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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 ValleyJanuary 2011 FREE Volume #8 Number 1

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A new innkeeperThe Redstone Inn welcomes Sara Lewis

See story, page 5

A new innkeeperThe Redstone Inn welcomes Sara Lewis

See story, page 5

Redstone’s own Sara Lewis is the new general manager of the Redstone Inn. Photo by Nancy Chromy

, Crystal Valley Echo & Marble Times

MISSION STATEMENT:To provide a voice for Crystal Valleyites; to bringattention to the individuals and local businessesthat are the fabric of the Crystal Valley region; tocontribute to the vitality of our small town life.

PublisherAlyssa Ohnmacht

EditorCarrie Click

Staff WriterSue McEvoy

Advertising SalesAlyssa Ohnmacht • [email protected]

Marble Times Faculty AdvisorDeb Macek

DistributionDawn Distribution • 963-0874

Contributors to this issue ofThe Crystal Valley Echo:

Melissa Sidelinger, Pat Bingham, Lon Winston, Colorado Mountain College, Linda Gregory, Lafe Murray, Trina Ortega, Bruce Gledhill,

Amy Kimberly, John Emerick, Pam Lalis, Richard Wells,Toni Noah, George Newman, Andi Wofford, Peggy

Eckroth, Ellie Kershow,Bettie Lou Gifford, Michael D. Doherty, D.D.S.

Marble Charter School students and staff

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From the EditorIt’s a new year in the Crystal Valley, and with it are rumblings of an

uptick in activity.

This month, we report on the purchase and re-opening of theColorado Yule Marble Quarry in Marble. Enrico Locati Lucini ofCarrara, Italy is the quarry’s new owner, and he’s put 10 quarry work-ers back on the job.

And the Redstone Inn has a new general manager, as you can seefrom our cover story. Sara Lewis will shift from operating the RedstoneCafé to her new position at the inn.

Plans are rolling along for the second annual Redstone WinterFest,with plenty of activities taking place during the weekend of Feb. 18-20.

And the Crystal River Caucus meeting on Jan. 13 will focus on thepossibilities and implications of medical marijuana dispensaries inRedstone’s village core and growing facilities in the Pitkin County por-tion of the Crystal Valley.

Enjoy your Echo and here’s to a happy and healthy 2011.

Carrie ClickEditor

JANUARY 2011

W H O W E A R EPat Bingham

Carbondale

Pat Bingham

“Who We Are” is a Q&A about a Crystal Valley resident. Our objective isto give community members better connections and familiarity with each other.

Age: Just turned 56

Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii

Occupation: Community relations coordinator for Pitkin Countygovernment for the past 10 years; radio news before that.

When did you move to the Crystal Valley and why? I grewup in Aspen in the ‘60s and ‘70s – a great place to grow up back then.Lived there off and on until I got married in 1985. My husband, GregFitzpatrick, and I were able to find a cute little house we could affordin Carbondale about 20 years ago. We’ve lived there ever since andraised our two children there. We love living in the Crystal Valleybecause it has so much to offer in the way of culture, i.e. MountainFair, art galleries, Clay Center, Thunder River Theatre, etc. and accessto everything we love to do outdoors including kayaking, backpack-ing, hiking, road and mountain biking, Nordic skiing, etc.

What three things would you like people to know aboutyou?

1) One of the coolest things I’ve ever done is ski into a remote bearden with wildlife biologists, hold a newborn baby bear cub in myarms, and share the experience with my daughter Hilary.

2) I was in the audience at the first-ever hot dog contest on theRidge of Bell on Aspen Mountain and watched the late Sid Ericksenwin the event.

3) While a rookie ski patroller at the Snowmass ski area in the early‘80s, I accidentally threw a three-pound round of dynamite under-handed straight up into the air so that it landed between my legsinstead of on its target in an avalanche chute. Thank goodness ithad a three minute fuse!

Which living person do you most admire? My husband Greg.He “walks the walk” and you just don’t come across many peoplelike that. He has helped me keep at least one of my feet on theground throughout our 25-year marriage.

What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?

Every cloud has a silver lining.

What is your favorite thing to do in the Crystal Valley?

Tube the Crystal River with my kids and dogs.

Who are you? Would you like others to know who you are and what you’reabout? Or, do you know someone who lives and/or works in the CrystalValley who would make an interesting Who We Are subject? Let us know bycontacting the Echo at [email protected], or call 963-2373.

C R Y S T A L V A L L E Y I T E S

By Sue McEvoy, Echo staff writer

New home construction nearly came to a standstill upand down the Crystal, Roaring Fork and Colorado rivervalleys during the past year. However, Redstone residentand construction consultant JP Strait oversaw the buildingof three new houses in Rifle for families selected byHabitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley.

Starting in the fall of 2009, volunteers built the 1,200-square-foot homes. They followed Energy Star buildingmethods and were funded by Habitat. Their completionwas celebrated in October of 2010 when three localfamilies moved into their new energy efficient homes.

One of the homes even received a Home EnergyRating Score (HERS) of net zero, which means it pro-duces as much energy as it uses, the first of its kind inGarfield County.

Local Habitat striving for green buildingHabitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley is

an independent, nonprofit affiliate of the internationalHabitat for Humanity parent organization. Since the1970s, Habitat has built or rehabilitated more than350,000 houses in 3,000 communities around the world.

The local chapter, organized 10 years ago, coordi-nates all aspects of Habitat home building includingfundraising, site selection, family selection, houseconstruction and mortgage servicing. A major sourceof funding comes from sales at its own ReStore andReStore Boutique, donation-based retail stores alongHighway 82 between Carbondale and GlenwoodSprings. The stores provide a variety of new and usedhousehold items and building supplies to the public atdiscounted prices.

Habitat hired JP, the owner of Strait Consulting, asthe construction manager of the Rifle houses toreduce waste and build more efficient homes. Hechose Energy Star as a design process with the intentof reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

JP says products called “green” are not alwaysgreen.

“You always want to ask yourself, is it made from a

renewable resource? Is it madeclose to the site? Is it recyclableat the end of its life?” he says.

Working togetherJP says he enjoyed teaching

the volunteers new buildingmethods and the sense of com-munity that Habitat brings outin people.

“We all worked together,”JP says of the 25 to 30 volun-teers that showed up at thebuilding sites three days aweek. “My biggest push wasto not just have slaves out onthe site. We spent time reallyeducating the volunteers sothey could put in a window,they could put in a door, theycould do siding and insulation.”

In addition to a core crew of retired volunteers, JPsays the projects received other help. There is Bikeand Build Day, where people ride bicycles across thecountry, stopping to help at Habitat projects. JP alsoreceived help from the group Up with People, whospent a volunteering at the Rifle projects. Local busi-nesses, contractors, and construction companies arealso big supporters of Habitat.

According to Scott Gilbert, president of the localHabitat chapter, the last six of 10 homes built by Habitathave included solar panels for generating electricity andhot water, and show increasing degrees of greenness.

“As our lead builder on the Rifle homes, JP reallyembraces and takes seriously the green movement,”says Scott. “So he was instrumental in us achieving agreat score,” referring to the he net zero HERS rating.

From Habitat to Carbondale Middle SchoolApplicants for a Habitat home go through a review

process conducted by a family selection committee.They have to qualify by meeting a certain income

level, make payments on an interest-free loan, andprovide 250 hours of their own “sweat equity” to thehome’s construction.

Now that his consulting work is complete withHabitat for Humanity, JP uses his energy education toteach others. In January he starts teaching a greenbuilding class called “From the Ground Up” to fifththrough eighth graders at Carbondale Middle School.

And, his future building plans include more EnergyStar home construction, retrofits and geothermal build-ing. He hopes to use the same techniques that earnedHabitat’s net-zero rating in educating and building.

As for Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring ForkValley, future homes are in the planning stages in Siltand Carbondale. And, A Brush With Kindness Fund wasset up last year with the help of a generous benefactor.This particular fund is designated specifically to helpelderly women in the Crystal River Valley who havehomes in need of repair and cannot afford those costs.

To learn more about Habitat go to habitatroaring-fork.com. To contact JP, e-mail him at [email protected].

A good habit: Redstone’s JP Strait builds energy-efficientHabitat for Humanity homes

Redstonian JP Strait, left, and Carbondale philanthropist Jim Calaway stand next toa street sign in Rifle named after Jim for his contributions. JP recently completedthree Habitat for Humanity homes in Rifle. Photo courtesy of JP Strait


Your calendar for goings on in and around the Crystal River Valley

C R Y S T A L C A L E N D A R

Help our calendar grow; let us know. Send event itemsto [email protected] by the 15th of the pre-ceding month. Be sure to include the five Ws (who,what, when, why and where); contact info, cost andanything else you think readers need to know.

• Jan. 1: Happy New Year

• Jan. 3: Going-away party for NicoleRichardson at the Redstone Inn. Call 963-2526 fortimes and specifics.

• Jan. 5: 6:30 p.m. WinterFest meeting at theChurch at Redstone. Join in the planning process forRedstone’s biggest community event Feb. 18-20 runentirely by volunteers. [email protected]

• Jan. 6: 1-3 p.m. Time to recycle in Redstone. Infront of the Church at Redstone, RedstoneBoulevard.

• Jan 6: 7 p.m. The Marble Board of Trusteesmeets at the Marble City State Bank Building. Go totownofmarble.org.

• Jan. 7: 6-8 p.m. First Friday is a tradition inCarbondale. On the first Friday of every month, gal-leries offer special exhibits and open receptions; car-bondalearts.com.

• Jan. 7-8: CCAH presents “Cellular Gait,” a com-edy by local thespians Jack Green and Bob Willey.Go to carbonedalearts.com, 963-1680.

• Jan. 7: 6-8 p.m. Community Ice Skating Partyat the Gus Darien Ice Arena on Catherine StoreRoad outside Carbondale. Marshmallows and hotdogs to roast, hot chocolate to drink, and plenty offun for all. No charge. A limited selection of skatesavailable. 704-4115.

• Jan. 11: 6 p.m. Redstone CommunityAssociation meets at the Redstone Inn. LanceClarke from Pitkin County Community Developmentwill attend to discuss information on medical mari-juana dispensaries in the Redstone village core.

• Jan. 13-16: 69th annual Winterskol in Aspen.aspenchamber.org.

• Jan. 13: 7 p.m. Crystal River Caucus meeting atthe Church at Redstone on Redstone Boulevard.Agenda includes discussion on pot farms in the val-ley, and Wild and Scenic designation for the CrystalRiver. Meet Pitkin County’s new sheriff, Joe DiSalvo atthe casual information session starting at 6 p.m.,[email protected], 963-2143 for more informa-tion.

• Jan. 14: The Mile Markers with DJ Harry alter-natively rocks the Round Room at the Third StreetCenter. Contact 963-1680, carbondalearts.com.

• Jan. 19: Naturalist Nights: “Freedom to Roam: ANew Model for Landscape Protection” with JeffreyParrish of Freedom to Roam is at 5:30 p.m. at theThird Street Center in Carbondale. Free. MoreNaturalists Nights throughout the winter. Contact963-3977, wildernessworkshop.org.

• Jan. 20: 1-3 p.m. Time to recycle in Redstone. Infront of the Church at Redstone, RedstoneBoulevard.

• Jan. 22: 10 a.m. Roaring Fork OutdoorVolunteers’ fundraiser, Town Tour from Aspento Basalt. Volunteers and participants needed. Go torfov.org, 927-8241.

• Jan. 25: 6:30 p.m. Continued public hearing atthe Carbondale Board of Trustees meetingregarding Thompson Park, 45-85 residentialunits proposed on a 10-acre parcel betweenHendrick Ranch and River Valley Ranch. AtCarbondale Town Hall.

• Jan. 27-30: Winter X Games 15 at Buttermilk inAspen features ski and snowboard slopestyle, super-pipe, big air, snowmobile freestyle, and lots more.Go to espn.com for full info.

ONGOING

• Guided tours of the historic Redstone Castlecontinue this winter on Saturdays and Sundays at1:30 p.m. Tickets available at Tiffany of Redstone andRedstone General Store, all on Redstone Boulevard.$15/adults, $10/seniors/children over 5 years, free 5and under. More info on group tours: 963-9656,redstonecastle.us.

• Horse-drawn sleigh rides in Redstone. Callthe Redstone Inn at 963-2526.

• Redstone and Marble locals can get a LocalsCard for discounts at the Redstone Inn at HappyHours and more. Stop by the inn. 963-2526.

• Applications are now available online for CCAH’sValley Visual Art Show in February. Go to carbon-dalearts.com, 963-1680.

• Roaring Fork Combat Veterans SupportGroup, a safe place for veterans who have served incombat operations to share, meets every Monday at8 p.m. at the Circle Club, 123 Main St., Carbondale.Contact Adam McCabe, 309-613-6-91, [email protected].

• HEARTBEAT – support for survivors after sui-cide – meets the second Tuesday of the month at6:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church, 824Cooper St. (the Bethel Chapel entrance), Glenwood.Call Pam Szedelyi, 945-1398, or [email protected].

• Carnahan’s Tavern, 403 Main St., Carbondale haslive music on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.963-4498.

• Recycling in Redstone is on the first and thirdThursday of each month from 1-3 p.m. Bring yourcardboard, glass, plastic, newspapers, magazines,aluminum, steel cans and office paper to the PitkinCounty bin parked adjacent to the Church atRedstone, Redstone Boulevard.

• Get help: Crystal Valley residents living in PitkinCounty (that’s you, Redstonians), are encouraged bythe Aspen Counseling Center to pick up the phone ifyou are in an emotional crisis and need to talk to atrained professional. Don’t wait. Call 920-5555.

• Pilates in Redstone is on Monday and Thursdaymornings; 8-9 a.m. is advanced; 9:30-10:30 a.m. isbeginner, at the Redstone Inn. $10 fee, punch pass-es available. Dress comfortably and bring a mat. Callinstructor Sue McEvoy at 704-1843 for more info.

• Total Body Workout in Redstone is Mondaysand Wednesdays, 8:30-10:30 a.m., at the Churchat Redstone on the Boulevard. Have a two-hourbody experience: Sculpt your figure with lowimpact to burn body fat, weight-bearing exercisesto strengthen and breathing and mindful stretch-ing for flexibility and body/mind awareness. Freeto the community. All abilities welcome. Since1995. Personal training available. Instructor: LisaWagner, 963-8240.

• Pitkin County commissioners hold weeklywork sessions on Tuesdays and bi-monthly publichearings on Wednesdays in the Plaza One buildingnext to the Pitkin County Courthouse on Main Streetin Aspen. Both meetings are televised live andrepeated on locater CG12 TV. Agendas are postedonline at aspenpitkin.com.

• Registration is underway for ColoradoMountain College spring semester classes.Many classes start Jan. 17. Visit or call the LappalaCenter in Carbondale, 963-2172 or go to col-oradomtn.edu.

• Seasonal closure of the Rio Grande Trailbetween Rock Bottom Ranch and Catherine StoreBridge is in place now through April 30, rfta.com.

UPCOMING

• Feb. 12: Out of the Mud Puppet Theater pre-sented by the Carbondale Council on Arts andHumanities. Go to carbondalearts.com, 963-1680.

• Feb. 18-20: Redstone WinterFest. To volunteerand for more information contact CathyMontgomery, [email protected] and visit red-stonecolorado.com.

• March 11-12: CCAH presents the Green is theNew Black Fashion Extravaganza. Go to car-bondalearts.com, 963-1680.

• March 19: CCAH presents the InfamousStringdusters. Go to carbondalearts.com, 963-1680.

• March 25-27: The Karen Chamberlain PoetryFestival is at the Thunder River Theatre inCarbondale. Readings, workshops, communal shar-ing, and more. For more info, contact [email protected].

JANUARY 2011

B U S I N E S S


A new but familiar face is behind the generalmanager’s desk at the Redstone Inn as of January2011. Sara Lewis has accepted the position tohead up the historic property.

Sara first worked at the inn more than adecade ago and brings 11 years in the food andbeverage industry to the table. For the past sixyears, she has been the owner and operator ofCafé Redstone located just a few buildings fromthe inn.

“I don’t think there’ll be immediate changes,just me adjusting to the new position and thetown adjusting to the new person as generalmanager,” she says.

As general manager of the Redstone Inn, Sarareplaces Nicole Richardson who took the posi-tion in September of 2008. Nicole met her now-fiancé Bolling Jones right here in Redstone andwill be relocating to Georgia to be with her beau.Nicole hopes to follow her interests in the vine-yard world or become a coon trapper.

"I'll always come back as Redstone has a spe-cial place in my heart and it's been a really goodexperience," Nicole says.

A going-away party is scheduled for Nicole atthe inn on Jan. 3.

Current bartender Jacob Robbins has been promot-ed to head up the food and beverage management ofthe inn’s restaurant.

Ongoing and scheduled to be completed this win-ter is a full upgrade of all of the inn’s 38 rooms. New

flat screen TVs, fixtures and furniture will eventuallygreet all the overnight guests.

A long historyThe inn’s history dates back to 1902 when it was

designed like a Dutch lodge to house the bachelorworkers of Redstone’s coke ovens. The buildingfunctioned as a part of industrialist JohnCleveland Osgood’s sociological experiment herein his model town.

In 1925, the building became a lodge for travel-ers and destination guests, and has functioned assuch throughout its long history.

John Gilmore, of the Gilmore Collection basedin Grand Rapids, Mich., purchased the property in1989. He heads up a family team that also oper-ates 24 restaurants, bars and clubs in Michigan.John previously owned the historic Hotel Jeromein Aspen.

Good-bye café, hello innNew to Sara is the marketing aspect of the job

and the front desk responsibilities, although she isexcited about organizing the office since she hasbookkeeping experience.

One event to watch for is an open housescheduled sometime early this year to give peoplean opportunity to see all of the rooms and meetSara.

“The rooms are amazing,” she says. “They allhave character and are different and they all havebeautiful views.”

Sara regrets not saying good-bye to her loyalcustomers at Café Redstone, as she will not bereopening the restaurant this coming summer. TheOff-Season Sports Bar will continue to be open Fridayand Saturday through the winter.

Sara Lewis new GM at Redstone Inn

Sara Lewis. Photo by Sue McEvoy

By Carrie Click, Echo editor

The Colorado Yule Marble Quarry has a new owner and is operating again.As of Nov. 1, 10 people are back to work at the quarry, with plans to possibly add two more

workers when new equipment arrives. Kimberley Perrin, who’s played an integral role at the quarry for nearly a decade, says that

Enrico Locati Lucini of Carrara, Italy has purchased Colorado Stone Quarries, Inc. from Canadian-based Polycor, a corporation that purchased the quarry in 2004.

“Enrico knows and understands the quarry,” says Kimberley of the quarry’s new owner, whohas been buying marble from Marble since 1990. “He knows the quality of the marble, and he’sbeen here through the openings and closings of the quarry. Plus, he’s aware of the conditions wework with, such as avalanches on the road.”

Polycor shut the quarry down last winter, partially due to the costs associated with operatingunder extreme mountain, weather and snow conditions.

For Enrico, however, Kimberley says the quarry’s new owner knows how to handle the chal-lenges of pulling marble out of Marble.

Marble from Carrara, Italy, where Enrico is from, has a longand esteemed history. The stone was used to build many of thestructures of ancient Rome, and Michelangelo used Carrara mar-ble to carve his David sculpture, among many others. So why isEnrico interested in Marble’s marble?

“In the stone market, Carrara is known for its high quality,”Kimberley explains. “And there’s lots and lots of it. It’s competi-tive. The marble from our quarry is unique.”

Kimberley says that Enrico, working with his son Paulo, andthe quarry crew, are operating a cohesive, tight-knit ship.

“It’s just us,” she says, reassuringly. As of press time, several avalanches were blocking the quarry

road to bring stone to the Mill Site lot in Marble where stone isstored and trucked out. Kimberley says once the road is cleared,the stone will eventually go to Carrara and to Polycor’s NorthAmerican slab and tile facilities in Georgia and Quebec. The cor-poration negotiated an exclusive for the stone for domestic mar-kets in the quarry’s sale.

Marble’s quarry is up and running

Inside the quarry. Photo by Ron Bailey


A & E

CCAH rings in the newyear with lots of optionsBy Amy Kimberly, Carbondale Council on Arts andHumanities

Carbondale Council on Arts and Humanities (CCAH) has afull schedule of classes and events to start off 2011 at the CCAHCenter for the Arts at the Third Street Center in Carbondale.

Classes Youth Fashion Troupe: Held on Tuesdays from 4-6 p.m.,

Adrianna Pevec leads middle-school age budding fashion design-ers and models. Students start with inspiration, and movethrough design and drawing, materials selection, making items,and presenting their creations in the Youth Fashion Show. Thisclass will be offered in February also.

Beginning Piano taught by Laurel Sheehan, is offered onFridays for ages 4 and up.

Out of the Mud Puppet Theater: Soozie Lindbloom is offer-ing classes for youth that focus on shadow puppetry, and is alsoteaching adults with a toy theater workshop.

Other upcoming classes include Mommy and Me classes withJulie Lang, A T-shirt Reconstruction and Basic Sewing workshopwith Tanya Black, and a Felt Slippers workshop with Jill Scher.

CCAH offers scholarships for those who need them. CallHolly at 963-1680 to find out more or to sign up.

EventsCCAH has been known for bringing great music to the

Carbondale area and now their repertoire is expanding with theCamp Chair Players and “Cellular Guilt,” a comedy written andperformed by Jack Green and Bob Willey. The shows take placein the Round Room at the Third Street Center on Jan. 7-8.

On Jan. 14 in the Round Room at the Third Street Center, thedebut of a new local band, The Mile Markers, starts the eveningoff. They play a dancing blend of rock and roll and alternativecountry. DJ Harry, who has graced stages and festivals aroundthe country, follows. Drawing as much from futuristic elementsof house music as from traditional music sources, DJ Harry’sapproach appeals to a wide range of listeners.

Save the dates for future upcoming CCAH events: the ValleyVisual Arts Show is Feb. 4 (applications available online now);the OM Puppet Theater is Feb. 12; the Green Is the New BlackFashion Extravaganza is March 11-12 and the InfamousStringdusters play on March 19.

For more information on any of these events and classes, goto carbondalearts.com or call 963-1680.

A&E BriefCastle tours continue through winter

Guided tours of the historic Redstone Castle continue thiswinter. On Saturdays and Sundays, tours begin at 1:30 p.m.Tickets are available at Tiffany of Redstone and RedstoneGeneral Store, and are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors andchildren. Kids under 5 are free. For more information on grouptours, call 963-9656 or visit redstonecastle.us.

– Redstone Castle

Help Marble Charter School earn money!

The Marble Charter School is actively participating in the Box Tops for Education program.

There are now TWO ways to earn box tops.1. As most of you know, you can clip them from items you buy

at the grocery store. Just look for the Box Tops logo! You can takeclipped boxtops to the Redstone General Store.

2. Now there are e-box tops, which you can earn by going to the website, www.boxtops4education.com.* (It takes up to 3

months for credits to appear online)

*When you get to the site, you will have to sign up, by entering your email address and creating apassword. It will then ask you which area code your school is located in. A list of schools will appear.Select Marble Charter School. After you are logged on, go to Shop Marketplace, which is under the

EARN tab to see the many places where you can shop and earn boxtops for MCS!

This is simple way to earn extra money for the many needs of Marble Charter school.

Question? Call MaryAnn at Marble Charter School. 963-9550.

Help us reach our goal, which is $500 for this year.

Thank you for all of your support!

Carrie ClickWriter + Proofer + Editor

Help for any writing project

[email protected]

1. MOUNTAIN CHALET This immaculate mountain chalet offers the perfect base camp forexcursions into the nearby wilderness. A bright and open floorplan includes lots of windows, an efficient wood stove and accessto a large south facing deck. Three bedrooms including abunkroom, two baths and over an acres with excellent views ofRaspberry Ridge and surrounding mountains. $445,000

2. NEW REMODELWith a total top to bottom remodel, this 3 bedroom residence inCarbondale features highly efficient components. The energy sav-ings will be substantial. Main St., the Third Street center, down-town and library are all a short walk. Generous parking, fencedback yard and nice landscaping. $325,000

3. CRYSTAL VALLEY BARGAINThis Crystal Park home is a bargain. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths withviews of the Castle and Crystal River. The open kitchen/livingfloor plan is perfect for family and friends. Mature trees, under-ground sprinkling system, deck, garage and only $369,000

100 ACRES OF FOREST AND VIEWSLocated near Paonia Reservoir, this 100 acre, forested parcel bor-ders BLM and supports a large elk population. A 4-wheel driveroad accesses a functional hunting camp at the top of the proper-ty. Big views of the Raggeds, Huntsman Ridge and the West Elksadd to the appeal of this setting. $425,000 with owner financing.

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REDSTONE CASTLE TOURSSaturdays & Sundays • 1:30 p.m.Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors,

$10 children 5-18, Children under 5: FREE(FOR GROUP TOURS CALL 970-963-9656)

Tickets available at Tiffany of Redstone, the Redstone General Store

and Crystal Club Cafe.CASH OR CHECK ONLY

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As of Jan. 1, we’re now aboutseven weeks away from Redstone’ssecond annual WinterFest celebrationon Feb. 18-20. The event is producedby the Redstone CommunityAssociation.

At the Dec. 9 WinterFest organization meeting,around a dozen volunteers met at the Church atRedstone to update each other on WinterFest plan-ning.

The group discussed everything from sanctioningWinterFest’s snowshoe race to obtaining the properevent permits from Pitkin County. Committees haveformed to organize live music, dog skijoring, iceclimbing demonstrations, sponsorship, advertising,and the myriad of details that must be checked offwhen coordinating an event of this range.

Redstone’s Cathy Montgomery is heading upWinterFest’s overall coordination this year, backed bya number of locals. Committee members and com-mittees include (but are not limited to):

Ice climbing demos and booths – Duane RaleighLive music – Billy and Kim AmiconSnowshoe race – Sue McEvoy and Duane RaleighAdult games – Sara Lewis and Jen StanaszekBeer tasting – Sara LewisDog Skijoring – Eric BerrySnow sculpting – Bev GossThere are more committees, such as dog events,

parking, children’s games, and more.And lots of locals are asking for sponsorships

from area businesses to support WinterFest, and mostimportantly, the two nonprofit organizations –Project Sanctuary and Advocate Safehouse – theWinterFest committee has selected to receive a por-tion of the proceeds from the event.

Project Sanctuary is a Colorado-based nonprofit

that sponsors vacations for mili-tary families. The selected familywill be coming to Redstone dur-ing WinterFest.

And Advocate Safehouse is aGlenwoood Springs-based non-profit that provides safe shelterfor families dealing with domestic

violence issues.Currently, Mitch Alcala, Chuck Logan, Lisa

Wagner, Jen Stanaszek, Sara Lewis, Sue McEvoy,Carolyn Nold, Ray Meyer, and PJ Melton have beenpursuing sponsorships, which range from $50 to$500-plus. If you are a business owner or individual,and would like to be a WinterFest sponsor, contactone of the people above, or Cathy Montgomery [email protected] or send donations toRedstone Community Association, 303 RedstoneBlvd., Redstone, CO 81623.

The next WinterFest meeting is at 6:30 p.m. onJan. 5, at the Church at Redstone on the Boulevard,followed by another meeting on Jan. 20. Volunteersare needed and appreciated to produce Redstone’slargest all-volunteer event.

Schedule is full for February festivalName GameMount Sopris: Just who was Captain Richard Sopris?


New year, new column. Here’s the Name Game, because I want tohave an excuse to find out why Crystal Valley places and things arenamed the way they are.

Each month, I’ll feature the name of a local landmark. Send theEcho ideas if you’ve always been curious about the name of something,and I’ll root around for you. Or if you know about the origins of a cer-tain place name and would like to let others know too, get a hold ofme. The Echo will spread the word.

The Echo is starting the Name Game with the biggest honkingobject around. That’s right – 12,965-foot Mount Sopris.

Lots of businesses – from engineering firms to RV parks and lotsof stuff in between – are named after this hulking mass of moun-tain. No wonder: Sopris is clearly an overwhelming physical fixturein our everyday lives around here, plus the word “Sopris” has anice ring to it. It kind of rolls off the tongue.

So who’s behind this well-known name? Captain Richard Sopris was born in 1813 in Bucks County, Pa.

He married Elizabeth Allen, a descendent of Ethan Allen, 23 yearslater.

Sopris got his “captain” status while living in Indiana and cap-taining an Ohio River boat. He was also a captain during theMexican and Civil wars.

Sopris first came to Colorado in 1859 from Indiana, andbecame one of the first shareholders of the town that would even-tually become Denver. In search of gold and other precious met-als, he prospected along the Platte River, and was elected presi-dent of the Miners’ Union.

In 1860, he and a large prospecting party left Denver andheaded west, into what’s now known as South Park. The grouptraveled through the area what was to be called Breckenridge, andeventually made their way to what’s known today as the RoaringFork Valley.

Once in the valley, the men of Sopris’ party named the mostdominant landmark around after their expedition leader, callingthe big mountain Sopris Peak.

According to the Captain Richard Sopris Chapter of theDaughters of the American Revolution in Glenwood, the party metUte Indians near present-day Carbondale who told them aboutYampah Springs. The Utes said the hot springs were near the con-fluence of the Roaring Fork and the Colorado (then the GrandRiver).

Sopris’ group followed the Utes’ directions and, after crossingthe Grand River, took a Ute path, where, according to the FrontierHistorical Society in Glenwood, Sopris and his men “discovered”the hot springs. Even though Sopris and his party can accuratelyclaim to be the first Anglos to visit the springs, the area was clear-ly discovered thousands of years before by Indian tribes, and washonored for its sacred, healing powers (Yampah is reputed tomean “big medicine” in Ute).

For all of Mount Sopris’ familiarity today, Capt. Sopris et al wereonly in the lower Roaring Fork area for a short time before theycurved back to Denver, then called Auraria, finishing their expedi-tion in the fall of 1860.

Ironically, the party didn’t find any gold, but the geologicmeasurements they took on their recon helped cartographersmake the first map of Colorado.

Sopris spent much more time and effort in Denver than heever did near the mountain that bears his name. According to thebook, “History of Colorado,” following his 1860 exploration,Sopris settled with his wife and eight kids in the city, and got busyorganizing a municipal government there. He was president ofDenver’s first city council, but got sidelined for a year when he wascommissioned to serve in the First Colorado Infantry during theCivil War.

Lots of titles followed after his military stint. Among otherresponsibilities, he was a delegate to the first constitutional con-vention of Colorado, and was county sheriff, deputy sheriff,Denver’s mayor, park commissioner, and the president of theColorado Agricultural Society. He was 80 years old when he diedin Denver in 1893.

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Changing land use codes to fit agneeds being considered

By George Newman, Pitkin County District 5 commissioner

Pitkin County is currently considering changes to the land use code regarding agricultural struc-tures. The Snowmass/Capitol (Sno/Cap) Creek Caucus first presented the idea to staff becausethey found current code provisions too restrictive for those engaged or wishing to be engaged inhistoric agricultural pursuits. Their recommendations include increasing the exempt barn squarefootage and adding square foot exemptions for hay storage structures, utility buildings and horseshelters (loafing sheds).

Their request initiated a roundtable discussion including all the rural caucuses. Since then, thePitkin County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has met jointly with the county planningand zoning commission (P&Z) and held several public meetings, working specifically on agricultur-al structures.

One of the earlier decisions to arise involved separating greenhouses from agricultural buildingsbecause up to this time both were treated the same in regards to allowable square footage. A sep-arate task force has been formed with meetings on greenhouses scheduled in January.

Our current goal is to address the needs of an agricultural operation and in doing so to promoteand protect our rural lifestyle, characterized by low residential density, large open spaces, and west-ern landscape vistas. The Sno/Cap focus is on smaller properties 20-159 acres in size, as there arepresently no restrictions on ag buildings for properties 160 acres and over.

With the collaboration of interested parties, much has been accomplished with consensusreached on many new enhancements to the code. These include providing floor area exemptionsfor hay storage buildings and loafing sheds; allowing additional height for hay storage facilities andbarns; revising the administrative review to be more flexible and to provide more certainty in theprocess; providing an exemption from site plan review for agricultural buildings; appointing an“agricultural committee” to act as a referral to staff in reviewing land use or building permit appli-cations for agricultural buildings; and more broadly defining “livestock” as it relates to the use ofagricultural buildings including cattle, horses and other animals “kept or raised for use, pleasure orprofit”.

The challenge is how much additional square footage to allow without creating negativeimpacts on the landscape and neighbors. The Sno/Cap Caucus suggests increasing the exemptsquare footage for barns on a sliding scale based on the size of the property and allowing 990square feet exemption for utility buildings. Current code includes three different acreage denomi-nations: 20-34 acres, 35-69 acres and 70-159 acres.

I have suggested combining the first two categories, resulting in a category of 20-70 acres. Forinstance, I believe landowners with either 30 or 40 acres desiring an agricultural operation wouldhave very similar outbuilding needs. Staff could then come up with more flexibility for additionalexempt square footage for barns and hay storage facilities that might better fit those needs.

I also support the exemption of utility buildings. I recognize the need to provide shelter for whatcan be very expensive equipment such as tractors. I would also look at creating a new categoryfrom 10-20 acres and providing some exemptions for those smaller properties such as additionalloafing sheds. I also believe these smaller properties should be able to apply for additional exemptsquare footage for outbuildings through our current administrative review process, pending refer-ral by the newly formed agricultural committee.

Work will continue on all these ideas and will also be vetted by the county P&Z before comingback to the BOCC. Please let me know your thoughts as well. Thank you.

Pitkin County commissioners hold weekly work sessions on Tuesdays and bi-monthly public hearings onWednesdays in the Plaza One building next to the Pitkin County Courthouse on Main Street in Aspen. Bothmeetings are televised live and repeated on locater CG12 TV. Agendas are posted online at aspenpitkin.com.

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Marble Board of TrusteesBy Bettie Lou Gilbert, Echo contributor

A Marble Town Council meeting was held on Dec. 2 at theMarble Fire Station.

The town attorney, Sherry Caloia, was in attendance to talkabout a possible lawsuit by the town against Vince Savage forvarious reasons including encroaching on the town’s right-of-way with his “garage,” ignoring the red-tag on the “garage,” andusing the “garage” as living quarters without water and sewerfacilities.

When the meeting was adjourned, noting that the rest of theagenda would be taken up on Dec. 9 at the Marble City StateBank Building, it seemed as if the town council was in favor ofproceeding with legal action.

However, at the Dec. 9 meeting, Marble Mayor TonyPetrocco announced that the town would take no legal actionbecause the town doesn’t have the money to fund a lawsuit. Hesaid the only way a lawsuit would commence would be if pri-vate donations were collected.

In other news, the town council adopted the 2011 budget forMarble.

The next scheduled meeting is on Jan. 6. Call Marble TownClerk Karen Mulhall at 274-6105 for more information.

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Eagle County shares public assistance with Pitkin County

On Dec. 14, the Eagle County Board of CountyCommissioners approved a second three-year contract forEagle County to provide public assistance services toPitkin County residents.

The Pitkin County Board of County Commissionersapproved the contract on Dec. 15. These services includeprograms such as Medicaid, Food Stamps, ColoradoWorks, Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP),Child Care Assistance, Aid to the Needy Disabled, OldAge Pension and Emergency Assistance.

Eagle County has been providing these services forPitkin County since 2008 under a previous agreement.Since that agreement began in January 2008, the PitkinCounty caseload has increased approximately 125 percent.

Pitkin County residents in the Crystal Valley can obtainfurther information about public assistance programs bycontacting the Eagle County Health and Human Servicesoffice in El Jebel at 704-2760. Staff are available in Aspenon Monday and Thursday at the Health & HumanServices office at 0405 Castle Creek Road and in El Jebelat the Eagle County Community Center on Tuesday,Wednesday and Friday each week.

– Pat Bingham, Pitkin County

Karen Chamberlain Poetry Festival set for March 25-27

Dates have been set for the inaugural annual KarenChamberlain Poetry Festival to be held at Thunder RiverTheatre in Carbondale.

On March 25-27, everyone is invited to honor theinspiring life of the late local writer Karen Chamberlain.The celebration will include readings from Karen's works,workshops, and a communal sharing of poetry.

Karen Chamberlain began writing at age 10. Herpoems, essays and stories have appeared in numerousmagazines and anthologies, and was one of the foundersof the Aspen Writers Foundation. Chamberlain passedaway Sept. 11, 2010. For more information, e-mail [email protected].

– Lon Winston, Thunder River Theatre Company

Spring class registration underway at CMCRegistration for the spring semester at Colorado

Mountain College (CMC) is underway. Many classes startthe week of Jan. 17, and additional classes start through-out the semester.

Full schedules for the Carbondale, Glenwood Springsand Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley sites were not mailedout. Instead, paper copies of the schedule are available atthe Lappala Center, 690 Colorado Ave. in Carbondale; theGlenwood Center, 1402 Blake Ave. in Glenwood Springs;or the Spring Valley Center, 3000 County Road 114 southof Glenwood Springs. Individuals can also browse for class-es online at coloradomtn.edu/classes.

Students new to the college and those who have nottaken classes within the past 12 months can apply andregister in person, or can go to the college’s website toapply online and then fax or mail in a registration form.Students who have taken classes within the past 12months can also sign up by mail, phone or fax, or online.

For more information, visit or call the Lappala Centerin Carbondale, 963-2172; the Glenwood Center, 945-7486; or the Spring Valley Center, 945-7481.

– Colorado Mountain College


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Sourdough bread bakingrecipes

In my October 2010 column, I wrote aboutmy experiences baking old-fashioned, wholegrain sourdough breads.

Now, in order to start the New Year off on ado-it-yourself note, I’ve decided to share someof my recipes with you. After all, what foodsare more local than the ones that you prepare inyour own kitchen?

These recipes are for the sourdough starterthat is used in place of commercial baker’s yeast,and for a two-loaf batch of whole wheat or speltsourdough bread. Remember, true sourdoughbread is not nearly as light and fluffy as yeastedbreads and therefore does not make for verygood sandwiches. However, if you are lookingfor a hearty loaf to slice for toast or to eat along-side a steaming bowl of vegetable soup, youcan’t go wrong with homemade sourdough.

Homemade Sourdough StarterIngredients:2 cups whole wheat flour2 cups un-chlorinated water

Pour flour and water into a large glass jar orbowl and stir together well using a woodenspoon. Cover jar with a thin towel and leave ina warm, undisturbed place to ferment.

Stir the starter once a day for the first three tofour days. By now the starter should smell pleas-antly sour and small bubbles should be visiblewithin it. For the next three to four days, contin-ue to stir the starter while also adding about twotablespoons of fresh flour daily. After one weekthe starter should be ready to bake with.

When you use the starter, you will need toreplenish it if you plan on baking with it again. Todo this, add equal parts flour and water to what-ever is left in the jar, stir together well, cover, and

return to the warm place to ferment. Stir starterdaily and feed it two tablespoons of flour at leastevery other day to keep it alive and active.

Whole Grain Sourdough BreadIngredients:2 cups sourdough starter2-1/2 cups lukewarm water9 cups whole wheat or spelt flour1/2 tsp. salt

To form the dough, mix 2 cups sourdoughstarter, 2 cups water, and 4 cups flour togetherin a large bowl. Cover the bowl with a thin,slightly moist towel and set it in a warm placeto rise. After the first 12 hours add another 1/2cup of lukewarm water and stir well to keep thedough moist. Cover the bowl again and allowthe dough to rise for at least another 12 hours.The longer you let the bread rise the lighter theloaves will be when they are baked, so don’t beafraid to leave the dough for 24-36 hoursdepending on your schedule.

Add 1/2 tsp. of salt to the dough and combinethoroughly. If you wish to add any dried herbs orspices to your bread you can sprinkle them intothe dough along with the salt. Using a woodenspoon mix in another 4 cups of flour, then kneadthe dough for at least 20-25 minutes, sprinklingin the remaining 1 cup of flour as it gets sticky.Cover the bowl and allow the dough to rise forat least eight more hours (the longer the better!).

Knead the dough for an additional 10-15 min-utes. Lightly grease two glass bread pans withextra-virgin olive oil, coconut oil, or butter. Splitthe dough into two equal portions and formthem into loaves. Place the loaves inside of theoiled pans, cover them with a thin towel, andleave them to rise for two or three more hours.

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Poke four to sixholes in the top of each loaf with a fork so thatsteam can escape during baking (otherwise theloaves will split open along the sides). Bake theloaves for 40-45 minutes or until they soundhollow inside when tapped with a finger.Remove bread from the loaf pans and cool on awire rack for at least 20-30 minutes before slic-ing and serving.

When the loaves are completely cool placethem in a large zip-lock bag and store them in therefrigerator. The bread will stay fresh for abouttwo weeks, and if you have any leftovers afterthat time you can use them to make stuffing,

L o c a l F l a v o rBy melissa Sidelinger

croutons, or bread pudding. This sourdough tastes great spreadwith nut butters, fruit preserves, or olive oil and dried herbs. It alsonicely complements fresh vegetable salads and hot soups or stews.Sourdough bread is very hearty and filling, so slice it thin andsavor the unique, cheesy flavor.

Happy New Year, and have fun baking!

Melissa Sidelinger lives in Marble, and has been involved inorganic gardening, community-supported agriculture, local foods,and holistic nutrition for more than four years.

Echo BriefVolunteers needed for cross-country ski fundraiser

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) is seeking volunteers tohelp with the nonprofit’s winter fundraiser, the third annual Townto Town Tour on the Rio Grande Trail between Aspen and Basalt.

Scheduled for 10 a.m. on Jan. 22, the event benefits RFOV,which conducts trail-building and conservation projects on region-al public lands, including the Crystal Valley.

Ski tour volunteer opportunities range from helping with regis-tration prior to and on the morning of the event; clearing snow atevent sites in Aspen, Woody Creek and Basalt; putting up signsalong the course; crossing guards; food setup; and more.

RFOV also can accommodate those who want to both volunteerand participate in the tour. All volunteers will receive a goodie bagand be treated to food and libations at the after party hosted byRFOV and Basalt restaurants.

All levels and ages are encouraged to participate. To register andvolunteer, go to rfov.org, or call 927-8241.

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Wild and Scenic revisited

By John Emerick, Vice-Chair, Crystal River Caucus

The Crystal River Caucus is holding its first meet-ing of 2011 on Jan. 13, at the Church at Redstone onRedstone Boulevard. The meeting will be from 7-9p.m., but a casual information session where caucusmembers can chat informally with invited meetingguests begins at 6 p.m.

The 2011 caucus scheduleRegularly scheduled caucus meetings are held on

the second Thursday of every odd-numbered month,which includes March 10, May 12, July 14, Sept. 8,and Nov.10.

We hope that lots of members will join us at themeetings. We try to include topics on the meetingagendas that are important to Crystal Valley residents.

By the way, you are a member of the Crystal RiverCaucus (and thus entitled to vote at the caucus meet-ings) if you have a primary residence, or own proper-ty, within the Pitkin County portion of the CrystalRiver Valley.

More on pot farms So what’s happening at the January meeting? We

are continuing our dialog on pot farms and dispen-saries in the Crystal River Valley, a discussion thatbegan during our November caucus meeting.

We learned from Lance Clarke, with Pitkin CountyCommunity Development, that Redstone is the only

place in Pitkin County outside of the Aspen area thathas appropriate zoning for pot dispensaries, and thatagricultural areas throughout the county, from a zon-ing standpoint, are suitable for pot-growing facilities.

The county wants to develop regulations on pot-growing facilities over the next few months, and hasasked the caucus to provide recommendations.Judging from comments made during the Novembercaucus meeting, the discussion is also likely to includewhether dispensaries should be allowed in theRedstone village core.

The caucus board has invited members of theRedstone Community Association, as well as theCarbondale and Rural Fire Protection District and ournew sheriff, Joe DiSalvo, to attend the meeting andoffer their perspectives. If you have thoughts on thesetopics, bring them to our January caucus meeting. Ifyou want more information on marijuana dispen-saries and growing facilities, or want to commentdirectly to the county, contact Lance Clarke at 920-5452.

Wild and Scenic Crystal River?In January, the caucus will also revisit Wild and

Scenic designation for the Crystal River. In the 1960s,Congress approved the West Divide project, whichprovided for two major dams on the Crystal River –one above Redstone near the Placita townsite, and theother below Redstone near Filoha Meadows. The pur-pose of the dams was to store water, which wouldthen be diverted to an area south of Rifle. Eventhough the dams have never been built, the condition-al water rights still exist, and those rights face a

review in the Colorado Water Court every six years,with the latest review coming up in 2011.

The West Divide project prompted the CrystalValley Environmental Protection Association (CVEPA)to produce in 1986 a proposal to designate the CrystalRiver as a Wild and Scenic River. Such a designationcould effectively prohibit, by legislative action, con-struction of the West Divide project.

In the early 1990s, the Forest service concludedthat the Crystal was eligible for Wild and ScenicDesignation. However, congressional designationcannot occur until completion of a more detailed andexpensive “suitability study”, which would assesssocial, environmental, and economic impacts. Theprocess for the Crystal River has essentially been dor-mant for 15 years, but the possibility that the damscould be constructed has not gone away.

A concern is that water from a completed WestDivide project could be used to augment water tomeet downstream Colorado River water rights, incompensation for upstream water diverted to satisfythe growing demand from Eastern Slope communi-ties. Given the increasing public dialog over WesternSlope water resources, the caucus board decided thatrevisiting the Wild and Scenic process for the Crystalwas appropriate. The caucus has invited KayHopkins, a recreational specialist and Wild and Scenicexpert with the US Forest Service, to speak about theWild and Scenic study process, and implications forwater rights and property rights in the valley.

For more information, contact the Crystal RiverCaucus at [email protected], or call John Emerickat 963-2143.

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E c h o - L o g i cBy Ellie Kershow

Conserve vs. Preserve: Part 2The issues surrounding conservation and preservation can be tricky

and often contentious. Wherever politics and emotions collide with sci-ence, there can be chaos.

Forest management issues are at the forefront of many conversationsabout conservation, while wilderness dominates discussions of preserva-tion. Each part of the equation is important in the quest for balanceregarding the natural resource conundrums affecting us today.

The answers lie not only in the concrete facts of natural resourceissues but what has been described lately as the human predicament. Not only are we all entitled to ouropinions in this country; often times we are outspoken and adamant in our beliefs.

There are so many ideas about how to use or not use public land and common resources like air andwater, but I will focus on a little history of public lands policy and how it relates to the topics of conser-vation and preservation. Entire graduate level courses are dedicated to analyzing these issues, so I willremain succinct.

The early days When Gifford Pinchot began his career as the first chief of the Forest Service in 1905, there wasn’t

much in the way of forest conservation or public lands policy in the United States. He initiated the ideaof multi-use on public lands and immensely helped expand the acreage of national forests.

Before Pinchot’s appointment by then-President Theodore Roosevelt, public lands were mainly usedfor varying political tactics and resource extraction. Pinchot’s strong desire for forest protection starteda new era of conservation. Words such as conservation and protection became more mainstream, andpolicies shifted.

Through the years, government agencies became more accountable and were required to review process-es by the passing of such laws such as the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, the Federal Land Policyand Management Act of 1976 and the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to name a few. According tothe book, “Western Public Lands and Environmental Politics,” these and many other laws greatly changedpublic lands policy in the U.S. and are still instrumental in how public lands are managed today.

From conserve to preserveThe term ‘ecosystem management’ generally refers to recognizing natural systems as a whole and not

looking at just the pieces, or how resources can most efficiently be used for economic gain. Looking at ecosys-tems as a whole and the interconnection of plants and animals is a part in the field of conservation biology.

The idea of preservation goes one step further by distinguishing the difference between disturbed andundisturbed areas and then striving to protect the undisturbed. Once ecosystems are disturbed, conserva-tion and restoration can help bring them back to adequate habitats for wildlife or achieve other desired goals.

Land management agencies today have a better understanding of the role of science in management anduse science as a tool. Many public interests make for many challenges. As resources became scarce and peo-ple became more empowered, adjusting the balance and meaning of multi-use is difficult.

When Congress passed The Wilderness Act of 1964, it paved the way for many new policies and man-dates. Before this, it was the Forest Service that designated certain areas as wilderness, preserving them fromdevelopment. On the other hand, The Department of the Interior, specifically the National Parks Service,began to focus on not just luring numbers of people to the parks, but studying the land that had been setaside and how it was evolving and disintegrating. Preservation became the primary goal as well as simplytrying to understand the mandates of the parks, which are much different than that of other public lands.

Living in the west, we are fortunate to have so many public lands. In Colorado alone, there aremany acres of national forests, BLM land, national parks, wilderness areas, state land, and others for usto enjoy. How they are managed or not will always be a part of our western heritage.

Ellie Kershow is an environmental biologist and writer who lives in the Crystal Valley.

By Michael D. Doherty, D.D.S.

H E A L T H

Picture of HealthPicture of Health

Posture and dental health

Did you ever think that your bite could relate to your pos-ture? Most people don’t. Typically, when people think ofgood posture, they think of standing up straight. Yet a grow-ing number of dentists, physical therapists and chiropractorsare realizing that your bite can affect your posture – and,your posture can affect your bite!

First, realize that there is a very close connection betweenthe head and the spine. If the head is carried too far forwardin front of the shoulders, your neck, shoulders and back willlikewise shift position to compensate in keeping the headupright.

Taking this one step further, we realize that your bite isalso affected by your head posture. Try tilting your headbackwards and close your teeth lightly together. Notice thatyour back teeth hit first. Now tilt your head forward –toward your chest – and again, lightly touch your teethtogether. Now the front teeth hit first. These exaggeratedmovements demonstrate how the bite and head positionaffect one another.

Because postural neglect can cause actual changes of thebones, joints and teeth, ask your dentist to evaluate whetheryour posture and bite need correction.

For a free pamphlet with more information on this subject, con-tact: Michael D. Doherty, D.D.S., 580 Main Street #200,Carbondale, CO 81623 or call 963-4882.

Echo Brief January is Cervical Health Awareness Month

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers,yet each year more than 11,000 new cases are diagnosedin the U.S. More than 4,000 lives were lost last yearbecause of this cancer, and the majority involved womenwho had never been screened or who weren’t screenedregularly.

Pap tests find abnormal cells years before any cancerexists. It’s a simple test and it could save a life…yours orthat of a loved one.

Last year, the Women’s Wellness Connection, a divisionof the Colorado Department of Public Health andEnvironment, provided more than 12,000 free cervicalcancer screenings to eligible women between the ages of40-64 at more than 135 screening locations in Colorado.

January is a good month to get screened, as its CervicalHealth Awareness Month. For more information aboutthe program, which also provides free breast cancerscreenings, please visit womenswellnessconnection.org orcall 866-951-9355.

– Linda Gregory, American Cancer Society

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Our next RCA meeting has been delayed a week and is being heldTuesday, Jan. 11, at 6 p.m. at the Redstone Inn.

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in the Redstone village commercial core. Presently, there are no regu-lations in place. We hope businesses and residences will attend this meet-ing to become better informed.

The next planning meeting for Redstone WinterFest is on Jan. 5 at 6:30p.m. at the Church at Redstone. Please attend this meeting to see howyou can volunteer. Planning meetings are also scheduled for Jan. 20 andFeb. 3.

Redstone WinterFest – Feb. 18-20, 2011Schedule of events • Subject to change

FRIDAY, FEB. 18Afternoon

Info booth and early race registration at Demo Booth atRedstone Inn

EveningMoonlight Fun Ski at Redstone Stables

Live music at The Crystal Club

SATURDAY, FEB. 19Morning

Registration for races at Demo Booth at Redstone InnIce climbing demos

Snow sculpting at Redstone Park5K snowshoe race

AfternoonDog skijoring demo and clinic behind Redstone Coke Ovens

Kids games at Redstone StablesAdult games at the Crystal Manor parking lot

Family movie at the Church at RedstoneBeer tasting at the Redstone Inn

EveningAdventure film screening at the Redstone Inn

SUNDAY, FEB. 20Morning

Registration for races at Demo Booth at Redstone InnScavenger Hunt at the Redstone General Store

Ice climbing demosSkate-ski race at Redstone StablesClassic ski race at Redstone Stables

Dog skijoring demo and clinic behind Redstone Coke Ovens

AfternoonKids games at Redstone Stables

Dog parade and games

Schedule subject to change. Go to redstonecolorado.comand check the February issue of The Crystal Valley Echonewspaper for a detailed schedule of WinterFest events.


FROM THE PLANET Astrological Interpretations by Kyle StewartTHIS COLUMN IS SPONSORED BY • CARBONDALE INSURANCE SERVICE • 963-2399v

Editor’s note: These interpretations are meant to be readand pondered by everyone, not just those who share theastrological sign of the current time period. So no matterwhat your sign, please enjoy and reflect on this universalknowledge.

Astrology is the study of psychological symbology;giving certain meanings to certain things, in this casebased upon concepts that go back to time immemori-al. It is a way of looking at life, at ourselves and thepeople in our lives. Astrology is one system, one wayof interpreting our feelings, thoughts and actionswithin the larger sphere of existence.

This column is based upon what’s termed “plane-tary transits”... the daily motion of our solar system asseen from Earth. So I give a snapshot of what’s hap-pening in the sky – now – and what that means inastrological terms. As the renowned late astrologistIsabel Hickey once said, “Transits are the day to daypositions of the planets.”

Capricorn/AquariusThe Sun is in Capricorn (cardinal, earth) until Jan.

20 when it moves into Aquarius (fixed, air). Expect to

have a lot to accomplish and organize....perhaps on asolitary basis during the first part of January. Then,when the Sun moves into Aquarius, it’s time to moveand think and socialize.

The New Year starts off with a bang with Jupiterand Uranus exactly conjunct at 27 degrees Pisces onJan. 5. Jupiter and Uranus have been on and off againconjunct all last year as well. It’s indicative of a desireto expand thoughts and also innovate action. It maybe taking its sweet time, but this time is it becauseJupiter and Uranus start to move away from eachother after Jan. 5? The renowned late astrologer IsabelHickey said, ”Intuition and judgment work hand inhand” and “very inventive with creative power.” I’dsay sudden and precipitous changes.

Jupiter and Uranus form a trine to Venus Jan. 13-14.A trine is a 120 degree angle denoting an easy flow ofenergy...good karma...things that happen without ouraction. This is a good time for investments or financialdealings, reaping benefits from our own sense ofgoodwill. and sudden successes. Don’t expect to coasttoo long, though.

The Sun at 16 degrees Capricorn is square Saturn at16 degrees Libra on Jan. 7. Saturn has those rings

around it representing boundaries or barriers. It’s thetesting planet, so there may be stalls in all thiswhoopee, go-for-it energy. But in reality, there will bemany things that will come our way of their own, andsome things that may be taken away. January looks tobe really good and really bad.

Mercury remains in Sagittarius until Jan. 14 whenit moves into Capricorn and forms a conjunction withPluto at 5 degrees Capricorn on Jan. 18. Mercury, themind and Pluto the planet of transformation, mayexchange some thoughts during this time.

The way we perceive may go through somechanges. It’s time for deep thinking and cleaning themental closets perhaps with some solitary study.Whatever is communicated should be worthwhile.But don’t take things too seriously, either. Remember,all things pass.

Want to know what “Venus turns retrograde” reallymeans? Want your astrological chart done? Contact KyleStewart in Carbondale at 963-5590 for personal consul-tations.

TV commercials can’t sell GrandmaSarah’s kind of love

By Pastor Bruce Gledhill

TV commercials. They’re definitely on the list of things we love to hate. A feware cute or humorous, more are insulting and aggravating, and all of them are tooloud.

One of the after-Christmas ads that slipped by my mute button runs like this,“Didn’t get what you wanted for Christmas? Don’t worry, just buy it at our store.”

Unfortunately, most of our deepest needs can’t be taken care of at a checkoutcounter. A while ago, I ran into a cousin I’ll call Ann. I hadn’t seen her for decadesand we laughed over memories of our silly times together as children. But whenwe began to reflect about where life had taken us over the years, her laughterquickly turned to pain.

She spoke about her tremendous sense of loss from the death of a “GrandmaSarah.” I know Ann’s family very well, and there’s no “Sarah” anywhere in thegroup.

Later on, my Mother explained to me about “Grandma Sarah.” Ann had runaway from home as a teenager. When she finally stopped running, she landed nextdoor to an older couple who reached out to her with love and acceptance. Thatwas the Sarah that Ann called Grandma. She had been Ann’s only source of love,and now she was dead.

The one thing Ann wanted and needed most she didn’t get for Christmas. Butit wouldn’t help if I took her to the store that ran the silly television commercial.Even the largest department stores don’t stock love in their house wares section.You can’t order it from a catalog or select it from the local supermarket shelf.

Ultimately, the source of true and unconditional love is God. And the onlymeans of distribution is through people. Sadly, there never seems to be enoughpeople like Ann’s “Grandma Sarah” who are actively reaching out to others withGod’s kind of love.

Church HappeningsChurch at Redstone services are Sundays at 10 a.m. 963-0326.

Church at Redstone Marble Community Church"Small But Mighty"

By Pastor Lafe Murray

All in favor of the new year starting in spring give mea moment of your time to explain what this changewould mean.

Imagine snow melting, grass greening up, trees budding AND the new yearbeginning. New life and the new beginning linked to the new year. Not a dif-ficult concept - really.

Spring has always been connected to new birth and new beginnings.Winter has always been connected to the challenges and growth stages in life.Cold is a time to endure, while spring and summer are times to thrive andpress ahead with full energy. Creatures (including many humans) hibernateduring the winter and take it easy.

Now, it is cool (get the pun?) that the New Year is Jan. 1, only a week afterChristmas, so that we get two great holidays (three if we count Thanksgivingat the end of November) in a short amount of time.

Any reminder, absolutely any reminder, that we can start anew with reso-lutions and a fresh start is great for human nature. It is never to late to be anew and different person. The rest of your life starts today. It is important togo in a new direction and be all God wants and created you to be. All of uscan make small changes that will impact the rest of our lives.

Which brings me to my sermons for the next few months called "ThePower of One" – how we can make simple changes that will change our livesfor the better. Every journey begins with the first step. We are responsible toadd and subtract things in our lives. The great thing is that God multiplies oursimple and small changes. God's grace is powerful.

God bless you greatly.

Church HappeningsEvery Sunday we have Adult Sunday School at 8:45 a.m, church at 10 a.m.,

and fellowship with snacks at 11 a.m.The second Sunday the church council meets and the third Sunday is

Communion.Our next big event is dinner on Jan. 8 at 6 p.m. This is our annual fundrais-

er and we will show a movie.

Monthly Meditations

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E C H O E S O F A L I F E


When Redstone resident Mary Wofford passed awayon Nov. 4, 2010 she left behind her loving family, herfriends, and the people she touched throughout her life.

In her 60 years, Mary’s passions included her family,working on the Idaho ranches she and her husband Donowned, working as an accountant, singing in the churchchoir, traveling, designing and remodeling several familyhomes, and opening and operating her own therapeuticmassage studio.

Born in Flagler, Colo., Mary was the youngest of fourdaughters; her only brother was born three years later.Growing up, she loved the quiet time and guidance shegot from spending time with her Grandma Livingston.

Mary and her husband Don spent 43 years togetherfarming, ranching and raising their two children, Aundria(Andi) and Bob. Bob now lives in Redstone with his wifeMary Ann, and their children.

Holidays spent together and travels with her familywere also special for Mary.

“We traveled together numerous times,” remembersMary’s sister Peggy Eckroth, “to Hawaii, New Zealandand even to Peru and Machu Picchu, a lifetime dream foreach of us. It was a joy to be with Mary because she hadan almost childlike excitement in every new experience,also accompanied by a cheerful laugh.”

While ranching, Mary loved gardening, and taking careof her chickens, kittens and baby calves.

“My children have many fond memories of being on the farm and doing chores with Mom,” relates Mary’s daughter Andi. “They especially liked to go out withher to feed the chickens. She treated the chickens like little people and my kids loved that. They still remember all of their names!”

Mary was a self-taught designer, decorator and architect, and was never happier than when she was in the process of designing and planning her next home. “If Mary was interested in something, she would study everything she could about that topic until she became an expert,” says her sister Peggy. “She designed

and helped build a solar house in Idaho, then found a ranch for Don to live his dream and designed a new home there, incorporating a rustic ranch house into herbeautiful dream home with all the amenities built by Don, our brother Richard and our father.”

In Idaho, Mary was an active member of her church, singing in the choir on Sundays and holidays, participating and leading Bible studies, leading the youthgroup, serving on the new church design and building team, serving 10 years as church treasurer, and a term as church elder. After moving to Redstone, she becamea part of the family at the Church at Redstone.

Mary was the organizer and facilitator of the family. She left detailed instructions on how to prepare the family’s traditional Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve andChristmas meals.

She will even be remembered for her love of dishes. “Peggy jokingly says that Mom and I got the ‘dishes gene,’” says daughter Andi. “We loved to look at dishes, buy dishes, display dishes and set the table with

dishes. “We will treasure the traditions our family has shared in the past and will make new ones in her memory,” says Andi. “We all miss Mom, but she left us well

prepared and well loved.”

Andi Wofford and Peggy Eckroth contributed to this story.

Remembering Mary Wofford

From top left, Mary Wofford through the years. Lower, Don and Mary surrounded by their children and grandchildren; top row from left, Bob, Don, Mary and Andi, second row, Justice, MaryAnn, Sam, Abriah, Mark, Liz,third row, Julia. Photos courtesy of the Wofford family


Classes can significantly lower cost ofcollege degree

By Debbie Crawford, Colorado Mountain College

For some Roaring Fork High School in Carbondalestudents planning to attend college, getting a headstart – before they get their high school diploma – issomething they can’t pass up.

Because of financial support from the Roaring ForkSchool District Re-1, successful completion of certaincourses is free to students and their parents. And hav-ing a community college such as Colorado MountainCollege (CMC) close to home makes it even easier.But the classes are not easy.

Those are some of the impressions from highschool students in a Colorado Mountain CollegeEnglish composition class at Roaring Fork HighSchool, offered through the state’s concurrent enroll-ment program.

“Colleges look at things like what honors youearned and if you took any hard classes,” saidSamantha Belcher, a senior at Roaring Fork.

Terra Salamida, another Roaring Fork senior, saidthe college-level classes are not for everyone, though.

“They’re not the easiest, but that’s what they’reabout,” she said.

Thanks to the state’s Concurrent EnrollmentPrograms Act (CEPA), qualified high school students

can take commonly required college-level classes suchas English, algebra, Spanish and social sciences.

Classes might be offered at a local college, in localhigh schools or via distance learning. In these classeshigh school students can simultaneously earn collegeor vocational credit toward a postsecondary diplomaor certificate, or toward a college degree, while alsoreceiving credit toward a high school diploma.

Although for years the college-transfer-level cours-es have been available in the state, the recent CEPAlegislation has introduced some changes. High schoolstudents must work with their high school counseloron a plan to determine if, and which, courses wouldbe in their best interests.

Another change is to the way classes are funded.Families previously paid for the college classes andreceived reimbursement from the school district ifstudents completed the course with a grade of C orbetter. Now the school districts will pay for the class-es through per-pupil funding from the state, if stu-dents complete the course with a C or better. Familieswill only reimburse the costs if students do not suc-cessfully complete the course.

Also, school districts – such as the four in a localpilot program with Colorado Mountain College – cannow partner with colleges to offer career tech classesfor students who seek more of a vocational focus.Though these can also be dual-credit courses, they’renot intended to transfer to universities. Participatingin the pilot program are the Roaring Fork SchoolDistrict, Garfield Re-2 School District, Garfield

County School District No. 16 and DeBeque SchoolDistrict 49.

“I like the fact that the school district pays thetuition,” said Colton Mingledorff, a senior at YampahMountain High School. “That’s a very good incentive.”

Dalton Handy, another senior at Roaring Fork, saidthe English comp class was “definitely more of a chal-lenge than high school. I took an [AdvancedPlacement] language class, but there’s nothing tougherthan a college-level course.”

Concurrent enrollment courses are college courses,so the amount of work necessary to be successful maybe much greater than high school classes. Concurrentenrollment courses, and grades earned in them, arealso listed on a student’s permanent college transcript.

Senior Samantha Belcher said she would stronglyrecommend that high school seniors take a close lookat a concurrent enrollment class in English composi-tion if they plan to go to college. The class offeredthrough Colorado Mountain College is guaranteed tocount for credit toward a bachelor’s degree at anypublic four-year college or university in Colorado.

CMC’s concurrent enrollment classes are a good tran-sition to higher learning, Colton Mingledorff said. Hesaid he’ll include the class writing assignments in a grad-uation portfolio required by Yampah. He plans to attenda four-year college after graduating from high school.

For information about and requirements for theconcurrent enrollment program, high school studentsand their parents should talk to their high schoolcounselor.

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THE MARBLE TIMESA LOOK AT LIFE AT THE MARBLE CHARTER SCHOOL

MCS: A unique learning opportunityPros and Cons for StudentsBy: Briana and Olivia

Going to a small school has both positivesand negatives for students. Pros for studentsinclude academic advantages such as; smallerworking groups, more one-on-one time withteachers, more flexibility with creative teaching,and ability to do more hands-on activities. Asmaller variety of teachers can be both andadvantage and a disadvantage for a learningenvironment. The greatest disadvantage in asmall school is just that—we’re small. Theschool buildings lack a large library, proper gym-nasium, science lab, and other such facilities.

There are also pros and cons in the socialenvironment for the students. Students havefewer peers to mingle with, there are fewafter school activities such as sports and clubs,and it’s almost impossible to keep secrets in aschool this small. However, having fewer stu-dents also creates a friendlier atmosphere,with less peer pressure and no bullies. “It’sless of a hassle,” said one student, who hadpreviously gone to a gone to a different, larg-er public school.

Teacher ResponsibilityBy: Briana and Olivia

In our small school, teachers have differentresponsibilities than they would in larger pub-lic schools. Our staff performs the duties thatwould usually fall to a secretary or custodian,such as taking phone calls, filling out paper-work, shoveling snow or fixing the toilet thatbroke that morning. Teachers also have toplan more extensively, as they must teachmore than one grade at once, and also have toprepare all the materials for a lesson. Formost subjects, teachers must create a curricu-lum using many different materials and texts,and some teachers must perform duties suchas administrating required state assessmentsand solving student problems. On the flipside, MCS teachers have less papers to grade,and can get to know each student very well

The GOCO GrantBy: Olivia

The Marble Charter School has receiveda GOCO Grant (Great Outdoors ColoradoLocal Parks and Outdoor Recreation). Thisgrant gave us a total of $70,233! We willbe using this grant to build a new play-ground, finish landscaping out side of thenew building and fix the area in-betweenthe school buildings. Everyone is veryexcited about a new playground coming inthe spring!

Size Matters!There has been a great deal of research into the value of

small schools such as the Marble Charter School. Thesereports have been promising, but no school is good simplybecause it is small. Indeed, several factors continue to makethe difference in all schools: parent involvement, teacherability and leadership are constants in the success of anyschool. We’ll be asking you to weigh in on those issues inJanuary when you will be asked to fill out a parent surveyso that we might improve our learning community. Butwhen we review the research, it is interesting to note thatschool size makes a difference in both safety and learning.

Key research findings:• Students learn well and often better in small schools

(an analysis of 103 studies show that achievement is superior in small schools)

• Violence and behavior problems diminish. We know our students well and we expect high degrees of participation.

• Attendance is higher, dropouts fewer• Strong personal bonds develop between teachers and

students• Parent and community are more involved

• Simplicity and focus; communication is much easier • Improved instructional quality(Policy Brief, October 2001, WestEd)

In the search for successful schools, Joe Nathan fromthe University of Chicago reviewed 22 smaller schoolsthroughout the United States. He discovered that, onaverage, small schools can provide:

• A safe place for students• A more positive, challenging environment• Higher achievement• Higher graduation rates• Fewer discipline problems• Much greater satisfaction for families, students and

teachers(Smaller, Safer, Saner Successful Schools, Nathan and Thao, 2007)

At Marble Charter School, we enjoy a family-likeatmosphere where “all our kids are all our kids;” we alltake responsibility for the respect and kindness demon-strated to everyone. We know each other well and enjoythe company of all of our students. It’s a great place tolearn and a positive environment to work. Again, we’ll belooking for feedback on how we’re doing in January. Andas always, come in or call any time. We enjoy sharing theschool with others.


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Aunt Paula Baker’s Carrot CakeKindergartener Cormac’s Aunt

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Personnel Narrativesfrom Second gradeMy trip to HawaiiBy Wyatt

We rode a big airplane to Hawaii. It took a longtime. We were going to Dustin’s wedding. When wegot to our condo it was hot. Dustin’s parents watchedme. I played the Wi and Mario brothers. My parentswere at a party.

The next day we went to the beach, we were catch-ing crabs. The crabs were big and clear. We dug holesin the sand to catch them. It was a sunny day inHawaii. We caught at least ten crabs. We put thecrabs back into there holes.

We also swam in a big crater. I saw a sea turtle.Fish were cleaning its very big shell. Then we wenthome. It was fun. It was a very long trip. I would notdo it again.

The MysteryBy Erica

Ashley just got back from the school bus. She waswalking her dog. She was in Redstone. It was quiet.Her brown dog was twinkles. She was Ashley. Shewas walking in to the museum.

In the museum they saw a big dinosaur. They alsosee another dog. Her dog goes and plays with the otherdog. She looks at the person. She had a purse and asuitcase. She put her suitcase down. She walked away.

Ashley did not know what to do. She lookedaround. The other girl was running down the street.Ashley went to open the case slowly. Then shelooked there was money in the case. She thought toherself, should I call the police or not?

“ I should” she said, “ I will!”She called the police. The police came in no time.

So she said to herself “ She was the one who was therobber that she heard of. The police found the girl.Ashley was the first one to find the robber.

The End.

Grades K-1Wonderkids Explore Family HistoryBy KD

The Kindergarteners, 1st and 2nd gradersare learning about immigration. They drewa family tree and made a book about theirfamilies and passed down recipes they have.They are also learning about their ancestorsand the recipes that they make on specialoccasions or just as a yummy treat. K-2 ishaving a lot of fun making a book on theirfamily histories. Learn more about thecookbook in Justice’s Article.

Ancestor RecipesBy: Justice Edited by: Victoria

Here at MCS, we have been learning about our ances-tors. For the Wonderkids, one of the great parts about it islearning about and sharing family recipes from long or notso long ago. The K-1 group collected recipes and made acookbook. These cookbooks will help us fundraise forMarble Charter School and help you find recipes that you’lllove. So have fun baking and eating passed down recipesfrom breakfast to dessert in our own, homemade cookbook

2nd Grade

Hanukkah ReportsHistory of HanukkahBy Patrick and Erica

2000 years ago in Isreal there was a war between theJewish and the Greeks. The Greek king did not want theJewish people to practice their religion. He wanted Jewsto adopt the Greek ways. The Greek King had a bigarmy but the small Jewish army won the war after threeyears of fighting. After the war, the Jewish claimed theretemples back. They cleaned them out and rededicatedthem. This is what the word Hanukkah means inHebrew, “rededication”. After cleaning their temple,they thought they would not have enough oil to burnduring their celebration. They ended up having enoughfor 8 days. This was considered a miracle. Because ofthe Jews victory, Hanukkah is celebrated.

DreidelBy Maia and Easton

At Hanukkah time they play a special game. It iscalled the dreidel game. A dreidel looks like a top. Youhave a pot of prizes in the middle . You have 5 to startout with. Everyone puts one in the pot to start . On thedriedel there are four sides. They each have a symbol.They are Nun, Shin, Gimel and Hay. You spin the topand whatever symbol it lands on, is what you do. Gimel= take the pot, Hay = take half the pot, Nun = you donothing and Shin = put two in. It is a fun game to play.

MenorahBy Brook-Lynn

The menorah is a special candle holder used duringHanukkah. It has nine candles. One candle is lit eachday of Hanukkah. There are eight days of Hanukkahthe ninth candle is used to light the other candles.Hanukkah is also called the Festival of Light.

LatkesBy Wyatt and Spencer

Latkes are a potato pancake that are made duringHanukkah. The second graders made some andshared with K-1. This is how you make them. Firstwe weigh the potatoes them we wash , peel andshred them. We mix the shredded potates with egg,breadcrumbs, salt and pepper. Last we fry them. Weate them with applesauce. I liked the ones that werenot burnt.

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Grades 3-5

Creative WritingOur class receives a new vocabulary

word every day. When we get a certainamount, we then write a story aroundthese words.

MyselfBy: Katie

Hi, my name is Katie and I have sib-lings, and one of them imitates mesometimes. Sometimes when our playgets strenuous I get tired but I have somuch fun. Sometimes my brother, Josemakes me so mad but sometimeshappy.

Another day I was so shy because wehad a talent show, and I was so timid.He was considerate of me because I was so frightened.

The End

Mount ElbertBy Tomas

One day my family and I were climbing Mount Elbert. It was strenuousbecause it was so high up! I was really reluctant to climb because it was toosteep and so rocky. There were emblems to show us where the trail led.

When we got to the top, we saw birds migrating south. It also looked likepeople were getting ready to cultivate their land at the bottom of Mount Elbert.

When we got down, we were racing with chaos to the car. It was a hard hike,but we had fun.

Poems of the Year AwardFourth and fifth grade students read

several poems and chose which oneeach thought should win the “Poem ofthe Year Award.”

It’s all the Same to the Clam By Lucas

This poem should win poem of theyear because it teaches people that theclams stay the same. I think that peopleand kids would laugh at some phrases. Ifound it cool that the clam could live forthousands of years. I think people wouldfind the picture funny. I really think thispoem should win Poem of the Year!

The SharkBy Ralph Good

The “Shark” should win Poem of theYear for many reasons. It has greatrhymes and word choice. It fits perfect-ly with the other parts of the poem. It isa great poem size. It’s a perfect topicthat the author picked, because whowouldn’t want to read a poem about ashark. Last but not least this poem hasgreat detail throughout the wholepoem. That is why The “Shark” wonPoem of the Year.

What are Pockets for?Bella

I think this poem should win poemof the year because it tells what can be

put in your pockets. It has some crazythings that I never thought could be putin your pockets. It lists very descriptivegadgets. Some are useful, rotten, old,some you can eat, play with, and makeart projects with. It tells a great story.That’s why I think the poem of the yearshould be, “What are Pockets for?”

It’s All the Same to the ClamMegan

I enjoy the poem, ”It’s all the Same tothe Clam” because the author justexpresses himself by saying,“Everything is the same to the clam.” Hetries to explain that no matter what,even if you set it out in the rain or if theworld ends, it’s all the same to the clam.He explains that the clam doesn’t domuch. That is why I think “It’s All theSame to the Clam” should be Poem ofthe Year

ANIMALS THAT MIGRATEBy Lauren Schlueter

A whale migrates and a birdmigrates. Lots of animals migrate.Migrating would be chaos for mebecause of all the animals passing meand pushing me like they are in a hurry.It would be strenuous for me. Whenyou are migrating, I bet you can see theconstellations in the sky. For a whale, Ibet it is pretty underneath the waterwith the moon shining on you.

Research report on the River Otter, byRalph

Grades 6-8

Travel Through Time and Across Continents withthe 6th – 8th Graders

6th – 8th graders at MCS just finished a big unit inSocial Studies on Europe and Russia. They traveledthrough time from the Roman Empire through theMiddle Ages to the Renaissance, throughEnlightenment, Reformation, Revolutions, and twoWorld Wars. They learned many “isms” along theway - feudalism, imperialism, nationalism, socialism,capitalism, and communism – and many other bigconcepts. They’ve taken their big test and wanted toshare some of what they learned with you! Try tak-ing their Famous Person Test!

MATH

SymmetryBy Briana

I just finished a math book called, “Kaleidoscopes,Hubcaps, and Mirrors.” I learned all about the differ-ent kinds of symmetry, and shared this with the restof the school. Here are pictures of my presentation.

Ratio & ProportionBy Jake & Justice

We studied ratio and proportion, andthen we played “paper pool” to decide whatratio of side lengths would be the best touse for shooting pool. We presented ourresearch to the school.

A ratio is a comparison between twothings with numbers, for example: 24:18 or24/18 or 24% to 18%.

A proportion is a comparison of tworatios, and is used to solve for a missingnumber, for example: 3:4 = n:100, or 3/4 =n/100; what is n? (n = 75).

Test Your WitsBy Sam & Julia

Are you brave enough to solve this math prob-lem?

(100 – 50) + 1 – 40 x 2 – 5 + 1 + 2 ÷ 8 = ?Don’t forget PEMDAS! It’s the order of opera-

tions: Parentheses, Exponents,Multiplication, Division,Addition, Subtraction.

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academics with project-based learning allows studentsto apply their skills in a real-world setting.

• 9 & 10th grade selective enrollment, mentorships, individual learning plan, project based learning oppor-tunities, contracted schedule.

Mission StatementThe mission of the Marble Charter School is to provide opportunities for students to realize high levels of academic achievement.We create a nurturinglearning environment that encompasses natural and cultural resources fromthe community. The school forms its instructional program to meet or exceedstate standards and to provide each student with a successful learning experience. Marble Charter School expects its students, with full support oftheir families, to strive for excellence in all aspects of this learning process.

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The JohnsonsThree years after the four brothers formed their

band, each had mastered their chosen instrument.This year, unlike every year before, they had made itinto the Infesting School’s Annual Talent Show. Theshow was to happen tomorrow, and the boys werejust finishing writing their first song: “We all live in aGreen Pine Tree.”

The next day, the boys headed towards thehollowed out stump that served as the school audito-rium. They set up their instruments, and, as theother beetles were sitting down, they started theirsong:

In the grove where I was bornLived a bug who flew the treesAnd he told us of his life In the land of green pine trees

We all live in a green pine treeA green pine tree, a green pine treeWe all live in a green pine treeA green pine tree, a green pine tree

And our friends, are on the branchMany more are in the trunkAnd the band begins to play


As we live a life of easeEvery one of us has all we needSky of blue, and tree of greenIn the land of green pine trees


As they struck the last note, the assembled beetlesbegan to buzz wildly. They whirred, shouted like“amazing” and everyone waved their antennae. TheBeetles first performance was a hit.

Nerds Are Awesome Day!We had fun dressing up like “nerds” to honor how cool it is to

be super smart (even if sometimes that might mean a lack ofcolor-coordination and social graces!)

After School ProgramKids have been baking, craft-

ing, and playing in our afterschool program thanks to DirectorChristy Lee. For Thanksgiving,the kids baked bread in the shapeof turkeys – so cute! For the holi-days, students attempted makingcolored pinwheels.

Fun at MCS! Every Friday, our MCS community joins together tocelebrate our learning and share projects and fun witheach other.

3rd – 5th graders teach the school about anemometers – their homemade windspeed measuring tools,and later they hosted an episode of the game show, “Jeopardy,” to teach us about all the cool weather

facts they’d learned. 3rd – 5th graders put on their Emperor Q’in Play for the school to show their learn-ing of ancient Chinese culture. They wrote the play themselves! 6th – 8th graders open the meeting witha skit, song and dance! A very happy December birthday to Miss Neddy! The students enjoy outdoor PE.

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Problem onpage 19: 51– 80 – 6 + ?

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JANUARY 2011


Outside, the snow is piled high and thetemps are cold and crisp, so so it seemslike an odd time to write about a summerhike along the Appalachian Trail.

But last January, amidst drifts and bliz-zards, I signed up and started getting inshape for a July 2010, eight-day backpack-ing trip through the Presidential Range inthe White Mountains of New Hampshire.

The idea for the trip came from Laura,a friend of mine who lives in NewHampshire. She and Margaret, anotherfriend from Connecticut, and I celebratedturning 40 in 2000 by hanging out on thebeach on Sanibel Island off the coast ofFlorida. We ocean kayaked, bird-watched,and rode beach cruisers.

So, in 2010, Laura got the brilliant ideato bag the beach and the lounge chairsand leap head first into a 70-mile, nine-peak, Appalachian Trail (AT) adventure tocelebrate the three of us turning 50.

I was game, and signed right up whenI got the call to join Laura, Margaret and agroup of like-minded hikers with theAppalachian Mountain Club.

Think againWith six months to go, I had plenty of

prep time to get strong for our July trip. I started doing free weights, push-ups andsit-ups, taking Pilates with Redstone’s own Sue McEvoy, and hiking up East CreekTrail east of Redstone every other day.

Month after month, I counted down to the day our trip would begin. Snowmelted into mud as I exchanged snowshoes for boots, and wildflowers sproutedin the warming temps. I felt fit and ready for our adventure.

However, I would soon learn that hiking up and down East Creek was like aleisurely stroll to the mailbox compared to the terrain I met up with on the AT.

In July, I put a pack on my back, boots on my feet and, with a trekking pole ineach hand, headed out of the Pinkham Notch Visitors Center and into thePresidential Range with my fellow backpackers.

Our group of four leaders and almost 20 hikers collectively shared the identicalinfantile sense of humor and outlook on life. There was zero whining or pettybickering and plenty of laugh-so-hard-your-stomach-hurts moments.

As much as the group was similar, we were different, too. There was a grand-mother, albeit a young grandmother, named Jenny, her grandson and their fellowhiking friend, all from Alabama. There was an English professor named Jim, and apharmaceutical salesman named James. Stacey and Neil came from New Jersey,and two friends named Elvis and Dave came from New York City. Rounding outthe bunch was a volunteer ambulance driver from Connecticut named Russ, anurse named Carol from Pennsylvania, and a pathologist named Ethan fromMassachusetts

We had five trip leaders to keep thegroup together. Denise had to leaveearly to get married, so Jackie took herplace. Terri has to be the most ground-ed person I’ve ever met, and Paulettewas incapable of pronouncing “Rs”; herBoston accent puts Mark Wahlberg toshame.

At the helm was Tim Kennedy, asage outdoorsman who made his livingas an accountant when he wasn’t bag-ging peaks, and who’s been leadingthese trips for 37 years. We were hislast group so it was a bit bittersweet forhim.

Hello kneesEven though the tallest mountains in

New Hampshire peak out at just 6,000 feet, don’t be fooled. We averaged eleva-tion gains and losses of at least 2,500 to 3,500 feet a day. And what this terrainlacks in height, it more than makes up for in tricky footing, seas of giant rocks, andin trails that go absolutely straight up and straight down (apparently, the conceptof switchbacks was ignored when these trails were cut).

Needless to say, we slept hard and well in our hut bunks, and welcomed the hotcoffee that greeted us every morning as we stretched to get ready for the dayahead.

I grew up in Aspen hiking in lots of backcountry, and love our mountains here.But a trip to another part of the world, be it New England or New Zealand, puts anew, fresh perspective on what’s out there.Would I recommend an AppalachianMountain Club trip? Absolutely. For unique scenery, challenging terrain, great peo-ple and adventure, it’s a “winnah,” as Paulette would say.

The Appalachian Mountain Club offers a huge array of trips throughout NewEngland, the U.S. and the world. To find out more about the club’s offerings, go to out-doors.org, or contact Appalachian Mountain Club, 5 Joy St., Boston, MA 02108, 617-523-0636.

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New Hampshire's Appalachian Trail offers straight-up adventure

Top, New Hampshire's Appalachian Trail goes from the bottom of the valleys to the topof the peaks; lower, in spots, ladders are positioned on the trail for hikers, like LauraMcDaniel here, to get up and down; bottom, Appalachian Mountain Club huts, such asthe Madison Hut, are a welcome sight after a long day hiking along the Appalachian Trail.

Photos by Carrie Click


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Marbleites Pam Lalis and Richard Wellsrecently took their Crystal Valley Echo downunder. Here they are near Marysville, Victoria;at St. Kilda Pier in St. Kilda, Victoria; and withthe Melbourne skyline. Photos courtesy ofToni Noah, Richard’s mom.

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The Echo’s Parting Shot…

See you next month!** This month our Parting Shot is a bit different.** A farewell and best of luck to Nicole Richardson

who is leaving her position as GM of the Redstone Inn.Tearing her away from her post is the inn’s

new food & beverage manager Jacob Robbins.

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