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THE CRYSTAL VALLEY ECHOand Marble Times

Providing a voice for community-based organizations and individuals that enrich the life of the Crystal ValleyFebruary 2009 FREE Volume #6 Number 1

•• Serving the Crystal Valley since 2002 ••

Coming down the Crystal

For six years, this homegrown monthly paper has embraced the upper reaches of the Crystal River Valley.

Now it's time for the Echo to serve Carbondale, too. See story, pg. 6By Carrie Click

The Crystal River winds its way down to Carbondale with Mt. Sopris in the background. Photo by Ed Kosmicki.

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FROM THE PUBLISHER:

For the past six years, I’ve been publishing The CrystalValley Echo each month, to give a voice to organizationsand individuals in the upper Crystal Valley.

During the past year, I’ve seen a need to includeCarbondale into the Echo’s reach. And four months ago,while laying the groundwork for this expansion, I didn’thave enough to do, so I started The Grand Valley Echo.Our new sister paper is already well-loved, and servesthe Parachute and Battlement Mesa communities.

With this issue of The Crystal Valley Echo, you’ll find thepaper at a new level. I’ve recently increased our tinystaff so we can now cover the entire Crystal Valley, fromtop to bottom. I’m excited to share the Echo’s positivebrand of community-based journalism more completelywith Carbondale, as well as Marble and Redstone, andevery place in between.

As we all know, the Crystal River Valley is an extraordi-nary place. With this new depth of coverage, the Echowill serve to connect all of those who live and work inthis special part of the world.

I welcome you to read more about the newspaper’sexciting changes and plans on page 6.

Alyssa Ohnmacht

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FEBRUARY 2009

By Carrie Click REDSTONE – If you attended the Redstone

Rendezvous Sled Dog Races this year, you had tohave seen him.

Whether leaning out of a vehicle barking orders, orbustling around his canine athletes before a race,Crackers Wason wasn’t going to let up on his broodfor one second.

“He’s the team manager,” said Nanette Wason,with a knowing smile. “What can I say?”

Crackers is a Welsh terrier who manages thePointer Express, a team of German shorthair andwirehair pointers owned, trained and loved by Paoniaresidents Nanette and Michael Wason.

Not a breed usually thought of in terms of dog sledracing, the pointers are none-the-less holding theirown in the region’s dog-sled circuit. Pointers aren’t cutout for a cold, endurance race like the Iditarod; theydon’t have the coat for it and they’re not built for longhauls. But for quick, short sprints, they’re happy andenthusiastic runners.

“One other guy runs pointers that we know of,”says Nanette. “His dogs are really fast and it seemslike he always wins.”

Crackers started itThe Wasons are a million miles away – figurative-

ly at least – from Fells Point, Md., where they movedfrom three years ago.

Michael, 48, is retired from a career in militaryintelligence, where he was a German and Vietnameselinguist in the U.S. Army. Nanette, 43, still works foran information technology recruiting firm from herhome office in Paonia.

Owning a bunch of dogs inMaryland wasn’t really an option– Michael lived on a houseboatand Nanette had a little down-town apartment - so when theydecided to move to Colorado,they both agreed they’d get adog. Crackers was it.

Next came Steve, a Germanshorthair pointer who wanderedinto their Paonia yard one day.

“I knew if we let him in, that’dbe it,” said Michael.

The couple contacted a veteri-narian and were able to findSteve’s owner.

“The owner gotSteve from thelocal shelter," saidMichael of the res-cued dog. "Hewanted to use himfor hunting, butSteve didn’t wantto hunt. He told uswe might as welltake him.”

From there, itwas full-tilt pointerobsession. Molly came next, rescued from a Deltashelter, followed by two German wirehair pointers –Zach and Jed from a Denver shelter.

A couch and a whole lot moreThe dogs brought lots of life into the Wasons’ house

– and they brought something else too: a new couch.“We had to buy a second couch so we’d have some

place to sit,” Michael said with a laugh. Besides furniture, the dogs brought a third element

to the Wasons. Michael, who suffers from post trau-matic stress disorder, began coming back to life.

“He loves the dogs so much. They just give somuch to him,” Nanette said.

All these four-legged critters were chomping at thebit for exercise, so Michael became their P.E. coach.He started looking up canine activities on the Internet,and found ski joring clubs and dog sled races aroundthe area. And soon, the fog began lifting aroundMichael as he found himself taking the dogs up to theGrand Mesa for regular dog sledding excursions.

Sense of purposeNow, less than three years after Crackers’ arrival,

the Pointer Express is a fixture at many regional dogsled races – along with Michael’s innovative skibike/sled, which he make out of old skis and a vintagebike, complete with flowered banana seat. During theRedstone races, the dogs’ came in fourth out of 12 inthe four-dog sprint.

And as well as being rescued, the dogs are rescuersthemselves. Along with Nanette and Michael, they’reall West Elk Mountain Rescue members.

With the help of his dogs, Michael has begun thelong process of coping with long-festering woundsfrom the past. He attends weekly meetings at theVeterans Administration hospital in GrandJunction, and his dogs are ready and more thanwilling to give him a reason to get outside and run.

“With PTSD, you can feel very alone,” saidNanette. “These dogs have helped Michael so muchin giving him a sense of purpose. When you’re insync with the dogs, there’s nothing else like it.”

X-Games comes to….well, themiddle of nowherePhotos submitted by Jeff BierStory by Carrie Click??

Imagine their surprise. Crystal Valleyite Jeff Bier and hiswife Janette were having a stellar January day in our backcoun-try recently when they came across their own private XGames.

As Jeff tells it, "Before the X Games in Aspen, a number ofcompetitors in the snowmobile events gathered at ElectricMountain Lodge the weekend before the games to practicetheir moves and tricks.

"Flips, handstands, and everything else imaginable were laiddown in front of an up-close-and-personal audience. We werefighting a crowd of about 20 people on Sunday to view theevents but managed to secure a great vantage point."

Not only did the lucky crowd get to see some of wintersports' top athletes do their thing, but they even got to witnessa snowmobile dramatically ingulfed in flames, Hollywood-style. Who says nothing goes on around here?

Paonia’s Pointer express heading in the right directionRedstone Sled Dog Race competitors benefit owners

From top left, Crackers barksorders, photo courtesy ofWasons; Nanette, Michael andteam members, photos by JaneBachrach


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All your friends in the Crystal Valley

“Who We Are” is a new feature in The CrystalValley Echo. Each issue, we’ll publish a Q&Aabout a Crystal Valleyite. Our objective is to givecommunity members better connections and famil-iarity with each other.

Age: 64 Occupation: Owner (with my wife Sally) of

Main Street Gallery in both Carbondale andGlenwood Springs. I'm also an artist specializ-ing in printmaking, primarily etching.

Where do you live? In Old TownCarbondale. My wife Sally and I lived in thecabin which now houses the CarbondaleHistorical Society for 13 years before it wasmoved from the Hendrick Ranch property to itspresent location. We have lived in town since1991 and in Carbondale since 1977.

Birthplace: Florence, S.C.When did you move to the Crystal

Valley and why? 1977. I paid my "Denverdues" for eight years before moving west, livingfor short periods up the Frying Pan, south of Silt,Glenwood Springs, and finally Carbondale.

I found the cabin overlooking the Crystaland loved the location – close to town but iso-lated – and set up my printmaking studio in theback room (which was torn off the cabin whenthey moved it). I was single then and lived withmy golden retriever, Amber, and lived by sellingmy etchings to galleries all over the country.

What three things wouldyou like people to knowabout you?

1) I take great pride in thequality of work I do, in my per-sonal art and in the pictureframing we do at the gallery.

2) I seldom take things atface value and try to take abroad view of the affects mydecisions and opinions mightmake on events and people’slives.

3) Just because I'm 6' 4" anda big man doesn't make me adumb jock.

Which living person doyou most admire? My wifeSally. She maintains a levelhead throughout every kind ofadversity (except drivingthrough snow and slick high-ways at night), keeps the busi-ness side of our galleries flow-ing smoothly (not my forte), isa great mother to our daughterLindsay, is far too good a cook,and ain't bad looking either. Iwas blessed the day sheentered my life.

What's the best piece ofadvice you've ever beengiven? Not to reveal the bestadvice I've ever been given. Goout and find your own.

What is your favoritething to do in the CrystalValley? There's simply too

much to cover. Just being a part of a communi-ty that, for the most part, makes the decisionsthat follow my own choice of lifestyle andopposes the stupidity and greed that so oftenseems the "easy way out" is a big part of it.

Life here has a quality and ease that is terriblyappealing but fragile. I love playing my guitar,hiking up Avalanche Creek, having lunch or din-ner in Redstone occasionally, participating inMountain Fair, being part of the art conscious-ness in the valley, hiking up Grizzly Creek (oops,that's not in the Crystal Valley, but we can't haveit all), and growing older in the place I love.

I like to think that my presence here makesthe community a better place and that each ofus has an obligation to try to do the same.

Frank Norwoodof Carbondale

Photo modestly provided by Superfrank.

W H O W E A R E

The Church at Redstone

We invite you to come and worship God with us in a peaceful and beautiful setting next

to the Crystal River in Redstone

Worship begins at 10:00 a.m.

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www.churchatredstone.com

A community church serving Redstone and the Crystal Valley.

FEBRUARY 2009

Help our calendar grow; let us know. Send eventitems to [email protected]. Be sure toinclude the five Ws (who, what, when, why andwhere); contact info and cost is key as well.

Feb. 4: Roaring Fork Conservancy’s TwilightSnowshoeing at Emma Open Space; meet atEmma Schoolhouse, 5:30-7 p.m. Register:927-1290, www.roaringfork.org/events.

Feb. 5: Roaring Fork Conservancy’s MorningSnowshoeing at James H. Smith NorthstarOpen Space, 10 a.m.-noon. Register: 927-1290, www.roaringfork.org/events.

Feb. 5: Crystal Valleyite Sandy Kaplan is fea-tured at an artist reception at Red Brick Centerfor the Arts’ “Behind the Lens.” 5-7 p..m. 110E. Hallam, Aspen.

Feb. 5: National Geographic photographerDick Durrance II presents “CreatingOpportunity: Seeing What is/Imagining WhatCan Be,” sharing his family’s images of skiing,and photographs from his years as a NationalGeographic and freelance photographer, atthe Roaring Fork High School auditorium, 7p.m. Donationas for CCAH accepted. CCAH,963-1680, www.carbondalearts.com.

Feb. 5: Marble Board of Trustees, 7 p.m.

Feb. 6: Sheri Gaynor Booksigning andCommunity Painting Party, 6-8 p.m.,Carbondale Council on Arts and HumanitiesGallery, 963-1680.

Feb. 6: First Friday, Majid Kahhak paints live,6-8pm, at Kahhak Fine Arts & School, 411Main St., Carbondale. The painting will beinspired by Valentine's Day. Beverages andhors d'oeuvres served. Please join us. 704-0622.

Feb. 7: Cowboy Poetry with Randy Melton, 7p.m., Redstone Inn, free.

Feb. 8: Redstone Community AssociationWinter Series focuses on Marble CharterSchool’s project-based learning and history, 6p.m., Redstone Church. Free. Becky Trembley,963-6355.

Feb. 14: Mid-Winter Mountain Fair, dancingand more with Bumpus, 8-midnight,Carbondale Recreation Center, CarbondaleCouncil for Arts and Humanities, 963-1680.

Feb. 15: Free movie night: “Pollack” at theRedstone Inn. 7 p.m. Presented by theRedstone Art Foudation. 963-1389.

Feb. 20: Seventh annual Marble CharterSchool Talent Show, 6 p.m.

Feb. 22: Free movie night: “Maya Lin: AStrong Clear Vision” at the Redstone Inn. 7p.m. Presented by the Redstone Art Foudation.963-1389.

Feb. 23: Marble Ice Rink planning meeting;two agenda items: Building a shed for theZamboni, and fundraising. Marble CharterSchool, 3:30 p.m.

March 1: Redstone Community AssociationWinter Series focuses on installing a water sys-tem in Peru, Church at Redstone, 7 p.m. Free.Becky Trembley, 963-6355.

March 6: Valley Visual Art Show, 6-8 p.m.,Carbondale Council on Arts and HumanitiesGallery, 963-1680.

March 8: Free movie night: “Frida” at theRedstone Inn. 7 p.m. Presented by theRedstone Art Foudation. 963-1389.

March 14: Carbondale Council on Arts andHumanities, Fashion Show - Green is the NewBlack, 8-10 p.m., Carbondale RecreationCenter, 963-1680.

Ongoing:

• Sandy Kaplan at the Red Brick: FromFeb. 1-28, Crystal Valleyite Sandy Kaplan ispart of “Behind the Lens” at the Red BrickCenter for the Arts, 110 E. Hallam, Aspen.

• Recycling in Redstone: The first and thirdThursday of each month from 1-3 p.m. OnRedstone Boulevard, across from the park.

• Total Body Workout in Redstone:Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30-10:30 a.m., atthe Church at Redstone. Have a two-hourbody experience: Sculpt your figure with lowimpact to burn body fat, weight-bearing exer-cises to strengthen and breathing and mindfulstretching for flexibility and body/mind aware-ness. Free to the community. All abilities wel-come. Since 1995. Instructor: Lisa Wagner963-8240; personal Training available.

• Five Pilates classes: Every Monday andThursday morning; 8-9 a.m. is advancedPilates; 9:30-10:30 a.m. is beginner Pilates plusWednesday evening class at 5:15 p.m.Redstone Inn. Instructor: Sue McEvoy. $10 fee,punch passes available. Dress comfortably andbring a mat.

• KDNK Community Radio: New news -Look for more local news in “Morning Edition”between 6-9 a.m., during “All ThingsConsidered” from 5-6 p.m. and on KDNK.org.Listen for a local newscast at noon.

Your calendar for goings on in and around the Crystal River ValleyC R Y S T A L C A L E N D A R

MISSION STATEMENT:To provide a voice for Crystal Valleyites;

to bring attention to the individuals and local businesses that are the fabric of the

Crystal Valley region; to contribute to the vitality of our small town life.

PublisherAlyssa Ohnmacht

EditorCarrie Click

Staff WriterSue McEvoy

Animal Writes Editor/PhotographerJane Bachrach

Marble Times faculty advisorDeb Macek

DistributionDawn Distribution • 963-0874

The Crystal Valley Echo is published monthly, and isdistributed throughout the entire Crystal Valley. Subscriptions are available for a $25 annual fee.

Home delivery is available for many locations throughout the valley.

Newspaper box locations:City Market (inside) • Village Smithy

Carbondale Post Office • Dos Gringos • Red Rock DinerRedstone General Store • Marble Charter School

The Echo is also available at businesses from El Jebel to Glenwood Springsand throughout the Crystal Valley.

For advertising rates and informationplease contact us: 963-2373

[email protected] Redstone Blvd. • Redstone, CO 81623

All copy submitted to the Crystal Valley Echo will be edited and reviewed by our staff for

style, grammar, and content. The Crystal Valley Echo reserves the right to refuse publication of any submitted

material that does not meet the our standards for a positive, informative, educational community newspaper.

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1-877-GUNNGOV1-877-486-6468

• Agendas/Minutesfor the CountyCommissioners, PlanningCommission, Sage-grouseConservation Program andHousing Authority

• Interactive Maps

• Elections Forms

• Road Closures/Conditions

• EmergencyInformation

• EmploymentOpportunities

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• County Budget Information

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By Carrie ClickEcho editor

Alyssa Ohnmacht created The CrystalValley Echo six years ago to make surethat the upper valley communities ofRedstone and Marble had a collectiveway to tell stories and communicate witheach other.

In six years, much has changed. We’veseen the national and international econ-omy falter and newspapers locally andacross the country either layoff staff orclose their doors.

In the midst of all this, it might be sur-prising to learn that the Echo is actuallyincreasing its coverage area now, to includeCarbondale news, information and stories.Starting with this issue, the Echo staff isworking to give Carbondale the same kindof attention that the upper Crystal Valleyhas received since 2002. WithCarbondale’s inclusion, The Crystal ValleyEcho is a newspaper for the entire valley.

What you won’t find in the Echo – and what you will

Interestingly enough, the emergence of ultra-local newspapers like the Echo is not followingthe same path as a lot of larger newspaperchains and companies. People are refocusing ontheir neighborhoods. They want news and sto-ries that directly affect them in their personallives. The Echo can help bring that to you.

The paper remains a monthly, and it’s still,decidedly, a community-based publication.Every bit of Echo content is homegrown.

And as a monthly publication, we’re a bit ofa different animal than a daily or weekly paper.You won’t find late-breaking news in the Echoabout the car wreck you passed yesterday onHighway 133. But you may find a feature storyabout the people who were injured in the acci-dent, how they’re doing, and ways you mightbe able to help them out.

You won’t find blow-by-blow descriptions oftown council meetings in the Echo. But you mayfind a rather in-depth analysis of the pros andcons on certain issues affecting our communities.

You won’t find hurtful letters to the editor,personally attacking other readers in the Echo. Ifyou write us a letter – and we hope you do – weask that you treat your fellow readers with

common dignity and respect. You can be assured that we understand how

words and pictures work. And, if you’ve everwanted to write a story and have it published ina newspaper, you may just get your chancehere. We’ll even help you shape your draft intosomething you’ll want to cut out and put on thefridge, if you’d like.

Room for all We understand there are several ways for

you to get information about what’s going on inour area. The Echo is just one way. There arealso radio stations, the Web, and other newspa-pers, which is healthy for creating an informed,knowledgeable, and diverse community. Wethink there’s room for all those forms of com-munication.

Please contact us if you have questions andwould like to know more about the Echo, whatwe’re doing, what we’d like to do, and how youcan become involved.

We’re you. You’re us. And we’re here to tellthe stories of our lives.

Contact us: The Crystal Valley [email protected]

Who’s behind The Crystal Valley Echo?Alyssa Ohnmacht, publisher: Raised in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River valleys;

founded The Crystal Valley Echo six years ago; co-owned The Design Studio andAckerman/Ohnmacht Advertising and Design; many years of newspaper experience includingThe Valley Journal and The Aspen Times.

Carrie Click, editor: Raised in the Roaring Fork Valley; reporter for The Aspen Times,Glenwood Post Independent; assistant editor for The Roaring Fork Sunday; editor of TheCitizen Telegram; joined the Echo a few months ago.

Sue McEvoy, staff writer: Longtime Redstone local; writer for the Echo for more thantwo years; Pilates instructor; Redstone Castle tour guide; volunteer coordinator for the dZiFoundation, an international nonprofit

Contributing writers/photographers include: Jane Bachrach, Jeff Bier, Jackie Dearborn,Bruce Gledhill, Bev Goss, Charlotte Graham, Jennifer Hensley, Rob Hunker, Glenda Kliewer,Diane Kenney, Ed Kosmicki, Lafe Murray, Kyle Stewart, Lisa Wagner and the students andstaff of the Marble Charter School, among many more community members.

Coming down the CrystalAfter six years, the Echo branches out to include the entire Crystal Valley

The Echo’s Alyssa Ohnmacht and Sue McEvoy at theCarbondale Chamber Business After Hours at thePour House on Jan. 21, 2009. Photo by Becky Trembly.

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By Sue McEvoyFollowing a mild November and first week

in December, the snow gods sprang into actionand delivered the Crystal River Valley with arecord-breaking amount of snow.

According to Rob Hunker, an avalancheforecaster for the Colorado AvalancheInformation Center (CAIC), the monthly totalaccumulation for December 2008 set a recordwith 109 inches tracked at the McClure Passweather station on Highway 133. This brokethe previous record of 96 inches set inDecember of 2007.

The CAIC is contracted by the ColoradoDepartment of Transportation (CDOT) to fore-cast for avalanches on many mountain high-ways. Rob is the forecaster for eight highwayson the Western Slope.

“Last year was one of the biggest years in along time,” says Rob. “The perception this yearis that there is a lot of snow. The difference thisyear is that more snow fell in the town ofRedstone in December as well as the record onMcClure Pass.

“On Jan. 1, 2009, we were way above aver-age in the water content in the snowpack,” hesays. “Now we are close to average with thereason being 10 days of beautiful weather.”

As of the third week of January, the ava-lanche danger for the Aspen area had gone fromhigh in December to moderate.

“The snowpack breaks down into three lay-ers: basal, midpack and surface,” Rob says.“Right now, the midpack has gained strengthand the surface level is variable.”

Rob predicts that with additional snow, oneis likely to see avalanches in the surface level,although slides in the basal level could occurwith heavy stress.

Another interesting phenomenon occurringat press time during the third week of January,was a weeklong temperature inversion. On Jan.21, there was a 26-degree variant between thevalley floor in Redstone and the top of McClurePass. With a temperature of 5 degrees in town,it’s a lot warmer on top of the pass.

For up-to-date avalanche information go to theCAIC Web site at www.avalanche.state.co.us.

Snow, more snow and warmer at the top

Brad and Teresa Jennings at the top of McClurePass. Sue McEvoy photo.

Hut to! Time for winter hut trippingBy Cindy Carpenter10th Mountain Division Hut Association

ASPEN – The 10th Mountain Division huts have beenopen since late fall, blanketed by plenty of snow and readyfor backcountry skiers, snowshoers and snowboarders. All31 huts in the system are ready for use.

Due to this winter’s prolific snowstorms in Colorado’shigh country, this winter is proving to be great for hut trips.

For those who are looking for an adventurous, afford-able get-away, the 10th Mountain Division Hut Systemoffers access to a wide variety of ski touring and deep pow-der skiing, and warm, cozy shelter at the end of the day.The cost begins at only $25 per person per night.Reservations are required.

The 10th Mountain huts are located between 9,700 and11,700 feet in the central Colorado Rockies, includingBreckenridge, Vail, Leadville, Aspen and Crested Butte.Each hut includes a living/dining area heated by wood-burning stoves, propane cook stoves, mattresses, pillows,cooking utensils and supplies.

Huts fill quickly, but you may be able to access a hutreservation through another group’s cancellation. To checkhut availability, make hut reservations, or more informa-tion visit www.huts.org or call 970-925-5775.

Snowshoeing excursions coming up By Sarah Johnson Roaring Fork Conservancy education coordinator

Get those snowshoes ready: Two events await snow-shoers in early February,

Join staff from Roaring Fork Conservancy and PitkinCounty Open Space and Trails on Feb. 4, 2009 from 10 a.m.to noon as we explore James H. Smith Northstar OpenSpace on snowshoes.

The Smith Northstar Open Space area boasts lush wet-lands, snowy fields, and a critical migration corridor fordeer and elk to move across the valley.

And on Feb. 5, 2009, Roaring Fork Conservancy’sTwilight Snowshoeing at Emma Open Space takes placefrom 5:30-7 p.m. Meet at the Emma Schoolhouse parking lot.

Emma Open Space boasts lush wetlands, snowy fields,and a critical migration corridor for deer and elk to moveacross the valley. Meet at the Emma Schoolhouse parking lot.

For either or both of these events, space is limited. Bringyour own snowshoes or use a pair provided by the RoaringFork Club. This event is part of Roaring Fork Conservancy’s2009 Watershed Explorations and is sponsored by PitkinCounty Open Space and Trails, the Roaring Fork Club, andthe Roaring Fork Conservancy.

Please register online at www.roaringfork.org/events. Roaring Fork Conservancy is the watershed conserva-

tion organization in the Roaring Fork Valley that bringspeople together to protect our rivers. Celebrating morethan 10 years of watershed conservation, Roaring ForkConservancy focuses on:

• keeping water in our rivers• keeping our rivers healthy• keeping our riparian habitat intactFor more information and to register call 927-1290 or

visit www.roaringfork.org.

Courtesy of the 10th Mountain Division Hut Association.

FEBRUARY 2009

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KDNK DJ Profile: DB by JBBy Jane Bachrach

David “DB” BattersonKDNK radio show: “The Gospel of Music”Day/Time: Mondays, 8-10 a.m.

David Batterson’s first radio show on KDNK wason Jan. 1, 1995. The DJ describes it as “hectic” butsays the good news was that he was on the air from10 p.m. to 1 a.m., alluding to the fact that not toomany listeners heard him. Today, 14 years later, heexudes confidence on the air.

Batterson’s show is “The Gospel of Music,” butdon’t take that literally. To Batterson, a.k.a. DB, his

show’s name means “the irrefutable truth of music, the power of music, the universality of music.”Most KDNK DJs play one type of music, such as jazz or country or maybe blues, but DB’s taste in

music is varied; his choice of tunes eclectic, and his knowledge of music immense. From rock to reggae,from blues to bluegrass, and from jazz to world music, it’s not surprising that his three favorite musi-cians are Otis Redding, Van Morrison and John Coltrane. It’s obvious that music is one of his passions.

“It’s right up there with the outdoors,” DB says. DB says his favorite thing about being a KDNK DJ is “being able to access the world of new music.”

He then quoted Duke Ellington who said, “The more you love music, the more music you love.”If you enjoy listening to good music of all different genres, check out “The Gospel of Music” on

Monday mornings and enjoy a potpourri of tunes.KDNK Community Radio in Carbondale provides public access radio that connects community members to

one another and the world. Tune into KDNK at 88.1, or fiddle around with the low numbers on your dial andyou’ll hit it. Trust us.

New news guy at KDNKDear friends and neighbors,

KDNK is pleased to announce that we are investing inour local news efforts. Our brand new news director,Conrad Wilson, started in January.

Conrad comes to Carbondale from the University ofMinnesota-Twin Cities, where he recently graduated,majoring in journalism and global studies.

He has most recently been working with theMinneapolis Star Tribune as a Washington correspondentcovering national politics and the federal government witha focus towards the Minnesota Congressional delegation.

Conrad is now covering local and regional stories while he continues to collaborate with KDNKreporters Marilyn Gleason and Amy Hadden Marsh, and Rocky Mountain Community Radio reporterBente Berkland. Look for more local news in Morning Edition between 6 and 9 a.m., during “All ThingsConsidered” from 5-6 p.m. and on kdnk.org. We will also begin broadcasting a local newscast at noon.

Also, local broadcast veteran Steve Cole is now your host for “Morning Edition” and Kat Richand Stacy Stein are hosting “All Things Considered.” Tune in for the latest weather, roads, commu-nity calendar, and, of course, local news.

Thanks! Steve Skinner, General Manager, KDNK

Crystal Valley MusicBy Jane Bachrach

“Peace Queer” is the title of Todd Snider’s latest CD. Now, thanks to Carbondale music mavenAmy Kimberly, Crytal Valleyites will have the opportunity to not only hear some of the songs offthat CD, but will be able to see Todd sing them as well.

Yep, Todd Snider will perform at the Roaring Fork High School Cafetorium the evening ofMarch 1. (As of press time, the exact time was TBD.) The concert is a benefit for KDNK. His musicis a combination of rock, country and folk with a hint of blues. Tickets can be purchased at KDNKor Sounds Easy in Carbondale. Get yours early, because this guy is good.

And before that, if you love music, love to dance and happen to be in love (even liking yourselfwill work), Saturday, Feb. 14 is the day to celebrate in Carbondale. Carbondale Council on Arts andHumanities (CCAH) is sponsoring The Mid-Winter Mountain Fair at the Carbondale RecreationCenter from 8 p.m.-midnight.

“It will be Carbondale’s biggest indoor dance party,” promises Amy Kimberly once again. Bumpus from Chicago, who played at Carbondale’s 2008 Mountain Fair and ignited the crowd

into a dancing frenzy, will play their hearts out, which will likely reignite the mid-winter crowdinto another ‘70s-inspired dance fever. Rumor has it there will be lots more surprises with musicfrom Fair and Elemenopee, and who will be able to resist the Interactive Dance Bubble?

Tickets can be purchased at Sounds Easy and CCAH and are $20 for members and $25 for non-mem-bers. Become a member of CCAH and you too can purchase your ticket at the discounted price. ContactCCAH at 963-1680, [email protected].

KDNK DJ DB plans his set for “The Gospel ofMusic.” Photo by Jane Bachrach.

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O B I T U A R I E SPaul Louis McBurneyFeb. 14, 1938 – Jan. 20, 2009

Paul Louis McBurney died Jan 20, 2009, at Valley ViewHospital in Glenwood Springs. He was 70.

Louis was born in Temple, Texas on Feb. 14, 1938. Hegraduated in 1960 with a bachelor’s degree and a master’sdegree from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He receivedhis M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in1965, where he was named Outstanding Student inPsychiatry and received the Award for General Excellencyin Psychiatry.

He moved with his family to Carbondale in 1973where he and his wife, Melissa, founded the MarbleRetreat, a psychiatric counseling center for clergy and theirspouses. As director of the retreat, Louis helped to counselmore than 3,000 church leaders. In 2001, he and Melissareceived the Lifetime Achievement Award from theAmerican Association of Christian Counselors. He retiredas director of the Marble Retreat in 2003.

Louis was certified by the American Board ofPsychiatry and Neurology. He wrote numerous articles for

publication and authored “Every Pastor Needs A Pastor,”“Counseling Christian Workers,” and most recently, “RealQuestions, Real Answers About Sex.”

Louis was active in the Roaring Fork and Crystal valleysin many different capacities and served as an elder at theChurch at Redstone. He loved camping, hiking, skiing andtraveling — he visited all seven continents. Also an avidrunner, he ran his first marathon in 2003 and his second in2008.

Louis is survived by his wife, Melissa, of 47 years; sonBruce McBurney of Tempe Ariz.; daughter Andrea Meadorof Lewisville, Texas; son Brent McBurney of Alexandria,Va.; brother Robert McBurney of Temple, Texas; sisterAlice Tomlin of Pendleton Texas; sister Anne Troutman ofCary, N.C.; and five grandchildren.

There was a memorial service at the Church atCarbondale on Jan. 24.

In lieu of flowers, please make memorial gifts to theMarble Retreat, www.marbleretreat.org, or honor Louisby volunteering in your local church and community ashe did.

Robert F. MoyerMay 16, 1924 – Jan. 11, 2009

Robert Franklin Moyer, formerly of Redstone,passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2009. He was84.

Robert (Bob) was born May 16, 1924 inMonona, Iowa, the son of Franklin and Mabel(Bentien) Moyer. He grew up in Iowa and Illinoiswith the help of his five older sisters, after theuntimely death of his mother when he was 4 yearsold.

After graduating from high school, Bob attend-ed the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicagoto study architecture. In 1942, he enlisted in theArmy Air Corps and proudly served his country asa 2nd Lieutenant with the 8th Air Force in Englandduring World War II, piloting a B-24 bomber. Hereceived his discharge in 1945.

After the war ended, Bob returned to DeKalb,Ill., where he met his first wife, Shirley Nelson.Bob and Shirley were married Dec. 23, 1945. Hereturned to the Illinois Institute of Technology andcompleted his degree in architectural design in1948. In 1949, Bob and Shirley moved to SouthernCalifornia, where Bob established his architectural practice, and he and Shirley supported the"baby boom" with the births of their four children: Gary, Laurie, Jan and Jeff. The family lived inVan Nuys and Northridge before moving in 1967 to Thousand Oaks.

In 1976, Bob became senior vice president for the Independent Order of Foresters (IOF) basedin Toronto, Ontario, Canada and London, UK, where Bob established and was responsible for realestate acquisition and management.

Sadly, after 34 years of marriage, Shirley died March 3, 1979 following a long and difficult bat-tle with cancer. After Shirley's death, Bob moved to San Diego and met and fell in love withCatherine Buchanan. Bob and Catherine were married Nov. 26, 1982 and together they enjoyedtravel, skiing, hiking, art and books during their 27 years of marriage.

In 1990, Bob retired from IOF, and he and Catherine moved to Redstone where Bob againdesigned and with his son, Jeff, built a spectacular home. In 2003, Bob and Catherine relocated toSandy, Utah to be closer to family and moved to Payson, Ariz. in 2005.

Bob's greatest satisfaction and happiness came from the time he spent with his family, who willespecially miss his joy at family gatherings and reunions, his smile and laughter, his practical jokes,and even his cheating at Hearts.

Bob is survived and loved by his cherished wife, Catherine; his children Gary and Jill Moyer,Laurie and Ron Mileur, Jan and John Fairchild, and Jeff and Pamela Moyer; grandchildren Colby andAngie Buckhouse, Breanna and Chris Gibson, John Moyer, Nicole Moyer, Megan Fairchild, RobertFairchild, and Cassandra Moyer; and great grandchildren Shyla and Kaden Buckhouse and Sydneyand Madelyn Gibson.

Bob was preceded in death by his beloved first wife, Shirley and his dog, Misty.Funeral services were held Jan. 16, 2009 at the Messinger Mortuary, in Payson, Ariz. Military

graveside services were conducted at Mountain Meadows Cemetery in Round Valley. A receptionfor family and friends was held afterward at the Moyers’ home.

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By Sue McEvoy It stands near the entrance to Redstone each year – a symbol of winter, and a

photo opportunity few tourists resist. The Ice Sculpture of 2009, located behind The Company Store, is one of the

best in recent memory. But what is its story? According to property owners Bob and Debbie McCormick, Redstone’s annual

ice sculpture dates back to the early 1980s when Eric and Sherry Johnson lived inthe building and operated the Redstone Art Center there.

Bob says that the old pipelines that fed water to the building and those nearbyweren’t buried very deep.

“They were always freezing up in the winter,” Bob remembers.In order to prevent the pipes from freezing, a small amount of water was con-

tinuously run out of the lines in the form of a bleeder, eventually creating animpromptu ice rink.

“The water from the first bleeders was run on the ground behind the store.When conditions were right, we had broomball games on the ice with teams madeup from Marble and Redstone,” Bob recalls.

In 1986, the Johnsons moved the Redstone Art Center to its present location inthe old church, and the McCormicks moved into The Company Store building.That same year, they asked Duane Piffer to help them create an ice sculpture outof the bleeder.

In the 1990s, the town installed a new pipeline during Redstone’s water systemupgrade, fixing the frozen pipe problem.

“There was a debate over whether the water board should allow the bleeder toremain,” says Bob. “It was decided that the ice sculpture was historic and shouldbe able to remain as long as there was adequate water.”

Originally, the sculpture formed over a dead tree, though a few years ago, the

tree fell over. Bob has been try-ing to recreate the effect, butwith marginal success.

Last year he consulted localstructural ice engineer ChuckDowney. Chuck recommendedthey try an adjustable shower-head as a nozzle like he hadseen used in Ouray’s ice park.

Bob and crew went to workin early December and the coldtemperatures and light sprayquickly started to form ice.

“In very short order it wentfrom zero to nearly climbable,”says Chuck.

This year the base is a smalltree propping up a tepee pole inhopes that the structure willform its own base.

Now Chuck periodicallyadjusts the nozzle. Recently hescaled to the top of the sculp-ture to change the stream.

“I got to the top and peeredin it. It had formed an ice conewith a funnel at the top three

feet in diameterand the shower-head five feet below,” he says. “The problem was the depth of thecone; the only other option was to go in head first.”

Needless to say, Chuck didn’t choose that option, so it is unlike-ly that any further adjustments will be made right away.

For next year, Bob and Chuck plan to evaluate their successesand failures with spray verses stream. But for now, Redstone resi-dents and visitors can enjoy a truly special and historic piece of ice.

For safety reasons, no climbing is allowed on the sculpture. Forice climbing in the area, check out the Redstone Pillar or the Drool,both of which were put into conservation easements by PitkinCounty Open Space in the past year.

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Astrology is the study of psychological symbology; it is a way of lookingat life, at ourselves and the people in our lives. Astrology is one system, oneway of interpreting our feelings, thoughts and actions within the largersphere of existence.

These interpretations are meant to be read and pondered by everyone,not just those who share the astrological sign of the current time period – inthis case, Aquarius and Pisces. So no matter what your sign, please enjoyand reflect on this universal knowledge.

Aquarius/PiscesThe Sun is in Aquarius until Feb. 19, when it moves into

Pisces. So the mentalness of Aquarius (fixed, air) morphs intothe intuitive and sensitive Pisces (mutable, water) later thismonth. Focus on large projects that involve other people andthen when the Sun moves into Pisces, kick back and let thingscome to you. Focus on your own creative expression, and yetgive as much as you can to others.

On Feb. 6, Venus is at three degrees Aries and is square Plutoat 3 degrees Capricorn. A square is a 90-degree angle betweentwo planets that represents creative tension and lessons to belearned. Squares indicate problems and also how to solve thosedilemmas. Venus square Pluto means power struggles – eitherwithin or with another person regarding the use/abuse ofresources. It can manifest as using money to get one’s way, or itcan be a regeneration of values and a deeper appreciation ofwhat one has in the bank and a wiser use of resources. This canbe a frugal time, but also a time to dig deep within to see whatyou find. Hidden resources may emerge.

Saturn at 20 degrees Virgo is in opposition Uranus at 20degrees Pisces on Feb. 1. This opposition has been going onsince last year and will continue until this fall. Decisions willneed to be made. “Should I stay or should I go?” Saturn contractsand Uranus breaks through barriers, so on many levels theremay be a balancing act going on this year regarding whether toact conservatively or take a risk – and when to do which.

Meanwhile, the Sun in Aquarius joins Neptune at 23 degreesAquarius on Feb. 12. Neptune dissolves boundaries, from theparticular to the infinite. With the Sun and Neptune together inAquarius, the impulse will be more humanitarian, and yetgrandiose. Big dreams and imaginative abilities will be pro-nounced. Pay attention to your personal unconscious mind, andsee what visions/ideas emerge.

Mercury will conjunct Jupiter on Feb. 24 at 11 degreesAquarius. This is another expansive energy. Mercury is the mindand how we think, in Aquarius. Mental attractions will tendtowards the unusual and progressive. Mercury conjunct Jupiteralso denotes a growing consciousness and a desire to explorenew ideas and concepts. Jupiter is the largest planet in our solarsystem and always denotes an expansion of consciousness.

Kyle Stewart is an astrologist who lives in Carbondale. She is avail-able for individual readings. Contact her at 963-5590.

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No two individuals view theworld the same way. At theRedstone Sled Dog Races forexample, everybody watchingfocused on what they felt was themost exciting, entertaining, dra-matic or humorous.

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By Sue McEvoyIt usually starts with a bit of a yelp. Soon it develops into a chorus of full-fledged howl-

ing as canines of various breeds, colors and sizesexpress their enthusiasm about getting out and run-ning while pulling a skier or a sled.

On Jan. 10 and 11, 2009, Redstone played host tothe 25th annual Redstone Sled Dog Races.Headquartered behind the Chair Mountain Stables,the races are an all-volunteer effort, and the majorfundraiser for the RedstoneCommunity Association (RCA).

Local Redstone musher AaronNatoniewski continued his role asthe race organizer this year. Hewas responsible for designing,building and grooming the four-and six-mile courses before hejoined the 24 other teams fromaround the state that competed in the two-day com-bined time events.

Although the Redstone event is part of a five-raceColorado Mountain Mushers Association series, itstands apart due to its challenging course. This year’scourse took many days of hard work by Aaron andChair Mountain Stables owner Walt Turner, whichincluded building two bridges across Coal Creek.Other races are usually held on existing snowmobileroads and don’t have the challenging turns and nar-row wooded areas like Redstone.

Adding to the event’s popularity, our local races

receive overwhelming public support. Residents andvisitors from around the state come to see the dogs intheir staging area and at the exciting start and finishzones of each event.

Saturday’s events began with skijoring, in which askier is pulled by one or two dogs around a 4.7-milecourse while skate skiing, cornering and generally try-ing to stay upright while harnessed to the runningdogs. Skijoring has become very popular amongst dogowners of all breeds and doesn’t require an entire ken-

nel of sled dogs.The next event involves more

time, investment and commitmentto the sport. Twelve teams compet-ed in the four-dog pure, mixed andsportsman classes, including threemembers of the Meinig family:Rick, Erich and Lizzy.

By far the most exciting eventwas the six-dog race, which sported three of the topfour fastest purebred teams in the state, includingAaron’s team that was the overall winner in 2008.These teams race on a course extended to six miles.

So, what was the most memorable part of thisyear’s races?

“It was definitely the most game I’ve seen,” saysAaron. “There were tracks of elk, turkeys, cats [moun-tain lions], coyotes and pine martins all over thecourse.”

On Saturday, spectators – but fortunately not thedogs – could see a dozen wild turkeys across Coal

Creek Road. Many a sled driver has stories of beingpulled through the woods after a wayward squirrel.

According to Sylvia Morrison, one of the foundersof the Rifle Community Association, the Redstoneraces date back to the 1970s.

“The first race was held on the boulevard with aloop up past the firehouse and then a loop around thecastle,” she says. “Snow was always a problem andafter a couple years of hauling in snow on truck beds,the race was moved to Chair Mountain Stables.”

RCA volunteer members enlisted 42 sponsors anddozens of raffle prizes. They manned the booths, didthe timing and announcing, and ensured the safety ofthe hundreds of spectators that turned out duringboth days.

“It was such a well-attended, fun, family event andwe felt fortunate that everyone stepped up and boughtraffle tickets,” says RCA President Janette Bier.

Following Saturday’s races, an accordionist led adog parade on the boulevard to benefit C.A.R.E., theregion’s animal shelter, while personal pets lined up torace against each other in chutes baited with hot dogsin the Crystal Club parking lot.

Back at the races on Sunday, Gerhardt and DebRill, two members of the Bavarian musical group,Alpine Echo, played the accordion, alpenhorn andsang to the delight of the crowd.

Be sure to watch for next year’s Redstone SledDog Races in January. New volunteers, sponsors andcompetitors are always welcome. For more informa-tion go to www.redstonecolorado.com

Chute race results at theDog Parade:

1st: Tucker2nd: Samdo3rd: Bodie

Fastest to hot dogs: Chongo (not shown)

The running of the dogs

Redstone celebrates a quarter century of sled-dog racing

2009 RACE RESULTS

Skijor1st Place

Aaron Natoniewski 47:202nd Place

Steve Bethka 53:413rd Place

Teresa Petterson 57:38

Four-Dog Pure1st Place

Megan Garbarino 48:372nd Place

Cliff Grimes 1:07:003rd Place

Jackie Dickinson 1:13:12

Four-Dog Mixed1st Place

Mark Stephens 52:292nd Place

Coreene Hanson 53:173rd Place

Michael Wason 1:00:39

Six-Dog Pure1st Place

Aaron Natoniewski 48:162nd Place

Bruce Harper 49:183rd Place

Leslie Fields 52:02

2009 Sled Dog Race Results

…our localraces receiveoverwhelmingpublic support.

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C O M M U N I T Y P H O T O G A L L E R Y

Scenes from Redstone's Sled Dog Races

2009

Thank you to Jackie Dearborn, Georgia Curie,

Jennifer Hensley, Ally Prins, Bev Goss,

and Sue McEvoy for sharing these

photos with the Echo.


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Mail membershipdues to:

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REDSTONECOMMUNITYASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Chuck LoganPresident

Becky TrembleyVice-President

Bruce GledhillSecretary

Shirley ThomsonTreasurer

Mary Dorais

PJ Melton

Bob Stifter

Cassy Turner

Lisa Wagner

REDSTONE COMMUNITYBULLETIN

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Redstone, Colorado

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MISSION STATEMENTThe mission of the

Redstone Community Associationis to promote and stimulate

both civic and business interestswhile preserving

the small town charm and historic character of Redstone.

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THANK YOU!THANK YOU!The 25th Annual Redstone Sled Dog Races were held over the weekend of January

10th and 11th behind the coke ovens at Chair Mountain stables. Thirty teams compet-ed in the 6-Dog, 4-Dog and Ski Joring races. Congratulations to all of the winners andcompetitors who negotiated the revised 4 and 6 mile courses. Lots of snow and sun-shine created ideal conditions for racers and spectators alike.

A HUGE THANK-YOU GOES OUT TO ALL OF THE VOLUNTEERS, SPONSORS, RAFFLEPRIZE DONORS, AND SPECTATORS WHO MADE THIS A SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISER FORTHE REDSTONE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

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THANK YOU TO THE DONORS OF THE 2009 Raffle Prizes:

THANK YOU! to all those warm blooded,warm hearted volunteers who made thisyears Sled Dog Race event so successful.

OUR NEW RCA BOARD consists of MaryDorais, Bruce Gledhil, Chuck Login, P.J.Melton, Bob Stifter, Shirley Thompson,Becky Trembley, Cassy Turner and LisaWagner. Please feel free to join us the 1stTues of every month @ 8:00AM. We encour-age you to get involved and let us knowyour concerns and interests. No expecta-tions, just good conversations.Call 963-6355for more information.

THE FIRST OF OUR WINTER SERIES willbe held Sun., Feb. 8th at The Church ofRedstone at 6:00 PM. We are so proud topresent the Marble Charter School. This isour opportunity to find out about the greatrenovations coming up, as well as the histo-ry of the school. We will experience,' projectbased learning' and the power of,....Chocolate!? Please come support these greateducators who do so much to turn our kidson to the magic of learning.

THE SECOND IN OUR WINTER SERIES isour very own Church of Redstone document-ing their second trip to a small mountaincommunity in the Andes of Peru. Last Octobersix folks from Redstone accomplished theirtask to provide a clean water system to thisvillage, Casa del Aquila. With photos and lotsof heart warming stories we too can be a partof something precious and worldly and yetclose to home. Join us at the Church ofRedstone, Sunday, March 1st, 7:00 PM.

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Hi Animal Lovers,

You are reading AnimalWrites, which covers ourlocal animal scene.

Animal Writes is meant toentertain, enlighten,inform and educate you –and make you smile. Hereare stories, photographs,news, events and gossipabout everything “ani-mal.” We want to offeryou, the public, a goodread.

As the former editor ofanother local animal pub-lication, I learned that themore public exposure ani-mals without homesreceive, the greater thechances are that they willbe adopted. So, wedevote as much space aswe can to animals – bethey dogs, cats, horses,llamas, birds, etc. – whoare in shelters or in tem-porary pastures and up foradoption.

All animals, wild anddomestic, deserve to betreated with respect. Andjust because animals don’tspeak the same languageas humans doesn’t meanthey’re inferior or theycan’t “talk.”

For example, my catDurango and I understandeach other purrrfectly(pun intended). He likesto eat his breakfast reallyearly in the morning – andI mean early. Precisely at4:30 every morning, hestarts chatting. He talks tohimself at first, and if thatdoesn’t wake me up, hespeaks louder and louderuntil he’s shouting and Iwake up. Then he’s quiet.Animals speak their ownlanguage and all we haveto do is listen to under-stand what they’re saying.Durango’s language iseasy to understand. At4:30 am, he’s simply say-ing, “I want your atten-tion and I’m hungry. Iwant my food NOW.”

In certain respects, ani-mals are superior tohumans. Their senses arefar more developed thanours. As more research isdone, who knows whatother attributes will bediscovered in all types ofanimals.

Thanks,Jane BachrachEditor, Animal Writes

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T R A V E LKalita and Susanna in the Cenotes… and the 12,000-year-old skull

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By Kyle StewartWhen I was an adventuresome, nubile 19 year old, I

went to the Caribbean side of the Yucatan in Mexico.There was nothing there then except miles upon milesof turquoise ocean, white sandy beaches and the walledfortress city of Tulum looming over the sea.

Back then, Tulum was wide open – no admission fee.There weren’t other people around either, for that mat-ter. I played my dulcimer spontaneously to the Mayanghosts that I imagined to be floating about.

Cenote centralThis past November, after 37 years, I ventured forth

again to the Yucatan. This time, I met my friend Suefrom Fort Lauderdale at the Cancun airport and wewhisked ourselves down the coast to the Akumal BeachResort pronto.

After checking into the resort, we got our snorkelinggear and went for a little foray to a nearby reef.

It was remarkable. We saw a large spotted sting ray,looking like a gigantic creature from another world withits huge wings and black-and-white spotted body. Itmust have been five feet across and didn’t pay muchmind to two women snorkeling and gesturing. Wewatched it swim out of sight andthen back into view where itdescended into the sand andmunched on something, seeminglyoblivious to us.

We came across a school ofturquoise and blue parrotfish thatwere easily two feet high and threefeet long. Sue said they were thebiggest parrotfish she’d ever seen.That’s something, considering Suehas scuba dived in the Galapagos,Honduras and Costa Rica. The fishwere munching algae off the coral.We could hear them amplified underwater, clearly mak-ing chomping sounds (“munch, munch, munch”). It wassurreal.

We had so many highlights during our trip. We wentto Dos Ojos, (Two Eyes), which are two cenotes, orocean sinkholes, that pockmark the Yucatan, emergingabove ground, often times in the opening of caves. DosOjos is only five miles from Akumal. Sue and I had ourown guides, as she was diving and I was snorkeling.

Dos Ojos was beautiful. Not only was the water abrilliant, deep, aquamarine color, but unbelievable largestalagtites and stalagmites grew everywhere from bot-

tom to top, often meeting in the middle to become onelarge elongated rock.

Fancy meeting you hereWe also went to Hidden Worlds Cenotes Park, just

down the road from Akumal, an adventure park con-ceived by a very eccentric man from Florida we metthere named Gordon “Buddy” Quattlebaum – or the

“mad genius” as Sue called him. But even crazier than Buddy was

that, as we stood outside HiddenWorlds watching some monkeys, Iheard my name called.

“Kyle?” It was John and Mary Matchael, my

neighbors from Carbondale, and theowners of Crystal Glass Studio. Wemarveled that we would see eachother in such an out-of-the-way place.

All of us got into in a seeminglyhand-built vehicle called a junglebuggy. The engine was open to the ele-ments and there was a plastic bag overthe distributor. Additionally, the gearshift was definitely handmade withperhaps six partial spokes that cameout an inch and a half through whichthe gear shift moved frequently.Hidden Worlds’s staff builds these jungle buggies them-selves out of parts from old engines. It was the mostprimitive thing.

We bounced along a single-lane dirt road into theselva (jungle) for a few miles untilwe came to Buddy’s inventionscalled Skycycles - bicycle-like con-traptions connected to a cable thatruns all over the park.

As I rode my Skycycle, I con-trolled my speed with the pedals,just like a bicycle. I stopped a num-ber of times and just sat among thejungle’s tree tops listening to thebirds. Then, I pedaled down into acenote and out into the jungle anddown into another cenote

Later, we met Buddy. Suepiqued his interest because she writes a sports columnfor The Miami Herald and she told him she might beinterested in doing a story about Hidden Worlds, so heinvited us to his place for dinner to talk. I wasn’t feelingtoo great, so I stayed behind at Akumal, but Sue haddinner with him.

Buddy lives in a tree house by Hidden Worlds. Hecooked steak on an outdoor fire pit. He has a hole in theground with which to do his business.

I’m sure the guy is plenty solvent. He told us he hasa patent for a water-powered engine. He’s patented theSkycycle and is looking to market it. But HiddenWorlds’s land is leased from the Mexican governmentand his lease will be up in two years. Perhaps his inven-tions will carry him through.

Indiana Jones, where are you? We also went to Rio Secreto, an underground river that

runs through caves that can be explored with a guide.After being outfitted with headlamps and wetsuits, off wewent. Apparently, these underground rivers are millions ofyears old. It was like caving in my Kentucky childhoodexcept these underground caverns harbor rivers, so it waspart swimming and part cave exploring.

One afternoon, I stayed at the pool, reading, writingand sunbathing while Sue went scuba diving in “ThePit” – which turned out to be a major adventure. Suesaid it felt just like an old movie with Vincent Price, oran Indiana Jones movie as she went way back in thejungle with her young Mexican dive master David toget to yet another cenote called “The Pit.”

“The Pit” goes down hundreds of feet, so it must havebeen so dark even for an experienced cavern diver.About 75 feet down, Sue said she came across a human

skull and a human jawbone sitting on a ledge. Was it 500or 500,000 years old? Sue said her dive master Davidtold her they were about 12,000 years old. Sue told meshe had heard about one of Florida’s top female archae-ologists who was down in “The Pit” scuba diving. Shecame across a skull and brought it up. When it hit the air,it immediately disintegrated. They leave all skulls downthere, now. Just like an Indiana Jones movie, indeed.

Egrets and flamingosThe next day we got up at 4:30 a.m. and drove down

to Bahia Ascension (Bay of Ascension) – a 50-mile longbay, supposedly full of bonefish. It’s probably only 100miles south of Akumal, but it took forever because thelast 50 miles are full of large potholes, with some as bigas small Volkswagens.

Sue had her fishing guide with his panga, a long andnarrow boat with a slightly raised bow. I don’t care tofish much, which was just peachy with Sue because shesays she’s a boat hog and wants all the room and timeto herself to cast and fish.

We spent seven hours on the Bay of Ascension. Wewent all over that bay but at the end of the day, Suehadn’t caught one bonefish. She and the guide were dis-appointed. However, I had a lovely time lolling aroundon the boat and looking at all the birds. There was anegret’s nest high up in the tree above the lagoon and aswe went by, Mom and Pa Egret flew over us, checkingus out – we were too close to the nest. And at one point,we saw a flock of flamingos, like a streak of movingpink on the horizon.

Life’s a beach!

Kyle Stewart is a Carbondalian who likes to go to Mexicowhenever she can. Kyle also writes an astrology column forthe Echo (see page 12).

It was John and MaryMatchael, my neighborsfrom Carbondale, andthe owners of Crystal

Glass Studio. We mar-veled that we would seeeach other in such anout-of-the-way place.


Welcome back to "Memoirs" – and the beginningof our third year writing it – honoring the memories ofpeople and places in the Crystal River Valley.

Hail to the ChiefWe usher in 2009 with the inauguration of a new

U.S. president. As a baby boomer, I’ve seen a presiden-tial inauguration or two, and I remember them fromJFK on. However, some of us weren’t quite ready forthe realization that this president is younger than weare. Much younger. Ouch!

This is inarguably an inauguration of many firsts.My personal favorite is “first grandma.” It bearsreminding that grandparents’ stories and hugs are thegifts most cherished to children. We are happy that agrandmother will be there for these two little missesduring their lives in the White House. What storiesthey will have for their children’s children.

“Your great grandfather was the 44th president ofthe United States,” they’ll tell their grandkids. And bythen, his color will be the least relevant aspect of hispresidency.

What color is your favorite shovel? The weather in the Crystal is definitely not like last

year, even though it started out the same. There seemsto be unusual activity this season among our wingedand four-legged relations. We see by their tracks in thesnow that they’re here, but not as openly visible as weare used to. And what’s with the robins? They areeverywhere!

Turns out everyone we know spent a lot of theirholidays with shovel in hand. Do you remember in thelast Echo our delight in a gift from my brother David?‘Twas a bright red electric shovel with a 15-foot roos-ter tail span. Awesome! Well, within its engineered abil-ities, that is.

“It is great for six to eight inches of that dry stuff,”advised brother dear. The magical shovel definitely hasstrong-like-bull capabilities, but it took a while to getdown to that six-to-eight inch level.

Why so? Just before Christmas Day ‘O-Eight, our winter storms dumped morethan 20-plus inches. It was Mother Nature’s gift to the families that came from allover the country to celebrate their holidays in the powder-rich mountains. But thenthe snow gods took a break, and in spite of a nearly month-long heat wave, we’rehunkering down now for the rest of winter to come. Good time for a story, you say?

You betcha. February is the month of hearts andValentines. That comes on Day 14, for you holiday-challenged

Antiquated love letterWe’re heading back now circa World War I. This

sweetheart story comes to us from the Mt. SoprisHistorical Society Museum. Secretary Linda Criswelltells us that a brown woolen Army uniform and heavymetal helmet belonging to Charles Thomas of a long-time Carbondale family, were donated to the museum.There it has hung on display.

Linda tells us a local schoolteacher happened tolook inside a buttoned chest pocket. Therein was aquarter-folded, faded letter dated May 6, 1919, hand-written from a unknown young lady. Clearly we doknow she was enamored with the young soldier.

“Dear Sir, At last I received a letter from you! …No, I certainly

haven’t any date with anyone for next Saturday night…unless it is with you. I thought I had one with you but Iguess I was mistaken. So there!! Do you realize you are get-ting called down, Charley Thomas?”

Oops! Dear readers, please cover your eyes.Then she queries in a coquettish way.“Are you wearing your civilian clothes? Be sure and bring

your uniform with you because….I want a soldier to take tothe dance.“

Love unrequited discovered in a soldier’s pocket?Wonder how many times that happened?

What’s that in our ear?The deadline whistle blows and blows. Even

though time creeps upon us, these past weeks havebeen most productive as I prepare to publish “Memoirsof a River – Up the Crystal.”

Edited and extended versions of my first 20columns, plus a special unpublished bonus chapter, arealmost finished. I anticipate a Memorial Day release. Ifyou would like to reserve a copy (or two or three),please let me know.

God bless this land and all its relations. Aho.~ Charr

P.S. If you have any stories to share, or would like to know more about, please con-tact Charlotte Graham at 704-0567 or e-mail to [email protected].

Memoirs of a River… up the Crystal ©

A C O L U M N D E V O T E D T O P R E S E R V I N G T H E M E M O R Y O F P E O P L E S A N D P L A C E S I N T H E C R Y S TA L R I V E R VA L L E Y

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This month we visit with Mountain Romantics

H I S T O R Y

World War I uniform and army helmet of CarbondalianCharley Thomas, with a recently discovered 1919 loveletter in chest pocket, echo a popular song of the day,"In my heart, I'm always with you." Courtesy of Mt.Sopris Historical Society Museum

There are somegood romance storiesup the Crystal. Ourreaders will rememberwe’ve noted in talespast how unbelievablecoincidences are oftthe norm up here. Somany speak of thatundefined feelingwhen first here. This isno one person’s imagi-nation. So we’re tick-led to be able to sharethis romantic story byMary Dorais ofRedstone. It makes ourValentine hearts flutter.

Romeo and Juliet –mountain style

As one who kisseda lotta frogs before wefound our PrinceCharming, this writersmiles when passing alocal landmark called“Frog Rock” at thenorth end of Redstoneon the Crystal River.

A dominant boulder abutting Highway 133,Frog Rock seems poised to leap up from theriver onto the red cliffs across the road.

This particular story is set in the 1970s.Given what we’ve learned in our other storiesabout the upper Crystal's population backthen, Mr. Frog wasn’t the only lonely in thisvalley. All the cute rocks were up in Aspen.

The summer of ’74, Miss Mary Kotwicki,then recently graduated from EasternMichigan University with a degree in recre-ation and education, decided to take a road tripwith a girlfriend to Aspen.

What was it like in Aspen then?“It was ‘happening’,” Mary says, laughing..

“It was full of life, young people everywhere,hiking, being in the mountains. the nightlife scene was fun, lots of live bands.”

After all, Mary’s back-home beau of five years, Bill Dorais, didn’t seem toointerested in stopping her.

“He wasn’t asking me to marry him, so-o-o….” Mary says. One day, Mary and friends set out in a Volkswagen Bug for a Saturday after-

noon adventure to Redstone. (Haven’t we heard something like this somewherebefore… a few times?)

“We drove up Highway 133, looking at how beautiful the scenery was alongthe way, and saw Frog Rock,” she remembers. “We pulled off across the road andwalked to the river. There was nothing here then, no houses, no people. Wecrawled around the boulders and had our picnic right out on rocks below.”

Mary says that she sat there, enjoying the scenery around her: the toweringred rock formations, the tumbling Crystal River.

“It was green, green, green everywhere. I felt I belonged here,” she says.

Absence…When Mary saw a “Help Wanted” sign at Aspen Drug for that coming fall, it

sounded like a good idea. Mary went back home, packed her bags, and her momhelped her drive back out.

Meanwhile, Bill and Mary talked often by phone, “The ‘I miss you’ calls,” saysMary. At the time, Bill owned a motorcycle shop and business in Indiana, sothere might have been some assumptions, but he soon must have realized that

Mary was talkingabout the future – a laAspen.

…makes the heartgrow fonder

Come that firstwinter, and with theappropriate collegedegree, it was a natu-ral fit for the comelyblonde to get a chil-dren’s ski instructorjob at Snowmass’Kinderhiem.

We can’t help butwonder how manyski-instructor fellas ofthe day plowed intoeach other checkingout the new girl intown. Hey, life wasgood in Aspen. Marysettled in.

Which mightexplain why Bill cameout to visit her thatfirst ski season.

“We had a greattime and then he went back home,” Marysays. “He didn’t say a thing, at least not aboutus getting married.”

Time to move along, she thought. Billwent back to Wabash and told their bestfriends, Shirley and Graden Walter – whonow live in Marble, “I think I’m going to goback out there and ask her to marry me!”

“They knew before I did!” Mary says. Billwas back two months hence and proposed toMary at Christmastime on the Big Burn

chairlift. He came back as soon as ski season was

over to get his bride-to-be in April ’75; packedup her ’66 Ford Torino, and even bought twonew tires to get his girl back home safe andsound. They married that August. Both had a

love for the mountains though, and came out four months later, scouting forproperty. Bill and Mary looked around Woody Creek area but nothing was intheir price range at the time.

Frog marks the spotTheir Realtor took them up the Crystal Valley, and turned left to cross the

north Redstone entrance bridge. Then he turned left again back down a ruttedlane. No human habitation. Driving along the Crystal River, there were justaspens and pines surrounded by rugged red cliffs as far as one could see…oh, andMr. Frog.

“It’s down this way,” the Realtor told them as they bounced down the drive(now called Dorais Way, if you need any clue to where this story is going).

“As we turned back towards Frog Rock,” says Mary, “I got goose bumps thatcrawled up my arms and back and neck. I told Bill, ‘I’ve been here before!’”

A quick 30 or so years later…We see by the subsequent tour and description Mary gives of their first-built

24 X 30-foot cabin (that obviously grew out as did the surrounding pines growup), indeed Frog Rock was meant to be here to mark the spot for Mary and Bill’shome sweet home.

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H I S T O R Y

Frog Rock on the Crystal River near Redstone (above) made animpact on bringing Bill and Mary Dorais (below) together. Mary isa former Carbondale sixth grade teacher and Bill’s owned DoraisExcavating Inc. in Carbondale since 1981. Photos courtesy of theDorais family.

Romancing the Rock: Bill and Mary’s excellent adventureThe Doraises kiss’n tell about their Crystal Valley connection


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Each month, the Echo, via the Redstone Historical Society, pub-lishes excerpts from “Camp and Plant,” Redstone’s weekly newspa-per from more than a century ago. Copies of the original weeklies arecourtesy of the Gordon Cooper Library in Carbondale. Mid-Continent Resources donated the papers to the library in Septemberof 1979. To contribute to and/or become a member of the RHS, con-tact Sue McEvoy at 704-1843.

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February 1903Coalbasin

A snowstorm of unusual severity set in Saturday afternoonand continued until Monday night. Over thirty inches of snowfell and under the influence of heavy wind it drifted very badly,interfering with railroad traffic.

About 7 o’clock Monday morning a snowslide occurredabove the boiler house, sweeping everything before it. Themomentum was so great that it entirely demolished the boilerhouse, hurling it and much of its contents far down the gulch.The massive timbers and heavy iron were like chaff before thewind. Frank Kuretich, the fireman, was in the act of shovelingcoal into the furnace and it so happened that he was in the onlysafe spot in the wreck, as he came out with only a slight scald ofthe face, due to the escaping steam. The company has a force ofmen repairing the damage and expects to have the mine runningin a few days.

RedstoneThe Opera House was well filled to hear the lectures

Saturday night of last week. Dr. Corwin was the first speaker.His subject was “Art in Egypt.” Following this he spoke of thework of the sociological department in matters architectural aswell as social and intellectual.

The “Minnequa Comedy Company” left for Pueblo Sundayevening. The Redstone Band played their farewell, and theywere attended as far as Carbondale by a large company ofRedstoneites.

We regret to record that the kindergarten has been closed byreason of the small attendance occasioned by the deep snow andcold weather.

The mercury sank to some where near 20 below zero the firstweek in February.

Pietro Philippi, while working in the bin, was engulfed in theslack and suffocated before he could be removed. The accidentoccurred on Sunday morning. Coroner Belden came over fromAspen to investigate.

There have been several snowslides on the High Line and atCoalbasin. One at Coalbasin destroyed the boiler house and oneon the line covered the track twenty feet under snow, rocks andtrees.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Osgood, the former a nephew of J.C.Osgood, are visiting at Crystal Ranch.

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Happy BirthdayErica!

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If you can identify the image in the photo, send anemail to [email protected] by Feb. 15, put“mystery photo” in the subject line. All correctentrants will be put in a hat, and a winner drawnand announced in the March Echo.

Congratulations to Janice Ingram,winner of last month’s Mystery Photo Contest.She correctly identified the photo to the left as“That is the birdhouse Scott Crow made andgave to the Church which is outside in thefront planter.”

Thank you to all participants!

Church HappeningsMarble Community Church"Building Believers – Reaching Seekers"By Lafe Murray, pastor

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and a greatstart to the New Year.

The church graciously allowed [my wife] Lori and Ito spend Christmas in Sacramento – where we bothhave family. We didn’t mind missing the many feet ofsnow that fell here until we caught up with our shovel-ing when we returned. It reminded us of why we don'tleave during the winter. Thank you to our church fortaking up the slack while we were gone.

The theme of the messages this year will be on ourrelationship with God – particularly, having a close rela-tionship with God. The summer messages will be aboutthe fruits, or results, in our lives because of this relation-ship – like love, joy, peace and patience.

The foundation of a close relationship with God isunderstanding our "speckness." We are a speck on aspeck on a speck in this universe. The universe is a speckto our infinite God. The core of a human relationshipwith God is humility and deep respect for who God is.God is holy, just, merciful, gracious, and glorious. Thisleads us to relate to God as a speck, a slave, a friend, afamily member, and as a future bride. Each of these stepsdraws us closer and closer to Jesus.

Currently, we are doing a seven-week devotionalstudy of wisdom. This is a rewrite of the pastors’ bookon wisdom that is for small groups. These materials areavailable to anyone who might be interested. The lec-tures with discussion are held each Sunday at 8:45 a.m.

Coming up we are doing a free Valentine’s Dinner onSaturday, Feb. 14 at 6 p.m. We will feast and then showa great movie on marriage called "Fireproof" starringKurt Cameron. All are welcome to attend.

Hope you have a great 2009 and that you draw clos-er to God each and every day.

Church at Redstone“Feel the Love!”By Louis McBurney

Louis McBurney, who ran the Marble Retreat for clergyand who passed away in January, wrote this column recent-ly. (See Louis’ obituary on page 10.) We’re publishing it inthis issue, along with an added note from Church atRedstone Pastor Bruce Gledhill, in memory of Louis and hislasting impact on our community.

There has been a common impression we've heardfor 30 years from visitors at the Church at Redstone, andwe'd love for every person in the valley to share thatexperience. The remarks have come from folks whocome from every corner of the globe. Many have beenthe pastors and missionaries visiting the Marble Retreat.

What we've heard is, "From the minute we walked in,we could feel the love here.” I'm not sure what exactlyhas contributed to that impression, but I have my ideas.

First, I think it's the relaxed style of the church. Thereis our instant sense of acceptance and friendliness.People welcome you and you feel included.

Second is the informality in the worship. In some church-es, you feel uncomfortable that you don't know the liturgyor language. At the Church at Redstone, you sense the infor-mality and understandable expression of God's grace. We'reall just plain folks, like you, who need God's love and peace.

Third, and more difficult to explain, God's Spirit per-vades the whole experience. The Bible promises thatwhen we gather in Jesus’ name, His Spirit is there. ThatSpirit is the unseen presence of our Creator who is thereto embrace you and calm your spirit.

Note from Pastor Bruce Gledhill: Perhaps one of the great-est factors of all in creating that atmosphere of love and accept-ance was Louis himself! He lived, better than anyone else I'veknown, the very things that he wrote about in this column. Hisgracious, joyous, and loving character radiated out and touchedmultitudes of people around him. He was a rich blessing to ourchurch, our community, and the world.

Thanks to Jackie Dearborn forsending in this month’s mysteryphoto.

HERE’S A HINT - it no longerexists, but it is visible in a photoinside this issue of the Echo!

Sculptor Kenny Reher'spolar bear family greetsresidents of the BRB sub-division off Highway133. As he works, Kennyenjoys meeting newpeople and talking withneighbors. He says heenjoys building his cre-ations "for the communi-ty. I like to make peoplehappy." Watch for hisEaster bunnies!

Photos by Diane Kenney.

Echo-Travels…Please consider taking The Crystal Valley Echo along on your next travel adventure. Send your photo to [email protected].

Kyle Stewart of Carbondalewrites the “From the Planet”astrology column for both TheCrystal Valley Echo and The GrandValley Echo. When adventuring tothe Yucatan recently, Kyle got intothe spirit and traveled with bothEchoes. Read about her trip onpage 21 of this paper.

Dr. Steve Okeson, who has long-time ties to the Crystal Valley, readsThe Crystal Valley Echo at ThorungLa Pass at 5,416 meters (17,769feet) in Nepal. He says this photowas taken at sunrise, crossing "oneof the world's highest trekkinggoals. We got up at Thorung PhediBasecamp at 2 a.m. and climbed3,000 feet with headlamps forthree hours in the bitter cold. Mywater froze solid at 16,500 feet.”This is in the Annapurna region ofNepal, west of Mt. Everest. Thereare several peaks here that reachabove 8,000 meters. Watch for astory about Steve’s travels in nextmonth’s Echo.


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PUBLIC NOTICEMEETING NOTICES for the CRYSTAL RIVER CAUCUS

Date & time: Thursday, February 19, 2009. 7:00 PM. AND Thursday, May 14, 2009. 7:00 PM.Place: Redstone Church

For details on each of the above agenda items, reviewing the OCT 8, 2008 meeting minutes and Treasurer’sReport, please go to the Caucus website at ‘http://www.aspenpitkin.com/depts/77/crystal_river.cfm’, or call Delia Malone at 963-2143. Limited printed copies of the minutes will be available at the meeting.

FEB 19TH. AGENDA ITEMS:• Engineering a more efficient Caucus. (With regardto meeting schedules, notices, communications,meeting attendance)• State of the Watershed with Sharon Clark

MAY 14TH. AGENDA ITEMS:• Report on the Caucus Re-Engineering plan.• RCA update• Coal Creek Restoration discussion with CVEPA & USFS• Noxious Weeds with Crystal Yates-White• Thompson Creek and Drilling impacts

At the trustee’s meetingMarble Board of TrusteesBy Lafe MurrayDec. 4, 2008

The meeting was called to order with four trustees present.Minutes for the November meeting were approved. Bills wereapproved and paid. The proposed budget for 2009 wasapproved. Noteworthy in this discussion was that the value forall the property in Marble is $3.2 million. The levy of 6.505 ishalf the town’s budget.

Approval was given to remove a large tree on town propertybehind the Stalter's house.

Recycling continues to be collected in the Marble CommunityChurch shed and taken to Redstone once a month.

Under unfinished business was discussion of getting a rockcrusher to provide rock for roads in town.

Approval was given for the mayor to sign the annual HUTF(number of roads) report.

There was a discussion about a phone conversation with JohnWilliams regarding water issues and who is responsible to collectfunds. This is needed by June of 2009. A final decision wastabled.

The meeting was adjourned.

Jan. 8, 2009 The meeting was called to order with four trustees present; the

fifth trustee came in later. The location for posting notices of meet-ings for the board of trustees was approved. Minutes for the Dec.4 meeting were approved. All the bills were approved and paid.

The Mill Site Committee has not met, but continues to plan adedication and community get together for the Labor Day weekend.

The quarry has requested permission to park their snowremoval equipment on town property in exchange for pushingback snow in that section of the town. This was approved. Itwas noted that this may need follow up in the spring.

Max and Jodi Taylor came to request snow plowing – thiswas approved for now.

There continues to be ideas to make Marble self-sustaining;solar power was discussed.

Under unfinished business was the need to inform residentsthat the town is not responsible for damage done to vehiclesparked in town right of ways when snow plowing is done. A let-ter will be sent to those concerned. Under administrative, havinga judge come to Marble once a month was talked about but noaction taken.

The conversation with John Williams was delayed until bothboards could meet and John could be present.

The public hearing for rezoning Glenn and Patsy Smith'sproperty was scheduled for March.

A letter from the Colorado Department of Health in referenceto Marble/marble was discussed.

Under comments from citizens not on the agenda, a foodbank in Marble is in process to be located somewhere in town(most likely at the church).

The meeting was adjourned. The next meeting will be held Feb. 5 at 7 p.m.

LAND USE CHANGE REQUESTThe Marble Board of Trusteeswill be holding a public hearing

March 5, 2009 at 7:00 PM at theHistoric Marble City/State Bank Building,

103 W. Main Street, to consider a land use change request

from Glenn and Patsy Smithto re-zone their property,

located at 575 W. Park Street, from Residential to Business.

For more information, contact Karen Mulhall 970-274-6105.

FEBRUARY 2009

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THE MARBLE TIMESWRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE MARBLE CHARTER SCHOOL

MCS UpdateSo much has happened

since we last sat down to updateour readers! WeÕve had a wonderfulwinter break and are bucklingdown for the winter months ahead;as you know, winter can drag onquite long up here! We also like tospend time in the winter sharpen-ing our skills and preparing toamaze on our CSAP, NWEA, and 6-Trait tests early in the spring.

WeÕve been hitting the mathbooks hard, and many of us cannow say we are fraction experts.WeÕve manipulated those numera-tors and denominators like crazy!In Language Arts, weÕve been work-ing on writing in many differentstyles. We wrote fairy tales usingcues, we are working on persuasiveessays, and we are embarking uponthe infamous research report! Manyof us also read, ÒWhat the MoonSaw,Ó by Laura Resau, and thentraveled to Carbondale to meetwith her. She was truly inspiring!

We spent some time reflect-ing upon Martin Luther King, Jr.and his Civil Rights Movement inhonor of MLK Day, and then con-cluded our Fall Elections Unit bywatching the Inauguration of our44th President and discussing thishistoric event.

In Science, weÕre headedtowards the conclusion of our JasonProject called ÒResilient Planet.ÓWeÕve learned so much about ourearth - things like biodiversity andcarrying capacity. WeÕre using thatknowledge and our judgment towrite persuasive essays arguing ourpersonal choice for how many peo-ple Earth should Òcarry.Ó ItÕll beinteresting to compare answers!

We wish all MT readers avery happy GroundhogÕs Day andValentineÕs Day! May your monthbe filled with love, and not with theshadow of six more weeks of winter. . . unless you live in Marble, inwhich case, six more weeks wouldbe truly short!

Horse of the MonthBy Briana

Horse: The PercheronThe Percheron is a draft horse, also known as a heavy horse,which means it is bigger and has a stockier build than most hors-es. It is descended from the Arabian and was used to plow fieldsand pull carts. Now they are used for shows and pulling carriages. Description:The Percheron is one of the biggest horses, and stands anywherebetween 15-19 hands (1 hand is about 7 in.) to their shoulders.They are grey or black and, despite their size, graceful.Facts:The Percheron originated in FranceThe Percheron is often used in horse showsPercherons are proud alert and intelligentAncestors of the Percheron were used as battle mounts

Pet of the Month: Mouse!by Leandra

The mouse is a very skittish animal. The wild onescan carry diseases, but mice you can buy at a pet store areusually disease-free. Albino mice are white with red eyes.It is rumored that mice like cheeseand peanut butter. In my opinion,they like peanut butter better!

VS.

Did you Know?By Olivia and Victoria;

Facts by National Geographic Kids

• A pizza topped with 24-karat gold was sold for more than$4,000.• Marshmallows were originally made from roots of a plant calledthe Marsh-Mallow.• The first microwave oven was almost as tall as a refrigerator.• The largest pencil is 76 feet tall, about as long as 7 crocodiles.• If you read a book a month, it would take you 1,711,057 yearsto get through all of the books in the Library of Congress.• People report the most UFO sightings when Venus is closest toEarth.• There are about 16 million thunderstorms on Earth every year.

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CONGRATULATIONS to our many MCS HEROES!Students receive awards for exceptional effort in the classroom, or on the playground,or for having perfect attendance for that month. THANKS to all of you for your efforts tomake our learning community the best that it can be!

Marble Charter School UPCOMING EVENTS:2/8 RCA Presentation on Project Based Learning2/17 MCS BOARD Meeting 4PM2/20 MCS 7th ANNUAL TALENT SHOW

MCS THANK YOU’S:THANKS to MELISSA SIDELINGER for being our best secretsanta!

Thanks to the many elves who made the Winter Bazaar fantas-tic: LINDA ADAMS, JENNIFER TUGGLE, WHEELER FAMILY,DEZARAE O’FLANNERY, MELISSA& CHRISY SIDELINGER,ALYSSA OHNMACHT, JILL ULRYCH, ANDREW & GINA MILE, JIMROMAN, LISA & MICHAEL SCHLUETER & all those other awe-some elves!

WE LOVE THE MARBLE Ice RInk & WE ARE SO APPRECIA-TIVE OF THE ICE ANGELS WHO KEEP THE RINK RUNNING.THANKS TO JIM ROMAN, JASON RUSBY, TERI HAVENS, BILL

FISHER, KIRKBLUE AND THEMANY OTHERICE ANGELSOUT THERE.

SEEKING: A few talented volunteers for the Marble CharterSCHOOL BOARD.The MCS Board acts as the Governing Council of our communityschool, and is active in setting policy and fundraising. The MCS Board follows CarverPolicy Governance. Elections are this April. If you are interested in serving on the MCSBoard, please submit a letter of interest to MCS 412 W. Main St., Marble, CO 81623 orcall 963 9550 for further information.

WISH LIST: We need to replenish our SCHOLARSHIP FUNDfor after school programs. Any donation is much appreciated!

FEBRUARY 2009

SnowBy Olivia Savard

I come inside from a cold winter day. Mycheeks are red from the freezing air. I take off mysnow clothes, which are coated in easy-packsnow, and walk into the kitchen, feeling the warmair from the fire hit my face and body. I stop feel-ing so cold. In the kitchen I smell dinner on thestove. Mom said that she saw me coming insideand made me some hot cocoa and peanut- buttercrackers. In the living room I sit on my favoritechair by the fire. I glance out the frosted windowto see my snowman that I just built. It looks happywith its dark black coal eyes and smile. It is purewhite and 3 balls high. I used sticks for the arms

and put a purplish vest on it. I also puton a black top hat with a purple bow.For the nose, I used a carrot. He is abeautiful sight through the white snowfalling slanted and slowly. It is like he isalive with his sparkling black coaleyes, his perfect smile and realclothes. But there is something I for-got; a broom. So I run outside andbring a broom. It is freezing in my lightjacket. I quickly put the broom in hissnow-topped curved hands and runinside. Later mom took a picture withme standing right by him, the snow stillfalling in the background. I decided toname him CB, which stands for“Cheeseburger.” I named him thatbecause that is what we had for din-ner, so I think it fits him.

REFLECTIONS ON CARBONDALE’s SUCCESSFUL “ONE BOOK, ONE TOWN” MEET THE AUTHOR EVENT with LAURA RESAU.

THANKS TO THE GORDON COOPER LIBRARY, FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY, COLORADO HUMANITIES & CENTER FOR THE BOOK for sponsoring this program.

The JASON PROJECT UPDATE: We’re immersed in the RESILIENT PLAN-ET curriculum. Check out what we found

in these owl pellets!

What the Moon Saw is a book aboutClara Luna, a girl who travels toMexico to meet her grandparents.However her grandparents’ life is notwhat she imagined. So Clara spentthe rest of the summer making newfriends, listening to her grandmother’sstories and learning new things. by Briana

It was cool to meet the author of abook you’ve read because you cansee what the person is really like.Often when you read a book you thinkof what the author might be like; arethey exciting, adventurous, thoughtfulyou never really know until you meetthem. Another reason meeting theauthor is a great experience is it givesyou a chance to learn more about thebook and the characters in it. You can ask why a character was invented, whatinspired the author to write the book and what real life experiences are in thebook. So if you ever get the chance to meet an author do it! by Paul

Writing Tips I learned from Laura Resau

(by Juliana)-Live an adventurous life so youhave lots to write about.-Use your life experiences inyour stories-keep a journal in which you writedown your experiences- Read, Read, Read-Use all of your senses todescribe things with awesomeadjectives and adverbs.

I am thankful for meeting Laura Resau,the author of What the Moon Saw,because it was a life changing experi-ence. It is awesome to meet the authorof a book, because I’ve never done thatbefore and this book is one of my twofavorite books. It was really nice thatLaura came to tell us about her experi-ences and do the reading-writing work-shop with us. It was a golden experi-ence to meet and talk with her!! I willnever forget it. by Olivia

In the book “What the Moon Saw” thecharacters in Mexico were Mixtec.Mixtec is one of the indigenous tribes inMexico. When we met the author, LauraResau, she showed us a slide show of thereal Mixtec people she met in the town ofOaxaca, which is where she based thestory. They are very alike and very differ-ent from us. An example of a difference isthat instead of using toilet paper they usescraps, even pages of a math book. Anexample of an alikeness is that they havepets to help them. I think it was a reallygreat book and the real Mixtec people wesaw were amazing. by Victoria

A White Wonderlandby Julia

A meadow turned from a greenparadise to a white wonderland. Thegreen land is covered with a blanket ofpure crystal white snow. The proud treesone stood tall and green as a golf field.But now they stand beautifully white,sparkling in the sun. But soon, very soon,the white wonderland will melt away andin its place will come the green paradise.But we do not want the white wonderlandto go away so fast because we like thesparkling white wonderland.

Snow DescriptionPaul RomanA snowflake falls, its

many surfaces sparklingreflecting light. It spirals danc-ing in the wind. Then it landssoftly upon its brethren notmaking a sound. Around theflake is an aspen grove silentas a hawk. There is a senseof sheer wonder to the place.You have to contemplate howsomething so ordinary can beso magical. Yet life itself is

magical in so many ways. Asyou examine the grove moreclosely you find little treas-ures. A set of mouse printshurrying across the snow. Sosimple yet so perfect itinvokes the sense of wonderagain. Then there’s an aspentrunk erupting out of thesnow. The tree reaches uptoward the sky with manybare branches. Then youleave the scene leaving itundisturbed until springcomes again.

*S*N*O*W* . . . Visualizations in Words by the Macek Monsters

The Wonderkids were asked, “What was your BEST WinterBreak ever?”Here are thethird grade’sresponses.

THE WONDER KIDS NEWSTHE WONDER KIDS ARE THE KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 3RD GRADE MARBLE CHARTER SCHOOL KIDS

When Stephanie left she gaveus this mailbox that she painted

herself so we would have aplace to put the letters we

write in class.

Food the owl can’tdigest, such as fur,feathers, and bones,are regurgitated in

the form of a pellet. We were surprisedhow many differentcritters owls eat.

We found the skele-tons of mice, voles,gophers, shrews,andLucas even found awhole bird skeleton.

WELCOME BACK GINA!We’re glad you are back at MCS working with

our Kindergartners and teaching us art!

WOW! We loved dissecting Owl Pelletsto find out what owls eat!

We wish Stephanie andher family joy and

happiness in their newhome. Maybe we can go

there on a field trip one day.

We’re so happy to have Chrisy Sidelinger at our schoolthis year! Here she is with our Kinders. She teaches

after-school classes too!

FEBRUARY 2009

COPYCATS: Inspired by MasterArtists, we learned about their techniquesand tried to imitate them. How did we do?

Photo of the Month by Paul

Can youmatch theartists withour paintings?

Salvador DaliWilliam TurnerPablo Picasso AndyGoldsworthyVincent VanGoghRJFBob Ross

DIFFERENT DAY AT MCS ( Theme: Different Gender)

Checkout ourcool collages! We created col-lages about our-selves, attempt-ing to showwhat makes

us uniquely us!

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IT’S THE INN THING…

COWBOY POETRYThe Redstone Bar & Grill will be hosting an evening

of Cowboy Poetry on February 7that 7:00pm. Make sure you don’t

miss out on this… one night only!

VALENTINE’S DAYSWEETHEARTS BALL

Bring your sweetheart for a four course dinner and a night of dancing with the North Fork

Flyers this Valentine’s day.Calling all rug cutters;

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SHARPEN YOUR BLADES….If you don’t have a set, don’t worry, we have your number.Ice skating is back at the Redstone Inn. Dust off yourskates and enjoy a cup of cocoa while you skate anytimebetween 8am and 10pm everyday of the week. Thegroomed outdoor rink is lit until 10pm and rental skatesare available at the front desk. The use of the ice rink isfree to all Redstone Inn guests and skate rental, hockey orfigure, is only five dollars. For non-guests facility use fee isten dollars and includes the use of the hot tub and fitnesscenter in addition to the ice rink.

CONGRATULATIONS!Paula Moore & Ed Phillips of Ajax Bike & Sports inCarbondale wed at the Redstone Church on January 11,2009. The Sleigh was the chariot of choice to bring thehappy couple to the Redstone Inn for a momentous recep-tion. (Photo by Sandy Kaplan)

INNKEEPER GOES BEHIND BARSOn February 26th, 2009 the Innkeeper of the Redstone Innwill be going behind bars for a good cause. The incarcera-tion will take place at noon in the MDA’s “MaximumAppreciation Facility” at Beau Jo’s at Buffalo Valley inGlenwood Springs, where Ms. Nicole M. Richardson willbe sentenced and held until her bail set at $1,600 has beenraised in order to free this little jail bird. The GlenwoodSprings Lock Up will benefit the Western Slope Chapter ofthe Muscular Dystrophy Association. All bail money willbenefit MDA’s local health care service program as well asworldwide research efforts. Please help the MuscularDystrophy Association, every penny counts. If you wouldlike to make a donation please call 970.963.2526 or stop bythe Redstone Inn.

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