february 9, 2012

Sopris Sunthe

Carbondale’s weekly, non-profit newspaper Volume 3, Number 52 | February 9, 2012

LOOK INSIDE:

PAGE 3“Rockies”rolling in

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PAGE 7Photos that

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By Angela PauloneSopris Sun Correspondent

he two-story, foursquare brick housesits on a large corner lot just off MainStreet,and across the alley south of theVillage Smithy restaurant.

According to the Mt. Sopris Historical Soci-ety’s Survey Report of 2006, “The building isone of the more substantial residential buildingsin the center of Carbondale. Its brick construc-tion is indicative of the prosperity of thebuilders and their long-term investment in thebuilding. It also reflects the prevalent styles anddetailing of the period [between 1900-1908]”(from Reid Architects, Inc.).

This building is also indicative of Dave Tay-lor’s success as a music producer, who is nowrenting the house as his studio space – CoolBrick Studios. Once a law office, the houseserves Taylor and his clients with a welcomingenvironment.Taylor’s oldest daughter, 11, cameup with the name for his studio, which has beenin place since the end of August.

Since the mid-1970s, Taylor has done musicproduction and always wanted his own studio.With his initial radio DJ gig introducing him toproduction and then moving on to being a mu-sician and doing voice-overs, Taylor said he re-ally wanted to combine all those experiencesand utilize them to create an opportunity foraudio and video production.

“It’s a lot of fun because I get to work witha lot of musicians, especially up-and-comingones,” he said.

Taylor’s main goal is “to be reasonablypriced, relaxed and collaborative, workingwith amateurs, semi-professionals and profes-sionals.” He has been in several local projectsso far including a four CD set of educationalsongs for a Montessori teacher, a variety ofvideo work for Roaring Fork Valley real estateoffices and international real estate offices. Heis also helping score a movie that was partlyfilmed in Carbondale.

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Dave Taylor has transformed one of Carbondale’s most recognized downtown homes into a commercial recording studio. CoolBrick Studios is across the alley from the venerable Village Smithy restaurant, and at the opposite end of the road from the ThirdStreet Center. Photo by Jane Bachrach

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I live in a town with Full Moonbiking soirees.

I live in a town that celebrates a parade.I live in a town with stores that say

“Locally Made.”I live in a town with a Fire Department to

come to your aid.I live in a town where people volunteer

and don’t get paid.

I live in a town so full of good spirit.I live in a town, if you play a concert folks

come to hear it.I live in a town where you don’t need

a permit.To walk, or to talk, or to sit and to kibitz.

I live in a town with the best view to see.I live in a town where that is still free.I live in a town that encourages me to be.I live in a town where love is the key.

Lisa Dancing-LightCarbondale

Wealth not a crimeDear Editor:

President Obama blames the bad econ-omy on the wealthy who are not payingtheir“fair”share of taxes, not on the 46 per-cent of the population who pay no taxeswhile receiving all kinds of benefits fromthose who do.

Since when has it become a crime inAmerica to become successful financially?Isn’t that the American dream, and what sep-arates us from all other countries — individ-ual freedom to succeed and to haveeconomic freedom to do so? Think of thethousands of innovators and entrepreneurswho have made this country the worldleader it is.

Obama espouses economic equality, justlike the socialists and communists have donebefore him. A failed economic theory thathas never worked, in which the most pro-ductive are supposed to support the leastproductive, all under government-supervisedoutcomes that never are achieved. He wantsthe government to redistribute the earningsand wealth of our citizens based upon whatbureaucrats in Washington think is fair,through manipulation of the tax system.

Obama blames all of his woes on theother party, or the past president, and doesnot take responsibility for his own ineffec-tiveness as the leader he promised us hewould be. His every action is to promote hisre-election and the weakening of our coun-try, while promoting the ideas of his pastanti-American mentors.

Bill CookCarbondale

Thanks to SkiCoDear Editor:

There are so many reasons to be gratefulfor the Aspen Skiing Company — for themiracles its groundskeepers worked in De-cember with so little snow, for the patrollers’dedication to balancing safety with gettingterrain open now that we’ve got snow, foranother thrilling X Games — that one mightoverlook the extraordinary work SkiCo doesyear-round in this community, includingthrough its Environment Foundation, a non-

profit employee organization dedicated toprotecting and preserving the regional envi-ronment.

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers re-cently received a grant from the Environ-ment Foundation toward itsYoung StewardsInitiative, a new program that will get hun-dreds of kids from throughout the greaterRoaring Fork Valley involved in conserva-tion projects.

Our kids are the future stewards of ourpublic lands — we believe that getting themoutside, inspired, and having them experi-ence first-hand what a difference they canmake is the best way to ensure this landscapewill be taken care of for years to come.

We are grateful to the Aspen Skiing Co.,its employees and its partner (the AspenCommunity Foundation) for believing in ourkids, too, and for helping RFOV take care ofthis beautiful place we are lucky enough tocall home.

Karin TeagueRoaring ForkOutdoor VolunteersBasalt

Support women’s healthDear Editor:

The recent brouhaha about funding forbreast health programs at Planned Parent-hood reminds us of the importance ofwomen’s health issues.

The Planned Parenthood Women’sHealth Clinic in Glenwood Springs provideshealth and reproductive services to many ofour neighbors, from all walks of life. Thisbilingual center served nearly 3,000 women

I live in a townDear Editor:I live in a town where people say “Hi” on

the street.I live in a town where people come together

to meet.I live in a town with the best places to eat.I live in a town where you can buy local

“Grass-fed Beef.”

I live in a town where people pray.I live in a town where children can play.I live in a town where they care what you say.I live in a town that laughs at Tina Fey.

I live in a town with ranchers and hikers.I live in a town with bankers and moun-

tain bikers.

I live in a town with artists, musiciansand healers.

I live in a town with thinkers, doersand feelers.

I live a town with magazines about climbers.I live a town that honors “old-timers.”I live a town that has a cool diner.I live in a town that encourages rhymers.

I live in a town that has a great college.I live in a town that nurtures wisdom

and knowledge.

I live in a town that is far from the fray.I live in a town that is filled with clichés.I live in a town with little makeup

and hairspray.

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Tune in, turn offBy Steve Skinner

Did anyone see that little police blotter item in a recent Sopris Sun about idling?It said that someone called the police because cars were idling in the post office park-ing lot. The caller was asked by the police if the vehicles had been running for morethan 10 minutes.

As I understand it, idling is illegal in Carbondale unless you are starting your carcold, then you have an absurd 10 minutes to spew while your heater gets going.None of those vehicles at the post office were starting “cold.”

Someone needs to inform the police that the idling ordinance was designed tostop this kind of thing and asking if they had been idling for 10 minutes means theydo not know or appreciate the law.

Here’s the exact language:7.18.010 - Vehicle idling reduction.A. Idling of vehicles wastes fuel, creates pollution and causes premature engine

wear and produces harmful effects to the environment.B. No person shall cause or permit a vehicle anywhere within the town of Car-

bondale to idle except that vehicles may be idled for up to ten minutes aftera cold start.

C. Vehicle engines shall be turned off when loading and unloading passengersor merchandise except if:1. A vehicle is in the moving traffic lane waiting to move with the normal

flow of traffic.2. An engine is required to operate auxiliary equipment that is essential to

load or unload merchandise or products carried in the vehicle; con-struction on public or private property; essential public and emergencyservices, police, fire or ambulance; vehicles repairing a disabled vehicleor preparing a vehicle for servicing; armored vehicles where a personremains inside the vehicle while guarding the contents of the vehicle orwhile the vehicle is being loaded or unloaded; vehicles that remain mo-tionless because of an emergency, traffic or weather conditions or me-chanical difficulties over which the driver has no control; vehiclesengaged in a parade or race or other such event authorized by the town;or public transit vehicles while engaged in operational activities, includ-ing training activities except where idling is substantially for the con-venience of the operator of the vehicle.

The Sopris Sun encourages commentaries on local issues from our readers.Remember: Keep your commentary local and keep it to 700 words, then dispatchit to [email protected] or P.O. Box 399, Carbondale, CO 81623. Don’t forgetto tell us your name, phone number, where you live and any other pertinent in-formation about yourself.

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

LETTERS page 13

By Lynn BurtonSopris Sun Staff Writer

Ride the Rockies released the route forthis year’s six-day bicycle tour on Mondayand it includes overnight stops in Carbon-dale, Gunnison, Hotchkiss, Leadville,Granby and Fort Collins.

This is the first time in the history of the27-year-old event that Carbondale hashosted the bicyclists, although GlenwoodSprings, Aspen and Rifle have enjoyed thehonor in the past.

This being the first time Ride the Rock-ies has over-nighted in Carbondale, the So-pris Sun decided to put a few questions totour organizers.

Just for the record, Ride the Rockies (aDenver Post event) will put 2,000 bicy-clists on the road from Gunnison to FortCollins from June 10-15, with Carbondaleserving as the tour destination on Day 2(June 11).

Question: Is there some kind of con-test involving the host towns that ridersvote on?Answer: Yes, we do a “Best Beer Gar-

den” contest that is decided by the cyclistsin a post tour survey. Towns can themetheir entertainment/beer garden or come upwith creative ways to make it stand out.The prize is a photo and mention on thehome page of the Ride The Rockies Website for a few months before we launch our2013 site.

Q: What were some of the activitiestowns have organized for the riders?

A: We have seen a variety of activities,including wine tours, summer ski jumping,train rides, rodeos and even cow-pie Bingo!Each town has unique activities to show-case and we hope that cyclists can experi-ence it all.

Q: How many applications do you ex-pect for the 2,000 spots?A: We expect roughly 3,500 applica-

tions, which will be accepted through Feb.24. Traditionally, all 50 states are repre-sented and between 12 to 15 countries.

Q: The route from the top of McClurePass to Carbondale is on Highway 133.What are the logistics of 2,000 riders shar-ing a highway with vehicles?A: Ride The Rockies does not involve

road closure. Cyclists will share the roadwith vehicles and obey rules of the road.We don’t have pace vehicles but we dohave a number of support vehicles thatrange from SAG to medical support. Wealso will travel with eight Colorado StatePatrol motorcycle troopers that help to“marshal” the event.

Q:Will the riders all leave Hotchkiss forCarbondale at once or are they staggeredin flights?A: Cyclists are allowed to leave at their

leisure in the morning, but must be on theroad no later than 9 a.m. Some cyclists willdepart as early as 5 a.m. depending on thedifficulty of that day’s stage.

Q: What is the Ride the Rockies Website address?

A: It’s ridetherockies.com. There is awealth of information on our Web siteabout the logistics of the event, training,nutrition, safety rules and more. Ourrider anual will be published at the endof March.

Q: Anything else you'd like to add?A: Carbondale has been on our radar

for a number of years. We look forward toworking with the community to make thisa great experience for all involved!

(Editor’s note: Ride the Rockies answerswere provided by Community RelationsManager Elizabeth Norris and Tour Di-rector Chandler Smith).

Submitted Press Release

Because early spring is an especiallystressful time for wildlife, Colorado Parksand Wildlife managers are reminding shedantler collectors that pressuring elk andmule deer during this time of the year cancreate very stressful conditions for biggame herds.

Many people begin their search forantlers at the same time that deer and elk aremost vulnerable to starvation, and managersare concerned that careless or aggressive col-lecting can severely stress the winteringwildlife, leading to increased mortality.

“By late February deer and elk are justhanging on and waiting for their naturalfood sources to green-up,” said AreaWildlife Manager Bill de Vergie. “Any un-necessary strenuous activity at this time ofyear can deplete their fat stores which canlead to higher mortality, especially in calvesand fawns.”

The growth of antlers is one of nature’smore magnificent wildlife displays. Male elk,mule deer and moose grow large racks overthe summer in preparation for rutting activ-ity in the fall.The large displays not only at-tract females, they are also used to joust withother males as they compete for mates.

When the rutting behavior ends and win-ter conditions set-in, survival becomeswildlife’s priority. The harsh weather forceselk and deer to migrate to lower-elevationwinter range in search of food, which is oftenscarce and not very nutritious. By late winterand into early spring, the ungulates dependon fat stores almost exclusively, and it is at

this time that bucks and bulls shed theirheavy antlers in order to preserve energy.

“If you think about it in human terms,you could say that during the late spring,summer andfall, they eat ce-real, but duringlate winter andinto earlyspring, all that isleft to eat is thecereal box,”saidEducation Co-ordinator Kath-leen Tadvick.

In additionto concernsabout mortality,human activitycan drive win-tering deer andelk onto privateproperty wherethey may cause damage to haystacks orother agriculture products.

“Even a small herd can do significantdamage,” continued de Vergie. “Elk aresmart and when they are pressured andstressed they often enter private lands asthey look for food and shelter, causing fi-nancial losses to landowners.”

Although some people sell the sheds theyfind, shed gathering has become an increas-ingly popular social activity for families andgroups of collectors. Enthusiasts typicallyfan out on public lands either on foot,horseback, or motorized vehicles like ATVs,

often searching deep into deer and elk win-ter range.

Excessive foot and horseback activity isa concern to wildlife managers, but they are

more con-cerned aboutm o t o r i z e dtraffic — espe-cially ATVs.“ATVs are ac o n v e n i e n tway to traveldeep into re-mote areasquickly, butbecause theyare noisier andfaster, peopleon these ma-chines need tobe especiallycautious toavoid pressur-

ing wildlife,” said Northwest RegionalManager Ron Velarde. “We ask people tofollow the law, and be responsible and eth-ical when searching for sheds – whether onfoot, on a horse, or on a motorized vehicle.”

Wildlife managers advise that the slowerpace of hunting sheds on foot or horsebacktypically yield better results. People on mo-torized vehicles often miss sheds whilesearching on their fast moving ATV’s. An-other concern for wildlife managers are thedogs that people often bring along on theirshed hunts. Dog owners are reminded thatin the presence of wildlife, it is common for

even the most domesticated pets to revertquickly to their primitive instincts, poten-tially injuring and stressing deer and elk.

Several states currently allow shed col-lecting, but require that the collector firstpurchase a permit. Permits are not currentlyrequired in Colorado; however, in the Gun-nison Basin, where antler shed collecting ispopular, there are two regulations in placeto prevent disturbance of animals on publiclands in big game management units 54, 55,551, 66 and 67. Collection of shed antlers isprohibited on public lands within those unitsfrom Jan. 1 through March 14. From March15 through May 15, shed antler collectionis prohibited from legal sunset until 10a.m. Collectors should consult sunset tables.

In addition, collectors should be awarethat various local, state and federal laws arealways enforced, and irresponsible shedhunters can face fines for harassing wildlife,trespassing onto private lands, or operating amotorized vehicle where they are forbidden.If you plan to operate a motorized vehicle onpublic lands, it is strongly recommended tocheck with the Bureau of Land Managementfor the latest regulations.

Wildlife officers will enforce laws to en-sure wildlife populations continue to remainhealthy, and encourage collectors to be eth-ical. Responsible behavior will give collec-tors, hunters and wildlife watchers theopportunity to enjoy Colorado’s wildlife foryears to come.

If anyone sees wildlife harassment or otherillegal activity, they are asked to contact theirlocal Colorado Parks and Wildlife office.

Antler collectors cautioned to protect wildlife

What you might want to know about the 2012 Ride the Rockies

Gerry Michael gives Amy Kimberly a hug during opening night for the Valley VisualArt Show on Feb. 3. Michael helped to hang the show, which features more than 50artists. The show runs through the month at the Carbondale Council on Arts andHumanities gallery, which is open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Photo by Jane Bachrach

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“If you think about it inhuman terms, you could saythat during the late spring,summer and fall, they eat

cereal, but during late winterand into early spring, all thatis left to eat is the cereal box.”

Kathleen TadvickEducation Coordinator

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Cop ShopThe following events are drawn fromincident reports of the CarbondalePolice Department.

Feb. 1 At 10:33 a.m. police received areport of teenagers smoking pot onWeant Boulevard near the entrance toBridges High School. An officer saidhe’d patrol the area.

Feb. 1 At 10:30 a.m. a parent reportedher 10-year-old son was bitten by a dogin the vicinity of Weant and Sopris. Po-lice were able to contact the dog’sowner. Photographs were taken of theboy’s bite.

Feb. 1 At 8:10 p.m. Carbondale as-sisted an Eagle County sheriff’s detec-tive concerning reports of fraudulentdocuments being produced on Do-lores Way. One individual was arrestedand several pieces of evidence werecollected.

Feb. 2 At 11:08 a.m. police busted twojuveniles for allegedly smoking pot near455 S. Third.

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Candidates take out petitionsSeven potential candidates have taken out nominating petitions

in the Carbondale Board of Trustees election, according to townclerk Cathy Derby.They are: incumbents John Hoffmann and PamZentmyer, plus Bill Lamont, Staci Stein, Doc Philip, Laurie Esquibeland Sean Keery.

Nominating petitions with 25 valid signatures are due back attown hall no later than 5 p.m. on Feb. 23.

Three seats are up for grabs in the April. 3 election.

Fire district accepting nominationsThe Carbondale and Rural Fire Protection District is accepting

nominations in its board of directors election, scheduled for May8. The nomination deadline is March 2 at 4:30 p.m.

Two directors will be elected to serve four-year terms. For de-tails, call Jenny Cutright at 963-2491.

GarCo funds arena upgradesThe Garfield County commissioners on Monday pledged

$50,000 to Gus Darien riding arena improvements, said Carbon-dale Mayor Stacey Bernot. The pledge comes with a $10,000match from the town. Bernot said other funding sources are alsobeing sought.

The Carbondale trustees have not reached a final decision onriding arena upgrades but possible improvements include coveredbleachers and improved lighting, Bernot said.

“This multi-use facility will benefit from needed improvementsthat will enhance the experience for both spectators and partici-pants alike whether it be cowboys, mutton busters, hockey players,figure skaters, barrel racers or 4-H’ers,” Bernot said.

Library zoning goes to P&ZThe Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission holds a

public hearing concerning a proposal for the Garfield County Pub-lic Library District to build a new library at the corner of Sopris Av-enue and Third Street at 7 p.m. on Feb. 16.

Romney carries CarbondaleCarbondale Republicans picked Mitt Romney for their top

presidential candidate at party caucuses on Feb. 7. Romney gar-nered 57 votes, followed by Rick Santorum (23), Ron Paul (12),Newt Gingrich (9) and Jon Hunstman (2). County wide, Romneyedged Santorum 244-223.

Nieslanik named to committeeThe Garfield County commissioners named 12 members to

their Land-Use Code Revision Advisory Committee on Monday,including Carbondale’s Mark Nieslanik (manager of the DancigerTyBar angus ranch).

RE-1 picks super searcherThe Roaring Fork RE-1 School District board has chosen the

firm Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates to conduct a search fora new school district superintendent, according to a press release.

The firm plans to present a slate of five to six candidates to theboard by April 23. The school board hopes to announce a new su-perintendent on June 1.

CEC wins awardCommunity solar-garden developer Clean Energy Collective has

been awarded the Climate Change Business Journal’s 2011 BusinessAchievement Award for its pioneering work in renewable energy de-velopment, according to a press release.

Climate Change Business Journal, a business research publica-tion that provides strategic business intelligence on the climatechange industry, recognized CEC for developing a new businessmodel for community solar, which can make solar PV ownershipavailable to an enormous customer base of individuals and busi-nesses whose premises or financial circumstances won’t accommo-date an on-site PV array.

In November 2011, the Department of Energy named CEC the In-novative Green Power Program of theYear.CEC is also a finalist for theRenewable Energy World’s Excellence in Renewable Energy Awards.


February with Carbondale RotaryMeetings are Wednesdays 7 AM at the Carbondale Firehouse. Visitors are wel-

come to come enjoy the programs and see why people actually get up so early to dothe wonderful work for the community and around the world that Rotary does.

SPEAKERS:

Feb 8 - Mark Layton - “The Flight for Freedom”

Feb 15 - Dr Greg Feinsinger - “The China Study”

Feb 22 - Dawn Chase, Marketing Director for RFTA -– Plans for the Future”

Feb 29 - Dr. Andy White - “The Importance of Healthy Eyes”

For more information about Rotary go to www.rotarycarbondale.org or callour Membership Chair Jay Leavitt at 584-3333 or [email protected]

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Mount Sopris finally sported a white look after last week’s snowstorm. As for related news, snowpack is running at about 65 percent of average, according to local agencies.Photo by Jane Bachrach


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Snowshoe resultsUp the Crystal on Feb. 4, Redstone’s

third annual snowshoe 5K race/run walkattracted 63 participants, including a guynamed Charlie Wertheim who ran thefastest time at 17:57. Other top men’s fin-ishers were Brian Passenti (19:47) andRyan Smith (25:57). On the women’s side,Heidi Vosbeck was first with a time of22:44, followed by Erin Dorr (24:55) andHelen McQueeney (27:08).

Post inks CarbondaleDenver Post writer Penny Parker led off

her Feb. 7 column with a good-sized blurbabout the Carbondale Cash Mob that formsto support local businesses by encouragingmembers to drop at least $20 at targetedstores and restaurants.

“It is a brilliant idea, and we love it herein Carbondale,” PR firm owner MauraMcKenna Masters told Parker.

Masters has helped Cash Mob founderShelle de Beque spread the word. The nextmobbing is slated for the Carbondale FoodCo-Op in March, so start saving your nick-els, dimes and quarters right now.

Watch outA small herd of deer was spotted nibbling

along the west side of Highway 133 at duskon Monday. Be careful.

Rumor alertHere’s a rumor but don’t go spreading

it around.Posters were spotted around town last

week that said“Casting call for Feature Film…. Feb. 1 … all ages.”

Folks who responded said the film is titled“The Frozen” and is about a husband andwife who set out for a snowmobile trip. Hedies. She’s in trouble.

One tipster said she overheard folks at thePour House who said a group of “LA kids”are shooting the film and are staying some-where up Cattle Creek.

Random reviewThis just in from Sopris Sun correspon-

dent Andrew Cohen: “Thanks and congrat-ulations to the musicians who played at FirstFriday February 3rd. They included: PeterChapman explaining how Aspen is the curefor all psychological ills, Brett Moore help-ing us visualize LA during the ’70’s, Starbearstrumming wonderfully in equally wonder-ful cabana wear, FAQ rapping without ex-pletives, Dreadlock-Becky performing animpressive rendition of Joplin’s “MercedesBenz,”T.J. Vas adding percussion and mak-ing sure we know very clearly what hap-pened to him yesterday, and finally, localfavorites All the Pretty Horses closing the20-foot barrier between band and crowd inthe way-too-big PAC3.”

Marble reportSun columnist Charr Graham reports that

the nearby ghost town of Gothic had only 18inches of snow in mid-January (down fromthe normal 20-25 feet). Marble has no icerink at Millsite Park due to dry conditions,although all of downtown is “an ice-capade.

Sure makes for great sledding parties at theMarble Hub on Saturday and Sunday after-noons,” Graham said.

But wait, there’s more from Marble.Slow Groovin’ BBQ (across from the

Hub) has a Wii bowling league that starts onFeb.17.To sign up, call Karen at 963-2504 orConnie at 963-6417.

Yum, yumHere’s the RE-1 school district lunch

menu for Feb. 10-16.Feb. 9 – Elementary schools: pizza,

spinach salad, strawberry/banana mix; Mid-dle schools: pizza, spinach salad, clementines;high school: pizza, fruit and vegetable bar.Feb. 10 – Elementary: spaghetti with meat

sauce,bread slice,green salad mix,applesauce;middle: spaghetti with meat sauce,breadsticks,steamed broccoli,applesauce; high: hamburger(with cheese), fruit and vegetable bar.Feb. 14 – Elementary: pepperoni dipstick

with marinara sauce, steamed broccoli,diced peaches; middle: green chili soup withpork, shredded cheese and tortillas, Spanishbeans, pineapple and orange mix; high: BLTsub sandwich, fruit and vegetable bar.Feb. 15 – Elementary: beef tacos, Span-

ish rice, refried beans, clementines; middle:ham and cheese hot pocket, broccoli withranch, fruit mix; high: nachos supreme, fruitand vegetable bar.Feb. 16 – Elementary: hamburger, but-

ternut squash croutons, apple crisp; middle:hamburger, butternut squash croutons,apple crisp; high: Asian BBQ chicken, fruitand vegetable bar.

They say it’s your birthdayBirthday greetings to: Gloria Miller and

Shirley Hunt (Feb.10),Georgia Chamberlainand Ann Goldberg (Feb. 11), RaleighBurleigh, Dylan van Berlo Gene Schilling,Celia Prieto, Alicia Salas and David Hamil-ton (Feb. 12) and Cliff Colia (Feb. 14).

Soozie Lindbloom had the crowd in thepalm of her puppet during a recent showat Gordon Cooper Library. Photo byMark Burrows


Roaring Fork’s Trae Moxely (center) hangs tough under the bas-ket in the Rams’ 59-45 home-court win against Gunnison on Jan.28. Roaring Fork followed the victory by defeating GlenwoodSprings 71-68 after trailing by 15 points on Jan. 31. In that game,Moxely put in 25 while Dakotah Grett added 20. Roaring Forkcontinued its winning streak with a 69-57 victory over Hotchkisson Feb. 3. Next up for the Ram boys: Basalt on the road at 4 p.m.on Feb. 10. On the girls side, Roaring Fork defeated Hotchkiss53-49 on Feb. 3 and take on Aspen at home at 5:30 p.m. on Feb.10. Photo by Lynn Burton

A coat of many layers. Will Laemmel’s dog, Cicada, knew she’dscored a warm spot at the Third Street Center during First Fridayon Feb. 3, but then folks started piling on the coats. She didn’tseem to mind. Photo by Jane Bachrach

Macie Brendlinger considers her options at the Jan.28 Western Slope Bouldering Series competition atthe Carbondale Recreation Center. Courtesy photo

Alexa Maes received a Certificate ofExcellence in poetry interpretation at therecent Colorado state high school speechtournament. Others earning honorsincluded: Emily Eason (fourth place insolo acting), Jesse Murillo (sixth in soloacting), Jacob Besser (sixth in impromptuspeaking, 10th in creative storytelling),Emily Bruell (ninth in one-on-one valuedebate), Wendy Avila and Cindy Pena(eighth in duet drama), and Jesse Murilloand Angel Cruz (11th in duet humor).Photo by Sue Rollyson

How should this be phrased? Was it a “guilty” party as opposed to a “responsible” party who ignited aer-ial fireworks on Main Street in front of Carbondale Beer Works to celebrate the resounding defeat of the Vil-lage at Crystal River on Jan. 31? In any case, the Sopris Sun knows but ain’t sayin.’ Photo by Mark Burrows.

Editor’s note: Just about every week, the Sopris Sun shoots and receives more photographs than it has room to print. To help rectify that chronic situation,the Sun likes to run a “Photos that didn’t fit” page when we are blessed with a little extra space.

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The production style Dave uses is a cre-ative process of listening to what someonewrote and performed and making it the bestit can be. Sometimes he just records the per-formance; sometimes herecords different parts andputs them together, or some-times he does both. This ef-fort also requires a decentamount of hardware andsoftware, professional micro-phones and a passion for itall. Taylor still produces inanalog as well as digital.

His work is geared towardacoustic and semi-acousticperformers: “You know, thesinger/songwriter, duo, trio kind of musi-cians.” Taylor said he is also willing to pro-vide CD and DVD duplications, help withcover artwork and marketing, and overall,tries to be helpful through the whole process.

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can. There’s no bad venue.Do it because you love it, notbecause you think you’regoing to get famous. Don’t letanyone tell you you’re notgood enough.”

Taylor’s future goals areto “do well enough here topay rent, to continue to workwith new artists and talentand to continue to write andproduce my own music.”

He has lived all over thecountry through the years, mainly settlingin New York, Aspen and more recentlyCarbondale; Taylor has rooted himself inthis “very creative community.” His newstudio space is great: “Instinctively, I knewit was where I needed to be — the househas a good, warm vibe.”

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THURSDAY Feb. 9SPECIAL SCREENING • The last 20 min-utes of the film “Thrive” is presented at theThird Street Center at 7 p.m. A discussiontakes place afterward. The screening is pre-sented by A Spiritual Center, Davi Nikent,HighLife Unlimited, GreenWeaver, Sustain-able Settings and True Nature Healing Arts.Info: [email protected].

ROTARY • Mt. Sopris Rotary meets atnoon at Mi Casita.

FRIDAY Feb. 10MOVIES • The Crystal Theatre presents“The Descendants”(R) at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10-16 and at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11-12.

LIVE MUSIC • Steve’s Guitars in theDinkel Building presents The Matt FlinnerTrio at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $15.

LIVE MUSIC • Carnahan’s Tavern in theDinkel Building presents ChristophBrownell at 10 p.m.

LIVEMUSIC • Carbondale Beer Works onMain Street presents Hell Roaring StringBand at 7 p.m.

RFHS HOOPS • The Roaring Fork HighSchool boys take on Aspen at home at 7p.m., while the girls face Aspen at 5:30 p.m.

PHOTO SHOW • Colorado MountainCollege hosts a reception for “The Child’sEye” at its Rifle Center from 6 to 8 p.m.The exhibit features images created by Car-bondale-area youth. From 5 to 6 p.m.,George and Patti Stranahan will conduct a

walking tour of the 80 black and whitephotographs they donated to the collegemore than a year ago. An RSPV is re-quested but not required. Info: 947-8380.

SATURDAYFeb. 11“HOT TO TROT”• Windwalkers pres-ents its annual “Hotto Trot” Fundraiserat 6 p.m. at PAC3 inthe Third Street Center.The evening includesmusic from Ric Rock &the Roosters, a catereddinner, live and silentauction cash bar andkids’ activities. Info:963-2909.

LIVE MUSIC • Carna-han’s Tavern in theDinkel Building presentsWhiskey Tango at 10 p.m.

LIVEMUSIC • CarbondaleBeer Works on Main Street presents EdBarber at 7 p.m.

LIVEMUSIC • The Carbondale All Stars –featuring Geoffrey Morris, Dave Johnsonand Lee Dudley – appearing at Vic’s Route6 Grill House, in West Glenwood Springsat 9 p.m. Info: 230-9284.

VAUDVILLE • The Glenwood SpringsVaudeville Revue returns with a wintershow and pub-style dinner theatre Friday

and Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at5:30 p.m. through April 23. Reservations:945-9699.

GETHAPPY •As part ofWorld Happy Day,there’ll be a free screening of the documen-tary “Happy” at Nepal restaurant on High-way 82 at 6 p.m.The film takes viewers fromthe bayous of Louisiana to the deserts ofNamibia to explore the secrets of our most

valued but little understood emotion.

SUNDAY Feb. 12THEATRE • The Carbondale Council onArts and Humanities presents the RoaringFork Chamber Players and The HudsonReed Ensemble in “Sounds Like Shake-speare!” at the Third Street Center at 4p.m. A total of 16 performers will besinging, acting and playing music from sev-eral plays. Seating is limited. Donations willbe accepted. Info: 963-1680.

ROASTING GENE • Friends, family andco-workers roast Carbondale Police ChiefGene Schilling for his 60th birthday at theCrystal River Café conference room at 4p.m. No gifts, please, but piggy banks willbe available to donate to Schilling’s favoritenon-profits: Roaring Fork Booster Club,Carbondale Middle School after-schoolprograms, the Family Visitor Program, Car-bondale Council on Arts and Humanities,and the Mt. Sopris Rec. Riders Snowmo-bile Club. The Crystal River Café is locatedat 1374 W. Main Street (just west of High-way 133).

MEDITATION • HighLife Unlimitedhosts a community meditation at the ThirdStreet Center from 4 to 5 p.m. Meditationexperience is not necessary. The suggesteddonation is $5. Info: 963-9182.

WEDNESDAY Feb. 15LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third StreetCenter presents Tony Furtado (Americana,Celtic, folk and indie rock/pop) at 8 p.m.Info: www.pac3carbondale.com.

LIVE MUSIC • White House pizza pres-ents Mike Waters (Acoustic electric wiz-ardry) from 7 to 10 p.m.

LIVE MUSIC • Dan Rosenthal hosts openmic nights at Rivers restaurant in Glen-wood Springs every Wednesday from 8 to10 p.m. All talents are welcome.

ROTARY • Carbondale Rotary meets atthe firehouse Wednesdays at 7 a.m.

Community Calendar To list your event, email information to [email protected]. Deadline is 5 p.m. Saturday. Events takeplace in Carbondale unless noted. For up-to-the-minute valley-wide event listings, check out the CommunityCalendar online at soprissun.com. View and submit events online at soprissun.com/calendar.

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BILINGUAL STORY TIME • The GordonCooper Library hosts a bilingual story timeSaturdays at 11 a.m. Fun will be had with sto-ries and songs in Spanish and English. It’s opento all. Info: 963-2889.

BONFIRE STORYTIME • Betsy’s BarefootBooks invites children of all ages to a series offamily story times featuring local children’s au-thors at Bonfire Coffee from 3:45 to 4:30 p.m.every Friday through February.

SELFDEFENSE • Cuong Nhu Oriental Mar-tial Arts holds self defense training at the SantaFe Ballet space in the Third Street CenterThursdays at 7 p.m. Info: 274-0870.

GORDONCOOPER • The Gordon CooperLibrary presents activities for kids from kinder-garten through fifth grade from 4 to 5 p.m. on

Tuesdays, and toddler and infant story time onThursdays at 10:30 a.m. Info: 963-2889.

FREE CLASSES • True Nature Healing Artsoffers one week of free classes to Roaring ForkValley residents who are first time students toTNHA. Info: 963-9900.

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALISTS • TwoRivers Unitarian Universalists meet at theThird Street Center Sundays at 10 a.m. Childcare is provided. Info: www.tworiversuu.org.

MUSIC CLASSES • All Valley Music To-gether enrollment for Winter Bells Musicclasses continues. This is music and creativemovement for parents with their young chil-dren (infants to 5). Info: 963-1482.

BASALT LIBRARY • Story time returns tothe Basalt Library Mondays at 10:15 and 11a.m. for Book Babies. Preschool story times areTuesdays and Thursdays at 10:30 a.m., withToddler Rhyme Time at 10:30 a.m. onWednesdays.

Further OutTHURSDAY Feb. 16PARTYWITHTHE SUN • The Sopris Suncelebrates its third birthday at the Pour Housefrom 5 to 7 p.m. There’ll be food, live musicand fantastic door prizes. Come one, come all.Bring the kids. Tie up the dogs out front. Do-nations, which will help ensure the Sun keepsshining, will be accepted during the party andalways at www.soprissun.com.

LIVE MUSIC • PAC3 in the Third StreetCenter presents Juno What at 8 p.m. Info:www.PAC3Carbondale.com.

TWILIGHT SNOWSHOEING • TheRoaring Fork Conservancy hosts twilight

snowshoeing from 5 to 7 p.m. at the EmmaOpen Space. Snowshoes are required. Info:927-1290.

SPECIAL SCREENING • Davi Nikentpresents the documentary“Healing: Miracles,Mysteries and John of God” from 7 to 8:30p.m. at the Calaway Room.Admission is $10.

LECTURE SERIES • The Frontier Histori-cal Society in Glenwood Springs presentsSusan Marie Frontczak in her role as EleanorRoosevelt in “What We Are Fighting For” at7 p.m. at the Glenwood Springs Library (413Ninth Street). The presentation is part of thesociety’s Winter Lecture Series.

Hold the PressesP&Z tours library siteThe Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commissions will conduct a site tour of the new Gor-don Cooper Library site at 5 p.m. on Feb. 9.The site is located at the southwest corner of ThirdStreet and Sopris Avenue.

S.A.W. holds receptionS.A.W. holds a reception for ceramic artist Albert Avi Arenfeld from 6 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 10.Arenfeld produces functional wares for daily use, according to a press release. He current trav-els and exhibits with the Artstream Nomadic Gallery. S.A.W. (Studio for Arts and Works) islocated at 978 Euclid Ave. For details, e-mail [email protected].

V-Day craftsThe Gordon Cooper Branch Library offers a class for creating Valentine’s Day cards and craftsfrom 4 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 9. All ages are welcome; it’s free. For details, call 963-2889.

HEARTBEAT meetsThe Glenwood Springs Chapter of HEARTBEAT (Support for Survivors After Suicide) meetsat the First United Methodist Church in Glenwood Springs (824 Cooper St.) at 6:30 p.m. onFeb. 14. For details, call 945-1398.

Carbondale Community School taking applicationsCarbondale Community School is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year throughApril 13. An open house is slated at the school from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 16. The school is lo-cated at 1505 Dolores Way in Satank. The phone number is 963-9647. The Carbondale Com-munity School is a public charter school of the Roaring Fork School District, offering a“progressive integrated curriculum” according to school officials.

Sun booking ads in fashion show programThe Sopris Sun is booking advertisements in the program for the Carbondale Council on Arts andHumanities upcoming Green is the New Black“Back to the Future’” fashion show.The deadlineto reserve ads is Feb. 24. For details, call 927-2175 or e-mail [email protected]. The Green isthe New Black fashion show takes place March 9-10 at the Carbondale Recreation Center.

RFTA accepting wildlife commentsThe Roaring Fork Transit Authority (RFTA) is accepting comments on its five-year wildlife mon-itoring report for the Rio Grande Trail through Feb. 24. The report is available at rfta.com/trail-docs.html. Comments can be e-mailed to [email protected]. For more information, call 384-4971.

Professor discusses parallel universesColorado Mountain College Associate Professor Joe Reining discusses parallel universes andtime travel at the Spring Valley Campus New Space Theatre at 7 p.m. on Feb. 15. For details, call945-7481.


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Now Accepting ApplicationsFor the 2012-2013 school year

Application Deadline: April 13Progressive integrated curriculum

Small, multi-aged classes (K-8) • Outdoor educationEncouraging inquisitive, independent and self-motivated learners

Open HouseYou are invited to meet our teachers,

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Thursday, February 16thfrom 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

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Senior Matters offers a class in smartphones (including iPhone, Android andtheir “operating platforms and applica-tions”) at the Third Street Center from10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Feb. 9. For de-tails, call 379-6599.

Humanitarian nominationsaccepted

Nomination petitions for Garfield CountyHumanitarian Service awards honoring thosewho give their time and efforts to residents ofGarfield County are due March 2.

Nominees can submit a form and at leastthree letters of support to www.garfield-county.com or all 456-3271.

CCAH offers photog classesThe Carbondale Council onArts and Hu-

manities offers “Nature Photography forKids”with Karen Lanier on Fridays throughMarch 23 and April 6 through May 25. Thecost for each session is $95. It’s for kids kids9-11. For details, go to www.carbon-dalearts.com or call 963-1680.

Meth-lab queen speaksLynn Riemer, affectionately known as the

“Martha Stewart of Meth Labs,” will be inEagle County to present “Adolescent andCommunity Training on Drugs” Feb. 14-16.Each presentation discusses inhalants, mari-juana, prescription drugs, cocaine, metham-phetamine (“meth”) and more.The talks takeplace at Battle Mountain High School from 6

to 8 p.m.on Feb.14 and at EagleValley HighSchool from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 15.

New folks at Third Street CenterNew folks have moved into the Third

Street Center, including: the Aspen Commu-nity Foundation,Aspen Public Radio (satelliteoffice), Aspen Writers’ Foundation (satelliteoffice) and the Carbondale Chamber ofCommerce (the office).

Parent Talk launchesFacebook page

Five youth and family organizations haveformed a resource for parents at www.face-book.com/parenttalkaspen.

The organizations are: Roaring Fork Fam-ily Resource Centers, Family Visitor pro-grams, Kids First, the Buddy Program andYouth Zone. For details, call 274-9023.

Valley View Auxiliaryoffers scholarships

Applications for theTeeney Jeung Memo-rial Health Sciences Scholarship are dueApril.13. For details, call 384-6651.

On a related note, those interested in theValley View Hospital Auxiliary’s ColoradoMountain College health sciences scholar-ships is invited to call 384-6656. The appli-cation deadline is April 13.

Johnson leads humanecology class

Sarah Johnson teaches a non-credit bookdiscussion class titled “The Future of Na-ture: Reading on Human Ecology”at CMCin Carbondale starting on Feb. 21.The classrevolves around Barry Lopez’s “The Futureof Nature” from Orion magazine. For de-tails, call Colorado Mountain College inCarbondale.

Conservation nominees soughtThe Leopold Conservation Award seeks

nominations for exemplify land stewardship.The award is presented by the Sand

County Foundation, in partnership with theColorado Cattlemen’s Association, the Col-orado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust,Encana Oil & Gas (USA) and Peabody En-ergy. The prize brings with it $10,000 andan Aldo Leopold crystal, according to apress release. For details, e-mail [email protected].

More than 35 contractors, designers and builders attended Garfield Clean Energy/CLEERand Energy Smart’s “Efficiency Programs for 2012 in the Region,” at the Third StreetCenter on Feb. 1. Representatives from all the local utilities and related programs de-scribed opportunities and incentives to help build business and offer efficiency options fortheir customers. Utilities represented included Xcel Energy, Source Gas, Holy Cross En-ergy, Aspen Electric, Franklin Energy, and Glenwood Springs Electric. “It was a great op-portunity for local contractors to hear it straight from our utility partners,” said EricaSparhawk (pictured), program manager with Garfield Clean Energy/CLEER. “There arerebates and incentives available throughout the valley. Now’s a good time for local con-tractors to take advantage of them.” Courtesy photo

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We are very grateful for this resource.Al-though Komen has reconsidered and willcontinue to help Planned Parenthood, theTwo Rivers Unitarian Universalist congrega-tion hereby raises its voice in continuing sup-port of this fine organization.

At our Sunday gathering in Carbondale,we collected nearly $500 from members andfriends for donation to the Glenwood HealthCenter for use within our community.

Sue EdelsteinTwo Rivers UnitarianUniversalist congregationCarbondale

Gathering thanksDear Editor:

My heart feels lighter! I hope yours does,too.

Thank you all for gathering with us lastThursday evening at The Gathering Centerfor a lovely program of music, poetry andprose focused around reconciliation, for-giveness and love. Many thanks go to PastorDoug Self of The Orchard, who offered hismagnificent facility for Hearts Healing.

There were many organizations that wereinstrumental in making this happen and weare most grateful to them and their partici-pants: The Gathering Center at The Orchard,A Spiritual Center, Carbondale CommunityUnited Methodist Church, Crystal RiverBaptist Church, Davi Nikent, HighLife Un-

limited, St. Mary’s of the Crown, and TwoRivers Unitarian Universalists.

The Jerry Alcorta Band of The OrchardLife and Jimmy Byrne from the Two RiversUnitarian Universalists excelled in their craftand provided beautiful musicianship andmagnificent and poignant musical selectionsfor the program.The whole room was on itsfeet dancing and belting out “Get Together”at the end of the program.

A huge thank you goes out to the follow-ing restaurants for their most gracious andgenerous donations of incredible food: BigMama’s Catering, City Market, Dos GringosBurritos, Eco-Goddess Edibles, El Horizonte,El Pollo Rico, Gandhi, Hestia/The Goat, MiCasita, Red Rock Diner, Russets, The PourHouse,The Village Smithy, Uncle’s Pizza andWhite House Pizza. And special thanks forhelp with the set up to Bravo Fine Cateringand for help with the clean up to DancingPickle Catering and gang, and Derek Panter.

Our poster, restaurant list and all things“graphic” were created by Caroline Metzlerat Coyote Creative Graphic Design(www.coyotecreative.net). Thank you somuch, Caroline for all of your help.

I believe the posters around town helpedto bring awareness to opening our hearts tohealing and love, and the Hearts Healinggathering itself created yet another avenue tobeginning to think about reconciliation andforgiveness. My hope now is that we canmove forward, together, as one communityto honor each other in love and in the visionfor Carbondale.

I feel truly blessed to live in this very pre-cious community. Thank you all!

Oni ButterflyCarbondale

Pets getting fedDear Editor:

As we count the blessings of life, many ofus count among those blessings the compan-ionship of our animals and the joy that theybring us. For quite a few of our friends andneighbors, though, being able to keep andfeed our pets has proven to be very challeng-ing lately for economic, medical and similarreasons.

Knowing this, Colorado Animal Rescuestarted the CARE Pet Food Bank in Septem-ber 2011 with the goal of providing healthy,nutritious pet food to individuals and fami-lies who need some assistance during diffi-cult times. In just our first four months, wehave distributed over one ton of dog and catfood to help feed well over 100 pets through-out Garfield County and neighboring com-munities in Eagle and Pitkin county.

We could not have accomplished thiswithout the numerous donations that wehave received of pet food and money frommany people in our area, nor could we havegotten the program off the ground so quicklyand successfully without the ongoing sup-port and incredible donations from our busi-ness friends at Aspen Wags at the AspenAnimal Shelter, R.J. Paddywack’s in El Jebel,The Carbondale Co-op, Petco in GlenwoodSprings and Blue Tent Marketing. To all of

you, our sincere thanks.We currently distribute pet food once a

month at locations in Parachute, Rifle, Glen-wood Springs and Carbondale and we arelooking at adding additional locations asneed and volunteers allow.

Our schedule for 2012 starts on Jan. 7and all the dates, distribution times and lo-cations are included at www.coloradoani-malrescue.org and other locations. You canalso call CARE at 947-9173 for further in-formation.

The Pet Food Bank is entirely supportedby volunteer efforts with the guidance of ourwonderful staff at CARE, and we would lovefor you to join us.

Leslie RockeyCARE Executive DirectorWilliam LukesProgram Coordinator

What a nightDear Editor:

The huge bonfire with a large crowd gath-ered round. Songs led by Jimmy Byrne andLisa Dancing-Light. Everyone following RitaMarsh’s instructions to a tai chi style dancewelcoming the light. Bursts of laughter andenchanted stares while watching OM PuppetTheatre’s shadow puppets tell the story of LinYi’s Lantern. Four-hundred home-bakedcookies lining the walls of the Calaway Roombefore they were gobbled up. Third StreetCenter overflowing with nearly 200 adultsand children from up and down the Valley.

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Is the“idea”of something, the romanceof it, enough reason to hold on to it?

We have a cottonwood, center stage ofour back yard. It’s a Winnie the Pooh sortof tree, with a rather large trunk — wideenough in girth to hold a small door,maybe even with a small den beyond it …filled with honey jars, of course.That’s myfantasy, anyway.

When a summer breeze ruffles her 1million shiny leaves, they twist and spinupon their stems, creating a glimmeracross her entire being. You can bask inthis glimmer. You can bask in the whispereven, as they go about their glimmering.This is our cottonwood at its magical best.

There’s a flip side, of course. When herswelling buds shed their winter coat of abazillion bud scales, the gooey particles lit-ter our patios and sift into the grass. Thedogs track them inside, all over the carpetsand wood floors. The resin gums up ourpatio furniture. It sticks to our heinies even,gumming up the furniture inside, too. Herred tassels are the next wave of detritus,fluffy crusts that carpet the entire property.I sweep the mess every three or four days,

knowing very well it’s not over. Springshowers will cause a downpour of twigsand branches. Autumnwill bring car-sized pilesof leaves. Each year Icontemplate: Howmuch would it cost toremove her? Whatwould that feel like?

Then I remembermy dream of a swing,made perhaps from theold snowboard leaningagainst the garage wall.I picture my sweetdaughter Juniper’s feetand hair swinging free,giggles flying in thewake. Thoughts of re-moval disperse, likemorning clouds overMount Sopris.

And like the ocean,the cosmos, life, even — our cottonwoodebbs and flows. She too has her moodsand cycles.

She can be ferocious. At times that

whisper of her million leaves will build toa roar. Gusts from nowhere whip through

her in a fury. Her entirecanopy lurches first thisway, all her leaf tops amad dull olive. Hercanopy then arcs thatway, the underbelly ofher leaves flashing anangry silver-white. Suchdisplays are impressive.

Mostly though, ourcottonwood “just is.” Herpresence is a comfortingconstant we might takefor granted.That magnifi-cent furrowed trunk ofhers thrusts from theearth, 50 years in the mak-ing; her massive branchesin all directions coolingthe days of our summers.

Pete might sit beneath,without thought for our provider as hestrums guitar. Sweet Juniper might tearacross the shade-laced turf, dancing. AndI might soak it all in — the man, the child,

the tree — crossing my fingers my babydoesn’t peal out on a dog turd.

Life without our cottonwood … thistree consumes a lot of water and casts ayard-filling shadow. Our poor vegetablegarden can’t compete with either. Butwhat about the redwings and robins thatfill her branches, I wonder. What abouttheir music and liveliness?

Some consider cottonwoods a “trashtree,”one more reason I go back and forthon cutting her down.

Am I a tree snob? A honey locust hastiny leaves you don’t have to rake.A maplehas showier fall color. An oak has betterbranching for the swing. A crabapple at-tracts more birds and even has flowers.

But we have a cottonwood. That’s ourreality. She is high maintenance. She iscompetitive. And yes, she generates a lotof crap. But do I consider tossing the catsout with the kitty litter because the boxneeds daily cleaning?

Beyond all her madness, our dear cot-tonwood has her blessings. Inside her corethere’s a mother lode of honey and she’sdefinitely worth keeping.

GettingGroundedBy Geneviève Joëlle

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These images and more fill my head, even a few daysafter my children, my partner and I have returned homefrom the amazing experience many of us had Sunday nightin Carbondale.

My congregation,Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist, part-nered with the TSC to host this evening celebrating the returnof light, and to join our voices with people across centuriesand throughout many cultures, who have lit fires, sung songs,and danced with joy in honor of the Winter Solstice.

I shouldn’t have been surprised that so much magic ap-peared on a beautiful December night.As the part time min-ister for TRUU since last August, I’ve been realizing just whatan amazing place this area is.

Thank you so much for making my ministry in the areaso meaningful, and for supporting the wonderful Third StreetCenter (such a cool idea, with so many amazing tenants!).See you all next year for our second annual Winter SolsticeSunday. And let there be light.(Editor’s note:The Sopris Sun received this letter in December).

Gretchen Haley, ministerTwo Rivers Unitarian UniversalistCarbondale

Rotary thanksDear Editor:

The Roaring Fork Rotary/Club Rotario wishes to thank

the patrons and volunteers who supported the “Mr. Christ-mas” Roaring Fork Rotary Christmas Tree Lot in GlenwoodSprings this holiday season.

A very special THANKS goes out to Community ThriftTreasures for furnishing the space for our lot, and of courseto Mr. Christmas himself, Michael Carter, for providing thetrees and wreaths sold. Your support and patronage was in-valuable. We hope to see all of you again next year!

Revenues from our winter fundraiser will fund ColoradoMountain College scholarships for low-income, promisinglocal graduates from the Aspen-to-Parachute Classes of 2012,as well as other Rotary International and local projects.(Editor’s note:The Sopris Sun received this letter in December).

Trinity Delgado, PresidentJim Coombs, PublicRelations ChairRoaring Fork Rotary/Club Rotario

KDNK thanksDear Editor:

KDNK would like to thank the Aspen Community Foun-dation for teaming up with our annual fund contributors tohelp us raise more than $10,000.The matching funds offeredby the Aspen Community Foundation were instrumental toour success.

KDNK’s mission is to provide public-access radio thatconnects community members to one another and the world.Broad support from members, businesses, foundations andindividuals allow us to serve the entire valley.

KDNK would also like to thank the city of Aspen andPitkin County for continued funding and recognizing the im-portance and vitality of KDNK Community Radio.

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