question about whether the townneeds a new grocery store, Byars said she’dlike such a building to be “state of the art”in sustainability, and also wants it to be builton “previously” developed land. She saidshe also doesn’t want to lose existing busi-nesses if a new grocery store is built.

The old library building should serve themost people possible and created the max-imum good for “everyone.”

Wayne HorakIn his opening comments, Horak said he

was one of six kids raised by a singlemother after his father abandoned the fam-ily. At one point, he and his brothersworked multiple paper routes to help putfood on the table. He came to Carbondaleeight years ago to take classes at Solar En-ergy International and stayed because hefell in love with the town. He said the townneeds to sustain it’s economic viabilitywhile at the same time retaining its “char-acter and charm.”

Horak said he favors a new grocerystore being built in order to increase salestax revenues. He also suggested the towncreate a committee to help make thetown more business friendly. DuringHighway 133 construction, it might alsobe a good idea to have a “tax break Fri-day” to help bring people into businessesaffected by construction.

Candidates discuss issues; don’t much disagree

Sopris Sun Staff Report

Through April 30, LIFT-UP will partic-ipate in the Feinstein Foundation’s 17thannual Challenge to Fight Hunger, whichoffers $1 million to be divided propor-tionally amongst qualified hunger reliefagencies nationwide, based on the amountof food and money they collect in duringthe two-month period.

Last year more than $211 million wasraised by 1,857 hunger fighting agencies,according to a press release. Over the pre-vious 16 years, the annual campaign hasgenerated more than $2 billion in giving.

According to Shawn Allen Feinstein,whose foundation spearheads the nationalcampaign, “This has become the greatestgrass roots campaign ever to fight hungerin our country.” Feinstein’s primary reasonfor the annual challenge is to raise aware-ness about hunger in America, and to en-courage people to support the local

organizations that are tackling this wide-spread problem. He leverages his $1 mil-lion to generate more than $200 million indonations.

As an added incentive this year, the lo-cally-managed Stone Foundation has of-fered an additional $10,000 in matchingfunds for the first $10,000 that LIFT-UPraises from this campaign through April30 — a dollar-for-dollar match.

“Many non-profit organizations raisemuch of their funding in the fourth quar-ter of the year, so this springtime campaignboosts support at a time when donationstend to be lower than during the fall/win-ter holiday season,” said a LIFT-UPspokesman.

LIFT-UP’s services are offered year-round and are serving 2,000-2,500 peopleper month from their seven area foodpantries. More than 1,600 meals permonth are served from LIFT-UP’s Ex-

tended Tables, which operate in Rifle andGlenwood Springs. LIFT-UP’s executivedirector, Kimberly Loving, said, “Wegreatly appreciate support from the com-munity at any time of year, but duringMarch and April, donations could beworth more than double the amount peo-ple send, which will really help a lot.”

In 2013, LIFT-UP received $1,8 millionin donated food from individuals, fooddrives and local grocery stores, which isdistributed from its food pantries to fam-ilies in need.

LIFT-UP also purchases food fromFood Bank of the Rockies in Grand Junc-tion, and from local grocery stores asneeded. People may request assistance upto four times in a calendar year, and receivefour days of food for their family size.

Despite gradual improvement in boththe national and local economies, lastyear LIFT-UP saw an increase in nearly

all of its services over 2012. The non-profit served 48,961 people (one or moretimes), up 12 percent; distributed 52,654bags of food, up 5 percent; the ExtendedTable served 1,609 meals, an increase of11 percent.

In January of 2014, all of these cate-gories of assistance exceeded the monthlyaverages for last year. “Clearly there arestill many people in our region who needa little extra help making ends meet,” saidLoving.

LIFT-UP is a non-profit organizationdedicated to providing humanitarian as-sistance in the communities it serves, withseven area food pantries from Parachuteto Aspen, thrift stores in Rifle and Para-chute, and The Extended Table that servesevening meals in Glenwood Springs andRifle. LIFT-UP is now in its 32nd year ofoperation and is made possible throughcommunity support.

LIFT-UP participates in annual hunger challenge

Carbondale candidates limber up their lips, joke around and make final notes before Mon-day night’s forum at the Third Street Center. From left to right are trustee candidates Alexan-der (AJ) Hobbs, Katrina Byars, Frosty Merriott and Wayne Horak. Far right is Stacey Bernot,who is running unopposed for a second term as mayor. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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TUESDAY Feb. 25 At 4:05 p.m. nearthe intersection of Third and Main, anofficer responded to a call about“young men” running down the mid-dle of the street. The officer contactedthe young men and advised them notto “run in the middle of traffic.”

TUESDAY Feb. 25 At 4:47 p.m. policereceived a call from a citizen requestinghelp in locating their 17-year-old son.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 26 At 12:35 p.m.police received a report of a vehicle onthe bike path near Highway 133 andVillage Road. Police were unable to lo-cate the vehicle.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 26 At 3 p.m. anemployee at a downtown restaurant re-ported that an unknown person shot awindow with a paint ball during lunch.Customers heard the strike but did notsee anyone. It’s believed the paint ballcame from someone driving by. Therewas no damage. The case is inactive.

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On March 4, Carbondale police received a call of a suspect that entered a residence through an unlocked door while the femaleresident was sleeping, according to town manager Jay Harrington’s weekly report. “Resident reported that the suspect was attempt-ing to steal items from her home.” The suspect fled the area prior to police arrival but left his vehicle behind. “Suspect's vehicle wastowed and when he came to claim it later in the day, he was arrested for burglary and transported to Garfield County Jail.”

In other paraphrased notes from the town manager’s weekly report:• The tennis nets are up on the Darien pickleball and tennis courts. Wind screens will go up the week of March 10-14.• Members of the parks crew have been using rotary brooms on the bicycle and pedestrian trails. “There are numerous areas on

our trail system where we had to spread Scoria for ice control this winter. The lengthy freeze/thaw cycles required repeat ap-plications so we have a build-up that needed to be removed.”

• Crews have been changing the holiday banners to seasonal banners. They have also been removing the decorative lighting fromtrees downtown. A large man-lift was brought in to remove the decorations from the Forest Service tree.

• The park crew completed work on the replacement bridge rails for the north bridge in Sopris Park. Parks supervisor Russell Sis-som handcrafted the new rails. Weather permitting, they will barricade the larger wooden bridge and apply several coats of stainand preservative.

• Joe Fox, a representative from Musco Lighting, conducted a baseball/softball lighting inspection to access lamp condition andsystem integrity. Three lamps out of the 32 were out and it “could be a fuse issue” or necessitate replacement of the bulbs. Afull report will be sent to Jeff Jackel and Tim Hunter with R&A Electric. The town has a service contract with R&A to con-duct any repairs or bulb replacement.

• Crews were scheduled to dismantle the downtown ice rink the week of March 10-14 and are waiting for the ice to completelymelt on the Gus Darien rink before taking it apart.

• Carbondale police received new information regarding car break-ins that happened over the last several months. The cases areunder investigation.

• School Resource Officer Michael Zimmerman and the Carbondale fire chief met with school officials to update emergency pro-cedures for the schools.

• A public hearing for a rezoning application on the south side of the 100 block of Main Street is scheduled for March 13. Thetrustees are slated to discuss the application on March 18.

• The Planning Commission will review the final section of the UDC annotated outline on March 13. The outline will then berevised and the public review of the document will begin.

• Gould Construction has been working on the preliminary punch list on the waste water sludge project.• The Roaring Fork water treatment plant is operable, however one of the air compressors is off line until additional trou-

bleshooting is performed to get it running properly.

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Prius gone wrongIf you saw the pickup truck and totaled

Toyota Prius in the middle of Highway 133(near Wells Fargo) on March 5, not to worry.Although it was a scary accident, those in-volved escaped with only minor injuries. Thepolice report was not filed as of Tuesday, butDenise Barkhurst reports that a friend foundhimself struggling to maintain control of his2007 Prius. As he pulled into Wells Fargo toaccess the drive-through ATM, his Priusbegan to accelerate even though he was hit-ting the brakes. He wove through the area,avoiding other cars and customers as his carcontinued to speed up. In the course of severalseconds and 200 feet, the Prius had acceler-ated to full speed. To avoid causing greaterharm, the driver then made a sharp right turnonto Highway 133, crashing into the pickup.According to Barkhurst, her friend’s Priusmodel was among those recalled in Novem-ber 2009 due to problems with floor matsgetting caught up in the acceleration pedals,resulting in the pedal getting stuck in thewide-open position. Yikes. (That recall wasfor models dated 2004–2009, among otherToyotas. Visit http://www.toyota.com/own-ers/web/pages/resources/recalls for more in-formation.) Note: The Sopris Sun could notconfirm that this was the problem with thevehicle in question.

Independence stages inaugural 5KIndependence Run & Hike staged its in-

augural Thompson Divide 5K south of theSpring Gulch Nordic ski area on March 8,

with Beth Broome leading the pack with atime of 26:53, followed by Brion After at27:36 and Laurie Guevara-Stone with a28:43. The route followed County Road 108with views of Mt. Sopris and the ThompsonCreek watershed. Under blue skies and abright sun, contestants toed the starting line infootgear that ranged from YakTrax and ten-nis shoes to snowshoes. Rounding out the top10 finishers were: Jen Burn (29:27), DavidClark (30:16), Tom Whatoff (32:34), DanielleMorse (32:35), Paul Freeman (34:40), MerrillJohnson (46:22) and Zach Paris (46:23).

Speaking of sportsThe Roaring Fork High School boy’s bas-

ketball team gave fourth-seeded ColoradoAcademy a fight in the 3A regional tourna-ment last Friday, but came up short 56-42.Ben Carpenter finished with 14 points withDwayne Yin pitching in 12. The Rams trailedby two points at the end of the first quarterbut the Mustangs took a 28-15 lead to thelocker room at half-time. Roaring Forktrailed 50-27 at the end of the third quarterbut pulled to within 14 when the final buzzersounded. The Rams finish the season with an11-12 record.

English dances the WheelerTeri English (a RFHS grad) is featured in

the upcoming “Music, Joy, Dance – AnEvening at the Cabaret!” at the WheelerOpera House. English is a principal dancerwith the Fort Collins-based High Perform-ance Dance Theatre and is also school direc-

tor at the Canyon Concert Dance Center inFort Collins. “Music, Joy, Dance – AnEvening at the Cabaret!” has played to goodreviews on the Front Range and in Chicago.“It’s inspiring to return to the Roaring ForkValley to share my passion for dance withlocal students and on the stage,” said English.“I hope to see my former schoolmates, stu-dents, friends — as well as the public — inthe audience at this joyful, high-energy per-formance.” She’ll take the stage on March 29.Tickets are $25 and $20 at 920-5770.

Fair poster entries due April 25Carbondale Mountain Fair T-shirt/poster

design entries are due on April 25. In honorof the 50th anniversary of the WildernessAct, this year’s fair theme is Wild at Heart:Celebrating Our People, Our Town and OurWilderness. “ … (but) the theme is just aninspiration point for the creation of your de-sign,” said a press release. Designs createdby hand usually win, but digital images arewelcome. The winning artist receives $500and the glory of having his/her design usedon the fair poster and T-shirts. For details,go to carbondalearts.com. This year’s fair isJuly 25-27.

Saying the darndest thingsCarbondale Mayor Stacey Bernot recently

visited a third grade class at CRES. She re-ports the students’ questions included: doesshe ride in a limo, does she have body guards,if President Obama wanted to build or starta business in town does the mayor have the

authority to tell him no, and does she knoweveryone in town’s names. “They also hadvery astute questions like ‘is it difficult tocompromise, what do you (I) want to do forthe town and what do our taxes pay for?They also thought my $1,000 per monthsalary was huge.’”

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Lindsay Hentschel recently traveled to Haiti to visit with her adopted sons Leander (left)and Mykerson (right). Next time Lindsay and her husband Hadley return to Carbondalefrom Haiti, they’ll be bringing their boys. Courtesy photo


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• Managed tight budgets during the economic downturn while providing necessary services and needed capital improvements

• Increased energy efficiency and renewable energyas per Town Climate Plan goals

• Initiated Highway 133 improvements with CDOT and Garfield County

• Initiated rewrite of Land Use Code to improve process

• Maintained focus on fun and healthy communitywhich includes our very successful First Fridays

• Maintained the Small Town Character that is so important to us all

• Work with Kroger to get new, state-of-the-art grocery store built without a PIF

• Prevent drilling in Thompson Divide• Maintain Carbondale’s leadership role in energy

efficiency and renewables• Support economic development with emphasis on

a vibrant Downtown and a bustling 133 corridor• Maintain support for local non-profit and arts sector• Work to implement realistic education to teens

regarding drug and alcohol dangers • Complete Land Use Code to clarify process and

desired outcomes for sustainable development• Emphasize communication of Town events especially

the 133 improvements project status• Continue to support affordable community housing

and new possibilities• Think outside the box to keep our downtown open

space and explore downtown parking

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Hentschel boys finally coming homeBy Debbie BruellSopris Sun Correspondent

Last Monday, Lindsay and Hadley Hentschel were elated to receive the phone callthey’ve been waiting 3 ½ years to receive: their adopted sons finally will be allowed toleave Haiti and come live with them in Carbondale.

Mykerson (6) and Leander (4) have lived in the same orphanage in Haiti for most oftheir lives. The Hentschels committed to adopting Mykerson in August of 2010. Whenthey travelled to Haiti to meet him for the first time in December of 2010, they also metLeander, another boy in the orphanage. The Hentschels originally hoped to adopt twoboys and it seemed to them that Leander was meant to be a part of their family. By Janu-ary of 2011 they had officially added Leander to their adoption paperwork.

Typically, an international adoption from Haiti takes about 18 months. When the ter-ribly destructive earthquake of January 2010 hit Haiti, adoption processes became muchmore delayed. One third of all government workers were killed in the earthquake and nu-merous government buildings and offices were destroyed.

“Haiti has always been a complex country to adopt from, due to government corrup-tion and inefficiency,” Lindsay told The Sopris Sun, “and the earthquake augmented that.”

A contested presidential election then led to further delays for the Hentschels. A spellingerror on Mykerson’s passport was the cause of the final delay.

Lindsay said that only one other family from this orphanage has been struggling throughthe adoption process for as long as they have. Mykerson and Leander have watched over50 other kids leave the orphanage with their adopted parents. Haiti recently passed a newlaw that aims to shorten the adoption process to an average of 6 - 12 months.

Over the past few years while Lindsay and Hadley have waited for their two sons to beallowed to come to the U.S., they have travelled to Haiti six times to visit their boys, spend-ing a total of 14 weeks there. In the summer of 2012 Lindsay and Hadley spent two monthsin Haiti teaching English to the children in the orphanage, the orphanage staff and somehigh school students.

The Hentschels are both teachers by profession. They have worked in the Roaring ForkSchool District for the past 11 years: Hadley as a RFHS science teacher and Lindsay as aCMS language arts teacher, RFHS English teacher and in a new position beginning this pastfall as a district-wide instructional facilitator.

Hadley and Lindsay will take a few weeks’ leave from their positions in the district toget their family of four settled in Carbondale. They plan to fly down to Haiti on March 22.They don’t know exactly how many days later they’ll be flying back home, but they doknow that this time the boys will be flying back with them.

Once they return to Carbondale they plan to take a couple of weeks just helping theboys adjust to their new lives. “They’ve never had anything that’s truly their own,” Lind-say said. “Everything in the orphanage is communal ... toys ... rooms ... even their clotheswere shared.”

Mykerson and Leader’s first language is Haitian Creole. They do speak some English,which they’ve been learning in school. Lindsay studied Haitian Creole for a couple of yearsand has practiced on all of her trips down there. “I do alright with basic communicationnow,” Lindsay said.

Around the end of April the boys will start kindergarten and preschool at Crystal RiverElementary School.

“We can’t wait for them to be a part of the community here,” Lindsay said this week.“I don’t think there are many communities that would have been so open and welcomingand excited to meet these kids.”


By Sue GraySopris Sun Correspondent

In 1964 a thick haze covered the Los An-geles area for six days straight. The smogwas a result of pollutants such as car exhaustand factory emissions reacting with strongsunlight. This chemical reaction creates

ground levelozone, theprinciple com-ponent ofsmog, whichreduces visi-bility to afew miles,

and causesphysical reac-

tions like burninglungs, itchy watery

eyes, and severe respiratory problems. Chil-dren, the elderly and those with asthma orheart ailments are most at risk.

The first Los Angeles smog attack was in1943 and by 1947, recognizing the need tomonitor the air quality of the Los AngelesBasin and issue warnings to people whomight be particularly susceptible to the ad-verse effects of smog, the Los AngelesCounty Air Pollution Control District wasformed. A system of “Smog Alerts” was de-veloped to inform the public of the level ofhazardous air pollution. Under these alerts,people were discouraged from physical ac-tivity and outdoor exposure. School childrenwere kept indoors during recess and sportsevents were canceled.

At first, the nature and source of L.A.’ssmog problem was not clearly understood.But by 1952, a theory arose that automobileexhaust was a major source of air pollution.In 1955 the Federal Air Pollution ControlAct provided funds for research into thecauses and effects of air pollution. Studiesconfirmed that chemicals in vehicle exhaustwere the main ingredient in smog.

With its burgeoning population and as-sociated vehicle growth, California was thedriving force, literally, for establishing airquality standards and vehicle emissions con-trols. In 1959 legislation was enacted in Cal-ifornia that required emission controldevices for motor vehicles. A year later, theMotor Vehicle Pollution Control Board wasestablished to test and certify emission con-trol devices for installation on cars beingsold in California.

The focus on limiting vehicle emissionshad a positive effect on Southern California’sair quality. There were 102 smog alerts in1980, 1983 and 1985, and 42 in 1990. By

the year 2000, with 23.4 million registeredvehicles in California and annual vehiclemiles traveled (VMT) of 280 billion miles,emissions were about 1.2 million tons peryear. That was 200,000 tons less than in1990, when the VMT was 240 billion.

Despite its successes, Southern Californiaremains one of themost polluted areasin our nation. LosAngeles was ratedthe most pollutedcity in 2013 by TheAmerican Lung As-sociation, becauseozone levels aretwice the federalhealth standard fortwo-thirds of theyear.

The truly unfortunate thing about vehic-ular air pollution is that it doesn’t stay in oneplace. A layer of smog now covers our planetand has been linked to melting ice caps andwarming temperature trends, which spellsdisaster for life as we know it.

AlternativesFor various reasons, including environ-

mental awareness, Americans are increas-ingly choosing to carpool, walk, bike, ortake public transportation. A report by theU.S. Public Interest Research Group found

that the average American drives 7.6 percentfewer miles today than in 2004, the peak ofper-capita driving. Between 2000 and 2010,the number of people bicycling to work in-creased in 85 of 100 cities studied, and pub-lic transit ridership also went up.

Here in the Roaring Fork Valley we havean abundance of al-ternative trans-portation options.Our small commu-nities are accessibleby foot and bike,and proximity tofriends and neigh-bors makes car-pooling easy. TheRoaring Fork Tran-sit Authority

(RFTA) runs an excellent bus system. Wehave a premier bike/pedestrian path on theRio Grande Trail from Glenwood Springs toAspen, and the dedicated volunteers of theCarbondale Bike, Pedestrian and TrailsCommission are continuously working toimprove safe access for cyclists and walkers.

Still, most of us need to drive a car fromtime to time, which inevitably contributes toboth local air pollution and greenhousegasses. Short of offing our current vehicle infavor of an electric car, what can we do to re-duce our pollution level when driving? Itturns out that conserving fuel reduces emis-

sions, so you’ll be saving money on fuel costswhile clearing the air when you try these tipsfrom the Environmental Protection Agency:

• Combine errands — Getting it all doneat once uses less fuel than separate trips. Goto your farthest destination first to warm upyour engine for better fuel economy.

• Drive the posted speed limit or slightlybelow — Vehicle fuel consumption increasesabout 5 percent for every 5 miles above 60mph.

• Avoid rapid starts and stops — “Jackrabbit” starts can increase fuel use by up to40 percent. Fuel savings and lower emissionsoccur with gradual acceleration and decel-eration.

• Open and close the windows — Put thewindows down when driving under 40 mph.Above 40 mph, air conditioning is more fuelefficient. Use the “recycle inside air” feature,which reuses the cooled air inside the car, soit uses less gas.

• Maintain your car: Change engine oilwith correct grade oil (1-2 percent miles-per-gallon benefit); replace clogged air filters (upto 10 percent miles-per-gallon benefit); tuneyour engine (4 percent average miles per gal-lon benefit).

• Check tire pressure monthly — Propertire pressure is safer, extends tire life and canimprove miles-per-gallon by up to 3 percent.

• Respect C’dale’s idling ordinance —That’s right, there’s a law (ordinance7.18.010)! Today’s automobile engines don’tneed “warming up,” and we certainly don’tneed exhaust fumes spewing into our airfrom vehicles left to idle while parked. Ifyour car’s not moving, the engine shouldn’tbe running.

Buy lowIf you decide to buy a new car, consider a

low emission vehicle. The EnvironmentalPerformance Label, required on all vehiclesmanufactured after Jan. 1, 2009, gives con-sumers a way to compare the level of green-house gas/smog emissions.

Vehicle exhaust is currently the leadingsource of hazardous air pollution, and a vastmajority of the world’s scientists agree it iscontributing to man-made climate change.But with evolving technologies and morepeople making sustainable transportationchoices, it’s possible we may be able to re-verse that trend by the end of the century.Every little bit helps.

See www.carbondalegov.org for the idlingordinance and a link to the Bike, Pedes-trian, and Trails Commission.

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THURSDAY March 13MOTH ALIGHTS • The Wheeler OperaHouse hosts a live recording session for“The Moth,” which presents storytellersfrom all walks of life. Tickets are $45. Info:aspenshowtix.com.

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

FRI.-SAT. March 14-15FASHION SHOW • CCAH’s Green is theNew Black fashion extravaganza takesplace at the Carbondale Recreation Centerstarting at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m. Theshow brings together 30 fashion designers,80 models/performers, more than 50 vol-unteers and attracts an audience fromAspen to Rifle and the North Fork. Ticketsare $30 for CCAH members and $35 fornon-members. VIP runway seating (whichincludes a complimentary glass of cham-pagne and gift bag) are $100. Info: 963-1680 or carbondalearts.com.

THUR.-SAT. March 13-15THEATRE • Thunder River Theatre indowntown Carbondale presents ArthurMiller’s “All My Sons” at 7:30 p.m. Thecast includes Kent Reed, Valerie Haugen,David Pulliam, Sarah Dale Payne, CoreySimpson, Lee Sullivan, Laurie Clemene,Kelly Ish and Chris Walsh. Info: thunder-rivertheatre.com or 963-8200.

FRI.-SUN. March 14-16THEATRE • SoL Theatre Company pres-ents “Charlotte’s Web” at Carbondale Mid-

dle School at 7 p.m. on Friday and Satur-day, and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $15for adults, $10 for kids 12 and under at thedoor, or by visiting soltheatrecompany.com.

FRIDAY March 14MOVIES • The Crystal The-atre presents “Saving Mr.Banks” (PG-13) at 7:30 p.m.Mar. 14-20 except Mar. 16 whichwill show at 2 p.m (captioned) and5 p.m. only; “Philomena” (PG-13)at 5:15 p.m. Mar 14 and “TheBook Thief ” (PG-13) at 4:45p.m. Mar 15.

LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in theThird Street Center presentsThe Motet at 9 p.m.; doorsopen at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25in advance and $30 at the door.Info: pac3carbondale.com. Com-ing up March 27: Robert EarlKeen.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the oldpart of the Dinkel Building presents musicevery Friday night. Info: 963-3304.

LIVE MUSIC • The Wheeler Opera Housein Aspen presents Yes man Jon Anderson.Tickets are $45. Info: 920-5770.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood Springs presents the Fifty/50 Bandwith Beth and Dave from 9 p.m. to mid-night. No cover. Info: 928-8813.

SATURDAY March 15WATCH OUT • True Nature Healing Artspresents an afternoon with Jeffrey Smith

and “The Dangers of GMOs and What YouCan Do About it.” Smith is a best selling

author, filmmaker and a lead-ing spokesman on thehealth dangers ofGMOs. There will besessions at noon and 2

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WINTER MARKET • TheWinter Farmer’s Market

in El Jebel at EagleCrest Nursery con-

cludes its season today.The hours are 10 a.m. to 4p.m. Josh Rogan is this

week’s featured entertainer.Info: 963-1173.

LIVE MUSIC • The WheelerOpera House in Aspen presents

signer/songwriter Randy Newman. Tick-ets are $45/$75/$95. Info: 920-5770.

MONDAY March 17ST. PAT’S PARADE • American LegionPost 100 stages a St. Patrick’s Day paradeon Main Street starting at about 4 p.m.Meet at Sopris Park at 3:30 p.m. There isno entry fee but paraders must fill out anentry form at the American Legion at 97Third St. Info: 963-2381.

POETRY • The Aspen Poets’ Society pres-ents the third annual Irish Poetry Nightfrom 8 to 9 p.m. at Victoria’s Espresso &

Wine Bar (510 E. Durant). Info: 379-2136.

TUESDAY March 18TWO-STEP TUESDAY • The RoaringFork Social Dancers present Two-StepTuesdays from 7:45 to 9:45 p.m. at theThird Street Center. Admission is $7 andpartners or experience are not necessary.Info: [email protected].

CMC • Colorado Mountain College in theLappla Center on Colorado Ave. hosts thediscussion “Latin America: Where is itgoing?” with Rico Torres and Carlos Herreraat 5 p.m. Admission is free. Info: 963-2172.

WEDNESDAY March 19FILM • The Crystal Theatre hosts a screen-ing of “Roaming Wild” at 5:30 p.m.“Roaming Wild” offers an insider’s look atan invisible battle unfolding in the Ameri-can West over wild horses on public lands.In the film a fiery activist rescues horsesfrom slaughter, a cattle rancher struggles topreserve his way of life and an unlikelyhero presents new possibilities. A Q&Awith director/producer Sylvia Johnson fol-lows the film Info: roamingwild.com orcrystaltheatrecarbondale.com.

CULTURE CLUB • The Carbondale Cul-ture Club presents “The Singing Voice”with Jack Lanning and Sharon Young (vo-cals) and Betsy Schenck (piano) at the ThirdStreet Center at noon. They will performselections from the Broadway, opera andconcert stage. It’s free.


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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SNOWSHOE HIKE • The Roaring ForkConservancy hosts a hike to the CapitolCreek Ranch conservation easement from4 to 7:30 p.m. Info: 927-1290.

BRIDGE • The Carbondale Bridge Clubmeets in the Third Street Center’s SeniorMatters room from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.every Wednesday. All duplicate bridgeplayers are welcome but you must bring apartner. Admission is $3. Info: Diane Mor-gan at 963-0425.

BOOK CLUB • The Senior Matters BookClub meets at the library at 4 p.m. to dis-cuss “Into the Beautiful North” by Luis Al-berto Urrea.

LIVE MUSIC • Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood hosts open mic nights with DanRosenthal from 8 to 10 p.m. on Wednes-days. Info: 928-8813.

AWF • The Aspen Writers’ Foundationpresents Pulitzer-prize winning author TomReiss (“The Black Count) at Paepcke Au-ditorium at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20. Info:925-3122.

ROTARY • The Rotary Club of Carbon-dale presents local entrepreneur CharlieChacos (Bonfire Coffee and the VillageSmith) at the fire station 7 a.m. Coming upon March 26: Ken Robinson (RoaringFork Liquors). Info: [email protected]

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THURSDAY March 20CCAH • The Carbondale Council on Artsand Humanities opens “Dream On: Whenthe Subconscious Takes on Art” at its R2Gallery at 6 p.m. The show features JohnCohorst, Brian Colley, Lisa Ellena, Debo-rah Jones, Wewer Keohane, Frank Nor-wood, Johanna Mueller and Philip HoneWilliams, and is curated by Colley. Info:963-1680.

FRIDAY March 21LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in the oldpart of the Dinkel Building presents DavidJacobs-Strain and Michelle McAfee at 8p.m. Strain is a fierce slide guitar playerwho has shared the stage with LucindaWilliams, Boz Scaggs, Robert Earle Keen,Todd Snider, Taj Mahal, Bob Weir and Del

McCoury. McAfee blends edgy pop andbluesy bluegrass with instrumental virtuos-ity. Tickets are $15. Info: 963-3304.

SATURDAY March 22LOVE BLAST • A Spiritual Center in theThird Street Center Calaway Room hostsits Cosmic Love Blast at 6:45 p.m. Thisevent is part of ASC’s Great Awakening.The night will feature Mary Reilly (spiritualastrologist), Annie Flynn (pianist), PamDavis (crystal singing bowls) and more. Ad-mission is $20. Info: Golden at 963-5516.

FRI.-SUN. March 28-30POETRY • The Thunder River TheatreCompany’s fourth annual Karen Cham-berlain Poetry Festival takes place March28-30. Info: thunderrivertheatre.com.

Hold the PressesGRAB A PLOT • The Third Street Community Partnership Garden, located behind the ThirdStreet Center, has four garden plots available to lease for the 2014 season. Fees range from $40-$55. Applications are available at carbondalerec.com or the recreation center. For details, callTami Stroud at 618-3117.

INTERNET 101 • The Carbondale Branch Library offers Internet 101 at 3 p.m. on March 21.It’s free. For details, call 963-2889.

DITCH CLEANING BEGINS • Carbondale’s annual irrigation ditch cleaning/burning startson March 17. Ditches will be turned on for your watering pleasure on April 15. For details,go to carbondalegov.org or call 963-3140.

MEET THE COMMISSIONERS • Eagle County Commissioner Kathy Chandler Henry andPitkin County Commissioner George Newman meet the public and answer questions at theBasalt Regional Library at 5:30 p.m. on March 13.

CLAY CENTER • “Pairings” continues at theCarbodale Clay Center, featuring the work of:Ginny Beesley, HP Bloomer, Birdie Boone, DougCasebeer, Brooke Cashion, K Rhynus Cesark,John Cohorst, Steven Colby, Victoria Christen,Naomi Cleary, Mark Cole, Staci DeBolt, LouiseDeroualle, Justin Donofrio, Matthew Eames,Lisa Ellena, Sanam Emami, Donna Flanery,Anne Goldberg, Angus Graham, Sam Harvey,Kenyon Hansen, Bryan Hopkins, Diane Ken-ney, Kristin Kieffer, Steven Lee, Forrest LeschMiddelton, Jessi Maddocks, Peg Malloy, FrankMcGuirk, Alleghany Meadows, Brooke Noble,Jill Oberman, Beth Robinson, Kendra Sparks,Mike Stumbras, Alex Watson and BrandonWhitacre. Info: 963-CLAY.

MAIN STREET GALLERY • Main StreetGallery and the Framer presents new out-door/wildlife paintings from nationally-knownartist Daniel Loge. Info: mainstreetgall.com.

BONFIRE • Carl Zoch and Sarah Uhl present“On the Road” at Bonfire Café in the DinkelBuilding through April.

AAM • The Aspen Art Museum presents “AmySillman: One Lump or Two” through May 18.The show is the first museum show for the NewYork-based painter and spans the years 1995 tothe present. It’s organized the Institute of Con-temporary Art/Boston and was presented therelast year. Admission is free. Info: 925-8050.

LINX • The Linx Networking group meetseach Tuesdays at 7 a.m. in the Aspen-Sotheby’sreal estate office on Midland Avenue in Basalt.Info: Keith Edquist at 928-8428.

BONEDALE BALLET • Coredination holdsBonedale Ballet rehearsals at the Bridges Centeron Sopris Avenue at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays andnoon on Saturdays. For details on other Cored-ination offerings, call 379-2187.

Community Briefs Please submit your community briefs to [email protected] by noon on Monday.

Study Spanish in SpainColorado Mountain College is offering a Spanish course

in – you guessed it – Spain this summer. Students will startoff with a four-day orientation session in Madrid, thenhead to Valencia for the four-week immersion. The courseruns June 17 to July 19 and the cost is $2,850 (which in-cludes airfare). Applications are due on April 1 and schol-arship money is available. For details, contact LaurenDeAre at 319-5817 or [email protected].

RSVP offers tax helpHigh Country RSVP volunteers help seniors, the dis-

abled and those with household incomes less than$49,000 per year file their state and federal income taxeselectronically. The service is free, according to a press re-lease. Appointments are available Monday through Fri-day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For details, call 384-8740.

Get energized with CLEER and CORECLEER and CORE presents the workshop “Clean En-

ergy Progress in Carbondale” at the library from 6 to 8p.m. on March 19. “Join us to create a clean energy fu-ture for Carbondale,” said a CLEER spokesman. For de-tails, please see the ad on page 17.

Snowshoe upThe Thompson Divide Coalition and the Western

Slope Conservation Center lead a snowshoe/cross-coun-try ski trip atop McClure Pass on March 22. The pur-pose is to explain the importance of winter snowpackand safe backcountry travel. The tour is free and will beled by Derrick Wyle of the Natural Resources Conserva-tion Service and Phil Volckhausen of West Elk MountainRescue. RSVPs are required. For details, [email protected].

Flex your creative voiceCCAH hosts a public meeting about the Carbondale

Creative Plan at the Third Street Center from 4:30 to 6:30p.m. on March 19. Land+Shelter and DHM will facilitatethe open-house session, which is meant to help the towndevelop the Carbondale Creative Vision. The TSC RoundRoom will be taken over with maps and other graphics tohelp participants give input on Carbondale gateways, cre-ative zones and creating a creative industries inventory. Theopen house is part of Carbondale’s involvement in the state-sponsored Creative Districts program. For details, call 963-1680 or go to carbondalearts.com.

Big event comingThe Carbondale Community School’s 16th annual Big

Event takes place at the Carbondale Recreation Center at6:30 p.m. on March 19-20. This year’s theme is “IntoAfrica!” Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for children 12and under and are available at CCS and the CarbondaleRecreation Center. For more information, call 963-9647.

Library seeks marketing proposalThe Garfield County Library District seeks proposals for

a strategic vision and marketing plan to promote its libraryservices. “The district is seeking to develop its brand iden-tity and marketing capabilities to increase visibility andrecognition of library services and programs in each of thesix communities served throughout the district,” said a pressrelease. Proposals are due by March 28 at 5 p.m. For moreinformation, go to gcpld.org.

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Bids are due on March 21, 2014 at 1:30 p.m., to Larry Ballenger, PublicWorks Director, Town of Carbondale, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale,Colorado. The project consists of cleaning of cracks and application of 30,000 poundsof hot applied crack sealant material.

Bid packets can be obtained on the Town of Carbondale website or at Town Hall.Contact Larry Ballenger at 970-510-1217 or [email protected] formore information.

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The Ann Korologos Gallery in Basalt hosts an opening re-ception for Andy Taylor’s solo exhibition “Fields andHedgerows” from 5 to 7 p.m. on March 14. Taylor isknown for his interpretations of landscapes and vegeta-tion, rendered in clear, saturated colors. A 40-year Car-bondale resident, Taylor said he paints what he knowsbest – the vistas and details of the land in western Col-orado and eastern Utah. The paintings in “Fields andHedgerows” illustrate the repeating visual theme of edges.“In this region, we have fields broken by irrigation ditches,by cottonwoods, by mountains,” said Taylor. “Everythingleads to an edge, and sometimes we get multiple edges.”The show includes 25 paintings and will be up until April10. The gallery is located at 211 Midland Ave. For details,call 927-9668. Courtesy photo

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Valley View Hospital has the launch of the only robotic-assisted coronary angioplasty program in the Rocky Moun-tain region, according to a press release.

The procedure is performed by Frank Laws, M.D., themedical director of VVH’s Heart and Vascular Center usingthe CorPath System — the first and only FDA 510(k) clearedrobotic-assisted technology to aid interventional cardiolo-gists in placing stents and balloons in patients with coronaryartery disease.

Valley View is the only hospital offering this procedure inColorado, Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico,Utah, and Wyoming.

“We are excited to offer this innovative technology to treatcoronary artery disease,” said Dr. Laws. “The precision andaccuracy offered through the enhanced control, visualizationand measurement of the CorPath System represent an im-portant advancement in how we perform angioplasties.”

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is characterized by plaquebuildup that restricts blood flow in the arteries, and is a wide-spread and life-threatening disease. It is the most commonform of heart disease and the leading cause of death in theUnited States.

Traditionally, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI),commonly known as an ‘angioplasty,’ is the most commontreatment for CAD. In this procedure, a balloon is used tophysically open an artery blockage to help improve bloodflow. During an angioplasty, interventional cardiologists oftenuse stents, a wire metal mesh tube, to prop open the arteryand keep it open following the procedure. While angioplastyprocedures are performed frequently in the United States theprocedure has remained largely unchanged for decades.

“Vascular robotics offers physicians and patients with aminimally-invasive technology that may improve the preci-sion of stent and balloon placements as well as reduce radia-tion of the procedure for physicians,” said Dr. Laws.

The CorPath System allows interventional cardiologists toperform the procedure with robotic precision. Seated in a ra-diation-protected cockpit, the physician uses a joystick to ro-botically advance guide wires, angioplasty balloons and stentsto clear the blockage and restore blood flow. Additionally, thetechnology provides interventional cardiologists with the abil-ity to accurately measure the anatomy and precisely positionstents, which may lead to fewer stent implants.

Among the first patients to benefit from the procedure wasJim Bickling of Gypsum. “The entire experience was prettyamazing,” he said. “It wasn’t painful and it was so quick. Iwas surprised at how small the instruments are and how sim-ple it was to correct a complex issue in my arteries.”

Said Valley View Hospital CEO Gary Brewer: “The adop-tion of the CorPath System truly emphasizes our continuouscommitment to delivering state-of-the-art technology to ourpatients and clinical community.”

Candidates om page 3Horak suggested the town might look into selling or

trading the old library building, or tear it down for parking.

Frosty MerriottAs for Merriott, he said he wants to keep Carbondale’s

“small town character.” At the same time, he’s concernedabout the sales tax “leakage” that sends revenues to Glen-wood Springs and Willits when people shop there. Hepointed out the town trustees have had to dip into reservesto balance the budget, but with a new grocery store and theincreased sales taxes it’s expected to produce, the townshould be in “good shape.”

(Editor’s note: GrassRoots TV recorded the candidatesforum, which can be seen in its entirety on The Sopris Sunwebsite at soprissun.com).


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The Basalt Rec. Dept. has partnered with a Grand Junc-tion company to teach the wonderful sport of Fencing! Coming in April on Saturdays we will be offering classes for grades 4th-5th, 6th-7th, 8th-9th and 15 years old to Adults!

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street became a haul route.I would also like to thank Garfield County Commis-

sioner John Martin for speaking out on this issue in hisletter to U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, urging him to support leg-islation protecting the Thompson Divide and paving theway for a market-based solution to be reached. Being aWestern man, Martin understands the value of the land inthe Thompson Divide to ranchers and the property valuesof those of us who live up Four Mile.

In regards to those oil and gas leases in the ThompsonDivide area, there is a young lawyer who works for PitkinCounty who can show categorically that SG Interests hasnot done their “due diligence.” They were required by lawto develop these leases over a specified period of time andfailed to do so.

Are we as homeowners allowed skip on our mortgagepayments and still keep our home? SG Interests has notpaid their bills and should not be allowed an additionalsuspension (extension) by the BLM.

Thanks for listening and thanks to everyone who hasworked hard and spoken out on this very importantlocal issue.

Joe MollicaGlenwood Springs

ThanksDear Editor:

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Joey DiS-alvo and the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Department for theprofessional and sensitive way in which they have handledthe events surrounding the tragic and untimely death ofmy mother. While nothing can take away the pain of whathas happened, I felt completely confident that everythingpossible was being done to guard the integrity of the in-vestigation and ensure justice for my mother.

In addition to the PCSD, I would also like to commend

the following law enforcement agencies: Aspen Police De-partment, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, Basalt PoliceDepartment, Garfield County Sheriff’s Office, 9th JudicialDistrict Attorney’s Office, Carbondale Police Departmentand Pitkin County Coroner.

All of these agencies and individuals worked tirelesslyand around the clock to follow up every possible lead. Ithas been emotionally and physically draining on all and Iam so grateful for the kindnesses shown to me during thisdifficult time. I feel that my mother is with us right now,giving us all her love and strength and guiding these amaz-ing, hardworking agencies to build the strongest case pos-sible from above. Unfortunately, as Gandhi said, there isno such thing as an eye for an eye, otherwise we would allbe blind. But I am certain that justice will be served. Soonwe will all have the answers we need to understand thistruly tragic event. It has left a void filled with confusion,loss and unanswered questions, where her vibrant electriclight used to be.

Love is all there is, and it is all we can focus on rightnow, even in these dark times — so let’s let the love flowto all that have helped, all that are hurting, and above all,to my mother.

Rumors are not important right now so let’s just sit tightuntil we have the answers we need. I am certain that theonly way I am personally getting through this with graceand strength that would have made her proud is because ofall of the love beams coming from everyone she touched.

So, keep all the love beams coming, from all over theworld. My mother and I truly appreciate them and we arereceiving them.

I look forward to seeing you at the celebration of mymother’s life: Nancy Pfister Memorial Service Saturday,March 15, 4 p.m. at the Jerome Hotel.

Juliana PfisterAspen

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what it takes to fix it.The question is: does our “operating system,” our

DNA, have the capacity or the know-how to changewhat we are doing? Francis Crick, the co-discovererof DNA, said it was impossible that our DNA orig-inated on this planet. The astronomer Carl Saganspoke of “panspermia,” which is the travel of livingmaterial through space.

You could say our DNA is “inherited.” Wouldyou say it is “perfect in every way”?

Let’s make a short list of problems: inherited dis-eases and defects, war, cheating, murdering, lying,greed, adultery, lust in general, over-population,competition (for anything and everything), addic-tions, cruelty, religious fanaticism, authoritariancomplexes, poverty, etc. There is considerable roomfor improvement. The concept of modifying genes inliving organisms is very old. Look at the vast differ-ences among dogs, all of which descended from thewolf. Much of the food we eat is modified from itsoriginal form. Improvements to human health arebeing made in advanced medical research.

Modifying human behavior by “updating” theoperating system is a pretty scary idea, sort of “Hit-lerish.” But if you have seen the pathetic negotiationsat the international level over coming to grips aboutclimate change, you could say we need a change.

If we are going to “make it” to the next evolu-tionary step we are going to have to “clean up ouract.” If not, it might be our DNA that shows up onsome other planet.

Patrick Hunter is a Colorado Mountain College Sus-tainability Studies student and member of the Citi-zens Climate Lobby. He lives outside Carbondale.

DNA continued om page 2


“Maybe the wealth will be redistributed. No offense to any of those businesses [City Market, Sopris Liquor & Wine and ACE Hardware].”

– A.J. Hobbs, Board of Trustee Candidate Forum March 10, 2014

Q: HOW DO YOU THINK THAT’S GOING TO EFFECT RETAIL SALES TAX?

3 OF THE 4 LARGEST SALES TAX GENERATORS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE HWY. 133 ROUNDABOUT CONSTRUCTION

WAYNE HORAKcarbondale trustee

our town, our non-profits, our favorite art organizations all depend on these sales tax dollars. we can’t afford to let these tax

dollars be redistributed to lowe’s, willits or glenwood springs. we must have a thorough traffic plan.

www.WayneHorak.comPaid for by “Bonedale for Wayne Horak Trustee”

Thunder River The-atre Company con-

cludes its productionof Arthur Miller’s “AllMy Sons” at 7:30 p.m.on March 13-15. The

cast features KentReed and Valerie Hau-

gen as Joe and KateKeller, David Pulliamas Chris Keller, Sarah

Dale Payne as AnnDeever, and Corey

Simpson as GeorgeDeever. Other cast

members include LeeSullivan and LaurieClemene as Dr. Jim

and Sue Bayliss; andChris Walsh and Kelly

Ish as Frank andLydia Lubey. The pro-duction staff includesOlivia Savard (stage

manager), Brad Moore(light and sound de-signer), Diane John-son (prop / costume

coordinator), andMorgan Walsh (assis-tant stage manager).Lon Winston directs

the play. For ticket in-formation, call 963-

8200. Courtesy photo


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Around town

Eloyita Cruz (left) and Karen Irigoyen (right), both students at Yampa High School in GlenwoodSprings, served Navajo tacos at a benefit at American Legion Post 100 on Sunday. The dinner raisedmoney to help send Cruz to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Once there, she willlearn about the Ogallala people and perform a community service project. Enough money has beenraised for the trip and the Cruz family says “many thanks to all who made that possible.” JaneBachrach photo

A Carbondale hoopster prepares to launch one over a Glenwood Springs ballerat the Carbondale Recreation Department youth basketball league tourna-ment on Sunday. The youth league plays with eight-foot baskets and the play-ers are not shy about putting it up. At half-time the Carbondale squad had a10-2 lead. Photo by Lynn Burton

Andrea Romero (left) and Harper Stone (right) create flag puzzles during the Literacy Olympics at Crys-tal River Elementary School on March 5. The evening combined word games with physical activities,such as vowel hockey, sight word speed skating and ping pong word toss. Photo by Trina Ortega

Roaring Fork High Schoolstudent Emily Mata withmedals won for OutstandingAttorney and OutstandingWitness at the recent MockTrial in Glenwood Springs.The RFHS/CRMS team wonsecond place and was alsovoted “most impressive.” Sue Rollyson photo


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Fashion extravaganza returnsSopris Sun Staff Report

The Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanitiespresents the 6th annual Green Is the New Black Fash-ion Extravaganza March 14-15 at 8 p.m. at the ThirdStreet Center.

Doors open at 7 p.m. for a pre-show dessert re-ception; a martini, beer and wine bar; and an oppor-tunity for the audience to interactwith a wonderland installation.

A trunk show will follow the showon Friday and will be open againfrom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Green is the New Black has grownfrom a small show to somethinglarger, bringing together 30 local, re-gional, and nationally known fashiondesigners, 80 models and performers,over 50 volunteers, and draws over1,000 audience members from Aspento Rifle and the North Fork.

Green is the New Black may also be one of thelargest collaborative creative projects existing in theRoaring Fork Valley as it combines textile, digital, andfine arts along with film, live dance, music, and, newthis year — poetry.

“The diversity of talent and the committed in-volvement of the community is what makes Green isthe New Black so magical,” said GITNB choreogra-pher Deborah Colley. “But that collaborative spiritbetween the arts and the community members is alsoa wonderful manifestation of what CCAH is allabout: building community through art.”

With an emphasis on sustainable fashion, theGITNB takes an environmental twist on the theme“Down the Rabbit Hole.” The audience will find it-

self on a dynamic, fantastical and thought-provokingjourney through a wonderland filled with the para-doxes of scenic beauty and catastrophe, natural orderand bureaucratic chaos, and environmental integritydestroyed by consumption.

“You’ll have to come to the show to find out whochanges the course of our earth, “says GITNB Direc-

tor, Amy Kimberly. “Is it Alice?The White Rabbit? Caterpillar?Or you?”

GITNB is a multi-faceted show,meant to enliven and inspire, butit also raised funds for CCAH’sarts education programs.

“Though the art teachers in theRoaring Fork School District aretop notch, youth’s access to art ed-ucation is decreasing with CrystalRiver Elementary school youth re-ceiving only 45 minutes of art class

weekly,” Kimberly said.With funds raised from the show, CCAH is able to

offer free after school art classes, youth scholarshipsand subsidized bilingual piano classes and profes-sional development for Carbondale art teachers. Thefunds also support the Carbondale Middle Schooltheatre arts program and the annual Arts Explosionthat connects middle school youth with communityartists specializing in painting, ceramics, dance, music,theatre and digital media.

Tickets are $30 for CCAH members, $35 for non-members, with VIP runway seating at $100.

Tickets are available 963-1680, carbondalearts.com,CCAH’s office in the Third Street Center and at theCarbondale Recreation Center on Colorado Avenue.

Chloe Burton rehearses a number for the Green is the New Black fash-ion show. Proceeds benefit CCAH programs, including art classes forkids and the annual Arts Explosion. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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our earth.”

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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.

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

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Wednesday, March 26 – Starbuck’s in Willits - from 7 to 8 AMAnd at Saxy’s in downtown Basalt from 8:15 to to 9:15 AM.

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Basalt’s own “big top” brings flying circus to townBy S. Michael Jundt

The Basalt “Emporium and Flying Circus” is a welcome addition to historicdowntown Basalt. Ringmaster Shae Singer, whose successful concept originated inher Aspen location in 2011, is no stranger toBasalt. In fact, her Emporium resides in thesame space — 132 Midland Ave. — that her“Sashae” flower shop occupied 25 years ago.

Singer, a Texas graduate with degrees injournalism, industrial psychology and aminor in underwater photography, did hershare of traveling before settling in the Roar-ing Fork Valley.

“When I graduated I worked for ABC andNBC News,” says Singer, “covering topics inareas that had big problems like San Salvadorduring the takeover, Mexico’s elections, oil re-finery explosions and various war torn areas.I worked with PBS as an editor on several un-derwater films and on other freelance videoand film jobs. While it was exciting and cer-tainly an adrenalin rush that type of lifestyle is hard to sustain.”

The Emporium hosts the work of dozens of local and Colorado area artists and

crafters and the items are priced by the artists themselves so you’re not paying fora middleman. But the Flying Circus is not just a showcase for art. You’ll find lo-cally produced food, candles, jams, honey, farm fresh eggs and, just like 25 years

earlier, flowers.Having been involved with the Aspen Satur-

day Market and the Aspen Highlands WinterMarket, Singer realized the need of local artiststo have year round representation to promoteand sell their creations. Her idea has been an im-mediate success and she has a nice waiting listof artists wanting to “join the circus.”

The store is also a way to support local artistsand to enable customers to buy local, all with abit of fun tossed in. And, there’s a sustainablequality to it all. Everything is either handmadeor repurposed and that alone is reason to ap-plaud.

“I really think one of the points to rememberis that Basalt is the heart of the valley … . WithAspen on one end and Glenwood on the other

we are center stage . . . Basalt needs this type of store. We’ll change and grow dailywith art, product and fun.”

“I worked with PBS as an editor on several underwater films and

on other freelance video and film jobs.While it was exciting and certainly

an adrenalin rush that type of lifestyle is hard to sustain.”


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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearingwill be held before the Carbondale Planning andZoning Commission for the purpose of consideringa Special Use permit to operate a Retail MarijuanaCultivation Operation.

The property is located at 60 North 3rd Street Car-bondale, CO.

The applicant is The Center. .

The owner is MMCC LLC.

Said Public Hearing will be held at the CarbondaleTown Hall, 511 Colorado Avenue, Carbondale, COat 7:00 p.m. on March 27, 2014.

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

John LeybourneTown of Carbondale

Published in The Sopris Sun on March 13, 2014.

Classifieds Submit to [email protected] by Monday 12 p.m. Rates: $15 for 30 words, $20 for up to 50 words.Payment due before publication.*

CARBONDALE CONDO for sale. 2 big bed-rooms. 1.5 baths, small building, deck, views, allappliances. Gas, heat, central A/C. Live in town for$269,900. 970-963-9371. [email protected] on Craig’s List.

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After a good snow, late winter and early spring might be the best time to photograph Mt. Sopris. Why? Warmer weather means many wood stoves turn cold, which meansthere’s less smoke and haze in the air to cloud the view. This picture was taken up Prince Creek Road on March 9. Photo by Lynn Burton

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